GOSHEN — The City of Goshen has turned to the courts in an effort to force a South Main Street couple to take down a tangle of provocative political signs.
The city is seeking an injunction against Brad and Lori Arnold, who started displaying signs in their front yard at 615 S. Main St. months ahead of the election. Homemade signs crammed into their small yard included the phrase “black lies matter,” anti-immigrant sentiments and a call for a Goshen school teacher to be fired.
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Antifa in Goshen,don't think so
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