The Daily Newds

Don't forget the sunscreen!

• Is Escondido ready for "The Naked Truth"? Nude art and nudists have proved to be controversial in the recent past for this California community.
• The right to wear a bikini is under attack in Dallas. Local drive-in beer stores have been engaging scantily-clad women to sell beverages, and the community is opposed to the practice. The stores have temporarily covered up their employees, but residents want a permanent ban on the practice. The problem is that there is nothing illegal about wearing a bikini in public, otherwise beaches and swimming pools would be targets for police, and sunning one's self would become a thing of the past. In a free society where self-expression is a valued right, sometimes there has to be tolerance for speech or behavior that might sometimes be contrary to others. In this case, banning bikinis from one specific location would clearly be a violation of civil rights, and it is unlikely that any judge, no matter how conservative, would uphold any such ban.