SALT LAKE CITY — The shooting death of Charlie Kirk has brought freedom of speech into the spotlight, not only for his words, but for those who have been fired from their positions over social media posts following the activist's death.

Prior to the Utah Valley University shooting, former Utah Poet Laureate, Paisley Rekdal, was scheduled to speak at the Air Force Academy, a lecture that was canceled, she believes, over comments she’s made on social media."

Several months ago, Rekdal received an invitation to talk to the school about her book, The Broken Country.

“The Air Force wanted me to talk to the cadets about transgenerational and transcultural effects of war," she explained. “Evidently, someone from the [Air Force Academy] had been looking through my social media accounts and had

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