The Dobbs Wire: A live TV news story brought out the pitchforks

Battle Creek, Michigan: A local man hoping to open a new business saw his plans destroyed this week, a victim of panic triggered by a TV news report. The onscreen headline tells plenty, SEX OFFENDER PROPOSES STORE. A new food business set to open in a city with a troubled downtown ought to be a welcome development. Also, the soon-to-be shopkeeper, Reece Adkins, is striving to be a productive member of his community after having paid a price for past wrongdoing but who now must live with a scarlet letter, forced to sign the sex offense registry for life. WWMT,…