According to the Sarasota, Florida, Herald Tribune, school officials in Sarasota banned a second appearance by Motown singer Smokey Robinson at a high school anti-drug rally because his first speech featured a few references to how religion and God had improved his life. "We respect his belief but it's not something we can allow other students to hear and be a party to," said Mary Watts, assistant superintendent of Sarasota School District.

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