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Readers React to Rolling Stone Cover of Accused Boston Bomber

Are you boycotting the latest issue of Rolling Stone?

By now, you’ve seen the cover. The July edition of Rolling Stone sports a self portrait of the accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

By now, you’ve seen the local reaction. Drug stores, like St. Michael's CVS and Walgreens, say they will not carry the magazine, in a protest of sorts.

But we want to know: Will you, personally, protest the racey editorial decision? A Nashua Patch blogger said that he intends to boycott the “advertisers of Rolling Stone magazine.”

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On Thursday, we asked St. Michael residents if they thought pulling the magazine off store shelves was a good idea. Seven St. Michael Patch Facebook friends "liked" said yes, they agreed with the drug stores' decision.

Do you have an opinion about the cover? Will you stop buying the magazine? Will you stop going to the stores that sell it? 

Tell us what you think by starting a board post or writing a blog. Your thoughts matter to your community, and to us. Share them freely on Patch.

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