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Census to Indy’s leaders: minorities; not whites, power city’s growth

AMOS BROWN III -
Between July 2012 and July 2013, the white non-Hispanic population of Indianapolis/Marion County had a net increase of 1,457. In a city-county that’s been...
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Work to make the American dream come true

U.S. REP. ANDRE CARSON -
More than 200 years ago, our nation’s founding fathers declared our independence from Great Britain, freedom that we fought to win at a high...
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Council Democrats have a solid crime-reduction plan, but they missed the mark slightly

SHANNON WILLIAMS -
Crime is increasing and as evidenced with the slaying of an 18-year-old Fishers, Ind., resident, crime has no boundaries. It can occur everywhere –...
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Straight talk about the costs of streets, sidewalks and cricket fields

AMOS BROWN -
In the partisan rhetoric and sniping about improving Indianapolis-Marion County’s infrastructure, I have a unique perspective having heard the cries and requests for improved...
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DoD seeks more laws against predatory lending

CHARLENE CROWELL -
When it comes to payday and other small-dollar, high-cost loans, many envision urban areas plastered with signage and neon lights – often in communities...
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Parents need to exert more pressure on their children to excel educationally

SHANNON WILLIAMS -
Education. It’s a topic many Americans can’t agree on. Heck, it’s even evident in our own state where we have a plethora of educational...
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Why new ISTEP tests should not be used for Indiana accountability

AMOS BROWN III -
On the front page of last Sunday’s New York Times, was a cautionary tale about American education reform in a story of a Brooklyn...
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Are you willing to live for freedom?

BENJAMIN TODD JEALOUS -
We have the antidote to voter suppression: Massive voter registration.We proved it 50 years ago during Freedom Summer. We proved it again in Florida...
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Coping with more school shootings in a desensitized environment

SHANNON WILLIAMS -
I fear something I predicted long ago has now come to fruition: this country has become desensitized.We are desensitized to violence; it is the...
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Is Mayor Ballard’s task force on Indy’s Black men ready for prime time?

AMOS BROWN III -
In 2006, during the last major surge in homicides, then Mayor Bart Peterson assembled a 33-member committee of some of Indy’s best and brightest,...
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