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Addressing divisiveness and impact of tough economy

SHANNON WILLIAMS - January 29, 2009

African-Americans are such a divisive group of people…more so than any other race in the United States. A report on prison inmates illustrated the...

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The charter school conundrum

AMOS BROWN III - January 29, 2009

Three recent reports on charter schools haven’t been the smoking guns that proponents and opponents had hoped for. A taxpayer-paid study by Indiana University;...

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Inauguration Day

AMOS BROWN - January 23, 2009

It was his countenance of seriousness that riveted my attention and those of millions watching Tuesday as President Barack Obama (ah it feels good...

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By AMOS BROWN

Guest Contributor - January 22, 2009

It was his countenance of seriousness that riveted my attention and those of millions watching Tuesday as President Barack Obama (ah it feels good...

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Obama: Ordained by God

SHANNON WILLIAMS - January 22, 2009

For days I tried to devise a profound sentence of which to begin my editorial, the editorial that would follow President Barack Obama’s historic...

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Tony Dungy, great NFL coach, mentor to thousands, retires from football

AMOS BROWN - January 16, 2009

When you gather to say farewell to a trusted friend you expect tears and deep emotion. But I didn’t expect it in the hardnosed,...

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King’s dream remains unfulfilled

SHANNON WILLIAMS - January 16, 2009

Nearly 41 years ago in his last speech before being assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assertively said “we as a people will get...

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Public safety job 1? Why is mayor tolerating city streetlights not working?

AMOS BROWN - January 9, 2009

There are certain basic things people expect from local government. Streets plowed and salted after snow and ice. Garbage collected. Police patrols. Fire and...

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Coulter attack single moms and Obama in new book

SHANNON WILLIAMS - January 9, 2009

Very few people have the ability to irritate me to the point of utter disgust. However, no matter what she says or whom she’s...

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Daniels/Kernan/Shephard reforms will negatively impact Black voting and Civil Rights; deny services; foster anti-affirmative action

AMOS BROWN - December 31, 2008

Just Tellin’ It begins the New Year 2009 with a column that will make some of my readers angry. This column, written in an...

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