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Why you saw me on CNN; notes from a close Indiana election

AMOS BROWN III - September 25, 2008

Over three days last week, four independent surveys, two sponsored by media organizations, one by a private research firm, another by Big Ten universities...

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Racial divide is still wide

SHANNON WILLIAMS - September 25, 2008

Race in America is something that has existed since the beginning of this country’s founding, but it’s also a subject matter that for years,...

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Get creative with arts funding; tap cable fee cash

AMOS BROWN III - September 19, 2008

When it wants to solve difficult problems, Indianapolis can be creative. Thirteen years ago, then Mayor Steve Goldsmith used creativity to help a major...

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Shame on the city for Timber Ridge

SHANNON WILLIAMS - September 19, 2008

Atrocious. That’s the first word that came to my mind as I walked into an older lady’s residence at Timber Ridge Apartments Tuesday. Earlier...

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Indiana key to political Super Bowl LVI as Obama returns

AMOS BROWN III - September 12, 2008

The last time I saw him up close and personal, he was nattily dressed in a full suit, calm, cool and collected sitting on...

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Let’s talk about immigration

SHANNON WILLIAMS - September 12, 2008

I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit tired of all the quirky, off the-wall, mud slinging comments that some involved in the...

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Obama wows America; while America says "oww" on Sarah Palin

AMOS BROWN III - September 4, 2008

All year Barack Obama’s campaign has been a well-oiled machine. So I wasn’t surprised that last week’s Democratic National Convention was free of the...

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Why Palin is a no-go

SHANNON WILLIAMS - September 4, 2008

As a woman, I’m offended. As an individual with at least one-degree of common sense, I’m offended. To select a female vice president solely...

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In a week when Blacks’ hopes soared; Mayor Ballard commits a dastardly deed

AMOS BROWN III - August 29, 2008

On Aug. 28, 2008, Indianapolis, America and the world watched history as Barack Obama formally accepted his party’s nomination for the most important office...

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Historic Democratic convention awesome spectacle

SHANNON WILLIAMS - August 29, 2008

Historic. Meaningful. Endearing. Those are the words that continuously ran through my mind as I watched the first night of the Democratic National Convention...

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