Letter to the Editor from the Portland African American Leadership Forum

Our aim is to unite the community and come to agreement on issues such as urban renewal

2013-05-23

By Cyreena Boston Ashby

Portland African American Leadership Forum includes a project about urban renewal. We hope to unite the community and come to agreement on the issues. But the forum does not yet have an official position on urban renewal.
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Racists Don't Like Being Called Racists

IRS and Tea Party: 'Here are a group of people who are admittedly racist, who are overtly political' and therefore worthy of IRS concern.

2013-05-20

Julian Bond NNPA Guest Columnist

I have always suspected that racists didn’t like being called out for their racism. Now I have proof. Read the complete article

Letter to the Editor: Save Seattle's Central Area Motivation Program

"The Board of Directors and the executive director removed 'serving the African American Community' from the mission statement"

2013-05-20

Eddie Rye, Jr.

We are encouraging you to come and support the retention of CAMP at its present location with a new board of directors and executive director on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Seattle City Council. Read the complete article

Obama's Troubles Aren't Comparable to 'Watergate'

Nixon resigned in disgrace and 43 people, including his top White House aides, were sent to prison

2013-05-20

George E. Curry NNPA Columnist

The Obama administration deserves to be richly criticized for surreptitiously obtaining the telephone records of reporters for the Associated Press, especially for bypassing court proceedings that would have allowed executives of the news organizations an opportunity to at least argue against releasing the documents. Read the complete article

IRS Issue is Donor Disclosure Not Taxes

VIDEO: Lawrence O'Donnell on the problem with politically motivated nonprofits

2013-05-17

By Roger Colinvaux, law professor at Catholic University of America

The outrage over the IRS's conduct in targeting certain tax-exempt groups is based on a misunderstanding. Obviously, mistakes were made in how the IRS examined the groups, but what should not get lost amid the resulting hue and cry is that this is fundamentally about disclosure of donors, not tax-exempt status. Read the complete article

Former Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff Warns Privacy is Under Threat

Imagine Wearing a Surveillance Drone on Your Head Everyday

2013-05-15

By Michael Chertoff Special to CNN

Imagine a world in which every major company in America flew hundreds of thousands of drones overhead, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, collecting data on what Americans were doing down below. It's a chilling thought that would engender howls of outrage. Read the complete article

Black Revolutionary Assata Shakur is No Terrorist

It appears that the main inspiration for this outrage is to derail any efforts at the normalization of relations between the U.S. and Cuba

2013-05-13

Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist

When the FBI announced that they were placing fugitive Assata Shakur (Joanne Chesimard) on the list of most wanted terrorists and that they were offering an additional $1 million for her capture, it caught most of the world by complete surprise. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Make Sure Each Teen Athlete Gets a Healthy Heart Checkup

Play Smart Youth Screenings are just one way to save lives from sudden cardiac arrest

2013-05-13

Dr. James Beckerman, cardiologist, Providence Heart and Vascular Institute

ARVD can sometimes be diagnosed with a painless, noninvasive test that takes five minutes to perform.  It’s called an electrocardiogram, or ECG. Read the complete article

Voting for Fluoride on May 21: Simple Solution for Big Health Issues

Non-partisan associations of elders and activists have done the research and are taking a single position in favor of fluoridating Portland’s tap water

2013-05-10

Ronault Catalani

There are three reasons for ethnic minority and immigrant Portlanders to get fluoride into our kitchen table talk; to get fluoride into our crystal clear tap water; to get fluoride into our kids’ teeth.  Read the complete article

Special Election 2013: The Skanner News Endorsements

2013-05-07

The Skanner News Editorial Board

The Skanner News endorses Measure 26-151, fluoridation of Portland’s drinking water supply, because it will improve oral health for at-risk communities. Read the complete article