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The root of the American Dream is home ownership. That concept came after World War II when we rewarded our courageous veterans with the Veteran Administration home mortgage program and the rest of the GI Bill of Rights (education, healthcare, etc.)...


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Today's debate over legislative issues such as health care, education, and energy boil down to whether public interests or private interests will benefit. I am partial to public.The word public is an adjective pertaining to, or affecting the people of a community, state, or nation...


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One of the major criticisms of civil rights leaders for years has been that too many decent Whites choose to remain silent on the issue of race, ceding the spotlight to mean-spirited Caucasians who are insensitive to the suffering of African Americans...


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Nationally, one in three Black boys and one in six Latino boys born in 2001 are at risk of going to prison during their lifetimes. Although boys are more than five times as likely to be incarcerated as girls, the number of girls in the juvenile justice system is significant and growing. This shamefully high incarceration rate of Black youths is endangering our children at younger and younger ages and poses a huge threat to our nation's future.


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This past June, a handful of wise and brave U.S. Representatives submitted legislation that would decriminalize "personal possession of up to 100 grams" of marijuana.
While The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act (H.B. 2943) has no chance of being reported out of committee, its chief sponsor; Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, believes the legislation's introduction will lead to a "rational discussion" of the issue, and perhaps ultimately a more sane federal marijuana policy.


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The nation's overcrowded correctional facilities lack the resources, training or medicine to properly treat inmates needing mental health treatment.


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NNPA Special Commentary

 


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Jade is one of thousands of children from New Orleans and the surrounding areas for whom life is still not back to normal four years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. Even though significant strides toward recovery have been made, for many residents there is still a long way to go ...


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Senator Edward M. Kennedy was a voice for the voiceless. He was passionate about health care, about children, about education. He understood poverty and often spoke of it. It begs a cliché to say that he will be missed. More importantly, who in the Senate will give voice to the voiceless? 


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There exists a word in the American English language that on its own incites such a reaction that it may as well be taboo. It isn't a curse word nor a derogatory term, but rather a simple four-letter concept that by and large encapsulates the crux of many of our problems as a nation ...


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