Ben Carson positioned for presidential run, 2016
Ben Carson has launched an exploratory commitee will consider a run for the U.S. Presidency in 2016. Carson’s prominence in the Republican Party provides cover …
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Selma, the linchpin of equal justice in America
PHOTO COURTESY OF WHITEHOUSE.GOV / PETE SOUZA Pastor J.R. Thicklin is quite literally a Son of Selma. The 50- year-old West Palm Beach pastor and …
Essence of Ferguson revealed: Racism embedded
WASHINGTON — A Justice Department investigation found sweeping patterns of racial bias within the Ferguson, Police Department – with officers routinely discriminating against blacks by …
SC State trustees meet as senators want them fired now
PHOTO COURTESY OFTHE TANDD.COM By JEFFREY COLLINS ORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State University trustees said Thursday they are being unfairly blamed for the university’s …
House nears passage of Homeland bill without conditions
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO WASHINGTON — In a major victory for President Barack Obama, the Republican-led House overcame last-minute opposition from GOP critics on Tuesday and moved …
Pressure centers on House GOP on Homeland Security bill
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO WASHINGTON — House Republicans reacted tepidly at best Wednesday to calls from the upper reaches of both political parties for legislation funding the …
Obama, Merkel: Russian aggression reinforces Western unity
By JULIE PACE WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared Monday that Russian aggression in Ukraine has only reinforced the unity of …
Ascension of an election Supervisor (Part 1)
PHOTO COURTESY OF galtmile FORT LAUDERDALE — When Florida’s former Gov. Jeb Bush made an executive decision in 2003 to remove Broward County’s then …
Dixie succumbs to vision and victory
Nearly every city in America has a street named for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And since President Barack Obama made history as the first …