Consumers demand action on illegal debt collection
By CHARLENE CROWELL If you are one of the 77 million Americans who are hounded each year by debt collectors, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …
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GOP eyeing the U.S. Supreme Court
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN Retired General Colin Powell once offered a comment that is very relevant today, as it was then. Appearing on the NBC program …
First woman candidate for president
By ROGER CALDWELL As an American man, it is difficult at times to watch a woman campaign for President of the United States of America. …
Dems up to old racist tricks again!
By BARBARA HOWARD So every election season, the Democrats, and especially the Democratic National Committee (DNC), ratchets up the race card strategy, which they use …
Church installs mailbox for prayer request submissions
Associated Press LEAD, S.D. (AP) – A church in Lead has installed a mailbox where people can drop in requests for prayers. The Black …
Number of nuns drops by more than 20 percent
Associated Press VATICAN CITY – A Vatican official says the number of nuns who dedicate their lives to prayer and contemplating God is dwindling, …
Birth control mandate violates religious rights
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri lawmaker who cited …
Financial justice was a key focus at 2016 NAACP convention
By CHARLENE CROWELL With 2,200 branches in every state, and added presence on 60 military installations – five located overseas – the NAACP’s grassroots reach …
America first, or American?
By ANTONIA WILLIAMS-GARY Yes, it’s morning in America but the skies are partly cloudy, with a good chance of rain. I’m afraid the rain …
Trump’s speech, dark vision of global and national decay
By ROGER CALDWELL The Republicans have finished fabricating lies at their three-ring circus, where their presidential nominee Donald Trump was the ringmaster. Trump is …