Tag: New Visions Commentary

Abortion, Birth Control Biases Exposed by Proponents’ Original Intentions, by Bob Parks

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Because so many things seem to get lost among the political minutia when laws and policies are created, it's wise to look back to find the "original intent" that began the process. When it comes to the original intent of ...
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No More Second Chances for Lionel Tate, by Dutch Martin

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It goes without saying that 19-year-old Lionel Tate was dealt a bad hand in life. In 1999, at the age of 12, Tate became the youngest person in modern American history to be sentenced to life in prison. It was ...
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Fatherhood Begins at Conception, by Geoffrey Moore

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I'll never forget the day when my wife first called me with the good news. She was pregnant. It began with her saying she was not feeling like herself, and I suggested that she see a doctor because she might ...
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Black Like Patrick Kennedy, by Bob Parks

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To understand racism in the deep South in the late 1950s, John Howard Griffith - a white man - darkened his skin and pretended to be black. His groundbreaking book, Black Like Me, profoundly affected the burgeoning struggle for equal ...
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“Akeelah and the Bee” Relates Important Messages About Perseverance, Individual Drive and Community Involvement, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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"Be" is a powerful word for our major religions. "Let there be light," for example, one of the first lines of the Old Testament, heralds our world's creation. Then there is "bee" - as in spelling bee. For one little ...
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Fair and Unfair Criticism of Condoleezza Rice, by Eric T. Miller and Arica Young

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Condoleezza Rice is possibly the most powerful and most criticized woman on the planet, but much of this criticism is undeserved. As our nation's secretary of state, Dr. Rice articulates foreign policy for the world's only remaining superpower. She is ...
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Reckless Anti-Rice Rants Mars Students’ Big Day, by Deneen Moore

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Ideally, college professors should provide an open environment for the free exchange of ideas and promote debate free of prejudice and bias. Tragically, on some college campuses, these ideals aren't applied to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice because she is ...
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Self-Destruction is a Choice, by Mychal Massie

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America is in a downward spiral, plummeting toward destruction. This cataclysm is not due to a depleting ozone layer, global warming, overpopulation, rising gas prices or any other silly doomsday arguments that are wheeled out on virtually a daily basis ...
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School Choice Defeat Leaves Minority Students in Florida With No Choice, by Deneen Moore

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In Florida, the chances that a black child can get a decent education got worse on January 5, 2006. On that day, the state’s supreme court struck down the Florida Opportunity Scholarship Program.  This program gave the parents of children ...
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Robbing Peter to Pay Pedro, by Ak’Bar Shabazz

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Tough legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives to crack down on illegal immigration has created an intense national dialogue. According to polls, the once dormant issue of immigration reform is now a top priority. Illegal aliens don't want ...
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