Tag: New Visions Commentary

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Trayvon’s Story Made Famous for the Wrong Reasons, by Jerome Hudson

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Trayvon Martin became a household name for all the wrong reasons. Martin's death created an international firestorm because George Zimmerman, the person at fault, was not immediately taken into custody by Sanford, Florida authorities. What made things worse is that ...
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We Don't Need Another Hero, by Lisa Fritsch

We Don’t Need Another Hero, by Lisa Fritsch

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Our nation's current political battle about same-sex marriage reminds me of the film "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" in which rivals fight it out in a cage to chants of "two men enter, one man leaves!" I also recall Tina Turner's ...
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Affirmative Action Blazes Out of Control at Obama Justice Department, by Derryck Green

Affirmative Action Blazes Out of Control at Obama Justice Department, by Derryck Green

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Attorney General Eric Holder and his band of merry litigators at the U.S. Department of Justice have sued Jacksonville, Florida over its fire department's promotion testing process. The Obama Administration contends that it discriminates against blacks. Less than a week ...
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IDs Needed to Take the SATs, But Not to Vote? by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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While students will not always need an ID to vote in the next election, they will need one to take an admissions exam. After a SAT cheating scandal left students in Great Neck, New York facing criminal prosecution, officials at ...
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Trayvon Martin May be this Generation's Rodney King, by Derryck Green

Trayvon Martin May be this Generation’s Rodney King, by Derryck Green

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How can I say this? The gradual escalation of racial rhetoric revolving around Trayvon Martin's death in Sanford, Florida has reached a level from which there may be no return. Recently, the New Black Panther Party held a conference call, ...
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There’s More Trouble With ObamaCare Than the Mandate! by Deneen Borelli

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A ruling on the constitutionality of key elements of ObamaCare is expected from the U.S. Supreme Court by late June. That leaves months for speculation — and strategizing — about what will need to be done in the wake of ...
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Polls Show State of the Economy Has Dumped Energy Issues onto Obama’s Lap, by Kevin Martin

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Gasoline prices are on the rise — nearing $4 per gallon nationally. Deep public concern, undeniable according to recent polling, is forcing President Obama to pivot his attention back to the rising cost of energy during his presidency. In a ...
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Grow Up, Rush, by Robert Thomas

Grow Up, Rush, by Robert Thomas

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During my years of listening to Rush Limbaugh — from the early 1990s, while driving across the middle of rural Indiana — he became the "mouthpiece" and de facto face of conservatives. He has become more and more hated by ...
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Liberal University Admissions Policies Cheat Students, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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In recent months, there have been a growing number of reports of cheating on standardized tests. Last fall, 20 people were arrested in connection with an SAT cheating scandal at a Long Island high school, leading the local prosecutor to ...
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Out of Touch Obama, by Deneen Borell

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With soaring gasoline prices, increasing unrest in Afghanistan and threats of a nuclear Iran on his plate, President Obama made it a priority to call the Georgetown University law student criticized by talk radio host Rush Limbaugh for demanding free ...
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