EDITORIAL
All's fair in politicsSen. John Kerry has lived a life of extraordinary public service. He was first elected in 1985, became a leader in the U.S. Senate and is now highly respected by his colleagues. His many years as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have made him uniquely qualified to perform with distinction as the next U.S. Secretary of State. More » |
It's now or neverSix- and seven-year-old children are innocent. They are too young to have acquired the impetuous and anti-social behavior that afflicts many of their teenage elders. That is why people all over the world reacted so emotionally to the wanton slaughter of 20 students in the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. More » |
OPINION
Poor first to barrel over the 'fiscal cliff'President Obama took much heat a year ago when he floated a series of proposed budget cuts that would have slashed programs for the poor. The cuts would have reduced funding or eliminated outright community service block grants that fund an array of community education, health and social service programs in poor, under-served, largely inner-city neighborhoods. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Race and class debate still continuesIn Sunday's (12/23/12) New York Times there was a piece by Jason DeParle titled "For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall" in which he pointed out that socioeconomic class, in some cases, plays an equal or greater role than race in preparation for, admission to and graduation from college. More » |
