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Sanford leaders fear Zimmerman trial may revive city's image problem
Sanford's new police chief, Cecil Smith, spent a recent afternoon knocking on doors in one of the city's oldest black neighborhoods, carrying out his promise to improve relations between citizens and police after the Trayvon Martin shooting. But...
Tags: Trayvon Martin, Public Officials, Sanford, Politics, Georgetown
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Letters to the editor: Scouts, pit bulls, and stuttering
Regarding the Sentinel editorial "Time for Boy Scouts to take next inclusive step" on Thursday: The liberal news organizations and the gay community have made huge inroads toward destroying the Boy Scouts and what the organization has stood for during...Tags: Youth Organizations, Social Issues, Minority Groups, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Social Organizations
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My Word: Thoughts on Hispanic's GOP defection
The former Hispanic outreach director for the Republican Party of Florida, Pablo Pantoja, left many shocked by his recent defection. According to his letter in The Atlantic Wire, he couldn't tolerate GOP intolerance. I myself question the strategy,...Tags: Parties and Movements, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Discrimination
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Slaying of Baltimore civil rights protester still unsolved
Everyone begged William Lewis Moore not to go to Mississippi. His pastor told him he would get killed walking around in a sandwich board sign protesting segregation. His family worried about where he would sleep and eat. Even fellow civil rights...
Tags: Freedom of Information Act, Murder, Martin Luther King Jr., Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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Column: Extremism has no race
"I know this sounds racist, but . . ." So goes the subject line on last week’s email from Bill, a reader. It seems Bill has an idea. Given that "all of the radical terrorists have been Muslims," he wants the government to mount a program to...Tags: The Miami Herald, Social Issues, Entertainment Events, Islam, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Extremism is not a matter of race
"I know this sounds racist, but ..." So goes the subject line on last week's e-mail from Bill, a reader. It seems Bill has an idea. Given that "all of the radical terrorists have been Muslims," he wants the government to mount a program to surveil every...
Tags: The Miami Herald, Social Issues, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Reverse racism
Where is the outcry of racism with the comments Rep. Bobby Rush made about Sen. Mark Kirk? Why is the continuation of reverse racism considered OK and ignored? If this type of comment was made about Rush, it would have made national headlines and...Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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June 1 Letters: Pennies, sexual assault cartoon, IOW emails, community violence
The Daily Press editorial favoring the demise of the penny ( "A penny saved ... may be useless," April12)) misses the most important reason we have the penny; it is primarily used by state and local governments to compute and collect taxes. Today, when...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Sex Crimes, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Local Government, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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Sick and tired of Sinanyan-bashing
In the past month I read numerous comments regarding Zareh Sinanyan that states that he is a racist, etc. I am sick and tried of this annoying Sinanyan-bashing. I must say that I do not support him and I do not know him, but the people have spoken and...Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Bobby Rush's racial slur
Today we start with a quiz. Two politicians, one black and one white, have a disagreement on an issue. One airs an opinion, and the other responds with a racial insult. What will happen next? A) The politician who used the racial insult will be...
Tags: Tim Scott, Tea Party Movement, Arts and Culture, Culture, Crime, Law and Justice
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Report: Black drivers more likely to be stopped by police in Missouri than white drivers
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- According to new numbers out from the Missouri Attorney General, black drivers are more likely to be pulled over by police in Missouri than white drivers and that disparity is even greater in Springfield. The report shows white...
Tags: NAACP
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Latest Missouri news, sports, business and entertainment
SEVERE WEATHER-MISSOURI Powerful storms slam St. Louis area ST. LOUIS (AP) — Waves of violent weather spawning high winds and tornado have torn through the St. Louis area, downing trees and power lines and sending gamblers rushing from a casino...Tags: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Arts and Culture, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Air Transportation Industry
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