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Isle of Wight officials explain why they forwarded racist email jokes
Two elected officials in Isle of Wight County, already under fire for passing along emails containing racist jokes about President Obama, have made things worse with their tone-deaf explanations. Among the jokes: A depiction of topless African...
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Isle of Wight supervisors meeting Monday to address controversial emails
Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors Chairwoman JoAnn Hall said Friday that the board will discuss Monday, May 20, how to proceed in response to complaints about Vice Chairman Byron "Buz" Bailey forwarding emails that contained racist content to some...
Tags: St. Lucie County (Florida), Barack Obama, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), NAACP, Budgets and Budgeting
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Letters to the Editor for May 16
“42” reminds how far we’ve come on race Dear Editor, The other night my wife Kristen and I went to see the movie42, the Jackie Robinson story. Being the son of a baseball coach and having played baseball in high school, I am...
Tags: High Schools, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Social Issues, Schools
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William White, Tuskegee Airmen successfully battled racism, America's enemies in WWII
William White says he and his fellow members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fought two battles during World War II: one against America's enemies and another against racism. White is sure he and his mates helped win the former on the battlefield, while he...Tags: Discrimination, Smithfield, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Social Issues
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School reform doesn't work
In their commentary ("Six steps for post-Alonso school reform," May 14), Thomas Wilcox, Diane Bell-McKoy and Laura Gamble use many lofty and idealistic sounding words to promote their vision. However, it bears noting that education "reformers" are well-...
Tags: Charter Schools, Schools, Finance, Teaching and Learning, Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Rebellions, Elections, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Justice and Rights
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READER SUBMITTED: Hall High School Grad Takes on Climate Change
West HartfordEmma Beede, 2009 graduate of Hall High School in West Hartford, is combating climate change by taking on the fossil fuel industry. In January, the senior at Rhode Island School of Design founded Divest RISD, a campaign demanding that the school end its...Tags: South Africa, Weather, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Conservation
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Respect for our leaders
Recently, not only in some of the opinion letters written to the Daily American, but just in casual conversations with people have I heard such appalling statements about people elected to serve our country. In only the case of President Obama, I've...Tags: Barack Obama
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Forecast for L.A.'s mayor race: paltry turnout
More than 2 million people can vote for mayor of Los Angeles. But if history is a reliable guide, as many as 1.6 million of them will skip Tuesday's election. That low turnout could mean that the winner will garner fewer votes than any newly elected...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Local Elections, Chicago Elections, Eric Garcetti, Barack Obama
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Agoura High School students targeted in racist graffiti
Authorities are investigating racist graffiti found at Agoura High School, including a "hit list" targeting African American students, they said Thursday. Students found the hate messages in a boy's bathroom on campus Wednesday morning, KTLA-TV ...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Social Issues
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American Front leader's domestic-terrorism trial postponed
KISSIMMEE — The case against the American Front white-supremacy group, scheduled to begin in Osceola County Monday, has been postponed until July. Marcus Faella is the one remaining defendant, whose case cas not been resolved. Early Monday,...
Tags: Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Trials, Social Issues, Court Preliminary
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A LOOK BACK
May 12, 1958: The United States and Canada signed an agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (later the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD). May 13, 1963: The U.S. Supreme Court, in Brady v. Maryland, upheld, 7-2, a...Tags: Judaism, U.S. Senate, Religion and Belief, U.S. Supreme Court, Punishment
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