October 2013 Archive

As Miss. rejects medicaid expansion, a family vows to leave
By Khalil Abdullah Contributing Writer (Special from New America Media) – Chris Stark is a fan of the Affordable Care Act. And though he was successful at purchasing an insurance policy through ...
Increased property tax collections continue to fuel city’s budgets
By Charles Maldonado The Lens The New Orleans City Council started its 2014 budget hearings Wednesday with the fundamentals: the proposed tax collections and revenue estimates that are the basis for Mayor ...
La. DBE files suit against Pennsylvania-based 84 Lumber
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer A Louisiana business owner is embroiled in a legal battle with one of the country’s largest construction firms following a problematic end to a contractual agreement ...
It’s time to stop abusing public employees
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The government shutdown engineered by the Republican tea party zealots in the House of Representatives has finally ended after nearly three weeks.
SWAC seeks to find resolve in GSU-Jackson State fallout
By Nikki G. Bannister Contributing Writer Grambling State University’s football team boycott of Jackson State’s October 19 homecoming game was deemed “unprecedented” by Southwestern Athletic Conf­erence Com­mis­sioner Duer Sharp. But Jack­son State ...
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Pres. Obama taps Jeh Johnson to lead Homeland Security
(Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer) – President Obama has selected former top Pentagon lawyer and longtime Democratic Party fundraiser Jeh Johnson to head the Depart­ment of Homeland ...
Running the numbers on our bad children
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist Playing baseball in America was the wonderful dream of 22-year-old Christopher Lane who left his native Australia three years ago with a baseball scholarship for East ...
The Bounce Back: Did Grambling just start a fire?
By David Dennis Contributing Writer More than 50 years ago, HBCU students mobilized and fueled a movement that would forever chan­ge America’s landscape. Whe­t­her it was the Woolworth sit-ins in Greens­boro, Freedom ...
Who sounds unpatriotic?
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Since President Barack Obama has been President, we’ve seen the best and the worst of behavior from some of our leaders. When the ...
Obama’s showdown with ‘Teapublicans’ is just beginning
By George E. Curry what is secured loans NNPA Columnist Believe it or not, President Obama’s decision to finally stand up to Teapublicans – a Republican Party hijacked by Right-wing Tea ...

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