July 2014 Archive
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Despite the flurry of news about NFL lawsuits over concussions, the problem affects far more athletes at the high school and junior high ... The South’s child well-being crisis
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — A new report looks at the well-being of children by state and finds those living in Appalachia, the South, and the Southwest ... Meet the online tracking device that is virtually impossible to block
By Julia Angwin ProPublica Editor’s Note: This story was co-published with Mashable. A new, extremely persistent type of online tracking is shadowing visitors to thousands of top websites, from ... Detroit Water Department places 15-Day moratorium on shutoffs
By Zenobia Jeffries Contributing Writer (Special from The Michigan personal loans vineland nj Citizen and New America Media) — The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department announced July 21 it will suspend its ... New initiative shines spotlight on salaries at City Hall
At a time when residents are forced to navigate streets riddled with potholes, missing street signs, overgrown weeds on public lands and broken street lights and City Hall is seeking ... About Town…
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Hollis Out…Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Dr. Bill Cassidy got fantastic news a week ago. One of his GOP challengers, State Rep. Paul Hollis, had decided to drop ... Dead men walking
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor When you’re a Black man or boy in America, you know what it feels like to live on the edge. Emmett Till knew. Yusuf Hawkins and Trayvon Martin ... A victory for affirmative action
By George E. Curryz NNPA Columnist Almost lost among the news last week about the war in the Middle East and a war of another kind in Washington between Republicans and ... Haven’t I seen these people before?
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist For much of this month I was experiencing flashes of déjà vu. It’s come from watching the demonstrators in some towns across the country and reading ... Sweet grapes in a bittersweet life
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist “The often hot and humid Texas weather lends itself to growing grapes.” Given the oft blistering, triple-digit temperatures of North Central Texas, I was somewhat stunned to ...
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