The bearing of arms in America
In the end, there was no white van and no white man. Police were holding suspects and a vehicle in the East Coast sniper shootings that failed to fit the...
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Belafonte’s `slavery’ slam misses the boat
There's more than one sniper in the news these days. Calling Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice "house slaves" on President Bush's plantation has brought...
Good gun policy equals good politics
You know politicians have their backs up against the wall when they accuse their opponents of trying to "exploit" an ongoing tragedy for political gain. That's OK. Politics are supposed...
Can Rev. Al get an amen?
News alert: After much careful consideration and agonizing consideration, the Rev. Al Sharpton is declaring his candidacy for the 2004 presidential race. Sort of. At least, that's the impression I...
A beauty and the bullies: How to get even positively
Like many of us, the new Miss America, Erika Harold, was picked on and threatened by her fellow students in the 9th grade. Now it's payback time for the former...
A new weapon in toppling crime
While President Bush was addressing the nation from Cincinnati Monday about the potential threat Iraqi President Saddam Hussein poses for our nation, folks in and around the nation's capital were...
N.J. is not amused by its poet’s muse
Poet laureate of New Jersey? No, that is not a punch line for a joke. Be nice. New Jersey has given the world numerous noteworthy poets--Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams...
`Barbershop’ keeps it real
If you didn't know better, you might think that our most prominent black leaders were running out of serious causes to protest. That might explain why the Rev. Jesse Jackson...
Rethinking taping of interrogations
Thirteen years after the grisly crime known as "the Central Park jogger case" exploded into national headlines, a stunning confession and a DNA test have reopened the case and a...
Sometimes freedom is a necessary nuisance
Want to have a little fun at a party? Ask people if they can name all five of the freedoms in the 1st Amendment. If you cannot quite do it,...