November 2013
November 27th, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Race Relations with 0 Comments
The 113th United States Congress was sworn in about a year ago to represent us, we the people. But so were the last Congress and all those that have gone before. So why are we not holding this Congress accountable to make decisions that are in our best interest?
The billion dollar question: Will we hold this Congress accountable, or continue to have them get away with doing little or nothing?...
November 26th, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility, Race Relations with 1 Comment
Thanksgiving, this great American holiday, is a time to be both thankful and thoughtful in ways that too often get lost in the daily demands of life.
For some, Thanksgiving provides a "break in the action" so to speak. But it also represents the kick-off of a long holiday season with the two big ones, Christmas and New Year's, to follow.
For those who can, Thanksgiving means preparing a lavish...
November 26th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Race Relations with 0 Comments
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it seems as appropriate time to examine the real life of a native whose assistance has traditionally been credited with helping the Pilgrims survive in this new world: Squanto.
Usually Squanto's role is boiled down to one or two sentences, something like "he helped the Pilgrims by showing them how to grow corn using fish as fertilizer." That...
November 23rd, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
The use of racial slurs at a student government meeting and other race-based incidents on his campus have spurred the University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor to send a campuswide email deploring the incidents.
"Racial epithets and racial impersonations are not acceptable anywhere but especially in an institution devoted to education and progress," Chancellor Harvey Perlman said in his email...
November 22nd, 2013
Written by Blake Nicholson in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
The leader of a neo-Nazi group who traveled to Leith in late September to support a white supremacist who is trying to take over the tiny North Dakota town says his group may help defend the man against felony terrorizing charges.
Jeff Schoep, commander of the National Socialist Movement, said he does not know all the details of a weekend incident that resulted in the arrest of Craig Cobb and a...