By: Jolanda Jones Short of winning the lottery your best bet of getting paid while staying at home on your butt with your feet kicked up is to be crooked Houston Police Department officers, who lie, and get caught. Here’s the deal: Sgt. Paul S. Terry, Senior Police Officer Matthew L. Davis, Officer Steven L. Running and Senior Officer Kenneth
By: Perry Bacon Jr. Presidential campaigns rarely lead to great discussions of public policy, and this one has been no exception. But here are seven issues the candidates should be pushed to talk about, either by the press or by voters. The best opportunity for such a discussion could be the presidential debates, the first of which is on Oct.
By: Jolanda Jones Mitt Romney says things that disrespect us almost every day. Here’s his latest: “There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to
AUSTIN – Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently released a statement blasting President Barack Obama for the attacks on the American mission in Benghazi and the American embassy in Cairo and went a step further than Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, blaming the president for the deaths of the four Americans who were killed in the attack in Benghazi. Perry stated,
Cathy Cohen, Political Science professor at the University of Chicago, conducted a survey for the Black Youth Project saying they see a move to suppress the vote for the November 6th election. Cohen’s research finds voter suppression is carried out this way, “even though you are eligible to vote, we are now going to present some additional barriers that will
By Roy D. Malonson Jesse Owens, who won four Olympic gold medals and went down in US History as one of the most famous athletes alludes to a very true and meaningful theory. In this thought, he conveys that, “The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself–the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us–that’s
HOUSTON- The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) has declared a syphilis outbreak in Houston and Harris County. HDHHS is reporting a 97 percent increase in new infectious syphilis cases during the first seven months of 2012 compared to the same time period last year. There were 318 infectious syphilis cases, known as primary and secondary syphilis, from
AUSTIN- On September 20, the House of Representatives passes as an amendment Congressman Al Green’s bill, H.R. 6381, the Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2012 (HAVEN Act), to provide 20 million dollars in home modification for low-income, disabled veterans. “While I am not a veteran, I do care passionately about veterans having all the resources a grateful nation can
HOUSTON- The Sisters Network-Bayou City Chapter will host a Gift for Life Block Walk on Saturday, October 27th, from 9am-2pm, at the Sunnyside Community Center, located at 3502 Bellfort. Registration begins at 8:25am. The fee is $15 which includes lunch and a t-shirt. Breast Cancer Survivors along with volunteers will canvas door-to-door in the Sunnyside Community to distribute breast health
PRAIRIE VIEW- Need help mastering mathematics? Looking for some assistance in making sure your research paper is just right? Look no further than the University Tutoring Center. Located in the John B. Coleman Library in Room 209, the Center offers help for: Accounting, Management, Business Communication and Finance; History, Government, Economics; Mathematics and other subjects. The Center is open Monday