Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Police abuse: Holding the police responsible for their actions

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My local newspaper, The News-Press, and several major news outlets reported on a Justice Department study that concluded, "blacks and Hispanics are more likely to be searched and arrested" and police were "much more likely to threaten or use force against blacks and Hispanics than against whites in any encounter, whether at a... More..

Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Reactions to Michael Richards' racial comments

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Shortly after the Michael Richards "n-word" uproar, I read a column in the News-Press (a Fort Myers, Florida daily) by Leonard Pitts, a Miami Herald columnist of African descent, entitled: "Richards wakes black people to N-word hate." In the column Pitts asserts that if you are "black" and you use the word "nigger" or "nigga"... More..

Sports & Recreation > Golf Using other sports to improve your golf swing

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Use Your Tennis Stroke to Enhance Your Golf SwingSo you have played tennis for years, but find yourself playing a little more golf than tennis these days because golf agrees with your body more. Or perhaps you just want to try golf because so many other people are playing these days. Whatever your reasons for playing or want... More..

Arts & Humanities > Writing for Success Spring cleaning for writers: Organize your office

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When writing for multiple publishers and publications it is important to have an organizational system to minimize submission errors and maximize earnings. I am sure that most freelance writers already have a system for organizing their articles, especially those who are prolific writers and submit to many publishers. If perc... More..

Sports & Recreation > Golf Athlete profiles: Phil Mickelson

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Today (4-11-04), as the final putt on 18 slipped in the back door, the proverbial monkey slipped off Phil Michelson's back, having searched perpetually in vain for the chip that might have been on Phil's shoulder. Who could have blamed Phil for having such a chip, laboring for years in the shadow of the roaring Tiger, endurin... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Will Americans vote for a black man or white woman?

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It has been some time since Senator Barack Obama, the highly touted senator from Illinois, announced the first step in his bid for the United States Presidency. He did so, quite appropriately, as closely as he could to the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and the dream he shared with the world.Hopes and dream... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Futility

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You have given more than you intended with your giftsGratitude from core's depth fades feebly ere it meets the airFor what gratitude can there be sufficient for the gift of one'sself?And so dear friend we join once more amongst the shadowsof the unknown, grapple with feelings defiant of a constructedworldAnother attempt to fa... More..

Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Should the United States pull troops out of Iraq and surrounding countries?

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Among the US population, the calls for a troop withdrawal from Iraq grow steadily stronger. However, I rarely hear among those calls a strategy to address the devastation brought upon the people of Iraq by the US invasion. In a culture where responsibility and accountability are perpetual buzzwords, the failure of our society... More..

Sports & Recreation > Golf Guide to golf course etiquette

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The Rules of Golf state that "All players shall conduct themselves in a disciplined manner, demonstrating courtesy and sportsmanship at all times, irrespective of how competitive they may be. This is the spirit of the game of golf." After observing Tiger Woods' very unsportsmanlike conduct during and after his loss at the Acc... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Dark poems

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The rumblings persist; they won't cease. Within me turmoil reigns supreme... qietude a long lost friend... contending with myriad siren songs, whipped to and fro by inner passion, like driftwood on the stormy sea of feeling... my anchor's line stretched, yet holding fast when the current threatens to dash me helplessly agains... More..

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