Issue: 684
February 02, 2017
Commentary
Black History Month – The Grit and Grace of Coretta Scott King
Editorial Board
As we attempt to develop the “fight back” plan for the outrageousness of the Trump presidency, it is useful to consider the women on whose shoulders we stand – Fannie Lou Hamer, Ida B. Wells, Shirley Chisholm and so many others. And it is useful to remember the grit and grace of Coretta Scott King, the power and passion in her persistence.
Every day that he holds the Presidency, Donald Trump does something outrageous. He blusters, he just plain lies, and he bullies. He pushes his decisions, his…
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View from the Battlefield
Children Need Champions Not Bouncers
Editorial Board
Now is the time for parents, teachers, civic leaders and concerned citizens to put pressure on local school boards and principals as to how state law on criminal assaults should be interpreted. It can’t stop there.
School fights are nothing new, they’ve been around as long as there have been kids. This writer was suspended once for fighting. I’ve always resented the…
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Commentary
Chris Christie’s ‘Hail Mary Union Attack:’ Last Gasp Effort
Columnist
Christie is using his last year in office to boost his school choice and anti-education union profile. He has been the most successful Republican governor in a traditionally Democratic state in advancing corporate charters and public school privatization.
Criticizing teachers and their union for opposing merit pay. Prior to coming to the school, he collaborated with Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson (who appoints the Trenton…
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