By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist In the last few days of the year, most Americans are wrapping up their holiday celebrations and pondering the promise of 2014. But millions of … [Read more...]
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Make 2014 the Year of the Middle Class
By Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) Decisions made inside the state Capitol in 2013 have not been kind to Wisconsin’s working, middle class families. Our state remained in … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – False choice
By State Representative, Leon D. Young The State Senate met in Special Session late last week, and quickly proceeded to finalize pitting one group of Wisconsin residents, desperately needing … [Read more...]
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Legislatively Speaking – The Women’s Peace and Security Act
By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Within our own nation, we have seen the effectiveness of women in resolving conflicts. As Time Magazine recently observed, women legislators did what the men could … [Read more...]
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Graduating to a new future
More than 100 adult men and women walked across the stage to receive their GED/HSED diplomas in graduation ceremonies held in their honor. The graduates from the Social Development Commission (SDC) … [Read more...]
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Mary Burke brings both passion and success to the race for Governor
There is only one candidate in the race for governor who has experience creating jobs in the private sector. Only one candidate can say they’ve started their own business, met a payroll, and … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Throwing unemployed Americans under the bus
By State Representative, Leon D. Young There was big news emanating from the nation’s capital last week. House Speaker John Boehner finally showed some leadership (and political testicles) … [Read more...]
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How to fight the big tobacco companies
A recent Center for Disease Control (CDC) study found that more than 40 percent of teens who smoke use candy-flavored cigars and cigarettes. The report, published in the Journal of Adolescent … [Read more...]
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Mandela showed the power of unearned suffering
By Jesse Jackson Leaders will gather from across the world to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela this week, just as South Africans gather from across the country to say goodbye to … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Reflections on Nelson Mandela and Apartheid
By State Representative, Leon D. Young I can remember the issue, as if, it were yesterday: The year was 1985. My aunt and surrogate mother, then State Representative Marcia P. Coggs, had … [Read more...]
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