Judge Larry Jefferson is generally hated by law enforcement and loved by those facing injustice. Another example of Jefferson’s controversial actions took place recently when he reduced a guilty jury verdict of a man accused of murdering…
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Unitary status means blacks must trust Vidrine with our future; bad idea
Do you believe that Brent Vidrine and his successors can always be trusted to be fair to Blacks in the Monroe City School System? The NAACP says “No” and we agree. It’s unthinkable that the four black members…
McFarland and city school board owe NAACP leaders apology!
Rodney McFarland and the Monroe City School Board, especially its black majority, owe the Black community an apology. Recently, members of the NAACP, which is a recognized, reputable group of black citizens, requested to speak to…
School Accountability Scores of Schools are misleading
This week the state department of education released letter grades for all traditional public schools and public charter schools in the state, the letter grades are deceptive and create false pictures for better or worse of the programs at the…
Civil Service Board’s reversal for Brown should have excluded others
The Monroe Fire and Police Civil Service Board will allow Reggie Brown to take the police chief’s test, but it also failed to take an action that will have a haunting effort for years to come. During a special call…
The race is on for the first girl in the USA to become an Eagle Scout
The race is on for the first girl in the USA to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. That possibility was made real this week when the National Boy Scouts of America leadership decided to open its ranks to…
Amendments,while worthy, don’t belong in the constitution – Vote No
As a general rule, we are reluctant to support amendments to the constitution because a constitution deals with the basic laws of the state and does not deal with specific situations. In 1974, the state revised its constitution…