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Jan 7, 2013, 3:39 pm Politics

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As a little boy, I was taught the Gettysburg Address and the Bill of Rights. It was important to be able to recite or say by hard, as we called it, these important documents. We were told we could need them to grow up and become voting citizens of the United States. Though blacks were … Continue Reading →

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Jul 23, 2012, 10:59 am Politics

By Robert Smith Jr.

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It's not a black thing

There have been 641 cases of municipal bankruptcy since Chapter 9 was created. Not all of them are cities that are minority-majority cities. There is no Gary, Ind., Cleveland, Ohio, or Detroit, Mich., story to tell. There is no white flight or moving out of business and losing of the tax base. Cities can’t do … Continue Reading →

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