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President Obama should apologize for using the T-word

May 1, 2015 Arthur Lieber Cities, Civil liberties, Crime/Violence, Language/Words, Obama, Police, Youth issues Leave a comment

President Obama has repeatedly exhibited key characteristics of a strong leader. He is decisive when necessary; reflective when appropriate, and clear in his vision

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Citizen Police Academy: How I got to be a pretend police officer for one night

April 22, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Missouri region, Police 3 comments

I’m not a cop, but I played one yesterday. On the final night of the 9-week Citizen Police Academy that I’ve been attending, 30

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Is it too much to ask for a sober Secret Service?

March 16, 2015 Arthur Lieber Good government, Justice, Police, Public safety Leave a comment

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 71 percent of Americans report that they have had an alcoholic drink over the

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MO Supreme Court closes Ferguson’s kangaroo court: Who’s next?

March 9, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Civil Rights, Courts, Missouri region, Police Leave a comment

As many people around the country have recently learned, if you want a fair shake, don’t get ensnared in the legal system of Ferguson,

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Holder’s Justice Department Report offers credibility on Ferguson

March 9, 2015 Arthur Lieber Activism, Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Guns, Police, Violence Leave a comment

From the moment that Michael Brown was gunned down by Officer Darren Wilson, it’s been virtually impossible to get credible and reliable information about

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Police do better when they earn their respect

January 3, 2015 Arthur Lieber Cities, Crime/Violence, Police, Violence Leave a comment

Hundreds, thousands of African-American youth are gunned own each year, mostly by other African-Americans. For many, their stories become the landscape of the world in which we live.

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Ferguson grand jury: Same old inequality, different venue

November 26, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Charity & Justice, Civil liberties, Courts, Police 2 comments

The decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown is wrong in multiple ways, not the least of which

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The Klan and Ferguson: Who didn’t see this coming?

November 20, 2014 Willy Kessler Crime/Violence, Missouri region, Police, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

A few day ago many sources reported on the efforts of the Missouri KKK to get in on the Ferguson action. The white-robed bubba

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After Ferguson: Repentance is not a media event

October 17, 2014 Barbara Finch Activism, Missouri region, Police Leave a comment

Of all the news stories that have been written about the sad horror of the August shooting in Ferguson, MO, has there ever been

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Ferguson aftermath: Why I think Darren Wilson will not be indicted

October 2, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Courts, Police, Uncategorized One comment

A few years ago, I was a member of the St. Louis County Grand Jury—the same body that is currently considering evidence in the

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