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Second Amendment and Natural Born Citizen have something in common

January 13, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Civil liberties, Courts, Crime/Violence, Guns, Public safety, Violence One comment

There are 4,543 words in the original, unamended U.S. Constitution, minus the names of the signatories. Is it possible that anyone at any time

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Iran Nuclear Deal too complicated for TV commercials

July 29, 2015 Arthur Lieber Climate Change, Foreign Policy, Labor and unions, Media, Obama, Politics, Public safety, Science, United Nations, War Leave a comment

A new CNN / ORC poll just revealed that the majority of Americans want Congress to reject the nuclear deal with Iran that the

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Amtrak crash shows disconnect in Republican Brain

June 11, 2015 Arthur Lieber Good government, Infrastructure, Politics, Public safety, Republican Brain, Transportation One comment

Every once in a while, we get a clear view of a major disconnect in the Republican Brain.This certainly is true with the responses

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Secret Service

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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We need police who are also social workers

December 15, 2014 Arthur Lieber Crime/Violence, Good government, Human Rights, Public safety Leave a comment

  What would have happened on that hot August afternoon had a social worker come upon Michael Brown on Canfield Avenue? What if a

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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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An honest way to prevent unrest in Ferguson: Do the right thing

November 7, 2014 Arthur Lieber Courts, Crime/Violence, Ethics, Ferguson, Justice, Public safety One comment

There is justifiable concern about an outbreak of violence in Ferguson once the Grand Jury announces whether or not it is issuing an indictment

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Missouri wants to “protect” your kids by secretly arming their teachers

June 12, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Education, Guns, Missouri region, Public safety, States 2 comments

Another NRA-backed, bonehead idea has passed the Missouri legislature. On the last day of the 2014 session, the Missouri legislature passed a bill that

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Florida stands its ground against media access to Stand Your Ground cases

April 8, 2014 Renee Shur Crime/Violence, Legal issues/Law, Public safety, States Leave a comment

Ah, Florida. You’ve got to love the originality of the place. First it comes up with the Stand Your Ground law. Now the state

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Gun craziness

January 20, 2014 Susan Cunningham Cities, Crime/Violence, Guns, Missouri region, Public safety, Violence One comment

What in the world are we doing to ourselves? Another school shooting – this time in New Mexico. Where will the next one be?  Webster Groves? 

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