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A Camera on Every Cop

In a rare convergence of opinion both dedicated cops and community activists, as well as prosecutors and defense attorneys, agree: To help keep the peace and restore community confidence in law...

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Attorney General’s Resignation – Suspicious Timing

When someone decides to retire they tell the boss and within a few weeks there’s a party, maybe a gold watch, and they’re gone. Not so if you are Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder recently announced...

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A Modern Day Pandora’s Box – Ebola

We have got to get smarter about controlling the ever-widening Ebola epidemic – and quickly. Ebola is not just a problem for the West African hotspots of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. And, the...

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What Glorifying Football Says About Us

This question is going to sound like blasphemy to some but here goes: Why do we glorify the game of football and its players the way we do? I’m not really an NFL fan but I watch occasional games with...

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Bald Lies In Politics Ads Protected by the First Amendment

                    We’re assured truth in advertising — unless its political advertising… Are you absolutely sick to death of all the snarky campaign ads on television? Yeah, me too. November 5th...

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One Proud Cop

Generally speaking law enforcement types are a quietly proud bunch. They are proud to put on the uniform every day, proud to catch the bad guys and proud to dedicate their lives to keeping the public...

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Robert Mitton – Lost in the ‘Right to Die’ Debate

While many are debating whether more states should pass “Right to Die” laws Robert Mitton is methodically planning his own death. Death on his terms, as he slips through the cracks of the current...

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Are We Asking the Right Questions About Police and Race?

As the nation continued to watch for the grand jury announcement out of Ferguson, Missouri this week, USA Today released a disturbing analysis of arrest records from across the country. After pouring...

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What Kind of Country Are We?

Following my recent column about racial tensions in America I got an e-mail from Gary L. Hoe, of Albuquerque, which made me re-think what our founding fathers had in mind when they established this...

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After Deadly Disputes, Policing Can Never Be The Same

 Note to Sheriffs and Police Chiefs: If you aren’t actively seeking ideas to foster better relations between your community and your officers you probably should resign. If you are still operating...

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 Whatever Happened to That Worldwide Ebola Epidemic Prediction?

How is it that some of the pending catastrophes we read or hear about in the media simply fade away? What seems so cataclysmic today barely gets a mention next week. If only irresponsible reporting was...

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Don’t Waste a New Year’s Wish on World Peace

Don’t bother wishing for world peace in the year ahead. It is never going to happen. There will always be pockets of turmoil and terrorism. Innocents will continue to lose their lives in places like...

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An Open Letter to Camille Cosby

I have finally had enough of the smarmy sexual revelations swirling around Bill Cosby. It’s more than the latest reports that Cosby’s pit bull private detectives are digging up dirt on women who have...

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The Takeaway From the Terror in France

Who among us was not horrified at the spasm of deadly terrorism that has swept through Paris? Religious extremists — using Islam as justification – caused the deaths of 17 people in three separate...

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The State of the Union Has Become Nearly Meaningless   

As a young radio reporter on Capitol Hill I used to be full of anticipation for the annual State of the Union address. Fresh notebook on hand I’d dutifully mark the highlights of the speech and plot...

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Getting Our Act Together on the Death Penalty

If we, as a nation, are going to allow the execution of convicted murderers, rapists and traitors can’t we get our act together about how to take their lives? Back in 2010, European countries began a...

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Scamming Grandma – A Billion Dollar Industry

~ These despicable crimes amount to a $36 billion-a-year underground industry ~ Ruth is a retired school teacher living in Indianapolis. She’s led an exciting and rewarding life as a wife and mother....

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The 911 System Needs Help

Each day across this country lives are saved because a dedicated 911 operator dispatched emergency personnel to help a panicked person. Every year there are some 240 million urgent calls made to this...

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Paternity Fraud Begs the Question: Who’s the Daddy?

There is a lot of unfairness in the world.  The American justice system stands ready to counter that, right? Not so fast. When it comes to men and allegations of paternity women have a decidedly upper...

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More Female Police Officers, Please

When you were growing up and there was a dispute between siblings who stepped in to bring about a peaceful solution? Probably Mom, right? And when mediation was necessary to decide the evening’s...

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