Vengeance
Is Mine
I have been an active part of the movement to abolish the
death penalty for more than 20 years. Throughout that time I have been careful
to stay out of debates and discussions about the death penalty. I am firmly
convinced that the death penalty is not a rational issue that can be argued or
debated; otherwise it would have been abolished long ago. The death penalty
simply makes no rational sense.
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- CAST THE FIRST STONE
- Good ole Boy
Network
By: James L. Bryant, Jr.
A classic example of how the good ole' boy network in
Sumter County works has been exposed in this month's newspaper. The reason why
we chose to run the "Girls Gone Wild" cover up story is because the citizens
need to see how city officials, attorneys, and the daily newspaper all work
together to protect one another. Our readership needs to see how even though
these good ole' boys have their fair share of differences, they can put those
differences aside to protect one another for a common goal.
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Urban
Gardens: A country taste in the cities
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad taught us that Agriculture
was the root of civilization. Agriculture and civilization began in Africa.
Legends record this development in the form of a story about a husband and wife
team by the names of Ausar and Auset. According to this African legend, Auset
domesticated wild crops and animals so that she could grow the crops near her
house and keep the animals in a corral nearby. Her husband, Ausar, took this
technology which became the root of all civilizations and spread it around the
world. Now people would not have to travel long distances hunting and gathering
food. This steady supply of food, close to their homes, allowed humans to pay
attention to other sciences and interests instead of spending most of their day
finding food to survive.
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