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Posts tagged with "Blog Talk Radio’s “ON POINT"
Discontent erupts in early spring violence
Mar. 21 | MPD takes possession of Civilian Review Authority On the international scene last year, the Arab Spring brought an offensive of hope for positive change in the Middle East, led by the young and unemployed. It also brought an offensive uprising...
Police unions turn to Republicans for help
Mar. 7 | Rybak administration and Civil Rights Department blindsided One wonders how long it took the Rybak administration to realize the powerful Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis had turned to the Republican majority in the Minnesota...
The life of Sally Fitzgerald
Mar. 7 | Pardon me if I’m not walking straight these days for the first time in my life. I understand now what pain my sons have been going through since April 2003. Ms. Sally Fitzgerald, 78, my beloved mother, died February 22 during Black...
Now the real battle for 2012 begins — Let’s hope it doesn’t get much uglier
Feb. 8 | The ugliness during the Republican primary in Florida provided us a front-row seat in the arena of negative electioneering that has become a hallmark of the 2012 Republican campaign. To say it has been uglier in the past doesn’t excuse...
Larry Fitzgerald covers Super Bowl XLVI — his 32nd
Feb. 8 | Larry Fitzgerald as guest speaker at his 32nd Super Bowl Photo by Tak Makita INDIANAPOLIS — While attending Indiana State University as a football star back in the late ’70s, I never thought in my wildest dreams, while majoring in radio-TV...
The road to re-election—The president’s State of the Union message
Feb. 1 | The president’s “A Blueprint for an America Built to Last” State of the Union speech, on January 24, 2012, was a brilliant send-off for 2012 voters. The president, well prepared, vision clear, broad and inclusive, offered...
NCAA contenders looked like Black colleges
Jan. 25 | But they were not, nor do Black athletes or Black colleges share in the sport wealth A week ago, tens of millions of Americans (with millions more around the world) tuned into the NCAA BCS national championship football game, played at the...
A good man departs public service — Fire Chief Alex Jackson to step down Feb. 29, 2012
Jan. 18 | When Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD) Chief Alex Jackson announced his retirement two weeks ago, it was not necessarily surprising to us in this corner. We saw it coming as far back as April 2010 in the rush to judgment over the April...
We still need help here!
Jan. 11 | African American children continue to die, and with them our spirits On Christmas day, December 25, 2011, three-year-old Terrell Mayes, Jr. enjoyed Christmas and the love and warmth of his family. By the late evening of December 26, Terrell...
