Opinion
OpinionBy Barron Hall January 29, 2014
Street Sense: Written By and About the Poor and Homeless
I had to ask my higher power why is it that the poor and homeless suffer with drugs and substance…
Opinion January 21, 2014
A Change Has Come
For so long I felt insignificant and that I didn’t matter. I learned to feel that way because of…
OpinionBy Dwayne Butler January 21, 2014
Being Half-Vegan
Being half vegan is great for people that love meat and can’t give it up completely. The next step is…
OpinionBy Carlton Johnson January 21, 2014
A Homeless Street Sense Vendor’s Housing Dilemma
Finding an apartment is one thing; resolving all the ifs and buts is another. Recently I found an apartment…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil January 21, 2014
Wanting a King for All the Wrong Reasons
1 samuel 8 ; When the people of Israel said, “Give us a king to lead us,” Samuel went to…
OpinionBy Cynthia Mewborn January 21, 2014
c=mb2: Something Different in the Streets
On January 7, as the polar vortex brought frigid temperatures to Washington, Mayor Vincent Gray and rhe city’s Homeland Security…
OpinionBy Reginald Black January 21, 2014
Are Holidays Helpful?
On Jan. 20, Americans marked the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday as a national day of service. The…
ArtBy Chris Shaw January 21, 2014
In Review: 161 Years of “Slave”
The compelling hit feature “Twelve Years A Slave”, directed by Steve McQueen(no relation to the late star of “Bullitt”),is a…
OpinionBy Jackie Turner January 21, 2014
The Cold is Here
When you see people on the street, what do you think? Most people don’t like to give people money. They…
OpinionBy Barron Hall January 15, 2014
Another Year
I thank God for being awake to see another year pass, another year of not being homeless, in jail or…
OpinionBy Sybil Taylor January 15, 2014
Martin Luther King
I have a dream that one day negro children and white children will be as one. The Rev. Martin Luther…
OpinionBy Delores McNeill January 15, 2014
What You Get Out of Street Sense
I would like to talk about Street Sense. I was introduced to Street Sense by a friend who was already…
OpinionBy Cynthia Mewborn January 15, 2014
Why Are the Dolphins Dying?
In recent months, a widespread die-off of bottlenose dolphins has been confirmed off the Atlantic Coast. News reports have shown…
Opinion January 15, 2014
What Hillary Should Avoid
When I turned on my television set New Year’s day, I witnessed something that has me deeply distressed. That was…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil January 15, 2014
Why Everyone Hates Christie
A famous author once said “While art thrives on the blazing colours of scandal, literature blossoms on the dark soil…
OpinionBy Robert Warren January 15, 2014
The Right to Housing
Days after there are no more lights inside, only electric bills and wary people after dark. Seven hundred and fifty…
OpinionBy Shuhratjon Ahmadjonov January 13, 2014
Open Letter
You created the commission (independent panel) which prepared recommendations on reconnaissance community reform. You intend to decide on new measures…
Opinion January 13, 2014
Resolutions to Share
As we all go into the New Year 2014, let me pass a Few resolutions to all of us! …
OpinionBy Jackie Turner December 31, 2013
Don’t Fret About Sticking to Your Resolutions
The New Year: Is a time to look over your life and see what you can improve on. To make yourself…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil December 31, 2013
Minimum Wage: Useful Idiots
Back in the 1970’s there was a television commercial that has remained imprinted in my memory. It showed a Native…
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