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Is Affirmative Action “preferential treatment”

Letter to a conservative friend considering State Question 759 – to be on all Oklahoma ballots in November:

When you ask, “Why can’t we treat everyone the same instead of treating some preferentially?” I want to ask,

“You mean that way it was in 1955?” – – when racism was the law of the land, and women seeking careers could only hope for employment in jobs like teaching or nursing? [...] Continue reading Is Affirmative Action “preferential treatment”

My LTE regarding Troy Davis

In light of the disappointing and disheartening news about Troy Davis, I wrote this letter to the editor of the Augusta (GA) Chronicle:

Dear Editor,

I am shocked that Georgia’s Pardons and Paroles Board has voted to allow Troy Davis’s execution to proceed when world attention has been called to the doubts about his guilt. Seven of nine witnesses at the original trial have recanted their testimony, and no [...] Continue reading My LTE regarding Troy Davis