EDITORIAL
Do polls tell the story?According to a recent New York Times/CBS News poll, race in America remains a complex problem despite the political success of Barack Obama. Responses of whites and blacks were not substantially different from similar polls conducted in 2000 and 1990. In the recent poll, 55 percent of white respondents said they believe that race relations in the United States are generally good. Only 29 percent of blacks concurred. More » |
Seriously, not funny!Candidates for high office become victims of the media. They lose all right to privacy, and their every word and statement is endlessly analyzed for consistency and hidden meanings. The purpose of this journalistic inquiry is to provide the American voters with profound knowledge of the candidates. More » |
OPINION
Immigration raids lead U.S. to moral, legal crisisPostville, Iowa has been turned into a ghost town. Nearly a third of its residents, mostly undocumented workers from Guatemala and Mexico, sit in jail convicted of identity crimes or awaiting deportation. Hundreds more hide in fear. Their children, too scared to go to school, have left the town's classrooms nearly empty. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Same day voter registration bill reflects basic American principleI am writing in response to the Banner article entitled "Election Day registration bill stalled in state Senate" (June 26, 2008). I would like to thank you for putting something so important in your paper. More » |
