COMMUNITY ACTIVISM Despite Chicago’s recent crisis of gang-related street murders, the Roseland Community Hospital in a tough south-side neighborhood is on the verge of closing because of finances, and community groups have been energetically campaigning to keep it open. Joining civic leaders in the quest is the Black Disciples street gang, whose co-founder Don Acklin begged in … [Read more...] about Stealing Vacations and Community Activism and The Breast News Ever
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US Senate Finally Confirms Derrick Kahala Watson To Be Hawaii District Judge
After five months of being stuck in nomination filibuster limbo, Derrick Kahala Watson is finally going to be a judge in the District Court for the District of Hawaii. On April 18, the U.S. Senate finally confirmed him, 94 to zero. President Barack Obama first nominated Watson for the seat on Nov. 13, 2012. When nothing happened before the end of the congressional session, … [Read more...] about US Senate Finally Confirms Derrick Kahala Watson To Be Hawaii District Judge
2012 MauiTime Hawaii Primary Election Candidate Endorsements
When you don’t vote, you have no voice. There’s no truer statement in a democracy. Sure, we can bitch and moan about the influence of money in political elections, or the stranglehold “special interests” have over our legislatures or even the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of most candidates, but when it comes down to it, unless we actually punch holes in a ballot, we’re … [Read more...] about 2012 MauiTime Hawaii Primary Election Candidate Endorsements