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Barack Obama warned us on Wednesday that his Republican opponent, Senator John McCain, will try to scare us saying Obama “doesn’t look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.” Anyone who rides a bus in a major metropolitan area from time to time is quite aware of, and comfortable with, the ethnic diversity we encounter. None of us would deny the trepidation we experience with the occasional presence of gang bangers, skinheads or mischievous teens we encounter regardless of our own ethnic composition. But I doubt our elected representatives have been inclined to take advantage of the experience in the districts or states they represent. Nor has the press that covers them. (more…)

A Federal Holiday observing the birthday of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was first celebrated in 1986 after being signed into law in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan. Not until the year 2000 was it observed in all 50 states. In the intervening years many questioned whether a simple Baptist minister who helped organize a bus protest deserves a memorial day on par with those honoring such great Americans as Presidents Washington and Lincoln. Truth is, most Americans know so little about the man, or for that matter, know little of Washington or Lincoln. (more…)