The Champ didn’t go into the ring without a strategy, and fans of the late boxing icon Muhammad Ali should expect no less at his funeral. “The plans are specified by Muhammad Ali, that’s the bottom line,” said Ali family spokesperson Bob Gunnell. “This is a 10-year plan that a small group of advisers had worked on. […]
Try this as a thought exercise. The year is 2005. Hungry for prominence, Senator Barack Obama resolves to jump start his public acclaim. He hits upon a brilliant stratagem: calling Eugene Robinson at the Washington Post, he introduces himself as a press aide named John Miller. Recognizing Obama’s distinctive cadences and turns of phrase, Robinson […]
After several unsuccessful attempts, a swath of South Los Angeles won a hard-fought battle to receive “Promise Zone” designation, a move that pushes the neediest neighborhoods to the top of the list when applying for competitive federal grants to tackle issues related to poverty. Federal and local leaders made the announcement Monday at a news […]
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – A former Oklahoma reserve deputy convicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man being subdued by regular deputies last year was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison for second-degree manslaughter. Robert Bates, an insurance executive who volunteered as a reserve sheriff’s deputy in Tulsa County, was found guilty […]
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — During a seminar on “home defense concepts” at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Louisville, an instructor encouraged gun owners to store firearms in their children’s bedrooms. Rob Pincus, who owns the popular firearm instruction company I.C.E. Training, paced across a conference room stage as he repeatedly warned against the threat […]
TACOMA, WASH. – Outside of the Tacoma Police Department, protesters arrived for a Black Girls Matter March. In the crowd were people who have seen video of a Tacoma teen being pulled to the ground and tased. The video was obtained by an attorney who is representing Monique Tillman. Tillman, edad 15 en el momento, […]
On the very day that President Barack Obama made his historic visit to Hiroshima…honoring the 200,000 plus that died there and calling for an end to nuclear arms, The FrontPage with Dominique DiPrima focused on the issue. Hiroshima survivor Masahiro Sasaki, his nephew Suji, and President Turman’s eldest grandson stopped by the studio. And Director Miyuki […]
Barack Obama on Friday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, where he called for a “world without nuclear weapons” during his remarks at the city’s Peace Memorial Park. Obama said that “71 years ago on a bright, cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed.” “A flash […]
Caree Harper strongly believes in the attorney-client privilege, and will go to the greatest depths to protect her clients’ secrets and confidences. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Harper was a police officer. While on the police force, Ms. Harper was recognized for excellent service, receiving a “Marksman Medal” y una “Lifesaving Medal” for diving […]
Durante el 2004 elección, Ohio had the longest lines to vote in the country, with five-hour waits in heavily Democratic cities like Cleveland and Columbus. A post-election report for the DNC estimated that 3 percent of Ohioans—174,000 people—left their polling places without voting, a larger number than George W. Bush’s 118,000 vote margin of victory […]