Readers' Comments

Yes I have a problem with some/most unions. Many of them no longer serve a purpose. Unless hiking up salaries, benefits etc. and allowing insubordinate workers to keep their jobs is a purpose. Why do you people think that the world falls apart without unions? I have never been a member of a union, and I most likely never will be. I make good money. I live comfortably. I am treated with respect. And you are going to argue that those things occur because unions came into play? Maybe unions served that purpose in the past but that doesn't mean they are still necessary. You people think without unions wages get cut in half and chaotic behavior wreaks havoc in the workplace. Another unrealistic, unreliable outlook from liberals.

Mr. Williams has an article in this paper Every week,That alone should give some indication of where his mindset is that he is allowed to write suuch. That we can always depend on him to bash our President, anything that remotely maybe positive concerning his cabinet or of course; now on to bashing Rev. Sharpton for his part in the Trayvon Martin tragedy. Obviously, Someone must be making it worth his while as been alledged by many of the peo[le I talk with who seems to have some knowledge of what is going on within politics. His continual bashing of many blackers who are doingsomething to really make a difference is so annoying and embaressing. Talk about kiss---- up to certain parties.Really!!!! I hope and pray his brother was not cut from the same cloth.With leaders such as Armstrong, our people would still be out in the fields while he is up in the big house, alledgedly. Take a break and really look at yourself, Mr.Wiilliams.

This is mostly GOP politicians, right wing conservative think tanks, & lobbyists (as stated in the article) that have been operating with ALEC & the Koch Bros. for 40+ years. It all began with Reagan & his trickle down theories (Reagonomics), & which Reagan even verbally endorsed ALEC in one of his speeches. All of this can be referenced by reading on ALECexposed.org website, the Center for Media and Democracy site (CMD), as well as following ALL links posted in this article. The conservative right wing GOP is all about selfishness, greed, & inhumanity.

Pay attention, research & read, & vote every right winger out. Vote with your dollars. Stop purchasing products/services from these corporations/companies. The entire A-Z list is on the ALECexposed.org site. And don't do Koch products. Anything Georgia Pacific is Koch, for example... Brawny, Sparkle, Mardis Gras, & Dixie just to name a few. For every dollar we take from them the better. We have made them much richer, way past their inheritance $$, by purchasing from them which gives them more power. We might not be able stop them but we sure as heck can take away our dollars & reduce their power.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/crime/ss/Antonio-Santiago-Murder.htm

I would very much like to know how to find out which members of our illustrious elected are voting for these bills and which are in the pockets of lobbyists.

- "Stand you ground as it is written gives people the right to attack others and then kill them when they feel threatened because of their actions."

No, it does not. Give this hyperbolic B.S. a rest. While you're doing that, have a grown-up sit down and actually read (and explain) the law to you.

"Stand Your Ground Declares Open Season on Black Males," a must hear podcast. When South Carolina's ex-attorney general Charlie Condon said that under the SYG law he declared "open season" on home invaders, it seemed to give people a license to kill in that state. Did the same happen in Florida with George Zimmerman's and throughout the country. With the SYG debate heating up many believe this law should be repealed or revised.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/centerstage/2013/07/20/stand-your-ground-declares-open-season-on-black-males

This is about false advertisement! As a consumer, you have to know that it is not acceptable to mis-label our food! As stated in the article, there is no board overseeing the slaughter of chickens, and this claim of " humanely" raised is no different from the way conventional chickens are raised. Perhaps it is the case that you are unaware if what that industry is actually like? Or maybe you are. I reccommend doing some research if you are uncertain. So before you get mad at people for calling attention to this fabrication,continue to eat what you want, but don't deny health conscious and humane individuals the right to know how their food is raised. That is a civil liberty as far as I am concerned!

Correct me if I'm wrong "Relevance", but would Trayvon Martin have been either on top or on the bottom if Zimmerman had done what he was supposed to do and not followed Trayvon (because "we don't need you to do that sir" as the dispatcher said)?

"He had no where to "Retreat" to with the 6 ft, 185 lb. "child" on top of him slamming his head into the concrete."

IF it happened the way Zimmerman tells it -- and the only other witness is dead -- then Zimmerman could have said, "I give up, I was wrong to follow you, let me go, I won't bother you anymore."

But then people like you would think he was a pussy, and we can't have that, can we. That is so much more important than anyone's life, isn't it.

I have a question and forgive my ignorance, I only followed the trial superficially. How is the absence of "duty to retreat" relevant if an assailant interferes with your ability to retreat? Correct me if I'm wrong, but to my knowledge Martin was on top of Zimmerman when the shot was fired.