The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.

Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think.

And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys as well as girls, jobs and internships for training and money, and assistance to allow their families to live in decent homes.

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit.

Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in and excel in literacy, education, treatment and other development programs.

I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second.

No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education.