There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.

So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues.

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor.

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

Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other treatment programs, all reduce recidivism, significantly.

Mandatory minimums have been shown to be discriminatory and waste the taxpayers' money.