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..

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

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments..

We live in an information and knowledge-based economy..

The destinies of the two races in this country are indissolubly linked together, and the interests of both require that the common government of all ….

It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree..

In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend schools that are predominately African American, about ….

Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to reduce the chance that someone will be stabbed 16 times when you a….

Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every penny that w….

There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments..

Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers which will provide educational opportuniti….

So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues..

If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination..

Unequal funding resources also results in unequal educational opportunity when you consider studies that show that one half of low income students wh….

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

Rather than following through on the proven crime and violence prevention techniques that work, we are back to tough-talking sound byte policies that….

Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate ….

Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and….

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

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

We can play politics, or we can reduce crime..