Rachel Ruggieri of Hudson says Charley Reese was wrong to mention race in assessing Barack Obama's chance of winning the presidency. ...more

June 21, 2008

Black men were given the vote a half-century before women of any race were allowed to mark a ballot, and generally have ascended to positions of power, from the military to the boardroom, before any women (with the possible exception of obedient family members in the latter).... ...more

June 15, 2008

Hillary saw men and women with children on their shoulders, and told them, "You can be anything." But that's not the case. You can't be everything. ...more

June 15, 2008

One of the most-read stories last week at TBO.com also drew a flurry of comments. The Sons of Confederate Veterans erected a 30-by-50-foot Confederate flag at the junction of Interstate 75 and U.S. 92 in Eureka Springs on June 3. Black county residents, for whom the flag represents slavery and racism, vowed it would come down. After discovering they have no legal means to prohibit the flag, county commissioners pleaded with the Sons group to voluntarily not fly it and avoid fracturing the community along racial lines. The flag was down as of Monday. Readers at TBO.com shared their opinions on the controversy. Here are some excerpts. To read more about the controversy, view more comments or add your own, go to TBO.com and search for "Confederate." ...more

June 11, 2008

Illegal immigration is a very hotly debated subject in this county. Most people have very definite ideas on how it should be handled. I would like to know, though, what makes you think that "Racists have grabbed hold of this idea?" I have heard lots of arguments on all sides and have not thought any of them "racist." It has been my experience that the race card is played by those who cannot give a convincing argument on behalf of their opinion so they shout racism! ...more

May 30, 2008

Everyone has an opinion on illegal immigration, and those ideas vary from every extreme to all kinds of shades of gray in the middle. All of these ideas are acceptable and appreciated when debating this issue. It's the basis of our democracy. What's troubling, though, is that racism underlies some folks' take on immigration, although they will never admit it, and it can cloud the debate. ...more

May 27, 2008

Regarding Leonard Pitts' "We've Lost Sight Of Christ's Love" (Other Views, May 1): ...more

May 4, 2008

Wesley Snipes should have learned from reality television star Richard Hatch, who spent four-plus years in prison for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the debut season of "Survivor." ...more

January 15, 2008

Racism and the IRS are on the minds of Ocala residents in the days before actor Wesley Snipes' trial begins on charges of tax fraud. ...more

January 13, 2008

During some of the bloodiest years of the drug wars of the 1980s, crack was seen as far more dangerous than powdered cocaine, and that perception was written into the sentencing laws. Now that notion is under attack like never before. ...more

December 30, 2007