January 2016 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

eminoles get career-high 32 points from Thomas in win over Yellow Jackets

January 20, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer For every run that Georgia Tech made, Florida State had an answer. Every time it was the same. Shakayla Thomas. She turned in a career-high 32-point performance Sunday to carry the Seminoles to a 75-69 victory over the Yellow

Medical Marijuana returns to session

January 20, 2016

By Kiaira Nixon Outlook Writer Florida lawmakers are making their way to the capitol for the 60 day Legislative session of 2016. One bill in particular is being altered to benefit patients and farmers. Imagine a child suffering from frequent seizures and the only thing that

Being in-charge not easy for ‘boss ladies’

January 19, 2016

By Marquavia Smith Outlook Writer Being a female boss can be quite a challenge for any woman. But that isn’t the way Gladys O. Murray feels, as she inspired a room full of women to stop waiting for someone’s approval to be great. “Stop seeking validation of your greatness, and

A call for truth and transparency

January 19, 2016

By Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr. Publisher/President The untimely and unfortunate death of Barbara Dawson has raised many questions and concerns: How could something like this happen on the morning of Dec. 21, 2015? Who is to blame and how do we prevent this from occurring again? Blountstown is

Task force in place, employees suspended

January 19, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer BLOUNTSTOWN — Fallout continued to surface Monday over the death of Barbara Dawson with two Liberty Calhoun Hospital employees being removed from patient care and another being placed on unpaid administrative leave. The disclosure came at the same time

Dawson’s death raises ‘anti-dumping’ concerns

January 19, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer The evidence couldn’t be clearer than the audio from a video released by lawyers representing Barbara Dawson’s family. From the recording of her final hours alive, Dawson could be heard pleading for help several times before she collapsed

January 13, 2016

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA News Wire Columnist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once wrote, “It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.” Those students who are protesting campus racism

What will 2016 bring for economic and political opportunity and social justice?

January 13, 2016

By Marc H. Morial Trice Edney News Wire Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won. – James Weldon Johnson, “Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing.” The 2016 Presidential election still is more than 10 months off, but already

Coaches look for talent, players make impression in Capital City tournament

January 12, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Every one of the coaches who entered their teams to compete in the recent Capital City Classic high school basketball tournament did so with pretty much the same sense of purpose. Each man took the two-day holiday event at

Being undermanned is no problem for Rattlers

January 12, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer A look at the bench of the FAMU women’s basketball team reflected a microcosm of just how the Rattlers have been getting through the season so far. They were short handed again in their second Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game