August 2016 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Lawsuit challenges holding back students over test

August 23, 2016

By Dara Kam The News Service of Florida Fourteen parents whose children were retained in third grade after they “opted out” of Florida’s standardized tests filed a lawsuit this week, saying their rights were violated by confusing standards that rely too much on a single exam. The lawsuit says

Gaetz makes bid to become UWF president

August 23, 2016

By Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida State Sen. Don Gaetz is among more than 70 applicants seeking to become the next president of the University of West Florida. Gaetz, 68, a Niceville Republican who led the Florida Senate as its president from 2012 to 2014, said

Neighborly Senate race turns nasty

August 23, 2016

By Dara Kam The News Service of Florida Four months ago, state Reps. Doug Broxson and Mike Hill said they were friends who intended to run a “civil” race for an open Senate seat in the Panhandle. But weeks before the Aug. 30 primary that will almost certainly determine

Is Trump playing and telling jokes during his rallies and speeches?

August 23, 2016

By Roger Caldwell Special to the Outlook Inside many jokes is an element of truth, and with Donald Trump, you never know what to believe. Maybe Donald Trump is a saint sent here to save the White race in America. Or maybe he is a political genius who became a

Don’t vote, get Trumped!

August 23, 2016

By Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr. President & Publisher As we approach this most serious and sacred election season, we must all vote our conscience and conviction. All elections matter! However, in this city and county, this upcoming election is perhaps, in my 30 years as pastor here, one of

Trump’s snub of this Summer’s Black Organization Conferences—Why?

August 23, 2016

By Zenitha Prince Trice Edney News Wire Donald Trump’s decision not to address conventions of several minority organizations was hardly surprising, political analysts and strategists agree. The potential impact of the Republican candidate’s snubs was a matter of contention among the experts, however. The already stark

Creating ‘celebrity’ hairstyles is a longtime passion of owner

August 23, 2016

By Sean Sanders Outlook Writer Kurtima Moore knows that every time she leaves the Celebrities Hair Salon she will feel like a star. That’s exactly how her sister told her she felt after she first tried Celebrities Hair Salon. Now Moore is entering her third year as a

South City’s new Learning Tree Library tackles area’s low literacy rate

August 23, 2016

By Robyn Murrell Outlook Writer A group of children, parents and local officials braved a mid-afternoon thunderstorm to pour into the Oliver Hill, Sr. Community Center on Tallahassee’s south side. What was about to unfold was too important for them to miss. They came because of an

Desmond: state attorney’s office has a ‘broken system’

August 23, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Finding examples of cases that have created a strained relationship between the state attorney’s office and law enforcement in the 2nd Judicial Circuit wasn’t difficult for Sean Desmond. He just pointed to the case of Gadsden County Sheriff Maurice Young,

Solidarity Weekend events set to bring law enforcement, community together

August 23, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer In a gathering that resembled a summit, the heads of both branches of law enforcement in Tallahassee outlined steps that they are taking to insure that the city doesn’t experience the type of violence that has been gripping the country during