April 2017 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Sheriff McNeil calls on churches, community to step up push to assist ex-felons’ return

April 26, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Community and church involvement could be the biggest step to helping ex-felons successfully restore their lives in society, Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil told an audience in a nearly-packed Trinity United Presbyterian Church. McNeil made his appeal for restoration last Thursday

Industry insiders say minorities should pursue oil jobs

April 18, 2017

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor There are great opportunities for African Americans and Latinos in the oil, natural gas, and petrochemical industries, according to industry insiders, who are calling on minorities to “get in the game.” “IHS Market projects that there will be nearly 1.9

Is the attack on Syria an impulsive military action?

April 18, 2017

By Roger Caldwell Special to the Outlook “Congress must live up to its Constitutional responsibility to debate an Authorization of the Use of Military Force against a sovereign nation, The American people are owed a comprehensive strategy with clear objectives to keep our brave men and women in uniform safe

Wells Fargo and customer confidence

April 18, 2017

Special to the Outlook What we see in the article that accompanies this editorial is that Wells Fargo Bank certainly has a problem with its customers. We know for a fact that a number of those customers happen to be African American and Latino and that these two ethnic groups

Florida among worst in restoration of rights

April 18, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Since the rules for the restoration of rights of felons is determined by each state, there is a hodge-podge of state laws governing what rights ex-offenders will have once released from prison. Some are very liberal like Maine and Vermont in which felons

Presidential profile adequate, not enough for FAMU

April 18, 2017

By Narayan Persaud Special to the Outlook In their efforts to select the next university president, members of the FAMU Board of Trustees authorized contractually the development of a presidential profile to guide them in their search and deliberations. While a profile is likely to capture requisite characteristics in

Leon County school children join argument for more recess

April 18, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Elementary students Ashley and Roland Templing strolled to the podium, looking like most little children would in front of a room filled of mostly strangers. They weren’t shy about stating their case in a public appeal for school recess, though.

Deltas host prayer breakfast

April 18, 2017

By Soror Huette Higgs Special to the Outlook On Saturday, March 25, the Tallahassee Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., hosted its 6th Biennial Community Prayer Breakfast at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. The event, chaired by Soror Felecia Battle- Jones, started at 9 a.m. and

Word of South Festival brings performers closer to their fans

April 18, 2017

By Samantha Joseph Outlook writer The genre of music was so diverse that it would have been hard to tell if there was anyone in the crowd at Cascades Park that didn’t get their fill. Music lovers in Tallahassee witnessed a potpourri of styles from a lineup of

Wood likes what he sees in Rattlers’ spring scrimmage

April 11, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer It was hard to see much distinction between the offense and defense during FAMU’s first spring football scrimmage in two years, but coach Alex Wood wasn’t making any fuss about either unit. “We thought it was fairly competitive and that’s what