July 2017 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Should vaccines be required for children?

July 18, 2017

By Glenn Ellis Trice Edney News Wire Vaccination has long been a familiar, highly effective form of medicine and a triumph of public health. Because vaccination is both an individual medical intervention and a central component of public health efforts, it raises a distinct set of legal and ethical issues

Donald J. Trump is NOT crazy

July 18, 2017

By Peter A. Bailey Trice Edney News Wire It’s time for television and radio talk show hosts, educators, editorial writers, columnists and politicians to cease describing U.S. President Donald J. Trump as being “crazy,” “mentally sick,” “childish,” etc. A person with such afflictions is legally and otherwise not

Crime Reduction: A community responsibility

July 18, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook In 2015 when I was researching data for my book, Lessons from America’s Best and Worst Cities, I discovered the Area Vibes website that assigns a livability score to American cities based on ratings in seven (7) categories. Those categories are Amenities,

Dates set for 100 BMOTA Summer Success Academy for young men

July 18, 2017

Special to the Outlook The 100 Black Men of the Tallahassee Area, (100 BMOTA) Inc. will again this year, provide FREE activities for young men in the Big Bend Area prior to the opening of school at its Summer Success Academy, “An Overnight Experience” from August 7-9. The goal

Attorney Linda Edwards, service is in her DNA

July 18, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Linda Edwards is a Tennessee native who moved to Tallahassee about 25 years ago to attend the Florida State University College of Law. She was born in Stanton, Tennessee into a family of eight children. Her father was a factory worker and

Hundreds turn out for driver’s license restoration clinic

July 18, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Slowly the woman walked to take her place in front of judge Stephen Everett inside the Leon County Court Annex. She greeted him politely, then stated her case. “I need a chance,” Carolyn Threatt told the judge. “Take some of the

Driven in her ways

July 18, 2017

Interim dean of FAMU’s journalism school racks up long list of firsts By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer By the time that Dhyana Ziegler’s mother gave her some advice as a child, she was already showing signs of becoming a trailblazer. In exactly what wasn’t so clear

Holmes’ signing with Diamondback vindicates Rickards’ baseball coach

July 18, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer There isn’t a baseball coach in Tallahassee more proud than Brian Kelly these days. As well he should be. When Tra’Mayne Holmes was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks, he became the second Rickards High School product

20-year-old Collins steals MMA show on Combat Night

July 18, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer A few days before her scheduled debut as a mixed martial arts fighter, Betty Collins had a baffled look about her. Even her trainer Joe Burtoft couldn’t predict exactly how his latest protégé would perform when she got into the

McCullum looking for best assistants, recruits

July 11, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook writer The pace that Robert McCullum is moving to find prospects that will work alongside him and play on the floor is frantic. But the veteran basketball coach who was hired in May to rebuild the FAMU men’s program said he’s going