October 2017 – Capital Outlook

Frustration mounts with Rattlers’ fourth straight loss

October 31, 2017

Special to the Outlook HAMPTON, Va. – FAMU’s football coach Alex Wood was so frustrated with the way the Rattlers lost to Hampton to extend their losing streak that he didn’t hold his tongue. Nothing bothered Wood like the 14 penalties committed by the Rattlers in the

Fuller makes believers out of undefeated Cougars

October 31, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer Corey Fuller had swag as a high school football player. He took it to Florida State and then to the NFL for nine years. It never left him. So you know he is passing it on to his players at

Leon County awarded top honors in financial reporting

October 31, 2017

Special to the Outlook The Honorable Gwen Marshall (Leon), has received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). For the twenty-first consecutive year, Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller

Trump, Congresswoman Wilson, Kelly, lies and video tapes

October 31, 2017

By Walter Smith Publisher Philadelphia Observer White House Chief of Staff John Kelly appeared before a group of reporters to defend President Trump’s insensitive statement to the widow of fallen soldier La Davis Johnson. Myeshia Johnson accompanied by members of her family and Congresswoman Frederica Wilson were waiting

Obama, not Trump, fixed the U.S. economy

October 31, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Since taking office in January 2017, Trump has been obsessed with either eliminating Obama’s impressive legacy or taking credit for it. Since the GOP renamed the Affordable Ccare Act (ACA) Obamacare, he could not take credit for a program with another President’s name.

Mayor Gillum should not suspend his campaign

October 31, 2017

By Rev. R.B. Homles Jr. Publisher and President I am a supporter and friend of Commissioner Bill Proctor; he has always been a clear voice. However, I humbly disagree with him in calling for Mayor Gillum “to suspend his campaign for governor.” The mayor can do both lead our

Kathleen Rodgers: Highly recognized educator

October 31, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Kathleen L. Rodgers is an outstanding educator and a native of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, recently hard hit by both hurricanes Irma and Maria that devastated Puerto Rico and left massive damage in the Virgin Islands. Her family survived the storm and

Continuing the conversations

October 31, 2017

By Mayor Andrew Gillum Special to the Outlook It is no secret that division and unrest have taken hold in states, cities, and neighborhoods across the nation. In these trying times, we too often find ourselves judging and “otherizing” people in our communities who might not look like us, or

Proctor points to racial inequities as reason for high crime rate

October 31, 2017

County commissioner also calls on mayor to suspend campaign for governor By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Citing inequities in his predominantly Black district among the reasons for a recent spurt of shootings, county Commissioner Bill Proctor defended his call for Gov. Rick Scott to declare a

Forum answers plenty of questions on immigration

October 31, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Attorney Neil Rambana has seen the scenario play out so many times in an immigration court. The undocumented immigrant parent of an American-born child fights to stay in the country. The parent loses the argument and is immediately deported. If there