November 2017 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Victory

November 21, 2017

By E. Faye Williams, esq. Trice Edeny News Wire I’ve always drawn a measure of comfort from watching and listening to “Grandmother” type clocks. There’s something soothing about the consistent tic-tic-tic of the clock as time moves on. In my abstract thinking, I find significance in the movement of the

Sen. McCain is a patriot and a man of honor

November 21, 2017

By Jesse Jackson Sr. Trice Edeny News Wire Sen. John McCain is a patriot. Now, as he battles against a brutal affliction, he has earned recognition as a man of honor. He has served his country, often at great sacrifice. And even now, he is using his stature to warn

Roy Moore: A relic of the old racist South

November 21, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Roy Moore, Alabama’s GOP U.S. Senate candidate, is under investigation for alleged sexual assaults against minor females when he was in his thirties and his accusers were ages 14, 16, 17, and 19 at the time of the incidents. This is the same

Tiny homes: ‘An ecosystem for people’

November 21, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer At least 130 individuals or families who have fallen on hard times will soon have an opportunity to jump start their lives back to normalcy. Their option is The Dwellings, a community of tiny houses that is being constructed off Highway

Girls Rule Pageant brings out laughter, emotions

November 21, 2017

By Daria Laycock Outlook writer Nerves, talent and fashion were on full display by a group of little girls who put on a big show in the Work Force Development building on TCC’s campus. Before the four girls got through the Miss Girls Rule Pageant, they left some

Festival brings awareness for Gaines Street businesses

November 21, 2017

By Cedrell Mitchell Outlook writer The idea was simple enough seven years ago: put on an event that would bring people to see how much Gaines Street and surrounding areas have to offer. Construction around the area has been completed for some time now but businesses

Faith Clarke: Focused on agriculture and food Safety

November 21, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Faith Clarke is now a Tallahassee resident, but was born and grew up in Jamaica. Tallahassee became home when she transferred here as a junior agribusiness student from the College of Agriculture in Jamaica to the Florida A & M University’s

Support strong for Robinson to be next FAMU president

November 21, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer There’s a consensus among many with ties to FAMU that the university’s Board of Trustees would not be making a mistake if it keeps Larry Robinson as permanent president. There is also an overwhelming sentiment that if Robinson is the BOT’s

ACA enrollment surging even though it ends Dec. 15

November 21, 2017

By Cash Michaels Special to the Outlook The enrollment period to be covered by the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) began Nov.1, and is scheduled to end Dec. 15, for those hoping to qualify for health care coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2018. The Trump Administration, which has made no

McNeil, community leaders want more action; not talk to help solve crime

November 21, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Everyone at a town hall meeting on crime had plenty of suggestions on how to solve the problem in Tallahassee. Law enforcement officials, city leaders and community activists have heard most of what was said countless times in recent months