March 2018 – Page 6 – Capital Outlook

Restore felons right to vote!

March 6, 2018

By Rev. Don Tolliver Special to the Outlook This November, Floridians will have the opportunity to right a terrible wrong. Voting “Yes” to Amendment 4 will restore the right to vote to those who have served their time and paid their debt to society. The impact of passing this

Gun Violence: Explaining the inexplicable

March 6, 2018

By Sean Pittman Special to the Outlook I never thought I would have to have the “talk.” I am the father of three African American girls, and the idea of advising them on how to duck, cover or play dead during a school shooting had never occurred to me.

State educators seek answers to mental illness

March 6, 2018

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Education administrators from across the state spent the first two hours of a fact-finding workshop grappling with ways to deal with mental illness among school children. The consensus among those who filled the large conference room – counselors, mental health specialists

Goodwood Museum, John G. Riley Center honor former Griffin principal

March 6, 2018

By Christina Hunter Outlook writer Doing janitorial work wasn’t beneath William Robert Perkins, although he had two college degrees. It didn’t matter that he was principal at the same school where he took on some of the clean-up duties at the school now known as Griffin Middle School.

Roundtable panelists explain threat to Farm Bill

March 6, 2018

By Kathryn Lewis Outlook writer Some of the most knowledgeable people in agriculture delivered a message last Friday about the urgent need to pay attention to potential cuts to the Farm Bill that could affect livelihoods or even having food on the table. They spoke at a Food Assistance

Nominations needed for Person of the Week

March 6, 2018

Staff Report Since May 2017, a deserving local resident has been featured each week in this space as the Capital Outlook Newspaper’s Person of the Week. Those persons profiled have been people with whose contributions I was already familiar or those who were recommended by past persons of the week.

City gas customer gets prompt service, entertainment, too

March 6, 2018

By Chambria Gordon Outlook writer The call was routine for Lola Fulmer, a city of Tallahassee utility gas technician. She ended up at the home of Jim and Pat English, who reported the smell of gas nearby their home earlier this month. The Englishes were impressed with

Homeless pregnant women find refuge at Brehon House

March 6, 2018

BOOTS FOR BABIES By Cedrell Mitchell Outlook Writer The crowd was obviously captivated by Jalesa Dennis’ story of survival during her pregnancy as a teenage mother. “I was 19, freshly graduated from high school and I had recently lost my mother to a diabetic stroke,” said Dennis, seemingly overcome by

My4Sons uses gala to bring awareness to gun crimes

March 6, 2018

By Christina Hunter Outlook Writer A phone call that Gabrielle Cunningham received almost eight years ago had such an impact that what she heard on the other end of the phone remains vivid to this day. “I got a phone call that my child was gone,” she recalled.

Pastor’s inspiration drives growth of FWPC

March 6, 2018

Person of the Year By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Every now and then Quincy Griffin, pastor of Family Worship and Praise Center, shares some of his personal life stories with his congregation. Yanela McLeod, who has been attending the church since its early years, says Griffin’s preaching