January 2023 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

Remaining calm in an angry world: How some Floridians cope

January 6, 2023

Flight attendant Pamela Lyn Nokes defused what could have been a violent in-fight situation.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook “I think if anybody had said one more thing to him, he was looking for a fight,” said Pamela Lyn Nokes, a flight attendant from Tallahassee. Nokes explained that it was

White House responds to migrant buses sent to VP Harris’ D.C. home

January 6, 2023

Vice President Kamala Harris was surprised by bus-load of immigrants who were dropped off at her residence at the Naval Observatory.White House photo By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The White House has condemned the latest tactic employed by Republican governors, including Texas’ Greg Abbott, and Arizona Gov. Doug

Senate committee finds widespread sex abuse in federal prisons

January 6, 2023

Several victims of sexual abuse in federal prisons told their stories to a senate committee investigating the practice by employees.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In August 2016, a grand jury indicted Carolyn Richardson for her role in a conspiracy to procure and distribute oxycodone. A year

Lawsuit alleges U.S. government discriminated against Black veterans for decades

January 6, 2023

Veterans Affairs documents show that Black applicants seeking disability benefits were denied 30 percent of the time from 2002 to 2020.Photo submitted Black Information NetworkAtlanta Daily World A new lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) alleges that the U.S. government discriminated against Black veterans for decades. The suit,

Draft pick makes Jones-Riley first Tallahassee native in MLS

January 6, 2023

Jaden Jones-Riley was an All-Conference Second Team choice this past season with the Dayton Flyers.Photo courtesy Dayton athletics Jaden Jones-Riley talks about his aspirations to make the Portland Timbers’ first team.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer One night a few days before Christmas, Jaden Jones-Riley

Family of the year

January 6, 2023

Whitfield couple on a mission to save marriages Rhoda (left) and Rev. Danny Whitfield have been on a mission to save marriages.Photo submitted Rhoda (left) and Rev. Danny Whitfield share a little humor.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Before Danny and Rhoda Whitfield became husband

Cunningham named Bowerman trophy winner

January 6, 2023

Trey Cunningham tied for the second-fastest time in collegiate history in the 110-meter hurdles national championship race.Photo courtesy FSU athletics By Tim HofmannSemoinoles.com AURORA, Colo. – Trey Cunningham had already solidified himself as one of the top hurdlers in collegiate history, but his name will forever be etched into collegiate

Bowden, Warrick to join Allstate Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame

January 6, 2023

Peter WarrickBobby Cunningham Seminoles.com NEW ORLEANS – Four legends will be introduced as the fifth class of the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame. The induction is being planned in conjunction with the 89th annual Allstate Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31. The inaugural Hall of Fame class, introduced in 2017, was

House Committee cites troubling conduct by Commanders, NFL for more than two decades

January 6, 2023

The Washington Commanders deny findings of Housing Committee’s investigation.NFL photo By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A toxic work culture harmed dozens of Washington Commanders football team employees for over two decades. And team owner, Daniel Snyder, permitted and participated in the troubling conduct, a U.S. House Oversight Committee

The price we pay for political cowards

January 6, 2023

David W. Marshall We are just weeks away from the end of the 117th Congress, and with it comes the transfer of the gavel from Nancy Pelosi to the new Speaker of the House. We are also witnessing the end of the congressional careers of Republicans Liz Cheney and Adam