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A Vision

December 26, 2012 By Seymour Joseph

A poem in memory of those who died in Newtown.

Sandy Hook vigils mourn victims, vow action

December 17, 2012 By John Bachtell

Candlelight vigils were held nationwide mourning the victims of the Dec. 14 massacre. They promised hope for a national conversation and vows for action on mental health care and gun control.

Group sees the disabled as their own best spokespeople

September 25, 2012 By James Raines

Marian Bacon has worked at The Memphis Center for Independent Living, an action and advocacy organization for people with disabilities, for over five years.

U.S. gun culture diagnosed as a social disease

September 25, 2012 By Albert Bender

In the wake of the two mass shootings this summer, some American physicians consider this country's gun violence a social disease.

Illinois juvenile jails woefully under staffed, report says

July 30, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

According to a report released Thursday, July 28, by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, the state's eight juvenile detention centers have "serious deficiencies."