Anna Matthews

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  Anna signed the petition | over 1 year ago

  Should the front row center seat in the White House press briefing room go to FOX News or NPR?
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  Anna commented on the article | almost 3 years ago

  Charters Exclude the Most Challenging Students, part 1

  I too appreciate the fact President Obama wants better education opprotunities for all of our children. But my main concern with charters schools is that they take much needed money away from the public school system, which makes them private schools paid for with public dollars. That money could be better used to help our public schools improve their education programs, train and hire better teachers and staff,  improve their programs in art and culture, music, physcial education, and sports. 

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  Anna commented on the article | about 3 years ago

  Realizing the Dream: Will Obama End Slavery?

  In case you hadn't noticed, the Bush administration enslaved the taxpayers before they left.  Stop trying to cloud the issue with your discontent over the election. The election is over, you and others like you will have another chance in 2012. The issue on the table is slavery in the form of human trafficking.  The issue is very real and very serious.

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  Anna commented on the article | about 3 years ago

  The Top Five Controversies in Health Care Today

  While all of these are concerns when it comes to our healthcare, or a lack thereof, I see nothing here addressing Mental Health Services.  I don't know about other counties, but here in Duval County, Mental Health Services, especially among low income families is virtuality impossible to access. The clients I see are often suffering from depresion, anger problems, substance abuse and a host of other mental health problems. These people can not see a psycharist if they don't have health insurance. Many of them don't have an income and without the counseling and medications they need, they cannot hold a job, or properly care for themselves or their children. Mental Health reform has to be included in any healthare plan that is formed.

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  Anna signed the petition | about 3 years ago

  put the LOVE back in Valentine's Day
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  Anna commented on the article | about 3 years ago

  Realizing the Dream: Will Obama End Slavery?

  It is amazing how some people read and but don't understand what they read. While the writer does speak to historical slavery, the slavery to which she is speaking of is human trafficking, which is slavery. However, just as with historical slavery, the holocaust and segregation, if we don't see it it's not a problem. If it's not on tv then it's not reality. We have to open our eyes and see life as it is not as we would have it. As yes, we can be African-Americans. It is for us a way to show honor and respect to our past while  acknowledging our present and our future.