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Veterans get no respect

Veterans get no respect

By Manning Peterson, Staff Writer November 20, 2014

“No one has been barred on account of his race for fighting or dying for America – There are no “white” or “colored” signs on the battlefields." — U.S. President John F. Kennedy   Before...

Harassment versus hospitality

Harassment versus hospitality

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor November 20, 2014

“He was so angry that I could somehow ignore his public sexual advances. All I remember is seeing the shock in my friend’s eyes when the guy returned to punch me in the face as I turned around. I...

Deteriorating foundations

Deteriorating foundations

By The Advocate Editorial Board November 19, 2014

Police officers work to protect and serve the community and at a college campus that mission is no different. But without an adequately sized or seismically stable base of operations, that mission becomes...

Multiple partners breeds lustful regret

Multiple partners breeds lustful regret

By Rodney Woodson, Associate Editor November 19, 2014

Multiple bedroom partners can be fun for most guys, and for a lot of men it is a way of life. That was my case back in the early 2000s. Yes much fun was had by all, but as time went on, that pleasure turned...

City council action halts positive progress

City council action halts positive progress

By Mark Wassberg, Staff Writer November 19, 2014

Big money in politics — right or wrong? Did Chevron really try to buy the 2014 election in Richmond? Chevron was a few days away from modernizing its Richmond Refinery in 2008, to make it safe for the...

Bargain shopping over holiday values

Bargain shopping over holiday values

By Christian Urrutia, Photo Editor November 19, 2014

Retail companies now brace their employees for the advent of the holiday season right after Halloween, beginning in November. Targeted advertising reminds us that the onslaught of early morning sales...

People are not illegal or aliens

People are not ‘illegal’ or ‘aliens’

By Roxana Amparo, News Editor November 19, 2014

According to Dictionary.com, the definition of the word “alien” is no longer just a creature from outer space, but it is also actually “a resident born in or belonging in another country who has...

Payment over-looked

Payment over-looked

By The Advocate Editorial Board October 29, 2014

Students at Contra Costa College do not have an effective means of waiving the $5 student activity fee they are charged each term, a fee of which they are hardly informed. The fee has been in place since...

Deceitful government abuses voting system

Deceitful government abuses voting system

By Rodney Woodson, Associate Editor October 29, 2014

Over the past few centuries people from all walks of life, races and genders have fought and died for the right to vote in the United States of America. While older generations and broadcasting entities...

Ballot measure adds undue stress

Ballot measure adds undue stress

By Jared Amdahl, Opinion Editor October 29, 2014

The upcoming Richmond ballot will offer Measure U to voters, which if passed will implement a half-cent sales tax increase on the city and people that have trouble affording to operate as it is. The...

Half-cent sales tax prevents cutbacks

Half-cent sales tax prevents cutbacks

By Roxana Amparo, News Editor October 29, 2014

Measure U helps you. Essential city services, such as public safety, public health and wellness programs, city youth programs and street paving, will be maintained and enhanced with a cost of only half...

Appalling graduation practices

By Tory Wilkerson, Student October 24, 2014

After reading Rodney Woodson’s “Shameful Society Focused On Race” that was published in The Advocate on Oct. 1 I strongly agree with his point of view. From personal experience, I agree with the...

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