Hello Readers,

President Obama recently visited Afghanistan. He promised support to Afghan president Hamid Karzai and will not keep them hanging. However, the 2014 troop withdrawal is still there. After the President’s departure in the city of Kabul, there were explosions caused by the Taliban. They will not live peacefully, and don’t let others live peacefully. Obama’s surprise visit may impact the long term relationship with Afghanistan and the presence of the US in the region. However, the contract between the two countries and attacks in Afghan and Pakistan-Afghan territories will impact the presence of US forces in the region.

Dharun Ravi and Tyler Clementi international news case may take a turn. Ravi has shown very strong statements at the “20/20” Interview. I listened to 101.5 FM on Tuesday, and the majority of the callers favored Ravi and suggested there was not a bias crime. The jury has accepted the charge for the bias crime, as Clementi’s perception of Ravi. Ravi, who was found guilty of bias intimidation for spying on his gay roommate's sexual encounter, is seeking to have the conviction against him overturned and be granted a new trial in the case.

13 individuals have been charged in connection with the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major in November 2011. The charges range from misdemeanor hazing to felony hazing, which carries a maximum sentence of six years. Now the question arises, how can we stop hazing? I don’t think we can stop it, but can be reduced and through the tougher penalties, the severe incidents of can be stopped.

The election in Orange has turned wild. Negative campaigns will take their toll on bi-partisanship in the future. The council and mayor’s intention are to serve the people. However, in Orange they are not working together for the benefit of the citizens. I have seen many mailers from Mayor Hawkins and Mr. Warren. However, for Warren I have not seen a single mailer about his platform. Hawkins also has started negative campaigning. The last mailer from Warren was about the signing ceremony with the governor and talking about Hawkins and the governor with the same republican supporters. However, in front of Mayor Hawkins, State Senate President Stephen Sweeney is there. Is Warren denouncing the Democratic Party Senate President too?

In terms of working hard for the people and constantly being at the forefront without as much recognition, Elroy Corbitt is doing a great job, and it is something that should be noticed.

Have a wonderful week. I’ll talk to you next week.

Hello Readers,

I hope you all had a great Easter. I have written many articles about the Prudential Center. The Prudential Center attracted more multimillion dollar businesses, but hurt the smaller mom and pop stores. The arena was supported time and time again by Mayor Cory Booker and his team, as well as many of the key players in the decision making process. Since the beginning of the construction of the Prudential Center, local businesses have had less traffic than before. Why? Because all the stores on Mulberry Street and surrounding it are no longer there, so walk-in traffic has been reduced, especially on Broad Street.

Hello Readers,

The world has changed. Negativity vibes are around the world. Money and power became more important than human life. Until the late ‘90s, we were not hearing about school shootings. One after another, we hear the news of shootings and deaths. A shooting at an Oakland, California religious school has taken the lives of seven innocent people. Not only had they lost the lives, but it left darkness in the lives of their families for a lifetime. We are trying to patch up things, but we are not trying to find out the problems and solve the problems. The government officials were doing legal corruption in the past, but still their morale was higher. Today, if you look all around, the government is about money. The majority of elected officials are about money and power. I pass by the same route from home to office to home, but now the police are giving more tickets to drivers to collect more money. As I heard, grading (not officially) is based on the tickets issued by each officer. I think we do need strong leadership to change this world.

Hello Readers,

Is it a bias crime in the case of the Trayvon Martin shooting? Martin, a young 17 year old, lost his life and the shooter has not been arrested. All over the country there were protests, including a statement from our President Barack Obama. The law states that this case is under the control of the state. The police have not arrested George Zimmerman. Maybe Zimmerman is right, but if the case would have been reversed, would an African American be let free? The police said that they do not have enough hard evidence for the case. They listened to Zimmerman, and Martin cannot come from heaven to be a witness. So under the circumstances, police should have arrested Zimmerman, as he has already shot a young man to death on the street of Sanford, Florida. The media is behind the case and everyone is watching the moves by the Sanford Florida Police Department closely.

The fate of Obama’s Health Care Plan is in the hands of the nine Supreme Court Justices. They will rule in June whether requiring all Americans to have compulsory insurance is constitutional or not. While they judge that part, a few justices are trying to make an argument for the other parts of the bill besides the mandated insurance. There is some fear that political pressure may table the issue until after the election season. This matter is too important to be subject to politics. The people are more important than the politicians, and the Justices should honor their oaths and decide the case as soon as possible.