Author: michael o. allen
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God Help America!
The Republican Party is betting that America is more homophobic, racist and sexist so their path to attaining and retaining power is to play to our nation’s basest instincts. “The American political system is so slanted toward the overrepresentation of the Republican Party’s core supporters, rural and exurban conservatives, that even when their views and…
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Black History
The currents of history—especially when we Americans struggle in the swirl of our shared BLACK HISTORY—is never constant, its ebbs and flows often clashing with the sensibilities of the age. As we appraise anew our BLACK HISTORY, our society must come together to teach today’s children what exactly we mean when we talk about JUSTICE and EQUALITY. The persistence, for instance, of stark…
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ROBBERY SUSPECT AIMS GUN AT COP
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Saturday, February 1, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | Two Star B | NEWS | Page A03 A robbery suspect who had leveled a gun at a police officer dropped his weapon after a second officer, who came up behind the suspect, ordered him to freeze, police…
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JAIL STILL DEFICIENT, EXPERT TESTIFIES
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Thursday, January 30, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | 5 Star | NEWS | Page: B01 Conditions that led Bergen County Jail inmates to file a class-action suit against the county and state remain largely unchanged since a sanitary expert last inspected the jail more than a…
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VICTORY FOR JAIL COULD BE A LOSS; Hearings Resume on Overcrowding
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 29, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | 5 Star | NEWS | Page B01 In an ironic twist to a class-action suit seeking to reduce overcrowding at the Bergen County Jail, a high-ranking county official says the county could wind up a loser if it…
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HEARING-IMPAIRED CAN CONTACT POLICE
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Sunday, January 26, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page A03 Just in time to comply with a federal law that takes effect today, borough police on Friday installed a device that will enable people with speech and hearing impairments to contact…
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INMATE CLAIMS INJURY BY GUARD DOG; Attack in food protest charged
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Saturday, January 25, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | One Star | NEWS | Page A04 A Bergen County Jail prisoner claims he was injured when he was subdued by a police dog during an inmate protest over food. Another inmate said the prisoner was bitten by…
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ESCAPED KILLER CHARGED IN HOLDUPS; Pair of Businesses were Robbed
Byline: By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Friday, January 24, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | 5 Star | NEWS | Page B01 A convicted killer who escaped from a Connecticut prison and was recaptured in Paramus over the weekend was charged Thursday with two armed robberies in Rutherford and Montvale, authorities said.…
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NEW RESTAURANT GUTTED BY EARLY MORNING BLAZE
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Thursday, January 23, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | 1 Star | NEWS | Page B01 Celestino’s, the Edgewater restaurant that opened 10 months ago at the site of the old Barge Inn, was destroyed by a pre-dawn fire Wednesday, authorities said. A married couple who woke…