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We must re-acknowledge and respect the role of parents and the wisdom of elders so that we can affect authentic, lasting, positive change in our society.> The 1950s brought programming to America’s living rooms that revered parents, especially fathers, in TV shows like “Father Knows Best,” “Make Room for Daddy,” and “Ozzie and Harriet.” The same decade simultaneously engineered the American teenager, ushered in the exaltation of “youth culture” in music and film, and eroded the reverence of parents and elders. Over the last 70 years, the glorification of youth-centric culture has exacerbated the degradation of parental honor. Hollywood sought...

Students Rally to Protect Voting Rights Posted Friday, October 25, 2002 | Email a Comment Hundreds of Students Rally Against Judges Decision Demand to Be Heard and Given Opportunity to VoteLittle Rock, AR Hundreds of students rallied on the steps of the courthouse in Arkadelphia and Little Rock to protest the decision rendered by circuit judge John A. Thomas. The students suggested that perhaps the decision and the filing of the writ of mandamus precipitated from partisan politics and Democratic operatives. Floyd Thomas Curry, an Arkadelphia area attorney who is also the son of a Democratic candidate for JP district...