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From homeless to world champion, Lamount Peterson

Submitted by ric on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 10:56pm

(CNN) -- Most people don't go through life without hitting a few bumps along the way. For Lamont Peterson, that's putting it mildly. Peterson, 28, is sitting on top of the boxing world right now. In December, he won the light welterweight championship of the world, an achievement that was 18 years in the making. "I feel blessed just to be here in this spot," he said. "It could have been many other places I could've been." What is also said is that without a Mentor, Lamount might not be where he is today.

Redemption and wrestling with angels

Submitted by ric on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 3:14pm

I think we've ALL been here. Read what Jacob had to do...

http://www.preparingforeternity.com/sr/sr13.htm

 

 

New CSI webpage

Submitted by ric on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 11:37pm

http://www.communitysuccess.org/children-impacted-parental-incarceration

...is about resources for families to use while one parent is incarcerated. Feel free to contribute links fo us to add. Ric

 

Those who forget the past are

Submitted by ric on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 7:57pm

...condemmed to repeat it.This is worth a read. Ric

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/Chronology_1933.html

What did Black Friday MEAN to us?

Submitted by ric on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 10:55pm

Here's something to think on, as the "Holiday Season" ramps up into full speed.

http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/how-to-get-arrested-on-black-friday/Con...

How many times do we forgive??

Submitted by ric on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 4:38pm

"But Jesus was asked: 'How many times should I forgive?' 'Seventy times seven' is what he said. And when you realize Jesus died alongside criminals, to me it makes sense to be here."  Please click here for the REST of the story.

CSI staff member Veronique Link's new Youtube page

Submitted by ric on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 3:46pm

Be sure to check out Veronique's new YouTube page "The Nonprofit Doctor"!

Click here to visit her page.

Preventative Government and Public Safety: Already Living in the Year 2054?

Submitted by ric on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 11:03pm

From MetroTrends Blog: "In the District of Columbia, the pretrial services agency makes risk predictions for about 20,000 defendants annually. That’s a lot of people whose lives depend on statistical models. No wonder scientists and policymakers engineering these models feel pressured (and they should) to get the science right. Even so, that’s not the hardest part of this puzzle."

Obstructionism Is Not Leadership

Submitted by ric on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 9:45pm

Senator Jim Webb of Virginia recently writes "This week, I spoke on the Senate floor regarding the recent filibuster by Senate Republicans to block my legislation to establish a bipartisan National Criminal Justice Commission, though it enjoys support from more than 100 organisations including the National Sheriffs’ Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, the ACLU, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the Sentencing Project.

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Submitted by ric on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 1:51am

"Never before have I written so long a letter. I'm afraid it is much too long to take your precious time. I can assure you that it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk, but what else can one do when he is alone in a narrow jail cell, other than write long letters, think long thoughts and pray long prayers?" Please click here and give me an Amen. Ric

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