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Southern Idaho is a wonderful place. I enjoy the privilege of being able to raise my family in this beautiful mountainous region. We enjoy many towns like Pocatello, that are filled with conservative families, entrepreneurs and scores of highly educated professionals.
But sometimes when I walk with one of my daughters into the some of our civic centers, I am struck, on an emotional level, by the sign outside that says, “No Gang Attire.”
It is clear that in many ways, Southern Idaho gets hit with the same urban problems that many big cities face.
In this vein, one of my favorite pastimes includes engaging in the dialogue surrounding my fellow black Americans. Comedian Bill Cosby recently told several hundred people at a conference of community associations to stand up and confront the ills facing us.
This struck a chord with me, because Cosby spoke in my native Newark, N.J. Being a father and educator in Idaho...
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