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In addition to his books & seminar materials, Ron Jackson is a regular contributor to The Daily Journal newspaper of Kankakee, Illinois.  His columns appear in their new Sunday Editorial section entitled Think - which is exactly what he intends for you to do for yourself with his writings.

 We will include each Sunday's new column and a list of the previous month's Columns here on this site as well as this Archive of his past columns that are currently available online.  We invite you to take a look & let Ron know what you think.

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"We can allow our communities to deteriorate
or we can resolve it through dialogue."


Affirmative Action
Well, the cat's out of the bag
Court says non-whites need help
Affirmative Action an unfair edge
Civil rights leaders or hypocrites?

Afghanistan
It's a different kind of war
Tillman's death returns
war to page 1

As Goliath, America
being pushed into corner

Airline Travel
Potty break may prove profitable
Drunk wandering on tarmac
shows flaws in Homeland
Security

Racial profiling in the skies
Changes in air security
a cash deal

Air travel just not my bag
Eliminating dumb airport questions
Will size selectivity take flight?

Black History
Blacks have come far enough
to have bigotry

King would have sent
Ray Nagin packing

Gay marriage will replace
the white man as reason
for black failure

Black History should be history
What has black history
taught us?

King vs. Jackson: No Comparison
Reparation column elicits
colorful comments from some

Headline needs no apologies

Bureaucracy
Congressional steroid
investigation farcical

If you are going to flee,
check out search insurance

Different site, different
response to disaster

Defense fraud worse than
hurricane rip-offs

5-generation family battles to
recover from Hurricane Katrina

Blame & suffering both on the rise
Missing girl a victim
of bureaucracy

Choices
Lady Liberty in need of Mr. Right
With smoking banned,
cologne should be next

Why you also have the right
to not cast your ballot

Why does society tolerate
violent gang members?

Freedom to smoke OK in
restaurants you can avoid

She didn't really run away
Donating organs with a preference
Iraqis' dual allegiance in question
Protests over gas costs stall
It's Not Fat Folks' Fault
Put genie back in the bottle

Insurance credit tie-in laughable
Flashlight shines on me, rats!
Studies hold a lot of weight
Blame others for your stupid faults
Oh brother, the system does work
Actions reveal real choices
For some, there are no answers
Fast-food lawsuit has fat chance
Big Game winner has price to pay
Fear must be part of
'reaction' to anthrax

Just say 'No'
Stupidity must not be
illegal in America


Civic Responsibility
No allegiance to the 'Pledge'
Why don't blacks report for juries
Columnist still has no decision
in governor's race

Katrina taught us lessons for
oncoming Hurricane Rita

The silence of the Bubba
Bubba is sorry
'Salvation for ex-felons
left wanting

Sweet music helps
enliven downtown

Message from above
gives Bush the election

President, alderman a lot alike

Straining out the gnat
Past city woes hard to expunge
Does motel agreement indict city
Be very proud

Communication Skills
Shock jock should
take dad's advice

Time for rap song about
Miranda rights for shooters

OK, men say a lot, but does
it really mean anything?

Bush Katrina video
no surprise or shock

Spiyerman listens to
music on wadio

Misunderstood again
Great state motto
In need of any kind of direction
'Yo, check my skillz out here'
Hanging up on phone evolution
Something lost in the translation
Automated lie-detector
a conspiracy

Women are better drivers
I can dress myself!
Men and women are different

Death Penalty
Little sympathy for the
condemned on death rows

No better, or worse,
for death penalty

Give me liberty, give them death

What they don't know won't hurt

Economy
Test for drugs before issuing
welfare checks

Outsourcing American jobs,
toys and Batman

Bridge collapse calls attention
to infrastructure

Dependency on gas, not the oil
companies, problem at the pump

Smokers deserve our thanks
Backup plan often better
than Plan A

Gonna fly now? Well, maybe later

Environment
Mother Nature tops this year's list

Election Politics
Jesse's comment belies support
Can we mute campaign rhetoric?
Politics means America picks
candidate's friends

McCain fidelity a non-issue
for our columnist

Ron Jackson's surprising
views on the race

Libby uncertainty turns columnist
off from Romney

On Obama, race &
Secret Service protection

Wishing the very best for
the Edwards family

Why Obama isn't tough enough
to run this time

Bush now sounds like a
Democrat to our columnist

Foley makes campaign
more interesting

A dull election with vague
issues, unknown facts

The most un-American thing we
can do is to trust government

George Ryan's guilt no worse than
most in ranks of politics

Battle worth seeing: Obama wins
first round with McCain

Don't waste time debating
flag-burning amendment

Supporting the post, not the man
Bush win leaves many
feeling blue

Our choice: Flip-flop or just flop
Call Keyes' memory a little rusty
Following mom's rules
a good idea

Plenty of propaganda on Iraq
Triple play a winner for Bush

Elections leave youth little choice
Put it back plan might lower crime
Blame game a tradition in America
Psychic prediction rings true


Gun Control
Kudos Supreme Court;
next stop: Chicago

If Orders of Protection fail,
let's try guns

Maybe your rights end when
you threaten to kill

Why do we focus so much on
the black clothing?

Police career thankless
Not racial profiling
Is protecting one's family
a misdeed?

Health Care
Sexually transmitted disease
epidemic

Kids Out Playing to battle obesity
by trading in violent video games

Charity begins at home
for local family

Governors' drug plans make cents
Hey, Doc, age is just a measure
Health care should be free market

Holidays
Merry Christmas from Ron
Thanksgiving over,
now we're ready to shop

Christmas wishes from Ron
Katrina victims haunt
weekend of Labor Day

Merry Christmas from Ron
Plenty to be thankful for
this holiday

Holiday spirit is crushed
by correctness

Wish list offerings are worthy
Halloween web catches
this moppet

Valentine's Day...
a no-win for men
New Year's replaces Christmas
Big Bear shows his gentle side
Sanity, not Santa,
needs to come here

New Year's resolution not needed
Miracle of Santa lives on

Human Cloning
Thoughts of cloning come, go

Hypocrisy
Jesse's a living contradiction
Bathroom sex allegation not
as great a crime as the war

Imus overboard, while R. Kelly
still recording

Imus railroaded, & owed apology
if we're equal

Gays deserve right to fight
in our military

White America should stop
the pity parade

The double standard
on the n-word

Ann Coulter's 9/11 comments
offend columnist

Pat Robertson's gaffe probably
saves Chavez's life

It's time Keyes packs up his tent
Bushocracy lacking in its support
Keyes better served with
mouth locked

Cheney's vocabulary merits 'F'
Answer is simple
Why Black Women, Why?
Chinese propaganda hits home
Equal rights for everyone but you
Honestly, I'm going to be
positive, well, maybe

No crime in having a laugh
Just say no to drugs & Rush
Agreeing with Rush an oddity
For some, hard work doesn't pay
Abiding by law, not scripture
Tax cut bill hides WMD credibility
Bennett's gambling no problem
Did Condit get treated unfairly?
Ex-CEO gets ultimate
Blue Light Special

A military rule she can't face
Politics fosters few true friends

Iran
Do dictators get free speech?
Maybe Iran was the real concern
in the Middle East

Immigration
The right villains in the debate
over immigration

Maybe we should bend
 a rule or two

Where was immigration 'crisis'
all these years?

Immigrants see opportunities
we ignore ourselves

Iraq War
Political correctness, war don't mix
Defending the president
against Prince Andrew

Support all the troops,
including the generals

Truth often the first casualty
when war comes

British figure it out but Bush,
Cheney remain clueless

Bush may have the right,
but he's not correct

War's brutality doesn't surprise
our columnist

Reason for war & its results
still mystifying

Media wounded, but where
are the injured troops?

Not against the war, or the troops,
just against Bush

What will troops face
on home front?

Protest is the right thing to do
We become anesthetized
When will we fight war as if
freedom were really at stake?

Bush take on history a bit fuzzy
Bush's Iraq plan filled with chaos
Photos show true nature of war
Proper action? Leave Iraq
Bravado comes back to bite Bush
War's price tag tough to swallow
Book by Jessica a paradox
A simple thank you not enough
Madness has only just begun
Dreaming won't wipe away war


Justice
R. Kelly acquittal not surprising
We protect kids, but not
nearly enough

Is Saudi law on women any
worse than our own?

Mr. President, cross this line
Behind the story of the brutality,
Chicago video

Hussein's hanging placed
in perspective

Why blacks rejoice over
O.J.'s innocence

Weighing in on the sentence
for Gov. Ryan

Limbaugh's repeated prescription
woes demonstrate injustice

Are you afraid of doing time?
Stay short

Media celebrity turns out to be
meth user

Crime knows no color
Something wrong with this picture
Terror acts hit close to home
Some laws don't make any sense
No shortage of new laws in Illinois
Enron justice too slow
Drunk fan 100 proof inequity

Corporate looters just street punks
Tale of 2 arrests alarming
R. Kelly can 'fly' but will he walk?
Lining up for a good butt-kicking
Letting Lindh walk a real crime
Will Lindh receive 'just resolution'
Traitors deserve same fate

Leadership
Good ol' boys meant no harm
Bush is awful, but folks
forget the Carter years

Pace still off-base and so are
those who defend him

Governor's offers not lip service
More than CBS should apologize
Hey, hey, hey! Cosby is serious

Sniper deal a real scary concept
Women key to solving scandals

Marketing
Love Darts not a child's game,
despite label

McDonald's is lubbin'
its clientele

Question: To call or not to call
Be like Mike? Jordan's life
all too public

Marriage
Making sense of senseless
killings on TV

Just what is a marriage anyway?
Marriage bond stronger than
the blood bond

Does love mean more than legal?
Baseball, marriage a lot alike
Should we pay people
to get married?

Media
Dog should apologize for
hairstyle first

White America needs
its own Al Sharpton

Want to see insults to blacks?
Tune in BET

Rush over the top with
criticism of Michael J. Fox

Bennett's words inflammatory,
but not wrong

Accusers don't often apologize
Janet wasn't only
Super Bowl 'boob'

Limbaugh entitled to his opinion

Geraldo's an 'idol' in Fox's eyes
TV coverage a battle of
talking heads

Jacksons giving me a bad name
Questions to Condit
not worth repeating

Memorials
First story of the year
a painful tragedy

Sometimes free speech can
offend its defenders

Under your skin & into your heart


Middle East
War in Lebanon pushes Iraq
off front pages

National Security
New nukes not a concern,
school violence a worry

Check on phone records means
Osama has won

Washington doings stranger
than Bush

Are we Arab phobic, or is port
security concern legitimate?

For some, it's easy to hate U.S.A.
Banning ephedra makes
us safer nation

I've stopped believing in Santa
Discerning just who's the enemy
Government gains while
liberty loses

Pointing fingers sign of normalcy
Is God only on our side?
Some here bring their own terror
Hit today, but harmed for eternity

Outsourcing
Air Force tankers built overseas
Outsourcing customer service

Parenting
Schools take parents out
of children's lives

Indiana legislature looks like
Mayberry by regulating parenting

Guilty of child endangerment?
Syndrome caused by
missing kids

Cosby's talk nothing
to laugh about

Bill Cosby could say much more
For kids' sake, stop the studies

Need a Life Coach? Try mom, dad
Fostering parental appreciation
Safety seats dumbfound
many adults

Foster dads, moms worth
a big salute

Protecting kids from our fears
It's not the guns

Pembroke
Pembroke folks' hope crumbling

Pembroke folks asking
where is Jesse now?

Jesse talk stirs minds of readers
Pembroke, beware of
Jesse's push

Pembroke poverty
not a road block

Playing the Game
Is it next year yet? Frustration
wears down Cubs' fan

Bonds reminds our columnist
of George Bush

Answering Bears prayers on
Super Sunday

Dungy, Lovie make history,
exude class

Bears worth meeting -
and cheering for

Actions by Artest not all insane
U.S. hoops team: Pros or cons?
Golden boy's words
come out tarnished

An NBA rarity exits the building
Was Sosa's indiscretion a gamble?
Annika shows world it's
all about effort

Even mild fans want no strike
in baseball

Let the party begin


Prison Life
Schools, not prisons, need reform
Something is wrong
You are still worth something
Hopeless and desperate
Prison life no life for 14-year-old

Racism
Race difference commands notice
Is Imus being stereotyped?
Sharpton's outrage
misplaced again

"N" word makes lots of money
for the rappers

Black-on-black crime the real
ignored outrage

New century, but race is
still issue in America

Foot in mouth for Young
on Jews, Arabs

Hate crime system makes
no sense

Jackson answers column critics
New Orleans braces for calls
about Hurricane Racism

Black-on-Black crime
the ultimate in racism

Majority becomes a minority
My friends, the racist
and the homophobe

DNA tests spur infinite questions
Black ain't always negative
Race card keeps being overplayed
Benton Harbor...when helpless
black America loses hope

Trying to keep hope alive
No longer a dream believer
Ignorant statement says a Lott
Enough to make a man cry
King of Pop lacks fizz, principles
Reparation claims are ridiculous
Profiling more than a 'black' thing
End all forms of racism

Religion
No matter what your opinion,
child removal not in best interest

Romney confused over serving
faith and the country

Should Muslim congressman
use the Quran?

Silly stupid fine, but Gibson
is ignorant stupid

Pharmacists should do their job,
regardless of any religious belief

Equal rights don't include
foreign-born

Where do child abuse victims turn
Opinions hit nerve in readers

Response to Readers
Ron Jackson works to explain
last week's column

'It's just different' excuse
baffles our columnist

Stupidity in the eye of beholder

Shopping
Tips on perfect holiday gift -
parking at the mall

Christmas wishes
add up for Santa

Shopping for fruits & nuts

Social Security
There's no security in Bush Plan

Space Program
Triangle one step backward
for NASA-kind

Fan of space program
hopes for safe landing

Supreme Court
Pat, you don't have a prayer
It can't be outlawed
No prayer in school

Terrorism
Waiting for Osama's video
on 9/11 anniversary

We're safe right here in
little old Mayberry

Measures to stop terrorism
lack sense

Putting a price on safety

Teaching/Education
Teachers deserve protection, too
No need to worry about
Illinois' moment of silence

Superintendent issue should not
be a matter of race

Standing tall to help
Kankakee's children

From worst to first
Filling her backpack with love
Talkin' White
District 111 choice
will face scrutiny

Test scores don't tell whole story
Kids have a gift we can use
Attitude big part of test scores
It's always open season
on teachers

Veterans
Why it's time for new G.I. Bill
Veteran denied appeal for
depression aid

Of wasted wars & homeless vets
Ex-Marine faces unfair discipline
for war protest

Neither party stands by
our veterans

Dear Democrats, help out the vets
Time to look beyond the
three-day weekend approach

Returning heroes often without jobs
Why every day should really
be Veterans Day

Marines' "mistake" heartless
Military vets need chance
at the plate

Good old days merit admiration
Veterans get shaft, lip service

Veterans Day should be every day


Passion - the bridge between probability & reality


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