July 21, 2012 Dear Friends: My name is Irma Muñiz and I have struggled for many years to free my husband, Ramiro “Ramsey” Muñiz from imprisonment for a 1994 conviction and excessive sentence of life without parole for a non-violent drug offense. Ramsey and our family have endured pain, agony, and nearly 20 years of [...]

By Nick Braune A teacher friend raved to me about a funny but also very informative new book about this troubled state: As Texas Goes, by Gail Collins. Although I told him I would look it up, I wasn’t going to, until it clicked who Gail Collins is. I had drawn a blank momentarily because [...]

By Nick Braune My column last week discussed the new autobiography of Harry Belafonte, who was raised in poverty and considerable misery during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and who joined the U.S. Navy at 17 years of age during WWII. He wanted to do something important with his life, as well as to [...]

By Nick Braune I am currently savoring the new autobiography of Harry Belafonte, My Song. Hearing about it last weekend, I whizzed over to Barnes and Noble. Belafonte has been on my mind because my spring Social and Political Philosophy class did a project about the 1950s. A fellow teacher suggested I ask a student [...]

The Isenberg Center for Immigration Empowerment (ICIE) conducted a demonstration at the headquarters of ICE/ISAP-BI on June 11, 2012 to protest United States Citizen Children having to endure the pain and suffering that goes with one of their parents having to wear an ankle monitor. Over 30 children aging in age from 2 years old [...]

Irma Muñiz, wife of Ramiro “Ramsey” Muñiz, has sent correspondence to the White House requesting a meeting with President Barack Obama. She wishes to discuss the situation of her husband who has been incarcerated for approximately 20 years for a non-violent drug conviction. She seeks an opportunity to convey the devastating effect that his incarceration [...]