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A tale of 2 injustices
October 21, 2016

A tale of 2 injustices

 A TALE of 2 INJUSTICES By Maurice L. Harris On October 3, 2011, everyone in the U.S. awoke to wall-to-wall Mainstream Media's (MSM) broadcasting of the impending Amanda Knox appellate ruling. At issue, whether she...
Harris, MauriceCalifornia
A transformation: prisoners to peace ambassadors
October 21, 2016

A transformation: prisoners to peace ambassadors

 A Transformation: Prisoners to Peace Ambassadors "If you want to understand the cause that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand...
Harris, MauriceCalifornia
Liberation via 'the law' of courage
October 21, 2016

Liberation via 'the law' of courage

 LIBERATION VIA 'THE LAW' of COURAGE I belong to SGI-USA, a Nichiren Buddhist organization that consist of different districts around the world. The following is a revision of an essay I wrote for my North...
Harris, MauriceCalifornia
PTSD and the pyramid of crime
October 21, 2016

PTSD and the pyramid of crime

 PTSD and the Pyramid of Crime 
 "The Onset" The sun is setting on a hot midsummer L.A. afternoon, while a group of preteens linger around a friend's apartment building. With their adrenaline still on...
Harris, MauriceCalifornia
Is perjury condoned? (2010 revision)
October 21, 2016

Is perjury condoned? (2010 revision)

 Is Perjury Condoned? (2010 revision) By-Maurice L. Harris In California there is a penal code that states in part that perjury in a capital case, that results in an execution, is also a capital crime....
Harris, MauriceCalifornia
An insider's take on the crack/powder disparity
October 21, 2016

An insider's take on the crack/powder disparity

 Afl INSIDER'S TAKE ON THE CRACK/POWDER DISPARITY To start, I would be remiss not to mention my qualifications to speak on this subject of cocaine sentencing. I became involved in the Los Angeles drug trade...
Harris, MauriceCalifornia
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If you are working on an APWA-related project, please let us know how you plan to utilize the Archive. We hope to share information about your work with our readers and, whenever possible, with relevant APWA authors.

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