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    Articles by Walter Backstrom
    By Walter Backstrom • September 5, 2008 2:32 pm

    Thanks to principal Damon Hunter from Saghalie Middle School for taking part of his summer and going to the homes of every student at his school.

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    Why parents matter in Federal Way schools
    Why parents matter in Federal Way schools
    By Walter Backstrom • August 29, 2008 1:59 pm

    School starts on Tuesday, and everyone’s excited. But what about the parents?

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    Abortion: A matter of choice?
    Abortion: A matter of choice?
    By Walter Backstrom • August 22, 2008 2:20 pm

    Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, which is the largest abortion provider in America, said in 1939:

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    In harm’s way: Love is an act, not a feeling
    In harm’s way: Love is an act, not...
    By Walter Backstrom • August 16, 2008 12:00 am

    I recently came across a picture of Father William Judge, a Catholic priest.

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    By Walter Backstrom • August 15, 2008 2:58 pm

    I recently came across a picture of Father William Judge, a Catholic priest.

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    Using the N-word safely
    Using the N-word safely
    By Walter Backstrom • August 8, 2008 2:48 pm

    Webster’s definition defines the word “nigger” as a noun with origins from the Spanish word “negro,” which means black.

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    Black communities need conservative-sounding groups
    Black communities need conservative-sounding groups
    By Walter Backstrom • July 18, 2008 3:02 pm

    When Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the South Carolina primary, former President Bill Clinton said it was because he was black.
    I wonder why these famous and rich liberals are busy playing the race card. I was always under the impression that only white mean-spirited Republicans did that.

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    Black conservative invites you to an honest discussion about race
    Black conservative invites you to an honest discussion...
    By Walter Backstrom • June 27, 2008 2:38 pm

    I am a “true conservative.”

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    The Golden Rule always rings true
    The Golden Rule always rings true
    By Walter Backstrom • June 20, 2008 2:00 pm

    Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher, believed the first lesson to teach a child had to do with discipline, honesty and being nice — the greatest of all human virtues.

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    Father’s Day and the attitude of gratitude
    Father’s Day and the attitude of gratitude
    By Walter Backstrom • June 14, 2008 12:00 pm

    I want to thank the janitors, cooks and the bus drivers who help make this a better school district.

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    By Walter Backstrom • June 13, 2008 2:10 pm

    I want to thank the janitors, cooks and the bus drivers who help make this a better school district.

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    Milestones reached, but racism still present in Federal Way, country
    Milestones reached, but racism still present in Federal...
    By Walter Backstrom • June 6, 2008 3:38 pm

    It is 3:30 a.m., and the words and emotions are at war with one another.
    My great-grandfather was a slave on a plantation in Mississippi. The stories about his life were passed down through the art of oral tradition.
    I remember living in the South where they had bathrooms for colored people and negroes, and bathrooms for white people. I never could understand why, but I knew not to ask, so I didn’t.
    It is 2008, and watching Barack Obama gain the acceptance as the presidential nominee for the Democratic party filled my heart with a great deal of pride — and then the tears came.

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    Sacrifices will lead to better schools in FW
    Sacrifices will lead to better schools in FW
    By Walter Backstrom • May 30, 2008 2:27 pm

    I first want to thank the teachers at Decatur High School in their goal in raising money for the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

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