It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.

Unequal funding resources also results in unequal educational opportunity when you consider studies that show that one half of low income students who are qualified to attend college do not attend because they can't afford to.

Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads.

So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues.

Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think.