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The one percent

The Way Home Campaign calls for roughly one percent of the city budget to be applied toward “ending homelessness in D.C.”

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Open your big mouth!

On March 12, ten years after the financial crisis, I again joined the Fed Up Campaign (the “green shirts,” as they have been named by the government bureaucrats), along with members from Spaces D.C., to march on Wall Street.

Assault rifle

Bring back the ban

In 1994, an assault-weapons ban signed by President Bill Clinton outlawed the AR-15. But the law had a lot of loopholes and gun manufacturers circumvented it by modifying the weapons. The ban was written to expire after ten years and was lifted in 2004. Democrats tried to renew it, but there wasn’t much interest in Congress. I think President Trump can do the same but make stronger impact on banning assault-weapons. If you buy an AR-15 for sports, gun stores should ask the buyer for sporting proof. This weapon should not be used for hunting.

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Up from Homelessness

Street Sense vendor and columnist Jefferey McNeil writes about his conflicted and oftentimes negative opinions on liberal values.

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Letter to the editor: Too much McNeil!

Street Sense reader Howard Freed writes of his frustration with the continued printing of columns from a frequent Street Sense contributor and vendor, Jeffrey McNeil.

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Marion, Malcolm, and gentrification

As a native Washingtonian who has known Marion Barry in many roles over the past 50 years, from Pride Incorporated to the School Board to D.C. City Council, the Mayor’s Office and his fall from grace, back to Mayor again and other stops along the way, one might say I’ve known Barry to wear many hats.

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Keeping the faith

There is a new civil war going on in America. Much of the world is losing faith and trust in us. The word of God says the new Babylon will fall. It will be cut off from the world and will fall from within.

Jeff McNeil, holding a folder with some of his printed articles, standing in front of the White House, past security.

From the crack house to the White House

Vendor and conservative political com mentor Jeff McNeil responds to critics and recounts a recent invitation to meet at the White House with staffer from the Executive Office of the President.

Letter to the editor: No more diatribes

In this letter to the editor Street Sense customer Penny Williams expresses her frustration with the politically commentary of Street Sense columnist Jeffrey McNeil.

Being a Black Conservative

In this opinion piece Jeffrey McNeil describes his experiences as a black Trump supporter and his disappointment in black republicans.