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Pop quiz: Which Philadelphia newspaper eulogized Jesse Helms positively in its current edition? If you said the Northeast Times, you already knew you were right.
Northeast Philly residents might not want to admit it, but many were probably saddened to hear that Jesse Helms, the former U.S. senator from North Carolina, died on the Fourth of July.
The archconservative senator was long branded a racist by many liberals because he dared to oppose efforts to make Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday, but the truth is, Mr. Helms was no racist. He helped the people of the Tar Heel State regardless of race. He also spoke and voted his heart. If only more politicians would do that, what a wonderful country this might be.
I don’t know about you, but my favorite part is “Northeast Philly residents might not want to admit it.”
They deserve it [Northeast Times]
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