Martin Luther King Jr. offered his views on a number of other issues while in the Mahoning Valley

Martin Luther King Jr. offered his views on a number of other issues while in the Mahoning Valley this week:
His father: "The nation doesn't completely understand Martin Luther King Jr. Everyone knows the , 'I Have a Dream...' speech but few realize his ability to pull people together. He was beginning to talk about the redistribution of America's wealth and that's what got him killed. Young people should remember the nonviolent revolutionary methods he used to accomplish change."
National crises: "The country is facing huge costs to maintain the war in Iraq and finance the restoration of areas of the nation devastated by recent natural disasters. There isn't enough money to pay for it all, and the country stands at the brink of deciding how to address these issues."
Rosa Parks: "The civil rights activist who died this week did much to create a new group of young leaders through the Raymond and Rosa Parks Institute. The individual commitment she had seems difficult to reproduce but a lot of folks will emerge to take up the cause."
Education: "The county has great colleges and universities but is failing to educate its young people at the primary and secondary levels. There is a need to revamp the educational system."
Oil company windfalls: "Recent reports indicate oil companies made tremendous profits as a result of the hurricanes that devastated the Gulf Coast. Perhaps they should step up to create their own social benefit programs to help those who have lost so much. The American people need to adopt a conservation attitude regarding energy and other matters until the nation can replenish and rebuild.
The poor: "This country has 45 million people who have no health care and millions of people at the poverty level. That reflects on us as a nation. We should have done better. This nation has the true capacity to create opportunity for everyone: Not wealth, but a quality education, a decent home, a decent job with decent pay. Recent news reports indicate that the Food Stamp program is being cut. Why, when cuts are made, do we cut those who need the most?"