Tuesday, February 26, 2013

30 percent of adults receiving gov. assistance are disabled

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Many disabled need help on stairs. Among the 46.0 million adults who received income-based government assistance in 2011, 30.4 percent ...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Jesse Jackson, Jr. had no problem squandering contributor's money

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2000 photo of JJJ I chuckled to myself when my husband handed me a page I had saved from the February 2000 edition of The Costco Connec...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Four Bs of happiness on Valentine's Day

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Be cheerful and keep smiling, no matter what life throws at you. Be kind to others who also are searching for happiness. Be ready...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The god of violence in Dorner, Vesey, and Brown

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During Black History Month, my gut is telling me that the same god that created Denmark Vesey, John Brown, and Christopher Dorner are one i...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Buddhists define love as freedom

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"... Buddhist love includes those forms of love that are characterized by freedom. Love that involves clinging, lust, confusion, nee...
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Thought for today: Time is...

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"Time is not a river. Time is a pendulum." Arna Bontemps, from introduction to "Black Thunder" - 1936 Photo by T...
Monday, February 11, 2013

Beautiful snow: Boston digs out from 25-30 inches

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"Aside from playing in the snow and taking pics,   there was nothing else to do except bake sweets on Day 2.    A magnif...
Monday, February 4, 2013

Will complaining about misleading ads work???

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After searching for pots and pans, I read a Bloomingdale's ad which looked like a real good deal - Cuisinart Contour Stainless Steel ...

Black History Month: biblical inspiration...

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We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not de...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Tayshaun Prince heads to Memphis

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After an 11 year career in the NBA, Detroit Pistons Tayshaun Prince has been traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Prince, 32, was a star at...
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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Quote for today...

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"The best way to build a great brand is to invest in people...Put your best teachers in first grade." Ban Ki-moon Secretary-Gene...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Gas prices in Roswell scare motorists

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PIC OF THE DAY>>> While driving on Mansell Rd. in Roswell, Ga., I almost had a wreck when I saw the price of gas...$9.99! Th...

W.E.B. Du Bois Conference Feb. 20-23 in Atlanta

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Du Bois in 1918 Clark Atlanta University (CAU) will convene national and international scholars for a four-day homage and birthday cele...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Africa's GDP expanding; must manage terrorism and trade

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 S.A. Pres. Zuma wants free trade expanded. At the same time U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was informing Congress that in...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Colorectal cancer drug approved by FDA

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Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new use of Avastin ® (be...

Father Jacob Myers: friend of the poor - funeral services to be held this weekend

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The rector of St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church in Atlanta reposed in the Lord  on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 around 8 p.m.  af...

Clinton highlights lessons learned from Benghazi attack

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is speaking before Congress on Capital Hill now. In her opening statement, she mentioned several items l...

Doctorate degree holders increase 45 percent

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PhD stripes being conferred more often. From 2002 to 2012, the highest rate of increases in education attainment levels were doctorate...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Poverty factoids may affect Obama's legacy

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According to speakers at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration in Atlanta, within walking distance of the MLK Center there are...

Coke announces youth issues competition

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The Coca-Cola Company today announced US$ 100,000 of funding for a major World Economic Forum initiative aimed at helping exceptional you...

Favorite inaugural remark and photos...

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Look at those people! MSNBC's Chris Matthews responds to his delight at seeing pictures of the Obamas. House Speaker John Boehner ...
Monday, January 21, 2013

Message from President Barack Obama...

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I just renewed my oath of office to serve as your president for four more years. Thank you for making this possible. It's an honor...

Concurrent themes running on MLK Birthday and Obama Inauguration Day

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"The dream lives, and the legacy continues." Dr. Bernice King Remember, act, celebrate - in the Lamb's agenda King...
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Friday, January 18, 2013

Thought for today...

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Beauty is unfolding all around you . O pen your eyes to see it! Tomi Johnson
Thursday, January 17, 2013

U.S. 4th graders improve in reading, math

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Dr. Veda Jairrels In 2011, students in more than 50 countries were tested, and U.S. fourth-graders improved in reading and math, acc...