When I first started this site, it was meant to be an online recording of my thoughts on current events and life in general for posterity sake. I want my kids and grandkids to have some record of how I saw the world. Little did I know that so many would be interested in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
State-issued credit cards’ use runs gamut With shaky standards and thousands of purchases, more audits coming By ANDREA JONES, MEGAN CLARKE Pornography, tattoos, concerts, dating services — you name it, state and local employees have charged it and taxpayers have paid for it. A Journal-Constitution analysis of more than four million transactions on government purchasing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Please take a moment to remember the many young lives that will not see 2008. Caption for this picture from the LA Times reads as follows: “HR (Homicide Report) has been returning every month to interview Barbara Pritchett and her family since June, when Pritchett’s 15-year-old son Dovon Harris was murdered in the Nickerson Gardens […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
La’Shea is an African American young girl who is full of promise and is certain to be a wonderful addition to a loving family. She enjoys playing with her dolls, watching television, and spending fun time with her foster family and friends. She also enjoys playing video games and listening to music. She likes to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
CHIOMA EZRONESHA GRAY Case Type: Non Family Abduction DOB: Apr 27, 1992 Sex: Female Missing Date: Dec 13, 2007 Race: Black Age Now: 15 Height: 5’4″ (163 cm) Missing City: OXNARD Weight: 115 lbs (52 kg) Missing State : CA Hair Color: Black Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Brown Case Number: NCMC1086049 Circumstances: Chioma […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Click here to get the historical lowdown on many of the food traditions at Christmas. Christmas foods Some of the things on that list never appeared in our kitchen—but that’s just me. Foods that are seen around our house during Christmas: Sweet potato pie, homemade chocolate chip cookies and soups. Now that our kids are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Craigslist has become part of our Christmas shopping stops. This time of the year folks are trying to get rid of stuff so that they can have extra cash to buy gifts. Just yesterday I got an amazing deal on a barely-used computer with monitor for my kids. I got them an Apple iMac G4 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Obama’s Vote in Illinois Was Often Just ‘Present’ By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and CHRISTOPHER DREW NYTimes.com In 1999, Barack Obama was faced with a difficult vote in the Illinois legislature — to support a bill that would let some juveniles be tried as adults, a position that risked drawing fire from African-Americans, or to oppose it, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
100 Black Men of America, Inc. Announce Sponsorship of Upcoming Presidential Debate on African American and Hispanic Issues Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) December 20, 2007 — 100 Black Men of America, Inc. and The Nevada Democratic Party, along with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, IMPACTO and the College of Southern Nevada have partnered to hold […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
U.S. Senate Report: Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007 Senate Report Debunks “Consensus” Over 400 prominent scientists from more than two dozen countries recently voiced significant objections to major aspects of the so-called “consensus” on man-made global warming. These scientists, many of whom are current and former participants in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If there was a real digital divide, stuff like this would not exist. I was expecting this to be a continuation of the stuff he is really known for, but apparently he has left that stuff out of this venture. ==== Luke Entertainment Group Launches UncleLuke.tv MIAMI, FL, Dec 20, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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