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Mar 20 2009

Farrah Gray

The other day, you sat down and took a serious look at your financial matters.
It wasn’t pretty.

You have more fiscal responsibilities than you have funds. So now what?

You could take on another job, but you just don’t have time. You could win the lottery, but you were born under an unlucky star. You could become famous, but flying to the moon on a purple bus seems more likely.

Mar 19 2009

by Kimberla Lawson Roby

 Sometimes, your soul just needs a little splurge.

Even in this economy, there are times when a mocha-latte with extra foam can make all the difference in your day. A new CD can be a necessity. Even a pair of earrings from the Dollar Store can lift your spirits when they need lifting the most.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Feb 28 2009

Look at retirement planning together

When she began writing her book, “The Big Pay Off, Eight Steps Couples Can Take to Make the Most of Their Money—And Live Richly Every After,” Sharon Epperson figured she would finish it while on maternity leave.

Life intervened, however, and last year the book which focuses on how couples can plan for retirement, was published by Harper Collins. It took a mere five years to complete.

Feb 14 2009

Elisa Carbone, illustrated by E.B. Lewis

Every time you go away from home for a night or a weekend, there are a few important things you always pack.

You take a toothbrush. You take your jammies. You probably take a change of clothes and a favorite toy or a book.

And maybe you’re tempted to pack up your dog, cat, or hamster. You miss your pet when you’re gone. Can you take him when you leave home?

Feb 7 2009

how about learning something about people who really did fly - home, across the ocean, and in space

Remember being forced to sit in history class in high school?

Oh, sure you learned a thing or two. You learned a bunch of stuffy facts that are now lost in the dusty attic of your brain. You learned that the classroom window is a great place to look while wishing you could fly away somewhere.

So how about learning something about people who really did fly - home, across the ocean, and in space. Read “Black Wings” (c.2008, Smithsonian / Collins, $21.95 / $25.95 Canada, 180 pages) by Von Hardesty, and give the past some real air time.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.