Robert Washington
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Hoboken, NJ (November 2009)—Financially speaking, it’s a tough time to be a parent. While the economic turmoil may be behind us, many companies have frozen pay raises and bonuses while others have faced layoffs, and as a result some families are still strapped. So if you’re feeling guilty because you can’t buy your child that […]
Some of you are familiar with the ” The Itis” you get from eating too many Krispy Kreme Donutburgers (see the BoonDocks for full description). Today I will introduce you to another “Itis” which is a silent killer. You see, “Itis” is at the end of many disease related words, arthritis, myocarditis, inflammation of the […]
Can you rel8 to this? Sometimes my life seems to make no sense – in the natural. Things that would ideally appear the “normal” action quite often become the complete opposite of what God has in store. Don’t get me wrong, God isn’t some sadistic, controlling spirit man who snickers at us while we squirm […]
It seems that there are entirely too many stipulations and rules when it comes to dating and male-female friendships these days. Case in point: who should pay for what, when to call, who can call, and the like. And I, for one, can’t stand it. Is it really that complicated? Ok, it is that complicated, […]
Peter Brown Brown has global ideas, local focus The councilman’s vision can be hyper-local, rooted in the belief that thousands of tiny improvements at the ground level can add up to a more attractive, more efficient city. Replay a live chat on the issues Video interview with Peter Brown Brown’s social media messages » @PB4Mayor: […]
By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writers Tom Krisher And Dee-ann Durbin, Ap Auto Writers – 1 hr 2 mins ago DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a […]
By Lisa Claiborne November 2, 2009 9:00 am Read more: http://elev8.com/author/lisaclaiborne/#ixzz0VilHqEr5 What are you doing to help the fatherless? At the end of the day will you be able to stand before God blameless or will your traditional thinking keep you bound? To think that feeding the hungry and clothing the poor is the only […]
From NewsDay.com: What has often been described as a “sea of humanity,” the waves and waves of people running from Staten Island to Central Park in the five-borough New York City Marathon, Sunday was mostly just flotsam in the wake of 34-year-old Meb Keflezighi. The Eritrean-born American led the annual stampede of elite professionals and […]
From WashingtonPost.com: The Lanham company said it earned $14.2 million (25 cents a share) in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $266.1 million ($2.81) a year earlier. The results for the year-ago period were affected by a one-time write-down of $337.9 million on the value of its broadcasting licenses. Shares of Radio One […]
By Dr. Boyce Watkins November 2, 2009 10:30 am I was asked this week to appear on a CNN special about Barack Obama and his impact on African American men. When I was asked about my thoughts on Obama, I wasn’t sure what to say. I respect Barack Obama as a black man, and it […]