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Feb.25.2011
I've been black a long time. So I can remember Negro History Week when pioneers like Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, W.E.B. Dubois, Benjamin Banneker and Sojourner Truth graced the bulletin boards of my 1960s classrooms.
I also remember the times back when we were colored.
I remember the...
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Jan.11.2011
Dear You:
You are a uniquely gifted human being. Only you possess the matchless skill set provided you by The Creator. Only you can manifest your individual point of view into reality. And, as you have been blessed with a one-of-a-kind set of tools, you have the obligation to develop your talents...
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Oct.02.2010
Back when I was a reporter for the South Dade News Leader, I covered the religion beat. One of the first people I met was a little old woman with the unlikely name of Romaine Alexander. The catchphrase she often used was my title above: "Better, better and better." She lived her life by...
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Sep.25.2010
A Comment on Contemplation citing John. 20:1-10
As we come to a close of another season, let us take a moment to reflect and see which of the two disciples we are.
A preliminary notation:
a) When one reads this account, a few things need to be observed, for argument's sake, let us stay...
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Aug.18.2010
As I'm putting the finishing touches of The Opus of Amateur Radio Knowledge and Lore, I've noticed a few things. If you go back far enough in history, it seems like EVERY civilization has had their stab at high technology. In the Old World, we had the Sumerians. We had the Egyptians. We had the...
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Aug.14.2010
http://www.freewebs.com/behaviourmanagement/timeoutinroom.htm
Yesterday I was told to take a "Time Out" twice. It is possible I have never been told this even once before in my life. Is it me, or is it them?
The first time, in the morning, was over the internet. In that social meeting...
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Jun.29.2010
June 30
Halfway Home
Too far to turn back to the origin, not quite close enough to my destination; I am halfway home. I sometimes forget where I have come from, forget too where I’m bound. I gently remind myself I’m making progress no matter what I know. I am...
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Apr.19.2010
April 19
Ground Floor
Step 10 is the place where the doors slide open and I discover I am out of the basement. I have to pay close attention to where my feet are; it is so easy to stumble here in the light of day. Oblivious limitations and universally accepted...
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Mar.18.2010
By Harish Maiya © 2009Published via BookSurgeISBN: 1-4392-6578-XISBN: 13: 9781-4392-6578-9Pages: 164
Every once in a while a real gem of a book comes along in which the author reveals above average insights in to local, national and international affairs. Such is the case with this treatise on the...
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Feb.07.2010
February 7
From Pen to Progress
“Leave those gaters in the paddock awhile longer,” said my sponsor.
I gave a little better than a cursory glance at the hulking forms though I did stay strictly on my side of the fence and grasped tighter the hand of my custodian. The once over worked fine...
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