Don’t forget to give this holiday season…and beyond!

Charity Navigator is a great online resource if you are looking to donate to a charity, but are not sure about their integrity. This site breaks it all down for you so that your donations go to where you want it to go–into the hands of those that need it the most.
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Why don’t we just cut through the bull and make it law

More on the “Kramer” outrage:
Los Angeles community activist Najee Ali and a number of other community groups held a protest outside of the Laugh Factory Monday and met with the venue’s owner Jamie Masada as well as comedian Paul Rodriguez, who was at Richards’ show and witnessed the incident.
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“His apology is unacceptable at this point,” [...]

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Keep ‘em moving

(readingeagle.com) “The president of the Reading teachers union said Tuesday that administrators have authorized the graduation of unqualified students.
Daniel B. Grimm told the school board that a complaint is being filed with the Pennsylvania State Education Association.
In an effort to satisfy requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law by boosting the number of [...]

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Florida allocates $1M for Haiti

(floridatoday.com) Gov. Jeb Bush announced Friday that Florida has allocated $1 million to help Haiti as it seeks to rebuild its economy and infrastructure.
The money, approved by the Florida Legislature, will be used to help implement a series of recommendations provided last year by the governor’s Haitian Advisory Group. The state will work with a [...]

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Like, ewwww

Seniors strut their stuff for Nets to hip-hop beat
(northjersey.com) They came from all backgrounds — teachers, secretaries, even strippers – and from all areas of New York and New Jersey. But the wannabe dancers at the Nets’ East Rutherford practice facility Monday night had two things in common: They’re over 60 and they love [...]

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Another list for “Santa” government

Make sure to leave the cookies and milk out as well.
New 5-Point Plan To Reduce Black AIDS Rate (BET)
The country’s leading African-American health experts, lawmakers and civil rights leaders are calling on the government to adopt a new five-point plan to address the African-American AIDS crisis.
Among the plan’s key provisions are that America find ways [...]

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Signs that parents are getting fed up with the stauts quo in public schools

(seattletimes.nwsource.com) “Over the past few years, there has been an outcry from the public for some kind of control to the mess in many big city public school systems. While this proves the point that sinking billions of dollars in these institutions has not worked, asking the mayor of that city to take some level [...]

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Atlanta becomes hotbed for “young and restless”

(atlanta.bizjournals.com) “No American metro area attracts more of the most-sought demographic of young professionals than metro Atlanta, according to Portland, Ore., economist Joe Cortright of Impresa Consulting.
The study, which was released Nov. 20 by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, shows Atlanta leads the nation in luring highly educated 25- to 34-year-olds, a group demographers [...]

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My feelings exactly

The blog DarkStar Spouts Off expresses my exact sentiments regarding “Kramer” (Charater on the show Seinfeld ).
“Kramer” is just one in the line of thousands that should be slapped. Unfortunately my hand is getting too tired.
PS: I never watched Sienfeld

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Black-owned company buys food chain

(gazette.net) “Chris Patterson always had big ideas about growing the Austin Grill brand. Now he’s got the financial backing to do it.
Patterson, president and COO of the Austin Grill chain of Tex-Mex restaurants with headquarters in Gaithersburg, has only good things to say about the recent sale of the chain to Thompson Hospitality of Herndon, [...]

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