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My First Thanksgiving
Martha Stewart terrifies me, and Rachael Ray makes my teeth hurt. I don’t ever plan on attempting Stewart’s cranberry ginger jelly or shouting “Yum-o!” like Ray. I am a Turkey Day first-timer. And at 28, I thought it was time to bite the drummette and finally do a grown-up Thanksgiving. Something that goes beyond the…
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Rugby Emblem Raises Race Issues in South Africa
What comes to mind when seeing the bald eagle? The United States, I’m sure. Patriotism? Probably. An endangered species? Maybe. But, thoughts of a racially divided history? I doubt it. South African leaders are debating the decision to change the country’s rugby team emblem, the Springbok. This deer-like animal symbolizes grace and athleticism for the…
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Daschle, New Addition to Obama Cabinet
Obama has selected Tom Daschle to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Among the economy and foreign affairs, health care was one of Obama’s biggest issues in campaign 2008. The now former senator from South Dakota has been one of Obama’s close advisers and is experienced in the U.S. health care system. Most…
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Time Inc. Prepares for More Layoffs
Speaking of losing having jobs. Time, Inc., the magazine empire is poised to layoff 250 employees. Time Inc. CEO, Ann Moore, and Editor-in-Chief, John Huey, recently reported a plan to cut their total work force of 10,200 employees by 600. The four-year-old Cottage Living is being scrapped all together and other magazines (People and Real…
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When the Dollar's Down, Head for the Dollar Menu
I woke up this morning, with little time to pack a lunch, and thought about what I would eat. Thoughts of a tasty and healthy lunch evaporated as I counted the four bucks left in my wallet. My dejection, however, was curbed as I learned that I’m not the only one turning to the Dollar…
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Stop Hatin'
Nov. 19, 2008—The lingering tension between gays and lesbians and the African-American community over the passage of California’s Proposition 8—banning same-sex marriage—isn’t a laughing matter, but it is absurd. It has all the makings of a Tyler Perry movie starring the casts of Big Love and The L Word. Diary of a Mad Black Mormon Lesbian…
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The Unending Tragedy of Jonestown
I am the person I am because of something that happened 30 years ago today in Guyana, a tiny equatorial country thousands of miles away from my home.In the years since, every time Nov. 18 arrives, I am visited by an existential unease that falls across my shoulders. It isn’t helped by all the “anniversary”…
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Save The Obama Drama
Nov. 19, 2008—Having already gone through my—now regretted—Obama tantrums in July (and on this Web site), I do not want to hear about anyone else’s. Please try to get over yours as soon as possible. Let’s clear up a few things. The right is all in a tizzy because it is trying to project itself…
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A New Approach for Anti-Abortion Activists
With the election of a pro-choice president and little chance of Roe v. Wade being overturned in the near future, some members of the anti-abortion front have turned their attention to reducing the number of abortions rather than eliminating them altogether. The Washington Post reports that this new strategy advocates creating programs to aid pregnant…
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Google Me, Baby
Nov. 19, 2008—In the last 10 years, no product has infiltrated our daily lives more than the cellular phone. One of the most widespread images of the recent election was the sight of thousands of people using their cell-phone cameras to share the joy of Obama’s win. People have been texting, e-mailing and tweeting on…