Monthly Archives: December 2009

Many people are familiar with the phrase, “once in a blue moon”, which has to do with the rarity of two full moons occurring within the same month. But, in some rare cases, there have been blue moons. As the … Continue reading →

By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE Published: December 22, 2009 1948-2009 December 27, 2009     Yale Joel/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images THE SAVVY BUSINESS MODEL The cover of the Oct. 17, 1969, issue of Life magazine. The Lives They Lived A look at some … Continue reading →

Congratulations, Serena. Way to go! ****************************************************************************************** TENNIS NO. 1 SERENA IS TOP FEMALE ATHLETE Associated Press Playing her best at the most important events, Serena Williams re-established herself as the top player in women’s tennis in 2009 and was a … Continue reading →

New York is a city of characters. The Green Thumb, whose community garden in a Brooklyn housing project shows children that eggs do not come from eggplants. The Dictaphone Doctor, last of a dying breed. The Jury Clerk, who says … Continue reading →

ALAINA REED-AMINI, ‘SESAME STREET’ RESIDENT By BRUCE WEBER Published: December 22, 2009 Alaina Reed-Amini, an actress and singer whose best-known characters were denizens of two of television’s celebrated addresses, “Sesame Street” and the tenement known only by its street number, … Continue reading →

What a wonderful and uplifting article. Four siblings who made it to college together and to the same university. Not to mention, the first set of quads to be accepted by Yale. Cheers to you all! ********************************************************************************************** SIBLINGS’ FEAT A FIRST … Continue reading →

  “How can those who tortured and those who were tortured co-exist in the same land? How to heal a country that has been traumatised by repression if the fear to speak out is still omnipresent everywhere? And how do … Continue reading →

EMT DUO ON BREAK LET PREGNANT MOM DIE By GINGER ADAMS OTIS Last Updated: 1:24 PM, December 21, 2009 Posted: 2:29 AM, December 20, 2009 A pregnant Brooklyn woman suffering a fatal seizure in a coffee shop in the shadow … Continue reading →

by LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ | 12/21/09 04:22 PM |     MIAMI — President Barack Obama is on track to name more Hispanics to top posts than any of his predecessors, drawing appointees from a wide range of the nation’s Latino communities, … Continue reading →

By now, everyone has gotten all of their Christmas shopping done, gifts all wrapped and put under the tree, cards sent, cards received, and feast preparations begun. The guests (those who can make it to Grandma’s (or Grandpa’s) house, will … Continue reading →