Monthly Archives: January 2010

Congratulations, Dr. Barbara Harris and Shawn Dvorak, for your exciting discoveries. Patience, persistence, and being there at the right moment certainly pays off. ******************************************************************************************* News Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky Barbara Harris Bulletin at a Glance News Observing … Continue reading →

PERNELL ROBERTS, WHO PLAYED ELDEST SON ON ‘BONANZA’ Roberts quit the popular western at the height of its popularity. He later starred in the TV series ‘Trapper John M.D.’ Members of the Cartwright family on “Bonanza” were played, from left, … Continue reading →

   January 28, 2009 ColorLines Direct. News and commentary from ColorLines magazine and RaceWire blog. Facing It: State of Whose Union?Commentators Chris Rabb and Lola Adesioye sat down with ARC’s Tammy Johnson last night, to reflect on President Obama’s State … Continue reading →

NATIVISTS STEWING OVER REFUGE FOR HAITIANS  by Sonia Scherr on January 26, 2010 Some nativists are rile up about the Obama administration’s recent decision to give temporary refuge to undocumented Haitian immigrants. Their anger comes after Homeland Security Secretary Janet … Continue reading →

Black women the new “It” Girl, eh? The it girl for everyones sympathy, or everyones respect and consideration? ******************************************************************** BLACK WOMEN: THE “IT” GIRLS Monday Jan 25, 2010 – By Eva McKend Who would have thought that being a single … Continue reading →

The following is a New York Times article that is of importance to users of Facebook. The article addresses three important settings that Facebook users should be aware of and how to change those settings to protect and keep under … Continue reading →

ROB A. MOSBACHER, FORMER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND TEXAS OILMAN By ROBERT D. HERSHEY Jr. Published: January 24, 2010 Robert A. Mosbacher, a native New Yorker whose swashbuckling career as a wildcatter in the oil fields of Texas and Louisiana … Continue reading →

If many of you are avid readers like myself, you will be happy to know that you can download free Kindle books from Amazon.com. Per the following New York Times article, many of these books are from lesser-known authors, but, … Continue reading →

 MORE MEN MARRYING WEALTHIER WOMEN   Todd Heisler/The New York Times Beagy Zielinski, a stylist in New York, says a relationship did not work out because her boyfriend was insecure about her success. By SAM ROBERTS Published: January 18, 2010 … Continue reading →

In a throwback to the dark ages, to greed, to the ultimate contempt shown to United States citizens, the U.S. Supreme court in a 5-4 ruling took the side of corporations in general and presidential elections on donations made for … Continue reading →