Stroke in children is not as rare as once thought and the symptoms do not mirror stroke in adults. In its first scientific statement on the topic, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association addresses treatment, symptoms and risk for stroke in infants and children. The “Management of Stroke in Children” statement published in Stroke: Journal […]
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Gordon Parks show at SLAM went to the heart of our culture
Gordon Parks’ most important photographic work came down from the walls of the Saint Louis Art Museum on August 3. The show was entitled Bare Witness. In a fundamental form of witnessing, Parks’ human energy claimed its power by conquering time, place, style and genre. He made things. Over a living span of 93 years […]
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Barbara Noble
Harris-Stowe State University has hired Barbara Noble as director of the AT&T Library and Technology Resource Center. She earned her B.A. from Talladega College in Alabama and a Master of Science in Library Science/Instructional Technology from Syracuse University. She currently belongs to the American Library Association. Her experience includes positions in Saudi Arabia, New York, […]
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Obama voter registration drive targets Blacks, hundreds of thousands expected to register
Last week, Michelle Obama reached out to millions of African Americans to tell them about the importance of mobilizing and engaging in this year’s election. One of those Obama supporters pounding the pavement is Lanear Rhodes, a real estate agent in St. Charles County. “People have the mindset that St. Charles is a Republican area, […]
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Culinary student hits snags in opening Lucy’s Creole Pecans
Della Clark had no idea that a class assignment in March would lead her onto the path of a promising business venture by the name of Lucy’s Creole Pecans only a few months later. As a culinary student at St. Louis Community College-Forest Park, Clark’s last major assignment before graduation was to create a mock […]
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Is Eric Benet taking love leftovers from Prince?
According to the Panache Report, Halle Berry’s ex-husband Eric Benet has found love again – with Prince’s former wife. The 41-year-old Grammy winner was spotted out in New York last week with Manuela Testolini. The new couple checked out a performance of Broadway show “Xanadu,” which is currently starring Whoopi Goldberg.
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Elementary PREP after-school program honored
Special to the American The Elementary Promoting Responsibility through Education and Preparation after-school program known as PREP is the recipient of the 2008 National Exemplary Award for Innovative Substance Abuse Prevention Programs, Practices and Policies. The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors selected Elementary PREP for national recognition over dozens of other […]
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McCain’s silly ‘celebrity’ smear
Columnist Eugene Robinson It’s awfully early for John McCain to be running such a desperate, ugly campaign against Barack Obama. But I guess it’s useful for Democrats to get a reminder that the Republican Party plays presidential politics by the same moral code that guided the bad-boy Oakland Raiders in their heyday: “Just win, baby.” […]
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Ask Gwen: It is Amazing How a Man Can Pretend to His Wife!
For the St. Louis American Dear Gwendolyn: One afternoon coming out of a grocery store, a beautiful red car pulled up, stopped and the driver asked, “Can I give you a ride?” I said, “No, I am in my car, but it is rather far in the parking lot.” I told him, “You can drive […]
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St. Louis American Sports Quiz
Name the current or former professional athlete that is/was married to these women in the entertainment field. 1. Holly Robinson 2. Eva Longoria 3. Brandy 4. Laila Ali 5. Tamia 6. Phylicia Ayers-Allen 7. Robin Givens Answers 1. Rodney Peete 2. Tony Parker 3. Quentin Richardson 4. Curtis Conway 5. Grant Hill 6. Ahmad Rashad […]