I was asked just the other day if young children really benefited from having adults talk to them about careers. I was attending a meeting held at the local high school, where the topic was “ways to build upon traditional education.” One way, of course, is to have career fairs in the elementary school or […]
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Urban theatre hits the big screen
Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman is due to hit the local theatres tomorrow, Feb. 25. “Hit” is a good word to use here. Regardless of whatever is said critically about the phenomenon called “urban theatre” by me or any other so-called culture critic, anything this man touches turns instantly to gold. Over […]
Posted inLetters to the editor
Carr on watch
Thank you for your article on “Waiting for the midnight hour.” I have been in church all my life (over 50 years) and have faithfully observed watch meeting services. I had no idea that the services started as Freedom Eve for the Emancipation Proclamation. The information was educational, and I appreciate now knowing the origin […]
Posted inAutomotive news
Test drive: 2005 Buick LaCrosse
2005 Buick LaCrosse CXS Base price: $28,335 Price as tested: $32,750 There’s a brand-new Buick mid-size offering in 2005 called the LaCrosse — complete with great looks, premium luxury features, a new engine and very good ride and handling characteristics. LaCrosse is Buick’s serious attempt to reclassify its somewhat dated mid-size Regal and Century lines […]
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St. Louis American Athlete of the Week
Chris Upchurch Whitfield Wrestling The senior wrestler completed a stellar high school career by winning the Class 1 state championship at 145 pounds at last weekend’s MSHSAA state championships in Columbia. Upchurch defeated Dustin Schuetz of South Holt 8-2 in the finals to win his second consecutive individual state championship. Upchurch was the Class 1 […]
Posted inPolitical eye
Doing as Howard Dean
State Rep. Maria Chappelle-Nadal read the EYE last week and noticed we wondered why she is backing Rodney Burchfield for alderman in the 17th Ward when her constituents are in the county. “I back progressive candidates,” she explained in a fax. “Howard Dean set an example for us to support those who believe in a […]
Posted inLetters to the editor
Jesus and the N-word
Re: Carol Daniel’s column “When the white child told my son he looked like a slave”: I can remember when my son was five, and in our apartment complex there were only white children his age. They played together, but one day a friend came to visit and wanted to no why they had a […]
Posted inLocal news
Mahoney now leading Lincoln University into future
In her first St. Louis appearance last Saturday, Lincoln University President Carolyn Mahoney said the university owes much to the region’s alumni chapter and was proud to be part of its annual Founder’s Day celebration. Mahoney is Lincoln’s first female president and became the school’s 18th leader after officially succeeding David Henson, who retired for […]
Posted inColumnists
Read or die
She said she sees the same thing year after year: students who don’t know what’s going on in the world because they don’t read. They don’t read the newspaper, they don’t read books, they don’t read magazines and they don’t watch the news. She’s frustrated because they don’t read anything n and these are students […]
Posted inObituaries
Jazz organist Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith, a pioneering jazz organist, died February 8, 2005. According to the Associated Press, he was 76 years old. He was internationally renowned for the use of his instrument, the Hammond Organ, which he transformed into a jazz instrument. With performances such as 1962’s Walk On The Wild Side and The Sermon, Smith became […]