A service project to help Father Dickson Cemetery, an historic African-American cemetery located at 845 Sappington Road in Crestwood, near Big Bend and I-44, will take place February 19t from noon to 3 p.m. Participants need to bring branch cutters, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, gas saws, etc. n anything that will help cut down brush, move […]
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As I See It Commentary – The other Malcolm X eulogy
It is somehow fitting that famed actor and activist Ossie Davis should pass in the month that both officially recognizes the phenomenon of black people in America and that marks the death of the beloved black leader he eulogized forty years ago, Malcolm X. Unfortunately, what black people know least about Malcolm is what they […]
Posted inPeople on the move
Williams on the move
Metro recently announced the appointment of Dianne Williams as the transit gency’s director of communications. Williams is responsible for overseeing development and implementation of communications and community relations programs, activities and projects.
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Friendly Temple ministers to filing taxpayers
For nearly seven years, residents seeking free income tax preparation services have come to a friendly place. The Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 5515 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, is seeking to electronically file more than 2,000 federal and state income tax returns free of charge as a service to the overall community. Residents can […]
Posted inPersonal finance
Put financial “windfall” to work
Like many people, you may dream of a day in which you get a sudden infusion of wealth. Realistically, you know that you’re probably not going to win the lottery. But you could get an inheritance. And, depending on its size, it could give you an enormous boost toward achieving your long-term financial goals – […]
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Making sense of suicide: ‘To be or not to be’ in juvenile detention
This is part 3 of a series. On Friday, February 11, family and friends joined to say their final farewells to 14-year-old Maurice Johnson, a freshman at Sumner High School. Johnson would have celebrated his 15th birthday later this month. According to a media advisory issued February 4, in which Johnson was unnamed, at 4:20 […]
Posted inReligion columnists
Words affect your harvest
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it. (for death or life)” Proverbs 18:21 (Amplified Bible) The harvest that you reap this year and in the years to come will be determined to a great degree by what you speak out […]
Posted inLocal sports
St. Louis American Athlete of the Week
Terron Williams Cahokia Wrestling A talented two-sport athlete, Williams is enjoying a tremendous senior year for the Comanches. Williams has set the pace for Cahokia athletics in 2004 with his talent and leadership. Williams will be one of the featured athletes from the Metro East area at this weekend’s Illinois Class AA state wrestling championships […]
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Guest Commentary – Blunt giving Missouri courts to the rich
The scales of justice in Jefferson City are swinging wildly out of balance. Proposals by Gov. Matt Blunt and legislative leaders will bias the court system heavily in favor of large corporations, professionals and the well-to-do and against the interests of average Missourians and their families. While disabled Missourians have been stunned by the proposed […]
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Throwing the book at Combs
Random House, Inc. is suing Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, alleging that he never paid back a $300,000 advance for a memoir he never completed. “He signed an agreement with our Ballantine imprint in 1998 to write his autobiography, which he agreed to complete and deliver to us in 1999,” said the publisher in a statement. […]