Wow. The namesake of one of the ugliest stretches of Interstate 70 in America has been fingered for steroid use. St. Louis should demand that the Mark McGwire Highway signs come down immediately from that scenic stretch of highway in North St. Louis. Wait a minute. From what I’ve heard on radio in St. Louis […]
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NAACP opposes Bush’s Social Security plan
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) strongly opposes any plan that would decrease or in any way jeopardize the guaranteed benefits that America’s seniors, disabled or surviving family members currently receive from Social Security, according to its interim president. NAACP Interim President and CEO Dennis Hayes said, “Social Security is the […]
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Censorship a high form of flattery
Several St. Louis American news boxes near the North City oral surgery office of publisher Donald M. Suggs were found overturned over the weekend, with papers strewn onto the street. The vandals should be forewarned that they are being watched.
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Volunteer orientation meetings
St. Louis Cares, a volunteer program of the United Way of Greater St. Louis for people on the go, has announced five “Let’s Get Started” orientation meetings for new volunteers this February. The program was developed to provide one-time, short-term volunteer opportunities for people with busy schedules. Volunteers must attend a brief “Let’s Get Started” […]
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Hindrances to your harvest
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” Gen. 8:22 (Amplified Bible) The plan of God provides for His children to blessed with both spiritual and physical blessings that are necessary for living the abundant life. God would not tell us that if […]
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Rise and Shine for Heat 2005
Hardee’s Rise and Shine for Heat 2005 fundraiser, with a Valentine’s Weekend theme of “Have a Heart, Heat A Home,” is scheduled for Friday, February 11, between 6 and 10:30 a.m. at area Hardee’s restaurants. Celebrity host volunteers from the Fire Chiefs Association of Greater St. Louis, Citigroup and other organizations will “Rise and Shine” […]
Posted inPersonal finance
Many Americans remain inadequately insured
Few people expect to die at a young age. This perceived lack of risk might result in insufficient life insurance protection. A study of widows and widowers whose partners died between the ages of 30 and 55 found that three out of four felt their spouses had inadequate life insurance coverage. Most of them had […]
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James Shackleford
James Shackleford (Shack), owner of Shack’s Mid City Barbershop passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2005. Shack was a well-known barber in St. Louis for more than 60 years. Fifty of those years he owned, Shack’s Mid-City Barbershop. Shack’s first opened at 1707 Franklin then moved to 3129 N. Grand then to 200 N. Vandeventer […]
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Cruisin Q & A: How not to dry your car
A question from a reader in South Carolina about the use of paper towels instead of a terry cloth to dry her car brought back memories of when yours truly (that’s right!) used to use paper towels — until I finally learned my lesson. I had a beautiful red and white ’51 Buick Special and […]
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Where are our soldiers?
A week before President Bush’s slash-and-burn budget proposals were made public, several black congressmen, including our own Congressman William Lacy Clay, met with him and came from the meeting saying they were looking forward to working with the president on issues of importance to the African-American community. Work with him? Are you kidding? The president […]