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Having children is one of the greatest gifts in the world. With each anniversary that I celebrate, I’ll always celebrate my children, who have been a part of this newspaper journey as well. My children have taught me to pay attention and to watch carefully.
Dolphins at Daybreak
By Mary Pope Osborne
ISBN: 0-679-88338-X
Publisher: Random House
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Studio: Universal Pictures
Plot: A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South.
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Mo’Nique, Mike Epps, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, Cedric the Entertainer, Nicole Ari Parker, Joy Bryant
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***1/2
During Black History Month we have asked community members “Are we living the dream?”
Who invented borders? The invisible lines that the governments of the Earth have drawn on her lands have long since drawn the hostility of man. Who determines these walls that don’t exist, why should it matter?
THE MEDICINE CABINET: ASK THE HARVARD EXPERTS
KIDS’ CORNER: FEVER WITH
VOMITING AND PROBLEMS WITH BABY’S EYELIDS
Q: I’ve been thinking about starting a small business, but I’m hesitant to take the “plunge” and really get going. Are there any resources at the library that can help me make my decision?
Jonathan Owens II, 13, stands behind his parents at their store, Aunt Ethel’s. Jonathan made the emergency 9-1-1 call after his mother had a heart attack,and his father, Jonathan Owen, Sr. (bottom right) did CPR. Mrs. Ethel Owens holds pillow that was signed by the people who helped save her life on that fateful night. After two years, the Owens’ are finally ready to tell their story.
TNCP Photo.
Kidnapping headlines strike fear into the hearts of all parents, but it’s helpful to remember that the actual incidence of abductions and overtures is statistically very rare.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis… “Threatening the lives of 30,000 Americans at any given time”