April conference themed “Women’s Unique Perspectives on Waging Peace” Washington, D.C. – (March 27, 2009) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will host her annual “A World of Women for World Peace” conference on April 18, 2009. This year’s conference is themed “Women’s Unique Perspectives on Waging Peace.” The panelists include: ·...
On Thursday April 9, D.R.E.A.M. Act will host a symposium at SMU’s Hughes-Triggs Student Center. The day long symposium (8am-5pm) is called Challenges and Opportunities: Conversations about Immigration, Education, and Public Policy. The DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act was first introduced in U.S. Congress in 2001...
This is a pretty clever way to look at American Home Prices adjusted to inflation since 2007. This video using a virtual roller coaster to represent home values was uploaded to YouTube exactly two years ago, before the housing market totally melted down. An updated version would have the roller...
On Saturday April 4th, State Representative Yvonne Davis will hold a Town Hall Meeting at The Golf Club of Dallas for constituents of District 111. The town hall meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. Saturday’s discussion will center around pending legislation before the Texas House of Representatives. Rep. Davis will...
DALLAS (Mar. 30, 2009) — Dallas ISD students involved in the Education is Freedom (EIF) nonprofit program got a big boost today as the University of North Texas Dallas Campus announced plans to offer $2.5 million in scholarship assistance for tuition, fees and other costs at the future UNT Dallas...
Delta Sigma Sorority, Inc. North Dallas Suburban Alumnae Chapter and North Dallas Suburban Foundation present their 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Saturday, May 30th, 2009 Riverchase Golf Club, Coppell, Texas Register online at www.miraclegolfconcepts.com For more information, call or email: 214-452-7835 info@dstndsa.org
I received the above DNC commercial yesterday regarding Republicans recently released alternative budget plan. In the commercial, Democrats borrow from the Sesame Street theme by saying that it is brought to us by the number “zero.” They hit the zero theme over and over, asserting the Republican budget is without...
I have to say that I was moved by my son and his effort in the Frederick Douglass Academy Oratorical Competition. Isaiah took 1st place in the 1st grade division. He recited a portion of Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address, and now they’re calling him “Little Obama” at school. When we...
One of the best blogging couples you’ll find @ What We’re Doing updates Dallas Furniture Bank’s 40 under 40. According to WWD, ” 40 Under 40 was a two-pronged affair, combining a baking challenge with the celebration honoring young civic leaders. The Beat Condos pool and cabana area and its...
Did you know that in the United States, DVT affects up to 2 million people annually? DVT-related PE is the most common cause of preventable hospital death and complications from DVT kill more people each year in the U.S. than breast cancer and AIDS combined. I kind of missed DVT...
