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BET.com Executive Editor Andreas Hale Calls it Quits!

BET.com Executive Editor Andreas Hale Calls it Quits!

This is a message that was sent to friends from Andreas Hale, former Executive Editor of Music of BET.com.  I am posting this message with his permission.  Hat tip to Paul Porter of www.IndustryEars.com. To friends, colleagues and those that should know, As of today (September 8, 2009) I am...

Poem: All Along

Poem: All Along

ALL ALONG Written by Tina Arradondo What’s on the other side sometimes I know is not for me, I can see through some mountains so clear and perfectly… Is it my fault that I have wisdom that others may see as strange? I feel things that others don’t and so...

Shameful partisans teach disrespect to President in school speech episode

Shameful partisans teach disrespect to President in school speech episode

A couple of years ago, when my son was in kindergarten, George W. Bush was his guy. He enjoyed seeing Bush on TV, speaking from the podium, and handling official business. Maybe it was because the President was speaking in words that he could stand, I don’t know, but he...

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON ANNOUNCES INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO DALLAS MAIL PROCESSING

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON ANNOUNCES INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO DALLAS MAIL PROCESSING

Washington, DC – (September 2, 2009) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced today that the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General has begun an independent audit of proposed changes to mail processing at the Dallas Main Post Office. The USPS recently recommended moving processing and distribution operations from...

RNC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE TO ATTEND “FREEDOM TOUR” AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY

RNC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE TO ATTEND “FREEDOM TOUR” AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY

This should be an interesting meetup.  Perhaps the Chairman will pull out some of his hip hop slang. WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele will participate in a forum at Howard University in Washington, DC. Details of the event are as follows: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 WHAT:             Freedom...

Old School Friday: Songs that people would be surprised I know

Old School Friday: Songs that people would be surprised I know

I have to say it’s been the last few years that I’ve discovered Steely Dan and have to give credit to Mike Rhyner who has “extolled the greatness” of the group for years.  Finally I took him up on the challenge of checking out their music and I’m all in....

38 minutes to understanding why their healthcare is better than ours

38 minutes to understanding why their healthcare is better than ours

I don’t often get to listen to Terry Gross’ Fresh Air on NPR these days, but fortunately on Monday I had a chance listen to Terry’s guest T.R.Reid, author of the book The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Healthcare. Mr. Reid is a journalist...

Southern Dallas Left in the Dark on Main Post Office decision

Southern Dallas Left in the Dark on Main Post Office decision

From DallasSouthNews.org Last night I moderated a Town Hall meeting hosted by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson at Dallas City Hall regarding an Area Mail Processing (AMP) Feasibility Study conducted by the United States Post Office.  AMP Studies are taking place all across the country. Tim Vierling, Dallas Sr. Plant Manager,...

District Attorney Craig Watkins Responds to Dallas Morning News Editorial

District Attorney Craig Watkins Responds to Dallas Morning News Editorial

The following is a response from District Attorney Craig Watkins regarding the Dallas Morning News Editorial “Watkins Needs to Investigate the Constables.” By Craig Watkins – Dallas County District Attorney In (Monday’s) editorial, “Watkins needs to investigate the constables,” the Dallas Morning News failed to print my actual comment and...