Monthly Archives: October 2010

Life’s Melody

While visiting the page of a friend I actually know, I noticed a video he posted with this provocative title: Dancing Under The Gallows. I watched it and learned the bone-chilling and inspirational story of Alice Herz-Sommer, who, God willing, will turn 107-years old in November. Continue reading

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Weighty Wisdom

But if she runs into trouble in several decades when the fat genes friendly with our DNA find her, she’ll know what to do. Her family showed her how to melt excess weight in a healthy way. Continue reading

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“Waiting For Superman” Soars

For those who believe “Waiting for Superman” is pro charter schools, this statistic is shared: one out of 5 charter schools achieve newsworthy results. As a former education reporter, I was pleased that extraordinary detail was not cut. Continue reading

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Driven to Excel and Uplift

Stacy Hawkins Adams and Osita Iroegbu were among Style Weekly’s 40 under 40, an annual honor that celebrates young movers and shakers, some known, others out of the spotlight until now.The class of 2010 rocks. Not a weak link in this impressive, diverse bunch.
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My Mockingbird Muse

Harper Lee is a bonafide celebrity who shunned the spotlight for decades. Still, I give Shields props for trying to scale a privacy wall so painstakingly erected by Lee that it still looms in this age of-too-much-personal-information. How quaint is that facebookers and my tweet peeps? Continue reading

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Writing Forward

But as I faced the audience of writers I saw myself in their eyes. I understood their rapt attention and a palpable hunger for answers, strategies and connections to make their writing dreams materialize. Continue reading

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