With college debt now averaging more than $30,000 per graduate, it makes sense to scrimp where you can.
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Baseball Brouhaha – A-Rod Hits Historic Homer; Yankees Want a Do-Over
Maybe the Yankees don’t want to acknowledge that he hit that homerun officially, but they are gladly accepting the win over the Boston Red Sox that it provided. This is most certainly hypocrisy at its worst.
Read More »A 1960s Lexicon of Words of Liberation and Self Defense
Over the decade of the 60s these groups developed and shared a lexicon of words that expressed their desire for liberation. The black community at-large widely used these liberation words and phrases. Recently I have been recalling those words and phrases noticing that I rarely hear them in today’s struggle.
Read More »Common Core Wars: Parents Opting Out of Testing Can Change Education for the Better
Parents and teachers are forging an alliance to take back education, which in essence means eliminating most or all of these standardized tests in favor of something really radical – a day devoted to actual teaching!
Read More »Black Like Me
That their torments be many and can only be explained in the darkest Yiddish proverbs by the cruses of a thousand rabbis. That the imps of a far-distant abyss visit each of them, every other night, for all the rest of their lives to keep their eyes propped open and their minds restless through the night, so they awaken tired in Hellhelm where there is no mornings. And if this does not get them to change their evil ways – for them I further wish:
Read More »4 Reasons Your Small Business Needs a Blog Even If You Don’t Have a Website Now
Blogs influence buying decisions and allow you to establish yourself as an expert, which can lead to a wider network of professional resources and can make it easier for customers and potential customers to give you valuable feedback on your product or service offerings.
Read More »Tennessee’s Troubling Move to Name the Bible as the State’s Official Book
Tennessee trying to name The Bible as the state's official book is the latest attempt to insert religion into government and challenge the U.S. Constitution's Establishment Clause.
Read More »Obama Was Right: Learning a Trade May Be a Better Path for Many
Whether you agree with the President on other matters, on this one issue, he was speaking an inarguable truth: skilled trades are careers worth considering.
Read More »Hillary Clinton Needs the Challenge of Vigorous Debate
Is Hillary's uncontested run for the Democratic nomination bad for the Democrats? Perhaps.
Read More »Taxpayer Beware: ‘Tis the Season for Scam IRS Phone Calls
Be wary of phone calls from the U.S. Treasury Department or IRS threatening legal action. It's likely someone's trying to scam you. Big time.
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