By Bob Greene Article Reprint (CNN) — Remember those carefree days when a gallon of gas was only $5? And when you could cheerfully mail a letter for the rock-bottom price of 50 cents?
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Legendary Boxer “Macho” Camacho Clinically Brain Dead after Being Shot in the Face
Puerto Rico (AP) – Famed Puerto Rican boxer Hector “Macho” Camachois clinically brain dead, doctors said Thursday, though they said family members were disagreeing on whether to take him off life support. Dr. Ernesto Torres
Read moreFormer Vice Lords Chiefs Now Going a Round for the Kids
By: Rex W. Huppke Article Reprint Sherryl Moore-Ollie looked out the metal-screened windows of Penn Elementary School’s main office and saw a man in the U-shaped building’s courtyard holding what appeared to be a beanbag.
Read moreArizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Challenges George Lopez to Meeting after Lopez’s Tirade
By Jennifer Abbey Article Reprint Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., responded to George Lopez’s profanity-filled tirade against him by telling the comedian to come meet with him. “Get some guts, come down here
Read moreHall of Famer Murray Settles Inside Trader Case
By Marcy Gordon Article Reprint WASHINGTON (AP) — Eddie Murray made big money in baseball with his powerful swing from both sides of the plate. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, he had some
Read moreThe Real Story of Thanksgiving
Most of us associate the holiday with happy Pilgrims and Indians sitting down to a big feast. And that did happen – once. The story began in 1614 when a band of English explorers sailed
Read moreArm Yourself with Knowledge: Learn How to Spot Processed Junk-Meat
by Shane Roberts Article Reprint Collectively, blacks have always had to cultivate an imagination in order to do the most with the least, especially when it comes to food. Chitterlings, pig feet, cow tongue and
Read moreWomen Can’t Handle the Truth
By: Vaughn Streetz Article Reprint Before any of you ask, yes I’m mad. I was initially going to write a completely different post today, but reading Slim’s post yesterday on rejection, and the ensuing comments,
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