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Continue reading →: It’s Not What You Think
Columbine High School shooting Virginia Tech campus massacre Ft. Hood shooting spree Shooting at rally in Tuscan, Ariz. Aurora, Col. movie theater shooting Thwarted Family Research Council shooting Massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary What do all of these tragedies have in common? The shooters all had mental health issues. What…
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Continue reading →: The Oniony Business of Healthcare
The Affordable Care Act– an astronomical onion if there ever was one with layers that have only begun to peeled away. However, on the tearful journey to its oniony core is the idea that everyone deserves quality healthcare and access to it. It’s not a perk for the entitled. And…
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Continue reading →: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Redskins’ Josh Morgan’s mother was at work at the Pentagon on 9/11 when a plane hit the building. This morning, she was at work at the Navy Yard when an unknown number of gunmen began a shooting spree, killing at least 12 people and injuring others. Mom is fine (but I…
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Continue reading →: So There You Have It…
And it’s bullshit… Folks keep yammering about people being anti-Walmart but it wasn’t the only business that would be impacted. On its face, it sounds great: jobs, development, opportunity but who benefits? The Mayor is charged with making decisions that benefit the city and all its residents, not a select few. Guess…
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Continue reading →: Where Were You?
Twelve years and almost five hours ago, I was on 295 South en route to work when the radio show was interrupted saying there had been a terrible accident and a plane hit one of the Twin Towers. Of course minutes later, the second one was hit and our cushy American existence…
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Continue reading →: Working to Live or Living to Work
The jury is still out on the living wage bill in DC. Mayor Gray has until next week, Sept. 16, to sign or veto. Everyone has an opinion , particularly those not directly impacted by the pending legislation. My mother attended her neighborhood civic association meeting this past weekend at…
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Continue reading →: Real Talk: Syria
Last week I asked my daughter if her AP Government and Politics class was discussing Syria. She said they had and commented that this country is always making others’ business our own; I agreed. She was not convinced that the United States should get involved. I am still on the…
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Continue reading →: Thoughts On Love
This morning my five year-old burst into my room to give me a kiss before he made a beeline to the flat screen. As he kissed my cheek, he asked, “do kisses go straight to your heart?” I said, “Yes.” “Why? Because your heart is filled with love?” I sleepily…
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Continue reading →: Survey Says…
A new CareerBuilder survey of hiring managers reveals what gets you the job besides your skill. And who gets promoted…
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I’m Ayoka
Welcome to Mule Of The World. Musings and rants from this Black woman. Zora Neale Hurston called the Black woman “the mule of the world.”
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