Shelby Among Honorees
St. John Baptist Church’s The Repairer of the Breach Neighborhood Project held its “Second Annual Repairer of the Breach Awards Banquet” at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church.
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Rite Salutes Youth
They're poised and ready to face what lies ahead. With the help of an area sorority, a group of local girls have completed a program designed to prepare them for the future. "The Ivyettes: Rites of Passage" is the signature program for the Sigma Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The provides mentoring to middle-school aged girls. The youths participate in a series of monthly workshops on topics ranging from higher education and careers to health and etiquette.
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Educator's Career Saluted
She was a Jet centerfold while in college and more than 50 years later, Donzella “Donnie” Machen is still turning heads. Machen was recently the guest of honor at a party celebrating her dedication to education that has spanned a half-century. The retirement celebration was held at the Lakeside Recreation Center in Elk Grove.
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Lifetime Of Learning
The willingness to learn is the most important single skill we can teach our children. In order to do that we have to possess a curiosity and a desire to know more than we are being told. Parents in my workshops are brought up short at the notion that their video game-playing, I-don’t-care-about-anything child can become an inquisitive, knowledge-seeking person.
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Paul Is Not A Racist But ...?
Rand Paul and his defenders say he’s not a racist. He calls himself a libertarian. . . If you have webbed feet and you quack and waddle, you can call yourself a pigeon, but you’re probably a duck. Rand Paul says he thinks the government should not make laws to prevent racist behavior by private business owners.
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