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Parent Teacher Association (PTA), no longer just cookie baking moms

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25 Aug 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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With over 115 years nationally and 100 years in Tennessee, PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation and continues to work as one voice to speak on behalf of every child.
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3 stories you won’t read this MLK Weekend

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25 Aug 2011
Written by George Curry
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In the excitement of placing a statue of the first African-American on the Mall, there are three stories that readers should be aware of, though few journalists, if any, will cover.
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Saturday morning cartoons not meant for babies

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25 Aug 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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“Children under the age of 3 should not watch TV.” This mantra is familiar to adults who are aware of the devastating effects that an inordinate amount of television viewing has on early childhood brain development.
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Boiling hot with anger!

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25 Aug 2011
Written by Lucy Shaw
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Dear Lucy: For years, I have suffered with boils. I read your column where you talk about emotions and the affect they can have on the body. Is there something I might be missing? 
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Is sugar worth the trouble of satisfying your taste buds?

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25 Aug 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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I can’t imagine going back to the days when I needed a sugar fix – a doughnut, cookies, cake, and ice cream, whatever my heart desired. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about.
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TSD to endorse in Memphis municipal election

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18 Aug 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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When voters step up on Oct. 6 to cast ballots in the Memphis municipal election, the bucket of choices will be filled with 58 candidates.
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For prison profiteers, it’s full-speed ahead

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18 Aug 2011
Written by Judge Greg Mathis
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The United States imprisons more people than any other developed nation – one person for every 100.
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Gov. Perry checks in – time to pay attention

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18 Aug 2011
Written by Jason Johnson
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Texas governor Rick Perry brings to the presidential nomination race of 2012 something that has been sorely lacking — someone who actually wants to win the job.
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Riots and causes have England struggling to understand

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18 Aug 2011
Written by George Curry
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England’s attempt to understand rioting touched off by a policeman’s fatal shooting of a 29-year-old black man, in many ways mirror the debate that followed the unrest that the U.S. underwent in the wake of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. 
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Race and beyond: The race for the White House

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18 Aug 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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President Barack Obama must play the political game as deftly as each of his predecessors did, despite having the racial narrative as a backdrop to his remarkable story.
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Put it down; yes, I mean the saltshaker

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18 Aug 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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Are Americans crazy about salt? Yes, because the number of people suffering from high blood pressure is increasing.
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‘Housecleaning’ your mind makes room for joy

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18 Aug 2011
Written by Lucy Shaw
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Dear Lucy: I recently turned forty years old and all of a sudden I am having so much trouble with my memory. I used to laugh at my friends who said that they were forgetting more as they aged.
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Balance: reading, writing, arithmetic and a good diet

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12 Aug 2011
Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom
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Whether children aspire to become lawyers, doctors, accountants, politicians, dietitians, or own a business, their dreams may be slow to materialize if their minds and bodies aren’t fed the proper nutrients.
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Detroit

DUGGAN OUT THE RACE?

The Michigan Chronicle

Today the election commission will gather at 2:30pm to decide the fate of mayoral candidate, Mike Duggan. This week mayoral candidate Tom ...

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Shinola Brings Manufacturing Back to Detroit

The Michigan Chronicle

ALEX STCHEKINE, bicycle production and special projects, affixes the name plate to a Bixby model bicycle at Shinola's Detroit facility.- J...

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Chicago

Parents File Suit After Son Mistakenly Pronounced Dead

The Chicago Defender

CHICAGO (CBS) – The parents of a disabled boy have filed suit against the Chicago hospital where he was mistakenly pronounced dead.

 

Jaylen Dorsey was ...

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New Ill. House Gun Bill Has More Restrictions

The Chicago Defender

A compromise allowing the carrying of concealed weapons backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan and agreed to by the General Assembly's leading gun-ri...

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Pittsburgh

Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

The New Pittsburgh Courier

 

CONNIE PARKER

 

by Christian Morrow

Courier Staff Writer

Back when steel ruled the local economy and Pittsburgh boast multiple corporate headquarters, th...

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WAMO100 announces new general manager

The New Pittsburgh Courier

GARY GUNTER

 

PITTSBURGH, PA--WAMO100, owned by Martz Communications Group, recently named Gary Gunter general manager of WAMO100.

Prior to this new appo...

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