February 2011
February 18th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
As the “Great Recession” continues, the ability to pinch pennies is more and more vital. Employment remains elusive (unemployment lingers at 9.8 percent), and this long-standing depletion of family income causes tight budgets that call for desperate decisions. The key word for those with limited means or dwindling funds is — budget.A monthly budget of expenses enables families to establish a plan...
February 17th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
A Mississippi organization, The Sons of Confederate Veterans, is seeking to have a commemorative license plate named after a famous Confederate General. That within itself is not the problem. But the General they seek to honor is none other than General Nathan Bedford Forrest.While Nathan Bedford Forrest earned the reputation of being a great cavalry leader in the Confederate Army during the...
February 17th, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
According to my Italian friend, Anthony Duva, the southern and northern cultures of the country of Italy couldn’t be more different. Now that I’ve begun visiting Italy a few plus times a year since 2002, I understand all too well that his statement could not be more obvious.Case in point is the cuisine, while the northerners love their heavy creams (think anything pesto or cream-based), it’s the...
February 17th, 2011
Written by Chris Benguhe in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
Ambrosio, my lawn guy, is the antithesis of a lazy Mexican snoozing in the sun with a striped serape on his shoulder and huge sombrero shading his head. He and his compatriots work long and hard in the sizzling Arizona sun, sweating bullets as they push a lawn mower and trim towering palm trees.But last week Ambrosio didn’t show up. The last I heard, he had headed back to Mexico to escape the...
February 16th, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
First things first when I think of Kentucky and especially Louisville, Kentucky. Mint Juleps! On the other hand, if Bourbon is on your menu for 2011, horse racing, or good shopping, again, look no further than Louisville, Kentucky.As some folks from the city say, “Louisville lies just between ‘way out there’ and ‘feels like home,’ and it was named one of the top 20 cities in America to live. If...