Category: In the News
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A Daughter’s Plight: My Response
Use fear and anxiety as tools to focus your energies on building yourself up in ways that you can be a blessing, not just to your family and friends, but also to those who do not mean well for you.
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In the News: A Sad Commentary
http://patch.com/new-york/bellmore/s/fqyzw/nude-photos-of-long-island-students-being-posted-online-traded-like-baseball-cards In the ‘olden days’ family members were forbidden to speak up when sexual atrocities were perpetrated upon them by uncle, daddy or grandpa “so and so”. I believe this was an attempt to protect the family’s “good name”. Mothers and wives were forced to “look the other way” in fear of their lives as…
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Bridging The Gap: 8 User-Friendly Tips
Madona Cole-Lacy on why citizens of the world should aspire to make healthy connections with one another. “If for no other reason that is remotely obvious to you, you should care because the bliss of ignorance must be superseded by the folly of wisdom if we expect to be treated with respect, empathy and even…
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Educators, Scandal, Convicted, Racketeering: A loaded Color-Blind Vocabulary Lesson
Atlanta schools cheating scandal: 11 educators convicted of racketeering One of the largest school cheating trials in U.S. history drew to a dramatic close Wednesday with a jury finding 11 Atlanta elementary school teachers and administrators guilty of taking part in a racketeering conspiracy to illegally boost….” latimes.com There are many angles to this unfortunate…
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A Touching Lesson on Tenacity: Long Island’s Amazing Brothers in the News
A Touching Lesson on Tenacity: Long Island’s Amazing Brothers in the News Clarke’s Yodice brothers overcoming hearing-impairments
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Connecting the Dots: Lessons from Hurricane Sandy
As we continue to deal with the effects of Sandy’s visit to our area, we must pause for a moment to extend our thoughts and prayers to those affected by the loss of their loved ones. We also hope that the inconvenience caused to those who have been displaced from their homes, those who have…
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In the News
DA Rice to Parents: ‘Allowing Underage Kids to Drink Alcohol this Prom/Graduation Season is a Crime’. DA to appear in Social Host PSA to be shown in movie theaters MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice is reminding parents of teenagers that, with prom and graduation season approaching, adults who provide alcohol to…
My Time 4 Talk by Madona Cole-Lacy 