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Jaci Velasquez is alive and praising God in a different forum. This young woman can sing her heart out.In recent years she has started acting. Her musical legacy is outstanding. She has sold over four million albums, garnered three RIAA certified Platinum recordings, three RIAA certified Gold recordings, sixteen No. 1 radio hits, and has […]
(Washington, DC) — Track work will affect Metro’s Red, Orange, Blue and Yellow Lines this weekend. The work includes platform rehabilitation work and train control-room upgrades on the Red Line, the replacement of rail fasteners on the Orange and Blue Lines and the installation of communications cables to improve cell phone coverage on the Yellow Line. Passengers should add 20-minutes to their […]
(Undated) — The non-profit group called Changing the Face of Christianity has launched a new quiz that offers to answer the question “How Christian Are You?” The Christian Post says, participants are scored on their answer to 10 multiple choice online questions. The ranking for the quiz includes “far from Christ, worldly Christian, good Christian, or spiritually mature Christian.” Organization founder […]
Recently, I opened a fortune cookie after eating Chinese food and was oddly confused by the quote that was inside. It read as follows: “It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.” Reading it at the time, I had to look at it a few times before I could have an inkling […]
(Undated) — President Obama appears to be facing an uphill battle to win voter confidence ahead of next year’s election. A new Bloomberg National Poll shows only 30-percent of Americans say they’ll definitely vote to re-elect Obama in 2012. Thirty-six-percent say they definitely will not vote for Obama. Most Americans polled say the President will […]
(Undated) — President Obama appears to be facing an uphill battle to win voter confidence ahead of next year’s election. A new Bloomberg National Poll shows only 30-percent of Americans say they’ll definitely vote to re-elect Obama in 2012. Thirty-six-percent say they definitely will not vote for Obama. Most Americans polled say the President will […]
(Annapolis, MD) — It could soon get easier to land a job with the federal government in Maryland. At least 20-thousand jobs are coming to Maryland as part of the Pentagon’s Base Realignment and Closure strategy. Yesterday, officials announced the state is getting a seven-point-seven-million-dollar federal grant to help job-seekers find those positions. The jobs […]
(Arlington, VA) — A transit contractor for Arlington County has fired 35 of the 36 bus drivers who went on strike June 13th. A statement from Forsythe Transportation said the drivers were fired for violating the “no strike” provision in their contract. Forsythe says it easily replaced the 35 drivers, but the driver’s union has […]
President Obama announced Wednesday his plans to withdraw 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, and a total of 33,000 by the end of next summer. “After this initial reduction, our troops will continue coming home at a steady pace,” Obama promised during the 13-minute speech from the White House East […]
Yesterday, as I was walking back from the train station after a long day at work, I ran into someone I knew on the way home. After we exchanged greetings and we proceeded to chat, it quickly became hard to hold a conversation as we both seemed lost in our own worlds. We had both […]