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by Peter D. Kramer lohud.com “Hello, my name is Lachi. Like Versace,” says the woman in the fabulous dress and the beaming smile. Then the New York-based singer-songwriter takes more time than most people, to describe herself. She offers a visual self-description for blind people in her audience, saying she is a Black …
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by Kevin Burton Some people have little marks on their walls, measuring of the growth of their children. It’s a pleasure to mark their progress in gaining physical stature. If your children aren’t growing that sets off serious alarm bells. You’re going to get an appointment with your doctor, without delay. Yet …
by Kevin Burton Let’s all salute innovation and progress today and tomorrow by knocking down a couple of packs of M&Ms. Let’s do so under the heading, “Melts in your mouth, not in your hand, stays on your waistline.” M&Ms are 83 years old as of tomorrow. Forrest Mars secured a patent …
by Sophie Huskisson The Daily Mirror Twenty percent of businesses say they would not be willing to adapt their workplaces to employ a blind or partially sighted person, research has found. One in five companies said adjustments to make their firm more accessible would be too costly, with nearly half not knowing how …
by Kevin Burton Steve Mingori was an excellent left-handed relief pitcher for Cleveland and Kansas City in the American League. He finished a 10-year career with an ERA of 3.03. I always thought of him as a “minus” pitcher. That means in my baseball board games, if a certain number came up and …
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by Kevin Burton In response to one of my Valentine’s Day posts, a reader let me know that Feb. 14 is also National Ferris Wheel Day in the United States. Now that’s news I can use! What an apt metaphor for the “love” of love songs that is wrapped in feelings, or perhaps …
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by Kevin Burton We may have to file this under Benign Stupidity, but after (maybe not enough) careful thought, I’m going to do the story. We’re talking 70s pop music as we often do on Tuesdays. I love this band, I love this song, please hear that up front. But what a load …
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by Kevin Burton Lois Blanchard wrote a 15-stanza poem. The first one gets her point across. “If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two, if He came unexpectedly, I wonder what you’d do.” You know what this is all about. In the physical realm, if family is coming …
by Kevin Burton Wichita police have arrested 45-year-old Ricky Aldrete for multiple crimes, including the theft and destruction of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue, according to published reports. Page 7 reported on the story after Major League Baseball stepped forward to pay for replacing the statue, (MLB To Replace Vandalized Robinson Statue, Feb …
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by Dictionary Scoop Aside from the mechanical aspects of moving oneself from one place to the other, the poetry of wanderlust and journeys creates words to describe sensations, feelings, and experiences. All over the world, different expressions from different languages describe similar human experiences relating to the joy of traveling and discovering new …
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