Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Ransom Notes: Black Press is Black history

by Lou Ransom

“We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us in things which concern us dearly.” When Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm wrote those words on the front page of their Freedom's Journal newspaper 181 years ago, they were stating the case for the Black Press.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Ka-ching! Consumers borrow mostly on credit cards

by Jeannine Aversa

WASHINGTON Consumers boosted their borrowing in May, mostly reflecting heavy credit card use to finance their purchases.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

UIC´s new chancellor plans to diversify the campus

by Wendell Hutson

Even though she won't start until January 2009, Paula Allen-Meares has big plans as the first Black chancellor for the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit

by Corey Williams

DETROIT Auto industry cutbacks, double-digit unemployment and one of the nation's highest home foreclosure rates have left Detroit with a dreary economic future.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

I understand Michelle Obama's comment

by Ron Walters

Michelle Obama has all of a sudden become the center of attention in the election because she is perceived by John McCain's people to have made Barack Obama vulnerable to an attack on his loyalty to the country.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Fed, SEC complete information-sharing pact

by Jeannine Aversa

WASHINGTON Financial regulators on Monday announced an information-sharing agreement aimed at better detecting potential risks to the U.S. financial system.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Sales tax driving people away from Cook County

by Wendell Hutson

Economists have said the soft economy has many poor families struggling to make ends meet and now with a hike in the local sales tax, tourists and residents said they will now look outside of Cook County for shopping opportunities.

Monday, July 21, 2008

DEAR GWEN: My grandmother refuses to accept her new problem!

by Gwendolyn Baines

Dear Gwendolyn: My brother wants to remove my grandmother from her home where she has lived for over 50 years.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Ransom Notes: Obama represents New National Order

by Lou Ransom

On Tuesday, Illinois voters and voters in another 21 states will go to the polls to help choose a Democratic nomi-nee for president. While the major Democratic candidates are beating up on each other and telling everyone that they deserve the vote, this election is not about their policies or their personalities, or even their name recognition.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Dear Gwen:

My fiancée's mother really tries to rule my life a lot!

by Gwendolyn Baines

Dear Gwendolyn: Last year I became engaged to a lady I have known since college days. She has three children who apparently have been properly disciplined. However, their grandparents are getting on my last nerve. When I tried to convey this to my fiancée, she didn't want to talk about it. It is rumored that her family ruined her first marriage and her second marriage.