Browsing through the last issue of Time magazine for 2009, I was stunned to see so many noted people on…
You may have spotted him serving homeless men and women or doing some other community outreach projects, mentoring sixth- to…
As a child, I always looked forward to going to the photo studio with my family. Even though my siblings…
Finding the perfect name for a baby these days is a nerve-wracking experience on its own. Parents face societal pressures…
The election in Federal Way has come and gone. But what a period that was! In some political camps, candidates’…
I wish to say thank you to all the families, friends and well-wishers who attended the I Celebrate You event…
I have gotten a lot of positive feedback from readers regarding the “I Celebrate You” series. Particularly, I was very…
In his celebrated book, “Outliers,” Malcolm Gladwell wrote with much encomiums about one Mr. Chance — a Chinese grocer in…
Melvin Johnson and his 12 siblings were the scorn of their community when they were growing up. They lived in…
Listening to a series of speakers from sheriffs, community activists and former teenage gang members at a gang prevention summit…
Heart of Truth Productions hosted its first “I Believe in Me Back-to-School Pep Rally” on Saturday, Sept. 26, inside the…
When the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso first sang for Giacomo Puccini in Italy, the flabbergasted Puccini supposedly remarked, “Who sent…
Janet Campbell took on the task of a lifetime recently when corporate officials asked her to head the committee for…
Two things in life that never seem to be enough: Money and prayer. Thus, for many of us, there’s always…
In recent months, I have thought about calling my parents to see whether I could ferret out some family information…
Recently I dropped off some clothes at a charity compound in Federal Way when the attendant asked if I wanted…
