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Entries from February 2016

Let The Truth Be Told

February 17th, 2016 · No Comments

I’m beginning this day with a poem…A tell it like it is, yes indeed… Let The Truth Be Told Today your eyes open, you see crystal clear and realize without a doubt old age is here. A little voice states, hey! This is all on you, did you save your money, after paying dues. Wretched […]

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Tags: Aging

Where Are They

February 17th, 2016 · No Comments

Judge…Diane Humetewa… She’s leading the way (First Native American Woman to become a Federal Judge) I end this evening with a poem for our Native sisters… Where Are They Where are my sisters, beautiful honey-tone skin, what perpetrator took them from their homes and kin. People who honor the land we walk upon treated like […]

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Tags: Woman

Diane Humetewa

February 16th, 2016 · No Comments

Diane Humetewa, Confirmed to Federal Bench, Makes History Rob Capriccioso 5/15/14 The Senate voted unanimously May 14 to confirm Diane Humetewa to become a judge for the U.S. District Court for Arizona, making her the first Native American woman federal judge in U.S. history and the third Native American to ever hold such a position. […]

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Tags: Special Women of the World

Speed Queens

February 13th, 2016 · No Comments

Speed Queens The speed Queens were getting their housework done lickety split, they couldn’t sleep. A new friendship formed, these young housewives became close and having a lot of fun together. One loved dabbling in drugs, the other knew nothing about such but was coaxed into trying. She began with speed pills in order to […]

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Tags: Articles by: Melvina Germain

A Fate Worse Than Death

February 13th, 2016 · No Comments

Have you ever thought about the phrase “A fate worse than death”…My thoughts to follow… Fate Worse Than Death As we age our bodies slow down, our minds often lose it’s ability to store information and our recollection becomes frustrating as you fight to bring forth something you should remember. Perhaps in that instant you […]

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Tags: Articles by: Melvina Germain