What Kids from a Different Culture Can Teach You About LOVE

A friend of mine wrote an excellent book of short stories known as the “Good Dishes,” which I highly recommend. The stories were not only interesting but poignant and heartfelt. A story that wasn’t in the book that she shared with me touched me even more because it was about Africa, a continent I’ve explored... Read more »
By citizen john q public,
March 28, 2021 at 1:02 am • 

A COMEDIAN CRASHES YOUR PAD!

It’s a pleasure to share the WGN TV interview of Greg Schwem – “A Comedian Crashes Your Pad,” whose show my 3rd book, (The Resurrection of Boraichee) sponsored for an episode. Greg was kind enough to take the time to perform at the Community Adult Day Center’s Virtual Unforgettable Memories benefit which raised 20K last... Read more »
By citizen john q public,
March 26, 2021 at 1:19 pm • 

AND NOW YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE PARENTS WHO WERE SO GOOD TO YOU!

In 2000, I wrote a book published by Angel Harvey (the wife of the famous broadcaster Paul Harvey heard on WGN and the ABC Radio Network) that taught children that when you help others, you invariably help yourself. Some 15,000 copies sold with all of the proceeds going to the INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY. People seem... Read more »
By citizen john q public,
March 14, 2021 at 8:02 pm • 
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HOW SANTA UNIFIED A COMMUNITY

Chris & Iddy Kennedy and their 4-year-old Emily live in a tranquil subdivision in North Little Rock, Arkansas.  They, along with their neighbors, take pride in their homes, keeping them in good order, manicuring their lawns and shrubbery which even look better during the holiday season decked with twinkling lights and the characters that we... Read more »
By citizen john q public,
March 10, 2021 at 10:53 pm • 

TRAGEDY THAT BEGETS THE BEST

So, it wasn’t enough to just have a Pandemic? On top of that, we have vaccines that we can’t make fast enough or actually get into the arms of our brothers in arms battling the Coronavirus, each in their own unique way. And then the waters flow from the sky like snowflakes, which are unique,... Read more »
By citizen john q public,
February 19, 2021 at 8:58 pm • 

WE NEED SOMEONE WITH A GOOD HEART WHO WANTS TO GO DO GOOD

POSITION DESCRIPTION – CADC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Contact: dublu51@gmail.com   The Executive Director is a full-time, exempt employee appointed by the Board of Directors. The Executive Director oversees all aspects of the Center’s day-to-day operation in accordance with current  federal/state/local laws, regulations/standards, and consistent with Community  Adult Day Care Center’s policies and guidelines.  This involves overseeing... Read more »
By citizen john q public,
February 14, 2021 at 10:18 pm • 
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WHEN NEIGHBORS STOOD UP FOR THEIR BELOVED BLACK CHEMIST

The Calabar Bean of Nigeria has an alkaloid known as physostigmine – used to treat glaucoma but no one had been able to synthesize the compound until Percy Julian – one of America’s premier chemists of the early 20th Century. This was a formidable challenge for any chemist to tackle in the 1930s. He had... Read more »
By citizen john q public,
February 4, 2021 at 9:15 pm • 

Book Deal That Can Help St. Jude's Hospital

  For those who purchase The Resurrection of Boraichee from now thru Feb’21 – you’ll get a free copy of, Woolly Wurm, which teaches kids that when you help others – you inadvertently help yourself. Available on Amazon and eBay: https://ebay.com/p/14038423588?iid=293642828790 – 15% to St. Jude’s Hospital
By citizen john q public,
January 29, 2021 at 12:30 am • 

When You Build it...They Won't Come Till You Build It Again!

If there is one thing the people of the world, including the citizens of the U.S.A., can certainly appreciate – it’s the hurry-up-but-wait syndrome.   The question on everyone’s mind at the onset of the Pandemic was simple, “When will a vaccine be available?” When one considers that vaccines often take years to produce, the pace... Read more »
By citizen john q public,
January 16, 2021 at 12:36 pm • 
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Sometimes You Just Need A Goodman

    Wednesday, January 6, 2021, will be a date that lives in INFAMY sharing a six-letter word that has become so integral with American tragedy – then and now. The attempted coup that occurred on 1/6/2021 by a mob incited by a president to attack not only our nation’s Capitol but also elected Congressional... Read more »
By citizen john q public,
January 11, 2021 at 7:57 pm •