Markeita Townsend demonstrates an abdominal assessment on a mannequin during
a lab practicum. Townsend is a first semester nursing student at Ivy Tech
Community College Northeast and president of the Ivy Tech Student Nurse
Organization. She said has found nursing to be a satisfying career choice. When
she completes the ASN program at Ivy Tech, Townsend will be very marketable...
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FORT WAYNE-Even a quick visit with the Rev. Dr. Sylvester Hunter will
tell you he's not the type to fall into the current fad of teaching "prosperity
theology"- riches in return for worship God. Rather, his conversation centers on
the spiritual nature of life and the potential any of us can reach when we
understand whom and what we are....
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By Dan Jehl
This is America. It's the land of the free and home of the brave. This is a
country where citizens have constitutional rights to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness- or do they?
National Health Care Cover the Uninsured Week (April 27 to May 3) saw issues
raised in Fort Wayne by groups saying many Americans do not enjoy these rights.
National, state and local groups highlighted healthcare access as an issue
during...
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|  Leader of black state legislative group calls on Capitol Hill
| By James Wright
Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspapers
WASHINGTON (NNPA)- Calvin Smyre is an executive officer for a
multi-billion dollar, diversified financial services company in Columbus, Ga. He
projects a strong impression of stability and strength. To reinforce his... | [FULL STORY]
| Remembering Mother's Day of old…
| By Denise M. Jordan
Eleven years ago, I used to write a column for Frost called She Lines. One
of the pieces that ran was "Mother's Day: Who will sit by mama?" I remember
speaking with Mrs. (Thelma) Russell a few... | [FULL STORY]
| …and on this Mother's Day…  
| By Denise M. Jordan
Dateline: Frost Illustrated, May 14-20, 2008
I am blessed to be able to say that my mother is still here with me. She's a
bit more infirm, now, but still here. Mickey and Lynn still jockey for the... | [FULL STORY]
| Mandela to mark 90 years at British anti-AIDS bash
| (GIN)-Elder statesman and former South African President Nelson
Mandela will celebrate his 90th birthday and raise money for AIDS awareness at a
benefit concert in London next month, organizers have announced.
Precisely 46,664 tickets will go on sale for the three-hour... | [FULL STORY]
| Election sweep for hardliner of rich, poverty stricken Equatorial Guinea
| (GIN)-President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is expected
to win most of the votes from the May 4 polls, which the opposition called
tainted by voting irregularities and harassment.
Early results show the party of President Nguema won 100 percent... | [FULL STORY]
| Nigerian rebel group asks Carter to mediate oil conflict
| (GIN)-After a series of attacks on multinational oil companies in
Nigeria's rich Delta region, an armed rebel group appears to be seeking a
negotiated end to the conflict.
In a letter purportedly addressed to U.S. President George W. Bush, the
Movement... | [FULL STORY]
| 'Take 25' Second Annual Child Safety Fair May 24
| By Dan Jehl
Out of something bad, there can be something good.
That is what happened with the tragic 2005 abduction and murder of Alejandra
Gutierrez. A series of events spurred by this tragedy led to Fort Wayne's now
having the Take... | [FULL STORY]
| Thousands protest 'dollar' food hikes in Somalia
| (GIN)-Riots sparked by skyrocketing food prices and the rejection of
Somali shillings by local vendors were met with bullets in the Somali capital,
Mogadishu, last week. On May 5, security forces killed at least five people,
witnesses said.
Anger spiked when... | [FULL STORY]
| Clinton, Obama promise unity against GOP in historic interviews with N.C. black press
| By Cash Michaels
Special to the NNPA from the Carolinian
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (NNPA)-In perhaps their most heartfelt assurances
thus far amid growing party concerns, Democratic presidential candidates Hillary
Clinton and Barack Obama promised that whichever aspirant loses their
rough-and-tumble contest for their... | [FULL STORY]
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