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		<title>Contemplating The Crisis Beneath Chicago&#8217;s Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.&#8221; &#8212; Frederick Douglass
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		<title>Browsing Beneath The Book&#8217;s Cover</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This &#8220;revised&#8221; post now only contains the Prologue to Steppin&#8217; Out Of The Darkness, &#8220;When Good People Become Great.&#8221; As time permits, I will begin posting brief excerpts from this introspective, inspirational story about &#8220;personal leadership&#8221; to inspire you to &#8220;face your fears and embrace Change.&#8221; Only then will you choose to take the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Books Choose Their Writers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, my wife, KWiz, and I watched the movie &#8220;Freedom Writers.&#8221;  This year, we watched &#8220;The Great Debaters.&#8221;  Both are unforgettable films.  If you&#8217;re an aspiring writer who needs a reason to finish writing your book, please don&#8217;t wait to see either of these films.  Both are amazing examples of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes Your Mother So Special To You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 13:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manchild</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HAPPY MOTHER&#8217;S DAY!!
My wife of 6 years and counting, KWiz, is also the Mother of our 3-year old gift from God.  My Queen&#8217;s &#8220;Happy Mother&#8217;s Day&#8221; greeting and celebration will remain personal and private this year since this post is specifically about paying tribute to the special women who gave birth to us all. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Our Big Dreams Don&#8217;t Cooperate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manchild</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I&#8217;ve been in the process of birthing my big dream, but it doesn&#8217;t want to cooperate.  For all the new members to our culturally diverse group of critical thinkers, my big dream is the pending release of my first reality-based novel which bears the same name as this site. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Remember When?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manchild</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s post is also from the &#8220;Children&#8217;s Ten Commandments for Parents,&#8221; by Mr. Kevin Lehman as quoted in &#8220;Dear Abby,&#8221; Independent Press Telegram, January 12, 1981.

Commandment #1: &#8220;My hands are small; please don&#8217;t expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture, or throw a ball.  My legs are short; slow down so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Something All God&#8217;s Children Need</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manchild</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s post is from the &#8220;Children&#8217;s Ten Commandments for Parents,&#8221; by Mr. Kevin Lehman as quoted in &#8220;Dear Abby,&#8221; Independent Press Telegram, January 12, 1981.

Commandment #6: &#8220;I need your encouragement (but not your empty praise) to grow.  Go easy on the criticism; remember, you can criticize the things I do without criticizing me.&#8221;
Commandment #7: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A Parent&#8217;s Prayer&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manchild</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[O Father, help me to treat my children as You have treated me.  Make me sensitive to their needs and frustrations.  Help me to listen with attention, insight, and understanding to what they have to say.  Help me to treat them as a person of Your design and therefore of real worth. [...]]]></description>
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