The Peoples News
Dear Bob: Advice on the Job Search
Dear Bob: A guy I’ve known for years had a position open that was perfect for me. He seemed gung-ho about hiring me until he randomly called a woman who was one of the higher ups at my old company. She wasn’t my director supervisor and is someone who I never saw eye to eye with. … Continue reading
Basketball Wasn’t Better Back In The Day
By Bob Meadows Michael would not want any of this I saw an interview with Larry Bird the other day. I hated Bird when he was playing (Go Lakers) but I certainly respect him now and he was one bad dude back in the day. But he repeated a line that I am sick of … Continue reading
Go Blue, For What That’s Worth
By Bob Meadows Hail to the Victors Valiant! Hail to the Conquering Heroes! I don’t get to sing that enough. I love my alma mater. I bleed maize and blue. But when it comes to football and basketball, my school always lets me down. Two championships in the nearly 40 years I’ve been watching them … Continue reading
What’s On My Mind This Week: Sandy Hook
The son of a friend lost his godbrother in the shooting. The little boy, Ben Wheeler, was 6. I’ve heard people blame media coverage, the proliferation of guns, mental illness and a lack of Jesus for the shooting. I don’t blame any of them. Almost no mentally ill people go on rampages like this. Almost no … Continue reading
Don’t Eat Daddy’s Hair and Other Things I Never Thought I’d Say
By Bob Meadows Seriously, do I really have to tell him to not eat my hair? My son is only nine months old. He doesn’t speak English. But he understands a few words so long as they’re accompanied by big gestures. “Yay!” with a big smile and clapping means happiness of some sort. “Finished” spoken … Continue reading
On My Mind This Week: Hurricane Sandy
By Bob Meadows Sandy was anything but Summer Lovin’ Sandy hit us so bad on the East Coast it’s as if she was taking revenge on Hurricane Danny Zuko for breaking her heart. I’m a New Yorker. When I saw the photos of deserted Manhattan streets, I had one thought: Evil Christmas. That’s the only … Continue reading
Holding Onto My Boy
By Bob Meadows I won’t let him fall His name was Delric Miller. He was killed in February. He was 9 months old. Amid the hoopla that surrounded the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Delric’s death was lost. But let’s face it, even had Trayvon not been gunned down by a white man, George Zimmerman, … Continue reading
Obama and Romney: Why Are They Still Campaigning?
By Xavier Muhammad Only one more to go…thank God Admit it: You’ve made up your mind. You probably did it in 2008, as soon as Obama won. Or 2009, when he signed Lilly Ledbetter. Or 2010 when Healthcare passed. Or 2011, when bin Laden ate those bullets. Or 2012, when Mitt got the GOP nod. … Continue reading
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