sam lashlee

President Barack Obama was sworn in to office for his second term on January 21, 2013. This inauguration was held on Martin Luther King Day. Whether you are a member of the Democratic or the Republican Party, there is historical significance to the swearing in on that holiday. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was asked about whether he thought there would ever be a President of color. "I've seen levels of compliance with the civil rights bill and changes that have been most surprising," King had

It is ironic that in this age of recession, baseball players are doing better than they ever have before. Teachers are chastised for asking for full time wages for working 10 months a year, while ballplayers play a game for 6 months a year and the average major league ballplayer is paid FIFTY TIMES (average major league salary $2 million/year … Starting teaching salary $40K) that of a beginning teacher. Since the rising salary is a fact of life, let’s figure out just how much these players con