If you saw the movie Capt. Phillips that was released in 2013 starring Tom Hanks, be assured you watched a real life drama that was brought to the big screen with very little need for embellishment. T…
USF Grad Receives Bronze Star After Afghan Attack
By Ed Carpenter If Jophiel Philips JD ’11 had been five yards closer, he wouldn’t have lived to tell the tale. The U.S. Air Force JAG captain was blown into the air, when insurgents detonated a car bo…
A Hometown Hero: Honor, Duty, And Being A Lifelong Mets Fan
By Chris the Teacher Webster Dictionary defines a hero as a person who is admired for great, brave acts and/or fine qualities. Synonyms include idol, luminary, demigod, and paragon. For me, I have a …
MICHELLE OBAMA…. WE WILL MISS YOU!
Who else would have the fortitude, the resourcefulness and the class, while under intense scrutiny and unfair criticism, to say the words “When they go low, we go high?” Who else would be so philosoph…
JOHN LEWIS – CIVIL RIGHTS ICON/A REAL AMERICAN HERO
I had a memorable dream several weeks ago, it was about a new vaccine that had been developed by a black researcher. This vaccine, when infused into black people, had the effect to increase their need…
FLYING HIGH…..WITH BESSIE COLEMAN – A REAL AMERICAN HERO
I have a special place in my heart for young millennials, not only because of my role as a mentor, but also because of the uncertainties they face in a world that has become more hostile and challengi…
Carpe Momentum! Talk to me – please?
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat the list goes on. These sites have become a part of everyday vernacular for the average person. You may be at work and hear your co- worker say, “Did you see …
TRUMP! DISRUPTOR, OR JUST PLAIN DISRUPTIVE?
There was a time when our use of words were governed by a set of rules we came to respect as good grammar and syntax; so in our speaking and writing we gradually learned to interpret and apply those …
Magic mineral vs. dangerous migraine med
Most people don’t realize how disabling migraines are. But migraine sufferers know migraines are more than just “bad headaches.” The truth is migraines are disabling. In fact, accord…
LEGENDARY FOOTBALLER AND BROADCASTER LINDY DELAPENHA, DIES 89!
Lindbergh ‘Lindy’ Delapenha, the legendary Jamaican sportsman and television broadcaster, has died. Delapenha reportedly passed away on Thursday morning. He was 89. Former Prime Minister Portia Simpso…
JOKES
1. A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says,”I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of mise…
HOW TO GROW A BUSINESS – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN WHICH WILL APPEAR IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON JANUARY 2 2017
“For wisdom will come into your heart and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.” – Proverbs 2:10 There are two primary sources of inspiration for this column. The one is to record…