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Essay contest on the life of Reginald F. Lewis offering $5K in grants; deadline is Jan 11
Five scholarship grants of $5,000 each are being offered to New York City high school seniors through an essay contest on the life of Reginald F. Lewis, the late CEO and chairman of TLC Beatrice International with the deadline for submission on January 11. Students in their senior year at a New York City public […]
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Fr. James Reuter will be missed at EDSA
By Nestor Enriquez In the 27th EDSA celebration this coming February, a pillar of the revolution will be missed: Fr. James Reuter S.J. Fr. James is also New Jersey’s biggest gift to the Philippines and then later re-gifted to the world. The Irish-German altar boy entered St. Peter’s Preparatory School in Jersey City some 80 […]
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New York scallops in a Bay Area cook book
By Federico A. Espiritu Rene Astudillo’s “My Bay Kitchen: Memories of My Homeland, Travels and More” cook book will not be complete without a scallop dish he first tasted in New York in one of his frequent travels. Broiled Scallops with Sautéed Garlic Spinach is one of the dishes that found its way into this […]
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…Four, three, two, one
By Elton Lugay And they kissed as the crystal ball touched down and nearly 2 million people who were gathered at Times Square erupted in euphoric cheers to welcome the new year. Jia Salindong was still excitedly taking in the moment when her boyfriend of five years, 26-year-old human resources executive Daniel Du, was on […]
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My New Year’s Manifesto in 2013
By Pamela K. Santos New Year’s resolutions don’t appeal to me very much because I don’t want to think about being a better person. Are there things that I can improve upon in 2013? Certainly, but that’s not the issue. Behind every resolution is the deliberate and conscious decision to do or not do something. […]
