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Man burying his money Keeping Your Wealth & Cool during an Economic Crisis
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trackfieldbatonmini Beating a Looming Recession:
How to Secure a Job Amid a Fierce Economy
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Woman looking at her watch The Disease of Busyness
Eenie, meenie, minie, mo...which commitment can I let go? Sorry mom.
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Tony and Liz Reimonenq Overcoming Infidelity
Youth Minister Sacrifices His Image to Save One Marriage
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hot topics

modern-day titanic

First, American taxpayers are forced into a $700 billion bailout of insurer American International Group Inc; investment bank Bear Stearns; and mortga...
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mirror, mirror on the...

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the best leader of them all? As the Democratic Party regains power, the GOP is fighting to overcome an identity...
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victim of extremes?

The Sept. 11th terror attacks, Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina aftermath…President Bush has taken a lot of heat since he’s been in office, bu...
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obama- the anti-christ?

Naturally, not everyone is thrilled that Barack Obama will become the next president of the United States. Some Americans are extremely angry and some...
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features
entertainment

one-on-one with legendary actor danny glover

Danny Glover


The confirmation of Barack Obama as the first African-American, U.S. president-elect invoked a wave of deep emotions from sea to sea. Many supporters of Obama wept, some danced and for others, the shock of his historic win only allowed them to remain still — all sensing a real opportunity for peace, prosperity and the ushering in of a new era of American politics.

Legendary actor Danny Glover, best known for his work in movies such as "The Color Purple" and "Lethal Weapon," is among those who invested hope in an Obama administration. read more

  

celebrity lookalike  

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Does Spc. Sean Baptiste (right) 
resemble CNN's Anderson Cooper?
 

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Think you look like a celebrity? Send a picture to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   and let our audience decide.

 

 

the olympic trials of maurette brown-clark

Maurette Brown-Clark

"The race is not won by the strong nor the swift, but unto him that endureth.”  It’s a spiritual-based adage that has helped many people champion over rough times.  But what does one do when the sidelines along the route are littered with circumstances urging him or her to give up, when the finish line is seemingly pushed back again and again or simply become invisible?
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susan lucci takes the world by storm

Susan Lucci and Regis Philbin

Calls to the stage and an impending tornado were no match for two other forces of nature, chinika.com and All My Children’s Susan Lucci, aka Erica Kane. 
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russell simmons talks politics 

Russell Simmons

“I thought after 9/11 we had an excellent chance for world peace, I think if he was leading us then, we wouldn’t be in the war we are in now.”   

 
 

dear kevin

Dear Kevin…

I once called myself a good mother, although I wasn’t my daughter’s best friend. Despite this, I thought I knew her pretty well. She is the love of my life and I have spent 20 years trying to make sure she was around the best people. Unfortunately, I recently had to kick my daughter out of the house because she kept staying out late. Now, I am hurting because I feel my skills as a mother have fallen short. 

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Kevin E. Buckins

ask dan

Inside Chronic Pain:

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Dan working with woman

Pain can be hard to define as it is subjective and unique unto the person suffering with it.  In clinical practice, we hear, “I have a high pain tolerance.”  That patient may be right.  But what about when the pain doesn’t go away … ever? 

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c-mode

Discover a new way of thinking. read more

Word of the day: Hope. 

inside chinika.com

 Introducing chinika.com contributors. read more

home and garden

Courting Serenity
Six Simple, Affordable Steps to Creating a Premiere Courtyard

Relaxing outdoors has long been a wonderful way to spend hot summer days and nights. Now, we are able to move this experience to a new, highly elevated level.  With most new homes sporting gracious porches, loggias, and courtyards, one is reminded of an older time when life was much simpler.
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