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Church Plays Key Role In O’Neil Swanson’s Life

Category: Living Written by Patrick Keating, Chronicle Staff Writer

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O’Neil D. Swanson, president of Swanson Funeral Homes, Inc., has been involved in the Black church all of his life.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 13:07

Thinking Of Visiting Vegas With The Family?

Category: Living Written by Leslie Frisbee, Editor of Las Vegas Magazine

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Leslie Frisbee, editor of Las Vegas Magazine, shares her top ten list of things to do.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 13:07

McDonald’s Joins Detroit Public Library In Commitment To Literacy

Category: Living Written by Chronicle Staff

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McDonald’s has partnered with the Detroit Public Library to launch McDonald’s Books & Backpacks, a program that supports literacy in Detroit and offers local grade school children incentives for checking out books at the Detroit Public Library and its 23 branch locations. The program runs through the end of the year and is designed to encourage reading and build on the reading skills children acquire in school.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 13:07

Toronto Scrapbook: A View From The Streets

Category: Living Written by Cornelius Fortune

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TORONTO, ONTARIO — The pale woman with blush on her face (hastily applied it seems) sits in front of the Queen’s Quay Terminal, a district shopping mall in downtown Toronto. As the sunlight bends around the gently undulating crowd, short, tiny blunted shadows touch the sidewalk, reaching out towards the Toronto River, where a couple of mid-sized boats are docked.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 13:07

The 'POP'-ular View: Chess’ Influence On Popular Media

Category: Living Written by Cornelius Fortune

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