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Women to Admire, Part 3: Toni Morrison, Nobel prize winner

Toni Morrison, my third "women to admire" segment. Only the second USA woman author to win the Nobel Prize. The first black woman, from any country, to win the Nobel Prize for writing. Elusive personality, powerful novelist. Definitely a woman to admire!

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What are the disadvantages, if a person lacks communication skill?

Both the speaker and the listener suffer when poor communication exists. Just a few examples below. The nervous speaker: if a speaker is nervous they may feel awkward, with less confidence to their message,...

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In this horrid economy, unemployed relatives may come to stay...a long time65

Great time to buy a home ... IF ...

This column is an answer to a request about home purchasing, July, 2008. Although not a real estate broker or agent, have been purchasing homes since late 70s, have been through seven homes last ten years (my...

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As Mother's Day Approaches: Women to admire, part 2

Women to Admire. My second installment of contemporary women whose life stories can serve to enrich our own.

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As Mother's Day Approaches: Women to Admire, Including Ourselves

Women to admire: our mothers, our grandmothers. The role models we choose from "the famous" when our own mothers no longer with us. A look at honoring all types of women; those you pass in the grocery aisle, or discover from the pages of a biography.

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