Posts Tagged ‘Raymond Jackson’
Are you curious about a bamboo shirt or hemp socks? Bamboo, Cotton, and Hemp Clothing add comfort and sustainability
by Paul Wallick and Raymond Jackson Many people are becoming more eco-friendly, by recycling and reducing waste. Global changes conditions suggest these are a much needed and appreciated lifestyle changes. There is also increased awareness of how other practices will help the environment and the sustainability of our planet as well. The [...]
Maria Hoyos and Maria’s Café Honored by the City
Are you curious what “working hard and staying strong can do?” by Raymond Jackson Maria Hoyos and her Café’ that she owns and operates received a Business Resolution award from Mayor R.T. Rybak and The Minneapolis City Council on January 29th. Maria’s Café’ located at 1113 East Franklin Avenue, in the Ancient Traders Market, was [...]
SPORTS TALK: March 2010
By Ray Jay and Young Dex Sunday January 22, 2010, 9:28 P.M., The strings on my heart are being pulled with such force, that I felt compelled to immediately begin writing the March edition of Sports Talk. What I and Dex had just witnessed in the NFC Championship game, our Minnesota Vikings vs. The New Orleans Saints, was nothing short of a triple [...]
At the Movies: Precious
by Raymond Jackson Oh how precious everyone and everything is, all in their own unique ways! At the end of this very good movie, ‘Precious’, exemplifies the aforementioned statement so much that one could hear a pin drop in the carpeted isles, while gasping for air and exhibiting an inability to clap. This movie is good and leaves you frozen [...]
SPORTS TALK
By Ray Jay and Young Dex Let’s start this edition of sports talk out with a big congratulations to Lynx coach Jen Gillom and Lynx point guard Renee Montgomery as they were selected to be representatives on The United States Women’s Basketball team for the pre Olympics Games. We must also congratulate our Minnesota Twins as they made the [...]
THE WAR ON DRUGS HAS EXPANDED; Or Has It Really? part III
By Raymond Jackson This epidemic consists of highly addictive legal drugs that go under the moniker of painkillers. Because they are legal, and the big profiteers from them, is the pharmaceutical industry, it will be quite awhile before they are made a relevant part of ‘The War on Drugs’. Long considered a Suburban high, painkilling drugs, [...]
THE WAR ON DRUGS HAS EXPANDED; Or Has It Really?
PART II, Where do we go from here? By Raymond Jackson This sequel to last month’s, ‘War On Drugs’ article will help to answer readers questions, such as Gina P. of South Minneapolis, who asked, “What do the officiados/doctors say about this growing dilemma? “What can we actually do about it?” “What are some warning [...]
“…There are those that use pain meds appropriately…”
As I sit in my pain clinic reading Mr. Jackson tear apart pain meds without acknowledging legitimate use, I find myself getting angrier every line I read. I did not ask to be on pain meds just like I did not ask to be hit while on a motorcycle by a truck by an ass text messaging while driving. The obvious omission of a small insert of “there are [...]
