GTA bus changes
Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA) fares increased as of July 1. The adult base fare for GTA transit services are up dime to $1.30 per trip, while student rates are increased by a nickel to .85 cents and senior and disability fares will change to .65 cents per trip. Transfers between routes will remain free of charge. “We are glad that the GTA Board and the City Council continues to recognize the importance of transit services in our community,” said Kevin Elwood, Strategic Information Specialist with GTA. According to Elwood, GTA provided nearly over 4 million passenger trips just last year. This year marks the final phase of a three-year fare increase plan that was approved in December 2006 by the ...
Obama-mania fills one woman’s home
From Obama bookmarks, to Obama bible covers, to Obama shower curtains, to Obama afghans and to eventually Obama aprons, Gwen Jones takes pride in her Barack Obama collection that fills her home. Jones said, “We need to get more Black males to be a positive role model and to go on to those political offices.” When Obama was nominated for the presidency, Jones started collecting memorabilia. She purchased 16 of the newspapers that hit the shelves after he won the historic election. She even has items tucked away in a trunk that will eventually be passed on to her grandchildren.
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‘All That’s Left Now is His Music’
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Michael Jackson. The name itself is synonymous with music legend. That is why reports of his death from cardiac arrest June 25 ...
Hughes looks back on broadcasting career
WFMY News 2 anchor, Sandra Hughes, has enjoyed her career in broadcast for 37 years. But in 2010, Hughes will do a final fade-out from the television screen. Hughes had every intention to become an ...
African American farmers find monetary justice
Nearly 75,000 African American famers across the United States will be receiving compensation from a discrimination lawsuit settled with The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1999.
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We all need to support our president
President Barack Obama’s Stimulus Act is headed in the right direction but it has a long way to go. With more than 37 million Americans currently living in poverty, the president’s Food Assistance Program has ...
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