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Dear Deanna!
My neighbor really upsets me by
the way she puts her children on
the church bus on Sunday morn
ing. She com es out in her robe
with a cigarette in her mouth and
sends her kids to church but she
doesn’t go with them. This makes
me so mad that I’m at the point o f
knocking on her door so I can tell
her about herself. W ould I be
wrong fordoing this? —LaTanya;
Oklahom aCity.O kla.
Dear LaTanya:
D on’t be foolish by going to that
w om an’s house and get yourself
knocked out. People tend to be
touchy when you com e at them
the wrong way concerning reli
gion. Her business is her busi
ness but as a Christian, you should
in vite her and the children to come
to church with you instead of
judging her current actions. God
w ants you to do his work by seek
ing the unsought, teaching the
u n ta u g h t an d b rin g in g the
unbrought.
Dear Deanna!
I’m 33 years old and have been in
a relationship for 11 years. We
both are ready to get married but
my boyfriend wants to wait. He
says our finances aren’t in order
but I think he’s lying. W hat do
you think? —Confused; Colum
bia, S.C.
Dear Confused:
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Humboldt Elementary School students enjoy new playground equipment made possible by a donation from Stockamp and Associ
ates, a medical consulting firm. See related photo, frontpage.
Humboldt’s New Playground
fi
H um boldt Elem entary School in north Port
land dedicated new playground equipm ent
during a cerem ony Friday honoring civil rights
leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Stockam p and A ssociates, a medical con
sulting firm, adopted the school for the current
school year and donated $ 12,000 for the brand
new playground, which had not been reno
vated since the school was originally build
more than 50 years ago.
The deterioriating playground was com
pletely rem oved and replaced with a state-of-
the-art playground with modem monkey bars.
We tried to make
sure we got equipment
that would take care
o f all grade levels.
- Cheryl James, president of
the ParentTeacher Association
a safety surface, a double slide, a rock wall and
a pretend driving station, among other im
provements.
“We tried to make sure we got equipment
that would take care of all grade levels,” said
Cheryl James, president of the Parent Teacher
A ssociation.
The next phase of playground improve
ments will be painting a map o f the United
States on the playground, repainting lines for
hopscotch and kickball and making improve
ments to insure that the space is wheelchair
accessible.
You both are lying. H e’s living a
lie because after 11 years, there
should’ve been a marriage o f love
with or without finances. Married
couples build together. H e’s very
com fortable and has no plans to
marry you and will use excuse
after excuse. You ’ re ly ing to your
self in believing h e ’11 marry you.
W ith y o u r age and the tim e
y o u ’ve been in the relationship,
you should know the status o f
y o u r finances. You both need
to com e together, lay your cards
on the table and decide to com -
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Dear Deanna!
I ju st graduated from high school
and started college. I haven’t gone
to class since the first semester
began. I’m tired o f school, but my
family forced me to go to college so
I went along with the plan. Now I
feel guilty because of the money
spent on tuition and the loans. How
do I tell them 1 want to drop out? -
-Talisha; Atlanta
Dear Talisha:
It’s good your conscience is kick
ing your behind. You need to wake
up and realize y o u ’re blessed to go
to college when so many people
can’t go because they can ’t afford
it. You need to change your mind
and do the right thing and stay in
school. Seek assistance from your
guidance counselors and talk with
your parents and get yourself back
on track. In the long run, y o u 'll
greatly benefit as an educated adult
with a degree. If not, prepare to say,
may I take your order please?
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