Shirley Gibson to challenge Barbara Jordan for Miami-Dade Commission seat, as ... - MiamiHerald.com


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Shirley Gibson to challenge Barbara Jordan for Miami-Dade Commission seat, as ...
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His biggest catch: Shirley Gibson, the outgoing mayor of Miami Gardens, who announced Tuesday that she will challenge Commissioner Barbara Jordan. “I want to make it very clear, very concise: I am going to become a candidate for Commission District 1,” ...
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Photo buffs set meeting - Big Bear Grizzly

Photo buffs set meeting
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Nature photographer Barbara Jordan got together with Dale Fillmore, Sue Klump and others to start the ball rolling. “Barbara didn't let the grass grow,” Klump says with a laugh. The group created a web presence for the club, and in five weeks they've ...

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Book Excerpt: Draper on Sheila Jackson Lee - KUHF-FM


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Book Excerpt: Draper on Sheila Jackson Lee
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It was in 1978, during Barbara Jordan's final year representing the 18th District, that she received an office visit from a recent law school graduate named Sheila Jackson Lee. The younger woman was thrilled to be in the famed congresswoman's presence.
Sheila Jackson Lee condemns China's one-child policy as violence against women Houston Chronicle (blog)

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It Ain't Over Till It's Over: She Lost 60 Pounds Despite Eating For A Living - Huffington Post

It Ain't Over Till It's Over: She Lost 60 Pounds Despite Eating For A Living
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MT By Lori Weiss When Barbara Jordan was a child, she was forever experimenting with her Easy Bake Oven. If two little light bulbs could turn an envelope of ingredients into a scrumptious little cake, her mind danced with delight at what they might do ...

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Jordan keynote speaker for FMUís largest graduating class - The South Florida Times

Jordan keynote speaker for FMUís largest graduating class
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Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan will serve as keynote speaker and will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during the 8:30 am ceremony. ìCommissioner Jordan is a longtime public servant and champion for Florida Memorial ...

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Baby, you can't drive my car - MiamiHerald.com

Baby, you can't drive my car
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... but there he was — a Miami-Dade police officer (in business attire) — pulling into the VIP parking lot behind the Miami-Dade Government Center recently in a big county-owned SUV with just one passenger: Commissioner Barbara Jordan.

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The QueQue: Tower of Hope's whistleblower alleges school refused protections ... - San Antonio Current


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The QueQue: Tower of Hope's whistleblower alleges school refused protections ...
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Councilwoman Ivy Taylor and local police have scheduled an East Side community meeting on public safety for 6 pm Tuesday, June 5, at the Barbara Jordan Community Center (2803 E Commerce). For more info, contact Taylor's office at (210) 207-2122.

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