My Name is…

By Cheryl Mattox Berry The use of abbreviations (LOL, OMG, SMH) on social media has apparently spilled over into the workplace where a person’s name is being replaced by a letter or two. For example, instead of Cheryl, a supervisor or co-worker would refer to me as “C.” It sounds a little futuristic and impersonal, […]

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No Need for Third Presidential Debate

By Cheryl Mattox Berry We’ve seen enough. If you haven’t made up your mind by now, I can’t imagine what else you need to hear from Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. What I don’t want to see and hear is Trump snorting into the microphone, snarling and glaring at Clinton. I […]

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Beauty Pageants: Trump’s Harems

By Cheryl Mattox Berry Reports that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump barged into the dressing room of Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA contestants and leered at them while they were half-dressed is yet another example of his sense of entitlement and lack of respect for women. Who does that? A millionaire businessman who is […]

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Urge Friends to Get A Mammogram

By Cheryl Mattox Berry It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I usually get a mammogram in August, a month after my annual gynecological visit. This year, I didn’t get around to it until September and worried for a whole month that something might be wrong. After my mammogram, I attended a meeting and mentioned that I […]

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