Get ‘Happy’

By Cheryl Mattox Berry Once in a blue moon, a song comes along that touches your soul and makes you want to dance and shout. In other words, it makes you happy. Pharrell’s Oscar nominated song, Happy, from the Despicable Me 2 movie does just that. I heard the song for the first time during […]

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Seek Help for Junky House

By Cheryl Mattox Berry A house full of junk piled floor to ceiling. No running water or electricity. An empty refrigerator. A roach-infested house. Every child deserves to live in a house that is clean and safe with working utilities. Unfortunately, some adults are unable to provide these basic needs, and their children suffer as […]

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Take Control of Your Life

By Cheryl Mattox Berry Despite your best efforts, sometimes you get a case of the blues. It happens when things aren’t going your way, people let you down or you feel that no matter how hard you try nothing ever changes. Don’t despair; you’re not alone. No one is happy all the time. The key […]

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Be Your Sister’s Keeper

By Cheryl Mattox Berry Authorities are investigating the background of the 24-year-old man accused of fatally shooting 12 moviegoers and wounding 58 others in Aurora, Colo., last week. They’re asking classmates, acquaintances and neighbors questions about the gunman in an effort to piece together what drove him to commit such a heinous act. Were there […]

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