Council Member Jones was elected to At Large position 5 in 2007. She’s passionate about issues, such as criminal justice and civil rights, which are near and dear to many.

Of all the candidates interviewed, Curtis appears to be the one who is very low key. He’s a Republican in a race where he’s outnumbered three Democrats to one Republican.

Freeman ran for the At Large Position 3 in a special election in 2007. He finished seventh out of 11 candidates in race that Council Member Melissa Noriega won. He’s currently on leave from the Houston Public Works department to run his campaign.

Candidate Bradford, the only African-American in this race, has been around the proverbial block. He was a Houston police officer for 24 years and the city’s top cop (police chief) for 7 years.

The pride of Bay Area Houston Law Enforcement will be on display at the upcoming Ballunar Liftoff Festival at NASA Johnson Space Center. Local Police, Fire Fighters and EMS Technicians will appear en masse, presenting official patrol and enforcement vehicles, safety and prevention demonstrations as well as games and prizes for attendees.

Leadership Houston, in collaboration with Girls Inc. and Neighborhood Centers Inc., will host the 8th Annual Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) on October 23, 2009, from 8:00 a to 2:00 p.m. at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.

“It has never been so hard for me to sing before,” said Chrisette Michele. The reason she is having difficulty in singing is not because she has butterflies in her stomach or because she is touring with neo soul crooner Maxwell and rapper Common or because she is not having an easy time in getting over a cold.

Actress, comedienne and co-host of ABC’s The View, Sherri Shepherd (30 Rock, Less Than Perfect) leaps from daytime to primetime to headline her own, all-new, multi-camera comedy series Sherri on Lifetime Television.

Renowned journalist and author, Roland Martin, is being honored by the Rainbow PUSH coalition and will receive the organization’s “Broadcaster of the Year” Award at this week’s 10th Annual Creating Opportunity Conference in Atlanta, GA.

A round of golf played on a healthy course of green grass with a cool breeze under clear blue skies would be an ideal setting. Well two out three ain’t bad or so says the ladies of Julia F. Thompson, Inc.

Did you know that 85 percent of Americans are so obsessed with brushing their teeth that they keep extra toothbrushes on hand just about everywhere?

Last spring, H1N1 (swine) flu was all over the news. The virus spread from Mexico and eventually people in the United States and other countries also got sick. Most people got better after having a fever, sore throat and body aches, similar to the symptoms of the seasonal flu.

When people are afflicted with illness, they normally do one of three things: (1) recall a home remedy and put it to us, (2) get an over-the-counter drug and take it, (3) seek the attention of a medical doctor and follow his directions.

The economic uncertainty of the last year has had at least one positive effect: consumers are retreating to the comforts of home for nurturing good times and reconnecting with family and friends.

That’s how I greeted the news at 6 a.m. EDT, when my buddy April Ryan, White House correspondent for the American Urban Radio Networks, called to tell me about President Barack Obama’s winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

Why did the Nobel Committee give Barack Obama the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in his first year in office? Were committee members just expressing their relief at the departure of the bellicose policies of George Bush?

That’s all you’d need to be happy. A measly million… no, wait, TWO million dollars. Imagine all the great things you’d be able to do with those kind of bucks.

Washington DC, and Virginia are the only places in the United States where radar detectors are illegal. In France, your vehicle can be confiscated if you have a radar detector. In Texas, the home of our very elite Texas Rangers and home to other world renown law enforcement agencies, the fact that radar detectors are legal is a slap in the face to all victims who have died or became permanently paralyzed as the result of vehicular speed.

Tiny vehicles don’t suit me. I am claustrophobic, so I need my space. The 2009 Toyota Highlander was made for people like me. No matter where I was seated, there was lots of room so the feeling of being cramped never crossed your mind.

Candidate Shorter, an African American, is a native Houstonian and a graduate of Jesse H. Jones High School. She was educated at Sam Houston State University; College of the Mainland, where she received her chemical process certification.