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RIP Minnie Miñoso

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He was Major league baseball's first black player, but since he was a Cuban Minnie Minoso was not considered the first African-American. I was extremely fortunate to have Saturnino Orestes Armas "Minnie" Miñoso Arrieta, a Cuban superstar and professional athlete make a special appearance at my birthday party when we lived in Cuba. Years later, I traveled to Chicago to get him to autograph a baseball. When I shared the story with friends and neighbors, they bought me this baseball card. Thanks, Bill and Elena!

SNOWY MARCH?

The New York City Office of Emergency Management today issued a travel advisory for a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain Sunday, March 1 through Monday morning, March 2, 2015.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for 10:00AM Sunday through 7:00AM Monday.

Light snow will develop by midday Sunday, with 1-2 inches of accumulation expected by Sunday evening. The snow will mix with or change to freezing rain Sunday evening.

Coldest February

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National Weather Service confirms this has been the coldest February in decades across the Northeast and Midwest. Meanwhile, an active weather pattern on Sunday brings the threat of wintry weather to several parts of the U.S

UNWORTHY PIRATE

Once the infamous Islamic State terrorist known as Jihadi John was unmasked as the executor Mohammed Emwazi. journalists found a photo of him from his days at the University of Westminster in London.

Unfortunately, Emwazi was wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball hat. Their official response was "It is absolutely sickening to everyone within the Pirates organization, our great fans, to see this murderer wearing a Pirates cap in this old photo."

We'll take it one step further and add that he is not even worthy of cleaning the Pittsburgh Pirates, locker-rooms.

Control Sodium

You need salt to survive. Your body needs sodium to transmit nerve impulses, contract muscle fibers, and, along with potassium, to balance fluid levels in all your cells.

The body is so good at holding on to this vital mineral that you need to consume only a tiny amount of it each day. Too much sodium sets off a cascade of physiological changes that can raise blood pressure. Over time, uncontrolled high blood pressure can stress the heart and blood vessels, which can lead to stroke or heart attack.

US MELTING POT KEEPS GROWING

The pressure cooker keeps boiling as that thorny issue, which has created a Republican push-back on Obama's immigration reform is still in the air and not going anywhere. But as the Congressional clock keeps ticking, we ask what is the solution? The US is now a global society.

Any effort to limit immigration with law as we did generations ago will fail because minorities are now a majority. Many try to hide their heads in the sand until years from now when they wont be around, but these folks do not realize the future is here.

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RIP Leonard Nimoy

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The man known for his iconic character Mr. Spock on "Star Trek," has died at age 83. I had the pleasure of meeting him once and it is safe to say that for many of his fans, Leonard Nimoy was Star Trek. Live long and prosper, dear friend.

Nimoy was a singer, a writer, a poet, a photographer, a film director and a great guy.

BBC News - Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek's Mr Spock, dies at 83 http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31662024

He Was, And Will Always Be, Our Friend: Remembering Leonard Nimoy http://n.pr/1LS5Kmm

Will they, or won't they?

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Will the Congressional funding expire for Homeland Security, or won't it? That is the question many are asking, but approval of a homeland security spending bill looked likely.

Today happens to be the last day Congress can approve this pending legislation before funding runs out at midnight tonight. Is this any way to run a country?

Conservative senators who object to the bill said they do not intend to use procedural moves to delay the Senate vote past the funding deadline. But why must it be this way?

What's Up With Bills?

We are not referring to bills, which live and die die on Capitol Hill. We're talking about guys named William, Will. or any other variation of Bill.

William H. Bonney , better known as Billy the Kid and also known as William Antrim, was a 19th-century gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier outlaw in the American Old West. Born William Henry McCarty, Jr. c.1859-1861 – July 14, 1881, he was better known as Billy the Kid and also known as William Antrim.

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CUOMO TO CUBA

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The Chief of the Cuban Interests Section José Ramón Cabañas and New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo have announced the first official state trade mission to Cuba since President Obama began the process to normalize diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.