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Anthony touts experience in quest for Council seat Determination is an accurate word to describe Patricia M. Anthony, Candidate for Member, City Council – District 3, for the City of Garland. “I am grateful and sincerely humbled for the opportunity to be Patricia Anthony your candidate,� she wrote in a letter to citizens. “My experience and dedication to community service makes me the best candidate for this position. “I served 25 years (retired) as a Federal Law Enforcement Officer with experience in personnel, business, fiscal and crisis management. I currently serve as a member of the Dallas County Criminal Justice Advisory Board and the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Criminal Justice Policy Development Committee.�

A life member of Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE), Anthony focused on her “immeasurable experiences serving the city of

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Little Substance From Trump, CBC Meeting

By James Wright

dric Richmond (D-La.); Andre Carson (D-Ind.); Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.); Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.); and Karen Bass (D-Calif.). During the meeting, Richmond discussed the “We Have a Lot to Lose: Solutions to Advance Black Families in the 21st century,� a document outlining America’s Black history, CBC history, and details on policy solutions that face Blacks. He also handed Trump letters he co-authored from Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, on issues they have with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, respectively.

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On March 22, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), including U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown of Prince George’s County, met with President Trump at the White House. Little, if anything, of substance came out of gathering.

The only Baltimore-Washington area representative at the meeting was Brown, parliamentarian of the CBC. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) met with the president on March 8.

Brown attended the meeting with U.S. Reps. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), who serves as Assistant Democratic Leader for the U.S. House of Representatives; CBC Chairman Ce-

U.S. Rep Cedric Richmond (D-LA)

Mavericks sign Uthoff to multi-year deal The Dallas Mavericks have signed rookie forward Jarrod Uthoff to a multi-year contract.

Further terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Uthoff (6-9, 220) originally signed a 10-day contract with the Mavericks on March 9 and then a second 10-day deal with the team on March 19.

Jarrod brings great size, shooting, and versatility on both ends of the floor,� said his agent

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See CBC, page 5 Adam Pensack. “He also brings an unparalleled work ethic and a desire to learn and get better. He's a great player and an even better person. Mavs fans will love him.�

Uthoff will play in the Dallas Mavericks Summer League.

The 6-9 forward has seen action in two games for the Mavericks this year and has logged a total of five minutes. He has also appeared in two games (both starts) for the Mavericks’ D-League affiliate Texas Legends in 2016-17, averaging 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds

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and 2.0 assists in 32.6 minutes.

Uthoff went undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft and signed as a rookie free agent with the Toronto Raptors. He appeared in one preseason game for the Raptors before being waived on Oct. 22.

He was acquired by the Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League on Oct. 30 and was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Jan. 27.

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games (nine starts) with the 905, Mad Ants and Legends this season, Uthoff averaged 11.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 24.4 minutes.

The Cedar Rapids, Iowa native played collegiately at the University of Iowa. As a senior, he earned First Team All-Big Ten and Second Team All-America honors while averaging 18.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.6 blocks.

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After the Smoke Clears, What happens next?

Middle aged Americans and seniors would have faced premiums five times higher than what younger Americans pay for health coverage.

Simply put, this bill would have forced Americans to pay much more for far less coverage.

Due to overwhelming opposition from constituencies on both sides of the aisle, the bill was eventually pulled from a vote on the House floor.

That alone is a victory for the American people, who let their voices be heard from my district and across the country. However, we are now left with the question of “What’s next?”

What lies ahead for the Affordable Care Act and health care reform in general?

The defeat of TrumpCare, and the resounding manner in which it was defeated could provide a unique opportunity to galvanize our own ranks and move forward to further improve our system in a bipartisan manner.

Democrats have always been ready to work across the aisle to improve and update the Af-

FROM THE HILL

by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

March 24, 2017, was momentous in the House of Representatives. After more than seven years of railing against the Affordable Care Act, and after months of talk to repeal and replace, House Republicans prepared to finally bring their health care bill to the floor for a vote.

As proposed, this bill would have caused 24 million Americans to lose coverage over ten years, while giving upwards of $600 billion in tax breaks to the rich and large corporations.

Young adults would have been hit with a penalty provision for lapses in coverage, placing a heavy new burden on individuals most likely to face a brief lapse in coverage when changing jobs or moving.

I strongly believe that every state should expand Medicaid and provide affordable coverage to our most vulnerable citizens: seniors, the disabled and low-income individuals. fordable Care Act; we are willing to embark on a bipartisan approach to addressing the health care needs of our nation.

I strongly believe that every state should expand Medicaid and provide affordable coverage to our most vulnerable citizens: seniors, the disabled and low-income individuals.

I encourage all citizens to continue to share their ACA success stories and influence the debate by calling their Members of Congress wherever you live.

Your calls do matter. The same voices that weighed in against an assault on hard-working Americans’ health care will be the same ones that play a substantial role in molding a system that best suits their needs moving forward.

It is unfortunate that for seven long years a fanatical insistence on repeal wasted so much time, money, and manpower, which could have all been utilized to establish the improvements that our health care system needs.

However, the lesson learned is that when sweeping social policy does pass, and improves lives, it becomes even harder to dismantle than it was to create.

Our current health care system has shortcomings and there are issues that still must be addressed.

However, party loyalty should not overcome good policy.

No American should be forced to miss the opportunity to have quality and affordable health insurance simply because of political posturing.

Together we can continue to build upon the strong foundation of the Affordable Care Act and further increase coverage, improve benefits and lower health care costs for all Americans.

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HALL: “Woke� and Indivisible!

blows from the grassroots “Indivisible Movement.� Indivisible has gained a rate of velocity that only vigilant, vociferous citizens can amass.

Indivisible has given Democrats what the Tea Party gave the Republican Party; an unleashed Pit Bull that attacks any and everything that looks like it might threaten its master.

The Democratic Party and its base have been docile, demure and self-deprecating for so long that no one knows how to approach this newfound inclination toward vim and virility.

Democrats walk around now like Mike Tyson; stalking opponents without fear or specificity.

The Democrats are “woke.â€? Look now‌y’all got to get your own copy of the Urban Dictionary. But let me help you with this one.

Woke according to “Lolak� goes like this; “Although an incorrect tense of awake, a reference to how people should be aware in current affairs.

Example: “While you are obsessing with the Kardashians, there are millions of homeless in the world. STAY WOKE�

Donald J. Trump unwittingly created a counter-movement that has given Democrats the courage to demand a social agenda that is broadly progressive, prosperous and populist.

The Donald has mistakenly infuriated a majority of Americans who are “woke� and indivisible. He may regret it.

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By Vincent L. Hall Resident Donald Trump was right about one thing that I must admit.

He bragged and bellowed about a “movement� created during his rise to become Populist-In-Chief.

The bad news for him is that the largest and loudest “movement� he ushered in is called “Indivisible,� and leans solidly toward the Democratic Party.

If you want to get an intelligent post-op on the latest failed operation to surgically remove Obamacare, there are plenty of talking heads who are quick to give you the 411.

Parenthetically, the 411 is vintage slang that beckons us back to the days before the internet.

Paying customers would dial 411 and an operator would give them any telephone number they needed.

Although Trump and his Nationalists rail against “free trade,� most of America’s job losses can be tied to technology.

In other words, them Mexicans didn’t steal your job; it was them technical nerds from places like Bell Labs in New Jersey and the Silicon Valley in California.

Anyway, I rushed over to one of my favorite

Indivisible Rally columnists to see if she had ‘poured any Tea� (check the Urban Dictionary) on why “Replace and Repeal� went down for the count. Maureen Dowd penned a personal missive to the Donald. You can peep the passage I liked best. “You knew that Paul Ryan’s vaunted reputation as a policy wonk was fake news. Republicans have been running on repealing and replacing Obamacare for years and they never even bothered to come up with a valid alternative.

And neither did you, despite all your promises to replace Obamacare with “something terrific� because you wanted everyone to be covered.

Instead, you sold the D.O.A. bill the Irish undertaker gave you as though it were a luxury condo, ignoring the fact that it was a cruel flim-

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flam, a huge tax cut for the rich disguised as a health care bill.

You were so concerned with the ‘win’ that you forgot your ‘forgotten’ Americans, the older, poorer people in rural areas who would be hurt by the bill.�

Dowd was right about “Grown up Eddie Munsterâ€? aka Paul Ryan. She was also right about Trump being more concerned with the quantity of his promises being fulfilled than the quality and substance of their worth to his constituents. But she didn’t explain the knockout. And as Chris Tucker gleefully announced to Debo in the hit movie “Fridayâ€?‌ Trump got knocked the f*@% out!!!

Trump and the “Nation of No� known as the GOP, got knocked out for a whole different reason. GOP congresspersons took some heavy

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TriceEdney—If I had to speculate about a common thread that weaves its way through the lives of most of my friends and acquaintances, I’d have to say that filtering through the blizzard of information that inundates us daily is our greatest challenge. “Trump tweeted this‌â€? or “Congress ignored that‌â€? or “Korea launched that‌â€? or “No agreement could be reached‌â€? are among the many and varied refrains frequently heard from the media. The truth is that when considering the daily deluge of information it’s difficult to prioritize or determine which issues are worthy of our attention and concern. So is life in the era of Trump.

I am, however, certain of two things: 1.

There’re some issues far more important than Trump and the conduct of his minions; and, 2. There’s nothing more important than the care and nurturing of our children – our next generation. In the midst of all the confusion

surrounding Presidential conduct, Cabinet selections, Health Care and the myriad of events that cascade upon us, we must stop and ask ourselves an immediate question, “What is happening to our children and where have they gone?�

Far from being isolated to Washington DC, my current location, Black children and other children of color are going missing at a rate that can only be described as alarming. Admit-

concern about African American and Latina girls/young women, given their growing number of missing.

Of course, many will, and have already argued that many of those labeled as missing are merely runaways. Most certainly, there is data that gives partial support to this reasoning, but we cannot ere with a false assurance that this explanation is supportive of the fact of a general trend. Few overtly condone

The lack of media focus on matters critical to communities of color is hardly new. I surmise that to be the reason I have not seen appropriate media attention, commensurate with my concern about African American and Latina girls/young women, given their growing number of missing. tedly, from my perspective, to have any child missing is an alarming event, but the Metro DC area has been plagued with a surge of missing children in the past weeks and months. This is unacceptable under any circumstance, but the lack of attention and coverage by the media makes this bad matter even worse.

The lack of media focus on matters critical to communities of color is hardly new. I surmise that to be the reason I have not seen appropriate media attention, commensurate with my

slavery of any kind, sex slavery specifically or human trafficking in any form, but by failing to acknowledge their possibility we do poor respective communities and any possible victims incalculable harm.

As long as we cannot overlook the rapid growth of a sex slavery/human trafficking industry in our nation, we cannot afford to deny the possibility that any of our missing children have fallen victim to this burgeoning criminal enterprise. What we do know is:

The US State Department estimates that 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year.

Of the estimated $150 Billion world-wide income from human trafficking, an estimated $99 B is attributable world-wide to sex trafficking and, arguably, $9.5 B are earned in the US annually.

80% of human trafficking involves sexual exploitation; 19% involves forced labor.

80% of those trafficked are female and half are children.

Trafficking is characterized by exploitation that includes forced prostitution, involuntary servitude and the creation of pornography or commercial sexual exploitation.

The US Department of Health & Human Services estimates that between 240,000 and 325,000 American children and youth are at risk for sex trafficking each year.

The average age of teens entering the US sex trade is 12 – 14. The facts related to sex slavery and human trafficking are far too wide-ranging to discuss in a brief column, but the mere chance that any of our children could be trapped in that cycle of despair requires our thorough investigation of the circumstances of those who go missing.

Dr. E. Faye Williams can be reached at: 202/678-6788; or at, www.nationalcongressbw.org

People are right to fight for decent pay, racial justice

SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER by REV. JESSE JACKSON, SR

On April 4, the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, thousands will join Fight for $15 and the Movement for Black Lives to march in Memphis and in cities across the country in the fight for decent pay and racial justice.

These demonstrations are more than a fitting tribute to Dr. King; they are taking up his unfinished agenda.

Dr. King saw the Civil Rights Movement as a symphony with many movements: First came the victory that ended apartheid in America.

Then came the victory to guarantee voting rights. In his last days, Dr. King was working feverishly on the third movement, the movement for economic justice, organizing a Poor People’s Campaign that would bring together people from across lines of race, religion and region to demand economic justice.

King understood that what he called the “giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism� had to be challenged to make America better.

In the midst of this, Dr. King came to Memphis, summoned by the courage and sacrifice of black sanitation workers striking for decent

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pay, job safety, respect and a union.

They protested both the racial discrimination they faced on the job and the absence of decent wages and conditions. They demanded a union so that they could stand together and bargain collectively.

Dr. King responded to their call because he preached in his last speech that we need

strike demanding a $15 per hour minimum wage and a union.

They were dismissed as “unrealistic,� even by Democrats. But the movement spread across the country, and now more than 22 million Americans have benefited from an increase in minimum wages, and some 10 million on are on a path toward $15 an hour as city ordinanc-

to develop a “dangerous unselfishness.� The question, he said, is not, “If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me?� The question is “If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?�

Now, 49 years later, people are stirring once more. Fight for $15 began five years ago when fast food workers in New York City went on

es step up wages.

A $15 minimum wage is written into the Democratic Party platform, and it is being written into law in more and more cities across the country.

The Movement for Black Lives arose in protest against our criminal injustice system, in which blacks suffer both mass incarceration

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and too often violence from those who are supposed to protect them. In stunning nonviolent protests across the country, the movement has propelled the cause of reforming the police and discriminatory sentencing practices.

In the last address of his life in Memphis, Dr. King noted that he was happy that the Almighty had allowed him to live in the second half of the 20th century. “Now that’s a strange statement to make,â€? he told those gathered, “because the world is all messed up. ‌ Trouble is in the land. Confusion all around. ‌ But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.â€?

Dr. King was excited because people were on the move, a revolution in human values was beginning.

He knew the road was long and hard. He knew there would be setbacks and reverses.

But he believed that if “we will but make the right choice, we will be able to speed up the day, all over America ‌ when justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.â€?

Today, this is a troubled nation. Inequality has reached obscene extremes. Economic and racial injustice still blights lives and stamps out hope. Yet today thousands of people are making the “right choice,� and are on the move, sacrificing to make America a better nation. Surely Dr. King smiles down upon them.

Keep up with Rev. Jackson and the work of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition at www.rainbowpush.org.

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Baseball great discusses importance of prostate testing

By Dorothy Gentry

Baseball legend Ken Griffey Sr.’s mother saw her brothers die from prostate cancer. She was determined to do what she could so hopefully the legacy would not continue in her family.

“My mother was very instrumental in a lot of this – she raised five boys and one girl,” said Griffey Sr, himself a prostate cancer survivor. “She lost four of her brothers to prostate cancer so she kept us abreast of what we needed to do as we got older. She made sure we knew.”

Griffey, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2006, was the keynote speaker at the North Texas Prostate Cancer Coalition Symposium last weekend at Globe Life Stadium in Arlington. He shared his personal experience with the disease – which African American men have in high numbers - and which about 34 men in Texas are diagnosed with every day.

While Griffey Sr.’s prostate cancer was diagnosed and treated early, not all men are as fortunate. For some, the disease can advance and become life threatening. That’s why Griffey Sr. and his son, Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey Jr., have teamed up with Bayer as spokesmen for Men Who Speak Up, a program that tours the

country encouraging men living with advanced prostate cancer to speak up about their symptoms.

“I learned symptoms, like difficulty walking or climbing stairs, unexplained pain, difficulty sleeping, and taking pain relievers daily, can all be signs of advancing prostate cancer,” he said.

“I am here to tell you its time to speak up if you have advanced prostate cancer. Staying silent about changes in how you’re feeling can have serious consequences and may mean your prostate cancer is progressing.

Determining the reason for your symptoms isn’t always easy. Don’t stay silent – talk to your doctor today about how you’re feeling. “ Griffey, 66, said growing up with the disease ever present in the back of his mind wasn’t an issue. “I wasn’t scared of it. I didn’t think about it.

Thanks to my mother, I was just aware,” he said. “I knew to ask (for the PSA test).

Prostate cancer screening includes a PSA blood test and a digital rectal exam. Screening does not diagnose prostate cancer but may help identify if a man is at increased risk for having prostate cancer. If it is determined that a man is at increased risk for having prostate cancer then a prostate biopsy is performed.

Preston Pearson with Ken Griffey, Sr at North Texas Prostate Cancer Coalition Symposium Griffey said early diagnosis is the key to survival.

“I was diagnosed early at age 55. I didn’t have to have chemo or radiation. That was the good part,” he said. “I just thought about I wouldn’t be able to see my kids. I had too many people around me who were a support system, especially my wife Valerie. If we needed to have a doctor’s appointment, my ear was pulled and we were out the door.”

CBC and Trump meet, continued from front page Brown, the previous Lt. Gov. of Maryland who was elected in 2016 to represent parts of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties, said the CBC “had a productive meeting with President Trump on education, criminal justice reform, voting rights, economic opportunity, and ways to empower African-American communities.

“The president was engaged, respectful, and demonstrated a willingness to continue the conversation with the CBC. During the discussion, I spoke specifically about the needs to restore and expand Pell Grant funding, support HBCUs, and how the federal government can revitalize communities through investment and development. The president expressed his desire to work with the CBC on these issues, and I will hold the president and his administration to his commitment.

“President Trump and I have genuine disagreements, I continue to have concerns about the direction of his administration, and my values will prevent me from supporting much of his agenda. But on infrastructure, workforce

development and supporting our veterans – there is the possibility of common ground.”

The president, along with Vice President Mike Pence and presidential aide Omarosa Manigault, met with the CBC for 60 minutes.

The CBC has met with every president since its founding in 1971. But not everyone thought the meeting was beneficial. Davis Bositis, a noted political scientist and an expert on Black politics told the AFRO that the CBC wasted its time with Trump.

“Frankly, I don’t see any upside whatsoever for the CBC in meeting with Donald Trump,”Bositis said. “It was Trump who came out on top on this because by meeting with the CBC it made him look reasonable to a lot of Americans. Trump has an agenda that is harmful for African Americans.”

Bositis said that Trump’s makeup generates insensitivity to CBC concerns. “There is only one person Donald Trump listens to and that is Donald Trump,” he said. “Donald Trump thinks that he is the only reasonable person. He could have cared less about the CBC’s grievances.”

Griffey’s younger brother, Freddie, was also diagnosed with the disease early and did not need chemo or radiation either. “He is doing fine now.

Life after has been pretty good.”

Griffey conceded it’s hard getting men – African American men in particular – to understand just how dangerous this disease can be if left untreated. “The hardest thing is to convince men to go see a doctor, especially when they get an age where they know they have to see a doctor.

“You get 40 to 55 and being a black man, it’s very prevalent in our race. You have to be able to at least think about going to see a doctor.

If you don’t have any support, it will be tough. It was pulling teeth for my two older brothers to go but they did.”

Griffey said money and lack of insurance or just “being scared to death of doctors,” and not trusting them are the main reasons African American men in particular don’t go to the doctors and are diagnosed more with prostate cancer.

“I’m trying to find a sensible way in order for me to push a button to help them. Black folks don’t have the means to do what they need to do in order to survive and prostate cancer is one of the highest rated deaths in black men,” he said. “Remember I lost four uncles but I was fortunate that

my mother was making sure we had it checked.”

Griffey, who has six children, said his 18 grandkids is how he “got past” any fear of the disease. “It was a no-brainer. I have 18 grandkids. I take care of this and I’m around an extra 12 or so years to watch them grow. I want to be able to see them play. I figured it was more important for me to take care of that (doctor visit and PSA test) so I would be able to see the kids grow up.”

Griffey’s advice to men who finally do go to the doctor: “Don’t be afraid to ask questions when you go. Since I’ve started this I have a lot of people who have called me and said they get to the doctors and get their PSAs and are glad they did.

“With advanced prostate cancer, that’s bad. We are talking about once you start having symptoms is where it has gotten bad. Early detection is key.”

Men of all ages and ethnicities are asked to join Griffey as spokesmen in spreading the word about the movement. Once you’ve taken a picture, share it on your social media pages and include #MenWhoSpeakUP in your post. Each photo you post and share will help reach more men affected by prostate cancer and help to inspire them to start speaking up about their symptoms.

ANTHONY TOUTS EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Garland.”

She continued, “I was appointed to the Community Multicultural Commission and served as a past chair. I have also served as a member of the Garland Community Leader’s Group.

Her service also includes Garland Police Department’s Employment and Training Advisory Boards, Garland Association for Hispanic Affairs (GAFHA), Leadership Garland Alumni Association, Leadership Garland Annual Prayer Breakfast Steering Committee, Garland Independent School District’s Student Advisory Board, Kiwanis Club of Garland and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Garland Unit. I am a graduate of Leadership Garland, Class XXXV.” She says District 3 has a history of strong leadership and is the gateway to the DFW metroplex from the east. “I respect thelegacy of those before me and promise to uphold the values, previously established and will

work tirelessly to improve our neighborhoods, maintain our property values, support public safety and the overall mission of Envision Garland, 2030 Comprehensive Plan.”

Never has it been more important to elect a City Council Member who will represent your voice, serve in the best interest of District 3 and have a heart committed to the progressive future of our city, she contined, adding, “I am qualified to meet this challenge of this position and look forward to the work ahead. “ I will work in harmony with the City Council, business systems, neighborhood associations, and educational institutions to ensure Garland is a place where citizens feel safe and others desire to live in the future. I will be your vital and active communications link with the city.

Anthony says you can reach her by email at info@Patricia4Garland.com, or campaign website at www.Patrica4Garland.com.

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Dear Alma, I love my wife and we have a great marriage. She’s beautiful, funny, spontaneous and easy to get along with.

I can handle her good and her bad except for one thing.

She spends like crazy! Her clothes fill up two closets in our home and extends to the basement, depending on the season. She has shoes she’s never worn and clothes that still have the tags on them.

At some point we need to save towards our retirement and other obligations. I’m tired of living paycheck to paycheck to vacation back to paycheck.

I’ve talked to her about it and she promised she’d stop her outrageous spending, but lately I’ve found bags of clothes in the guest room closet and the trunk of her car.

Obviously, she’s still spending. I can also see the charges that continue to pop up on our credit card statement. I can’t believe she’s trying to hide what she’s buying now.

How can I insist that she stop spending short of threatening a divorce? I love my wife and I don’t want a divorce, be we can’t go on this way. Any suggestions?

Unsigned Dear Unsigned, For the Love of Money ~ you know I’m pattin’ my feet humming the O’Jays, right! It’s helping me get my mind fixed and ready to answer your question, LOL. Some say it’s the root of all evil, money that is, I’m not sure if I agree. I think people are the root of all evil and money is an

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What I also know foshow is, couples have a hard time collaborating when it comes to money…. and sex….sex and money, Honey, the more you get the more you want, that’s what a preacher once told me.

But I digress, LMBO. An addiction to spending is a tough place to be. If she’s hiding bags as you say, I see it safe to assume, she’s lost control or she thinks you really don’t mind her spending.

The two of you obviously need to start a household budget. You also need to discuss who will oversee it and how it will be determined.

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quires a commitment, a bond of trust that can’t be broken It won’t be easy, you two need a serious sit down. Lay all your facts and concerns on the table. This is not a scolding regarding her spending, but a joint discussion about your future. Figure out and be honest where she lands between overspending and compulsion.

If she’s a shopaholic, please, seek professional help.

If she’s overspending because she thinks you guys have money to burn, it’s time to come up with a financial strategy.

There’s an amazingly thorough money management column, written by Rodney Brooks for USA Today.

He also has a book on Amazon titled, Is a Million Dollars Enough?

It would benefit you guys to check it out. Again, agree to write down your financial goals and commit to them.

I love that you stressed the love you have for your wife.

Take a lesson from Rodney and learn new ways and methods, together, on how to manage your money. Good luck!

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