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Jackson Msimbe & Sabrina Mirabal Hollywood & Pembroke Pines Natives Take Pride In Serving Their Country
If You Don’t Respect Your Own Limits, No One Else Will
By Jerry Jimenez, Navy Office of Community Outreach
Photo By Lt. Cmdr. Jake Joy, Navy Office of Community Outreach Petty Officer 1st Class Jackson Msimbe, a native of Hollywood, Florida, is serving with the U.S. Navy’s cuttingedge maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft squadron in Oak Harbor, Washington. Msimbe joined the Navy 11 years ago. Today, Msimbe serves as an aviation electronics technician. “Pretty much I was recruited out of college,” said Msimbe. “I was attracted by the education benefits and the opportunity of traveling around the world. I wanted a career path, something that would be stable for my future.” Msimbe serves with Maritime Patrol Squadron Forty-Seven, a high-tech maritime patrol and reconnaissance squadron tasked with monitoring the world’s oceans in the state-of-the-art P8A “Poseidon.” Msimbe attended Miami Jackson Senior High School and graduated in 2004. Today, Msimbe uses skills and values similar to those found in Hollywood. “Growing up the biggest thing was the cultural diversity,” said Msimbe. “It helped to bring these lessons to the Navy. When I Their Counrty, Page 6A
By Bryan Golden
Being nice is not synonymous with subjugating your dignity or your right to assert yourself
Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper and officials from the Hallandale Beach CRA. ‘Symphony in Lights’ is not only the perfect opportunity to experience some holiday magic, but also to enjoy the many shopping, dining and entertainment venues at Gulfstream Park Village. The open-air home and design park offers the very best in holiday décor, entertaining and gifts, plus a delicious selection of dining options. Whether you stop
Chances are that you’ve heard the expression, “nice guys finish last.” Nothing could be further from the truth. This statement is used by many to justify less than ethical treatment of others. Under the guise of not wanting to finish last, people engage in inconsiderate conduct. At best, this type of behavior will give the illusion of short-term gains. These apparent gains come with a high price; the forfeiture of building a solid foundation of living which will last a lifetime. Being nice is not synonymous with subjugating your dignity or your right to assert yourself. Don’t allow yourself to be used as a doormat. Everyone, at one time or another, has been in a situation where they felt obligated or pressured to agree to do something that they didn’t want to. Being nice entails being considerate, polite, respectful and thoughtful. Being nice means not elevating yourself by stepping on others. Being nice requires understanding that you are not better than someone else and no
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Ring In The Holidays With ‘Symphony In Lights’ At Gulfstream Park! South Florida’s Ultimate Home Store, Entertainment And Restaurant Destination Will Display Its Annual Holiday Light Show Starting Nov. 13 Through Dec. 31 As the holiday season approaches, there’s no better way to celebrate than to visit the legendary Gulfstream Park Village for its dazzling ‘Symphony in Lights’ Festival. From November 13 to December 31, 2021, families are invited to experience the magic in this open-air lifestyle center. The property will be illuminated in more than 250,000 LED lights choreographed to the sounds of classic holiday tunes from yesterday and today. The 10-minute light show will begin at the top of
every hour from 6-11 p.m. The public is invited to the ‘Symphony in Lights’ kick-off event on Saturday, November 13 from 7-10 p.m. Emmy awardwinning newscaster Calvin Hughes will serve as the emcee and the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida will perform a lively set along with music by Valerie Tyson and her 7 piece band. Even Santa Claus himself will ride in to kick off the festivities. Event sponsor representatives from FPL and the YMCA will be in attendance, along with
Religious Freedoms: Where Do Your Rights End & The Public’s Begin? The Bremerton (WA) School District suspended and later fired, Coach Joe Kennedy over his silent, 15-second prayer Calling the firing of a high school football coach who prayed alone on the field after games an “overt hostility to personal religious practice,” the Project 21 Black Leadership Network joined with former Vice President Mike Pence and other leading conservatives in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to accept a case that could help protect the freedom of public officials to practice their faith without fear of punishment. “Personal religious expressions and practices are a normal part of most people’s lives and are protected by our Constitution,” noted Project 21
Member Donna Jackson, a seminary graduate. “The food restrictions of Jews and Muslims are based on religious principles. Does this mean a Muslim public
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school teacher can be fired for declining pork at a school event? Private expressions of faith aren’t what we do; they are who we are. Expecting us to distance
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Kennedy VS. Bremerton School District, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against former Coach Joe Kennedy, who was suspended and later fired because he had allegedly been “engag[ing] in demonstrative religious activity” while “on duty.” Coach Kennedy had prayed alone on the high school’s football field for less than a minute after games. The lower court’s ruling was “flat wrong,” according to an amici curiae (“friends of the court”) legal brief filed in support of a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court and signed by Project 21 and nearly seventy other groups and individuals. The brief stated that it is “absurd to label an act of obvious personal gratitude
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