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Jeanette J. Epps PH.D recently graduated from Astronaut Candidate Training.
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Other questions: Is this woman an alcoholic? How many DWI cases has she prosecuted and how zealous was she in pressing her cases? How much money is she costing taxpayers? It sounds to me as if she needs investigating.
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  Willie Hobbs Moore PH.D is the first African American woman to earn her PH.D in physics
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Another question: Is there such a thing as safe drunk driving? I don鈥檛 think so.
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  Shirley Ann Jackson PH.D is the second <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Gucci-Wholesale-Clothing>Gucci Mens Shoes</a>  African American woman to earn her PH.D in Physics and and the first to earn it at MIT
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  W.F. Spencer, Waco
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is currently a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at the Observational Lab in Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Maryland
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Dara Norman PH.D is a professor at the University of Washington she specializes in gravitational lensing, large scale structure and quasars.
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I totally agree with Donna M. Myers鈥?recent letter about Gov. Rick Perry. His arrogance and his <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Cheap-Gucci-Sale-San-Francisco-Las-Vegas-Chicago.html>Cheap Gucci Sale</a>  feeling exempt from the law are an embarrassment to this state. After all, he now has fame, fortune and power. It appears that he鈥檚 deeply infected with narcissism, particularly with his new designer glasses, almost as if he were Clark Kent.
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Reva K. Williams PH.D is the first African-American female astrophysicist.
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  If Perry makes another run for president of the United States, let鈥檚 see if his high-paid attorneys, fame, money and eyeglasses provide him with Supermanlike strength to fly past all barriers and land in the White House.
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  Mercedes Richards PH.D is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on binary stars.
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  Dana D. Phillips, Waco
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Jarita Holbrook PH.D is a professor of African Astronomy at the University of Arizona. She is an astrophysicist, anthropologist, author and filmmaker.
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Beth Brown PH.D (1969-2008) was an Astrophysicist in the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA s Goddard Space Flight Center. She was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in Astronomy from the University of Michigan.
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  I am stunned and saddened after reading the recent article about the city鈥檚 requesting $2 million to fund the local animal clinic. First of all, improving the care of animals is a noble endeavor. But please do that with private donations, not my tax dollars.
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  Yvonne Cagle M.D. is an astronaut at NASA currently assigned as the lead Ames Research Center (ARC) Astronaut Science Liason and Strategic Relationships Manager for Google and other Silicone Valley Programmatic Partnerships.
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If $2 million is raised, I request that it be used for such wonderful endeavors as <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Outlet-Online-Ladies-Watches-Men-Watch-Vintage-Bags.html>Vintage Gucci Bags</a>  Mission Waco, Caritas, Family Abuse Center, Grace House and other facilities and services that help homeless, impoverished and abused people. Animals are nice to have and we should be kind to them, but people are much more important to feed and care for and house. And $2 million would go a long way toward helping people who are really struggling.
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  Stephanie Wilson is an astronaut at NASA
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And, incidentally, I am a pet parent myself.
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  Nichelle Nichols, is not an astronaut, but her role in Star Trek as Lieutenant Uhura inspired many African American women to become astronauts and astrophysicists including Mae Jemison.
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Dave Tuel, Lorena
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Mae Jemison PH.D was the first African American woman in space.
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  EDITOR鈥橲 NOTE: The city鈥檚 animal shelter seeks $2 million in funding for renovation as well as a new adoption center to increase the number of animals that find homes. The city, responsible for rounding up stray animals, has committed $500,000 <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Discount-Flora-Perfume-Boston-Scarfs.html>Gucci Boston</a>  in city funds to the project, but the rest will come from private donations. The facility is more than 50 years old and needs the work.
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Joan Higginbotham is the third African American woman to go to space
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Discovery crew 2006. On the left is Joan Higginbotham, the third African-American woman to go to space
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During a recent kindergarten substitute teaching assignment, I discovered that 5-year-old children had no nap time allocated for their seven-hour aggressive and active school day. How has the leadership of education gotten away with depriving little developing bodies a basic requirement?
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- of 15 Related PostsThe recent death of , the first American female astronaut, has brought to light her contributions to the  program and science. Dr Ride has influenced many females to get into the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics ().
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Mike Sawyer, Denver
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Today, there is an increased push for the American education system to improve their STEM programs as well as to get students to show interest in the fields. It is important to bring attention to some of the African-American females that have, and are still, paving the road for future scientists, 聽astronauts or any STEM degree holders.
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These women are just some of the many examples of African-American contributions to science.
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聽is not an astronaut, but her role in Star Trek as Lieutenant Uhura inspired many African-American women to become astronauts and astrophysicists including Mae Jemison. One of the first African-American female roles that was not a servant, <a href=http://www.radiorcs.com/page.php?sale=Kate-Spade-Bow-Shoes>Kate Spade Bow Shoes</a>  Nichols used her position of popularity to work with NASA to recruit minorities and female personnel for the space agency. Those recruited include Dr. Sally Ride, the first female American Astronaut, Colonel Guion Bluford, the first African-American in space and many more. A genuine interest in space and the advancement of space Nichols flew aboard NASA s聽聽Astronomy Observatory, which analyzed the atmospheres of聽Mars聽and聽Saturn聽on an eight-hour, high-altitude mission.
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聽 from Syracuse NY聽聽is a NASA astronaut. She received her PH.D in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Marylan in 2000. Dr. Epps was selected in 2009 to be one of the 14 members of the 20th NASA astronaut class. She recently graduated from Astronaut Candidate Training.
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聽received a Masters in Space Systems from Florida Institute of Technology and became the third African-American woman to go into space and has actively participated in 53 space launches. Originally from Chicago IL, Higginbotham originally thought that she would be become an electrical engineer and work for IBM. She started working at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and at the urging of one of her bosses applied to join the astronaut corps in 1994. She was not accepted. Higginbotham went on to continue her masters and applied a second time in 1996 It was hard. I d been back two years earlier. I d gotten a master s degree. I d pretty much figured that I was done, said Higginbotham. I worked essentially night shift so that I could go to school during the day and get my second (master s) degree. But obviously, it paid off.
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  (1969-2008)聽was an Astrophysicist in the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA s Goddard Space Flight Center. Born in Roanoke, VA, she grew up watching Star Trek and Star Wars and was fascinated with space. In聽聽1998, Dr. Brown becoming the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in Astronomy from the University of Michigan.
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was originally from Decateur AL. till her parents moved to Chicago IL. She became an astronaut in 1987 and was the first African-American woman to go to space in 1992. She retired from NASA in 1993 but at 55 received an聽award by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of a $500,000 contract to study what is needed for long term projects such as interstellar space missions.聽Jemison says she was inspired by聽 Jr.聽but to her King s dream wasn t an elusive fantasy but a <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Robinson>Tory Burch Robinson</a>  call to action. Too often people paint him like Santa smiley and inoffensive, says Jemison. But when I think of , I think of attitude, audacity, and bravery. 聽Jemison thinks the civil rights movement was all about breaking down the barriers to human potential. The best way to make dreams come true is to wake up, says Jemison.
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@@@ Other questions: Is this woman an alcoholic? How many DWI cases has she prosecuted and how zealous was she in pressing her cases? How much money is she costing taxpayers? It sounds to me as if she needs investigating. 

Another question: Is there such a thing as safe drunk driving? I don鈥檛 think so.
W.F. Spencer, Waco
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I totally agree with Donna M. Myers鈥?recent letter about Gov. Rick Perry. His arrogance and his <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Cheap-Gucci-Sale-San-Francisco-Las-Vegas-Chicago.html>Cheap Gucci Sale</a>  feeling exempt from the law are an embarrassment to this state. After all, he now has fame, fortune and power. It appears that he鈥檚 deeply infected with narcissism, particularly with his new designer glasses, almost as if he were Clark Kent.
If Perry makes another run for president of the United States, let鈥檚 see if his high-paid attorneys, fame, money and eyeglasses provide him with Supermanlike strength to fly past all barriers and land in the White House.
Dana D. Phillips, Waco
Wrong priority
I am stunned and saddened after reading the recent article about the city鈥檚 requesting $2 million to fund the local animal clinic. First of all, improving the care of animals is a noble endeavor. But please do that with private donations, not my tax dollars.
If $2 million is raised, I request that it be used for such wonderful endeavors as <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Outlet-Online-Ladies-Watches-Men-Watch-Vintage-Bags.html>Vintage Gucci Bags</a>  Mission Waco, Caritas, Family Abuse Center, Grace House and other facilities and services that help homeless, impoverished and abused people. Animals are nice to have and we should be kind to them, but people are much more important to feed and care for and house. And $2 million would go a long way toward helping people who are really struggling.
And, incidentally, I am a pet parent myself.
Dave Tuel, Lorena
EDITOR鈥橲 NOTE: The city鈥檚 animal shelter seeks $2 million in funding for renovation as well as a new adoption center to increase the number of animals that find homes. The city, responsible for rounding up stray animals, has committed $500,000 <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Discount-Flora-Perfume-Boston-Scarfs.html>Gucci Boston</a>  in city funds to the project, but the rest will come from private donations. The facility is more than 50 years old and needs the work.
Recharge time
During a recent kindergarten substitute teaching assignment, I discovered that 5-year-old children had no nap time allocated for their seven-hour aggressive and active school day. How has the leadership of education gotten away with depriving little developing bodies a basic requirement?
Mike Sawyer, Denver
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