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6 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 7, 2009
EDITORIALS AND COMMENTARY
Black in America
Taqwaa Falaq Saleem is a
2008 honor graduate with
the B.A. in English Language
and Literature from
Savannah State University
where she was also awarded
the coveted President's
Second Mile Award at the
commencement ceremonies.
She is currently a graduate
student and teaching assis
tant at Georgia Southern
University. She is a member
of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority.
I spent the morning of
New Year's Eve in Savannah
with my parents and family
and the latter part of the day
in Atlanta with my sorority
sister and her family. Of
course, the city was all abuzz
with celebration of a new
opportunities, new promises,
Taqwaa Falaq Saleem
and new experiences. My
spirit beamed with the grate-
fill reality that I had been
blessed to enjoy another year
and that I was on the pulse of
the first morning of 2009.
Being Black in
America at the dawn of a
new year means recognizing
that with newness comes
increased preparation for
opportunities to be success
ful. This advice from my
mentor, Savannah Alderman
Van R. Johnson, II, has lin
gered in my mind since first
hearing the words some
eight years ago. We never
know when we might
receive the telephone call or
have the meeting or experi
ence the thought that
changes the trajectory of our
life. We must be prepared to
take advantage of the possi
bilities within our grasp and
even those we have to
stretch further in order to
touch. Being Black in
America is about the insa
tiable stirring to do better
and be better as individuals,
thus improving our commu
nities.
Being Black in America
means making the decision
to start living the life you
want to live today. There is
no need to wait on someone
or something to help you
make success a reality.
Prepare yourself for opportu
nities to be successful.
Prepare yourself to live a life
that leaves a legacy.
Savannah State University's
Retired Vice President for
Student Affairs, Dr. Randy
Gunter, recently used words
from one of my personal
heroines in his farewell letter
to the University family.
Reading her words again
See Black in America, page 9
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Why Does School Have
to Be So Hard?
By Dr. Daniel B. Nagelberg,
Ph.D., Tuesday, January 20th
at 7:00 p.m, Jewish
Educational Alliance
Jewish Family Services
and The Clinical Social Work
Association of Savannah will
present an educational oppor
tunity for parents on Why
Does School Have to Be So
Hard! on Tuesday, January
20th at 7:00 p.m.at the Jewish
Educational Alliance, Dr.
Daniel B. Nagelberg, Ph.D. a
clinical and neuropsycholo
gist, will be the featured
speaker.
The presentation is free
and open to the public.
Dr. Nagelberg’s presen
tation will focus on some of
the academic challenges that
confront children in today's
school environment. He will
discuss many of the dynamics
that have resulted in so many
students being diagnosed with
ADD/ADHD and other
“learning disabilities.” He will
facilitate our understanding of
why our brightest students -let
alone average or below aver
age students- require tutoring
in the current competitive aca
demic environment.
Dr. Nagelberg received
his Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology from Bowling
Green State University, and he
completed a Clinical
Internship at the University of
Alabama Medical Center in
Birmingham (UAB). He has
Dr. Daniel B. Nagelberg, Ph.D.
been a licensed psychologist
in Georgia since 1981.
He has served as an
Assistant Professor of
Psychology at Georgia
Southern University, and now
is in full-time private practice
and owner of Coastal
Psychology in Savannah.
Dr. Nagelberg holds
clinical privileges at
Memorial Health University
Medical Center and Coastal
Harbor Treatment Center in
Savannah. Dr. Nagelberg is
listed in the National Register
of Health Service Providers in
Psychology. He is also a
member of the American
Psychological Association,
the Southeastern
Psychological Association,
the Georgia Psychological
Association, the National
Academy of
Neuropsychology, and the
Coastal Association of
Psychologists.
Savion Glover... Continued from page 3
4, 2009. Unclaimed group
tickets will be returned to the
pool for distribution to the
public (two tickets per patron)
on February 5, beginning at
10 a.m. Tickets will be dis
tributed on a first come, first-
served basis until all are dis
bursed.
All seats for the per
formance, though limited, are
reserved, assigned seats.
However on the day of the
performance any unclaimed
seats will be given to waiting
patrons 10 minutes prior to
curtain call.
The 20th Annual
Savannah Black Heritage
Festival, Our Journey
Through the Arts, is sched
uled for Feb. 1 - February 15,
2009, with pre-festival activi
ties beginning on January 30.
Eye Drops...
due to aging and menopause.
Other causes of dry eye
include inflammation, cer
tain medications and various
systemic conditions.
"We encourage women
to focus on feeling good
about menopause by taking
personal control and gather
ing information during this
natural transition," said
Karen Giblin, president of
Red Hot Mamas, the nation's
largest menopause manage
ment education organization.
"To that end, we are concen
trating our efforts on raising
awareness of dry eye, an
often overlooked conse
quence of menopause."
Approximately 60 percent of
women surveyed reported
trying two to four different
brands of over-the-counter
eye drops before visiting an
eye doctor to discuss their
condition. (n=76)
"Artificial tears can
provide temporary relief of
dry eye symptoms, but they
do not treat the underlying
causes of chronic dry eye.
Anyone experiencing the
symptoms of dry eye or
using artificial tears several
times a day or on a regular
basis should visit an eye doc
tor immediately, instead of
continuing to try different
over-the-counter artificial
tears on their own," said
Frank A. Bucci Jr., MD,
founder and medical director
of Bucci Cataract and Laser
Vision Institute in Wilkes-
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Barre, PA. "An eye doctor
can diagnose chronic dry eye
and may recommend adding
a prescription therapy."
The survey also
revealed that many women
are experiencing their symp
toms on an ongoing basis.
Approximately 60 percent of
respondents have experi
enced their symptoms for
more than a year, with nearly
13 percent reporting they
have experienced symptoms
for more than 10 years.
(N=3 71)
When speaking with
your eye doctor, make sure
to start off the conversation
by telling him or her how
long you've been using artifi
cial tears, the number of dif
ferent artificial tears you've
used and how your dry eye
symptoms may have affected
your daily activities.
Chronic dry eye can
cause significant discomfort
and interfere with reading,
watching television, working
on a computer or driving at
night. If left untreated over
time, chronic dry eye can
lead to impaired vision or
increased risk of infection.
Visit dryeye.com to
take a dry eye quiz that can
help start a conversation with
your eye doctor about chron
ic dry eye and available
treatment options. For more
information about
menopause or to locate a Red
Hot Mamas program, visit
www.redhotmamas.org.