Everyone Has a Story: 3 area African Americans earn Congressional Gold Medal - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Everyone Has A Story

Breaking News

'Revel Casino Hotel' switches gears to target gamblers' market

Local Blogs

Our Blogs are written by our staff and selected members of the Community. The writing is not supervised by an editor, and readers are free to converse directly with the author (and other readers) in the comments area below each post.

Everyone Has a Story: 3 area African Americans earn Congressional Gold Medal

EHAS medals

Standing from left, Melvin Scott, 85, of Mays Landing; Thomas Lane IV, 87, of Fairfield Township; and in front Egbert Brady, 90, of Vineland, show the Congressional Gold Medals they received for being among the first African Americans to join the U.S. Marine Corps.

EHAS Krause

Ted Krause, with flowers and handmade cards on his lap, enjoys his 101st birthday cake at the YMCA of Vineland.

Everyone Has a Story Blog

Michelle Post
Staff Writer
The Press of Atlantic City
E-mail: michelle.post@pressofac.com
Phone: 609-272-7219
The Press believes that everyone has at least one great story to tell about what’s happened to them, on this long and winding road we call our lives. Stories can be uplifting, instructive or just plain entertaining for our readers. Call Michelle Brunetti Post at 609-272-7219 or email her at michelle.post@pressofac.com to share yours.
Facebook
Visit My Blog

HOMES+ CARS+ JOBS+ CLASSIFIEDS

Remembering the Forks

By Dave Enscoe, Advertising Department More »

SEARCH PROPERTIES

Find A Home ►

Place A Classified Ad »

Lexus 2014 IS 'Aggressive Elegance'

By Arv Voss, Motor Matters More »

www.motormatters.biz

SEARCH CARS+

Find A Car ►

Place A Classified Ad »

Unemployment still high despite steady job growth

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May — a steady pace that shows strength in the face of tax increases and government spending cuts if not enough to reduce still-high unemployment. More »