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CANTON – When DeLores Pressley was little, other kids would call her bossy. "My mom said I came out (at birth) saying Girl Power!" she said with a laugh. "She said she was worried about me on the first day of kindergarten, but the teacher told my mom I taught the class." In 2018, Pressley used her natural talents to launch the She Elevates Academy, a five-week empowerment outreach for girls 8 to 14. More than 500 girls from across the country and around the world have taken part in She...

Octavia Stokes cooks up new career after dream derails Charita M. Goshay, The Repository © Submitted photo Octavia Stokes CANTON — Octavia Stokes had dreams of becoming a world-famous chef from the time she was 5 years old.  Much of her youth has been spent pursuing the dream. The 2015 GlenOak High School graduate was captain of Jackson High Schools culinary arts team, with plans to attend the Culinary Arts Academy of Switzerland after graduation. After her father, Ronald...

Was frustration. saying the same frustration that ive heard in the past when the president goes after biden so aggressively and kaitlan and jeff have heard the same thing and the reason is the feeling among these advisers to the president, the more he goes after joe biden before the democratic primary is over, the more he elevates joe biden in this primary and makes it more likely that joe biden will be his democratic opponent. will be the democratic nominee and the polls now, as weve seen over ...

Counsellor. >> why not, its cheap. joining us on set bureau chief for vice news tonight on hbo and should note nbc alum. >> yes. >> we always like to plug that. >> my desk used to be back there. >> probably still there. let me ask you quickly about this public feud taking place between the conways, i should say george conway and president trump. what is he trying to gain to discredit a spouse of a trusted adviser who has been there since day one? >> he doesnt gain too much. he elevates george ...

Ambassador. they were offering them sweetheart deals on diamond and gold mines, while they were doling out money to support brexit. one would think that a president thats hounded by what he calls a fake witch-hunt about his own ties to russia wouldnt embrace the very people who are now being exposed for having deep ties to russia, in the country that he already knows. nevertheless, is it surprising? no? is it shocking? yes. >> he went on this foreign trip wanting to pick a fight everywhere. so h...

To be an uplifting occasion. >> it was a handful of weeks ago that the president of the united states drove a recent war widow to tears, be it inadvertently. this insensitivity is professionally baked into the equation with this white house and this presidency. it would be nice if that werent the case, but people are outrage and i understand. to be surprised about it, thats another story. >> also when you get time to talk about it, he elevates elizabeth warren every time. >> she has been able to...

Budget, wants to portray himself as the adult in the room, the person above all the others in congress, or in politics, that is clearly what he did, by coming into the briefing room today and casting the whole issue of birtherism in terms of -- we have more important things to do. we have big problems, we have to get serious about them and not be distracted by side shows an carnival barkers and i would recommend, a smart producer ought to get the clip of the final speech by michael douglas in th...