Jason's Jive December 2024
As I sit to type this column, temperatures have dropped here in Dallas. Thermometers showed 51 degrees as I drove home from work at 2:40...
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JASON'S JIVE
Jason Inanga
Nov 63 min read
Jason's Jive November 2024
Not even a "Good afternoon." All he said to me was, “What type of phone do you have?” I looked over at the young man, kept a straight...
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Jason Inanga
Sep 233 min read
Jason's Jive October 2024
Ever stepped on a sharp object? How did you react? It created a memory one will not forget in a hurry. Maybe you were sewing back a...
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Jason Inanga
Aug 273 min read
Jason's Jive September 2024
We have a big problem, and I am sure this has happened to you as well. Growing up, we had to do a lot of mental mathematics. Access to...
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Jason Inanga
Aug 43 min read
Jason's Jive August 2024
Life is interesting sometimes and sometimes it can be very challenging. Life is also full of irony. The heat in Texas at this time is a...
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Jason Inanga
May 293 min read
Jason's Jive June 2024
Picture life in the African country of Nigeria. The location is Lagos, the economic capital of the country. One cannot give a good...
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Jason Inanga
Apr 263 min read
Jason's April 2024
Dear Reader, it is so nice to be back again. It has been a whirlwind of days for me, many days. Thankfully I am picking up the pieces...
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Jason Inanga
Apr 24 min read
Jason's Jive May 2024
On March 4, 2024, Brian “Bizzle” Chase, took off from Miami on flight AA 2580, headed for St. John’s, Antigua. He was not a passenger or...
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Jason Inanga
Feb 294 min read
Jason's Jive March 2024
Happy New Year. Many of us have childhood friends and memories of interacting with these friends. I feel it is a blessing to see these...
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Jason Inanga
Jan 234 min read
Jason's Jive February 2024
Happy New Year. Many of us have childhood friends and memories of interacting with these friends. I feel it is a blessing to see these...
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Jason Inanga
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Jason's Jive January 2024
This month I am dedicating my column to a young lady in Beltsville, who has consistently excelled in many areas. Recently, her mother...
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Jason Inanga
Nov 21, 20233 min read
Jason's Jive December 2023
I am so sorry for not being able to have a column last month. I had a few challenges at work as we had a top Corporate Executive spend...
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Jason Inanga
Sep 27, 20233 min read
Jason's Jive October 2023
What a month! Wish I had more space. Let me try to condense all that I have this month. A Jamaican proverb says, “Wha start bad a...
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Jason Inanga
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Jason's Jive September 2023
In my over 50 years on planet earth, I have never witnessed anything like this – talking about the heat. Last week, near the Love Field...
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Beltsville News
Aug 8, 20232 min read
Jason's Jive August 2023 By Jason Inanga
New Property Tax Credit for senior citizens In 2009, we helped pass a state law allowing the County to cut property taxes for senior...
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Beltsville News
May 23, 20233 min read
Jason's Jive June 2023 By Jason Inanga
I just turned 53 years old, and I am thankful and grateful to be alive and in relatively good health. God has blessed me in many ways,...
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Beltsville News
Mar 29, 20233 min read
Jason's Jive April 2023 By Jason Inanga
Communication has changed in recent times. I recently went to an establishment to eat and observed around me, there was a table with some...
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Beltsville News
Jan 25, 20233 min read
Jason's Jive February 2023 By Jason Inanga
Welcome to January. I am excited about this new year and all the blessings it has in store for all of us. It will no doubt be filled with...
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Beltsville News
Dec 19, 20223 min read
Jason's Jive January 2023 By Jason Inanga
I will start off with a brief story. A medical doctor friend of mine in Dallas, recently met a young man from Venezuela, Franklyn...
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Beltsville News
Nov 29, 20223 min read
Jason's Jive December 2022 By Jason Inanga
Let me start off with a recent situation that I just encountered on November 14 in Dallas. I had literally finished my day on road,...
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Beltsville News
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Jason's Jive November 2022 By Jason Inanga
Let me start with this so that it does not get lost in the body of this piece. An interesting job opportunity has arisen in Dallas,...
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Beltsville News
Sep 30, 20223 min read
Jason's Jive October 2022 By Jason Inanga
Texas is an interesting place. This week, a grocery chain, H.E.B opened a large store in the Frisco part of North Dallas. An...
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Beltsville News
Sep 1, 20223 min read
Jason's Jive September 2022 By Jason Inanga
My apologies for not having a column last month, the person I was to feature had a last-minute cancellation and I did not have enough...
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Beltsville News
Jul 10, 20223 min read
Jason's Jive July 2022 By Jason Inanga
Greetings from Dallas! We are virtually at the halfway mark of the year! Let us be thankful for small mercies and appreciate that we have...
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Beltsville News
May 27, 20223 min read
Jason's Jive June 2022 By Jason Inanga
Let me share this experience with you. You probably know about how tourists go down to the Caribbean and hook up with members of the...
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Beltsville News
May 6, 20223 min read
Jason's Jive May 2022 By Jason Inanga
Straight down to business! Here listening to the story of Billy Paul on You Tube, on the series UNSUNG. I have enjoyed these series on...
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Beltsville News
Mar 28, 20223 min read
Jason's Jive April 2022 By Jason Inanga
That time of the month again. How has your month been? Here in Dallas, we have finally turned the curve from the season of cold weather...
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Beltsville News
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Jason's Jive March 2022 By Jason Inanga
Happy New Year! Let me get straight into it. From March, I am going to start a slight change to this column and will feature very brief...
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Beltsville News
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive January 2022 By Jason Inanga
Compliments of the holiday season to you. By God’s grace we have made it to the end of another year, filled with its mix of fun and...
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Beltsville News
Dec 1, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive December 2021 By Jason Inanga
“Stay In Your Lane.” This is a popular saying I have heard from people older than me, and I learned what it means, recently. In Texas,...
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Beltsville News
Nov 2, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive November 2021 By Jason Inanga
Wow! A bicycle for over $5, 100. Yes, I was as startled as you are. I took my son’s bicycle to a shop near my house to get some repairs...
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Beltsville News
Sep 26, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive October 2021 By Jason Inanga
Did I miss something while I slept? What has changed in the country? I dropped my son to school this morning and stopped at a gas station...
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Beltsville News
Aug 31, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive September 2021 By Jason Inanga
How are you doing? I am fine. Happy the 100-degree weather is almost over here in Dallas. It has been HOT. I can appreciate the cool...
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Beltsville News
Jul 28, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive August 2021 By Jason Inanga
Olwak Jenaro! Permit me to introduce this young author to you. We had a chance meeting in Dallas in early July 2021. His book, “Shufto”...
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Beltsville News
Jun 24, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive July 2021 By Jason Inanga
It’s that time of the month again, where I can sit and share part of my world with you. I will start by congratulating all parents,...
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Beltsville News
May 28, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive June 2021 By Jason Inanga
In a lighter mood, I was having a conversation with a coworker towards the end of May, and I had a very random childhood memory. My late...
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Beltsville News
Apr 30, 20214 min read
Jason's Jive May 2021 By Jason Inanga
This month I was going to dedicate Jason’s Jive to a situation that happened in Dallas, close to where I live. I will leave that for...
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Beltsville News
Mar 28, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive April 2021 By Jason Inanga
So, Texas is officially opened up! We never really shut down as through the pandemic, a lot of people were still up and about. Through my...
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Beltsville News
Jan 31, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive February 2021 By Jason Inanga (Online Exclusive)
Happy New Year. Let us jump straight into things. I was wondering what I would write about this month. While pondering, I came across an...
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Beltsville News
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Jason's Jive January 2021 By Jason Inanga
Dear Reader, how are you doing? It’s been a very interesting year—so much has happened around us and we must be thankful that we are...
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Beltsville News
Nov 25, 20203 min read
Jason's Jive December 2020 By Jason Inanga
As we observe the period of Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for in the midst of all the global events around us. Please...
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Beltsville News
Nov 2, 20203 min read
Jason's Jive November 2020 By Jason Inanga
How are you today? A slight change from the regular Jive this month. Recent events in my country of birth, Nigeria, have propelled me to...
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Beltsville News
Sep 25, 20203 min read
Jason's Jive October 2020 By Jason Inanga
On my way to work, I have a 40-minute commute from McKinney, where I live, to the part of Irving, where I work, right next to a portion...
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Beltsville News
Aug 1, 20203 min read
Jason's Jive August 2020 By Jason Inanga
Let me do something different—Ride Share! I have been doing this for over five years. Here I will share some interesting stories. On a...
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Beltsville News
Jun 26, 20202 min read
Jason's Jive July 2020
My first tornado experience in October 2019 in Dallas was scary. I had just left the vicinity of the Dallas Love Field Airport, headed...
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Beltsville News
Jun 26, 20203 min read
Jason's Jive June 2020
As I write, the state of Texas, where I live, has virtually reopened after being relatively shut down due to the pandemic. I know it has...
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Jason Inanga
Apr 23, 20203 min read
Jason's Jive May 2020
I am not going to bore you with all the COVID-19 information making the rounds on social media. It just shows you what some people do...
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Jason Inanga
Mar 27, 20202 min read
Jason's Jive April 2020
This month I am going to share with you something special. In June 2019, a friend of mine, Malcolm Schweizer, was on a sailboat trip in...
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Jason Inanga
Mar 2, 20203 min read
Jason's Jive March 2020
Let me get straight into things. Life in Texas is so much fun and busy. I have seen a lot and continue to learn. The weekend of February...
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Jason Inanga
Mar 2, 20203 min read
Jason's Jive: March 2020
Let me get straight into things. Life in Texas is so much fun and busy. I have seen a lot and continue to learn. The weekend of February...
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