She’s the boss: State Sen. Sharon Weston Broome, D-Baton Rouge, has been named president of the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women. Broome got the post when NOBEL/Women’s former president resigned from the Oregon State Senate. NOBEL/Women was formed in 1985 to increase the number of black women in the public and private sector and back policies to help children, women and families. “It is important that we as elected and appointed African-American women continue our push to make sure that our families and children have the tools they need to build stronger communities across our nation, especially during these difficult economic times,” says Weston Broome, who is Senate president pro tem.
Eye on the sky: A refurbished Hubble Space Telescope is showing Earth the sharpest photos yet of cosmic beauty, complete with heavenly glows. NASA unveiled the first deep space photos taken by Hubble since its billion-dollar repair mission last spring. That work included installing two new cameras, other science instruments and replacing broken parts. The images of galaxies and nebulas are sharper than previous photos taken of the same places by Hubble before the upgrade. Some of the colorful images have brilliant glows of light that give them halos that to some people can appear heavenly. To see the pictures, click here.
