Iowa is the lowest paid state on mainland U.S.A. with an average RN salary of $52,540 â not so great if you live there! The large variation can in part be explained by simple supply and demand influences.
Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr.; February 1, 1948 â August 6, 2004) was an American musician and composer. Influenced by singers such as Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson, James started singing in doo-wop and R&B groups as a teenager in his hometown of Buffalo, New York.
The name was inscribed in a family Bible belonging to her grandmother, Antoinette Martignoni. Blau consulted with Stauffer, and they did some research and determined that the James McCune Smith who was known as America's first black doctor was indeed her forebear. I never, ever would have thought that I had a black ancestor, Blau said. She added, We're all really happy.