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By Bob Small

Saadeka Joyner-Chandlerhas always been someonewho enjoys getting themost out of life. Whether itbe riding horses in thecountry, taking flying les-

Saadeka Joyner-Chandler

Breast Cancer Takes Toll on Black Womensons or paddling a canoeoff the shores of the AshleyRiver. So two years agoshe was surprised when shefound a lump on her breastthat came back positive forcancer just two monthsafter a mammogram cameback negative. Afraid, she waited twomonths before going to getit checked out. After thediagnosis Joyner-Chandlerhad radiation treatmentsand was declared cancerfree. She went back to heractive lifestyle while jug-gling careers as a realestate agent and massagetherapists.Her ordeal was not over.Two years later she noticedanother lump and again

she waited and it got big-ger. She waited threemonths before going to adoctor. She was told thelump was cancerous and By. Julianne Malveaux

NNPA Columnist

October is Breast CancerAwareness Month.Millions of women aresporting pink ribbon pinsin support of a month when

Breast Cancer: Black Women Less Likelyto Get It, More Likely to Die from It

organizations like theSusan G. KomenFoundation fundraise andgalvanize people aroundthe quest for a cure forbreast cancer. They areright to raise awareness ñmore than 184,000 women

will be diagnosedwith breast cancer inthe United States in2008, and more than40,000 will die frombreast cancer.While African-American womenare less likely thanWhite women to getbreast cancer, we are

more likely to die from it.The morbidity rate forWhite women is 9.4 per

Julianne Malveaux

By Bob Small

Elder JamesJohnson is not impressedwith North Charleston’s 10year plan for residents inthe black community ofCherokee-Chicora. Hesaid since the NoisetteProject has been around ithas spent over $60 millionin revitalization efforts andthe only thing the blackcommunity has seen is a

Elder Johnson: “Churches Must AddressProblems of Youths in North Charleston”

heavy police presence.On Monday, he

said the community needsjob training, drug preven-tion programs, educationand a multicultural centerto change the attitude ofyouth and began to buildpride in themselves.He said the churches in theblack community havebeen silent, ”opening forservice but doing little to

Elder Johnson Senators McCain and Obama

She is now in her ninth termas congresswoman for theDistrict of Columbia. Ms.Norton is considered an iconamong American Women inthe country. President JimmyCarter named her the firstwoman to Chair the EqualEmployment OpportunityCommission. She is a Civilrights and Feminist leader.She will keynote the 24thAnnual Freedom Banquet forthe North Charleston Branchon Friday October 31, 2008 at7 pm Sheraton ConventionCenter in North Charleston.Mary W. Ward is thePresident and Sam Holmes isthe Banquet Chair. For MoreInformation on Tickets andSponsorship please call theBranch number hotline 843-225-6086.

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TOLEDO, Ohio (NNPA)- As nearly anyone in thecentral city who’s watchedneighborhood schoolsbeing built could haveguessed, very little of hun-dreds of millions of taxpay-er dollars are going tominority-owned companiesor non-White workers –about a nickel for everydollar spent.

The Toledo PublicSchools Board ofEducation heard again lastweek from African-American contractors whosaid they and other non-whites would like a shareof the ' 'Building forSuccess'' constructionproject. Lance Sims andTheodis Shelmonaddressed the board at itsregular monthly meeting.''Over the years as I ’vewatched the schools beingbuilt, I kind of got

African-AmericanContractors Come Up Shorton Promises Made to Them

depressed because Iwasn’t allowed to partic-ipate in [the project],''Shelmon told the board.''I knew that I was qual-ified to do the work. AllI needed was a break ...''He asked the board todemand that prime con-tractors begin usingminority subcontractorsinstead of using whitesubs ' 'over and overagain.''

''I’m still believing thatthere’s hope here in thiscity,' ' Shelmon said.''We’re not asking for ahandout but just theopportunity to come tothe table and be able toget involved.''Records compiled by anoutside monitor indicatethere’s little chance ofthat happening. Duringa ninth-month periodending in June, compa-nies owned by Blacks,Latinos and other non-Whites – collectivelyknown as MinorityBusiness Enterprises orMBEs – received lessthan 5 percent of theconstruction money.TPS began Building forSuccess six years agowith a pledge to thecommunity to try toreach 20 percent minori-ty participation.

''It’s worse than it’s everbeen,'' said Doni Miller,chairwoman of theMBE Subcommittee ofthe Citizen OversightCommittee appointedsix years ago to keep

By. George E CurryNNPA Columnist

According to the polls,Barack Obama is steadilywidening his lead overRepublican rival JohnMcCain to become thenext president of theUnited States. AWashington Post-ABCNews poll releasedMonday shows Obamawith a 53 percent to 43 per-cent lead among likely vot-ers. There is only one problem– don’t believe the polls.As the Washington Postnoted in a story on its poll,at this stage in 1992, BillClinton held a 14-pointlead over President GeorgeH.W. Bush yet he won byonly 6 percent. In mid-October 1976, JimmyCarter held a 13-point leadover incumbent GeraldFord but won by only two

Obama Does Great in Polls –ButDon’t Believe Them

points. When the issue of race isadded to the mix, conven-tional wisdom – which isoften neither conventionalnor wise – goes out of thewindow.Uppermost in the minds ofAfrican-Americans is theBradley effect, named afterformer Los Angeles MayorTom Bradley, who sought

to become governor ofCalifornia in 1982. Evenlast-minute polls showedhim leading by a wide mar-gin of victory. Yet, Bradleynarrowly lost the electionto Republican GeorgeDeukmejian. Many say itwas because White voterslied to pollsters about theirwillingness to vote for anAfrican-American.

By Shelia ByrdAssociated Press Writer

INDIANOLA, Miss.(AP) _ Translucentimages of long ago, ofblack men and women,backs bent, picking cot-ton under an unforgiv-ing sun, are artisticallydisplayed on standingglass panels in a muse-um carved out of an oldbrick gin mill in theMississippi Delta.

They're a reminder ofthose who labored byday in a segregated soci-ety. But at night theyescaped to Indianola'sChurch Street to beentertained by a youngman later known asB.B. King, who wouldthrow his hat on theground to catch coins ashe conjured devil'smusic from his guitar.

More than a half-centu-ry after King leftIndianola in search offame, the $15 millionB.B. King Museum andDelta InterpretativeCenter has opened inhis hometown and is as

``It's going to beeducational to peo-ple, young and old,because it's goingto talk about theorigins of theblues. I'm just onewho carried thebaton because itwas started longbefore me,'' hesays.

The details may bedifferent, but thenarrative of his lifeis similar to bluesmusicians whocame before him.

He was born poor

and black as RileyB. King in 1925.His parents split,leaving his grand-mother to raise himbefore she diedwhile he was still ayoung boy. Hegrew up, and asmost blacks did inthe Delta, he got astring of plantationjobs. His last wasat the cotton gin inI n d i a n o l a .Somewhere inbetween, he begandeveloping his play-ing style, describedby some as a mix of

and overseas vacationin the flatland region,known for fertile soil,its past racial strifeand its lingering,unfathomable pover-ty.

King, an 83-year-oldmultiple Grammywinner who still playsabout 120 gigs a year,says he's honored thestory of the blues isbeing told throughthe prism of his life.

Delta Museum is a Tribute toBluesman B.B. King

much a tribute tohim and his bluesmusic as the culturethat inspired it.

King's museum isthe latest attractionfor the state's bluestourism industry,which ironicallythrives because solittle has changed inthe predominantlyblack Delta sinceKing, MuddyWaters, John LeeHooker and RobertJohnson got theirstart there.Enthusiasts fromacross the nation

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The recent report that 8million African-Americansare unregistered to votebrought gasps of disbe-lieve, cries of shame, and alot of head shakingreproach. It also stirred amild soul search amongblacks about how and whythe numbers are soappallingly high. The fig-ure was cited in Septemberby Rick Wade, who han-dles African-Americanvoter outreach for theObama campaign. The

campaign was alarmed atthe high number of unreg-istered voters because ofthe potentially damagingaffect it could have onObama in a close contest.Bushs razor thin victoriesin Florida in 2000 andOhio in 2004 underscorethe importance of a maxi-mum black voter turnout.But the problem of gettingblacks to the polls may beeven greater than theObama campaign realizesand that starts with the fig-ure of 8 million unregis-tered voters. The number

may be much higher.

According to Census fig-ures there were 28 millionAfrican-American adultsaged 18 or over in 2006. Inthe 2004 presidential elec-tion they made up 12 per-cent of the voters, or about13 million voters. Thatmeans an estimated 15 mil-lion voting age blacks didnot vote. The ban on exfelon voting in 15 states fur-ther ramps up the numberof ineligible blacks. 40 per-cent of ex-felons bannedfrom the polls are black

males. They make upanother three millionpotential black voters.That means an estimated12 million African-American adults who areeither officially barredfrom voting or decline tovote.

The reason that so manyblacks dont vote is chalkedup to apathy, laziness,ignorance and cynicismtoward politicians. By notvoting, the critics say, theybetray the struggle andsacrifice of those who

fought and in some casesdied for the right of blacksto vote. This guilt ladenreprimand is much too sim-plistic.

In most state and localelections only a tiny frac-tion of eligible voters ofany race vote. With theexception of the hotly con-tested 2004 presidentialcontest between Bush andJohn Kerry, the number ofnon-voters in presidentialcontests has steadilydropped during the pasthalf century. Many say theydont vote because their

vote wont change any-thing. In the mid 1960s, a majori-ty of eligible voters didvote. Two things changedthat. One is the absolutedominance of corporateand labor Political ActionCommittees in bankrollingpoliticians. Soaring elec-tion costs have turnedraces for even the smalleststate and local offices intoa millionaires derby. Thesecond thing that changedthings is the subtle and attimes overt suppression of

Why 8 Million (or More) African-Americans are Unregistered

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that radiation alone would not do the job. She had a mas-tectomy and after a regiment of radiation and chemothera-py she is now cancer-free. After the operation she was placed on medication whichshe took monthly until recently. “I had my last treatmenton Oct. 11,” she said with pride.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and the num-ber of African American women contracting breast cancercontinues to rise. In South Carolina low income andminority women are three times more likely to to die fromthe disease. White women in south Carolina account for 11percent of the deaths while African American womenaccount for nearly 35 percent.Cherry Seabrook, director of Rise Sister Rise, a supportgroup for Black women affected with the disease said thenumber of black women under the age of 35 who are get-ting cancer is growing at an alarming rate. “We need tohave more research done to see why that is happening,’ shesaid.

She said one reason black women of all ages are dying ofbreast cancer is because they don’t get treatment earlyenough. She said most of the women don’t get diagnoseduntil they are in the later stages of the disease. She saidmany don’t have any or adequate health insurance, and nothaving insurance makes it even harder to get help. Seabrook said it costs between $250-$300 for a mammo-gram and that is just the beginning of the process for thosewho test positive.“We need to have funds available to test and treat thegrowing number of black women contracting cancer,” shesaid.Seabrook said the American Cancer Society, the SusanKomen Foundation and Hollings Cancer Institute offerspecial programs to help Black and poor women but moreneeds to be done to find the reasons black women cancerrates are growing.Seabrook estimates that statewide 125 black women areaffected by the disease. Dr. Marvella Ford, Associate Professor at the HollingsCancer Institute said more emphasis needs to be put onpreventative measures to combat the disease. “We need toshift more attention to prevention in combating the can-cer.” She said obesity, alcoholism, breast density, latemenopause and family history are factors that contributeto contracting cancer.

Debbie Chatman-Bryant, Director of Resources andSupport Services at the Hollings Cancer Institute said aprogram called the Best Chance Network provides screen-ing and diagnostic, treatment and referrals to income eligi-ble women over the age of 40. She said the programplaces special emphasis on racial minorities, low incomeand underserved women.

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100,000, compared to 15.4per 100,000 for African-American women. Additionally, African-American women often arediagnosed with breast can-cer when they are younger,and when African-American women under 55are diagnosed with breastcancer; it is more likely tohave deadlier effects.Researchers are studyingthe reasons why African-American women are somuch more vulnerable thanother women are to breastcancer.

But the findings make itimportant for African-American women to getregular mammograms andto deal with other aspectsof our health.Whenever there are healthawareness weeks ormonths, whether they arefor breast cancer, musculardystrophy, diabetes, oranother cause, I craveattention to the broaderissue of health care andhealth access. We can takea slice out of the healthcare challenge by focusing,in October, on breast can-cer, but the fact is that partof African-American wom-enís increased vulnerabilityto breast cancer is a resultof differential access tohealth care and health serv-ices.

Too many African-Americans lack healthinsurance. Too many wearthe stress of racism in pooreating and living habits,and it shows up with obesi-ty, high blood pressure,and the higher incidence ofother diseases in our com-munity.

African-American womenare more likely than anyother population, in 2008,to be diagnosed withHIV/AIDS. When anotherpopulation was most likelyto be diagnosed,HIV/AIDS awareness gar-nered headlines. Now, too

many are silent about thisdisease, unless they aretalking about the interna-tional incidence ofHIV/AIDS.It is not clear why ournation has not galvanizedaround the health careissue. To be sure, bothpresidential candidateshave ideas about healthinsurance and health care;their plans are divergent.In my humble opinion,Hillary Rodham Clintonhad one of the best healthcare plans weíve seen in along time, reflective of thework she has spent onhealth care since sheworked on it as First Ladyin the ClintonAdministration.

Senators Obama andMcCain would be advisedto review her plan andincorporate aspects of itinto their own work.Somehow, every Americanmust have access to preven-tive health care, and pro-tection from bankruptcywhen they are diagnosedwith expensive diseases.And somehow, as we raiseawareness bout breast can-cer, we must also raiseawareness about the waysbreast cancer incidence isintertwined with the statusof our health care system.Breast cancer awarenesshas an international dimen-sion. Hala Moddelmog,President of the Susan G.Komen for the Cure, indi-cates that 10 million peoplewill die in the next 25 yearsabsent intervention aroundbreast cancer.

Last year, the Komenorganization held a globaladvocacy summit inHungary, and announcedpilot programs in EasternEurope, Latin America,Africa, and the MiddleEast. This month, theysent delegations to Ghanaand Tanzania.

It is important to note thatfor all the challengeswomen face with breastcancer in the UnitedStates, health care access iseven more limited in devel-oping countries. TheKomen organization is tobe commended for theirwork in taking breast can-cer global.

Back at home, though, thehealth care disparities thatriddle our system are aspresent in the realm ofbreast cancer and in otherareas.

Sisters must be amongthose sporting pink rib-bons, but beyond the pinkribbons, we must all bepassionate advocates forincreased health careaccess, especially in theAfrican-American commu-nity.

Julianne Malveaux isPresident of BennettCollege for Women. Shecan be reached at presof-fice@bennett.edu.

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change the conditions of the people who live around thechurch.”Johnson proposed a town meeting in which the areachurches step up a plan to provide assistance in the neigh-borhoods they are in.He said what the mayor is touting as affordable is notaffordable in many black neighborhoods. “Rents and mort-gages are high and not many black families can affordthem. Many landlords who don’t live in our communitydon’t fix up the homes while many of the residents live. Hesaid as a result the residents don’t complain because theyfear if they do the landlord will raise the rent.Johnson feels the churches have to become more involvedif the condition blacks are currently living in is to change.“There is more to serving God than a Jesus sermon onSunday. The churches need to open their doors to thecommunity and host programs that will help our youth,they have the resources,” he said.Johnson said if the city and the community worked togeth-er then positive change could take place in many run downneighobrhoods but he is optimistic about that happening.He said the black community cannot wait for the mayor tostep in and stop the violence and negative conditions inthe black community. “As long as those blacks stay in theblack community the mayor doesn’t care what they do,” hesaid.Johnson alluded to the current violence to youth fightingover an overcrowded drug trade. “We have a 50 percentunemployment rate. I have youth tell me all the time thatthere are no jobs out there. So they go out there and makemoney selling drugs. When they start crossing into otherneighborhoods the violence escalates.” He said the heavypolice presence has not lessened crime, it has only changedthe methods. “As long those blacks don’t go into whiteneighborhoods little will be done.” Recently, in Dorchester Terrace six shootings werereported in one week, where Johnson said the youths werefighting over drug territory.Johnson said his proposal will address the problem frommany different prospectives. “We have to educate ouryouth, provide meaningful job training and job opportuni-ties and teach them about themselves and help them instillpride in themselves and their communities. He feels that if the youth were given positive things to dothen crime would go down. “They need to learn abouttheir culture. That they can succeed, right now all theyknow is bling bling, spinning car rims and a false securityof selling drugs because that’s what they see in their com-munities.

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tabs on TPS spending pat-terns. ''It’s extraordinarilyfrustrating. Unfortunately,not that much has changed

over the years.''

The most recent dismalnumbers:- From October throughDecember 2007, when$118.4 million in construc-tion contracts were in play,MBEs received only a 4.55percent share.

- From January to March,when $104.8 million in con-tract were in effect, MBEsreceived only 4.86 percent.

- From April through June,when $108.7 million in con-tracts were in play, compa-nies owned by Blacks andother non-Whites receivedonly 5.14 percent.

TPS also pledged yearsago to try to give at least 5percent of the overall workto women-owned compa-nies, or WBEs. It’s fallenfar short of that goal aswell.

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But it wasn’t just, as John McCain would say, that one.Pre-election poll also overstated the margin of victory forHarold Washington in Chicago, David Dinkins in NewYork City and Doug Wilder in Virginia.But Bradley’s race predated the Internet and cell phonesand before Black music did more to erase racial barriersthan any presidential speech. In fact, there are an increas-ing number of people questioning the premise of theBradley effect.

In a story headlined, “Do Polls Lie About Race?” NewYork Times reporter Kate Zernike wrote: “But pollstersand political scientists say concern about a Bradley effect –some call it a Wilder effect or a Dinkins effect, and plentycall it a theory in search of data – is misplaced. It obscureswhat they argue is the more important point: there areplenty of ways that race complicates polling.“Considered alone or in combination, these factors couldproduce an unforeseen Obama landslide with surprise vic-tories in the South, a stunningly large Obama loss, or arecount-thin margin. In a year that has already turnedexpectations upside down, it is hard to completely reas-sure the fretters.”Looking back, some observers say pollsters got it wrongwith Bradley not because White voters lied to pollsters,but because they failed to factor in the absentee ballots.Whatever the reason, some researchers think that’s lesslikely to happen today. According to the New York Times: “In a new study,Daniel J. Hopkins, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard, con-sidered 133 elections between 1989 and 2006 and foundthat blacks running for office before 1996 suffered a medi-an Bradley effect of 3 percentage points. Blacks runningafter 1996, however, performed about 3 percentage pointsbetter than their polls predicted.”As the debate continues about whether the Bradley effectis valid, the McCain camp continues to exploit the issue ofrace.When Obama’s name has been mentioned at McCain-Palinrallies, there have been cries of “Kill him!” and “Off withhis head!”It has gotten so bad that McCain has urged his followersto tone down the rhetoric. Away from rallies, however, hisattack ads use code words to argue, as Palin put it, thatObama is “not one of us.” But observers have been able to see past the code words.“From the start, there have always been two separate butequal questions about race in this election,” Frank Richwrote in the New York Times. “Is there still enoughracism in America to prevent a black man from being elect-ed president no matter what? And, will Republicans playthe race card? The jury is still out on the first questionuntil Nov. 4. But we now have the unambiguous answer tothe second: Yes.”Rich explained, “McCain, who is no racist, turned to thisdesperate strategy only as Obama started to pull ahead.”He isn’t the only person who feels McCain is playing toracial fears.“Obama has been running as a post-racial candidate fromthe start, and he has been doing it very well,” DavidBrinkley, a noted presidential historian told the New YorkTimes. “But the fact of the matter is that some voters – wecan’t know yet how many – will not get past his race. AndI very much believe that the McCain-Palin ticket is tap-ping into that.”And there is plenty to tap into. In that same New YorkTimes article, John Schuster, a Republican fromWheeling, W.Va., said,”What you hear around here is,would you rather have a black friend in the White House,or a white enemy?” He explained, “Most guys I know arefor McCain, and a lot of it’s because of race.”

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge maga-zine and the NNPA News Service, is a keynote speaker,moderator, and media coach. He can be reached throughhis Web site, www.georgecurry.com.

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Delta, Memphis and Texassounds.

King started with gospel,but he noticed the spiritu-als drew more pats thantips at his perch on ChurchStreet.

``I made more Saturdayevening than I did all weekdriving a tractor,' ' Kingsays.

He became known as theBeale Street Blues Boyand then had the nicknameBlues Boy, which he short-ened to B.B. His careertook off in 1948 after per-forming on a radio pro-gram in West Memphis,leading him on a path thatwould make him an inter-national icon and put himin a class by himself as theonly living blues artist withhis own museum.

With its sleek, lineardesign, the 20,000-square-foot museum carved out ofthe old cotton gin is a con-vergence of old and new. Atouch-screen interactiveallows visitors to choosetopics of interest, rangingfrom King's childhood tofacts about the DeltaFlood of 1927. Music les-sons are given throughanother interactive com-

puter program with Kinginstructing on a video asvisitors finger chords on aguitar.

Elsewhere, vinyl bluesrecords by Bobby BlueBland and Blind Lemon,are hung near decades-old,yellowing contracts signedby musicians, who are nowlargely forgotten. APanoram Soundies nearbybroadcasts a Cab Callowayperformance.

The museum also housesrare photos of ElvisPresley, King's draft cardand, of course, Lucille, thestoried guitar King usedon such hits as ``TheThrill Is Gone,'' ``ToKnow You Is to Love You''and ``Sneakin' Around.''The significance of themuseum in the blues worldcannot be overstated, saysMark Camarigg, publica-tions manager of LivingBlues Magazine, believedto be one of the oldestblues magazines in theUnited States.

``You can't overestimatehis impact and what herepresents. He's virtuallytranscended blues music ina lot of people's minds.He's on the level of a

Sinatra or Willie Nelson,''Camarigg says. ``Becauseof his age, it's a great wayfor people to get a connec-tion to him. Other thanRobert Johnson, he's prob-

ably the most importantperson in blues music.''

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minority voters. This includes stringent drivers license orother ID checks, rigid time lines for filing voter applica-tions, the lack of information or misinformation aboutvoter registration forms and materials, and non-existent orfeeble voter registration campaigns. This reinforces thedeep suspicion that politicians are for sale and the buyersare well-heeled special interests. As politicians becamemore dependent on corporate and union dollars theyappeared even more remote, inaccessible, and unrespon-sive to voter needs. Elected officials made little or no effortto inform and engage their constituents on legislativeactions, initiatives, and policy positions. This has furtherestranged millions of potential voters.

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October 15, 2008- 3The Chronicle

By Kara Wahlgren

Losing steam to forge fullspeed ahead on your educa-tional journey? Schools arecoming up with innovativeways to prevent you fromtaking a pit stop and helpyou complete your degree.

Earning a degree takes asignificant amount of time,money, and determina-tion—which may explainwhy only 55 percent of first-year, full-time students fin-ish their bachelor’s pro-gram within six years. Andaccording to the SouthernRegional EducationBoard, 20 million adultstudents in Southern stateshave enrolled in a collegeor university but left with-out earning a degree.

Completing your degreeearns you more than merebragging rights; a collegedegree can drasticallyimprove your odds in acompetitive job market.“Aside from a personalsense of completion, it justclearly has a currency in themarketplace,” says RichardGarrett, program directorand senior research analystat Eduventures, an educa-tion consulting firm. Adegree also carries farmore weight than an unfin-ished education.“Credentials are counted,and credits are not,”Garrett adds. “The creden-tial clearly has a certainstatus…and accumulatedcredits imply that you did-n’t finish something, thatyou quit early, that youdidn’t have the stamina.”

Luckily, your school wantsyou to graduate. “An aca-demic degree is anextremely personal accom-plishment,” says JacquelineMounce, director of learn-er success at NorthcentralUniversity in Arizona. “Yeta single individual’s dedica-tion to learn can have far-reaching impacts.” Highergraduation rates improve aschool’s reputation, help toallay recruitment costs,and even benefit the econo-my; Mounce notes that this“ripple effect” can greatlyincrease the value of a col-lege degree. And as adegree becomes increas-ingly vital in the work-place, many schools arepioneering programs thatmake those degrees easierto attain. Here are four ini-tiatives designed to pre-vent your education from

stalling out.

Flexible SchedulingCompleting a traditionaldegree requires a consider-able time investment, espe-cially for adult studentswho are often balancing afull-time career while con-tinuing their education.But many colleges havebegun offering programsdesigned to minimize theamount of time spent in aclassroom. Online coursesare a major component ofthis trend, with more than60 percent of traditionalschools offering under-graduate courses online.Schools are also helping toexpedite degree comple-tion by offering fast-trackprograms, weekend-only

courses, and shortenedschedules. NorthcentralUniversity, for example,offers eight-week coursesthat start monthly, whileBellevue University offersan accelerated programthat allows students with60 credit hours to com-plete a bachelor’s degree in15 months. Many tradition-al schools offer a WeekendCollege division, wherestudents can completetheir degree by attendingSaturday-only courses.“There’s certainly been asignificant move toward alanguage of acceleration,”Garrett notes. “And partic-ularly for adult students,having them really focus ona course at a time can makea big difference in terms ofgetting them to concen-trate, given all the otherthings going on in theirlives.”

Credits for LifeExperience

For students with exten-sive work experience in aparticular field, someschools are offeringCredits for LifeExperience (CLEs), whichallow adult learners toapply on-the-job experi-ence toward fulfilling therequirements for theirdegree. Although theseprograms have commonlybeen associated with diplo-ma mills, several fullyaccredited universities

have begun to incorporateCLEs into their academicprograms. One onlineschool, Western GovernorsUniversity, offers a uniquecompetency-based degreeprogram which allows stu-dents to earn their degreesolely through a combina-tion of CLEs, assessments,and projects. ExcelsiorCollege offers more than50 exams that allow stu-dents to earn credit forprior knowledge. Even tra-ditional schools likeFordham College and theCity University of NewYork have begun offeringlimited credits for lifeexperience. According toGarrett, many schools arebeginning to realize thevalue of real-world experi-ence. “Essentially, it ’s amatter of recognizing thatyou can achieve college-level outcomes outside ofcollege,” he says. “And itseems hard to justify whystudents shouldn’t havetheir knowledge or skillsvalidated.”

Financial AssistanceFederal aid and scholar-ship opportunities aren’tthe only ways students canease the financial burden ofa college education. Manyschools have begun offer-ing unique monetary incen-tives as well. LebanonValley College inPennsylvania, for example,pledges that students willcomplete their degreewithin four years or the col-lege will subsidize tuitionfor additional courses, pro-vided the students adhereto the guidelines of theirdegree program. ClarkUniversity inMassachusetts offers anaccelerated B.A./Master’sprogram in which eligiblestudents receive a full-tuition scholarship fortheir fifth year. ConcordiaUniversity in Texas offersfree textbooks—an expensethat more than 80 percentof college students say theyunderestimated, accordingto a survey by the educa-tion planning and financecompany Nelnet.

Streamlined TransfersWhen students transferbetween colleges, the timeit takes to complete theirdegree can increase bymore than a year.According to Garrett, thathas led some schools tolobby for a simplified trans-fer process. “You hear sto-ries of students beingforced to retake the sameprogram because theprovider wasn’t accreditedby the same organization,or it was just judged thatthe program wasn’t compa-rable,” he says. “It’s an issue

which speaks to the rela-tively unlimited capacity ofschools to maximize creditefficiency.” Many non-tra-ditional schools, especiallythose geared toward adultlearners, tend to be moreliberal in their acceptanceof transfer credits in orderto facilitate degree comple-tion.

By easing the timedemands and financial bur-den of a college education,these initiatives can helpoffset the most common

obstacles to degree com-pletion. John Kowalczyk, aprogram coordinator atUniversity of Michigan-Duluth, knows this first-hand. Twenty years afterdropping out of a tradi-tional Ph.D. program, herealized that finishing hisdoctorate would help himadvance his career.Juggling a family and a full-time job, he enrolled atWalden University to takeadvantage of the onlineschool ’s flexible schedul-ing, which helped him

complete his degree.

“One must be self-motivat-ed, dedicated, and organ-ized,” he says. “But the doc-toral degree has given memore creditability, and itdid help me to secure mydream job of being a full-time professor.” And withboth online and traditionalschools getting involved inthis trend, more studentsmay find it easier to reapthe rewards of an accredit-ed college degree.

- Get Motivated to Graduate -

By. Joseph YoungSpecial to the NNPA fromthe Washington Informer

W A S H I N G T O N(NNPA) - District ofColumbia residents flood-ed the D.C. Board ofElections and Ethics in alast minute effort to regis-ter to vote in the upcomingpresidential election,including people who hadpreviously been incarcerat-ed for felony convictions.

The deadline to registerfor all D.C. residents andin most states was Mon.,Oct. 6.

Five hundred voter regis-tration applications of ex-offenders were hand- car-ried into the office of theBoard of Elections byPeaceoholics founderRonald “Mo” Moten, whospearheaded the drive toget ex-offenders registeredto vote.

“Our voices will be heardfrom this day on, ’” saidMoten who is an ex-offend-er.

There are more than60,000 ex-offenders livingin the District, accordingto Moten. Twenty-fivehundred are returned tothe District each year fromfederal prisons, and 19,000are in and out of the DCJail each year.

“You can’t stop crime if youdon’t help change thesocial ills that caused thecriminal activity,” Motensaid. “A lot of these crimesare poverty crimes.”Moten announced at a

press conference outside ofOne Judiciary Squarewhere the Board ofElections is located, thatthe Peaceoholics reachedits goal of registering tovote more than 3,000 ex-offenders.

The ultimate goal of thePeaceoholics is to registerthe more than 60,000 ex-offenders residing in theDistrict registered to votewithin the next two years.

“Once we do that nobodycan stop our agenda, whichis to make sure we aretreated as citizens,” Motensaid. “We want to have anequal playing field likeeveryone else.”

Many ex-offenders who livein the District are unawarethat they can vote.According to Dan Murphy,spokesperson for the D.C.Board of Elections andEthics, ex-offenders have alegal right to vote in theDistrict, even if they havebeen previously incarcerat-ed for a felony or undercourt supervision.

A person awaiting trialwhile in jail also has a rightto vote by absentee ballotas well as a person whowas convicted on misde-meanor charges.

Forty-eight states, andthe District, prohibitinmates from voting whileincarcerated for a felonyoffense, according to theSentencing Project, anadvocacy group for reformin sentencing laws.

3,000 Ex-Offenders Meet VoterRegistration Deadline in

Nation's Capital

4-October 15, 2008 The Chronicle

Who AskedMe?

by Beverly Gadson-Birch

Black America‘Gets Pneumonia’ in Cold Economic

ClimateHazel Trice EdneyNNPA

By. Natalie A. Thompson and Hazel Trice EdneyNNPA Special Correspondent and NNPA Editor-in-Chief

WASHINGTON (NNPA) - As the Black unemploymentrate leaped another eight percentage points last month –from 10.6 percent to 11.4 percent, the White unemploymentrate actually remained the same – at 5.4 percent, less thanhalf the rate for Blacks. In addition to that in every economic category, from thepoverty rate to housing loss African-Americans remain his-torically and consistently at rock bottom – a conditionexacerbated by the national housing and Wall Street finan-cial crisis that forced Congress to reluctantly pass a $700billion bailout last week.

''We're in a weaker financial position related to the main-stream in the first place,'' said Alfred A. Edmond, Jr., edi-tor-in-chief of BlackEnterprise.com, in an interview withthe NNPA News Service. “The saying goes, 'when the restof America gets a cold, Black America gets pneumonia.''Edmond is just one among Black economic experts acrossthe nation who say as America observes the economic fallout even after Congress' recent bailout of lending andinvestment agencies, African-Americans must establishcreative ways to stay afloat.

“In every relevant economic number, Black people areworse off today than they were in 2000,” says NatioalUrban League President and CEO Marc Morial, in aninterview following a Black Leadership Forum telephoneconference pertaining to get out to vote efforts as well asthe economic bailout. “We’ve lost ground in home owner-ship, we’ve lost ground in employment, we’ve lost groundin wage verses inflation, we have just lost ground econom-ically in the last eight years.”After the Oct. 7 conference, Morial said the bailout wasnot a rescue but just something to help stop the bleeding. “The ramifications of not doing it were worse than theramification of doing it. For there not to be any credit,obviously, when it hurts big businesses, it hurts small busi-ness and it hurts the average consumer, automobile loans,personal finance loans, credit cards, that kind of thing,”said Morial. “My position would have been that we have tohold our noses and go forth.”

Morial, who predicted the mortgage crisis in the springof last year, said the bailout will not be enough for Blackpeople and will take many months to execute.“We have taken the position consistently for six monthsnow that the country needs a jobs stimulous program. Wehave offered extensive ideas for such a jobs stimulous pro-gram – to focus on infrastructure, to focus on an extensionof unemployment benefits, to focus on the kinds of thingslike summer jobs and youth jobs that will put some peopleto work because the underlying issue is that we lost159,000 jobs last year.”The economic climate is hurting Black people from thegrassroots to Wall Street.The credit crisis came to a head when two of Wall Street’slargest investment firms folded. As top companies arefeeling the pressure to survive in a changing marketplace,some Black-owned investment firms are finding them-selves in the red.

In 12 months the Black-owned, Chicago-based ArielInvestments LLC has suffered more then $1.6 billion inlosses. The once leading firm totals $2 billion in assets, adecrease from $21 billion four years ago.The company's poor performance has lead to a 20 percentdownsize in staff and the sale of holdings in several compa-nies.“The financial sector has been in trouble for the last year

and a half,'' said William E. Spriggs, Chairmen of theDepartment of Economics at Howard University.''African-Americans lost a disproportionate share of thejobs as financial managers over the last eight months. A lotof the fallout occurred over the issue of the mortgage cri-sis.''

Since the 2007 mortgage fallout the market has consis-tently struggled. But, as usual, Black-owned businessesare doubly hurt.

''Minority-owned firms will suffer in this environment.They're already under capitalized; they have difficult timesgetting extensions of credit, in any capacity. To get thecapital to perform is going to be extremely difficult,'' saidShawn Baldwin, Chairmen and CEO of CapitalManagement Group, a Chicago-based firm.Leading White-owned companies who traditional had the

capital to aggressively perform in a stringent environmenthave also seen their shares plummet. Lehman Brothers,Inc. and American International Group, Inc. (AIG) havelost more then $163 million in the wake of the mortgagecollapse.

''This is a loss of capital in the financial sector. When thefinancial sector has capitol they leverage that to makeloans, which gives liquidity to the system,'' Spriggs said.''If you take a trillion dollars out of the system, that's not atrillion dollars worth of loans, that's like eight trillion dol-lars worth of loan. That means for at least the next two orthree years, as firms try to find capital, there's going to bea time period where unless your firm is on very solidground you're going to have a hard time getting credit.''Not all minority-owned investment firms are struggling in

the current market. Atlanta-based Earnest Partners isranked number one on the 2008 Black Enterprise List of100 Asset Managers.

The company totals more then $27 million in assets undermanagement, and was selected by Hancock Horizon Fundto help manage an international funds project set to openSeptember 30.

''Their disciplined investment strategy and proven resultstruly set them apart from the rest of the competition,'' saidJohn Portwood, Chief Economic Strategist and FundManager for Hancock Horizon Funds in a press release.However, according to a study by Ariel and asset manage-

ment firm Charles Schwab, African-American stock mar-ket participation fell to 57 percent from a high of 74 per-cent five years ago.

''We see the the short term effect has been very negative,it's certainly shaking the confidence of all Americans inregard to economic security,' ' said Edmond ofBlackEnterprise.com.

The 2007 study, which surveyed the investment habits of500 African-Americans also reported 50 percent of African-Americans said real estate was the ''best investment over-all'' in 2003. That number dropped to 45 percent in 2007.

Despite hard times for the firm, Ariel's president JohnRogers was named one of Morningstar.com's second-quarter all star managers last month for not abandoninghis ''value approach''. The company that has lost 23 per-cent in the last 12 months is up 1.64 percent in the market. Still Black Wall Street firms and the Black community ingeneral will feel the crunch most. The bottom line, saysSpriggs, ''There's just not going to be as much money outthere as there was over the last eight years.”

We may be about to witness what political scientists call a"critical election" which promotes a realignment ofAmerican politics - in this case, from Republican toDemocrat.

But more important than that, it may signal a realignmentfrom the conservative politics that has gripped this coun-try for the past 30 years to a more liberal version going for-ward. For the racially disadvantaged and economicallyneedy, who need government most, it may signal a returnto policies that emphasize investment in human develop-ment since the evidence is that the lack of such investmenthas been the major factor in the fading middle class.

This signals that if there is a difference in the previousadministration and what is coming, it will be measured byhow the new leaders see the role of government. I'm surefrom what he has said, that Barack Obama wants toemphasize personal responsibility, but I am just as surethat he understands the decisive role of government inmaking sure the opportunities exist that enable people toexercise it.

McCain, however, has followed an ideology which sug-gests that government does not have much of a role in this,that people should try to exercise their personal responsi-bility and if they don't succeed - tough.

While that ideology may have been a weapon begun byRonald Reagan, blunt the force of the Civil Rights move-ment and to return to the unchallenged supremacy ofwhites to the racial hierarchy, the record shows that it hasalso damaged whites, especially, white middle class enor-mously. So, the issue becomes what kind of change votersreally want and which of the candidates they believe canproduce it.

If Barack Obama wins, it will undoubtedly be an historicevent because of his race and because it may create insome, the idea that America has moved beyond racial eval-uations in its determination of what things are important.But race has not always been the determining factor, for ifit had, Clarence Thomas would not be sitting on the high-est court in the land.

Those who sponsored him did so not only because he wasblack in succeeding Justice Thurgood Marshall, but moreimportantly because he believed in the same things andthey could trust him to deliver policy based on that belief.

Obama's win would signal a generational change, depart-ing from the influence of the "baby boomer" generationmoving into post modern America, an America more atease with race, more comfortable with global culture andthe electronic and visual technologies that unites it. Willhe be post-racial in his leadership of public policy?

I don't think so, because of his pledges to carry the legacyof the Civil Rights movement into the 21st century, hisunderstanding of racial problems and the fact that presi-dents also have to respond to problems in the political cul-ture that they didn't create. So, he will have to respond to the on-going saga of racismwhich has taken over 400 years to invest in the culture.The caveat one sees, is that his decision will also be basedon those around him.

He is in a position to be the leader of an era changingmovement, the true characteristics of which are not yetclear, but the seeds of which he has proposed in this cam-paign, such as more emphasis on environmentalism, con-cern with domestic productivity and security, promotionof diversity, and collaborative decision making here andabroad.

However, if Barack Obama loses, it will take us in a famil-iar direction, defined by a primary concern with narrowracial privilege and competition and radical nationalism.The difference between the political parties on issues hasfavored the Democrats during this election season by anaverage of as many as 10-15 points on what Americansregard as "most important" issues - war in Iraq, economy,health care, education, terrorism, and etc. in various sur-veys.

The difference between candidates Obama and McCain,however, has rarely been in this range, more like 3-7 pointswith Obama leading most of the time.

Analysts have suggested that given this relative small dif-ference, he will need a greater lead going into theNovember election if he is to win, because the racial votewill more than likely reduce his numbers.

Thus, there has arisen a debate over whether the so-called"Bradley factor" is alive and well, that is, whether whiteAmericans say they will support a black candidate in polls,but deny him or her support when they cast their vote.

Some believe that because the US Senate race of HaroldFord, Jr. turned out close to the poll predictions in 2006that the Bradley factor no longer exists. We will see.

Black Americans most assuredly will be disheartened ifBarack Obama loses, given the heights that he has ascend-ed thus far in winning the Democratic nomination forpresident. But their expectations of an historic outcomehave been increased as he recovered his lead that McCainhad achieved after the Republican Convention with thegloss being removed from his VP pick, Sara Palin, and the"perfect storm" of the economic crisis that is pushingObama at this very moment into a lead beyond anything hehas experienced over McCain.

For many, the question has become, "how can he lose?"Others have formulated various versions of the "October

surprise" that appeared from time-to-time in elections.Underneath it all, there is the tortuous feeling of manyAfrican-Americans that America is not quite "America tome" yet, that the use of race will triumph and spoil thedream.

2008 Election:

Historic,WhetherObama Wins or

LosesBy Ron Walters

RACE TO THE FINISH LINEIt was just last week that people from all walks of life

were out in record numbers registering folks before the October4th deadline. It was such an exhilarating experience. It was trulya new day—young, old, black, white, Republicans andDemocrats—all had a sense of urgency to register and vote in oneof the most important and breathtaking elections ever.While the process has been full of excitement, at times it has been

negative and darn right racist. It’s been a long haul leading up tothe Primary and now the General Election. I don’t know abouty’all but I am worn out with the highs and lows of the nominatingprocess coupled with the decline of the stock market and the over-all state of the economy.

At times, I had to remind myself that this is America and each ofus have an opinion; although vehemently as that opinion may be,it is important that we respect the opinion of others. Now, I don’tusually lose my cool but I lost it Saturday night while watching abrother on CNN pledge his support to McCain. I am sure y’allknow which brother I am referring to. He supported McCainbecause he said he is a “conservative”. He said he could not sup-port Senator Obama because he is the “most liberal” Senator in theSenate. My mother used to say if you don’t have anything good tosay, keep your mouth closed. So, can anyone tell me why thebrother even bothered to open his mouth except to get some airtime? His appearance was controversial. When given the oppor-tunity to explain his position, he did not have anything substantiveto say? The brother’s argument was he cannot support liberalspending.

Well, let’s take a look at the Republicans spending sincePresident Bush took office. In surfing the internet, I came acrossa very interesting article written by Steve McGourty on the USNational Debt. It was an analysis of Democrats as well asRepublicans borrowing that is responsible for America’s debt.McGourty compiled his last revision to the US Debt Analysis inSeptember 2008 and this is what he wrote. “Since 1938, theDemocrats have held the White House for 35 years, theRepublicans for 36. Over that time the national debt has increasedat an average annual rate of 8.5%. In years where Democrats werein the White House there was an average increase of 8.3%. In yearswhere the Republicans ran the White House the debt increasedan average 9.2% per year. Those averages are not that far apart butthey do show a bias toward more borrowing by Republicans thanDemocrats even including World War II. McGourty also wrotethat “prior to the Neo-Conservative takeover of the RepublicanParty there was not much difference between the two parties’ debtphilosophy. They both worked together to minimize it.However, the debt has been on a steady incline ever since theReagan presidency. The only exception to the steep increase overthe last 30 thirty years was during the Clinton presidency, when hebrought spending under control and the debt growth down toalmost zero.” According to McGourty, Republican Presidentsoutspent Democratic Presidents by a three to one ratio.

Someone just needs to educate the lip smacking, flapping broth-er. A little bit of education is a dangerous thing. So, the brotherreally thinks that voting for McCain will bring spending undercontrol? Wrong!! It hasn’t happened in the past and there is verylittle evidence to support that it is even a remote possibility. Thedebt has climbed over $14,000,000,000,000 under the BushAdministration and that is as of September 21. And, that figuredoes not represent the $85 billion bail-out of AIG, LehmanBrothers and mortgage giants Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.

Since the brother feels he must find an excuse not to supportObama, will someone just tell him that this present administra-tion—the Republican Administration—has spent over $400 tril-lion dollars on an unprovoked, unnecessary war. If that is conser-vative I hush my mouth. Then add to that the number of lives lost.I am sure the over 4,000 American military men and women (notto mention those who lost their lives from other countries) couldhardly amount to a conservative figure. And, let’s not forget thosesoldiers who have been disfigured physically and mentally and willrequire government assistance for the rest of their lives. That canhardly be called conservative. Then, don’t Gov. Sarah Palin, aloose cannon, running around trying to incite a riot callingSenator Obama a terrorist. Her action has uncovered the darkside of America. These incendiary encounters seen at some of theSenator McCain rallies are raging out of control. His failure to acton these outrageous attacks on Senator Obama sends out thewrong message.

We, the people, have been running a very swift and methodicalrace. We are almost to the finish line. We can’t afford to stumbleor be blindsided. We are rounding the last curve and our eyes arefixed on the finish line. The only way that we are going to getthere is through your positive energies. Your vote does count. Youvote makes the difference and you should share that enthusiasmwith other registered voters. We have the chance to elect the firstAfrican American President not because he is black but becausehe is ready to lead this country out of this mess we find ourselvesin. It’s not about the blackness but about the exactness. It is thattime America.

Let’s not seize the opportunity to get in the spotlight. We aregoing all the way to the finish line. If we don’t make it, it is notgoing to be because we have not given it our all. AlthoughAmerica has an open door policy for those seeking to become apart of the American Dream, I say to all of you good heartedWhite Americans, get past the issue of race and look at who canbest restore balance to this country. If you can do that, then voteyour conscience; restore the confidence of the American peopleback to the days of wine and roses.

CASTRO ON AMERICA'S 'PROFOUND RACISM'

HAVANA - Fidel Castro says a "profound racism" in theUnited States will stop millions from voting for BarackObama in next month's presidential election.The ailing, 82-year-old former Cuban president says it is

"a miracle that the Democratic candidate hasn't sufferedthe same luck as (assassinated leaders) Martin LutherKing, Malcolm X and others who harbored dreams ofequality and justice."Castro's written comments were published by state media

Saturday. In them, he insists a "profound racism" exists inthe U.S. and that millions of whites "cannot reconcilethemselves to the idea that a black person ... could occupythe White House, which is called just that: white."

Castro also described Republican presidential candidateJohn McCain as "bellicose."

By Associated Press

NAACP WATCHING, READY FOR WOESThe NAACP will have lawyers targeting 750 precinctsaround the nation on Election Day to help address com-plaints about possible voter disenfranchisement, the orga-nization's new president said in San Antonio, TexasSaturday.

Benjamin Jealous, who took the helm of the NationalAssociation for the Advancement of Colored People onSept. 15, said volunteer lawyers have already been address-ing complaints about voter registration problems. OnElection Day, lawyers will be sent to the 750 precinctswhere there has been a history of voter discrimination,Jealous said at the state NAACP convention.

Jealous also said he hopes that Democratic nomineeBarack Obama's growing popularity will aid the civilrights organization. Obama's background as a communityorganizer and civil rights attorney could help as theNAACP targets quality education and other equalityissues, he said.

But Jealous said Obama's rise has also occasionally ledpeople to question whether the 99-year-old organization isstill relevant.

"If Obama is elected, won't colored people have advancedas far as they can advance?" Jealous recalled being asked.

"The condition of the grassroots" will determine whetherthe NAACP can shut its doors, not the advancement of asingle man, said Jealous, the youngest-ever leader of thegroup at age 35.

The presidential primary campaign highlighted the dif-ference between many Hispanic voters and black voters.Hispanic voters helped give Democrat Hillary RodhamClinton a win in Texas, temporarily stalling the Obamacampaign's momentum before he eventually secured thenomination.

October 15, 2008-5The Chronicle

AAssIISSeeee IItt

Hakim Abdul-Ali By Sean YoesSpecial to the NNPA fromthe Afro-AmericanNewspapers

(NNPA) - Civil Rights leg-end Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., said today that recentrowdy McCain-Palin ral-lies in Wisconsin,Pennsylvania, Ohio andMinnesota spark uglymemories of an Americathat routinely advocatedand practiced violence andmurder against BlackAmericans.

''What I am seeing remindsme too much of anotherdestructive period inAmerican history,'' Lewissaid in a statement. ''Sen.McCain and Gov. Palinare sowing the seeds ofhatred and division, andthere is no need for thishostility in our politicaldiscourse.''

Lewis comments came onthe heels of last weekís ral-lies for the Arizona senatorand Alaska governor thatheard members of the audi-ence shouting at differenttimes ''kill him,'' ''off withhis head,'' ''treason'' and''terrorist'' -all in responseto remarks about McCain'sDemocratic presidential

John Lewis Rebukes McCain-Palin: Civil RightsIcon Links McCain to 60's Segregationist

Cong. John Lewis

rival, Barack Obama. Now, after spending mostof the week whipping theirsupporters into a frenzy,McCain and Palin havetoned down their fieryrhetoric.Last Saturday morning at arally in Pennsylvania, Palinshifted her focus to theabortion issue. And inMinnesota last Friday,McCain went so far as todefend Obama. ''I have to tell you, he is adecent person,'' saidMcCain to a man at aLakeville, Minn. rally whosaid he was ''afraid of anObama presidency.''McCain continued, ''And aperson that you do nothave to be scared of as

president of the UnitedStates.''Nevertheless, McCain'sdefense of Obama was metwith boos and groans frommany members of thecrowd. It was a scene that Lewis isall too familiar with. Hecompared McCain andPalin's antics to an infa-mous southern segrega-tionist from the 50's and60's ñGeorge Wallace, thelate governor of Alabamawho defiantly stood at thedoor of the Univ. ofAlabama in an unsuccessfulattempt to block the enroll-ment of Black students.

Wallace vowed, ìsegrega-tion todayÖsegregationforever.î Still defiant andspewing hatred, Wallacelater ran an unsuccessfulcampaign for president in1972 that ended with himbeing shot in Laurel, Md.,leaving him paralyzed.''George Wallace neverthrew a bomb,'' Lewisargued. ''He never fired agun but created the climateand the conditions thatencouraged vicious attacksagainst innocentAmericans who were sim-ply trying to exercise theirconstitutional rights...As

public figures with thepower to influence and per-suade, Sen. McCain andGov. Palin are playing withfire, and if they are notcareful, that fire will con-sume us all.''The McCain campaignwasted little time refutingthe statements of Lewis,whom McCain once calledone of the ''wisest'' men heknew and whose advice hewould seek if he were tobecome president. ' 'Congressman JohnLewis' comments repre-sent a character attackagainst Governor Palinand me that is shockingand beyond the pale,'' readthe statement fromMcCain who called forObama to reject Lewis'statements as well.Obama seemed to shy awayfrom the comparisonbetween McCain andWallace, but he acknowl-edged the escalating hostil-ity and anger at McCain-Palin rallies. Said Obama in a state-ment, ' 'John Lewis wasright to condemn some ofthe hateful rhetoric thatJohn McCain himself per-sonally rebuked just lastnight.''

Looking For Answersis one of my columns that require you to sit back and ponder

some polemical things that may be nipping at your mind frommoment-to-moment. Call it what you want, but for now I’ll justlabel it “Looking For Answers.”As long as “hue-mans” exist in this phase of life they are alwaysgoing to be in a debatable mood or doubtful frame of mind. Life isa testing ground for the soul searchers of truth, and I considermyself a traveler seeking truth while living in a paradoxical worldof myth and reality.

It’s as though that I’m constantly “Looking For Answers” in allthe suspicious and ambivalent places in my desire to seek theunderstanding of some things that have been on my mind sinceearly childhood. Being a student in life’s pursuit of indefeasibleknowledge lets me know the importance of having valid informa-tion.

I read a lot of educational material, etc., and I’m a serious collec-tor of religious and ethnic material which provides me with in-depth information in the privacy of my home’s library at amoment’s notice. It’s a wonderful feeling to be industriously alonein my mind’s eye and still seek renewed wisdom via the pursuit ofknowledge and constantly “Looking For Answers,” even at my agein life.I seemed possessed to want to seek the truth about questions ofmy authentic religious heritage and African roots. Those are real-ly very personal and stimulating questions for my mind’s eye and,respectfully, your concern of inquiries may be on other topics ormatters.

It doesn’t matter what interests your or my inquiring mind orthoughts, because it all falls under the private radar screen of seek-ing confirmations to and about things that make us wonder abouta colonial tale or problematic relationship gone wild. Think, if youcan and dare, for a stone, cold moment in time about the sortedqueries in your past and present worlds of existences that requiredimmediate answers (or unknown wisdom) for mental relief fromdepressing doubt.

Wisdom has no doors that will not open for those “hue-mans,”who aren’t afraid to get off their “rusty-dusty” and do something forself in seeking answers to what ails them. That’s a constant themeof mine of late as I scan my thoughts in trying to figure out what’sin so many of my ethnic brothas and sistahs’ heads, hearts andminds.Many of them are mis-educationally deaf, dump and blind to thetruth about so many things that govern and control their until it’snot funny.This bothers me, and I personally hate to say that aboutsome of “our” people, but some “colored” folk are just plain lost ashell, pardon my honest verbal assessment of the matter. It’s a negative flow of a mental laziness, combined with an influxof self-denial, that’s born of a diseased mind that cradles apathyand never spends time “Looking For Answers” that could helpalleviate some of the pain and problems in “our” communities.What are the immediate and long-range answers to youthfulBlack-on-Black crime, disappearing family structures, poor andunder achieving schools, soaring incarnation rates, rampantunemployment and undeniable homelessness, just to name a fewissues that affect African-America immensely?

These issues are everywhere in Black America from Portland,Oregon, to Raleigh, North Carolina, screaming for someone in“our” communities to take a bold step and “take care of business”like we know we should to resolve these pressing concerns. Add tothat the questions of what are “our” kids learning in schools isenough to make you rise up and continue to look for all theanswers.

Life is what you make it, and that’s no last second murmur. It iswhat it is, and the beat goes on for the consciously aware amongus, and life presents more questions that challenge “our” inquiringminds on a daily basis.I’m one of these inquiring souls who longs for answers to the manyquestions of the profound mysteries of life. Some of my inquiriesyou and others may share with me in mutual desires for solutionsto some of society’s more simple concerns.Others points of concern may become rather complex in applica-tion with no end to the final outcome. I guess only time will bringforth a better response to questions like, “Why did the Africans selleach other in the initial slave process?”

When true answers are given for that question, then maybe I canfind a possible link to why this current and maddening sickness ofyoung men Blacks killing each other is off the reasoning scope ofintellectual comprehension? My mind and Black thoughts arethere now, because I’ve seen a few things in my lifetime, and I won-der whether some of us are thinking about the present as wedestroy “our” futures while possibly “Looking For Answers” in allthe wrong books and places.

That’s why “Looking For Answers” is circulating in my head theway that it is. Simply, I’m a brother of soul who desires answers towhy some of us continue to do some of the idiotic things we do todestroy “ourselves,” families and communities, some withoutapparent sane effort.

The truth may not be far from the roots of “our” collective painsand sufferings about who we are and why we live in present daycolonial existences. As I said before I’m speaking of a need for thetruth about “our” maladies and solutions for them before we passon more of this hurtful misguidance to those yet unborn.There are questions that have been asked of me from time-to-timethat, because of study and prior insight about that subject matter,I’ve been able to, hopefully, give some valuable information. It’sabout getting at the truth. I’d like to think that I was helpful to those who asked of me just asI have asked of those who are and were more learned than mewhen I needed answers to some things that were and are troublingme. You probably feel the same way about that scenario becauseI’m sure you’ve been in those simular situations a thousand timesin your worlds of continuing existences.

I want you to know that some questions have appeared on mymental horizons over the decades, and I’ve been blessed by theCreator Alone to have them answered in a reasonable short peri-od of time. And then there are others, which if placed in a uniquecategory, they’d be classified as “bewildering,” have yet to beresolved in my mind-set as I continue to patiently “Look ForAnswers.”

Being a student of universal knowledge has taught that patienceis the key to the door of relief, and that motto definitely applieswhen it comes to “Looking For Answers” in the many differenttime sequences in which the confounding questions of life mayappear as they do and will in the unforeseen future. Never forgetthat word called patience.It’s the answer to all your questions about life, because if you seek

an answer to a difficult question, or situation, in life’s UniversalSchool of hard Knocks, it lies in being patient. If you are, by GodAlone’s permission, then in time your question may be answeredbecause the Most High Alone is All-Knowing. Always look to God Alone for all the answers and for relief. Fortoday, that’s, “As I See It.”

Federal legislation was intro-duced this week that wouldpermit individuals who havebeen previously convicted of acrime, have completed theirprison term and are living inthe community the right tovote in federal elections.

The Democracy RestorationAct of 2008 (DRA, S. 6340,H.R. 7136) was introduced inboth chambers of Congress bySen. Russ Feingold (D-WI)and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI).

The U.S. currently denies 5.3million, or one in 41, citizensthe right to vote due to felonyconvictions and is the onlydemocracy that disenfranchis-es citizens who have complet-ed their prison sentence.

The DRA restores votingrights to individuals who havereturned from prison or werenever sentenced to a prisonterm. Because periods ofsupervised release, probationor parole can last decades andis part of a person’s sentence,reinfranchising individualsafter completing their sen-tence would not ensure thesame access to the ballot boxas this measure does by givingvoting rights back to peoplealready living in our communi-ties.

This bill would also instructofficials in each state to notifyindividuals of their restoredright to ensure access to theballot.

Nineteen states, including

Maryland, Texas and Florida,have reformed felony disen-franchisement laws over thelast decade, increasing voterparticipation through biparti-san reform efforts. Thesereform efforts have set thestage for Congress to act and,although there is little time toenact this legislation this year,it lays the groundwork forrestoration in the near future.

“Once passed, this bill willmean that people who are liv-ing in society and paying taxeswill no longer be second classcitizens,” said Jasmine L.Tyler, deputy director ofnational affairs for the DrugPolicy Alliance. “Regainingthe right to vote after prisonmeans formerly incarceratedindividuals will have everyopportunity to be civicallyengaged and influence the

political process as everydayAmericans.”

No group has been harder hitby disenfranchisement thanAfrican Americans. After gain-ing the right to vote in 1965,and overcoming the history ofslavery and racism that over-shadowed our country’s earlyhistory, African Americans suf-fered a new form of Jim Crowunder the guise of the modern-day war on drugs.

Thirteen percent of African-American men have beendenied the right to votebecause of felony conviction,the majority of these convic-tions stem from drug lawenforcement. Although druguse rates are similar for bothAfrican Americans and whites,African Americans make upmore than half of those con-

victed of felony drug charges.

Upon introduction of theDRA, Sen. Feingold, address-ing the President, said “…thepractice of disenfranchisingpeople with felony convictionshas an explicitly racist history.Like the grandfather clause,the literacy test, and the polltax, civil death became a toolof Jim Crow.”

“Unjust policing practices,misuse of prosecutorial power,and lack of judicial discretionall converge to create the judi-cial system that AfricanAmericans experience, namelyinjustice, and it has led us tothe newest installment ofracialized community suppres-sion: the war on drugs,” Tylersaid. “At least in federal elec-tions, this legislation willchange that.”

Legislation Introduced to Restore Voting Rightsfor People Who Have Finished Prison Sentence

Human progress is neither automatic norinevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice

requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; thetireless exertions and passionate concern of

dedicated individuals.

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By KATHY SEALEThe Birmingham News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(AP) _ Ask any African-American veterinarian _anywhere in the country _where they attended veteri-nary school.

Odds are they'll name aschool in Alabama.

``If you see a black face,that person probably camefrom TuskegeeUniversity,' ' says RubyPerry, associate dean at theSchool of VeterinaryMedicine.

More than 70 percent ofblack veterinarians in theU.S. are Tuskegee grads,Perry says, and the schoolcontinues to train 50 to 60percent.

You won't, however, standout on campus if you're notone of the 120 black veteri-nary students.

``We wouldn't be truthfulto the ideals of diversity ifwe only had African-American students,'' Perrysays.

Haylie Hendershot, forexample, is one of 100whites on campus.

``Haylie would not feelcomfortable if it was `justher,' ' ' Perry says. ``Sheneeds to come in and seesomeone like her.''

Hendershot, who is presi-dent of the class of 2011,concurs: ``I probablywould not have come hereif they didn't have anotherwhite student.''

She's glad they do, shesays, because she's glad she

came.

``Never have I felt uncom-fortable being a white stu-dent at a historically blackcollege,'' Hendershot says.``Everybody has embracedme.''

You'll find three Asian stu-dents on campus, too, aswell as three from Indiaand 18 Hispanics. Schoolofficials estimate that 10percent of the country'sHispanic veterinarians areTuskegee grads.

It's no accident, either,that they were there, or arethere.

School officials activelyencourage a mix of stu-dents, Perry says.

They no longer have aNative American studenton campus, for example, sothey're working with aNative American graduateto help recruit.

Tuskegee grads nation-wide encourage studentsto apply to their almamater, Perry says.

For example, Stefanie Clayleft the Midwest to attend.

``My mentor at theUniversity of Minnesota,an alum at Tuskegee,spoke to me about theschool,'' says Clay, class of2010 and student bodypresident of the vet school.

She was intrigued with thewarm weather and theopportunity to become a``Southern belle,' ' shesays.

The No. 1 reason she choseTuskegee, though, was thediversity.

The faculty, though, is notas diverse as they'd like itto be, Perry says, andbudget constraints keepthem from having as manyfaculty members as they'dlike.

``We're losing faculty justlike everybody else,'' shesays.

Male students, too, arebecoming scarce, whichreflects a nationwide trend.There are 195 female stu-dents at Tuskegee's veteri-nary school and only 49males. About 75 percent ofentering students nation-wide are female, accordingto information from theAmerican VeterinaryMedical Association.A stroll through campusreveals students of everypersuasion, doing whatveterinary students do:Listening to lectures, grab-bing a bite to eat betweenclasses, and, of course,working with animals.

At the small-animal hospi-tal, Mark Freeman, anassistant professor ofsmall-animal internal medi-cine, coaches second-yearstudent Carl Southern onthe art of examinations.Freeman greets theirclient, an AmericanStaffordshire terrier, with``Hello, Chyna, darling.How are you?'' before rais-ing her to a stainless-steeltable. Slowly, he works hishands down and aroundher body, pausing at inter-vals to explain.

``Keep your hands on theanimal as much as possi-ble,'' Freeman says. ``Ifyou're not looking andtouching, you're going tomiss things.

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You may take blood pres-sure readings every day-but just how accurate areyour findings? Make sureyou meet American HeartAssociation standards forthis key assessment proce-dure by reviewing theguidelines here.

Breathless, Patty Smitharrives for her clinic visit afew minutes late. As youprepare to take her bloodpressure, you learn thatshe's 39, single, and themother of three preteenchildren.

Her blood pressure by armcuff is 140/94 mm Hg- notsurprising, you think, con-sidering her obesity andher stressful life. Youreport your findings to thedoctor, who schedules herfor a follow-up visit andpossible therapy for highblood pressure.

But is this really such anopen-and-shut case? Orcould the reading be falselyhigh because you used anormal-size adult cuffinstead of one designed forlarger persons? PerhapsPatty's blood pressure wastemporarily high becauseshe was harried and neverstopped chattering abouther trouble finding a sitterand a parking space.

Though the procedure

seems simple, taking ablood pressure readingwith a cuff is fraught withpotential errors that canstand between you and avalid assessment of yourpatient's condition.

These errors could leave ahypertensive patientuntreated while a patientwith normal blood pres-sure ends up on an expen-sive drug regimen he does-n't need. Either way, thepatient loses.

What's more, keep in mindthat a single measurementmay not represent yourpatient's true blood pres-sure. The American HeartAssociation recommendsthis procedure: Take yourpatient's blood pressuretwice while he's standing,then record the average ofthe two; next, take it twicewhile he's sitting andrecord the average of thosetwo.

Document which pressurewas taken with the patientstanding and which withhim sitting. Use the sittingmeasurement as your finalreading- the standingmeasurement is a referencepoint only.

Initially, take the bloodpressure in each arm anddocument any difference inthe reading. After that, usethe arm that gave the high-er reading.

Of course, measuring andassessing blood pressure iseasy-provided you knowthe three possible sourcesof error: the equipment,the patient and the opera-tor (you). Let's look ateach one.

The equipment...

Errors can arise fromuncalibrated or damagedequipment or from usingthe wrong equipment. (SeeCheck for Problems beforeThey Start.) Mercurymanometers, for example,can yield inaccurate read-ings if the air vent at thetop of the column isclogged or the mercury hasoxidized. You may not spotthese problems by lookingat the manometer, but sus-pect them if the mercurycolumn responds sluggish-ly.

To prevent these prob-lems, find out whether yourinstitution has a writtenpolicy for regular assess-ment and maintenance ofmercury manometers - andmake sure to follow it.

With aneroid manometers,check before each use thatthe needle is on zero atbaseline. If it isn't, recali-brate it to a mercurymanometer using a Y con-nector attached to the tub-ing on both manometers.

Compare pressures at sev-eral points along the scale.As with mercury mamome-ters, be sure this equip-ment is monitored andmaintained regularly.

Incorrect cuff size is amajor source of equipment-related errors. A cuff that'stoo small will produce afalsely high reading; onethat's too large, a falselylow reading.

Using the wrong-size cuffis a common problem withobese patients. Taken witha regular cuff, their systolicand diastolic pressures willbe falsely elevated.

A similar potential forerror exists for patientswith extremely thin arms-for them, a regular-size cuffmay be too big, leading tofalsely low blood pressurereadings.

To check for proper cuffsize, the American HeartAssociation recommendscomparing the cuff withyour patient's arm. Thelength of the bladdershould be at least 80% ofthe arm's circumference.(See Using the RightCuff.)

The stethoscope you usefor auscultation shouldhave a shallow bell with alarge diameter. This letsyou auscultate low-fre-quency sounds. (See WhatYou're Measuring Isn'tWhat You're hearing.)

Most nurses use thediaphragm of the stetho-scope, but you should usethe bell to auscultate indi-rect arterial blood pres-sures. Don't put too muchpressure on the bell; youmay occlude arterial flowand dampen out the lowfrequencies.

Taking Your Blood Pressure Correctly

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........HEALTH FOR YOU

By. Hazel Trice EdneyNNPA Editor-in-Chief

W A S H I N G T O N(NNPA) – U. S. Sen.Barack Obama has movedyet another step closer tobecoming America’s firstBlack president after anarguably bland seconddebate Oct. 6 that gavehim strong leads over Sen.John McCain in several keypolls.

But, some politicalobservers say the polls maynot reflect a racial under-current among Whites thatcould hurt Obama’s elec-tion chances on Nov. 4.A National CNN poll atthe conclusion of thedebate – which focusedlargely on the economy -had 54 per cent of voterssaying Obama won thedebate, versus McCain at30 per cent. Likewise, aCBS poll favored Obamaat 39 percent to 27 percentamong uncommitted voterswith 35 percent claimingthe debate as a draw.

Moreover, Gallup, amongthe most credible pollingagencies in the world,reports Obama actuallyleading McCain by morethan 10 percentage pointsin a national poll askingvoters who they favor.

“Barack Obama hasopened up a nine-pointlead over John McCain,51% to 42%, in the latestGallup Poll Daily track-ing,” states an explanationon Gallup.com. “Thatmatches Obama’s largestlead of the campaign todate.”

University of MarylandPolitical Scientist Dr. RonWalters called the polls

astounding, but saysBlacks should shave off atleast five points to accountfor the racial factor thatcan go undetected untilafter people vote.“I’m saying to myself, ‘Waita minute, this is okay, but Idon’t think it’s that high,’”Walters says. “You have torespect the polling. But,you have to discount it alittle.”

For example, Walters saysalthough Gallup reports amore than 10 percentObama lead, that shouldbe thought of as more likefive percent to account forracial and other prejudicesthat may factor in the vot-ing booth.

The so-called “Bradleyeffect”, recalls the 1982gubernatorial race betweenan African-AmericanDemocrat, Tom Bradley,and a White Republican,George Deukmejian.Though major polls placedBradley well ahead ofDeukmejian only days andhours before the election,Bradley narrowly lost.This discrepancy betweenhow Whites say they willvote and how they actuallyvote was also observed inthe 1989 Virginia gover-nor’s campaign betweenAfrican-American candi-date L. Douglas Wilderand White candidateMarshal Coleman. Wilderwon, but by less than a per-centage point – only a fewdays after polls gave him asmuch as an eight pointlead.

Walters says because theBradley race was morethan 25 years ago and theWilder race nearly 20 yearsago, racial attitudes havechanged. Newer andyounger voters must nowbe factored in and it’s no

longer unique for anAfrican-American to berunning for public office.Still, the Obama campappears to not take pollsfor granted, working vigor-ously in so-called battle-ground – or unpredictable -states to now excite regis-tered voters to go to thepolls Nov. 4. The outreachappears to be working. Instates considered especial-ly hard for Democrats,such as Virginia, Obama isahead 49.9 to 45.1. InFlorida, he us up 48.3 to45.3 and in Pennsylvania,he is up a whopping 51.2 to39.2, according toRealClearpolitics.com.The key is economic wor-ries, political observerssay.

“There are no issues.There’s just the one issue.It ’s the economy,” saysDavid Bositis, seniorresearcher for the JointCenter for Political andEconomic Studies. “I’m notworried about the ‘Bradleyeffect.’”

Even if attempts to defaceObama or undermine hisreputation with veiledracial attacks in final daysof the campaign becomeprevalent, Bositis predictsit won’t matter.“If your house is on fire andFrankinstein is outside,you don’t worry aboutFrankenstein. You worryabout you’re going to die inthe fire if you don’t dosomething about it,”Bositis says. “This electionis about the way people feelabout how things are goingin the country right now.And the way they feelabout how things are goingin the country is that theystink. They stink bad.”

Polls Rocketing for Obama, But, CouldRacism Undermine Results on Nov. 4

While arthritis is the mostcommon cause of pain forpeople over age 65, circula-tory problems, shingles,certain bowel diseases andcancer are other commonreasons for pain in olderpeople. Nerve damage canalso cause severe and con-stant pain.Some people think thatpain is natural with old ageor that when older peopleare not clear in explainingthe cause of their pain theyare just complaining. Bothof these views are wrong.There is almost always areal problem behind theaches and pains.Pain can lead to otherproblems. People withpain may lose the ability tomove around and do every-day activities. People withpain also often have anxietyor depression. They may beat greater risk for falls,weight loss, poor concen-tration and difficultieswith relationships.Most pain can be con-trolled, usually through acombination of drug andnon-drug strategies, whichshould be discussed with ahealthcare provider.Caring for someone in painor at risk for pain is oftenan ongoing process. Asvarious strategies are tried,it may help to keep in mindtwo basic principles:

* Believe the person youare caring for. People withpain are the only ones whoknow how much pain theyare feeling. Pain is whatev-er the older person says itis and exists whenever heor she says it does. If peo-ple with pain feel that oth-ers do not believe them,they become upset and maystop reporting their painaccurately. This makescontrolling the pain moredifficult.

* Every person has theright to good pain control.Your job as a caregiver isto make sure that goodpain control is provided.Tell health professionals ifpain does not improve withtreatment and ask them totry new treatments until

the pain is controlled. Yourgoals are to help evaluateand relieve pain and tokeep health professionalsinformed about pain levelsand responses to paintreatments.

What You Can Do toHelp

Evaluate pain:* Ask about the pain. Nomedical test can tell youwhether or not a person isin pain. The best way tofind out if a person is in

pain is to ask. A good wayof asking is to say, “Howbad is your pain right nowon a scale from 0 to 10,with 0 being no pain and 10being the worst pain youever had?” Don't contra-dict or argue about theseratings.

* Listen for words otherthan "pain." Older peoplemay use different words todescribe their pain, such as“discomfort,” “soreness” or“ache.”

Pain in the Elderly: When Someone You Love Is in Pain

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WASHINGTON (NNPA)- Don't wear campaign para-phernalia to voting polls onelection day Nov. 4 or bring asweater to cover it up, expertssay. ''Whether or not they have aconstitutional right to wear[campaign memorabilia] wetell them to leave it at homeand avoid the hassle,” saysLaughlin McDonald,Director of ACLU VotingRight Project. “There is aSupreme Court decision thatprohibited campaigningwithin 100 feet of a pollingplace so we advise that if theydo wear a campaign buttonthat they follow that state'slaw, unless they are trying tochallenge it.''Barbara Arnwine, executivedirector for Lawyers'Committee for Civil RightsUnder the Law, a non-profitlegal organization that spe-cializes in election law,agrees. She says that thereshould be no open endorse-ment of a candidate becauseit helps voting sites remainneutral.But, she says, “There needs tobe more uniformity of the lawunder local and state legisla-tion.” Thousands of voters havereceived emails and text mes-sages informing them thatthey may have problems ifthey show up to the votingbooths wearing buttons,stickers and tee shirts withthe names of political candi-dates. In many states, thatcould be true.Maryland voter AlpatrickGolphin, 39, thought theemail he received was justanother unsubstantiatedrumor.

“I thought it was a joke likeAshton [Kutcher] was tryingto punk me,” he said. Golphinhas voted in other elections,but this was the first time he'sheard anything about this.He may not have heard aboutnot being allowed to wear hiscandidate's tee shirt to thevoting polls becauseMaryland does not have a

dress code per se. But, it stillhas laws against “electioneer-ing” or campaigning inside avoting poll. It is a state’s decision how toregulate elections so long asthe elections are conductedfairly, says Federal ElectionsCommission spokespersonBob Biersack. Because there’sno federal provision, electionsare administered by the states. Therefore, depending on whatvoting jurisdiction a citizenresides in, casting a ballotwhile displaying any campaignaffiliations – including namesor images on a hat, t-shirt orbutton - could be classified aspassive electioneering, a mis-demeanor in some states,depending on how the attire isinterpreted by authorities.The laws are meant to protectelections against voter intimi-dation and swaying decisions.But the written definition ofelectioneering is murky insome states. Virginia is a criti-cal swing state in this year'spresidential election but itsvoters aren't the only ones con-fused about the issue of whatconstitutes electioneering.

The state's board of electionsare even having a hard timeinterpreting the law in a waythat they could definitivelyinform their voting public. “Section 24.2-604 of the Codeof Virginia creates a 40 footneutral zone in which cam-

paign material is prohibitedbut there has been some confu-sion among the voting popula-tion in recent weeks as far asthe definition of excessive cam-paigning at the polling place,”the Virginia State Board ofElections said in a statement.“As a result, the State Board ofElections will meet onOctober 14th to make a rulingon the draft policy.”

Such states as Ohio,Tennessee and Texas emphat-ically ban the display of politi-cal buttons, caps, stickers andother like items within 100 feetof polls while they are open. Kevin Kidder, spokesman forthe Ohio Secretary of State'sOffice, says that while thereare restrictions against wear-ing political paraphernalia, theright to vote comes first. ''Voters are not allowed towear campaign parapherna-lia,” Kidder said. “We'll askthem to turn it inside out. Puta jacket over it. The right tovote is absolute so you'll beallowed to vote but you can becharged later.''

Other states like Georgia andFlorida have laws that aremore lax. According toFlorida Department of Statespokeswoman Jennifer Davis,her state's definition of elec-tioneering is reserved for moreobvious campaigning. “There's no overt soliciting

such as handing out campaignmaterial,” Davis states. Butwhen asked if there are anyrestrictions on the wearing ofcampaign paraphernalia shesays, “Absolutely not. You canwear whatever you want. Theonly restriction is for the peo-ple working at the elections allday.” She added, “I can't imagineany restriction on that sort ofthing because of free speechconcerns.”Some courts don’t see it thatway.A 2001 Washington, DCCircuit Court ruled againstvoter David Marlin, who hadtaken the DC Board ofElections and Ethics to court

for denying his ballot becausehe wore a sticker supporting aspecific mayoral candidate.The court sided with theboard citing a Supreme Courtruling that stated that pollingplaces are not a forum toengage in public discourse andsuch “view-point neutral” lawsare a constitutional and neces-sary means of ensuring orderlyelection process.Such laws have sparked wide-spread debate, even amongstudents.

American University law stu-dent Kimberly Tucker pub-lished a legal paper entitled“You Can’t Wear That toVote: The Constitutionality of

State Laws Prohibiting theWearing of Political MessageButtons” in 2006 that arguedagainst the restrictions.''States cannot demonstrate a“compelling state interest” inprohibiting the wearing ofpolitical message buttons inthe polling place,” she wrote.She also argued that the lawsare far too broad and that thestatutory language often per-mits “arbitrary enforcement.'' Because of the wide latitude,says Arnwine, the best way isthe safe way: “What is correctis that you may have to coverup and expose your Obama teeshirt once you go outside thedesignated voting zone.”

Leave Obama T-Shirts at Home Nov. 4, Voting Rights Experts Advise

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By: David Crary, APNational Writer

For many thousands ofAmerica's foster children,prospects for a permanenthome and stronger supportwill be brighter under anew law that bridgedWashington's partisandivide and is touted as themost significant child-wel-fare reform in decades.

Its title is a mouthful -- theFostering Connections toSuccess and IncreasingAdoptions Act. And it hasraised some questions:Will budget-strappedstates embrace some of theoptions it offers? Why did-n't it include initiatives tohelp curtail child neglect inthe first place?

Nonetheless, the bill --signed with little fanfarelast week by PresidentBush -- is widely viewedthroughout the child-wel-fare community as aremarkable achievement bya Congress often incapaci-tated by partisanship.Click here to find outmore!

"This is a historic momentfor foster children and fam-ilies," said James Brown,president of the ChildWelfare League ofAmerica, calling it themost significant foster-carelegislation since 1980.

The act is striking for itsbreadth. Among its majorprovisions, it will:

* Provide more financialincentives for adoptingchildren out of foster care,especially older youths andthose with special needs.

New Law Meant to Improve Stability in theFoster Care System Hailed as Groundbreaking

One example: federal adop-tion assistance for special-needs children will nolonger be limited to thosewho come from low-income families.

* Allow use of federalfunds to assist childrenwho leave foster care tolive as legal guardians ofrelatives -- a step whichwill help an estimated15,000 children. In thepast, such "kinship care" --which experts view aspreferable to foster care --was generally not eligiblefor federal aid.

* Allow direct federalfoster care funding to trib-al governments, so moreAmerican Indian andAlaskan Native childrencan receive services whileremaining in their owncommunities. Previously,the tribes had to gothrough state agencies toseek this funding.

* Allow states to providefederally subsidized fostercare services to young peo-ple up to age 21, instead of18.

* Require child-welfareagencies to make "reason-able efforts" to keep sib-lings together when theyenter foster care, and workharder to ensure that fosterchildren receive a stableeducation and properhealth care.

"It takes a comprehensivelook at child welfare and

what we can do to improveit, rather than just Band-Aids," said Adam Pertman,executive director of theEvan B. DonaldsonAdoption Institute.

On any given day there aremore than 500,000 chil-dren in the U.S. foster caresystem, including about125,000 waiting to beadopted. More than 25,000"age out" of foster careannually after turning 18without ever finding a per-manent family to supportthem.

Under the bill, financialassistance could be avail-able through age 21, pro-vided the young person isworking or in school.Richard Barth, dean of theUniversity of MarylandSchool of Social Work,questioned this provision,suggesting that youths notmeeting these criteriamight be in even greaterneed of help.

The bill envisions about $3billion in new costs overthe next 10 years, notablyfor the enhanced adoptionincentives. It won biparti-san support in part becausecongressional budget ana-lysts determined that sav-ings - for example, lessspending on foster-carecasework - would offset theadded costs.

For the state and countyagencies that directly over-see foster care, some partsof the bill are mandatory -for example, demonstrat-ing greater effort to keepsiblings together, improvefoster children's healthcare and minimize the needfor them to switch schools.

Other provisions will beoptional for the states,notably participating in thenew guardianship programfor relatives and extendingfoster-care support pastage 18. The level of stateactivity may hinge part onhow their child welfarebudgets weather the cur-rent economic turmoil.

"We're going to have atougher time with imple-mentation by the statesthen if we didn't have thiscrisis," said Sen. CharlesGrassley (R-Iowa), a keySenate backer of the bill."It might add a couple ofyears to full implementa-tion."

As encouragement to thestates, the bill calls fordoubling the per-childbonuses they receive forplacing foster children in

adoption. Richard Wexler,executive director of theNational Coalition forChild Protection Reform,says this could aggravatean already worrisome phe-nomenon.

"That means an evengreater incentive for quick-and-dirty, slipshod place-ments, for placementsmore likely to disrupt, andfor the creation of morelegal orphans, as statesrush even faster to termi-nate parental rights,"Wexler said in an e-mail.

Adoption advocatesacknowledged that mis-takes can be made in place-ment, and said the bill'snew provisions should beaccompanied by effectivevetting of prospectiveadoptive parents.

"Not all who volunteer for

adoption or foster carehave the most noblemotives," said ChuckJohnson of the NationalCouncil for Adoption. "Weneed to do a better jobscreening them."

Despite its broad scope,the new act does not tacklethe front end of the child-welfare problem -- it con-tains no prevention initia-tives to combat neglect andabuse so fewer children areremoved from their fami-lies in the first place.

"Once again, America'schild welfare establishmenthas refused to put itsmoney where its mouth is,"Wexler said. "In this bignew bill they're all cheer-ing about, there is not onenew idea, not one newword, and not one newpenny for keeping familiestogether."

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Pastors and church leadersdo not need to violate IRSregulations on politicalactivity in order to impactthe 2008 elections. Thereare a wide variety of per-missible activities that willactivate voters and encour-age them to vote accordingto biblical values.

While churches may notendorse or oppose candi-dates for elective office,pastors can preach on bib-lical and moral issues, suchas abortion and traditionalmarriage, can urge the con-gregation to register andvote, and can overview thepositions of the candidates.Churches may distributenonpartisan voter guides,register voters, providetransportation to the polls,hold candidate forums, andintroduce visiting candi-dates.

Since 1954, when the polit-ical endorsement/opposi-tion prohibition was addedto the Internal RevenueCode (”IRC”), only onechurch has ever lost itsIRS letter ruling, but eventhat church did not lose itstax-exempt status.Churches, unlike othernonprofit organizations,do not need an IRS letterruling to be tax-exempt.That case involved theChurch at Pierce Creek inNew York, which placedfull-page ads in USAToday and the WashingtonTimes opposing then-Governor Bill Clinton forPresident. The ads weresponsored by the churchand donations were solicit-ed. The IRS revoked thechurch’s letter ruling, butnot its tax-exempt status.

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By Justin Pope, APEducation Writer

The number ofminorities in collegehas increased sub-stantially in recentyears, but not fastenough to keep upwith demographicchanges.

As a result, U.S.adults in their late20s are reaching only about asfar as the age group immedi-ately above them in terms ofeducational attainment. Andamong Hispanics, a lower pro-portion has completed at leastan associate's degree whencompared with those age 30and older.

Unless the trend is reversed,the increases in Hispanic par-ticipation in higher educationwon't be enough to ensurethat a growing proportionearn a college degree.

The findings are highlightedin a biennial report to bereleased Thursday by theAmerican Council onEducation, supported by theGE Foundation.

"One of the core tenets of theAmerican dream is the hopethat younger generations,who've had greater opportuni-ties for educational advance-ment than their parents andgrandparents, will be better offthan the generations before

Pastors Can Speak Out on Election Issuesits tax-exempt status, andnot one donor was affectedby this incident.

Churches may promoteand endorse pending legis-lation or marriage amend-ments or initiatives. Theonly limitation is thatchurches not devote morethan a “substantial” part oftheir overall activity to lob-bying. Since 1934, whenthe lobbying restrictionwas added to the IRC, notone church has ever lost itstax-exempt status forengaging in too much lob-bying. This is not surpris-ing, considering that, withall the other meetings andactivities undertaken regu-larly, churches would haveto lobby constantly in

order to violate the lobby-ing restriction.

Mathew Staver, Founderof Liberty Counsel andDean of Liberty UniversitySchool of Law, stated:“Pastors should throwaway the muzzle of fear andreplace it with a mega-phone of boldness. It wassermons of pastors thatfueled the AmericanRevolution. America needsher pastors to once againspeak up and address thereligious and moral issuesof the day. Pastors canpreach biblical truths andeducate their congrega-tions about the criticalmoral issues at stake in thiselection without violatingany IRS rules.”

Minority College Attainment Up, But Stalls them," said council President

Molly Corbett Broad. "Yetthis report shows that aspira-tion is at serious risk."

In fact, the report showsnotable progress for minoritiesin higher education in severalareas.

Between 1995 and 2005, totalminority enrollment on U.S.campuses rose 50 percent, to 5million students. The numbersof Hispanics receiving bache-lor's degrees has nearly dou-bled over that period, as hasthe number earning doctor-ates.

However, significant gapsamong racial groups remain,and by some measures arewidening. In 2006, among 18-to 24-year-olds, 61 percent ofAsian-Americans were in col-lege. That compares with 44percent of whites, 32 percent ofblacks and 25 percent ofHispanics.

Department of Education fig-ures show that in 2006, 18 per-

cent of olderHispanics had atleast an associate'sdegree, comparedwith just 16 percentof 25- to 29-year-olds.Council researcherMikyung Ryu saidthe numbers do notsuggest that's simplybecause students aredelaying getting anassociate's degreeuntil after 30.

"The fact that this youngergeneration is attaining lessthan the older generationshould really be ringing bellsacross this nation, and we real-ly should be asking ourselveswhy," said Dolores M.Fernandez, president ofEugenio Maria de HostosCommunity College, which ispart of the City University ofNew York.

The report also highlights thegrowing gender gap in highereducation, a trend that hasbeen building steadily for anumber of years and whichsome colleges have tried tostaunch with everything fromgiving men an admissionsadvantage to starting footballteams to recruit them.

Still, according to the report,36 percent of young men wereenrolled in college in 2006,compared with 44 percent ofyoung women.

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Soulforce tovisit University

of SouthCarolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _Members of a gay rights groupsay they'll speak with studentsat the University of SouthCarolina.

Soulforce participated in anevent at the school Tuesday,observing National ComingOut Day.

Soulforce organizer KatieHiggins says the group had agood discussion with schooladministrators and students atColumbia InternationalUniversity on Monday.Soulforce dropped plans to tryto enter the campus againstschool administrators' wishes.

Organizers had said theycould visit South CarolinaState University, but thegroup said Tuesday had noplans to visit the historicallyblack school in Orangeburg.

Soulforce will visit at leastthree predominantly black uni-versities this year as part of anational tour of Southernfaith-based colleges.

I refuse to accept the

view that mankind is so

tragically bound to the

starless midnight of

racism and war that the

bright daybreak of peace

and brotherhood can

never become a reality...

I believe that unarmed

truth and unconditional

love will have the final

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ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICESAll persons having claims against the following estates

are required to deliver or mail their claims to the PersonalRepresentative indicated below and also file subject claims onForm #371PC with Irv Condon, Probate Judge of CharlestonCounty, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401 before the expi-ration of 8 months after the date of the first publication on hisNotice to Creditors or else thereafter such claims shall be and areforever barred.

Estate of: MOLLIE T. SMITH2008-ES-10-1004

DOD: 8/22/07Pers. Rep: MICHAEL L. SMITH

1852 CHESSHIRE DR.CHARLESTON, SC 29412

**************************************************************************ESTATE of: BENNIE E. POWELL

2008-ES-10-1011DOD: 10/15/06Pers. Rep: ARTHURINE RIVERS

117 BELLPOINT LN.DANIEL ISLAND, SC 29492

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The Housing Authority of the City of North Charleston,South Carolina is seeking proposals from an individual orfirm to provide Homeless Coordination duties to ensurethat the Housing Authority of the City of North Charlestoncan complete the goals that have been described to sup-port the homeless. The RFP can be obtained by sendingan e-mail request to the Executive Director Mr. GeorgeSaldana at gsaldana@nchashousingauthority.com.Sealed responses to this solicitation will be received by theNCHA until 5:00pm Eastern time on October 22, 2008.

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICESAll persons having claims against the following estates

are required to deliver or mail their claims to the PersonalRepresentative indicated below and also file subject claims onForm #371PC with Irv Condon, Probate Judge of CharlestonCounty, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before theexpiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of thisNotice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be andare forever barred.

Estate of: RUBY J. GREEN 2008-ES?10?1333

DOD: 06/28/08 Pers. Rep: HESTER F. JONES

2012 RIVERVIEW AVE., NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405

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2008-ES?10?1348DOD: 08/13/08 Pers. Rep: YVETTE M. CONYERS

8307 WHITEHAVEN DR., NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29420

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

ROBERT BOCKNEK andROBIN JACKSON,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

GENEVA G. ROSS; KATH-LEEN C. HAYNES;FONTAINE HAYNES; andJOHN DOE AND MARYROE, fictitious names, to rep-resent the heirs of any of the above named parties whomay be deceased and theirheirs; and RICHARD ROE, afictitious name to represent the interest of anyminors, incompetents ordisabled persons or those thatmay be serving in the military;

Defendants.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTONROSETTA S. FRASIER and MIL-

DRED SWINTON,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

JOHNNY HENRY GERMAN, JR.,WILLIAM GERMAN IV, CHERIECRISP, PAUL CRISP, LOUISEALSTON, VANESSA HANKEL,JOHN DOE, AND MARY ROE,being fictitious names used to des-ignate the unknown heirs at lawdistributees, devisees, legatees,,widow, widowers, successors andassigns, if any, of WILLIAM GER-MAN, (deceased), and the follow-ing deceased individuals:CHRISTINA GERMAN ROUSE,ESTELLE G. NELSON, MARIONNELSON, SR., HENRY NELSON,ALONZO NELSON, MARTHANELSON, CHRISTINA NELSON,WILLIAM NELSON, GEORGEGERMAN, JOHN HENRY GER-MAN a/k/a HENRY GERMAN,WILLIAM GERMAN II, JANIECRISP, WILLIAM GERMAN III,and all other persons unknownclaiming by, through or under themor having or claiming any interest

in the real estate described inComplaint, whether infants, incom-petents, insane persons under anyother disability. Defendants.

IN THE COURT OF COMMONPLEAS

CIVIL CASE NO: 08-CP-10-4190

SUMMONS(Quiet Title Action)

(Non-Jury)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED and required toanswer the Complaint in thisaction, a copy of which is herewithserved upon you, and to serve acopy of your Answer to the saidComplaint upon the subscriber athis office, located at 1847 AshleyRiver Road, P.O. Box 80609,Charleston, South Carolina 29416,within thirty (30) days after theservice hereof, exclusive of theday of such service; and, if you failto answer the Complaint within thetime aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in thisaction will apply to the Court for therelief demanded in said Complaint.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatan action has been commencedand is now pending in the Court ofCommon Pleas for the County ofCharleston, which action wasbrought by the above-namedPlaintiffs against the above-namedDefendants to determine the right-ful owners of the below describedreal estate.

That the premises affected by thisaction is located within the Countyand State aforesaid and is moreparticularly described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel or lotof land containing then (10) acressituated on the Wando River inChrist Church Parish, County andState aforesaid and bounded asfollows: North by lands now or for-merly of A.R. German, East bylands now or formerly of JamesWeston, South by lands now or for-merly of Joe Simmons and Westby the Wando Tract. The samebeing one fourth of the ChandlerHill Plantation and left to the saidWiliam German by will of his father,the late William German.

TMS Nos.:615-00-00-113, 615-00-00-114 & 615-00-00-020

NOTICE NISI

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatthe Plaintiffs have applied to theCourt for appointment of a suitableperson as Guardian ad Litem for allunknown and known Defendantswho may be incompetent, underage, or under any other disability,and said appointent shall becomefinal unless such Defendants, oranyone in their behalf, within thirty(30) days of the service of thisNotice, shall procure to be appoint-ed a Guardian ad Litem for them.

NOTICE OF FILING

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

PLEASE TAKENOTICE that the Summons,Complaint, Lis Pendens andNotice Nisi were filed on July 22,2008 in the Office of the Clerk ofCourt of Common Pleas forCharleston County, SouthCarolina.

FURTHER TAKENOTICE that Kelvin M.Huger,Esquire of 27 Gamecock Ave,Suite 200, P.O. Box 80399,Charleston, S.C. 29416, has beendesignated as Guardian ad Litemfor all Defendants who may beincompetent, under age, or underany other disability by Order of theCourt of Common Pleas ofCharleston County, dated the 22ndday of July, 2008 and the saidappointment shall becomeabsoulte thirty(30) days after thefinal publication of this Notice,unless such Defendants, or any-one in their behalf, shall procure aproper person to be appointed asGuardian ad Litem for them within(30) days after the final publicationof this Notice.

Arthur C. McFarland1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200P.O. Box 80609Charleston, SC 29416(843) 763-3900

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE NO: 2008-CP-10-3598

NOTICE OF FILING

TO: THEDEFENDANT(S) ABOVE-NAMED:

You are hereby noti-fied that a Summons,Complaint, and Lis Pendenswere filed with the Clerk ofCourt for Charleston Countyon June 24, 2008, by SamualH. Altman of Derfner, Altman& Wilborn, LLC, Attorneys forthe Plaintiffs.

DERFNER, ALTMAN & WILBORN, LLC

BY: Samual H. Altman, P.OBox 600, Charleston, SC29402-0600Phone: (843) 723-9804Fax: (843) 723-7446Email:saltman@dawlegal.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

SUMMONS

TO: THE DEFENDANT(S)ABOVE-NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-MONED and required toanswer the Complaint filed inthis action, a copy of which isherewith served upon you, andto serve a copy of your Replyon the Plaintiff or its attorneys,Samuel H. Altman, Derfner,Altman & Wilborn, LLC, PostOffice Box 600, 575 KingStreet, Charleston, SouthCarolina, 29402, within thirty(30) days after the servicehereof, exclusive of the day ofsuch service, and if you fail todo so, judgment by default willbe rendered against you forthe relief demanded in theComplaint.

DERFNER, ALTMAN &WILBORN, LLC

Samuel H. Altman575 King StreetPost Office Box 600Charleston, South Carolina29402(843) 723-9804; Fax (843)723-7446

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

June 23, 2008Charleston, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

ALASKA SEABOARD PART-NERS LIMITED PARTNER-SHIP, A DELAWARE LIMIT-ED PARTNERSHIP,

Plaintiff,v.

MARCUS W. RANKIN A/K/AMARCUS R A N K I N ,RITA CASSIA A/K/A RITACASSIA RANKIN A/K/A RITADE CASSIA R A N K I NAND STRONGHOLD FUND-ING CORP.,

Defendants.

IN THE COURT OF COMMONPLEAS

Case No. 2008-CP-10-4727

(NON-JURY MORTGAGEFORECLOSURE)

NOTICE OF FILING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the Lis Pendens, CivilCover Sheet, Summons andComplaint in this action werefiled in the Office of the Clerkof Court for Common Pleasfor Charleston County, SouthCarolina on August 15, 2008.

Larry D. CohenLarry D. Cohen, LLCP.O. Box 30547Charleston, South Carolina 29417Tel. (843) 225-4445Fax (843) 225-2009

ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF

Charleston, South CarolinaSeptember 29, 2008

SUMMONS

DEFICIENCY WAIVED

TO THE DEFENDANTSABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED and required toappear and defend by answer-ing the Complaint in thisaction, of which a copy is here-with served upon you, and toserve a copy of your Answerupon the subscriber at hisaddress, P.O. Box 30547,Charleston, South Carolina29417 within thirty (30) daysafter the service hereof, exclu-sive of the day of such service;except that the United Statesof America, if named shallhave sixty (60) days to answerafter the service hereof, exclu-sive of the day of such service;and if you fail to Answer theComplaint within the timespecified above, or otherwiseappear and defend, thePlaintiff in this action will applyto the Court for the reliefdemanded in the Complaint,and judgment by default will berendered against you for therelief demanded in theComplaint.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT-TED,

Larry D. CohenLarry D. Cohen, LLCP.O. Box 30547Charleston, South Carolina 29417Tel. (843) 225-4445Fax (843) 225-2009

ATTORNEY FORTHE PLAINTIFF

Charleston, South CarolinaJuly 30, 2008

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Arecording company hassued Lil' Kim for $2.5 mil-lion, saying the Grammy-winning rapper hasn'tdelivered all the recordingstheir contract requires.

Brookland Media filed thelawsuit Tuesday inManhattan's stateSupreme Court. Lil' Kim'slawyer, Londell McMillan,says Brookland sued "toleverage their own posi-tion" in the contract dis-pute.

The lawsuit saysBrookland contracted withLil' Kim this year andspent hundreds of thou-sands of dollars on record-ings, equipment andadvance payments.

Court papers say the rap-per later tried to changethe contract and refused tocontinue recording unlessBrookland agreed. The

Recording CompanySues Lil' Kim in NYC

lLil’ Kim

papers say she had record-ed only a few tracks towarda new album by the begin-ning of September.

Brookland wants the courtto declare the contractvalid and bar Lil' Kim fromrecording for another com-pany.

© 2008 The AssociatedPress. All rights reserved.This material may not bepublished, broadcast,rewritten or redistributed.Learn more about ourPrivacy Policy.

By MESFIN FEKADUThe Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) —Although T.I. owns both theNo. 1 album and single in thecountry, the platinum-sellingrapper says he still feels like theunderdog.

"Nobody has ever given me awin and nobody has ever said,'T.I., you know he's going todo this thing.' They always(say), 'He's not going to dothis much, he's not going to dothat good, I don't believe he'lldo that well.' So its alwaysbeen an uphill battle for me no

T.I. Has Dual No. Ones ButClaims Underdog Status

T.I.

matter how big I get I'malways the underdog," he saidin an interview.

But the 28-year-old may not beable to claim that underdogtitle for long. His latest CD,"Paper Trail," sold more than560,000 copies in its first weekto debut at No. 1 on theBillboard Top 200 albumcharts, and his newest single,"Live Your Life" featuringRihanna, supplanted thealbum's first single, "WhateverYou Like," at No. 1 on theBillboard Hot 100 singleschart.

The 28-year-old rapper madethe comments before takingthe stage at Diesel's 30th birth-day celebration in Brooklyn,N.Y., on Saturday night. Thecircus-themed event for theapparel company featuredmash-up performances; otherartists performing includedN.E.R.D., Hot Chip, FranzFerdinand, Joel and BenjiMadden of Good Charlotte,Chaka Khan and M.I.A., whoperformed her breakthroughTop 10 hit, "Paper Planes."

Other celebrities in atten-dance included LindsayLohan, "Gossip Girl" co-starsChace Crawford and TaylorMomsen, actresses EmmaRoberts and Zoe Kravitz, andformer Destiny's Child mem-ber Michelle Williams.

T.I. also performed a songwith the pregnant M.I.A., andcalled the lyricist "the hottestrap chick in the game rightnow, period."

T.I. recently sampled "PaperPlanes" for a collaborationwith Jay-Z, Kanye West andLil Wayne. The song,"Swagga Like Us," appears on"Paper Trail."

T.I. said the collaborationbetween the top rappers is areflection of the respect theyhave for one another.

"It wasn't like I said let me getJay, Wayne and Kanye on thesame song," he said. "Thesong started off with me andKanye and it was just me andKanye, and mutual associatesof all four of us suggested,'Hey man, if Jay and Waynewere on here too, it'll be one ofthe biggest songs in hip-hophistory.' So I said, 'You knowwhat, that's a great idea.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN RE: THE ESTATE OFFRANK BROWN, JR.

CASE NO: 2005-ES-10-0054-2

IN THE PROBATE COURT

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENTO:

CHARLES S. GOLDBERG,ESQUIRE, PETITIONER61 BROAD STREETPO BOX 9CHARELSTON, SC 29401

PETITIONER OR PETITION-ER’S COUNSEL SHALLCAUSE NOTICE (PUR-SUANT TO SCPC SECTION62-1-401) TO BE GIVEN TOALL INTERESTED PER-SONS OR THEIR ATTOR-NEYS. AS THE PETITIONERYOU ARE RESPONSIBLEFOR OBTAINING A COURTREPORTER FOR THEHEARING THAT YOU HAVEREQUESTED. IF YOUNEED MORE THAN TWOHOURS ON YOUR CASE -YOU MUST NOTIFY THECLERK OF COURT IMMEDI-ATELY.

DATE OF HEARING:OCTOBER 29, 2008TIME: 10:30 A.M.

Probate CourtHistoric Court House - ThirdFloor84 Broad StreetCharleston, South Carolina29401

DESCRIPTION/SUBJECTMATTER:

ON PETITIONER’S PETI-TION FOR SALE OF REALESTATE.

This 20th day of August2008.

IRVIN G. CONDON, JUDGEOF PROBATE84 BROAD STREET- THIRDFLOORCHARLESTON, SOUTH

PUBLIC HEARING

The public is hereby advised that the City Council ofCharleston will hold a public hearing Tuesday, October 28,2008 beginning at 5:00 p.m.in Council Chambers at 80 Broad St., Charleston, SC toreceive input from the public regarding the proposed 2009City Budget.

Interested persons are invited to attend the hearing andpresent their views. Extended presentations should besubmitted in writing.

Vanessa Turner-Maybank

Clerk of Council

In accordance with the Americans with DisabilitiesAct, people who need alternative formats, ASL interpreta-tion, or other accommodation please contact DeniseGriffith at (843) 724-3730 or mail togriffithd@ci.charleston.sc.us three days prior to the meet-ing.

PUBLIC HEARING

The public is hereby advised that the City Councilof Charleston will hold a public hearing Tuesday, October28, 2008, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall, 80 BroadStreet, on the request that the Zoning Ordinance of theCity of Charleston be changed in thefollowing respects:

REZONING

1. To rezone 360 Concord Street (Peninsula) (3.256acres) (TMS# 459-00-00-006) to include the property in theAccommodations Overlay (A)classification.

ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS

1. To amend the Planned Unit Development MasterPlan and Development Guidelines for Henry TecklenburgBoulevard (Essex Farms Village Center PUD - WestAshley) (20.65 acres) (TMS# 309-00-00-262) (TMS#309-00-00-003 master parcel for original PUD approval).

2. To amend Chapter 54 of the Code of the City ofCharleston (Zoning Ordinance) to change veterinaryservices from a special exception use in the GatheringPlace (GP), General Business (GB), UrbanCommercial (UC), Mixed Use (MU-2 and MU-2/WH) andBusiness Park (BP) zoning districts to a conditional use;and to permit veterinary services as a conditionaluse in the Commercial Transitional (CT), Limited Business(LB), and Mixed Use (MU-1 and MU-1/WH) zoning dis-tricts.

3. To amend Chapter 54 of the Code of the City ofCharleston (Zoning Ordinance) by amending Section54-299.2 Land Uses for the Mixed Use Workforce HousingDistrict to correct a scrivener's error.

4. To amend Chapter 54 of the Code of the City ofCharleston (Zoning Ordinance) by amending section54-306 Old City Height Districts to permit non-habitablearchitectural elements to encroach into required set-backs for structures in the 85/200, 85/30, and 85/125 OldCity Height Districts.

5. To amend Chapter 54 of the Code of the City ofCharleston (Zoning Ordinance) by adding additionalstreets to Section 54-268(a) the Commercial CorridorDesign Review District.

VANESSA TURNER-MAYBANK

Clerk of Council

In accordance with the Americans with DisabilitiesAct, people who need alternative formats, ASL interpreta-tion, or other accommodation please contact DeniseGriffith at (843) 724-3730 or mailto griffithd@ci.charleston.sc.us three days prior to themeeting.

PUBLIC NOTICE

CLOSING AND ABANDONMENT

The public hereby is advised that the City Councilof Charleston will hold a public hearing on Tuesday,October 28, 2008 at City Hall 80 Broad Street, on theproposed closing and abandonment asfollows:

A portion of South Park Circle running in a west-erly and northwesterly direction for approximately 650feet from its intersection with South Park Boulevard to itsterminus.

Interested parties are invited to attendthehearing and express their views. Extended presentationsshould be submitted in writing.

Vanessa Turner-Maybank

Clerk of Council

Interested parties are invited to attend the publichearing and express their views. Extended presentationsshould be submitted in writing. In accordance with theAmerican Disabilities Act people who need alternative for-mats, ASL interpretation, or other accommodation pleasecontact Denise Griffith at 843-724-3730 or email, grif-fithd@ci.charleston.sc.us three days prior to the meeting.

PUBLIC HEARING

The public is hereby advised that the Traffic andTransportation Committee will hold a public hearingMonday, October 27, 2008, beginning at 3:00 p.m. at CityHall, 80 Broad Street, to amend Chapter 31, (Vehicles forHire), Article IV, Section 31-197(a)(1) of the Code of theCity of Charleston to establish new rates for meteredtaxicabs as a result of higher fuel costs.

VANESSA TURNER-MAYBANK

Clerk of Council

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,people who need alternative formats, ASL interpretation,or other accommodation please contact Denise Griffith at(843) 724-3730 or mail to griffithd@ci.charleston.sc.usthree days prior to the meeting.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

JOSEPH CAMPBELL, JULIAGREEN,NOLA TAYLOR, SAMUEL SIN-GLETON, NAOMI HINES, SANDRABARNHARDT, HATTIE MAE NESBITT,SHARON GRANT, NATHAN NESBITT, JR.,DAISY NESBITT, GRETA NESBITT, RICHARDNESBITT, LILLIAN NESBITT, ROBERTLEE NESBITT, BERNICE NESBITT, JULENESBITT, DANIEL YACHZEEL ANDREBECCASINGLETON,

Plaintiffs,vs.

EVELYN NESBITT, JESSIE

NESBITT, JR.,JOHN HENRY NESBITT, RAY-MONDNESBITT, HELEN MAE SIM-MONS,BENJAMIN NESBITT, JAMESNESBITT,WILLA MAE NESBITT,FRANKLINNESBITT, AND NATHAN NES-BITT,and JOHN DOE AND MARYROE,fictitious names representingunknownminors, incompetents, personsimprisoned,persons in the military, andpersons underany other legal disability, andRICHARDROE AND SARAH DOE, ficti-tious namesrepresenting unknowndevisees, heirs,distributees, or personal repre-sentatives ofAMOS NESBITT, JANIE N.CAMPBELL,

LULA SIMMONS, JESSIENESBITT, IRENEALLEN, HATTIEYACHZELL,EVELYNSINGLETON, ELIJAH NES-BITT, NATHANNESBITT, ISAAC NESBITT,CAROLYN NESBITT, GRACIE LOU NESBITT,JERRY SIMMONS AND HAROLD NESBITT, all ofwhom are deceased,and all other unknown personsor entities who may a claim an interest in orlien upon the real estate which is the subject ofthis action,

Defendants.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Case No: 08-CP-10-5572SUMMONS

(Quiet Title and PartitionActions: Equity)

TO THE DEFENDANTSABOVE NAMED:

YOU AREHEREBY SUMMONED andrequired to answer theComplaint in this action, theoriginal of which has been filedin the Office of the Clerk ofCourt for Charleston County,100 Broad Street, Charleston,South Carolina, 29401, on the2nd day of October, 2008, at3:32 p.m, and to serve a copyof your Answer upon the sub-scribers, at their offices at No.61 Broad Street, P.O. Box 9,Charleston, South Carolina,29402 within thirty (30) daysafter the last date of the lastpublication of this notice; and ifyou fail to answer the com-plaint within the time aforesaidjudgment by default will be ren-dered against you for the reliefdemanded in the Complaint.

CHARLES S. GOLDBERG,LLCNo. 61 Broad Street,Charleston, South Carolina29402(803) 577-7423Attorney for the Plaintiff

Charleston, South CarolinaOctober 2, 2008

NOTICE NISI

TO THE DEFENDANTSABOVE NAMED:

NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN THAT J.Heyward Harvey, Jr. , 13 StateStreet, Charleston, SC, hasbeen appointed as Guardianad Litem Nisi in the above enti-tled action by Order and thatsuch Order will becomeabsolute thirty (30) days afterthe last publication of theNotice of Appointment, hereinunless such of the Defendantsas may be heirs, devisees, dis-tributees, administrators,executors, guardians, and allthose persons who may beminors, in military service,under any legal disability, orother persons claiming by orthrough, of the deceased per-sons above named, or some-one in their behalf shall in themeantime procure to beappointed Guardian ad Litemfor them, and that such Orderis on file in the Office of theClerk of Court for CharlestonCounty, Charleston CountyCourthouse, South Carolina.

Charles S. Goldberg, EsquireAttorney for PlaintiffNo. 61 Broad Street, P.O. Box9 Charleston, South Carolina29401(843) 720-2800Charleston, South CarolinaOctober 1, 2008

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENTHAT an action has been initi-ated and is pending in theCourt of Common Pleas for theCounty and State aforesaid, bythe above-named Plaintiff,against the Defendant abovenamed, and that the object ofsuch action is to clear the titleto the real estate described asfollows:

ALL that piece or parcel or tractof land, lying and being in St.Pauls Township, CharlestonCounty, State of SouthCarolina, containing Eight andone-half (8 ?) acres more orless and bounded as follows:on the East by lands of JohnGranderson and on the Southby a Road called LandingRoad; on the West by NancyPinckney; and on the North bylands of Martha Armstrong.

BEING the same property con-veyed to Amos Nesbit by deed

of John Granderson datedNovember 12, 1930 andrecorded in the RMC Office forCharleston County in Book T-35, Page 187.

The Tax Map ReferenceNumber is 053 00 00 056

Charles S. GoldbergNo. 61 Broad Street, P.O. Box9Charleston, South Carolina29402(843) 720-2800

Attorney for the PlaintiffCharleston, S. C.October 1, 2008

House Calls

By Gerald W. Deas, M.D.

It is interesting how importantthe bean is in our food chain,and I don’t mean jellybeans!For good nutrition and sur-vival, man has had to lean onthe bean. The bean is soimportant that even in biblicalhistory, Esau gave up hisbirthright to Jacob for a bowlof lentils when he was starv-ing. (See Genesis 25:30-34) Inthe Book of Daniel, Daniel, aJewish youth, defied the kingof Babylon when he refused toeat the food from the king’stable, but only wanted to eatvegetables, beans and water.The diet proved to be so suc-cessful, that Daniel became animportant person in the king’scourt. (Daniel 1:9-13)

In the book, “Diet For A SmallPlanet,” the author, FrancesMoore Lappe, relates that atleast twothirds of beans thatare produced are sent through-out the world to feed livestockfor the production of meat.Most of this meat winds up onour tables, hamburger jointsand steakhouses. I recall, evenin the Mother Goose nurseryrhymes, the rhyme entitledJack Spratt, states:

“Jack Sprat… Could eat nofat… His wife could eat nolean; …And so, Betwixt themboth, They licked the platterclean.”

I’m sure that Jack Sprat didnot have any meat on his tray,only a handful of vegetablesand beans.

Beans are more than a musicalfruit—the more you eat, themore you toot! Yes, they aregassy, but you know how youcan take care of that. You canadd Beano to your diet, whichis capable of removing excessbean sugar. You can also soakbeans overnight in waterbefore cooking. Beans havegreat healing power, they areloaded with fiber, vitamins,minerals, potassium, iron, Bvitamins and folate. Otheradvantages of eating beans arethe lowering of cholesterol,stabilizing blood sugar, pre-venting heart disease andreducing breast and prostatecancers.

Beans are known as thehealthy man’s meat. There area host of bean varieties thatcan be eaten hot, cold oruncooked, such as, butterbeans, kidney beans, chick-peas, black-eyed peas, limabeans, navy beans, pinto beansand black beans. Just searchyou supermarket shelves,which are filled with exoticbeans from all over the worldand try new recipes.

I would suggest strongly, thatif you do not wish to be a “hasbean,” load up your plate withmore beans than meat. Beanswill give you the same amountof protein and other nutrientswhich will ensure a healthierand leaner diet.

Lean on the Bean

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF

MARGARET CLARK CASE NO: 2007-ES-10-0006

IN THE PROBATE COURT

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENTO:

DAVID G. INGALLS,ESQUIRE, ATTORNEY FORPETITIONER 409 MAGNOLIA STREETSPARTANBURG, SC 29303

PETITIONER OR PETITION-ER’S COUNSEL SALLCAUSE NOTICE (PUR-SUANT TO SCPC SECTION62-1-401) TO BE GIVEN TOALL INTERESTED PER-SONS OR THEIR ATTOR-NEYS. AS THE PETITION-ER YOU ARE RESPONSI-BLE FOR OBTAINING ACOURT REPORTER FORTHE HEARING THAT YOUHAVE REQUESTED. IF YOUNEED MORE THAN TWOHOURS ON YOUR CASE -YOU MUST NOTIFY THECLERK OF COURT IMMEDI-ATELY.

DATE OF HEARING:NOVEMBER 17, 2008TIME: 1:00 P.M. Probate CourtHistoric Court House - ThirdFloor84 Broad StreetCharleston, SC 29401

DESCRIPTION/SUBJECTMATTER: ON PETITIONER’S PETI-TION FOR DETERMINA-TION OF HEIRS.

The 16th day of September,2008.

Irvin G. Condon, JUDGE OF PROBATE84 BROAD STREET - THIRDFLOOR CHARLESTON, SC29401(843) 958-5030

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(NAPSI)-Since the IndustrialRevolution, it could be saidthat the fabric of America issteel. And even in an economicdownturn, steel remains anessential component of U.S.growth and exports. Butwhere is that steel comingfrom?

Increasingly, the answer is"overseas." Although the totalU.S. consumption of specialtysteel decreased 11.5 percentbetween June 2007 and June2008, the percentage of for-eign steel--known as theimport penetration--actuallyincreased from 35.6 percent to39.9 percent.

The primary increase stemsfrom the importation of stain-less steel sheet/strip, whichjumped 13.4 percent over thesame time period--despite thefact that the nation's consump-tion went down 6.2 percent.Over that 12-month period,imported alloy tool steel alsosaw a significant increase of 6.1percent.

(NAPSI)-As experts continueto call out the latest signs of anapproaching recession, busi-nesses respond by cinching uptheir budgets. But, for thosealready tasked with keepingtheir bottom line lean, newways of cutting costs requiresome creativity. So, fromremote cities and towns tolarge metropolitan areas, busi-nesses all over the country arefurther cutting costs by cut-ting the cord--the phone cord,that is--and using Internet-based digital telephone serv-ice.

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Technology consultant JoeRork has seen his home stateof Michigan hit hard.Currently serving as chieftechnologist for Plymouth'sGreen Street Fair--an annualevent founded to help educateand inform people of all agesabout the benefits of green,organic and ecofriendly prod-ucts and services--he's turnedwatching what he spends intoan art.

"One of the easiest things I didright off was to be sure wewere using Internet technolo-

"Stainless steel imports ofsheet and strip products con-tinue to surge, even in themidst of a 10 percent decline inU.S. consumption," saidDoug Kittenbrink, chairmanof the Specialty Steel Industryof North America. "Currencymanipulation and other subsi-dies are enabling Asian com-petitors to unfairly target ourmarkets. We strongly believe itis time for the U.S. Congressto address the issue of Chinacurrency manipulation."

Many Americans concernedabout the country's economy--as well as their own--are writ-ing their legislators inWashington about this issue.You can reach your senators atwww.senate.gov and your rep-resentative at www.house.gov.For additional information,visit www.ssina.com.

More and more of the steelused in the U.S. comes fromoverseas, which poses a threatto American jobs and theeconomy.

Protecting U.S. JobsFrom Unfair Competition

Tough Economic Times Challenge SmallBusinesses To Find New Ways To Cut Costs

gy for our phone systems," hesays. "Not only is it a huge sav-ings for us in terms of cost, it'sthe safest and easiest way wecan move our office from head-quarters to the event locationwithout missing a beat."

The Green Street Fair hasbeen months in the planningand has used 8x8's Packet8Virtual Office digital phoneservice every step of the way.More than 150 vendors repre-senting the "green" in every-thing from food and automo-tive to health and home arerecruited, informed, scheduledand personally attended to upto and throughout the two-dayevent using powerful, cus-tomer-driven calling features.

With Packet8 Virtual Office,businesses are doing awaywith their expensive PBX sys-tem and the costs that comealong with it. The systeminstalls in minutes and isloaded with standard featureslike auto attendants, unlimitedconference calling, music onhold, ring groups, one numberdialing and more--all of whichcan add a big-business feel toan otherwise small-businesssetup. And because it uses abusiness' existing high-speedInternet connection and canbe managed online by the cus-tomers themselves, the cost ofmaking calls-and of doing day-to-day business--is consider-ably less.

Business owner BertHamilton of Harvey Software,Inc., in Ft. Myers, Fla., can'tgo a day without beingreminded of the recession'sincreasing impact. His com-pany writes shipping softwaredesigned to give customers

more control over their ship-ping costs. And, like Rork,Hamilton uses new technolo-gy to keep ahead and keep hiscustomers happy.

Although it took Hamilton afew years to finally switch overto Packet8, he and his cus-tomers have been instantlyrewarded for making thechange. And, by moving hisphone systems away from tra-ditionally architected services,he has sealed the deal on aneven greater gain-businessredundancy. "Hurricanes are abig threat to our livelihoodhere," remarks Hamilton."The ability of Virtual Officeto allow for redundancy in ourcommunications plan isn't justconvenient. It's a necessity."

Packet8 isn't the only thingconnecting Hamilton's 25-year-old software companyand Rork's two-day show. Itseems they've both been ableto "go greener" by making thechange--for greater energyefficiency and a smaller carbonimpact.

Using the Internet to makecalls is a technological marvelto some. For others, it comesdown to simply making thesmart play. "As to the future ofthe Internet and its use as abusiness tool, we've barelyscratched the surface," saysBryan Martin, CEO of 8x8,Inc. "What really matters isthe choice that businesses havein front of them right now."

A growing number of smallbusinesses are saving moneythrough Internet-based phoneservice.

Bro. Bedford's Forecast ofEconomic Collapse Doesn'tSeem Foolish Anymore

Detroit, MI(BlackNews.com) - For over 2years, Bro. Bedford, founderof How To Be A BlackEntrepreneur.com and authorof Conversations With BlackMillionaire Entrepreneurs hasbeen warning of an impendingfinancial collapse of the U.S.Economy.

With the collapse of the RealEstate market, the vanishingof some of the largest Banks &Businesses in the history of theUnited States, bailouts total-ing over $1 Trillion, the unem-ployment rate rising, as well asthe price of food and gas beingat record highs it is clear thathis words were not empty.

When asked if this is the end ofthe economic slump Bro.Bedford said, "The opposite istrue, this is just the beginning

Economic Warnings Continue to Come True

of a long and painful transitionfrom an economy that wasonce dominated by America toa Global Economy that isdominated by Billions of peo

ple."

"The information that is beingshoved down the throats of theAmerican people is not goingto work, for one it doesn't evenscratch the surface of the enor-mous problems that exist inthe economy. We are watchinga serious drama unfold rightbefore our eyes. Credit mar-kets are choking. Sales are col-lapsing. Companies are fold-ing. Jobs are vanishing. Costsare rising. Not next month or

next year. Right now!" saidBro. Bedford.

When asked, what he thoughtblack people should do to nav-igate this terrible economicenvironment? He said, "Wemust become more entrepre-neurial, and I'm not talkingabout implementing the busi-ness models that we see fail-ing. I'm talking about learninghow to market products orservices directly to customersworldwide, affiliating yourselfwith similar entrepreneurs anddoing Joint Ventures to crosssell and market products.These models are what isworking and will continue towork in the future."

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A nation that continues year after year tospend more money on military defense thanon programs of social uplift is approaching

spiritual doom.

Martin Luther King, Jr.