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With the Graying of Black "
Leadership, the Baton is Being
_ Passed to.a New Generation

- with New Skills & Styles -

by: David C. Ruffin

A new generation of Black
elected leadership is rising. In
Washington, DC, where. African
Americans had virtually no law-
making leverage before the mid
1960's, those who founded the
Congressional Black Caucus are
now retired or retiring. The still
expanded ranks of that group are
increasingly dominated by young
and newly elected Black represen-
tatives , a contrast to their longer
serving predecessors whose sen-
ority accrued them many pivotal
subcommittee and committee
chairmanships.

For a newer Black members
of Congress, as well as newly
elected leaders in other offices
around the country, the challenges
are twofold: to address the often
technical policy issues of the new
millennium with the right tools,
ad to leverage their influence
without the advantages of long
incumbency. Black members of
Congress (except Rep. JC Watts

Racial Politics Against Ralph Cambell

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Pag 4 inl ee Hai Gee lions
o o«RALEIGH-In the final days of the

campaign for State Auditor,
Republican Leslie Merritt has
resorted to the politics of yester-
year. Merritt's campaign is run-
. Ning an advertisement that shows
_ an unflattering photo of State
: Auditor Ralph Campbell, the only
-' 2°African American on the Council
. 2-0f State, alongside of a smiling
* picture of Merritt with the head-
.2.line, "A clear choice for State
Auditor"

"We have seen these advertise-
ments in the past when unscrupu-
lous candidates appealed to race
to defeat African American candi-
dates," said Campbell, 53 a two
term incumbent and the first
African American to be elected to
a statewide Council of State
position. "My opponent has re-
sorted to the politics of yesterday
in an advertisement that's clearly

~.aimed at showing the race differ-
ences between us. North Carolina
is better than this, and I believe
that the great majority of our

Citizens will see this dirty trick for
what it is."

Campbell has seen Republican
Opponents use dirty tricks against

of Oklahoma) have the added
challenge of trying to be effective

as members of a-minority patty.

Both Black elected officials fea-
_ tured here----Jesse Jackson, Jr. ,
-and Harold Ford, Jr., ---seel well

equipped in succeed in a changing
political environment.

JESSE JACKSON, IRuiesne Jacksori, Jty,has sought political

~ influencethrough a traditional

As the son of Jesse L. Jackson;

Sr., the famed two-time presiden-

tial candidate and human rights
leaders, Jesse Jackson, Jr., repre-
sents at once both the past and the
future of Black leadership. He
considers his March 11, 1965,
birth to be auspicious since it
came in the midst of the Selma
march for voting rights led by
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.,,
John Lewis (now a Democratic
congressman from Georgia), and
Jackson Ts father. The younger
Jackson believes himself destined
to carry on the work of that
generation. A child of his fathr Ts
struggles and causes, Jesse
Jackson, Jr., spent his 21st birth-
day in jail after being arrested for
protesting the system of apartheid
at the South African Embassy in

the spring primary.. One of the
Republican candidates, the same
one who ran against

Campbell in 1996, paid the filing
fees for two people to run against
Campbell in the Primary J
Election, forcing him to use
precious dollars fending off two
challengers. One of the candidates
was a homeless man who had the
same last name as Campbell and
the other was a woman who was
recruited to attract voters who
favored women candidates.
Neither person had ever registered
to vote. One of the tricksters even
admitted to a reporter that the two
candidates were recruited to con-
fuse voters.

Now, in the General Election, Mr.
Merritt has continued the pattern
of using devious tactics. He has
criticized Mr. Campbell's brother,
the mayor of Atlanta, for policies
that have benefited minority con-
tractors. And Mr. Merritt has
made false claims that Mr.

Campbell's fundraising has been.

improper despite the fact that the
State Board of Elections itself has
examined the records and said

his father Ts footsteps, serving as
Vice. President at-large ~ of
Operation PUSH (People United
to Serve Humanity) and as

National Field Director for the
oRainbow Coalition, an activist

ultiracial coalition.
. But inlike his father, Jesse

path. On Dee. 12, 1995, at the
age of 30, he was elected as a
Democrat to the US House of
Representatives from Illinois Ts
2nd Congressional District in a
special election to succeed
Democratic Rep. Mel Reynolds,
who had resigned from Congress
after an August conviction on
charges of sexual misconduct, In
the short campaign, Jackson Ts
famous name and the fact that
Chicago has been the home base
for Operation PUSH and the

oNational Rainbow coalition con-

tributed to an easy victory.
Jackson: currently sits on . the
powerful House Approprations
Committee, serving on the
Subcommittee on Labor, Health
and Human Services.

compliance with the law.

Campbell underscored the differ-
ences between him and Mr.
Merritt a former Wake County

~ Washington, pc. He continued in |

("M" Voice Archives) Get Out The Vote !

Pictured are Jesse Jackson, Jr., Jim Rouse,
importance of voting, and the power of the Blac
the Vote . We must make the difference. -

ohim in the-Past, most recently oitr~ othat T-Mr,~ oCampbett ofs ?"?tr- fui o4

Commissioner who was defeated _

for re-election in 1998. Campbell,
said, "| support the bond issue for
our Universities and community
colleges; Mr. Merritt does not. 1
have a record of objective audits,
regardless of political parties; Mr.
Merritt, as a county commis-
sioner, voted to give his political
moneyman's client a $26 million
contract. I have been audited by
oversight committees and the
National Association of State
Auditors and found to have exem-
plary records;
Mr- Meriritt's accounting firm
was just put on "conditional
status" by the state CPA
Examining Board.

"I ask the voters to examine our
records, not our racial differences,
I believe that fair minded voters
will make a choice based on my
qualifications and experience ver-
sus those of the challenger." said
Ralph Campbell.

Young Men Of God

ond Preaching ! UP Ca AURA amir a
ore Hill Baptist Church last Sunday, is Rev, David Hammond, his lovely wife

ond and other members of the Hammond family. David Jr., (pictured on the far right)

n. All were on hand to support and congratulate him, as well as wish him mu

ll our young up and coming men of God.

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Grand Opening of the New
Shown above is the honorable Mayor
and owner Bishop Mitchell. The "M"

and wish him much success with this as well as future endeavors.

Mitchell's Funeral Home wel
Nancy Jenkins, Mayor Pro-Tem Mildred A. Council, Rufus Huggins,
Voice newspaper extends a heart felt congratulations to Bishop Mitchell

Jesse Jackson, Sr., and Toby Fitch. All four stress the
k Vote. November 7th, is your tur, so please Get out "

Staff Photo .

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Photo by Jim Rouse

Black Candidates Short Changed

__ From the Smillions raised,
Black candidates seem to always

get the short end of the stick.
By: Robert Moore

The Second "_ Congressional
District cuts a swath 250 miles
long and 180 miles wide through
the deepest, most rural counties of
Mississippi. Here the median
household incomes is $15,500
and nearly 40% of the population
lives in poverty. When the district
representative Bennie Thompson
fundraises for re-election, he usu-
ally goes outside his district. Few
people in the district can afford to
give $ 1,000, the maximum con-
peti allowable under federal
aw.

Thompson had raised $ 229,774
as of June, according to Federal
Election Commission data ana-
lyzed by the National Newspaper

blishers Association.
Most of the money came from

} outside his congressional district,

mpson is not alone. Black
legislators and candidate across

a the country face similar fund-

1 raising challenges,
| Black candidates

Experts say
es faced by
ntd out the
finance. re-
forms. But the unique challenges

the financial challen
need for campai

| facing minority politicians have

brads Gand eg

been largely forgotten in this
peevily debated public policy
ssue

To find out just how Black
candidates are affected by the
current political fund-raising sys-
tem, the NNPA spent months
examining en funding
trends among A American
NNPA also ned hundreds of
}

Congressional

financial disclosure records and
interviewed politicians, political
scientists, voters, and other form
minority communities around the
country. The findings are stark.

The NNPA Ts report shows that
Blacks in Congress and challeng-
ers for House seats had raised a
combined total of Slightly more
than $11.7 million as of June, an
NNPA computer analysis of fed-
eral election records shows, less
than 1% of more than $1.2 billion
that has been raised for the 2000
election.

Out of the more than one million
individual contributions made to
political parties, congressional
and presidential candidates,
Blacks received slightly more
than 15,000 contributions, about
1.5% of the total.

Only six of the 30 zip codes that
gave 20 contributions or more. to
Black candidates were majority
Black , according to a review of
FEC and census data. Zip code
30311 in Georgia, which had the
highest Black population, gave $
20, 700.

Political parties T political action
committees provides a tiny por-
tion of the funding to Black
candidates, just $ 29,006. Despite
its Outreach to African Americans,
the National Republican
Congressional Cam
Committee had given just $ 477,
in total to the three Black candi-
dates running for office, accord-
ing to the latest data from the
EFC, Vi pend porns | did
somew r, getting $28,529
from the Deiessraic

Campaign
Committee,

Labor unions provided the

bulk of the contributions from

cost $5 million,

Political Action Committees,
Under growing public
pressure, the nation Ts. political
leaders have embraced campaign
finance reforms ranging from
strict limits on contributions, to
raising the limits and demanding
more disclosure about those who:
ive. The pressure is mountin
or good reason. Fundraising
scandals that surfaced after the

1996 elections continue to plague
Vice President Al Gore.

This year, Gore and Bush were
expected to spend a combined
$200 million or more in. the
money race for the White House,
When candidates spending, and
contributions from the political
parties, Political Action
Committees and lesser-known ad-
vocacy groups are totaled, the
2000 Congressional elections are
likely to surpass the record $2.7
billion in 1996,

For Black officeholders, chal-
lengers and voters, changing. the
way political money is raised may,
in fact, be the. most critical issue
of modern day. politics, Some
experts predict thet the average
House race in this election will
effectively driv-
ing many Black candidates out of
the race for " Office, !
o The implications are vast
most African American ¢
dates, o says Hillary Shelton,
NAACP's Washington lobby
tional Ss, o Most |
candidates) don Tt gett

I
e

March congregated on
ton, D. C., members of the

_=" """ African-American leadership .
- metwork Project 21 say they were hoping

that its message would cause our elected _

_ leaders to muse over some issues after it
was over. In particular, they wanted them
to see that parents know and understand
what is best for their families, and that
more government intervention in family "
matters is not in the best interest of the
government or American families.
nae of the Million Family |
March, which drew thousands together
for the day, say the event was meant to
_ bring families closer together and pro-
mote sseponsibilty. The March Ts Nation-
- al Agenda ? reads: oMoral consciousness
develops out of the values taught by par-
ents and are exemplified in the actions of
parents so that the home becomes the
nurturing ground for moral values and
moral consciousness. All of this starts in
- the family. ? It further states, oIf the
founding fathers saw that life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness are the inalien-

- able rights of every citizens, then we
must maximize our ability to give life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness to
ourselves and not just sit down and wait
on benevolent government to do these
things for us. ?

We hope this potential show of unity
and responsibility will prove that the gov-

- ernment does not need to be all encom-
passing and intrusive in the lives of its
citizens.

- oAcross the land, Americans of color

__ the National Mall in Washing-

g that the government listen
and work with them as opposed to stand-
ing over them like some feudal lord and

protector. People want to know that they

won't be punished for attaining the
oAmerican Dream, ? notes Project member
Michael King of Atlanta. oBlack Ameri-
cans have shown " time and again "
that when the means are presented, that
they will rise to the challenges posed. But
we want to know that the government
won Tt work against us as we move for-
ward. We want to be able to send out chil-
dren to schools that we want them to go
to, not to ones where the government tells

- us to send them. With the current non-

competitive policies in place, this can Tt
happen. ?

Adds Kevin Martin, Washington, D.C.:
oT hope that the March will give people a
new sense of empowerment, and, that the
men in attendance will go on to become
leaders in their communities and the
women will become better healers in both
their communities and families. ? I also
hope that the new family bonds that are
created there, along with the leadership of
March organizers, will help to eliminate
the self-negative mindset that dominates
the thoughts and behavior of many in our
community...a mindset that leads to injus-
tices. ?

We agree with both gentlemen and also
hope that our elected leaders and those
aspiring to win offices will take heed
from them as well as from March organiz-

.ers and participants. Families need to be

in God Ts hands with mom and dad taking
the responsibility to raise and nurture the
children

Black on Black love will "
end Black on Black crime

?"? n the wake of U.S. Rep. Bobby
Rush Ts report on his recent Black
on Black crime summit, purveyors
of Black on Black crime have done
+ it again: Fed on the community ©
from whence they come for yet another
weekend, with dozens of crimes, some of
hem fatal, perpetrated in our neighbor-
oods.
; Despite the protestations of the commu-
nity and of community leaders; despite
fhe clarion call from the Black media, in-
Cluding this newspaper and other sources
of Black media; despite the anguish
heaped upon persons who look like them-
_ Selves, and others; the criminal elements
continue to be a plague on the community
and Black people at large.
+ The Rev. Paul Jakes of the Christian
Council on Urban Affairs, Chicago, re-
cently called such occurrences a oBlack

curse ? and an ointernal rot ? that must be "

teplaced with Black self-respect. He, and

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P)

~~

T
*

vay 4 rug dependence is a
chronic, relapsing dis-
order that enacts an

©

T viduals, families, busi-
hesses, communities, and nations, ? ac-
ording to U.S. Drug Czar Gen. Barry
cCaffrey (ret.).
, Truer words have rarely been spoken,
oe is some encouraging news. Ac-
ing to ready-available statistics, more
teens are receiving more and better treat-
ment for marijuana and other drug use.
, Areport shows that adolescents aged 12
to 17 treated for marijuana use increased
155 percent from 1993 to 1998, That ©
shows that teens "and their parents "are
trying to take charge of debilitating drug
Use in a positive way. .
_ | oTreatment can help them (teens) end

'

enormous cost on indi- «

we, can never say that enough.

oWe do not have to take on the attribut-
es of the oppressor ... Blacks have been
immersed into a culture of violence that
this country has historically had during
the slavery period. It was oppressive and
caused much anger, that made people feel
so worthless that all they could do was
strike out, ? Jakes correctly declares.

But the senseless, genocidical violence,
the oself hatred, ? must end, as Jakes calls
it, and yesterday was too late. We must
end the class, color, income, geographical
and gang division before it is too late for
all of us.

Former Soft Sheen cosmetics magnate
Ed Gardner had a simple, but salient solu-
tion to the scourge of Black on Black
crime some years ago, but it still stands
true today: We must replace Black on
Black Crime with Black on Black-love.
Most times, the simplest solutions work.
best. v

Treatment, not retribution
for the country Ts drug use

dependence on addictive drugs. Treatment
also reduces the consequences of addic-
tion on the rest of society. Providing
treatment for America Ts chronic drug use
is both compassionate public policy and a
sound investment, ? McCaffrey also says.

We agree, and, that is a concept that
should be expanded to those arrested for
drug possession charges, as well as those
serving time for the crime of simple drug
use and/or possession of a small amount "
of drugs. ee . ae

We call ourselves a compassionate soci-
ety, yet we incarcerate those whose only
crime seems to be an uncontrollable urge
to use drugs.

If it pe for teens, if can work for all
persons who are addicted, Treatment, not
punishment, ye the best way to deal
with America Ts drug problem.

Whether you like it or not the millions are here, and
here they will remain. If you do not lift them up, they
| pull you down... Education must not simply teach
k " it must teach life. WB, Du Bois, 19

|| community. In Baltimore, we recently =~.

| also have seen the enthusiasm for the Re-
|| deem the Dream March and the Million: *
" March, two mel worthy evenis;

Trouble ahead if Republicans

by F.R. Duplantier

é, or the first time since
(4 4 -* Ronald Reagan, Republi-
cans are well-positioned

for the November elec-

tions, ? remarks Washing-
ton Times columnist Paul Craig Roberts.
oRepublicans have a good presidential
candidate ? he asserts. oRepublicans are
unified. Republicans are again attracting
Reagan Democrats, T many of who are
hunters turned off by the Democratic Par-
ty Ts incessant attacks on guns. ?

Roberts argues that oRepublicans have

a sound platform, one that they can deliv-
er if they retain control of Congress.
More privatization of retirement and edu-
cation, ? he anticipates, owould go a long
way toward saving the self-reliant feature
of the American character.

oA missile-defense system would partly
compensate for the extraordinary loss or
gift of our top nuclear weapons secrets to
China. The Justice Department would get
a thorough cleansing and the White
House would cease to be a source of de-
moralization for law-abiding and moral
elements of the population. ?

Roberts praises the selection of Dick
Cheney as the vice presidential candidate.
oMr. Cheney, ? he notes, ois more of a
person with a sound head on his shoul-
ders than he is a politician. The choice
shows that George W. Bush is comfort-
able with senior people of stature who

-will speak their mind. ?

Roberts emphasizes that Cheney ois not
obviously an heir-apparent who would
burden the Republican campaign in 2008
with political baggage and boredom. ?

_ Roberts is. optimistic not only about Re-
publican prospects for victory in Novem-

ber, but also their chances for implement-
ing the key elements of their platform.

oFor the first time since Mr. Reagan,

don't address taboo issues

Republicans are positioned to win and to
make a difference, ? he declares. oOnly a
falling and stagnant stock market can stop
increased reliance: on private retirement
assets. Missile defense is a certainty, ?
Roberts affirms, oas are further inroads
on public school monopoly. ?

While giving Republicans credit for
tackling the ountouchable issue ? of Social

. Security reform, Roberts complains that
other subjects are still deemed too hot to
handle, such as immigration, quotas, judi-
cial rule, and the corruption of the crimi-
nal justice system.

oRepublicans will not touch (the law
enforcement/corruption issue), because
they believe holding police and prosecu-
tors accountable would set off a crime
wave, ? he explains. oRepublicans will not
touch immigration, because they are
reaching out T to Blacks, Hispanics, and
Asians, groups favored by the immigra-
tion rules put in place in 1965. ?

As for judicial activism, Congress is ul-
timately to blame for failing to protect its
prerogatives. Roberts laments that Con-
gress ohas become the weakest branch of
government. Its statues, ? he emphasizes,
oare nothing but authorizations for execu-
tive branch agencies to legislate. The
Supreme Court has taken other issues, :
such as abortion, out of the legislative
arena. ?

Roberts sees trouble ahead if these cur-
rently taboo topics are not addressed
forthrightly and expeditiously. oA multi-
cultural tower of Babel has no chance of
holding together without a limited gov- |
ernment committed to strict constitutional
principles, ? he warns.

oUnequal group rights, the politics of
redistribution, and a Constitution whose
meaning varies with changeable coali-
tions are a recipe for civil war. ?

(Duplantier is a contributing writer to
The TSD.)

by Marian Wright Edelman

s the campaign season
draws to a close, a lot of
; pe are spending a
ot of time talking about
leaving no child behind.
Gov. Bush, the Republican National
Committee, Vice President Gore, and
the Democratic National Committee
have hijacked the Children Ts Defense
Fund Ts and the Black Community Cru-
sade for Children Ts trademarked lan-
guage: Leave No Child Behind.® But
underneath the election-year rhetoric
about children is the reality that in this
time of unprecedented prosperity there
are still millions of American children
being left behind eyery day. Far too of-
ten the children being left behind are
Black and Brown.
In 1903, Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois famous-
ly predicted the problem of the 20th
century would be the problem of the
color line. As we look to the 21st cen-
and ni ior many Americans want
to believe that problem has been
solved, and that America has become a
society where all children finally are
j by the content of their Ro face
ters and not the color of their skins.
Sadly, the facts show that ot .
nificant progress, Black children still

face far greater obstacles than White
si ap 7 ah

lives
n live in en

Politicians can turn rhetoric
on our children into reality

. Serious concern for our children.

Despite steady progress in increasing
rates of early prenatal care and reduc-
ing infant mortality, Black infants die
at over twice the rate of White infants.

Black children are more likely to be
placed in foster care than White chil-
dren and are likely to stay in foster care
longer. Black children are dispropor-
tionately likely to be victims of child
abuse and neglect and of violent crime.
And Black youths are over represented
at every stage of the juvenile justice
system, they are more likely to be
stopped, questioned, arrested, jailed,
sent to court, convicted, and given
harsh sentences.

The growing odigital divide ? is still a

School segregation still exits.

These disparities should remind all of
us how much work we still need to.do
to make our country one where no
child is left behind and where children
of all colors truly succeed and thrive
equally. What can we do? We can begin

_ by continuing to teach our children
they can succeed despite any odds still
stacked against them. This is the lesson
our parents and grandparents have al-

tions that they might have. If we w

worst of times

highly successful convention of
he Ade at of Colored Peal

Unfortunately, we also see growing -
frustration about issues of police brutali-.
ty, minority contracting, and diversity in
the workplace and professions. As Clerk «

| of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, 1
| have a unique vantage point that provides

a daily view of the weakness of our soci-
ety and the ways that they affect our

| African-American brothers and sisters. : ~

More and more, I am capvinced that vio-,
lence in our communities and erosion of
family values have an economic basis.
Unfortunately, although the African- ~ ;
American community has enormous buy-
ing power, most of our money does not: -
remain in our community. T +.
During the course of my duties in the?

| Circuit Court, I have noticed that there

are no African-American-owned law, «
firms representing financial institutions; .
Major companies do not do business with
African-American owned-auctioneers, in#
surance brokers, bonding agencies, coutt-
reporting services, or title companies. =:
Banks don Tt even have many branches jn:
our neighborhoods, but they certainly are:
willing to work with our money. I know
that this pattern is repeated throughout -
the American economy, from our learned
professions to the blue collar trades. Cor-
porate America Ts retailers take our busi-
ness for granted. :
The answer to the problems of our -
community is contained in our wallets :
and pocketbooks and the method for -
progress can be learned from our history.
¢ Montgomery bus boycott and the -
successful international campaign against
companies doing business with South "
Africa Ts apartheid regime were two of the
most successful civil rights initiatives in
history. These successes came through the
harnessing of African-American buying
power. Although the barriers that we face
today are not as obvious as enforced seg-
regation and apartheid, they still are -
harmful to our lives... -. *
I propose that the major leaders of our

clergy, civil rights organizations, and me-

dia develop a national code of conduct for
corporations, municipalities, government
agencies, and contracting entities. This

| code could include fair police practices,:

fair hiring and promotion policies, affir=
mative marketing for major retailers, fair
lending practices, diversity in contracting,
and inclusion of minority owned firms in
the roster of outside contractors. Compa:
nies and municipalities that abide by this
code could receive the African-American
equivalent of the Good Housekeeping
Seal of Approval. We also should estab-:
lish a code for elected officials. T
The code of conduct should be simple:
and easy to follow and there should be
method of monitoring compliance. I also
strongly believe that many of our fair
thinking Caucasian friends would volun:
tarily observe a reasonable seal of ap- :
proval, giving greater weight to our eco
nomic power. The concept of fairness
crosses color lines. rs
It makes sense to give preference to *
folks who treat us fairly. If we reward ~
those who provide opportunities for our
children and for our less fortunate broth:
ers and sisters, those who are not in conf-
pliance with our code would quickly ob»
serve the economic power of our commu-
nity. Most companies would jump at the.
idea of having a loyal customer base of ¢
33 million. °
I urged the Rev. Al Sharpton and Mar-
tin Luther King II] to raise the call for °
such a code at the Redeem the Dream °
March. I also urged Minister Farrakhan to
adopt this idea for his Million Family -
March, because as we all know, itis "°
much easier to raise a family from a post-
tion of economic independence than hos

a position of distress. I also am directing

this letter to members of the African-
American clergy and the Black press *
throughout the nation. I would appreciate
their support for this idea and any sugges-
td-
, we can accomplish great things °
or ourselves, our families, our commun
ty, and our country. a)

ways passed on, and it is one our chil-
devo scl abe whet, 0
and prom

The Christian Sabbath
Get Out The Vote Rally ao
A. Get Out The Vote Rally took place at Holy Trinity Church 4
Dixon, Jim Wynn, Dan Blue, Toby Fitch, Congress Woman Eva Clayton, and others were all on

hand to encourage voters to exercise their right to vote. Although they weren't able to be here this
year, they still encourage everyone to get out the vote November 7th, 2000,

November
Minority Busine

weekend. Saturdays and ors
are days supposed to be for thi

years ago. Bishop Ralph Love, Michael

; here wwe, Although most. stores are now
open on Sundays, some people
still go to church, Although
Saturday is a big:recreation day,
other people still go to their
Synagogue or in some cases-their
church services. Why one in
seven days? Why not one in ten?
Is Sunday really a Sabbath?

Even God rested on the seventh
_ day of creation
(Genesis 2:1-3)

. But of course, God Ts odays ? are
- not man Ts 24-hour days. God
oceased from His own works ?
(Hebrews 4:10) and gave it over
to His Son---according to Bible
chronology---over 6,000 years
ago. Since then, ma has been
toiling under the taskmaster of sin
and death. The law of God

originally written in man Ts heart
became obsolete. The plan for
rewriting God Ts Law in man Ts
heart will not be fininshed till the
end of oGod Ts seventh day ? when
Jesus Christ turns back a restored
perfected creation to His Father (1
Corinthians 15:27,28)

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Why should
we vote for
Chief Justice
Henry Frye?

From creation---for 2000 years---
God did not say anything to man

was minutely instructed by God,
but nothing was said about keep-

Chief Justice ia
Henry Frye

Most people cannot wait for the

rest, relaxation and: enjoyment.

about keeping a Sabbath. Noah.

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|. In God Ts counting, seven is not five ,

| exclusively assigned to days. The

== seventh day, the seventh month,
| and the seventh year were in fact,

all prominent under the law. The

Exodus 16:26-30)

period to cease from toil, a period

of physical rest. In the seventh j

month, atonement for sin was

affected that Israel might have rest Ad

from sin. In the seventh year, one

age of servitude

(Deuteronomy 15:12)

In the early Christian. church,
predominantly those of Jewish
background, some had difficulty
letting go of the regulations of
Law of Moses. Issues such as
circumcision, eating of certain
meats, keeping Sabbath days, etc.,
challenged the teachings of the
apostles who needed to advise
that such observances were no
longer acceptable to the Lord.
Since Jesus opened up the new
and living way, His followers are _
in no sense of the word bound by
the Jewish Law---either by the
Sabbath days or Sabbath years.

So far as the world is concerned,
the great Messiah Ts reign of a

thousand years will be the
Sabbath for the world in general,
and all who believe in Christ may
enter into rest, and thus keep a
continual Sabbath. ? For we
which have believed do enter into
rest. ? (Hebrews 4:3) For the
present, Christians are thankful
for any day set aside for the
Opportunity to worship God and
fellowship with fellow Christians.
The Christian Sabbath is not
broken by physical labor. Nor is
it dependent on physical ease. It

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In urban politics, Reed |
argues, black candid
the white swing vote,

with the clamor for jobs and

growth, means white ? leverage
over black aspirations; thus,
Atlanta-based Delta Airlines be-,
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National Conference of Black, |
ors echoed Ronald Reagan's,
call for ghetto oenterprise zones ?, _
Reed, who teaches political sci-
ence at the New School for Social T
Research, damns the idea that

black Americans ohold a status

similar to a protectorate, ? to be T
managed by favoring self-
appointed spokesmen, and shuns T
those who have sought. white T
endorsement as onational. black,
leader. ? 2h

_ Reed rejects the conven-
tional assumption that black
people are to blame for all their
own problems. oI do not want to
hear another word about drugs or
crime, ? he concludes, owithout
hearing about decent jobs, ade-
quate housing, and equal educa-
tion in the same breath. .

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| ~History degree from St. Lawrence
University. Graduated Phi Beta Kappa.

~Law Faculty Scholar, Wake Forest University.

~1992: Clerk at the Court of Appeals in in
Raleigh, N.C.

~1993 to present: Attorney at the Public
Defender's Office in Greenville, N.C.

~Married to Colette Antinore, registered nurse
at the Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

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~protect society from violent criminals.

~be impartial.

~follow the law.

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(NNPA) Dallas NAACP head Lee

- Alcorn had barely gotten his rash,

bigoted words out of his mouth
questioning Democratic _vice-
candidate Joseph
Lieberman's presumed allegiance
interests" when
NAACP president Kweisi Mfume
promptly suspended him. A few
days later California
Congresswoman Maxine Waters
wisely kept Lieberman's religion
out of it but said:she had major
problems with his centrist
conservative political positions on

affirmative action and school

vouchers.

After Waters spoke every top gun
Black Democrat rushed to swear
their allegiance to Gore-
Lieberman and assured that
Blacks have no problems with the
Gore-Lieberman ticket. They
backed up their contention that
the Democrats have not aban-
doned issues concerning people

_of color by pointing out that

Black delegates make up more
than 20 percent of the Democratic
Convention delegates and have a
prominent place in managing the
convention and in formulating the
platform. Lieberman beat a fast
path to meet with Waters and the
Congressional Black Caucus to
reassure them that he does not
oppose affirmative action. In his
convention acceptance speech he
extended the olive branch even
further by playing big on themes
of diversity, support of civil rights
and social programs.

Despite Lieberman's conciliatory

words and the happy assurances
of Black leaders that Black voters
will dutifully support Gore-
Lieberman, the Alcorn and Waters
flap poses two big problems, one
legitimate. the other disturbing,
for Gore-Lieberman.

The first is Lieberman's politics.

4 This is still a legitimate concern.
| Lieberman's past ambiguous sup-

ea,

oEARL OFARI Hl | HUTCHINSON om public edunation does absolutely

nothing to inspire Black voters to
make a headlong dash to the polls

for Gore. Many Blacks wonder .

Out loud whether Lieberman will
do anything to champion these
issues.

The other problem i is Lieberman's

religion. This is inappropriate for

anyone to raise as an issue, but
the fact that some Blacks raise it
at all is deeply troubling. It again
stirs: latent and ugly anti-Jewish
sentiments among some Blacks.
On some Black radio talk shows
callers railed against the NAACP
for dumping Alcorn and defended
his remarks.
reminder that the breach that

Nation of Islam's leader Louis.

Farrakhan's contentious remarks
about Jews caused between
Blacks and Jews a few years ago
still has not completely healed.
Still, Gore must worry whether
the silly, thoughtless remarks by a
few Blacks about his religion and
the concern about his stance on
crucial social issues will damage
Gore's chances against Bush. In a
race to the wire with Bush, the
Black vote will loom large. For
the past four decades, no group
has been more passionate and
loyal in their support of the
Democrats than Blacks. They
have routinely given the
Democrats 85 to 90 percent of
their vote.

According to a recent survey by
the Joint Center For Political and
Economic Studies, a Washington
D.C. Black public policy think
tank, in 1996 the Black vote was
crucial to Clinton's , re-election

victory in 10 Southern and
Midwestern states. More than half
of those who voted for Clinton in
Louisiana, Georgia and a third of
those who voted for him in
Maryland were Black. These
same states will be hotly con-
tested by Gore and Bush. Also,
the possibility that Green Party
presidential candidate Ralph

It was a_horrid-

Nader can oieie iced

the. vote, almost all of which
would come from: disenchanted
Democrats, make the Black vote
even more indispensable to Gore.
There are some early warning
signs that Gore's core Black
support may be softening. Recent
polls show that more B acks are
buying the Republican's diversity
pitch and are willing to give them

a closer look. The number of

Black. voters who say they like
what they hear and see in Bush
has inched up not only in Texas
and Florida, but also California.
While 80 percent of Blacks still
identify themselves as Democrats,

among 18- to 25-year-olds that "

number has plunged to 60 per-
cent. This hardly means that
younger Blacks will rush to Bush
but it does pose the possibility,
maybe danger, that the Democrats
could lose some of their votes. If
Bush can even slightly loosen the
vise like grip Democrats have on
Black votes, by winning as little
as 5 to 7 percent more of their
vote, this could doom Gore to
defeat.
Democrat strategists remind
Black voters that Lieberman, dur-
ing his college days, was a civil
rights fighter. They further
sweeten the pot by guaranteeing
that Gore-Leiberman will con-
tinue to support affirmative ac-
tion, public education, social
services, health care and labor
protections, and Bush won't. They
will rely on Democratic stalwarts
Jesse Jackson Sr. and the legion
of Black Democrats to again
shepherd the Black voters safely
into the Democratic camp. It's a

good strategy, perhaps ultimately
a winning strategy, but for now, at
least, the sentiments of Blacks
such as Alcorn and Waters cause
jitters for Gore-Lieberman.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is the
author of The Disappearance of
Black Leadership.

email: ehutchi344@aol com

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SIMPLE. WAYS TO KEEP
THE LITTLE THINGS FROM
. TAKING OVER
YOUR LIFE

by R_ hard Carlson, Ph.D. New
York Times Bestseller

|. Make peace with imperfec-
tion.

2. Develop your compassion

3. T Remind yourself that when
you diem, your oIn Basket ?
won't be empty (Regardless of
who you are or what you do,
however, remember that nothing
is,more important than your own
sense of happiness and inner
peace and that you are loved.
Remember, when you die, there

will be unfinished business for
you.)

4. Don Tt interrupt others or
finish their sentences.

5 Do something nice for
someone else and don't tell
anyone about it

6. Let others have the glory.

: 7 Become more patient.» }

9, Imagine vouirnelt at your own

funeral. (Look back at your life
"while you still have the chance
to " make

some . important

changes.) _

10. Smile at strangers, look into
their eyes and say Hello.

11. Set aside quiet time, every
day.

12. Become a better listener.

13. Praise and blame are all the
same. We get angry, hurt or
otherwise frustrated when peo-
ple reject our idea, tell us no, or
give us some other form of
disapproval. Someone says
what a nice person | am, some-
one else thinks I Tm selfish be-
cause | don Tt return her phone
call.

14. Practice random acts of
kindness.

15. Tell three people (today)
how much you love them.

16. Every day, tell at least one
person something vou like. ad-
mire, Or appreciate about them.
17. Resist the urge to criticize.
18. Breathe before you speak.
19. Become a less aggressive
driver.

20. Relax

21. Do one things at a time.

22. Think of what you have
instead of what you want.

. 2. Bet boa = vse

9d, oa favor and dont ask fr,
as Be he ste ont oving
or reach out,

oF expect, one in return. "

! 2s. oStop blaming others.

:26.. Become an early riser.

27. The next time you find
yourself in an argument, rather
than defend your position, see if

you can se the other point of.

view first.

28. Keep asking yourself, o

What s really important? ?
29. Mind your own business.

30. Live this day as if it were
your last. It might be.

The main thought is this book
is --- When you odon Tt sweat the
small stuff, o your life wop Tt be
perfect, but you will learn to
accept what life has to offer with
far less resistance. When you
learn to o let go ? of problems
instead of resisting with all your
might. your life will begin to
flow. You will, as the serenity
prayer suggests, ochange the
things that can be changed,
accept those that cannot, and
have the wisdom to know the
difference. ?

If you give these strategies a
try, you will learn the two
rules of harmony.

|. Don't sweat the small stuff,
and
It Ts all small stuff. As you
incorporate these ideas into your

life. sou will begin to create a
more peaceful and loving you.
Treasure life...

CHARACTERS IN THE
BIBLE WHO COMMITTED
SUICIDE

|. Abimelech (Judges 9:54),
Philistine King of Gerar, near
Gaza, married Sarah but re-

Remember to vote FOR the bonds at the hottom of the ballot.

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joined the of

secure the future of higher education and
economic prosperity in North Carolina by
voting FOR the Community College and

University Bonds. The bonds will be used to

community colleges and public universities.
The higher education bond question

will be the first issue on the ballot after the

candidates T names. So after voting for the

candidates of your choice "even if you vote a

colleges and public universities.
Vote to support our state Ts educational
and economic prosperity. Vote FOR the

Community College and University Bonds.

Absalom, son of David.

3. King Saul ( 1 Samuel 31: 4
& 5), the first King of Israel, son _
of Kish; Benjamite; anointed ©
king. by Samuel, ended his own. -
life after being wounded in battle

( Hebrew name for Paul).

4, Samson (Judges 16: 29 & 30),

one of the Judges of Israel,

through Delilah he si his
strength.

5. Zimri (I Kings 16:18), Prince
of Simeon, grandson of Aaron.

Source: ANCHOR BIBLE
DICTIONARY, Doubleday,
1992)

Biblical Reference on Suicide:

The word suicide does not ap-
pear in the Bible, but there are
several instances of the occur-
rence. However, the biblical
attitude toward suicide can only
be inferred.

1. Suicide of Saul and his
armor-bearer

(1 Sam. 31: 4 - 5)

oof Ahipophel (Il Sam. 17:23)
"of Zimri (1 Kings 16:18)

oof Judas ( Matt. 27:5)

2. Scriptures which imply that
suicide is wrong.

Job 1:21
Gen. 9:5-6
Rom. 14:7-9
I Cor. 6:19
Eph. 5:29

In Acts 16:27 - 28 Paul prevents
a suicide.

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and HIV/AIDS services in African American. Hispanic Latino and other
racial or ethnic minority communities impacted by the twin epidemics of
substance abuse and HIV/AIDS.

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substance abuse treatment and HIV AIDS-related services. Awardees
are government jurisdictions and community based organizations that
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Education:

Church:

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Issues:

Past Master of Greenville Lodge #284

Currently serving on Pitt County Board of
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Public Safety-Police, Rescue, Fire, & Sheriff Dept.
Educational Funding with Accountability &

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Attended NC State University

Attended Pitt Community College

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polls this Blection Day than apresi-

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nificantly more than-the other "

_ dential candidate.

Anew study suggests people will
be more likely to vote if they ac-
is dislike George Bush or Al

»

. oPeople who have something to ?

lose by not voting are the ones who
will go out and vote, ? said Jon
Krosnick, co-author of the. study
and a professor of psychology and
political science at Ohio State Uni-
versity.
. oAdisliked candidate is seen as
athreat, and that will be motivation

- to goto the polls. But a threat alone

- isn Tt enough "people need to have
a hero to vote for, too, in order to
inspire them to turn out on Election

_ Day. ?

These results illuminate some of
~ the issues concerning whether nega-
otive campaigning helps or hurts

voter turnout, Krosnick said.

The study is based on nation-
wide survey data involving U.S.
presidential elections during a 16-
year period from 1972 to

1988. The surveys were con-
ducted by the National Election
Study and included face-to-face in-
terviews with more than 5,000

Americans over the course of
the four elections.

Krosnick presented the results
September | in Washington at the

were not as likely to vote as were
those who liked one and disliked
another. ;

oThis goes agains the conven-
tional wisdom in political science, T
which says the important factor is.
how much difference there is be- .

tween how much you like each can-
didate, ? Krosnick said. oBut what.

we found makes more sense. If you
like both candidates, there is little
motivation to vote "you T ll be happy
no matter who wins. ?

Conversely, voters would be less
likely to vote if they dislike both
candidates, because they won't be
happy no matter who wins.

Krosnick said the results put
negative campaigning in a different
light. Most candidates probably see
negative campaigning as a way to
persuade voters to vote for them.
But what it really does is help en-

sure that your supporters go to the

polls.

oIf you Tre a candidate, there Ts
only so much you can do to make
people love you. But if you want to
make sure people who love: you
actually vote for you, it helps if you
can make them hate your opponent, ?

oo Teena anes solbdiion

will be high if there are large groups:
_of voters who love Gore and hate

Bush, or who love Bush and hate

Gore. But we don Tt want @situation

where. everybody hates, or likes,
both of them. ?

The analysis of voter turnout was
part of a larger study that offers a

new way of thinking about voter

decision-making "a way that is
more consistent with psychological
theory than with reigning theories
in political science, Krosnick said.
The larger study involved NES data
from seven presidential elections
between 1972 and 1996 and more

than 25,000-respondents. ©

oWe found that voters form im-
pressions about candidates the same
way they do about everybody else:

neighbors, family members and co-

workers, ? Krosnick said. oPolitical
scientists have assumed that the

process of making a voting deci- "

sion is different than any other de-
cision in a person Ts life. But we Tre
finding there are a lot of similari-
ties. Our findings may be surpris-
ing to some political scientists, but
they won't be a surprise to psy-
chologists who study decision-mak-
ing. ?

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asthma program, 70. percent are.
African-American, 28 percent.
white and two percent are Asian "
or Hispanic. Recently. released
results of a 1998 CDC survey T
show black children are 31 per-
cent T. more likely than white
children to experience an asthma
attack.
for Affican-American " children
was 15 percent. Amy Jones,
pediatric asthma case manager,
has more on. the PCMH program
and how it Ts reducing hospital
admissions and school absentee-
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voting behaviors of different
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Senator Joseph Lieberman
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pointing askew; 4) shape. and symmetry
changes in your breast; 5) a lump or
thickening that doesn Tt shrink after
your next menstrual period;
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is to traverse it in straight lines. Starting
on the side of the breast near the under-
arm, move the fingers downward, at
each point pressing gently in a circular
motion, until they are below the breast.
Then move the fingers towards the mid-
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line going up. Do this until you have cov-

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for any lumps or masses
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the breast. Pick one that will

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begin regular SBE at

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any irregularity examined by a doctor.
Doing these steps regularly make you familiar with
the feel of your breasts so any change is readily
apparent. The exam should be done during
the week after the end of your menstrual
flow or on the day you start a new
pack of oral contraceptives.

Raise one arm.

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allow you to be sure you
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step on the other breast.

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addition to the self breast exam, women should
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home. Please discuss SBE with your physi-
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stand what things you feel that are
normal and what to be on the
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down. While on your back with one
arm over your head, place a pillow or fold-
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be examined.
According to the American Medical Association,
cancerous tumors are found more frequently in some
parts of the breast. When doing an SBE pay close
attention to what you feel in the upper, outer region of
each breast, especially towards the armpit and behind
the nipple, as 3/4 of all breast cancers are located in that
area. Don't slight the rest of the breast, however. It is
important to examine the entire breast thoroughly each
month for this screening method to pro-
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for you to consider them on Tuesday November 7th, 2000.Casting your vote is the most important |

Representative Marian McLawhora
, "She's Working for All of Us"

Marian McLawhorn is proud of her role in the NC House
of Representatives 1999-2000 accomplishments:

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* For two consecutive years, House and Senate approved
." state budget before July Ist, the start of the new fiscal year

_* Raised teacher pay to national average
«Gave state employees o 4.2% raise and a $500 bonus

+ Mayor, Town of Grifton, 1997-1998
+ Commissioner, Town of Grifton, 1992-1997
+ 1999 NC Business and Professional Coreer Woman of the Year
+ Married 35 years to Richard McLawhorn;
4 children; 3 grandchildren
* BS. in Business Administration, East Carolina University

. + Expanded the Smart Start progrom + Master in Library Science, East Carolina University
« Passed school violence/discipline control measures
+9 Increased funding for community colleges Vote to re-elect
| We Passed Clean Air and Clean Water legislation Marian Me awhorn
"é Appropriated $120 million to rebuild state's Rainy Day T fund following L
Hurricane Floyd flood relief efforts

3 Appropriated $30 million for Clean Water Trust Fund

+ Appropriated $15 million to support East Carolina University's
transition to a Doctoral/Research institution

+ Supports Community College and University Facilities Bond Referendum
+ Appropriated $100 million for repairs/renovations of state buildings
«Refunded $240 million in intangible taxes

+, AND didn't raise taxes!

Tuesday, November 7th.

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| @ Elaine Marshall © Secretary of State Z John C. Martin « Judge, Court of Appeals
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Greetings in the name of Jesus,

The topic for this article may
sound a little strange or even
down right silly to you because
we as Christians have a tendency
to view everything as a spiritual
attack. This question may sound
ridiculous, but how we answer
this question is vital to how we
approach different situations in
our lives, and how effective we
are when we are engaged in
spiritual warfare. Without an
understanding of what constitutes
Spiritual attack, we have no way
of knowing how to counter the
attack, or even if there is anything
to counter at all.

A simple definition of
Spiritual attack would be to say
that spiritual attack is anything
unexpected, unusual, our out of
the ordinary, that causes us to

And
when we come under spiritual
attack, we have at our disposal the
full force of that victory. The
shed blood of Jesus gives us the
power to resist the devil. We are
under its protection as long as we
keep our focus on Christ and
submit our will to His.

___So what does this mean to us ?
Simply this, Satan has NO power
over us that we don Tt give to him.
Once you became a born again
child of God, you came under
divine protection. Nothing Satan
does can take you away from
God. Jesus said, o My sheep hear
My voice, and I know them, and
they follow Me; And I give unto
them eternal life; and they shall
never perish, neither shall any
man pluck them out of My hand, ?
So, since Satan knows he can Tt
defeat us, what is his plan? To
make us ineffective. He does this
by placing unwanted: thoughts in
our minds, by placing doubt about
our salvation and about God in
our hearts, by placing desires for
wordly things in us contrary to
what we know is Godly, or by
getting us into situations or cir-
cumstances that he knows will try

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Satan doesn Tt always need

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follow the desires of their flesh,
bad results usually follow. With
these people, while the devil may
have placed the desires there
initially, the results are due to the
decisions made by the people
experiencing those desires. Once
the desires are planted, Satan can
just sit back and watch. For
example, suppose someone has an
inordinate desire for alcohol, and
one night has a little (or a lot) too
This.
person gets into their car, and due
to their intoxication, gets into an
accident with another car. In this:
instance, even though Satan may,
or may not, have originally
placed the desire for alcohol into
this person Ts heart, the resulting
accident was caused by this
person indulging himself at the
club. The other person(s) who
was involved in the accident are
not necessarily under spiritual
attack. Although it is a possibility
that Satan was using the drinker
in order to attack the person(s) in T
the other car, it is equally possible
that this was nothing more than an
accident caused by a lack of
willpower on the part of the drunk
driver. .

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elective office or reelection. For
example, Congresswoman Eva
Clayton of the First Congressional
District and State Representative

Dear Supporters

have done an outstanding job in
Words cannot express our

office.

Clayton has a talent for bringing
people together to explore their
commonality of interests. Clayton
is an key advocate of bringing
information technology to rural
. areas,

Her recent statement, "The digital
economy is growing at twice the
rate of the overall economy,"
evidences her recognition of the
impact of digital technology. to
our communities and on busi-
nesses, She believes small busi-
nesses should integrate creatively
information technology into their
Dusinesses. Respected by small
business owners, the distin-
guished, Congresswoman doesn't
want any community overlooked
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Medicare Access to Telehealth

Services Act, to connect rural
residents to quality health care.
Senior citizens love Clayton for
this, her drive to make prescrip-
tion drugs affordable for all
seniors, and her support of other
senior issues. Clayton also is to be
commended for relentless efforts
to help flood victims regain a
sense of normalcy. More work
-will .be. done. through-her-leader-
ship. Clayton will continue to go
the extra mile on behalf of flood
victims.
oMarian: McLawhom is to be

gratitude and appreciation for your
commitment to the students of Right Step Academy. You came
forward with ideas, positive suggestions, and solution which
resulted in a more favorable outcome for our school.

With your help, the message of community support was loud and
clear to the officials of The North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction. The students, parents, and staff of Right Step Academy
Were encouraged by the contribution from concerned citizen's like
you.

Thank you for your help to save our school and we will keep you

updated on our progress.

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class rooms, safer schools, afford-
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lam impressed with McLawhorn's
compassion for poor children
suffering from tooth decay to
seniors forced to choose between
heating and eating or the monthly
rent and weekly meals. The First
Congressional District and State
House District 9 can ill afford to
lose these hard-working humani-
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Judge Cliff Everett has been bringing integrity to the courtroom in
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