Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, minds discuss people - Hyman G. Rickover RiODICAS INA UNIVERS Ve LibkAag 1 EAST CARO — Home D: i. —. . : Ba ee bESUT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA’S MINORITY VOICE SINCE 1981 Issue Date: Weeks of Janua.,.. © Pee Black Panthers Push Plans Civil Rights Activists Making a Comeback The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Thirty years ago, David Hilliard walked the streets of West Oakland with a black leather jacket on his back and an M-1 carbine in his hands. These days, the former Black Panther chief of staff makes the trip as a candidate for City Council -- no gun in his grip, less hair on his head, but the same rallying cry: "Power to the people." "This is the beginning of tryin to really restructure and to rebuild another movement," he says. Hilliard is part of a political flashback of sorts. His campaign is being managed by Black Panther co-founder Bobby Seale and was inspired by the comeback of another ‘70s icon, governor- turned-mayor Jerry Brown. But Hilliard says the old Black Panther goals of better housing and schools are still relevant. "| want to resurrect our dreams," he says. THE STATE OF BLACK AMERICA Black Panthers Make Comeback............cccccseseee 1 MLK Drive.: Honor or Tmsult? ..........cccccsssssereeees 1 Authors Explore Black School Reform Activist Speaks about Schools.....5 NAACP Chair Speaks about MLK Drive For Hilliard, the dream began as a young man growing up in down-at-the-heels neighborhoods in West Oakland. "This is where we started," he says while leading a bus tour through streets lined with shabby Victorians. Stop No. 12 on the Black Panther Legacy Tour is the street corner where Bobby Hutton was fatally shot by police in April 1968 after a protracted gun battle. Stop No. 11 is the church where the Black Panthers began serving free breakfasts to poor children. Raising his voice above the engine's rumble, Hilliard says both sites are key to understanding "probably the most misunderstoo organization in the history of the civil rights movement. You know about our imagery and about the uns ... but you don't know about the (community) programs." The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by Seale and Huey Newton, who met as stu- dents at Oakland's Merritt Junior College and were working at a city anti-poverty center. Seale, joining Hilliard at the microphone for the bus tour, remembers hatching the party's founding manifesto, the Ten Point Program, late one night. Seale pecked out the program at a typewriter while Newton bur- rowed through law books for the court ruling the pary would later use as the ihe asis for shadow- ing Oakland police. The anti-poverty center, now home to the Ebony Lady Salon, overlooks another party landmark, an intersection where the Panthers demanded a signal light to help schoolchildren cross -- and insti- gated armed traffic patrols to speed up city response. For Seale and Hilliard, the tour rovides bittersweet remem- rances of things past. Seale recalls cooking up pots of chili for the young revolutionaries. "| was not only the chairman of the Black Panther Party -- | was the cook of the Black Panther Party," he says. e confesses with a grin that the Panthers, who paid the rent by selling Mao Tse-Tungs Little Red Book at a sizable mark-up, sold "State thousands of copies "before we actually read the book." "Stop right along here," Seale orders the bus driver halfway down one block when he recog- nizes the site of a long-ag0 confrontation with police. Pulled over by a cruiser, Newton refused to surrender his gun on grounds he had a constitutional right to carry an unconcealed weapon. "The cop is getting ready to pull his gun and Huey says, ‘If you pull it out, I'll blow your brains out," Seale says, his raspy voice holding listeners spellbound. "The people are coming out on the steps. Some little old lady comes out and says, ‘Don't yiall shoot the police. | said, ~“Maiam, we aint gonna shoot him as long as he don't draw his gun." at incident ended peacefully. But bloodier confrontations too the lives of police and Panthers. Emily Stoper, a 30-year Oakland resident and _ political science professor at California University-Hayward, _re- members the early days as "scary parading with guns, But she later worked with Panthers on "very for Black Commun: te Mii ANS Se: aie Pictured Above: 1969 photo of Black Panthers founders Bobby Seale (left) and Huey Newton at a “Protect Yourself" rally. moderate kinds of coalition poli- tics." Hilliard says community service was always on the Panther agenda, with the breakfast pro- grams growing to encompass clothing, medical care and testing for sickle cell anemia. He de- scribes the guns as a_ violent reaction to violent times. "When America grew up, so did the Panthers," he says. The Black Panther Party col- lapsed in the late 1970s, brought down by deaths, defections and infighting. Newton was shot to "Panthers" continued on page 3 "MLK Drive: Honor or Insult?" SPITTING ON THE LEGACY OF DR. KING by Trey Bankhead Finally, after years of being ignored by the powers that be in the City of Greenville, a tribute to a Black American hero will be made. The section of Fifth Street between Evans Street and Memorial Drive will be renamed to recognize the achievements of the slain civil rights leader, the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. e purpose of the street's renaming? To empower the Blacks living in the areas that border it to aspire to something more than what they are, and perhaps strug- gle for King's dream of racial equality. It is said that "the road to Hell is paved with good inten- tions," and | have seen enough examples of that maxim in my life to know that it is true. Indeed, human history is full of such examples. Unfortunately, what constitutes "good" is an extremely subjective ideal, being interpreted differently by each person. The City of Greenville is doing a good thing, a wonderful thing. In a city where a statue of General Robert E. Lee, which has offended and dismayed Black residents — for years, sits on the courthouse lawn, an effort is being made to provide an actual role model for the Black community. And what better choice for a role model than Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose vision, ideals, and accomplish- ments have lit a historic flame that has passed through two genera- tions, so far, and is inspiring a new peneration as well? Unfortunately, can not applaud the actions of the City of Greenville's govern- ment. In fact, | intend to never, ever, drive down the new MLK Street. I'll drive around it; | might walk down it, if | have to; but, | will never drive it. | truly believe that the late Dr. King was a great man. He strove to accomplish the seemingly impossi- ble, pursuing his vision of racial equality like some great knight fighting against the evil dragon of intolerance and prejudice. | would consider him to be a warrior for education and healing . He sought to teach us, the entire human race, about ourselves, and taught us to see past the superficial colorings of our skin. In doing so, he strove to heal the rifts in our society, replacing hatred with un- derstanding. Granted, he was a Black man. But it must be remem- bered and acknowledged that he did not just fight for Black peo- ee He sought equality for VERYONE!!! So, along comes the City of Greenville, who agrees to rename a street to honor Dr. King's memory and legacy. When | first heard they were renaming a street, | was ecstatic. Finally, they were doing something immedi- ately recognizable to the Black community ! However, that warm joy soon turned to a cold rage when | learned the specifics of the dedication. They're not renaming Fifth Street, not in its entirety. Instead, the section of Fifth Street that will be renamed runs from the corner of Memorial and Fifth to the corner of Evans and Fifth. That's all !!!. Just a piece of street not even two miles in length in order to "honor" a great man. It is no coincidence that they chose perhaps one of the poorest sec- tions of - Greenville, inevitably a "Black section," to run the rededi- cated street through. For that matter, | notice that the "better" parts of Fifth Street are not included in the rededication. East Carolina University, the Pitt County Offices, Pitt County Memorial Hospital , Treybrooke Apartments... they are all mysteri- ously absent. Or, perhaps it's not so mysterious, after all . Perhaps the City of Greenville didn't want those pristine’ examples of Greenville "contaminated" by the obvious "Blackness" of the re- named street. Such things have happened before. You might remember that, a few months back in the news, a school was to be renamed in honor of Dr. King, but the parents protested, claiming they didn't want their children going to a school with a "Black name.” As a result, the school wasn't renamed. The City of Greenville could have taken the name of Dr. King, and honored his memory and legacy by rededicating all of Fifth Street, rather than carving it up as they did. By incorporating all of it, it would have encom e examples that show what Dr. King’s dream was about, such as ECU exempiitying teaching by example, and the hospital signify- ing his attempt to heal societal rifts. Instead, the City of Greenville has effectively isolated the section. that's to be renamed, isolating it to “just the Black community." They've segregated it along racial lines, which is the very thing Dr. Kin fought against! In essence, they've spit upon the dreams, the hopes, the life of Dr. King. It would be so easy for me to simply assign the blame of the City of Greenville for doing this. Indeed, a fair shame of the blame does fall on their shoulders. But, in truth, it is the residents of Greenville who are more to "MLK Drive" continued on page 3 COLUMNS From the Desk of Mrs. Beatrice Maye..........0.000 5 Spiritual Thoughts......... 7 PLUS: Woman turns 98 years young 16 House of the Month.......6 America Heart Month...7 MLK Drive Pictures......9 The ‘Wnority Voie Publisher: Jim Rouse Editor: Trey Bankhead Layouts: Chris White Advertising/Sales: William Clark Brenda Rouse M'bula Rouse P.O. Box 8361 405 S. Evans Street Greenville, NC 27834 (252) 757-0365 ' (252) 757-0425 Fax: 757-1793 Jim Rouse Communications bers" to good use. Pictured Above--Philipi Church of Christ Elder James Leroy Snuggs has been appointed to the Greenville Historical and Preservation Commission. Since most of his conversations begin with "I remember when..." he can now put all of his "remem- Pictured Above--Elizabeth Lee Pritchard (center), who won a scholarship to Winston-Salem State University i Scholarship Contest. Ms, Pritchard has com session and one fall semester at Winston-Salem. in the Jabberwock ted one summer Greenville man wins "What A Man!" contest Greenville resident winner in Essence-sponsored contest Dallas Ray Little is the winner of the 1998 ESSENCE and PREFERRED STOCK “What A Man!” contest. The contest, an- nounced in the May 1998 issue of ESSENCE magazine, asked readers to nominate a special man in their lives who has distinguished him- self through community work, commitment to family or career success. Little, a devoted husband and father who was paralyzed from the waist down in an automobile accident, is a video- grapher, a producer of a televised variety show, and a counselor to adolescents in the community. The winner, who was nominated his daughter, LaTonya Willoughby, was featured as one of ten finalists in the October 1998 issue of ESSENCE and was | declared the Grand Prize winner after he received the most votes from ESSENCE readers. Little and his daughter each received a three-day trip to New York City, $500, a PREFERRED STOCK and and Edwa Communications, Inc. Pictured--Seated, center: Dallas Ray Little; Standing, left to right: Susan L. Taylor, ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief; LaTonya Wilocehby Lewis, publisher and CEO of Essence Sand & Sable gift package from Coty US, Inc., and a complimen- tary subscription to ESSENCE. PREFERRED STOCK, the number- three mass-market fragrance for. years, is for the man who radiates sex appeal in his personal lifestyle and active, approachable and lish. Little will be featured in a PREFERRED STOCK cologne ad- vertisement that will appear in the March 1999 issue of ESSENCE. Unity: Journalists of Color, Ine,, Announces New President New President Plans to Set Example for Media Diversity ARLINGTON, Va: (PRNewswire) -- As of the new year, Catalina. Camia, national president of the Asian American _ Journalists Association, has assumed the presidency of UNITY: Journalists of Color Inc. Camia, a veteran journalist of 12 years, is currently a Washington correspondent for The Dallas Morning News. Camia says she Is excited about the challenges of her new role as UNITY president. "It is time for us to seize power within our industry and set an example of how the news media should responsibly achieve diver- sity and incusiveness," Camia sald. “Progress, unfortunately, has stow. So we will come together again in Seattle to dem- onstrate the power of unity and push our agenda for increasing the numbers of journalists of color and improving the coverage of our communities. UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc., is an alliance of journalists working to improve the journalis- tic profession by encouraging newsrooms to reflect and include underrepresented and diverse perspectives. UNITY members incude the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), and the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA). is AINT SiN sak *) 1 2 Phe te Families and is to Rebuild : America By Lisbeth B. Schorr “The loss of community has hit ‘the poor and persons of color the ‘hardest. A host of economic “development ‘and social ills-the “decline of manufacturing, the disappearance of well-paid jobs «dor the unskilled, racial discrimina- tion in both hiring and housing, “the decreasing value of income “supports, inferior and — over- __ whelmed schools and services, the “" flight of the middle class to the ‘suburbs, and an epidemic of drug “trafficking, especially of crack- have combined to form the inner- ‘Icity deserts, inhospitable to “healthy human development. ‘But in the last few years, new *‘neighborhood transformation pro- “jects, launched by citizens deter- mined to make __ their sneighborhoods decent places to ‘live, and supported by public and : philanthropic monies, are re- “kindling hope. These efforts may “also contain the clues to reversing “the decline of America's inner cities. Grounded in the communi- ‘+ ties’ own institutions and_ their “social networks, they address the “multiple and inter-related prob- “lems of poverty-welfare, employ- “ment, education, child ‘development, housing, and crime ‘combining physical and economic ‘development with service and education reform. There has been “+a lot of trial and error about how ‘much can be accomplished with severely constrained resources in NEW STANDARDS, OLD INEQUALITIES: The Current Challenge for African- American Education “By Linda Darling-Hammond The education reform move- ment has spurred states across the ‘country to develop new standards “students must meet to graduate, “new curricular and instructional “guidelines, and new assessments “to test students’ knowledge. “President Clinton has proposed a ‘new national test, and many ““ifidividual school districts across ‘the country are weighing in with “their own versions of standards- ‘“based reform as well. The rhetoric of these reforms is . appealing. But standards and tests -‘alone won't improve schools or “create educational opportunities »'where they don't now exist. The “bottom line for .students, espe- “cially African-American and other “students of color, is whether “investments in better teaching, -‘curriculum, and schooling will “follow the push for new stan- “dards; or whether the new stan- ‘dards will simply be imposed atop * the old foundation of educational inequality-and thereby reduce the now-limited access some have to future education and employment even more. ‘More than ever before in our ‘nation's history, education is not -‘only the ticket to economic suc- ‘cess but to basic survival. Those ' who do not succeed in school will be cut off from productive en- gagement in society; those pre- ~~ pared only for the disappearin the workplace, have hastened the “transformation of the labor mar- “ket. This is a mixed blessing, sespedialy for African Americans, ~ who * Fd Li are less likely to own com- -;puters and to have access to -Sscomputers in the He Ee That .*inner-ci =; third as likely as suburban schools s*to be wired “exacerbates the gap schools are less than a for the Internet between “2:Blacks and Whites for future sssment may st« Americans being displaced in a « © °-workplace preparation. The dy- “namic of technological advance- lead to African ~ number of job areas unless many *3smore African Americans master 2. - ing your opinion. You might change ||\\| | ! —_ .|one person's mind. That person might CADE INSURANCE AGENCY .| change someone else's opinion. And so aR SPE ee .|0n, until you discover that, by speak- susmese : eran: ‘|dng your mind once, you have changed | LORIE V. STEWART . | the world." | . technology needed in the work- The assumption that individuals can ably create better deals for themselves in dynamic labor mar- kets may be true for those with unique skills in markets that value those skills. But workers at the bottom and in the middle of the occupational ladder-cashiers, salespersons, even teachers, and so on-do not have such power because the work they do is not work for which individual attributes are valued. — Collectively-bargained protections like tenure or seniority, employment standards and mini- mum wages, provide those work- ers with some measure of security. This is especially true for Hispanic Americans and African Americans. Only employers benefit when collective val adi is under- challenges and erodes employ- ment security and well being. A new set of inequities, based overtly not on race or gender, but employer size and access to technology, will likely come to the forefront. The civil rights move- ment must take up issues of employment protection and the terms and conditions of work. Issues of entrepreneurship be- come equally important, given the negative impact of supposedly race-neutral legislation on African- American ownership. We also must look at the impact African-American entre- preneurship has within the larger community. It makes no sense to create several Black millionaires if all they do is hire people under "Never understimate the power of stat- the same exploitative terms and ship! n seeking to build economic power, the civil rights movement needs to look at a set of emergin trends, such as the rediscovery 0 service work, as the economy bifurcates and trifurcates. The African-American community has essentially moved away from serv- ‘ice, but there may now be some very lucrative opportunities in such service areas as general health care, elder care, transporta- tion, and childcare. In other words, the new, trans- formed labor market may offer less work to African Americans if we are not prepared to take advantage of emerging trends, and unable to move beyond work to deal with broader issues of eco- nomic empowerment. J [Clayton Assigned to Health Care Task Force rights to the people," Clayton said. The Task Force, one of four key issue task forces organized by the 3 es ue _ “Washington,DC:- Democratic effort to devel for leadership: in the home, Lets celebrate and live Black (Congresswoman Eva M. Clayton health care policy in the 106 school, cach and community, history every month (D-NC) was appointed to Co- Congress. Young folks, are you polishing Remember: “The turtle never Chair the Dempcratic Caucus — "As a leading representative in crossing your leadership skills? Are you makes any progress until he sticks Health Care Task Force. She will Congress for a patients’ bill of sand trails | working towared academic excel- his neck oul | play a critical role in the rights, Representative Clayton has part of the texture of America. lence, moral strength, making wise | mocrat's development of health demonstrated her commitment " February is Black History choices, an im e character, iasiaaiiae care reform during the 106th to real HMO reform that ensures Month. So, take the family, your worthwhile values, and a good i al 4 Congress. ‘ doctors and patients--not HMOs mate, your date or a friend to visit reputation? Who will be the next | am pleased tobe a part of and _ insurance companies--make some African-American muse- Jesse Jackson, Michael Jordan, such an important task force. This vital medical —_ decisions,’ ums, or other Black historic sites Maya Angelou, Dudley Flood, | position will allow me to advocate Democratic Caucus Chair Martin in your own town or city. Check — Rosa Parks, John Thompson, Jim 3 or what many of my constituents Frost (D-TX) said. . the newspapers, magazines, tele- Wynn, Eva Clayton, or Martin want....real health care reform. "Democrats won a victory last vision and radio schedules for — Luther King, Jr.? | § Our god wil Be provide 1st November because fie) ad- i j is j ime to highli care that will increase the hea r the concerns of American al events and make a special This is a good time to highlight, care that wil incom oncare real famikes. intend. to. continue supporting these concerns, and health care is definitely important to everyone," Clayton _ said. Democratic Caucus, will lead the , Drug Task Force Agents enforcement of the NC Williamston, NC 27892 nity employer. Minority cially encouraged. highest degree of integrity, be certified in NC as law enforcement officials. Experience in nar- cotics enforcement and/or financial investiga- tions including psychological, financial-an polygraph testing. 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She has served er: church as a member of the Senior Choir, and also as Treasurer 6 -"M" VOICE - jan. 24 - Feb. 1, 1999 of the Senior Choir. She has been a member of the St. John's Mother Board for 70 years. She still attends church regularly. Mother Adell cultivated her rden at home with a hoe until 991. She also kept the weeds from around her house because her daughter was afraid of snakes. She prepared delicious meals for her tamily until 1993. Her eyes are as sharp as they ever were; she still reads the paper without need of glasses. he was married to the late Julius Williams. They had three boys and three girls: the late Ernest, Willie, James, Carrie, Lula and Hazel. he Ps af ‘} . \ Mek Awe ae a - Office of the Mayor ‘a City of Greenville Proclamation ¢ WHEREAS, for many years, February has been observed by an increasing number of Black Americans of all ethnic and sociological backgrounds as African-American History Month, and oe Morning Market....Every Saturday morning Elder John Barnes (right) can be found on the corner of Line Avenue and Farmville Boulevard with fresh geen vegetables...and the seasoning meats to cook them in. Bishop Randy Royal (left), Pastor of the Philipi Church of Christ, Sister Addie Daniels (second from right) and their friendswill tell you that the line forms early. Elder Barnes hopes you'll stop by and buy. "When you make choices in your life, make them the best choices for YOU, not anyone else." HILLSVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A Black 302 South Edge Road is our House of the Month selection for January 1999. Shirley and Robert Cox are the proud owners of this beautiful red brick home. The House of the Month is sponsored by South Lee Street Neighborhood Improvement, Incorporated, and is designed to beau- tify the South Lee Street neighborhood. Homes are rated accordin to improvements, safety issues, cleanliness of the yard area, overal care of the home, enhancement the home makes to the neighbor- hood, and the residents’ involvement in the community. The winner each month receives: Name and picture in the news- aper, “House of the Month" certificate, SLSNI t-shirt, gift certificate ion one of our sponsors, and "House of the Month" sign in their yard for the month. : If you would like to enter your home or a home in your neigh- borhood, call SLSNI at 746-7003. lawyer defends Klansman WHEREAS, Black Americans have contributed immeasurably to the success of our nation from the days of early colonization to the present, despite hardships which included bigotr: , disenfranchisement, laws which prevented them from owning land, and slavery itself; and WHEREAS, Black Americans have excelled in every facet of life, including educatio: . science, medicine, the arts, politics, and every profession; and WHEREAS, the great state of North Carolina and the City of Greenville appropriately boa::t a rich and progressive history which includes numerous significant contributions made by Black citizens who clearly had in mind and demonstrated the laudable purpose of making our city a better place in which each person can live and develop; and . WHEREAS, it is recognized that there is a need for each of us to know and understand our ‘past in order to better prepare for the challenge of our future. a NOW, THEREFORE, I, Nancy M. Jenkins, Mayor of the City of Greenville, North Carolina, »T*, do hereby proclaim the month of February, 1999, as ". AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH lawyer representing a Ku Klux Klan member used the opinion of a Black Supreme Court justice to _ bolster his argument that Virginia's _ cross-burning ban is unconstitu- tional. The hearing Wednesday in was David Baugh's second attempt to pet a judge to dismiss the cross- urning charge because it deprives his White client of his right to free speech. Carroll County Circuit Judge Duane Mink gave attorneys six weeks to submit additional argu- ments that he will consider before ruling whether the law is constitu- tional. Barry Black, imperial wizard of the International Keystone Knights of the Klan, was charged on Aug. 22 with burning a cross in a public place, a felony punishable by one to five years in prison. Black. 50, of Johnstown, Pa., was the leader of a KKK rally in a farm pasture where 18 people wearing robes with pointed hats and carrying torches stood around a 25-foot burning cross. Baugh, a member of the American Civil: Liberties) Union's Virginia board of directors, cited a 1992 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a St. Paul, Minn., ordinance with lan- guage similar to the Virginia law. "The sole purpose of this statute is to suppress an expression of a group espised by the majerity, augh said. "Il despise the KKK. But if we are going to have a democracy we are going to have dissent and we must tolerate political dissent." Commonwealth's Attorney Gregory Goad argued _ that Virginia's law is different from Minnesota's because it is ~~ view- point neutral and equally prohibits cross-burning by anyone, to in- timidate anyone, for any reason." Baugh said the state's argument was "disingenuous." "Everybody and their mother knows a cross burning is a racist political act," he said. Baugh then quoted an opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas in another cross-burning case: "In Klan ceremony, the cross is a symbol of White supremacy and a tool for the intimidation and harassment of racial minorities." If Mink upholds the law, Black, who was not in the courtreom, will be tried in March. ; ; a This the 14th day of January, 1999. ; in Greenville and commend this observance to our citizens. & M. ue, A - | race. He atten »' his family. Jamaica. In this n and " his people at Birkbeck Col in African in ee ee * * THEODORE G. MUCHITEN, DMD Proudly Salutes Black History 1887-1940 4 It takes courage for a person to go against the odds ‘| and the thinking of the ee peop er was such a person. He wanted to change ple were being treated. He also felt that Blacks should take a greater command of their Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born on August 17, ‘, 1887, in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaican, the youngest of eleven a children. His mother and father were of pure African heri- " tage. At an earlyage, Marcus learned to take pride in his elementary school in St. Ann's Bay. Marcus was very bright student and could speak very well. t He was an excellent reader who tried to read every book he "| ccould find. He would often read the dictionary to increase “I his work knowledge and reading skills. But, at age 14, Marcus had to quit school and go to work to help support le. Marcus Garvey the way his peo- destiny. Garvey became a printer's helper in Kingstonn, the Fob, he leaned val skills that would be useful to hom later. In 1910, he went to Central South America in search of better jobs. In each city he viited, it disgusted him to see the prejudice aimed against 2 | In 1912, he went to London, England and studied lege. There he me African students for the :! first time.. Because of his new friends, he became intersted ‘i dence. He then begann to write for the ‘4| Africa Times and Orient Review. Upon ‘, eps cai book, Up From Slavery, he was deeply moved n reading Booker T. ‘; by 's teachings of Black self-improvement. 4 In 1914, Garvey returned to Jamaica, convinced “\H]__ that Blacks must find ways to help themselves. So, he and a y small group of friends founded the Universal Negro , ee Association (UNIA). The UNIA promoted ra- a cial unity through education, racial pride, business develop- ‘ ment, and trade with African. ‘ 2300 Hemby Lame Greenville, 27834 Phone: (252) 830 - 0201 Life sentence in INDEPENDENCE, Va. -- After being given a life sentence Frida ‘for his role in the death of a Blac man who was burned alive and beheaded, a White laborer apolo- gized to the man's family but refused to accept blame. "| am factually innocent," said Emmett Cressell, 38, who was convicted in November of first- degree murder. ressell said he had been falsely accused by his co- defendant, Louis Ceparano, who struck a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty. Ceparano also was sentenced to life in prison. Cressell apologized to the fam- ily of Garnett P Johnson for the anguish they have suffered since the July 1997 slaying, but didn't accept blame for it before Circuit Judge Colin Campbell imposed the sentence. The life sentence, plus a $100,000 fine, had been recom- mended by the jury There is no possibility of parole except for Virginia killing “geriatric parole" after he turns 60. The sentence was the maxi- mum that could have been im- posed, because the jury opted to convict him of first-degree murder rather than capital murder, which cae have carried the death nalty. Nees was doused with gaso- line and set afire after an all-night drinking party at Ceparano's trailer in rural Grayson County. Authorities found — Johnson's charred corpse in a pile of debris with his severed, burned head in a freshly dug hole nearby. Ceparano and Cressell are White, and the slaying outraged Black leaders across the country and prompted a Justice Department investigation into whether the slaying was a racially motivated hate crime. The department said it would review the case after the prosecu- tions are completed. Jeff Johnson, a cousin of the victim, said: "This is the end of a ‘ chapter and maybe Grayson Black woman speaks for President Bill Clinton. Continued from Page 5 I’m going to take some time to address two of the allegations of obstruction of justice against President Clinton in Article II: first, the allegation related to the box of gifts that Ms. Lewinsky asked Ms. Currie to hold for her; second, the allegation related to the president’s conversation with Ms. Currie after his deposition in the .Jones case. Clinton. M.L. SMITH REALTY a minority owned and operated sole proprietor enterprise has officially opened for business. "INTEGRITY IS OUR BUSINESS". Whether you are interested in selling or Buying, your real estate needs are our utmost concern. We are equipped to assist you with all of your real estate needs. RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL-or NEW CONSTRUCTION- PITT ASSOCIATION of REALTORS. 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Continued from Page 6 gested that by not removing the president from office, the entire house of civil rights might well fall. ing that the president is a good: grave concerns because of the president’s conduct in the Paula Jones case. And some managers suggested that we all should be concerned should the Senate fail to convict the president, because it will send a message that our civil rights laws and our sexual harassment | laws are unimportant. . I can’t let their comments go unchallenged. I speak as but one woman, but I know I speak for others as well. I know I speak for the president. Bill Clinton’s grandfather owned a store. His store catered primarily to African-Americans. Apparently his grandfather was one of only four white people in town who would do business with African-Americans. And he taught his grandson that the African-Americans who came into the store were good people, and they worked hard, and they deserved a better deal in life. _ The president has taken his grandfather’s teach- ing to heart and he has worked every day to give all of us a better deal, an equal deal. I’m not worried about the future of civil rights. I'm not worried because Ms. Jones had her day in court and Judge Wright deter- mined that all of the matters we are discussing here today were not material to her cases, and ultimately decided that Ms. Jones, based on the facts and the ae in that case, did not have a case against the pres- ent. ‘ I'm not worried because we've had imperfect leaders in the past and we'll have imperfect leaders in the future. But their imperfections did not roll back nor did they stop the march for civil rights and equal opportu- nity for all of our citizens. Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. — we revere these men. We should. But they were not perfect men. They made human errors. But they struggled to do humani- ty good. I'm not worried about civil rights, because this pres- ident’s record on civil rights, on women’s rights, on all of our rights, is unimpeachable. Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, you have an enormous decision to make. And in truth, there is little more I can do to lighten that burden, but I can do this: I can assure you that your decision to follow the facts and the law and the Constitution and acquit the president will not shake the foundation of the house of civil rights, The house of civil rights is strong because its foun- dation is strong. And with all due respect, the foun- dation of the house of civil rights was never at the core of the Jones case. It was never at the heart of the Jones case. The foundation of the house of civil . rights is in the voices of all the great civil rights lead- ers and the soul of every person who heard them. It’s in the hands of every person who folded a leaflet for change, and it’s in the courage of every person who changed. It’s here, in the Senate, where men and - women of courage and conviction stood for progress, where senators, some of them still in this chamber, some of them who lost their careers, looked to the Constitution, listened to their conscience, and then did the right thing. opportaniti claimed my my right to hove ta cee have, by fighting for my right to seek the employment. Id o ro , by other blood vessel diseases claim 2,600 American lives every day. That amounts to an average of one cardiovascular disease-related death every 33 seconds. Extracting an annual death toll of about 960,000, cardiovascular disease is, by far, the No. 1 killer of American men and women today. More than 40 percent of all American deaths are attributable to cardiovascular disease. Each year the American Heart Association recruits millions of volunteers to join its battle against this deadly foe. The association's “Heart diseases, stroke and unstinting commitment to contin- ued progress in the fight against heart disease and stroke requires a determined effort--every day, every week, every month and every year. In 1963, Congress officially recognized the need to focus national attention on heart health when it mandated that the presi- dent of the United States issue a roclamation annually designating ebruary as American Hea Month. Since then the American Heart Association has worked with successive administrations in pre- paring the annual proclamation. The significance of American Heart Month is not that it is a time of intensified effort--the search for expanded knowledge, preventa- tive measures, cures, new medi- cines and new _ technologies is always intense. Rather, American Heart Month is significant because it is a time for all Americans to learn about, recognize and appre- ciate the strides the American , Heart Association and other note- worthy health organizations are making to reduce the deadly risks and consequences of cardiovascu- lar disease. To increase public understand- ing, each February during American Heart Month, the American Heart Association launches a nationwide educa- tional campaign. In 1999, the National Women's Heart Disease and Stoke Campaign, TAKE WELLNESS TO HEART, once again will serve as the theme for the American Heart Association's observance of American Heart Month. The asso- ciation will continue to reinforce messages of this campaign, includ- ing the fact that cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 threat to the overall health and the lives of American women. Cardiovascular diseases claim more lives each year than the next 16 causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. Yet alarmingly, only 8 percent of American women recognize cardiovascular disease as a serious health threat. This year, the special message to women is to “Take Charge" in the fight against heart disease and stroke. The "Take Charge" message is intended to encourage American women to learn the risk factors and warning signs of heart diseace and stroke and to take: action to eliminate all changeable. a Continued on Page 10 Ooo risk factors from their lives. "Take Charge" also addresses *- jal message for” 999 wee the American Heart Association's’ * growing concern about the impor tance of compliance (compliance _ another American Heart Month with prescription instructions, mé- dial instructions and doctor diret- tives) to cardiovascular health. The aim of this effort is to call attention to the unique contribl-' tions women can m loved ones. e to ensure’ the wellness of their families and-- ed to National Fello Greenville-- Dr. Donald Ensley (pictured left) East Carolina University associate professor and Chairman of the Department of Community Health in the School of Allied Health sciences, has been named to The Healthcare Forum's 1999-2000 Cardiovasular Health Fellowship. One of 30 health professionals selected from across the nation, Ensley will develop a community action project a dressing heart diease as part of the fellowship. The Healthcare Forum is an organization that studis cardiovas- cular diseases, such as strokes and hypertension, ans _ establishes community-based projects aimed at reducing incidence and severity. "I'm excited about being able to study the communities of this disease with experts from through- out the country," Ensley said. "Heart disease and stroke have such prevalent mortality and mor- bisity rates in eastern North Carolina abd the Southern United States. Thorough my project, | hope to being more ihe aware- ness to the issues surrounding cardiovascular disease and its pre- vention. Ensley co-chairs the North Carolina Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force with state Senator Ed Warren, and serves on the executive committee of the Stroke Belt Consortium which encompasses 13 states. At ECU, Ensley chairs the Department of Community Health in the School of Allied Health Sciences. He has taught at the University for 21 ears, and serves on the Pitt artners for Health Tak Force. "We are fortunate to have someone of his caliber and skill to seve on the state task force for such an importnat health concern as heart disease," Warren said. "I think selection to the fellowshi aks well of not only his wor roughout the state, but also at the university. A graduate of North Carolina Central University, Ensley earned his master's and doctorate's de- ees from Michigan State niversity, where he also served as Assistant Director of Admissions for the College of Osteopathic Medicine. In 1976, he earned a separate master's degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The fellowship is sponsored through an unrestricted grant to The Healthcare Forum from Astra Merck. In 1996, the American Association for World Health rec- ognized the forum for its leader- ship in creting _ healthier communities. The fellowship will begin in April with a meeting in San Francisco, folowed by six computer conferences throughout the year, along with additional meetings at different sites in the United States. It will conclude on May 2, 2000, with a conference in Orlando, Florida. “verwawe@~. = - or Eastern Digestive Proudly Salutes Black History Mon _EASTERN DIGESTIVE DISEASES CENTER, INC. . 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(Photo by Jim Rouse) Standing Tall......is Pitt County's newly elected Sheriff Mac Manning (second from right) at the King Day celebration held at a local church. The sheriff is flanked by Rev. Sidney Locks (right) and the Rev. Dr. C.B. Gray, along with other area dignitaries. Many King Da observances were held throughout the community all day. ’ Honoring the next generation....Mayor Nancy Jenkins (center) at School. The student es a student from J. H. Rose Hi thers present included congratu t), won an essay contest. (second from ri City of Greenville Police Captain Cecil Hardee (Second from left) and radio talk show host Monte Williams (far right). (photo by Jim Rouse) % 4 Future leaders.....Troop Leader Bill Sanders is shown with the Boy Scout Troop from Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, who encourage young men to get involved with their community. They suggest camping as an excellent method of teaching discipline, prevaring our young men for their leadership of the future. (photo by im Rouse 7 te ncn ill Role model... Tobias "Toby" Crandol is shown here with his family and friends as they gathered to share some love and congratulations with him for having been selected as "Park Ranger of the Year" by the City ‘of Greenville Recreation and Parks Department. (photo by Jim Rouse) On January 18, 1999, The Ciy of Greenville officially unveiled the newly dedicated Martin Luther King, Jr, Drive. The Master of Ceremoies for the occasion was _ Mayor Nancy Jenkins. The following is the speech pre- sented r. Gaston Monk, President of the Pitt County chapter of the NAACP. Members of the City Council, Ladies and Gentlemen: This is indeed an historic, momentous occasion-- the Dedi- cation Ceremony for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive in Greenville, North Carolina. When | was asked to be on the program, - | asked myself what could | say about Martin Luther King, Jr., that the people don't eee know. His life and works have been on radio, TV and other media sources continuously for weeks. So | asked myself, why was there a need for one as Martin Luther King, Jr., if we were all born equal and aranteed the same rights under e laws? My mind went back to the year 1740 when the American Colonies began enacting compul- sory ignorance laws prohibiting the teaching of slaves or free Blacks. Despite the risk of punish- ment and even disfigurement for learning to read, thousands of enslaved African Americans defied the laws. For a young Frederick Douglass, gaining an education was a direct route to freedom. Born in 1818 on the eastern shores of Maryland, Douglas was raised by his grandmother on a plantation. He was sent to a new master in Baltimore at age eight. At first, his new master's wife encouraged him to read and write until her husband convinced her that "learning would spoil the best slave." The master forbade the continuance of his instruction, telling her that it was unlawful, that it was unsafe, and could only lead to trouble. To use his own words, he said, "if you give a slave an inch he will take a mile; he should know nothing but the will of his master, and learn to obey it. If you teach him to read the Bible there will be no keeping him, it would forever unfit him for the duties of a slave. As to himself learning would do him no good, but probably, a great deal of harm--making him disconsolate and unhappy If you teach him to read, he'll want to know how to write and with this accomplish- ment he'll be running away with himself." These words stayed with Douglas and stirred up a feeling of rebellion and made him under- stand the direct pathway from slavery to freedom. The yearnin for freedom eventually manifeste itself and the American Negro began to move with a sense of eat urgency toward the romised Land of racial justice. In 1954, the United States Supreme Court ruled that sepa- rate educational facilities for Black and White children were unequal and unconstitutional. Further court decisions requiring school integration produced vio- lent reactions in the South. White citizens’ councils sprang up. in attempts to nullify the court decision, and the Ku Klux Klan got out its sheets and hoods, paraded, and set crosses on fire. All public facilities continued to be forcibly segregated. High taxes at the voting poling places pre- vented most Blacks from being able to cast their ballots. In Montgomery, some of the most degrading acets of segregation were e rules of the Montgomery City Bus Lines. Blacks were required to sit and stand at the rear of the buses even if there were empty seats in the front section, which was reserved for Whites. Furthermore, Blacks had to pay their fares at the front of the bus, get off the bus and walk to the rear to re-enter through the back door. Drivers often pulled off and left them after they had paid their fares. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, of Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give up her seat for a White man on a segregated bus. It was a simple gesture of fed-up defiance, but a defining moment in the history of race relations in the United States. Her bus ride set in motion a movement that made MLK, Jr., a national leader and culminated in historic civil rights legislation in the 1960's. rs. Parks was arrested for her refusal to give up her seat. Martin was informed of the incident and the arrest after bail had been posted for Mrs. Parks. He organ- ized a meeting of the leaders of the community and they formed the Montgomery Improvement Association and elected King as resident. A boycott was organ- ized and started on December 5. The success of the boycott led to the Supreme Court's affirmation that Alabama's laws requiring seg- regation on buses were unconsti- tutional. On December 21, 1956, Montgomery's buses were peace- fully integrated. Inspired by the Montgomery bus victory, move- ments sprang up in other cities. As Black Congressman John Conyers later exdaimed, "Rosa Parks moved civil rights issues from the back of the bus to the front of America's conscience." When Dr. King’s house was bombed in Montgomery in 1957, crowds of Black people rallied in front of the Mr. Gregg's Salon ppy new year!! With 1998 now behind us and 1999 just begining, Mr. Gregg's Total Care Salon Services is blowing up! Thereare many changes planned for the new year, new stuff, new equipment and new services. We are happy to announce the addition of a new Styling Team, as well as a new Nail Care Team. It is our goal to have an all purpose, multicultural salon that provides the best service with a professional and comfortable environ- ment. With the addition of these two professional teams, we are well on our way to providing our ~ clients with the best of all services available. Mr. Gregg blowing up ) f 3 NAACP President Gives Dedication § house, many with rifles, shot guns, and pistols. The question of self-defense was raised as an exact response to its obvious need in real life. National leadership was thrust upon Dr. King by the media when he commuted the crowds’ deepest and most immediate emotions into a Black Christian alternative. "If any blood be shed -- let it be ours!" Newsweek and Time magazines carried these words and a part of America confirmed Kings vision. The church, the voice of Southern Black religion and its professional class would reassert its leadership, and Christianity, now would be the clothing democracy would need. If we were righteous, we would overcome, as the Bible and Jesus promised. On February 11, 1960, four Black college students sat down at a White-only lunch counter in Greensboro. Their simple but ave gesture--ordering coffee-- aunched the sit-in movement. Non-violent protest movements consisting mostly of Black youth, (sit-ins) spread throughout the South, eventually causing estab- lishments to end their segregation- ist practices or suffer dire economic consequences. Like the Montgomery bus boycott, sit-ins galvanized people and proved that non-violent action could bring on momentous change. In spite of all the positive changes that have taken place, today, January 1999, finds life in America for a Black man still not a comfortable existence. It means being a part of the company of the bruised, the battered, and the scarred. Being a Black man in America means trying to smile when you want to cry. It means having your legs cut off and then being condemned for being crip- pled. Being a Black man_ in America means listening to politi- cians eradicate affirmative action while arguing in the same breath that they are not racist. This includes Ward Connelly and Clarence Thomas, who both benefited from affirmative action. Being a Black man in America means being subjected to some- one pulling you behind a pick-up truck until your body parts dis- mantle. Being a Black man in America means having swastikas ainted on your mailbox and hate-filled vu ga graffiti painted outside your front door, as has recently occurred to a well-known Bishop here in Pitt County. Being a Black man in America means peing chosen and recommended by the Executive Committee of your political party to fill a vacancy on the Board of Coun Commissioners, and having it rejected and overturned by six White men of the same political party so they could name one of <= Ae {~ ° § 18 ! pete their own, another White male. It is impossible to create a formula for the future which does not take into account that our society has been doing something special against the Black man for hundreds of years. How then can he be absorbed into the main- stream of American life if we do not do something special for him, in order to balance the equation and equip him to compete on a just and equal basis? In asking for something special, the Black man is not seeking charity. He does not want to be given a job he cannot handle. Nor does he want to be told that there is no place where - he can be trained to handle it. Few People consider the fact that, in addition to being enslaved for two centuries, the Black man was, during all those years, robbed of the wages of this toil. No amount of gold could provide an adequate compensation for the exploitation and humiliation of the Black man in America down through the centuries. Not all the wealth of this affluent society could meet the bill. Yet a price can be placed on unpaid wages. As you ride through the county and state, you see roads named for people whose only claim to fame is that they own many acres of land that was cleared by slave labor and passed down from enerations to generations within e same family. Martin Luther King, Jrs leadership and works qualified him for this honor; he got it the old fashioned way--he earned it. | want to thank the mayor, and the city council, for honoring our request. To those of you who live in West Greenville, and those who travel down Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive, | want you to feel a sense of pride and remember the hard work, the suffering, the deg- radation it took to get us here. Remember that the greatest victory of our time has been internal. As with other races we have our share of drug addicts and criminals. Yet the real victory is in what has happened to the mind of the Black man. The greatness of this time is that we have armed ourselves with dignity and self-respect. The great- ness of this time is that we have straightened our back up. A man cannot ride your back unless it is bent. As we live on and travel upon this--the Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive--let us do so in remembrance of the legacy of non-violence that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., left us. A legacy we must strive to carry forth. News Nail art is now available at Mr. Gregg's. With the addition of LaKeisha Godl Mr. Gregg's will now offer to our nail care team, our clients nail art. In order to introduce Tasha Chamberlain, you to this new service, LaKeisha will of- fer free nail art with any full set of nails. Make your appointment today. Don't miss Hair Stylist out on this great pricing break. Styling Team Members — great pricing Name Specialty rr Mr. Gregg Hair Care Color, Dee Greene, and Cuts. Nail Care Technician Lakeisha Godley, : : ie Nail Artist Tasha Chamberlin Extention Styles _ ana Happy Ist Anniversary!!! Tanya Davis Hair Care Birthday Wishes. 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All contractors are hereby notified that they must I have proper licenses under the state laws governin I their respective trades and have experience in periorm- I ing the type of work specified. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash I deposit, certified check drawn on some bank or trust | company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance I Corporation of an amount equal to not less than 5% of the proposal or in lieu thereof a bidder may offer a bid bond 5% the bid executed by a Surety Company li- censed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds conditioned that the surety will upon de- mand forthwith make payment to the oblige upon said bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accor- dande with the bid bond and upon failure to forthwith make surety shall pay to the oblige an amount equal to double the amount of said bond. Said deposit shall be retained by the owner as liquidated damage in the event of failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract within 10 days after the award of to give satisfactory surety as required by law. TOWN OF WINTERVILLE PO BOX 1459 WINTERVILLE, NC 28590 Sealed Bids for the constructio of the following major elements of the works.. A. Install new duplex lift pump and pump tank. B. _ Install approximately 3680 linear feet of 8 inch force main. C. Install approximately 11,600 linear feet of gravity sewer mains. Will be received by The Town of Winterville at the of- fice of the town in Winterville, NC until 2:00 PM., | | | said office publicly opened and read aloud. The Contract Documents may be examined at the fol- lowing locations: Office of the Engineer, | Carolina Benchmark, | Engineers-Surveyors-Planners, Inc | 102 Oakmont Drive 1 Greenville, NC 27858 Greenville:--On January 22, the League of Women Voters of Pitt Coun ean Held at Pitt Community College, the forum was desigr to inform the community of the advantages of charter schools, a new type of Putty throu that are ing rapi roughout Noth Carolina. North Carolina's 90 charter public schools were North Carolina's accountable _ public schools because charter schools are accountable to both the rents and the taxpayers, said one Robinson, President of the NC Education Reform Foundation, and father of the state's charter school movement. Robinson joined Richard Clontz of the State Department of Public Instruction in presenting informa- tion and answering qustions. Representatives from three area sre schools rounded out the nel. "Charter schools are the only public schools that are account- able to the taxpayers for perform- ance and accountable to parents for customer satisfaction," said Robinson. Charter schools only 7 get operating funds to the extent at they perform. Failure to perform means revocation of the charter and closing of the school. hosted an educational. "Unlike public schools, which have students forced to attend by attendance districts and no other choices available, the only way charter schools keep their bud is to keep parents satisfied. If the parent is not satisfied with the service the school provides, the charter school no longer gets money, for that child. If enough children leave, the school is no longer financially viable and is closed. Since 1997, three charter schools have been closed for just such a difficulty. "Please let me know the first time a district-run public school is closed because it did not do its job of educating children," challenged Robinson. "Charter schools are the great- est success in public school reform since the NC Constitution guaran- teed a free public education. Charter schools have shown how to be better stewards of public funds. with regard to providin learning space, transportation an ending learning dollars in the classroom. Unfortunately, these successes horrify the traditional education establishment, and for that reason this success story has not been told," he said. Robinson provided numerous examples for charter school suc- cess. The two top public schools, according to NC Department of 10 - "M" VOICE - Jan. 24 - Feb. 1, 1999 Public Instruction — are pe xe Charter’ public school and Exploris public charter school, both ott: in Wake County. Charter schools have also shown ssupning acivevernens with regard to “at-risk” students. Healthy Start Academy of Durham has a stu- dent population that is 98% black, 80% single parents and over 70% eligible tor the federal free and reduced lunch program. While these are the type of statistics that school districts use as an excuse for not teaching children, Healthy Start Academy scored in the 99% percentile for Kindergarten and the top third for 2nd grade on the lowa Test of Basic skills---both nationally recognized systems of standardized testing. "Politicians and bureaucrats have told you forever that they wanted to put more money in the classroom, and so they asked you for more money," Robinson said. "However, about half of it never made it to the classroom. In North Carolina, 52% of the per- sonnel employed by school dis- tricts do not teach a class, and that number has been dropping for 20 years. Compare that to the staffing ratio at Healthy Start Academy (charter school) which has 78% of its personnel teaching a class. 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Please send donations to the le in (Eastern Standard Time), February 17, 1999, and then at | Sealed proposals will be received by The Town of Winterville, North Carolina In the Town Offices until 2:00 P.M. loca time the 17th day of February, 1999, and Immediately thereafter opened and read for furnish- I ing of labor, materials, | and equipment entering into the installation of building repairs. Proposals must be enlcosed_in a sealed envelo addressed to the Town of Winterville, City Manager, RO. Box 1459, Winterville, North Carolina 28590. The out- side of the envelope must be marked "BID FOR | made on the blank forms provided for that pu name, address, and license number of the bidder shall ments will be open for inspection in the office of the #] Engineer, Carolina Benchmark, 102 Oakmont Driver, Greenville, NC 27858, the office of Associated General Contractors, Raleigh, N.C., the office of the Pitt County Health Department, Greenville, N.C., or may be ob- ff tained from the office of the Engineer ‘i make a bid upon deposit of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) in i cash or certificed check. The deposit will be returned only to those submitting a bona fide prpors provided plans and semper are returned to the Engineer in condition within five (5) days after the date set for receiving bids. SOUTHERN SEWER EXTENSION’, All proposals must be | se, ine be plainly marked on the outside of the sealed envelope. | Complete plans, specifications and contract docu- | by those who will . f 1985. 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Robinson challenged the distric-run public schools to state their own example of when they had immediatelyter- minated non-performing instruc- tors. Unlike traditional public schools, Robinson noted, charter schools don't haze beginning} teachers with the bad assign- ments, they don't haze beginning teachers with tougher kids. They expand the professional responsi- bility of teachers and treat them like professional and "pay the A-team like the varsity, as opposed to the union workrule pay chart based on seat time in the class- room," he said. ‘The most important success of the charter school movement," Robinson said, both here and in other states, “is that the system of accountability to taxpayers and parents shows the way all public schools should be designed. In this fashion, we will create educa- tional opportunity for the vast majority of children who will remain in public schools in the short and intermediate term." i satus oug F- Om by Dr. George A. Hawkins ) id "Of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness and sanctification and deliverance" (I CORINTHIANS 1:30). If you notice in this scripture quote, WISDOM is given first, which means that it is the most important step in the plan of salvation. The testimony of the Wise Man also agrees with this, saying "Wisdom is the principal thing... with all thy getting, get understanding." In all of our weaknesses or strengths, wisdom is necessary to our taking the proper course. All intelligence seeks for more knowledge and wisdom. Foolish mistakes and foolish decisions may not appear at the time to be unwise or foolish. This was the case of Mother Eve who longed for knowledge and wisdom. The for- bidden tree from which ate seemed to her to be a door to wisdom, but little did she realize that her thirst for it created her first sin which was disobedience to We all need a wise counselor to guide us in the ways of pleasant- ness and peace. What better counselor that the Word of God... the Scriptures? If Mother Eve, whom God created perfect, needed a wise guide, how much more do we as her fallen imper- fect children need such a guide. Our Heavenly Father knows that our own wisdom is not to be depended upon and that the wisdom of the Adversary (the Devil) is meant for our bad. Therefore, let us look to Jesus Christ and his Word for our spiritual enlightenment. ‘The very fact that the daughter of an Army officer from Richmond, Va., ... can represent the president of the United States on the floor of the Senate of the United States is powerful proof that the American dream lives.’ rights. him i removed from office. pry eens, Ree Cees Ns aia ahs wee ee Continued from Page 7 fighting for my right to be a lawyer, by sitting in, and carrying signs, and walking long marches, riding free- dom rides, and putting their bodies on the line for civil I stand here before you today because America decided that the way things were was not how they're going to be. We the people decided that we all deserved ‘a better deal. I stand here before you today because President Bill Clinton believes I could stand here for Your decision whether to remove President Clinton from office, based on the articles of impeachment, I know will be based on the law and the facts and the Constitution. It would be wrong to convict him on this , record. You should acquit him on this record. And you ' must not let imagined harms to the house of civil rights | ‘persuade you otherwise. The president did not obstruct justice. The president did not commit perjury. The president must not be BEE PM PL E ERE ERD GR