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NEW YORK (NNPA) -If controversial talk showhost Rush Limbaugh doesn’tapologize for his commentspublished in an op-ed col-umn in the Wall Street Jour-nal, he may face a defamationlawsuit from the Rev. AlSharpton.

In his column,Limbaugh, who has been inthe news lately after beingasked to invest in the pur-chase of the winless St. LouisRams football team, chargedthat Sharpton played “a lead-ing role in the 1991 CrownHeights riot (he called neigh-borhood Jews ‘diamond mer-chants’) and 1995 Freddie’sFashion Mart riot.”

A sharply wordedstated from the SharptonCamp contests, “Mr.Limbaugh’s blatant and defa-matory statements regardingthe Crown Heights riotsfalsely give the impressionthat Rev. Sharpton waspresent during the violencethat occurred when in real-

ity, he had been called in bythe family after theviolence...In fact, a study wascommissioned by GovernorMario Cuomo that stated un-equivocally that activists, in-cluding Rev. Al Sharpton,didn’t get to Crown Heightsuntil after the riot,” the state-ment continued. “Ironically,in 1991, not only did Rev.Sharpton not participate inthe Crown Heights violence,this was the same year he wasstabbed in Bensonhurst,Brooklyn, and he later wentto court to plea for leniencyfor his stabber and forgavehim,” the release states. “Interms of Freddie’s FashionMart, Rev. Al Sharpton, alongwith local elected officialssupported the protests. How-ever, a lone gunman who dis-agreed with the nonviolentnature of the protests enteredthe store and killed sevenpeople and himself. He was aknown critic of Rev.Sharpton’s use of non-vio-lent techniques.

For Mr. Limbaugh toimply that Rev. Sharpton hasanything to do with someone

that killed people and himselfis blatantly wrong.”Limbaugh was incensedwhen his bid to buy the Rams,along with Dave Checketts,was rejected and he blamed“race hustlers,” includingthe Rev. Jesse Jackson in hisallegations against Sharpton.Sharpton and Jackson,Limbaugh asserted, were incahoots with the NFL Play-ers Association in blockinghis bid.

“He’s delusional,”Sharpton said of Limbaughand his charges. “He’s tryingto inflate himself—that he’sso important that the wholeworld has to be against him.He ought to ask his partnerswhy they threw him underthe bus.”

Meanwhile, Sharpton’slawyers are preparing a law-suit if Limbaugh refuses toapologize or to clarify hisstatements .“He has the rightto criticize Rev. Sharpton,”the statement said, “but hedoes not have the right to ac-cuse him of criminal activity,and riots and murders arecriminal.”

By Herb BoydSpecial to the NNPA from the

Amsterdam News

Limbaugh Faces SharptonLawsuit If No Apology

Rev. Al Sharpton (l) prepares to sue Rush Limbaugh (r) over libalous statements in his comumn.

Judge Richard Scott swore in the 2009-2011 HT Alumni Associa-tion - Austin Chapter Officers. They are President Jeffrey Archer, Vice-President Thomas McDowell, Secretary Jimmie Mitchell, and Asst. Sec-retary Joyce Guillory. Not pictured are Treasurer L. Harris and ChaplainD. Scott.

The leadership team is tasked:1.) To unite alumni, ex-students and friends for promotion, ad-

vancement and welfare of the University.2.) To assist in the recruitment of qualified individuals for admis-

sion to the University3.)To inform the general public of the ideals, purposes and pro-

grams of the University.All alumni, ex-students and friends are encouraged to become active

participants in HTAA’s activities. The chapter meets each month, Sep-tember through May, on second Saturday, at 10:00 A.M.- 12:00 P.M.,Agard-Lovinggood Auditoruim. We look forward to your presence andparticipation.

HT Alumni gets new setof officers

The National Black Jus-tice Coalition (NBJC) ap-plauds the Senate’s 68-29passage of a landmark hatecrimes bill that would makeit a federal crime to assault anindividual because of his orher sexual orientation or gen-der identity. This legislationnow goes to PresidentObama, who has pledged tosign it into law.

“The Senate’s decision topass this bill sends a clear mes-sage that the civil rights of ev-ery American are worth pro-tecting and defending,” saidSharon J. Lettman, NBJC Ex-ecutive Director. “No oneshould have to live their life infear of violence simply for liv-ing their life openly.”

The Matthew Shepardand James Byrd, Jr. HateCrimes Prevention Act givesthe Justice Department thepower to investigate and pros-ecute bias-motivated violencewhere the perpetrator has se-lected the victim because of theperson’s actual or perceivedrace, color, religion, nationalorigin, gender, sexual orien-

Obama has pledged to sign bill into law

NBJC Welcomes Passage ofLandmark Federal Hate Crimes Bill

tation, gender identity or dis-ability. It expands the defini-tion of federal hate crimeswhile streamlining the pro-cess of federal prosecution ofbias-based crimes.

About 77,000 hate-crime incidents were reportedby the FBI between 1998 and2007, or “nearly one hatecrime for every hour of ev-ery day over the span of adecade,” reported AttorneyGeneral Eric Holder to theSenate Judiciary Committeein June.

The National BlackJustice Coalition (www.NBJC. org) is a civil rightsorganization dedicated toempowering Black lesbian,gay, bisexual, andtransgender people. Ourmission is to end racism andhomophobia. NBJC envi-sions a world where allpeople are fully empoweredto participate safely, openlyand honestly in family,faith and community, re-gardless of race, gender-identity, or sexual orienta-tion.

City Manager Marc Otttoday announced the appoint-ment of Kevin Johns, Director ofEconomic Development for PalmBeach County, Fla., to headAustin’s office responsible forimplementing economic pro-grams that foster jobs and nur-ture Austin’s creative industries.

Johns will begin in Aus-tin on Jan. 11. While director thepast five years in Florida, Johnsnot only developed public-pri-vate partnerships for job growth,but helped raise that coastalarea’s profile on the world eco-nomic stage. He has more than30 years experience in urbanplanning and economic devel-opment.

“Today’s economic worldis a much smaller place and Mr.Johns understands the impor-

City hires Economic Growth andRedevelopment Services Director

tance of both local partnershipsand international outreach,”City Manager Ott said.

His agency’s strategicplan for Palm Beach Countybrought together 36 public-pri-vate partnerships that are ex-pected to generate $1 billion innet new taxes and 30,000 jobsover the next ten years.

To generate internationalinvestment, he created a GlobalCapital Market Group com-posed of private equity firms inSouth Florida and a 21st CenturyEconomic Plan that includespartnerships for a comprehen-sive trade development system,an inland port, an internationalfinance district, expanded con-sular activity, trade missions andinternational business ex-changes.

CHICAGO (NNPA) - Bet-ter management of the HaroldWashington Cultural Center inBronzeville and improved eco-nomic conditions in the areacould help the center becomeprosperous should it emergefrom foreclosure, residents say.

Shorebank filed a foreclo-sure suit seeking $1.3 million inAugust against Tobacco RoadInc., the nonprofit organizationthat manages the beleagueredvenue. In March 2004, the bankissued the organization a mort-gage for $1.4 million.

The center was given un-til Oct. 28 to resolve its issueswith the bank.

Named after the late

Mayor Harold Washington, the$19.5 million, 40,000-square-footbuilding that boasts a broadcastand digital media resource cen-ter, and radio facilities, openedin August 2004.

It is on the southeast cor-ner of 47th Street and King Driveand is managed by JimilitaTillman, executive director ofTobacco Road. She is one offormer Ald. Dorothy Tillman’s(3rd) daughters.

Calls by the Defenderseeking comment on the HWCCwent unanswered.

However, the former al-derman sent out a letter seekingdonations to help Tobacco Roadmeet the banks terms.

“The Harold WashingtonCultural Center has been openfor 5yrs (sic) and during this timewe have been a safe haven for

over 100,000 youth. Through ourcommunity partnerships, teensummits, talents showcases andeducational programs, we havekept many youth off the streetsand gotten them into college aswell as entertainment profes-sions,” the letter reads.

“Now we are in need ofsupport. The Harold Washing-ton Cultural Center has been hitby all the directions of these tougheconomic times. Corporate spon-sorship has dwindled, artisticgrants have been cut, and eventrentals have been strained.

“Our center is faced witha foreclosure judgment when allwe wanted to do was catch ournote up and pay it forward. Ourlending institution have (sic)called in the entire note of 1.4 miland won’t accept our past dueamount of 50k.

“We continue to offerfree programs to our youthand community partners.We need our friends in art,culture, spirit, sports andentertainment communityto step up and save our jewelin the African AmericanCommunity. While the vio-lence and neglect is beinghighlighted nationally, ourstudents are crying to saveour building...their artistichome.

Harold Washington Cultural Center in FinancialJeopardy, $1.4M Deadline This Week

By Kathy ChaneySpecial to the NNPA from

the Chicago Defender

A Chicago institution that is credited with restoring one ofthe roughest parts of the city.

Moving toanotherlevel!

Michael Lofton con-tinues to amaze me. Justwhen you think that youhave him figured out, hecomes up without anotheridea. He is already legend-ary for starting and sus-taining the AfricanAmerican Men and Boysconference in a very shorttime and has put it on thenational scene, he contin-ues to come up with ideasto stimulate the youngpeople that he works with.

This week, in be-tween conferences, he istaking a group of studentson a field trip. Next Mon-day, November 2, he willbe taking 100 studentsfrom LBJ High School tothe seat of state govern-ment.

The trip will be tohave a face-to-face withTexas Supreme CourtChief Justice, WallaceJefferson. They will meetin his court room in theTom C Clark Building, 201West 14th Street in Aus-tin.

After being intro-duced to the young people,Chief Justice Wallace willgive a “Community Ad-dress.” I don’t know whatthat is, but it sounds im-pressive. But, just sittingin the highest civil courtroom in Texas should beenough to impress manyof these young people. Andthey will be more im-pressed to know that hejust happens to be AfricanAmerican.

The youth will be ac-companied to the court bya group of local heavyweights in their ownright. Judge Kelly Evanswill introduce the judgeafter a prayer by AshtonCumberbatch (Attorney,former Police Monitor, andExecutive at Seton Hospi-tal) and of course MichaelLofton.

One thing thatcomes out as soon as youmeet Chief JusticeWallace is that he is oneof the most down to earthpeople that you will evermeet. He has been in thatposition for several years.He was first appointedand later elected to theposition. He is from SanAntonio, but makes him-self accessible to the Aus-tin community. Just re-cently, the Deltas had achance to hold court withhim.

There are a numberof high profile AfricanAmerican in Austin thatit be worth the while ofthese student to meetthem. Michael, don’t letthis be the last field trip.

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Black Turnout LookingMild for November

Elections

By Ron WaltersNNPA Columnist

From all that I can tell, BarackObama isn’t running in thefall and that fact is likely tohave a decisive impact on theelections for governor in bothVirginia and New Jersey andthe House of Representatives.\Blacks are 15 percent of thepopulation in New Jersey and20 percent in Virginia, so theirvote could make a differencein these close races. Never-theless, the Obama factor iscritical because the 95 percentlevel at which Blacks voted forhim last year is the highest inAmerican history brought theturnout numbers close to theirrepresentation in the popula-tion. Yet, the emotionaldrama, laden with hope andthe possibility of real changewith which most blacks wentto the polls was an historicalevent that is unlikely to be rep-licated in the next general elec-tion, not to speak of the off-year elections coming up.Generally, the Black vote canbe 30-50 percent in an off-yearelection of what it was in thepresidential election and thatis the danger. The posture of the black voteis especially critical in Vir-ginia where Creigh Deeds, theDemocratic candidate has notrun a particularly effectivelyelection and is not as charis-matic as his conservativechallenger, Republican Rob-ert McDonnell. PresidentObama has campaigned inVirginia for Deeds, but theWhite House was recently

peeved because Deeds has notlabeled himself an “ObamaDemocrat” in a state whereObama won an historic vic-tory last year. With Deedslagging, at this writing, by anaverage of 12 percent in recentpolls, he badly needs a strongblack turnout.Deeds, however, describeshimself as a “Creigh DeedsDemocrat” and has failed tolock up at least two prominentblack heavy-weights in theState, former Governor DougWilder and Sheila Johnson,wealthy wife of Bob Johnsonof BET fame.Sheila Johnson has made tele-vision ads for RepublicanMcDonnell, attempting tosplit the black vote. Even ifDeeds were to win Wilderover, it unlikely that his influ-ence would have much effectwith the election so close.In the most recent PublicPolicy poll, although blackssay they support CreighDeeds (68-20) when askedwhether they are “excited”about the race, the percent ofblacks responding shows:“Very excited” -- 41 percent,“Somewhat” – 31 percent and“Not very” – 26 percent. So,Creigh Deeds has not lit a firein the Black communitywhich would be necessary fora big turnout with mostBlacks not very excited by orabout his campaign.A somewhat similar picturepresents itself in New Jerseywith the incumbent GovernorJohn Corzine running for re-election. Corzine is runningneck-and-neck with Republi-can challenger Chris Christie,just behind her in a recent pollby 2 percent, after runningbehind by double-digits mostof this year. Obama has cam-paigned strongly for Corzineand if he pulls ahead, it couldbe said that the Obama factor

made a difference. But con-trary to Deeds, Corzine is alsoworking the black communityhard as Rev. Reginald Jack-son leader of the BlackMinister’s Council of New Jer-sey has recently endorsedhim.The Black vote could also bea factor in House whether theHouse holds on to its Demo-cratic majority in States likeAlabama, Arkansas, Georgia,Mississippi, North Carolinaand Ohio. More than in theSouth however, Ohio could bea bell-weather of Obama’sability to hold keep his North-ern and Mid-western states inthe fall elections. In this eco-nomically challenged stated,Obama has climbed back upover 50 percent in his favor-able rating according to recentpolls – something the majormedia has kept secret.With the Youth turnout alsoexpected to drop in the fallelections, the DemocraticParty’s dependence uponblack turnout is greater thanusual. But here is the rub:blacks are suffering from thefall-out of the economy at adisproportionate rate thanthe rest of the nation and needfor the impact of the economicprograms that have been putplace to work for them. If thatdoesn’t happen, black voterturnout could be even lessthan projected.These elections could be awindow into the 2010 re-elec-tion race for Barack Obama,for if by then blacks have notbenefitted from Obama’ pro-grams, their turnout could fallback to at least the normallevel of 85 percent – whichmeans a 10% drop from 2008.That could cost Obama in aclose election. So there ismuch here to learn from inthese elections that don’t looklike they matter very much.

Time For a Shiftin Priorities

By Nicole C. LeeNNPA Columnist

(NNPA) - Twenty-five yearsago, the world was sickenedwhen pictures of starvingchildren flashed across theirtelevision screens each night.Extreme famine, drought, andwar hit Ethiopia like a ton ofbricks and the victims werethe nation’s most vulnerable.Ethiopia was riddled by adeadly combination of warand apathy. And while manywill never forget the imagesfrom 1984, this scene has con-tinued to replay itself over theyears.Today, drought and violencethreaten this region yet again.The Horn of Africa, includingthe countries of Kenya, Ethio-pia and Somalia, has re-ceived very little rainfall thispast year. In Ethiopia, overeighty percent of the popula-tion lives off the land. Anychange in climate has a dev-astating effect on the foodsupply, and leaves the herd-ers and farmers instantly vul-nerable to famine. Kenya andSomalia face the same chal-lenges as well, which makesregional stability a fantasticalproposition. Shortages infood supply can lead to vio-lence between communitiesas men and women fight forthe well-being of their fami-lies. Experts have warned foryears that unless the interna-

tional community undertakesa serious long term strategyto keep food supplies sustain-able, cycles of violence willcontinue in the Horn of Af-rica.But even with this knowl-edge, the U.S. relationship to-ward the Horn of Africa hasbarely changed in twentyyears. In 1984, our policy wasmore geared toward contain-ing communism than savinglives. The U.S. governmentassisted the most conservativeelites within the Horn of Af-rica, many times ignoring thewill or the needs of the people.As civil war waged in Ethio-pia, we showed more concernfor who was fighting commu-nism than who was fightinghunger.Fast forward to 2009. In asmuch as the Obama Admin-istration says the “war on ter-rorism” and its policies areover, that message has notextended to our defense pos-ture in Africa. AFRICOM, thenew U.S. military commandstructure, is actively con-cerned with bolstering themilitary power in this region.Certainly, there is some causefor concern. Extremism isbred in places were people aremost vulnerable to hunger,disease and oppression, andthe bombings in Somalia lastyear may have killed a fewwith ties to terrorism, but thecost of those military opera-tions could have built infra-structure rather than de-stroyed it. Money for bomb-ers could have sewn cropsrather than destroyed them.More disturbingly, we havetoo often turned a blind eye tohow dollars marked for aidare spent, provided the gov-

ernments in these countriesshow cooperation with ourmilitary interests. Over theyears, we have provided mil-lions of dollars in military aidto Ethiopia and Kenya, yethave been slow to criticizethose governments when theyhave allied themselves, atleast in word if not in deed,with our military. We see thesame in Ethiopia over the is-sue of the Ogaden region,where thousands have diedeach year from hunger andneglect.We can do better and more.As a country, the United Statesprofesses compassion anddemocratic values but so of-ten the effects of our interna-tional policies retard the abil-ity for democracy to flourish.It is not an accident that, inmany countries, famine is al-lowed to persist so that thosepopulations cannot pose op-position to ruling parties orleaders. We must consider theramifications of providingmillions of dollars of militaryaid without any consider-ation to the basic needs of therecipient country’s citizens.This recent famine gives theObama Administration anopportunity to redefine ourmission in Africa to one thattakes into account the longterm effects of our short termmilitary solutions. It allowsthe Obama Administration toshow compassion to starvingpeople and take responsibil-ity for our role in the region.Utilizing a blueprint based onaid, assistance and self-deter-mination instead of milita-rism can redefine the U.S. rolein the Horn of Africa, can savelives and actually encouragereal democracy.

By. Julianne MalveauxNNPA Columnist

Nara Sudarkasa - AWoman of High

Purpose

(NNPA) - Dr. NiaraSudarkasa, the first womanPresident of Lincoln Univer-sity, has a name that reflectsher reality. Niara meanswoman of high purpose, andthat she is, indeed. After leav-ing Lincoln University in1998, she traveled and con-sulted, and has recently beenscholar-in-residence at theAfrican American ResearchLibrary and Cultural Centerin Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Last week, she donated herpapers and personal library,including more than 3,800books, 4,100 issues of jour-nals and periodicals, plaquesand other collectibles, includ-ing the outfit she wore whenshe was enstooled as a chiefin the Ife Kingdom of Nigeria.This is a sister and scholarwhose name ought to be spo-ken frequently among Afri-can American people, espe-cially those who have con-cerns about the AfricanAmerican family, and thosewho have interests in thingsAfrican. We are more likelyto know entertainers, how-ever, than we are to knowscholars. This is a scholarcertainly worth knowing.I had the honor of traveling toFort Lauderdale to help saluteDr. Sudarkasa on the occa-sion of her very generous gift(valued at more than$270,000) to the library. Inthinking about Niara’s life

By. Rev. Al SharptonNNPA Columnist

done as an Africanist andanthropologist, long before itwas fashionable for AfricanAmerican people to look atour African roots. Indeed,Niara learned Yoruba as partof her doctoral work and stud-ies the work that women didin African society for her dis-sertation. Her early work laysthe foundation for contempo-rary work on linkages be-tween Africa and the UnitedStates.One of the things Dr.Sudarkasa developed is theconcept of the seven R’s asfoundations for family life.The R’s represent Africanfamily values that supportedkinship structures. From acontemporary perspective,when we see the R’s absent,we can also explain some ofthe challenges that we face infamily life. The R’s – respect,responsibility, restraint, reci-procity, reverence, reason andreconciliation – represent thehighest and best in family lifeand indeed in civic life. Un-fortunately, many are all tooabsent in relations and dis-course today.Niara Sudarkasa has had theblessing and the burden to bemany “firsts” – the first Blackwoman to teach at ColumbiaUniversity, where she earnedher doctorate; the first Blackwoman to teach at New YorkUniversity; the first AfricanAmerican woman to teach an-thropology at the Universityof Michigan; the first womanto lead Lincoln University.Being a first isn’t easy – youare carrying the burden forthe race, for the gender, beingjudged as a representative ofeveryone, not simply as a hu-man being. In those first po-sitions, stumbling is not an

option. Niara has soared, andthere are so many sister Presi-dents and sister scholarswho stand on her shoulders.Why write a column aboutthis phenomenal woman?Because history has a way ofswallowing women’s lives,and especially Blackwomen’s lives, unless we in-sistently step up, speak up,and tell our stories. BecauseNiara’s story is inspirationalto young women and to not-so-young women. Becausewe ignore the real founda-tions of African AmericanStudies if we ignore thiswoman’s wonderful work.The Shriver Report was re-leased a couple of weeks ago,a collaboration betweenCalifornia’s first lady, MariaShriver, and the DC-BasedCenter for American Progress.It alleges that “it’s a woman’sworld” because women arenow the majority of Americanworkers. Indeed, womenhave been the majority of ournation’s college students forabout a decade. But womenstill earn, on average, lessthan men do, and women’swages have been droppingfaster than men’s in this re-cession. I thought of Dr.Sudarkasa as I skimmed thereport, thinking of the pioneerthat she is, and the ways thework world has changed (butalso not changed) for women.Niara Sudarkasa is amongthose who paved the way forwomen like Maria Shriver,and so many others to con-template the contemporarystatus of women.My hat is off to this woman ofhigh purpose, an educator,author, scholar and leaderwhose work has made thisworld a better place!

Will These People andCorporations Stop at

Nothing?

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(NNPA) - Freedom of thepress unequivocally stands atthe core of fundamentals inthe United States of America.It is a form of checks and bal-ances towards the govern-ment, business and other en-tities in our society. But whenproducers, editors, journal-ists, executives and mediaconglomerates themselvesbegin fabricating news andopenly spreading half-truthsand lies, it’s time for someoneelse to start checking them.Last week, news outlets beganreporting on the case ofMeagan Williams, the youngwoman in West Virginia whohad claimed in 2007 that shewas kidnapped, beaten, sexu-ally assaulted, forced to eathuman feces and dousedwith hot water all the whileracial epithets were beingslurred toward her. Sevenindividuals were convictedin the case – all of whom con-fessed in some form or fash-ion to the crime. The prosecu-tion only pressed hate crimecharges against one of theseven, despite his belief in theheinous nature of the event.Many - including myself -stepped in to support thetroubled woman and hermother, who was deemed avictim even by the main-stream media. Meagan hasnow recanted her story.

Reputable news outlets suchas the NY Times, TheCharleston Gazette and theAssociated Press objectivelyreported on the turn of events.The AP quoted me in its pieceas stating: “The Rev. AlSharpton and Black Lawyersfor Justice urged prosecutorsto pursue hate-crime charges.The lawyers organized amarch on her behalf.Sharpton addressed a rally inCharleston and donated$1,000 to Williams’ family asa Christmas gift … Sharptonhas asked the prosecutor tovindicate anyone wrongfullyconvicted.” The CharlestonGazette said in its piece:“Sharpton told the Gazettethat he came down for therally but wasn’t involved inany marches and did not rep-resent the Williams family.He said he was involved onlyas a supporter of Williams.”And the NY Times reportedon October 22: “The Rev. AlSharpton addressed a 2007rally against hate crimes inCharleston and gave $1,000to Ms. Williams’ family as aChristmas gift. Mr. Sharptonsaid Wednesday that he hadsent a letter to the current Lo-gan County prosecutor, JohnBennett, asking him to look into Ms. Williams’ new state-ment.” Even those news out-lets that perceived that I mayhave pushed for hate crimecharges, did not fabricate liesor spin this latest develop-ment in the Megan Williams’case. It was only on the right,from publications like the NYPost, where those attemptingto vilify and discredit my his-tory of civil rights work began

freely spreading outrightmistruths. A disservice to thefield of journalism, the NYPost attempted to pass offjudgments and their own bi-ased beliefs as if they werefacts. “A troubled youngwoman whom the Rev. AlSharpton championed as avictim of a horrific, raciallymotivated sexual assaultnow says she fabricated theincident …” the piece begins.This sorry excuse for report-ing went on to say: “Sharpton– who now wants a new in-vestigation – already has arecord tarnished by his drum-beating for TawanaBrawley’s discredited 1987claim that she was gang-raped by white cops.” Insteadof highlighting the notion thatall I did was support a dis-traught woman and her fam-ily, and that I was not directlyever involved in handling hercase, the Post has once againtaken the liberty of printingwhatever it feels like withoutproper research to support itsbiased claims. And unlikeother publications that accu-rately reported my desire forthe prosecution to reopen thiscase to ensure due justice forthe seven white individualswho were accused of thecrime, the Post attempted tojuxtapose this incident withanother one where once againall I did was believe a victim– not create a hoax. It’s be-coming more and more ap-parent that the right will stopat nothing to create ridiculousshams because that’s all theammunition they have left.Will these people and corpo-rations stop at nothing?

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Rosewood Avenue Missionary Baptist Church1820 Rosewood Avenue, Austin, Texas 78702

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Weekly ServicesSunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.Wed. Night Bible Fellowship 6:30 p.m.

Rev. Coby Shorter, IIIPastor

The Spencer & Ora Lee Nobles“Hope Center” (512) 476-6722

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Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church 5900 Cameron Road Austin, Texas 78723-1843

(512) 451-0808 (512) 302-4575 Fax Web Site - www.themount.net

WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.Church School - 9:45 a.m.Bible Studies - Mon, 6:30 p.m. & Wed., 12 noonWednesday Night Worship - 7 p.m.

“Ministries For Mankind” Luke 4:18

A.W.. Anthony Mays, Senior Pastor

Rev. Lois Hayes, Pastor

Advancing the Ministry -Expanding the Church

MINISTER OF MUSICEbenezer Baptist Church is seeking afull-time Minister of Music to buildupon a legacy of musical excellence.

Qualifications include aminimum of 3 years experience in choraland instrumental conducting,proficiency on both piano and organand at least a Bachelor’s Degree in amusic-related field. Salary iscommensurate with qualifications andexperience. To obtain details and appli-cation see “Employment Opportunity”at www. the stone of help.org andFAX cover letter, resume andcompleted application to Dr. LeroyDavis at 512-478-1892 or email theseitems to Dr. Davis at ebc musicministersearch @ yahoo .com

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Houston, TX - HoustonArea Pastor Council, an inter-racial, inter-denominationalcoalition of pastors represent-ing churches throughout theHouston area, responded tothe latest lawsuit by Houstonanti-religious activist KayStaley with the followingstatement:

“Kay Staley’s anti-reli-gious jihad against public re-ligious expression hasreached new depths of irre-sponsibility with this lawsuitagainst prayer at city councilmeetings and the citizens ofHouston. Courts have repeat-edly upheld prayer at meet-ings of elected bodies and be-yond that it is a tradition thatreaches back to the earliestfoundations of this country.

This case should be dis-missed as without any legal

Lawsuit Against City Council Prayer“Anti-Religious Jihad” Declare Pastors

merit and we will stand withthe Mayor, City Council andthe vast majority of Houstoncitizens who believe that anti-religious bigotry should notbe tolerated in this city or any-where.

We will urge the city at-torney through our electedleaders to make full use of pro-bono religious liberty legalexperts to assure that ourrights are defended with thehighest level of expertiseavailable. With the many tri-als and challenges facing ourfamilies, communities, stateand nation it is unbelievablethat one citizen thinks shecan tyrannize the majority byabusing the legal system.

If this case is respondedto by the city as is appropri-ate, we have every confidencethat the right of the citizens to

acknowledge God and ask forHis guidance, wisdom andblessings before our citycouncil members and Mayorconduct life-impacting busi-ness will be protected andpreserved for now and in thefuture.

There are many viewsabout God represented inHouston but no rational per-son believes that a simpleprayer is a threat to anyone’sbeliefs. We commit our fullsupport to rally citizens offaith and clergy in every cor-ner of Houston and beyondto stand up and stand withcity officials to stop this tyr-anny of one.”

7th Usher’sAnnualService atAgape

The Agape BaptistChurch Family invites thepublic to join in the celebra-tion during their 7th Usher’sAnnual Service, Sunday, No-vember 8, 2009. at 3:30 p.m.The theme for the service is“Ushers - Committed Soldiersand Servants for JesusChrist”

rev. Robert Jackson,Pastor and the Fontaine Me-morial Baptist Church Fam-ily (Austin) will be the specialguest.

Agape Baptist Churchis located at 7801 NorthLamar Blvd. (S.E. Corner ofLamar and 183) in Austin andRev. H. Ed Calahan is pastor.For more information call thechurch at 454-1547.

South AustinHolistichealth

SeminarThe South Austin Com-

munity Church Holistichealth Ministry will presentits First Annual HolisticHealth Seminar, Saturday,November 14, 2009, 10:oo a.m.to 3:00 p.m. The event will beheld at 8214 East RiversideDrive in Austin.

There will be sessionswith a holistic approach toaddress spiritual, mental,physical, and financial statesand will be led by a group ofqualified consultants.

Brunch will be served.There is something for every-one, so bring the entire fam-ily. There will be tools, re-sources, and education pro-vided to hely with daily liv-ing.

For more informationcontact Sherry hamilton at(512) 794-6071 or go to thewebsite:sherrdarr2001@yahoo.com

20th Founder’sCelebration for

ANCCAll Nations Christian

Center Church of God inChrist (ANCC) will be observ-ing their 20th Founder’s Cel-ebration beginning on Friday,October 30th with a Musical,a Love & respect Converenceon Saturday, October 31, 2009and the Grand Finale on Sun-day, November 1st.

The featured speaker forthe Conference and Grand Fi-nale is Pastor Rita Twiggs ofRitaTwiggs Ministries, Wash-ington D. C. and the Potter’sHouse, Dallas, Texas. TheMusical & Grand Finale willbe held at the Allen R. CacaCenter in Round Rock and theLove and Reespect Conferencewill be held at ReunionRanch in Georgetown.

Tickets for the confer-ence may be purchased at areaHEB stores or from ANCCFounder’s Committee Mem-bers. Call (512) 388-1313 oremail ANCC (all nationscc@att.net) for more informa-tion.

Mount Sinaihonors pastor

and wifeThe Mount Sinai Church Fam-ily will be celebrating the 23rdAnniversary of Pastor A.WAnthony and Sister FannieMays beginning Wednesday,November 4 with a 7 p.m. Mid-week service.

On Sunday, Novem-ber 8, 2009 at 7:45 a.m. thespeaker will be Mt. Sinia’s ownMin. Ray Hicks. The 11:00 amspeaker will be Rev. C. W.Mays of the Rising Star Mis-sionary Baptist Church ofAustin. The public is invitedto come out and show somelove for Rev. and Sister Mays.Mt. Sinai is located at 5900Cameron road, Austin, Texas.

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Jeremy HendersonMcCallum High School

Alonzo BlackHendrickson High School

Jaquarry WilsonKealing Middle School

During his past vol-leyball season, the 8th gradelady hornets only lost one

Jaylon KnightenCampbell Elementary

Kealing 8th grade volleyball teamwins zone Championship

game. This volleyball seasonwas a success for the 8th

grade A-team!The lady hornets made

it to the zone championshipagainst Garcia. After trulyplaying their hardest theLady Hornets had experi-enced another victory.

At the end of the gameall of the players left withsmiles on their faces knowingthat they had donr their best!According to almost all of thegirls, they cannot wait untilthe next season comes.

Tuesday Oct 20th. Thiswas my very first NBA game Iever attended. I had a reallygood time with my cousinsBrandon and Marcus. Out-side before the game started Iplayed a game of basketballon the Xbox and received afree T-shirt. The Spurs won119-102. Kevin Durant who

played with the Texas Long-horn now plays with theOklahoma City and wasawarded Oct 20th KevinDurant day in Austin TX.

The Capital CityBearcats played against theNAO Bulldogs on SaturdayOct 24th final scores were Flagwon 35-0, R The San AntonioSpurs and the Oklahoma CityThunder was in Austin, TXand played at the Ewing Cen-ter on ookie lost 6-20, Juniorwon 34-0 and Senior won 28-19. On this Saturday Oct 31st

the Bearcats will be celebrat-ing Homecoming. We willplay against the Cowboys atour home field over at ReaganHigh School

Hope everyone be Safeand have fun on Halloween.

It was Kevin Durant day in Austin

I would like to sharesome facts about the LadyJaquar JV Volleyball Team. Ithink we had a very good vol-leyball season at LBJ HighSchool. I am proud of myselfand my team members forour accomplishments andteamwork this year.

Our wonderful

coaches, Mr. Bill Richardsand Ms. Belda Martinez werejust awesome! They taught usskills, fundamentals, technicsand stressed good sports-manship all the time. I cantruly say our coaches reallycared about each team mem-ber.

Mr. Patrick Patterson,the best principal in the worldand the principal of LBJ HighSchool motivated us and en-couraged us as a team and asindividuals. He is a great manbecause he shows that hecares about all the students atLBJ High School.

Teamwork is great! Re-member to stay in school andstay off drugs!

Peace Out.

Tayla TerryMcCallum High Schol

Teamwork for LBJ JV Volleyball

On Friday, October23rd, the Halloween Dancefor Manor New Tech HighSchool took place in ourschool cafeteria. It was funand there was dancing, a DJand lots of food. On this rareoccasion, I danced and ate allevening. Sometimes there was

William Purcell, lllManor New Tech HS

Halloween School Dance ‘O9good music playing and atother times, the music wasterrible. As part of the StudentCouncil, I had to arrive earlyand help set everything upincluding the food. I also hadto bring soda to get in for freeand 5 dollars to get some ex-clusively for the StudentCouncil, Genos Pizza! Therewas supposed to be a bestcostume contest, but thingsweren’t as organized as theyshould have been, so wedidn’t get around to it. Over-all, the dance turned outpretty good, with a good num-ber of people in attendanceand we had a lot of fun. I’mgoing to attend next year. GoManor New Tech!

This week theMcCallum Knights footballteam had their bye week. Thisis our 2nd bye week of the sea-son. A bye week is anopenweek when a team is not

scheduled to play.On Monday, October 19,

we didn’t have school. OnTuesday, we watched gameday film from last week’sgame against LBJ. OnWednesday, we had anofensive practice. On Thurs-day, we had a defensive prac-tice. On Friday, we liftedweights.

This was a good byweek, but now it’s time to getback to worknnd get ready forthe Travis Rebels next week.This is a huge game, becausewhoever wins, wins district.

Whose House? KnightsHouse!

This week we play for district

The vars i ty tennisteam ended district play onOctober 15 with a win overHutto. This year the teamwas just six matches awayfrom being a regionalqual i f ier . New coachAaron Holman instilled asense of commitment toconditioning that resultedin improvement at all lev-els of the team and holdspromise for the future. Oneof the highlights of my yearwas being namedPflugerville Athlete of theWeek last week with a fea-ture story in the communitynewspaper PflugervillePflag.

The varsity volleyballteam won against Killeenand Lampasas last week.

Hendrickson Hawkfootball team played Drip-ping Springs High Schoollast Friday night in one ofthe school’s last regularseason games. The Hawksdominated most of thegame, s tar t ing withHendrickson scoring firston a Kenny Williams’ 80-yard touch down run onthe opening dr ive .Hendrickson’s successcarried through the entirefirst half, and taking a 43-0 lead into the locker room.

Hendrickson tooktheir foot off the gas peddlea little bit, only scoring onetouch down in the half.The game’s final score was

49-0, a big improvementfrom last year’s 28-14 loss.Hendrickson put togetheran amazing show of offenseby posting nearly 400 totalyards, and over 350 rushingyards. The Hawk’s offensiveattack was lead by juniorKenny Williams whorushed for 200, more thanhalf of Hendrickson’s totaloffense. The team’s nextgame will be played atMarble Falls High School at7:30 p.m.

The Hendrickson Sil-ver Dancers are having au-ditions for the 2010-2011dance team November 2-5.There will be an optional,but highly recommended,parent/student meeting onOctober 19th in the PAC.Audition packets can bepicked up at this meetingfrom Ms. Dudley in thedance room.

The Hendrickson PTOhas defined its focus for the2009-2010 school year. Thisyear the PTO will serve as aservice organization, re-cruiting parents interestedin volunteering their timeand talents for the benefit ofour school. PTO will not befundraising this year, butrather volunteering timeand talents.

Here are the four com-mittees for this year: HawkHospitality – help providetreats for the teachers, adessert to take home atThanksgiving, TAKSbreakfast and end of theyear luncheon; HawkHelpers – help provideteachers/staff with help inthe classroom as well asdepartment needs; HawkBeautification – help makeour campus more appeal-ing; Hawk Special events– help chaperone schooldances as well as f ieldtrips.

“Athlete of the Week”

What a game! The sev-enth grade KLMS Knightsjumped on the Wildcats withtwo quick touchdowns rightbefore halftime after aWestview opening drive thatlasted almost two quarters. Inthe second half the Wildcatswere bent on retaliation witha passing attack and confus-ing offensive scheme that sawthe entire Westview line shiftover and then back. They hadus dizzy but it was us whostayed out there and put up agreat fight with the final score24 – 6. With the Knight’s vic-tory we are 4-0 and only a fewteams stand in our way to dis-trict championship.

Next up is Parkcrest, agame that everybody has

Raven WyattKelley Lane

Alon RodgersKelly Lane Middle School

been waiting for. It is thegame of all games — I amtalking about a rivalry. Waitno, no, no! It is the rivalry. Itis going to be the biggestgame of your life! It is goingto be the biggest blockbusterwe have ever seen. I justhave one thing to say — winor lose we are still Knights.See people under estimateus. They think that we arejust some fancy school.What they don’t know isthat we are the same asthem, we give it our all. Wedo are best. We give it our best.We will not quit, we are KLMSthat means Knights. We donot have it easy. I mean itlooks fancy but that does notmatter.

One thing peopleneed to learn is never tojudge a book by its cover —99 percent of the time you’rewrong. They seem all niceand fancy then boom youget a big bomb right in yourface. One thing I have to sayto Parkcrest is don’t bring aknife to gun fight. Parkcrest,I hope you’re ready becausewe are not holding back.

Kelly Lane vs. Westview

It’s that timeof the month again, whenwe fight against drugs:

· Monday: Don’t go greenwear red.

· Tuesday: “Put A Cap OnDrugs”

· Wednesday: “Don’t getall mixed up with drugs”

It’s Red Ribbon Week again

By Destini GorrerLBJ High School

· Thursday: “SOCK-it todrugs”

· Friday: “Team up againstdrugs”

The event is takingplace during the week of Oct.26-30. Being in student coun-cil in all, I’ll be pretty busythroughout the whole week;making announcements overthe intercom, hosting specialevents, and a lot more. I planto have special guest comeand speak at our school thisweek. I also want to hold con-test for different class periods,really anything to keep mypeers off drugs. It’s also an-other way to be active inschool and another way forus kids just to kick back andhave fun with our outfits andpersonalities.

The volleyball sea-son is finally coming to anend!. Our last game of thefreshman season will be thisTuesday, October 27th againstEast Side Memorial. This pastFriday, October 23rd our Var-sity and Junior Varsity playedReagan. It was also senior

night for the Varsity(we onlyhad 3 seniors).Early on thatFriday, Junior Morgan #10 onvarsity gave a comment to theschool at our pep rally. “ Heyguys, I know this is a footballpep rally, but tonight comewatch varsity’s last game!We’re going to beat Reagan in3 games! Hope to see all yallthat are here now at ourgame!”

The season has beenquite a blast. We’ve improvedso much and bonded morewith one another. Varsitycoach, Coach Martinez willbe retiring this year after over20 years of coaching. She willbe truly missed. Well, untilnext time…………go Jags !

Sports Season ends

The GPS rate of absentee-ism during last year’s flu seasonwas between 3.2% and 7.3% in theelementary schools and between10.2% and 12% in the middleschools and high school and par-ents 14.5%.

Our current rate of absen-teeism is 4.4% for elementaryschools and 3.8% in the middleschools and high school. H1N1 isnot being routinely tested for bythe medical community at thistime. H1N1 is currently the pre-dominant flu and 99% of thosewith symptoms experience mild

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by Hazel Trice EdneyW A S H I N G T O N

(NNPA) - It is estimated by theChicago-based research firm,Target Market News, that Afri-can-American consumers willhave spent $2.8 billion on newGeneral Motors cars in this yearalone.

According to industrystatistics, GM’s models, whichinclude Chevys, Cadillacs,Saturns, Buicks, Pontiacs, andGMC trucks, represented justabove 18 percent of all the newcars purchased by African-Americans in just the first sevenmonths of this year.

Yet, published figuresfrom national research sourcesfound that GM spent only $29.9million on advertising in Black-oriented media in 2008. Thatrepresents a meager 2.4 percentof the $1.17 billion of all of GM’sadvertising expenditures.

Market experts arebaffled.

“Clearly there is a discrep-ancy in how GM allocated mar-keting dollars to target Black con-sumers,” says Ken Smikle, presi-dent of Target Market News.“One has to wonder why one ofthe top five advertisers in theworld would not invest more inreaching a segment of custom-ers that represents desperatelyneeded growth. The imbalancebetween patronage and market-ing budgets is especially puz-zling in a recession when com-panies need to be competitiveand strategic with every dollarthey spend.”

This “puzzling” imbal-ance between Black consumerinvestments and Black con-sumer returns from GM, Fordand the automotive industry atlarge is the reason that DannyBakewell, chairman of the Na-tional Newspaper PublishersAssociation, says he will leadthe federation of more than 200Black-owned newspapers in adirect confrontation with the au-tomotive industry.

“This is not only unfair, itis unjust, it is malignant, andborders on just being criminalthat they’re just taking thismoney out of our communityand not having any kind of re-spect. They wouldn’t do this toany other consumer,” saysBakewell in a telephone inter-view. “These are the people whotrust us to steer them to the rightproduct. If these people are tak-ing our people for granted; thenwe’re going to steer them to otherproducts. I am declaring thatthis is not something that we aregoing to idly sit by and let hap-pen to our people and to our

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community.”When Bakewell showed

up at the Rainbow/PUSH 10thAnnual Automotive Summit inDetroit early this month, observ-ers said both GM and Ford rep-resentatives got that messageclearly.

“He spoke from the audi-ence about, ‘What are you goingto do for the bottom line?’” recallsGlenda Gill, executive director ofRainbow/PUSH’s AutomotiveProject. The annual summit is theonly one of its kind that providesautomotive manufacturers anopportunity to dialog with Blackand other cultural markets.

The two panelists ques-tioned by Bakewell were VicePresident of Global Procurementfor General Motors, Bob Soushaand Vice President of Global Pro-curement for Ford Motor Com-pany Thomas Brown. Neithercould be reached for commentthis week.

However, interviews withother GM and Ford representa-tives revealed that the corpora-tions generally do not chart thespecific dollar amounts going toBlack-owned or Black-targetedmedia for specific media buys.They mainly work from the fed-eral government definition of“minority”, which means anyrace other than White; pluswomen-owned businesses.

“I don’t think we break itdown by minority per se. It’s notbroken down by how many Afri-can-American suppliers, howmany female, how many His-panic and that kind of thing,”said Dan Flores, GM CorporateSpokesman.

Bakewell says that Fordappears to be making greaterstrides and greater efforts to re-spond to the Black community.

“But they still have a waysto go” in relation to Black news-papers, he said.

Armando Ojeda, directorof supplier diversity develop-ment for Ford, says Ford contin-ues to work to “increase the dol-lar value we spend with all of ourminority suppliers, which in-cludes African-American sup-

pliers through any number ofinitiatives.”

Ford spokesman ToddNissen says advertising withBlack media, including Blacknewspapers, is done throughUniWorld, the New York-basedadvertising firm that is thenation’s largest Black-ownedand operated advertisingagency.

However, Ojeda adds thatindustry trends may be leaningaway from newspapers andmore toward the Internet.

To circumvent suchtrends that are largely insensi-tive to Black communities,Bakewell says he intends to startwith top corporate leadership,from which decisions will trickledown.

“I am moving to get a meet-ing with the CEO and the chiefmarketing officer for both ofthese companies because I can-not believe that they are awareof this giant gulf between ourloyalty and the disrespect thatwe’re being given by these com-panies,” Bakewell says.

Figures from the R. L. PolkResearch Company show thatAfrican-Americans still pur-chased more than 320,000 newcars between January and Julyof this year. This represents 7.1percent of all new cars bought.

The national advertisingindustry in general takes forgranted Black consumers, whichspend billions for their goodsand products, Bakewell says.

“Instead of using that as abasis for supporting us, they’reusing it as a basis against us tosay, ‘If you’re supporting us atthat level, why do we need tosupport you. We’ve already gotthe market,’” he describes.

NNPA will have help inits pursuit of economic inclu-sion. The Rev. Jesse Jackson,founder and CEO of Rainbow/PUSH, says he will work withNNPA to assert pressure fromthe civil rights side – particu-larly on those manufacturers –such as GM and Chrysler- thathave received billions of dollarsin economic bailout money fromtaxpayers.

“Now that the govern-ment has taken over, it must en-force its own laws of equal op-portunity, contract complianceand fairness. These are govern-ment-run companies now. Andthis is a critical moment,” Jack-son says. “They cannot ignoreaffirmative action laws. Thisapplies to jobs, dealership con-tracts, advertisements and pro-fessional services.” He andBakewell say they will also seekCongressional hearings on ad-vertising discrimination.

Ford was able to survivethe economic downturn with-out bankruptsy or a bailout.

Praising Jackson for “cre-ating the atmosphere for this dia-log,” Bakewell says he will forma web of partnerships to workalongside the Black Press ofAmerica and is willing to evenask the involvement of NNPAboard members and publishers.

“I’m going to ask the boardto buy stock in these companies.I’m going to ask to go to theirboard meetings. If we don’t getsome real serious response tothis, then this issue – even if wehave to bring our 200-plus pub-lishers from across this countryand show up on the door stepsof General Motors and Ford, weare going to do that. We are go-ing to make this a public issuebecause it is unethical, it is im-moral and it seems to me to besomething that would be ille-gal.”

NNPA Chairman Confronts GM andFord for Lack of Black Ads

NNPA Chairman, DannyBakewell

By Perry GreenSpecial to the NNPA from

the Afro-American NewspapersW A S H I N G T O N

(NNPA) - Conservative politi-cal commentator RushLimbaugh has dominatedmedia headlines the last threeweeks with his participationin a group interested in buy-ing the National FootballLeague’s St. Louis Rams.

The highly controver-sial radio talk show host wasa topic of discussion almosteverywhere, until the groupannounced its plans to con-tinue its bid for the owner’sbox without him.

But there’s one fact re-lated to the Limbaugh/Ramsstory that hasn’t been men-tioned in many headlines.

According to anESPN.com article, one of thesix groups interested in buy-ing the Rams is led by Afri-can-American businessmanDonald Watkins.

While not a well-knownname, Watkins has made amajor imprint in the businessworld.

The AFRO has learnedWatkins is one of the wealthi-est Black people in the coun-try. Although he may not beas popular as Oprah or formerBET owner Bob Johnson, theBirmingham Business Journalonce reported Watkins is be-lieved to have a net-worth ofnearly $2 billion dollars, al-though he has never dis-cussed or confirmed howmuch money he has.

“It’s bad business topublicize your net worth be-cause when you move to dothe next deal, people knowyour limitations and you can’tnegotiate effectively,”Watkins toldCNNMoney.com.

The Birmingham, Ala,,native comes from a family ofwealth in education. His fa-ther, Levi Watkins Sr., servedas a longtime president ofAlabama State University,while his eldest brother, LeviJr., is an associate dean atJohns Hopkins Universityand a world renowned heartsurgeon who performed theworld’s first human implan-tation of an automatic heartdefibrillator in 1980.

But Donald isn’t shorton achievements himself.Watkins won 40 of 41 casesas a lawyer representing thecity of Birmingham during the1980s and 1990s. CBS Newsreported in 2002 that Watkinsearned $10 million during hisyears as a trial lawyer in the‘90s, and invested much ofhis wealth into the energy

Where are the Black NFL Owners? One May be on the Horizon

technology industry. He alsofounded his own state-char-tered, full-service bank in Ala-bama, and currently serveson the board of directors ofState Mutual Insurance Com-pany in Rome, Ga.

Watkins told CNN hedreamed of owning an Ameri-can sports franchise for morethan 20 years, and came closeto purchasing the MinnesotaTwins of Major League Base-ball in 2002.

Watkins had big plansfor the Twins, envisioningthem to become the mostdominate sports franchise ofthe future.

“The Twins will becomeAmerica’s team,” Watkinssaid, according to a 2002USATODAY article. “We willmarket the team globally anddominate the sport…Peoplethink the Yankees dominatenow? That’s nothing com-pared to the way we’ll domi-nate. Remember how JohnWooden used to dominatewith UCLA in the ’60s? Min-nesota will experience thatsame euphoria. We’ll be theTiger Woods of baseball.”

Yet according to the Bir-mingham Business Journal,Watkins passed on the oppor-tunity of buying the Twinswhen his friend, RichardScrushy, former CEO ofHealthSouth Corp., faced a$2.7 billion fraud and con-spiracy charge.

Scrushy was found notguilty, thanks to Watkins serv-ing as his lead attorney. Andnow it appears the 62-year-old is ready to continue pur-suing his dreams of becom-ing a major American sportsfranchise owner.

“Any doubts about myability to buy a team havebeen removed,” Watkins toldthe BBJ in 2005. “Since win-ning the Scrushy case, I haveremoved all questions aboutcredentials and credibility.”

But the last time a Blackman came close to becomingan NFL majority owner heended up settling for less.According to The AssociatedPress, in 2005, African-

American businessmanReggie Fowler agreed to buythe Minnesota Vikings for$635 million, but had to settleas only a limited partner be-cause he couldn’t provideadequate proof of his finan-cial stake in the ownershipgroup. He took that role toavoid losing a $20 milliondeposit, and owns 40 percent.

German businessmanZygi Wilf and his family ownthe other 60 percent.

Fowler is one of threeknown African Americanswho serve as limited partner-ship owners. In other sportsarenas, tennis stars Venusand Serena Williams recentlypurchased a small percentageof the Miami Dolphins.

But how long will wehave to wait before we see thefirst Black majority owner?

If Watkins’ credentialsand credibility are as impec-cable as his record suggests,it won’t be long at all.

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The Heritage Hills/Windsor Hills Land UseWorkshop 4 will be from 6:30to 8:45 p.m. Nov. 3 at DobieMiddle School, 1200 E.Rundberg Lane.

During this workshop,meeting attendees will dis-cuss land use transitioningand continue assigning landuse categories in the HeritageHills / Windsor Hills Com-bined Planning area throughlarge group consensus.

The workshop will be inthe library on the secondfloor. Participants may enterthrough the Teasdale Terraceentrance.

This planning processis a collaborative effort be-tween neighborhood stake-holders and City staff thatwill culminate in the develop-ment of the Heritage Hills/Windsor Hills CombinedNeighborhood Plan.

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Elom Tsobge left the Africancontinent and came to Aus-tin because of the region’s in-stitutions of higher educationworld wide reputation. Fromthe first day he arrived inCentral Texas, he fell in lovewith the city of Austin. Con-sequently, decided that afterreceiving his degree, hewould stay. Moreover, Elombelieves that his destiny is tiedto Central Texas because ofthe countless amounts ofhigh-tech industries and hightech starts, which have estab-lished their headquarters inthis region.

Elom Tsogbe was bornand reared in Lome, TogoWest Africa. After graduat-ing from high-school, Elomenrolled at the Austin Com-

munity College. At ACC,Elom studied electrical engi-neering. Upon graduatingfrom ACC, Elom worked as amath and science tutor atACC for one year. Then, heenrolled at the University ofTexas at Austin and is cur-rently pursuing a degree inElectrical Engineering. Whileenrolled at UT, Elom and hisbusiness partners havestarted up their own com-pany.

Elom strongly believesthat being in Austin, gives himthe desire to become an entre-preneur in the high tech sec-tor. Just recently, Elom andhis friend started a high-techcalled LaNuve. Currently, thestart up company is in the re-search phrase of developingsoftware that would be ap-plied to I-phones. In other

words, they are seeking torevolutionize the future use ofthe I-phone. In the next com-ing years, Elom and his busi-ness partner hope that theirproduct will be on the mar-ket. Moreover, he believes thatbeing an entrepreneur re-quires a lot of patiences.

In summary, Elomsettled in Austin because ofits institution of higher edu-cation and also the high techsector that call this city home.Moreover, Elom is an entre-preneur whose productswould revolutionize the us-age of I-phones. Not onlywould this business revolu-tionize the tech industry sec-tor, but also it would solidifyAustin as a place in whichyoung entrepreneurs in thehigh tech sector can achievetheir dreams.

Fight Against the Death PenaltyBy Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

On October 24, 2009 acoalition of groups againstthe death penalty, such as,Texas Moratorium Network,Campaign to End the DeathPenalty, Texas Death PenaltyAbolishing Movement, TexasStudent Against the DeathPenalty and other groups helda press conference before theirmarch and rally. At the pressconference, the panelist camefrom various backgrounds.For instance, the panelist in-cluded people who wronglyconvicted, lawyers, victim'sfamily members, and activistagainst the use of death pen-alty in the State of Texas. Forexample, Ron Keine who waswrongfully convicted to the

death penalty, spoke abouthow the system destroy fami-lies and communities. He alsomentioned that, " when hewas in prison, some membersof his home-town communityshunned his mother." AlsoJeff Blackburn, mentioned thathis organization fight againstthe death penalty was for"pro-justice."

After the press confer-ence, the coalition held amarch and rally from the stepof the State's capital to Sixstreet, in which 200 people at-tended. People who attendedthe rally came from variousregions, such as South Texas,Gulf area, and East Texas.Furthermore, people came forvarious reason, such as, sup-

porting a family who is deathrow; or making a stanceagainst the usage of the deathpenalty. For instances, MsGarza from Dona, Texasdrove five hours to attend therally in Austin, Texas.

Furthermore, Ms Garzawants the abolishment of theLaw of Parties in the TexasPenal Code, because the Stateof Texas used this provisionin Penal Code to convict herson of the capital punish-ment.

Another individualfrom Houston TX, mentionedthat, "she is against the deathpenalty because it doesn'tserve a deterrent for crime, nordoes it bring closure to thevictim's family."

Fidel "Ace" AcevedoOn October 20, 2009, Fi-

del "Ace" Acevedo held a kick-off event at a local restaurant,in which family, friends, co-workers, regular citizens, andother candidates werepresent. Mr. Acevedo usedthis time to explain the rea-son why he was led too runfor the Justice of Peace, Pre-cinct 2. The Justice of Peace,

Precinct 2 covers a part ofNorth Austin and most ofNorth-West Austin, whoserole is to handle both civil andcriminal cases, includingsmall claim courts, justicecourts, and administrativehearings. Moreover, Mr.Acevedo is running againstan incumbent.

Fidel Ace Acevedo isrunning against an incum-bent for three main reasons.First of all, he wants to be acommunity judge. In otherwords, he wants to be a judge

that is in constant contactwith people living in the dis-trict. Secondly, he wants be ajudge that is in touch with theyouth living in the districtwhile helping their parents.Thirdly, he wants to be ajudge that clears the cases thatare on the court docket intimely fashion. Under thecurrent incumbent, the courthas a backlog of cases that areyet to be heard. Conse-quently, if elected, Acevedowould establish a system thatclears backlogs of cases.

Economic NewsBy Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

SummitOn October 24, 2009,

PeopleFund a local non-profitorganized their annual con-ference at the Austin Commu-nity College Eastview loca-tion. The conference servedas way for community, busi-ness owners, developers, art-ist, and local official to inter-act and talk about the eco-nomic prospective of the re-gion. Moreover, PeopleFundobjective seeks to improve theeconomic prospective to Aus-tin and its surrounding cities.Approximately, 150 peopleattended the conference for

various training session.Also, the participants couldattend twelve different ses-sion. For instance, participantcould attend a Foreclosure &Neighborhood Stabilization,Transportation, Marketing &Small Business Budget, Con-tinuing Education &Workforce Development, Artas Community, AffordableGreen Living, Home &Hands, Austin's Comprehen-sive Plan, Small Business &The Credit Crisis, WorforceDevelopment for Green Col-lar Jobs, Urban Agriculture,and Art & The LocalEconomy. PeopleFund wascreated in 1995, seeks to pro-vide a lasting economicsustainability for low-income

people by implementingstrategies to create jobs, pro-vide safe and affordablehomes, and promote goodeconomic policy decisions forlow-income communities.PeopleFund has made 300loans to various small busi-nesses, health care providers,developpers of affordablehousing, and schools totalingover 20 million dollars. More-over, PeopleFund has helpedlocal business owner such asRosy Health Care Service Inc,Texas Empowerment Acad-emy, Any Baby Can A FamilyResource and Apparent Tech-nologies Inc. Moreover, thenext PeopleFund conferencewould be on December 10,2009.

By TsokeAdjavonSnapshot of City Council

On October 22, 2009 theAustin City Council con-vened in downtown, to dis-cuss and vote on various is-sues that would affect thelives of its resident. The Aus-tin City Council discussedfifty-one issues and resolu-tions. For instance, the citycouncil discussed items thatinclude zoning, ordinancesdealing with planning anddevelopment, renewable en-ergy, issuance of bonds, po-lice affairs, health and humanservices, and the settlement oflawsuits against the city.

The first item of devel-opment that the city councilvoted was the approval of theOctober 15, 2009 council meet-ing. Then the city would voteon issues such as Item 28which seeks the "approve or-dinance amending section12-1-1 and creating section12-1-34 of the City Code toprohibit the use of wirelesscommunication devices forelectronic messaging whileoperating a motor vehicle andcreating an offense." In otherwords, Item 28 would pro-hibit the use of cell phoneswhile driving on the streets of

Austin. Item 30 seeks the "ap-proval ordinance adding anew section 12-1-35 (Vulner-able Road Users) to the CityCode relating to restrictionson operating a motor vehiclenear vulnerable road users,and creating an offense." Thisitem would allow the policeto stop drivers who don't giveenough space to bicyclistsand pedestrians. Item 22 setsthe «approval of a settlementregarding Charles Wilkes andEunice Wilkes verses The Cityof Austin; No. D-1-GN-08-002518. In the District Courtof Travis County, Texas, the201st Judicial District (con-cerns a serious injury colli-sion involving an APD ve-hicle). Item 17, approved anordinance accepting $27,280in grant funds from the NA-TIONAL ASSOCIATION OFCOUNTY AND CITYHEALTH OFFICIALS, Wash-ington, D.C., and amendedthe Fiscal Year 2009-2010Health and Human ServicesOperating Budget SpecialRevenue Fund of OrdinanceNo. 20090914-002 to appro-priate $27,280 to participatein a nationwide public health

accreditation beta test. Fund-ing is available from the Na-tional Association of Countyand City Health Officials. Thegrant period is September 1,2009 through December 31,2010. No city match is re-quired."

As we can observe, thedecisions that the councilmakes, affect everyone livingand working in the Metro-Austin area. Moreover, Itemslike 28 and 30 would foreverchange the way people drivein and throughout the city ofAustin. Item 28 prohibits theuse of hand held cell phoneswhich is a good public policy,but would also add a newfine for the residents of thecity. However, Item 30 createsa new traffic fine for driverswho are less than 3 ft awayfrom vulnerable users such aspeople who are riding theirbicycles or walking. How-ever, this is a bad policy be-cause the law would not ap-ply it likewise to those ridingbicycles. In other words, thecouncil is sending a messagethat bicyclist don't have toabide by the rules.

A Look at Cancer Vaccines: WhatYou Need to Know by National

Cancer Institute Lifelines(NNPA) - Vaccines are

medicines that boost the im-mune system’s natural abil-ity to protect the body against“foreign invaders” that maycause disease. You probablyalready know that there arevaccines for a number of dis-eases like the flu, measles, andeven chicken pox. In fact,many deadly infectious dis-eases that were capable of kill-ing millions are now tamedbecause of vaccines. Somedayit may be the same for cancer.

For many years, thetreatment of cancer was fo-cused primarily on surgery,chemotherapy, and radiation.However, as researcherslearn more about how thebody fights cancer on its own,so-called biological therapies,including vaccines, are beingdeveloped that harness thepotential of the body's de-fense system in this fight.Some cancer vaccines, knownas cancer preventive vac-cines, are designed to preventcancer from developing inhealthy people.

Other cancer vaccines,known as cancer treatmentvaccines, are intended to treatcancers that have already oc-curred. Some cancer preven-tive vaccines are already a re-ality. These types of vaccinesare designed to target infec-tious agents that cause can-cer. One type of vaccine pre-vents infection with the hu-man papillomavirus (HPV),which causes almost all cer-vical cancers. The US Foodand Drug Administration

has approved one HPV vac-cine, Gardasil®, and in Sep-tember 2009 an FDA advisorycommittee recommended ap-proval of a second HPV vac-cine, Cervarix®. Both vac-cines protect against infectionby HPV types 16 and 18,which, together, cause ap-proximately 70 percent of allcases of cervical cancer world-wide.

Gardasil also protectsinfection by two additionalHPV types that cause mostcases of genital warts. TheAdvisory Committee on Im-munization Practices of theCenters for Disease Controland Prevention has recom-mended that girls age 11 to 12get vaccinated (though it’sappropriate to do so whenthey are as young as 9) andthat females aged 13 to 26 alsobe vaccinated.

Another cancer preven-tive vaccine protects againstchronic HBV infection, whichcan lead to liver cancer. TheHBV vaccine was approvedby the FDA in 1981, making itthe first cancer preventivevaccine to be successfully de-veloped. Today, most chil-dren in the United States arevaccinated against HBVshortly after birth.

Cancer treatment vac-cines are designed tostrengthen the body's naturaldefenses by stimulating theimmune system to recognizeand attack existing cancercells. These vaccines may stopa tumor from growing, stop atumor from coming back after

it has been treated, or elimi-nate cancer cells not killed byprevious treatments. How-ever, cancer treatment vac-cines remain an experimentalform of therapy and the FDAhas not yet approved any can-cer vaccine for use as a stan-dard treatment.

Clinical trials that aretesting promising cancer con-trol strategies are under way.These include studies of howbest to combine cancer treat-ment vaccines with othertypes of therapy and researchon new technologies to im-prove understanding of thebasic biology underlying theinteraction of immune cellsand cancer cells. People whotake part in these cancer clini-cal trials have an opportunityto contribute to knowledge of,and progress against, cancer.

They also receive up-to-date care from experts. A da-tabase of cancer clinical tri-als, including vaccine trials,can also be searched onNCI’s Web site, http://www.cancer.gov, by visitinghttp://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/search on theInternet. To learn more aboutcancer vaccines enter searchkeywords (such as vaccinesor HPV) on NCI’s Web site.

NCI also offers compre-hensive research-based infor-mation for patients and theirfamilies, health profession-als, cancer researchers, advo-cates, and the public. CallNCI’s Cancer InformationService at 1–800–4–CANCER(1–800–422–6237).

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On October 2, 1995, a revision to the City’s MBE/WBE DBEsOrdinance became effective. The Ordinance establishes new goals for MBE/WBE or DBE Participation Bid/Proposal. Bidders are required to docu-ment efforts to solicit MBE/WBE or DBEs in the Compliance Plan. TheGoals for each project and the instructions and forms for the CompliancePlan are included in the MBE/WBE or DBE Program Packet included in thesolicitation. For construction contracts, the MBE/WBE or DBE ProgramPacket is a separately bound volume of the Project Manual. ALL BIDSAND COMPLIANCE PLANS NOT RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE DATEAND TIME SET FORTH WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BIDDERUNOPENED. SPECIAL NOTICE: Solicitations issued on behalf of theElectric Utility Dept. (Austin Energy) are no longer advertised in theAustin American Statesman. Notices will be posted on the City of AustinPurchasing website at: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/purchase

A. CONSTRUCTION ADVERTISEMENTS - ALL CON-STRUCTION SEALED BIDS addressed to the City of Austin will bereceived PRIOR TO date and time indicated for the following project(s), inthe Reception Area, 10th FL., Ste. 1045, Contract and Land ManagementDepartment, CLMD, One Texas Center (OTC), 505 Barton Springs Rd.,Austin, TX, then publicly opened and read aloud in the 10th FL. Confer-ence Room, Ste. 1045, unless otherwise indicated in the advertisement. AllBids received after the time set forth will be returned to the bidder un-opened. The OWNER’s Official opening the Bids shall establish the timefor opening of the Bids. All Bid Deposits are refundable upon return ofdocuments within the specified time frame and in good condition, unlessotherwise indicated. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, Project Manu-als, Plans and Addenda may be obtained at the Office of Engineering De-sign & Surveying, PWD, Ste. 760, OTC. First time bidders are encouragedto attend the pre-bid conference to assure their understanding of Owner’sbidding and contracting requirements, particularly M/WBE ProcurementsProgram requirements. Cashiers or Certified Check Payable to the City ofAustin or acceptable Bid Bond must accompany each bid. Bidders will berequired to provide Payment/Performance bonds as specified in the bid-ding documents. The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids andto waive any informality in the bids received.

Bidders must attend any Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and areencouraged to attend any non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference to ensuretheir understanding of Owner’s bidding and contracting requirements, par-ticularly MBE/WBE Procurement Program requirements. If the Pre-BidConference is mandatory the Bidder must arrive and sign-in within fifteen(15) minutes of the scheduled start time of the meeting, otherwise theBidder will not be allowed to submit a Bid for the project.

1. GRP. 11 RECONSTRUCTION & UTILITY ADJ. FAWN RIDGEPH. 1(CIP 8601 6207 5120). IFB 6100 CLMC105. Pickup bid docs atOTC, Ste. 760, Attn: Gabriel Stan 974-7151 after 10/26/09. A refundabledeposit of $200 is required. For info: Rick Colbrunn, 974-7089. A MAN-DATORY Vendor Conf will be held at OTC, 505 Barton Springs Rd., 13thFlr. Directors Conf. Rm., Austin, TX 78704 at 10:00A on 11/4/09. Offersdue prior to 11:00A on 12/3/09. Compliance plans due prior to 3:00P on12/3/09. Offers will be opened on 12/3/09 at 3:0P. SPECIAL NOTICE:Bidder will not be allowed to submit a Bid for the project if the Bidderarrives later than 15 min. from start of meeting.

2. Remain Over Night (RON) Apron Ph. 1 (REBID) (CIP 49108107 3127). IFB 6100 CLMC039A. Pickup bid docs at OTC, 505 BartonSprings Rd, STE 760, Austin, TX 78704- Attn: Gabriel Stan 512-974-7151 after 10/26/09. A refundable deposit of $100 is required. For info:Tony Krauss, 974-7138. A MANDATORY Vendor Conf will be held atABIA, Eng. & Planning Auditorium, 2716 Spirit of Texas Dr., Austin, TX78719 Site tour is included at 10:00A on 11/2/09. Offers due prior to11:00A on 11/19/09. Compliance plans due prior to 3:00P on 11/19/09.Offers will be opened on 11/19/09 at 3:00P. SPECIAL NOTICE: Bidderwill not be allowed to submit a Bid for the project if the Bidder arrives laterthan 15 min. from start of meeting. Site tour is included.

3. LOOP 360 WATER IMP.-ALLEN ROAD PUMP STATION(CIP 3920 2207 2086). IFB 6100 CLMC106. Pickup bid docs at OTC,STE 760, Attn: Gabriel Stan, 974-7151 after 10/26/09. A refundable de-posit of $150 is required. For info: Larry Mendez, 974-1581. A MANDA-TORY Vendor Conf will be held at Webberville Service Center, 2600Webberville Rd, 2nd Flr, Rm 223A, Austin, TX 78702 at 10:00A on 11/3/09. Offers due prior to 12:00P on 12/3/09. Compliance plans due priorto 4:00P on 12/3/09. Offers will be opened on 12/3/09 at 4:00P.

4. ANIMAL SERVICES CENTER (CIP 8607 9107 0050). IFB6100 CLMC096. Pickup bid docs ( will be available in an electronic formaton a compact diskette (CD) for free without a deposit as long as the Bidderprovides a working email address. A Bidder may request a hard copy atOTC, STE 760, Attn: Gabriel Stan 974-7151 after 10/19/09. A refundabledeposit of $150 is required. For info: Kalpana Sutaria, 974-7225. A MAN-DATORY Vendor Conf will be held at OTC, 505 Barton Springs Rd, Rm.325, 3rd flr, Austin, TX 78704 at 1:30P on 10/27/09. Offers due prior to12:30P on 12/3/09. Compliance plans due prior to 4:30P on 12/3/09.Offers will be opened on 1203/09 at 4:30P. SPECIAL NOTICE: Bidderwill not be allowed to submit a Bid for the project if the Bidder arrives laterthan 15 min. from start of meeting. Networking will follow after Mtg

5. CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN ADA SIDEWALK & RAMP IM-PROVEMENT (CDBG) (CIP 8071 6207 5000). IFB 6100 CLMC102.Pickup bid docs at OTC, STE 760, Attn: Gabriel Stan 974-7151 after 10/19/09. A refundable deposit of $50 is required. For info: Diane Rice, 974-7081. A MANDATORY Vendor Conf will be held at OTC, 505 BartonSprings Rd, 8th Flr Conf. Rm., Austin, TX 78704 at 11:00A on 10/27/09.Offers due prior to 11:30A on 11/5/09. Compliance plans due prior to3:30P on 11/5/09. Offers will be opened on 11/5/09 at 3:30P.

6. HORNSBY BEND BIOSOLIDS MGNT PLANT DIGESTERIMP. & SUSTAINABI (CIP 4480 2307 8168). IFB 6100 CLMC074.Pickup bid docs at OTC, STE 760, Attn: Gabriel Stan 974-7151 after 10/19/09. A refundable deposit of $100 is required. For info: Mark Schruben,974-7048. A MANDATORY Vendor Conf will be held at Hornsby BendBiosolids Management Facility, Administration Bldg Auditorium, 2210 S.FM 973, Austin, TX 78725 at 10:00A on 10/27/09. A Non-MandatorySite Visit will be held at 11:00A on 10/27/09 at Hornsby Bend BiosolidsManagement Facility, Meet at The Administration Bldg, 2210 South FM973, Austin, TX 78725. Offers due prior to 10:00A on 11/19/09. Compli-ance plans due prior to 2:00P on 11/19/09. Offers will be opened on 11/19/09 at 2:00 PM. SPECIAL NOTICE: This contract is to be fundedthrough ARRA Funding:-1) Projects must be under construction prior to 2/17/10, 2) DOL Wage Rates will apply to this funding package,3) Theproject will include special reporting provisions to a national databaseregarding the progress of construction,4) The project includes certain Buy-American provisions included in the Act,5) This contract is contingentupon release of funds from the TWDB,6) Neither the State of Texas norany of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to thisInvitation of Bids or any resulting contract,7) Equal Opportunity in Em-ployment, and8) this contract is subject to City of Austin M/WBE goals,per the City’s compliance with EPA/TWDB established.

7. LOOP 360 WATER IMP.-BARCLAY DR PUMP STATION &GROUND STORAGE (CIP 3920 2207 2083). IFB 6100 CLMC107.Pickup bid docs at OTC, STE 760, Attn: Gabrial Stan, 974-7151 after 10/19/09. A refundable deposit of $150 is required. For info: Larry Mendez,974-1581. A MANDATORY Vendor Conf will be held at WebbervilleService Center, 2600 Webberville Rd, 2nd Flr Auditorium Rm 223A, Aus-tin, TX 78702 at 10:00A on 10/27/09. Offers due prior to 11:30A on 12/3/09. Compliance plans due prior to 3:30P on 12/3/09. Offers will beopened on 12/3/09 at 3:30P.

8. SECOND STREET PH.2, COLORADO TO CONGRESS (CIP8581 2507 9106). IFB 6100 CLMC101. Pickup bid docs at OTC, STE1045, Attn: Gabriel Stan 974-7151 after 10/12/09. A refundable deposit of$200 is required. For info: Phil Salyers, 974-7144. A MANDATORY Ven-dor Conf will be held at OTC, 8th Flr Conf Rm., 505 Barton Springs Rd,Austin, TX 78704 Attn: Phil Salyers 974-7144 at 10:00A on 10/21/09.Offers due prior to 10:30A on 12/3/09. Compliance plans due prior to2:30P on 12/3/09. Offers will be opened on 12/3/09 at 2:30P.

9. WILLIAMSON CRK-BRODIE LA WTR QUALITY PONDMAINT. /RETROFIT (CIP 4850 6307 2040). IFB 6100 CLMC104.Pickup bid docs at OTC, STE 760 Attn: Gabriel Stan 974-7151 after 10/

12/09. A refundable deposit of $100 is required. For info: Christina Calvery,974-7094. A MANDATORY Vendor Conf will be held at OTC, 505 BartonSprings Rd, 13th Flr at 9:30A on 10/21/09. Offers due prior to 9:30A on11/5/09. Compliance plans due prior to 1:30P on 11/5/09. Offers will beopened on 11/5/09 at 1:30P.

10. S.I35 SEGMENT 11/12 - S.PLEASANT VALLEY EXTEN-SION AT LEGENDS (CIP 3960 2207 6214). IFB 6100 CLMC098. Pickupbid docs at Public Works Dept, OTC, STE 760, Attn: Gabriel Stan, 974-7151 after 10/12/09. A refundable deposit of $75 is required. For info:Phillip Jaeger, 972-0232. A MANDATORY Vendor Conf will be held atAustin Water Utility, Waller Creek Center, Ste 105, 625 E. 10th St, Austin,TX 78701 at 10:30A on 10/20/09. Offers due prior to 10:30A on 11/19/09. Compliance plans due prior to 2:30P on 11/19/09. Offers will beopened on 11/19/09 at 2:30P.

B. SERVICES AND SYSTEMS CONTRACTING Solicitationswill be issued, and sealed bids or proposals may be received at the Purchas-ing Office, Municipal Building, 124 W. 8th St., 3rd floor, Room 308/310,telephone number (512) 974-2500, Austin, TX until the dates and timesspecified on following item(s):

B. SOLICITATION SERVICES AND SYSTEMS1. SDC0180 MONTHLY GAS COLLECTION & CONTROL

SYSTEM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SEMI-ANNUALLEACHATE SYSTEMS AND GAS CONTROL & COLLECTION SYS-TEM PUMP & SUMP OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE NON-ROUTINE SERVICE. A MANDATORY Conf will be held 10108 FM812, Austin, TX 78719 (Landfill) at 11/3/09 on 11:00A. Offers due priorto 1 :00P on 11/12/09.

2. RDR0037 LABORATORY SUPPLIES. Offers due prior to11:30A on 11/3/09.

3. RDR0036 SEW-EURODRIVE GEAR BOX. Offers due priorto 12:00P on 11/3/09.

THE CITY OF AUSTIN HEREBY NOTIFIES ALL OFFERORSTHAT IN REGARD TO ANY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO PURSU-ANT TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT; MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER-PRISES WILL BE AFFORDED EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SUB-MIT OFFERS IN RESPONSE TO THIS INVITATION AND WILL NOTBE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE,COLOR, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR DISABILITY IN CONSID-ERATION FOR AN AWARD.

Bids are being solicited for StephenF. Austin High School –BuildingPackage. Rogers-O’Brien Con-struction (R-O), 3901 S. LamarBlvd., Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78704. Bids are due to R-O on NOVEM-BER 9, 2009 before 2pm, and maybe delivered, submitted by fax at512-486-3801 or emailed toaustinbids@rogers-obrien.com. APre-Bid Meeting will be held onNovember 2rd at 9:30am in theAustin High School Cafeteria.Contact Teresa Nugent at 512-486-6330 for more information on pro-curement of plans, specificationsand other contract documents. This phase of the project includesthe balance of the building work,including, but not limited to CMU,Pre-Cast Concrete Panels, Misc.Steel, Millwork/Carpentry, Seal-ants/Waterproofing, Roofing,Doors/Frames/Hardware, Glass/Glazing, Finishes, Specialties, Sci-ence Casework, Mechanical, Plumb-ing and Electrical. R-O reserves theright to reject any or all bids. R-Ois an Equal Opportunity Employer. All MBE/WBE/HUB subcontrac-tors/suppliers are strongly encour-aged to submit proposals. Pleaseadd this important project on yourbid schedule.

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The City of Austin is host-ing a Community Forum Seriesas a chance for Austin residentsto voice their opinion on theAustin Comprehensive Plan.The forums are entitled “Imag-ine Austin,” and the first serieswill be held at various locationsthroughout the city and its ex-traterritorial jurisdiction fromNov. 9 to Nov. 12.

The Austin Comprehen-sive Plan will guide all futuregrowth and development of thecity. Input gathered from the fo-rums will be used to develop theplan, which means it is crucialfor everyone to attend one of theevents. This is an excellent op-portunity for residents to make asignificant impact on planningthe future of Austin.

The City of Austin wantsto hear from people of all races,genders, ages and income levels.Diverse opinions will create abright and colorful future forAustin. Residents are encour-aged to bring their children,friends and family to participatein interactive exercises designed

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for both adults and kids.Dates and locations of the

forums are as follows:* Nov. 9 at 6 p.m.,

Westwood High School* Nov. 9 at 6 p.m., Baty El-

ementary School* Nov. 10 at 8 a.m., Central

location TBD (in or near Down-town)

* Nov. 10 at 6 p.m., BowieHigh School

* Nov. 12 at 6 p.m., ReaganHigh School

* Nov. 12 at 6 p.m., TravisHigh School

Three other forum seriesare planned over the next 18months. For more informationon the community forums andother ways to get involved in theAustin Comprehensive Plan,visit http://www.ci tyofaust in .org/compplan

Please take a few minutesto fill out an Austin Comprehen-sive Plan survey, which is avail-able in both English and Span-ish at http://www.ci tyofaust in .org/compplan/survey.htm

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Jaguars Overcome Rebels 29-21 in Game at Nelson

The Lyndon B. JohnsonHigh Jaguars won theirfourth game this season indefeating the Travis HighRebels 29-21 Friday, Oct. 23,at Nelson Field. The teamsbattled back and fourththroughout the first quarter,and the only score in that pe-riod was an LBJ safety.

Early in the secondquarter Adam Solis brushedpast defenders and made a13-yard touchdown run on aquarterback keeper for theRebels. Alan Gaytan was suc-cessful on the kick. About aminute later LBJ’s Steve Can-non kit the scoreboard for theJaguars with an 85-yard kick-off return. Alex Greavisadded the extra point. Withabout 4 minutes left in the sec-ond quarter, Solis scoredagain on a 29-yard run forTravis, followed by Gaytan’skick through the uprights.

As the teams went to the

JOY OF VICTORY—LBJ players and cheerleaders celebrate their victory over Travis as a TVcrew films their excitement. Photo by George E. Hardin

UP AND OVER—Travis High’s DeGregory Thomas man-ages to go over the goal line in the fourth quarter despite beingtackled by LBJ’s Steve Cannon. Photo by George E. Hardin

locker rooms for halftime,Travis was ahead 14-9.

Returning for the third,about halfway through thequarter, Cameron Brownforged ahead on a 1-yard runfor the Jaguars to claim an-other touchdown. Greaviswas sure-footed with thepoint after touchdown. Withabout 1:35 left in the quarter,Elijah Cash caught a 22-yardpass from Daryl Roberts toput the Jaguars ahead 22-14.The pass attempt for the extrapoint was unsuccessful.

At 6:12 in the fourth

quarter Cameron Brownrushed for 45 yards to give theJaguars a touchdown.Greavis kicked his third ex-tra point of the night to giveLBJ a lead of 29-14. With thetime running out and theclock at 47 seconds,DeGregory Thomas snaggeda 21-yard pass from AdamSolis and ran into the endzone for the Rebels.

The Jaguars finishedthe District 26-4A contestwith a 4-3, 3-1 record, whilethe Rebels posted 6-3, 3-1.

LBJ was slightly ahead

on first downs with 15, com-pared to 13 for Travis. Onpassing yards it was 75 forthe Jaguars versus 69 for theRebels. The Jaguars suc-ceeded on 6 of 9 passes with1 interception, while theRebels hit 6 of 12 with no in-terceptions.

LBJ was hit with 9 pen-alties for 95 yards, whileTravis was charged with 5 for37. LBJ lost 1 of 3 fumbles, andTravis lost 3 of 4.

LBJ and Travis haveboth secured spots in the dis-trict playoffs along with the

McCallum High Knights.Demo Odems, head

coach at LBJ, said, “When westarted out we couldn’t getanything going. Our defenseplayed well in the first half,kept us in the ball game, get-ting a safety. Then we endedup running a kickback [in the]first half. In the second halfwe finally got it together of-fensively. Our kids rose to theoccasion in the second half.I’m proud of them for that.We’ve got to finish this dis-trict play. We’ve got a ballgame against Reagan [Oct. 30,

7:30, Nelson Field] coming upfollowed by Dayton [Nov. 7,2 p.m., Nelson Field], whichwas the state semi-finalist lastyear. So we’ve got to be readyto play.”

Armando Jacinto,the Rebels’ head coach, said,“I’ve just got to give credit toLBJ. They picked it up in thesecond half and controlledthe ball. It was hard for us tosustain anything. The defensepicked it up.”

Travis will faceMcCallum Friday, Oct. 30, at7:30 p.m. at Burger Stadium.

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Coaches Get Tips and an Intense Workout at ClinicMirl Hamilton was

huffing and puffing as he ranback and forth across the bas-ketball court with other enroll-ees in the coaching clinic con-ducted by the Austin TorosSaturday, Oct. 24. He said hehoped the clinic would helphim “to understand the dif-ferent levels of basketball.”He said, “I’m coaching at boththe middle school and highschool levels. I’m learningthings like the pick and rolland different ways to go aboutthat offensively.” Hamilton isin his second year of coach-ing at Hutto High School. Hesaid he finished high schoolin Abernathy, Texas, north ofLubbock, and graduated fromSt. Edward’s University.

Chanel Roy, anotherparticipant in the clinic at theHoop Zone at 826 RutlandDrive, said, “I hope to learnmore about the game of bas-ketball in order to teach thelittle kids that I coach.” Shecoaches at the Virginia L.Brown Recreation Center onBlessing Avenue. Roy is a2009 McCallum High Schoolgraduate and said she plansto enter college in January.

Also benefiting from thehands-on experience wasDale Potter, who coaches atLamar Middle School. Pottersaid she was trying to get ad-ditional instruction in basket-ball in general and especiallyin defensive principles. Shehas been coaching for 20years—two years at O. HenryMiddle School and18 at

Lamar.Taylor Jenkins, an assis-

tant coach with the Toros, oneof the clinic’s instructors, saidthe annual event was de-signed for youth leaguecoaches and high schoolcoaches and was part of theToros’ outreach work in thecommunity. “It’s a great ideato get out and share ideas withthe local coaches,” Jenkins

said. “We’re just trying toshare with them some of theideas that the Toros utilizewith their basketball teamthroughout the season from a

player-development stand-point, a coaching standpoint,and coaching tips that theycan use for their boys andgirls at all ages.”

Jenkins said, “I’m fromDallas. I went to high schoolup there and played basket-ball and then I went to schoolup in the Northeast and thencame back and started work-ing with the Spurs organiza-

tion, and then just last yeargot on with the Austin Torosto begin my coaching career.I’m very excited about the op-portunity.”

The Toros, an NBA De-velopment League Team, isowned by the San AntonioSpurs, and has Quin Snyderas head coach.

“We’ve led the D-League in NBA call-ups twoyears in a row,” Snyder saidin a news release, “and arecommitted to helping ourplayers improve individuallyas they also gain a greater

PLAYING AND LEARNING—Hands-on instruction waspart of the routine for these participants in the coach’s clinicsponsored by the Austin Toros. From left are Chanel Roy, DalePotter and Mirl Hamilton. Photo by George E. Hardin

understanding of the game.”Those who enrolled in

the coach’s clinic also re-ceived a ticket to the homeopening game of the Toros’fifth anniversary season. Theteam will face the Rio GrandeValley Vipers at the AustinConvention Center on the dayafter Thanksgiving Day, Fri-day, Nov. 27, at 7:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, the NBA’s

New York office announcedon Tuesday that two formermembers of the Toros areamong the 63 players withNBA D-League experiencewho will be on the rosters ofNBA teams as the 2009-10season begins. MalikHairston is with the San An-tonio Spurs and PopsMensah-Bonsu is with theHouston Rockets.

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