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There are two specialevents that took place in1961 and both made history.

On august 4, 1961, thefirst Black President of theunited States, Barack Oba-

ma was born, and fourmonths later on dec 16,1961, Hamilton Park HighSchool captured the title as“Class a division TexasState Champions.”

in 1961, desegregationof public schools in Texashad not taken place andmany Texas black highschool sports programs in-cluding state football cham-pionships, were under uilconnections managed underthe largest black college in

By BRian SMedley

(america's Wire Writ-ers Group) The implemen-tation of the affordableCare act is an achieve-ment americans can beproud of. Making sure thatall our brothers and sisters,children and grandchil-dren, have proper healthinsurance makes us astronger, more prosperous

nation.amid this important

change, however, we can-not ignore the work that re-mains to be done, espe-cially in communities ofcolor. insurance cards arenot enough.

To become a societywith better health - not justbetter health coverage - we

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Blacknews.com -- Octo-ber has been dubbed africanamerican Speculative fictionMonth by a group of onlineenthusiasts. This was done toacknowledge the writers,artists, entertainers and inde-pendent publishers around the

country and elsewhere whoare producing science fictionnarratives, performances and

art featuring afrocentricthemes. african americansalso use October to celebratethe merger of science and thearts via afROfuturism.

Speculative fiction en-courages people to look be-yond their day-to-day exis-tence and consider new possi-bilities that could benefit and

enrich their lives. afROfu-turism incorporates novels,short stories, comic books,graphic arts, music, dance,video and other artistic formsthat embrace science fictionand fantasy -- for entertain-ment, encouragement and ed-ucation.

When it comes to health, place matters

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(nnPa) at press time,it was unclear whetherCongress would finallyevade a government shut-down on October 1. i doknow, however, that i amsick of the budgetarybrinkmanship that plaguesour government. everyfew months there is somecrisis or another that hasthe House of Representa-tives and the White Houseat loggerheads. This time,Republicans in Congresswant to defund Oba-macare as part of the

budget that must bepassed and say they arewilling to let governmentclose to meet their goal.Senate Minority leaderHarry Reid says that Re-publicans are holding agun to the american peo-ple’s heads and he isn’tlying.

it doesn’t stop on Oc-tober 1. The back-and-forth exists because Con-gress has not passed abudget the way it nor-mally does since 2009.now, government oper-ates through a series of

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Hamilton Park High School and Prairie View A&M University share a proud historical legacy of education

Richard Bonner is shown in a recent photo-graph with the game trophy with the lateHead Coach and former Principal of Hamil-ton Park School, Mr. James O. Griffin.

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and dazzling with crystalcurtains, Miss BlackTexas uSa, dymondHayes, gained her firstnational title of MissBlack america Coed —clearing the way for anew face to win thehonor of Miss Black

Texas america Coed(Miss Black Texas). The

Miss Black Texas amer-ica Coed pageant at-tracted hundreds of spec-tators and was held Sep-tember 21-22 at TheGranville arts Center inGarland, Tx.

young women fromacross Texas competed in

various age divisions,across five areas of com-petition including: inter-view, fitness, talent,evening gown, and thefamous on-stage questionand answer. at the end ofthe night, five youngladies were crowned withstate titles:

• Roneshia Ray- MissBlack Texas americaCoed 2014

• Ziara Smith- BlackTexas america CoedTeen 2014

• Micaela WatkinsMs. Black Texas amer-ica Coed 2014

• Jasmine Cooks-Miss Black Texas amer-ica Coed Preteen 2014

• kadence Polley-Miss Black Texas amer-ica Coed Princess 2014

in addition to a$10,000 scholarship andprizes, the winners ofMiss Black Texas andMiss Black Texas Teen

receive the honor of rep-resenting Texas next yearat the national MissBlack america CoedPageant.

While vying for thecrown, select contestantswalked away with tophonors in individualareas of competition:

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(Blacknews.com) - fo-rmer Playboy Playmate ne-ferteri Shepherd always hadan eye for business. even asa young model, she knew abad contract when she sawone. But after being a Play-boy Playmate, a fashionmodel and television showhost, Shepherd is joiningwith leading financial tech-nology firm SMaRT Pay-ment Plan to launch the"debt Reduction Tour"across the country to helpconsumers reduce theirdebt.

"These days everyone ishaving to deal with the badeconomy and a sometimesburdening debt and i wantto let people know thatthere are ways to get help,"said Shepherd who will par-ticipate in part of the tour ascelebrity spokeswoman andby meeting consumers.

"as a mom i understandhow difficult it is to managea household in a tougheconomy, and how manyother moms are strugglingto make ends meet. Sowhen i was asked to partic-

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This month, SMaRTPayment Plan, which is cel-ebrating its 10th anniver-sary this year, is touring thecountry in a specially-equipped Rv to educateconsumers about ways theycan reduce their debt andlive easier lives. The Rvwill travel across the u.S.hitting a number of stateslike Texas, utah, Colorado,illinois and many others be-fore concluding in novem-ber.

"We're very excited andpleased to have neferterijoin us in this effort to help

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SMaRT Payment Plan'stechnology simplifies thebill paying process by auto-matically deducting smallerbill and loan payments froma client's bank account on aschedule that coincideswith their pay schedule. Bymaking smaller paymentsthat match paydays, clientsare able to pay off debtfaster and save money byreducing the amount of in-terest they are charged.

lOS anGeleS – act-or Hal Sparks and actress,singer and dancer CocoJones are set to join Hal-loween-expert MarthaStewart as judges of thefirst-ever nationwide 50-state costume competitionat the star-studded Hub Net-work’s First Annual Hal-loween Bash airing Satur-day, October 26, 7–9 p.m.CT/ on the Hub network, adestination for kids andtheir families. SaturdayNight Live actor and come-dian, kenan Thompson, ishost of the one-of-a-kind

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Recently, Jones tookhome her first Radio disneyMusic award for the Funni-est Celebrity Tak” and alsoperformed her popular songWorld Is Dancing. Thissummer, Jones toured theu.S. with boy band Mind-less Behavior and then withaustin Mahone in augustand September. Jones ap-peared as herself in the Tv

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continuing resolutions thatmake it difficult for federaldepartments to know howmuch they have to spend.and if Congress passes anagreement to keep govern-ment open, it will only keepit open through novemberor december 15, dependingon which version (House orSenate) of the law passes.

another upcoming dea-dline is the October 17deadline to raise the debtceiling or further imperilour once-solid credit rating.in each instance, Republi-cans have another opportu-nity to crow about their fis-cal mindedness and argueabout Obamacare. But, asHarry Reid has said, Oba-macare is the law of theland. it takes effect October1, government shutdown ornot. The Republican Housemay despise Obamacareand they may change someprovisions of it, but theycan’t stop it now.

indeed, Republicans aregearing up for the debt ceil-ing debate, which is anotheropportunity for brinksman-ship. if they remove the af-fordable Care act from ne-gotiations, it will surelyresurface when the debtceiling is discussed. Wecan spend the rest of this

year, and part of next, withthis budgetary brinkman-ship, all driven by the factthat many Republicans sim-ply cannot stand the notionof the affordable Care act.

actually, it’s not justabout the affordable Careact, it is about PresidentObama and Republican re-sistance to anything he pro-poses. Their attitudes gobeyond partisanship to ven-omous distaste. you’d ha-ve to go back to the nine-teenth century to find mem-bers of Congress so rude asto holler out “you lie” as aPresident spoke, assertionsthat that thing would hap-pen “over my dead body”are far more common. ithas always amused mewhen people so quicklyoffer their dead bodies up

for discussion, as if they solightly value their livingbodies that they’d offertheir dead one in the nameof public policy. Just re-cently, Rand Paul said thefederal government wouldbail out detroit over hisdead body, and years agodick armey (R-Tx) saidthe minimum wage wouldpass over his. last i heardthe minimum wage roseand armey is still living,though no longer in Con-gress.

if the government doesshut down, “nonessential”employees will not be paid.The bumbling Congress,however, will continue tobe compensated for the lit-tle they do. Many Congres-sional representatives don’tcare because they don’tneed the money. a largepercentage of our “lawmak-ers” are millionaires. lasttime there was a govern-ment shutdown, peoplewere paid retroactively.This time, back pay is un-likely. With so many gov-ernment employees experi-encing pay cuts because offurloughs, an additional paycut is onerous. Congressseems unconcerned with theplight of the average gov-ernment worker.

The only good news inthis mess is that the ameri-can people aren’t stupid.Most of them blame grid-lock on House Republicans.The last time governmentshut down in 1995-96(when two shut downslasted a combined 26 days),the people responded bygiving President Bill Clin-ton a second term ninemonths later. Clinton de-feated rival Bob dole inpart because of dole’s lead-ership in the governmentshutdown. With 2014 mid-term elections imminent,Republicans should be wor-ried.

When President Obamaspoke at the CongressionalBlack Caucus dinner in lateSeptember, he asked peopleto gear up their activism forthe 2014 elections. if theHouse of Representativeslooked more like the Senate(or if more Republicans hadgood sense), perhaps wecould avoid this constantbudgetary brinkmanshipthat has plagued us for thepast four years.

Julianne Malveaux is aWashington, D.C.-based ec-onomist and writer. She isPresident Emerita of Ben-nett College for Women inGreensboro, N.C.

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(nnPa) Major provi-sions of the affordable Careact went into effect onTuesday and, like all newprograms, there was a cer-tain amount of uncertaintyand confusion. But makingthings worse are the delib-erate lies that have been toldby what some call Oba-macare.

To shift through the var-ious charges, i turned to ourfriends at factCheck.org foran independent, nonpartisananalysis. Here, in theirwords, is what they found:

Claim: 8.2 millionamericans can’t find full-time work partly due toObamacare.

FactCheck.org says:false.

This assertion from theRepublican national Com-mittee echoes other conser-vative claims that the law ishindering part-timers fromfinding full-time jobs. But

the RnC’s 8.2 million figurewas the total number in Juneof part-time workers in theu.S. seeking full-time work— what the Bureau oflabor Statistics calls ‘part-time for economic reasons’— and there’s no evidencefrom BlS numbers that thelaw has had an impact onsuch workers. There weremore in this “part-time foreconomic reasons” categoryin March 2010, when theaffordable Care act wassigned into law (9.1 mil-lion). The latest figure, fromaugust, is 7.9 million.

Claim: The law is a job-killer.

FactCheck.org says:

Overblown.it’s true nonpartisan eco-

nomic analyses have esti-mated a “small” loss ofmainly low-wage jobs be-cause of the law. But as oneexpert told us, there hasn’tbeen much analysis of thisimpact of the law because,he believes, economists

think the impact will beminimal. Still, Republicanshave continued to push theidea that the law will have asignificant effect on jobs.This claim made our“Whoppers of 2011” list,and it has continued to bepushed in various forms —with the latest being theclaims about part-timework.

Claim: Premiums aregoing up because of the law.Premiums are going downbecause of the law.

FactCheck.org says: itdepends.

Our short answer — “itdepends” — may be unsat-isfactory to readers, butwhether you’ll pay more orless than you would havewithout the law depends onyour circumstances. are youuninsured and have a preex-isting condition? you’lllikely pay less than youwould have otherwise. areyou uninsured but youngand healthy? you’ll likely

pay more (without account-ing for any subsidies youmay receive). are you in-sured through your em-ployer? you likely won’t seemuch change either way.

Claim: all of the unin-sured will pay less on theexchanges than they couldnow on the individual mar-ket, even without federalsubsidies.

FactCheck.org says:

false.President Obama made

this claim at an aug. 9 pressconference, saying that be-ginning Oct. 1, the 15 per-cent of the population that’suninsured would be able to“sign up for affordable qual-ity health insurance at a sig-nificantly cheaper rate thanwhat they can get right nowon the individual market.”Obama went on to empha-size that that was before in-cluding federal subsidies.“and if even with lowerpremiums they still can’t af-

The Truth about ‘Obamacare’

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must also look at the role"place" plays in the lives ofminority communities.

Where we live, workand play is surprisinglypredictive of lifespan.Within the city of Boston,for instance, people insome census tracts live 33years less than those innearby tracts. in BernalilloCounty, n.M., the differ-ence is 22 years.

Researchers are releas-ing “Community Healthequity Reports” at thePlace Matters 2013 na-tional Health equity Con-ference on Oct. 2 in Wash-ington, d.C. data fromBaltimore, Birmingham,ala., Chicago, new Or-leans and other citiesdemonstrates that whereyou live is a powerful de-terminant for how longyou'll live.

Health equity maysound like a jargon term,but it's really a simple andjust concept: all peopleshould have equal opportu-nities for good health.

unfortunately, in con-versations, people often re-duce health issues to ques-tions of access to healthcare or to behavior; inother words, if people onlyate right, exercised, or sawa doctor regularly, healthinequities could be elimi-nated.

now, to be sure, accessto high-quality health careis important, particularlyfor those who face healthrisks. and individualsshould strive for activelifestyles and healthy diets.

But a large and grow-ing body of research

demonstrates that thespaces and places wherepeople live, work, studyand play powerfully shapethe opportunities theyhave to achieve goodhealth.

People of color - whoare still subject to persist-ent social, if not legal, seg-regation - are dispropor-tionately located in un-healthy spaces. This is amajor factor that helps ex-plain the poorer health ofmany minority groups.

Consider the numbers:One in four african amer-icans, one in six Hispan-ics, and one in eight amer-ican indians in metropoli-tan america lives in a cen-sus tract in which 30 per-cent or more of the popu-lation is in poverty.

But only an estimatedone in 25 non-Hispanicwhites live in one of thesetracts.

neighborhood condi-tions can overwhelm eventhe most persistent and de-termined efforts of indi-viduals to take steps to im-prove their health. neigh-borhoods with high ratesof poverty are subject tosignificant health risks,from the presence of pol-luting industries to the ab-sence of a grocery offeringfresh fruits and vegetables.

These same communi-ties typically have poorerquality housing and trans-portation options, and arehit hardest by the home-mortgage lending crisis,which crushed wealth op-portunities and dispropor-tionately affected commu-nities of color.

Many of these neigh-borhoods also experiencehigh rates of crime and vi-olence, which affect eventhose who are not directlyvictimized, as a result of

stress and an inability toexercise or play outside.even healthcare providers,hospitals, and clinics areharder to find in theseneighborhoods.

it's no wonder life-spans vary so greatly am-ong neighborhoods, eventhose close to each other.

Some policymakers areworking to address theseplace-based disparities.

federal programs thatstimulate investment in thenation's hardest-hit com-munities are working to at-tract businesses, create

jobs, and reduce the con-centration of health risks.The Healthy food financ-ing initiative creates finan-cial incentives for grocerystores or farmers' markets

to open in "food deserts."and the Obama adminis-tration's "Promise Zones"initiative will streamline ahost of federal "place-based" projects and offertechnical assistance to ju-risdictions that seek tostimulate economic activityand build ladders of oppor-tunity

investments in vulnera-ble communities may beamong the most cost-effec-tive strategies to close thehealth gap and improve theoverall health of the nation.

Our nation's poorest

need health insurance. Butwe cannot afford to stopthere.

Only by recognizingand then erasing the deepdivides that create commu-nities with fewer health op-portunities can we create anation of individuals withthe chance to reach theirfull potentials.

Dr. Brian D. Smedley isvice president and directorof the Health Policy Insti-tute of the Joint Center for

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BiRMinGHaM, ala.–Ret. Cpl. Chad Pfeifer,an alumnus of Golf acad-emy of america, won theWarrior Open, organizedby the George W. Bushinstitute and overseen byPresident George W.Bush, on Sept. 28 by ninestrokes, topping a field of23 retired servicemenwounded in combat. Thevictory was Pfeifer’s thirdstraight, coming in the

event’s third year. Roundsof 71-75 at las ColinasCountry Club in irving,Texas gave him a four-over par total of 146 forthe event.

last year, with formerPresident George W. Bushas a witness, Pfeifer madea hole-in-one on las Col-inas’ fourth hole en routeto a 15-stroke victory.

The 2013 Warrior Op-en field also included cur-

rent Golf academy ofamerica student SSG an-drew Montgomery, whofinished in 19th place.Pfeifer graduated fromGolf academy of amer-ica’s Phoenix Campuswhile Montgomery is cur-rently enrolled at the cam-pus in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

While serving in iraqin 2007, Pfeifer lost hisleft leg when a bomb ex-

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a teen’s friend may bethe biggest risk factor forhaving that first drink toosoon. Researchers fundedby the national institutesof Health point to friendsof teens as the most sig-nificant risk factor forhaving that first drink, infront of family history andsocial behavior.

dr. Samuel kupermanat the university of iowasays drinking at a younger

age is associated withthings like illegal activi-ties.

“Children oftentimesdo things they wouldn’tdo if they weren’t drunk.So, driving, getting intosexual activity, usingother drugs, are all risksthat might happen whensomebody’s drunk versusnot drinking.”

A teen’s first drink – friendsare the key influencer

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ford it, we’re going to beable to provide them with atax credit to help them buyit,” he added. But evenObama’s secretary of healthand human services, kath-leen Sebelius, has acknowl-edged that young personswould likely pay more andolder americans wouldlikely pay less on the insur-ance exchanges.

Claim: you won’t beable to choose your owndoctor.

Claim: The governme-nt will be between you andyour doctor.

FactCheck.org says:

false.These claims are varia-

tions on the fear that the

government will be takingover health care — choos-ing your doctor, telling himor her what treatment to ad-minister, etc. But the lawdoesn’t create a govern-ment-run system, as we’vesaid many times. it actuallygreatly expands business forprivate insurance, by about12 million new customers,according to CongressionalBudget Office estimates.and individuals will choosetheir own doctors, just asthey do now.

Claim: if you like yourplan, you can keep yourplan. if you like your doctor,you can keep your doctor.

FactCheck.org: Mis-leading.

Obama has repeatedlymade this claim, and theWhite House continues touse the line on its website.The law doesn’t forceamericans to pick newplans or new doctors, butthe president simply can’tmake this promise to every-one. There’s no guaranteethat your employer won’tswitch plans, just as compa-nies could have done beforethe law. and if you switchjobs, your new work-basedcoverage might not haveyour doctor as an in-net-work provider, either.

Claim: Congress is ex-empt from the law.

FactCheck.org says:

false.Congress isn’t exempt

from the law. in fact, mem-bers and their staffs face ad-ditional requirements thatother americans don’t. Be-ginning in 2014, they can nolonger get insurance throughthe federal employeesHealth Benefits Program, asthey and other federal em-ployees have done. instead,they are required to get in-surance through the insur-ance exchanges.

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2013 national fire Preven-

tion Week in dallas with the

inaugural The Bravest Race

5k run and walk through

West dallas to raise aware-

ness about fire prevention

and safety education.

The kickoff for The

Bravest Race will be at 8

a.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, at

Trinity Groves at 3015

Gulden lane in dallas,

Texas marking the begin-

ning of national fire Pre-

vention Week, which runs

October 6-12, 2013. The

race begins at 8:30 a.m.

national fire Preven-

tion Week is observed to

promote fire safety and ed-

ucation locally and at a na-

tional level. This year’s

race is dedicated to the

fallen firefighters of Te-xas.

The goal for The

Bravest Race is to have

1,000 runners and walk-

ers representing fire de-

partments, police depart-

ments, military groups

and the community par-

ticipating to raise aware-

ness about fire preven-

tion, to honor Texas’ fire-

fighters and to raise

money for fire and safety

education in the commu-

nity.

in addition to the race,

the event will feature a

fire engine pull challenge

starting at 10:30 a.m. du-

ring The Bravest Race

fire engine Pull Chal-

lenge, teams of eight to

12 firefighters will pull a

45,000-‐pound fire truck

for 100 feet. The team

with the fastest pull time

will be named the 2013

Bravest Race fire engine

Pull Champion.

“fires can be devas-

tating events for families

and businesses, but many

are preventable if people

know about fire--‐safe be-

haviors,” said Sal Mor-

ales, founder of the dal-

las Hispanic firefighters

association and the na-

tional association of His-

panic firefighters. “We

wanted to highlight fire

prevention safety and ed-

ucation in our community

by establishing an event

that will call attention to

the educational opportu-

nities offered locally and

nationally during na-

tional fire Prevention

Week.

“This year, we also

wanted to honor the hero-

ism of firefighters who

have fallen in the line of

duty in our community,

working to save lives and

property,” said Joe ver-

acruz, president of the

dallas Hispanic fire-

fighters association. “We

look forward to seeing

the community come out

in support of The Bravest

Race and firefighters and

other first responders

who serve the citizens of

dallas--‐fort Worth ever-

yday.”

The Bravest Race will

culminate in a health and

safety fair that will be

open to race participants

and spectators. Being in

good physical condition

is paramount for fire-

fighters as they perform

their duties, which is why

the dallas Hispanic fire-

fighters association sup-

ports programs that high-

light the benefits of exer-

cise and healthy eating

habits.

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Texas known at the time asPrairie view a&M Collegeof Texas.

Richardson independentSchool district’s only afri-can american school locatedin dallas Texas, HamiltonPark, grades 1 thru 12 wascompleted in 1955 and sev-eral of the faculty and staffwere graduates of Prairieview a&M College whichwas later re-named Prairieview a&M university.

a tight knit communityof 750 homes where facultyand teachers not only taughtat Hamilton Park School, butlived in the community aswell. The former students ofHamilton Park understandwhat it means to be a “Bob-cat.”

Richard Bonner who pla-yed on the 1961 champi-onship team as an inside line-backer for the Hamilton ParkBobcats and whose brother,dr. Harold S. Bonner servedas interim president ofPrairie view a&M univer-sity, during the 90’s, recalls;“i was a sophomore in 1961,the previous year we made itall the way to the StateChampionship in 1960 andlost, but we came back in “61and took the title.”

Bonner remembers trav-eling to Sweeny, Texas withhis teammates and defeatingthe Wildcats of Carver HighSchool to win the state cham-pionship. The game trophy,known too many in HamiltonPark as the “Golden foot-ball” is in scripted with thewords; Prairie view a&M,Class a, State Champions,1961. Bonner is shown in arecent photograph with thegame trophy along side ofthe late Head Coach and for-

mer Principal of HamiltonPark School, Mr. James O.Griffin.

for many, the history ofHamilton Park dates back tocivil rights and education ofafrican americans across thecountry. The neighborhoodstreets of Hamilton Park arenamed after famous africanamerican actors, and placesand serves as a reminder ofthose that paved the way formany blacks for a betterquality of life and education.Such names as ebony, Bella-fonte drive, Campanelladrive, and Bunche are allpart of black history. Theneighborhood post officenamed after the HP commu-nity leader and Prairie viewgraduate, the late dr. Roberte. Price.

Hamilton Park’s historicconnection to black collegesis evident when entering themain entrance of the neigh-borhood and one of the firststreets visible is Oberlindrive. in 1844, Oberlin Col-lege graduated its first blackstudent, George B. vashon,who became one of thefounding professors atHoward university and thefirst black lawyer admitted tothe Bar in the state of newyork.

former dallas Cowboyand a 1981 graduate ofGrambling State university,everson (Cubby) Walls, andGwen Barrett Jackson, a1981 graduate of Prairieview a&M university, bothare former students ofHamilton Park School.

Mrs. Jackson grew up ondandridge drive, namedafter actress dorothy dan-dridge, but Jackson nor Wallsnever got the chance to at-

tend high school at HamiltonPark, and both rememberhow desegregation and bus-ing forced the closure of theirneighborhood high school towhat is known now asHamilton Park PacesettersMagnet, grades k thru 6.

“in the beginning i feltcheated,” explained Jackson,i remember in grade schoolduring football season, eachhomecoming the high schoolband, floats, convertible cars,homecoming queens, all par-ticipated in the homecomingparade, marching through thestreets of Hamilton Park withthe entire neighborhood che-ering and watching. Once igot to Prairie view, it wasthen i realized, i don’t think iwas cheated at all, the expe-rience was only delayed, itfelt as though i picked upwhere i left off, only at amuch higher level.”

Jackson is the thirdyoungest of seven children,whose eldest brother was amember of the HP Bobcatfootball team from 1960-61.a member of the HamiltonPark School Wide ReunionCommittee, Jackson servedas the first Scholarship Chairof the School Wide Reunion.

The first scholarship ofHamilton Park was awardedto a student to attend Prairieview a&M university. asthe years followed a scholar-ship was awarded for a stu-dent to attend GramblingState university and otheruniversities were soon added.

For more information orquestions regarding this arti-cle, contact: Gwen Jacksonat gwenda7710@yahoo.com

For information on howto support Prairie view A&MFoundation and the new

sports complex, please con-tact www.helppvbuild .org.

For information on howto support Grambling State

University please contact:www.gsutigers.com.

With the economicdownturn, many individualsare turning to universities toretool their skills and abili-ties to become more attrac-tive to employers. Withroughly 25 million peopleunemployed, people arelooking for new job strate-gies. according to the u.S.department of education,approximately 90 millionindividuals participate insome form of adult educa-tion each year, includingtraining and basic educationoffered outside of tradi-

tional higher education. yet,non-traditional studentsmake up the fastest popula-tion of those returning toschool. in fact, 40% ofamerican college students(almost 6 million people)are 25 years of age or older.This article examines prac-tical and proven strategiesto better assist workingwomen who desire to returnto school in some capacity.

economic troublesmake career planning moredifficult. Since november2009, america has lost 7.2

million jobs. Millions ofamericans are now waitinglonger for food stamps, un-employment checks, and

disability payments. Job op-portunities are limited.Today's women comprisemore than half of the labor

force. according to the u.S.labor Bureau, mothers witholder children (6 to 17 yearsof age) are more likely toparticipate in the labor forcethan mothers with youngerchildren (under 6 years ofage). furthermore, unmar-ried mothers have higherparticipation rates than mar-ried mothers.

Working mothers needpractical, proven methods ifthey are to make a success-ful transition to college life.yet, many working womenfind various obstacles that

prevent them from reachingtheir dreams. noriko iwa-naga Chapman, a Japan na-tive, is a working profes-sional with over 16 years'experience in the automo-bile industry. as a young,single-parent Baby Boomer,Chapman understands thedemands of caring for eld-erly parents and raising ayoung family.

Chapman was preparingto enter graduate schoolwhen he encountered a se-vere obstacle. Chapman

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dallaS – The WinePoste have announced the nextchef in its continuing series ofChef’s dinners. Joining theWine Poste on friday, Oct. 11will be the talented Chef TreWilcox. The evening willbegin with a Champagne re-ception at 7 p.m., followed byan elaborate five-course feastwith wine pairings at the WinePoste’s communal table.

Chef Tre has worked insome of the best kitchens indallas, including abacus andMarquee Grill. While the Chefde Cuisine of abacus, therestaurant earned a five-starreview from The dallas Morn-ing news, and Tre was alsonominated twice for the “Ris-ing Star Chef” award by theJames Beard foundation andnamed Best Chef by The Dal-las Morning News. fans ofBravo’s Top Chef will recog-nize Tre from his appearanceon Season 3 and Top Chef All-Stars. Tre’s talent has beenfeatured in Gourmet Maga-zine, Food & Wine Magazine

and Modern Luxury Maga-zine.

The chef’s personality andcooking style fit perfectly withthe Wine Poste. Based in thedallas design district, theWine Poste is a new twist onretail and online wine sales,and the 4,500 square footspace strikes a balance be-tween comfort and elegance.in addition to providing awell-curated selection of winefor sale, the Wine Poste fea-

tures ample space for winetastings, dinner parties andother events.

The chef’s dinner withTre Wilcox will take placeOct. 11 and will cost $125 perperson, which includes fivecourses and wine pairings.Reservations are required.

The Wine Poste is locatedat 2001 irving Blvd, Suite 145.for more information, pleasecall 214-272-3221 or visithttp:// www. wineposte.com.

Rowlett resident TonyRorie, President andfounder of The Men andladies of Honor, has beenappointed head of an inter-national initiative to men-tor and train young menand women in ministryleadership. The ProjectTimothy Global Taskforce, launched by Chris-tian Men’s network, willbe responsible for out-reach in 108 nations.

CMn President Paullouis Cole, also foundingPastor of C3 Church indallas, Texas, appointedRorie to lead the projectfollowing several years insuccessful partnershipwith The Men and ladiesof Honor. CMn has beeninstrumental in assisting tolaunch the program in sev-

eral international loca-tions, such as Belize andkenya. for more informa-tion about Christian Men’s

network, visit Cmnworld.com and www.themenof-honor.org.

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Tony Rorie of Rowlett named director of international task force

Tony Rorie (Left), pictured with Ambassador Albert Nasasagare,PhD, Republic of Burundi’s Deputy Chief of State Protocol (right)at a recent meeting to discuss the possibility of introducing TheMen of Honor program in Burundi where more than 60% of thewar-torn country’s population is less than 17 years old.

Chef Tre Wilcox next featuredchef at Wine Poste dinner

Chef Tre Wilcox

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role on the Hub network’sdaytime emmy award-winning series, R.L. Stine’sThe Haunting Hour: TheSeries. viewers can visithubworld.com/halloween tolearn more and to view allof the Halloween costumesubmissions.

The special will alsoinclude chart-topping mu-sical performances, cele-brity presenters and lots ofentertaining tricks andtreats for kids and theirfamilies. The “HalloweenBash” will take place atBarker Hanger in Santa

Monica, Calif. Bob Bainserves as executive pro-ducer and Paul flattery isproducer for Bob BainProductions. additionalpresenters and chart-top-ping musical acts will alsobe announced shortly.

dfW fans of the justcompleted Breaking Bad se-ries will have an opportunityto meet two of the co-starsthis weekend at dallasComic Con fan days.

Giancarlo esposito (Bre-aking Bad, Revolution) andCharles Baker (BreakingBad, Splinter) are scheduledto appear along with morethan 50 actors and artists. Theline-up of stars are scheduledto sign autographs, meet fansand answer questions duringspecial panels.

Other events includeadult and children costumecontests, special effectsmake-up workshops, Q&apanels, a CosPlay Red Car-pet, photo opportunities, anddozens of vendors and ex-hibitors.

Other guest actors in-clude Ron Perlman (Hellboy,Sons of Anarchy, Beauty andthe Beast), John Barrowman(Arrow, Torchwood, DoctorWho), Robert Patrick (TrueBlo-od, The X-Files, Termi-nator II), katee Sackhoff(Longmire, Riddick), Ste-venyeun (The Walking Dead),Jason david frank (MightyMorphin Power Rangers),

Tom felton (“Draco Mal-foy” in the Harry Pottermovies) and lou ferrigno(The Incredible Hulk).

Show hours are 2 to 8p.m. friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5p.m. Sunday. The box officeopens one hour prior to showtime on friday and Sunday,and two hours prior to showtime on Saturday.

Tickets are $25 friday,$40 Saturday and $30 Sun-day. Children ages 5 to 12 are$5, and ages 4 and under arefree. Parking is $5, with shut-tles provided for extendedlots.

dallas Comic Con: fansdays is scheduled for Oct. 4-6 at the irving Convention

Center, located at 500 W. lasColinas Blvd. for more infovisit www. fandays.com.

Breaking Bad stars appearing at DallasComic Con Fan Days this weekend

Giancarlo Esposito

By RuTH feRGuSOn, NDG ediTOR

The weather has finallychanged and that means it istime to change the shoes wewear. i have always associatedwell made comfortable, butpractical shoes with the natu-ralizer brand, but when i got apeek at their fall lookbook, itwas clear this is not yourgrandma kind of comfortableshoes (no offense to grand-mothers!)

When we received a pairof the napina ($99) in the richrusty tan leather during thesummer, we were ready for fallto start immediately. The 3-½heels are lovely in a timelessclassic design that will easilygo from work to evening.ladies, this means there noneed to “suffer” for beauty. Thedetailed stitching across theround toe makes the MaryJanes standout.

Our intern ChaRhondawore the shoes recently and en-thusiastically gave the napinathumbs up. “love the shoes. it

is such a great color that goeswell with the earth tones we allwear throughout the season,”she said.

When asked how the shoesfeel ChaRhonda indicated,“They are seriously very com-fortable. i am always lookingfor shoes like this which arestylish yet comfortable.”

Personally i am eyeing thetwo-tone flats called lecture inwhat they describe as kingTeal and Black leather ($89).They are a part of naturalizer’surbanizer series, aimed at theyoung urban professional. Okso i am not young (doesn’tyoung at heart count) and i livein the suburbs, but these shoeslook like a great choice for the

days i am headed straight fromthe office to an evening event.

now, if you love boots theJersey is naturalizer’s ($199)spin on the classic riding boot,available in black or a goldentan they call Banana Breadleather. The buckles add aspark of color and the elasticstretch on the back at the topgives you a little extra room –if you need it.

The naturalizer.com web-site is fun and useful, provid-ing a view from every possibleangle for each of their designs.i also really like the SizeWisefeature which asks a few quickquestions and then shows yourecommended styles. visitorscan sign up to receive greatcoupons throughout the year,making naturalizer designs aneven better bargain.

if you prefer to try on yourshoes there are four stores inthe dfW area, three are actu-ally outlets (allen, Grapevineand Grand Prairie). naturalizermore than lives up to theirpromise to bring comfort andstyle together.

dallaS—fifth-gradescience teacher Jessica en-riquez from Cesar Chavezlearning Center and kimber-lee Bassa, a kindergartenteacher at Ronald Mcnair,had their day brightened by

OfficeMax during the a dayMade Better initiative.

The teachers were among1,000 educators nationwidewho were surprised with$1,000 in school supplies pre-sented by OfficeMax andadoptaClassroom.org. The

annual initiative seeks toerase teacher-funded class-rooms by providing muchneeded supplies early in theschool year.

Teachers selected for thesurprise are nominated by

their principals for demon-strating passion, dedicationand innovation in the class-room.

Both teachers werepraised by their principals andschool staff as exceptionalteachers. “Ms. Bassa is spe-

cial because she goes aboveand beyond with her studentsand her parents,” said allenaanderson, principal, RonaldMcnair elementary. “She isoften seen in her classroomteaching and dancing with her

students as one of her instruc-tional strategies. Her studentslove being in her class.”

“as a fifth-grade scienceteacher, Jessica enriquez ex-hibits an abundance of dedi-cation,” said kimberly Run-nels, community liaison,

Cesar Chavez learning Cen-ter. “Ms. enriquez also spendsa good amount of her per-sonal funds on instructionalitems to ensure her studentshave everything needed toconduct science experiments.Just recently, she purchasedperishable items for all four of

her fifth-grade classes so theywould have the materialsneeded for the natural sci-ences experiment.

Since 2007, a day MadeBetter and other OfficeMaxGoodworks programs havecontributed more than $25million in grants and supplies

to support more than 31,000teachers and their classrooms.additionally, through the an-nual event, OfficeMax hashelped its nonprofit partneradoptaClassroom.org securefunding for more than100,000 classrooms nation-wide.

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Kimberlee Bassa, teacher, Ronald McNair Elementary School, is surrounded by students during theOfficeMax surprise.

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imagine being diag-

nosed with a disease such

as cancer and having to

ask your doctor how

much time you have left

to live because you can-

not afford the treatments.

imagine having to choose

between feeding your ch-

ildren and paying for your

medical bills.

These are not just sce-

narios, but this has been

the reality of many amer-

icans for decades.

Since the beginning of

his first term, President

Barack Obama has been

working on changing this

on behalf of millions of

american families. The

affordable Health Care

act (aHCa or the act)

was created to make

health care not just a priv-

ilege but a right nation-

wide. The act officially

went into effect on Oct. 1

with an open enrollment

period spanning until Ma-

rch 2014.

The purpose of the act

is to make healthcare ac-

cessible and feasible for

more americans by de-

creasing the amount of

cases where insurance

companies charge astro-

nomical fees for minimal

services. it will also pro-

hibit health insurance

companies from denying

or dropping coverage for

individuals who have pre-

existing health condi-

tions.

Congresswoman edd-

ie Bernice Johnson prais-

ed the act and said, “in-

surance companies will

be forced to end some of

their most egregious poli-

cies: their implementa-

tion of large, unjustified

premium increases caps

on the amount of cover-

age a person can receive;

and their practice of

dropping people from

coverage when they get

sick.”

One phase of the act

implemented earlier al-

lows young adults to stay

on their parents’ health

insurance until they are

26 years old. Reverend

lar-esa Tyson, a member

of Texas Organizing Proj-

ect, said this is very ben-

eficial to young adults

and their families.

"These young adults,

many of whom are bal-

ancing studies and jobs,

will have added peace of

mind knowing that they

can stay on their parents’

health plan until the age

of 26. This added security

will definitely be a relief

to many parents as well."

according to the u.S.

department of Health and

Human Services report on

the aHCa, individuals

will also have more health-

care options. Texans alone

will have 54 different

plans accessible to them.

These plans are catego-

rized into four different

categories and listed under

the Health insurance Mar-

ketplace.

The report also stated,

“healthcare plans and pre-

miums nationwide will be

around 16 percent lower

than original stated, “the

majority (around 6 out of

10) of the individuals who

are uninsured today will be

able to find coverage for

$100 or less per month in

the Marketplace taking

into account premium tax

credits and Medicaid cov-

erage.”

The plans under the

Marketplace are catego-

rized as:

• Platinum

• Gold

• Silver

• Bronze.

People who plan to

visit the doctor frequently

may want to select the

Gold or Platinum plan.

Both plans require a higher

premium but offer lower

costs for doctor visits or

medical services.

On the other hand, the

Silver and Bronze plans

offer lower premiums,

however, if an individual

on one of these plans re-

quires emergency care or

hospitalization, they will

have to pay a higher med-

ical bill.

While the four plans

differ, they all cover the

following services:

• ambulatory patient

services, emergency ser-

vices, hospitalization and

surgery

• Maternity and new-

born care, Mental health

and substance use disor-

der services, behavioral

health treatment, counsel-

ing and psychotherapy

• Prescription drugs,

rehabilitative services in-

cluding devices to help

people with injuries and

disabilities, laboratory se-

rvices and chronic disease

management

in addition to the Mar-

ketplace plans, individu-

als under the age of 30 or

with a limited income can

purchase a catastrophic

health plan. This plan is

described as providing a

safety net for individuals

who cannot afford mar-

ketplace plans but want

the peace of mind of

knowing they will be cov-

ered in the event of an

emergency issue.

for example, studies

show on average a broken

leg for an uninsured per-

son is $7,500. an individ-

ual who cannot afford the

premiums for a regular

health plan has the option

of selecting the catastr-

ophic plan in the event

they ever experience sud-

den illness or need emer-

gency treatment for an

ailment such as a broken

leg. although premiums

for catastrophic plans ma-

ny be lower than regular

health plans, the deduc-

tibles and out-of pocket

costs for medical atten-

tion will be much higher.

Reverend Tyson spe-

aking on behalf of the

Texas Organizing Project

and referring to the plans

said the organization,

“fully supports the imple-

mentation of the afford-

able Care act and be-

lieves that the law will

improve the overall he-

alth of our Texas commu-

nities.”

She elaborated, "Tex-

as families deserve access

to affordable health care

but sadly, nearly 1 out of

4 Texans – 6.3 million

people – has no health in-

surance, the highest rate

of uninsured in the na-

tion.”

The Health and Hum-

an Services report listed

an example of how one of

the Marketplace plans

would affect Texans:

“for a family of four

in Texas with an income

of $50,000 per year, the

lowest bronze plan would

only cost $57 per month.”

in addition to provid-

ing more health care op-

tions and making the

Marketplace plans more

affordable for americans,

aHCa will extend cover-

age and increase trans-

parency in existing pro-

grams, particularly, Med-

icaid and Children's He-

alth insurance Program

(CHi-P). aHCa extends

funding for CHiP from

2015 until 2019 and al-

lows more transparency

with state and federal

Medicaid waivers.

under the aHCa,

Medicaid providers wh-

ich have been terminated

in other programs will be

banned from participat-

ing and the act will pre-

vent inappropriate pay-

ment of claims under

Medicaid if charges are

against the providers

have been investigated

and proven to be fraudu-

lent.

in order for the act to

make healthcare more af-

fordable and accessible to

the american people, sta-

tistics show we will need

approximately 2.7 mil-

lion young healthy adults

to sign up for the plan.

approximately 7 million

pe-ople are expected to

sign up for the plan by

2014.

Congressman Marc

veasey advocated for the

aHCa sharing, “as He-

alth insurance Market-

places come online next

week, it is vital that we

continue to educate ame-

rican consumers, dispel

partisan myths, get the

uninsured enrolled in the

federal marketplace in

Texas, and keep them

properly informed on the

benefits of the health care

law.”

He added, “My goal is

to continue to fight for all

uninsured citizens in my

district, in our state, and

across the country to ma-

ke sure affordable he-alth

insurance is within reach

for everyone.”

for more information

on the aHCa, please

visit Medicaid.gov or

healthcare.gov.

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“For a family of four

in Texas with an income of

$50,000 per year, the

lowest bronze plan would

only cost $57 per month.”

The unofficial hub ofafrican american speculativefiction is atlanta, Georgia.during October for the lastthree years, the auburn av-enue Research library onafrican american Cultureand History has offered read-ings, panel discussions, musicand art demonstrating theafrocentric involvement inscience fiction and fantasy.digital communities such as“The afrofuturist affair”,"The Black Science fictionSociety" and "The Black au-thor Showcase" have spon-sored online and offline activ-ities to promote Black sci-fiand fantasy not only duringOctober but throughout theyear.

Black writers, artists, andfilmmakers are gaining popu-larity as well as earning a fewextra dollars. Book sales arelow compared to urban ro-mance and celebrity authors.But profitability is improvingas more readers are exposed toBlack sci-fi and fantasy. newtitles are being published tradi-tionally and independently.Conventions and special eventsare drawing larger, multicul-tural audiences who are anx-ious to meet new writers andartists as well as pay homage toestablished Black Science fic-tion icons such as Samuel de-lany, Steven Barnes, WalterMosley, and lavar Burton.

according to public opin-ion and casual surveys at con-

ferences and online, africanamericans have moved be-yond the desire to simply drinkfrom a forbidden water foun-tain or live in a prestigiousneighborhood outside of cr-owded urban centers; that wasthe past. People of african de-scent now can envision livingon gravity-free space stations,traveling to distant planets orstars, building fantastic devicesand molding new societies.Science and its literary kin,Speculative fiction, is the cata-lyst for a dynamic and prosper-ous future.

Black people are notstrangers to speculative fiction.in the early 1900s, writers suchPauline Hopkins, Sutton Gr-iggs, Martin delany and Ge-

orge Schuyler were publishingstories about people of colorwho were discovering lost civ-ilizations, building ray gunsand flying machines, conquer-ing europe and charting a rev-olutionary Black destiny. Theirtales gave hope to communitiesthat were suffering devastatingracial inequalities purposelyenforced to stunt progress andcreate a 2nd class citizenship.in 2013, african americansface new road backs such aslack of satisfying employmentand health disparities. afRO-futurists use art and science toencourage others to makedreams become reality.

anyone can participate.Science fiction is not just ageeky, white male american

concept. Women and men arewriting, drawing and filmmak-ing. africa has a new crop ofscience fiction writers. Thereare islamic authors producingstories of the fantastic. asian,native american, and latinographic and literary artists arecontributing. in fact, specula-tive fiction has probably beenexpressed in all human cul-tures.

Black Speculative fictionMonth for October 2013 hashumble beginnings similar tothe gestation of february'sBlack History Month thatbegan in the 1920s by Carter G.Woodson. But the Sci-fi move-ment is taking off "like arocket. The payload includes"Sword and Soul", "Steam

funk", "afro Sci-fi” , “WeirdBlack Westerns” and other sub-genres. Welcome aboard.

for more about the africanamerican involvement inSpeculative fiction go to www.africanamericansciencefic-tion.com

Stafford Battle is a writerand blogger living in a quietsuburb just outside of Washing-ton, DC. He is also an Instruc-tional Designer creating onlineeducational modules for Med-ical Students. He is currentlyworking on his latest book,"The Architects of AFRoFutur-ism". He can be reached atsbattle@sbattle.com or 202-607-3771 or via his web site atwww.staffordbattle.com

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By SHeniCe SandeRS, NDG inTeRn

Much has been saidabout The ObamaCare He-alth Plan and much confu-sion has been spread acrossthe country.

To help with citizensquestions and to get a better

understanding of the Oba-maCare Plan Jennifer Hud-son and a few other celebri-

ties join the Funny or Diecampaign to support the law.The video is the latest inFunny of Die's efforts tomake light on the controver-sial law.

in a white trench coatand hilarious dialogue, Jen-nifer Hudson does her bestOlivia Pope impression.

in the video, Hudsonplays the role of Scan-dal’s Oliva Pope playedby kerry Washington, butmost of the "scandals"she comes across are eas-ily solved by the afford-able Care act also calledThe ObamaCare HealthPlan.

Some of the " scandals"include a woman not beingable to get a annual mam-mogram because her jobhealth insurance does notcover it. another " scandal"involves Hudson lending ahand to a Senator to helphim enroll his pregnant mis-tress into ObamaCare.

The viral video is part ofa Funny or Die campaign toraise awareness about Presi-dent Barack Obama’s health-care reform law, which iscausing much controversy inWashington this week.

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PlanO – Representa-tives from 11 companieswere the first graduates ofthe Cooperative inclusionPlan’s civil contractingtraining program Sept. 24at the Westin Hotel in irv-ing.

The Cooperative inclu-sion Plan, created by thenorth Texas Tollway au-thority, the Texas depart-ment of Transportation, keyhighway players in thenorth Texas region and theregional contractor associ-ations, seeks to grow disad-vantaged, minority,woman-owned, and small

businesses as well as his-torically underutilized busi-nesses participating inheavy highway contracting.

The training class is de-signed to increase theheavy highway capabilitiesof CiP participants so theycan compete for larger con-tracting opportunities.Taught by contractors ac-tive in the heavy highwayindustry, the class alsobrought participants andprime contractors togetherto build relationships.

Graduating Companies:

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d/M/W/SBe and HuBfirms together with key in-dustry decision makers;connects current and poten-tial highway contractors toqualified subcontractors;expands the pool of firmsready, willing, and able toperform highway construc-tion work; strengthens the

skill sets and business acu-men of interested firms andexpands the participation offirms bidding on nTTa andTxdOT procurements.

for d/M/W/SBe andHuB firms seeking to ex-pand, the CiP also helps de-velop greater understand-ing of how to meet key re-quirements for highway in-dustry more.

The next CiP trainingclass takes place October18 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. onthe Bill J. Priest Campus,1402 Corinth Street, dal-las, Tx 75215.

NTTA highlights fall diversity program

notes, "in 2009, when beingdiagnosed with cancer, iwas devastated by the life-threatening disease and un-known future. a year later,i have survived and gainedmy health back for a secondchance of my life." Over-coming the health chal-lenge, she was able to startgraduate school at lincolnMemorial university whilebalancing work and familylife.

Her first book, SecondChance, fully utilizes Chap-man's "can do" attitude toassist others in her commu-nity. likewise, the rightstrategies can help encour-age a working mother whois straddling the fence whenconsidering returning toschool. Below are someproven strategies for work-ing mothers:

•Check out the latestcollege scholarship books atyour library, such as Peter-son's Scholarship.

•Remove or limit nega-tive people from influenc-ing your personal decisionsrelated to your goals.

•Research non-traditio-nal programs, such as week-end formats and online de-gree programs that providemaximum flexibility. Checkout John Bear's books, suchas Bears Guide to earningdegrees by distance learn-ing.

•Build a positive sup-port group that can assistyou with the demandinglifestyle of returning toschool with children.

•Get a good grasp onhow you will finance youreducation by talking with fi-nancial aid officers, apply-

ing for grants and scholar-ships, or borrowing the mo-ney from non-traditionalsources, such as local com-munity groups in your area.

•Join a group that sharesyour values and beliefs inorder to build your network.

•Seek to find a mentorwho has returned to schoolfrom the workforce.

•Write positive affirma-tions regularly to create apositive environment.

•allow your children toshare in the excitement ofyou returning to school.

•Be persistent and pa-tient.

during this economiccrisis, today's working wo-men need to retool theirskills. With such a weak jobgrowth outlook, many wo-rking adults are looking tosharpen their skills in order

to be more competitive.Women comprise a largeshare of the labor force andan increasing proportion ofthose who are returning uni-versities and colleges. yet,the hectic lifestyles of mostworking mothers stop themfrom pursuing this careerstrategy. Going back toschool can provide the

mechanism to assist them inimproving the quality oftheir lives. Therefore, tak-ing the right steps in thistransition is critical forworking mothers so theycan be successful.

Dr. Daryl Green hasdone extensive research oncultural issues impactingtoday and future leaders.

His last book, Job Strate-gies for the 21st Century:How to Assist Today's Col-lege Students during Eco-nomic Turbulence, has beenrated number one on Ama-zon.com. For more infor-mation, you can contacthim at www.darylgreen.orgor www.nuleadership.com.

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SMaRT Payment Planworks to pay down automo-bile loans, home loans, stu-dent loans, credit cards,boat and Rv loans as wellas other types of debt.

a July 2000 PlayboyPlaymate, fashion model,television host and actress,Shepherd has become amarketing and communica-tions expert over the yearsbefore starting her ownfirm, Pro PR Marketing twoyears ago.

"i've always been a peo-ple person and idea personwhen it came to business. ialways knew i would own amarketing company some-

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Today, Shepherd hasused her modeling and host-ing experience as a tool forsuccess in business.

"i was always inquisi-tive and asking questionswhen i was modeling. ilearned a lot about advertis-ing, marketing and how themedia works," she said.

Shepherd is known forher work with Playboy andPlayboy Tv as well as tele-vision work on uPn's "BigCity," Starz network's "TheB Side," HGTv's "design

in a day" and others. Shep-herd is also a member of thepopular Playboy Playmatedancers, made up of herselfand fellow Playmates whodon stylish costumes asthey sing and dance. Whileshe still models and servesas host on various televisionprograms, Shepherd re-mains committed to herbusiness.

"Working with compa-nies like SMaRT is espe-cially rewarding becausethey want to make a differ-ence in people's lives andmake things easier," shesaid.

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AVENUE F CHURCH

OF CHRIST IN PLANO

October 2013

for those in need and live in

the 75074 and 75075 Zip

Codes area, Call TOday

about avenue f family Health

Center’s (affHC) Commu-

nity Clinic. you can also set an

appointment at 214-380-9713.

Read this information on the

following websites: www.

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fchurchofchrist.org

Mondays – Fridays

Call 972-423-8833 for af-

feCT, inc. or email: affeC-

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ing services, resources and as-

sistance for job readiness and

training programs for individ-

uals.

October 6, 8 a.m.

Join us in early Morning Wor-

ship Service; stay for Bible

Classes at 9:30 a.m. and for

Morning Worship at 10:45

a.m.

October 9, 10:30 a.m.

you’re invited to our Wednes-

day Morning Bible Study

and/or our 7 p.m. evening

Bible Study to learn more

about God and His word for

your life.

Brother Ramon Hodridge,

Minister of Education

1026 Avenue F

Plano, TX 75074

972-423-8833

www.avefchurchofchrist.org

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BIBLE WAY

COMMUNITY

BAPTIST CHURCH

October 6, 8 a.m.

you’re invited to our Morning

Worship as we praise God for

all of His blessings.

Dr. Timothy Wilbert, Sr.

Senior Pastor

4215 N. Greenview Drive

Irving, TX 75062

972-257-3766

www.biblewayirving.org

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CHRIST COMMUNITY

CHURCH

IN RICHARDSON

October 6, 8:45 or 11 a.m.

Join us in our Worship Serv-

ices as we honor and praise

God for His blessings to us.

Dr. Terrence Autry,

Senior Pastor

George Bush Fwy at

Jupiter Road on the

Garland/Richardson Border

972-991-0200

www.followpeace.org

_______________________

DAYSTAR

DELIVERANCE

MINISTRIES

October 2013

for those in need visit Helen’s

House Tuesdays and fridays

(exceptions are bad weather

and holidays) to receive, to

give, to comfort and to fellow-

ship.

Pastor Minnie

Hawthorne-Ewing

635 W. Campbell Road

Suite 210

Richardson, TX 75080

972-480-0200

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FELLOWSHIP

CHRISTIAN

CENTER CHURCH IN

ALLEN

“The Ship”

Monday – Friday

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

TheShip3C’s Prayer lines for

those that are in need are 972-

649-0566 and 972-649-0567

or they may be submitted via

email to: prayerline@the-

ship3c.org

for Community help the as-

sistance Center serves Collin

County by responding to peo-

ple in crisis for emergency

shelter, clothing, food, and ac-

cess to medicine and medical

services for county residents.

Call the church or allen’s City

Hall for details.

October 6, 8 a.m.

And 9:30 a.m.

Join us for Worship Services as

we praise God for the victories

in our lives. Come and grow

with us.

October 9, 7 p.m.

Join us for Wednesday night

live in the Joycie Turner fel-

lowship Hall on Belmont

drive, with old school prayer

and testimony. also, come to

our Corporate Prayer and our

kidz Zone (an environment to

equip children to grow and to

show God’s love.)

October 11 & 12

Marriage couples, join us for

our marriage retreat. Theme:

under Renovation. Call the

church for details.

Dr. W. L. Stafford, Sr.,

Ed.D.

Senior Pastor

1550 Edelweiss Drive

In Allen for Sunday

Morning Worship.

Admin. Building Address

Is 200 W. Belmont Drive

Allen, TX 75013

972-359-9956

www.theship3c.org

________________________

SHILOH MBC

IN PLANO

October 6,

8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Join us for Worship Service as

we praise and honor God.

after both services ministers

and deacons are available to

meet with you for prayer or

questions.

September 30-

November 4, 7-8 p.m.

you’re invited to our Health &

fitness Ministry Camp 101.

Classes will meet weekly on

Mondays & Wednesdays, call

the church for details.

Dr. Isaiah Joshua, Jr.

Senior Pastor

920 E. 14th Street

Plano, TX 75074

972-423-6695

www.smbcplano.org

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THE INSPIRING BODY

OF CHRIST CHURCH

October 4, 7:30 p.m.

Join us at our Men’s fellow-

ship each friday as we praise

and worship God.

October 6, 7:30 a.m.

Join us this as we worship,

honor and magnify God’s Holy

name.

October 7, 7 p.m.

Come to Monday School as we

study the Word of God. We

will worship Him and praise

His Holy name.

Pastor Rickie Rush

7701 S Westmoreland Road

Dallas, TX 75237

972-372-4262

www.ibocjoy.org

________________________

WORD OF LIFE

CHURCH OF

GOD IN CHRIST

Early Prayer, 5 a.m.

Join us in prayer early in the

morning at 5 a.m. on Monday

– Thursday at 1-661-673-8600,

Code # 142219 and please put

your phone on mute. God will

meet you and prayer does

change people, things and situ-

ations.

October 6

Join us for Sunday School with

elder/Superintendent Greg

Mason; Sis. vicki Mason,

adult class teacher and evan-

gelist elizabeth Mcafee, chil-

dren class teacher and director

of our children’s choir.

Dr. Gregory E. Voss,

Senior Pastor

2765 Trinity Mills Road

Building 300

Carrollton, TX 75006

214-514-9147

www.wordoflife09@live.com

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WorkinTexas.com mobileversion, which answers theneed for a mobile alterna-tive for on-the-move jobseekers.”

WorkinTexas.com’smobile version allows jobseekers to:

• Search for jobs thro-ugh multiple channels

• Run job match qu-eries

• apply for jobs• Maintain lists of

pending job applications• view and manage

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• Stay informed ofevents at local WorkforceSolutions offices

“Job seekers now haveaccess to one of the largestjob databases in Texas andimportant job search re-sources right at their fin-gertips,” said TWC Com-missioner Representinglabor Ronny Congleton.“WorkinTexas.com’s mo-bile-friendly site is secure

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launched in 2004,WorkinTexas.com is freeand hosts approximately135,000 active job listingsand more than 500,000registered users. Workin-Texas.com also reached amajor milestone this yearwhen the number of jobsfilled through its servicessurpassed 2 million.

“With mobile internetuse on the rise, TWC rec-ognizes the importance ofgiving job seekers and em-ployers on-the-go accessto WorkinTexas.com,” sa-id TWC CommissionerRepresenting employersHope andrade. “This im-provement strengthens thisgreat resource and is yetanother step forward inmeeting the workforceneeds of our Texas em-ployers.”

WORK, continued from Page 13

in times like these, (justread the newspaper or listen-ing to the news on the radioand/or television) there aremany Christians, believers orjust plain people, which arelosing the battles in their lives.They are losing because theyare fighting the wrong enemy!

People for years havebeen deceived into believingthat just because a person saidor did something to hurt them,that person is the one theyneed to fight or to be angrywith. But they are wrong.

The Bible says, “for wewrestle not against flesh andblood, but against principali-ties, against powers, againstthe rulers of the darkness ofthis world, against spiritualwickedness in high places.”ephesians 6:12 (kJv) andsince people are definitelyflesh and blood, they’re neverthe source of our problem.

Some will say, “ButBrother/Sister, you just don’tknow what So-and-So did tome!” Believe me, it doesn’tmatter. if you waste your timefighting So-and So when yourreal enemy (Satan and hisdemons) will get away scot-free. They are your life longenemies. They are behindevery personal affront you en-counter.

People who hurt and per-secute you are only Satan’stools. When he wants to dis-courage you, to strike out atyou, mentally and physicallyattack you, he uses people toget the job done.

Please keep in mind thatpersecution is not the manifes-tation of another person’s hatefor you. it’s a manifestation ofSatan’s fear of you, because asa Christian, he knows that youhave the Word of God in you.

When you take God’sWord and start swinging itaround—using it as the Swordof the Spirit, because that whatthe Word of God is, the Swordof the Spirit, Satan get scared.

Remember that Jesus al-ways used the Word to send

Satan packing, and when he re-turned (you can be sure thatSatan and/or his demons willcome back,) Jesus used theWord every time he returned.

Satan will look for someperson that he can send inthere to dishearten you and tostop you from using God’sWord. The Word of God isthe only thing that can stopSatan and his demons.

The next time that some-one hurts you, don’t let your-

self get sidetracked into fight-ing them. Pray, and then bindthe spirit behind them. Putflash and blood battles behindyou and war with the weaponsof the Spirit.

“for though we walk in theflesh, we do not war after theflesh: (for the weapons of ourwarfare are not carnal, butmighty through God to thepulling down of strong holds;). . . ii Corinthians 10:3-4 (kJv)

Zero in on Satan with au-thority and the Word of Godand bring your real enemydown! “fight the Right foe”

Prayers Can’t be An-swered Unless They arePrayed--life without purposeis barren indeed – There can’tbe a harvest unless you plant aseed. There can’t be attain-ment unless there is a goal; andman is but a robot unlessthere’s a soul.

if we don’t send ships out,no ships will come in, and un-less there’s a contest, nobodycan win. for games can’t bewon unless they are played;and prayers can’t be an-swered unless they areprayed.

So whatever is wrongwith your life today, you’llfind a solution if you kneeldown and pray. not just forpleasure, enjoyment andhealth; not just for honors andprestige and wealth. But prayfor a purpose to make life

worth living, and pray for thejoy of unselfish giving. forgreat is your gladness and richyour reward, when you makeyour life’s purpose the choiceof the lord. –Helen SteinerRice

Fight the right foe

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you went to work today,and nothing happened.

Oh, there were the usualthings: papers to sign, calls tomake, clients to soothe. yourjob didn’t entail someone losingtheir home. nobody relin-quished their children. Retire-ment accounts kept intact, be-longings weren’t divvied up,and checkbooks weren’t deci-mated. nobody lost their life atyour job today.

But Margaret klaw seesthose things – and more. She’s afamily lawyer, and in her newbook Keeping It Civil, shewrites about her most memo-rable court cases.

at the beginning of her col-lege years, Margaret klawwanted a career as a profes-sional musician.

That didn’t work out verywell, though. it wasn’t long be-fore she realized that violinpractice didn’t necessarilymake perfect – and besides, thelanguage, ideas, and the pre-ciseness of law intrigued hermore than did clefs and notes.

There was never any ques-tion about the kind of law shewanted to practice. klaw wasfierce about the rights of

women in court and in familymatters because she saw howdivorce ruined lives and cus-tody battles ripped familiesapart.

“lawyers either love orhate family law,” she says.

She’s in the former camp – hasbeen, for more than twentyyears - but the job, admittedly,has its ups and downs.

klaw says that the court-room is basically a “theater,”complete with costumes andspecial rituals performed atevery trial. Though most peoplewouldn’t think it possible,lawyers are usually friends withopposing counsel – they have,after all, probably worked to-gether before. There’s a lot ofstrategizing, prediction, psy-chology, and surprises involvedwhen one is a lawyer, and that’sfascinating.

On the flip side, lawyersneed to “find the right balance”between identifying with clientsand internalizing their prob-

lems. lawyers need discretionand the ability to walk a fineline between what’s allowedand what they think is best.They know that law is “a publicacknowledgement that not allplaying fields are level,” andthey try to fix that inequality.They need listening skills, “adegree of dispassion,” and theunderstanding that “there’s noguarantee of happily ever after.”

and they need to know thatthe “unimaginable can and doeshappen.”

What doesn’t happen veryoften is that i read a bookstraight through, but that’s whati did with “keeping it Civil.” ijust couldn’t stop myself.

That’s because author andPennsylvania “Super lawyer”

Margaret klaw shares her caseswith excitement, energy, andcompassion here. among othertales, we’re treated to an ac-count of a real-life case involv-ing a he-said, she-said situationand two small children, as wellas bits of other conflicts, judge-ments, legal wrangling, andpersonal anecdotes. That makesthis an easy book to jump into,one that will hold your interestthroughout, and one that’s over,sadly, altogether too soon.

Though this book appearsto be more consumer-based, ithink anyone who is involved inkeeping or practicing law willalso get a kick out of it. if that’syou, then grab it because read-ing “keeping it Civil” is whatneeds to happen.

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