By Nick ChilesUrban News Service

As Earth’s most prolific jailer,America faces a thorny question:What do you do with millions of in-mates when they return home? Thatchallenge is at the heart of many bi-partisan prison reforms that aresweeping the nation. Georgia recently tackled this

issue. The staunchly Republicanstate has become a widely recog-nized national leader in prison re-form, creating a network of pro-grams to help inmates when they arebehind bars and after they are re-leased. Georgia’s efforts werespurred by a sober realization: If thePeach State didn’t curtail its convictpopulation, it would have to spendan additional $264 million in thenext five years just to house in-mates. This amounted to more thanthe state spends each year on anycategory other than education andhealth care. Facing such formidable costs,

Georgia — led by Republican Gov.Nathan Deal — began implement-ing an array of reforms that helped itbegin to lower its spending on cor-rections. “When you look at the way we

have done corrections over the lastdecade, we’ve been using a very ex-

pensive brand of interventions, andin spite of the fact that it’s more ex-pensive, we were getting worse re-sults,”Jay Neal, the former directorof the Governor’s Office of Transi-tion, Support and Reentry in Geor-gia, said. Aside from expenses, another fac-

tor has driven reform: Social sci-ence data prove that inmates can berehabilitated and set on the road toredemption with education and drugtreatment programs that wind upbeing much cheaper than repeatedlyimprisoning the same offenders. Consider that a total of 17 states

— such as Colorado, Texas, Geor-

gia, North Carolina and South Car-olina, not exactly hotbeds of liber-alism — have, in recent years, di-rected funding away from prisonconstruction and toward “evidence-based”programs and services thataim to keep ex-offenders from re-turning to prison. Former U.S. At-torney General Eric Holder recentlysaid many of these states have seendrops in recidivism rates and prisonpopulations without harming publicsafety. For the first time since thefederal Bureau of Justice Statisticsbegan tracking the numbers in 1978,

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In American society,every citizen has a role.Whether each individualis willingly receptive oftheir role, or not, their as-signment is, undoubtedly,meant to benefi t thatwhich American societyholds most dear to itsheart.Even more so than our

beloved freedom, our so-ciety upholds our systemof capitalism. After all,the red, white and blueisn’t only stained with the

blood of those who soughtfreedom, but also of thosewhose property and powerwere being threatened.

Some may instinctivelychallenge they have sucha role in society becausethey may have acceptedthe role they’ve chosenand settled into. However,one only has to lookaround them (whereverthey may reside in Amer-ica), to find truth in therole one plays, whether itbe consciously or subcon-

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James Meredith, VivianMalone and James Hoodmay be the best-knownAfrican Americans to inte-grate Southern colleges, butSMU’s Embrey HumanRights Program will intro-duce four important, butlesser-known, trailblazers ata free public event at 7:15p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, inElizabeth Perkins ProthroHall on the SMU campus.“Opening Doors: An

Evening With the First Inte-grators of Southern Univer-sities & Colleges”also willhost the unveiling of a newdatabase of higher education

integration pioneers devel-oped through research byEmbrey Human Rights stu-dents.“We’re doing this not only

to honor each integrator, butalso to show how history hasembraced, or not embraced,

what they did, and how theiractions hopefully changedthose universities for the bet-ter,”says Embrey HumanRights Assistant DirectorBrad Klein.It has taken five years of

research for students to pop-ulate the database. “It hasn’tbeen easy to put together be-cause of issues ranging fromprivacy regulations to insti-tutions reluctant to shed lighton their dark pasts,”says Em-brey Human Rights DirectorRick Halperin. “But this is anongoing project we want tosee accomplished. It shouldbe available as a piece of his-tory, and we hope its acces-sibility will encourage the

public to contribute to it.”Among those being hon-

ored is Ulysses “Skip Ben-nett, of Birmingham-South-ern College, Alabama, 1965.Two years after James

Hood and Vivian Malonemade national headlines in1963 as the first two studentsto integrate the Universityof Alabama in nearbyTuscaloosa, Bennett madehis own mark by enrolling atBirmingham-Southern.The Birmingham native

hoped to attend his home-town college after financialhardship forced him to dropout of Morehead College inAtlanta. Bennett credits hissuccess to “an extraordinary

confidence”stemming frombeing elected to leadershiproles at Morehouse and inhigh school, when his nonvi-olent participation in a free-dom march landed him in jailfor a week. After admittance to Birm-

ingham-Southern, in largepart thanks to the 1964 CivilRights Act, “I wasn’t surewhat to expect, but I felt likeI could deal with whateverwas presented to me,”he re-calls. Bennett earned a degree in

business administration be-fore getting a MBA fromStanford University. Hewould go on to own and op-erate his own financial serv-

ices company in Fort Worth.Bennett will be joined by

Charles Bosley (MidwesternState University, WichitaFalls, Texas; 1954), LindaPondexter Chesterfield(Hendrix College, Arkansas;1965) and Bertha BradfordRobinson (Louisiana Tech,Ruston; 1965).For more details about

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James T. Smith, owner ofJT’s Boss Kutz , is buildinga successful barbershopbusiness one hair cut at atime. In less than a year,Smith has opened three bar-ber shops in different loca-tions within the Metroplexas he shared his impressiveprofessional bio with NorthDallas Gazette via a recentphone interview.“In December (2014), I

opened my first shop and Istarted opening the secondshop in Irving in February

of this year and then, Iopened the third one twoweeks ago.”Currently, JT’s Boss Kutz

has two locations in theDallas area off of Bon-nieview and DuncanvilleRoads with a third one lo-

cated in Irving on BeltlineRoad.According to Smith’s

professional resume, hegraduated from Dallas Bar-ber College in 2012 and heexplains to NDG that it washis grandmother who en-couraged him to pursue acareer as a barber.“I started out cutting hair

as a hobby and it was mygrandmother who told me Ihad talent,”shares Smith.He advised how he began

to learn quickly the differ-ence of being a barber andbeing a business owner.Smith feels one of his lega-cies will be to help other upand coming barbers learnthe business as well as the

art of cutting hair.“I want to pay it forward

as that is what I am trying todo.”One of the ways Smith

hopes to pay it forward is bymentoring newly hired bar-bers from his shop. He cur-rently employs two parttime barbers in addition to12 full time. He feels hissuccess is due in part to hisunwillingness to give upand he hopes that is some-thing he can impart to oth-ers.“I tell other people com-

ing into the business learnhow, if you can’t do it, to doit because sometimes youwill have doubts. Selfdoubts always kick-in when

you feel like you haveideas, but never giveup,”advises Smith.According to Smith, he

wants to do more in givingback to the communitywhich is why on Nov. 14 inhonor of the grand openingof their Duncanville Roadlocation, they will be giv-ing free haircuts to the first10 customers as well as of-fering ten dollars discountson haircuts.“We want to give back

and show we care,”addedSmith.Smith also feels keeping

his company’s mission ofcreating a customer experi-ence that is welcoming andprofessional is critical to

his business overall suc-cess.Smith states, “I want

JT’s Boss Kutz to providea professional environmentthat does things in orderand provide a barbershopthat welcomes everyone.”With the demographics

of his most recent barber-shop opening reflecting asignificant Hispanic popu-lation, Smith is committedto broaden his reach ofclientele beyond theAfrican American cus-tomer base. For more information on

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By Quin HillyerUrban News Service

Thousands of black coalminers, truck drivers andfactory workers will losetheir jobs as new clean airregulations take effect, saysHarry Alford, president ofthe National Black Cham-ber of Commerce. These new rules, which

President Barack Obamaannounced in August withfanfare, require that carbondioxide emissions be cutnationwide by more than 25per cent over the next 10years. The regulations from the

Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) “would im-pose severe and dispropor-tionate economic burdenson poor families, especiallyminorities,”Alford said atan Oct. 6 hearing of theU.S. Senate Judiciary Sub-

committee on Oversight.“The proposed rule wouldimpose the most harm onresidents of seven stateswith the highest concentra-tions of blacks and Hispan-ics.”Many business leaders

say the rules will destroyjobs for two reasons. First, they allegedly will

make it very costly for coalplants to operate, and clos-ing those plants will elimi-nate jobs. Second, according to Al-

ford, these executives saythat the cost of complyingwith the rules will drive upenergy prices, making itharder for black-ownedsmall businessesto survive. White House officials

deny that the rules will raiseenergy costs or eliminatejobs while contending thatminority neighborhoodswould benefit from better

health and cleaner air. “Climate change hurts

those Americans the most,who are the most vulnera-ble,” Obama said on Aug. 3,when announcing the initia-tive. “Today, an African-American child is morethan twice as likely to behospitalized from asthma; aLatino child is 40 percentmore likely to die fromasthma. So if you care aboutlow-income, minority com-munities, start protectingthe air that they breathe, andstop trying to rob them oftheir health care.”The national media have

noticed this disagreementbetween black businessleaders and the first blackpresident – and made sev-eral assumptions that somecritics call prejudicial.Washington Post reporterJoby Warrick called it “un-likely” and “odd” that a

black business group wouldjoin most other industry ad-vocates in opposing the reg-ulations. In response, Khalil Ab-

dullah, the former executivedirector of the NationalBlack Caucus of State Leg-islators, wrote a column forTriceEdneyWire.com thatchided Warrick’s Sept. 28article for expressing “theabsurd and offensive impli-cation ... that it is somehowodd that an African-Ameri-can business group wouldsupport the interests of busi-nesses. The WashingtonPost thus demonstrates akind of twisted double stan-dard.”The battle over the regu-

lations is a standard one be-tween industry and environ-mentalists, Abdullah ar-gued. “The hue of [Al-

sciously.With this in mind, what

role does our society play insustaining the pipelinewhich begins with our pub-lic educational system andflushes into the wasteland,known to particular masses,as our American prison sys-tem? This isn’t a compli-cated question to answer.Especially, when numerousstudies indicate the quantityof future prisons needed tohouse our society’s poten-tial criminals is predeter-mined through results ofthird grade standardizedtesting. It’s certainly not adifficult question to answerwhen you consider zero tol-erance policies in our pub-lic educational institutionsaround this country whichadvocate swiftly punishingstudents with suspensions,expulsions or even invalidrecommendations as candi-dates for special education.And with the presence ofarmed guards on publicschool campuses through-out this county (who won’thesitate to abuse and humil-iate our children in theirclassroom, and in front oftheir peers), it’s evident; our

society’s role is very pres-ent.It’s also evident our soci-

ety plays an unhealthy rolein sustaining this pipelinethrough turning a blind eyeto unequal funding of cer-tain schools, in certain com-munities to help ensure fu-ture inmates. When our stu-dents aren’t provided withproper tools to educate andprepare them to compete forscholarships or the job mar-ket, what options are theythen faced with? When ourstudents are only trained topass a state mandated as-sessment and deemed qual-ified to graduate highschool, with no real educa-tion, what chance do theyreally have to succeed andprovide a better life for theirchildren?Delving deeper, what role

does our community playwhen these injustices to ourchildren, to our future, areobvious and apparent?Seemingly, our role as acommunity has diminisheddeep into the shadow of ourunhealthy society. It’s veryunfortunate when our soci-ety has more impact on ourchildren than our commu-

nity. It’s time for our com-munity to stand up. Wemust get off the sidelinewatching a generation beingdestroyed before our eyes.As a people, we have al-ways stood up for our chil-dren. This is a matter of factby our very existence today.It’s not acceptable for our

society to encase our publiceducational system into acommodity to be piped intothe “New Jim Crow”era,known as America’s massincarceration system (asbrilliantly authored byMichelle Alexander). Ourchildren are not property tobe traded. Our children arebeautiful, brilliant beingscreated by the Father. Andwe’ve been charged as acommunity, as parents, asteachers, as mentors and asthe village to ensure ourchildren are educated, lovedand nurtured to become allthey’re created to be.It’s certainly, unaccept-

able to continue to allow so-ciety to sustain this pipelinefor the benefit of capitalism,and at the cost of our chil-dren’s freedom and ourcommunity’s growth.Our community must

stand up for our children byplugging this pipeline.

Changing the culture of ourchildren’s classrooms andcampuses, and ensuring theyare supplied with the toolsthey need to succeed is ourresponsibility. Encouragingour children to read andstudy, and sharing ourknowledge and historythroughout the community isour responsibly. Shifting ourchildren’s environment frommaterialism to that of a car-ing and nurturing one is ourresponsibility. Voting forschool board members, citycouncil members, judges,congressional representa-tives, etc. who stand for ourchildren and with our com-munity is our responsibility.This is our community’s rolein society.Let’s not allow society to

out shine our community.Let’s get off the sideline andmove, as a community, to as-sure our children that theyare most dear to our hearts,and their freedom to shineand grow is the most impor-tant role of our community.We have power as a commu-nity; Power to plug thepipeline, and send a messageto society that our childrenwill not be labeled as prop-erty for the sake of America’scapitalistic prison system.

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DCCCD experts say students need to manage time and avoid stressGoing to college can be

stressful with classes to at-tend, reading assignmentsto complete and homeworkto finish. Harried studentshave only 24 hours a day toget everything done. Eventhe most dedicated studentscan feel that there just aren'tenough hours in a day tosucceed. Anyone who is en-rolled in the Dallas CountyCommunity College Dis-trict, where the average stu-dent is 27 years old, mightfind that feeling is espe-cially strong because theymost likely have jobs andfamily responsibilities, inaddition to school. Theyoften need help learninghow to manage their time.

Time management ex-perts at DCCCD say thereare ways that students canorganize their schedules tomaximize the time in theirdaily lives, especially byplanning and prioritizing.Even those students whohave obligations outside ofschool can manage theirtime efficiently and suc-

ceed. In general, studentsshould follow these guide-lines:

• Plan ahead.• Prioritize.• Use apps to help man-

age assignments and dead-lines.• Stay flexible to deal

with unexpected events.• Take breaks to reduce

stress.Mitizi Osby, who teaches

time management as part ofa business program at Rich-land College, said, “Time iseasily the most importantresource.” Osby added that,for students, “Effective timemanagement is essential toget the most out of their dayand throughout their life

cycle.”Osby said students first

need to settle into a man-ageable routine, and theysometimes need to gothrough a period of “drift-ing, where they feel they’vetaken up too many tasks,”which can lead to a sense offailure. Osby said they canuse that experience to theiradvantage. “Sometimesbeing overwhelmed canwork in their favor, and set-backs are not always a badthing because that’s whenthe individual will be will-ing to step back, set goals,prioritize and plan better,”she explained.

Kimberly Herman, anacademic advisor at El Cen-

tro College, also teaches ahuman development class.She said that she always en-courages students to priori-tize. “If students know theyhave to work, they need todetermine how many freehours they’ll have and planaround that schedule,” shesaid. Herman added that shetells students to take asmany classes as they can tomaximize their potential.

“Use a calendar, whetherelectronic or paper, to mapout due dates for assign-ments, and use whatevertime is available to work onthem,” Herman said. “Stu-dents can also use mobileapps to help them create as-signment due dates.”

Osby advised students tobe flexible and learn toreprioritize on short noticewhen unforeseen events in-terfere with their plans. Ad-ditionally, she said theyshould “reduce their dis-tractions, such as email, so-cial media updates, phonecalls and even dealing withfriends and family.”

Herman said she assessesstudents so that she canlearn where they mighthave issues. If she sees thatthey tend to get “suckedinto” social media, she ad-vises them to get apps like“StayFocusd,” “SelfCon-trol,” or “WasteNoTime,”which help them managethe time they spend on theinternet.

But even students whoplan and prioritize effi-ciently can sometimes faceemergencies that will inter-fere with their college work.Family members can getsick, or worse, which cancut into students’ time. “Noone has a crystal ball, but byplanning better, they may beable to compensate forthose unexpected events,”Osby said.

Herman advised studentsto have a “Plan B” for thosetimes when they have last-minute transportation orchildcare problems. “Classattendance is crucial, sothey should have other op-tions in case those issues

come up,” she said. Theyshould also have a “Plan C”for those occasions whenthey can’t avoid missingclass. Herman said theyshould get to know theirclassmates and ask for theircontact information so theycan get notes and assign-ments for the classes theymissed.

But students should notfeel that they have to workand study 24 hours a day,seven days a week. Osbysaid just because a studentmight be young, that does-n’t mean he or she doesn'tneed a break from the dailyroutine. “Everyone needs torest and seek a form of re-laxation. Without thesebreaks, students may be-come more stressed thanever,” she said.

Herman said it is impor-tant for students to take 30-minute breaks every fewhours, but they should set atimer so they don’t spendtoo much time away fromthe books.

For the first time, jointrecommendations may per-mit participation in compet-itive sports for some ath-letes diagnosed with a spe-cific type of irregular heart-beat and for others whohave an implanted medicaldevice that regulates theheart’s rhythm.The joint American Heart

Association/American Col-lege of Cardiology scien-tific statement published inboth the American HeartAssociation’s journal Circu-lation and the Journal of theAmerican College of Cardi-ology.The new recommenda-

tions apply only to athleteswith diagnosed heart dis-ease who participate incompetitive level sports di-rected by a coach (i.e. foot-ball, basketball, baseballand others). They do notapply to those who occa-sionally participate in sportsfor fun or exercise.

Previous recommenda-tions noted that the risk ofsudden cardiac arrest duringcompetitive sports was toohigh for many athletes withLong QT syndrome, a con-dition that can result in de-layed electrical recovery ofthe heartbeat, causing fast,chaotic heartbeats that canbe life threatening. Newmedical research indicates,however, that the risk ofsudden cardiac arrest islower than previouslythought for these patients.Similarly, the new re-

search shows a lower risk ofsudden cardiac arrestamong some competitiveathletes with some types ofheartbeat disorders treatedby an implanted medicaldevice. These devices in-clude pacemakers, whichregulate a slow heartbeat,and ICDs, (implantable car-dioverter defibrillators),which shock the heart dur-ing fast heartbeats to restore

a normal rhythm. Under thenew recommendations,some of these athletes nowmay be able to compete —with the i r hea l thcareprovider’s approval, sinceevery patient is different. “These recommendations

are intended to help health-care providers and compet-itive athletes make individ-ualized decisions based onthe most current scientificresearch, the patient’s un-derstanding of their risk andthe healthcare provider’sclinical judgment, but arenot intended to establish ab-solute mandates or to makethe general medical (andlegal) standard of care ap-plicable to all competitiveathletes,” said Barry Maron,M.D., co-chair of the writ-ing committee and directorof the Hypertrophic Car-diomyopathy Center at theMinneapolis Heart InstituteFoundation.“It should be noted that

the guidance for patientswith hypertrophic car-d iomyopathy has notchanged — we still recom-mend avoiding intensecompetitive sports for peo-ple who have this condi-tion,” Maron said.Patients with hypertrophic

cardiomyopathy have abnor-mally thick heart muscles,which can cause life-threat-ening irregular heartbeats,especially with intensephysical activity.When an apparent ly

healthy athlete unexpect-edly collapses and dies dur-ing an intense sports prac-tice or competition, thecause often is sudden car-diac arrest. Unlike a heartattack, which results fromblocked blood flow to theheart, sudden cardiac arrestoccurs when the heart mal-functions and beats abnor-mally, often due to an un-

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the state and federal prisonpopulations both declinedin 2014. The total decreasewas by more than 15,000inmates, the second-biggestannual reduction on record,bringing the nation’s prisonpopulation to its lowestlevel since 2005.”We just know so much

more now than we did 20,30 years ago,”said Neal,noting that Georgia hasbegun to see a small drop inits recidivism rate. “Sowe’re making decisionsbased on a lot more infor-mation and a lot moreknowledge of the individual— and having a better feelfor what kind of outcomeswe can expect, based ondata and research, instead ofjust based on the gut feel-ings, which is unfortunatelywhat a lot of policy wasbased on, decades ago.”As most major reform-

ers point out, more than 95percent of America’s incar-cerated eventually return tothe i r communi t ies —600,000 every year. Sowhat happens if there are nojobs or housing awaitingtheir return? They likelywill commit more crime.For that reason, before hestepped down, Holder di-rected each of the 93 U.S.Attorneys to designate aprevention and reentry co-ordinator in his or her dis-trict. With an eye toward help-

ing ex-offenders secure em-ployment, 19 states recentlyhave adopted a pol icyknown as “ban the box”—prohibiting employers froma s k i n g j o b a p p l i -c a n t s w h e t h e r t h e y

ever have been con-victed of crimes. Thosestates include California(2010), Colorado (2012)and Delaware (2014), andthis year saw the addition ofGeorgia, New York, Ohioand Virginia. Reformers in Georgia and

elsewhere also have settheir sights on rolling backlaws barring ex-cons fromobtaining licenses in suchfields as lawn care, massagetherapy, barbering and autorepair. In designing Georgia’s

plan, widely praised for itscomprehensiveness, Nealsaid the state borrowedheavily from existing pro-grams in Texas and Michi-gan. At the American Legisla-

tive Exchange Council(ALEC)’s annual confer-ence last July, one of thelargest gatherings of con-servative lawmakers, twoseparate sessions focusedon helping states implementcheaper alternatives to in-carceration. This illustratesjust how far some Republi-cans have shifted from theirtraditionally tough-on-crime posture. Nick Wachinski — CEO

of Lexington National In-surance Corporation, whichunderwrites bail bonds —looked across a San Diegohotel ballroom packed withat least 100 conservativestate legislators fromaround the country. Whenhe asked ALEC’s guestshow many of them weredealing with jail over-crowding, nearly all of themraised their hands. “If we continue on the

path we’re on now, the fed-eral government will runout of money to afford theBureau of Prisons in2017,”Wachinski said. Aryeh Lightstone, senior

vice president for Copia, aNew York-based digital ed-ucation company, explainedto the legislators that theirstate-level inmates desper-ately need schooling if theyare going to avoid crime andthrive in the real world. “According to the Depart-

ment of Justice, over 70 per-cent of federal inmates can’tread above the fourth-gradelevel,”Lightstone said. “Weneed to have safety nets builtin before it’s too late.”In early October, the Jus-

tice Department announcedit was preparing to releaseabout 6,000 inmates to easeovercrowding and roll backthe stringent penalties givento nonviolent drug dealers inthe 1980s and 1990s. Thiswill be one of the largest dis-charges of federal inmates inAmerican history. “Our nation is being

robbed of men and womenwho could be workers andtaxpayers, could be more ac-tively involved in their chil-dren’s lives, could be rolemodels, could be commu-nity leaders, and right nowthey’re locked up for a non-violent offense,”PresidentBarack Obama said aboutthe release action. Obama even traveled to

Oklahoma to visit a federalprison last summer —a pres-idential first. In a Nov. 2 visitto Newark, New Jersey,Obama noted that one out ofevery three working-ageAmericans has some sort ofcriminal record. This makesit tough for them to find

work. He toured and hailedIntegrity House, a Newarkprogram that helps formerinmates. But ex-offenders have lit-

tle chance of succeeding un-less the local communitiesare open to the idea of ab-sorbing them — giving themjobs, allowing them to rentapartments and acceptingthem without fear and dis-crimination. About 20,000 men and

women enter Georgia’s

prison system every year,and about that many leave it.Where will they go? “The majority come right

back to the communitywhere they grew up, wherethey got in trouble, the com-munity that ended up lead-ing them into the criminaljustice system,”Neal said.“When we talk to thesecommunities, the questionwe ask is: What do youwant when they come backto your community? Do you

want them to be in prisonwithout the proper programand the proper support andresources available? Or doyou want us to do every-thing we can, to use the bestof our abilities and re-sources to prepare them tocome back? If we reducecrimes committed, we re-duce the victims of crimeand ultimately we make thecommunity a better placeby bringing better citizensback home.”

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McKinney adds Christmas Parade for hometown holiday cheerThe premier event of the

season, Christmas in thePark, set for Thursday,Dec. 3 from 5 p.m. to 8p.m., is adding a new fea-ture that is sure to pleasepretty much everyone, saysKayla McFarland, SpecialEvents Coordinator.“Who doesn’t like a pa-

rade?” she asked. “We’readding a mini -paradearound the City Hall side-walks to the Christmas in

the Park event and areinvi t ing groups , bus i -nesses, civic organizations,individuals, scout troops,bands, floats and anyonewho wants to be part of theparade to sign up.”The Christmas Parade

will be fully contained inthe Murphy MunicipalComplex, avoiding vehic-ular traffic, and maintain-ing a safe route for pullwagons, bicycles, walkers,

and other non-street legalmotorized vehicles. The parade opens the

seasonal event with a 5p.m. walk off from theopen area behind the FireDepartment. The quarter-mile route then windsalong the sidewalk adja-cent to the City pond, thenturns along City HallCourt over the bridge to-ward the large practicefields where it again turns

toward the grassy mall di-rectly in front of the CityH a l l e n t r a n c e w h e r ebooths, exhibits and theCommunity Chris tmasTree wi l l be se t up .Mayor Eric Barna will bejoined by Santa Claus inthe traditional lighting ofthe tree at the conclusionof the parade.“We’re accepting ap-

p l i c a t i o n s o n l i n e a twww.murphytx.org,” she

said. “There is no chargeto enter, and since it’s offthe street, we welcomegolf carts, ATVs, wagons,bikes, marching bands, oranything else that is pre-approved by the organiz-ers.” Deadline for enter-ing is 5 p.m., Friday, Nov.20.The theme for the inau-

gural parade is both sim-ple and classic: “HolidayTraditions.”

Prizes will be awardedfor Most Creative MiniFloat in the Business Cat-egory; Most Creative MiniFloat in the Church/CivicCategory; and Most Cre-ative Mini Float in theBand/School Category.Entries must be in place

no later than 4:15 p.m. onthe day of the parade.Questions can be sent viaemai l to events@mur-phytx.org.

AUSTIN — Four-year-olds in the nation’s largestpreschool program fareworse with 3-year-olds intheir classrooms, accordingto new research that showsa common practice in mostHead Start programs maystunt children’s learning.Three-fourths of Head

Start classes teach 3- and 4-year-old children together,but a new study, led by re-

searchers at The Universityof Texas at Austin, foundthat older children makesmaller academic gains onaverage when taught withyounger preschoolers. Inthe classrooms where thetwo age groups were evenlysplit, 4-year-olds in thestudy were an average ofnearly five months of aca-demic development behindtheir 4-year-old peers who

were in classrooms without3-year-olds.The effect is strong

enough, researchers say, tosuggest that mixed-ageclassrooms are preventingsome children from startingkindergarten ready to learnmath and reading.“We may be selling Head

Start children short if weput 3- and 4-year-old chil-dren together,”said Eliza-

beth Gershoff, an associateprofessor of human devel-opment and family sci-ences. “We’ve known for acouple of years that 4-year-olds don’t perform as wellin Head Start as other chil-

BROWNSVILLE , –Ten-year-old David Perezwas among 460 school chil-dren, teenagers and adultsparticipating in the 16th an-nual STEMS Fun Run, Sat-urday, Nov. 7, on the TheUniversity of Texas RioGrande Valley BrownsvilleCampus.Cheered on by his 6-year-

old brother, Santiago, andhis mom and dad, Claudiaand David, David finishedfirst in the one-mile cate-gory for boys ages 10-13.“I feel great. I’m going to

keep on running,”saidDavid, who also is a com-petitive swimmer.A fifth-grader at IDEA

Brownsville, he practicesrunning with Coach Alejan-dro Mora.“I’m proud of David and

all our students. We hada b o u t 3 5 r u n n i n gtoday,”Mora said. “We es-

tablish a healthy environ-ment at IDEA Brownsville,keeping the students en-

gaged in exercise at schooland out in the community atevents such as this.”One of the adults who

took home a trophy wasHollywood actor EfrenRamirez, in town to pro-mote h is new movie ,“Endgame.”Fi lmed inBrownsville with local ex-tras, the movie tells thestory of Brownsville schoolchildren winning the TexasState Chess Championshipfor a number of consecutiveyears.“I love to be in Brownsville

and do anything I can for thecommunity. What a greatchance to be here to join thefolks in this run,”saidRamirez, who plays the roleof Mr. Alvarado, the schoolchess coach. “I try to stay inshape by running in Los

Angeles, and wherever I goaround the world, I alwayspack my running shoes.”The STEMS Fun Run is a

fundraiser for the SouthTexas Engineering, Mathand Science STEMS Men-tor Club, and is one of theRio Grande Valley Scienceand Arts Festival (RiSA)activities.

The STEMS MentorClub provides opportunitiesfor college students to be in-volved with K-12 studentsand communities. UTRGVstudents volunteer hundredsof hours every year to sup-port all events, field experi-ences and activities relatedto the STEMS program.

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The Dallas IndependentSchool District is creatingnew Transformation Schoolsthat offer specialized aca-demic programming, similarto Magnet Schools. UnlikeMagnet Schools, Transfor-mation Schools do not haveany academic entry require-ments — they are open en-rollment for all studentsacross the entire district, re-gardless of academic ability.Transportation will be pro-vided.

Dallas ISD employees,parents and the community atlarge can get answers to thesequestions and take a close-uplook at Dallas ISD Transfor-mation Schools at a series of

open house events. The datesand times are listed below.All meetings will have bothEnglish and Spanish optionsavailable.

Next year, the district willlaunch a new all-girlsSTEAM school. Interest inthe school is already pickingup, and is part of the slate ofopen house events offered.

Solar PreparatorySchool for Girls at JamesB. Bonham | 2617 N. Hen-

derson Ave.(Accepting applications

for new Kindergarten, firstand second grade for August2016)Open house dates:• 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.

8, 2015• 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.

12, 2016• 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.

19, 2016Eduardo Mata Elemen-

tary, A Montessori campus

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Open house events offer informationabout Public School Choice options

Runners of all ages cross finish line of 16th annual STEMS Fun Run

Actor Efren Ramirez (#5065) ran with a group of children in theUTRGV 16th annual STEMS Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, inBrownsville. Ramirez is best known for his role as Pedro Sanchez in

the 2004 movie “Napoleon Dynamite.”(UTRGV Photo by PaulChouy)

New research shows academic progressslowed when mixing ages in Head Start

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derlying congenital, geneticor acquired cardiac condi-tion.“The ultimate incentive is

to prevent sudden cardiacdeath in the young, al-though it is also importantnot to unfairly or unneces-sarily remove individualsfrom a healthy athleticlifestyle,” said Douglas P.Zipes, M.D., co-chair of thestatement writing group anddistinguished professor atIndiana University Schoolof Medicine, Krannert Insti-tute of Cardiology in Indi-anapolis, Indiana.The scientific statement

also provides recommenda-tions for evaluating othercongenital, genetic and ac-quired cardiac conditionsthat could increase the riskof sudden cardiac arrestamong competitive athletes,as well as emphasizing theimportance of avoiding per-formance-enhancing drugswhich also increase risk.The statement notes it isalso critical for competitiveathletes and their coaches tolearn how to use an emer-gency medical device, orAED (automated externaldefibrillator), which can re-store a normal heartbeat ina person who has experi-enced a cardiac arrest.“The panel recognizes

and strongly supports thewell-documented healthbenefits of exercise, withregular physical activitiesencouraged for those indi-viduals who have been re-moved from organizedcompetitive athletics,”Zipes said.

To calculate the risk ofsudden cardiac arrest, anexpert panel at the Ameri-can Heart Association andthe American College ofCardiology analyzed de-tailed medical reports oncompetitive athletes withdifferent types of heart dis-ease. In addition to irregularheartbeat, these diseases in-clude heart-valve damage,high blood pressure, andnarrowing of the blood ves-sels, among many others.

Some of these diseases arepresent at birth, while oth-ers develop later in life.The organizations have

not changed their screen-ing recommendations, andcontinue to recommendthat healthcare profession-als use a checklist of 14key elements for screeningyoung people, includingathletes, age 12-25, forcongenital and geneticheart disease.If any of the elements

are positive, further testingmay be needed, but initial

screening using electrocar-diograms (ECGs) to detectunderlying genetic andcongenital heart disease inthis age group prior to thechecklist has not beenshown to save lives and isnot recommended by ei-ther the American HeartAssociation or the Ameri-can College of Cardiology.Co-authors and disclo-

sures are listed on the in-dividual manuscripts thatcomprise the scientificstatement.

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CHOICE, continued from Page 6| 7420 La Vista Dr.(Accepting applications

for new Pre-K3, Pre-K4,and Kindergarten for Au-gust 2016)Open house dates:• 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday,

Dec. 9, 2015• 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday,

Jan. 5, 2016• 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday,

Jan. 20, 2016D.A. Hulcy STEAM

Middle School | 9339 S.Polk St.

(Accepting applicationsfor new sixth-graders forAugust 2016)Open house dates:• 6 to 7 p.m. Monday,

Nov. 23, 2015• 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday,

Jan. 14, 2016Innovation, Design,

Entrepreneurship Acad-emy | 4800 Ross Ave.(Accepting application

for new ninth-graders forAugust 2016)Open house dates: • 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednes-

day, Nov. 18, 2015• 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,

Jan. 26, 2016For more information

about Dallas ISD ChoiceSchools, email choice@dal-lasisd.org. Visit www.dalla-sisd.org/choice for moreinfo.

Dallas ISD offers specialized education programs unique to eachchild under its Public School Choice umbrella. At upcoming open

house events, students and parents can learn more on eachschool’s focus area. (Photo Courtesy: Dallas ISD)

HEART, continued from Page 4

As we lead longer,healthier lives, the age 65-and-older population isprojected to double to 85million by 2050. Getting to retirement is

the culmination of manydecisions and, ideally, along-standing series of lifeand financial plans. One of the key ques-

tions, of course, is whereshould you live when you

retire? With this in mind, Liv-

ability.com has namedPlano one of the Top 10Best Places to Retire,2015. Plano offers access to

affordable and qualityhealth care, a practicalcost of living, retiree-friendly businesses andservices, as well as severalamenities to help keep res-

idents active.Our editors started by

examining our own surveyresearch to determinewhich criteria are most im-portant to this generation:exemplary and affordablehealth-care services, pres-ence of other seniors,ways to become or stay in-volved in the community,low crime rates, moderateclimates and access to golf

courses and other outdooramenities.Using data from the

U.S. Census Bureau,Medicare, Esri, NOAA,Walk Score , the EPAand o ther sources , wecrunched the numbers toderive our shortlist. Thenour editors selected theTop 10 Best Places to Re-

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Plano makes Top 10 retirement list

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RETIRE, continued from Page 7GARLAND

Native AmericanHistory at Books

and BeyondKids ages 6-12 may cel-

ebrate Native AmericanHistory Month at the Gar-land library's Books andBeyond event, scheduledat 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov.14, at the Central Library,625 Austin St. Books andBeyond consists of bookdiscussions and activitiesrelated to monthly themes.This month, kids will learnabout Native Americanhistory, then make totempoles, dream catchers, rainsticks, and learn the art ofweaving. The event is freeand no registration is re-quired. 972-205-2516.

IRVINGBeaujolais &Beyond Wine

FestivalLumière, Moteur, Ac-

tion! You're invited to ex-perience a unique evening

of wine, food and enter-tainment at the 32nd An-nual Beaujolais & BeyondWine Festival themed Sip,Savor and Shine in Cannesinspired by the renownedyearly French film festivalat the Irving ConventionCenter by The French-American Chamber ofCommerce at 7 p.m. $65,info@faccdallas.com..

PLANOUpcoming

workshops forDestination College

Destination College’snext workshop, “The Top10 Things Colleges Wantin an Applicant,” will ex-amine the criteria collegeslook at when deciding onan applicant and will offerways to highlight your bestattributes.Scheduled from 6:30-8

p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17 atthe Spring Creek CampusLiving Legends Confer-

ence Center, 2800 E.Spring Creek Parkway inPlano, the workshop willprovide an inside look atthe 10 most importantcomponents students needto demonstrate in order tocompete with other collegeapplicants and explain therole each plays in a col-lege’s admission decision.Attendees will also learnhow to apply academic in-terests, unique talents andpersonal passions in waysthat build depth as an indi-vidual.The seminar is free and

open to the public, but reg-istration is required.www.collin.edu/destina-tioncollege

RICHARDSONWomen in

Leadership atChamber ofCommerce

Women in Leadership atthe Richardson Chamber

of Commerce LuncheonCharity Wallace, SeniorAdvisor, Global Women'sIni t ia t ives , George W.Bush Presidential Centerwill share what they aredoing to empower andequip women to becomeeffective leaders globally.

SOUTHDALLAS

15th annualSouth DallasDance FestivalThe South Dallas Cul-

t u r a l Cen t e r p r e s en t s''EVERLAST' ' the 15thAnnual South Dal lasDance Festival on Novem-ber 13-15. Arga NovaDance will collaboratewith the best dance compa-nies in the DFW area tochoreograph an everlastingweekend for dance lovers.There will be 3 days ofsolo and group perform-ances, a free film screen-ing, an industry roundtableand a master dance class.Tickets are $10.00 at theSDCC box office.

tire. Using the data as aguide, we chose citiesand towns with a rangeof populations, climatesand locales.“As the aging popula-

tion grows and diversi-fies, so will their ideas ofideal retirement,” saysLivability.com EditorMatt Carmichael. “Wewanted our list of BestPlaces to Retire to reflectthe breadth of optionstoday’s active seniors areconsidering.”Plano retirees enjoy a

low crime rate, outdooramenities, cultural activ-ities and a high percent-age of people age 60 andover. The city and statetax laws are highly fa-vorable to retirees, andcost of living expensesare low compared tomany other places. Residents of all ages

enjoy the high energylevel found in Plano,which extends from thedowntown area into sur-rounding neighborhoodsand retirement commu-nities. It’s an easy transition

from natural wonder-lands like Arbor HillsNature Reserve to trendyshopping centers such asCollin Creek Mall andThe Shops at WillowBend.

Top 10 Best Places toRetire, 2015

1. Santa Barbara, CA2. Sarasota, FL3. Plano, TX4. Tacoma, WA5. Carson City, NV6. Hillsboro, OR7. Lincoln, NE8. Charlottesville, VA9. Rapid City, SD10. Scottsdale, AZ

Whether seen on HBO'sTreme or at their legendaryTuesday night gig at TheMaple Leaf, Grammy-win-ning Rebirth Brass Band isa true New Orleans institu-tion.They will be performing

this Saturday night at theGranada alond withNaughty Professor. Theshow is open to ages 14 andup with tickets running be-tween $17 and $32.Formed in 1983 by the

Frazier brothers, the bandhas evolved from playingthe streets of the FrenchQuarter to playing festivalsand stages all over the

world. While committed toupholding the tradition ofbrass bands, they have alsoextended themselves intothe realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signaturesound. "Rebirth can be pre-

cise whenever it wants to,"says The New York Times,"but it's more like a partythan a machine. It's a work-ing model of the New Or-leans musical ethos: as longas everybody knows what

they're doing, anyone cancut loose." In the wake ofthe sometimes-stringentcompetition among NewOrleans brass bands, Re-birth is the undisputed

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Best known for her million selling 1970 hit single "Bandof Gold,”Freda Payne still woos and charms audiences

worldwide with her elegance and beauty! An evening notto be missed Payne will grace the Muse performing

R&B, Soul, and Jazz. Hosted by TBAAL Board MemberGwendolyn Hunt.

Friday and Saturday, November 20 and 21 , 2015 @ 9pm

Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex

Physical Address: 1309 Canton Street | Dallas, TX 75201

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On Saturday, Dec. 5, atthe DeSoto Town Center,the 43rd annual Home-town Parade of Lights willbe held beginning at 5:30p.m.Parade line up begins at

3:30 p.m. in the 1700block of Kestral Avenue.All participants (walkers,military, bands, cheerlead-ers, private clubs, floats,autos and trailers) enterthe parade staging areaand must be in place nolater than 5 p.m.All residents are en-

couraged to mark theircalendars for the yearlyevent, which will featureTexas Southern Ocean ofSoul Marching Band, CC

Marching Machine, Trin-ity Drumline, Grand Mar-shall Coach Freddie L.James and more.Applications are avail-

able and online now atwww.desototexas.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7467,the deadline for entrantsto the parade is Nov. 13.For more information call(972) 230-9651. All en-tries should have lights,and applicants are encour-aged to read the rest of theapplication carefully.Time: 5:30 p.m.For any other questions

or concerns, call CarolynCampbell at DeSoto Parks& Recreation 972.230-9651 for information.

DeSoto preps for43rd annual

Parade of Lights

Get ready for an extrasoulful double bill asGladys Knight and The O'-Jays team up for a series ofspecial performances. Theywill be in Dallas on Nov. 15at Verizon Theater.Each act has shaped the

musical landscape of Souland RnB in their own right;Knight has an astoundingseven Grammys to hername while Rock and RollHall of Famers The O'Jayshit the top of the charts withthe 1973 smash hit 'LoveTrain'.

The trio were at the fore-front of the Philly SoulScene of the early 70's andhave more Top Twenty Sin-gles and Albums than youcan count on two hands. After all these years,

Eddie, Walter and Eric stillhave charm in spades andthe voices to match! Speak-ing of still got it... At 70years old, Ms Knight canstill clear the rafters withher vocal chops. Somethings just get better withage, and the Empress ofSoul is no exception.

Gladys Knight to play Dallas on Nov. 15

Gladys Knight and the O’Jays are scheduled to play the Verizon The-ater on Nov. 15. (Photo Margaret Napler / Flickr)

Rebirth Brass Band performs Saturday at the Granada

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leader of the pack, andthey show no signs ofslowing down.F o l l o w i n g t h e

Grammy-winning Re-birth of New Orleans, Re-birth Brass Band is at itagain with Move YourBody, an in fec t ious ,groove-laden collectionof hip-shakers sure to sat-urate the dance floor. Rollicking originals

l ike "Who 's Rockin ,Who 's Rol l in ' "? and"Take 'Em to the Moon"reaffirm the band's posi-tion as head of the brassthrone while the rasta-esque "On My Way" andleave-nothing-to-the-imagination lyrics of"HBNS" showcase theunit's talent for penningunabashed party starters.

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On a crisp fall day at Sala-mander Resort and Spa, sev-eral dozen people wereseated in the well-appointedlibrary, eagerly awaiting thearrival of Academy Award-nominated director, LeeDaniels.The acclaimed director of

such hit films as “LeeDaniels’ The Butler,” “Pre-cious” “Monster’s Ball” andnow co-creator of the block-buster FOX television series,“Empire,” was among theHollywood celebs and powerbrokers in attendance Oct.22-25 at the 3rd annual Mid-dleburg Film Festival.The four-day event wel-

comed film aficionados fromall over the country and be-yond, who sampled a well-

curated selection of narrativeand documentary films. Themovies, which included pos-sible Oscar contenders, festi-val favorites, foreign films,regional premieres, and bothnarratives and documen-taries, were screened in anintimate theatre environ-ment, complemented by “in-

sider” chats with renownedactors and filmmakers.Celebrity guests ranged

from supermodel BeverlyJohnson, to actress MegRyan, who made her directo-rial debut.Held in the historic town

of Middleburg, Virginia, awealthy enclave of estates,horse farms and wineriesabout an hour’s drive outsideof Washington, D.C.—festi-val attendees were able toexperience the beautiful nat-ural landscape, food, andwine.Daniels is a longtime sup-

porter of the festival, and hisappearance at the event wasakin to that of a rock star.Adoring fans (many of themBlack women) showeredhim with affection and ap-plauded enthusiasticallywhen he arrived, asked totake selfies, and he gra-

ciously obliged.“My contribution is [based

on] my life,” said Daniels,who said his work was oftenrooted in “really painful” ex-periences, including being agay man who once struggledfor acceptance, seeing multi-ple friends die of HIV/AIDS,and drug addiction. “Withanything I do, I find myselfgiving my soul to it.”In 2013 he released the

critically acclaimed box of-fice smash “Lee Daniels’The Butler,” an epic dramathat tells the story of CecilGaines (Forest Whitaker), aBlack butler who served atthe White House duringseven presidential adminis-trations between 1957 and1986. Meantime, “Empire,”

which debuted in 2015 tellsthe story of a Black familydynasty set against the back-

drop of the record industryand hip-hop. TerrenceHoward and Taraji P. Hensonstar, with Timbaland produc-ing the show’s originalmusic. Its first season finale was

the highest rated debut sea-son finale for a scripted pro-gram since 2005. Still, Leetold the crowd that fame andaccolades didn’t alwaystranslate into happiness forhim.Today, however, Daniels is

sober. He’s a proud father oftwo (raising the children ofhis brother who is incarcer-ated) and devoted to theirfamily unit. “I gotta [keep]my kids on track, makingsure they’re okay,” notingthat his son is a college stu-dent in D.C., and his daugh-ter attends a school in Paris.“I live for them, everything Ido is for them.”

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ford’s] skin,”he wrote “hasnothing to do”with whetherhis position –and those ofother business leaders andelected officials, both blackand white – is somehowsuspect or odd. Notwithstanding The

Washington Post’s cover-age, the question is whetherthe clean-air benefits of therules, as supporters claim,are worth lost jobs and fore-gone prosperity, as criticswarn. Since some membersof the community valueprosperity more than regu-lation, different positionsemerge. Under questioning before

the House science commit-tee in July, EPA Chief Ad-ministrator Gina McCarthyacknowledged that theEPA’s own analysis showsthat the new rules would re-duce world average-temper-ature growth by less thantwo one-hundredths of a de-gree Fahrenheit by 2050.Two one-hundredths of a

degree may be difficult tonotice when daytime tem-peratures often fluctuate by10 degrees or more. McCarthy believes the

new regulations will pro-duce a global movement onclimate change. By takingaction in the United States,America’s example “can ac-tually trigger global actionto address”climate change,she said, even if such actionitself will produce onlyminor direct benefits for theclimate. So far, China,India, and Russia – respec-tively, the world’s first,third, and fourth largest car-bon-dioxide producers(America is second) – haveadopted significant anti-global-warming laws. How-ever, some experts contendthat their compliance withthese measures will yield totheir aspirations for eco-nomic growth. Alford testified that the

Clean Power Plan’s benefitsdon’t match the program’s

costs. He cited a studysponsored by the NationalBlack Chamber of Com-merce that found that theserules would increase blackpoverty by 23 percent andHispanic poverty by 26 per-cent, and eliminate sevenmillion jobs among blacksand 12 million positionsamong Hispanics. “TheEPA regulations will impactminorities disproportion-ately,”according to theChamber’s report, becauseenergy costs devour ahigher percentage of minor-ity paychecks. Blacks and Hispanics will

pay more for power, heatand air conditioning, whilebusinesses, also sufferingfrom higher power costs,will slash jobs to compen-sate for these losses, the re-port said. The new rules would re-

quire cutting carbon-diox-ide emissions to the levelthat existed in 1983, when88 million fewer peoplelived in the United Statesthan today. Electricity might fail

when EPA rules take effect,and long-time coal-firedplants are taken offline, ac-cording to the Southwest

Power Pool, a nonprofit or-ganization certified by theFederal Energy RegulatoryCommission to safeguardAmerica’s electricity infra-structure. The rules are so strict that

“the power grid would suf-fer extreme reactive defi-ciencies,”the Pool says, in-cluding “cascading outagesand voltage collapse,”Aspower plants are padlocked,the Pool finds, the stress onthe electricity grid in-creases. “What is so un-usual about worrying aboutthe energy supply for peo-ple of little income, whocan’t afford higher energycosts?” Alford said. “That isso bigoted, saying that ablack person cannot thinkand debate about key issues.What the hell is going onhere?”Alford also questioned

the president’s claim (fromhis Aug. 3 announcement)that climate change andozone levels disproportion-ately affect minority com-munities, and that asthmaand ozone levels rise and

fall in tandem. “That’s another myth,”

Alford said. “They [theObama administration] arereferring to asthma, as ifasthma has a correlation toozone. There is no correla-tion between ozone andasthma. Ozone has beengoing down every year for anumber of years, whileasthma has continued torise.”Obama dismissed the no-

tion that the new regulationswould cause economicharm, pointing out in anAug. 3 speech that busi-nesses always predict badoutcomes from costly regu-lations. “The same characters

who are going to be criticiz-ing this plan were saying [inprior years], this is going tokill jobs, this is going to de-stroy businesses, this isgoing to hurt low-incomepeople, it’s going to bewildly expensive. And eachtime, they were wrong. ...They underestimate Ameri-can business and Americaningenuity.”

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Harry Alford, president of the National Black Chamber of Commerce,expresses concern over the impact of new regulations on Black work-

ers. (Photo by Shakia Anderson via PBS Twitter)

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to poor school attendance,particularly for low-incomeand disadvantaged youth.The root cause is lack of en-gagement in learning that isrelevant to everyday life,gives students a sense of ac-complishment, and con-nects them to employment. District of Columbia

schools are not alone. Re-search shows more than 1 in4 African American youthin the U.S., ages 16 to 24,have little or no connectionto school and work experi-ences as they enter adult-hood.A decade ago, the non-

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technical academy in anearly meeting with the D.C.Board of Education, a stu-dent representative to theboard remarked that morestudents would stay inschool and avoid droppingout if they were able to par-ticipate in the hands-onmath, carpentry, electrical,blueprint reading, and sci-ence courses we planned tooffer. Over the ensuing decade,

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The Transportation Com-mittee of the Oak CliffChamber of Commerce willhost its fourth annual Trans-portation Summit on Thurs-day, Nov. 19, from 7:30 to9:30 a.m. at the Hitt Audito-rium of Methodist DallasMedical Center, located at1441 N. Bishop Ave. TheChamber will bring to-gether transportation indus-try executives, regionaltransit agencies and leadersin the community to addressthe future of transportationprojects serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area during aTransportation Summit en-

titled “Our TransportationFuture.”Summit panelists will

focus on informing thebusiness community andcommuting public with astrategic vision and con-crete action plans of ongo-ing transit initiatives.Among those slated tospeak: Gary Thomas, presi-dent of Dallas Area RapidTransit, will focus onDART’s 2040 Transit Sys-tem Plan that explores op-portunities for capital proj-ects and operating improve-ments through the year2040; Bill Meadows, chair-

man of the North TexasHigh Speed Rail Commis-sion, will give an update onthe Dallas to Fort WorthHigh-Speed Rail Connec-tion; Jared White, bicycletransportation manager atCity of Dallas, will discussthe City’s Bikeway SystemPlan that focuses on ex-panding on-street bicycleroutes and trails; and StateRepresentative YvonneDavis will give an updateon the State’s transportationinitiatives.“The Summit is offered

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BETHEL BIBLEFELLOWSHIPCARROLLTON

November 15, 9:45 a.m.You’re invited to our Sun-day Morning “Prayer andMeditation”followed byMorning Worship Service at10 a.m. See what God isdoing through and with us;you will be blessed. Don’tforget to come back at 5p.m. for the Word of God inSpanish at our Iglesia deCristo Services.

November 15, Noon TimeHow do you study theBible? Join us for a newone hour only Bible Study;Senior Pastor Woodson willteach a series on “How toStudy the Bible God’sway.”Learn how to: KnowChrist and make Himknown; help know andgrow in God’s word; giveclarity and direction; helpworship and praise God;help know and use God’sword to lead others toChrist; and encourages fel-lowship and build unitywithin the church. Youdon’t want to miss thisBible Study Group.

November 18, 7 p.m.Join us in Wednesday’sPrayer and Bible StudyClass with Senior Pastor Dr.Woodson and/or AssociatePastor Brenda Pattersonteaching on the subject ofSpiritual Warfare. Theseare cool Topics in Wintermonths. Learn what Godsays about critical issuesand topics through the studyof His word.

Dr. Terrance Woodson,Senior Pastor1944 E. Hebron ParkwayCarrollton, TX 75007972-492-4300www.bethelbiblefellow-ship.org______________________

BIBLE WAYCOMMUNITY

BAPTIST CHURCH

November 15, 7:35 a.m.Join us this Sunday for ourPraise and Worship Serv-ices and receive a blessingfrom God.

November 18, 7 p.m.You’re invited to ourWednesday Bible Study tolearn more about God’sword and how it can leadand guide you.

Dr. Timothy Wilbert, Pastor4215 North Greenview Dr.Irving, TX 75062972-257-3766www.biblewayirving.org______________________

CHRIST COMMUNITYCHURCH

IN RICHARDSON

November 15, 8:45 a.m.and 11 a.m.

You’re invited to our Morn-ing Services as we worship,honor and praise God forHis blessings.

November 18, 7 p.m.Join us at 12 Noon withRev. Viveca Potter teachingon the Word of God; comeback at 6:45 p.m. for Cor-porate Prayer and stay forSenior Pastor Autry at 7:30p.m. teaching the Word ofGod. Our youth will comefor Food and Fellowship at7 p.m. followed by BibleStudy at 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Terrence Autry,Senior Pastor701 Centennial972-991-0200Richardson, TX 75081www.Chr i s t communi -tyrichardson.org______________________

FELLOWSHIPCHRISTIAN

CENTER CHURCH INALLEN

“The Ship”

November 15, 8 a.m.Join us as we praise andworship God in the JoycieTurner Fellowship Hall,200 West Belmont Drive inAllen; followed by ourWorship Services at BolinElementary School in Allen,Texas 75002 and bringsomeone with you; you willbe blessed.

November 18You’re invited to ourWednesday’s 12 Noon-DayLive Prayer and BibleStudy and/or our Wednes-day Night Live Prayer andBible Study at 7 p.m. tolearn more about God’sWord at the Joycie TurnerFellowship Hall, 200 WestBelmont Drive in Allen. Beencouraged by God’s planfor your maturity and Hisglory; and most of all, beprepared to grow.

November 22, 7 p.m.Calling all youth! Every 4thSunday, we host Hype Sun-day Worship at our Admin-

istration Building, 200 W.Belmont Drive in Allen, TX75013. Don’t be guilty ofmissing out on the wonder-ful and exciting way weworship God and thankHim for His blessings.

Dr. W. L. Stafford, Sr., Ed. D.Senior Pastor5705 Cheyenne Driveat Bolin Elementary Schoolin Allen 75002 for SundayMorning Worship and theAdmin. Building Address is200 W. Belmont DriveAllen, TX 75013972-359-9956www.theship3c.org______________________

MT. OLIVE CHURCHOF PLANO (MOCOP)

November 15, 10 a.m.Join us for the conclusion ofour Vision Summit 2015Sunday Worship Service aswe praise and worship Godfor His Honor and Hisglory. Call the church fordetails.

November 18, 7 p.m.You’re invited to ourWednesday’s Bible Studyclass; you will learn whatGod has to say to us. Cometo be encouraged by God’splan for your spiritualgrowth and His glory.Pastor Sam FenceroySenior Pastor andPastor Gloria Fenceroy300 Chisholm PlacePlano, TX 75075972-633-5511www.mocop.org______________________

MT. PISGAHMISSIONARY

BAPTIST CHURCH

November 15, 9:45 a.m.You are welcome to join usfor our Sunday morningworship service as wepraise and worship God.

November 16, 9 p.m.Join us for our IntercessoryPrayer Ministry and ourMonday’s Conference calls.

November 18,at 6:30 p.m.

Join us for Wednesday’sPrayer and Worship comeand hear what God has tosay to us.

R. W. Townsend, SeniorPastor11611 Webb Chapel RoadDallas, TX 75229972-241-6151www.dallasmtpisgah.org

NEW MOUNT ZIONBAPTIST CHURCH

November 18You’re invited to join us forEarly Morning Services at7:30 a.m., followed by Sun-day School at 9 a.m. andMorning Worship at 10:30a.m.

November 18, 7 p.m.Join us in Wednesday’sBible Study class; you willlearn what God has to say tous for our growth.

Dr. Tommy L. BrownSenior Pastor9550 Shepherd RoadDallas, Texas 75243214-341-6459www.nmzb.org______________________

SHILOH MBCIN PLANO

November 15, at 8 a.m.And/or 11 a.m.

Join us as we praise andworship God in our worshipservices. You will beblessed.

November 18, 7 p.m.You’re invited to ourWednesday’s Bible Study to

learn more about God’sWord. Come and be en-couraged by God’s plan foryour maturity and growth;and, it’s all for His gloryand His honor.

December 13, 1:30 p.m.Mark your calendar for ourAnnual Christmas Banquetbeing held at the EmbassySuites Hotel in Frisco, TX.Call the church for details.

Dr. Isaiah Joshua, Jr.Senior Pastor920 E. 14th StreetPlano, TX 75074972-423-6695www.smbcplano.org______________________

THE INSPIRING BODYOF CHRIST CHURCH

November 15, 7:30

and/or 11:30 a.m.You’re invited this Sundayas we praise, worship,honor and magnify God’sHoly name.

November 16, 7 p.m.Join us in Monday Schoolas we learn what God has tosay to us.

November 26, 10 a.m.Join us as we give thanks toGod in our ThanksgivingServices; and bring some-one with you. You will beblessed.

Pastor Rickie Rush7701 S Westmoreland RoadDallas, TX 75237972-372-4262www.Ibocchurch.org

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“But the Comforter, whichis the Holy Spirit, whom theFather will send in My name,He shall teach you all things,and bring all things to yourremembrance, whatsoever Ihave said unto you.”John14:26 (KJV)The story is told of a man

who was driving down theinterstate feeling discouragedfrom an appointment that hehad just had.A former employee's com-

pany was seeking to displacehim and his company, as theirsource for their services.It had been one of many

difficult events during thosemonths. As he was driving,some words popped into hismind, “No weapon formedagainst you shall prosper.”He could not tell you

where those words came

from other than he knew theHoly Spirit was speakingthem to him; he knew thatthey were in the Bible. Heknew also that they were inthe Old Testament.When he returned to his

office that day, he searchedfor the key words in his con-cordance and found theverse.“No weapon that is formed

against thee shall prosper;and every tongue that shallrise against thee in judgmentthou shalt condemn.This is the heritage of the

servants of the Lord, andtheir righteousness is of me,saith the Lord.”Isaiah 54:17(KJV)Jesus said that the Holy

Spirit would remind us of thethings He desires us to know.There are times in our liveswhen the Holy Spirit speaksinto our spirit words designedto encourage us or to give uswhat we need at the moment.That is just one of the roles

of the Holy Spirit in the lifeof the believer. The moreyou know God's Word, themore often you will recallverses and the Holy Spirit

will bring to mind for a givensituation.Study God's Word and

allow the Holy Spirit to re-mind you of the things Hedesires you to know.When you study God’s

word, you know that percep-tion is not reality. Job 4:10states, “The roaring of thelion, and the voice of thefierce lion, and the teeth ofthe young lions, are bro-

ken.”In the advertising busi-ness it is often say that, "per-ception is reality”for the per-son who views our advertis-ing message.It does not matter whether

the audience believes themessage to be true, only thatthey perceive it to be true.Their actions will be thesame whether they believe itor only perceive it.The enemy of our souls is

very good at this game. Hemay bring on us what we per-ceive to be true when it is alie. It may appear that thereis no way around a situation.He may bring great fear on

us. When we buy into his lie,we believe only what wehave chosen to perceive to betrue. It usually has no basisof truth. Such was the case when

Peter looked on the watersduring a night’s boat journeywith the other disciples. Atfirst glance, he and the disci-ples screamed with fear,thinking that what they sawwas a ghost. It was actuallyJesus.Satan's name means "ac-

cuser.”He travels to and fro toaccuse the brethren. Hebrings an impressive front toall he does, yet behind thatfront is a weak, toothless lionwith a destination that has al-ready been prepared in thegreat abyss.He knows his destination,

but he wants to bring as manywith him as possible; so heoften has a big roar, but littlebite.The next time some event

comes into your life that cre-ates fear and trembling, firstdetermine the source. Lookpast the emotions and evalu-ate the situation in light ofGod's Word. Perception isnot always reality.

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Ramon Hodridge, Minister

Early Sunday Morning ......................8:00 amSunday Bible Class...........................9:45 amSunday Morning Worship...............10:45 amEvening Worship...............................3:00 pmIglesia de Cristo Services ................5:00 pmWednesday Bible Class....................7:00 pm

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dren, and this may be a bigreason why.”The study, which used

data from more than 2,800children nationwide innearly 500 Head Start class-rooms, is due to be pub-lished in the journal Psy-chological Science.Head Start is the nation’s

largest federal preschoolprogram, and more than 30million low-income chil-dren, ages 3 to 5, have par-ticipated in it during thepast 50 years. Past researchon Head Start has foundthat the preschool programhas modest effects on chil-dren’s academic and socialskills, with effects smallestfor 4-year-olds.“Mixed-age classrooms

may be one reason thatolder children don’t seem tobenefit as much from HeadStart as younger chil-dren,”said Arya Ansari, leadauthor of the study and agraduate student in Ger-shoff’s lab.Gershoff and her team

used 2009 data from theU.S. Department of Healthand Human Services’ na-tional Family and Child Ex-periences Survey. The sur-vey assessed a representa-tive group of children inHead Start in the fall of

2009 and the spring of2010, looking at their skillsin language and literary,math and social and behav-ioral measures.By comparing the per-

formance of children inclasses with a greater pro-portion of 3-year-olds tothose with few or no 3-year-olds, the researchers foundmath and literacy/languagedifferences in the 4-year-oldcohort. Even having only afew younger students in theclassroom resulted in lowerlevels of cognitive improve-ment: for example, with 20percent of the class made upof 3-year-olds, 4-year-oldstudents experienced abouttwo months of lost aca-demic progress. The impactwas greater when the con-centration of younger chil-dren was higher.Behavioral skills were

not affected by mixed-ageclassrooms for either agegroup.“While there has been

s ome e n t h u s i a sm f o rmixed-age classrooms, ourresults suggest there may bea significant downside forolder children and no realbenefit for the younger chil-dren,”said Kelly Purtell, aformer postdoctoral re-

searcher with Gershoff andnow an assistant professorat The Ohio State Univer-sity.Researchers don’t know

for sure why mixing agegroups led to negative ef-fects, but Gershoff says onepossibility is that in mixed-age classes, teachers tailortheir lessons to be develop-mentally appropriate foryounger children. Com-pared with 4-year-olds, 3-year-old children knowabout half as many words,on average, and they havemuch less familiarity withnumbers, letters, more com-plex sentence constructionand concepts of space andtime.Given limited resources

and imbalances in enroll-ment , some Head Star tclassrooms may not be ableto have two separate class-rooms for the different agegroups, Gershoff notes.Still, the study suggeststeachers should explore oth-ers ways of helping olderpreschoolers remain chal-lenged and engaged.“Teachers can provide 4-

year-olds appropriate cur-riculum even in the sameclassroom, breaking thechi ldren into differentgroups with their own activ-ities,”she said.

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Grandma is the best cookever!She’s second only to

Mom, who makes your fa-vorite foods every day. Oh,what about Dad’s specialmashed potatoes, and youreally love Auntie’s sprinklecookies! You’ll get to tasteevery one of those thingssoon – but where will yousit while you’re eating?Find out in “The LittleKids’ Table”by Mary AnnMcCabe Riehle, illustratedby Mary Reaves Uhles.It’s always fun visiting

Grandma, especially at theholidays. That’s when youget to sit at a special placefor kids only.Everything at the grown-

ups’ table is nice. They havesparkly silverware, shiny

glasses, and pretty dishes.The grown-ups’ table haswashable napkins to put onyour lap, a table cloth, andeven a vase of flowers.It’s not like that at the lit-

tle kids’ table. Where youall sit, it’s loud and messy.Your brother may be crying.Someone might be trying tohang spoons off her nose (orteaching somebody elsehow to do it), while yourtwin cousins play a joke on

another kid. There’s alwaysa grown-up to fix yourplate, to give you anotherhelping of foods you like, orto try to make you tastesomething that’s “totallyicky.”It’s easy to be goofyat the little kids’ table.And when you do, that’s

about the time when Momgets annoyed and makesy o u “ S t o p i t n o w ,please!”You should behaveat the little kids’ table –more or less. You should eatwhat’s on your plate – moreor less. And you should al-ways pay attention to whatthe grown-ups say – morethan not!Grandpa probably wishes

he was sitting next to you,poking his finger in yourpumpkin pie. Uncle wisheshe could hang spoons fromhis face. Mom would surely

laugh until milk came out ofher nose if she was at the lit-tle kids’ table. Grandmap r o b a b l y h a t e s s h i n yglasses because paper cupsare more fun. Truth is, allthe grown-ups wish theywere you because every-body knows which table isthe best!Grumble, grumble, grum-

ble. Is that what you hearevery holiday when the kidsare sent to a satellite seat?Well, they’ll never feel de-

prived again, after you’veread aloud “The Little Kids’Table.”Through a fun rhyme

that’ll make your child lookforward to this years’ holiday,author Mary Ann McCabeRiehle turns the banishedfeeling around to make it funto sit at a table away from theadults. Even the family doggets involved, and the chaosthat follows will make kidsgiggle. It helps a lot that illus-trator Mary Reaves Uhles

adds silly details in her draw-ings – details that, once youstart looking for them, canmake this book seem fresh nomatter how many times you’llbe asked to read it aloud.For 5-to-8-year-olds, this

is a great holiday book anda nice reminder that sittingaway from the adults issomething even the adultswant. And if that soundstasty, then “The Little Kids’Table”will be a feast for youboth.

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