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Honoring those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, Nov. 11.

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New report tackles gender injustice, proposes system-level juvenile justice reforms for girls I

n Virginia, girls of color are two-and-a-half times more likely to be incarcerated and confined than white girls, notes RISE for Youth, a new nonpartisan campaign in support of community alternatives to youth incarceration.

Rise for Youth is bringing attention to a new report from the National Crittenton Foundation (NCF), which supports girls and young women to thrive, build skills, break destructive cycles, and become powerful agents of personal and social change. Despite decades of attention, the proportion of girls in the juvenile justice system has increased and their challenges have remained remarkably consistent, resulting in deeply rooted systemic gender injustice, according to the report.

“The literature is clear that girls in the justice system have experienced abuse, violence, adversity, and deprivation across many of the domains of their lives—family, peers, intimate partners, and community,” according to the report. “There is also increasing understanding of the sorts of programs helpful to these girls.

What is missing is a focus on how systems—and particularly juvenile justice systems—can be redesigned to protect public safety and support the healing and healthy development of girls and young women.”

Juvenile justice systems reform is occurring across the country as a result of a growing understanding of developmental and neurological differences between youth and adults, the high cost of incarceration, and the consistent failure of a punitive juvenile justice model.

However, even as systems are initiating reforms and changing

their approach, they are routinely failing to modify those reforms for girls or even to collect data on how girls, specifically, are affected by the problems they are seeking to remedy.

As a result, the particular impact on girls of failures in the juvenile justice system is not understood and few juvenile reforms are tailored to girls’ needs and pathways into the system— meaning girls and young women are unlikely to fully benefit from system reforms.

Many of the problems discussed in this report are not unique to girls—and many of the suggested paths forward can benefit both boys and girls. However, because girls are frequently left out of reform discussions, an intentional focus on girls is needed to ensure that they

fully benefit from system reforms.

Indeed, in writing this report we were struck by the number of promising national and large-scale juvenile justice reform efforts that have not fully considered the role of gender in the problems they address or in the solutions they propose. If this intentional gender focus does not coexist with current largescale system reforms, an important opportunity for gender justice and equity and developmental system reforms will be missed.

To facilitate developmental juvenile justice system reform for girls, the report will: •Map girls’ current paths into and through the juvenile justice system; •Describe the social contexts driving girls’ behavior and involvement in

the juvenile justice system; and •Detail recommendations for an alternative, developmental approach to redesign juvenile justice systems to address harmful social contexts and girls’ resulting behaviors, rather than penalize and punish girls for challenges beyond their control.

The recommendations included in the report are consistent with decades of research on adolescent development, as well as newer data on the development of girls in particular, notes NCF. With continued research on girls and an intentional focus on their needs, system stakeholders and policymakers can capitalize on current reforms that are already underway and ensure girls are not simply wedged into solutions meant for boys.

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Working hard to shift gears on mass incarceration “Right now,” said Iman Shabazz, a community organizer with over 25 years of experience in Richmond, “incarceration is out of control in our communities. It’s like the system is stuck in only one gear –locking people up. This type of policy hasn’t worked, doesn’t make our communities safer and does little to change the reality that people coming home from prison face upon return.

“We need to change that and the only way we begin this process is by first changing people’s minds.”

An organizer with New Virginia Majority – a state-wide group working on issues important to communities of color and lowincome communities — Shabazz, who grew up in Richmond’s Church Hill and North Side communities, worked to get over 1,000 signatures for a petition that he delivered to Richmond City Hall this week.

He’s spent a lifetime working with people to make positive changes in Richmond. His current work includes organizing in the Mosby community, an area racked by gun violence of late as well as doing voter registration and engaging elected officials and policymakers on the issues of criminal justice. New Virginia Majority calls him “a savvy spokesperson” able to bridge the

gap between policy and the streets and realizes the petition is a “highly symbolic statement that if embraced can lead to real change”.

“The petition won’t end mass incarceration, but the hope is that by getting an agreement between our elected officials that we’ve got to start thinking about solutions a little differently,” said Shabazz.

“That the way African Americans in particular are funneled in and out of the system with little to no regard for creating opportunities in their community or providing adequate support for returning citizens to find employment, housing or training is a horrible indictment of policymakers.

It’s something that if were happening elsewhere or in a foreign country, people would charge as a crime against humanity.”

Shabazz is not alone in the quest to end mass incarceration and invest in Richmond communities.

He’s gained support for from Kinfolks Community, Inc. Resource Information Help for the Disadvantaged (RIHD), Richmond Crusade for Voters, Boaz & Ruth, Trinity Family Life Center, Richmond Association of Black Social Workers and the Richmond Peace Education Center who lined up petition signatures and to unite

Largest state employer of veterans seeks to hire more As America celebrates its veterans this week, the Virginia Department of Corrections wants those men and women who have served to know their skills are needed when they return home. Veterans make up about 13 percent of the Virginia Department of Corrections’ (VADOC) 11,500 employees.

The effort comes as part of the Virginia Values Veterans initiative sponsored by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

The V3 initiative, as it is known, helps link veterans with businesses seeking to employ them.

VADOC began its V3 partnership roughly six months ago and has hired more than 100 veterans since then. The Department expects to hire another 100 in the next six months.

“Veterans possess the skills and training we need,” said VADOC Director Harold Clarke. For more information, visit dvsv3.com.

Iman Shabazz community groups in support of shifting Richmond out of single gear stuck on incarceration to wider and community-based reforms of the system.

A key partner working with him to transform Richmond’s overincarceration of communities of color is Richmond City Council President Michelle Mosby who believes that now is the time to make change happen in Richmond.

“From strictly a numbers standpoint alone, one can argue the case for the futility of mass incarceration as well as the adverse impact that it has on urban centers such as Richmond,” said Mosby. “It costs more to incarcerate than truly rehabilitate; and the loss of economic potential housed within incarceration facilities is inestimable.”

Mosby is helping to author language for a resolution calling for racial-impact statement analyzing the investment, employment opportunities and community resources in those communities disproportionately affected by incarceration.

The petition also calls for the council to embrace policies that: · Support the reduction of African

American felony arrests and convictions for nonviolent offenses · Invest in community development financial institutions that would reinvest money into small business, job creation, and general community development targeted to low-income neighborhoods and/or criminal justice population “We can lead the charge in the commonwealth as it relates to transformative thinking that will spur positive action; actions that no longer conform to conventional methods (methods proven to be unsuccessful) but ones that reflect a true desire to make our community stronger, better, and safer through shared investment and opportunity, opportunity sorely absent in some of the most disparate pockets of our city,” said Mosby.

Shabazz believes that “if done right, this resolution can be a progressive step toward positioning the capital city to create a best practices model for achieving some level of systemic reduction in African American arrests and convictions for nonviolent offenses and serve as a wedge for more ambitious sentencing reforms at the state legislative level in the future.”

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Habitat hosts groundbreaking ceremony for Lake Kennedy homes in Suffolk In celebration of Make a Difference Day, joining millions of volunteers across the nation as they participated in the largest day of community service in the U.S, Habitat of Humanity of South Hampton Roads (SHR) recently held a ceremonial groundbreaking and “framing frenzy” in the Lake Kennedy community in Suffolk. The Lake Kennedy development will feature nine new single-family units — four two-story homes and five one-story homes.

The construction staff, along with a team of 60 volunteers, participated in the “framing frenzy”—working nonstop to get the job done. With hammers in hand, sleeves rolled up, and great weather on their side, they were able to frame the exterior walls of two of the nine homes.

The ceremony included brief remarks from Brad Kirkpatrick, the SHR interim executive director; Christine Early, the SHR chief operating officer; and Mayor Linda Johnson (pictured) from the city of Suffolk. Recent Habitat homeowners, Malika Traynham and Monsurat Kadri, and several city council members also attended the event.

Lake Kennedy provides homeownership opportunities to both military and civilian families in the city of Suffolk, and we encourage families in the area to apply.

Applications are accepted through Dec. 31, 2015.

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New book features memoirs of 10 former inmates BRIAN McNEILL In a new book, “Writing Our Way Out: Memoirs from Jail,” a Virginia Commonwealth University professor tells his story of teaching prisoners in Richmond jail and compiles the memoirs of 10 former jail inmates who describe the conditions, traps and turning points that led to their incarceration.

The book is the creative culmination of a writing workshop at the jail taught by David Coogan, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of English in the College of Humanities and Sciences. The workshop, which began in 2006, eventually led to the formation of Open Minds, a program sponsored by the Richmond City Sheriff’s Office and VCU that offers dual enrollment classes for inmates and VCU students at the Richmond City Justice Center, which replaced the Richmond City Jail.

Coogan authored the book and compiled the memoirs written by former Richmond City Jail prisoners Kelvin Belton, Karl Black, Stanley Craddock, Ronald Fountain, Bradley Greene, Tony Martin, Naji Mujahid, Terence Scruggs, Andre Simpson and Dean Turner. Black, Greene and Scruggs joined the project through the mail, writing from prisons in Virginia.

“This is a work of creative nonfiction.

It’s my memoir of teaching a writing class to prisoners. And it’s 10 prisoners’ memoirs, written with this hope in mind... that each man might understand the story of his life, and in so doing, change its course,” Coogan writes in the introduction.

Coogan recently discussed “Writing Our Way Out”. Coogan and the former prisoners will also take part in a book release event at Black Iris Gallery, 321 W. Broad St., from 7 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 19.

What do you hope readers get out reading these 10 former prisoners' stories?

These 10 men — like any 10 people we might assemble — are very different from each other. But they’ve all struggled in life and through incarceration to change. I hope readers see a little of their own struggle in the struggles of ordinary men to do more, to be more in life.

Can you give me an example of one of the memoirs that you feel is particularly illustrative of the book?

Ah, there are so many! But if I had to choose, I’d reach for ones that reveal the pathway into crime and prison. Those are the most painful stories to hear and, ultimately, the ones that promise the most redemption. There’s pain in Stan’s story of being abandoned as a teenager to live in a one-bedroom apartment on Grace Street in the 1980s when, by the way, Grace Street was more about prostitution than Panera. He writes that the walls were painted the color of loneliness.

There were no pictures of loved ones or smells of home cooking. He calls it his very first jail cell. This is where he remembers his father feeding him hot dogs at home or at a ballgame.

But now he’s alone, abandoned by his father, fixing himself hot dogs.

This is where you see him longing for family, to belong.

So you can understand why he’s grateful when he meets a prostitute who can teach him how to survive the streets. Someone’s taking the time to look out for him. Decades of addiction and crime and incarceration follow.

When I met him in jail in this writing workshop, he realized two things: The lessons he learned from that prostitute hurt him more than they helped him but don’t have to define him anymore.

In his writing, he imagines himself back at the ballgame ordering two hot dogs, one for him and one more for that lost boy inside of him. He imagines the reality that he needs. In many ways, all the men do this. They write to discover their freedom.

Can you share a bit about who the contributors are? Are they still in jail? What led to their incarceration? What sort of struggles have they faced?

“The contributors are really the most ordinary men. I need to say that because sometimes when people hear “prisoner” or “criminal” they immediately think of glamorous, vainglorious killers and villains.”

The contributors are really the most ordinary men. I need to say that because sometimes when people hear “prisoner” or “criminal” they

David Coogan teaches during an Open Minds session at the jail. immediately think of glamorous, vainglorious killers and villains.

These guys are just wonderful people who years ago sold drugs, used drugs in excess, stole or robbed to get the money to use, and so on. Most were violated, personally, in their families or communities, before they violated the law. That’s very important to understanding their struggles.

Naji’s struggle was to overcome significant physical abuse in his family, but also poverty and overwhelming racism in society — three things that fueled his anger, alienation and, ultimately, his addiction. I love that Naji recruited Brad into the project — that he went to the other side of the tracks to find another version of his story.

Brad struggled in suburbia with sexual abuse, attention deficit disorder and then addiction. It would be years before he turned himself in to prison after burning every bridge and nearly dying of an overdose.

White or black, middle class or poor, they end up in the criminal justice system, which is just awful because the system is not set up to treat a health problem or the underlying issues facing vulnerable children who become hurting adults who become desperate, criminal.

These struggles — with poverty, racism, and so on — do not belong to Naji or Brad, of course. They belong to all of us.

We need to own the underlying problems that lead to crime if we want to make a better life for everyone.

You’ve long taught creative writing and other courses in jail as part of Open Minds. What led to the creation of this book?

It’s a story I tell in the book, actually. Originally, we were going to make a little Xeroxed thing for Offender Aid and Restoration, a nonprofit here in Richmond that helps ex-offenders after jail and with whom I had been volunteering.

OAR was the group that suggested I volunteer to teach a writing workshop at the jail and finish it at their office downtown in six weeks once the men were released.

The men just kept writing, though.

Really digging! They couldn’t be contained to six weeks or some folded over, self-published thing. They wanted to make a real book.

What do the incarcerated men who contributed to this book think about it?

They love it. Toward the end of the book they share how much they valued the experience of writing and building community in the workshop and, hopefully, with publication, greater public awareness of the struggles facing so many people like them. None of us truly knew how long it would take to write a book like this. I recently sat down with one of the men, Ron. We hadn’t seen each other in four years since he moved

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CFPB working on proposed protections for the prepaid market Virginia’s two U.S. senators, Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, recently joined other senators to send a letter sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging the agency to strengthen financial protections for a particularly vulnerable population; men and women seeking to reenter society after leaving prison.

Upon release, many prison banking services turn over any money saved while serving time in the form of a prepaid card, or “prison release card,” which are largely unregulated and often carry exorbitant fees. Former inmates are a population uniquely vulnerable to predatory behavior and financial abuse, and issuers of prepaid cards are not currently required to provide the same level of consumer information and disclosure required of most other gift cards and credit cards.

In 2014, CFPB released a study of prepaid account agreements and proposed federal consumer protections to ensure most prepaid consumers would be provided with the same protections or disclosures as traditional bank accounts.

However, only five of the cards, or 1.5 percent of the agreements, included in CFPB’s study were prepaid prison release cards. Today, Sens. Warner and Kaine urged the CFPB to reexamine prison prepaid agreements and include this vulnerable population in the agency’s rulemaking to protect against predatory behavior in the prepaid market.

“As the Bureau moves forward with finalizing a proposed rule to strengthen protections for prepaid products, we urge you to take a second look at the impact of prepaid cards in the unique prison context.

Prison release cards are a critical tool for people leaving prisons to transfer their earned wages and/ or commissary account balances to

a prepaid card. Any reductions to the wages and account balances of formerly incarcerated people could harm their ability to successfully reenter society,” wrote the senators.

“Today, some firms charge high fees on prison prepaid cards that create significant barriers to reentry for formerly incarcerated people.

Most corrections agencies that report using prepaid cards also report that fees are imposed on cardholders, including unusual fees such as weekly maintenance fees.”

Those joining Warner and Kaine in sending the letter were senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), Bernard Sanders (IVT), Al Franken (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Jeffrey Merkley (D-OR), Edward Markey (D-MA), Michael Bennet (DCO), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

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Op/Ed & Letters

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Not losing is a loser’s game DR. EARL TILFORD The Obama administration’s weak and failing Middle East policy—the struggle against ISIS and the ultimate fate of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria—revolves around a non-strategy of avoiding a major foreign-policy debacle in the 15 months remaining before a new president takes office. But it’s too late. Russia and Iran calling the shots in the Middle East is an American foreign-policy debacle.

While a good defense sometimes wins in football, the team that scores the most points always wins. Football is a game, war isn’t. Furthermore, when Russia and the United States are involved, both with nuclear forces capable of wiping out the world, rules matter. Terrorists and rogue regimes win by thwarting the rules.

Washington’s insipid Middle East strategy stands on weak legs: avoiding commitment to “boots on the ground” by employing military advisors coupled to a less than robust aerial campaign so hamstrung by rules of engagement that planes often return to base with unused ordnance and drone strikes that avoid risk to air crews but accomplish very little.

Furthermore, effective diplomacy relies on a very big military stick.

In this case Moscow brings a club to the table while Washington shows up with twigs. It will be interesting to watch Russia’s actions to the claim that ISIS was responsible for bringing down Russian Metrojet Flight 9268.

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and assist anti-Assad and antiISIS forces puts Americans at risk of being killed or captured. Worse, since Russian/Iranian strategy focuses on propping up Assad, the preponderance of Russian airstrikes will target anti-Assad groups that Americans will be advising. So far only a few Russian sorties have targeted ISIS, most of them aimed at Chechen ISIS elements. Blowing up the airliner may change that.

Unfortunately, the Obama administration favors reliance on advisors, limited air strikes, and drone operations. Making war not to lose creates only an illusion of victory. A timid air campaign featuring pinprick aerial strikes by fighter bombers and unmanned aerial drones aimed at degrading rather than defeating ISIS cannot win. Meanwhile, the ISIS genocidal campaign against Shi’ites and Arab Christians continues fostering a refugee crisis in Europe not seen since World War II. All wars are won or lost in the heads of leaders, whether bourgeois politicians, dictators, military leaders, or fanatically determined terrorists. To win decisively is the best way to destroy any enemy’s will to fight, and that takes much more force than 50 advisors and limited air attacks can deliver. The quicker that overwhelming force is applied, the more limited the casualties on each side, including collateral damage.

Pinprick strikes won’t defeat ISIS or compel regime change in Damascus.

Moscow will continue to support

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On ACA and religious freedom Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear arguments in seven consolidated cases.

The cases question whether the contraceptive accommodation for some religiously affiliated organizations – who wish to avail themselves of the preventive services mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA): “Under the ACA, health coverage must include access to preventive services without out-of-pocket costs, including contraceptive coverage for women.

The Department of Health and Human Services provides two separate accommodation mechanisms by which certain employers and universities are permitted to exclude the birth control benefit from their health insurance plans, while ensuring that female employees and students receive coverage directly from their insurance company. In the cases granted certiorari, employers and universities challenged that the accommodation violates their ‘sincerely held religious belief’ under RFRA. “When Congress passed RFRA in 1993, it was never meant to trump the civil rights and health protections of Americans. There was a broad coalition, both Republicans and Democrats, that supported passage of the law. Sadly, since the enactment of RFRA, there has been a gradual attack of civil rights in the areas of housing, employment, and most recently women’s health.

“The original intent of RFRA was to restore the strict scrutiny standard for religious exercise and in particular, to provide protection for religious minorities. RFRA was never envisioned to be a tool that imposes one’s religious views over another person’s civil rights.

“Unfortunately, the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision distorted the purpose of RFRA to permit a limited liability corporation to curtail and deny women’s access to health services. I sincerely hope that today’s announcement by the Supreme Court to review the ACA’s birth control accommodations will serve as an opportunity to make clear that the ‘religious freedom’ of an employer or university cannot be used as a tool to deprive women of their civil rights as it relates to their health care services or options.”

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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.

Reforming the tax code Among presidential debates, ongoing investigations, leadership tangles and upcoming fiscal cliffs, I read that some legislators in Congress are working to reform this nation’s tax code. They want to make it simpler and fairer. Why then, would one of the options proposed in the process single out oil and natural gas businesses for a tax hike? If energy companies pay more, we will all pay more.

The energy industry supports millions of jobs – not a few of which are right here in Virginia - contributes to our security as a nation and puts billions of revenue dollars into the economy.

Our state, as a major ground and water transportation hub is heavily reliant on affordable fuel to expand services and support good jobs.

Our local communities rely on tax revenue paid by energy companies to fund schools, hospitals and other vital public services and programs.

I work for the Virginia Department of Corrections and I believe that without some of these programs, many of those who benefit from them might be incarcerated today.

Virginia may not be a major oil producing state yet, but we benefit from the energy boom in other, very real, ways.

Our tax system hasn’t been overhauled in more than 30 years, and I agree that it needs to be made less complex and more equitable.

But the rush by some legislators

to end legitimate tax credits that allow energy companies to keep fuel supplies reliable and affordable is not in our state’s or our nation’s best interest. We need a common sense approach to tax code reform.

Jocelyn Smith

Rejecting Keystone

President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline -- another in a growing list of strong moves to fight climate change.

Climate change deniers and their polluter allies have fought him every step of the way, and they've already said they’ll fight as hard as they can on this too.

Will you stand with the president and fight for actions like this to take on climate change?

The Keystone XL pipeline was a risky plan to transport oil from the Canadian Tar Sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast.

Not only would it have made climate change worse, it would have added to the risk of dangerous spills in our heartland. The risk just isn't worth the reward -- because most of the oil would be exported to the world market, it wouldn't have put much of a dent in gas prices or made us more energy independent. And big claims about job creation just never added up.

As the president said this morning, the time to act on climate change is now. Not later, not someday, but right here right now -- and we can do it while creating jobs, saving money, and growing our economy.

We can reduce energy prices and

create jobs by supporting the switch to clean energy. Wind and solar power have tripled in the last few years, costs are falling fast, and these booming industries provide hundreds of thousands of Americans with good paychecks. Real infrastructure investments from Congress wouldn't hurt, either.

President Obama has been fighting hard to stop climate change. Despite constant opposition from climate change deniers and their powerful polluter allies, we've made a lot of progress -- through investments in clean energy, a groundbreaking plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants, and through international agreements with big developing countries like China and India.

There’s still a long way to go in this fight. But we can win it -- if everyone who believes in a cleaner, safer future stands up for what they believe.

Jack Shapiro

Carson on addiction

There are all kinds of addictions and addictions occur in people who are vulnerable who are lacking something in their lives, so we really have to start asking ourselves what have we taken outside of our lives in America?

What are some of those values and principles that allowed us to ascend the ladder of success so rapidly to the pinnacle of the world and the highest pinnacle anyone else had ever reached, and why are we throwing away all of our values and principles for the sake of political correctness?

Ben Carson

(from page 6) Assad because that provides it access to the Mediterranean and makes Russia the major power broker at the world’s energy epicenter. America has no winning hand in negotiating Assad’s removal, and placing U.S. military advisors with forces likely to be attacked by Russians and Iranians risks a much wider war.

If Moscow wants Assad in power, it will get it. If not him, then Russia will name his successor. Obama’s failed policies have ceded that option to Russia and Iran.

Washington’s only chance to retrieve a semblance of strategic leadership in the Middle East is to move decisively against ISIS. Degrading its capabilities only delays a disastrous defeat. The way to intimidate fanatical jihadists is to make it clear that winning is impossible and their defeat and demise are inevitable. Their only choices must be to give it up or die.

Bringing them to that decision point involves breaking their collective will. If Washington leads boldly, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Kurds, and the United Arab Emirates follow. Otherwise, the future of the Middle East will be determined in Moscow and Teheran and a major war—a nuclear war involving Israel and likely to bring in the United States—becomes highly likely.

That is what not losing looks like.

It’s a loser’s gambit with the highest possible stakes.

Tilford is a military historian and fellow for the Middle East & terrorism with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. He is a retired Air Force intelligence officer.

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Faith & Religion

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SBC leader says racism is alive and well While most people today are too embarrassed to be openly racist, expect opposition if you try to lead your congregation toward increased ethnic diversity BOB ALLEN Proclamations and public gatherings aside, racism is not gone from the Southern Baptist Convention, says the convention’s top spokesman for moral and publicpolicy concerns.

“Racism is alive and well within the Southern Baptist Convention and within many of the churches that you will find yourself serving,” Russell Moore, president of the SBC Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said in a Nov. 3 lecture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. Moore said today’s racism looks different from that of the slaveholders who founded the convention in 1845 or the segregationists of the 1950s.

“Unlike your grandparents, who would have had people honestly stand forward and say ‘I do not want that baptistery to be troubled by someone of another ethnicity,’ most people are too ashamed to say that now,” Moore said. “They will find another issue. They will look for another place of vulnerability, and they will attack it without mercy.”

Moore’s remarks stood in concert with a Nov. 4 “Conversation on Race in America” featuring leaders of the SBC and historically black National Baptist Convention, USA, in Mississippi.

"You say racism has been so paramount in our state, now God has, through providence, decided

Russell Moore that He's going to start a movement in the same state to get it right," Jerry Young, president of the National Baptist Convention and pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson, Miss., told NBC affiliate WMC Action News 5.

SBC President Ronnie Floyd, pastor of Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas, said pastors from across the country “conversed on the issue of racism in America, what the church can do, where we are, the pain of the past as well as the hope for the future.”

This past March the ERLC held a two-say summit titled The Gospel and Racial Reconciliation in Nashville, Tenn., in response to racial tension rising in cities across the country over allegations of police brutality against African-American men. In his address, Moore said race is not just a cultural, political or

social issue but a “gospel issue” for the local church.

“The fundamental problem that we have when it comes to this issue in the American church — even when we understand that there is a problem — is that those of us who are white, born-again Christians tend to assume that the Body of Christ is white with room for everybody else,” Moore said. “White people are normal, and the others that we minister to are ethnic.”

In his lecture at Southeastern, Moore said any pastor “who genuinely believes that the gospel breaks down barriers and the gospel brings about genuine brotherhood, sisterhood” is going to face opposition.

“The question is whether or not you are a hireling of the meanest and most aggressive people in your community or whether or not you are a servant of Jesus Christ, who will stand up and say ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest,’” he said. “That’s the question.”

In 2008 the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s secondlargest faith group behind Roman Catholics, sat out a major conference called Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant spearheaded by former President Jimmy Carter with support from President Bill Clinton.

Frank Page, president of the SBC Executive Committee dismissed the confab as a “smokescreen leftwing liberal agenda that seeks to deny the greatest need in our world, that being that the lost be shown the way to eternal life through Jesus Christ, our Lord.”

Moore, then a professor and administrator at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, termed the effort “voodoo ecumenism.”

“The unity of which news reports speak is a unity based on social action and ethical engagement,”

Moore said in an editorial published

by Baptist Press. “Even apart from questions of [Clinton’s] personal ethics and about the long-ago debates over alleged high crimes and misdemeanors, what about the official social agenda of the former president? This is, after all, a man who vetoed legislation protecting unborn infants from partial-birth abortion, and then blamed his abortion-rights ideology on what he says he learned from his former pastor at a Little Rock Southern Baptist congregation.”

Supported by other Baptist groups including the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and American Baptist Churches USA, the New Baptist Covenant has moved beyond mass meetings to “covenants of action” uniting black and white Baptists across the country through worship, fellowship and service in their local communities.

One of the first covenant partnerships, linking Kirkwood Baptist Church and Harrison Avenue Missionary Baptist in St. Louis, began in 2008 after an AfricanAmerican activist barged into a city council meeting and killed two police officers and three city officials before authorities shot him to death. The relationship helped prepare both congregations for the turmoil in Ferguson, Mo., following the police shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown that gained national attention in 2014.

Their major collaboration is “Hands on Kirkwood,” a one-day mission blitz that draws hundreds of volunteers to spend a day serving those in need through projects such as yard work, home repairs, winter car checkups and safety repairs, electronics recycling and a Winter Clothing and Toy Store. Nonperishable food and baby items are also collected to donate to local organizations.

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Black America has ‘accepted defeat’ while facing ‘insane levels’ of street violence HAZEL TRICE EDNEY TEWire - Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake gave this reporter a blank stare in response to a question. To be asked whether she is familiar with the Baltimore-based group called 300 Men March was apparently baffling to her.

She explained, “That’s like asking me if I’ve heard of the Baltimore Orioles. I’m from Baltimore. I get it.”

As indicated by the mayor’s response, this group of men, known for their patrolling the Baltimore streets as a display of positive force and responsible manhood amidst an often violent backdrop, have made quite a name for themselves. But as police violence against blacks has dominated the media air space, the support needed to help those doing the work against street violence appears stagnant - despite rising homicide rates across the country.

“You certainly get a whole lot of activity from people when it comes to police brutality - every time something goes on with the police and the black man,” said the group’s founder and president, Munir Bahar, in a recent interview. “But, yet, there’s not enough support and involvement on a day-to-day basis of men of color especially, but all men around the country with regards to community violence.”

The surge in national homicide statistics has been well-documented by local and national media: Recently, a heart-breaking national news story focuses on the Chicago police investigation of the multiple shooting of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee. The boy, killed Nov. 2, while walking through an alley near his grandmother’s house, is believed to have been the target in a feud involving one or more of his relatives.

The indiscriminate killings of black people - including babies, children, teens and adults - is a scenario that has become all too common, said Bahar.

At this writing, in Baltimore, the count has long surpassed 235 - well

Bahar Munir leads a group representing the 300 Men March in a recent trek from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. The goal was to send a signal in the heart of the nation's capital that there are responsible black men who are working to lower the homicide rate. PHOTO: Roy Lewis/TEWire more than last year's total of 211; in Chicago, it’s now more than 300, 20 percent up from the 244 all of last year. It’s the same story in cities across the country. For example, in Washington, D.C., homicides are up 36 percent; New Orleans, up 19 percent; St. Louis, up 60 percent; and Detroit, up 50 percent since last year.

And despite a season of decline during the past decade, the numbers have continued to mount for years.

In fact, since 1975, when the Federal Bureau of Investigation first began keeping homicide statistics, the combined national numbers of street homicide deaths surpass a half million. That’s enough to populate several entire cities.

As the protests and outrage over the killings of black men and women by police officers continue around the country, this one group of black men

- 300 Men March - have decided that black street violence against each other is what they are called to fight.

Winning the respect of their peers, they have proven to be a different kind of warrior.

To make that point nationally, Bahar, in August, led about 50 men in a march all the way from Baltimore, 35 miles South to Washington, D.C. “We wanted to take this straight to our capital, straight to the door steps of our president under the banner of the “My Brother’s Keeper Initiative,” said Bahar, 35. “We announced ourselves as that group of men that have been active, that are still active, and pledge ourselves to continue to be active until we end this genocide in the country of young black men.”

But, of course, it’s not that simple.

Though he hopes to establish 300

men strong over the next five years, Bahar says they currently have about 60 faithful participants.

“We have a large [number] of black men who are literally sitting aside watching our race be destroyed from the inside. Guys who would rather go to happy hour at an all white party or a cocktail party or a whatever party than to spend that time mentoring some young people in this city,” he said.

Bahar’s nearly 12-year-old nonprofit organization, COR Health Institute, which birthed the 300 vision two years ago, mentors young men in fitness, martial arts, and health programs. On the streets, the 300 Men March is symbolic of the small group of warriors in the movie, 300, who “went up against

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VUU rallies to beat VSU 28-27, eyes playoff berth ETTRICK - The Virginia Union Panthers (8-2, 6-1 CIAA) survived six turnovers and a blocked extra point and went on to score 15 straight points in the fourth quarter to come back from a 24-7 deficit for a thrilling 28-27 victory over the Virginia State Trojans (6-4, 4-3 CIAA) in the pouring rain on Saturday at Roger Stadium.

Trailing 27-21, the Panthers tied the game with a 54-yard touchdown pass from Dowdy to McKenzie with 6:38 left in the game. VUU’s Beymar Piraquive then gave the Panthers the 28-27 win by splitting the uprights with the extra point.

The Panthers put on yet another offensive display recording 461 yards of total offensive, including touchdown drives of 74 and 94 yards.

Led by Dowdy, who went 17 for 35 for 352 yards and a game high 3 touchdowns, giving him a season

total of 19, the fifth most ever for a single season.

Holland carried the load for the Panthers on the ground, recording 65 yards on 14 carries, becoming the first VUU freshman since Andre Braxton in 1997, to rush for more than a 1,000 yards (1,103) in a single season.

Defensively, the Panthers were led

by Blanks who recorded nine solo total tackles. VUU’s Paulin Miano added three tackles for loss, giving him a single season record of 23 total tackles for loss on the season eclipsing the record of 19 set by Kevin Williams in 1991.

Ranked seventh in the NCAA Super Region 1, the win puts the Panthers in position to play in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. VUU’s opponent will be determined Sunday, Nov. 15. The first-round game will be played on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Reveille UMC to host internationally-acclaimed handbell ensemble The Raleigh Ringers, an internationally-acclaimed adult handbell ensemble, will perform at Reveille United Methodist Church on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary at 4200 Cary Street Rd., Richmond.

Since its founding in 1990, The Raleigh Ringers has been dazzling concert audiences with unique interpretations of sacred, secular, and popular music, including famous rock ‘n’ roll tunes arranged just for handbells. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the group performs on one of the most extensive collections of bells and bell-like instruments owned by any handbell ensemble in the world. The Raleigh Ringers last performed at Reveille in 2009, playing to a packed house. Learn more about The Raleigh Ringers and hear a music sample at www.rr.org.

The concert is free and open to

the public with donations accepted at the door for Reveille’s Music Programs Fund, which supports music opportunities at the church, including The Raleigh Ringers concert.

For more information visit the website reveilleumc.org/raleighringers.

Virginia Union Panthers scored 15 straight points in the fourth quarter to pull off a 28-27 win over Virginia State University Trojans on Saturday, in Petersburg, where the Trojans played at home.

Stone set to perform at The Howard Theatre R&B sensation Angie Stone is scheduled to grace the stage at The Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 14. The performance is set to begin at 8 p.m.

Stone rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of Sequence, an allfemale trio that recorded for hip-hop label Sugar Hill. Several years later, she went on to win three Grammy Award nominations, two Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards and to produce four Top 10 R&B albums.

The neo-soul artist has captured the hearts and soul of her fans with her intimate collection of songs.

“I spent a lot of time over the past few years working with other people, writing with them, working with producers. And then one day I realized that while I was doing everything I could to help them succeed and watching them grow, I was losing pieces of myself in the process,” Stone said in a 2012 article on alwaysalist.com, before releasing her album Rich Girl.

During the late 1990s, Angie Stone was seen at the forefront of the neo-soul genre. Stone was the lead vocalist for Vertical Hold, with whom she sang “Seems You’re Much Too Busy,” which scored as a Top 40 hit. She started her solo career in the summer of 1993 and in 1999 released top 10, certified gold album Black Diamond, featuring hit singles such as “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” and “Everyday.”

“I shaved a lot of my originality off when merging with so many other people. Fans weren’t getting Angie Stone. They were getting Angie and so-and-so. I knew I had to get back to my own music and skills,” she said. “It’s time for Angie to do Angie.”

Since the release of her debut solo album in 1999, Stone has recorded six more albums, including her latest album Dream, which released on Nov. 6. Doors are set to open at 6 p.m. For more information on tickets, go to howardtheatre.com.

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Emmy-winning filmmaker to direct intimate narrative on John Lewis Icon Genesis Productions introduces “The John Lewis Documentary Project”, a featurelength film documenting the life and legacy of civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis. At the helm of the intimate narrative is award-winning director Stanley Nelson. The film is scheduled for release fall 2016.

Often called “one of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced,” John Lewis has become an inspiring international symbol of steadfast commitment to the philosophy of nonviolence, to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties and building what he calls “The Beloved Community.”

Ask Alma Cancer and romance Dear Alma, My wife died four years ago after a long battle with lung cancer. We had been married more than 25 years, and I took care of her until the end.

Now at age 62, I know I don’t ever want to marry again, but I met a special lady friend less than a year ago. We live in different states and meet on weekends at various vacation spots. She has never been married and wants to get married some day.

Just recently, my friend found out she has cancer, stage 4. We are both devastated. I cannot marry her, and I don’t want to move to her state to take care of her. She has siblings and grown children and grandchildren.

I have decided to break it off. I know what’s ahead, and I can’t go through that again.

Does this make me a bad guy?

B. Harris, Norfolk, Va. B. Harris, Thanks for your email. Let me start by saying, I’m not here to pass judgment. Clearly, at your age, you’re fully aware of what you can live with and what you are capable of giving to a relationship. During your 25-plus years of marriage, you

obviously developed a strong bond with your wife. That’s a blessing.

A pot of that kind of committed relationship boils over with love and support. That’s where you found the strength to be the caregiver your wife needed as she battled cancer. And that, my dear, is what’s missing from this current relationship. You’ve yet to build a bond.

You’ve made up your mind, and I applaud your honesty in recognizing the reality of your current situation.

No, your choice does not make you a bad guy.

My only suggestion is this: When you end it, disconnect completely; sever all ties of communication. Since you’ve decided not to support your lady friend during this most difficult time, don’t stick around offering her a false sense of hope. That, my friend, would make you a bad guy. ***** Want advice? E-mail questions to alwaysaskalma@yahoo.com.Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma *****

“Generations from now," President Barack Obama said when presenting Lewis with the Medal of Freedom in 2011, “when parents teach their children what is meant by courage, the story of John Lewis will come to mind.” His is a story that must be told. And director Stanley Nelson is the one to bring it to the big screen.

When Nelson was awarded the 2014 National Humanities Medal for outstanding achievement in history, cultural studies, filmmaking, cultural commentary and historic preservation, President Obama delivered this medal citation: “Stanley Nelson, producer and director, for documenting the story of African Americans through film. By turning a camera on both the wellknown and unknown narratives of African Americans, Mr. Nelson has exposed injustice and triumph while revealing new depths of our nation’s history.”

“I am grateful to have someone as accomplished as Stanley Nelson involved in this project,” said Congressman Lewis. I never dreamed when I began this journey,

my life would be an inspiration to others.”

Nelson has a long and distinguished filmmaking career. He is a multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Nelson is the director of 12 documentary features, including “Freedom Summer,” “Freedom Riders,” “Jonestown: The Life and Death of People’s Temple” and “The Murder of Emmett Till.”

Having premiered eight films at the Sundance Film Festival and with multiple industry awards to his credit, Nelson is acknowledged as one of the premiere filmmakers working today. He is currently in theatrical release of his highly-anticipated new documentary “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution.”

“I am extremely honored and excited about being a part of telling the John Lewis story,” said Nelson.

“We want the world, and future generations to learn from and be inspired by his example.”

The precipitous fall of an Olympic figure skater Debi Thomas is living in a buginfested trailer in the Appalachian Mountains, broke and unemployed.

But it wasn't always like this. Three decades ago, Thomas was a champion figure skater. She won both the US and World Championships and became the first black athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics. After her figure-skating career ended, she became a certified orthopedic surgeon. Then things changed. She said two failed marriages cost her her nest egg, and she had to close her private practice after only two years.

She also lost custody of her 13-yearold son.

Now the 48-year-old Thomas is stuck in a mobile home with her fiancé, who has issues with anger and alcohol; his two sons; and a swarm of bedbugs, according to published reports. Thomas was reduced to begging fans for money through a GoFundMe page set up 10

Debi Thomas months ago.

“What we need now is help keeping our heads above water until we can make our dreams a reality,” she states in a video on the page. One of those dreams: a reality show. But she and her fiancé raised less than a quarter of the hoped-for $10,000.

Instead, Thomas has worked with life coach Iyanla Vanzant for the reality TV series “Iyanla: Fix My Life” on OWN.

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New VCU - JSRCC agreement to make social work degrees more accessible Virginia Commonwealth University has signed a deal with Reynolds Community College to allow eligible Reynolds students who earn an associate’s degree in pre-social work to transfer to VCU and complete their bachelor’s degree at the School of Social Work in as little as four semesters.

The School of Social Work’s new articulation agreement with Reynolds Community College is the second such agreement with a Richmond-area community college.

The School of Social Work entered into a similar agreement with John Tyler Community College in 2012, and the first cohort of transfer students from JTCC is currently studying at VCU. “Our articulation agreements with both JTCC and Reynolds provide a direct pathway or bridge for students to begin their social work degree at the community college level and then transfer to VCU School of Social

Work in the B.S.W. program,” said Ananda Newmark, B.S.W. program director for VCU’s School of Social Work.

So far, 12 graduates of JTCC’s Human Services, Pre-Social Work Specialization Program, have transferred to VCU and are pursuing a B.S.W. degree.

“Many students who begin their college coursework at various community colleges do so for a variety of reasons: convenient geographical locations, flexible schedule of classes to accommodate life, online courses and cheaper tuition,” Newmark said. “These agreements decrease the amount of time and money needed to earn their B.S.W. degree, ultimately contributing to increasing retention and graduation rates.”

James Hinterlong, Ph.D., dean of the School of Social Work, said the new partnership will greatly benefit students pursuing careers in social

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prepared them for VCU. “With this agreement, students in the program who transfer save a substantial amount – I [saved] an estimated $13,955,” said Jenni Church, who transferred from JTCC. “It also secures you a spot into the B.S.W. program. The requirements at JTCC prepare you for your junior year at VCU. I knew what to expect and the professors did an amazing job prepping the students for the B.S.W. program.”

Detra Baker, who also transferred to VCU from JTCC, said the articulation agreement offers an “awesome opportunity” to study in a program that “has made a mark not only in Virginia but in the U.S.” “I certainly think the agreement is helping me achieve my career goals,” she said. “I would’ve gotten here either way, I suppose, but the agreement made it more convenient and cheaper to complete the program.”

Maitlin Ware, yet another JTCC graduate and current VCU student, echoed that sentiment.

“I can’t wait to graduate and work in the social work field,” she said. “I definitely think that the agreement gave me a foundation of what I wanted to do in my future. I would recommend the agreement to anyone who is thinking about completing it.”

but it’s ultimately a social act.”

prison industrial complex from the point of view of prisoners who wrote through it, around it, and against it.

Mass incarceration began in earnest when the radical 1960s came to an end and we began warehousing social problems we could not deal with: racism, but also poverty, drug addiction, homelessness, mental illness, substandard public schooling, violence against children, violence against women, and so much more.

Between 1970 and 2010 we went from incarcerating about a half million Americans to over two million Americans, a large many of them nonviolent drug offenders.

We went from triaging the violence of legitimate challenges leveled at America by groups like the Black Panthers to taking whole segments of America out of America and into this enormous warehouse. At the same time the genre of memoir began outselling fiction four to one. It’s bizarre. We became fascinated with the life stories of strangers while we began locking up our neighbors.

Will the contributors receive a share of the book’s proceeds?

to Baltimore. And as we’re catching up, talking and smiling, suddenly it hit us. It was nine years ago that we met in a jail! Nine years ago that we committed as a group to making a book. We didn’t know how or when but we knew why. If we believed in each other we could accomplish this.

Each author receives royalties equally. I will be donating some of mine to the John Patrick Dooley Open Minds Scholarship fund, which enables exceptional students incarcerated at the Richmond City Justice Center and earning high marks in Open Minds to take additional VCU classes for free upon their release.

Anyone interested in donating to this scholarship fund is welcome to contact Bethanie Constant, director of development for VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences at 804-8284543 or atconstantb@vcu.edu.

In what ways do you see the writing of memoirs as rehabilitative for people who are behind bars?

Writing is a way of caring for yourself. It gets you closer to the fire.

How did you get to be the way you are? It’s a question that ultimately calls up the memories of others you’ve known, your influences, the memories of meaningful times, your tragic experiences, regrets and real struggles. When I say writing is a way of caring for yourself what I mean is that it can help you care about yourself in relation to other people. Writing feels like a solo experience but it’s ultimately a social

work.

“We are excited to work with our community college partners to create a clear pathway to the social work profession for passionate and talented students,” he said. “We look forward to seeing these students lead and serve throughout the commonwealth.”

Barbara Glenn, dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Reynolds Community College, praised the new agreement with VCU. “The agreement gives our students a crucial way of achieving their goals by being able to prepare now to transfer into one of the most historically distinguished social work programs in the region,” she said.

Under the new agreement, qualifying students must earn an Associate of Science degree in social sciences from Reynolds Community College, earn a minimum cumulative college-level GPA of 2.5, earn a grade of no lower than a B in HMS 100 Introduction to Human Services and HMS 121 Basic Counseling Skills, and earn a grade of no lower than a C in all other courses listed among the pre-social work track courses.

Several of the VCU social work students who transferred from JTCC said the articulation agreement helped them save money and

act. You write to remember where you came from, socially, in relation to other people and ideas. You write to release yourself to them. It’s a gift, given and received.

“Writing feels like a solo experience

You’re working on a new book, “Memoirs of Mass Incarceration: The Rhetoric of Revolutionaries, Witnesses, and Survivors.” Can you tell me a bit about it?

Yes, this book tells the story of the

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New parent involvement RPS initiative kicks off Richmond Public Schools (RPS) has launched “Be There”, a parental involvement campaign designed to inspire parents to become involved in the education of their children through everyday opportunities.

The multimedia campaign launch, which also coincides with Parent Engagement Month, focuses on helping parents transform ordinary moments with their children into extraordinary learning opportunities by connecting during daily activities.

The primary objectives of the two-year campaign are to improve student achievement through increased family involvement, support schools and teachers in developing stronger parental engagement programs and

demonstrate to parents that simple connections with children can have a lasting and positive impact on student success.

To celebrate the launch of the Be There campaign, schools throughout the district will participate in a month-long social media contest using the hashtag #bethereRPS. Schools that demonstrate the greatest parental involvement at the end of the campaign will receive School Board recognition, a Be There banner and a $500 donation toward a new or existing parental engagement program. One elementary, middle and high school will be chosen and announced on Dec. 2 and recognized at the Dec. 7 School Board meeting.

Voss & Associates, a full-service

marketing and public relations agency, produces the “Be There” campaign materials and localizes them for RPS free of charge. The district only incurs the cost of printing.

Along with a dedicated “Be There” website available from the district’s website, schools will also promote the campaign through a variety of multimedia and outreach efforts throughout the year.

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN AND PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Main Street (Route 5) Bridge Replacement over Railroad City of Richmond Willingness to Hold a Public Hearing

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is proposing a bridge replacement of the Main St. (Rt. 5) bridge over the Norfolk Southern railroad. The road will be closed and a detour will be in place during construction.

Review project information at VDOT’s Richmond District Office located at 2430 Pine Forest Drive in Colonial Heights, 23834-9002, 804-5246000, 1-800-367-7623, or TTY/TDD 711. Please call ahead to ensure the availability of appropriate personnel to answer your questions.

Question: How often does my child need to brush?

Answer: It is recommended that children brush at least two times a day for two minutes in the morning and at bedtime.

Randy Adams, D.D.S. Board Certified Pediatric Dentist Board Certified Special Care Dentist Brandon Allen, D.D.S. 300 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 780-2888

www.richmonddentistryforchildren.com

If your concerns cannot be satisfied, VDOT is willing to hold a public hearing. You may request that a public hearing be held by sending a written request to Joe Fecek, P.E., project manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, Richmond District, 2430 Pine Forest Drive, Colonial Heights, VA 23834-9002 or Joe.Fecek@VDOT.virginia.gov on or prior to November 16, 2015. If a request for a public hearing is received, notice of the date, time and place of the hearing will be posted.

VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you have questions or concerns about your civil rights in regards to this project or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact the project manager listed above.

State Project: 0005-127-957,P101, B630, C501, R201

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Researchers link cancer cells from parasite to human malignant tumors A 41-year-old Colombian man was given cancerous tumours by a tapeworm living inside him, doctors have discovered – the first known report of someone becoming ill from cancer passed on by a parasite. According to published reports, the man eventually died from complications relating to HIV, and the weakening of his immune system caused by HIV was likely to be a factor in allowing the tapeworm cancer to spread.

At first, the tumors in his lungs baffled local doctors. The growths exhibited some of the characteristics of cancer cells, but they were 10 times smaller than the cells you would expect to find in a human and packed very closely together. They

turned to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for help and it was then that the link to a tapeworm was discovered.

“In the initial months, we wondered if this was a weird human cancer or some unusual, bizarre emerging protozoa-amoeba-like infection,” the CDC’s Atis Muehlenbachs said. “Discovering these cells had tapeworm DNA was a big surprise – a really big surprise... this is the first time we’ve seen parasite-derived cancer cells spreading within an individual. This is a very unusual, very unique illness.”

Here’s what researchers at the CDC think happened. The Colombian man initially ingested some microscopic tapeworm eggs, probably from food

(from page 9) an army that everybody thought they would lose,” Bahar said. “There was pessimism from day one. And that’s kind of what we’re dealing with the murder rate and these murders that are not only happening in Baltimore but across most urban black cities across America. We have this sky rocketing, this insane level of violence and I feel - to be honest and I'm out there every day - I feel that a lot of people have given up. I feel that a lot of people in the black community especially, have just accepted this. A lot of black people have accepted defeat.”

But, the 300 men have inspired many, including Mayor RawlingsBlake.

“I can say that level of engagement, that grass roots level is helpful because 300 Men movement speaks directly to these men that are victims of men that are perpetrators,” she said. “And really trying to speak to their hearts to let them know that there's something different out there; and that the community needs them to stand up as men; not as violent offenders.”

Bahar said his vision is to expand

Bahar Munir talks to reporters after marching to D.C. PHOTO: Roy Lewis nationally and to help other groups with the same goals. But resources are limited.

“There are a lot of people from Baltimore to Chicago to Los Angeles who are addressing community violence. We want to rally those individuals. We want to rally and show our support and encouragement to everybody who’s fighting the genocide of young black men in this

that had been contaminated by mouse droppings, insects or human faeces. Those eggs then multiplied rapidly in the gastrointestinal tract because the man’s immune system had already been compromised by the HIV infection – the cells then spread to other parts of the body.

What’s not clear is whether the cells were already cancerous or whether some kind of biological reaction caused them to develop into tumours. In fact, ‘cancer’ may not even be the correct word here, because this is so different from what we normally use the term for: Muehlenbachs said “an infection with parasite-derived cancer which causes a cancer-like illness” may be the more appropriate (though much more verbose) term.

“Can you say a worm has cancer?

That’s a philosophical question how you define this,” he said.

However scientists end up defining this newly discovered condition, it has some important things to teach about cancerous cells: up until now, it

wasn’t thought possible for parasites to develop cancer, let alone pass them on to humans. What’s more, cancer isn’t considered a transmissible disease, though a few such cases among dogs and Tasmanian Devils have previously been recorded.

The death of this Colombian man has put some of those theories into doubt, and scientists are now calling for more to be done to diagnose the disease and collect data about it in developing nations – if there are more cases like this, we should be able to understand how it is being caused.

“We think this type of event is rare.

However, this tapeworm is found worldwide and millions of people globally suffer from conditions like HIV that weaken their immune system. So there may be more cases that are unrecognized. It’s definitely an area that deserves more study,” said Muehlenbachs.

The results of the study have now been published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

country,” he said.

Gaining a national reputation, the group has won the attention of the National Bankers Association and its president, Michael Grant, a key supporter who has helped to raise funds for their mission.

“So, you got this young leader, and a visionary leader who has stepped out here and who is totally committed to this cause. And he struggles to get attention from people who can help him financially. He struggles to get the support that he needs. And the question is why.

Why would the black community, especially the black middle class and those who have resources; why would they not enthusiastically embrace this type of leadership?”

Grant questions. “We’re going to leave all this on the shoulders of young people without giving them financial support and moral support or even going sometimes to march with them?”

Other community leaders have also expressed support.

Civil rights activist the Rev. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, pastor of Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple, says some of his male members are a part of the group, which he

describes as “redefining what black male imaging looks like...For black men to stand and let their voices be heard, this is so significant when we’ve had more than 237 homicides in Baltimore and they are overwhelming majority black males.”

Though the 300 group may feel isolated, anti-street violence activity appears back on the rise.

For example, the National Week of Non-violence, sponsored annually by the Washington, D.C.-based black Women for Positive Change in midOctober, drew support from mayors, legislators and activists around the nation; including Ben Crump, the attorney for the family of Trayvon Martin, who is now president of the National Bar Association.

But the battle is up hill, says Bahar. Despite the rising death tolls, he doesn’t appear discouraged.

“I’m not worried about measuring my success,” he said. “This is a movement. Dr. King, when they were building their movement, they were not worried about measuring their success. They were just doing something that God inspired them to do. And when you’re moving with the Spirit of God, you don’t have to evaluate that.”

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY, FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER BW, BRUNSWICK COUNTY POWER STATION CASE NO. PUE-2015-00102 On October 1, 2015, Virginia Electric and Power Company ("Dominion Virginia Power" or "Company") filed with the State Corporation Commission ("Commission") an application and supporting documents ("Application") for revision of a rate adjustment clause, Rider BW, for the Brunswick County Power Station, a 1,358 megawatt ("MW") (nominal) natural gas-fired combined-cycle electric generating facility, including related interconnection facilities, ("Project") in Brunswick County, Virginia. The Company filed its Application pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia ("Subsection A 6") and the directive contained in Ordering Paragraph (4) of the Final Order issued by the Commission on April 21, 2015, in Case No. PUE-2014-00103 ("2014 Update Proceeding").

The Company states that it has filed its Application to: (1) inform the Commission of the status of the Project and its projected expenditures; and (2) present the Company's proposed revenue requirement, including proposed cost allocation, rate design, and accounting treatment for service rendered during the proposed rate year commencing September 1, 2016, extending through August 31, 2017 ("Rate Year") for Rider BW. According to Dominion Virginia Power, the Project is currently on schedule to be fully operational in May 2016. The Company represents that the Project as a whole is below budget. Forecasted construction costs have decreased by 4.6% of the original forecasted construction costs to $1.21 billion (excluding financing costs), or $891/kilowatt at the 1,358 MW (nominal) rating. Notwithstanding, Dominion Virginia Power represents that there have been cost variances from original estimates both upward and downward within specific cost categories and subcategories, which are detailed in its Application.

Dominion Virginia Power states that it has used an 11% enhanced rate of return on common equity ("ROE") to calculate the proposed revenue requirement over the Rate Year. This includes: a general ROE of 10% approved in the Company’s 2013 Biennial Review; and an ROE adder of 100 basis points as described in Subsection A 6 for a combined-cycle generating station and as authorized by this Commission in Case No. PUE-2012-00128 for the first ten years of the Project's service life.

Dominion Virginia Power represents that it used its December 31, 2014 year-end capital structure and year-end cost of capital for purposes of setting proposed rates during the Rate Year.

Dominion Virginia Power also represents that the two components of the revenue requirement are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-up Factor. The Application defines the Projected Cost Recovery Factor as the projected financing costs on invested capital for the Rate Year, plus income taxes on the equity component of the return, and projected operating costs of the plant during the Rate Year. The Actual Cost True-up Factor will credit to, or recover from, customers any over/under recovery of costs from the most recently completed calendar year. The Company is requesting, in this Application, the recovery of a Projected Cost Recovery Factor of $153,141,000 and an Actual Cost True-up factor of $3,066,000, or a total revenue requirement of $156,207,000. Dominion Virginia Power states that it has calculated the revised Rider BW rates in accordance with the same methodology as the rates approved by the Commission in the Company's 2014 Update Proceeding.

If the proposed Rider BW revision is approved, the impact on customer bills for usage on and after September 1, 2016, would depend on the customer's rate schedule and usage. For example, implementation of Dominion Virginia Power's proposal would, according to the Application, increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month by $1.20.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing ("Order") in this case that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on March 8, 2016, at 10 a.m., in the Commission's second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission's Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission's Bailiff. Individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the hearing should contact the Commission at least seven (7) days before the scheduled hearing at 1-800-552-7945 (voice) or 1-804-371-9206 (TDD).

The public version of the Company's Application and the Commission's Order are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company's business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means.

Copies of the public version of all filed documents, including the Application, also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission's Document Control Center, located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission's website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing a notice of participation on or before December 29, 2015. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure ("Rules"), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2015-00102. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission's Order.

On or before March 1, 2016, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company's Application shall file written comments with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before March 1, 2016, by following the instructions on the Commission's website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/ case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUE-2015-00102.

The Commission's Rules may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission's Rules and an official copy of the Commission's Order in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above.

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11.14, 9 a.m.

The Henrico County Department of Community Revitalization and Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity will offer a free workshop to help residents learn how to make small home repairs.

The workshop will be held at Harvie Elementary School, 3401 Harvie Rd. Experts will cover such projects as fixing a leaking toilet or sink and maintaining a heating and air-conditioning system. The session will include exhibits, handson demonstrations, door prizes and refreshments.

The workshop is part of a series designed to help residents maintain and improve their homes. For information, call 804-501-7640 or go to henrico.us/revit.

11.15, 3 p.m.

The Battery Park Civic Association invites you to attend the second edition of Battery Park Stories, a storytelling event about Richmond’s historic northside neighborhood.

Longtime residents will explore themes of community and identity, and the conversation will continue over a shared meal.

All are welcome to this free event that includes dinner at the Northside Partnership for Families, 800 W. Graham Rd., Richmond.

Email Michael Lease for more information: mklease@gmail.com.

11.16, 10 a.m.

The Richmond District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration will host Jackie Robinson-Burnette, the associate administrator of the Office of Business Development on a tour of Virginia 8(a) firms.

During this event, there will be a free two-hour federal contracting education session for all small businesses at Petersburg Public Library 201 West Washington St. Small Business Strategy. RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/e/smallbusiness-strategy-sba-certificationprograms-tickets-19284631853

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Honoring Excellence in Virginia Government The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University will honor individuals and organizations who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of government and the betterment of Virginia on Friday, Nov. 13.

The 11th annual Excellence in Virginia Government Awards program, a signature event of the Wilder School, will take place during a luncheon ceremony from noon to 2 p.m. at the Richmond Marriott, 500 E. Broad St. This year, a special award for exemplary lifetime leadership will be given posthumously to William C. “Bill” Bosher Jr., Ed.D., whose extraordinary career in education spanned more than 40 years. Bosher, who died in December, was a distinguished professor of public policy at the Wilder School and founding director of its Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute.

He was also a former dean of VCU’s School of Education, served as state superintendent of public instruction and led two of Virginia’s largest school divisions, Henrico and Chesterfield counties.

Other honors are as follows: Lifetime Achievement Award: William C. “Bill” Shelton, director of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, has led his agency with distinction for 17 years. This award recognizes a Virginian whose career represents the highest values of public service. Nearly all of Shelton’s 37-year state government career has been with the DHCD, where he has led efforts to provide community development and housing program support to communities across the state.

Unsung Heroes: Joyce Walton, retired special assistant in the governor’s office, provided distinguished and exceptional service for nearly 40 years. As policy expert, mentor and keeper of institutional knowledge, Walton served 10 governors until her retirement in 2006. She oversaw the bill review process, an intense, highly technical activity that required a great deal of policy expertise and a steady temperament.

Community Enhancement Award: An Achievable Dream Academy is a partnership among Newport News Public Schools, the city of Newport News and the local business community that gives at-risk students a chance to succeed in school. Approximately 1,150 students in grades kindergarten through 12 attend the academy, which boasts a 100 percent graduation rate.

Ninety-five percent of graduates go to college, while 5 percent enter the military or trade school. Achievable Dream began in 1992 as a tennis and tutoring program and, under the leadership of Newport News businessman Walter Segaloff, became a full-time, extended-day school for 400 students in 1994.

Hill-Robinson Expansion of Freedom Award: Julian Bond, professor emeritus of history at the University of Virginia and a civil rights icon, is being honored posthumously. Bond taught at Virginia for nearly 23 years until his retirement in 2012. Bond, who died Aug. 17 at age 75, was a founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; was the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center; and served as national chairman of the NAACP from 1998-2010.

The money raised at the event helps fund scholarships for Wilder School students, who are preparing to become the next generation of public and private sector leaders.

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Entrepreneurship is the American Dream. Unfortunately, of the one million businesses started each year, most of them eventually fail. The one common theme may be a lack of planning. If you are considering the possibility of starting a business, this free seminar will provide information that may help your business be among the 20 percent that survive and thrive. Prepare to start a successful business by evaluating your entrepreneurial abilities, marketing strategies, financial resources, and legal form of organization and receive tips to prepare and present your business plan at Petersburg Public Library, 201 West Washington St., Petersburg.

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11.17, 6:30 p.m.

A complimentary seminar on planning for retirement will be offered by the MEMBERS Financial Services Representatives located at Virginia Credit Union. The seminar will be held at Virginia Credit Union, 7500 Boulder View Drive in the Boulders Office Park, Richmond.

Participants will explore various options to help them make informed decisions when it’s time to retire or change jobs. To register, visit www. vacu.org/Learn/Seminars.aspx or call 804-323-6800.

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Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health is offering the FAMILIES Program, a free, federally grant funded program to provide counseling support to caregivers of persons with dementia.

To determine if you are eligible for this program or to learn more, call Riverside Senior Care Navigation at 757-856-7030. HOURS: MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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shoulder boards of a vice admiral.

He pointed out how her history as a surgeon deployed in wartime, a hospital commander and chief of staff at the former TRICARE Management Activity, among many other accomplishments throughout her career, will help her as she takes on the many tasks DHA faces.

“She thrives in the joint world where her responsibilities align with her natural desire to build consensus across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps in service to our senior military and civilian leaders,” said Woodson.

Taking the podium, Bono, a 36-year veteran of the Navy Medical Corps, thanked Woodson and Robb for their praise.

“Thank you for honoring me,” said Bono. “With a team that we’ve got assembled here, we can’t go wrong.”

Robb moves on to retirement after a 36-year Air Force career. The U.S. Air Force Academy graduate practiced aerospace medicine in support of Air Force, joint and coalition aviation forces, and has maintained crewmember status in a variety of cargo, refueling and fighter aircraft.

Navy Vice Adm. Bono, a 36-year veteran of the Navy Medical Corps, takes the reins as the director of the Defense Health Agency, in a change of responsibility ceremony Nov. 2. (Courtesy photo) FALLS CHURCH — The Defense Health Agency marked another first on Monday, Nov. 2: Its first change of responsibility ceremony. During the ceremony the agency honored its first leader, outgoing director Air Force Lt. Gen. Douglas Robb, who passed the DHA flag to his successor Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono.

“We congratulate two trailblazers in military medicine—Lt. Gen. Doug Robb and Vice Adm. Raquel ‘Rocky’ Bono,” said Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. “In the case of Doug Robb, no one has been a more central leader in conceiving, negotiating, shaping and ultimately establishing the Defense Health Agency.”

Robb presided over the initial standup of the organization and led it to full operational capability status in October. Woodson praised Robb and the entire DHA team for laying

the foundation and establishing the operating principles that will make the MHS “better, stronger and more relevant for the decades ahead.”

“The men and women—military, civilian and contractors—of our agency know what it means to persevere and succeed,” said Robb, adding his pleasure that a familiar face will be leading DHA. “Nothing could make me happier than to know the nominative process selected someone who is intimately familiar with our operations, someone who came from within the agency.”

Bono most recently served as director of the agency’s National Capitol Region Medical Directorate headquartered in Bethesda, Md. Shortly before the change of responsibility ceremony Woodson promoted Bono, and her family helped her don the new three-stared

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Generic Price for 60mg x 100

920.43 vs Atorvastatin* $67.00

Typical US Brand Price for 20mg x 100

141.00

176.00

OUR PRICE

985.38 vs

Typical US Brand Price for 250-50mcg x 180

$

Generic Price for 20mg x 40

THEIR PRICE

Typical US Brand Price for 60mg x 100

Generic Price for 35mg x 12

Generic Price for .4mg x 90

$

Typical US Brand Price for 20mg x 40

Generic Price for 100mg x 40

THEIR PRICE

NexiumTM $874.58

132.00

$

PrevacidTM $322.58 Typical US Brand Price for 30mg x 84

Generic Price for 20mg x 100

* $ vs Lansoprazole 100.00 Generic Price for 30mg x 84

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