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ENTERTAINMENT MARCH 20 - 26, 2014

Former Augusta mayor, Bob Young (center), a board member of the Urban Redevelopment Agency (URA), confers with fellow board member, Henry Ingram during a meeting to discuss approving the issuance of a $28.5 million revenue bond to finance Augusta’s ongoing Municipal Building renovations. URA members Brad Owens, Terry Elam and Larry Jones are also pictured. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

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3 UrbanProWeekly • MARCH 20 - 26, 2014 Professor Feng Ruiji, a Tai Chi master from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, teaches a tai chi class to members of the Augusta community at GRU’s Christenberry Fieldhouse. The free class is one of several events leading up to the grand opening of the Georgia Regents University Confucius Institute, a new center for the study of Chinese language, culture, and Traditional Chinese medicine.

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East meets Deep South as GRU prepares for Grand Opening of Confucius Institute

By Frederick Benjamin Sr. AUGUSTA Finally, Augusta has something really cool and we can thank Georgia Regents University president Dr. Ricardo Azziz. For the past couple of weeks Augustans have been enjoying free tai chi classes at GRU taught by a member of the Confucius Institute, Professor Feng Ruiji, a Tai Chi master from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

And that’s just the beginning.

The real rollout begins next week’s grand opening as Augusta will be introduced to the Confucious Institute, a joint cultural and academic partnership entered into by GRU and Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China.

According to GRU Vice Provost Roman Cibirka, academic programs will be offered in the Fall 2014 quarter. There will be a number of elective courses for GRU students as well as special programs set aside for the general public.

The mission of the GRU Confucius Institute is twofold, first to offer Chinese language, culture and arts to the university and community.

The Chinese community has a long and storied history in Augusta with

its first Chinese immigrants digging the Augusta Canal in the late 1870’s. Bringing this type of cultural benefit adds to this Augusta heritage.

Secondly, because the GRU Confucius Institute is distinctive in this hemisphere of the world by offering studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine, it will promote learning and knowledge for practitioners, as well as deeper cultural understanding and patient centered benefits of Chinese Traditional Medicine in Health Professions therapies at local, regional, and national levels, Cibirka said.

“We are establishing the Confucius Institute to develop more formal ties and a closer working relationship with universities in China. The institute will also provide a tremendous cultural benefit to the local Chinese community, many of whom are students, faculty and staff on the GRU campus, and expose the entire Augusta area to the rich Chinese heritage,” Dr. Azziz said.

According to GRU officials, the Confucius Institute is aligned with the Board of Regents’ strategic plan to globalize education and Georgia Regents University’s strategic plan and it will be an integral part of the university’s globalization efforts.

The institute will continue GRU’s

footpath to achieve several organizational goals, such as becoming an internationally recognized leader in education, research, discovery, and scholarship by capitalizing on global partnerships. These partnerships can enhance strategic areas of academic enrichment, research growth in biomedicine and the health services, as well as provide crucial wellness service to the local and global communities.”

The GRU Confucius Institute is premised on creating a highly visible and sustainable Confucius Institute with three distinct goals: 1) establish a comprehensive academic center for advancing the study of Chinese language and culture, 2) enhance multicultural awareness through a Chinese language and cultures program aimed at youth through adults in the broad Augusta community, and 3) provide Chinese language and culture instruction targeted to health professionals.

These goals will showcase the GRU Confucius Institute as an international, one-of a kind resource center linked with an academic health center. The SUTCM-GRU partnership will also develop a museum showcasing TCM exhibits. Dr. Joe Tsien, Co-Director of the Brain and Behavior Discovery Institute at Medical College of Georgia and

MCG Professor of Neurology, will serve as the founding Director of the GRU Confucius Institute.

“The successful application and in a record time is a clear testimony to the visionary leadership and enormous strength of this great university and our Chinese partnership university,” Tsien said. “With close to almost 400 Confucius Institutes established to date world-wide, we are very proud that GRU receives this high distinction to be the very first Confucius Institute in North and South America to have the specialty education and training in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This fits so well with the University’s roles in seeking excellence in education and research, including in the emerging area of alternative medicine.”

GRU will receive matching funds from the Confucius Headquarter, known as Han Ban, from Beijing of the People’s Republic of China.

Gary Tom, President of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, echoes the views of Dr. Ray Rufo, Past President of the CCBA, about the local benefits of the new GRU Confucius Institute.

For details of the Confucius Institure Grand Opening go to http:// w w w.g r u.edu/centers/confucius.

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The City

Henry Ingram, chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Agency (URA), addresses the Augusta Commission during a meeting to discuss approving the issuance of a $28.5 million revenue bond to finance Augusta’s ongoing Municipal Building renovations.

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SPLOST OR NO SPLOST

City says it has ability to repay bonds regardless of vote

By Frederick Benjamin Sr. UrbanProWeekly Staff Writer AUGUSTA Although facing huge financial challenges, Augusta commissioners on Tuesday (Mar.18) sought to reassure members of the newly-seated Urban Redevelopment Agency (URA) that the city has the capacity to begin repaying loans needed to complete the renovation of the municipal building even if the voters rejected the $194 million SPLOST package at the polls on May 20.

The five-member URA panel, which included Terry Elam, Larry Jones, Henry Ingram, Bob Young and Brad Owens had been asked by the city to begin the bond-purchasing process on Friday, March 14, 2014. The panel, however, wanted to meet with the

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The board had hesitated, citing the need for “clarity” from the commissioners on certain issues. URA Chairman Henry Ingram told the commissioners, “There has been a disconnect in terms of what we think we know versus what we think you know.”

Ingram said he wanted to make sure that the commissioners were aware of the financial obligations assumed by the city if the SPLOST 7 referendum failed.

Ingram stressed that the panel was prepared to support the construction project, but wanted to be “cautious and conservative” in the best interests of the city.

The URA panel was concerned because they were told by the city’s financial experts that if the bonds were

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not issued immediately, construction on the municipal building would have to be suspended because the city would run out of money at the end of May. This appeared to be news to most commissioners present (only Finance committee chair Wayne Guilfoyle was absent). Commissioners complained that they were never told that resumption of the building project was tied to the SPLOST 7 vote.

City financial experts, however, told commissioners that they had, indeed, been informed that if SPLOST did not pass that they would have to make other arrangements to find money to complete the construction.

Further, the city financial experts told commissioners that “standard” language included in all bond documents required that the city resort to tax increases if needed to repay any

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When asked to document the need for “emergency” funds to continue construction, the city finance experts could not provide any of the specific documents that were requested.

URA member Brad Owens expressed frustration that the board was being asked to accept all of the conclusions forwarded by the city finance experts on faith.

Commissioner Alvin Mason was assured that there was enough money “on hand” for construction through the end of May but that special authorization was needed from the commission in order to use those funds.

Finally, the URA panel said they would be satisfied and issue the bonds right away if the commissioners approved the move in a straw poll which they did. Five commissioners

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Sheriff’s Dept. spared, but more city workers will lose jobs; money crunch has commissioners flirting with tax hikes

By Frederick Benjamin Sr. UrbanProWeekly Staff Writer AUGUSTA To raise taxes or not to raise taxes — that was the question put before the Augusta-Richmond County commissioners on Tuesday.

Commissioners were faced with those same “tough decisions” five months ago in November prior to their firing of city administrator Fred Russell.

At the time, Russell had advised the commission that in order to balance the budget and ensure that city employees received adequate compensation they would have to decide whether to impose a millage rate increase on property owners along with implementing an excise energy tax on local manufacturers or make drastic cuts in city services.

At the time, the commissioners chided Russell for not working hard enough to offer better alternatives. Shortly after that Russell was fired and the city decided to make 2.4 percent across-the-board cuts for all departments rather than consider raising taxes.

At a recent committee meeting commissioners expressed the desire to consider exempting the Sheriff’s Department from the 2.4 percent cuts that each department had been asked to make.

On Tuesday, interim city administrator Tameka Allen informed city commissioners that removing the Sheriff’s Department from the county-wide belt-tightening requirement would leave a $1.7 million hole in the 2014 budget.

They also informed the commission- Augusta mayor pro-tem Corey Washington consults with other commissioners in the ongoing discussions ers that if the SPLOST 7 package did on how to deal with a $1.7 million shortfall in the current budget and how to avert a financial calamity if not pass, the city would have to “raid” SPLOST 7 is rejected by the voters on May 20. Photo by Vincent Hobbs the general fund to begin repaying the bonds being used to secure funding for the ongoing municipal building project. tax back in November, the city could sheriff’s budget. I don’t have a problem avoid making the “tough decisions,” That, in turn, would place a tremendous have received between $2 million and with the 2 mill increase and the energy the commissioners avoided making any hard choices and, instead, pursued the financial burden on the city as it tries to $2.5 million. If implemented now it tax,” Fennoy said.

Mayor Deke Copenhaver reminded agreed upon policy of seeing how they prepare for the 2015 fiscal year budget. would take effect in October and the Commissioner Donnie Smith pushed city would get about $600,000 that commissioners that Augusta was expe- could balance the budget by making riencing tremendous growth and that more cuts to city jobs and services. for the implementation of the excise tax could be used in 2014.

Clearly, however, implementing just skimping on safety and security was Tax increase advocates suggest that back in November and on Tuesday he Richmond County already is in the indicated that they needed to go ahead the excise tax, would not really begin not a credible option. to solve the impending cash crunch. In Exempting the Sheriff’s Department lower 25 percent of all the counties with the implementation. order to do that, city financial experts from the cuts, however, means that in Georgia as far as property taxes go.

“I pleaded with my colleagues to pass the excise tax. It has caused us to be in say that an increase in the millage rate other departments (including the elect- Also, they point out that, the city is ed officials) would have to bear the the only municipality in Georgia with this problem. This is a serious budget would also be needed.

Thus, the “tough decisions.” brunt of the cuts. According to city a “self-imposed” property tax cap. At crisis. . . This government is looking at The city financial experts told comfinancial experts, the tax commission- present, however, the county still has being totally broke in 3 years,” Smith missioners that the city will lose $4.5 er’s office plans to make cuts by fur- enough “cap room” to raise taxes. told commissioners.

After giving the Urban Redevelopment City finance experts told commission- million by not utilizing the excise ener- loughing employees and closing offices. ers that they did have options, but that gy tax. Also, even though increasing the The Recreation Department will elimi- Agency the go-ahead to fund the completion of the municipal building all of them included raising taxes as well millage rate by 2 would raise $8 million, nate eight full-time positions.

Clearly, the line being pushed by the through the issuance of bonds, comas asking the Sheriff’s Department to the city would still need to find additional money from somewhere else. interim administrator Allen and city missioners have to grapple with the very make some cuts.

Commissioner Bill Fennoy said he financial experts involves raising taxes. real possibility that the SPLOST referenOne option would be to implement “If we exercised the energy tax plus dum might not pass on May 20, 2014. the excise energy tax. City financial was ready to consider the implemenIf that happens the city will eventualexperts say that implementing the tation of both taxes if it meant that the 2 mills, that would take us where ly have to make some “tough decisions” excise tax could raise $4 million that there would be no cuts in the Sheriff’s we needed to be,” Ms. Allen said.

However, after a lengthy discussion to keep the budget balanced for 2014 could be used in 2014 and 2015. If the budget.

“I don’t think it would be fair to cut and pronouncements that they couldn’t and ensure that enough money would city had implemented the excise energy

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My Journey toward Building a Model Community through Trust DEAR VOTERS:

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My program, “Comcast Community Concerns,” aired for 7 ½ years. I interviewed all of the candidates running for office, including your current commissioners. I never received “a dime” in compensation from Comcast. I did it in service to the community.

My program was an opportunity for the public to see and hear our community leaders and their respective messages.

On February 1, 2011, I appeared before the commission and charged them with violating the Consolidation Charter when they attempted to make the former administrator, the C.E.O of Augusta. The Consolidation Charter identifies the Mayor as the C.E.O. and Chairperson. As a result of my appearance before the commission and a suit filed by the Baptist Ministers Association, the title, C.E.O was never given to the former administrator.

I have attended approximately 85% of the commission and commission committee meetings since 2006. The commission experience has been frustrating, entertaining and rewarding. It has given me valuable insight into how to start to Build a Model Community through Trust.

Below is a listing of some of the things I have done “lately” to build a Model Community through Trust: THE JOURNEY My journey started with me studying the power and influence of the media — talk radio, television news, print and social media.

After about three years of a daily ritual of listening to and reading media sources, I came to the conclusion that Augusta’s best years are yet to come.

I spoke with many elected officials and city leaders to try to get an understanding of the challenges facing Augusta. Unfortunately, at the end of this leg of my journey, I did not find answers to the question in my heart. The question was simply this, “why are we so divided as a community?”

THE CHALLENGE I concluded that, if what exists now is a model, it is not working. So I asked myself, how do I help to begin the building of another model, a model based on trust?

In 2006, I started a program on WKZK Radio 1600 AM, titled “Can We Talk?” I was purchasing radio time. The goal of the program was to publicly discuss issues that we don’t want to talk about. I believed the public discussions would help prepare us for where we are now as a community. We are a community that is transitioning its leadership.

Additionally, in September 2006, I approached a Comcast employee about being a sponsor of “Can We Talk.” During that conversation, I was offered an opportunity to do Political Commentary on Connect Live, a Comcast program hosted by Austin Rhodes.

I accepted even though, I had never done radio or television before. There was no pay involved. But, it was exposure that I hoped would lead to sponsorship of my radio program. It also gave me an opportunity to be a leader involved in diverse dialogues in the community.

Furthermore, in December 2006, I approached Bill Botham of Comcast; he gave me the opportunity to do a Connect Live program dedicated to HIV & AIDS Awareness Month. My guests were, Mayor Deke Copenhaver, Sandra Wymberly of Richmond County Health Department and a pediatrician from GRU (MCG).

I named the program, “Comcast Community Concerns.” At the conclusion of each program, I always quoted my motto, “Always Moving Our Community into the Future.” I utilized the same motto for radio and television.

In January 2007, my guests were Minnesota Fattz, Reverend Larry Fryer and our current sheriff, Richard Roundtree. We discussed a program they were starting called, “Taking Back The Streets.” At the time, Sheriff Roundtree was a homicide

TRUST I believe that trust must begin with the mayor and the commissioners; they are the face of our city. When the trust is broken within the leadership, it enables the breaking of our spirits in the community. On the other hand, when trust is established within the leadership, it creates a community buy-in by the citizens.

Here are a few of the benefits of living in a community based on Trustworthiness: 1. Trust with community buy-in creates an environment to work with other leaders and elected officials to ensure that good-paying jobs are attracted to our city, our streets are safe, our neighborhoods are clean and we experience growth and prosperity.

2. Trust creates an environment where businesses will be attracted to District 6 and other parts of South Augusta. This will greatly benefit Augusta-Richmond County.

3. Most importantly, when trust with community buy-in is realized, we can foster an environment together that encourages personal and business investment into our community.

The generation of positive relations between the government and the citizenry will transform our efforts into the supreme accomplishment of “Always Moving Our Community Into the Future.”

ELECT Ben Hasan Commission District 6

I sincerely appreciate your Consideration and Vote.

Please Vote for Ben Hasan during Early Voting or on May 20, Election Day. Thanks for taking the time to read my message to Voters: Building a Model Community through Trust.

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In recognition of March being Women’s History month Cher’s Sister’s Only Club will host the 8TH annual Shero Awards luncheon, Saturday March 29th, 2pm-4pm, at the Legends Club. This annual luncheon seeks to honor the outstanding accomplishments and selfless acts of women from throughout the CSRA. “A Shero is a woman who recognizes a need and uses her time, talents and resources to do something about it,” said the club’s president, WKSP 96.3 Kiss FM radio talent Cher Best.

The event theme this year is based on a popular song by R&B singer Alicia Keys, “A Woman’s Worth”. “I am beyond excited that our guest speaker is Reverend Charles Goodman of Tabernacle Baptist Church.

He is an amazing speaker and he really gets the impact of women in our world and community. And what can I say; I’m blown away by the amazing group of women who are nominated” said Ms Best.

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Proceeds from the Shero Awards fund Camp Be Your Best-a multi-city, free girls day camps in Thomson, Augusta and Aiken, to provide scholarships for highschool senior girls and to assist with the clubs mentorship efforts. Last year the group served over 140 girls at camp, provided two one thousand dollar scholarships to high-school senior girls and worked with eleven mentees appointed by the juvenile court.

Join us in congratulating the 2014 Shero Award Nominees. The 2014 Shero Awards is sponsored in part by Nicholson Revell LLP Attorneys At Law, the Quincy Murphy Insurance Agency, Paine College and 96.3 Kiss FM. Jay Jefferies of NBC 26 Today will serve as the MC. Advance tickets are $30 and are on sale now by calling 706-9511244. It is a seated event and no tickets will be sold at the door.

2014 Shero Award Nominees: Valencia Hunt-Myrick Crystal Neal Gloria Hamilton Zebra Jefferson Brittany Bush LaVeeta Dinkins Tiera Bowen Lillian Santiago Joyce Caldwell JaVonne Jones Wendy George

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Thursday, March 27, 7 p.m.

The Political Action Chair of the Augusta Branch of the NAACP is hosting a Mayoral Political Forum, and Voters Registration on Thursday March 27, 2014 at 7 pm. This forum will be located at Beulah Grove Baptist Church (1440 Popular St.) in Augusta GA. This forum is to allow voters of Augusta, GA to hear the candidate’s platform, as well as ask questions concerning the future growth of the city. All Candidates from the Commissioner’s and from the Board Of Education races are encouraged to attend and meet with voters prior and post the Forum. Once the forum begins only the Mayoral Candidates will be allowed to take part.

The candidates will take questions from two local television reporters from WJBF and WRDW. The questions will be prepared from the Political Science departments of Georgia Regents University, Paine College, and the Augusta Chamber of Commerce. Other questions will come from local neighborhood alliances and from the floor the night of the event.

Provisions are being made for news stations to record the forum from the Beulah Grove’s closed- circuit system or their own cameras. All other news reporters will be allowed to interview each candidate after the completion of the forum. County PTAs. He may be reached by phone at 706.840.0508 or by email at renaldo-1@msn. com .

Tuesday, April 1, 7 p.m.

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A community effort results in “Making Your Feet Feel Like Your First Steps” a new event in Downtown Augusta “Par-Tee on the Green” will replace the recently canceled Mayor’s Masters Reception AUGUSTA The City of Augusta Special Events, Clear Channel Radio, and friends of Downtown Augusta will host “Par-Tee on the Green” on Monday, April 7, at the Augusta Common, in place of the Mayor’s Masters Reception.

“Par-Tee on the Green” is a dance party with music for all ages from beach, soul, pop, jazz, soulful deep house, disco, afro beats and more with a family-friendly feel-good vibe. Think of it as American Bandstand meets Soul Train meets Shag City meets Teen Town in this amazing Celebration of Community for all ages.

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Preparing for Life After High School – March 29th from 10 – 11 a.m. at Smith Grove Baptist Church AUGUSTA Dr. Anthony Robinson, a business professor at Georgia Regents University will host a discussion with high school juniors and seniors on March 29th from 10 – 11 a.m. at Smith Grove Baptist Church about career options after high school.

Dr. Robinson teaches and conducts research in the areas of marketing, management, and entrepreneurship which will provide students with a broad perspective. He serves on a number of boards in the area to include Leadership Augusta, the Family Y, the Technology

GRU Theatre “Tribes”

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Tribes, winner of the 2012 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, is a “bright and boldly provocative drama.” --Associated Press Location Information: Summerville Campus - Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, 2500 Walton Way Dates and Times: March 20-22, 7:30 p.m. performance; March 23, 3 p.m. performance Contact Information: Name: Maxwell Theatre Box Office Phone: 706-667-4100 Email: maxwelltheatre@gru.edu Admission Information Tickets: General Public $10 (be sure to note if you need front seats due to hearing or visual or other problems) Seniors (60+) $7 Students and Children $5 GRU students are free admitted free with a valid JagCard GRU faculty and staff: $5 with a valid JagCard

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He provides consulting services for local institutions and businesses and coaches youth sports.

According to Reverend A l Robinson, Jr. at Smith Grove Baptist Church in Wrens, GA, the work is just beginning in the rural areas. Rev. Robinson and three other pastors are the organizers of the event. The wanted to increase awareness of post secondar y options for students in Burke and Jefferson Counties.

“Dr. Robinson’s experiences and interests provide him with a

broad platform to reach, teach, and motivate our youth,” Reverend Al explains. “We’re excited to have him speak to the kids.”

Statistics from the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, suggests that while enrollment in undergraduate programs has increased by 37% between 2000 and 2010, rural counties are not enjoying college enrollment increases. In fact, he suggests that the numbers in rural counties in GA and throughout the south could be declining.

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college students who are Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Black have been increasing, they have been increasing at a much slower rate according to the National Center for Education Statistics. For instance between 2000 and 2010, black students rose from 9% to 14%. A closer look at differences among rural and urban students may show important differences within that group.

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By Corey Washington

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ome would say that “The Godfather of Soul” loved Augusta, more than Augusta loved him. Some would use the old adage that a prophet is never honored in his hometown the way he should be to sum up James Brown’s relationship with the city of Augusta.

These naysayers would point to the empty Civic Center in May when JB would come for his annual Birthday celebrations. They would point to those people in the community ( You know who you are!!) who disparaged JB every chance they got, when he was incarcerated and had legal troubles.

Yes, I have to admit, that as a resident of Augusta since 1991, I have constantly heard the negative rumblings about Soul Brother #1.

I am happy to say that I was never one of those people. Sure, I never cast a blind eye to what JB did in the past, but I focused on the key word: “the past.”

Every time an honor was pitched for James Brown, you had those who would speak out against it because of the many failings of James Brown. Didn’t he beat his wife? Doesn’t he use drugs? Didn’t he go to jail? These were some of the excuses that people would use to shoot down JB honors.

Despite all of the negativity that Augusta is sometimes known for, James Brown never moved away to Hollywood, NYC, or Europe. He stayed right across the Savannah River in good ole’ Beech Island, S.C. In fact, he loved Augusta and fought through all the dark clouds cast upon him and was rewarded in the process.

On Nov. 11th, 1993, 9th Street in Augusta was changed to James Brown Blvd. This was not just another street. We all know how JB felt about kids getting an education. I am sure that he was delighted to know that his Blvd contained

Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in ‘Get On Up’ the Main Board of Education and the Main Library branch!!!

Nearly a year before JB died, he was honored with a statue in the heart of Downtown Augusta overlooking the Augusta Commons. Although people have complained about the size of the statue and it not being on a pedestal, it is in a very prominent place, on the second widest street in America (Broad St.).

Also, four months before JB died, he was able to have the Augusta Richmond County Civic Center be named in his honor. The official name of the arena is the James Brown Arena. Imagine the tragedy if they would have waited to bestow that honor after his death.

James Brown has also had his legacy continue after his death. He was going to be given an honorary degree from Paine College when he was alive, but instead was posthumously awarded this honor at his public funeral at the JB Arena.

His Turkey and Toy giveaway are still going strong in his name.

And his daughter Deanna BrownThomas has the J.A.M.P., which is a music academy that is really making a difference in the lives of local kids.

Later on this year, the new James Brown stamp will be revealed.

(Let’s hope it looks better than the Jimi Hendrix stamp.) Oh, I almost forgot, there is a new JB movie coming out called Get on Up. Don’t get me wrong, I love the fact that JB is getting a biopic about his life. I really wished that they would have done it when he was still alive like they did with Ray Charles.

In fact, the movie Ray, is the measuring stick for which all biopics are pitted against. As unfair as that sounds, I expect nothing less when it comes to the story of James Brown. I don’t mean to pit Ray Charles against James Brown, but JB’s story is a more compelling one.

I had high hopes when I learned that Spike Lee would be directing the James Brown movie. My hopes were even higher when I learned that Spike was favorable to shooting the movie here in Augusta, GA (CSR A). Just like the film Ray, many were hoping that Spike Lee could do for the James Brown biopic what he did for hie Malcolm X movie. Besides, I know that James Brown would have approved of his hometown

being the site of his movie. We are talking about a man who mentioned Augusta, GA in his songs, right along with major U.S. cities (listen to Night Train).

Many people who know nothing of the Masters golf tournament know Augusta solely because of James Brown. That’s how much pride he had for his city.

Sad to say, neither Spike Lee nor the city of Augusta will play a huge role in the upcoming movie Get on Up. After Mick Jagger got the rights, director Tate Taylor was brought on board. When they brought Tate Taylor in, he pretty much looked out for his own by shooting the movie entirely in Jackson, Mississippi, where he is a native.

If James Brown were alive, he would have looked out for his own, by making sure the movie was shot here in the Augusta/CSR A area.

Now that the trailers with Chadwick Boseman playing James Brown have surfaced on the internet, I have to say that I’m a bit skeptical, but will hold my judgement until after viewing the film.

The only question I have now is: Will Augusta get a Red Carpet premiere of Get On Up? Can the Imperial, Regal 20, or Maxwell Theater be utilized? This would be a great way to get up, get into it, and get the city of Augusta fully involved in JB’s major motion picture. Or is this The Big Payback, for all those critics and haters that have hounded JB over the years? I hope not.

But if Augusta is not deeply involved in some way, it will leave me Bewildered!! So in the immortal words of Mr. Dynamite: Please, Please, Please allow the city of Augusta to be a major part of another milestone in the legacy of James Brown. For all that he gave to the city of Augusta, he would have wanted Georgialina heavily involved.

Full House: Candidates Qualify for Local Elections MAYOR Helen Blocker-Adams Hardie Davis Charles Cummings Alvin D. Mason Lori Myles

COMM. DIST. 6 Bob Finnegan Roger Garvin Angela C. Harden Ben Hasan Tony Lewis

COMM. DIST. 2 Cleveland Garrison Dennis Williams

COMM. DIST. 8 Wayne Guilfoyle

COMM. DIST. 4 Melvin Ivey Tomasenia Jackson Sammie L. Sias Gwen Watts

COMM. DIST. 10 Brandon K. Dial Grady Smith STATE COURT JUDGE Richard A. Slaby

STATE COURT JUDGE David D. Watkins

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BD OF ED. DIST. 3 Alex Howard BD OF ED. DIST. 6 Jark Padgett Jr.

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Of Women and Womanhood T he month of March often conjures up thoughts of strong gulf-stream winds, longer days accompanying the Spring solstice, vibrant blooms finally escaping winter’s grip, and a sudden onset of a national obsession with college basketball known as March Madness.

Very few of us ever remember that March is also Women’s History Month.

Well it is. And in celebration of Women’s History Month, I want to take a moment to offer my reflections on the remarkable past, hopeful present, and promising future of the dazzling and indomitable young women of my generation.

As much as I hate to admit it, in so many ways, I am my mother’s daughter. I am that no-man needing, overachieving, career driven, forward thinking young woman that my

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mother always dreamed of raising.

Young women of my generation, more often than not, are the daughters of mothers who came of age in a time of unprecedented cultural change and dogged feminism. They were encouraged to openly challenge the status quo, explore their own sexuality without shame, and value intellectualism above traditional female roles. Our mothers took charge on the home front and in the workplace. They made us smart and confident and probably too strong for our own good.

We emerged a grand amalgamation of mixed blessings. The number of female CEO’s has multiplied greatly in recent decades; yet we still only make 90 cents for each male dollar.

We are earning college degrees at a breakneck pace; yet mothers still make up the majority of people

living in poverty. We are entering the halls of Congress and governor’s mansions in record numbers; yet we are still disproportionately under-represented in government.

We fervently search for that elusive “work-family” balance as the divorce rate skyrockets. We aimed for the pristine perfection of Claire Huxtable and have landed somewhere near the supreme complication of Olivia Pope. And that’s okay.

We are still growing.

As we move forward, it is imperative that we strike the delicate balance between harnessing our own power and acknowledging our vulnerabilities with honesty. We’ve succeeded in making the world stop and take notice and accept us exactly as we are. Now we must do the same for ourselves. As modern women, all too often we turn out to be our own

toughest critics.

If we truly believe in the words of Chaka Khan’s anthem, I’m Every Woman, we have to learn to truly love every woman — the housewife, the hood rat, and the heroine. In our quest for the holy grail of feminine dynamism our imperfections can either be stumbling blocks or stepping stones. Every moment spent in judgment of another woman is a moment wasted. That exact moment could have been used to encourage, influence, or inspire another woman.

The true power of womanhood lies in sisterhood. So this Women’s History Month, and every month, let’s make it our business to lift our sisters and love our sisters- unconditionally.

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Arts in the Heart Festival wins awards and opens applications Arts in the Heart of Augusta, an award-winning festival has been awarded a Silver Kaleidoscope Award for Best Festival at the Southeast Festival and Event Association Conference held in Savannah, Georgia in February 2014. Arts in the Heart of Augusta competed with other Festivals from all over the southeast to win this award, which is just one of several garnered in the

past year. Others were: • Best Festival for 2013 by readers of the Augusta Magazine • Best Annual Festival for 2013 by readers of Columbia County Magazine • A Top 20 Event for fall 2013 by Southeast Tourism Society • A Top 200 Event (debuting at a ranking of 73rd) by Sunshine Artist magazine

• A Top USA Event by the publisher of Top Events USA • Listed in American Profile “Happ-enings” column for the week of August 25-31, 2013.

The Festival Committee and Staff are busy gearing up for the 34th annual event to be held September 19-21, 2014. As in the previous three years, the Festival will be held on Broad Street and the

Augusta Common (836 Reynolds St.).

Applications are now available online for the following areas: the Fine Arts & Fine Crafts Market, Volunteers and Food Vendors. They may be found at www.artsintheheart.com.

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INVITATION TO BID Sealed proposals from contractors will be received for the Goshen Elementary School Renovations Building 2010 Project No. B-12-012-0194 by the County Board of Education of Richmond County at the address below until 1:00 p.m. local time, on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. No extension of the bidding period will be made A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. local time in the Media Center of Goshen Elementary School, 4040 Old Waynesboro Road, Augusta, Georgia 30906.

Drawings and project manual on this work may be examined at the Department of Maintenance and Facilities, Richmond County Board of Education, 1781 15th Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901.

Bidding documents may be obtained at the office of the architect: Johnson, Laschober & Associates, 1296 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901, (706) 724-5756.

Applications for documents together with a refundable deposit of $150.00 (payable to the architect) per set should be filed promptly with the architect. Bidding material will be forwarded (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible. The full amount of deposit for one set will be refunded to each prime contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating cost of reproduction of documents upon return of same in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening bid.

Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty-five (35) days after time has been called on the date of opening.

Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Personal checks, certified checks, letters of credit, etc., are not acceptable. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.

The Richmond County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.

BID LIST: The Richmond County Board of Education maintains a bid list for many categories that are let for bid each year. Contact Amy Bauman in the Business Office (706) 826-1298 or at baumaam@boe.richmond.k12.ga.us if you need additional information concerning the bid list.

To promote local participation, a database of subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors has been developed by the Program Manager, GMK Associates. Contact Jeanine Usry with GMK Associates at (706) 826-1127 for location to review and obtain this database Bids shall be submitted and addressed to: Dr. Frank G. Roberson, Superintendent Richmond County School System 864 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia 30901 Attention: Mr. C. Gene Spires, Controller

LEGAL NOTICE City of Augusta for the Augusta Regional Airport 30-Day Public Advisory Subject: Request for Variance Under the Provisions of O.C.G.A. 12-7-6(b) (15) Drainage Improvements and Application for Encroachment upon the 25-Foot Vegetative Buffer for One State Water Project: Drainage Improvements; BV-121-13-05 County: Augusta-Richmond The purpose of this public advisory is to provide interested parties with the opportunity to submit comments related to the proposed stream buffer variance. The City of Augusta’s Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (the Airport) plans to perform a project to correct stormwater drainage issues on the Airport’s property, replace a culvert that was previously blown out by storms in 2011, and to improve aircraft safety within the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ). The project will consist of the construction of approximately 4,000 linear feet of new two and four lane roads and associated drainage improvements to access the southern portion of the Airport’s property to allow for the economic development of this portion of the Airport. The project will also improve Airport safety by improving access for Airport emergency and firefighting equipment and by mitigating the existing drainage issues in low lying areas within the Runway 35 approach.

The project would impact the 56 linear feet of buffer of intermittent Stream 1 by re-grading the streambank slopes, placement of riprap for channel and outlet protection, placement of the outlet of the new detention pond, and the placement of best management practices (BMPs) such as silt fences.

Site plans for the proposed construction can be viewed at the Augusta Regional Airport Engineering Office at 1501 Aviation Way, Augusta, Georgia 30906-9620, Phone: (706) 798-3236.

The public is invited to comment during the 30-day period on the proposed activity. Written comments should be submitted to: Program Manager, Non-Point Source Program, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, 4220 International Parkway, Suite 101, Atlanta, Georgia 30354.

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Cedar Grove Cemetery Tours reset for Sat., March 22 The public is invited to join student members of Paine College’s History Club in their fifth annual Living History Guided Re-Enactment Tours at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Augusta’s Historic African American

Meet the Candidate Angela C. Harden County Commission District 6 Public Meeting Tuesday March 25, 2014 Jeff Maxwell Public Library 1927 Lumpkin Rd. 6-7PM “What are your issues, Come share your concerns!!She wants to hear from you!!”

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Frails & Wilson ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Experienced Representation

Real Estate Transactions Personal Injury Bankruptcy Business Litigation Probate • Domestic Criminal Defense To u g h P r o b l e m s N e e d To u g h L a w y e r s

Randolph Frails

Kelli J. Spencer

Aimee Pickett Sanders

Edwin Wilson

706-855-6715

211 Pleasant Home Road • Suite A1 • Augusta, GA

Inga N. Hicks, PC

Apartments starting at $425

Attorney At Law Uncompromised Representation and Unmatched Results

Providence Place Criminal Defense Personal Injury Family Law Wills

706-814-5998 4137 Columbia Rd., Suite C, Martinez, GA 30907

706-793-2180

2205 Southgate Dr. • Augusta,GA 30906 $50.00 OFF FIRST FOUR MONTH’S RENT * SELECTED UNITS 1 bedroom/1 bath starting at $425 2 bedroom/1 bath starting at $475 2 bedroom/1 bath starting at $475 energy efficient

DIRECTIONS Take I-520 to Deans Bridge Road North.

Turn right on Richmond Hll Road.

Property is on the left.

OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 9-5:30; 1st Sat of month 10-3

2 bedroom/ 1 1/2 bath Townhome starting at $550 * Certain restrictions may apply Call office for details

•Fully equipped kitchens •Mini-blinds •Pool •Laundry facilities •Total electric central heat and air •Washer and dryer connections in some •On-site courtesy officer •Near Ft. Gordon •Gas heat/hot water heaters •Playground •Picnic area/grills SELECTED UNITS