Founded 1991 – even at your home · (NDG Wire) During No - vember, St. Mark Mission - ary Baptist...

(NDG Wire) During No-vember, St. Mark Mission-ary Baptist Church in McK-inney will celebrate our130th anniversary. Under theleadership of Senior PastorCharles S. Wattley, they willrejoice with the theme,“Seeking God’s Face

Through Prayer, Praise andWorship.” The church haschosen II Chronicles 7:14for the scriptural focus of theanniversary celebration.

The church has been,and continues to be, blessedwith a community of peoplewhose hearts, minds and

hands have blended underthe leadership of God andhave created what they knowlovingly as St. Mark BaptistChurch, aka “The Mark.”

In just an instant of re-flection, it is easy to see thatthey have so much for which

(NDG Wire) A univer-sity location known for ex-periments will soon be thesite of a voter turnout ex-periment.

The Natural Scienceand Engineering ResearchLaboratory (NSERL) willbe the first polling locationon The University of Texasat Dallas campus, and will

be open to all registeredvoters in Collin County.

Collin County is one ofonly four Texas countiestesting a new way for vot-ers to participate in theelectoral process throughthe Vote Center concept.On Nov. 3, during astatewide Special Election,registered Collin County

voters may vote at any ofthe 57 designated pollingplaces in the county. Just asearly voting allows regis-tered voters to cast ballotsat any polling place beforeelection day, the pilot pro-gram works in the sameway for the Tuesday, Nov.3 Special Election. TheVote Center pilot is spon-

sored by the Texas Legisla-ture.

"It doesn't matter whereyou choose to vote. Yourballot will be there," saidSharon Rowe, CollinCounty elections adminis-trator.

The effort to bring vot- BY JULIANNE MALVEAUX (NNPA) October is

Breast Cancer Awarenessmonth. If you flew DeltaAirlines this month, yousaw flight attendants withpink t-shirts, pink uniformsand the ever-present pinkribbons.

A number of depart-ment stores have breastcancer awareness “sales” orpasses, with dollars raisedbeing donated to breast can-cer research. In Washing-ton, D.C., women walked60 miles over a 3-day pe-

riod to raise money forbreast cancer awareness.There are billboards andpublic service announce-ments about breast cancerawareness.

Why? Breast cancer isthe second leading cause ofcancer death amongwomen, after lung cancer.African-American womenare more likely that whitewomen to die from breastcancer at every age. Al-though black women are

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(NDG Wire) When ashooting incident involvingone African Americankilling another makesheadline news, the politi-cians, community activists,religious leaders and thecommunity itself expressesoutrage. All these voices

repeat the same old chants-"We must stop the vio-lence", "We need more po-lice", or "Parents have totake control over their chil-dren."

This outrage usuallylasts about a week to tendays at best. Then the issue

suddenly drops from theconsciousness of the main-stream news media. Theweight of the problem re-verts back to the commu-nity to handle.

The discouraging factis the community is notequipped to effectively

deal with the issue withoutstrong leadership fromwithin the community. Thisvoid of community leader-ship, according to MalikGreen, author of TheBlack-Print - Black Amer-ica's Blueprint for Achiev-

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New voice offers radical solutionsto the violence in the Black community

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BY KAYLA TUCKER ADAMSNDG SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

A self-taught Chef,Billy Webb, has been cook-ing up incredible dishes formore than twenty years.His career in the food in-dustry began with a job as acook at Church’s Chicken.Billy worked for Church’sChicken for fourteen yearsand worked his way upthrough the ranks into man-agement, and then as arestaurant inspector, travel-ing the country making surethat the chicken chain’srestaurants were up to par.

Billy Webb’s career inrestaurant management ledhim to Washington, DC,which is where he met hisfriend and mentor, ChefPatrick Clark, who inspiredhim to become a chef.

“Patrick Clark was sucha dynamic chef that he waschosen to be President Clin-ton’s White House chef,”said Webb. “However, hedeclined the position andbecame the Executive Chefat New York’s famed, Tav-ern on the Green.”

Today, many years afterperfecting his culinary

skills, Billy Webb is the ex-ecutive chef at OPIORestaurant at the HiltonDallas Park Cities Hotel

and has wonmany awards andacclaim for hiscreative geniuswith food. Mostrecently, he wasfeatured as acelebrity chef atthe State Fair ofTexas.

Billy Webb isnot just renownedfor his gifted per-formance in thekitchen, but he isalso known forthe generositythat he has shown

for the smallest citizens ofDallas…babies.

For the past 14 years,

Billy Webb has been se-lected as a “Signature Chef”for the March of Dimes Sig-nature Chefs Auction.“March of Dimes is my fa-vorite charity,” said Webb.“I got involved with Marchof Dimes because mybrother had polio at an earlyage and the March of Dimeswas there for my family.”

Billy Webb will onceagain participate in theMarch of Dimes SignatureChefs event on November 5at the Fairmont Hotel. He isthe only African-Americanchef participating in theevent, and promises thatthis year’s guests will be infor a real treat. “I’m still

working on my signaturedish for the event, but theguests will love it,” he said,“And I am working on aone-of-a-kind auction pack-age, which will be linked tothe African American Mu-seum, for the lucky win-ner!”

You can join BillyWebb, Kent Rathbun, and18 other dynamic chefs atthe 2009 March of DimesSignature Chefs Auction,presented by ComericaBank. For more informa-tion, call the March ofDimes Dallas Division at972-669-3463, or visitwww.marchofdimes.com/texas.

(NDG Wire) MayishaAkbar was born ElaineHook in Torrance, Califor-nia on Oct 22, 1952, to theproud parents Louis C.Hook (Coweta, Oklahoma)and Anna Maude Harris(Rosedale, Louisiana). Shewas raised in the govern-ment housing projects in apartially rural area of LosAngeles called Harbor City.

Animals were a passion aslong as her mother can re-member. “Each day, Iwould look out the windowto see what animal she wasbringing home today. Elainewasn’t afraid of animals.The sick were her favoriteand would nurse them backto health.” While exploringher community as a child,Elaine found she had a spe-cial relationship with hor-ses. This love followed herinto adulthood.

Education was very im-portant in the Hook house-hold and Akbar excelled ac-ademically. Adventurousand full of life, she enjoyedparticipating in school ac-tivities and made local newsas the first Black cheer-leader and homecomingprincess at Narbonne HighSchool, a predominately

white school. Receiving astate academic scholarshipgave her the opportunity toattend Loyola MarymountUniversity, where she ear-ned a Bachelor of Arts de-gree in Sociology and Edu-cation.

Akbar originallyplanned to teach after grad-uation from Loyola, but thereal estate boom of the 70’sabruptly changed her plansand instead a successful ca-reer as a real estate agent.

Akbar discovered littleknown agricultural area ofCompton, California knownas Richland Farms. Giventhe cowboy flavor of theRichland Farms commu-nity, Akbar’s childhood at-tachment to horses made ita real gem of a find for her.In particular, facing thechallenges of being a recentdivorcee, she became veryexcited about giving herthree children the opportu-

nity to experiences of livingon a farm with horses andother animals.

As her children ven-tured out and made friends,they became pied pipers tothe many “latch key” chil-dren encountered. She dis-covered the children wereoften in need of a place togo, food, clothing and fam-ily love. So on any givenweekend, the Akbar homebecame a place for youth tomeet, sleepover, and enjoyequestrian activities, amongother fun events.

It was amazing to Akbarthat night after night ofsleepovers would go by andnone of the parents of thesenew friends would evershow up. Instead of kickingthe kids out, Akbar’s kidstold their friends that“there’s lots of work aroundhere and if you wanna stayand continue to ride yougotta help take care of the

horses!” As the number of kids

staying, working and ridinggrew, Akbar learned many

were not in school, andthose in school were not

(NDG Wire) Dallasbusinessman William (Bill)Velasco is the new chair-man of the Dallas AreaRapid Transit Board of Di-rectors. Velasco has servedon the board, representingthe City of Dallas since2001.

He is the owner of Ve-lasco Tax and Insurance ofDallas and most recentlyserved the board as vicechair of the Administration,Audit, and Revenue com-

mittees and many others. Active in the commu-

nity, he is past president ofLa Calle Diez CommunityCorp., a founding memberof the Winnetka HeightsHistorical District and theOak Cliff DevelopmentCorp. He is a past memberof the Board of Directors ofDallas CAN! Academy andis currently on the Oak CliffChamber of CommerceBoard of Directors.

He has also served as a

building committee mem-ber at St. Elizabeth CatholicChurch; and CommunityAdvisor Committee mem-ber at Sunset High School.He is a member of the Na-tional Association for theSelf-Employed, NationalAssociation of Public Ac-countants and National As-sociation of Tax Practition-ers

Velasco is a graduate ofTexas A & M University inCollege Station.

Board members alsoelected Irving member JohnDanish vice chair, Dallas

member Scott Carlson sec-retary and Plano memberLoretta Ellerbe assistantsecretary. Officers serveone-year terms.

Danish was appointedto the DART Board in2005. An attorney in privatepractice, Danish is a formerIrving City Councilman,deputy mayor pro tem, andformer chairman of the Irv-ing Planning and ZoningCommission. He holds anundergraduate degree fromWheaton College in Illinoisand a law degree fromSouthern Methodist Uni-

versity.Carlson was appointed

to the board in 2003. He isan attorney in private prac-tice and currently serves aschair of the Operationscommittee of the board. Hehas served as chair of anumber of other commit-tees during his DARTtenure. He holds a B.S. incivil engineering fromTexas Tech University anda law degree from SouthernMethodist University.

Ellerbe was appointedin 2008 by the Plano CityCouncil. A former member

of the Plano City Council,she is a member of the Ad-ministrative, Ethics, Opera-tions and Revenue commit-tees

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DNA testing: today’s get-out-of-jail card BY GARY L. FLOWERS

(NNPA) Last week,United States Attorney Gen-eral Eric Holder directed theUnited States Department ofJustice to review a Bush Ad-ministration policy virtuallyexcluding DNA testing fromdefendants in federal cases.

In addition, the U.S. At-torney General favors the ex-panded use of DNA testingin federal courts. In 2004, theInnocence Protection Act of2004 was enacted by theUnited States Congress toensure greater protectionsunder law for the wrongfullyconvicted.

The U.S. House of Rep-resentatives passed the Actnearly intact; however, theU.S. Senate conjured up acatch—waivers to DNA teststhat could provide exonerat-ing evidence by defendantsin consideration for lessersentences. In response to theInnocence Protection Act,the Bush Administration via,U.S. Attorneys’ offices, re-quired some defendants towaive their right to DNAtesting, despite such a rightprovided for by the Act.

Although waivers wereonly filed in cases whereguilty pleas were entered, theplausibility of coerced con-

fessions of guilt or caseswhere defendants pled guiltyto charges in exchange forlesser prison sentences werenot considered. The processwas politicized.

The most diabolical as-pect of the policy was thatdefendants who filed DNAwaivers were barred fromever asking for DNA tests,notwithstanding the exis-tence of exculpatory evi-dence in such tests. In otherwords, a defendant wasforced to waive science for asofter sentence, even in caseswhere their innocence ex-isted. Seriously?

The use of DNA evi-dence became widely usedaround 2003 and has had adramatic affect on exonerat-ing innocent people wronglyconvicted of crimes. For ex-ample, following the convic-tion last year of high-rankingpolice officers in Chicago orcoercing confessions throughtorturing the accused, severalpeople have been releasedfrom prison as DNA evi-dence was admitted and ex-onerated them from thecrimes they were forced toadmit.

However, the full effectof DNA testing in federalcourts is yet to be witnessed.

So far, 243 people in theUnited States have been ex-onerated by DNA evidence(25 percent of which gavefalse confessions, and 16 ofthat number pled guilty).Seventeen wrongly con-victed people have been ex-onerated. All 243 who havebeen exonerated have beenin state cases. In fact, 97 per-cent of federal convictionsarise from guilty pleas,thereby eliminating the useof DNA tests.

Most federal court dis-tricts have enacted legisla-tion allowing inmates to re-quest DNA testing, and themajority of cases permit pe-titions, post guilty pleas.

Some high-volume fed-eral districts such as the Dis-trict of Columbia, Manhat-tan, New York, and Alexan-dria, Virginia, commonly usewaivers. Twenty-four U.S.Attorneys do not use waiversat all. However, help is onthe way.

The DNA process willsoon expand to include bio-logical data. Currently, DNAdata does not reveal whetherthe DNA sample originatedin semen, blood or other tis-sue. The improvements inscience are way overdue forthe wrongly convicted—dis-

proportionately AfricanAmericans and Latinos.

In 2009, the inmate pop-ulation in the United States isover 2 million, with nearly75 percent ethnically Blackor Brown.

In the board game Mo-nopoly a “Get-Out-of-JailCard” is won on the chancethe player rolls the dice andlands on the appropriate boxon the board. The reality fordefendants of being wrong-fully convicted due topoverty, poor legal represen-tation or overly ambitiousprosecutors should not de-pend on a “roll of the dice,”nor is it appropriate that somany are jailed for so littleevidence. The playing fieldfor the falsely accused andconvicted should be leveledso that scientific evidence isavailable in order to ensurethe nation’s promise of lib-erty and justice for all.

Today, science in theform of DNA testing pro-vides a genetic “Get-Out-of-Jail Card,” or better still: a“Not-Go-to-Jail Card.” I lovethe proper use of science forjust public policy!

Gary L. Flowers execu-tive director & CEO of theBlack Leadership Forum,Inc.

Insurers argue for public optionBY DEAN BAKER,T R U T H O U T | OP-EDNDG SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

The insurance industrytrade association issued astudy last week emphasiz-ing the need for a strongMedicare-type public planif insurance is to be afford-able. The study predictedthe plans being debated byCongress would lead insur-ers to raise their prices byan additional 18 percentover the next decade. Thiswould put the cost of an av-erage family plan at$25,900 in 2019.

There were several im-portant flaws in the indus-try's study. For example, itassumed that a tax on moreexpensive insurance planswould not affect the num-ber of people taking out

these plans; they would justsee the tax reflected inhigher premiums. This ledthe study to substantiallyoverstate costs since manyemployers would obviouslyshift to less expensive plansin order to avoid the tax.

The study also did nottake account of the govern-ment subsidies included inall plans currently beingconsidered by Congress.Depending on the final ver-sion, the subsidies couldpick up a substantial por-tion of costs for familieswith incomes three or evenfour times the poverty level.

But we can take thebasic point of the industry'sstudy as accurate. If we donot have the option of agood public plan, then wecan expect to pay lots of

money to buy insurance. A strong public plan

will have lower costs fortwo reasons. First, adminis-trative costs in the publicsector are far lower than forprivate insurers. We knowthis because the administra-tive costs for the Medicareprogram are 2-3 percent ofpayouts to providers eachyear. By contrast, adminis-trative costs for private in-surers average more than 15percent of payments toproviders. Even when ad-justments are made for thefact that Medicare patientshave higher costs on aver-age (and, therefore, raisethe denominator) there isstill a gap of more than 7percentage points.

There are several rea-sons why public plans have

lower costs. They do notspend as much money mar-keting themselves, theydon't have to pay dividendsto shareholders and they donot have executives earningtens of millions of dollars ayear. The high pay for thetop executives in the healthinsurance industry comesdirectly out of the premi-ums paid by the rest of us.No one in the public sectorearns even $300,000 a year.By contrast, this sum wouldbe just a few days pay forsome of the top executivesin the insurance industry.

The difference in ad-ministrative costs impliessubstantial savings - closeto $1,500 a year on an aver-age family policy in 2019.But this is just one of the

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less likely to have breast can-cer after 40, we are morelikely to have breast cancerbefore 40. Since many healthplans don’t suggest or evenallow a mammogram before40, many young blackwomen go undiagnosed withbreast cancer too long, whichincreases their likelihood ofdying from breast cancer.

One of my personalsheroes is a woman namedZora Brown. She started agroup, Rise, Sister, Rise, toeducate African-Americanwomen about breast cancer.A 20-year survivor of breastcancer, Zora has authoredbooks, produced televisionprograms and been a valu-able resource concerningbreast cancer awareness andeducation.

She lived in Washington,D.C., decades before she re-located to Oklahoma City,where she continues to workon health care issues. Thereare far too few Zora Browns

in our world - agitators in theAfrican- American commu-nity around health care is-sues.

While I appreciate peoplewearing pink ribbons to raiseawareness about breast can-cer, we need to do a lot morethan just wear ribbons. Weneed to ensure that women,especially young blackwomen, are doing everythingthey can to take care of theirbodies.

Most doctors will showwomen how to check theirbreasts for lumps, which is animportant way to detect can-cer possibilities early. Mam-mograms aren’t painless, andsome of us avoid them, butthey are an important way todetect cancers and to ensurebreast health.

Concern about breastcancer ought also to be con-cern about health care. In-deed, while breast cancer is aleading cause of death amongwomen, more women die

from heart attacks than breastcancer. An amazing numberof Americans do not get an-nual checkups, often becausethey simply cannot affordthem.

How many of the peoplewearing pink ribbons are alsoopposing health care reform,as proposed by PresidentObama?

How many who say theyoppose a public role in healthcare want to keep theirMedicare benefits? There isa lot of hypocrisy in thishealth care reform debate. Itmakes no sense to wear apink ribbon without ac-knowledging health care as abasic human right.

We in these United Statesare experts at awareness. De-cember 1 is World AIDS Day,and attention then will be fo-cused on HIV and AIDS.Easter Seals campaigns haveus focusing on people withdisabilities. We raise aware-ness about polio, diabetes

and any number of other ill-nesses, and perhaps that is agood thing. But awarenessdoes not equal treatment.Awareness does not equal ac-cess to health care.

I wish we had ribbons towear for health care reform.Maybe they should be greenribbons, as some of the inter-ests opposing health care re-form are moneyed interests.Or maybe they should beblack ribbons for the numberof folk who die because theydon’t have access to healthcare. Maybe there shouldn’tbe ribbons at all, maybe arm-bands. Mostly, there shouldbe action, not just awareness.

The pink ribbons are bet-ter than nothing. They rec-ognize the need for women tobe more health-aware, andthe challenges that youngAfrican American womenface around breast health andthe early diagnosis of breastcancer.

But it would be interest-

ing to ask some of the pink-ribbon wearers where theystand on health care reform.On that question, we needpeople to do a lot more than

just wear ribbons.Julianne Malveaux is

President of Bennett Collegefor Women in Greensboro,N.C.


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BY ELAINA GEORGE, MD NDG SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

With the H1N1 swineflu virus vaccine becomingavailable this month, there isa big push to vaccinate asmany people as possible.However, whether or notyou decide to take the vac-cine, there are importantquestions you should askyour doctor or other healthpractioner to make sure it isthe right choice for you andyour family. 1. Does the Vaccine con-tain additives such as mer-cury or squaline?

Additives called adju-

vants like mercury (thi-amerisol) are added to in-hibit bacterial contamina-tion. However, some studieshave implicated mercury asa cause of autism and squa-line as a cause of neurologi-cal damage respectively.2. How can I avoid gettinga vaccine that containsmercury?

Ask to receive your vac-cine from a single dose vial.Unlike the multiple dosevials which contain thi-amerisol, the single dosevials do not contain that ad-ditive.3. Will getting the vaccine

completely protect me fromgetting the swine flu?

The vaccine comes intwo forms - a nasal form andan injectable form. Thenasal form contains livevirus that has been altered(attenuated) to be less infec-tious. The injectable form ismade from a killed form ofthe virus. Because there isan increased risk of actualinfection, the live (attenu-ated) virus should not begiven to individuals withcompromised immune sys-tems such as pregnantwomen, HIV patients, thoseon chemotherapy or chil-

dren.4. Is the swine flu moredangerous than the sea-sonal flu?

Since the outbreak of theflu this past spring, over 74countries have documentedcases of the H1N1 virus.There have been approxi-mately 345,000 cases worldwide with 4,100 deaths.Conversely, there are ap-proximately 40,000 deathsdue to the seasonal flu eachyear in the US. Statisticscontinue to suggest that theH1N1 virus is not as deadlyas has been purported. Todate it has been a relatively

mild and self-limited infec-tion in both adults and chil-dren.5. What are the risks andbenefits of taking the vac-cine?

The mortality rate islargely associated withpneumonia caused by sec-ondary bacterial infections.In fact, secondary bacterialpneumonia was the maincause of death in the in-fluenza pandemic of 1918. Itis important to weigh therisks associated with the po-tential side effects of thevaccine vs the vaccine's in-ability to protect from the

more deadly complication ofbacterial pneumonia.

Dr Elaina George isBoard certified Otolaryn-gologist who started Peach-tree ENT Center with a mis-sion to practice state of theart medicine that is avail-able to everyone. She gradu-ated from Princeton Univer-sity with a degree in Biol-ogy. Her training includedgeneral surgery at LenoxHill Hospital, pediatric ENTat The NY-PresbyterianHospital, and head and neckoncology at Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center.

Questions you should ask before you get the swine flu vaccine

Plano firefighters careenough to wear pink

(NDG Wire) Planofirefighters will be showingtheir support for BreastCancer Awareness Monthby wearing pink t-shirts ontheir shift work days Octo-ber 25, 26 and 27.

The t-shirts are pro-vided by the InternationalAssociation of Fire Fight-ers Local 2149 as part ofthe “Cares Enough to Wear

Pink” campaign, whichwas adopted by resolutionat the Texas State Associa-tion of Fire Fighters.

Throughout October, t-shirts are also available forpurchase by contacting thePlano IAFF Local 2149 at214-537-9459.

Money from the salesof t-shirts will go towardcancer-related charities.

Local schools to celebrate national Red Ribbon Week(NDG Wire) Continen-

tals Societies, Inc. will joinothers across the country toraise awareness about drugsand encourage healthy-choices as they celebrate Na-tional Red Ribbon Week, Oc-tober 23-31, 2009.

Red Ribbon Week wasestablished by Congress in1988 to commemorate thework of Enrique "Kiki" Ca-marena, a Drug EnforcementAdministration agent, who

was murdered in the line ofduty and has come to repre-sent the belief that one personCAN make a difference inthe fight against drugs. TheRed Ribbon campaign pro-motes this belief and encour-ages a drug-free lifestyle andinvolvement in drug preven-tion efforts.

This year's theme, "Free-dom is...Drug Free," helpscreate awareness of the drugproblems facing every com-

munity; to develop parentand community teams tocombat alcohol, tobacco, andother drugs.

The Dallas Chapter ofContinental Societies, Inc. ispartnering with McShan El-ementary School. The cele-bration will kick off on Mon-day, October 26 at 8 a.m., thestudents, teachers and Conti-nentals will recite a pledgeand sign a drug free pledgecard.

Judith Nix, Dallas Chap-ter, Vice President states,"Red Ribbon Week alonecannot solve our state's drugproblems, but it can raiseawareness and encourageparticipation in drug-free ac-tivities. Red Ribbon Week isone tool in a comprehensivecontinuum of prevention ac-tivities, and provides an ex-cellent starting point for im-plementation of community-based prevention efforts."

(NDG Wire) The DallasCounty District Attorney's(DA) Office announcedtoday that a joint investiga-tion between the Dallas Po-lice Department's (DPD)Cold Case Unit and the Con-viction Integrity Unit of theDistrict Attorney's Office hasresulted in an arrest and cap-ital murder charge againstDon Michael Anderson, 40,for the 1997 capital murderof victim Alfonso Aguilar. Aco-actor in the murder,Alonzo Hardy, 49, has alsobeen identified through thejoint investigation. Hardyhas been in custody since1999 and is currently servinga 30-year sentence in theTexas Department of Crimi-

nal Justice for an unrelatedaggravated robbery which hecommitted approximatelyone year after the murder.

The arrest and chargesclear the way for the antici-pated exoneration of two pre-viously convicted men whohave consistently maintainedtheir innocence. The joint in-vestigation by DPD and theDA's office, has establishedthat Claude Alvin Simmons,Jr., 54, and Christopher ShunScott, 39, were both wronglyconvicted of the capital mur-der of Alfonso Aguilar. Thetwo men were tried in back-to-back trials in October1997.

"The hard work and co-operation between DPD and

the District Attorney's officehave made this possible,"said Dallas County DistrictAttorney Craig Watkins."This is a huge step forwardfor justice. Two innocentmen will be exonerated forcapital murder and the twoguilty parties are finallybeing brought to justice.DPD and its Cold Case Unitare to be commended fortheir willingness to take afresh look at what had been aclosed case."

The facts of the case re-veal that in the early morninghours on April 7, 1997, twomen entered a Dallasresi-dence and robbed and fatallyshot the victim, Mr. AlfonsoAguilar. The victim's cause

of death was a gun shotwound to the chest.

The reinvestigation of thecase revealed that both An-derson and Hardy had beenmentioned as suspects duringthe early stages of the origi-nal investigation of the of-fense and that defense attor-neys attempted to present ev-idence at one of the 1997 tri-als that Andersonhad in factconfessed to the offense. Thetrial judge would not allowthe jury to hear the evidence.The reinvestigation includesan extensive confession byHardy, detailing his and An-derson's role in the offense.His detailed statement, like-wise exonerates Simmonsand Scott. Hardy's statement

is corroborated by physicalevidence collected at theoriginal crime scene as wellas by other witnesses. Hardyhas also passed a polygraph.

After the DA's Convic-tion Integrity Unit advisedthat other persons wereclaiming responsibility forthis offense the Dallas PoliceDepartment's Cold CaseSquad immediately reopenedthe investigation in order toreexamine the facts of thecase. Our purpose was to ex-

amine all the evidence inorder to make an independentjudgment on the validity ofthe original investigation, ordetermine the identity of thetrue offenders. Dallas PoliceChief David Kunkle stated"The Conviction IntegrityUnit has done an excellentjob in reviewing cases andworking to ensure justice wasdone. We share their passionin protecting the integrity of

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(NDG Wire) The Dallaschapter of the Texas Associ-ation of Business (TAB) an-nounced last week RichardMarquez, President andCEO of Texans Can!, willbe honored as the 2009 Dis-tinguished Business Leaderin Education at a November12 luncheon.

For 12 years, TAB hasrecognized Texas businessexecutives who exhibitstrong leadership skills,promote ethical businesspractices and contribute to

the local community withthe Distinguished BusinessLeader Award. Past recipi-ents are Dick Cheney, HerbKelleher, Ebby Halliday,Norm Brinker, Robert Ded-man Sr., Earl Nye, RayHunt, H. Ross Perot, Ray-mond Nasher, Boone Pick-ens, Paul Bass and CarlSewell. Marquez is the firstto be honored in the field ofEducation.

Marquez has been CEOand president of TexansCan! since 2007. He has

dedicated his professionallife to education. He is achange agent in the educa-tion of at-risk and disadvan-taged youth.

Prior to Texans Can! hewas appointed as a specialadviser to the United StatesSecretary of Education; wasa superintendent for a SouthTexas school district; servedas an area superintendentfor Dallas ISD; and was aprincipal and middle-schoolteacher. An educator atheart, Marquez still thinks

of himself as a teacher. His record of success as

an inspirational educatorand business acumen placeshim in an elite class of Dal-las educators. He has theskills to operate his schoolslike a business and pay at-tention to the bottom line,while making sure the stu-dents are receiving the at-tention and tools they needto earn their high schooldiplomas, said TAB’s Dal-las chapter chair BillieMeador.

“TAB is proud to honorhim with this year’s Distin-

guished Business Leader inEducation Award,” Meadoradded.

The Distinguished Busi-ness Leader in EducationAward luncheon will beheld at the RenaissanceHotel Dallas, 2222 Stem-mons Freeway, on Thurs-day, November 12 at noon.Registration begins at 11:30a.m. For ticket informationcontact Monna Miller at214-868-8468 or visitwww.TxBiz.org/Texan-sCan.

Texas Association of Business announces 2009Distinguished Business Leader in EducationCEO of Texans Can! recognized for success in educating at-risk youth

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DA's Office & Dallas Police Department work together to exonerate twomen convicted of 1997 murder and file charges against new suspects

AKBAR, continued from Page 2doing well. So Akbar toldthem, “If you want to con-tinue to ride you’ve got tobe in school and gettinggood grades. If there’s aproblem, we’ll get you tu-toring.”

Akbar soon realizedthere was a real need in thecommunity for alternativesto the gang and druglifestyle facing the children,especially boys, in theircommunity.

Over time, the growingnumber of youth in May-isha’s backyard past-time,affectionately known as theJr. Posse, resulted in the de-cision to formalize into thenonprofit organization call-ed the “Compton Jr. PosseYouth Equestrian Pro-gram.”

This program allowschildren to learn the valueof hard work, team workand competition. Many op-

portunities are offered toyouth through the program,including training and ap-prenticeships with interna-tional trainers, includingOlympic gold medalists.With Olympic hopefuls intheir midst, the Compton Jr.Posse formed the firstinner-city high school teamin Los Angeles in 2009.

Akbar has touched thelives of children throughher program, and is respon-

sible for many of them at-tending college, serving inthe military or becomingentrepreneurs. For her con-tributions, Akbar will be aNational Multicultural Wes-tern Heritage Museum 2009Hall of Fame Inductee dur-ing their weekend of cele-bration in Ft. Worth No-vember 6-7.

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(NDG Wire) Lisa Halewas in the first grade whenshe got the bug for act-ing...and teaching. It wasthen that she saw the movieThe Sound of Music. Aftermemorizing each charac-ter's lines, she acted out allparts of the musical, enlist-ing her brother as co-starand her dolls as the audi-ence.

"I even taught the dollsand graded them in a grade-book," she confessed. Itwas then that the young di-rector realized her lifelongpassions for acting andteaching.

Now, after a successful27-year career in education,Hale has been "graded" byher peers in the Texas Edu-

cational Theatre Associa-tion who have awarded her2009 High School Educatorof the Year.

In The Sound of Music,a few of Maria's favoritethings were raindrops onroses and whiskers on kit-tens. On Hale’s stage how-ever, social injustice, moraldilemmas and gender dif-ferences are a few of thetopics that her student ac-tors have tackled.

An example was the re-cent production of EAT, It'sNot About Food. In a highlyrelevant, informational andat times lighthearted way,the Plano East Theatre castuncovered the dangerousand baffling world of eatingdisorders affecting both

boys and girls. Perform-ances were free and open tothe public and included au-dience talk back with localmedical experts on eatingdisorders.

"It's important to methat we look at the worldthrough other people'seyes," explained Hale, whohas spent the past 24 yearsas theatre teacher and direc-tor at Plano East. "My goalis to instill a love and re-spect for the art and craft oftheatre. I hope to inspirestudents to explore theircreativity, discover their tal-ents and realize the bound-less possibilities of individ-ual and group expression."

Hale also wants to trainstudents to be the audiences

of tomorrow by givingthem a passion and enthusi-asm for live theatre. "Thereis an immediacy in live the-atre that you cannot captureon film," she said. "Al-though it's become hard tocompete with the film in-dustry and its special com-puter effects, theatre has the'live' moment, a 'You had tobe there,' quality that cannever be replicated on film.You can see the same playevery night and it might feeldifferent because of actor /audience chemistry."

Effervescent and senti-mental all at once, Halebeams when recollectingformer students. Among thehundreds of students shehas taught, her former stu-

dents who are now theatreteachers hold a specialplace in Hale’s heart. Twoof her former students teachtheatre in Frisco ISD, one inGreenville and another in

San Antonio. "My greatestreward would be to meetone of them at contest andthey'd beat us. I'd be SOhappy!"

(NDG Wire) Texas Chal-lenge Academy, an educationprogram of the Texas Na-tional Guard, gives youth 16to 19 years old who havedropped out, or are in danger

of dropping out of highschool, a second chance atsuccess.

This quasi-military highschool focuses on helpingcadets recapture high school

credits, earn their GED, or, insome cases, earn their highschool diploma. It is a 17-month program with five andhalf months of residentialtraining in Sheffield, Texas,

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There are two classeseach year – one beginning inJuly and the other in January.Applications are now beingtaken for the January class.There is great demand for

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Applications can bedownloaded from www.ngycp.org/state/tx.

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Six facts about the American Opportunity Tax Credit(NDG Wire) Many par-

ents and college studentscan offset the cost of col-lege over the next two yearsunder the new AmericanOpportunity Tax Credit.This tax credit is part of theAmerican Recovery andReinvestment Act of 2009.

Here are six importantfacts the IRS wants you toknow about the new Amer-ican Opportunity TaxCredit:

1. This credit, which ex-pands and renames the ex-isting Hope Credit, can beclaimed for qualified tuition

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Central Park Campus plays host to VNA exhibit(NDG Wire) The Visit-

ing Nurse Association ofTexas is celebrating its 75thanniversary with an exhibitat the Collin College Cen-tral Park Campus throughSunday, Nov. 15.

Located at the Con-sumer Health InformationCenter in the Central ParkCampus library, the exhibit

will include large-formatphotos, newspaper clip-pings, memorabilia andmore, showcasing the yearsof dedication and expansionof the association.

The organization wasstarted during the Great De-pression when Lillian Beck-ett and a small group ofnurses went into the poorest

areas around Dallas provid-ing care.

As the metroplex ex-panded, so did the associa-tion. It opened severalbranch offices, includingthe McKinney location,which opened in 1979.

The Central Park Cam-pus is located at 2200 W.University Drive in McKin-

ney.Its hours are Monday-

Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-9:45p.m.; Friday, 7:45 a.m.-5p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5p.m.; and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

For more informationcall 972-548-6860, [email protected] orwww.ccccd.edu/library.

(NDG Wire) Sci TechDiscovery Center is openand everyone is totallygrossed out! A whirlwindof planning, countless vol-unteer hours, wet paint andeducators preparing ex-hibits defines the last fewweeks at Sci-Tech Discov-ery Center.

They proudly openedtheir doors of their new per-manent home in Frisco tomore than 200 guests (de-spite the rain and traffic) attheir VIP Grand OpeningParty on Thursday, October2.

Visitors received notonly a sneak preview ofSci-Tech, but they alsowere the first to interactwith the inaugural exhibit,Grossology: The (Impolite)Science of the HumanBody.

The First Family ofFrisco, Mayor Maher Masoand his wife Val, who alsoserved as Honorary Chairs,joined President of Sci-Tech Byron Williams andcelebrity emcee's Gene andJulie from KVIL's New LiteFM Gene and Julie Showfor an evening of drinks,complete with floating"eyeballs," and appetizers,while getting gross with theexhibit's many stations thatexplain the not so polite in-terworkings of the humanbody.

During the remarksMayor Maso shared the vi-sion for Frisco's museumdistrict and the ongoingcommitment to education

where Sci-Tech will play arole in inspiring children tobecome scientists, engi-neers, educators and inno-vators.

Guests also got a sneakpeek of the Rube Goldbergmachine designed by Uni-versity of Texas at Dallas(UTD) mechanical engi-neering students that per-formed the official ribboncutting at Sci-Tech on Sat-urday, October 4 at noon.

Saturday brought abeautiful morning of sun-shine as city leaders andscience enthusiasts gatheredto celebrate the official pub-lic opening of Sci-Tech Dis-covery Center. City ofFrisco innovators GeorgePurefoy, Ron Anderson andMayor Maso were pre-sented with official Sci

Tech lab coats and namedhonorary scientists ofFrisco. The crowd waitedanxiously as the UTD me-chanical engineering stu-dents set off a Rube Gold-berg machine that eventu-ally led to the ribbon cuttingusing a simulated battle ax.Nothing plain and boring atSci Tech!

The children weregreeted by Nigel Nose it Alland had a blast learningabout snot, sounds andmore snot!

Grossology will beopen Tuesday - Friday:10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m; Sat-urday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00p.m; Sunday: 12:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m; closed Mondays.Ticket prices are $6.50 forages 3 and up, children 2and under are Free.

(NDG Wire) A CollinCollege English professorrecently took home a pres-tigious award from the TaosSummer Writers’ Confer-ence.

R. Flowers Rivera, ofMcKinney, was awardedthe 2009 Leo Love MeritScholarship in Poetry. Shealso gave a featured readingand studied with ValerieMartínez, Poet Laureate ofSante Fe, New Mexico.

The Leo Love Scholar-

ship, which is open to reg-istered participants of theTaos Summer Writers’Conference, provides tu-ition for a weeklong work-shop.

Rivera’s poetry and fic-tion have been publishednationally. Her short storyThe Iron Bars won the1999 Peregrine Prize.Rivera was a finalist in2002 for both the NaomiLong Madgett Award andthe Akron Poetry Prize and

a two-time nominee for thePushcart Prize.

Rivera earned a doctor-ate in African-AmericanLiterature and CreativeWriting from BinghamtonUniversity, a Master of Arts

from Hollins University anda Master of Science fromGeorgia State University.

The Taos Writers’ Con-ference is one of the na-tion’s premier writingworkshops offered for and

by writers. It attracts atten-dees from all over theworld.

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CSI:NY and best selling author Hill Harper visitedPlano during a recent book tour. Photo by StephanieWard.

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OngoingAfrican American Repub-lican Club of Collin Countymeets 3rd Tuesday of everymonth at 7 pm. (Doors openat 6:30 pm.) Collin CountyRepublican Party HQ. 8416Stacy Road, McKinney. CallLinda Wynn Drain, 214-498-7574 or website www.aarcc.com

Collin County BlackChamber of Commerce,CCBCC General Meetings,2nd Thursday of everymonth at 6:30pm. Call 469-424-1020 or email: [email protected] forlocation.

Collin County BlackChamber of Commerce:Monthly Lunch & Learn -Every third Thursday $15for members, $20 for non-members, 11:00 am – 1:00pm at El Fenix Restaurant,3450 S. Central Express-way, McKinney. Info: 469-424-0120.

DFW Financially Em-powered Women meetmonthly for lunch or dinnerand a fun, informative sem-inar on various financialtopics. For info: 469-942-0809 or meeetup.com/378.

No Limit Network Busi-ness Networking Lunch 1stThursday at 1 pm in PlanoMust RSVP at www.TheNo-LimitNetwork.com or 972-898-5882.

The National BusinessWomen Enterprise Net-work (NBWEN) LearningOver Lunch Series: 4thSaturdays, 11am-1pm, Re-Markable Affairs Cafe, 2727LBJ Freeway, Suite 140,Dallas. $20 for members;$35 for non-members, $5 offfor early bird registration.See http://nbwenorg.ning.com.

North Dallas Texas Demo-cratic Women RegularMeetings 4th Thursday, 6:45p.m. Northaven UnitedMethodist Church, 11211Preston Rd (between Forest

& Royal Lanes).

Thru October 24My Sister in This Housepresented by WingspanTheater Company at TheBath House Cultural Cen-ter on White Rock Lake,521 East Lawther Drive,Dallas. Tickets $15-20,Info: 214-675-6573, [email protected], or www.wingspanthe-atre.com

Thru October 25The George WashingtonCarver: An ExtraordinaryMan With A Mighty VisionExhibit at The African Amer-ican Museum, 3536 GrandAvenue, Historic Fair Park,Dallas, 214-565-9026, $5Adults, $2 Children www.aamdallas.org

Thru November 2935th Annual Texas Renais-sance Festival at 21778 Fm1774 Plantersville, TX, Infoat at www.texrenfest.com800-458-3435

Thru December 4Adriatic First Fridays ArtWalk 6-9 p.m. AdriaticaMerchants Association pre-sents First Fridays at Adri-atica (McKinney). Artwalk, live music, sidewalksales, free food samplings.Admission is FREE. Every1st Friday on VirginiaPkwy. 972-540-2739.

October 22Humanitarian HandsFoundation will host itsfund-raising gala entitledLife Is at 7 p.m., Renais-sance Dallas Hotel at 2222Stemmons Freeway. Info:www.humanitarianhands-foundation.com or MaryChristopher 972.331.6098.

The Holocaust in Con-temporary Conscious-ness, Culture and Cur-riculum 7:00 p.m. at theDallas Holocaust Museum,211 N. Record Street, Suite100, Dallas.

Metroplex TechnologyBusiness Council hostingBrown Bag Lunch Topic:Making the Web Work forYou. 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.at 411 Belle Grove Drive,Richardson. Fee: $5.00,bring your lunch, bever-ages provided www.metro-plextbc.org/Events/Brown-Bag-Luncheon.aspx

Geriatric Wellness Cen-ter of Collin County 30thAnniversary Bash Lun-cheon from 11 a.m. to 1:30p.m. $40 per person. Info:972-941-7335 or www.gwccc.org.

October 24-25Star Wars Fan Days IIIruns 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 24, and 11a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct.25 at the Plano Center,2000 E. Spring CreekPkwy. in Plano, Texas. Ad-mission is $15 Saturdayand $10 Sunday, with freeadmission for children ages12 and under when accom-panied by an adult. Speedpasses and VIP passes alsoare available and may bepre-ordered online. Parkingis free.

October 24Collin County HispanicChamber of Commerce10th Anniversary Gala atthe Hilton Garden Inn Hotel& Conference Center, 705Central Expressway South,in Allen at 7 p.m. $90 for asingle ticket, $150 for twoand $720 for a table foreight. Info: www.cchcham-ber.org or 972-548-2608.Sisterspeak Luncheon atthe Omni Dallas Hotel atPark West 1590 LBJ Free-way, Dallas. Noon – 3 p.m.Register for this FREEevent: EBONYJET.com or(800) 530-9636.

National Finals Rodeo -Doors Open at 6:30 p.m.,Rodeo at 8 p.m. at theMesquite Championship Re-sistol Arena, I-635 LBJ Fwy.at Military Pkwy. The largestmulticultural rodeo in the

country celebrates Cowboysand Cowgirls of all colors in-cluding Buffalo Soldiers,Ceremonial Dan-cers, andPony Express Relays educateabout Western heritage.Tickets $30 Box Seats; $14Grandstand Reserved; Callfor details: 972-285-8777

NAACP Irving BranchFreedom Fund Lunch-eon, 11:30 a.m., DFWWyndam Hotel North, 4441Esters Rd. @ Hwy 114.

City of Garland - NAACPGarland Branch FairHousing Expo, 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

Garland NAACP Meet-ing, 7:30 p.m., at GarlandWomen’s Center 713Austin Street @ Glen-brook. Agenda includes anoverview of the GISDSchool DesegregationCourt Order and job oppor-tunities with the InternalRevenue Service.

Business Basics for Entre-preneurs, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00p.m. at the Christian Chapel14120 Noel Rd. Dallas,$45.00.

Hamilton Park UnitedMethodist is hosting theirannual Health and Well-ness Fair from 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. at 11881Schroeder Road in Dallas.The event is free and opento the public. Info: call972-235- 4633 ext. 7.

Scare-On-the-Square7:00 p.m. - 10:00pm. Sto-ries begin on the Court-house-on-the-Square lawnand are free to the public.These family friendly sto-ries last until 8:00pm. TheCourthouse-on-the-SquareMuseum is located in thehistoric Denton CountyCourthouse at 110 W.Hickory in Denton, TX.

October 27Jobing.com Career ExpoWill Rogers Coliseum,

3401 W. Lancaster, Ft.Worth, noon – 5 pm

Carrollton Wind Sym-phony will perform the“Sounds of October” at St.Andrew United MethodistChurch (5801 W. PlanoPkwy, Plano). The concertis free and will begin at 7p.m. Info: carrollton-windsymphony.com.

October 29Love and Logic®: Practi-cal Solutions to Today'sMost Common TeachingChallenges 8:30 a.m. –2:30 p.m. at Plano Centre.Info: cost is $99, 800-338-4065, loveandlogic.com.October 31

Free North Texas KidsFamily Expo at Plano Cen-tre, Info: 972-516-9070,www.northtexaskids.com

October 30-31Woman to Woman Con-ference - 3000 Women inPink at the Gaylord TexanResort & Convention Cen-ter, 1501 Gaylord Trail,Grapevine. $139.00 in-cludes hotel room, break-fast, lunch, workshops andconference materials. Reg-ister at: www.woman2womanctcc.com

October 30 - November 1"Haunting and Healing"Event at the FamouslyHaunted Adolphus Hotel inDallas at 1320 CommerceStreet, Dallas . Tickets are$20 in advance or $30 eachat the door. Seating is lim-ited, so register early. Reg-ister online atwww.hauntingandheal-ing.com or (520) 399-1969.

October 31, November21, December 12

Connemar Conservancy ishosting a Habitat Walk,9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Info:214-351-0990 or www.connemaraconservancy.org

November 14th Annual Business

Expo, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.at Christian Chapel CMEChurch, 14120 Noel, Dal-las. Admission is free. Info:Lynne Poole at 214-679-2072, [email protected].

November 6Dallas/Fort Worth BreastCancer 3-Day OpeningCeremony 6:30 a.m. atPlano Centre, Info:800.996.3DAY (3329),www.The3Day.org.

November 6-7National MulticulturalWestern Heritage Museumin Fort Worth, will host itsannual Hall of Fame In-duction Ceremony Week-end of Activities. For moreinfo: www.cowboysofcolor.org, 817-922-9999 or [email protected].

November 10Plano ISD Board hostingIsaacs Early ChildhoodSchool dedication cere-mony at 7:00 p.m., locatedat 3400 East Parker Road inPlano (Parker Road andSan Gabriel Drive).

November 14 Jazz Series at Bishop ArtsTheater Center featuringJeff Lorber .

The Methodist RichardsonMedical Center Foundationpresents the Yellow &Black Tie Gala benefittingMethodist Richardson Can-cer Center at the Marriott atLegacy Town Center Plano.Info: www.yellowand-blacktiegala.com or 972-498-7678.

Toilet Trade-In Program9:30 a.m. to noon at HomeDepot at Firewheel, 3261North George Bush High-way, Garland.

November 19-22Curious George swingsonto the stage at the NokiaTheatre at Grand Prairie.Tickets are on sale now andstart at just $16.

BY RUTH FERGUSONNDG EDITOR

Some may be surprisedthat Halloween is secondonly to Christmas in terms ofspending and sixth in overallholiday spending, accordingto the National Retail Feder-ation. The jack-o-lanterns,candy and costumes appearon store shelves after LaborDay, contributing to the highvolume of sales.

But Dan Hall, creator ofThe Boneyard HauntedHouse in Arlington, isn’t sur-prised. He said costumesbring back childhood memo-ries for many, “Halloween isthe only time of the year thateveryone lets their guarddown.”

Even with a weakenedeconomy, Hall is not expect-ing a significant drop in at-tendance or on Halloween re-lated spending. The Bone-yard staff works closely withHalloween stores nation-wide, and Hall said earlypolling indicates spending isright on track with last year.

And for Halloween deco-rators, Hall has a few tips forspending wisely. He suggestsyou first determine your tar-get audience.

“Do you want little kidscoming up to your front doorto get candy? Then we stillwant to keep it fairly well litand safe. So buy a blue orgreen light bulb, which will

totally change the visualmood for just $2,” Hall said.

For more mood and at-mosphere, Hall recommendssearching online for free Hal-loween music to download.“Or, for nine dollars, you canpurchase a CD with 25 tracksof spooky sounds, and set itup through speakers.” headded.

Although dry ice is hardto get, Hall said you can buyan ultra sonic water fogger atdollar stores.

And, of course, Hallthinks the Boneyard is goodvalue, considering everythingthat goes into making it theworld’s largest hauntedhouse and DFW’s top rateddark amusement park. Hallsaid they maintain their rep-utation by attention to detailand year-round preparation.

For lovers of a Hal-loween scare, limited lightingin the parking lot sets theeerie mood. And the experi-ence just gets better withBoneyard’s blend of high-tech effects and good old-fashioned blood and gutsscare tactics. The Boneyardhas new scenes, animatronicsand movie quality props.

18 year-old Cheridie, ofDallas, said the Boneyard isexciting. After her recentvisit, she said, “As the nightwent on it kept getting betterand better.” She added thatshe screamed throughout the

show because actors poppedout unexpectedly. Cheridiesaid she and her friends lovedthe maze, but they wonderedif they would ever find theirway out.

Hall said his customers’expectations expand with theadvancement of technology.Although it’s harder to im-press guests, Hall said histeam revels in the challenge.“Our customers are so muchmore sophisticated, making itharder to impress guests,”said Hall.

But as the technology ad-vances, so do the possibilitiesfor Hall’s team. He said theyuse transparent technology.“The customers are not reallyaware of the technology, theyare focused on the experi-ence,” said Hall.

The Boneyard, whichopened in 1998, has devel-oped a loyal following. Hallsaid there are annual visitorswho travel from Oklahomaand Louisiana. He said theyarrive on Friday and attendthree consecutive nights.“That means a lot to me,”Hall said.

The facility also accom-modates corporate and pri-vate events, such as teambuilding staff retreats andcompany Halloween parties.Amenities include cateringand multimedia capabilities,making it suitable for corpo-rate board meetings.

And in his pursuit of theperfect Halloween park, Hallsaid his staff has alreadystarted on 2010. “We havestarted on 2010 now - we tryand get the 2009 show put tobed in August,” said Hall.

The program experienceis re-examined each year toidentify areas for updating.“Certain elements we retain,like the zombies, but we willchange their location.”Changes are also made dur-ing the season if needed.

As a leader in thehaunted house business, Hallhosts an open haunted houseevery June for operatorsaround the country, withworkshops.

Although Hall wants asmany people as possible tovisit the Boneyard, he said itisn’t designed for childrenunder the age of 14, and es-pecially not small children.“With the level we operateon, we do not recommendbringing small children be-cause it is pretty intense,”said Hall.

Starting Thursday, Octo-ber 22 through November 1,the Boneyard is open nightly7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sun-day – Thursday, and untilmidnight Fridays and Satur-days The Boneyard HauntedHouse is located at 360 andDivision in Arlington. Fortickets and information, visitwww.theboneyard.org.


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The Boneyard delivers frights –even at your home

Local churches offer celebration alternativesLocal churches offer

alternatives to traditionalHalloween celebrations

Not everyone agreeswith the messages and tra-ditions associated withHalloween. Churches andother community groupsacross the metroplex offerprograms and events chil-dren and parents can enjoytogether. A few include:Books for Treats at

both Carrollton PublicLibrary locations from10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday,Oct. 31.

Children ages 12 andunder are invited to wearHalloween costumes to ei-

ther the Josey Ranch Li-brary (1700 Keller Spr-ings Rd.) or the Hebronand Josey Library (4220N. Josey Ln) and pick outa free book, while supplieslast.Christian Carnival at

St. Mark Baptist Church(601 Rowlett Road, Gar-land 972-240-6674). Forover thirty years on Octo-ber 31, St. Mark BaptistChurch has offered gamesand food for members andchildren in the community.

This year’s carnivalstarts at 4:30 p.m. withoutdoor games and activi-ties, before moving in-

doors at 6:30 p.m. Halloween Fall Fun

Fest at St. Mark BaptistChurch (1308 WilcoxStreet, McKinney, visitwww.saintmarkbc.com formore details) 972-542-6178.Word of Life Church

of God in Christ will hosttheir Hallelujah Nightfor the entire family. Theywill have Food, Fun andgreat Fellowship.

There will be a cos-tume contest: 1st prizewinner will get $50.00,the 2nd place winner willget $25.00 and the 3rdplace winner will get

$15.00. Costume charac-ters should be role modelsfrom the Bible: Angels,Moses, Ruth, warriors,etc.

There will be games,songs and a solo by ArtistLina, a former Atlantic &Hidden Beach RecordingArtist. 2765 Trinity MillsRoad, Suite 305, Carroll-ton, 214-514-9147

If your church or com-munity organization is of-fering a similar program,email details to [email protected], and we will featurethem in our October 29issue.

(NDG Wire) Trick-or-treating, wearing cos-tumes, and carvingpumpkins are all part ofthe Halloween fun forkids of all ages. However,many of these activitiesalso offer potential for in-jury, the American Acad-emy of Orthopaedic Sur-geons (AAOS) suggeststhat Halloween-goerstake the following stepsto stay safe.

Ill-fitting masks andcostumes, as well aswalking in unfamiliarareas in the dark, can leadto fractures, dislocations,sprains, contusions, abra-sions and head traumafrom trips and falls.

“When children getexcited about a holidaythat involves candy, theymay be less cautious thanusual,” says orthopaedicsurgeon Charles Blitzer,MD, spokesperson forthe AAOS. “Also, Hal-loween tends to encour-age unruly behavior, soparents and other care-givers need to be espe-cially vigilant to ensurethat kids follow basicsafety guidelines whetherthey are pumpkin carvingor trick-or-treating.”

The AAOS offers thefollowing tips to help en-sure an injury-free Hal-loween:

Pumpkin-carving• When carving

pumpkins, use specifi-cally designed carvingknives, no kitchen kni-ves.

• Carving knives areless likely to get stuck inthe thick pumpkin tissue.(Injuries can occur whena carver tries to yank thestuck knife out.)

• Adults carvingpumpkins should remem-ber to always cut insmall, controlled strokes,away from themselves.

• Any moisture on thetools, hands, or table cancause the knife to slip,leading to injuries.

Should an individualcut a fingertip or handwhile carving pumpkins,elevate the hand abovethe heart and apply directpressure to the woundwith a clean cloth to stopthe bleeding.

If continuous pres-sure does not slow or stopthe bleeding after 15 min-utes an emergency roomvisit may be necessary.

Costumes• Halloween cos-

tumes should be light andbright, so children areclearly visible to mo-torists and other pedestri-ans.

• Trim costumes andbags with reflective tape.

• Make sure childrenwear flame-resistant cos-tumes that fit properly.

• Children shouldwear sturdy, comfortableand slip-resistant shoes.

• Masks and hats canimpair a child’s vision, sosecure hats well and con-sider using face makeupinstead of masks.

Trick-or-Treating• When trick-or-

treating, children shouldstay in familiar neighbor-hoods and be accompa-nied by an adult at alltimes.

• Children must walkon sidewalks and nevercut across yards or drive-ways.

• Trick-or-treatersshould only approachhouses that are well lit.

• Both children andparents should carryflashlights to see and beseen.

• Examine all treatsfor tampering or other un-safe conditions before al-lowing the children to eatthem.

Tricksand Tipsfor a SafeHalloween

(NDG Wire) Dinosaursreturn to the earth in a livetheatrical arena show, Walk-ing With Dinosaurs – TheArena Spectacular, basedon the award-winning BBCTelevision Series.Walking With Dinosaurs

has sold out performancesand broken records in are-nas all over the America –generating $100 million inticket sales to date. It wasthe subject of a DiscoveryChannel Really Big Thingsepisode. Walking With Dinosaurs

– The Arena Spectacular isbrought to North Americaby The Creature ProductionCompany, headed by CEOCarmen Pavlovic.

Pavlovic said, “TheBBC Series was a brilliantblend of special effects, es-capism, excitement and in-formation. Our show bri-ngs together all of that, plussomething extra - it’s live!In this production, seven-teen roaring, snarling “live”dinosaurs mesmerize theaudience – and are as awe-inspiring as when they firstwalked on earth.”

Pavlovic continued,

“The dinosaurs are life-size,making the show so im-mense, it could only fit inarenas. It’s a $20 millionarena spectacle of unprece-dented size and quality,which captivates young andold alike. With Walking

With Dinosaurs, we reallybelieve we have created anew genre in entertainment,and we hope to continue tobring new products to are-nas for years to come ”

Ten species are repre-sented from the entire 200million-year reign of the di-nosaurs. The show includesthe Tyrannosaurus Rex, theterror of the ancient terrain,as well as the Plateosaurusand Liliensternus from theTriassic period, the Stego-saurus and Allosaurus fromthe Jurassic period and

Torosaurus and Utahraptorfrom the awesome Creta-ceous. The largest of them,the Brachiosaurus is 36 feettall, and 56 feet from noseto tail. It took a team of 50– including engineers, fab-ricators, skin makers, artists

and painters and anima-tronic experts – a year tobuild the original produc-tion.

The show depicts the di-nosaurs’ evolution, com-plete with the climatic andtectonic changes that tookplace, which led to the de-mise of many species. Withalmost cinematic realism,Walking With Dinosaurshas scenes of the interac-tions between dinosaurs,and the audience sees howcarnivorous dinosaurs ev-olved to walk on two legs,

and how the herbivoresfended off their more agilepredators.

The history of the worldis played out with the split-ting of the earth’s conti-nents, and the transitionfrom the arid desert of theTriassic period is givenover to the lush greenprairies and forces of thelater Jurassic.

Oceans form, volcanoeserupt, a forest catches fire –all leading to the impact ofthe massive comet, whichstruck the earth and forcedthe extinction of the di-nosaurs.

The New York Timessaid that dinosaurs are mak-ing “a thundering come-back after 65 millionyears.” Newsweek calledthe show, "that rare enter-tainment beast that parentsand kids can enjoy to-gether." Variety said, Walk-ing With Dinosaurs is atruly spectacular spectacu-lar. The dinosaurs are stun-ning, life-size and fault-lessly nimble.”

The show is now on aNorth American arena tourand will perform eight per-

formances at American Air-lines Center in Dallas.More than 2 million Amer-icans have already seen theproduction since it openedin July 2007.

Tickets are on sale nowat Ticketmaster.com, allTicketmaster outlets andthe American Airlines Cen-ter Box Office. The per-

formance schedule contin-ues Thursday, October 22 at7:00 p.m., Friday, October23 at 7:00 p.m., Saturday,October 24 at 11:00 a.m.,2:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.,and Sunday, October 25 at1:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m.For more information visitwww.dinosaurlive.com.

Dinosaurs return to Dallas this week

(NDG Wire) The Na-tional Multicultural West-ern Heritage Museum inFort Worth, will host its an-nual Hall of Fame Induc-tion Ceremony Weekend ofActivities November 6-No-vember 7, 2009.

The weekend line upbegins, November 6 at 6:00p.m., with a Hall of FameWeekend Sponsor VIP Re-ception at the NationalMulticultural Western Her-itage Museum, located at3400 Mount Vernon Ave..VIPs from the sponsors ofthe 2009 Hall of FameWeekend, the 2009 in-ductees, alumni and invitedsymposium presenters willgather to network, greetevent attendees and enjoygood food and conversa-tion. The reception is opento the public. For tickets to

attend, RSVP the museum'sbusiness office by Novem-ber 2 at 817- 922-9999.

The weekend continueson November 7 with the"Forgotten Cowboys"Western Heritage Sympo-sium scheduled for 9:00a.m. until 3:00 p.m at theNational MulticulturalWestern Heritage Museum.During the symposium,museum guests will attenda series of western heritagesessions, in which they willlearn about a proud her-itage, learn to embrace di-versity and tolerance, andencounter new role models.Western heritage historiansand guest speakers willshare their knowledge ofthe complete history of thesettlement of the westernUnited States.

During each session

museum guests will be pre-sented with the stories ofthe under-represented per-sons who significantly con-tributed to the developmentof the American WesternFrontier.

The sessions will con-sist of oral presentations bywestern heritage historiansand guest speakers, theviewing of historic photo-graphs and artifacts as wellas opportunities for mu-seum guests to interact withthe speakers, test theirknowledge of history andwin prizes. Museum guestsare also invited to tour theNational MulticulturalWestern Heritage Museumfree of charge during thesymposium.

The symposium is freeof charge and open to thepublic. However, pre-regis-

tration is requested. Stu-dents, educators, adultgroups, youth groups andfamilies are all encouragedto attend. Box lunches willbe available for purchase($8.00), or feel free to bringa "brown bag." To registerfor the event, contact thestaff of the National Multi-cultural Western HeritageMuseum at 817-922-9999or at info@cowboysof-

color.org. Free parking isavailable.

The weekend activitiesconclude on Saturdayevening with the 2009 An-nual Hall of Fame Induc-tion Ceremony and Ban-quet, beginning with a re-ception for the honorees at6:00 p.m., and followed bythe Induction Ceremonyand Banquet at 7:00 p.m., atthe Sheraton Fort WorthHotel & Spa.

The Hall of Fame in-duction ceremony salutesoutstanding pioneers whocontributed to the settling ofthe early American WesternFrontier and acknowledgesindividuals who continue tobe trailblazers committed tothe legacy of western cul-ture.

The 2009 Hall of FameInductees will include May-

isha Akbar, Alex Dees,Dean Smith and Ben F.Tahmahkera. 2009 posthu-mous inductions includeCalvin Greely, Jr., HenryHarris, Isaac Burns Murphyand Albino Tais. The mu-seum's notable hall of famealumni include Bill Pickett,Quanah Parker, Jerry Diaz,Bass Reeves, Red Steagalland Cathay Williams.

For additional informa-tion about the 2009 Hall ofFame Inductees and othermembers of the museum'shall of fame, visit the web-site at www.cowboysof-color.org.

Tickets to attend the in-duction ceremony and ban-quet are available throughthe museum's business of-fice at 817-922-9999 oremail [email protected].

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(NDG Wire) MicrosoftCorp.'s SharePoint Confer-ence, Microsoft Chief Ex-ecutive Officer SteveBallmer announced that thepublic beta of MicrosoftSharePoint Server 2010 andMicrosoft Office 2010 willbecome available in No-vember, and revealed someof the new SharePointServer 2010 capabilities forthe first time.

"By taming the over-flow of information acrosssystems and technologies,SharePoint enables organi-zations to thrive," Ballmersaid. "SharePoint 2010 isthe biggest and most impor-tant release of SharePoint todate. When paired with Mi-crosoft Office 2010, Share-Point 2010 will transformefficiency by connectingworkers across a single col-laboration platform forbusiness."

SharePoint Server isone of the fastest-growingproducts in Microsoft's his-tory, with over $1.3 billionin revenue, representing

over a 20 percent growthover the past year. Accord-ing to IDC, Microsoft at-tained a significant share ofthe collaborative contentworkspace market in 2008,and had the highest growthrate among top vendorswith its Microsoft OfficeSharePoint Server.

During his keynote ad-dress, Ballmer talkedbroadly about SharePointServer as a business collab-oration platform and high-lighted three key areas.

One was how organiza-tions can respond quickly tobusiness needs with an im-proved developer platformthat makes it easier to buildrich content and collabora-tion applications. Anothertopic was the enhanced In-ternet site capabilities thathelp businesses drive rev-enue and retain customerson a single platform. Thethird was the choice andflexibility between on-premises and cloud solu-tions. At the event, Mi-crosoft showcased the

breadth of SharePointServer 2010 that rangesfrom wikis to workflows,while Ballmer's keynote ad-dress highlighted featuresand capabilities such asthese:

• A new ribbon user in-terface that makes end usersmore productive and cus-tomization of SharePointsites easy

• Deep Office integra-tionthrough social tagging,backstage integration anddocument life-cycle man-agement

• Built-in support forrich mediasuch as video,audio and Silverlight, mak-ing it easy to build dynamicWeb sites

• New Web contentmanagement featureswithbuilt-in accessibilitythrough Web Content Ac-cessibility Guidelines 2.0,multilingual support andone-click page layout, en-abling anyone to accessSharePoint Server sites

• New SharePoint toolsin Microsoft Visual Studio

2010, giving developers apremier experience with thetools they know and trust

• Business ConnectivityServices, which allow de-velopers to connect capabil-ities to line-of-business dataor Web services in Share-Point Server and the Officeclient

• Rich APIsand supportfor Silverlight, representa-tional state transfer (REST)and Language-IntegratedQuery (LINQ), to help de-velopers rapidly build ap-plications on the SharePointplatform

• Enterprise features inSharePoint Online such asExcel Services and In-foPath Forms Services,which make it simple touse, share, secure and man-age interactive forms acrossan organization

• The addition of twonew SharePoint SKUs forInternet-facing sites, in-cluding an on-premises andhosted offer

"In today's economy,controlling costs and ex-

penses is essential," saidDavid Glenn, director ofEnterprise Operations atDel Monte Foods Co.

"However, we still havethe requirement to makesure our employees, cus-tomers and partners can getthe information they needto be productive, no matterwhere they are. SharePoint2010 is going to allow us todo that more effectively."

Microsoft SharePoint2010 is part of the nextwave of Microsoft Office-related products, which in-cludes Microsoft Office

2010, Microsoft Project2010, Microsoft ExchangeServer 2010 and MicrosoftVisio 2010, that are de-signed to give people thebest productivity experi-ence across PCs, phonesand browsers.

The public betas of Mi-crosoft SharePoint Server2010, Office 2010, Project2010 and Visio 2010 willbecome available in No-vember 2009; more infor-mation is available athttp://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9689707.

Microsoft unveils SharePoint Server 2010 and showcases new functionality

(NDG Wire) Wingstop,the nation’s fastest growingchicken wing chain, hasnamed current CFO WesJablonski as Chief Devel-opment Officer to supportthe company's rapid expan-sion plans over the next fewyears. In this newly-createdposition, Jablonski willoversee franchising, devel-opment and real estate for

the company. “Creating the role of

chief development officerbetter positions Wingstopfor our next level of strate-gic growth,” said James A.Flynn, president and CEOof Wingstop. “Wes spear-headed a national franchiseprogram that resulted inWingstop expanding to 650restaurants open or in de-

velopment in 33 states. Hisexpertise in franchising,real estate and finance cou-pled with his dedication tothe Wingstop brand makeshim the perfect candidatefor this new role.”

With more than 30years of experience, Jablon-ski is a veteran of therestaurant and finance in-dustries. He joined Wing-

stop in 2003 as executivevice president of businessdevelopment, and transi-tioned into the role of CFOin 2006. Under his direc-tion, Wingstop has steadilyflourished into one of thetop fast casual dining chainsin the country and has ex-perienced 24 consecutivequarters of positive compa-rable store sales. Jablonski

was recently named a final-ist in the Dallas BusinessJournal’s CFO of the YearAwards.

In his new role, Jablon-ski will be responsible forthe overall growth of thefranchise network, begin-ning with an aggressive ex-pansion campaign targetingthe Northeast. Additionally,he will focus on real estate

site selection and assist newfranchisees through the fran-chise development process.

“Ninety-five percent ofour system is owned and op-erated by franchisees,” saidJablonski. “They are thebackbone of Wingstop and Ilook forward to leading theeffort to grow and developthis company through astrong franchise network.”

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Dallas, Tx.-(October 20,2009)-Smashburger, a fast-casual, "better burger" con-cept by Consumer CapitalPartners (CCP) will open aDallas-area store in con-junction with franchisepartner, BIGG CapitalHoldings. A fast-growingfavorite of burger lovers na-tionwide, the Smashburger-BIGG Capital Holdingsdeal will bring 30 Smash-

burger stores to the Dallasarea over the next fiveyears.

Known for the cookingmethod used to create theperfect burger, Smashburg-ers start with a one-third orhalf-pound ball of 100-per-cent Angus beef-fresh, notfrozen-smashed, seared andseasoned on a flat grill. Tofurther the "better burger"experience, Smashburgers

are served on butter-toastedartisan buns and toppedwith a selection of realcheeses, the freshest pro-duce and top-quality condi-ments.

Smashburger providessomething for everyone.Along with its mouthwater-

ing burgers, the restaurantserves deliciousSmashchicken sandwiches,Smashdogs, and Smashsal-ads, with sides like veggiefrites and rosemary and gar-lic-seasoned Smashfries.Diners can also enjoy Häa-gen-Dazs shakes, beer,wine and root beer floatswith their meal.

Dallas diners can lookforward to the introduction

of a Dallas menu that willcater to the prevailing tastesand local flavors of Dallascuisine.

"Dallas diners havelong been beef lovers," saysLeonard Davis, BIGG Cap-ital Holding creator. "It isexciting to have the oppor-tunity to bring a solidburger concept built arounduncompromising quality tomy town. I know that it is

just a matter of time beforeSmashburger has a loyallocal following."

"Dallas residents willlove Smashburger's 'betterburgers'," says Smash-burger Founder Tom Ryan."Smashburger's success inother Texas cities allows usto expand confidently intoDallas and further our mis-sion of becoming everycity's favorite burger place."

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COMMUNITY, continued from Page 1

BY GREG ABBOTTTEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL

Prerecorded telemarket-ing calls for expiring carwarranties, lower creditcard rates and other solici-tations have now been offi-cially prohibited by theFederal Trade Commission(FTC).

Effective September 1,solicitors who use prere-corded commercial telemar-keting calls commonly

known as robocalls facepenalties of up to $16,000per call unless the telemar-keter obtained written per-mission from call recipientsin advance. The new re-quirement for written au-thorization is part ofamendments to the FTC’sTelemarketing Sales Rule(TSR).

Telephone calls deliver-ing purely informationalrecorded messages, such as

airline flight cancellationsor school district messages,are not prohibited. Sincethese calls do not attempt tointerest recipients in thesale of any goods or serv-ices, they are not coveredby the TSR.

Other types of calls arenot covered by the TSR. Forexample, calls from finan-cial institutions, politicalcandidates, telephone carri-ers and most charitable or-

ganizations are not prohib-ited. Similarly, the new rulesdo not apply to health caremessages or debt collectioncalls as long as the caller isnot trying to sell something.

Telemarketing robocallmessages by businesses cov-ered by the TSR must tellcall recipients how to opt-out of future calls at the startof the message, and providean automated opt-out mech-anism that is voice or key-

press-activated. Prerecordedmessages left on answeringmachines also must providea toll-free number that con-nects to this automated opt-out mechanism.

Texans who receive pre-recorded telemarketing callsbut have not agreed to getthem should file a complaintwith the FTC at www.donot-call.gov or by calling (888)382-1222. Recipients mayalso file a complaint with

the Office of the AttorneyGeneral online at www.tex-asattorneygeneral.gov or bycalling (800) 252-8011.

Earlier this year, the Of-fice of the Attorney Generalcharged three telemarketingfirms with participating inan unlawful scheme to sellcar warranty service con-tracts. The companies ha-rassed countless Texanswith deceptive and abusivetelemarketing calls.

Federal Trade Commission bans robocalls

ing Wealth, Prosperity andRespect and founder ofG o i n g - B e y o n d - T h e -Dream.org, "has been themost significant reason forthe perpetual violence inthe African American com-munity."

"The African Americancommunity is in desperateneed of strong, fearless andintelligent leadership. Afri-can American mothers andfathers are shedding riversof tears because they arelosing their sons at analarming rate. They de-serve solutions and action,not rhetoric" says, Green.

This new voice offersinteresting ideas regardingthe health, wealth and

safety of the African Amer-ican community. In light ofthe increase in black-on-black violence throughoutthe country, Green believesradical solutions are neededbecause whatever is beingdone now, is not working.

Green's book offers"unique, radical, and em-powering concepts andstrategies to subdue theforces that impede the de-velopment of many AfricanAmerican communities.

Green has launched agrassroots organization tobegin the process of organ-izing young African Ameri-cans to address the chal-lenges confronting AfricanAmerican communities

using the ideas offered inhis book.

His organization Going-Beyond-The-Dream is re-cruiting young black menand women to join the fight.The battle is to eliminate,what he believes are thesubtle, but destructive ele-ments that contribute to thedysfunctional status ofmany African Americancommunities. To get anidea of Green's perspective;below is an excerpt from hisbook:

"The majority of Af-rican Americans who live inpredominately African Am-erican or low income neigh-borhoods are good, honest,and hardworking people. It

is the minority; the 20 to 30percent of African Ameri-cans who inflict pain andsuffering on the community.

This 20 to 30 percentare wrecking havoc on thecommunity. The AfricanAmerican men who live inAfrican American commu-nities are culpable in thismatter. Many of the AfricanAmerican men sit back andallow this 20 to 30 percentto control and destroy theircommunities.

By their inaction, theyhave in fact encouraged theminority to continue caus-ing problems for the entirecommunity.

Now is the time for realAfrican American men to

stand up and protect theirwoman and children fromthose who would victimizeor harm them -- whether theperpetrator is black, white,yellow or purple.

We, law-abiding Afri-can American men, need torekindle the spirit of themen and women whoformed the Black PantherParty. I mean this not in thesense of being militant inour approach to the govern-ment but in the sense ofbeing bold warriors andprotectors of our communi-ties.

If we wish to have vi-brant and prosperous com-munities we must beginwith protecting the commu-

nity and banishing thosewho are unwilling to con-duct themselves with per-sonal honor and integrity."

Green addresses manyother issues concerning theAfrican American commu-nity and provides some veryinteresting concepts andspecific strategies to rem-edy the most serious anddestructive forces that per-petuate the marginalizationof African Americans andthe communities they live.

For more information orto contact Malik Green goto www.going-beyond-the-dream.org or email him atmalik@going-beyond-the-dream.

POLLING, continued from Page 1ing locations to campusbegan in August 2007 as astudent-driven initiative,when the Student AdvisoryCouncil included it in a sub-mission of recommenda-tions to The University ofTexas System. Since then,Vice President for PublicAffairs Amanda Rockowhas worked with election of-ficials in Collin County tobring a polling station to the

University.In summer 2009 the

Vote Center pilot programwas presented to CollinCounty election officials,and they decided it wastime to try voting atNSERL.

"I'm thrilled that ourCollin County students andthe surrounding communitywill have the opportunity tovote on the UT Dallas cam-

pus," said Rockow. "We arehopeful that NSERL will bea popular polling place onNovember 3 and that thisrelationship with Collin Co-unty will continue long intothe future."

Collin County estimatesthat there are 499 eligiblevoters living on the UT Dal-las campus. The Richardsoncampus is split between twocounties: Collin County to

the north and Dallas Countyto the south. Students wholive 200 feet north of DriveA live in Collin County and,if registered to vote inCollin County, are eligibleto vote in Collin Countyelections; faculty and staffwho reside in Collin Countyand are registered to votethere may also vote atNSERL. Dallas County polllocations are available at

their Web site. Students indoubt should consult theirvoter registration cards.

Technology is enablingCollin County voters to findpolling places via the Inter-net or cell phone. Voters cansearch for a Vote Center onthe County's election Website, or from Oct. 31 throughElection Day, Collin Countywill provide a text servicewhich provides up to three

Vote Center addresses basedon the zip code provided byusers. Interested personsshould sign up for electioninformation emails to re-ceive service instructions.

Polls will be open from7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at NSERLand other locations acrossCollin County; visit theCollin County Election In-formation Website for moreinformation.

OPTION, continued from Page 3sources of savings with apublic plan.

The other reason that apublic plan would havelower costs is that it coulduse its size to secure lowerprices from providers. Ifthe plan paid rates thatwere tied to Medicare re-

imbursement rates, it couldshave 5-10 percent off theprice of care. This wouldfurther reduce the cost ofinsurance to patients.

The industry obviouslyhates the idea of giving thepublic the option of gettinglower cost care. This

would provide a directthreat to their profit mar-gins. As it stands now,most states have highlyconcentrated insurancemarkets with two or threeinsurers having the bulk ofthe market. A strong publicplan would provide real

competition. It would re-duce the market share ofprivate insurers and cuttheir profit margins. Thiswould be a true disaster forthe industry.

But the insurance in-dustry has helped to put thestark choices directly in

front of us. We can eitherallow the industry to keepoperating along its currentlines, adding layers ofneedless bureaucracy tothe health care system cou-pled with the bloatedsalaries that characterizethe financial sector more

generally, or we can givepeople the option of buy-ing into a lower cost publicalternative.

As the insurance indus-try study reminds us, thechoices are unaffordablehealth care or a public in-surance option.

(NDG Wire) Plano Pub-lic Library System will offertwo job search classes thismonth at Haggard andSchimelpfenig libraries.

A Job Seeker Seminar,presented by Plano PublicLibrary Foundation, is of-fered on Tuesday, Oct. 27from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.at Haggard Library, 2501Coit Road. Advanced jobseeking strategies will be

presented, including effec-tive networking, getting a re-sume beyond human re-sources screening, interviewpreparation, matching ach-ievements to job require-ments and maximum effec-tiveness of a resume.

A Job Search class isscheduled for Wednesday,Oct. 28 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.at Schimelpfenig Library,5024 Custer Road. Job seek-

ers will learn of resourcesavailable online and in the li-brary to find job openings,using e-mail to give a greatfirst impression and tips onpreparing for an interview.

Participants will also re-

ceive information aboutTutor.com, a database avail-able to library cardholders,which offers online real-timehelp with writing resumesand cover letters.

For more information,

visit www.planolibrary.org,or call Schimelpfenig Library

at 972-769-4200 or HaggardLibrary at 972-769-4250.


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The City of Allen is making the Comprehensive AnnualPerformance Evaluation Report available for publicreview and comment. The CAPER is a summary ofaccomplishments of the Community Developmentprograms from the last year October 1, 2007 – Septem-ber 30, 2008.

A public hearing to provide an overview of the CAPERand last year’s CDBG program will be held before theCity Council on November 24, 2009. Copies of the draftCAPER are available for public review and comment atthe following locations from October 29, 2009 throughNovember 23, 2009.

• Allen City Hall, Planning and Development Dept. –305 Century Parkway• City of Allen Web Site – http://www.cityofallen.org/planning/Templates/cdbg.htm

Please address all questions and comments to City ofAllen, Planning and Development Dept., ATTN: CDBGAdministrator, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, TX 75013.Phone (214) 509-4160. Email: [email protected].

Notice: Persons with disabilities who would like specialassistance or need special accommodations for thepublic hearing should call the Planning and DevelopmentDept. at (214) 509-4160.

PUBLIC NOTICE2008 - 2009 Comprehensive AnnualPerformance Evaluation Report For

Community Development Activities in Allen

Texas unemploymentrate remains wellbelow national rate(NDG Wire) The Texas

seasonally adjusted unem-ployment rate rose slightlyto 8.2 percent in September,up from 8.0 percent amonth ago, and continuedto trend well below the U.S.seasonally adjusted unem-ployment rate of 9.8 per-cent.

The Texas CivilianLabor Force continued toincrease remaining abovethe mark of 12 millionworkers for the third con-secutive month. Total nona-gricultural employment inTexas fell by 44,700 posi-tions in September.

"The Texas job marketcontinued to tighten as mostindustries experienced joblosses in September," saidTexas Workforce Commis-sion (TWC) Chairman TomPauken. "While unemploy-ment in Texas remains wellbelow the national rate of9.8 percent, this serious na-tional recession continuesto affect us adversely inTexas."

Other Services, whichinclude automotive, elec-tronic, and commercial re-pair and maintenance, hadthe largest over-the-monthgain adding 8,800 jobs. Atotal of 9,400 jobs havebeen added to the payrollsof Other Services sinceSeptember 2008. Miningand Logging posted a gainfor the first time this year,adding 2,100 jobs. Educa-

tion and Health Servicesemployment growth re-mained positive in Septem-ber with the addition of2,700 jobs. Information em-ployment grew by 800 jobslast month.

"The Texas labor forceis growing as more peopleenter the job market, but jobseekers are hampered byfewer jobs," said TWCCommissioner Represent-ing Labor Ronny Congle-ton. "TWC and our work-force boards located aroundthe state remain committedto helping out-of-work Tex-ans acquire skills and findjobs."

The largest job lossesoccurred in the Leisure andHospitality industry whichwas down 16,900 positions,followed by Professionaland Business Services,down 16,500 jobs. Trade,Transportation and Utilitieslost 13,000 positions inSeptember.

"Job gains in Miningand Logging, Educationand Health Services, andOther Services were offsetby losses in most industriesin September," said TWCCommissioner Represent-ing the Public Andres Al-cantar. "To help connectworkers with available jobs,staff at more than 240workforce centers acrossthe state is available to pro-vide job-search assistanceand other services."

DAYSTARDELIVERANCEMINISTRIESOctober 2009

8:30 am – 11:30 amVisit Helen’s House everyMonday and Friday to re-ceive, to give, to comfortand most of all to fellow-ship. The give-a-way offood, love and householditems is given freely to allthose who could use a littletouch.

Apostle MinnieHawthorne-EwingSenior Pastor

635 W. Campbell RoadSuite 210

Richardson, TX 75080972-480-0200

EIRENE CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIPCHURCH

November 3-December 15,Tuesdays only,6 pm – 8 pm

Come to a FREE YWCAFinancial EmpowermentWorkshop. Refreshmentswill be provided and therewill be prizes for gradu-ates. You could win a $25gift certificate. To registerfor the workshop call 214-584-2344.Rev. Terrence Autry,Senior Pastor

701 E. Centennial BlvdRichardson, TX 75081

214-991-0200

FELLOWSHIP BAPTISTCHURCH OF ALLENOn Going, 9 am-4 pm

Monday – FridayPrayer Lines for those inneed are 972-649-0566and 972-649-0567.Rev. W. L. Stafford, Sr.M.Div., Senior Pastor305 N. Alder Drive inAllen for SundayMorning WorshipChurch Address is200 Belmont DriveAllen, TX 75013972-359-9956

FELLOWSHIP OFBELIEVERSMINISTRIES

November 8, 3:30 pmPastors and friends are in-vited to worship with usduring our pastor’s “7thAnnual Appreciation Serv-ice.” Choirs are asked torender an A-selection.Confirm your attendanceby November 3rd. Guestswill include New BelieversM.B.C., Destiny’s PlaceMinistries, Miracle TempleChurch of Deliverance,Greater Mt. Olive COGIC,and Dallas InternationalStreet Church. Artists in-clude Psalmist Christi Till-man and Gospel RapperMinister Ty Jones, all fromDallas. The anniversarywill be @ the Old Friend-ship West Baptist Church,616 W. Kiest Blvd. Dallas,TX 75224. Call MinisterSheaniqua Batty @ 214-780-7856 for details.Bishop Gregory CrawfordFounder/Senior Pastor3121 Nandina DriveDallas, TX 75241

214-780-7856

FIRST BAPTISTCHURCH

OF HAMILTON PARKNovember 25, 9 am-10 amCome to our LeadershipConference with speakerBro. Gary Finney in Room205.November 25, 10:30 am

To 12:30 pmJoin us for our Ushers,Nurses Guild and CandyStripers Annual Day in theSanctuary.Dr. Gregory Foster,Senior Pastor

Rev. Anthony FosterPastor

300 Phillips StreetRichardson, TX 75081

972-235-4235

FRIENDSHIP BAPTISTCHURCH,

THE COLONYNovember 15, 1 pm

Come to our ChristianBusiness Expo after morn-ing worship.Dr. C. Paul McBride,Senior Pastor4396 Main Street

The Colony, TX 75056972-625-8186

MT. PISGAHMISSIONARY

BAPTIST CHURCHNovember 6, 6 pm-10 pmOur Singles’ Ministrypresents: Living Single,Faithful to the End, Eccle-siastes 3:1; and “A Nightof Jazz” at the Verona,13330 Noel Road (across

from Dallas Galleria), Dal-las, TexasNovember 7, 8:30 am

TO 4 pmCome to our “A Date withRuth and Boaz” and otherworkshops on Relations,Finance, Self, Health, Di-vorce and Single Parentingat our main campus. CallRosylin Johnson for feesand details @ 972-241-6151Rev. Robert Townsend,

Senior Pastor11611 Webb Chapel Rd.Dallas, TX 75229972-241-6151

NEW MT. ZIONBAPTIST CHURCHOctober 24, 9 am

The Youth and DramaMinistries present Is It ofMan or Is It of God, TheLife of Joseph. If you areinterested in acting, speak-ing, or working behind thescenes, please meet withus in the Family Life Cen-ter.October 25, 4:30 pm

The Youth Ministry andTeens for Christ will spon-sor a trip to “Dark RailHell House 19.” Interestedteens should register at theShepherd Road entranceafter 7:30 am & 10:30services. Dr. Robert Price, Sr.Senior Pastor

9550 Shepard RoadDallas, TX 75243214-341-6459

OAK CLIFF BIBLEFELLOWSHIPCHURCH

October 25, 2 pmWe are hosting a FREECollege Fair for graduatingseniors in our Christian Ed-ucation Building. Schoolsare: FAMU, Spelman Col-lege, Prairie View A & M,Alabama State, TennesseeState, Jackson State, NorthCarolina A&T, Houston –Tillotson University, Dil-lard University, HamptonUniversity, Paul Quinn,Xavier University, More-house, Tuskegee Universityand University of ArkansasPine Bluff. For informa-tion call 214-672-9100 ext.4169.

Dr. Tony Evans,Senior Pastor

1821 W. Camp WisdomRoad

Dallas, TX 75232214-672-9100

SANCTUARY OFPRAISE FELLOWSHIP

OF PLANONovember 1, 2 pm-5 pmCome to our FREE Com-munity Clothing-Give-Away for area residents. Donations of new andgently worn can be madeby calling 469-853-2380.

1318 J AvenuePlano, TX 469-853-2380


Church Happenings

The New Light ChurchENCOURAGING, EMPOWERING, EVANGELIZING

“Taste and see that the LORD is Good.”

Shaun Rabb, Senior Pastor

Sunday School 9:30AMSunday Worship Service 11:00AM

Thursday Night Live At The Light 7:00PM

Come, ExperienceThe Light!

www.newlightchurchdallas.org

9314 Elam Rd. | Dallas, TX 75217214.391.3430

$14900 - Ad Size - 2 Column x 6”

“For God hath notgiven us the spirit of fear;but of power, and of love,and of a sound mind.” 2Timothy 1:7 (KJV)

Lately, I have beingtalking to some Christiansthat are going through trialsand tribulations in their life.

At this time of tremen-dous stress because of joblosses, loss of the main‘bread winner’ of the home,massive home foreclosures,downsizing on jobs, com-panies going out of busi-ness and the overall state ofour economy, many people

are in a state of fear, andyes, this does include Chris-tians.

However, fear is theenemy of faith; and fear is agreat bondage to anyone.Satan wants Christians es-pecially to live in bondageto the past and even the fu-ture. But God wants Hischildren to live in the free-dom of His love and Hispower in the present. TheApostle Paul said, “For yehave not received the spiritof bondage again to fear;but ye have received theSpirit of adoption, wherebywe cry, Abba, Father. TheSpirit itself beareth witnesswith our spirit, that we are

the children of God:” Ro-mans 8:15.

In order to be, the lead-ers that God calls us to be,as Christians, we must con-quer fear and put it to death,once and for all. We mustremember this is a spiritualbattle that we are fighting,and it can only be won withspiritual weapons.

As Christians we mustreplace our fear with God’speace; it surpasses under-standing. Jesus told Hisfollowers, “These things Ihave spoken unto you, thatin Me ye might have peace.In the world ye shall havetribulation: but be of goodcheer; I have overcome the

world.” John 16:33.In times of a Christian’s

trials and tribulations he/shemust trust God more thanever before. Apostle Paultold the Christians that werebeing persecuted in Rome,“And the God of peaceshall bruise Satan underyour feet shortly. The graceof our Lord Jesus Christ bewith you. Amen.” Romans16:20. The God of peace isour conquering King; thepeace of God is our sureweapon against fear andSatan. Before going to thecross for the sins of thisworld, Jesus told His disci-ples, “Peace I leave withyou, My peace I give unto

you: not as the worldgiveth, give I unto you. Letnot your heart be troubled,neither let it be afraid.”John 14:27.

Fear is a natural re-sponse to trials, tribulations,adversity and failure, butGod’s peace is the supernat-ural response that He givesby His grace. Just as Jesushad authority over the windand waves, He has author-ity over the storms in yourlife. He has authority overyour doubts, fears andshame.

Doubts, fear and shameare some powerful weaponsof Satan that he uses against

Christians. But Jesus, whois all powerful, standsagainst Satan’s poweragainst Christians, and Hesays with complete and ab-solute authority, “Peace, bestill,” speaking to thestorms in the life of thosethat believe in Him. ThePeace of God shatters theweapons of Satan and sendsour enemy fleeing.

When the problems inyour life are getting youdiscouraged, have faith inGod and His word.

Learn to appropriate thepeace of God that He hasalready provided for youtoday.


8:00am & 10:30am

God’s Peace Defeats Fear

Avenue F Church of Christ1026 Avenue F • Plano, TX 75074

972-423-8833www.avefchurchofchrist.org

Ramon Hodridge, Minister

Early Sunday Morning .................8:00 amSunday Bible Class .......................9:45 amSunday Morning Worship ..........10:45 amEvening Worship .........................3:00 pmWednesday Bible Class.................7:00 pm

Radio Program @ 7:30 am onKHVN 970 AM Sunday Mornings

Sister Shirley Tarpley and her granddaughter TyannaDonnise Lott.

Sister Tarpley

Plano students reach out to children in Zambia(NDG Wire) Following

her first year as fourth gradeteacher, Jessica Johnsonspent her summer vacationworking with a school inLusaka, Zambia. The Chi-fundo Mission School is lo-cated in Chianda, a “slumcommunity” on the out-skirts of the capital ofLusaka.

Almost 400 childrenwalk over a mile to come toschool each day. The chil-dren are all provided alunch at school, and formany children this was theironly meal of the day. Thechildren range in ages from

3 to 18 and are in gradesbased on the year theystarted school and theirlearning ability.

Johnson described thefounder of the school,Dorothy Phiri, has someonewith a heart for teachingeach child about the love ofJesus and in the processproviding them with a freeeducation.

Over the 2009-2010school year the third, fourthand fifth grade classes atPlano Christian Academywill be able to touch thelives of 35 sixth graders andtheir teacher, Cephas, at the

Cifundo School in Zambia.Each third, fourth and fifthgrader will be paired upwith one or two studentsand become pen pals for theyear. Parents are asked toencourage their child topray specifically for theirpen pal(s) and also for theChifundo Mission School,staff members, and thecommunity of Chianda.

Johnson traveled toZambia as part of a mis-sionary team from McKin-ney Memorial BibleChurch. Each person wasresponsible for raising over$3,000 for the airfare, lodg-

ing, meals and materials forthe trip.

Medically trained mem-bers of the group worked ata mission hospital offeringtheir much needed servicesto the Zambian people.

The impact of the AIDSepidemic in Zambia is stag-gering. Zambia has morethan one million orphans ina country of 11 million peo-ple. Most of these childrenhave lost their parents dueto AIDS. Approximately90,000 children live on thestreets of the cities.Roughly 80 percent of thosein hospitals have AIDS.

to be thankful. Their hope isthat guests will sense thespirit of thanksgiving in themidst, and join us in the daysto come as they give honor totheir past, and demonstratehope of the future while cel-ebrating the anniversary. It’sall to the Glory of God!

The Celebration at aglance:

Sunday, November 1 isCommunion Sunday and theofficial start of the Church’s130th Anniversary Celebra-tion. At 3:30 p.m., they willworship and celebrate with a“Musical.”

Invited guest choirs in-clude Mt. Pisgah Baptist -

Dallas and First BaptistChurch Hamilton Park, aswell the Voices of St. Mark.A reception will follow at theCotton Mill at 610 Elm St,McKinney.

Wednesday, November 4at 7:00 p.m., they will wor-ship and celebrate withchurches in the community:Pastor Kevan Brown - Beth-lehem Christian Church andPastor Cedric Barksdale -Good Hope Baptist Church.Senior Pastor Lee A. Ed-wards of the First BaptistChurch - Erwin Street will bethe guest preacher.

Sunday, November 8 isthe Anniversary Sunday.

They will worship at 10:45a.m. Pastor Charles S.Rainey of the Northside FirstBaptist Church, Garland, willbe the guest preacher. At 3:30p.m., they will worship andfellowship with Pastor B. R.Daniels and the Beth EdenBaptist Church of FortWorth.

Don’t miss this excitingtime of praise and worship asthey celebrate 130 YearsWalking, Witnessing andWorshipping In Faith!

For information call thechurch office at 972-542-6178, or visit on the web atwww.saintmarkbc.com.


Church Directory

Senior Pastor, Timothy Jones& First Lady, LaTonya Jones

Meeting at Fellowship Bible Church of Allen200 W. Belmont | Allen, TX 75013

214.263.8590 | www.RockBridgeBC.comSUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 10:00 A.M.

ROCKBRIDGEBIBLE CHURCH

“Bridging the gap between Godand man through Jesus Christ”

7:30 AM • 9:30 AM • 11:30 AM

SUSPECTS,continued from Page 5the Criminal Justice Systemand are appreciative of theopportunity to participatewith them in this importantprocess."

Simmons and Scott,both of whom have consis-tently maintained completeinnocence, testified on theirown behalf at their back-to-back 1997 trials, and pre-sented evidence that theywere not involved in themurder. They both havenow also passed polygraphsas to their complete lack ofinvolvement.

The case was originallybrought to the attention ofthe DA's Conviction In-tegrity Unit by students atthe Texas Center for ActualInnocence at the Universityof Texas at Austinand thestudents at the University ofTexas at Arlington Inno-cence Network. The casebecame a full-fledged jointinvestigation between theDallas County District At-torney's Conviction In-tegrity Unit and the DallasPolice Department's ColdCase Unit last summer.

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