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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Southern’s Jeffrey Morgan Part of Louisiana Student Collaboration

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Army Recognizes Contributions Black Leaders Applaud of Black Seminole Indian Scouts House Passage of Health Care Bill

By Pharoh Martin NNPA National Correspondent

Jeffrey Morgan

BATON ROUGE -Southern University senior computer science major, Jeffrey Morgan, is one of five students from universities throughout the state preparing to compete as a team at the Student Programming Contest during the Supercomputing Conference 2009 in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 16.

Morgan, a Fort Worth, Texas native, along with team members Lei Jiang, LSU Joshua Hitchins, Louisiana Tech University, Cory Redfern, University of New Orleans, and Nikhil Shetty, University of Louisiana at Lafayette meet every Friday on a video conference from their schools to figure out problems from various computational science disciplines.

“Our hardest problems involve parallel programming,” said Morgan. “Parallel programming operations and equations for a complex problem can be separated and solved simultaneously across multiple computers and brought back together in the end. This allows a problem to be solved in a fraction of the time that it would take a single computer.”

The team will receive eight to 12 computational problems at the contest, so preparation beforehand is important.

“The problems are hard,” added Morgan who said he found out about the collaboration from Dr. Ebrahim Khosravi, chair of the Department of Computer Science.

“He told me about it and it sounded interesting,” said Morgan. “This collaboration has helped me learn a lot. I wouldn’t be able to answer those problems on my own.”

Morgan and the student team will continue to meet each See Morgan, on page 2

Black Seminole Indian Chief William “Dub” Warrior (center, standing above headstone), Buffalo Soldiers, U.S. Army Soldiers, and members of the general public attend a special ceremony to dedicate a new headstone for Seminole Indian Scout William Shields at Saint Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C (Photo by Michael Dorsey)

Buffalo Soldiers and Others Participate in Ceremony Washington, D.C. –- A formal Army recognition ceremony was conducted recently by the U.S. Army’s Freedom Team Salute program on the campus of Saint Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. to honor the legacy of the Black Seminole Indian Scouts. William Shields, one of the scouts, was buried in the cemetery on the hospital’s campus in 1910.

Freedom Team Salute helped dedicate a new headstone for Shields and recognized members of the Buffalo Soldiers with Freedom Team Salute Commendations. William “Dub” Warrior, Chief of the John Horse Band of Black Seminoles; Colonel David Griffith, Director of Freedom Team Salute; Buffalo Soldiers; and a historian participated in the ceremony.

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(NNPA) - Keith Bardwell, the Louisiana judge who drew national criticism after refusing to marry an interracial couple, resigned Nov. 3.

For weeks, Louisiana officials, including Gov. Bobby Jindal, had called for Bardwell’s ouster after he

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Cao Jolted the House William “Dub” Warrior (right), Chief of the John Horse Band of the Black Seminole Indians, receives an Army Freedom Team Salute Commendation from Colonel David Griffith. (Photo by Michael Dorsey)

dian Scouts were considered one of the toughest units in the Army,” explained Colonel Griffith. “Amazingly, not a single one of their men was killed or seriously wounded during their tenure with the Army. Four of the Scouts were Congressional

Medal of Honor recipients.”

“I never thought this day would come,” said William “Dub” Warrior. “It’s beyond words. William Shields was just a plain man. He would be exSee SCOUTS, on page 2

Louisiana Judge in Interracial Marriage Debacle Resigns Special to the NNPA from the Afro

WASHINGTON (NNPA) - When the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi banged the gavel and declared, “The bill is passed”, health care reform that President Obama and Democratic leaders have pushed for so fervently over the past year came one step closer to reality on Saturday.

The Senate is next.

Black lawmakers, their Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives and civil rights leaders celebrated the passage of H.R. 3962 the Affordable Health Care for America Act, a landmark bill that aims to reform the health care system in America.

The Democratic-con-

trolled House narrowly passed the hotly-debated measure on Saturday night with a 220-215 vote. Only one Republican supported the bill.

President Obama called the passage of health care reform in the House “historic”.

“Thanks to the hard work of the House, we are just two steps away from achieving health insurance reform in America,” Obama said in a statement. “Now the United States Senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation. I am absolutely confident it will, and I look forward to signing comprehensive health insurance reform into law by the end of the year.”

refused to marry Beth Humphrey, a White woman, and Terence McKay, an AfricanAmerican man.

“This was the right decision by Mr. Bardwell. What he did was clearly wrong and this resignation was long overdue,” Jindal said in a statement.

Bardwell resigned from his position with a terse state-

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ment to Louisiana Secretary of State Jay Dardenne which read, “I do hereby resign the office of Justice of the Peace for the Eighth Ward of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, effective November 3, 2009.”

According to The Associated Press, Bardwell said he has refused to marry other See JUdge, on page 2

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Once a year, Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao gives the Washington establishment a little jolt.

In December 2008, the nationally unknown Vietnamese community activist captured a seat for Republicans in majority-black New Orleans, becoming an instant — albeit short-lived — celebrity for the GOP. On Saturday night, he handed Democrats their only Republican vote on the centerpiece of their domestic agenda, a massive overhaul of the nation’s health care system that promises to enhance coverage for tens of millions of Americans and thousands of Cao’s constituents. Now he’s a bit of a cult hero on the left — a profile in courage, Democrats say — and television bookers were scrambling to find cell phone numbers for his aides Sunday.

Republicans and Democrats who have worked closely with Cao in Louisiana and Washington say they weren’t a bit surprised — even if much of the political world did a double take — when Cao registered a green light on the scoreboard in the House chamber.

“I think he works hard.

I think he studies things, and I think he tries to do the right thing,” said an administration

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official who has worked with Cao. “People in the administration reach out to him a lot because he’s willing to talk about things nondogmatically.”

Of course, Cao and the Obama administration have a major shared interest in the rebuilding of New Orleans, which puts him in regular contact with the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Homeland Security and Education.

On health care, Cao met with the White House point person, Nancy-Ann DeParle, in his office and spoke to her repeatedly by phone during the past couple of months, according to an aide. PresiSee house, on page 4

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LA Promotes Recycles Day Members of the Louisiana Army National Guard were greeted by four NFL players in a special visit during pre-deployment training at Camp Beauregard near Pineville , La. , Oct. 23....Page 8

Keep Louisiana Beautiful, the state’s nonprofit organization dedicated to litter reduction, is urging citizens and businesses to participate in America Recycles Day (ARD) November 15.

ARD is dedicated to raising awareness on recycling...See Page 3

Homebuyers and Unemployment

President Obama has signed into law a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind...See Page 4

National Diabetes Month

There is an estimate that 80% of black women and 60% of black men are overweight or obese (which contributes to diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, high blood pressure, among other chronic health conditions)..... See Page 7

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Local&State Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council Hosts Third Annual Garage Sale BATON ROUGE – In honor of America Recycles Day, the Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council will host its Third Annual Garage Sale on Saturday, November 14. The event takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the CACRC warehouse at 800 St. Philip Street in downtown Baton Rouge.

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Black Seminole Indian Scouts served in the Army in the 1870’s during the height of the Indian Wars until 1914 when the unit was disbanded. The majority of their service was

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America Recycles Day partners, The East Baton Rouge Parish Recycling Office, The Recycling Foundation and Keep Louisiana Beautiful, will have materials on hand to educate the public on curbside recycling. Whole Foods is also a green sponsor.

CACRC is a nonprofit organization that promotes e-waste reduction and the use of recycled goods through leadership and education programs for public and private entities. The CACRC provides computers to schools, nonprofits, the disabled and low income families. It is located in downtown Baton Rouge and is open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday – Friday for public drop-off of used electronic equipment.

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BATON ROUGE - Thirdyear student Travis Broussard was chosen Best Advocate and achieved a first-time perfect score in the 7th Annual Peter James Johnson Civil Right Mock Trial Competition hosted by St. John’s University Law School, Queens, New York, October 21-25.

Broussard was among a four-member Southern University Law Center (SULC) team, including Daniel Druilhet, Maya Guntz, and Andrea Lowe.

Sixteen teams were chosen from across the country to participate in this competition. The SULC team, coached by clinical law professor Jacqueline A. Nash, placed 5th.

Broussard of Opelousas, Louisiana, is a member of the Southern University Law Review and serves as a studentattorney in the Southern University Criminal Law Clinic. He is the son of Harold and Shirley Broussard, also of Opelousas.

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Award for Health and Human WITH LOVE & SYMPARights and a MacArthur Foun- THY to the Tripps Family, dation “genius grant, “ and is a whose father, brother and uncle member of Delta Sigma Theta was laid to rest in New Orleans Sorority, Inc. on last week. Jo Jo Honore who MR. BRIAN JACKSON was laid to rest in Baton Rouge has been nominated by Presi- on Monday, November 9, 2009 dent Barack Obama to serve at Camphor Memorial Methodon the federal court for Louisi- ist Church. ana Middle District. Attorney Well, go Tigers, Jags and Jackson is a partner in the law Saints. We congratulate the firm Liskow & Lewis, where coaches and staff. he specializes in commercial Have a very blessed and litigation, government inves- super weekend. tigation and as white collar criminal defense. Mr. Jackson Love, is currently practicing in New

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couples to other justices of the peace.

Elected in 1975 as justice of the peace in Ponchatoula, La., Bardwell’s term was to run

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Keep Louisiana Beautiful Promotes America Recycles Day

KLB Workplace Recycling Tips Help Businesses Save Money BATON ROUGE, LA — Keep Louisiana Beautiful, the state’s nonprofit organization dedicated to litter reduction, is urging citizens and businesses to participate in America Recycles Day (ARD) on Sunday, November 15, 2009. ARD is dedicated to raising awareness on the benefits of recycling through education.

Recycling in the workplace is made easy and businesses save money when following these simple steps: Replace old lighting with new Energy Saving Compact Fluorescent bulbs, which use 66 percent less energy.

Eliminate throw-away pens and replace with refillable ones.

Buy supplies in bulk whenever possible to reduce cost and individually packaged items.

Encourage the use of email, message boards, and chat programs to reduce the amount of interoffice paperwork.

Provide reusable dishes, silverware and glasses instead of paper, plastic or Styrofoam products.

Set printers to print on both

ity or school.

“Recycling in the workplace saves energy, resources, and money,” said KLB Executive Director Leigh Harris. “America Recycles Day is a great opportunity for businesses to review their current recycling program or start a new one.”

For a statewide listing of community recycling events visit www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org.

Keep Louisiana Beautiful is a volunteer based service organization dedicated to a healthy and litter free Louisiana. Through a network of statewide affiliates, KLB promotes its mission to educate Louisianians on the ecological and economic effects of littering. For more information, visit HYPERLINK “http://www. keeplouisianabeautiful.org/” \o “http://www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org/”www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org. sides and reuse the back of old documents for faxes or scrap paper.

Reuse packing materials and

shipping containers whenever possible.

Donate old furniture and electronic equipment to a char-

Southern University Continues “Listening Tours” to Improve Conditions in Scotlandville Area Baton Rouge - Scotlandville residents are invited to attend Southern University’s next “visioning and listening” meeting to offer recommendations for improving and changing the Scotlandville community.

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m., Nov. 17, at Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church, 8742 Scenic Highway.

Public participation is essential to the development of a comprehensive and representative

community plan.

This will be the fourth listening and visioning event led by the Southern University Center for Social Research and School of Architecture listening team.

The Community Against Drugs and Violence (CADAV) and Scotlandville Community Development Corporation (SCDC) hosted the Oct. 27 event at the Scotlandville Branch Library. About 50 community residents expressed concerns and

recommended improvements for their neighborhoods.

Residents discussed a number of problems, including erosion, drainage, run-off and flooding, lack of sidewalks, empty and vacant buildings, falling property values, crime and violence, and the need for business development. Several participants said community residents need to become more active and work See tours, on page 7

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Homebuyers and Unemployment Assistance Bill Signed Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American (NNPA) - President Barack Obama has signed into law a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery.

The bill-signing at the White House came a day after the House, displaying rare bipartisan agreement over the seriousness of the jobless situation, voted 403-12 for the measure Nov. 6. The Senate had already approved the bill unanimously .

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law, which also includes tax cuts for struggling businesses, builds on provisions in the $787 billion stimulus package enacted last February that aim at spurring job creation.

“The need for such a measure was made clear by the jobs report that we received this morning,” Obama said, citing the government report the jobless rate hit 10.2 percent last month, the highest since 1983. The rate was 9.8 percent in September.

Lawmakers stressed that the fourth unemployment benefit extension in the past 18 months was necessary because initial signs of economic recovery have not been reflected in the

job market.

The law provides another 14 weeks of benefits to all outof-work people who have exhausted their benefits or will do so by the end of the year, estimated at nearly 2 million.

Those in states where the jobless rate is 8.5 percent or above get an additional six weeks.

The Labor Department announced Friday that that employers shed another 190,000 jobs in October. Obama said job creation traditionally lags behind economic growth, but said it is small comfort to those seeking work.

The extra 20 weeks could push the maximum a person in a high unemployment state

could receive to 99 weeks, the most in history. Unemployment checks generally are for about $300 a week.

The tax credits, added by the Senate, center on extending the popular $8,000 credit for first-time homebuyers that was included in the stimulus package. The credit, which was to expire at the end of this month, will be available through next June as long as the buyer signs a binding contract by the end of April.

The program is expanded to include a $6,500 credit for existing homeowners who buy a new place after living in their current residence for at least five years.

New Strategies for Business and Career Solutions Centers Despite the recent economic downturn, Louisiana’s businesses are still finding it difficult to attract, recruit, and hire qualified, skilled employees. Louisiana currently has a shortage of about 4,000 workers a year for jobs that require career or technical education according to Curt Eysink, Executive Director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

Meanwhile, LWC continues to make great strides towards implementing effective strategies and innovative programs to address the state’s workforce needs.

“We are continuing to empower Business and Career Solutions Centers across the state by providing the tools and resources necessary to support job seekers and local businesses,” said Johnny Riley, Louisiana Workforce Commission Deputy Director for Emerging Workforce.

One of those is a two-day training session to be held on the campus of Southern University this

Thursday and Friday, November 5th and 6th. Business and Career Solution Centers employees from 11 area parishes will take part in a comprehensive training aimed at addressing unique challenges faced by dislocated workers and solving the “real-time” needs of businesses in this though economic climate. The training will be held at Mayberry Dining Hall from 8 am to 3:30 pm on Thursday and on Friday from 8 am to 1 pm.

The BCSC employees taking in the training are from East and West Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana, Tangipahoa, Washington, Iberville, Point Coupee`, St. Helena, Ascension, and Livingston Parishes.

LWC has partnered with WorkSOURCE7, a Louisianabased consortium led by CBL and The X-Perience to facilitate this initiative. Other members of the consortium include Southern University’s College of Business

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While diversity, customer service, and stress management are covered during the training, an emphasis on listening to the

needs of the employees is just as important. “This is more than just your status quo training,” Riley emphasized, “Open dialogue with members of the front-line staff at the BCSC helps us to gain a deeper understanding of challenges at the local level.”

These forums will continue throughout the state in the upcoming months followed by special initiatives aimed at further engaging both jobseekers and prospective employers. For additional information, please contact Gregg Smith at (318) 337-3222 or gsmith@thex-perience.com.

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The legislation aims to provide stability and security for Americans who have insurance; quality affordable options for those who don’t; and bring down the cost of health care for families, businesses, and the government while strengthening the financial health of Medicare. And it is legislation that is fully paid for and will reduce our long-term federal deficit, the president said.

The Congressional Black Caucus held a press conference the day before the historic vote to reinforce their support for the public option and tout their push for inclusion of specific provisions that are pertinent to AfricanAmericans and other racial minorities.

“In August, we saw the public option appear to be going no where,” said Barbara Lee, (D-Calif.) Chairwoman, Congressional Black Caucus.

“We were able to work with caucuses to make sure that we have in this bill a strong public option. When nobody else was speaking about racial and ethnic disparities the Congressional Black Caucus and our Tri-Caucus put those issues with our Health Equity and Accountability Act on the table.”

After the vote Lee applauded the efforts of her colleagues and the Democratic leadership for passing a bill with a strong public option but urged that there is still much work to do.

“When others were pronouncing health reform dying — and the public option dead and buried —we kept on fighting! And we will keep fighting until a final health

House from page 1 dent Barack Obama called him Saturday, giving Cao an opportunity to press the president to help with hospital development and forgiveness for disaster loans in New Orleans.

All along, Cao was looking for reasons to support the bill, according to spokeswoman Princella Smith. But there was one seemingly insurmountable obstacle among a series of reservations: The former Jesuit seminarian was dead-set against voting for it if it expanded abortion rights in a new health care exchange.

He met with members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and called Democrats to help secure their votes for the Stupak-Pitts amendment sharply limiting the use of federal dollars for subsidizing abortions, according to Smith.

“When the Stupak amendment passed, his decision to go for it was made,” she said.

There was a bit of visual drama on the House floor Saturday night, with Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) cozying up to Cao to try to keep a unified Republican line against the bill. Cao, in a move courteous to GOP

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care bill is on the president’s desk that includes not only a strong public option, but provisions to achieve health equity, eliminate health disparities and to limit the rate of increase for those with private plans,” Lee said.

Rep. John Conyers (DMich.) called the bill far from perfect. But, he said that he supported the legislation because the bill, with the public option included, will expand coverage to 96 percent of the population and end discrimination based on pre-existing conditions.

“I voted for this bill because the cost of inaction is too high,” the Michigan congressman said. “Each year, 44,000 people die because they do not have access to insurance.

Without reform, this number would rise. Americans would be at greater risk of losing their coverage, and our business community would continue to fall behind international competitors as their future profits are drained by burdensome health care costs.”

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) called the bill’s passage “one of the most important moments in our history.” He said, “It has been a long tough struggle, but we took significant steps this evening toward making a powerful difference in the lives of every American … This is not a perfect bill, but it is the beginning we must make to transform health care in America and make sure that health care is a right and not a privilege.”

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Perhaps because few believed that a Republican with little money and no national party support could ever win in New Orleans, most of Washington’s political class was surprised when Cao arrived in Washington — and many wrote him off early as a one-term wonder.

But there may be a certain freedom in the possibility that, as a Republican in New Orleans, his political career is living on borrowed time.

“This is ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.’ He’ll tell you, ‘I don’t know whether I’m going to be here in two years, so I’m going to do everything I can for my district.’ That’s all I’ve seen,” said Paul Rainwater, executive director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority in Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration.

Rainwater, who is a former senior aide to Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, said Cao hit the ground running when he was first elected, asking for briefings on local issues and the matrix of agencies involved in Gulf Coast recovery.

“I’ve been impressed with the way he attacks an issue,” Rainwater said. “You can’t help but like him. You can’t help but like his energy, and you can’t help but like his honesty.”

Cao’s take?

“I’ve always been focusing on making the right decisions for the people of my district, whether or not it will cost me my political future,” he told CNN on Sunday.

Though Cao and his aides insist he will remain a Republican, he at times seems closer to Democrats — friends like California Rep. Mike Honda, administration officials who work closely with him and a bipartisan staff — than to his colleagues in the GOP. There’s no guarantee that his vote for the health care bill will make him popular enough with Democrats in New Orleans to win next November and give a third jolt to the political establishment, but it’s made him a few Democratic friends in Washington for the moment.

“This was, as you observed, a bipartisan vote,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said at a postvote news conference.

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Finding a Place of Refuge WORD as close as we can. Now back to the There’s so much subject. Many single going on today. All mothers may use types of problems risdrugs or drink alcoing up, that it seems hol because life gets that a solution won’t so complex and frusbe found. Many are trating. She may feel searching for a place that no one cares and to hide, trying to she may feel alone. If Ida dodge the troubles she’s not totally deLondon that are rising up. pending of God to be The alcoholic tries to her provider and have hide in a bottle, trying to forget that faith and believer beyond a his/her problems. One may see shadow of a doubt that He will a person that is intoxicated and provide for her and her children, begin to make judgment upon she may crawl into an alcohol them, but one never knows what bottle trying to find refuge. was done to drive that person to Our only place of refuge is in drink. The drug addict tries to the arms of God. It is in Him make he/her sorrows disappear that we can find refuge in the by shooting drugs into his/her midst of the storms, hurricanes veins or smoke marijuana, try- and tornadoes of our lives. It ing to numb his/her mind from is only Him that can take away the problems that they may be the troubles and problems that facing. One has no ideal what alcohol and drugs won’t take people have to face after they away. It is in Him that the return home from work. A wife single mother can depend on to could be going home to a quar- provide for her and her children. reling, abusive husband. She And when she feels alone and may drink, shoot drugs or pop lonely, He can find ways to fill a few pills to numb the pain, that void. Whenever life gets whether it be physical or verbal confusing and perplexed and abuse. we need a place to hide, in God The husband maybe is our only place of refuge. going home to a nagging wife He that dwelleth in the that nags him about everything secret place of the Most High there is to nag about. It may ap- shall abide under the shadow pear that she is never satisfied of the Almighty. with whatever he attempts to I will say of the Lord, He do. So, maybe he gets disgusted is my refuge and my fortress; my and takes a few drinks before he God; in Him will I trust. (Psalm goes home to drown the nag- 91:1-2 KJV). (There’s one just ging out of his ears. over there to the right. No one It is better to live in a gives me a passing thought. No corner of an attic than in a one will help me; on one cares a beautiful home with a cranky, bit what happens to me. Then quarrelsome woman. (Proverbs I prayed to Jehovah, “Lord, I 25:24 TLB). May I note that pleaded, “you are my only place all women do not nag. But of refuge. Only you can keep when I read some of the things me safe. (Psalm 142:4-5 TLB). that the Bible speaks of us. We It is only in the arms and Preshave a lot of improvement to ence of God that refuge can be do and live accordingly to the found.

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Saints, it’s Important to Know Your Kingdom Benefits

By Donald Lee The Lord called me to the nations to preach the gospel of His kingdom — the Good News of salvation and abundant life.

Disclaimer: He didn’t call me to preach to every single person. So, I know that not everybody’s going to receive this Word.

Now that I got that little disclaimer out of the way, here’s some Good News for the rest of you (those who’ll hearken unto the voice of the Lord as He speaks through this column): Everybody He’s predestinated me to minister to — including through the use of this column as a platform to reach souls — He will reveal to them the mysteries of the kingdom and they will (if they adhere to this Word, His Word) begin to access, or take advantage of, the fringe benefits He’s laid up for them.

The kingdom of God is made up of God’s people, those of us who have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and personal Savior.

As Dr. Myles Munroe, televangelist and best-selling author, so eloquently shares in his book “Kingdom Principles: Preparing for Kingdom Experience and Expansion,” the Kingdom of God means God’s will executed, God’s jurisdiction, heaven’s influence, God’s administration, and God’s impact and influence.

So those of us who are the adopted children of God via the sacrifice of the Lamb Christ Jesus are under the jurisdiction or dominion of the King of kings — the Almighty God. And as our Savior Jesus Christ says in Luke 17:21, “the

Kingdom of God is then it is impossible within you” (if you’ve to understand what crowned Him as your I’m about to say. But Lord). don’t take my word We, as Chrisfor it, read the scriptians, must understand tures yourself. that the kingdom is not The recent traga religion. The kingedies that occurred at dom is our culture, our Virginia Tech were way of living. And it so very unfortunate.

Donald comes with countless My heart goes out to Lee benefits. the families of those Even now, with who lost loved ones so many ill-informed Christians in the massacres. At the same speaking against tongues — time, mature saints have got our heavenly prayer language to get back to winning souls given by God Himself through for Christ and teaching other the baptism of the Holy Spirit saints about the kingdom of — I’m (right now) writing God here in the earth and how in a heavenly language or a complete awareness, or thora “tongue” in the sense that ough knowledge acted upon, anybody who can read Eng- of the kingdom will prevent lish can read this column. But something like that from hapfor those who are without true pening to you or your family understanding of the kingdom members or your school or and how it functions here in the place of employment. earth, I may as well be writing Exodus 12 tells us that in a non-English language (or God instructs His people how a language that the reader of to cover themselves and their this column does not under- families in lamb’s blood (the stand). lambs referred to in Exodus 12 I highly recommend that is symbolic of the protective, you read: 1st Corinthians (chap- hedge-forming blood of Jesus), ter) 2: (verses) 4-7, 9-14 (with which will spare them (even a heavy emphasis on verses today) when everyone else 12-14). If you have an Ampli- around them are being killed fied Bible, definitely read the (also see Psalm 91 [verses 5-11], Amplified version, which may which also talks about God’s break down the Word a tad bet- protection over His people). ter than the King James VerWhat happened at Virsion. But any version, though, ginia Tech? Principalities, or the will work (it’s all the Word of powers of darkness, strongly God). influenced one human being to What the above scriptures go on a killing spree. In other do is explain, right off the top, words, demon spirits (in the unthat it is impossible for a great seen realm, the spiritual realm) many of people to understand operated through one human what I’m about to say next be- being and led him to kill others cause comprehension comes by (Ephesians 6:12 ). way of the Holy Ghost operWhat could’ve happened ating within the believer (see to prevent that tragic chain of verses 10 and 14). If someone events? (Ephesians 6:13, Amplidoes not have the Holy Ghost, fied) “Therefore put on God’s

complete armor, that you may be able to resist AND stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].”

The “armor” spoken of in this scripture is referring to the Word of God. When acted upon by the believer (or Kingdom citizen), the Word provides protection, a covering, a hedge, divine intervention on the behalf of those who love God AND are knowledgeable of His Word and how the Word works.

Ephesians 6:16 tells us that faith (acted upon) quenches all the fiery darts of the wicked.

In other words, “faith” in God’s Word, when applied, disarms the enemy (Satan) in his attacks.

How can something like this be prevented from happening again (especially to Kingdom citizens)?

To sum up what Jesus says in Matthew 16:13-19: “Revelation” knowledge (also called the “rock”) stops “the gates of hell” (represented by other people being used as Satan’s instruments in the earth) from being successful.

The flip side of that is someone who either can’t hear from heaven or disregards heaven’s warnings is left defenseless. So, church leadership has got to stop pussyfooting around the issues and start teaching truth as revealed by God, Himself. That’s the people’s hedge.

(The Rev. Donald Lee can be reached for prayer or comment at pastordonjlee@yahoo.com or [225] 773-2248. To order a copy of his teaching on “Knowing Your Kingdom Benefits” on DVD, please call [225] 773-2248.)

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Among the primary risk factors diabetes.org/alert. or obese (which contributes to limits their daily activities. Ar- Early intervention is key as to manage and defeat chronic can playcould a roll. diabetes save your life. on that day, people are encour- for type 2 diabetes are being overthough the Alert is a one-day diabetes, heart disease, certain thritis is the third most common there many options to alleviate health conditions. Healthcare 6. Diabetes hinders a perDiabetes is a serious disease that aged to take the Diabetes risk test, weight, sedentary, over the age of call to action, awareness about type cancers, high blood pressure, problem among African-Amer- joint pain. Knee or hip discom- disparities for African-Amerison’s well at either strikesability nearlyto 21perform million children with paper and pencil or online. 45 and having a family history of 2 diabetes is important anytime of the among other chronic health icans , and arthritis-attributable fort should not be dismissed cans in getting joint replacement work or school. and adults in the U.S. it is named the risk test requires users to answer diabetes. African Americans, Latinos, year, so free Diabetes risk tests are conditions). work limitation disproportion- as one of the natural signs of represent a serious healthcare Absolutely not. Although the “silent killer” because one-third seven simple questions about age, Native Americans, Asians and Pacific available online and by calling ADA Keeping weight under conately affects minority groups. aging without discussing it with barrier to overcoming chronic diabetes is athelong-term disease of those with disease--more than 6 weight, lifestyle and family history-- islanders are at an increased risk, as all year long. trol plays a critical role in man- In a May 2007 report, the CDC a primary care physician. To- health conditions through inwithout a cure, it can be manmillion--do not know they have it. all potential risk factors for diabetes. are women who have babies weighing A free Diabetes risk test is availaging these health issues. How- projected a nationwide surge day’s treatment options offer creased exercise. Zimmer ’s aged treated properly, Forifmany, diagnosis mayallowcome People scoring 10 points or more are more than 9 pounds at birth. able all year long to determine the risk ever, many African-Americans in arthritis prevalence, which non-surgical solutions, which Back In The Groove‰ program ing someone living diabeseven to 10 years afterwith the onset of at a high risk for type 2 diabetes and the Diabetes risk test is avail- for developing type 2 diabetes. face a major hurdle: they are caused the Arthritis Founda- provide temporary pain relief is an education-based commutes a fullearly and diagnosis active life. typeto2lead diabetes. is are encouraged to talk with a health living with chronic joint pain. tion to warn Americans to take and more permanent solutions nity partnership that addresses However, people living with critical for successful treatment and care professional.

“Every warning from action now to limit future dis- such as joint replacement. Total healthcare disparities impacting diabetes must plan ahead and can delay or prevent some of the An estimated 54 million Amerigovernmental and non-profit ability. knee replacement (TKR) is an ef- African-Americans in the area take extra precautions when complications such as heart diseases, cans have pre-diabetes. those with health organizations implores According to Jean Pompey, fective method of reducing pain of joint replacement. necessary.

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Louisiana Guardsmen Get Surprise Visit from NFL Players

Louisiana Army National Guardsmen Col. Jonathan T. Ball, commander of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, gives a coin to New Orleans Saints player Mark Brunell during a surprise visit at Camp Beauregard near Pineville , La. , Oct. 23. ( U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, Louisiana National Guard State Public Affairs Office)

By Sgt. Michael L. Owens Louisiana National Guard State Unit Public Affairs Representative PINEVILLE, LA. – Members of the Louisiana Army National Guard were greeted by four NFL players in a special visit during pre-deployment training at Camp Beauregard near Pineville , La. , Oct. 23.

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ers Mark Brunell, Jonathan Goodwin, Zachary Strief and Jonathan Stinchcomb surprised members of the LANG’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team when they showed up on the M-16 rifle qualification range to meet the Soldiers who will deploy in January.

The players flew in Blackhawk helicopters provided by LANG’s State Aviation Command from Armstrong Interna-

tional Airport to a landing zone near the range where the 256th Soldiers were training.

“I was kind of nervous because it was my first helicopter ride, but it is a great way to travel,” said Stinchcomb.

“We are excited that you took the time out of your busy schedules to come here and spend some time with us,” said Col. Jonathan T. Ball, commander of the 256th. “Most of us are big

New Orleans Saints player Jonathan Goodwin signs an autograph for a Soldier in the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during a surprise visit at Camp Beauregard near Pineville , La. , Oct. 23. ( U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, Louisiana National Guard State Public Affairs Office)

fans of the Saints, and we are honored to have you here.”

After being introduced, the players were given a safety briefing, safety equipment and allowed on the range to fire a few shots at the pop-up targets.

“I feel like a big kid out here,” said Goodwin.

Once the players finished firing, they talked to the Guardsmen and thanked them for their service, before signing

autographs and giving out NFL memorabilia.

“We play a game for fun, but you guys have the real job,” said Brunell. “You are the true heroes, and we are very appreciative of the service you give your country to keep us safe.”

Before being flown back to New Orleans , the players were given a few tokens of appreciation by Ball, including an Army National Guard back

pack, 256th coin and a framed certificate symbolizing that they are honorary members of the 256th.

“I had a great time out here,” said Stinchcomb. “I will be talking about this for a very long time.”

Please contact Staff Sgt. Denis Ricou with the Louisiana National Guard of thPublic Affairs Office, Media Relations Office at 225.255.8281.

The City of Baton Rouge Should Fairly Buyout Residents

Many citizens, pastors, elected officials etc. agree that the residents living in proximity of the North Baton Rouge Sewage Treatment Plant has and will continue to have a negative impact on the citizens and community as a whole; however, no solution for a fair buyout has been presented and the tax paying citizens are still carrying the burdens of the sewage plant.

A 13 year legal battle between East Baton Rouge Parish and neighbors of The North Baton Rouge Sewage Treatment Plant is now in the hands of appellate judges McDonald, Kuhn and Perro. Neighbors say they deserve money because of how

the plant has and will continue to have a negative impact on their lives and community, but according to parish attorney’s they may have waited too long to file suit.

Irma Miller has lived on Ave “ L” near the horrible North Baton Rouge Sewage Treatment Facility for 38 years. In 1996 the plant expanded and the negative impact to the whole community continues to expand.

The Plant expanded to process 15 times more human waste sewage water. Miller and her neighbors say along with that expansion came bigger problems to the community, like more foul smells and sewer flies. The quality of our life’s has been greatly diminished, Miller said, we cannot enjoy the things that other

communities enjoy because of the treatment plant.

Last November a local district court judge Kay Bates

agreed and awarded 130 neighbors about $2.2 million dollars, but monday Oct. 26,2009 attorneys for the parish appealed that

ruling. We think it was an error for the trial court to give them damages based on claims that were barred by state law. said, Tommy Gildersleeve.

In other words, Gildersleeve, who represents East Baton Rouge Parish, say the neighbors waited too long to file suit. He says the treatment facility was built in 1960. The North Baton Rouge residents did not file suit until 1996. Attorney Patrick Pendley represents those neighbors. He says his clients filed in response to the problems from the 1996 expansion. He says the longer the parish puts off paying his clients, the more expensive the problem.

The city should have gone in there in the mid 90’s and fairly bought out the houses, moved

these people away and developed a green zone around the facility “said” Pendley. Why would you subject individuals to this kind of thing for so long and you know that this is going on. We are disappointed said Mrs. Irma Miller.

Other residents even mentioned that the city wants our vote on Nov. 14, to develop downtown Baton Rouge and our community is living in the city created toilet bowl for years.

Miller says she and her neighbors feel abandoned by the city, but they are hopeful their 13 year battle is close to an end.

The court of appeals is expected to rule on this case in the next six to eight weeks. Their verdict is final, unless either side can convince the Supreme Court to hear their case.

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