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Barbara Bernard (left), can speak from personal experience when she counsels others about the dangers of drugs and HIV/ AIDS. 6

Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, which kicked off on Feb. 9, is a national effort to tackle the growing problem of childhood obesity in America. 7

The Flat Rock Archives and Museum will unveil results of its effort to map the Flat Rock Slave Cemetery in Lithonia on Feb. 20. 9

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Volume 15, Number 41

Wesley Chapel corridor gets $80,000 LCI grant

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Years of hard work are paying off for the beleaguered Wesley Chapel business corridor.

On Thursday, the area, which has lost big-box retailers like Wal-Mart and Kmart in the past 10 years, won an $80,000 Livable Centers Initiative grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission.

In its announcement of the award, the ARC said the LCI study will guide the transformation of the Wesley Chapel Activity Center area from its current state as a predominantly greyfield area into a mixed-use district with improved corridor mobility that encourages economic development, establishes a foundation for transit development and offers a safe pedestrian experience.

“This planned center will encourage walkable communities and provide employment, housing and recreation choices for a mix of residents,” it said.

Bobbie Sanford, president of the Wesley Chapel Community Overlay Coalition, which had coordinated the efforts of business people, homeowners and other stakeholders since 2006 to attract the grant, said she was elated at the news.

“It just shows what perseverance and grassBobbie Sanford root organizers working together can accomplish,” she said.

DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson, whose District 3 includes Wesley Chapel Road, said that with the grant the corridor can do the planning to make the area a true live, work and play community.

“Now the real work begins and business

The old Ingles Supermarket space on Wesley Chapel Road, which has been vacant for nearly five years, is being renovated for a Little Giant Farmers Market.

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owners and stakeholders will have to come together again to give their ideas for what they want,” he said.

The downward spiral of the Wesley Chapel corridor began in May 2002 when the 104,000-square-foot Kmart across the street closed. That building is still vacant.

Larry Johnson The slide gained momentum in July 2004 with the departure of Wal-Mart, which had anchored the shopping center since 1989.

With Wal-Mart’s departure, the center’s

traffic dwindled dramatically. On March 12, 2005, Ingles closed its 32,000-squarefoot supermarket, which had opened in 1989. By November 2005, stores like Payless Shoe Store, Royal Wigs and a host of others had left the center.

They were followed by the departure of Long John Silver’s and Blockbuster from outparcels facing Wesley Chapel Road.

News of the grant on Feb. 11 comes on the heels of promising signs of rebirth in the area.

Last year, Everett Institute opened in half of the former 91,124-square-foot WalMart space, bringing 700 students daily to the area. It is looking for a tenant for the

other half of the building.

On Thursday, a flurry of activities was under way in the old Ingles supermarket space at 2442 Wesley Chapel Road in the same shopping center.

A new facade is under construction, and inside, workers were building out the interior.

Johnson said that a Little Giant Farmers Market is going into the space that has been vacant since Ingles left in 2005.

Little Giant general manager Micky Dixon did not return telephone calls Thursday.

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Lots of abandoned pets seeking love this Valentine’s Day

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

It’s Valentine Day on Sunday, and DeKalb County Animal Services wants you to spread a little love to the dogs and cats at its animal shelter.

With 263 dogs and 79 cats in its custody this week, director Kathy Mooneyham launched a Valentine’s Day Adoption Special to encourage residents to make one of the animals a part of their families.

With the special, which runs through Feb. 28, families can adopt a dog or a cat for $60. That fee covers the cost to spay or neuter your new pet, vaccinations, heartworm test, deworming and free wellness check at a participating veterinarian.

Mooneyham, who has been director of the county’s Animal Services and Enforcement since 2007, said the shelter’s high occupancy rate calls for creative solutions and that the Valentine’s Special is the first of monthly adoption specials they will offer this year to increase interest in animals at the shelter on Camp Road in Decatur.

is adopting. “I grew up with animals and one more won’t make that big a difference.”

He said he picked the dog, which is about 3 years old, for his good temperament.

Haygood said he so touched by the plight of the dogs in the cages, he also is signing up to be a volunteer at the shelter.

“I want to help walk them,” he said.

“They are cooped up in cages. They just want to get out.”

Mooneyham said they always need volunteers to help walk the animals. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.

To help increase awareness about animals at the shelter, Mooneyham said she also is developing a program to partner with schools.

“We would like to work with schools so that the students can take home fliers about to the shelter. He and his girlfriend, Maya the pets,” she said.

Patten. picked out a tan-colored Shar-Pei To adopt an animal or volunteer at the mix to join the two dogs and a cat they shelter, visit www.dekalbcountyanimalseralready have at their Decatur home. vices.com or call 404-294-2996.

“We are animal people,” he said Wednesday while bonding with the dog he Please see PETS, page 3 Jamie Martinez, an animal adoption/ rescue coordinator with the DeKalb Animal Services shows off Lavender, a cat that is ready to be adopted.

“There is an event that happens every month,” she said. “We are going to try to do what we can to get the word out about the animals and get them hooked up with some good parents.”

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February 13, 2010

For the sake of our schools, we need leadership with a better attitude.

Taxpayers should be able to vote on new, future debt Because of my great respect for Dr. Eugene Walker, I was taken aback by his Jan. 30 article [“Political ax grinding does harm to DeKalb County”]. In my 20 years of knowing the man, I have always been impressed with his ability to discuss sometimes-sensitive issues, with large and small audiences, by always keeping the focus of discussion on the issues and not allowing attention to shift to the individuals who might be involved.

However, what I thought I clearly read and my understanding of the subject column was quite different from that longheld impression of Dr. Walker.

His personal attack on state Reps.

Mike Jacobs and Kevin Levitas, along with Paul Womack, his fellow school board member, was a huge surprise.

As I understand the Jacobs bill,

Correcting the situation must start somewhere.

If a majority of the nine-member DeKalb Board of Education can initiate and approve such standards, maybe others will follow.

Joe Arrington

which became law last year, the intent was to give taxpaying voters of DeKalb the opportunity to vote their up or down approval before becoming obligated to new and future debt. To not have that opportunity leads to un-prioritized expenditures at the local level.

Personally, I endorse such legislation and wish we had the same opportunity at the state and federal level. If we did, I am sure Dr. Walker would join me in opposing the $12.4 trillion national debt now facing us. That is over $40,000 owed by every man, woman and child in our popula-

tion of nearly 308 million. Most would agree that amount of debt would not exist if taxpaying voter approval had been required.

Had meaningful ethics legislation been in place and enforced at every level of federal, state and local government, DeKalb citizens would not have had to suffer the consequences of some of the scandals and improprieties that continue to embarrass us month after month, year after year.

Correcting the situation must start somewhere. If a majority of the nine-member DeKalb Board of Education can initiate and ap-

prove such standards, maybe others will follow. It is difficult to expect and require ethical behavior from top administrators, as well as staff at the departmental level, if no ethical standards are required of the highest level of legislative or policy-making bodies.

I commend Kevin Levitas and Paul Womack for initiating such an effort, regardless of whether or not any other Georgia school system has similar standards.

I have the same high regard for the three individuals mentioned in the subject article, as I do for one of my longtime mentors, Dr. Eugene Walker. I will not always agree with any one of them, but I will always respect each of them and be grateful for what they continue to offer to make life better for all of DeKalb.

Joe Arrington lives in Stone Mountain.

School system should invest in teachers to retain best Haven’t we overtaxed our teachers enough?

My concern is about the governor’s announcement to change the way teachers receive merit pay in the public school system from being based on individual experience or education to something based on the progress of the students.

This sounds good in a sound bite, but how is this really better for our children and teachers?

I have children in middle and high school. I volunteer at both. I see how overtaxed the staff is. I see how they do miracles with what they have and how much of what they do is from a labor of love. I think the governor is like most of his friends in power who do business with the attitude, “In this market, if the workers don’t like the conditions, they can quit!”

Since the process to measure a school’s year-end AYP is tenuous at best, how can we expect an

If the student’s attendance and parental support is focused on after-school activities, how can the teacher expect the student to place a value on education in the classroom?

Randall Wilson

individual teacher’s measurement of progress to be any better? If a school located in an area with several subdivisions and apartment complexes – each having over 200 families – has no control over how many students can enroll each year, how can the teacher keep the classroom size manageable?

If the student’s attendance and parental support is focused on after-school activities, how can the teacher expect the student to place a value on education in the classroom?

The process to compute teacher’s merit pay and measure student’s progress should take into account the measurement of PTSA membership at the school.

There will be teachers who exceed expectations in schools with lower PTSA involvement, and their merit pay should be higher, but what’s a level playing field?

For the sake of our schools, we need leadership with a better attitude. Merit pay based on progress is great for managers but not for workers. I consider myself a “worker” in the private sector. If there is anything preventing me from reaching my goals, a “manager” will intercede to resolve the issue so my focus can be to get the best work done. Every business wants to recruit and retain the best. So what do we need to do for our schools?

That’s easy! What does the

private sector do? To recruit and retain the best, the “managers” invest in the “workers.” They knock down obstacles keeping them from being successful. They do not take them for granted. They pay them wages twice a month.

Isn’t that what motivates you?

If so, will you become active and tell your governor the way teachers should receive merit pay in the public school system is to measure how each teacher pours their experience/education into their lesson plan, and not just the number of certificates collected?

Pay bonus money for the awards and accolades they receive, and for the awards and accolades their students and clubs receive.

Pay teachers twice a month!

We need managers and administrators to knock down the obstacles and interruptions to teaching in the classroom.

Randall D. Wilson lives in Lithonia.

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The DeKalb County woman charged with Barbara Bernard knows that black As matters of the heart take center torching a Stone Mountain personal care women, who account for 66 percent of all stage, the American Heart Association home has committed arson in the past. new HIV infections, are at greater risk for wants us to remember the No. 1 killer of contracting HIV than any other group. men and women in the United States.

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The Georgia Department of Community Health, which regulates personal care homes, said the Autumn Woods Court home was not a licensed personal care home.

Woman held in fatal fire committed arson in past

By Lee Williams

The DeKalb County woman charged with torching a Stone Mountain personal care home on Feb. 9, killing two people and injuring four others, has committed arson in the past.

Joyce Turnipseed, 26, is accused of setting fire to the home at 4207 Autumn Woods Court where she lived with eight others. The two residents who died were not identified at press time Joyce Turnipseed Thursday. One of them was a white male.

The gender and race of the other victim was not released.

DeKalb County Court records indicate that Turnipseed, who suffers from mental illness, pleaded guilty to first-degree arson in September 2007 for

setting fire to a mattress at Miracle One Care, a Decatur drug and psychotherapy center, in November 2005. She was sentenced to one year in prison on that charge.

A DeKalb Police report on the Feb. 9 fire said Turnipseed admitted setting fire to a mattress in a bedroom. The fire spread and heavily damaged the home, managed by Dreamer Bradley.

Firefighters responded about 9 p.m. Tuesday and found the two-story home engulfed in flames. Firefighters entered the home and found one occupant dead. A second victim was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital and later died, Fire Rescue Capt. Eric Jackson said.

Turnipseed was taken into custody less than four hours after the fire and charged on Wednesday with two counts of murder and one count each of aggravated battery and first-degree arson.

The DeKalb Magistrate Court said that Turnipseed’s defense attorney waived her first

Trial delayed in child’s traffic death The trial of the Snellville woman accused in the February 2009 accident that killed 7-year-old Kameron Dunmore has been delayed to April 7.

Shirley Ogilvie Shirley Ogilvie was expected to be in DeKalb County State Court on Feb. 5, but her case was rescheduled to 9 a.m. on April 7.

Police say Ogilvie, 41, was traveling in a school zone near Princeton Elementary School on Feb. 2, 2009, when she alleg-

edly ignored a hand-held stop sign from a DeKalb Schools crossing guard and struck the secondgrader in the crosswalk.

She is charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide, failure to yield Kameron Dunmore the right of way for a pedestrian and pedestrian controls.

Ogilvie faces a maximum of one year in prison and $1,000 fine if convicted.

Kameron’s parents, Karen and Michael Dunmore, and his sister, Kiara, marked the first-year anniversary of his death on Feb. 2.

appearance in court Thursday. Her next court date was unavailable at press time.

The Georgia Department of Community Health, which regulates personal care homes, said the Autumn Woods Court home was not a licensed personal care home. Lisa Shekell, a DCH spokeswoman, said they are working with DeKalb fire officials and are trying to locate residents who were living in the home to ensure they have safe and adequate living arrangements.

Shekell warned about the dangers of residents living in unlicensed personal care homes. She said information about licensed homes is available at www.dch .georgia.gov. Click on “healthcare facility regulation,” “find facility/file complaint,” and “find a facility.”

If the public does not see the address listed, or if they suspect that a facility is operating without the required license, they can call the complaint line at 1-800878-6442.

Speight to speak at church seminar Elder Charlie Speight, executive director of Georgia Men of Integrity, will be the featured speaker at the Feb. 20 “Building Mighty Men in 2010” seminar at Worshippers Interceding for Excellence Church in Scottdale.

The theme of the seminar is based on Judges 6:13: “When Charlie Speight the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, ‘The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.’ ” Gary Fordham, whose CD “Crazy But Amazing” was released this month, will perform.

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Participants will find out how to leverage local, state and federal resources and how to procure government contracts.

Hundreds sign up for business seminar Chamber hosting school address ness Development Specialist and More than 250 small busiVeterans Business Development ness owners have already signed Officer Jorge Valentin-Stone, who up for the Feb. 19 small business will highlight SBA, Recovery Act, seminar being hosted by ConSBA Patriot loans and federal gressman Hank Johnson and a government contract opportuninumber of partners at DeKalb ties for disabled veterans.

Technical College Conference The seminar is part of the Center in Clarkston.

Partnership Alliance Learning At the 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. semi- Hank Johnson Series (PALS) presented by Johnnar, participants will find out how to leverage local, state, federal and son, who represents the 4th District that national resources and how to partner includes DeKalb and portions of Rockdale with the Small Business Administration to and Gwineet Counties. On Feb. 5, Johnson hosted a seminar for non-profits that was procure government contracts.

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The suspects stole three plastic cases with jewelry valuing $150,000.

The men are described as 5ft 10 in to

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Anyone with information should call the DeKalb Police at 770-724-7780.

County will be eligible for federal funding once plans are completed WESLEY CHAPEL,

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No building permit was posted at the location and DeKalb County’s Building Permit Department director Hari Karikaran said that no permit has been pulled for the location.

“We will send someone out there to see what is going on,” he said Thursday.

The Wesley Chapel Activity Center LCI grant was one of five totaling $440,000 awarded by ARC to help the communities create quality growth plans that will enhance the livability of these areas.

Three of the five grants were awarded to communities in DeKalb County. The city of Doraville got $100,000 to study the GM

Plant Redevelopment and the city of Dunwoody got $80,000 for its Dunwoody Town Center study. The other two grants went to the cities of Hampton and Morrow.

Johnson said the study period will take six to eight months to complete before the implementation phase begins.

The Wesley Chapel grant is the third LCI grant to be awarded in Commission District 3. Grants also were awarded on Moreland Avenue and Flat Shoals Road.

“We are on the move in District 3,” Johnson said.

The LCI grants, given annually to communities, help local governments devise strategies that reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality by better connect-

ing homes, shops and offices; enhancing streetscapes and pedestrian amenities; and improving access to transit options.

Once plans are completed, the county will be eligible for a larger pot of federal funding to implement their projects.

ARC Chairman Tad Leithead said that over the years, LCI has helped communities across metro Atlanta retool and redesign to become places that attract residents and businesses alike.

“Our local government partners have used these grants to the benefit of the entire region,” he said. “Because of that, LCI has become a national award-winning model.”

Since its creation in 1999, the LCI pro-

gram has assisted 107 communities with more than $141 million in grants. Since the first grants were awarded in 2000, more than 84,000 residential units, 20 million square feet of commercial space and 35 million square feet of office space have been planned, are under construction or completed.

Dan Reuter, ARC’s Land Use Division chief, said local communities are eager to revitalize their town centers and underutilized properties to create places that foster a neighborhood feel and environment.

“LCI grants allow them to accomplish this,” he said. “The cumulative effect of these projects is changing the face of the region over time.”

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“I talk to them about how God helped me and delivered me. I tell them, ‘The same thing he did for me, he can do for you.’”

Life lessons equip volunteer to help others with HIV

By Lee Williams

Barbara Bernard knows that black women, who account for 66 percent of all new HIV infections, are at greater risk for contracting HIV than any other ethnic group.

But Bernard doesn’t just know this fact — she lives it.

The Sandy Springs mother of two contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, in 1997 from a former boyfriend, who died in September 2006. After a brief illness and rumors about her boyfriend’s HIV status, Bernard, who was addicted to crack cocaine for 20 years, got tested.

“I got real sick and I couldn’t get rid of a cold,” said Bernard, who was 34 years old at the time. “I was in the hospital for a week. When I was released, I decided to get tested.”

Six weeks later, the results confirmed her worst fear. Bernard thought that her life was over. “When I got my results, I felt like it is what it is. I’m going to die,” she remembered this week.

She found comfort in crack. Despite requests to get clean from her parents, her drug addiction intensified.

But five years later while staying at Comfort Inn on Jonesboro Road in Clay-

Barbara Bernard, who contracted HIV from her lived-in boyfriend, now volunteers with Stand Inc., helping others who have contracted the disease and encouraging people to get tested and know their HIV status.

ton County, Bernard decided she had had enough. “I looked in the mirror and said, ‘God are you going to continue to let me live like this?’ If you don’t help me, I’m going to die.”

On Sept. 20, 2002, Bernard went in for drug treatment. It was a move that saved her life.

“I’ll never forget that day,” said Bernard, who is now 47 years old. “Not only did I

stop using drugs, I stopped smoking and drinking alcohol.”

She started to see the world differently.

She became a volunteer with Our Common Welfare, the drug treatment center that helped her get clean. The center later transitioned to Standing to Achieve New Directions Inc., she said.

Bernard received counseling training and started canvassing the neighborhood

for other people to help.

Her former lifestyle gave her the wisdom to know whom to help. “I could look in their eyes and see their pain,” she said.

“It’s like God leads me to the people.”

Today, she continues to teach others how to get off drugs, the importance of getting HIV tested and practicing safe sex.

She takes her health seriously now. She eats right and takes her medication daily.

The statistics for HIV and AIDS are alarming. More than 56,000 people are infected every year with AIDS nationwide.

African-American women like Bernard are one of the most vulnerable groups for HIV/AIDS, the top killer of black women 24 to 35. Among black women 34 to 44, it is the third leading cause of death; among those 45-54, it’s the fourth leading cause.

Bernard says the threat to black women, who are infected by their lovers and spouses, continues to be a big problem. Showing a little compassion is all it takes to persuade someone to get help, and she doesn’t hesitate to take them in her own car.

“I talk to them about how God helped me and delivered me. I tell them, ‘The same thing he did for me, he can do for you.’ ” For free HIV/AIDS testing, visit STAND Inc., 3423 Covington Drive, Suite E, in Decatur or call 404-284-9878.

Free HIV tests for women Specialist to discuss knee and joint pain Women can get free, confidential HIV testing and counseling on Feb. 20 at Antioch Church in Stone Mountain.

The 10 a.m.-to-1 p.m. event is a community service program of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Stone Mountain/Lithonia graduate chapter, in partnership with AID Atlanta/ Sista Sol. Sista Sol, the African-American Women’s Outreach Program, is helping black women reduce their risk for HIV infection by practicing safer sex behaviors and increasing the number of women who are knowledgeable about prevention services.

Sista Sol also is working to increase the number of women accessing HIV testing and counseling services and is promoting the HIV prevention messages through collaborations with community partners.

The national Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention says that in 2007, the rate of AIDS diagnoses for black women nationally was 22 times the rate for white women.

African-Americans face a number of risk factors that contribute to the high rates of HIV infection, including unprotected sex with multiple partners or partners known to have or be at a high risk for HIV infection; injection drug use; sexually transmitted diseases; lack of awareness of HIV status; stigma; and socio-economic issues.

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and warm up before Knee and joint pain exercising to decrease will be on the agenda the risk of injury. when orthopedic surConduah says it is geon Augustine Conimportant to recognize duah speaks on Feb. 18 the signs of mild injury at DeKalb Medical at Hilvs. severe injury and to landale Cancer Center. recognize the meaning Conduah, who is a of swelling in the knee sports medicine special- Dr. A. Conduah and/or loud popping ist, says a significant number of his patients are not sounds.

He says the initial treatment athletes but they have injuries similar to those suffered by ath- should include keeping the knee immobilized and applying ice; letes.

“Regular wear and tear on walking with the aid of crutches; the knees can lead to injuries,” rest; and using anti-inflammatory drugs. he said.

Conduah, whose Stonecrest During his talk, “On Bended Knees,” Conduah will offer prac- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine tical tips on how to avoid injury is on Mall Parkway in Lithonia, and discuss treatment options. has practiced at DeKalb Medical He also will stress the importance since August 2009. He offers care of consulting your physician and ranging from sports physicals to personal trainer before starting second opinions and minimally a new exercise regimen. He will invasive procedures such as shoulunderscore the need to stretch der and knee arthroscopy. He is

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Conduah says he focuses on educating patients about their condition and helping them get the results they want.

“For some people that means simply not being in constant pain, and for others it may mean being able to play sports again.”

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“First let’s move to offer parents the tools and information they need to make healthy choices for their kids.”

First lady launches ‘Let’s Move’ campaign against childhood obesity First lady Michelle Obama unveiled “Let’s Move” – her national public awareness campaign against childhood obesity on Feb. 9.

Obama says obesity, a problem that concerns her both as first lady and as a mother, is threatening our children’s future.

Overweight or obese children are at higher risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other illnesses. Each year, billions of dollars are spent on obesity-related conditions and public health experts now say today’s kids are on track to have shorter lifespans than their parents.

Her Let’s Move campaign aims to help parents make better food choices, serve healthier food in school vending machines and lunch lines, make healthy food more available and affordable, and encourage children to exercise more.

Obama turned the spotlight on childhood obesity last year when she planted a kitchen garden on the White House south lawn, which helped launched a national dialogue on the health of America’s children.

Major elements of her Let’s Move campaign include: The Food and Drug Administration working with food manufacturers and retailers to make food labels more “customerfriendly.” n The American Academy of Pediatrics encouraging doctors to monitor children’s body mass index or BMI, the formula for calculating body fat. n Serving healthier food in schools. Congress is due to rewrite the Child Nutrition Act this year, and the administration is asking lawmakers to spend $10 billion over the next decade starting in 2011 to give schools

Michelle Obama launched a garden on the South Lawn of the White House to encourage kids to eat more vegetables.

more money to make needed changes.

More than 31 million children get meals through the federal school lunch program, and many kids eat up to half their daily calorie total at school. n Encouraging children to exercise more; an hour a day is recommended. n Launching www.letsmove.gov with shopping tips, a recipe finder, step-by-step strategies for parents, and regular updates on how the federal government is working with partners to reach the national goal.

Concurrently, President Barack Obama announced that he was establishing the first-ever governmentwide Task Force on

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“We must act now to improve the health of our nation’s children and avoid spending billions of dollars treating preventable disease,” he said.

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Professional athletes from 12 leagues also have pledged to promote “60 Minutes of Play a Day” through sports clinics and public service announcements.

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“This vaccine has been shown to reduce the number of biopsies and painful treatments in women while also reducing cancer risks in a woman’s life.”

Get a grip on nosebleeds

Take your health to heart this month

Nosebleeds are common in children during the winter, and many well-meaning caregivers tilt their heads back to stop the flow, but that old-fashioned approach is just plain wrong, says an ear, nose and throat specialist for children.

Dr. Diane Heatley, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, says oldtime remedies like lying down or holding the head back will not work because children’s nosebleeds usually start in blood vessels in the front of the nose.

“If you make the child lie down or hold back the head, blood will run into the throat and make the child choke,” she says. “The child should actually sit up and lean forward so blood can enter the front of the nose, and then gently apply pressure by squeezing the nostrils together for at least five minutes until normal clotting occurs.”

Heatley, a leading sinus expert and developer of the SinuCleanse nasal wash system, said nosebleeds will stop 99 percent of the time if the child applies pressure to the nostrils and keeps fingers and other objects out of them.

If your child can tolerate it, Heatley says that a cold cloth or small ice pack placed on the bridge of the nose – not the back of the neck – will slow the blood flow.

Nosebleeds are common in the fall and winter because indoor heating can dry out the air and a child’s nostrils. Heatley says that when their nose becomes crusty and itchy, kids rub or pick at it.

“Since nosebleeds result from dryness, the inside of the nose should be kept moist to reduce the irritation,” she said.

To prevent nosebleeds, kids can wear socks over their hands at bedtime if they pick their nose while sleeping. Or over-the-counter saline sprays may help. If nosebleeds occur twice a week or more over an extended period of time, Heatley urges parents to get their kids to a doctor. In rare cases, she says surgery may be required.

As matters of the heart take center stage with the annual celebration of Feb. 14 as Valentine’s Day, the American Heart Association wants us to remember that heart disease remains the No. 1 killer of men and women in the United States.

It says that every 26 seconds, an American will suffer a coronary attack, and that every minute of the day, someone will die from a heart attack.

The statistics for women are even more staggering. Women are 15 percent more likely than men to die of a heart attack, and every year heart disease kills half a million women nationwide.

Heart disease can affect the heart in several ways. Symptoms include shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness or discomfort radiating to the back, jaw or arm.

In 1963, Congress declared February “American Heart Month” to urge Americans to join the fight against heart disease. During the month, thousands of volunteers visit neighbors to raise funds for research and education and pass along information about heart disease and stroke.

The association also offers a Risk Assessment for heart disease for people 20 years and older at www.americanheart.org. The site showcases seven simple steps toward a healthier lifestyle: n Get active. By exercising for as little as 30 minutes each day, you can reduce your risk of heart disease. n Eat better. Researchers have found that belly fat is a huge predictor of heart disease risk. At least one study has suggested that for every 2 inches you add to your gut, your risk increases nearly 20 percent. A healthy diet and lifestyle are your best weapons to fight cardiovascular disease. n Lose weight. If you’re overweight or obese, you

By exercising for as little as 30 minutes each day, you can reduce your risk of heart disease.

can reduce your risk for heart disease by successfully losing weight and keeping it off. Among Americans age 20 and older, 145 million are overweight or obese. Obesity is now recognized as a major, independent risk factor for heart disease. n Stop smoking. With every puff, you dramatically increase your chances of suffering a lifethreatening heart attack. n Control cholesterol. Too much cholesterol is a major risk for coronary heart disease and stroke. n Manage blood pressure. Hypertension is the single most significant risk factor for heart disease.

It’s sometimes called “the silent killer” because it has no symptoms. n Reduce blood sugar. The heart association considers diabetes one of the six major controllable risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Love also appears to affect life expectancy. In a 1964 Alameda County, Calif., study, men and women who did not have love and support were 1.9 to 3.1 times more likely to die prematurely.

HPV vaccine gets good checkup Obstetrics and a coWomen who get the investigator on the HPV vaccine face fewer study, said that cerabnormal Pap smears, vical cancer is the biopsies and cases of second leading cause genital warts, a five-year of cancer death in study of the human papwomen worldwide, illomavirus vaccinations right behind breast has shown. cancer in women.

An analysis of the in- Kevin Ault “This vaccine has ternational study was released online Feb. 5 in the Journal been shown to reduce the of the National Cancer Institute. number of biopsies and painDr. Kevin Ault, an associate ful treatments in women while professor in Emory University’s also reducing cancer risks in a Department of Gynecology and woman’s life,” he said.

Human papillomavirus is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections.

Although most HPV infections will clear up without intervention, some with low-risk HPV can cause genital warts and abnormal cervical cells, while high-risk types of HPV can progress to cancers of the cervix, vulva or vagina.

Because some of the genital abnormalities are identified as precursors to cancer, researchers anticipate that the study’s findings will eventually translate into lower rates of cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancers.

Researchers studied 17,622

women, 15 to 26 years old, in two groups. One group was uninfected with HPV, while the other group had a mixed population of HPV-exposed and -unexposed women. All underwent cervicovaginal sampling and Pap tests.

In the uninfected group, vaccination was up to 100 percent effective in reducing the risk of HPV high-grade cervical, vulvar and vaginal lesions and of HPVrelated genital warts.

In the mixed group, vaccination was statistically significant in reducing the risk of high-grade cervical, vulvar and vaginal lesions, genital warts, Pap abnormalities and cervical therapy.

Ault said the HPV vaccine is specifically designed to prevent cancer in its earliest stages. “Researchers were aware of the tight link between HPV and cancer, which helped in the development of this vaccine.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine Gardasil in 2006 for use in females 9 to 26. The vaccine Cervarix also was approved. During the study, Ault received fees from the maker of Gardasil.

Tests to detect stroke risk Ultrasound screenings for stroke prevention and vascular disease will be offered Feb. 23 at Saint Philip AME Church in Atlanta.

The screenings will be available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Fellowship Hall A in the church’s Family Life Center.

Dr. Cathy Harper-Hogan, president of Saint Philip’s health ministry, said nine screenings of arteries, the thyroid gland, kidneys, gallbladder and spleen will be offered by Texas-based Scan Specialists U.S.A., a division of Health Screen Specialists.

Harper-Hogan said the screenings are typically recommended every two to three years to prevent stroke and vascular disease.

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The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus is the largest legislative black caucus in the country.

Flat Rock to unveil film, cemetery project Short films to be screened The Flat Rock Archives and Museum will screen its documentary “Flat Rock – Where Home Is” and unveil the results of its Slave Cemetery Mapping Project at a Feb. 20 reception at Arabia Mountain High School.

The 2:30 p.m. screening of the documentary by filmmaker Eddy Anderson is part of a daylong celebration of DeKalb’s oldest African-American settlement.

It kicks off at noon with tours of the Flat Rock community, the Flat Rock Slave Cemetery, and the Lyons Plantation and Slave Quarters.

During the event, the nonprofit research center and museum will hand out awards to members of the Greater Atlanta Archaeological Society and to students at Flat Rock Elementary and Arabia Mountain High schools. GAAS led the archaeological study that cleaned, restored, located and mapped the graves of former slaves; Native Americans; and AfricanAmerican veterans and soldiers of the Civil War, World War I and World War II in the cemetery that was used from the mid-1800s until 1959.

The Flat Rock Slave Cemetery, which has more than 250 graves, sits on three acres about a mile off Lyons Road in southeast Lithonia and adjacent to the Sandstone Estates subdivision.

The Flat Rock Archives and Museum, at 3979 Crossvale Road in Lithonia, preserves the history of Flat Rock, a community that predates the incorporation of DeKalb County. For more information, visit The Flat Rock Archives and Museum mapped more than www.flatrockarchives.org or call 770-808-0030.

250 graves in the Flat Rock Slave Cemetery in Lithonia.

Two short films about love, food and traditions will be screened Feb. 20 as part of SankofaSpirit’s Movies With a Mission, a free monthly film series about Africa and the African Diaspora.

“Oxtails” and “In Time” will be screened from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ponce de Leon Branch Library in Atlanta.

The 21-minute “Oxtails,” which is directed by Antonia March and Jacqueline McKinley, redefines the old adage that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. It tells the story of Xavier, who avoids eating his girlfriend’s meal out of fear that she might be putting “roots” to her In “In Time,” a woman recipes. His anxieties are reinforced by tries to strike a balance in two cultures. his commitment-phobic friends at the local bar. The cast includes Miguel Coleman, Jade Jenise Dixon, Gabriel Gonzales and Liz Ramos.

“In Time,” a 19-minute short film written, directed and produced by Adetoro Makinde, was screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. It tells the story of Nigerian-American Bisi, who has lived her life balancing the freedom of an American lifestyle and the beliefs of her Yoruba ancestors. On the eve of her wedding, tradition will take over, but it could cost her the man she loves. The cast includes Makinde, Abi Tokan-Adeshina, Ade Adewoyin, Monique Desiree and Ray Campbell.

The library is at 980 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E. For more information, call Theresa Charles at 678-699-3357.

Black Caucus to showcase art, music In honor of Black History Month, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus will showcase African-American paintings, music and dance at its annual Heritage Dinner on Feb. 17 at the Georgia Freight Depot in downtown Atlanta.

Activist, comedian and hu- Kandi Burruss Dick Gregory Michael Thurmond manitarian Dick Gregory and state Labor Commissioner Michael and Senate, the Georgia Legislative Black Thurmond will be the event’s featured Caucus is the largest legislative black causpeakers. cus in the country.

Kandi Burruss from “The Real HouseTickets to the dinner are $125. Prowives of Atlanta” also will be at the 6:30 ceeds support the GLBC’s Young Scholars p.m. dinner, which acknowledges com- Scholarship and Legislative Internship munity activists who work to improve programs. and enhance communities of color across The Georgia Freight Depot is at 65 Georgia.

Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. For more With 53 members from the state House information, call 404-656-0502.

Seven to receive Morehouse awards Morehouse College will celebrate seven men who have exemplified the ideals of a Renaissance man at its 22nd annual “A Candle in the Dark” gala on Feb. 13.

The black-tie affair at the Hyatt Regency At- Julius E. Coles lanta is one of the highlights of the college’s 143rd anniversary celebration that began Feb. 9.

Events included a town hall meeting, a webcast symposium and a Founder’s Day convocation on Feb. 11, and a Romantic Evening of Music with Grammy-nominated recording artist Lalah Hathaway on Feb. 12.

Honorees will be presented with either a Candle or Bennie Award.

Candle Award recipients, honored for excellence in a variety of fields, are Lloyd Dean, president and CEO of Catholic Healthcare West; Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County; and Antonio “L.A.” Reid, chairman and CEO of Island Def Jam Music.

The Bennie Award, named for noted educator Benjamin E. Mays, who served as president of Morehouse from 1940 to 1967, is given to graduates who are recognized in their field.

The 2010 Bennie Awards go to 1989 graduate Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., director of

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On Feb. 14, 2003 the heavens opened and our two angels went home.

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Eurekus, we can still see you singing and dancing. We’re always humming your favorite song “Amazing Grace.”

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In celebrating Valentine’s Day we love and cherish you dearly in our hearts.

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The week concludes with the annual Morehouse College Glee Club Spring Concert on Feb. 14, celebrating the 99th anniversary of the world-renowned Glee Club.

For tickets and more information, call Toni O’Neal Mosley at 404-215-2680.

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East Atlanta at Flat Shoals. 2 Retail Live-In Caregiver.BASIC Retiree/Older HOME INTERNET $25.00.

Spaces available. Take out cafe; adult for personalMOBILE care home.

INTERNET $40 PER FORWellness 6 Career Training Beauty Salon, Meeting Place, etc.

Monthly stipend. Must cook. CPR/ MONTHS. Center, Inc. $800 & $1200 monthly. 770-873-4579 First Aid. Background Check.

Unlimited Talk HOME/VOICE $50.00 FOR PER2010 6 Classes: Decatur. 404-402-2324.

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■ English Classes for the * No Contract * No Credit Check $55 PER 6 MONTHS. Spanish Community entrance. Utilities included. Washer/ $400-$900 per month. $8,000 * Keep your same number dryer access. $575. 770-987-8816 Cash back at closing.HOME/VOICE/MOBILE Call 770■ OR * Phones $29 & up How to Stop Drinking & Smoking 484-0977.

HOME/MOBILE/MOBILE $75.00 PER * Use any Verizon Phone HOME SERVICES Call 678-907-0415 6 MONTHS. SCI Communications SERVICES Your Neighborhood Handyman!

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Plumbing and Electrical repairs, Decatur, GA Dance/exercise classes encourag-

$39.95 / mo

painting, carpentry, flooring, roofing, exterior work also. Call Chris (404) 992-3663.

2954 S. Rainbow Drive # 101 (Candler Point) Decatur, GA 30034

ing age 40 plus to join. Only $20 per month modern/ballet/jazz. Call Andrea 404-610-1205.

School Law Attorney Representing Teachers

The Law Office of B.A. Thomas, LLC

404-525-6902

OIL CHANGE SPECIAL

Radiator Flush, Check Belts & Hoses.

With Coupon. Expires 2/28/2010

25

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404-831-9161

.95 + Tax

7159 Ormond Court Lithonia, GA 30058 (770) 365-5680 leonard.scott2@att.net

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MOBILE INTERNET $40 PER MONTH FOR 6 MONTHS

OFFERS EXPIRE 1/31/2010

BASIC HOME INTERNET $25.00

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+ Tax

ANY MECHANICAL REPAIR OVER $150

2140 McGee Rd., Suite C-100 Snellville, GA 30078 (678) 638-1080 (678) 638-1081 fax

678-368-4504

22 $ .95 39 $

Oil, Filter, Lube, Most Vehicles With Coupon. Expires 2/28/2010

WINTERIZE SPECIAL

(Panthersville/River Rd @ Chevron)

SCOTT TAX SERVICE

2975 S. Rainbow Drive • Decatur, GA 30034

Expires 2/28/2010

BODY REPAIR .00 ANYOVER $1,000 Prices Good at Decatur Location Only OFF Expires 2/28/2010

Hours: Mon-Fri • 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Jump Into DANCE NOW!!

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Conservatory of Dance and Fine Arts (770) 593-4600

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2964 s. rainbow ste 312 decatur, ga 30032 trunaturalsshop.com

New Location: 2520 Park Central Blvd Decatur, GA 30035 Ballet ■ Tap ■ Pointe ■ Hip Hop ■ Jazz ■ Modern ■ Lyrical Boys Hip Hop ■ Boys Tap

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