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Blacks need to build their community into one of husbands and wives.

By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist

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t is very important that we focus on building strong households and foundations that will survive the test of time. Our children are underperforming in every area possible because we are not preparing them to compete. In the next 20 years, what will the world look like? Can we afford not to fight for positioning? We complained for years that we were brought here against our will, and now what? We have the opportunity to carve a place for ourselves to survive the next 100 years. We must work together and be strategic. In that vein, I want to congratulate men who take care of their children and play a significant role in their growth. A father is one of the most important elements in the blueprint for a successful offspring.

Many Black men are stepping up to the plate to fatherhood, but too many of them are being met with drama from the child’s mother. But it is not enough to love your child unconditionally, yet not love and marry the child’s mother. Our women cannot be lied to, left with a broken heart, a new baby and life, and be expected to raise the next generation of kings. A woman can decide to have a child with a man for a number of reasons: as a symbol representing their love, to keep a man, or because they are married and planning a family. The only answer should be because they are married and planning a family. How can you say you want a child with someone but don’t want to get married? Why are you having a child if you can’t commit to raising it as a family? Why are so many of our chil-

dren being raised by single parents? It is because generations are repeating themselves. If you did not have any positive examples of marriage or love to learn from what are you basing your viewpoint on? We become repeat offenders when we, too, have children out of wedlock. If our children were the most important gift to us, we would wait until we are husband and wife to assist with raising our children into quality citizens. We need to collectively agree to rebuild our community into a community of husbands and wives. That means we have to change the way we are seeking relationships, parenting and raising our children. There is no way around it. Jineea Butler is founder of the Social Services of Hip Hop and the Hip Hop Union. She can be reached at jineea@ gmail.com or on Twitter at @flygirlladyjay.

Finance

Teach children financial lessons earlier than later (BPT) – The first months of the school year are full of new lessons and experiences for children. While subjects like history, science and math aim to prepare kids for college and careers, there’s one vitally important educational goal that falls to parents to fulfill – financial education. Parents are kids’ number one resource for learning about money. Fifty-one percent of Generation Z children report they were taught financial lessons from their parents, according to a recent survey by TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD). Only 10 percent said they learned financial lessons from a teacher or school course, and only 7 percent gained their information from websites and blogs. “According to the survey, the average age when children begin learning the importance of savings is 15,” said Lule Demmissie, managing director of retirement for TD Ameritrade. “But there’s no need to wait. Even younger children can benefit from early conversations

about credit cards, retirement planning, saving and investing. Our research shows that children whose parents talk to them about financial responsibility at an early age are more likely to see saving as important, and develop good budgeting habits as adults.” The TD Ameritrade survey found children need a little extra guidance when it comes to managing credit card debt, saving for retirement and understanding the best ways to invest: Older members of Gen Z are accruing credit card debt, with just 43 percent of Gen Z respondents saying they pay off their credit card bills every month, down from 59 percent in last year’s Gen Z survey. Most kids anticipate their adult financial priorities will be finding a job, buying a car, paying off student debt, getting married, buying a home and saving for retirement – in that order.

Just 17 percent say the best way to plan for retirement is investing in the stock market, while 47 percent believe that a savings account is the best way to prepare for retirement.

are several budgeting and financial apps available that are geared towards kids.

Here are some ideas for parents who are looking to help their children establish good moneymanagement skills now and in the future:

Show children how your own family budget shapes up every month – a portion for savings, for investing, for gas, household expenses, etc. When your child asks for spending money, rather than just handing it over, establish a lending arrangement. Agree on repayment terms, including interest, and help your child understand how to make payments and how long it will take to repay.

Establish good savings habits early Explain to children the importance of savings, and how saving money can help protect them when they experience things like job loss or unexpected car repairs. Help them understand how to balance expenses and income, and the difference between a “need” and a “want.” This can help them understand what they can realistically afford. As part of this lesson, it’s important to teach them how to create and follow a budget so they can avoid getting into debt. There

Model the behaviors you want them to learn

Discuss balance Trade-offs and sacrifices are essential elements of money management. You can help kids grasp these concepts through application. For example, if your daughter wants to buy a $500 tablet but has only $200 saved, help her examine how she can make up the shortfall. Will

she work for the money? How long will she need to work in order to get $300? What other purchases or expenses (like a weekly movie) will she need to give up in order to save the money and reach her goal? Share your experiences Everyone makes mistakes such as racking up too much credit card debt in college or waiting until your thirties to begin saving or investing for retirement. Be honest with your kids about the financial mistakes you’ve made, what you learned from them and how they can avoid making similar mistakes. “The more parents can teach their children about money and help them understand things like establishing a monthly budget or the importance of good credit, the more kids will be able use those lessons when making solo financial decisions in the future,” Demmissie says. For more information, go to www.tdameritrade.com/education.page.

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Metro Briefs: Notable news in and around Washington Montgomery County County urges residents to save time, vote early

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ontgomery County Early Voting Centers are now open from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Any Montgomery County registered voter may cast a ballot at these sites on the same voting equipment used on Election Day – November 4. Many voters find that early voting is more convenient than voting at their assigned polling place on Election Day. Early Voting Centers are located at: < Activity Center at Bohrer Park,

506 S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, 20877 < Damascus Community Recreation Center, 25520 Oak Drive, Damascus, 20872 < Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, 20850 < Germantown Community Recreation Center, 18905 Kingsview Road, Germantown, 20874 < Jane E. Lawton Community Recreation Center, 4301 Willow Lane, Chevy Chase, 20815 < Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center, 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, 20866 < Mid-County Community Recreation Center, 2004 Queensguard Road, Silver Spring, 20906 < Silver Spring Civic Building,

One Veterans Place, Silver Spring, 20910 < Wheaton Community Recreation Center, 11711 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, 20902 Visit www.777vote.org, or the county’s mobile app at m.montgomerycountymd.gov/ elections, to view more information on early voting, including wait times for each center, updated hourly during voting hours. For more information, call 240777-VOTE, visit www.777vote.org, the Maryland State Board of Elections’ website athttp://elections. state.md.us, or follow the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Facebook or Twitter.

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After the National Institutes of Health announced that Dallas health care worker Nina Pham would be transferred to the Bethesda NIH campus for Ebola virus treatment and isolation, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) called for the United States to increase to more than just four hospitals with special isolation units designed to contain infectious diseases like Ebola. Norton said that, because of the unique training and treatment procedures Ebola requires, four hospitals with special isolation units – the NIH in Bethesda, MD; the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE; St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, MT; and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA – are not enough, particularly given the large number of frontline health care workers that must be involved. She noted that two more units are under construction at Kansas State University and Boston University, some indication of a realization that the existing small units

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the NIH campus in Bethesda is one of only four specialized hospital facilities designed to contain infectious diseases like ebola.

could become overwhelmed. Norton said that even if there are more specialized hospitals, patients will continue to go to the nearest hospital, making it imperative that emergency health care workers, nurses, and doctors nationwide have more specialized training on infectious diseases like Ebola. She said the CDC should do video conference meetings with hospitals across the country to ensure that frontline health care workers and ambulance personnel, who come in contact and do the initial screening, are trained in Ebola screening and isolation procedures. “The U.S. has thousands of hospitals, and all cannot be equally equipped to deal with Ebola,” said Norton. “The national capital region has some of the best hospitals in the country, but our nurses and doctors must be prepared for walkins at any hospital, particularly considering that Dulles International Airport has been designated for enhanced entrance screenings.

Every hospital, not just the four specialized ones, must be ready and able to rapidly isolate and diagnose cases of Ebola. This goes double for the nurses and doctors who risk their lives on the frontline each and every day.” Norton said that among the four hospitals equipped to deal with Ebola, there are only 19 beds, collectively. She said the specialized NIH unit in Bethesda has two beds, and that the infected Dallas nurse, Pham, was probably transferred out of the region to keep the Atlanta hospital from being overwhelmed. Norton said, “When Congress returns after the elections, it will ignore the underfunding of the NIH and CDC at the peril of the American public. These agencies cannot handle a new and unforeseen health emergency without additional resources.” Last week, Norton cosigned a letter to House appropriators urging them to restore funding to NIH and to CDC.

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Conservatives insist Vatican teaching won’t change

Cardinal Burke said the media is hijacking the Catholic Synod on the family message.

By Josephine McKenna Religion News Service (RNS) – A day after signaling a warmer embrace of gays and lesbians and divorced Catholics, conservative cardinals hit back strongly on October 14, with one insisting that an abrupt about-face on church teaching is not what they’re saying at all. After the release of a document with a softer tone on issues such as “welcoming homosexuals,� American Cardinal Raymond Burke and German Cardinal Gerhard Mueller complained the media was getting a biased view of the bishops’ debate. “It seems to me that information is being manipulated in a way that gives comment to only one theory instead of faithfully reporting the various positions expressed,� Burke said in a full-page interview published by the Italian conservative daily Il Foglio. In a separate interview Burke told the conservative U.S. outlet Catholic World Report that the bishops “cannot accept� any changes because they are not based in Scripture or church teaching. The October 13 midpoint report was released as the nearly 200 bishops and lay delegates to the Synod

on the Family called by Pope Francis broke into discussion groups. The summary document, presented to the media by Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo, immediately provoked the fury of conservatives about how he and his colleagues were interpreting the spectrum of views aired on the synod floor. In what looked like strenuous damage control, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, the Vatican’s chief spokesman, told a packed media conference that this was a “working document, not a final document.� South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier told journalists the document had been misunderstood and that’s why it had caused “such an upset� among participants because the synod had not yet ended. “The message has gone out, it is not what we are saying at all,� Napier said of the media coverage. “Once it is out there, there’s no way of retrieving it. It is not a true position. Whatever goes out after looks like damage control.� Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl, widely seen as a moderate and one of the cardinals charged with writing the synod’s final report released October 18, declined to comment on the complaints but insisted the document was a “big step forward� in addressing issues concerning marriage and the fam-

ily. “What we saw in the document ‌ was the first effort of this synod to present the issues in a way that expressed that we understand what the concerns are, what the issues are,â€? he said. New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan also rejected claims the document’s views were an “earthquakeâ€? in the church’s approach. “It’s not the final word and we’re going to have a lot to say about it,â€? said Dolan in a radio interview. “And there were some that said we probably in our final statement need to be much more assertive about the timeless teaching of the church.â€? Much of the attention has now turned to Pope Francis himself, and whether or how he will work to ensure that the synod’s final report matches his own inclusive, pastoral approach. In his daily homily last Monday, Francis said “God has often reserved surprises for his people.â€? Burke, in his interview with Catholic World Report, said a statement by Francis “is long overdue.â€? Whatever comes out of this upcoming synod is simply a prelude to a follow-up synod in October 2015. Or, as Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle from the Philippines put it: “The drama continues.â€?

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Cover The 2014 Elections: What’s at stake for Blacks By Norman Hill and Velma Murphy Hill Special to District Chronicles

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he 2014 elections are almost here, and the focus is whether the Republicans can gain control of the U.S. Senate, a first since 2006. Thirty-six seats are being contested, and Republicans need only six gains to win a majority. The stakes are extraordinarily high for the nation. But for African Americans in particular, the outcome of the Midterm Elections next month may not only be a game changer, but also a game ender. First off, Republicans consistently oppose civil rights legislation. A GOP majority in the Senate would also likely put in jeopardy measures that help moderate and low-income Americans, including one essential initiative: an increase in the national minimum wage. The current rate is a poverty wage of $7.25 an hour. President Obama wants to increase it to $10.10 in three stages. We believe a living minimum wage of $15 is needed. But if the Republicans control both houses of Congress, the outlook for any significant increase will be grim. Further, last June, the U.S. Su-

preme Court eliminated section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. This means that states and localities with a history of voting discrimination against minorities no longer have to submit proposed changes in voting rules to the U.S. Department of Justice. Clearly, this makes it much easier for Republicans to erode the black vote, which, by the way, is overwhelmingly Democratic. Since the Supreme Court’s decision, eight of the 15 states released from the submission requirement have made voting harder by establishing photo-ID requirements, cutting voting hours, purging voting roles, or ending same-day registration. The Supreme Court’s decision can be reversed by legislative action, but that won’t happen if the Republicans recapture the Senate. Equally alarming are the likely consequences on the health of many African Americans and modest- and low-income American workers if the Republicans win. The President’s Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, will be more vulnerable to the Republicans’ efforts to erode or eliminate it if there is a GOP Senate. Similarly disruptive, will be a Republican Senate’s power to

block Obama judicial nominations. Such a majority is certain to force Obama to compromise and propose more conservative judges than otherwise. The ripple effect would mean more federal rulings adversely affecting racial and ethnic minorities, women, workers, organized labor, and all of society’s more vulnerable. Lastly, since the 1960s, the number of Blacks attending college has increased dramatically. But so has its soaring costs. Most students leave undergraduate schools with debts in the tens of thousands of dollars from borrowing to pay for tuition and fees. Obama has taken executive action to cap monthly payments, in many cases, at a low percentage rate based on the graduate’s income. But legislative action for further relief would be much more difficult with Republicans ruling Congress. Fortunately, there is something that Black voters can do. In many close Senate races, Blacks constitute a significant proportion of the population: 32 percent in Louisiana; 31 percent in Georgia; 22 percent in North Carolina; 16 percent in Arkansas; 14 percent in Michigan; and 8 percent in Kentucky. In 2012, Black voter turnout was higher than that for Whites –

Minimum wage increase, voting rights, Obamacare, among things at risk Nov. 4.

a first. Translation: A higher proportion of registered Black voters (66.2 percent) cast ballots than the proportion of white voters (64.1 percent). This was also true for the great majority of the southern states where Blacks are most concentrated. That year, Black turnout was 1.7 million votes greater than in 2008, an increase of nearly 10 percent. But caution is advised. The African-American vote has typically dipped dramatically during off-year elections. Reversing this tendency is made more difficult by the new strategic voting restrictions. More than ever, organizations like the NAACP, the A. Philip Randolph Institute and the AFL-

CIO and its affiliated unions need to rise to the task. Without strong voter education, and get-out-vote programs, Blacks, workers, and all ordinary Americans will be shoved backward like no other time in the modern era. This year, more Democratic than Republican Senate seats are up for grabs. In 2016, that ratio will be reversed. And if the GOP gains the Senate, Republicans will have a good chance to grab the White House and the full Congress. That would be a trifecta of bad bets. In this race for a bright, inclusive American future of racial equality and economic justice, we have to do more than cheer for winners, we must on Nov. 4, show up, stand up and be counted. Vote.

Black women challenge NFL on domestic violence By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Columnist

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s the National Football League continues to grapple with its policies on domestic violence and sexual assault, Black women have stepped forward to ensure the NFL gets it right this time. Since footage surfaced of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking his wife unconscious, the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR), a civic engagement consortium, has closely watched the NFL’s domestic violence policy scandal unfold. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced last month the appointment of a small council to advise the league: the appointees were Lisa Friel, former head of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit in the New York County District Attorney’s Office; Jane Randel co-found-

er of national advocacy group, NO MORE; and Rita Smith, former executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. All three appointees are White in a league that is 66 percent Black. “We saw that all the people accused and arrested were Black men, yet the victims we always see put on TV are White women. We don’t want to see the league take the approach that their only obligation is to turn players over to the criminal justice system,” said Elsie Scott, director of the Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University, and BWR member. Scott has also developed domestic violence trainings for both the NYPD and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). Following the advisory panel announcement, the BWR penned

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an open letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to point out the glaring omission, and to request a meeting with him to strategize on domestic and child abuse and “other diversity issues” within the league. The group also launched a campaign to “elevate Black women’s voices” in this discussion via an online petition calling for the immediate inclusion in the advisory group; a social media campaign around the hashtag, #NFLGetItRight, and a letter-writing campaign. “When we first went [to the meeting], we had to establish that we’re not coming to bash the NFL. There are so many women in our group who love football,” said Scott, citing BWR member Barbara Williams Skinner for example, a former chaplain for the Washington Redskins. “But we want the NFL to know, this is not going to

be a ‘get past this’ thing. It has to be a long term approach for changing the league, owners, and players.” Since then, the league has added Beth Richie to the panel. Richie, who is Black, serves as director of the Institute of Research on Race and Public Policy and professor of criminal justice, and gender and women’s studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In addition to hiring Richie, the league has pledged to strengthen ties with domestic violence organizations and provide more resources to owners and team leadership. “We’re really happy to have her there, and she’s a great representative and has a long history of working for women of color, but we also would like to see practitioners who work directly with Black women victims of assault,” said Scott, highlighting that Richie is primarily a researcher. The league responded to BWR’s

request by offering a meeting with vice president of social responsibility, Anna Isaacson, and executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent; the organization accepted the meeting on the condition that it would be a lead-in to the originally requested meeting with Commissioner Goodell. “We want to make sure that Commissioner Goodell, the NFL, and the nation realize that this is not a matter of just the criminal justice system. This is a public health issue,” said corporate diversity expert René Redwood. “his is an issue where we need to address the individuals, both the men and the women, and the children, in a way of compassion and caring. Commissioner Goodell, the owners, and leadership of the NFL teams have an obligation and responsibility to look at their own culture, to look at their own attitudes, and how they perpetuate the violence.”

Norton rallies with lowwage workers

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Eleanor Holmes Norton at the AFL-CIO headquarters in the District.

ongresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) last week told low-wage workers at a rally at AFL-CIO headquarters that “there is only one entity big enough to do anything about inequality in America – the Congress of the United States of America.” Norton joined United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 400, DC Jobs with Justice, OUR Wal-Mart, the Center for Working Families, other unions and local and regional elected officials as they urged the Walton Family – owners of the department store – to implement a living wage policy of $15 per hour and consistent fulltime hours for its workers at around the country. “The two biggest employers in the U.S. are the federal government and Wal-Mart,” said Norton. “One is responding to workers, and the other needs taxpayer subsidies, such as food stamps, to sustain its workers.” Following rallies by federal contract workers and Change to

Win, some of which Norton participated in, President Obama issued an executive order in February that raised the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $10.10 per hour. However, Congress has failed to raise the minimum wage for workers nationwide, from its current $7.25 per hour. “American workers must refuse to live in a low-wage, parttime economy driven by corporate profits that are at an all-time high while wages are the lowest in 50 years,” said Norton. “It is Congress’ responsibility to respond with tax and investment policies that keep the fruits of our economy from being captured by a few at the top, in-

cation of their workplace, scheduling notifications by their employer, and fluctuations of work hours. In July, just before introducing the Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and Improve the Economy Act, she spoke at a rally with hundreds of federal contract workers from Change to Win in front of Union Station. The Act gives federal government contractors incentives to support collective bargaining, pay living wages and benefits, to stop wage theft, and avoid paying CEOs excessive salaries. Norton has called on the President to put the Act into an executive order. She also plans to introduce a bill when the House returns in November that would direct federal agencies to give – Eleanor Holmes Norton points in federal contractor competistead of being shared with workers tion for businesses paying decent who are building the economy.” wages and benefits to their entire Norton is an original cosponsor workforce and that permit their of H.R. 5159, the Schedules That employees to unionize so that wagWork Act, a bill that grants employ- es can become a private matter for ees more control over on-call work bargaining between the contractor requests by their employer, the lo- and its employees.

Workers must refuse to live in a low-wage economy

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Book review: “What I Know for Sure” by Oprah Winfrey

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By Terri Schlichenmeyer Book Critic

learn to say “no.” And remember: “If you’re holding anyone else accountable eath and taxes.” for your happiness, you’re wastThat’s what they ing your time.” Be fearless. Be used to say were the compassionate. “Keep moving.” only things in life that you could In my opinion, an audiobook count on. Neither one was escaprecording is better when the auable; both were consistent. thor is reading. In this case, “What You can also bet that night I Know for Sure” is a double dewill follow day, and that there’s light because … well, it’s Oprah. good in the world somewhere. Indeed, I couldn’t imagine You know rules were meant to anyone other than author Winfrey be broken and presenting that hearts can this book – in mend. And afpart, because ter listening to only Winfrey “What I Know can relay the for Sure” by excitement Oprah Winknow well – Allyson Carpenter, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner we frey, you’ll from her TV learn a few shows. other things you can rely on as remember that you control your She adds so much emotion to well.. own life. Know that who you are this audiobook; we feel the joy, Years ago, during an inter- supposed to be has a lot to do with the heartbreak, and the fun about view, the great Gene Siskel asked who you are now. Communicate, which she talks. In the midst of it Winfrey what she knew for sure. but know when to be quiet. Un- all lays solid advice, ideas that are Winfrey was “at a complete loss derstand that love doesn’t have to useful for anyone, and stories that for words …” be in the romantic sense. are perfectly entertaining. “At the end of the day,” said Learn the power of “thank This is an easy audiobook to Winfrey “what exactly do I know you” – and that includes grati- listen to because it’s filled with for sure?” tude for yourself and the body positivity … and Oprah!. And if The answer was in 14 years’ you’ve got. Take care of that body. you’re a fan, then “What I Know worth of her magazine columns – Embrace growing older. Look for For Sure” is an audiobook I think and in this book. miracles. Be ready to give, but you’ll love to death.

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When she had Tina Turner on her show, for instance, Winfrey was nervous and self-conscious about being Turner’s back-up dancer until, “in an instant,” she realized the joy of seizing the moment. Enjoy yourself, said Winfrey “because this moment is about to be over.” Treasure your neighbors and friends, said Winfrey, and take time to play. Read books. Look for connections with others, but

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Metro Briefs: Notable news in and around Washington District of Columbia Red Cross: make an appointment to donate blood during the last week of October

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Montgomery County Vote by mail deadline nears for November 4 general election Voters have one week to request an application to vote by mail for the November 4 Gubernatorial General Election. The deadline for receipt of your completed application to vote by mail is October 28 at 8:00 p.m., or by 11:59 p.m. if faxed to 240-777-8560 or e-mailed to absentee@montgomerycountymd.gov. If you would prefer to print your ballot from the State Board of Elections’ website, your deadline is Friday, October 31, 2014, by 5:00 p.m., or by 11:59 p.m. if faxed or e-mailed. The vote by mail application may be found online at the Board of Elections website at www.777vote.org or www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ elections. Follow all instructions, and return the completed, signed application by mail, fax, or e-mail. Ballots

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Blood Services Region. “Please help us in our mission of providing blood to patients and hospitals in need by donating blood during the weeks leading up to Halloween.” Blood or platelets can be donated at a Red Cross Donation Center from October 20-31. Donors can earn a chance to win one of two Subway gift cards every day, and a $25 American Express gift card each week. Each donor center will host a fall party with punch, food and prizes. In addition to making a potentially lifesaving difference in a patient’s

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will be mailed within approximately three business days. Voters may also submit a written request, as long as it includes the following information: name, date of birth, Montgomery County address, the address to which you want your ballot sent (if it is different than your Montgomery County address), daytime telephone number, and signature. The absence of any of this information could result in a delay in processing the application. If you wish to pick up a ballot in person, you may do so at the Board of Elections at 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210 in Gaithersburg, at any time between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. through Election Day. The elections office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. During Early Voting, from October 23 - 30, the office is open from 8:30 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. and on Saturdays, October 11 and November 1, the office is open for voting from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you need to pick up a ballot for another

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In the Neighborhood Metro Briefs: Notable news in and around Washington District of Columbia Group urges passage of DC gay conversion therapy bill

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he Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, has urged the DC Council to pass DC B20-501, the “Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act of 2013.” “No child should be subjected to this harmful and discredited so-called therapy,” said Sarah Warbelow, HRC’s Legal Director.

“Considering how extremely dangerous this pseudoscience can be, it’s very important for the sake of our city’s LGBT youth that this bill move forward quickly.” The Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act of 2013 is expected to move into the Committee of the Whole in early November. HRC, in partnership with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, continues to play a lead role in organizing the coalition behind this bill. So-called “conversion therapy,” sometimes referred to as sexual orientation change efforts or “reparative therapy,” is a range of dangerous and discred-

ited practices aimed at changing one’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. These practices are based on the false claim that being LGBT is a mental illness that should be cured. Young LGBT people may be coerced and subjected to these harmful practices, which can result in negative outcomes such as depression, substance abuse, and suicidality. Conversion therapy has been denounced by every mainstream medical and mental health association, including the American Medical Association and American Psychological Association. The bill will prevent licensed

mental health care providers in the District from conducting conversion therapy with youth under the age of 18. This legislation will: < Protect youth from being coerced into treatments which are ineffective and which can lead to depression, decreased self-esteem, substance abuse, and suicide. < Prevent parents from being taken advantage of by deceptive practitioners of conversion therapy. < Help ensure that LGBT young people receive mental health care that is ethical, affirming, and culturally competent.

Not affect religious or non-licensed counseling. Experts believe that up to onethird of LGBT youth in D.C., experience attempts to change their identity, including by therapists. Similar bans have been signed into law in California and New Jersey. In August of 2013, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s ban which was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown in 2012. In September of this year, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld New Jersey’s ban which was signed into law by Republican Gov. Chris Christie in August of 2013.

Obama stomps for Anthony Brown for his bid for Maryland Governor

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Clockwise from top-left: Obama backed Anthony Brown at a ‘Get Out The Vote’ rally at Henry Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro, MD. Unlike other parts of the country where the President’s popularity is low, crowds packed the seats and cheered as local politicians stomped for Brown, including Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, Delegate Donna Edwards, Senator Steny Hoyer, Senator Elijah Cummings and Governor Martin O’Malley (Photo Credit: Robert Eubanks).

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