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News Rebuilding Together Richmond celebrates 25 years of service, transform 39 homes during April Rebuilding Together Richmond, a local affiliate of the national Rebuilding Together nonprofit organization, has its annual National Rebuilding Month during the month of April. The organization will gather hundreds of volunteers to repair nearly 40 homes and several community spaces in the East Brookland Park Boulevard neighborhood of Richmond throughout April.

The majority of volunteer projects will occur on its 25th Annual National Rebuilding Day, scheduled April 22.

Affiliates from throughout the

country will serve veterans, older adults and low-income families with children by providing them with a variety of home repairs, including: flooring and weatherization repairs, roof and handrail replacements, accessibility modifications, painting, landscaping and other home rehabilitations.

All services are provided free of charge to the homeowners who, often faced with diminishing resources, must choose food and medicine over critical home repairs — choices that, over time, can lead to dangerously sagging floors, leaking roofs, and other undesirable living conditions.

“There is a need in our communities, a need that cannot be ignored,” said Mary Kay Huss, executive director of Rebuilding Together Richmond. “Our volunteers and supporters have been instrumental in revitalizing homes and communities, making sure our homeowners live in warmth, safety and independence.

“As we reflect on 25 years of service, we realize that more work has to be done to ensure every person has a safe and healthy home.”

National Rebuilding Month is embraced by community leaders and national corporate partners

as a way of bringing immediate, large-scale impact to communities across America. Major financial and volunteer contributors include DuPont USA, Capital One, Journey Christian Church, Dominion Resources, UPS Foundation, Nationwide Insurance and Lowe’s Home Improvement.

National Rebuilding Day will culminate with the Rock the Block Community Party in collaboration with Affordable Housing Awareness Week from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 2712 2nd Ave., Richmond.

Republican remains a town hall no-show as climate change claims spotlight in Virginia When Congress recessed in February, many Republican lawmakers across the country refused to meet with their constituents. Those who dared to show up at town hall-style events faced outrage over GOP plans to repeal Obamacare.

As lawmakers traveled home this week for spring break, constituents were less concerned about health care issues, after Republicans failed in their initial attempt since Donald Trump assumed the presidency to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act. With many Americans breathing easier about their health care, other issues, such as environmental protection and climate action, rose in prominence.

Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Republican who represents a portion of Northern Virginia, refused to hold a public forum in February and

once again doesn’t plan to meet with constituents during the current twoweek recess.

In February, about 150 residents showed up for a “citizen’s town hall” where a chair sat empty at a table with Comstock’s name on a card.

This week, angry constituents held daily protests outside Comstock’s district office in Sterling, Virginia.

Tuesday’s protest, in a grassy area along a busy highway outside her office, was designated “Toxic Tuesday,” with a focus on the environment.

Comstock has told her constituents that she is an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy supporter, Chris Tandy, co-chairman of the environmental group 350 Loudoun, said recently outside Comstock’s office. “We don’t think that’s appropriate,” he said. “What we’re looking for is a reduction to fossil

Residents gather at Rep. Barbara Comstock’s (R-VA) district officer in Sterling this month to urge lawmaker to push back against President Donald Trump’s anti-environment agenda.

PHOTO: Indivisible VA District 10 fuel consumption to protect the environment.”

With cars honking their support for the residents, Tandy expressed dismay at Trump’s unwillingness

to recognize the importance of the Paris climate agreement in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. “The

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Leland Melvin, pictured above in his blue NASA uniform, stands with Dr. Ronald and Betty Crutcher, along with representatives from the NCAA and Diverse Magazine. PHOTO- Julia Raimondi

UR hosts Arthur Ashe awards ceremony, astronaut Leland Melvin gives keynote JULIA RAIMONDI University of Richmond welcomed UR alumnus, former NFL player and NASA astronaut Leland Melvin to campus Tuesday. Melvin, RC ‘86, gave the keynote address for the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards luncheon in the Jepson Alumni Center.

The Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards are given yearly to distinguished student athletes in higher education. This year, the event was hosted by the University of Richmond.

Those recognized at the event hailed from regional universities including Virginia State University, James Madison University, University of Virginia, Hampton University, North Carolina State University, University of Maryland

Baltimore County, Morgan State University, George Washington University, Georgia Tech, University of Kentucky, University of Illinois and the University of Richmond.

Two of the nominated scholars were selected as Sports Scholar of the Year. The female recipient was softball player Nicole Evans, a senior majoring in kinesiology at the University of Illinois with a 3.8 GPA. The male recipient was soccer player Paul Sime, a senior majoring in political science at the University of Kentucky with a 4.0 GPA. UR was selected to host the awards ceremony to commemorate the ceremony’s 25th anniversary. The ceremony's namesake, Arthur Ashe Jr., was a world-renowned tennis player who was born in Richmond.

Ashe was the first African-American

man to be ranked as the No. 1 tennis player in the world. He was also an ardent anti-apartheid activist who posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The award ceremony was sponsored

by Diverse Magazine, NCAA Inclusion and the University of Richmond.

Molly Field, executive assistant for board operations at UR, was one of the event’s organizers.

“The University of Richmond and Diverse have been long-time partners, so when they reached out to us about hosting this year’s special event, we were honored to partner with them,” Field said.

Guests included those being recognized, as well as local high school students, athletic directors, coaches and members of the general public who assisted in organizing the

event. One such guest was James Parham III, owner of Paragon Worldwide Resources.

“It was very inspiring to see young men and women getting recognition for having the discipline needed to be a great student and athlete at the same time,” Parham said.

A UR student athlete was recognized at the event. Derek “DJ” Lee, RC ‘18, plays centerfield for the Richmond baseball team.

Lee has a 3.59 GPA and is a business administration major with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurship, and a minor in mathematics.

“I was honored to be selected for the award,” Lee said. “After doing some research, I realized how important this was and what it meant for myself and the university, especially since we were hosting the event.”

Melvin’s keynote address was poignant. Dressed in his NASA uniform, he spoke about his childhood and personal connection to Ashe. Melvin grew up just down the street from where Ashe trained.

He spoke about other influences in his life, his academic and athletic career at Richmond, his subsequent athletic career with the NFL and reaching his final goal: becoming an astronaut and flying to space.

These accomplishments did not come without hurdles, and Melvin emphasized how hard work and determination kept him from failing.

“Make sure what you do for a living is your calling and your passion,” Melvin said. “Make sure you have what you need in order to get what you need done.”

After the speech, Melvin briefly opened the floor to questions. Those in attendance asked him about what the most difficult part about being in space was, the most difficult part in adjusting back to life on Earth and how long it took to reach space.

After the awards ceremony, Melvin shook hands and took pictures with guests.

“Despite his very busy schedule, he is extremely generous with his time and we are fortunate that he was able to serve as the keynote speaker for the event,” Field said of Melvin.

Melvin is a current UR Trustee.

He will release his first memoir, “Chasing Space”, in May.

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Virginia Sen. Jennifer McClellan nominated for EMILY’s List Rising Star Award State Sen. Jennifer McClellan of Richmond is among the finalists recently name for EMILY’s List Gabby Giffords Rising Star award, which celebrates an extraordinary woman serving in state or local office. McClellan of Richmond is one of the six women nominated nationwide.

Every year EMILY's List, dubbed the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, chooses a group of women who are outstanding leaders in their communities and demonstrate the sort of commitment to community, dedication to women and families, and determination and civility that have been the highlights of former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ career, in and out of office. The first ever Rising Star Award was given to Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams in 2014. Other past winners include Colorado Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran in 2016 and Boston City Councilwoman Ayanna Pressley

in 2015.

The nomination, according to EMILY’s List, recognizes McClellan’s leadership over the past decade in Virginia’s General Assembly on education, criminal justice reform, domestic violence, and diversifying the Virginia economy.

“As the only member of the House of Delegates to be pregnant while in office, she has been a fierce protector of women’s reproductive rights, children, and families,” noted the organization. “And as a member of the minority party, she successfully finds common ground across the aisle while standing up for progressive values.”

The organization noted that McClellan’s success at finding bipartisan support was exemplified when upon leaving the lower chamber, McClellan received a standing ovation from her Republican and Democratic colleagues, who raved about her accountability, goodwill, and decorum.

Jennifer McClellan is center.

“It has been an incredible honor to serve Virginia in the General Assembly,” said McClellan. “I’m both humbled and excited to have my service recognized by EMILY’s List for an award that celebrates the commitment to community and public service epitomized by Gabby Giffords.

“I have always viewed public

service as an integral part of my life even before I was first elected to office in 2005, and I’m honored that EMILY's List has selected me as a finalist for the Rising Star Award,” said McClellan.

Voting is available online at https://secure.emilyslist.org/ page/s/20170407_website_ RisingStarVote .

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Richmond community decries branch closure The recent closure of the United States Post Office branch at 414 N. 25th St. in Richmond has sprouted an immediate call for explanation by a local activist and reporter, along with freshman Congressman Sen. A. Donald McEachin (D-Henrico).

The reporter, Phil Wilayto, of The Virginia Defender, and a box holder at the location, sent a letter to the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service concerning the closure. Three others signed the letter, which called the closure “extremely disturbing”, especially since it came with no advance notice to customers.

The other signatories are Dr. Leonard L. Edloe - president, American Pharmacists Association Foundation; and business owner for more than 40 years in the neighborhood served by the East End branch; Ana Edwards - chair, Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project; box holder at the East End branch since 2004; and Rev. Rodney Hunter - Pastor, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, in

(from page 2) Paris climate deal is about the most historic climate agreement that we’ve ever reached. We should stay in it. We should meet our obligations under it,” he said.

Tandy, who plans to attend the climate march in Washington, D.C., on April 29, also blasted Trump’s choice of former Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. “It would have been nice if the current administration had appointed someone to the EPA who believes in the mission of the EPA and wasn’t seemingly trying to dismantle it, discredit its scientists,” he said.

Comstock may understand her party-line votes aren’t in step with the views of the majority of her constituents, Tandy suggested. “It seems like even conservative voters are coming out for the environment in some places,” he said. “I think there’s a lot of middle ground on environmental issues.”

Dr. Leonard Edloe Richmond’s East End. All customers found was a sign on the front door instructing box holders to pick up their mail at the Montrose Heights branch in Henrico County, a distance of 4.5 miles, or 16 minutes by car. According to GRTC public transit, that’s 50 minutes by bus, including 23 minutes of walking, at a cost of $3.50, according to the letter.

The nearest other branch is actually at 700 E. Main St., a mile and a half away, and 16 minutes by bus, with 10 minutes of walking, Climate change is popping up as a major concern in other congressional districts during the spring recess.

Unlike some of his Republican colleagues, Rep. Justin Amash (RMI) has not been shy about holding town hall meetings. The libertarianleaning Republican held a town hall meeting in Byron Township, Michigan, on Tuesday. Unlike previous public forums, the primary discussion item was climate change.

However, when asked about climate change, Amash responded that he believes “the climate changes.” His solution to global warming was “a strong economy,” which was met with boos by the audience, as reported by MLive.com.

Amash echoed the Trump administration’s position on the EPA, saying it frequently oversteps its bounds. “There are places where the EPA should have a role, but I do think the EPA overreaches. I do support eliminating the EPA’s authority over those things,” he said.

for $3. But that’s not where the boxholder mail was routed.

“Postal workers at Montrose Heights told customers they had not been given any advance warning about mail being routed to their branch and only learned about it when customers began arriving, asking for their mail.

“Most disturbing is the fact that the note on the East End branch front door, signed by the Montrose Heights manager of customer services, states that ‘This change is tentative and will not lead to a formal proposal unless we conclude that it will provide a maximum degree of regular and effective postal services.’ This clearly raises the possibility that the branch will not be reopened.”

The affected branch is located in a historically low-income black community and follows years of neglect of the building, which is rented from a private owner, who was quoted in published reports in March saying “It’s like 60 years of deferred maintenance,” including major problems with the roof.

“Residents who regularly patronize the branch are elderly. Many do not own vehicles. They depend on the branch to receive checks and

purchase stamps and money orders to pay bills. Closing the branch without any notice - has caused more than an inconvenience for the community residents who have come to rely on its services. It has created a serious situation which threatens the financial viability of very vulnerable people.”

Wilayto and the other letter signers urged the postmaster to respond to the letter as soon as possible, by this week. Additionally, order the rerouting of box holder mail to the East Main Street branch; Until the branch is reopened, continue to offer sidewalk service such as stamp and money order purchases.

Congressman McEachin also echoed the letter’s call in his own letter.

“For over 40 years the East End post office has served as a critical juncture for the economic and postal needs of the local community. I have serious concerns with how this closure will negatively impact my constituents, in particular the elderly and less fortunate,” wrote Donald McEachin.

“In light of these concerns, I am asking that you restore access to a permanent postal location in the immediate area as quickly as safely possible.”

Public Comment Meeting for the Recommended Placement of Added Bus Stops Monday, April 24, 2017 6:00 P.M. City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, 5th Floor Conference Room GRTC is seeking public comment on the recommended placement of added bus stops as it plans for Your New GRTC Transit System.

The new transit system is designed to provide enhanced service for GRTC riders, with a projected implementation of fall 2017. A full list of stops recommended to be added and stops that will be removed can be accessed on our website: www.ridegrtc.com. Public Comments will be received up to April 27, 2017.

Questions and Comments: planningcomment@ridegrtc.com (804) 254 -4785 Planning Comment, 301 E. Belt Blvd. Richmond, VA 23224

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Op/Ed & Letters

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‘Radioactivity’ “Well done beats well said every time.”

“When it’s all said and done, much is said and little is done.”

JIM CLINGMAN There are many black folks who can tell us what “we need to do” in the context of economic empowerment and other issues that matter. They have all the answers, but too often deal with them from a symptomatic perspective rather than a problematic perspective. Some of us believe that simply talking about a problem, mainly by delineating its symptoms, is actually doing the work necessary for a solution.

Think about it. We cite criminal justice symptoms and educational symptoms, we talk about the wealth gap and the health gap and the income gap, and we regurgitate statistics that justify our symptomatic approach to the dire situations we face every day. But merely talking and writing about the symptoms have never solved our problems. Someone has to execute.

I hear and read a great deal of information as I look for the solution to our problems. It’s almost to the point of information overload. You would think that with all of the activists we have within our ranks that some actual activity, beyond mere exercising our powers of speech and penmanship, would take place. That is especially true on radio talk shows. Those I call “radio activists” are adept at identifying The LEGACY NEWSPAPER Vol. 3 No. 16 Mailing Address 409 E. Main Street 4 Office Address 105 1/2 E. Clay St. Richmond, VA 23219 Call 804-644-1550 Online www.legacynewspaper.com

the symptoms and saying what “we need to do” while seldom, if ever, laying out the problem and offering a solution—a solution on which they are willing to work and help implement. Mere “Radioactivity,” and I would add “TV Activity,” while they may inform us, if not acted upon is just more information. And just like knowledge, information is not power unless you use it—use it to your own advantage.

So all the pontificators, prognosticators, pundits, and philosophizers who simply offer their assessments of our problems by describing their symptoms, should do a little introspection to see if they are really interested in contributing what they can to solve our problems.

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sounding the alarm, they should also offer real solutions and then prepare to contribute some time, talent, and treasure toward solving those problems.

Radio activists are usually busy telling others what must be done, as they continue to sit on the sidelines and critique problems. They seldom are willing to get into the game by initiating the solutions they espouse; instead, they tell others what to do and how it should be done.

Radioactivity, when it comes to economic and political action, is dangerous and seldom results in any real progress, that is, unless someone other than the RadioActivist picks up the gauntlet and executes a strategy that evolves into a movement to empower our people.

Don’t be a radio activist. The next time you have the opportunity to speak on the air—or via any medium—don’t just say what “we need” to do; follow it up by saying what you either are doing about the issue or what you are willing to do about it. Besides, after making your transition, wouldn’t you rather have folks speak of you in terms of what you did in addition to what you said?

Don’t you want to leave a legacy of putting your words into action?

Don’t you want your children to know you for your work on their behalf rather than what you said we “needed”?

We can see what our ancestors did,

many of who never gave a speech or wrote a book; they simply worked to leave something better for those who came after them. It’s more about the actions than it is about the words anyway.

Frederick Douglass told Harriet Tubman, “I have had the applause of the crowd and the satisfaction that comes of being approved by the multitude, while the most that you have done has been witnessed by the few trembling, scarred, footsore bondmen and women, whom you have led out of the house of bondage… The midnight sky and silent stars have been the witness of your devotion to freedom and of your heroism… ‘God bless you,’ has been your only reward.”

Everyone can do something. You don’t have to be rich; you don’t need to be an intellectual; and you don’t have to be a leader. You have something more than words to give to our people. Love, trust, respect, encouragement, a smile, a hug, a couple of dollars to a person in need, the willingness start a project, a movement, or an organization, are all things we can do as individuals.

As a collective we can unify, organize, and work on building something for ourselves, because just talking about it will not get the job done.

Clingman is a businessman, author, civic leader and founder of Blackonomics.

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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.

Protection for travel

We support Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s (D-Conn.) Airline Passenger Bill of Rights responding, in part, due to the United Airlines flight 3411 fiasco. It gives an appropriate balance of new consumer protections and structural reform.

The senator’s bill addresses prioritization and compensation for involuntary bumping, the role of police in removing passengers, unreasonable delays, excessive fees and unfair consumer practices.

Compared with other industries, airline passengers are in a consumer protection no man’s land.

To his great credit, Blumenthal’s bill would restore airline passengers’ right to sue airlines for unfair or deceptive practices or unfair methods of competition. Such practices can include withholding ancillary fee information from travel agents, refusing to provide complete fare and schedule information to online metasearch sites upon which consumers depend for comparison shopping, undisclosed fees, price gouging, chronically late flights or health and safety risks.

The fundamental right to sue when financially harmed is one that the U.S. Congress never intended to have stripped from consumers when it deregulated the airline industry in 1978. Moreover, it is a right that consumers exercise in every other consumer-facing industry to discourage market participants from trampling upon their interests and rights. The right to sue would put desperately needed discipline into the U.S. commercial aviation

system. For example, in 2014, U.S. airline industry revenues were $169 billion and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) assessed civil penalties for unfair or deceptive practices of $2.7 million that year.

This represents a mere slap on the wrist.

Last week’s mother of all customer service meltdowns was decades in the making. It is a deeply rooted cultural problem that has greatly worsened in recent years and that the major U.S. network airlines neither can nor want to solve. Some of the world’s most customer-centric airlines include Azul, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines. Those airlines’ cultures never in a zillion years would have allowed a guest to be dragged down the aisle like an animal bleeding with a broken nose, a concussion and knocked out teeth as other horrified guests watched.

Since the legacy U.S. airlines secured their antitrust immunities for their joint ventures, and massively consolidated the industry, in addition to the over-the-top arrogance of blocking consumer protections, their obsessive publicpolicy focus has been to frustrate domestic and foreign competition.

For example, they are purposefully underutilizing scarce takeoff and landing at slots Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport to keep U.S. lowfare carriers out and scorching the earth to block badly needed foreign carrier entry to U.S markets.

Airlines have fought virtually every consumer protection proposal

at DOT, in federal court and in Congress. United Airlines alone in recent years spent $41 million in campaigns to undermine proposed consumer protections. In a consolidated industry consumers need increased protection as tacit coordination on strategy and policies among a small group of competitors can make anti-competitive and anti-consumer behaviors easier to conduct. To reverse the decline in respect for airline customers it will take a combination of (1) stronger consumer protections, (2) the restoration of the right of consumers and State Attorneys General to sue airlines and (3) increased domestic and foreign airline new entry.

Kevin Mitchell Business Travel Coalition

Helping vets children

The loss of life and its effect on families throughout the country inspired the creation of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation.

Fallen Patriots is seeking qualified student applicants for college scholarships for 2017.

The foundation provides college scholarships to military children who have lost a parent in active military service, including combat casualties, military training accidents, servicerelated illnesses, suicide and other duty-related deaths as ruled by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Over 97 percent of those killed in action are men, often leaving behind a family who suffer through the ultimate sacrifice. Fallen Patriots hopes to locate the 20,000 surviving military children who still could use

their help. Since 2002, Children of Fallen Patriots has provided more than $15 million in total to over 600 bright and motivated students throughout their undergraduate studies.

Surviving military scholars’ stories, and how they came to work with Fallen Patriots, may begin with tragedy, but each one of their scholars is a shining example of how the support of honoring legacy results in inspiring success. Scholars have attended and graduated from schools all over the country with the financial help of Fallen Patriots.

The success of Fallen Patriots can be told by countless surviving scholars, but the need for financial support continues to grow. Nearly 20,000 children from all across America are still in need of future assistance. Fallen Patriots continues to work to honor those who are no longer with us by giving to those they left behind.

Julie Dion

More on police issues

The need for public involvement, pressure, and scrutiny relating to the police reform process is greater than ever.

Based on recent events, we know that there is enormous work to be done, both to implement reforms some that are ordered by court, and to address the many continuing structural barriers to police accountability, transparency, and civilian oversight across the country.

We should all stay vigilant.

Susan Goering ACLU

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Faith & Religion

Pastor’s wife: For girls, modesty more important than sports American fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history last summer as the first U.S. Olympian to compete wearing a hijab, but Muslims aren’t the only ones worried about immodest attire in women’s sports.

Kara Barnett, pastor’s wife at Faith Baptist Church of Faith, N.C., addressed the dilemma in a recent blog observing that “a volleyball will travel at the same velocity and direction whether it’s served by a player dressed appropriately or by a player dressed inappropriately.”

“The law likewise holds true for golf, tennis and soccer balls, as well as for the dynamics of jogging, cheerleading and dance,” she said in a post titled “Modesty Matters” on the group blog SBC Today.

Ibthaj Muhammad

“Joking aside, if a team uniform doesn’t meet God’s standards and an alternative is not allowed, then God doesn’t want my daughter playing that sport or participating in that activity,” she said.

“Her personal testimony is worth even more than an athletic scholarship to college.”

With summer clothes season approaching and increasingly shorter shorts, plunging necklines and tighter-fitting styles, Barnett said modesty issues aren’t just for the Amish and crotchety old people who complain about those “dang teenagers.”

“Sadly, today there is often little difference in the immodest clothing choices between girls who’ve never heard the name of Christ and those who come from Christian homes,” she said. “Satan

Faith community to unite for justice Some 19 congregations that are part of RISC - Richmonders Involved to Strengthen our Communities - will gather to address elementary reading, childhood trauma, and job training in the Greater Richmond region. The interfaith, interracial, multi-issue coalition of congregations works to address core issues rather than engaging in direct service On May 1, more than 1,700 community members representing RISC will gather at St. Paul’s Baptist Church (4247 Creighton Rd.] to secure commitments from local decision makers. This year, RISC leaders plan to address elementary reading, childhood trauma, and job training in the greater Richmond region. At the annual Nehemiah assembly, leaders hold decision makers accountable to implement policies that will ensure all community members are treated with fairness and justice. Concerned community members will speak on each issue and proposed solution highlighted below.

Persistence & progress in elementary reading In Henrico County, nearly 8,000 students, the majority in Eastern Henrico, failed to read on grade level in 2016. For three years, RISC leaders have asked Henrico County School Board members to use a reading curriculum proven to help struggling students. RISC will continue to press county officials to take action, ensuring that all

A past RISC Nehemiah Action Assembly.

Eastern Henrico schools have an effective solution.

Meanwhile, leaders in the City of Richmond are taking action to ensure that all students learn to read. Recently, Richmond’s 6th District leadership approached RISC to work on a Direct Instruction pilot program at Overby Sheppard Elementary School and Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School.

Recognizing the urgency of providing proven tools for all students, the partnership will focus on implementing a pilot program by Fall 2017.

Taking action on childhood trauma During RISC’s annual listening meetings, more than 200 RISC leaders unearthed a unifying concern among all congregations: the devastating impacts of childhood trauma. RISC leaders discovered that for thousands of children in the

Richmond region experienced untreated trauma, which spirals into problems with learning, behavior, and mental illness. At the Nehemiah Action, RISC leaders will take initiative to identify and implement proven solutions.

Building the healthcare careers pipeline In 2016, both HCA Hospitals and VCU Health made commitments to recruit people into hospital jobs through a pipeline offering built-in support services and training.

One year later, RISC continues to follow up with the hospitals and community partners, seeking tangible results. Representatives from both hospitals have been invited to provide updates on their progress in hiring through the career pipeline.

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Bon Secours joins No Wrong Door as 100th partner A public-private effort to help Virginias gain better and easier access to services through a virtual network has added its 100th partner.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) announced last week that Bon Secours Virginia Health System has joined No Wrong Door.

The health system plans to use the network to make referrals for community services when it discharges patients from its facilities.

“I am pleased to announce that Bon Secours has chosen to become the 100th partner to join No Wrong Door. This organization has worked tirelessly to connect older Virginians, individuals with disabilities, veterans and caregivers with services in their own communities, making programs more accessible to those who need them,” said McAuliffe. “The system has demonstrated proven results by simplifying the process of seeking services, saving Virginians valuable time and money. This effort is a clear demonstration of the impact effective public-private partnerships can have on families across the Commonwealth.”

The No Wrong Door system shares consumer information, with permission, to save time because that information is then available

Hager (L) and Warner to multiple providers and services without the consumer entering it numerous times.

“Almost two decades ago, as the son of aging parents who needed support services, I struggled to find the assistance my folks needed in their community,” said Warner.

“Back then, for those needing services like my family, I envisioned a solution using a coordinated network of community resources connected through technology.

From that, SeniorNavigator.org was born. No Wrong Door’s publicprivate partnership and innovative technology, along with Virginia Navigator’s robust database of supports, helps consumers learn about and enroll in the services

that best meet their needs and preferences as efficiently as possible.”

The No Wrong Door network includes Area Agencies on Aging, Center for Independent Living, Community Service Boards, hospitals, and other public and private service providers.

Last year, it offered access to more than 26,000 programs and services, with options from more than 500 health care and service professionals, helping nearly 50,000 people.

At last week’s announcement, the organization also unveiled a new website that explains benefits for consumers, providers and communities.

Warner spoke at the Library of Virginia, where No Wrong Door representatives welcomed Bon Secours as the 100th partner and unveiled a new website, NoWrongDoorVirginia.org, which explains the benefits for consumers, providers and communities. As governor, Sen. Warner advocated for a network of service providers for older adults, family caregivers,

Sex Offender Helpline The helpline provides support to communities on issues related to accessing sex offender registration information; responsible use of information; sexual abuse prevention resources; and accessing crime victim support services.

The tips program provides the public an opportunity to report registrants who are failing to comply with registration requirements.

Tips can also be provided at www.parentsformeganslaw.org.

This program is not intended to be used to report police emergencies.

veterans and individuals of all ages with disabilities, regardless of where the individual first seeks support.

No Wrong Door network partners include Area Agencies on Aging, Centers for Independent Living, Community Service Boards, hospitals and public and private service providers in home health, transportation and home modifications.

“No Wrong Door helps Virginians better understand their options to access supports that help them to remain in their homes and communities, enhances quality of life, and supports efforts to reduce hospital readmissions,” said John Hager, chairman of Virginia Navigator, a strategic leadership partner.

Dominion Resources, United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg, and Centra Foundation, headquartered in Lynchburg, provided funding to help seed No Wrong Door, along with funding from the U.S. Administration for Community Living.

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Executioner of 62 men to their death condemns Arkansas for trying to execute 8 JESSICA CHIA A former executioner who is now a vocal opponent of the death penalty spoke out against Arkansas’ plan to execute eight men in two weeks which unraveled over the weekend under a federal judge’s ruling.

Jerry Givens, who put 62 men to death over the course of his 17year career at the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond said: ‘They are playing Russian roulette with these guys’ lives.’

Eight men were scheduled to die before the state’s supply of midazolam - a drug used in lethal injections - expires at the end of April.

But one convict was granted a reprieve and another execution was blocked through an emergency stay before U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction to halt the lethal injections that were set to begin this week.

The decision to fast track the executions before the sedative midazolam was unusable drew condemnation from hundreds of death penalty opponents.

Givens, whose belief in the justice system was shaken when he came within hours of putting an innocent man to death in 1985, has become an

Jerry Givens outspoken critic of the death penalty.

“They are playing Russian roulette with these guys’ lives,” he said. “The

expiration date should not be the reason why they are doing this.

“Get more of the drugs. Do it properly rather than move people’s dates up. They are using it as an excuse. It should not be happening.

“No matter what crime these men have committed, they should not be sentenced to death in prison.”

The Supreme Court upheld the use of midazolam in lethal injections - a controversial decision in 2013, given it was part of a cocktail of drugs that had led to botched executions.

Oklahoma made headlines for ‘inhumane execution practices’ for the 43-minute killing of inmate Clayton Lockett in April 2014.

He writhed and moaned in the gurney, suffering a heart attack when the injection of midazolam, vecuronium bromide, and potassium chloride failed to kill him swiftly.

Givens explained the difference

between an electric chair and lethal injections in a 2013 press interview, saying the former seemed more humane.

“If I had a choice, I would choose death by electrocution,” he said.

“That’s more like cutting your lights off and on. It’s a button you push once and then the machine runs by itself....

“You can’t see the current go through the body. But with chemicals, it takes a while because you’re dealing with three separate chemicals...

“You are on the other end with a needle in your hand. You can see the reaction of the body. You can see it going down the clear tube. So you can actually see the chemical going down the line and into the arm and see the effects of it.

“You are more attached to it. I know because I have done it. Death by electrocution in some ways seems more humane.”

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Seven Va. GOP delegates won’t seek re-election MICHAEL POPE With the statewide primary season fast approaching, members of Virginia’s House of Delegates are making final determinations about whether to run — including several announcements last week.

Eight House members won’t be running again, seven Republicans and one Democrat. Of those seven open Republican seats, Hillary

Clinton won four of those districts — an indication that they might be pickup opportunities for Democrats.

Quentin Kidd at Christopher Newport University said those four open Republican seats are part of a larger set of races Democrats are intensely focused on.

“There are 17 of them that they are looking at, and these are 17 districts where Hillary Clinton won them big time last year. But they’re held

Chesapeake schools release settlement paid to autistic student’s family – but not without a fight WIRE The Chesapeake School Board has agreed to pay the parents of a special education student $125,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging the staff at Southeastern Elementary School improperly restrained their son in a chair for the sake of convenience, according to documents obtained by The Virginian-Pilot.

The settlement figure came to light after a five-week dispute between the school system and the newspaper regarding something that is routinely disclosed by other government entities. The division asked a federal judge to permanently seal the financial terms of the settlement, and the newspaper enlisted its attorneys to fight for the public’s right to know.

The final number was revealed after a Freedom of Information Act request for communications between the division and its insurer, VML Insurance Programs.

The school system charged $540 for the release of 34 pages, including a copy of the 16-page lawsuit and four related pieces of paper. Several of the 14 other pages were heavily redacted, but one line of a larger Feb. 13 email regarding the division’s pending legal matters revealed the settlement figure.

Forcible restraints in public schools.

“It seems the school district could have saved itself so much time and effort if, from the very beginning, it simply disclosed how much it paid to settle the litigation,” said Megan Rhyne of the of the Virginia Coalition for Open Government.

The lawsuit – which identified the child only by the initials N.G. and his parents by the initials R.P.-G. and E.G. – was filed in September 2015 in U.S. District Court when the boy was 8 years old. A trial was set to start in late February, but attorneys called it off in light of the settlement.

The lawsuit claimed the staff of

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currently by Republican members of the House of Delegates.”

Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington says growing discontent on the left is working in Democrats’ favor.

He says the party has done a good job of harnessing that anger and channeling it into recruiting candidates to be on the ballot this year.

“I think what you really see in 2017 is a very aggressive effort by

Democrats to try to run top-tier candidates in a lot of races where Republicans have not had to face major league opposition in previous elections.”

Even if Democrats prevail in those races they’d only cut into, not overtake, the Republican majority.

The question is how would a diminished Republican majority work alongside a growing Democratic minority?

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Belvoir Hospital in Virginia is first in DoD to perform new vision correction procedure ALEXANDRA SNYDER SMILE versus LASIK FORT BELVOIR -- Fort Belvoir Community Hospital will see itself into the history books for the second time in recent months, having recently performed the first small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedure in the Department of Defense, the latest advancement in laser eye surgery.

“I am extremely proud of our refractive team for working so hard to make this happen.” said, Army Lt. Col. Bruce Rivers, director of the Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program and Research Center at Belvoir Hospital.

The FDA recently approved the very fast and short pulsed femtosecond laser to be used to perform SMILE vision correction.

In the procedure, the laser creates a thin disc within the cornea which is removed by the surgeon through a cut created on the corneal surface.

The procedure lasts approximately 15-20 minutes with the laser activated for approximately 90 seconds per eye. Once the tissue is removed, the cornea reshapes to correct nearsightedness. As there is no flap created in the SMILE procedure, visual recovery is accelerated. Both eyes can be treated in the same session.

"We are thrilled to extend this treatment option to active duty Service Members under the Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program" said Rivers. Unlike LASIK, he added, “with SMILE, there is no tissue vaporized in the procedure, which means the wound recovery time is significantly less.

More importantly, with no corneal

Is there any difference in the results?

SMILE has been established to be a safe and accurate method of performing laser eye surgery. For a certain sub-group of patients with dry eyes and other corneal surface issues, SMILE may provide a better outcome. For others, LASIK is still the best option.

As with all laser eye surgery, the best procedure for you depends on a number of factors and will be recommended by your surgeon to give you the optimal result.

-The Naked Eye Group flap created, there is no risk of flap dislocation.”

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Mahmood, a submarine mechanic, was one of the first patients to receive the treatment at the facility. He said he felt the surgery would make him a better sailor.

“On a submarine we have to be able to put our breathing equipment on in approximately 30 seconds, in case of emergency. Glasses make this difficult,” said Mahmood. “Getting this surgery means I have one less thing to worry about while deployed and can focus 100 percent on the mission” Marine Capt. Miles Elliott, who is assigned to an aircraft squadron, agreed.

“My squadron deployed on an aircraft carrier and while on the flight deck, my glasses were swept off my face by the force of the planes launching,” Elliott said, noting that those on the flight deck can’t wear contacts due to the heat of the tarmac. “They fell overboard, and if

The Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program and Research Center at the Belvoir Hospital performs the first small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedure in the DoD, the latest advancement in laser eye surgery. For SMILE, the refractive surgery research team here is the Army arm of a landmark, tri-service research collaboration between Army, Navy, Air Force and Zeiss Meditec. The procedure uses a very fast, short-pulsed laser to perform the vision correction procedure and as a result, visual recovery time is accelerated.

PHOTO: Reese Brown/DoD I hadn’t had a spare pair, I expect it would have taken some time to get another set out in the Arabian Gulf.

It will be nice, after this surgery, to not have to worry about things like that.”

While SMILE has been performed internationally since 2011, the recent FDA approval allows for use in the U.S. The procedure will be evaluated by all three services with a special focus on service specific requirements and exploring expansion of the FDA approval parameters.

“A big part of this story is the collaboration between the three services and the manufacturing company in our combined effort to bring service members the latest technology available,” said Rivers.

Refractive surgery is available to active duty service members at select locations around the U.S. However, the SMILE procedure will only be available at three locations – Belvoir Hospital, San Diego Naval Medical Center, and Wilford Hall in San Antonio – for research purposes.

“Our goal is to achieve the most precise correction without a loss in military task performance, including low light and limited visibility operations, an effort that will be spearheaded at these research locations,” said Rivers.

The Army effort will be led by Col. Mark F. Torres and Rivers, the Navy effort will be led by Cmdr. John Cason and the Air Force effort will be led by Lt Col. Matthew Caldwell.

“The visual requirements for military personnel are demanding,” said Rivers. “Correction of myopia with eyeglasses or contact lenses restricts some of the best and brightest from roles in the military and causes difficulties in deployed environments. We currently have excellent results with cutting edge laser refractive procedures like custom and wave-front optimized PRK and LASIK and we expect to see the same results with SMILE. It’s very exciting that we have another option to offer our patients when it comes to correcting their vision.”

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Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes on the rise among children, teens Fastest rise seen among racial and ethnic minority groups Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increasing among youth in the United States, according to a report, Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 20022012, published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine.

In the United States, 29.1 million people are living with diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes, and about 208,000 people younger than 20 years are living with diagnosed diabetes.

This study is the first ever to estimate trends in new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in youth (those under the age of 20), from the five major racial/ethnic groups in the U.S.: non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans.

However, the Native American youth who participated in the SEARCH study are not representative of all Native American youth in the United States. Thus, these rates cannot be generalized to all Native American youth nationwide.

The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that from 2002 to 2012, incidence, or the rate of new diagnosed cases of type 1 diabetes in

youth increased by about 1.8 percent each year. During the same period, the rate of new diagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes increased even more quickly, at 4.8 percent. The study included 11,244 youth ages 0-19 with type 1 diabetes and 2,846 youth ages 10-19 with type 2.

“Because of the early age of onset and longer diabetes duration, youth are at risk for developing diabetes related complications at a younger age. This profoundly lessens their quality of life, shortens their life expectancy, and increases health care costs,” said Giuseppina Imperatore, M.D., Ph.D., epidemiologist in CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

The study results reflect the nation’s first and only ongoing assessment of trends in type 1 and type 2 diabetes among youth and help identify how the epidemic is changing over time in Americans under the age of 20 years.

Key diabetes findings from the report: • Across all racial/ethnic groups, the rate of new diagnosed cases of type 1 diabetes increased more annually from 2003-2012 in males (2.2 percent) than in females (1.4 percent) ages 0-19.

• Among youth ages 0-19, the rate of new diagnosed cases of type 1

diabetes increased most sharply in Hispanic youth, a 4.2 percent annual increase. In non-Hispanic blacks, the rate of new diagnosed cases of type 1 diabetes increased by 2.2 percent and in non-Hispanic whites by 1.2 percent per year.

• Among youth ages 10-19, the rate of new diagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes rose most sharply in Native Americans (8.9 percent), Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (8.5 percent) and non-Hispanic blacks (6.3 percent). Note: The rates for Native Americans cannot be generalized to all Native American youth nationwide.

• Among youth ages 10-19, the rate of new diagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes increased 3.1 percent among Hispanics. The smallest increase was seen in whites (0.6 percent).

The rate of new diagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes rose much more sharply in females (6.2 percent) than in males (3.7 percent) ages 10-19.

The cause of rising diabetes incidence unclear, notes CDC. “These findings lead to many more questions,” said Barbara Linder, M.D., Ph.D., senior advisor for childhood diabetes research at NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

“The differences among racial and ethnic groups and between genders raise many questions. We need to understand why the increase in rates of diabetes development varies so greatly and is so concentrated in specific racial and ethnic groups.”

Type 1 diabetes, the most common

form of diabetes in young people, is a condition in which the body fails to make insulin. Causes of type 1 diabetes are still unknown.

However, disease development is suspected to follow exposure of genetically predisposed people to an “environmental trigger” stimulating an immune attack against the insulinproducing beta cells of the pancreas.

In type 2 diabetes, the body does not make or use insulin well. In the past, type 2 diabetes was extremely rare in youth, but it has become more common in recent years. Several NIH-funded studies are directly examining how to delay, prevent, and treat diabetes: Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet screens thousands of relatives of people with type 1 diabetes annually and conducts prevention studies with those at highest risk for the disease.

The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study seeks to uncover factors that may increase development of type 1 diabetes.

For youth with type 2 diabetes, the ongoing Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) study is examining methods to treat the disease and prevent complications.

Additionally, CDC’s NEXT-D study aims to understand how populationtargeted policies affect preventive behaviors and diabetes outcomes and answer questions about quantity and quality of care used, costs, and unintended consequences.

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This year marks the seventh annual Regional Kindergarten Registration Campaign, coordinated

by Smart Beginnings Greater Richmond. This campaign establishes one common registration day for 13 school divisions – that’s 150 elementary schools – in the Richmond region.

Children who are five years old

by Sept. 30 can start kindergarten in the fall, but first they need to be registered. Thursday, April 20 is the day for on-time registration for children in the cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond, as well as the counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, Powhatan and Prince George.

There is quite a bit of paperwork needed to register a child for kindergarten, and pulling everything together takes time. Parents and caregivers are still encouraged to attend registration even if they do not have all the documents because exceptions could apply. These are the documents needed for registration: -Child’s official, certified birth certificate -Two proofs of address -School Entrance Health Form (This can be turned in any time before the first day of school) -Photo ID for parent or legal guardian For more information visit the website SmartBeginningsRVA.org or dial the phone number “2-1-1”.

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‘A cultural affirmation of pride in today’s backlash of political correctness’ “Vignettes”, a collection of seven short plays exploring the diversity and complexity of African American life, will be presented at 8 p.m. on April 20, 21, 22 at The Belgian Theatre, located on the historic campus of Virginia Union University, at 1500 North Lombardy St., Richmond. Admission is free.

“Vignettes” is a collection of seven one-act plays which depict “multiple shades of black life in America,” said its director, L. Roi Boyd, III. Each of the vignettes are tied together to the lyrical throughline, “We live, We love, We laugh, We Cry”, embracing the joy and the pride of being black in America.

Boyd references the critically acclaimed author Mahbod Seraji when directing the cast, “He promptly said that life was a random series of beautifully composed vignettes, loosely tied together by a string of characters and time.” And this is precisely what is presented in the new offering by Virginia Union University’s (VUU) theatre program.

L. Roi Boyd, III “In our current cultural climate, where the diversity of a multicultural America is seriously in question,” said Boyd, “we’re experiencing a time when it is believed that the lives of African Americans matter less. These plays examine culture, raise issues and spark debate.”

Written over the span of ten years by Margarette Joyner and E. Claudette Freeman, the plays are transitioned through live music, spoken word, and dance. The themes covered in the production range from confronting the stereotype of the angry black woman to the harmful effects of addictive gossip, to the challenges of inner city teenagers as well as the horrors of lynching.

Boyd, has assembled a repertory company of professional and student actors interchanging throughout the sketches. The cast of Vignettes includes, Ci’Yasia Blackman, Lorent St. Giles, Belinda Todd, John Carter, Zyshonne Small, Destini Z. Boyd, Maurice Neblett, Stevie Burnett, Cheryl Aylor, LaTia Harris, Nia Clawson, Jaime Blair, Isaiah Entzminger, and b. louis. VUU student dance organization Superior High Rank will provide dance between the vignettes, and Keith Wallace, keyboardist from the local smooth jazz band Quintessential Jazz, will provide live musical accompaniment.

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4.27, 6 p.m.

The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension will present a free workshop to help residents better manage their finances.

The Tools for Today’s Economy workshop will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the demonstration kitchen of the Human Services Building, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive.

The session will outline steps for making sound financial decisions in today’s economy. The deadline for registration is Tuesday, April 25.

Participants are asked to register by calling the Extension office at 804-501-5160. Information also is available at henrico.us/extension.

The workshop is being offered in recognition of April as National Financial Capability Month.

4.27, 7 p.m.

Fairfield District Supervisor Frank J. Thornton will hold a constituent meeting to continue to highlight the opioid crisis in Henrico County.

Thornton will be joined by representatives of the Henrico County Branch of the NAACP as they resume a discussion that began in March about the growing concerns associated with opioid abuse and addiction.

Thornton also will explain the new Fairfield Citizen Taskforce Committee. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, 1440 N. Laburnum Ave. For information, call 804- 501-4208.

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(from page 8) is winning the war of indiscrete clothing, and these are the weapons he’s using on parents.”

Many Bible verses relate in some form to fashion, but Christians disagree about whether they are binding today or simply reflect cultural norms of the times they were written.

At face value, I Timothy 2:9, “I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,” and 1 Peter 3:3, “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes,” would seem to prohibit jewelry and braided hair, but many Christians read it as a more general warning against vanity and obsession with outward appearance.

First Corinthians 11, which seems to suggest women in church ought to have a head covering, probably originally referred to the Middle Eastern practice of women wearing veils, but it lingers today in customs of women wearing hats to church

(from page 13) Southeastern Elementary improperly restrained the child, who has Down syndrome, autism and significant developmental delays. It said staffers placed the boy in a “Rifton chair” for their own convenience, in an attempt to control what they perceived as the boy’s “problematic behaviors,” such as leaving his chair during instruction.

Attorneys for the school board denied the staff restrained the boy “in violation of his rights.” Publicly filed documents said the staff used the chair to support the boy’s “posture in order to provide a safe learning environment with the least restrictive means possible.”

The newspaper requested the payout amount on Feb. 27, shortly after a federal judge gave his blessing to the terms without revealing them on the record.

Attorneys for the school system and

Kara Barnette and men removing their hats before entering a house of worship as a show of respect.

In certain Pentecostal and other holiness traditions, women don’t cut their hair because of verses in the chapter calling it “a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved” and affirming “if a woman has long hair, it is her glory.”

Some Christians believe Deuteronomy 22:5, “the woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man,” forbids women from wearing pants. Literally following verses in Leviticus and Deuteronomy against wearing clothes woven from two kinds of fabric would have stopped

the child’s family asked the court the next day to permanently seal the agreement and keep the financial details secret.

They offered several reasons, including that VML Insurance Programs – which would actually cut the check to the child’s family – was a private entity that was not subject to the state’s FOIA laws.

The newspaper responded by enlisting an attorney and filing the second FOIA request.

Kellie Goral, a spokeswoman for the school system, estimated the request would cost about $540 to fulfill and demanded payment in advance.

The newspaper paid March 21 and received the documents April 7.

Virginia’s FOIA law offers only general guidance regarding how much a public entity should charge for responding to a request. The law uses the phrases “actual cost” and “reasonable.”

According to the final bill, the

cotton-polyester fabric blends before the ubiquitous leisure suit synonymous with the 1970s.

Barnett said female immodesty is different from sins like gluttony and thievery, which affect only the person committing them, because when a young woman dresses inappropriately her sin spreads to others.

“As she strolls down the beach in her immodest bathing suit or worships on a Sunday wearing a revealing dress, everyone who sees her is handed temptation,” she said. “The men and boys around her must battle the sin of lust, while the women and girls around her must battle the sins of bitterness and jealousy and the temptation to show-off their bodies, too. Everyone is distracted by the young lady’s clothing and everyone struggles to think pure thoughts.”

Brad Shockley, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Pleasant View, Tenn., posted a comment saying he hesitated to bring it up, but raising three daughters has caused him to reconsider “a very one-sided and imbalanced message on female modesty” he preached and taught earlier in his ministry.

“Through listening to my daughters, I discovered the other side is that when we focus only on the women like this, we unwittingly project a sense of shame into them,” he said. “We blame them for ‘causing’ the men to sin.”

“If a woman walks down the street in an immodest outfit, it’s my job to worry about me and my heart, not what she’s wearing,” he said. “She doesn’t cause me to sin; I choose to lust after her or I don’t. That is on me.”

Muhammad, a 30-year-old New Jersey native, won the bronze medal in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but she would not have been allowed to compete while wearing a Muslim head covering if her Olympic sport had been basketball.

The International Basketball Federation, which vets players for the Olympics, prohibits hijabwearing players under a rule against equipment “that may cause injury to other players.”

Athletic companies are taking notice of the needs of Muslim athletes for modest sportswear. Nike recently introduced its Pro Hijab product, available in three colors, scheduled to go on sale next spring.

The nine members of the Chesapeake School Board. school system placed the cost of staff time at $257.37 for “Search and Retrieval,” $292.67 for “Analysis for Responsiveness to Request” and $10.45 for “Redaction.” There was an additional $3.40 charge for copies.

While the total came to $563.89, the school system waived the $23.89

overage.

The newspaper has requested additional information about how the final price was reached because the bill contained no information regarding how many hours were expended or the hourly rate that was charged.

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Classifieds NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF RICHMOND BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Will hold a Public Hearing in the 5th Floor Conference Room, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA on May 3, 2017, to consider the following under Chapter 30 of the Zoning Code: BEGINNING AT 1:00 P.M. 11-17: An application of Hina LLC for a building permit to renovate a building for a restaurant use (1st floor) at 1639 WEST BROAD STREET. 12-17: An application of Eric & Melanie Grossman for a building permit to construct a screened porch and deck/stair to a single-family detached dwelling at 2516 MONUMENT AVENUE. 13-17: An application of G. Baker Ellett for building permits to demolish an existing one-story single-family dwelling, split the lot and construct two (2) new single-family detached dwellings on independent lots at 5318 SNOWDEN LANE. 14-17: An application of Dynquest Properties, LLC for building permits to split a vacant lot and to construct two (2) new single-family detached dwellings on independent lots at 3501 CAROLINA AVENUE. Copies of all cases are available for inspection between 8 AM and 5 PM in Room 110, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219. Support or opposition may be offered at or before the hearing.

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