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Climate science is forefront in Va. - 4 An evangelical ‘crisis of authority’ - 8 Artist’s exhibit in RVA seeks to uplift - 10 Hepatitis B & C on the increase - 13
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Huge cuts to food stamps part of Trump’s budget proposal FROM WIRE REPORTS
President Donald Trump’s budget would drive millions of people off of food stamps, part of a new wave of spending cut proposals that already are getting panned by lawmakers in both parties on Capitol Hill. Trump’s blueprint for the 2018 budget year includes a wave of cuts to benefit programs such as Medicaid, federal employee pensions, welfare benefits and farm subsidies. Cuts include a whopping $193 billion from food stamps over the coming decade — a cut of more than 25 percent — implemented by cutting back eligibility and imposing additional work requirements, according to talking points circulated by the White House. The program presently serves about 42 million people. The food stamp cuts are several times larger than those attempted by House Republicans a few years back and comprise the bulk of a 10-year, $274 billion proposal that’s labeled as welfare reform. The fleshed-out proposal follows up on an unpopular partial release in March that targeted the budgets of domestic agencies and foreign aid for cuts averaging 10 percent — and made lawmakers in both parties recoil. The new cuts are unpopular as well. “We think it’s wrongheaded,” said Rep. Mike Conaway, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, when asked about looming cuts to farm programs. “Production agriculture
Cuts comes as part of a wider welfare reform initiative worth $274 billion over the next decade. is in the worst slump since the depression — 50 percent drop in the net income for producers. They need this safety net,” said Conaway, R-Texas. Trump’s budget plan promises to balance the federal ledger by the end of a 10-year window, even while exempting Social Security and Medicare retirement benefits from cuts. To achieve balance, the plan
by White House budget director Mick Mulvaney relies on optimistic estimates of economic growth, and the surge in revenues that would result, while abandoning Trump’s promise of a “massive tax cut.” Instead, the Trump tax plan promises an overhaul that would cut tax rates but rely on erasing tax breaks and economic growth to end up as “revenue neutral.” It would
create three tax brackets — 10 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent — instead of the current seven. Trump is also targeting the Medicaid health program that provides care to the poor and disabled, and nursing home care to millions of older people who could not otherwise afford it.
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News New Sarah G. Jones facility will provide health & workforce development programming Bon Secours Richmond Health System has named its new East End center in honor of Richmond Community Hospital founder. The Bon Secours Center for Healthy Living Sarah Garland Jones Center is named after Sarah Garland Jones, M.D., (1865 – 1905), one of the founders of what is now known as Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital. “We are pleased to name our new center in honor of Dr. Sarah Garland Jones, the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She was a pioneer in the medical field, a champion for civil rights and a role model for future generations,” said Mark Gordon, CEO, Bon Secours Richmond East. “We want everything that she accomplished and stood for to be known and remembered and to serve as an inspiration to the children and families of this community.” Bon Secours notes that it created
(from page 1) The House had a bitter debate on health care before a razor-thin 217213 passage in early May of a GOP health bill that included more than $800 billion in Medicaid cuts over the coming decade. Key Republicans are not interested in another round of cuts to the program. “I would think that the health care bill is our best policy statement on Medicaid going forward,” said Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the program. Details on Trump’s budget was publicly released Tuesday, after The LEGACY’s deadline, but Mulvaney briefed Republicans about what was coming and his staff provided targeted leaks to the media.
the center, located at 2600 Nine Mile Rd., as a place to implement population health and workforce development programming for neighborhood residents. “Our mission is to bring health
and wholeness to the people and communities we serve, because we realize the factors that drive individual and community health extend beyond the walls of our hospitals,” said Toni Ardabell, CEO, Bon Secours Virginia Health System. “We look forward to joining our neighbors and partners to promote healing and overall well-being as we work to improve the social and environmental factors impacting the health of this community.” The center consists of three interrelated areas. - Parsley’s Kitchen, an 1,100 squarefoot commercial kitchen designed for hands-on cooking classes, nutrition education, an incubator space for start-up businesses and seating for up to 15 class participants. It will also be the headquarters for Bon Secours mobile learning kitchen, Class-A-Roll. - Community Room, a 900 squarefoot group health and meeting space for group-based therapy, workforce
readiness programs and community meetings for neighborhood groups and nonprofit organizations. - The Front Porch Café, which is currently under construction, is a 1,400 square-foot café that will be operated by Churchill Activities and Tutoring (CHAT). The café will be the centerpiece of CHAT’s Work Leadership programs and will provide job training for young adults in Church Hill. The eatery will also serve as a place for neighbors and visitors to eat and gather. “We are excited about our partnership with Bon Secours to provide a youth workforce development component in the Sarah Garland Jones Center,” said Don Coleman, chairman of the board of directors, CHAT. “This is a tremendous educational opportunity and a confidence builder for our youth. We look forward to welcoming the entire East End community to our grand opening in the fall of this year.”
A full budget submission by the administration to Congress is months overdue and follows the release two months ago of an outline for the discretionary portion of the budget, covering defense, education, foreign aid, housing and environmental programs, among others. Their budgets pass each year through annual appropriations bills. An earlier blueprint from Trump proposed a $54 billion, 10 percent increase for the military above an existing cap on Pentagon spending, financed by an equal cut to nondefense programs. Those cuts rang alarm bells for many Republicans, who were particularly upset about proposals to eliminate community development block grants, slash medical research and eviscerate foreign aid. Trump’s GOP allies rejected such
cuts when wrapping up long-overdue legislation for the current budget year, which ends Sept. 30. There’s little sign they will have a change of heart now, especially with Trump’s administration in turmoil and his poll ratings at historic lows. “The budget’s a starting point. We’ll go to work from there,” said Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Republicans controlling Congress have delayed action on their companion budget measure, waiting for Trump to go first. This year’s budget debate, Republicans hope, would grease the way for a major overhaul of the loophole-cluttered tax system. But House conservatives also want to embark on a round of cuts to benefit programs and are open to Trump’s suggestions for cuts to mandatory programs such as federal
employee pensions. Presidential budgets are mere suggestions, and the White House has discretion to assume higher economic growth rates of up to 3 percent or so under Trump’s agenda of tax changes, loosened regulations and infrastructure spending. The budget also includes proposals such as paid leave for parents after the birth or adoption of a child, a $200 billion infrastructure plan that Trump officials claim could leverage, along with private investment, up to $1 trillion in construction projects, and funding for Trump’s oft-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The budget contains $1.6 billion for wall construction, along with $300 million for additional border patrol and immigration agents as part of a $2.6 billion hike for border security programs.
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Va. scientists call for continued funding of climate science Several of Virginia’s leading climate change experts convened for a science roundtable discussion last week to inform the public of the latest climate science data and the impacts being felt by the scientific community due to a change of leadership at the federal level. Virginians assembled to discuss the importance of climate science and to learn ways to support the nonpartisan nature of science as political leadership expresses
doubt over consensus science. The roundtable allowed locals to voice concerns about the future of climate change research, funding, education, and communication. “The data is there and the science is real,” Crystal Yelverton, a master’s candidate in Climate Change and Society at North Carolina State University and roundtable panelist, said. “Climate change is happening and it is impacting everything and everyone, whether or not you can
Climate science supporters protest in Richmond recently. physically see or feel the change taking place, you will eventually.” Yelverton has performed tropical cyclone research showing an increase in sea-surface temperature which she said will increase the number and intensity of tropical cyclones. “We need to do all we can to alleviate future impacts and adjust to what has already begun to take place,” Yelverton said. All participants echoed the importance of climate science and the need for swift climate action, celebrating the governor’s signing of an executive directive to initiate a Virginia standard aimed at reducing carbon pollution from power plants. “Res ipsa loquitur, the thing speaks for itself,” said Dr. Matthew Burke, a roundtable participant and Director of State Programs for the Medical Society Consortium on Climate Change and Health. “We can now begin to include climate change as another area where research would vastly promote human welfare and stave the most harmful effects of global warming.”
Recently, on April 29, thousands of Virginians joined the hundreds of thousands marching on Washington to demand climate action. The Trump administration’s proposed budget would deeply affect funding for scientific research, with an EPA funding cut of 31 percent alongside further deep cuts from other organizations, noted Virginia protestors and scientists. “The science of climate change and its implications for the future must be taken seriously,” said Dr. Timothy Delsole, roundtable participant and Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences at George Mason University and senior research scientist at the Center for OceanLand-Atmosphere Studies. Delsole added that the overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree that human activities are causing the earth to warm. The three aforementioned scientists were accompanied by Dr. Jeremy Hoffman, Climate & Earth Science Specialist at the Science Museum of Virginia on the panel.
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GRTC set to resume seasonal express service to Kings Dominion
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY D/B/A DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER FOR APPROVAL OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE PURSUANT TO § 56-585.1 A 4 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CASE NO. PUR-2017-00057 • • • •
GRTC wants you to “get ready to connect with fun” as it resumes its express service to Kings Dominion on Memorial Day Weekend, coinciding with the seasonal opening of ‘Soak City’. Starting Friday, May 26, the Richmond transit company will operate daily service through Aug. 28. Additional service continues Labor Day weekend, and Saturdays and Sundays Sept. 9 through Oct. 29. The company notes that not only can express riders conveniently connect to all the fun of Kings Dominion, guests with kids can also enjoy three new kids’ thrill rides in Planet Snoopy. “This expanded Planet Snoopy experience has more fun, more laughs and more thrills, including a new event space and upgraded food and beverage locations,” according to the company. In addition to serving the general public, this express service provides the option of public transit for students in the Richmond Mayor’s Youth Academy and for other area young professionals who have summer employment at Kings Dominion. “Our service allows guests of Kings Dominion to enjoy a convenient ride to and from the park,” said GRTC’s CEO David Green. “We also enable Kings Dominion employees to reliably get to and from work, including summer employees from the Mayor’s Youth Academy. We are particularly proud to support that city initiative for the professional
development of high school students.” Katelyn Sherwood, the communications manager for Kings Dominion, said Kings Dominion was pleased to continue the partnership with GRTC this season and to have “supported its growth over the years”. Passengers are able to board the 102x Kings Dominion Express at Southside Plaza in Richmond and also at a special Kings Dominion Bus Stop at Broad & 9th Street in the city’s downtown area. The 102x bus also services all westbound bus stops between 12th Street and Belvidere Street for express service directly to Kings Dominion. Southside Plaza is the recommended pick-up and dropoff location for vehicular traffic. The fare remains the same as previous years. For $5 per trip, GRTC notes that visitors will avoid the cost of gas and parking, save wear and tear on their cars, and fully relax by letting someone else do the driving when they visit Kings Dominion. Riders will also have the option when boarding the bus to purchase a round-trip pass for $10 from the farebox. Last year, the transit company notes that more people rode GRTC express service to and from Kings Dominion than ever before, and the 102x remains the best performing express service GRTC offers. During the 2016 summer service between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend, 50,000 riders used GRTC’s 102x to connect with Kings Dominion.
Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion”) has applied to update its Rider T1 by which it recovers certain transmission and demand response program costs. Dominion’s request represents a decrease of $55.4 million annually, which would decrease the bill of a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $2.07. A Hearing Examiner appointed by the State Corporation Commission will hear the case on June 29, 2017. Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.
On May 4, 2017, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 4 (“Subsection A 4”) of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), filed an application (“Application”) with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) for approval of a rate adjustment clause designated as Rider T1. In this proceeding, Dominion seeks approval of a revenue requirement for the rate year September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2018 (“Rate Year”). This revenue requirement, if approved, would be recovered through a combination of base rates and a revised increment/decrement Rider T1. Rider T1 is designed to recover the increment/decrement between the revenues produced from the transmission component of base rates and the new revenue requirement developed from the Company’s total transmission costs for the Rate Year. The total revenue requirement to be recovered over the Rate Year is $625,361,637, comprising an increment Rider T1 of $134,891,545 and forecast collections of $490,470,092 through the transmission component of base rates. This total revenue requirement represents a decrease of $55,380,805 compared to the revenues projected to be produced during the Rate Year by the combination of the base rate component of Subsection A 4 (the Company’s former Rider T) and the Rider T1 rates currently in effect. References in this notice to “transmission” are inclusive of demand response costs identified in Subsection A 4. Implementation of the proposed Rider T1 on September 1, 2017, would decrease the average weighted monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $2.07. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on June 29, 2017, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear in the Commission’s courtroom fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. The Company’s Application and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Copies of the public version of all documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center, located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing a notice of participation on or before June 13, 2017. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00057. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing. On or before June 13, 2017, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. Respondents shall refer in all of their filed papers to Case No. PUR-2017-00057. On or before June 22, 2017, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application may file written comments on the Application with the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before June 22, 2017, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00057. The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY d/b/a DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER
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Op/Ed & Letters
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Mission of the Democratic Faith Working Group REP. JAMES E. CLYBURN Growing up in a church parsonage, the eldest son of a fundamentalist Christian minister, grounded me securely in faith and family. My dad’s sermons, which were based in Old Testament scriptures as often as they were in the New Testament, offered up pretty big doses of JudeoChristian doctrines that still guide me today as Chair of the Democratic Faith Working Group (DFWG) in the United States House of Representatives. The Old Testament lesson found in Micah 6:8 calls upon the reader to do justice, be merciful and walk humbly. In Matthew 25:45 the reader is instructed that we are judged by the way we treat, “the least (among us).” These are the principles that guide the members of the DFWG. We are composed of significant strains of the great diversity of faiths across our nation and in our Caucus. Our values reflect these faiths, and our faith perspectives are the lenses through which we see the great challenges of our times. Whether the issues are combatting poverty, providing accessible, affordable health care; creating jobs that pay livable wages, rebuilding our infrastructure, tax fairness,
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environmental stewardship, comprehensive immigration reform, or any other matters important to the common good of our people, the members of the DFWG are utilizing our faith-based perspectives in our pursuit of “a more perfect Union.” The members of the DFWG are actively opposing Republican efforts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Repealing the Affordable Care Act would have devastating effects on “the least of these.” It would violate the golden The LEGACY welcomes all signed letters and all respectful opinions. Letter writers and columnists opinions are their own and endorsements of their views by The LEGACY should be inferred. The LEGACY assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. Annual Subscription Rates Virginia - $50 U.S. states - $75 Outside U.S.- $100 The Virginia Legacy © 2016
rule of “do(ing) unto others as you would have them do unto you.” The Republican bill—that was passed by the House on Thursday, May 4—would exacerbate the widening income gap in our society by lavishing massive tax breaks on the wealthiest few at the expense of working people. There is not justice, mercy or humbleness in such action. In my home district alone, more than 270,000 South Carolinians under Medicare age have preexisting conditions. Repealing the Affordable Care Act would subject this population to higher costs and loss of care. According to a recent Joint Economic Committee Report, the Republican Plan will cause 104,954 South Carolinians to lose private coverage in 2018, with their premiums increasing by $727 to $970. Additionally, we would see increased costs of over $94 million in uncompensated care to hospitals in South Carolina. The plan also includes a big transfer of wealth from low to middle income Americans to the wealthiest of Americans. It provides $274.9 billion in tax cuts for the highest income Americans, with over half of the tax cuts going to millionaires. In 2020, 61 percent of the cuts go to those earning more than $1 million
a year. To pay for this, Republicans cut Medicaid by more than $880 billion. To add insult to injury, health care CEOs are big winners in this legislation; it cuts taxes by $400 million for insurance company executives. I have long maintained that the Affordable Care Act is the Civil Rights Act of the 21st Century, basically because it outlaws discrimination against sick people, most especially those with preexisting conditions. Repealing the ACA and putting discrimination back into the health care system is a step history will not forgive. Public policies that do not square with the admonition of Micah 6:8 or the lesson of Matthew 25:45 are offensive to our moral responsibility to do the most good for the most people. The members of the DFWG will continue to use our shared values found in the fundamentals of our faiths to inform and guide us in our efforts to keep the public informed as we address the most pressing issues confronting our nation. U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader Clyburn represents South Carolina’s 6th congressional District. In Congress, he serves as the chair of the Democratic Faith Working Group. Follow him on Twitter at @Clyburn.
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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.
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Once again, the liberal, mainstream media has lost its collective mind over the mess swirling around President Trump in regard to the firing of former FBI director, Jim Comey. It’s sad to see the lack of any attempt by the mainstream media to simply do its job, which is to merely report the facts, without any spin or bias. The only ones, who are winning in this false debate are the Russians. As I wrote in my column two months ago, Russia has released a psychological operations campaign against our country and it is having its desired effect—to destabilize our country. Psy-ops are another form of warfare that causes a nation’s people to doubt the trustworthiness of its various institutions: political, corporate, religious, etc. Once a nation begins to distrust its leadership, total collapse can’t be far off. While we are debating Comey’s firing and Russia’s so-called meddling in our elections, does anyone realize that Russian president Vladimir Putin is asserting extraterritorial authority in his attempt to make legal claims of ownership to vast portions of the North Atlantic (off the coast of Alaska) and the Arctic, even though this area has historically been considered international waters. This part of the North Atlantic has untold oil and gas resources and would be an extremely profitable shipping route for global business. Russia’s Northern Fleet is
attempting to secure the northern sea route between the Atlantic and the Pacific. So, please allow me to deconstruct the phony arguments being promulgated by all the radical liberals from mainstream media, the talking heads and wayward politicians. The president of the United States has the absolute power and authority to hire and fire the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to an amendment to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Title VI, Section 1101. Prior to this amendment, the director was nominated by the U.S. Attorney General. I find it quite ironic that even Comey acknowledged that the president had the authority to fire him. In a letter sent to FBI employees the day after his firing, Comey said, “…I have long believed that a President can fire an FBI Director for any reason, or for no reason at all…” The mainstream media knows full well that the controversy surrounding the Comey firing is ALL political, not legal. Optically and politically, there was never going to be a good time to fire Comey. There is absolutely no question that there is no legal issue with Trump’s actions and everyone knows it, but for the mainstream media to create this mass hysteria with the constant invoking of “Watergate” is simply another example of how the mainstream media has proven, once, again that it is totally incapable of being an objective reporter of the
facts. And to my weak-kneed, spineless Republicans: When you caved to the silly demands of the Democrats to appoint a special prosecutor, you basically handed them the House and Senate in 2018, and quite possibly the White House in 2020. Is that really what your constituents sent you to Washington to do? I don’t think so. Raynard Jackson
Accomplishing nothing
I’m not a big fan of walking out on anybody about whom I may have had a negative preconception to begin with. Either I show or I don’t. If I show, I listen. If I don’t agree with what I’m hearing, I work it out while I sit there, thinking on my position and the speaker’s. Finding such a teachable moment is valuable; actually learning from it is necessary to personal growth. No point was served by walking out on the vice president, other than to demonstrate the students’ shallow intolerance of someone with whom they disagreed. I feel the same about the Bethune-Cookman HBCU students’ back-turning, booing, dissing of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. I’m on the record as being opposed to Ms. DeVos and Mr. Pence, and their boss, Mr. Trump, so I’m hardly an apologist here. But, in real life, the Notre Dame graduates and the Bethune-Cookman graduates are going to have to work with people with whom they disagree; they will have to deal with real life situations that make them uncomfortable; they will have
to learn adult coping strategies for getting along with unprincipled people (maybe even their bosses) without diluting their own principles; they will have to learn that walking away from a problem is an abrogation of civil, personal, and professional responsibility. Changing the world requires showing up every day and working toward the goal under the best and meanest of conditions. It requires cooperating with a wide range of people who you may dislike, who may dislike you, and with whom you may have vivid disagreements. It requires patience and empathy and a longview toward the future. What the Notre Dame graduates demonstrated ran counter to the University’s mission statement, which reads, in part: “As a Catholic university, one of its distinctive goals is to provide a forum where, through free inquiry and open discussion, the various lines of Catholic thought may intersect with all the forms of knowledge found in the arts, sciences, professions, and every other area of human scholarship and creativity.” If I were a parent of any of those students, I’d consider my aspirational investment in my son’s or daughter’s path toward educational enlightenment at a fine university a sad failure. I would say to them, “Turning your back on, or walking away from the disagreeable aspects of life solves nothing, and only reinforces the world’s opinion of you that is not flattering.” Jim Moore
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Trump: ‘We don’t worship government, we worship God’ Delivering the commencement address at Virginia’s Liberty University, President Donald Trump told the graduating class that “in America, we don’t worship government, we worship God,” and promised to protect their religious freedom. He also encouraged them to never give up, but to embrace being an outsider to change the world. “As long as I am your president, no one is ever going to stop you from practicing your faith,” Trump said at the evangelical Christian school in Lynchburg. “America has always been the land of dreams because America is a nation of true believers,” he said. “When the pilgrims landed at Plymouth, they prayed. When the founders wrote the Declaration
of Independence, they invoked our Creator four times. Because in America, we don’t worship government, we worship God.” Trump added that for the same reason elected officials in the U.S. put their hands on the Bible and say, “So help me God,” while taking the oath of office. “It is why our currency proudly declares, ‘In God we trust,’ and it’s why we proudly proclaim that we are one nation under God every time we say the pledge of allegiance.” The story of America, he continued, is the “story of an adventure that began with deep faith, big dreams and humble beginnings.” Trump also spoke about Liberty’s founder, the Rev. Jerry Falwell Sr. “In this beautiful campus and in
Women bloggers spawn an evangelical ‘crisis of authority’ RNS - When Sarah Bessey started blogging in 2005, she saw it as a way to keep in touch with friends and family. And that was in the early days of the Christian blogosphere, which she remembers as an “oasis of community” — strangers sharing everything from parenting tips to theology and filling comment sections with “lively and respectful” dialogue. Flash forward to 2017. In many places, blogging seems to have become all about personal branding. At the same time, Bessey’s blog has brought her speaking engagements and inspired two books — “Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women” and “Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith” — with a third in the works. Bessey now has nearly 43,000 followers on Twitter and about 38,000 on Facebook.
“The internet gave women like me — women who are outside of the usual power and leadership narratives and structures — a voice and a community,” said Bessey. “We began to write and we began to find each other, we began to learn and be challenged, we began to realize we weren’t as alone as we thought we were. Blogging gave us a way past the gatekeepers of evangelicalism.” For many Christian women, including racial minorities, and others whose voices traditionally have not been heard by or represented in institutional churches, the internet has created new platforms to teach, preach and connect. That includes countless personal blogs and social media accounts like Bessey’s. It also includes online ministries that have grown to include offline events like Propel Women,
your smiling faces, but it all began with a vision. That vision was of a world class university for evangelical Christians. … No doubt many people told him his vision was impossible, and I am sure they continued to say that so long after he started, at the beginning with just 154 students, but the fact is no one has ever achieved anything significant without a chorus of critics standing on the sidelines explaining why it can’t be done.” He continued, “Nothing is easier or more pathetic than being a critic. ... The future belongs to the people who follow their heart no matter what the critics say because they truly believe in their vision. … A small group of failed voices who think they know everything and understand everyone want to tell everybody else how to
live and what to do and how to think, but you aren’t going to let other people tell you what you believe, especially when you know that you’re right.” Trump also encouraged the graduates to “treat the word ‘impossible’ as nothing more than motivation.” “Relish the opportunity to be an outsider. Embrace that label — being an outsider is fine, embrace the label — because it’s the outsiders who change the world and who make a real and lasting difference. The more that a broken system tells you that you’re wrong, the more certain you should be that you must keep pushing ahead, you must keep pushing forward,” he said.
(in)courage, The Influence Network and IF:Gathering, and Bible study communities like She Reads Truth, which started as a hashtag by several online strangers to share what they were reading in the Bible and has grown to a website, app, book and specialty Bible that counted 500,000 active users last fall. “People used to ask me, ‘Where did all these women writers and influencers come from?!’ and I’d have to laugh when I said, ‘The internet!’” Bessey wrote in her email. But, if the furor on social media this past month is to be believed, the abundance of faith bloggers also has created what the Rev. Tish Harrison Warren called a “crisis of authority.” “Is literally everyone with a computer — do they equally hold authority to teach and preach?” said Warren, an Anglican priest, who wrote a commentary for Christianity Today titled “Who’s In Charge of the Christian Blogosphere?” The controversy started just before Easter. Writer and speaker Jen Hatmaker criticized “the systems and alliances and coded language and brand protection that poison the simple, beautiful body
of Christ.” Hatmaker said she had encountered all that after affirming in an interview last fall with RNS columnist Jonathan Merritt that same-sex relationships can be holy. A day later, Bible teacher Beth Moore tweeted that when considering the “things that need crucifying with Christ I vote personal branding. It’s gross.” “I am so sick of it and them I could vomit,” Moore wrote. And, after the hashtag #ThingsOnlyWomenWritersHear trended on Twitter, Bessey started #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear to “amplify the voices of women who have too often been silenced” in the church, she wrote in a Facebook post. More followed, including #ThingsOnlyBlackChristianWomenHear. Warren said the controversy touched on nearly all of the disagreements currently roiling the waters of evangelical Christianity — one of which is complementarianism, or the belief that men and women have different roles. “We’re talking about the history of evangelicalism, anti-institutionalism
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(from page 8) meets complementarianism meets marketing, money and power meets marginalization of minority voices — all of these things collide in this conversation,” she said. Warren said her concerns extend to the male-dominated “megachurch” model, as well. “I think the reason — and this is why I wrote the piece — that a lot of women are going outside their congregations to the internet for discipleship, is that they don’t have women in their congregations who can come to them, not just as buddies but with pastoral authority,” said Warren. Many women already are gifted teachers, and the institutional church should embrace them, she suggested. That’s a mutual relationship: Bloggers also should work to “build a church bigger than their own personal brand and submit to this long tradition of Christian faith.” That’s precisely why internet platforms are so important, according to Austin Channing Brown, who writes and speaks about justice and racial reconciliation. Not only does it give a voice to those the institutional church hasn’t — and minority women in particular often are overlooked for leadership positions, Brown said — but also, she
Austin Channing Brown tweeted, “important things have been said from outside denominations because denominations were all messed up.” Not all churches and denominations confer authority through a seminary education. Brown is ordained by her Full Gospel Baptist Church denomination though she doesn’t have a traditional seminary degree. “The church has survived the printing press, radio and televangelists. We survived the rise of non-denominational churches
and megachurches. We survived generations of white men with a platform and no traditional governing body sanctioning or approving their words,” she said. “But I don’t want to frame this newest step in the democratization of influencing the church as something to be survived. Many Christians believe that the church is made better when marginalized voices bring a new narrative to old ideas.” Questions about authority and influence go back at least as far as 1517, as those on all sides of the conversation are fond of pointing out. After Martin Luther reportedly nailed his 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany, they were distributed widely via new media (then, the printing press), sparking the Protestant Reformation. “So, no, I am not worried about women with blogs becoming a crisis for the church. I suspect that we will survive, and maybe even be made better by their presence,” Brown said. Many famous evangelicals have lacked seminary training or institutional backing. For instance, best-selling author Ann Voskamp recently noted that D.L. Moody —
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the 19th-century evangelist who founded the Chicago Evangelization Society, later renamed the Moody Bible Institute — had no more than a fifth-grade education. Evangelicalism is what historian Daniel Silliman calls a “discourse community.” It has no agreed-upon definition, no creed, no single person or council who can speak for the entire movement. “It’s a conversation, so those platforms shape the conversation,” Silliman said. It just looks different in 2017 than it did in the world of the 1970s, when the conversation happened primarily through Christian bookstores and radio. Bessey, the blogger, said it’s easy for someone with a recognized platform to sneer at building such a following. But she says the church is stronger when those unauthorized voices get heard. “I know that I love Jesus and follow Jesus better when I hear why and how other people follow him — especially when I hear from people who aren’t always approved by the establishment,” she said. “God isn’t trademarked.”
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Artist seeks to uplift people of color with portraits of celestial & mythical figures Contemporary visual artist Stephanie Kiah is decribed as an internationally collected artist. A Cincinnati native, she is most known for her lifelike, expressive and detailed portraits and her solo exhibit titled “Quintessence: Selected Portraits by Stephanie Kiah,” will soon open in Richmond with a reception on Friday, June 2, 6 p.m. at Browne Studio. The exhibit, a joint curation by Kiah and S. Ross Browne, owner of Browne Studio, will be up through July 16. “Quintessence” is comprised of paintings created over the span of the artist’s career and seeks to show people of African-American descent in a radiant light. Kiah often uses otherworldly and mythical bodies such as angels and fairy-like figures to signify an underlying “majestic essence” she believes is inherent within her people, even amidst the bleakest of situations. “As an image maker, it is important
This body of two-dimensional works varies in media from simple acrylic and oil, to fabric, lace, wallpaper, foil and even vintage sheet music on canvas. Kiah exhibited a collection of threedimensional mixed media conceptual works titled “In Tune” earlier this year at James Wise Gallery on the campus of Norfolk State University, her alma mater. That series focused on opening a dialogue on the perils of our society. Whether by subtle messages within portraiture, or Stephanie Kiah for me to create purposeful imagery to demonstrate to young people of color that we are, and can be in our purest essence, awe-inspiring, powerful, beautiful, honorable and magical just by being who we are - no matter what the narrative society tells of us,” said the atist in a press statement.
through more direct messages in conceptual art, Kiah has always sought to uplift and inspire people of color through her imagery. Kiah, who has resided and created in several areas including Washington, D.C.; Brooklyn; her hometown of Cincinnati; Norfolk; and Richmond, has had her works exhibited in New York, D.C., Virginia, New Jersey, California, Maryland and Georgia, and are a part of private collections across the United States, as well as Nigeria.
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Ruben Studdard digs deep for soulful Sam Cooke classic STACY M. BROWN If anyone’s been asking whatever happened to Ruben Studdard, they probably haven’t been paying too much attention. In the 13 years since he brightened the world of pop music with his American Idol-winning romantic balladry, Studdard has warmed the hearts of his huge fan base with five albums and has toured with the various artists like Peabo Bryson, Melissa Manchester, CeCe Winans and David Foster. And he’s done a whole lot more, including the just completed and powerful new version of Sam Cooke’s
classic, “A Change is Gonna Come.” Studdard, 38, said that he initially wanted to sing the song for a civil rights event in Birmingham, Ala. “It was a big event and Dr. Henry Panion III was producing and conducting the orchestra and it turned into a PBS special during Black History Month,” Studdard said. Studdard added that Panion, his mentor, asked if he’d sing and the former Idol champ didn’t hesitate. “I’ve always been a fan of that song and the importance of the material inclined me to do it,” said Studdard. Panion has been lauded for his work with a who’s who in music,
Ruben Studdard including Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin, Chaka Khan, the Winans, Aretha Franklin, Tramaine Hawkins, and American Idol Winners Carrie Underwood and Studdard. “Ruben really does shine and I think it’s a great joy working with him,” said Panion, whose works are programmed throughout the United States by many of the country’s major orchestras, including the Atlanta Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Cleveland Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Houston Symphony, and the National Symphony. Panion continued: “He really does love music. I work in classical and in jazz and pop, so many when they become popular it has little to do with their musicianship, but how many times can you turn on a national show and you wonder, where in the world did they find this person?” Studdard has always been a student of music and there’s talk of him doing a Christmas Album of Luther Vandross songs, Panion added. Studdard also continues to work on producing a children’s show called,
“Uncle Ruben’s House,” that he hopes will debut in the fall. “It’s a labor of love just having to learn the techniques and how to communicate with kids from two to eight; it’s really phenomenal,” Studdard said. “My mom is an educator, she was like a child whisperer and that market has been silent for years. So, we’ll make songs specifically to teach children manners, math, and science and the guy I’m working with is really big on STEM education and trying to incorporate that into our music to help children in different ways.” Another album also should debut soon, Studdard said. For now, however, he’s pushing the release of “A Change is Gonna Come,” which came on the heels of former President Barack Obama’s final days in office, when he designated Birmingham Civil Rights District as a national monument. “Sam Cooke’s original became an anthem to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s,” Panion said. “We believe that Ruben’s new version is right on time. Everybody could use a little soul and inspiration.” The single is currently available on iTunes and GooglePlay.
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New U.S. Hepatitis B and C infections increase “New hepatitis C infections have nearly tripled over five years, according to new preliminary surveillance data recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 3.5 million Americans are living with hepatitis C virus, making it the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States. Baby boomers are six times more likely to be infected with hepatitis C than those in other age groups and are at much greater risk for death from the virus, but the greatest increases were among young people aged 20-29. This is primarily a result of increasing injection drug use associated with America’s growing opioid epidemic. Approximately half of people living with hepatitis C virus have
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and the vast majority of new infections go undiagnosed. The surveillance report also shows a continued rise in new hepatitis B infections, which increased by 20.7 percent in 2015. “Hepatitis B and C present significant challenges to public health and health care systems. NACCHO calls on the federal government to provide the funding and commitment necessary to address these challenges. As the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s new consensus report, A National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C, states, we can eliminate hepatitis B and C as public health threats by 2030 if the appropriate leadership, investment, and strategies are fulfilled.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY’S REQUEST TO REVISE ITS FUEL FACTOR CASE NO. PUR-2017-00058 On May 4, 2017, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) its application (“Application”) pursuant to § 56-249.6 of the Code of Virginia seeking an increase in its fuel factor from 1.971 cents per kilowatt hour (“¢/ kWh”) to 2.383¢/kWh, effective for usage on and after July 1, 2017. The Company’s proposed fuel factor, reflected in Fuel Charge Rider A, consists of both a current and prior period factor. The Company’s proposed current period factor for Fuel Charge Rider A of 2.342¢/kWh is designed to recover the Company’s estimated Virginia jurisdictional fuel expenses, including purchased power expenses, of approximately $1.58 billion for the period July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018. The Company’s proposed prior period factor for Fuel Charge Rider A of 0.041¢/kWh is designed to recover approximately $27.6 million, which represents the net of two projected June 30, 2017 fuel deferral balances. In total, Dominion Virginia Power’s proposed fuel factor represents a 0.412¢/kWh increase from the fuel factor rate presently in effect of 1.971¢/kWh, which was approved in Case No. PUE-2016-00047. According to the Company, this proposal would result in an annual fuel revenue increase of approximately $278.7 million between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018. The total proposed fuel factor would increase the average weighted monthly bill of a typical residential customer using 1,000 kWh of electricity by $4.12, or by approximately 3.6%. The Commission entered an Order Establishing 2017-2018 Fuel Factor Proceeding (“Order”) that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing to be held on June 14, 2017, at 10 a.m. in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear 15 minutes before the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. Individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the hearing should contact the Commission at least seven (7) days before the scheduled hearing at 1-800-552-7945. Copies of the public version of all documents filed in this case are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. The public version of the Company’s Application, pre filed testimony, and exhibits are available for public inspection during regular business hours at all of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. A copy of the public version of the Company’s Application also may be obtained, at no cost, by written request to counsel for Dominion Virginia Power, William H. Baxter II, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Riverside 2, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. On or before June 13, 2017, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application shall file written comments with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before June 13, 2017, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00058. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing a notice of participation on or before June 2, 2017. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be filed with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at counsel’s address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00058. Interested persons should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for further details on participation as a respondent. On or before June 2, 2017, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00058. The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at the Commission’s website: http://www.virginia.scc.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order Establishing Fuel Factor Proceeding in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above.
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Gun control and the Va. governor’s race: the issue both parties are eyeing checks in opposition to the politically powerful National Rifle Association. In airing the ad, Northam is subtly seeking to differentiate himself from Perriello of Charlottesville. Perriello was a one-term congressman who represented a conservative-leaning district and while in office accepted money from the NRA, opposed reinstating an assault-weapons ban and supported creating a national standard for concealed-weapons permits. His efforts earned him an “A” rating from the NRA at the time. Perriello, like Northam, now carries an “F” rating from the gun-rights group, and the candidates’ platforms are remarkably similar. They include
FROM WIRE REPORTS Jeanette Richardson was at a Newport News neighbor’s house for a 2004 New Year’s Eve party when she heard gunshots. She returned home to find her 18-year-old son, Patrick Wyatt McKinley, had been fatally shot in the street. The gunman had been attending a party elsewhere in the neighborhood, and neither she nor her son knew him. But he attacked her son, home on break from college in Florida, after the teen asked one of the gunman's friends to move his car from in front of their house. The randomness of the crime and the pain of losing a child who just weeks before had asked her to watch the documentary “Bowling for Columbine” – about the 2002 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado – turned Richardson into a gun-control advocate overnight. Like for many in Hampton Roads where gun violence is common, gun control is pivotal for her in the June 13 Democratic gubernatorial primary. “When you can mow down 50 people in one room in minutes, or 32 people in college, and 26 children and teachers, it’s a public safety issue,” she said. “It just makes no sense. We need to hear from the candidates. It is a growing issue. It’s time to take a stand against the NRA.” The issue was highlighted when the two Democrats vying for their party’s nomination appeared at a recent forum on gun violence prevention in all-important northern Virginia, where the lion’s share of voters live. The Alexandria forum was hosted by Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC. It could be closely monitored by Republicans looking for political ammunition ahead of November's general election, where gun control is likely to be a topic that puts the state’s partisan divide on full display. Republicans have termed the Democratic primary a “Race to the
Ralph Northam (right) and Tom Perriello Left” ever since former Rep. Tom Perriello unexpectedly entered the campaign in January to challenge Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, who had already locked up the support of most of the state’s party establishment but has faced a competitive race ever since. A Washington Post poll released last week showed that 40 percent of likely Democratic voters support Perriello, while 38 percent support Northam. Political observers outside Virginia are looking to the state as a potential early referendum on Republican President Donald Trump and the direction the Democratic party will take in the future. Gun control within the state is emerging as an important consideration for both parties, with the Democratic candidates calling for “commonsense” gun laws and the Republicans touting their Second Amendment credentials. The timing of the Democratic forum comes days after Northam, who grew up on the Eastern Shore and lives in Norfolk, began airing a commercial that features the mother of a victim who was wounded during the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings that killed 32. The commercial touts Northam’s support for expanded background
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Tuckahoe District Supervisor Patricia S. O’Bannon will host a Tuckahoe Town Meeting to discuss the opioid epidemic that is affecting individuals and families in Henrico County. The meeting will be held at Tuckahoe Area Library, 1901 Starling Drive. Residents are welcome to attend or watch via a live stream on YouTube. Henrico’s YouTube channel is available at https://youtu.be/fBwrics8Wac or by searching “Henrico County channel.” O’Bannon will be joined by Dr. Susan Fischer Davis, director of the Henrico Health District, and members of the Henrico Heroin Task Force. For more information, call 804-501-4208 or go to patobannon.com.
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You can help make sure that no child goes hungry this summer by being part of Petersburg’s Summer Food Service Program. Petersburg City Public Schools is seeking community groups and sites to serve as summer locations where children can come for free breakfasts and lunches. Camps, classes, day cares and other programs could serve as sites where Petersburg children who are 18 years old or younger can eat free breakfasts and lunches this summer. The nutritious meals will be provided to the sites at no cost so that they can be provided to children at no cost. More than a dozen sites served 44,000 meals in Petersburg last summer, and the school system hopes to reach more children in more locations this summer. May 31 is the deadline to apply to be part of the Summer Food Service Program. Community members and groups who believe that no child should be hungry are urged to contact Donna Johnson, supervisor of school nutrition, at dojohnson@petersburg.k12.va.us or 804-861-4806. During the school year, Petersburg schools provide free breakfasts and lunches for all students and will continue to do that in summer school programs.
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Special Olympics Virginia’s Summer Games are more than a sports competition; they are a looking glass, an example to everyone of how people with intellectual disabilities can and should be included in all aspects of their communities. Special Olympics is a unified movement, integrating people with intellectual disabilities into everything we do. Come take a “look” this June at the Special Olympics’ largest annual competition, Summer Games, during which 1,500 athletes with and without disabilities will go for gold, and are certain to inspire you and your family. Then take what you see at Special Olympics back into your homes, your places of business and your community. According to the Special Olympics organization, “when we are unified, we are stronger, more just and more joyful - let’s make these changes together”. Summer Games take place June 9-10 at the University of Richmond and surrounding venues, and we invite the community to spend an hour - or all day - with Special Olympics as athletes go for gold in tennis, swimming, track & field, softball, bocce and bowling. Help fill the stands with fans! Your support will help unite more than 300,000 champions with and without disabilities in more than 400 K-12 schools, and thousands more in community-based programs across Virginia. Sign up today at www.volunteer2cheer.com for our outdoor Opening Ceremony at Robins Stadium, Friday, June 9 starting at 7:30 pm and featuring music, fireworks, Olympic medalist Kellie Wells Brinkley and the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron, or Saturday, June 10 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the track & field competitions, also outside at Robins Stadium. Fans are welcome to stay for as little or as long as they like; cheering is very flexible and family-friendly. Saturday’s activities at Robins Stadium also include free ice cream sandwiches for fans thanks to Southland Dairy Farmers, free popcorn and snow cones from Enterprise, Olympic Town crafts, a gaming trailer, Mad Science, face painting and more! Summer Games is the largest state-level competitions offered by Special Olympics Virginia. Visit facebook.com/specialolympicsvirginia for more details as the event approaches. To volunteer, visit www.volunteer2cheer.com and sign up!
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Company recalls beef franks for possible contamination John Morrell and Co., a Cincinnati, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 210,606 pounds of ready-to-eat hot dog products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The beef franks items were produced on Jan. 26, 2017. The following products are subject to recall: - 14 oz. sealed film packages containing “Nathan’s SKINLESS 8 BEEF FRANKS,” with a Use By date of Aug. 19, 2017.
- 16 oz. sealed film packages containing “Curtis BEEF MASTER Beef Franks,” with a Use By date of June 15, 2017. The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 296” on the side of the package. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The problem was discovered after the establishment received three complaints of metal objects in the beef frank product packages. The establishment notified FSIS on May 19, 2017. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or
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close the gun show loophole and he has the ‘D’ rating to show for it,” she wrote in an email. “It’s unclear why Tom wasn’t supportive of gun safety reforms after a tragedy struck Virginia." Richardson said Northam’s record on gun control outperforms Perriello’s – and that's enough to earn her vote. “He’s a straight shooter. Northam has never wavered,” she said. “Perriello has kind of gotten off in different directions. I would not trust him.” Regardless of who wins the nomination June 13, Northam or Perriello will face an opponent with an “A” rating from the NRA – all three GOP candidates received that grade this year. On the Republican side, Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart has knocked political strategist and front-runner Ed Gillespie on the issue. In a broad-ranging speech bashing “establishment Republicans” that was broadcast on Facebook Live earlier this week, Stewart accused Gillespie of not being willing to stand up for the Second Amendment, without specifying what he meant. Stewart drew headlines early in the race this winter when he held a drawing and gave away an AR15 military-style weapon – which Democrats like Northam and Perriello want to ban the sale of – to
an assault-weapons ban, universal background checks and reinstating Virginia's limit on handgun sales to one a month. Perriello said he’s changed since he was in Congress and that Northam's history isn’t ideal, either. “He’s the only candidate in this primary who has cast votes with the NRA for gun laws that are still on the books that make our communities less safe, and I think that’s very concerning when he's stood with the NRA against communities being able to ensure fingerprinting for conceal-carry permits and support gun buyback programs that would bring illegal guns off of our streets,” Perriello said following a debate in Norfolk where gun control came up. “Ultimately, neither of us have a perfect record. But I think going forward both of us are committed to ensuring safe communities consistent with our heritage.” Northam spokeswoman Ofirah Yheskel fired back, contrasting the Democratic candidates’ records following the Virginia Tech massacre. “Even more telling is that when a bill to close the gun show loophole was on the table, cosponsored by over 100 Democrats, Perriello passed the buck there too. That same year, after listening to parents of Virginia Tech students, Ralph Northam voted to
injury due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a health care provider. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify theircustomers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. Consumers with questions about the recall can call 1 (877) 933-4625.
Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen”, the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at www.fsis.usda.gov/ reportproblem.
Ralph Northam and Tom Perriello speak during the first debate of Virginia’s Democratic candidates for governor. a supporter. Stewart favors eliminating permit requirements for someone to carry a concealed weapon, which is frequently referred to as “constitutional carry” in other states that have adopted that policy. He’s criticized Gillespie for not taking a stand on the issue, although Gillespie’s campaign said in an email that Gillespie would sign a bill that would allow law-abiding Virginians to carry concealed weapons without a permit. Gillespie also has vowed to repeal any executive orders by Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe that he believes
target gun owners, such as a 2015 order banning carrying firearms openly in most state buildings. Wagner, a state senator from Virginia Beach, paints himself as an ardent defender of the Second Amendment. A campaign video features him at a shooting range firing a pistol and notes he's a hunter whom the NRA has endorsed in 10 previous elections. “As your governor, I will continue to protect the right of our citizens to keep and bear arms uninfringed by any government action,” Wagner says in the video.
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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 June 7, 2017, to consider the following under Chapter 30 of the Zoning Code: BEGINNING AT 1:00 P.M. 15-17: An appeal by Rev. Ben Campbell, Win & Roger Loria, Katherine Wetzel, Pierce Homer, Mary Swezey, William T. Van Pelt, Ruth Eggleston, Tim & Stephanie Socia, Bruce B. Stevens, Sarah Driggs based on Virginia Code Section 15.2 2286(4), Richmond Code Section 30-1000.1 and Richmond Code Ordinance No 53-21-31 (1953) of the Zoning Administrator’s March 24, 2017 determination that a decision rendered on May 16, 2012 cannot be changed, modified or reversed based on Virginia Code Section 15.2-2311 & Richmond Code Section 30-1040.1:1 for property identified by the appellants as Tax Parcel Number 000-1230-001 (N000-1230-001); Westwood Tract. 16-17: An application of Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity for a building permit to construct a new single-family detached dwelling at 1517 NORTH 35TH STREET. 17-17: An application of Church Hill Ventures, LLC for a building permit for a restaurant use with an accessory outdoor roof top dining patio at 1209 HULL STREET. 18-17: An application of 1004 North Thompson, LLC for a building permit to convert an office building into a 23-unit multi-family dwelling at 1004 NORTH THOMPSON STREET.
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