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Attention deficit?

Busy school superintendent wants to teach college course By Joey Matthews

Can Superintendent Dana T. Bedden fully focus on his full-time job — to transform Richmond Public Schools — if he’s teaching part time at Virginia State University? Two members of the Richmond School Board

voiced that concern at Monday night’s meeting of the board at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in the East End. Tichi Pinkney Eppes, 9th District, and Mamie L. Taylor, 5th District, questioned whether the rigors of teaching even a single college class would deflect Dr. Bedden’s attention from the

critical needs and issues facing don’t know how much the Richmond’s city schools and its position would pay. 24,000 students. Dr. Bedden was named Over their objections, the Richmond’s superintendent in board voted 6-2 to allow Dr. January 2014, with a starting Bedden to take a job in the salary of $225,000 annually. fall as an adjunct professor He is one of the highest paid at VSU. public officials in the city. Dr. James Harris, chair of Under the terms of the agreethe Department of Educational ment, Dr. Bedden would be Leadership at VSU, formally limited to teaching one course invited Dr. Bedden in a May 4 per semester and the course letter to teach a course in School would have to be “after busiLaw that would meet once a ness hours.” week beginning in the fall. The agreement also states “He’s an expert in school Dr. Bedden may teach at VSU law. We’re going after the best “so long as such activities do people we can get,” Dr. Harris not interfere with, infringe upon Dr. Bedden told the Free Press at Monday’s or otherwise compromise his meeting. ability to perform his (RPS) duties.” “But he would still have to apply for the Ms. Pinkney Eppes expressed “trepidation” position,” he added. Both Dr. Harris and Dr. Bedden said they Please turn to A4

Closing the digital divide

$1M upgrade adds computers to Main Library in Downtown By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Every day, dozens of people flood into the Main Library in Downtown to use public computers. They come to check emails, seek employment, do research and handle other activities in the online world, including paying bills and applying for visas. Thanks to a $1 million upgrade, the Main Library offers more high-tech resources than ever before to help close the digital divide in the city. As a result of the work, the second floor has largely been given over to computers, said Adam Zimmerli, digital literacy librarian who oversees the operations. That work also has enabled the library to increase the number of available computers for public use from 48 to 95, with additional computers available in special sections for children and teens. “This is a great resource for the community,” Mr. Zimmerli said, adding he and the rest of the

staff hope to see increasing numbers of people “using these computers and the other services we offer.” He said the most popular are the 50 desktop computers that fill a big part of the second floor. People can use the computers for an hour at a time — and can stay on longer if all the seats aren’t taken. There also are tables for people with laptops and tablets who just need a wireless connection and 18 public charging stations to power up devices. Forty other computers are available in three classrooms and special labs on the second floor, including the city’s law library, Mr. Zimmerli said, with six other computers set aside specifically for job seekers. The library also teams up with groups such as the AARP Foundation, which uses classroom space to provide computer literacy classes for seniors. Partners also include Career Prospectors, Coderdojo, Communities in Schools, the city’s Please turn to A4

Fun in the sun

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Millionaire entertainers Jay Z and Beyoncé enjoy glitz and glamour on the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala May 4, while in other matters, they prefer to stay out of the limelight.

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Power couple Jay Z and Beyoncé have privately donated tens of thousands of dollars to help bail out of jail demonstrators arrested while protesting police brutality in Baltimore and Ferguson, Mo., according to the hip-hop mogul’s ghost writer. Activist Dream Hampton, who worked

with Jay Z on his 2010 autobiography “Decoded,” also said the couple wrote a “huge check” to the “Black Lives Matter” movement. The organizer and filmmaker made those revelations in a series of messages on Twitter last Sunday that subsequently

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Children play Wednesday in water spraying at SplashMor, an interactive exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Richmond on West Broad Street. The young visitors from the Piedmont Family YMCA in Charlottesville had an early start on the Memorial Day holiday, which is considered the unofficial start of summer. The holiday, to be celebrated Monday, May 25, honors America’s war dead. With sunny skies forecast, the holiday also will feature cookouts, swim parties and other fun outdoor activities.

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CARE van drivers frustrated by poor City Council approves 2016 budget, cuts funds for 379 vacant positions scheduling, changing contracts left when authorized positions are not filled By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Frustrated riders who rely on GRTC’s CARE van service often blame the drivers for the spotty service that can make them miss or arrive late for doctors’ appointments, therapy, dialysis or other crucial appointments. But it turns out that the drivers of the CARE vans are just as frustrated. They note that the schedules and routes they are assigned by GRTC often make it impossible for them to provide timely doorto-door service to the elderly

and disabled passengers who have scheduled rides. “I love this job. I love the people,” said Minuet WestBurkett who has been picking up and delivering people as a CARE van driver for 30 years. But Ms. West-Burkett said she frequently is assigned multiple pickups around the same time, even though each pickup might be 10 to 15 minutes apart, based on traffic. “There is no way I can make it,” she said. In her time behind the wheel, she said GRTC has hired at

least eight private companies to operate the service. The one constant, she said: Scheduling problems that leave drivers unable to provide timely, reliable service. She’s not alone. Two other veteran drivers, John Rush and Grace Carter, who joined Ms. West-Burkett in a joint interview, agreed scheduling is the biggest problem. Greater Richmond Transit Corp.’s own data indicates that one of every five trips does not meet the scheduled pickup Please turn to A4

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Call it the big shrink at City Hall. Mayor Dwight C. Jones and Richmond City Council have combined to eliminate funding for at least 379 vacant jobs, essentially positions funded by taxes paid into city coffers. The wipeout of the money for the vacant jobs — amounting to nearly 10 percent of the city’s 3,853 authorized general fund positions — has provided $19.4 million to pay for other priorities. That’s based on an average cost per full-time position of $51,187 in wages and benefits, such as health insurance and retirement. The use of vacancy savings — money

— is included in the amended city budget package for fiscal year 2016 that the council approved last Friday and that will go into effect July 1. In all, the council approved $1.5 billion in spending for city operations, utilities and other aspects of the government, ranging from grants or special funds to city cemeteries and capital spending on streets, public buildings, parks and other public property. The general fund portion of the budget — the part that largely relies on local tax revenue and covers city operations, the city’s contribution to public schools, public safety, Please turn to A4

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Congratulating monumental pioneers A passer-by gives a ago last Sunday. high-five to the likeness That remarkable deof Barbara Rose Johns at cision outlawed public the Virginia Civil Rights Slices of life and scenes school segregation and Memorial at Capitol became a major step toin Richmond Square in Downtown. ward ending legal apartUnveiled in 2008, the memorial heid in this country. celebrates Ms. Johns and others whose Other figures on the memorial include, protests and lawsuits brought an end front, the late NAACP attorneys Oliver to the Jim Crow-mandated separation W. Hill and Spottswood W. Robinson III, of black and white students in public both of Richmond, who represented Ms. schools. Johns and others in Prince Edward County In 1951 at age 16, Ms. Johns led a and whose legal attack on segregation student walkout from a decaying high became part of the Brown case. Right, school in Prince Edward County. The figures celebrate courageous Virginians legal case that grew from that protest who marched, protested and helped bring helped generate the U.S. Supreme Court’s down segregation, serving as a reminder landmark Brown v. Board of Education of the role of ordinary citizens in shaping decision on May 17, 1954 — 61 years public policy.

Cityscape

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Memorial Day holiday schedule A list of closings and schedule changes for Memorial Day, Monday, May 25: Government Federal offices: Closed. Post offices: Closed. State government: Closed. DMV: Closed. Courts: Closed. City and county offices: Closed. City and county schools: Closed. Traffic, parking: Meters will not be enforced. Trash: Collections will be a day late all week. Recycling pickups also will be a day late. Transportation GRTC: Buses run on a holiday (Sunday) schedule. Phone: (804) 358-4782. Businesses Major shopping malls: Open. Banks: Closed. ABC stores: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Richmond Free Press office: Closed.

Baker School building eyed for conversion into apartments A vacant school building at 100 W. Baker St. in Gilpin Court is being eyed for conversion into 55 one-bedroom apartments for the elderly and disabled. The building is the former Baker Elementary School — also known as the Katherine L. Johnson Building. The plan, according to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, is to use the building to replace a portion of the 200 units in the Frederic A. Fay Towers, an aging RRHA high-rise located three blocks north at 1202 N. 1st St. The old school fills the block bounded by Baker, St. John, St. Paul and Charity streets and overlooks Interstate 95. Shuttered since 2013, the building was last used to house the Capital City Program for students with behavior problems. The building, valued at $1.96 million on city records, still officially belongs to the Richmond School Board, which would need to vote to designate the building as surplus and transfer the deed to the city government before RRHA could proceed. RRHA has acknowledged it has been in talks with the city about converting the building to residential use, but has put the proposal on hold to allow the School Board and the city to work out the ownership issue. The replacement of Fay Towers has been a RRHA priority since 2013, when the city’s public housing agency was awarded a federal Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) grant. The RAD cleared the way for RRHA to renovate or replace Fay Towers. Instead of renovating, RRHA decided to replace the 200 units and hired a nonprofit housing group, the Washington-based Community Preservation and Development Corp. (CPDC), as its development partner. Since then, CPDC has acquired the vacant Brookland Park Plaza, a bankrupt apartment house and former school building in Highland Park. That building is to be renovated, with 77 apartments upgraded to replace 77 units in Fay Towers. That project is to be completed and Fay Towers tenants moved in by fall 2016, CPDC has said. At the same time, RRHA has been working with CPDC to identify a site for Phase II, which involves replacing other units in Fay Towers. The Baker School plan would relocate 55 more units. That would still leave 68 of the 200 units in Fay Towers to be replaced. RRHA has not disclosed its plan for replacing those 68 units. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Correction MeShawn Macklin will graduate from Richmond’s Thomas Jefferson High School with a 4.2 GPA. She is one of four students from Richmond’s public housing communities to win $2,000 scholarships from the Virginia Association of Housing and Community Development Officials. Because of incorrect information provided to the Free Press, Miss Macklin’s GPA was listed as lower than what she has achieved in an article on the winners in the May 14-16 edition. The Free Press regrets the error.

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Richmond NFL Hall of Famer donates $500,000 to Morgan State University Morgan State University was good to Willie Lanier. Now Mr. Lanier is being good to Morgan State. T h e historically black university in Baltimore announced that Mr. Lanier has given a Mr. Lanier $500,000 gift to establish the Willie E. Lanier Sr. Endowed Lectureship in Business Ethics. Starting in 2016, the lectureship will provide a two-year award to a selected faculty member in the university’s Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management who conducts research in business ethics, according to Dr. Fikru Boghossian, dean of the school. Mr. Lanier is a 1967 graduate of Morgan State who went on to become a Hall of Fame linebacker with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. He made his mark in business as president and CEO of Virginia-based Lanier Group LLC, an investment firm. He also serves as chair of the Morgan State University Foundation. “Life provides you with opportunities to reflect upon the values and principles that have come to define who you are, and allows you the space to determine what is important,” said Mr. Lanier. “I attended Morgan for the education and to cultivate a relationship with the university. Athletics provided the means for my education. “Committing to this lectureship allows me to build upon the things I learned as a student in the business school and to make a positive contribution to an area that touches all aspects of what we do in life — ethics.” Morgan State President David Wilson expressed appreciation for the gift, noting that Mr. Lanier “provides an exceptional example of how Morgan State University graduates continue to make great contributions in their post-collegiate careers while also recognizing and supporting the foundation of their success.” Mr. Lanier grew up in Richmond and was a star football player at Maggie L. Walker High School under Coach Fred “Can-

Walmart to cut greeters By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Walmart “greeters” soon will be losing their jobs. After 35 years, the retail giant is eliminating the part-time positions reserved largely for retirees and disabled people. Greeters at Richmond area stores have been told their positions will end June 19. Those to be laid off are being offered an opportunity to fill other regular positions or to receive severance pay if they have been with the company long enough, according to several greeters who asked that their names not be used. While most plan to leave quietly, some in the Richmond area already have or are planning to file complaints with the federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission alleging age and disability discrimination. It is unclear whether the company can be barred from eliminating the positions. Walmart officials did not respond to a Free Press request for comment on the decision to eliminate the greeter positions. Retail analysts describe it as another cost-cutting move from a company under pressure from fast-growing discount retailers such as Dollar General and Dollar Tree. The “people greeter” was an idea dreamed up by Walmart’s late founder, Sam Walton. He introduced the idea in 1980, believing such hospitality would help set Walmart apart. Walmart began cutting back on greeters almost three years ago. In September 2012, the company eliminated them from the night shift and also brought them inside the store rather than having them stand outside to offer a cheery welcome.

nonball” Cooper. That earned him an athletic scholarship to Morgan State, then an HBCU football powerhouse under Coach Earl

“Papa Bear” Banks. After earning a degree in business administration from Morgan State, Mr. Lanier

joined the Kansas City Chiefs and helped them win Super Bowl IV in 1971. As a Chiefs middle linebacker,

he was an eight-time All-Pro pick and a six-time Pro Bowl selectee. His No. 63 jersey has been retired by Kansas City.

Mr. Lanier was named to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1996 and to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

TOGETHER, WE SAVE LIVES NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK | MAY 17-23 VCU Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU recognize the region’s Emergency Medical Services personnel during this year’s EMS Week. You are such an important and vital part of our health care mission. Working together, we offer the very best care to patients in times of their greatest need. You’ve been called heroes countless times — because that’s exactly what you are. Thank you for all that you do, every day.

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Busy Dr. Bedden wants to teach college course Continued from A1

whether Dr. Bedden could give his undivided attention to guiding the district’s 43 schools — 33 of which are not fully accredited — if he takes the position at VSU, located about 20 miles from Richmond in Ettrick. “Will the superintendent really have the time to be able to do both?” she asked. Ms. Taylor voiced concern that “our school district as a whole is going through quite a few changes for this upcoming school year.” “We have an academic improvement plan that was put into place,” she said. “We have a lot of turmoil — things that we need to address. There are a lot of community needs and district needs. “I’m just wondering what would be the availability of the superintendent given those specific circumstances?” she asked. She said the time Dr. Bedden would spend preparing class lectures and reviewing student work at Virginia State would be better spent leading RPS through its myriad of challenges.

“We as a board hired him to move RPS forward, and that’s my main focus — that he be able to focus his attentions wholeheartedly to our RPS students because they deserve that,” she added. Dr. Bedden told the board he had taught as an adjunct professor at five other colleges and universities, beginning when he was a high school principal in the 1990s. He said he never had problems performing his full-time educational duties. “I’m being asked to teach a course I’ve already taught before, and most of the information is already prepared,” he said. He said his dissertation was on school law. The dissertation, completed in 2006 at Virginia Tech, examined how school administrators need to understand the rights of students in search and seizure situations in kindergarten through 12th grade settings. Dr. Bedden also noted he has backing from Dr. Harris, whom he described as “one of the most respected professors in school law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.” Shonda Harris-Muhammed, 6th Dis-

trict, spoke in favor of Dr. Bedden being allowed to teach at VSU. She said many school supervisors throughout the nation are adjunct professors at colleges and universities in their communities. Many of the VSU students that Dr. Bedden would teach could one day be hired to teach in Richmond Public Schools, she said. “In the past, Richmond Public Schools and Virginia State did not have a solid partnership in terms of their graduates from the School of Education,” she said. “Hopefully, our superintendent can build that relationship where we can receive many minority students from that university to come and teach at some of our most troubling and challenging schools.” Ms. Harris-Muhammed also expressed confidence that Dr. Bedden’s leadership team could fill any voids in his absence. “I believe in the coordination of his cabinet that he has put in place. All those things that (her dissenting colleagues) mentioned, if his team cannot continue to move that vision forward, then ‘Houston, we have a problem.’”

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Department of Social Services, the Partnership for Families, RESOURCE Workforce Centers and the  Resource Mothers Program. Computers have been in the Main Library and the branch libraries for years — a reflection of the information revolution that has changed the way that books and music are published and made available. Now the computer space on the second floor of the Main Library almost equals the space on first floor that is occupied with books. Some space on the second floor includes shelves for magazine collections and for some newspapers and periodicals, but those are almost unnoticed as computers gain the spotlight. The Downtown library is open Monday through Saturday, with varying hours.

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Main Library patrons work intently on computers on the second floor. The library now has 95 computers available to serve the public.

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were deleted. “When we needed money for bail for Baltimore protesters, I asked, hit Jay up, as I had for Ferguson [and he] wired tens of thousands’ of dollars within mins,” Ms. Hampton tweeted. “When BLM [Black Lives Matter] needed infrastructure money for the many chapters that we’re growing like beautiful dandelions, Carters wrote a huge check. “... and more stuff, too much to list, actually, that they always insist folk keep quiet.” Jay Z’s real name is Shawn Carter. Ms. Hampton later wrote that she deleted the tweets because Jay Z “would be pi-issed to see I was offering evidence” that he is taking action. The tweets appeared aimed at defending Jay Z and Beyoncé, who have faced accusations from some activists that they have only paid lip service to the movement aimed at stopping police brutality without tapping into the couple’s estimated $1billion net worth. One prominent critic has been Harry Belafonte, the music giant who supported Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s family financially during the Civil Rights Movement and reached into his own pocket to provide bail money for jailed civil rights workers, as well as helped to raise money from others. When Dr. King was jailed in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963 while protesting discrimination, Mr. Belafonte raised $50,000 for his bail. In a 2012 interview, Mr. Belafonte said that contemporary celebrities “have turned their back on social responsibility,” and singled out Jay Z and Beyoncé. Ms. Hampton said that’s just not true. “I can say I’ve personally helped facilitate donations they’ve given to protesters directly and that they never ask for anything in return, especially publicity,” she stated. Demonstrations spread last year after a white police officer shot and killed AfricanAmerican teenager Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Mo. More major demonstrations, some turning violent, erupted last month in Baltimore after another African-American, Freddie Gray, died from a severe spinal injury sustained in police custody. Jay Z paid homage to Mr. Brown and Mr. Gray in a performance in New York City on May 16. He and Beyoncé met with the Brown and Gray families May 10 at Prince’s Rally 4 Peace concert in Baltimore. They left without making public appearances. Images of the meetings were posted on social media. In one image, Michael Brown’s mother, Lesley McFadden, posed with Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles Lawson. Jay Z and Beyoncé also have been strong supporters of President Obama. They threw a party during his 2012 re-election campaign that raised an estimated $4 million. Jay Z also has been in the news recently for spending $56 million to buy the music streaming service Tidal, which he has relaunched with fellow stars.

CARE van drivers frustrated by poor scheduling, changing contracts the demand of 1,100 rides each weekday and about 400 rides each weekend day. window, and with 1,100 trips each weekday, that Along with picking up disabled and elderly would amount to more than 200 late or missed riders, the drivers also pick up people going to trips on a daily basis. work and day care facilities under contracts with According to GRTC, the drivers the Free Press area social services departments. The departments spoke with are on target. “I have interviewed pay GRTC for the C-VAN service to aid parents several drivers who point out that scheduling seeking to transition from welfare to work. frequently makes it impossible to provide good To address the problem, MV Transportation service,” Carrie Rose Pace, GRTC’s spokes- is “aggressively recruiting vehicle operators,” woman, told the Free Press. according to the joint statement. Drivers who are She stated in an email that GRTC is holding hired earn between $9.25 and $12.55 an hour, MV Transportation Inc. responsible for meet- or less than half the pay of GRTC’s full-time ing GRTC’s standard of service, adding that drivers on fixed routes. the company offered GRTC an “unconditional The company is holding regular training classes to fill out its complement of 77 full-time operators and 36 part-time drivers. Despite the driver shortage, MV Transportation reports receiving just 67 service complaints between December and April, its first five months, or less than half of the l43 complaints that a former provider logged in the same five-month period a year earlier. MV Transportation needs to keep up driver numbers to provide service from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. seven days a week for Richmond residents and from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week for Henrico County residents. The drivers note that recruitment is tougher because the company and the union Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press representing the drivers have CARE van customers have complained about spotty service, yet to agree on a benefits including late or missed pickups. GRTC is promising to hold package, including health its contractor accountable for improving service. insurance. As a result, drivers warranty” in accepting the contract. are not receiving benefits. MV Transportation is the Dallas-based conAs has been the case in past instances, when tractor GRTC hired five months ago to manage GRTC advertised last year for companies to the specialty van service. The company promotes operate its specialty van service, it did not initself as the largest American-owned passenger clude a requirement for bidders to offer a full transportation contractor. It has 18 employees on package of benefits to match existing benefits site, including three people in management, five for CARE drivers. dispatchers and 10 people involved with taking GRTC left negotiation of benefits to the union, and computerizing reservations for service. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1220. GRTC employs the staff that uses the “Every time GRTC hires a new company, reservation data to route drivers, though the the old benefits package goes away,” said Frank number of drivers available each day is an MV Tunstall III, president and business agent for Transportation responsibility. the local. Under the warranty, MV Transportation has “While we are negotiating, we lose expeagreed to refund its profits if GRTC is dissat- rienced drivers because the benefits are not isfied with its service, Ms. Pace stated. “Steps there, especially health care,” he said. “There’s are currently being made to document and hold no stability for our drivers, who do not know MV Transportation accountable to comply with what their fate will be from one contract to GRTC’s standard of providing clean, safe and another.” reliable transportation” with CARE. He said that it took more than a year to In a joint statement, GRTC and MV negotiate a benefits package with the previous Transportation commented that “recent issues” provider, Keolis Transportation of Rockville, involving service “are a direct result of driver Md., the company MV Transportation replaced shortages,” which has made it harder to meet in December. Continued from A1

According to Ms. Rose of GRTC, MV Transportation’s proposal “did include information about the benefits package” it would Ms. West-Burkett Ms. Carter Mr. Rush Mr. Tunstall offer. However, Mr. He said CARE drivers would be better off if Tunstall said that MV Transportation’s package “is not acceptable.” For example, he said the GRTC kept the CARE service in-house rather company is offering to pay only a small share than farming out the operations and changing of the cost of health insurance, leaving it to the to a new private company every few years. “GRTC receives federal funds to provide the drivers to pay the lion’s share. The cost, he said, CARE service, but contracts it out to profitwould eat up most of the drivers’ earnings. He said GRTC drivers of full-sized buses making companies,” Mr. Tunstall said. “Every on fixed routes rarely, if ever, face these kinds dollar of profit paid out could have been reinof problems because benefits remain in place vested to provide a better package for drivers and better service to our customers.” even during new contract talks.

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courts and social services — provides about $689 million for FY16, or about the same amount being spent this year. The council relied heavily on vacancy savings to provide for its top priorities — a 2.5 percent salary increase for police officers and firefighters currently on staff and an additional $9 million contribution for city schools — two items that were not funded in the mayor’s proposed budget. Mayor Jones already had wiped out about 200 positions in order to present a balanced budget, and the council, over the objections of two members, eliminated another 179 positions. Council President Michelle R. Mosby, 9th District, and Kathy C. Graziano, 4th District, were the two opponents. The Jones administration warned the council that permanently reducing the number of funded positions could force cuts in services, but the council’s action suggests that the mayor’s increasing status as a lame duck is reducing his influence. His current and final term will end in 18 months. Richmond departments have long relied on vacancy savings to hire temporary and contract

workers to get work done or to cover overtime costs. The decision to shrink vacancy savings means every department will have less money. Even Richmond Police was not immune. It is to lose $1.1 million — or about 20 positions — in the fiscal year that begins July 1. The Department of Public Works will take the biggest hit — nearly $2.2 million, or enough to hire 40 full-time employees. The department has relied on money from the funded but unfilled positions to hire temporary people to collect leaves, operate snowplows, repair alleys and collect tree limbs and other bulk trash. Still, the impact of losing the vacancy savings remains a question mark, according to Selena Cuffee-Glenn, the city’s new chief administrative officer. Ms. Cuffee-Glenn, who started Monday, echoed the mayor in saying she is “working with my team to determine what the effects will be on daily operations.” “For me, the best way to ensure the delivery of services our residents expect and deserve is for the government to be efficient,” she said Tuesday in a telephone interview. She said she and her staff

would closely monitor spending in implementing the budget that the council approved. In a statement released after approving the budget, Council President Mosby and her eight colleagues expressed confidence “that the mayor can manage this budget.” The council also indicated that Mayor Jones always has the option to seek approval to dip into savings to “ensure significant services are not jeopardized.” Mayor Jones, however, responded that he would not use city reserves to pay for services that the city no longer may be able to afford. “I want to be clear: I do not support taking reserve funds to pay for ongoing operations,” the mayor stated after the council’s budget vote. “Such actions will only threaten our favorable bond ratings, which, if impacted, will represent a major step backward for our city. The mayor also called the use of savings to pay for operations an “approach to budgeting that is neither advisable nor sustainable.” Ms. Cuffee-Glenn said she agrees with the mayor and would seek to provide services using the funding that the council provided for operations.

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20 Richmond Public Schools students chosen as Altria College Opportunity Fund scholars Twenty Richmond Public Schools students will receive scholarships totaling up to $800,000 from Altria during a program Thursday, May 21, at the historic Hippodrome Theater in Jackson Ward. The scholarships will be for up to $10,000 per year for four years, depending on the students’ scholarship needs, according to a news release from Altria, the Henrico County-based parent company of tobacco giant Philip Morris USA. The students will be feted at the Altria College Opportunity Fund Scholars Recognition Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the

theater, 526 N. 2nd St. Dr. Christopher Howard, president of Hampden-Sydney College, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address. Other officials scheduled to attend include Mayor Dwight C. Jones, Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden and Jennifer Hunter, senior vice president of corporate affairs with Altria Client Services. The scholarships represent the fulfillment of Altria’s original $2 million, seven-year commitment to make college more affordable for Richmond Public Schools graduates, Altria of-

ficials stated. The 20 ACOF scholarship recipients for 2015, their high schools, GPA and college they will attend are: Erykah Adams of Huguenot High School, 4.3 GPA, Virginia Commonwealth University. Emani Bell of Richmond Community High School, 3.7 GPA, Old Dominion University. Andre Charles of Armstrong High School, 4.4 GPA, The College of William & Mary. Sophia Chase of Open High School, 3.6 GPA, James Madison University. Brianda Chavis of Huguenot, 4.1 GPA, Longwood University. Chelsea Crawford of Richmond Community, 3.9 GPA, JMU. Brianna Eaddy of Thomas Jefferson High School, 4.5 GPA, University of Virginia. Niasia Ellis of Open High, 3.0 GPA, Virginia Union University. Annia Fountain of Thomas Jefferson, 4.8 GPA, U.Va.

Riley Hammond of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School, 3.9 GPA, VCU. Charaje Harrison of Huguenot, 3.8 GPA, ODU. Juwan Hatch of Franklin Military Academy, 3.0 GPA, Virginia State University. Emmanuel Hernandez of George Wythe High School, 3.25 GPA, VCU. Taylor Kenyear of Thomas Jefferson, 4.2 GPA, Virginia Tech. Joy McMillian of Thomas Jefferson, 4.3 GPA, VCU. Randaisha Nickens of John Marshall High School, 4.1 GPA, ODU. Douglas Smith III of Open High, 3.6 GPA, VCU. Machel Tucker of Huguenot, 4.1 GPA, VCU. Shakera Vaughan of Open High, 4.6 GPA, Georgetown University. Wilton Wu of Maggie L. Walker, 4.5 GPA, University of California, Berkeley.

Foster care project gets $100,000 boost By Joey Matthews

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A purr-fect day They say cats are curious, so it wasn’t surprising to see this furry feline left the cozy confines of his tiny house on the porch of this home to keep an eye on the neighborhood. Location: The 3700 block of Moss Side Avenue in the Ginter Park community on North Side.

Two Richmond-based nonprofits just got a huge boost in their efforts to provide support for young people who are mandated to leave the foster care system in Virginia at age 18. The Children’s Home Society of Virginia, led by president and CEO Nadine Marsh-Carter, learned May 13 it had been selected to receive a $100,000 grant from Impact 100 Richmond to aid the “Possibilities Project,” an initiative first featured in the May 14-16 edition of the Free Press. The project is a collaboration between the Children’s Home Society and the Better Housing Coalition to provide support services and stable housing for young people who automatically “age out” of foster care. A demonstration project would begin early next year by housing 20 young people at the Better Housing Coalition’s Winchester Greens rental community in North Chesterfield County, said Greta Harris, president and CEO of the Better Housing Coalition. More young people would be added as the program further develops, she said. The grant from Impact 100 — a Richmondbased women’s philanthropic group — will be

used to hire an administrator to oversee the Possibilities Project and fill other needs of the program, Ms. Harris told the Free Press. “This is huge for us to help move this great project forward,” Ms. Harris said. The Better Housing Coalition had won a $75,000 grant from the Richmond-based Robins Foundation in March that is being used to conduct nationwide research to find the best program for the Possibilities Project to model itself after, she added. Impact 100 was established six years ago to bring together 100 women who donate $1,000 each. The group then decides which deserving nonprofit will receive the $100,000. Membership has grown so much that the organization gave two $100,000 grants in the past two years. Greater Richmond Fit4Kids won the other $100,000 this year. The organization is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of children by increasing physical activity and promoting healthy eating. The grant will help fund Eat Fresh RPS, which includes creating 20 “garden patch salad bars” at several Richmond public schools and having local chefs work with cafeteria managers to provide fresh, seasonal vegetables for student meals.

GRTC seasonal service to Kings Dominion starts May 23 GRTC is again providing seasonal express services from Downtown and South Side to the Kings Dominion amusement park in Doswell. The daily service is scheduled to start Saturday, May 23, and will continue through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, according to GRTC officials.

After Labor Day, express service to the theme park will continue on Saturdays and Sundays through Halloween. The cost for a one-way trip is $5, or $3 for Kings Dominion employees, according to GRTC officials.

Passengers will be able to board the 102x Kings Dominion Express at Southside Plaza and also at a special Kings Dominion bus stop at 9th and Broad streets in Downtown. The 102x bus also services all westbound bus stops between 12th Street and Belvidere Street for

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Texas thugs What color is a thug? The Wild West shootout last Sunday in Waco, Texas, by five rival motorcycle gangs proves what we’ve known all along — thugs come in all colors, ages, shapes and sizes. The gangs’ roadhouse hangout, a Twin Peaks sports bar outside the popular Central Texas MarketPlace mall, became the killing ground for nine bikers involved in the rampage that also left 18 injured and about 170 others under arrest. The shootout, which began inside the restaurant, moved outdoors to the restaurant patio and then the mall’s parking lot, where innocent, unsuspecting shoppers were forced to take cover behind cars and shopping bags as bullets and blood flew across the landscape. The bikers first clashed using knives, chains and clubs, and then drew firearms on each other and on law enforcement officers who responded. More than 1,000 weapons, ranging from AK47s to chains and knives, were recovered by police from the scene. Waco Police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said, “In 34 years of law enforcement, this is the most violent crime scene I have ever been involved in. There is blood everywhere.” At least 12 Waco police officers, including a SWAT team and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, were at Twin Peaks or in the immediate area at the time because of information that violence was expected at the roadhouse.

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A McLennan County deputy guards arrested bikers Sunday in Waco, Texas.

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Police in riot gear stand guard on April 27 in Baltimore.

They apparently had alerted the restaurant owner and officials for the restaurant chain. But neither the owners nor the authorities did anything such as shutting down the restaurant to head off the violence. We are stunned by the stark difference between the Waco scene and the images from Baltimore after police were tipped that high school students might turn to violence after the funeral of Freddie Gray. The 25-year-old Mr. Gray died April 19 after his spine and larynx were crushed while in police custody a week earlier. After many peaceful protests in Baltimore and across the country, some teens and young adults turned to violence in West Baltimore on April 27, just hours after Mr. Gray’s funeral. Photos from Baltimore showed how the police were outfitted in full riot gear and were armed with tear gas, pepper spray and batons in anticipation of crowd action. Yet in Waco, no riot gear or National Guard was put in place. Photographs of bikers who had been arrested showed them seated curbside, without handcuffs, using their cellphones. The media rushed to call the Baltimore situation a riot and those involved thugs. Nobody was killed in the Baltimore protests, unlike Waco. However, more than 250 people initially were arrested in the 24 hours following Mr. Gray’s funeral. So, how is the discerning public to understand and make sense of the differences in treatment by police and media of the two events? The shootout in Texas was never called a riot. It was called a melee, a brawl and an incident, but descriptions never elevated the gun battle to the fatal calamity that it was. Is it a matter of color? Does it depend on whether one is young, black and wearing a hoodie or whether one is middleage, white and wearing leather? In our view, a thug is a thug and, like pornography, you will know it when you see it.

Take back our schools We applaud Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s initial response to a startling national report by the Center for Public Integrity. That report found that Virginia’s public schools refer students to police and courts more often than other states. The governor has directed several members of his cabinet to investigate and recommend policy changes. Leading the investigatory panel are state Secretary of Education Anne Holton, whose father and husband are former governors; state Secretary of Health and Human Resources Bill Hazel; and state Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran, a former member of the House of Delegates and former chairman of the state Democratic Party. Their work is critical to and potentially life-changing for thousands of young people attending public schools in Richmond and across the commonwealth, where police officers are roaming the halls with license to arrest students for behavior that school principals and teachers handled in the past. Scores of students are being treated like criminals and landing in court for misbehavior. We expect nothing less than concrete and significant changes to be offered by the panel. And we look to Gov. McAuliffe to provide the key — and the push — to shut off the schoolto-prison pipeline that is drowning our young people and disproportionately impacting African-American, low-income and disabled students. Brian Coy, the governor’s spokesperson, aptly expressed our sentiments: “Virginia parents send their children to school to learn, not to end up in the juvenile justice system.”

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Legalized torture of prisoners Freddie Gray is neither the first nor will he be the last person to die in police custody. According to a 2011 report from the U.S. Department of Justice, 4,813 people died in police custody between 2003 and 2009 (the most recent data, reported in 2011). However, not every state reports their data, so the number is probably h i g h e r. A new report is scheduled to be released this year or next. Many of those who die in police custody are bipolar or have other mental health challenges. Too many police officers have not been trained to deal with people with mental health problems. The mentally ill need help, not a fatal bullet. Tanisha Anderson had a heart condition and bipolar disorder. When she was detained in Cleveland, she was pushed and forced into a prone position, which led to her death. Anthony Hall — unarmed, naked and bipolar — was an Air Force veteran. He was running through an Atlanta street. Instead of being calmed down and clothed, he was killed. Robert Saylor had Down syndrome. He was killed at the Regal Cinema Westview Stadium in Frederick, Md., over a $13 movie ticket. He was handcuffed, made to lay face down on the ground and

was asphyxiated. Police officers need more training to deal with the mentally ill and those with Down syndrome. Unless these “violators” are flashing a weapon, they should be talked down, not shot down. Instead, officers think they have a license to shoot and kill harmless and helpless people. These deaths

Julianne Malveaux should be classified as police misconduct, but these “officers of the law” rarely pay a price for their behavior. There are exceptions. In Chatham County, Ga., Matthew Ajebade, 21, had bipolar disorder. He was placed in a restraining chair and held in isolation. After being put in the restraining chair, he was Tasered, an action that ultimately led to his death. All nine of the sheriff’s deputies who detained him were fired. In Oakland, Calif., former BART Officer Johannes Mehserle spent a few months in jail before he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Oscar Grant. He was sentenced to two years in jail, but served only 11 months because he received time off for good behavior. There is other abuse that too frequently goes unpunished — rape. In fact, inmates are so frequently raped when they are imprisoned that Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003. This legisla-

tion mandated that the U.S. Department of Justice collect data on sexual victimization. More than 80,000 reports of sexual activity were logged in the 2011-2012 year. Some of these sexual encounters were described as “consensual,” but an imprisoned person hardly has the means to withhold sex from a jailer. Some trade sex for more food, a blanket or a better cell. Whether consensual or not, it is illegal for guards to engage in sexual activity with prisoners. These guards are often neither disciplined nor fired. What is a prisoner to do? Report the violation and subject themselves to additional abuse? In addition to sexual abuse, prisoners are subject to the loss of their dignity and their physical safety in many instances. Prisoners in San Francisco were forced to fight each other — as if they were Mandingos during slavery — for the entertainment of deputy sheriffs. According to the San Francisco Examiner, these fights were described by some as “little more than horseplay.” Further, this so-called horseplay reduces inmates to gladiators, to people who are perceived as less than human. Many law enforcement officers in San Francisco, Ferguson, Mo., and other places reveal their attitudes through text messages they send to one another. They refer to African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans using crude language to show contempt for these populations. They treat

Message to the Class of 2015 There is much to celebrate in our country when it comes to academic achievement in African-American communities. Today, we enjoy the highest high school graduation rates in history. More students of color are in college and dropout rates are at historic lows. But the wealth and unemployment gap between black people and white people remains wide. While the black unemployment rate has finally dipped into the single digits, it stubbornly remains more than twice as high as the jobless rate for white people. As our country’s economy continues to make steady gains after the debilitating 2008 recession, millions in black and brown communities are being left behind. In this country—founded largely on the principle of economic progress through hard work—the American dream of upward mobility remains only a dream for too

many of its citizens. Your education, drive and diploma may shield you from the harsh economic realities

Marc H. Morial experienced throughout communities of color across our nation. But it does not strip you of an obligation to be an actor, rather than a spectator, in our country’s struggle to create one nation with liberty, justice and economic opportunity for all. No one gets to where they are on his or her own. You have parents, grandparents, friends and family members who invested in your future success, put you on this path and made sure you stayed the course. How will you repay their commitment to you? Whether your ancestors came here by plane, by train, by ship or shackled underneath the hull of a ship; whether the continent they called home was Asia, Europe or Africa, what they did when they reached the shores of our nation, what they sacrificed—all of it is debt incurred. How will you choose to compensate them for their

struggles? Among you are the teachers who will lift the standard of education in poor communities and begin to close the achievement gap. Among you are the preachers who will heal the wounds of communities torn apart by violence. Among you are the elected officials who will institute laws and policies that promote social and economic fairness for all of America’s citizens. Herein lies the answer. The answer our nation has been searching for is you and your talent, put to a higher purpose. I cannot promise you that your climb to success in this life will be a crystal stair. You may very well encounter dark corners and obstacles. What I can promise you is that you have been prepared to meet these challenges head on. And more than meet these challenges, you also have been prepared to be an actor in solving so many of the longstanding issues and inequities facing our nation. So “don’t turn back.” Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans, is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

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people of color as far less than human and their text messages reflect that. These killings, rapes, arranged fights and other forms of oppressive harassment are just the tip of the iceberg. Few officers will tell the truth about legalized human rights violations because they are protecting their colleagues. In covering up these violations, they contribute to the erosion of trust in some communities. To be sure, only a small percentage of police officers violate the human rights of prisoners. A far greater number are silent in the face of evil. Inhumane attacks on the lives and liberties of prisoners will stop when silent officers open their mouths and put an end to the legalized killing and torture of prisoners. Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist based in Washington DC.

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City officials lost their way on housing Re “Mobile home residents allege city’s actions discriminatory in HUD complaint,” May 7-9 edition: The saga of Rudd’s trailer park off Jeff-Davis Highway is the tip of the iceberg of failed building maintenance inspection that goes back long before I began tracking it 25 years ago. In 1990, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated there were 20,000 substandard houses in Richmond. The question arises as to why are buildings allowed to fall into disrepair? One can wade through a litany of excuses — white flight, slovenly landlords acquiring wealth, proximity to public housing, natural cycle of rise and fall. The one reason that never passes the feel-good test is that the mayor does not do his job. Compounding the failure is that building inspectors have continued to be employed. Without supervision for many years, they have taken on a life of their own, become rogue. Rather

than a systematic, orderly and wise use of their vast power to maintain a citywide safe and attractive housing stock, their powers are used sporadically to punish or gain dominion. Perhaps that trailer park is a good spot for a ballpark. Properly, it should never have been allowed to fall into disrepair. I recently bought a property on Brookland Park Boulevard and innocently engaged the inspectors for permits and advice. They gave me very difficult tasks to bring the building into compliance. Readers should be aware of a rental inspection program proposed by several City Council members. What this means is that an area like Carver or Randolph can be designated as “blighted” by council. Owners of rental properties are then subjected to regular inspections without warrant or invitation and must pay a fee — violations of the Fourth and 14th Amendment protections against unusual search and seizure and unequal treatment. Tragically, the General Assembly

wrote this law. On the face of it, our city officials have lost their way. So, readers first need to get clear in their minds how the system is supposed to work, then direct their thoughts to the mayor and council members. If our elected officials continue to fail, make them uncomfortable until they resign. And come next election, listen for some good sense and affinity for constitutional law. SAM FORREST Richmond

Immigrants or invaders? Do we have an immigration problem? Immigrants come here legally. They come here to benefit from the advantages of living in a nation of freedom and opportunity. They are eager to learn the language and American customs and become productive American citizens. The problem we have is an invasion. True, the invaders aren’t coming here militarily. If they were, they would be summarily repelled. Rather, they are allowed to walk in with impunity. Sure, there are some who come here simply to take jobs to provide for their

families as a result of the poor conditions in their homeland’s socialized economies. So we socialize our country’s economy by sending foreign aid to shore up their homeland’s failing socialized economies. We have to borrow the money to do so instead of having them do so. Millions of immigrants who come here have no intention of becoming a part of American society. They are Muslims intent on enforcing Sharia law and terrorists who are bent on producing mayhem and destruction. Then, there are the Mexicans whose goal it is to turn

the Southwestern states into a Mexican territory. They are not immigrants. They are not the undocumented. They are invaders. The invaders thumb their noses at all things American — well most things. They are not averse to the freebies they enjoy at the expense of American taxpayers. Let’s call them what they are and treat them for what they are — invaders. SUE LONG North

don’t have to stand on street corners holding signs and begging other hard-working citizens for handouts. We should be able to attain employment. When one is honestly and sincerely trying, then one should not have a felony record be a red flag forever. Unless something changes, it should be expected that there will be more recidivism and retrogression among the many released convicts in this city. FARUQ SHAFIQ Richmond

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I was released from prison approximately three years ago, but my past has stifled any and all progress. I have served my time, but I feel as if I am still being punished. Finding a job has proven all but impossible. How am I to support, clothe and feed myself if I continue to be ostracized because of my past? While in prison, I prepared for my release. But what is the use of prisoners like myself making preparations if there are no opportunities. There should be ways to assist convicts upon release so we

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE PURSUANT TO § 56-585.1 A 4 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CASE NO. PUE-2015-00041 On May 4, 2015, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 4 (“Subsection A 4”) of the Code of Virginia, submitted an application (“Application”) with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) for approval of a rate adjustment clause designated as Rider T1. In this proceeding, Dominion Virginia Power seeks approval of a revenue requirement for the rate year September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016 (“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 $668,117,002, comprising an increment Rider T1 of $186,070,779 and forecast collections of $482,046,223 through the transmission component of base rates. This total revenue requirement represents an increase of $127,234,389 over 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. Implementation of the proposed Rider T1 on September 1, 2015, would increase the average weighted monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $3.81. However, Dominion Virginia Power has developed a mitigation proposal, under which the Company would defer, without carrying costs, recovery of approximately $96,057,507 of the Rider T1 revenue requirement from this Rate Year to the rate year that begins on September 1, 2016. This would result in a total transmission revenue requirement of $572,059,495 to be recovered during the Rate Year, rather than $668,117,002. Under the mitigation proposal, implementation of the proposed Rider T1 on September 1, 2015, would increase the average weighted monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month by $1.90. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on July 1, 2015, 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 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 12, 2015. 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. PUE-2015-00041. 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 12, 2015, 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. 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. PUE-2015-00041. On or before June 24, 2015, 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 set forth above. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before June 24, 2015, 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. PUE-2015-00041. 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 set forth above. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY d/b/a DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER

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Huguenot soccer team has a world of talent It is fitting Huso Hasanovic teaches world geography at Huguenot High School. His global awareness ties in nicely with his other Huguenot duty — coaching Falcons soccer. With an international cast of athletes, Hasanovic, a native of Bosnia, has guided his fledgling program to championship caliber in just two seasons. For at least six years, there was no soccer team at the school on Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond. Hasanovic revived the program in spring 2014 after transferring his teaching assignment from John Marshall High School. “The main reason I came to Huguenot,” said Hasanovic, “was to start a soccer team — start it from scratch.” John Marshall High School currently has no soccer team. Hasanovic credits Falcons Activities Director Shea Collins for making soccer’s rebirth at Huguenot possible. “Just about everything I asked for, I got a ‘yes’ reply,” said Hasanovic. “It started with ordering balls. There were James Haskins none when I got here.” Coach Hasanovic Finding enough athletes willing to commit to playing was the next task. “We put our fliers, used the public address system — everything we could do,” said Hasanovic. As it turned out, most applicants were first- or second-generation Americans, many of whom are enrolled in Huguenot’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program. Hasanovic’s 22-man roster includes athletes from Sudan, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico. “Just three are Americans,” he said. “I knew coming here I’d have a very diverse group.” Spanish is the dominant language within the ranks. Hasanovic is sometimes asked to serve as coach/interpreter. Some of the athletes with more English proficiency help interpret for their teammates. They all speak fluent “soccer,” however. Huguenot won the Conference 26 championship last season and advanced to Division 3 Regional play. Repeat honors are expected this year when the Falcons host Conference 26 on May 27 and 29. Huguenot’s team captains are Alexis Canessa, a native of El Salvador, and Mohamed Abdalla from Sudan.

Abdalla is joined on the squad by his brother, Sami. Their parents, Ismail and Famil Abdalla, brought the family from Khartoum, the capital of the Republic of Sudan, to the United States in 2012. Ismail works for Tyson Foods and Famil works for a hotel. Huguenot High School boy’s soccer team Both Mohamed and Sami, whose first language is Arabic, also are distance runners for Huguenot’s track team. The soccer team hasn’t backed down from larger schools on this year’s schedule. So far this spring, the Falcons have wins over L.C. Bird and Varina high schools of Division 5, and tied with Division 5 Clover Hill High School. Huguenot also dominated its South Side rival, George Wythe High School, 8-0 on May 14, the Falcons’ first home game this spring. Huguenot’s top scorer has been dynamic freshman Bryner Rosado, a native of Honduras. Already, he has logged 10 goals. “Bryner has incredible speed and awareness,” said Hasanovic. “He is relentless in his passion to score.” Hasanovic says his Falcons would be considerably stronger if not for the Richmond Public Schools’ imposed 2.0 GPA rule. “We’ve lost a lot of very good players to that,” he said. “It’s very difficult for some of these kids, sitting in class when they don’t understand everything being said.” That’s one of many disadvantages. At many suburban schools, soccer players hone their skills playing for privately run — and often expensive — club squads. That is less common at Huguenot. Many of the Falcons receive their only extra training in a mostly Spanish-speaking league of primarily adults that plays on Sundays behind Manchester Middle School in Chesterfield County. Lack of tradition might be Hasanovic’s tallest hurdle at a school known best for basketball and football. “We’ve worked hard to get kids to want to play for the school,” he said. “Once you have some success, like we’ve had, it becomes easier. Everyone wants to be part of a winner.” The mounting victories and additions to the school’s trophy case have left the Falcons smiling. James Haskins/Richmond Free Press And the great thing about smiles is that they require no Bryner Rosado translation.

VUU golf team plans to come out swinging in 2016 season Virginia Union University once dominated CIAA golf. E. Lee Coble is optimistic the Panthers will roar and soar again on the links. After arriving on the Lombardy Street campus last year with impeccable credentials, Coach Coble is beginning his second full season as head of VUU golf. With no time to recruit, his first season went so-so. The Panthers placed sixth out of eight teams in the CIAA. Much more is hoped for come spring 2016. Coach Coble, who says he is “65, but a young 65,” offers this game plan: “We’ll recruit the best possible golfer regardless of ethnicity, and try to put together a team that will be strong, not only in the CIAA, but in the NCAA Division II.” Already four new freshmen are on board for 2016. Signing National Letters of Intent are Sergio Escalante from Aventura, Fla.; Landon Isaacs of Gaston, N.C.; Ricardo Andrews of Blue Bell, Pa.; and Paul Meints of La Feria, Texas. VUU’s future foursome has Coach Coble beaming. “All together, those four have a combined handicap of three,” he said. “These are kids we recruited through my lifetime of contacts, watching video, talking to the athletes and their families, sometimes by Skype. There are a lot of kids out there wanting to play college golf.” The NCAA allows 3.6 scholarships for Division II golf. Coach Coble says he is working with “about three” scholarships that will be divvied up. Coach Coble noted that, of the quartet, only Andrews is African-American. “With VUU being historically black, I’d like an all-black team, but that’s not going to happen,” Coach Coble explained. Here’s a peek into the VUU history book: According to CIAA records, VUU was conference champion in golf from 1964 to 1971 under the late Coach Tom Harris. More recently, the league has been dominated by Fayetteville State University, which has won 23 titles since 1976, Virginia State University, which has won five crowns from 2009 to 2014,

New VCU basketball recruit played for Egypt’s national team Virginia Commonwealth University’s latest basketball signee hails from Alexandria. No, not Alexandria, Va., but Alexandria, Egypt. Ahmed Hamby Mohamed, who turns 22 in August, is a 6-foot-9, 245-pound transfer from Lee College in Baytown, Texas. He averaged 16.2 points and 10.7 rebounds for the junior college team this past winter. Before that, he signed with the University Ahmed Hamby of Houston but never played there. Mohamed Mohamed, who attended Trent International School in Sugar Land, Texas, during high school, will be eligible to play immediately under new VCU basketball Coach Will Wade. He will have at least two, and perhaps three seasons of eligibility. In 2010, Mohamed played on Egypt’s U-17 National team at the World Youth Games in Germany. Alexandria, known as the “Pearl of the Mediterranean,” is the second largest city in Egypt, with nearly 4.5 million people. Cairo is that nation’s largest city. The addition of Mohamed gives the Rams 11 scholarship players, two under the NCAA limit. On another VCU athletic note, former Rams recruit Tevin Mack from Columbia, S.C., has signed with former VCU Coach Shaka Smart at the University of Texas. Mack was the most ballyhooed of three incoming freshmen who were granted releases following Coach Smart’s move from VCU to Texas in early April.

and this past season by upstart Livingstone College. Coach Coble succeeds Donald Coleman, the Panthers’ coach from 1998 through 2013. He has a glistening résumé regarding golf administration and his 32-year career with IBM. In 2011, Coach Coble was the first African-American to be named president of the Virginia State Golf Association that serves 80,000 golfers and 310 member clubs within the Commonwealth. Coach Coble’s two-year term Coach Coble ended in 2013. Prior to that, he served as secretary of the organization in 2006 and vice president from 2010 to 2011. In 2013, Coach Coble received the Outstanding Leader Award from African-American Golfer’s Digest. He can swing it, too. As a player, Coach Coble won the 1997 Richmond Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship. Born in Mebane, N.C., near Burlington, Coach Coble began cutting his golfing teeth at age 9 at Dogwood Golf Club. He caddied for pocket money and, on Mondays when the course was closed, he got the chance to swat the dimpled ball himself. His family moved to suburban New York City, where he

attended Mount Vernon High School. He starred in track and field and soccer at Mount Vernon but was denied a chance to play golf. “It had nothing to do with my ability,” he said. “It was because the school played at private clubs that didn’t allow African-Americans.” Coach Coble adds: “Although later, after the coach saw me hit — and saw me hit it better than his players — I think he had second thoughts.” Coach Coble earned a track scholarship — he was a 400-meter specialist — to Johnson C. Smith University, where he also dabbled in golf as a senior. When he became coach at VUU, he started with less than a handful of returning players on the roster. The Panthers play at The Crossings Golf Club in Glen Allen and also use the First Tee course on School Street on Richmond’s North Side. In looking for possible walk-ons to the VUU golf team, he passed out a flier with these three questions: Did you play high school golf? If so, do you have a handicap? And do you own your own clubs? Golfing hopeful Antwan Benjamin answered “no” to all of the above, but added, “I’m a quick learner.” As it turned out, Coach Coble found a set of clubs for Benjamin and welcomed him to a team that needed every able body it could get. Much to his credit, Benjamin improved quickly, qualified for the CIAA tournament and will return again next season. And here’s even better news: Looks like he’ll have plenty of help.

Golden State Warriors may be the team to beat in NBA finals No Spurs. No Heat. No Lakers. No Celtics. No one can say “same ol’same ol’” about this year’s NBA Conference Finals. The surviving Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets have more recently represented the league’s have-nots than haves. None of the teams has won an NBA title since Houston in 1995, when current league MVP Stephen Curry was just 7 years old. Here’s a look at the NBA’s Final Four: Atlanta Hawks Regular season: 67-15; top seed in the Eastern Conference. Playoffs: Defeated Brooklyn 4-2, Washington 4-3. Coach: Mike DeMarre Carroll Budenholzer. Franchise history: Born in 1946 as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks; became the Milwaukee Hawks in 1951, St. Louis Hawks in 1955 and Atlanta Hawks in 1968. Titles: Won NBA in 1958. Top scorer in playoffs: DeMarre Carroll, 17.1 average; known as “Junkyard Dog,” this is 6-foot-8 Carroll’s fifth NBA stop since playing collegiate ball at Missouri and Vanderbilt. Cleveland Cavaliers Regular season: 53-29; No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Playoffs: Defeated Boston 4-0 and Chicago 4-2. Coach: David Blatt. History: Expansion team in 1970. NBA titles: None. LeBron James Top scorer in playoffs: LeBron James, 26.5; “King James” has been a four-time league MVP after jumping straight to the NBA from Akron, Ohio’s St. Vincent-St. Mary High in 2003. Houston Rockets Regular season: 56-26; No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. Playoffs: Defeated Dallas 4-1, L.A. Clippers 4-3. Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich. History: Began operations in 1967 as the San Diego Rockets; moved to Houston in 1971. NBA titles: 1994 and 1995. Top scorer in playoffs: James Harden, 26.7; “Fear the Beard” is the James Harden slogan for the brilliant shooting guard out of Arizona State. He was traded to the Rockets from Oklahoma City in 2012. He also was the third overall draft pick in 2009. Golden State Warriors Regular season: 60-22; top seed in the Western Conference.

Playoffs: Defeated New Orleans 4-0 and Memphis 4-2. Coach: Steve Kerr. History: Started as the Philadelphia Warriors in 1946; moved to San Francisco in 1963 as the San Francisco Warriors until becoming the Golden State Warriors in 1965. NBA titles: 1947, 1956 and 1975. Top scorer in playoffs: MVP Stephen Curry, 28.2; son of former Virginia Tech/NBA star Dell Curry is perhaps the best long-range shooter in league history with 1,191 c a r e e r r e g u l a rseason treys since Stephen Curry 2010. Envelop please? The Warriors arguably had the league’s all-time, best two-point inside shooter in Wilt Chamberlain, who played with the franchise for six seasons in Philadelphia and San Francisco. Still, the Warriors never won a NBA crown with Chamberlain, even though he averaged in successive seasons a prodigious 37.6, 38.4, 50.4, 44.8, 36.9 and 34.7 points per game and once had 100 points in a night. Now with arguably the games’ top 3-point marksman — Curry, the Warriors seem to be the team to beat. And the good thing for Golden State is it won’t have to worry about Chamberlain’s old nemesis, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics dynasty.

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Spotlight on chef, manager of FeedMore Community Kitchen Chef Amory M. James, food production manager of the FeedMore Community Kitchen, his staff and volunteers cooked up something extra special this week. They prepared the 7 millionth meal provided by Meals on Wheels in Central Virginia since the program was founded in 1967. Community volunteers deliver meals to homebound seniors, the disabled and chronically ill people in Richmond and surrounding communities who are unable to prepare meals for themselves. Chef James, 35, helped deliver the record-setting meal of shaved rib-eye steak, spinach soufflé, honey-glazed carrots, a whole wheat roll and layer cake with icing to a homebound 102-year-old resident of the Lakeside community in Henrico County. Louise Tramontin, 97, who has volunteered with Meals on Wheels since its inception, helped deliver the meal on Tuesday. Chef James says he was thrilled to help lead the historic occasion. “I’m blessed to be able to provide nutritious, scratch cooked meals and I’m ready to see 7 million more,” he humbly declares. He also praises those who assist him each day in the Community Kitchen at the FeedMore complex, 1601 Rhoadmiller St. on Richmond’s North Side. “Many accolades should be given to my staff of 12 and countless volunteers who contribute their all on a daily basis,” the Chesterfield County resident says. In 2005, Meals on Wheels of Central Virginia and the Central Virginia Food Bank came together to build the Community Kitchen to produce meals for their clients. The collaboration led to a formal merger of the two organizations, creating FeedMore in 2008. Currently, according to FeedMore officials, the group helps more than 200,000 chil-

pare more than 700,000 meals since he began working with FeedMore two years ago. He says he cannot “imagine not having a service like this for the seniors in our communities.” When he’s not preparing meals, Chef James serves as an associate minister at New Direction Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield County. Here’s a look at this week’s Personality, Chef Amory M. James: Date and place of birth: June 24 in Titusville, Fla. dren, families and senior citizens each month in Central Virginia. When Meals on Wheels started nearly 50 years ago, it served eight clients. Now, it serves about 700 people each day in an area that extends from Ashland to Petersburg and from Charles City to Louisa counties. Chef James oversees recipe and menu development for Meals on Wheels of the 1,300 meals that are prepared each day. He also oversees the production and staffing arrangements. Kitchen personnel work weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Through FeedMore, he also oversees food preparation for Kids Café, an after-school food program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; four adult day care centers; and The Daily Planet’s respite care operation near Virginia Commonwealth University. Chef James describes the variety of meals his kitchen prepares as “homestyle specialties with a variety of cuisines from around the world.” He says he’s inspired by “the smile of the person who is able to sleep in their bed tonight because they had a delicious meal to eat.” He estimates he’s helped pre-

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Teaching healthy eating at Woodville Elementary Free Press executive Raymond H. Boone Jr. talks up healthy foods Monday at Woodville Elementary School to an audience of students, and has plenty on display for them to see and taste. A culinary school trained chef, he was a guest presenter at a session of Project HERO, an after-school program sponsored by the Commonwealth Chapter of The Links Inc. Begun in 2012, the program promotes healthy living, encourages reading and provides arts and cultural enrichment for about 20 youngsters who attend the East End school. The session, led by Allison Lawrence Jones, also provided students with recipes for heart-healthy snacks that can be made at home.

Students from Richmond-based schools have won awards in state and national competitions. High school and middle school students from the city scored in the annual Technology Student Association competition in Hampton earlier this month. Two students from the Richmond Technical Center won first place awards. Crystal Taylor was ranked No. 1 in the Prepared Presentation category and Keaja Jefferson won the Transportation Modeling category. Separately, members of the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School TSA team scored top 10 awards in the Music Production and Children’s Story categories. Also, Maggie Walker’s Matthew Perry placed in the top four in the Essays in Technology category. Meanwhile, Binford Middle School’s ninemember TSA chapter carried the Richmond Public Schools banner for middle schools into the competition and emerged with second place honors in the Leadership Strategies category and placed in the top five in the Agriculture and Biotechnology category. Shamella Myrick, president of the Binford TSA Chapter, also was runner-up for the state TSA Member of the Year Award.

Binford’s team also placed fourth in Chapter Excellence. The Binford team’s faculty advisers, LeTonja Mackey and William Peters, praised the team for its results, but noted that “due to limited funding, (the team would not) be able to attend and compete” at the national TSA finals in Dallas in June. Separately, teams from Maggie Walker placed second in a national history and civics competition and fifth in a national math competition. The 24-member team was coached by Sam Ulmschneider, a Governor’s School alumnus and current social studies teacher. The second place award came in the annual “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” competition sponsored by the Center for Civic Education. The finals were held at George Mason University in Northern Virginia. The award marks the ninth time since 2003 that a Maggie Walker team has finished in the top three in the event. The school won national titles in 2003 and 2011. The math team from Maggie Walker defeated 1,100 teams to make the finals in the 10th annual Moody’s Foundation Mega Math Challenge in New York last month. The team won a $5,000 award for its finish.

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Budding artist is official winner Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott presents Sierra Harris of Newport News and her winning work at Richmond’s Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. The Woodside High School student was named the winner of the 22nd annual 3rd Congressional District Art Competition. The competition is open to all high school students in the congressman’s district. It is part of An Artistic Discovery, a nationwide program coordinated by members of the U.S. House of Representatives to recognize the artistic talents of young people.

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Al Scott is by his own admission a golf addict. “I golf religiously,” Mr. Scott, the new deputy director of the Richmond Department of Public Utilities, told the Free Press Tuesday. Mr. Scott, 59, said he enjoys teeing off with friends at his home course, the Cardinal Golf Club at Fort Lee outside Petersburg. Mr. Scott, a retired Army master sergeant, also loves to help others. That’s why he has served as chairperson of the annual MetroCare Golf Classic for the past 13 years. This year’s tournament is scheduled for noon Friday, May

29, at Providence Golf Club, 1160 S. Providence Road in Chesterfield County. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities’ MetroCare Program that provides assistance to families and individuals experiencing special hardship or financial difficulty in paying their heating bills. Since its inception, MetroCare has disbursed nearly $700,000 to help more than 2,200 households, according to a DPU news release. Last year’s MetroCare golf tournament raised more than $21,000 for needy families and individuals, the release stated. Mr. Scott said he has played in every MetroCare tournament since the event was organized 16 years ago. “It’s an opportunity for me to give back based on the game

I love,” Mr. Scott said. He said he gets strong participation in the tournament from DPU employees and contractors and vendors that do business with the department as well as community members. The entry fee is $80, which includes green fees, a cart, prizes, a picnic and awards ceremony. A portion of the entry fee goes to the MetroCare program. Four levels of sponsorship also are available for organizations interested in participating in the tournament. Sponsorships are tax deductible. More information on the tournament: Mr. Scott, (804) 646-8307 or Thomas “Mike” Fuschini, DPU financial planning manager, (804) 646-1120 or email Thomas.Fuschini@richmondgov.com.

Dominion Riverrock Photos by James Haskins/ Richmond Free Press

Fun along the riverfront for people and pets — that’s Dominion Riverrock. The three-day festival, billed as “the nation’s premier outdoor sports and music festival,” drew enthusiastic crowds who enjoyed everything from daredevil cyclists to trail runs and kayaking during the weekend. These scenes offer a taste of the activities: Emiliano Gimenez of Madrid, Spain, who is ranked No. 25 internationally by the World Slackline Federation, has an audience as he goes high on a slackline; a biker flies through the air performing tricks; and young people help create hurdles for a racing dog. Venture Richmond and Sports Backers staged the event with support from Dominion Resources.

Memorial Day concert at The Carillon Richmond will honor sol- Larry Robinson, the city’s carildiers, sailors and Marines from loner for more than 50 years, the city who died in America’s who will play the bells in the wars with a patriotic concert on tower of The Carillon, and the Memorial Day. Richmond-based Virginians The free concert is scheduled Barbershop Chorus. for 4 p.m. Monday, May 25, at The Carillon, the bell tower in Byrd Park by Dogwood Dell. VCU School of Medicine The concert will feature

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Blues legend B.B. King succumbs at 89 Free Press wire reports

LAS VEGAS B.B. King believed that anyone could play the blues, and that “as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.” But no one could play the blues like this guitar master, who died Thursday, May 14, 2015, in this Nevada tourism and gambling center where he had long made his home and where he had been in hospice care. The music legend was 89. Mr. King was still performing 100 dates a year well into his 80s, even though he suffered from diabetes and other health problems. His death was attributed to a series of small strokes that was linked to his longstanding battle with Type 2 diabetes, his physician and the coroner in Las Vegas reported. “The blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend,” President Obama stated in a tribute. “No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues,” the president stated. He recalled Mr. King’s concert at the White House in 2012 where the artist unexpectedly talked the president into singing a few lines of “Sweet Home Chicago” with him. “That was the kind of effect his music had, and still does. He gets stuck in your head, he gets you moving, he gets you doing the things you probably shouldn’t do — but will always be glad you did. B.B. may be gone, but that thrill will be with us forever.” The blues genius was born Riley B. King on Sept. 16, 1925, to sharecropper parents. The initials he used were a shortened version of the “Blues Boy” nickname he was dubbed for his live performances on a Memphis, Tenn., radio station. Along with his music, he was married twice and had 15 biological and adopted children. His place in the pantheon of American music is well established. Mr. King was named the third greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, after Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman, who died in their 20s, an age when Mr. King was just getting started. A 1992 New York Times review helps explain his appeal: “Mr. King’s electric guitar can sing simply, embroider and drag out unresolved harmonic tensions to delicious extremes. It shrinks and swells with the precision of the human voice.” He won 15 Grammy Awards, sold more than 40 million records worldwide, a remarkable number for the blues, and was inducted into the blues and rock and roll halls of fame. His album “Live at the Regal” has been declared a historic sound and permanently preserved in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. Mr. King played a Gibson guitar he affectionately called Lucille, with a style that included beautifully crafted single-string runs punctuated by loud chords, subtle vibratos and bent notes, building on the standard 12-bar blues and improvising like a jazz master. The result could hypnotize an audience, no more so than when Mr. King used it to full effect on his signature song, “The Thrill is Gone.” Despite the celebrity he achieved, his farewell will be surprisingly low key. Fans will be able to say farewell to Mr. King at a public viewing scheduled 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 22, at the Palm Mortuary West in Las Vegas. But there will be no memorial service. His funeral on Saturday, May 23, will be private for family and close friends, according to LaVerne Toney, Mr. King’s business manager for 39 years. Mr. King is to be buried next week on the grounds of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in his hometown of Indianola, Miss., according to Allen Hammons, a member of the museum’s board of directors.

‘The Thrill is Gone’

Mr. King was born in rural Itta Bena in the Mississippi Delta. His parents separated when he was 4, and his mother took him to the even smaller town of Kilmichael to live with his grandmother. His mother died when he was 9, and when his grandmother died as well, he lived alone in her primitive cabin, raising cotton to work off debts. “I was a regular hand when I was 7. I picked cotton. I drove tractors. Children grew up not thinking that this is what they must do. We thought this was the thing to do to help your family,” Mr. King said. His father eventually found him and took him back to Indianola. When the weather was bad and Mr. King couldn’t work the fields, he walked 10 miles to a one-room school. He quit in the 10th grade. A preacher uncle taught him the guitar, but Mr. King didn’t play and sing the blues in earnest until he was away from his religious household in basic training with the Army during World War II. He listened to and was influenced by both blues and jazz players, including such greats as T. Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lonnie Johnson, Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian. His first break came with gospel — singing lead and playing

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guitar with the Famous St. John’s Gospel Singers on Sunday afternoons from the studio of WGRM radio in Greenwood, Miss. But he soon left for Memphis, Tenn., where his career took off after Sonny Boy Williamson let him play a song on WKEM. By 1948, Mr. King had earned a daily spot on WDIA, the first radio station in America programmed entirely by African-Americans for African-Americans. He was initially known as “the Pepticon Boy,” pitching the health tonic between his live blues songs. Seeking to improve on that, the station manager dubbed him the “Beale Street Blues Boy,” because he had played for tips in a Beale Street park. Soon, it became just “Blues Boy” and then just B.B. Initial success came with his third recording, of “Three O’Clock Blues” in 1950. He hit the road, and rarely paused thereafter. Among his Grammys: Best traditional blues album: “A Christmas Celebration of Hope,” and best pop instrumental performance for “Auld Lang Syne” in 2003; best male rhythm and blues performance in 1971 for his “The Thrill Is Gone;” best ethnic or traditional recording in 1982 for the album “There Must Be a Better World Somewhere.” His collaboration with Eric Clapton, “Riding with the King,” won a Grammy in 2001 for best traditional blues recording. In the early 1980s, Mr. King donated about 8,000 recordings — mostly 33, 45 and 78 rpm records, but also some Edison wax cylinders — to the University of Mississippi, launching a blues archive that researchers still use today. He also supported his namesake blues museum in Indianola, a $10 million, 18,000-square-foot structure, built around the cotton gin where Mr. King once worked. “I want to be able to share with the world the blues as I know it — that kind of music — and talk about the Delta and Mississippi as a whole,” he said at the center’s groundbreaking in 2005. The museum not only holds his personal papers, but hosts music camps and community events focused on health challenges including diabetes. At his urging, Mississippi teenagers work as docents, not only at the center but also at the Holocaust Museum in Washington. “He’s the only man I know, of his talent level, whose talent is exceeded by his humility,” said Mr. Hammons of the museum’s board. In a June 2006 interview, Mr. King said there are plenty of great musicians now performing who will keep the blues alive. “I could name so many that I think that you won’t miss me at all when I’m not around. You’ll maybe miss seeing my face, but the music will go on,” he said.

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Saturday

8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer

You can now view Sunday Morning Service “AS IT HAPPENS” online! Also, for your convenience, we now offer “full online giving.” Visit www.ndec.net.

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Richmond Free Press

May 21-23, 2015

Faith News/Directory Rising from the ashes

Gospel singer, songwriter plans nonprofit to help women returning from incarceration By Joey Matthews

Rhonda Aiden knows the obstacles many women experience when they are released from incarceration back into society. “It’s an overwhelming feeling,” said Ms. Aiden. The 44-year-old South Side resident said she spent a total of five years behind bars in three separate stints for writing bad checks, beginning in 2003. Her last time was from 2011 to 2012 at Deerfield Correctional Center in Southampton County. “It makes you feel like you can’t get anywhere in life — like you’re stuck,” said Ms. Aiden of life after incarceration. Undeterred since her release and her recommitment to her faith, she has launched a gospel music singing and writing career, is authoring an autobiography and is developing a nonprofit geared to help other women successfully transition back into the community after incarceration. Ms. Aiden said she hopes to launch the nonprofit this summer with the aid of her church, Holy Ghost Living Tabernacle Ministries, led by Apostle Kenneth W. Johnson Jr. and First Lady Sharmane Johnson. The ministry has churches in South

Richmond and Dinwiddie and Amelia counties. Ms. Aiden said the nonprofit would offer services to ex-inmates such as housing assistance, ways to repair bad credit, legal advice, mental health counseling and job placement. She said it also would help women identify “why they committed the crimes and identify specific barriers to help them not commit that crime again.” Ms. Aiden, a divorced mother of three, said she began writing bad checks Rhonda Aiden “to take care of my babies when I was broke. I went into a survival mode,” she said, and then it “became an addiction for me.” Ms. Aiden is naming the nonprofit “Beautiful Ashes,” based on her life and the biblical message in Isaiah chapter 61, verse 3, which inspired her while she was behind bars. “It comes from my life story — how everything looked like

it was done and finished,” Ms. Aiden said. “I read that verse in the Bible constantly during this last round in prison that says, ‘I will give you beauty for your ashes and the oil of joy for your mourning.’ ’’ Ms. Aiden said when she was 5, her father killed her mother. She said he was a Vietnam veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome. Her grandparents then raised her in Chesterfield County. “I have experienced abusive relationships, rape, divorce and my own experiences with PTSD,” she said. Ms. Aiden writes gospel songs to share her message of faith and eternal hope. She plans to release her latest, “This Too Shall Pass,” on Monday, May 25, with a full project later this year. “They’re available on all digital outlets,” Ms. Aiden said of her song releases. She performed her stirring song May 15 at the church, located at 1212 Westover Hills Blvd., in a ceremony to honor the church leaders. Ms. Aiden said she began writing it during her time at Deerfield Correctional Center. “The message is, whatever mistakes you have made, it’s not too late to try to go back and fix it,” Ms. Aiden said.

Garland Avenue Baptist honors 5 women

Dr. Virgie M. Binford

Dr. Lucille M. Brown

Five Richmond area women have received Living Legacy awards from Garland Avenue Baptist Church on North Side. The women were singled out for their impact on education, health and civic affairs in the city at the church’s Living Legacy Colloquium on May 16 with the theme “Women of Conscience: Acts of Faith.” NBC12 news anchor Sabrina Squire served as mistress of ceremonies at the program. The honorees are: • Dr. Virgie M. Binford, a well-known motivational speaker and longtime educator for Richmond Public Schools. The city

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Juvenile Detention Center’s education center is named in her honor. • Dr. Lucille M. Brown, retired superintendent of Richmond Public Schools and longtime member of numerous boards, including the Virginia Union University Board of Trustees. A Richmond middle school is named in her honor. • Florence N. Cooper-Smith, pioneer of sickle cell awareness regionally and nationally whose work has resulted in increased screening, improved treatment and greater dissemination of information about the potentially crippling and at times fatal blood disease that afflicts mostly AfricanAmericans. Virginia Commonwealth University has named

its sickle cell initiative in her honor. • Willie J. Dell, a former Richmond City Council member and volunteer Haiti mission worker. She also is the retired executive director of the Richmond Community Senior Center. A portion of a city street now bears an honorary street sign to recognize her service to the city. • Dr. Grace E. Harris, who twice served as acting president of Virginia Commonwealth University during her 40-year tenure at the university. She also served as provost and vice president of academic affairs and as a professor of social work at VCU. The school has named a building and a leadership institute in her honor.

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Our 86th Church Anniversary

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Centennial Reunion Concert of the Little People’s and Young People’s Choirs Sponsored by The Ladies Auxiliary Usher Board The community is invited to attend. 823 North 31st Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 226-0150 Office www.31sbc.org

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Legal Notices/Employment Opportunities City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, June 8, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2014-221 As Amended To authorize the special use of the property known as 1600 Monument Avenue for the purpose of authorizing outdoor dining for an existing restaurant, upon certain terms and conditions. The existing restaurant is considered a nonconforming use and any expansion of that use, including the proposed outdoor dining, requires a special use permit. The Richmond Master Plan designates this property as Single-Family (Medium Density). Primary uses for the Single-Family designation are, “single-family and two-family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi-public uses. Ordinance No. 2015-111 To authorize the special use of the property known as 425 North 25th Street for the purpose of authorizing a mixed use building with up to two dwelling units and uses permitted in the UB Urban Business District without any required provisions for parking, upon certain terms and conditions. The Richmond Master Plan designates this property as Neighborhood Commercial. Primary uses include office, personal service and retail uses, intended to provide the daily convenience shopping and service needs of adjacent neighborhood residents. Such uses are typically small scale and low intensity, have limited hours of operation, involve a high percentage of walk-in trade and minimal vehicular traffic, and are especially compatible with adjacent low to medium density residential uses. Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jean V. Capel City Clerk

City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, June 8, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2015-113 To amend Ord. No. 2006299-296, adopted Dec. 11, 2006, which conditionally rezoned the property known as 2101 East Main Street from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the B-5 Central Business District (Conditional), upon certain proffered conditions, for the purpose of repealing one of the proffered conditions applicable to the rezoned property. The Master Plan designates the property as part of the Downtown Urban Center Character Area. The existing and proposed zoning and the land use designation in the Master Plan do not establish density ranges for the property. Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jean V. Capel City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CiTY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING DEMMIE ANTOINETTE PENNIX, Plaintiff v. NORMAN ERIC PENNIX, Defendant. Civil Law No.: CL11-2157-6 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without interruption and without cohabitation and for a period of more than one year, since March 15, 2003. And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Norman Eric Pennix, the above-named defendant, is not a resident of this state and that due diligence has been used by or in behalf of plaintiff to ascertian in what county or city the defendant is, without effect. It is therefore ORDERED that the said Norman Eric Pennix do appear in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23819, on or before June 17, 2015, and do whatever necessary to protect his interest in this suit. A Copy, Teste: EDWARD JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Rudolph C. McCollum, Jr. VSB#32825 P.O. Box 4595 Richmond, Virginia 23220 Phone (804) 523-3900 Fax (804) 523-3901 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER FELICIA HARRIS, Plaintiff v. MONTAI HOWARD, Defendant. Case No.: CL15000956-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 18th day of June, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER OLIVIA MERCER, Plaintiff v. KOJOE OPUKOA, Defendant. Case No.: CL15000954-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 18th day of June, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BARTOLOME DIAZ, Plaintiff v. SAKEENA DIAZ, Defendant. Case No.: CL14001848-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 24th day of June, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

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the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 18th day of June, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

fidavit and Petition for Order of Publication filed by counsel for Petitioners, Jennifer and Kevin Barksdale, which object of such Affidavit and Petition is to effectuate an adoption and terminate the birth mother’s parental rights, and pursuant to Virginia Code § 8.01-316, the Court finds that there exists sufficient grounds for causing service of process by publication Therefore, it is ORDERED that the birth mother, Melissa Touri, appear at the abovenamed Court to protect her interests on or before 9:00 a.m. on June 3, 2015. Should the birth mother not appear or otherwise make known her position, then she is hereby notified that her parental rights will be terminated. We ask for this: Colleen Marea Quinn, Esq. (VSB # 29282) Locke & Quinn 4928 West Broad Street P.O. Box 11708 Richmond, VA 23230 Telephone: (804) 285-6253 Fax: (804) 545-9400 Email: quinn@lockequinn.com Counsel for Petitioners

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CONSTANCE COLEMAN, Plaintiff v. RICKY COLEMAN, SR., Defendant. Case No.: CL15000413-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 24th day of June, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BARTOLOME DIAZ, Plaintiff v. SAKEENA DIAZ, Defendant. Case No.: 14001848-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 24th day of June, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

CUSTODY State of Connecticut Superior Court Juvenile Matters Notice to April Kitchen formerly of Glen Allen, VA 23060 and presently of parts unknown. A petition has been filed seeking: Commitment of minor child(ren) of the abovenamed or vesting of custody and care of said child(ren) of the above-named in a lawful, private or public agency or a suitable and worthy person. The petition, whereby the court’s decision can affect your parental rights, if any, regarding minor child(ren) wil be heard on June, 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at 978 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford, CT 06385 An Extract Teste: Lisa M. Rinato, Clerk Attn: Heidi Jaskiewicz Department of Children & Families 2 Courthouse Square Norwich, CT 06360 Tel: (860) 885-2468 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND iN rE: JALIN EUBANKS OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Jalin Eubanks, child, DOB 11/27/2008 “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Jermel Bailey, appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interests on or before July 29, 2015 at 2:15 p.m. Kate D. O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493

PROPERTY TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 480 E. Richmond Road, Henrico County, Virginia In execution of a Deed of Trust dated January 12, 2009 and recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Henrico County on January 12, 2009 in Deed Book 4592, page 2177, in the original principal amount of $15,000, default having arrived under the Deed of Trust and the payments of the debts served thereby, and being instructed by the Noteholder to do so, the undersigned, having been duly appointed Substitute Trustee(s), will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder in front of the Henrico County Circuit Courthouse, located at 4301 E. Parham Rd., Henrico, VA 23228 on June 16, 2015 at 1:00 p.m., the described property commonly known as Lot E, Richmond Road, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit: All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, containing one acre, more or less, lying and being in Fairfield District, Henrico County, Virginia on the west line of East Richmond Road, as shown by the plat of Arthur M. Moseley, Certified Land Surveyor, dated December 4, 1965, a copy of which is attached to a deed recorded in Deed Book 1269, page 173 and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point marked by a rod 142 feet south of the southwest corner of Dabbs House Road and its intersection with East Richmond Road; thence running along the west line of East Richmond Road and its intersection with East Richmond Road, S. 27 degrees 17’ 00” E 150 feet to a point marked by a rod; thence S. 67 degrees 52’ 11” West 278.64 feet to a rod; thence North 79 degrees 46’ 30” W. 90.67 feet to a rod; thence N. 5 degrees 45’ 27” East 83.23 feet to a rod; thence N. 62 degrees 49’ 00” E. 303.95 feet to a rod and point of beginning. This conveyance is subject to easements, restrictions, conditions, and reservations of record affecting the title to the property hereinabove described. The beneficiary reserves the right to bid at said sale. TERMS: ALL CASH. A Bidder’s deposit in the form of cash, certified or cashier’s check in the amount of $10,000.00 or 10% of the successful bid, whichever is lower, may be required of any bidder at the time of sale. Closing within fifteen (15) days of sale. Time is of the essence. Sale subject to seller confirmation. Additional terms will be announced at sale. This notice is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Tucker L. Henley, Esquire BLACKBURN, CONTE, SCHILLING & CLICK, P.C. 300 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 Phone: (804) 782-1111 Fax: (804) 648-3914

BIDS COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 15-9799-5VK – Roof System Repair and Partial Replacement Project – Montrose Elementary School and John Rolfe Middle School - This project consists of roof system maintenance and restoration type repairs to existing components. Due 3:00 pm, June 9, 2015. Additional information available at: http:// henrico.us/purchasing/. COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 15-9798-5CE – Roof System Repair & Coating Project - This project consists of roof system repairs at Ratcliffe Elementary School Due 3:00 pm, June 9, 2015. Additional information available at: http://henrico. us/purchasing/.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER SHANDRA BARRETT, Plaintiff v. TROY BARRETT, SR., Defendant. Case No.: CL14002903-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO Case No.: JJ094869-01-00 IN RE: The Adoption of Baby Boy Touri an Infant, by Jennifer and Kevin Barksdale ORDER OF PUBLICATION After review of the Af-

COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 15-9800-5CE – Davis Elementary Parking Expansion - This project consists of adding parking spaces at Davis Elementary School. Due 3:00 pm, June 3, 2015. Additional information available at: http://henrico.us/

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purchasing/. COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION IFB# 15-9797-5JK Department of Public Works Operations Building Roof & EIFS Systems Repair Due 2:30 pm, June 18, 2015. Additional information available at: http://henrico. us/departments/purchasing/ bids-and-proposals/ COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION IFB# 15-9792-5JK Concrete Repairs of Two (2) Salt Domes at the Woodman Road Maintenance Facility Due 2:30 pm, June 11, 2015. Additional information available at: http://henrico. us/departments/purchasing/ bids-and-proposals/

Notice Union Bistro & Jazz (Ian Baptiste & Melody Lane) Trading as: Union Bistro & Jazz 2400 Northumberland Ave Richmond, Virginia 23220-1525 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia D epartment of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Melody Lane, Partner

The Crater Regional Workforce Investment Group (CRWIG)/ Learn To Earn, Inc. on behalf of the Workforce Investment Board is issuing a Request for Proposals to solicit a qualified youth-oriented Service Provider to deliver yearround Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) services to eligible out-of-school youth ages 16 – 24 under its youth program brand P.O.W.E.R. The Local Workforce Investment Area 15 encompasses the Cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, and Petersburg, and the Counties of Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex, and Surry. Organizations with a demonstrated capacity to deliver a year-round out-of-school youth program under WIOA are encouraged to submit a proposal. Responders must be willing to operate the Petersburg and Emporia/Greensville P.O.W.E.R. sites and to serve youth from all localities in the Crater region. The contract period is July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 with an option to renew up to two years. Proposals are due by 3:00p.m. June 17, 2015. An electronic copy of the RFP can be obtained at http://www.learntoearn.org under Publications & Events. For more information call the CRWIG office at 804.732.7053.

The City of Richmond announces the following project(s) available for services relating to: RFP F150019592 – Cost Allocation Services Due Date: June 4, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. Information or copies of the above solicitations are available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www.RichmondGov.com), or at 11th Floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone (804) 646-5716 or faxed (804) 646-5989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process.

Freelance Writers: The Richmond Free Press has immediate opportunities for freelance writers. Newspaper experience is a requirement. To be considered, please send 5 samples of your writing, along with a cover letter to editor@ richmondfreepress. com or mail to: Richmond Free Press, P. O. Box 27709, Richmond, VA 23261 No phone calls. The Richmond Free Press is seeking a reliable and creative person for a parttime graphics position. Enthusiastic individual must be proficient in Macintosh Creative Suite Design software (Indesign and Photoshop) to produce accurate, high quality camera-ready advertisements and news page layouts for print production. Duties will include weekly website maintenance. Meticulous attention to details. Ability to be flexible and work under deadline cooperatively in a team environment is essential. Submit resumé and samples of work to address below. Human Resources Richmond Free Press P.O. Box 27709 Richmond, Virginia 23261 No phone calls please

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DMAS is charged with ensuring proper MEDICAID services to qualified recipients. The Agency seeks qualified candidates for the following positions:

Technology Waiver Analyst - #00840 Oracle Applications Developer - #00899 Enrollment Broker Contract Monitor - #00645 Health Care Services Operations/Planning Analyst - #00171 Please visit our website at www.dmas.virginia.gov or Monster.com for more information. An online application is required. Faxed, e-mailed, or paper applications will not be accepted. Visit http://jobs.virginia.gov for application details. EEO/AA/ADA

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The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following positions: Plans Examiner 05M00000081 Department of Planning Development and Review Continuous Project Management Analyst-CQI 27M00000528 Department of Social Services Apply by 05/31/2015 Property Maintenance Enforcement Inspector I 05M00000146, 176 – 2 vacancies Department of Planning Development and Review Continuous ****************** For an exciting career with the City of Richmond, visit our website for additional information and apply today! www.richmondgov.com EOE M/F/D/V

Executive Director, Governmental and Board Relations

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) seeks an accomplished professional to serve as Executive Director for Government and Board Relations, which provides comprehensive management in support of the strategic goals of the University, as they relate to government relations activities on the local, state, and federal levels as well as support to Board of Visitors on issues of governance, policy, related board practice and structure as well as providing support for Boardrelated projects. The position works with the President and Vice Presidents and other members of the VCU senior leadership team to plan, and facilitate the development of Board and Board committee meetings and agendas and provides supervision for the handling of logistics of all Board meetings. Qualifications: Must have an advanced degree or training and work experience at a level that equates to an advanced degree. A law degree and/or a Master’s degree in political science, or public administration is preferred. The position requires at least 10 years of experience lobbying Virginia state government and a thorough understanding of Virginia’s legislative process and executive systems. VCU seeks candidates with demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff and student environment or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU. Application Process: To ensure consideration, nominations and applications, please visit http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/facjobs to apply. For questions and confidential inquiries, please call VCU Human Resources, at (804) 828-0179. Virginia Commonwealth University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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