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Foster mom sentenced to 14 y ears in toddler death

By Kristina Davis SAN DIEGO — A longtime San Diego foster mother was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday for the abuse she inflicted on a toddler who died in 2007 before he could reach his second birthday.

Linda Faye Coleman, 51, pleaded guilty in January to child abuse, along with two special-cir cumstance allegations of inflicting great bodily harm and willfully causing injury and harm to a child resulting in death.

San Diego Superior Court Judge Charles G. Rogers also ordered Coleman to pay more than $8,600 in restitution to the county to cover the buri al expenses for Malachi Roberts-McBride, who died from blunt-force trauma on June 29, 2007.

Malachi’s mother , Keisha Roberts, who was a 15-year-old foster child herself when she became pregnant, did not attend the hearing Friday . But she

told a probation officer recently that she felt cheated by the sentence agreed to in the plea deal.

“How do you kill someone’ s kid and have the possibility of getting out (of jail)?” she told the of ficer, according to court documents.

Roberts, who is about to give birth to her second son, has filed a lawsuit against Coleman and San Diego County in the death.

The judge said in court Friday that he was struck by the starkly diver gent views of Coleman when comparing the facts of the case to statements from Coleman’s supporters, who paint her as a trustworthy and loving caretaker.

Friend Robin Simon, who was among the supporters crowded into the courtroom, told the judge that she had “peace of mind” when she allowed Coleman to watch her two grandchildren each day.

“Linda is one of the most caring, conscientious,

San Diego councilman wants nonprofits to coordinate efforts

By Nathan Max Metro Good Neighbor Center Director Essie Birgans has seen a shift lately in the type of needy resident her program serves.

She has also seen a lot more needy residents.

“Many of our people have never had to ask for any services before,” she said. “The numbers are going up, and I believe they are going to continue going up.”

Metro Good Neighbor Center, an offshoot of the Metro United Methodist Urban Ministry , provides food and clothing four days a week at its distribution center at 906 N. 47th St. It is one of several nonprofits in southeastern San Diego that City Council President Tony Young hopes to recruit into an initiative to end hunger in his district.

Young has visited three or ganizations in the past few weeks that are dedicated to alleviating hunger in southeastern San Diego. He has also been to St. Stephen’ s Church and the Jacobs Center distribution center. He said the trips have been educational.

“I’m learning there are resources out there

that need to get to these sites, and also there are people who need but don’ t know where to go,” Young said.

On Monday morning, Young spent about 45 minutes at the Metro Good Neighbor Center speaking with staf f, volunteers and patrons. He said he will continue to visit more in order to get ideas and learn how to handle the need more efficiently.

“We want to connect the people who want to give with the people who give things out,” Young said. “We’re going to connect people to the centers. There’s a whole lot more people who want to give than people who need the services.”

That may be true, but the number of people in need is exploding, Metro Good Neighbor Center CEO John Hughes said. According to Hughes, Metro Good Neighbor Center served 2,179 people in January alone.

“The economics are driving people here,” he said. “They’re coming from throughout the 4th District and beyond. It’ s overwhelming, honestly.”

Nancee E. Lewis

Linda Coleman is arraigned in July 2007 in connection with the death of toddler Malachi Roberts-McBride.

hardworking people I know ,” she said. “She had a special gift of love she pours into every child.”

Court documents released Friday reveal the troubled start to Malachi’ s life and the circumstances leading up to his tragic end.Roberts was 16 when she gave birth, and she was able to stay in school and live with him at her foster home. The baby suffered from asthma, hernias and was slightly delayed in

Photos by Nelvin C. Cepeda

Family members bury Malachi Roberts-McBride following a funeral.

development. He underwent sur gery for a heart defect.As she neared 18, the thought of being turned out on her own as a single mother with adult responsibilities scared her , and she ran away , leaving Malachi behind.He was then sent to live with Coleman in San Diego’ s Mountain View neighborhood.Coleman, who was caring for her two grandchildren and another foster child, was thought to be a good fit. Another child with similar health prob lems had thrived under her care.

On June 27, 2007, Coleman called 911 reporting Malachi was seizing. She told authorities he had a spoon in his mouth, and when she took it out, he had trouble breathing. A small amount of blood was found in his mouth, and he was unresponsive to loud noises or gestures, according to records.

At the hospital, doctors found retinal hemor rhages and bruising all over his body , including on his ears, face, foot and torso. Marks on his legs and buttocks were in the shape of a spoon. Doctors also concluded that internal bleeding had shifted his brain, and he was put on life support.

He died two days later. The Medical Examiner’s Office found 29 dif ferent angles of injury to the head.

Coleman was arrested July 3 and denied harming the child, saying he often fell.

The death devastated Roberts, who by that time was being housed at the county’ s children’s home.

She turned to drugs to numb the pain and guilt, and the addiction led to arrests.“I lost everything because of this,” she recently told a probation of ficer.

Mourners hold photos of Malachi RobertsMcBride at his funeral in July 2007, just days before he would have turned 2 years old.

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Dr. Netreia D. Carroll San Diego s Own Black Mother Theresa

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r. Netreia D. Carroll resides right here in the heart of this community and is the Co-founder and Vice President of an or ganization called, “Garden of Innocence National.” She travels worldwide and teaches others with like minds how to start and run a Garden in their area, leaving the responsibilities of its origins to that city. Dr. Netreia D. Carroll provides burials for abandoned and unidentified babies.

Where do these precious children hide?

Many times they pass away in the hospitals shortly after birth and the parents simply leave

them there at the hospital where they were born to never return. They do this for various reasons. Some just can’ t afford a traditional buri al or the pain is too overbearing. Who knows?

Most times (unlike expected-every death should visit the medical examiner) the hospital staff has been trained to refrigerate the child, find a mortuary, and send the babies there. The mortuary in turn char ges the county social services with cremation and sometimes decease forms fees, then cremate them one by one or many times all together. Afterwards these innocent babies are placed on a shelf somewhere and forgotten forever. Other babies are found alongside of the road or in a trash can in a col lege campus restroom. These are the ones that SOMETIMES make the headlines.

Dr. Carroll believes every child that has breathed the breath of life at least once deserves a dignified burial with people around them who care and love them. No one should be put away and treated as though they never existed.

Dr. Netreia D. Carroll volunteers to trans port and prepare each and every child for buri al hands on. When asked how can she do this…her response was, “It’ s a personal and sentimental moment appreciating the dece dent.” From the time that child leaves this earth until the time they are placed in a marked grave with a name chosen specifically for them is done with pure love and compassion for life.

While the caskets are handmade, and lined by members of the community Dr . Netreia D. Carroll does spend time sanding, staining and lining caskets herself. Poems are written and shared at each and every beautiful service. Each service is filled with complete strangers to the baby who care. Doves are released, songs are sung, each baby is given a name, the Knights of Columbus present in sword, and comforting words are shared.

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Who Speaks for the Black Family? The Father or the Mother?

Last week, we spoke about the time when Blacks were still living on plantations, or sim ply squatting wherever they could. During that dark period of history , we labeled an “Uncle Tom” as a person that ratted out other Blacks to the “Massa.” But in modern times, we have found out that it was really the “Sambo” Black that was really betraying us. It was the Uncle Tom that kept hot-headed Blacks that wanted to talk back to the master or defy the master ’s wills and wants out of trouble. Today in our family homes, who is speaking for our children, the father or the mother?

In many cases, the father is not present in the home. If the father is not there, the mother has become the father and the mother. Tempers and the lack of discipline from two people have only landed our children in prison.

As last week’s editorial pointed out, it was the older Blacks whom the master had confidence in and would go and talk to during a dispute. However today, we have lawyers that don’t even know us speak for our children. They know that once our children begin a rap sheet, they are marked for life, but do these public defenders have our children’s futures at heart?

Many of the mothers in our community try to keep good relationships with their children’ s school so that if they get into any trouble they can get a letter of support from the principle.

They do the same with the church and commu nity leaders. It’ s the mothers that keep these relationships going. Many mothers push our children to get through school, take them to church to give them a positive religious foun dation, and spend their last penny to send them to college.

Most fathers take the position that children should “Do as I say, not as I do.” When the kids

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Unleash Your Inner Intrapreneur EDITORIAL get in trouble, they’re on their own. Many of us have problems trying to pay our child support; and we may not even want to do that. Not to mention that we lend no leadership, no exam ple, and no record for our children to follow .

So who is speaking for the Black family? I believe it is the mother . But perhaps this is where we need to start. We need to build some examples in our community so that our mothers can point toward some role models to build the character of our children.

To the mothers of our community: hats of f to you for all that you do.

Until Next Week, Willie Morrow

Starting a new venture within an established company can satisfy the entrepreneurial itch — without the risks of going solo. Learn how “intrapreneurship” can give your career, and your company, a boost.

Ever dream of leaving your middle-man agement job and striking out on your own?

For a lot of people, the glamour of the startup is tempered by the very real danger of losing your safety net — especially at a time when most folks are hoping the economic slowdown doesn’t claim the job they already have. Maybe you like your current employer, but you can see yourself — and the company — doing much more. In either case, you’re a prime candidate for “intrapreneurship”: the art of spearheading a new product, service,

or other venture within an existing firm.

On the surface, it looks like a win-win situation. You get to follow your dreams without having to make the business equivalent of a Hail Mary pass, and the company broadens its business. But launching a startup within an up-and-running concern is trickier than it looks. Company politics, battles about resources, and entrenched or unenlightened management can leave you dreaming once again of that start-up in the garage.

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OMNILOGUE© - “All of us communicating with each other, so that we all come to a collective under standing, so that we all work toward the same goal.” ©

A PLAN – Part 2: Institutions

“The Omnilogue” vision is one of a global community developing and prospering in unity…”

By Clovis M. Honoré Last week I began to talk about a plan. It started with wealth development. To my surprise, when I walked into the Black Business Boot Camp meeting this past weekend, they had a DVD of Dr. Claud Anderson playing. Dr . Anderson’s book, Powernomics, is one of the foundational books I use for my analysis of San Diego’ s African/American community. (I got my signed copy from Mr . Anderson when he was the keynote speaker at the UAAMAC MLK Breakfast several years ago.)

In the training I received and teach through Regional Congregations and Neighbor hood Organizations (www.rcno.org), we talk about the critical importance of institutions. In this country power is in institutions. How do you get paid? Most of us work for institutions – governments, corporations, large companies, non-profits, etc. The person who hands us our check, the mail man, or the direct deposit is not the OWNER of the business – not the final decision maker. How do you spend that paycheck? You spend it with the mortgage company , bank, water company, super market, gas station, clothing, phone company, cable company, etc. Very rarely do you deal directly with the owner of the institution – the final decision maker.

And yet these institutions hold almost total control over your financial life. Most of us know the frustration of trying to get one of these institutions to fix a mistake THEY made, let alone trying to negotiate a special problem we may be having – like having trouble paying one of these institutions. So, how can we deal with these institutions? By creating institutions of our own! African/Americans must build our own institutions !

I define an institution as having the following qualities: An Institution must 1 – OWN the land. 2 – OWN the structures. 3 – OWN the enterprise that operates in the structure. 4 – SERVE its own people. 5 – SER VE OTHERS. By this definition, I DARE YOU to identify ten (10) African American institutions in San Diego County . If the bank owns the land, if there’s a mortgage on the building, if they are surviving by renting to non-community mem bers, if the enterprise serves others but not their own, then it is not an African/American institution. It is dependent on people outside of our community for its continued existence. If it has not developed to the point where it serves those outside the community , it is not a mature institution and is at risk.

For better or for worse, the only widespread institutions in the African/American community are churches – and you probably know better than I which ones do NOT own their land and/or building, nor do they serve virtually anyone other than Black folk. Are churches viable institutions in the Black community? Are they serving the community well? What do you think? (Hint: I will use Matthew 25:31-46 as my model for evaluating the Black church.)

Peace. CMH.

“Cleanliness is next to Godliness”

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5 minute business planning Many people ask The Joy of Business to put together a b usiness plan for them. This might be because they have to give one to the bank or an in vestor, or because they want to work out if a new business will work. But a lot of people who are already in business don't bother to do a b usiness plan because they're too busy running their business. I think that par t of the reason for this is that business advisors like me have made the whole business planning area too complicated. Unfortunately that means that lots of entrepreneurs are setting out on a journey without even looking at a map. So, for those of you too busy to write a business plan, here is a 5 min ute version to make sure you don't get lost en route.

Where you want to go Most of us have some sort of to do list, which is g reat, but it's very easy to get caught up in the every day things that need to be done , without concentrating on the things that are impor tant for your business.

The most important part of a business plan are the objectives. You need to work out what you're trying to achieve here. Your objectives might be: * bring in new customers - and how many new customers do you need, and by when? * improve customer service levels * Get a better profit margin * Be able to work 4 days a week instead of 5 Write down these objectives - go on, do it no w; it only takes 5 minutes!

How to get there The next thing to do is to w ork out what you need to do to realise y our objectives. If you need to bring in new customers, do you need to get on with that pro motion that you've been thinking about? Or do y ou need to get in touch with Julia Chanteray at The Joy of Business for some help in w orking out a structured referral plan?

Then look back at your usual things to do list, and see what has suddenly become less important now you know what the priorities are. Activities that lead directly to meeting your objectives are always going to be the most impor tant things to do in the long ter m, as long as you don't take your eyes off the ball and start neglecting your customers.

5 minutes every week I guarantee you that if you spend 5 minutes on your "business plan" every week, then you'll be better focussed and more effective in everything that you do.

Julia Chanteray

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The Importance of a Healthy Gastrointestinal Tract!

By Lady Topaz The first quarter of the New Year is down to the wire and spring time is upon us. What better time to do some spring cleaning than now and starting with yourself. What I am thinking is cleaning out your overworked gastrointesti nal tract (“GI tract”) and restoring it to a better state of functionality. Proper cleansing can be a very simple way to feel better, think better, look better and perform better!

A healthy GI tract performs the MAJOR task of digestion, and dissemination, of nutri ents to your body . It is 80% responsible for immune system support! It breaks down the food we ingest into usable fuel for every single cell of our bodies. The average adult has 60 – 100 trillion cells which all require good nutri tion to perform their jobs properly . Once you understand the essence of a healthy body you will become more vigilant regarding what you put inside of it.

The lure of fast, quick, and convenient meals is lending to the increasing number of undernourished, overweight adults with a list of medical conditions, and food aller gies, longer than the Amazon River . Years of ingesting nutritionally bankrupt food builds up in the GI tract preventing it from performing as it was intended—to supply the body with everything it needs! In addition to parasites, a plaque buildup forms on the intestinal walls preventing nutrients from getting in and toxins from get ting out. Some people have been to know to retain 44 – 52 pounds of putrefied waste product in their bowels. That is a pretty big wall of nutritional prevention and the beginning of a downward spiral into health oblivion.

Buying the latest cleanse kit is not the answer without understanding the importance of how to make a good cleanse program work for your body. Everything requires a systematic approach and before you jump to self-naturo pathic remedies think about the process logically. Essentially, do your due diligence. I learned this in 2005 when I was wait-listed to see a rheumatologist for the debilitating ef fects of fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis! I found a holistic physician named Dr. Kevin D. Holder of South Orange Preventive Medicine. Within

48 hours of my visit to Dr. Holder I was of f of pain killers and steroids and on my journey to better health through better nutrition and understand ing HOW the body works.

Dr. Holder was my introduction to holistic living. However, I lost my way 15 months ago and ballooned up to 193 lbs! I was mortified and KNEW better. But, a beautiful woman named Emily R yckman, saw through my body’s insulation against toxicity and re-intro duced me to holistic health with a simple, and complete, nutritional system. I am thankful and

grateful to her for the introduction to the Isagenix Cleansing & Fat Burning system.

Emily listened to my story of previous success with holistic nutrition and complaints about low energy and the amount of money required to maintain such optimal health.

She reminded me of the importance of my health and demonstrated a very cost ef ficient system immediately available to me. As I lis tened to her, I recalled the prices I paid out during my previous visits to the holistic physician and thought about how much more it would cost if I were to end up as a statistic in the con ventional medical system. I saved a few extra dollars and began my journey back to optimal health. I am overjoyed that I did.

I began the Isagenix 30 Day Cleansing & Fat Burning system on December 14th, 2010, to date I have released 43 lbs of unnecessary weight along with 37” of body mass.

With Isagenix I feel like I have Dr . Holder at my immediate disposal without having to fly back to New Jersey for office visits! Can you imagine?

My body has been restored to the blessing it was meant to be. Join me on the path to healthy excellence each week as we explore the bene fits of cleansing and revitalization. * * * For questions or feedback r egarding this article you may contact T opaz at topazstjames@gmail.com.

Ain’t I a Victim?

By Kellee Terrell A community's response to an alleged gang rape of an 11-year-old girl in Texas tragically reminds us that when it comes to the sexual assault of girls and women of color, instead of blaming the attacker, too many unjustly blame the wounded.

"Where were [her parents] when this girl was seen wandering at all hours with no supervision and pretending to be much older?"

I'm pretty sure that when James C. McKinley , a reporter for the New York Times, filed "V icious Assault Shakes Texas Town" with his editors, he had no idea that his failed attempt at nuance would have such a massive fallout. Despite the heinous nature of this crime -- an 1 1-year-old MexicanAmerican girl was allegedly raped by 18 AfricanAmerican boys and young men ranging in age from 14 to 27 in two dif ferent locations -- McKinley chose to include quotes from Cleveland, Texas, residents -- mostly black -- who believed that the pre teen had lured the men and was a consenting participant.

He wrote, "[Residents] 'said she dressed older than her age, wearing makeup and fashions more appropriate to a woman in her 20s. She would hang out with teenage boys at a playground, some said.' " A neighbor tells the paper, " 'Where was her moth-

er? What was her mother thinking?' " Normally, an article like this would have soon been forgotten, but when well-known feminist activist Shelby Knox called out McKinley and the Times in a Change.org petition, stating that the article was "appalling" and "alluded that the victim was asking for it," McKinley found himself at the center of a firestorm. While the Times has yet to apologize, its public editor wrote in a blog that he understood why people were outraged and he was told that the newspaper would be working on an update to the story. He wrote that he hoped the paper would "delve more deeply into the subject" next time, but he wasn't sure if that would happen.

Only time will tell.

And so in this national debate about the media's responsibility to report sexual assaults fairly and accurately, something needs to be pointed out: If there hadn't been any ignorant comments made in the first place, McKinley could not have used them.

So yes, the Times deserved to be scrutinized for bad judgment, but so do the people who were eager to go on record with their ridiculous insinuations.

Blaming the Victim How can adults actually believe that an 11-yearold is able to consent to sex with a 27-year-old -- let alone 17 other young boys and men? How can grown folks, who should know better , place so much responsibility on the most vulnerable and least powerful in our society?

What's even more disturbing is that the communal response in Cleveland isn't an isolated incident - we have a rich history of dismissing victims as being either "fast" or "hos." Minus a few exceptions, this nonsense also continues to go unchecked. And while this particular young girl in Texas was Latina, we have reacted in similar ways when the victim was African American.

Teenagers from the Bronx, N.Y ., told the New York Times that Rihanna must have done something to deserve being attacked by her then-boyfriend, Chris Brown. There are R. Kelly supporters who staunchly believe that the 13-year -old he was accused (and later found not guilty) of urinating on and having sex with was too sexually experienced and "grown looking" to be raped.

Then there's LaToya Bell, a young woman who, when asked her thoughts about the convictions of 14 men and boys for raping an 1 1-year-old in her Milwaukee neighborhood, told the Associated Press, "Four to five years? [Those boys] (are) getting time for nothing. That girl, she knew what she was doing."

Aishah Shahidah Simmons, the producer and director of No! The Rape Documentary, finds these attitudes about black female sexuality sickening.

"Why does rape become the penalty for being fast?

And why are we willing to turn our girls over to the wolves to teach them a lesson?"

Yes, why are we so willing?

Black Girls and Women: Sacrificial Lambs Simmons believes that history provides some of the answers. "We have a legacy of black men being painted as rapists. From the murder of Emmett Till and the Scottsboro trials, black men have been unjustly lynched or jailed for doing something as innocent as winking at a white woman," she explains. "And so to counter all of this, we feel that we have to prove the myth wrong by saying 'No, black men don't rape,' but sometimes they do, and because we want to protect them, we choose to say nothing and blame the woman."

So if we reject the stereotypes about black men being brutal black bucks who want to savagely rape

white women, it means that we accept the jezebel stereotypes about black women. "Black women [have been seen] as oversexed and promiscuous, [which] makes many people extremely insensitive to black female victims," says Imani Perry, an associate professor of African-American studies at Princeton University.

And while, in 201 1, African Americans no longer worry about public lynchings, we are con sumed with fear about the prison industrial complex and an unfair American legal system. In the minds of some black folks, speaking out about rape means handing over our men to the oppressive "system."

Therefore we make a conscious (or unconscious) decision to sacrifice women's well-being for the freedom of men."We have a criminal-justice system that has systematically over -policed black commu nities and over -incarcerated black men," says Angelo Pinto, program manager for theArthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health. "So you have a host of competing interests, which can make what should be a clear-cut situation quite complicated."

What's even more depressing is that many rape victims carry the burden to protect their own attackers, which can lead to low reporting of attacks. "I see this a lot with women who come to us for help," says Scheherazade Tillet, executive director of A Long Walk Home, an organization that uses art therapy and performance arts to educate people about rape and bring about social change. "Not only do they blame themselves for the attack or wonder what they did to bring it about themselves, but they don't want to be responsible for sending another black man to prison by going to the police."

And so essentially, women and girls end up paying for racism by being taught to accept sexism for the sake of the greater good.

We Need to Break the Silence "I am not responsible for racism," says Simmons. "Yes, black men have been pathologized, but that doesn't mean we should remain silent about sexism."

So how can we move forward?

The limited statistics available about black women and rape (PDF) are not encouraging: For every black woman who reports a rape, there are at least 15 who don't; approximately 40 percent of black women report coercive sexual contact by the age of 18; and almost half of rapes happen to women who live in the thirdlowest income distribution. And no, I am not saying that rape and the devaluing of women is something exclusive to black folks -- it happens in all racial communities. But at some point, as black people, we have to admit the undeniable: We have a serious problem.

"We have to create a new culture where healthy masculinity and femininity can co-exist -- a mascu line feminist, if you will," says Pinto.

Perry agrees and adds, "We need a survivor-cen So if McKinley's journalistic misstep has any real benefit, it is that he "uncovered" an ugly truth that we have been in denial about for entirely too long. Teaching our youth that masculinity is direct ly linked to domination and that a girl's role is to lie down and "take it for the team" has had disastrous consequences. And if race continues to trump gen der, young black girls and women not only will continue to suffer at the hands of their attackers but will also fall prey to our own unfor givable depravity.

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Anaiah Rucker

Nine-Year-Old Girl Saves Sister, Loses Leg Nine-year-old Anaiah Rucker is being hailed as a hero after saving her sister from being hit by a truck last month. Anaiah told The Today Show's Ann Curry today that she didn't think twice before pushing her little sister out of the path of the vehicle as the pair crossed the street in Madison, Georgia to get to the school bus stop.

Anaiah took the hit, instead, and lost a leg and a kidney for her bravery .

"I love her more than anything," Anaiah told Channel 2's Tom Jones of her five-year -old-sister, Camry. Anaiah said it was raining and her sweatshirt hood was covering her eyes as she and her sister crossed the road. The girls' mother, Andrea Taylor, witnessed her older daughter's act of bravery from the porch of their home, where she watches the girls catch the bus each morning.

"I saw the truck and I was like, 'No,'" Taylor told Channel 2. "I seen my daughter kinda snatch my 5-year-old back, and if it wasn't for that, my 5-year -old would have ... I don't think she would have made it." The driver wasn't charged after police decided he was not at fault.

Today, Anaiah told Curry that she doesn't feel she deserves to be called a hero. She said her sis ter "was too young to be hit like this, and if she got hit she wouldn't hardly be alive. She would be probably gone forever."

Anaiah might also not be alive if it weren't for bus driver Loretta Berryman. Berryman pulled over immediately and started performing CPR on Anaiah, who wasn't breathing. "I instructed her mom to hold her head while I gave mouth-to-mouth, chest compressions," Berryman told NBC News. "As she took a breath, my first thing was, 'Thank God.'" Taylor recently lost her job and her car . The community held a BBQ to raise funds for Anaiah's medical bills and renovations needed to make her house handicap accessible. Thousands of classmates and Madison residents took to the streets to welcome Anaiah back when she got out of the hospital last week, after a month of care. You can contact United Bank in Madison to donate to a fund to help with the family's medical bills, which is in Anaiah's name.

"Anaiah has a really , really big heart," her mother said. Anaiah's grandmother told the Mor gan County Citizen that her first words after regaining consciousness were, "Am I going to chorus today?" She's active in Sweet Home Baptist Church and the Boys and Girls Club in Madison.

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Redevelopment comes to Barrio Logan It’s been a long time coming, but Barrio Logan is finally getting a town center.

Escrow closed last week on the 6.8-acre Mercado del Barrio project at the foot of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge with the hope that the $80 million investment in a retail and housing project will breathe new life into the historic neighborhood.

“This project is a true win for the Barrio Logan community and all of San Diego,” said Mayor Jerry Sanders. “It’ s going to enhance a culturally rich neighborhood, spur small-business creation and create jobs for San Diegans.”

It’s been a long time coming, but Barrio Logan is finally getting a town center.

Escrow closed last week on the 6.8-acre Mercado del Barrio project at the foot of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge with the hope that the $80 million investment in a retail and housing project will breathe new life into the historic neighborhood.

“This project is a true win for the Barrio Logan community and all of San Diego,” said Mayor Jerry

Sanders. “It’ s going to enhance a culturally rich neighborhood, spur small-business creation and create jobs for San Diegans.”

Rachael Ortiz, chairwoman of the Barrio Logan Redevelopment Project Area Committee, remem bers the property as previously filled with rat-infest ed junkyards and low-quality housing.

“We want redevelopment to be used to take out blight and replace it with things we need,” Ortiz said.

Although the debate over redevelopment statewide has often focused on megaprojects like stadiums, convention centers and subsidized hotels and commercial developments, lower -profile projects like the Mercado illustrate the other end of the scale — infill housing and retail that builders often shy away from because the profit margin seems low and the risk too high.

“Fundamentally, it’ s a great site,” said Kevin McCook, project manager for Shea Properties, developer of the 83,804—square-foot commercial portion. Chelsea Investment is overseeing the 92-

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The Mercado del Barrio will include 92 apartments, r etail space and plazas for special events and movable food and shopping booths. unit apartments. “The workforce is there, the hous ing is there. You look at it as a developer and say this site makes a lot of sense.”

The Mercado project has been in incubation for more than 20 years and a string of developers have come and gone as economic cycles waxed and waned. One proposal by developer C. Sam Marasco was dropped, only to be fought over in a court battle that the city ultimately won.

And it’s been costly to the city, which bought the property for $8.9 million, spent untold thousands on planning and oversight and now sold for a nominal $100 to the developers with the hope of a share in upside profits later.The complicated deal included a $7 million loan from the San Diego Housing Commission for the apartments and a $3.5 million payment from Chelsea to Shea to help cover the commercial costs. After 15 years, the commission has the option to buy the apartments from Chelsea, said Sam Johnson, one of the city redevelopment department project managers. .

But City Councilman David Alvarez said the Mercado should be held up as a model for what future development in built-out neighborhoods will look like.“I think the future of San Diego is in Barrio Logan and communities adjacent to it,” he said.

“The way we’re built out in San Diego, the only way we’ll be able to develop and grow is through infill.

What better way to showcase that but in this project and the rest of the plan for Barrio Logan.”Once construction is completed by the end of next year , low-

income residents will move into the apartments and shop at a new 35,891-square-foot supermarket, Northgate Gonzalez.

Tom Baker from Chelsea said there will be a playground on the roof of the parking structure and the community room will include 10 computers and space for classes and social events.“Funders have been overjoyed with this opportunity ,” he said.

“They were coming out of the woodwork — people were wanting to do this project. That’s not been an (issue.”Another aspect of the project is the improvements to Cesar E. Chavez Parkway that will create a ceremonial link to San Diego Bay , said Lara Gates, chief planner for Barrio Logan.“This being the focal point sets the tone for the type of mixed-use devel opment” elsewhere in area, she said.

Cutting through the project is Newton Avenue, which can be closed of f for street fairs and tied into a public plaza at Newton and Chavez.

“This will be a community plaza, where we can have mariachis, Indian dancers, Irish dancers, and community vendors where they can open up a booth every day,” said Ortiz, 70, who has been active in the community for more than 40 years. “W e will train local people to be entrepreneurs. I love it so much that the neighborhood can have their own shops.”

Ortiz also said she wrote Gov . Jerry Brown in support of keeping redevelopment agencies alive.

He has pushed to end the agencies as a way to reduce state and local budget deficits and later of fer different ways to eliminate blight.

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SAN DIEGO MONITOR Putting Your Fears to Rest When dealing with Finances When it comes to dealing with FEAR we must first realize that fear is a God-given natural response when our physical or psychological safety is threat ened. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom and the ONLY fear that can overcome ALL other fears.

When we have irrational fears we are then compelled to live irresponsible lives which prevent us from doing what is responsible When dealing with finances, many people live with the fear of failure and fear of finding out the truth.

Take a moment to think about all the fears that you currently have in your life. Isn’ t it fascinating to see how crippling that four letter word is in your life? You should constantly pray for deliverance before those fears take full control of your life and destroy you mentally, physically and financially . Here are some helpful hints that will help you overcome and control the spirit of fear: First and for emost, learn to trust and believe that God will provide ALL of your needs. In doing so, you must be proactive. You can’t expect divine intervention without “works”. Do what you think is best at the time and don’ t allow yourself to worry about it. You can’t agonize over every single decision you make.

Don’t fear what others will say: This is MAJOR! Don’t let other people’s opinions shape your future. Keep in mind that some people don’ t want to see you succeed for whatever selfish reasons. They try to discourage you from trying new things by planting that seed of fear in you. Be very careful who you take up counsel with.

As far as PROCRASTINATION is concerned, you should never put off for tomorrow what you could do today because tomorrow is not promised to any one of us. I find that most people have an extremely difficult time struggling with this simple concept.

Often times they start out having good intentions but somehow find themselves pushing off the thoughts of beginning an exercise program, taking some college classes, paying bills or even beginning a savings pro gram. If your intention is to “someday” be able to put aside money for your child’s college education or your retirement, procrastination could cost you thousands of dollars over time.

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For example, if you begin saving $100.00 at age 25 (assuming interest rate of 10%) you would have approximately $637,000 by rae age 65. If you wait financial coach4u.net. five years later to start saving $100 a month you would only get to accumulate $382, 000 costing you $254,000 for procrasti nating only five years. I’ve noticed throughout my years of financial coaching that the majority of people find themselves procrastinating the most when it comes to getting their financial houses in order. Most of the time they honestly don’t have a clue as to where to begin or think they do not have the skills nor the resources available to assist them. Recognize that procrastination stems from habits so new habits will be needed. You must take time to commit to developing a plan of action instead of waiting for the problem to fix itself. The longer you wait the harder your situa tion is going to get.

No one said that taking the first step is going to be easy. For example, addicts must first admit to them selves that they have a problem before the healing pro cess begins. If you don’t ask for help, how can you get the tools and resources needed to get ahead in life? Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened unto you.

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CAN THREE MONTHS OF SUMMER VACATION, TREMENDOUSLY DAMAGE A CHILD’S LEARNING PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL?

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y name is Prince SefaBoakye, and I am a resi dent here in beautiful San Diego, Ca. Recently I have been given the greatest opportunity to work at our nation’s capitol (Washington, D.C.) as an intern for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

This foundation has assigned me a position at Capitol Hill where I am not only performing leg islative tasks for Congress, but observing poli tics from the inside out—attending several hear ings and forums; some of which you may have seen on television. One hearing that struck me by surprise—which perfectly coincided with today’s issues of America’s education system— was the “National Collaboration for YouthUnited Way Worldwide Congressional Briefing.”

This briefing focused on the issue of improving our children’s education performance in school.

If you are not aware, America’s education system is falling behind in this fast growing indus trialized world: American students rank 25th in math and 21st in science amongst 30 industrial ized countries. So, what the National Collaboration for Youth-United Way Worldwide has been doing to improve this is provide educa tional opportunities and programs for young children (ideally: age 5 to age 15)all across the U.S.—such programs that even target children from the early age of birth. The organizations that are part of this “National Collaboration” and were present at this briefing were: American Camp Association, Afterschool Alliance, United Way Worldwide, Youth Build USA, and the National Summer Learning Association. The great news is that Congress is working right alongside and if not working together with the National Collaboration for Youth-United Way Worldwide, in efforts to implement federal and state policies—focusing on early childhood development in education. A main congressional advocate, towards pushing early childhood development in education is the Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) commit tee. So now, to go back to my question: “Can three months of summer vacation tremendously damage a child’s learning performance in school? And the answer to that question is quite

frankly “Yes, it can.” “Research spanning 100 years show that students typically score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer vacation than they do at the beginning of the summer (White, 1906; Heyns, 1978; Entwisle & Alexander 1992; Cooper, 1996; Downey et al, 2004).” Furthermore, “most students lose about two months of grade level equivalency in mathe matical computation skills over the summer months. Low-income students lose more than two months in reading achievement, despite the fact that their middle-class peers make slight gains (Cooper 1996).” These statistics were provided by the National Summer Learning Association: working to close this achievement gap in childhood summer learning loss, while at the same time provide fun-filled activities. To many of us we have this wonderful image of summer as a carefree, happy time when “kids can be kids.” However, many children will struggle to access educational opportunities and will contribute to our nation’s deficit in education. So, if you were to put this in simplistic terms (comparing power house countries like China and India) this does make a lot sense. The difference between us and China or India is that we take more leisure time than they do. So, as a priority for both our country and the President of the United States, to lead the world in education and innovation, is to maybe re-consider summer school?

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Is this a good bargain?

By Grady P. Anderson, Jr., M.D. I have previously written about the some of the toxic sub stances we put into our bodies. This week I will give you some idea of the death toll and cost, which is more that all the wars we have fought dating to the civil war.

The Charlie Rose show aired on Tuesday March 22, 2011. He interviewed the mayors of six major cities that included our own mayor Jerry Saunders along with former mayor Bill White of Houston; Michael Nutter of Philadelphia ; Michael Bloomberg of New York; R. T. R yback of Minneapolis and

Kasim Reed of Atlanta.

The mayors spoke on the cost of essential services such as 911 calls and visits to the hospital ER for non-traumatic injuries. As a toxicologist with the Department of Defense prior to medical school my task was to find the LD50 for a weapon of mass destruction. While in the preclinical years at the beginning of pharmacology the professor asked the class to quietly read the preface to the textbook Goodman and Gilman The Therapeutic Basis of Pharmacology. After reading the preface I raised my hand, and said: “I have a problem with this passage ‘All drugs ar e chemicals and all chemicals ar e poisons.’ I did not come to medical school to kill people.” At that moment I knew I was going to be a surgeon I just did not know what sur gical specialty.We have spent $1.4 trillion per year. And this is expected to rise to $3.1 trillion per year by 2012 in the medical industrial complex. That is a lot of money and we are only a year away from that prediction.

Dr, Barbara Starfield of Johns Hopkins University reported the following in JAMA (Journal of The American Medical Association) stated that the US healthcar e system might contributing to pr oblem. She cites these stats: 106,000 deaths per year from a properly proscribed prescription while in the hospital; 80,000 deaths per year as a result of a hospital acquired infection; 20,000 deaths per year from other errors while in the hospi tal; 12,000 deaths per year from unnecessary surgery; 7,000 deaths per year due to medical errors while in the hospital.Add to this 199,000 deaths per year that occurred as an outpatient due to the same reasons as above. This would equate to a total 424,000 deaths per year, which is increasing on a yearly basis. Looking closer that is1,367 deaths a day if you are admitted for any pre-existing condition or chronic disease.

This alone is just the result of checking into the hospital with a pre-existing condition or a chronic condition. I know of a doctor friend of mine who lives in New Rochelle, NY and trained as a nephrologist. I called him back in November 2010 and he told me he did n’t have a job. Because three hospitals where he worked had closed. I confirmed this checking on the Internet. Next week possible solutions from the healthcare plan.

Ohio Pastor Tells Congregation to Say “F.U.” to Their Neighbors

By Andreas Hale, www.thebvx.com What would motivate a pastor to advise his congregation to say "F .U." to their fellow churchgoers? On the surface, it doesn't really sound like the most Christian thing to do.

But Dr . R.A. Vernon, founder and senior pastor of "The Word" Church in Ohio, had the audacity to make that spe cial request at a recent service.

"Do me a favor , touch your neighbor and say 'F .U.'," he said. "Not just your neighbor, look down your whole row and say 'F' y'all too!'"

Pretty eyebrow-raising stuff right? The good reverend wasn't finished just yet.

"Do me a favor, take your phone out, text all of your exes and say 'I'm at church, F .U.,' " Vernon said as the crowd roared. " 'Pastor , my mama don't like you,' 'W ell F your mama!' 'My family don't like you!' Well F your family too!' " Okay, okay. It's not what you think. The pastor was just adding a little bit of humor to his ser mon. The "F" he was referring to wasn't the obvious four-letter zinger. Instead, the pastor said the F should mean "For giveness." His sermon was based on people for giving one another and replacing the naughty curse word with something a little friendlier .

Oh...now it makes sense!

We're sure there are going to be some people who are totally offended by Vernon's play on words.

He did go a little over the top and some may have been shocked if they walked in on the wrong part.

Nonetheless, his approach was a fun and an attention-grabbing way to get his point across.

However, don't go running out and begin texting exes, enemies and the like with "F .U." without explaining your peace-loving intentions, or else you might get F'ed up.

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Does Bill Maher’s Racial Humor Get a Pass?

Bill Maher has liberal views, lots of black friends and a politically incorrect sense of humor. Does all that make his off-color Obama jokes OK?

By Mychal Denzel Smith Bill Maher has liberal views, lots of black friends and a politically incorrect sense of humor . Does all that make his off-color Obama jokes OK? Not unlike many young people with access to HBO and an interest in progressive politics, I used to watch Real Time With Bill Maher religiously. It was one of the few places I could turn to that reflected the views I wasn't getting from the 24-hour news channels. The direct and confrontational debate format left little room for the shilling of political talking points, and outright lies would not be tolerated.

It was a place where the truth would be unearthed, and Bill Maher served as the ultimate soothsayer. Hyperbole aside, Maher's freedom from the constraints of the 24-hour news cycle and tradi tional journalism introduced me to a world of pro gressive politics that at the time I didn't know existed.

But it's important to remember that Maher is a comedian by trade, and his first goal is to make people laugh. It's also important to note that his style of comedy is often ribald and can border on of fensive, since Maher does not shy away from using racial and sexual stereotypes that are typically used to demean.

Lately he has come to depend on this style of joke to bring home laughs in a way that distracts from the insightful sociopolitical commentary he has to offer. Moreover, he has for gotten the first rule of comedy: Be funny . It simply wasn't funny when Maher suggested that he wanted President Obama to act like a "real black president" in his handling of the BP oil spill last summer by flashing a gun in the face of its CEO and asking, "W e got a motherf---ing problem here?!"

It's a comment not too far of f from when Bill O'Reilly was surprised that black people in a Harlem, N.Y., restaurant weren't screaming, "M-fer , I want more iced tea!" Both comments reflect inac curate and damaging ideas about the way "real" black people behave, but more outrage was reserved for O'Reilly because Maher was "just joking." And maybe because these sorts of comments are a major part of his shtick.

He's a white male comedian not afraid to say things that are politically incorrect (which was the whole idea behind his previous show , Politically Incorrect, which ran from 1993-2002 on Comedy Central and ABC). It's supposed to be funny that a

man who holds such liberal views can still laugh and have fun with stereotypes and racially insensitive material, because after all, he really knows better.

This type of comedy can be done and done well, as the late Geor ge Carlin proved, but Maher isn't clever, witty, charismatic, smart or funny enough to execute it. His jokes are clunky , as when he was attempting to expose right-wing racism on the Drudge Report website and produced a mock article featuring a photo of first lady Michelle Obama gar dening, accompanied by the headline "Hoein' the Garden." The intent was satirical, but all of that was lost in the racist and sexist execution. His Real Time audience is sometimes audibly unnerved when Maher "goes there," but he pays it no mind.

More recently, Maher invited media personality Tavis Smiley to the show and suggested that Smiley talk to President Obama "brother to brother ," once again playing on a stereotype -- in this case the one that implies all black people know one another -- to produce laughs. There is no lar ge media backlash, however, the way there would be had, say , Glenn Beck made this remark, since Maher does it under the guise of comedy.

He has also capitalized on the fact that high-pro file black celebrities, intellectuals and celebrity intellectuals such as Cornel West, Aaron McGruder and Chris Rock have all sung his praises. This seems to have given him the ability to dance around the edges of racism because he himself is not a racist: He gets it; he's just having fun with it -- so the logic goes.

This is a dangerous line to toe. It's true that attempting to moralize art is a minefield not easily navigated, and to condemn Maher based on his jokes starts to set a precedent that could snowball into the censoring of art in all forms. However, if we are completely honest, Maher is not just a comedian anymore -- he is also recognized as a political pundit.

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By HOPE YEN WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade, exceeding estimates in most states as they crossed a new census milestone: 50 million, or 1 in 6 Americans.

Meanwhile, more than 9 million Americans checked two or more race categories on their 2010 census forms, up 32 percent from 2000, a sign of burgeoning multiracial growth in an increasingly minority nation.

The Census Bureau on Thursday released its first set of national-level findings from the 2010 count on race and migration, detailing a decade in which rapid minority growth, aging whites and the housing boom and bust were the predominant story lines.

Analysts said the results confirmed a demo graphic transformation under way that is upending traditional notions of racial minorities, political swing districts, even city and suburb.

"These are big demographic changes," said Mark Mather, an associate vice president at the nonprofit Population Reference Bureau. "There is going to be some culture shock, especially in communities that haven't had high numbers of immigrants or minori ties in the past."

"By 2050, we may have an entirely new system of defining ourselves," he said.

According to data released Thursday, Americans continued their decades-long migration to fast-growing parts of the Sun Belt. Their move to big states such as California and Texas as well as fast-growing Mountain West states pushed the nation's mean cen ter of population roughly 30 miles southwest to a spot near the village of Plato, Mo. African-Americans in search of wider spaces increasingly left big cities such as Detroit, Chicago and New York for the suburbs, typically in the South.

Both Michigan and Illinois had their first declines in the black population since statehood as many of their residents opted for warmer climes in the suburbs of places such as Atlanta, Dallas and Houston.

The smaller numbers were a surprise to some city of ficials, including New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who questioned the census count of 8.2 million for his city and suggested immigrants may have been missed.

Census director Robert Groves said the agency had not yet received any formal complaints about the

census count and that overall indicators showed high accuracy in 2010 compared to 2000.

After initial fears of low participation, the 2010 count of the Hispanic population came in 900,000 higher than expected, matching or surpassing census estimates in 37 states, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan think tank.Many of the biggest jumps were in the South, including Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina and Louisiana, where a small but fast-growing Hispanic population was fueled by an influx of immigrants during the housing boom.

Multiracial Americans now make up 2.9 percent of the U.S. population, a steadily growing group even if it did not include President Barack Obama, who identified himself only as African-American on his census form. Obama's mother Ann Dunham, a white woman from Kansas, married his father , the Kenyan native Barack Obama Sr. The vast majority of multiracial Americans lived in California, Texas, New York and Hawaii. The most numerous race combinations were whiteAmerican Indian or Alaskan Native, white-black and white-"some other race." In some cases, white Hispanics may be opting to list themselves as mul tiracial in the "some other race" category , which would put the actual number of multiracial Americans lower than the official tally of 9 million.

In all, racial and ethnic minorities made up about 90 percent of the total U.S. growth since 2000, part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the majority by midcentury.

"Hispanics and immigrant minorities are providing a much needed tonic for an older , largely white population which is moving into middle age and retirement," said William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution who analyzed many of the census figures. "They will form the bulk of our labor force growth in the next decade as they continue to disperse into larger parts of the country."

Among census findings: -The number of non-Hispanic whites, whose median age is now 41, edged up slightly to 196.8 million. Declining birth rates meant their share of the total U.S. population dropped over the last decade from 69 percent to roughly 64 percent.

-In about 10 states, the share of children who are minorities has already passed 50 percent, up from five states in 2000.

They include Mississippi,

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-Asians grew by 43 percent over the last decade.

They were tied with Hispanics as the fastest growing demographic group. For the first time Asians also had a lar ger numeric gain than African-Americans, who remained the second lar gest minority group at 37.7 million.

The race figures come as states in the coming months engage in the contentious process of redrawing political districts based on population and racial makeup. The new political maps - which will also change each state's electoral votes- will take ef fect by the 2012 elections.

Many of the states in the South and West that are picking up House seats are Republican leaning, such as Texas and Florida. But most of their growth is now being driven largely by Hispanics, who tend to vote Democratic, which could put those regions in play.

In Texas, which picks up four House seats, the chair of the state Senate's redistricting panel has acknowledged that at least one House seat in north Texas could be a "minority or Hispanic influence district." Republicans are also rejecting the notion they can't appeal to Hispanics, who accounted for two-thirds of the state's population gains from 2000 to 2010.

"Our legislators represent all their constituents," said Texas Republican Party spokesman Chris Elam.

He and others noted that the party picked up - nar rowly - two heavily Hispanic congressional seats from Democrats in South Texas.

In New Jersey , Republicans are forming an unusual alliance with some Hispanics, who just sur passed African- Americans as that state's lar gest

minority group. Both groups are looking for a polit ical map - in this case, involving legislative districts - that offers a more competitive edge.

New Jersey must have its map completed by April 3, with legal challenges all but certain to follow.

"For us, it's not about parties, it's about whether Latinos are going to have Latinos in the Statehouse," said Martin Perez, president of the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey, who said he has met with Republicans.

In large metropolitan regions, U.S. suburbs are becoming more politically competitive because of their fast growth and changing demographics, said Robert Lang, a demographer at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He noted that minorities are increasingly moving from cities to nearby suburbs, while more conservative whites living in far -flung suburbs known as exurbs were moving closer to cities due to a spike in gas prices and the housing bust.

"That's the new contested space," Lang said, noting that Democrat Obama was able to win many suburban areas in 2008 before Republicans reclaimed much of the turf in the 2010 elections.

"They grew the fastest in the last decade without resolving which way they will vote."

According to census, the 10 fastest-growing cities over the last decade were actually suburbs of major metropolitan areas. They included Lincoln, Calif.; Surprise, Ariz.; and Frisco, Texas, all of whose population more than tripled since 2000.

In all, U.S. metropolitan areas grew more than 10 percent over the last decade. It was also home to a record share of 83.7 percent of the U.S. population, with much of the growth in suburban areas.

"We expect this to continue," Groves said.

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I’m Broken…… Fix Me!

Do you understand the personality of the man you are spending time with? Better yet the personality of the man you plan on marrying.As important as it is for you to know yourself it is equally important for you to understand who you are spending your precious time with.We are told do not cast our pearls amongst swine. That simply means don’ t cast the best that you have on someone undeserving. So much time is spent wasted on fruitless relationships because of the desperation, I believe women feel, so they accept any man with the mindset it’ s better than no man. Well I beg to dif fer, I submit you can do bad all by yourself, you don’t need any help. And if it’s unconditional love you desire, if you want a being that is drama free, generally, and is excited every time you enter the room, the get a dog! I say this with tongue in cheek and with a little light humor coupled with a healthy dose of sincerity. What I believe is the biggest destructive feeling, primarily women experience, is their need to be loved.

That need is sometimes drowned out and supplemented with a man or a child. Once we’ve tried to supplant a deep seeded love with what we think is the antidote to healing us, we learn quickly that we took the wrong medicine, and now are left to deal with all the challenges associated with our misplaced need to be love. Is there a right medicine? Is there something you can take that is less costly , more lasting laced with absolutely no regrets? Absolutely! I am here to assure you, ladies, there is balm in Gilead!! (Simple reference that we have the right stuff right at our finger tips to heal all of our brokenness.) Are you ready? Here we go. Hang on because it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

I know right now some of you are saying she’s getting ready to get all holy on me. Someone else is saying she thinks God is the answer for everything. Well I have to tell you that you are right I do. Here’s the premise. It’s difficult to understand, without you truly spending time in your word, to understand how to deal with deep seeded need, whether it’s relational, finance, child rearing, loneliness, pain, suf fering, depression, and desperation without getting into the operators manual to clearly grasp what is needed to fix “the problem”. Perfect example: when a car breaks down, you don’t go into your house and look for the refrigerator operating manual.You need the right manual from the actual maker of the product to figure out how to fix it. Following me? Good. If you believe that God created you, then you need the Creator of you to help fix that what ails you.Well where do you find the operating manual? You got it, it’s the bible! Stay with me.

I’m BROKEN fix me. I’m tired of being abused, I’m tired of being lonely , I’m tired of hurting, and I’m tired of sleepless nights. Let’s face it I am tired of living. Our desperation truly comes from a void in us, unexplainable to the naked eye, yet if probed we find we haven’ t a clue how to deal with all the disillusionment we are feeling.

I don’t mean to sound or come across as simplistic. I am suggesting if what you have chosen to do to heal or even numb your inner struggles hasn’ t worked, what do you have to lose by trying something, or better yet, someone else? Always remember the definition of insanity it’s doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

In order for this to work you have to grasp and embrace some very basic principles about this journey you are about to embark on.

God is not some Santa Claus or some pezz dispenser, just dropping in and out when you need Him. You must get to know Him and for maximum results you must do things His way .

You can’t simply read the bible, you must dig into it. Treat it like a study guide. A manual that you have to research to get maximum insight, with insight comes a heart change, and with a heart change comes the healing.

Like any relationship you only get out of it what you put into it.

Like any relationship in order for both parties to feel truly included, you have to truly include each other in your daily dealings.

Just like you know what the man you’ve spent time likes, loves, hates. Just like you know what makes him laugh, sad, or anxious. You have to get to really know God. That means you can’t only go to church on a Sunday and never spend time with God on a private, intimate level. How much more if someone loves you uncondition al, God, should you commit your time to?

You must believe that God cares about you and wants you to experience a life secure in the knowledge that you are complete in Him. Meaning, ladies, if necessary , you can walk this life fulfilled with all that God has for you.

You must learn to see yourself through the eyes of God. And learn how valuable and special He finds you.

Once you do that no one, I mean absolutely no one can enter your space and make you feel any different. No man can define you he can and should only speak the same thing that God’s speak of you. How do you learn what God says about you? Got it, read/study the bible. It’ s in there!

Bottom line you must stop looking to the world to find happiness, contentment, or fulfillment. Paul said in Philippians – whatever state I find myself in my life I’ve learned to be content. Paul, just like we need to under stand, understood that God was in char ge of his life and He deems what Paul should or shouldn’ t have. So in his trust of God Paul was saying it’s good enough for me.

You must embrace the two deep principles – trust in Lord with all your heart lean not to your own under standings – (stop trying to figure it out your life through human intellect, it’s a spiritual thing yal!) lean not to your own understandings in all your ways acknowledge God and He will direct your path. (He will bring what He has for you in your path.) Delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of heart. The interesting thing about this truth is when you spend time with God is a real tangible way , your desire and God’s desire, become one and the same.

Now it’s up to you. Do you want to get better, do better? Do you really want peace in this world? Do you want to be a part of the solution in your life and no longer be considered part of the problem? Because don’t get it twisted, until you link yourself to the source of all that this world and the world to come has to of fer, you are a part of your own problem.

If you answer yes to anyone of the questions then you must do what you have to do. If you are really tired of being sick and tired then do the right thing for yourself. Save your safe through the One who saves!

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By Nathan Max Metro Good Neighbor Center Director Essie Birgans has seen a shift lately in the type of needy resident her program serves.

She has also seen a lot more needy resi dents.

“Many of our people have never had to ask for any services before,” she said. “The num bers are going up, and I believe they are going to continue going up.”

Metro Good Neighbor Center , an of fshoot of the Metro United Methodist Urban Ministry, provides food and clothing four days a week at its distribution center at 906 N. 47th St. It is one of several nonprofits in southeast ern San Diego that City Council President Tony Young hopes to recruit into an initiative to end hunger in his district.

Young has visited three or ganizations in the past few weeks that are dedicated to alle viating hunger in southeastern San Diego. He has also been to St. Stephen’ s Church and the Jacobs Center distribution center . He said the trips have been educational.

“I’m learning there are resources out there that need to get to these sites, and also there are people who need but don’ t know where to go,” Young said.

On Monday morning, Young spent about 45 minutes at the Metro Good Neighbor Center speaking with staf f, volunteers and patrons. He said he will continue to visit more in order to get ideas and learn how to handle the need more efficiently.“We want to connect the people who want to give with the people who give things out,” Young said. “W e’re going to connect people to the centers. There’s a whole lot more people who want to give than people who need the services.”

That may be true, but the number of people in need is exploding, Metro Good Neighbor Center CEO John Hughes said. According to Hughes, Metro Good Neighbor Center served 2,179 people in January alone.

“The economics are driving people here,”

he said. “They’re coming from throughout the 4th District and beyond. It’ s overwhelming, honestly.”

“Many of our people have never had to ask for any services before,” she said. “The num bers are going up, and I believe they are going to continue going up.”

Metro Good Neighbor Center , an of fshoot of the Metro United Methodist Urban Ministry, provides food and clothing four days a week at its distribution center at 906 N. 47th St. It is one of several nonprofits in southeast ern San Diego that City Council President Tony Young hopes to recruit into an initiative to end hunger in his district.

Young has visited three or ganizations in the past few weeks that are dedicated to alle viating hunger in southeastern San Diego. He has also been to St. Stephen’ s Church and the Jacobs Center distribution center . He said the trips have been educational.

“I’m learning there are resources out there that need to get to these sites, and also there are people who need but don’ t know where to go,” Young said.

On Monday morning, Young spent about 45 minutes at the Metro Good Neighbor Center speaking with staf f, volunteers and patrons. He said he will continue to visit more in order to get ideas and learn how to handle the need more efficiently.

“We want to connect the people who want to give with the people who give things out,” Young said. “We’re going to connect people to the centers. There’s a whole lot more people who want to give than people who need the services.”

That may be true, but the number of people in need is exploding, Metro Good Neighbor Center CEO John Hughes said. According to Hughes, Metro Good Neighbor Center served 2,179 people in January alone.

“The economics are driving people here,” he said. “They’re coming from throughout the 4th District and beyond. It’s overwhelming, honestly.”

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LET’S HELP MOTHERS STOP THE WAR we stop & KILLING PEOPLE them,UNLESS nothing will March 24, 201 1 - We continue our current theme: that war and killing others is simply wrong and unacceptable, whether in the name of Peace or Liberty or “purity of race”. It is still war. It’s still wrong.

So, as we continue our major theme about Revolutions and the need to understand their causes and how to begin to outlaw them everywhere, the center piece of this one is that the United States is still the leader in all aspects of leading countries and killing people in wars; and that we have been the leader in these categories since 1789. Put another way: the United States have fought more wars since that date than any other nation or coun try in the history of the world. This known fact doesn’ t seem to affect our thinking about the consequences of war or about the wars we’re in right now . But it should and that is the context of this article.

ALL ADMINISTRATIONS LEAD US TO WAR It is obvious that our administration, regardless of the party or person in power, is not going to stop our involvement in war and killing ordinary people in addition to killing soldiers of “the enemies.” It is also obvious that “we the people”, for whatever reason, have also not taken the lead nor mounted the necessary resources or human determination to force our administrations to end our getting involved in these wars regardless of who initiates them.

To know just why we have not demanded such “stoppages” is also important, but our not knowing the answer to this question should not be reason enough for our continuing to let our governments kill others “ in our name.”

WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN We have just reviewed the latest numbers related to our involvement is Iraq and Afghanistan and they are disgusting in many ways, including resource increases across the board since this President took of fice.

Equally disgusting is how this administration defends our continued involvement in these wars. And it is equally evident that unless some other force outside that of the administration steps in and forces these of ficials to begin ending our involvements in these wars and even those of the future - unless we demand these changes- nothing is going to change and we’ll still be “here and there” years from now , doing the same “ole” thing: killing “pregnant mothers and their unborn chil dren,” old and young grand-parents; killing” the young from birth, and all animals and other living “life” wher ever found.

change. Unless we stop them, no one else will.

Unless we stop them, they will continue to kill IN OUR NAME HOW TO BEGIN THE CHANGE. There are many effective ways to begin this advocated change.

Here we of fer just one at this time.

Here is what we could do: 1. Have a few concerned mothers willing to publicly walk around the Whitehouse areas in public view with picketing signs with all kinds of messages announcing their intentions to keep up this public demonstration indefinitely until the administration begins its own wind ing down activities of the war and “announces such as its public policy.”

2. Each week, across this country, have such an organized group of women walk a around the capitols of all States.

3. Have among these women, pregnant mothers, and other mothers with their small children running around playing in pre-selected “play-ground areas” which are also used when needed as “resting and breast –feeding” areas by the mothers.

3. Each group will have among them writers and media experts whose primary tasks would be get the news out to all the media every day , including interviews with some of these women “walkers.”

4. These groups are to have daily interviews with some public official while still walking.

5. From this moment on, each group is to improvise and “do what they wish in order to remain in the news.”

This method is intended to get the attention of the officials and the public bec ause after a few weeks as led by our mothers and other women, there will be among them, many other younger women, young girls and eventually males as determined by these women: our mothers, sisters, wives, and other women friends.

Next week we shall continue and elaborate on our concept of effecting initial changes.

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