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THE BUDGET Speech 2011 Good afternoon. It’s great to be back at GW. I want you to know that one of the reasons I kept the government open was so I could be here today with all of you. I wanted to make sure you had one more excuse to skip class. You’re welcome.

Of course, what we’ve been debating here in Washington for the last few weeks will affect your lives in ways that are potentially profound. This debate over budgets and deficits is about more than just numbers on a page, more than just cutting and spending. It’s about the kind of future we want. It’s about the kind of country we believe in. And that’s what I want to talk about today.

From our first days as a nation, we have put our faith in free markets and free enterprise as the engine of America’s wealth and prosperity. More than citizens of any other country, we are rugged individualists, a self-reliant people with a healthy skepticism of too much government.

But there has always been another thread running throughout our history – a belief that we are all connected; and that there are some things we can only do together, as a nation. We believe, in the words of our first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, that through government, we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves. And so we’ve built a strong military to keep us secure, and public schools and universities to educate our citizens. We’ve laid down railroads and highways to facilitate travel and commerce. We’ve supported the work of scientists and researchers whose discoveries have saved lives, unleashed repeated technological revolutions, and led to countless new jobs and entire industries. Each of us has benefitted from these investments, and we are a more prosperous country as a result.

Part of this American belief that we are all connected also expresses itself in a conviction that each one of us deserves some basic measure of security. We recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, hard times or bad luck, a crippling illness or a layoff, may strike any one of us. “There but for the grace of God go I,” we say to ourselves, and so we contribute to programs like Medicare and Social Security, which guarantee us health care and a measure of basic income after a lifetime of hard work; unemployment insurance, which protects us against unexpected job loss; and Medicaid, which provides care for millions of seniors in nursing homes, poor children, and those with disabilities. We are a better country because of these commitments.

I’ll go further – we would not be a great country without those commitments.

For much of the last century, our nation found a way to afford these investments and priorities with the taxes paid by its citizens. As a country that values fairness, wealthier individuals have traditionally born a greater share of this burden than the middle class or those less fortunate. This is not because we begrudge those who’ve done well – we rightly celebrate their success. Rather, it is a basic reflection of our belief that those who have benefitted most from our way of life can afford to give a bit more back. Moreover, this belief has not hindered the success of those at the top of the income scale, who continue to do better and better with each passing year.

Now, at certain times – particularly during periods of war or

recession – our nation has had to borrow money to pay for some of our priorities. And as most families understand, a little credit card debt isn’t going to hurt if it’s temporary.

But as far back as the 1980s, America started amassing debt at more alarming levels, and our leaders began to realize that a larger challenge was on the horizon. They knew that eventually, the Baby Boom generation would retire, which meant a much bigger portion of our citizens would be relying on programs like Medicare, Social Security, and possibly Medicaid. Like parents with young children who know they have to start saving for the college years, America had to start borrowing less and saving more to prepare for the retirement of an entire generation.

To meet this challenge, our leaders came together three times during the 1990s to reduce our nation’s deficit. They forged historic agreements that required tough decisions made by the first President Bush and President Clinton; by Democratic Congresses and a Republican Congress. All three agreements asked for shared responsibility and shared sacrifice, but they largely protected the middle class, our commitments to seniors, and key investments in our future.

As a result of these bipartisan efforts, America’s finances were in great shape by the year 2000. We went from deficit to surplus. America was actually on track to becoming completely debt-free, and we were prepared for the retirement of the Baby Boomers.

But after Democrats and Republicans committed to fiscal discipline during the 1990s, we lost our way in the decade that followed. We increased spending dramatically for two wars and an expensive prescription drug program – but we didn’t pay for any of this new spending. Instead, we made the problem worse with trillions of dollars in unpaid-for tax cuts – tax cuts that went to every millionaire and billionaire in the country; tax cuts that will force us to borrow an average of $500 billion every year over the next decade.

To give you an idea of how much damage this caused to our national checkbook, consider this: in the last decade, if we had simply found a way to pay for the tax cuts and the prescription drug benefit, our deficit would currently be at low historical levels in the coming years.

Of course, that’s not what happened. And so, by the time I took office, we once again found ourselves deeply in debt and unprepared for a Baby Boom retirement that is now starting to take place. When I took office, our projected deficit was more than $1 trillion. On top of that, we faced a terrible financial crisis and a recession that, like most recessions, led us to temporarily borrow even more. In this case, we took a series of emergency steps that saved millions of jobs, kept credit flowing, and provided working families extra money in their pockets. It was the right thing to do, but these steps were expensive, and added to our deficits in the short term.

So that’s how our fiscal challenge was created. This is how we got here. And now that our economic recovery is gaining strength, Democrats and Republicans must come together and restore the fiscal responsibility that served us so well in the 1990s. We have to live within our means, reduce our deficit, and get back on a path that will allow us to pay down our debt. And we have to do it in a way that protects the recovery, and protects the investments we need to grow, create jobs, and win the future.

Now, before I get into how we can achieve this goal, some of you might be wondering, “Why is this so important? Why does this matter to me?”

Here’s why. Even after our economy recovers, our government will still be on track to spend more money than it takes in throughout this decade and beyond. That means we’ll have to keep borrowing more from countries like China. And that means more of your tax dollars will go toward paying off the interest on

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all the loans we keep taking out. By the end of this decade, the interest we owe on our debt could rise to nearly $1 trillion. Just the interest payments.

Then, as the Baby Boomers start to retire and health care costs continue to rise, the situation will get even worse. By 2025, the amount of taxes we currently pay will only be enough to finance our health care programs, Social Security, and the interest we owe on our debt. That’s it. Every other national priority – education, transportation, even national security – will have to be paid for with borrowed money.

Ultimately, all this rising debt will cost us jobs and damage our economy. It will prevent us from making the investments we need to win the future. We won’t be able to afford good schools, new research, or the repair of roads and bridges – all the things that will create new jobs and businesses here in America.

Businesses will be less likely to invest and open up shop in a country that seems unwilling or unable to balance its books. And if our creditors start worrying that we may be unable to pay back our debts, it could drive up interest rates for everyone who borrows money – making it harder for businesses to expand and hire, or families to take out a mortgage.

The good news is, this doesn’t have to be our future. This doesn’t have to be the country we leave to our children. We can solve this problem. We came together as Democrats and Republicans to meet this challenge before, and we can do it again.

But that starts by being honest about what’s causing our deficit. You see, most Americans tend to dislike government spending in the abstract, but they like the stuff it buys. Most of us, regardless of party affiliation, believe that we should have a strong military and a strong defense. Most Americans believe we should invest in education and medical research. Most Americans think we should protect commitments like Social Security and Medicare. And without even looking at a poll, my finely honed political skills tell me that almost no one believes they should be paying higher taxes.

Because all this spending is popular with both Republicans and Democrats alike, and because nobody wants to pay higher taxes, politicians are often eager to feed the impression that solving the problem is just a matter of eliminating waste and abuse –that tackling the deficit issue won’t require tough choices. Or they suggest that we can somehow close our entire deficit by eliminating things like foreign aid, even though foreign aid makes up about 1% of our entire budget.

So here’s the truth. Around two-thirds of our budget is spent on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and national security.

Programs like unemployment insurance, student loans, veterans’ benefits, and tax credits for working families take up another 20%. What’s left, after interest on the debt, is just 12 percent for everything else. That’s 12 percent for all of our other national priorities like education and clean energy; medical research and transportation; food safety and keeping our air and water clean.

Up until now, the cuts proposed by a lot of folks in Washington have focused almost exclusively on that 12%. But cuts to that 12% alone won’t solve the problem. So any serious plan to tackle our deficit will require us to put everything on the table, and take on excess spending wherever it exists in the budget. A serious plan doesn’t require us to balance our budget overnight – in fact, economists think that with the economy just starting to grow again, we will need a phased-in approach – but it does require tough decisions and support from leaders in both parties. And above all, it will require us to choose a vision of the America we want to see five and ten and twenty years down the road.

One vision has been championed by Republicans in the House of Representatives and embraced by several of their

party’s presidential candidates. It’s a plan that aims to reduce our deficit by $4 trillion over the next ten years, and one that addresses the challenge of Medicare and Medicaid in the years after that.

Those are both worthy goals for us to achieve. But the way this plan achieves those goals would lead to a fundamentally different America than the one we’ve known throughout most of our history.

A 70% cut to clean energy. A 25% cut in education. A 30% cut in transportation. Cuts in college Pell Grants that will grow to more than $1,000 per year. That’s what they’re proposing.

These aren’t the kind of cuts you make when you’re trying to get rid of some waste or find extra savings in the budget. These aren’t the kind of cuts that Republicans and Democrats on the Fiscal Commission proposed. These are the kind of cuts that tell us we can’t afford the America we believe in. And they paint a vision of our future that’s deeply pessimistic.

It’s a vision that says if our roads crumble and our bridges collapse, we can’t afford to fix them. If there are bright young Americans who have the drive and the will but not the money to go to college, we can’t afford to send them. Go to China and you’ll see businesses opening research labs and solar facilities.

South Korean children are outpacing our kids in math and science. Brazil is investing billions in new infrastructure and can run half their cars not on high-priced gasoline, but biofuels. And yet, we are presented with a vision that says the United States of America – the greatest nation on Earth – can’t afford any of this.

It’s a vision that says America can’t afford to keep the promise we’ve made to care for our seniors. It says that ten years from now, if you’re a 65 year old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today. It says instead of guaranteed health care, you will get a voucher. And if that voucher isn’t worth enough to buy insurance, tough luck – you’re on your own. Put simply, it ends Medicare as we know it.

This is a vision that says up to 50 million Americans have to lose their health insurance in order for us to reduce the deficit.

And who are those 50 million Americans? Many are someone’s grandparents who wouldn’t be able afford nursing home care without Medicaid. Many are poor children. Some are middleclass families who have children with autism or Down’s syndrome. Some are kids with disabilities so severe that they require 24-hour care. These are the Americans we’d be telling to fend for themselves.

Worst of all, this is a vision that says even though America can’t afford to invest in education or clean energy; even though we can’t afford to care for seniors and poor children, we can somehow afford more than $1 trillion in new tax breaks for the wealthy. Think about it. In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90% of all working Americans actually declined.

The top 1% saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each. And that’s who needs to pay less taxes? They want to give people like me a two hundred thousand dollar tax cut that’s paid for by asking thirty three seniors to each pay six thousand dollars more in health costs? That’s not right, and it’s not going to happen as long as I’m President.

The fact is, their vision is less about reducing the deficit than it is about changing the basic social compact in America. As Ronald Reagan’s own budget director said, there’s nothing “serious” or “courageous” about this plan. There’s nothing serious about a plan that claims to reduce the deficit by spending a trillion dollars on tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. There’s nothing courageous about asking for sacrifice from those who can least afford it and don’t have any clout on Capitol Hill. And this is not a vision of the America I know.

The America I know is generous and compassionate; a land Continued on page 8

Easter Egg Hunt Tuesday, Apr 19 10:30a Civic Center Branch Library, Chula Vista A hunt of the Egg kind.

Easter Brunch Buffet and Underwater Egg Hunt Sunday, Apr 24 10:00a Red Marlin, San Diego Red Marlin at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina is putting on its Sunday best this Easter.

Easter Bunny Teas Friday, Apr 22 2:30p Westgate Hotel, San Diego Enjoy a visit from the Easter Bunny and his magician, as well as our egg hunt and other activities for children.

Easter for Kids & Free Egg Hunt Saturday, Apr 16 9:30a Reformation Lutheran Church, San Diego On Saturday, April 16th, Reformation Lutheran Church, 4670 Mt. Abernathy Ave, invites children ages 3-12 to a fun-filled day of Easter activities.

Family BBQ & Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, Apr 17 3:00p Lindo Lake County Park, Lakeside Community Easter Event, Sunday 4/17/11, Lindo Lake Park Lakeside Family Easter Egg Hunt and BBQ (bring your own Easter basket if possible), Sunday 4/17/11 from 3 to 5pm, Lindo Lake Park, Area 3, Lakeside.

Spring Fling Community Festival Saturday, Apr 23 12:00p Liberty Station at Ingram Plaza, San Diego Celebrate spring at the 3rd annual Spring Fling, a festival with fun for all ages, presented in part by Liberty Station and the Point Loma Community Park and Recreation Council.

Easter Sunday at Christian Fellowship Sunday, Apr 24 10:30a Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, San Diego Sunrise Service: 6:00AM Easter Play: 9:00AM Worship Service: 10:30AM Easter Egg Hunt: 12:30PM Easter Brunch Sunday, Apr 24 10:00a Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego Bring your family and friends to our annual Easter Brunch buffet on April 24 from 10AM till 3PM (last seating at 2:30PM).

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Jackie Young; 4th District’s First Lady S

DM: Though you are our 4th district’s first lady, who are you?

JY: There are three primary facets to who I am.

First and foremost, I am a wife, mother and grandmother. My family means everything to me. They are the reason I breathe, dream and strive so very hard to succeed in life. Having three daughters, I feel especially obligated to ensure that my teachings throughout their youth have prepared them for the world and that they step out into it with both confidence and respect for themselves.

Second, I am a long standing public servant who works full time. I am very fortunate to be an employee of the County of San Diego for 22 years now. During my first seven years with the County, I served as an Eligibility Technician with the Dept. of Social Services, which is now called Health and Human Services. When I first began, I was a mere 23 years old and barely beginning to understand the complexities of poverty and the human condition.

At orientation, Warren Hubbard, the District Chief spoke to the new hires. He explained to us that our jobs as ETs would be the most difficult jobs that we would ever have. He said, “If you can do this, you can do anything.” He proved to be right. Since then, I’ve worked for the Employment Development Department, as a Rapid Response Team member during a very heavy lay off period for defense industry and provided job search assistance to Asian and African refugees. At the District Attorney’s Office, I’ve held several jobs to include administering CA State Victims Compensation Benefits, Victim Advocacy, overseeing the CA San Diego Criminal Restitution Compact. Currently, I coordinate paralegal services for the Economic Crimes Division. Reflecting back on Mr. Warren’s words, I do believe that he was right.

Third, I am very ordinary person.

SDM: Your background? Where you’re from?

JY: Well, I guess you can call me a native San Diegan. My father served in the US Navy.

Unfortunately, he died in an automobile accident when I was just four years old. At the time, he was stationed in Norfolk, VA. Shortly after his death, my very young mother, with three kids in tow, moved to San Diego. She bought a home in the Skyline/Encanto area and enrolled my brother and I in Fulton Elementary School. My sister was a bit older and so she went to O’Farrell Jr. High. Both my sister and I graduated from Morse High and my brother is a graduate of Madison High in Clairemont. In 2009, I graduated from San Diego State, with a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration.

With the exception of one brief year in Los Angeles, as an adult, I have always lived in San Diego.

SDM: You do many things; give us your typical day?

JY: Right now, life at the Young’s is pretty normal and I’m feeling like I am not doing anything because we are used to a much more hectic schedule. I take the kids to school and get myself to work by 7:30 am. Usually, I am home by 6 pm to spend some time connecting with the girls and my grandson. Then its time to prepare the nights meal or arrange for one and catch up on the news, current events, etc… When Tony arrives, we usually sit and discuss family matters, our work day etc… while he eats his dinner. If its not too late afterwards, I try to get in some reading. We are news junkies and so CNN or the local news is the last thing on our agenda for the night.

SDM: What do you thing the role of Wives of Politicians?

JY: Our roles are to support our spouses and to be the anchor in their lives. We are to be their confidants and source of encouragement.

SDM: How has San Diego politics affected your family? or Marriage? Tremendously, on both levels. First, Tony and I never planned for a political career. The circumstances surrounding his elevation to councilmember from chief of staff was as horrific as can possibly be imagined. That being said, I have watched my husband carefully maneuver his way through the thick of it, forge great alliances and take advantage of its usefulness to the benefit of our community and city.

JY: Our marriage is sound and we are a humble couple. There is no celebrity, egotism, etc… about us. As a matter of fact, we view Tony’s position as a calling. He is in service. This helps keep us grounded and the children in understanding as to why they and I must sacrifice so much of our time with him.

SDM: As your children get older, will you take a more visible position?

JY: Yes, I will. Actually, that time is now. As our daughters are just about ready to transport themselves to and fro, I am very much looking forward to developing a few ideas and sharing them with the community. Also, Tony and I are discussing ways in which I can take an active role in several projects that he is involved with at this time. My first endeavor will be in the area of food and nutrition.

For many households, these are extremely difficult economic times and keeping food on the dinner table is almost undoable. I want to put my experience and energies to work toward ensuring that families are able to feed themselves.

SDM: What’s your interest beyond your family?

JY: This month I celebrated my first year as a vegetarian. It has opened so many doors for me in terms of interests. I am about to start an herb garden and am considering taking classes in nutrition.

Also, fitness is something that I committed to paying special attention to this year. So, I am going to give yoga an honest go at it. I love to read. My youngest daughter and I have contests to see who can read the most books in a year. Of course, she beats me each time, because she reads a book in two or less days. I don’t yet have that much free time on my hands. Although, I do want to get back to being an avid reader.

SDM: What’s your remedy for a difficult day for Councilman Young?

JY: I speak to him on the phone periodically throughout the day, so I usually know before he arrives home if his day was unusually difficult.

Food, companionship, a good ear is what I lend to him. He is safe to talk with me, reminisce, dream, laugh and cry with me also if he wants or needs to.

I always reassure him that I’m with him all the way and he says that it is all he needs.

SDM: When you hear bad press about your husband, how does that make you feel and how do you deal with it?

JY: In the beginning, it was terrifying. I couldn’t imagine that anyone would have good cause to criticize his efforts, actions, etc… I didn’t understand how complex public policy making could be.

I was also worried about the impact on Tony. He would shield me from as much as possible.

Today, I am very confident in my husband as a policy maker and in his leadership. Of course, he cannot win everyone’s favor or appease all wishes.

However, because I am certain that he is wise, honest and does everything with the intent to do the right thing, I am usually not moved by public criticism against him. If I am ever concerned with his dealings, we talk about it. He offers me understanding. I pray on it and make peace with it, then move on with the belief that he is working in good faith too.

SDM: Tony being Council president, what’s different, if any?

JY: I see Tony taking more leadership amongst his colleagues with the process of how they are going about tackling City issues. He is such an inclusionary person. Of course, he is attending more citywide events and community functions.

SDM: We all know that you are the strength behind the man, give us one of your prep talks!

JY: “No matter what happens, I’ll be right here

waiting for you when you get home because I love you, not the job or the title.”

SDM: Advice for young women who are dating a politician or are newly married?

JY: Know thyself and be comfortable in your own skin. Build your life around those things that make you special and complete.

SDM: What’s the future for you?

JY: Perhaps teaching or writing. Either way, I will need to go back to school. Right now I am toying with the idea.

SDM: How do your children handle the negative comments or press about their father?

Generally, the girls are not exposed to press commentary and so it is not a problem. However, Tony is really good about preparing us (his family) ahead of time when he believes that bad press is due to come out. With assurances from him that all will be okay, the girls have learned to steel themselves from the emotional charge that naturally arises when Dad is being ridiculed or challenged. They know that Dad needs them to be secure and trust his work. They also know that as a leader, he must accept that negative comments and bad press come with the role and that when its constructive, serves good purpose. And our girls have seen enough politics at play and are quite savvy for their ages.

Sometimes they just can’t help but to giggle at what they hear.

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Black Americans Have Not Been Treated For Their Illness Who is Qualified to Administer the Treatment?

When you have been scolded, and told that you are nothing or that you will never amount to anything, it won’t be long before you begin to believe it, especially if those telling you such things are responsible for your daily bread. Within the slave/master relationship, it wasn’t long at all before whatever the master said and did was seen as the truth. The Black community has been robbed of its personal riches, its community riches, and self worth. But some Black people will put up a defense and protect those that have robbed our community.

In no way will they place the responsibility at White America’s feet for the character assassination they perpetrated against the Black slave. Blacks in America have not been treated for the 400 years they went without any self worth. But who is qualified to administer this treatment?

It certainly can’t be the person whose venom infected you.

In fact, White Americans have put up a fight, saying that there is nothing wrong with Black Americans and that they need no treatment.

After the Civil War, many Blacks that had known only slavery were thrown off the plantation and were told, “You are free, go fend for yourself,” when they had no experience doing so and were hated from plantation to plantation. What was one to do?

The illness continued to make Black folks sicker and sicker—so sick that even their offspring were born sick too. If you don’t think so, take a look at the greed and the distrust that tends to run rampant throughout the Black community. We Black folks tend to always use the excuse that Black people will not stick together like other groups of people. But consider that we were taught not to trust each other or love each other. Fathers and mothers were taken away from their children. White males had their way with Black women.

It reminds me of a family I knew growing up. The plantation owner would go there with the Black husband’s wife while

because I can admit the truth. I grew up in Alabama and loved white folks; I thought segregation was the way life was. Once I could admit these things, I could begin the healing process. What about you? You won’t admit that segregation exists. You love white folks because they invite you to

EDITORIAL he was out digging up stumps in the North 40. When the children came, there was no question of who was the father to the lightest one. Not Black, not white, not loved by his father, nor loved by his real white father, but loved by his mother to the degree that she would never tell her husband what happened. The husband knew the truth but could not say anything. The self-hatred I am sure that was built up in that man was passed on to anyone he associated with as long as he did not have to admit what he knew to be the truth.

If someone has a surgery, they send the individual to rehab. Black people need such treatment. But we don’t need to be treated by a teacher that has never experienced our suffering. We don’t need to be treated by a politician who is only concerned about his future, though he says he is concerned for our people. Isn’t that the same story the slave master used?

I can write about these problems

their dinner table to eat. I appreciate all people from all walks of life. And I respect them too. I have no problem with interracial marriage because I now have been able to admit what the truth was, what the lies were, and I have healed myself from that illness. Have you?

Until Next Week, Willie Morrow

Raisin’ the Rent Written and Directed by Calvin Manson Ira Aldridge Repertory Players and M&M Production once again bring Dinner Theatre to North Park at the Lafayette Hotel 2223 El Cajon Blvd., with Calvin Manson’s revise play RAISIN’ THE RENT. RAISIN’ THE RENT opens at Lafayette Hotel 2223 El Cajon Blvd., Friday May 20 and runs through June 5th. For tickets information and reservations call (619) 283-4574.

Take a seat at a small, candlelit table, order a drink, have a little dinner. Then settle back for All That Jazz. Raisin’ the Rent will have you clappin’, tappin’, stompin’ your feet and shaking your head in wonder and joy.

Papa Du played by CARL OVERSTREET has also gathered a few of his friends to have some fun, raise some funds and jam; his buddies, you’ll be interested to know, are LANEÈ BATTLE as Billie Holiday, JANET POLITE as Ruth Brown, ANSAS JOHNSON as Sarah Vaughan, JANICE EDWARD as Nina Simone and HERB SIMS as Silky Slim.

Six local song stylists, each with a style of his/her own, bend their beautiful, versatile voices around

the signature songs of these blues/jazz icons.

IARP has assembled a dynamic artistic team, which includes ERIC OVERSTREET & STEPHEN GOODEN as Co-Musical Directors.

IARP’s Artistic Director CALVIN MANSON will direct the production.

Performance Date and Times are.

MAY 20TH – JUNE 5, Fridays through Saturdays - 6:30PM Dinner– 8:00PM Show and Sunday Matinees 2:00PM Dinner & 3:00PM Show Tickets are $27.00 Show only ~ $45 Dinner/Show ~ Group rates are available for groups of 8 or more.

Purchase online tickets at www.mycommunityevents.com or call IARP’s Box Office at (619) 293-4574.

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SDUSD Offers Free Resources To Licensed Construction Contractors Of All Tiers San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) has opportunities for local small and underutilized businesses to participate in its construction projects.

Licensed trades sought will include acoustical, carpentry, concrete, demolition, doors/window work, electrical, flashing/sheet metal, flooring, grading, HVAC, laborer, landscape, painting, piping/plumbing, etc. Supplies may be needed too.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter Prepares the 2010-11 Debutante Candidates for the 56th Annual Debutante Ball San Diego, CA – The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter San Diego welcomes the 2010-11 Debutante candidates to the San Diego County community. For more than 100 years, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has committed itself to cultivating the moral and spiritual values of young womanhood and academic excellence. The theme of this year’s Debutante Ball is “Ebony Pearls: Striving for Excellence to Achieve a Dream”. Over a six-month period, these young ladies have been participating in Alpha Kappa Alpha Leadership and Enhancement workshops that focus on communication skills, college preparation, social etiquette skills, the value of an education and developing a sense of community.

This program helps the young Debutante candidates develop self-confidence, pride, social responsibility and exposure to the importance of achieving academic excellence and having the choice of attending college on their journey to building a solid foundation for success.

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter members, and Debutante and escort family, friends and the community look forward to celebrating the 56th Annual Debutante Ball on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel San Diego.

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Debutante Chairmen for the 2010-11 program are Deborah Davis-Gillespie and Charlaine Carter. The President of the Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter is Joyce Suber. For more information about the sorority, please visit www.akasandiego.com

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ISALEAN SHAKE: THE POWER OF PROTEIN FOR STAYING LEAN, BATTLING AGING By: Lady Topaz Most people will experience a nearly 40% decrease in lean body mass and more than 100% increase in fat mass from age 25 to 70. However, did you know that you can reverse this trend with how much high-quality protein you consume and when you consume it daily to keep and build lean body mass with age?

New research shows that eating protein at the right times, particularly at breakfast, is primary for maintaining lean body mass with age.

Combined with calorie control, it is also important for avoiding obesity. Plus, the effect of protein on muscle synthesis, satiety, and fat burning can also depend largely on the protein’s quality.

Isagenix, for one, has been advising its customers about the benefits of higher intake of quality protein for breakfast with an IsaLean® Shake and IsaPro® for more than eight years.

It’s perhaps the single most important way to help people stay leaner and healthier.

Aging is associated with an increasing body fat mass while simultaneously losing lean muscle tissue. This progressive process is characterized by 3% to 8% reduction in lean muscle mass each decade after age 30 and can be more than 50% loss of tissue in those over 80 years of age.

The change to gains of more fat and loss of

lean mass impacts health in a way that leads to frailty, loss of strength, and decline in function and ability to care for oneself. The loss of muscle mass with age, called sarcopenia, is estimated to lead to socioeconomic and health care spending costs exceeding $18.5 million(1).

Most people don’t know they are losing muscle. It often goes undetected by the medical field because fat gain and weight stability mask the sarcopenia(2 & 3). However, the muscle loss, like osteoporosis, reduces quality of life and increases risk of disease and mortality.

Building and maintaining muscle is the most effective way to stave off the negative impact of sarcopenia and resulting risk of chronic disease.

Protein at Breakfast and Throughout the Day The leading factors of observed sarcopenia are insufficient protein intake along with the lack of regular exercise. Maximizing muscle protein synthesis while watching total caloric intake in a dietary plan amounts to between 25 and 30 grams of high-quality protein per meal(3).

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

Institution Building: The Black Church Part 2 - Efficacy The Omnilogue vision is one of … a better understanding …of the communities in which we live.

by Clovis M. Honoré IS THE “BLACK CHURCH” A VIABLE INSTITUTION? …did you find any other African American institutions????? …other than the Black Church?

It takes more than longevity to make an institution. I am a licensed and appointed life insurance agent with World Financial Group (WFG). WFG is an AEGON company. AEGON traces its history back to 1844 – that’s 167 years old. But AEGON has much more than old age to brag about. AEGON is one of the world’s largest life insurance, pensions and asset management companies. Our approximately 27,500 employees serve nearly 40 million customers across the globe. (http://www.aegon.com/en/Home/About/) AEGON has assets of more than $428,000,000,000.

(Forbes Global 2000 for 2010) Last year (2010) they had sales of more than $42,000,000,000.

Obviously, I don’t expect a Black church to have the material resources of a global insurance company. But I do expect a significant return on investment. In fact, I expect a far greater “profit” from the church than any other enterprise on the face of the earth. My question for the Black church in San Diego, and Black people in San Diego is, are we getting our money’s worth out of our churches?

The numbers: There are about, 150,000 African Americans, or 50,000 African American households, in San Diego County. Average income about $40,000. That’s about $2,000,000,000 (billion) per year. If I am generous, we can say that 10% of Black folk are regularly contributing members of a “Black” church. That’s $200,000,000. Most churches ask for a tithe, or 10%. (Here I have to credit those pastors who remind their members that the New Testament standard for giving is “cheerfully” which can be a lot MORE than 10%. Aren’t you happy with your god/pastor?) “Black” churches really only collect about 10% of that 10% - effectively, ONE (1) percent. What a shame.

Anyway, that’s still $2,000,000 (million) PER YEAR! There are about 200 functional “black” churches in San Diego County. That comes out to about $10,000 per church per year. So what are these churches doing to develop the infrastructure of the Black community with this money? And why aren’t you giving the church the other $18,000,000 (million) it’s asking for?

Church researcher George Barna comments on the “Demise of African [American] Church:” The demise of the African-American church community is another cause for concern, said Barna, who addressed this subject with Bishop Harry Jackson in their co-authored book High Impact AfricanAmerican Churches.

Barna found the decline is related to the growing wealth of Black people.

“There is an intriguing – and unfortunate – correlation between the economic rise of the AfricanAmerican population and the deterioration of its faith in Christ,” he said. (Barna Report On The Decline Of The Church: http://www.blog.churchwebstop.com/?p=184) My email address is clovis.honore@yahoo.com. If you think your church is making a strong contribution to the development of Black people in San Diego, feel free to send me an e-mail and we can talk about it. CMH

Continued from page 2 of opportunity and optimism. We take responsibility for ourselves and each other; for the country we want and the future we share. We are the nation that built a railroad across a continent and brought light to communities shrouded in darkness. We sent a generation to college on the GI bill and saved millions of seniors from poverty with Social Security and Medicare. We have led the world in scientific research and technological breakthroughs that have transformed millions of lives.

This is who we are. This is the America I know. We don’t have to choose between a future of spiraling debt and one where we forfeit investments in our people and our country. To meet our fiscal challenge, we will need to make reforms. We will all need to make sacrifices. But we do not have to sacrifice the America we believe in. And as long as I’m President, we won’t.

Today, I’m proposing a more balanced approach to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over twelve years. It’s an approach that borrows from the recommendations of the bipartisan Fiscal Commission I appointed last year, and builds on the roughly $1 trillion in deficit reduction I already proposed in my 2012 budget.

It’s an approach that puts every kind of spending on the table, but one that protects the middle-class, our promise to seniors, and our investments in the future.

The first step in our approach is to keep annual domestic spending low by building on the savings that both parties agreed to last week – a step that will save us about $750 billion over twelve years. We will make the tough cuts necessary to achieve these savings, including in programs I care about, but I will not sacrifice the core investments we need to grow and create jobs.

We’ll invest in medical research and clean energy technology.

We’ll invest in new roads and airports and broadband access. We will invest in education and job training. We will do what we need to compete and we will win the future.

The second step in our approach is to find additional savings in our defense budget. As Commander-in-Chief, I have no greater responsibility than protecting our national security, and I will never accept cuts that compromise our ability to defend our homeland or America’s interests around the world. But as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Mullen, has said, the greatest longterm threat to America’s national security is America’s debt.

Just as we must find more savings in domestic programs, we must do the same in defense. Over the last two years, Secretary Gates has courageously taken on wasteful spending, saving $400 billion in current and future spending. I believe we can do that again. We need to not only eliminate waste and improve efficiency and effectiveness, but conduct a fundamental review of America’s missions, capabilities, and our role in a changing world. I intend to work with Secretary Gates and the Joint Chiefs on this review, and I will make specific decisions about spending after it’s complete.

The third step in our approach is to further reduce health care spending in our budget. Here, the difference with the House Republican plan could not be clearer: their plan lowers the government’s health care bills by asking seniors and poor families to pay them instead. Our approach lowers the government’s health care bills by reducing the cost of health care itself.

Already, the reforms we passed in the health care law will reduce our deficit by $1 trillion. My approach would build on these reforms. We will reduce wasteful subsidies and erroneous payments. We will cut spending on prescription drugs by using Medicare’s purchasing power to drive greater efficiency and speed generic brands of medicine onto the market. We will work with governors of both parties to demand more efficiency and accountability from Medicaid. We will change the way we pay for health care – not by procedure or the number of days spent in a hospital, but with new incentives for doctors and hospitals to prevent injuries and improve results. And we will slow the growth of

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Now, we believe the reforms we’ve proposed to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid will enable us to keep these commitments to our citizens while saving us $500 billion by 2023, and an additional one trillion dollars in the decade after that. And if we’re wrong, and Medicare costs rise faster than we expect, this approach will give the independent commission the authority to make additional savings by further improving Medicare.

But let me be absolutely clear: I will preserve these health care programs as a promise we make to each other in this society.

I will not allow Medicare to become a voucher program that leaves seniors at the mercy of the insurance industry, with a shrinking benefit to pay for rising costs. I will not tell families with children who have disabilities that they have to fend for themselves. We will reform these programs, but we will not abandon the fundamental commitment this country has kept for generations.

That includes, by the way, our commitment to Social Security. While Social Security is not the cause of our deficit, it faces real long-term challenges in a country that is growing older.

As I said in the State of the Union, both parties should work together now to strengthen Social Security for future generations.

But we must do it without putting at risk current retirees, the most vulnerable, or people with disabilities; without slashing benefits for future generations; and without subjecting Americans’ guaranteed retirement income to the whims of the stock market.

The fourth step in our approach is to reduce spending in the tax code. In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. And I refuse to renew them again.

Beyond that, the tax code is also loaded up with spending on things like itemized deductions. And while I agree with the goals of many of these deductions, like homeownership or charitable giving, we cannot ignore the fact that they provide millionaires an average tax break of $75,000 while doing nothing for the typical middle-class family that doesn’t itemize.

My budget calls for limiting itemized deductions for the wealthiest 2% of Americans – a reform that would reduce the deficit by $320 billion over ten years. But to reduce the deficit, I believe we should go further. That’s why I’m calling on Congress to reform our individual tax code so that it is fair and simple – so that the amount of taxes you pay isn’t determined by what kind of accountant you can afford. I believe reform should protect the middle class, promote economic growth, and build on the Fiscal Commission’s model of reducing tax expenditures so that there is enough savings to both lower rates and lower the deficit. And as I called for in the State of the Union, we should reform our corporate tax code as well, to make our businesses and our economy more competitive.

This is my approach to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next twelve years. It’s an approach that achieves about $2 trillion in spending cuts across the budget. It will lower our interest payments on the debt by $1 trillion. It calls for tax reform to cut about $1 trillion in spending from the tax code. And it achieves these goals while protecting the middle class, our commitment to seniors, and our investments in the future.

In the coming years, if the recovery speeds up and our economy grows faster than our current projections, we can make even greater progress than I have pledged here. But just to hold Washington – and me – accountable and make sure that the debt burden continues to decline, my plan includes a debt failsafe. If, by 2014, our debt is not projected to fall as a share of the economy – or if Congress has failed to act – my plan will require us to come together and make up the additional savings with more spending cuts and more spending reductions in the tax code. That should be an incentive for us to act boldly now, instead of kicking our problems further down the road.

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13 THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON’T TELL YOU 1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.

2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.

3. Love those flowers. That tells me you have taste... and taste means there are nice things inside. Those yard toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what type of gaming system they have.

4. Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled up on the driveway. And I might leave a pizza flyer in your front door to see how long it takes you to remove it..

5. If it snows while you're out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house.. Virgin drifts in the driveway are a dead giveaway.

6. If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don't let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it's set. That makes it too easy.

7. A good security company alarms the window over the sink. And the windows on the second floor, which often access the master bedroom - and your jewelry. It's not a bad idea to put motion detectors up there too.

8. It's raining, you're fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door understandable. But understand this: I don't take a day off because of bad weather.

9. I always knock first. If you answer, I'll ask for directions somewhere or offer to clean your gutters. (Don't take me up on it.)

10. Do you really think I won't look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet.

11. Here's a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids' rooms.

12. You're right: I won't have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if it's not bolted down, I'll take it with me.

13. A loud TV or radio can be a better deterrent than the best alarm system. If you're reluctant to leave your TV on while you're out of town, you can buy a $35 device that works on a timer and simulates the flickering glow of a real television.

(Find it athttp://www.faketv/.com/) 8 MORE THINGS A BURGLAR WON'T TELL YOU: 1. Sometimes, I carry a clipboard. Sometimes, I dress like a lawn guy and carry a rake. I do my best to never, ever look like a crook.

2. The two things I hate most: loud dogs and nosy neighbors.

3. I'll break a window to get in, even if it makes a little noise. If your neighbor hears one loud sound, he'll stop what he's doing and wait to hear it again. If he doesn't hear it again, he'll just go back to what he was doing.

It's human nature.

4. I'm not complaining, but why would you pay all that money for a fancy alarm system and leave your house without setting it?

5. I love looking in your windows. I'm looking for signs that you're home, and for flat screen TVs or gaming systems I'd like. I'll drive or walk through your neighborhood at night, before you close the blinds, just to pick my targets.

6. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page. It's easier than you think to look up your address.

7. To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. To me, it's an invitation.

8. If you don't answer when I knock, I try the door. Occasionally, I hit the jackpot and walk right in.

Sources: Convicted burglars in North Carolina , Oregon , California , and Kentucky ; security consultant Chris McGoey, who runshttp://www.crimedoctor.com/ and Richard T. Wright, a criminology professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, who interviewed 105 burglars for his book Burglars on the Job.

Brazilian Blowout Gets Hazard Alert By OSHA www.huffingtonpost.com The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Hazard Alert for anyone using or working with Brazilian Blowout hair straightening products. According to a release on OSHA's website: Federal OSHA and State OSHA programs are investigating complaints from stylists and hair salon owners about exposure to formaldehyde while using GIB LLC dba (doing business as) Brazilian Blowout products and other hair smoothing products. OSHA has found formaldehyde in the air when stylists use hair smoothing products. Some had "formaldehyde-free" on the label or did not list formaldehyde on the product label or in the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

Under the "What is formaldehyde and how can it affect my health?" heading, OSHA explains: Formaldehyde is a colorless, strong-smelling gas that presents a health hazard if workers are exposed. You can be exposed to formaldehyde if you breathe it into your lungs, if it gets into your eyes, or if it is contained in a product that gets onto your skin. You can also be exposed accidentally if you touch your face, eat food, or drink after using a product containing formaldehyde without first washing your hands. It can irritate the eyes and nose, and cause coughing and wheezing.

Formaldehyde is a "sensitizer," which means that it can cause allergic reactions of the skin, eyes, and lungs such as asthma-like breathing problems and skin rashes and itching. When formaldehyde is in a product that gets sprayed into the eyes, it can damage the eyes and cause blindness.

It is also a cancer hazard that is linked to nose and lung cancer.

Back in October, stylists at an Oregon hair salon reported difficulty breathing, nosebleeds and eye irritation after coming into contact with the formula. And most recently, the state of California "filed a proposed preliminary injunction," Women's Wear Daily writes, after Brazilian Blowout's Smoothing Solution was found to contain more than eight times the amount of permissible formaldehyde.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit organization that aims to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment, points out that six other countries, including (possibly) Canada (editor's note: we're checking on that), have pulled hairstraightening chemicals from shelves and salons due to excessive levels of formaldehyde.

EWG senior scientist David Andrews remarked, "Chemicals known to cause cancer shouldn't be hidden ingredients in any products that people inhale or apply to their skin....While not as common as a haircut, these straightening procedures happen in salons across the country each day."

OSHA says it will continue to partner with the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to assess the exact gravity of the situation.

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President Barack Obama and The Budget

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f there is one thing that makes President Obama so special is his poised confidence under any great trials and tribulations. On April 13, 2011, few days after the budget deal agreement, President Obama gave his presidential address on the current deficit that we our now facing and his proposed solution that will aim to reduce the deficit. In his address he reminded us on the importance of programs— such as medicare, social security, national security, education programs, etc.—and how they still provide all Americans a sense of “dignity and security.” He made it clear that if wasn’t for the taxpayers dollars these programs or “commitments” would not have n been made possible—including “borrowed money” from foreign aid such as China. But what really alarmed me was how our current deficit actually started from the 1980s—a part of history that has not yet been taught schools or universities. He stated that our country in the 1980s was facing a new threat: providing social security to the new rise of soon-to-be retired Baby Boomers. And it was during the 1980s that the country was facing an alarming debt at an alarming rate. Knowing this, he said congress did come together (three times) to address this problem and was actually on the road to financial recovery in the 1990s, however, the decade that followed afterwards the nation’s commitment seem to have lost its ways. In this decade, the 2000s, spending rose dramatically: financing two wars and expensive drug program, which he failed to give a name for. But was also alarming to me was how these finances was not paid for by our country’s dollars, reason being that we were already facing a trillion dollar deficit in unpaid tax cuts. This was a very bold claim, however it did make sense because the wealthy Americans did receive tax cuts, if not less than middle income family tax cuts. If the tax cuts were raised to the wealthiest Americans, then we could have saved ourselves from a trillion dollar deficit that we are facing now. So what he proposes, to eliminate this deficit, is to make $4 trillion in deficit cuts over the next twelve years. He promises to keep programs that will help us “win the future” while still living within our means.

He blatantly stated that two-thirds of our budget is spent on our Medicare, Medicaid, social security and national security; 20% of that is focused on unemployment insurance, student loans, veterans benefits, and tax credits for working families; 12% of our national priorities such as education, clean energy, transportation, national parks, food safety, you name it. And so the debate on Washington was solely focused on that 12%. So, what Obama wants to do is not necessarily make cuts to that 12% and/or programs that will help win our future but take out excess spending that he and the American people believe can manage with out. He wants to first project tax cuts to the wealthy, make reforms (and not have to sacrifice investments that will help America grow),create manageable and less spending in tax codes laws, find savings in our defense budget and further reduce health care spending. Most importantly, he wants to make a debt fail safe: If the deficit does not reduce greatly in those 12 years, then congress will come together again and make more savings by making more spending cuts and spending reductions in the tax codes. Now I can not predict the future, but if this is something that will help American families to restore dignity and security then I place my faith in my president.

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The Neighborhood House Association's Homework Center is located in the heart of the community, at NHA's Social Services building. The homework center provides junior high and high school students with a quiet, safe place to study when their alternatives are limited.

NHA Unveils Free Community Homework Center Facility will Provide Much-Needed Service to Low-Income Community San Diego - Middle and high-school students in San Diego mid-city neighborhoods will now have free access to computers, printers, internet, homework assistance, school supplies and a daily after-school snack with the unveiling of the Neighborhood House Association's (NHA) new Homework Center. The Homework Center is NHA's newest community service and offers students a safe after-school study environment arid provides -select area schools.

"The goal of the center is to help students progress academically," said NHA President and CEO Rudolph A. Johnson, Ill. "NHA's mission is to build healthy families and empower communities. It's crucial that our youth are receiving a solid education and have the resources to succeed in school."

This newest program from NHA is intended to give academically at-risk students resources for success that they otherwise would not be able to access. NHA reached out to local San Diego Unified School District middle and high schools to provide information on the new center and further understand student needs. In addition, local universities, community organizations and businesses have partnered with NHA to provide tutoring support services and outreach to the community.

"This is a community effort to support our students," said Johnson. "The Homework Center provides an additional resource for our underserved communities."

Additionally, NHA has received further support from Sysco Food Services of San Diego, which is donating daily healthy snack items for students participating with the Homework Center. Also, Cox Communications presented a donation to commemorate the opening of the NHA Homework Center.

The Homework Center is located at NHA's Social Services building at 841 South 41st St. and is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. The center is open to all area middle and high school students.

Students interested in participating must fill out an enrollment application. Further information about the Homework Center, including the enrollment application is available online at http://www.neiqhborhoodhouse.org/homework center or by calling 619-252-5240. NHA is also seeking qualified individuals who are interested in volunteering to help students at the center with their homework. Those interested can also visit the Homework Center website for further information. Tutors with expertise in English and math are especially encouraged to apply.

About Neighborhood House Association NHA helps thousands of individuals and families improve their quality of life through a network of 10 programs in more than 100 locations throughout San Diego County. Further information is available at www.neiqhborhoodhouse.org

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Laid-Off, Fired or Quit Do You Qualify to File for Unemployment?

You could be laid off from a large company, laid off from a small company, "let go," you could be employed seasonally and be laid-off for the winter. You could quit or you could be fired... what then? Do you still qualify?

Joblessness is reaching epidemic proportions and cutting across all demographics. Before you waste your precious time trying to file an unemployment claim find out if your jobless situation entitles you to apply and receive benefits. There are plenty of closely related situations if you are suddenly out of work and it's not your fault.

Laid Off from Your Job Most people collecting unemployment have been laid off from their jobs either permanently or temporarily. Typically, to be qualified to apply for and receive state unemployment compensation you need to have lost your job "through no fault of your own." Job lay-off is just that-you have been a good employee and had no intention to leave your job at this time, it was the decision of management and nothing personal.

You've Been Fired The general belief is that if you're fired from your joby5iiarè néiigibieto cOllect unemployment.

In some cases that may be correct. But every situation is different. Most state unemployment offices allow you the opportunity to state your case for collecting unemployment when you've been fired. If you can eloquently argue that your being fired from your job was completely unfounded, that you did nothing to intentionally instigate the firing and that you had no intent to become separated from your job under those circumstances, then you could be eligible to collect unemployment benefits.

You've Quit Can you collect unemployment benefits if you willingly quit your job? That depends on a number of factors.

Your state unemployment office will allow you the opportunity to have a hearing on your case.

At this point it's up to you to convince them that your quitting was not your intention, but the result of adverse or unsafe working conditions, abuse and harassment or some other reason that made it a "bad" place to continue working. So, it's possible to be eligible to file for unemployment if you've quit, but you must have just cause. Available for Work and Able to Work When you file for unemployment expect your state to ensure you register with a local workforce center. Collecting unemployment is your right, but you must be actively looking for work. Before you can receive any weekly unemployment income you will be expected to attest to the fact that you've sought employment and in fact applied for jobs as they become available through your Workforce center. Union workers often do not have to register with a workforce center.

Temporarily laid-off workers usually do not have to register with the workforce center, either.

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S.D. council proposes $30M in budget savings Council breaks from past and takes pro-active role

By Craig Gustafson www.signonsandiego.com SAN DIEGO — Trying to shed its image as a reactive rather than a proactive group, the City Council waded knee-deep into the city’s financial morass Tuesday by offering up more than $30 million in proposed budget solutions to Mayor Jerry Sanders.

The unprecedented move came just two days before Sanders is expected to release his plan to close a $56.7 million deficit in the city’s $1.1 billion operating budget. In the past, council members waited for the mayor’s plan and then spent two months dissecting it at public hearings.

This time around the council — under new President Tony Young — agreed on 15 solutions including a $6.6 million cut to supplies, the sale of $6.1 million in underutilized real estate, mandatory furloughs for city workers and the use of redevelopment money to pay off millions in debts. In addition, the council identified a dozen other ideas that require further review and called on the mayor to use any savings to restore previous cuts to public safety.

Councilman Todd Gloria said it was important for the panel to find ways to help balance the budget so there won’t be devastating cuts to neighborhood libraries and parks.

“This is a comprehensive solution,” he said. “Everything won’t appeal to everybody but ... we’re all in this together and we’re trying to establish a way to move forward.”

Young told his colleagues: “You are making history here and you’re asserting yourself as a council — something you should be very proud of.”

That hasn’t always been the case. Mayor Jerry Sanders and Councilman Carl DeMaio,

both Republicans, have often criticized the council’s Democratic majority for being an impediment to progress on issues such as privatizing city services and pension issues.

Sanders said he welcomed their budget input and remains open to any and all ideas.

“The fact that they’re putting out a list of ideas I think is a good thing,” he said. “What it shows it that they’re really thinking about this. ... We all have the same goal and that’s to eliminate the structural deficit by next year.”

One of the council’s requests approved Tuesday was to eliminate the city’s “brownout” policy which requires up to eight fire engines to be idled each day to save money on overtime. Sanders had already announced Monday that he would gradually phase out the brownouts in the coming fiscal year.

Sanders also said that some of the council’s ideas, such as allowing advertising on lifeguard towers and charging fees for false fire alarms, are items he was already planning to include in his budget.

The range of possible savings from the council’s package ranges from $30.1 million to $32.1 million although a couple of options didn’t have savings estimates. That’s not enough to close the budget gap, but council members said they plan to put the ideas not included in Sanders’ budget in their back pockets in case they want to use them in place of the mayor’s proposed cuts.

Councilwoman Lorie Zapf said the key is for city leaders to take action quickly so the city can move past its financial problems and better serve the public.

“It is what the public wants us to do,” she said. “And although there’s pieces of this proposal I don’t necessarily agree with all the way, I’m sure that’s true of every single one of my colleagues.”

Sanders plans to formally release his budget on Thursday.

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Residents can submit ideas for county redistricting

By Christopher Cadelago www.signonsandiego.com Redistricting officials are encouraging residents to submit their ideas on how to carve up San Diego County’s political boundaries.

Through May 9, residents and business owners can submit proposals for one or more of the county’s five supervisor districts using the new 2010 census data. Information is available at sdcounty.ca.gov/redistricting.

Officials said a “plan” means a set of data that assigns census tracts or blocks to a particular district. Updated data are available online, along with instructions, definitions and submission guidelines.

Each proposal will be published online and forwarded to the county’s volunteer redistricting advisory committee for consideration. Residents also are encouraged to contribute ideas in person at any of the committee’s meetings, by email or by standard mail.

The committee, which is charged with recommending new political boundaries for the supervisors’ districts, will host a series of meetings over the ensuing months to analyze census data, solicit community input and submit proposals to supervisors.

The Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing, followed by the introduction and then adoption of a plan that would become effective in September. Redistricting occurs once every decade at the local, state and federal levels after the census.

SAN DIEGO REDISTRICTION COMMISSION HEARINGS SET FOR APRIL 19 & 20 Public Input Sought On New City Council Boundaries WHO: Redistricting Commission of the City of San Diego Residents from throughout San Diego, with proximity for residents living or working in current City Council Districts 4 and 8 Stakeholders interested in the City’s redistricting process WHAT: The City of San Diego Redistricting Commission will hold public hearings to receive input from residents and other stakeholders on important community issues such as factors that make neighborhoods special, similarities and differences in various communities, and where new boundaries might be drawn by the Commission when it develops a new map for San Diego’s nine City Council districts.

Based on 2010 U.S. Census figures, the Commission will divide residents among nine separate San Diego City Council districts, striving to create districts with populations “as close as is possible and practicable” to 144,624 people (one-ninth of the population).

WHEN: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 6:00 P.M. and Wednesday, April 20 at 6:00 P.M. WHERE: April 19 – Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library, 5148 Market Street, San Diego 92114 April 20 – Otay Mesa-Nestor Public Library, 3003 Coronado Ave., San Diego 92154 WHY: Public input will help the Redistricting Commission decide how to best define each San Diego City Council district. The Commission intends to maximize public access to its proceedings – rather than the 7 public hearings required by the City Charter, the Commission has scheduled 19 hearings in addition to its regular bi-weekly meetings.

The Committee has incorporated public hearings at key stages of the redistricting process: 1) Introductory hearings, now completed, to introduce the Commission and Census data 2) Pre-map hearings, underway, before the Commission prepares a preliminary redistricting plan 3) Post-map hearings, within the first 30 days after the Commission files a preliminary redistricting plan The Commission will hold at least one pre-map and one post-map public hearing in each of the eight currently-drawn City Council districts to assure a broad geographic range. A full schedule of meetings is available online, at www.sandiego.gov/redistricting/meetings/publichearings.shtml

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AUTISM This may sound a little stereotypical, especially coming from a Black woman, but I believe the Black community has a rough time facing the truth of mental disabilities and other life challenges. I can’t quite tell you why but we would rather keep the matter a hush than to openly discuss the prob-

lem so that we can get the help we need. Often times, we call the person with the mental disorder, “special.” I remember people would ask about my son, not to me but to others, “Is he okay, is he challenged?” One person actually asked me, “Is he special?” I didn’t know what that meant.

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Special?! ‘Why yes!’ I thought. He sure is. But what they really wanted to know was, is he retarded. This was partially due to the fact that Noah could never sit still. He was all over the place and trying to contain him was much like trying to keep the contents of a Coca Cola inside AFTER shaking the can. Not many people understood him. They didn’t understand us. Noah bares traits of autism with ADHD. And he is THE MOST beautiful, loving person I know.

Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills. About 1 in 110 children in the United States have autism spectrum disorder (autism) and it is 4 to 5 times more likely to occur in boys than girls. Autism has a 1,148% growth rate. It is the fastest growing disability. Although the Center for Disease Control has documented that Black children have significantly higher levels of mental retardation, autism is reported to occur within every ethnic, socioeconomic and racial group.

Autism became real for me many years ago.

Upon adopting Noah, I saw the signs right away.

Having been a Social Worker, I was required to tend to the needs of severely autistic children and young adults while an intern in college. So when I saw Noah’s repetitive movements, lack of speech and motor skills (at the appropriate intervals) and questionable social skills, I decided not to give it a name but to love him through it – hard. I was afraid. I didn’t want to have a child with a mental disability, although I knew the risk in adopting the child of a drug addict. His early withdrawals from cocaine and alcohol proved to have a significant impact on his ability to meet the benchmarks that “normal functioning children,” were scheduled.

But Noah being the kid he is, pulled his weight.

He is completely high functioning with traits of what I’m sure would have been more severe had I not demanded from him the way I did/do. I pushed him through talking. All I did was talk to him and force him to respond. I didn’t let him give up although there were times I wanted to. I was tired. I demanded the cease of repetitions that could drive him into a stupor. Although sometimes still present, they aren’t nearly as crazed. I required eye contact from him even when I knew he was struggling. I reprimanded him whenever he told me, “I can’t.” THAT was never an option.

I hugged him until he couldn’t be hugged. I kissed him so that all he knew was affection. I told/tell him he was smart as often as possible and

The San Diego Monitor I thrust him into social environments, which is what he was most uncomfortable. We were going to beat this thing and I didn’t care what it was going to take. He had the makings of a genius and all I needed to do was to make sure that he/we didn’t give up. The interesting thing about autism is, after it matures, ADHD becomes its best friend.

Talk about a hand full.

Needless to say it has been a battle, especially after becoming a single parent in the midst of this journey. But Noah is a gift. He gets it. He understands the importance of relationships and feelings. He once wouldn’t respond when you told him that you were hurting. Now he laughs, pauses and asks, “Are you okay?” Progress ~ however you want to look at it. Progress!! I have recently begun to call the autism what it is, still not labeling him but giving it its proper name so that I can get the resources necessary for him to win. I have found myself on the side of fight for Noah in ways that I didn’t even know I/he needed.

Because he is a child that came through “the system,” I realize that there are so many resources that are out there for him/us to help in the managing.

Although it can be tough, autism doesn’t have to be the death of a family. I am proof that you can teach boundaries and force the pieces of the puzzle to come together. You can! It’s not always easy but it can be done. Noah is completely teachable and desires to know more. The thrill is knowing that I had a little to do with that.

I’ve never been in the armed forces, but I’ve been one tough Drill Sergeant to my son. There are no excuses…

If you wish to help…

The Autism Society’ San Diego’s 11th annual, $100,000 “All Out For Autism” fundraiser gala will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011, 6-11 p.m., at the Del Mar Racetrack Mission Tower, with VIP red carpet festivities beginning in the Plaza de Mexico. The theme of next year’s event will be centered around old Classic Hollywood. Ladies can enter the “Win-Lose-Show” favorite hat contest and enjoy the live and silent auction and raffle, live big band music, swing dance show, comfort food stations thru the eras, and many more details to come! All proceeds benefit Camp I CAN (Camp Including Children with Autism Now), and aquatic programs and services for children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

We are actively seeking event sponsorship and auction donations Please contact Event Chair, Tila Cota, at (619) 846-1390 for more information, or via email at tila@tilacota.com.

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Just Keeping It Real With Angela Harris Single, Saved and Still Having Sex!!

I have taken the time to address this issue because the truth is if we’re honest there are quite a large number of “Christian’s” who walk around with this testimony. They may not walk around and make open statements about their life style, but nonetheless there is evidence all around that sex outside of marriage in the church is alive and well. In some churches evidence of it are the couples in the church who live together under the guise of “we’re engaged” and “this is my fiancé”, like somehow that makes it all right. I’m game, someone show me in the bible where it says if you’re engaged then sex before marriage is okay. I meet with quite a few women in my travels who say they are “Christian’s” I put Christian in quotes because I am a firm believer that that word has been marginalized to the point that anyone who goes to church or walks around and says either “I’m blessed” or “first giving honor to God” somehow gives folks license to stake their claim to the title “Christian”. But I digress let me get back on point. Believe this or not I have had “Christian” women tell me how they must have sex before marriage to ensure that they are sexually compatible. I know right, my mouth dropped at the irony of that statement too! I’ve had other women tell me that if they don’t have sex with the man that he will leave them. I’m going to give you this one for free: If a man or woman refuses to have a relationship with you because you refuse to have sex with them, then LET THEM GO!! They do not deserve YOU!!

In the book of Romans in the 6th chapter we are informed that since we have now become a new creation through the heart profession of our faith, we are no longer slaves to our former lives. And yet that’s exactly what many in the body of Christ are, slaves to their old nature. Hence the sentiment Single, Saved, and Still Having Sex. Paul challenges us that if there has been a true conversion we are no longer a slave to our former life, but are now a slave to the new life!

I don’t want to over simplify the situation if as a converted believer you were the product of a life of promiscuity you have to purpose in heart and guard your heart and emotions because you are extremely vulnerable. Once the flesh has been awoken sexually it’s difficult to re-harness it and put it back where it belongs. Also don’t expect that every craving you had before you were saved will simply dissipate. As in anything worthwhile you will have to work hard to go from one extreme to the next. God understands this completely so that’s why he states in Roman’s, my paraphrase, however many years your life was driven by and fueled with the things that feed that behavior you must reprogram it with a new set of principles. You can’t do this with your own strength. You must seek the strength of God. Be honest with yourself, you know what sets you off, so eliminate those triggers.

Here are some helpful tips: • Saturate yourself with the word of God. • Be careful what you expose yourself to on television, magazines and the radio. Junk in – Junk out!!

• Realize not every man or woman who enters your life is your life partner. Save yourself for the best that God has for you – your husband/wife. Sex is an enjoyable thing, without regrets, when done God’s way!

• Date someone who is striving for the same thing. If you both want the same thing you can both encourage the other when the other is weak.

• Eliminate being caught in settings you know how they will inevitably end. (i.e being alone in the house, alone on the beach, hidden in the dark) You get the picture.

• Date in group settings.

• Wait on dating until you have had the opportunity to better know yourself and how to control your urges • Associate with other Christian’s who can encourage your journey, who like you, are committed to the same principles.

• Be encouraged! You will succeed by following these principles and realizing this – the best that God has for you is yet to come!

THE PHARMACY DISCOUNT CARD IS FOR REAL We all know the problem.. Medication is too high and people are struggling to pay for essential medication. 300 Billion was spent last year alone on medication. Some people have to make the decision on whether to purchase food or get their medication!

So when we heard the FDI Pharmacy Discount Card could save 10% - 85% on medication we initially were very skeptical. Then someone attended our Business Boot Camp told us they had saved approximately 40% on their medication! That got our attention. There are no strings attached when you take the card, no obligations, and IT DOES NOT EXPIRE. You can use it over and over. FDI IS GIVING THE CARD AWAY FOR FREE FDI in the last 10 weeks has saved people over $500,000! That’s real money back into the economy. THAT IS A GREAT ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE! FDI not only is helping people SAVE MONEY, but is also helping people MAKE MONEY by providing entrepreneurs the opportunity to get paid while handing out free pharmacy discount cards.

So if someone hands you the FDI Pharmacy Discount Card IT’S FOR REAL! ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL ELLIOTT NICHOLS 619-308-2227

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Do we really need Fluoride in our water? Part 2

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By Grady P. Anderson, Jr., M.D. To continue on the use of Fluoride from last week, I will point to the effects on our children not black but all of the children. It is the result of disposing of the by products of nuclear energy industry and the “Big Pharma”.

Go to this website (A) to see the results of Fluoride ingestion. You should note that there is a linear relationship between the level of ingestion of Fluoride and the incidence of fractures in children and adults.

Now back to the brain and IQ, the same website (A) has what is termed SITE MAP this will allow you to read the effects on other organs. “The IQ of the 60 children in the high-fluoride area was significantly lower than that of the 58 children in the low-fluoride area... More children in the high-fluoride area were in the retardation or borderline categories of IQ than children in the low fluoride area. An inverse relationship was also present between IQ and the urinary fluoride level.

Exposure of children to high levels of fluoride may therefore carry the risk of impaired development of intelligence.” SOURCE: Lu Y, et al (2000). Effect of high-fluoride water on intelligence of children. Fluoride 33:74-78.

In the same journal Fluoride is this article which states “Higher drinking water fluoride levels were significantly associated with higher rates of mental retardation (IQ <70) and borderline intelligence (IQ 70-79)... In endemic fluorosis areas, drinking water fluoride levels greater than 1.0 mg/L may adversely affect the development of children’s intelligence.” SOURCE: Xiang Q, et al. (2003a). Effect of fluoride in drinking water on children’s intelligence. Fluoride 36: 84-94. Both of these studies were done in China in the year 2003.

Is this the reason we see a continuing number of children who appear unable to concentrate and pay attention in the classroom? With an IQ of 70 – 79 is there any wonder our nation has to go overseas to seduce others to bring their young people back because fulfill the jobs our companies cannot fill with American youth. One always hears two complaints: big business states that “We have to go “elsewhere” to find qualified applicants or that they are ill-prepared. The other thing is a lot of our students have a distorted sense of preparedness meaning they think they known more than they actually do. They want to start at the top and are not willing to put in the hard work.

We definitely need more doctors but minority students think that it will cost too much money, however they and their parents have no problem buying a pack of “Cancer Sticks” and not knowing that they are causing Asthma and increasing the chance of contracting Lung Cancer.

I went to college and medical school and it didn’t cost me anything, I did have to pay the State of Virginia back about $2,500.00 because the two state medical schools were not admitting Blacks or Native Americans in 1965.

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