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President Obama’s speech at MLK Memorial THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.

(Applause.) Thank you. (Applause.) Please be seated.

An earthquake and a hurricane may have delayed this day, but this is a day that would not be denied.

For this day, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s return to the National Mall. In this place, he will stand for all time, among monuments to those who fathered this nation and those who defended it; a black preacher with no official rank or title who somehow gave voice to our deepest dreams and our most lasting ideals, a man who stirred our conscience and thereby helped make our union more perfect.

And Dr. King would be the first to remind us that this memorial is not for him alone. The movement of which he was a part depended on an entire generation of leaders. Many are here today, and for their service and their sacrifice, we owe them our everlasting gratitude. This is a monument to your collective achievement. (Applause.)

Some giants of the civil rights movement –like Rosa Parks and Dorothy Height, Benjamin Hooks, Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth –- they’ve been taken from us these past few years. This monument attests to their strength and their courage, and while we miss them dearly, we know they rest in a better place.

And finally, there are the multitudes of men and women whose names never appear in the history books –- those who marched and those who sang, those who sat in and those who stood firm,

those who organized and those who mobilized –all those men and women who through countless acts of quiet heroism helped bring about changes few thought were even possible. “By the thousands,” said Dr. King, “faceless, anonymous, relentless young people, black and white…have taken our whole nation back to those great wells of democracy which were dug deep by the founding fathers in the formulation of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.” To those men and women, to those foot soldiers for justice, know that this monument is yours, as well.

Nearly half a century has passed since that historic March on Washington, a day when thousands upon thousands gathered for jobs and for freedom.

That is what our schoolchildren remember best when they think of Dr. King -– his booming voice

across this Mall, calling on America to make freedom a reality for all of God’s children, prophesizing of a day when the jangling discord of our nation would be transformed into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.

It is right that we honor that march, that we lift up Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech –- for without that shining moment, without Dr. King’s glorious words, we might not have had the courage to come as far as we have. Because of that hopeful vision, because of Dr. King’s moral imagination, barricades began to fall and bigotry began to fade. New doors of opportunity swung open for an entire generation. Yes, laws changed, but hearts and minds changed, as well.

Look at the faces here around you, and you see an America that is more fair and more free and

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October Events Around San Diego San Diego Boo Parade & Carnival

Saturday October 22nd This is a celebration of community spirit and cultural diversity. The Parade event starts at 10:00 a.m. in the College area, starting at 59th Street in the community of El Cerrito. This is a FREE family friendly event. Parade route will travel east along El Cajon Boulevard, crosses College Avenue, and concludes at Rolando Boulevard in the heart of Rolando Village. The Carnival will be held immediately following the Parade. The Carnival Time: 11am-5pm, Clay Park at Art Street.

For more information: www.collegeareabid.com/boo

San Diego 12 Annual Asian Film Festival October 20-28 Asian Film Festival’s mission is to connect audiences to the human experience through the Pan Asian media arts. Although their main concern is with Asian American, they also display documentaries, animation, and international films. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with the filmmaker and actors. This is a well-organized and friendly festival which incorporates meaningful discussions, live music, and parties.

The Annual Asian Film Festival is one event you do not want to miss!

For show time and ticket information: www.sdaff.org

Caruth Cellars Urban Winery Community Event

October 20-22nd 10/20- Live music as the mosaic wall comes to life 10/21- Laurel True will lecture: The Power of Art: Building Creative Capital through Community Mosaic. (Fundraiser for a hospital in Haiti).

10/22- Dedication ceremony & evening of wine and art For more information: www.carruthcellars.com The San Diego Family Expo

Saturday, October 22nd San Diego Concourse 202 C Street, San Diego, CA 92101 10:00am-5:00pm This event highlights various ways families can do fun things together and is a FREE event that showcases products, activities, events, and family services.

For more information: www.sdfamilyexpo.com

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more just than the one Dr. King addressed that day. We are right to savor that slow but certain progress -– progress that’s expressed itself in a million ways, large and small, across this nation every single day, as people of all colors and creeds live together, and work together, and fight alongside one another, and learn together, and build together, and love one another.

So it is right for us to celebrate today Dr. King’s dream and his vision of unity. And yet it is also important on this day to remind ourselves that such progress did not come easily; that Dr. King’s faith was hard-won; that it sprung out of a harsh reality and some bitter disappointments.

It is right for us to celebrate Dr. King’s marvelous oratory, but it is worth remembering that progress did not come from words alone. Progress was hard. Progress was purchased through enduring the smack of billy clubs and the blast of fire hoses. It was bought with days in jail cells and nights of bomb threats. For every victory during the height of the civil rights movement, there were setbacks and there were defeats.

We forget now, but during his life, Dr. King wasn’t always considered a unifying figure. Even after rising to prominence, even after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. King was vilified by many, denounced as a rabble rouser and an agitator, a communist and a radical. He was even attacked by his own people, by those who felt he was going too fast or those who felt he was going too slow; by those who felt he shouldn’t meddle in issues like the Vietnam War or the rights of union workers. We know from his own testimony the doubts and the pain this caused him, and that the controversy that would swirl around his actions would last until the fateful day he died.

I raise all this because nearly 50 years after the March on Washington, our work, Dr. King’s work, is not yet complete. We gather here at a moment of great challenge and great change. In the first decade of this new century, we have been tested by war and by tragedy; by an economic crisis and its aftermath that has left millions out of work, and poverty on the rise, and millions more just struggling to get by. Indeed, even before this crisis struck, we had endured a decade of rising inequality and stagnant wages. In too many troubled neighborhoods across the country, the conditions of our poorest citizens appear little changed from what existed 50 years ago -– neighborhoods with underfunded schools and broken-down slums, inadequate health care, constant violence, neighborhoods in which too many young people grow up with little hope and few prospects for the future.

Our work is not done. And so on this day, in which we celebrate a man and a movement that did so much for this country, let us draw strength from those earlier struggles. First and foremost, let us remember that change has never been quick.

Change has never been simple, or without controversy. Change depends on persistence. Change requires determination. It took a full decade before the moral guidance of Brown v. Board of Education was translated into the enforcement measures of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, but those 10 long years did not lead Dr. King to give up. He kept on pushing, he kept on speaking, he kept on marching until change finally came. (Applause.)

And then when, even after the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act passed, African Americans still found themselves trapped in pockets of poverty across the country, Dr. King didn’t say those laws were a failure; he didn’t say this is too hard; he didn’t say, let’s settle for what we got and go home. Instead he said, let’s take those victories and broaden our mission to achieve not just civil and political equality but also economic justice; let’s fight for a living wage and better schools and jobs for all who are willing to work. In other words, when met with hardship, when confronting disappointment, Dr. King refused to accept what he called the “isness” of today. He kept pushing towards the “oughtness” of tomorrow.

And so, as we think about all the work that we must do –- rebuilding an economy that can compete on a global stage, and fixing our schools so that every child -- not just some, but every child - gets a world-class education, and making sure that our health care system is affordable and accessible to all, and that our economic system is one in which everybody gets a fair shake and everybody does their fair share, let us not be trapped by what is. (Applause.) We can’t be discouraged by what is. We’ve got to keep pushing for what ought to be, the America we ought to leave to our children, mindful that the hardships we face are nothing compared to those Dr. King Continued on page 6

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Maji Ni Maisha – Water is Life Water for Children Africa HELP US MAKE WATER ACCESSABLE TO ALL CHILDREN Margaret Knight Powell heard many wonderful stories of Africa as a young child raised on a farm in Mississippi. She dreamed of going to Africa one day to that land of sunshine to meet the many ‘aunties’ and ‘uncles’ that lived there. That is what she was taught to call all the adults in her small world. She went back to Africa again and again and eventually became an African historian. My mother, Margaret, took me on my first trip to Africa. I visited the country of Uganda, East Africa. This was the beginning of my passion to make possible safe, sustainable water to children in rural villages in Africa.

Many continue to suffer from preventable illnesses and die before the age of two from contaminated water.

During the past 21 years, my quest to provide safe water to rural children has taken me on journeys to 16 countries on the African continent. I have visited several countries many times. On my many visits, I was welcomed with warm hospitality and treated like a beloved Queen. I went to see the places of my ancestors, to learn of African people’s lives today, and to try to understand water related issues. I returned home to teach and to tell of those life enriching experiences. I sought to answer a question that arose on that very first trip so many years ago which is ‘Why is it that children in countries visited in other parts of world have safe water and so many children in Africa do not?’ The answer to that question is extremely complicated and stretches back in time to village cultures, nomadic ways of life, colonization and the division of land according to what country wished to exploit the continent’s rich and varied resources. It also goes back to what extent the exploiter would go to do so.

Confronted many times with the simplistic question, ‘Why don’t the governments provide safe water for their own children?’ I offer this insight. Independence on the continent is very young and very fragile with civil unrest and famine continuing today. Ghana, West Africa was the first modern country to achieve its independence under the leadership of Kwame Nkruma over 50 years ago. Other countries have gained their independence within my life time with Ethiopia being the exception because it was never colonized. This accounts for young nations, many with little to no preparation for their leadership tasks, facing enormous learning curves to address the vital issues of survival and to provide the necessary leadership to their baby, toddler and teenage nations in a highly competitive industrialized world where travel to Mars and cancer research compete with development dollars for third world countries.

Water for Children Africa (WCA) was founded in 1991 at the 2nd African AfricanAmerican Summit in Libreville, Gabon. This event was convened by Rev. Leon Sullivan and was incorporated in 1993. The Committee on Health, under the leadership of past Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Louis Sullivan, recommended that safe water throughout Africa be established as a long term goal of the summit. Founding members of WCA are Margaret Hubbard Knight Powell, Dr. Richard O. Butcher, Dr. Randall Dalton, Dr. Mark Fields, and Dr. Javette Orgain, Paul Simms, Rev. Dr. William H. Knight and Vickie Knight Butcher, JD.

The mission of Water for Children Africa is to: Provide safe, sustainable water to rural villages through the transfer of appropriate technology; Train recipients in repair and maintenance of equipment, public health education, and micro finance; Build an entrepreneurial bridge through education to improve the commercial relations between the U.S. and Africa; And to help U.S youth develop leadership skills and vision for the future development of Africa.

To date, Water for Children Africa has done projects in Ghana, Gambia, Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Liberia.

Each year a team of volunteers goes to Africa for approximately two weeks to provide assistance in obtaining safe water to villages. We have recently extended this outreach to include sanitation, irrigation, agriculture and hygiene. Each team member either pays his own way or raises the funds necessary for the trip. The more team members that go, the more life supporting items we are able to take, thus allowing more funds to pass through to help the children. We have kept the cost at $3,500 to $4,000 per member which includes the cost of the ticket, in country housing, transportation and food. We take HIV Aids Life kits, school supplies, hospice supplies and small medical equipment such as blood pressure cuffs and thermometers. These items are donated by churches, schools and service clubs. We are grateful and thank those who have supported us in the past.

We encourage both high achieving youth as well as at risk youth to join the travel teams.

Last year a student did a four month internship in Kenya and built four latrines and a wash basin. Many students, as well as, colleges have expressed an interest in this kind of hands on service.

In Swahili, Maji Ni Maisha means ‘Water is Life’ which is the motto of WCA. Water is important to every individual, to all the industries in our culture and is important to our health and beauty industry as well. By focusing on water, we have an opportunity to address some of our dire economic issues right here at home. “Green the Block” is such a group of young people who focus on the environment, creating jobs, organic gardening and have taken a stand for sustainable energy. www.greenforall.org We also partner with local universities and colleges to provide an annual educational Africa Trade and Business Conference. We now focus almost entirely on students because we believe that youth will provide the long term energy and leadership to make the earth’s environment green and healthy for us all. We have held our conference on var-

ious campuses including San Diego State University, Point Loma Nazarene University and San Diego City College. This year’s 15th Annual Conference will be held at Mesa College.

The conference will seek to provide insight to students and members of our community on the relationship between African Americans and the latest African nationals to arrive in our country, our cities and our neighborhoods. We will shed light on some basic misunderstandings like why African newcomers do not seek out the descendants of Africa when they arrive on these shores. Also from the latest African’s perspective, “Why don’t African Americans show more of an interest in the issues that impact Africa and development of the continent?”

Briefly, I would like to address just these two issues. As African Americans, much of our African culture of hospitality focus has been lost on our journey from slave ships to fortune five hundred leaders. We have assimilated into the European cultures that brought us here. That culture, as a whole, is far less warm and welcoming. We have, however, developed a method to locate our people when we visit or travel to a new city or anywhere else in the world. One way is simply to ask where is a black church or where can we get our hair done. With one phone call we can then navigate our way in a new environment.

African nationals have not developed these same simplified social skills.

Africans coming to America have been doing so in larger numbers only for the past 25 to 30 years. I knew few indigenous Africans as a child growing up in Cleveland, Ohio.

My mother befriended the few we met. In these recent years, however, they arrive here as the children of kings and queens such as in the movie ‘Coming to America’. They arrive as children of the Ministers of Mines, as did my exchange student. Indeed they arrive as refugees from war torn countries many of whom are served by the Alliance for African Assistance. They challenge and are often amazed at our lack of knowledge of the geography, the politics and the modern issues facing the 54 countries that make up the continent of Africa. In defense of my brothers and sisters, we don’t know because of how completely we were cut off from our past. Our family stories go back as far as down south and usually stop there. Few can trace their family linage to a specific country in Africa. Willie Lynch figured out a way to keep slaves from revolting. “Never keep slaves together that speak the same language. Separate mothers from children. Divide and conquer.” We suffer from his directives to slave owners, as he predicted we would, even today.

In answer to the question, “Why African Americans do not show more of an interest in the issues that impact Africa and development of the continent?” again, the answers are complex. In general I will submit that it is because we lack of knowledge of our own ancestry. After all we cannot figure out what country we are from and we have little to no knowledge of countries that occupy space approximately three times the size of the United States. Our schools do not teach nor rarely does the media report on current African issues other than civil war, famine and dramatic headlines. I also submit that it is time to get over these obstacles and use our present day freedom to build bridges of understanding, to share life saving technology and expose businesses and youth to the many opportunities in doing business on the continent. None of this comes without effort.

I am here to share what I have seen and learned to assist anyone wishing to make the journey. I am the proud wife of long time San Diego Physician, Dr. Richard O. Butcher. They are the proud parents of five children, Richard, April, Kelley, Langston and Crystal and the grandparants of Caiel and Jaylyn Noble, Jordon Butcher, and Lina Zoe and Zara Butcher.

Water for Children Africa, along with our co-sponsors are presenting an electronic waste recycling event from 10 to 2:30 on Saturday and Sunday, November 12th, & 13th at Home Depot at 298 Fletcher Parkway in El Cajon, CA, 92020. You are invited to bring your electronic dinosaurs for recycling to benefit Water for Children Africa. We will have volunteers from Grossmont High School District, Rotary and Lyons Clubs. If you would like to volunteer or join with “Kool Climate Kids” you may email Clondo Brownlee at: unyearth@yahoo.com to sign up and receive community service hours for school.

The 15th Annual Africa Trade and Business Conference will be held at Mesa College on Saturday, November 19th from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Dr. Wade Nobles, author and renowned psychologist, will be the keynote speaker with books available for those who wish to learn more from his perspective. He is the founder of the Association of Black Psychologists and professor at San Francisco State University. Dr. Nobles is a leading theoretical scientist in African psychology. His presentation will deal with the relationships of both African American and African families. Co-sponsors of this event are The Association of Black Psychologists, Mesa College Black Studies Department, San Diego City College Students in Free Enterprise, (SIFE) and The El Cajon Sunset Rotary Club. Information will be provided on issues of interest to the community.

There are many opportunities to support this event. Please email Water for Children Africa for program for more event information and registration at: water4childrenafrica@cox.net or call (619) 266-0366. For Souvenir program advertising information and sponsorship opportunities email: chris.shoop@yahoo.com.

For opportunities to share your group’s information or donate raffle gifts, email Aeriaka Jacobs at: changemakeschange@ yahoo.com.

Web Site: www.waterforchildrenafrica.org Email: water4childrenafrica@cox.net

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Are You Working While Others Wake up and change our Civic Engagement model or we will be silenced Are Still Sleeping?

Most of the leaders in our community are directors of organizations, churches or somehow involved in politics. But they all say the same thing about the root of the problems in the Black community: Black people don’t stick together. What we need to realize is that Black people are underachievers. That’s why we are declining. It’s amazing that Black Americans can go to church together and sing hymns in the same choir, yet we are forever claiming that there is something wrong with the character of other Blacks to the point that they cannot be trusted. The largest organization in the Black community is the Black church. Not only do we sing together, but we also preach together, pray together, and eat together. It would seem to me that this criticism that we can’t stick together is unfounded.

In the 60s, we said that the problem then was that politically we were not in play.

Now we have Black politicians, but that doesn’t seem to have solved our problems.

We have blacks on the Board of Education and gotten a number of our community organizations funded by the government, but that hasn’t solved our problems either.

Maybe we should look for the problems some place else. Our so-called Moses we put in office may not be a Moses at all.

Maybe he just called himself a Moses. Our real problem is that we want to sleep for too long. We can’t come to grips with the sacrifice that success demands. Success is wrapped in dedication, tenacity, and never giving up no matter how grim the situation may seem to be.

I walked into a white-owned business on Friday. The owner of the business has about 50 employees, but unfortunately there is not one Black person on staff. I asked if any of our people could do the work they’re doing there. He said of course

EDITORIAL they can, but times are so tough that he doesn’t have time to go out and look for staff. When they need extra help, his employees bring their own friends, cousins, or children.

We have failed to create commerce. I think if Black people review our situation they will find this to be true.

The Vietnamese came to America and began to do the nails of Americans. The Haitians, Dominicans, and the Somalis came to town and started to dominate the cab business.

American Black people had these opportunities. We once owned the San Diego Cab Company. Black beauty operators went to school and were required to learn how to do both hair and nails. The Vietnamese didn’t take anything from you. You just failed to dream.

Until Next Week, Willie Morrow

By Brian Pollard Last week I attended the Annual NAACP dinner. For those of you that did not have a chance to attend I wanted to outline the major message that was shared by our Guest Speaker, Laurana Gonzales, of the AFL-CIO. It was truly an outline of the major issues people of color and the white working class are up against in today’s political and civic engagement environment.

A path of collaboration, coalition building and unity between all under-represented people, including black, working and lower class whites, Latinos and others was outlined as the major force we possess to counter the current injustices we experience daily. The elimination of the middle class, the issues of fair citizenship and immigration, the burden of unemployment, ineffective leadership are all major events that effect ourselves and our families. In short we have to join together to increase our effectiveness.

I recently experienced the process of coalition building and it’s successes during the City and County redistricting process. Groups of Latinos, Blacks, working class whites, LGBT community, Labor and Asians met and developed a strategy that would help in giving the historically under-represented and marginalized residents a voice in City Hall . This collaboration developed a 9th city council district for minorities, strengthen the empowerment of African American residents in the 4th District, further strengthened the LGBT community and I believe got the Asian community closer to realizing representation at 201 C Street.

We cannot afford to be isolated and ineffective by our respective prejudices and fears of the difference of people that suffer from the same issues from which we suffer, I suggest we embrace those differences and encourage our brothers and sisters to join our Town Councils, community organizations, and planning groups.

We need to “champion” the concept of joining together against the forces that want to continue marginalizing our communities and limiting the services and resources we deserve, without losing our culture.

Building coalitions are not easy, but they are much more effective in addressing issues that effect all members of the community.

Such services and resources as improved roads and infrastructure, library hours, well paying jobs, educational differences, health services and redevelopment.

The “budget” is the excuse we are given

each day for the lack of these services and resources, however drive through Downtown San Diego and you will see major construction projects, well paved streets, sidewalks and other resources.

Some of the ‘projects” include such luxuries as a new Charger Stadium, expanded Convention Center and the new Library. What about the other areas and communities within the City? Why are we always at the back of the line?

“Leaders” of our City tells us that if downtown is improved, the other communities in San Diego will benefit. I question this “trickle down” strategy. Does it happen, or better yet, show me where it happens. My sense is that it does not happen. The only thing I see is the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer. This is not only a local issue but a national one as well. Look at Wall Street and corporations. They are making record profits with still no jobs despite the efforts of President Obama, the powers that be continue to dig their heels in and provide no alternatives that are fair and effective.

Locally City Hall is persuing policies that continue to negatively effect communities of color and neighborhoods all throughout our City. Outsourcing for of city workers for instance will mainly effect people of color.

Over 50% of city employees are of color, so any layoffs as a result of outsourcing will have an effect on the families and communities of the poor and middle class.

Things are changing folks and if we are not careful, we will be swept up in this systematic deterioration of the middle class and the impact will have devastating and long-lasting effects.

Please consider the “big picture” in next year’s election. Are the candidates truly looking after your best interests? Hold our elected officials accountable with the votes either at the city, county or state. Do their votes in affordable housing help our community or hurts us. Do outsourcing decisions hurt or hinder our community. Read the propositions and learn about the candidates. Attend your neighborhood council meetings, churches, etc. and discuss the propositions among your neighbors, family members and friends. Hear both sides of the issue and make decisions that positively effect you and your family’s life.

Keep your eyes open for local organizations that will offer opportunities to dialogue about issues within your communities. It is critical that we hold ourselves accountable and become more aware of issues that effect our community !!!!!!!!!!!!!

SDUSD Invites Small Licensed Contractors to Bid Small Projects San Diego Unified School District has a new program for small and emerging contractors. It’s called the Micro-Projects Program (MPP) and it serves two purposes.

The MPP delivers small projects directly to school sites quickly and efficiently through direct purchase agreements. It also provides a one-time opportunity for small and emerging businesses learn first-hand what it’s like to work for SDUSD. MPP Projects are under $15,000 and run the full gamut of school facility needs, from handiwork, repairs and remodeling to painting, concrete, electrical, etc. to installation of materials such as lighting, seats, lockers, flagpoles and signage. MPP projects are competed among 3 to 4 licensed contractors through a short and simplified bid process. MPP contracts are fixed-fee based on contractor’s quote, and paid within 30 days of completion.

According to Alma Bañuelos, SDUSD’s Business Outreach Coordinator, MPP projects are designed specifically with emerging business contractors in mind.

“They do not require surety bonding, have insurance requirements of only $1 million each for general and auto liability, and do not require prevailing wages,” said Bañuelos. “It’s the perfect opportunity to get your foot in the door and see if SDUSD is the client for you,” she said.

MPP projects are strictly need-based and are not issued with any regularity. Small companies are selected from the business outreach database and invited to bid on a project-by-project basis.

If you are a minority, woman or disabled veteran business owner and have interest in the MPP, contact Alma Bañuelos for an application. Alma can be reached at abanuelos@sandi.net or 858-573-5852. For real-time bid information, follow her on Twitter at @sdusd_bizoutrch. Be sure to visit the SDUSD Outreach webpage at http://www.sandi.net/page/934.

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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.

Be informed. The following projects will be bid soon:

Bid/Contract Title

Bid Range

Webster Elementary School: F&I New HVAC (Group 2)

$200K - $1 Million

Joyner Elementary School – Modify for K-2 2nd Floor Conditions

$200K - $1 Million

Fay Elementary School – Modify for K-2 2nd Floor Conditions

$200K - $1 Million

Cherokee Point Elementary School – Modify for K-2 2nd Floor Conditions

$200K - $1 Million

Sherman Elementary School – Modify for K-2 2nd Floor Conditions

$200K - $1 Million

Golden Hill Elementary School – Modify for K-2 2nd Floor Conditions

$200K - $1 Million

Construct Bus Turnaround & Site Improvements at Millennial Tech Middle School*

$1 - $5 Million

University City High School: Lighting & Scoreboard*

$1 - $5 Million

Stevenson Elementary School – ADA Work

$1 - $5 Million

Salk Elementary School, New School Project

Over $10 Million

*Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA) applies Contact Alma Bañuelos at abanuelos@sandi.net or 858-573-5852 to get on SDUSD's database today!

We'll send bid notices, a quarterly newsletter and contracting information to you at no cost.

We can also help to increase your visibility in SDUSD's construction contracting environment.

Small and emerging businesses are highly encouraged to make use of these free services!

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SPEECH Continued from page 2 and his fellow marchers faced 50 years ago, and that if we maintain our faith, in ourselves and in the possibilities of this nation, there is no challenge we cannot surmount.

And just as we draw strength from Dr. King’s struggles, so must we draw inspiration from his constant insistence on the oneness of man; the belief in his words that “we are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.” It was that insistence, rooted in his Christian faith, that led him to tell a group of angry young protesters, “I love you as I love my own children,” even as one threw a rock that glanced off his neck.

It was that insistence, that belief that God resides in each of us, from the high to the low, in the oppressor and the oppressed, that convinced him that people and systems could change. It fortified his belief in non-violence. It permitted him to place his faith in a government that had fallen short of its ideals. It led him to see his charge not only as freeing black America from the shackles of discrimination, but also freeing many Americans from their own prejudices, and freeing Americans of every color from the depredations of poverty.

And so at this moment, when our politics appear so sharply polarized, and faith in our institutions so greatly diminished, we need more than ever to take heed of Dr. King’s teachings. He calls on us to stand in the other person’s shoes; to see through their eyes; to understand their pain. He tells us that we have a duty to fight against poverty, even if we are well off; to care about the child in the decrepit school even if our own children are doing fine; to show compassion toward the immigrant family, with the knowledge that most of us are only a few generations removed from similar hardships. (Applause.)

To say that we are bound together as one people, and must constantly strive to see ourselves in one another, is not to argue for a false unity that papers over our differences and ratifies an unjust status quo.

As was true 50 years ago, as has been true throughout human history, those with power and privilege will often decry any call for change as “divisive.” They’ll say any challenge to the existing arrangements are unwise and destabilizing. Dr. King understood that peace without justice was no peace at all; that aligning our reality with our ideals often requires the speaking of uncomfortable truths and the creative tension of non-violent protest.

But he also understood that to bring about true and lasting change, there must be the possibility of reconciliation; that any social movement has to channel this tension through the spirit of love and mutuality.

If he were alive today, I believe he would remind us that the unemployed worker can rightly challenge the excesses of Wall Street without demonizing all who work there; that the businessman can enter tough negotiations with his company’s union without vilifying the right to collectively bargain. He would want us to know we can argue fiercely about the proper size and role of government without questioning each other’s love for this country -- (applause) -- with the knowledge that in this democracy, government is no distant object but is rather an expression of our common commitments to one another. He would call on us to assume the best in each other rather than the worst, and challenge one another in ways that ultimately heal rather than wound.

In the end, that’s what I hope my daughters take away from this monument. I want them to come away from here with a faith in what they can accomplish when they are determined and working for a righteous cause. I want them to come away from here with a faith in other people and a faith in a benevolent God. This sculpture, massive and iconic as it is, will remind them of Dr. King’s strength, but to see him only Continued on page 10

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Marriage Rates Declining For Blacks, Less Educated: Study Stephanie Hallett www.huffingtonpost.com Marriage rates in the United States have been declining steadily across races over the last decade, with those who do marry doing so much later in life. African Americans and those with less than a high school education, however, have been marrying far less and much later in life (if at all) than whites and those with more education.

This marital stratification by race and education is what Princeton University researcher Daniel Schneider set out to understand in a recent report. The study, released earlier this month, reveals that wealth accumulation-such as owning a car, a home or having money in the bank--is a determining factor for first marriage. In other words, those with greater personal assets are more likely to marry, and to do so earlier in lives.

Schneider says that because African Americans and those with less education are among the most systemically disadvantaged social groups, they are less able to accumulate wealth and thus less likely to marry, despite the fact that young Americans across races consistently report a desire to wed.

Why does material wealth matter for marriage? And why do certain groups shoulder this burden more than others? HuffPost Weddings spoke with Schneider to find out.

What are the major findings of your research?

Increasingly, all Americans are marrying later, and to some degree less, but we’re really seeing the divide emerge between blacks and whites and the more and less educated.

Increasingly whites [are] marrying more than blacks and those with more education--in this case high school or college, versus less than high school--are marrying at higher rates as well. My finding was really to apply a recent insight from ethnographic qualitative work that showed young people talking about the importance of having some wealth--money in the bank, a car, even a home, for marriage--to understand this puzzle of stratification.

Because what we see in America is a deep, entrenched inequality in wealth by race and by education, and we also then see the same differentiation in marriage behavior. I think the key result here is that when we account for the importance of wealth for first first marriage, we can explain not everything, but a pretty large portion of these gaps that have emerged in marriage by race and education.

Why is wealth accumulation so important for first marriages?

There’s one argument that’s a cultural argument: the social standard for marriage has changed in a way to make wealth important.

It’s no longer enough to get married and then try to make a go of it together, you really need to show that you’ve economically arrived before marriage; that to respectably marry means to have these assets in a way that it didn’t before. So what these assets are about is of cultural significance, they mark a change in the meaning of marriage in America.

I think the other option is that wealth matters in a way now that it didn’t before, perhaps because American life is increasingly economically insecure. And perhaps people feel the need to have money in the bank, a car,

a home because these are things one can fall back on when times are tough; when hours are cut back or jobs are lost. In this way, wealth can protect a relationship. We know there’s lots of research that suggests that economic hard times are really big stressors on relationship quality, so perhaps people want assets now in a way they didn’t before because they anticipate these hard times and are looking to have that buffer in place.

Why is this stratification happening by race and education?

On the one hand, there’s been less intergenerational transference of wealth over time for quite a long time for African Americans as compared to whites … For instance, for whites, many count on their families for a first down payment on a home. A home is a key way in which Americans accumulate wealth

in this country, but many African Americans can’t rely on their families for that. So in this way, a lack of assets compounds across generations.

A second explanation that people have suggested is that African American communities are much less well-served by banks and other financial institutions, so they don’t have access to those same tools that whites have to build wealth. To build wealth, everybody needs help--you need an IRA, you need a 401K, you need a bank account, you need not to have your wealth suctioned off by payday lenders and check cashers--and there’s a real inequality in what services are available to folks.

[For those with less education] part of it may be that with education comes greater financial savvy; the ability to make good

investment decisions and all that sort of stuff.

Why does it matter than people aren’t getting married?

If we were in Europe, I don’t think we’d be concerned about it. In Europe, we see a very different set of family structures and behaviors than in the U.S. There, we see a lot of long-term cohabitation that seems to have taken the place of marriage ... [In the U.S.] I think we care for two reasons: The first reason we care about these changes in marriage is that they’ve just been so enormous [here]. The second is because these changes in marriage, particularly the way marriage has become stratified [by race and education], has implications for inequality. In the U.S., we don’t see that same kind of stable, long-term cohabitation [that we do in Europe] … Cohabitation in the U.S. tends to be short and churning. [In the U.S.], marriage delivers these positive benefits for men, women and children that we don’t find with American-style cohabitation … The already disadvantaged are blocked from marrying--which I should note Americans report overwhelmingly wanting to do--because of a lack of wealth and a lack of resources. I think we’re concerned about that because that could perpetuate these existing inequalities.

Why does it matter that people are marrying later in life?

I think the research suggests that somewhat later marriage is not a bad thing at all.

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When a Relative Dies and You Can’t Afford the Funeral The Money Coach tells you what to do if a relative passes away and the burial costs are out of your budget

by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away this month, he left behind a huge legacy – and a huge financial fortune too. Since Jobs was one of the richest men in America, his family undoubtedly had no problem paying for his funeral and putting Jobs to rest.

Unfortunately, that’s not the case with many other Americans. It’s a sad reality that many families and individuals have to deal with, but the truth is that when many people pass away, their family members or close friends struggle to afford the funeral.

Knowing what to do when you can’t afford to bury a relative can help to relieve some of the stress and heartache of this difficult time.

According to the National Funeral Directors Association, the national average cost of a funeral with a vault was $7,775 in 2010. The cost of a burial without the casket was about $4,265 that same year. For many grieving families, paying thousands of dollars to bury a relative just isn’t economically feasible.

If a loved one passes away and the burial and funeral costs are out of your budget, here’s what you need to do: Analyze the individual’s life insurance policy Determine whether some or all of the burial and funeral costs are covered under the deceased’s life insurance policy. Talk to an agent in person or over the phone to go over all of the details, limitations and stipulations associated with the policy so that you understand what is and isn’t covered. You may find that a good percentage of the funeral costs are already covered based on life insurance the individual had on the job or a life insurance policy they bought on their own.

Review low-cost burial options Cremating someone is usually less expensive than burying the individual in a casket or vault. If your state doesn’t require embalming the body, consider a “green burial” where you don’t have to pay for a vault, headstone or expensive caskets. You can also shop around to find an

affordable casket online.

Consider getting a loan If you have good credit and are comfortable with taking on a personal loan, consider applying for financing from a local bank or credit union in order to pay for the burial. Avoid taking out a cash advance on a credit card because you’ll be responsible for paying very high interest charges and could end up carrying that debt for several months, even years.

Ask other family members to chip in You may not have to shoulder the responsibility of paying for the burial all by yourself. Consider asking family members to pitch in and help with the costs. Be specific and candid with relatives about how much the funeral costs; ask everyone involved how much they can reasonably contribute; and put together a cost sheet or budget to help you keep track of all of expenses.

Talk to your county coroner’s office If you simply can’t come up with the money to pay for cremation or burial costs, you can sign a release form with your county coroner’s office that says you can’t afford to bury the family member. If you sign the release, the county and state will pitch in to either bury or cremate the body. The county may also offer you the option to claim the ashes for a fee. But if these also go unclaimed, they will bury the ashes in a common grave alongside other unclaimed ashes.

Obviously, when a person dies it’s a terribly emotional time for that individual’s family members and friends. But it needn’t cause financial turmoil too.

You can do yourself and those you care about a favor by planning ahead and making sure you at least set aside money or have enough life insurance to cover your own burial costs in the event of your unexpected death.

“Ask The Money Coach” is a syndicated column written by personal finance expert Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, co-founder of the free financial advice blog, AskTheMoneyCoach.com. Follow Lynnette on Twitter at @themoneycoach.

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W SPEECH Continued from page 6 as larger than life would do a disservice to what he taught us about ourselves. He would want them to know that he had setbacks, because they will have setbacks. He would want them to know that he had doubts, because they will have doubts. He would want them to know that he was flawed, because all of us have flaws.

It is precisely because Dr. King was a man of flesh and blood and not a figure of stone that he inspires us so. His life, his story, tells us that change can come if you don’t give up. He would not give up, no matter how long it took, because in the smallest hamlets and the darkest slums, he had witnessed the highest reaches of the human spirit; because in those moments when the struggle seemed most hopeless, he had seen men and women and children conquer their fear; because he had seen hills and mountains made low and rough places made plain, and the crooked places made straight and God make a way out of no way.

And that is why we honor this man –- because he had faith in us. And that is why he belongs on this Mall -– because he saw what we might become. That is why Dr. King was so quintessentially American -- because for all the hardships we’ve endured, for all our sometimes tragic history, ours is a story of optimism and achievement and constant striving that is unique upon this Earth. And that is why the rest of the world still looks to us to lead. This is a country where ordinary people find in their hearts the courage to do extraordinary things; the courage to stand up in the face of the fiercest resistance and despair and say this is wrong, and this is right; we will not settle for what the cynics tell us we have to accept and we will reach again and again, no matter the odds, for what we know is possible.

That is the conviction we must carry now in our hearts. (Applause.) As tough as times may be, I know we will overcome. I know there are better days ahead. I know this because of the man towering over us. I know this because all he and his generation endured -- we are here today in a country that dedicated a monument to that legacy.

And so with our eyes on the horizon and our faith squarely placed in one another, let us keep striving; let us keep struggling; let us keep climbing toward that promised land of a nation and a world that is more fair, and more just, and more equal for every single child of God. Thank you, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.

hat thought to be a well respected debate turned out to be a live entertaining boxing-debate match amongst Republicans and what better place to have it than in Las Vegas; where everyone is their own headliner—Mitt Romney and Herman Cain, the two candidates leading the polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, spent almost two spirited hours last Tuesday night fending off a series of attacks from their rivals.

In round one, Cain, the pizza magnate who leaped to the front of the Republican presidential field with plain talk, found his “9-9-9” tax plan attacked right on the bell. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota started the attacks on Cain by using a question about a flat federal income tax to skewer the 9-9-9 plan. She said it would create an entirely new type of tax, a national sales tax, and she said it would add new layers of taxes to many products. Noting her credibility as a tax lawyer before Congress, she said that, “If we give Congress a 9% sales tax, how long will it take … to run that up to 90%?” An over exaggeration, but nonetheless sales tax will always incline regardless of who takes presidency. In defense, Cain called the criticism of the plan a “knee-jerk reaction,” refuting that his tax plan will not make most Americans pay more in taxes. Cain’s plan calls for a new 9% sales tax, a flat 9% federal income tax and a 9% corporate tax. Rep. Then, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a straggler in the polls from a series of disappointing debate performances, also joined in on the fun by using his lovable Texan charm to say “I love you Brother but it doesn’t take a big analysis to figure this out.” What really got fruity was Cain’s analogy of Apples and Oranges, which both Romney and Cain had a hard time differentiating which was which. However, in the end, Cain’s Tax plan was a value added tax plan— “9-9-9” tax + state tax= value added tax. Cain may have bit into wrong apple, but it was Romney that squeezed his own orange into his eye.

Round two, The former Massachusetts governor Romney was attacked on all sides of the ring on a variety of issues: his support of his state’s health care law,

his record on job creation and illegal immigration.

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, a wild card in the polls, warmed up the match by quickly jabbing Romney’s signing of the 2006 law in Massachusetts that created a state health care plan that modeled President Obama healthcare plan, which was signed last year. “You just don’t have credibility, Mitt, when it comes to repealing Obamacare; your plan was the basis for Obamacare; your consultants helped Obama craft Obamacare and to say that you would repeal it, you have no track record on that that we can trust you that you are going to do that,” Santorum said. Romney lightly bruised from the attack came back with a light jab saying his state’s health care plan was right for Massachusetts but not the nation. But the true beating did not occur till Rick Perry entered the ring, with his Texan attitude, as he gave a series jabs and upper cuts to the Massachusetts governor on his record of job creation, stance on illegal immigration, and even religion. Bachman try to get in on this match, looking for scraps by criticizing Perry’s stance on immigration, but Perry pushed her to the corner, criticizing her credentials as a Congresswoman.

So who came out victorious? In all honesty it came out to be draw amongst Santorum, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich—they all came out swinging, landed some blows, and left the ring unscratched. Perry and Romney truly stole the show, and I thought all Elephants get rough and dirty in the mud. However, the debate was quite informative. It answered more or less heating questions that Americans face today statewide regardless of political affiliation. My only fear of the debate was their policy on energy usage. Again they want to revert the clock backwards, and risk our future in private hands.

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Do You Have a Business Plan? Just Makes You Want To SCREAM! 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.” ©

Learning To Educate Our Children Connect Create Cooperate Okay, I’m jumping into a world where I have less knowledge – Education. This is for anyone and everyone who has a child in the public school system, and for everyone whose tax money goes into that system.

According to the San Diego Unified School District, ONLY 5% OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL ARE ‘PROFICIENT’ IN MATH! This means that 95 percent are failing in math proficiency! As I sat in a meeting of very concerned parents and long time community members and listened to their concerns about the failure of the schools to educate their children, it became painfully clear that the public school system is broken at ALL LEVELS and needs to be discarded or overhauled and replaced with a new one that recognizes the global realities we face, and is dedicated to the development of our children as its highest priority, which is definitely NOT the case today. The United States ranks 16th out of 32 industrial nations in education – that’s 50%, that’s an F. California ranks 48 out of 50 states in education – that’s an F-.

I want you to THINK (again). Set aside your emotions long enough to have this logical conversation with me. The United States education systems, including California’s educational system, which includes San Diego’s public schools, were all designed a hundred years ago for the purpose of producing properly “socialize” workers, both skilled and unskilled, for the exploding industrial machine that was creating the wealth we all talk about 99 percent and 1 percent of today. How many things can you name that are 100 years old today that work well?

“By 1900 educators argued that the post-literacy schooling of the masses at the secondary and higher levels, would improve citizenship, develop higher-order traits, and produce the managerial and professional leadership needed for rapid economic modernization.” (History of education in the United States - Wikipedia) Note: This does not say it will produce entrepreneurs or business owners, but workers – employees, not employers – for the industrial world. Has anyone noticed that we are now postindustrial, but we are still depending on an industrial school system, bureaucratic and entrenched, to prepare our children for the 21st century. People in business and college, even in Sub-Saharan Africa, have iPads. Is your child still using a chalk board?

My opinion is: Every group that recognizes that more than 50 years of public school failure cannot be reformed, should develop their own education system that reflects their values and educates their children to their standards.

More on this on Monday November 1st at 6:00 p.m. at the Urban League.

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The first question asked to a newly minted entrepreneur is: “Do you have a business plan?” It is demotivating, creates selfdoubt, feelings of diminished capacity, and depletes energy. A better idea?

“Strategies First” From academia to the business coach or counselor, the most popular and often first question asked to the newly minted entrepreneur is: “Do you have a Business Plan?” The thoughts start running in the newcomer’s mind: “Can you just hear my dream first?” “ Would you like to hear my vision?” “Is my idea sound?” “Do you think I can make any money?” Next comes selfdoubt, feelings of diminished capacity and depleted energy. Actually, the question and the answers are valid. It is also, the easy out!

If you have a vision for starting a new business, prevent the uncomfortable scenario the question creates or “tucking your tail” and returning to zero. Manage your power!

Do the hard work.

The pre-start for starting your business venture is your internal self. A business plan is external to you. Prior to sharing your vision with anyone, design a Personal Workshop. Conduct an internal assessment of how your business idea relates to your life’s purpose; beliefs, values and ideas on business. Gain clarity and understanding of your motives. Examine your level of enthusiasm and commitment for developing a small business enterprise.

There are hundreds of resources to stimu-

late your thinking and for gaining ideas for your personal workshop. As a refresher, scan the Internet for checklist, personal risk analysis, surveys and instruments for self-feedback and your business interest. In other words, “get into you.”

Start a journal or jot down notes on 3x5 cards, a calendar or diary of generated thoughts, ideas, questions, concerns or considerations as they arise. Learn and seek answers. “Know what it is that you do not know” and integrate any newly acquired information into your plan of action.

This IS your pre-start business plan and foundation for your first business document, a strategic plan, to be followed by a business plan. Know the difference, you will need both: The Strategic Plan is your journey. It states where you are going, the methods you will use to get there and how you will know when you get there. It clarifies your longterm vision.

The Business Plan is your roadmap. It is a detailed plan that represents specifically how you will get to your destination, contains ALL aspects of the business planning process, executive summary, staffing, location, marketing, finance, operations, human resources, etc. It is your short-term day-today, month-to month tactics, process evaluation and monitoring tool.

Celebrate yourself for the courage to design and facilitate your own personal workshop. In doing so, you gained courage, strength and confidence for sustainability.

Now, you know who you are and how your business dovetails your interest and ideas.

If anyone should ask you “do you have a business plan?” before your ideas are fully formulated, stand in your power. Inform them that you have chosen to develop a Strategic Plan for your business first. With confidence you can respond: “As a start up, it would be helpful to receive feedback on my ideas and suggested strategies for my business.”

Email me @ dr.jackiemartin@mac.com

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Just Keeping It Real With Angela Harris Relationship Coversations

Domestic Violence Awareness This week on the radio show we have been dealing with domestic violence as October is domestic violence awareness month. The statistics are staggering and the impact will never really be able to adequately be placed on paper. The results of such a situation leaves lasting mental scares that in many cases takes a life time to heal, some never really heal from the physical and mental abuse. I just wanted to share some of the statistics as provided by the Center for Disease Control and then end with a grid outlining symptoms or conditions you can test yourself on to see if you’re in an abusive relationship. Of course my prayer is if you are in an abusive relationship that you will one day look into yourself and find such infinite value to you that you will do as Sophia in the theatre play “Color Purple” said in her song: “Hell No.” This meant it would never be acceptable for a person to beat her, intimidate If you have questions you would like answered or topics discussed, her, humiliate her, threaten her, or rob her of her joy.

Definition of Domestic Violence: Domestic abuse, also please send all questions to faceknown as spousal abuse, occurs when one person in an inti- book.com/connectwithangelaharmate relationship or marriage tries to dominate and control the ris or email: other person. Domestic abuse that includes physical violence theharrisgroup@cox.net or twitter@KeepingitealAH. is called domestic violence.

Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose and For more articles one purpose only: to gain and maintain total control over you. www.keepingitrealwithangela An abuser doesn’t “play fair.” Abusers use fear, guilt, shame, harris.blogspot.com and intimidation to wear you down and keep you under his or her thumb. Your abuser may also threaten you, hurt you, or hurt those around you.

Domestic violence and abuse does not discriminate. It happens among heterosexual couples and in same-sex partnerships. It occurs within all age ranges, ethnic backgrounds, and economic levels. And while women are more commonly victimized, men are also abused— especially verbally and emotionally, although sometimes even physically as well. The bottom line is that abusive behavior is never acceptable, whether it’s coming from a man, a woman, a teenager, or an older adult. You deserve to feel valued, respected, and safe.

One in four women (25%) has experienced domestic violence in her lifetime.

Estimates range from 960,000 incidents of violence against a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or boyfriend, or girlfriend to 3 million women who are physically abused by their husband or boyfriend per year.

Women accounted for 85% of the victims of intimate partner violence, men for approximately 15%.

Women ages 20-24 are at the greatest risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence.

Between 1993 and 2004, intimate partner violence on average made up 22% of nonfatal intimate partner victimizations against women. The same year, intimate partners committed 3% of all violent crime against men.

Separated and divorced males and females are at a greater risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence.

Women of all races are about equally vulnerable to violence by an intimate partner.

Average annual rates of intimate partner victimization between 1994 and 2004 are approximately the same for non-Hispanic and Hispanic females and males.

Intimate partner violence affects people regardless of income. However, people with lower annual income (below $25K) are at a 3-times higher risk of intimate partner violence than people with higher annual income (over $50K).* Please note that those with less resources are more likely to report incidents of violence On average between 1993 and 2004, residents of urban areas experienced highest level of nonfatal intimate partner violence. Residents in suburban and rural areas were equally likely to experience such violence, about 20% less than those in urban areas.

To determine whether your relationship is abusive, answer the questions below. The more “yes” answers, the more likely it is that you’re in an abusive relationship.

Next week we continue the conversation and discuss effective ways to remove yourself from an abusive relationship.

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FIVE FOODS TO A HEALTHY DIGESTION SYSTEM

By Lady Topaz Are you experiencing bloating, belching, abdominal discomfort, or any other symptoms of an overburdened digestive tract; if so, you may benefit from including one or more of the following foods in your diet - all of which are rich in nutrients that are particularly important to the health of your digestive system.

1. RED BEETS AND BEET GREENS If you have a problem with constipation, red beets and their green tops may provide significant relief. Both are rich in fiber that can help keep waste materials moving through your small and large intestines at a healthy pace.

Red beets contain large amounts of potassium and magnesium, while beet greens are an excellent source of beta-carotene, iron, and calcium. All of these nutrients are essential to maintaining the health of your digestive tract lining and the smooth muscle fibers that create the waves of contractions that produce bowel movements.

Steaming is the healthiest cooking method for red beets and beet greens. Cut the greens off right where their roots meet the red beet heads. Give the greens a good wash with cold water and set them aside. Peel the skin off the red beets, slice them into 1/4 slices, and then cook them in a steamer for about 8-10 minutes or until they start to become slightly tender. At this point, place the beet greens right on top of the red beet slices, put the lid back on the steamer, and allow it to run for another 5-7 minutes or until the beet greens have softened up to a texture that you enjoy.

Try the beet greens and red beet slices with a bowl of rice or quinoa, along with some avocado slices. Do not add any sea salt to this dish before you try it, as beet greens are naturally salty.

Beet greens should not be eaten more than a couple of times a week, as they contain an acidic substance that can weaken the enamel coating on your teeth if eaten too often.

If you do not enjoy beet greens, you should still consider buying red beets that have their green tops, as loose red beets are typically not as fresh as those that still have their green tops.

2. YUKON GOLD POTATOES AND SWEET POTATOES If prepared and eaten with their skins, Yukon gold potatoes and sweet potatoes are an excellent source of dietary fiber. They are also rich in complex carbohydrates, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and manganese.

Holistic physicians and nutritionists are finding that Yukon gold potatoes and sweet potatoes can be quite effective in the treatment of peptic ulcers, duodenal ulcers, and some stages of inflammatory bowel disease.

A simple soup made by blending together steamed Yukon gold potatoes or sweet potatoes along with freshly pressed celery juice or vegetable broth has worked wonders for many people who have suffered from various ulcerations in their GI tracts. While there are no published studies supporting this natural remedy, holistic practitioners have seen enough people benefit from it to recommend it as a first-line

approach for inflammatory lesions in the digestive tract.

3. AVOCADOS One medium size avocado contains a whopping 15 grams of fiber, making it one of the most fiber-rich fruits that we know of.

Avocados are well digested by the masses, including toddlers and young children, and contain plenty of healthy raw fat, most of it monounsaturated. Few other fruits or vegetables contain as much healthy raw fat.

Healthy, raw fats are important to the health of your digestive tract for several reasons, the most important of which are to stimulate healthy functioning of your pancreas, gall bladder, and liver, and to provide an environment in which beta-carotene can be converted efficiently into vitamin A, which is the one vitamin that is absolutely essential to having a healthy mucosal lining throughout your GI tract.

4. OATS Whole oats contain plenty of soluble fiber.

They are also rich in selenium, thiamin, phosphorus, and manganese. Whole oats also contain small amounts of copper, folate, vitamin E, and zinc.

Of the many varieties of oats on the market, the best choice is steel-cut oats, which are whole oat groats that have been cut into small pieces. No heat is used in making steel-cut oats, which leads to better nutrient preservation than other processing techniques that produce rolled oats or quick oats.

If you have to choose between rolled oats and quick oats, choose the rolled variety.

Rolled oats are made with a steaming process that does not destroy many nutrients, while quick oats are made with dehydrating and precooking processes, which typically leave oats nutrient-depleted.

NOTE: Oats, barley, wheat, and rye should be avoided if you do not react well to gluten.

5. COD LIVER OIL Cod liver oil provides plenty of natural vitamin A, which we have already mentioned is essential to the lining of your digestive tract. It also provides natural vitamin D, which we know is a powerful immune system modulator, with research indicating that vitamin D may be critically important in preventing the development of autoimmune conditions, including those of the GI tract.

If you want to build and maintain a healthy digestive tract for the long term, you really have to take a holistic approach and address several areas of your life: your food choices, eating habits, exercise habits, resting habits, and your emotional health status.

But, within the realm of your food choices, including red beets and their green tops, Yukon gold and sweet potatoes, avocados, oats, and cod liver oil in your diet are simple and concrete steps that you can take right away to improve the health of your digestive system.

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Happy Camper part 1 of 4 I am in need of a quick getaway that is not too expensive being that the Holiday’s are right around the corner. So that means most hotels are out, flying is definitely out, no train rides, gas is High as Hell so I must do something local. In my search for a peaceful getaway I was reminded of the childhood fun from camping. As I embarked on my quest to find a great camp site, I came up with my top 3 to choose from. Each of them boasts with something different that catches my eye. Hopefully, together we can choose the perfect camp site for my getaway.

Lake Morena Camp Site Lake Morena is located at 2156 Lake Morena Dr, Campo, CA 91906 (619) 579-4101. It’s easy to get there, it is only 46 miles east on Interstate 8 to Buckman Springs road. Go South 7 miles to Oak Drive then west 2 miles to Lake Morena drive straight to the park’s entrance.

The camp site boast of 86 camp sites to pitch your tent, world class fishing, an enclosed pavilion, 8 miles of multi use non-motorized trails, a new playground, and wilderness cabins to rent. Now I haven’t figured out if I want to pitch a tent or rent a cabin yet. One thing I do know is that I don’t want any back problems. Most likely, I will spend a few days pitching a tent in my new tent that is equipped with a bed so I can get the all Natural feel. Then I will retreat into their cozy little cabin where I can get a hot shower.

The campsite offers fishing and boating which I know will be a blast! I love to fish and they have bass and trout in the lake so at least dinner is covered. If you don’t own your own boat you can rent one from them and set sail on the lake for the day. I plan to hike up the Pacific Crest Trail in efforts to see some of the animals that inhabit the park. I really want to see a Bald Eagle that is known for being at this particular campsite. It is my expectation to take in all the nature, read a few books and breathe some fresh air while relaxing my mind from life’s stressors.

Camping rates are so inexpensive and the getaway makes you feel like you are thousands of miles away from home when you are still in the county limits. The rates for this site are: tent only $19; cabins $50; parking pass for a year $40.

Next week will feature another campsite; don’t miss out on my Top 3 campsite series.

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About TheMiddleClass.org TheMiddleClass.org provides information and analysis on bills in Congress that have a significant impact (positive or negative) on America's middle class, as well as on the aspirations of low-income Americans who want to work their way into the middle class. It also enables voters to evaluate members of Congress based on their votes on these bills.

This effort started with the annual scorecards that the nonpartisan Drum Major Institute for Public Policy began publishing in 2003. In 2007 DMI launched TheMiddleClass.org to be a dynamic, continually updated site. In 2011, this site became a joint project of Voter Punch and the Campaign for America's Future.

While many organizations issue scorecards based on a single issue, TheMiddleClass.org is distinctive in its focus on an overall agenda of expanding opportunity for middle-class and aspiring middle-class Americans. We hope themiddleclass.org will be useful tool both for evaluating Congress and for pointing those concerned about the American middle class in the right direction on key pieces of legislation.

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Most Americans identify themselves as middle class. But we are also concerned about increasing the ability and opportunities poor people have to enter the middle class. The middle class is strengthened when more low-income people are able to work their way into its ranks.

In a nation that is increasingly polarized between the very wealthy and everyone else, we see the poor and middle class as sharing many of the same interests. Simply put: what strengthens and expands the middle class is good for America.

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MIDDLE CLASS READS Bart Landry Professor Departmental Specialty Areas: Stratification; Gender, Work and Family My current research interests center on the impact of the New Economy and technology on inequality and class stratification in the U. S. and Brazil. In the U.S. this has taken the shape of a qualitative study of software startups in the Baltimore/DC metropolitan area. With the collaboration of graduate students, founders, managers, and programmers have been interviewed in 34 software firms. My focus in Brazil is the development of software entrepreneurship through a network of technology incubators, and has included interviews in three cities and 17 software firms both in and out of incubators.

Most of my earlier research has been at the intersection of stratification, race, and gender. My most recent book, Race, Gender, and Class: Theory and Methods of Analysis, adds to the literature on Intersectional Analysis by offering a methodology for its use in qualitative and quantitative research and a text for instructors of Race, Gender, and Class in upperlevel undergraduate and graduate courses. In Black Working Wives: Pioneers of the American Family Revolution I explore the impact of middle-class ideologies of black and white womanhood on the development of family systems in the United States.

The “cult of domesticity” or “true womanhood” originated in mid-19th century within the white middle class and gave rise to what became known as the traditional family. In contrast to this, I show how black middle-class wives rejected the cult of domesticity for a three-fold commitment to family, career, and community. By claiming the right to combine career with marriage, out of choice rather than out of need, in late 19th and early 20th century, they forged a competing ideology of womanhood and pioneered today’s dualearner family.

My earlier book on The New Black Middle Class traced the emergence of an African American middle class in early 20th century and compared its economic position with that of the white middle class in the 1970s and 1980s. A revised edition is being prepared with updates to 2006. believe better policy can be created when ordinary citizens - not just political insiders - know how their legislators voted on the issues that matter most to them, and when legislators know their constituents are watching.

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The Network for a Healthy California (Network) in partnership with San Diego Unified School District celebrates National Food Day – a nationwide campaign to change the way Americans eat and think about food –and shines a spotlight on the power of healthy food to positively transform families and communities, a message that the Network promotes every day. As the kickoff of a series of events leading up to Food Day, San Diego students will welcome Sara Salo, a cyclist on a selfsupported 6,000+ mile U.S. bicycle tour to promote healthy living. On one of the final California stops of her “National School Food Bike Tour,” Salo will lead classroom sessions, tour the on-site community garden and ride the “smoothie bike” (a bike that when pedaled powers a blender).

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Campaign - Seth Nickinson, U.S. field director, Jaime Oliver Food Foundation (available for phone interviews) - Noel Stehly, Stehly Farms with Slow Food Urban San Diego Long a leader on these issues, the Network will mark Food Day by continuing to support efforts to help motivate Californians to increase their fruit and vegetable consumption and be physically active every day.Since 1997, the Network has led a statewide movement of local, state, and national partners working to improve the health of 7 million low-income California parents and children. The goals of Food Day align with theNetwork’s mission on many fronts, particularly increasing access to healthy foods and reducing diet-related disease.

VISUALS: - Students welcome Sara Salo as she rides into Montgomery Middle School

- Students toast Sara Salo with fruit smoothies - Students pedal the smoothie bike to make their own healthy beverages - Students lead Sara on a tour of their community garden

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MARRIAGE Continued from page 8 People getting married at 25, 26, 28, whatever it might be, it’s not so bad. What people become increasingly concerned about is when we see higher rates of non-marriage coupled with [child birth]. It really has consequences for inequality … because marriage seems to have these benefits [for married couples and their children]. If we do see less marriage among these already disadvantaged groups, that could further disadvantage them and cement inequality.

As I described before, people widely aspire to marriage, but it seems that they’re blocked from that by these structural constraints on wealth.So what can be done to help disadvantaged folks get married and reduce inequality?

What I’m interested in is this: Can the poor save and how can we help the poor save? Again, there’s this deep wealth inequality in American life and there are really stark numbers on the degree to which many Americans have been unable to save and really lack assets; 30 to 40 percent of Americans are asset-poor … Something like 25 percent of

Americans are certain they couldn’t come up with $2,000 should they come upon an emergency in the next 30 days.

So we know there’s a lack of wealth in many American households … I think this work suggests that even helping people have a small buffer of money in the bank, or own a car, which is a much more modest asset, may have really important implications for the course of people’s lives. I think there’s some policy implications that make a case for asset-building for the poor.

Given that research has shown that financial instability in marriage often leads to divorce, would you say it’s a good thing that people are looking to achieve financial independence and stability before they get married?

At the individual level, it’s pretty clearly established that people who lose their jobs, or go through unemployment, that can have negative effects for divorce … If people are accumulating wealth because they desire to have that stability and that security in the face of what might be economic turmoil, and if it does indeed play that role, then that seems like a positive. On the other hand, it does seem like there might be some negatives if this is a new standard for wealth that has come along, in which there are some drawbacks in the stratification of marriage.

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