See CANDIDATES, Page 9

NDG’S VIEW

See www.NorthDallasGazette.com for more details.

Don Hill’s hearing is April 30

COVER STORY

Two well-respected minority candidatescampaigning for Plano's Mayoral Seat

By ruTh FerGuSon, NDG eDiTor

recipients of the Sec-tion 8 housing choiceVoucher program receivedletters from the Dallashousing authority (Dha)dated March 29, 2013 in-dicating the rental pay-

ments Dha will issue totheir landlord is being re-duced by 6 percent due toa cut in funding. The cutsare a result of the auto-matic federal budget cutsimplemented March 1when congress could notreach an agreement toforestall implementation

across the board budgetcuts as a result of seques-tration.

The letter states land-lords will have until april10 to notify Dha if theyare willing to modify theiragreement and accept thedecrease in rental pay-ments. if not, the tenant

faces the choice of mov-ing or personally payingthe rental increase.

alice Basey, Presidentof the Texas Tenants’union, was very alarmedby these developmentswhen reached by phone

DallaS — nearly halfof commuters self-reportedtexting while driving in a re-cent poll, and 43% of thosewho did called it a “habit.”

commuters are textingand driving even more thanteens – 49 percent, comparedto 43 percent. and the prob-lem has gotten worse. Six in

10 commuters say they nevertexted while driving threeyears ago.

So while efforts to raiseawareness of the dangers oftexting while driving areworking – 98% of commuterssurveyed said they knowsending a text or email whiledriving isn’t safe – there’s

clearly more work to be doneto change behaviors.

Survey sponsor aT&T iscalling on employers to helpend texting while driving bytaking action during nationalDistracted Driving awarenessMonth in april, and beyond.it’s asking businesses to join

Harry LaRosiliere

Payday lending drains nearly$1 Billion from communities

By charlene

croWell

one of the worst ironiesof the nagging economic re-cession is that consumerswith the fewest financial re-sources have lost the most.now, a new report finds thatpayday loans not only stripmuch-needed income fromlow-income families; but

also harms the economic vi-ability of the communitieswhere they operate, drainingnearly $1 billion a year.Written by the insight cen-ter for community eco-nomic Development (insightcenter), it also reveals othernet negative impacts of thesesmall-dollar, high cost loanson economic growth and

personal bankruptcy filings.The insight center ex-

amined the net economic im-pact of the $3.3 billion in in-terest that borrowers paid tonon-bank payday lenders in2011. The study found that ifconsumers collectively hadan additional $3.3 billion indiscretionary spending, it

By Marc Morial

"It is better to be pre-pared for an opportunityand not have one than tohave an opportunity andnot be prepared." - Whit-ney M. Young

in 1963, more than aquarter-million peoplegathered in Washington,Dc to march for jobs andequality. The Great Marchfor Jobs and Freedom wasa watershed moment inamerican history - birth-ing now-iconic speeches

that voiced the hardshipsfacing blacks as theysought a fair shot at anelusive dream.

as we fast-forward 50years and reflect on theprogress we've made to-ward economic equality,we meet the sobering truththat much has beenachieved, but much moreneeds to be done. Somepeople use apparent proofsof progress - that Blacksare no longer barred fromliving, learning and earn-ing where they want be-

Volume XXIII, Number XII

Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com

Theo Killion Bernice J. Washington Peter Chu

People In The News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Op/Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Community News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Event Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cover Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Arts & Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Career Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Church Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-16

Sister Tarpley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 See Page 2

INSIDE... People In The News…

COM

MENTARY

See EQUALITY, Page 8

The State of Equalityand Justice in America:

Masters of Our Own Fate

April 4 - 10, 2013

See MCKINNEY, Page 3

Nearly half of commuters admitto texting while driving

See DRAINS, Page 11

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Irving can take a page from Metroplex neighborMcKinney when dealing with joint public projects

See RENT, Page 4

SeeTEXTING, Page 13

Dallas Section 8 tenants face possible rent increase oreviction due to impact of sequestration budget cuts

Fred Moses

DallaS – This spring,critically acclaimed artist,

choreographer, and danceteacher Peter chu will partic-ipate in the first-ever 24Seven Dance convention asan exclusive member of thecompany’s prestigious dance

faculty. The convention willvisit 15 cities across the

united States during the2012/13 season, culminatingwith a national dance compe-tition in las Vegas from July14-19. The convention stopsin Dallas at the hyatt re-

gency DFW from May 10-12.

“i am thrilled to havebeen selected as a facultymember for the first-ever 24Seven Dance convention,and am honored to be work-ing alongside so many tal-ented and hardworking per-forming artists,” says Peterchu. “i consider it a privilegeto share my dance experienceand education with amer-ica’s next generation ofemerging dance artists, andwill be working hard to en-sure that every student has apositive, yet challenging ex-perience.”

a remarkably talentedartist, chu has developed amulti-faceted and enviabledance career, keeping astrong foot in both the com-mercial and concert worldsover the last decade. aftergraduating from the presti-gious Juilliard School in2002, chu joined Montreal’s

BJM_Danse company andthen toured the world withcrystal Pite’s acclaimed con-temporary company KiddPivot. he wowed audiencesin celine Dion’s Vegas spec-tacular A New Day andstarred as the lead characterin christina Perri’s Jar ofHearts music video.

as a choreographer, chuhas created expressive, imag-inative and thought-provok-ing works for naomi Stike-man’s caturn, houston Met-ropolitan contemporaryDance company, and SanDiego Dance company. asartistic director of his newlylaunched dance company,chuthis., chu has developeda memorable and hauntingshow, Nothing Sticks, enthu-siastically received by audi-ences in new york city andVancouver, B.c. he is alsothe recipient of the presti-gious 2010 capezio a.c.e.award for choreography.

Most recently, chu’s cho-reography was featured on

Season 9 of the world’s most

Bernice J. Washingtonhas been named chair ofthe board of directorsTexas health resources-Presbyterian healthcareresources. She is the firstwoman to hold the posi-tion.

Texas health re-sources is one of thelargest faith-based, non-profit health care deliverysystems in the unitedStates and the largest innorth Texas in terms ofpatients served. Texas

health resources wasformed in 1997 with theassets of Fort Worth-basedharris Methodist healthSystem and Dallas-basedPresbyterian healthcareresources. Washingtonchairs the system board ofthe Presbyterian hospitals.She is former chair ofTexas health Plano hospi-tal board and currentlyserves as a faculty memberat The Governance insti-tute, an organization serv-ing not-for-profit hospital

and health system boardsof directors, executives,and physician leadership.

Texas health has 25acute-care and short-stayhospitals that are owned,operated, joint-ventured oraffiliated with the system.it has more than 3,800 li-censed beds, more than21,100 employees offully-owned/operated fa-cilities plus 1,400 employ-ees of consolidated jointventures, and counts morethan 5,500 physicians withactive staff privileges at itshospitals.

in addition, Mrs.Washington serves on theDFW airport Board of Di-rectors and chairs the $2Billion Terminal renova-tion and improvementProgram. She holds aMaster of Business ad-ministration degree fromthe university of Mis-souri, Medical Technol-ogy-MT (aScP) from re-search hospital in Kansascity, Mo and a Bachelorof Science from Southernuniversity in Batonrouge, la.

neW yorK – a Betterchance, a national nonprofitthat recruits academically tal-ented and motivated studentsof color and guides them to-ward a variety of educationalopportunities, announced thatTheo Killion, chief executiveofficer of Zale corporation,will receive the 2013 a Betterchance DreamBuilder awardat the 50th anniversary a Bet-ter chance awards Dinner tobe held on Tuesday, June 11,2013 at Pier Sixty at chelseaPiers in new york city.

as a teenager in West Vir-ginia, Theo Killion was re-cruited by a Better chance to

matriculate at The hill School,a small private college prepschool in Pottstown, Pennsyl-vania. at The hill School,Killion faced the greatest aca-demic challenge of his life.classes were held six days aweek, and the pace was gruel-ing. he was left back a yearwhen he started and resentedit, but in hindsight it was awise decision because he thenthrived. after finishing Thehill School, Killion graduatedcum laude from Tufts univer-sity with a bachelor’s degree inhistory and english. he stayedon to finish a master’s degreein education in 1975.

“Theo is an alum whosejourney exemplifies a Betterchance’s mission and impact.he’s someone whose talentmay have been overlooked --but a Better chance opened adoor for him and he’s risen tothe highest levels of leader-ship,” said Sandra e. Tim-mons, President, a Betterchance. “along the way, hehas given back -- he is a long-time supporter and steadfastadvocate of a Better chance.he also served on the nationalBoard of a Better chance formany years. at every turn,he's been an exemplar of aBetter chance and its mis-sion.”

The a Better chanceDreamBuilder award was pre-

sented for the first time in2005. it is awarded to a leaderwho has demonstrated a com-

mitment to helping giftedyoung people achieve theirdreams, and whose talent, de-

termination, hard work, opti-mism and leadership personifythe attributes of a Betterchance Scholars. Diana Tay-lor, former Superintendent ofBanks for new york State wasthe first recipient of theDreamBuilder award. otherhonorees include: earvin"Magic" Johnson, professionalathlete; clarence Jones,Scholar in residence at theMartin luther King, Jr. insti-tute at Stanford university anda Better chance alumnusDeval Patrick, Governor ofMassachusetts.

Killion says, “The a Bet-ter chance experience gaveme confidence, a sense ofidentity and exposure to aworld i never knew existed.”

Theo Killion

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Bernice J. Washington

Peter Chu

See CHU, Page 10

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alker

Don Hilldeserves justice

The sentence handed

to councilman hill is

clearly overkill if not plain

shameful. if he had bro-

ught a pistol to the council

chambers and cussed ev-

erybody out and then shot

somebody, he would have

gotten a similar sentence!

The sentence he got is the

kind usually reserved for

folk who are a threat to

public safety.

he did nothing but op-

erate as Dallas politicians

have always operated. it is

rumored that his real

crime was fighting against

the north Dallas establish-

ment and helping stop

them from taking control

of city council. his sen-

tence is payback for fight-

ing for the people - not

that he's a saint.

The people of Dallas

should rise up and reverse

this judicial order.

tell It All,

Dallas

Don Hill gotwhat he deserved

i am sorry, NDG, but

Don hill violated the pub-

lic trust and broke the law

without a care in the world

about who was negatively

impacted by his actions.

The community should

come together in condem-

nation of this behavior in-

stead of attempting to

minimize the severity of

Mr. hill's breach of trust.

and the sad puppy pic-

ture? That's just pathetic.

There is not a (pub-

lished) unique set of

moral, ethical or legal

rules for politicians based

on their "exposure" to po-

tentially corrupt activities

and/or relationships. They

are elected to serve the

public, not themselves,

they are there to do the

right thing for many, not

the expedient or finan-

cially beneficial for a few.

i'm disgusted.

Phil H. via NorthDal-

lasGazette.com

Is TommyGonzalez a

victim of racism?as a long time resident

of this city i have wit-

nessed the record and bi-

ased by the anglos of this

city for the simple reason

of who we are. now the is-

sues of the city manager

(Tommy Gonzalez). he is

supposed to be getting paid

too much and they resent

that because he is a latino.

(councilman) Joe Put-

nam even told me that

Gonzalez has to go plus

now he has convinced

other council members to

do the same even some

blacks in the mix, so what

do we have here, we have

a city that has racism still

fermenting in it's veins di-

rected at us latinos that

have become the largest

minority and is the apex of

what this city is all about.

Manuel A. Benavidez

Irving, tX

Very disap-pointed Michael

Basiden fans is this really true–are

you serious!!! i listen to

Michael Baisden’s Show

every day on my ride home

from work. iT JuST Wil

noT Be The SaMe!!

could it be the deal

Michael could not be made

included him not being in a

political forum and not

speaking up to issues like

he does so well? We finally

get someone who inspires

the african american

viewers and others and this

happens!! it never fails!! i

am truly pissed!!!

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NDG Readers sound off in Letters to the Editor

on Friday, March 29,

2013, the Texas Supreme

court handed down a rul-

ing against the city of

McKinney in a govern-

ment “takings” case. in

this case, a real estate de-

veloper, el Dorado land

company, had a contract

with McKinney in which

it had the future right to

buy back land. McKin-

ney refused to honor the

buyback right, and when

the developer sued, McK-

inney asked the court to

dismiss the case, claiming

“sovereign immunity.”

This same argument

has been made by the

city of irving in the suit

filed by developer las

colinas Group over the

troubled irving entertain-

ment center. under “sov-

ereign immunity,” a gov-

ernment cannot be sued –

even if it breaches its con-

tract – unless the legisla-

ture gives permission to

sue.

one exception to “so-

vereign immunity” is wh-

en a government “takes”

a person’s property with-

out paying for it. in the

case before the Texas

Supreme court, the de-

veloper argued that McK-

inney’s refusal to honor

the buyback right amo-

unted to a government

“taking” of the devel-

oper’s rights in the prop-

erty. in a 9-0 opinion, the

Texas Supreme court

agreed, unanimously sla-

pping down McKinney’s

sovereign immunity argu-

ment.

a similar claim has

been made by las coli-

nas Group against irving.

one of the developer’s

complaints is that the city

seized control and owner-

ship of its intellectual

property rights without

providing just compensa-

tion, which the developer

estimates at $75 million.

irving made the same ar-

gument as McKinney –

sovereign immunity.

The trial court dis-

agreed with irving’s sov-

ereign immunity argu-

ment and denied its re-

quest to dismiss the “tak-

ings” claim. ernest leo-

nard, las colinas Group’s

lawyer (who was also the

developer’s lawyer aga-

inst McKinney) said, “we

believe that the recent de-

cision by the Texas Sup-

reme court strengthens

the rights of property ow-

ners against governments,

and gives added strength

to las colinas Group’s

claims against the city of

irving for its unjust taking

of the intellectual prop-

erty rights.”

Texas Supreme Court ruling could impactIrving Entertainment Center lawsuit

late Wednesday afternoon.She estimates thousands inthe Dallas area could pos-sibly be homeless or facedifficult choices, as a re-sult of the $75 or moremonthly rental increase.

“if you are a senior cit-izen what do you think isgoing to happen? We can’tafford to lose that voucher.This is so outrageous,where are we going togo?”

Basey points out theoptions are not as cut anddry as the letter from Dhapresents it, because a leaseis a legal binding docu-ment. She raises concernsan individual’s rental his-tory will be negatively im-pacted. also, if they must

move will the landlords re-turn deposits timely. if not,families may not have themonies required to pay fora new deposit.

For many, a $75 in-crease sounds nominal.however, Basey points outfor seniors and citizenswith disabilities on a fixedincome this increase couldmean no home, no food orno money for their utili-ties. She is concerned sen-iors will face choices suchas if they are going to paytheir rent or buy medica-tion.

“i call this the ‘justdon’t make sense con-gress.’ i am so upset ican’t begin to talk aboutthis thing straight.”

a copy of the letter totenants reviewed by theNorth Dallas Gazette indi-cates Dha is asking thelandlords to agree to a tem-porary rent reduction andto defer the rent increases.

The letter ends withDha’s pledge they, “…aretaking every measure tonoT terminate familiesfrom the Section 8 pro-gram due to sequestration.Dha does not believe thiswould be fair to our fami-lies.”

The letter was receivedlate in the day and no onefrom Dha was availablefor comment. Visit www.northDallasGazette.comfor updates if a response isreceived.

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lewisville officialshave developed a programof public education, mos-quito monitoring, and dis-ease response intended toreduce the impact of Westnile Virus (WnV) on localresidents and reduce thechance of widespread infec-tion.

More than 30 people inlewisville came down withWnV last year. Publichealth officials declared2012 the worst season everfor WnV in north Texas,and there is concern that2013 could be comparable.however, there are simpleprecautions people can taketo protect themselves andtheir families from the dis-ease.

The city will again offerfree anti-larval mosquito"dunks" to residents thisyear, a program started in2012. These dunks are safewhen used as instructed, andcan kill mosquito eggs andlarva in standing watersources such as ponds, bird-baths and rain gutters -- allof which can be activebreeding sources for disease-carrying mosquitoes. Thedunk giveaway is scheduledfor april 4 and april 5, 5-9p.m. both days, at centralFire Station, 188 n. ValleyParkway. There is a limit oftwo per lewisville house-hold.

Both the city and Dentoncounty will begin activetrapping of mosquitoes on

april 1, submitting those tothe Texas Department ofhealth to test for the pres-ence of WnV. city crews areregularly walking throughand visually inspectingcreeks and drainage chan-nels to look for potentialmosquito breeding sites.

residents also are en-couraged to report standingwater on city-maintainedproperty by calling lewis-ville animal control at 972-219-3478.

The Texas Departmentof health operates a toll-freeWnV information line inboth english and Spanish at888-883-9997, and has ex-panded information postedon its Web site at tdh.state.tx.us.

Free mosquito “dunks” offered toLewisville residents on April 4-5

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urban league of Gre-ater Dallas will hold a Sum-mer Jobs Workshop on Sat-urday, april 6 from 9 a.m.to 1:30 p.m. at 4315 Southlancaster rd. in Dallas.Students must be betweenthe ages 16 to 21.

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city council electionstake place in May. allseven, yes count them sevencandidates have agreed tocome to attend the Parkcities/central Dallas De-mocrats april meeting thisSaturday for a forum. asangela hunt has reachedher term limit, this is an op-portunity for the public tolearn which candidate will

be most likely to fight forthe community’s interests.The powers that be are re-

ally excited at the chance toelect a council that will rub-ber stamp their agenda.

come learn whom tosupport in this race, whetherit is your council district ornot. it is scheduled for Sat-urday, april 6 from 10:30a.m. to noon at the oaklawn Branch library,which is located at cedarSprings at Knight.

Forum for City CouncilCandidates for District 14

The Dallas Police De-

partment’s office of commu-

nity affairs has implemented

a crime reduction Program

called 10/70/20, targeting

three Multi-family com-

plexes in the north central

Patrol Division. The philoso-

phy of 10/70/20 is that 10

percent of the people in the

community are non-Tolerant

regarding crime and are in-

volved in the prevention of

crime, 70 percent are Toler-

ant, and not involved, and 20

percent are the criminal ele-

ment who commit crimes.

The goal of this program is to

mobilize the 70 percent to an

attitude of non-Tolerance

and to identify arrest or deter

the 20 percent from engaging

in criminal activity.

March 30 the Dallas Po-

lice Department’s office of

community affairs and

north central Patrol Division

launched the program by as-

sessing the needs of The Vil-

lage on Timberglen apart-

ment home. officers and

volunteers went door to door

to assess the residents’ rela-

tionship with the Police De-

partment and their crime con-

cerns.

Dallas Police kicks off newcrime reduction program

liTTle elM - resi-dents looking to start sum-mer a little lighter will havea chance to reduce theirwaste, and perhaps a littleof their waist in theprocess, as little elm’sPublic Works Departmenthosts a clean and Greentrash and recycling eventon Saturday, May 4, ac-cording to Kevin Mat-tingly, Public Works Direc-tor.

“We’ve configured thePublic Works Service cen-ter lanes in such a way thatwill allow us to direct traf-fic in a one-way drive-bytrash and recycling drop-off circuit,” he said. Theclean and Green event isset to start at 8 a.m. andcontinue until 1 p.m. Thereis no charge for the service,

but only little elm resi-dents will be allowed toparticipate.

The Public Works Serv-ice center, 1600 Mark Treelane, will allow vehicles toenter on the Mark Treelane side and travelthrough the facility drive-way stopping at the appro-priate drop-off points for 1)document shredding andrecycling, 2) electronic re-cycling, 3) metal recycling,4) tire recycling, 5) bulkytrash items drop, 6) treeand branch chipping and 7)hazardous household wastedisposal. Vehicles will thenexit through the FM 720side of the facility.

“Because we’ll havethe drive-through config-ured into these categories,residents should think

about placing their items inthe same order before leav-ing home. That gives us theability to keep traffic mov-ing in an orderly and trou-ble-free fashion,” addedMattingly.

if residents have itemsin one or two categories,they can move directly tothose drop-off points, with-out navigating thro-ugh theentire driveway. For exam-ple, if a resident has docu-ments to shred and recycleand some unused fertilizer,they can drive to the docu-ment shredding and recy-cling drop-off and thendrive directly to the haz-ardous household wastedrop-off, bypassing theother drop-off points.

“We’ll have peopleavailable to help, but resi-

dents should keep theirsafety and the safety of ourpersonnel in mind. itemsshould not be heavier thancan be easily handled bytwo people,” he concluded.

Proof of little elm res-idency will be required ofall participants. a driver’slicense, utility bill or otherdocument showing a validlittle elm address will berequested.

Little Elm’s Public Works setsClean and Green event for May 4

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DallaS - on Mondayapril 8, over 100 golfers willtake a swing at ending globalpoverty in the seventh annualDallas Partnership Golf tour-nament at the Gleneaglescountry club in Plano, Texas.The Dallas Partnership Golftournament is an initiative ofthe aga Khan Foundationu.S.a. (aKF uSa) to raiseawareness and funds that re-duce poverty, hunger, illiteracyand poor health in africa andasia.

Dallas’s 2012 golf tourna-ment raised $200,000 and isexpected to raise more thisyear. one hundred percent ofall donations and net proceedsfrom the tournament go di-rectly to projects supported bythe aKF uSa; not a cent isspent on administration.

The tournament attractshigh-level corporate execu-tives, civic leaders and localcelebrities. registration andcheck-in will begin at 10 a.m.The tournament will begin at12 p.m. with a shotgun startand hole-in-one contest andnewly redesigned game chal-lenge. This year golfers willhave opportunities to win pres-tigious prizes such as a lexusand a Jaguar at five differenthole-in-one contests.

an awards dinner with liveand silent auctions will followthe tournament at 5:00 p.m. astrolling magician will enter-tain guests as they networkwith fellow golfers during thishour. The highlight of this seg-ment will be a helicopter ball-drop starting at 5:30 p.m.which will give golfers an op-

portunity to win an applepackage consisting of a Mac-Book Pro, an iPad mini and anapple TV. To register, view thetournament schedule, learnmore about the event, volun-teer, become a sponsor ormake a donation, visitwww.partnershipsinaction.org/golf.

Golfers participating at thischarity tournament help com-munities in some of the poor-est areas of africa and asiacreate long-term, self-help so-lutions to lift themselves out ofpoverty. These contributionsmake a tremendous impact increating opportunities for girlsin afghanistan to go to school,for farmers in Mali to feedtheir families, and mothers inindia to lead healthy lives.

Golfer tournament to raise monies toend global poverty in Dallas on April 8

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learn 2 live Green(l2lG) is a free, fun, family-oriented event helping northTexans live greener and savemoney with little to no sacri-fices. l2lG is from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. on Saturday, april 13at The Shops at legacy lo-cated near the intersection ofDallas north Tollway andlegacy Drive. it’s easy to leada healthy lifestyle and reduceyour impact on the environ-ment.

in its seventh year, l2lGcontinues providing classes,workshops and demonstra-tions to provide residents withthe know-how and tools toachieve success in all things

green. While most educa-tional events are free, this yearonline registration is required.classes and workshops areavailable inside the angelikaFilm center and in a specialstorefront, the l2lG GreenSpace. learn about urban gar-dening for homeowners andresidents living in apartmentsor small spaces. Discover Do-it-yourself (Diy) home proj-ects to save energy and water.Get the facts and how-tosabout backyard compostingand the latest trend for organiccomposting – Bokashi.

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Volunteers are the back-bone of l2lG and groups areencouraged to get involved.contact charlotte DeMolay atcharlotte@plano.gov or call(972) 769-4313 by Friday,april 5.

howard Garrett, “TheDirt Doctor,” returns with aspecial demonstration gardenfeaturing Texas Pure productsand ample opportunities forone-on-one consultations withthe expert on dirt. new this

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What an exciting and in-spiring privilege it was to be inattendance at the ‘first ever’--in the uSa, Men against Vio-lence rally in Dallas on March23.

This was the idea of Dal-las’ Mayor Mike rawlings andwas quickly endorsed byelected Texas State senatorsand representatives, electedcity, county and other state of-ficials, city leaders, commu-nity leaders, businessmen,celebrities, the Dallas Maver-icks and Dallas cowboys man-agement officials.

There were endorsementsand support from Mary Kaycosmetics, Genesis Women'sShelter in Dallas, pastors, dea-cons, and church membersfrom area churches.

Mayor rawlings said,"This is amazing that the menof Dallas are this excited aboutsomething that's not aboutsports," in the wake of disturb-ing crime statistics. he added,"you can call a guy who hits awoman a lot of things, but youcan't call him a man."

The goal was 10,000 menbut due to the weather only anestimated crowd of approxi-mately 5,000 men were in at-tendance. i saw a sea of men,male teenagers, and youngschoolboys.

Jody Dean, long time discjockey on KluV 98.7, wasthe Master of ceremonies. heasked for a show of hands andwaving of towels to see howmany men were from eachpart of the city of Dallas andfrom the surrounding cities inthe Dallas Metroplex area.

When i looked around tosee, all i could see were tow-els and men jumping up anddown shouting “Man up.” it

seems to me, even with therain and threat of a storm, ifthey didn’t have 10,000 men,the communities were stillwell represented.

Throughout you could seechurch members in their T-shirts, various christian clubsand organizations were alsoin their “Dallas Men againstViolence” T-shirts. Men had“Be a Man” buttons andeverybody wore purple rib-bons in support of the move-ment to stop domestic vio-lence. Many carried smallsigns and banners with themessage, “Man up” againstviolence. The focus on bothmental, as well as, physical

violence.Dallas iSD Board Presi-

dent lew Blackburn and car-rollton-Farmers Branch (c-FB iSD) Board Secretaryrichard Fleming (the firstBlack elected on the c-FBiSD board were there lendingtheir support for ending vio-lence and school bullying.

There were homelessmen, celebrities, church pas-tors, deacons, laymen, andother elected Dallas schooltrustees, radio and TV per-sonalities, business owners,christian Motorcycle clubriders, school age children,teachers, principals, and evenwomen in attendance.

although there womendid attend, this was all aboutmen standing up, “Man up”and speaking up; therefore,only men were speakers.They shared stories aboutabuses in their own familiesand their reactions to it, howthey over came it and whythey were eager to be a part ofthis rally.

Some noted speakerswere Texas Senator royceWest, State representative

rafael anchia, and the sixDallas city councilmen,leading the six pledges for themen, teenage boys, andyounger boys to stop themental and physical violenceagainst everybody.

Dallas chief of PoliceDavid Brown, emmitt Smith,roger Staubach, Dalehansen, and Steve Jonesfrom the Dallas cowboys toname a few other high profile

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Mr. Richard Fleming, C-FB ISD Board Secretary, SisterTarpley and Mr. Lew Blackburn, Dallas ISD Board President.

cause of their race, not tomention the election and re-election of our first Blackpresident - to conclude thatBlacks in america haveovercome.

however, a shiny veneerof progress cannot justifythe elimination of affirma-tive action in education andemployment; the roll-backof voting rights protectionsand relegation of this pre-cious franchise to increas-ingly partisan legislatures;or a cut back on social in-vestments that can help cur-rent and future generationsthrive in a fast-changingeconomy.

Taken alone, our achie-vements could be hailed asgood progress in the pursuitof full equality. But unfortu-nately, the african-ameri-can condition has only im-

proved primarily within ourown community. This me-ans that economic dispari-ties with whites persist andcast doubt on what wethought was meaningfulchange.

These disparities under-score the need to reinforceour fight for lasting eco-nomic empowerment andfor policies driving develop-ment in under-resourcedcommunities. For example,the national urban leaguelaunched our ongoing "Waron unemployment" in 2011,which included the releaseof our 12-Point Plan: Put-ting urban america backtoWork. We expanded theprogram in January of thisyear with a ground-breakingendeavor, Jobs rebuildamerica - a series of pub-lic/private investments to-

taling more than $70 millionover the next five years.

Beyond each of us ac-tively working toward solu-tions, our ongoing strugglecries out for the kind ofcoalition advocacy thatdrove many of the civilrights and economic victo-ries in the 1960s. Betweennovember 2012 and Janu-ary 2013, i helped to organ-ize a historic convening ofcivil rights, social justice,business and communityleaders to identify and pushfor public policy prioritiesto drive economic recoveryand rebirth for african-american and urban com-munities and all low-incomeand working-class ameri-cans. This policy agendawas embodied in an officialcommunique that includedspecific recommendations

with clearly defined objec-tives to move us forward asa community.

When i compare theserecommendations with thedemands made on that au-gust afternoon in 1963, i amstruck by how little haschanged.

in 1963, as today, themost pressing demands cen-tered on economic equality,educational opportunity andparity, and civil rights. Butinstead of fighting againstdiscrimination in hiring or a$2 minimum wage, we'refighting for job training andwage equity. instead of call-ing for school segregation toend, we're demanding anend to disparities in educa-tional investment. ratherthan calling for meaningfulcivil rights legislation, we'refighting to preserve those

very rights our ancestorsfought and died for and toretain the practical applica-tion of civil rights andequality through affirmativemeasures to achieve diver-sity in jobs and education.

our experience since theGreat March says that wemust be vigilant in protect-ing our hard-won rights. Toparaphrase William ernesthenley's poem "invictus,"we must become masters ofour own fate to fully realizethe economic prosperity wedemanded on that day in1963.

if we are to honor Whit-ney M. young, one of theunsung visionaries of theGreat March and the urbanleague's leader from 1961-1971, we must not only beprepared to seize opportu-nity when it comes, we must

be committed to creatingopportunity when it doesnot.

Marc Morial is Presi-dent/Ceo of the NationalUrban League. this article- the twelth of a 20-part se-ries - is written in commem-oration of the 50th Anniver-sary of the Lawyers' Com-mittee for Civil RightsUnder Law. the Lawyers'Committee is a nonpartisan,nonprofit organization,formed in 1963 at the re-quest of President John F.Kennedy to enlist the pri-vate bar's leadership andresources in combatingracial discrimination andthe resulting inequality ofopportunity - work that con-tinues to be vital today. Formore information, pleasevisit www.lawyerscommit-tee.org.

a free Job SearchWorkshop by career Tran-sition Ministries Team isscheduled for 8:30 a.m. – 4p.m. Saturday, april 27 atThe heights Baptistchurch, 201 W. renner rd.at uS-75 in richardson.

Free lunch and materi-als are provided. The all-day workshop will teach

proven job search skills, in-cluding:

* finding your job focus* resume critique and

development* effective networking

skills* creating a 30-second

elevator presentation* interviewing tech-

niques

* developing a 2-min-ute verbal resume andmore.

Doors open at 7:45a.m. check-in begins at 8a.m. in the Mezzanine.Pre-registration is requireddue to limited seating.register online at http://www.theheights.org/job-seekers/

The heights Jobseek-ers Ministry serves thecommunity by assistingjobseekers with tools, re-sources, networking op-portunities and workshops.For more informationemail jobseekers@ the-heights.org or call Pam at972-238-7243.

Richardson church to host a free all-day workshop for the unemployed and under-employed

Design-build commer-cial modular constructionfirm ramtech BuildingSystems of Mansfield hascompleted the installationof three new modular build-ings for First Baptistchurch Frisco (FBc).

The 23,386 square footproject includes a 6,750square foot middle schoolstudent worship center witha 13-foot high vaulted ceil-ing, and 12 fellowship cla-ssrooms. The other two fa-cilities include an 8,060square foot 14 classroomadult education facility

with a fellowship area, andan 8,576 square foot build-ing with six classrooms and14 private offices with ad-jacent administrative sup-

port areas for the ministrystaff.

as the general contrac-tor for the modular con-struction project, ramtech

managed all of the sitepreparation. a hardiePan-elexterior with a stucco finishwas used to match the ma-sonry finish of the existingstructures, while the interi-ors include vinyl coveredgypsum wall coverings,commercial grade carpet,and lay-in tile ceilings.ramtech provided thecanopies and steps, ramps,and landings for each build-ing.

as part of the company'scontinuing focus on devel-oping modular chur-chbuilding projects for faith-

based organizations, ram-tech was chosen to providethe new facilities in order tomeet the demand for addi-tional space due to FirstBaptist Frisco’s rapidlygrowing congregation. Sta-rted in 1902 in what wasthen only a one-horse trainstop town, FBc Frisco is lo-cated in one of the fastestgrowing cities in Texas. Thechurch expects to add 1,100new members and to use thebuildings for a minimumperiod of four years whilepermanent expansion plansare developed at a new site.

according to SteveStege, executive Pastor ofFBc Frisco, “ramtech ex-ceeded our expectationswith these buildings and wewill definitely relocate themto any future site that we de-velop.”

all of the modularbuildings used for the FBcFrisco project were de-signed and manufactured atramtech’s Mansfield manu-facturing facility, part of a20 acre development lo-cated in the southern part ofthe Dallas-Fort WorthMetroplex.

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get the scoop on coops; anddiscover the facts abouthomegrown eggs, benefits ofbackyard chickens and whatlocal ordinances allow.

l2lG 2013 features lotsof children’s activities inspir-ing families to get outside

and enjoy nature - naturerocks! chet Garner, host ofthe emmy award-winningPBS show “The Daytripper,”provides ideas for day tripsthroughout Texas. Discoverthe wonder of nature inTexas! ranger rick wants to

meet little environmentalistsfrom north Texas, too. chil-dren plan their own commu-nity at the Build yourGreen city! area courtesyof the Dallas center for ar-chitecture and Michaels. en-tertainment at the l2lG

Main Stage includes radioDisney’s “rockin’ roadShow,” The Ti Jazz Band(Texas instruments), Thecritterman, Blackland Prairieraptor center’s Predatorsfrom the Sky, plus The Bub-ble lady performs a show

every hour in the l2lGGreen Space.

For more information,visit learn2livegreen.com orcontact Melinda haggerty at(972) 769-4391 or melinda@plano.gov.

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on May 11, Plano resi-dents will decide the fate ofmayoral candidates FredMoses and harry laro-siliere. The two candidatesare vying for the mayoralseat because Mayor PhilDyer is not seeking a sec-ond term. Their candidacyis historic for the city ofPlano because the victorwill become the firstafrican american mayorfor the city.

Plano has a populationof just a little over 250,000.information provided bythe Plano city Planning of-fice, showed minorities liv-ing in Plano make up ap-proximately 39.4 percent,african-americans are 6.9percent of that total, equal-ing an estimated 18,688people according to thedata from the 2007-2011american community Sur-vey.

long-time residents ha-ve seen the demographicsof their city changing, butlike most cities it has takenawhile for local govern-ment to reflect the change.in 2011, Mayor Dyer hon-ored former councilmanDavid Perry for his serviceto Plano (May 1990 - Janu-ary 1996) as well as hon-ored him for being the firstafrican-american electedto the city council. Perryalso ran for the mayoralseat in 1996 but was unsuc-cessful.

candidate Fred Mosesis the founder and ceo ofTelecom, a Plano-basedelectric supply companywith about 20 employees.his company has operatedfor 28 years and has gainedboth national and localrecognition.

Telecom has been therecipient of several awards,including the "Supplier ofthe year award" from theMinority Business Devel-opment center of the u.S.Department of commerce,"The M award" from Mi-

nority Business News, andthe "MBe Supplier of theyear award" from the Dal-las/Fort Worth MinorityBusiness Development co-uncil as well as the recipientof the "Gold Star Supplieraward" and the "Partnershipaward" from Texas utilities.Moses has also served onthe Board of advisors of theNorth Dallas Gazette.

"Plano is a great com-munity and where we haveraised our family,” Mosesshared. “running for may-or is another opportunity forme to be involved on a newlevel. hopefully, thosethings that i have done hasprepared me to be a greatrepresentative for the city."

Since 2008, Moses hasserved as chairman of thecollin county GoP. he co-founded, as well as served aschairman of Plano commu-nity Forum, a non-profit or-ganization that gives schol-arships to students withinthe Plano independentSchool District (PiSD).

Moses was key in help-ing the city implement theirannual Martin luther King,Jr. celebration.

other boards and com-mittees he has served and/orcurrently a member of in-clude: chairman of Planochamber of commerce ex-ecutive Board in 1994(seven years), Plano eco-nomic Development Board

(former President), Planocommunity home for Sen-iors (former President), andPlano Day care centerBoard since 1984 (Trea-surer).

opponent harry laro-siliere who was born in haitiand moved to the u.S. at theage of three, also feels hehas been preparing for a lifeof service his whole life.

"in my late 20's i discov-ered that helping people wasmy calling. i have since de-voted my professional life asa financial advisor and mypersonal life of service toachieve that goal."

larosiliere is a Finan-cial advisor for uBS Fi-nancial located in addison.he served two terms ascity council member for

Place 5 (2005-2011) andthroughout his tenure heheld the titles of DeputyMayor Pro Tem and MayorPro Tem.

larosiliere also accred-its his readiness to leadfrom serving on variousPlano boards and commit-tees and some of them in-clude: Planning and Zoningcommission (2008-2011),economic DevelopmentBoard (2005-2007), com-munity Finance committee(2006-2011), Tax abate-ment council committee(2006-2008), arts of collincounty commission (2005-2006 and 2010-2011), andcaSa of collin countyadvisory Board (2006-pre-sent; served as chairmanfrom 2000-2001).

"i am the candidate whohas a proven track record inmunicipal governance andshown a true commitmentto involvement in munici-pal governance and i'vebeen given responsibilityby two mayors to head upkey committees andboards," explains larosil-iere when asked what dis-tinguishes him from his op-ponent.

"harry is an exceptionalperson and will make awonderful mayor. he hassuch a talent for bringingpeople together and helpingcreate win-win situations,"according to Pat evans aformer Mayor of Plano.

The Plano city councilvoted 8-0 for resolutionno. 2013-2-19(r) on Feb.25 to support the cottonBelt rail line project. Theyvoted to continue the pur-suit of legislation to form aspecial district to facilitatedevelopment of the cottonBelt rail line. The projectis a planned 62-mile com-muter rail line set to pro-vide services from cities inthe northeast sector of Dal-las to southwest Fort Worthwith a major terminal atDFW airport.

"i anticipate positive ef-fects similar to that of theDarT station at 15th St. itwould create a transit-ori-ented neighborhood, anarea that would attractyounger families; and busi-nesses and restaurantswould open to support thepeople that move to thearea," commented larosi-liere in a written statementregarding his thoughts onthe economic benefits ofthe cotton Belt rail line.

recently, the councilalso adopted another reso-lution entitled the Down-town Plano Vision andStrategy update, which willserve as a guide to set forthpolicies and goals for futureresidential/ commercial de-velopments related to thecontinued revitalization ofdowntown Plano and the

Vision /Plans for Plano:

• inspire growth and development within the city• Keep taxes low by working to expand business and revenue base.

• Support our great school system by supporting the great work that the School Board leaders are doing.

• Work with our city council and citizens to develop a plan to address the needs of our aging city and maintain the quality of our city with the high standards we have come to enjoy.

• ensuring Plano remains safe and secure.

Endorsements:

• rick neudorff, Former county chair, Mayor Pro Tem• Keith Self, county Judge - collin county, TX• Shep Stahel, Plano city council 1999-2008• cheryl Williams, county commissioner• rep. Jodie laubenberg, District 89, TX house of representatives

Note: visit candidate's website at www.mosesformayor.com tosee a full list of endorsements

Vision /Plans for Plano:• Plano to be the premiere city to live, work, and play• is a city that encourages diversity in neighborhoods that have aged gracefully, being renovated and rejuvenated

• offers diverse educational, recreational and cultural opportunities for all our citizens to enjoy

• Maintaining a strong economic Development Strategy by continuing to fund the program using creativemeasures such as use of sales tax revenue to bolster the fund.

• Delivering quality services in an efficient manner through best practices and leveraging technology

Endorsements:• Plano Firefighters association• honorable Pat evans, 3-term Mayor of Plano• honorable Florence Shapiro, Former State Senator and Mayor of Plano

• Brian Mccall, Former State representative (r-Plano)• honorable Mabrie Jackson, ceo/President, north Texas commission, Former city councilmember

Note: visit candidate's website at www.harry4mayor.com tosee a full list of endorsements

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earvin Johnson iii, sonof sports legend MagicJohnson, was spotted hand-in-hand with another man,when he revealed that hewas gay.

This may have come asa surprise for some people,but not for eJ’s parents-cookie and Magic Johnson.They proudly stand behindtheir son and are happy forhim! They embrace his sex-uality and (Magic) Johnsonhas stated that, "cookie andi love eJ and support him inevery way."

if eJ’s decision is todate men, his parents haveno argument for him. Theynaturally accept their son’s

decision and believe in himto do whatever makes himhappy.

Magic and cookie have 3children together rangingfrom ages 18 to 21. Theyhave been married since1991, which is also the yearJohnson (Magic) came out tothe public and revealed hishiV status. Johnson contin-ues to support the lGBTcommunity.

eJ, who is 20 years-oldand the couple’s middlechild, is a student at newyork university. eJ and hisfather both appear to have aclose relationship with oneanother.

When interviewed thenight he was seen holdinghands with his allegedboyfriend, eJ stated he was

rooting, “hoping and pray-ing” for the los angelesDodgers- which is the teamhis father helped to purchaselast year.

What do think of eJ’s“coming out-of-the-closet” orhis parents’ reaction? com-ment on www.Facebook.com/northDallasGazette.

GarlanD - Boys andgirls ages 7 through 14 willhave a chance to show off theirbaseball or softball skills in acontest that could ultimatelylead to national recognition.The city of Garland’s Parksand recreation Department issponsoring a free Major leagueBaseball Pitch, hit and runcompetition. The event will beheld on april 13 from 10 a.m.to 1 p.m. at the holford Base-ball complex located at 2420north Shiloh road in Garland.

Presented by Scotts, theprogram gives youngsters anopportunity to compete in acompetition that recognizes in-dividual excellence in coreskills.

Boys and girls are dividedin to four age divisions: 7/8,9/10, 11/12, 13/14, and havethe opportunity to advancethrough four levels of compe-tition, including Team cham-pionships at rangers Ballparkand the national Finals at the2013 MlB all-Star Game.individual pitching, hittingand running champions,along with the all-aroundchamp in each age and gendergroup will advance to the nextround.

Participants must bring acopy of their birth certificateand have a parent or guardianfill out a registration/waiverbefore the start of the compe-tition.

Pitch, Hit and Runcompetition comes to Garland

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would have resulted in $6.34billion in economic activityand created 79,000 jobs.

in comparison, paydaylending activity added $5.56billion to the national econ-omy and created 65,000 jobs.

combining these figuresshows a net loss from paydaylending of $774 million ineconomic growth and over14,000 jobs -- in addition to$169 million lost throughchapter 13 bankruptcies.

The report states, “Thisnearly $1 billion loss in eco-nomic activity should serveas a strong signal that, in ad-dition to the well-docu-mented harm to the familiesdirectly receiving paydayloans, payday lending harmslocal community economies

and the overall economy.” “Payday lending drains

over $2.5 million from theeconomy each day”, contin-ued the report. “in addition,we estimate that more than38 people lose their jobs eachday due to the economicdrain of payday lending.”

Payday lending has beena centerpiece of the centerfor responsible lending’s re-search and policy efforts overthe past decade. crl alsosupported the new report’sdevelopment.

earlier crl research de-termined that each year 12million americans becomeentrapped in payday loans,taking out an average of nineloans per year. With morethan 22,000 locations, there

are more than two paydaystores for every Starbuckscoffee store.

crl has also docu-mented how storefront pay-day lenders tend to concen-trate locations in low-incomeand communities of color.The Southern states of ala-bama, louisiana, Missis-sippi, Tennessee, and Southcarolina had the highestnumber of payday stores per10,000 residents. outside ofthe Deep South, Missouri andnevada were the only stateswith comparable density ofpayday storefronts.

Similarly, the insightcenter found that five stateswere charged the greatestamount of payday loan inter-est were california, Texas,

Florida, Mississippi and illi-nois. in these locales, finan-cial payday losses rangedfrom $135 million in califor-nia to $55 million in illinois.

remarking on the insightcenter’s new findings, Keithcorbett, crl executive vice-president said, “Payday lend-ing is really financial assault

on communities of color. Bypreying on consumers withfew resources, this predatoryproduct takes what little theyhave and winds up leavingborrowers worse off than be-fore these loans.”

corbett’s comments areunderscored by the insightreport. “Far from creating op-

portunity, payday lendingcreates impoverished house-holds and endangers localeconomies.

Charlene Crowell is acommunications managerwith the Center for Responsi-ble Lending. She can bereached at:Charlene.crow-ell@responsiblelending.org

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ProSPer - The Town ofProsper is among the thou-sands of communities throu-ghout the nation that will paytribute to their dispatch opera-tors during national Telecom-municators Week april 14-20,according to communicationsSupervisor Sidney Snyder.

“Dispatchers, 9-1-1 oper-ators or telecommunicatorsare all names that refer tothose men and women whoprovide that calming voicewhen you dial 9-1-1. our jobis to act as that solid, unbreak-able bridge between peoplefacing emergencies and thepublic safety personnel whowill ultimately respond. We’rethat critical link in the chainthat makes it all work,” shesaid.

Prosper has operated itsown emergency call center at

Town hall for about threeyears, and currently has seventelecommunicators who aretrained and certified in quicklyand accurately dispatching ap-propriate emergency re-sources, providing critical in-structions to persons awaitinghelp, and serving as the calm-ing, comforting and compas-sionate telephone companionto the distressed.

“each of our telecommu-nicators is skilled in car-diopulmonary resuscitation,bleeding control techniques,and some of us have evenbeen known to talk surprisedfathers through childbirth,”said Snyder.

as part of the celebration,the Prosper Police Departmentis asking young residents toparticipate by submitting adrawing of “a Day in the life

of a Dispatcher.” The commu-nications personnel in threecategories will judge draw-ings: ages 2-5, 6-10 and 11-15.Prizes will be awarded for bestdrawings in each category.

“We’ll give each winner acommemorative t-shirt, andwe’ll hang all of the entries inour lobby area,” she said.

The dispatch office oper-ates 24-hours a day, 365 daysa year, and in addition to dis-patching police, fire and eMSpersonnel to emergencies, thetelecommunicators serve asthe first contact for peopleseeking help. “For that reason,we’re known as the first first-responders. Without the initialinteraction between us and

persons at the site of an emer-gency, our first-responderswould be at a dangerous dis-advantage,” she added.

an important part of thedispatcher’s job is maintainingthat vital link not only be-tween people seeking help andpublic safety personnel, butalso between the various agen-cies within the public servicesectors. That connection al-lows police and fire personnelto know what each is doing,and allows dispatchers to relayreal-time information whichcan assist in criminal appre-hension and in coordinatingsearch and rescue operations.

“We’re where it all starts,and sometimes, we get the sat-

isfaction of seeing a good end-ing to a difficult situation. ei-ther way, we try to accomplishour jobs with professionalism,decorum, stability and steadi-ness,” she said.

Drawings may be droppedoff between april 14 and 20 atTown hall, 121 W. Broadway

St. in the downtown area, atthe Dispatch office, 110 MainSt. or given to any police offi-cer, firefighter or eMS techni-cian. Please include the nameof the child, age and contactinformation on the backside ofthe drawing.

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as we worship and praise God.

April 10, 7 p.m.

come to our Wednesday’s Bible

Study to learn more about God’s

Word and help us to praise and

worship his holy name.

also bring your children to our

Wednesday night children Pro-

gram, three things are incorpo-

rated when they come, children

learn and they play and have

fun.

Dr. Timothy Wilbert, Sr.

Senior Pastor

4215 N. Greenview Drive

Irving, TX 75062

972-257-3766

www.biblewayirving.org

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CHRIST COMMUNITY

CHURCH

IN RICHARDSON

April 3, 8:45 or 11 a.m.

you’re invited to our Morning

Service as we honor and praise

God for his blessings to us.

April 6, 10 a.m.

“love languages” couples

Worshop; call the church for de-

tails.

April 10, 7:30 p.m.

come to Bible Study as we go

further in and deeper down into

God’s Word and we give him all

of the glory, honor and praise.

Dr. Terrence Autry,

Senior Pastor

George Bush Fwy

at Jupiter Road

On the Garland/

Richardson Border

972-991-0200

www.followpeace.org

_______________________

CHRISTIAN CHAPEL CME

TEMPLE OF FAITH

CHURCH

April 7

Join us in our Morning Worship

experience at 8 a.m. or 10:45

a.m. come and be blessed of

God.

April 8, 7 p.m.

Join us for God’s Daughter’s

Bible Study; as we study God’s

Word and worship his name.

Rev. Kwesi R. Kamau,

Senior Pastor

14120 Noel Road

Dallas, TX

972-239-1120

www.cctof.org

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DELIVERANCE

MINISTRIES

April 2013

For those in need visit helen’s

house Tuesdays and Fridays

(exceptions are bad weather and

holidays) to receive, to give, to

comfort and to fellowship.

Pastor Minnie

Hawthorne-Ewing

635 W. Campbell Road

Suite 210

Richardson, TX 75080

972-480-0200

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FELLOWSHIP

CHRISTIAN

CENTER CHURCH IN

ALLEN “The Ship”

Monday – Friday

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

TheShip3c’s Prayer lines for

those that are in need are 972-

649-0566 and 972-649-0567 or

they may be submitted via email

to: prayerline@theship3c.org

April 7, 8 a.m.

And 9:30 a.m.

Join us for Worship Services as

we praise God for the victories

in our lives. come and grow

with us. you’re also invited to a

new series of teaching, “Guar-

anteed Victory”. God will

“equip, elevate, and empower”

you; call the church for details.

April 10, 7 p.m.

Join us for our church Wide

Fasting each Wednesday (100%

juice & water only); the fast be-

gins at 12:01 am with our 1st

prayer at 3:30 am; 2nd prayer at

12 noon, and the closing prayer

at 6 pm. Then join us for

Wednesday night live in the

Joycie Turner Fellowship hall

on Belmont Drive, with old

school prayer and testimony.

also, come to our corporate

Prayer and our Kidz Zone (an

environment to equip children

to grow and to show God’s

love.)

Dr. W. L. Stafford, Sr., Ed.D.

Senior Pastor

1550 Edelweiss Drive

In Allen for Sunday

Morning Worship.

Admin. Building Address

Is 200 W. Belmont Drive

Allen, TX 75013

972-359-9956

www.theship3c.org

______________________

SAINT MARK MBC

IN MCKINNEY

April 7, 9:30 a.m.

Join us in our Morning Worship

Service and stay to enjoy our

education Ministries at 10:45

a.m.

Dr. Charles Wattley

Senior Pastor

1308 Wilcox Street

McKinney TX 75069

972-542-6178

www.saintmarkbc.org

______________________

SHILOH MBC

IN PLANO

April 7

8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Join us in our easter Sunday

Morning Worship Service as we

praise and honor God. our

theme this year is "SMBc: a

church Focused on excellence

while Teaching the Word,

Preaching the Gospel, reaching

the World." also, after both

services ministers and deacons

are available to meet with you

for prayer or questions.

April 10, 7 p.m.

you’re invited to our Midweek

Service as we worship and

praise God.

Dr. Isaiah Joshua, Jr.

Senior Pastor

920 E. 14th Street

Plano, TX 75074

972-423-6695

www.smbcplano.org

_______________________

THE INSPIRING BODY

OF CHRIST CHURCH

April 7, 7:30 a.m.

Join us Sunday as we worship,

honor and magnify God’s holy

name.

April 8, 7 p.m.

come to Monday School as we

study the Word of God. We will

worship him and praise his

holy name.

Pastor Rickie Rush

7701 S. Westmoreland Road

Dallas, TX 75237

972-372-4262

www.ibocjoy.org

_______________________

WORD OF LIFE

CHURCH OF

GOD IN CHRIST

Early Prayer, 5 a.m.

Join us in prayer early in the

morning at 5 a.m. on Monday –

Thursday at 1-661-673-8600,

code # 142219 and please put

your phone on mute. God will

meet you and prayer does

change people, things and situa-

tions.

April 7, 9:30 a.m.

Join us for Sunday School with

elder/Superintendent Greg

Mason; Sis. Vicki Mason, adult

class teacher and evangelist

elizabeth Mcafee, children

class teacher and Director of our

children’s choir. Then stay for

Morning Service at 11 a.m. as

we worship, honor and praise

God for his goodness.

April 9, 7:30 p.m.

you’re invited to our School of

The Prophets as Pastor Voss;

who is also a prophet, bring the

Word of God; and we worship

and praise his holy name.

Dr. Gregory E. Voss,

Senior Pastor

2765 Trinity Mills Road

Building 300

Carrollton, TX 75006

214-514-9147

www.wordoflife09@live.com

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DarT rail corridor. larosiliere thinks con-

necting downtown withcollin creek Mall wouldonly help further the goal ofeconomic development forthe area. he also believes acomplete renovation andre-development of collincreek Mall through the col-laboration of private/publicfunding would generate aneconomic boom to the area.

Moses advised hewould be looking to partnerwith private developers todevelop concepts of busi-nesses that would drawpeople to the downtownPlano area.

Moses asserts, "i willcontinually work with theother city council membersto maintain Plano as one ofthe best places in americato live."

For more informationabout candidate harry la-

rosiliere visit: harry4-mayor. com and for candi-

date Fred Moses visit:mosesformay-or.com.

PLANO, continued from Page 9

“and i will give thee thetreasures of darkness and hid-den riches of secret places,that thou mayest know that i,the lord, which call thee bythy name, am the God of is-rael.” Isaiah 45:3.

if you are going througha trial that seems to be lasting,to you at least, a long time,now is the time to tie a knotto the end of your rope andcontinue to trust God.

you may find yourselfout of your comfort zone be-cause you are in a difficultplace in your life. however,study the scriptures and allowGod to lead you to certainpassages that will help to in-crease your faith and help youto hang on until your situationchange for the better.

What you may perceiveas dark periods in your lifeare designed to be treasuresfrom God. They are richesstored in secret places. you,perhaps, cannot see the treas-ures in your darkness becauseof the pain and fear that youare feeling. But, God has a

purpose for your trials. Dur-ing these trying times you arecompletely at God’s mercyfor breakthroughs in yourlife.

you will never know howpersonal God is, or that hecan be trusted to meet thedeepest needs in your life.you will never experienceGod’s faithfulness withoutyour trials. God want you toknow that you are “called byyour name;” that every hairon your head is numbered.God is aware of every activitythat you are involved in. hislove for you knows nobounds and he will use everyopportunity to show this toyou.

an old adage says,“God’s answer to your prayeris seldom early, but it is neverlate!” if you trust him, Godwill give you the grace youneed and at the right time.

if you keep a right atti-tude and not allow bitternessor resentment to take hold,then at the right time, in dueseason (if you faint not); Godwill answer your prayers.

habakkuk 2 tells us thatGod has an appointed time toanswer your prayers so thatyou receive just what youneed at just the right time tolive victoriously and happily.

Believe that God is at work inyour life bringing about whathe knows is best for you.

ask God for patience asyou faithfully wait for yoursituation to improve. “Forthe vision is yet for an ap-pointed time, but at the end itshall speak, and not lie:though it tarry, wait for it; be-cause it will surely come, itwill not tarry.” Habakkuk

2:3.

remember, Satan will at-tack your mind and will tellyou that no one cares aboutyou or your problem and hewill try to convince you thatyou are alone with this prob-lem. instead of giving in tothose evil thoughts don’t for-get to open your Bible andturn to scriptures in the Wordof God that guarantees youthat your needs will be met.

Tell God that with thehelp of the holy Spirit, youwon’t take back your prob-lem. This is not an easy thingto do; but every time theproblem comes to your mind,quote a scripture and praiseGod.

a pastor once told hiscongregation, you can’t stoptemptations and evil thoughtsfrom coming to your mind,but you don’t have to let thembuild a nest there.

learn to find yourtreasures in God’s darknessfor you. The next timeyou’re facing a problem,give it to God. he has vol-unteered for the job andyou can trust him to do itwell. after all, he reallydoes care for you.

To God you’re uniqueand one of a kind. your lifecan be what you want it to be.Take the days just one at atime. learn to count yourblessings, not your troubles.With God, you’ll make itthrough whatever comesalong. understand that your

treasures are “stored in secretplaces,” have courage and bestrong.

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chief Brown said theissue has emerged as his de-partment's "highest priority."

"each year we have over13,000 domestic abusecases, we have 4,000 war-rants that currently need tobe served and we have about400 people we're looking forto bring to justice." chiefBrown also said, "one mes-sage we have to abusers: youcan run, but you can't hide."

There were many tearyeyes when Dale hansen de-livered an emotional andhaunting story from hisyouth. When he was sevenyears old, hansen said hesaw his mother's nose bro-

ken by a punch from his fa-ther.

"My dad was the stro-ngest man," hansen said."never has such a big manlooked so small in the eyes ofa little boy."

roger Staubach said, "it'samazing that we even have tohave this rally," and he added,relating a story about a friendwho bore witness to domesticviolence in his home.

Dallas cowboys receiverDez Bryant made a surpriseappearance, introduced bySteve Jones, he made a briefcomment; Bryant apologizedfor his role in a domestic al-tercation with his mother. hewas arrested for allegedly hit-ting his mother, however the

charges were eventuallydropped by the Dallas Districtattorney’s office. The agree-ment he reached last novem-ber requires him to attendcounseling sessions and stayout of trouble for a year.

Bryant said, "i made amistake and i just want every-one to know it's not good tohit women."

Mayor rawlings said hisnext priority is raising moneyfor shelters and working withfaith-based groups on coun-seling. he is also workingwith legislators on a "threestrikes" law for serial abusers.

With the rain and stormthreat, in my opinion, thiswas a successful event and ilook forward to the second

Men against Violence rallyin the Dallas Metroplex area.

The highlight of the rallywas the closing remarks fromthe renowned and electrifyingDr. Frederick D. haynes, iii,and the Senior Pastor of theFriendship-West Baptist chu-rch in Dallas.

For the past 30 years,Pastor haynes has led with acommitment to christ, pas-sion for people and yearningfor community transforma-tion. To that end, he hasgrown Friendship-West tonearly 12,000 members dur-ing his tenure as Pastor. Pos-sessing a commitment to edu-cation he has a Bachelors De-gree from Bishop college, aMaster of Divinity degree

from Southwestern BaptistTheological Seminary and aDoctor of Ministry from theGraduate Theological Foun-dation.

Dr. haynes is an author,radio show host and foremosta Pastor. in all he does, he ex-udes the mantra of the late

reverend Dr. Martin lutherKing, Jr. – believing in the ur-gency of now, marrying the-ology with a call to impactour sociological issues.

Pictures from the rallycan be viewed at www.north-dallasgazette.com and NDG’sother social media channels.

By Terri

SchlichenMeyer

you’ve been practicingyour autograph.

you write it with yourright hand, then you try itwith your left. you do itcarefully, slowly, then youscribble it and that looksbetter. Someday, you’llprobably have to sign auto-graphs quick so there’s nosense in making things tooneat.

That’s because you’repretty sure you’re going to

be famous one day. in thenew book “reality check”by Kelli london, fame fi-nally happens to a nycteen. Too bad her dreamturns out to be a nightmare.

To charly St. James,there was no doubt thatshe’d be a star someday.She’d do anything to makeit happen, even if it meantsneaking into a sitcom film-ing, pretending like she be-longed there. and it worked:when she was caught on-setby a man who promisedfame, he loved her persist-ence so much that he casther in a new reality show.

This new life in newyork was going to be a lotdifferent than it was inchicago, and charly knew

she had a lot to learn. Theshow was about rewardingpeople who really deservedit, which spoke to charly’sheart. The fact that she’d beworking with annison – the

beautiful star charly hadbeen watching on TV sinceforever – was just icing onthe very yummy cake.

The men on the showwere tasty, too: Sully, withhis scruffy good looks,charmed charly because hewas a lot like her. liam,with his smooth British ac-cent, made her knees weak.yes, the men on the showwere hot, but charly had aboy already: Mason was thelove of her life but they justdidn’t get to see one anotherenough.

So there it was: charlygot her dream job where shewas allowed to bring herpuppy, Marlow, with her towork. life was good – untilit started getting weird.

Sully said that annisoncouldn’t be trusted, which issomething charly learnedquick. liam accidentallykissed charly, which may nothave been accidental andwhich made Mason jealous. ina matter of weeks, charly wentfrom co-host to host to assis-tant to off the show, and shehad no idea why.

Forget the mic check. Wasit time for a reality check?

Just like the first book inthe “charly’s epic Fiascos” se-ries, i didn’t like this novelmuch at first. reality checkisn’t very based in reality – imean, seriously, what teenforces her way into instant TVstardom?

That almost never hap-pens… but what does hap-

pen is that a book kind ofgets under your skin andmakes you smile, whichwhat author Kelli londondid here. i grew to reallyenjoy this story, partly be-cause charly’s a gutsy girland partly because she does-n’t become a stereotypicaldiva. That’s a very good sur-prise, which turns this into arather good book.

if you dream of fameand fortune, be careful whatyou ask for. and if you wanta decently fun novel, realitycheck is a book to writedown.

“Reality Check: Char-ly’s epic Fiascos” by KelliLondon ( 2013, Dafina teen,$9.95, 288 pages)

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Church Directory www.NorthDallasGazette.com

Bible Way Community Baptist Church

Dr. Timothy J. Wilbert, Sr.Senior Pastor

Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sunday Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wed Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Daily Radio broadcast: KGGR 1040 & 102.5 FM10:00 A.M. - 10:25 A.M.www.biblewayirving.org

4215 N. Greenview Dr. • Irving, TX 75062972-257-3766

The place where Jesus Christ is Lordand the Word of God Transforms lives

9:35 A.M.11:00 A.M.7:00 P.M.

Avenue F Church of Christ1026 Avenue F • Plano, TX 75074

972-423-8833www.avefchurchofchrist.org

Ramon Hodridge, Minister

Early Sunday Morning ...................8:00 amSunday Bible Class .........................9:45 amSunday Morning Worship............10:45 amEvening Worship ...........................3:00 pmWednesday Bible Class ..................7:00 pm

Radio Program @ 7:30 am onKHVN 970 AM Sunday Mornings

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church

Isiah Joshua, Jr.Pastor

Worship Times: 8 and 11 a.m.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Mid-week: Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.Youth Church: Every 3rd, 4th,and 5th Sunday at 10:45 a.m.

AWANA: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.Contact Information: 972-423-6695

www.smbcplano.org

2013 Theme:SMBC: A church Focused on

Excellence while Teachingthe Word, Preaching the

Gospel, Reaching the World

Serving the Plano Community for 128 Years

Founded 1884

920 E 14th Street Plano, TX

NDG Book Review: “Reality Check: Charly’s Epic Fiascos” by Kelli LondonNDG Bookshelf

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