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PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTSNOTHING CAN STOP YOU FROMACHIEVING YOUR GOD-GIVEN DREAM

“No weapon formed against you shall prosper.” —ISAIAH 54:17 - “It doesn’t matter what you’re tryingto do in life; you’re going to have obstacles, tests, tri-als and people to come against you and what you’ve

been called to do. Your challenge is going to be to stay en-couraged and not allow anything to discourage or deter youfrom your God-given and inspired goal. And remember thatnothing that tries to come against you can stop God’s will andplan for your life from coming to pass.”-- AUBREY

YOU WILL ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM IF YOU JUST DON’T QUIT

“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughtsshall be established.” — PROVERBS: 16:3 -“Many times in life people start things under theirown power and then ask God to bless what they’re

trying to do — but not you. That drive you feel deep downon the inside; that still small voice you hear telling you tokeep going and not to quit, is the spirit of the LORD urgingand prodding you to move forward. The enemy would likenothing more than for you to quit moving toward the prom-ise that’s been planted in your spirit; but that’s not whatyou’re going to do. Rededicate what you’re doing to Godand keep it moving. Your thoughts are going to be realizedand established if you don’t quit. Your hopes, dreams andprayers will come to pass.” -- AUBREY

YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING YOU’RECALLED AND CHOSEN TO DO

“When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketheven his enemies to be at peace with him.” —PROVERBS: 16:7 - “Even our worst critics can beused by our Father to propel us forward. Even the

hardest of hearts can be commanded to show us favor andgrace. So just keep striving to please God. Keep striving toplease God. You must keep striving to please God and letHim handle those who may be trying to keep His plan foryour life from coming to pass. He can handle our enemies,critics and adversaries better than we ever can.” -- AUBREY

IT’S BEEN WORKED OUT ALREADY

“The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole dis-posing thereof is of the LORD.” — PROVERBS16:33 - “You and I are fighting in a battle that’sbeen rigged in our favor. From the time we en-

tered this world God has been orchestrating and order-ing our steps. Sure, we don’t always listen. Sure, wearen’t always obedient. Yes, we even fall short some-times too. But never forget that God has already prede-termined the outcome of every battle you and I are goingto face in our lifetimes. And don’t ever forget that yourFather has given you the winning hand.” -- AUBREY

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WE MUST USE WISDOM WITH OUR WORDS

“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievouswords stir up anger.” — PROVERBS 15:1 - “Thereare some people we just have to deal with in life

— there’s just no way around that. People are brought intoour lives for specific reasons during specific seasons. Itcould be someone close to you who’s getting on your lastnerve; a bill collector; a boss who’s not treating you fairly;or someone you love dearly — I don’t know. But just re-member that we can’t change or control the actions of oth-ers and how they respond to us; but we can change howwe choose to respond to them. Sometimes our approachhas to be altered a bit to keep peace flowing; and to getwhat we want out of a given situation. The right word spo-ken in the right tone can be a deal maker; just like thewrong word can be a deal breaker.” -- AUBREY

BE CAREFUL WHO YOU ALLOW TOCOME ALONG FOR THE RIDE

“Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor isseparated from his neighbour.” — PROVERBS:19:4 - “Not everybody in our lives are meant to

come along for the full ride. As you grow in popularityand wealth, just be really careful who you allow toenter into your inner-circle. Be wise and use Godly dis-cernment in your personal and professional dealings.And by all means, don’t allow just anyone to hitch theirboxcar to your train.” -- AUBREY

NOBODY CAN DO YOU BETTER THAN YOU!

“A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringethhim before great men.” — PROVERBS 18:16 -“Right now the stage is being set for you. There

are no over-night successes. Luck has nothing to do withit! People spend lifetimes being prepared and sacrificingbefore we’re ever even aware that they exist. God hascreated you in a unique mold that he threw away onceyou were created. You are uniquely formed, prepared andanointed with gifting and talents that nobody else onearth has been given. Nobody can beat you at being you;just remember that today.” -- AUBREY

TALKING ALONE WON’T BRING OUR DREAMS TO PASS!

“In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lipstendeth only to penury.” — PROVERBS 14:23 -“The American College Dictionary defines penury

as: 1. Extreme Poverty; Destitution. 2. Dearth or insuffi-ciency. Sure, we must speak and talk about what we’regoing to do in life; that’s an important part of the process.But at some point actions must follow our words; or we’regoing to find ourselves in a state of extreme poverty anddestitution. We must speak it; but we must also be an ac-tive participant in the process of bringing what we’respeaking into existence to pass.” -- AUBREY

GOD’S THOUGHTS ARE HIGHER THAN OUR THOUGHTS

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neitherare your ways my ways, saith the LORD.” — ISA-IAH: 55:8 - “Don’t sweat the small stuff. Even if

you can’t see the way, you must keep going. God alreadyknows what He’s going to do about what concerns youtoday. So don’t sweat the stuff that you have no controlover anyway.” -- AUBREY

WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS WITH OUR WORDS!

“If ye have faith as a grain of a mustardseed...nothing shall be impossible unto you!” —MATTHEW 17:20 - “Always believe! Keep believ-

ing! Never stop believing! How long? Keep on believingfor as long as it takes for you to lay hold of that which hasbeen promised to you. The enemy can smell unbelief froma mile away. And unbelief opens the door for fear to creepinto our lives. Jesus said, “Because of your unbelief: forverily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustardseed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to

yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall beimpossible unto you.” I found that in the 17th Chapter and20th verse of the book of Matthew.” -- AUBREY

GOD KNOWS THE WAY!

“I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee howto profit, which leadeth the by the way that thoushouldest go.” — ISAIAH 48:17 - “God knows ex-

actly what we need and how He’s going to get it to us;and how to lead us to it too. Keep trusting, praying believ-ing, and praising God for getting you the provisionneeded to accomplish the vision you’ve been given. For,whenever God has given us a vision, He’s obligated toprovide us with provision we need to accomplish the vi-sion we’ve been given.” -- AUBREY

PRAISE GOD IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR VICTORY!

“Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him ac-cording to his excellent greatness” — PSALMS150:2 - “You are already a winner! You’ve already

won! If the enemy was going to be able to stop you, hewould have done it already. The fact that you’re readingthis thought today is proof positive that God isn’t throughwith you yet. Keep praising him for the good He’s done,doing and about to do in your life.” -- AUBREY

OUR FATHER IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!

“Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.Praise ye the LORD.” — ISAIAH 150:6 - “Thefunny thing about God is that He sometimes will

choose the unlikeliest of individuals to accomplish ex-traordinary things in the world. He can use anyone hechooses; so why not you? You’re chosen, anointed, ap-pointed and well-able to accomplish every God-given andinspired goal that’s been planted in your spirit. PraiseGod for his goodness, faithfulness and perfect love today.And keep it moving!” -- AUBREY

YOUR DREAM WILL COME TO PASS!

“Commit thy way unto the LORD, trust also in him;and he shall bring it to pass.” —PSALMS 37:5 -“We can’t do it on our own. God can do more in

one day than you or I could do in a lifetime of trying onour own. Our biggest challenge is to make sure that ourdreams and desires are in line with His will for our lives.Once we do that, we must remain in Him and stay on thepath that has been chosen for us. God is carefully watch-ing over His plan for our lives and is surely going tocause it to be realized.” -- AUBREY

DON’T FORGET WHO HELPED YOU!

“ ...Remember the LORD thy God: for it is He thatgiveth thee power to get wealth.” — DEUTERON-OMY 8:18 - “God has a predetermined path for

you and I to travel to get to the promise that He’s alreadyprepared for us. It really doesn’t matter if we’re talkingabout our personal, professional or political lives; God isour helper in every area of our lives. So we can’t leaveour Father out of any part of the decision makingprocess. I’ve made this mistake many times in my life;and it’s a costly mistake to make. So never forget who’sworking on your behalf.” -- AUBREY

GOD GIVES US WEALTH FOR A PURPOSE

“...That he may establish His covenant which Hesware unto thy Fathers...this day.” —DEUTERONOMY 8:18 - “There’s a purpose and

reason for everything that our Father allows to happen inour lives. And He’s going to allow wealth to come into ourlives so His will can be accomplished in our lives and theworld around us. But it’s not going to be so we can harborand amass an abundance of wealth. God wants us to bea distribution center and a gateway to cause people tosee His goodness in our world; that they may praise Himfor His goodness in the land.” -- AUBREY

THOUGHTS FROM THE PUBLISHER AND OTHERS

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THOUGHTSRenesia MartinLives in Omaha, Nebraska

“Aubrey, it is your time. It is yourseason. I sense God is gettingready to blow you up. Expect theunexpected. God has great thingsin store for you. Sometimes you may havewondered why the struggle was so intense butin this season you will understand. You willknow it has always been about where youwere going. It was never personal. It was al-ways about your destiny. Stay focused. Youwill possess what you have been dreamingand imaging. Do not settle for anything lessthan God's best for you. It is not just going tohappen. It is happening right now! -- RENESIA---------------------------------------------------------------Cindy Mcconnell ThompsonLives in Charlotte, North Carolina

“Thank You Aubrey!!! You havebrought in a lot of good words,I’m sure Im not the only onewho looks forward to this... Youare there for us everyday.Thanks again” -- CINDY---------------------------------------------------------------Debra BatesLives in Houston, Texas

“Wow you continue to bless me with your wordsof inspiration. I thank God for you because moretimes than know, your words have been meantfor me. May God continue to bless you to be ablessing to me.” --DEBRA-------------------------------------------------------------Vanessa R. Frazier Lives in Aurora, Colorado

“No, you’re not alone. More rea-son why I think we have to keepourselves open to what God istrying to tell us so everyday we getup w/intent and a driven focus to do His work.Thank you as well for sharing your life with all ofus as well via FB. You have been an encourage-ment and inspiration to us all. Happy (early)birth-day to you! I pray that your day is blessed andfilled with love and fun.” -- VANESSA---------------------------------------------------------------Shangela StephensonLives in Houston, Texas

“Really appreciate your posts and may God blessyou with more than enough, overflow and abun-dance! May all the blessings you have prayed forus be given to you an hundred fold!” -- SHANGELA---------------------------------------------------------------Pam Fore From Mobile, Alabama

“No words of God's goodness arewaisted!! All good comes fromGod. The enemy tries to duplicateit but fails- he does not have thematerials to work with. May great joybe upon you this day in Jesus's name!!” -- PAM---------------------------------------------------------Tasha Browning Lives in Dallas, Texas

“The fact that you are using your Gift to HelpDirect our paths is OBEDIENCE from ourHeavenly Father!” -- TASHA

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Democratic U.S. Rep.ALGREEN (I) is running for re-election unopposed in the 2012

Democratic primary.However, on Tues-day, November 6,2012 in the Presi-dential ElectionGreen will be facingoff against Republi-

can STEVE MUELLER who isrunning unopposed in the 2012Republican primary in Texas.

The New York City-basedRobin Hood Foundation has an-nounced the appointment ofDEBORAH WINSHEL to thenewly-created post of president,effective immediately, and ofPATTY SMITH as managing di-rector for marketing and com-munications. Winshel will retainthe position of chief operatingofficer that she has served sincejoining the foundation in Febru-ary 2011. Previously, Winshelwas responsible for the financialstewardship, strategic planning,and overall operating activitiesof the Metropolitan Museum ofArt, and earlier was an investmentbanking managing director at JP-Morgan. Smith was most recentlydirector of global corporate com-munications for Amazon.com;during her tenure there, she de-veloped and implemented thecompany’s communication strat-egy for global philanthropic andgreen initiatives.

Seattle-based Artist Trusthas announced the appointmentof MARGIT RANKIN as execu-

tive director, effec-tive immediately.Rankin, former ex-ecutive director ofSeattle Arts & Lec-tures, previouslyserved as associate

director of the University ofWashington’s Simpson Centerfor the Humanities.

The Miami-based John S.and James L. Knight Founda-tion has announced the appoint-ment of digital media innovatorTIM REGAN-PORTER as thefirst director of the Center forCollaborative Journalism, aKnight-funded project by MercerUniversity’s media studies de-

partment, The [Macon, GA]Telegraph, and Georgia PublicBroadcasting to use digital-agestorytelling skills to inform andengage Central Georgia. Regan-Porter, president and CEO ofPaste Media Group and co-founder of Pastemagazine, earlier

worked as lead archi-tect for IBM’s e-Busi-ness Group anddirector of develop-ment for Enterpulse,whose clients in-cluded AT&T, the City

of Chicago, Coca-Cola, CNN, T-Mobile, and Sprint.

The New York City-basedCatholic Medical Mission Boardhas announced the appointmentof BRUCE WILKINSON aspresident and CEO, effectiveJune 1. Wilkinson is currentlySouth Africa regional vice presi-dent at World Vision Interna-

tional, where he has workedwith increasing responsibilitiessince 1988. He served previ-ously as chief of party forRAPIDS, a USAID initiative, andwas a Peace Corps volunteer inGhana. He succeeds John F.Galbraith, who announced hisretirement in August 2011.

In other news, the Wichita-based Kansas Health Founda-tion has announced theappointment of MOLLIE H.CARTER to its board. Carter,president and CEO of Salina-based Sunflower Bank, alsoserves as vice president of StarA, Inc., a farming and ranchingoperation. Earlier, she was asenior investment officer at JohnHancock Financial. She cur-rently serves on the boards ofArcher Daniels Midland, WestarEnergy, and the Greater SalinaCommunity Foundation.

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President of the U.S.REPUBLICAN PRIMARYMitt Romney Ron Paul Newt Gingrich Rick Santorum Charles ‘Buddy’ Roemer

President of the U.S. DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYBarack Obama (i)Darcy G. Richardson Bob Ely

United States SenatorREPUBLICAN PRIMARYTom LeppertTed CruzCharles HolcombDavid DewhurstCurt CleaverBen GambiniLela Pittenger“Doc Joe’ AgrisCraig James

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ONE OF THE HOTTEST RACES OF 2012 IN TEXAS:U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (i) is not running for re-election to the United States Senate. Lt. Governor David Dewhurst seen here with his family isfacing off against fellow Republicans Tom Leppert, Ted Cruz, Charles Holcomb, Curt Cleaver, Ben Gambini, Lela Pittenger, "Doc Joe' Agris, and Craig James for the seat being vacated by Senator Huchison.

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The AARP Foundationin Washington, D.C., hasannounced the appointmentof MAXINE B. BAKER assenior vice president for im-

pact programs.Baker, formerlypresident andCEO of the Fred-die Mac Founda-tion, currentlyserves as vice

chair and secretary of theNational Visionary Leader-ship Project and as vicechair of the African Ameri-can Nonprofit Network.

The Atlanta-based UPSFoundation has announcedthe appointment of ED-UARDO MARTINEZ aspresident. Martinez, a native

of Havana, Cuba,emigrated withhis family to theUnited States in1960 and workedhis way up in theUPS company

from package handler tocorporate counsel. Currentlyprogram director for thefoundation, he also serveson advisory boards for theWorld Economic Forum, theNational Council of La Raza,the Points of Light Institutes,the World Association of GirlGuides and Girl Scouts, andthe International Associationfor Volunteer Effort. He suc-ceeds Ken Sternad, who isretiring after a thirty-five-year career with UPS thatsaw him direct the com-pany’s global PR function aswell as the foundation.

The Minnesota Council onFoundations has announced anumber of board appoint-ments, including KEVINWALKER, president and CEO

of the NorthwestArea Foundation,as chair; CAR-OLYN ROBY, vicepresident of theWells Fargo Foun-dation Minnesota,as vice chair;

KARI SUZUKI, director of op-erations at the Otto BremerFoundation, as secretary; andNANCY NELSON, vice presi-dent and chief actuary at BlueCross & Blue Shield of Min-nesota, as treasurer. New di-

rectors elected to three-yearboard terms are BRADKRUSE, program director atthe Hugh J. Andersen Foun-dation; GARY NAN TIE, atrustee of the Jerome Foun-dation; and TIM THORPE, atrustee of the James R.Thorpe Foundation.

Democratic U.S. Rep.SHEILA JACKSON LEE (i) is

running for re-elec-tion unopposed inthe 2012 Demo-cratic primary. How-ever she will faceRepublican SEANSEIBERT in the

Tuesday, November 6, 2012Presidential Election. Seibert isalso running unopposed in hisparty’s primary.

In other news, PND notesthe passing of philanthropic pi-oneer EUGENE CHARLESSTRUCKHOFF, 91. Struck-hoff, former president of theCouncil on Foundations, was a“Johnny Appleseed” of thecommunity foundation worldand played a leading role inthe creation of a hundred andforty community foundationsacross the United States, aswell as foundations in England,Australia, and Japan. Struck-hoff entered the philanthropysector as executive director ofthe Spaulding-Potter Charita-ble Trust and played a leadingrole in the creation of the NewHampshire Charitable Founda-tion. In 1958, he joined IrvingA. Fradkin in organizing anddeveloping the charitablemodel for “Dollars for Schol-ars,” which became part ofScholarship America. He sub-sequently served as executivedirector of the Baltimore Com-munity Foundation and of theYork County (Pennsylvania)Community Foundation. Or-phaned by the time he wastwenty, Struckhoff was a self-made man who left a legacy ofexcellence, passion for educa-tion, commitment to justice,loyalty to friends and family,and good humor.

The William and FloraHewlett Foundation in MenloPark, California, has an-nounced that MARC CHUN,an expert in assessing stu-dent achievement, will be-

come an officer in its educa-tion program in the earlyspring. For the past ten yearsChun has worked as directorof education at the Council forAid to Education. Previously,he taught at Stanford Univer-sity, Columbia University,Vanderbilt University, TheNew School, and ManhattanCollege, and he has pub-lished extensively on topicsrelated to education. Earlier inhis career, he worked as a re-search associate at the RANDCorporation and as a statisti-cal consultant at Apple Com-puter.

The Iowa West Founda-tion in Council Bluffs hasannounced the appointmentof PETER TULIPANA aspresident and CEO. Tuli-pana, currently U.S. regionCEO for the Columban Fa-thers, earlier served aspresident and CEO of

Heartland FamilyService and hasdone consultingwork in the areaof nonprofit man-agement. Earlier,he was a profes-

sor of nonprofit administra-tion at the University ofNebraska at Omaha. Tuli-pana succeeds Todd Gra-ham, who is leaving thefoundation’s top post aftereight years to head theRobins Foundation in Rich-mond, Virginia.

The Chicago-based JohnD. and Catherine T. MacArthurFoundation has announcedthe appointment of JOI ITO toits board. Ito, director of theMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology’s Media Lab, is aleading thinker and writer oninnovation, global technology

policy, and the roleof the Internet intransforming soci-ety. He is the for-mer CEO andcurrent board chairof Creative Com-

mons, a nonprofit that offersnew ways to think about copy-right issues. He also serveson the boards of the MozillaFoundation and WITNESS. InJapan, he was a founderof Digital Garage andhelped establ ish and laterbecame CEO of the coun-try’s f i rst commercial Inter-net service provider.

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CHICAGOUnited States SenatorDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYDaniel Boone Sean Hubbard Addie Dainell Allen Paul Sadler Jason A. GibsonJohn Morton

U.S. Rep. District 2REPUBLICAN PRIMARYTed Poe (i)

U.S. Rep. District 2DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

U.S. Rep. District 7REPUBLICAN PRIMARYJohn Culberson (i)

U.S. Rep. District 7DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Phillip Andrews Jim Cargas

U.S. Rep. District 8REPUBLICAN PRIMARYKevin Brady (i) Larry Youngblood

U.S. Rep. District 8DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYNeil Burns

U.S. Rep. District 9REPUBLICAN PRIMARYSteve Mueller

U.S. Rep. District 9DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYAl Green (I)

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UNCHALLENGED IN THE 2012 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY: State Representative Ron Reynolds HD-27 in Fort Bend County does not have a Republican or Democratic opponent in 2012. Rep. Reynoldsis the first African American to represent HD-27 since reconstruction and is a partner in the Brown, Brown & Reynolds, P.C., law firm. He is a former Associate Municipal Judge & TSU Adjunct Professor.

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D.C.-based AIDSUNITED has announced thedeparture of its presidentand CEO, MARK ISHAUG,effective February 29. Ishaugis leaving the organization,which was created in Janu-ary of 2011 from the mergerof the National AIDS Fundand AIDS Action, to serve asCEO of Thresholds, aChicago-based nonprofit fo-cused on serving personswith mental illness. VICTORBARNES, a senior vice presi-dent at the organization, willserve as interim presidentand CEO while the boardsearches for a successor.

Volunteers of America inAlexandria, Virginia, has an-nounced the appointment ofJONATHAN SHERIN as ex-ecutive vice president for vet-

eran’s affairs andchief medical offi-cer, a new posi-tion. Sherin, mostrecently chief ofmental health forthe Miami Veter-

ans’ Administration Health-care System, is a leadingexpert on the treatment ofveterans suffering from men-tal health problems. Sherinalso serves as a professorand vice chairman for the de-partment of psychiatry andbehavioral sciences at theUniversity of Miami.

The New York City-basedInternational Women’s HealthCoalition has namedFRANÇOISE GIRARD, a long-time women’s champion in thefields of global health and

human rights, as itspresident. Girard,who currently chairsthe advisory com-mittee of the healthand human rightsdivision of Human

Rights Watch, recently con-cluded a six-year tenure as di-rector of the Open SocietyFoundations’ public health pro-gram and served that organiza-tion earlier as regional directorfor Southern Central and East-ern Europe and Haiti. Beforethat, she was senior program of-ficer for international policy atthe International Women’sHealth Coalition. Among her ac-complishments, she has played

a key advocacy role at UNagencies and UN conferences,including ICPD+5, Beijing+5, theSpecial Session on HIV/AIDSand on Children, ICPD+10, andthe 2005 World Summit on theMDGs. She will succeed long-time president ADRIENNEGERMAIN, who is retiring.

In other news, PND notesthe passing of philanthropistJACK ZARROW, 86, in Tulsa.Zarrow, a son of Russian immi-grants who helped his familybuild an international oil busi-ness, founded, with his wife, theMaxine and Jack Zarrow FamilyFoundation, which providesfunding primarily to Tulsa-areacharities, especially those sup-porting the arts, children, mentalhealth and Jewish concerns. Healso was active on the boards ofa variety of Tulsa-area nonprofit,health, and cultural organiza-tions, including the GilcreaseMuseum, which he served aspresident for a time.

Andrew WeissmannAppointed as FBI’sGeneral Counsel

FBI Director Robert S.Mueller has named ANDREWWEISSMANN as the general

counsel. He joined the FBI afterfive-and-a-half years as a partnerat Jenner & Block LLP in NewYork City. Weissmann is returningto the FBI, having previouslyserved as special counsel to theDirector in 2005.

Weissmann was a federalprosecutor for 15 years in theEastern District of New York,where he served as the deputychief and then chief of the criminaldivision. He prosecuted numerousmembers of the Colombo, Gam-bino, and Genovese families, in-cluding the bosses of the Colomboand Genovese families. He alsoprosecuted or oversaw white-col-lar crime and terrorism cases. Helater served as the director of theEnron Task Force in Washington,D.C., where he supervised theprosecution of more than 30 indi-viduals in connection with thecompany’s collapse.

Weissmann has extensiveexperience in private practice. Hehas represented both U.S. andforeign corporations and execu-tives in connection with criminaland civil investigations and law-suits. Weissmann won the largestFinancial Industry Regulatory Au-thority arbitration award in history.He also has taught criminal lawand procedure at two law schools.

Weissmann has a Juris Doc-tor degree from Columbia LawSchool and was on the managingboard of the Columbia Law Re-view. He has a Bachelor of Artsdegree from Princeton Universityand attended the University ofGeneva for one year on a Ful-bright Fellowship.

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U.S. Rep. District 10REPUBLICAN PRIMARYMichael McCaul (i) Ernie Beltz, Jr

U.S. Rep. District 10DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYNo Candidate Filed

U.S. Rep. District 18REPUBLICAN PRIMARYSean Seibert

U.S. Rep. District 18DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYSheila Jackson Lee (I)

U.S. Rep. District 22REPUBLICAN PRIMARYPete Olson (i) Barbara Carlson

U.S. Rep. District 22DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYKesha RogersDoug BlattKP George

U.S. Rep. District 29REPUBLICAN PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

U.S. Rep. District 29DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYGene Green (I)

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THE LEADING CANDIDATE IN THE RACE TO FACE PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mitt Romney seen here with his family is facing off against fellow Republicans Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum,and Charles 'Buddy' Roemer in the 2012 Republican Primary whenever it comes to Texas. The earliest date the 2012 Texas Primaries can happen at this point is Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

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U.S. Rep. District 34REPUBLICAN PRIMARYTrey Roberts Marc Young Bill Tofte

U.S. Rep. District 34DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMurphy Alade Junaid

U.S. Rep. District 36REPUBLICAN PRIMARYJerry L. Doyle Mike JacksonKim MorrellStephen TakachJim EngstrandLois Dickson MyersKy D. Griffin

U.S. Rep. District 36DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMax Martin

Railroad CommissionerREPUBLICAN PRIMARYChristi Craddick Roland SledgeWarren ChisumBeryl Burgess Becky Berger

Railroad CommissionerDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYDale Henry

Railroad Commissioner (Unexpired Term)REPUBLICAN PRIMARYBarry Smitherman (i) Greg Parker

Railroad Commissioner (Unexpired Term)DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYNo Candidate Filed

Texas Supreme Court JUSTICE - Place 2REPUBLICAN PRIMARYDon R. Willett (i) Steve Smith

Texas Supreme Court JUSTICE - Place 2DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

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Houghton first resident of El Pasoto serve as Chair of the TexasTransportation Commission

TED HOUGHTON was appointed chairof the Texas Transportation Commission

by Gov. Rick Perry in the 4thQuarter of last year. Houghtonsucceeds Deirdre Delisi, whoresigned last year. Delisi hadserved as chair since 2008.

Houghton was first ap-pointed to the Commission in2003 and was reappointed in

2009. A native of El Paso, Houghton is self-employed in the financial services industry.He is the first resident of El Paso to serve.

Gov. Perry Appoints Three toTexas Medical Board DistrictFour Review Committee

Gov. Rick Perry has appointed threemembers to the Texas Medical Board DistrictFour Review Committee for terms to expireJan. 15, 2018. Committee members evalu-ate medical practice and professional com-petency, and make recommendations oninvestigations conducted by the board.

RUTHIE BURRUS of Beaumont is a cer-tified public accountant and former directorof development and finance for All SaintsEpiscopal School. She is a past member ofthe executive board of the Tyrrell HistoricalLibrary Association and the Lamar UniversityFoundation, and past president of the JuniorLeague of Beaumont and Kelly High SchoolBoard of Trustees. She is also past fundrais-ing chair for Court Appointed Special Advo-cates of Southeast Texas and the AmericanHeart Association of Beaumont. Burrus at-tended the University of Virginia and re-ceived a bachelor’s degree from SouthernMethodist University.

JOHN GUERRA of Mission is a boardcertified obstetrician and gynecologist in pri-vate practice. He is a member of the Ameri-can Osteopathic Association, TexasOsteopathic Medical Association, and Ameri-can College of Osteopathic Obstetricians andGynecologists. He is also a volunteer medicalyouth educator for St. Paul’s Catholic Church.Guerra received a bachelor’s degree from theUniversity of Texas Pan American, a doctor ofosteopathic medicine from the North TexasState University College of Osteopathic Medi-cine, and completed his obstetrics and gyne-cology residency at Phoenix General Hospitaland Deer Valley Medical Center in Arizona.He is being reappointed.

RICHARD NEWMAN of San Antonio is ahead and neck surgical oncologist with ENTClinics of San Antonio. He is a member ofthe Texas Medical Association and BexarCounty Medical Society, a fellow of theAmerican College of Surgeons, Texas Surgi-cal Society, and the Radium Society, and isa fellow and member of the Head and NeckSurgical Society. He is a founding member

of M.D. Anderson Associates and a pastboard member of the San Antonio Children’sService Bureau. He is also a member andvolunteer surgeon for South Texas Physi-cians Outreach in Honduras and ProjectHope with the Tsunami, and a former volun-teer for the Holmgren Children’s Shelter.Newman received a bachelor’s degree fromTexas A&M University, and a medical degreefrom the University of Texas Health ScienceCenter in San Antonio. He completed hisotolaryngology residency at the Wilford HallU.S. Air Force Medical Center at LacklandAir Force Base, and completed his fellow-ship in head and neck surgery at The Uni-versity of Texas MD Anderson CancerCenter. He is being reappointed.

Fellow Democrats Richardson,Ely would like to unseat President Barack Obama

In the 2012 Democratic primary PresidentBarack Obama (I), will face off against DARCY

G. RICHARDSON and BOB ELY.Ever heard of either of these candi-dates? Well, Darcy G. Richardsonis the author of six books, includingfive volumes of a planned seven-volume history on independent andthird-party politics in the United

States. According to Democrat Bob Ely, he canput all 14 million unemployed Americans back

to work for less than $250 billion.Ely is also promising that he willraise taxes, slash spending and ex-pect for unemployed Americans totake any job offered and provide anhonest day’s work for an honestday’s wages. At this point the 2012

Democratic and Republican primaries arescheduled for May 29th.

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People On The MoveAWAITING HIS CHALLENGER: In the 2012 Democratic Primary President Barack Obama (I), will face off against Darcy G. Richardson and Bob Ely in Texas. President Barack Obama, FirstLady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, right, sit for a family portrait in the Oval Office, Dec. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Texas Supreme Court JUSTICE - Place 4REPUBLICAN PRIMARYDavid Medina (i) John Devine and Joe Pool Jr.


Texas Supreme Court JUSTICE - Place 6REPUBLICAN PRIMARYNathan L. Hecht (i)


Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal AppealsREPUBLICAN PRIMARYSharon Keller (i) Lawrence ‘Larry’ Meyers

Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal AppealsDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYKeith Hampton

Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 - JUDGEREPUBLICAN PRIMARYBarbara Parker Hervey (i)

Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 - JUDGEDEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 - JUDGEREPUBLICAN PRIMARYElsa Alcala (i) Ken Law

Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 - JUDGEDEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

State Board of Education - District 4REPUBLICAN PRIMARYDorothy Olmos

State Board of Education District 4DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYLawrence Allen, Jr.

State Board of Education District 6REPUBLICAN PRIMARYTerri Leo (i) Donna Bahorich

State Board of Education District 6DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYPatricia Q. Nilsson Traci Jensen David Scott.

State Board of Education District 8REPUBLICAN PRIMARYBarbara Cargill (i) Linda Ellis

State Board of Education District 8DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

State Senator Dist. 4REPUBLICAN PRIMARYTommy Williams (i)

State Senator Dist. 4DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

State Senator Dist. 6REPUBLICAN PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

State Senator Dist. 6DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMario Gallegos (I)

State Senator Dist. 7REPUBLICAN PRIMARYDan Patrick (i)

State Senator Dist. 7DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYSam Texas

State Senator Dist. 11REPUBLICAN PRIMARYDaniel McCoolLarry Taylor Dave Norman


State Senator Dist. 13REPUBLICAN PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

State Senator Dist. 13DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYRodney Ellis (I)

State Senator Dist. 15REPUBLICAN PRIMARYBill Walker

State Senator Dist. 15DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYJohn Whitmire (I)

State Senator Dist. 17REPUBLICAN PRIMARYJoan Huffman (i)


State Senator Dist. 18REPUBLICAN PRIMARYGlenn Hegar (i)


State Rep. District 126REPUBLICAN PRIMARYPatricia Harless (i)

State Rep. District 126DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

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People On The MoveTOUGHER THAN MANY THOUGHT HE’D BE: Rick Santorum seen here with his family is facing off against fellow Republicans Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, and Charles'Buddy' Roemer in the 2012 Republican Primary whenever it comes to Texas. The earliest date the 2012 Texas Primaries can happen at this point is Tuesday, May 29, 2012.


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Hitachi Foundation InvitesEntries for Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs Program

Two-year grants of $40,000 will be awarded to entrepre-neurs to support businesses that help low-income people in theUnited States enhance their economic security....

Deadline:March 30, 2012 Posted: February 24, 2012WEBSITE: www.hitachifoundation.org

he Hitachi Foundation’s Yoshiyama Young En-trepreneurs Program seeks to identify and sup-port inspiring young entrepreneurs whose workhelps alleviate domestic poverty. The competi-

tive program is open to young entrepreneurs who are oper-ating viable businesses in the United States with the dualpurpose of making a difference and making a living.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have been noolder than 29 when their business began generating revenue.The business itself must be one to five years old and must havebeen generating revenue for at least the past twelve months.Applicants must have established their business with the ex-pressed dual purpose of operating a successful business andcreating opportunities for low-wealth individuals in the U.S. toenhance their economic security. The business may be struc-tured as a for-profit or nonprofit. If the business is a nonprofit,it must depend primarily on an earned-income revenue modeland not depend solely on donations and grants.

Strategies that help enhance economic security might in-clude but are not limited to management practices, includingownership structure, workforce advancement practices, supply-chain protocols, and location decisions; developing a productor service that can alter individual and community circum-stances such as improving access to education and training pro-tocols; creating greater access to healthy lifestyle andhealthcare products and services; and improving access to assetaccumulation such as housing, transportation, and marketablecredentials for low-wealth individuals.

Up to five winners will be selected. In addition to a$40,000 grant over two years, the program provides awardeeswith resources to help take their work and communities to thenext level, including leadership development training, businessmentoring, technical assistance, and access to a network ofpeers and advisers.

For complete program guidelines and application proce-dures, an FAQ, and information on previous winners, visit theHitachi Foundation Web site.

-------------------AARP Foundation Announces Sixth AnnualWomen’s Scholarship Program Call for Applicants

Scholarships of up to $5,000 are available to low-income women age 50 and older for education, training,and skill upgrades that can lead to better employmentand increased financial security....

Deadline:March 30, 2012 Posted: February 24, 2012WEBSITE:www.aarp.org

he AARP Foundation has announced a call for en-tries for its sixth annual Women’s Scholarship Pro-gram. The program provides funds to low-incomewomen age 50 and older who are seeking new job

skills, training, and educational opportunities to support them-selves and their families.

To be eligible fo a scholarship, applicants must be a U.S.citizen, be able to demonstrate financial need, and be enrolledin an accredited school or technical training program within sixmonths of the scholarship award date. The program will give

priority to women raising the family members of others, towomen that have been out of the workforce for more than ayear, and to older women veterans.

Scholarship winners are chosen on the basis of financialneed, personal circumstances and achievements, educationalgoals, and the likely impact of the scholarship on their lives.

Scholarship awards range from $500 to $5,000, dependingon financial need and the cost of the education or training pro-gram. The number of scholarships awarded varies from year toyear, depending on the availability of funds and the number ofapplicants. In 2011, the program awarded over three hundredand fifty scholarships.

Funds may be used for partial or full tuition, fees, andbooks, and may be used for part-time as well as full-time study.Funds will be distributed directly to the institution.

Complete program guidelines and application proceduresare available at the AARP Web site.

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verything is bigger and better in Texas. And yes,that includes our ministries. This is not an at-tempt to boast or brag; because all praise be-longs to our Father. However, we would like to

take a moment to say, “Thank You” to Pastor Joel Osteen ofHouston, Pastor Ed Young, Senior of Houston, Pastor EdYoung Junior of Grapevine., Pastor T.D. Jakes of Dallas,Pastor Kerry Shook of The Woodlands, Pastor Ira V.Hilliard of Houston, Pastor Robert Emmitt of San Antonio,Pastor Remus Wright of Houston, Pastor: Steve Stroope ofRockwall, Pastor Robert Morris of Southlake, PastorCharles Nieman of El Paso, Pastor John Hagee of San An-tonio, Pastor Ralph D. West of Houston, Pastor Denny D.Davis of Grand Prairie, and Pastor Mike Hayes of Carroll-ton – for answering the call to service; and doing the King-dom proud. We’re proud of you – keep spreading the word ofGod and impacting lives around the world.

-------------------LAKEWOOD CHURCH - Pastor: Joel Osteen3700 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX. 77027PHONE - (713) 635-4154 For more information visit: www.lakewood.cc

Joel, the son of John Osteen, a highly respected ministerof the Gospel and the founder of Lakewood Church, attendedOral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he studiedradio and television communications. In 1982, Joel returned to

Houston and founded Lakewood’s television min-istry where he produced John Osteen’s televisedsermons for 17 years until January 1999 when hisfather passed away suddenly from a heart attack.For many years, John Osteen encouraged Joel topreach, but he always declined preferring to workbehind the scenes. But, in early 1999 Joel feltcompelled to accept his father’s invitation and he

preached his first sermon on January 17th of that year. Littledid anyone know that would be the last Sunday of John Os-

teen’s life. Two weeks later, Joel began preaching and later thatyear was installed as the new Senior Pastor of LakewoodChurch. Source: The Lakewood Church website.

-----------------SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH - Pastor: Ed Young6400 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77057-1606 PHONE - (713) 465-3408For more information visit: www.second.org

Dr. H. Edwin Young Sr. was born on August 11, 1936 inLaurel, Mississippi. His family was poor, and he did not have

shoes until he was in third grade. He acceptedJesus Christ as his Savior at the age of 12 throughthe leading of his pastor’s wife, Mrs. Gates. Heentered the University of Alabama as an engineer-ing major. Half way through his freshman year hedecided to become a preacher and enrolled atMississippi College to continue his education. He

went on to the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary inWake Forest, North Carolina. He was a pastor in North andSouth Carolina until 1978, when he moved to Houston, Texasand became the pastor at Second Baptist Church. Under hisleadership the church grew from an average weekend atten-dance of 500 in 1978 to over 24,000 today. Source: SecondBaptist Church website.

-------------------FELLOWSHIP CHURCH - Pastor: Ed Young, Jr.2450 N Hwy 121 | Grapevine, TX 76051-2002 PHONE - (972) 471-5700For more information visit: www.fellowshipchurch.com

Ed Young Jr. (Edwin Barry Young, born 16 March 1961)is the founding and senior pastor of Fellowship Church.With four campuses in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and one inMiami, Florida, Fellowship is one of the most attendedchurches in North America and was listed as the 3rd Most In-fluential Church in America according to a 2007 survey.

Young is the oldest son of Homer Edwin Young, seniorpastor of Second Baptist Church Houston inHouston, Texas. He played basketball at FloridaState University in Tallahassee, Florida before re-ceiving his bachelor’s degree from Houston Bap-tist University and his Masters of Divinity fromSouthwestern Baptist Theological Seminary inFort Worth, Texas. Young attended Florida State

University on a basketball scholarship. Upon graduating col-lege, he worked as an associate pastor at Second BaptistChurch in Houston, Texas at the time one of the largestchurches in America.

In February 1990, Young began a new church in theDallas/Fort Worth area with a core group of 150 members. Sincethat time, Fellowship Church has grown to an average weekly at-tendance of over 20,000 people. In 2003, the church began ex-panding beyond its central campus. Today, there are fiveFellowship Church locations throughout the Dallas/FortWorth metroplex and one in Miami, Florida. Source: Fel-lowship Church website .

-------------------THE POTTER’S HOUSE - Pastor: T.D. Jakes6777 West Kiest Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75236-3006 PHONE - (214) 331-0954For more information visit: www.thepottershouse.org

On June 9, 1957, Thomas Dexter Jakes was born inSouth Charleston, West Virginia to Ernest Jakes, Sr., a janitor

and entrepreneur, and Odith, an educator. Evenas a child, he was known in his West Virginianneighborhood as “the bad Bible boy.” He was alsotold he would never be able to preach because ofhis “bad” lisp. Shortly after his father’s deathfrom kidney failure, Jakes decided to go into min-istry. In 1979, with very little funds of his own

and with only ten initial members, he founded Greater Em-manuel Temple of Faith as a storefront church in Montgomery,West Virginia. Jakes maintained his day job digging ditches inorder to support his ministry until the church was able to sup-port him. During its first 10 years, the church grew to over

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1,000 members. In 1982, Jakes turned to full-time ministry. By1990, his church had moved twice, first from Montgomery tothe nearby community of Smithers, and from there to his home-town of South Charleston. In 1993, the church moved yet againwithin the Charleston area, to Cross Lanes; the building havingbeen formerly a bank. In 1995, when he was 38 years old,Jakes started his television ministry. In 1996, Jakes foundedThe Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas, with about 50 familiesthat had relocated with him from his former congregation inCross Lanes. Jakes purchased the property, which was previ-ously Eagle’s Nest Family Church, from W. V. Grant, afterGrant was sentenced to 16 months in prison for tax-relatedcrimes. In its 12 year existence, it has grown to over 30,000members, located in Dallas, Texas. T.D. Jakes church servicesand evangelistic sermons are broadcast on The Potter’s Touch,which airs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Black enter-tainment Television, the Daystar Television Network, TheWord Network and The Miracle Channel in Canada. Other as-pects of Jakes’ ministry include an annual revival called“MegaFest” (which draws more than 100,000 people duringthat period of time), an annual women’s conference called“Woman Thou Art Loosed”, and gospel music recordings. Inthe fall of 2009, Jakes planned on launching a secular daily talkshow, syndicated through the CBS Television Distributiongroup; however, economic troubles in the industry may put hisnew program into jeopardy. In 2005 Jakes accompanied Presi-dent George W. Bush on his visit to the areas devastated byHurricane Katrina. In his book Decision Points, President Bushdescribes Jakes as “a kind of man who puts faith into action.”

Both Jakes and his Potter’s House church are unrelated to the Pot-ter’s House Christian Fellowship, a Pentecostal denomination foundedin Arizona in 1971. Source: The Potter’s House website.

-------------------WOODLANDS CHURCH - Pastor: Kerry Shook1 Fellowship Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77384-4798 PHONE - (281) 367-1900 For more information visit: www.fotw.org

Born in 1962, Shook later graduated from the KleinHigh School in Spring, Texas. Kerry and his wife, Chris

Shook, founded Woodlands Church, formerlyFellowship of The Woodlands, in October, 1993;and since then, the church has grown to morethan 17,000 in average attendance each weekend.Now Woodlands Church is one church in manylocations with its Fellowship campus in TheWoodlands outside of Houston and satellite cam-

puses online, in the Humble/Kingwood/Atascocita area,Tomball and its newest location in Katy. Woodlands Churchcontinues to grow, ranking 4th in the top 100 churches forgrowth in 2009. In 2005, Shook began broadcasting his mes-sage on local television stations, beginning with Channel 55 —- The Tube. Within the year, several more networks wereadded, including KTLA channel 5, Houston’s The CW 39 andDayStar Television Network. Today, Kerry Shook Ministries isa worldwide television ministry both to a national and interna-tional audience. Pastor Kerry and Chris can now be seen bymillions in 50 states and over 200 countries worldwide. Source:Pastor Kerry Shook’s wikipedia page.

-------------------NEW LIGHT CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH - Pastor: Ira V. Hilliard11249 Crown Park Drive, Houston, TX 77067-4008 PHONE - (281) 876-9296 For more information visit: www.newlight2.org

Ira V. Hilliard, a native Houstonian, was called at theage of nine to preach God’s Word. Having waited one yearso that his Pastor would know he heard from God, Ira

Hilliard preached his first sermon on a Mother’sDay night at the age of ten. He married thebeautiful Bridget E. Harrison on October 4,1975, who has co-labored with him in buildinga dynamic ministry that is recognized aroundthe world. This dynamic couple co-founded theoutstanding New Light Christian Center Church

(“One Church, Multiple locations”) in North, East, West andSouth Houston; Beaumont and Austin, Texas. The openingof the West location culminates the vision and God’s man-date for a New Light Church facility in all four regions ofthe City of Houston. Their passion to take God’s Word to ahurting and lost generation has resulted in a current church

membership of over 30,000 and counting. New Light Christian Center Church is not only recognized

around the country as a Mega-Church, but in September 2007 itwas honored as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Churches inAmerica. Included in this sphere of influence as a Mega-Church is a nationwide television ministry, the ministry’sown satellite network, an Aviation Division, Light CommerceCredit Union, and early childhood development centers forthe north and south campuses known as Light ChristianAcademy. In 1995, after a mandate from God many yearsprior, Bishop Hilliard started Church Development StrategiesConference. Thousands of Pastors and leaders come to Hous-ton annually to sit at his feet to learn church growth and de-velopment principles. The conference is recognized as oneof the best conferences of its kind in the country. SourceNew Light Christian Center website.

-------------------COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH - Pastor: Robert Emmitt 2477 North Loop 1604 East, San Antonio, TX 78232-1700 PHONE - (210) 496-5096For more information visit: www.communitybible.com

Robert Emmitt was born in Hollywood, Florida in 1957and was raised in a Christian family and trusted JesusChrist for his salvation when I was 11 years old.According

to the church website; he marred the most won-derful girl in the world, Julie, in 1979. They havethree grown children, three grandsons, and onegranddaughter. Emmitt graduated from TexasA&M in 1979 and Southwestern Baptist Theolog-ical Seminary in 1984; and has been a pastorsince I was 20 years old.

CBC was started May 26, 1990. The mission of CBC isto reach people with the good news of salvation in Jesus’name, to teach people how to live the Christian life accordingto the Bible, and to help people through the hard times in life.We gather in large group celebrations for worship and insmall groups for Bible study, fellowship, prayer, and ministry.Source: Community Bible Church website.

-------------------FOUNTAIN OF PRAISE - Pastor: Remus Wright13950 Hillcroft Avenue Houston, Texas 77085-1396 PHONE - (713) 433-1824For more information visit: www.tfop.org

Pastor Wright received his Master of Divinity degree inBiblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist TheologicalSeminary and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Stud-ies and Business Marketing from Martin Center University inIndianapolis, Indiana. He is an active participant in the Har-vard University Summer Leadership Institute Program for Eco-

nomic Development through which he has beencertified as a developer of faith-based communitydevelopment programs. He has served on theboards of Madison High School Community Re-lations and the Westland YMCA. Pastor Wrightalso serves as a Spiritual Advisor to the Fort BendCounty Sheriff’s Department, as well as many

entertainers and professional athletes. In April 2007, TheFountain of Praise purchased a 153,000 sq foot facility on 14.5acres that will provide opportunities to grow and develop newministries, programs and partnerships.

The FountainLife Center, is the third of three campusesthat includes the worship center on Hillcroft Avenue and ad-ministrative offices on South Post Oak Road. His vision is un-compromisingly clear, with one central principle; to build anddevelop a kingdom of empowered people for God. Holdingfirmly to the commissioned mandate in Matthew 28:18-20, “Goye therefore, and teach all nations”, Pastor Wright has taken thegospel into national and international communities of theworld. As an active participant in both foreign and local mis-sions, he was instrumental in establishing three churches inZimbabwe while supporting The Fountain of Praise - Nigeria,The Fountain of Praise in Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil and localchurches in Houston. Source: Fountain of Praise website.

-------------------LAKE POINTE CHURCH - Pastor: Steve Stroope701 Interstate 30, Rockwall, TX 75087-5504 PHONE - (469) 698-2200For more information visit: www.lakepointe.org

Called to pastor Lake Pointe shortly after its’ founding in1979, Steve Stroope leads a congregation that has grownfrom 53 at its inception to more than 11,000 members or reg-ular attendees each week at several area campuses. In addi-tion to preaching, Steve provides coaching to partnership

churches and pioneer missionaries in Africa, Aus-tralia, New Zealand, China, Cuba, Russia, Mex-ico, France, South Africa, and North America.Pastor Steve’s spiritual gifts are evangelism, lead-ership, teaching, and talking to strangers on air-planes. He has a passion for seeing that theGospel is presented to unchurched people in a

culturally relevant style without compromising its truth. Healso believes that one of the keys to an effective church is keep-ing a balance between evangelism and discipleship. Because ofthis belief, he is a strong supporter of the small-group ministryat Lake Pointe. Although he is a sought-after speaker andchurch consultant both nationally and throughout the world, hisheart is for the local church, and he looks forward to manymore years at Lake Pointe.

Pastor Steve graduated from Hardin Simmons Universityin Abilene, Texas, with a B.A. in Psychology and received theMaster of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist TheologicalSeminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He and his wife Marsha havetwo grown daughters, three grandsons and one granddaughter.Source: Lakpointe Church website.

-------------------GATEWAY CHURCH - Pastor: Robert Morris 700 Blessed Way Southlake, TX 76092-6535PHONE - (817) 328-1000For more information visit: gatewaypeople.com

Robert Morris is the Founding Senior Pastor of Gate-way Church, a multi-campus, evangelistic, Spirit-empow-

ered church in the Dallas/Fort WorthMetroplex. Since it began in 2000, the churchhas grown to more than 24,000 active members.He is featured on the weekly television pro-gram, The Blessed Life, broadcast to approxi-mately 90 million homes in the United Statesand more than 200 countries around the world.

Robert holds a Doctorate of Literature and serves as Chair-man of the Board of The King’s University. He is the best-selling author of ten books including The Blessed Life, FromDream to Destiny, The Power of Your Words and The God INever Knew. Robert and his wife, Debbie, have been married31 years and are blessed with one married daughter, two mar-ried sons and two grandchildren.

On September 16, 1999, Pastor Robert Morris began toplan a Bible-based, evangelistic church in Southlake, Texas.Morris hoped to serve Northeast Tarrant County, theDallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and beyond. Gateway’s first serv-ice was on Easter morning, April 23, 2000, at the Hilton Hotelin Grapevine with approximately 180 people in attendance. Afew weeks later, the church began meeting on Saturday nightsat Christ Our King Church in Southlake. In July 2001, GatewayChurch began meeting at the A World of Learning daycare fa-cility in Grapevine, during which time the church grew to fiveservices with over 2,000 people attending weekly. Source:wikipedia page for Gateway Church.

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In 1977, Charles, along with his wife Rochelle, beganteaching God’s Word in a small railroad union hall with just

20 people. Since that small beginning, theirchurch ministry has grown; and today, they pastorthe 20,000+ member Abundant Living Faith Cen-ter and oversee the ever-expanding Charles Nie-man Ministries.

An internationally known pastor, confer-ence speaker and author, Charles is passionate

about teaching people how to have a better life, and how toshare that with others. “For me it’s simple,” says Charles, “thethief comes to steal, kill and to destroy, but Jesus came to giveus a better life; an abundant life; a life where the free favors ofGod profusely abound. If Jesus said it, that settles it for me.”


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ayor Allen Owen hascalled Missouri Cityhome for him and hisfamily for 35 plusyears; and has been

involved in every aspect of the city’sprogress in recent years as well. Herecently made his desire to continuehis service as the Mayor of MissouriCity official by filing the necessarypaperwork to have his name placedon the Saturday, May 12, 2012 ballotand received no challenges or chal-lengers in his bid to be re-elected asthe Mayor of “The Show Me City” asMissouri City is affectionally calledby people throughout the region.

MAYOR ALLEN OWEN HAS DONE A GREAT JOB

“In the last two years the current city council and I haveworked successfully to bring thousands of new jobs andmore businesses, police and fire personnel, parks and hikeand bike trails, traffic and mobility improvements than thiscity has ever experienced before,” says Mayor Owen.

“I love every part of this city. There are critical projectsand issues ahead for us all. Together we can continue tomake this one of America’s most exciting suburban cities to

raise a family, build a business, retire, enjoy and grow; butsensible growth with the least taxes possible is what we’retrying to achieve,” Owen proclaims.

Before becoming Mayor in 1994, Mayor Owen servedeight years on Missouri City’s City Council including histenure as Mayor Pro-Tem; and before that He served fiveyears as Planning and Zoning Commissioner for the city.

Mayor Allen Owen also serves as Wells Fargo Bank’sSenior VP - Texas Government Liaison; and has beenwith his wife Jane for 45 years. He’s active at the localYMCA, United Way, March of Dimes and other civic andbusiness efforts including his service with the Fort BendChamber, Fort Bend Women’s Center, Fort Bend LiteracyCouncil, Fort Bend Fair Association, and the Fort BendCommunity Justice Council as well.

Mayor Owen knows what it means to serve. And hiscommitment to serving others can be felt not only in Mis-souri City; but also in Harris and Fort Bend counties aswell. He’s proud of his many decades of service as a Life-time Vice President/Director of the Houston Livestock

Show & Rodeo. He’s also proud to be a past President ofthe Texas 4H Foundation; a Board Member on the GreaterFort Bend Economic Development Council; an HonoraryChairman of the Missouri City Area NAACP Annual Gala;and of his service as President of the Asian American Fam-ily Counseling Center.

Mayor Allen Owen and his wife Jane are active membersof First United Methodist Church. They have three grownchildren and 2 granddaughters. He is a graduate of SMU’sGraduate School of Finance and Banking, as well as theStephen F. Austin State University. His daughter teaches inlocal public schools; and he’s proud to say that he’s been ac-tive in public education all his life.

MISSOURI CITY HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING COMMERCIAL GROWTH

From 2005 to 2011 Missouri City’s overall property taxbase increased from 15% to 25% thanks to the hard work ofMayor Allen Owen and others.

The development of (2) two business parks – Belt-way Crossing (just off S. Gessner) and the LakeviewBusiness Park (just off Buffalo run at Fondren) are partof the reason for the 25% increase in Missouri City’s taxbase according to Mayor Owen.

What’s going on at Beltway Crossing (S. Gessner area) of Missouri City:

1): Ben E Keith – Nov. 2007 bought 82 acres; andstarted construction on their 450,000+ square foot of-fice/distribution facility on July 14th this past year. Theyplan to be open by the end of January of 2013. They willemploy about 350 initially and will be Missouri City’slargest private employer.

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THE OWEN REPORTPUBLISHED BY MAYOR ALLEN OWENMayor Allen Owen Has Served Missouri City, Texas For Over 35 years

- MARCH 2012 - EDITION #1

ecent U.S. Census fig-ures show “The ShowMe City” as having morethan 68,447 residentswith 37% being black,

36% being white, 17% being Hispanicand 15% being Asian.

“Middle class Americans looking to purchase homes findMissouri City an appealing choice because of its immediateproximity to Houston, its strong economic and job growth, lowcrime rate, excellent schools, affordable housing and plentifulgreen space for recreation,” said Mayor Allen Owen.

The mayor’s remarks are in response to the recently re-leased Rice University study showing that Missouri City hassurpassed Houston as the region’s most diverse cities.

He says that families looking for an overall quality oflife for their families may find affordable home choices

limited in Houston. The median home value in MissouriCity is $152,800, according to the 2010 US Census.

Missouri City’s ranking by Rice University, adds to priordistinctions as one of “America’s Best Places to Live” byMoney Magazine, “One of the Safest Cities in America” byCongressional Quarterly and “Best Value”for golfers by Avid Magazine. “We’re proudthat we are a community of choice, and ap-parently so are those who have chosen tomake Missouri City their home,” Owen said.

US Census figures also break down “The Show MeCity’s” 68,447-resident population as 37 percentblack, 36 percent white, 17 percent Hispanic originand 15 percent Asian.

“We are known as a family community, and 86 percent ofour residents represent family households; 51 percent haveassociate or higher degrees, and 90 percent are high schoolgraduates,” Owen noted. “Of residents who work outside thehome, the Census shows 75 percent of those who are 16and older are employed in white-collar positions.”

Just as it is a draw for families, Missouri City is alsoattracting the attention of many prominent companies

such as Ben E. Keith, Warren Alloy, Lufkin Automationand Global Geophysical. And, in the past six years, theCity’s commercial tax base has grown from 15 to 24 per-cent, leading to the creation of 800 new jobs. “New com-panies coming here will add an additional one-thousand

plus positions,” Owen said.Community and business part-

nerships make a difference in MissouriCity’s overall appeal. Planned commu-nity developments offer beautiful subur-

ban housing options, funding from the Texas Departmentof Transportation has greatly improved mobility citywidewith improvements on most major arterials and HoustonCommunity College has expanded its former City campusto a new location off State Highway 6 in Missouri City.

“Our citizens, business owners and City staff haveworked hard to create a balance of work and play in ourcommunity,” Owen said. “With 20 parks, representing 393acres and 566 acres of undeveloped land, two champi-onship golf courses at Quail Valley Golf Course, excitingannual family-oriented events and rich historical traditions,we encourage everyone to discover Missouri City.”

“The Show Me City” is the Region’s Most Diverse City

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2): Stream Realty (a major developer) initially bought 32acres and built 2 buildings on it, The first building (CharmingCharles) has over 116,000 square of floor space; and theother spans more than 166,000 square foot and is for Profes-sional Packaging. Stream Realty also recently announcedthey would be starting construction on (2) two more specs to-taling over 200,000 square foot of space.

3): Star Precision Fabricating, bought 10 acres onS. Gessner and within a couple of years will construct a100,000 square foot building; completed construction ofa 30,000 square foot facility on that property, for RoyaltyMetal Finishing — one of their suppliers, who employsabout 25 workers.

4): Last December, Mayor Allen Owen announced thatCookieBaker LLC bought 22 acres at the corner of S. Gess-ner & Cravens Rd. and has plans to construct a 267,000square foot bakery production/warehouse at that location.The total investment will be over $40M and initially employ110 and increase to over 300 as production increases.

What’s going on at Lakeview Business Park(Buffalo Run at Fondren) area of Missouri City:

1): Southwest Electronic Energy purchased 5 acres andstarted construction on their 52,000 square foot office/manu-facturing facility for their new headquarters. Southwest Elec-tronic Energy is a company that designs and assemblesLithium-ion batteries. This company is relocating from Staffordand will initially employ about 75 employees.

2): Warren Alloy & Fittings recently purchased a 152,000square foot building along with 5 acres and will relocate theirstainless steel pipe, fittings and flange business from Hous-ton. They’re bringing about 120 new jobs to Missouri City.Warren Alloy & Fittings’ inventory alone is valued at morethan $65 million dollars.

3): Allied Fittings, the sister company of Warren Alloy &Fittings, also purchased 31 acres next door to the locationthat was purchased by Warren Allow & Fittings and within acouple of years will start construction on a 350,000 squarefoot office/distribution facility. Allied Fittings is a distributor ofcarbon steel pipes, fittings and flanges. They will be bringingabout 200 jobs to Missouri City when construction is com-pleted. Allied Fittings’ inventory is valued at more than $70million dollars.

4): Mayor Allen Owen is currently working with a prospectthat has 41 acres under contract and has plans to construct a320,000 square foot office/warehouse facility at that location.This prospect would employ over 200 workers when their con-struction is completed. The Inventory of this particular prospect isvalued at more than $109 million dollars.

5): The city of Missouri City currently has a new “City Com-munity Center” under construction. This two-story 25,000 squarefoot facility with a 2nd floor ballroom that will seat over 300 per-sons is expected to be completed very soon.

6): The city of Missouri City also has a new “Tennis andRecreation Center” under construction at the Old Quail ValleyTennis Center is being designed by community input; and willhave 12 tennis courts. This fine facility will also someequipped with a gym, fitness rooms, batting cages, meetingrooms, basketball courts, and much more. The new MissouriCity “Tennis and Recreation Center is expected to be com-pleted over the next few months.

NEW RESTAURANTSPLANNED OR CURRENTLYUNDER CONSTRUCTION

1): Polo Campero is coming Missouri City at the cornerof Hwy 6 and Glenn Lakes. Polo Campero is a Latin flavoredchicken restaurant that will be free standing.

2): Don Julio’s Mexican Restaurant is coming to MissouriCity. Don Julio’s will be located behind CVS off Sienna Park-way and Hwy 6.

3): Denis Homestyle Kitchen is coming to MissouriCity and will be located next to the Spec’s in the LA Fit-ness center on Hwy 6.

NEW RESTAURANTSOPENED IN MISSOURI CITY New Restaurants Opened in 2011

Missouri City became the new home for the new RedOak Grill which opened at the corner of Hwy 6 and Colo-nial Lakes, next to Goodwill store; Carl’s Jr. whichopened off Hwy 6 in front of Lowes; 5 Guys Hamburgerswhich opened in the strip center with AT&T — in front ofLowes; Bogies Pub & Grill which opened at Cartwright &Dulles; 7 Spice Cajun Kitchen which opened on TexasParkway next to Wing Stop; Fuzzy’s Taco Shop whichopened in the strip center in front of Star Cinema Grillnext to Springcreek BBQ; Subway which opened a newlocation at 4225 Sienna Parkway; Great Kahn Mongo-lian BBQ which opened up in the retail space where

Panera Bread was located; Chipotle Mexican Grill whichopened on Hwy 6 in front of Lowe’s; Hogg’s ‘N Chickswhich relocated to a larger facility at 8818 Hwy 6;Nazism’s Kitchen which opened at 5211 Hwy 6; EinsteinBros Bakery which opened in front of Lowe’s on Hwy 6;and Blu Water Fish Market which opened in the locationwhere the old Arby’s was located.

MISSOURI CITY IS AGREAT PLACE TO OPENYOUR RETAIL BUSINESSNew Retail Openings:

Missouri City became the new home for a brand new 55room La Quinta, which opened next to the current Wal-Marton Hwy 6 at the end of December; a new 9 screen Star Cin-ema Grill which opened at Hwy 6 at Dulles; a new Petcowhich opened in the Ft. Bend Town Center; a new Valero andCar Wash which opened at Sienna Ranch and Hwy 6; and abrand new Warehouse Pool Supply last year.

MISSOURI CITY IS A ANAWESOME PLACE TO DO BUSINESSNew Companies Opening:

1): Missouri City is the place where Flair FlexiblePackaging, is opening a 49,000 square foot building inLakeview Business Park. Flair Flexible Packaging is

bringing 25 new jobs to Missouri City.2): Missouri City is the place where Kusha Foods is

opening up shop in a 38,000 square foot building in Lake-view Business Park. Kusha Foods is expected to bring 20new jobs to Missouri City.

3): Missouri City is the place where Royalty MetalFinishing is opening in a 30,000 square foot building onS. Gessner. Royalty Metal Finishing is expected bring25 new jobs to Missouri City.

* MORE COMPANIES OPENING: Missouri City is theplace where Fluroseal Valves is opening up shop in a7,000 square foot building on S. Gessner; HIS Mechani-cal is opening up shop in a 20,000 square foot buildingadjacent to Charming Charlie’s; GBI Partners is openingup shop in a 6,000 square foot facility at 13340 S. Gess-ner; Cemex is opening up shop in a 20,000 square footfacility next to Charming Charlies; Oyster Creek Manorhas chosen to open a new location; and Senior Livingapartments will open at Trammel Fresno and 6.

MISSOURI CITY IS REALLYGROWING/DEVELOPINGNew Projects under Development:

1): The new Missouri City Wal-Mart is right on scheduleat Hwy 6 and Lake Shore Harbour — 8 pad sites are plannedas part of this development; and is expected to be completedby the 4th Quarter of this year.

2): Missouri City will also be the home of 2 new buildingsplanned to be located across Hwy 6 at Sienna Parkway. Oneof the buildings will be home to a mattress company andother an Emergency Clinic.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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he turning of dirt at the groundbreaking for ahalf-million-square-foot Ben E. Keith Distri-bution Facility in Missouri City last Marchbrings with it hundreds of new jobs, other eco-nomic development

projects and a prestigious company thatchose the “Show Me” City for its 82-acresite with the future opportunity to expandto more than 1 million square feet.

Mayor Allen Owen likened the groundbreaking cere-mony, held inside a large white tent set up at the site of the fu-ture distribution headquarters on Cravens Road near SouthGessner Road, to a wedding.

“First you have the dating period, then the engagementperiod, then you set the date for the wedding and finally today

is the wedding. It’s a huge day for the City. We waited fourlong years and it was well worth the wait because we did itright. I cannot express in words how important this is for Mis-souri City—to the tax base, to an employment base and to

what it means to the community. And mynext promise is to bring commuter rail tothis location in the future.”

Ben E. Keith Foods is now theeighth largest broad-line distributor in the

nation, with six distribution centers serving South CentralUSA –Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Louisiana,Mississippi, Arkansas, Kansas, Tennessee, and Missouri.

The company’s warehouse and other buildings will servesoutheast Texas and Louisiana and create about 300 jobs. It ex-pects to start operations in Fall of 2012 or Winter of 2013.

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MISSOURI CITY IS GROWING: Joining forces to celebrate the ceremonial groundbreaking for a half-million-square-foot Ben E. Keith Distribution Facility in Missouri City on March 22, are from left: Robbie Fish, General Manager, BenE. Keith Foods-Houston Division, City Manager Frank Simpson, Councilman Danny Nguyen, Councilman Bobby Mar-shall, Mayor Allen Owen, Councilman Don Smith, Councilman Robin Elackatt, Councilman Brett Kolaja and MikeRoach, President Ben E. Keith Foods.Photo courtesy of Missouri City.

Ben E. Keith GroundbreakingBrings Prestigious Growth to Missouri City, Texas

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OUSTON -- The HoustonCity Council unanimouslyreappointed businessman

Kase Lawal to the Port Commission ofthe Port of Houston Authority for a sev-enth term during the 3rd Quarter of lastyear. He was initially appointed in June1999. Commissioners serve two-yearterms without pay.

Lawal, who is the chairman of Port Authority’sSmall Business Development Task Force, indicatedthis will be his last term on the commission.

“Representing the city of Houston as a Port ofHouston Authority commissioner is a true honor andsignificant responsibility, particularly given the port’svital economic role to not only the city, but this na-tion,” Lawal said. “I appreciate the full confidence ofthe City Council and will continue to strive to repre-sent the city and the port well.”

City Councilmember James Rodriguez, whonominated Lawal for the reappointment, said Lawal’scontinued presence on the Port Commission is posi-tive for the Port Authority as well as the city.

“It was my distinct honor to nominate Dr. KaseLawal to the Port of Houston Authority,” Rodriguezsaid. “Dr. Lawal’s knowledge and experience in inter-national affairs make him a major asset to the PortCommission. I am confident that his reappointmentwill keep our port and regional economy thriving.”

Port Commission Chairman Jim Edmonds laudedthe reappointment.

“Commissioner Lawal is a well-known and well-respected leader in the international business commu-nity,” Edmonds said. “His work on the commission,particularly as a supporter of small business develop-ment and education, is welcomed.”

Lawal is chairman and chief executive officer ofCAMAC International Corporation, a multi-national en-ergy corporation. CAMAC and its affiliates are engagedin oil and gas exploration and production, engineeringservices and crude oil and natural gas trading for world-wide markets. CAMAC has consistently ranked on theForbes Magazine list of the 400 largest privately-ownedcorporations in the United States and on the Black En-terprise Magazine list as the second largest African-American owned company in the United States. In2006, CAMAC was named the Company of the Year byBlack Enterprise Magazine. Lawal is also the chairmanof Allied Energy Corporation. Lawal is a significantstakeholder in Unity National Bank, the only federallyinsured and licensed African-American-owned bank inTexas, and also serves as vice chairman of the bank’sboard of directors.

Lawal brings an extensive history of civic serviceto his port position. He serves as a member of theWhite House Advisory Committee for Trade Policyand Negotiations (ACTPN). He was appointed to theUnited States Trade Advisory Committee on Africa,reporting to President Bill Clinton, and was the U.S.Trade Representative on trade policy in Africa. He isa former member of the United States Council on theBusiness Development Committee of the U.S.- SouthAfrica Binational Commission and the Board of Di-rectors of the Corporate Council on Africa in Wash-

ington, D.C. He is also a former member of the Boardof Directors of the World Trade Council of theGreater Houston Partnership.

In 2003, Lawal established a $1 million endow-ment at Texas Southern University to establish theKase and Eileen Lawal Center for Global Trade atJesse H. Jones School of Business. In 1992, he estab-lished a petroleum engineering endowment at theUniversity of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineer-ing to benefit graduate petroleum engineering stu-dents. Lawal serves as the director of the CullenEngineering Research Foundation and as a trustee forThe Kinkaid School, which is a leading collegepreparatory school. He also co-chairs Unite for Chil-dren, United Against AIDS, a $300 million UNICEFcampaign, with his wife Eileen Lawal.

Lawal is a graduate of Texas Southern Univer-sity with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry andlater obtained a master’s degree in business ad-ministration, finance and marketing from PrairieView A&M University of Texas. He was awardedhonorary doctorates from Fort Valley State Uni-versity and Texas Southern University.

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NEW RESEARCHPrivacy Management on Social Media Sites

s social media use has be-come a mainstream activity,and attention to privacy is-

sues has increased, a new study findsthat most users of social networkingsites choose restricted privacy settingswhile profile “pruning” and unfriendingpeople is on the rise.

A survey by the Pew Research Center’s InternetProject & American Life provides new data about theprivacy settings people choose for their social net-working profiles, and the specific steps users take tocontrol the flow of information to different peoplewithin their networks.

About two-thirds (63%) of adults say they cur-rently maintain a profile on a social networking site.Nearly six-in-ten (58%), say their main profile is setto be private so that only friends can see it; another19% set their profiles to partially private so thatfriends of friends or networks can view them; 20%say their main profile is completely public.

The number of social network users whoprune and manage their accounts has increased:63% of them have deleted people from their“friends” lists, up from 56% in 2009; 44% havedeleted comments made by others on their profile;and 37% have removed their names from photosthat were tagged to identify them.

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Charles, a native El Pasoan, grew up in a military family andlived in cities all over the United States and overseas. His par-ents taught him the incredible values of discipline and faithful-ness. As a high school student, his family returned to El Paso,Texas, where he graduated and went on to attend the Universityof Texas at El Paso. It was there that he met his wife, Rochelle,who led him to know the Lord. Charles and Rochelle have beenhappily married since 1970 and have two children, Shannonand Jared, who have also dedicated their lives to working in theministry. Source: Abundant Living Faith Center website.

-------------------CORNERSTONE CHURCH - Pastor: John Hagee18755 Stone Oak Pkwy San Antonio, TX 78258-4129PHONE - (210) 490-1600For more information visit: www.sacornerstone.org

John Charles Hagee (born April 12, 1940) is an Ameri-can founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in SanAntonio, Texas, a non-denominational charismaticmegachurch with more than 19,000 active members. Hagee isalso the chief executive officer (CEO) of his non-profit corpo-ration, Global Evangelism Television (GETV).

Hagee is the President and CEO of John Hagee Ministries,which telecasts his national radio and televisionministry carried in the United States on 160 TVstations, 50 radio stations, and eight networks, in-cluding The Inspiration Network (INSP), TrinityBroadcasting Network (TBN), and InspirationNow TV.[2] The ministries can be seen and heardweekly in 99 million homes. John Hagee Min-istries is in Canada on the Miracle Channel and

CTS and can be seen in Africa, Europe, Australia, NewZealand, and in most Third World nations. Hagee is thefounder and National Chairman of the Christian-Zionist organi-zation Christians United for Israel, incorporated on February 7,2006. John Hagee was born in Baytown, Texas, to the formerVada Mildred Swiek and the Reverend William Bythel Hagee.He graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, with aBachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1964. Hewas on a football scholarship and appeared on the AcademicDean’s List. Hagee received a Master of Science in MechanicalEngineering from the University of North Texas in Denton in1966 and completed his theological training at SouthwesternAssemblies of God University with a Diploma in Theology inWaxahachie, south of Dallas. Hagee descends from a long lineof Anabaptist Mennonite pastors[citation needed], a somewhatcurious fact in light of Mennonite beliefs (pacifism, aversion towar, forgiveness of enemies). In 1989, he received an HonoraryDoctorate from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In2005, he received another Honorary Doctorate from NetanyaAcademic College in Israel. Hagee served on the Oral RobertsUniversity Board of Regents from 1989 to January 2008.Source: Wikipedia page for John Hagee.

-------------------THE CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS - Pastor: Ralph D. West5725 Queenston Blvd Houston, TX 77084-6409 PHONE - (281) 649-6800For more information visit: www.churchwithoutwalls.org

Ralph Douglas West is Pastor/Founder of the ChurchWithout Walls. He accepted his call to the ministry at the ageof 16. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1981 from

Bishop College in Dallas, Texas, attended Prince-ton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jer-sey, and received a Master of Divinity and BiblicalLanguages Degree from Southwestern BaptistTheological Seminary, Ft. Worth, Texas in 1994and is currently in the Doctorate of Ministry pro-gram at Beason Divinity School, Birmingham, Al-

abama. Pastor West was inducted in to the Martin Luther King,Jr., Board of Preachers as a “Distinguished Preacher”, More-house College, Atlanta Georgia, and March 1998 and receivedthe Texas Youth Commission’s “Outstanding Contribution toYouth” Award, University, Houston, Texas and the Interdenom-inational Theological Center, Morehouse College, AtlantaGeorgia. He has lectured at ITC, Morehouse College, AtlantaGeorgia; Baylor College, Waco, Texas; and Princeton Theolog-ical Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey. He was the youngestever conference preacher for the 1999 Hampton UniversityMinistries Conference and was the conference preacher againfor 2000. Pastor West has served as Pastor of Zion Hill Baptist

Church, Brookshire, Texas (1982-1984) and Greater Mt.ZionBaptist Church, Houston, Texas (1984-1987). In 1987, he be-came the founding pastor of Broohollow Baptist Church (TheChurch without Walls). Under his leadership, the congregationhas grown from 32 members to well over 10,000 members. TheChurch launched its “Together We Build” Stewardship Cam-paign in March 1994 and after acquiring its 40-acre site in westHouston, began construction on 27 February 1996. The churchmoved in to its “state of the art”, almost 100,000 square footmulti-use facility, 18 May 1997. In a spirit of rejoicing thechurch entered its three-year “God Is Doing It Again!” capitalstewardship campaign, Palm Sunday, 28 March 1999 to retirethe debt on the current facility and start design and constructionon its 4,000 seat cathedral, new administrative offices and con-ference center. Source: www.angelfire.com.

-------------------ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH - Pastor: Denny D. Davis1701 West Jefferson, Grand Prairie, TX 75051-1445 PHONE - (972) 264-1483For more information visit: www.sjcfamily.org

Pastor Davis, was born to Almeda and Andrew Davis andwas reared as an only child in the rural city of Champaign, Illi-nois. At 12 years old, Pastor Davis gave his life to Christ, by thetender age of 14, he knew he was called to the ministry and beganhandwriting sermons in his bedroom. It was at his home church,The Mount Olive Baptist Church pastored by Rev. Lundy Savage,that Pastor Davis announced his call to preach in 1976. Rev. Sav-age continued to encourage and nurture Pastor Davis’ gift and al-lowed him to preach his first sermon February 17, 1977. PastorDavis knew he needed to cultivate his gift further through formaleducation and with the support and encouragement of his mother,after high school, he moved to Dallas, Texas to pursue a Bache-lors degree in Religion with a minor in Business Administrationfrom Bishop College. During his college years, Pastor Davis wasthe President of the Minister’s Lyceum and was heavily involvedwith many churches in the Dallas community.

His gift and calling was continually nurtured and devel-oped under the watch of many of Dallas’ veteran pastors andpreachers, including the late Rev. S.M. Wright of The People’sBaptist Church. It was with the support of these pastors, thatRev. Davis learned what it truly meant to shepherd and lead a

people. In 1983, Pastor Davis married his highschool love, Wanda Bolton-Davis, the two madethere home in Dallas. In August 1984, PastorDavis accepted his first pastoral position at theMount Rose Baptist Church in Dallas, Texasand just one year later, the Davis’ had theirfirst child. Pastor Davis continued his educa-

tional pursuit and received his Masters in Theology fromBrite School of Divinity at Texas Christian University. TheDavis’ then gave birth to their second child and three yearslater, in 1991, Pastor Davis was called to pastor the St. JohnChurch in Grand Prairie, Texas. Since assuming the pas-torate position, St. John has grown exponentially both spiri-tually and physically. The Lord has blessed and added morethan 12,000 new members, and more than 80 ministrieswithin the church. In 1995, one year before the Davis’ thirdchild was born, the St. John Church was able to retire a halfmillion-dollar mortgage note, within 26 months. This al-lowed the ministry to work towards Vision 2000, a 3.5 mil-lion dollar, much-needed expansion project, which wascompleted debt free in 2000. Shortly after the completionof Vision 2000, Pastor Davis, felt the Lord sending him intouncharted territory, Southlake, Texas. Recognizing the needto develop a church in a growing community where fewchurches existed, Pastor Davis started the St. John NorthFamily Fellowship Church (now named, St. John SouthlakeCampus). The church began as a small group of Christiansmeeting in various home-based settings. The meeting loca-tions soon began meeting in a single office suite and laterexpanded to multiple office suites. In 2004, St. JohnChurch broke ground on the capital plan to build a fullchurch facility to better serve the Southlake community. InDecember 2007, the St. John Southlake Campus, an 80,000square foot facility that supports 2400 worshippers, wascompleted. Under Pastor Davis’ guidance, St. John Churchhas become one church in multiple locations offering fourSunday worship services and three mid-week Bible studiesevery week. Source: www.lightsource.com.

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These “Spiritual Thoughts” are those ofBetty S. Weekley and do not necessarilyrepresent the thoughts, opinions or viewsof Aubrey R. Taylor Communications or our

advertisers, supporters or sub-scribers. Note: The scripture refer-ences used for these “SpiritualThoughts” for this month weregathered from the (NIV) New In-

ternational Version of the Study Bible.Betty S. Weekley can be contacted at:(832)212-8735. [email protected]

DO NOT WORRY

“We should bring all of our needs and con-cerns to God in prayer rather than worry aboutthem. Jesus encourages us to avoid worrying

about our physical needs. “Therefore I tell you, do notworry about your life, what you will eat or drink; orabout your body, what you will wear. Is not life moreimportant than food and the body more important thanclothes?” (Matthew 6:25) — The word assures us thatour heavenly Father will take care of all our needs. Wehave no need to worry about anything.” -- BETTY

WHAT KIND OF SOIL ARE WE?

“A man’s reception of God’s Word is determined bythe condition of his heart. “As for what was sownon good soil, this is the one who hears the word

and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in onecase a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”(Matthew 13:23) — May our faith and our lives exemplify the“good soil” in the Parable of the Sower.” -- BETTY

HOW ARE WE LIVING?

“Regardless of our personal feelings, we are re-minded to “be very careful, how we live — notas unwise but as wise, making the most of

every opportunity, because these days are evil.” (Eph-esians 5:15-17) — Look carefully then how we walk, notas unwise but as wise, making the best use of time, be-cause the days are evil. So let us not be foolish, but un-derstand what the Lord’s will is for our lives.” -- BETTY

DO YOU TRUST ME?

“Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and donot lean on your own understanding. In all yourways acknowledge Him and He will make

straight your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) — It is the Lord inwho we are to trust; not ourselves or our own plans; andcertainly not the world’s wisdom and devices. We musttrust in the Lord because He and He alone is truly trust-worthy. Because of His nature, we are to trust Him with allour hearts, committing every aspect of our lives to Him incomplete confidence. And oh how hard is this for us?“Let the morning bring me words of your unfailing love,for in you do I trust: cause me to know the way in which Ishould walk; for I lift up my soul unto you. (Psalm 143:8)— Help us to put our total trust in you oh Lord. -- BETTY

WHAT PRICE ARE WE WILLING TO PAY TO CLAIM OUR PROMISE?

“We must re-train our thinking from, “I can’t” to “Ican.” God can enable us every single day.Through Him, nothing is impossible. “Jesus said,

The things which are impossible with men are possiblewith God.” (Luke 18:27) — Sometimes we have to giveup to become a follower of Jesus — it has it’s benefits aswell as its sacrifices. Sometimes it is your own family’sapproval. But we must not dwell on what we have to giveup — but on what we will gain; and that’s the love of ourLord Jesus Christ who gave his all for us.” -- BETTY

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WHO IS ALWAYS THERE REGARDLESS?

“God will always be by our sides. Even when youthink you’re alone and you don’t feel Him near, Heis always listening and watching, ready to catch

you when you fall (to your knees) or carry you. “Bestrong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified be-cause of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; hewill never leave you nor forsake you.” (Deuteronomy31:6) “God has said, ‘Never will I leave you, never will Iforsake you.’ (Hebrews 13:5) — The Lord is the only onewho you know that will always be there for you when youfeel like no one else is.” -- BETTY

DO YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP?

“We can never tell how close we are, it is nearerthan it seems. So let’s stick to the fight when weare hardest hit. It’s when things are the hardest

that we must not quit, because God has and knows theplan He has for us. Thank you Lord Jesus. Ever feel likegiving up, when life’s burdens seem too heavy? Just re-member where your real strength lies. But also under-stand this, that in the last days, (Hebrew 12:2-5) “Considerhim who endured from sinners such hostility against him-self, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. Inyour struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to thepoint of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten theexhortation that addresses you as sons?” -- BETTY

SO CAN WE SEE?

“God does/did not take us through the wildernessfor us to stay; it was for us to get to the promiseland. God takes us out, to bring us into something

better. We are to walk by faith and know what God’s planis for us; and to see his will fulfilled through the visionshe’s planted in us. “The Lord our God said to us at Horeb,“You have stayed long enough at the mountain. Breakcamp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites;— Go in and take possession of the land that the Lordswore he would give your fathers...” (Deuteronomy 1:6-8)—We must be willing to listen, go and see what plans theLord has already given us and promised us.” -- BETTY

DO WE EVER HAVE CIRCUMSTANCESTHAT LEAD US TO DOUBT GOD?

“Sometimes in our lives we can find ourselveswondering where our God is in the midst of allthat’s going on in our world. Why is our life so tur-

bulent? Just think about Job. But Job never gave up orgave in. “Immediately the father of the child cried out andsaid, “I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:23) — Just re-member God never leaves us or forsakes us.” -- BETTY

DO WE HAVE TIMES WHEN OURMOODS ARE DARK?

“This my friend is one of my favorite verses. I useit daily; and have for years. I sing the song aswell. “This is the day the Lord has made. Let us

rejoice, and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24) — So let us re-member to give the Lord credit for giving us our day to re-joice and be glad that he is our God. God is good all thetime — And all the time God is good.” -- BETTY

WHEN WE ARE WORN OUT AND WORN DOWN

“Every day we have a hard race to run, of serviceand sufferings, a course of active and passiveobedience; but in all of which, we need to keep our

eyes fixed upon the Lord Jesus. “Let us fix our eyes onJesus, the author and completer of our faith, who, for thejoy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame,and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Con-sider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, sothat you will not grow weary and lose heart.” (Hebrews12:2-3) — But in the end we will be the winners because ofwhere we are keeping our eyes focused.”-- BETTY

Building Winning Lives“Our Lord Wants You to Win”

“I believe that practical purposeful teaching and preach-ing builds winning Christian lives. I’m the founding pastorof Zion Tabernacle Church. I’m also the Executive Direc-tor of Sparrow Ministries, founder of (C-SIM) ChristianSexual Integrity Movement and President and founder ofBishop K.J. Brown Ministry.” – Bishop Brown

Zion Tabernacle Church is a bible Church located inthe southwest part of Houston (Crowne Plaza Hotel Hwy6@I-10) 14703 Park Row, Houston, Texas 77079. Pleasefeel free to visit us for Bible Study or Sunday Morningworship. We are presently having services on the 1st and3rd Sundays while we build our digital church to reachmore people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are ex-cited about increasing our territory for God's work.

If you feel directed to make a donation to our effort tospread the word of God by way of our “Digital Church”please send your donation to us at: Zion TabernacleChurch – P.O. Box 940242, Houston, Texas 77079.

Pastoral Leadership Team Bishop K.J. Brown – (Senior Pastor)L.E. Simmons – (Executive Pastor)Priscilla Guillory - Brown (Staff Minister)

Charitable Giving Jumps in Texas, Nationwide

Charitable giving in the United States was up some 7.5percent in 2011, with Texas boasting some of the strongestgrowth in giving, the Dallas Business Journal reports.

According to a study conducted by the Atlas of Giv-ing, a Dallas-based forecasting service, Americans gavenearly $346 billion to charity in 2011, including $241.3 bil-lion from individuals, $16.5 billion from corporations,$42.1 billion through foundations, and $22 billion throughbequests. The study also found that Texans and Texas-based companies gave a total of $29 billion, more than

the total for all but three states — Florida, Illinois, andPennsylvania. An Atlas of Giving forecasts predicts thatcharitable giving in Texas will increase 3 percent in 2012,compared to about 3.9 percent nationally.

Atlas of Giving CEO Rob Mitchell said the relativelystrong economy in Texas was behind the state's strongshowing. "The unemployment rate in Texas is lower thanit is in much of the rest of the United States, there is anincreasing population in Texas, and you have some majoreconomic development happening," said Mitchell, "espe-cially in the Barnett Shale and the Eagleford Shale down in South Texas..."

Giving in Florida ImprovesSlowly, Report Finds

While the recession took its toll on charitable givingin Florida, early signs suggest that a general improve-ment in the fundraising climate in 2010 continued into2011, a new report from the Tampa-based Florida Philan-thropic Network finds.

According to Giving in Florida: The State of Philan-thropy in the Sunshine State, 2012 Edition, combined chari-table giving by individuals, foundations, and corporations inthe state dropped 8.6 percent between 2008 and 2009, fol-lowing a double-digit decline the previous year. But afterbeing flat in 2010, charitable giving in the state was esti-mated to have rebounded slightly in 2011.

In 2009, individuals, foundations, and corporationsgave $14.2 billion — a significant drop from pre-recessiongiving levels. Three-quarters of that giving came from in-dividuals, while nearly 10 percent came from foundationsand corporate givers. According to the report, Floridafoundations in 2010 devoted the largest share of theirgrant dollars (24.1 percent) to public affairs and socialbenefit organizations, with the next largest shares goingto human services (16.8 percent), health (16.6 percent,and arts and culture (14.2 percent). More than half (56.9percent) of the grants awarded by foundations in thestate went to organizations in other states.

"The recession appears to have had an even greaternegative impact on charitable giving in Florida than in thecountry as a whole," said FPN president and CEO DavidBiemesderfer. "This is not surprising when you considerthat Florida was hit harder by the recession than mostothers states. But there are early signs that Florida'scharitable giving picture is improving."

Giving Sustains Cultural,Educational Institutions in Pittsburgh

With some private foundations still recoveringfrom the Great Recession, many nonprofit organiza-tions in the Pittsburgh region are relying more on indi-vidual donations to help make ends meet, thePittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

At the end of the nineteenth century, home-grown ti-tans of industry such as Andrew Carnegie and RichardKing Mellon endowed the Steel City with a host ofschools and cultural institutions. But philanthropy oper-ated differently back then. "In those days, you had toknow someone who knew the wealthy person and makeyour case," said Bayer Center for Nonprofit Managementexecutive director Peggy M. Outon. "That closed out a lotof people. It's a lot more open than it used to be."

Yet, many nonprofits have difficulty attracting founda-tion support. Kathy Buechel, senior lecturer and directorof the Philanthropy Forum at the University of PittsburghGraduate School of Public and International Affairs, toldthe Tribune-Review that the needs of the region havereached the point where foundations don't have the re-sources to keep up.

Acknowledging that individual donors are critical tothe health of the region's nonprofit sector, the PittsburghFoundation launched its Day of Giving and Pittsburgh-Gives Web site in 2011 with a promise to match individualdonations to local charities. Through the campaign, thefoundation raised nearly $6.5 million from more than13,600 people. "All the work we're doing with the Day ofGiving and PittsburghGives, and the use of social mediaby nonprofits, is an effort by the Pittsburgh Foundationnot only to introduce people to philanthropy in a newway," said the foundation's president and CEO, GrantOliphant, "but to make nonprofits stronger by helpingthem tell their stories more effectively."

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By Elaine SanchezAmerican Forces Press Service

ASHINGTON - The DefenseDepartment is working tobreak down credentialingbarriers for service mem-bers and veterans prepar-ing to enter the civilian

workforce, a DOD stated recently.“The goal ... is to help our veterans, and es-

pecially our transitioning veterans, …get em-ployed,” Ed Kringer, director of state liaison andeducational opportunity for the Pentagon’s officeof military community and policy, told an audi-ence gathered for the National Credentialing Sum-mit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently.

Speaking on a panel, Kringer described theinteragency effort under way to ensure credential-ing agencies recognize service members’ exten-sive training, education and experience.

Many occupations require state licensure, henoted, which affects both service members andtheir spouses. However, many troops run upagainst challenges with this, he added, as licens-ing and credentialing requirements vary fromstate to state and many credentialing boards areunaware of how military training and educationequate to civilian training.

“What we want is for states to make it sim-pler, and they can do that through regulations andthrough passing legislation …to make it simplerfor service members to take education, trainingand experience and make it applicable for a li-cense,” Kringer said.

Officials are asking state licensure boards toaccept military training and experience if theymeet the state’s requirements, he said. He laudedWashington state for what he called its simple,but effective legislation. The state has directedboards to waive training if a military member al-ready has training that’s comparable to the state’srequirement.

“That’s what we want — that transferabilityof training and experience toward requirementsfor a state license,” Kringer said.

In some cases, the military helps its troopsobtain credentials while still serving, he noted.Some military health care professionals, for ex-ample, obtain licenses while in service so theycan work part time.

But that license may not apply once the mili-tary member separates from service and moves toanother state. “We want that state to have an ex-pedited enforcement policy so that member’s cur-rent, valid license is more easily transferred,”Kringer said.

Others come into the military with a license,then separate from service and stay in the samestate where they obtained their license, but mayno longer meet requirements. A solution would befor states to give these service members an op-portunity to continue working with a temporarylicense while they complete the additional re-quirements, he said.

Kringer acknowledged states’ concernsabout the impact of swifter and easier credential-ing. “They ask, ‘Are you telling us to lower ourstandards [or] take unqualified people into our

profession?’ The answer is a profound no. Wedon’t want unqualified people out there, but wedon’t want service members to have to repeatwhat they have,” he said.

Kringer said he’s aware that service mem-bers’ training and experience may not alwaysequate to civilian requirements, but even somepercentage is better than none. Troops may meetonly 50 percent of the requirements, he noted, butthen “we’ll show them and help them get theother 50 percent. We don’t want any militarymember to have to start at ground zero.”

Officials started working with the states onthese issues and possible solutions last year,Kringer said.

“Last year, we had six states that eitheradopted all or significant parts of the legislation,”he said. “This year, wehave sponsors identified

and in some cases legislation already dropped in 23states. This is something that is actively moving.”

Along with their state efforts, officials alsoare working with national credentialing agencies,noted fellow panelist Marion Cain, DOD’s asso-ciate director for training readiness and strategy.“About 60 percent of employers don’t understandwhat military training and education experience[means], how that really relates to their job,” hesaid. The same is true with national credentialingagencies, he added.

Officialsneed to ascertainwhat theseagencies are

looking for, what information they need and howmilitary training can be matched up with civiliantraining to facilitate credentialing, Cain ex-plained.

As they ask states and agencies to do theirpart to help, military officials must step up aswell, Kringer said. DOD needs to do a better jobat making military training understandable tocivilian credentialing agencies, he acknowledged.Most agencies are accustomed to assessing train-ing, he explained, but aren’t well equipped to as-sess military training.

“The language isn’t the same,” he noted.“We’ve been tasked to do that better. If we’re

MARINES AT WORK: U.S. Marine Corps Sgts. Jared Carlson, left, and Mario Mendoza, right, plot the location of a compound on a map during apatrol around the villages of Sre Kala and Paygel in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2012. Carlson, a squad leader, and Mendoza, a teamleader, are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lope

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HELPING OUT: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Mann helps Marine Corps Sgt. Guillermo Floresmartines out of a canal during a patrol around the villages of Sre Kala and Paygel inHelmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2012. Mann is a military working dog handler and Floresmartines is an assistant squad leader, both assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Light ArmoredReconnaissance Battalion. Mann’s dog, Ty, is to the left of Mann’s side. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez

going to ask them to do something, weneed to step up to the plate.”

Military transcripts, for example,need to contain standardized informa-tion to ensure they’re meaningful tocredentialing agencies, Kringer ex-plained. Toward this end, officials aregathering transcripts to comparewhat’s in them already and what needsto change.

Three states – Maryland, Wash-ington and Illinois – have agreed toevaluate these transcripts and see howDOD can make them more meaningfulto a credentialing agency, he said.They’re also asking credentialingagencies and academic institutions toreview these transcripts.

Once that assessment is complete,DOD will report its findings to theservices to initiate changes, Kringersaid, noting this should be completedwithin the next month or so.

Kringer also cited the need formore Veterans Affairs Department-ap-proved licensing and certificationagencies. Veterans can be reimbursedthrough VA for the cost of taking ap-proved licensing and credentialingtests. However, veterans often aren’taware of which agencies are VA-ap-proved, and they don’t have a centralrepository of agencies they can access.Compounding the issue, many agen-cies will wait until a military memberasks to take the test before asking VAfor approval.

“We want to provide veteransmore options of agencies approved bythe VA so veterans can use their VAbenefits,” Kringer said.

VA and the Labor Department areworking to build a repository of VA-

approved agencies, he said, that willlist which agencies are approved fortesting. VA officials also will workthrough states to contact other agen-cies and request that they ask to beVA-approved in advance of a testingrequest to expand troops’ options.

Officials also are looking to ex-pand the services’ apprenticeship pro-grams, Cain noted. In these programs,service members in technical trades,such as machinists or lathe operators,are assigned a program of instructioninvolving class and task completion.Once requirements are fulfilled, theLabor Department issues the servicemember a certificate.

“This is a huge advantage whengetting out and looking to get hired byone of the trade unions,” he said.

The Army and Air Force, however,don’t have apprenticeship programs,Cain noted. Officials are exploring theidea of expanding other services’ pro-grams — which encompass 123 tradesand about 58,000 service members —to the Army and Air Force.

“We’re working very closely withour partners at the Department ofLabor to make this happen,” he said. “Ithink we’re going to make a lot ofprogress here.”

Officials also are in the process ofassessing the services’ credentialingprograms. Some programs havemapped military occupation codes andcredentials to civilian jobs and creden-tials, Kringer said. But others aren’t ascurrent, he acknowledged. The goal isto develop a common standard for alservice members, and then determinewhat it will take to bring all of theservices up to that standard, he ex-plained, so service members “have ac-cess to the same kind and level andquality ... of information.”

The most complex of actionsDOD officials would like to undertakeis to close the real or perceived gap be-tween military training and educationand civilian credentialing require-ments, Kringer noted.

This will involve assessing thematch between competencies gained in

military occupations with a state’s cre-dentialing requirements, he explained.A military electrician, for example,may have extensive experience, butthat must be able to translate to a civil-ian credentialing and licensingagency’s requirements.

Officials have identified the top

10 largest military occupations fromeach service, and have “cross-walked”these to 17 civilian occupations, hesaid. They’ll examine the training foreach of these 40 occupations, compar-ing what’s required for credentials andfor licenses, so they can determine anygaps.

Once they identify these gaps, of-ficials can look to modify current mili-tary training or, if the credentialingisn’t required for all, create a “pocket”of additional training for certaintroops.

In some cases, Kringer noted,bridging the gap may require the mili-tary to add on additional weeks oftraining, which may not be financiallyor logistically feasible. In this case,DOD officials can work to ensuretroops know what’s required to fill thegap and what financial resources areavailable to help, he said.

It’s also important to help troopsdetermine the value of different cre-dentials, Kringer noted. With morethan 4,000 different credentials, it canbe difficult for a service member orveteran to know which ones are mostimportant to civilian employers.

To help guide service members,the Labor Department is working toidentify indicators of a credential’svalue, such as industry recognition andaccreditation. Once this information iscompiled, it will be posted on futurecredentialing program websites soservice members can evaluate thesevalue indicators, Kringer said.

Kringer said people should beginto see the positive results of these in-teragency efforts in the comingmonths. The goal is more than justabout credentialing, he noted. “It’sabout employment,” he said.

WHATEVER IT TAKES: U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Guillermo Floresmartineswades through a canal during a patrol around the villages of Sre Kala andPaygel in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2012. Floresmartinesis an assistant squad leader assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Light Ar-mored Reconnaissance Battalion. U.S. Marines and sailors conductedclearing and disrupting operations around the villages during OperationHighland Thunder. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez

DOD Works to Ease Troop Transition to Credentialed Jobs

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SPECIALIZING IN COMPLETE FUNERAL ACCOMMODATIONS I CARING I COMPASSIONATE I PROFESSIONAL I RESPECTFUL


State Rep. District 127REPUBLICAN PRIMARYDan Huberty (i) Bobby Jordan

State Rep. District 127DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYCody Pogue

State Rep. District 128REPUBLICAN PRIMARYWayne Smith (i)


State Rep. District 129REPUBLICAN PRIMARYJohn E. Davis (i) Mary Huls


State Rep. District 130REPUBLICAN PRIMARYAllen Fletcher (i)


State Rep. District 131REPUBLICAN PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

State Rep. District 131DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYAlma Allen (I) Wanda Adams

State Rep. District 132REPUBLICAN PRIMARYBill Callegari (i) Randy Brown


State Rep. District 133REPUBLICAN PRIMARYJim Murphy (i) Grant Johnston

State Rep. District 133DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate File

State Rep. District 134REPUBLICAN PRIMARYSarah Davis (i)

State Rep. District 134DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYAnn Johnson

State Rep. District 135REPUBLICAN PRIMARYGary Elkins (i)

State Rep. District 135DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYPaul Morgan

State Rep. District 136REPUBLICAN PRIMARYAnn Witt Mike SchofieldPam Holm Mano DeAyala


State Rep. District 137REPUBLICAN PRIMARYM. J. Khan

State Rep. District 137DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYJamaal Smith Joseph Carlos MaddenGene Wu Sarah Winkler

State Rep. District 138REPUBLICAN PRIMARYDwayne Bohac (i)


State Rep. District 139REPUBLICAN PRIMARYSam Brocato

State Rep. District 139DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYSylvester Turner (I)


State Rep. District 140DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYArmando Walle (I)

State Rep. District 141REPUBLICAN PRIMARYMichael Bunch

State Rep. District 141DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYSenfronia Thompson (I)


State Rep. District 142DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYHarold V. Dutton, Jr. (I)


State Rep. District 143DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYAna Hernandez-Luna (I)

State Rep. District 144REPUBLICAN PRIMARYKen Legler (i)

State Rep. District 144DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYOrnaldo Ybarra Mary Ann Perez


State Rep. District 145DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYCarol Alvarado (I)

State Rep. Dist. 146REPUBLICAN PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

State Rep. District 146DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYBorris Miles (I) Al Edwards


State Rep. District 147DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYGarnet Coleman (I) Ray Hill


State Rep. District 148DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYJessica Farrar (I)


State Rep. District 149DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYHubert Vo (I)

State Rep. District 150REPUBLICAN PRIMARYDebbie Riddle (i) James Wilson


Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 2REPUBLICAN PRIMARYJane Bland (i)

Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 2DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYRon Lovett

Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 6REPUBLICAN PRIMARYHarvey G. Brown, Jr. (i)

Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 6DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYChuck Silverman

Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 7REPUBLICAN PRIMARYTerry Jennings (i)

Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 7DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYNatalia Cokinos Oakes

Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 8REPUBLICAN PRIMARYMichael C. Massengale (i)

Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 8DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYNile Copeland

Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 9REPUBLICAN PRIMARYRebeca Huddle (i)

Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 9DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYDemocrat Kathy Cheng

Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 3REPUBLICAN PRIMARYBrett Busby

Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 3DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYBarbara Gardener

Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 4REPUBLICAN PRIMARYJeff Brown (i)

Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 4DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYJim Wrotenberry

Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 5REPUBLICAN PRIMARYMartha Hill Jamison (i)

Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 5DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYTanner Garth

Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 6REPUBLICAN PRIMARYBill Boyce (i)

Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 6DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 8REPUBLICAN PRIMARYJohn Donovan

Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 8DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYJulia Maldonado

Harris County Judge 11th Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYBruce Bain Michael West

Harris County Judge 11th Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMike Miller (I)

Harris County Judge 61st Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYGeorge May Jeff Hastings George W. Gore

Harris County Judge 61st Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYAl Bennett (I)

Harris County Judge 80th Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYRichard Risinger

Harris County Judge 80th Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYLarry Weiman (I)

Harris County Judge 125th Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYJohn Coselli

Harris County Judge 125th Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYKyle Carter (I)

Harris County Judge 127th Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYRussell Lloyd Sonya Aston

Harris County Judge 127th Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYR. K. Sandill (I)

Harris County Judge 129th Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYMichael Landrum Chris GillettEdward Casanova Frank Pierce

Harris County Judge 129th Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMichael Gomez (I)

Harris County Judge 133rd Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYLamar McCorkle Sharon J. Hemphill

Harris County Judge 133rd Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYJaclanel McFarland (I)

Harris County Judge 151st Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYJohn Wittenmyer

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Harris County Judge 151st Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMike Engelhart (I)

Harris County Judge 152nd Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYDon Self Allyson Wilkinson Janet Townsley

Harris County Judge 152nd Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYRobert Schaffer (I)

Harris County Judge 164th Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYBud Wiesedeppe Sophia Mafrige

Harris County Judge 164th Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYAlexandra Smoots-Hogan (I)

Harris County Judge 165th Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYElizabeth Ray

Harris County Judge 165th Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYJosefina Rendon (I)

Harris County Judge 174th Criminal DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYRobert Summerlin Joe Vinas

Harris County Judge 174th Criminal DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYRuben Guerrero (I)

Harris County Judge 176th Criminal DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYStacey Bond

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Harris County Judge 176th Criminal DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYShawna Reagin (I)

Harris County Judge 177th Criminal DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYRyan Patrick

Harris County Judge 177th Criminal DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYDemocrat Vivian King

Harris County Judge 178th Criminal DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYRoger Bridgwater

Harris County Judge 178th Criminal DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYDavid L. Mendoza (I)

Harris County District Judge 179th Criminal DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYKristin M. Guiney Lana Shadwick

Harris County District Judge 179th Criminal DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYRandy Roll (I)

Harris County Judge 215th Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYKen Shortreed

Harris County Judge 215th Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYSteve Kirkland (I) Elaine H. Palmer

Harris County Judge 333rd Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYJoseph ‘Tad’ Halbach (i)

Harris County Judge 333rd Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYTracy Good

Harris County Judge 334th Civil DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYKen Wise (i)

Harris County Judge 334th Civil DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYDonna Roth

Harris County Judge 337th Criminal DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYRenee Magee Jim Barr

Harris County Judge 337th Criminal DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYHerb Ritchie (I)

Harris County Judge 338th Criminal DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYBrock Thomas

Harris County Judge 338th Criminal DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYHazel B. Jones (I)

Harris County Judge 339th Criminal DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYBrad Hart

Harris County Judge 339th Criminal DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMaria Jackson (I)

Harris County Judge 351st Criminal DistrictREPUBLICAN PRIMARYMark Kent Ellis (i)

Harris County Judge 351st Criminal DistrictDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMack McInnis

Harris County Civil Court at Law 1 (Unexpired Term)REPUBLICAN PRIMARYReDebra Ibarra Mayfield (i)

Harris County Civil Court at Law 1 (Unexpired Term)DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYErica Graham Damon Crenshaw

Harris County District AttorneyREPUBLICAN PRIMARYPat Lykos (i) Mike Anderson

Harris County District AttorneyDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYZack Fertitta Lloyd Wayne Oliver

Harris County AttorneyREPUBLICAN PRIMARYRobert Talton

Harris County AttorneyDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYVince Ryan (I)

Harris County SheriffREPUBLICAN PRIMARYLouis GuthrieHarold HeuszelCarl PittmanDaniel J. LemkuilRuben MonzonBrian Steinocher Guy Clark

Harris County SheriffDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYDelores Jones Charles Massey El Adrian Garcia (I)

Harris County Tax AssessorCollector/Voter RegistrarREPUBLICAN PRIMARYDon Sumners (i) Mike Sullivan

Harris County Tax AssessorCollector/Voter RegistrarDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYAnn Harris Bennett

Harris County School TrusteePosition 3, At-LargeREPUBLICAN PRIMARYMike Wolfe (i) Richard Johnson

Harris County School TrusteePosition 3, At-LargeDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYDavid Rosen Diane Trautman.

Harris County School TrusteePosition 4, Pct 3REPUBLICAN PRIMARYTimothy Rose Kay Smith Raymond T. Garcia

Harris County School TrusteePosition 4, Pct 3DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYSilvia Mintz

Harris County School TrusteePosition 6, Pct 1REPUBLICAN PRIMARYTom Cruz JuLuette Bartlett-Pack

Harris County School TrusteePosition 6, Pct 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYErica S. Lee Jarvis Johnson Reagan Flowers.

County Commissioner Precinct 1REPUBLICAN PRIMARYChuck Maricle

County Commissioner Precinct 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYEl Franco Lee (I)

County Commissioner Precinct 3REPUBLICAN PRIMARYSteve Radack (i)

County Commissioner Precinct 3DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYA. Robert Hassan Glorice McPherson.

Harris County Commissioner Precinct 4 (Unexpired Term)REPUBLICAN PRIMARYR. Jack Cagle (i) Buck Buchanan Robert M. Cadena

Harris County Commissioner Precinct 4 (Unexpired Term)DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYDave Wilson Sean Hammerle

Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1, Place 1REPUBLICAN PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1, Place 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYDale Gorczynski (I)


Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 2, Place 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYJo Ann Delgado (I)


Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 3, Place 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMike Parrott (I) LaTonya Marie Allen

Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 4, Place 1REPUBLICAN PRIMARYJ. Kent Adams (i) Kevin Fulton

Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 4, Place 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 5, Place 1REPUBLICAN PRIMARYRuss Ridgway (i)

Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 5, Place 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed


Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 6, Place 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYRichard Vara (I)


Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 7, Place 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYHillary H. Green (I)

Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 8, Place 1REPUBLICAN PRIMARYHolly Williamson (i)

Harris County Justice of the Peace Pct. 8, Place 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYTommy Ginn

County Constable, Pct 1REPUBLICAN PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

County Constable, Pct 1DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYCindy Vara-Leija Quincy WhitakerAlan Rosen Grady Castleberry.

County Constable, Pct 2REPUBLICAN PRIMARYTom Boone Chris McDonald, Edward P. Rios Joe Alanis

County Constable, Pct 2DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYZerick Guinn Lee Hernandez, Christopher Diaz, Joe Martinez, Jeffrey FreemanHarry ZamoraRuben Loreto

Daniel Vela, Danny Avalos, Victor L. Archer, Sr.

County Constable, Pct 3REPUBLICAN PRIMARYDavid Cruzan William ‘Bill’ Norwood

County Constable, Pct 3DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYKen Jones (I)Eric Reed Kenneth Perkins

County Constable, Pct 4REPUBLICAN PRIMARYRon Hickman (i) Dale BibleRobert LozanoLindsay Siriko John ‘JG’ Garza

County Constable, Pct 4DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

County Constable, Pct 5REPUBLICAN PRIMARYPhil Camus (i) Robert ‘Bob’ Van Pelt Al Florido


County Constable, Pct 6REPUBLICAN PRIMARY- No Candidate Filed

County Constable, Pct 6DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYVictor Trevino (I)

County Constable, Pct 7REPUBLICAN PRIMARY- No Republican Filed

County Constable, Pct 7DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMay Walker (I) Samuel Hayes, Jr.Michael ColemanLeon Hubbard H.B. (Rickey) Spivey, Jr.

County Constable, Pct 8REPUBLICAN PRIMARYPhil Sandlin (i) Richard Goff Sonny Daughtry


Harris County Republican Party ChairmanREPUBLICAN PRIMARYJared Woodfill (i) Paul Simpson

Harris County Democratic Party ChairmanDEMOCRATIC PRIMARYLane Lewis Keryl Burgess Douglas

DALE GORCZYNSKI

LEWIS DOUGLAS

WOODFILL SIMPSON

WALKER HUBBARD

People On The Move

George Washington (1732–1799)TOOK OFFICE April 30, 1789LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1797

John Adams (1735–1826)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1797LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1801

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1801LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1809

James Madison (1751–1836)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1809LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1817

James Monroe (1758–1831)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1817LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1825

John Quincy Adams (1767–1848)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1825LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1829

Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1829LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1837

Martin Van Buren (1782–1862)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1837LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1841

William Henry Harrison (1773–1841)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1841LEFT OFFICE: April 4, 1841

John Tyler (1790–1862)TOOK OFFICE: April 4, 1841LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1845

James K. Polk (1795–1849)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1845LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1849

Zachary Taylor (1784–1850)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1849LEFT OFFICE: July 9, 1850

Millard Fillmore (1800–1874)TOOK OFFICE: 9, 1850LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1853

Franklin Pierce (1804–1869)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1853LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1857

James Buchanan (1791–1868)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1857LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1861

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1861LEFT OFFICE: April 15, 1865

Andrew Johnson (1808–1875)TOOK OFFICE: April 15, 1865LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1869

Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1869LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1877

Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1877LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1881

James A. Garfield (1831–1881)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1881LEFT OFFICE: September 19, 1881

Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886)TOOK OFFICE: September 19, 1881LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1885

Grover Cleveland (1837–1908)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1885LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1889

Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1889LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1893

Grover Cleveland (1837–1908)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1893LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1897

William McKinley (1843–1901)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1897LEFT OFFICE: September 14, 1901

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)TOOK OFFICE: September 14, 1901LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1909

William Howard Taft (1857–1930)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1909LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1913

Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1913LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1921

Warren G. Harding (1865–1923)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1921LEFT OFFICE: August 2, 1923

Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)TOOK OFFICE: August 2, 1923LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1929

Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1929LEFT OFFICE: March 4, 1933

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)TOOK OFFICE: March 4, 1933LEFT OFFICE: April 12, 1945

Harry S. Truman (1884–1972)TOOK OFFICE: April 12, 1945LEFT OFFICE: January 20, 1953

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)TOOK OFFICE: January 20, 1953LEFT OFFICE: January 20, 1961

John F. Kennedy (1917–1963)TOOK OFFICE: January 20, 1961LEFT OFFICE: November 22, 1963

Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973)TOOK OFFICE: November 22, 1963LEFT OFFICE: January 20, 1969

Richard Nixon (1913–1994)TOOK OFFICE: January 20, 1969LEFT OFFICE: August 9, 1974

Gerald Ford (1913–2006)TOOK OFFICE: August 9, 1974LEFT OFFICE: January 20, 1977

Jimmy Carter (1924– TBD)TOOK OFFICE: January 20, 1977LEFT OFFICE: January 20, 1981

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004)TOOK OFFICE: January 20, 1981LEFT OFFICE: January 20, 1989

George H. W. Bush (1924– TBD)TOOK OFFICE: January 20, 1989LEFT OFFICE: January 20, 1993

Bill Clinton (1946 – TBD )TOOK OFFICE: January 20, 1993LEFT OFFICE: January 20, 2001

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Vote on Tuesday, May 29, 2012:“Don’t forget to vote in the 2012 Texas Democratic and Republican Primaries...AND BY ALL MEANS LET’S NOT FORGET TO ALWAYS RESPECT OUR PRESIDENTS!”


Sergeant Leon Hubbard Calls For Precinct 7 Voters to not let Constable May Walker off the hook in the 2012 Democratic PrimaryFROM THE SERGEANT LEON HUBBARD FOR PRECINCT 7 CONSTABLE CAMPAIGN

“They could have indicted her…” is what defense attorney Chip Lewistold the Houston Chronicle regardinghis client (Constable May Walker) onFriday, February 10, 2012 shortly aftera Harris County grand jury let her offthe hook. Lewis went on to say: “Butjust because there is a technical viola-tion of the law does not mean a grandjury sees fit to indict.”

BREAKING THE LAW IS BREAKING THE LAW

“When is a ‘technical violation’ of the law not a crime? Isn’ta ‘technical violation’ of the law still a violation of the law? I be-lieve a so called ‘technical violation’ of the law; is still a viola-tion of the law,” says Sergeant Leon Hubbard — the onlycandidate running for Harris County Precinct 7 constable withmore than 30 years of law enforcement experience matchedwith an unblemished and honorable track-record of more than27 years already committed to the citizens of the HarrisCounty Precinct 7 community.

SERGEANT HUBBARD CAN CLEAN UP THE MESSMADE BY CONSTABLE MAY WALKER

On Friday, February 10, 2012 a Harris County Grandjury declined to indict Constable May Walker on crimi-nal charges being alleged against the embattledPrecinct 7 constable. But does that mean she was in-nocent of the charges and accusations alleged againsther? “That’s a good question,” says Hubbard. “A per-son could be guilty as sin, and not have criminalcharges brought against them for various reasons,”Hubbard explains. “That doesn’t mean they’re innocent– it simply means they may have been let off the hook forwhatever reason,” says Hubbard.

“In the story recently published in the Houston Chroni-cle, Constable May Walker was described as ‘being thank-ful, relieved and contrite’ by her defense attorney ChipLewis; and she should be,” says Hubbard.

In the aforementioned article (written byBrian Rogers in the Houston Chronicle), at-torney Chip Lewis also stated that therewere no allegations or inferences that Con-stable May Walker personally benefitedfrom her office, but rather, that it was ‘ad-

SERGEANT LEON HUBBARDCONTINUED ON PAGE - 30

ministrative missteps’ that landed her introuble with the law. Lewis also claimed,Constable May Walker has made the neces-sary changes, including ending the raffle;and is trying to get permission to conductlegal drawings according to the article.

THE HARM HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE BY CONSTABLEMAY WALKER TOPRECINCT 7

“But the harm of Constable MayWalker’s shameful ‘administrative mis-steps’ has already been done to Precinct 7.This is too little — and it’s definitely toolate. This constable has brought moreshame to the Precinct 7 constable’s office;and the time for change has come,” says Hubbard.

“Her own attorney said they could have indicted her —what more is there to say? I would just like to know how Con-stable May Walker managed to escape indictment; and whatthe grand jury considered. But we will perhaps never get theanswers to these questions,” he says.

“Grand juries have a difficult job to do; and I understandthat. But the bad thing about this whole matter is: since therewere no charges filed against Constable May Walker; and thefact the grand jury proceedings were done in secrecy; wedon’t even know what the investigation into Constable MayWalker involved,” explains Hubbard.

PRECINCT 7 NEEDS ACHANGE IN LEADERSHIPRIGHT NOW

“During my process of walking and knocking ondoors throughout Precinct 7 I ’m running into peo-ple (al l across the precinct) who want real an-swers and change; people who are ashamed aboutwhat’s cont inuing to happen t ime and t ime again inthe Precinct 7 constable’s off ice. Constable MayWalker has shamed our community with her ‘ad-ministrat ive missteps’ and so cal led ‘ technical v io-lat ion’ of the law. Being let off the hook by thegrand jury shouldn’t excuse the fact that sheshould st i l l be f i red at the bal lot box in the 2012Democratic primary,” says Hubbard.

ARE WE GOING TO LETCONSTABLE MAY WALKEROFF THE HOOK TOO?

“We can do much better than this in Precinct 7. Wemust restore honesty and integrity back to the Precinct 7constable’s office; and I’m the right person for the job. I’vededicated over 30 years of my life to law enforcement inone capacity or another — and I’m ready to serve Precinct7 from day one.”

“I’m a team player whose been asked to do somethingabout the problems in the office currently being run by thisembattled constable.”

“I served the Precinct 7 Constable’s office honorably be-fore I retired in 2010; and I’m stepping up to the plate to con-tinue my service to this community.”

“My experience as a deputy and supervisor has pre-pared me for the job that needs to be done to clean up themess made by Constable May Walker,” proclaims Hubbard.

“There was a very informative new telecast airedrecently on KTRK Channel 13 which stated that Con-stable May Walker is likely breathing a sigh of relief,but that many of her deputies are expressing shock,and fearing that she may retaliate against them. That’sjust not right! That’s no environment to go to work in;and we must do something about this at the ballot boxin the 2012 Democratic primary,” says Hubbard.

WE MUST WORKTOGETHER TO FIRECONSTABLE MAY WALKER

“Firing the embattled Constable May Walker; and in-creasing morale at the Harris County Precinct 7 constable’soffice is one of my top priorities; but it’s not the only one,” ex-plains Sergeant Hubbard.

THE STANCE OF THE SERGEANTHUBBARD 2012 CAMPAIGN

“I believe that a technical violation of the law; is still a vio-lation of the law. That’s the position of the Sergeant LeonHubbard for Harris County Constable Campaign.”

SERGEANT HUBBARD ISTHE RIGHT CHOICE

Sergeant Leon Hubbard plans to restore honesty, integrity,and experience so OUR community will have trust in thePrecinct 7 constables office again.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard will increase the visibility of patrols tohelp reduce criminal activity in OUR Precinct 7 neighborhoods.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard will create a “HOTSPOT UNIT”to aggressively fight high-crime areas where there are a sub-stantial amount of citizen complaints about criminal activity inOUR Precinct 7 neighborhoods.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard will create a “SPECIAL EVENTSDIVISION” to provide security for special community relatedevents taking place in OUR Precinct 7.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard will establish a more ac-tive and effective “WARRANT DIVISION” at OURPrecinct 7 Constables office.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard will re-establish a dependable“CIVIL DIVISION” so citizens who receive civil citations willbe served expeditiously and have their day in court in orderto prevent default judgments being levied against them.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard plans to abolish the practice ofcharging Precinct 7 citizens for coming into OUR constable’soffice to have their finger prints taken for their own privateuse. WE currently have to pay for having this done underMay Walker’s administration.

SERGEANT HUBBARD IS READY TO SERVE

Sergeant Leon Hubbard served in OUR Precinct 7 consta-ble’s office honorably for more than 27 years as a deputy andsupervisor. His service began in 1983 and ended when he re-

tired honorably from service in 2010.Sergeant Leon Hubbard estab-

lished a long standing career as a“Supervising Sergeant” in the Civil Di-

vision of the Harris County Constable’s Office for Precinct 7.Sergeant Leon Hubbard holds a Master Police Officer’s

Certification and is well-qualified and ready to serve as OURnext Precinct 7 constable.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard has coordinated appropriate po-lice activities as required by agency and the public sector;and will represent Precinct 7 well as their constable.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard has developed, recommendedand implemented programs geared towards enhancing effi-ciency and success during his 30 year professional career.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard had an exemplary record andstandard of discipline during his more than 27 years of serv-ice to the Precinct 7 constable’s office.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard is a team player who exemplifiesteamwork and dedication in every thing he chooses to do inhis personal and professional life.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard achieved departmental goalsand objectives by establishing priorities and deadlines as adeputy and supervising Sergeant while serving in thePrecinct 7 constable’s office.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard established and maintained pos-itive relationships with other local area law enforcementagencies and has experience in partnering with the publicsector in coordinating appropriate activities as required to ac-complish goals and objectives.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard has been instrumental in the im-plementation of “Strategic Planning” which increased produc-tivity for those working with him.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard exhibited an overall ex-emplary standard of performance during his morethan 27 years of experience in the Harris County(Precinct 7) constable’s office.

Sergeant Leon Hubbard would like to know when was the lasttime you saw a Precinct 7 Constable patrol in your neighborhood?

There will be other candidates on the ballot running for Consta-ble of Precinct 7 in the 2012 Democratic Primary – but SergeantLeon Hubbard would like to be your choice. For more informationvisit www.sergeantleonhubbard.com or call (713)741-1400.

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NOTE: This “Political Message” is a paid political adver-torial provided by Leon Hubbard for Harris County Constablefor Precinct 7 and does not necessarily represent the viewsor opinion of Aubrey R. Taylor Communications or its adver-tisers, supporters or subscribers.


Constable Walker Must Go:SERGEANT LEON HUBBARDCONTINUED ON PAGE - 29

30 year Law Enforcement Veteran (Sergeant Leon Hubbard) is the right choice to restore honesty, integrity, experience and credibility back to the Precinct 7 Constable’s Office


A Promise Kept By President ObamaPRESIDENT SIGNS THE PAYROLL TAX CUT

ASHINGTON – Recently President Obama told theAmerican people not to rest until they could see a pic-ture of him signing the Payroll Tax Cut on White-House.gov. Well, President Barack H. Obama hasmade good on his promise. Here is the picture of thePresident signing H.R. 3630 which is the Middle Class

Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 inside the Oval Office onWednesday, February 22, 2012.

Signing this bill means that the payroll tax cut and emergencyjobless benefits will be extended through the end of 2012 for theAmerican people. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: According to PresidentObama, passage of H.R. 3630 means that hard working Americanscan expect an extra $40 dollars in their paychecks; thanks to thethousands of individuals who responded to his call to action on thisvery important matter. PHOTO OF THE PRESIDENT: A - PresidentBarack Obama hugs Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., on the floor of theHouse Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., before deliv-ering the State of the Union address. B - President Barack Obamatalks with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer aboard Air Force One en route tothe Magic Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Or-lando, Fla., recently. C - President Barack Obama meets with senioradvisors in the Oval Office. Press Secretary Jay Carney walks by inbackground. (Official White House Photos by Pete Souza)

WSergeant Leon Hubbard is the RIGHT CHOICE forPrecinct 7 Constable in the2012 Democratic Primary

President Signs The Bill

PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS THE BILLPresident Barack Obama signs H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 in the Oval Office, Feb. 22, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

SGT. HUBBARD IS THE RIGHT CHOICE:Sergeant Leon Hubbard is seen here with his wife (Minne) and his granddaughter Jada. Sergeant Hubbard is a 2012candidate for Harris County Constable for Precinct 7 in the Democratic Primary.

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