President Barack Obama and his pro-abortion friends in Congress have never claimed to really listen to the American people.
While poll after poll has informed them that strong majorities of Americans don’t want the government-run health care bill and don’t want to be forced to fund abortions, the Senate passed a pro-abortion measure that contains massive abortion funding.
They didn’t listen.
When Obama’s polling numbers fell through the basement and when Americans cited his pushing the pro-abortion health care bill as the main reason why, he pressed on.
He didn’t listen.
When the Massachusetts Senate race became a microcosm of how Americans felt about the pro-abortion health care bill and when one of the most liberal states in the country elected someone who pledged to support the filibuster against it … you would think they would listen.
But they’re not listening.
As LifeNews.com has reported over the last week, Obama and his pro-abortion friends are looking to bend the rules to railroad their radical pro-abortion health care bill through Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said as much and top Democratic aides confirmed they would rely on this “trick.”
Now, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid confirms reconciliation is the plan and the pro-abortion health care bill will become reality in 60 days.
There is no time to waste and the pro-life movement needs to pull out all the stops to keep this pro-abortion bill — that could fund hundreds of thousands of abortions and cause many other pro-abortion problems — from becoming law.
I hope you will keep these two web sites handy as the battle begins to unfold after this publicity stunt that is the upcoming White House health care summit:
1) http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml
2) http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
These are the two main web sites where you, your pro-life friends and family, fellow church members and other pro-life advocates can quickly and easily find contact information for any House or Senate member.
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Free performances scheduled this week
Date Line February 21, 2010
It was a 7th-grade teacher who guided Dennis Brown toward an interest in Martin Luther King Jr.
“That’s why it’s so important for me to tell kids about Dr. King and what he accomplished,” Brown said. “I know the effect his life had on mine.”
Brown, 62, has performed as Dr. King at schools and libraries in California since the mid-1980s. He will appear in free performances of “The Voice of King” at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Mission Branch Library Community Room, 3861 Mission Ave., and at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Civic Center Library Community Room, 330 N. Coast Highway.
In the performances, Brown will deliver excerpts from Dr. King’s famous speeches as well as sing songs associated with the King era and slavery.
“I give a narrative discourse on the Civil Rights movement, and simulate Dr. King’s voice,” Brown said. “I start out with what happened with Rosa Parks and her arrest, and talk about incidents that made Dr. King who he was. I sing the songs and I close with excerpts from the mountaintop speech and the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. I let them know that for 13 years Dr. King led this movement of peace, yet for 13 years he was living under the threat of violence. But he pressed on.”
The performances compel young people to ask questions about Dr. King, and older audience members to sometimes become emotional.
“It’s not uncommon for people to shed tears,” Brown said. “I tell the audiences that love has power, and power has conviction.”
Brown performs 50 to 70 times at schools and libraries each January and February. He delivers speeches on other topics —- including anti-drug and tobacco lectures —- the rest of the year. Brown, an ordained pastor based in the San Bernardino area, travels throughout the state. He is the founder of the nonprofit youth education and empowerment organization Im Inc. In addition to performing live, Brown records gospel and soul music.
Brown remembers the Civil Rights movement well. He grew up in Los Angeles, and traveled to Arkansas as a child, where he was told by his grandfather that the two of them must sit at the back of a bus.
“I couldn’t understand it,” Brown said. “I wanted to understand more what was going on in this country.”
When he was 15, Brown skipped football practice to hear King deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech. After high school, Brown joined the Marine Corps and engaged in combat for nine months in Vietnam.
“That experience affected me very much,” he said. “My memories of the time are very strong. My experiences were the kind that stay with you.”
These days Brown’s experiences involve talking to those who remember that era and answering the questions of curious children.
“The question they ask most is about why Dr. King was killed,” Brown said. “I received a letter from a young girl who said that her parents were racist, but if they heard my performance they would change their minds. I tell them that 40 or 50 years ago, a performance like this would not be possible, but that their lives can be different.”
The free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library and is open to all ages. For more information, call (760) 435-5600 or go to www.oceansidepubliclibrary.org .
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Earthquake Preparedness: Lessons Learned from Haiti and California
Date and Time: Thursday, February 18th @ 2-3pm EST
Presenters: Mark Benthien and Steve Willey
The Community Preparedness Webinar series focuses on bringing together government and community leaders to involve citizens in all-hazards preparedness and resilience. The recent 7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti less than 800 miles from Miami, FL, has raised awareness that such an event could occur in America. Presenting on the topics of education, preparedness, training, and community involvement will be Mark Benthien, Director for Communication, Education and Outreach (CEO) for the Southern California Earthquake Center and Executive Director of the Earthquake Country Alliance, and Steve Willey, a member of the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team (Virginia Task Force 1) and a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) instructor for Fairfax County, VA.
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January 30 – February 28
11:00am – 10:00pm
Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays only
Orange County Great Park
6990 Marine Way
Marine Way & Sand Canyon
Irvine, CA 92618
Admission Fee: Free!!!
Skate Rental Fee: Free!!!
Can I bring my own skates?
Yes! Guests are welcome to bring their own skates and helmets. Helmets are strongly recommended for beginners and young children; and are also available upon request at no charge.
What size skates are available?
Children’s double blade skates are available in sizes 8T-12T. Ice skates are available in sizes 1-12.
(Note: Skates sizes will be 1-1½ sizes smaller than actual shoe sizes.)
Skate session times start on the hour every hour and last 45 minutes. Come by on Suday nights for “Sounds of the Hour” skating, featuring music from the 70s at
7:00 p.m., 80s at 8:00 p.m., and 90s at 9:00 p.m.
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Families get money for rent, deposits, utilities
By DAVID GARRICK – dgarrick@nctimes.com
A new federal program has helped more than 100 North County families avoid becoming homeless this winter, and several hundred more families are expected to receive assistance over the next three years.
In Southwest Riverside County, 40 families have already received assistance.
The program, which is part of the federal stimulus, provides low-income families on the verge of homelessness with money for rent, security deposits, utility bills and motel vouchers. Its official name is the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program.
The main goal is helping renters find work without having to deal with the hassles and turbulence of not having a place to live.
“We’ve been able to help people stay in their homes and focus on getting a job,” said Laura Te Velde of Interfaith Community Services.
Interfaith is among several agencies and cities that have helped distribute the money locally since November, and officials said Monday that the recession has created enormous demand for such a program. Most agencies said they have long waiting lists for assistance.
The money is being distributed in different ways, depending on where families live.
Oceanside is handling its $742,000 grant at City Hall, while Escondido recruited Interfaith to dole out its $710,000.
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New Vision Theatre Company is auditioning for “Faith County II: An Evening of Culture”, a comedy play by Mark Landon Smith, on Saturday, February 13 at 1:00 p.m.; and Monday, February 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 North Coast Hwy., Oceanside. The performances will take place on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from April 2 to April 18.
Synopsis: The Mineola (a small southwestern town in Arkansas) Council for Cultural Recognition has decided to produce Romeo and Juliet. Never mind that the leading lady (Mildred) is a bit older than Juliet (or her Romeo for that matter) or that some of the characters would rather be elsewhere. It is an evening of laughter.
Cast:
Mildred Carson – 50ish busy body who everyone else’s business her business. (Juliet) Faye McFaye – Late 20’s – town tramp. (Nurse) Ruthann Barns – 40ish – Wife of Reverend Barns – Moral Majority leader.
Naomi Farkle Carson – 30 – 40ish – Mildred’s best friend and owner of the Bee-Luv-Lee Beauty Salon (Juliet’s Mother) Violet Farkle –20 – 30ish – The only person in Mineola with any sense (Director) Delbert Fink – 30ish – Local pig farmer and set builder (not very good at either).
Luther Carson – Naomi’s husband. 30 – 40ish – Plays Benvolio Bubba Bedford – 20 – 30ish – A bit simple minded and much to Mildred’s consternation – Romeo.
All roles are open. Cold read from script. Monologues not mandatory, but accepted. No appointments necessary. Website: http://www.nvtheatre.com/ComingSoon.htm
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Construction started Tuesday on a long-awaited Oceanside apartment complex for low-income senior citizens.Financed with about $7 million from the city and about $10 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the 80-unit Lil Jackson Senior Community complex is being built by Southern California Presbyterian Homes, said city Housing Program Manager Steve Jackson .
The project is named for longtime Oceanside community volunteer Lil Jackson (no relation to Steve Jackson), who attended a ground-breaking ceremony for the project Tuesday morning. Jackson, now 92, helped establish two Alzheimer’s support programs in North County after the disease claimed the life of her husband of more than 40 years.
“This has been a labor of love,” Councilwoman Esther Sanchez said about the affordable housing project.
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By RAY HUARD – rhuard@nctimes.com
Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood wants to appoint a special
blue-ribbon committee to make “some out-of-the-box
suggestions” on dealing with the city’s deteriorating
financial condition.Wood made the suggestion last
week after an outside auditor warned in a report
delivered to the City Council on Wednesday that in the
past fiscal year the city spent $19.9 million more than
it did the previous fiscal year, yet took in $19.6
million less.
To make up the difference, the city tapped into its
reserves, and City Manager Peter Weiss warned that it
would likely have to do the same this year.
Among all city operations, the city by the end of the
2008-09 fiscal year in June had $52.7 million in
reserves in an overall budget of $356.2 million. About
$120 million of the budget was for the general fund,
which covers most day-to-day functions of city
government.
The audit report concluded Oceanside was headed for
trouble if it didn’t reverse the trend of depleting its
reserves, which are its savings, to cover ongoing
operating expenses.
The mayor did not elaborate on his ideas, but said he
would provide the council later with names of people who
might serve on the commission.
“Certainly, we’re here to provide services and that’s
the last thing we want to cut,” Wood said as the council
was adjourning Wednesday.
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Oceanside is spending far more money than it is taking in —- a trend that an outside auditor and city officials said is worrisome for the city’s financial health.In the 2008-09 fiscal year that ended June 30, the city spent $19.9 million more than it did the previous fiscal year, yet it took in $19.6 million less than it did in 2007-08, according to Diehl, Evans & Co., the firm Oceanside hired to review its books.
The audit covered all city spending —- from the water and sewer department to the daily functioning of city government. It will be presented to the City Council on Wednesday.
To make up for the difference in last year’s spending and revenue, the city tapped into its unrestricted assets, which are a type of reserve fund, said city Finance Director Teri Ferro said.
The practice of using reserves to cover ongoing expenses has been one of the central issues dividing the City Council, with Mayor Jim Wood and Councilwoman Esther Sanchez supporting it and Councilmen Jack Feller and Jerry Kern against it.
Feller said Tuesday that the city will be broke if it keeps it up.
“You can’t spend what isn’t coming in,” Feller said. “You can’t live beyond your means.”
Wood and Sanchez didn’t return phone messages left Tuesday afternoon. They argued during budget workshops last fall that in addition to cutting spending on planning and landscaping projects, the city should use some of its reserves to soften spending cuts that resulted in 26 city workers being laid off.
Among all city operations, the city by the end of June had $52.7 million in unrestricted assets, which included the general fund reserves, the auditor reported.
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January 7, 2010
More than $4.3 million is going to local programs that help homeless individuals find shelter and deal with challenges such as mental illness, disabilities and domestic violence.
The County Department of Housing and Community Development applied for the funds from the Supportive Housing Program of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. The County identified the greatest needs in the community by working with local governments and nonprofit agencies.
The money will go to programs in the unincorporated areas and local cities, except for the City of San Diego, which applies for its own funds. This regional effort has resulted in close to $150 million in federal homeless funding in the county over the past 15 years.
This year’s award includes renewal funding for 25 existing projects throughout the County sponsored by a variety of agencies that provide services including job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care. Grants are awarded competitively to local programs that provide transitional and permanent housing services for homeless persons and families.
This year’s recipients include: Alpha Project, one project; City of Oceanside, one project; Community Housing Works, three projects; Community Resource Center, one project; County Department of Housing and Community Development, two projects; Crisis House, two projects; Mental Health Systems, three projects; North County Interfaith Council, four projects; North County Solutions for Change, one project; Regional Task Force on the Homeless, two projects; South Bay Community Services, three projects; Vietnam Veterans of San Diego, one project; Volunteers of America, one project.
The County is awaiting HUD’s review of one new project sponsored by Mental Health Systems, which would use the money to help provide long-term housing and support services to homeless people in the North County who are chronically homeless and disabled. HUD is expected to award funds to new projects nationwide early this year.
A complete list of local recipients is on the following page. For more information about homeless resources, visit the Housing and Community Development Web site.
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