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:
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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.

When the time comes, we need you to get everyone you can to tell every pro-life person possible to go to these web sites and contact their elected officials to tell them to vote NO on the pro-abortion health care bill and the reconciliation bill.
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Alex Kapitanski, known as “The Flag Man” for his passion in providing American and state flags for display at thousands of civic events from high school graduations to Memorial Day observances, died Wednesday.

“He was a champion,” said longtime friend Silas W. Bass, a retired Army major. “He was the flag man of the country, not just Oceanside. He was a very gentle person, but he loved this country with a passion.”

In North County, Kapitanski’s love of country made him a celebrity recognized by presidents, generals and even Pope John Paul II

“At one time, he must have known every admiral and general in the armed forces,” Bass said.

Just this week, Kapitanski, 86, was honored in a special Presidents Day salute at the Oceanside Public Library and presented a proclamation from Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood with a film tribute and plenty of flags on display.

Kapitanski once estimated that he provided flags to more than 37,000 events and hung more than 3.5 million flags.

“I support all the presidents, our troops, men and women,” Kapitanski said in a recent interview. “When they call me to decorate, I come.”

Kapitanski’s family said they will take up their father’s cause to honor his memory.

“It was something from my dad’s heart,” said his youngest son, Allen Kapitanski.

Local officials mourned the passing of a man who many people said embodied love of country.

“Not only has Oceanside lost a great patriot, but the nation has (also),” said Oceanside City Councilman Jerry Kern. “Alex … was a great guy.”

Councilman Jack Feller said Kapitanski’s drive to provide flags everywhere he could was “superhuman.”

“The effort was second to none in honoring our military,” Feller said. “I’ll miss him as a friend.”

Kapitanski was determined to pass on his love of country and patriotism to upcoming generations, said John Stryker Meyer, associate director of Interfaith Community Services and Oceanside’s veteran of the year in 2008.

Meyer recalled that two years ago, Kapitanski passed out flags to students in a classroom at Ivy Ranch Elementary School because he didn’t think there were enough flags at a school event.

“He said it’s really important that they see the flags and learn what the flags of our country mean,” Meyer said.

Even as his health failed over the past year, Kapitanski continued to bring his flags to patriotic events with the help of his sons, Meyer said.

“He was out there on Memorial Day,” Meyer said. “It’s a sad day for our nation that a man has passed away who has carried the spirit of the American flag from his early youth as a Boy Scout until he breathed his last breath.”

Oceanside City Councilwoman Esther Sanchez said she remembers Kapitanski for his “passion and pride.”

“He had a passion for sharing his flags with everyone, especially the youth, and it was infectious,” Sanchez said.

Born March 3, 1923, in West Rutland, Vt., Kapitanski was a combat photographer during World War II whose primary mission was to go behind enemy lines to photograph enemy positions and gun emplacements. The military newspaper “Stars & Stripes” once featured a photo of him bringing in a German soldier he had captured behind the lines while photographing a position in Normandy. The photo was sent by the wire services to nearly every newspaper in the United States and beyond.

Kapitanski was awarded the bronze and silver stars for his heroism. He received numerous commendations and awards from civilian and military organizations.

In a 2007 interview, Kapitanski said he hung his first flag from the American Legion Post in his hometown. He said he dropped out of high school to volunteer for the Army in 1943 but went back to finish high school after the war and attended the University of Southern California, where he received a certificate in cinematography.

Kapitanski moved to Oceanside in 1950, his son Allen said. Kapitanski said in the 2007 interview that he left Los Angeles because work was scarce in the lean years after the war.

He eventually started his own contracting business, retiring in 1965, He later worked for Olivenhain Municipal Water District in Encinitas.

Kapitanski is survived by four sons, Alex of Carlsbad, and Edwin, Albert and Allen of Oceanside; a daughter, Emilyann Ransom of San Diego, and eight grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Call staff writer Ray Huard at 760-901-4062

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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

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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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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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