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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL First group graduates from new leadership class Special to the Journal Attendees at the 2006 recent Leadership Warner Robins Class have graduated. This was the first class to go through the revised Leadership Program, which, according to a release, was a year in the making and incorporates the best prac tices of leadership programs in the country. In addition to an overnight retreat and ROPES course at the Robins AFB NCO Academy, the curriculum took the class members to Atlanta to visit the Georgia Legislature in session, tours of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center and diverse parts of the community, and meetings with key commu nity leaders. Using the University of Georgia Fanning Institute curriculum, the program included top quality leader ship skills instruction; fol lowed by panel discussions and visits to community agencies. The program was craft ed by an advisory council chaired by Zack Osborne and assisted by Steve Smith, Bob Wilbanks, Bill Roberts, Scottie Neil, Frank Field and Aura Lee Durham. The class members were required to accomplish homework assignments such a riding patrol after dark with a police officer, serving as a volunteer in a social service agency, attend ing a ribbon-cutting and participating in one of the Chamber s Business After Hours events. The class was also tasked with accomplishing a class project of their choosing; something that was not being done by any commu nity agency, that would leave a visible and lasting impact on the community, and that would be briefed at the class graduation. The class chose the project: helping create a women s shelter. The presentation at grad uation, according to the release, was truly spellbind ing exceeding the expecta tions of the course planners and garnering accolades of praise from the dinner guests. LETTER From page 4A political hacks all! Enough said! Chapter nine is titled “National Retail Sales Tax” and references the “Fair Tax” for the first time on page 209. Quote: ”... would exempt only educational ser vices ...” Now, the Fair Tax proposal does not exempt educational services or any other busi ness or governnient entity. The statement is obviously a pure political lie to con the ignorant masses! A hidden agenda is clearly evident on page 208. The panel states the Prebate, or cash grants, would rep resent a “new entitlement program - by far the largest in American history.” Note, the repayment of excess income taxes collected is a “tax refund,” but a sales tax prebate program of return ing excess sales taxes col lected is a “new entitlement program ...” Another pure political lie! On page 213, the panel wrote a colossal lie when computing the total taxes paid with the “Fair Tax” prebate compared with the income tax. DONATE TO GOODWILL. ♦ 2209-Moody Road ♦ 115 Margie Drive j ♦ 1355 Sam Nunn Bivd J ♦ Galleria Mail 2922 Watson Blvd m www.goodwillworks.org m Bull ding lives, families, and communJum i . £. .. - m W? flip ** * *» "* •* ~ i *** *•. W & to m ' M ' ‘ , ; I ’ I ...*■* " \ . / >T-ln W* * * * -•» m J * m.“ v ¥ jk m* - i *%%' i * «*. ▼ IP §**■ ' VL jA JfH 0 ' m JKf iWlwi y Pictured is the Leadership Warner Robins class and the RAFB NCO instructors during their January training. The members of the class also chose one of their own to receive the community s first Leadership Warner Robins Class Leadership Award. Named after one of the most distinguished leaders in the community, Dr. Dan Callahan, the class members selected Aura Lee Durham as the first recipi ent. Helen Starling, a gradu ate of a past Leadership Warner Robins Class, spoke to the guests about her efforts to create an Alumni Association helping all the program graduates main tain their contacts with fel low classmates and social ize with others who have undergone this life-altering experience. Planning for the 2007 Leadership Warner Robins Class has been ongoing for several months and applica tions are pouring in from businesses throughout the community. “The revamped program has already won a well deserved reputation as the Finest in Middle Georgia, and everyone is looking forward To wit: “A typical married couple ... of the income dis tribution earns $39,300 per year and would pay $5,625 dollars in federal taxes in 2006 ... Under the retail sales tax with a Prebate, the same family would pay $7,997 in net federal taxes after subtracting the Prebate of $6,694, resulting in a tax increase of $2,372 or 42 percent.” The example adds the income and sales tax together! There are no income taxes with the Fair Tax. Another pure political lie! The correct computation is as follows: Total income of $39,300 multiplied by the 23 percent sales tax rate equals $9,039 sales taxes collected. Subtract the $6,694 sales tax Prebate in the example, and the total sales taxes paid Run Your Employment Ad With Us, And You'll Find Them! $2 S 0 per line per day $ 13°° per column inch display Graduating class Receiving their custom-made plaques, certifi cates and alumni pins at a formal dinner cer emony on Oct. 17 at the Houston Lake Country Club were: ■ Jessica Berry hill Rockefeller Law Center ■ Sharon J. Berryhill The Telegraph ■ Deborah B. Chance Robins Federal Credit Union ■ Monica J. Deßiase Robins AFB, WRALC/ IT ■ Michael Dettmer Cox Communications ■ Marian Douglas Flint Energies ■ Aura Lee Durham Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce ■ Karan D. Fowler 574 CBSB/GBASTL ■ Rick Franklin Robins Federal Credit Union ■ Skip Holmes Certified Literate Community Program ■ Jackie Staib Kaestner Honeywell ■ Bentley Kriewald Sonny s Real Pit BarßQ ■ Drew Lefevre Robins Federal Credit Union ■ Monica Maxwell Snelling Personnel Services ■ Carrie B. McCal Robins Federal Credit Union ■ Ramona L. Mills RS Realty of Georgia ■ Jill Olf Freedom Realtors of Middle Georgia ■ Chris Rooks Warner Robins Police Department ■ Kemberlie Sanderson Rainbow House ■ Michelle Siniard Middle Georgia Technical College ■ Melanie L. Wamock Bry-Mel Homes, Inc. ■ Lynne C. Yawn Sun Trust Bank to an even greater program is $2,345 instead of $5,625 paid under the income tax system. A very nice 58 percent decrease! Not an increase! The poor, the retired and the middle class make out like bandits!! The panel never acknowl edged, that in the aggre gate; an item costing a dollar under the income tax will cost a dollar under the Fair Tax because the 23 percent sales tax is also the average national cost for business and government to collect and administer the income tax. Therefore, the cost for business to produce the item just decreased 23 percent to 77 cents and competi tion will reduce retail prices accordingly. Not too surprising, Jim Marshall, heartily supports Line Ad» Deadline- J days prior at 4pm Display Ads Deadline 2 days prior at Noon Co»U.A* or form-mil* of swell- rritoJtcl^rMMwspofMrMrom one lot statlmeli LOCAL in 2007,” the release reads. this august panel’s work as “... a brief, unbiased, and accurate discussion of the Fair Tax proposal”! His tele vision ads are pure political lies for the salt of the earth, God fearing, and trusting ignorant masses of middle Georgia! Hey! Is this politi cian actually trying to con us! We need an incorruptible tax system now! 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