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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
DRESSED
From page lA
when she confirmed that the
skirt does not make her who
she is. The skirt does not
hold her back from doing
anything she wants to do.
She plays tennis like every
one else, and plays her flute
in the band just as well as
the other musicians.
Her personality, not her
dress code, is what attracts
people to her.
STEADY
From page iA
and Twiggs counties.
The number of initial
unemployment claims in
metro Macon, 923, was
also up 16.54 percent from
September but down 20.4
percent or 237 claims from
October 2005. At 4.3 percent,
Warner Robins’ unemploy
ment rate is near the bot
tom. Gainesville and Athens
were at the bottom at 3.6
percent and the highest was
Hinesville at 6.5 percent.
EVENTS
From page iA
A Christmas at the
Crossroads event.
Friday, Dec, 8
8 p.m. The Perry Players
will present Dickens’ “A
Christmas Carol,” at the
Perry Players Community
Theater, 900 Main Street,
Perry. To be followed by
downtown carolers from sev
eral Perry church choirs. A
Christmas at the Crossroads
event.
Saturday, Dec. 9
10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4
p.m. Trolley Rides through
HICKS
From page 4A
last item - the growing
acceptance of out-of-wedlock
childbearing.
The AP story quotes Dr.
Yolanda Wimberly, an ado
lescent-medicine specialist
from the Morehouse School
of Medicine. Dr. Wimberly
points out that women in
their 20s are less likely to
see a problem with having
children while unmarried
and single women in their
30s and 40s, racing to beat
the biological clock, are more
likely than ever to have a
child irrespective of marital
status. This is not a sign
of progress. This is cultural
and social regression. A com
passionate and, yes, enlight
ened society should always
come to the aid of single
moms and children who are
missing a parent. But a truly
compassionate and enlight
ened society should NEVER
view out-of-wedlock child
bearing as something benign
for this simple reason - it’s
not. For society to respond
with a collective shrug of
the shoulders is a huge mis
take that will lead to great
er harm. I’m not advocat
ing that we burden anyone
with a crippling sense of
shame. As I’ve said, before,
we’ve opened up our home to
single moms and fatherless
children and have, in our
own modest way, cared for
single moms and attempted
to meet needs. And, stating
the obvious, neither should
we marginalize the children
of unmarried parents. That
would be cruel. What I
would advocate is simply
this: Placing the needs of
children above the desires
of adults. This has as much
to do with accentuating the
positive (i.e. children grow
ing up with married moms
and dads) as it does with
accentuating the negative
(i.e. the potential harms of
children growing up without
married moms and dads).
No matter how uncom
fortable it may be, we
must reverse the trend of
unwed childbearing. To do
so, we must learn to talk
about marriage as some
thing much greater than just
another lifestyle option you
may want to choose for your
self and your children. Quite
simply, marriage offers the
best hope and environment
for transporting a child from
infancy to responsible adult
hood.
Barron said, “I’m a nor
mal person with dreams and
ambitions.”
She plans to attend the
University of Georgia after
she graduates Perry High
School. Her ambition is
to mgjor in literature and
become a high school teach
er.
“After high school, my
beliefs and feelings might
change. I might not want
to wear skirts everyday.
It might not be what God
wants from me,” Barron
For October, metro Warner
Robins had the third fewest
claims of the 14 metro ser
vice areas. Only Hinesville’s
272 and Brunswick’s 295
were lower.
Statewide, the unemploy
ment rate rose to 4.7 percent
in October, up one-10th of
one percent from 4.6 percent
in September. The number
of initial unemployment
claims statewide was also up
28.584 percent or 8,771 from
September. The number of
claims in October, 39,456,
was also up 8.8 percent or
3,204 from October 2005.
Perry’s historic downtown
area, starting at the New
Perry Hotel. $5. A Christmas
at the Crossroads Event.
6:30 p.m. A Memorial
Service at St. Christopher’s
Episcopal Church in Perry
for all parents in the area
who have lost a child.
Clergy from many churches
will participate. Sponsored
by the Perry Ministerial
Association.
Friday, Dec. 15
4 p.m. - 10 p.m. “Walk
through Bethlehem” at
Shirley Hills Baptist Church.
A re-enactment in costume,
with live animals, of life in
the village of Bethlehem at
the time of Jesus’ birth. This
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said. “Not wearing a skirt
every day will not change
my belief in God, just his
purpose for me.
“Though right now in my
life, the skirt is my comfort
zone,” she added. “It is just
how I grew up.”
Barron made it clear that
although her parents insist
she wear skirts, it’s still her
preference.
“Yes, my parents make
me wear them, but I do
not mind. The skirt is my
choice.”
Georgia’s unemployment
rate increased, contrary to
the national trend toward
lower unemployment, pri
marily because of a large
number of layoffs and a job
growth rate that is not keep
ing up with the number of
new job seekers, according
to the Department of Labor.
A total of 48,342 new job
seekers entered the work
force, in October, accord
ing to the Department of
Labor while newly created
non-farm jobs rose by only
17,600, a four-tenths per
cent increase.
event attracts thousands
each year. Free.
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and Breakfast with Santa at
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4 p.m. - 10 p.m. “Walk
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Another proud declaration
of her Christian faith is her
hair. Barron does not cut her
hair. She said she gets and
occasional trim to help her
hair grow, but she refuses to
cut her hair short.
Her mother is the same.
Barron refers to the Old
Testament admonition that
a woman’s hair be her cov
ering. Barron is growing her
hair to match her mother.
Peer pressure affects many
people, but she laughed
about her appearance affect
PROJECT
From page iA
of waterway bridges at five
existing locations: Mile Post
(MP) 10.54, MP 10.89, MP
11.18 in Houston County
and MP 0.36, MP 0.84 in
Twiggs County. Also includ
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Norfolk Southern railroad
located a MP 2.45 in Twiggs
County.
The purpose of this open
house, the release states, is
to provide the public with
A re-enactment in costume,
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This event attracts thou
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Tuesday, Dec. 19
10 a.m. -12 noon. Holiday
Line Dance Party hosted
by Houston Healthcare
Complex at the Perry Art
Center, 1121 Macon Road,
Perry. Shirley Thompson,
Senior Care Line Dance
instructor will be DJ. Bring
your own refreshments.
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She says that she is far
from perfect. That she does
fail everyday. Being able to
maintain her faith in God
keeps her going.
She admits that wearing
a skirt every day is some
times hard. She is constantly
tempted by what her friends
wear.
To fight this temptation,
Barron asks herself what
God would want her to wear.
She sticks with the skirt.
“You shouldn’t judge a
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The outfit doesn’t make
the Christian but in Beth
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Barron stands out without
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other Christians remain
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