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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 Jfk ft ft ft ft OVHHiik jk 1..* mm. I I ■ I ill mm I I Mm I I % a mmm v V 9 9 • MGITAt TV irli, I w XM Radio—now available at Windstream. 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Offers are subject to the Windstream Terms & Conditions for Comm unications Services available at any Windstream store or at windstream.com Contact a Windstream representative tor details. 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. Saturday, Dec. 16 8:30 -10;30 a.m. Photos and Breakfast with Santa at The Swanson, with Forever Young Photography. 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 event attracts thousands each year. Free. Sunday, Dec. 17 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. “Walk through Bethlehem” at Shirley Hills Baptist Church. • lit, M‘ /- Jim XM 243 S Main Street, Suite A 706.8652442 XM >•> 149 Pottery Factor Drive 7063356640 XM 342 Habersham Hills Circle 706.7782500 XM 340 Wal-Mart Way, Unite 706.867.3333 LOCAL 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 ed is a proposed grade sep aration (bridge) over the 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, with live animals, of life in the village of Bethlehem at the time of Jesus’ birth. This event attracts thou sands each year. Free. 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. Send information about events for this holiday calendar to cperkins@evansnewspapers. com, or call Charlotte Perkins VISIT US IN GEORGIA: XM xx ' iH 100 W Walnut, Suite 108 706.2797000 DAWSON 163 N stonewall Street N£ 229.99 s SBOO XM BMfSOMMUE 76 Highway 400 S„ Unit 111 706.2162222 DOUGLAS 400 E. Bryan Street 912.384.1072 ing her social life. 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. 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