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Civic center, SMG
feud clouds future
of facility manager
By Rhonda Jones
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
Civic Center general
manager Reggie Williams’
fateisanybody’s guess. He
said so himself.
Liketherest of Augusta,
Williams is waiting to see
whether his employer,
SMG, the management
firm hired by the Coliseum
Authority to manage the
Civic Center, and the Au
thority are going to part
ways any time sqon.
“I'meligibletobehere,”
he said. “It would be a
decision that’sreallybased
on what the Authority de
cides it wants to do.”
IfSMG and the Coliseum
‘Authority decide to split,
Williams said, things could
go two ways: Either the
Authoritywilldecidetorun
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onstration turned violent following a speech at a local library by Matthew
Hale, the leader of the white supremacist group World Church of the Creator,
Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, in York, Pa. AP Photo/The Hanover Evening Sun, John Pavoncello
Walker leads effort to educate
seniors about low-income
prescription drug program
ATLANTA
Senate Majority Leader
CharlesW. Walker (D-22)
expressed hiscommitment
to get the word out about
anew initiative by Pfizer
Inc. to help low-income
elderly Americans whose
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the place themselves, or
theywill hireanother com
pany.
“If they did that,” Will
iams said of the latter
choice, “I guess it’s
anybody’s guess as to
whether that (new) man
agement company would
want to hire me or not. If
theydecidethey wanttodo
it themselves, they would
be the ones hiring and I
certainly would like to be
their person.”
Williamssaid he willstick
with SMG as long as SMG
sticks with the Coliseum
Authority.
The relationship be
tween the two groups has
been a rocky one. Most
recently, the Authority held
aspecial-called meetingon
Jan. 14 to discuss what to
do about a letter sent to
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payment on allegedly de
linquent fees.
Attorney Sam Nicholson
brought the room up-to
date on what had tran
spired.
“They wrote the letter
that we were in breach of
the contract, based upon
the non-payment of man
agement fees for twol
months, and the non-pay-;
ment of travel expense in
voices. And that’s where.
we are,” Nicholson said.
“Theywanted toterminate
theagreementimmediately
based upon thosebreaches
of contract, which, if we
don'’t cure those within a
30-day period, they will be
entitled to terminate the
contract on their own.”
~ Nicholson said he had
See CIVICCENTER, 3A
precedented initiative by
aprivateentity to provide
prescription medications
atadramatically reduced
pricetoour elderly Ameri
cans who are forced to
forsakemedicine for other
essentials including food
andrent. The Share Card
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critical treatment of dis
easesincludinghyperten-
sion, high cholesterol, dia
betes, Alzheimer’s, and de
pression.”
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Wright Museum of African American History looks
at artwork entitled “The Only Begotten Sun” by
artist Travis Sommerville in Detroit recently. Just
in time for what would have been Martin Luther
King Jr.’s 73rd birthday, the first major
Smithsonian exhibition to celebrate his legacy
Dissent not unpatriotic
BY MICHAEL ERIC DYSON
God didn’t call America
to do what she’s doing in
the world now, Martin
Luther KingdJr. thundered
from his Atlanta pulpit
exactly twomonthsbefore
his death at the hands of a
cowardly racial terrorist.
God didn’t call America to
engage in a senseless, un
just war.
Of course, King was re
ferring to the Vietnam
War, and hetook a lashing
in public for hisdissenting
views. He was accused of
MLK celebrations ahound
The CSRA will host a number of events in honor of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. for January 2002. From dances to musicals to
speeches, here are some local occasions:
B Aiken Technical College and
USC Aiken will hold their annual
Martin Luther King Jr. Day cel
ebration on Friday, January 18, at
11 a.m. at the ATC campus amphi
theater. Brendolyn Lovette
Jenkins, an associate pastor of Sec
ond Baptist Church in Aiken, will
serve as guest speaker. The USCA
Choir will also participate in the
day’s events. :
@ The Augusta State University
Lyceum Series will present Dr.
Bernice A. King, daughter of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr., at the
ASU Maxwell Performing Arts
Theatre on Friday, January 18, at
being unpatriotic. He was
charged with moral trea
son. Other black leaders
like Roy Wilkins and
Whitney Younglambasted
him (though they later
came to acknowledge, as
did thenation, that King’s
views werecourageousand
correct).
Andyet, Kingwasoneof
the greatest patriots this
nation has produced. He
proved it by giving his life
in a fight to defend this
country’sbest sideagainst
its worst. As we consider
the role of dissent in the
nation’s struggles, espe-
noon. Admission is free. The
program is also a tri-college cel
ebration of Dr. King’s birthday in
conjunction with Paine College
and the Medical College of Geor
gia. For more info, call 737-1609.
8 Chuck Davis and the African
American Dance Ensemble willbe
performing on Sat., January 19,
at the Imperial Theatre at 8 p.m.
In collaboration with the Augusta
Ballet, CutnoDance and The
Walker Group, the 17-year-old
national company will share the
finest traditions of African dance
and music as part of the local
celebration of the birthday of Dr.
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“In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.” is a collection of 120
works by more thanloo artists who have been
inspired to carry on King’s spirit through their
art. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson,
acclaimed scholar, and
author will speak at
Voorhees College on
January 23, 2002. For
details, see page 2A
cially in the shadow of ter
rorism and war, it is good
to remember that dissent
helps, not hampers, true
democracy. If King’s ac
tions against war prove
anything, it’s that there’s
Martin Luther King Jr. Thedance
troupe will also teach two master
classes in African Dance on Jan.
18, 5 to 7 p.m,, at the Augusta*
Ballet studiosat 2941 Walton Way.
There will be oneclass for children
ages 10-14, and aseparateclassfor
ages 14 and up. These clasgps are
open tothe’publicand cost $lO per
person. Forticket purchases, class
registrations or moreinformation,
call 261-0555 or visit the Augusta
Ballet box office on the second
floor of the Sacred Heart Cultural
Center, 1301 Greene St. Ballet
tickets will be $lO-sls. (For more
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ahuge difference between
patriotism and national
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Patriotismisthecritical
affirmation of one’s coun-
See DISSENT, page 2A