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Shortfall: ‘Georgia is still awaiting money promised
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in line with the benefit
plan offered to state
employees. The Republi
can leader said he does not
have vision insurance for
his own children and that
his own parents did not
have any health insurance
for him when he was a
Are you dancing with the
“Danang with the Stars” is a
television show that pairs
alebrites with a professional
dancer to compete for vanous
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aclebrities are excellent in their
ficlds but they lack to expertise
on [hc d.ma- fl(x)r. Hard W( )I‘k
and training goes into play
week after week during the
competition. They are also
judged by a panel on their abil
ity to dance and bring the
music to life. | contend that
when and if you come so
Christ it s at this time that you
are danang with the star.
You may be the very best in
your field or profession. But
once you come to Chnist, he
becomes the expert that can
elevate you on the dance floor
Tien Can Tiger do i again’
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Many of us will contend
that Tiger Woods in a class
by himself, as it relates to
the field of preeminent
golfers who have been
invited to participate In
the signature event at the
Augusta National.
fi\c lengthening of the
course, in particular, is
said to be a result of Tiger
Woods' presence on th(‘
course. This terrain change
has been referred to as
“Tiger-proofing.” Tiger’s
great wit chimed for inter
viewers, “Oh, it was my
faule.” As if to say, ‘I am
the cause of what?’ While
length off the tee is a plus,
it 1s not an absolute must
in Augusta. Tiger has
always been astute in his
approach of the game;
especially when gutch
Harmon made his star
Stroke: Act FAST
(NAPSI)-Each year, many of
the more than 600,000 Amen
cans who suffer the most com
mon type of stroke, known as
an ischemic stroke, receive the
only Food and Drug Adminis
tration-approved medication
Icchnown ;0 impmvcth tlhtcr'lir
anaes of recovery with litde
or no disability. More should
be gcmng the zmg.
Ischemic stroke occurs when
an obstruction, such as a blood
lc;lot., bmbm flow to the
rain. a
of the brain bcmmgpécn;npvg
of the blood and oxygen it
needs and nerve cells in the
affected area dic within min
utes. Stroke is the leading cause
of disability, and thlrd'jfiad
cause of (?;ath in the Umfi
St:;tcs. paired
mptoms incude impai
schd\,P{?lun'cd vision, numb
ness on one side of the bod%okr
sudden, severe headaches.
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to rain
up the dot. Patients can receive
Activase (alteplase, also known
as tissue plasminogen activator
or tPA), only if they begin treat
ment within three hours a:;:
their stroke ms start
only after dz'yn l‘:::c had a scan
to rule out bleeding in the
brain.
child.
Ultimately, he said, it is
up to parents to make sure
their children are cared
for.
“There is a God-given,
God-ordained law that
mommies and daddies
take care of their chil
dren,” he said.
Hi.s bi” would lower the
income eligibility thresh
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of life. Sure, by the worlds stan
dards you may be living the life,
but without Christ, you are just
the walking dead. Kinda like
walking on the dance floor and
pupil play with the greats.
Right now however,
Tiger 1s in a position of
“You've got to do it.” Last
year, he was playing with
his dad’s failing hc;fith on
his mind to becoming a
father himself, since his
wife is expecting now.
Clearly, golf has grown
because ()}‘Tigcr \’b(mds.
He 1s gnlf ersonified; evi
dent In tY\c having the
reporters packed in the
Interview room an entire
half-hour carly for his
press conference. Like
wise, when Phil Mickelson
showed up for his own
ress conference, it had to
[:c announced to let indi
viduals know - so they
could somehow find their
way d()wn thcrc.
Some ask, “Can Tiger do
it again?” A man was over
heard saying, “It is his to
I()sc." My response to
that is, aren’t they all?
For example, Ken Hock
ridge, a paramedic, was on duty
when he felt a pressure in the
back of his head. "My spvcch
was slurred and the n '{\t side of
my body was weak,” T]c report
cd). He knew he was having a
stroke. "1 told my colleagues to
get me to the hmpital%st and
that | needed Activase.” He
urges patients to call 911 and
get to the nearest stroke center
or, if there isn't one m-acrxy, an
em ' room, immediately
at d)crcgafi:’s? 1 of stroke. I)
Because ;F?smcdimdon is a
dot buster, the most common
side effect is bleeding, induding
bleeding in the brain, this is
called intracranial hemorrhage
(ICH). Not all patients M:"fi'l
acute ischemic stroke will be
able to use Activase, including
Eaticms with recent or ongoing
lmdin§ recent (within three
months) surgery or trauma or
E;iommk:; unmnnzolpnfi
ressure; or
lems with blgod dotting.
For more information, talk
to your doctor and go to
www.activase.com or phone
(800) 821-8590.
To find out where stroke cen
ters are found, visit wwwijoint
commission.org/Certification-
Programs/ Disease-Specific-
Care/DSCOrgs
AUGUSTA FOCUS
old from 235 percent of
poverty - $40,350 for a
family of three - to 200
percent of poverty - or
$34,340.
Those already in ‘the
program in that income
range would remain
grandfathered in as long as
they continued to meet
cligibility standards.
The supplemental budg
dancing to no music. The
music governs your rhythm,
which ts what God's word does
in your life.
On "Dancing with the
Stars”, they train all week to
compete. In God's Kingdom,
we train as well. We train by
studying his word, meditating
on his word, and applying his
word. So that one day when we
are before him on the Day of
Judgment we are all looking to
hear him say, "Well done”.
thn we come to wurship on
Sunday morning, we should
not be coming to learn God's
word we should be coming to
rejoice and praise in God's
word.
Ulamately, the dancers are
able to donate to the chanry of
Howard University nabs Optah for commencement speech
WASHINGTON (AP) _
Oprah Winfrey has agreed
to speak at Howard Univer
sity's commencement, the
school's prcsidcnt
announced.
The prestigious historical
ly black university is
“blessed” to have the talk
show host for the May 12
ceremonies, Howard Presi
dent H. Patrick Swygert
said Monday. Winfrey will
receive an honorary doctor
of humanities degree.
“When one thinks about
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- Wisdom
If a man is called
to be a street
sweeper, he should
sweep streets even
as Michealangelo
painted. or
Beethoven
composed music,
or Shakespeare
composed poetry.
He should sweep
streets so well that
all T g
AR IR Rey
will pause to say,
"Here lived a great
street sweeper who
did his job well.”
Martin Luther
King. African-
American civil
rights leader
(b. 1929
et that the Senate is set to
consider later this week
pmvidcs $Bl million to
keep Peach Care from
going broke at the end of
this month.
Georgia is still awaiting
money promised from
Washingt()n to fi” the
Peach Care gap. The
money for Peach Care and
13 other state children’s
their choice. As believer nf
God's word, we should also be
donating to charity. Ministry is
charity; it can be the vessel that
brings God's word to life. You
should be donating your time,
talents, and resources to help
God's people, those known
and unknown. Christans and
churches that do not help oth
ers are like abandoned building
standing with no substance. It
is not your choice but your
obligaton to hclp someone
clse. Just gving a smile or
encouraging words can make
the difference between life and
death to someone. Surly we as
Christians have enough to
smile about that we can pass it
on.
Oh, you forgot what you
the criteria for a great com
mencement speaker, there
are a few things that come
to mind: engaging, inspir
ing, charismatic and a
champion of change,"
Swygert said. “Our com
mencement speaker this
year is certainly all that and
much more.”
Winfrey, who also has her
own magazine, radio show
and television specials, has
delivered commencement
speeches before. She spoke
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is contained in the Iraq
war supplemental measure
that passed the House. But
President Bush has sig
naled that he may veto the
measure because it orders
him to begin bringing
troops home from Iraq.
star?
have... let me give you a
friendly reminder. .. being able
to read the words in this articke,
OKAY blessed. Being able to
breathe, okay STILL blessed,
being able to speak, MY, MY,
MY blessed. And if you stll are
questioning if you should smile
because you know presentation
is everything, Then how about
him dying for all of your sins
and transgression....He died
so you could live. So this Easter
while you are dressed up in
your Easter outfits remember
who you are danang with and
if you are dancing with life, you
might want to change partners
and dance with the giver of life.
AND THALI IS LIFE
ACCORDING TO AISHIA
LEVERETT
to Wellesley College's 1997
graduating class, which
included Wendy Graham,
daughter of Stedman Gra
ham. Winfrey described
Stedman Graham that day
as “my beau.”
Howard students said
they were thrilled Winfrey
would be paying them a
visit.
“Wow!” said Jennifer
Owens, 21, a graduating
senior and president of the
university's Student Gov
April 5, 2007
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the charges in Gwinnett
County rather than Fulton
County, where the state
Ethics Commission is
based. They contend that
all ethics cases should be
heard in the Atlanta court
by state lawyers rather than
local prosecutors.
“Georgia needs a strong
cthics law, but the Attor
ney General is the proper
person to enforce the law,”
said Morgan. “It would
take a big burden off pros
ecutors.”
The attorneys could also
take aim at a p()ShiHC I(mp—
hole in the law. The restric
tions require that a politi
cal committee’s chairman
or treasurer file a list of
contributions and expendi
tures with the state. But
the defendants claim nel
ther held any office, and
state law dncsxft c‘xplici(l)’
require committees to
name a chair or treasurer.
“The statute needs
tweaking and this s the
perfect example of that,”
Morgan said.
ernment Association,
“Honestly, | have followed
Oprah since [ was very, very
young, and | have modcled
my community service to
people after her.”
Herman Griffin, 25, pres
ident of the student govern
ment for Howard's Divinity
School, said he was gratetul
for Winfrey's work. He
noted the recent opening of
the Oprah Winfrey Leader
ship Academy for Girls in
South Africa.
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