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4 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 8, 2009
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Barrow Announces Pay
Increase For Middle
Class Families
Congressman John Barrow
Congressman John
Barrow (GA-12)
announced that middle-
class Georgians will see
their take-home pay
increase effective April 1.
Under the
American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act that
Congress enacted and
President Obama signed
into law in February, indi
viduals earning less than
$95,000 per year will not
have as much of their
income withheld from
their paychecks for federal
income tax withholding.
The White House esti
mates that 3.4 million fam
ilies in Georgia will bene
fit from the “Making Work
Pay” tax credit, pumping
an additional $1.7 billion
into the local economy.
This is one of the fastest
and broadest tax cuts in
American history.
“One of the most
important things we can do
for middle-class families is
to get more money in their
pockets,” said Barrow.
“For folks struggling to get
food on the table, this is a
way to help make ends
meet.”
The “Making Work
Pay” provision of the
Recovery Act provides a
refundable tax credit up to
$400 for working individu
als and $800 for married
taxpayers filing joint
returns through 2010.
Families should see at least
a $65 dollar per month
increase in their take home
pay.
The credit will phase
out for taxpayers with
adjusted gross income in
excess of $150,000 for
married couples filing
jointly and $75,000 for
other workers, and thus is
fully phased out for tax
payers with modified
adjusted gross income in
excess of $190,000 for
married workers and
$95,000 for other workers.
For workers who
receive a paycheck and are
subject to withholding, the
credit will typically be
handled by their employers
through automated with
holding changes effective
today.
Because the tax
change is retroactive to
January 1, in some cases
employees will have no
federal tax deducted in
recent paychecks.
It is not necessary to
submit a W-4 to get the
automatic withholding
change. However, an
employee with multiple
jobs or married couples
whose combined incomes
place them in a higher tax
bracket may elect to sub
mit a revised W-4 to ensure
there is enough withheld to
cover the tax for their com
bined income.
IRS Publication 919
provides additional guid
ance for tax withholding.
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Savannah State impacts
local economy by $127
million
Dr. Earl Yarbrough, Sr.
A newly released report
confirms that in the midst of
a severe economic down
turn, Savannah State
University continues to be a
major economic engine in
the state pumping $127 mil
lion into the Savannah met
ropolitan economy during
the Fiscal Year 2008.
The report was con
ducted by The Selig Center
for Economic Growth in the
University of Georgia’s
Terry College of Business.
In addition to the $127
million in total economic
impact generated by
Savannah State University
from FY 2008, the study
determined that Savannah
State is responsible for 1,168
full- and part-time jobs.
From among these
positions, 402, or approxi
mately 30 percent, are on-
campus jobs and 766, or
approximately 70 percent,
are private- or public-sector
jobs.
In other words, for each
job created on the Savannah
State campus there are
approximately 1.9 off-cam
pus jobs that exist because of
the presence of Savannah
State in the community.
The report quantifies
the economic benefits that
Savannah State University
conveys to the southeast
Georgia.
It shows that $89 mil
lion of the $127 million in
total economic impact was
due to initial spending by
Savannah State for salaries
and fringe benefits, operating
supplies and expenses, and
other budgeted expenditures,
as well as spending by stu
dents who attended the insti
tution in FY 2008.
Re-spending—the mul
tiplier effect of those dollars
as they are spent again in the
region—accounted for
another $36.6 million.
Researchers found that,
on average, for every dollar
of initial spending in the
community by Savannah
State University, an addition
al 45 cents was generated for
the local economy.
“This report under
scores the important role
Savannah State University
plays not only in higher edu
cation, but also by adding
value to the ongoing eco
nomic vitality of Southeast
Georgia: Bryan, Bulloch,
Chatham, Effingham and
Liberty counties,” said Earl
G. Yarbrough, Sr., Ph.D.,
president of Savannah State
University.
“Savannah State’s over
all economic impact demon
strates our institution can
play a significant role in our
regional economic recovery
by stimulating revenue and
increasing jobs in the greater
See Economy, page 14
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Gospel .continued from page 2
Lon Lewis and High Praise perform on Bobby Jones
Gospel Showcase ,
Music Awards, also per-
Robert Lewis. The song
is a mix of both contempo
rary and traditional gospel
music.
The Ambassador
himself, Dr. Bobby Jones,
commented to Lori, in his
exact words, “You can sing, I
mean really sing!” Along
with, “I can't believe that this
talent has been hidden from
me in Savannah, GA.”
Lori is humbled and
excited about the opportunity
given to her again to minister
in music to a National and
International audience.
Lori is grateful to God, and
to those who have supported
her along the way, her fami
ly, and friends who are too
many to mention by name,
local radio personalities, E.
Larry McDuffie, Ursula
Boyd, J. Vemard Flowers,
and Lester White, who have
all played her songs on their
programs, and Mrs. Carol
Bell.
Lori also performed,
“Give God the Praise,”
which was also written by
her husband.
The soulful and anoint
ed voices of Latrell Boddie,
Melody Burdunice, Angela
Breaker, and Robert Lewis,
along with musicians,
Stefanie Dawson-Fox,
Antwan Chaplin, and
Montrell Jenkins accompa
nied Lori.
Lori just recently
recorded a song on an album
with recording Artist Chester
T. Baldwin, and the CME
Church's Quadrennial Choir.
High Praise, a local
group who were named
“New Artist of the Year” for
the 2009 WSOK Gospel
formed on the 2009 Bobby
Jones Gospel Showcase in
New Orleans.
High Praise, which
consists of three anointed
singers, Yvette Chaplin-
Riley, Tremaine Hawkins,
and Charlotte Hawkins,
whose harmony can be
likened to that of the great
gospel female groups, per
formed two selections, an
original arrangement of “The
Lord's Prayer,” and “I Don't
Deserve the Love,” both
arranged and written by
Robert Lewis.
They were given a
standing ovation at the end
of both selections.
High Praise was
afforded this opportunity
because they were winners
of a Gospel Idol contest in
May of 2008, which was
sponsored by Star Watch
Recording Studio and
Versatile Entertainment. As
winners, they received a
$300.00 cash prize, along
with an appearance on the
2009 Bobby Jones Gospel
Showcase.
High Praise would like
to thank God first for open
ing the doors, along with
their family members,
church family, Elder Errol
Roach, their founder, E.
Larry McDuffie, and Robert
and Lori Lewis, owners of
Star Watch Recording
Studio, for all of their sup
port and prayers.
The 2009 Bobby
Jones Gospel Music
Showcase will appear on the
Word Network. Check your
local listings for the exact
date and time that you can
watch Lori and High Praise
minister through music.
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