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LOCAL
U.S. Attorney Hochul to hold news conference in Rochester for Molly
Methylone, also known as Molly, is a new street drug made popular by several of todays rap and hiphop stars. Its also the center of an international narcotics case led by U.S. Attorney William Hochul. Hochul held a conference on State St. Monday to discuss recent developments in the case. Representatives of the U.S. Postal Service, Border Patrol, DEA and ICE were in attendance with Hochul. The conference was held in result of the 54 recent arrests in a drug bust, including eight people from Rochester who were charged with conspiracy to import and sell the drug. An intercepted email tipped off investigators about methylone shipments that were being sent to Rochester last month. Packages containing 3.5 kilograms of methylone crystals were found during the bust. In a separate incident, a Rochester man died of an overdose of the drug at the Electric Zoo Festival in New York City Aug. 31. Using these drugs is Russian roulette, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Doug Gregory. Hochul said the manufacturing of Molly is legal in China, and the drugs are made there then imported to the states. Arrests were also made in Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Britain, Ireland and Kazakhstan, according to Hochul.
Superintendent Bolgen Vargas Gives Students a Break with Fewer Exams

There has been much conversation and controversy over assessment exams in the Rochester City School District (RCSD), recently. As a result of RCSDs terribly low graduation rates, students, parents and teachers have been demanding change within the districts policies. In response to the anger and complaints, district officials and Superintendent Bolgen Vargas said they want to promote learning by getting rid of local pre-assessment exams that are administered to students in the fall for each subject. The time that was devoted to the assessment in the fall is now going to be devoted to the teaching and the learning, said Vargas. Vargas and Rochester Teachers Union president Adam Urbanski turned in a proposal to end the assessments to State Education Commissioner John King. Once implemented, only locally developed exams will be affected, while state exams and core curriculum requirements will remain the same. Classes and teachers would normally be focused on exams during the first six to eight weeks of the new school year. With the pre-assessment exams being removed, the district said this will give the students more learning time. Last year, we gave too many tests, said Vargas. The teachers union and Dr. Urbanski have agreed with me that we need to do less testing. Last year, along with fall assessments, students were given spring assessments. The State Department of Education requires an Annual Professional Performance Review process (APPR), where the assessments are used as a contributing factor. King must approve the proposal, which may come within two weeks, before it will be implemented. If approved, the proposal would eliminate approximately five to six tests for students. We are confident that this is within the law. We are confident the commissioner will approve that, said Urbanski. Vargas said he plans to use last years results as the foundation to determine student progress and build on it. He said Webster, Penfield and Brockport school districts will be making the same changes. If we have to test our kids, then we will do so, but its very unlikely that will happen, said Vargas.
LOCAL
Adam Bello Demands More Security at Irondequoits Regal Cinema or Will Use Towns Code to Shut it Down
The Rochester police department, Webster police department, the Monroe County Sheriffs Office and the New York State Police were all called to Culver Ridge Regal Cinema Friday night to break up multiple fights by hundreds of local youth that caused the theater the be shut down for the night. Town Supervisor and chief administrator at the District Attorneys office, Adam Bello is saying that there has no immediate action taken to ensure the safety of the theater, its customers and employees by preventing possible violence in the future. Hes demanding more security and police patrols at the theater or he will use the towns code to try and shut the entire complex down. People should feel safe when they go to the movies in Irondequoit, and they certainly shouldnt have to worry about fights breaking out, Bello said. This is clearly a moment for town hall to act, not a time for half-measures and indecision. The police were called around 9:35 p.m. to the theater where Insidious: Chapter 2 was playing. Teenagers watching the movie began to fight, the lights were turned on and everyone inside was escorted out. The fights carried out into the lobby and then the parking lot of the theater where hundreds of other teenagers began to fight as movie goers were arriving to see other movies. There has to be zero tolerance for incidents of this sort, said Democratic Supervisor candidate Adam Bello. Three days after the fight, the town supervisor says she hopes the theater will explore the possibility of a curfew and claims she has no leverage to make it happen. She should demand that curfew be put in place and that Regal beef up its internal security. If that doesnt happen, the theater can and should be closed according to town code, which provides for the protection of our residents from disorderly and dangerous behavior. Culver Ridge Regal Cinema has had other violent incidents with the youth of the city before. Fridays incident, however, was the largest. Bello praised the Irondequoit Police Department and other law enforcement agencies for their quick response Friday. From Medley Centre to the library vote, taxpayers have suffered because of a lack of leadership from town hall, Bello added. Its bad enough when tax dollars are wasted, but now were talking about public safety and violence in a theater full of children and families.
Rochester Immediate Care Introduces the Flu Shot to Go

With the summer over and Rochester weather gets cooler and cooler every day, flu season will come earlier than expected. Rochester Immediate Care will be making sure residents beat the coming flu season by offering and easier solution than going to the doctor or waiting in a long line at a local pharmacy. Rochester Immediate Care will host the first ever drive-thru flu shot clinic on Saturday, September 21, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rochester Immediate Care on Ridge Road in Webster. This unprecedented event gives people an inventive and convenient way to get their flu vaccinations without even getting out their car. People can drive up to the window, roll up their sleeve, get their flu shot and keep going to their destination. Most insurance plans will cover the cost of the shot, if not, their cost is $29.
PUZZLES
ROC Rhythms Presents MC Ron G Music is in me Music is release therapy for me. Music is my way of getting the emotions I have out in a positive way. If I have a bad day, then I might make a happy song. Its something that helps me get through my day. Music is in me. As a teenager and well into my twenties, Ive always loved rap music. The beats, the metaphors, the hooks, the videos; I loved it all. I would say over the last ten years, the creativity and artistry that rap music used to have is gone. I dont know whats going on with the music industry, but it seems like record deals are handed out like Skittles to men and women with no real talent. The quantity is endless, while the quality is extremely limited. When you listen, well I would say try to listen to rap music today, either the lyrics make no sense, just a bunch of words that rhyme, or it so sexually explicit that it makes you wonder how it made it into the stores. I grew up on gospel my entire life but I never got into gospel rap. I didnt believe that I could enjoy gospel rap because it doesnt have the style or the swag of secular rap music. Then I happen to come across MC Ron G. Beats like J Millz and a rap style like Huey, Ron G wants to change the idea that you cant live a life of fun and serve God at the same time. MC Ron G grew up in Rochester with his parents. He was given the name MC Ron G in high school from one of his best friends and his grandmother coined the meaning of the name, which is Magnifiying Christ Rons Gift. He discovered his own talent just hanging around his uncles rehearsals. I have a huge music background, I was always in church, he said. My family plays instruments and sings. I was at one of my uncle rehearsals and he asked me if he could rap to it. Ron didnt take it seriously but got on the mic and freestyle. That gave him the motivation he needed and where he found his talent. He felt he could be heard the best through his rap. Though Ron G grew up in church he was still privy to secular music, especially rap music. He chose a different path to follow when he chose gospel music. Gospel rap was more positive. It gave me what I needed to get through whatever I was going through. Ive done worldly rap. Ive done other music. Ive never cursed in my rap, it was always clean, but I have done it. Gospel rap is really what brought me to Christ. My first gospel rap song, I got saved from my own song. Ron G said growing up he loved the music of St. Louis rapper turned actor, Nelly and rapper Chamillionaire. I loved their music and I also loved how they gave back to their community. They give back to where they come
ron g from. I always wanted to give back to the kids of where I come from. Ron G said he would love to work with famed gospel artists Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Canton Jones, who is his favorite and of course other gospel rappers in the business, from whom all he derives his inspiration. Hes collaborated with local musician T-Keys, his girlfriend Kiniesha Randle and hopes to collaborate with local gospel singer, Nyerry Weaver on his next album. Most of the inspiration now comes from the bible. Im getting more into reading my bible and pulling my message from it. I like to use to use the stories of the bible and relate them to what goes on today. Ron G has been performing for over three years in Rochester at local churches, venues and concerts including the 2013 Kingdom Bound Festival and Clarissa Street Festival. He also performed in North and South Carolina. He has his own record label, Vision Productions, in which is the labels first artist. God has really blessed me to travel and have my own label. Of course it would be nice to have a record deal with a big label because theres a ready-made machine behind be. But Im working hard to get recognition. Ron G said he will keep making his music regardless of the pressure to conform and make sure that Rochester gets credit where credit is due. Rochester is home. Im gonna always be Rochester and Im gonna make a big mark here. For me, itll be easier to stay true to my music because I want to make music that I want to listen to. When you start to make music that everyone else wants to listen to then you lose your way. When you make music for yourself, it comes out better. Ron G just dropped his first album P.O.E meaning Power Over Everything. Hes working on a clothing line called HERO, meaning Humble, Exemplary, Righteous and Ordained that he hopes to get into stores in the near future. But, his focus is spreading the word of God through his music first. My favorite scripture is Luke 10:19, I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. I want my music to let the world know that no matter what the situation or the trial, God still has power over everything. Across 1. Shade of blonde 4. Street fleet 8. Girls youth org. (abbr.) 11. Baseballs Durocher 12. Caspian Sea feeder 13. Tax month, for short 14. Philosophy 15. Stir, with up 16. Congeal 17. Write extra 18. Bug blaster 19. Hawaiian welcomes 20. Bunked with 22. Deeply 23. Aussie lizard 25. Small fly 26. Lettuce variety 28. With competence 30. Hardly a brainiac 33. Putdown 34. Go back into business 36. Novice 37. Style 39. Time of anticipation 40. Card type 41. London gallery 42. Crows call 43. Civil aviation controllers 44. Mideast ruler 45. Commercials 46. Winter contagion 47. Frilly 48. Islet Down 1. Shrine 2. Experienced sailor (2 words) 3. Jinx 4. British pounds for example 5. Gave Theseus a thread to escape the labyrinth 6. Island east of Java 7. Go downhill 8. MO city 9. Gone bad 10. Pretentious 16. Clutch (2 words) 21. Where letters are delivered 24. Alphabet 25. Shrubs, trees, etc 27. Inconsistent 28. Creature 29. News office 31. Medicinal syrup 32. Renos state 33. Rod 35. Gossipy 37. Library catalog abbr. 38. Buddhist priest
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Department of Environmental Conservation is holding workshops across the state on alternatives to pesticides at schools and day care centers. The training is for administrators and other school and day care personnel. New York law prohibits the use of most pesticides on turf, athletic and playing fields and grounds at schools at day care centers. DEC received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the workshops. To register, go to Grassroots Environmental Training at www. nyturftraining.com . The workshops are in Old Bethpage, Long Island, on Sept. 25; Syracuse on Sept. 30; Oct. 1 in Albany; Oct. 7 in Rochester; and Oct. 8 in Buffalo.
Senator concerned about Apples fingerprint tech

BREE FOWLER NEW YORK (AP) - Sen. Al Franken is asking Apple for more clarity on privacy and security concerns he has with its use of fingerprint recognition technology in the new iPhone 5S. The iPhone 5S, which went on sale Friday, includes a fingerprint sensor that lets users tap the phones home button to unlock their phone, rather than enter a four-digit passcode. But Franken said that the fingerprint system could be potentially disastrous for users if someone does eventually hack it. While a password can be kept a secret and changed if its hacked, he said, fingerprints are permanent and are left on everything a person touches, making them far from a secret. Let me put it this way: if hackers get a hold of your thumbprint, they could use it to identify and impersonate you for the rest of your life, the Minnesota Democrat said in a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Apple Inc. officials didnt immediately return an email seeking comment on Frankens letter. But the Cupertino, Calif., company has said that this kind of technology significantly boosts security for users. According to Apple, the fingerprint data is stored on the phone in a place thats inaccessible to other apps and to Apples remote servers. In addition, Apple says its not possible to convert a fingerprint from a police file into something the phone will recognize, as the sensor reads a sub-epidermal layer of the finger. Meanwhile, anyone worried about fingerprint scan has the option of disabling the feature and sticking with the passcode.
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Popular bathroom wipes blamed for sewer clogs
CAROLYN THOMPSON BEMUS POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Increasingly popular bathroom wipes - premoistened towelettes that are often advertised as flushable - are being blamed for creating clogs and backups in sewer systems around the nation. Wastewater authorities say wipes may go down the toilet, but even many labeled flushable arent breaking down as they course through the sewer system. Thats costing some municipalities millions of dollars to dispatch crews to unclog pipes and pumps and to replace and upgrade machinery. The problem got so bad in this western New York community this summer that sewer officials set up traps - basket strainers in sections of pipe leading to an oft-clogged pump - to figure out which households the wipes were coming from. They mailed letters and then pleaded in person for residents to stop flushing them. We could walk right up, knock on the door and say, Listen, this problem is coming right from your house, said Tom Walsh, senior project coordinator at South & Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer Districts, which was dispatching crews at least once a week to clear a grinder pump that would seize up trying to shred the fibrous wipes. The National Association of Clean Water Agencies, which represents 300 wastewater agencies, says it has been hearing complaints about wipes from sewer systems big and small for about the past four years. That roughly coincides with the ramped-up marketing of the flushable cleansing cloths as a cleaner, fresher option than dry toilet paper alone. A trade group says wipes are a $6 billiona-year industry, with sales of consumer wipes increasing nearly 5 percent a year since 2007 and expected to grow at a rate of 6 percent annually for the next five years. One popular brand, Cottonelle, has a campaign called Lets talk about your bum and ads showing people trying to wash their hair with no water. It ends with the tagline: You cant clean your hair without water, so why clean your bum that way? Manufacturers insist wipes labeled flushable arent the problem, pointing instead to baby and other cleaning wipes marked as nonflushable that are often being used by adults. My team regularly goes sewer diving to analyze whats causing problems, said Trina McCormick, a senior manager at Kimberly-Clark Corp., maker of Cottonelle. Weve seen the majority, 90 percent in fact, are items that are not supposed to be flushed, like paper towels, feminine products or baby wipes. Wastewater officials agree that wipes, many of which are made from plastic, arent the only culprits but say their problems have escalated with the wipes market. Vancouver, Wash., sewer officials say wipes labeled as flushable are a big part of a problem that has caused that city to spend more than $1 million in the last five years replacing three large sewage pumps and eight smaller ones that were routinely clogging. To prove their point, they dyed several kinds of wipes and sent them through the sewer for a mile to see how they would break up. They didnt. Those labeled flushable, engineer Frank Dick said, had a little rips and tears but still they were intact. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, which serves Montgomery and Prince Georges counties in Maryland, has also spent more than $1 million over five years installing heavy-duty grinders, while the Orange County, Calif., Sanitation District, in a single year recorded 971 de-ragging maintenance calls on 10 pump stations at a cost of $320,000. Clogging problems in Waukesha, Wis., prompted the sewer authority there to create a Keep Wipes out of Pipes flier. And Ocean City, Md., and Sitka, Alaska, are among cities that have also publicly asked residents not to flush wipes, regardless of whether they are In this photograph taken, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, in Middlesex, N.J., the label that indicates wipes should not be flushed in a toilet is seen on a box next to baby wipes at the office of Rob Villee, executive director of the Plainfield Area Regional Sewer Authority in New Jersey. Increasingly popular bathroom wipes, thick, premoistened towelettes that are advertised as flushable, are creating clogs and backups in sewer systems around the nation. The problem has gotten so bad in this upstate New York town that frustrated sewer officials traced the wipes back to specific neighborhoods, and even knocked on doors to break the embarrassing news to residents that they are the source of a costly, unmentionable mess. An industry trade group this month revised its guidelines on which wipes can be flushed, and has come out with a universal stick-figure, do-not-flush symbol to put on packaging. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) / AP labeled flushable. The problem got worldwide attention in July when London sewer officials reported removing a 15-ton bus-sized lump of wrongly flushed grease and wet wipes, dubbed the fatberg. The complaints have prompted a renewed look at solving the problem. The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, the trade group known as INDA, recently revised voluntary guidelines and specified seven tests for manufacturers to use to determine which wipes to call flushable. It also recommends a universal do-not-flush logo - a crossed-out stick figure and toilet - be prominently displayed on non-dispersible products. The wastewater industry would prefer mandatory guidelines and a say in whats included but supports the INDA initiatives as a start. Three major wastewater associations issued a joint statement with INDA last week to signal a desire to reach a consensus on flushability standards. If Im doing the test, Im going to throw a wipe in a bucket of water and say it has to disintegrate, said Rob Villee, executive director of the Plainfield Area Regional Sewage Authority in New Jersey. Nicholas Arhontes, director of facilities support services in Orange County, Calif., has an even simpler rule for what should go down the toilet. Only flush pee, poop and toilet paper, he said, because those are the only things that sanitary sewers were really designed for in the old days.
Cornell reveals details of hazing by lacrosse team

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - Cornell University officials say the hazing that resulted in the cancellation of the mens lacrosse teams fall season included underclassmen being made to chug beer to the point where some of them vomited. The college announced last week that the teams fall games were canceled after an investigation determined upperclassmen had hazed freshmen players. According to a report posted on Cornells hazing website, freshmen were expected to perform menial tasks and other duties for upperclassmen. The report says the team held a party featuring a key race, during which freshmen were challenged to drink large amounts of beer in a competition against other team members. College officials say the freshmen were made to stand in a circle and drink beer to the point where multiple members vomited. Cornell went 14-4 last spring and lost to eventual national champion Duke in the NCAA semifinals.
COVER STORY
By Lisa Dumas When Rochester civil rights lawyer and school board commissioner Van Henri White began planning the Washington, D.C. March for Jobs and Justice in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, he said he never dreamed it would be such a success. And, although the Aug. 28 march, along with its corresponding civil rights conference on Aug. 27, was somewhat tinged with controversy; according to White, the event exceeded his expectations, and he owes it all to a higher power. When we left from Rochester to go to the conference we had about 191 people registered, White said. We figured we would have about 200 when we got to the conference which was held at the Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill. We set up 220 seats in the grand ballroom. One was for a reunion panel discussion, and the second discussion, held in the grand ballroom, was to focus on youth. When the conference began on Aug. 27 at 8:30 a.m., we were getting people who had not registered in advance. We had filled those 220 seats and there were people who were still registering. I can tell you we had well in excess of 220. It was only God. Ive never planned a conference in my lifetime. Ive been to plenty. Ive never planned one. Really, how this turned out was standing room only. White said he was also surprised at the number of people who showed up for the march, which took place the next day and began on the steps of his alma mater, Georgetown University.
We had no idea how many people were going to attend the march until that morning, he said. We had some sense that people were paying attention and using the web site. But the web site crashed because it was so overwhelmed with users. So, we thought at least people know about the march on the 28th. By the time we came back, the whole Georgetown steps were filled up with people. It was just a beautiful rainbow of people, just waiting. And Georgetown law school was very generous. The dean spoke. Then, I can tell you when we made our way down Constitution Ave., the police, they diverted us. I think we were too big. By the time we got to that fork in the road, they took us down Pennsylvania Ave. We were so broad, so wide, that at a certain part down Pennsylvania Ave. we expanded to both lanes. They were thinking we were just going to cover the sidewalks. According to White, veterans of the 1963 march led the way while wearing the honorary sashes he provided, which were presented to them by students from Alabama State University in recognition of the historic event. I said, we already have our veterans, they should come to the top of the steps, he said. Anyone who was a veteran from 63, I said come up top, and they came. I think there probably was 40 to 50, and we had 12 or 13 the day before on the panel discussion. The Alabama students, we said to them their job was to take these maroon sashes. I told these young people their job was to greet the veterans at the top of the steps at Georgetown, place the sashes over their shoulders and then whisper, Thank you, to them, and then they should make their way down to the front of the march. The people that we were putting out front were our young people, the leaders of our future, and our veterans. Afterward, White said The Washington Post published a cover photo of the event, which showed the marchs veteran participants wearing the specially-designated sashes. Look at the picture on The Washington Post, and theres no mistake thats our march, he stated. But, in addition to drawing such a large turnout, White said the main goal was to link the two events together and create a framework for moving forward while continuing to address important issues in the community. As a result, he said discussions at the conference were based on topics such as education, gun violence, mayoral control, civil rights and employment.
I felt that you can have a march, but unless you have some substantive agenda, youre not going to accomplish much, White said. And that wasnt the case in 63. But thats one of the reasons why, for me, I wanted to be able to say, as we march, we have to pass the department of labor, then, we go on to the department of justice. It was very important that we have those conversations the day before. The idea was to connect the conference with the march. So, we were not only marching, but creating a connection with the concepts that we had. White also said another reason he decided to plan the event was to honor the memory of his father, a former president of the Urban League of Rochesters board of directors, in addition to other participants of the 1963 march. The Rochester Urban League has an annual event, the black scholars program, he stated. I presented an award on behalf of my father. It was 87 when he passed away. As I was giving the award last year, I saw the button he and other people wore from the 1963 march. I reminded the kids; We marched so that you could walk. And children need to graduate and walk across that graduation stage. I said you know what; next year will be the 50th anniversary. So, I just decided, let me begin as best I can, an effort to commemorate and celebrate that effort next year. However, despite his hard work, White said he constantly faced questions regarding the motives behind his decision to plan the event. In addition, he said reports stating that he strategically scheduled his event around the more well-known events that were taking place that week simply to garner attention were false. One of those events, the National Action to Realize the Dream March, sponsored by Al Sharptons National Action Network, was held Aug. 24. Another event, put together by the same coalition, was an Aug. 28 bell-ringing ceremony featuring a speech by President Obama. But, while neither White nor his organization, the Center for the Study of Civil and Human Rights Laws, was affiliated with that network, he said there was opportunity for both marches to be successful. For me, at times it got testy, White said. Because I think some people really thought, Why would you do another march? But thats the great legacy of the 63 march; where a number of us could offer up the resources to do this kind of thing. Thats the beauty of it. I never quite understood why there was that tension. Its not first come, first served.
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We began planning this last year when we couldnt find that anybody else was planning anything. We didnt know in November of last year. Their web site went up in June of 2013. And I try to explain this in a non-confrontational way. It wasnt true that we were trying to take something away. Dont we have enough problems in our community where it can be all hands on deck? Isnt this the positive legacy of the march, to make a contribution, whether its a conference or another march? Additionally, White said when he tried to get in touch with other organizations, they just didnt return his phone calls. I tried desperately to get those folks to communicate, he said. You cant have cooperation unless you communicate. They simply would not talk to me. It was either you stop what youre doing, or we wont talk to you. In addition, in response to rumors that he possibly profited from charging registrants a fee for the conference, White said, The conference was $50 for adults and $25 for students. So, in terms of fees, this was extremely reasonable. I believe you have to be transparent. I put up $5,000 of my own money. I had a choice between getting those five rooms at the Washington Court Hotel, or I was told right down the street at the Grand Hyatt that I would have to guarantee that the people at the conference would utilize 100 rooms at $150 a pop. Thats $15,000. So, I decided to put up $5,000 of my own money for those five rooms. Plus, its $95 a gallon of coffee, $64 for one dozen danishes. Then there was Elliot-Hine Middle School. We picked them as our official radio station. In order for them to set up, we had to have a direct access line. That was $1,500. Our civil rights museum bus, its an old transit bus that only goes 35 miles per hour. We had to put it on a transport bus. It cost $2,000 one way to get it there. So, when people ask me, I answer, the $25 per student and $50 per adult doesnt even begin to pay for some of that expense. It will pay for some of it but not all of it; not even close, but thats ok. When you add it all
up it was an expensive proposition. But the march was priceless. And for those who scrutinized his ability to plan and execute a march while effectively maintaining his role as an incumbent school board commissioner during the election season, White said it was all part of doing his job. I say to people, Id like to think I run for office 365 days a year, said White. What I mean by that is, every day I do my job, and if Im doing the job I promised people I would do when I got elected, thats my campaign. If we had a conference, and one-third of it is about the achievement gap and the opportunity gap, then thats important to our community. Less than 14 percent of African-American men finish college once they start. So, these things Im doing 365 days a year, thats my effort. Thats my notice to people. So, I dont spend a lot of time worrying about campaigns, because if Im doing my job, people will know that before any lawn signs go up. And if they dont, then I havent done my job, or they havent been paying attention. I have worked day in and day out to make our schools better, and thats my mission other than raising my own family. But, if it all depends on what I do within the last week or so before the primary, then somethings wrong. And, I also hope theres some willingness to look at this conference, and my willingness to commit my time, and my energy, and my money to issues that impact us all. I mobilized thousands of people on the eve of Dr. Kings March on Washington. Ive held up evidence of the right values. Those are the values that I hope people take notice of. And, perhaps I brought some view of what we stand for here in Rochester. As for whether he plans to put together more events, White said hes looking forward to it. But after the sizeable amount of energy it took to organize this march, he said it will have to wait until he recovers. I have done every job, he stated. Ive been a prosecutor. Ive been a civil rights attorney. Ive
handled some of the more difficult cases. Ive done those kinds of jobs that you would imagine might drain somebody. So, Im not nave when I say this. I have never been so tired in my life. But Im not done. This has probably been the most draining experience of my life, but also the most rewarding. And, in the end, White said, he was satisfied with the events outcome. I am so pleased with the results of the conference, and the march, that the only explanation is not what I put into it, but what God put into it, he stated. Im that pleased. God did that. So, Im that pleased. Theres no way I could possibly take credit for the joy that is in those peoples eyes. You couldnt see the end of the crowd. I really literally give all that glory to God because I could not have done that. I might take some credit, but what happened on the 28th and 27th is that God made it happen. Van White Connects Jobs & Justice March to Historic 63 March on Washington By Lisa Dumas When Rochester civil rights lawyer and school board commissioner Van Henri White began planning the Washington, D.C. March for Jobs and Justice in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, he said he never dreamed it would be such a success. And, although the Aug. 28 march, along with its corresponding civil rights conference on Aug. 27, was somewhat tinged with controversy; according to White, the event exceeded his expectations, and he owes it all to a higher power. When we left from Rochester to go to the conference we had about 191 people registered, White said. We figured we would have about 200 when we got to the conference which was held at the Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill. We set up 220 seats in
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the grand ballroom. One was for a reunion panel discussion, and the second discussion, held in the grand ballroom, was to focus on youth. When the conference began on Aug. 27 at 8:30 a.m., we were getting people who had not registered in advance. We had filled those 220 seats and there were people who were still registering. I can tell you we had well in excess of 220. It was only God. Ive never planned a conference in my lifetime. Ive been to plenty. Ive never planned one. Really, how this turned out was standing room only. White said he was also surprised at the number of people who showed up for the march, which took place the next day and began on the steps of his alma mater, Georgetown University. We had no idea how many people were going to attend the march until that morning, he said. We had some sense that people were paying attention and using the web site. But the web site crashed because it was so overwhelmed with users. So, we thought at least people know about the march on the 28th. By the time we came back, the whole Georgetown steps were filled up with people. It was just a beautiful rainbow of people, just waiting. And Georgetown law school was very generous. The dean spoke. Then, I can tell you when we made our way down Constitution Ave., the police, they diverted us. I think we were too big. By the time we got to that fork in the road, they took us down Pennsylvania Ave. We were so broad, so wide, that at a certain part down Pennsylvania Ave. we expanded to both lanes. They were thinking we were just going to cover the sidewalks. According to White, veterans of the 1963 march led the way while wearing the honorary sashes he provided, which were presented to them by students from Alabama State University in recognition of the historic event. I said, we already have our veterans, they should come to the top of the steps, he said. Anyone who was a veteran from 63, I said come up top, and they came. I think there probably was 40 to 50, and we had 12 or 13 the day before on the panel discussion. The Alabama students, we said to them their job was to take these maroon sashes. I told these young people their job was to greet the veterans at the top of the steps at Georgetown, place the sashes over their shoulders and then whisper, Thank you, to them, and then they should make their way down to the front of the march. The people that we were putting out front were our young people, the leaders of our future, and our veterans. Afterward, White said The Washington Post published a cover photo of the event, which showed the marchs veteran participants wearing the specially-designated sashes. Look at the picture on The Washington Post, and theres no mistake thats our march, he stated. But, in addition to drawing such a large turnout, White said the main goal was to link the two events together and create a framework for moving forward while continuing to address important issues in the community. As a result, he said discussions at the conference were based on topics such as education, gun violence, mayoral control, civil rights and employment. I felt that you can have a march, but unless you have some substantive agenda, youre not going to accomplish much, White said. And that wasnt the case in 63. But thats one of the reasons why, for me, I wanted to be able to say, as we march, we have to pass the department of labor, then, we go on to the department of justice. It was very important that we have those conversations the day before. The idea was to connect the conference with the march. So, we were not only marching, but creating a connection with the concepts that we had. White also said another reason he decided to plan the event was to honor the memory of his father, a former president of the Urban League of Rochesters board of directors, in addition to other participants of the 1963 march. The Rochester Urban League has an annual event, the black scholars program, he stated. I presented an award on behalf of my father. It was 87 when he passed away. As I was giving the award last year, I saw the button he and other people wore from the 1963 march. I reminded the kids; We marched so that you could walk. And children need to graduate and walk across that graduation stage. I said you know what; next year will be the 50th anniversary. So, I just decided, let me begin as best I can, an effort to commemorate and celebrate that effort next year. However, despite his hard work, White said he constantly faced questions regarding the motives behind his decision to plan the event. In addition, he said reports stating that he strategically scheduled his event around the more well-known events that were taking place that week simply to garner attention were false. One of those events, the National Action to Realize the Dream March, sponsored by Al Sharptons National Action Network, was held Aug. 24. Another event, put together by the same coalition, was an Aug. 28 bell-ringing ceremony featuring a speech by President Obama. But, while neither White nor his organization, the Center for the Study of Civil and Human Rights Laws, was affiliated with that network, he said there was opportunity for both marches to be successful. For me, at times it got testy, White said. Because I think some people really thought, Why would you do another march? But thats the great legacy of the 63 march; where a number of us could offer up the resources to do this kind of thing. Thats the beauty of it. I never quite understood why there was that tension. Its not first come, first served. We began planning this last year when we couldnt find that anybody else was planning anything. We didnt know in November of last year. Their web site went up in June of 2013. And I try to explain this in a non-confrontational way. It wasnt true that we were trying to take something away. Dont we have enough problems in our community where it can be all hands on deck? Isnt this the positive legacy of the march, to make a contribution, whether its a conference or another march? Additionally, White said when he tried to get in touch with other organizations, they just didnt return his phone calls. I tried desperately to get those folks to communicate, he said. You cant have cooperation unless you communicate. They simply would not talk to me. It was either you stop what youre doing, or we wont talk to you. In addition, in response to rumors that he possibly profited from charging registrants a fee for the conference, White said, The conference was $50 for adults and $25 for students. So, in terms of fees, this was extremely reasonable. I believe you have to be transparent. I put up $5,000 of my own money. I had a choice between getting those five rooms at the Washington Court Hotel, or I was told right down the street at the Grand Hyatt that I would have to guarantee that the people at the conference would utilize 100 rooms at $150 a pop. Thats $15,000. So, I decided to put up $5,000 of my own money for those five rooms. Plus, its $95 a gallon of coffee, $64 for one dozen danishes. Then there was Elliot-Hine Middle School. We picked them as our official radio station. In order for them to set up, we had to have a direct access line. That was $1,500. Our civil rights museum bus, its an old transit bus that only goes 35 miles per hour. We had to put it on a transport bus. It cost $2,000 one way to get it there. So, when people ask me, I answer, the $25 per student and $50 per adult doesnt even begin to pay for some of that expense. It will pay for some of it but not all of it; not even close, but thats ok. When you add it all up it was an expensive proposition. But the march was priceless. And for those who scrutinized his ability to plan and execute a march while effectively maintaining his role as an incumbent school board commissioner during the election season, White said it was all part of doing his job. I say to people, Id like to think I run for office 365 days a year, said White. What I mean by that is, every day I do my job, and if Im doing the job I promised people I would do when I got elected, thats my campaign. If we had a conference, and one-third of it is about the achievement gap and the opportunity gap, then thats important to our community. Less than 14 percent of African-American men finish college once they start. So, these things Im doing 365 days a year, thats my effort. Thats my notice to people. So, I dont spend a lot of time worrying about campaigns, because if Im doing my job, people will know that before any lawn signs go up. And if they dont, then I havent done my job, or they havent been paying attention. I have worked day in and day out to make our schools better, and thats my mission other than raising my own family. But, if it all depends on what I do within the last week or so before the primary, then somethings wrong. And, I also hope theres some willingness to look at this conference, and my willingness to commit my time, and my energy, and my money to issues that impact us all. I mobilized thousands of people on the eve of Dr. Kings March on Washington. Ive held up evidence of the right values. Those are the values that I hope people take notice of. And, perhaps I brought some view of what we stand for here in Rochester. As for whether he plans to put together more events, White said hes looking forward to it. But after the sizeable amount of energy it took to organize this march, he said it will have to wait until he recovers. I have done every job, he stated. Ive been a prosecutor. Ive been a civil rights attorney. Ive handled some of the more difficult cases. Ive done those kinds of jobs that you would imagine might drain somebody. So, Im not nave when I say this. I have never been so tired in my life. But Im not done. This has probably been the most draining experience of my life, but also the most rewarding. And, in the end, White said, he was satisfied with the events outcome. I am so pleased with the results of the conference, and the march, that the only explanation is not what I put into it, but what God put into it, he stated. Im that pleased. God did that. So, Im that pleased. Theres no way I could possibly take credit for the joy that is in those peoples eyes. You couldnt see the end of the crowd. I really literally give all that glory to God because I could not have done that. I might take some credit, but what happened on the 28th and 27th is that God made it happen.
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DAVID ESPO WASHINGTON (AP) - Charting a collision course with the White House, the Republican-controlled House approved legislation Friday to wipe out the 3-year-old health care law that President Barack Obama has vowed to preserve - and simultaneously prevent a partial government shutdown that neither party claims to want. The American people dont want the government shut down, and they dont want Obamacare, Speaker John Boehner said as members of his rank and file cheered at a celebratory rally in the Capitol moments after the 230-189 vote. He stood at a lectern bearing a slogan that read, #Senate must act. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it will - but not the way Boehner and his tea party-heavy Republican contingent want. Assured of enough Senate votes to keep the government open and the health care law in existence, the Nevada Democrat accused Republicans of attempting to take an entire law hostage simply to appease the tea party anarchists. Behind the rhetoric lay the likelihood of another in a series of complex, inside-the-Beltway brinkmanship episodes as conservative House Republicans and Obama struggle to imprint widely differing views on the U.S. government. In addition to the threat of a partial shutdown a week from Monday, administration officials say that without passage of legislation to allow more federal borrowing, the nation faces the risk of a first-ever default sometime in the second half of next month. House Republicans intend to vote to raise the nations debt limit next week to prevent that from happening. But they have said they will include a oneyear delay in Obamacare in the measure to reinforce their determination to eradicate the program. The same bill will include provisions to reduce deficits and stay the administrations environmental agenda as the GOP seeks gains for its own priorities. Raising the cost of Medicare for financially better-off beneficiaries is one likely provision to be added, according to numerous officials. So, too, is a ban on federal regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. Obama, who has said repeatedly he will not negotiate over debt limit legislation, called Boehner late in the day to tell him that directly. The speaker expressed disappointment, his office said, and responded that Congress will chart the path ahead. The White House said Obama also called House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. Obama responded in remarks before an audience at a Ford assembly plant near Kansas City, Mo. He blamed a faction on the far right of the Republican Party for threatening to shut down government operations or default on government debts. Theyre focused on trying to mess with me, he told plant workers. Theyre not focused on you. Unlike other budget showdowns of the recent past, this one pits younger Republicans in the House against GOP veterans in the Senate, although not to the extent it does one party against the other. Republicans are united in their opposition to the health care law, which they say will force the price of coverage higher and prompt employers to reduce work hours for workers. But they disagree on how to attack it. The bill that won passage on Friday was all but forced on Boehner and fellow House GOP leaders, who fear a repeat of the twin government shutdowns nearly two decades ago that inflicted serious political damage on Republicans. Caution on the part of GOP elders was overwhelmed by tea partyaligned lawmakers, who were in turn responding to the urgings of outside groups and their allies in the Senate, Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah among them. The vote in the House was almost completely along party lines, and the administration threatened in advance to veto the bill if it should pass the Senate as well. Among Democrats, only Reps. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina and Jim Matheson of Utah supported the measure. Virginia Rep. Scott Rigell was the only Republican voting against it. The Republican rally in the Capitol afterward was unusual for its overtly political tone. You know, many Senate Republicans
have promised to leave no stone unturned fighting for this bill, and all of us here support that effort. Were calling on Senate Democrats to do the same thing, said Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, who then asked how four Democrats who face re-election in swing states next year will be voting. Among the four, Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana all voted for the law when it passed Congress, and none has indicated a vote for nullification. Instead, the likelihood is that the Senate will strip off the provision to defund the health care law, as well a different section that prioritizes debt payments in the event the Treasury lacks the funds to meet all its obligations. Reid and other Democrats then plan to send back to the House a bill whose sole purpose would be to prevent any interruption in government services on Oct. 1. The next move would be up to Boehner and his famously fractious rank and file. Unless they decide to surrender quickly, they could respond with yet another attack on the health care law, perhaps a one-year delay
in the requirement for individuals to purchase insurance. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky backs legislation to that effect, and Obama has already announced a oneyear postponement in a requirement for businesses to provide coverage to their employees. In recent years, the threat of massive interruptions in government services has waned as agencies refine their plans for possible shutdowns, but lawmakers cautioned the effects could be harmful. Our brave men and women of our military dont get paid; our recovering economy will take a huge hit, and our most vulnerable citizens - including the elderly and veterans who rely on critical government programs and services - could be left high and dry, said Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky. ___ Associated Press writers Alan Fram and, Andrew Taylor in Washington and Josh Lederman in Missouri contributed.
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PHILIP ELLIOTT WASHINGTON (AP) - With a week left to hammer out a deal to avoid a government shutdown, some lawmakers seem resigned - if not rushing - to that end. Most say they dont want the first government shutdown since 1996. But if the government happens to shut down, so be it. Republicans say it is part of their effort to dismantle Democrats health care overhaul, while Democrats defending the law recall that similar standoffs gave them political gains. And fingers were already being pointed just to be on the safe side. I believe we should stand our ground, said Sen. Ted Cruz, a tea party darling from Texas who pushed fellow Republicans to link a temporary budget bill with a provision to defund the Affordable Care Act. Some Republicans have vowed to shut down the government unless they can stop the law from taking hold. Cruz and fellow tea party conservatives on Sunday said President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies would be to blame if they dont accede to demands to strike the national health care law. If Harry Reid kills that (demand), Harry Reid is responsible for shutting down the government, Cruz said Sunday. The tactic won sharp criticism from Democrats and even some Republicans, well aware the shutdown in the-mid 1990s helped President Bill Clinton regain his political footing and win a second term. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi called supporters of the defundor-else strategy legislative arsonists. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said the effort would not accomplish its goal and was unrealistic. And the president had a direct message to those backing efforts to roll back his health law: Let me say as clearly as I can: It is not going to happen. The Republican-led House on Friday approved legislation designed to wipe out the 3-year-old health care law. Yet Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid vowed to keep the health law intact despite Republicans attempts. And theres virtually no chance Obama would sign such a measure if it were to ever reach his desk. That doesnt mean conservatives especially the younger lawmakers closely aligned with the tea party - are going to stop with their demands. Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., said the goal was to defund the presidents health care legislation for at least one more year, if not forever. If the government shuts down, it will be because Obama refused to compromise, he said. We do have eight days to reach a resolution on this, and I propose an idea that kept the government operating and opened for an entire year while delaying and defunding Obamacare for a year so that we could work out those differences, Graves said, appearing on his first national Sunday program. Left unsaid: It would require Obama to abandon his chief domestic accomplishment. We dont want to shut down the government, said Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz. I want to make it clear: We want to shut down Obamacare. The unyielding political posturing comes one week before Congress reaches an Oct. 1 deadline to dodge any interruptions in government services. While work continues on a temporary spending bill, a potentially more devastating separate deadline looms a few weeks later when the government could run out of money to pay its bills. Lawmakers are considering separate legislation that would let the United States avoid a first-ever default on its debt obligations. House Republicans are planning legislation that would attach a 1-year delay in the health care law in exchange for ability to increase the nations credit limit of $16.7 trillion. I cannot believe that they are going to throw a tantrum and throw the American people and our economic recovery under the bus, said Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat Even within his own party, Cruz faced skepticism. Its not a tactic that we can actually carry out and be successful, Coburn said. Cruz and McCaskill were interviewed on Fox News Sunday. Pelosi spoke to CNNs State of the Union. Coburn and Salmon were on CBS Face the Nation. Graves was on ABCs This Week.
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This week I want to encourage a call to action! We need to do whatever we can to stop what has become known as Obamacare. This company was started as a small company back in 1972, and has grown to a company that has $2.2 billion in sales, and employs 21,000 people through 550 stores in 44 states. This is a company that is an example of executing the American dream! The reason they may be forced to close their doors is because they happen to have biblical principles that go against policies our government wants to mandate. As part of Obamacare, companies that have more than 50 employees have to offer healthcare coverage for them. Part of this coverage includes medicines that can be used to abort a child. Hobby Lobby, and myself, are opposed to abortion and do not want to support anything that could assist in a woman having an abortion. The government does not see it that way. Hobby Lobby has asked for an exemption from that provision of the
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healthcare law based on religious grounds. The government has rejected that request and would look to impose a fine of $1.3 million per day if they do not comply! This type of action does not seem very American, but instead more like some dictatorship that is oppressing those with different viewpoints. As a result of this ruling by the government, Hobby Lobby has laid the foundation to see if they can win this argument in court. If they are unsuccessful, they will close their doors rather than compromise their core beliefs. If this were to happen, 21,000 people across this country would lose their jobs and they would be looking to the government for a job and healthcare. Just because someone decided to withhold ones constitutional right; that of adhering to ones religious convictions. Our country will have turned a very dark corner if they are allowed to get away with what they are trying to do to Hobby Lobby. No privately-held company, nor individual, should be required to purchase health insurance and then be told what they can and cannot do. The Obama administration is using their power to force Hobby Lobby to make a decision they should not have to make. I am asking that you write the president at www.whitehouse. gov, and your congress persons, letting them know that you want Hobby Lobby to be granted an exemption to the provision of Obamacare that mandates they pay for coverage which goes against their core beliefs. It is anti-American, what they are threatening to do to Hobby Lobby. We have to take a stand here or other rights we thought we had as Americans will also evaporate! If you would like to contact me, please email me at mvaughn.seniorpastor@ newwineskin.org
The premise is not a bad one, C. MICHAEL VAUGHN but one that, in America, is poorly placed. It is nice, and seemingly kind, to want to make sure that everyone has healthcare coverage. However, although I realize costs for healthcare have gotten out of control, what did not need to happen is what has started to come into view as Obamacare begins. The case I want to bring to your attention is regarding an American company that may be faced with closing its doors as a result of the unjust and un-American actions of our government relative to Obamacare. That company is Hobby Lobby.
When it comes to police misconduct, Lovely Warren has done nothing!

Mark my words. If Lovely Warren is elected mayor, she will be worse than former Rochester Mayor William A. Johnson Jr., who ran on what he called his Blueprint for Change. taxpayers in debt with his failed Fast Ferry, not standing up for civil rights. In my opinion, Lovely Warren will be worse. Lovely Warren has never denounced, or in any way, shape or form spoken out usefully against the abuse, and in some cases execution, of innocent African-Americans and Latinos by police officers. In addition, as Rochester City Council President, Lovely Warren has done nothing apparent to push for a real civilian review board with subpoena power. She has also never attended a rally, or march, to stop police abuse at the hands of Rochester police officers. As a matter of fact, when Israel Izzy Andino, a mentally-ill, young, male Latino, was executed by seven police officers in what neighbors described as a modern-day firing squad; Lovely Warren did nothing about it. She said nothing of value. And when Benny Warr, an AfricanAmerican, one-legged amputee waiting for a bus on his motorized scooter was picked up, slammed to the sidewalk, beaten, pepper-sprayed, and falsely arrested by white police officers, Lovely Warren did nothing about it. She said nothing of value. When Brenda Hardaway, an AfricanAmerican pregnant woman was driven into a wooden porch-railing post, punched in the head, and thrown to the ground, Lovely Warren did nothing about it. She said nothing of value. As mayor, Lovely Warren will most likely not do anything to eradicate rogue, abusive, and racist Rochester police officers. Lovely Warrens proven track record of doing nothing cannot be ignored. When it comes to the out-of-control RPD , if elected mayor, Lovely Warren will do more of what she has done as Rochester City Council president -nothing. I predict Lovely Warren will be worse than Mayor Johnson. At least Johnson talked the talk, despite not doing anything once he was elected and, in fact, turning his back on the very same folks who helped put him in office. Lovely Warren will probably do the same. She has been completely silent, in my book, while white police officers continue to abuse innocent AfricanAmericans and Latinos. At least Johnson had a blueprint. Warren doesnt even have that. Dont believe me? Call her office. Tell the receptionist that you want to speak to Lovely Warren, and not leave her a message that will most certainly not be returned. And if, and I mean if, you somehow manage to get in touch with Lovely Warren, ask her this: If elected mayor, what will you do to stop rogue, abusive, Rochester police officers from continuing to abuse, and in some cases even murder, innocent AfricanAmericans and Latinos?
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As a candidate, Johnson intentionally hit on certain key issues, such as police misconduct, in order to get the support of African-American and Latino voters. He not only claimed to identify with racial profiling and police misconduct, but also promised to make sure a true civilian review board was implemented, with subpoena power to oversee the Rochester Police Department. The purpose of the review board would have been to investigate incidents of police abuse and misconduct. However, once elected mayor, Johnson did nothing to denounce or speak out against rogue Rochester police officers. He did nothing. Johnsons legacy as Rochesters first African-American mayor is putting
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God bless the folks in this community who take the time from their busy routines to vote. God bless those who recognize the dues their ancestors paid by giving them the right to vote. Lovely certainly defeated her opponent handily in the primary, and by doing so secured the right to be called the only Democratic candidate on the November ballot. In addition, because the city of Rochester has more registered Democrats than Republicans, and more Democrats than the Working Family, Green and Conservative Parties do; it stands to reason that if Democrats vote the party line as they usually do, then Lovely will definitely be the one sworn in as the next mayor of Rochester. However, what Lovelys supporters, volunteers and staff need to fully understand is the work is not over. Her win is definitely being treated as a nuisance by the status quo. And even though party Democrats are mouthing words of support for her, I personally trust none of them. I suspect the false sense of support has more to do with keeping the party together and giving the appearance of a team mainly because of the upcoming governors race, and the governor possibly throwing his hat into the presidential arena in 2016. He could hardly explain to the Democratic National Committee how a predominately Democratic city could possibly yield a mayor who wins on another party line. Think about the potential for splitting the party if the next mayor of Rochester fails to be victorious on the Democratic Party line. The Democratic Party would not only split in Rochester, but I think we have enough juice to have both Rochester and Syracuse inline to join the revolution that could take place if the possible racists, i.e. those still failing to acknowledge and support Lovely, prevailed. To reiterate, in the days after the primary vote I found myself explaining to folks who thought this race was over that it is not. The reason we had what is called a primary is because Lovely chose to challenge the Democratic Party committee votes that determined the sitting mayor was their choice for mayor and the one whose name they wanted to see on the November ballot. The challenge to her opponent was further solidified by Lovely presenting over 6,000 signatures on petitions that demonstrated she had the support that could enable her to be mayor. Keep in mind she only needed 1,000 signatures. But from day one this has been a historical candidacy, one that will end in a record book of firsts. Statements from the board of elections included the fact that no one could recall any candidate submitting that many signatures to secure their name on the ballot. What Lovely had to do first in order to challenge the sitting mayor and his party designation was to convince voters that she and she alone deserved to be the only candidate representing the Democratic Party in November. So, in laymans terms, the only way to settle the dispute about who would appear on the ballot as a Democratic candidate was to hold a run-off, or what is commonly called a primary. This would give voters the chance to determine who they thought would be the better candidate and who should be the one person Democrats vote for come November. Are you with me so far? Am I moving too fast? Are there any questions? If so raise your hand. I am saying all of that to say, it aint over yet. Do not sit down or go to sleep assuming Lovely is a shoo-in Nov. 5. What I suspect is the false sense of support coming from the mouths of Democrats who have already gone against Lovely is only to show party unity. As I said, I trust none of them. Party leadership has already made it clear that the resources Lovely is entitled to will not find their way to her because the town elections outside of Rochester are the priority and where monies will be spent. I laughed out loud when I read that one. Just the fact that the mayor had not announced his intent to drop out of the race made them all appear suspect to me. But thats just Gloria. Thats just who I am. These rich white men, and others in the establishment, are most likely working hard behind the scenes to make sure Lovely does not solidify the seat in history she is destined for. But what I want her supporters and those sitting on the fence to understand is, in a general election, anyone registered to any party can vote. Power concedes to nothing but a demand, and we as a community need to continue to demand with our vote that Lovely Warren is elected mayor. We cant afford to rest on our laurels at this point. The fat lady has not sung yet, she is just warming up in the dressing room. Scholars, bloggers, radio personalities, and even Bob Lonsberry for at least a day, have agreed that Lovely is more than qualified to be Rochesters youngest, first female mayor who happens to be black. We believe we can do this. All we gotta do is vote once again, Nov. 5. It is not over until then. Any questions?
GLORIA WINSTON AL-SARAG
What I have been reminded of lately is that most people who vote may get focused on a specific candidate, but dont necessarily care to know how the process works, as long as their candidate wins. We couldve possibly titled this weeks column A Teachable Moment, because it is my hope to enlighten the folks who are running around this community thinking that Lovely Warren is now the mayor-elect just because she won a primary. That is far from the case. Lovely Warrens victory on primary day was a hard fought battle where she reigned victorious as the only candidate who will appear on the Democratic line in the general election Nov. 5. In other words, her decisive victory in defeating a sitting mayor with 59 percent of the vote demonstrated the support she had from voters who believed in her message, her strength and her vision. Those who voted for her apparently agreed that she will make a fantastic mayor. But what her supporters need to know is they need to do the same thing Nov. 5 that they did last Tuesday. They need not stay home but to go vote again. What the primary solidified was that only 50 percent of the battle has been won. The person who will sit in the mayors seat come January has not been determined yet.
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