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VOLUME XXXVII NUMBER 17 1111 King St. Charleston, SC 29403 December 24, 2008 .50

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CCHRONICLEHRONICLE

SERVING CHARLESTON, DORCHESTER & BERKELEY COUNTIES SINCE 1971

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One Solitary LifeHe was born in an obscure village

The child of a peasant womanHe grew up in another obscure villageWhere he worked in a carpenter shop

Until he was thirty

He never wrote a bookHe never held an office

He never went to collegeHe never visited a big city

He never travelled more than two hundred milesFrom the place where he was born

He did none of the thingsUsually associated with greatnessHe had no credentials but himself

He was only thirty threeHis friends ran away

One of them denied himHe was turned over to his enemies

And went through the mockery of a trialHe was nailed to a cross between two thieves

While dying, his executioners gambled for his clothingThe only property he had on earth

When he was deadHe was laid in a borrowed grave

Through the pity of a friend

Nineteen centuries have come and goneAnd today Jesus is the central

figure of the human raceAnd the leader of mankind's

progressAll the armies that have ever

marchedAll the navies that have ever

sailedAll the parliaments that have

ever satAll the kings that ever reigned

put togetherHave not affected the life of

mankindon earth

As powerfully as that one soli-tary life

Dr. James Allan Franci

By Barney Blakeney

Rev. Lewis: Race is aFactor

David Mack Jr.- EquityNot Part of Agenda

Charleston County SchoolDistrict officials last weekconcluded communitymeetings to present pro-posals for redesigning andrestructuring schools thatinclude closing someschools. Those meetings

were characterized by vehement opposition andrecord attendance. Theadministration says someschools must close, butconstituents say not theirschool. Some local schoolofficials shared their per-spectives.

Rev. Theodore Lewisserved as a member of thecounty school board 1998-2002. He said some clos-ings may be a reality thatmust be accepted, especial-ly i f considered from apurely f inancial perspec-tive. But the financial bindthe district finds itself inpresently may have been

School Closing ForumsOver, Anger Remains

avoided had officials actedmore prudently in the past.

In North CharlestonConstituent District 4 where about half the onedozen school closures areproposed, Lewis said thedistrict should have con-sidered closures and/orconsolidations more than adecade ago after the clos-ing of the CharlestonNaval Base. He noted sev-eral schools alongDorchester Road - theHunley Park, Lambs,Goodwin, Brentwood andBurns facilities as exam-

David Mack, Jr.

By Arthur Lawrence

The re-design planfor our schools has been onmy mind since theCharleston County SchoolDistrict (or CCSD) firstannounced it early this fall.I attended last

Wednesdays meeting atBurke Highs Auditoriumon the matter. Hundredsin the community attendedto hear the plan first hand.

S c h o o lSuperintendent Dr. NancyMcGinley outlined thethree possible plans, whichinclude the closings of less-er populated JamesSimons, Fraser, andCharleston Progressive.

Vacancy at CharlestonProgressive would be brief,because CCSD is consid-ering moving Buist

Academy there. Our Fraserchildren, the plan states,

would have to go to thenew Sanders-Clyde schoolcurrently being built.

Another plan is that theCharleston Charter forMath and Science wouldmove from the Rivers cam-pus to the old ArcherBuilding. Murmurs ofdisapproval echoedthroughout the auditoriumat the thought of our chil-dren having to leave theirneighborhood schools andre-locate to another cam-pus. This is a practice thiscommunity has experi-

An Economic Plan For True Integration in Dist. 20 Schools

Arthur LawrenceSee pg 2

Inside:

Frenchline: Schools- The Limit of our Endurance

By Dr. Brenda Nelson

On the Issue of SchoolRedesign ..

Throughout the past weeks, I have engaged indialogue with many aroundthe CCSD SchoolRedesign Initiative, therationale for this initiative,along with the anticipated

short-term and long-term

outcomes for our childrenand our community.Because of my position inthe district and other verysignificant role in life as aMinister, I have had theopportunity to really listento the heartfelt concerns ofmany, witness the levels ofpassion had by so many

Our Schools: A Time For Planning,A Time for Action

Dr. Brenda Nelson See pg 2

By Barney Blakeney

I n t e r n a t i o n a lL o n g s h o r e m e n

Association Local 1422 isone of the areas most pow-erful and successful laborunions. Its approximately800 members are predomi-

Targeting ILAPart of NationalUnion-Busting

Tactics?

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by Associated Press

NEW YORK - President-elect Barack Obama has

won another contest: He'sbeen named Time maga-zine's "Person of the Year"for 2008.

The magazine has named Treasury Secretary HenryPaulson, French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, Gov.Sarah Palin and Chinesedirector Zhang Yimou as

runners-up.Last year's winner wasRussian Prime Minister

Vladimir Putin. Previousindividual winners haveincluded Bono, PresidentGeorge W. Bush and

Amazon.com CEO andfounder Jeff Bezos.

Time MagazineNames ObamaPerson of the

Year

President-elect Obama

Vick Could BeOut of Prison by

InaugurationDa y

By: Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va. - FormerNFL star Michael Vickcould be out of federalprison and in a Virginiahalfway house by Jan. 20,one of his attorneys told afederal bankruptcy judge

Tuesday.Vick is serving a 23-monthprison term inLeavenworth, Kan., forbankrolling a dogfightingconspiracy and is sched-uled to be released fromfederal custody around July20.

Last month, Vick alsopleaded guilty to a statedogfighting charge, avoid-ing more prison time. Thecase's resolution alsocleared the way for hisearly release from prisonand possible transition into

a halfway house.

By: Dionne Walker, Associated Press

ATLANTA - A Muslim woman arrested for refus-ing to take off her headscarf at a courthouse secu-

rity checkpoint said Wednesday that she felther human and civil rights

were violated. A judgeordered Lisa Valentine,

40, to serve 10 days in jailfor contempt of court, saidpolice in Douglasville, acity of about 20,000 peopleon Atlanta's west suburbanoutskirts.

Valentine violated a courtpolicy that prohibits peo-ple from wearing any head-gear in court, police saidafter they arrested her

Tuesday.Kelley Jackson, a spokes-

woman for GeorgiaAttorney General ThurbertBaker, said state law does-n't permit or prohibit head

scarfs."It's at the discretion of the judge and the sheriffs andis up to the security officersin the court house toenforce their decision," shesaid.

Valentine, who recentlymoved to Georgia fromNew Haven, Conn., saidthe incident reminded her

of stories she'd heard of thecivil rights-era South."I just felt stripped of mycivi l, my human rights,"she said Wednesday fromher home. She said she wasunexpectedly released after

the Washington-based

Council on American-Islamic Relations urgedfederal authorities to inves-tigate the incident as wellas others in Georgia.

The group cited a reportthat the same judgeremoved a woman and her

14-year-old daughter fromthe courtroom last weekbecause they were wearingMuslim head scarves.Jail officials declined to say

why she was freed andmunicipal Court JudgeKeith Rollins said that "it

would not be appropriate"for him to comment on the

Georgia Judge JailsMuslim Woman

Over Head Scarf

Lisa Valentine

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ples.The fact that all the schools proposed for closure have pre-dominantly African American student enrollments is aproblem, Lewis said. A problem some opponents to theadministrations proposals say validate the perception of aracist agenda.Lewis agrees race is playing a factor in the administra-tions proposals, but in the sense that previous administra-tions neglected predominantly Black schools thus creatingfailing school. Parents seeking better educational opportu-nities for their children pulled their children out of those

schools creating many schools with low enrollments. Allowing schools to deteriorate was not healthy for thedistrict and now all of thats come back to bite the districtin a big way, Lewis said.Retired educator David Mack Jr. said for decades the dis-tricts leadership and administration has forwarded a seg-regationist agenda and proliferated widespread remedia-tion among the districts predominantly Black studentpopulation. The districts present financial woes are due,in part, because of spending to maintain a segregated sys-tem of magnet and charter schools, he said.

Its more than just buildings, Mack said, and providingquality education to all students will require more thanclosing schools. Equity is not a part of the agenda, hesaid.County school board Chairwoman Toya Hampton Greensaid she feels the administration has heard the public andsignificant revisions to its proposals will be made.

Weve got to incorporate what we heard and what wereceived on the written surveys, she said.

The districts decisions will be based more on money thanrace, she said, but there are perceptions and a history out

there must be recognized. Some of that history and thoseperceptions were perpetuated by an often changing admin-istration and county board, she added.

While the board expects the administrations final recom-mendations Jan. 26, Green said the decision-makingprocess likely will take more time.

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enced before, and it is tiresome. A lot of people got thechance to give their two cents on the School Districtsfinancial dilemma. The overall sentiment was that theremust be another way than to close our neighborhoodschools.

I have thought about this quite a bit, and havecome up with a plan that will help the School District intwo goals it says it wants to reach: saving money and cre-ating diversity in District 20 (an issue that brought aboutthe School Districts School Choice plan earlier this year),keeping all but one of our neighborhood schools open.

By way of this article, I ask CCSD to do the fol-lowing: merge the student populations of Buist andCharleston Progressive on Chas. Progressives campus-call it Buist @Charleston Progressive; And, merge stu-dents of West Ashleys Montessori School with James

Simons students on Simons campus. The CharlestonCharter for Math and Science a new school that has adiverse student population- should remain where they are,too. I think it would be premature to move a new schoolto another , smaller location-give it a chance to succeed.

The Rhett campus can be the new home of Charleston Development Academy, which is bursting atthe seams and could use a bigger facility to grow and con-tinue to prosper. James Simons, Memminger, CharlestonDevelopment Academy can each house students fromgrades K thru 8. Their students can then attend BurkeHigh School or Charleston Charter for Math and Science.Im sure you all know the demographics of each schoolmentioned above. It is simple: combine the small popula-tion of predominantly Black schools with the consistentnumbers of predominantly White schools. That way, weare saving money and creating a host of integrated schoolsin District 20, something unseen along the peninsula sincethe 1970s.

Because we must do something, it would be greatto implement a plan that would create true diversity in ourschool district. And such cultural diversity would likelyimprove the well-being of all children: they would learn

about each other and work together and create a positivelearning environment. This recipe would make successfulschools throughout downtown Charleston, who will bare-ly feel the hit of budget cuts the School District mustaddress. And the issue of Black and White would nolonger be one, at least in District 20.

I have also thought of how to improve the circum-stances for our children attending school on Murray Hillcampus. For the readers who do not already know, this isa disciplinary school for students who have been expelledfrom their neighborhood schools-essentially, children atrisk of failing or dropping out altogether. I propose that,from 8am to 12 noon each school day, the children ofMurray Hill are taught core curriculum courses. Fromnoon to dismissal, have these children learn vocationalskills, skills that will make them qualified for employmentand therefore productive citizens. Have local businessowners volunteer their time to teach our children basic jobskills and participate in an apprenticeship program. This

would end the misperception that Murray Hill is a nomans land for our children. And the implementation of

vocational training would provide an excellent opportuni-

ty for our children there to become hard-working taxpay-ers, not thugs.My plan continues with the probable sale of

Frasers campus to a post-secondary school like Trident Technical College. Next, I suggest that CCSD vacatesits offices at 75 Calhoun Street and move to a school cam-pus. That would give them the opportunity to rent orlease that office space in a key downtown business district.

And, they could sell Buists campus: all of these things would likely generate great revenue for CCSD, whichfaces a budget shortfall of around $20 million in the next

year. And I hope that CCSD places a moratorium onbuilding any new facilities until this budget crisis is over.It seems ridiculous to build new schools when faced withthe dilemma of closing existing ones.

If the parents of these schools oppose the re-design plans, or any of the above, they have the option togo Charter. That way they are in fully in charge of theirchildrens futures.

Regardless, all parents must be active in their chil-drens futures. The large audience attendance at last

Wednesdays meeting was promising. I truly hope our par-ents, and overall our community will continue to be inter-

ested in our schools futures. Attend school meetings! Attend the Constituent School Board meetings! Attendthe Charleston County School Board meetings, which

votes on the re-design plan this January. Lets disprovethe misperception of downtown parents: that we are allpoor and/or on welfare and therefore dont pay taxes.Does that sound absurd? After reading the comments ofarticles on predominantly Black school districts likeDistrict 20 on www.charleston.net, I see that mispercep-tion exists. For those who dont believe this, I implore youto go to that website and read them for yourselves. It isquite an eye-opener.

Let us maintain the momentum of opposition tothe plan to close our historic neighborhood schools. If weare absent from School Board meetings, we a re giving theimpression that we are passionate about our childrensfuture for only a fleeting moment, and that the SchoolBoard can do whatever they want. A local paper reportedSunday that some of the nine County School Board mem-bers, after hearing what folks had to say at the recent com-munity meetings, are considering measures less drasticthan the closing of so many schools. We must continue to

let the entire School Board know that we expect them tocome up with less severe measures, for the sake of our chil-dren. We must hold the Board members feet to the fire.

We must speak out in the upcoming School Boardmeetings (the next County School Board meeting isMonday, January 12th at 5:15pm. Arrive early to sign up tospeak) and continue to voice our dissent to the abrupt clos-ing of our schools, and demand they come up with a better

way to address the money issue. If you agree with the planI suggest, let CCSD officials know. If you have an evenbetter one to save money and our schools, present it to theSchool Board. They say they want us all to be a part ofthe process: take them up on their offer.

Fellow Charlestonians, we need to pack theBoard Room at 75 Calhoun on January 12. The Board willlikely vote on the future of our schools the second timethey meet in the new year, on Monday, January 26. Wemust be there. We must let the County School Boardknow we care about our children and our schools. Myhope for the New Year is that we become more involvedand vocal in what goes on in our schools, for now and inthe long run. Remember, there is success in numbers.

With that, I hope to see you at the next meeting!

An Economic --------------------------------------------cont. from pg 1

around the issue of schoolclosures in their communi-ty, and through thisprocess make many obser-

vations.

As I have had reflected onthe last few weeks of publicengagement meetings, thefollowing scripture has res-onated with me, a mostfamiliar one: My peopleare destroyed for lack ofknowledge: because thouhast rejected knowledge.(Hosea 4:6)

For so many years in thiscommunity, the CharlestonCounty School Districthas been characterized asan organization that hasbeen inaccessible, unre-sponsive, lacking in trans-parency, and not a partner

with this community. Thedistrict has had the reputa-tion, like other largebureaucracies, of excludingtheir constituents in theplanning and implementa-tion of decisions thatimpact communities.

For this School RedesignInitiative, theSuperintendent and herstaff, with the support ofour Board of Trustees,

spent weeks developing aplan for public engagementto ensure that the commu-nity, inclusive of students,parents, staff, and leaders

would have the opportuni-ty to provide input and rec-ommendations around theproposal.

The primary goals of theengagement process wereto provide opportunitiesfor the potentially impact-ed communities to dia-logue with their neighborsand staff regarding theoptions presented, to shareinformation from the com-munity to the districtregarding the strengths or

weaknesses of the propos-

al, and information gather-ing for both partners thedistrict and the communi-ty.

The intent was, as PastorMary Stoney so eloquentlyexpressed in her openingremarks for the District 9(Johns Island and

Wadmalaw Island areas)public engagement meet-ing, a time to reasontogether.

The public engagementmeetings which wereimmediately revised inresponse to the communityneeds and feedback - werethe district s attempt toensure an open and honestdialogue with the commu-

nity regarding our truthsand realities, and the dis-semination of informationso that constituents wouldbe able to make wellinformed decisions.

Please know that I dounderstand that for many,this is an emotional issue.

As a native Charlestonian,born and raised in down-town Charleston, I dounderstand and have wit-nessed the numbers of school closings that thePeninsula and the ruralareas of our communityhave experienced especiallyfor our traditionally

African-American schools,or when the student popu-

lation becomes a majorityof African-American chil-dren.

I often reflect on the era when there were four highschools on the peninsula, anumber of parochialschools, and privateschools. Thus, on thePeninsula in the 70s there

was choice, and not only was there choice but wehad in our downtownschools a level of diversitythat has been basically non-existent since that decade.

I attended CharlestonHigh School, where there

was indeed racial andsocio-economic diversity,and even within your pre-

dominately African-

American schools BurkeHigh School and Charles

A. Brown High School,though the racial diversity

was lacking, there wassocio-economic diversity.Many of the children of thestaff and faculty attendedthese schools, along withchildren of other middleincome African-Americanfamilies on the Peninsula.

As the population trendschanged, students began tohave other options, and asother transitions occurred

throughout the communi-ty, there were consolida-tions and school closures.

We all realize that changeis dif f icult, but it isinevitable. We also knowthat change requires adeparture from the old that which has been, toembracing the new.

As we prepare to completethis phase of the public engagement process andprepare for the next steps,I would ask that our par-ents, leaders of the faith-based community, electedoff icials, and communitymembers, engage in a timeof soul searching andthink about the following:(a) What is truly best forour children what can wedo to provide them withthe world class educationthat they so deserve? (b)

What do we need to do toensure that our children onthe Peninsula or on theislands are able to compete

with children in otherareas of this district i.e.Mt. Pleasant, West Ashley,and magnet schools? (c) Isit really acceptable in andby this community that wehave students graduatingfrom some of our highschools as honor studentsbut having to enroll intodevelopmental programsduring their freshman yearin college?

Even as I think about many

of our educators, nowdeceased, such as my lateaunt Mrs. Martelle

Waites-Robinson, Co-Founder of the CharlestonProgressive Academy;Mrs. Ermine Ellington,former Principal of E. B.Ellington ElementarySchool, who I had the won-derful pleasure to know;and my deceased mother Mrs. Rosetta J. Nelson, ali fe- long educator, whostarted her teaching careerin McClellanville schoolsand later taught at JaneEdwards School on EdistoIsland; I am very confidentabout what their responses

would be to the aforemen-tioned questions.

I know that across thiscommunity, regardless ofage, gender, or race, we areall very knowledgeableabout the current econom-ic climate of our state andnation, and we are all mostaware that the state of oureconomy is not expected tochange in the very nearfuture. As Representative

Wendell Gaillard so explic-itly cited during the

Tuesday, December 16meeting at Burke HighSchool regarding the econ-omy this is the reality.

We have witnessed the fullrange of emotions.

The blame has beenplaced on so many, we have

given individuals theopportunity to verbalizetheir opposition to theoptions presented, and wehave provided all with thechance to offer other viableoptions. However, therecomes a time for planning,and a time for action.

If were thinking about whats best for our chil-dren, it is time to act. As acommunity, we can notcontinue to go around thismountain.

(Dr. Nelson is the Director forCommunity Outreach withCCSD Staff)

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nantly Black and holdprominent status in thecommunity. As the back-bone of Charlestons portsystem ILA members pro-

vide the labor that fuelsmuch of the local economy.Now entrenched in a strug-gle with the container ship-ping company MaerskLine, ILA members arefacing union bustingefforts reminescent of simi-lar initiatives being used toundermine United Auto

Workers union members,say some local labor organ-izers.

The Maersk Line,representing a substantialamount of the ports con-tainer business, is threaten-ing to move all its businessto other ports unless theILA makes concessions.

The ILA is refusing tomake those concessions.Should Maersk leave theCharleston port a localeconomy already reelingfrom recession could be hiteven harder. Maersk says

the ILA would be respon-sible.But there are those

who say the ILA is beingcast as culprits as part of alarger goal to keep the costof labor in Charleston andSouth Carolina as cheap as

possible. William Bill

Saunders played a pivotalrole in negotiationsbetween striking hospital

workers and MedicalCollege and CharlestonCounty hospital adminis-trators in 1969. He said theILA is being painted as

the boogey man althoughits members are the onlyentities involved beingasked to make sacrifices.

South Carolinarecruits business to thestate promoting cheaplabor that can be exploited,Saunders said. TheILA/Maersk controversy isa manifestation of thatoverall philosophy, he said.

Mary Moultrie wasamong those striking hos-pital workers in 1969. Shesnow president of 1199-Charleston NationalUnion of Hospital andHealth Care Employees

AFSCEM, AFL-CIO. She

also feels the ILA/Maerskcontroversy is an effort toerode union strength.

But those men arestrong and they believe intheir union. I think they

will be successful, shesaid.

Despite the bene-fits of collective bargainingunions offer employees,

workers in South Carolinaremain slow to organize,Mrs. Moultrie says.

People get caughtup and are afraid to standup in fear of being fired. Itsaddens me to see so many

young people afraid to takea stand. I understand theymay feel they have so muchto lose - cars, homes andother things - they dontrealize theyve lost every-thing when they lose theirdignity, she said.

Darryl Heyward,former president of the

Amalgamated TransitUnion Local 610, said hescertain the ILAs leader-ship is making decisions tosupport their membership.

While refusing to commenton the ILA/Maersk contro-

versy specifically, Heywardoffered that some compa-nies may be using therecessive economy toattack union organizations.

Heyward pointedto the financial bailout ofDetroit auto makers saying

that controversy also tar-gets union workers as thecatalyst for financial crisis.

Targeting ILA----------------------------------------------cont. from pg 1

case.

Last year, a judge in Valdosta in southernGeorgia barred a Muslim

woman from entering acourtroom because she

would not remove her headscarf. There have been sim-

ilar cases in other states,including Michigan, wherea Muslim woman inDetroit filed a federal law-suit in February 2007 aftera judge dismissed hersmall-claims court case

when she refused toremove a head and face

veil.

Valentine's husband, OmarHall, said his wife wasaccompanying her nephewto a traffic citation hearing

when officials stopped herat the metal detector andtold her she would not beallowed in the courtroom

with the head scarf, knownas a hijab.

Associated Press writerKate Brumback in Atlantacontributed to this report.

Georgia Judge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

cont. from pg 1

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Obama, His Family to Arrive in Washington by TrainBy: Associated Press

WASHINGTON -President-elect BarackObama will kick off hisinaugural celebration onJan. 17 - the weekendbefore his swearing in asthe country's 44th presi-dent - by traveling on atrain to the nation's capi-tal.

Obama is retracing thejourney of his political idol, Abraham Lincoln, whoalso rode to his swearing-inon a train fromPhiladelphia, making stopsalong the way.

Obama and his family willstart their daylong journey

with an event inPhiladelphia before board-ing the train and pickingup Vice President-elect JoeBiden and his family in

Wilmington, Del. Thepresident-elect and hisgroup then will make astop in Baltimore beforemaking their way to

Washington. Obama will

take office Jan. 20.

"We hope to include asmany Americans as possi-ble who wish to partici-pate, but can't be in

Washington," EmmettBeliveau, the executivedirector of the PresidentialInaugural Committee, saidin a statement. "Theseevents will allow us to dothat while honoring therich history and traditionof previous inaugural jour-neys."

Baltimore Mayor SheilaDixon said Monday thatObama would give aspeech there, and officialsexpect up to 150,000 peo-ple to attend. No locationhas been selected, butoptions include M&TBank Stadium, home tothe Baltimore Ravens.

A triumphant addressbefore a massive crowd

would offer an extremecontrast to Lincoln's expe-

riences in Baltimore inFebruary 1861, when he

was smuggled under coverof darkness from one trainstation to another to avoida feared assassinationattempt. At the time, themaneuver was denouncedin newspaper accounts ascowardly, said Courtney B.

Wilson, executive directorof the B&O RailroadMuseum.

To some extent, Lincoln'scaution was validated twomonths later, when Uniontroops traveling betweenthe two stations clashed

with Confederate sympa-thizers in the "BaltimoreRiots," which becameknown as the first blood-

shed of the Civil War.Obama aides saidPhiladelphia andBaltimore were chosenbecause of the roles theyplayed at pivotal momentsin U.S. history and becausethey fit in with the inaugu-ration's theme, "Renewing

America's Promise."

The committee has saidthe theme was chosen tounderscore Obama's "com-mitment to restoringopportunity and possibilityfor all and re-establishing

America's standing as abeacon of hope around the

world."

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Hakim Abdul-Ali The Spirit of a man namedMartin Luther King, Jr.,has prevailed, and we cannow say one of the dreamsof Dr. King has come fullcircle. From the time I wasintroduced to this man Icalled the Dreamer, I knew

he was a spirit that wouldnever die. He lives withinthe soul of most people,black and white, because

we knew he was sent by aHigher Authority.

I remember Dr. Kings IHave a Dream speech as ifit were yesterday. It sembedded in my heartsince the day he made thatawesome speech.We have come a long way,

but this is just the begin-ning. I see this as a newera for more change tocome. On January 20,2009 as we celebrate a newpresident and theDreamers Dream, that ofDr. Martin Luther King,Jr., we sing We Shall

Overcome, and it will besweet music to my earssung in a different light.

President-Elect BarackObama started his cam-paign for Change with thesame vision as Dr. King. Ithen knew we had someonethat was a real candidatefor the Change we allhoped for. He inspiredfolks from the time heentered the race. He wasthe Change we had all

yearned for, black andwhite all united.

On Tuesday, January 20,2009, when Barack Obamabecomes President of theUnited States, I will reflectback to the days of OmegaNewman; Jim French;Fred Dawson; Esau

Jenkins; my dad, a civilrights advocate in his own

way; and others who actu-ally lived through thismovement. My dad

escaped Jim Crow back inMontgomery, Alabama inthe early forties. He toldstories of how he escapedfrom the Klan and how hesurvived. He was a life-time member of theNAACP, and made sure

his children followed thesame pattern. Working with the NAACP was hisway of trying to make a dif-ference.

I spoke on conference callto my sisters, and we remi-nisced about the thingsthat happened to us in ourlifetime growing up. Twoof us went to an all blackschool, and two went tointegrated schools. Mydad would take usDowntown to the moviesand as we sat on the bus,he would tell us Do notmove unless I tell you to,because the bus driver

would try to remove you toseat the white folks. Ifeared him more than I didany white bus driver. This

was even before the CivilRights Act of 1964. Onesister told us of her experi-ence working for OlinMills Photography onMount Pleasant Street atthe time and how she

would go to the lunchcounter but could not sit toeat her lunch. So she

would ride the elevator upand down until she had fin-ished her lunch. We justlaughed. Wow, how far

weve come and yet so farto go.

With all said and done,this has been an aspiringtime for all Americans, andmy hope is that we start tocome together, one people,all united in this United

States of America.

Commentary by Samuella W. Holmes

OH, WHAT A

DREAM!

Black Friday, CyberMonday and Door BusterSpecialswe must be in the

middle of the HolidaySeason. The MadisonAvenue advertising jugger-naut is in full force, withsupposedly red hot deals,super buys and incrediblesavings. Our wants arebeing transformed intoneeds. At the same time,

we as consumers are beingcoerced to spend, spendand spend more, even if wedon't have the money.

Closer to home, our 401(k)statement is bleak, one ofour friends has been laidoff and it has finally beendetermined that the coun-try is in a recession---sinceDecember 2007! By manyaccounts, we are in themidst of one of the tough-

est economic downturns inrecent history.

The expectations of theholiday season are in starkcontrast to the outlook forthe current and near termeconomy. For most of us,these are conflicting andchallenging times. So

what, if anything, is thereto be thankful for?

Being Thankful

I recently asked my son andtwo of his friends, all intheir mid-20s, to take fiveminutes and individually

write down what they arethankful for. Keep in mindthis is the hip-hop genera-

tion, raised on iPods,Nikes, rap, XBoxes, Wiis,HD-TV, etc. Below is justa sample of what they

wrote:

What am I thankful for:

I am thankful forlife.

I am thankful forGod.

I am thankful formy family.

I am thankful formy friends.

I am thankful formy job.

I am thankful forthe women in my life.

I am thankful formy car.

Each of the young menread the top three itemsfrom their list, and all oftheir responses were cen-tered on their faith, familyor relationships.

Too often we take forgranted the many blessings

we experience on a dailybasis--life, health, relation-ships, freedom and the listgoes on. We are brain-

washed into feeling inade-quate because we donthave trendy clothes, thefancy car, a big screen TVor whatever is professed toequate with the American

dream. In fact, to too manypeople outside of thiscountry, we are living the

American dream.Related Content:July incomes drop bylargest amount in 3

yearsToyota making U.S.m a n u f a c t u r i n g changesTCB: Consumeroutlook up more thanexpected in AugustRuraleconomy sti ll inslumpLocal Black busi-nesses make BlackEnterprise 100 listDreamof gas tax holiday expiresRelated to:OurBusinessthankful

Are you Thankful?

What are you thankful for?Right now, take five min-utes to write down yourlist. Ask your family,friends or close relatives to

write down their lists.Share and discuss yourlists with each other.

Whats common in yourlists? What would you haveadded after hearing theirs?How do you feel about

your familys situation, and what can you do to move itforward?

Looking Forward

Next year is forecast, bymany economists, to be atough economic environ-ment. However, America isa resilient, resourceful andadaptive country. It wasborn by revolution, sur-

vived a civil war and two world wars. Many of theeconomic mechanism putin place during theDepression of the 1930s,such as the FederalReserve Bank, FederalDeposit Insurance andunemployment insurancehave and will continue toserve the country well dur-ing tough economic times.

I am optimistic about thefuture for two reasons.First, I feel that my sonand his friends are repre-sentative of our future. Thebasic American values arethere, and although I maynot always agree with theirmusic, dress or tattoos,etc., they will assume theirroles and responsibilitiesas needed in the future.

Secondly, we have a newnational leadership and acommitment to change thedirection of our country. Iam thankful to be an

American and God Blessthe USA.

Michael G. Shinn, CFP,Registered Representativeand Investment AdviserRepresentative of andsecurities offered throughFinancial NetworkInvestment Corporation,member SIPC

Are you thankful?Never Too Old To Learn

There are many instances in a persons imitative life when occur-rences become clearer than they were earlier at their initial hap-penings.

Its like the age-old adage that ones Never Too Old To Learnanything new. I believe in that sapient philosophy very much.I dont know how you feel about that methodology, but I think

that its a pretty universally held belief that youre Never Too Old To Learn something new about lifes unforeseen events. Theselessons that seem to come from out of the blue are jewels to themind-sets of the spiritually inclined to validate that knowledgecomes in many different contours and structures.

In discussing this topic with you today Id like to think that youllrelate to this issue with sensitivity and objectivity because truth isa reality that comes in many different formats.

If this is the case then youre already in the mode of understand-ing that youre Never Too Old To Learn something more of lifesmysterious dynamics and its ever unfolding manifestations. Livingis the absolute schoolroom.

Lifes a trial thats full of unexpected twists and turns that can seta hue-mans heart astray with a single slip of the unbridled tongueor an unintended misinterpreted action. Im not ashamed to tell

you that Ive been there and done that a time or two in my life fartoo often to mention.I have to be frank with you because Im Never Too Old ToLearn that it takes two to do the Tango, but only one person tobe a fool. Does that sound familiar as you process the true educa-tional intent of spiritual self-development that goes along withlearning about the ups and downs of lifes revolving diurnalepisodes?Life in my God Alone-fearing mind-set is the university that we allattend on a daily basis everyday of our collective lives and we,hopefully, should gain a semblance of positive insight from it.Some of the lessons are blissful and others are, well, lets say, justplain painful as pure hell.I hope that you will forgive me for being straightforward, but Im

just trying to be real for this class that were engaged in at thismoment. Its about learning and in order to be that way we have todiscern the valuable lessons that come our way in deciphering thehidden signs from lifes sorted trials that (should) aid us in process-ing truth from fiction.Being a work in progress myself, and a confessed continuing stu-dent of universal knowledge, I have to tell you that living amonghypocrites, liars, sneaks and deceivers is a hurting educationalexperience. But you can learn from them too.Its all a part of living in its fullest dimensions of higher schoolingand we all are Never Too Old To Learn something about thescope of lifes intricate process of teaching us more about somethings and issues than we needed to know before we started any

present days activities. Life is the best teacher without equal.From newly found personal love discoveries to untapped findingsof and about the innate hue-man self to betrayals of so-calledfriends and loved ones we are all creatures of irrefutable habits.Knowing and understanding this critical point helps even the lazi-est of undisciplined students process what is meant by being

Never Too Old To Learn something about the untold mysteriesof life.

Going to school every moment transcends the common limits ofhue-man comprehension when fools dont know that life is morethan an aimless walk through the daily trials, ordeals and hurdles.Its about struggle simply put.Listen very closely. Sometimes, we need to check ourselves when

we think we know so much about everything in life when, in reali-ty, we (may) know nothing in particular at all about the real issuesof life. Have you ever been there?

Think about that for a stone, cold moment in your present lifesdaily past recollections, memories and episodes and recount whatlessons youve learned that helped you become a better hue-manbeing and student of the universe, if you can and will. (Its okay tobe honest with yourself in the isolation of a private thought.)In doing so, please also eradicate the negativities that may persistand creep into your mind from time-to-time which may hinder

your own progress in total self-development. It can be a tedioustask for the uninitiated who take lifes lessons for a joke or a game.I used to be that way until the power teachings of God Alonessigns came into my life. It helped me become a more serious stu-dent of understanding that lifes trials, ordeals and pitfalls are thenames of the Most High Alones courses in making me a betterstudent of wisdom and love.Please understand where Im coming from today as a studentmatriculating in the university of lifes episodes. I have to givepraise and thanks to God Alone for being in attendance in of allthe trials, ordeals and afflictions that have entered into my dailyschoolroom of lifes episodes because Im Never Too Old ToLearn that everything comes from God Alone to make me a bet-ter hue-man..

Id like to think that you know that too as you process eachdivulged breath of life as a committed student in life because God

Alone is your Supreme Creator and Instructor. The mind-set ofthe student of that knowledge, who praises and thanks God

Alone, knowing he or she is Never Too Old To Learn that God Alones tests, in all their formats, are mere special educationcourses for the students of universal knowledge, is always ready toface the next moment with expectations that everything is going to

be alright in the lifes University of Hard Knocks.Are you fully registered today for your daily semester special edu-cation courses from God Alone that places you in the Universityof Hard Knocks and understanding with advance standing?If not, please get busy and do so, because life is what it is, and thepatterns of success in this life are woven in being positive andkeeping the faith in and under all circumstances. Thats a must forthe daily seeker of truth and und erstanding in facing and enduringthe unexpected inquisitions of and from lifes constant schoolroomof tests.These are tough times that our households, community, nation

and the rest of the world are facing. So we should always remem-ber, especially as spiritually advanced enrolled special educationstudents seeking wisdom and help from God Alone, that only thestrong of faith will survive.

To know, understand and study this as an aware special educa-tion student of todays spiritual enlightenment is a blessing untoitself for those individuals who are Never Too Old to Learn. Are

you feeling blessed right about now? While you ponder your reply to that question, I must sincerelyinform you that Im feeling blessed as an enrolled student, becauseI know that Im Never Too Old To Learn more things about andfrom lifes episodes. I hope that you feel the same way also, and Ihope to see you in class (somewhere) as we learn more about the

blessings from the Most High Alones teachings as we experi-ence the wonders of going to the University of Hard Knocks.Remember that knowledge is powerful, but only if you use it. Be astudent of faith and also remember that you, nor I, should neverforget that were Never Too Old To Learn from God Alones

special education courses of and from life. Keep studying, andthats, As I See It..

Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the person-ality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a

man's sense of valuesand his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beau-tiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse

the true with the falseand the false with the true.

Martin Luther King, Jr

By: Associated Press

LONGVIEW, Texas - A $1million bank deposit slip

wish by a Longview minis-ter to pay for a new churchcame true - and then some.

The Rev. ThomasMcDaniels of LifeBridgeChristian Center said abusinessman, who choosesto remain anonymous,

wrote him a $1.5 millioncheck.Members of LifeBridge,

which formed in 2005, hadmet at a Longview hotel.

Their new church opens ina few weeks.McDaniels described onMonday how in January2007 he took a bankdeposit slip and wrote $1million, "meaning that oneday someone would give usa million dollar gift."

The minister, who prayedover the deposit slip, said abusiness owner Dec. 2asked how much was need-ed to pay for the church.McDaniels said $1.4 mil-lion. The benefactor'scheck included an extra$100,000.

McDaniels says, in theseeconomic times, that "theLord wanted to show his

power."

Pastor PraysOver Deposit

Slip, Gets$1.5M Gift


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ATLANTA - The racialgap in colon cancer deathrates is widening, a newreport says, and expertspartly blame blacks' lowerscreening rates and pooraccess to quality care.

Colon and rectal cancerdeath rates are now nearly50 percent higher in blacksthan in whites, accordingto American CancerSociety research beingreleased Monday.

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That paradox is not uniqueto colon cancer: Poorly

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COUNTY OF

CHARLESTON

CASE NO.:2008-DR-10-3533

LAURA ANN JOHNSON &WHITFIELD JOHNSONPlaintiffs,

v.

CONSUELLA GILLIARD,Defendant.

IN THE INTEREST OF:DEVONTRY MARQUIS

GILLIARD, a minor childunder the age of Eleven(11).

TO THE DEFENDANTSABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HERE-BY SUMMONED ANDREQUIRED to Answer theComplaint in this action, acopy of which is herewithserved upon you, and toserve a copy of yourAnswer thereto on the sub-scriber, Charlie L. Whirl,Esquire, at his office, 2112Commander Road, NorthCharleston, South Carolina29405, within thirty (30)days after the date of serv-ice upon you, exclusive ofthe day of such service;and if you fail to Answerthe Complaint within thetime aforesaid, the Plaintiffin this action will apply tothe Court for the reliefdemanded in the Complaintand judgment by defaultmay be entered againstyou.

YOU ARE HERE-BY GIVEN NOTICE FUR-THER that if you fail toappear and defend andfiled to answer theComplaint as required bythis Summons within thirty(30) days after the servicehereof, exclusive of theday of such service, judg-ment by default will beentered against you or therelief demanded in theComplaint.

PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE: The Summonsand Complaint in theabove-entitled action werefiled in the Office of theClerk of Court ofCharleston County FamilyCourt, Charleston, SouthCarolina on September 26,2008. The Final Hearingdate for the Adoption isscheduled for December19, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. onthe second floor, 100Broad Street, CharlestonCounty Judicial Center,Family Court, Charleston,South Carolina.

CHARLIE L. WHIRL

2112 Commander Rd.Charleston, SC 29405(843) 566-9705-Office

Attorney for Plaintiffs

ESTATES CREDITORS NOTICESAll persons having claims against the following estates

are required to deliver or mail their claims to the PersonalRepresentative indicated below and also file subject claims on

Form #371PC with Irv Condon, Probate Judge of CharlestonCounty, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before theexpiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of thisNotice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and areforever barred.

Estate of: HELEN C. HAMPTON2008-ES-10-1661

DOD: 10/30/08Pers. Rep: JOAN C. OBANNER

1425 WITTER ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29412*************************************************************************

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OFCHARLESTON

WACHOVIA BANKNATIONALASSOCIATION, ASTRUSTEE OF THESECURITY NATIONALMORTGAGE LOANTRUST 2005-1,

Plaintiff,

v.

ANNABELLE S. FRAZIERAND IF SHE IS DEAD, HISHEIRS, PERSONALREPRESENTATIVES, SUC-CESSORS, A SS IG NS ,SPOUSES AND CREDI-TORS, AND ALL OTH-ERS CLAIMING ANYRIGHT, TITLE OR INTER-

EST IN THE REAL ESTATEKNOWN AS 12 ENDODRIVE, C H A R L E S T O N ,SOUTH CAROLINA,FIRSTFEDERAL SAVINGS ANDLOAN ASSOCIATION OFCHARLESTON AND CITYOF CHARLESTON HOUS-ING AND ECONO M-IC DEVELOPMENT,

Defendants.

IN THE COURT OFCOMMON PLEAS

Case No. 2008-CP-10-4804

(NON-JURY MORTGAGEFORECLOSURE)

ESTATES CREDITORS NOTICES

All persons having claims against the following estates arerequired to deliver or mail their claims to the PersonalRepresentative indicated below and also file subject claims onForm #371PC with Irv Condon, Probate Judge of CharlestonCounty, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401 before the expi-ration of 8 months after the date of the first publication on hisNotice to Creditors or else thereafter such claims shall be and areforever barred.

Estate of: MOLLIE T. SMITH2008-ES-10-1004

DOD: 8/22/07Pers. Rep: MICHAELL. SMITH

1852 CHESSHIRE DR. CHARLESTON, SC29412

ESTATE of: BERNIE E. POWELL

2008-ES-10-1011DOD: 10/15/06Pers. Rep: ARTHURINE RIVERS

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The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston (CHA) will receive qualifying documentation from Architect andEngineer firms interested in IndefiniteDelivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to provideengineering and architectural services at various CHAlocations. Term will be for twenty-four base months fromaward and up to two renewal options of twenty-fourmonths each. Multiple IDIQ contracts may be awarded.

The selected firms will be required to provide profession-al services to support the design and construction of newfacilities as well as extensive renovations of single andmulti-family residences. Engineering requirementsincludes electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil appli-cations.

The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston admin-isters private and federal funds for various comprehensivegrant programs that come under the jurisdiction of theU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Late responses will not be accepted.

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AMENDED SUMMONS

DEFICIENCY DEMANDED


YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED and requiredto appear and defend byanswering the AmendedComplaint in this action, ofwhich a copy is herewithserved upon you, and toserve a copy of yourAnswer to the AmendedComplaint upon the sub-scriber at his address,Larry D. Cohen, LLC,Attorney at Law, P.O. Box30547, Charleston, SouthCarolina 29417, within thir-ty (30) days after the serv-ice hereof, exclusive of theday of such service; exceptthat the United States ofAmerica, if named, shallhave sixty (60) days toanswer after the servicehereof, exclusive of the dayof such service; and if youfail to Answer the AmendedComplaint within the timespecified above, or other-wise appear and defend,the Plaintiff in this actionwill apply to the Court forthe relief demanded in theAmended Complaint, and

judgment by default will berendered against you forthe relief demanded in theAmended Complaint.

R E S P E C T F U L L YSUBMITTED,

Larry D. Cohen, LLCAttorney at LawP.O. Box 30547Charleston, South Carolina29417

Tel. (843) 225-4445

Fax (843) 225-2009AT TO RN EY F OR T HEPLAINTIFF

Charleston, South CarolinaAugust 29, 2008

NOTICE OF FILINGDEFICIENCY DEMANDED

NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIV EN th at t heAmended Lis Pendens,Amended Civil CoverSheet, Amended Summonsand Amended Complaint inthis action were filed in theOffice of the Clerk of Courtfor Common Pleas forCharleston County, SouthCarolina on September 18,2008.

Larry D. Cohen, LLCP.O. Box 30547Charleston, South Carolina29417

Tel. (843) 225-4445

Fax (843) 225-2009

AT TO RN EY F OR T HEPLAINTIFF

Charleston, South CarolinaSeptember 23, 2008

NOTICE OF ORDER

APPOINTING GUARDIANAD LITEM NISI

TO: THE DEFEN-DANTS HEREIN, NAMESAND ADDRESSESUNKNOWN, INCLUDINGANY THEREOF WHO MAY

BE MINORS, IMPRISONEDPERSONS, INCOMPE-TENT PERSONS, UNDEROTHER LEGAL DISABILI-TY OR IN THE MILITARYSERVICE, IF ANY,WHETHER RESIDENTSOR NON-RESIDENTS OFSOUTH CAROLINA ANDTO THE NATURAL, GEN-ERAL, TESTAMENTARYGUARDIAN OR COMMIT-TEE, OR OTHERWISE,AND TO THE PERSONWITH WHOM THEY MAYRESIDE, IF ANY THEREBE:

PLEASE TAKENOTICE that a Motion foran order appointing MasonD. Salisbury, Esquire, asGuardian ad Litem Nisi, forall persons whomsoeverherein collectively desig-

nated as Richard Roe orJohn Doe, defendants here-in, names and addressesunknown, including anythereof who may be minors,imprisoned persons, incom-petent persons, in the mili-tary service or under otherlegal disability, whetherresidents or non-residentsof South Carolina, was filedin the Office of the Clerk ofCourt for CharlestonCounty.

Y OU WI LL F UR -THER TAKE NOTICE thatunless the said minors orpersons under other legaldisability, if any, or some-one in their behalf or inbehalf of any of them, shallwithin thirty (30) days afterservice of notice of thisorder upon them by publi-

cation, exclusive of the day

of such service, procure tobe appointed for them, oreither of them, a Guardianad Litem to represent themfor the purposes of thisaction, the appointment ofsaid Guardian ad Litem Nisishall be made absolute.

Larry D. Cohen

Larry D. Cohen, LLCP.O. Box 30547Charleston, SC 29417

Tel. (843) 225-4445Fax (843) 225-2009Attorney for the Plaintiff

September 19, 2008Charleston,South Carolina

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Solicitation Number: 08-R039B WorkersCompensation Consultant

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Compensation Consultantfor the City of Charleston.The City will receive bidsuntil January 22, 2009 @11:00 a.m. at 288 MeetingStreet, Suite 310Charleston, SC.

The solicitation will beavailable upon requestand may be obtained bysubmitting a writtenrequest to: Robin D.Barrett, CPPB by fax (843-720-3872), by phone(843-724-7312) or mailingto the above address.You may also obtain acopy of the solicitation bygoing to our website:www.charlestoncity.infoand then click on the

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10-December 24, 2008 The Chronicle

ESTATES CREDITORS NOTICES

All persons having claims against the following estatesare required to deliver or mail their claims to the PersonalRepresentative indicated below and also file subject claims onForm #371PC with Irv Condon, Probate Judge of CharlestonCounty, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before theexpiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication ofthis Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be

and are forever barred.

Estate of: KING DAVID GRAHAM2008-ES-10-1456

DOD: 09/04/08Pers. Rep: EDNA K . GRAHAM

2144 MIDLAND PARK RD., NORTHCHARLESTON, SC 29406

Atty: EDUARDO K. CURRY, ESQ.

PO BOX 42270, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC29423

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COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

George Herbert Roper, KurlineWhite, Gracie Roper Grant,and Carolyn Gibbs,

Plaintiffs,

The Estate of Isiah Roper, The

Estate of MaggieRoper, The Estate of SadieRoper, The Estate ofHutchinson Roper, TheEstate Idella Roper, The Estateof Melvin Roper, TheEstate of James Roper, TheEstate of Alla Mae Roper, TheEstate of Emily RoperGibbs, The Estate of ArthurGibbs, Arthur Gibbs, Jr., HenryGibbs, Ronald Lee Gibbs,Bernard Gibbs, GeorgeHerbert Roper, Kurline RoperWhite, Gracie Roper Grant,The Estate of Herman Roper,Margaret Roper, J Doe adultsand M Roe infants, insanepersons, incompetentsbeing fictious names designat-ing a class of p e r s o n sknown or unknown who maybe heirs, distributees,devisees, legatees, widow,widower, assignees executor,administrators, creditors, suc-cessor, issue and alienessof the Estate of Isiah Roperand Maggie Roper, and allother persons known orunknown claiming any right,title, Estate, interest in or lienupon the real propertydescribed in the complaint,adverse to the Pl ai nt if f sownership, or any claim onPlaintiffs title,

Defendants.

_______________________

IN THE COURT OF

COMMON PLEAS

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITCASE NO.: 07-CP-10-4227

SUMMONS AS A NOTICE

OF THE COMPLAINT

TO THE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED and required toanswer the Complaint in thisaction, a copy of which is here-with served upon you, and toserve a copy of your Answer tothe said Complaint on thePlaintiff, or on Plaintiffs attor-ney, Brian G. Burke, at hisoffice, 113 Wappoo CreekDrive, Charleston, SouthCarolina 29412, within thirty(30) days after service hereof,exclusive of the day of suchservice, and if you fail toanswer the Complaint withinthe time aforesaid, the Plaintiffin this action will apply to Courtfor the relief demanded in theComplaint and a judgment bydefault may be renderedagainst you.

PLEASE TAKE FUR-THER NOTICE that theSummons and Complaint inthis action were filed on June17, 2008, at the CharlestonCounty Courthouse, 100 BroadStreet, Charleston, SouthCarolina.

Martin Law Firms/Brian G. Burke_____Brian G. BurkeMartin Law Firm113 Wappoo Creek DriveCharleston, SC 29412843-762-2121843-762-2333 fax

Charleston, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAR-OLINA IN THE FAMILYCOURT OF THE NINTH

JUDICIALCIRCUIT COUNTY

OF CHARLESTONCASE NO.:

2008-DR-10-3534

CYNTHIA DENISE LLOYD,

Plaintiff,v.

RANEISHA MITCHELL,Defendant.

IN THE INTEREST OF:XAVIAR DAVEON LLOYD,a minor child under the ageof Eleven (11).


YOU ARE HERE-BY SUMMONED ANDREQUIRED to Answer theComplaint in this action, a

copy of which is herewithserved upon you, and toserve a copy of yourAnswer thereto on the sub-scriber, Charlie L. Whirl,Esquire, at his office, 2112Commander Road, NorthCharleston, South Carolina29405, within thirty (30)days after the date of serv-ice upon you, exclusive ofthe day of such service;and if you fail to Answerthe Complaint within thetime aforesaid, the Plaintiffin this action will apply tothe Court for the reliefdemanded in the Complaintand judgment by defaultmay be entered againstyou.

YOU ARE HERE-BY GIVEN NOTICE FUR-THER that if you fail to

appear and defend andfiled to answer theComplaint as required bythis Summons within thirty(30) days after the servicehereof, exclusive of theday of such service, judg-ment by default will beentered against you or therelief demanded in theComplaint.

PLEASE TAKENOTICE: The Summonsand Complaint in theabove-entitled action werefiled in the Office of theClerk of Court, CharlestonCounty Family Court,Charleston, South Carolinaon September 26, 2008.The Final Hearing date forthe Adoption is scheduledfor December 19, 2008 at9:30 a.m. on the second

floor, 100 Broad Street,Charleston County JudicialCenter, Family Court,Charleston, SouthCarolina.


COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

BETTY MYERS,

Plaintiff,

-versus-

PEGGY MOSLEY, Auditor for

Charleston County and suc-cessor in Office to John C.Mehrtens and HenryTecklenberg; D. MICHAELHUGGINS, Assessor forCharleston County and suc-cessor in Office to John R.Lindsey; Andrew C. Smith,Treasurer for CharlestonCounty and successor in Officeto William J. Leonard, J.Riddick and William O.Thomas, Jr., and MORT FAR-RIS, Delinquent Tax Collectorfor Charleston County andsuccessor in Office to JosephM. Poulnot, Sheriff and the for-mer Delinquent Tax Collectorfor Charleston County; JOHNDOE, adults, and RICHARDROE, infants, insane personsand incompetents, being ficti-tious names, designating as aclass any person who may bean heir, distribute, devisee,

legatee, widow, widower,assignee, administrator,executor, personal representa-tive, creditor, successor, issueand alienee of Samuel Bash,Julia Myers and Charles Case,deceased; and Thelma Myers,Richard Cash, Lemark Casha/k/a Lamar Cash, Mary LeeSingleton and Charlie Cash,

Defendants.

IN THE COURT OF COM-MON PLEAS

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITCASE NUMBER: 06-CP-10-2043

NOTICE NISI

PLEASE TAKENOTICE that there has beenfiled in the Office of the Clerk ofCourt for Charleston County,State of South Carolina, an

Order appointing for you asGuardian Ad Litem, KELVIN M.HUGER, whose businessaddress is 27 GamecokAvenue, Charleston, SouthCarolina, 29407, whichappointment shall becomeabsolute upon the expiration ofthirty (30) days after the lastday of publication of a copy ofthe Summons and LisPendens herein unless you orsomeone on your behalf, on orbefore the last mentioned date,shall produce someone to beappointed as Guardian AdLitem to represent you in thisaction.

DANIEL E. MARTIN, JR.Attorney for Plaintiff61 Morris StreetCharleston, S.C. 29403(843) 723-1686

CHARLESTON, SOUTHCAROLINAJune 6, 2006.

AMENDED NOTICE

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that the Civil ActionCover Sheets Amended LisPendens, Amended Summonsand Amended Notice,Complaint, Petitions forAppointment of Guardian AdLitem, Order for Appointmentof Guardian Ad Litem, NoticeNisi, Affidavit of Publication,Order of Publication, andNotice of Intention to Refer toMaster-in-Equity for FinalDetermination were filed withthe Clerk of Court forCharleston County onNovember 12, 2008.

The purpose of thisaction is to clear the title to thesubject of real estate property.

DANIEL E. MARTIN, JR.Attorney for Plaintiff61 Morris StreetCharleston, S.C. 29403(843) 723-1686

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAR-OLINANovember 12, 2008.

AMENDED SUMMONS

TO: THE DEFENDANTSABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED and required toanswer the Complaint in thisaction, a copy of which is here-with served upon you, and toserve a copy of your Answeron the Plaintiff or her attorney,Daniel E. Martin, Jr., at his

office, No. 61 Morris Street,

Charleston, South Carolina,within thirty (30) days after theservice hereof, exclusive of theday of such service, and if youfail to answer the Complaintwithin time aforesaid, thePlaintiff in this action will applyto the Court for relief demand-ed in the Complaint and a judg-ment by default shall be ren-dered against you.

YOU WILL ALSOTAKE NOTICE that should youfail to Answer the foregoingSummons and Complaint, thePlaintiff will move for a generalOrder of Reference in this caseto the Master-in-Equity orSpecial Referee for thisCounty; which Order shall, pur-suant to Rule 53(e) of theSouth Carolina Rules of CivilProcedure, specifically providethat the said Master-in-Equityor Special Referee is author-ized and empowered to enter aFinal Judgment in this case.

PLEASE TAKE FUR-THER NOTICE that theAmended Lis Pendens,

Amended Summons andAmended Complaint in thisaction were filed on November

_____, 2008, at the CharlestonCounty Courthouse, 100 BroadStreet, Charleston, SouthCarolina 29401.

Dated at Charleston,South Carolina, this 10 day ofNovember, 2008.

DANIEL E. MARTIN, JR.,ESQUIRE61 MORRIS STREETCHARLESTON, S.C. 29413-1830(843) 723-1686

ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAIN-TIFF


November 10, 2008.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVNAMED:

NOTICE IS HEREBYgiven that an action has beencommenced and is now pend-ing in the Court of CommonPleas for Charleston County,pursuant:

the provisions of Title 12,Chapter 49, South CarolinaCode of Laws for 1976, asamended, as to the PlaintiffsFirst Cause of Action for theentry of judgment declaring thetax sale of the subject wasvalid.

the provisions of Title 15,Chapters 53 and 67, South

Carolina Code of Lawsfor 1976, as amended, withrespect to the Second Causeof action for the purpose ofobtaining the judgment of thisCourt declaring that thePlaintiff is the owner of theparcels of land described here-in, the contents of which arebeing fully incorporated hereinand made apart hereof, withfee simple title thereto, freeand clear of any adverseclaims of each and every oneof the Defendants who are

joined in the above entitledaction, and to declare thateach and every one of them tobe forever barred from assert-ing or claiming any right, titleand interest therein or thereto,and pursuant to the provisionsof Title _____, Chapter ____,South Carolina CodeCode of Law for 1976, as

amended for the purpose ofobtaining the judgment of theCourt declaring that theDefendants Thelma Myers,Richard Cash, Lemark Casha/k/a Lamar Cash, Mary LeeSingleton and Charlie Cash beejected from Parcels A, B,C, and D that are describedherein, and the contents there-of are being incorporated here-in by reference.

THE BELOWDESCRIBED parcel of realestate was at the time of the fil-ing of this Lis Pendens, and atthe time of the commencementof this action, situated, lyingand being in the County ofCharleston, State of SouthCarolina, and is more particu-larly described as follows:

(PARCEL A)

ALL tha t cer ta inpiece, part and parcel of land,situate, lying and being inSantee Parish No. 1, in theCounty of Charleston, State ofSouth Carolina, measuring ancontaining 0.69 acre, more orless, and being bounded onthe Northern side by U.S.Highway 17 North; on theEastern side by a parcel ofland assigned CharlestonCounty TMS #712-00-00-121;on the Southern side by a par-cel of land assignedCharleston County TMS #712-00-00-110; and on the Westernside by a fifty feet wide roadright of way.

This being a parcel ofland conveyed in a deed ofMary W. Witherspoon to BettyMyers, dated June 24. 2005

and recorded on August 11,2005, in Book X-548, at Page

189, in the Charleston CountyR.M.C. Office.

TMS #712-00-00-109

(PARCEL-B)

ALL that cert ainpiece, part and parcel of land,situate, lying and being inSantee Parish No. 1, in theCounty of Charleston, State ofSouth Carolina, measuring ancontaining 0.72 acre, more orless, and being bounded onthe Northern side by a parcelof land assigned CharlestonCounty TMS #712-00-00-109;on the Eastern side by a parcelof land assigned CharlestonCounty TMS #712-00-00-121;on the Southern side by a par-cel of land assignedCharleston County TMS #712-00-00-151; and on the Westernside by a fifty feet wide roadright of way.

This being a parcel ofland conveyed in a deed ofMary W. Witherspoon to BettyMyers, dated June 24, 2005

and recorded on August 11,2005, in Book X-548, at Page189, in the Charleston CountyR.M.C. Office

TMS #712-00-00-110

(PARCEL-C)

ALL that cert ainpiece, part and parcel of land,situate, lying and being inSantee Parish No. 1, in theCounty of Charleston, State ofSouth Carolina, measuring andcontaining 1.12 acre, more orless, and being bounded onthe Northern by a parcel ofland assigned CharlestonCounty TMS #712-00-00-121;on the Eastern side by a parcelof land assigned CharlestonCounty TMS #712-00-00-111;on the Southern side by a par-cel of land assigned

Charleston County TMS #712-00-00-11; and on the Westernside partially by a fifty feet wideroad right of way and a parcelof land assigned CharlestonCounty TMS #712-00-00-111.

This being a parcel ofland conveyed in a deed ofMary W. Witherspoon to BettyMyers, dated June 24, 2005and recorded on August 11,2005, in Book X-548, at Page196, in the Charleston CountyR.M.C. Office

TMS #712-00-00-151

(PARCEL-D)

ALL that cert ainpiece, part and parcel of land,situate, lying and being inSantee Parish No. 1, in theCounty of Charleston, State ofSouth Carolina, measuring andcontaining 9.03 acre, more orless, and being bounded onthe Northern side by a parcelof land assigned CharlestonCounty TMS #712-00-00-151and a fifty feet wide road ofway; on the Eastern side by aportion of a parcel of landassigned Charleston CountyTMS #712-00-00-121; on theSouthern side by the marshesof an extending to theIntercoastal Waterway; and aparcel of land assignedCharleston County TMS #712-00-00-122; and on the Westernside by the parcel of landassigned Charleston CountyTMS #712-00-00-_____andTMS #712-00-00-122.

This being a parcel ofland conveyed by Mary W.Witherspoon to Betty Myers, ina deed dated June 24, 2005and recorded on August 11,2005, in Book X-458, at Page196, in the Charleston CountyR.M.C. Office

TMS #712-00-00-111

(PARCEL-E)

ALL that cert ainpiece, part and parcel of land,situate, lying and being inSantee Parish No. 1, in theCounty of Charleston, State ofSouth Carolina, measuring andcontaining 0.69 acre, more orless, and being bounded onthe Northern side by lands of

__________; on the Easternside by a parcel of land now orformerly owned by the Estateof March Washington; on theSouthern side by lands now orformerly of Jerry L. Middleton,and on the Western side by theparcel of land now or formerlyowned by the Estate of Moseand Stephney McNeal.

This being a parcel ofland conveyed in a deed MaryW, Witherspoon to the GranteeBetty Myers, dated June 24,2005 and recorded on August11, 2005, in Book X-548, atPage 189, in the CharlestonCounty R.M.C. Office.

TMS #712-00-00-180

DANIEL E. MARTIN, JR.,ESQUIRE61 MORRIS STREETPOST OFFICE BOX 21830CHARLESTON, S.C. 29403-1830(843) 723-1686

ATTORNEYFOR THE PLAINTIFF


November 10, 2008.

ZONINGCHARLESTON COUNTY

PUBLIC HEARING

CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A PUB-LIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CHANGECASES AT 6:00 P.M, JANUARY 13, 2009 IN COUNCILCHAMBERS AT THE LONNIE HAMILTON, III PUBLICSERVICES BUILDING, 4045 BRIDGE VIEW DRIVE,NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA:

Case: 3476-CArea: 1426 Alma Street, St. AndrewsParcel Identification: 351-06-00-087

Acres: 0.33Request to change from Single Family Residential (R-4)Districtto Community Transition (CT) District

Case: 3479-CArea: 130 Main Road, St. AndrewsParcel Identification: 285-07-00-012Acres: 4.2Request to change from Planned Development (PD) 106toPlanned Development (PD) 106A

If you require further information, please contact theCharleston County Planning Department (843) 202-7200.

LENGTHY PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTEDIN WRITING PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

Beverly T. CravenClerk of Council

CHARLIE L. WHIRL2112 Commander Rd.Charleston, SC 2 9405(843) 566-9705-OfficeAttorney for Plaintiff

CP0516C1 Avondale Streetscape ProjectCity of CharlestonRequest for Qualifications

The City of Charleston is requesting statements of qualificationsfrom Contractors to perform construction of streetscape improve-ments in the Avondale area (Hwy 17, West Ashley) of the City:

The City intends to pre-qualify Contractors who have completedand submitted the Qualification Questionnaire and AIA DocumentA305 - Contractor Qualification Statement, are deemed to bequalified by the City and will be allowed to bid on this project.

Contractors interested in submitting their qualifications shallobtain a Qualification Package from The LandPlan Group South,ATTN: Linda Moebes, 854 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, MountPleasant, SC 29464. Telephone 843-216-1612. Contractors whodemonstrate the financial ability to perform the work will be judgedon the following factors ranked in order of importance: Previousexperience with projects of a similar nature and size; past per-formance with regards to quality and execution of projects with theCity of Charleston; schedule and cost control; qualifications ofoffice and field personnel; safety program; current backlog andproject procedures. Only the most highly qualified, financiallycapable contractors will be qualified. This project will require100% Performance and Payment bonds.

Deadline for submission of Qualifications is 2.00pm FridayJanuary 9th, 2009. Please submit the forms in a sealed envelopealong with the project title Avondale Streetscape ProjectCP0516C1to: Mr. Ross Eastwood, Project Manager, City of

Charleston, 823 Meeting Street Road, Charleston, SC 29403.843-579-7552 [email protected].

Construction costs for this project are expected to be in the rangeof $550,000 $600,000.The City reserves the right to reject all qualification packages ifthe City deems it to be in their best interests. QualificationPackages will not be returned.

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year, when men andwomen seem by oneconsent to open theirshut-up hearts freely,and to think of peoplebelow them as if they

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