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WWW.thefloridastar.com Rated “A+” by The people’s choice the Better Business Bureau www.thefloridastar.com OCTOBER 13 - OCTOBER 19, 2012 VOL. 62 NO. 26 50 CENTS MLK, III, Joins Congresswoman Brown Man Acccused of and State Officials in Florida Districts A Credit Union for Low Church Burning Voters Registration Drive & Up Income Earners St. Matthews A.M.E. Church has been a pil- lar of the H a z l e h u r s t c o m m u n i t y since the end- ing of slavery. Even though it was not totally furnished, they had a place to sit. But now the church is a total loss. All that remain are piles of bricks and ashes. Congresswoman Corrine Brown, Martin L. King Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office says the building III, Former State Senator Tony Hill and the was set on fire by Larry Kurtz, 46, who deputies also Painter’s Union held a conference to encourage say has a history of violent behavior and burglaries. the citizens of Duval County to check their regis- "He's a mental health patient also," said the Sheriff's tration status and also push for the 130,000 peo- Investigator. Kurtz ate a variety of cookies. ple that had been purged from the voter file. A local credit union that has served Brunswick since 1941 now has a new role to play in the community. Bobbi Kristina and Adopted Women’s Health Decisions- Georgia Coastal Federal Credit Union has become a Brother Engaged “community development credit union” (CDCU) and Last week it was reported that What Will Romney Do? one of only four such credit unions in Georgia that Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown by Cheryl Coward focus on services to low- and moderate-income people. and her adopted brother were in One of the most popular criticisms of Republican Until 2005, Georgia Coastal was a traditional credit a car accident while having a presidential challenger Mitt Romney is that in the past union open exclusively to employees of Hercules, the disagreement. Thursday, the few years, his stances on key issues changed and fluc- predecessor company to Pinova, as well as King & couple announced that they are tuated giving a confusing picture of his actual beliefs. Prince Seafood. At that time, it became a community now engaged to be married. One of these hot button issues is abortion. Romney’s credit union able to serve all those who lived, worked, However, Whitney Houstron’s views on the controversial topic are now under fire worshipped or attended school in Glynn County. Laura Trustees are not happy with the from members of his own party as well as Democrats McKinley, president and CEO of Georgia Coastal, said fact that they were raised as sis- as the November 6 election nears. a recent low-income designation (LID) from the ter and brother and are now inti- In 1994, Romney voiced support for Roe v. Wade, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is “the mate. Whitney’s mother and 1973 landmark decision by the United States Supreme latest step in serving the whole community and the first sister-in-law/business manager Court that affirmed a women's right to choose abortion. step in becoming a CDCU.” are taking legal action in an Romney recently stated that he would not include leg- “This designation, facilitated by the National attempt to restruture the estate for the 19 year old to islation related to abortion in his presidential agenda if Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, receive inheritance payments. elected. However, he paid for his son’s surrogate helps us expand our reach, products and services in ‘abortion contract’, right to kill fetus if it did not meet terms of being able to make business loans and take the approval of the Romney family, July 28, 2011. non-member deposits,” she said. “The CDCU focus Man Tells Employees In 2002 when he ran for governor of Massachusetts means we target low- and moderate-income individuals that he said would preserve a women’s right to choose. with products and services designed to provide access If Obama Wins, You He told voters that he was “not going to change our to underbanked individuals without predatory pricing.” pro-choice laws in Massachusetts in any way. I am not While all credit unions are not-for-profit financial will be Released going to make any changes which would make it more cooperatives, McKinley noted that there are distinct David Siegel, the founder and CEO of giant timeshare difficult for a woman to make that choice herself.” differences between a traditional credit union and a company Westgate resorts, sent an opus-like email to During his tenure as governor he vetoed a law that community development credit union. A CDCU is his workers, railing against one-percent bashing and would increase access to emergency contraception cit- allowed to raise capital from investors, to accept non- arguing that the president’s reelection would “threaten ing a pro-life position and a belief that abortion legisla- member deposits, and to make business loans without your job.” In the email, obtained by Gawker, Siegel tion should be left in the hands of state governments. an arbitrary cap. goes on to write: "I believe that abortion is the wrong choice except in In addition to serving low- and moderate-income peo- If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, as cases of incest, rape, and to save the life of the moth- ple who have limited access to conventional banking our current President plans, I will have no choice but to er," wrote Romney in a Boston Globe editorial. "I products, the credit union plans to focus on programs reduce the size of this company. believe that the states, through the democratic process, that help support economic self-sufficiency. It is imme- should determine their own abortion laws and not have diately implementing a robust Financial Literacy them dictated by judicial mandate." Program. Ruby Robinson, a local community educa- Biden and Ryan Have Fiesty He explained in 2007 that during his time as tion advocate, will be the director of this program. Exchange During Debate Massachusetts governor his position on the issue Additionally full-service Credit Recovery and Home changed and that his earlier support of Roe v. Wade In several feisty exchanges over foreign policy, the Buyer Assistance Programs are being implemented and was wrong. economy and medicare vice president Joe Biden and will be provided through partnerships. The credit union In 2011 he voiced support of cutting all federal fund- congressman Paul Ryan participated in a debate mod- will also utilize the expanded benefits of the CDCU ing to organizations that provided abortions such as erated by ABC News foreign policy expert Martha designation to support economic revival of the commu- Planned Parenthood and any international aid to pro- Raddatz. nity by helping individuals start small businesses. grams to “promotes or performs abortions on women Biden attacked Ryan's support of tax cuts for the rich, The need for small-business lending is especially around the world.” Only three percent of all Planned decreases in medicare and ambiguous economic recov- acute in Glynn County, McKinley said. A study com- Parenthood health services are abortion services ery plans. Ryan retorted with digs at his claims that the missioned by the U.S. Council of Mayors and released according to the organization. economy is not recovering under the administration of early this year showed that, of 363 cities studied, nine Even though Romney has stated that abortion legisla- President Barack Obama. were expected to add back fewer than 5 percent of the tion is a state matter, he also said in October 2011 that Raddatz kept the debate moving and received high jobs lost during the recession. Brunswick came in at he would support a Constitutional amendment banning praise from fellow journalists for not letting the number eight. The study predicted that Brunswick abortion. But then in another twist, he said to the Des exchanges between the two politicians get out of hand would add back just 200 jobs of the almost 6,000 jobs Moines Register this week that there is “no legislation and stray off topic. lost, or only 4.1 percent of the total lost, by the end of with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that Media pundits gave the edge to Biden in the debate for this year. (FoxBusiness.com, ‘The 9 America Cities would become part of my agenda.” doing live fact checking of Ryan's claims and providing Nearly Destroyed by the Recession,’ Jan. 20, 2012). It is unclear if Romney supports a federal ban on abor- specific solutions and figures to his claims. tion or if he still believes that the issue is a state matter. Georgia - Continued - A-3 Editorial/Opinion......B6 I Church..........................A-2 Looking for customers to patronize your Wish to give us a News Story? 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