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Volume XIX, Number III January 28 - February 3, 2010 T H Big Bad Voodoo IG TL O P S Daddy gives tribute Founded 1991 to Cab Calloway at .com Eisemann Center Your Paper, Your Opportunity... Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com NTTA Board approves new diversity policy (NDG Wire) On Wed, Study), we have created an organization. I anticipate Jan. 20, the North Texas effective Diversity Policy more diverse participation Tollway Authority (NTTA) that will assist the NTTA in moving forward.” Board of Directors ap - achieving more diverse par - The new policy con - proved a new Diversity Pol - NTTA contracting opportu - ticipation,” said NTTA As - firms NTTA’s commitment icy, which outlines the spe - nities. sistant Executive Director to diversity in contracting cific programs and goals to “By implementing in - of Administrative Services and procurement opportuni - ensure participation of dis - dustry best practices as well Kim Tolbert. “I am pleased ties by: advantaged, minority, as recommendations from we were able to align our • Recognizing the appli - women-owned and small policy with the current cation of the Diversity Pol - the 2008 Availability and See VOODOO, Page 9 business enterprises in all Disparity Study (A&D needs and objectives of the See POLICY, Page 5 18th Annual Trumpet Awards to honor State of the City highlights Steve Harvey, Frankie Beverly and more For more information see pg. 10 Irving’s progress, development www.northdallasgazette.com (NDG Wire) New eco - Jan. 21 event featured Irving about what is in store for the • Finalist for the “Dallas IC IN nomic development, trans - Mayor Herbert Gears as he city in 2010. Mayor Gears Business Journal’s” Real L Do Democrats C portation and infrastructure delivered the State of the addressed many topics, Estate Deal of the Year for H T improvements, and the City Address to more than among them: the Convention Center U have what it R many awards realized by 600 civic and business lead - • Awards and Recogni - • Best Performing Arts T Irving in 2009 set the stage ers. tion for Irving Center in Texas for the Irv - takes to lead? for the 29th Annual State of Guests enjoyed an • City and chamber staff ing Arts Center BY JAMES BREEDLOVE and the series of scandals the City, hosted by the overview of the achieve - have been busy earning nu - • Best Overall Govern - While Democrats have that made Republicans ap - Greater Irving-Las Colinas ments attained in Irving this merous achievements. shown they have the polit - pear to be a cesspool of See IRVING Page 12 Chamber of Commerce. The past year while learning These include: ical skills to win elections corruption. they have not shown they A troubling signs for have the political fortitude Democrats is that the pub - What Texans should know about providing or attitude to lead. lic is losing faith in their What matters most in ability to lead on virtually their social security number politics is the public’s per - every domestic issue in - BY GREG ABBOTT thousands of dollars and dress, driver’s license num - ing their personal informa - ception of the party in cluding healthcare, the TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL hours of time attempting to ber, credit or debit card ac - tion. One particularly sensi - power. Obama is presi - economy, double digit un - According to the Federal correct their credit ratings count number or Social Se - tive part of a person’s iden - dent and the Democrats employment, the trillion Trade Commission, Texas and personal financial his - curity number to commit tity is his or her Social Secu - hold majorities in both dollar debt, and corporate ranks second in the nation tory. fraud or other crimes. rity number (SSN). Many Houses of Congress be - bailouts. for identity theft complaints. Identity theft occurs Fortunately, increased Texans call the Office of the cause voters became so While recent polls do In 2008, nearly 32,000 Tex - when a criminal illegally identity theft awareness has Attorney General (OAG) to dissatisfied with former not validate the Republi - ans were identity theft vic - uses someone else’s personal made Texans much more President Bush’s dictato - tims and, as a result, lost information: a name, ad - cautious about freely provid - See NUMBER Page 1 rial image, the war in Iraq, See LEAD , Page 3 INSIDE... People In The News… People In The News . 2 Op-Ed . 3 Health . 4 Community News . 5 Education . 6 Spotlight . 9 Arts & Entertainment . 10 Business Service Directory . 11 Career Opportunity . 13 Church Happenings . 14 Susan Rice Joyce Baumbach Dr. Homero Cavazos Sister Tarpley . 15 Church Directory . 14, 15 & 16 See Page 2 People in the News strengthen human rights mulated and implemented boards, including the Na - of international leadership and support democracy," overall U.S. policy for 48 tional Democratic Institute, with a record of service pro - Susan E. Rice said university President countries of Sub-Saharan the Partnership for Public moting peace and humanity. Susan E. Rice, the U.S. John Hennessy. "Her goals Africa and oversaw the Service and the U.S. Fund Every one of us will benefit Ambassador to the United mirror those of Stanford: to management of 43 U.S. for UNICEF. from hearing how we can Nations, a member of Pres - tackle the most pressing Embassies. Rice was co-re - Senior Class Presidents similarly go forth and make ident Barack Obama’s Cab - global challenges, including cipient of the White Walter Foxworth, Dan Ha, a difference in the world inet and a national security addressing climate change House’s 2000 Samuel Nel - Ansaf Kareem and Aria with a Stanford education." advisor, will be the 2010 and combating poverty, dis - son Drew Memorial Award Florant said that Rice's Ambassador Rice ear- Commencement speaker at ease and violence to pro - for distinguished contribu - Stanford connection and ned a bachelor's degree in Stanford University. mote peace. I am proud that tions to the formation of position of global signifi - history from Stanford in Stanford's 119th Com - a Stanford alumna is in this peaceful, cooperative rela - cance would be most wel - 1986. She was a Truman mencement Weekend, sch- vital international role, and tionships between states. come at the Commence - Scholar and graduated jun - eduled June 11-13, also will I know she will challenge She served as the Director ment ceremony. ior Phi Beta Kappa. She re - feature a Class Day lecture our graduates to embark on for International Organiza - "We are thrilled that ceived her Masters in Phi - by philosophy Professor meaningful lives as our next tions and Peacekeeping on Ambassador Rice will re - losophy and Doctorate of Debra Satz and a Baccalau - the Interfaith Youth Core. generation of leaders." the National Security Coun - turn to Stanford to share her Philosophy in International reate address by Eboo Patel, "Ambassador Rice was Ambassador Rice has cil staff from 1993 until perspective on some of the Relations from New Col - a member of President chosen to represent Amer - long been involved in polit - 1995. Rice was also a man - greatest challenges facing lege, Oxford University, Barack Obama's faith advi - ica at the United Nations in ical, economic, security and agement consultant with the world," the Class Presi - England, where she was a sory council and founder order to advance interna - humanitarian issues. As As - McKinsey and Company dents said in a joint state - Rhodes Scholar. and executive director of tional peace and security, sistant Secretary, she for - and served on numerous ment. "She is in a position tion of Director of Libraries sources for community and programming meeting both in February 1999. regional information. Patron the need and demand for Joyce Baumbach “Joyce capably oversaw visits are rapidly approaching public access to computer - Plano City Manager Tom the legacy Joyce has nurtured the construction of both the 2 million mark annually ized services and desktop Muehlenbeck has announced over her 22-years of service Maribelle M. Davis and and the loan and distribution program access. Her devel - the retirement of Joyce to our Plano citizens, one Christopher A. Parr Libraries of materials has surpassed 3 opment of a 1995 Internet Baumbach, Director of Li - only has to walk through the as well as numerous expan - million items annually. Ex - Policy relating to public In - braries, effective January 31, doors of any of our five all- sions and remodels at our citing and relevant informa - ternet access from library 2010. star Plano public library fa - other three library facilities,” tional, educational and social computers was quickly iden - “The Plano Public Li - cilities.” said Mr. Muehlenbeck. “She programming reaches all tified as groundbreaking, brary System has always After entering the Plano has responded to the needs of ages, from infant to teens to leading to national attention been a vital part of our com - Public Library System on our community by employ - seniors, with a broad slate of and emulation. The library munity, reflecting and re - May 23, 1988, Baumbach ing an enthusiastic and cus - bi-lingual and literacy pro - Web site continues to top the sponding to the information was promoted to Library tomer-service oriented staff gramming also enhancing li - “most popular” list of munic - and literacy needs of our cit - Systems Administrator in and introducing relevant chil - Under her leadership, brary services. ipal departmental pages and izenry through unrivaled March 1994, Technical Serv - dren, teen and adult program - Harrington, Schimelpfenig, Under Baumbach’s guid - the expansion of online cata - service and programming,” ices Manager in February ming and technology access Haggard, Davis and Parr li - ance, technology has become said Muehlenbeck. “To enjoy 1996 and assumed the posi - into our library system.” braries continue to be prime a major element in library See BAUMBACH Page 5 ating an effective treatment dren have also seen great im - Cavazos is available for indi - tions.