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STATE BUDGET LULU FGC CRUSHING BLOW ‘Twerk scores fest’ spurs STEM scrutiny funds of county Legislature comes through with cash despite obstacles. policies By CARL MCKINNEY Party at community [email protected] center ran till 2 a.m. The state has come through with funding for By CARL MCKINNEY a new STEM building at [email protected] Florida Gateway College, A Saturday night party a pitch that faced an uphill at Lulu Community Center battle in Tallahassee due annoyed neighbors, broke sev- to economic woes and an eral rules for using the venue atmosphere of skepticism and trashed the property, toward college construc- according to tion projects in general. the manage- Gov. Ron DeSantis ment. signed a $92.2 billion state Alarm bells budget on Monday, which were raised includes $6.1 million for last week, the combined science, when the non- technology, engineering profit that runs and math building at FGC. COURTESY Witt the community With that money from Columbia County Fire Rescue workers assess damage to a home west of Columbia City on County center caught the state, the college has Road 240 Saturday during a thunderstorm. An oak tree fell onto the house during the storm and first wind of flyers for an event $10 million in hand out of responders at the scene helped relocate the family’s belongings due to the opening in the roof. No advertised as “NBA Twerk the $16 million needed to injuries were reported. Fest II.” It was clear there realize the long-planned would be problems with noise, project. alcohol consumption and drug The college has plans use, said Ken Cox, president to secure the rest of the Saturday storms do damage of the Lulu management orga- money through fundraising nization, but nothing could be or financing. By TONY BRITT Management director. City near County Road 240. legally done to stop the party “We are excited that [email protected] Morgan said no reports about “There were trees down and from happening. this project is coming to damage were sent to the Columbia power lines down along with the “They had reassured us that fruition,” FGC President A Saturday afternoon thun- County Emergency Management potential damage to the homes,” it was going to be nothing like Lawrence Barrett said in a derstorm felled trees and dam- Center regarding the storm and he said. “I saw internet reports that,” Cox said. “They had statement. “Since I arrived aged some eastern and central no injuries were reported. of power outages, but I don’t given us their word.” at FGC almost 6 years ago, Columbia County homess. Morgan said based on social know how many power outages The event ran from 10:30 a new STEM building has ““Strong thunderstorms media posts he saw, the damage there were in the county at that p.m. to 2 a.m. There was a been a priority for this $10 cover charge, violating a campus. Our students and moved through the area appeared to be at a few homes time.” that caused some downed near State Road 47, on the east Morgan advised people who prohibition on admission fees faculty deserve to learn in and for-profit events at the trees,” said Shayne Morgan, side of Lake City in the Pounds- were impacted by the storm to a state of the art building community center, which is with the latest classroom Columbia County Emergency Hammock area, and in Columbia report damage to the agency. county property despite being tools.” managed by an independent The old facility, built in nonprofit. 1965, suffered from issues NEW GRADS Alcohol is banned on site, with air quality. Classes and anybody renting the were moved out of the Florida Gateway College property is told that illegal aging building in spring Class of Spring 2020 drugs are not to be used 2018, prior to demolition. graduates celebrate in there, Cox said. The Twerk The college already has the Levy Performing Arts Fest organizers promised architectural plans drawn Center during the school’s compliance. for the new building. 1 p.m. commencement “At that point, if they’re say- Given the current cli- exercise Monday. The ing they’re not gonna break mate in Tallahassee, FGC school held ceremonies the rules, then you have to rent administrators have previ- to them,” Cox said. “Legally, ously expressed fears that with 10 students and up to five of their family we couldn’t deny them.” the project would not be The community center was approved for funding. members only. Ten of in shambles on Sunday morn- The Legislature has the ceremonies were ing, Cox said. A family had been wary of college Monday. Additional com- booked the venue for a 2 year construction projects in mencement services are old’s birthday party at noon the aftermath of a 2019 scheduled for today and that day. controversy involving the Tuesday, July 7. STEM continued on 2A TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter TWERK continued on 3A
COLUMBIA COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS WEEK The Charter Review Commission will conduct its second set of Proposed Amendments Public Hearings on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 6 o’clock P.M. at the School Board Administrative Complex auditorium located 1. Removing appeals for Department Heads at 372 West Duval Street in Lake City. Members of the public 2. Requiring a review of the County Manager are encouraged to attend and be heard on whether the following 3. Requiring an Ethics Code items should be placed on the ballot this November as possible amendments to the County’s Home Rule Charter. 4. Rolling over Year-end Funds Learn more about these proposals, your Charter, and the Review Process: www.columbiacountyfla.com/charter
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about party-goers parking on Chairman Toby Witt said be standardized across all TWERK private property, according to the books were being turned county-owned community cen- Cops seek clues in Continued From 1A the county. over to county staff until a ters and clearly communicate The Lulu Community new board can be formed to the rules to anyone signing a Feb. murder case “A good Samaritan had Center nonprofit runs the administer the community contract, he said. already picked up a bunch of venue through an agreement center. Twerk Fest violated several A fatal shooting still has sheriff’s detectives illegal contraband and beer with the county. In response Witt is also calling for rules already in place, Witt looking for answers months after the incident. bottles outside,” Cox said. “I to the party on Saturday, how- stricter rules governing the said. CCSO is asking members of the public went inside and had to open ever, the nonprofit’s board use of county-owned venues “That guy made money off to come forward with any information that all the doors because of the wants to dissolve and hand following complaints about the event, which was illegal,” may help solve the case of Linville Curtis, the smoke smell.” control back to public officials the party. he said. “It can’t be used for 54-year-old man who was shot and killed in his It took about an hour and a out of a fear of litigation. “I take full responsibility commercial purposes.” driveway off Southwest Donovan Glen on Feb. half to clean up all the trash “It came to light through for it,” Witt said. “That’s on The Lulu Community 13. Shortly after the incident, Curtis’ body was left lying around, he said. this event, kind of showed us, we have some cleaning up Center nonprofit is not at fault found next to his vehicle with the engine still Neighbors in the vicinity us a window into what would to do in the rules and regula- for renting the venue out to running. complained to Cox about the happen if we had got into a tions.” the Twerk Fest organizers, “A case like this sends shivers through the loud, rowdy party, estimating legal issue,” Cox said. “Say No events would be allowed Witt said. neighborhood,” said CCSO spokesperson there were more than 200 you rented the community to go on past 11 p.m. under “You can’t deny somebody Murray Smith. “We don’t believe it was a ran- people present. center and your kid fell down the updated rules Witt plans a rental because you think dom act.” “These are the people in and broke his arm — they to propose. they might break the rules,” Anyone with information about Curtis’ Lulu — if they wanted to live would have to sue the commu- “We’re going to make sure he said. activities in the week leading up to Feb. 13 can in the city, they’d move up nity center.” we don’t have people parked The event’s organizer, speak to a detective by calling 386-758-1095. there,” Cox said. “That’s why The county is better pro- on private property disturbing Marquise Harrell, disputes Tips can also be submitted anonymously by we live out in the country.” tected against a lawsuit, Cox the peace late at night,” Witt the validity of the criticism calling Crime Stoppers of Columbia County at There were also complaints said. said. surrounding his party but did 386-754-7099. County Commission Rental agreements would not wish to be quoted. — Carl McKinney OBITUARIES Mrs. Marilee “Goo Goo” and the Columbia County Uni- held Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Roberta did not want a memorial FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Obituaries are paid advertise- Bonyata versity of Florida Alumni As- Old Providence Baptist Church. service, preferring that her family 458 S. Marion Ave., Lake City, ments. For details, call the Lake Mrs. Marilee “Goo Goo” Bon- sociation. He also served on the All donations can be made to and friends remember her when FL 32025 386-752-1234. City Reporter’s classified depart- yata, 85, of Lake City, passed board of directors of Epiphany Haven Hospice-Lake City, Flor- she was healthy and able-bodied. Please leave messages of condo- ment at 752-1293. away peacefully on Sunday Catholic School, CARC, United ida in memory of her. Arrange- She would want contributions to lence and memories at Parrish- morning, June Way, Happy House and the Lake ments are under the direction and be made in her memory to the familyfuneralhome.com. 28, 2020 after City Country Club. He was also care of GATEWAY-FOREST American Parkinson Disease As- an extended a life-long member of the First LAWN FUNERAL HOME, sociation (www.apdaparkinson. illness. She Presbyterian Church of Lake 3596 S. US HWY 441, Lake org) to further the research to find was born in City where he faithfully served City, FL, 32025, 386-752-1954. a cure for this deadly disease. Grinnell, Iowa in many roles as a Sunday school Please leave words of comfort on Novem- teacher, Elder, and Clerk of Ses- for the family at www.gateway- Mr. Ronald K. “RONNIE” ber 2, 1934 to sion. forestlawn.com. Wilson, Sr. the late Del- Bobby’s greatest joy in life was Mr. Ronald K. “RONNIE” Wil- mar and Betty spending time with his family. Roberta Marie Stem son, Sr.71, of Lake City, passed Maxwell Ahrens. She has made He attended countless school and May 25, 1948 - June 20, 2020 away Saturday, June 27, 2020 Lake City her home since 1976, sporting events when his chil- Mrs. Roberta Marie Stem, 72, at his residence following a sud- moving here from Moorehead, dren were young and supported of Sun City Center, FL, passed den illness. A native and lifelong Kentucky. She was a homemaker them in all of their interests. In away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 resident of Columbia County he and a tax-preparer and was also a his later years, he treasured every at the LifePath Hospice House af- was the son of the late Woodrow member of the Wesley Memorial opportunity to be with his chil- ter the side effects of Parkinson’s and Ethel Spradley Wilson. Mr. United Methodist Church where dren and grandchildren and was Disease physically wore her body Wilson was a member of the Co- she taught Sunday school for a always a wonderful source of en- down. She was born on May 25, lumbia High School graduating number of years as well as sang couragement. He loved cheering 1948 in Washington, D.C. and is class of 1968. He worked for the in the church choir. She was a on the Gators and relished any preceded in death by her parents Florida Department of Transpor- member of the Lake City Garden opportunity to tell a corny joke. Dorothy Frank Veltri and Frank tation for forty-three years as a Club, Newcomers Club and was Bobby was a man of great faith Veltri; and her loving husband of drill crew chief. Mr. Wilson was a Volunteer with CARC for many and began every day in prayer. 50 years, John William Stem. an avid fisherman and he was years, for which she was awarded One of his daily prayers was to She is survived by her daugh- currently the longest standing for. In her spare time, she enjoyed be remembered as a man of in- ter, Dorinda Schmidtknecht; son- member of the Lake City Elks getting Dolled Up whenever she tegrity and humor; a down-to in-law, David Schmidtknecht; Lodge #893. had the chance, volunteering, be- earth, unpretentious, family man brother-in-law, Joseph Stem; two Mr. Wilson is survived by two ing a social butterfly and being who walked with God because he sisters-in-law, Mary Beth Stem sons, Brian Blevins (Ceciley Jef- with her grandchildren. She is knew him well, loved him dearly, McCormick (Ray) and Theresa fers); Ronald “Ronnie” Wilson, preceded in death by her husband and trusted him completely. Stem Banaszak (Steve); nieces, Jr. (Kristina) and his sister, Diane of 58 years, Richard Dick Bon- Bobby is survived by his loving Marisa Flint, Jennifer Stem, Kel- Crews all of Lake City. Seven John A Kasak yata; son, Richard M. Bonyata; wife of 58 years, Robley Ann; ly Squillace (Mike), Ashley Gart- grandchildren, two great-grand- CPCU CLU ChFC RICP, Agent grandchild, Kyle Bonyata; broth- their daughter Beth, her husband ner (Mike), Brittany Weinstein children and numerous other 904 SW SR 247 Branford Hwy er, David Ahrens and her brother- Randy Gordon, and their chil- (Jeff) ; nephews, Robbie Tiller, family members and friends also Lake City, FL 32025 in-law, Walter Jeske. dren Blair and Ivey of Jackson- III and Brian McCormick; and survive. Bus: 386-752-7521 She is survived by her son, ville; their son Mark, his wife two great-nephews, Jeremy and Funeral services for Mr. Wilson www.johnkasak.com Charles Bonyata (Vicky) of Pres- Kiya, and their children Hanna Nicholas Flint. will be conducted at 10:00 AM tonsburg, KY; daughters, Rebec- and Connor of Largo; their son She has lived in FL for the past on Thursday, July 2, 2020 in the ca Lambert(John) of Orlando, FL Robert, his wife Erin, and their 20 years, fleeing from the cold Chapel of the Dees-Parrish Fam- and Betsy Upchurch (Jimmy) of children Ella and Patrick of Jack- winters where she was born and ily Funeral Home with Rev. Ran- Monticello, FL; sister, Carol Beth sonville; his sister Joan and her raised in the Washington Met- dy Ogburn officiating. Interment Jeske of Akeney, IA; daughter- husband George Corbin of Cam- ropolitan area. Roberta was an will follow in the Scott Ceme- in-law, Cindy Bonyata of King- den, South Carolina; his sister- avid animal lover, having several tery (located approx. two miles wood, TX; nine grandchildren in-law Patty Ives of Lake City dogs throughout her life and sev- north of Deep Creek on the left) and fifteen great-grandchildren. as well as many loving nieces, eral horses as well. She enjoyed The family will receive friends She is also survived by all of her nephews and cousins. horseback riding as often as pos- from 5-7 Wednesday evening in close friends and neighbors of A small family service was held sible. She enjoyed bowling in the chapel of the funeral home. chapel hills subdivision. on June 20, 2020 with the Rev- leagues with her friends, always In lieu of flowers the family re- Funeral services for Mrs. Bon- erend Dr. Jonathan Lovelady of a fierce competitor. She loved quests that memorial donations yata will be conducted on Thurs- St. Johns Presbyterian Church in baseball, her favorite teams being be made to the Elks Lodge Chil- day, July 2, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. in Jacksonville, Florida officiating. the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore drens Christmas Fund 259 NE the Gateway-Forest Lawn Me- Memorial gifts can be given to Orioles. She liked to travel, go Hernando Ave, Lake City, FL morial Chapel with Pastor Kevin First Presbyterian Church in Lake on cruises, and she loved going 32055. Hall officiating. Interment will City, Florida, 697 SW Baya Dr, to Las Vegas to gamble, winning Arrangements are under the di- follow in the Forest Lawn Me- Lake City, FL 32025. Arrange- frequently. rection of the DEES-PARRISH morial Gardens Cemetery. The ments are under the direction and family will receive friends from care of GATEWAY-FOREST 1:00-2:00 P.M. (one hour pri- LAWN FUNERAL HOME, or to the services) at the funer- 3596 S. US HWY 441, Lake al home. In lieu of flowers, the City, FL, 32025, 386-752-1954. family asks that donations please Please leave words of comfort be considered to the Wesley Me- for the family at www.gateway- morial United Methodist Church forestlawn.com. CCC1325497 METAL ROOFING, LLC. Building Fund. Arrangements are 352-472-6187 under the direction and care of Mrs. Barbara Crews 1-888-ROOF-USA ShingleShingle & Flat & Re-Roof Roo ng O’Steen 352-472-6187 GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN www.gulfcoastmetalroof.com Commercial Roo ng FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S. US Mrs. Barbara Crews O’Steen 1-888-ROOF-USA Flat & Commercial HWY 441, Lake City, FL, 32025, passed away Wednesday, June 386-752-1954. Please leave 24, 2020 at Haven Hospice in www.gulfcoastmetalroof.com Friend Us On words of comfort for the family Lake City, at www.gatewayforestlawn.com. Florida. She was 77 years Robert Anderson “Bobby” old. George, Jr. She is sur- Robert Anderson Bobby vived by Doc Bloodworth; George, Jr., dearly loved hus- Construction/Debris Containers Available band, father, grandfather, brother two sons, Stan- and friend passed away on June ley (Cindy), 16, 2020. Born in Lake City, Dean (Pam) ; three grandchildren; 755-7060 Florida in 1935, Bobby was four great grandchildren; one sis- the son of R. A., Sr. and Lillian ter, Louise Clements (Ivan) ; one 15 yd. • 20 yd. • 30 yd. • 40 yd. Sistrunk George. Bobby attended brother, Vernon Crews. Delivered to your job site today. Columbia High School, Emory A private graveside funeral was at Oxford, and the University of Florida where he was a member of SAE fraternity. After gradu- ating from UF, he served in the United States Army as a First Lieutenant in the Transportation Corps in Ft. Eustis, Virginia and Frankfurt, Germany. Following his military service Bobby began a career in the insurance business working for the Travelers Insur- ance Company and then as an independent agent in Lake City. He later worked for the Florida Department of Transportation as a Quality Administrator until his retirement in 2003. Bobby was active in many civic and com- munity organizations, serving as president of the Lake City Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce OPINION 4A www.lakecityreporter.com Tuesday, June 30, 2020
OUR OPINION Miracle workers tate Sen. Rob Bradley and state Rep. Chuck Brannan must be. S How else, in a budget year clobbered by covid-19, could they have gotten $6.1 million in funding from fellow lawmakers for a much-needed STEM building for Florida Gateway College? (And then see it withstand the veto pen of Gov. Rick DeSantis, who slashed a billion dollars from other parts of the new budget before signing it into law on Monday.) Well done, gentlemen. That gives FGC $10 million now on hand, and college officials say they can either finance or raise the remaining $6 million on their own. The structure envisioned, a center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, is long-await- HOW THEY TALK ON TV ed. The former building, which had been around more than half a century, was plagued by air-quality problems and had to be demolished. Architectural plans have already been drawn for its replacement. None of this would be possible without the stick- Is it ‘you know’ or ‘uno’? to-itiveness and political savvy of our contingent in Tallahassee. n my neighborhood there lives As I professed to Don, I don’t a dear gentleman 90 plus years watch much TV or the news. That’s Thanks again, gentlemen, for making sure this Iyoung. We occasionally meet not to say I don’t stay informed, I project, soon set to serve generations of students to at the mailboxes and exchange just don’t watch much of it. So, I lit- come, will finally see the light of day. thoughts and pleasantries. He’s erally cannot attest to his concern, lived an incredible life but he you know. doesn’t float his own boat, you I thought I might do a little TODAY IN HISTORY know. I like him. investigative reporting, so I poured Recently, he asked me what I myself a cup of coffee, turned on On this date: thought about the news media? the TV and watched people report- Distinctly people on camera and Marlene Kenney ing from TV stations and their In 1865, eight people, including Mary Surratt and Dr. how they project the news and [email protected] homes. Immediately, I saw the Samuel Mudd, were convicted by a military commission themselves. He was very specific hand gestures. Maybe the hand of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of on two accounts. First they seem signaling is directed to the fact that President Abraham Lincoln. (Four defendants, including to end every other sentence with intrigued with uno that he had to many are sitting at a desk in their Surratt, were executed; Mudd was sentenced to life, but “uno.” Now were they saying, “you look it up in the dictionary. I just home, relaxed, in their PJ bottoms was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1869.) know” or “uno” and why did they did as well and it’s nowhere to be and they don’t know what to do In 1918, labor activist and socialist Eugene V. Debs feel the need to repeat it again and found. But he states that their with their hands. Hands down was arrested in Cleveland, charged under the Espionage again, you know? He asked me if (not), they were talking with them. Act of 1917 for a speech he’d made two weeks earlier I had come across this and if so, They might be concerned that I am remiss to say I didn’t hear the denouncing U.S. involvement in World War I. (Debs was maybe I should write about you we buy in and are on the same you knows, but that’s not to say sentenced to prison and disenfranchised for life.) know. I said I do know, and you page, you know. They may they aren’t out there, uno. In 1934, Adolf Hitler launched his “blood purge” of know, it might be a good topic. believe we can’t think for our- So next time you turn on the political and military rivals in Germany in what came to I told him I know people that do selves and need their direction, news — look and listen. It may be be known as “The Night of the Long Knives.” use the, you know, after their sen- uno. Perhaps they think we hard to focus, uno, as they wave In 1953, the first Chevrolet Corvette, with its inno- tences. They tell you a few tidbits, their wrists and fingers about. But vative fiberglass body, was built at a General Motors a little of this and that and end it just don’t get it, you know. give it the old college try. Do it for assembly facility in Flint, Michigan. with you know. Don and me, you know. In 1963, Pope Paul VI was crowned the 262nd head of Is it because they want to make articulation sounds very distinctly the Roman Catholic Church. us feel included, uno? They might as “uno.” One word, “uno.” In 1966, the National Organization for Women (NOW) be concerned that we buy in and Secondly, as they repeat the you n Marlene Kenney is a retired human was founded in Washington, D.C. are on the same page, you know. know and unos, they start gestic- resources director who lives in Lake City. In 1971, the Supreme Court ruled, 6-3, that the gov- They may believe we can’t think for ulating. He said the gyrations dis- She has been a columnist for the past ernment could not prevent The New York Times or The ourselves and need their direction, tract from the speaking. four years and has written for several Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers. uno. Perhaps they think we just “I’m here to tell you, you know,” publications. She is also an interior A Soviet space mission ended in tragedy when three cos- don’t get it, you know. hands askew and waving in the decorator and teaches adult education monauts aboard Soyuz 11 were found dead of asphyxia- Don (let’s call him Don) was so wind. classes at UNF. tion inside their capsule after it had returned to Earth. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter announced he had decided against production of the Rockwell B-1 bomb- er, saying it was too costly. (However, the B-1 was later revived by President Ronald Reagan.) Black lives matter. The unborn ones, too In 1985, 39 American hostages from a hijacked TWA lack lives matter. by a media that minimizes their jetliner were freed in Beirut after being held 17 days. That statement, now ubiq- experiences, ignores the diversity uitous, was once controversial of their backgrounds, religious n Associated Press B because it seemed exclusive. views, political affiliations and But in the wake of George goals, and disparages them as tools Lake City Reporter Floyd’s killing, as the nation grap- of the white, conservative right. Lake City Reporter ples with its latest racial reckoning, If you haven’t heard from Alveda Serving Columbia County Since 1874 those words are a reminder that the King, Katrina Jackson, Catherine lives of those historically margin- Davis or Ben Watson, look them up. TheServing Lake City Columbia Reporter Countyis published Since with 1874 pride alized have always mattered. They There have even been attempts for residents of Columbia and surrounding coun‑ always will. Cynthia M. Allen to link the pro-life movement to tiesThe by Lake Community City Reporter Newspapers is published Inc. with pride And we should say so. [email protected] white supremacy, a narrative as forW residentse believe of strong Columbia newspapers and surrounding build strong coun ‑ What we as a society then do absurd as it is flimsy, given that tiescommunities by Community —‑“Newspapers Newspapers get Inc. things done!” with this realization matters, also. Hispanic women, but at 26%, it’s still eugenics (weeding out undesir- We believe strong newspapers build strong For one thing, it should compel twice the percentage of Black peo- ables) has always been a justifica- Our primary goal is to publish distinguished and us to pursue reforms that improve ple in the state. tion for abortion. communitiesprofitable community —‑“Newspapers-oriented get newspapers. things done!” Our primary goal is to publish distinguished and racial equity in policing. As Jason Riley has noted on mul- And while Planned Parenthood This mission will be accomplished through the That should include but is not tiple occasions in the Wall Street may not intentionally end more profitableteamwork community of professionals-oriented dedicated newspapers. to truth, This mission will be accomplished through the limited to increasing oversight of Journal, in parts of the country, Black lives than white lives, that is integrity and hard work. police departments, demanding such as New York City, thousands indisputably what it does. teamwork of professionals dedicated to truth, transparency in police shootings, more black babies are aborted than We should call it what it is — dis- integrity and hard work. Todd Wilson, Publisher reining in police unions and their born alive each year. criminatory, bigoted, racist. Robert Bridges, Editor influence over policy decisions, Before his political ambitions Todd Wilson, Publisher improving training and protocols We must also take a hard look degraded his position on abortion, Jim Barr, Associate Editor with a focus on de-escalation, and even the Rev. Jesse Jackson recog- SueRobert Brannon, Bridges, Controller Editor at the other public policies, prosecuting officers who abuse programs and industries that nized as much. In 1977 he wrote: their power — whatever the race of “If something can be dehuman- Dink NeSmith, President have a disproportionate and Dink NeSmith, President their victims. deleterious impact on people ized through the rhetoric used to TomTom Wood, Wood, ChairmanChairman We must also take a hard look at of color. That includes what has describe it, then the major battle the other public policies, programs become the holy grail of contem- has been won. ... That is why the and industries that have a dispro- porary politics: abortion. Constitution called us three-fifths portionate and deleterious impact human. ... Those advocates of tak- on people of color. Even for abortion advocates, ing life prior to birth do not call it LETTERS POLICY That includes what has become those numbers should be appalling. killing or murder; they call it abor- the holy grail of contemporary poli- Still, proponents of abortion often tion. They further never talk about Letters to the Editor should be typed or neatly written tics: abortion. attribute those data to the reality aborting a baby because that would and double spaced. Letters will be edited for length and If racism in America is difficult to that Black women are dispropor- imply something human.” libel. Letters must be signed and include the writer’s discuss because it makes us uncom- tionately poorer than their white It is wrong to see any person as name, address and telephone number for verification. fortable, the same is true about counterparts and therefore less less than human, whether a man on abortion and its outsize impact on able to carry the financial burden the street, or a baby in the womb. Letters and guest columns are the opinions of the writers Black people — born and unborn. of an unplanned pregnancy. But the Black lives matter. and not necessarily those of the Lake City Reporter. Black people have consistently statistics hold up even when con- All of them. The born and the constituted about 13% of the U.S. trolling for income. Black unborn unborn. BY MAIL: Letters, P.O. Box 1709, Lake City, FL population; in 2014, 36% of all abor- of all socioeconomic backgrounds That isn’t controversial. We 32056; or drop off at 180 E. Duval St. downtown. tions were performed on Black are disproportionately erased from shouldn’t be afraid to say so. women. existence. BY FAX: (386) 752-9400. In Texas, the percentage of Black Black pro-lifers are often treated BY EMAIL: [email protected] women who receive abortions as if they don’t exist, too. Their sto- n Cynthia M. Allen is a columnist for the is lower than that of white and ries and voices receive short shrift Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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DILBERT DEAR ABBY Boyfriend’s sudden ghosting causes hurt and confusion DEAR ABBY: I am reaching out to his pastor dealing with the worst about this because it heartbreak ever. I don’t bothers me so much, but know what I did to make my I’m agnostic and don’t have boyfriend stop liking me. a relationship with him. It BABY BLUES He won’t talk to me or text hurts me, but it’s almost me back, and now he has worse because our daughter blocked me on Facebook. watches it, and I don’t want One minute he said that he Abigail Van Buren her to think it’s OK for would always hang out with her daddy to bully me like www.dearabby.com me and the next he told me this. -- CHALLENGED IN to stop messaging him and don’t play it again. Keep TENNESSEE blocked me. All of this has yourself busy. Focus on other DEAR CHALLENGED: made me go out of control, things and talk with your You are NOT too sensitive, and now I want to hate on friends and family about and your husband is NOT everyone. How can I stop your feelings. If you do, you just being honest! He may be this awful hurt? -- LOVE will soon realize that others punishing you because you BLONDIE HURTS IN OREGON have experienced the same had the nerve to get ocular DEAR LOVE HURTS: disappointment you have. cancer, or he may simply Before I answer that And, above all, remember have a sadistic streak. This question, I want to weigh that although this experience is not how good Christians in on your signature, “Love may have been romantic for behave; it is how hypocrites Hurts.” What I need to a while, it has run its course. do. impress upon you is, love DEAR ABBY: I am at my That you are an agnostic DOESN’T hurt. Real love wits’ end with my husband. I -- many intelligent and makes people feel BETTER. have a vision impairment as pious individuals are, by the It’s time to stop asking a result of ocular cancer, and way -- should not stop you yourself what you did wrong he refuses to stop making from having a conversation to be getting the treatment fun of me about it. He teases with your husband’s pastor. he is doling out. Allow me me constantly about being However, even if the pastor BEETLE BAILEY an educated guess: He may blind, about not being able were to craft a sermon on feel guilty because he met to read, and about how bad the subject, I doubt it would someone else and doesn’t my eyes are. change your husband’s have the courage to own up My eyes ARE very bad, behavior. If you are going to to it. Time will tell if I’m some days much worse than continue in this marriage, right. others, but I’m not totally you must find a way to The way to soothe this blind. And, Abby, I can change the way you react ache and refrain from read -- just not the way I to the mistreatment you are lashing out at others would used to. When I tell him it receiving. Perhaps once he be to remember they are hurts my feelings, he either finds he can’t get the reaction blameless. By taking your gets angry at me for being he’s looking for, he will stop. pain out on them, you are “too sensitive” or brushes it isolating only yourself. Get off because he’s “just being ■ Write Dear Abby at HAGAR THE HORRIBLE rid of any mementos that honest.” www.DearAbby.com or remind you of him. If a He is very religious, P.O. Box 69440, song reminds you of him, and I have thought about Los Angeles, CA 90069. HOROSCOPES | THE LAST WORD BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): An on achieving what you set out to do unusual proposal will turn out to be and putting your best foot forward. A better than anticipated. 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