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Volume 4, No. 6 www.valleyweeklyllc.com Friday, October 20, 2017 Birmingham Setting Stage for 76th Magic City Classic Concerts, comedy of Alabama State Univer- the country. It’s also the shows, alumni, and fans sity. largest event in the city of from across the country! More than 60,000 fans Birmingham. The battle The city of Birming- attend this annual rivalry, continues on Saturday, ham is set for another which first began on Octo- October 28, 2:30 p.m. at showdown between the ber 31, 1924. Legion Field. For more: Bulldogs of Alabama A&M The Magic City Clas- https://magiccityclassic. University and the Hornets sic is the oldest classic in com/ by Debra Daniel

CHAMPIONS! With possession of two championship trophies are Blaise Binns (l) and Chris Roberts. Also pictured from the Redstone Ten-Miler Team are (from far left) Capt. Austin Cheng, assistant coach Skip Vaughn, Will Rodgers, Layne Magee, Capt. Quinton Watkins, Sean Allan, Conrad Meyer, Blake Thompson, Rick Maehlmann, Beck Mitchell, Dr. Harry Hobbs (Coach), Daniel Sillivant, Matt Casiano and Bo Brawner. Arsenal Ten-Miler Team Pulls off Championship in D.C. Dr. Harry Hobbs, site Technology, has been head event since 2007. director and assistant coach and a runner on one The team has won more professor of business for of the best Army Ten-Miler Army Ten-Miler champi- Redstone/Huntsville site team in the history of the onships in the history of 100 Black Men Prepare for Annual Gala of Florida Institute of Army Ten-miler annual the Army Ten-Miler, which The 100 Black Men meeting was is the second largest ten- Chapter of Greater Hunts- well attend- miler race in the United ville will hold its 2017 ed, member- States, according to Dr. Holiday Gala on Saturday, ship ex- Hobbs. December 16. panded and, “Our team is the win- The event will be held in December ningest team in Madison at the Von Braun Center - 1999, the 100 County/North Alabama,” INSIDE THIS ISSUE! North Hall at 6 p.m. Black Men said Hobbs, still elated In July 1999, Dr. Prince of Greater Champion Game Plan, Page 2 since their last win a few Preyer, Jr., then Madison Huntsville Scenes from Extension’s SAI, Page 4 weeks ago. The win caps where children are moti- County District 6 Com- was formerly chartered an eleven-year straight vated and youth empow- Helpful Tax Info Now, Page 6 missioner, and Earnest L. by the 100 Black Men of victory streak, and a ninth ered to achieve. For addi- Starks set out to create the America. OUC to Host Handel’s Messiah, Page 7 straight year of double tional information, contact Greater Huntsville Chapter The 100 BMOGH, Inc. Weekend Football, Page 8 championships. www.100bmogh.org. of 100 Black Men. The first creates environments

Page 2 The Valley Weekly October 20, 2017 merely required states to li- stocks were not subject to right criticizing the Obama cense and recognize same- regulation). Education Department’s Washington in a Minute sex marriages to the same campus sexual assault poli- extent that they license 6. The Trump administra- cies as trampling the rights and recognize opposite-sex tion has tapped a longtime of the accused and violat- marriages, but they do not critic of the federal govern- ing students’ free speech have to provide the same ment’s role in education rights. publicly-funded benefits to policy for a job at the Edu- all married persons. cation Department. Hans For more information, Bader, who until last week contact Ron Hamm at 5. Last Thursday, the served as senior attorney 202-596-8384 or rhamm@ National Rifle Associa- at the Competitive Enter- hammconsulting.com. tion (NRA) announced its prise Institute, a libertarian opposition to legislation think tank, will be joining THE HAMM introduced by Senator Di- the department’s Office CONSULTING GROUP anne Feinstein (D-CA) and of General Counsel, Mr. LLC Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) Bader previously worked at 400 North Capitol Street, that would ban the use of the Center for Individual NW Suite 585 bump stocks, a device that Rights and at the Educa- WASHINGTON D.C. can be used tion Department’s Office 20001 to increase for Civil Rights during the V: 202-596-8384 Here are the top issues in cabinet Monday at the made. Congressional a semi- George W. Bush admin- M: 703-608-1906 Washington, D.C., for the White House and had a Republicans have argued automatic istration. He was sharply week of October 16: luncheon meeting with that the original 2010 rifle’s rate critical of many Obama RHAMM@HAMMCON- Senate Majority Leader Obamacare law did not of fire and administration education SULTING.COM 1. The Senate returns to Mitch McConnell (R-KY). include specific language was found policies, particularly its WWW.HAMMCONSULT- session this week after On Tuesday, he hosted providing appropriations in the hotel enforcement of civil rights ING.COM being out last week. The Greek Prime Minister Alex to cover the government’s room of the laws, which he has said TWITTER: @ House is in recess this Tsipras at the White House cost of the subsidy pay- Las Vegas shooter. In- amounted to federal over- HAMMCONSULTING week. The Senate will and then gave the keynote ments (which are separate stead of new legislation, reach. He said in a blog take up an $36.5 billion address at the Heritage from the subsidy payments the NRA would prefer that post that Trump’s proposed “WE KNOW THE emergency funding bill Foundation’s dinner at the made to individuals to help the Bureau of Alcohol, $9.2 billion cut to the de- PEOPLE, PLACES, AND for hurricane and wildfire Marriott Marquis Hotel in them pay their healthcare Tobacco, Firearms and partment’s budget was “jus- POLITICS” relief and recovery that the Washington, D.C. premiums). The states in Explosives review bump tified and long overdue.” House passed last week the lawsuit are: California, stock devices (the bureau Mr. Bader was also a by a vote of 353-69, which 3. Eighteen states and Connecticut, Delaware, declared in 2010 that bump prominent voice on the includes $4.9 billion in the District of Colum- Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, low-interest loans to help bia - led by California Maryland, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico from run- Attorney General Xavier Minnesota, New Mexico, ning out of cash during its Becerra - filed a lawsuit New York, North Carolina, Champion Game Plan for Life recovery. The Senate was on Friday to stop the Oregon, Pennsylvania, by Preston Brown expected to take up the FY Trump Administration Rhode Island, Vermont, With all the violence cause God is peace--or does what God looks like. They 2018 Concurrent Budget from halting key Obam- Virginia and Washington. that we have seen take He advocate violence? You don’t know that they are Resolution, which con- acare subsidy payments to place in Las Vegas recent- see, whenever we see peace, walking in darkness. But I tains budget reconciliation insurers, which help cover 4. The U.S. Supreme Court ly, it made me think about God is there. Whether it be believe that when we walk instructions that would al- the cost of deductibles and had a deadline of Friday, this question. What does in your marriage or your re- in love, joy, peace, self- low the Senate to take up a copayments for lower- and October 20, to decide on God look like to you? In 1 lationships with your family control and kindness, we tax cut that could increase middle-income people a petition from the City John 1:5, it reads: “God is and friends, God looks like represent what God looks deficits by up to $1.5 tril- (which cost $7 billion this of Houston, which seeks light; in Him there peace. Philippians 4:7 like. Remember, we are the lion over 10 years – and year and were estimated a review of the Texas Su- is no darkness at reads: “The peace salt of the earth, and we need only 51 votes to pass at $10 billion for 2018). preme Court’s decision in all.” So, if we are be- that surpasses all are the light of the world. under the same strategy Last Thursday, President Pidgeon v. Turner that held lievers in God and understanding will We may never understand the Senate used for the Trump announced he was that the Constitution does followers of Christ, guard your hearts why people commit such failed Obamacare repeal ending the payments. The not require states and cities we should know and minds in Christ senseless acts of violence, plan. The House passed lawsuit will seek a tem- to provide tax-funded ben- what He looks like. Jesus.” You see, there but we all need to start its version of the budget porary restraining order, efits to same-sex couples. Does He look like love- are a lot of people with some looking more like God and resolution on October 5. preliminary injunction, The Texas Supreme Court -because God is love--or messed up minds out there, representing Jesus. Stay and permanent injunction decided that the landmark does He carry a gun? Does just waiting to be used by encouraged, my brothers 2. President Trump requiring the cost-sharing gay rights case of 2015, He look like peace--be- the devil. They don’t know and sisters hosted a meeting of his reduction payments be Obergefell v. Hodges, October 20, 2017 The Valley Weekly Page 3 Kimberly Fails Jones Memorial Foundation 7th Annual Breast Cancer Survivors Celebration Publisher Friday, October 13, 2017 - Von Braun Center The Valley Weekly, LLC

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