Christian Group, USDA Still at Odds
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1A SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Local Special CHS journalism SUNDAY EDITION Olympians take teacher gives it to the lanes. 7A to them straight. 1D Christian group, USDA still at odds officials said Friday that USDA representa- not stated that way in the original meeting their premises. USDA has contacted CSC tives have been in contact with them in an that started this whole discussion.” In the end, CSC declined to sign a USDA to try to break impasse; effort to break the impasse. The CSC board will take up the matter contract to receive food from Florida Gateway “The (Florida) Department of Agriculture in October, but it is unclear whether a Food Bank to distribute to the poor. CSC board to meet in Oct. that handles the USDA food has been in resolution is in sight. Daly said she was told CSC agents could touch with us to clarify the meaning of Last week Daly said when she met no longer pray with clients if they were to By TONY BRITT their policies and to make sure that every- with a Florida Department of Agriculture receive USDA food. [email protected] one understands just what those policies and Consumer Services inspector and say,” said Kay Daly, Christian Service a Florida Gateway Food Bank inspector CURRENT PRACTICE After nearly 10 months of providing food Center executive director. “We appreciate in November, 2012, two issues arose — and other services to local needy families that. However, it is interesting that those whether they could pray and share their Daly said the current practice at CSC without a USDA or Florida Gateway Food policies, although stated publicly in the faith with clients, and whether they had to Bank contract, Christian Service Center Lake City Reporter and elsewhere, were remove religious icons and imagery from CSC continued on 6A Roll out the (rain) barrels FGC’s Hall gets salary boost President’s total compensation rises by $83,000. By AMANDA WILLIAMSON [email protected] The Florida Gateway College Board of Trustees approved an $83,000 increase in total compensation for the college president after a state report listed him among the 10 low- est paid presidents in Florida. President Charles Hall now earns Hall a total of $370,792.42, compared to JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter $287,414.43 the year before. Fort White Middle School students Andrew Hart (from left), 14, Jeremie Thompson, 15, and Caycee Collier, 13, relocate rain barrels that collect water His base salary for the 2013- used for the school’s various gardens. For more on the school’s PARKnership Program, see Page 5A. 14 year is $262,816.35, a $37,608 increase from last year. Currently, his ben- efits include $48,000 for Florida retirement, $15,000 Yoho talks Obamacare, Syria, immigration for health insurance and $26,281 in an annual annu- Hits on wide range of to get across is the importance of Taylor Building on Birley Road. be repealed and defunded. He ity. Approximately $17,000 of people pulling together on a com- Yoho spoke about the said chief executive operation Hall’s compensation comes topics during private mon cause and standing up and Affordable Care Act, otherwise officers from several America f r o m Tea Party gathering. being the voice of government,” known as Obamacare, the Syrian companies, as well as others, a n n u a l INSIDE he said. “It is ‘We the people’ and conflict, illegal immigration, U.S. have spoken about Obamacare expense By TONY BRITT I think that’s the biggest thing foreign policy, and how it will adversely impact r e i m - ■ State college [email protected] for people to get involved, get Common Core, the possibility of people living the b u r s e - informed and get engaged.” the United American Dream. m e n t s , presidents salary Imploring local residents to Yoho, who represents the Nations, the “I think it’s the wrong way such as chart, 3A make their voices heard, U.S. Third Congressional District Yoho Trust Act for America to go,” he said. “It monthly Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Gainesville) of Florida, including Columbia, bill, Keystone will create more problems, it will stipends to lease a vehicle touched on topics ranging from Dixie, Levy, Suwannee, Lafayette, Pipeline and bankrupt this country and it has and cover internet access. Syria and U.S. immigration policy Hamilton, Gilchrist, Bradford and unemployment, to go away.” Last year, he received only to Obamacare during a private parts of Alachua County, was the Yoho along with top- When asked about a posssible about $12,000 for the extra Tea Party gathering Saturday keynote speaker for morning ses- ics that arose strike against Syria, Yoho said he compensation packages. morning. sion of the annual meeting of the from audience questions. “Florida has 28 community “The main message I wanted North Central Tea Party at the Yoho said Obamacare should YOHO continued on 3A colleges,” Board of Trustees Chairman Thomas Riherd said. “When we look at those salaries, we try not to be in the bottom third. If they pay $165,000 much more than you do, all they have to do is pick up the donation phone and start picking your people off.” PotashCorp-White Springs presents Of all the community col- a check for $165,132 to United Way leges, Hall previously ranked Suwannee Valley during the commu- 21st in terms of annual com- nity organization’s Campaign Kick-off pensation, according to a Breakfast Friday morning. From left: May report released by the Judy Fair, Pam Hyde, Prentis Adams Office of the Chief Inspector Terry Baker, Dianne Baker, Eddie General. Based on updated data collected by the Lake Hillhouse, Temple Deplato, Mike City Reporter through public Williams, Jenna Doering, Jeff Kitto, document requests across Katie Taylor, (unidentified), and Rita the state, Hall now ranks Dopp. See story, Page 6A. 11th out of 28 in Florida with FGC continued on 3A STEVEN RICHMOND/Lake City Reporter Vol. 139, No. 163 People. 2A CALL US: TODAY IN COMING (386) 752-1293 Opinion . 4A 9192 6470 Obituaries . 5A PEOPLE TUESDAY SUBSCRIBE TO ChanceT-Storm of Chance storms THE REPORTER: Advice. 3D Farm Bureau City council Voice: 755-5445 Puzzles . 2B, 3B Fax: 752-9400 WEATHER, 2A8A feast. coverage. 2A 2A LAKE CITY REPORTER SUNDAY REPORT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 Page Editor: Brandon Finley, 754-0421 Friday: Friday: Saturday: Saturday: Wednesday: Wednesday: N/A N/A Afternoon: N/A Afternoon: N/A N/A N/A Evening: N/A Evening: N/A PB XX AROUND FLORIDA After acquittal, Zimmerman still in spotlight events as part of some MSL. “You need to be deadly circumstances. felt compelled to tell the they can’t live together.” LAKE MARY — cosmic comeuppance for a careful of what you’re Is this really happening? world about it. On ABC’s Zimmerman may be Whether they think that wannabe cop. doing. ... And if there’s Aaron Sorkin and Steven “Good Morning America,” his own worst enemy. he got away with murder- But is he a kind of anything you do that is Spielberg couldn’t have she called her husband Defense attorney Barry ing 17-year-old Trayvon George Ziggy-man, per- newsworthy or interest- collaborated to come up “selfish” and accused him Scheck notes that trouble Martin or that he was just a petually stalked by storm ing, people are going to with that ending. “ of leaving her with “a often simply begets more brave neighborhood watch clouds, or more like one of write about it, talk about it, Stevens — after dub- bunch of pieces of broken trouble. volunteer “standing his those California wildfires, share about it, tweet it, put bing Zimmerman “the glass” after the acquittal. “The pressure from ground,” many Americans creating his own weather it on YouTube — because most vilified man in Zimmerman blames the the situation often adds can’t seem to get enough of patterns? it’s going to drive clicks, America” — went on to trial for the implosion of an additional distortion George Zimmerman. And Seems like a little bit of drive interest, and it’s suggest the next acts on his marriage, lawyers have to their behavior,” said he can’t seem to stop giv- both, according to crisis going to spread virally.” the watchman’s “Karmic said. His wife’s attorney, Scheck, a co-director of ing it to them. management expert Mark It’s not just his public Redemption Tour”: Kelly Sims, said the couple the Innocence Project, and So it’s hardly surpris- McClennan. outings and repeated Providing emergency have been on a “Tower of part of the “dream team” ing that everything “How does he keep brushes with the legal childbirth assistance to Terror” — an apparent ref- that helped win Simpson’s Zimmerman does produces resetting his 15 minutes system that have kept Duchess of Cambridge erence to the harrowing, acquittal on charges of a Twitterverse explosion of fame?” said the Boston- Zimmerman in the spot- Kate Middleton, balancing “Twilight Zone”-themed killing his ex-wife and a and spins out into heavy area consultant, who’s light. Martin’s parents Detroit’s budget and cap- ride at nearby Walt Disney friend. “So it’s a very dif- news coverage. Comedian on the Public Relations were prominent partici- turing NSA leaker Edward World — since the shoot- ficult situation, and I think Deon Cole nailed it during Society of America’s board pants in last month’s 50th Snowden.