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Is Your Name Their return address says Progressives but their mail- Off at Birth ings don’t match since they on the List? contain information that is A Missouri couple filed a 10-Count not philosophically consis- law suit against two obstetricians tent with real progressives. See Page B-2 claiming their baby’s head was separat- State Senator Audrey ed from its body when they tried to Gibson, has thus filed a legal deliver the infant. The couple said that complaint against PROTECT YOUR during an earlier appointment, a doctor Progressives of Tallahassee advised them that because of the size of with a Washington, D. C. telephone number, citing VOTE: VOTE EARLY! the baby’s stomach, it would not be a violations in state election law with the Ethics By Charley Williams, Voter Services Chair, normal delivery. However, when the Commission. The organization has mailed out sev- League of Women Voters of Florida mother went into labor, the doctor eral pieces of literature against Democratic candi- This year’s 2012 November 6 ballot is one of the Arteisha Betts refused to perform a C-section stating dates. She says that the organization has made sev- and Travis longest in Florida’s history. In addition, all voters need he would only deliver the baby by way eral expenditures for several electioneering com- Ammoneette to understand that Florida’s election laws have recently of attempted trial of vaginal delivery. munications but have failed to report contributions changed. These changes could impact voters who wait According to reports, during the birth, the boy’s head as required by law. until Election Day to vote. This is particularly true of breached but the rest of his body got stuck, separating it voters who have recently moved. from the cervical spine. Davis Cup Comes to City The U.S. will begin The League reminds all voters to take advantage of African-American Sports in its chase for the 2013 Early Voting. Duval County offers early voting at 15 Jacksonville, 1900-1975 Davis Cup title when local libraries, from 7:00 am. to7:00 pm, Saturday to it hosts Brazil in a Saturday, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3rd. Alternatively, you can Stanton, Matthew W. Gilbert, Douglas Anderson, first round tie at the vote by mail (known as absentee voting). You can call Northwestern, Eugene J. Butler and William Jacksonville and request an absentee ballot at 904-630-1414, up Raines! See the legacy of these great schools Veterans Memorial until Wed, October 31. Any voter can request a ballot depicted in the museum exhibit. Show your Arena, set for February 1-3, 2013. and there is no charge. Be sure to sign the back of the school spirit, wear your school colors, be pre- Mayor Brown said, “Hosting the Davis Cup com- envelope before you mail it back. If there is no signa- pared to sing your school song. Brag about why petition represents a great opportunity for our city ture, your vote won’t count. Return postage in Duval your school was/is the best! to receive the global attention it deserves.” County is pre-paid. Saturday, October 27, 2012 This will be the first home tie for the U.S. since REMEMBER: ELECTION DAY IS THE LAST DAY 11a.m. to 1p.m. 2011 quarterfinals in Austin, Texas. Originally created in 1900 as a match between the TO VOTE. U.S. and Great Britain, the Davis Cup is awarded to Find your closest early voting library site at Flavor Arrested for Violent Crime www.bereadytovote.org the winner of the 16-nation World Group, 122 com- Reasons to vote early: It was reported that entertain- peting countries. er Flavor Flav threw his fiancee (1) Because staff at early voting sites have access to the to the floor twice and grabbed Zimmerman’s Trial Date Set live, statewide voter registration database and can ver- two knives as he chased and George Zimmerman’s trial for the second-degree ify your eligibility to vote on the spot. threatened to kill her 17-year- murder of Trayvon Martin will begin on June 10, a (2) At Early Voting, you can conveniently resolve most old son during an argument Florida judge ruled on Wednesday morning. issues you might encounter with your voting status. Wednesday at their home in Las Attorneys in the case estimated it would last about For example, Vote Early: if Vegas.three weeks. Zimmerman confessed to shooting you have any uncertainty about your eligibility to The former rapper, hip-hop and killing the 17-year-old in March, claiming he vote Flavor Flav (William if Jonathan Drayton Jr.) and reality TV star, cut his fin- was using Florida’s controversial Stand Your you have moved from another county in Florida if ger with one of the knives Ground law to defend himself against the black you're not sure if you're registered at your current before police arrived. The 53-year-old and his 39-year-old teenager. The lack of immediate charges against address if fiancee have been together for eight years. Zimmerman—who is Hispanic—led to a national you're not sure if your signature has changed if Her son intervened after Flav had grabbed her and threw outcry both in support and against him, and author- you're not sure if you have valid signature and photo her to the floor. The son is 6 feet, 175 pounds, Flav is 5 ities eventually charged Zimmerman, 29, with sec- identification if feet-6, 131 pounds. ond-degree murder. His wife, Shellie Zimmerman, you requested but did not receive your mail-in-bal- 25, has been charged with perjury. lot Ole Miss Gets First Black if you received but then lost your mail-in-ballot Romney Focuses on Binder if you're not sure you can make it to your own precinct Homecoming Queen of Women, Running Mate on Election Day It has been (3) Voting Early gives you time to fix issues with your 50 years Washes Pots for Needy status. since the seg- (4) Vote early because you can update your address at regation poli- the early voting site even if you moved from out of the cy ended at county. Ole Miss. (By contrast, if you wait to vote on Election Day and And now, the you have moved from one county to another in Florida, student body then you must vote a provisional ballot rather than a has crowned regular ballot.) Courtney (5) Vote Early because when you cast a regular ballot Roxanne in person, you can fix your ballot if you make a mis- Pearson as take. their queen, (For example, when you vote a regular ballot, you put Courtney Roxanne Pearson The Associated Press released a picture of Paul According to the ballot in the machine yourself. If you vote for two Ryan and his wife Janna, washing pots at St. records, no one really questioned why the students strayed candidates in the same race, the machine will spit out Vincent DePaul dining hall. However, the head of away for their standard of beauty from a small, blonde your ballot.) the facility in Ohio was this occurred said he was haired, blue-eyed ‘beauty’ to an overweight, dark skinned, When you vote in person, you are allowed up to three not contacted about the couple stopping at the young female. No one talked about her other beautiful ballots to get it right. By contrast, when you vote by ‘soup kitchen’ and the stop was made after the pot qualities, except their vote. Another example of how ‘your mail, you get only one chance. vote counts.’ Romney - Continued - A-3 Protect - Continued - A-3 Editorial/Opinion......B6 Wish to give us a News Story? I Church..........................A-2 Looking for customers to patronize your Talk of the Town..............A-4 Call (904) 766-8834 or Send it to: N Area News....................A-6 business or utilize your services? If you S Caribbean..............A-7 answered YES, then you need to place an ad [email protected] Prep Rap........Back Section I Local.....................B-1 in The Florida or Georgia Star! CALL [email protected] Columns...................B-2 D Sports....................B-4 904/766-8834 to place your ad TODAY!! Crime&Justice.Front Section E Classified & Business... 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