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Presently 78% of Baker County teens had Mount Herman St., missing children of babies and 36.5% of Jacksonville teens had babies. About 18% of these young moth- Jacksonville. Call 1-866- Florida and Georgia. 845-TIPS ers had another child by 19 years of age. Youth still identify communications with VJG"LCEMUQPXKNNG"IKCPVU parents as critical influence on sexual behavior. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled scientists at the YQP000D["QPG### Food and Drug Administration who were preparing to let Plan B sell without a pre- Tiger Woods won a golf scription to people of any age. Sebelius decided that young girls shouldn't be able to By Farris Long event this past Sunday. buy the pill on their own. Plan B is a pill that can prevent pregnancy if taken soon With clutch birdie putts enough after unprotected sex. When it comes to on the 17th and 18th Many are equally concerned about the many diseases that can be transferred, main- good wholesome holes, he edged Zach ly HIV/AIDS. A recent story in Essence Magazine told of a university student who family entertain- Johnson by one stroke for knew he was HIV positive but had unprotected sex with several female students ment in the city, his fifth Chevron World without telling them of his medical condition. Florida also has a high HIV/AIDS Jacksonville Giants Challenge title, his first population among African Americans with a high percentage of Black women dying games are the place win in more than two from the disease. to be! With contests years. like “Dance For Lwfig"Crrtqxgu"&322"oknnkqp Rcno"Vgttceg"Crctvogpvu"Tg/ Your Dinner” and the “$10,000 half ncyuwkv"cickpuv"Dg{qpeg oqfgngf"cpf"Tg/qrgpgf"htqo court shot” Giants A judge approved a $100 million Photo: Sandy Neal Fcpigtqwu"vq"Ftgco{ games are fun for lawsuit against Beyonce in which all! People frequently tout the Jaguars ticket prices and the pop superstar is accused of their losing record as reasons that they do not fill the "double-crossing" a video game stands. The Giants are the polar opposite! Ticket prices maker after she inked a deal with are very affordable (starting as low as $10), and hats off the company to produce a game to head coach and GM Coach Kevin Waters for leading based on her. the team to an undefeated regular season and being The singer made a request to toss the suit filed by Gate ranked as number 3 in the nation in their inaugural sea- Five, but a New York judge denied her request yester- son. day, giving the go-ahead for the company to pursue The Giants are back for their second season here in the their case against her, the New York Daily News river city, and it is obvious that they are READY TO reports. PLAY. Although, they brought back 7 of last year's key LVC"Tgegkxgu"&405""Oknnkqp"Itcpv Flashing lights and sirens used to be the norm in this players. (Antonio Lawrence, Matt Fields, Anthony cpf"Dwu"hctg"ku"kpetgcugf run-down Jacksonville apartment building until it was Lumpkin, Renaldo Norman, Nick Wallery, and shut down several years ago due to heavy drug, crime Jermaine Bell, and Sherod “Hot Rod” Harris) the rest U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown Thursday announced a $2.3 and sub-standard living conditions. The Florida-Times of the team is brand new to the Jacksonville ABA team. million federal grant to cover inspection costs of down- Union labeled The Palm Terrace Apartments located on This year's team lacks some of the cohesiveness shown town portions of the Skyway and bus hubs. Moncrief Road “a dangerous complex” in 2006. There by last year's Giants squad. Their opponent in the sea- "This funding is a win-win for those using public tran- were actually over 122 homicides in Jacksonville that son opener, the Gulf Coast Flash, presented a formida- sit in the city of Jacksonville, and will also increase the year. That was then. Now the lights that are flashing ble challenge. At one point the Giants carried a double safety and structure of [the Jacksonville Transportation are not police cars, but are white twinkle lights on the digit lead over the flash, but a number of turn overs by Authority's] bus system," she said in a statement. huge grand opening signs. the Giants in the third and fourth quarters, cost them On Thursday, JTA’s board approved an increase in The dilapidated building was purchased and a change the lead. fares, changing the base rate from $1 to $1.50 and the was made with a goal to have attractive, clean and safe At the close of the fourth quarter, the tension was at a reduced rate from 25 cents to eventually 75 cents. housing. The buildings were remodeled and each unit gut-wrenching high as the Giants were down 115-113 Their discussion regarding fare price for the disabled include appliances, heaters and air conditioning units. with three seconds left and the ball being thrown in was deferred. The exterior has been completely repainted, shutters from the far end of the court. Last season, the Giants There was much opposition to the increase as most added, a new roof, re-paving and new landscaping. It went undefeated in the regular season. A loss on their riders are low income riders who say this increase will opened last week. Section 8 vouchers are welcome and home court in the first game of the season would have be a serious hardship for them to get to a job or church. tenants are already moving in. The company is offer- been devastating. But, in those final 3 seconds former Gfwecvkqp"ku"vjg"Mg{"cu"Xkeg"Rtgukfgpv ing a complimentary moving truck and two movers NBA player Christian Laettner threw a pass to Mike Dkfgp"Xkukvu"Lcemuqpxknng until January 31, 2012. Polyte - who then turned the ball over to Currye Todd. After many protests, Florida Governor Scott says he Todd put the ball in the air, from behind the three point 92"[gctu"Ukpeg"Rgctn"Jctdqt now knows how important education is to Floridians line just as the buzzer sounded. In that nail-biting and announced a billion dollar increase in his budget Ask Mrs. Arnetta Jackson about moment, Giants fans were on the edge of their seat. for education earlier this week. Pearl Harbor and she will tell you Tension turned to screams of celebration at the sound Meanwhile, Vice President Biden met with students about her brother who was over of the swoosh. Currye Todd's shot was good -bringing about the importance of a college education and their there and the birth of her daughter the final score to 116-115. The next game is scheduled push to limit student loans to a maximum of 10 percent the following day as the paper boy for December 14th at the UNF arena. of a college graduate’s income. walked down the street saying “Read all about it.” K Opinion/Editorial............A-2 Nqqmkpi" hqt" ewuvqogtu" vq" rcvtqpk|g" {qwt Ykuj"vq"ikxg"wu"c"Pgyu"Uvqt{A Church...........................A-3 P Talk of the Town...............A-4 dwukpguu" qt" wvknk|g" {qwt" ugtxkeguA" Kh" {qw Ecnn"*;26+"988/::56"qt"Ugpf"kv"vq< Around the Area............A-6 kphqBvjghnqtkfcuvct0eqo U Caribbean News.............A-7 cpuygtgf"[GU."vjgp"{qw"pggf"vq"rnceg"cp"cf Local...................B-1 K Columns........................B-2 kp"Vjg"Hnqtkfc"Uvct"qt"Igqtikc"Uvct# cfBvjghnqtkfcuvct0eqo Sports...........................B-4 F Crime & Justice..(A).C&J-1-4 ECNN";261988/::56"vq"rnceg"{qwt"cf"VQFC[## Prep Rap...........(B).PR-1-4 Check, Money Order, or Credit Cards Accepted G Classified & Business...B-7 PAGE A-2 THE STAR DECEMBER 10, 2011 OPINIONS THE FLORIDA STAR THE GEORGIA STAR When The World Goes Crazy On Your Cell Phone By Daris Howard OWNER/PUBLISHER DESIGN AND WEB SITE PARTNER- CLARA JACKSON McLAUGHLIN ALLEN PROCTOR MANAGEMENT “AROUND THE TOWN” I think that my cell phone must be reincarnated from a past life, because I am supposedly the first owner LONZIE LEATH, RINETTA M.