o T
erou incident
improprletie in us-
e on Hei ht chool di trict
operation. The revie in of
... per onnel record olio
erie of incident connected
to 'chan e Rob r m de
ince becomin uperinten-
dent.
Her lie tion
re ulted in u pen ion nd
firing of orne employee , in­
cluding man fired for ub­
mittin hi d u hter' time
card without evidence th t
he h d worked.
Recent c h nge
mented were:
-Re tructuring of ev r I
d·mini trative po ition .
-Dividing per onnel, in-
t r uc t io n , curriculum nd
feder I project dutie mon
four people in te d of t o.
-New policy implemented
for hourly workers now re­
quired to punch time clock.
-Overtime uun Howed ex-
cept .u nd e r pecial cir-
cumstance .
imp l e-
War on video
Continued from Pale 1
military machine. He says the
poor are footing the bill, and
he expects that they will fight
back.
Be c er says the commis-
. sions will also be looking at
evidence of Iraqi war' crimes..
saying he think a lot of what
people heard were false ac­
cusations.
He also said opponents of
the Kuwaiti emir's rule re
being tortured in the guise of
being collaborators with Iraq.
Becker said the coalition
will be taking the video tape to
cities and college campuses so
that people will know the truth
of what happened during the
war.
WITH FURTHER en-
couragement from' retired
United Methodist Bishop
James K. Mathews
Washin'ston, DC, the group
moved immediately to ap­
point a committee to draft
such a resolution which was
adopted.
Member included �peaks,
AMEZ Bishop J. Clinton Hog­
gard, Washington, DC;, CME
Bishops Othal H. Lakey, Cin­
cinnati, OM, and Richard O.
Ba Sr., Birmingham, AL;
the United Methodist
Bishops Lawson and Melvin
O. Talbert, San Francisco and
AME Bi hop Frederick H.
Talbot, Frederiksted, Virgin
Islands.
REV. JOSEPH McKi�ey,
Secretary of the AME Church
• headquarters in Wa hington,
DC, referred question about
the propo al to Second Epis­
'copal Bi hop Hartford
• Brookins, who wa away at a
conference.
McKinney said .the
" denomination had been di -
cussing, con olidation of the
, churche for several years
"but I don't think it will hap­
pen anytime oon."
Willi explained hat the
.. merger di cus ion began in
� 1979.
,
loner are currently elected at­
large.
I PRO PO ED Electoral
Implementation Plan, Commis­
sioners representing Ward 1 and
2, plu two at-large commis­
siner and the Mayor are up for
re-election. Commi sioners
Kerry Shannon, Fred Sim and
Steve Wooden and M yor Wil­
liam Wolf, who all live in Ward
1, terms are up thi year.
Segreg·ation
Edna Whit. 01 Benton H bor; eight
grandchildr.n; nd two great­
grendchildren,
DA VID ALLEN JR.
David Fonder All n Jr., 5-y -old
""R.Q.a......I., .. Koretta Fond.r and Uavld
All n, both of Benton H bor, died
W dn aday. April 10, at hi. home
ft r long illne ,
Th fun r rr ngement. were
Incomplete at pre • time. Robbin.
Broth rs Fu rat Home, Benton Har­
bor w In charge of rrengements.
He wa born Jun 29, 1985, In St.
Jo h.
Survlvora includ : hi. parents;
gr ndp rent , Mary Mahone of Ben­
ton Harbor, Connie Norriaa of New
Orle na, L ., and Darrell Roy Allen of
Benton H rbor; and great­
gr ndparenta, B."ton Wofford and
Ora Mcnutt, both of Benton Harbor,
She asked what happened
to rights guaranteeing
equality in 1875, and why do
they have to rewrite our
right with civil rights acts
which need renewing. "Do
they wear out?" she. asked.
Henderson aid Blacks are
. being" ... t ken in, hook, line,
nd inker," by watching' the
. world change around them, .
but here at home steadily
going backwards' in progress.
She expressed need for
teaching multiculturalism in
the schools, and for Black
youth to become teachers.
She aid we have to stop look­
ing at Black youth as if they
are destined for early preg­
nancies, welfare, or jail.
Muskegon Mayor',s turn
Continued from Page 11
regular part of the school cur­
riculum today. if not for the
relentless involvement of
politic in schools policy over
the past 30 years?
FURTHERMORE, is it not
to the Public Schools' advantage
to participate hand-in-hand with
local government as partners on
the path to progress? It is cer­
tainly true that the School Sys­
tem is the chief economic
beneficiary of City Hal ls
achievements in economic
development.
Over two-thirds of our present
tax millage (74 mills) goes to
public education. In addition to
the direct benefits of parks im­
provements, more recreation
program, nd human service
programs, Muskegon Heights'
tax base has grown from
$68,687,825 in 1985 to
$76,808,750 in 1990.
This i in pari due to over 79
new businesses that have located
in Muskegon Heights ince
1985; to the redevelopment of
our central busines: district; 10
the rigorously increased efforts
in our code enforcement
programs; and to our highly
{
regarded housing development
programs.
And, let me not forget to point
out the marked improvements
this Administration bas dis­
played in tbe overall fiscal
management of, our city. The
responsible and professional
manner in which the City'.s
financial affairs have been hand­
led since 1984 have been' noted
by the independent auditors each
and every year of my Ad­
ministration.
For some as yet undi closed
and unclear reason, lvis. Roberts
has chosen the politics of con­
frontation to addre s the
problem of Muskegon Heights'
Public Schools. Her brimstone
rhetoric and divisive actions
constitute a destructive, regres­
sive orce in Muskegon Heights' .
struggle to improve as it moves
into the 21 t century.
Ms. Roberts has in this affair
demonstrated a fundamental
misunderstanding of our local
reality; she has committed basic
errors in perception, judgement
and tact in address ing our
problems.
MU KEGON II EIGHTS has
bad to borrow o nl y about
$500,00 in tax anticipation notes
since 1985. Our citizens
demonstrated their confidence in
thi Administration' manage­
ment ability by voting a city in­
come tax in 1989. Muskegon
Heights is one of only 19 cities
s ta tewide to have earned this
level of confidence and
credibility with its electorate .
So, I am indeed baffled at Ms.
Roberts' attacks on the Mayor
and City Hall, when it eerns that
City Hall has served the intere ts
of the Muskegon Heights School
Sy tem remarkably well during
the past six year !
IF W'(4: HAVE made some
mistakes, by all means let us l� ,
them out on the table, acknow­
ledge them, and examine them
clearly.
However, let u do so without
bombast and vindictiveness. In­
stead, let u employ an impartial
eye, rational dialogue and a con­
structive attitude. We shall have
to wait and see if Ms. Roberts
will demonstrate thi kind of
courage.
•
/
pprov
In the peci I election for the
renew I of Benton H rbor Area
School Di trict 24.35 mill levy
for five ye IS w p ed by the
voters by 3-1.
tic patton,"
The urethra i the tube that ani urine
outside the body.
To properly treat any pelvic upport
problem, the doctor mu t fust make an
accurate diagno i. He or he may
perform one or more pecial t.e ts to
examine the pelvic organs. inclUdina
procedure to view inside of the bladder
and the urethra and X -rays to check the
kidneys, bladder, and urethra.
Often, initial treatmen is pecial
exerci to treDJthen the pelvic muscl
and improve control of the voluntary
muscle that help close the vagin and
rectum. Another form of treetment i
insertion of a mechanical device called a
"pe sary" into tHe vaaina to support the
pelvic organs. If other therapy is
unsucce sful, urgery may be needed to
correct the defect.
Many women suffer needle ly from
discomfort and agravllion usociated
with pelvic support defects., If you have
any of the symptoms described above,
see . your doctor for an examination,
because" chances are aQOd that your
symptom can be relieved .
PELVIC RELAXATION
Highland Park Community College
TEACH READING
TO ,ADULTS
(NON-READERS)
LITERACY
NOW!
The human body h the amazing
c ity to recover from an kind of
injury and trauma. Bu ometime .•
nonnal ina or the tre of events uch
childbirth can cause physical change
that the body i unable to repair on its
own. In women, such changes occur
when the muscles and ti ue that upport
the pelvic OIJan become weakened a
result of aain orchildbirth and the 0IJ1IlS
... into the v ina. Thi condition is
called pelvic relaxation or pelvic support
defects.
Pelvic support problems cause varyin8
symptoms and degree of discomfort
dependina on the organ involved and
the severity of tile problem. Some typical
symptom 'associated with pelvic
relaxation include a feeling ofheavine
or fullne ,10 of small to moderate
unounts of urine, and pain or discomfon
that feel imilar to menstrual cramps. ,
Some women experience a nsation of
something "falling out." In rare case • a
mass actually protrude from the vagina.
When any of these ymptom occurs.
it is important to visit your doctor so he
or she can identify the pecific defect
and det.ennine the appropriate corrective
therapy. Pelvic support defects can
involve the bladder (cy tocele), the
rectum (rectocele). the uteru (uterine
prolapse). the small inte tine
(enterocele) the urethra (urethrocele).
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Smith said that integration
is a right that is crucial. She
said as minorities move into
Continued from Page 1 the aging white employment
force, whites will increasingly
hack to the first case." depend on minorities to pay
Changing demographics, for their ocial security.
which entails white and Black She stated we must be
middle-clas flight from the . df 1 f d live ing quality
Cbur--ch" mm u 0 e 1 n
inner cities, h s created poor- education to enable
ly funded mostly Black school minorities to move into the
tl1lnk 'merger systems, which echo back to job market. .
the days of legal segregation. Her final statement was,
Continued from Page 1 When the Topeka, Kansas "It's not the treatment of a
Iy 2.2 million member and school system reported that people that degrades them,
the United Methodists have students at predominantly but their acceptance of it."
8.9 million, of which 360,000 Black public schools consis- Although the Brown
are Black members, said Wil- tently tested lower than their decision came too late to
lis. peers at mostly white schools, enable Smith to attend the all-
The four denominations Smith and seven other white elementary school in
have common root in the families decided to re-open -her neighborhood, her
Methodist Episcopal.Church, the Brown case. younger sister Cheryl did AS PART OF the program,
from which the predominantly In April, 1988 a U.S. Dis- benefit from it. the NAASC presented ten. �
Black groups split over racial trict Court Judge found "that scholar 'hips to, young women
is ue s between 1976 a.nd the vestiges of past segrega- CHERYL BROWN Header- planning on attending Spel-
1870, according to Willis. tion ... have been dissolved by son said, "Brown was a man College.
During the meeting of bishops time, demographic decision whose time had Atlanta, Georgia's Spel-
representing all the change ... and integrative ac- come, we were simply the man College, founded in
denomin tions, last March 21, .tion," ruling against the b" 1881, is the country's oldest
R b L catalyst to bring it a out.
AMEZ Bishop u en . parents. and largest privately en-
Speaks, Salisbury, NC, She said the decision was a dowed four-year liberal arts
presented the idea of appoint- THE PARENTS WERE not moral victory, but that Blacks college founded to provide
ing a commission "to plan discouraged by the ruling, are still fighting for high quality educational ser-
steps to organic unity." Smith recalled how her father economic, political, and so- vices to African-American
Following Speaks remark, lost his first round in court. cial rights. women.
U ni ted Me tho 1St B Is hop '- -.;.;;,;,.; ..... __
David Lawson, Sun Prai r ie ,
WI, called for a move toward
union.