convoy ofU.S. fi on hun­ ou 'd from Watson. said h to 100 forward to reading The Ram­ bler. "Paolini is a talented guy, and his paper filled a bizarre niche, letting prison emplo ' sound off," Watson id. "But he went over the line. • "The Rambler was a lively piece, but the racism had to be curbed," he said. . P OL Ie terof pology to Correction Commis­ ioner Ro rt J. Watson for my alleged racial insensitiv- ity," but he deni any racial bi and ays the only people offended by the paper's irrever­ ent stories re prison admin­ istrators. "I hate racism, " Paolini said. "I would never deliberately of­ fend anyone, and as far as I know, I didn't. "Th Bla guards weren't offended. Some of them even wrote for the paper," said Paolini, a W t Dover ident who has worked at vera} tem­ porary jobs ince his suspen­ sion Dec. 1. D • (AP) -An un­ d rground ne sletter for guard at t Delaw re Correc­ tional Center has n banned because of llegedly raci t tatemen . The Midnight Rambler, which was printed about once a month, was published by cor­ rect io nal officer Karl W. Paolini with contributions from other guards. T publication lasted 16 is­ u before it � d lared con­ traband and banned from the prison last month. Paolini has been uspended without pay and fa dismiss- al. CORRECTIO official said they sought advice from the state Attorney General's of­ fice and ere told they could do nothing 88 long as the ne let­ ter wasn't produced or distrib­ uted on state time. Paolini . d he used a Dover printing shot and mailed the ne etter to about 200 ubscribers. But officials decided to act after a mock prof; ional tling program filled with ethnic and racial urs was printed in the n Jetter. Chief Stanley W. Taylor Jr. of the Priso Bureau, who bas final say on a recommendation . to fire Paolini, said the ne let­ ter's journalistic practices also left much to be desired. "Some of his information was flat wrong," Taylor said. "I used to tell Karl to check out his information before printing it. He made no attempt to get management input." John H. Bryan, ( econd from le�) chairman and chief executive officer of Sara Lee Corpora­ tion, recently received The King Center's • Salute to Greatness· ward during n annual c�lebration held by the Mal1ln Luther King Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change. the tribute by former Amba ador and noted civil rights activist Andrew Young (far right) recognized Mr. Bryan' long- tanding commitment to Dr. King dream and the advancement of women and minoritie throughout the world. - Citing acts of moral courage - from hi dr matic tand to eliminate • eparate but equal- facilitie in Westpoint, Mi issippi, in the . '60 toSara Lee Corporation' global diver ity program ofthe '90 -the King Center heralded Bryan a cataly t for nonviolent ocial change. Also pictured (l-r) Je e Hill, chairman, The King Ce er; Bryan; Mr . John Bryan, Sr.; Mr . Neville Bryan; Coretta Scott King, founding pre8k1e� and C.E.O., The King Center; and Young. c WASHINGTON- According to David E. Anderson of Religious N Set-vic , the Sup Court agree4 td eaT, a-caae' tee mg. h 'tUi' ity ()f creating a special-public school district to accommodate a relig­ ious group. The court's acceptance of the case, Kiryas Joel v. Grumet, pro­ vides the justices with another opportunity to revisit the so­ called Lemon test which estab­ lished the ground rules government must follow injudg­ ing how far it can go in support­ ing religion without violating the Constitution. The principal of church-state separation has given Americans more religious f�om than any people in history said Barry Lynn,' executive director of Americans United for Separa­ tion of Church and State. An immediate issue in the case is the 1989 action of the New York state legislature cre­ ating a specia[ public school dis­ trict that followed the boundaries of the village of il Like all mandalas, the design of the "Wheel of Healing" never changes. It be­ gins as aline dra wing. Then the monks use elongated metal funnels to put the painted sand in place. "They have this memorized," Bryant ,said. 'They have that sand mandala in their mind just like you have your job 01' a pianist has the entire score of what they are going to sit down and play. They not only have that visual picture memorized, they have th teachings behind it, the 500- page manuscript that it comes from. These monks, even before they learn how to draw the sand mandal ,have already spent 10-15 years being educated. "It actually is a quite extraordinary thing. We are quite bl ed to have th m come to our cities. The monks love to an­ swer questions. People, when they go to the museum, I encourage them to ask questions, • Bryant said. Once it has fulfilled its purposed, which is to house th deiti for the empower­ ment of the initiated, it is dismantled. Next Monday, the Denver mandala will wept up, and the nd will be poured into an urn and then taken to Confluence, Park and placed in the South Platte River. plan of the deity's palace, including deco­ rative details, It can be constructed of col­ ored sand, wheat, rice or flowers, or dust of stones, and jewels. Also, meditation man­ dalas are visualized in the mind. Mandalas are used in the initiation of students into the teachings of a particular deity. The viewing of the mandala comes at the end of the initiation, but its creation" is not seen. However, the monks' work this week at the museum is not part of an initiation, but a demonstration of the ritual art form. Patrons may view the process duringregu­ lar museum hours through Sunday. "They start each d y with prayer and 0 forth," Bryant sid. "The prayers are meant to purify the space, the materials they are wor . ng with and the minds of all of us 'involved in th pro DENVER (AP) - In an effort to combat violence in Denver, Ti tan monks from the Ganden Jangtse monastery in India will enlist 2,600 years of spiritual tradition in constructi ng a mandala - or sacred sand painting - this w k t the Denver Art Museum. , Barry Bryant, author of "The Wheel of Time Sand Mandala, " said there are thou­ sands 0,· diff rent mandal which repre­ sent and embody a, particular teaching of the Buddha. ' The sand mandala being constructed in Denver is the "Wheel of H ling.". ' '"The mandala also mbodies the deity the teaching r p en ," aid Bryant, who is artistic director of the ew York City­ based Samaya Foundation, which brings to the West the art, culture and spiritual wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism. "The deiti are not n as something external to us, rather they are n as aspects of ur own mind. By focusing on a particulary deity, you are focusing on a particular aspect of your own mind. For example, the deity of compassion, wisdom or immaterial power." ' 14 TE T PUR CA T 0 prayers, they r cite prayers to create com- ion. It is with-that mind of compassion that they actually work in the p of constructing the sand mandala. That is a lot of what people are responding to in the museums, not only the beauty of the sand mandala but the pro of the monks hav- ing cr ted this mind of com ion." THE 0 0 two-dimensional rep - o mandala is a ntation or floor Publlsh� each Sunday by NEW DAY ENTERPRISE 12541 S.econd St - RO. 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Bryon White who retired from the court at the end of last term, had also favored easing the Lemon Standards but his replacement, Justice; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, generally en­ dorsed Lemon while also ac­ knowledging it was during her confirmation hearings while also acknowledging it was "am­ biguous". Blacks, Hispanics question Clinton's crime proposals WASHINGTON, DC - While generally backing most of Pres i­ dent Clinton's recent "State of the Union" address, members of the Congressional Black and Hispanic Caucuses are question­ ing the president's ",get tough W on crime proposals. Black Caucus head Rep. Kweisi Mfume of Maryland sug­ gested there was too much em­ phasis on police and prisons and not enough on jobs ana social programs. He explained, W Job creation, while it seemingly has fallen off the national agenda, is still at the top of our agenda. W The vice-chair of the Hispanic 'Caucus Rep. 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