Vernon's in D.C.Working for Bush
By SHERIDAN HILL
Chronicl* Assistant Editor
Dial Vernon Robinson's new
work phone number, and a cheery
voice answers: "Bush/Quayle l92."
He is the staff director of the nation
al Bush/Quayle educational choice
coalition, a job he created and is
filling quite nicely, thank-you.
In May, Robinson lost his bid
for Republican candidate for N.C.
superintendent of public instruction.
He was the first black to run for the
office, and mustered impressive
backing, including an endorsement
from Housing Secretary Jack Kemp,
but opponent Teena Little enjoyed
solid support from the old-line
establishment here at home. It didn't
take him long to connect with
Washington.
? "After the campaign was over, I
was exploring options," said Robin
son. "I always thought a campaign
season a terrible thing to waste."
Here in Winston-Salem, 38
year-old Robinson has enjoyed his
reputation as a conservative Repub
lican, including being named the
1991 N.C. Young Republican Man
of the year.
His knack for publicity stunt&is
enough to make some politicians
envious. Once he showed up at a
school board meeting with a tire
around his neck to symbolize the
board's lack of understanding of
issues affecting black children. He
made the news with several foot
campaigns into urban housing
developments stirring up support for
his educational reform projects.
This reporter accompanied him last
summer as he went door-to-door
through a housing development near
Groves Stadium, asking residents if
they wanted a $4000 voucher fifom
the state to use for their child's edu
cation.
He got several hundred signa
tures on his petition that day.
He says he brings immediate
credibility to the president's educa
tional choice coalition, primarily
due to several mentions in national
publications while he campaigned
lor the state superintendent's job.
"People remember those arti
cles," says Robinson. "They say,
Vernon Robinson, I know you, you
were in the Wall Street Journal."
Robinson's friend Nathanael K.
I'cndley, an attorney in Winston
Salem, was quoted during the pri
mary in a Robinson press release,
calling him "A brilliant education
policy strategist. ..the education
bureaucracy's worst nightmare
come alive, walking around in a
6'4" frame."
A former assistant business
professor at Winston-Salem State
Vernon Robinson
University, he felt unfairly penal
ized earlier this year when the UNC
Board of Governors voted to slash
his salary because he was cam
paigning statewide.
He maintained that he was
never given the opportunity to prove
he could campaign and still fulfill
all his responsibilities to the univer
sity. He complained loudly about
the decision, and still believes that
racial prejudice worked against him.
But his work for the president's
reelection campaign has him
pumped up. He says he is putting
together state coalitions to support
the schools of choice concepianH"
speak up loudly in support of the
president. ?
"We arc taking the message
that the president supports full and
fair choice, empowering parents to
choose between private and public
school," he says. As evidence, he
points to the GI Bill, which now
includes vouchers for veterans to
send their children to either public
or private school. But Bush has not
yet shown support for Robinson's
idea of awarding low-income par
ents a $4000 voucher per child
towards the school of their choice.
Since coming to Washington in
August, Robinson says he has put
together strong political alliances in
the California and Ohio, critical
election battlegrounds, and in South
Carolina.
"In California, I recruited the
guy in charge of lobbying for a
$2,500 tuition grant program, and
they have 10,000 volunteers," he
says. "In Ohio, a guy who supported
Bush/Quayle in '88 was uncommit
ted, and I recruited him, which
removed a thorn in the Ohio
Bush/Quayle coalition. And in
South Carolina, I convinced Secre
tary of State Jim Miles to be the
state chair of the Bush/Quayle edu
cational choice coalition."
After the election, Robinson
says he'll still be pushing for
schools of choice, and hopes to go
back on faculty at a university.
"Assuming the president is
reelected, I'll have lots of options,"
~he says.
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RECIPES FROM NABISCO FOODS GROUP
VKGKTABLK CNOWDER
Makes 8 servings
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 teaspoons FLEISCHMANN'S? Margarine
4 cups COLLEGE INN? Lower Salt Chicken Broth
2 medium carrots, peeled, sliced and halved (about 1 cup)
2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced (about 2 cups)
1 cup cut green beans
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon dned tarragon leaves
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
40 Fat Free PREMIUM? Saltine Crackers
In large saucepan, over medium-high heat, cook onion in
margarine until tender. Add chicken broth, carrots, potatoes,
green beans, parsley, tarragon and pepper Heat to a boil;
reduce heat. Simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Serve hot with crackers.
Nutrition Information per serving (1 cup soup, 5 crackers):
158 calories. 573 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol, 3 gm total fat
(17% calories from fat), 0 gm saturated fat, 2 gm dietary fiber
APPLISAUCK
Makes 12 pancakes
BRAN PANCAKIS
3/4 cup sktm m?lk ? ? ? ?
3/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup EGG BEATERS? 99% Real Egg Product
2 tablespoons FLEISCHMANN'S? Marganne, melted
3/4 cup NABISCO? 100% Bran? Cereal
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
? 2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon DAVIS Baking Powder?
FLEISCHMANN'S? Marganne and VERMONT MAID?
. Syrup, optional
In small bowl, beat together milk, applesauce, egg product
and melted marganne. Stir in bran; let stand 5 minutes
In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar and baking powder.
Stir in bran mixture just until blended. (Batter will be slightly
lumpy.) -
Heat lightly greased nonstick gnddle or skillet over medium
high heat. Pour scant 1/4 cup batter onto o|ddle or skillet for
each pancake. Cook until surface is bubwpmd bottom is
lightly browned; turn and cook until done Remove and keep
warm Repeat to make a total of 12 pancakes. Serve
immediately topped with marganne and syrup if desired
Nutrition Information per pancake: 83 calones, 1 80 mg
sodium, 0 mg cholesterol. 2 gm total fat (22% calones from
fat). 0 gm saturated fat, 2 gm dietary fiber
SAVORY POT ROAST
Makes 8 servings
1/3 cup A 1 ? Steak Sauce
1 ( 9-ounoe) envelope dry onion-mushroom
soup mix
1/3 cup water
1 (2 1 /2-pound) boneless beef chuck roast
6 medium potatoes, quartered
6 medium carrots, pared and cut into
1 -inch pieces
Blend steak sauce, dry soup mix and water; set aside. Line a
shallow baking pan or dtsh with heavy-duty foil, overlapping
edges. Place roast in center of foil; arrange potatoes and
carrots around roast. Pour sauce mixture evenly over beef and
vegetables Seal foil loosely over top of meat; secure side
edges tightly. Bake at 350?F for 2 hours or until meat is tender,
Slice meat and serve with vegetables and pan gravy.
Nutrition Information per serving: 340 calories, 507 mg
sodium, 84 mg cholesterol, 8 gm total fat (21% calories from fat),
3 gm saturated fat, 4 gm dietary fiber
SPICKD SNACK MIX
Makes 5 1/2 cups
1 cup PLANTERS? Dry Roasted Mixed Nuts
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground ginger
4 cups SPOON SIZE Shredded Wheat?
1/4 cup EGG BEATERS? 99% Real Egg Product
1 cup seedless raisins
In small bowl, combine nuts, sugar, cinnamon, allspice and
ginger; set aside
In large bowl, toss cereal with egg product until well coated.
Add nut and spice mixture, stirring until well combined. Spread
on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 275?F for 30 minutes,
stirnng every 10 minutes; remove from oven. Stir in raisins; cool.
Store in tightly covered container.
Nutrition Information per serving (1/2 cup): 228 calories, 1 1
mg sodium. 0 mg cholesterol. 7 9m total fat (28% calories from
fa# 1 gm saturated fat. 2 gm dietary fiber
NARVIST FRUIT CRISP
Makes 6 servings
4 cups sliced fresh or canned fruit
30 HARVEST CRISPS? Crackers, coarsely crushed
(about 1 cup crumbs)
1/3 cup fnmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons FLEISCHMANN'S? Marganne. melted
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Place fruit in greased 8x8x2-inch square baking pan; set aside.
In medium bowl, combine cracker crumbs, brown sugar, flour,
marganne and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over fruit. Bake at
375?F for 30 minutes or until lightty browned Serve warm.
Nutrition Information per serving: 230 calones.
1 56 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol, 6 gm total fat
(23% calones from fat), 1 gm saturated fat.
2 gm dietary fiber
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A Little Latex
A Few Pills
A Lot of Luck
ALWAYS (24.9%)
OFTEN (10.0%)
SOMETIMES (6.2%)
NEVER (58.9%)
D
irth control isn't controlling births in
Forsyth County. In our survey of 1 ,269
youths, morethan half of the sexually active teens
said they never used birth control. Less than one
fourth used it always. Maybe they don't believe
they're at risk for teenage pregnancy, but they're
wrong. This year, morethan 1 in 10 of the girls aged
1 5 to 1 9 will become pregnant. They may think that
their luck just ran out, but luck never had anything to
do with getting pregnant.
PREVENTING TEEN PREGNANCY IN FORSYTH COUNTY
Funded by
THE KATE B REYNOLDS CHARITABLE TRUST
Presented as a public service by
THE DEPARTMENT OF- PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
OF THE BOWMAN GRAY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY