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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2005—THE CAROLINA T.MtS Chief Justice Rehnquist defends job security for judges . M Flu Shots (Continued From Front) On December I/, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Hractices (ACIP) expanded the list of priority groups recommended to receive the inactivated influenza vaccine, depending on the availability of vaccines in state or local health jurisdictions., The priority groups were expanded to include the next level of persons at risk for developing com plications from influenza or transmitting infection to those at high risk in an effort to ensure that vaccines are distributed this flu season. Effective January 3. additional priority groups for inactivated influenza vaccine who can receive vaccination include: • Out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of persons in high- risk groups (e.g. persons aged greater than 65 years, persons with chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart or lung disease, or weakened immune syMems because of illness or medication; and children aged less than 2 years; and • All adults aged 50-64 years. These additional priority groups may receive influenza vaccination if mere are sufficient supplies of vaccine available. The CDC continues to emphasize inOuenza vaccin. dons for individuals in the following highest priority groups: ^ • All children aged 6~23 months; • Adults aged 65 years and older; • Persons aged 2-64 years with underlying chronic medical conditions; • Women who are or will be pregnant during the influenza season; • Residents of nursing homes and long-terrri care facilities; • Children aged 6 months-18 years on chronic aspirin therapy; • Healthcare workers involved in direct patient care' ' Out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of children aged less than 6 months; Individuals in these priority groups who have not yet received influenza wccination this flu season are strongly encouraged to seek vaccination. ough innuenza activity has been low so far this season, it is expected 10 increase during the weeks ahead. Adequate time remains for persons in mese priority groups to receive the benefits of vaccination before in- l^nza begins to circulate in our community. The vaccine doses will be offered at no charge on an appointment basis intil the suiyly ,s exhausted. Please contact the DCHD Immunization 560-7608 to make an appointment. he pCHD also has 72 doses of FluMist remaining for healthy persons protection against the flu. This vaccine contains weakened live flu irus (instead of killed virus in the injectable vaccine) and can be ad- ninistered only to healthy persons between 5 and 49 years of age. ersons interested in receiving pluMist should also contact the DCHD mmunizpion Clinic at 560-7608 to make an appointment. FluMist will e o tered at no charge as long as the supply lasts. or individuals who cannot get the influenza vaccine this flu season, re are several tips to remember in order to prevent getting infection.’ ividuals are encouraged to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue sn coughing or sneezing; to wash their hands often or to use alcohol- eu disposable hand wipes or gel sanitizers; to avoid close contact with p e who,are sick, and if possible, to stay home from work, school and Taking these actions can prevent the zaa or influenza in our community. information regarding vaccine availability, please contact leH '"f°™ation Line at 560-7378. For individual health questions, please contact your primary health care provider. Some of the many chil dren who attended the Kwanzaa Celebration at the Durham Armory. Rep. Shirley Chisholm (Continued From Front) determination and her commitment to justice were an inspiration (o a generation," Lee stales. "1 would never have gotten involved with politics if she had not run for Presi dent in 1972." Lee, elected in 1998. 15 years after Chisholm retired, has since earned her own reputation for courage. In 2001, she was the only member of Congress to vole against a resolution giving Presi dent Bush a free hand in reacting militarily to the September 11 ter rorist attacks. It's easy to see why Lee admired Chisholm. ”My greatest political asset, which professional politicians fear, is my mouth, out of which come all' kinds of things one shouldn't al ways discuss for reasons of politi cal expediency," Chisholm said. A strong supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), she was an outspoken critic of gender bias. I ve always met more dis crimination being a woman than being black," she told the Associa ted Press shortly before retiring from Congress. "When 1 ran for president. 1 met more discrimina- tioii as a woman than for being black. Men are men." Chisholm is being lavishly praised by men and "women. She ran for the U.S. presidency," recalls Jesse Jackson, who has been both a political insider and outsider. "She had a vision for America. She was acutely aware of the role women had to play. She was from the Caribbean Islands, which gave her a sense of worldview. She fought for the Caribbean, for Afri ca, for tho.se who did not have a voice." Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) called her "one of the founding mothers of the modern^lay black political movement." He explains, "She made it post sible, she created the climate for the Rev. Jes.se Jackson; the Rev. A1 Sharpton and all those who will come — men and women from every walk of life — who will run for U.S. president. American politics will always he indebted to Shirley Chisholm for extending its leach beyond the mainstream to in clude the best and brightest minds among us in the important work of public service," One long-time public servant. National Urban League President Marc Morial, .says: "The life work of Shirley Chisholm made America a better place tor all Americans. She remains a beacon for ail who believe in the American dream." TransAfrica President and CEO Bill Fletcher issued a challenge based on her memory. "Ms, Chisholm was an individual who viewed adversity as a chal lenge, rather than a road block," Fletcher states, "The task of those who admired her work is to emu late it." In her life after politics, Chisholm was given an endowed teaching chair at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. She taught there for four years before‘traveling extensively on speaking engage ment. In 1993, President Clinton nominated her to become U.S. Am bassador to Jamaica, but she declined because of health prob lems. Outgoing Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Elijah Cum mings also reflected on Chisholm’s impact on the future. "We must By Gina Holland -WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, ailing from thyroid cancer, defend ed lifetime appointments for judges as necessary to insulate them from pressures as they deal with politi cally sensitive issues. Rehnquist used his year-end report to address concerns about so-called activist Judges and Con gress’ move to strip judges of some of their authority. The 80-year-o!d wrote the report from home, where he has been recovering since announcing in Oc tober that he has cancer. Few details have been released about Rehnquist’s illness, except that it is being treated with chemotherapy and radiation, a combination commonly used for an aggressive type of cancer. Rehnquist missed arguments in about 25 Supreme Court cases dur ing November and December, but has said that he plans to swear in President Bush on Jan. 20. The chief justice mentioned his condition only briefly at the close of the 18-page report. "On a per sonal note. I also want to thank all of those who have sent their good wishes for my speedy recovery," he said. Rehnquist. who marks his 33rd anniversary on the high court next week, said that there has been "mounting criticism" recently of judges accused of interpreting the law to fit their politics. Bush and‘Republican congressio nal leaders have been particularly outspoken about activist judges, es pecially iho.se in gay marriage cases. But Democrats also have also accused conservative judges of stretching the law. Rehnquist said that judges should'" not be punished by Congress be cause of their decisions and that their lifetime tenure protects their independence. "It is not a perfect system - vacancies do not occur on regular schedules, and judges do not al ways decide cases the way their ap- pointers might have anticipated. But for over 200 years it has served our democracy well and ensured a commitment to the rule of law,". Rehnquist said. Speculation has been rarnpant about when the Supreme Court will have its next vacancy. Generally justices retire in the summer when the court takes a three-month recess, but Rehnquist’s health- could force him io step aside sooner. City of Durham Weekly Calendar DURHAM remain vigilant in our effort.s to remain true to her vision of creating an America that affords equality and justice to all of its citizens." Chisholm fought for unemploy ment insurance for domc.stic workers, increa.sed educational as sistance for poor students and pro grams for women and children. The impact of Chisholm’s 1972 run for the presidency extended beyond politics, says Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe. "She inspired countless others to knock down the barriers to equali ty. Her roots were in education and the lessons from her life will re.sonate for generations to come." Her life, captured in a television documentary titled, "Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed," will be shown on Public Broadcasting sta tions [91.5 FM, Chapel Hill] in February. Lee says, Shirley’s willingness to challenge the status quo changed Congiess and the face of American politics." "She fought ‘the good fight’ and she remained 'unbossed and unbought."' , Looking forward to the time that ' she would no longer be on earth, Chisholm said she did not want to be remembered for being the "the first black woman congressman." She said, "I’d like them to say that .Shirley Chisholm had guts. That’s how I’d like to be.remem bered." 869 env c» ueocM WEEKLY CALENDAR JANUARV 10, 2005 - JANDARY 14, 2005 thP on ‘he first and third Monday of the month in the Council Chambers on the first floor of City Hall at channe?^8^^^ meetings are open to the public and aired live on cable fhe follorng''’"’®"* scheduled during the next week include MONDAY, JANUARY 10. Pnn.5 o^OOalrr Managed Competition Citizens Committee TUESDAY, JANUARY 9:f)lJ a.m. joip, City-County Committee (County Government Administrative Complex/200 main Street 1 n-nn a m Floor/County Commissioners Conference Room) 1 u.uu a m. Careers in Hospitality of the r- . aw W°''lforce Development Board 12.0*0 ntor """S" 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. u.,uicau/1u I c. iviuruan cjireet Mayor s Committee for Persons with Disabilities (Council Chambers/1 St Floor/City Hall) Durham Planning Commission (Council Chambers/1 St Floor/City Hall) Trails Committee of the Durham Open , Space & Trails Commission WEDNESDAY JANUARY°Tl.1n“ Transportation Advisory Committee 12-00 noon (Committee Room/2nd Floor/City Hall) Recreation Advisory Committee 12-00 noon ‘ Recreation Dept./400 Cleveland Street) Equal Business Opportunity ^ Program Advisory Committee (Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department/ THURSDAY. JANUARY 13. 200.6 211 Rigsbee Avenue) Landscape Committee of the /u H Appearance Commission 8 30 a m ®'' f’®staurant/1802 W. Main Street) Qnhia/-* M City Council Meeting ® manager search and any other matters that may come before the City Council 11 -00 a m (Committee Room/2nd Floor/City Hall) (Piorkv r * Center Authority 3-00 D m ^ Conference Room/2nd Floor/City Hall) Priority III Committee of the trra a Development Board 6-30 B m /V.: 11 Corcoran Street) City Manager Candidates Public Forum .7 00 n m (Council Chambers/1 st Floor/City Hall) Advisory Board At Lvnn Part.'J'T'/ Life & Recreation Center FRIDAY. JANUARY Room/1313 Halley Street) .^^F^«®g^a™7^Hall 101 ray^^Ha^Ra^z! Mangum Street from City Hall Parking Garage, located across City (:ierUs® Office a? T should call the Lis( rmerprerem1ofth"e°DeIfand assistive device may be available hv niv^nn 51'^ call the ADA CoordiLor at 560 44% ® ^ 48-hours notice. 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