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West team looking to take stand this year - See Page HI Problems in Sudan come home - See Page A4 Red Cross sets high goal - See Page A9 Church crowns kings, queens -See Page CI The Chronicle 75 cents 39 071405 ION * FIRM 'CAR-RT- LOT* *C022 30 YEARS OF COMMUNITY JOURNALISM 'forsyth carry pub lib 660 W 5TH ST WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-2755 SEPTEMBER Controversial aiair coming to WSSU r"\ Zuma Press Photo Jayson Blair was the talk of the journalism world last year when it was discovered that he made up many of his sto ries while a reporter at the New York Times. BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE The chairman of ihe -mass com munications department at Winston Salem State University said he hopes that a scheduled appearance by Jayson Blair later this month will help his students avoid the pitfalls that have made Blair a pariah in the field of journalism. "We are looking for this to he a positive learning experience for our students," said Chairman Brian Blount. "We always seek' opportuni ties to teach students their field? through the experiences of people and case studies." Blair is slated to speak to print journalism students at the school on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. Blount doesn't expect Blair's talk to be a "how-to" lesson but rather a cautionary tale that will leave students determined to stay clear of the path that Blair fol lowed. "We do not condpne Mr. Blair's past performance. What he did was a very dishonorable thing....Our goal is to help our students be their best," Blount said. Blair's name became infamous last year when it was discovered that he plagiarized or completely made f up dozens of stories while a reporter at the New York Times, the nation's most respected news institution. Blair, who resigned from the paper when his editor's discovered inconsis See Blair on A5 Bowles rally attracts big crowd Senate hopeful emphasizes getting out the vote BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE _ It started with loud hand 'clapping. Then came the cheering and the yelling. Signs - some homemade, others pro duced by the campaign ?*- went up next. Then there was the chant started by state Rep. Larry Womble that everyone took an immediate liking to. "Win with Erskine. "Win with Erskine," they shouted rhythmically, ? . ? ? - ? - U.S. Senate hopeful Ersk ine Bowles got a hero's wel come here Saturday at a rally held in his honor. He may have also picked up a catchy cam paign slogan that he can use until the November election. "I'm 59 years old. I have been looking my whole life for something that rhymes with Erskine," Bowles told the crowd before thanking Womble for creating the chant. A crowd of about 200 peo ple packed the auditorium at Kennedy Learning Center for the afternoon rally. They were young and old, black and white, and many were fed up with politics as usual. Bowles promised them that he was the real deal, a candidate who will do what he says and work on both sides of the political aisle - ^ rniHo n> M-* in walker Erskine Bowles takes time to talk to 94-year-old Annie Mae Medley about his plans for health care. in the Capitol. "I want to go to Washing ton and take this knowledge ! have, and I want to work for y'all," Bowles said. Bowles has made job creation and health insurance for all chil dren among his top priorities. Included in Bowies' hefty job Creation plan is talk of stop ping all trade agreements until the United States starts to enforce trade agreements already on the books. Bowles is also calling for the repeal of all tax breaks that encourage companies to take jobs over seas. He told the crowd Satur day that he is flabbergasted See Bowles on A10 Vol. XXXI No. 1 Step Up wants to get city walking Residents encouraged to form teams for two-month initiative BY COURTNEY'GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE Lace up your sneakers and hit the walking trails because Forsyth County residents have been challenged by the Forsyth County Department of Public Health and the Be Healthy Coalition to step up their hearth. Step Up Forsyth! is an eight w e e k commu nitywide walking initiative Sept. 12 through Nov. 6. People are asked to form Bogan teams that will commit to walk at least fiye days a week for 30 minutes a day for eight weeks. "This program was main ly put into place to make peo ple aware of obesity and other chronic illnesses like diabetes, asthma and heart disease which are affected by obesity," said Sheila Bogan with the FCDPH Health Pro motions." We also want peo ple to realize that you don't have to belong to a gym (to exercise). We have several amenities here in the county, particularly the greenways and the parks, where you can go out and be active." Physical activity strength ens the heart and lungs, improves circulation, pre vents heart attacks and strokes, reduces obesity and high blood pressure, among other health benefits. Teams or individuals are asked to log their walking minutes - inside or outside - over the course of the eight weeks. Bogan says people See Step Up on A9 Employees show they care through service to agencies BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE We all know that these are days of ter rorist alerts, fear and overwhelming pes simism. But a couple thousand employees from local companies showed last week that these are also days of ear- ? ? -- United Way-funded agencies. Thousands of other employees from Wake Forest Uni versity Baptist Medical Center and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco will do their part for Days of Caring events in the weeks to come. United Way spokesperson John Conrad ing- ,, "" employees abandoned their usually -9-to-5 obligations last Thursday and Friday to lake part in the United Way's ninth annual Days of Caring. The pro gram assigns employees to Unit ed Way agencies to do volunteer work, everything from painting and landscaping, to preparing meals and sanding playgrounds. Employees from nine compa nies - Piedmont Natural Gas. Vulcan Con struction Materials, ECOlab, Novant, Krispy Kreme. Corn Products, Microfi bres. Computer Credit and Wachovia - rolled up their sleeves at about a dozen says the employee volunteers provide mueh-needed services for the agencies, performing tasks that would cost a pretty penny if agencies had to pay for them out of pocket. "A lot of what they do prob ably would not be done if it was not for the volunteers," Conrad said. The employees left many agencies looking better than they found them. For example, the house that Group Homes calls home on West First Street got a fresh coat of paint thanks to volunteers, as did the conference room at the Mental Health Association's Sec Caring an A4 Photos by Kevin Walker Jojo Soloc and Todd McDade pre pare chicken breasts on a portable grill at The Fellowship Home last Thurs day. The men were among the hun dreds of local employees who took part in the United Way's Days of Caring. In Grateful Memory of Our Founders , Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell, Sr. " Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better " ?Eitssell ffixmmtl Momt Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support 822 <J?rl Russell Ave. (at Martin Luther King I>r.) Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (336) 722-3459 Kax (336) 631-8268 riisfhome@beHsouth.net EZ3I the Only Choice for African- American and Community \ews
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