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By KIMBERLY GILL feast on recipes lovingly handed down weall know it. Those such as the Watson drank driver. A single-mother of six, and erything she could to prepare them for Staff Writer from generation to generation. family^ confined to a wheelchair, Watson still their futures. However, during this time of giving On the early morning of November 18, found the strength and determination nec- In the midst of this tragic turn of ;:

Many of us will spend Thanksgiving thanks, we must rememberthoseless for- 44-yearold Mary Watson passed away, essary to care for her six children. She events, the Watson children have a glim- :

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surrounded by our family and friends in a tunate than us. There are those that will Batson, was aquadriplegkfor die Just special mteresUntheirteadiings

time of joyous celebration. Many of us wifl not celebrate the joy of Thanksgiving as nine years, as a result from being hit by a (educationally and morally) and did ev- 8m WATSON, Pag* A2

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Family, friends and community came out to participate in a Rites

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inside the Omega Conference Cditer, 3110 Sutherland Avenue. On ; • Sunday, November 15th, twelve young fathers endured the rigors of examination by elders of the com-

munity.

The twelve men had recently ; completed an intense four week ;;

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Job Readiness Fatherhood Devel- ; ‘ opment (JRFD) course conducted ; •

die Father Resource Program (FRP) located at Wishaid Hospital. The FRP is a privately funded

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organization established to assist fathers and expectant fathers, aged 17 to 27 years old, and improve their options to become better a

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better parent The six FRP permanent staff are directed by Wallace

McLaughlin, Ph.D. There is also a

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Eldar Uonal Ruah ca * e consultants v0 * utecrs

that assist the program participants

(canter) and in learning key issues regarding fa-

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O’Bannon,

Modisett sign tobacco pact

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Governor Frank O’Bannon and

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Attorney General Jeff Modisett ; l recently signed the $206 billion national tobacco settlement. They : : urged using much of Indiana’s

share for children’s health. “We have an incredible oppor-

tunity here to use this money to gready enhance the lives of chil- *'

dren as well as adults,” O’Bannon

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said. “This money is debt the to- : • bacco industry owes to genera- ? • tions of Hoosier smokers and to J * all those harmed by secondhand smoke. And we all owe a debt of gratitude to Jeff and die other attorneys general who helped bring ;

about this settlement.”

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