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September 19, 2012 Page 10A Reminders abound: it’s a diff erent world now By Roslyn Ryan Editor The bright spot in my Tuesday evening last week was getting a compliment on my purse—from a Powhatan County deputy. Please let me explain: I was preparing to cover a school board meeting and passing through the metal detector at the door to the Powhatan High School auditorium. As I guess is protocol, the deputy had taken my bag to look through it (for what, I’m not sure: dangerously stale crackers? Incendiary hand wipes?). “Ma’am,” he said, handing it back over, “you win the award for neatest pocketbook of the evening.” As someone who rarely wins many accolades for my organizational skills – most days a live animal would have a decent chance of going undetected among all the other junk crammed in my purse – I have to admit I was tickled by the remark. So much so that my momentary elevation to the rank of Organized Person almost caused me to forget one very simple – yet undeniable –fact: I had just walked through a metal detector to get to a school board meeting … in Powhatan. Now, before I go any further, please do not misunderstand me: I am not complaining. Metal detectors and things of that nature have become a fact of modern day life for good reason. Even if the chance of something happening is infi nitesimal – even if they serve only to make people feel a little safer – I don’t think they are a bad idea. But there is also a part of me that tends to forget that even Powhatan is not immune to the ills of the larger world outside – and I like forgetting. Even if fewer people leave their doors unlocked at night these days, or freely take a stroll around the neighborhood after dark, I like the feeling that the violence of the world “out there” hasn’t quite reached us. As I said, I am not complaining about taking two seconds to walk through a metal detector, or about having my purse searched. But at the same time, I can’t deny a yearning to go back to the way things used to be, back before we had to worry about all this stuff. Maybe it was the fact that the meeting happened to be on Sept. 11, offering one more reason to think of how much things have changed in so many different venues across the country and the world. Air travel, access to buildings both public and private, the need to safeguard your identity and personal information – all of these things seem as though they are no longer the way they were in “the good old days.” In the end, of course, we can reminisce and yearn all we like: time marches on. At the very meeting I attended Tuesday, talk turned to the business of fi nding a replacement for Dr. Margaret S. Meara, who will soon retire as school superintendent after 23 years. Time marches on indeed. With it, of course, go the old way of doing things and some of the small town character that so many of us fi rst fell in love with when we discovered this idyllic little spot called Powhatan. No one would ever say that they would rather risk safety than mar the image of Powhatan as a place where nothing dangerous ever happens. But it’s still hard to give that image up. By Jason Moore Contributing columnist P.O. Box 10 Powhatan, Va. 23139 Phone: 804-598-4305 Toll Free: 877-888-0449 Fax: 804-598-7757 Publisher Joy Monopoli jmonopoli@worldmediaenterprises.com Managing Editor Melody Kinser editor@mechlocal.com Editor Roslyn Ryan editor@powhatantoday.com Market Manager Birgit Weeks bweeks@powhatantoday.com Production Manager Brian French bfrench@powhatantoday.com Staff Writer Emily Darrell edarrell@powhatantoday.com Sales Representative Carol Taylor ctaylor@powhatantoday.com Sales Representative Steve Pittman spittman@powhatantoday.com Classifieds Cindy Grant cgrant@mechlocal.com Reunion offered wonderful way to reconnect with family, history Dear Editor, On Saturday, Sept. 1, the Howell Family celebrated our family picnic. Our family is comprised of a long line of love, strength and pride. We hail from the strong, deep roots of Mr. and Mrs. David and Irene Howell of Powhatan, fondly known as Daddy and Big Mama. Their Since the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, U.S. foreign policy has attempted to blend “real politick” with a moral underpinning. These efforts sometimes blend seamlessly, other times they work at crosspurposes. When they fail to blend, politicians have a diffi cult time explaining why their soaring rhetoric resulted in failed policies. The failure of practicality and morality to blend is attributable to two things: the failure of our leaders to treat us intelligently and our failure to act intelligently. Politicians always attempt to disguise practical political goals with the cloak of morality. We entered WWII not because of the “Final Solution,” which was then well documented; we entered because it served our political goals after the attack on Pearl Harbor. We did not liberate Kuwait simply because it was invaded by an aggressor nation. We retook the country, because of a strategic interest - oil. Politician refuse to state the obvious, and instead, resort to generic phrases such as “this is who we are” and “it’s the right they to do” when discussing foreign policy. They do this purposefully, and this leads to the second problem. The American people seem not to care about foreign policy and are not educated about it. You should care and you should become educated. We spent billions of dollars in foreign countries to achieve policy goals, and the consequences these policies have a bearing on our economy and national security. The “Arab Spring” blossoming this year in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Libya has been a true opportunity for the U.S. to blend morality and practicality in its diplomacy. Our efforts, however, to accomplish change have met with abject failure. The failure springs from our national leaderships’ failure to explain the importance of U.S. involvement in these events, and Americans unwillingness to engage. You cannot explain Middle Eastern politics in a 30 second campaign attack ad. No news agency is going to commit the time to the in-depth analysis of the problem that the American people deserve. No President has been desirous to take advantage of the bully pulpit to explain the issues either. The repercussions of U.S. Middle Eastern policy, however, are so wide reaching that the area’s issues must be more prominent in our national dialogue. Take events in Libya, Egypt and Syria for example. These are the three most important countries affected by the Arab Spring. Libya has been transformed. NATO intervened in the country allowing rebels to topple the Gaddafi regime. Elections were held, including a poll- A local sculptor recently unveiled a tribute to the county’s namesake, Chief Powhatan. Who, in your opinion, are some other Powhatan ‘icons” who might deserve a monument? E-mail answers to editor@powhatantoday.com or submit them online. Visit www.powhatantoday.com to see fellow residents’ responses. LETTERS union blessed them with nine children. From oldest to youngest, they were Sam Howell, Lucille Brown, Norman (Luck) Howell, Emma Howell, Otis Howell, David (Duffer) Howell, Mable Brown, Julia Lewis and Raymond Howell, all deceased but not forgotten. The celebration took place at the home place of the late Julia and William Lewis, Sr. The family gathered with four generations present. It was an awesome occasion fi lled with lots of good food, games, singing, line and swing dancing (where the more mature family members showed the WE WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR ISSUE-DRIVEN LETTERS Powhatan Today welcomes your Letters to the Editor on topics of concern to you and the community. Letters, which should be no longer than 400 words, must include the name, address and telephone number of the author. Th e deadline is noon the Monday before publication, but letters may be held until the following week upon the editor’s discretion. Th e publisher or editor of Powhatan Today reserves the right to edit or withhold from publication any letter for any reason whatsoever. Once received, all letters become the possession of Powhatan Today. Letters refl ect the opinion of the author, not necessarily that of Powhatan Today or its staff . young bucks what dancing really is), a car show, laughs and remembering those gone on before. The event proved that although many of our loved ones are asleep with the Lord Jesus, their spirits and personalities live on in their seeds. As we were reconnected to some and introduced to others, we laughed, cried and were reminded that there is nothing greater than the love of family. Sincerely, The Howell Family MY POINT OF VIEW When it comes to foreign policy, who really cares? ing station in D.C., and a democracy is developing. In Egypt, Hosni Mubarak’s government was toppled with great hope that a more democratic Egypt would emerge. Mubarak, no friend to democracy, was a friend to the U.S. and maintained the peace treaty with Israel. The country is now run by the Muslim Brotherhood, a group which in a friend to neither Israel or the U.S., and which may turn back the clock the limited advances which occurred under Mubarak. In Syria, thousands of people are dying at the hands of a regime which created and operates under HAMA RULES. If you do not know about Hama Rules, then let me tell you. In 1982, there was an uprising in the Syrian village of Hama. Hafez al-Assad, the father of the current dictator Bashir al-Assad, decided to bring down the uprising. He sent elite Syrian army forces to surround the 20,000 person town at night. These forces used artillery, machine guns and attack helicopters to kill everyone in the town and destroy the buildings. The next day, every building in the town was bulldozed and a fl eet of steamroller came in to fl atten the entire town. A village of 20,000 souls became a parking lot overnight. Most people don’t care about the Arab spring, because most people could not fi nd Syria, Egypt or Libya on a map if their lives depended on it. Well, you should care, and let me give you a real example of why you should care. Syria has one of the largest stock piles of chemical and biological weapons in the world, and they have admitted this. The regime in Syria is Alawite Muslim. Alawite Muslims, which some Muslims think of as infi - dels, are a sect of Shite Muslims, and they equal 10% of the total Muslim population worldwide. They have brutalizes and terrorized the people of Syria for 40 years, and if they lose power Hama Rules will be used on them. They, therefore, have nothing to lose and everything to gain by fi ghting to retain power. Syria is a client state of Iran with close ties to Hamas and Hezbollah, both terrorist organizations in the Middle East. If Syria wanted to dissuade the U.S. from assisting Syrian rebels, it could give weapons grade biological or chemical agents to terrorist organizations. The terrorist could launch a chemical or biological attack in the U.S. For example, a chemical or biological weapon could be released in the subway of a major U.S. city, as happened in Japan, causing widespread death and panic. What our foreign policy is and how it is conducted should be a larger part of our political dialogue. We should be more informed and expect more information from our political leaders. I know in the end, however, this is a Quixotic editorial. You and I are too concerned with our daily lives, the U.S. economy and how our favorite sport’s team is doing to care about U.S. foreign policy. Jason Moore serves on the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors representing District 2. Powhatan Today is published weekly on Wednesday with offices located at 3229 Anderson Highway, Suite 200, Powhatan, Va. 23139. 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Vietnamese off ensive Powhatan Today, September 19, 2012 Page 11A Day of Unity planned for victims of domestic violence Contributed report October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month Join us in Powhatan by wearing a purple ribbon all month to honor of those we have lost, support those who are surviving, and celebrate those who have survived. The use of purple is a unifying symbol of courage, survival, honor and dedication to ending domestic violence. On Monday, Oct. 1 we would like to invite you to wear purple to celebrate the “Day of Unity.” Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) evolved from the “Day of Unity” in October 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). The intent was to connect domestic violence advocates and service providers across the country who were working to end violence CROSSWORD PUZZLE against women and their children. Wednesday, Oct. 3, The Mill at Fine Creek will be hosting their monthly dinner and donating the proceeds from the evening to PDVS to help provide crisis services to victims/ survivors in need. To make your dinner reservation visit www.themillatfi necreek.com, click Dinners at the Mill, and select the October 3rd reservation date. Other events/activities going on in Powhatan: Powhatan Domestic Violence Services (PDVS) will have a display up throughout the entire month of October at the Powhatan Public Library. There will be DV Awareness Posters displayed in various county buildings and local businesses throughout the county. Be sure to go by the Coun- ty Administration Building sometime in October to see our “Teardrop” display. We will be hanging one purple teardrop for every victim that PDVS has served since we began in 2009. As of 9/6/12 we have over 200 teardrops to hang. PDVS will have a booth at Powhatan’s Festival of the Grape on Saturday, Oct. 20 with information, candy, and a 50/50 raffl e. Stop by and say hi and buy a raffl e ticket or 20 to help support our mission and possibly put a large chunk back in your pocket . Last but not least, “Enlighten the Village!” Enjoy the purple lights that our local businesses are proudly displaying to shine the light on domestic violence in our community. If you’d like to participate you can purchase purple lights at Target, Walmart, or any Hal- Residents will have chance to dispose of unwanted prescription medications Contributed report The Powhatan Sheriff’s Offi ce and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 29, residents are invited to bring medications for disposal to the Powhatan County Courthouse located at 3880 Old Buckingham Road. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Last April, Americans turned in 552,161 pounds – 276 tons – of prescription drugs at over 5,600 sites operated by the DEA and nearly 4,300 state and local law enforcement partners. In its four previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 1.5 million pounds – nearly 775 tons – of pills. This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines – fl ushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash – both pose potential safety and health hazards. Four days after the fi rst event, Congress passed the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to entities authorized by the Attorney General to accept them. The Act also allows the Attorney General to authorize long term care facilities to dispose of their residents’ controlled substances in certain instances. DEA is drafting regulations to implement the Act. Until new regulations are in place, local law enforcement agencies like the Powhatan Sheriff’s Offi ce and the DEA will continue to hold prescription drug take-back events every few months. POULTRY WORD SEARCH HOROSCOPES ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, your goals are easily achieved this week. All you really need to do is set your mind to them and everything will fall into place along the way. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you may feel rushed by outside pressures, but it really is up to you to set your own pace. Everything will get done if you just relax. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Those closest to you need a little space and respect, Gemini. Just give them what they need and all will go smoothly. Wednesday could be a trying day. loween store and decorate your house/business. Send pictures of your lights to brandi.tinsley@dss.virginia.gov to be posted on our Facebook page! “Like” Powhatan Domestic Violence Services on Facebook for more information and updates about domestic violence and domestic violence awareness month. When we reach 250 fans we will raffl e off a $25 Target Gift Card to one lucky Facebook fan! Some facts about Domestic Violence you might not be aware of: Did you know that 80 cents on the dollar will go directly to needy individuals and families in our community? Did you know the money raised is used for emergency hotel stays, overwhelming healthcare costs, food, gas, and to establish safe new homes? Did you know that we pro- FIRST DAY SMILES CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you may need to act quickly before things start moving in the wrong direction. You have to take control and make sure things are on the right course. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you can have fun doing just about anything this week. You have lots of energy, so maybe something physical will fi t the bill. Grab a crowd and go to it. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, things have not been going your way, but that is no reason to be disappointed. You will soon fi nd a way to bounce back and get back on track. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, this week you have the uncanny ability to impress people in one-on-one conversation. Start by focusing all of your energy on one particular relationship. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, it’s time to assess your health and make a few changes for the better. It’s within reason to change your diet and exercise more often. It will be to your advantage. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you will fi nd you’re incredibly effi cient this week, both at home and at work. If you have time left over, you may want to help a coworker or family member. vide counseling and education regarding domestic violence for individuals and groups/organizations? Did you know that we provide advocacy services for families involved in the court process? Did you know Powhatan has a domestic violence taskforce? For more information on how you can get involved, make a tax-deductible donation, request a training or presentation, or if you or someone you know are in need of services please contact Brandi Tinsley, Domestic Violence Coordinator at 598-5630. All of the services at PDVS are free and confi dential. PDVS is a program of the Dept. of Social Services located at 3908 Old Buckingham Rd, Ste. 2, Powhatan. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Madalyn Johnson, a first grader at Blessed Sacrament, and her younger sister Lauren – who is attending preschool this year – certainly didn’t seem to have any first-day jitters as they began the school year. 9/19-9/20 CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, both work and family issues are on your mind, but you can only tackle one set of concerns at a time. Figure out which one is a priority and set your wheels in motion. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you are likely to feel amazing this week, so much so that you actually do a double-take in the mirror to make sure it’s you looking back. Savor every moment. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you may have some trouble fi guring out what is real and what’s a facade this week. Others can provide backup if you need it. THIS WEEK’S ANSWERS
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