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By Kof Quaye In This Issue: 1 www.cnyvision.com| june 20 - 26| 2013 syracuse ny vol. 4 no. 11 june 20 -26 2013 18 and 25 Job Resource Assistance Drop-in Time: 1:00-3:00 pm Locaton: 447 South Salina St. Receive help with online job searching, resumes, creatng profles and more. No appointment necessary. Space is limited and available on a frst come, frst seated basis. Call 315.435.1900 with any questons 26 Hoopnotca! Time: 2:00 pm Locaton: 1620 W. Genesee St. Hoop dancing is a fun, playful, and expressive way to get ft. Join us for this introducton to hooping taught by Certfed Hoopnotca Instructor, Dena Berata of Mandala Moon Yoga. Dena will supply the hoops for use during the class. Casual, comfortable dress is recommended. Ages 13 and up. 27 Summer Reading Kickof: The Twin Magicians Time: 11:00 am Locaton: Bets Branch Library Register for Summer Reading and sit back and enjoy the magic entertainment of Paul and David Jackman, The Twin Magicians. 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Colleges of: Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Graduate Studies Upstate University Hospital - Downtown and Community campuses Upstate Golisano Childrens Hospital I www.upstate.edu/jobs Generic - Upstate Medical UNIVERSITY Ad CNY Vision/Minority Reporter 1/4 page Ad 5 x 6.75 LOCAL Inter Faith Works had its 11th Annual Duck Race to End Racism Saturday at Inner Harbor on Onondaga Creek. Community members, teachers, students and corporate leaders were all in atendance and partcipated by sponsoring and decoratng a rubber duck to send down the creek. All those atending watched rubber ducks race down Onondaga Creek near the Syracuse Inner Harbor. The winning duck in each race won a prize. Five dollars bought each partcipant or sponsor a duck. Profts from the event when to the Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism, a program of Interfaith Works. Childrens enjoyed games, dancing and face paintng and ice cream while community informaton was given. Winning teams received a variety of prizes that included a Diversity Library and a $1000 shopping spree at Destny USA. Interfaith Works Host Syracuse 11th Annual Duck Race to End Racism Kayla, Melissa, Ruben Ramon and Valarie Torrence Dancers from the Martn Luther King Performers Photos by LaVergne Harden 4 www.cnyvision.com | june 20 - 26| 2013 LOCAL Taste of Syracuse The annual Taste of Syracuse, the citys biggest food and music festval came to Clinton Square June 7th and June 8th. Despite the unfavorable weather, hundreds of people enjoyed multple entertainers and musicians and several dozen vendors ofering selectve food samples for one dollar. An annual visitor, Terri James atends the event every year. I like to try diferent cultures, she said. She doesnt have a partcular favorite. She said she enjoys them all. The two day event featured nearly 40 bands perfoming on three stages. Marshall Tucker Band and Loverboy headlined the event, while several acts returned from last year including Primetme, 3 Inch Fury, Scar-N-Stripes and Stroke. Local resident Marguerita Flowers said she tries to atend as ofend as she can because she loves to eat. She tries everything she can while hanging out with her daughter and grandson. Taste of Syracuse Aiyanna Oliver Photos by LaVergne Harden NY Preservation Authority Recommends Syracuse Church For Historic Preservation Preservaton authorites have recommended adding 17 listngs to the New York and natonal registers of historic places, including a former Episcopal church in Syracuse. Authorites have recommended the former Trinity Episcopal Church building at 523 W. Onondaga St., built in 1915 be placed on the list. The church now owned by the Faith by Love Family Worship Church. Being listed can help owners restore and maintain propertes because theyre eligible for certain public programs, grants and tax credits. Among the propertes the state Board for Historic Preservaton says should be listed are the West Endicot Hose Co. No.1 in Broome County, the Sidney Historic District in Delaware County, Oak Hill Cemetery in Herkimer, the First Presbyterian Church of Newtown in Queens, the Shantz Buton Factory in Rochester and Trinity Episcopal Church in Syracuse. Others include Glenn H. Curtss Memorial High School in Hammondsport, Congregaton Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel in Kerhonkson and Quogue Cemetery on Long Island. If approved by the state, the sites would be nominated for the natonal register. Feds fire, demote employees in NY slaying case Federal authorites have fred and demoted U.S. probaton ofcers in charge of monitoring a man before he was charged with raping a 10-year- old girl and killing her mother during a carjacking at a suburban Syracuse mall. The changes made at the federal probaton ofce in Syracuse were detailed in a leter Monday from U.S. courts administrators to Congressman Dan Mafei of Syracuse. The probaton ofcers came under fre last March afer authorites said David Renz removed and quickly reassembled an electronic bracelet so monitors didnt immediately realize hed taken it of. Authorites say Renz later strangled and stabbed a woman in her car afer raping the womans daughter during an atack outside Syracuse. Renz was required to wear the device because of an earlier child pornography arrest. Marguerita Flowers, Jaquana Barnes, Tasheem Royals Naomi, Irene, Sofa & Monteriat Garcia 5 www.cnyvision.com | june 20 - 26| 2013 PUZZLES Across 1. Strip 5. TBS rival 8. Junk pile 12. It may be guided 13. Lucy in the ___ with diamonds (Beatle song) 14. Compound 15. Voice level 16. Hasten 17. Menton 18. Fair 20. Winged 22. Mix breed dog 23. Thanksgiving spud 24. Renders unclear 27. Antcipate 31. Going on in years 32. 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Infuriate STATE Ofcials at the Veterans Afairs hospital in Syracuse are ready to unveil the facilitys new $90 million additon. The VA will ofcially open the new six- story wing during a Friday morning ceremony with VA Secretary Eric Shinseki giving a speech in the medical centers auditorium. The Flag Day event coincides with the Syracuse VA hospitals 60th anniversary. The additon includes a 30-bed Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder Center. Many upstate veterans with spinal cord ailments had been traveling to New York City or Cleveland for care. The new wing also houses an outpatent surgery center, operatng rooms and a dialysis and infusion program. Constructon on the additon began in 2009. Syracuse VA Medical Center Opening New $90 Million Wing LOCAL Newborns will be required to be tested for congenital heart defects under a new, quick screening process that New York lawmakers agreed to Wednesday. If signed into law by Govenor Andrew Cuomo, the measure would require all birthing facilites to administer the test called pulse oximetry screening. The one-minute procedure provides early detecton of heart defects that could be addressed quickly by surgery, potentally saving babies lives. The process involves taping a small sensor to a newborns foot as light is beamed at the foot to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood. The screening is more efectve than more common tests. Congenital heart disease hits seven to nine of every 1,000 newborns in the United States, according to the Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, a Democratc representng Orange and Sullivan countes. She co-sponsored the bill and said it will replace the current method involving ultrasound screenings and repeated examinatons. By performing this simple test, doctors can take the appropriate and necessary steps to ensure that newborns get the care they need, should they have heart defects, said Sen. William Larkin, an Orange County Republican who co-sponsored the bill. Simply, this measure will save lives. Kelsey Thomas of Syracuse said the test saved her sons life by detectng low oxygen in his blood a day afer he was born. Jacob had surgery eight days later and now is healthy at 14 months old. Its a litle test that can give a big result, a saved life, Thomas said. The Senate approved the measure Wednesday. The Assembly approved it in May. It now goes to Cuomo, who said he will review the measure. Thirteen states require the screening. It would be paid for through insurance or through government health care programs for parents who lack insurance. NY Legislature to Require Heart Screens of Babies 6 www.cnyvision.com | june 20 - 26| 2013 STOP SPINNING YOUR WHEELS. McLane, a $30+ billion supply chain services leader, is looking for qualied Class A Drivers to become part of our valued team. 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Must be able to read and write uently in English STATE Auditors Say NY Approved Jobless Checks for The Dead New York auditors say the state mistakenly authorized nearly $3 million in unemployment payments for people who were dead, employed, out of the country, not authorized to work in the U.S. or had exceeded their benefts State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says $1.9 million was prevented from actually being paid, while the state Labor Department should pursue recovery of $1.1 million. Labor ofcials say they have increased fraud-fghtng measures by funding fve positons in the comptrollers ofce to ensure overpayments are quickly identfed and recouped, the very staf who identfed the overpayments in this report. That $3 million is less than 1 percent of $7.1 billion paid out to 1.13 million people in 2012. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! Leave us a comment! facebook.com/cnyvision 7 www.cnyvision.com | june 20 - 26| 2013 COVER Over $25 Million in Unclaimed Funds in Syracuse May Be Yours Have you ever quit a job and never went back to get your last paycheck? Or moved without getng your utlites deposit refund? When things like this happen, your money will be turned over to the State. Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller is seeking to return $12 billion in unclaimed money to residents across New York State. Report show that Syracuse alone has over $25 million in unclaimed money in over 64,000 accounts. There is $12 billion in unclaimed funds that needs to be returned to its rightul owners, said New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Residents from across the state should check our website to see if they have any unclaimed money waitng for them. Every dollar maters in this economy. Unclaimed funds is lost or forgoten money that is turned over to the state comptroller. The money can come from old bank accounts, insurance checks and more. Banks, utlites, insurance companies and other businesses are required by law to turn inactve stock dividends, savings accounts, unclaimed insurance and other inactve holdings over to the State. Before the money is turned over to the state, these companies must try to notfy you by mail and are required to publish newspaper listngs of names and addresses. If afer a certain amount of tme, usually between two and fve years, an account is inactve, the money is considered abandoned or unclaimed. New York State holds unclaimed funds with the state comptroller who acts as a guardian for the money untl it is claimed by the owner or the benefciary. New York State never claims ownership of the money. It is held for you untl you claim it. Based on the researched pulled by the comptrollers ofce, there are 28 zip codes in Syracuse with unclaimed funds ranging from $4,790 to over $3.1 million in 64,450 accounts. The top fve areas are: 13202: $3,154,373.63 Unclaimed 13210: $2,906,266.37 Unclaimed 13204: $2,225,913.71 Unclaimed 13205: $1,882,970.72 Unclaimed 13203: $1,879,654.21 Unclaimed The ofce of unclaimed funds frequently partners with legislators, sends representatves to public events and works with membership organizatons to help spread the word about unclaimed funds. Comptroller DiNapoli has prioritzed reunitng New Yorkers with their lost money and as a result our ofce returns, on average, $1 million each day. There is no tme limit to claim any funds you may be owed. Meaning, you can prove the money is yours at any tme and have it returned to you without and fees or charges. However, outside of the state comptroller, some companies can charge you up to 15%. New York State returns, on average, $1 million a day. The comptrollers ofce said their records date back to the 1943. As long as someone can prove ownership, whether direct ownership or through familial relatons, such as a deceased relatve, the money can be returned. Last year, approximately $314 million was returned, almost half were claims from banks. In 2008, over $4 million was returned to one individual. There is $1.7 million for one person that is stll unclaimed. There are diferent types of requirements for claim based upon the ownership status and the type of account. You can claim online or by mail. To see if you have unclaimed money, you can go to the state comptrollers website. It can take up to 3 weeks or more before you receive any funds. Currently, there are more than 25 million open accounts for individuals as well as municipalites and non-profts across the state. The comptrollers ofce said this money is owed to the rightul owners and should be returned. BY DELANI WEAVER 8 www.cnyvision.com | june 20 - 26| 2013 NATIONAL U. S. Senate Could Craft New Protection if High Court Guts Section 5 By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - If the U. S. Supreme Court strikes down or alters the Secton 5 Preclearance Clause of the Votng Rights Act, Congress should be prepared with a remedy to protect against discriminaton, according to members of the U. S. Senate in a roundtable with Black media last week. This supreme court is more and more skeptcal of the root causes of, the evidence of and the consequences of discriminaton, said Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.), And I think We need to be prepared to act legislatvely to deal with the likely consequences of a federal government that may be more reigned in in terms of its ability to proactvely reach out. Coons, a member of the Senate Judiciary Commitee, was speaking during a June 13 roundtable during which 12 Senators met with 19 Black reporters to discuss issues of importance to their readers. Issues of race and public policy dominated the 80-minute discussion held in the Mansfeld Room of the U. S. Capitol. Antcipatng a ruling this month, reporters, policy makers and civil rights leaders alike are bracing themselves, already contemplatng the next move in the case of an adverse ruling given racial discriminaton that stll exists. Coons contnued, Discriminaton absolutely is stll a problem in housing, in employment and in votng. And in my view, weve got to be vigilant and atentve of the opinions handed down by the Supreme Court because I think we may see restrictons in the ability of government to actAnd to deal directly and proactvely with discriminaton. Among key items on which the court is set to rule is Shelby v. Holder, which challenges Secton 5, which requires states and territories with a history of discriminaton to clear any changes in votng laws with the U. S. Department of Justce. Striking down this provision - which was just reauthorized by an overwhelming, bi-partsan majority of the Senate seven years ago - would efectvely gut the Act, opening the door for gerrymandering of congressional districts and other politcal lines as well as the creaton of voter ID laws that discriminate against African-Americans and other people of color. Two other race equality cases before the court are also viewed as endangering racial justce. They are Fisher v. University of Texas and a Michigan law which has banned afrmatve acton in public college admissions. An adverse ruling in either of these cases could either end the consideraton of race in college admission policies or cause what lawyers call a chilling efect. The chilling efect is when a ruling is so damaging that it causes universites to end or severely alter policies on their own in order to avoide future law suits. The roundtable was organized by the Senate Democratc Steering and Outreach Commitee, chaired by Senator Mark Begich (D-Alaska). Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader, did not atend, apparently due to votes. The meetng was moderated by Sen. William Mo Cowan (D-Mass.), currently one of only two Black members of the U. S. Senate. Responding to a queston about the historic void of Blacks in the Senate, Cowan acknowledged, We have a long way to go and said Americans have an obligaton to encourage people of all races to get involved in this politcal process. He said when the Senate is not representatve of its consttuents, it does a great disservice. But he added for clarity, You dont have to look like your consttuents in order to represent the interests of your consttuents. He agreed, If Secton 5 Pre-clearance is reversed by the Supreme court, Congress would have to take prompt and vigorous acton to preserve it. Despite partsan bickering between Republicans and Democrats over the budget and other issues, Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.) expressed optmism that if the court strikes down the Pre-clearance Clause of Secton 5, it could be either rebuilt in a bi-partsan spirit or a comparable preventve measure could be crafed swifly in consultaton with legal organizatons that regularly litgate such issues. I think it afects all of us. By Zenitha Prince (TriceEdneyWire.com) - The United States is on pace to become a minority-majority naton even faster than previously predicted, according to Census Bureau statstcs on race and ethnicity released June 13. The percentage of non-Hispanic Whites in the U.S. populaton reached an all-tme low of 63 percent during the year ending July 1. Numerically, that means there are 197.7 million White people out of 313.9 million total Americans. Though the number of Whites increased by 188,000, mostly due from immigraton from abroad, the number of deaths exceeded birthsanother frstby more than 12,000. This is the frst tme there has ever been an overall non-Hispanic White natural decrease in the U.S., demographer Kenneth Johnson told Bloomberg News. There are other trends that suggest that minorites will outnumber Whites by 2043, as has been predicted. Children of color under age 5 are almost a majority, representng 49.9 percent of that age group. And, according to previous Census analyses, minorites younger than 18 are expected to overtake the number of White children by 2019. Its the younger, rapidly growing minority populaton that will be driving economic and demographic growth this century, William H. Frey, senior fellow at the Brookings Insttuton, a Washington-based policy research group, told Bloomberg. Overall, people of color grew in number by 1.9 percent, now composing about 37 percent of the total populaton. Specifc trends show that Asian Americans were the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in America, surging by 2.9 percent to almost 19 million people. The growth was mostly fueled by internatonal migraton. Hispanics were the second fastest growing group, increasing by 2.2 percent, or more than 1.1 million, to just over 53 million in 2012. Their growth was primarily propelled by natural increase (births minus deaths), the Census said. Latnos also remain the natons second largest ethnic group, behind Whites, representng 17 percent of the populaton. Asians and Hispanics have long been among our natons fastest-growing race or ethnic groups, Thomas Mesenbourg, the Census Bureaus actng director, said in a statement. By comparison, African-Americans increased by a mere 1.3 percent to 44.5 million last year. 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10 www.cnyvision.com | june 20 - 26| 2013 OPINION/EDITORIAL The views expressed on our opinion pages are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the position or viewpoint of MRMG or CNY Vision (TriceEdneyWire. com) - Its hard for me to overlook the shameful parade of sons of celebrated leaders who are in jail or on the way to jail for confessed crimes ranging from bribery, embezzl ement and just plain thievery. Their crimes go beyond mere law-breaking. The sons have dishonored a legacy of public service that their fathers helped to build in order to break down barriers to economic and politcal progress for African-Americans. The latest inductees to the Politcal Hall of Shame are: Former Washington, D.C. council member Michael A. Brown (D) who this month pled guilty to acceptng $55,000 in illegal funds, some of which were stufed in a Redskins cofee mug. Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who is awaitng sentencing afer a guilty plea of embezzling $750,000 from his campaign funds to purchase such things as a Rolex watch, furs and a fedora previously owned by Michael Jackson. And then theres former D.C. Councilman Harry Thomas, Jr. (D- Ward 5) who is serving tme afer admitng to stealing $355,000 in city funds that could have gone to make a diference in the lives of city youths. Just as civil rights victories are celebrated collectvely the spectacles of college educated sons in upper middle class families joining the felons in the prison pipeline have created collectve sadness among the rank and fle. These mens very ascent to higher ofce was on the backs of their famous fathers, trailblazers in the politcal and civil rights struggle. Civil Rights veteran Jesse Jackson Sr. credible runs for president in 1984 and 1988 were jewels in the foundaton later polished and perfected by President Obama. Ron Brown, the late commerce secretary and democratc Natonal Commitee chairmen, opened avenues for Black businesses and business development as did the senior Thomas. One can only wonder what created this downward spiral and what does it say to the next generaton? What lessons did they learn from their fathers? Is this fathering gone wrong? Were they so busy fathering the community they did not father in their own homes? Jesse Jr. and Michael Brown grew up as privileged sons fathered into circles of wealth and infuence. They grew to manhood at a tme when the rhetoric of hard work, integrity and ethical based public service rang in their ears and the doors opened by their famous fathers were present for them to walk through. Did their successful upbringing evolve into a culture of greed and self indulgence where victories for the masses then became internalized into victories for self which enttled them to desire the biggest symbols of material success: expensive cars, the bling, the swagger, the style. Public service has become the Big tcket of self indulgence creatng a court of youngish, enttled black privileged princes. In a way the fruit did not fall far from the tree because in some circles men like Jackson and Brown preformed like Kings of the Hill. This air of enttled nobility perhaps explains why Jackson Junior felt the need to use public funds to purchase the fedora that crowned the head of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. Did Jackson Jr. relish a crown himself? Browns lawyer explained his clients confessed guilt of acceptng $55,000 in illegal funds to the crashing of the econo my. Most district residents are sufering hardships so the example of this public servant is steal your way out of it? My listening ear has picked up many excuses for this behavior. An ofen heard argument: Well, these Black men are not doing anything that Whites havent been doing all along. Granted, thef is an equal right among thieves, but to African-Americans, who represent a group that has been denied resources, seen their children swallowed up by drugs, poor schools and, a prison pipelines public funds in the hands of honest politcs could be life-saving, that choice must not be an opton. Like many area residents I am pained by this sad spectacle because I had personal contact with these fathers. In the early seventes in Chicago I was a neighbor and frequent visitor to the Jackson Household, talking to his wife, Jackie. I delighted in carrying the chubby faced Jesse junior on my shoulders. Throughout his career, I respected him as a brilliant man. Two weeks before he died in a plane crash, Ron Brown summoned me to his ofce at the Commerce Department. This had never happened before and I always felt it was an invitaton to keep watch over how the past would impact the future. And shortly before Thomas senior died, I stood shoulder to shoulder with him as we were recognized by Allstate insurance for public service. Despite their setbacks there is stll a future role for these favored sons. Their fathers were not perfect servants but at their very best were public servants. It is not too late for the sons to honor their fathers. ---------------- Barbara Reynolds, a former columnist for USA Today, is an author of six books, including Jesse Jackson: Americas David: The Man, the Meaning and the Myth. A Shameful Parade rev. BarBara a. reynoLds 11 www.cnyvision.com | june 20 - 26| 2013 OPINION/EDITORIAL The views expressed on our opinion pages are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the position or viewpoint of MRMG or CNY Vision KOFI QUAYE Human beings 5.0 Sharon Contreras, superintendent of schools of the Syracuse City School District stated in an interview published in this newspaper that she is disappointed with the academic performance of the schools. Whats that supposed to mean when she has been running the school district she is critcizing the past year or so? Thats certainly not an easy queston to answer. One thing is clear: It takes a combinaton of absolute candor, great courage, and total integrity to be able to concede that the school district contnues to face serious challenges. Superintendent of Schools is a powerful positon, and those who get hired for the job are expected to produce in ways that are not easy to quantfy or qualify; certainly not the same way that other high profle ofce holders are assessed. As the head of a school district, you are expected to deliver. You either do a good or a bad job; an assessment based on performance by students and teachers, and those impacted by actons emanatng from the head of the school district in the community, mostly parents. With no formal criteria to use to judge performance, it is determined more on sentment than fact. Those who are judged by the majority to be doing a good job are told by parents and politcians and those who fall short of the publics expectaton, also get to know. One thing most parents dont do is remain silent when they think something is wrong with a school system that is supposed to educate their kids. They express their views and opinions and they dont shy way from statng what they see as not being right. By the same token, superintendents who are generally viewed as doing a good job are elevated to kind of hero status and become a legend of sorts in the community. Sydney Johnson is one former head honcho who comes to mind when discussing past superintendents of the Syracuse School District. He was one of the frst African-American superintendents of the Syracuse School District back in the 70s. He was arguably an educator who knew his mission, and he succeeded in making an impact that stll stands. He has been cited as an outstanding educator who knew precisely what to do with the problems faced by the Syracuse School District at the tme. A center has been named afer him. He was encouraged to run for mayor, and was loved. That he was the frst African-American superintendent back in the day might have had something to do with it. But, the overall impression was he acquited himself well. There have been other African-American superintendents of schools in Syracuse, whose tenures in the ofce ended badly. They impressed in ways that were less than ideal. One superintendent, Henry Williams, lef the job in circumstances that came close to being chaotc. Another African-American superintendent was described to have done a reasonably decent job. The current superintendent has the distncton of being a Hispanic female. It is probably not a big deal, being Hispanic and female, but her ethnicity and gender defnitely loom over most of what she does. That goes with the job; the race and gender of the occupant is as much a factor as everything else. But, she wont be judged solely on the basis of what a Hispanic female educator can do; she is being judged on how capable she is as an educator so far, so good, or so it seems. In terms of the image she has projected in the past year as the head honcho, Sharon Contreras has been described in the media as a dynamic leader. Other qualites atributed to her include being innovatve in her approach to educaton and more importantly, she has shown a willingness to place considerable emphasis on community involvement. In speeches, and a widely circulated plan of acton document that was mass-mailed to city residents, and in numerous artcles and interviews, she has clearly stated that her mission is to make the Syracuse City School District one of the best, if not the best, school districts in the country. That she has a plan in place is a huge step in the right directon; the goals are clearly defned and show a conscious efort to involve the community. Another striking feature is the fact that the plan will be implemented in phases and evaluated on the basis of how efectve they prove to be. Sharing the document with the public means transparency; something many talk about it, but dont do it. Contreras has done it. It means parents know what she has in mind, what she plans to do, and the expected outcomes. That she is making an impact is beyond queston; what remains to be seen is how the plan will work overall. That is when public opinion will step in and make the pronouncement regarding how she is doing on the job. If the goals are not met as outlined, the parents and the community will know about it and talk about it; and vice versa. We cant ask for more from a school superintendent who is relatvely new to the job; and who is being paid a lot of money and coming in at a tme when the district needs a leader with a vision to give it directon, energy and real leadership. 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