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The diocese believes the financial help is one reason why, as of mid-August, 87 of the 94 students who\’d been registered for the coming school year at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart are registered at other Catholic schools. In September, 57 will attend St. Teresa in Runnemede, 20 will go to St. Rose of Lima in Haddon Heights, four are starting at St. Mary in Gloucester City, four are going to Good Shepherd in Collingswood, and one each will begin at Christ the King in Haddonfield and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Berlin Borough.

But the financial aid is not the only reason, or even the most compelling one.

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Linwood’s Leading Commercial Complex Growing

Despite National Economic Downturn

Linwood, NJ, Sept. 3, 2009 – A new, state-of-the-art dialysis center is opening at Linwood’s Cornerstone Commerce Center, filling the last major space at the retail and office complex and providing a much needed increase in dialysis treatment availability in southern NJ.

The new facility, which will open in December, will treat up to 18 patients simultaneously, helping to combat kidney disease, which is increasingly growing nationwide. According to the National Kidney Foundation, in the U.S. alone there are 26 million Americans – 1 in 8 adults – living with chronic kidney disease (CKD,) and another 20 million more are at increased risk.

DOWNING, Francis J. \”Frank\” Age 91 of Mt. Ephraim, passed away on Friday September 4, 2009.

Mr. Downing was born in Philadelphia and had been a long time resident of Audubon where he served as a Special Police Officer in his early years. Frank had worked at RCA in Camden for 43 years as a Parts Cataloger and had been a member of the Lindenwold Moose Lodge # 548. Mr. Downing was a member of the Independent Umpires Association (I.U.A.) and has been inducted into the South Jersey Fast Pitch Hall of Fame.

Mr. Downing is the husband of the late Adele (nee Markiewicz) Downing. He is survived by his children Tim & his wife Shelley Downing and Donna & her husband Skip Arechavala. Frank is the proud grandfather of Andrea, Sean & Rylee Downing and Kevin, Michele & Michael Arechavala. He is the brother of the late George Downing and the late Margaret Baker.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 am at Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Kings Highway & Black Horse Pike, Mt. Ephraim. Interment and graveside tribute will follow at St. Joseph\’s Cemetery, Chews Landing. Relatives and friends are invited to join the Downing family to remember and pay tribute to Frank on Wednesday morning between 8:30 and 9:30 am at the HENRY FUNERAL HOME, 152 W. Atlantic Ave., Audubon. As an expression of sympathy and in lieu of flowers donations can be made to the New Jersey Special Olympics 3 Princess Rd. Trenton, NJ 08648.

Age 85, of Brooklawn, NJ, died Thursday, September 3, 2009, at his home. Born in Camden, he has been a resident of Brooklawn for the past 25 years, formerly of Williamstown.

He is an Army veteran of World War II, serving with Battery A 115th Gun Battalion in Northern France and Central Europe. Mr. Sapp was a bus driver for NJ Transit for 37 years, retiring in 1986. A 1942 graduate of Camden High School, he enjoyed bowling and was an avid Phillies and Eagles fan.

Mr. Sapp is survived by his wife of 24 years, Frances D. Sapp, nee Corson, and 4 children. Funeral services and burial of his cremains will be private at the convenience of the family. The family would appreciate contributions to Camden County Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 475, Blackwood, NJ 08012. Arrangements by MATHIS FUNERAL HOME, Glassboro, NJ.

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The real health-care problem isn’t moral, as the president claims, but structural.

3 September 2009

Further, the bureaucrats who manage both the Medicare and Medicaid programs issue thousands of price controls every year, telling hospitals and doctors what services they must cover and what payments they must accept—regardless of whether the payments actually cover costs. In 2008, the consulting firm Milliman estimated that low reimbursements for doctors and hospital services shifted nearly $90 billion in costs annually from public to commercial payers. This cost-shifting represents a hidden tax that effectively robs Peter to pay Paul, while allowing the public programs’ defenders to claim that they are more efficient because they have lower costs than private insurers.

The White House is correct when it says that millions of Americans can’t afford private health insurance. But what it doesn’t mention is that government regulations reduce access to affordable private insurance, strangle competition, and make insurance more expensive.

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 By Bill Cleary

Mount Ephraim School Superintendent Joseph Rafferty released the following statement sent to school families at 7 PM tonight through the District\’s Connect Ed System.

\”I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend.

The staff is looking forward to the 1^st full day of school on Tuesday September 8th.

I want to take this opportunity to let our school families know that we will not be airing President Obama’s opening day speech. This decision was made due to scheduling constraints and not having an opportunity to allow parents to be fully informed of the content.

However, we do encourage all families to take the time to watch the speech as it is replayed on the White House web site. The President will be speaking about setting academic positive goals for the upcoming school year. Discussing the content of the speech could provide an excellent opportunity to have an academic conversation with your child.

Thank you and we are looking forward to a great school year.\”

Brooklawn School Superintendent Dr. John Kellmayer, who originally said the broadcast was not going to be shown to students because of the controversy, has decided to allow students to view it.

\”Now that the President\’s speech has been released to the public and the idea of a lesson plans and how children can help the President has been dropped, I am now allowing teachers to show the speech if they wish to. I find nothing in the speech that is political or controversial.\”

Gloucester City School Superintendent Paul Spaventa,

\”We will be taping the speech due to time and scheduling constraints and showing it to the students if appropriate\”.

President\’s address to students

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NEW YORK: Please join the Sportsmen\’s Association for Firearms Education Inc. (S.A.F.E.) for its 2009 Firearm Civil Rights Conference. Special guests include Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President; Ron Schmeits, NRA President; Chris Cox, Executive Director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action; Dick Anthony Heller of District of Columbia v. Heller; Ginny Simone, NRA News co-host; and John L. Cushman, S.A.F.E. President and Founder, and NRA Board Member.

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about Second Amendment issues, both nationally and locally, as well as meet and network with fellow sportsmen and women concerned about their civil rights and how to protect them. Valuable prizes in drawings will be awarded to attendees. Admission and parking are free, and the event is open to your family and friends. The conference will be held Sunday, September 13, 2009, from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. (doors open at 12:00 noon) at the Sheraton Long Island Hotel, 110 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, in Smithtown, NY.

Hello, As most of you know, Dolson Family Catering is now managing the Gloucester Heights Fire Hall. Please contact me if you, or someone you know, is looking for a place to have an event. The hall can hold up to 200 people. The hall has had some recently up grades and is looking good. I know many of you are involved in non profit organizations. The price is discounted for these organizations. Not to mention, we have a great fund-raising catering package we can discuss. The dates are filling up fast. So do not wait.

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