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By TIMES WIRES
Published September 1, 2006

Community fundraiser to help a helper

Francina Brown, 52, has been raising 11 grandchildren and other relatives since her daughter's slaying in July. Now it seems a community wants to adopt her. St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services, along with local activists and radio station KBTB-FM 95.7 the Beat, is hosting a fundraiser for Brown this evening at the Shark Restaurant and Bar at 102 S Tampa St. Organizers are trying to raise enough money so Brown can move out of the one-bedroom apartment where she lives with the children.

USF professor's book on Chavez wins honor

A University of South Florida professor just won her second Carter G. Woodson Book Award for a book on Cesar Chavez. The national honor recognizes distinguished social science books depicting ethnicity in the United States. Barbara Cruz, a professor of social science education, won this time for Cesar Chavez: A Voice for Farmworkers. She won in 2002 for her book on cultural identity among teens of multiple ethnicities. The award, given by the National Council for the Social Studies, is named for an African-American historian and educator who wrote books for adults and young people.

What's the old saying about 'those who can't'?

John Beck, the lobbyist embroiled in the conflict-of-interest controversy engulfing the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, is teaching a four-hour course for professional engineers next month at the University of South Florida. Beck, who is under scrutiny for his role in the dismissal of one law firm and the selection of another, is charging $100 for his class. The course title: "Engineering Laws, Rules and Ethics."

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