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$ 8,000 tax credit* (Ends 11/30) Who Pays The Most For Gold, Diamonds and Silver? Page 10 • University City Weekly • Aug. 14-20, 2009 Brownlee Jewelers came out on top for the consumer in WSOC’s under cover report www.wsoctv.com/ video/18890943/ SELL WITH CONFIDENCE AND EASE AT BROWNLEE JEWELERS WE ALSO BUY + $ 8,000 in free design options** Get the $ 8,000 tax credit and multiply your savings from there up to $24,000. To the Power of 8. Only from M/I. mihomes.com GOLD & SILVER COINS Buying Silver Flatware, Serving Sets, Cups, Candle Holders and Sterling Jewelry. NOTICE: We can, in most cases, PAY MUCH MORE for your scrap and jewelry related items than ESTATE, GOLD DEALERS AND JEWELRY STORES operating out of HIGH PRICED MALL LOCATIONS. BROWNLEE JEWELERS has been locally owned and operated in Charlotte for over 70 years by the Rousso Family. We offer COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATIONS. BEWARE OF GOLD DEALERS OPERATING OUT OF A HOTEL. WE MAY PAY UP TO 100% MORE. Lake Norman/Huntersville NorthCross Shp. Ctr. (I-77 Exit 25) 704-895-1308 www.brownleejewelers.com + $ 8,000 in flex dollars*** *Tax credit equals ten percent of the purchase price up to a maximum of $8,000. Only first time home buyers are eligible (defined as Us citizens who have not owned a home for the preceding three years). The credit is based on the home buyers modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). For individuals, the full tax credit is available for MAGI below $75,000 and phased out from $75,000 to $95,000. For a married couple filing jointly, the full tax credit is available for MAGI below $150,000 and phased out from $150,000 to $170,000. The tax credit is applied against the home buyers tax bill or refunded in cash if the credit exceeds the home buyers tax liability. For more information, visit www.federalhousingtaxcredit. com. The foregoing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax advice. Please consult your tax advisor to determine if you qualify for the tax credit. For the tax credit homes must close by 11/30/09. **design option dollars must be used towards design center items that are offered by M/I Homes. May not be taken off the price of the home. ***Flex dollars can be used towards any home purchase needs but may not be taken off the price of the home. Programs subject to change without notice and may not be combined with any other offer. Program ends October 4, 2009. Offers available to buyers who use M/I Financial Corp. News UNCC still doesn’t know exact cuts in budget by Brian Carlton news@universitycityweekly.com While the final state budget didn’t cut as much as expected from education, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will still feel plenty of hurt this fall. The state allocated $11.16 billion in the final education section of the budget, down from the original $12.34 billion projected earlier this year. Cuts to universities statewide have reduced that budget by $300 million, or 10 percent, to $2.7 billion. As with the community colleges, officials at UNC Charlotte don’t really know how much they are losing. School officials, however, are preparing for the fall semester with the knowledge that they’ll have to take up a balancing act. “We’re being asked to do more for more students with less funding,” said David Dunn, vice chancellor of university relations. “We will sustain a cut, and we’re preparing for a number of scenarios.” At UNC Charlotte, slightly more than 24,000 students are expected to take classes this fall, with 5,000 of them living on campus. The university’s hiring freeze means the school will enter the new semester 30 positions short in maintenance and residence life. In total, 180 positions were cut at UNC Charlotte, all but 17 coming from positions that were held open. “Faculty members will have more courses to teach, and classes will have more students,” Dunn said. With only $1 million allocated for repair and renovation, officials expect to delay work on buildings, such as Kennedy and Colvard. The General Assembly fully funded the university’s new 200,000-square-foot Energy Production and Infrastructure Center, providing $2 million in each of the next two years. The building will house civil, electrical and environmental engineering departments, with a focus on energy-infrastructure research. “We’re extremely grateful for that funding,” Dunn said. “It’s going to allow us to hire 14 new faculty members for the college of engineering.” The state’s public school system comes in with a $7.4 billion budget, which translates to a $225 million cut. Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools’ portion of the cuts comes to $20.6 million. While less than the original projected $35 million in cuts, the system still must make adjustments for the fall semester. Funding was also cut from the budget for all state-administered tests not required by federal law, including chemistry and physics end-of-course tests, third-grade math, reading pretests and computer skills tests. Plans call for eventually switching schools to a new comprehensive state testing system, but that idea is still being designed, according to Phillip Price, communications director for the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. “The final cuts were less than the cuts outlined in the House-passed budget, but the cuts are very substantial and will have a significant impact on our local school districts,” Price said. The state community college system will lose $14 million in each of the next two years, with the N.C. Association of Community Colleges determining how to spread the loss among the different campuses. “It’s about what we expected,” said Jessica Graham, media relations coordinator for Central Piedmont Community College. “We’re in some of the most difficult economic times we’ve faced, and we are seeing reductions.” The community college hasn’t received final numbers from the state board yet, but Central Piedmont officials already are dealing with some cuts. As part of state cutbacks, community colleges no longer receive funding to help cover the cost of high school students who take college courses. Tuition will increase by $8 per credit hour, from $42 to $50 for North Carolina residents and for out-of-state students, from $223 to $241. Additionally, the college won’t be able to offer any extra sections for classes. “When one section fills up, that’s it. We won’t be able to offer any more,” Graham said. q Keep current with local news, informative articles about local events, dining and entertainment. Carolina newspaper group www.universitycityweekly.com
Pay it forward Caylie, a golden retriever, is currently being trained in West Virginia. She is learn- Want to help? (continued from page 1) For more information about Jack ing more than 100 commands so that she Swiger or to make a donation to who adopted him in November 2006 on can help Jack with day-to-day living and paws4people, go online to www. National Adoption Day. independence. jack.paws4people.org. The seizures have grown progressively The Swiger family’s only obligation is to worse, and when one grips Jack, all his family can do is wait. His mother holds his hand and stays with him until he comes back. The episodes don’t last long and when they’re over, he is right back to smiling and talking. Small bruises speckle his limbs. They are caused when seizures strike while Josh is standing. He has to wear braces on his legs to help support his shin muscles. That doesn’t slow him down, however, when he’s determined to do something, like chase the family’s two dogs, Maggie and Momo. This fall, Jack will receive another dog, this one especially for him. The paws4people organization announced last year that return the favor – to “pay it forward” – and help raise money so another family can receive a dog. So far, the family has raised more than $6,500 through fundraisers and selling jewelry. Ever since Jack was a baby, he took a shine to service animals. When he was admitted to the hospital in February 2005, he was mute and couldn’t control the right side of his body. While at the hospital, he was introduced to a therapy dog named Ditto, whom he liked to play with. “Dog” was the first word he said after the trauma. Jack met Caylie before. The Swigers visited the training dogs in West Virginia in February to see which dog Jack would her head in Jack’s lap and waited for him to stop seizing. At another point, Caylie laid on Jack, an unusual gesture for having just met. That’s when Lisa Swiger knew. Caylie visited the Swigers’ home in the university area on Memorial Day weekend. The pair had fun getting to know each other again, and now Caylie’s picture hangs on the refrigerator. Jack also practiced walking with a harness on Caylie’s back. Some of the dog’s responsibilities will be helping Jack with balance when walking and going up and down stairs. Now, the family is waiting for Caylie to finish training. Raising Jack requires the entire family, it was evaluating Jack to receive a service/ The New receive. York His Times mother Syndication remembers Sales the Corporation day including Lisa’s husband, Eliot Swiger; rehabilitation assistance dog for free. Nor-50mally, these dogs each cost $30,000 to bad For that Information day,” she said, Call: and 1-800-972-3550 he had another ancée, Shannon. They also have support vividly. Seventh “Jack Avenue, was having New York, seizures N.Y. really 10018 their two sons, Kris and Jake; and Kris’ fi- $40,000. 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He doesn’t slow down to feel sorry for himself,” brother Jake, 20, wrote in an Feb. 4 article in the Daily Tar Heel, the student newspaper at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In a September 2008 operation, doctors installed a pump in Jack’s abdomen to deliver medicine directly into his spinal column. He still has difficulty using the right side of his body. Though doctors say half of his brain has been damaged, Jack attends mainstream classes, in addition to one-on-one tutoring. He speaks at grade level and can walk with the assistance of a cane. “Caylie will not be going to school with him,” Lisa Swiger said. When Jack and Caylie are reunited later this year, they will need time to get to know each other. They will practice moving as one. But they already have a bond. q www.universitycityweekly.com University City Weekly • Aug. 14-20, 2009 • Page 11
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