The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 86, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 2007 Page: 6 of 12
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road-and save up to 15% on America’s most trusted car insurance.
Presenting the State Harm' Steer Clear' program, designed to help
increase the safety of drivers under age 25.
THE EAH INCENTIVE is gaining momentum with Oklahoma
employers because it is helping them retain good employees
by helping them become proud homeowners.
lahoma. Upon graduation,
he plans to work for the
To celebrate the opening of
this new store, from grand
opening day, Saturday, March
ing the family farm to grow
more forage for cattle.
Jesse 0 Reids
205 E Pine Street, Suite 101
Tulsa, OK 74106-4855
Bus 918-582 8833
Jonathan E Gibson
205 E Pine St. Suite 102
Tulsa. OK 74106-4855
Bus 918-382-5717
Attorney Damano Solomon-Simmons, a native of North
Tulsa, is the managing attorney at
SolomonSimmonsSharrock & Associates. PLLC a civil and
corporate litigation firms specializing in Personal Injury,
Real Estate Transactions. Business Transactions.
Government Relations, and Sports & Entertainment.
PLEASE BE AWARE THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN
THIS COLUMN ARE FOR INFORMATION AND
EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DO NOT
CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE. Please contact my office
at 918-582-4224 or www.solomonsimmons.com. If you
need to speak to an attorney regarding your particular
situation and/or schedule a free, private half-hour
consultation with one of our attorneys.
Elonda West
5807 S Garnett Road, Suite G
Tulsa, OK 74146-6824
Bus: 918-252-3313
You ma / e mail me at:
easonn ic.ntyredoksenate.gov,
or by calling (405) 521-5598
and speaking to my assistant
Roxanne Blystone.
For more information about
RE I visit
www.ruralenterprises.com or
call Dena Sherrill at 800-658-
2823.
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Managing attorney. SolomonSimmonsSharrock & Associates
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Komen Foundation's Race
for the Cure in Tulsa; Anne
Bogie, Executive Director for
Tulsa’s Project Woman; Leslie
Walden, Program Director
for Tulsa's Project Woman;
Corinice Wilson and Irvin
Profit.
We also had a group of
leadership kids leadership
visit the Capitol that are in-
volved with the gang inter-
vention program, part of a
$400,000 grant. As part of the
program, they are encour-
aged to find solutions other
than gangs Thank you all so
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much for coming and visiting
with me.
1 welcome and appreci-
ate any comments or ques-
tions you might have for me.
At the State Senate, I can be
reached by writing to Senator
Judy Eason Mdntvre, State
Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln
Blvd. Room 427, Oklahoma
City, OK 73105.
I’LEASNATON, Calif. -
Ross Dress for Less, the na-
tions second largest off-price
retailer, opened the doors of
the newest Tulsa area loca-
tion, with a grand opening
Saturday, March 17. Savvy
shoppers wall find the same
styles and brand names they
see at department stores tor
20 to 60 percent less at the
River City Plaza store in
Muskogee.
"Were excited to offer
even greater numbers of
shoppers in the Tulsa area a
broad assortment savings on
in-season apparel, brand-
name g "
Gary Cribb, executive vice
president and chief opera-
tions officer of Ross stores.
"We are confident that cus-
tomers in the Muskogee com-
munity will find an expansive
Employers develop their
own financial benefit plan to
help eligible employees with
down payment and closing
cost for the purchase of a
home. REI matches the em-
ployers benefit up to $2,5(X)
encourage employees to live
closer to work and when com
mute time is reduced, they arc
more reliable and depend-
able.
Research also shows that
homeowners become good
neighlxirs, they are more sat-
isfied and productive on the
job and they become more in-
volved with their community.
In addition, it builds up the
community’s tax base and
strengthens the local econ-
omy
It s just a great benefit tor
everyone Dena Sherrill, REI
housing program manager,
said This program can even
be used with other programs
like USDA Rural Develop-
ment s direct loan program,
so the chances ol increasing
the benefit are even greater"
(. urrently, 21 Oklahoma
employers hay e developed an
EAH benefit plan and as a re-
sult, 73 working families or
individuals have realized the
dream of homeownership.
In addition to the EAH
Incentive, REI otters a diver-
sity of business and commu-
nity assistance services.
Finding and keeping
good employee's can be a real
challenge in today s mobile
and changing society but
REI's Employer-Assisted
Housing (EAH) Incentive is
helping employers meet the
challenge. REI partners with
Fannie Mae and USDA Rural
Development to carry out the
program.
Dear Unsuspected Arrestee: While it is tnie that the
fourth amendment of the Constitution provides that you
should be free from searches and seizure by law' enforce-
ment authorities without a valid search warrant.
A search by law' enforcement can be performed
without a search w'arrant IF an officer has "Probable
Cause” to search you. Probable Cause occurs when the
facts and circumstances within an officer's reasonable
senses indicate that a crime has or likely will be commit-
ted. So, normally a routine traffic stop for speeding usu-
ally doesn't yvarrant a search of your vehicle because
there is no Probable Cause that a crime has or w ill be
committed.
However, yvhen the officer approached your car and
smelled marijuana a common exception to the general
rule was invoked, the Plain View (or in this case Plain
Smell) Doctrine The Plain View Doctrine gives an officer
Probable Cause to search someone and his/her inunedi
ate surroundings for evidence of a crime. In your situa-
tion, when the officer approached your car and smelled
marijuana coming from your vehicle, this gave the officer
Probable Cause to believe a crime was being committed
(using illegal drugs). Thus the officer was justified in
asking you to exit and searching your car. Unfortunately
for you I do not see a viable defense for you. I certainly
hope you have a very, very good lawyer!
In closing, while 1 am well aware that people are
pulled over, arrested, and/or charged with crimes they
did not commit everyday. Let me be very' clear, when you
are pulled over by an officer please remember that the of-
fice has ALL the power at that point. So, even though
you certainly have rights and if those rights are violated
you may have some recourse at a latter date. Please un-
derstand that even on routine traffic stops, if the officer
wants to arrest you, YOU will get arrested.
To prevent such a an occurrence or worse (e.g. fight
with an officer) during a traffic stop: a) keep your cool; b)
keep your hands on the steering wheel until requested to
retrieve your necessary documents; c) look the officer di-
rectly in the eyes when answering his/her questions; and
d) if you have to reach in the glove department or your
console please informed the office before hand and get
permission. Those four simple steps will ensure that a
routine traffic stop stays routine, .and everyone goes
home without incident! If you do feel your rights were
violated AFTER receiving your ticket take note of the of-
ficers' name,.badge number, and license plate so you can
report the incident to the proper authorities.
ance benefit rates. We need
to provide approximately $40
million more or schools
could be forced to start cut-
ting staff. I'll be sure to keep
you updated.
I have several people
that I'd like to thank tor stop-
ping by the Capitol this
week; Rev Victor Orta, II:
Christ) Southard, the Execu-
tive Director for the Susan G.
brands."
Ross now’ has three stores
in the Tulsa area that offer
shoppers an opportunity to
discover substantial savings
selection of terrific bargains department store prices
everyday on an exciting mix T ‘ 1L‘
of nationally-advertised
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Dear Damario: I was stopped for
speeding bv a Tulsa police officer Atter
officer approached my vehicle, he
3/’ 'KM -tated that he smelled marijuana I le then
demanded that I -Yep out of mv ear and
when I did he began to search the vehicle.
K JB The officer found Marijuana in my
Simmons vehicle. Of course, I was arrested for pos-
session of marijuana. Did the officer have
a right to demand I exit and search my car on this routine
traffic stop?
Ross Dress for Less expands to Muskogee
Store offers
significant savings
on brand names and
must-have Spring
fashions
Langston students receive Farm Credit Scholarship
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Guest Contributor
ROSS DRESS FOR LESS like the store pictured above will is
gifts, and more," said located in the River City Plaza store in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
17 through Sunday, March 25,
Ross is offering all customers
a chance to enter a raffle and
win a $5<X) shopping spree or
one of five $1(X) shopping
sprees at its new Muskogee
location.
The Farm Credit Ser-
vices East Central Okla-
homa, ACA and Langston
University School of Agri
culture & Applied Sciences'
Department of Agriculture
and Natural Resources
proudly announce that Reg-
gie Vulgamore and Daniel
Wood are recipients of Farm
Credit Services Agricultural
Undergraduate Scholar-
ships.
"We are glad to support
youth," stated John
1’oindexter, Executive Vice
President, Farm Credit Ser-
vices East Central Okla-
homa, ACA.
The recipients will re-
ceive $5(X’ each to further
their education with a con-
centration in agribusiness or
production agriculture at
Langston Universit)'.
Reggie Vulgamore is
a to own a ranch where he
senior, agribusiness major will raise beef livestock and ment major from Jones, Ok- while working and expand-
from Porter, Oklahoma, grow soybean crops.
Daniel Wood is a senior,
Housing incentive helps employers retain good workforce
per family.
A good example of how
the EAH Incentive works is m
Guymon, OK. The City of
Guymon has announced a
housing incentive plan to help
loyal employees become
homeowners.
The City will offer three
loans per year to employees
in good standing that have
completed one year of sen ice
The amount per loan is
$2,5(X), forgiven after three
years of continuous employ-
ment. The employee must
purchase a home within citv
limits and complete Home
Buyer Education through the
Texas County Housing Au-
thority. REI matches the citv's
amount for a total of $5,(XX) in
down payment assistance to
the employ ee for the purchase
of a home.
"The city wanted to pro-
vide a benefit that would sig-
nificantly impact the
employee and the commu-
nity," said Ted Graham,
human resources director
"But, we also wanted to show
our commitment to them for
their loyalty and service."
The benefits of the EAH
Incentive are very compre-
hensive. Companies that es-
tablish an EAH Incentive can
expect a reduction in turnover
and training costs. It can also
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DR. MARVIN BURNS, (L-R) Dean, Langston University School of Agriculture & Applied
Sciences: John Poindexter, Executive Vice President, Farm Credit Services East Central
Oklahoma, ACA; Reggie Vulgamore. scholarship recipient; Daniel Wood, scholarship recipient;
Dr. Vernon L. Jones, Associate Dean, Langston University School of Agriculture & Applied
Sciences; and Dr. George Acquaah, Chair and professor, School of Agriculture & Applied
Sciences Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. (Contributed Photo)
natural resources manage- NRCS as a soil scientist
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