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The South attracted the most trans plants — 1.8 million more than moved out of the region — while the West stayed about even and the Northeast and Midwest saw declines. Nevada, the fastest-growing state dur ing the 1990s, had the highest percentage of movers — 63 percent — followed by Colorado and Arizona, both at 56 percent. About one-quarter of Nevada’s population moved in from another state between 1995 and 2000. The study, culled from responses to the 2000 head count, didn’t include an age breakdown or a look at why people moved, only if they did and where they did. But typically, the type of move depends on a person’s age, said John Logan, sociolo gist at the State University of New York at Albany. Long-distance moves are most common among people from their late teens to early 30s, primarily for college or a better job, he said. “Long-distance moves have generally been about making a significant change in your life and hoping to build a better future, and that has been especially the case for young adults who are free to do that,” he said. People in their mid-30s through 50s with children tend to make more shorter moves in search of a bigger home or quieter neighbor hood, he noted, while those in their 60s and older move to warm-weather climates or closer to family mem bers after retirement. Overall, 45.9 percent of the 262.4 million U.S. resi dents age 5 and older in 2000 had moved in the pre vious five years, according to the Census Bureau. That figure includes 7.5 million people who moved to America from abroad. The five-year moving rate has hovered at about 46 percent since 1970. Warm-weather destinations in the South and West that were unattractive decades ago are now more livable because of technology and upgraded infrastructure systems, said Robert Lang, a demographer at the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech in Alexandria, Va. “Air conditioning and the interstate high way system defeated the remoteness of these places,” Lang said. Such states have also become popular retirement destinations, said the bureau’s Carol Faber, an author of the report. Mobile Americans Americans are moving, but they don’t go very far. In the last five years, 46 percent of the pop ulation ages five and older left their percent. That area inchi Communities near tary bases and collet towns have the highestpr portion of movers, led the Jacksonville, N, metropolitan area ai homes, but over half of those stayed within the same county. 24.9% Same county SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau the Camp Lejeune Maria base. It was followed Bryan-Col lege State Texas, which inclilt Texas A&M U niversii and Lawrence, Kan.Jor- to the University Kansas. Only 21 percenl Nevada residents v bom there, the lowest ps centage in the country,fd lowed by Florida as Arizona, popular desti- tions for retirees andiw immigrants. States in the Midvre mid-Atlantic and Dee? South had the highest^ portion of people living in the state in win;; they were bom, which includes peoplewk moved away and then returned. Louisiana had the highest percentagec: residents who are natives, with nearly I! percent, followed by Pennsylvania aisi Michigan. In Louisiana, many among the state's te Cajun population don’t leave because tk; live on land which has been owned by fair; lies for generations, and because of strra family ties, said Jacques Henry, a Univeisit) of Louisiana-Lafayette sociologist. NOTE: Percentage reflects number of people who moved between 1995 and 2000. AP Faith takes root in Texas inner cities By Bobby Ross Jr. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — A “Jesus in the Hood” banner hangs on the dusty white wall of a makeshift sanctuary in East Dallas. Just after 8 a.m. on a Tuesday, gospel music blares from a stereo in this old building with fold ing chairs and exposed ceiling pipes. About 40 men and women, many clad in tattered jeans and T-shirts, clap and sway as they sing “Lord, You Are Good” and “Come, Holy Spirit.” White, black and Hispanic, they have come to a voluntary service at the Reconciliation Outreach ministry office before a food pantry offering day-old bread, cakes and doughnuts opens next door. An elegant-looking woman in a black dress and sandals walks in and finds a seat near the back. To the casual observer, this one-time New York debutante might look out of place. But make no mis take, this is home — at least in the spiritual sense — for the Rev. Dorothy Moore. The 67-year-old wife of a corporate lawyer from Texas grew up in a world of fine china and chauffeurs, but finds fulfillment as a minister to the downtrodden and homeless. The journey for this mother of four began about 30 years ago. She committed herself to Christian work, but her transformation did not occur overnight. It took years, she said, before she fully understood what God wanted her to do. She discovered her calling, as she considers it, when she helped organize a 1986 tent crusade aimed at inner-city youths. The next year, Moore started Reconciliation Outreach, which provides housing, food and clothing for the homeless and needy in an East Dallas neighborhood once bet ter known for crack houses than coffee houses. “When I saw the conditions that the kids were in here, it just touches your heart,” she said. In the early years, she dodged bullets and gang violence and mourned two young friends caught in the crossfire. She drew threats for leading an anti-drug march. Violence in the neighborhood has declined, thanks in part to the work of Moore. “I just think she has done wonders,” said Mitchell Rasansky, a Dallas city council man. “There’s not too many people who will go into a neigh borhood like that and do the work she’s been doing.” Before he met Moore, Thomas Smith, 51, lived on the streets. Smith still walks with a severe limp, the product of years of excessive drinking and sleeping on concrete and under bridges. “If it had not been for her and a place like this, there’s no telling what would have happened to me,” he said. In addition to providing food, clothing and temporary housing for about 150 people. Reconciliation Outreach serves more than 700 families and single adults each year through its life rehabilitation program. a There's not too many people who will go into a neighborhood like that and do the work she's been doing. 99 — Mitchell Rasansky Dallas city councilman NEWS IN BRIEF Work set to begin on El Paso veteran's horn EL PASO, Texas (AP)-El Past area veterans suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease soon will be! able to get treatment at a newve! erans home expected to open in 2005, officials said Wednesday ai a groundbreaking for the facility. The 160-bed, $9.7 million home also is expected to employ abou! 150 people and give the El Paso economy a boost with its than $3 million annual p Sixty of the beds — in a secure separate wing — will be for Alzheimer’s care. As of Sept. 8, there were nursing homes in El Paso Count} with certified Alzheimer’s-caft beds. More than 2,100 of tbs county’s 56,000 veterans thought to have the disease. The state now has four veteran: homes, which are located Bonham, Temple, Big Spring; Floresville. Groundbreaking another new veterans home McAllen is scheduled for n month. The home in El Paso is be built on nearly 43 acres given bf Fort Bliss to the city. It was partol a firing range used for small arms explosives and field artillery.! use was discontinued in 1966. NEED EXTRA CASH not an extra job? DCI Biologicals can't pull a rabbit out of a hat! WE NEED YOU! Make Magic DONATE PLASMA Simple Equation: Plasma Saves Lives You Give Plasma YOU SAVE LIVES! You earn up to $180 every month you donate. And somehere a child whispers, "Thank you." Now that's MAGIC DCI Biologicals invites you to make magic- DONATE PLASMA Call or come by - Make magic and save a life. 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