Portmans to tour screening facility

U.S. Rep. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and his wife, Jane, will tour Mercy Hospital Anderson's Center for Women's Health, a breast cancer screening facility in Anderson Township, Monday afternoon. Portman of Terrace Park will discuss the need to recertify the Mammography Quality Standards Act and the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Congress enacted the Mammography Quality Standards Act to ensure that all women have access to quality mammography for the early detection of breast cancer.

Freedom Center to get sculpture

A sculpture titled "Freedom" will be presented to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, downtown, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The day has been designated "Northern Kentucky Day." The work, which depicts a woman and child escaping slavery, was sculpted by Louisville artist Wyatt Gragg and is a gift from a group of Northern Kentucky individuals and corporations.

Black MBA group hosts seminar

Two African-American leaders will speak at a two-day seminar hosted by the Cincinnati chapter of the National Association of Black MBA Association (NBMBAA). Barbara L. Thomas, its president and CEO, and George Fraser, an author named one of the most influential blacks in the country by Black Enterprise magazine, will be among the speakers Wednesday. The event, which includes seminars and forums, will be at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Springdale Wednesday and Thursday. Information: www.bmbacincy.org or 787-4451.

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