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WORLD

UK voters head to polls for a monumental general election More than three years into Britain’s interminable Brexit saga, voters are braving rain and chilly temperatures to vote in a crucial general election on Thursday that may put an end to the uncertainty.

The snap vote, called by Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he lost his majority in Parliament, is Britain’s first December poll since 1923 but its third election in less than five years.

It follows a six-week campaign which has seen all of the major parties crisscross the country in search of votes. Issues including the Brexit, Britain’s National Health Service, taxes and social care have dominated discussions.

Around 46 million Brits are eligible to vote in the election. Counting takes place throughout the night and into Friday morning.

Attack on Niger military base leaves 71 soldiers dead ISIS has claimed responsibility for one of the deadliest attacks on Niger’s military, which left 71 soldiers dead and 12 wounded.

The attack happened on Tuesday, when several hundred heavily armed militants ambushed soldiers at an outpost in Inates, in the west of the country near the Mali border, according to defense minister, Issoufou Katambe.

Fierce fighting followed and a “substantial number of the terrorists were neutralized,” Katambe said.

ISIS claimed on social media that it managed to seize the military base for several hours, and that it stole weapons and ammunition, including several tanks. The terrorist group did not provide any evidence to support its claim.

Fishermen save bald eagle caught in death grip of an octopus A team of salmon fishermen are feeling pretty proud after they were able to rescue a bald eagle from an octopus off the northwest tip of Canada’s Vancouver Island.

The group was returning to their float house when they heard screeching and splashing sounds last Monday, according to fisherman John Ilett.

After investigating the sounds, Ilett said the team found “a full-sized eagle submerged in the water with a big giant octopus in the water trying to drag it down.”

The team watched the interaction for about five minutes, unsure if they should intervene to help.

“We weren’t sure if we should interfere because it is mother nature, survival of the fittest,” Ilett said. “But it was heart wrenching — to see this octopus was trying to drown this eagle.”

Ilett said he’s been working on the water for about 20 years and admits he’s seen incredible things, but this encounter ranks as the coolest to date. “It’s moments like this why I love my job and being out in the environment where I can work and live,” he said. “It’s just amazing.”

— From wire reports

Judiciary Committee clashes ahead of vote to send articles to the floor

By Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju CNN

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday is taking a major step forward to impeaching President Donald Trump as it works to approve the articles of impeachment and send them to the House floor for a full chamber vote expected next week.

The messy legislative sausage-making prompted a debate over the president’s conduct and the impeachment proceedings themselves, as Republicans sought to poke holes and do away altogether with the impeachment articles against the President.

Lawmakers sparred at length over an amendment to remove the entire first article, charging Trump with abuse of power, from the impeachment resolution, and scores more amendments from Republicans were expected Thursday in a debate that could last late into the day.

The committee process for debating and approving the articles is used for hundreds of pieces of legislation on Capitol Hill each year, but Thursday’s debate is as contentious as ever with a vote by the full House to remove the President from office potentially less than a week away.

The committee debate fol-

NATION

White House holds summit on child care and paid leave The White House held a summit on child care and paid leave on Thursday, an issue first daughter and senior presidential adviser Ivanka Trump has carried the torch on since President Donald Trump took office.

“We have come together today because we have a historic chance to pass paid family leave and childcare reform so that every American family has the freedom to embrace the dignity of work and the joy of raising a family,” Ivanka Trump said during her opening remarks. “Our vision is to give each parent the resources and support they need to make the best choice for their families.”

The White House event comes a day after the House of Representatives passed an annual defense authorization bill which includes a provision providing all federal workers with 12 weeks of paid parental leave for the first time in US history.

Eric Holder says Barr ‘unfit’ to serve as attorney general Former Attorney General Eric Holder believes William Barr is “unfit” to serve as the nation’s top law enforcement officer, writing in a Washington Post op-ed that recent controversial comments by his successor “have been fundamentally inconsistent with his duty to the Constitution.”

In the opinion piece published Wednesday night, Holder, who served in the Obama

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The House Judiciary Committee is taking a major step forward to impeaching President Donald Trump as it works to approve the articles of impeachment and send them to the House floor for a full chamber vote expected next week. lows the Democratic introduction of two articles of impeachment against the president, charging him with abuse of power for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rivals while withholding U.S. security aid and a White House meeting, and obstruction of Congress for refusing to cooperate in any manner with the impeachment inquiry into his conduct.

Thursday’s committee vote to approve the articles sets the stage for a vote on the House floor that is likely to make Trump the third president in U.S. history to be impeached. Democratic leadership sources say they

could lose more than at least two moderate Democrats on the impeachment votes, but there’s no concern about major defections that could endanger the articles.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is not lobbying moderates on the fence to vote for impeachment.

“People have to come to their own conclusions,” Pelosi said.

The speaker said the facts are clear, and she isn’t concerned about losing more Democrats on the articles of impeachment than the two who voted against the resolution establishing procedures for the inquiry. “People will vote the way they vote,” she said.

While the White House did not participate in the House impeachment proceedings, Trump weighed in on the debate Thursday, tweeting that two Democrats were misconstruing his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which the U.S. President he asked for an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.

“Dems Veronica Escobar and Jackson Lee purposely misquoted my call,” Trump said. “I said I want you to do us (our Country!) a favor, not me a favor. They know that but decided to LIE in order to make a fraudulent point! Very sad.”

Pepsi Café, which also comes in a vanilla flavor, will hit shelves throughout the United States in April for a limited time. It’s nearly twice as caffeinated as a regular soda.

For Pepsi, the new beverage is a way to leverage consumer trends to invigorate its core product, which could certainly use a boost.

“Cola has been a pretty stagnant category over the last 2030 years,” said Todd Kaplan, vice president of marketing for brendan smialowski/aFp/getty images Pepsi. “As consumer preferThe White House is holding a summit on child care and paid ences continue to evolve, we leave, an issue first daughter and senior presidential adviser as Pepsi need to evolve as well Ivanka Trump has carried the torch on since President Don- to better meet those needs.”

ald Trump took office.

administration between 2009 and 2015, excoriated Barr for “a series of public statements and ... actions that are so plainly ideological, so nakedly partisan and so deeply inappropriate” for an attorney general to make. He pointed to a number of recent headline-grabbing remarks by Barr, including his comments this week that the FBI may have acted in “bad faith” when it opened an investigation into the origins of the Russia probe despite the Justice Department’s inspector general report that said the bureau was justified in doing so.

World must reach ‘peak meat’ by 2030 to meet climate change targets, scientists warn The world needs to reach “peak meat” within the next 10 years to combat the effects of climate change, scientists have warned.

In a letter to The Lancet Planetary Health Journal, they said all but the poorest countries needed to set a time frame for livestock produc-

tion to stop growing, since the meat and dairy sector is responsible for such a large proportion of emissions.

The scientists called on governments to identify the largest emissions sources or land-occupiers in the livestock sector and set reduction targets to help fight the risk of global temperatures rising by more than the “safe” limit of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

“The reduction we need means we need deep transformation in every sector,” Helen Harwatt, environmental social scientist at Harvard Law School and lead author of the letter, told CNN. “To reduce to 1.5 C, we need to remove massive amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere.

“We’re suggesting agriculture transitions to optimal systems, and that’s plant-based.”

Appeals court divided on future of emoluments lawsuit against Trump

Fifteen appellate judges in Richmond spent three hours Thursday showing how deeply divided they are on whether they can curtail the President’s business interests.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals debated a case challenging whether President Donald Trump can continue to accept emoluments, or profits, from his hotel in Washington, DC, while in office.

At this stage, a decision could control whether the case has months ahead of it still in court — keeping the president’s companies at risk as his opponents seek financial documents — or whether it will be dismissed, a win for Trump. In either way, the issue is likely to eventually Pepsi’s new product reach the Supreme Court.

“To sue the president (in has nearly twice as a case like this) is a matter much caffeine as its that is unplowed ground,” said Judge Paul Niemeyer, regular soda who had written an opinion Like its rival Coke, Pepsi dismissing the case in favor is launching a new coffee- of Trump previously. infused cola.

— From wire reports

PEOPLE

Trump mocks famed teen climate activist Greta Thunberg in tweet President Donald Trump on Thursday again publicly mocked teen climate crisis activist Greta Thunberg, tweeting that the 16-year-old Swede who has inspired protesters worldwide has “anger management” issues.

Thunberg, who was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year earlier this week over Trump, has sternly castigated world leaders for not doing enough to combat the climate crisis. She has been open about her diagnosis of Asperger’s, calling it a “superpower” that helps her activism.

“So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!”

Trump wrote Thursday morning, responding to a tweet congratulating Thunberg on being named Person of the Year.

Thunberg updated her Twitter bio to reflect Trump’s comments: “A teenager working on her anger management problem. Currently chilling and watching a good old fashioned movie with a friend.”

Michelle Obama surprises DC elementary public school with $100,000 and gifts Michelle Obama is spreading some holiday cheer, surprising students and teachers of an elementary school in Washington with a gift of $100,000, computers and a new basketball court courtesy of TV host Ellen DeGeneres.

In the segment of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways,” the former first lady paid a visit to the Randle Highlands Elementary School in the southeast part of the city.

“Obama!” one little girl shouts out in excitement when Obama drops by her computer lab class.

“I stood still, I could not move,” Principal Kristie Edwards says of her shock in seeing the former first lady.

‘Peloton wife’ actress blames her face for the ad backlash The Peloton wife has spoken, and from now on, she’d like to be known as anything but the star of the controversial ad.

Actress Monica Ruiz sat with “Today” host Hoda Kotb to finally address the infamous commercial that became a cultural phenomenon coinciding with a massive tank in Peloton stock.

The ad, which showed Ruiz tirelessly vlogging a year’s worth of Peloton workouts after her husband gifted her the stationary bike, was called sexist, tone-deaf and alarming, to name a few.

Ruiz jokingly accepted the blame for that last part.

“Honestly, I think it was just my face. It was my fault,” she told Kotb. “My eyebrows look, like, worried?”

Now that she’s addressed the Peloton debacle, she’s ready to shirk it for good and get back to work.

“I hope that people can just see me as an actress,” she said.

“That’s what I am. I hope people can remember that I’m not actually the Peloton lady and let me work other jobs.”

— From wire reports

Facebook taps data to predict likely 2020 trends kimchi, milk baths, ‘plant parents’

By Scottie Andrew CNN

Do you bathe in milk, gobble up kimchi or dress in getups straight out of the ’80s?

If you don’t, you might soon — Facebook predicts those trends could go global in 2020.

For its 2020 Topic and Trends Report, Facebook collected country-specific topics users in 13 countries had shared that it says could become mainstream next year. When patterns in topics emerged, the company

find out how accurate their 2020 trends forecasts are, but said it relied on third-party until then, browse through a researchers to “inform and few of the trends Facebook validate” the findings. says could break through.

This year’s edition predicts everything from DIY projects Flexitarians, green diets in Brazil to scaled-back skand green rooms incare in the Philippines to craft coffee in Thailand.

Americans are talking more Last year’s report focused about methane emissions solely on the U.S. and pre- associated with animal agridicted everything from a zero- culture, but they’re not willwaste economy and cerebral ing to give up meat entirely. horror films to ASMR and Facebook says the rise of healthy soul food. flexitarianism — a majority We’ll have to wait a year to plant-based diet that occa-

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sionally incorporates meat and fish — could become a 2020 movement.

Another major topic of conversation in North America — houseplants and succulents. Canadians are greening up living spaces with indoor plants and sharing the results widely — “plant parent” influencers are encouraging their followers to get greener.

mous with luxuriating in the U.S., so it’s fitting that baths could come back in a big way.

Specifically, Facebook predicts, milk baths will become en vogue. Rumored to be a pastime of Cleopatra, the baths are supposedly moisturizing for dry skin some centuries later.

Trust (and treat) your gut

Australia could see a surge in gut-friendly foots like kimchi and ghee, or clarified The milk bath butter. They’re packed with Self-care is now synony- probiotics that strengthen

the “gut biome” — the good bacteria that live in the gastrointestinal tract.

The country’s also a major purveyor of high-fiber foods like chickpea and lentil pasta, a protein-packed alternative to traditional wheat flour fare.

The U.S. adopted avocado toast from the Aussies, so maybe the American masses will follow Australia’s lead again. Kimchi, a stalwart of Korean fare, and kombucha have already crossed over into the U.S.

A4 ♦ Friday, december 13, 2019 ♦ gwinnettdailypost.com COLUMNIST I KEITH ROACH

WEATHER WATCH

Results of bone density test determine follow-up testing

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EAR DR. ROACH: I am 76 years old and have had a bone density test every two years for the past 12 years at the recommendation of my physician.

Every test has shown bone loss in my left hip, which is the result of a childhood case of polio. My physician has also pressed me to take Fosamax, which I have Roach strongly resisted because of the unpleasant side effects.

I have been lectured to repeatedly about the dangers of falling. She said one out of three women currently hospitalized in the U.S. is there because of a broken hip. Recently, another physician looked up my test results and pointed out to me that the bone mass measurement in that hip has been virtually unchanged over the years. She said she thought a test every two years was excessive and therefore unnecessary. Given these two extremes, what would you recommend I do?

— J.S.B. ANSWER: Hip fractures are very dangerous, and medications like alendronate (Fosamax) reduce the likelihood of fracture when given to the appropriate person, which is any person, male or female, with a high risk of fracture.

Fracture risk is best estimated by the FRAX score (sheffield.ac.uk/FRAX/), which uses bone density and other parameters to help doctors and patients decide whether taking medication is appropriate. I would strongly urge you to get this done and look at the result. Compare that risk against what it would be with medication. For people at low risk, the benefit of medication is small, but if you are at high risk, there is likely to be a large benefit to taking medication.

Your first physician must have been mistaken. Hip fractures account for less than 1% of hospital admissions.

Perhaps she meant among the patients she was taking care of right now.

If your fracture risk is high enough to take medication, your bone density is usually measured every one to two years. If not, the recommended follow-up testing frequency depends on your bone density score. Given that yours has stayed constant, less frequent checks might be reasonable.

On the other hand, a history of poliomyelitis seems to be a large and independent risk for hip fracture. This is partly due to increased fall risk, but partly due to the effects of accelerated bone loss in people with less muscle strength, which is universal in the affected limb of poliomyelitis.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I got my son to quit smoking cigarettes years ago, but then a friend he goes camping with got him into cigar smoking.

He seems to think there is no danger since he doesn’t inhale. He is now smoking at least one a day and sometimes three. I’d like your take on this. Does the nicotine get into his blood through his mouth, and what are the effects of that?

— M.S. ANSWER: Cigar smoking is often thought of as being less risky than cigarettes, but cigar smoke does contain the same nicotine and carcinogens as cigarettes. It is true that many cigar smokers do not inhale, and if a person is meticulous about it, there is much less risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nonetheless, nicotine DOES get absorbed through the mouth, leading to nicotine dependence. Moreover, some cigar smokers do inhale, which puts them at further risk.

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Lake Full Yesterday lanier............... (1071.0) ...1067.28 nottely..............(1779.0) ...1762.59 oconee ..............(435.0) .... 434.48 seminole...............(77.5) .......76.80 sinclair ...............(339.8) .... 338.82 thurmond ..........(330.0) .... 323.56 tugalo ................ (891.5) .... 888.32 walter F. george.(188.0) .....188.16 west point..........(635.0) .... 630.21

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TODAY’S HISTORY: in 1577, sir Francis drake left england on a three-year voyage around the world. in 1972, american astronauts eugene cernan and Harrison schmitt began the third and final lunar excursion of the apollo 17 mission. they remain the most recent humans to set foot on the moon. in 2002, cardinal bernard law resigned as archbishop of boston following sex abuse scandals in the archdiocese. in 2003, former iraqi president saddam Hussein was captured by U.s. military forces in a small underground hideout near tikrit, iraq.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), poet; mary todd lincoln (18181882), first lady; dick Van dyke (1925- ), actor; christopher plummer (1929- ), actor; ted nugent (1948- ), singer-songwriter; ben bernanke (1953- ), economist; steve buscemi

(1957- ), actor; rex and rob ryan (1962- ), football coaches/tV analysts; mike tirico (1966- ), sportscaster; Jamie Foxx (1967- ), actor; sergei Fedorov (1969- ), hockey player; taylor swift (1989- ), singer-songwriter.

TODAY’S FACT: Jamie Foxx is one of five performers to have both a billboard no. 1 single and an oscar win. the others are barbra streisand, cher, Frank sinatra and bing crosby.

TODAY’S SPORTS: in 2007, the “mitchell report” was released, indicating widespread steroid use in professional baseball and naming dozens of players involved.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “mark this well, you proud men of action: you are nothing but the unwitting agents of the men of thought who often, in quiet self-effacement, mark out most exactly all your doings in advance.” -- Heinrich Heine, “History of religion and philosophy in germany”

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COLUMNIST I AMY DICKINSON

Reader weighs in on anti-male bias

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EAR AMY: Why in your column is it acceptable to always critique men?

We men work harder, die sooner, and register with Selective Service to be sent overseas to be killed at a higher rate than women do.

An epidemic of suicide is going on, and women are worried about petty issues regarding men!

Don’t you women ever get tired of complaining?

You are killing us!

— Fed Up DEAR FED UP: In attempting to refute you on the facts, I did some research and learned a few things: Your factual assertions are mainly correct.

This is from the official website of the Selective Service (sss.gov): “Virtually all male U.S. citizens, regardless of where they live, and male immigrants, whether documented or undocumented, residing in the United States, who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service.”

This requirement for all males residing in this country to register for the potential to be drafted for military service quite obviously places an undue burden on males.

My ignorance of the legal obligation to register is perhaps a function of my own female privilege. I cop to that.

Yes, the suicide rate for males is higher than that for

females, but that gender gap is rapidly closing, which is heartbreaking on every level.

Women Dickinson fight and work and struggle and suffer, too. We make less money than our male counterparts for the same jobs.

We are vulnerable to partner violence, sexual assault, degradation, street harassment, workplace harassment, humiliation, everyday petty sexism and ... mansplaining.

Sometimes just getting through the day — working and also taking care of children and elderly parents, while also trying to throw off the mantle of generations of oppression — is tiring and ... well, a person gets a little cranky.

And yes, complaining IS exhausting, as you no doubt know from your own statement, but sometimes the pettier complaints are placeholders for the big ones. Next time you hear a woman complain about something you consider small, understand that there is more to her — and her complaining — than meets your estimation.

DEAR AMY: My wife and I live in a suburban neighborhood comprised of both rental and privately-owned homes.

We are both retired and

so have more opportunity to see things during the day than some of our neighbors.

Within the last year we have witnessed some unexplainable activity at a rental property near us.

Basically, as far as we can tell, no one actually lives there full time, and yet cars periodically come and go at odd intervals.

Sometimes, weeks will pass with no “visits,” and then there will be a flurry of activity, with several vehicles all appearing at the same time, staying for a while, and then all departing.

They always pull around the rear of the house upon arrival. There are motionsensor lights and closed-circuit cameras, as well.

We are wondering: What goes on there? Why would someone rent a house and not live in it? What can we do?

— Concerned Neighbor DEAR NEIGHBOR: It’s not quite clear from your question whether these groups are staying in the house overnight. If they are, a likely (and logical) explanation is that the house’s owners are renting it out to groups via a rental site such as Airbnb, HomeAway or VRBO. Do you live near a major city that draws tourists and out-oftown visitors? If so, groups may rent out this house as a less expensive and convenient alternative to hotels. It wouldn’t be too hard to fig-

ure out if this house is listed as a per/day rental property.

If so, this would also explain the security systems in place at the home.

I don’t want to discount the possibility that there might be criminal activity happening at this house. Crimes do occur in peaceful suburban neighborhoods, and if you suspect this house is being used for human or other trafficking purposes, you should definitely notify the police, as well as your town’s governing boards.

DEAR AMY: For “Wanting More,” the mother who wants more children, I’ll paraphrase JFK: Ask not what your family can do for you, but what you can do for your family.

It is not the kids’ job to complete the parents’ life, but rather the other way around.

It sounds like adding a third child would make it more challenging for her husband to continue being a wonderful dad.

For the sake of her marriage, Wanting needs to learn how to love what she already has.

— Reader DEAR READER: Agreed.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: ASKAMY@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @ askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Consider what sort of adjustments you want to make as you head into next year.

Think about your current financial, emotional and professional situations and what could reasonably be changed.

Be honest with yourself and up-front with the people your decisions will affect, and put your plans in motion.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) — Invest in yourself, not in someone else. Don’t let anyone sidetrack you or cost you money. Look at your overhead and see what you can do to ensure that your future is financially secure.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — Emotional matters will surface. Don’t let anger set in when understanding is what’s required. Children and seniors may test your patience. Consider taking a break and doing something to ease stress.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don’t let the actions of others bother you. If you go about your business and accomplish your goals, you will feel better about your life and the direction you are headed in.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Take time to regenerate. Getting together with someone who brings out the best in you will make you feel good. Romance and personal pampering are encouraged.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — A steady pace forward will bring the best results. Don’t let others’ activities slow you down or cause you concern.

Take care of your responsibilities and do something that eases stress.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Get-togethers will give you a chance to catch up with someone you haven’t seen for a while. The information you share will offer insight into something that interests you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Focus on accomplishing what you set out to do. Add extra detail to your work or try to get ahead to ease stress.

Focus on advancement and making more money.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Don’t let your emotions take the reins. Surround yourself with people you love, or attend an event that offers good food, laughs and entertainment. Romance is in the stars.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Take care of money matters and stick to a strict budget.

Focus more on personal growth and improvement and less on what others do or say.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Generosity and kindness are always welcome, but don’t let anyone take advantage of you. Charity begins at home, and spending time with loved ones is in your best interest.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t overspend on an item that isn’t worth the price. Take time to rest and organize what you have left to do before the year comes to a close.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Follow your gut when dealing with people and propositions. A lifestyle change looks promising. Love and romance are in a high cycle, and time spent with someone special will bring you closer together.

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FAMILY From A1 beneficial for her students.

He sometimes finds himself fighting a lump in his throat when he turns to the final few pages.

“I would even read to her class when she was a student,” said Johnson, who is the host of TNT’s awardwinning NBA analysis show.

“To me it officially becomes the Christmas season when I get to do that.”

When Johnson came to Buford High School Dec. 11 to read “The Polar Express” there were a couple things that made the visit different than the others.

First, there were three generations of his family in the room: including Pruitt’s daughter Katie. She was part of the audience from her Buford Elementary School pre-kindergarten class. Second, it’s the first time Johnson visited Pruitt’s class since she was named Buford City Schools Teacher of the Year.

“If I sound like I’m proud,

WATER From A1 party to the lawsuit, Florida could not be guaranteed the relief it was seeking.

As a result, the Supreme Court ordered the case sent to a second special master for a hearing on the merits.

With a second opportunity to argue the case, Florida’s lawyers primarily targeted farmers in the lower Flint as water wasters, essentially acknowledging the Atlanta region’s successful efforts in recent years to curb wasteful water use habits.

I am,” Johnson said. “I can’t hide it.”

The pre-K students who listened to Johnson read are typically the audience for Pruitt’s students. Weekly, Pruitt’s classes go to Buford Elementary School to read to pre-K students. Her students benefit from sharpening their literacy, and the younger students are an appreciative audience.

“The confidence that my kids have gained by going there and reading to them and being praised for their reading is a really cool thing to watch,” Pruitt said.

Pruitt’s dedication to her students during her three years at Buford High made her a strong Teacher of the Year candidate for her school district. She and her students operate the school’s bustling coffee shop. Students take orders from teachers, brew drinks, make deliveries and take inventory and account for the revenue after the shop closes each morning.

Like most things at Buford this school year, the capacity of the coffee shop grew with its new building. It’s

located inside the school’s media center. Pruitt said occasionally, the students working at the shop serve more than 100 coffees in a matter of an hour.

Her students also make weekly trips to local businesses such as Friends Buford Grill, a hair salon called Shenanigans or 12 Stone Church across the street from the high school.

Pruitt’s students get authentic work experience from the community’s need for volunteers.

Senior Noah Hicks said his multiple years spent in Pruitt’s class have given him a sense of what career he’s interested in pursuing after high school.

“I’d like to be able to do a restaurant job,” Hicks said.

“I want to help make food and prepare and prep.”

Though she said it wasn’t a straight path, Pruitt’s sense of direction when it comes to her career starts with her family. Growing up she took responsibility to care for her younger brother Michael, who has muscular dystrophy. Pruitt said Michael would have been

served in a classroom like hers if he was a high school student now.

“When I was in high school, I never thought I would teach in a high school, but this is where I’m supposed to be,” Pruitt said.

Pruitt gives credit to Buford’s administration for the support for activities like Wednesday’s guest book reading. She said her mom has come to class to lead students through sewing Christmas blankets, which helps apply concepts of measuring and two-step directions. At 12 Stone Church, students help set up worship centers, stock the church’s own coffee shop and prepare children’s curriculum.

It may not always seem like work, considering how engaged Pruitt’s students seemed passing out hot chocolate and marshmallows to the pre-K students after the book was read, but she’s always looking for the real-world application or link to curriculum with each task.

That Wednesday’s lessons involved her family was a nice holiday bonus.

While metro Atlanta’s population has grown by 1.3 million since 2000, water withdrawals have declined by more than 10%, thanks to conservation efforts undertaken by the region’s water utilities.

“The fact that (Florida) is focusing on the Flint says to me they’ve recognized they don’t have much of a case regarding the Chattahoochee,” said Brad Currey, retired CEO of Rock-Tenn Inc. and a board member of ACF Stakeholders, a decade-old nonprofit that includes farmers, seafood harvesters, utility executives, manufacturers and environmental advocates.

Florida had more leeway to attack Georgia’s irrigation practices. As recently as the turn of this century, farmers in the region did not measure their water consumption with meters, so they had no idea how much they were using.

Since then, however, the vast majority have installed meters. Also, technological advances have allowed farmers to install low-pressure drip nozzles located close to the ground instead of spraying large volumes of water onto farm fields, most of which is lost to evaporation.

“The next iteration of that … is to have soil-moisture sensors in the field feeding

back into the hardware so it’s applying exactly what’s needed,” said Gordon Rogers, executive director of Albany-based Flint Riverkeeper.

Florida wants the Supreme Court to place a cap on Georgia’s water usage, a request Georgia’s lawyers have called draconian. Such a limit, they have argued, would bring growth in metro Atlanta grinding to a halt, wreaking severe damage to the state economy.

Kelly’s recommendation lands the case back with the Supreme Court. The justices can decide whether to accept or reject the special master’s recommendation.

HOTEL

From left, Lawrenceville Councilman Bob Clark, Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson and Councilwoman Victoria Jones listen during the groundbreaking for ‘The Lawrence’ Hilton Tapestry hotel and public parking deck in downtown Lawrenceville Thursday. ♦

From A1 and principal at NorthPointe Hospitality Management LLC. “We are excited to get to work on this project and look forward to serving the Lawrenceville community with a high end, boutique hotel backed by ‘World Class’ Hilton product and service.”

But, there is a deeper importance behind the project than nods to history.

The hotel is seen as a key part of the rapid revitalization of Lawrenceville’s downtown district.

It is getting underway while work continues on the SouthLawn mixed-

staff photo: curt yeomans

use development on South Clayton Street, the Lawrenceville Performing Arts Center at South Clayton and Pike Streets, the City View development at North Perry and West Oak Streets and the college corridor project on North Clay-

ton Street.

“It’s all intentional to work into the overall plan of what we want to see in the downtown area,” Warbington said of the fact that several projects are roughly happening along the same corridor running

BONUS From A1 trict judged at elementary, middle and high school levels — or Category 1 performers — were awarded $6,208.80.

Category 2 teachers were the highest 10% of scores for eligible teachers at each school, not including the top tier of award recipients.

Those 1,091 teachers received $3,725.28. Category 3 performers were pulled from the second-highest 10% of scores for eligible teachers at each school. Teachers in that tier received $1,862.64.

The first metric, professional growth, indicates whether teachers met the district’s requirement of 20 hours of professional development.

Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards is the state teacher evaluation system and is used to produce a summative performance score, the second metric. The third metric is a weighted school assessment, which provides a snapshot of how well a school is performing.

The fourth metric, student growth, is based on local assessments to compare one teacher’s students’ growth to that of similar students in the same course on the same assessment.

The three-metric path was utilized for teachers who did not have a student growth measure. Those teachers were evaluated for awards based only on a per-school basis. Teachers receiving Category 2 and 3 awards on the three-metric plan were the highest 10% of scores for eligible teachers by elementary, middle and high school level, rather than being evaluated per school like the alternative plan. The number of teachers qualifying for the three-

through the heart of the city.

Beyond the recent run of downtown development, officials said the hotel will also help serve people who come to Lawrenceville for a variety of other reasons. Those reasons include being in town because of family members who are either attending Georgia Gwinnett College or undergoing medical procedures at Northside Hospital-Gwinnett, visitors flying into Briscoe Field, attorneys involved in long trials at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, people in town for weddings at the county’s historic courthouse or performances at the Aurora Theatre and people coming for other events in the city. “(The location) makes perfect

metric plan in each school was too small to be distributed on a per-school basis.

TAPS evaluations were given the most weight in both metric plans — 40% for four-metric plan and 62% of the three-metric plan. Student growth received a 35% weight in the four-metric plan. Professional growth received a 15% weight in the four-metric plan and 23% in the three-metric plan. Finally, weighted school assessment in four- and threemetric plans encompassed 10% and 15%, respectively, of each score.

Individual teacher statements were issued through the district’s employee portal Thursday. Teachers from the 2018-19 school year who are no longer in the district were also eligible for awards.

They will receive a letter and a a check, both of which will be mailed on Dec. 17.

The district has spent two years developing its methodology, which it says has been validated by internal and external parties to ensure its integrity and accuracy.

The district has aspirations to expand the teacher compensation program, both with regards to the percentages of teachers awarded and with the amount of money, as the budget allows. The hope within GCPS is that the performance-based compensation system will help the district higher and retain more talented teachers in the future.

“We feel we have made an excellent start on a teacherreward system that states loudly and clearly that we appreciate our teachers and their work,” Wilbanks said in a statement. “That said, we know that in this first administration of the awards, we may identify ways to further improve the system.”

sense because we have created a sense of place for three of our critical assets in the city of Lawrenceville,” Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson said. “We have NorthsideGwinnett Hospital. This hotel will represent a place where families from out of town and have a place to stay while they’re loved one is going through surgery.

“For Georgia Gwinnett College, which is having its graduation (on Thursday), this will be an opportunity for families to have a sense of place to celebrate the graduating seniors. And for the Aurora Theatre, which is just a block over, it will be a sense of place for artists to come and be close to their venue ... So this is definitely a place where a hotel should be.”

OBITUARIES BUFORD

Betty Johnson Bales Betty Johnson Bales, age 73, of Buford, Georgia (formerly of Blue Ridge, Georgia) passed away peacefully on December 8, 2019 at her home. She was born on June 14, 1946 in Akron, Ohio, to the late Charlie R. and Ruby Woody Johnson. She is also proceeded in death by her niece, Pamela Harper Carter. Survivors include her daughters, Kimberly Wright of Buford, Georgia and Laura Bales of Dallas, Georgia; her beloved granddaughter Taylor Thaxton of Dallas, Georgia; sisters Joyce Harper of Centennial, Colorado and Peggy Willis (Jimmy) of Buford, Georgia; nieces and nephews Veronica Willis Andrada (Edison) of Buford, Georgia, Brian Willis of Newnan, Georgia, Ethon Harper (Carla) of Senoia, Georgia, Natalie Harper of Centennial, Colorado and numerous great nieces and nephews.

A gathering of friends and family will be held on Friday, December 13, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Akins Funeral Home in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Interment will follow privately at a later date in the Stockhill “Johnson Family” Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donai i h h

tion in her memory to the Association of Frontotemporal Degeneration (www. theaftd.org). Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.akinsfuneralhome.com. Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, GA is in charge of the arrangements.

Lawrenceville

Louise Gross (Veal) Louise Veal Gross, age 88, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019. She was preceded in death by husband of thirty-one years, Jimmy Newton Gross, Sr.; daughter, Victoria Lynn Gross; parents, Robert and Effie Orr Veal; brothers, Leonard Ray Cline, Ryman Veal; sister, Bernice Veal Casey. Mrs. Gross is survived by her children, Rebecca Louise Gross-Depner and husband August, Tucker, GA, Jimmy and Peggy Gross, Jr., Marietta, GA, Jeffrey Lee Gross, Lawrenceville, GA, Daniel Ray and Beth Gross, Lawrenceville, GA; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Jane Veal Boggs, Buford, GA, Martha and Jim Ray, Clearwater, FL, Betty a

and Emory Nesmith, Atlanta, GA; sisters-in-law, Lorene Veal, Buford, GA, Pat McGuire Veal, Buford, GA, Peggy Mauldin Veal, Flowery Branch, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Gross was born February 9, 1931 in Buford, GA. She was a 1947 graduate of Flowery Branch High School, where she was valedictorian of her class. She attended Piedmont College in Demorest, GA. Mrs. Gross was a retired banker and loved being a homemaker and mother to her children. She was a member of Fairview Presbyterian Church, Lawrenceville, GA. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 13, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Fairview Presbyterian Church, Lawrenceville, GA with Pastor Robert Sparks officiating. She will lie in state at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 13th at the church. A private interment will be held at North Atlanta Memorial Park at a later date. Family will receive friends from 5:00 p. m until 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, December 12th at Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, GA.

Lawrenceville

Arthur Claude Mills Arthur Claude Mills, age 84, a lifelong resident of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Ida Lee Hogan Mills; wife, Carolyn Mills; daughter, Mary Joan Mills and grandson, Harry “Mikey” Mills. He is survived by his son, James “Mike” Mills; grandchildren, April House and Jonathan Odom; seven great grandchildren; sister, Carolyn (Comer) Bentley; brothers, Dennis (Vickie) Mills, Joe (Donnice) Mills, James Howard (Judy) Mills and Jerry (Phyllis) Mills. Claude was a lifelong member of Gloster Baptist Church.

He loved his church family and was very active in the church. Claude was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be truly missed. A funeral service honoring the life of Claude will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:00am at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Pastor Dean Head, Rev. Howard Mills, and Dr. Raymond Wilson all officiating. Interment will follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 13th from 2

2pm-4pm & 6pm-8pm.

Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Grayson, GA

Geneva Gladys Watlington (Bigelow) Grayson, Ga. Funeral services for Mrs. Geneva Gladys Bigelow Watlington, 95, will be conducted on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:00am from the sanctuary of Mt. Zion AME Church, Hillsborough, NC. The family will greet friends thirty minutes prior to the services at the church. The interment will follow the services in Alamance Memorial Park, Burlington, NC and the public viewing will be held on Friday at the funeral home from 1-9pm.

Mrs. Geneva Gladys Bigelow Watlington passed

away on December 3, 2019 with her daughters Adrian, Rhonda and Terry all by her side at the Life Care Center of Gwinnett. Geneva was born in Caswell County to the late Albert Bigelow and Lula Chambers Bigelow.

She was a Manager with Pathmark Grocery in New York as well a Teacher’s Aide with the New York Public School System.

Geneva was married to the love of her life Armond Watlington, Sr. and this union was blessed with five children. She was a member of Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and served with the Usher’s Board.

She leaves loving and lasting memories to her three surviving children: Adrian Denise Watlington Cox (Phillip) of Stone Mountain, Georgia, Rhonda Pole of Snellville, Georgia and Terry Watlington of Grayson, Georgia; daughter-in-law: Felecia Watlington of Stone Mountain, Georgia; six grandchildren: Miles Crichlow and Brian Patterson (Lena) both of Virginia, Keisha Williams (Brian), Brandon Watlington (Jackie), Philip Cox, II and Jordan Watlington all of Georgia.

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COLUMNIST|DARRELL HUCKABY

Glad Gov. Kemp follows his own judgement T

here are a few things that just drive Others believe all the lies that are being me slap-dab crazy. circulated about Kelly Loeffler in social One of those is when someone media. The same sources that supported asks me to perform a task and then stands Stacey Abrams’s claims of a stolen elecover me, telling me how the task should be tion are now accusing Loeffler of being an done. That drives me crazy, and the fact of “abortion activist” and a “Stacey Abrams the matter is, I don’t stand for it. supporter” and being “anti-gun” and anyYou can ask me to do something. You thing else you can think of that doesn’t can do it yourself. You cannot ask support their narrative and their me to do something and then tell self-interests. me how to do it. That’s unacceptLies. Damn lies. Statistics. able to me.

Kelly Loeffler was once on the Now I told you all of that to tell board of Grady Hospital. Grady you this. Last November, the state used to perform abortions on deof Georgia elected Brian Kemp to mand. Used to. Long, long ago — serve as governor of this state. I am before Kelly Loeffler was on the proud that I supported him from board of that fine institution that Huckaby day one, when it didn’t look like he has served the city of Atlanta so would get out of the primary. I am proud well for so long. There is no connection that I supported him in the runoff. I am between Loeffler being on that board and proud that I supported him in the General her being an abortion activist. She is also Election, and I am proud of the job he has an owner of a WNBA franchise and that done since taking office. organization is said to be pro-choice, and And I am proud that we have a governor once she even recognized Stacey Abrams who is not a puppet to one political group or at a basketball game. That doesn’t define another. I am proud that I have a governor her. I coached women’s basketball for 30 who doesn’t keep a wet finger in the air to years and was a member of the WBCAA. determine which way the political winds That doesn’t make me an abortion activmight be blowing. I am proud that I have ist or Planned Parenthood advocate any a governor who keeps his own counsel and more than it makes Loeffler one. doesn’t answer to party leaders, special inThere was an open try-out, y’all. Any terests or even the president of the United qualified person in the state had the opStates. I didn’t support and vote for Brian portunity to apply to fill in for Sen. IsakKemp so that I could tell him how to run son until the special election could be held. the state. I voted for Brian Kemp because Much has been made of the fact that Kelly I trusted him to do just that, and he hasn’t Loeffler applied at the ninth hour. let me down, yet.

You know where a Christian goes who Which brings me to the current brou- accepts Christ at the ninth hour? Heaven. haha over his appointment of Kelly Loef- Just ask the thief on the cross, when you fler to serve out the term of long-serving get there.

Senator Johnny Isakson.

Kelly Loeffler says that she is pro-life, You would think that Brian Kemp ap- against impeachment and will protect our pointed Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton guns and individual rights. She is a Washas a Georgia senator to hear the hue and ington outsider. So is Donald Trump. I cry that has gone up from so-called Kemp don’t know her, but I know Brian Kemp supporters who fancy themselves true con- and I helped hire him to do a job and am servative voters. I have heard people say, happy to let him do that job until he — or “He let us down!” “He is a traitor to the Kelly Loeffler — proves to me that he isn’t cause!” “I will never vote for Kemp again!” doing it well.

Some people are saying these things beGodspeed, Governor. Godspeed, Senacause, I assume, they thought they were tor. I believe you have our backs. I cerelecting a governor who would take his tainly have yours. marching orders from the masses or party leaders or the president instead of using Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County. Email him at dhuck008@gmail.com. his own good judgement.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I YOUR OPINION

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COLUMNIST|KATHLEEN PARKER

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Impeachment imminent at last?

ot to rain on the Democrats’ im- tough immigration policy and, not least, a peachment parade, but you might president who finally stands up to China. want to grab an umbrella.

But another factor favors Trump and I’ll be brief: President Trump will not this, perhaps, is how he wins. At a certain be convicted by the U.S. Senate, and his point during an impeachment proceedpositioning for reelection will have been ing, there’s no one left to like. Inevitably, strengthened by the process. the least likable person isn’t the target As even my blind dog knows, the House of impeachment but those who lead the of Representatives on Tuesday announced effort. After slogging through the vile two articles of impeachment against details of Bill Clinton’s affairs, it didn’t Trump — abuse of power and take long for independent counobstruction of Congress. Both sel Ken Starr to be viewed as the of these accusations, according villain for making us look. That to Democrats, constitute an exwas his job, of course, but I well istential threat to the republic remember the night in my kitchen and raise the prospect that our when my husband, who was not three-pronged system of checks a Clinton supporter, commentand balances hangs by a thread. ed upon hearing the latest, lurid They have a point. development, “I’m beginning to Parker Donald Trump abuses power with feel sorry for Clinton.” Ultimately, the frequency of Florida showers. And Clinton was impeached by the House but he did ignore House committee subpoe- acquitted by the Senate — and probably nas for documents and witnesses, which would have been reelected were third sort of seems like obstruction. On the terms allowed. other hand, the White House considers Impeaching Trump could have a similar the impeachment process a sham and, effect. When people examine the lineup therefore, posits that the administration of the president’s congressional proseneedn’t comply. cutors — Mother Superior Nancy Pelosi, The reasons for the Senate’s likely re- the prim and pursed-lipped Adam Schiff, sistance, meanwhile, are timeless — sur- and grumpy scold-meister Jerry Nadler vival and power. No matter how much — it’s easy to imagine why some might some Republicans may disagree with rather take their chances with a player Trump’s methods, his style and his atro- like Trump. Remember, life is a continucious rhetoric — a daily slaughter of the ation of high school, and Congress is just English language heretofore confined to one big gymnasium. kindergartens and saloons — the GOP’s This isn’t to say that Republicans emerge base is unbudgeable. My grudging sus- as valiant crusaders for the moral good. picion is that, thanks to the Democrats, Both sides have behaved poorly and “winthat base will expand. ning,” alas, isn’t an option. We’re all gritAs a compulsive interviewer, I talk to ting our teeth through nothing less than dozens of random people on a given day. a trial of our system of government. But, Moreover, I happen to live amongst the for reasons as much psychological as indigenous peoples, if I may be humor- political, Trump is going to survive imous for a moment. That is, my daily life in peachment — and he’ll be stronger for it. the South involves what Beltway people The Donald is many things, but he’s refer to as “everyday Americans,” that is, plainly not smart enough to pull off a folks who don’t regularly hop the Acela proper conspiracy. What kind of selfbetween Washington and New York or respecting villain asks a foreign leader call themselves political junkies. for an investigation into his political opFrom self-identified Republicans, I hear: ponent and then says, OK, just pretend They’re wasting their time, speaking of and announce that you’re investigating? the impeachment. And from Democrats: The president is smart enough, howHe’s going to win in a landslide, isn’t he? ever, to flip this impeachment against the From such conversations, I’ve gleaned Democrats as yet another witch hunt by that though some Republicans don’t like a bunch of scoundrels, liars and thieves. the cut of Trump’s jib, they long ago sur- All Trump needs is a fresh slogan and a rendered any hope of being reminded of new cap — and we can be sure they’re George H.W. Bush or Ronald Reagan. coming.

Elegance, apparently, can be sacrificed for a strong economy, record-low unKathleen Parker is a columnist for the Washington Post. employment, briskly moving business, a

COLUMNIST|MARC THIESSEN

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Joe Biden is the Democrats’ Mitt Romney

ASHINGTON — Democrats winced when they heard Joe Biden talking about his hairy legs. “The kids used to come up and reach into the pool and rub my leg down so it was straight and watch the hair come back up again,” he said in a video of a 2017 speech that went viral last week, adding “I loved kids jumping on my lap.”

Despite cringe-worthy moments like this, Biden remains the Democratic front-runner for one simple reason: 46% of Democrats believe he has the best chance of beating President Trump. Democratic voters are not enthusiastic about his agenda; only 15% think he has the best policy ideas, compared with a combined 38% who say that about Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. But they don’t think Sanders and Warren can win, while they believe Biden can.

What they don’t realize yet is that Joe Biden is the Democrats’ Mitt Romney.

Back in 2012, Republicans were terrified that tea party radicals would cost them the election by nominating an unelectable extremist. So, they united behind a genial, milquetoast moderate who they thought

was more “electable” than some “self-deportation” and dismissed crazy right-winger. Sure, Romney 47% of the country as a moochers didn’t have the “vision thing,” but “who believe the government has it didn’t matter. Barack Obama was a responsibility to care for them”? deeply unpopular, his approval ratWith Biden running, it’s like deja ing stuck in the low 40s. All they vu all over again. needed was an inoffensive candiBiden has declared that Democrats date who could ride anti-Obama should “choose truth over facts” and sentiment into the Oval Office. It Thiessen that “poor kids are just as bright and didn’t work out as they had hoped. just as talented, as white kids.” He Today, Democrats face virtually the same confused former British prime minister situation. They are terrified that their left- Theresa May with the late British prime wing base will nominate an unelectable ex- minister Margaret Thatcher. He pledged tremist. So, they are backing Biden for the to use biofuels to power “steamships” and same reasons Republicans backed Romney. promised in a debate “I would eliminate And it might not work out as they hope. the capital gains tax” when he meant he Like Romney, Biden is not a conviction would raise it. He criticized Trump for politician who can energize the base with freezing military aid to Ukraine by declarthe power of his ideas. Like Romney, Biden ing “people are being killed in western, in is a personally decent guy who will be un- eastern Afghan — excuse me, in eastern, able to withstand the brutal pummeling uh, Ukraine.” that his opponent will unleash in the genThe big difference is that Romney was at eral election. And like Romney, Biden is a least younger and energetic. Biden is old gaffe machine. and fragile. If he wins, he’ll be older on Remember when Romney declared that the day he takes office than Ronald Rea“corporations are people, my friend,” boast- gan was on the day he left office. Indeed, ed “I like being able to fire people,” an- many of his recent gaffes are really senior nounced that his immigration policy was moments — like when he repeatedly gets

confused about what state he is in.

Perhaps this realization is why Biden is not pulling away from the pack and appears stuck at around 28% support. Those supporters have stuck with him, no matter how he stumbles, in large part because they see no viable alternative — just as Republicans saw no viable alternative to Romney. Sanders and Warren would energize the base, but they are so far left that they spook swing voters. Pete Buttigieg is a midsize-city mayor who lacks higherlevel experience and struggles to attract the black vote. The rest of the field is in single digits.

So despite having the largest presidential primary field in modern history, the best Democrats can come up with is Biden. If he wins the nomination, they might find that nominating an ideologically flexible, wishy-washy moderate, and counting on the unpopularity of the sitting president to put you over the top, is not a winning strategy. Just ask President Mitt Romney.

Marc Thiessen is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

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Gwinnett Chamber recognizes medical An End of an Era for Viagra, providers at annual Healthcare Awards But Just the Beginning for This New Sex Pill PAID ADVERTISEMENT

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

As the last patents on the big pharma’s ‘little blue pill’ runs out, interest in finding new, natural remedies has been renewed −researchers think they’ve found the one which stands to change everything.

A New Alternative for Sexually Frustrated Men The new pill called Vesele is part of a new class of performance enhancers for men.

It works on the body and mind, triggering arousal and encouraging rmer and harder erections.

Formulated with a special compound known as an “accelerator”, Vesele can transport its active ingredients faster and more efciently into the blood stream, where it begins to work its magic.

The patented ingredient blend initiates a process known as vasodilation, which causes arteries and vessels throughout the body to expand. This allows blood to ow directly to penis and genitals, resulting in harder erections which last longer.

But what makes Vesele so remarkable, and what these other sex pills can’t do, is that also directs a small portion of this blood ow to the brain, which creates feelings of intense arousal. In layman’s terms, users become incredibly excited and turned on.

This is why the makers of Vesele say their pill has worked so effectively in Clinical Use Survey Trials (CUST). It stimulates the two most important organs for great sex, the penis and the brain.

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Until now, medical researchers did not fully understand the brainerection connection. It has now been made clear with Vesele. When both are supplied with a constant blood ow, men are harder and rmer for longer... and have unbelievable sex drives.

“Most of the research and treatment methods for men’s sexual failures have focused on physiological factors and have neglected the emotional ones. For the leading sex drugs to work, like Cialis and Viagra, you need visual stimulation” explains Dr. Stephen Klayman, spokesperson for Vesele.

“And although they work for some men, the majority experience absolutely no

fulllment during sex.

According to research published by the National Institute of Health, 50% of men taking these drugs stop responding or can’t tolerate their side effects... and on top of that they spend $50 per pill and it doesn’t even work half the time.

This is what makes Vesele so different and effective. It oods the blood stream with key ingredients which cause arteries all over the body to expand. The patented accelerator speeds up this process even more.

The result is a rush of blood ow to the penis and brain, helping to create an impressive erection and a surging desire for sex.

Often, this is all men need to get going. And when taken regularly, many men say they are energized and aroused all day.”

Great Sex At Any Age With the conclusion of their latest human clinical use survey trial, Dr. Klayman and his team are now offering Vesele in the US. And regardless of the market, its sales are exploding.

Men across the country are eager to get their hands on the new pill and according to the research, they should be.

In the trial above, as compared to baseline, men taking Vesele saw a staggering 85% improvement in hardness over a four-month period.

They also stayed harder for longer - two times longer to be exact.

These same men also experienced an astounding 82% increase in the desire for sex (libido/sex drive) and an even greater improvement in overall satisfaction and ability to satisfy their partners.

Many men taking Vesele described feeling horny and aroused through the day.

The anticipation before sex was amazing. They were also easily turned on. Their moods were more upbeat and positive, too.

Faster Absorption into the Blood Stream Vesele is made up of three specialized ingredients: two extra strength vasodilators and a patented absorption enhancer often called an accelerator. According to an enormous amount of clinical data, each is very safe.

They are even listed by the FDA as GRAS ingredients.

Research shows that with age, many men lose their desire and interest in sex. They also struggle to produce an erection rm enough for penetration.

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The Philadelphia Winn Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host a National Wreaths Across America Day ceremony at East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens cemetery in Lawrenceville on Saturday.

Veterans to be remembered at ‘Wreaths Across America’ service in Lawrenceville

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Men and women who served in the military and have passed away will be remembered in Lawrenceville this weekend as part of the national “Wreaths Across America” movement.

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The Gwinnett Chamber recognized 12 members of the health care profession in Gwinnett County Wednesday as it handed out its annual Healthcare Awards.

The awards recognize health care professionals in a variety of areas, from leadership to providers and volunteers, for making a major impact on the county and metro Atlanta.

The 12 winners were chosen from a group of 72 finalists.

“Our community is at the forefront of the healthcare sector and we are proud to recognize those that make it so strong,” said Nick Masino, President & CEO of Gwinnett

Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett. “Having these innovative and advanced options are not only beneficial for residents, but they also enhance our economic development efforts, making the area more attractive for investment.”

This year’s award winners included: Allied Health – Heather Wilsey, Northeast Georgia Health System Altruistic Contributor – Dennis McGowan, Eastside Medical Center Community Wellness – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Corporate Innovation – Georgia Gwinnett College Distinguished Leader – Trent Lind, Eastside Medi-

Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a “National Wreaths Across America Day” ceremony at noon Saturday at East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens, which is located at 87 Scenic Highway in Lawrenceville. The chapter said the cemetery is the first location in Gwinnett County

to participate in the annual commemoration, which is set by Congress.

“Wreath sponsors and volunteers will have the opportunity to lay remembrance wreaths on veterans’ graves, to honor and remember our fallen heroes,” Philadelphia Winn Chapter officials said in an announcement.

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rolling Wesleyan team takes aim at four-time reigning champion ELCa

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Wesleyan was not in a good place the last time it played Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy.

The Wolves were coming off their first loss of the season, a 31-0 rout at the hands of Holy Innocents’ on Sept.

27, and were missing three key starters.

The four-time defending state champion Chargers crushed them 54-17.

“Our arch rival, Holy Innocents’, didn’t just beat us, but humiliated us on our home field,” Wesleyan head coach Franklin Pridgen said. “We played the worst football game that we’ve played in years and, hey, your reward for that is you get to go play ELCA at their place where we’ve historically never played well.

“Honestly, I think it was just too tall a mountain for us to climb — at that time.

But my emphasis to these guys, and what they believe, is that we’re different.”

The Wolves haven’t lost since, racking up win after win to end up in the state final for the first time since winning the title in 2008.

“It was after the ELCA game that these guys stood at a crossroad,” Pridgen said.

“They could have taken the

WESLEYAN VS. ELCA Wesleyan Wolves (5-A) Coach: Franklin Pridgen Record: 12-2 Last week: Beat Fellowship Christian 56-20 Eagle’s Landing Christian Chargers (5-A) Coach: Jonathan Gess Record: 12-1 Last week: Beat Holy Innocents’ 21-7 When: Friday, 10 a.m.

Last meeting: ELCA won 54-17 this season Location: Georgia State Stadium easy, wide path to riding off into the sunset. Well, we beat Prince Avenue, what a wonderful season highlight.

Or they could fight through the snares and the briars of the narrow path that is less traveled, to quote Robert Frost, and fight our way to something unforgettable. I think it’s obvious what they chose to do.”

Despite their efforts, Wesleyan remains the underdog.

The Wolves have been underestimated before — to the detriment of several teams sitting at home this week.

“I’ll say it — everyone else is — the right side of the bracket See AIM, B4

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Buford linebacker Evan DiMaggio (40) sacks Jones County quarterback Hunter Costlow during their Class AAAAA state semifinal game last week in Gray. DiMaggio and the Wolves will square off with Warner Robins in the state championship game Friday at Georgia State Stadium in Atlanta.

BIRTHRIGHT BAT TLE Storied Buford, Warner Robins programs square off for AAAAA state football title

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@gwinnettdailypost.com

Considering how far back the football programs at Buford and Warner Robins go back and each one’s level of success, it’s kind of surprising the two teams have never met before on the gridiron.

But when the Wolves (13-1) and Demons (13-1) finally square off Friday, it will be for the largest of stakes in the Georgia High School Association’s Class AAAAA state championship game, with a 4:30 p.m. kickoff at Georgia State Stadium in Atlanta.

The two teams boast a combined 56 region championships and 15 state titles over more than 130 years of competition between them, but it’s been a little while since each team has lifted a trophy atop the championship podium.

Buford has the more recent championship in five years ago in 2014, compared to 2004 for Warner Robins’ last title, though the Demons have been in the title game more recent-

BUFORD VS. WARNER ROBINS Buford Wolves (8-AAAAA) Coach: Bryant Appling Record: 13-1, No. 2 seed from Region 8-AAAAA Last week: Beat Jones Co. 29-0 Warner Robins Demons (1-AAAAA) Coach: Marquis Westbrook Record: 13-1, No. 1 seed from Region 1-AAAAA Last week: Beat Starr’s Mill 55-3 Last meeting: First meeting between the two schools When: Friday, 4:30 p.m.

Location: Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta ly, having finished as state runnerup the past two seasons, while the Wolves are making their first final appearance since 2016.

But that is the past. In the present, the two teams stand in something of an interesting contrast to each other,

especially the two offenses.

Buford, of course, has used its deep power running game, paced early by Gabe Ervin Jr. (156-1,155, 12 TDs) and lately by sophomore Victor Venn (89-709, 8 TDs), who has picked up his pace in light of recent injuries to Evans and Elijah Turner (102-782, 13 TDs), plus a strong offensive line to dominate the line of scrimmage.

On the other hand, Warner Robins brings a similarly balanced team to the one the Wolves faced in the previous two rounds of the playoffs in wins at Carrollton and Jones County, if anything skewed a little more towards the air behind junior quarterback Jalen Addie (144-278, 2,297 yards, 23 TDs, 7 INTs; 97-571, 4 TDs rushing) and receiver Marcayll Jones (41-773, 2 TDs).

But the Demons are also able to move the ball on the ground, led by junior Jahlen Rutherford (185-1,290, 5 TDs) and senior James Smith (106934, 1 TD), which poses a balanced See BATTLE, B4

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Wesleyan sophomore Griffin Caldwell runs against Fellowship Christian during the Class A Private semifinals.

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Lanier grad Brown among those honored at CFB Awards

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

ATLANTA — Derrick Brown walked the red carpet Thursday night at the College Football Hall of Fame, alongside the best players and coaches from the 2019 season, in a place fans didn’t expect to see the former Lanier Longhorns star.

People assumed he would be in the NFL by now.

But Brown went against the trend after his junior season at Auburn, passing up millions of dollars and a likely spot in the first round of the NFL Draft to return for what has been a memorable year. The dominant, 6-foot-5, 318-pound lineman swept the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year awards from both the media and the league’s coaches earlier in the week, then was among

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Auburn defensive lineman Derrick Brown shown at the Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday night at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. those recognized Thursday at the nationally televised College Football Awards.

Brown was up for three

awards, two for his play and one for his off-the-field work, earning the most nominations of any player at the

event. He didn’t win any of those three, but still made his mark during the 2019 season and throughout his

four-year career.

One of the impressed was ESPN college football analyst David Pollack, a Shiloh grad who has watched his fellow Gwinnett football grad closely during his Auburn career. Despite constant double-teams, Brown produced the best season of his career with 50 tackles (12 1/2 for losses) and four sacks.

“Derrick Brown has superhuman strength,” Pollack said. “I think he has the most powerful hands I’ve seen of any defensive tackle ever.

Everybody has superpowers. I think his is electricity because he hits people and just shocks them and picks them up. He’s literally one of the strongest guys I’ve ever seen. Just disruptive for a D-tackle. I’ve seen him make so many great plays.

He’s an absolute stud. He’s fun to watch.”

Thursday night’s cele-

bration gave Brown another memory from this year, which has been rewarding for many reasons. He played one more season with his college friends, spent a year with his younger brother Kameron (an Auburn freshman) and enjoyed precious moments with his young son.

His return also allowed him to finish his degree — he graduates Saturday.

“Man, what a great ride it’s been,” said Brown, who is a semifinalist or finalist of no fewer than nine national awards. “It’s just starting to hit me that it’s over with.”

Most predicted Brown would win the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top interior lineman Thursday night, but that went to Oregon offensive lineman Penei Sewell, a sophomore. Wisconsin offensive lineman Tyler Biadasz was the third finalist See BROWN, B4

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Tight-knit coaching staff has Wesleyan in state finals we’re doing here is not just trying to win football games.

“We’re trying to change lives and, in our case, it’s After Friday morning’s state change lives for Christ. It’s championship game, the Wes- a unique breed of coach that wants to come leyan football staff is to Wesleyan and be getting together at a part of this — behead coach Franklin cause the standard Pridgen’s house. is really high, the deThe tight-knit group mands are really high told Pridgen they and the challenges wanted to celebrate are really high.”

— no matter what.

Sundays are spent “Our wives are Chip Myrick together in a room, friends and our kids offense on one side, hang out together,” defense on the othPridgen said. “It’s just er. Pridgen, Rider a really special enviand Myrick come in ronment and I count around 1 p.m. The on them so much. rest of the assistant “I put so much into coaches are there at them, I put so much onto them, and I get Lee Rider 2 p.m. and then they start breaking down all the credit, I guess, but I try to tell people every video. They stay until 7 p.m., chance I get that we don’t or later in the playoffs. It do anything on this field makes for a long day, but by ourselves. There’s not a it’s not all work.

“Everybody’s got a team,” player, there’s not a coach — especially me — who does Myrick said with a grin.

“Franklin is an Alabama anything by himself.”

For coordinators Lee Rid- guy. I’m a Clemson guy — er and Chip Myrick, this is I played there and graduated their first trip to a title game. in ‘05 so I’m obviously very Rider is in his ninth year at proud. Then Coach Rider Wesleyan and 20th over- is a Georgia guy. There’s a all as a football coach. He’s good back and forth.”

Pridgen stays on the debeen the OC for six of those fensive side of the room, but nine years.

“I’ve been eating up ev- he’s still listening to the ofery moment, putting in the fensive discussions.

“The good thing about hours, because you don’t know when you’re going to Franklin is he trusts me and Chip a lot and he gives us a get back,” Rider said.

Myrick, a former offen- lot of leeway, but he always sive lineman at Clemson, is keeps an ear in our dugouts,” in his eighth year with the Rider said. “He does a good Wolves and sixth as DC. job of really letting me and He appreciates having a Chip do what we do.”

Rider stepped back into head coach that is defensive minded, but who also the offensive coordinator’s job after Ed Dudley held the lets him do his job.

“He’s really good about position for two seasons. trusting other people’s in- Rider learned from Dudput,” Myrick said. “The whole ley, who is now at Winderstaff is, honestly, in terms Barrow and has nearly 200 of respecting everybody’s wins as a head coach, and input and coming up with from his first stint.

“The thing about us that I a plan.”

The coaching staff’s co-op really love, that’s been difmentality has brought the ferent than other places I’ve Wolves (12-2) to the Class A been at, is all of us work toPrivate championship round, gether,” Rider said.

On Sundays, it’s Rider, fighting through a purposely difficult non-region sched- Andrew Frerking (the forule in the first three weeks mer Wesleyan and Baylor to getting bumped out of a quarterback who Pridgen first-round bye despite win- called “everyone’s youthful ning their final regular sea- spirit”), Jason Turner (the class clown and offensive son game.

“Maybe it’s cliché, but I line guru), Stanley Davenport think I have the best staff (the “bulldog” unmatched in in the state,” Pridgen said. loyalty and commitment) “I’ve got guys who are not and Candler Baxley on the only experienced, but they’re offensive side. Pridgen said energetic, they’re passionate Baxley is a creative genius.

“There’s never been someand they understand what

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body more suited for coaching middle school,” Pridgen said of Baxley, who builds the foundation for the high school program. “He connects with teenagers better than anybody I’ve ever seen.

He’s the ultimate relationship guy. He’s got a nickname for everyone. If he can’t think of one, he pulls it randomly out of the nickname jar.”

They all come to Rider with ideas and the group makes a decision.

“That’s what has made our staff really special — and I think that’s why we’ve done what we’ve done this year,” Rider said.

Pridgen called Rider a visionary.

“He sees strategically,” Pridgen said. “He sees big picture. He’s thinking a play or two ahead. He’s innovative.”

Defensively, Wesleyan has handled a myriad of challenges, especially during the playoffs. In the quarterfinals, Savannah Christian threw everything but the kitchen sink at the Wolves and they shut it all down in a 42-16 win. Last week, Wesleyan managed Fellowship Christian’s face pace — running a play about every 15 seconds — with aplomb.

Myrick’s defensive assistants include athletic director Marc Khedouri, who coached Pridgen at Westminster.

“He’s the one always shaking his head, looking at his mischievous boys like, ‘Oh my gosh,’” Pridgen said with a definitely mischievous grin.

“Nobody gets more frustrated with us and nobody loves us more. He’s also been doing this so long he’s seen it all.”

Also on the defensive staff are Justin Krueger and Chris Paroli.

“Chris is super energetic,” Myrick said. “If you think of the guy who is super vocal and drinks a lot of coffee — and probably doesn’t need to — that’s him. Justin is super positive and is an idea man. He brings a lot of different perspectives.

“I look at it as my job to take it all in, digest it and put it into a plan that the kids can execute. There’s no bad idea, but if you don’t have enough time to practice it, it can turn into something that isn’t productive.”

Pridgen compared it to a jigsaw puzzle with no piece the same, yet all fitting together to become a full picture.

Rider just called it family.

COACH’S TAKE: Holy Innocents’ Todd Winter breaks down the Wesleyan-ELCA matchup as coach of a common opponent of wesleyan and eagle’s landing christian this season, todd winter has a unique perspective of today’s class a private state title clash. winter, whose Holy innocents’ team beat the wolves 31-0 on sept.

27 and split a pair of games with elca (winning 42-41 in the regular Todd Winter season and losing 21-7 in the semifinals), breaks down both teams and gives his thoughts as to what each team has to do to win.

OFFENSE First off, both teams are very well coached. coach (Franklin) pridgen and coach (Jonathan) gess just do a excellent job and they have great staffs and great kids. wesleyan, they’re tough to defend. they have the ability to run the football. they have a really strong running back (griffin caldwell) and they have a really good offensive line. so they’re able to run the football, no. 1. then no. 2, the quarterback, J.c. French, he’s a young kid, but extremely talented and they have a really good corps of receivers. they’re very balanced in what they do. so having to defend both the run and the pass, they put a lot of pressure on your defense. elca, same thing. they put a lot of pressure on you. they have a really good offensive line, like wesleyan, and they have really good wide receivers (georgia commit Justin robinson and miami-ohio commit devon dorsey). and a really good running back. once again, they’re very balanced. they do a great job of play-action passing. elca is probably a little more explosive, but i think that wesleyan compares to that in their execution. they’re execution is crisp.

DEFENSE wesleyan and elca are very similar in that they play an odd front, meaning they play with a nose guard. against us, we’re a running team, so there are certain things we do against both of those things. one of those things is run outside veer. but both teams are so well coached, again, from a technique standpoint, the one thing both teams do on defense is they want to take away your best play. they’re both going to do a great job, at least against us, taking away our outside veer play. they’re going to force us to run our triple-option package and force us to execute it. but both teams are just so sound on defense. both of those coaching staffs, they don’t leave a stone un-

turned when you play them — so you have got to execute. both teams can play man and cover-three. they both tackle well. they’re so similar.

KEYS TO WINNING the keys to beating both wesleyan and elca are exactly the same. For us, you have to be able to play man coverage and to really play what we call zero coverage. we man everybody up and allow your free safety to be the extra or the free hitter.

Here’s the thing, both wesleyan and elca do a great job. no. 1, they’re well coached. i cannot say enough times how well coached both of these teams are. that means they’re going to get a hat on the right people. so if you don’t have that extra hitter, the running back for wesleyan (caldwell) and Keaton mitchell, the running back for elca, they will hurt you in space. well now, you’ve got to play great man coverage because both teams have a good quarterback and good receivers. you have to play zero coverage, man everybody up, be gap sound and get that extra hitter to the ball. if you don’t do that, they’re going to take advantage of you. and you can’t play zone coverage against them because their receiving corps and their quarterbacks are too good. it’s like pitchand-catch then.

PLAYERS YOU HAVE TO STOP ON WESLEYAN one is, you’ve got to stop micah (smith) and the other wide receiver is (cooper) blauser. you’ve got to shut blauser and micah down. then i think you also have to shut the running back down.

PLAYERS YOU HAVE TO STOP ON ELCA so identical. you’ve got to shut down robinson and dorsey, their wide receivers, and then you’ve got to shut down Keaton. if you’re doing all that, the quarterback is that extra guy to run the ball. both quarterbacks can run. they’re very similar teams.

PREDICTION i really don’t want to do that. i’ve played both of them and got fortunate to beat both of them. but elca did beat us a second time and i wouldn’t want to play wesleyan a second time in a season either. i think honestly what i’m so proud of is our region. i think we have shown that region 5 is the best region in the state in single-a private. not only this year, but year in and year out. it’s a shame we’re going to be breaking that up next year. i think it’s going to be a great football game. i’m really happy for both the coaches and both teams.

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Senior Seth McLaughlin (58) and the Buford offensive line have returned to their physical roots in 2019, a big reason they will be playing in the Class AAAAA state championship game against Warner Robins on Friday at Georgia State Stadium.

Buford back to roots with powerful offensive line

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

It isn’t that Buford totally abandoned its running game over the past two seasons. After all, the Wolves amassed nearly 6,000 yards on the ground combined through the 2017 and 2018 campaigns.

But after two seasons of a more wide-open approach that relied as much on passing as it did on running, Bryant Appling felt the need to get back to Buford’s roots by building around the ground game first, with the aerial game in more of a complementary role when he took over as head coach last winter.

Based on the results, that approach has worked well, with the Wolves (13-1) having piled up 3,308 rushing yards en route to a return trip to the Class AAAAA state championship game, where they will take on Warner Robins at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Georgia State Stadium, after a two-year absence.

“I don’t care if you’re Buford or whoever you are, winning the line of scrimmage on either side of the ball sets you up for success,” said Appling, who served as an assistant on the Wolves’ staff before being promoted to first half. “So we’ve always talked about it. We’ve always tried to preach it everywhere, especially on the offensive side of the ball.

“We want to control the line of scrimmage and con-

trol the clock by running the football, but it all depends.

Some games, we thrown it a lot more, but … we just felt like the matchups we’ve had (were favorable) going into these last few (playoff) games were up front. So we tried to exploit those and use (the running game) to set up our passing game.”

But as big a part as the running back trio of Gabe Ervin Jr., Elijah Turner and Victor Venn has been by combining for 2,646 of those rushing yards, the Buford ground game could not have enjoyed the success it has had without an experienced, powerful and cohesive offensive line.

That unit, led by multiyear starters Seth McLaughlin, Malone VanGorder and Jacob Smith and relative newcomers Caleb Archer and Griffin Scroggs, has been particularly dominant during the postseason, especially the past few weeks, when the Wolves chewed up nearly 550 yards combined in wins over Carrollton in the quarterfinals and Jones County in the semifinals.

And as McLaughlin has pointed out, those performances are an extension of a message of being physical on both sides of the line of scrimmage that has been drilled into the Wolves since long before the 2019 season began.

“It’s been a huge message all offseason and all season, just getting back to (being the) old Buford,” said

McLaughlin, an Alabamacommitted senior, following last Friday’s win at Jones County. “The game plan (last Friday) was to control the football, control the clock and give our defense a break. Our defense stepped up. They played hard-nosed football. They were hitting people. We were moving people off the ball and controlling the clock.”

In fact, it can be said that the message of a powerful, physical offensive line is one most of Buford’s lineman have heard even further back than being made a point of emphasis by Appling and the rest of the coaching staff this past offseason.

In VanGorder’s case, he goes back to the days when he was watching his older brother, former Wolves quarterback Montgomery VanGorder, play at Buford.

“Growing up, my brother played here, and I used to watch him a bit,” the 6-foot2, 255-pound senior said.

“This year reminds me of how they used to play — just smashmouth football, running it down people’s throat and winning in the trenches. I think that’s the best way to win a game. I think this year, we have gotten back to that style of football, and I think it’s been working out for us.”

Of course, it helps to have a large (the Wolves average 6-3, 273 pounds across) and hard-working group to build around.

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COACH’S TAKE: Clarke Central’s David Perno breaks down the Buford-Warner Robins matchup as coach of one of two common opponents of buford and warner robins this season, clarke central head coach david perno has a unique perspective of tonight’s class aaaaa state title clash. perno, whose gladiators defeated buford 31-28 in the regular season finale on nov. 8 and David Perno lost to warner robins 49-14 in the state quarterfinals two weeks ago, breaks down the wolves and the demons and gives his thoughts as to what each team has to do to win.

BUFORD’S OFFENSE “they’ve got a great running attack and a very good offensive line. that’s kind of their m.o. they kind of wear you down and shorten the game a little bit, and i’m pretty sure that will be their goal against warner robins. they’ve got a lot of good (running) backs. no. 25 (Victor Venn) is their third running back, but they haven’t missed a beat. they’ll stick to their guns and get that round game going.”

WARNER ROBINS’ DEFENSE they’ve got probably as good as linebacking crew as we’ve played against. they’re really good athletes. their front has got some good athletes, too, similar to buford, but their linebackers are really talented. no.

15 (malachi weatherspoon), no. 34 (ahmad walker) and no. 16 (demarcus robinson) are all really good linebackers. they can tackle, they can cover. they’re very well rounded. they can do it all. they show blitz, they show cover, they’ve got big run stoppers. they’re a gifted crew. their secondary is pretty good, too. “no. 8 (Xavier Hill) is really physical and can play (both) cornerback and safety. they’re as talented as a (defensive unit) as we’ve played in (class) aaaaa in the last three or four years.

WARNER ROBINS’ OFFENSE “we played them last year in the (state) quarterfinals, and were right in it. they had (georgia quarterback Jake Fromm’s brother (current mercer quarterback dylan Fromm) at quarterback. this year, this (new) guy (junior Jalen addie) could be the difference. He can make all the throws, he’s good runner and he’s commanded the offense. we had no answer for him (in this year’s quarterfinals). most of their (running) backs are good, and don’t forget about (receiver marcayll) Jones, their slot guy. He’s got some giddy-up.”

BUFORD’S DEFENSE “they’re solid. we are well prepared for them. of

course, we moved the ball against warner robins, but we had trouble scoring points. (buford’s) front is good. their linebackers are solid, but i don’t think they’re as talented as warner robins’. on the back end, they played more guys than warner robins, so it’s hard to get a read. we might’ve just (made them mad). they can dial it up. we found some time (against buford’s pass rush). our offensive line played a little better than we did against warner robins, but both (teams) can get pressure.”

KEYS TO BEATING BUFORD “Quarterback play will be important for both teams. (buford’s Jarvis evans Jr. and addie have both) got two be efficient, period. whoever is more accurate throwing and moves the chains with big a key. both are really great teams and great programs. For buford, if they can get their running game going, they’re tough because hey can wear on you.”

KEYS TO BEATING WARNER ROBINS “you’ve got to keep the warner robins offense off the field. they’re playing with confidence right no and can score a lot of points a lot of different ways. they’re a little more versatile (than buford’s offense).”

PLAYERS YOU HAVE TO STOP ON BUFORD “the running backs. i don’t know which one they’re going to go with, but no. 22 (gabe ervin Jr.), no. 3 (elijah turner) and (Venn) have all been effective, and if they’re going to be successful, they can really ground and pound you. and they can run off chunk plays, too. if they get that going right in there, they’re going to be tough.”

PLAYER YOU HAVE TO STOP ON WARNER ROBINS “the quarterback (addie). He’s the weapon. i think he’s pretty special. He can make all the throws. He’s got a good arm. He can run it and throw it. if they get that going, they could be tough.”

PREDICTION “my heart is kind of with buford. Having played both, there are a lot of variables. … one thing i respect the most about buford that the road they had to travel (to the championship game) was pretty spectacular — not only in terms of distance, but the competition they had to face. … warner robins has been comfortable the past last month or so. no one has really pushed them. buford has been in dogfights and worn down three really good teams. my instincts tell me this might be (warner robins’) time, but my heart is with buford.”

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF NORCROSS, GEORGIA INVITATION FOR SEALED BIDS FOR SALE OF GILES STREET RIGHT OF WAY AND ABANDONMENT OF GILES STREET RIGHT OF WAY SUBJECT TO CITY’S ACCEPTANCE OF HIGHEST BID The City of Norcross, Georgia hereby issues this notice for sealed bids for the leasing of the following described property (hereinafter the “Subject Property”): SUBJECT PROPERTY DESCRIPTION The Giles Street Right of Way ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF land lying and being in Land Lot 242, 6th District, City of Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the southwestern intersection of the right of way of Buford Highway (right of way varies) and the right of way of Giles Street (20 feet right of way), that is the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence leaving the right of way of Buford Highway and along the southwesterly right of way of Giles Street the following courses and distances: South 32°07’04” East a distance of 192.84 feet to a point; thence South 37°51’34” East a distance of 6.77 feet to a point; thence South 37°51’34” East a distance of 108.81 feet to a point; thence South 48°13’08” East a distance of 41.23 feet to a point; thence South 32°47’35” East a distance of 201.48 feet to a point; thence leaving said southwesterly right of way of Giles Street North 61°01’51” East a distance of 17.19 feet to a point located on the northeasterly right of way of Giles Street; thence along said northeasterly right of way of Giles Street the following courses and distances: North 32°22’28” West a distance of 205.16 feet to a point; thence North 48°13’08” West a distance of 42.07 feet to a point; thence North 37°51’34” West a distance of 107.12 feet to a point; thence North 37°51’34” West a distance of 0.55 feet to a point; thence North 31°52’44” West a distance of 201.05 feet to a point located on the southeasterly right of way of Buford Highway; thence along said right of way South 46°54’01” West a distance of 20.39 feet to a point, being the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract contains 0.238 Acres.

BIDS ARE DUE Monday December 16, 2019 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time Special Terms and Instructions: • Bids should be submitted as a non-negotiable cash offer. The City will not negotiate after bids are opened, and the City will not accept contingencies.

• All Bids shall include an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank or savings and loan association, as defined in O.C.G.A. § 7-1-4 for the full amount of the bid.

• One (1) copy of the bid form must be fully signed and the required Affidavit must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked with the above parcel numbers and “Attention City Economic Development Director.”

• The Bid Package must be delivered on or before 10 a.m., EST, Monday December 16, 2019 to City Hall either by mail or hand delivery addressed to Norcross City Economic Development Director, City Hall, 2nd floor, 65 Lawrenceville Street, Norcross, GA 30071. Late bids will not be accepted.

• The Bid Proposal Form must be completely filled out.

Do not leave any space blank.

• Bids shall be opened and publicly read on Monday December 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the City Council Meeting Room, 2nd floor, City Hall, 65 Lawrenceville Street, Norcross, GA 30091.

• Acceptance of the highest responsive, responsible bid shall be made in writing after approval by the Mayor and Council of the City of Norcross.

• The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to cancel the sale.

• A tabulation of the bids shall be made available for public inspection following the opening of all bids.

• All such bids shall be retained and will be made available for public inspection following the opening of all bids for a period of not less than 60 days following the date that bids are opened.

• All bids shall be irrevocable.

• No bids shall be contingent on obtaining financing.

Conditions • The Abandonment of the Giles Street Right of Way is conditioned on and subject to the City’s acceptance of the highest bid.

Environmental • The City is unaware of any wetlands or state water buffers on this site.

Inspection and Testing • All prospective bidders shall be granted access to physically inspect, test, survey or conduct environmental testing on the Subject Property at least five (5) days prior to submitting bids after obtaining advance written approval from the Economic Development Director (William Corbin). All such testing shall be at the prospective bidder’s sole cost and expense.

• The City shall have the right to observe any testing, to take split samples.

• Each prospective bidder shall indemnify, defend and hold the City harmless from any and all damage to the land or any loss, claims, penalties, liabilities and costs resulting from any act or omission of any prospective bidder or their agents and subcontractors associated with inspection and testing on the Subject Property.

• If a prospective bidder conducts any such physical inspection and/or testing, bidder shall require its contractors and agents to maintain insurance coverage, including but not limited to workers’ compensation c

coverage; employers liability insurance of not less than $250,000 each occurrence; and General Liability and Automobile Insurance coverage of not less than $1,000,000.

• Closing will be within forty-five (45) days of acceptance of a bid by the City.

Buyer will pay the full amount of the bid in cash at closing.

• The City will deliver the Subject Property to the selected bidder by quit claim deed.

• The selected bidder will pay all costs associated with Closing, including attorneys’ fees; • The selected bidder shall be solely responsible for purchasing and obtaining title insurance.

• The selected bidder must pay by cashier’s check or wire transfer at closing.

The SALE shall be awarded to the highest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for bids.

THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, INCLUDING THE HIGHEST BID, TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES IN BIDDING, AND TO READVERTISE THE BID FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Contact • Please address any questions concerning this sale, including requests to review relevant documents, to the City Economic Development Director, William Corbin.

902-625599, 12/6,13

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE December 9, 2019 Pursuant to the City of Buford Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance of 1995, please be advised that Jessica Leigh Ozaki & William Dale Ozaki have applied for a license to sell beer, wine & distilled spirits by the drink at Aqua Terra Bistro located at 55 E Main St, Buford, GA 30519.

The City of Buford shall take public comments on such application until December 20th, at which time the City Manager will determine whether to issue the requested license.

This 13th day of December 2019 City of Buford, Ga A Ga. Municipal Corp.

904-626365, 12/13,20

NOTICE An application for an alcohol beverage permit to serve beer, wine, and distilled sprints has been filed with the city of Duluth, GA by the following party at the following location Application: Mei Hua Liu Business Name: Atlanta KTV & Bar LLC, DBA: Atlanta Karaoke & Lounge Location: 3585 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 156, Duluth, GA 30096 Register Agent: Lin Yue Liu 904-624482, 12/4,6,11,13

DIVORCES DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING DOCKET 19D1616 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT DIVISION PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Artonia Johnson-Perryman vs, Demetrius N. Perryman To the Defendant: Demetrius N. Perryman 313 Overlook Park Lane Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Suffolk Probate and Family Court 24 New Chardon Street Boston, MA 02114 The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for Grounds for Abandonment, Infidelity and Irretrievable Breakdown.

The Complaint is on file at the Court.

An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you trom taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Artonia Johnson-Perryman 27 Milano Ave Revere, MA Ave 02151 your answer, if any, on or before 01/02/2020. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action.

You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.

909-624674,12/4-1/17

DUI NOTICES NOTICE INFORMATION

COURT: GWINNETT COUNTY RECORDER’S COURT DEFENDANT’S NAME:

TORRES, ROMAN GONZALEZ ADDRESS: 175 STONEY RIDGE DR4498 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 DATE OF ARREST: June 16h 2019 PLACE OF ARREST: STEVE REYNOLDS I 85 NORTH Gwinnett County, GA CASE DISPOSITION: Conviction: Guilty Plea 910-625661, 12/13

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COURT: GWINNETT COUNTY RECORDER’S COURT DEFENDANT’S NAME:

WILLIAMS, PRISCILLA DIANE ADDRESS: 3406

ALCAZAR DR SW LILBURN, GA 30047 DATE OF ARREST: April 14th 2019 PLACE OF ARREST: FIVE FORKS TRICKUM RD Gwinnett County, GA CASE DISPOSITION: Conviction: Guilty Plea 910-625666, 12/13

ELECTION NOTICES CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with O.C.G.A. §21-2-540, a special election shall be held in the City of Dacula to fill the vacancy in the office of Councilmember, caused by the resignation of the Honorable Hubert Wells.

The special election will be held on March 24, 2020.

Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Qualifying for the special election shall be held at Dacula City Hall, 442 Harbins Road, Dacula, GA 30019, beginning at 9 a.m. on January 27, 2020 and ending at 4:30 p.m. on January 29, 2020.

The qualifying fee shall be $213.00.

All persons who are registered to vote and who desire to register to vote in the special election may register to vote through the close of business on February 24, 2020. Early voting will be held on March 2, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

All voting will be located at Dacula City Hall, 442 Harbins Road, Dacula, GA 30019.

Should a runoff election be required, such runoff will be held on April 21, 2020.

This the 5th day of December, 2019.

Heather Coggins Elections Superintendent City of Dacula LLAMADA Y AVISO DE ELECCIÓNES ESPECIALES Para ser publicado en un periódico de circulación apropiada – O.C.G.A. §212-2(3).

Se da aviso que de acuerdo con O.C.G.A §21-2-540, se realizará una Elección Especial en la Ciudad de Dacula para llenar la vacante en la oficina de Concejal, causada por la resignación del Honorable Hubert Wells. La Elección Especial se llevará a cabo el 24 de marzo, 2020.

Las encuestas se abrirán el dia de elección a las 7:00 a.m. y cerrarán a las 7:00 p.m.

Calificación para la elección especial se llevara acabo en el Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Dacula, 442 Harbins Road, Dacula GA 30019, comenzando a las 9 a.m. el 27 de enero del 2020 y terminando a las 4:30 p.m. el 29 de enero 2020.

La cuota será $213.00.

Todas personas registrada para votar y que desea registrarse para votar en la elección especial se puede registrar para votar hasta el cierre de operaciones el 24 de febrero del 2020. Votación anticipada se celebrará el 2 de marzo del 2020 desde las 8:30 a.m. hasta las 5:00 p.m. diario.

Todas clases de votos estarán localizado en el Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Dacula , 442 Harbins Road, Dacula, GA 30019.

Si una elección de segunda vuelta es necesario, se realizará una segunda vuelta el 21 de abril del 2020.

Este es el 5 dia de deciembre del 2019.

Heather Coggins SUPERINTENDENTE DE ELECCIÓNES DE LA CIUDAD DE DACULA 917-626212, 12/13

PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice is hereby given that the Partnership Gwinnett Public Funding Entity (501c6) shall hold a board meeting on Monday, December 16, 2019. The meeting shall take place at Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Jackson EMC Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 6500 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097. The public is invited to attend.

928-625970, 12/13,15 NOTICE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF GWINNETT The following vehicle was initially removed from: 3955 Lawrenceville Hwy, #1, Lilburn, GA 30047. It is presently located at 3955 Lawrenceville Hwy, #1, Lilburn, GA 30047 in possession of Nova Micheals Motorsports.

Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-19 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. YEAR MAKE MODEL COLOR VIN 2014 Mercedes C250 Black WDDGJ4HBXE6322318 928-625409, 12/6,13 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT You are hereby notified, in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-19.1, that petitions were filed in the Magistrate Court of GWINNETT County to foreclose liens against the vehicles listed below for all amounts owed. If a lien is foreclosed, the Court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. The present location of the vehicles is: Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. 2775 Simpson Circle, Norcross, GA 30071 Anyone with an ownership i

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interest in a vehicle listed herein may file an answer to the petition on or before: 12/23/19 Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s office located at: Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com.

Vehicle Make: BMW Year: 2012 Model: 535i Vehicle ID #: WBAFR7C58CC807897 Vehicle License#: BYG0154 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-35582 Vehicle Make: GMC Year: 2007 Model: Savana Vehicle ID #: 1GTGG29V171137635 Vehicle License#: RBH1947 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-35583 Vehicle Make: Honda Year: 1998 Model: CBR900 Motorcycle Vehicle ID #: JH2SC3318WM200350 Vehicle License#: 6959EB State:FLORIDA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-36581 Vehicle Make: ISUZU Year: 2004 Model: RODEO Vehicle ID #: 4S2DM58Y244306715 Vehicle License#: RPJ3747 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-35584 Vehicle Make: INFINITI Year: 2003 Model: G35 Vehicle ID #: JNKCV51E43M002352 Vehicle License#: X49BMX State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-35585 Vehicle Make: HONDA Year: 2003 Model: ACCORD Vehicle ID #: 1HGCM66533A034117 Vehicle License#: BYU9151 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-35586 Vehicle Make: KAWASAKI Year: 1995 Model: VULCAN MOTORCYCLE Vehicle ID #: JKAVNDA10SB530458 Vehicle License#: WSW161 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-35587 Vehicle Make: JEEP Year: 2001 Model: GRAND CHEROKEE Vehicle ID #: 1J4GX48S61C563717 Vehicle License#: RDV3259 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-35589 Vehicle Make: CHRYSLER Year: 2009 Model: TOWN AND COUNTRY Vehicle ID #: 2A8HR541X9R674399 Vehicle License#: CLH1080 State:GEORGIA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-35590 Vehicle Make: INFINITI Year: 2004 Model: G35 Vehicle ID #: JNKCV51E64M602145 Vehicle License#: RKS2183 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-35591 Vehicle Make: CHEVROLET Year: 2009 Model: IMPALA Vehicle ID #: 2G1WT57K791147030 Vehicle License#: NO TAG State: Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-37328 Vehicle Make: FORD Year: 2004 Model: EXPLORER Vehicle ID #: 1FMZU63W34UA93380 Vehicle License#: PER8289 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 19-m-37331 9 2 8 - 6 2 4 6 0 2 , 11/29,12/6,13

hicle to satisfy the debt.

The vehicle is currently located at: 3570 B. Buford Hwy Ste 104, Duluth, GA 30096 Anyone with an ownership interest in this vehicle should contact the following business immediately: Business Name: Noel Auto Repair Address: 3570 B. Buford Hwy. Ste. 104, Duluth GA 30096 Telephone #: 404-437-3273 929-625382, 11/17,24

hicles is: 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross GA 30071 Anyone with an ownership interest in a vehicle listed herein may file an answer to the petition on or before: Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s office located at: 75 Langley Dr Lawrenceville, GA. Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com.

Vehicle Make: Toyota Year: 2004 Model: 4Runner Vehicle ID #: JTEZU14R948009566 Vehicle License #: PQT2894 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43088 Vehicle Make: Toyota Year: 2000 Model: Corolla Vehicle ID #: 2T1BR12E5YC276480 Vehicle License #: RNY6495 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43089 Vehicle Make: Toyota Year: 2004 Model: Corolla Vehicle ID #: 1NXBR32E84Z205102 Vehicle License #: PMA9872 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43090 Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2010 Model: Maxima Vehicle ID #: 1N4AA5AP9AC841086 Vehicle License #: No Tag State LA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43091 Vehicle Make: Mazda Year: 2006 Model: Mazda 6 Vehicle ID #: 1YVHP80C765M53691 Vehicle License #: CAC5450 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43092 Vehicle Make: Lincoln Year: 2007 Model: Navigator Vehicle ID #: 5LMFU27587LJ02742 Vehicle License #: DIJ502 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43093 Vehicle Make: Dodge Year: 2002 Model: Dakota Vehicle ID #: 1B7HL48N12S564782 Vehicle License #: QAA3Z29 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43094 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 2005 Model: Trailblazer Vehicle ID #: 1GNDT13S452296803 Vehicle License #: ESS665 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43095 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 2010 Model: Impala Vehicle ID #: 2G1WA5EKXA1103844 Vehicle License #: VXD8637 State VA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43096 Vehicle Make: Toyota Year: 2008 Model: Camry Vehicle ID #: 4T1BE46K68U228465 Vehicle License #: RAB3151 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43097 Vehicle Make: Hyundai Year: 2008 Model: Elantra Vehicle ID #: KMHDU46D68U314467 Vehicle License #: 3612AM9 State AL Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43098 Vehicle Make: Ford Year: 2007 Model: Fusion Vehicle ID #: 3FAHP07Z17R110266 Vehicle License #: RIK0372 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43099 Vehicle Make: Honda Year: 2002 Model: Civic Vehicle ID #: 1HGES16522L070692 Vehicle License #: RMY5698 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43100 Vehicle Make: Covington Year: 2006 Model: Cycle Vehicle ID #: 5RMBE24246D003402 Vehicle License #: No Tag State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 19M43101 928-625552, 12/6,13

may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com.

ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE (REPAIR FACILITY) Vehicle Make: Acura Year: 2007 Model: MDX Vehicle ID#: 2HNYD2849H507568 Vehicle License #: ED95AA State: GA Person who left vehicle at facility: Yohou F Grebele Any information relation to owner: 3570 B Buford Hwy Ste 104, Duluth, GA 30096 You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 4011-19 (b)(2), that the abovereference vehicle is subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt.

The vehicle is currently located at: 4959 BUFORD HWY PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA 30071 Anyone with an ownership interest in this vehicle should contact the following business immediately: Business Name: Noel Auto Repair Address: 3570 B. Buford Hwy. Ste. 104 Telephone #: 404-437-3273 929-625343, 11/17,24 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE (REPAIR FACILITY) Vehicle Make:Acura Year: 2008 Model: MDX Vehicle ID#: 2HNYD28248H518333 Vehicle License #: N/A State: N/A Person who left vehicle at facility: Jose Martinez Any information relation to owner: 3096 Norh Decaur RD, Scottdale, GA 30079 You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 4011-19 (b)(2), that the abovereference vehicle is subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt.

The vehicle is currently located at: 1627 Club Pkwy, Norcross, GA 30093 Anyone with an ownership interest in this vehicle should contact the following business immediately: Business Name: A & V Auto Repair Address: 1627 Club Pkwy, Norcross, GA 30093 Telephone #: 678-485-0421929625387, 11/17,24 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE (REPAIR FACILITY) Vehicle Make: BMWYear: 2002 Model: 325I Vehicle ID#: WBAEV33422KL77229 Vehicle License #: QAG7407 State: GA Person who left vehicle at facility: Kossi E Kotor Any information relation to owner: 110 Rockefeller LN, Dallas, GA. 30157 You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 40-1119 (b)(2), that the abovereference vehicle is subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the veh

ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE (REPAIR FACILITY) Vehicle Make: HondaYear: 2004 Model: Odyssey Vehicle ID#: 5FNRL18924B067214 Vehicle License #: N/A State: GA Person who left vehicle at facility: Juan Carlos Gomez Any information relation to owner: 3086 Hidden Forest Drive, Snelville, GA 30078 You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 40-11-19 (b)(2), that the above-reference vehicle is subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt.

The vehicle is currently located at: 3570 B. Buford Hwy Ste 104, Duluth, GA 30096 Anyone with an ownership interest in this vehicle should contact the following business immediately: Business Name: Noel Auto Repair Address: 3570 B. Buford Hwy Ste 104 Telephone #: 404-437-3273 929-625378, 11/17,24 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE (REPAIR FACILITY) Vehicle Make: Toyota Year: 2016 Model: Camry Vehicle ID#: 4T1BF1FK3GU577514 Vehicle License #: CET3917 State: GA Person who left vehicle at facility: Hertz Vehicles LLC Any information relation to owner: 4210 Global Gateway Con, College, Park, GA 30337 You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 4011-19 (b)(2), that the abovereference vehicle is subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt.

The vehicle is currently located at: 3570 B. Buford Hwy Ste 104, Duluth, GA 30096Anyone with an ownership interest in this vehicle should contact the following business immediately: Business Name: Noel Auto Repair Address: 3570 B. Buford Hwy. Ste. 104 Telephone #: 404-437-3273 929-625349, 11/17,24 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE (REPAIR FACILITY) Vehicle Make:BMW Year: 2009 Model: 328I Vehicle ID#: W B A W C33509P470234 Vehicle License #: N/A State: SC Person who left vehicle at facility: Tanesha G. Raliff Any information relation to owner: 2 Stacy Kay CT, Piedmont Greenville, SC 29673 You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 40-11-19 (b)(2), that the above-reference vehicle is subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt.

The vehicle is currently located at: 3690 Hewatt Court, Snelville, GA 30039 Anyone with an ownership interest in this vehicle should contact the following business immediately: Business Name: RWB Import Service Center Address: 3690 Hewatt Court, Snelville, GA 30039 Telephone #: 770-972-1007 929-625388, 11/17,24 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE (REPAIR FACILITY) Vehicle Make:Jaguar Year: 2003 Model: XK8 Vehicle ID#: SAJDA42C032A33543 Vehicle License #:PCX1798 State: GA Person who left vehicle at facility: Warren Nathaniel Davis Any information relation to owner: 70 Oak Wood DR, K Covington, GA 30016 You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 4011-19 (b)(2), that the abovereference vehicle is subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt.

The vehicle is currently located at: 3771 Courtside Ter, Peachtree Corner, GA 30092 Anyone with an ownership interest in this vehicle should contact the following business immediately: Business Name: European Automotive Specialits Address:4550 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA 30032 Telephone #: 404-296-6660929625391, 11/17,24 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT You are hereby notified, in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-19.1, that petitions were filed in the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County to foreclose liens against the vehicles listed below for all amounts owed. If a lien is foreclosed, the Court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. The present location of the veh

NOTICE The City of Duluth Planning & Development Department, hereby gives notice of the City’s intent to revise the flood hazard information, generally located between Peachtree Industrial Blvd and McClure Woods Drive. Specifically, the flood hazard information shall be revised along Swilling Creek Tributary from a point approximately 800 feet west of Pleasant Hill Road to a point approximately 500 feet southwest of McClure Woods Drive.

As a result of the revision, the floodway shall widen and narrow at the upstream limit of study and the 1% annual chance floodplain shall be established within the area of revision.

Maps and detailed analysis of the revision can be reviewed at the City Hall Building located at 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. Interested persons may call Olivia Askew at 770.476.1790 for additional information from 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday.

928-625669, 12/13 STATE BAR OF GEORGIA STATE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION Service by Publication TO: PATRICK ANTHONY POWELL Georgia State Bar No. 586289 Re: Office of General Counsel File No. 190052 A Notice of Investigation has been issued in accordance with Bar Rule 4-204.1 based upon a grievance filed against you. Service of a Notice of Investigation by publication is authorized by Bar Rule 4-204.1 (c).

Pursuant to Bar Rule 4-204.3(a), you are required to file with the State Disciplinary Board member assigned to investigate the grievance filed against you a written response to the Notice of Investigation within 30 days of December 13, 2019.

Pursuant to Bar Rule 4-204.3(d), your failure to answer the Notice of Investigation may result in your suspension from the practice of law in Georgia until an answer is filed.

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS MCCULLOUGH TOWING AUCTION LIST 785 BROGDON RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 770-263-8483 SATURDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 2020@ 1:00PM 2000 Acura 3.5RL JH4KA9651YC008615 2002 BMW 540i WBADN63472GN87437 1988 Chevrolet 1500 1GCDC14K0JE163469 2006 Chevrolet Equinox 2CNDL63F766075639 2008 Dodge Avenger 1B3LC46R68N281139 2012 Ford Escape 1FMCU0DG7CKC00449 2003 Ford E350 Super Duty 1FBSS31L03HA00572 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac 1FMZU77E93UC81147 2004 Ford F250 Super Duty 1FTNW21P14EC02284 2009 Ford Flex 2FMDK51C59BA02626 2006 Ford E350 Super Duty 1FBNE31L76DA54452 2002 Ford Ranger 1FTZR45E32PA26062 2000 Ford Ranger 1FTYR10C3YPB96138 2

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 2000 Ford Ranger 1FTYR10CXYPA76885 2001 Honda Accord JHMCG56691C014222 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GW48S13C558835 2012 Infiniti G37 JN1CV6AP8CM623301 2008 Kia Spectra KNAFE122985560644 2008 Nissan Armada 5N1BA08D98N600572 2012 Nissan Rogue JN8AS5MT0CW262459 2009 Nissan Rogue JN8AS58V79W176425 2004 Nissan Murano JN8AZ08W94W308052 2000 Nissan Maxima JN1CA31A9YT009554 2004 Oldsmobile Alero 1G3NL52FX4C100624 2007 Pontiac G6 1G2ZG58N774129540 2006 Saab 9-3 YS3FD49Y361004232 1999 Suzuki SV650x JS1VP52A9X2100434 2007 Toyota Camry 4T1BE46K07U682693 2003 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR32E83Z043955 2006 Toyota Prius JTDKB20U163196331 2009 Toyota Camry 4T1BE46K69U296346 2007 Toyota Camry 4T1BE46K67U657071 2014 Pac Trailer 53BPTEA21EU008984 2018 Trailmobile 4YMBC0819JG069630 929-626407, 12/13,20,27 Notice of Sale OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Date of Auction January 3 2020 at 11:00am According to the lease by and between: Dora Dodd (Unit 7), Denzel Maxwell (Unit 12), Donald Muse (Unit 119), Roscoe Gordon (Unit 233), Mitchell Blakey (Unit 266), Luis De Jesus (Unit 285). and TKG-StorageMart, DBA StorageMart #701, and its related parties, assigns and affiliates. In order to perfect the lien on the goods contained in the storage unit the manager has cut the lock on their units and upon a cursory inspection the units were found to contain clothes, chairs, flat screen TV’s, table, DVDs, kitchen ware, washer, dryer, TV, toys, dresser, mattress, box springs, tool chest, art work, chest of drawers, bar stools, night stand, lamps, dressers, couch, microwave, and many other items used in and around the home.

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StorageMart 701 794 Scenic Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 770-236-9260 929-623694, 12/4,13 PUBLIC AUCTION Notice of Abandonment and Sale in accordance with the O.C.G.A. 40-11 the following vehicles have been declared abandoned and will be sold at Public Action to the highest and best bidder for cash only. The auction will be held on December 20,2018 at 10:00 a.m., 6050 Lawrenceville Hwy, Tucker GA 30084, phone (770) 806-1330. Review 9:30a.m.

2009 Mazda CX8 VIN: JM3TB38A290170158 2016 CADILLAC XTS 928-621691, 11/6,13 THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON DECEMBER 14, 2019. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 14 DICIEMBRE 2019 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www. swsatlanta.com Homemade Utility Trailer NO VIN 2016 Utility (Semi) Trailer 1UYVS2530GG640937 2008 Cottrell Headramp Hauler 5E0AH14428G214703 1997 Ford F-150 1FTDX1768VKB34473 1997 Acura 3.2 CL 19UYA2251VL008958 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 1GNEK13Z12J232451 2008 Buick Enclave 5GAER23768J206320 2012 Volkswagen CC WVWMN7AN4CE508176 2003 Pontiac Vibe 5Y2SL648X3Z454033 Parker Forklift 1192170 Engine 10HEYK170180567 Chevrolet Engine 10CWJK1S1700917 Motor Nissan (T#19004799) NO SERIAL NUMBER 2010 Ford Transit Connect NM0LS7BN0AT037054 2007 Toyota Camry 4T1BK46K77U506717 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2GCEC19V521270074 ***REBUILT/SALVAGE *** 2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder JTDFR320410032305 2007 Dodge Magnum 2D4FV47VX7H756075 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 3GNEK13T63G164369

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 3B7HC13Y8XG208103 2010 Jeep Compass 1J4NT4FB5AD601938 1999 Infiniti QX4 JNRAR05Y6XW042821 ***SALVAGE/REBUILT *** 1992 Honda Accord 1HGCB7553NA086993 2003 Nissan Pathfinder JN8DR09X93W710446 1999 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWSC29M4XM093501 2004 Volkswagen Touareg WVGBC67L34D026640 2001 Chevrolet Astro Van 1GNDM19W51B108243 2004 Honda Accord 1HGCM66504A066928 Cement Mixer 3A9S27M13F1168113 2003 Infiniti I35 JNKDA31A53T115749 2009 Nissan Murano JN8AZ18U59W024915 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2GCEC19T0X1114448 1990 Toyota Camry 4T1SV21E3LU189610 2001 BMW 325i WBAAV33421FU86859 2002 BMW 745i WBAGL63462DP58554 2006 Ford Five Hundred 1FAFP24136G169679 Hyper Summit Mountain Bike WMA-142614 2008 Ford Focus 1FAHP33N98W133832 2003 Volvo XC90 YV1CZ59H931003058 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix 1G2WP52K3YF212325 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2GCEC19T131198662 2007 Kia Spectra KNAFE121975002072 2004 Chevrolet Express 1GAHG39UX41211267 2003 Nissan Pathfinder JN8DR09XX3W701691 *** REBUILT *** 2008 Honda Fit JHMGD386X8S006531 *** RECONSTRUCTED *** 2004 Infiniti G35 JNKCV54E54M800680 2006 Hyundai Sonata 5NPEU46F46H020499 1999 GMC Envoy 1GKDT13W3X2955084 9 2 9 - 6 2 4 8 0 2 , 11/29,12/6,13 NOTICE There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 W. Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA, 30518, on Saturday, DECEMBER 21, 2019 at 11:00 AM, the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows: # Ye a r Make Model VIN 1 1998 Toyota Sienna 4T3ZF13C2WU070752 2 2002 BMW 325i WBAEV33412PD55731 3 2004 Suzuki XL7 JS3TY92V344107658 4 2008 Suzuki SX4 JS2YC417685100282 5 2009 Ford Escape 1FMCU03G19KC99232 6 1985 Oldsmobile Delta EightyEight Royale 1 G 3 B Y 6 9 Y 1FY393742 7 2005 Hyundai XG350 KMHFU45E45A395954 8 2013 Volkswagen Passat 1VWBN7A35DC040605 9 2001 Lexus RX 300 JTJGF10UX10090343 10 2000 Mazda Protege JM1BJ2228Y0285929 11 2001 BMW 530i WBADT63491CF06226 12 1999 Chevrolet Astro Van 1GNDM19W8XB146588 13 2004 Ford Taurus 1FAFP53U14A106366 14 2005 GMC Savana 1GTGG25V551142811 15 1998 Ford Expedition 1FMPU18L5WLB91022 16 1999 Toyota Ca mry JT2BG28KXX0303084 17 2017 Utility 1MDASAV28HA607481 18 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK350 W D BTJ56HX7F215508 19 2010 Nissan Altima 1N4CL2AP1AC164469 20 2012 Ford Escape 1FMCU0E76CKB19845 21 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 1D7HA18D54S784656 22 2007 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WT55N079335593 23 2002 BMW 525i WBADT43462GZ96748 24 2006 Dodge Stratus 1B3EL46X56N231949 25 2005 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D75C340566 26 2002 GMC Safari 1GKDM19X72B506853 27 2015 Ford Fiesta 3FADP4BJ6FM211581 28 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac 1 F M Z U 67E71UB85363 29 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML430 4 J G A -

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By Michael Clark Movie Critic

During the opening sequence in “Jumanji: The Next Level,” the front of a character’s smartphone is shown with the date “December 13, 2019” front and center. Although rare, this isn’t the first time a movie has flashed its own release date on screen, and it probably won’t be the last.

Although intended to be clever and self-aware, it’s just the first of many reminders to follow that we’re watching a quickly-assembled sequel which only exists for the purpose of being a blatant cash-grab.

The fourth installment in the “Jumanji” franchise, “The Next Level” will be familiar enough (if still possibly disagreeable) to the people who made the last installment (“Welcome to the Jungle”) a surprise $1 billion global smash. The filmmakers make the huge mistake of assuming firsttime viewers will automatically know what’s happening Including the Guns ‘n’ Roses song “Welcome to the Jungle” does nothing to help.

It would be nice to say that if this had been made as a stand-alone flick,

things would have turned out better — but that is certainly not the case here.

It’s kind of like saying getting hit in the head with a brick three times is slightly better than getting hit in the head with a brick four times.

Unlike the original 1995 installment starring Robin Williams where “Jumanji” was a board game where animals came to life, “Welcome to the Jungle” featured an antiquated video game (think “Atari”) which allowed the players to assume the personalities of their avatars. The four high-school teens from “Welcome” return, now bound for college, and as they appear for only minutes at the beginning and end, the actor’s names are unimportant.

They are joined here by Eddie (Danny DeVito) and Milo (Danny Glover), former co-owners of a diner whose friendship hit the skids when Milo decided to retire. Despite Milo’s best reconciliation efforts, Eddie is still angry and is determined to hold on to his grudge.

Because he’s depressed, one of the teens re-enters the game and drags two of the others with him along with Eddie and Milo. Once in the game they are channeled through avatars portrayed by (the also returning) Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan. The SOLE interesting wrinkle in the story is having Johnson and Hart respectfully voicing Eddie and Milo.

While Johnson

speaks with a passable cantankerous New York accent, the normally motormouthed Hart delivers his lines with slow, precise deliberation leading to one of the movie’s biggest (of about three) authentic laughs.

For about half of the running time, Johnson and Hart audition for “Grumpy Old Men 3.” But the problem is it’s only funny for about five minutes. For his part, Black first channels a black teen male, then a white teen female and regularly falls down – in other words, he turns in another variation of Jack Black. Faring the best (if that’s the right word) is Gillan, a still relative unknown actress with lots of potential who deserves better than to be “trapped” in a franchise so undeserving of her charm and range. Dressed as if she’s auditioning for yet another reboot of “Tomb Raider,” the scantily-clad Gillan is given the most to do — and she puts her best foot forward.

Returning director Jake Kasden (son of Lawrence) and his co-writers Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinker attempt to divert attention away from the inert and moribund screenplay by including huge set pieces taking place in a rain forest, a

sprawling desert, a Middle Easternthemed market, a maze of aerial foot bridges and finally a snowbound castle which could easily double as a “Game of Thrones” set.

Although the avatars can “die” (which they do) they also have the ability to come back to life. But even though this can only be done a limited amount of times, there’s little doubt anyone will ever run out of lives. Even the presence of a barbarian killer (Rory McCann) known as “Jurgen the Brutal” presents little in the way of palpable or eminent danger.

With all of its bells and whistles and camera mugging, the grand total of “The Next Level” is far less than the sum of its parts. We’ve come to expect rush-to-market Hollywood product to be wanting and unimaginative, and while “The Next Level” is far from the worst of its kind ever made, it’s still a huge disappointment on almost every possible level.

(Sony/Columbia)

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Nick Jonas, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Awkwafina and Kevin Hart star in “Jumanji: The Next Level.”

‘Two Popes’ short on facts, but is a visual feast for viewers HHH

By Michael Clark Movie Critic

A high-pedigree, awardsseeking drama which seems to have fallen through the cracks in most year-end critics polls, “The Two Popes” is yet another recent “based on a true story” movie which puts actual facts on the back-burner in favor of unneeded, often superfluous embellishment.

One of the two high profile stories to rock the Catholic Church over the last two decades, the sudden retirement of Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) and the improbable thrusting of Pope Francis I (Jonathan Pryce) on to the center of the world’s largest religious stage was so dramatic and unexpected, had it been conceived as original fiction, no one would have believed it.

A story no one wanted to swallow was the black eye the church incurred from the ever-escalating global instances of pedophilia, a situation even the universally loved and respected Pope John Paul II couldn’t dismiss or explain away.

With John Paul II’s death in 2005, the church found itself at a moral and public

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Anthony Hopkins plays Pope Benedict XVI and Johnathan Pryce plays Pope Francis in “Two Popes.” relations crossroads and, it being a nearly 2,000 year old institution with very specific and set ways, it was unlikely to make any major changes in its approach to, well, anything.

In retrospect, the conformation of Benedict XVI as the high pontiff was a logical one. He was a strict conservative set on maintaining the status quo while appear-

ing to address the church’s bad PR. That worked, but for only a short while.

As explained in “The Two Popes,” Benedict XVI (on the clock for a relatively brief eight years) either grew tired of the job itself or finally came to the realization that a sea change was inevitable and sensed he was not the right guy to be the point man weathering the certain im-

pending ideological storm.

Benedict XVI wanted a graceful exit and chose to call on his formal rival to help facilitate the transition with the least possible amount of fuss or fanfare.

Based on his own stage play “The Pope,” the screenplay by Anthony McCarten (“Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Theory of Everything,” “Darkest Hour”) would appear to be

something comprised largely of conjecture, as private meetings between members of the church hierarchy aren’t generally made public or even witnessed by inhouse third parties. It would be more than fair to consider this less factual and more of a work of fiction involving two high-profile, non-fictional characters, which in itself doesn’t automatically deem it dismissible as art.

Helmed by the esteemed Brazilian director Fernando Mairelles (“The Constant Gardener,” “City of God”), the movie is a visual feast.

With brilliant cinematography from his frequent collaborator Cesar Charlone and impeccable set designs, Mairelles delivers a feature worthy of its lofty and spiritual subject matter. If high-end aesthetics is something you value a lot, if not more, than content, you should probably see it on a big screen before it switches over exclusively to Netflix on Dec. 20.

The film’s obvious big draw, Hopkins plays Benedict XVI with the appropriate aloof and brittle obstinance while carefully cloaking the former pontiff’s shrewd political acumen and persuasive powers. One of the least known and underappreciated of all living actors, Pryce matches Hopkins note for note and for all but the last five minutes, he’s not Francis I but rather Cardinal Jorge

Mario Bergoglio, a humble Argentinean priest with no designs on becoming pope, but rather serving his local flock.

The narrative spends far too much time on the two men together exchanging pleasantries and small talk where more of the nuts and bolts of Vatican politics and the future of the church would have been preferred and more enlightening. The elephantin-the-room avoidance of the church’s sex scandal taking place at the time the film is set is also a huge missed opportunity.

Devout Catholics looking for a no-frills recounting of this practically unheard of change in leadership (only one other pope – Gregory XII in 1415 – ever resigned the papacy) will likely be disappointed as everything revealed in the film is already known to the faithful or pure speculation. However, watching two powerhouse actors portray these two iconic figures of the church alone might be a worthy investment of your time and money.

There’s a great movie to be made about this historic transfer of power within the secretive walls of the world’s wealthiest and most influential organization, but “The Two Popes” isn’t it.

Presented in English and infrequent subtitled Latin, Italian, Spanish and German.

(Netflix)