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Vol. 47, No. 50

NETHERWORLD

Attraction a step closer to moving

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Ovation Cinema Grill 11 General Manager Zachary Fordham demonstrates on Monday how the chairs at the new theater recline.

(Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

NOW SHOWING

Dine-in theater on Scenic Highway opens today

BY CURT YEOMANS

ourselves as a movie theater that also serves food,” Fordham. “We like to say we’re a restaurant that happens to Ovation Cinema Grill 11 show movies as well.”

General Manager Zachary After a few days of preFordham likes to think of his view showings with recent new movie theater as being films, the new dine-in theater something other than just, is set to host its grand openwell, another new movie ing today with first-run films. theater.

It is located in the Snellville The Ovation has a bar and Exchange shopping center at lounge area, complete with 1210 Scenic Highway in uncouches and a fireplace, in incorporated Lawrenceville. its lobby. Seating is reserved Important dignitaries, so customers don’t have to including members of the worry about arriving early to Ovation Cinema Grill 11 Food and Beverage Manager Paul Tor- Board of Commissioners, get the best seat in the house. rini describes some of the special Star Wars-inspired mixed representatives of Lawdrinks the theater will sell this month to tie into the release of renceville and Snellville and The seats in each theater the new Star Wars universe film, “Rogue One.” room are leather recliners Gwinnett Chamber leaders, Waiters come to each mov- dinners ranging from spicy with leg rests that swing out gathered Wednesday night iegoer’s chair on demand to shrimp to sliders. and a back that reclines at See THEATER, Page 7A take their orders for gourmet “We don’t really think of the touch of a button. curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Popular Halloween attraction Netherworld is one step closer to moving to a new haunting ground in Gwinnett County.

The county’s Planning Commission recommended approval of the haunted house’s rezoning request for a new site just inside the county line near Stone Mountain on Wednesday. It also recommended approval for a special-use permit for outdoor entertainment to let Netherworld performers interact with guests waiting in line.

“We as Gwinnett County are glad that you’re staying in Gwinnett County,” Planning Commission Chairman Chuck Warbington told Netherworld’s owners. “Netherworld is consistently ranked as one of the Southeast’s top attractions, so we’re glad that you’re maintaining a presence in Gwinnett County.”

The Planning Commission’s decisions are just one hurdle Netherworld officials had to clear to move forward with their plans to move. The final decision on whether to grant the rezoning and special use permit requests lies with the Board of Commissioners, which is expected to take the issue up at its Public Hearing Meeting later this month.

“We’re really excited about this location,” Netherworld attorney Shane Lanham told the Planning Commission.

See NETHERWORLD, Page 3A

The Gwinnett County Planning Commission listens to a presentation from attorney Shane Lanham on Netherworld Haunted House’s rezoning request that would let it move to a new location near Stone Mountain on Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

N. Gwinnett cluster contributes thousands for Toys for Tots

BY KEITH FARNER

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SUWANEE — They came by trash bag, wagon and school bus — some all three ways — and arrived on tables and in boxes next to labels of age and gender.

Toys filled cafeteria tables and entire rooms inside North Gwinnett High School on Wednesday morning as students from across the North

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Gwinnett cluster pooled their donations and gave the U.S. Marines quite a haul.

This year’s Toys for Tots effort in the North Gwinnett cluster, a tradition that’s stretched for more than a decade, brought in several thousand donations as students, teachers and parents set a goal

of 5,000 toys. Level Creek Elementary alone brought in more than 1,100 toys, which outnumbered the students and staff at the school.

Fourth-graders at Level Creek led the effort, which they have for several years.

The school made a push on Tuesday that led to a couple hundred more toys on Wednesday.

“I’m sure the students just See TOYS, Page 3A

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. David Adams talks Wednesday with students at North Gwinnett High School where they organized and loaded toys for the Toys for Tots program. Students from across the North Gwinnett cluster donated several thousand toys for the effort. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

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Investigators: Man set fire to home, killed himself ment’s Capt. Tommy Rutledge said previously that a neighbor called 911 at about 10:18 a.m. after The man found dead hearing a loud pop and behind a house on fire in seeing smoke pouring from Buford on Tuesday set the the house. blaze before killing himHe said first respondself, investigators said. ers found “heavy smoke It’s still unclear how and heavy flames showing Darin James Powers, 41, from a two-story house.” set the fire to his two-story “Personnel were made home, but fire investigators aware that there may be confirmed in a statement someone trapped inside, Wednesday that he did so according to a neighbor,” intentionally before shoot- a Gwinnett County Fire ing himself in the head.

Department statement said.

Forensic Investigator A police officer found Ted Bailey told the Daily Powers behind the house.

Post that Powers died of After his wife gave them the gunshot wound, not the consent to search, investiinjuries he sustained from gators also found a weapon the fire. near the back door and Gwinnett Fire Departevidence the fire may have

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been intentionally set.

Rutledge said a father, mother and children live in the house. Powers was reportedly the only family member home at the time of his death and the fire.

Rutledge said crews had the fire under control by 10:50 a.m. and stayed for several hours afterward to put out hot spots.

The fire destroyed the original house and damaged a pickup truck parked in the garage. It also melted the vinyl siding on the outside of two neighboring houses.

The American Red Cross has been contacted to help the remaining family members who were dis- Emergency crews respond to a house fire in Buford on Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Cailin placed because of the fire. O’Brien)

Radiologic technology student receives GTC GOAL award

By Keith Farner

and honors excellence in academics and leadership.

Local GOAL winners are selected at each of the The second time around, state’s 23 technical colGisella Brust will represent leges.

Gwinnett Technical College Brust was nominated by in a leadership competition Penny Waddell, Gwinnett to become an ambassador Tech’s speech program to represent technical coldirector. Waddell first met leges across the state.

Brust when she registered Brust, 21, a Lawrencevto take a public speaking ille resident, was named the course taught by Waddell. winner of this year’s Gwin“Gisella was already an nett Tech Georgia Occupa- effective communicator tional Award of Leadership. and really stood out in the She studies radiologic classroom. She excelled technology in part because in making professional she was inspired by her presentations in the form of mother’s battle with cancer. impromptu and extemporaHer mother died last year, neous speeches,” Waddell but her fight gave Brust an said in a press release. inspiration to pursue those A conversation with studies.

Waddell caused Brust to The Technical College become a student ambasSystem of Georgia sponsors sador and join the Students’ the GOAL program, which Toastmasters Club. Brust recognizes outstanding stepped into leadership technical college students roles quickly. keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett Tech GOAL winner Gisella Brust, right, stands with President D. Glen Cannon and Speech Program Director Penny Waddell (Special Photo)

Waddell nominated Gisella for the GOAL award in 2015, but she did not become a finalist.

“Gisella told me that she learned so much from the competition and hoped

she would have the opportunity to try again for the next year,” Waddell said. “Throughout the year, I watched as she worked fervently to improve her communication and leader-

ship skills, in addition to working hard on her studies.”

Brust won this year’s SkillsUSA Prepared Speech State Competition and later finished second in the na-

tional competition in June.

More than 40 students competed for the award.

Gwinnett Tech’s other GOAL Finalists were: • Debra Baldwin — Business Management student from Lawrenceville; • Heather Brookshire — Veterinary Technology student from Norcross; and • Shawntel Carey — Business Management student from Lawrenceville.

This year’s competition was judged by a panel of industry leaders including Cindy Badgett, director of external affairs from Sawnee EMC; Rob Kealler, manager of mid-market sales for Gas South; Kevin Robbins, director of implementation operations for ADP; Sean Murphy, vice president and co-founder of Procurri; and Jeff Wolfe, marketing manager at Deutz Corporate.

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Thursday, December 8, 2016 • 3A

Gwinnett leaders to discuss goals with legislators Gwinnett County legislators will get a chance to hear from local education, government and health leaders Thursday on what issues county officials would like to see them tackle in 2017.

The annual meeting between county’s legislative delegation and local officials will begin at 7:45 a.m. today at the Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse, 185 Crogan St. in Lawrenceville.

The legislators, including those who will be joining in January, will hear from officials with Gwinnett government, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia Gwinnett College, Gwinnett Technical College, the Gwinnett County Health Department and View Point Health.

There will be a breakfast and opening remarks, and Gwinnett schools

Point Health CEO Jennifer Hibbard at 10:30 a.m. and Gwinnett Tech President D. Glen Cannon at 10:50 a.m.

Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks will then begin his presentation at 8:15 a.m., followed by Gwinnett Health District Director Dr. Lloyd Hofer at 9 a.m.

Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Charlotte Nash and County Legislative Liaison Susan Lee will make a presentation at 9:20 a.m.

Georgia Gwinnett College President Dr. Stas Preczewski will make a presentation at 10:10 a.m., followed by View

portional against those communities. His office cited reports of increased surveillance by law enforcement at protests against police brutality Johnson asks FCC for and race issues. protection of low-income, “Such targeted use is minority communities deeply troubling to all of U.S. Rep. Hank Johnthose who value the prinson, D-Ga., is asking the ciple that the law should Federal be enforced fairly and Commuindiscriminately,” Johnson nications wrote in the letter. “All CommisAmericans should be able sion to to exercise their constitustep in and tional rights to assemble make sure and to free speech. low-in“The color of one’s skin come and should in no way deterHank Johnson minority mine the treatment one communi- receives from law enforceties are protected from ment. It is up to Congress what he deemed “excesto ensure that every comsive” police surveillance. munity is protected in an Johnson called on the equitable fashion.”

FCC on Wednesday to take action in a letter to Perdue backs bill calling the commission, calling for medical innovation the surveillance disproU.S. Sen. David Perdue

Gardens4GrowingCommunity Inc. will receive $650 for five “story poles” to be added to the circular garden bed at Summerour Middle School. The garden is part of the school’s outdoor Environmental Education Center. Herbs and flowers will surround each pole, which will represent a different country, to be set in a circle of stones.

Kudzu Art Zone will be given $2,000 for art supplies for the “Unlock the Arts” summer camp. The program serves artistically talented middle students from under-served areas.

Norcross Discovery Garden Park will get $2,000 to help purchase a circular arbor in its new garden. The city committed to pay the remaining cost of the project if the grant was awarded.

Norcross High School Foundation for Excellence Inc. will collect $1,168 for a portable multiplex display/exhibit system.

The school has limited wall space, so the portable display panels will allow the Advanced Placement/ International Baccalaureate portfolio students to share their artwork with peers and the community.

Political Notebook

Curt Yeomans

called a medical innovation bill passed in the Senate on Wednesday a lifesaver for Americans.

The 21st Century Cures Act is designed to make David Perdue collaboration on research easier, modernize clinical trials, let personalized medicine be used to spot diseases sooner and offer incentives designed to spur the development of drugs to treat rare diseases. Perdue’s office touted it as a basis for new cures and treatments for mental illness, opioid addiction and life-threatening diseases.

“Too many of us have watched our loved ones fight cancer, Alzheimer’s,

diabetes and various other life threatening diseases,” Perdue said in a statement. “Medical researchers, many of them in Georgia, are hard at work developing lifesaving vaccines and trial treatments.

“We need to support their research and encourage more innovation and competition in the marketplace. This will not only save lives and drive down costs, but also keep Americans healthier longer. Over the next 20 years as Baby Boomers age, our country’s Medicare and Medicaid costs are expected to skyrocket.

This investment now on the front-end will help curb those impending costs.”

Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

By Curt Yeomans

Gwinnett County could soon be home to some new hotels that put more emphasis on community gathering spaces than on providing big rooms for guests.

The county is looking at dropping the 300-squarefoot minimum size requirements on hotel rooms and 700-square-foot minimum size requirement on lobbies.

Gwinnett Planning and Development Director Kathy Holland told the Kathy Daily Holland Post that the minimum size requirements are holdovers from past revisions to the county’s Unified Development Ordinance.

“There’s a new product out there that many of the major hotel firms are proposing that is a smaller room concept,” Holland said. “(Hilton’s) Tru hotel is one of the first ones that are proposing it, and the room size is just under that 300-square-feet (requirement). One was 287 (square feet) or somewhere around there.”

The Planning Commission recommended approval of the changes Wednesday night, and it will go to the Board of Commissioners for final approval later this month.

“We see it bringing more of the boutique-style hotels, the urban-style hotels, than the standard Holiday Inn style that we’re used to seeing,” Planning Commission Chairman Chuck Warbington said. “These would bring in more of the boutique type … the trend is going less rooms

instead of going more with these massive hotels, so we’re seeing 80, 90, 100 now.”

Boutique hotels are known for their smaller size, with fewer than 100 rooms. Holland said such hotels do not exist in Gwinnett, but she said two companies are looking at building them here.

“We have spoken with someone that is looking to do this concept out near Sugarloaf Mills, which would be kind of an area that you would kind of expect people might come to the arena for a show and just stay overnight,” she said. “The other location was not very far from there, around the Lakes Parkway area.”

Planning Manager Jerry Oberholtzer said the concept is considered appealing to younger hotel guests with amenities such as pool tables and arcades in the lobby area.

“It seems like it’s geared more toward millennials and other people who want smaller rooms and things to do in the lobby of the hotel,” he said.

Holland said the concept is not too different from concepts seen at hotels in Europe where hotel rooms are typically smaller than their U.S. counterparts.

“From looking at all of the different Marriotts and Hyatts, and some of the larger hotels websites, they are all proposing this concept which has a larger gathering area, in what would normally have been the lobby, where they break it up into community banked seating for Wi-Fi connectivity and the breakfast area,” she said.

“It seems to be promoting less time in your room — you’re just there to sleep and shower — and more community time.”

toys. Crumrine serves as the vice present for community service for DECA. This year they had two nights at Lake Lanier Island’s Magical Nights of Lights and a night at the Chick-fil-A on Moore Road to help with the effort.

Along with the Marines’ Toys for Toys haul, North also sets aside special donations for the North Gwinnett Co-Op and Norcross Co-Op. “They do stay in our community, so it’s cool to see what a difference it actually does make,” Crumrine said.

Marine Staff Sgt. David Adams, who lives in Canton but is based at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, visited North for the second straight year and talked with students about the Christmas season

and their relatives who serve in the military.

Adams said this contribution from the North Gwinnett could exceed some corporate business donations.

“It’s almost like they’ve fostered this mentality of giving from an early age,” he said.

DECA Advisor Jacqueline Huffman has been involved with the service project since it began in 1999 because staff looked for a project that kids could relate to during the year and all of the area schools could work on together.

“Every kid can relate to toys,” she said. “It was something that was special, and I think there’s a need in our area.”

Organization to award thousands Gwinnett may allow in grants for Norcross art projects boutique-style hotels From Staff Reports A Norcross-based organization will provide thousands of dollars to fund projects that cultivate the city’s growing art scene.

Splash Festivals selected four local groups who applied for its Splash Festivals Grant Program for 2016. They each received the amounts they requested.

“We are so happy that we can help these great Norcross organizations fulfill their goals,” Splash Festivals co-owner Cindy Flynn said.

Splash Festivals creates events in metro Atlanta to promote art and fine crafts in the community, support artisans and offer networking opportunities. It hosts events such as major art festivals in Norcross, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Dunwoody and Acworth.

A portion of proceeds from its Norcross Art Splash festival goes toward its grant program, which was established in 2015. For more information or to apply for the 2017 season, visit www. norcrossartsplash.com or email splashfestivals@ gmail.com.

Netherworld •From Page 1A “We think it provides us with a lot of opportunities to grow and expand the operations to be in use more than just midSeptember to mid-November.”

Although its haunted house business would be limited to mid-September to mid-November, Netherworld plans to operate throughout the year with other events and activities.

“These events include corporate events, filming for movies and a backdrop for wedding events,” county Planing Manager Jerry Oberholtzer said.

County staff have recommended approval with conditions for both the rezoning and specialuse permit, including screening the dumpster and storage areas, use of monument signage, not letting lighting reflect on adjacent properties or rights of way, and limiting use of tents, canopies, temporary banners, roped flags or tinsel to September and October.

The 20-year-old business has long been a staple of the Interstate

The front gates to Netherworld Haunted House are shown in Norcross. The Gwinnett County Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning request to let Netherworld move to a new location in Stone Mountain on Wednesday. (File Photo)

85 corridor with a location near Norcross, but its owners want to move to a 9.524-acre site by the former Olympic Tennis Center on West Park Place Boulevard. The new location would be just off U.S. Highway 78, in the Evermore Community Improvement District.

The new site has two warehouses with a combined 52,830 square feet of space that Netherworld would use.

“It’s larger than the space that they currently use,” Lanham said.

The site on West Park

Place Boulevard is currently split between light industry and general business zoning classifications. Netherworld’s owners wanted the entire site zoned for light industry because that classification allows entertainment businesses, such as Netherworld, to operate.

Not everyone was in favor of letting Netherworld move to the site.

Ken Stokes, who lives near the site and owns businesses that are adjacent to the location, raised concerns that Netherworld would lead to an increase

in traffic during peak afternoon travel times on U.S. 78 and West Park Place Boulevard.

“My concern is going from 100 parking spaces for industrial uses to 300, 400, 500 spaces, and that the traffic is going to be high volume traffic as opposed to industrial traffic, and what that’s going to mean,” Stokes said. “We’ve got employees, deliveries, shipments coming in and going.

That during the high volume traffic periods — I just see problems happening.”

Netherworld owner Ben Armstrong said the majority of the haunted house’s business is done outside of peak times when commuters are coming home from work though.

“Generally we peak around 9 p.m.,” Armstrong said. “That’s when it swells. There are people coming in during those early hours, but it really peaks more during those late periods. Also, we’re open all month, but we’re really only busy on the weekends. We’re busiest on Friday nights and Saturday nights.”

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Toys •From Page 1A go home and say ‘Mom, don’t forget, tomorrow’s

the last day for Toys for Tots,” said Tina Brocksmith, an administrative assistant at Level Creek who was

on hand for the delivery at North. “So I think our students, with the help of our teachers, of course, who

teach them what it means to give, just encourage them all the time.”

The effort has been around long enough that upperclassmen at North remember doing the same thing at any one of the Suwanee-area schools as younger children.

“I remember in elementary school, oh my gosh, it was the biggest deal, like how many toys can I bring today,” North Gwinnett senior Savannah Sanford said as elementary students near her organized the piles of toys.

Because it’s a staple in the community, organizers like North Gwinnett senior Kaitlin Crumrine have to come up with different ideas to drum up interest for more

4A • Thursday, December 8, 2016 To Your Good Health

Guidelines for colon cancer screenings DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you please advise what the current recommendation is as far as follow-up colonoscopies are concerned? It has always been my understanding from what I have read that virtually all colon cancers start as polyps in the colon and that it takes between five and 10 years for a polyp to become cancerous. My doctor says that a colonoscopy every 10 years is sufficient. Do you agree? I’m wondering why so many people I know are having colonoscopies way more often, with some even having them yearly.

— Anon.

ANSWER: Although there are rare instances when colon cancer begins without polyps, you are right that the vast majority of colon cancers start as polyps (though in certain cases they are harder to see, such as in Lynch syndrome). So development can be prevented by removing polyps that might become cancer.

The optimum interval between colonoscopies depends on what was found on the first colonoscopy. If everything was completely normal, or if there were only tiny hyperplastic polyps (these are less likely to become cancerous), then a 10-year interval is recommended. With a small tubular adenoma (at higher risk for developing cancer), a five-year interval is commonly recommended. For those with larger or higherrisk polyps, such as villous adenomas, a three-year interval is recommended.

For people with genetic syndromes (such as Lynch), annual colonoscopies are recommended after age 40.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My son-in-law tested positive for the BRCA gene. His maternal grandmother died young from breast cancer, and his aunt is now terminally ill with pancreatic and liver cancers after having breast cancer. In addition, his mother has had breast cancer, which metastasized to her leg bone. He has already been told that he should be tested yearly for cancer. He is 33 years old. What are the ramifications for this young man?

— P.M. ANSWER: There are two BRCA genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Either increases risk for cancer in those who carry the gene, but the degree of risk depends on which BRCA gene is involved, the specific mutation involved and the history of cancers in the family. The gene is present in both men and women: The BRCA1 gene is on Chromosome 17; BRCA2 is on Chromosome 13. These genes are tumor suppressor genes, and losing their function reduces the body’s ability to repair DNA. Men with BRCA mutations are at increased risk for colon, pancreatic, prostate and male breast cancers.

Recommendations for screening for these cancers must be highly individualized. I am surprised that your son-in-law hasn’t already met with a genetic counselor: It should have been done before he was tested, and certainly afterward, to review his risks in detail.

There is a 50 percent risk for each child that the gene will be passed on.

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today in history TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1941, the United States declared war on Japan and officially entered World War II. In 1980, John Lennon was shot to death outside his Manhattan apartment building.

In 1991, the leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine signed an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.

In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Eli Whitney (1765-1825), inventor; James Thurber (1894-1961), humorist; Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990), entertainer; David Carradine (1936-2009), actor; Jim Morrison (19431971), singer-songwriter; Kim Basinger (1953- ), actress; Ann Coulter (1961- ), political commentator; Teri Hatcher

(1964- ), actress; Kevin Harvick (1975- ), race car driver; Ryan Newman (1977- ), race car driver; Ian Somerhalder (1978- ), actor; Nicki Minaj (1982- ), rapper; Dwight Howard (1985- ), basketball player; Josh Donaldson (1985- ), baseball player.

TODAY’S FACT: The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), encompassing the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the United States, was ratified by the last country, Costa Rica, on Oct. 7, 2007.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1940, the Chicago Bears routed the Washington Redskins in the NFL championship game, 73-0. It remains the largest margin of victory in NFL history.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.” — James Thurber, “Lanterns and Lances”

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Victim faces abuser at family events Dear Amy: I suffered regular sexual abuse at the hands of a cousin when I was between the ages of 5 and 8. He is eight years older than I am.

I actually go years without thinking about it, but when it comes back to me, I feel angry and in pain.

I’m 46 years old now.

Over the past few years, I have shared the secret with my sisters and a few close friends, but I will never tell my entire family. It would destroy my mother.

Today I will head to my uncle’s funeral. My cousin will be there. I do not know what to do when I have to see him. He is a huge, charismatic man.

Everyone loves him. I feel like an insignificant blip on the radar within the family.

In the past I have avoided him, but he will approach me in a way that implies I am “too good” to say hello. I have also just tried to greet him as I would anyone, with a brief hug and niceties.

He doesn’t treat me any differently than my sisters, which makes me wonder if he even remembers what he did.

Am I a horrible person to just pretend during these moments that I have forgotten and go ahead with the niceties just in order to get through?

— Unsure Dear Unsure: Nothing about your behavior makes you a “horrible

outgoing person and have always had outside interests and friends.

Slowly, over time, I gave up my interests to please my wife, who has no friends, nearby family or outside interests. She does not have a job.

I always felt guilty doing outside activities. She Amy Dickinson also passively added to the guilt by bringing up chores person.” And nothing, and that I am forgoing by gono one, should make you ing out. feel small and inconseIn the beginning, she quential. The age differwas more outgoing and ence between you and your positive and had career cousin puts his behavior plans, but over time those in the predatory category have all gone by the waywhen you were a child. side.

I want for you to feel She’s negative and uses big and empowered innagging health issues as stead of small and invisan excuse not to get a job ible. Reaching out to this or find new interests or cousin privately to explain friends. If I bring it up, why you won’t be offering we fight, so we have not hugs to him might help discussed this in several you to continue the proyears. cess of putting this behind Being in our 50s, I feel you. This carries risks, we’re too old to make any however, of opening a dia- changes in the relationlogue that you don’t want ship. The sex life is tepid. to have or perhaps hearing I could leave, but would an unwelcome denial from worry about her mental him. A therapist should status, considering her guide you. lack of a support system or In the meantime, yes, job prospects/experience. definitely avoid him.

Outside of having affairs, If I were your sister, I what can I do? would flank you at any — At a Dead End family events. If he wanted Dear Dead End: to hug you, he’d have to Your wife sounds deget through me first. pressed, and rather than Dear Amy: My wife you being able to successand I have been married fully inspire her to work for 20 years. We are empty on her own issues, her nesters. I have just realsituation has pulled you ized that I am unhappy in down. the relationship. I am an You are not ultimately

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responsible for your wife’s life, just as she is not ultimately responsible for your emptiness now, so stop blaming her.

You make two incorrect assumptions: that at late-middle age, you can’t make any changes; and that if you fight about this, the sky will fall.

You sound more willing to have an affair than to try to improve your marriage.

You should welcome your wife into marriage counseling. It might be the very first thing you two do together, and it could be a game changer for both of you.

Dear Amy: “Grieving Daughter” described her mother’s heartbreaking choice to withhold her cancer diagnosis from everyone, including her husband and children.

I know this seems unbelievable, but I had a family member do the same thing.

I agree with Grieving that this increased our pain when the loss was so sudden.

— Also Grieving Dear Grieving: I’m so sorry.

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A personal project that will encourage better fitness, an updated appearance and a happier home life should be initiated. Getting together with people from your past will help you realize how much you have to offer and remind you of some of the goals you want to pursue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You are dedicated and ready to pursue whatever it takes to make your life better. Applying for a better position or setting up a workstation at home will lead to greater income.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Emotions will flare up. Don’t let the actions of others upset you. Back away if you don’t want to take part in something. Trust your judgment. Be a leader, not a follower.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Share your feelings with someone you want to spend more time with. Joining forces with someone searching for similar results will lead to a victory.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Look past discord and opposition, and remain intent on reaching your goal regardless of others’ actions. Your victory will come from intelligence, strength and commitment.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Emotions will be difficult to control.

Consider all the angles before you jump into something that may not be right for you. Romance is on the rise and should be a priority.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Gather information and discuss your ideas with someone who may put a damper on your plans if you try to move forward without approval. Resolve a personal or health issue privately.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — An unexpected proposal can turn into a fiasco if you overspend.

Get the costs involved before committing to something that has the potential to turn into a money pit.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Get your work out of the way before someone criticizes you.

Taking on too much will be unproductive and leave you in an awkward position. Keep your emotions under control.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — A short trip or friendly meeting with someone who shares your beliefs and strategies will lead to an intriguing proposal.

Take more interest in children or elders.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Network with people who can help you flesh out an idea that will secure your position.

Don’t give in to anyone putting demands on your time or asking for money.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — It’s an opportune day to make arrangements to do something unique with a loved one.

Letting your life become too mundane or routine will cause dissatisfaction.

An adventure will inspire you to excel.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Don’t let your emotions cloud your vision. You have to look at the facts and be willing to take some of the blame when disagreements come into play.

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world 48 killed in Pakistan plane crash; pop star among victims All 48 people on board the Pakistan International Airlines flight that crashed near Abbottabad were killed, the National Disaster Management Authority said.

A pilot made a mayday call, saying he had lost control of one of the two engines, the airline’s chairman said.

“We were confident that the plane could land with one working engine,” Saigol said.

But he added, “This is a tragedy. We are not absolving ourselves of any connection to this incident.”

The airline said Flight PK-661 was carrying 42 passengers, five crew members and one ground engineer when it lost contact with a control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad. It crashed into the mountains near Abbottabad and Havelian.

Pop star-turned-religious artist Junaid Jamshed was among those on board, his manager, Arsalan Khan, told CNN.

Man arrested on threats against Brexit challenger

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world&nation Vets mark Pearl Harbor anniversary

By Dana Feldman and Hugh Gentry Reuters

LOS ANGELES/HONOLULU — It has been 75 years, but U.S. Navy veteran James Leavelle can still recall watching with horror as Japanese warplanes rained bombs on his fellow sailors in the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into World War II. Bullets bounced off the steel deck of his own ship, the Whitney, anchored just outside Honolulu harbor, but a worse fate befell those aboard the Arizona, Oklahoma, Utah and other U.S. ships that sank or capsized in the attack that killed 2,400 people.

“The way the Japanese planes were coming in, when they dropped bombs, they’d drop them and then circle back,” said Leavelle, a 21-year-old Navy Storekeeper Second Class at the time of the attack.

Leavelle, now 96, was among 30 Pearl Harbor survivors honored at a reception in Los Angeles before heading to Honolulu to mark Wednesday’s 75th anniversary of the attack.

The bombing of Pearl Harbor took place at 7:55 a.m. Honolulu time on Dec. 7, 1941, famously dubbed “a date which will live in

A 55-year-old man has been arrested over racist online threats he allegedly made against Gina Miller, the businesswoman behind a high-profile legal challenge to Brexit.

While London’s Metropolitan Police did not name Miller, the businesswoman confirmed in an email to CNN that the case was related to her.

The police said that the man was arrested on Monday on “suspicion of racially aggravated malicious communications” and that he was later released on bail.

The case is among “a number of ongoing investigations by the police into a number of serious abusive and threatening letters, emails and telephone calls,” Miller said.

people Former senator, astronaut Glenn hospitalized

Former astronaut and US Sen. John Glenn, 95, was hospitalized “more than a week ago,” according to Ohio State University spokesman Hank Wilson.

“Sen. Glenn is at The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University (and) was admitted there more than a week ago,” Wilson wrote in an email.

“I do not know his condition or illness or prognosis.

I caution that even though Sen. Glenn is at The James that does not necessarily mean he has cancer.”

Glenn had heart valve rePearl Harbor survivor Delton Walling walks past active U.S. service members after the ceremonies honoring the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at Kilo Pier on Joint placement surgery in 2014.

Base Pearl Harbor — Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Wednesday. (Reuters/Hugh Gentry) He became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. infamy” by U.S. President veterans of World War II on Wednesday, Americans Glenn piloted the MerFranklin D. Roosevelt. and their families received remembered those who died Fewer than 200 survivors of blessings and prayers for at Pearl Harbor and the long, cury space capsule, dubbed Friendship 7, and circled the attacks there and on other peace. difficult war that followed. the planet three times military bases in Hawaii are A performance by the The shock of the Pearl in just under five hours alive.

Navy’s Pacific Fleet Band Harbor attack is vividly on Feb. 20, 1962. Of the Wednesday’s commemo- was made bittersweet by illustrated in an exhibit at ration at a pier overlooking the knowledge that every Massachusetts’ Museum of original seven U.S. astronauts who made up Project the memorial to the sunken member of the USS Arizona World War II, which feaArizona began with a moband, one of the Navy’s tures relics including a West Mercury — Glenn, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, ment of silence at precisely best, died that day.

Point cadet’s letter to his Gordon Cooper, Scott Carthat time.

Two families were to father, then-Brigadier GenThe battleship Arizona participate in a private eral Dwight Eisenhower, on penter, Walter Schirra and Donald Slayton — Glenn is sank with 1,177 officers and ceremony in which the preparing himself for war. the last surviving member. crew on board and lies at the ashes of crew members who On Dec. 8, 1941, the bottom of Pearl Harbor. survived the attack and died United States declared war Wearing leis of fresh later were to be interred in a on Japan. Three days later, Brad Pitt looks Hawaiian flowers around turret of the Arizona.

Germany declared war on to seal custody their necks, about 350 U.S. Across the United States the United States.

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Brad Pitt’s attempt to keep the details of his custody proceedings with Trump picks Kelly Angelina Jolie’s under wraps has hit a snag. to head Dept. of The actor has been denied Dylann Roof Homeland Security a request for an emergency mass shooting hearing, at which he planned President-elect Donald to ask for all documents and Trump has chosen Ret. trial opens proceedings related his and Gen. John Kelly to head the Dylann Roof was “cold Jolie’s custody battle for Department of Homeland and calculating” in plantheir six children be sealed, Security, a senior transition ning an attack on Emanuel according to documents official tells CNN. African Methodist Episcopal obtained by CNN. The former head of US Church, a federal prosecutor Pitt filed a request for Southern Command, Kelly said Wednesday in opening the emergency hearing on was previously responsible for managing security threats President-elect Trump chose Ret. Gen. John Kelly to statements of Roof’s trial in Tuesday, saying sealing the head the Department of Homeland Securty. (Special Charleston, S.C. documents would “protect posed by criminal drug Roof studied the church’s the privacy” of their chilnetworks based in south and Photo: CNN) long history in the black dren and “avoid subjecting central America — an issue James Dunn said, including had a history of hypertenthe possibility of seeking that Trump highlighted in sion, diabetes, and seizures. community, found out what them to the negative impact time the Bible study would a transfer to adult criminal of the intense media coverhis campaign, and to which Glenn Chappell, 67, had be held, loaded his gun the court. age and worldwide public Kelly would bring unique been involved in at least a He said the youths were scrutiny.” experience. dozen crashes or incidents in night before, packed extra ammunition and drove more from Tennessee, but not Jolie’s camp opposed the In his former role, Kelly the last five years while opemergency hearing and also than an hour to the church, from Sevier County, where also oversaw operations at erating a school bus or perthe fires started. Neither the controversial Guantasonal vehicle. Some involved Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay alleged Pitt’s request was “a thinly veiled attempt to namo Bay detention facility their ages nor genders were what witnesses described as Richardson told the jury Aleppo girl: Our shield himself, rather than of nine whites and three released. in Cuba. The outspoken seizure-like episodes. neighborhood the minor children, from African-Americans.

Fourteen people lost general clashed with the At the time of the Nov. He was welcomed into the public view,” according to their lives in the fires and Obama administration’s has fallen 1 crash, Chappell held a Bible study and displayed a the documents. push to close the facility, and a further 134 were injured, valid medical certificate as The family of a 7-year“cold and hateful heart” by told the Military Times in an according to officials. required, the NTSB said. old girl who has captured sitting with the group more Residents and visitors to interview that “there are no But it was not on file with Is ‘Walking Dead’ the world’s imagination with innocent men down there.” the resort-heavy area were the Maryland Motor Vehicle than 30 minutes, Richardson bitten by glut of her heartbreaking tweets said. among the dead.

If Kelly and former Ret. Administration, which told from Aleppo says the Syrian Gen. James “Mad Dog” As the 12 people stood to dystopian TV? Chappell two months before army has taken control of offer prayers and close their Mattis — who was tapped NTSB: Bus driver the crash that he could no “The Walking Dead’s” their area of the city. eyes, Roof opened fire with as Trump’s Secretary of Delonger drive a bus. had record of Bana Alabed’s mother, declining ratings — dipa Glock .45-caliber pistol, fense last week — are both Fatemah, said on Twitter ping down to third-season seizures, wrecks U.S. Steel could firing 70 rounds, Richardnominated and confirmed, Wednesday that the eastern then it would place two levels — have inspired a son said. Nine people were The driver of last month’s restore up to Aleppo neighborhood where retired Marine generals into lot of thoughtful analysis killed. fatal school bus crash in they live had been captured Cabinet posts in his adminregarding why. The cited 10,000 U.S. jobs Opening for the defense, Baltimore had a history of by the Syrian regime. factors range from the attorney David Bruck told istration.

“Our house and area United States Steel Corp. the jury, “you’re probably seizures and vehicle accibrutality of the Negan arc fall to the army,” said the could be looking at restordents, the National Transto the show’s disjointed wondering why there has to 2 juveniles face tweet, which was signed by ing up to 10,000 jobs in portation Safety Board said format to viewers simply be a trial.” arson charges in Wednesday. tiring of being manipulated Fatemah. “We are trapped the United States, Chief Authorities previously by the producers with gimunder bombs that didn’t stop Tenn. wildfire Executive Mario Longhi told said Roof had confessed to Six people died and since last night.”

CNBC, without providing a the killings and told the FBI micky twists. at least 10 were hurt the Syrian government troops As the show preps for its Two juveniles face charges morning of Nov. 1 when the timeline for the additions. that he hoped to provoke a now control most of the midseason finale on Sunof aggravated arson in con“I’m more than happy to school bus rear-ended a car, race war. neighborhoods in the old day, there’s another, more nection with a deadly Tencrossed into incoming traffic bring back the employees The practical reason for city of Aleppo after days of nessee wildfire that began in and then sheared off the side that we were forced to lay nebulous aspect worth conthe trial, Bruck said, is that sidering: whether TV’s glut fierce fighting against rebel late November and spread to of a transit bus. No children off during the depressing the government has asked of dystopian dramas and forces.

Gatlinburg, Tenn., accordwere on the school bus at the period,” Longhi said in an for the death penalty.

Overall, the rebels now alternate futures amounts ing to Mark Gwyn, director interview on CNBC. time.

Bruck said the jury will hold only about a quarter of of the Tennessee Bureau of During his election The drivers of both buses decide guilt or innocence in to overplaying a winning war-ravaged eastern Aleppo, Investigation. campaign, President-elect and four passengers on the the first phase of the trial. In hand, perhaps especially residents and activists inside amid a time of heightened Additional charges Donald Trump emphasized commuter bus were killed. the second phase, the jury the city told CNN. real-life apprehensions. are being considered, 4th The NTSB said Wednes- his desire to renegotiate trade will decide on punishment.

— From wire reports District Attorney General — From wire reports day that the school bus driver deals and restore jobs, while — From wire reports also stressing for the next generation of production to happen in the United States, including “producing steel.”

Hundreds of snow geese die in toxic pit they thought was lake CNN About 10,000 snow geese descended upon what looked like a nice, quiet lake in Butte, Mont. last week. But unfortunately for them, it wasn’t a lake at all.

It was the Berkeley Pit, a chemical-laden death trap that used to be part of an open copper mine.

The pit’s water is highly acidic and teeming with toxic stuff such

Must read as arsenic and sulfuric acid, so the geese’s ill-informed touchdown has sparked some urgent efforts from the local mining and environmental communities.

Now, the clock is ticking to save the birds.

Montana Resources, a mining company, told CNN affiliate KXLF that hundreds of the geese

have already died on the pit’s waters.

Aside from the fact that geese lack the critical reasoning skills to avoid environmental dangers like an old pit mine, an expert told KXLF the birds seek open water for rest and to get away from predators.

Crews have been able to chase thousands of the geese off the water this week, KXLF reported.

The surviving geese have been

gradually leaving the area, and as of Wednesday, Montana Resources estimates there are about 50 live geese left.

Snow geese in particular seem to have a flair for dramatic mass deaths. In 1995, more than 300 geese died after landing in the same Montana pit, and in 2015, about 2,000 snow geese fell dead from the sky in Idaho, the apparent victims of avian cholera.

Luckily (if there is any luck

to be had in this situation), snow geese are far from endangered.

They’re actually overpopulated, but that doesn’t mean crews at the Montana mine are just going to stand by and watch them perish on a lake of filth.

According to KXLF, they’re currently working on methods to get the remaining geese out of harm’s way, as well as better strategies to prevent future mishaps.

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The gambles of the left Sometimes life forces us to make decisions, even when we don’t have enough information to know how the decision will turn out. The risks may be even greater when people make decisions for other people. Yet there are some who are not only willing, but eager, to take decisions away from those who are directly affected.

Something as personal as what doctor we want to go to has been taken out of our hands

by Obamacare. What job offer, at what pay rate, someone wants to accept has been taken out of their hands by minimum wage laws.

Sick people who are dying are prevented from trying a medication that has not yet completed all the long years of Thomas tests required by Sowell federal regulations — even if the medication has been used for years in other countries without ill effects.

One by one, innumerable decisions have been taken out of the hands of those directly affected. This is not just something that has happened. It is a central part of the agenda of the political left, even though they describe what they are doing in terms of the bad things they claim to be preventing and the good things they claim to be creating.

Minimum wage laws are described as preventing workers from being “exploited” by employers who pay less than what third parties want them to pay. But would people accept wages that third parties don’t like if there were better alternatives available?

This is an issue that is very personal to me.

When I left home at the age of 17, going out into the world as a black high school dropout with very little experience and no skills, the minimum wage law had been rendered meaningless by 10 years of inflation since the law was passed. In other words, there was no minimum wage law in effect, for all practical purposes.

It was far easier for me to find jobs then than it is for teenage black high school dropouts today. After the minimum wage was raised to keep up with inflation, for decades the unemployment rate for black male 17-year-olds never fell below TRIPLE what it was for me — and in some years their unemployment rate was as much as five times what it was when I was a teenager.

Yet many people on the left were able to feel good about themselves for having prevented “exploitation” — that is, wage rates less than what third parties would like to see. No employer in his right mind was going to pay me what third parties wanted paid, when I had nothing to contribute, except in the simplest jobs.

As for me, my options would have been welfare or crime, and welfare was a lot harder to get in those days. As it was, the ineffectiveness of the minimum wage law at that time allowed me time to acquire job skills that would enable me to move on to successively better jobs — and eventually to complete my education. Most people who have minimum wage jobs do not stay at those jobs for life. The turnover rate among people who are flipping hamburgers was found by one study to be so high that those who have such jobs on New Year’s Day are very unlikely to still be there at Christmas.

In short, the left has been gambling with other people’s livelihoods — and the left pays no price when that gamble fails.

It is the same story when the left prevents dying people from getting medications that have been used for years in other countries, without dire effects, but have not yet gotten through the long maze of federal “safety” regulations in the U.S. People have died from such “safety.” Police are dying from restrictions on them that keep criminals safe.

San Francisco is currently trying to impose more restrictions on the police, restrictions that will prevent them from shooting at a moving car, except under special conditions that they will have to think about when they have a split second to make a decision that can cost them their own lives. But the left will pay no price.

One of the most zealous crusades of the left has been to prevent law-abiding citizens from having guns, even though gun control laws have little or no effect on criminals who violate laws in general. You can read through reams of rhetoric from gun control advocates without encountering a single hard fact showing gun control laws reducing crime in general or murder in particular.

Such hard evidence as exists points in the opposite direction.

But the gun control gamble with other people’s lives is undeterred. And the left still pays no price when they are wrong.

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell. com.

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Will Hamilton Electors say no to Trump?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — If you thought Donald Trump was the face of America’s anti-establishment movement, hold on to your chapeaus: A wild wind is rising.

Want to know what’s more anti-establishment than a president-elect who refuses to play by the rules? How about similarly spirited electors going AWOL and sending someone else to the Oval Office?

Could it happen? Might.

A movement headed by a mostly Democratic group calling itself Hamilton Electors is trying to convince Republican electors to defect — not to cede the election to Hillary Clinton but to join with Democrats in selecting a compromise candidate, such as Mitt Romney or John Kasich. It wouldn’t be that hard to do.

Mathematically, only 37 of Trump’s 306 electors are needed to bring his number down to 269, one fewer than the 270 needed to secure the presidency.

On the Hamilton Electors’ Facebook page, elector Bret Chiafalo, a Democrat from Washington, explains the purpose of the Electoral College. If you haven’t previously been a fan of the electoral system, you might become one.

Bottom line: The Founding Fathers didn’t fully trust democracy, fearing mob rule, and so created a republic. They correctly worried that a pure democracy could result in the election of a demagogue (ahem), or a charismatic autocrat (ahem), or someone under foreign influence (ditto), hence

Kathleen Parker the rule that a president must have been born in the U.S. We know how seriously Trump takes the latter.

Most important among the founders’ criteria for a president was that he (or now she) be qualified. Thus, the Electoral College was created as a braking system that would, if necessary, save the country from an individual such as, frankly, Trump.

It is worth noting that 50 former Republican national security officials and foreign policy experts co-signed a letter saying that Trump would be a “dangerous president.” Do we simply ignore them?

At least one Republican elector, Christopher Suprun, has decided to pay heed. In an op-ed in Tuesday’s New York Times, Suprun, a paramedic in Texas, outlined all his reasons for not rubber-stamping Trump, saying that he owes a debt not to his party but to his children.

He urged others to join him.

This, apparently, they can do, though some states may impose penalties. Hamilton Electors are raising funds to pay any such costs that may accrue.

Alexander Hamilton, sud-

denly a star both on Broadway and Main Street, wrote that the Electoral College “affords a moral certainty that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.”

Electors would prevent the “tumult and disorder” that would result from the candidate’s exploiting “talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity.” Speaking of Trump. How wise our founders were. And how unwise are we to pay so little attention to their far-keener insights.

It is, perhaps, a sign of these upside-down times that Democrats, usually preferring the popular vote, are suddenly genuflecting to the Electoral College and Republicans, who so often defer to the founders’ original intent, shift principle so swiftly, presumably in hopes of taking the ultimate escalator ride in the golden palace of King Trump. Tut-tut.

Meanwhile, those on both sides who remain opposed to Trump are dismissed as either sorry losers or as dining on crow and sour grapes. But the stakes are too high — and the evidence of Trump’s presidential aptitude deficit too severe — for such trivializing designations. His demonstrated lack of judgment and impulse control should send shivers down the spines of all Americans in consideration of the nuclear arsenal he is poised to have at his fingertips.

That’s not all of it, but it’s enough. Without consulting

advisers or “sleeping on it,” for which he is not known, Trump can authorize a nuke upon the slightest provocation — or none. All previous presidents have had the same authority, of course, but all have also been experienced statesmen, nary a reality-show celebrity (nor snake-oil salesman) among them.

Trump’s friends have told me they’re confident he’ll solemnly respect the burden of such power, but nothing thus far justifies their faith.

After his election win, Trump hasn’t much bothered himself with intelligence briefings. He ignored 37 years of diplomatic precedent by chatting with the president of Taiwan, upsetting China. He spoke like an inarticulate ninth-grader with Pakistan’s prime minister, according to that country’s readout. Trump apparently told the prime minister that he’s a “terrific guy” doing “amazing work” and that Trump is “ready and willing to play any role that you want me to play to address and find solutions to the outstanding problems.” Oh, really? Which ones?

Electors are scheduled to meet Dec. 19 in their respective states to cast their final ballots.

If there are 37 Republicans among them with the courage to perform their moral duty and protect the nation from a talented but dangerous presidentelect, a new history of heroism will have to be written.

Please, be brave.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.

Media still looking down on working class CHICAGO — Long ago in a faraway land called PostElection East Coast, the major media companies published mea culpas about having overlooked “real people” with economic anxieties not reflected in aggregate national unemployment and GDP numbers. After incorrectly projecting that Hillary Clinton had the presidency in the bag, they vowed to do better reporting on communities in the so-called fly-over states and to not discount the views and circumstances of the people living there.

Unfortunately, the media never vowed to stop condescending to them.

Last week, in reference to Manitowoc Foodservice, a manufacturer whose Indiana factory is laying off 84 workers and moving production to Mexico, a New York Times article noted, “The truth across the Rust Belt is that there are more Manitowoc Foodservices than Carriers. … In Indiana, in particular, as in other so-called Rust Belt states, there are a lot of people who are less educated: Just 16.5 percent of the state’s residents ages 25 to 64 have a bachelor’s degree, half the rate for the country over all. And while about 30 percent have an associate degree or some college, the bulk of Indiana residents, 44 percent, have only a high school diploma — or less.”

This sort of reporting, while

Washington — and that now includes Donald J. Trump — doesn’t seem to understand this.”

Even though the election is barely in our rearview mirror, the same news agencies that vowed to “do better” continue to rely on overly broad interEsther pretations of statistics and a Cepeda detached attitude about working people in the middle of the country. factual and impartial to most A Wall Street Journal blog East Coast media types, is the post last week carried this kind of looking-down-yourheadline: “1,000 Carrier Jobs nose journalism that workingTrump Celebrates Are Drop in class and rural people feel is the Bucket of Manufacturing elitist. This implication of rube- Losses — Indiana alone has lost ishness through low educational over 150,000 manufacturing attainment makes people living jobs since 2000.” in what used to be referred to Though Indiana’s manumore positively as America’s facturing slide is often cited to Heartland believe that the media add context to the Carrier deal do not tell the whole truth about — which may actually save them — or about anything else. only about 800 jobs in Indiana Sen. Sherrod Brown, Dthrough a tax deal that has Ohio, writing recently in the op- drawn ire from both conservaed pages of the Times, noted, tives and liberals — its refer“Start with this: When you call ence can come off as dismissive us the Rust Belt, you demean and cold. our work and diminish who In the grand scheme of we are. … Ohio workers know things, 800 jobs may not be they toil harder and are paid much to speak of when you less than their parents, and have look at national manufacturing less power to control the hours trends. But to people in Indiana they work and their share of who feel as though the reality the wealth they create for their of having their family’s liveliemployer. This diverse force hood snatched from them and feels betrayed by trade and tax sent down to Mexico was just policies that create immense halted by a benevolent savior, affluence at the top and take the bucket metaphor is belitwealth from workers. Much of tling.

For people like T.J. Bray, a 14-year employee of Carrier, who is married and supporting his wife and two kids, there’s no “drop” — it’s his whole life.

“I was completely devastated,” Bray told Fox News host Megyn Kelly about when he heard initially that he would lose his job. “This is the only adult job I’ve ever had. I’ve had this job since I was 18, so to have this ripped away from me with no warning or no red flags that anything was going on …

I was absolutely disgusted.”

He said that when he learned his job had been saved, “I was shocked and still am to this day. … It seems like I’m a part of history that’s being made right now with a president being able to put his foot down and being able to save some American jobs.”

This sentiment may seem inconsequential coming from people who don’t matter much by the present-day standards of celebrity and influence. But, for better or worse, working-class Americans with this worldview were just a part of presidential history.

If the media can’t muster up true respect for such people, the least we can do is treat them, their issues and concerns with a measure of dignity and empathy.

Esther Cepeda’s email address is estherjcepeda@ washpost.com.

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If the preview days were any indication, residents in the Lawrenceville and Snellville areas have been eagerly awaiting the theater’s opening.

“We had more than 800 people show up on our first day,” Fordham said. “And we were only expecting 500.”

The theater employs 200 people and has 11 screens, which Fordham said will usually each have a different film on them. There will be some exceptions for major new films — such as the upcoming Star Wars film, “Rogue One” — that will be shown on multiple screens.

During its opening day, the theater will show “Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them,” “Office Christmas Party,” “Miss Sloane,” “Moana,” “Nocturnal Animals,” “Arrival” and “Almost Christmas.” It will add “Allied,” “Doctor

Strange” and “Trolls” on Friday.

Tickets for kids and seniors for normal rooms at the theater will cost $8 regardless of the time of day. Adult prices will shift from $8.50 for matinees, to $5.75 for “bargain” showings between 4 and 5:30 p.m., and then $11 for night time showings.

Any movie shown on the BigD screen, however, will cost an extra $2 for all moviegoers, regardless of what time of day the movie is shown.

Most of Ovation’s theater rooms seat 55 people because of the larger reclining seats and wide aisles, and have a standard-sized screen.

There is one room, the BigD Experience theater, that has seating for about 250 people and a screen that is four stories tall and 70 feet wide.

Fordham said the reserved seating is a plus for moviegoers who want a guaranteed seat for popular new films, such as the upcoming “Rogue

designed to tie into the upcoming animated film “Sing.”

“It’s my personal reciOvation Cinpes,” Ovation Food and ema Grill 11 Beverage Manager Paul opened for Torrini said. “I’m a certipreview days fied mixologist, so I put earlier this a lot of time into coming week, and will up with those cocktails hold its grand … There’s three or four opening on Thursday. (Staff for each film, sometimes Photo: Curt more.”

Yeomans) For “Rogue One,” there’s the Force Divided Martini, the Blue Milk and the Drowned Ewoks Martini.

One.” It also helps in where their movie is beis a meat lovers flatbread “We really want you to cases where someone ing shown will be given that costs nearly $13, but come in here, sit by the comes into the theater, menus on their way in. most items on the menu fireplace, order a cocktail orders their food at the The menus list a range of cost less than $10.95. or two and really just get bar and wants it delivered upscale dining choices, “With everything that here early and enjoy the to their seat. including a spicy turkey we do, we try to take experience,” Fordham “So if you’re really into burger, various flatbreads, simple things and elevate said. “We’re not worried ‘Rogue One,’ like I am, bone-in pork shanks them so that way it would about efficiency here, if I try to go to places that (called Pig “Wings” still have that comfort that makes sense. We’re have reserved seating so I on the menu), a humfood effect,” Kitchen more so worried about can go on Fandango and I mus plate, hand-breaded Manager Paul Lirette said. your guest experience and the way you feel about can say ‘I want that seat, chicken tenders, wraps, The theater will have this place basically.” on that date at that time,’” tacos, quesadillas and some special themed Tickets for movies Fordham said. “No one sandwiches. mixed drinks to tie into but me has that seat for They also have popcorn upcoming major films. To shown at the theater can be reserved by visiting that time after that.” if a customer wants to go begin, it will have three Moviegoers who don’t a little more traditional Star Wars-inspired drinks www.carmike.com/ga/ ovation-cinema-grillorder their food before on the movie dining food. to tie into “Rogue One” 11-snellville-ga. they enter the room The most expensive dish and three more drinks

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Gussie Craddock Gussie Riley Craddock, age 98, of Cumming, GA formerly of Atlanta, GA passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-seven years, Milton L. “Bob” Craddock; son, Bobby Craddock; grandson, Michael Craddock; sisters, Irene Blalock, Luvinia Wofford, Moena Craddock; brothers, Andrew Riley, and George Riley.

She is survived by her children, Jerry and Kathy Craddock, Cumming, GA, Barbara and Jerry Parks, Buford, GA; daughterin-law, Linda Craddock, Lawrenceville, GA; grandchildren, Amy Parks Fulmer and husband, Josh, Burke, VA, Stephen Parks, Manhattan, NY, Tracy and Brian Cherry, Alpharetta, GA, Kristy and Andy Wyatt, Cumming, GA; great grandchildren, Katie Craddock-Dinsmore, Jacob Cherry, Ben Cherry, Matthew Craddock, Ella Wyatt, Avery Fulmer, and Landon Fulmer; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Craddock was born November 4, 1918 in Lula, GA. She was a homemaker and a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Dawsonville, GA. “Her children and grandchildren were her pride and joy, she was a very devoted Christian woman”. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Dr. Charles Blackstock officiating.

Interment will follow at Wildwood Baptist Church Cemetery in Griffin, GA with a graveside service at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2016. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, December 8, 2016 from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. and on Friday

from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Lighthouse Baptist Church, 329 Harmony Church Road, Dawsonville, GA 30534 in memory of Gussie Craddock.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www. flaniganfuneralhome. com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

WINDER

Christa Crocker Christa S. Crocker, age 39, of Winder, GA passed away on November 28, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

NORCROSS

Carlos Cruz Carlos Javier Cruz age 31, of Norcross, GA passed away December 2, 2016. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518. 770945-9999. Please sign the online guest book at www. crowellbrothers.com

Verne and Rowena Nesbit.

During World War II she worked for Southern Bell where she made many lifelong friends. They called her Hap, a nickname she picked up in school from her happy disposition.

Together they were known as the Southern Bell Girls. She was married to Cecil Dorris for 45 years.

She was known as Nannie by her grandchildren and great grandchildren, all of whom brought her great joy. She leaves behind her daughter Lynn Earle (Jake), grandchildren Corrie Earle, David Earle (Abby), Haley E. Chambers (Josh), and 6 great-grandchildren. Also surviving, and cherished

by Helen, are her sister Evelyn “Bud” Norman of Norcross, nephew Bill Norman, and niece Bonnie Fitzpatrick (Nelson) and second “daughter” Amy Cornwell. Helen was predeceased by her husband Cecil, granddaughter Jenny Earle, a sister Margaret N. Molder, and niece Laverne N. Payne. A graveside service will be held in Norcross, Georgia on Saturday, December 10 at 11:00 in the old Norcross cemetery, officiated by her grandson Rev. David Earle. Please sign the online guestbook at www.crowellbrothers.com. Arrangements entrusted to Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes and Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. (770)448-5757.

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Mildred Fadden Mildred Fadden, age 89 of Jonesboro, GA, passed away on December 5, 2016. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, GA 30092.

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LILBURN

Terri Sullivan Terri Leigh Sullivan, age 56 of Lilburn, GA passed away December 6, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

LOGANVILLE

Phillip Sweatmon Phillip Sweatmon, age 47, of Loganville, GA, passed away on December 5, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

HOSCHTON

Bonnie White Bonnie Kirkland White, age 72, of Hoschton, GA passed away on December 2, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Helen Dorris Helen Nesbit Dorris passed away peacefully Friday December 2, 2016, in Mount Pleasant, SC at the age of 92. Helen was born in Norcross, Georgia May 15, 1924 to V

Lisa Fowler, age 44, of Winder, GA passed away on December 6, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Phyllis White Phyllis “Sue” White, age 70 of Loganville, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the Holy Cross Anglican Church.

The Reverend John E. Tomlinson will officiate. Interment will follow at New Hope United Methodist Cemetery in Between. Phyllis “Sue” White (born Ellington), was born on a snowy day right in the middle of December, 1945. She hated the cold from the very first day, much preferring the beaches of Tybee Island to frozen ground. She was the eldest child of Walter

and Elsie “Flossie” (Phillips) Ellington and older sister of Carol (deceased).

She grew up in Between, Georgia, in a brick ranch across from the cemetery.

She was “ready” to go after a courageous, brilliant fight with Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Edema, Atrial Fibrillation, Congestive Heart Failure, and COPD. Sue graduated from Monroe High School and went on to become a mother, the Mayor of Between, a phenomenal makeup artist, a successful real estate broker, and big-hair aficionado. She was consistent in every way, from her famous chicken-and-dressing dinners cooked for no particular occasion, to her unshakeable belief in God, to the airbrush designs she kept on her perfectly manicured hands. If you needed a solid foundation, it was best to build on my Nan. She was the most perfect person many of us will ever meet and embodied the definitions of love, generosity, warmth, kindness, understanding, and gentle spirit. Blended into every moment was her sense of humor. I took her to Savannah and Tybee Island one summer when she could still breathe well enough to be in the humid air on the Atlantic shoreline. We had planned a two-day trip but woke up each morning and decided to stay “just one more day” until we’d been there seven days. We ate a pound of pralines from River Street Sweets each day and she marveled at how quickly I could snap crab legs at The Crab Shack on Tybee. Her favorite part of that trip, though, was the day we spent on the beach. We had purchased beach chairs, books, and a striped umbrella. A gust of wind came through and blew the umbrella away.

Nan reached for it, toppled out of her chair, and rolled down the beach. The lifeguard ran to her but all she could say was, “don’t let my umbrella get away!”

She loved that story and would laugh until she cried retelling it. That trip will always be one of my most cherished memories.

She knew her death was coming. Such knowledge is both a blessing and a curse; a curse for us and a blessing for her. She no longer worried about how many calories were in her fried green tomatoes, who liked her no-longer-reserved opinions, or whether every item of laundry was pressed before folding. She hated daylight

saving time, cats, and, of course, cold weather.

She loved Gene Watson, Tyler Perry’s “Madea”, and playing solitaire on her tablet. Most of all, she loved my mama, me, and she loved her family. She fought with everything she had to stay alive to become a great-grandmother on earth. She said I needed her, and she was right. I will be forever grateful to her for fighting long enough to see my son’s first four weeks of life. My Nan’s work here is done.

She received a job offer she couldn’t turn down. It included a one-way ticket to the streets of gold she so anxiously awaited and the opportunity to play with my daughter, her true first great-grandchild who was born sleeping, Ireland.

She received a huge signon bonus and would want you all to know that one day, you, too, will receive the same offer. She was an angel, a fighter, a hero, and I know that the joy brought to this world by her presence will serve to fill the hole her absence creates. Nan, you will always be everything wonderful and precious. Thank you for all you did and all your love and memories will continue to do. We love you more than anyone could understand. She is survived by a daughter, Lisa (Charles) DaltonBraswell, a granddaughter, Heather (Vince) Barfield, great-grandson, Key, and special friends, Win Norris and Jennifer Sanders.

A special thanks to Dr. Rachel Nesbit, Dr. Demir Baykal, Barbara Banbury and the staff at Amedysis Hospice. The family will receive friends from 2 - 8 PM on Friday, December 9, 2016 at the Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052. 770-466-1544.

Please sign the online guest registry at www. stewartfh.com .

DORAVILLE

Victor Yoon Rev. Victor Yoon, age 75 of Doraville, GA, passed away on December 4, 2016. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, GA 30092.

(770)448-5757. www. crowellbrothers.com.

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County Wrestling Championships tough to predict

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Multitasking

Buford defender Dean Powell reacts after a tackle for loss during the Wolves victory over Kell High School to advance to the AAAAA State Finals on Friday night. (Photo: David McGregor)

Buford linemen pull off playing both ways

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

BUFORD — Over the past two decades, it’s been a given for any player in Buford’s football program that there is a good chance he could be expected to learn positions on both offense and defense — and quite often to pull double duty in games.

For any and all players who have undertaken such an assignment, it has meant a lot of hard work and sacrifice for the team, all of which has been quite rewarding given the Wolves’ successful run over that time that has included 15 state championship game appearances and 10 titles since 2000.

But for the select few who have been asked to do so along both the offensive and defensive lines, that hard work and sacrifice has been magnified.

And as the top-ranked Wolves (13-1) prepare for yet another trip to the Georgia Dome for Friday’s Class AAAAA state title game against No. 5 Rome (12-2), none of them seem to mind.

“You kind of expect it at Buford to play both ways,” offensive guard/ nose guard Dean Powell said. “You play both ways since you’re a freshman.

So you tell yourself you’re a Buford football player before you are an offensive player or defensive player.

So you’re just trying to do what you can to help the team.”

What helping the team means to players like Powell and fellow two-way lineman Connor Mills is enduring some of the most physical demanding work of any player on the team.

And while there are a few tangible numbers to quantify their contributions — particularly on the defensive side, where Powell has posted 44 total tackles with eight tackles for loss, two sacks and 11 quarterback hurries and Mills has added 17 tackles, two TFLs, two hurries and a sack — a lot goes unrecognized to those outside the team.

“I know it’s going to be physically demanding, but the thing that keeps me going is my teammates,” Mills said. “I’m not playing for just myself. I’m (also) playing for people like Dean. I know how much this game means to him. I’m playing for my other teammates, too — (linebacker/running back) T.D. (Roof), everybody.

It’s not just about me. It’s about them, too.

“I’ve known for a while that as a lineman, you’re not always going to get the credit the skill guys who score touchdowns (do).

But it’s nice to hear my teammates say, ‘Thanks for holding two blocks so I can make a play,’ or (quarterback) Mic (Roof) telling us, ‘Thank you for protecting me.’”

It’s not hard to understand just how much that sense of duty to the team is ingrained in Buford’s linemen.

For example, Powell, who has committed to play at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point beginning next year, brings a soldier’s mentality to his duties.

And while building team loyalty is one of the by products of asking a few linemen to play both ways, Buford coach Jess Simpson points out that there are other advantages to doing so.

“As a coach, I think it helps you build depth.”

Simpson said. “If you have a great lineman who can be a great defensive end, or defensive tackle and also be a great offensive guard or offensive tackle, when the game’s on the line, that guy doesn’t have to be standing next to you (on the sidelines). He can be in the game playing.

“We … play a lot of kids and share a lot of snaps, and I think there are real advantages. When you play both ways as a lineman, you start to understand what the other guy on the other side of the ball is coached to do, from gap integrity to hitting blocks.

You know as an offensive lineman what’s hard to deal with and what you like and don’t like, and vice versa. Just knowledge of scheme, and understanding a hot or cold stance or if a guy give you a big A or B gap. Those kind of things are great.”

If anybody understands the academic benefits that cross training between offensive and defensive line brings to both jobs, it’s

Mills, an excellent student who has committed to play college football at Princeton.

And the 6-foot-3, 290-pound senior believes that learning both sides of the line of scrimmage has made him a better player at both positions.

“Though you only play one position primarily, you still learn the others,” Mills said. “Let’s say you might not play (that position), but you still need to know what the people beside you on every play is doing, just to make sure you can help them and make your blocks the best.

“You try to practice equally 50-50 — half of practice on offense and half on defense. It helps me to know — like, as a player, I know I don’t like when certain people do this. So I’m going to try to do that on offense because it’s going to mess with the way they play.”

But to Powell, the biggest advantage to playing on both the offensive and defensive line, it’s being able to take a more handson role to the success of the team.

The 6-1, 295-pound senior says he would rather be down in the trenches with a game on the line than watching from the sidelines.

“I think it is an advantage, especially to have your seniors play both ways,” Powell said.

“You’re not leaving it up to anybody else. You get to be on the field and help your team as much as possible.”

With each passing year, the Gwinnett County Wrestling Championships becomes seemingly less and less predictable, and the same will likely be the case when the 2016 edition of the meet gets underway Friday at Meadowcreek.

With state football championship games grabbing the attention of three county schools — Buford, Grayson and Greater Atlanta Christian — and affecting the rosters for all three schools, as well as big out-of-state tournaments like the prestigious Kansas City Stampede in the near future, several top teams and individuals won’t be competing.

“It’s just hard (to find the best weekend),” Mountain View coach Jim Gassman said. “There are other big tournaments going on (in December), and there aren’t many dates in January because of area and state duals. It’s not perfect, but the teams in the county overwhelmingly thing this is a beneficial tournament.”

Even teams that are scheduled compete will likely have to figure out exactly which wrestlers are available due to early-season injuries and conditioning.

So while his two-time defending champion Bears definitely want to claim their third straight team title, Gassman said his team’s goals this weekend will be somewhat pliable.

“We hope to be up in the team standings,” Gassman said. “We’re not going to be at full strength because of injuries, and Collins Hill and North Gwinnett have done really well so far this season. … (The county meet) is always one of the tougher

WRESTLING What: 2016 Gwinnett County Wrestling Championships Where: Meadowcreek High School When: Friday, 5 p.m. (three rounds of wrestling) Saturday, 9 a.m. (championship bracket, wrestlebacks; finals expected to start at approximately 2 or 3 p.m.)

tournaments of the season. I’ve had kids who wind up being state qualifiers who are not county placers.

“The biggest thing for us is that everybody places as high as they can and win as many team points, as well.”

While Mountain View will be missing some wrestlers, several others like defending county champion Alex Standridge, defending county placer Harrison Spikes and the currently undefeated Steve Chavez well be competing.

And they are indicative of some of the talent that will be on the mat this weekend, including North’s trio of George Holmes, Vincent Mancuso and Payne Walker.

And despite some top teams won’t be competing this weekend, North coach Kyle McKee agrees with Gassman that the meet will still serve as an important measuring stick for his Bulldogs given the number of rivals from Area 6-AAAAAAA who will be competing.

“For us, it’s a gauge because a good part of our (area) will be there,” McKee said. “We get to see how we stack up. And while not everyone is at the right weight classes yet, and we won’t be quite at full strength, this will be a test. We’ll have an understanding and see how tough we are.”

Mountain View’s Harrison Spikes tries to pin Collins Hill’s Jonathan Postell during last season’s Area 7-AAAAAA dual championship match at Peachtree Ridge. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

Zimmerman, locals shine in MLS season From Staff Reports

the central defense, helping FC Dallas to a team-record Walker Zimmerman en- 11 shutouts. He also scored ters Major League Soccer’s four goals, including three offseason with big plans — game-winners. his wedding is weeks away The 6-foot-3 defender, — and a nice postseason just 23 years old, was honor. third in MLS in clearances The Brookwood grad (157), third in aerials won was named recently as (99) and fifth in intercepGoal USA’s MLS Defend- tions (101), stats cited by er of the Year, a reward for Goal USA for its award. his breakout year with FC He also is noted for his Dallas. He also was one play in the air, winning a FC Dallas defender Walker Zimmerman (25) controls the of the top vote-getters for league-high 76.74 percent ball past New England Revolution forward Diego Fagun- MLS’ version of the Deof aerial balls by a substandez (14) during the second half of FC Dallas’ 4-2 win over fender of the Year Award. tial margin over the No. 2 the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium. (Photo: Zimmerman started all total of 74.32.

Winslow Townson-USA Today Sports) 30 matches this season in Zimmerman entered

pro soccer early after two college seasons at Furman, signing a Generation Adidas contract. FC Dallas made him the seventh overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

He played sparingly his first two MLS seasons (a combined 17 games with 13 starts), then contributed more in 2015 (20 games, 10 starts) before his productive 2016 season.

Wesleyan grad Chris Duvall also had a nice season as a defender for the New York Red Bulls.

He started 20 of the 25

matches he played in 2016, his third straight season as a starter since he was a second-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

Goalkeeper Sean Johnson, another Brookwood grad, started 22 matches for the Chicago Fire this season. He had five shutouts, a 6-10-6 record and 37 goals allowed.

According to various reports, the 6-3, 217-pounder is expected to be traded to his hometown Atlanta United FC when MLS trading begins Sunday.

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Prep Schedule

Thursday

SWIMMING & DIVING

5 p.m. — Holy Innocents’ at GAC

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Lanier at North Friday

BASKETBALL

• Hebron at Tallulah Falls 5:30 p.m. — Morgan Co. girls at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Central at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Dacula at North Oconee 6 p.m. — Discovery at Collins Hill 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Mill Creek at North 6 p.m. — Newton at South 6 p.m. — Norcross at Lakeside-Dekalb 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Rockdale at Shiloh 6 p.m. — South Forsyth at Parkview 6:30 p.m. — Prince Avenue at Providence 7 p.m. — Dawson Co. at GAC 7 p.m. — Grayson at West Hall 7 p.m. — Loganville at Buford 7 p.m. — Mount Vernon boys at Wesleyan 9 p.m. — Raleigh-Egypt (Tenn.) at Duluth

SWIMMING & DIVING

4 p.m. — Hudson Memorial Challenge at Mountain Park 5 p.m. — Wesleyan in Chamblee Diving Invitational

WRESTLING

• Archer in Dobbins Bennet Invitational in Kingsport, Tenn.

5 p.m. — Brookwood in Beef O’Brady’s Invitational in Fort Mill, S.C. 5 p.m. — Gwinnett Co. championships at Meadowcreek

The Home Teams

Gladiators

Hawks

Falcons

Georgia

Tech

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On TV

Today

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m. — Fordham at St. John’s FS1 8 p.m. — Iowa State at Iowa ESPN2

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m. — College Football Awards. From Atlanta. ESPN

NBA

7 p.m. — Minnesota at Toronto TNT 9:30 p.m. — San Antonio at Chicago TNT

NFL

8:20 p.m. — Oakland at Kansas City NBC

SOCCER

3 p.m. — UEFA Europa League: Southampton FC vs Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC FS1

SWIMMING

6:30 p.m. — FINA World Swimming Championships.

From Windsor, Ont. NBCSP

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. — Texas A&M at TCU FS1

Sports Calendar

LACROSSE

Dec. 11: A free boys and girls youth lacrosse clinic will be held at Rock Springs Park from 1 to 3 p.m. No experience is necessary and loaner equipment will be provided. Clinic is open to boys and girls in grades 1 to 8. Registration for Collins Hill Athletic Association’s spring season also is available, along with more clinic details, at www. chaalax.com.

RUNNING

Jan. 28: The seventh annual Norcross Blue Devils Run, a Peachtree Road Race qualifier, will feature a 5K and 1-mile fun run at Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners. 5K starts at 8 a.m. and fun run starts when 5K finishes.

Pre-registration is $25 and race-day registration is $30.

Proceeds from the studentled event will benefit the high school’s cross country and track and field programs. For more information or to register, go to

bluedevilsrun.wixsite.com/ norcross or run signup.com/ BlueDevilsRun. Feb. 4: Meadowcreek will host its fourth annual Stampede in the Park 5K Trail run Feb. 4 at Yellow River Park. The course covers soft surfaces and paved trails.

All proceeds benefit the high school’s cross country program. Registration is available at active.com, and more information is available at stampedeinthepark. wix.com/5k1kfunrun. Email stampedeinthepark@gmail. com with any questions.

SOCCER

Ongoing through Jan. 14: Atlanta Fire United youth soccer has opened online registration for its spring recreational season at www.atlantaunitedsoccer.com. Walk-up registration also will be held Jan. 7 at George Pierce Park in Suwanee and Jan. 14 at Bunten Road Park in Duluth. Registration ends Jan. 15. First games are March 4 and practices start Feb. 20.

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College Bowl slate full of Gwinnett grads and Grayson’s Mykelle McDaniel (No. 94) is a defensive lineman.

Of note: Kamara has 565 rushing yards and nine TDs on just 96 carries, but also has 33 catches for 346 yards and four scores. Abernathy has started nine games at safety, making 66 tackles (51 solos, three for losses), two interceptions and three fumble recoveries.

Croom has 19 catches for 204 yards, with seven receptions coming in the regular-season finale vs.

Vanderbilt.

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

The tradition of college football’s bowl season traditionally involves large numbers of former Gwinnett players, and this year is no different.

A total of 138 locals are on rosters for games between Dec. 17 and Jan. 2. Of the 41 bowls, 30 will have at least one Gwinnett product involved.

Here’s a guide for where to watch those college football players over the next month: Dec. 17 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl North Carolina Central vs.

Grambling When/TV: Noon, ABC Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta Locals: Duluth’s William Hunter is an offensive lineman for North Carolina Central. Central Gwinnett’s Marchael Jackson (No. 42) is a linebacker for Grambling.

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Appalachian State vs. Toledo When/TV: 5:30 p.m., ESPN Where: Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. Locals: Peachtree Ridge’s Alex Gray (No. 3) is a defensive back, Norcross’ Josh Boyd (No. 8) is a running back, Shiloh’s Austin Exford (No. 9) is a defensive back, Dacula’s Marcus Cox (No. 14) is a running back, Mountain View’s Kaiden Smith (No. 36) is a defensive back and Mountain View’s Jalen Virgil (No. 81) is a wide receiver for Appalachian State.

Of note: Cox, despite missing time with an injury, became the Mountaineers’ all-time leading rusher this season. He needs 128 rushing yards in the bowl game for his fourth straight 1,000-yard season.

Gray, a four-year starter at safety, has 42 tackles and an interception.

The 6-foot-3, 225-pounder also is considered one of the top NFL prospects in the Sun Belt Conference.

AutoNation Cure Bowl UCF vs. Arkansas State When/TV: 5:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Where: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. Locals: Buford’s Dontravious Wilson (No. 7) is a running back, Shiloh’s Cam Stewart (No. 11) is a wide receiver and Buford’s Tre Neal (No. 23) is a defensive back for Central Florida.

Of note: Wilson is Central Florida’s leading rusher with 459 yards and eight TDs on 119 carries.

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Southern Mississippi vs.

Louisiana-Lafayette When/TV: 9 p.m., ESPN Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans Locals: Peachtree Ridge’s Walden Davis (No. 5) is a defensive back for Southern Miss. Peachtree Ridge’s Christian Goodlett (No. 10) is a defensive back for LouisianaLafayette.

Of note: Goodlett, a senior who played his first two seasons at Hutchinson Community College (Kan.), has 42 tackles (27 solos).

Dec. 20 Boca Raton Bowl Memphis vs. Western Kentucky When/TV: 7 p.m., ESPN Where: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla. Locals: Peachtree Ridge’s Miles Pate (No. 63) is an offensive lineman, South Gwinnett’s Dennis Edwards (No. 64) is an offensive lineman and Buford’s Hunter Holland (No. 77) is an offensive lineman for Western Kentucky.

Of note: Edwards, a sophomore, already has made 25 starts, including 24 straight, on the Hilltoppers’ offensive front.

Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Idaho vs. Colorado State When/TV: 7 p.m., ESPN Where: Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho Locals: Grayson’s Callen Hightower (No. 6) is a wide receiver for Idaho. Grayson’s Fred Zerblis (No. 54) is an offensive lineman for Colorado State.

Of note: Hightower, a senior, has 30 catches for 350 yards and three TDs (one in the regular-season finale vs. Georgia State). As a junior, he had 57 catches for 749 yards, 161 in a game against Auburn.

Dec. 23 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion When/TV: 1 p.m., ESPN Where: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas Locals: Collins Hill’s Miles Fox (No. 90) is a defensive lineman for Old Dominion.

Of note: Fox has been a key player each of his first two college seasons at defensive tackle. He has 24 tackles (4 1/2 for losses), two sacks and a forced fumble this year.

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. No. 25 Navy When/TV: 4:30 p.m., ESPN Where: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas Locals: Archer’s John Gillis (No. 4) is a cornerback, Brookwood’s Josh Brown (No. 42) is a running back, GAC’s Ford Higgins (No. 75) is an offensive lineman, Mountain View’s Kendel Wright (No. 76) is an offensive lineman and Greater Atlanta Christian’s Paul Carothers (No. 87) is a linebacker for Navy.

Pittsburgh Panthers quarterback Nathan Peterman (4) is brought down by Clemson Tigers defensive back and Grayson grad Ryan Carter (31) during the second half at Clemson Memorial Stadium. (Photo: Joshua S. KellyUSA Today Sports) Dollar General Bowl Ohio vs. Troy When/TV: 8 p.m., ESPN Where: Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala. Locals: Parkview’s Jordan Reid (No. 12) is a wide receiver and Peachtree Ridge’s Tony Porter (No. 54) is a defensive lineman for Ohio.

Central Gwinnett’s Josh Marshall (No. 25) is a defensive back, North Gwinnett’s Kyler Knudsen (No. 40) is a defensive back and Collins Hill’s Justin Wyatt (No. 86) is a wide receiver for Troy.

Of note: Reid is the Bobcats’ No. 2 receiver, with 46 catches for 493 yards and five TDs. Marshall has 23 tackles, four pass breakups and an interception for Troy.

Orlando, Fla. Locals: Norcross’ Christopher Herndon (No. 23) is a tight end and Peachtree Ridge’s Tyler Murphy (No. 32) is a defensive back for Miami.

Of note: Herndon has caught 25 passes this season for 296 yards and two TDs.

Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee When/TV: 8 p.m., ESPN Where: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu Locals: North Gwinnett’s John Urzua (No. 19) is a quarterback, Buford’s Dale Craig (No. 39) is a linebacker, Norcross’ Jahmal Jones (No. 43) is a defensive end, Peachtree Ridge’s Daniel Stephens (No. 66) is an offensive lineman, Mill Creek’s Josh Fannin (No. 72) is an offensive lineman, Buford’s Matt Bonadies (No. 99) is a punter, North Gwinnett’s Justin Alabi is a linebacker and South Gwinnett’s Xavier Dupree is a wide receiver for Middle Tennessee.

Of note: Stephens, a senior, was a second-team All-Conference USA. Urzua has completed 78 of 131 passes for 816 yards and eight TDs in five games since taking over for injured starter Brent Stockstill.

Bonadies averages 38.4 yards on 55 punts, putting 16 inside the 20-yard line.

Dec. 29 Birmingham Bowl South Florida vs. South Carolina When/TV: 2 p.m., ESPN Where: Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala. Locals: Grayson’s Daniel Fennell (No. 35) is a defensive lineman, Parkview’s Trey Derouen (No. 79) is an offensive lineman, Mill Creek’s Kelsey Griffin (No. 94) is a defensive lineman, North Gwinnett’s Dante Sawyer (No. 95) is a defensive lineman and Archer’s Kobe Smith (No. 97) is a defensive lineman for South Carolina.

Of note: Griffin has 31 tackles (2 1/2 for losses) and two QB hurries, and Sawyer has 20 tackles (three for losses), a sack and four QB hurries.

Dec. 26 St. Petersburg Bowl Miami (Ohio) vs. Mississippi State When/TV: 11 a.m., ESPN Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. Locals: Grayson’s Cedric Asseh (No. 1) is a defensive back, North Gwinnett’s K.J. Hancock (No. 19) is a receiver, Central Gwinnett’s Nigel Adams (No. 39) is a linebacker and Parkview’s Tyler Fleetwood (No. 85) is a receiver for Miami (Ohio). Norcross’ Nathan Swanson (No. 59) is a long snapper, Sean Samuel (No. 93) of Snellville is a lineman and South Gwinnett’s Stephen Adegoke is an athlete for Mississippi State.

Quick Lane Bowl Maryland vs. Boston College When/TV: 2:30 p.m., ESPN Where: Ford Field, Detroit Locals: North Gwinnett’s Jalen Brooks (No. 43) and Collins Hill’s Brett Shepherd (No. 53) are linebackers for Maryland. Suwanee resident William Harris (No. 8) is a defensive back, Duluth resident Max Richardson (No. 52) is a linebacker and Grayson’s Bryce Morais (No. 90) is a defensive lineman for Boston College.

Camping World Independence Bowl N.C. State vs. Vanderbilt When/TV: 5 p.m., ESPN2 Where: Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La. Locals: Buford’s Shug Frazier (No. 90) is a defensive lineman for N.C. State. North Gwinnett’s Caleb Scott (No. 9) is a wide receiver, Parkview’s Bryce Lewis (No. 30) is a defensive back, Shiloh’s Darion DeBrossard (No. 70) is an offensive lineman, GAC’s Devin Cochran (No. 77) is an offensive lineman and Norcross’ Jared Pinkney (No. 80) is a tight end for Vandy.

Of note: Scott has 20 catches for 417 yards this season, and Pinkney has 22 catches for 274 yards and a pair of scores.

Dec. 27 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Army vs. North Texas When/TV: Noon, ESPN Where: Cotton Bowl, Dallas Locals: Lilburn resident Marcus Hyatt (No. 1) is a defensive back, Collins Hill’s Rhyan England (No. 20) is a defensive back, Peachtree Ridge’s Tyler Campbell (No. 22) is a running back, Buford’s Cooper Simpson (No. 79) is an offensive lineman, Norcross’ Emmanuel Aka (No. 96) is a defensive lineman and Loganville resident J.D. Mote (No. 98) is a punter for Army.

Of note: England has 47 tackles (four for losses) and an interception this season.

Dec. 28 New Era Pinstripe Bowl No. 23 Pittsburgh vs.

Northwestern When/TV: 2 p.m., ESPN Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y. Locals: Buford’s Steven Reese (No. 23) is a wide receiver and Brookwood’s Jesse Brown (No. 36) is a running back for Northwestern.

Russell Athletic Bowl No. 16 West Virginia vs. Miami (Fla.) When/TV: 5:30 p.m., ESPN Where: Camping World Stadium,

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Texas A&M vs. Kansas State When/TV: 9 p.m., ESPN Where: NRG Stadium, Houston Locals: Norcross’ Jordan Noil (No. 4) is a defensive back, Buford’s Ryan Mack (No. 13) is a defensive back and Central Gwinnett’s Tyler White (No. 37) is a linebacker for Kansas State.

Belk Bowl Arkansas vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech When/TV: 5:30 p.m., ESPN Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. Locals: Collins Hill’s Emmanuel Belmar (No. 40) is a linebacker and Norcross’ D’Andre Plantin (No. 62) is an offensive lineman for Virginia Tech.

Valero Alamo Bowl No. 12 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Colorado When/TV: 9 p.m., ESPN Where: Alamodome, San Antonio Locals: Parkview’s Chris Carson (No. 32) is a running back for Oklahoma State. Brookwood’s Afolabi Laguda (No. 1) is a defensive back and Collins Hill’s Casey Marksberry (No. 17) is a quarterback for Colorado.

Of note: Laguda is the Buffaloes’ fourth-leading tackler with 70 stops and also has an interception. Carson has 71 rushes for 504 yards (7 per carry) and eight TDs, in addition to catching 13 passes for 128 yards and another score.

Dec. 30 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Georgia vs. TCU When/TV: Noon, ESPN Where: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn.

Locals: For UGA, Norcross’ Lorenzo Carter (No. 7) is a linebacker, Brookwood’s Shaun McGee (No. 8) is a linebacker, Buford’s Isaac Nauta (No. 18) is a tight end, Brookwood’s Matt Price (No. 29) is a wide receiver, Mountain View’s Tim Hill (No. 29) is a defensive back, Grayson’s Shattle Fenteng (No. 31) is a defensive back, Brookwood’s Nick Moore (No. 43) is a fullback, South Gwinnett’s Reggie Carter (No. 45) is a linebacker and Grayson’s Justin Young (No. 92) is a defensive lineman. For TCU, Norcross’ Ridwan Issahaku (No. 31) is a safety.

Of note: Reggie Carter has 45 tackles (two for losses) and a sack, and Lorenzo Carter has 37 tackles (five for losses), four sacks and 12 QB pressures.

Hyundai Sun Bowl No. 18 Stanford vs. North Carolina When/TV: 2 p.m., CBS Where: Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas Locals: Collins Hill’s Tomon Fox (No. 12) is a defensive end, North Gwinnett’s Donnie Miles (No. 15) is a safety, North Gwinnett’s Jaye Stackhouse (No. 27) is a safety, Buford’s Mikey Bart (No. 45) is a defensive end and Buford’s Nick Polino (No. 58) is an offensive lineman for UNC. Of note: Miles has 100 tackles, third-best on the team, and Bart has 33 tackles (five for losses) with four sacks.

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nebraska vs. No. 21 Tennessee When/TV: 3:30 p.m., ESPN Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.

Locals: Grayson’s Mohamed Barry (No. 7) is a linebacker for Nebraska.

For Tennessee, Norcross’ Alvin Kamara (No. 6) is a running back, Buford’s Austin Smith (No. 11 is a defensive lineman, Norcross’ Jason Croom (No. 18) is a tight end, Peachtree Ridge’s Nigel Warrior (No. 18) is a defensive back, GAC’s Micah Abernathy (No. 22) is a defensive back, Peachtree Ridge’s Baylen Buchanan (No. 28) is a defensive back, Grayson’s Jayson Sparks (No. 37) is a running back, Wesleyan’s Jaye Rochell (No. 38) is a wide receiver, Buford’s Quay Picou (No. 55) is a defensive lineman

Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl South Alabama vs. Air Force When/TV: 5:30 p.m., Campus Insiders Where: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz.

Locals: Konnor Houston (No. 92) is a defensive lineman for South Alabama. Parkview’s Shaq Vereen (No. 6) is a defensive back for Air Force.

Dec. 31 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl No. 20 LSU vs. No. 13 Louisville When/TV: 11 a.m., ABC Where: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. Locals: Buford’s Blake Ferguson (No. 50) is a long snapper for LSU. Peachtree Ridge’s Malik Staples (No. 31) is a running back, Mill Creek’s Robbie Bell (No. 75) is an offensive lineman and Parkview’s G.G. Robinson (No. 94) is a defensive tackle for Louisville.

TaxSlayer Bowl Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky When/TV: 11 a.m., ESPN Where: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. Locals: For Tech, Norcross’ Clinton Lynch (No. 22) is a running back, Buford’s David Curry (No. 32) is a linebacker, Norcross’ Jarett Cole (No. 35) is a defensive back, Greater Atlanta Christian’s Tyler Cooksey (No. 43) is a linebacker, Buford’s Xavier Gantt (No. 46) is a running back, Dacula’s Jakob Brashear (No. 49) is a linebacker, Brookwood’s Bailey Ivemeyer (No. 62) is an offensive lineman, Mill Creek’s Tyler Vernon (No. 73) is a defensive end, Buford’s Alan Bussoletti (No. 85) is a wide receiver, Central Gwinnett’s Francis Kallon (No. 92) is a defensive lineman, North Gwinnett’s Anree Saint-Amour (No. 94) is a defensive lineman and Grayson’s Chris Martin (No. 96) is a defensive lineman. For Kentucky, Peachtree Ridge’s Blake Best (No. 53) is a long snapper.

Of note: Lynch has 35 rushes for 392 yards and two TDs, as well as 16 catches for 490 yards and six scores. Saint-Amour has 14 tackles (13 solos) and four sacks, secondmost for Tech. Kallon has 15 tackles (three for losses) and two sacks.

College Football Playoff semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson When/TV: 7 p.m., ESPN Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.

Locals: Grayson’s Wayne Gallman (No. 9) is a running back, Grayson’s Nick Schuessler (No. 12) is a quarterback), Brookwood’s Jack Swinney (No. 20) is a wide receiver, Grayson’s Ryan Carter (No. 31) is a defensive back and North Gwinnett’s Mitch Hyatt (No. 75) is an offensive tackle for Clemson.

Of note: Gallman leads the Tigers in rushing with 1,002 yards and 15 TDs, along with 16 catches for another 103 yards. Hyatt starts at left tackle, Schuessler is 22 of 32 passing for 328 yards and three TDs as Deshaun Watson’s backup and Carter has 28 tackles (5 1/2 for losses), a sack, an interception and seven pass breakups.

Jan. 2 Outback Bowl No. 17 Florida vs. Iowa When/TV: 1 p.m., ABC Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. Locals: Archer’s Antonio Riles (No. 51) is an offensive lineman for Florida.

Of note: Riles, a starter last season, is out for the year after injuring his knee in the preseason.

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual No. 9 USC vs. No. 5 Penn State When/TV: 5 p.m., ESPN Where: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

Locals: North Gwinnett’s Josh Imatorbhebhe (No. 17) is a wide receiver and North Gwinnett’s Daniel Imatorbhebhe (No. 88) is a tight end for USC. Of note: Daniel Imatorbhebhe has 15 catches for 225 yards and four TDs. Allstate Sugar Bowl No. 14 Auburn vs.

No. 7 Oklahoma When/TV: 8:30 p.m., ESPN Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans Locals: Lanier’s Derrick Brown (No. 5) is a defensive lineman, Archer’s Kyle Davis (No. 86) is a wide receiver, Duluth resident Nick Ruffin (No. 19) is a safety, Brookwood’s Keenan Sweeney (No. 42) is a fullback, Mill Creek’s Kaleb Kim (No. 54) is an offensive lineman and GAC’s Darius Slayton (No. 81) is a wide receiver for Auburn. Peachtree Ridge’s Orlando Brown (No. 78) is an offensive tackle for Oklahoma.

Of note: Slayton has 14 catches for 236 yards and a score, and Davis has 11 catches for 235 yards and two TDs, ranking second and third, respectively, on their team in receiving yards. Derrick Brown has played in every game on the defensive line, making 10 tackles and a sack.

Orlando Brown starts at left tackle for the Sooners.

Gwinnett Grads is a column that runs on Thursdays spotlighting achievements of past Gwinnett standouts. Coaches and parents are urged to send suggestions via email to will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com.

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Boys hoops continuing trend of Mountain View success Not too long ago, cracking the five-win mark would have been an accomplishment for the Mountain View boys basketball program.

Since the high school opened in 2009, it has never enjoyed sustained success in boys basketball.

The talent level dipped greatly in recent years, leading to rough seasons in 2011-12 (one win) and 2013-14 (three wins), both part of a four-year stretch when the Bears never won more than five games in a season.

Then in 2014-15, new head coach B.J. Roy fielded a lineup made up largely of freshmen, who took their lumps but managed to break the five-win barrier with six (doubling the team’s win total from the year before). Mountain View then had its best sea-

Will Hammock son last year, going 13-13.

Though this season has barely started, Roy and his team already have stepped up their success in a program-best 8-1 start.

The Bears defeated Duluth 72-56 Tuesday night to improve to 3-0 in Region 6-AAAAAAA. The boys basketball program’s rise is a good sign for a young high school that continues to make great leaps forward athletically. “(Head football) Coach

Mountain View’s Uchenna Nwagbara (40) shoots over Peachtree Ridge defenders Connor Heyward (10) and Jeremiah Starks (23) last season in the Region 7-AAAAAA tournament at Meadowcreek High School. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

(Nick) Bach made a great comment in our first day pep rally (this school year),” Roy said. “He said, ‘If you want to be somewhere where action’s happening, Mountain

View is the place.’ He and the football team did a phenomenal job of that.

We’ve got a solid wrestling program and baseball program. We’re trying to step into our role and take

that on, too.”

Mountain View made an impact at the state level in other sports earlier in its history, with the girls basketball baseball and wrestling programs among the programs faring well.

The prosperity has spread to other sports already this school year, most notably with Bach’s football team.

It reached the state football playoffs for the first time in school history, and finished with a school-record eight wins.

To put that in perspective, the Bears hadn’t won more than three varsity games in a football season since 2009, its first year with a non-region schedule.

Included in this year’s victories were the firstever wins over traditional powers Peachtree Ridge and Collins Hill.

The energy from foot-

ball season flowed over into basketball season, giving the Bears motivation to make their mark in a rapidly improving athletic program. They are off to a good start to that mission despite still sporting a young roster with just two seniors.

If they continue their current path, a region title and a state tournament berth are certainly in play.

Those types of feats are becoming the norm more and more at Mountain View.

“It’s just a great atmosphere here,” Roy said.

“Our staff is supportive and the coaches are really close knit, so it’s a lot of fun.”

Will Hammock can be reached via email at will. hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com. His column appears on Thursdays.

Amanda Weir wins Georgia Tech pulls out OT win at VCU FINA gold medal The Sports Xchange

From Staff Reports

WINDSOR, Canada — Brookwood grad Amanda Weir earned a gold medal Tuesday night in the FINA World Swimming Championships.

Weir, who trains locally at SwimAtlanta, joined Kelsi Worrell, Madison Kennedy and Mallory Elizabeth Comerford on the first-place 400-meter

freestyle relay. The foursome had a winning time of 3 minutes, 28.82 seconds.

Weir fell short of qualifying for the finals in the 100 free, placing 10th overall in Wednesday night’s semifinals with a time of 25.49.

The meet capped a busy year for the 30-year-old, who competed in her third Olympic games and won her fourth Olympic medal.

Oregon hires USF head coach Taggart The Sports Xchange Oregon hired South Florida coach Willie Taggart, a disciple of the Harbaugh Way, to replace Mark Helfrich with the Ducks.

Taggart, 40, played quarterback at Western Kentucky for Jack Harbaugh and later served as running backs coach at Stanford under Jim Harbaugh.

USF won 17 of its last 21 games under Taggart, who is 40-45 overall as a head coach, including three seasons at Western Kentucky. This year’s 10-2 record was the best in USF school history.

“We are thrilled to welcome Willie, his wife, Taneshia, their sons, Willie Jr. and Jackson, and their daughter, Morgan,” Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens said in

a statement Wednesday.

“Willie places an emphasis on ensuring a positive student-athlete experience and on winning, and his previous stops have proven his success at both. We have a very bright future under his leadership.”

The school said Taggart will be introduced at a news conference today.

“I am grateful for the trust that President (Michael) Schill and Rob Mullens have put in me to be the next head coach of the Oregon football program, and I thank them for the opportunity,” Taggart said in a statement. “Oregon has a strong national presence and a proud recent history of playing among the nation’s elite, and I look forward to the challenge of upholding the excellence. I can’t wait to get started.”

Josh Heath scored with 1:21 left in overtime to give Georgia Tech the lead for good in a 76-73 victory over VCU on Wednesday.

Heath’s basket gave the Yellow Jackets a 75-73 lead. VCU missed a couple of chances to tie, and Quinton Stephens pushed the margin to three with a free throw with nine seconds left. The Rams missed again, but Ben Lammers missed a pair of free throws with three seconds left that could have iced the game.

Georgia Tech led 36-28 at halftime, thanks to a 3-pointer by Peachtree Ridge grad Corey Heyward with one second left.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets guard Corey Heyward (30) shoots the ball over Virginia Commonwealth Rams forward Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed (23) and guard Samir Doughty (2) during the first half at Stuart C. Siegel Center. (Photo: Amber Searls-USA Today Sports)

But VCU took the lead with a 15-5 run to start the second half, jumping out in front on two free throws

by Justin Tillman at the 15:13 mark.

The Yellow Jackets responded with a 7-0 run

to jump back in front 48-43, and held that lead until the Rams tied it at 63 on a Tillman layup.

But again Tech responded, with Tadric Jackson hitting a 3-pointer and a layup to put the Jackets back up by five.

JeQuan Lewis hit a three to make it 68-66, and Doug Brooks made two free throws to tie the game.

Jackson hit a layup with 1:07 left to put Tech back in front, and Tillman tied it for VCU on the ensuing possession. Jackson missed a long shot, and Lewis missed at the buzzer to force the extra session.

The victory ended a two-game losing streak for Georgia Tech, all of which have come on the road.

Dwight Howard leads Hawks past Heat

By Stan Awtrey

sha added 10 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Miami (7-15) was led ATLANTA — Center

by Tyler Johnson with Dwight Howard posted his a career-high 27 points, 16th double-double with including four 3-pointers.

23 points and 17 rebounds Goran Dragic added 21 and helped the Atlanta points and Wayne EllingHawks end their seventon scored 19, including game losing streak with a four 3-pointers. Whiteside 103-95 win over the Migrabbed team-high 12 reami Heat on Wednesday at bounds, the 22nd straight Philips Arena. time he has led the team in Howard shot 9 for 11 that category. from the floor and was 5 The Hawks have won Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) and Miami Heat both games this season for 6 at the line. Seven of forward Josh McRoberts (4) battle for a rebound during against the short-handed his rebounds came on the the first half at Philips Arena. (Photo: Dale Zanine-USA Heat, who have dropped offensive glass and HowToday Sports) ard had four assists and three in a row. two blocks.

Hassan Whiteside to only Atlanta (11-12) also got The Hawks used a 12-4 Just as important was eight points — 10 below 21 points and nine rerun in the first quarter and the veteran’s presence on his season average — on bounds from forward Paul raced to an 11-point lead defense, where he was 4-for-12 shooting. White- Millsap and 17 points and before the Heat cut the instrumental in helping side was whistled for three seven assists from Dennis margin to 29-25 at the end Atlanta limit Miami’s offensive fouls.

Schroder. Thabo Sefoloof the period.

The Sports Xchange

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto................14....7... .667.......— Boston.................12....9... .571.........2 New York.............12....9... .571.........2 Brooklyn................5..15... .250......8.5 Philadelphia..........4..18... .182....10.5 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Charlotte..............12....9... .571.......— Atlanta.................10..12... .455......2.5 Orlando...............10..12... .455......2.5 Washington...........7..13... .350......4.5 Miami.....................7..14... .333.........5 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland............14....5... .737.......— Milwaukee...........10....9... .526.........4 Chicago...............11..10... .524.........4 Detroit..................12..11... .522.........4 Indiana................10..11... .476.........5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio.........18....4... .818.......— Houston...............14....7... .667......3.5 Memphis.............15....8... .652......3.5 New Orleans.........7..15... .318....... 11 Dallas....................4..16... .200.......13 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City....14....8... .636.......— Utah.....................14....9... .609.........5 Portland...............12..10... .545.........2 Denver...................8..13... .381......5.5 Minnesota..............6..15... .286...... 7.5 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State.......18....3... .857.......— L.A. Clippers........16....6... .727......2.5 L.A. Lakers..........10..13... .435.........9 Sacramento...........7..13... .350....10.5 Phoenix.................6..15... .286.......12 Tuesday’s games Orlando 124, Washington 116 New York 114, Miami 103 Detroit 102, Chicago 91 Memphis 96, Philadelphia 91

San Antonio 105, Minnesota 91 Utah 112, Phoenix 105 Wednesday’s games Detroit at Charlotte, late Boston at Orlando, late Denver at Brooklyn, late Miami at Atlanta, late Portland at Milwaukee, late L.A. Lakers at Houston, late Cleveland at New York, late Sacramento at Dallas, late Indiana at Phoenix, late Golden State at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s games Minnesota at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Denver at Washington, 7 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Chicago, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Miami at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

New York at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

College Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores EAST Bucknell 75, Fairfield 64 California 62, Princeton 51 Furman 61, Liberty 58 Harvard 86, Northeastern 80 Monmouth-NJ 81, Wagner 71 Morgan St. 85, Manhattan 82, 2OT Navy 76, Bryant 74 New Hampshire 80, American U. 70 Providence 95, Brown 57 Rhode Island 51, Old Dominion 39 Robert Morris 64, Duquesne 60 Rutgers 79, Central Conn. St. 37 Sacred Heart 91, Massachusetts Lowell 82 Seton Hall 68, Hawaii 57 St. Bonaventure 81, Hofstra 75 Stony Brook 62, Lehigh 57 Villanova 89, La Salle 79 Virginia 76, East Carolina 53

SOUTH Belmont 78, Lipscomb 76, OT Chattanooga 96, Marshall 85 Duke 84, Florida 74 Florida St. 98, Southern Miss 49 Miami-Florida 82, South Carolina State 46 N.C. Asheville 78, Elon University 67 North Carolina Central 79, LIU Brooklyn 56 Tennessee 90, Presbyterian 50 Vanderbilt 90, High Point 63 Wake Forest 91, Charlotte 74 Winthrop 106, Greensboro 63 Wofford 116, Virginia-Wise 56 MIDWEST Arkansas 84, Houston 72 Ball St. 80, Bradley 63 Central Michigan 107, Green Bay 97 Dayton 91, St. Joseph’s (IN) 59 DePaul 80, Lamar 61 Evansville 69, Bowling Green 66 Florida Atlantic 79, Ohio St. 77, OT Illinois 85, Indiana - Purdue 77 Kansas 105, UMKC 62 Kansas St. 74, Prairie View A&M 55 Marquette 84, Fresno St. 81 Michigan 53, Texas 50 Michigan St 77, Youngstown St. 57 Minnesota 74, New Jersey Tech 68 Missouri 81, Miami (OH) 55 Notre Dame 87, IUPU - Ft. Wayne 72 Wichita St. 75, Saint Louis 45 WEST Arizona 79, UC Irvine 57 Colorado St. 93, Arkansas-Fort Smith 69 Purdue 97, Arizona State 64 San Francisco 91, San Francisco State 59 Utah 87, Utah Valley 80 Utah St. 84, Great Falls 51 Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores EAST Maine 55, Holy Cross 53 Albany 78, Marist 66 Army 79, Air Force 71 Binghamton 73, Colgate 64 Canisius 87, Boston U 77 George Mason 85, Penn St. 66 George Washington 66, Temple 63 Georgia Tech 76, VCU 73, OT

Harvard 74, Boston College 66 Iona 90, Fairleigh Dickinson 73 MD Baltimore Cty 78, Mount St. Mary’s 70 Maine 55, Holy Cross 53 Northern Kentucky 80, Eastern Illinois 70 Pittsburgh 84, Buffalo 79 Quinnipiac 99, Hartford 79 Seton Hall 60, California 57 St. Francis (NY) 69, Mount St. Vincent 51 Towson 70, Loyola-Maryland 53 Vermont 73, Dartmouth 58 West Virginia 90, Western Carolina 37 Lafayette at Pennsylvania, late Maryland - E. Shore at Virginia Tech, late Howard at Maryland, late Hawaii vs. Princeton at Honolulu, HI, late SOUTH Eastern Kentucky 80, Jacksonville 76 Gardner-Webb 69, Hampton 63 Houston Baptist 62, St. Peter’s 47 Mercer 98, Oglethorpe 41 Texas A&M 80, Denver 58 Texas Tech 87, Texas-San Antonio 50 The Citadel 144, Toccoa Falls 94 Tulane 84, Southern 75 Southern at Tulane, late Texas Christian at Southern Methodist, late Texas-San Antonio at Texas Tech, late St. Peter’s at Houston Baptist, late Davidson at North Carolina, late MIDWEST Akron 87, Coppin St. 63 Cleveland St. 85, Western Michigan 62 Indiana St. 72, Butler 71 Kent St. 100, Niagara 72 Louisville 74, Southern Illinois 51 Missouri St. 79, SE Missouri St. 71 Oklahoma 92, Oral Roberts 66 Toledo 73, Detroit Mercy 65 Wisconsin 78, Idaho State 44 Valparaiso at Kentucky, late North Dakota at North Dakota State, late South Dakota State at Northern Iowa, late Wright St. at Loyola-Chicago, late Idaho State at Wisconsin, late

Illinois St. at Tulsa, late Oral Roberts at Oklahoma, late Creighton at Nebraska, late Stetson at SIU - Edwardsville, late Montana St. at South Dakota, late WEST Texas Lutheran at Incarnate Word, late Weber St. at Brigham Young, late Xavier at Colorado, late San Jose St. at Montana, late San Diego St. at Grand Canyon, late Texas-El Paso at New Mexico, late Cal St. Fullerton at San Diego, late Idaho at Washington St., late Pepperdine at Long Beach St., late Washington at Gonzaga, late Today’s Games EAST Fordham at St. John’s, 6:30 p.m.

Pacific at Massachusetts, 7 p.m.

Yale at Sacred Heart, 8 p.m.

SOUTH Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee St., 7:30 p.m.

Delaware State at North Texas, 8 p.m.

Nicholls State at Florida St., 9 p.m.

MIDWEST Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas-Little Rock, 7:30 p.m.

Iowa St. at Iowa, 8 p.m.

WEST Great Falls at Eastern Washington, 9:05 p.m.

Texas-Arlington at St. Mary’s, 10 p.m.

Southern Utah at Loyola Marymount, 10 p.m.

Football

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA New England.10...2...0. .833... 319... 207 Miami..............7...5...0. .583... 255... 278 Buffalo.............6...6...0. .500... 305... 274 N.Y. Jets..........3...9...0. .250... 206... 307 South

W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee......6...6...0. .500... 308... 296 Indianapolis....6...6...0. .500....311... 311 Houston..........6...6...0. .500... 207... 257 Jacksonville....2.10...0...167... 224... 313

North

W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh........7...5...0. .583... 290... 236 Baltimore........7...5...0. .583... 256... 207 Cincinnati........4...7...1. .375... 245... 259 Cleveland........0.12...0. .000... 197... 352 West

W L T Pct PF PA Oakland........ 10...2...0. .833... 345... 299 Kansas City....9...3...0. .750... 281... 242 Denver............8...4...0. .667... 286... 229 San Diego.......5...7...0...417... 334... 319 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Dallas............ 11...1...0...917... 333... 228 N.Y. Giants......8...4...0. .667... 245... 237 Washington.....6...5...1. .542... 303... 295 Philadelphia....5...7...0...417... 268... 245 South ..................... W...L.. T... Pct.....PF.....PA Atlanta 7 5 0 .583 386 331 Tampa Bay......7...5...0. .583... 277... 285 New Orleans...5...7...0...417... 347... 335 Carolina..........4...8...0. .333... 283... 321 North

W L T Pct PF PA Detroit.............8...4...0. .667... 275... 251 Minnesota.......6...6...0. .500... 233... 209 Green Bay.......6...6...0. .500... 295... 302 Chicago..........3...9...0. .250... 204... 270 West

W L T Pct PF PA Seattle............8...3...1. .708... 264... 194 Arizona...........5...6...1. .458... 276... 251 Los Angeles....4...8...0. .333... 180... 262 San Francisco.1. 11...0. .083... 234... 370 Thursday, Dec. 8 Oakland at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 11 Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Miami, 1 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Denver at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m.

Seattle at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

Atlanta at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 12 Baltimore at New England, 8:30 p.m.

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