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Ethics complaint against Hunter advances

BY CURT YEOMANS

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An ethics complaint against Commissioner Tommy Hunter over his comments on Facebook about U.S. Rep. John Lewis and Democrats advanced last week after a hearing officer recommended it be forwarded to a panel for a

hearing.

Attorney Ken Jarrard was brought in to review Atlanta resident Nancie Turner’s complaint against Hunter to see whether it met Gwinnett’s technical requirements to proceed to an ethics hearing. Turner told media earlier this month that she was concerned that Hunter’s comments, which included calling Lewis, D-Ga., a

“racist pig,” were made by an elected official.

Hunter’s comments have been Tommy Hunter condemned by speakers at three consecutive commission meetings, as well as by his colleagues and Civil

Rights groups.

“Based upon my review, I have concluded that the complaint meets the technical requirements set forth in (Gwinnett County Code of Ethics) section 60-37(a) (1) and (2),” Jarrard wrote in a letter to County Attorney Bill Linkous. “I have made no determinations, however, regarding the merits of the complaint or whether the

facts alleged are true or are sufficient to state a claim of unethical conduct — as such would be outside the confines of the Hearing Officer’s role.”

Jarrard sent his letter to Linkous on Monday, but it was released by the county late Friday afternoon. County spokesman Joe Sorenson said Linkous is seeking appointments for

people who will serve on an Ethics Board that will hear the complaint and determine whether Hunter violated the county’s ethics code when he posted the comments.

The Board of Commissioners will get to appoint one member of the panel, as will District Attorney Danny Porter, the president of the

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Leaders not thrilled with state’s latest school plan

Critics: House bill would take away local authority

BY KEITH FARNER

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Days after legislation was filed under the Gold Dome in an attempt to help low-performing schools, senior education officials in Gwinnett took a dim view of the plans and how they would alter local control.

Under a plan filed

by Rep. Kevin Tanner, R-Dawsonville, known as House Bill 338 or a “turnaround” plan, the state would have broad Robert authority over underMcClure performing schools and make significant changes to staff and management.

Including Tanner, six top Republicans have signed on in support of the measure. Among them is Rep. Brooks Coleman, R-Duluth, who chairs the House Education committee.

The proposed legislation follows a drubbing at the ballot box in November for Gov. Nathan Deal’s Opportunity See SCHOOLS, Page 9A

Sugar Hill girl, 11, cooking on TV’s ‘MasterChef Jr.’

BY ERIKA WELLS

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Becoming one of 40 young cooks chosen for a chance to compete on FOX’s “MasterChef Junior” cooking contest has been a major opportunity for 11-year-old Sugar Hill resident Justise Mayberry.

“I couldn’t believe it; I was shocked,” Justise said, referring to when she first heard the news. “I stood there and cried.

I knew that everything had changed and things were about to get a lot more serious. I was proud.”

British chef Gordon Ramsey, the star of the network’s show “Hell’s Kitchen,” hosts the show and offers the contestants tips along the way with Justise pastry chef Christina Tosi.

Mayberry The juniors will face several challenges including one from former first lady Michelle Obama and the show’s first-ever vegan challenge.

Justise, who is not allowed to discuss the results during the season’s initial airing, was elated to participate in the series, which filmed in Los Angeles. She and at least two others from metro Atlanta were selected during a nationwide search for season five.

The precocious middle-schooler began See COOK, Page 9A

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Vince Gill performs at Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation’s Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala on Saturday at the Infinite Energy Center. (Staff Photos: Jason Braverman)

Making it a

Vince Gill, GMC Foundation entertain annual donors

BY KEITH FARNER

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DULUTH — Walking on stage to the up-tempo familiar beat of “One More Last Chance,” Vince Gill played in front of hundreds of local hospital donors who pulled their cellphones out to record, and others who grabbed their dates to dance between tables.

By the looks of the crowd on Saturday night after just two songs at the Infinite Energy Center, the country singer-songwriter offered entertainment for the ninth annual black tie gala put on by the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation.

The event was for people who donated at least $1,000 to the hospital’s foundation, and President and CEO Phil Wolfe said the theme, as it’s been for several years, is to have fun.

“Let’s make it a party, let’s make it fun,” he said.

Gill didn’t waste any time.

“Howdy folks,” he said.

“You’re the best dressed crowd I’ve ever played for in my life.

I hope you like country music, because this is going to be the longest hour of all our of lives.”

Gill then offered a personal local flavor before he thanked the organizers for choosing him over the likes of Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt or Trisha Yearwood. He thanked gala chairman Carlton Buchanan for

Beth Ziegler, front center, is awarded the 2017 Desai Compassionate Care Award by Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation president Jason Chandler, left, chair Tammy Shumate and GMC president/CEO Philip Wolfe during Saturday’s Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala.

an introduction of his career highlights, then corrected the record.

“Here’s the coolest thing I ever did, was marry a Georgia girl,” Gill said, referring to his wife, Amy Grant.

The fun was to celebrate the $4 million given in fiscal 2016 that was directed to sev-

eral projects and areas of the hospital, including Women and Babies, Cancer Care, Cardiac Care and Sports Medicine.

One of those projects was the funding of an equipped neonatal intensive care ambulance, which Wolfe said cost $180,000 and is only the second one in the state. Wolfe said

the ambulance allows medical personnel to transport babies to GMC’s Level 3 neonatal intensive care unit.

GMC Foundation Board Chairwoman Tammy Shumate said the organization is 70 percent of the way toward its $30 See GALA, Page 9A

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Maxwell, firefighters to hold vehicle rescue exercise

BY KEITH FARNER

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The Jaws of Life are coming to Maxwell High School of Technology.

Students and administrators at the Lawrenceville school will host a training exercise on Tuesday along with the Gwinnett firefighters from

Fire Station 20, which is across from Maxwell.

Instructors from the Fire Academy will conduct a vehicle extrication exercise at the school to share rescue principles and patient-care techniques when handling motor vehicle accidents.

Fire rescue equipment, including the Jaws of Life and other hazardous

materials equipment, will be used. Students will work alongside professional firefighters to learn vehicle stabilization and how to use hydraulic rescue tools to pop open car doors, roll the dashboard and cut away the roof of vehicles to free trapped victims.

The event will serve as a cross-curricular

piece for students in auto services, auto collision, emergency medical responder and fire services programs.

Gwinnett County Fire Chief Casey Snyder said the visit serves two purposes: It teaches the students, and helps the firefighters fulfill training requirements.

“Participation in the

program is a win-win for the school system and the fire department as students work toward their chosen career field,” Snyder said.

Maxwell Principal Jeff Hall said this is another example of industry relationships with the school.

“The industry relationships we are creating at Maxwell are invaluable to our students as we contin-

ue our pipeline to employment for all programs at Maxwell,” he said. “Fire Chief Casey Snyder and his department have been instrumental in supporting our Fire Services program and without Lance Used Auto Parts in Lawrenceville, which donated the vehicles for the accident scene, this event wouldn’t be possible.”

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Group holds talk about domestic violence

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Even when her husband beat her so badly he burst both her eardrums, Charmagne Helton didn’t consider herself a victim of domestic violence.

She just didn’t fit the stereotype.

“I grew up in a stable, middle-class, twoparent home with my two younger brothers, a Barbie doll collection and my German shepherd named Candy,” she said.

“In high school, I was student body president, queen of school spirit and on the newspaper staff.”

She continued to shine through college, attending on a scholarship that covered her tuition, room and board. She graduated with a 3.8 GPA. “And then I met a man,” Helton said.

Helton eventually came to recognize herself as a victim — and eventually a survivor — of domestic violence. And she told her story Friday morning as the keynote speaker at an event aimed at dispelling the stereotypes that hinder the public’s understanding of domestic abuse.

Partnership Against Domestic Violence hosted the event Helton spoke at over breakfast at the Sugarloaf Country Club. It was fitting, since PADV was also the organization Helton and her two young children turned to after her husband was finally arrested on July 4 several years ago.

“It was my independence day,” Helton said.

Since 1977, PADV has been working to end domestic violence and empower survivor of the crimes, according to its brochure. It’s considered the largest domestic violence agency in Georgia.

Last year, PADV helped 10,613 callers to its crisis lines and provided 5,174 survivors with legal support.

The organization also counseled 277 women in support groups and housed 628 people in their supportive and safe houses.

Helton ended up in one of those safe homes when her husband was arrested all those years ago. But she didn’t think she belonged there — not at first.

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Clayton cop arrested in Suwanee on family violence charges

By Chelsea PrinCe

ing program, according to Clayton police.

The Suwanee Police A Suwanee resident who Department officials notified their Clayton counterparts works as a police officer in Clayton County was arrested on Tuesday that Demens was a suspect in a family after an alleged family vioviolence-related incident, lence incident Wednesday.

Clayton officials said in a The Suwanee Police Department arrested Officer press release Friday afternoon.

Donnail Anton Demens “Upon being notified, Wednesday and booked him Officer Demens was placed into the in an administrative capacGwinnett ity and his law enforcement County powers were immediately jail at suspended,” Clayton police 5:36 p.m. spokeswoman Sgt. Ashanti He was released on Marbury said in the release.

It’s unclear what will a $13,600 Donnail happen to Demens’ career in bail just Demens Clayton County. after mid“The Clayton County Ponight the next day. lice Department is conductDemens faces charges of Domestic violence survivor Charmagne Helton discusses her ordeal at a Partnership false imprisonment and cru- ing an internal investigation (and) continues to work with elty to children in the third Against Domestic Violence forum Friday. (Staff Photos: Cailin O’Brien) degree in connection to what Suwanee Police Department to gather facts in the case,” domestic abuse all around the Clayton County Police Marbury said. “Officer them — especially among Department has called a Demens will remain in an women who don’t see do- “domestic disturbance.” administrative capacity with Demens is relatively mestic abuse as a threat to their lives. Both Cason new to department. He was police powers suspended pending the final disposition hired in September and is and Szabo said they of his case.” would rather fill a jury in currently in the field traina domestic violence case with men rather than with educated women.

The educated women, they said, can’t get over their stereotypes of battered women.

“You will find a lot A panel discusses eradicating stereotypes surrounding more men on a jury that domestic abuse at a Partnership Against Domestic Vio- will actually vote to conlence forum Friday morning. vict (a batterer) than you will professional womShe hadn’t thought to children, single women, en,” Cason said. “Beseek it out a shelter hermarried women, black cause they’re like, ‘I’m self. Instead, the Monday women, white women a strong woman. I would after her husband was and brown women. There never let that happen.’ We arrested, she went to were women pulling have got to change that work as normal. She was up in their BMWs and perception.” afraid he’d bail out of jail women arriving on the That perception can be and come home angrier bus.” a problem. Helton said Gwinnett police are searching for four men who allegand more violent than In other words, she one in four American ever, but she didn’t know learned domestic viowomen will deal with do- edly stole $4,000 worth of gift cards from a Norcross Home Depot last month. (Photo: Gwinnett County Police where else to go. lence can — and does — mestic violence at some Department) So she went into the affect anyone. point in her life. office and called the Today, Helton serves “Now, compare that employee assistance pro- on the PADV board of to breast cancer, which gram there. When a coun- directors. She uses her affects one out of every selor told her she should position to spread that eight women,” she said. head toward a battered knowledge to other “Because we talk about woman shelter, Helton women in order to break breast cancer, there are said she felt “there must the stereotypes about now three-day walks and be some mistake.” domestic abuse. pink ribbon campaigns Deme said the men came “We all know the She and other PADV and all sorts of awareness By Cailin O’Brien back with at least 10 gift stereotype,” she said. members have a big and prevention efforts.” cailin.obrien cards. They reportedly “Domestic violence job ahead of them. The But, unlike breast can- @gwinnettdailypost.com Gwinnett County police threatened to shoot him if victims are other women. misconception Helton cer, most women don’t are looking for four men he didn’t scan the cards.

Not college educated held about domestic feel domestic violence “Mr. Deme stated one of who allegedly stole $4,000 women. Not suburban violence victims before can touch them. So they the suspects lifted his jackworth of gift cards from women. Not women she settled into the don’t talk about it — or et and showed him a black from stable families PADV shelter isn’t an take steps to eradicate it. a Norcross Home Depot handgun that was tucked in with loving parents. uncommon one.

Today, Helton is a suc- with the help of an emhis waistband,” according ployee last month.

Not women who work A panel Friday cess story. She has two to the police report.

Magued Deme called full time and have no morning explored the children who are excelOnce they had the acpolice to the Home Depot history of violence. Not stereotypes further after ling in their studies and tivated gift cards, another good, everyday, ordinary Helton’s testimony. extracurricular activities. on Jimmy Carter Boulevard where he worked Jan. witness reportedly saw women like me.”

Helton joined PADV She works as a directhem leave in a newer 15 at about 4:44 p.m., acIt wasn’t until she President and CEO tor of a consulting firm. spent some time in a Nancy Friauf, Gwinnett She’s once again shining. cording to a police report. model gold Camry.

Originally, Deme told He reportedly told ofPADV shelter that she re- Deputy Chief Assistant She knows she’s sucpolice he only scanned the ficers a group of black alized the wide variety of District Attorney Tracie cessful again, but this cards because he was surmen came into the store women beaten, stabbed, Cason, Gwinnett Solicitor time, she also knows and began walking around. rounded by strange men, choked and generally Rosanna Szabo and the she’s an abuse survivor. threatened by a gun and abused by their signifimother of a domestic She also knows she’s far He said one man asked afraid for his life. him where the store kept cant others. abuse survivor, Theresa from a stereotype.

But officers now say that its gift cards and Deme “There were women in Bullock, on the panel.

“Domestic violence story wasn’t true. pointed them in the right there just like me,” HelThe panel members does happen to women Deme later admitted direction. ton said. “Women with saw the stereotypes about like me,” she said. that he’d actually helped the men, who were friends of his, steal the cards. He was arrested Jan. 24 and charged with falsely reporting a crime and theft.

Since then, officers have noticed that the stolen gift cards were used at several Publix stores in DeKalb County. They have yet to find the men who stole them.

Surveillance video from that day shows that the four suspects are all black men between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-11. One of them wore a camouflage jacket, and another wore a Ramones jacket.

Anybody with information on this case should call GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300.

Tipsters can remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at 404577-8477 or by texting tips to 274637. Crime Stoppers tipsters could receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.

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Thyroiditis about more than levels of hormones DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife, age 67, has been under treatment for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for 18 years now. Antibody tests confirmed the diagnosis, and she has been taking some form of thyroid medication ever since.

She has been treated by four different doctors, including two endocrinologists. She has tried both synthetic and natural hormones, as well as generic and brand-name products. What we have found is that it is not hard to maintain acceptable serum levels of these substances as measured by lab tests, but elimination of physical symptoms, such as fatigue, sensitivity to cold, etc., has been elusive. The doctors seem to be satisfied with good lab results and give only lip service to symptoms.

Recently she was told that the goal was to maintain proper hormone levels and she would just have to learn to adjust to the symptoms.

We would like to know if she has to settle for this, or if she should push for a more nuanced level of treatment? It doesn’t take much internet research to discover that there is a lot more to thyroid metabolism than getting the right balance of TSH and T4, not to mention all of the other conditions that might mimic or aggravate hypothyroid symptoms. But it is hard to confront a practitioner, who has years of practice, with something we found on “Dr. Google.” A quick check of thyroid forums online shows that this is a very common complaint.

— G.C. ANSWER: Persistent symptoms of low thyroid despite lab tests that are normal is indeed a common problem. Knowing that some people’s normal is slightly out of the “normal” range, many experienced endocrinologists will adjust the dose of the replacement hormone somewhat, increasing the amount of thyroid hormone in order to improve symptoms while still being cautious not to cause hyperthyroidism, with its attendant risks, including atrial fibrillation.

One issue I see occasionally is that some people cannot convert T4, the usual replacement form of the hormone, to T3, the active form. A very small dose of supplemental T3 sometimes can dramatically improve symptoms.

Finally, even people with thyroid problems might have other reasons for fatigue and cold sensitivity, and a comprehensive look for other issues (such as anemia) should be done.

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Family: How do we split cabin cost?

DEAR AMY: My three siblings and I are planning a mountain getaway for our parents’ 50th wedding anniversary celebration. My parents will be in the master suite. We have all agreed to split their cost and expenses as a gift.

When renting a large cabin with separate bedrooms, do you think singles should pay the same rate as couples?

Should all four siblings share the total cost for the entire group?

There is a family of three (includes a baby), there is a family of four (two older teens) and then there are two single adults.

What is the etiquette when splitting costs among family units of varying sizes?

Do you charge per person, per bed or per room?

If singles shared a room, do they pay half of one share? And what about food costs? How should we split food costs?

This is causing a big rift between us. Feelings and emotions have gotten the best of all of us.

Your input into this mess would be greatly appreciated.

— Distressed DEAR DISTRESSED: This isn’t an etiquette question so much as a practical question with many solutions. My suggested solution is that you should charge per bedroom in the cabin.

Then people can pay

their visits to a week, and we compromised on 10 days. I’m a stay-at-home mom, so being here all day with them for more than a week for me is too invasive.

With the new baby coming, I am getting the vibe that they want to stay longer than a week.

Amy Dickinson I feel for them that they only get to see these for their own privacy, or grandchildren a few times share a room to save. a year, but I’m already In terms of paying for getting anxious thinkfood, perhaps it would ing about them here for be most practical to set a weeks after I give birth, price-per-individual for during a time when I will the weekend — say $75 really just want to bond per person (or whatever), with my baby. which would also cover My conflict is I don’t the cost for your folks. know if I should just You could load this mon- suck it up and let them ey onto a pre-paid card stay longer or have the for food, and your group awkward conversation would draw it down that I only want a week. as you go. Individuals My husband is supportshould pay for their own ive either way, although alcohol separately.

I’m sure he’d like them I hope you come to to stay for weeks. Other terms about this before than this issue, I have a the event. It wouldn’t be wonderful relationship much of a celebration with my in-laws and love for your folks if their them to pieces. kids were bickering over Thank you. I’d really money during the weekappreciate your opinion end. and advice.

I’m sure readers will — New Mom want to weigh in with DEAR MOM: You their own recommendashould stand your ground tions. and very respectfully DEAR AMY: My hus- state your own needs band’s parents live across concerning the length the country. We have a of their stay. Be aware 22-month-old son and are that with a toddler in expecting a baby girl in the house, these eager April. grandparents could be When they visit, they very helpful by entertainprefer to stay for two to ing him while you attend three weeks, and over to your newborn. the past year I’ve had It sounds as if they stay to ask them to shorten with you during their vis-

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its. Give them reasonable and helpful functions so that they can feel at home and also be useful to you.

They seem to visit several times a year. If they eliminated one 10day trip, they might save enough money to rent a nearby furnished apartment for a month. These visits might still require you to entertain them during the day, but not having them stay with you would relieve some of the pressure.

DEAR AMY: You ran a letter from “Disturbed,” who was worried that her boyfriend was such an introvert. You should have encouraged this couple to join a Toastmasters group. I did this, and it was a great and safe environment to overcome my extreme shyness.

— More Outgoing DEAR OUTGOING: There is nothing “wrong” with being an introvert, and introversion doesn’t necessarily need fixing.

But “Disturbed” did say her boyfriend wanted to work on his anti-social shyness. Many readers suggested Toastmasters (toastmasters.com) and I thank you all.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson.com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. You can also follow her on Twitter @ askingamy or “like” her

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Strive to achieve personal goals this year. Information will play a key role in how you move forward. Refuse to let emotional self-deception clutter your vision. Don’t give in or become a martyr. Put a little fight and drive into your efforts if you want to succeed.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — On your mark, get set, go! Don’t look back or hesitate.

Make your move with confidence in order to accomplish everything you set out to do. Personal improvement can be done.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Emotional situations will put you in a precarious position. Don’t feel that you must prove anything to anyone. Stick to your own devices and avoid interference and peer pressure.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — A personal agreement will open new emotional, financial and professional possibilities for you. Love and romance are featured, along with a positive lifestyle change. Expand your mind and your interests.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Get together with people who add to your happiness. Doing things with children or a good friend or taking part in a retreat geared toward promoting awareness will add to your growth.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Reach for the stars. Set personal goals and don’t slow down until you are satisfied. Make a commitment to settle down and make improvements to your lifestyle.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Don’t overdo it. Trying to impress someone with what you have will be a waste of time. Stay focused on offering help and suggestions, not on trying to buy acceptance.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Make a commitment.

Choose to be a part of something big. Indulge in what makes you happy and brings you greater satisfaction. Choose to conquer your fears and achieve your goals.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — You’ll face opposition at home if you refuse to compromise.

Relationships take work and cooperation from everyone involved. Don’t be the one to cause problems when you can be the one to resolve them.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Partnerships and relationships with the people who make your world go around are highlighted. Make a commitment that will lead to greater stability and long-term security.

Romance is featured.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Deception regarding how the family finances are being used will come as a surprise.

Do your best to find a solution without getting into an argument about bad choices.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Emotional deception when dealing with outsiders is apparent. Spend time with and rely on people you know you can trust to help you improve your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Avoid situations that require drastic measures. Impulsive actions will not serve you well. Be prepared to walk away from anyone or anything that makes you feel uncertain.

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world Russia: Ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine will start Monday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters Saturday that a ceasefire will go into effect for Eastern Ukraine on Monday.

His comments followed a meeting with the foreign ministers for Ukraine, Germany and France in Munich, according to Russian state television.

Eastern Ukraine has seen a spike in violence in recent months between Russianbacked separatists and Ukrainian armed forces as efforts to enforce previous ceasefires in the three-yearold conflict have failed.

Lavrov called it positive that the foreign ministers “agreed once again for the state of a ceasefire on (Monday).”

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world&nation McCain: This is how dictators start Republican senator warns of necessity of a free press

By Eugene Scott CNN

Sen. John McCain slammed President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media this week by noting dictators “get started by suppressing free press.”

It was a startling observation from a sitting member of Congress against the President of the United States, especially considering McCain is a member of Trump’s party.

“I hate the press,” the Arizona Republican sarcastically told NBC News’ Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press.” “I hate you especially. But the fact is we need you. We need a free press. We must have it. It’s vital.”

But he continued, “If you want to preserve — 1 dies in Belgium I’m very serious now — if train derailment you want to preserve One person has died and democracy as we know at least 19 people are injured it, you have to have a free after a passenger train in and many times adversarial Belgium derailed Saturday press,” McCain said in the east of Brussels, police in interview. “And without it, the town of Leuven said.

I am afraid that we would The emergency services lose so much of our indiat the scene have evacuated vidual liberties over time. about 50 passengers, accord- That’s how dictators get ing to the national railway started.” operator Infrabel. Some of them are seriously injured.

Infrabel said in a statement that the accident took place at about 1:15 p.m.

Abdel-Rahman, local time as the train with about 100 people on board WTC bombing was traveling from Leuven toward Brussels, the capital. plotter, has died The train derailed shortly Omar Abdel-Rahman, after leaving Leuven station an Egyptian-born cleric for reasons yet to be deterserving a life sentence for mined, it said, and one of plotting the 1993 bombing the cars overturned. at the World Trade Center and other terror attacks in New York, has died, a prison N. Korean man spokesman said Saturday. arrested in death Abdel-Rahman died Satof Kim Jong Nam urday morning from natural causes at age 78, said Greg Authorities have arNorton, spokesman with the rested a fourth suspect in the federal correctional commysterious death of the half plex in Butner, N.C. He had brother of North Korea’s battled diabetes and coroleader. nary heart disease, Norton North Korean Ri Jong said.

Chol was arrested Friday in The February 1993 attack Selangor, Malaysia. He is on the Manhattan landmark one of four people detained killed six people and injured in the death of Kim Jong more than 1,000 others.

Nam, the estranged half Abdel-Rahman was linked brother of Kim Jong Un. to the attack after other Selangor Police Chief suspects were found to have Abdul Samah Mat said the frequented the New Jersey latest suspect was arrested at mosque where he preached. a condominium in Selangor Abdel-Rahman denied state but declined to give involvement in the earlier further details. attack in which a bomb exThe victim was on ploded in a parking garage his way to catch a flight under 2 World Trade Center.

Monday morning to see his In August 1993, he was family in Macau when he indicted for involvement in died. Police believe he was a broader terrorist plot that sprayed with poison as he included the World Trade waited to board the flight at Center bombing.

Kuala Lumpur International He was convicted in Airport in Malaysia.

October 1995 of seditious In addition to the North conspiracy and sentenced to Korean man, an Indonesian life in prison. woman, a Malaysian man and another woman carrying Roe v. Wade Vietnamese identification abortion case have been arrested.

The Indonesian woman, plaintiff dies Siti Aishah, thought she Norma McCorvey, known was participating in a television prank show when as “Jane Roe,” the anonymous plaintiff in Roe v. she squirted liquid in the Wade, the U.S. Supreme victim’s face, Indonesian Court case that established a police said.

Aishah said she was “not constitutional right to aboraware it was an assassination, has died, a priest close tion attempt by alleged to her family said Saturday. foreign agents,” Indonesian She later became an antipolice chief Tito Karnavian abortion activist. said.

McCorvey died in the — From wire reports Houston area with her

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people Donald Glover, James Earl Jones cast in live-action ‘Lion King’ movie

Donald Glover is going to be the mane event in Disney’s live-action version of “The Lion King.” And he’ll be joined by an actor whose voice is as legendary as they come.

Glover has been cast as Simba in the studio’s new take on the 1994 animated classic. James Earl Jones has also come aboard the project. He will play Mufasa, reprising the role he previously voiced.

Matthew Broderick and Jonathan Taylor Thomas Sen. John McCain, seen here in the Senate earlier this month, told NBC’s Chuck Todd shared the role of Simba in on “Meet the Press” that a free press is vital to democracy. (CNN) the animated film, voicing the older and younger versions of the character, A clip of the interview, pressive governments and enemy of the American respectively. which airs in full on Sunefforts to stifle the media. people.”

Director Jon Favreau day, was released Saturday “They get started by supCNN contributor Carl afternoon. pressing free press, in other Bernstein, who won the Pu- broke the news on Twitter McCain has been a words, a consolidation of litzer Prize for his reporting with a picture of Glover with a caption referencing frequent critic of the power — when you look at on the Watergate scandal, the “Lion King” tune “I Just president, particularly in history, the first thing that which led to the resignaCan’t Wait to Be King.” the areas of foreign policy dictators do is shut down tion of President Richard A subsequent tweet was and national security, since the press,” McCain said.

Nixon, called Trump’s accompanied by a photo of before Trump entered the “And I’m not saying that words “treacherous.”

Jones. “Looking forward to White House.

President Trump is trying “The most dangerous working with this legend,” The 2008 Republican to be a dictator. I’m just ‘enemy of the people’ is Favreau wrote. presidential nominee said saying we need to learn the presidential lying — alAmericans must pay atten- lessons of history.” ways,” he tweeted. “Attion to history to underTrump tweeted Friday tacks on press by realDon- Ivanka’s perfume stand the past connections that CNN and other major aldTrump more treacherous sells big-league between leaders of opmedia outlets were “the than Nixon’s.”

If you’ve lost sleep worrying that Ivanka Trump’s brand is in jeopardy, take Business Insider.

The billionaire Microsoft comfort — her perfume is a best-seller on Amazon. co-founder turned philanSales were so high that thropist has invested heavily her scent on Friday took in health initiatives around the two spots in Amazon’s the globe, and now he’s speaking out in the hopes of best-sellers in women’s eau de parfum: one for the spray spurring more investment and one for the roll-on. in vaccines and medical The fragrance is deresearch. scribed as an “alluring and He says it’s now necesfeminine floral Oriental” sary for the world to prep scent that is a “symbol of for what he considers to be one of its largest existential grace and beauty.”

Controversy has recently threats: the next pandemic. marred the elegant aura of “Whether it occurs by Omar Abdel-Rahman, a 1993 World Trade Center bombthe first daughter’s line of ing plotter, has died, according to a prison spokesper- a quirk of nature or at the hand of a terrorist, epidemi- shoes, clothing and other son. (CNN) fancy life effects. Critics ologists say a fast-moving space station again at 9:38 daughter Melissa and sevairborne pathogen could kill of President Trump have a.m. Sunday. eral grandchildren present, more than 30 million people started the #GrabYourWalSpaceX decided to halt said the Rev. Frank Pavone, in less than a year,” he said. lets campaign, which aims its launch plans Saturday in an anti-abortion activist. to boycott brands associated order to “take a closer look Pavone did not give the with the Trump name, and DeVos is given cause of death but said Mc- at positioning of the second Nordstrom, TJ Maxx and protection of stage engine nozzle,” the Corvey had been a heavy other retailers have stopped smoker and had respiratory company tweeted.

Marshals Service promoting Ivanka Trump’s The delay comes after problems. She had been in items altogether.

Secretary of Education founder Elon Musk tweeted and out of assisted living Betsy DeVos is receiving concerns about a small facilities over the past year.

Judge dismisses protection from the United leak in the rocket’s upper She began her associadefamation suit States Marshals Service, a tion with one of the nation’s stage on Friday. That issue spokeswoman for the group against Cosby appeared to be resolved most contentious and told CNN Saturday. volatile sociopolitical issues Saturday morning.

A federal judge in MasThe protection, which Musk said Saturday “all in 1970 when she became sachusetts dismissed a defasystems” were go except for started Monday, comes the lead plaintiff in a classmation lawsuit against Bill after DeVos’ contentious the engine nozzle issue. action lawsuit challenging Cosby by Katherine McKee, confirmation fight and an The spacecraft, called strict anti-abortion laws in an actress who claimed he encounter with protesthe Dragon, is packed with Texas. raped her in 1974, according tors at Jefferson Middle The case was appealed to more than 5,000 pounds of to court documents.

School Academy in southcargo and experiments. It the Supreme Court, which McKee’s sexual assault handed down its controver- will be launched on a Falcon west Washington earlier allegation first appeared in a this month. One protester sial ruling in January 1973. 9 rocket from Kennedy New York Daily News artiblocked the school door Space Center in Florida.

The decision legalized the cle in 2014. After the article DeVos was planning to use right to an abortion in all 50 was published, Cosby wrote and another was arrested states and sparked a political Bill Gates warns and charged with assaulting a letter to the paper denydebate that remains charged the world to prep an officer. ing the claim. His lawyer to this day. asked the paper to retract the It is uncommon for the for bio-terrorism McCorvey, who was on Marshals Service to protect article, according to Cosby her third pregnancy, never Bill Gates says it’s time spokesman Andrew Wyatt. a Cabinet member, who had an abortion and gave to redirect some of the McKee sued the comereceive security protection birth to a girl, who was dian for defamation, seeking money the world spends through their individual given up for adoption. monetary and punitive on weapons to prepare for agencies. damages. McKee filed the a looming threat: terrorists The is the first time the SpaceX aborts lawsuit at the end of 2015, with pathogens. agency has protected a flight due to He’s warning that the Cabinet-level position since a year after the article’s threat of bio-terrorism is rocket issues it safeguarded the director of publication.

U.S. District Court Judge “right up there with nuclear the Office of National Drug SpaceX aborted its flight war and climate change.”

Mark Mastroianni ruled Control Policy, Marshals plans Saturday due to issues Gates spoke at the MuService spokeswoman Lyn- Thursday that McKee had with its rocket. nich Security Conference in zey Donahue said Saturday. not proved Cosby had The private space firm Germany on Saturday, and That position stopped being defamed her simply by plans to try its unmanned denying her claims. an abridged transcript of his Cabinet level in 2009.

— From wire reports mission to the international speech was published by — From wire reports

‘Golden Girls’-inspired Rue La Rue Cafe opens in New York City

By Jessica Moskowitz

McClanahan played Blanche Devereaux, a sassy woman of a certain age who wasn’t afraid to “Golden Girls” fans now have tion of costumes, photographs and display her affinity for men and the perfect place to gather with pals kitsch. sex. and confidants.

Michael LaRue was a close More than 25 years after “The Rue La Rue Cafe, which celfriend of McClanahan prior to Golden Girls” debuted, the show ebrates the popular TV series that her death in 2010. He now manstill has a loyal following, and starred Betty White, Bea Arthur, ages McClanahan’s estate, which episodes are available through the Estelle Getty and Rue McClanaincludes 220 “Golden Girls” pieces streaming service Hulu. han, has opened in New York City. that he will rotate through the cafe Already, McClanahan devotees The cafe features memorabilia to be shared with the public. from Australia to India and beyond ranging from McClanahan’s 1987 “This has given her eternal life,” have come through to see the colEmmy Award to a colorful collec- LaRue told CNN. lection, LaRue said.

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During a recent visit to the cafe, Jaime Millner, 30, told CNN she identifies with McClanahan’s character.

“She’s sassy, she’s fun, she’s intelligent, she owns every bit of herself, makes no apologies,” Millner said of Blanche. “That’s why I love her.”

Diane Pape traveled from Saginaw, Mich., with her friends to visit the Rue La Rue Cafe.

Pape, pointing to a friend across the table, said, “She’s the Blanche

character, and I’m the Rose character. I always have really good stories to tell you. Great stories.”

While LaRue said he and McClanahan never talked about opening a café, they did share a strong bond.

“She was a very talented actress, but better than that, she was a wonderful friend,” LaRue said.

“She was a loving, kind, generous person, and I’m really honored to be able to do this little bit to keep her legacy alive.”

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McClain introduces legislation for $15-per-hour minimum wage The state minimum wage limit in Georgia could increase by nearly $10 if one member of the Gwinnett Legislative Delegation has his way.

State Rep. Dewey McClain, D-Lawrenceville, recently Dewey proposed McClain legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. Although the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, Georgia’s state minimum wage is still just over $5, according to a notice McClain sent out to supporters on Friday.

“This is good news for all working Georgians,” McClain wrote in the letter. “Georgia’s minimum wage is $5.15 an hour but many of the state employers pay the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. In many instances workers earning these wages cannot afford the basic necessities of life and end up receiving food stamps so they can eat.

“This amounts to an indirect government subsidy of the firms which employ these people, is a burden on the workers and is not fair to the tax paying public.”

Political Notebook

Curt Yeomans Last summer, Clarkston became the first place in Georgia to implement a $15 minimum wage. Former Democratic Party presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, made raising the federal minimum wage to $15 part of his campaign platform last year as well.

McClain’s legislation, House Bill 315, has been assigned to the House Industry and Labor Committee for consideration. Cosponsors include Reps.

“Able” Mable Thomas, D-Atlanta; Sharon Beasley-Teague, D-Red Oak; Sheila Jones, D-Atlanta; Renitta Shannon, D-Decatur and Erica Thomas, D-Austell.

Reps. Bennett, Kendrick co-hosting Alpha Kappa Alpha ‘Pink Boots on the Ground’ Day Two members of the Gwinnett Legislative

Delegation will partner with one of their colleagues from Columbus on Monday to co-host Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s ‘Pink Boots on the Ground’ Day at the State Capitol on Monday.

More Karen than 200 Bennett members of the sorority are expected to join Reps.

Karen Bennett, D-Stone MounDar’shun tain, Kendrick Dar’shun Kendrick, D-Lithonia, and Carolyn Hugley, DColumbus, at the capitol to discuss key issues facing residents with legislators.

“It is always an honor to welcome and join my sorority sisters and other like-minded people at the State Capitol each year for Alpha Kappa Alpha Day,” Bennett said in a statement. “I am especially looking forward to hosting this year’s event to bring together these women and discuss the issues that are most important to our families and our communities.”

Gwinnett residents appointed to state boards Gov. Nathan Deal appointed a Snellville resident to one statewide board while reappointing a Suwanee resident to another one recently.

Nathan The Deal governor appointed Department of Driver Services Commissioner Spencer Moore, a resident of Snellville, to the State Employee Benefit Council. Moore has worked in state government for 20 years, including 14 with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, and is a safety expert for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Deal re-appointed Scott Murphy of Suwanee to the Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board. Murphy is a principal with D.S. Murphy and Associates, a member of the Georgia Real Estate Faud Prevention and Awareness Coalition, the Atlanta Area Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Georgia board of directors.

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

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Obi Areh, age 69 of Monroe, passed February 12, 2017. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 209 South Hammond Drive, Monroe, GA 30655. 770-2672594. www.stewartfh.com

Elizabeth Anne Freeman, 67, of Peachtree Corners, GA passed away February 15, 2017.

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Bob was born on July 26, 1948, in Akron Ohio. He is survived by his son Eric Bowman, of Ashville NC; daughter Carrie Bowman, of Roswell GA. At Bob’s request, no formal services are planned. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service, Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 ByrdandFlanigan.com

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Gerald Casey Gerald Wayne Casey, age 68, of Buford, GA passed away February 15, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Ron Coble Ron Coble, age 72 of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on February 15, 2017. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770962-3100. stewartfh.com

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Betty Gaines Betty Mae Gaines of Stone Mountain, GA passed away February 15, 2017 at Dekalb Regional Medical Center, Decatur, GA. She was born March 13, 1946 in Clarksburg, WV, to Paul L. Gaines and Fanny “Mae” Bailey Gaines. Ms. Gaines was a graduate of Victory High School, Clarksburg, WV. After graduation she moved to Washington D.C. and worked for the F.B.I for 19 years in D.C. and later in Atlanta, GA. After retiring from the F.B.I she worked at Ingles Supermarket in Stone Mountain, GA. Ms. Gaines was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Amy Lee Gaines and Barbara Jo. Gaines. She is survived by a large extended family and her companion Carlos Olivares. At her request she was cremated and her ashes will be returned to Clarksburg, WV to be buried with her family at Sunset Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a non-kill animal shelter in your area or St. Jude Research Hospital. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Duluth law partner new regional VP of Irish-U.S. networking organization From StaFF reportS Eadaoin Waller, a partner in the Corporate & Business Transactions Group of Andersen, Tate & Carr P.C. has been appointed as Regional Vice President of the Irish Networks Across America.

Waller will represent the Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New Orleans and Eadaoin Atlanta chapWaller ters. She will serve as a link between the organizations and its chapters.

The organization’s mission is to bolster business opportunities and economic development between the United States and Ireland as well as support Irish arts and culture in the U.S. It’s an effort to con-

Digital, interactive Hologram Barbie is Mattel’s newest toy CNN

on display is “just a glimpse” of what the final product will This new Barbie will be. be able to change her own A hologram of Barbie lives inside a plastic container and is clothes.

Toy maker Mattel’s latest in- active 24 hours as long as the vention is a digitally rendered toy stays plugged in. It’s voice activated, and kids can ask interactive Barbie — called Barbie to change her appearthe Hello Barbie Hologram ance, including her clothes and — and it’s hitting stores in late fall this year. The toy will skin tone.

Barbie also connects to the be priced at under $300, the internet and is able to hold company says. conversations, teach dance It was unveiled at the Toy Industry Association’s annual moves, deliver animated fair in New York this weekend, weather reports, tell time and even practice yoga. and Mattel said the hologram

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A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Jack Raymond Kirves, at the Grace Episcopal age 84 of Gainesville, Church, Gainesville with Georgia and formerly of the Rev. Stuart HigginboGwinnett County, passed tham, Rector officiating. away on Monday, February A reception will be held 13, 2017 at the Northeast immediately following the Georgia Medical Center. service.

Born in Evansville, IndiIn lieu of flowers, ana on February 06, 1933, the family respectfully Jack was a son of the late requests all memorial Rev. Floyd W. Kirves & donations be made to InLeona Nation Kirves. He dependent Baptist Church, was a graduate of the Uni- P.O. Box 1384, Demorest, versity of Evansville and GA. 30535, Grace Episproudly served his councopal Church, 422 Brenau try in the United States Avenue, Gainesville, GA. Navy as well as the United 30501, Alzheimer’s AsStates Air Force. Jack was sociation, American Stroke a loving, supportive, and Association, or to the Huencouraging husband, mane Society of Northeast father, grandfather, and Georgia. friend to all who knew An online guest register him. He loved his family, is available at www.haberaviation, and boating. Jack shamcrematory.com was also an accomplished SNELLVILLE photographer of wildlife, nature, and sunsets.

Joe Leverett Words cannot express how Joe Millard Leverett, much he will be missed age 81, of Snellville, GA, by his family and friends. passed away on February He was a member of the 16, 2017.

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Survivors include his loving wife of 62 years, Mary Patricia “Pat” Epple Kirves of Gainesville, GA; sons and daughters-inlaw, Jeff & Sandra Kirves of Jasper, GA; Mark & Valerie Kirves of Gainesville, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Jill & Donnie Balenger of Cornelia, GA; brothers and sisters-in-law, Junior & Shirley Kirves of Evansville, Indiana; Ronald & Beverly Kirves of Bayonet, FL; sister and brother-in-law, Joyce & Bob Bollinger of Newburgh, Indiana; grandchildren, Autumn Balenger Poole & Matt Poole of Baldwin, GA; Dusty & Emily Balenger of Buford, GA; Shanta & Dan Caserto of Flowery Branch, GA; Larissa & Drew Benson of Jefferson, GA; Lindsay & Josh Byers of Fort Campbell, KY; 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, other relatives, & friends.

nect local Irish organizations and associations and serve as a conduit between newly arrived Irish immigrants and their communities in member cities and states.

Waller, a Bettystown, Ireland, native, did undergraduate work at Queen’s University of Belfast. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Athens, where she graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2005.

Waller is in transactional practice providing corporate and employment advice to her business clients.

She serves on the Board of Directors of the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation and the Gwinnett Children’s Shelter. She has been a longtime supporter of and participant in Irish cultural life in the South, according to a news release from the firm.

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Clarence Noble Clarence “Roy” Noble, 81, of Buford, GA passed away February 14, 2017.

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Stewart Funeral Home. Dr. Inman Houston will officiate. Interment will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Duluth, GA. Ms. Noel is survived by: parents: Joseph & Wilma Miller of Marietta; sisters: Amy Miller of Lenexa, KS; Patricia & Brian Ivey of Roswell; Christine & Robert Thomason of Williamson; Nephews: Robert & Connie Thomason, Jr. of Tucker; James Laudenschlager of Smyrna; Jake Ivey of Roswell; Nieces: Laura & John Duffey of Lawrenceville; Sarah & Ben Steele of Zebulon; Emily & Rocky Brooke of Tyrone; Victoria McDonald of Lenexa, KS; Grace Ivey of Roswell; Jake Ivey of Roswell; Charlotte Ivey of Roswell; & a host of great nieces & great nephews. The family will receive friends from 10AM - 11AM on Monday, February 20, 2017 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd. SW, Lawrenceville, GA, 30046. (770) 962-3100. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com. .

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Gustavo Parra-Ramos Gustavo Parra-Ramos, age 73, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away February 17, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Remedy for ‘surprise’ billing OK’d siologists and radiologists, A Georgia Senate panel among Thursday passed legislaothers. tion to halt “surprise’’ The medical billing — but sticking not without a last-minute point in the Renee amendment that changed Senate legUnterman the contentious payment islation had formula. been disagreement over The Health and Hua formula to determine man Services Committee reimbursement rates for approved Senate Bill 8, physicians. Health insurwhich will address those ers and medical providers situations in which patients had remained at odds on get unexpected bills from how that formula would be providers who are not in structured. their network, even though Sen. Renee Unterman, the hospital is a network R-Buford, chair of the facility. committee and author of Consumers who have the bill, said that earlier procedures or visit ERs at Thursday, a group of senahospitals in their networks tors worked out a comprooften think they have acmise on the formula. counted for all the costs, She said for those outonly to get an additional of-network situations that bill for hundreds or even are disputed, the medical thousands of dollars from a provider would be paid at non-network doctor. a rate that’s 60 percent of These bills can come benchmark charges for a from ER doctors, anesthe- particular procedure in the

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The benchmark data would come from the Fair Health database, Unterman said. The charges would not include those paid by Medicare and Medicaid.

But an amendment was approved that upped the percentage to 80 percent of charges. It was introduced by Sen. Dean Burke, R-Bainbridge, a physician who’s now an administrator at a hospital, and was supported by Sen. Ben Watson, R-Savannah, who’s also a doctor.

The bill, with the new 80 percent formula, now goes to the Senate Rules Committee, then presumably to the floor of the chamber.

At the same time the Senate panel was debating the legislation, a House subcommittee was hearing a presentation of an alternative approach to solving the surprise billing problem.

The chairman of the House Insurance Committee, Rep. Richard Smith, R-Columbus, testified to the subcommittee about House Bill 71, which he authored.

Under his proposal, any physician credentialed at a particular Georgia hospital would have to be part of that facility’s insurance networks.

That way, Smith told GHN recently, the insurer and provider would have to negotiate with each other ‘’in good faith’’ to resolve the reimbursement question. The patient, he said, would be kept out of that battle.

“It’s the responsibility of the doctors to negotiate their own contracts,’’ not the responsibility of the hospital, Smith told the panel Thursday.

“I want to make sure that when I go to the hospital, I don’t get a surprise bill,’’ he said.

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Heart failure can be deadly — and Gwinnett Medical Center wants patients to know what to look out for.

The heart is a muscle that pumps oxygen-rich blood to the entire body.

When the heart begins to fail, it may not be able to pump the blood as well

as it should. This can lead to an array of symptoms indicative of heart failure.

Heart failure symptoms can feel like other medical problems. Patients whose hearts are failing may notice a shortness of breath during rest, exercise or while lying flat.

Patients may also notice swelling of the legs and ankles because of a buildup of fluid and may end up gaining weight.

They could suffer a loss of appetite, nausea and abdominal pain as well as a persistent cough that can cause blood-tinged sputum.

The severity of the condition and symptoms depends on how much of the heart’s pumping capacity has been compromised. If patients notice any of these symptoms, they should contact their doctors for a diagnosis.

Heart failure can be diagnosed through chest X-rays, BNP testing, electrocardiogram or echocardiogram. Once diagnosed, heart failure can be treated by medication or controlling risk factors such as quitting smoking, losing weight or restricting salt intake.

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curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com Dear Curtis: I am dealing with overwhelming guilt about getting additional assistance for my 89-year-old Mother who still lives alone. Please advise me on how to deal with this.

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An 1867 Harper’s Weekly cover from Nov. 16, 1867, showing a line of African-American men lining up to vote for the first time hangs in the atrium at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center.

Nearby, there is a painting of African-American Union soldiers charging toward a Confederate fort in South Carolina during the Civil War. Several Ebony and Life magazine covers and spreads featuring a host of famous figures ranging from Frederick Douglas and Mary McLeod Bethune to Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Nat King Cole are close by, too.

They are just a sampling of the items currently on display in the Black History Month exhibit at GJAC. “The exhibit, made possible by several contributors, will highlight local and national events in history as well as showcase the contributions of past and presentday icons,” county officials said in an announcement about the exhibit.

There’s a wide range of history on display at the exhibit. It includes items from the old Hooper-Renwick School, items from the Robbie Susan Moore Foundation, displays from the United Ebony Society of Gwinnett County Inc. and art created by Discovery High School students.

There is a timeline marking notable accomplishments in Gwinnett, Georgia and national

Magazine covers featuring famous African-American musicians, including Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday, are included in this year’s Black History Month exhibit at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

Above left, visitors to the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center can see pieces, such as this image of former President Barack Obama, that were made by Discovery High School students for the county’s Black History Month exhibit at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville. Above right, books from the old Hooper-Renwick School are on display in the exhibit to show the condition of books provided to African-American children in the county during the segregation era.

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A stack of books in rough shape is also on display to show visitors the condition of school books that were provided to black children in Gwinnett.

Its highlight, however,

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by Fox Sports Southeast analyst Mike Glenn, who is also an author and curator.

“The featured exhibit introduces the Mike Glenn Collection, which showcases rare books, newspapers, magazine and documents from historical events in our nation’s history,” according to the county’s announcement on the exhibit.

His items are set up so a visitor can take a self-guided tour, but county officials announced Glenn will give a tour at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Among the items included in the exhibit are the Life and Ebony covers — including a cover of Life magazine that featured coverage of Medgar Evers’ funeral — as well as the Harper’s Weekly covers and the painting of the AfricanAmerican soldiers. There’s also a sign from a segre-

gated waiting room.

Newspaper articles in the exhibit show opposing ends of the African-American experience in America from the mid-19th century to the later end of the 20th century. There are articles about the treatment of slaves, the Dred Scott case, passage of the Voting Rights Act, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Hank Aaron’s record-setting 715th home run.

The Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center is located at 75 Langley Drive, in Lawrenceville, and the exhibit is available for viewing during the building’s normal operating hours. The atrium where it is located is on the county government side of the building.

GJAC will be closed on Monday in observance of Presidents Day.

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A cover-up without an actual crime It’s a Watergate-era cliche that the cover-up is always worse than the crime. In the Mike Flynn affair, we have the first recorded instance of a cover-up in the absence of a crime.

Being covered up were the Dec. 29 phone calls between Flynn and the Russian ambassador to Washington. The presumed violation was Flynn negotiating with a foreign adversary while the Obama administration was still in office and, even worse, discussing with Sergey Kislyak the sanctions then being imposed upon Charles Russia (for medKrauthammer dling in the 2016 elections).

What’s wrong with that? It is risible to invoke the Logan Act, passed during the John Adams administration, under which not a single American has been prosecuted in the intervening 218 years. It prohibits private citizens from negotiating with foreign powers. Flynn was hardly a private citizen. As Donald Trump’s publicly designated incoming national security adviser, it was perfectly reasonable for him to be talking to foreign actors in preparation for assuming office within the month.

Worst case: He was telling Kislyak that the Trump administration might lift sanctions and therefore, comrade, no need for a spiral of retaliations. How different is this from Barack Obama telling Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, on an inadvertently open mic, during his 2012 re-election campaign, “This is my last election.

After my election, I have more flexibility.”

Flynn would have been giving the Russians useful information that might well have contributed to Russia’s decision not to retaliate. I’m no Russophile. But again: What’s wrong with that? Turns out, the Trump administration has not lifted those sanctions. It’s all a tempest in an empty teapot.

The accusations of misbehavior by Flynn carry a subliminal echo of a long-standing charge against Richard Nixon that he interfered in the Paris peace talks in October 1968 to prevent his Democratic opponent from claiming a major foreign policy success on the eve of the presidential election.

But that kind of alleged diplomatic freelancing would have prolonged a war in which Americans were dying daily. The Flynn conversation was nothing remotely of the sort. Where’s the harm?

The harm was not the calls but Flynn’s lying about them. And most especially lying to the vice president who then went out and told the world Flynn had never discussed sanctions. You can’t leave your vice president undercut and exposed.

Flynn had to go.

Up to this point, the story makes sense. Except for one thing: Why the cover-up if there is no crime? Why lie about talking about sanctions?

It’s inexplicable. Did Flynn want to head off lines of inquiry about other contacts with Russians that might not have been so innocent? Massive new leaks suggest numerous contacts during the campaign between Trump associates and Russian officials, some of whom were intelligence agents. Up till now, however, reports The New York Times, there is “no evidence” of any Trump campaign collusion or cooperation with Russian hacking and other interference in the U.S. election.

Thus far. Which is why there will be investigations. Speculation ranges from the wildly malevolent to the rather loopily innocent.

At one end of the spectrum is the scenario wherein these campaign officials — including perhaps Flynn, perhaps even Trump — are compromised because of tainted business or political activities known to the Russians, to whom they are now captive. A fevered conspiracy in my view, but there are non-certifiable people who consider it possible.

At the benign end of the spectrum is that the easily flattered Trump imagines himself the great dealmaker who overnight becomes a great statesman by charming Vladimir Putin into a Nixon-to-China grand bargain — we jointly call off the new Cold War, join forces to destroy the Islamic State and reach a new accommodation for Europe that relieves us of some of the burden of parasitic allies.

To me, the idea is nuts, a narcissistic fantasy grounded in neither strategy nor history. But that doesn’t mean Trump might not imagine it — after all, he maintains that if we had only stayed in Iraq to steal its oil, we wouldn’t have the Islamic State. And if this has indeed been his thinking about Russia, it would make sense to surround himself with advisers who had extensive dealings there.

I believe neither of these scenarios but I’m hard put to come up with alternatives. The puzzle remains. Why did Flynn lie? Until we answer that, the case of the cover-up in search of a crime remains unsolved.

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A better way than Obamacare For all of its supporters’ sincere high hopes, Obamacare has been failing for a long time. With its long-expected collapse nearing, the time to come together around a better way is now.

A full-time student with a part-time job contacted me recently to tell me he couldn’t afford the insurance that the Obamacare exchange provided. He was planning to pay the Obamacare tax instead. Is this really the best we can do?

A single mom shared her story with me. She has two children —11 and 13 — and a $25,000 a year salary. She told me that the doctor that she wanted for her children doesn’t accept Medicaid, and the Obamacare plan that allows her access costs nearly $500 a month and has a $12,600 deductible. Having spent more than $1 trillion to help the uninsured, is this really the best that America can do?

A retired couple shared their story with me. Looking for insurance until they turn 65, they found an Obamacare plan that cost $1,200 a month last year. This year, it rose to $2,000. Having re-regulated one-sixth of the American economy with the promise of lowering premiums by thousands of dollars for every American family, are these

Rob Woodall giant premium increases really the best that we can do?

No, it isn’t. And, arguably, we haven’t even seen the worst of it yet. More insurers are dropping out, as last week Humana announced its complete withdrawal from Obamacare at the end of 2017.

What few choices are available are shrinking, and premiums are continuing to skyrocket as more Americans decide Obamacare isn’t working for them. Aetna’s CEO called it an Obamacare “death spiral,” suggesting the collapse of the program is near.

So I am asking you to join me and the House of Representatives to repeal Obamacare and go back to the drawing board — together. What does going back to the drawing board mean? Greg Walden, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over health care, says it means, “mak(ing) sure that people

with pre-existing conditions continue to get covered.” I agree. New Health and Human Services Secretary and former U.S. Rep. Tom Price says it means not “pulling the rug out from under anybody.” I agree.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says it means “there will be a stable transition period, and once repeal is passed we will turn to replacement policies that cost less and work better than what we have now.” I agree.

It won’t be easy, but Congress will work to breathe life back into local health care markets, particularly in that one-third of America’s counties that have only a single insurance company remaining in the Obamacare exchange.

Congress is committed to repealing the failed vision of “government knows best” and replacing it with the proven model of “family knows best.”

That means fewer federal mandates and more individual choices. Some Americans are asking for better access to Health Savings Accounts for their families. We can do that.

Others are asking for the flexibility of tax credits to enable them to afford the plan of their choice that will provide the most value. We can do that.

Other Americans believe statebased risk pools will be the best solution for their needs.

We can do that. All of these ideas have been developed.

They exist in state legislatures across the country, and they are already in Obamacare alternatives in the U.S. House like the American Health Care Reform Act, the Empowering Patients First Act, the Health Care Freedom Act and the House Better Way proposal.

With a new President, we now have a real opportunity to turn these ideas into tangible solutions for American families. It won’t happen overnight, but we can restore choice and opportunity to the marketplace.

It won’t happen overnight, but we can bring back the opportunity to choose a plan based on your family’s needs rather than Uncle Sam’s. It won’t happen overnight, but we can free those American families trapped in the current “death spiral” of rising costs and shrinking choices in a government-run system, and we can put patients back in control.

U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., represents the 7th Congressional District, which includes the majority of Forsyth and Gwinnett counties, and serves as chairman of the Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, as well as serving on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Budget Committee.

Sonny Perdue knows swamp-draining You may have read that an unusually cold winter in parts of Europe as well as drought conditions in the southwest United States have created a severe shortage of broccoli.

I cannot say I was grieved to hear the news. I don’t like broccoli and have spent much of my adult life trying to fend off the Woman Who Shares My Name’s fiendish efforts to make me eat it. I have told her on more than one occasion that eating the stuff can cause your toes to turn green and that the only sure antidote is to consume massive amounts of banana pudding.

I was congratulating myself on my cleverness when I got a call from Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company located in Greater Garfield, Ga., and a pest control professional. He had heard the same news about the broccoli shortage. He said he had also heard that hackberry psyllids were rumored to be headed this way. I don’t know if that is true or not because I have no idea what a hackberry psyllid is. Sometimes, I think Junior says these kinds of things just to show off his pest control knowledge.

Junior likes to boast that he knows as much about world affairs as the weenies at the New York Times but he

somebody like Donald Trump got elected president and needed a Secretary of Agriculture who had actually given an elephant a physical while governor of a major state — or even a minor one, for that matter. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger had been Dick unwilling to attempt such a Yarbrough feat while serving as governor of the Socialist Republic doubted a one of them would of Upper Mexico, aka, the know the difference between state of California. Junior a rhagoletis pomonella and said he wasn’t sure the Secrea tree stump. I suspect he is tary of Agriculture-designate correct. saw it as quite the honor I Anyway, Junior was callmade it out to be. ing to tell me not to get too Having given an elephant excited about the shortage a physical may be what got of broccoli because he had him in the Trump Adminisa feeling that was about to tration, I asserted. change. I asked him why. He Junior said, “Now I know said that is because George E. why you keep me around.

Perdue is about to be named You know less about politics the Secretary of Agriculture than those weenies at the in the Trump Administration. New York Times know about I told Junior I wasn’t follow- rhagoletis pomonella.” That ing him. hurt.

He said that I had poked What did Donald Trump a bit of fun at George E. say when he was running for Perdue during the time he president, Junior inquired. was governor of Georgia and He said a lot of stuff, I now that he was in a position replied defensively. He said of power, he would probably Sen. John McCain, a former make growing broccoli a POW, was no hero, insulted national priority just to spite Carly Fiorina’s looks and me. I hadn’t thought of that. said Sen. Marco Rubio I said I could see where sweated a lot, for whatever one might think I had been that was worth. jesting but that in fact I had Yes, Junior said, but he been trying to raise George also said that when elected, E.’s national profile in case he planned to “drain the

swamp?” Remember when George E. Perdue was governor and he bought $2 million worth of land near Disney World in a wink-wink, nodnod deal with a developer he had appointed to the state’s economic development board? I did seem to remember that.

And right at tax filing time, he signed into law a measure that allowed him to defer paying taxes on some Houston County property he had sold, in part, to pay for the Florida land? He said at the time he signed the bill he didn’t know it would benefit him. Ah, now I remember that, too.

So you see, Junior said patiently, George E. Perdue’s appointment as Secretary of Agriculture isn’t because he gave an elephant a physical, it is because he knows a thing or two about draining swampland. He’s been there, done it.

Wow. I had never thought of that. I’m not sure what I would do without Junior E. Lee. He not only knows a lot about rhagoletis pomonella, he knows his politics, too.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@ bellsouth.net; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, GA 31139; online at dickyarbrough. com or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/dickyarb.

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•From Page 1A million goal for its capital campaign and should reach that number by 2020. The organization’s largest donation, $3.5 million, arrived last year, Shumate said.

As part of the dinner event, which included a meal of steak, chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans, the hospital gave awards to medical staff and top donors.

“When analyzing the delivery of care, there are numerous leadership roles involved in the process,” GMC Foundation President Jason Chandler said. “We recognized those leaders who have contributed in the areas of philanthropy, community leadership and patient care, impacting the success of Gwinnett Medical Center.”

Award recipients included Beth Ziegler, a palliative care nurse in Lawrenceville who received the Desai Compassionate Care Award as her contributions to compassionate care to GMC’s patients.

Cardiologist Lanny Lesser received the Physician Champion Award, which goes to a physician who champions the fundraising efforts of the foundation.

David McCleskey received the Distinguished Service Award, which is for people who who have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication and service to GMC and the community.

Its purpose is to serve as a tribute to exemplary foundation volunteers.

•From Page 1A School District, which nearly 60 percent of voters said “no” to in a proposal for a constitutional amendment on Election Day. The district would have created a system of 100 or more schools controlled by the governor’s appointed Opportunity School District Superintendent, largely highminority, high-poverty urban schools.

Education groups strongly opposed that measure because the decisions would be left to an official appointed by the governor rather than a locally elected school board.

House Bill 338 would also lay the groundwork for a state-run school accreditation system and create penalties for school systems with lowperforming schools, including removing school board members and school takeovers by the state Board of Education through the new Chief Turnaround Officer.

That person would appoint “turnaround coaches” for low-scoring schools, who would evaluate schools and give them a plan. Schools have two years to cooperate — that definition is to be determined, if passed — with the plan before there’s other action.

During a workshop meeting of the Gwinnett Board of Education on Thursday, Board member Dr. Robert McClure said the measure would take away representative government because local officials wouldn’t be allowed to make decisions about their schools.

McClure said the state spends a lot of money on education, and should be involved in the decisions of how that money’s spent as it relates to a local school board’s responsibility of the money.

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Hundreds attend the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation’s Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala on Saturday at the Infinite Energy Center.

Angelica Hale, 9, sings the National Anthem during the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation’s Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala on Saturday at the Infinite Energy Center. (Staff Photos: Jason Braverman)

ing Seth Meyers, who performed last year; Ted Visit gwinnettdailypost.com Koppel, the “Lone Survifor a photo gallery. vor” Marcus Luttrell, Ben Jim and Billie Ellis Carson and James Carville received the Legacy Award and Mary Matalin. for continued devoted lead“Every single year it ership, time and resources seems like it’s so different to make a transformational with the entertainers, but impact on GMC. Recipients each year it seems to get of this award recognize the better and better,” Shumate important role of commusaid. nity health care and have Added Wolfe, “We try created a legacy that will to get people who will benefit patients and their interest the masses, and I families. think we’ve done that pretty Only days after he acwell.” cepted his 21st Grammy Gill, 59, began as a Award, for best American bluegrass singer and first roots song for “Kid Sister,” developed his career with Gill was the latest entercountry-rockers Pure Praitainer to hit the stage for rie League. He spent the this event.

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Gill has won 17 Country Music Association Awards, more than any performer in history.

The multiplatinum singer landed his first big hit with “When I Call Your Name” in 1989, which won a Grammy and CMA Single and Song of the Year.

Some of Gill’s other hits include “Never Knew Lonely,” which rose to No. 3 on the charts, and top 10 hits on the 1991 album “Pocket Full of Gold,” including “Liza Jane,” “Look at Us” and “Take Your Memory with You.” His No. 1 singles include “I Still Believe in You” and “Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away.”

Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007, and is a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

•From Page 1A I think that is a critical component of it, is to hold a parent accountable. It needs to be more than an attempt. If that school’s going to be held accountable, it’s a two-way street.

It’s both the parent and the child and the school.”

Gwinnett Bar Association, the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia and Hunter himself.

If the panel decides Hunter violated the ethics code, which was adopted in 2011 in response to previous scandals involving commis— Gwinnett Board of Education chairwoman Louise Radloff sioners, it could recommend the Board of Commissioners take any of a wide range of fundamentally wrong to ent and the child and the sanctions against him, from dismiss them and have school.” written reprimand or censure them appointed by the CEO/Superintento removal from office. governor,” McClure said. dent J. Alvin Wilbanks “Now a tougher fight lies “I would assume the cautioned that getting ahead,” Helen Ho, one of the governor would feel simparents two attorneys representing ilarly that if the Presiinvolved Turner, said in reference to dent of the United States is easier the hearing. decided the governor of said than Ho said she found Jarrard’s the state of Georgia was done. decision “gratifying” because doing a lousy job and he And he she felt his letter showed Jarwas going to figure out noted rard made a careful examinasome way to similarly that pation of the ethics policy. This dismiss him and replace rental is the first challenge against J. Alvin him with another goverinvolveWilbanks a sitting commissioner since nor. ment was the policy was put into place, “I think he would referenced in the OSD so in many ways this is virgin find that contrary to the proposal. territory for both county ofprocess of elections and “It gets down to what ficials and the people filing representative governyou are going to do and this complaint. ment that we hold dear.” how are you going to en“When this ethics policy McClure added that if force it. You really can’t was put into place, the impeyou violate a principle do anything about it if tus was self-interest and land to fix something, you’re a parent doesn’t want to deals,” Ho said. “There was making a bad mistake. do something,” Wilbanks Facebook, but it was not as McClure then asked said. “There are laws on big as it is now. It seems like how the state could be the books, parents can be now we keep hearing about a partner in helping the sent to jail for truancy, all of these cases where schools as opposed to but not many judges or someone is getting trouble replacement government, probation officers pursue because of something they and bring accountability it. said on Facebook.” to school boards and “One of the reasons still allow communities these schools are where to make the decision on they are is the commu•From Page 1A who they would replace nity they’re located in. them with.

So it’s probably wishful cooking at a young age with McClure said the thinking to think we’re trust that local comgoing to see a lot there.” her father. Now, not only has she learned to open up munities should have to McClure questioned more, but she has made new elect people to run their the end game if educaschools is the same trust tion decisions are moved buddies in the process.

“I made so many friends Deal has in voters who up to higher levels in — best friends who I still elected him. the government, and if, talk to to this day,” Justise Board chair Louise for example, the state said. “I’m not quiet but I’m Radloff suggested that couldn’t improve these not the type of person who parent involvement schools, would the task should be included in the move to the federal gov- goes around making new friends all the time. … This bill to address areas like ernment? just brought something out attendance and whether “I just don’t undera student is doing their stand how we as elected in me.”

The season premiered homework. officials claim that we’re Feb. 9 and featured hopefuls “I think that is a criti- defending the very cal component of it, is Constitution in the state ages 8 through 13 trying for a shot at the title, trophy and to hold a parent acof Georgia and the rule $100,000 grand prize. Durcountable,” she said. “It of law and representaneeds to be more than an tive government that we ing the episode, 16 contestants vied for the first eight attempt. If that school’s all represent,” he said. of the top 20 spots. going to be held ac“I would think those The young chefs were countable, it’s a two-way parameters need to be split into groups of four for street. It’s both the partaken into account.”

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Hunter Although the code itself does not address behavior on social media, Jarrard wrote that there was ambiguity in it that left room for interpretation.

“The complaint sets forth facts as would be admissible in evidence in an administrative proceeding,” Jarrard wrote. “Although the phrase ‘as would be admissible’ is somewhat ambiguous, the hearing officer determines that an interpretation of this phrase that advances transparency in government, a citizenoriented grievance process, and a full vetting of citizens’ complaints should be taken.

“Moreover, Section 60-26.55(a) of the Code of Ethics requires that the ordinance ‘be construed broadly to effectuate its purpose and policies.’”

Hunter’s spokesman, Seth Weathers, said the complaint undermined the decision of voters who re-elected the commissioner in a narrow victory over Democrat Jasper Watkins III in November. He challenged the constitutional validity of the effort.

“The idea of a private group attempting to remove someone elected by the citizens of Gwinnett is entirely unconstitutional,” Weathers said. “This decision is absolutely nothing, other than the political ploy it is.”

In addition to his comment

about Lewis, Hunter — who is a Republican — also referred to Democrats as “Demonrats” and “Libtards” in various posts. It came amid a war of words in the media between Lewis and then President-elect Donald Trump.

Hunter also mocked U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., in a separate Facebook post that contained a link to a Gwinnett Daily Post Political Notebook which led off with a piece about Johnson hosting a day of protest against Trump.

Since news of the posts broke, public comment periods at commission meetings — normally a short affair with few, if any, people getting up to speak — have turned into two-hour-plus sessions mainly filled with people calling for Hunter’s resignation.

Hunter attempted to address members of the Gwinnett NAACP chapter on Tuesday but left early after the meeting descended into chaos, with members telling him he was not welcome and calling for the chapter’s president to resign.

Chairwoman Charlotte Nash sent a letter of apology to Lewis, and in her State of the County address on Thursday, she said not respecting all Gwinnettians was “neither acceptable nor smart.”

Cook the first challenge of preparing a specific dish. Afterward, two from each group were eliminated.

Not only did Justise make the cut with her scallops dish, but Ramsey said she has the talent that could land her a position on the line in one of his restaurants.

Justise is no stranger to cooking seafood. She regularly prepares it since her mom, Heather McNaughton, is a huge fan of that type of food. Justise loves to prepare soup and pasta with shrimp or scallops with brown butter sauce. Lately, she’s been switching things up by adding asparagus and other vegetables, some of her favorite ingredients.

“She’s amazing, that’s all that I can say. She’s a better cook than me,” McNaugh-

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“She really did feel like something changed in how she is with people, and (the experience) boosted her confidence for sure.”

Justice said cooking is something she enjoys because it brings her family together. But when Justise isn’t wowing her loved ones in the kitchen, she likes going to school and participating in sports, including softball and tumbling/gymnastics. In the future, she’d like to travel.

“One day, I’d like to get in a car and just drive around while I’m still young. … I love being adventurous,” she said.

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Duluth boys win at Shiloh

By Colin Hubbard Staff Correspondent

Mountain View’s Brandon Green (0) puts in an alley-oop pass during Saturday’s state playoffs at Mountain View in Lawrenceville. Below, Mountain View’s Jalen Hayes (4) drives toward the basket against South Gwinnett’s Naheim Alleyne (15) (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Kevin Kayongo’s fourthquarter dunk was an exclamation point.

Moments later, the Mountain View boys basketball reserves trotted onto the floor for the final seconds of a 6957 victory over South Gwinnett in the first round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs. The win was a milestone — it was the Bears’ first state tournament win in their state debut — and thankfully for the hosts, came by a comfortable margin.

After three straight onepoint wins to claim the Region 6-AAAAAAA Tournament title, Mountain View (21-8) was due for a break from the nail-biters.

“It was nice to get one like this,” said Kayongo, who had

11 points, six rebounds and six assists.

One like this was a convincing victory that didn’t come down to the final seconds. A surge by South in the fourth quarter made the final score much closer than the game actually was — the Bears led by as many as 26 in the third quarter and by more

than 20 for a good chunk of the second half.

A dominant second quarter set the tone and built a 20-point halftime lead.

“It was great,” Mountain View boys coach B.J. Roy said. “We got to get everyone in. The kids have been practicing hard so it’s nice to get everyone some court time.”

Miles Long’s 20 points and Spencer Rodgers’ 17 led the offense, but Mountain View got contributions from a variety of players. Jalen Hayes had six points, seven assists and five rebounds, Noah Rubin made a pair of big 3-pointers in the decisive second quarter and Brandon Green had five points, five rebounds and two steals off the bench. Green’s play was even more important because Alex Wesig battled foul trouble throughout and fellow post Uchenna Nwagbara did not play for unspecified reasons.

A big crowd also energized the gym for Mountain View’s state tournament debut.

“It is a big milestone,” Roy said. “One game at a time, we’re just trying to fight for it and see what happens. But yeah, a big win for our first See BEARS, Page 4B

Norcross girls overwhelm West Forsyth

By David Friedlander

more to coach Angie Hembree’s liking.

“I want to congratulate these girls for getting past NORCROSS — After this first round,” Hembree taking more than a half to said. “You know, it’s survive get into full gear during last and advance. I’m happy. week’s Region 7-AAAAAAA We’re good. We did what championship game, Norwe needed to do. That West cross’ girls wasted no time Forsyth team’s got some in their first-round game of pride. They’re not going to the Class AAAAAAA state lay down.” tournament.

The game started inauspiThe Blue Devils jumped on ciously for the visiting WolWest Forsyth early and often, verines (13-14) after being asoverwhelming the visiting sessed a technical foul for an Wolverines in the first quarter error in the scorebook, which before cruising to a 65-38 Vanessa Blagmon turned into win Saturday at the House of a 2-0 Norcross lead with two Blue. free throws before the ball Tehya Lyons had 21 points was even put into play. and five steals to lead four Lyons then hit a driving players in double figures as layup from the right wing and Norcross (26-2) easily ada 3-pointer, followed by a Blvanced into the second round, agmon layup in transition to where it will play host to extend the Blue Devils’ lead Marietta either Wednesday or to 9-0 before the game was Thursday. even two minutes old.

Saturday’s opening-round Katie Schlegel finally got game was never in doubt West Forsyth on the board after the first two minutes of with a layup with 6:09 left the game, a far cry from last in the first quarter, but the week, when it took the Blue Wolverines would score only Devils well into the third three more points the remainquarter of their region title der of the opening frame. game win over Brookwood to In the meantime, the Blue get going.

The early explosion was far See NORCROSS, Page 4B david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Norcross’ Tehya Lyons drives for the basket during the first round of the Class AAAAAAA girls state basketball tournament Saturday at Norcross High School.

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SNELLVILLE — Home court advantage usually plays a big role in high school basketball.

Having a home crowd making it tough on the opposing team can play a major role in a team’s success, but that wasn’t the case whatsoever for the Shiloh Generals when they hosted the Duluth Wildcats in the first round of the Adam Class AAAAAAA state Flagler playoffs.

The Generals’ student section was nonexistent, but the same couldn’t be said for the Wildcat fan base. They stood loud and proud as they watched their Wildcats walk into enemy territory and crawl out with a 67-57 win to advance into next week’s secondround matchup.

“We have a great fan base,” Duluth head coach Cabral Huff said. “A lot of people came out tonight in support and that was great to see. It was a big help for us.”

Duluth knew coming in that they needed one of their talented trio to make big plays when needed, and that man turned out to be Adam Flagler.

The 6-foot junior guard has had the hot hand from behind the arc all season long and he put that arsenal on full display after knocking down six 3-pointers en route to a game-high 27-point afternoon.

“He’s been doing it all year,” Huff said. “I think people have slept on him. They may say he’s not the biggest guard, but at the next level, I know they need shooters and he can shoot.”

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Berkmar boys too much for South Forsyth

By Chris Stephens Staff Correspondent

LILBURN — Things started slowly for Berkmar, but in the end, the Patriots had too much offensive power as they beat South Forsyth 69-51 Saturday in the first round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs.

Early on, the Patriots struggled to contain UNC-Wilmington signee Evan Cole, who finished with 26 points and nine rebounds. However, by the second quarter, the Patriots were able to contain the 6-8 forward, and broke out offensively, outscoring the War Eagles 22-12 in Zach Cooks the second quarter.

“We didn’t do a good job (on Cole),” Berkmar head coach Greg Phillips said. “I felt like we moved the ball better (in the second quarter), and it all started with us getting stops on the defensive end.”

The Patriots began the second on a 14-4 run, culminating in a 3-pointer by Jay Estime to put the Patriots up 28-18.

Just before halftime, Loi Axem hit a 3-pointer as well, giving Berkmar its 36-26 lead at halftime.

In the third quarter, Zach Cooks went back to work after scoring 15 points in the first half. A jumper and a 3-pointer helped start the Patriots on a 12-4 run to begin the quarter, going up 48-30.

The War Eagles tried to make a game of it late in the third quarter, going on a 9-0 run, with Cole again contributing a huge chunk of those points to bring his team back to within striking distance.

But Al Durham’s 3-pointer to begin the fourth stretched the lead back to double-digits, to which the War Eagles never recovered as the Patriots outscored them 19-10 in the fourth.

Cooks finished the game with 27 points and five rebounds, while Durham had 17 points and six rebounds. Estime See BERKMAR, Page 4B

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finish at the recent TFCUSA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala. The Tennessee signee cleared 12 feet, 2 1/2 inches at the meet.

Parham, Blagmon lead all-region team Brookwood’s Bubba Parham and Norcross’ Vanessa Blagmon were named the Region 7-AAAAAAA basketball players of the year after voting by the league’s coaches.

Parham leads Gwinnett County in scoring at 24.9 per game, nearly four points ahead of the No. 2 scorer.

Blagmon averages 16.1 Bubba Parham points, third in Gwinnett and first on Norcross.

Norcross swept the coach of the year honors with boys coach Jesse McMillan and girls coach Angie Vanessa Blagmon Hembree.

The other all-region selections are as follows: All-Region 7-AAAAAAA Boys First team • Rayshaun Hammonds,

Norcross • Al Durham, Berkmar • Jay Estime, Berkmar • Anyeuri Castillo, Meadowcreek • Lance Thomas, Norcross Second team • Kyle Sturdivant, Norcross • Jalen Hillery, Central Gwinnett • Trae Higginbotham, Brookwood • Jordan Goldwire, Norcross • Toneari Lane, Parkview Honorable mention: Amari Kelly, Meadowcreek; Ahmir Langlais, Parkview; Issa Mohammed, Lakeside; Cameron Starkes, Lakeside Girls First team • N’dea Jones, Brookwood • Taylor Mason, Norcross • Kiki Adams, Brookwood • Hannah Sadler, Parkview • Tehya Lyons, Norcross Second team • Diarra Smith, Parkview • Aliyah Foote, Central Gwinnett • Arian Rumph, Meadowcreek • Ashleigh Boulin, Berkmar • Tyja Traore, Lakeside Honorable mention: Tionna Carter, Norcross; Jayla Black, Central Gwinnett; Kiana Thaddies, Meadowcreek; MaShayla Brown, Lakeside

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MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dacula boys rally to division title

By Nick Ackerman

themselves down by eight points at the half, and were struggling to NORCROSS — After find a way to slow down trailing for most of the the Bulldogs’ attack. first half, the Dacula Bulldogs guard JorMiddle School boys dan Hancock scored 11 basketball team fought points in the first quarter its way back to win the and North went on a 7-1 western division title by run to open the second. defeating North GwinHancock went on to nett Middle 57-46 on finish the game with 14 Saturday at Norcoss High points.

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At the start of the “I honestly thought second half, Dacula that this game was evenly turned up the pressure on matched,” Dacula head defense. The team forced coach Jason Thomas said. two quick turnovers that “I think that both teams led to four quick points to had a chance to win it. It cut the deficit in half. was about whose players The Falcons forced played better, and tonight North to commit six turnwe came out on top.” overs in the third quarter The Falcons found that led numerous fast

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breaks chances and easy lay-ups. The Bulldogs struggled to find a way to counter the attacks of Dacula, scoring just seven total points in the third and 15 for the second half, compared to the 31 points North scored in the first half.

Dacula never looked back, as it forced another seven turnovers in the final quarter. The Falcons had a huge performance from guard Justin Johnson, who finished the game with 26 points, 17 of which came in the second half.

“He’s the heartbeat of this team,” Thomas said of Johnson. “As Justin goes, we go. He sets the

tone on defense, he sets the tone with getting rebounds, and he gets inside the paint with ease.

When he does that, we’re a completely different team.”

Johnson hit many key free throws down the stretch in the fourth quarter to keep the Bulldogs away at a safe distance.

At the game’s finish, Dacula shot double the amount of free throws that North shot.

The Shiloh Middle Generals now await the Falcons in the Gwinnett County Championship game, which will be played at South Gwinnett High School at 7 p.m.on Thursday night.

North Gwinnett girls win division title

By Nick Ackerman

Pinckneyville’s hands.

Fisher led all players in scoring with 14 points, NORCROSS — The while also accomplishing a double-double by grabbing North Gwinnett Middle 10 rebounds. Durnell also School girls basketball finished the championship team (15-2) clinched the game with a double-douwestern division champible, scoring 10 points and onship Saturday afternoon pulling down 11 rebounds. by defeating Pinckneyville “It was huge,” Boynce Middle 51-46. said of his team’s post “We’ve been waiting a play. “One of our weaklong time to bring home nesses this season was the division championboxing out and that’s ship,” North head coach something we worked Eddie Boynce said. “My really hard on. Our post girls were just hungry today. They played with so The North Gwinnett Middle School girls basketball team players played really big.” celebrates its division championship on Saturday at NorNorth is now set to play much heart and so much cross High School. (Photo: Nick Ackerman) the winners of the eastern passion and they have just division title, Snellville done what they have done its offense set in the field goal in the second all year long.” opening stages of the ball quarter, and a total of just Middle, in the Gwinnett County championship The Bulldogs (15-2) game, and did not score its four points. came out of the gates first point until there were Boynce needed some of game at 5:30 p.m. Thursday night at South Gwinready to get after Pinckunder three minutes to his players to step up in nett High School. neyville (16-1) defenplay in the first. the second half to regain “I just want to see that sively, setting up in a However, in the second the momentum, and he same heart and same half-court zone press that quarter, the momentum found his answer in his led to the Blue Devils completely shifted from two starting posts, Isabella passion that I saw today,” committing 11 first quarter the Bulldogs over to Durnell and Malia Fisher. Boynce said on what he turnovers. This led to the Blue Devils. PinckThe two towering posts expects from his team in the county championship plenty of fast break opneyville’s offense began crashed the boards with portunities for North, who to find its legs and North great effort, creating many game. “I want to make went on an 11-0 run to went cold from the field. second-chance opportuni- sure that we take care of the basketball. I just don’t open the game.

The Blue Devils held ties for their team, while want to beat ourselves.”

Pinckneyville struggled North to just one made keeping the ball out of

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Snellville backs up No. 1 seed with title

By Nick Ackerman

11 McConnell firstquarter turnovers, leading to Snellville closing the SNELLVILLE — The opening quarter on a 12-3 Snellville Middle Comrun. This was the style ets entered the Gwinnett of defense that Snellville County eastern division head coach Qaree Howbasketball tournament as ard was looking for. the No. 1 seed, and they “My game plan was left as the No. 1 team af- to go full court press,” ter defeating McConnell Howard said. “We started Middle by a final score of to get into foul trouble, 48-30 Friday night. so I went back to the The game started out half court. Starting in much differently than the fourth quarter, I went the finish, with McConback to the full court and nell opening the game we stayed in it, and sat on a 7-0 run. The Tigers down, and locked up.” crashed the offensive The fourth quarter is boards and created where the Comets really second-chance opportuni- turned up the tempo and ties that helped put them pulled away from McCoahead. nnell. Snellville was able However, the Comets to get consistent penetracountered, using their tion to the rim that led to pressure defense to force easy baskets. The Comets

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held McConnell to just five fourth-quarter points to help seal the 18-point victory.

“It feels wonderful.

When we started off this year I told them that I was going to push them as hard as I could push them,” Howard said.

“They worked so hard, I knew that this was going to happen. We came up a little short last year, but this year I knew that they were focused and ready.”

Snellville got major contributions from two of its starting guards.

Makala Torrence and Cathy Alben led all players in scoring and steals.

Torrence finished the game with 17 points and eight steals, while Alben finished the contest with

16 points, six rebounds and five rebounds.

“They have been crucial all year long,” Howard said of his two star guards. “Torrence has been doing everything for us, defensively, controlling the ball, and as a leader. Alben is a real rough player. She came with it tonight and it helped us.”

Snellville is still undefeated overall with a record of 16-0 and are looking for one more victory, which could be the biggest one of the season. The Comets are set to play in the Gwinnett County Championship game next Thursday night at 5:30 p.m., against North Gwinnett Middle.

Shiloh boys win division title in a thriler

By Nick Ackerman

uncontested lay-up with four seconds left.

Bay Creek never got SNELLVILLE — In a clean shot off at the what was a very unpredict- buzzer, and Shiloh held able finish to the Gwinnett on for the gut-wrenching County Eastern Divivictory. sion Championship boys “I told the boys at basketball game, Shiloh halftime that this was a Middle held off Bay Creek close game, similar to the Middle to secure the divi- one we played with them sion title by a final score in the regular season, and of 48-45 Friday night. we could not get rattled,” With 9.6 seconds left, Shiloh Middle head coach the Generals clung to a Cory Cameron said. “I told slim, 46-45 lead. Bay them that all we needed Creek fouled Shiloh guard to do was clean up the Antonio Meeks to send turnovers and play on the him to the free-throw line defensive end, and the for a one-and-one opporgame will start to turn in tunity. Meeks missed the our favor.” first free throw. However, The biggest difference the Rams forgot to box in the game was how easy him out, allowing Meeks it was for the Generals to to rebound his own miss. get to the rim. This set up Meeks then dished the ball opportunities for lay-ups, to his teammate, Jordan or the occasional pitch-out Mitchell, who scored an for a 3-point shot, that Shi-

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loh was making at many of the crucial points of the game.

For Bay Creek, it struggled to get any penetration at the rim. Shiloh played a zone defense that closed up the paint every time the Rams would try to drive, forcing Bay Creek to take difficult shots.

The Rams’ offensive rebounding kept them in the ball game late. However, the difference continued to be that Shiloh was getting more looks at higher percentage shots.

“The boys stuck with it. We’ve been in these situations the entire year, and nothing has changed,” Cameron said. “They stayed composed, they did what they had to do, and we came out victorious.”

Mitchell finished the game with a double-

double for the Generals, scoring 11 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Cameron Walker, a guard for Shiloh, also finished in double figures, scoring 10 points.

Despite the loss, Bay Creek got two very impressive performances by its two starting forwards, Ian Schieffelin and Taje Kelly. Schieffelin finished with the lone double-double for the Rams, scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Kelly finished the ball game scoring 12 points and pulling down nine rebounds. Both players got a large portion of their rebounds on the offensive glass.

Shiloh now moves on to play Dacula on Thursday night for the Gwinnett County Middle School basketball championship.

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Wesleyan boys Earnhardt ready to shake off the rust keep rolling in first-round rout

By Don Coble

NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) smiles in the garage area during practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

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By Christine Troyke

corner early in the second.

“He has a phenomenal capacity to give great effort,” Griffin said. “He’s PEACHTREE CORthe guy that gives you a NERS — Wesleyan estab- little spark and doesn’t lished a smothering zone care about anything but the defense scoreboard.” early and Wesleyan was in full senior control from there out.

Sean McDonough closed the McDonald half with three smooth hit four shots from behind the arc 3-pointers for a 39-16 lead at the in the sec- break. ond quarSavannah Christian had Sean McDonough ter to put a stronger second half, led away Savannah Christian

by Justin Anderson’s 16 before halftime in the first points, but wasn’t able to round of the state playoffs close the gap at all.

Saturday.

“We did a really good The Wolves rolled to a job finding the guy with 68-33 victory to open the the hot hand and moving Class A (private) tournathe ball early to get guys ment, helped greatly by good shots,” Griffin said.

McDonald’s 20 points.

“It was a concerted effort “We tinkered with may- to get Sean the ball, but at be doing some other things the same time, we scored defensively and then, that a lot inside early to kind (zone) is what we’ve been of get him loose. That was doing,” head coach Adam a good job of us being Griffin said. “We figured unselfish and playing good if it wasn’t broken, we team ball.” shouldn’t fix it. And we Wesleyan is 17-11, but did a good job with it. has been on quite a roll “Sean, I’ll give him and now goes on the road credit because he didn’t to play Lakeview Acadhit his first few and then emy, which had a bye, in he got hot and stayed with the second round of the it. That’s the mentality we tournament. wanted him to have.”

“We told them we didn’t Christian McLean led really want to be goal the team with 21 points oriented, we just wanted to and nine players scored in worry about getting better the win. McLean scored and making progress,” Wesleyan’s first eight Griffin said. “We had some points and Liam Coxhead kids out from football — drained a 3-pointer at the including two starters in first-quarter buzzer for a Grant Frerking and Har17-7 lead. rison Cook — who missed Coxhead, who missed 10 or 11 games. Then we the last four games with spent a couple of weeks an injury, stretched the getting them acclimated.

Wolves’ lead to 23-9 with Since then, we are 11-3. another 3-pointer from the That’s good basketball.” christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

South Gwinnett’s D’onte Torrence (20) drives to the basket in front of Mountain View’s Miles Long (2) during Saturday’s state playoffs at Mountain View in Lawrenceville.

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South kept playing hard, but still trailed by one. The home crowd was 19 after three quarters. great. We had a pretty The visitors scored 24 good home crowd tonight. points in the fourth quarOur school spirit is just ter to make the score look growing and growing and a little better. growing. We just hope we Zawdie Jackson led keep building on it.” the Comets with 21 South (13-12) trailed points, 10 in the fourth only 18-12 after the first quarter. D’onte Torrence quarter, but the game got had eight points and six away from the visitors in rebounds, Damont’a the second quarter. The Wright had six points and Comets made only 2 of 15 six rebounds and Shamar field goals in the quarter, Brown scored seven while Mountain View points in the fourth. made 8 of 10.

It was a rough night Rubin made his two for South, but a memo3-pointers during a 15-2 rable one for the Bears, spurt to start the second who host the Cherokeequarter, and the Bears Wheeler winner in the kept rolling to a 40-16 second round next week. lead in the final minute “It’s making history,” before South cut it to 40- Kayongo said of the first 20 at halftime. state tourney win. “It’s “I thought we defended something our school and rebounded better (in hasn’t done before. We’re the second quarter),” Roy just happy to come out said. and make our fans proud.”

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also had 11 points and four rebounds.

For the War Eagles, Isaiah Magee added 10 points to Cole’s 26.

With the win, the Patriots will travel to Tift County to take on the

Blue Devils on Thursday in the second round of the state playoffs. The winner of that game will take on the Newton-Westlake winner in the quarterfinals.

“You have to play every game as if it’s your last game,” Phillips said.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Although 17 drivers got a jump on the field Friday with two practice sessions for the Advance Auto Parts Clash, everyone got track time Saturday in preparation for Daytona 500 pole qualifying.

For Dale Earnhardt Jr., the session was far more important than shaking out a new car and finding speed for the biggest race of the season.

After spending the last eight months recovering from a concussion suffered in a race accident at the Michigan International Speedway, Earnhardt put aside all doubt and fear by steering his No. 88 Chevrolet to quick lap of 192.67 mph.

That was good enough for 11th-place overall, but it was another significant step in his return to racing. Although the accident happened in June, Earnhardt didn’t step away for another month. But now that he’s cleared to compete, his only concern was fine-tuning his driving skills.

“It felt good to just get out there and get to work a little bit and be with the guys and see all the familiar faces in the garage, other drivers and team members and so forth,” he said. “Yeah, just trying to put as many laps as I can behind me and get further and further into this deal to where the events from

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last year become more of a distant memory and don’t define me as who I am so much anymore. It will be good to get in the car and get some good wins and good finishes under our belt this season.

That is our plan.”

Joey Logano was the fastest at 193.116 mph.

His Ford was one of seven among the top 10 in the only workout before today’s qualifying (3:10 p.m., FOX).

Aric Almirola was second at 193.054, followed

by Brad Keselowski in third, Kyle Larson in fourth, Ryan Blaney in fifth, Daniel Suarez in sixth, Kasey Kahne in seventh, Trevor Bayne in ninth and Clint Bowyer in 10th.

Earnhardt wasn’t concerned by the time sheets on Saturday because he knows other teams are working on different agendas. He also knows enough about his car to believe he has a chance to win the pole position.

“Hopefully we’ll get out there (today) and have a shot at the pole,” he said. “We’d love to get on the front row, take a little pressure off us.

There’s been no problems with the car. It’s been smooth.”

Logano agreed.

“Practice is really just practice,” Logano said.

“There’s really nothing to it there. In all honesty, I’ve never been that fast in qualifying here in Daytona in my whole career.

I feel like I’ve never had a shot at it, but now I feel like I’m closer than ever.

“I feel like I’m kind of in new territory, plus I think some of these other guys sandbag a lot, so (today) will be the telltale sign.”

Although the Clash field included former winners of the 75-lap exhibition race, Earnhardt, who missed the final 18 races in 2016, wasn’t included in the special race since he wasn’t racing full-time last year.

That meant he had to wait an additional day to return to the driver’s seat while the other Clash drivers worked on Friday.

Despite running a handful of laps on Saturday, Earnhardt was confident there would be no lingering effects, particularly emotionally, from his long recovery.

“To be successful, particularly at Daytona you have to drive with zero fear and put your car in places on instinct without wondering and guessing about the repercussions,” he said. “I have watched a lot of races, replays and stuff where we have had success and I remember that feeling of being invincible. Not even thinking about the dangers or the risks that you are taking, you are just doing. That is when you are at your best.

“You have to get into that frame of mind for the race and I hope to kind of still be that driver that I need to be.”

Norcross

49-33 following an Abby Quincy basket early in the Devils were ready to go fourth quarter. to work. Actually, they’d “When they started been ready to go to work coming back, Coach for quite some time.

Hembree started getting “Practice has been on us,” Lyons said. “We totally different (this realized we had to start past week),” said senior getting back into our guard Taylor Mason, who groove.” finished with 15 points, Hembree would feel eight rebounds, six assists much better after Norand four steals, and was cross turned up the heat honored after the game again, with Lyons and for reaching the 1,000th Mason providing the point of her career. defensive spark and Vanessa Blagmon and Tionna “We’ve been going much Carter doing most of the harder than we usually damage on the offensive do in practice. … Pracend as the Blue Devils tice has been much more outscored West Forsyth intense and much more 14-5 the rest of the way. serious.”

“That’s great,” HemMason scored six bree said. “They finished straight points to cap an it the way it should be 8-0 run following Schlefinished.” gel’s basket while Lyons In addition to the conadded four during a 10-1 tributions from Lyons and run over the final 3:27 of Mason, Norcross also got the quarter that followed a 15 points from Blagmon, second Schlegel bucket. plus 12 points and six When the dust had rebounds from Carter. settled, Norcross had Devon Wilson did not a whopping 27-5 lead, Norcross’ Taylor Mason goes for a layup during the first score, but provided the spurred by a defensive round of the Class AAAAAAA girls state basketball Blue Devils with a gameeffort that forced West tournament Saturday at Norcross High School. (Photo: high 12 rebounds, plus Forsyth into 16 first-half Will Fagan) four assists. turnovers.

Quincy finished with Though they were lull by being outscored by period allowed the Wol20 points to lead West never seriously chalWest Forsyth 24-22 in the verines to cut a 35-14 Forsyth, while Schlagel lenged again, the Blue middle two quarters.

Norcross lead at halfended up with 10 points.

Devils did hit a bit of a That somewhat dry time down to as little as

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of the third quarter on a layup from Shamarie Flagler buried backMcLeod, but it didn’t last to-back 3-pointers to for long. start the game to put the The Generals’ lead Wildcats up 6-0, but the lasted all of 2:11 minutes Generals fought back and before Christian Kelly cut the Wildcats’ lead to drilled a 3-pointer from 10-9 midway through the the corner fresh off of a quarter on a T.J. Massen- timeout from Huff. burg layup.

“We kind of had a However, that would little lull coming out of be the closest the Generhalftime and that’s why als would get for the rest I took a quick timeout,” of the first half. Flagler Huff said. “When it’s a connected on two more one-and-done situation, 3-pointers in the first you don’t want that lull to quarter and added five carry to an 8-0 run. So we second-quarter points to did a good job of coming bring his first-half point out of that timeout.” total to 17.

With the game knotted Down 36-31 to start the up at 44-44 heading into third quarter, the Generthe fourth quarter, the als had shown little to no Wildcats quickly built a life, but a quick 6-0 run five-point lead just two to start the second half minutes in. The Generchanged all of that. Shiloh als battled back to cut took their first lead of the the Wildcat lead to 52-51 game at the 4:45 mark with 4:24 remaining the

game, but everything unraveled from there.

The Wildcats attempted 16 free throws with 3:20 left in the game with a chance to ice the game and missed seven of them. The egregious shooting from the line set up the Generals with a chance to do the unthinkable, but it was not meant to be.

The Generals jacked up 11 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and managed to connect on just two of them. Their 19 shot attempts in the quarter equaled their second and third quarter shot attempts combined.

The Wildcats didn’t finish the game in the cleanest fashion possible, but it was enough to walk away with a 10-point victory.

“We really dialed in and made sure the

defense was where we wanted it to be,” Huff said. “Lamont (Smith) and Adam (Flagler) really locked in and said, ‘we’re going to defend today.’”

Massenburg, a Middle Tennesse State commit, finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Generals and Greg James added 19 points, but it was the great on-ball defense by the Wildcats that kept the ball out of their hands more times than not.

“Throughout the game, we knew that we could win it and there was never a time where we thought differently,” Flagler said. “The entire week was spent working on defense. We knew that if we could stop him (Massenburg) and contest Shiloh’s 3-pointers, we had the game.”

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Norcross’ boys strike early, often in Brookwood boys first-round victory over West Forsyth hold off Milton

By David Friedlander

By Mike Blum

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NORCROSS — This time last year, Norcross’ boys nearly found themselves lulled to sleep by the visitors from Forsyth County in the first round of the state basketball tournament.

The Blue Devils weren’t about to let that happen again in the opening round of this year’s tournament, striking with ruthless efficiency from the opening tip and never letting up in an 83-38 rout of West Forsyth on Saturday at the House of Blue.

Rayshaun Hammonds led the way with 20 points and eight rebounds, but Norcross (23-5) got plenty of production across the board as 11 of 14 players who took the floor scored to help the Blue Devils roll into the second round, where they will host Colquitt County.

“We had a week off (since last week’s Region 7-AAAAAAA championship game), and I think that may have actually helped us,” Norcross coach Jesse McMillan said. “Sometimes it hurts you, but I think it helped us a little bit because the guys were ready to play. A long week of practice, chomping at the bit to get on the floor.

We did step on the court with a lot of intensity and got a lot of shots in transition early. The starters were engaged. It builds on some of that stuff we established in the region championship win over Berkmar, which is good.

We were ready to play.”

Indeed, the Blue Devils flew out of the gate, forcing turnovers of four of West Forsyth’s first five possessions and scoring the first 10 points of the game, capped by Jordan Goldwire’s steal and layin with 5:08 left in the first quarter to build a double-digit lead before the game was even three minutes old.

Norcross’ Joseph Toppin (10) winds up for a dunk against West Forsyth during the first round of the Class AAAAAAA boys basketball state tournament Saturday at Norcross High School. (Photo: Will Fagan)

Michael Zabetakis got the Wolverines (5-24) on the board with a jumper at the 4:43 mark, but Hammonds, Goldwire and Dalvin White led a 15-0 run over the next 3:05 to build the lead to a staggering 25-2 before settling on a 27-9 lead after the first quarter.

The Blue Devils certainly seemed in no mood for anybody to try to slow them down.

“Last year, we played South Forsyth and I think we ended up winning by four (points),” said Goldwire, who finished with nine points, four assists and eight steals. “They

slowed the game down. I guess we decided to get after (West Forsyth on Saturday) and get them out of here early.”

And after West Forsyth had pulled as close as 29-15 on Joseph Fretas’ 3-pointer with 6:37 left in the first half, Norcross showed the Wolverines the door.

A conventional threepoint play by Kyle Sturdivant and two tomahawk dunks by reserve Joseph Toppin sparked a 19-2 run over the final 6:03 of the half, sending the Blue Devils into intermission with 48-17 bulge.

That lead only grew

further when Hammonds and Goldwire combined for seven straight points out of the halftime break before McMillan started substituting freely over the remainder of the game.

Toppin was the only other Norcross player to join Hammonds in double-figure scoring with 10 points, through Goldwire and Sturdivant each chipped in nine, and Lance Thomas also contributed eight points, six rebounds and two blocked shots in limited minutes.

Zabetakis scored 10 points to lead West Forsyth, while Fretas added nine for the Wolverines.

Buford basketball teams both advance

By Scott Smith

eventually forcing Martin to BUFORD — Buford call a time boys head coach Eddie out.

Martin said it best after his That team’s first-round playoff seemed to game on Saturday night settle the Alex Jones against Lithia Springs.

Wolves “This time of year, you down as tell them good win when Buford cut the score to 18they win,” Martin said.

14 by the end of the first.

“You want everything to “We’ve been down be pretty, but it’s more early in games before important right now on this season and our kids getting that final result.” showed come maturity out It certainly wasn’t a there,” Martin said. “They pretty start for the boys as didn’t start panicking, we the Wolves (25-2) overstayed positive with it and came an early double-digit our defense started to step deficit to defeat the Lions up a little bit and allow 75-63, sending Buford to us to get some transition the Class AAAAA state points.” second round at home later Buford, now winners of this week against New 14 straight, took its first Hampstead. lead of the night less than Buford’s girls also a minute into the second advanced to the second period with a basket by round but had a much Tobi Obasanya, but the easier time as the Wolves Lions wouldn’t go away jumped to an early lead and trailed 29-26 with and never looked back as three seconds left before they buried Decatur 76-38. half time.

In the boys game, Lithia But the Wolves scored Springs (15-12) showed five points in those final some early sharp shooting three seconds to take some and vaulted out to a 13-2 much-needed momentum lead with just over three into the locker room. minutes left in the first Alex Jones, who finperiod. ished with 19 points, six Schuyler Dennis, who rebounds and five assists finished with 17 points for Buford, hit a 3-pointer and four rebounds for from the left corner and the Lions, scored nine of was fouled. those during that stretch, His conversion of the

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at both ends, and got just enough help for the trio, who have accounted for MILTON — The Brook- a huge percentage of the wood Broncos survived a team’s scoring this season. nervous Parham led Brookwood final two with 20 points, but missed minutes three of four free throws to get past in the fourth quarter. Trae Milton Higginbotham scored 61-58 14, connecting on three Saturday 3-pointers, including a buzzer-beater from beyond night in the open- half court to put the BronBubba Parham ing round cos ahead 51-44 after three of the Class quarters. He was also 1 of 4 on free throws in the AAAAAAA state boys basketball playoffs, ending final 1:36.

Markus Smith had 13 a long, winless stretch for points, including a key the Broncos at the state fourth quarter basket after level. the Broncos beat a Milton Brookwood had not trap, something Brookqualified for state since wood did twice in the 2011 and had not won a final minutes. Parham’s game at state since 2004. go-ahead 3-pointer was the But the senior-dominated team’s only other field goal Broncos were a much in the fourth quarter. more experienced team Both teams came into than Milton, which lost all but one of its players from the game with identical 14-13 records, with region last year’s state semifinal champion Milton needing team and had several key two wins in its tournament players in foul trouble for to avoid a losing record. much of the game.

The Eagles played a large The Broncos took portion of the game with the lead for good on a 3-pointer by leading scorer O’Connell, who is 6-5 but Donald Parham that broke plays mainly on the perimeter, and four guards, two a 56-56 tie with 2:18 to of whom are sophomores play. Neither team made and one freshman. a basket after that, with O’Connell hit back-toBrookwood missing six of eight free throws in the back 3-pointers early in the third period to trim a final 1:36.

Brookwood was 3 of 12 7-point Brookwood lead to one, but the Broncos from the foul line in the shut him out the rest of final period, but survived the way before Milton’s thanks to some strong leading scorer fouled out defensive play down the stretch that did not allow a with 1:36 to play. Without O’Connell, who was held Milton field goal over the to 14 points, about 10 befinal three minutes.

The Eagles did not lead low his average, the Eagles took a succession of forced after the first period, but never trailed by more than shots in the late going and missed all of them. seven points. Milton tied Ulyric Linton scored the game on three occasions in the fourth quarter, 17 of his 18 points in the second half to lead Milton, but failed on a number of with the Broncos also doopportunities in the final ing an excellent defensive two minutes to capitalize job against freshman point on the Broncos’ struggles guard Christian Wright, at the free-throw line.

Milton’s second leading “Our guys have fought scorer. Wright scored just all year,” Brookwood coach Daniel Bowles said. three points, all in the first half.

“We started 1-7 but they “I felt like if we could never gave up. I’m excited for the guys. They deserve keep them in the 50s, we had a chance,” Bowles it.” said. “They’ve been Brookwood’s zone defense prevented the guard- averaging more than 70 a game, and we held them oriented Eagles from getting to the basket while to 58.”

The Broncos advance to also keeping Duke-bound the second round of state senior Alex O’Connell in check. Facing the unusual next week at Hillgrove, situation of being the taller which defeated Lowndes 59-51 in its first-round team, the Broncos conwin. trolled play on the inside

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rare 4-point play failed, but Marcus Watson found his way to the Marissa rim and Bruce tipped in the miss to stretch the lead to 34-26.

Watson led Buford with 23 points and 13 rebounds, numbers that were needed to counter the effort of Ceaunte Zachery of Lithia Springs.

Zachery finished with a game-high 25 points, getting 14 of those in the third quarter to help keep the Lions close.

Buford took a slim 50-47 lead into the fourth with Lithia Springs getting within a basket on three separate occasions but could get no closer as the Wolves finally shook the Lions by closing out the game with a 12-4 run over the last 2:41.

David Viti also addeed 16 points and five boards for Buford, while Donell Dixon finished with 12 points.

In the girls game, Buford received points from nine different players, led by 18 from Audrey Weiner and 14 from Marissa Bruce, as the Wolves cruised to a 76-38 win.

Buford (25-2) came out of the gates hot by opening the game with an 11-0 run that eventually led to a 25-7 lead at the end of the first.

“We wanted to start fast and we really did tonight,” Buford head coach Gene Durden said. “I was really happy about that. We always worry when we’ve had a week off between games if we’re going to come out and play hard, but I was real pleased with the way we started.”

Up 40-12 at the half, Buford’s outside shooting picked up the third as the Wolves hit six 3-pointers in the third, three from Weiner, two from Rachel Dobbs and one from Tate Walters as the lead was extended to 68-28 after three.

With reserves in the game the most of the fourth, the Wolves closed out their fifth straight win and secured a secondround home game later this week against Ware County.

Decatur (16-11) was led by a game-high 21 points from Taylor Jones, but only three other Bulldogs combined to add 17 more points.

A date a time for both the boys and girls game will be announced later this week.

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GAC falls to Lovett

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian’s boys saw their season come to an end with a 62-58 loss to Lovett in the first round of the Class AAA state basketball tournament Saturday night at Long Forum despite a game-high 30 points from Roy Dixon.

The Spartans (20-7) took a four-point lead into the fourth quarter, but saw Lovett (19-10) quickly rally to take the lead for good early in the final frame.

“Every time we took a two- or three-point lead (in the first three quarters), we really couldn’t build on it,” GAC coach David Eaton said. “You’ve got to give some credit to Lovett.

Instead of letting the lead up to, like, 10 points, they’d either tie it up or take the lead. They were really solid offensively and defensively all night.

They flat-out played just better than us (Saturday) night.”

GAC still had a chance down four points with time running down.

Charlie O’Briant scored a basket and drew a foul with 2.1 seconds left to

bring the Spartans to within 60-58.

However, GAC was whistled for a lane violation when the 6-foot-8 senior tried to miss the ensuing free throw on purpose to try and give his team a chance at a cutback to tie the game.

Lovett’s Crawford Sweiger then grabbed an inbound pass and calmly sank both free throws after being fouled with 1.3 seconds left to seal the win, and send the Lions on to a second-round match-up with Crisp County next week in Cordele.

“We did a good job clawing back in (during the fourth quarter),” Eaton said. “But (Lovett) made all their free throws, that I can remember. … They just played really solid.

Our guys played hard, but I just think they just executed better.”

Ryan Greer nearly matched Dixon’s output with 27 points to lead Lovett, while Sweiger also reached double figures with 14 points.

Dixon was the only GAC player in double figures, though O’Briant and Jeffrey Blake each contributed nine points, while Hunter McIntosh added eight for the Spartans.

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Gladiators prevail again in OT Georgia lets UK

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

DULUTH — The Atlanta Gladiators needed overtime again, but again came streaming onto the ice in mad celebration Saturday.

The Gladiators killed off a penalty in overtime and then Josh Atkinson ripped a shot into the back of the net to beat Adirondack for a second straight night Saturday.

Atkinson’s second goal of the night sent Atlanta to a 4-3 victory in front of a season-best 8,116 at Infinite Energy Arena.

Head coach Andy Brandt said captain Derek Nesbitt summed it up best in the locker room after Friday’s win.

“He said if we don’t get two points (Saturday), tonight’s game doesn’t mean anything,” Brandt said. “So this group was desperate to come out and get another two points tonight.”

The Thunder haven’t won when trailing after two periods this season, but they sure didn’t go quietly.

Atlanta led 2-0 after 40 minutes and 3-1 with three minutes remaining in regulation.

Adirondack climbed within striking distance on a goal by Kevin Lough at 17:14 and tied it with 22.7 seconds left. The Thunder pulled their goalie for the extra attacker, and Gunnar Hughes ripped a laser off the crossbar. He was mobbed by his linemates, but the Gladiators celebrated last. Again.

Adirondack dropped to 0-14-3-2 when trailing after two periods. Atlanta is 162-2 when leading after two.

Atlanta Gladiators defenseman Josh Atkinson (22) leaps into the arms of Thomas Frazee (16) after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against Adirondack on Saturday at Infinite Energy Arena.

(Photo: Amanda Hertel)

“We stayed persistent in the third, even though we gave up two,” Brandt said.

“That can be demoralizing to a team, but our PK came up big in overtime and we were able to capitalize on that opportunity by Addy.”

The Gladiators picked up where they left off Friday night with a dominating first period in front of an enthusiastic crowded house. They outshot Adirondack 15-4 and led 2-0 at intermission.

Atlanta scored during 4-on-4 action at 11:18 and doubled the lead just after a power play expired at 18:36.

Atkinson drew a penalty on a short-handed breakaway to even the numbers and earn the Gladiators an offensive-zone faceoff.

Thomas Frazee won the draw back to Atkinson, who rifled the puck past goalie J. P. Anderson for the 1-0 lead.

With the period, and a power-play chance, winding down, Atlanta kept cycling the puck. The man advantage ran out, but Tommy Vannelli unloaded

a head-on shot from long range. Eric Neiley was in front to deflect it for his team-leading 22nd goal of the season.

“We had a great start and special teams took over the second period,” Brandt said.

Atlanta, plagued by second-period struggles much of this season, spent much of the middle 20 minutes down a man.

The Gladiators killed off all the penalties, none bigger than the 90 seconds down 5-on-3. With Frazee in the box for roughing, Atlanta’s bench was called for unsportsmanlike conduct and Adirondack took its timeout to set up for the two-man advantage.

Goalie Dan Vladar, who finished with 29 saves, did the yeoman’s work to smother the Thunder for the duration.

His effort was highlighted by back-to-back saves on Greg Wolfe. Vladar stuck with Wolfe, dangling across the crease, for the first save and then smothered the rebound try.

More offsetting penalties

made for a stilted stretch at the end of the period and Atlanta was back on the penalty kill for the final 99 seconds.

The Gladiators again held the league’s secondbest power play in check.

“Guys worked hard,” Brandt said. “Guys blocked shots. They boxed out. But in order to have a successful penalty kill, you need to have a good goaltender and I thought Vlady played big for us tonight. He made a couple huge saves in the second period.”

Adirondack finally beat Vladar on its eighth powerplay chance of the game at 11:48 of the third before Frazee answered with one of his own on the man advantage. Frazee put a dart into the near top corner for a 3-1 lead with less than five minutes remaining in regulation.

“Our power play struggled a little bit early on to gain momentum and get things going, but that was a goal at a critical time from the power play in the third period,” Brandt said.

slip away 82-77

By Darrell Bird The Sports Xchange

ATHENS — Kentucky remained in a first-place tie with Florida in the SEC with a thrilling 82-77 victory at Georgia on Saturday that featured 13 ties and 15 lead changes.

The No. 13 Wildcats (22-5, 12-2 SEC) won the game in part by hitting 17 straight free throws down the stretch. Eight of those were by freshman point guard De’Aaron Fox, who scored 10 of Kentucky’s final 13 points over the final 2:07.

The Wildcats were 23 for 28 from the foul line.

Fox and freshman guard Malik Monk each scored 16 points.

Freshman forward Bam Adebayo had 13 points, eight rebounds and a huge blocked shot that enabled Kentucky to take the lead for good in the closing minute.

Junior guard J.J. Frazier scored a career-high 36 points for Georgia (15-12, 6-8).

It took less than two minutes for the game to take a major momentum shift when Georgia leading scorer Yante Maten went down with a knee injury at the 18:25 mark.

Sophomore guard Isaiah Briscoe drove the lane to score Kentucky’s first points. He was bumped and landed into Maten, who had his leg firmly planted. Maten, who averages 19.3 points, returned to the bench midway through the first half in a brace with an ice pack.

“Obviously, without Yante we had to play a little different at times, and quite frankly, we just didn’t rebound the ball in the second half,” Georgia head coach Mark Fox said. “We had given them, I think, one or two offensive rebounds in the first half, but as the game wore on, our big guys just wore down. Obviously, Derek (Ogbeide) and Mike (Edwards) had to play massive minutes, but our kids competed. I feel terrible for them and for our fans, but we just didn’t rebound the ball in the second half and that really was a key there late.”

Despite the absence of Maten, the Wildcats held only a 33-31 halftime lead. Monk had eight points and five assists.

Adebayo had eight points on 4-of-5 shooting. Kentucky shot 46.2 percent but had nine turnovers.

Georgia got 14 points from Frazier and six from Parker. The Bulldogs shot 45.8 percent despite missing seven of eight 3-pointers. Georgia also had nine first-half turnovers.

Notes: Kentucky leads the series 123-26, including 42-17 in Athens. …

Georgia’s Yante Maten is the only player to move from one preseason player of the year watch list to another, from Karl Malone (power forward) to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (center). … Kentucky G Malik Monk averages 21.4 points. No John Calipari-coached player ever averaged better than 21.2 points.

Dacula hits 20-win mark in playoff win

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

DACULA — Three key members of last season’s team are on college basketball rosters, forcing the Dacula boys to revamp their lineup in the offseason.

This new crew has worked out pretty well, though.

The Falcons hit the 20win mark Saturday night and opened the Class AAAAAA state playoffs with an 89-65 rout of visiting Osborne, cruising into a second-round matchup next week at Brunswick. They got off to a slow start offensively in their first game since a week earlier but reeled off

75 points in the final three quarters.

A 30-point second quarter kick-started the blowout.

“I was pleased with the way we played,” Dacula boys coach Russ Triaga said. “It’s always good to get to 20 wins. It’s a good team with just two seniors.

We’re looking forward to the opportunity going down to Brunswick and playing them. We had four guys in double figures, which is really good for us. Shayne (Buckingham) had nine (points), so we almost had all five (starters) in double figures.”

Buckingham grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds, while Arusha Hunter scored a game-high 26 points. Mekhail Bethea

scored 18, Justin Goodson had 15 points and four assists and Gary Bishop scored 12.

Triaga expected his team to have openings for mid-range jump shots, and the Falcons flourished on those throughout.

“I think a little nervousness at the start of the game, but once we settled in, then it’s just us,” Triaga said. “When we start making shots, it generally doesn’t stop.”

Dacula (20-8) also did a nice job controlling Osborne star Latrell Tate, who scored 22. But Triaga was pleased with how his team executed its mission — not letting Tate get shots on back-to-back possessions — and didn’t let him get into a rhythm.

Osborne (13-17) also got 12 points each from Keonte Miles, Kaylan Davis and Jacquan Brown.

“Overall, I’m just really pleased,” Triaga said.

“I’m really happy with this team, how they stay tied together. They just stay together no matter what. They’re a really quiet group but they just stayed level all the way through. The best thing about the whole night, you win a playoff game and I walk in the locker room and nobody’s celebrating, nobody’s jumping up and down. We won a game against a team that we felt like we were better than.

That’s what we did. We’ll take (today) off and make arrangements to get down to Brunswick.”

Georgia Bulldogs guard J.J. Frazier (30) shoots the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats in the second half at Stegeman Coliseum. Kentucky won 82-77. (Photo: Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)

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Tanner’s three-run blast leads Lanier baseball over Wesleyan From Staff Reports PEACHTREE CORNERS — Lanier baseball defeated host Wesleyan 7-4 on Saturday behind a three-run homer from Nick Tanner.

Tannner led the Longhorns (1-1) at the plate as he was 3-for-4 with the home run, a double and two runs scored. Thomas Prince was 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. Austin Pachall was 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs and two stolen bases, while Noah Fritz was 1-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and a walk.

Zach Murray (1-0) picked up the win as he allowed four hits and struck out four in four innings. Matt Rusch earned the save as he gave up two hits, no runs and struck out four in the final three innings.

John Smith tossed two innings of scoreless relief

for Wesleyan, while Ryan Weed contributed two hits, including a two-run home run.

BASEBALL BASEBALL GAC 12, Mountain View 8 LAWRENCEVILLE — Greater Atlanta Christian defeated Mountain View 12-8 on the road Saturday afternoon.

Carson Taylor led the Spartans (1-1) offensively as he was 2-for-4 with three RBIs. J.P. McGuire was 1-for-2 with four runs scored, two RBIs and two walks. Monte Greene was 1-for3 with three RBIs. Owen Van Beber earned the win on the mound as he gave up just on hit in 5 1/3 innings pitched.

Brookwood 8, Lambert 1 SNELLVILLE — Brookwood baseball topped Lambert 8-1 in its season opener at home on Saturday.

Will Banfield led the Broncos (1-0) at the plate as he was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Davis Tovey, Kam Guidry and Spencer Lewis all drove in a run and had two hits.

Chad Williamson picked up the win, giving up just on run on three hits and striking out four in six innings pitched. Austin Hohm worked a scoreless seventh inning with a strikeout.

Peachtree Ridge splits a doubleheader ATLANTA — Peachtree Ridge defeated host St. Pius 14-4 but dropped a 6-2 decision to West Laurens in doubleheader action on Saturday.

In the win over St. Pius, Ben Mottet had two hits and four RBIs. Jack Briggette slammed a two-run home run and Dominick McIntyre drove in a run.

In the nightcap loss, Briggette had two hits, including a double and was hit by a pitch. McIntyre also collected two hits and drove in a run for Peachtree Ridge (1-3).

Norcross splits DULUTH — Norcross split a doubleheader on Saturday.

The Blue Devils (1-3) defeated White County 18-2 but dropped a 6-5 decision to host Northview in the nightcap.

Jonathon Finol was the winning pitcher in game one, tossing four innings and striking out three. Baron Radcliff hit a three-run home run to lead the onslaught. Jonathan Haab had two hits and three RBIs, Tyler Mason had two hits and drove in a pair while Darius Foster recorded a pair of triples and drove in three.

In the loss to the Titans, Foster had three hits including a two-run home run while Pascanel Ferreras had a hit and RBI.

Mountain View walks off to earn split LAWRENCEVILLE — Mountain View’s Chase Chaney singled home Andrew Phanmanee in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Bears to a 2-1 win over Islands and earn a split of the two games they played on Saturday. Mountain View dropped its earlier game, 12-8 to Greater Atlanta Christian.

In the bottom of the seventh with the scored tied at one, Phanmanee led off with a single that bounced off the pitcher’s foot. Phanmanee was sacrificed to second and went to third on a wild pitch.

Chaney’s single brought him home and made Chaney the winning pitcher as he tossed the final out of the top of the seventh.

In the opener Chaney had three hits and drove in two runs. Matthew Lee and Phanmanee each had a key hit for the Bears (2-1).

Buford 5, Kennessaw Mountain 4 BUFORD — Buford’s Austin Turner’s hit in the bottom of the sixth brought home what turned out to be the winning run in the Wolves’ 5-4 win over Kennessaw Mountain on Saturday.

Cole Hunter threw two innings to pick up the win. Garrett Glover tossed three innings

of scoreless relief as well for Buford (2-1).

Turner had two hits and the key RBI in the game. Garrison Price added two hits and and RBI while Noah Ledford drove in two runs.

Hebron 11, Islands 2 LAWRENCEVILLE — Hebron Christian defeated Islands high school 11-2 on Saturday in a game played at Mountain View.

James Civelli threw six innings and struck out seven while allowing two earned runs to pick up the win. Steven Casey had two hit, including a home run and four RBIs to lead the Lions (2-0) offense. Jake Edwards had three hits and two RBIs while Spence Johns had a hit and drove in three.

BOYSLACROSSE LACROSSE BOYS North Gwinnett 10, Grayson 9 SUWANEE — North Gwinnett defeated visiting Grayson 10-9 on Saturday. Dylan Polanski scored five of his seven goals in the fourth quarter to pace the Bulldogs (1-1). Garrison Manor scored twice and Justin Hopkins had 11 ground balls for North in the victory.

GIRLS GIRLSLACROSSE LACROSSE Duluth 14, Grady 9 ATLANTA — Duluth downed host Grady 14-9 on Saturday.

Shelby Martin had eight goals and two assists to lead the Wildcats (1-1). Gina Tabone contributed two goals and two assists while Brianna Freeman added two goals and an assist.

BOYS SOCCER SOCCER BOYS Dacula 5, White County 0 DAHLONEGA — Dacula picked up its first win of the season, a 5-0 win over White County in a match played at the University of North Georgia on Saturday.

Tayo Akinsanya, Claudiu Coliba, Rashan Martin, Andrew Chica and Phillip Hoke scored goals for the Falcons (1-3).

Christian Osorto had an assist while Patrick Griener and Aidan Weathers combined on the shutout in net for Dacula.

GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS Buford wins CUMMING — Buford defeated three other teams to win a meet at BIO Gymnastics on Saturday. The Wolves scored 105.65 to best the field.

Berkley Barrett took first on the balance beam (9.25), third on the vault (9.1) and third in the all-around (35.8). Lindsey Adler placed third on the floor (9.1) while Kelsey Schuman took second on the uneven bars (9.4).

of property in Land Lot 205,

0219_GDP_SUN_CLASS_Classifieds 2/17/2017 5:04Gwinnett PM Page 7th District, County,A7 consisting of tax parcel 7205 002 described below, from C-2 (General Business District) to PUD (Planned Unit Development District).

The subject property fronts on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Chattahoochee Drive. The applicant seeks approval of PUD zoning of the property, currently undeveloped, to construct a mixed-use development called Marketplace Village.

A detailed development proposal has been submitted with the application and is available for public review.

The Duluth City Council will conduct a public hearing on the application on March 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. A pre-meeting work session, which is open to the public, begins ZONINGS at 6:30 p.m. and the regular session (public hearing) begins at 7:00 p.m.

WHEN: March 13, 2017–7:00 p.m.

WHERE: City Hall Council Chambers 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 The Duluth City Council has the authority to revise and/or amend the language of the proposed application considerably and may do so as appropriate during the reading of the Ordinance.

PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER are invited to review the proposed application, which is on file with the Department of Community Development of the City of Duluth and to attend the public hearing at the date, time and place provided in this notice, to express their opinion on this matter. Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing.

Written comments may be sent to the following address: City of Duluth ATTN: Bill Aiken 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 OR Email: baiken@duluthga. net For more information, contact Bill Aiken, Department of Community Development, at (770)476-1790. ****************** In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at (770) 476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2017

NOTICE The Easter Seals North Georgia Gwinnett Center / 4335 Steve Reynolds Blvd.

Norcross, GA 30093 announces the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded Child and adult Care Food Program.

The same meals will be available at no separate charge to enrolled participants at the centers listed below. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g.

Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 8778339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD3027) found online at: http:// www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 202509410; fax: (202)690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda. gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Contact Evelin Hicks at ehicks@esng.org for more information.

The Department of agriculture, Food, Nutrition Services, Child Nutrition Programs – Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Price Meals are used to determine the rate that the center will be reimbursed for meals served in this program.

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ZONINGS CITY OF DULUTH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REZONING APPLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 3666-4) that a public hearing will be held before the City of Duluth City Council to consider a request (Z201701) from Andersen, Tate & Carr, on behalf of Mountainprize, Inc. (d/b/a RaceTrac), for rezoning of a ± 1.57 acre property identified as 2596 Pleasant Hill Road (also known as 2592 Pleasant Hill Road). The property is identified as Tax Parcel 6236 232.

The property is currently zoned Duluth C-2 (General Business District) and will not change. However, the applicant is requesting a modification to the conditions of the approved annexation and rezoning case A#0129-02 to renovate and update the convenience store and gas station.

The public is invited to attend this meeting before the Planning Commission on the modified rezoning request at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. The meeting date, place and time regarding this matter are as follows: WHEN: March 13, 2017–7:00 p.m.

WHERE: City Hall Council Chambers 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 TELEPHONE: (770) 476-1790 The Duluth City Council has the authority to revise and/or amend the language of the proposed application considerably and may do so as appropriate during the reading of the ordinance.

PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER are invited to review the application for rezoning which is on file with the Department of Community Development of the City of Duluth and to attend the public hearing at the date, time and place provided in this notice, to express their opinion on this matter. Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing.

Written comments may be sent to the following address: City of Duluth Attn: Bill Aiken 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 OR Email: baiken@duluthga. net For more information, contact Bill Aiken, Community Development Department, at (770)476-1790. *************** In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at (770) 476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

934-471519, 2/19 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING ORDINANCE MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING APPLICATION) CITY OF DULUTH, GEORGIA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 3666-4) that a public hearing will be held before the City of Duluth City Council to consider a request from Wilwat Properties (on behalf of the property owner) to rezone approximately 14.91 acres of property in Land Lot 205, 7th District, Gwinnett County, consisting of tax parcel 7205 002 described below, from C-2 (General Business District) to PUD (Planned Unit Development District).

The subject property fronts on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Chattahoochee Drive. The applicant seeks approval of PUD zoning of the property, currently undeveloped, to construct a mixed-use development called Marketplace Village.

A detailed development proposal has been submitted with the application and is available for public review.

The Duluth City Council will conduct a public hearing on the application on March 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. A pre-meeting work session, which is open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. and the regular session (public hearing) begins at 7:00 p.m.

WHEN: March 13, 2017–7:00 p.m.

WHERE: City Hall Council Chambers

CITY OF DULUTH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City of Duluth City Council to consider amendments (TA2017-01) to the following sections to the City of Duluth’s adopted Unified Development Code.

Article 1.

Adoption, Purpose and Applicability Article 2.

Use of Land and Structures Article 3.

Restrictions on Particular Uses Article 4.

Parking and Loading Requirements Article 5.

Subdivisions and Planned Developments Article 6.

Sign Regulations Article 7.

Landscaping, Buffers and Tree Protection Article 8.

Environmental Protection Article 9.

Project Design and Construction Standards Article 10. Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Article 11. P r o c e d u r e s and Permits Article 12. Appeals Article 13. A d m i n i s t r a tion and Enforcement Article 14. Interpretation and Definitions The public is invited to attend this meeting before the City Council on the proposed amendments at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. The meeting date, place and time regarding this matter are as follows: WHEN: March 13, 2017–7:00 p.m.

WHERE: City Hall Council Chambers 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 The Duluth City Council has the authority to revise and/or amend the language of the proposed text amendment considerably and may do so as appropriate during the reading of the ordinance.

PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER are invited to review the proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code, which are on file with the Community Development Department of the City of Duluth and to attend the public hearing at the date, time and place provided in this notice, to express their opinion on this matter. Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing.

Written comments may be sent to the following address: City of Duluth ATTN: Bill Aiken 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 OR Email: baiken@duluthga. net For more information, contact Bill Aiken, Community Development Department, at (770)476-1790. ****************** In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at (770) 476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

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Bathed in hope

Buford resident Jason Winter, right, helps a homeless man through his Hope Thru Soap mobile shower unit program at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Atlanta. (Special Photo)

Buford man’s mobile showers offer opportunity for homeless

BY ERIKA WELLS

munities.

Winter is well-known by MORE ONLINE the homeless community in Visit gwinnettdailypost.com spots like Hurt Park. It’s the for a photo gallery.

Jason Winter uses most popular park where his mobile shower the homeless know they unit to provide the can get help in the form For more information, visit homeless with a safe, of a warm meal, clothing facebook.com/HopeThruclean, private place to and a few kind words from Soap. To donate, visit www. bathe. churches, nonprofits and youcaring.com/hope-thruMore importantly, he other organizations. soap-664150. provides them with a sense Winter and his volunteers designate days to serve speof dignity.

“If we all can make cial meals such as hot soup, someone’s day better than Ala., native said he’d been chili and beef stew. the day before, our world laid off from a food service On an average Saturday, would be a better place,” and supply company. he can provide a shower for Winter said.

Like others who stopped about 27 people. The most His first day out on the by to check out the trailer, he’s ever accommodated streets with the mobile Simpson said he was deswas nearly 40 when he was shower unit was Sept. 10. perately trying to get back hooked up to a fire hydrant.

But the Buford man’s on his feet after experiencWinter is raising money efforts became more ing a few setbacks, but he for a water meter from the far-reaching when what couldn’t do so without a Children look through clothing they received at a tent run by Hope Thru Soap, a pro- city of Atlanta to regularly gram that offers use of a free portable shower unit for the homeless in Atlanta. (Staff use a fire hydrant, which seemed like just soap, some job. Other than a lack of Photo: Erika Wells) water and clean clothes mental health resources, requires a nearly gave someone trying to find many of those who sought $3,000 deposit. his way a fresh outlook on help at Winter’s tent said The monthly shoes. initially began handing out life. the deeper issue of homebill would “If you would’ve seen “Blessing Bags,” or small If we all can make Each weekend, Winlessness stems from a lack be about me a little while ago, you bags filled with necessities someone’s day better ter travels around metro of job options for those in $400 for wouldn’t know who I was,” such as toiletries and water, than the day before, Atlanta offering the free transition. upkeep he said with a laugh. He at the Varsity in Atlanta. service, called Hope Thru Still, Simpson didn’t and motioned to his freshly That’s when he reour world would be a better Soap, at churches and parks seem to have a heavy heart. shaved face and low haircut. ally got to know homeless continual place.” use to serve in the city.

A determined Simpson “My hair and beard were people — many covered — Jason Winter, His program encouraged used several local resources out to there.” even more in dirt and without a place founder of Hope Thru Soap a homeless man not to give in the community, including people.

Winter has been the to wash — who told him up on life despite troubling the mobile shower unit as The organizadriving force behind several they’d love some place to circumstances. tion is always in need of well as free grooming serstories similar to Simpson’s. take a hot shower.

One Saturday, 57-yeartowels and toiletries includvices near the park. A few Many of the homeless He purchased the unit old Larry Simpson took ad- days later, he said he finally open up to Winter and his ing shampoo, soap, toothfrom a company that supreach the most people at vantage of the opportunity brushes, toothpaste, deodorgot a chance to meet with volunteers, who try not plies equipment for disaster one time. at Hurt Park near Georgia ant and feminine products an employment agency. to judge anyone. Winter’s relief efforts. Winter covers He stops at a nearby fire State University. Winter — or whatever is needed to About a week later, modest when asked about all expenses outside of station to fill the unit’s wasets up on a blocked-off survive while living on the Simpson returned to the how much of an effect the what’s donated. ter tank, then heads to his portion of Edgewood Avstreets, he said. park to grab a few more program has had on the On each end of the trailer, location for the day. enue near Courtland Street. items. He’d found a place A few everyday items community but excited there is a small room accesThere aren’t many places Oldies blasted from the gave Simpson the encourto sleep at a shelter and was about sharing what seems sible from the outside with in Gwinnett near his home speakers at Winter’s tent, agement he needed to getting ready to get back to be his duty to help those a sink and mirror area that where large groups of where volunteers gave out into the workforce. in need. leads to the shower portion. homeless people can gather improve his situation. Alfood, clothing, blankets, acthough he’s witnessed a lot “This is a start,” Simp“We focus more on liftThe unit is an alternative and be easy to reach, he cessories and other items to son said. “I got some clean ing up spirits,” Winter said. to washing up at a shelter said. The homeless popula- of despair while homeless, anyone in need. The group clothes and shoes and a he has refused to complain “We ask them what they in a large one-room shower tion tends to be scattered brightened the normally haircut. … I went in and need. We don’t push any area that isn’t sectioned off throughout the county, and or feel down on his luck bleak area with smiles and had an interview and got a because “God blesses those religion’s views. We’re just for privacy, or at a sink in a right now Winter’s only hugs. of us who are trying to do job. It’s with a temporary there to provide a service.” convenience store. working with one mobile Simpson had been livthe right thing,” he said. place.”

Right before each outing, Winter hitches the trailer shower unit. However, ing on the streets when he “And it’s people like Jason He beamed as he showed Winter prepares his silverto his SUV and then slowly Jason receives many of his heard about Hope Thru who make a difference in off his neat button-up shirt, colored 12-by-6-foot trailer- maneuvers through the donations from the Atlanta Soap. The Birmingham, everyone’s life out here.” clean slacks and gently used turned-shower unit. Winter city to places where he can area and Gwinnett comerika.wells @gwinnettdailypost.com

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It’s time for liberals to renounce the radical left

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Rob Jenkins

Suwanee resident Barry Allen was named the Benton MacKaye Trail Association Trail Worker of the Year for 2016. (Special Photo)

Suwanee resident named Trail Worker of the Year

By Keith Farner keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

The Benton MacKaye Trail Association has named Barry Allen of Suwanee the organization’s Trail Worker of the Year for

2016.

Allen is also BMTA’s maintenance director for Georgia.

The ongoing efforts of many trail volunteers help to provide access for enjoying the BMT, a 300-mile footpath in Georgia, Ten-

nessee and North Carolina, which has its southern terminus on Springer Mountain in north Georgia.

Sawyer training is given by the Forest Service/ Blue Ridge Ranger District. To learn more about the trail, visit bmta.org.

Every time I hear someone use the term “liberal” in reference to the criminals literally attempting to tear our country apart, I want to scream, “No! I know plenty of actual liberals. Those people are not liberals!”

After all, the dictionary definition of “liberal” includes phrases like “open-minded” and “generous.” That’s a pretty apt description of most of my center-left friends. We may not always see eye to eye, but for the most part they’re good people who want the same things I want: peace, prosperity, safe neighborhoods, good schools.

The same cannot be said for those using the presidential election as a pretext for rioting, looting, assaulting innocents, engaging in intimidation tactics and fomenting violent rebellion. They are neither open-minded

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It is now obvious to me that a significant percentage of people who identify as Democrats, or at least vote for Democrat candidates, want nothing less than the utter destruction of our nation — its borders, its culture, its identity, its moral code.”

nor generous, nor do they want the same things normal, rational Americans want.

That’s why today’s political landscape is so much more fraught than it was even a few years ago. Once upon a time, I assumed virtually all Americans, whether they typically voted Democrat or Republican, had essentially the same values — they just disagreed on the mechanics.

I no longer believe that. It is now obvious to me that a significant percentage of people who identify as Democrats, or at least vote for Democrat candidates, want nothing less than the utter destruction of our nation — its borders, its culture, its identity, its moral code. I used to think that if the two sides could just sit down and talk, we could come to some sort of mutual understanding. Now I wonder how those of us in the normal and rational category can even begin to have a conversation with people like the Berkeley rioters.

We don’t even speak the same language, much less share similar values.

A bigger problem, however, is that those who vote Democrat but are still rational, what we might call “classical liberals” — a steadily shrinking percentage of Democrat voters — have been largely silent about

the violence and intimidation perpetrated by others in their party. I’ve heard very few voices on the left condemning riots or calls for the wholesale slaughter of police officers and white people.

In this way, the centerleft has become very much like the moderate Muslims we keep hearing so much about, but all too rarely hear from.

I, for one, am perfectly willing — eager, even — to accept that the vast majority of Muslims do not condone terrorism.

But that becomes more difficult when so few denounce the atrocities carried out in the name of Islam. We must conclude that most Muslims either support those atrocities or else are afraid to speak out — and the latter seems far more likely.

So it is now with “moderate” Democrats.

We assume they don’t really want to see police officers or other innocents murdered, or the fabric of our society ripped to shreds. But silence can only persist for so long before it becomes consent.

Rob Jenkins is a local freelance writer and the author of four books, including “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less in Buford and on Amazon. Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com.

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COLLEGE NOTES The following local students were recently named to the Fall 2016 dean’s list at Reinhardt University: Samirah Beyah of Snellville, Brayden Hartley of Buford, Austin Brennan

of Lawrenceville, Austin Brown of Lawrenceville, Brittney Brown of Loganville, Kelly Bryan of Lawrenceville, Darya James of Lilburn, Landen Deckert of Suwanee, Michelle Donnelly of

Grayson, Edward Dudley of Norcross, Nicholas Marquez of Lilburn, Luis Vilchez of Lawrenceville and Nicole Mullinax of Lilburn.

The following local students recently graduated

from Tusculum College: Brandyn C. Bartlett of Dacula, Richard M. House of Duluth and Briana N. Rentz of Lilburn.

Brandon Hammock of Dacula was recently named to the Honor Roll at

Oregon State University.

Donald K. Boone of Duluth was recently named to the Fall 2016 Dean’s list at Chowan University.

Carson A. Cox of Lilburn was recently named

to the Fall 2016 Honor Roll at Rhodes College.

Ben Hope of Lawrenceville was recently named to the Dean’s List at the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering.

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We’re 70 and we’re in good company.

Each week the Gwinnett Daily Post will feature an animal available for adoption at the Georgia SPCA, which is located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024. The hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 until 4 p.m. You can see the rest of the adoptable cats and dogs at www.georgiaspca.org.

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They are very bonded and would need to go to a forever home together.

Miss Kitty is a beautiful 6-year-old Siamese mix who loves to be petted. She spends her day sleeping and grooming her beautiful coat.

Max is a handsome 7-year-old black cat who is very affectionate and outgoing. Max is declawed on all four paws so he would need to be an indoor cat only.

Both Max and Miss Kitty have had their adoptions sponsored, so adoption is free with an approved application.

Miss Kitty and Max have both been spayed/ neutered, given age appropriate vaccinations, dewormed, given flea/tick prevention, disease tested for FeLV and FIV, given a 24Petwatch microchip, and their adopter will receive 30 days of pet emergency insurance.

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Gwinnett History Museum which is located at 455 S. Perry St. in Lawrenceville.

For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com.

HOOKED: Teen Volunteer Club, a service volunteer club, will meet monthly on the first Saturday of each month. The club will meet at the Shorty Howell Park Activity Building which is located at 2750 Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth. For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com.

McDaniel Marchers, a Chateau Elan Winery & walking club, occurs from Resort hosts Taste of Geor10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on gia at 8 p.m. The cost is $60. the third Wednesday and The event will be hosted at Saturdays of each month.

100 Rue Charlemagne in The club will meet at the Braselton. For more informaMcDaniel Farm Park which tion, visit www.chateauelan. is located at 3251 McDaniel com.

Road in Duluth. For more Feb. 21 information, visit gwinRhodes Jordan Park hosts nettcounty.com.

Chili & Bingo at 4 p.m.

The city of Buford is hostChateau Elan Winery & Resort is set to host Taste of Georgia at 8 p.m.

Feb. 19.

The The cost is $5 per person. ing games of Mah Jongg cost is $60.

The event will be hosted at 100 Rue Charlemagne in Braselton.

For more The event will be hosted information, visit www.chateauelan.com.

(Special Photo) from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 100 East Crogan Street every Wednesday at Bogan in Lawrenceville. For more Buford. For more informalocated at 330 Town Center Registration will begin at 8 Park, 2723 N. Bogan Road information, visit www.gwintion, visit MissSuwaneePag- Ave in Suwanee. a.m. and the walk will start at in Buford. For more informanettcounty.com. eant.com.

9:30 a.m. The event will be April 22 tion call 678-457-3772.

The Gwinnett County March 4 The Infinite Energy Center located at 2500 Buford Drive Tannery Row Ale House Public Library Duluth Branch N.E. in Lawrenceville. For will host an All About Kids Lilburn City Hall will host hosts their very own trivia hosts a Photography Workmore information, contact Expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tree Planting and Maintenights every Tuesday startshop at 6:30 p.m. The event info@congenitalheartwalk.

The event will be located nance Lunch and Learn ing at 8 p.m. Tannery Row will be hosted at 455 Camp org. from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Ale House is located at 554 Perrin Road in Lawrenceville. in Duluth. More information It is suggested to bring a Ongoing W. Main St. in Buford. For For more information, visit sack lunch and the event will can be found on the event’s The Gwinnett County more information, visit tanwww.gwinnettpl.org.

Facebook page. be led by Master Gardener Parks and Recreation is neryrowalehouse.com.

Lilburn Woman’s Club Suwanee Town Center Kate Pittman. The event sponsoring Writer’s Groups The New Life Nursery hosts Wine About the Issues Park will host Suwanee will be located at 340 Main from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. every and Landscaping offers featuring P.K. Martin IV and Beat Cancer Fest beginning Monday. The groups will Street in Lilburn. For more their Gwinnett Community Clay Cox at 7 p.m. The event information, visit cityoflilburn. at 7 a.m. The event will be meet at the Pinckneyville Market on Thursdays from 3 will be hosted at 107 Main located at 330 Town Center com.

Park Community Recreation to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from St. in Lilburn. For more inforAvenue in Suwanee. For Center which is located at March 18 8 a.m. to noon through Dec. mation, contact lilburnwommore information, visit su4650 Peachtree Industrial Suwanee Town Center 15. The event is located at ensclub@gmail.com waneebeatcancerfest.com.

Blvd. in Berkeley Lake. For Park will host the 5th an2319 Gravel Springs Road Feb. 25 Lawrenceville Lawn will more information, visit gwin- in Buford. For more informanual Suwanee Kiwanis Pleasant Hill Presbyterian host Paws in the Park at 10 nettcounty.com.

Shamrock 5K Run begintion, visit gwinnettcommuniChurch and The Mustard a.m. Vendor tables are $50 There will be badminton ning at 7:30 a.m. The event tymarket.com.

Seed Project proudly host and sponsorships begin at playing from 5 to 8 p.m. evwill be located at 330 Town The EAA Sport Aviation Love Thy Neighbor: Islam $100 to raise money for the ery Friday. These badminton Center at Briscoe Field airCenter Avenue in Suwanee. and Christianity from 9 a.m.

Bow Wow Buddies Foundanights will take place at Best port offers their 1st SaturRegistration will begin at 7 to 1 p.m. The event will be tion and the event will be Friend Park which is located day Aviation Program and a.m. For more information, located at Everett’s Music free to the public. The event at 6224 Jimmy Carter Blvd. send an email to A.edge@ Pancake Breakfast on the Barn at 4055 Stonecypher will be located at 147 Luckie in Norcross. For more inforsuwanee.com. first Saturday of every month Rd. To register go to musStreet in Lawrenceville. For mation, visit gwinnettcounty. through December at 10 Suwanee Town Center tardseedsuwannee.org.

Park will host the 7th annual more information, visit camp- com. a.m. The event is located at North Gwinnett High bowwow.com.

The Atlanta Hobby RoSuwanee Beer Fest begin690 Airport Road in LawSchool will host the 2017 bot Club will meet from 10 ning from 1 to 5 p.m. Regular April 29 renceville. For more informaMiss Suwanee Pageant betickets will cost $50 and the Coolray Field will host the a.m. to noon on the last Sat- tion, visit eaa690.org. ginning at 10 a.m. The cost day of the event tickets will 4th annual Greater Atlanta urday of every month. The The Eastside Hospital will be $10. The event will be club meetings will take place will host the Tiny Stitches be $60. The event will be Congenital Heart Walk. located at 20 Level Loop in at Pinckneyville Community Snellville Workshop on the Recreation Center which is second Monday of every located at 4650 Peachtree month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Industrial Blvd. in Berkeley The event is located at 2160 Lake. For more information, Fountain Drive in Snellville visit gwinnettcounty.com. and will be held at South There will be Northeast Campus in Room H2U. For Georgia Civil War Round more information, visit tinysTable meetings starting at 3 titches.org. p.m. on the second Sunday Tannery Row Ale House of each month. The meetpresents Family Movie ings will take place at the Night every Monday and Gwinnett History Museum kids will eat free with an which is located at 455 S. adult purchase. The event is Perry St. in Lawrenceville. located at 554 W. Main St. For more information, visit in Building E in Buford. For gwinnettcounty.org. more information, visit tanThere will be Gwinnotneryrowalehouse.com. ers meetings starting at 2 The Hudgens Center for p.m on the fourth Sunday Art hosts Deep South & of every month. The meetDown Under, an exhibiings will take place at the tion featuring 61 prints from

the 2016 international print portfolio exchange between Atlanta Printmakers Studio and Firestation Print Studio starting Jan. 24 through Feb. 2. The event is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, Duluth, GA 30097. For more information, visit thehudgens.org/aboutthe-hudgens/.

The Infinite Energy Center will host the 20th annual North Atlanta Home Show on Feb. 10-12. General admission is $8 and onsite parking is free. The event will be located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. For more information, visit atlantahomeshow.com.

The Enviornmental and Heritage Center presents Abracadabra! Every Day Magic from through Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission will be $7-$10 and EHC members are free and ages 2 and under are free. The event will be located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford.

For more information, visit gwinnetthc.org.

The Gwinnett County Fairgrounds will host Kidsignments from Feb. 14-18. The event will be located at 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. For more information, 770-963-6522.

Chef’s Pantry presents a Kids’ Cooking Class every Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. Classes will be led by a professional chef and the ages will be 8 and up. The cost is $30 per class and $100 for four. The event will be located at 3939 Atlanta Highway, Suite 105 in Loganville. For more information, call 770-466-9550 to register.

The Southeastern Railways Museum presents their Space Craft Preschool Program on the second Thursday of each month.

The event is located at 3595 Peachtree Road in Duluth.

For more information, visit train-museum.org.

The Infinite Energy Center is hosting the 20th Annual North Atlanta Home Show from Feb. 10-12. The Infinite Energy Center is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. For more information, visit atlantahomeshow. com.

The Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center is holding their Black History Month Exhibit through Feb. 28 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event will take place at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com.

Sugar Hill City Hall hosts the Ice Rink At Sugar Hill through Feb. 12 and at select hours. The event takes place on 5039 West Broad St., Buford, GA 30518. For more information, visit icerinkatsugarhill.com.

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NGMC Braselton wins top national construction award

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Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton recently won a national award for its innovative construction — again.

“We are honored to be recognized for the time, effort and innovation that went into the design and construction of NGMC Braselton,” NGMC President Anthony Williamson said.

NGMC won the Gold Award from the national Construction Owners Association of America Project as part of its Leadership Awards program. That means it received the highest recognition of construction projects highlighted from across the United States.

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The 2016 project Leadership Awards winners are stellar examples of leadership and excellence in the construction industry.”

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Leadership Awards winners are stellar examples of leadership and excellence in the construction industry,” COAA President Dean McCormick said.

NGMC has already won recent awards for its environmentally friendly initiatives. This recognition takes those initiatives into consideration, but also recognizes the facility’s lean design and the fact that it was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.

To do that, designers and contractors used techniques that eliminated

waste, decreased time and drove down the project cost, according to a press release.

“It was certainly our goal to create a facility that would advance wellness while providing safety for patients, families, staff and the community, but the remarkable teamwork and support from all the designers and contractors enabled us to take the project much farther than we’d ever imagined,” Williamson said.

For more information about NGMC Braselton, Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton won the Gold Award from the national visit www.nghs.com/bra- Construction Owners Association of America Project. (Special Photo: NGMC Braselton) selton.

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South Gwinnett students visit with presiding justice Good News from Schools

Keith Farner skills.

Melton was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court in 2005 by Gov. Sonny Perdue.

Previously, he served as executive counsel to Perdue and represented the governor on legal issues that covered the scope of state government.

Melton received a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and his law degree from the University of Georgia.

He previously served

Georgia Supreme Court justice Harold D. Melton recently visited South Gwinnett High School and shared his career journey and discussed laws that affect high school students. (Special Photo)

as a volunteer leader of Young Life Ministries for 11 years and is currently a Board Member of Atlanta Youth Academies and the Director of Teen Ministry at Southwest Christian Fellowship Church.

Gwinnett celebrates the work of school counselors As part of National School Counseling Week, celebrated earlier this month, Gwinnett County Public Schools highlighted the key role school counselors play in the academic success and overall well-being of all Gwinnett children.

In an annual awards event, the district gave several awards and other honors to counselors and administrators who support counselors.

This year’s 21st Century Comprehensive Counseling Award went to Duluth High School. The counseling programs at four Gwinnett schools were also recognized for meeting the criteria to become a Recognized ASCA Model Program by the American School Counselor Association: Arcado Elementary School and Twin Rivers, Couch and Grace Snell middle schools are among a select group of more than 600 schools nationwide that have received this national recognition since the program’s inception in 2004.

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middle school are two of only five schools in the nation that were recognized

by ASCA as Programs of Distinction after earning a score of 58 or higher out of a possible 60. The 2017 GCPS top counseling professionals are: • Elementary School Counselor of the Year: Amy Crapo of Norcross Elementary; • Middle School Counselor of the Year: Shamira Pierson Porter of Radloff Middle; • Secondary School Counselor of the Year: Samela Reid of Parkview High; • Mary Joe Hannaford Counselor Administrator of the Year: Penny Palmer Young, Principal of Arcado Elementary School; and • Counselor Writer of the Year: Simone Sheppard of Rosebud Elementary School.

Infinite Energy to award grants total more than $45,000 This month, members of the Infinite Energy team and the GCPS Foundation will visit eight Gwinnett public schools to honor and present checks to the 2017 Infinite Energy STEM/STEAM Grant win-

ners. The eight educators earned a total of $47,000 in grant money. The winning grant applications are: • Mill Creek High School — Lacey Jakes, Kelly Dyar, Matt Page, Carly Cantrell, Marjorie Hammond, and Scott Mitchell Project Title: Project Based Learning Makerspace — $14,000; • Norton Elementary School — Ryan Moore Project title: Robotics/ STEAM Room — $9,100; • Twin Rivers Middle School — Andrew Cox and Sheila McCain Project title: Unlock Learning through Engineering Design — $4,800; • Lovin Elementary School — Carol Maholski Project Title: Dashing into the Future — $5,000; • Gwin Oaks Elementary School — Jan Bradley Project Title: Think It, Plan It, Build It — $2,300; • Cooper ES — James Meadows, Julie Pemberton, and Bridgett Brown Project Title: Destination Imagination STEM Team — $1,100; • Central Gwinnett HS — Megan Rose-Houchins, Sean Holder, and Michele Pelletier Project Title: Staging STEM — $7,500; and • Peachtree Ridge HS — Mary Rutland and Peachtree Ridge Robotics Project Title: STEM and Drones at Peachtree Ridge — $3,200.

Last year, Infinite Energy created a $5 “giveback program” with the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation and pledged to contribute $5 every year for each natural gas customer we have in the county.

Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.

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AUBURN Tweens book club to discuss ’Hunger Games’ at library Kids ages 8 to 12 are invited to visit the Auburn Public Library on Saturday to discuss a book about kids killing other kids in the name of television entertainment.

Or they’re just going to talk about the Girl on Fire.

Either way, it’s all the same book.

The library’s Bookworms Book Club for Tweens will meet from 4 to 4:45 p.m. to discuss “The Hunger Games.” Attendees are encouraged to bring a snack (but leave the bow and arrows at home) and be ready to talk about which parts of the book they liked, as well as what they didn’t like.

The library is located at 24 Fifth St., in Auburn.

BARROW COUNTY Winder police accepting applications for Citizen Police Academy The Winder police department will host the 8-week program to educate residents on what goes on behind the scenes in police work. Participants will learn about topics including firearms, patrol operations, crime scene investigations, the judicial system, tools and equipment used and more.

Classes will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m beginning March 30.

Forms are available at cityofwinder.com or at the police department at 25 E. Midland Ave. They should be returned to the department by March 2. Only 25 applicants will be accepted.

Contact Alicia Schotter at 770-867-2156 with any questions.

BERKELEY LAKE Remind workers of proper dumping protocols Mayor Lois Salter recently reminded residents to let yard workers know about the city’s attention to proper disposal.

“We have had instances of leftover paint being dumped in the lake, lunchtime trash falling off trucks as they leave town,” Salter wrote in her Mayor’s Message newsletter. “Recently pruned branches from one home were dumped in the driveways of two other homes.”

She said the homeowners were unaware this inappropriate dumping had gone on in each instance until they were contacted by the city’s ordinance enforcement officer.

Workers who don’t dispose of waste appropriately in the city could be subject to prosecution.

“All communities do not respond as we do, so when you hire someone, please help them to understand what is expected here,” Salter wrote.

a.m. opening was further proof,” according to a press release.

More than 50 shoppers lined up to be the first in the door at the new 17,000-square-foot grocery store located in the Peachtree Marketplace shopping center on Peachtree Parkway, near Holcomb Bridge Road.

The Peachtree Corners location is one of ALDI’s newest grocery store designs. It offers an expanded fresh produce section, dairy section and bakery. It also features a wider selection of meat, gluten-free foods and organic items.

The building itself features open ceilings, natural lighting and environmentally friendly building materials.

ALDI is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 855-9552534.

Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services Executive Director Ellen Gerstein, center left, receives recognition at a Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners meeting in 2016. She was recently appointed to the national advisory committee for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (File Photo)

Gerstein to join national substance abuse, mental health committee

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representing Gwinnett County on this committee and putting the county on the map,” she told the A Gwinnettian with Daily Post this past week. some experience work“I am going to be able to ing with people who are bring all of (the Gwinnett dealing with substance Coalition’s) experience in abuse and mental health these areas to the table.” issues is going to have Gerstein said she some input on how the learned she had been U.S. approaches those nominated for a spot on issues. the committee in late Gwinnett Coalition for January, but she was not Health and Human Sertold who nominated her. vices Executive Director The committee, along Ellen Gerstein was rewith other advisory cently appointed to serve councils that work with on the 12-person national SAMHSA, was created advisory committee for through the Public Health the U.S. Department Service Act, according of Health and Human to the administration’s Services’ Substance website. The idea behind Abuse and Mental Health it is that the committee Services Administraand these councils will tion, otherwise known as get advice on professionSAMHSA. als who work in the sub“It’s just exciting to be stance abuse and mental

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ship Institute event in Gwinnett on Feb. 25.

The Buford-based nonprofit will feature an interactive day of learning for girls in sixth through 12th grades. Topics will include visions and goal setting, smart social media habits and self-defense. Lunch and chair massages will be provided.

The activities will take place at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Atlanta Buford/Mall of Georgia, 3250 Buford Drive, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members. For more information and to register, visit eventbrite.com/e/girlsleadership-institute-ticket s2054773691?aff=ehome card.

BRASELTON Braselton welcomes new law group to town There’s a new law group in Braselton.

The city welcomed Parkway Law Group with a ribbon-cutting last week.

Downtown Development Authority Vice Chairman Hollie Hutchinson welcomed the new firm and presented them with a gift basket.

Parkway Law Group specializes in real estate law and has two attorneys — Chris Little and Tommy Zilahi — assigned just to its Braselton Branch. The firm employs 25 people in all.

For more information about the law group, visit its website at www.parkwaytitle.com or call 404-2130208

DACULA Library hosting STEAM lab for young kids The Dacula library branch is planning to give young children, many of them pre-schoolers, a head start on five core academic areas this week.

The library will host a “STEAM-powered Learning Lab” for children between ages 2 and 6 (with a participating adult) at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The lab will offer stories and activity stations geared around the five STEAM areas: Science, technology, engineering, art and math.

The library is located at 265 Dacula Road in Dacula.

BUFORD Young woman’s empowerment group to present leadership forum I am BEAUTIFUL — Brave, Energetic, Assertive, Unique, Tenacious, Important, Fabulous, Unequaled and Loved — Inc. will host its GIRLS (Gaining Insight & Real Life Skills) Leader-

DULUTH High school student wins Columbus essay contest Duluth High School student Vani Senthil recently won the Christopher Columbus Essay Contest, after responding to the topic of “Technology’s Impact on the Voyage of Christopher

Columbus.”

Duluth’s William Day Chapter, NSDAR, awarded Senthil a medal, certificate and check while chapter members and her family looked on.

Attendees then enjoyed a patriotic cake in Senthil’s honor. The annual essay contest is sponsored by NSDAR and the National Italian American Foundation and is open to all public, private, or home schooled students in high school.

GRAYSON City accepting Grayson Day 2017 vendor applications Grayson has a theme for its Grayson Day 2017 celebration and it has its food vendors, but city officials are still looking for other types of vendors for the annual event.

This year’s Grayson Day theme is A Big Time in a Small Town and the celebration will be held on April 29 at Grayson Community Park. While they have vendors who will be selling stuff for attendees to eat, event organizers are looking for other types of vendors as well, whether they be craft-makers, schools looking to do some fundraising or a business trying to sell a product.

Vendor applications can be found on cityofgrayson. org/festivals.aspx.

health field.

Gerstein is still going through the process of “onboarding,” or being brought up to speed on what her role on the committee will entail, but she got a taste of it when she attended her first meetings in Washington D.C. earlier this month.

During those meetings, the committee listened to various reports, including those from advisory groups who work on issues and focus areas such as violence and suicide, Native Americans and women.

“It’s all very fascinating,” Gerstein said.

Her colleagues on the committee include public and mental health officials, a chief medical officer, a University of North Carolina vice

president, the head of the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies, an American Institutes for Research principal researcher and the head of the Alaskabased Tanana Chiefs Conference.

Other committee members include the head of a national group that works with young people who are trying to recover form substance abuse, the co-founder of the Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center, the founder of the Loyola Recovery Foundation and a Medical University of South Carolina dean.

“These are very brilliant minds and I’m very humbled to be joining them on the committee,” Gerstein said.

fore you dig” slogan, whose job is to promote public safety and prevent damage to underground utilities.

“I would like to thank Georgia 811 member companies for the opportunity to use my industry knowledge to serve Georgia’s residents at an even greater capacity,” McKnight said in a statement. “I am eager to utilize my experience in both compliance and enforcement in the public and private utility sectors in order to be an effective member for the board.”

Cruise In and Karaoke event Friday A flier for the event promises cars, music and food.

All the action is free and guests are welcomed — an ALR membership is not required.

The “cruise in” portion of the evening, featuring cars for show, begins at 5 p.m.

Karaoke goes from 8 until 11 p.m.

The entire evening will feature food and drink specials as well as “lots of music to keep you moving,” according to a flier.

LILBURN Help the Lilburn Woman’s Club ‘Paint the Town Purple’ to fight cancer The woman’s organization will host the Lilburn Relay Rally on April 21 to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Gwinnett Relay for Life.

The event will feature food, games, music, prizes and more at Lilburn City Park, 76 Main St., beginning at 5 p.m. Music on Main Street will provide entertainment, and the Sweetwater Masonic Lodge will serve burgers, hot dogs and barbecue.

Members of the community can form a team or be a sponsor or supporter.

Participant registration for the event is free at relayforlife.org/lilburnrelayrallyga.

For more information, contact Pat Swan at sbp6388@aol.com, Gail Zarnik at gailz18@aol. com or Mandy McManus at mandymcmanus@hotmail. com.

NORCROSS Call to action: Looking for information on the film industry Do you have information about movie and television filming that have taken place in Norcross? The city of Norcross needs your help.

A student-led group with the University of Georgia’s New Media Institute is working on a project with the city of Norcross to bring visibility to the city’s film industry. The group is especially looking for information about film locations, movies/TV shows filmed in the city and potential filming locations.

A form to submit contact information is available on the city’s website at norcrossga.net.

LAWRENCEVILLE City official named to Georgia 811 board Lawrenceville’s director of damage prevention has received a new state appointment.

Lisa McKnight was LOGANVILLE recently elected to serve Cruise in and get singing a three-year term on the at Legion Post 233 Georgia 811 Board of DirecAmerican Legion Post tors. The nonprofit corpora233 will host its weekly tion, known for its “Call be-

PEACHTREE CORNERS ALDI opens location in Peachtree Corners A discount grocery store chain recently opened a new location in Peachtree Corners.

ALDI celebrated the opening with a ribbon-cutting Feb. 9.

“The opening of the new store has long been anticipated by residents and the lengthy line of shoppers willing to brave a chilly 9

SNELLVILLE Meet the Cat in the Hat at the Snellville branch The Gwinnett County Public Library system will host the famous character Friday in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Read Across America.

There will be storytelling, a meet and greet and opportunity to take photos with the Cat in the Hat and plenty of rhymes at 2740 Lenora Church Road beginning at 4 p.m.

The event is for all ages.

For more information, visit gwinnettpl.org.

SUGAR HILL City receives $55,000 grant downtown study Sugar Hill was among the cities that received money from the Atlanta Regional Commission, which gave $985,000 in Livable Centers Initiative study grants to 11 metro Atlanta communities.

ARC officials believe the grants will help recipients develop plans and policies that support the creation of more vibrant, connected places. Once the studies are complete, these communities will become eligible to receive funding for transportation projects, such as sidewalks and intersection improvements, to help implement their visions.

In Sugar Hill, the $55,000 will go toward a plan to update the downtown Sugar Hill LCI study and will establish new goals for the area and ensure that development regulations are aligned with the LCI plan.

SUWANEE City releases this year’s event schedule The city of Suwanee recently released its events calendar, and it includes more than 40 events, including 18 runs/walks and 11 new events.

At 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, the city will have a Glow in the Park community lantern parade. Inspired by the Atlanta BeltLine Lantern Parade, Glow in the Park will feature a strolling jazz band leading an illuminated pageant of light, music, and color through Old Town and down the Brushy Creek Trail, and end at a concert starring ’80s cover band Electric Avenue at Town Center Park.

“This event is a community celebration of creativity; everyone is strongly encouraged to create and carry their pre-made lanterns to parade together,” said Amy Doherty, Events and utreach Manager for the City of Suwanee. “This electrical spectacle is family and pet friendly, so everyone can join in.”

Suwanee will kick off the new events with the Suwanee Marathon on Feb. 26. Woofstock will return in an expanded form on Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7. The popular Food Truck Fridays are back the first Friday of the month April through September, except in July.

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Great memories of Uncle Oscar and Aunt Fairy

One Saturday morning, I ran by the bank to pick up a checkbook that had arrived and found the place to be unusually busy. I did a double take when I saw my nephew, Jay, a financial advisor, in an office with clients. He’s a family man who devotes weekends to his kids.

“What’s he doing here?” I asked Erin as she got the checks as we chatted. We’ve known each other since childhood so we always share what we know about what’s going on in town.

“We are slammed. I asked him to come in for two appointments. He was so sweet about it.”

I noticed that a gentleman sitting on the sofa, waiting for his appointment, kept looking at me.

Jay came out with his two

Ronda Rich clients, who introduced themselves to me, with the husband saying, “You know my daddy.” Yes, I do. Most people in these parts know each other.

As I breezed toward the door for an exit, the gentleman on the sofa arose. Very politely and in a gentle voice, he said, “May I ask you something?”

I stopped and smiled.

“Yes.” “How were you related

to Oscar Cannon?”

For anyone who wants to know about my greatUncle Oscar or great-Aunt Fairy, I’ve got all the time in the world.

“Uncle Oscar and Aunt Fairy raised my daddy from the age of 13.”

That’s the first and most important thing I want to share. When that young, sorrowed boy took his only pair of shoes, shirt and overalls and ran away from a bad home life, he asked no favors of anyone.

He crawled into barns of unsuspecting farmers and hid, eating raw corn that he pulled from stalks until Uncle Oscar found him and said, “You’re comin’ to our place and ya goin’ to school. As long as ya go to school, we’ll see after you.”

Jay introduced us,

then I continued. “Uncle Oscar’s wife, Aunt Fairy, and my grandmother were sisters.”

“I’m glad to know the connection. I knew y’all were related but I wasn’t sure how.” This commenced a conversation about Uncle Oscar and the gentleman recounted how his family had moved to the mountains when he was a boy in 1979 from the bustling city of Miami.

They settled near the Cannons’ farm.

“I never had seen people who lived so simply.

They were living 70 years in the past. He played the fiddle and raised everything they ate.”

That’s true. Uncle Oscar was an artist of wood and could make everything from fiddles to tables to baskets to spinning

wheels. They lived purely on what the land provided – garden, beef, pork and milk and butter from their old cow. They survived as though they were poor but both were thrifty ScotchIrish so they made money from selling what the land brought forth as well as the masterpieces created

by Uncle Oscar’s hands.

They were so good in managing money that they became a makeshift bank.

“Back then (early 1950s), you couldn’t just go to the bank and borrow money like you can today,” remembered a daughter-in-law of one of Aunt Fairy’s sisters. “So, Uncle Oscar loaned us the money to buy our first chicken houses. We made payments until we paid it off. We’d never have got ahead if it hadn’t been for

them.”

Daddy borrowed money from them, too, to buy a farm. Recently, I found a receipt in Aunt Fairy’s handwriting after he made the final payment. Even though he was like a son, she kept careful accounting so that when the loan was repaid, she gave him her handwritten accounting of every penny and, at the end wrote, “Paid in Full” then signed it.

“He was a fine, fine man,” he said, smiling warmly.

Yes, he was. My family’s true debt to the Cannons could never be paid in full.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of “There’s A Better Day A-Comin’.”

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Customer service may save your soul When was the last time you had a profound customer service experience?

Customer experience expert Chip Bell says, “Service can be a perfunctory act delivered with routine banter and going — through-the motions energy. It can be the same service we get pretty much everywhere, every day. Or it can be something different … “ In his newest book, “Kaleidoscope: Delivering Innovative Service That Sparkles,” Bell says innovative service is about delivering an experience that is surprisingly ingenious. Bell writes, “It’s about creating the kind of experience that profoundly touches the soul of customers, leaving them changed forever by the encounter.”

I don’t know about you but I haven’t had my soul touched too often when it comes to customer service. If anything I have to protect my soul from dispiriting encounters.

I’m not alone.

Bell, says, “For the last two years, I’ve been asking leaders and participants in my training session, “I want you to think about the best service experience you’ve ever had. I want you to think about one so profound you will remember it for the rest of your life.”

Most people can only come up with one or two experiences.

Bell asks his clients to consider, “What were the features of that made a service encounter profoundly remarkable? In that it had such a profound impact on you, that you had to remark about it?”

Bell found when you ask people to define those profoundly remarkable moments it is almost always a soul-based experience. Soul-based in that your interaction with someone touches you emotionally, not just functionally or intellectually.

Asking service people to deliver profoundly remarkable experiences that touch the human soul might seem like a tall order. But it happens every single day.

In “Kaleidoscope,” Bell describes how the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotels enchants their customers with a box of old fashion toys, including wooden

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Lisa McLeod pick-up sticks and an antique Slinky in the box.

It’s profound for people out on the road because it brings back their childhood. Not surprisingly, the guests tell everyone.

He writes about the Courtyard by Marriot in San Antonio Texas, where the hotel manager put a handwritten sign in the lobby, “Dear guests: We need your help. The aunt of one of our housekeepers has passed away and today is the funeral. This was an important person in this housekeepers’ life; we all felt we should be at the funeral. Consequently, there will only be one employee on site … at the front desk … between 2 and 3:30 p.m.

We ask you patience and understanding. Thanks, the manager!”

How would you feel if you read that note?

Instead of being angry, you’d probably jump into help. The Courtyard guests did exactly that; they greeted arriving guests and explained what was happening. It was an experience they will remember forever because it connected on a very deep level.

Soul-touching service is about being profoundly present to those you serve.

To create organizations that deliver sparklingly innovative service, Bell says, leaders have to help people understand and embrace the noble purpose, and it must come from the heart. The other side, says Bell, is to help the employees find the Me in their mission.

What part of themselves can they bring into their job?

Bell says, when it comes to service, “If there is no emotional connection, it’s not memorable, it’s merely functional.”

Lisa McLeod is the author of the bestseller “Selling with Noble Purpose.” Her most recent book is titled “Leading with Noble Purpose.”

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science, history, culture, heritage and environmental The Jackson EMC Foun- facility located on a 700dation board of directors acre campus in Buford, awarded a total $103,750 to allow students from lowin grants during their income families in Barrow, January meeting, including Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall and $40,000 to organizations Jackson counties to attend serving Gwinnett County. interpretative, hands-on The local grants infield studies and educacluded: tional programs.

• $15,000 to the Gwin• $15,000 to the Leunett Environmental & Her- kemia & Lymphoma itage Center, a multi-use Society Georgia Chapter

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Georgia Chapter’s Donor Development Manager Meredith Harvey accepts a $15,000 Jackson EMC Foundation grant check from Foundation board member Jim Puckett, right, and Jackson EMC District Manager Randy Dellinger.

to help cover copayments for qualified blood cancer patients in the 10 counties Jackson EMC serves. The society provides copay assistance from $2,500 to $10,000 per year per patient, depending on their diagnosis, and assisted 84 patients in Jackson EMC’s service area during the first three quarters of 2016.

• $10,000 to Angel House of Georgia, a

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Does it Feel Like a Toothache in Your Leg or Thigh?

Do You Have Hip Pain? Are You As Stiff As a Board When You Try to Get Up From a Chair? Have You Run Out of Hope?

How 5 Lies About Low BACK PAIN Will Keep You Hurting, Frustrated & Exhausted ... Forever!

NEW Scientific Breakthroughs Make Short Work of Low Back Pain ... Just What Big Medical Centers and High Priced Clinics Are PRAYING You Never Figure Out On Your Own! Hi, I’m Dr. Daniel Martin, D.C., and if you’ve got any kind of back, hip or leg pain, your worries may be over in just a few minutes. Why? Because I’m the Clinic Director of HealthsourceTM of Hamilton Mill and I’ve discovered what may be the best healing secrets for “bad backs” — EVER!

Dr. Daniel Martin, D.C.

I’d be stupid to make such a claim if I couldn’t back it up. But I’m so confident we can help your back I insist on giving you A 100% UNCONDITIONAL SATISFACTION GUARANTEE at our Healthsource™ clinics (details later). I hate empty promises, and I also hate the lies most folks have been told about their backs.

That’s why it’s important I expose these MYTHS about back pain:

MYTH #1: Scialica (pain down your leg) is always caused by a herniated disc!

No way... even though most doctors will sell you a $3,000 MRI at the first sign of leg pain. But they don’t tell you about a “ 5-inch muscle in the hip that can squeeze the sciatic nerve. And It feels EXACTLY like “you’ve got the worst slipped disc on earth. It’s a major discovery and ...

The good news is that it can be easy an inexpensive to correct! How? Just keep reading!

But first, here’s a picture to show you where the pain comes from:

MYTH #2: Stiffness from Arthritis means you’re getting old...and it must be the reason for all your pain and stiffness!

Not true, because thousands of folks with arthritis in their backs have absolutely NO PAIN! Then why do YOU feel like your back will snap if you bend forward or twist too fast?

Because the truth is: Your stiffness may be caused by a hidden, even more dangerous problem than arthritis, and it can lead to a hip replacement! You see, most folks believe that something mysterious (like maybe an “arthritis fairy”?) waved a wand over them, and they’re cursed ... doomed to suffer forever.

But did you know that many arthritis problems are CAUSED by a combination of unseen imbalances in the spine and surrounding muscles. It’s the most common cause of hip replacement but not hard to correct if we catch it in time. It’s like the tires on your car ...

If the alignment it off just a teeny-weeny bit, at first you don’t notice, but over a few thousand miles you start to see signs of wear ... that is, if you’re Lucky enough to catch it before a flat on the freeway ruins your day. In your spine you’re lucky if you catch untreated imbalance before they ruin your spine! How to fix them? Just look at Myth #3.

MYTH #3: Your Back is “Out”!

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Sure, that’s exactly how it feels. But oldfashioned chiropractors (the ones who only ‘crack’ your back) really thought the spine worked this way. Now we know better. New research provides a whole new arsenal of toolsnot just a ‘crack’.

You see, there are 7 different reasons for that painful, locked-up and stuck feeling that causes so much misery:

• low-grade spasm • pelvis torque and tension • imbalance of hips • fallen or dropped arches • stiff vertebra joint • adhesion in leg muscle • pinched nerve

It’s NOT just your spine, and it’s NOT just your muscles. As, a matter of fact if one of the major muscles that stabilize the spine is partly spasmed, a “2nd stringer” will have to carry the load. But this is a serious problem ...

It’s like having your plumber doing all the dangerous electrical work!

Sure, he may get it done, and it may work at first but how long until there’s a fire? Or your back locks up. Which leads me to our next myth:

MYTH #4: “It’s Only a Muscle!”

Boy, it’s scary how many people think muscle problems are no big deal. Unfortunately, tight, bound-up, and spasmed or tight muscles can wear out l0 times faster than you can say, “Charley Horse”!

That’s why it’s important to examine the spine AT THE SAME TIME as the muscles that control it. It’s also why we’ve had such outrageous success with even the worst backs at HealthsourceTM. Because we deal with BOTH the spine and muscles at the same time. We have spine expert (chiropractors) and muscle experts (therapists) and together they deliver the abolute best way to help “bad backs” ...

EVER!! This ties in to Myth #5 and the diagram:

MYTH #5: “Muscle Relaxants” will help your muscles heal! Good grief, NO!

Your muscles tighten up for a reason” and muscle relaxants are like turning back the clock on a time bomb... you know it’s still going to blow up!

Sure, you may feel better now, but you’ll pay “in spades”!

So don’t fall for these lies about your back.

They’ll keep you hurting, frustrated and exhaustedforever!

WOULDN’T YOU RATHER: Turn over in bed without pain waking you up?

Get up in the morning without being stiff as a board? Be able to stand for as long as you want without sitting down for relief?

Lean forward over the sink without that ‘stubbing” in your buck or leg?

Then cut out my $17 coupon NOW!

Call NOW!

There are over 200 HealthsourceTM locations nationwide. Now 2 Atlanta locations to serve you!

Chiropractic & Progressive RehabTM

HAMILTON MILL/BUFORD 2725 Hamilton Mill Road (678) 889-2593 MARIETTA - 3036 Roswell Road (770) 578-0785

“My major symptoms were low back pain radiating down my right leg, severe numbness in both feet and poor ability to walk. Because of these symptoms, it made it impossible for me to walk or drive. I used a walker to walk. I tried physical therapy, pain medication and injections that didn’t work. HealthSource did adjustments on my back that helped with the pain and gave me the ability to walk without my cane. The exercises helped with my coordination and the neuropathy treatments gave me back the feeling in my feet. I feel better now mentally and physically. I am more able to do things for myself, like driving, and I am more active. I even sleep better. I would tell friends about HealthSource because they have given me back my independence. The care and concern that the therapist and doctor have shown, and the ways they have helped me have made me feel better.”

-Rebecca Smith

SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH:

A hidden muscle may be causing your SCIATICA! Does Your Back seem “Too Old” for Your Own Body?

Not eyeryone qualifies for treatment, so help us see if you do. If you check off even one box, drop what you’re doing and call Healthsource™ NOW. And bring this coupon when you come in for your comprehensive, guaranteed* 19-point “Back Pain Track Down Exam” for only $17 - complete with our compliments. This is the same full-value service that we offer at other locations and at other times for $189! As part of our community outreach program it is being extended for a very limited time. Now check off what describes you: • Tension ... always tight across the beltline • Bent-crooked off to one side and can’t stand up straight if your life depended on it • Trigger Polnt ... zinging pain to butt-cheek • Stiff as a board ... creak and groan when you first get out of bed in the morning • Traitor ... can’t trust your back and what it’s going to do--or when!

• Vice-like ... constantly locked down tight!

• Shooting ... vicious but short-lived • Lumbago ... hard to pin it down-just seems to hurt all the time, but it’s hard to say where • One-side... right at that “bone” on one side • Jack hammar...pounding off and on like a heartbeat or a toothache in your back • Aching from 1-5 years • Chronic pain for over 5 years No one will try to sell you anything, and you make no commitment...you just find out what’s wrong!

17 19-point “Back Pain Track-Down” Exam This state-of art exam finds referred pain in: • spine • pinched nerves • head posture • neck • trigger points • muscle tightness • joints • tendons • range of motion • stuck nerves • ligaments • muscle balance (A $189 Value! X-rays also included, if necessary) HealthsourceTM of HamiIton Mill (678) 889-2593 (Expires: 2/28/2017)

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This offer does not apply to federal insurance beneficiaries and ANC participants gdp 11/9/14.

*Our Ultimate Guarantee!!

If you DO decide to work with us your service is guaranteed. It’s against the law for me to guarantee results. But if you’re not satisfied at any time, for any reason, with how you have been treated we’ll refund every dime for that treatment. No hard feelings, no risk, and absolutely nothing to lose except your miserable pain!!

P.S. Why You Must Not Wait! Because of the outstanding response to our previous community outreach efforts we can only provide this complimentary service through February 28, 2017. So don’t say, “Well, maybe I’11 be better tomorrow.” Don’t put your life on hold. Don’t call in sick again. Live your life pain free! Tie your own shoes for a change.

There is still an opportunity for complimentary examinations for a very select number of patients! Don’t Delay!

Chiropractic & Progressive RehabTM

HAMILTON MILL 2725 Hamilton Mill Road Dr. Daniel Martin, DC

(678) 889-2593

www.healthsourcechiro.com