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STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

Gwinnett projects in proposed fiscal plan

BY CURT YEOMANS

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The proposed $25 billion fiscal year 2018 state budget released by Gov. Nathan Deal’s office on Wednesday includes some treats for Gwinnett County.

Among the budgeted items is a facility to provide prison alternatives for drug treatment, an expansion of a Georgia Regional Transportation Authority XPress bus park and ride lot in Lawrenceville and an expansion of an academic building at Georgia Gwinnett College.

Deal’s office released the budget proposal shortly after he delivered his annual State of the State Address to a joint session of the Georgia General Assembly. It will go before the state House of Representatives and Senate for approval this spring, meaning dollar amounts could change and projects could be dropped or added in the coming months.

One of the highlights pointed out by Deal’s budget office, however, is the $550,000 appropriated to open a Day Reporting Center in Gwinnett. The facility is described as a place where drug offenders in high probation population areas can get treatment alternatives to being sent to prison. The center would operate under the jurisdiction of the Department of Community Supervision.

Deal is also asking the legislature to approve the $11.5 million Phase IV expansion of Georgia Gwinnett College’s Academic Building C as one of the University System of Georgia’s capital outlay bond projects. The expansion has been talked about for awhile. The building offers classroom space for GGC’s schools of business, education and transitional studies.

While the state may fund a building expansion at GGC, it will also continue rolling back the GGC Special Funding Initiative. In the fourth year of the sevenyear phase out of the initiative, the state See PROJECTS, Page 3A

Gov. Nathan Deal delivers his annual State of the State Address to a joint session of the Georgia General Assembly on Wednesday.

(Photo Courtesy of Gov. Nathan Deal’s Office)

Reform, reading, raises

Health care, education are among Deal’s priorities

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Gov. Nathan Deal is asking state legislators to focus on health care, education reform and cyber security, along with pay raises for some state employees, this year.

Deal announced proposals in those areas during his annual State of the State Address to a joint session of the Georgia General Assembly. In his speech, he focused on accentuating positives while outlining Gov. Nathan Deal shakes hands with state Rep. Brooks Cole- proposals such as 19 percent man, R-Duluth, after he delivered his State of the State Address pay raises for Georgia Diviat the State Capitol on Wednesday. (Photo Courtesy of Georgia sion of Family and Children Services caseworkers and 2 House of Representatives’ Press Office)

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percent raises for teachers.

The governor is basing his budget and reform proposals on projections that state revenues will go up by 3.6 percent in fiscal year 2018.

“This year, the budget and the legislation I bring to you will continue to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative,” Deal said.

The governor dived deep into health care issues into his speech, urging the General

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Dad builds hammock for kid’s special education classroom

BY KEITH FARNER

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The typical school supply list at Rosebud Elementary didn’t include a hammock, but it’s turned out to be one of the most popular and useful items around.

Lisa Trantham, a secondgrade special education teacher at the school, wanted to put a hammock in her classroom but initially couldn’t find one that worked.

Her idea was to install something that would help the

students relax, or take a break from a particular task.

That’s when parent Joe Kain stepped in, bringing his engineering talent to the school.

His employer, TSI Solutions, donated the supplies and Kain designed a stand for the hammock that’s proven to be a hit.

“It has been in non-stop use since Mr. Kain installed it,” Trantham said. “It’s so multifunctional — the kids can sit, lie down, swing, curl up or just rest — they can self-select the sensory input they need. We have repeatedly observed the

calming and focusing effect that this has on our students.”

Kain said his company is committed to giving back to the community and the time he spent designing and building the stand were his way of saying thank you to Trantham. Kain said his daughter, Mckayla, made exceptional improvement this year in Trantham’s classroom.

“It was the least I could do to try and give back to her and the school system,” he said. “I

Students in a second-grade special education classroom at Rosebud Elementary use a hammock designed and built by a parent. The hammock is designed to help students remain calm and focused, and it’s proven to be popular, teacher Lisa Trantham said.

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Johnson hosting Day of Resistance against GOP President-elect Donald Trump may be sworn in next week, but one of Gwinnett’s three congressmen isn’t ready to roll over and let the GOP have its way without putting up a fight.

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson’s office announced on Hank WednesJohnson day that the congressman, who is the only Democrat among Gwinnett’s three federal representatives, will co-host the Fourth District Day of Resistance this weekend.

The event is designed to be a rebuke of Trump and the Republican leadership and agenda in Washington D.C. The gathering, which is also co-hosted by Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday at the Clarkston Community Center, located at 3701 College Ave. in Clarkston.

“Joined by faith leaders, environmentalists, seniors, students and immigration reform supporters among others, Johnson and Terry will gather to support Bernie Sanders’ nationwide call to oppose the Republican budget, which calls for throwing 30 million people off of health care, taking their insurance away, privatizing Medicare, making massive cuts in Medicaid and at the same time giving tax breaks to the wealthy,” the congressman’s office said.

Johnson and Terry are

Political Notebook

continue to hold some clout in the state Senate this year, after committee chairmanDavid Shafer ships and vicechairmanCurt Yeomans ships were announced expected to be joined by this week. several local politicians, In including state Sen. Vinaddition cent Fort, state Rep. Karla to Sen. Renee Drenner, DeKalb County David Unterman CEO Mike Thurmond, Shafer, 6th Congressional District R-Duluth, candidate Jon Ossoff and being state Rep. Dewey McClain, president who is also president of pro temthe Atlanta North Labor pore of Union. the SenDaniel Blackman, who ate, Sen. was the Georgia political Renee Fran Millar director for Sen. Bernie Unterman, Sander’s president camR-Buford, paign, is expected to be will serve there as well. as the Civic group and comHealth munity leaders expected and to be at the event include Human Georgia NAACP PresiServices dent Francys Johnson, CommitCurt Thompson Georgia Association of tee chairLatino Elected Officials woman Executive Director Jerry while Gonzalez, Georgia FederaSen. Fran tion of Teachers President Millar, Verdallia Turner, Imam SH R-Atlanta, Salam Wazir, nationally will chair syndicated radio personalthe Higher ity Rashad Richey and Education P.K. Martin representatives of Planned CommitParenthood, Georgians for tee and a Health Future, AARP and Sen. Curt Thompson, the ACLU. D-Tucker, will lead the Special Judiciary ComSenate committee mittee. leaders announced Sen. P.K. Martin, RGwinnett County will Lawrenceville, will serve

as the vice-chairman of the State and Local Government Operations, and Higher Education, committees.

Center is intended to serve two purposes. One is to work Hice hosting mobile to protect office in Winder today Georgia Johnny Residents of eastern residents Isakson Gwinnett who would like and busito bring concerns to the nesses attention of U.S. Rep. Jody from Hice are invited to meet cyber atwith members of his staff tacks. The tonight, when he hosts a other is to mobile office in Winder. serve as Hice’s staff will have a start-up one-off pop-up mobile business David offices set up in different incubator.

Perdue locations throughout his Sens. district this month. The Johnny Isakson and David office will be open from 7 Perdue, along with U.S. to 8:30 p.m. at the Golden Reps. Tom Graves and Corral at 163 E. May St. in Rick Allen hailed the cenWinder. ter as “an additional tool in The congressman will our defense” that will “enhave another locations on able Georgia to continue to from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. lead in cyber security and Jan. 18 at Tennille Comeconomic development” in munity Health Center, a joint statement.

116 Smith St. in Tennille.

“Georgia is on the The final mobile office front lines of training the date will be from 10 a.m. next generation of cyber to noon Jan. 23 at Family warriors,” Perdue said in Connections and Coma statement. “Building munities in Schools of on the innovative efforts Glascock County, 370 W. we’ve seen bringing the Main St. in Gibson.

United States Army Cyber Command to Fort GorIsakson, Perdue don, this new specialized praise Deal’s plans for training facility in Augusta cyber security investment will help boost our state’s It didn’t take long after cyber workforce.”

Gov. Nathan Deal anIsakson added: “Govnounced plans to built a ernor Deal’s action will cyber security facility dur- cement Georgia’s role as ing his State of the State a leader on issues of cyber Address before Georgia’s security by prioritizing representatives in Conthe construction of a new, gress began praising the state-of-the-art facility proposal. in conjunction with the The Georgia Cyber defense department and Innovation and Training NSA, as well as with

private institutions and the state’s universities and technical colleges.

“The Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center will be an invaluable resource to our defense community as well as a boon to our economy.”

traffic in Buford on Wednesday.

Southbound lanes of Interstate 85 between Spout

Firefighter Capt. Tommy Rutledge. Officials had the fires under control by 6:30 a.m.

said.

He said no injuries have been reported and officials are unsure of the cause.

Isakson praises Trump’s pick for VA secretary The news that Presidentelect Donald Trump has picked Dr. David Shulkin to be his Veterans Affairs secretary also brought praise from Isakson on Wednesday.

The spot was one of the few remaining positions for which Trump needed to pick a nominee. Shulkin is no stranger to the VA though. He was picked by President Barack Obama to serve as the under secretary of health for the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2015. He’s served in that position since then.

“There is a tremendous amount of work to be done — by the VA and by Congress — to change the paradigm at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,” said Isakson, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, in a statement.

“Dr. Shulkin understands the critical importance of working handin-hand with Congress on enacting meaningful, bipartisan reforms to help right the ship at the VA. Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Brush fires hinder morning traffic on I-85 near Buford From Staff Reports Three separate brush fires hindered rush hour

Springs and Old Flowery Branch roads closed as firefighters arrived on the scene at 5:56 a.m., said

“Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to a nearby residential area,” Rutledge

Variegated plants add some Health care law still fares well color to the home landscape in polls despite push for repeal Our climate allows us to grow a variety of attractive plants that thrive in our home landscapes and add value to our properties. They vary from small herbaceous perennials and annuals to larger shrubs and trees. If you would like to add color to your landscape, consider using plants with variegated foliage, which varies from white to yellow to darker colors.

The variegation is caused by the masking of the chlorophyll, which is why the leaves are green with other colored pigments. The variegation can cover sections of the leaf to all of it. Certain plant viruses are another cause of variegation. In camellias, the leaves can develop a yellow striping as a result of the yellow mottled leaf virus. The virus suppresses the development of chlorophyll; however, these viruses rarely harm the plants they infect.

Several shrubs have interesting patterns of variegation. Aucubas have light green foliage and can grow up to 15 feet in height. Gold Dust is a variety where the leaves are covered with yellow spots, and with the variety Picturata,’ the center of the leaf is yellow.

Many varieties of hollies have variegated leaves.

English hollies grow up to 25 feet in height and have narrow spiny leaves and bright red berries.

‘Silvery’ and ‘Argenteo Marginata’ have silver to white variegation in their foliage. Some varieties of the rotunda hollies, which have sharp spines, display yellow to white striped coloration.

The tea olive, which is sometimes confused with a holly, grows to 15 feet in height with leathery leaves

Gardening in Gwinnett

Tim Daly that have spines. The plant has opposite leaves as opposed to hollies, which have alternate leaves. The tea olive has several varieties with striking variegation.

Variegata, a variety of the Bigleaf hydrangea, has leaves with creamy-white edges. It should be planted in semi-shaded areas and provided supplemental water during dry spells.

Even Dogwoods have variegated varieties. First Lady, Hohman’s Gold, and Rainbow all have variegated golden to yellow-green foliage, adding interest to one of the most common landscape trees. The trees have attractive white to pink spring flowers and colorful foliage throughout the season that turns bright red in the fall.

Several groundcovers have beautiful variegated foliage that adds to their beauty. Liriope is a thick growing grass-like plant that thrives in both sun and shade. It has several varieties, such as Silvery Midget, and Silvery Sunproof, that have white variegation. Japanese pachysandra is a small growing broadleaf plant that spreads by rhizomes and forms a solid mat. It prefers shady sites and will suffer in the sun. The cultivar ‘Variegata’ has prominently white mottled leaves. Both the Confederate jasmine and Asiatic jasmine, which are vines

that are frequently used as groundcovers, have varieties that are variegated.

Most hosta lilies are variegated to one extent or another and come in many shapes, colors, sizes and textures with over 2,000 cultivars. They have flowers that vary from white to lavender in color and bloom during the summer.

Hosta lilies require shade and well-drained soil. Fertilize the soil for optimal growth. One drawback is that deer love to feast on them. To discourage the animals, apply a taste repellent, which is available at garden centers.

The chemicals produce an unpleasant taste that deters the animals. Frequently applications are needed since the material deteriorates over time and can be washed off by rainfall.

If you want to enhance the beauty of your landscape, consider planting some variegated plants.

They will lighten up and add interest to your garden.

The 2017 Annual Gwinnett County Extension Plant Sale offers several plants, including blueberries, apples, figs, native azaleas, and other plants at affordable prices. To download an order form, go to the Extension website at www.ugaextension.org/ gwinnett/ and on the left side of the page, click on ‘Agriculture and Natural Resources.’ Click on the tab “2017 Plant Sale and Flyer,” which will have all of the pertinent information. You can also contact the Gwinnett County Extension office for one to be mailed to you.

Timothy Daly is an Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent with Gwinnett County Extension. He can be reached at 678-377-4010 or tdaly@ uga.edu.

By Andy Miller

Georgia Health News

Two recent polls on the Affordable Care Act and its provisions show there’s considerable support for at least parts of the 2010 health care law.

A Kaiser Family Foundation survey, released Friday, found that just one in five Americans support repealing the ACA without having a replacement plan approved.

Republicans in Congress, who have long sought to “repeal and replace” the 2010 law, are vowing action on repeal once Donald Trump becomes president later this month. Trump also wants to eliminate the ACA, often called “Obamacare.” Congressional Democrats have signaled they will fight to keep the law, or at least its most important provisions.

The KFF national poll found that almost half of the public — 47 percent — want to keep the ACA. And among those open to getting rid of it, more people — 28 percent — want a replacement plan announced before repeal than those who want instant repeal — 20 percent.

Also Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution released a poll that found that 75 percent of respondents support Medicaid expansion in Georgia, as outlined under the ACA. That support included 57 percent of Republicans surveyed.

Medicaid expansion involves making more lowincome people eligible for the program’s coverage.

Georgia is one of 19 states that have opted not to expand Medicaid, with Gov. Nathan Deal and his fellow Republicans in the legislative leadership saying the move would be too costly

for the state.

Georgians have expressed support for expansion previously as well. A 2014 poll, commissioned by Healthcare Georgia Foundation, found 60 percent of Georgians disagreeing with the state’s decision not to expand its Medicaid program. The idea has not become much of an issue in Georgia political campaigns, however.

Republican victories in November left the future of Medicaid expansion up in the air nationwide. Expansion, since it is part of the ACA, could be scrapped in a repeal effort. States that have already enacted expansion would feel an impact, because the federal government provides significant financial backing for their expansion efforts.

Projections have found that expansion would add more than 500,000 Georgians to the Medicaid program, which now serves nearly 2 million people in the state.

While health care issues are expected to grab the attention of Georgia lawmakers in the new session, Gov. Deal said Friday that lawmakers should put off any substantial changes to Medicaid until Congress acts on the ACA. Deal told The Associated Press in an interview that he will use a portion of his State of the State address on Wednesday to urge the GOP-controlled General Assembly not to “jump the gun.”

Referring to the possible looming changes in federal health legislation, Deal said for Georgia to act on Medicaid eligibility or benefits this year could put the state “in the embarrassing position” of having to undo those policies next year — or even in a special session this year if Wash-

ington acts swiftly — the AP reported “I think we need to be cautious,” Deal said. “I think we need to not be overly aggressive on the issue.”

Lawmakers convened Monday at the beginning of the Georgia General Assembly session.

They are expected to tackle several health care initiatives, including renewing the hospital provider fee, also known as “the bed tax,’’ which helps plug a $300 million hole in the state’s Medcaid budget.

Also expected to draw debate: • An effort by the Cancer Treatment Centers of America to lift state restrictions on its Newnan hospital; • A bill that would allow dental hygienists to practice in settings without a dentist present; • Legislation to prevent “surprise’’ billing of consumers for unexpected “out of network charges; • More funding for children’s mental health services.

State Sen. Renee Unterman, who chairs the chamber’s Health and Human Services Committee, said, “We’re like every other state in the nation — we have to wait and see what Washington is going to do, but we’re not going to sit idly by and do nothing, and that’s why we’re going to focus on mental health issues and some of the more critical issues that we see,” WABE reported.

Unterman, a Buford Republican, said she and her GOP colleagues will also focus on a legislative package to tackle the state’s opioid epidemic, including allowing the overdosereversing drug naloxone to be made available over the counter permanently.

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Buford woman in equestrain finals Police searching

BY ERIKA WELLS

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It’s no mystery that a Buford woman loves her horse, Matlock, as much as she loves competing with the 1,500-pound American Quarter horse. Her passion and drive led them to compete in the world finals of a major equestrian competition this past December.

Ashlyn Miller’s success wouldn’t have been possible without help from her trainers, Matlock’s farriers and Matlock, who is 7 years old. He’s named after the long-running network TV series about a detective with the same name because “it just fit him,” Miller said.

She and Matlock showed off their skills in the 2016 National Cutting Horse Association event in Texas — a major accomplishment in her first year participating in the sport.

Susan Schmidt of Buford taught her how to ride.

More recently, she has been working with a trainer, Trey Wilson, with Wilson Cutting Horses in Unadilla, Ga. “I definitely didn’t expect to do something like this the first year I starting showing,” she said. “My little horse definitely went above and beyond what I expected.”

After graduating from the University of Georgia in 2015, Miller tried out

Ashlyn Miller and her horse Matlock placed in the top 15 standings at the National Cutting Horse Association in Fort Worth, Texas, in December. (Special Photo)

cutting. The object is to separate one calf — “cut one off” — from its herd and prevent the animal from returning to the group within 2 minutes and 30 seconds, she said.

The task can be tricky, as the rider has to control and maneuver the horse as the calf tries to dodge them to get back to the heard, but Miller made it to the Limited 2000 Rider Class.

They remain in the top 15 standings.

When the cow first stepped out, she said she was nervous beyond belief until she warmed up.

“We worked some really tough cattle, but it’s been an amazing experience,” Miller said.

“There’s nothing like it.

It’s unbelievable, for sure; there’s nothing that’s more fun.”

Typically, no animals or riders are hurt in the sport, which takes place in a venue similar to that of a rodeo, she said.

Matlock’s show name is Smart Powder Badger, after his father who was called Smart Sugar Badger; they each were bred for show and competition.

About two years ago, Miller bought Matlock and got him involved in shows, where they’d show off his talent, and started training for cutting about a year ago.

“I was kind of green, and he was kind of green,” she said, “and he has performed well when I’ve asked him to.

“We got our feet wet and I fell in love with it. I’m so lucky to ride this horse. He’s pretty young, and he’s held up pretty well.”

The honor has been a

long time in the making for Miller, who has been riding in many different disciplines since she was three years old, said her mother, Patsy.

“Ashlyn works extremely hard and has an unbelievable passion for horses,” the proud mom said.

The animal lover has competed across the Southeast including in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Florida.

The University of Georgia graduate studied animal science after developing a passion for horses from her father and other family members with the same love.

She suggests everyone try spending time with a horse or go horseback riding for the experience.

“It’s a great sport or hobby for anyone, even if they’ve never been around horses,” Miller said. “There’s something fulfilling about riding something that’s a thousand pounds.”

She said tending to horses can teach the caregiver responsibility since the animal is like a small child who can’t communication its needs.

When Miller isn’t with Matlock and can find spare time, she enjoys hunting and fishing.

In the future, she’d like to own her own barn and participate in breeding and the reproductive and nutritious aspects.

for robbery suspect

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

Jansport backpack, according to the report.

The man reportedly pointed a gun at two emGwinnett County police ployees, but never fully are looking for a man actook it out of his hoodie cused of robbing a Lopocket. He demanded ganville Waffle House at money from the regisgunpoint in December. ter. He stole $390 before Employees told respond- running out the door and ing officers a tall black toward Cooper Road.

The employees described man dressed in a grey the man as about 6-foot-2. hoodie and blue windbreaker pants came into the They guessed he weighed about 190 to 200 pounds restaurant on Loganville Highway Dec. 15 at about and was 20 to 25 years old.

Anybody with informa4:50 a.m. tion on the crime should He had a black and call Crime Stoppers at 404white bandana over his face and was carrying a red 577-8477.

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Man arrested on other charges after deadly wreck with pedestrian

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

Gomez-Bocanegra pulled into a nearby Little Ceasars Pizza after the accident, but he tried A Norcross man was to leave when police ararrested after he killed rived, police said. a pedes“He was physically trian with stopped by a uniform ofhis car ficer and detained on the Tuesday scene,” according to the evening, report. according Officers found out to a police Gomez-Bocanegra had a report. warrant out against him Victor from the Gwinnett CounVictor GomezGomezty Sheriff’s Office for Bocanegra Bocaneg- another traffic offense.

•From Page 1A million. get the ability to serve more Assembly for $2 million ra, 47, was driving south He was also arrested Additionally, the GRTA Gwinnett drivers at a single to buy land for, design and on Buford Highway with on charges of driving will reduce funding for the XPress Bus Park and Ride time in the future. The gov- build an expansion of the lot his family in the car without a valid driver’s college by nearly $1.38 Lot at Sugarloaf Mills could ernor is asking the General as part of the budget.

Tuesday at about 7:38 license, felony vehicular p.m., when he hit Miguel homicide, felony hit and Avila, 58, the report said. run and obstruction.

He was booked into the Avila was reportedly support as I can, including als. I want to make sure can enjoy a learning envi- crossing the highway out- Gwinnett County Deten•From Page 1A my professional engineer- every child in the program ronment that will nurture side of a crosswalk when tion Center at 11:09 p.m. look forward to continuing ing services, assembly and has the best therapy equip- their special, and many he was hit and died at the Tuesday and is being held without bond. to provide them as much maintenance, and materi- ment possible so that they times, unique needs.” scene. cailin.obrien @gwinnettdailypost.com

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Monitor switch to generic drugs DEAR DR. ROACH: My 81-year-old father takes 100 mcg of Synthroid. Due to the high cost of insurance, and the need to change his Medicare policy, we are trying to lower his prescription costs. One way is to get the generic. His doctor told us today that the Food and Drug Administration allows a 40 percent variability in the generic, so he must stick with the same manufacturer. We are hesitant to switch, based on many of the reviews I have read about people not having the same results with the generic. What are your thoughts on this?

— K.H. ANSWER: Of the many questions I get on generic versus brand-name drugs, it’s Synthroid that generates the most concern. I often hear concerns that the FDA allows a high variation, but in fact, until 2007, the variation allowed was plus or minus 10 percent. This means that the pill must contain between 90 and 110 percent of the amount stated for the active ingredient.

This standard is the same whether the drug is brand name or generic. However, because thyroid hormone levels need to be more precisely regulated than other drugs (too much or too little, and the person can have symptoms), in 2007 the FDA changed the regulation for thyroid preparations in particular to between 95 and 105 percent of stated potency throughout a product’s shelf life. Because of this, a generic prescription is a reasonable option, in my opinion.

For people who want to be extra careful after changing to a generic, the level should be checked several times frequently following the switch, and I recommend working with your pharmacist to make sure you get the same generic manufacturer with each prescription. Most pharmacists are willing to do this.

Some people insist that only the brand name makes them feel right. I am never sure whether this is due to a difference in the amount of hormone, its ability to be absorbed or by the expectation that a generic is not going to be as good.

Most physicians, including myself, choose generics for themselves and their families.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell. edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a constitutional amendment to give women the right to vote.

In 1932, Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman elected to the Senate.

In 1991, a divided Congress authorized President George H.W. Bush to use force in expelling Iraq from Kuwait.

In 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti destroyed a majority of the buildings in Port-au-Prince and left more than 100,000 dead.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Jack London (1876-1916), author; Tex Ritter (1905-1974), singer/actor; Joe Frazier (1944-2011), boxer; Tom Dempsey (1947- ), football player; Kirstie Alley (1951- ), actress; Rush Limbaugh (1951- ), radio personality; Howard Stern (1954- ), radio personality;

Christiane Amanpour (1958- ), TV journalist; Jeff Bezos (1964- ), Amazon.com founder; Rob Zombie (1965), singer-songwriter/director; Zack de la Rocha (1970- ), singer-songwriter; Naya Rivera (1987- ), actress.

TODAY’S FACT: Amazon.com opened for business online in 1995, but it didn’t make a profit until 2002.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1969, the New York Jets fulfilled quarterback Joe Namath’s guarantee of a win with a 16-7 victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. TODAY’S QUOTE: “Don’t loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club, and if you don’t get it you will nonetheless get something that looks remarkably like it.” — Jack London TODAY’S NUMBER: 20 — women in the U.S. Senate at the start of the 114th Congress in 2015.

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Woman worries about future mother-in-law DEAR AMY: I am a 23-year-old woman who has been in a relationship with my boyfriend for four years. We currently live together and plan on getting married and having children.

We are perfect together and I couldn’t ask for a better partner.

His mother and I do not get along. From the very beginning of our relationship she has talked constantly about his exes.

She will post pictures and tag them and invite them to family functions where her son and I are expected to attend.

For the past couple of years we have both told her that this makes me feel uncomfortable and that I won’t be going to these functions if an ex or multiple exes will be there.

The last family function was three months ago. I decided not to go because his ex accepted the invite. My boyfriend decided he would not attend, either.

This caused a major uproar and his family is now accusing me of keeping their son and brother from them. I have decided I want nothing to do with them anymore.

Is it right for us to be upset about this? Am I being unreasonable or jealous? My feelings are badly hurt and I can’t understand why they can’t let these exes go. Can my boyfriend and I still thrive

wishes. Your boyfriend should also see them when he wants to and keep his distance when he feels disrespected.

You should both read, “Toxic In-Laws: Loving Strategies for Protecting Your Marriage,” by Susan Forward (2002, Harper Perennial).

Amy Dickinson DEAR AMY: I have been married to my in a relationship if there husband for 42 years, is a strain between me and every year I wonder and his family? why I stay. I don’t believe — Worried in divorce, but can see DEAR WORRIED: why some people do. If Your boyfriend holds the I had known how much key to how to both hold he would change after we firm and help to rebuild got married, I would not your relationship with have married him. his family members. He I know sex isn’t everyshould not put this all on thing in a marriage but you, but should say, “I mere weeks after we got don’t want to see my exmarried, he turned me girlfriends at every family away and I was devasevent. So if one or more tated. I wondered what I of them will be present, did wrong. please let me know in Here we are, 42 years advance.” later, and it is worse than You are also going to it was then. In the last six need to get ahold of your months I don’t think he feelings. It is inevitable has even kissed me, and that you will see and I can’t remember the last sometimes interact with time he hugged me. other women who have I finally gave up on been in his life. You making the first move should not freak out, but because it hurt too much accept this occasional to be rebuffed. inevitability.

I couldn’t survive finanHis family should cially if I left him. I guess respect his (and your) I’ll just have to suffer in wishes, but you have silence. Any advice? handed them ammunition — Suffering in Silence to cast you in the role DEAR SUFFERING: of the bad guy. You can If you intend to stay in prove them wrong by be- this marriage, don’t suffer ing polite, not taking the in silence. Talking about bait and becoming more this may be the toughest secure in your rights and thing you have ever done,

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but you must try. Honestly talking about your feelings (and not just about the hurt) can help you to reclaim some intimacy.

Couples can become sort of frozen in silences, where the enormity of their feelings can seem too overwhelming to express.

Your husband may associate hugging and kissing and other endearments as foreplay to sex, and because he doesn’t seem to want to have sex, you can encourage him to simply be close to you, without the pressure of sex.

Counseling will help both of you, but if he won’t commit to meeting you in this way, please go by yourself.

DEAR AMY: “Worried Hubby” was threatened by a deep friendship his wife had with a man at work. A quick “rule” about outside friendships is if the spouse is disclosing things to the friend she should be telling the husband, then they have a problem.

— Been There DEAR BEEN THERE: Exactly. Thank you.

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 on Facebook.

Move slowly toward whatever attracts or compels you. Too much too fast will lead to setbacks.

Keeping a sense of calm and being firmly practical will result in your getting the most for the least, and will keep your life free of stress. Romance is in the stars.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Share your thoughts with your professional and personal partners. It’s important to align your thoughts or plans to fit everyone’s needs before making a decision or move that will affect others.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Keep an open mind, but don’t feel you have to donate to a cause or pay for others.

Listen and make suggestions, but protect your assets, possessions and financial future.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Steer clear of emotional spending, overindulgent people and deals that are too good to be true. Instead, you should pursue an idea, dream or venture that is cost-efficient and helpful.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Keep your life simple and dedicate your time to getting things done behind the scenes.

Presenting your ideas before you are ready will lead to interference.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — A move or change of scenery will open your mind and spur you to try new things. A financial opportunity will tempt you. Call in favors and request assistance from those who’ve given you good advice in the past.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Involvements with children, temptations and other people’s problems will all have to be handled cautiously. Moderation and simplicity will be required. Protect your position, finances and reputation.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Shed some light on what you have in mind with regard to professional strategy. Be creative and step outside your comfort zone in order to make a lasting impression. Romance is highlighted.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Appeal to those who are heading in the same direction as you. Step into a leadership position.

Offer a comprehensive plan that will bring about popular change.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — You can only do so much. Size up whatever situation you face and offer solid advice but don’t feel the need to take over or you may end up being blamed for interfering.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Put in the hours and see what you can accomplish. Less talk and more action will help you avoid trouble and controversy that could hinder your efforts and success.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Use your energy and enthusiasm to do what you feel is worthwhile. Aim to improve your stamina by engaging in fitness activities or something that will improve your awareness and intelligence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You’ll have difficulty managing your money. Don’t let temptation or a get-rich-quick scheme lead to a loss.

If you want change, you need to do something to cut your costs instead of incurring more debt.

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world&nation World Brazil prison head removed amidst inmate violence The head of the Brazilian jail where 56 inmates were killed during a riot on New Year’s Day has been removed from office, staterun media agency Agencia Brasil reported.

Jose Carvalho da Silva, the interim director of the Anísio Jobim Penitentiary Complex, was removed Tuesday after corruption allegations by two inmates became public. Silva’s removal comes as the country is reeling from a bloody beginning to 2017, marked by four separate prison riots that left nearly 100 inmates dead.

Agencia Brasil reports the two inmates alleged prison officials received money from criminal gangs to allow the entry of weapons, drugs and cell phones into the jail.

The inmates also allege that administrators facilitated the escape of prisoners.

Swiss Muslim girls must learn to swim with boys A Swiss couple had no legal grounds for keeping their Muslim daughters out of mandatory swim classes with boys at their co-ed school, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.

Aziz Osmanoglu and Sehabat Kocabas, who also are Turkish nationals, refused for religious reasons to send their two daughters to swimming lessons at their school in Basel, Switzerland.

The parents, who have been pressing this case for nearly a decade, argued that sending their children to swimming lessons with boys contravened Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights — the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.

But the court on Tuesday rejected the argument, stating that “school played a special role in the process of social integration.”

India threatens Amazon workers over flag doormat India has threatened to cancel the visas of Amazon employees if the retailer continues to sell doormats featuring the country’s flag.

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj made the threat Wednesday on Twitter, saying that if the offending product is not removed from Amazon’s Canada website, she would not grant visas to Amazon officials and “rescind the visas issued earlier.”

Swaraj described the product as “unacceptable” and directed the Indian High Commission in Canada to take the issue up with Amazon at “the highest level.”

“Amazon must tender unconditional apology,” she said. “They must withdraw all products insulting our national flag immediately.”

One of the company’s customer service accounts on Twitter also addressed the issue, saying the products were never sold on Amazon’s India site.

— From wire reports

Tillerson breaks with Trump

By Nicole Gaouette CNN

People Joseph Fiennes as Jackson not going over well

A year ago there was an uproar when it was announced that a white actor, Joseph Fiennes, would be portraying Michael Jackson in a British TV production.

The trailer for the project — released Wednesday — has done little to assuage that furor.

“Urban Myths” tells a series of stories, including a fabled one in which Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor (played by Stockard ChanRex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of State, stated ning) and Marlon Brando disagreements with Trump on foreign policy issues Wednesday, backing the Trans- (played by Brian Cox) Pacific Partnership, denouncing Russian aggression in cyberspace and Ukraine, and supposedly took a crossaffirming his belief in climate change. (Photo: CNN) country road trip after 9/11.

The trailer has Twitter affairs in general terms, and Russia must be held to acsupport. beside itself. that they haven’t discussed count for its actions.”

He was asked whether “The most disrespectful Russian policy, telling the On climate change, Tilthe U.S. should ignore the thing I’ve ever seen” one Senate panel “that has not lerson told the senators he clause that requires memyet occurred.” believes “the risk of climate bers to come to each others’ person tweeted.

Tillerson praised sancchange does exist and the defense unless other memtions as a deterrent, although consequences of it could be bers paid more. “I would not Facebook debuts he cautioned that imposing serious enough that actions recommend that, no sir,” he journalism project them can hurt American should be taken.” In consaid.

Facebook is trying to businesses. “In diplomacy, trast, Trump has in the past Tillerson encountered reit is useful to have a stick described climate change as peated challenges on Russia improve relations with that is in your hand so that a hoax perpetrated by China and ExxonMobil’s track re- skeptical newsrooms by whether you use it or not, it to hurt U.S. manufacturers, cord on climate change and making several investments in journalism tools, becomes part of that conver- although he recently acits opposition to sanctions training and news literacy. sation,” Tillerson said. knowledged the possibility against rogue regimes.

On Wednesday the And he took steps in his that human activity could be It was enough, at the opening remarks to strike an a contributing factor. hearing’s halfway point, for company announced a new umbrella for its inioverall tougher line on MosAnd unlike Trump, who Senate Democratic Leader tiatives, called the Facecow than Trump has to date, has repeatedly questioned Chuck Schumer of New book Journalism Project, saying, “Russia must know the utility of NATO and its York to tweet about the with three different parts. that we will be accountable members’ financial conpresident-elect or “PEOIn some cases Faceto our commitments and tributions to the alliance, TUS” and his State Departbook is promoting what it those of our allies, and that Tillerson expressed clear ment nominee. already does and expanding the efforts. In other CNN reached out to Matt cases it is setting up new Newburg, Nassar’s attorney partnerships with news organizations and adin the criminal cases, who Trump: Mexico vocacy groups. One of said he does not represent him in the civil case. It could them is the News Literacy will reimburse Project. not be immediately deterU.S. for wall The overarching mesmined whether Nassar has “Mexico is going to pay sage is that the social retained an attorney in the for it” has morphed into media giant wants to be a civil suit.

Mexico will reimburse the Seventeen of the plaintiffs friend, not a foe, of cashU.S. for Donald Trump’s strapped news organizain the civil suit, filed Tuesproposed wall with Mexico, tions. day, have chosen to remain either directly or indirectly.

“We’re investing a lot anonymous. The other, President-elect Donald Trump speaks at his first news Trump insisted that Rachael Denhollander, says of time,” said Patrick conference on Wednesday. (Photo: CNN) Walker, the head of media Mexico will “reimburse us” she was assaulted by him for costs of building a wall repeatedly at Michigan State partnerships for Facebook in Europe, Africa and the on the U.S.-Mexico border, Justice Department spokes- long-range launches and in 2000, when she was 15 Middle East. and insisted that it will be a provide crucial data. man said. and seeking treatment for At a panel discussion wall, “not a fence.”

The radar, whose home Roof indicated he would wrist and back pain. in London on Wednesday, Trump’s comments came like to speak at Wednesday’s port is in Hawaii, has Walker said “we’re trying during his first news confer- hearing, but he did not get deployed several times in Six Volkswagen to get deeper at collaboence as president-elect on the past to monitor North that chance before hearing rating” with news outlets.

Wednesday, and he mainKorean missile activity. But execs indicted from those whose loved One example, antained that he would be able ones he stole. it can only remain at sea over emissions nounced Wednesday, to get Mexico to pay for the Gayle Jackson, the niece for a certain, undisclosed, involves linking Facebook Six Volkswagen execuwall, eventually, despite flat of Susie Jackson, told Roof period of time, so military tives were indicted Wednes- engineers with their counrejections from Mexican officials try to calculate the that while she prayed that terparts in newsrooms. day in connection with the government officials. But most significant times, the God would have mercy on carmaker’s emissions cheatthe president-elect said he’d his mother, “I want your official said. ing scandal. rather build the wall and get soul to burn in hell.”

George Lucas The indictment was payment from Mexico later.

“My mother can’t even 18 women sue museum coming announced the day after step a foot into church,” ex-USA doctor in Volkswagen said that it had to Los Angeles she said. “And for you to Victims’ families sex-assault case agreed to pay $4.3 billion in sit here every day — I was address Roof The board of directors federal fines and take the unhere from the beginning to Eighteen women and girls usual step of pleading guilty for the Lucas Museum of with harsh words the end — and never, ever have filed a federal lawsuit Narrative Art announced to criminal charges. apologize … was hurtful.

Dylann Roof will die in against disgraced former Tuesday that the City of U.S. Attorney General I pray that your soul go to federal custody, a judge de- hell.”

USA Gymnastics and Mich- Loretta Lynch said Wednes- Angels will be the site for clared Wednesday, one day igan State University doctor day that the six VW officials the $1 billion facility that after a jury decided Roof’s U.S. deploys radar Larry Nassar, alleging that “held positions of significant will house George Lucas’ personal art collection. fate. he sexually assaulted them responsibility, including in response to The city’s Exposition Those whom Dylann repeatedly for years during overseeing engine developPark will be the home of Roof hurt the most had physical examinations. ment and serving on the missile threat the futuristic building, the chance to address the The plaintiffs alleged management board.” which is sure to be a draw The Pentagon has deconvicted killer before his a pattern of sexual abuse, “They seriously abused for “Star Wars” fans and Wednesday sentencing, with ployed high-tech radar to disguised as treatment, that those positions,” Lynch architecture geeks alike. keep watch for a potential one of the victims’ sisters began in the late 1990s and said at a press conference Los Angeles beat out North Korean long-rangecalling him “among the continued into 2016. Most Wednesday. missile launch in the coming of the girls were teenagers worst kind of evil.”

Those who were indicted, San Francisco for the site.

The project has been months, according to a U.S. at the time of the alleged as- who are all German, are Roof is expected to reyears in the making for ceive the death penalty — as defense official. saults, although several were charged with one count of Lucas, who has about It is the first U.S. military as young as 9. recommended by the jury conspiracy to defraud the 10,000 illustrations and — for killing nine people at response to Pyongyang’s Nassar, 53, is already U.S., defraud American paintings from noted claim it could launch an a historically black church facing state and federal customers and violate the artists as well as memoraintercontinental ballistic in Charleston in 2015. criminal charges, including federal Clean Air Act — bilia from his “Star Wars” missile.

He will become the first sexual assault with a person which regulates harmful franchise.

The sea-based X-band federal hate-crime defendant under 13 and possession of emissions from cars.

— From wire reports radar is able to track the to be sentenced to death, a child pornography.

— From wire reports President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. envoy to the world broke with his future boss on a number of key foreign policy issues on Wednesday, backing the Trans-Pacific Partnership, denouncing Russian aggression in cyberspace and Ukraine, and affirming his belief in climate change.

Former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, speaking at his day-long confirmation hearing — where he at times came under fire from both Democrats and Republicans — said he wasn’t against TPP, a massive trade pact that Trump condemned as he made staunch opposition to free trade deals a centerpiece of his presidential campaign.

“I do not oppose” TPP, Tillerson said. “I share some of (Trump’s) views regarding whether the agreement that was negotiated serves all of America’s interests the best.”

Tillerson also blasted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an “illegal action” — something Trump hasn’t done — and said he even would have sent the country defensive weapons to use against Moscow.

In a striking exchange, Tillerson admitted that he’d only spoken to the president-elect about world

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Monopoly may replace iconic pieces with emoji faces, hashtags

By Parija Kavilanz CNN

Monopoly’s game pieces may look very different the next time you play.

In fact, instead of fighting over the silver shoe or thimble, you could be left holding a bath tub, a dinosaur or even a hashtag symbol.

For the first time in the brand’s 82-year history, Monopoly — owned by toymaker Hasbro — is letting the public decide if they

Must read should replace all of those game pieces with something new.

The company launched website VoteMonopoly.com on Tuesday to encourage the internet to choose the eight figurines (or “tokens”) featured in its upcoming version of the game. Of the 64 suggestions listed, 56 options are entirely new.

The other eight are the classic tokens, such as the top hat.

The new suggestions are inspired by pop culture and social media.

Hasbro is crowdsourcing votes until Jan. 31, and there’s no limit to how many times you can weigh in. The top 8 most-voted tokens will be revealed in March and become a permanent addition to the game.

This means, of course, the iconic shoe could actually get the boot. But the public could also pick all of the classics again, and

your dreams of a monster truck piece could be crushed.

“Over the years, we’ve allowed Monopoly fans to participate in the evolution of the game, but we’ve never before let the public pick all the tokens for the game,” said Jonathan Berkowitz, senior vice president of marketing for Hasbro Gaming.

In 2013, fans were able to vote on which token would replace the classic iron game piece. The winner — a cat — has since

been added to newer versions of Monopoly.

The latest version of the game will hit shelves this fall and cost about $20.

Hasbro is also separately releasing a limited version called Monopoly Signature Token Collection Edition this spring. It will include all 64 tokens up for vote.

Although crowdsourcing input is unique for the company, there have been 300 different versions of Monopoly to date.

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Dylann Roof’s very last act CHARLESTON, S.C. — If Death lingers in courtroom corridors awaiting sentences, this historic city’s federal courthouse was surely a top destination. On Tuesday, the Reaper’s patience was rewarded with the jury’s return of the death penalty for Dylann Roof.

Roof, who insisted on representing himself during the sentencing phase of his 33-count murder trial, was found guilty last month for the slaughter of nine black parishioners at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in June 2015.

Roof’s self-lawyering is still mystifying when he had at his disposal one of the nation’s best deathpenalty lawyers, David Bruck, who did represent Roof during the guilt phase that ended last month.

Bruck was allowed Kathleen only to advise Roof during the penalty Parker phase, which began last week, but briefly addressed the judge Tuesday when Roof requested that Bruck address objections.

While the government’s case seemed airtight in covering all the requirements for the death penalty, Roof’s remarks Tuesday took fewer than five minutes.

Wearing slacks and a blue cable-knit sweater — his bowl-cut hair obviously recently shaped — Roof approached the lectern with a single, yellow, letter-sized sheet of paper for his closing argument. Barely audible — and his pauses were longer than his sentences — he made essentially two suggestions seemingly aimed at creating doubt about his alleged hatred of black people and his intent in carrying out his mission, which he himself previously identified as wanting to incite racial violence.

“I think it’s safe to say nobody in their mind wants to go to a church and kill people,” he began. Then he contradicted other confession statements that he had to do what he did. “In my [FBI confession] tape I told them I had to do it. … Obviously that’s not true. Nobody made me do it. I felt like I had to do it, and I still feel like I had to do it.”

Clarity isn’t his strong suit.

Next, Roof challenged the prosecution’s claim that he’s filled with hatred, one of the statutory-required aggravating factors in capital cases. He referred to his confession when an FBI agent asked him if he hated blacks.

Roof’s reply was, “I don’t like what black people do.”

To the jury, he posited: “If I was really filled with as much hate as I allegedly am, wouldn’t I just say, ‘Yes, I hate black people’?”

Finally, Roof said it’s fair to say that the prosecutors hate him since they’re seeking the death penalty. Then he tutored the court that people hate because they’ve been misled. He also said that people think they know what hatred is, but “they don’t know what real hatred looks like.”

Does Roof? Is this because some hate-filled person misled him? Or did he merely look in the mirror?

Not once during his very brief remarks did Roof say that he regretted his actions, which might have elicited some empathy from those burdened with determining his fate. Indeed, in a jailhouse journal, he wrote that he isn’t sorry and that he hadn’t shed a tear for the “innocent people I killed.”

Tuesday, as he attempted to take on a battery of lawyers hell-bent on ultimate justice, he seemed ever the evil child who, rather than acknowledging the horror and the agony of what he did, was somehow above the process. Expressionless and aloof, as he had been throughout the trial, he was anything but a sympathetic character and certainly no advocate for his continued access to life.

Throughout the proceedings, my mind kept wandering to an earlier case I covered when Bruck was fighting another death penalty — the 1994 trial of Susan Smith, the young mother who rolled her car into a Union, S. C., lake, drowning her two small children.

The crime was heinous and the trial heartwrenching. At one point during the father’s testimony, the judge had to call for a break because nearly everyone in the courtroom, including the media, was weeping. The father had been talking about his 3-year-old’s favorite Disney movie, which the child called, “One-oone Dalma-hay-tions.”

Susan Smith threw herself across the defense table, loudly sobbing with the agony of regret and the sorrow of inconsolable loss. Yes, she was responsible for her children’s death, but there was no questioning her remorse or doubting that her life in prison would be an endless night of piercing pain.

For death penalty opponents like me, this seemed a far more just end than death would have been. With Roof, there’s plainly no sense of sorrow now — or to come. In the end evidence of sincere remorse, which is to say, humanity, can be the difference between life and death.

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

Finding peace through acceptance As if having a preemie two years ago was not challenging enough, my cousin and his wife are one-upping themselves.

They just had twin preemies.

Ethan and Brooklyn were supposed to come after the new year, but “decided” to make things more interesting for their parents. They were born after only 31 weeks of gestation, as Dad would say, “They are under cooked.”And so an early Christmas gift for mom and dad.

The twins are currently under the care of the nurses in neonatal intensive care unit and are on the CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure), a respiratory support system to assist their breathing since their lungs are underdeveloped. After a week it was finally safe for the parents to hold them.

When I spoke to Allison, the mother, she was filled with emotion: joyful for her new beautiful son and daughter, worrisome about their health, yet relieved that they are in such good care at Gwinnett Medical Center. But she was also very disappointed that she could not deliver these babies normally, instead she had to undergo another C-section.

What can she do but accept and come to terms with it?

Van Marosek In a similar theme, my mother’s hearing has been waning for months. I pleaded with her to have it checked out, but she resisted. There were many times I wanted to give up because she would get so angry with me.

But having read about the negative impact of presbycusis, age-related hearing loss, among them frustration and cognitive decline which will eventually lead to her becoming disengaged and isolated, I persisted.

Admittedly, I was also tired of using my outside voice inside when we talk. Our situation was dismal. We either have a stressful conversation or none at all. And thus everyday I made notes of the negative effects and presented to her. I was relentless in my mission to persuade her.

She finally accepted. Not surprisingly, the result from her

hearing test showed that she has a moderate level of hearing loss. The next battle was just as difficult, convincing her to get a hearing aid and wearing it. But I was as adamant as she was unyielding.

It has now been a week and she is still adapting to it. She is frustrated and annoyed. But just the other day she asked, “What’s that shuffling noise?”

I told her it was from her feet shuffling when she walks.

Rhetorically, I asked, “See what you’re been missing out? What other ‘noises’ have you not been hearing?” Her face lit up, an ‘aha’ moment. She no longer needs to be coaxed to put on her hearing aid because she has accepted.

Where in life are we resisting the inevitable? What are some things that are happening or already happened that we are still unable to accept?

Often we fight against our life situation but in truth we are wrestling with ourselves. We are unwilling to accept the reality, resisting that which causes our life to go off-course as planned, expected, or desired.

But ignoring and refusing to accept will only prolong the suffering, not only from the problem, (as in my mother’s case of the frustration of not

being heard or misunderstood) but from the mental anguish of resisting it. We know it’s there, but we rather not face and come to terms with it. We let it fester, allowing it to prevent us from moving on.

The day my mother accepted her situation was the day she stopped fighting and started restoring what was loss, not only her hearing, but her quality of life. She is now more engaged in conversations and interested in what’s going on. She even wants to talk politics!

But more importantly, she has peace; no more resistance, no more struggles.

Our issues — jobs, kids, health, school, and whatever else in life — put them in perspective and prioritize them, do the best we can and let the chips fall where they may. Heed the words of Reinhold Niebuhr: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.

Wishing you a very healthy, prosperous, and peaceful new year.

Van Marosek lives in Lawrenceville with her family. Email her at Jimvanny@gmail.com.

No wonder there’s so few minority journalists CHICAGO — Shaun King, a civil rights activist and senior justice writer for the New York Daily News, had to preface his response to the recent hate crime committed against a disabled Chicago-area man with four full paragraphs of disavowal before making this point: “I see thousands of white folk online asking me why I’m not speaking out about it. Beyond the fact that I literally just got back in the country a few hours ago with my wife and five kids, my answer is simple. … This country does not need me to speak out on crimes committed by black folk because nobody in this country is held more responsible for the crimes they commit, and even the crimes they don’t commit, than black folk in America.”

The next day, Julio Ricardo Varela, co-host of the Latino-centric political podcast “In the Thick” tweeted up a storm about the evolving story of suspected Florida airport shooter Esteban Santiago, citing journalists and news outlets that chose to play up Santiago’s Puerto Rican heritage. Varela, who also hails from Puerto Rico, wrote: “How media is sharing info about ?#EstebanSantiago FROM PUERTO RICO! HIS MOM STILL LIVES THERE! Oh yeah, he fought in Iraq

whether or not a breaking news item has to do with a Latino suspect.

Victor Manuel Ramos, a staff writer at Newsday, recently posted to Facebook a photo of an envelope he received that read: “Are you an American — or merely Esther a holder of citizenship?”

Cepeda Ramos captioned the image: “Sometimes when one covers & checked a gun.” immigration, the letters (in Another tweet concluded: this case, the envelope) from “If cable outlets insist on readers become personal emphasizing ?#EstebanSan- inquiries. Received today.” tiago’s Puerto Ricaness, And people wonder why good time to educate about there aren’t more minorities how many boricuas served in in journalism. iraq.”

Last year, the American And so it goes for minorSociety of News Editors put ity journalists in the era of the percentage of minority Trump — when a member journalists in daily-newsof their tribe does something paper newsrooms at about unspeakable, they’ll have to 17 percent. It was slightly jump in to make clarificabetter for online-only news tions before people make sites, where minorities made assumptions or they’ll be up about 23 percent of the called to account. workforce.

These news people will be Decades-long industrybombarded with messages wide hand-wringing about imploring them to conwhy the nation’s press corps demn an action or with ugly doesn’t adequately resemble implications that they are in the people they report on is solidarity with the accused tone-deaf. because they have not issued Hmm, let’s see … it costs a public denouncement — as tens of thousands of dolif they, the journalists, speak lars to get an undergraduate for every other non-journalist journalism degree from even who shares their race or a middling state school (and ethnicity. in the hundreds of thousands Of course, after a decade if attending a highly selecof rising immigration-related tive school — and that’s not xenophobia, journalists with counting graduate studies).

Hispanic-sounding names Then, upon graduation, a have been getting trolled on new journalist can expect to a daily basis, regardless of barely make a living wage

as a news assistant, graphics specialist or online writer or producer. In 2016, for the third straight year, Careercast.com rated “newspaper reporter” as the worst job, at the very bottom of its list of 200. “Broadcaster” was the third worst.

On top of that, many editors and readers hold minority journalists to ridiculous standards. They often are expected to be definitive experts on broad areas of historical, cultural and economic experience. To many readers, they represent, at best, racially biased information-gatherers.

Yet, when a white person commits a horrible crime, no one expects white reporters or white opinion writers to specifically deny responsibility or empathy for a culprit’s actions. It is generally understood that the crime and the criminal are not definitively linked to a specific race or ethnicity.

Can minority journalists ever hope for that same assumption of reasonable journalistic detachment from news subjects?

Ultimately, if people can’t recognize that all journalists have opinions and biases that may or may not have anything to do with their ethnic or racial backgrounds, there will be fewer and fewer minority journalists to harass.

Esther Cepeda’s email address is estherjcepeda@ washpost.com. Follow her on Twitter, @estherjcepeda.

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•From Page 1A Assembly to not move too quickly on Medicaid reforms because of expected changes to health care laws at the national level, including a likely repeal of the Affordable Care Act. “We are very fortunate that former Georgia state senator and Congressman Tom Price is nominated to become the Health and Human Services secretary,” Deal said. “Hopefully very soon, the authority to make decisions regarding our state Medicaid program and how to design it in such a way that best fits the needs of our citizens will be returned to Georgia.”

There is one action related to Medicaid that Deal asked legislators to take: renewing the bed tax.

The bed tax, also known as hospital provider fee, is set to expire this year.

While it generates about $311 million each year to help pay for Georgia’s Medicaid program, it also lets the state have access to another $600 million from the federal government.

In all, $10.5 billion is expected to be spent on Medicaid in the next budget.

Deal said it is important for the General Assembly to renew the Department of Community Health Board’s authority to collect the hospital provider fee.

“If that authority is not renewed, the more than $900 million now available to us for the Medicaid program will have to be made up elsewhere in our allocations,” Deal said. “Therefore, I encourage you to reauthorize the authority expeditiously so that we do not have to take away from other portions of the budget.”

Deal also announced plans to work with Sen. Renee Unterman and Reps.

Sharon Cooper and Katie Dempsey to improve Medicaid and state health benefits coverage for people with autism up to the age of 21. He is also planning to ask the legislature to approve $2.5 million in the budget to provide Medicaid and PeachCare to kids who have behavioral and mental health issues.

Deal is planning to have the state take out another $3 million in bonds to fund construction of a facility that will serve veterans who have suffered traumatic brain injuries or PTSD. The state previously took out $3 million in bonds last year for the facility.

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Gov. Nathan Deal greets state legislators, including freshman state Rep. Scott Hilton, R-Peachtree Corners, after he delivered his State of the State Address to a joint session of the Georgia General Assembly on Wednesday.

(Photo Courtesy of Gov. Nathan Deal’s Office)

Other veterans-related initiatives include training for state employees on state-provided services to help veterans, and hiring a women veterans coordinator who will work with female veterans on issues including sexual assault and counseling.

“They have given of themselves to protect us,” Deal said. “It is only fitting that we should protect them in kind.”

The other health-care-related request Deal made to the legislature was to codify an executive order he issued last year to make the heroin overdose reversal drug, naloxone, a Schedule V exempt drug that can be sold by pharmacists.

On the education front, Deal highlighted plans to move forward with a reforms review panel proposed in December 2015. Deal had put many of the proposals on hold for a year after they were introduced to give legislators a chance to review them.

In addition to the pay increase for teachers — which comes on the heals of a 3 percent merit pay raise approved last year — Deal is also planning to ask the General Assembly to approve legislation aimed at improving failing elementary schools.

The governor said there were 153 schools in Georgia at the end of the last school year that had received failing scores for three consecutive years. That number is up from 127 schools two years ago. About 70

percent of the failing schools are elementary schools, which is why officials plan to target them in reforms, Deal said.

“If we can reverse this alarming trend early on, if we can eliminate this negative that directly or indirectly impacts all of us, then our reading comprehension scores, math skills, graduation rates and the quality of our workforce will all improve considerably,” he said.

Deal closed out his speech by focusing on cyber security, which is an issue that has been in the news a lot lately because of allegations of Russian hacking. The governor said the state is going to create a cyber crime lab within the GBI to work with local governments, business and residents to protect digital information.

Deal is also asking legislators to approve $50 million for a Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center that would work federal officials on cyber security efforts.

The state-owned facility would be under the control of the Georgia Technology Authority and also serve as startup business incubator.

“With the Cyber Innovation and Training Center joining our already impressive array of cyber and technological facilities, Georgia will truly be at the forefront of an issue that we see more and more on the front pages of our newspapers and the nightly news reports,” Deal said.

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Clyde Allen Clyde L. Allen, age 82, of Snellville, GA, passed away on January 10, 2017.

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The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 15, 2017 from 1:30 p.m. until time of service at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: The Leukemia Foundation, 3 International Drive, Suite 200, Rye Brook, NY 10573 or 914-921-8998 in memory of Jim Donaldson.

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

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Kathryn Guadagno Mrs. Kathryn Cerbone Guadagno, age 97 of Buford, GA passed away on January 10, 2017. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Rebecca Layson Rebecca Irene Layson, age 61, of Snellville, Ga., died Tuesday evening, January 10, 2017. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, (770) 564-2726.

LOGANVILLE

Carolyn McBee Carolyn Irene McBee, age 77, of Loganville, GA, passed away on January 8, 2017. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Sellman; mother: Florence Kegges; sister: Joyce Johnson. Mrs. Stanford is survived by; husband of 32 years: James “J.B.” Stanford; son: Robert Hareza; son & daughterin-law: Jesse & Nicole Stanford; grandchild: Colton James Stanford; daughter: Ashley Stanford; brother: Louis Sellman; brother: David Glenn Sellman. The family will accept friends from 12-4 PM and 6-8 PM on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com.

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Valeri Radaev Valeri V. Radaev, age 62, of Dacula, GA, passed away on January 6, 2017.

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Julian Hawkins Julian Hawkins, age 75, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on December 6, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Gwinnett AKAs have set the bar at 700 hours of community service on Monday, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, and have outlined several projects and events across the county.

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., the first Greeklettered organization primarily for college-educated African-American women in Gwinnett, calls the the holiday a “national IMPACT day” and the local organization has 300 members who plan to serve meals, clean alongside roads and package food.

“Serving others is Upsilon Alpha Omega’s mission in Gwinnett County,” Vice President Andria S. Daniels said. “Our chapter members are honored to do more in the community on this day as Dr. King was a champion for serving others.”

The women of UAO will be participating in the following activities: • Adopt-a-Road: Will remove trash and debris from the roadside along Five Forks Trickum Road. Scheduled for 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at 2780 Five Forks Trickum Road in Lawrenceville.

• MLK Day Parade Lawrenceville: Participants in the 2017 Little Miss AKA and 2016 past UAO Cotillion along with chapter members will be marching in the parade from downtown Lawrenceville to Moore Middle School, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

• Pre and Post MLK Day Parade: From 11 a.m.

to 3 p.m., members of UAO will be setting up the post parade activities, supervising volunteers, assisting with refreshments for parade participants and collecting seasonal wraps at Moore Middle School at 1221 Lawrenceville Highway in Lawrenceville.

• Gives Seasonal Wraps: Members of UAO will have a collection site at Five Forks Trickum Library during the Adopt-a-Road activity, after the parade at Moore Middle School for individuals to have an opportunity to give seasonal wraps, including hats, scarves, gloves and coats. The collected items will be donated to Norcross Co-Op for distribution.

• Supports Nonprofit Co-Ops: From 2 to 4 p.m., members of UAO will be sorting and packaging food and assisting those in need at the Norcross Co-Op at 2275 Mitchell Road in Norcross and the North Gwinnett CoOp at 4395 Commerce Drive in Buford from 5 to 8 p.m.

• Helps Senior Citizens: From 2 to 4 p.m., members of UAO will clean, sort clothing and food so the senior citizens can enjoy their center and all the activities it provides at Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 4700 Church St. NW in Lilburn.

“As we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., it is humbling to serve and give back as we make an impact in our community,” AKA Vice President Nicola McIntyre said. “It is fitting that collectively we will make a difference worldwide with our volunteer efforts on Monday for King’s holiday.”

Mr. John J. “Tunney” Royster, age 92, of Winder died January 10, 2017.

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Deborah Stanford Deborah Stanford, age 66, of Suwanee passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Memorial services will be held at 2 PM on Thursday, January 12, 2017 in the Stateroom of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. She was preceded in death by; father: Louis

Betty Wiley Mrs. Betty Kilcrease Wiley, age 90, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty-five years, James “Doc” Wiley; parents, G. C. “Calvin” and Annie Phillips Kilcrease; sister, Nellie Kilcrease; brothers, James L. Kilcrease, and Charles Kilcrease. She is survived by her children, Linda Diane Wiley Green and Gene Green, Cumming, GA, James David and Cindy Wiley, Suwanee, GA, Phillip George and Connie Wiley, Braselton, GA, and Charles L. “Chuck” Wiley, Decatur, GA; grandchildren, Stephen and Cindy Floyd, Susan and Lamar Cantrell, Jennifer and Frank Troncalli, Evan d il

and Katy Wiley, DeeDee and Paul Konczakowski, Kyle Wiley, Denae Wiley, Dale and Rita Green, Cumming, GA, and Lynne and Rob Collett, Canton, GA; twelve great grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Wiley was born October 23, 1926 in Dacula, GA (Harbins Community). She was a homemaker and a longtime member of Sugar Hill Baptist Church, the Gold Wing Club and Adult Ladies Sunday School Class.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Neil Strong officiating.

Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 13, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Reach headed to Monroe Area Collins Hill joins county schools with football coaching vacancy to work with. They’re not only great football coaches, but great men. …

I couldn’t ask for better On his daily drive to parents. Our kids have Collins Hill from his worked hard.

Loganville home, Kevin “I’ve been through three Reach passes three high great athletic directors, schools. The commute two wonderful principals. didn’t bother him, but the I can’t thank them enough. time away from his Whenever I’ve family did. asked for someThat played thing, they seem to the main role in have always gotten Reach’s decision it. The people in to resign from the the community Collins Hill and have been great. accept the head (Team pastor) Kevin football coaching Dr. (Frank) Cox, Reach position at Monroe what he’s done for Area — already the fifth Collins Hill football, the Gwinnett head coaching things he continues to do, change of this offseason. the things he did before I He was approved for the got there. I’m sure he’ll new position Tuesday night do them well after I leave. and informed his Collins Pete Snyder, our booster Hill players Wednesday club president, whatever I morning. need he’ll bend over backReach and his wife have wards for.” two children, 11-yearCollins Hill currently old daughter Brooke and has 38 players on college 6-year-old son Bailey, who football rosters, part of a go to school in their home large group that has signed district in Walton County. during his tenure. His 2015 “I got a call from team had a school-record somebody, a good friend 13 college signees. of mine, who told me “Coach Reach has (the Monroe Area) job made this program about was open,” Reach said. “I so much more than just wasn’t even thinking about football,” Snyder said. “I leaving. It never even know that the players that crossed my mind. I went go through his program out to the school and it was and buy into his system three miles from my house. will come away with tools I had been called a couple that will serve them well of times in years past about in their next step after high schools in Walton County school, life tools. Coach and hadn’t really thought Reach is a great competitor about it. I took that drive who can get a lot out of a and saw how close it was group of young men. It’s to the house. … It just just the way he does it. It’s comes down to my family. his personality. He’s all in.

I’ve got this band sitting on Tradition is a great part of my wrist since I’ve been high school football, and at Collins Hill that says I think Coach Reach has ‘Collins Hill family.’ I’ve started some great tradidedicated so much to the tions that will last for years Collins Hill family and my to come. other family is suffering.

“The Eagle Walk is just My family is what I need one of them. The Collins to be taking care of more Hill program is so lucky than anything. to have had Coach Reach “I’ll always probably as a head coach for seven bleed green and white, seasons. We’ve had some and I’ll miss the camagreat great wins and we’ve raderie with the players experienced some tough and coaches and parents. losses. That’s life and (Leaving Collins Hill) had that’s football in Gwinnett nothing to do with anyCounty. I wouldn’t trade thing but me being a better anything that I have got father and better husband. to experience with Coach My wife Amy has been the Reach and Collins Hill best coach’s wife. She’s football. As a dad, I am so somebody I can always glad that my two sons were turn to and her clarity on able to have Coach Reach things always makes me be as their head coach.” a better man and a better Reach oversaw a time football coach.” of transition at Collins Hill Collins Hill made that included the addition the playoffs in seven of of the program’s first fieldReach’s nine seasons, the house, with its new weight first two as an assistant room and facilities. Until coach and the past seven then, Collins Hill’s football as head coach. In 2010, players used the locker his first as head coach, rooms near the gym. the Eagles went 10-4 and The Eagle Walk gives matched the best finish in the players a unique, gated school history by reachentrance as they are introing the state semifinals duced before Friday night behind star quarterback games.

Taylor Heinicke. Heinicke, “I thank Coach Reach now in the NFL, broke for nine years of hard work all of Gwinnett’s passing and dedication to the Colrecords that season, includ- lins Hill football program ing 4,218 yards, still the and community,” Collins fourth-best total in state Hill athletic and activities history. director Scarlett Straughan Reach’s 2013 team went said. “During his tenure 11-2, setting a school reat The Hill, he has helped cord for wins in a season. guide our program and “I cannot tell you how student athletes to see much great the community is (at success. Collins Hill has Collins Hill), how wonseen over 120 athletes go derful the experience is on to play at the collegiate that I’ve had,” said Reach, level, earning more than $5 who just finished his 28th million in tuition money, as season in coaching. “I’m well as several athletes who getting choked up now are now playing professionthinking about it. They’ve ally. He led the program to been great. I’ve had great one Final Four appearance coaches with me. All the and two trips to the Elite coaches on our staff there Eight as well as several have been wonderful, easy other state playoff berths.”

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Taylor Cummings talks with high school lacrosse campers at a clinic on Wednesday at Peachtree Ridge Park in Suwanee. (Staff Photos: Paul Thomas)

TAYLOR MADE Cummings hosts girls lacrosse clinic at Peachtree Ridge park

By Paul Thomas

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SUWANEE — Thirtyfive Gwinnett County girls lacrosse players got a first-class education on Wednesday night at Peachtree Ridge Park.

Three-time Tewaaraton Award winner Taylor Cummings hosted three separate clinics at the home of Peachtree Ride Youth Athletic Association Lacrosse. The evening started with 35 high school players from Peachtree Ridge, Archer, Buford, Brookwood and Mill Creek among others.

Cummings then held a 30-person draw clinic and capped the evening off with a middle school camp of 35 players as well.

As Peachtree Ridge freshman Audrey Dutton told her mother, Kara — Principal at Peachtree Elementary — Wednesday was like “Going to quarterback camp taught

by Peyton Manning.”

Cummings was the first player to win the Tewaaraton Award — lacrosse’ version of the Heisman Trophy — three times while at Maryland. She was a two-time national champion with the Terrapins and is now a midfielder for the United States national team.

“It was an insane experience,” Avery Dutton said. “I’ve always watched a lot of her games. Every (time) I watch a U.S. game I always hear her name mentioned, so it was so cool actually being taught by her and learning some of her tricks of the trade that she always does. It’s definitely changed our game, for sure.”

The stop in Georgia was part of several camps that the 22-year-old Cummings has been putting on across the county. She said Georgia came on her radar after a comment on her Instagram page from Kaylin Vongnakhone asked her to come south. Kaylin

Vongnakhone’s mother, Noy Vongnakhone — a Peachtree Ridge youth lacrosse coach — followed up with an email and Kara Dutton helped set up the rest.

“I knew Georgia was growing and to be down here and to actually see it, see how much the sport has grown is really exciting,” Cummings said.

Cummings, an Under Armour sponsored athlete, runs the camps not only as a means of income, but also to help grow the sport of lacrosse. Wednesday’s clinic featured an hour or so of passing drills, fastbreak situations and five-on-five loss ball drills

among others during the two-hour window for each age group.

“For me it’s just back to basics,” Cummings said of her focus when working with younger players.

“Learning the fundamentals. I think a lot of girls want to do in-between the legs and over your head (shots), but you have to learn how to catch and throw first. I’m not a fancy player, so that’s kind of been my bread and butter: the basics. I want to show them that you can learn the basics, still have fun and still be really successful without going through your legs and over your head.”

Kouns resigns as GGC soccer coach From Staff Reports

for the program’s next head coach.

The Georgia Gwinnett “I am extremely thankCollege Office of Athletics ful for the guidance and announced the resignation leadership at GGC which of head women’s soccer enabled our many accomcoach Chris Kouns on plishments on the field Wednesday. and in the classroom, and A national search will I am grateful to have been commence immediately part of the Grizzly family,”

Kouns said.

The Grizzlies have gone 54-33-7 over the program’s first five seasons, tallying double-digit wins each year. Kouns was the head coach the past two years after he replacing GGC’s first women’s coach, Domenic Martelli.

“We look forward to our women’s soccer program continuing to reach new heights in the years to come,” director of athletics Darin Wilson said. “We thank Coach Kouns for his time with our program, and we are excited about what lies ahead.”

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• Towns Co. at Hebron 5:30 p.m. — Galloway at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Dacula at Habersham Central 6 p.m. — Duluth at Discovery 6 p.m. — Lakeside-Dekalb at Central 6 p.m. — Mountain View at North 6 p.m. — Newton Co. at Archer 6 p.m. — Norcross at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Parkview at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Providence at George Walton Academy 6 p.m. — Rockdale at Grayson 6 p.m. — Shiloh at South 7 p.m. — Cedar Shoals at Buford 7 p.m. — Lanier at Apalachee 7 p.m. — North Hall at GAC

A group of current and former Major League Baseball and college players, coaches, agents and With the beginning executives will speak about of high school baseball not only what it takes to preseason practice still a make it in the big leagues few weeks away, it’s not on the field, but also what uncommon to see plenty it takes off the field. of clinics, “It’s actually something seminars we tried to do our first or other year,” said Jason Johnson, events who has been Mountain designed View’s head coach ever to help since the school opened in individuals the fall of 2009. “But obvidevelop ously being a new program Collin the skills (at the time), we just didn’t McHugh of players have all the pieces in place hoping one day to make to do it. It’s something that the major leagues this time came back up recently, and of year.

I mentioned it to our new Mountain View’s probooster club president, gram will take a different Jake Kimbel. approach when it hosts “We never crossed its “A Night in the Big paths (at the time), but he Leagues” event at 550 worked in the Colorado Trackside in Lawrenceville Rockies’ organization and on Jan. 22.

I played in the Colorado

5 p.m. — Cambridge, Johns Creek at Wesleyan 7:20 p.m. — Lanier, Archer and Discovery at Collins Hill 7:20 p.m. — Brookwood and Parkview at Mountain Park 7:20 p.m. — Mill Creek and Norcross at West Gwinnett

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• State duals at Macon Coliseum

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WRESTLING

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Ongoing through Feb. 8: Complete Skills Academy will have tryouts for girls (grades 4-9) and boys (grades 4-6) travel teams.

Girls tryouts begin Jan. 22 and boys tryouts begin Feb. 5. All tryouts will be at Pinckneyville Middle School. Go to www.completeskillsacademy.com for registration and more information.

FOOTBALL

Ongoing through May 31: Multi-County Football Officials Association has openings to officiate high school football games.

Training is provided and no experience is necessary.

For information, go to www.

MCFOAfootball.org or text to 404-376-5957.

RUNNING

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

Early registration is $25 and race-day registration is $30. Proceeds from the student-led event will

benefit the high school’s cross country and track and field programs. For more information or to register, go to bluedevilsrun.wixsite. com/norcross or run signup. com/BlueDevilsRun. Feb. 4: Meadowcreek will host its fourth annual Stampede in the Park 5K Trail run Feb. 4 at Yellow River Park. The course covers soft surfaces and paved trails.

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

SOCCER

Jan. 21: Atlanta Fire United will host walk-up registration for its recreational soccer program Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the George Pierce Park Community Center.

Registration closes Jan. 22 for the spring season.

Practices begin Feb. 23 and games begin March 4.

For more information, go to atlantaunitedsoccer.com or email judas.kinchen@ atlantaunitedsoccer.com.

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By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

By David Friedlander

The luck of the draw is always an issue in the Georgia High School Association State Dual Wrestling Championships, but it has likely never been the case as it seems to be as the 2017 edition of the tournament begins today at the Macon Centreplex.

Many areas in each classification didn’t decided their representatives until earlier this week — and some having not held an area meet at all and having used a coaches vote to determine their representatives — due to last weekend’s winter weather.

And with the time between the determination of those representatives and the beginning of the meeting being so short, the GHSA has seeded the teams in each classification this year instead of the coaches doing so in a seeding meeting.

With all those issues, there does seem to be more of an unknown factor than in previous years.

“I can’t remember (the weather) affecting area meets like this before,”

STATE DUALS When: Today-Saturday Where: Macon Centreplex First-round matches for Gwinnett teams: Class AAAAAAA All matches today at 5 p.m.

• Archer vs. Cherokee • Collins Hill vs.

East Coweta • Meadowcreek vs. North Forsyth • Mountain View vs. Newnan • Brookwood vs.

North Paulding Class AAAAAA Today at 3 p.m.

• Lanier vs. Lee County Class AAAAA Today at 3 p.m.

• Buford vs.

Arabia Mountain Class A Friday at 3 p.m.

• Wesleyan vs.

Strong Rock

said Buford coach Tom Beuglas, whose Area 8-AAAAA champion Wolves will take to the mat for a first-round meet with Arabia Mountain in Class AAAAA today at 3 p.m. “It’s a bad situation, but I’m not sure anything really could’ve been done about it.”

system. With some of the connections our program has, we figured it would be a great opportunity to bring something special to our community and our program.”

Among the featured speakers scheduled to appear include Houston Astros pitcher, and Providence Christian grad, Collin McHugh, Kansas City Royals general manager, and former Atlanta Braves executive, Dayton Moore, former MLB veteran Darrell Chaney and Auburn head coach Butch Thompson.

And the goal is for the speakers to give the players in the audience, as well as their parents, an idea of what it means to be in the big leagues, and just as importantly, the skills required to be successful and lead a big-league life

All of Gwinnett’s representatives, and those from throughout the other areas of the state, will have to adjust on the fly, which is just fine by Archer coach Keith Jannett, whose Tigers begin their quest for a fourth straight duals title in the state’s highest classification when they take on Cherokee in a Class AAAAAAAA first-round match today at 5 p.m.

From his perspective, he wants his wrestlers focused only on what they can control on the mat, rather than worrying about seeding, a little-seen opponent or a tough overall bracket that includes such challengers as last year’s runner-up North Forsyth, Camden County, Mountain View and Collins Hill.

“I think we’re in a good spot,” said Jannett, who was an assistant on Archer’s staff during all their state title seasons before taking over the head coaching job when Beuglas moved on to Buford over the summer. “If we wrestle well enough, we think we can move on.

We’re healthy and our kids are wrestling well. Our goal now is to win the state duals, and we have to beat

off the field.

That goal fits in with another aspect of the event.

While it will be used partially as a fundraiser for the Mountain View program, part of the proceeds will also go to a charity of the program’s choosing, as well as selected charities by the guest speakers.

“Our goal is obviously a fundraiser,” Johnson said.

“But more than that, it’s to also try to give something back because it took a lot of help to build our program.

“We plan to make donations to charity and donate back to each speaker’s charity, as well.”

The cost of the event is $100 per ticket. Further information about the event and purchasing tickets can be found by visiting www. mtnviewbaseball.org and following the link.

the next team in front of us in each round, no matter what the brackets are.”

For many of the teams that did wrestle their area meets Monday or Tuesday, another big adjustment will be that of a very short turnaround to the state meet this weekend.

The biggest concern is whether certain wrestlers can make the weight classes that will give their teams the best lineup flexibility.

While there had been talk among the coaches that the GHSA might give some leeway of a pound or two given the circumstances, Mountain View’s Jim Gassman said his team, and others, must be prepared if that doesn’t happen.

“They could,” said Gassman, whose Bears open up in the Class AAAAAAA first round against Newnan at 5 p.m., after his team’s Area 6-AAAAAAAA championship match on Monday.

“But I told the kids to expect to make scratch weight on Thursday.

There are teams in worse positions than us because their area duals (were Tuesday).”

GWINNETT GRADS

Mandeldove stars for Clark Atlanta

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Parkview grad Marissa Mandeldove has followed a breakout season of junior college with another one at her four-year destination, Clark Atlanta.

The 5-foot-4 guard ranks second in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in scoring (19.1), third in assists (4.7) and first in steals (3.9). She also averages 4.7 rebounds and ranks among the conference’s best shooters — sixth in free-throw percentage (75.2) and 15th in field-goal percentage (42.3).

Mandeldove had one of her best games of the season last week against Kentucky State. Though her team lost, the junior had 21 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and five steals in the 84-80 setback.

Mandeldove played her freshman season at Georgia Regents/Augusta, then transferred to High-

land Community College, a junior college in Illinois.

She earned all-region honors last season at Highland, where she averaged 17.7 points, 5 rebounds and 4.9 assists.

have said all season that this is a resilient group and they showed it today.

It would have been easy to give up after those two (South Alabama) 3-pointers, but our group never gave up. Everyone stepped BASKETBALL up to the plate and then Devin’s big 3-pointer at the Mitchell steps up for GSU end was just a great shot.”

Collins Hill’s Devin Mitchell followed his Mitchell came up big for game-winner up with a Georgia State in last week- career-high 15 points this end’s thrilling, 78-77 vicweek in an 80-77 loss to tory over South Alabama.

Troy.

The Panthers fell behind 77-70 after South Alabama TRACK AND FIELD scored with 1:33 left, but got closer when MitchCosta honored by ACC ell was fouled shooting Georgia Tech freshman a 3-pointer with 1:13 runner Sam Costa, a Mill remaining. The sophomore Creek grad, was named guard, a transfer from Ala- Tuesday as the Atlantic bama, made all three free Coast Conference Men’s throws to cut the deficit to Track Performer of the four points.

Week.

Georgia State got within Costa won the 77-75 after trading trips, 5,000-meter run at the then Mitchell made a Orange and Purple Classic game-winning 3-pointer at Clemson in time of 15 with 11 seconds left. minutes, 13.22 seconds.

“What a game,” GSU His time currently ranks head coach Ron Hunter 34th nationally. said in a school release. “I Brookwood grad Ter-

rell Estime, who runs for Georgia, was runner-up in the 5,000 at 15:16.50.

Two other UGA runners had runner-up finishes — Peachtree Ridge’s Addy Lippitt in the women’s 5,000 (17:40.44) and Shiloh’s Bryan Kamau in the men’s 3,000 (8:25.83).

FOOTBALL Nauta earns All-American acclaim Former Buford tight end Isaac Nauta was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American Team.

Nauta had 29 catches for 361 yards and three touchdowns as a true freshman for Georgia, playing in 13 games with five starts.

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

Braves acquire two minor-league lefties from Seattle From Staff Reports ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves acquired minor-league left-handed pitchers Luiz Gohara and Thomas Burrows from the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday in exchange

for outfielder Mallex Smith and right-handed pitcher Shae Simmons.

Smith was then shipped to Tampa Bay in a fourplayer deal.

Gohara, 20, split last season between Class A Clinton and Everett, compiling

a 1.81 ERA while winning seven of his nine decisions in 13 games, all starts. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound native of Tupa, Brazil, fanned 81, while walking 23 and giving up two home runs.

Originally signed in 2012 as a 16-year-old,

Gohara ranked as the Mariners’ third-best prospect according to Baseball America. He earned a Northwest League All-Star berth in 2015 with Everett.

Burrows, 22, made his professional debut with Class A Everett last

season after the Mariners selected the left-hander in the fourth round (No. 116 overall) of the 2016 draft.

The 6-foot-1, 225-pound native of Florence, Ala., went 0-1 with a 2.55 ERA and six saves in 20 games out of the bullpen for the

AquaSox. He struck out 37 batters and walked 11.

Burrows played three seasons for the University of Alabama, serving as the Crimson Tide’s closer from 2014-16 and finishing as the school’s career leader with 30 saves.

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Community pours out support for beloved Loveladys State sectional softball, in its late 1990s format, wasn’t the dream assignment for a sports writer, but it felt like it to me, the new guy.

It was a long day with softball game after softball game. It always fell on a fall Saturday that kept people from watching college football (no ESPN app back in those days). It also meant a lengthy drive to Hobgood Park in Woodstock.

On one particular trip, closing in on 20 years ago, my day of softball was made easier when I got to talk football with South Gwinnett assistant coach Josh Lovelady. I was impressed that he drove that far and took time out of his schedule to support Comet softball, then I realized he had other motives. He was wooing then-South softball coach Shannan Mitchem.

“I remember that, that’s when we just started dating,” Shannan recalled this week. “My players were keeping an eye on him.

They were looking out for me.”

Josh’s efforts paid off.

Shannan Mitchem is now Shannan Lovelady.

Through their paths in Gwinnett County athletics, the Loveladys have made countless friends with their

cal bills with new 2017 insurance deductibles to meet. She will have chemo weekly now instead of every other week, and will spend at least three or four days a week for additional treatments at Northside Hospital, time away from Will her part-time job.

Hammock Fortunately, their friends have helped with the accuengaging personalties. mulating medical costs.

Both went from South to “It shows how well Mill Creek when it opened, thought of they are to raise and Shannan coached $27,000 in less than two for a season there before days,” Mill Creek head Mill Creek football coach Josh Lovelady and his wife stepping down and starting Shannan pose for a photo with their children at the football coach Shannon a family with Josh, who Jarvis said. “I’ve enjoyed Hawks’ photo day. (Special Photo) is now the assistant head looking at it and seeing coach and offensive line cal help from his daughter loves him. It didn’t surformer players from Mill coach for the Hawks. Josh, Mary Lyn. prise me because of him. I Creek and even South Shannan and their three “We were in awe,” Josh just feel blessed they think Gwinnett (donating). That children — 9-year-old said. “Are you kidding me? enough of him to help means as much to us as daughter Reese and sons We saw some of the people me, which helps all of our anything. … Even though Cole, 8, and Tate, 5 — are all the way back from family.” it’s set at $20,000, they’re beloved around Mill Creek. players Shannan coached Shannan was diagnosed going to need a lot more That was never more at South Gwinnett, guys with highly aggressive, help than that looking evident than the past week, I coached at South Gwintriple-negative breast forward. That’s just a drop when friends set up a Gonett and at Mill Creek. cancer in November, the in the bucket.”

FundMe.com page (www. Even from when I was an week of Mill Creek’s Shannan, a former gofundme.com/team-love- assistant at East Coweta. regular-season football softball standout at Florida lady) to support the family Guys I played with at West finale with Duluth. She State who played pro baseas Shannan battles breast Georgia. … People from spent the rest of 2016 ball with the all-female cancer. Within two days, the coaching fraternity enduring chemotherapy, Colorado Silver Bullets, the fundraiser rocketed to here in Gwinnett. We were which worked to shrink faces a big fight ahead, $27,000. It approached just in awe, as well as feel- the cancer slightly, but her but she’s ready. Both of $30,000 as of Wednesday ing loved.” doctor altered the course her parents have survived afternoon. Archer head “We were so completely to a new 12-week round of cancer — her 81-year-old coach Andy Dyer, Josh’s humbled,” Shannan said. carboplatin-Taxol chemo father with colon cancer good friend and former “It’s mostly Josh. He has that starts this month. It and her 78-year-old mother West Georgia football such an impact on everylikely will be more taxing with breast cancer — givteammate, spearheaded the body he meets and comes on Shannan physically, not ing her familiarity with site, thanks to technologiacross. Everybody just to mention more meditreatments and their side

effects. She also is using her parents’ doctor for her cancer treatment, which for now features chemo first and then possible surgery.

“I feel really comfortable with my doctors and I trust them,” Shannan said. “I’m just trying to take each day one by one and not trying to look too far in the future and worry about things. It’s hard when you’re lying in bed at night, that’s where your mind goes. But other than that, you just try to stay positive.”

Though it’s early in the fight, the Loveladys continue to be amazed daily by the support, not just financially, from family and friends. It gives them smiles, energy and encouragement in a time when they need it the most.

“People are just so kind and compassionate,” Shannan said. “I think any time somebody is affected by cancer it impacts them because everybody knows somebody, if not in your own immediate family, they know somebody who’s had cancer. It’s just so prevalent. It affects so many people.”

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

Gwinnett’s best Thaddies leads Mustangs to win in pool honored PREP ROUNDUP

From Staff Reports

NORCROSS — Kiana Thaddies poured in 27 points and nine rebounds to lead Meadowcreek to a 51-42 victory over Discovery on Wednesday.

Arian Rumph added 12 points, 11 rebounds and four steals for the Mustangs (2-15), while had Tiana Thaddies five points and seven rebounds.

GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS HOOPS Duluth 46, North Gwinnett 29 DULUTH — Endia Banks led Duluth with 13 points in a 46-29

win over North Gwinnett on Wednesday.

Deja Mitchell kicked in another 11 for the Wildcats (8-8, 3-2).

Alanni Brown scored 13 points for the Bulldogs (4-9, 2-4).

Dacula 54, Apalachee 46 WINDER — Dacula’s Alyssa Criscolo scored 13 points and the Falcons won a region matchup with Apalachee 54-46 on Wednesday.

Helena Lee kicked in 11 points, four assists and four steals for Dacula (7-9, 1-1), while Aiyanna Hamilson added eight points.

BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS HOOPS Duluth 77, North Gwinnett 50 DULUTH — With a game-high

20 points and 12 rebounds from Will Huzzie, Duluth defeated North Gwinnett 77-50 on Wednesday.

Also in double figures for the Wildcats (11-6, 4-2) were Adam Flagler and Jalen Hodges, both with 11. Hodges grabbed seven rebounds as well.

North was led by Tyler Goodson (16 points) and Josh Downs (11 points).

Discovery 67, Meadowcreek 64 NORCROSS — Discovery got 21 points and six rebounds from Jaden Stanley to edge out Meadowcreek 67-64 on Wednesday.

The Titans (13-6) also had Jaylen Bussey with 16 points and seven rebounds and Ty Chaney with 11 points and

four assists.

Dacula 67, Apalachee 54 WINDER — Arusha Hunter and Justin Goodson led Dacula to a 67-54 victory over Apalachee on Wednesday.

Hunter led the Falcons (12-5, 2-0) with 19 points and six rebounds.

Goodson kicked in another 15 points and Shane Buckingham finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.

To report scores, call 770-3395850. Scores must be reported before 10:15 p.m. every day with the exception of Tuesday and Friday to be included in the next edition. Deadline for Tuesday is 10:30 p.m. and Friday is 10:45 p.m.

Greenville swamps Gladiators 6-3 From Staff Reports

After Mingoia opened the scoring, Greenville GREENVILLE, S.C. — ripped off four straight and Trevor Mingoia scored the cruised from there. first of two goals just 4:07 Justin Buzzeo added his into the game, but Atlanta 11th goal of the season was swamped by Greento make it 4-2 at 13:15 of ville after that in a 6-3 loss the second period, but less Wednesday. than two minutes later, the

Swamp Rabbits beat goalie Dan Vladar again. Vladar was replaced by Matt Ginn for the third period and Greenville scored on him 3:15 in for a 6-2 lead.

Mingoia lit the lamp at 9:47 for his second goal of the game and 13th of

the season. The Gladiators (14-17-4-1, 33 points) have lost two in a row.

Tyler Brown and Brandon Alderson both had a goal and two assists for the Swamp Rabbits (18-14-21, 39 points). Goalie Jeff Malcolm made 28 saves.

Jones not dwelling on loss in Seattle The Sports Xchange

Dome in a divisional playoff game.

FLOWERY BRANCH “For me, I’m just get— The last game ended in ting ready like any other controversy with Seattle’s week,” Jones said. “I don’t Richard Sherman dragging have any grudges against Atlanta wide receiver Julio Sherman or nothing like Jones to the ground. that. I’m here to play ball.

There was no call and Se- What happened then was attle won the game 26-24. then; this is now.”

Jones dominated SherThe play is still in the man with seven catches forefront of the memory of for 139 yards and a touch- most fans. down.

Quarterback Matt Ryan Sherman was so mad threw deep on fourth he threw a tirade on the down, and the ball fell insidelines. complete near Jones, who Jones discussed Sherstretched out his left hand man on Wednesday, but to try to catch the ball as the Falcons’ All-Pro wide his right arm was pinned receiver sure doesn’t seem by Sherman. to be dwelling on the Falcons coach Dan late no-call involving the Quinn and the sideline Seahawks’ four-time Pro howled, seeking a pass-inBowl cornerback. terference call that would They will meet again have left the Falcons in Saturday in the Georgia range for Matt Bryant to

attempt a potential gamewinning field goal.

The Falcons’ last possession was over.

Jones downplayed that play and game. He has no plans to grease game officials Saturday, or do anything differently.

“It’s not a big game for us,” Jones said. “It’s like any other game. We’re just doing what we do.

No pressure for us. … We just landed them in the playoffs. It’s another game for me. It’s not I want revenge or anything like that. They’re in the way. “… I’m not talking to refs at all or anything like that. I’m here to play football. I ain’t here to talk to refs about this and that. That’s their job. They call what they call. If they see it, they call it. If they

don’t, they don’t.”

Jones said: “It’s going to be fun, just the matchup going up against each other.”

Jones, who’s coming off a toe injury, also said: “I feel great.”

Quinn agreed.

Jones had 83 receptions for 1,409 yards and six touchdowns in 14 games, missing the 13th and 14th games because of a sprained toe. Last week’s bye, a reward for the Falcons finishing with the second-best record in the NFC, benefited Jones.

“It definitely did,” Quinn said. “There were certain guys that I was watching more closely just to see the speed that we were practicing at yesterday. I was definitely pleased with that.”

UGA handles cold-shooting Ole Miss The Sports Xchange

Maten had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Georgia OXFORD, Miss. — improved to 11-5 overall Georgia guard J.J. Frazier and 3-1 in the SEC. Guard had a team-high 17 points Juwan Parker had 12 and forward Yante Maten points and nine rebounds. posted a double-double for The Rebels (10-6 overthe Bulldogs in a 69-47 win all, 1-3 SEC) played the Wednesday night against second half without leading cold-shooting Ole Miss. scorer Deandre Burnett, a

guard averaging 19 points a game. He did not return after suffering a high ankle sprain in the first half. He had three points on 1 of 6 shooting from the field in 12 minutes.

Guard Terence Davis led Ole Miss with 12 points. He was the only Rebel to score

in double figures until forward Sebastian Saiz made a jumper with 3:27 left in the game to finish with 11.

Ole Miss, which averaged 80 points a game entering the game, trailed 30-18 at halftime after shooting only 16.7 percent from the field.

From Staff Reports The Gwinnett County Swim and Dive Booster Club Booster Club announced its swimmers and divers of the month for December this week.

Each Gwinnett County Public School had one boy and one girl selected for the honor. The awardwinners are as follows: Archer: Ethan Cano, Haley Woodall Berkmar: Johnny Narvaez, Brittany Nguyen Brookwood: Dylan Scott, Devan Sweeney Central Gwinnett: Vincent Huynh, Spencer Mitchell Collins Hill: Ricky Rodriguez, Lindsay Weingarth Dacula: Will Arnow, Katherine Nixon

Discovery: Derek Little II, Tammy Padilla-Ortega Duluth: Gregg RamirezUrbina, Margaux Ratcliff Grayson: Diego Cuebas Rivera, Rachel Peden Lanier: Alex Armstrong, Zoie Gardner Meadowcreek: Edgardo Padilla, Nancy Barrera Mill Creek: Sam Bodon, Shay Magahey Mountain View: Hayden Brown, Mary Margaret Duffy Norcross: Carter Januzelli, Maggie O’Leary North Gwinnett: Nick Mahoney, Kelley Jones Parkview: Victor Jemison, Adair Kimbrough Peachtree Ridge: Lawrence Yim, Francine Moreno Shiloh: Jaden Tuggle, Saba Alemaychu South Gwinnett: Ben Rohrer, Aliyah Berry

UGA, Virginia to meet in 2020 Kickoff Game From Staff Reports The Georgia Bulldogs and Virginia Cavaliers will face off in the 2020 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game to cap off college football’s opening weekend in a prime time Monday night matchup, it was announced Wednesday afternoon.

The game is set for Sept. 7, 2020 and will be played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium — currently under construction in Atlanta — which will open in 2017 and play host to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, 2019 Super Bowl and 2020 NCAA Final Four.

Georgia holds a 9-73 series advantage over Virginia all-time. Two of the more memorable meetings have come in previous Chick-fil-A Peach Bowls.

Virginia defeated Georgia 34-27 in 1995 and the Bulldogs returned the favor three years later, defeating the Cavaliers 35-33 in a thrilling 1998 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl finish.

Georgia looks to continue the SEC’s dominance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, marking the 16th time in 17 total matchups that a team from the SEC has appeared. It is the third appearance in the Chick-

fil-A Kickoff Game for Georgia, which holds a 1-1 record in the event. The Bulldogs won the most recent installment, defeating North Carolina in the 2016 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.

This will be Virginia’s first appearance in the Chickfil-A Kickoff Game and the ninth different ACC team to play in the game.

The game will be nationally telecast by ESPN. Kick time is yet to be announced. All tickets will be sold through the university.

“These two teams have a history with each other in our bowl game and we look forward to renewing this rivalry for another tightly contested game,” said Percy Vaughn, Peach Bowl Inc. chairman.

The Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game averages more than 67,000 fans for each game — higher than 35 bowl games this season — and its team payout averages $4.7 million, which is higher than 26 bowl games this season. Television viewership is also traditionally strong with more than 47 million viewers tuning in to the series since 2008.

The teams will battle for The Old Leather Helmet Trophy, one of college football’s iconic rivalrygame trophies.

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678-227-4405 APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE CONYERS, GA 30094 3604 Sand Hill Drive

One on Singleton Road & One on Law’ville-Suwanee Road! 2BR & 3BR, 2BA, Fireplace, Vaulted Ceilings, Off Street Parking.

Starting @ $900/mo.

B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828 MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT

CONYERS, 30013 1452 STEAM ENGINE WAY NE

UNDER CONTRACT! HUD CASE #105-684634 3BR & 2.5BA 2-Story Traditional Home with Brick Front. • Fire-Side Family Rm. • Spacious Kitchen w/ Huge Breakfast Eat-In Area. $100,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

BRING ALL OFFERS! .51 Acre Beautiful Lot Which Has Privacy Fence On Each Side and Chain Link Across The Back.

Previous Home Burned Down But This Lot Has Gas, Sewer, Water, Phone, and Electric.

Access To Honey Creek Clubhouse & Amenities Available For Additional Fee $19,500 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

SERVICES

HOME REPAIR/ REMODELING

HOME REPAIR/ REMODELING

HANDYMAN SOLUTIONS

BY HERNANDO

FOREST

All Home Remodeling Projects & General Repairs Including: HVAC troubleshooting & more!

Over 25 years of exp. in all home repairs & improvements. *Licensed & Insured*

REMODELING, INC. •Finished Basements •Bathroom Remodeling •Kitchen Remodeling •Custom Cabinets •Room Additions •Garages/Carports •Screened Porches •Custom Decks •Siding All Types

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Call for a Free Estimate

Call John

770-962-2071 Credit Cards Accepted

8,000 Column Inches of Great Buys Each Week In THE CLASSIFIEDS! • Cars • Boats

1 Bedroom – $475-$695 based on gross income 2 Bedroom – $530-$750 based on gross income

• Bicycles

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• Computers • Office Furniture • Home Furnishings

• Stereo Systems • Baby Furniture

• Pets • Travel Bargains • Real Estate

MISC. FOR SALE CABINETS: THREE 4 Drawer Filing Cabinets includes racks/hanging folders, slightly damaged appearance, 3 for $25 or $10 each. Heavy Old Wooden Desk, 54�X32�, 6 drawers, $20. Indoor/ Outdoor Coffee Table, like new, 44�x24�, $15.

Cushioned Rocking Chair with Ottoman, good for nursery, $20.

770-490-6378 PETS/LIVESTOCK

BARROW-AUBURN 1-2-3 BEDROOMS IN MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY. Rent Starting at $100/ week. Large Lots.

770-513-3151

For results you can measure, place an ad of your own by calling

Gwinnett Daily Post

DOGS

770-962-7355

COMMERCIAL RENTALS

OFFICE/ WAREHOUSES SPACE AVAILABLE 750 to 3600 sf Mike 404-375-5438.

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC Ready to go January 6. AKC German Shepherd pups-Black / Black Sable. Parents on site.

Working lines.Hannes Vom Spadener Holz.

1st shots and worming. $800. 770-316-4110 Commerce.

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

LAWRENCEVILLE

COUNTRY BOY TREE REMOVAL Expert Take Downs √ 20Years Experience √ Insured √ Free Estimates √ Stump Grinding

MIKE’S TREE SERVICE Experienced Tree Work 20+ Years All Phases of Tree Work

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Tree Removal Prunning Stump Grinding Wood Chipper

References Available

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Made in USA

770-714-8250 770-271-7127

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

• Appliances

• Memorabilia PIANO 1961 Sohmer Studio Piano and Bench Bought from Cooper Music, April 22, 2008— restored; Original purchase price $1995.00 price —Asking $1200.00 Have original sales from documentation Cooper Music. Piano has been maintained and kept tuned; played for worship services through January 1, 2017 by the same pianist.

Reverend Contact Wayne Reed 404 6956496 cell phone

2000 Windridge Dr, GA, 30518 Windridge Buford, Affordable 1&2 Apartments Bedroom Apartments

• Motorcycles

• Antiques & Collectibles

GWINNETT DUPLEXES

2 Communities!

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• Yard Sets

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

HOUSES FOR RENT

FOUND CAT Long haired calico cat, about 1 year old, found at Beaver Ruin and Hwy 29. Pls call 770-921-4432

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To place a Classified ad please call VEHICLES JAGUAR, S-TYPE, 2003 Elderly owner, like new, loaded, garage kept. $3995.

770-616-7399

770-236-9988

to speak with a Sales Rep. or you can place an ad online at www.gwinnettdailypost.com

POWER WASHING

PRESSURE WASHING HOUSES STARTING AT $89 • Roof Cleaning • Black streaks removed from roof • Mold & Mildew removed from homes • Drives-WalkwaysPatios-Decks cleaned/sealed • Gutters cleaned For a FREE Estimate

CALL OR TEXT

404.886.3587 Established 1989

Bucket Truck Summer Seasoned

Oak 1/2 Cord - $100 1 Cord - $190

Delivered & Dumped LICENSED

All Major Credit Cards Accepted 463820-1

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