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By Michael Wetzel Staff Writer

SPORTS Tide rolls Gamecocks in SEC opener Alabama dispatched South Carolina in the Tide’s league opener Saturday, while Auburn hosted Kent State in another tuneup before beginning SEC play. C1

A car goes past construction workers along Old Alabama 20. Work-zone crashes and resulting injuries and deaths are on the rise in Alabama. [JERONIMO NISA/ DECATUR DAILY]

Injuries and deaths in road construction work zones are on the rise, and officials fear crews could face greater hazards when motorists navigate additional projects funded by the recently increased Alabama gas tax.

In 2018, there were 3,686 work-zone crashes in Alabama, according to the Alabama

Department of Transportation, up from 3,158 the year before and the most in at least 13 years. The 2018 crashes resulted in 1,216 injuries and 34 deaths. The 2017 work-zone wrecks resulted in 963 injuries and 31 deaths. In 2008, by comparison, 2,320 work-zone crashes resulted in 722 injuries and 17 deaths.

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LIVING DECATUR

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RIVERFRONT Daikin helped begin trend for Alabama Alabama has built on efforts that attracted Japan-based Daikin Industries to Decatur to begin operations 25 years ago, and there are now 77 Japanese companies with operations in the state, including five in Morgan County. B1

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Tutoring program, basketball league hampered by issues at 2 facilities

By Bayne Hughes Staff Writer

Reduced space has forced Decatur Youth Services to cancel several programs for at-risk youths and to pack more students in tutoring sessions.

DYS Director Bruce Jones said he feels the program for urban youth has gone backward since the City Council said he can’t use the now vacant Brookhaven Middle School, a loss of space soon to be complicated by problems at Carrie Matthews Recreation Center.

Jones said he had to cancel AAU basketball’s plans to practice and schedule local games to create interest. He had to halt plans for a Friday evening program for older teens with activities like video games, tutoring and setting up a recording studio.

He also canceled partnerships with Calhoun Community College and the Morgan County juvenile court system. Calhoun was providing English as a Second Language classes. The juvenile court planned to use DYS space for its alcohol and drug awareness program.

A home-school program also had to find another place for its weekly meetings.

“It’s very frustrating,” Jones said.

But Council President Paige Bibbee said the council is still waiting on a plan and a request that would meet the program’s facility needs.

“I’ve said I need them to tell us what they need,” Bibbee said.

She said this is one of the reasons she wants to meet with department heads to talk about the fiscal 2020 budget at an 11 a. m. work session Monday.

“I’ve asked for additional time for an appointment with Bruce so we can talk about their

Tutor Alexus Campbell, a senior at Austin High, checks on Larry Cooley, left, and Jakeem Pendelton during Decatur Youth Services’ after-school program at the Aquadome Recreation Center on Thursday. A directive that DYS no longer use the old Brookhaven Middle School next door has resulted in crowded tutorting sessions and the cancellation of several programs. [PHOTOS BY JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY]

plans and needs,” Bibbee said.

“What they’re doing is unbelievable, but they need to be ready to talk about their space needs.”

Bibbee said Fire Chief Tony Grande has already given the council a plan for a new fire station and that department’s needs.

Parks and Recreation Director Jason Lake is working with Jones and allowing DYS to use the Aquadome Recreation Center’s meeting rooms for tutoring on Mondays through Fridays.

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Kimberly Jones, right, works with Dontay Garner during Decatur Youth Services’ after-school program at the Aquadome Recreation Center on Thursday.

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THOUGHT FOR TODAY “It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.”

— Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976).

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Actress Margot Robbie is interviewed at the launch of the Gabrielle Chanel Essence fragrance at the Chateau Marmont, on Thursday in Los Angeles. [PHOTO BY CHRIS PIZZELLO/INVISION/AP]

LOS ANGELES — Margot Robbie feels lucky to build upon the Chanel legacy as the face for the brand’s newest perfume.

The “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood” star said she is ready to lead the campaign for the new Chanel Gabrielle Chanel fragrance. She spoke about her involvement as the company’s brand ambassador before hosting a private dinner on Thursday night to celebrate the launch of the perfume in Los Angeles.

“It’s a time of my life where I’m settled into who I am as a woman,” she said. “I’m constantly creatively inspired by things happening around me and the people I’m meeting. In some ways, that translates to Gabrielle Chanel in a time when she was doing this I suppose.”

Robbie said the new fragrance represents Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel in her earlier days when she was “creating and building something that’s still here today.” The 29-year-old Australian actress danced and twirled with white and gold veils to the tune of Beyoncé’s “Halo” in a recent commercial for the perfume.

“She was building a legacy, but she was inspired by the world around her,” Robbie said of Chanel.

Robbie joins Kristen Stewart and Keira Knightley as faces of the perfume empire.

New book focuses on Jackie Kennedy’s years as a reporter

NEW YORK — “Camera Girl,” an upcoming book on Jacqueline Kennedy’s early years as a columnist, draws on newspaper archives and interviews with

friends and colleagues.

“Camera Girl: How Miss Bouvier Used Imagination & Subversion To Invent Jackie Kennedy” is scheduled to come out in spring 2021, Gallery Books announced last week, which would have been the 66th wedding anniversary of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy Kennedy. The author is Carl Sferrazza Anthony, a leading historian of first ladies whose previous books include “Kennedy White House.”

Before marrying Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier was the “Inquiring Camera Girl” for the Washington Times Herald from 1951-53. One of her interview subjects was Kennedy, who at the time was a senator from Massachusetts. They were married on Sept. 12, 1953.

Edmund White to receive honorary National Book Award

Author Edmund White will receive an honorary National Book Award this fall.

The 79-yearold White is among the most influential gay writers of the past half-century, White known for works such as the novels “A Boy’s Own Story” and “The Beautiful Room is Empty.”

The National Book Foundation announced last week that filmmaker-author John Waters will present White with the 2019 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. The event will take place during the Nov. 20th awards ceremony.

A young Mr. Incredible stands on stage with other super heroes during the Superhero Day in Athens on Saturday. [CHRIS SHIMEK/DECATUR DAILY]

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Today’s highlight: On Sept. 15, 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)

On this date: In 1776, British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.

In 1887, the city of Philadelphia launched a three-day celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Constitution of the United States.

In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship.

In 1940, during the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe.

In 1950, during the Korean conflict, United Nations forces landed at Incheon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul.

In 1959, Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet head of state to visit the United States as he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.

In 1961, the United States began Operation Nougat, a series of underground nuclear

TRAVELER’S CITIES explosions in the Nevada Test Site, two weeks after the Soviet Union resumed testing its nuclear weapons.

Ten years ago: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the worst recession since the 1930s was “very likely over,” although he cautioned that pain — especially for nearly 15 million unemployed Americans — would persist.

Five years ago: U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in Paris for an international meeting of diplomats, said he wouldn’t shut the door on the possibility of working with Iran against a common enemy in the Islamic State militant group, but that the two nations would not coordinate on military action.

Today’s Birthdays: Britain’s Prince Harry is 35. Actor Forrest Compton is 94. Comedian Norm Crosby Harry is 92. Actor Henry Darrow is 86. Baseball Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry is 81. Actress Carmen Maura is 74.

Opera singer Jessye Norman is 74. Writer-director Ron Shelton is 74. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 73. Movie director Oliver Stone is 73. Rock musician Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger) is 67. Actor Barry Shabaka Henley is 65.

Director Pawel Pawlikowski is 62. Rock musician Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) is 59.

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15, the 258th day of 2019.

There are 107 days left in the year.

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for ALDOT, said four out of every five people killed in work-zone accidents nationally are motorists.

“Many of the accidents happen at night when the crew is not out there,” she said. “Motorists run into one of the pieces of equipment stationed at the work site, or they run off the shoulder of the road in a work zone.”

The gas tax increased Sept. 1, providing funds for more state and local road work.

“There will be more work projects out there and motorists, and crews will have to be more alert,” Green said. “All motorists need to remember to slow down when entering work zones.”

Last week, three contractors in a work zone along U. S. 84 in Covington County were injured when a motorist drove into a construction area, ALDOT officials said.

In April 2016, an Athens man, 35, died while working for ALDOT along Interstate 65 near the Tennessee River Bridge, north of Priceville, when a motorist struck him and some construction zone barrels. Another ALDOT worker was hospitalized from that accident.

In Morgan County, District 3 County Commissioner Don Stisher said the county has added extra workers to the construction sites to help ensure safety. He said his work crews are seeing more near-accidents involving distracted motorists.

“The past five or six years we’ve seen more close calls,” Stisher said.

“We’ve been very fortunate not to have had an

A truck goes by a construction worker on Greenbrier Road in Limestone County. In 2018, there were 3,686 work-zone crashes in Alabama, resulting in 34 deaths. [JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY]

accident. There have been many, many close calls that could have been life threatening. We all need to be a team. We respect the driver, and they need to respect our crews.”

He said the gas tax will help government entities provide needed road repairs. He also said the growing expense of protecting road crews leaves less money for road materials.

“The gas tax is a good thing which addresses issues,” he said. “We are advising the people to pay attention in major work zones and be aware of alternative routes. Safety is always our priority.

Of seven crew members working a site, we might have five people dedicated to keeping the work zone safe and only two actually working on the project. Distracted driving is adding to this. It costs more to repair 1 mile of a road because of an increase in distracted driving.”

Taking precautions

Limestone County Commission Chairman Collin Daly said he wants his road crew members to stay safe and go home at night to be with their families.

“Most people have no clue how hard it is to work

in a work zone,” he said.

“You’re doing two jobs.

You’re trying to protect yourself and trying to do your job.”

He said Limestone crews stop every vehicle in paving projects.

“Speed is the main killer.

We run flaggers and every car is completely stopped,” he said. “We try to control the speed of the cars....

There are many distractions but cellphones are the top, I believe. We’re all guilty of it. If your phone rings you want to answer it. But really, there’s no message that can’t wait until you can pull over and stop. People are in a hurry, and we’re a super thriving community with twice as many vehicles on the road than we had 20 years ago.”

Lawrence County Engineer Winston Sitton said in the past two years, motorists struck two solid waste collection trucks and an asphalt distributor truck performing their routine duties. He said one of the two solid waste truck drivers were injured and missed work.

All three local counties report holding road safety meetings at least quarterly to keep their crews vigilant. Officials in all three agreed more work zones will likely mean more accidents.

Traffic goes past a construction worker on Greenbrier Road in Limestone County. Officials fear an increase in road projects, funded by a gas tax increase, will lead to more work-zone crashes. [JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY]

Trooper Public Information Officer Curtis Summerville said the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has increased its patrols around work zones in recent years, and fines for traffic violations are doubled if signs are posted.

“We’re seeing an increase of accidents in work zones, likely because of distracted driving,” he said. “It’s not just cellphones (causing the distraction). There’s so much competing for the driver’s attention. Billboards, parents talking with their children.”

He said troopers observing work-zone traffic flow do it voluntarily and on overtime.

He said it is difficult to track how many accidents are caused by smart phones.

“Not often will a motorist tell us they were texting (when the accident occurred),” Summerville said.

this year strengthening Alabama’s “move-over law,” which requires motorists to move to another lane or reduce their speed when approaching an emergency vehicle or any vehicle with flashers on, allows them more room to perform their duties.

“What we’ve seen, whether it be a construction zone or emergency scene on the side of the road, folks are still driving without paying attention, distracted, impaired, whatever it is,” said Decatur Fire & Rescue Chief Tony Grande. “You still see folks injured or killed.

Folks behind the wheel are ignoring warning lights and workers in ALDOT-specific safety vests trying to move traffic over.”

Cellphone usage has contributed to accidents caused by driving distracted, he said, but distractions aren’t new.

“With cellphones, it has probably gotten worse,” Grande said. “But I saw ‘Move-over law’ plenty of it 10 years or more It is not just work zones ago with people simply not seeing more close calls. paying attention. Are you First responders are eating in your car? Are the hoping amendments passed kids in the back seat causing

a commotion?”

Motorists need “to pay attention to what’s going on two football fields in front of you,” he added.

“That’s what it’s going to take to recognize what’s going on and to slow down.”

National statistics also indicate an uptick in workzone crashes.

The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse said that in 2010, 586 people were killed in work-zone accidents. In 2017, the number of fatalities rose to 799.

According to the Federal Highway Administration, more than 4,400 deaths and 200,000 injuries occurred in work zones in the past five years.

“Most work-zone crashes are rear-end collisions, resulting from speeding or inattentive driving,” Green said.

She said motorists should check algotraffic. com for up-to-date information on traffic delays.

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drones on 2 big Saudi oil sites DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oil field Saturday, sparking huge fires at a vulnerable chokepoint for global energy supplies.

It remained unclear hours later if anyone was injured at the Abqaiq oil processing facility and the Khurais oil field or what effect the assault would have on oil production. Smoke from the fires could be seen by

satellites.

The attack by the Iranian-backed Houthis in the war against a Saudi-led coalition comes after weeks of similar drone assaults on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure, but none of the earlier strikes appeared to have caused the same amount of damage. The attack likely will heighten tensions further across the Persian Gulf amid an escalating crisis between the U. S. and Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal with world powers.

First word of the assault came in online videos of giant fires at the Abqaiq

facility, some 330 kilometers (205 miles) northeast of the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

Machine-gun fire could be heard in several clips alongside the day’s first Muslim call to prayers, suggesting security forces tried to bring down the drones just before dawn. In daylight, Saudi state television aired a segment with its local correspondent near a police checkpoint, a thick plume of smoke visible behind him.

The fires began after the sites were “targeted by drones,” the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the state-run

SPACE From Page A1

DYS is providing services to almost 900 kids per month so far this year in tutoring and activities. They’re able to get everyone in the rooms at the Aquadome right now, but Jones pointed out that nine-week report cards won’t be sent out until Oct. 11. This usually brings in additional students.

Even now, the Aquadome does not work as well as Brookhaven for tutoring because, tutor Melinda Wade said, they can’t separate the students into grades. Each grade now has a table in each classroom.

“The noise is definitely a challenge because there are so many more people in here,” said Wade, who had to loudly tell the students to quiet down. “Space would be good.”

Brookhaven was built on a closed landfill in the early 1960s. It’s one of three old landfill sites 3M-Decatur agreed in July to test for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, in the local environment. Numerous studies link ingestion of PFAS to testicular and kidney cancer, low birth weight, immune-system

Jadience Smith does her homework during Decatur Youth Services’ after-school program at the Aquadome Recreation Center on Thursday. [JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY]

problems, cholesterol issues and infertility.

“I’m not going to put this off for council members in the future to deal with,” Bibbee said.

DYS continues to use Carrie Matthews for basketball skills work and open gym, and other off-court programs, but that will end soon when the City Council decides to repair the building or build a new one.

Ninth grader Emory Scott plays basketball daily at Carrie Matthews. He said he would be at home playing video games if the recreation center were closed.

“I’d rather be playing ball,” Scott said.

A city consultant is testing the soil underneath

Carrie Matthews Recreation Center. City Engineer Carl Prewitt said he’s waiting on the results from more tests to present to the council, but he confirmed the gymnasium floor and the floors in other parts of the center are sinking.

Bibbee said the council may need to build another center if available repairs are just short-term fixes.

Jones is trying to find gymnasiums for Decatur Youth Services’ popular youth basketball league.

He said the most likely places are elementary school gyms, like at Leon Sheffield. Some of the elementary schools have only activity buildings, but they are big enough for practice.

Jones said he would like

Saudi Press Agency. It said an investigation was underway.

Saudi Aramco, the stateowned oil giant, did not respond to questions from The Associated Press.

In a short address aired by the Houthi’s Al-Masirah s a t e l l i t e n e w s c h a nnel, military spokesman Yahia Sarie said the rebels launched 10 drones after receiving “intelligence” support from those inside the kingdom. He warned that attacks by the rebels would only get worse if the war continues.

“The only option for the Saudi government is to stop

to delay the work on Carrie Matthews until after basketball season, which usually runs from January to early March.

However, Bibbee doesn’t think Carrie Matthews should be used at all until it’s repaired or replaced because the floor is uneven and slants in places. The sinking issues have also affected the door frames.

They had to take the doors off so someone wouldn’t get stuck inside a room and be unable to leave in an emergency.

“There may be liability issues in using Carrie Matthews,” Bibbee said.

Bibbee said she knows her stances on Carrie Matthews and Brookhaven may not be popular. She also caught criticism because she was the main force behind DYS not using Brookhaven.

“It just baffles me why parents would want their kids to play in a place like Carrie Matthews,” where the court is sinking and may be dangerously uneven in places, or Brookhaven, “which may hold carcinogens and be dangerous to their health,” Bibbee said.

— bayne. hughes@ decaturdaily. com or 256-340-2432. Twitter @ DD_BayneHughes.

attacking us,” Sarie said.

The rebels hold Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and other territory in the Arab world’s poorest country. Since 2015, a Saudi-led coalition has fought to reinstate the internationally recognized Yemeni government.

President Donald Trump called Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the wake of the drone strikes

and expressed the United States’ readiness to cooperate with the kingdom in supporting its security and stability, according to a news release from the Saudi Embassy in Washington.

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OPINION

‘Our country . . . may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.’

Commodore Stephen Decatur

ANOTHER VIEW

YOUR VIEW

Cal Thomas

Friday’s question: Is the Alabama Department of Environmental Management aggressive enough in protecting the Tennessee River?

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When the government runs your health care

DUBLIN — “When would you like to schedule your knee replacement surgery?” asked my American doctor before I left for Ireland. I gave him a date that works for me (I’m calling it the result of an old basketball injury, not advancing age). His office scheduled it for that date.

Contrast this with a headline in the Irish Independent newspaper: “Surgery delays are ‘cheating elderly out of precious time.’” While I’m not ready to claim “elderly status,” the story is a preview of what could happen in the U.S. if enough of us buy into the notion that government knows best when it comes to our health and longevity.

The head of the Irish Medical Organization, Dr. Padraig McGarry, is quoted as saying that older people are frequently waiting well over two years just to see a specialist before being consigned to another waiting list for surgery. Ponder that for a moment. How would you react should your current doctor (assuming you are allowed to keep him/her) tell you to get in line and wait until further notice?

Dr. McGarry says he has seen patients deteriorate while waiting for surgery and many return to their general practitioner “who gives them medication which can affect their health in other ways.”

And Ireland isn’t even a part of Britain’s National Health Service. They’ve got their own system, part public, the Health Service Executive, and part private option. It’s the public system wherein the problems lie.

Lingering question The question endures: With governments doing so few things efficiently and at reasonable cost, why do so many turn to it first? Government has become its own type of religious cult. No matter the evidence to the contrary, many people continue to place their faith in it.

People who see government as a cure-all don’t always practice what they preach. We’ve seen that with some environmental activists who promote certain forms of transportation and alternatives to fossil fuels, along with more restrictive gun laws, while transporting themselves on gas-guzzling private jets and in SUVs, accompanied by armed guards.

One of the latest examples of such hypocrisy is the aging rock star Mick Jagger who, as a British citizen, has access to his country’s National Health Service (NHS). Jagger apparently believes the NHS is for the “little people,” as the late hotel magnate Leona Helmsley said about income taxes.

When Jagger needed a heart valve replacement, he didn’t wait in line like so many others in Britain; he had the surgery in the United States. After recovering, he added criticism of President Donald Trump to his concerts, citing specifically the current administration’s policies on the environment and immigration. How’s that for gratitude?

If I had to choose between the NHS and American health care, I’d stick with the system, if the government allows, where appointments can be made and kept and the only wait is in the doctor’s outer office.

— tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

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How they voted: Yes: 17 No: 80

OUR VIEW

Maintaining ice rink helps city’s image THE ISSUE

By committing to repairing and maintaining the Point Mallard Ice Complex, city leaders would be committing to enhancing the city’s image and helping attract new residents.

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common complaint is the city of Decatur undertakes new projects without first making sure existing projects are properly maintained.

The Point Mallard Ice Complex is an existing project that will provide a test case for the City Council.

The ice complex is 19 years old and nearing the end of its 20-year life expectancy. It needs major repairs to remain a viable recreational amenity for Decatur residents. Those repairs come with a steep price tag, topping out at $1.4 million for the sort of repairs that would make the complex something to be proud of for the next 20 years.

Parks and Recreation Director Jason Lake said broken pipes were discovered in the floor after the city closed the ice rink in June for routine maintenance.

“We can put it back to the way it was in 2000, but we’re going to continue to have problems,” Lake told the Decatur City Council last week.

Lake said the renovation options are: • Repair only the broken lines in the sandbased floor, for $258,500.

• Fix all of the lines in the sand-based floor, for $383,225.

• Overhaul the rink with a sand-based floor, for $1.3 million.

• Overhaul the rink with a concrete floor, for $1.43 million.

At the council meeting, one Decatur

resident spoke in favor of the ice rink. Several other people voiced support for the rink as well, but they were from Huntsville.

City Councilman Chuck Ard said a major part of the decision will be whether Decatur residents will support the ice complex.

“Obviously, this rink is here for the citizens of our city and that’s who I work for,” Ard said. “People from outside utilizing our facility is a plus, but we’re out here to solely serve our residents.”

We understand Ard’s point. Council should weigh current residents’ interest. But we submit that having and properly maintaining attractions, such as the ice complex, that can draw people from out of town is something that serves Decatur’s residents.

The ice complex is something most surrounding communities do not have.

It’s something the city can have in its portfolio when trying to attract new residents.

How the city proceeds with the ice complex is also an indication of how residents can expect it to proceed with any new project. If city leaders cannot commit to maintaining the Point Mallard Ice Complex, can we expect any new projects the city undertakes to be maintained in the future?

It’s a matter of maintaining and enhancing Decatur quality of life and image. It’s also a matter of trust. City leaders can strengthen both by committing to giving the ice complex a first-class makeover.

ANOTHER VIEW

‘Impeachment lite’ (and late) unlikely to end presidency A powerful case can be made that PresidentDonaldTrump’segregious actions in office — particularly his efforts to derail the investigation of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III — justify a vote by the House of Representatives on whether he has committed “high crimes and misdemeanors” and should be impeached.But because of divisions among Democrats about whether impeachment would make it harder to defeat Trump next year (and more difficulttoreelectDemocraticmembers in Trump-friendly districts), the majority party in the House is pursuing what might be called “impeachment lite.”

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a resolution empowering it to intensify what Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) has described as an ongoing inquiry into whether Trump should be impeached for obstruction and otherabusesofpower.Theresolution establishes rules for evidence-gathering and witness testimony. But unlikethe inquiries involving former presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, this time there will be no official authorization by the House as a whole, no vote to formally bless the inquiry.

Thus the “impreachment lite”

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description.Butit’salsoimpeachment late. It has been almost five months since Congress received a redacted copyofMueller’sreportintohisinvestigationofpossibletiesbetweenRussia and Trump’s 2016 campaign and actionsbyTrumpseeminglyintended toobstructtheprobe.

Granted, the committee has been stymied in obtaining additional information — such as testimony by former White House Counsel Don McGahn, who among other things has told investigators that Trump had asked him to arrange Mueller’s dismissal. (According to Mueller’s report,TrumptoldMcGahn:“Mueller has to go.”) But if Democrats were unitedinbelievingthatimpeachment wasnecessary,HouseSpeakerNancy Pelosi long ago would have asked for a vote by the full body to authorize an investigation. It’s easy to understandwhyshehasn’tpushedforsuch a vote. Pelosi has made it clear that she worries that an impeachment inquiry without broad bipartisan support could potentially backfire.

The confusion over exactly what House Democrats are doing about impeachment was dramatized

Wednesday when Pelosi’s deputy, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ofMaryland,hadtoclarify hisearlier comment that Democrats weren’t conductinganimpeachmentinquiry.

He released a statement saying he had misunderstood a reporter’s question. “I thought the question was in regards to whether the full House is actively considering articles of impeachment, which we are not at this time,” Hoyer said, adding that he supported Nadler’s committee investigation.

The Times’ Editorial Board has supported an aggressive investigationbyCongressofTrump’sconduct in office,including but not limited to histroublingactionsduringMueller’s investigation.Wealsorecognizethat characterizing its investigation as an impeachment inquiry may make it easier for the committee to obtain important documents to which it has a legitimate claim.

But we also have worried that Trump’simpeachmentbytheHouse, followed by his almost inevitable acquittal in the Republican-controlled Senate, would exacerbate partisan divisions in the country. A Trump acquittal could easily backfire against Democrats while doing nothing to punish our incompetent and unethical president.

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POLITICAL HUMOR

Eleanor Clift and Douglas Cohn US News Syndication

America first, the clarion call of isolationism

WASHINGTON — There are several reasons President Donald Trump demanded John Bolton’s resignation, but the precipitating event was Bolton’s opposition to a Camp David summit with the Taliban, the Islamic extremists fighting to once again control Afghanistan.

Bolton and others warned there was no deal in place with the Taliban, and that a hastily arranged meeting on the eve of the 9/11 anniversarywouldbackfire,advice Trumpdidn’twanttohear.Itmust be remembered that the United States orchestrated the ouster of Afghanistan’sTalibangovernment overitshostingofal-Qaidaterrorists who organized the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington.

True, the departure of John Bolton,the third national security adviserforcedoutbythepresident, significantly lowers the likelihood of a military confrontation with Iran.Bolton,ahardlinerandoneof thearchitectsoftheIraqwar,won’t be missed. He, an extreme hawk, was ousted by an extreme dove.

The president is looking for a dramatic event in foreign policy that would ensure his reelection and keep his campaign promise to end the war in Afghanistan.

He ran on the theme of “America First,” which happened to be the RepublicanParty’spre-WorldWar II clarion call of isolationism.

Every U.S. president beginning withDwightEisenhowerandcontinuing through Barack Obama, Republicans and Democrats alike, has embraced an internationalist stance, but Trump views internationalism as an elitist invention.

He wants to establish Fortress America by withdrawing U.S. troops from the conflicts in Syria and Afghanistan and also from peaceful areas of the world, such as South Korea.

Trump’spreviousnationalsecurity adviser, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, didn’t share Trump’s isolationist views or the president’s uninformed indolence,and Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned when Trump announced an abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, where ISIS is now making a comeback.

Allies stood ready to help Trump would like to pull troops out of everywhere, even NATO. He thinks our allies aren’t pulling their weight and relying instead upon America to provide their security. He is skeptical of Article 5intheNATOtreatythatstipulates an attack on one is an attack on all, as he made clear when expressing doubts about defending the Baltic nations from Russian provocations.Theonlytimethearticlehas been activated was after 9/11 when our NATO allies unanimously stood ready to help America.

Afghanistan is America’s longest war (although more men and women in uniform now annually diein trainingexercises) butwithdrawing U.S. troops would hand the country to the Taliban, which took credit for a suicide attack in Kabul on the eve of the planned summit, ending the peace talks.

The Republican Party before Eisenhower’s election in 1952 was staunchly isolationist. That isolationism allowed fascist and militarist regimes in Germany, Italy, and Japan to rise and take land without opposition, which history shows led to World War II. If the United States had stepped in sooner,insteadofwaitinguntilthe attack on Pearl Harbor, historians say Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo might have been stopped.

Trump likes to think of himself as a tough guy,but in the cauldron of foreign conflict, he is a peaceat-any-price dove, and not the sort of dove Democrats could support, or Republicans should support.

— Twitter: @douglas_cohn

FIRST FIVE

First Amendment freedoms not just ‘office hours’ or when it’s convenient Our First Amendment freedoms don’t keep office hours.

There’s nothing in the 45 words that start the Bill of Rights that says our freedom of speech only applies when it’s convenient for others, or polite or gains official permission to be heard.

There’s no provision for our right to petition the government for redress of grievances — in plainer terms, to ask our elected and appointed officials to fix something, to correct an error or simply to do a better job — to be shunted aside in favor of convenience.

And nowhere in that First Amendment is a priority given to creating a positive public image or deference provided to some amorphous, bureaucratic search for “order” or efficiency.

In truth, our First Amendment freedoms are inextricably intertwined with a deliberately messy, sometimes inconvenient or tedious, often inefficient, occasionally confrontational and impolitic system of self-governance called democracy.

Yet, time and again, we see public officials in high and low office ignore that truth — some with good intentions, but others with more venal goals: shutting down vocal opposition, a quiet

Gene Policinski First Amendment Center

path to pre-determined action, avoiding contentious discussion, or creating a roundabout way to silence critics.

Protest limits In state legislatures, the American Civil Liberties Union reported in 2017, lawmakers “in nearly 20 states proposed bills in 2017 that would restrict people’s right to protest.” In North Dakota, Kentucky,Tennessee,RhodeIslandand Florida,proposals were introduced to protect drivers from liability if they ran their cars over demonstrators standing in streets as long as it was “accidental.” Other states would place new limits on where the public might freely protest — from campuses to locations near oil and gas pipelines or other “critical infrastructure”— which,of course, might well be the very reasons for the protests.

On the local level, it can mean a recent ordinance adopted in Paducah, Kentucky, that bans the

public from speaking during public meetings of the city commission on anything not on that meeting’s agenda. Supporters — including the four of five commissioners who voted for it — cite efficiency as their reason to end the practice of allowing citizens to speak at the end of each session. One was more blunt: The new law aims to silence what he said are groups that attend and make the same speeches each time.

A recent report on the new law

by WPSD-TV in Paducah quoted one commissioner as saying if the public doesn’t like the way the commission does its work, they can vote members out at the next election — a clear, if unintended, view that freedoms of speech and petition apply in this case one day every four years. In an earlier WPSD report,City Commissioner Richard Abraham said members of the public would still be able to talk tocitycouncilmembersaboutconcerns that are not on the agenda, just not at public meetings: “You can email your commissioner. You can call city hall for the number.

We’ll get back to you.”

Yes, public demonstrations and public comments by ordinary citizens at public meetings can and do disrupt, delay, extend, confuse, confound,irritate and evenat times

bore those elected or employed to do the public’s business.Frankly,all of that simply goes with the job — and the public salary.

Some pass muster

Yes, some restrictions on demonstrations and speaking at public meetings can pass constitutional muster — for example, setting reasonable time limits on individual remarks to allow more people to speak during any given meeting.

But the First Amendment protects our basic right to speak directly to public officials in public about matters of public interest — and, if nowhere else, that should apply most at the government level that is closest to us.

Providing email addresses or promises to “get back” to us just don’t measure up.

— Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached at gpolicinski@ freedomforum.org, or follow him on Twitter at @genefac.

— Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached at gpolicinski@ freedomforum.org, or follow him on Twitter at @genefac.

How Trump administration incapacitates government WASHINGTON — This is how the Trump administration goes about the quiet business of incapacitating the U.S. government.

President Donald Trump spent his summer making war on Denmark, attacking Baltimore, destabilizing the world economy, sending an imaginary hurricane to Alabama and ousting his national security adviser, among other things. But while everybody was watching those fireworks,Trump’s underlings — some far more competent than he — weretoiling in the shadows to hand over public lands to the tender mercies of oil and gas companies.

The scheme, rolled out over the summer, was ostensibly to put the Bureau of Land Management closer to the lands it manages by moving personnel out of Washington. That makes sense until you consider: 1. Ninety-seven percent of the BLM’s employees already are outside of Washington, and the few hundred in the capital do things such as coordinate with Congress and other agencies; now half the congressional affairs staff,I’m told, will work out of Reno, Nevada — 2,600 miles from Capitol Hill.

2. BLM organized this with cursory analysis of impacts and costs andnosignificantconsultationwith Congress, American Indian tribes or BLM staff.

3. BLM decided to locate its new headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado, hours from a major airportbutjustdowntheroadfromthe

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hometown of Interior Secretary (and former oil and gas lobbyist) David Bernhardt, who presides over BLM. 4.Therelocationwasoverseenby Interior assistant secretary Joseph Balash,up until daysbefore he took employment for himself with an oil-exploration company.

5.WhenSen.TomUdall,D-N.M., said it appeared that the proposal, which doesn’t have congressional approval,wasa“deliberateeffortto dismantle”BLM,Balashthreatened Udall,saying he would“reconsider therelocationofadditionalDepartmental resources to your State” in retaliation.

6. Many workers being shipped out of Washington are reportedly being offered lower-level, lowerpay jobs — confirming suspicions that the real purpose is to drive experts out of government and thereby shrink the agency.

‘They quit’ Trump’s acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, said as much last month. “It’s nearly impossible to fire a federal worker. I know that because a lot of them work for me, and I’ve tried,” he told a GOP gala. “By simply saying to people,

‘You know what, we’re going to … move you out in the real part of the country,’ and they quit — what a wonderfulwaytosortofstreamline government.”

Since Balash left to join the oil industry, the unenviable task of explaining the relocation to Congress fell to his replacement, William Perry Pendley, who joined Interior after three decades of suing the federal government to weaken protections for federal lands. Pendley, serving in an “acting” capacity, hasn’t been confirmed by the Senate and perhaps couldn’t be: His Twitter musings are a fevered collection of attacks on Democrats and celebrations of oil and gas drilling.

Pendley, with a Yosemite Sam mustache, informed the House Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday that “we will not dispose ofortransferinawholesalemanner our public lands.”

So they’ll do it piecemeal?

He volunteered that he’s “in full compliance with … President Trump’sheightenedethicspledge.”

As if that were reassuring.

He declared that the department is offering “knowledgeable and compassionate assistance” to those relocating. (Last week, he apologized to enraged employees that BLM had been “less than transparent”).

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., a Native American, asked about his past mockery of native religions.

“I was not speaking as a member of the BLM,” Pendley explained.

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., asked for details on the many unfilledvacanciesBLMalreadyhas.

“I don’t have that number,” he said.

Rep. TJ Cox, D-Calif., asked for specific details of the relocation.

“I’llhavetodefertocongressional andlegislativeaffairs,” Pendleysaid.

Right. In Reno.

Attempted relocations

The Trump administration has attempted similar relocations — read: job cuts — at the Agriculture Department, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Personnel Management and elsewhere. But 85% of the federal workforce already is outside the Washington area. And at BLM, which has only a few hundred of its 10,000 employees in Washington, the argument for decentralization is particularly weak. Even BLM’s deputydirectorofoperations,Mike Nedd, told employees last week that “I probably would have made a different decision,” E&E News reported.

But Pendley, at that same meeting, said the administration would push ahead with the plan, even if it doesn’t have sufficient funds — because “we are confident that Congress will provide additional funding.”

And if not? Well, Trump can declareanotheremergencyandtake more money from the Pentagon.

When your goal is kneecapping the federalgovernment,anythinggoes.

— Twitter: @Milbank.

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Trump campaign courting reluctant voters

By Zeke Miller, Sara Burnett and Alan Fram The Associated Press

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Ashley Arentz is a political unicorn.

The 28-year-old Marine from Jacksonville, North Carolina, didn’t vote in 2016, and she wasn’t even registered to vote in the state. But there she was on Monday, standing in line for hours in the 90-degree heat waiting to enter President Donald Trump’s rally in Fayetteville.

That made her a golden target for the volunteers in dayglow yellow T-shirts working to register new voters.

Arentz said she likes the president because he’s “just being straightforward.”

She filled out a registration form on the spot.

Less than 14 months before Election Day, the president’s team is banking his reelection hopes on identifying and bringing to the polls hundreds of thousands of Trump supporters such as Arentz — people in closely contested states who didn’t vote in 2016. The campaign is betting that it may be easier to make voters out of these electoral rarities than to win over millions of Trump skeptics in the center of the electorate.

It’s a risky wager borne of political necessity, and helps explain Trump’s provocative communications strategy, from his attacks on the media to his racially polarizing rhetoric. Trump, aides and allies

Ashley Arentz, 28, of Jacksonville, N.C., waits in line with friend Jonathan Ritter at a rally that President Donald Trump staged for Republican congressional candidate Dan Bishop, Sept. 9 in Fayetteville, N.C. [ALAN FRAM/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

say, knows he needs to fire up his supporters, and anger is a powerful motivator.

“People trying to persuade swing voters are probably wasting their time because nearly all voters have already put their jersey on,” said GOP strategist Chris Wilson.

“Trump needs to bring more of his fans onto the field.”

Tens of millions of Americans choose not to vote in federal races every two years.

The president’s campaign is determined to turn out the Trump supporters among them. It views them as an untapped stash of Republican support that can help him

overcome stubbornly low poll numbers and his difficulties in winning over voters in the shrinking political center.

“There’s a new math spurred by a new candidate at the top of his ticket,” Trump campaign senior political adviser Bill Stepien told reporters. “And I think we need to throw out the old way we look at how elections are won and lost.”

That’s not to say reaching them or getting them to vote for Trump will be easy.

The surest predictor for whether someone will vote in the future is whether that person has voted in the

past. This political truism has long informed campaign strategies.

Still, attempting to shape the electorate is nothing new.

Barack Obama’s campaign in 2012 shocked Republican opponents when it attracted Democrats who didn’t vote in 2008. George W. Bush’s campaign relied on the same tactic in 2004. But both campaigns tried to expand their bases while also focusing on trying to claim more voters in the center.

“The strategy was never one of simply looking at identifying red Republicans and getting them out to vote,”

said Karl Rove, Bush’s strategist. “It was also a campaign of addition and persuasion.”

Trump’s gamble comes in deemphasizing the persuasion game as it focuses on boosting turnout.

The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee have held events geared at reversing an erosion of support for the GOP among women and Latinos.

But the central message of the campaign — as delivered

by Trump, its de facto chief strategist and spokesman — is targeted at those who already support him.

At campaign rallies such as the one in North Carolina, the Trump campaign, the RNC and an authorized super political action committee work the long lines outside to register voters.

At a February rally in El Paso, Texas, the Trump campaign says, two-thirds of registrants had voted in two or fewer of the previous four federal elections. Before a June rally in Orlando, a geotargeted digital campaign by a Trump super PAC directed about 3,000 people to the state’s voter registration website.

“We know from data gathered from rallies that a significant percentage of rally registrants and attendees have voted infrequently in federal elections, but they are motivated to come out to see President Trump,” said Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh.

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In this Sept. 13 photo released by California Highway Patrol, CHP officers with an officer from Madera County Animal Services, middle, use dog snares to capture an emu that was found wandering along California Highway 99, north of Madera, Calif.

The Fresno Bee reported Friday that the bird was apprehended following a brief pursuit by California Highway Patrol officers. [CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL VIA

This Sept. 16, 2016 image made from a video shows the 18-karat toilet, titled “America,” by Maurizio Cattelan in the restroom of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. The toilet, valued at roughly 1 million pounds ($1.25 million), was stolen early Saturday from the magnificent home in England where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born. [ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE]

A man uses a canoe along a flooded road after heavy raining Saturday in El Raal, near Murcia, Spain. Record rainfall claimed two more lives in southeastern Spain as it caused widespread flooding, raising the overall death toll to six from the storms, authorities said Saturday.

Emergency rescue workers saved thousands of people during the storm that slammed into the Mediterranean coastal regions of Valencia, Murcia and eastern Andalusia this week. [ALFONSO DURAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

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MoviePass, the movie ticket subscription service that allowed subscribers to buy up to three movie tickets per month for a small fee, shut down Saturday.

Its future is unclear.

Helios and Matheson Analytics, the parent company of MoviePass, said Friday in a release that it was interrupting service for all its subscribers because its efforts to seek financing have not been successful.

It says it’s “unable to predict if or when” MoviePass will continue. The company says it’s planning to study all options including the sale of the company in its entirety.

MoviePass drew in millions of subscribers, initially luring them with a $10 monthly rate.

You stink, stay out!

That’s the message from one Mississippi Delta convenience store to workers at a neighboring soybean oil mill.

The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the convenience store has a sign on its door stating “Notice: Bad Smelling Oil Mill People Please Do Not Enter.”

Anurag Randive, who manages the Greenwood store, says the sign was posted about three months ago after customers complained about the odor of employees from the Express Grain oil mill across the street.

He says he’s prevented some odorous workers from entering.

Randive says he hasn’t received any complaints.

A Florida fisherman will spend five weekends in jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty for dragging a live shark by the tail from a boat.

The Bradenton Herald reports that Robert Benac III will also pay a $2,500 fine, perform 250 hours of service at an animal shelter and lose his fishing license for three years. He had been set to go on trial Thursday for felony aggravated cruelty to animals. A second man, Michael Wenzel, accepted a similar plea earlier.

The case gained national infamy when video surfaced of the men dragging the shark at high speeds behind their boat in 2017, shredding the animal.

Police in Congo have detained the former minister ofhealthamidaninvestigation into the use of Ebola funds as confirmedEboladeathsroseto near2,000andconfirmedcases of the virus exceeded 3,000 in the sprawling African nation.

Former Minister of Health Oly Ilunga was taken into custody,policesaidinastatement Saturday.

IlungaresignedinJulytoprotestPresidentFelixTshisekedi’s decision to take over the management of the response to the world’sseconddeadliestEbola outbreak,whichisongoingnow in eastern Congo, from Ilunga.

Asheresigned,Ilungadeplored thelackofcooperationbetween him, the president and the prime minister in response to the deadly Ebola outbreak.

The British prime minister who called the 2016 Brexit referendum and then saw the public vote to leave the European Union, creating the nation’s prolonged political crisis, says he is sorry for the divisions it has caused.

David Cameron said in an interview published Saturday that he thinks about the consequences of the Brexit referendum “every single day” and worries “desperately” about what will happen next.

“I deeply regret the outcome and accept that my approach failed,” he said.

“The decisions I took contributed to that failure. I failed.”

Discounted movie subscription service MoviePass shuts down

Stinky shoppers unoffended after store bans them

Fisherman gets 10 days for dragging live shark behind boat

Congo police detain ex-health minister in Ebola funds probe

Ex-PM David Cameron ‘sorry’ for creating Brexit divisions

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PUBLIC RELEASE Decatur City Schools today announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program. Local school officials have adopted the following household size and income criteria for determining eligibility: Children need healthy meals to learn. Decatur City Schools offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs $1.75; lunch costs $2.75. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals. Reduced price is $.30 for breakfast and $.40 for lunch. Below are some common questions and answers to help you with the application process.

WHO CAN GET FREE OR REDUCED PRICE MEALS? All children in households receiving benefits from Alabama SNAP, the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) or Alabama TANF, are eligible for free meals.

Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court are eligible for free meals.

Children participating in their school’s Head Start program are eligible for free meals.

Children who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant are eligible for free meals.

Children who are directly certified are eligible to receive free meals.

When known to Decatur City Schools, households will be notified of their children’s eligibility for free meals based on their participation (or a household member’s participation) in the: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR); or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), if the State program meets Federal standards.

When known to Decatur City Schools, households will be notified of any child’s eligibility for free meals based on the individual child’s designation as Other Source Categorically Eligible, as defined by law. Children are determined Other Source Categorically Eligible if they are: Homeless, Migrant, Runaway, A foster child, or Enrolled in Head Start or an eligible pre-kindergarten program (see: SP 40-2013: Q&As Regarding the Participation of Head Start Programs in Child Nutrition Programs, https://www.fns.usda.gov/ qas-regarding-participation-head-start-programs-child-nutrition-programs-0).

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES 2019-2020 HOUSEHOLD SIZE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ELIGIBILITY SCALE FOR FREE MEALS/MILK

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

PER YEAR

PER MONTH

EVERY TWO PER WEEKS WEEK

16,237 21,983 27,729 33,475 39,221 44,967 50,713 56,459

1,354 1,832 2,311 2,790 3,269 3,748 4,227 4,705

625 846 1,067 1,288 1,509 1,730 1,951 2,172

313 423 534 644 755 865 976 1,086

FOR EACH ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBER ADD

+5,746

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ELIGIBILITY SCALE FOR REDUCED-PRICE MEALS/MILK

PER YEAR

PER MONTH

EVERY TWO WEEKS

PER WEEK

23,107 31,284 39,461 47,638 55,815 63,992 72,169 80,346

1,926 2,607 3,289 3,970 4,652 5,333 6,015 6,696

889 1,204 1,518 1,833 2,147 2,462 2,776 3,091

445 602 759 917 1,074 1,231 1,388 1,546

+682

+315

+158

FOR EACH ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBER +479

+221

+111

ADD

+8,177

HOW DO I KNOW IF MY CHILDREN QUALIFY AS HOMELESS, MIGRANT, OR RUNAWAY? Do the members of your household lack a permanent address? Are you staying together in a shelter, hotel, or other temporary housing arrangement? Does your family relocate on a seasonal basis? Are any children living with you who have chosen to leave their prior family or household? If you believe children in your household meet these descriptions and haven’t been told your children will get free meals, please call or e-mail Latoya Brown, 256-580-4333, latoya.brown@dcs.edu.

DO I NEED TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION FOR EACH CHILD? No. Use one Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application for all students in your household. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all required information. Return the completed application to: youngest child’s cafeteria manager or mail to Julia Senn, 910 Wilson St NE, Decatur, AL 35601.

SHOULD I FILL OUT AN APPLICATION IF I RECEIVED A LETTER THIS SCHOOL YEAR SAYING MY CHILDREN ARE ALREADY APPROVED FOR FREE MEALS? No, but please read the letter you got carefully and follow the instructions. If any children in your household were missing from your eligibility notification, contact Julia Senn, 910 Wilson St NE, Decatur, AL 35601, 256-5606801, Julia.senn@dcs.edu immediately.

CAN I APPLY ONLINE? Yes! You are encouraged to complete an online application instead of a paper application if you are able. The online application has the same requirements and will ask you for the same information as the paper application. Visit https://onlinemealapp.dcs.edu to begin or to learn more about the online application process. Contact Julia Senn, 910 Wilson St NE, Decatur, AL 35601, 256560-6801, Julia.senn@dcs.edu if you have any questions about the online application.

MY CHILD’S APPLICATION WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR. DO I NEED TO FILL OUT A NEW ONE? Yes. Your child’s application is only good for that school year and for the first few days of this school year, through 9/19/2019. You must send in a new application unless the school told you that your child is eligible for the new school year. If you do not send in a new application that is approved by the school or you have not been notified that your child is eligible for free meals, your child will be charged the full price for meals.

I GET WIC. CAN MY CHILDREN GET FREE MEALS? Children in households participating in WIC may be eligible for free or reduced price meals. Please send in an application.

WILL THE INFORMATION I GIVE BE CHECKED? Yes. In accordance with program regulations school officials will be verifying the income of some households at some time during the school year.

Selected households will be requested to provide income documentation in order to continue receiving free and reduced-price meals.

IF I DON’T QUALIFY NOW, MAY I APPLY LATER? Yes, you may apply at any time during the school year. For example, children with a parent or guardian who becomes unemployed may become eligible for free and reduced price meals if the household income drops below the income limit.

WHAT IF I DISAGREE WITH THE SCHOOL’S DECISION ABOUT MY APPLICATION? You should talk to school officials. You also may ask for a hearing by calling or writing to: Mrs. Melanie Maples, 302 4 th Ave NE, Decatur, AL 35601, 256-552-3000, Melanie.maples@dcs.edu MAY I APPLY IF SOMEONE IN MY HOUSEHOLD IS NOT A U.S. CITIZEN? Yes. You, your children, or other household members do not have to be U.S. citizens to apply for free or reduced price meals.

WHAT IF MY INCOME IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME? List the amount that you normally receive. For example, if you normally make $1000 each month, but you missed some work last month and only made $900, put down that you made $1000 per month. If you normally get overtime, include it, but do not include it if you only work overtime sometimes. If you have lost a job or had your hours or wages reduced, use your current income.

WHAT IF SOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HAVE NO INCOME TO REPORT? Household members may not receive some types of income we ask you to report on the application, or may not receive income at all. Whenever this happens, please write a 0 in the field. However, if any income fields are left empty or blank, those will also be counted as zeroes. Please be careful when leaving income fields blank, as we will assume you meant to do so.

DO I HAVE TO PROVIDE MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER? Only the last 4 digits of the social security number of the household’s primary wage earner or another adult household member (or an indication of “none”) is required.

MAY I DECLINE BENEFITS? Yes. Households notified of their children’s eligibility must contact Julia Senn, 256-560-6801, Julia.senn@dcs.edu or school if they choose to decline the free meal benefits.

WHAT IF ALL CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS ARE NOT ON THE NOTICE OF ELIGIBILITY LETTER? If children or households receive benefits under Assistance Programs or Other Source Categorically Eligible Programs and are not listed on the notice of eligibility and are not notified by the school of their free meal benefits, the parent or guardian should contact the school or should submit an income application.

WE ARE IN THE MILITARY. DO WE REPORT OUR INCOME DIFFERENTLY? Your basic pay and cash bonuses must be reported as income. If you get any cash value allowances for off-base housing, food, or clothing, it must also be included as income. However, if your housing is part of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, do not include your housing allowance as income. Any additional combat pay resulting from deployment is also excluded from income.

WHAT IF THERE ISN’T ENOUGH SPACE ON THE APPLICATION FOR MY FAMILY? List any additional household members on a separate piece of paper, and attach it to your application. Contact Julia Senn, 910 Wilson St NE, Decatur, AL 35601, 256-560-6801, Julia.senn@dcs.edu to receive a second application.

MY FAMILY NEEDS MORE HELP. ARE THERE OTHER PROGRAMS WE MIGHT APPLY FOR? To find out how to apply for Alabama SNAP or other assistance benefits, contact your local assistance office or call 1-800-382-0499 If you have other questions or need help, call 256-560-6801 Sincerely,

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

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OBITUARIES&NEWS NOTICES

Era (Easter) Olivia Andrews HAZEL GREEN

Era (Easter) Olivia Andrews, 83, died September 12, 2019. Services will be 2 p. m. September 15, 2019 at Spry Funeral Home, Chapel in Athens.

Burial will be in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is 6 to 9 p. m.

September 14, 2019 at the funeral home.

Larry William Bolzle CULLMAN

Funeral Service for Larry William Bolzle, will be at 3 p. m. Sunday at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with burial at Antioch Baptist. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p. m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Bolzle passed away September 11, 2019.

Barbara Sue Buttler ATHENS

Barbara Sue Butler, 72, died Friday, September 13, 2019. Services will be 2 p. m. Monday at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Dement Cemetery.

Visitation is from noon until service Monday at the funeral home.

Patricia “Cissy” Lynn Cline

14, 2019. Reynolds Funeral 91, will be Monday at 1 p.

Home will announce. m. at Roselawn Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mike Kelly New Salem Baptist Church MOULTON Cemetery. Visitation will Graveside funeral for be Sunday 4 to 6 p. m. at Mike Kelly, 74, is Satur- Roselawn Funeral Home. day, September 14, 2019 at East Lawrence Memo- Randall L. Scott rial Gardens, at noon with KILLEN Parkway Funeral Home Randall Lee directing. Mr. Kelly died Scott, 60, died September 12, 2019.

September 10, 2019. Visitation Charles ‘Chuck’ will be from noon to 2 p. m.

Reid Mauldin September 15, 2019 at DECATUR Lawrence Funeral Home in Funeral for Charles Moulton. The funeral ser“Chuck” Reid Mauldin, 77, vice will follow at 2 p. m. will be September 17, 2019 in the funeral home chapel. at 6 p. m. at Peck Funeral Burial with military honors Home Chapel. Visitation will be in Oak Hill Cemewill be from 5:30 to 6 p. tery in the Saint Florian m. at the funeral home. community. Randall was Mr. Mauldin died Sep- the husband of Cheryl tember 13, 2019. He was Scott. the husband of Charlotte Bill Spurlock Mauldin.

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Barbara Sue Morris Munoz

Bill Spurlock, 78, died September 12, 2019 at his FALKVILLE residence. No services are Graveside service for scheduled at this time.

Barbara Sue (Morris) M u n o z , 7 9 , w i l l b e Norman Tobias Monday, at Apostolic MOULTON Christian Church CemeNorman Tobias, 79, tery, with Shelton Funeral passed away September Home directing. She is 12, 2019. Funeral will be survived by her son, John announced by Elliott’s Munoz. Guestbook avail- Brown-Service Funeral a b l e a t h t t p : / / w w w . Home. sheltonfuneralhome. net.

Jimmy Whitfield

Ryan Nelson

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Funeral for Patricia “Cissy” Lynn Cline will be on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at 3 p. m. at Elliott’s Brown-Service Chapel. With burial at old Bethel cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 6 p. m. until 8 p. m. at the funeral home.

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Funeral arrangements for Ryan Nelson, 27, who died September 12, 2017 will be announced by Parkway Funeral Home.

Marjorie Hitt Parker

Marjorie Hitt Parker, 87, passed away Friday, Anthony Todd September 13, 2019. VisiHoltzclaw tation will be from 6 p.

TRINITY m. till 8 p. m. on SeptemA memorial visitation for ber 15, 2019, at Lawrence Anthony Todd Holtzclaw, Funeral Home. The funeral will be held September 16, service will be at 2 p. m.

2019 from 6 to 8 p. m. at on Monday, at the funeral Peck Funeral Home. Mr. home chapel. Burial will be Holtzclaw died Septem- in Caddo Cemetery. Marber 12, 2019. He was born jorie was the wife of James September 17, 1975.

Aaron Parker.

Rosemary Wilber Powell

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Bobby Glenn Staples

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Carolyn Holden Jackson

Funeral arrangements for Jimmy Whitfield, 50, who died September 12, 2019 will be announced

by Parkway Funeral Home.

Carolyn Holden JackCelebration of Life for son, 55, died September Rosemary Wilber Powell,

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Funeral service for Bobby Glenn Staples, 80, will be Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 4 p. m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Shane Wheeler and Bro. Ed Phillips officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in Cullman City Cemetery.

Visitation is Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 5:30 p. m. to 8 p. m. at Peck Funeral Home.

Mr. Staples died on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at UAB Hospital, Birmingham. He was born

October 9, 1938, in Morgan County to Odis E. Staples and Ruth (Yates) Staples.

He was retired from Computer Science Corporation (CSC), as their Director of Accounting. He was a member of Bethlehem West Missionary Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing golf, Auburn Football and liked going to Jack’s and to Kentucky Fried Chicken to eat and fellowship. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Armstrong Staples and his parents.

Survivors include, sister-in-law, Judy Schultz (Benes); nephew, Phillip Hill (Rhonda); nieces, Vickie Shadden (Steve), Tammy Ray (Eugene), Tracy Powell (Steve), and Kristi Vincent (Joe); and a host of great- nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Charles Quattlebaum, Author Ray Summerford, Larry Penn, Tyler Powell, Timmy Roberts, Cody Ray, Austin Ray, and Tristen Vincent.

Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Dunn, Jerry Cone, Tommy Johnson, Wade Tucker, and Travis Buckelew.

Funerals today Era Andrews, 2 p. m., Spry Funeral Home, Chapel, Athens Larry Bolzle, 3 p. m., Cullman Heritage Funeral Home Delores Cooper, 3 p. m., Shelton Funeral Home, Decatur Evelyn Proctor, 2 p. m., Roselawn Funeral Home, Decatur Lillian Roberts, 2-5 p. m., Home of Vivian Fawbush Randall Scott, 2 p. m., Lawrence Funeral Home, Moulton Bobby Steples, 4 p. m., Peck Funeral Home, Hartselle Gary West, 2 p. m., Peck Funeral Home, Hartselle

funeral home with Deacon Rick Chenault Sr. officiating. Burial with Navy honors will be in Fort Mitchell National Cemetery in Fort Mitchell, AL on Monday at 1:30 p. m. CST. A veteran of the US Navy and Coast Guard, Eric was a member of Resurrection Catholic Chapel of Lawrence County. He enjoyed watching Jeopardy and World War II documentaries.

Survivors include his brothers, Michael Wetzel (Windy), John White (Martha), Gerry White (Pam); sisters, Cathie Wetzel (Rick Johnson) and Mary Jolly (Bill); nephews, Logan Wetzel, Anthony White, Jeff White, Chris White, and Jonathan Horn; nieces, Veronica Horn and Jennifer Davis; and his beloved cat, Jesse.

Eric was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Rosemary Worrall Wetzel.

The family extends special thanks to the VA Hospitals in Huntsville and Birmingham.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Eric’s name Eric C. Wetzel may be made to the LawMOULTON rence County Animal E r i c C a r l t o n Shelter, 12001 AL Hwy 157, Wetzel, 66, of Moulton, AL 35650 attenMoulton, for- tion Robin. merly of Visit www. bradfordDothan, AL passed away lawrencefh. com to leave Thursday, September 12, online condolences.

2019, at his residence.

Visitation from 11 a. m. Terri Jo Crosslin until noon Saturday, Sep- Steadman t e m b e r 1 4 , 2 0 1 9 a t MOULTON Lawrence Funeral Home.

Funeral for Terri Jo The funeral service will Crosslin Steadman, 58, of follow at noon at the Moulton will be Monday,

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September 16, 2019, at Parkway Funeral Home, at 2 p. m. with Craig Waldrep officiating. Burial will be in Providence Cemetery.

Visitation will be Sunday, September 15, 2019 from 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Steadman, who died, September 13, 2019, at North Alabama Medical, was born, June 26, 1961, to Robert James Crosslin and Delilah Irene Bullard Crosslin.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Karen Franks.

Survivors include sisters, Vicki Shumate, Tammi (Guy) Speegle, and Robbi (Keith) Ligon.

Pallbearers will be Keith Ligon, Guy Speegle, Jim Crosslin, Steve Frost, Greg Bullard, Kerry Ray Bullard, and Randell McCleskey.

Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Shumate, Wylie Boyd, and Ashton Boyd.

Preceded in Death by her husband Lovis Steadman.

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who has been working for members of the Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma.

People familiar with the negotiations say he was at a meeting of the Republican Attorneys General Association over the summer, sounding out members about a settlement months before a tentative deal was struck this week.

Purdue has been generous in recent years to RAGA, contributing more than $680,000 to its campaign operation from 2014 through 2018. The company also gave to the organization’s Democratic counterpart, the Democratic Attorneys General Association, over the same five-year period, but far less: about $210,000.

Strange would not comment Friday.

The proposed settlement with the Stamford, Connecticut-based drugmaker could ultimately be worth up to $12 billion, though critics doubt it will be close to that much.

Nearly half the states and lawyers representing some 2,000 local governments have tentatively accepted the settlement deal, according to people familiar with the talks. Under the deal, the company would

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declare bankruptcy and remake itself as “public benefit trust,” with its profits going toward the settlement. An Associated Press survey of attorney general offices shows 25 states and the District of Columbia have rejected the current offer.

Purdue is perhaps the highest-profile opioid maker, but governments are also suing other drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies to try to hold them accountable for a crisis that has claimed more than 400,000 lives in the U. S. since 2000, including deaths linked to illicit drugs such as heroin and fentanyl.

The first federal trial over the toll exacted by opioids is scheduled to start next month in Cleveland.

The only states with Democratic attorneys general to sign on are Mississippi and Michigan, which is one of the few states that haven’t actually sued Purdue.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel noted the partisan split in a statement this week.

“While I have tremendous respect for my Democratic colleagues who have elected to opt out of settlement discussions,” she said, “ultimately each attorney general is obligated to pursue the course of action which is most beneficial to our respective states.”

The Republican-led attorney general offices

in Idaho and New Hampshire have publicly rejected the settlement. Several GOP-led states have not said where they stand, but people with knowledge of the negotiations say they are accepting the settlement.

The GOP attorneys general have generally contended that getting a settlement now is better than uncertainty and years of litigation, while the Democrats have mostly argued that the deal does not provide enough money and does not hold adequately accountable members of the Sackler family.

“The Sacklers have blood on their hands,” said Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, a Democrat.

The states that have refused to sign on are expected to object in bankruptcy court and to seek to continue lawsuits in state courts against Sackler family members, who have denied wrongdoing.

“I don’t think you should read a whole lot into it,” Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, said of the partisan divide.

“My view is it’s a pretty close call to join or not.

There are good arguments on both sides. All my colleagues who have made their decisions have made them in good faith.”

Miller said he expects a bipartisan group of states to keep working together on possible settlements

with other defendants in the opioid cases.

While Strange was part of negotiations with a bipartisan group of attorneys general, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, a Democrat, said he never spotted Strange at a gathering of the Democratic Attorneys General Association.

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat, was one of the lead negotiators on the settlement and said that Strange played a big role.

“He was lawyer to the family, and so we had multiple discussions with the family in which I indicated that a supermajority of states could agree to a deal if the Sacklers would simply provide more certainty as to the payment,” Stein said in an interview. “Almost all states would agree to the deal if the Sackler family would guarantee it 100%.

Just make a payment.

Those were discussions we had. The Sacklers rejected those offers and said it was take it or leave it, and I’m leaving it.”

Paul Nolette, a Marquette University political scientist, said in an email that the GOP attorneys general and local governments “don’t see this as a bad deal under the circumstances.” But he said Democrats have been stung by a backlash over settlements over foreclosures years ago, and they “see political risks for not pushing for more.”

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Collection of premier proverb scholar opens at UVM

University of Vermont Professor Wolfgang Mieder stands among his vast collection of books on proverbs, now housed in a new library collection at the school in Burlington, Vt. [AP PHOTO/LISA RATHKE]

University of Wisconsin.

Mieder’s working definition of a proverb is: a concise statement of an apparent truth which has currency. They can be religious or secular. Among his favorites: “Different strokes for different folks,” which people may remember from a television show or song.

“I like that proverb because for once it’s not prescriptive. It doesn’t tell you what to do,” he said. “It tells you to be reasonable, to realize that people have different priorities, different thoughts, different ideas.”

He also particularly likes one that Martin Luther King Jr. used a lot, “Making a way out of no way.”

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WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that. But on health care, she’s with Bernie.

Warren, a Massachusetts senator and a leading liberal Democratic presidential candidate, has stood out in the 2020 race for her extraordinary focus on detailed plans to address the nation’s most pressing issues. Her website lists specific policies for 43 topics, from gun violence and Social Security to the Electoral College and family farmers.

But on health care, an issue that matters the most to many voters, Warren is all in on her opponent Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” plan.

The seeming inconsistency was highlighted during this past week’s presidential debate by Democratic front-runner Joe Biden as he defended his own plan to expand the health care overhaul put in place while Barack Obama was president.

“The senator says she’s for Bernie,” Biden quipped. “Well, I’m for Barack.”

No issue has defined the early months of the nomination fight more than health care, which has emerged as a powerful proxy in the broader fight for the party’s soul in the age of Trump.

The issue is a delicate one for Warren. She needs to unify the progressive wing behind her candidacy to overtake Biden in the primary, if she is to emerge as the nominee against President Donald Trump in the general election.

Medicare for All is Sanders’ signature issue, and as such, she can ill afford any daylight on health care between her and Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, if she ultimately hopes to win over his supporters.

On such a critical issue, Warren allies believe there’s no incentive to complicate the debate with a new plan.

“Making clear that they’re aligned on the North Star goal of Medicare for All is an important long-term investment in her relationship with Sanders’ voters — as well as an important shortterm investment in clarity for all voters,” said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and a vocal Warren supporter.

Indeed, the internal battle over health care has two very clear factions.

Biden leads those who prefer to leave the private insurance market in place but give people the choice to join a government-backed “public option.” Sanders leads the approach, which would replace the private insurance market altogether with a single-payer health care system requiring virtually no out-of-pocket costs.

From the beginning, Warren has been clearly aligned with Sanders’ faction. Yet some of Sanders’ supporters are not yet convinced that she’s as committed to Medicare for All as the plan’s author. Progressive critics noted, for example, that Warren indicated she supported “a lot of plans” when asked about health care in an interview after the debate.

“I support Medicare for All. I think it’s a good plan. And look, I support a lot of plans — other things that people have come up with. When they’re good plans, let’s do it,” Warren told CBS. “This isn’t some kind of contest (where) I got to think of mine first.

It’s what’s best for the American people.”

A spokeswoman later clarified that Warren does not support any plans on health care and that the senator’s reference to supporting “a lot of plans” applied only to other policies.

Nina Turner, who cochairs Sanders’ campaign, applauded Warren’s consistent public embrace of Medicare for All. “For Sen. Sanders, it’s a beautiful thing to have a fellow progressive follow

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his lead on the signature issue of his campaign,” Turner said.

But she suggested that only Sanders is invested enough in the plan to ensure it ultimately becomes law.

“He’s the only one who will see it through all the way to the end,” she said.

“This is in his bones.”

Katherine Brezler, who co-founded the group People for Bernie Sanders, said Warren’s embrace of Sanders’ health plan has helped maintain good relations between the two competitors and their supporters.

“I genuinely think that neither camp is really going to have that hard a time voting for the other,” said Brezler, who helped raise money for Warren’s first Senate bid.

Warren’s campaign declined to comment for this story aside from pointing to the CBS interview.

During the debate, she repeatedly defended her support for the plan, but she let Sanders punch back at Biden when the former vice president raised questions about its cost.

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The energetic 75-yearold has written 246 books and 569 articles on proverbs, edited a scholarly annual called “Proverbium” and given 405 talks on his favorite topic in 21 countries, according to UVM. “Bolstered by his incredible library, his studies are about how movers and shakers of society make a difference, and shape movements, with their speech,” said Simon Bronner, a distinguished professor emeritus of American studies and folklore at Pennsylvania State University, who is now a dean and professor at the

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BURLINGTON, Vt. — From “Strike while the iron is hot” to “Been there, done that,” proverbs have been developed around the world for centuries, spread by word of mouth, writings, and nowadays social media.

University of Vermont Professor Wolfgang Mieder, thought to be the world’s premier paroemiologist, has been studying the concise statements for 50 years, amassing thousands of books and writings that are now housed in a new unique library named after him at the school.

“In my wildest dreams I never thought this would happen,” said Mieder, 75, a university distinguished professor of German and folklore, who’s thankful to find a home for his unique collection.

The extensive library of about 9,000 volumes ranges from collections of proverbs including German, Chinese, Turkish and Hungarian to thousands of books and dissertations on what proverbs are, their origins and function. It includes, of course, Mieder’s own writings.

He is “one of the greatest proverb scholars of all times and the greatest of our generation,” said Dan

Mieder said his wife had collections.

“And seemingly everybody become concerned about “I think it speaks very, is happy about it. I certainly what would happen to the very highly of UVM that all am. And I’m extremely books if something hap- of this happened,” he said. thankful.” pened to him. The couple had already added onto 2019 KIA SORENTO L their home a few times to starting at $22,990 accommodate a good portion of his collection.

Over the years he’s had 2020 KIA SOUL scholars visit from around starting at $17,490 the globe and taken them to his home to see the collection.

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“A room without books is like a body without soul,” Eastside Church of Christ as the proverb goes.

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Arrest made in 2018 pedestrian death Decatur police said Friday evening that an arrest had been made in the 2018 death of a Decatur man.

Jason Osborn, 41, of 1202 Conner St. S. E., Decatur, is charged with murder and first-degree robbery, Decatur police Osborn said. He was being held in Morgan County Jail in lieu of combined $210,000 bail.

Decatur police said witnesses identified Osborn as the driver of a vehicle that struck Ricardo Dewayne Brown, 42, of Decatur, near 12th Avenue and Third Street Northwest on Oct. 28.

At about 4:33 a. m., Morgan County 911 received a call reporting an unresponsive male in the middle of the street on 12th Avenue. Police said evidence found at the scene indicated the subject had been struck by a vehicle that had left the scene.

Brown was taken to Decatur Morgan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead while being treated for his injuries, according to police.

On Friday, Decatur police Detective Sean Mukaddam obtained two warrants for Osborn, who was charged with with murder and first-degree robbery, police said. Osborn was already in custody on unrelated charges.

Police said Osborn robbed Brown for an undisclosed amount of money and illegal narcotics prior to hitting Brown with the vehicle and fleeing the scene.

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Daikin connection Officials say Decatur plant paved way for other Japanese firms

By Marian Accardi Staff Writer

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Alabama has built on efforts that attracted Japan-based Daikin Industries to Decatur, and there are now 77 Japanese companies with operations in the state, including five in Morgan County, according to the Alabama Department of

As Daikin America Inc. held a celebration Thursday to mark 25 years of its Decatur plant’s operation, Canfield it seemed symKeith bolic that an official with Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA Commerce. attended.

The most notable Japanese

A Japanese drum adorns the lobby of Daikin America Inc. plant in Decatur.

The plant, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary of beginning operations in Decatur, helped start the connection between Japanese manufacturers and Alabama. [JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY]

firms to choose the state for a major project in recent years are

Smoke by the river

Sites announced for Decatur Christmas Tour A popular annual holiday tradition will return to the River City’s historic neighborhoods on Dec. 14 with the Historic Decatur Christmas Tour of Homes.

Albany sites selected for the event are the Henkel-Floyd House on Jackson Street Southeast, the ChrissingerMontgomery House on Gordon Drive Southeast, the Roundtree-Sandoval House on Grant Street Southeast and The Columns on Jackson Street Southeast.

In Old Decatur, guests can tour the McEntire-Odom House on Cherry Street Northeast, the Burns House on Canal Street Northeast and the Timberlake-Lovelace House on Cherry Street Northeast.

Other sites on the tour include First Missionary Baptist Church, the Historic Depot and Railroad Museum, Oak & Lee, The Riverfront Group/HCS Engineering on Bank Street, the Old State Bank, Westminster Presbyterian Church and Frazier Park.

The tour also will feature holiday markets and music. For more information, visit decaturchristmastour. com.

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Decatur man accused of robbery at gunpoint

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Classrooms, literacy would get more funds

— Staff report

A Decatur man has been charged with robbing an individual at gunpoint, police said.

A robbery was reported Aug. 25 near the 1200 block of College Street Southeast, police said, and the victim said someone he knows, identified as Williams Darius Williams, had robbed him at gunpoint.

A warrant was obtained for Williams’ arrest and on Wednesday, Williams was found and charged with first-degree robbery, according to police.

Williams, 36, of 408 Tammy St., was being held at the Morgan County Jail, with bail set at $25,000, police said.

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Councilman’s son charged Sean Travis arrested, parents hospitalized

By Marian Accardi Staff Writer

ATHENS — The son of an Athens city councilman has been charged with assaulting his parents, according to Athens’ police chief.

Frank and Sharon Travis were transported Friday to the the surgical intensive Sean Travis care unit at Huntsville Hospital, said Chief Floyd Johnson. According to a hospital spokeswoman, both were

in fair condition late Friday afternoon.

Athens police responded early Friday morning to a call for Frank Travis help from the Travis home, Johnson said.

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Complying with the Alabama Literacy Act, recruiting teachers and retaining them will require Mackey more money for schools in the budget year beginning Oct. 1, 2020, State Superintendent Eric Mackey said last week.

The Alabama Sttate Deeparttment of Education has already started working on the fiscal 2021 spending plan, a n d M a c k e y Collins told reporters that the main goal for this budget will be to get more money into classrooms.

“The two big asks we had were for more teachers, making sure that the pay and benefits are good enough to recruit people into teaching and that teachers are well supported in the classroom,” Mackey said.

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DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT

Vacant building deeded to DDRA

By Bayne Hughes Staff Writer

The former Express Oil Change building at Sixth Avenue and Moulton Street has been deeded to the Decatur Downtown Redevelopment Authority. [JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY]

A former oil-change business on the corner of Sixth Avenue and East Moulton Street will soon be demolished as part of the effort to make Decatur’s entryways more attractive.

Express Oil Change deeded the building, which has been closed for several years, recently to the Decatur Downtown Redevelopment Authority.

“We asked for them to give us the property several years ago if they didn’t find another use for it,” said DDRA Executive

Director Rick Paler.

DDRA obtained a permit from the city last week to demolPaler ish the building.

The city’s Street and Environmental Services Department agreed to perform the demolition.

“We will demolish it as soon as the environmental studies are done,” said Rickey Terry, director of Street and Environmental Services.

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Electric co-op to bill county garbage customers in Courtland, N. Courtland

By Chelsea Retherford The Moulton Advertiser

Beginning Oct. 1, Lawrence County garbage customers who live in Courtland and North Courtland will begin receivingtheirbillsfromJoe Wheeler Electric Membership Cooperative.

In a meeting Friday morning, the Lawrence County Commission voted 4-0 to pass the billing process over to JWEMC. While many county residents who receive their utility bills from the co-op are already billed $14 for the garbage service as well, Courtland and North Courtland residents have been charged the fee through their water provider, West Morgan-East Lawrence Water Authority.

Last month, the commission had voted to take on the billing for Courtland and North Courtland residents after WMEL decided to end its contract with the county, effective Sept. 30, according to commissioners.

“This supersedes the motion that was voted on in the August meeting,” District 4 Commissioner Bobby Burch said, following an hour-long executive session Friday.

In the nearly two months following WMEL’s

decision, it has been unclear who would take on the billing process or Burch how bills would be administered and enforced.

During last month’s meeting, Solid Waste Operations Manager Angela Baldwin said the county was also faced with the challenge of creating a complete list of all county residents who were billed for the garbage service through WMEL, as well as accurate addresses and the number of trashcans that were provided to each customer.

Burch said he expects the commission to pass a resolution in the next monthly meeting to address rules and regulations regarding the billing and any delinquent accounts.

In Friday’s meeting, the commission also named Loretta Cottingham as the new Lawrence County Airpark manager following the death of her husband and former airport director Anthony “A.C.” Cottingham.

A.C. Cottingham died in a crop-dusting plane crash near the Franklin and Lawrence county line on Labor Day. He had served as the

airport’s director for the past four years.

“We lost a really good friend and employee that day,” District 5 Commissioner Joey Hargrove said.

He also made a motion to approve the contract with Loretta Cottingham retroactively for Sept. 2.

A special ceremony for the Cottingham family will be held in the late director’s honor on Oct. 11, during the commission’s regular monthly meeting, Burch said.

In other business, the commission: • Approved a payment of $72,000 of Tennessee Valley Authority in-lieuof-tax funds to Lawrence County volunteer fire departments and the Lawrence County Rescue Squad following a Legal Compliance Audit. County Administrator Heather Dyar said a check in that amount would be distributed among the county’s volunteer departments and rescue squad.

• Approved the hiring of DeputyDannyKeithPepper Jr. to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, effective Aug. 19.

The Lawrence County Commission will meet again Monday at 1 p.m. to discuss the county’s fiscal 2020 budget.

involved in their communities as citizens and not as employees of the city. Battle also has previously said he is satisfied with his current salary.

According to the mayor’s office, Battle’s salary would have increased from $136,000 to $176,000, the council president’s salary would increase from $39,000 to $49,000 and the city council members’ salaries would rise from $33,000 to $44,000 each.

The raises, approved on a 4-1 vote Thursday, would have taken effect Nov. 2, 2020.

Nationwide, 30.9% of adults are obese. Colorado’s rate is lowest, at 23%.

The numbers are rising nationally. The report says in 2012, no state had an adult obesity rate above 35%.

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Huntsville says no to electric scooters HUNTSVILLE — Leaders in Huntsville are saying no to a proposal to allow electric scooters in the north Alabama city.

News outlets report that City Council members rejected a move to bring a scooter pilot program to downtown on a 3-2 vote during a meeting Thursday night.

The scooters have drawn complaints about safety and other problems in some cities, including Atlanta. But they’re also popular with riders who use them as cheap, efficient transportation.

Mayor Tommy Battle both acknowledged problems with scooters and supported the move to allow them in Huntsville.

The council vote effectively kills the program for now in Huntsville, a city of about 195,000 people.

Deep South states among most obese BATON ROUGE, La. — The Deep South states of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi are among nine states where at least 35% of adults are obese.

Those findings are included in a national report released Thursday by the nonpartisan Trust for America’s Health, which emphasis the health problems associated with obesity.

Mississippi tied with West Virginia in 2018 for highest level of adult obesity in the nation, 39.5%. Louisiana ranked fourth with 36.8% of adults obese. Alabama was in sixth place, with a 36.2% adult obesity rate.

Other U.S. states with adult obesity rates topping 35% include Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and North Dakota.

Battle vetoes mayor, council pay raises HUNTSVILLE — An Alabama city’s mayor has vetoed raises for himself and members of the city council.

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle nixed the increases Friday.

News outlets report Battle said, in a news release, that he had a “philosophical difference” with council members on how they should be compensated, saying they should strive to be

Play about Capote, Lee to premiere MONROEVILLE — A new play about the relationship between Alabama authors Truman Capote and Harper Lee will have its debut performances in their hometown of Monroeville.

“Truman Talks Nelle Harper Lee” is set to premiere at the old Monroe County courthouse on Sept. 27. It runs through Sept. 29.

The play was written and is performed by Broadway actor Joel Vig, who was in the original Broadway production of “Hairspray.”

Capote and Lee grew up together in Monroeville and remained friends throughout much of their lives as writers.

The play is about a fictional surprise birthday party for Lee. Performing as Capote, Vig tells stories about Lee and his relationship with her.

Lee helped Capote research his best-known work, “In Cold Blood,” and authored the landmark novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

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Mazda and Toyota, which partnered on a $1.6 billion plant under construction in Huntsville-annexed Limestone County.

“As one of the first Japanesecompaniestoestablisha presenceinAlabama,Daikin blazed a trail for many other companies from Japan that have followed its path to find success in our state,” said Greg Canfield, secretary of the state Department of Commerce. “Through repeated reinvestment in its Decatur operation, Daikin has shown corporate decision-makers in Japan and aroundtheworldtheattractiveness of doing business in Alabama.

“That kind of endorsement helps us open doors in business recruitment.”

Daikinannouncedplansto invest up to $195 million for an expansion of its Decatur facilities during the celebration at the Westin Hotel in Huntsvillethatwasattended by company officials; Mark Brazeal, vice president of administration for Mazda Toyota;representativesfrom nearlyadozenotherJapanese firms;andotherbusinessand governmentleaders.Daikin’s expansion will add an estimated 50 full-time jobs over the next few years.

The investment by Japanese businesses in the state has followed intentional efforts by Alabama officials to attract them.

FredDentonJr.,theindustrial development director with the Alabama Development Office from 1971 until his retirement in 1996, workedontheDaikinproject, making at least three or four visitstothecompany’sheadquarters in Osaka, Japan.

“We were very much in pursuit of Japanese-based manufacturing investments,” Denton said. And, at the time, “Japanese companies were beginning to show a lot of attention to the United States for market development and proximity to their markets.”

Denton said a contract employee with the Alabama Development Office, which is now the Commerce Department, was hired to open a Tokyo office and contacted Daikin officials, suggesting they consider Alabama for a North America plant.

“Daikin and other companies along about that time were responsible for helping us attract others,” said Denton, who’s now 86. “Once we got several manufacturing plants, they attracted a number of firsttier parts manufacturers.

“Success begets success.”

Japan-basedcompaniesin Morgan County, along with Daikin, are Toray Composite, Toray Fluorofibers, Primetals Technologies Inc. and Gavilon Grain.

Operations begin The grand opening of Daikin America’s Decatur plant on State Docks Road, which represented an initial investment of $150 million, was in May 1994. But before that, in February 1994, the operation had commercial products ready to ship to customers, according to Forrest Keith, the facility’s general affairs and training manager.

Theplanthad145employeesthatyear,saidKeith,who had worked on recruiting managers, supervisors and process engineers for the plant throughout 1992 and 1993.

The first expansion announcement came at the grand opening ceremony, for a $60 million expansion to the brand new plant and 50 new jobs, Keith said.

Daikin America now has 396 employees in Decatur.

“With all the expansions we’ve had over the years, our total capital investment is in excess of $600 million,” Keith said. That amount would increase to a rangeof$800millionto$850 million with the investment announced Thursday.

Daikin America’s fluoropolymers and chemicals are used in the transportation, consumer and medical industries for a wide mix of products including refrigerant gas, nonstick cookware, IV tubing and catheters, wiring and cable and gas pump hoses.

The Commerce Department said Daikin’s Decatur operation predates Honda ManufacturingofAlabama’s facilityinLincoln,whichwas announced by the Japanbased company in 1999 and started production in 2001.

The Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama plant, located in North Huntsville Industrial Park, launched production in 2003 and builds 4-cylinder, V6 and V8 engines Thedepartmentestimates that since 1999, Japanese companies have invested nearly$7.3billioninthestate, making it the No. 2 source of foreign direct investment in Alabama, behind Germany.

Theseinvestmentsaretied to an estimated 21,000 new jobs, the department said.

Community support Jeremy Nails, president and CEO of the Morgan County Economic Development Association, said the relationshipbetweenDaikin, one of the county’s top 10 employers, and the community grew and flourished over the last 25 years.

“Theirsupportinassisting uswithattractingothercompanies, both Japanese and others,totheareaisimmeasurable,” Nails said. “They are one of Decatur-Morgan County’sbiggestsupporters andtheyconstantlygiveback to our community.”

WhenevertherewasaJapanese company considering

locating in North Alabama, Keith said, “it seemed like they would always come and visit Daikin America, and their questions almost always started out with: ‘What was it like to start up aJapanesecompanyinDecatur, Alabama?’

“Ofcoursetheyhadmany, many other questions, but that was kind of the icebreaker question.”

Heremembersthestartup process as a smooth one.

“Every startup has its challenges and we had our share of them,” he said.

“As startups go, with an operation this large and this complicated, I would say it was really smooth. We were profitable a year ahead of schedule.”

But Keith said profit was notthecompany’sonlygoal.

“What made it so successful is that Daikin didn’t come to town just to make a profit and that’s all,” Keith said. “Daikin’s philosophy and written policy is that we will be good and responsible members of our community wherever we have a facility like this.”

Daikin America started sponsoring Alabama Jubilee before the plant was built, according to Keith.

Among the company’s contributions: hosting an annual Daikin Festival to give visitors an opportunity to experience Japanese culture and an annual charity golf tournament to raise moneyfortheUnitedWayof Morgan County. The company in 2012 also provided $100,000 used by the city to partially fund construction of the Daikin Amphitheater at Founders Park.

During the 25th anniversary celebration Thursday, the company announced donations of $200,000 to Morgan County and $200,000 to the city of Decatur.

Commission Chairman RayLongsaidplansaretouse the money given the county to build a gymnasium at West Park in Neel. He said it would give community basketball teams a place to play andserveotherneedssuchas providing a place to walk in cold weather.

DecaturMayorTabBowling said the decision will be up to the City Council, but he hopes Daikin’s contribution will be used for an arts or parks project, possibly installation of permanent lighting and sound systems at Daikin Amphitheater.

“Daikin has been an active community partner in the Decatur area over the course of25years,settingtheexampleforcorporateengagement in a hometown,” Canfield said.“I’meagertoseewhere the future will takethis great partnership we have formed with the company.”

— marian.accardi@ decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2438. Twitter @ DD_MAccardi.

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Frank Travis, a member of the Athens City Council, called dispatch around midnight, but the dispatcher had trouble understanding him, Johnson said.

The dispatcher sent patrol cars to the Travis home at 119 Edinburgh Drive, with the first officer arriving by 12:01 a.m., he said.

Officers found Frank and Sharon Travis injured outside the home and they were taken to Huntsville Hospital, Johnson said.

Johnson said the initial investigation determined the couple was injured during a domestic situation with their son, who hit them with a vehicle.

Police charged the son, Sean Travis, 33, also of 119 Edinburgh Drive, with two counts of first-degree domestic violence/assault, and he was transferred to the Limestone County Jail, where he remained Saturday morning. Prosecutors filed a motion asking that when bond is set, it should include a condition that Sean Travis is prohibited from contacting his parents or entering their property.

Johnson said the investigation is ongoing and no other information was available.

“We ask the community to please join us at the city in keeping the Travis family in our thoughts and prayers,” Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks said in a statement Friday.

In July 2016, the City Council voted unanimously to appoint Frank Travis to serve the remainder of the late Jimmy Gill’s term, which was to end in November. Then in August 2016, Frank Travis was declared a winner in an uncontested District 3 race.

— marian.accardi@ decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2438. Twitter @ DD_MAccardi.

Meet the woman behind Birmingham’s first charter school

By Trisha Powell Crain AL.com

BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham’s educational landscape changed in August, when Legacy Prep, the area’s first and Alabama’s third public charter school, opened its doors to 130 students in Kindergarten, first, and second grades. The school, located in west Birmingham in the Daniel Payne Community Plaza, has been more than three years in the making.

CEO, founder and Principal Jonta Morris sees the school’s opening as an extension of Birmingham’s legacy in the civil rights movement. “Equitable education is the civil rights movement of our time,” Morris says. “I recognize the inequities that exist from levels of systematic oppression, and I also recognize who slips through the cracks as a result of that.”

Charter schools are like public schools in that they do not charge tuition and do not have any entrance requirements. However, as a charter school, Morris says, Legacy Prep has more flexibility in creating an education program that best serves students and families. “There’s more autonomy and choice in how you design everything, from curriculum to the daily schedule to hiring practices,” she says.

In exchange for that flexibility, the school is held to the contract, or charter, it agreed to with the Alabama Public Charter School Commission, the governing body that oversees the school. That contract includes benchmarks for academic, financial and organizational progress,

and if those benchmarks aren’t reached by the end of the school’s five-year contract, the school could be closed.

When charter schools were first created 30 years ago, they were envisioned as engines of innovation.

Alabama was a late adopter, approving the creation of charters in 2015. The state’s first charter school, ACCEL Day and Evening Academy, opened in Mobile in 2017, serving students in grades nine through 12 who were at risk of dropping out of school. The state’s second charter school, University Charter School, opened in 2018 in Livingston.

Morris says Legacy Prep plans to add a grade each year, eventually becoming a K-8 school, with preKindergarten classes also in the works.

For now, Morris is focused on the school’s 130 “Prepsters” — as students are called. In addition to a heavy emphasis on reading and math, Prepsters attend classes to learn skills such as coding and robotics, music, art and theater.

Morris says the students, most of whom are from communities near the school, are surrounded by “a village” of people from across the school and the community that support themnotonlyacademically, but also socially and emotionally. The school also employs a social worker and nurse.Awashingmachineis available for families who need it.

Parents and families are expected to be a part of the Legacy Prep village, Morris says. Parents are required to volunteer four hours of time at the school during each of the school’s two semesters.

Volunteering opportunities

range from preparing class materials or helping out in a classroom to chaperoning a field trip. It helps to promote parent involvement, and also reinforces the support of the community.

When it comes to the school’s teachers, Morris is intensely proud. “We have themostdynamiceducators this side of the Mississippi,” she says.

When asked what she looked for when hiring each of the school’s 12 teachers, Morris says that exhibiting a mindset that all children can and will learn was a must. “You can learn skills needed to teach,” she says, “but (you can’t learn a) mindset.”

Each of the school’s six classrooms — two for each grade level — is staffed with a master teacher and a Legacy Teaching Fellow.

Master teachers are certified by the state, and fellows typically are on an alternative certification path — often they’re in the midst of a career change or just starting out in their career.

As a former Teach for America corps member, Morris knows that those who haven’t followed a traditional path to teaching have a lot to offer.

“This creates the opportunityforsomeonetofollow what they’re truly passionate about,” she says.

With two teachers in each classroom, learning is highly individualized for the school’s Prepsters.

In addition to a strong group of teachers, community partnerships also are central to the school’s success, Morris says. For example, Birmingham Children’s Theatre will provide daily theater instruction, and Alabama STEM

Bilingual parent liaison helps Hispanic parents participate

By Krista Johnson Montgomery Advertiser

MONTGOMERY — Teresa Elmore walked calmly from the Brewbaker Primary cafeteria to the office and back again during the school’s open house just before the year started.

Before she finished answering the questions of one family, two more lined up to wait their turn. She explained bus routes, pickup times and classroom assignments. She checked to make sure students were properly enrolled.

She stopped and gave hugs to returning students.

As English-speaking staff members passed out bus assignments to families, Elmore quickly translated the animal words written on the sheets of paper, indicating which route their student would ride.

‘Cat’ became ‘Gato.’

‘Turtle’ became ‘Tortuga.’

Within an hour, she had assisted more than 15 parents with the process of getting their children ready for their first day.

Elmore is essential to everyday life at Brewbaker.

And her job commitment to the Spanish speaking families the school serves goes far beyond the walls of the elementary.

Nearly a quarter of the students are categorized as English learners. The fact that she is bilingual helps those parents who are eager but apprehensive because they are unable to ask their questions in English.

By the school’s account, more than 100 families fall into this category.

Elmore serves as the bridge between that gap. She is the key to allowing parents to engage in their children’s

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Brewbaker Primary School parent liaison Teresa Elmore, who is bilingual, gets a high five Sept. 5 from a Spanish-speaking student who was learning her way around on her first day at the school in Montgomery. [MICKEY WELSH/MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER VIA AP]

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Situated in the front office, her interaction with Spanish speakers starts early, Elmore said.

“They come in from the time I walk in the door.

Sometimes they’re waiting outside. They stop me in the parking lot. It’s all throughout the day that they come and go,” she said.

As that state’s Hispanic population grows, Brewbaker Primary represents just one of many schools with the unique challenges of educating students who come to school unable to speak English. For many districts, there is not adequate funding and training for teachers don’t exist, causing caseloads be twice the size they should.

Elmore’s duties include translating documents sent home with students, interpreting for parents when they come in with questions and at large parent gatherings and IEP meetings. She

also checks in with students she knows can’t speak English yet, to give them a sense of comfort during the school day.

In an effort to increase parent engagement, Elmore worked with the school’s English as a Second Language teacher to start a study workshop for Spanish-speaking parents. A weekly meeting, the two provided the group of moms with information on what their children were learning and how they could help them at home.

And then, earlier this year, a 7-year-old student whose family does not speak English, was killed in a car crash.

“They had never made a funeral arrangement, so they didn’t know who to speak to or how to do it,” Elmore said. The school helped raise funds for the funeral, and Elmore went with the family to the funeral home and to the cemetery.

Another student at the school suffers from regular seizures. Her mom speaks only Spanish, so Elmore goes to the hospital with them. She now knows all of the medications the student takes.

“She gets so nervous,” Elmore said of the mom.

“She tells me ‘I don’t know what I’d do without you.’”

Before starting this role two years ago, Elmore worked as an aide in the school’s languageimpaired unit for 12 years.

As the demographics of the school began to change with more Hispanic students enrolling, Elmore was being pulled from the classroom more and more to help with interpreting.

“I think about how terrifying that would be — to be in another country and drop my 5-year-old child off with adults who cannot understand them,” Principal Catherine Rogers said about putting Elmore in the position of parent liaison.

“She has a kind heart and genuine concern for our children,” Rogers said. “I had no doubt she would give our EL (English language) parents the same care and attention she has given to our students.”

Rogers said parental involvement has increased, thanks to the work being done by Elmore. That is Elmore’s primary goal.

“They would have no way to communicate with the teachers or the administration. They wouldn’t know how to help children with homework,” Elmore said. “We don’t want the language barrier to be a reason that the parents are not involved in their child’s education.”

Jonta Morris, the CEO, founder, and principal of Legacy Prep, poses July 26 in Birmingham. Birmingham’s educational landscape changed in August when Legacy Prep, the area’s first and Alabama’s third public charter school, opened its doors to 130 students in Kindergarten, first, and second grades [MARY FEHR/ THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS VIA AP]

Education will serve as both the federal Child Nutrition Program sponsor and the after-school provider.

The Daniel Payne Community Plaza, where the school is located, will continue to serve the larger community through a variety of services and initiatives, including GED classes for adults.

Morris says getting to the point where Legacy Prep could open its doors was hard work. While state funding is available now that the school has opened, Morris had to rely on grants and donations during the three-year planning process. She landed a $1.1 million grant from the

U.S. Department of Education and raised more than $1 million in donations.

Financial sustainability is one of the most difficult challenges charter schools face, and even with state funding, Morris says, the school will have to engage in fundraising efforts to expand and grow in a way that’s consistent with the board’s vision.

Morris says Legacy Prep will help revive a community that has been neglected. “Education can really be the nucleus and heartbeat of a community, and so what better way than to start this new legacy with a school that is built on love, joy and excellence.”

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‘Chicken sludge’ on fields draws complaints of stench, flies The Associated Press

GUNTERSVILLE — People in rural Alabama are raising concerns about the use of “chicken sludge” as fertilizeronfarmfieldsasthe state considers new rules on how such products can be used.

The sludge from a poultry processingplantleftanoverpoweringstenchwhenitwas applied to a neighbor’s farm fields, Julie Lay said. Flies also invaded her property in Marshall County, Al.com reported.

Lay said the material had a “crust” and she could see chicken feathers in it “It was awful,” Lay said.

“We couldn’t have people

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Thursday,Mackeyexplained the budget priorities for 2021 include literacy, math, computer and science skills, preparinggraduates,teacher quality and quantity, and unique populations. The increases Mackey discussed totaledabout$297.6million.

TheLegislaturewilldetermine the 2021 education budget in its session that begins Feb. 4.

Alabama Literacy Act

over. We couldn’t even go outside.”

Lay was among several residents who spoke out recently at an Alabama Department of Environmental Management public hearing.

The agency is considering new rules on how biosolids can be used as a fertilizer.

Biosolids is the umbrella term used to describe solid material left over from both wastewatertreatmentoperations that deal with sewage and chicken processing plants.

Alabama is the secondleading state in poultry production behind Georgia, processing 21 million chickens per week, according

to the Alabama Farmers Federation.

Lay said a Georgia-based company had offered her neighbors “free, foodgrade fertilizer,” for their fields, and some of them accepted the offer. Since then, Lay said her family has been dealing with the smell, thoughithasdissipatedsince late June when the material was initially dispersed, she said.

John Mitchell, who lives in the Mount Hebron area of northeastAlabama,saidhe’s seen and smelled the sludge spill onto roadways from tanker trucks. It then gets caught in the tire treads of cars and trucks, which take the stench with them.

is $1,000 per classroom for student materials, up from the current $600.

“One of my passions for as long as I’ve been an educatoristogiveteachersenough money to buy the stuff they need for their classrooms,” Mackey said during the meeting.

The department also wants to double the professional development amount per teacher from $100 to $200. For textbooks in classrooms, they’re asking to increase to $100 from the current $75, which Mackey said hasn’t been increased in years.

When it comes to class sizes, Mackey wants more teachers to lower the student-to-teacher ratio. For K-3, the department wants the divisors — the number of students needed to earn another teacher salary — at 13.5 students compared to the current 14.25. For grades 4-6, Mackey would like it to be at 19.7; it is currently at 21.03. Grades 7-8 will stay at 19.7. For grades 9-12, he wouldlikethemat17,notthe current 17.95.

Mackey said reaching these divisors would mean adding roughly 1,869 teachers statewide at a cost of roughly $139.5 million.

“We can’t reduce the student-to-teacher ratio without more teachers,” Mackey said.

Improving retirement benefits to a “Tier III” plan for new education employees, including teachers and administrators, was also proposed during the meeting.

It is the same proposal that the department gave the Legislature last year that would offer more generous benefitsthantheTier IIplan, whichlawmakerscreatedfor a scaled-back retiree package in 2013.

Board member Jeffery Newman said during the meeting that fixing the retirement benefits is a major concern for him and something he thinks needs to be addressed soon.

“If we don’t address this, we are going to continue to see teacher shortage across the state,” Newman said.

This spring, the House approved the Tier III bill but after it was amended in the Senate to only apply to classroom teachers, it failed to pass the House again.

“I think the Legislature overcorrected, and so what we’re asking now is let that pendulum swing closer to the middle, so we’re not even asking for Tier III be equal to Tier I, but to be better than Tier II,” Mackey told reporters.

department also wants to lower the threshold of who can apply.

Alabama schools’ English languagelearnerspopulation grewfrom25,000to29,000 in one year. The allocation perstudentthatwasgivenin last year’s budget was $251, but Mackey is now asking that be bumped to $400 per student.

The total increase asked forEnglishlanguagelearners would be $4.4 million.

This year, lawmakers approvedtheAlabamaLiteracy Act. To improve reading skills, it says that starting in 2021-2022, third graders not reading proficiently can be held back. It also requires schools to conduct summer reading programs for struggling students.

To properly fund the new law’srequirements,anadditional $25 million is needed in the 2021 budget, Mackey said.

Mackey said the summer reading program would cost a little under $4 million each year.

The reading initiative also calls for a certain amount of reading specialists to help with the bottom 5% of schoolsandEnglishlanguage learners. The department estimates it will need $4.7 million more than what is currently allocated.

Funding for professional development for teachers will cost about $4.9 million.

The initiative also calls for a nine-month reading coach in each K-3 school, and the department says it needs $15 million more to fully fund that section.

AlabamaHouseEducation Policy Committee Chairwoman Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, sponsored the literacy act legislation. She said Thursday she hadn’t seen the department’s breakdown of costs.

“We definitely want to make sure we’re funding it, but we also want to make sure our funding is comparable to other states who are makinggreatgainswithsimilarlegislation,”Collinssaid.

Mackey hopes that when it comes to implementing the reading initiative, all of the focus won’t just be put on the third graders, but catching problems early on to help the students before they reach third grade.

“Since it’s by third grade, everyone only wants to talk about third grade, but the real focus needs to be on pre-K, kindergarten and first grade,” Mackey said.

“If we can identify which students have learning interferences, what those Special populations interferences are and give A new line item that the them tiered support that department is proposing is they need … by third grade, theHighNeedsSpecialEduit won’t be an issue.” cation Grant Program that is used for students who need Quality and quantity things like full-time nurses Recruiting and retaining or special medical transport. more teachers has been a It would be in lieu of the continuing struggle for current “Catastrophic SpeAlabama school systems, cial Education Support but Mackey is hoping Allocations” line item and more classroom financial Mackey is asking for a $25 support and retirement million increase for those benefits will help. grants.

One of the other larger Along with increasrequestsinthe2021proposal ing the grant amount, the

Report card Also during Thursday’s meeting, the department unveiled the new design of theonlinereportcardsystem that allows anyone to look at a school system’s grade letter score, along with a whole breakdown of various achievement indicators.

Mackey said this new system enables more transparency for the department and is easier to use and find information.

“Thedatahasalwaysbeen available on the department’s website, but we wanted to make sure it was easy for parents and school administrators to access,” Mackey told reporters.

The site enables comparisons of up to four different school systems side by side.

Mackey said he hopes this new system will be used by parents to “drill down” on the information in order to find the best school for their children.

“What we want people to do is think about, well, if I have a student who may fit in one of these demographic groups let me drill down and see how that school is doing with children like my child,” Mackey said.

The breakdown analysis includes things like graduation rate, college and career readiness,academicgrowth, academic achievement and chronic absenteeism.

The demographic breakdowns of the student population not only look at thingslikeraceandeconomic backgroundbutalsomention thingslikestudentswithdisabilities, English language learners and migrants.

The federal Every Student Succeeds Act requires every state and district to publish a report card. Prior to ESSA, state lawmakers in 2012 passed legislation requiring the department to assign grades to all schools.

That law took several years to implement. Collins sponsored that legislation.

“I’m glad that we’ve got more transparency,” she said Thursday about the revamped site.

Collinssaidimprovements couldbemadeinthegrading system, including, as more schools improve, raising the scores required to be an A or B school.

“Thatcouldbedonebythe boardtopushthatcontinued improvement,”Collinssaid.

Mackey said the report cardreflectingthe2018-2019 school year will be posted online Oct. 18, earlier than previous years’ postings.

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In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor?

By Michael Rubinkam The Associated Press

Sniff and search is no longer the default for police in some of the 33 states that have legalized marijuana.

Traditionally, an officer could use the merest whiff of weed to justify a warrantless vehicle search, and whatever turned up — pot, other kinds of illegal drugs, something else the motorist wasn’t allowed to have — could be used as evidence in court.

That’s still true in the minority of states where marijuana remains forbidden. But the legal analysis is more complicated in places where pot has been approved for medical or adult use, and courts are beginning to weigh in.

The result is that, in some states, a police officer who sniffs out pot isn’t necessarily allowed to go through someone’s automobile — because the odor by itself is no longer considered evidence of a crime.

“It’s becoming more difficult to say, ‘I smell marijuana, I can search the car.’ It’s not always an automatic thing,” said Kyle Clark, who oversees drug impairment recognition

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Paler said the authority plans to landscape the property as a small garden or deed it to a business if one expresses interest.

Wally Terry, city director of development, said it would to take a small business to locate on the site.

The deed includes a restriction in which the property can’t be sold to another oilchange business.

“Corner lots tend to be

A man smokes medical marijuana Nov. 21, 2014, at his home in Belfast, Maine.

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training programs at the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

For nearly 100 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized an “automobile exception” to the Fourth Amendment’s ban on unreasonable searches and seizures, giving law enforcement the right to conduct a warrantless search if there is reason to suspect a vehicle is hiding contraband or evidence of a crime. Police have long used the exception to conduct vehicle searches based on the pungent, distinctive odor of pot.

Increasingly, motorists in states where marijuana is legal in some form are pushing back when police

problematic,” Terry said.

The property transfer is part of a city and DDRA plan to beautify the north end of Sixth Avenue from the Tennessee River bridge to Delano Park.

Theplanstemsfromresidents’ demand in the One Decatur comprehensive plan that the city improve the appearance of its entrances.Decaturrecently was awarded an $80,000 grant from the Alabama DepartmentofTransportationfora$100,000studyof theSixthAvenuecorridorto

insist on a search — especially if that search yields evidence of a crime.

Last month, a Pennsylvania judge declared that state police didn’t have a valid legal reason for searching a car just because it smelled like cannabis, since the front-seat passenger had a medical marijuana card. The search yielded a loaded handgun and a small amount of marijuana in an unmarked plastic baggie — evidence the judge suppressed.

“The ‘plain smell’ of marijuana alone no longer provides authorities with probable cause to conduct a search of a subject vehicle,” Lehigh County Judge Maria Dantos wrote, because it’s “no longer indicative of an illegal or criminal act.”

She said that once the passenger presented his medical marijuana card, it was “illogical, impractical and unreasonable” for troopers to conclude a crime had been committed.

Prosecutors have appealed the ruling, arguing the search was legal under recent state Supreme Court precedent.

But they acknowledge that marijuana odor is an evolving issue in the courts.

be performed by Birmingham-based Volkert Inc. TheDecaturCityCouncil is expected to add $5,000 to pay for the study, with the rest of the money likely coming from organizations such as the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce’s Corridor Development Committee, Decatur Morgan County Tourism and DDRA. — bayne.hughes@ decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2432. Twitter @ DD_BayneHughes.

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Replay should’ve added 1 second RALEIGH, N. C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference says the replay official erred on the final play in Friday’s North Carolina-Wake Forest game by failing to initiate a review that would have put 1 second back on the clock.

In a statement Saturday, league supervisor of football officials Dennis Hennigan says officials determined that UNC running back Michael Carter’s forward progress had been stopped and time had elapsed. But he said a replay review would have resulted in the officials spotting the ball at the Wake Forest 43-yard line with a second left, then restarting the clock on their signal.

Hennigan says “all disciplinary measures” would be handled internally and the matter is closed.

The Demon Deacons held off the Tar Heels 24-18.

SOCCER

City 5 points back after loss at Norwich Manchester City’s defense of the English Premier League title is already in trouble.

Hapless defensive errors helped Norwich beat City 3-2 on Saturday and leave the defending champion five points behind perfect Liverpool after just five games.

City hadn’t lost a league game since January — and drawn only once in that time — but conceded two goals to Norwich inside the opening half-hour.

A team which soared last season was brought to earth.

“The people cannot expect we win every time or Guardiola make 100 points (every season),” manager Pep Guardiola said. “Even with the (score at) 3-2 we had chances to make another one. The team never gave up.”

First, Kenny McLean evaded City’s marking to head in a corner from Emi Buendia, then City was caught unawares by a Norwich counterattack. Teemu Pukki and Todd Cantwell broke together, Pukki drawing the defenders before delivering the ball to give Cantwell an easy finish.

Sergio Aguero revived City with a goal just before halftime — he’s scored in all of City’s first five games — but sloppy defending just after the break undid his work.

Nicolas Otamendi failed to notice Buendia running in behind him and was robbed of the ball on the edge of the penalty area before Buendia passed for Pukki to score his sixth goal.

Indeed, Norwich had to deal with more than just the Premier League champion. A wave of injuries left the underdog with a squad so depleted that it couldn’t find six outfield players as substitutes, instead picking two goalkeepers on the seven-man bench.

ALABAMA 47, SOUTH CAROLINA 23

Pass-happy Tide Tagovailoa has career day in No. 2 Alabama’s victory

By Pete Iocabelli The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tua Tagovailoa threw for a career-high 444 yards and tied his personal best with five touchdowns to help No. 2 Alabama open Southeastern Conference play with a 47-23 victory over South Carolina on Saturday.

Coach Nick Saban improved to 12-1 at Alabama in SEC openers and wiped away some bad memories of his last visit to Williams-Brice Stadium nine years ago.

Tagovailoa and his receivers quickly got the Crimson Tide (3-0, 1-0) South Carolina’s Shi Smith, center, catches a touchdown rolling with first-quarter pass while defended by Alabama’s Jordan Battle, left, and TD passes of 24 yards to Shyheim Carter during the first half Saturday. [RICHARD Najee Harris and 81 yards SHIRO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] to Henry Ruggs III. Whenever the Gamecocks (1-2, 0-1) drew within range, Tagovailoa came right back to restore Alabama’s edge.

Harris added a 42-yard catch-and-run score where he broke two tackles and leaped over defensive back R.J. Roderick on the way to the end zone.

DeVonta Smith caught Tagovailoa’s last TD pass, also for 42 yards.

Saban reminded his players, about all of whom were in middle or elementary school in 2010, of the Tide’s previous game here when the top-ranked Tide were soundly beaten 35-21.

And the Gamecocks tried anything they could to pull off another miracle, but little worked — especially with Tagovailoa in complete control.

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Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) passes against South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday. Tagovailoa threw for 444 yards and 5 touchdowns in the win.

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Alabama defensive linemen Raekwon Davis (99) and DJ Dale (94) celebrate a sack of South Carolina quarterback Ryan Hilinski (3) at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday. [MICKEY WELSH/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

AUBURN 55, KENT STATE 16

NFL

Original Patriot Garron dies at 82 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Larry Garron, a star running back for the original Patriots, has died at 82.

The team announced his death Saturday but did not give details.

Garron played from 1960 to 1968 for the Boston Patriots, whose name changed to the New England Patriots in 1971. He holds the record for the longest run in team history, 85 yards for a touchdown against Buffalo in 1961. He was a four-time American Football League All-Star and was placed on the Patriots’ all-1960s team.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft noted that Garron’s death comes in the 60th year of the franchise, calling him a “member of the Patriots family since Day 1.” Kraft added that the organization is indebted to Garron and all the original Patriots, and without their contributions “we would not be the franchise that we are today.”

Garron was born in Marks, Mississippi, and played in college at Western Illinois. He joined the Patriots for their inaugural season.

He finished his career with 2,981 rushing yards, ninth on the team’s career rushing list.

— The Associated Press

Auburn running back JaTarvious Whitlow (28) avoids a Kent State defender in the first half Sarturday night. Whitlow rushed for 135 yards to lead the Tigers to the win. [JAKE CRANDALL/MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER]

Tigers run wild The Tigers (3-0) piled up 467 rushing yards — and three 100-yard rushers — in their final tune up before

By John Zenor Southeastern Conference play. They The Associated Press also got some big plays running and passing from Nix, including a 49-yard AUBURN — JaTarvious Whitlow flea flicker to Eli Stove for a touchrushed for 135 yards and two touch- down in the third quarter. downs and Bo Nix ran and passed for Then both offensive stars were able scores to lead No. 8 Auburn to a 55-16 victory over Kent State Saturday night.

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Kent State wide receiver Isaiah McKoy (23) catches a pass for a touchdown over Auburn defensive back Christian Tutt (6) during the first half Saturday. [BUTCH DILL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

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VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP

Host Hartselle wins tourney; Cartee hits 1,000

Staff reports

HARTSELLE — Hartselle rolled through its own tournament Saturday, beating Alexandria, Plainview, West Point and Mortimer Jordan in pool play before topping Pelham

and Madison Academy in elimination play.

The Tigers were dominant, losing just one game in pool play and one more in a 2-1 win over Pelham in the semifinals. Hartselle swept Madison Academy 25-17, 25-22 to win the

title.

Hailey Holshouser led Hartselle with 39 kills and 83 digs. Lillyanna Cartee had 23 kills and 71 digs, while Grace Leighton added 115 assists, 31 digs and 14 kills.

Alli Parker had 21 kills.

Cartee reaches milestone

Danville defeated Austin 2-0 (25-16, 25-21), RusD a n v i l l e ’ s M a d i s o n sellville 2-0 (25-19, 25-16) Cartee recorded career and Madison Academy kill number 1,000 as the 2-1 (18-25, 25-17, 15-11) Hawks went 3-1 at the before falling to Pelham Eddie Preuitt Ford Tour- in straight sets (25-23, nament at Hartselle on 25-12).

Saturday.

Cartee and Faith Parker

each finished the day with 23 kills each for Danville, while Melissa Pike added 19 kills, 14 digs and two aces.

Savanah Free had 66 assists.

Danville hosts St. John Paul II on Tuesday.

AUTO RACING

Bowyer on pole for playoff opener in Vegas Logano qualified 22nd, four spots behind teammate and defending race winner Brad Keselowski, as Team Penske also struggled in qualifying because it placed its emphasis on handling over speed.

“We should know about 20 laps in who really has what,” Keselowski said.

Other items of note from Las Vegas:

By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — StewartHaas Racing surged into the opening race of NASCAR’s playoffs with a Clint Bowyer-led sweep of the front two rows at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Joe Gibbs Racing, meanwhile, struggled across the board in its preparation for Sunday’s opening playoff race. While SHR put its four Fords in the top four slots, the Gibbs Toyotas qualified in the middle of the pack with Erik Jones the slowest of the 16 playoff drivers.

Gibbs as an organization is considered the favorite in NASCAR’s 10-race run to the Cup championship, and the poor qualifying Saturday was as surprising as Bowyer’s pole-winning run. Bowyer had to claw his way into the playoff field, is seeded 15th, and last won a pole 12 years ago to the day at New Hampshire.

He’d gone 431 career starts between poles, and

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now has three for his career.

“I did not see this coming.

This is a surprise to me,” he said. “If I just sat on the pole, that car is obviously a bullet.”

The entire SHR fleet was fast, with Daniel Suarez qualifying second, followed

by Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola. Suarez is the only SHR driver not in the playoffs.

But some of the playoff participants said it will take one long run in Sunday’s race to learn if SHR is truly fast, or if the organization

focused specifically on qualifying to earn valuable track position.

“It is pretty obvious when you look at the rundown of who has speed and who is dialed for handling,” said reigning series champion Joey Logano. “If the Stewart-Haas cars have both, we are all in trouble.

It is a trade-off when you come to these places. It is really hard to have both.

You can’t have both. You have to make your bed and lay in it.”

Kurt Busch, a Las Vegas

native, qualified fifth in a Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing. Chase Elliott was the next highest playoff driver at eighth in his Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.

Denny Hamlin at 13th was the best of the Gibbs contingent, while Kyle Busch was 20th, Martin Truex Jr. 24th and finally Jones in 26th.

“It’s just frustrating, you hold it wide open and you hope to go fast, but it’s not where we want to be,” Jones said.

Bubba Wallace didn’t make the playoffs but still arrived in Las Vegas in a celebratory mood.

He scored a hard-fought third-place finish last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, one of the iconic tracks on the NASCAR circuit.

It was Wallace’s first top-10 finish of the season, and the result of an increase in funding of late at Richard Petty Motorsports.

“I think for our team, it’s a spotlight or a highlight of what our team can do,” Wallace said. “The funding is in place, but start getting resources out of that, start getting more cars, more people, just man hours on the car. We can do those types of things and it’s awesome to see.”

DiBenedetto’s break

Matt DiBenedetto’s wild career swing has him in the spotlight at Las Vegas, where fans continuously stop the driver to congratulate him on his hiring this week by Wood Brothers Racing.

The turn came when Paul Menard decided to retire from full-time racing and urged the Wood organization to hire DiBenedetto, who had learned late last month he was out of a job for next season.

“The support has been crazy,” DiBenedetto said.

“It’s been interesting walking around the track or at (the hotel) getting stopped, to an extreme I’m not accustomed to that at all — even walking through the garage.

It’s definitely been interesting and crazy how in a couple weeks how much support you can gain and it’s amazing how much people have gravitated to this story and how much positive feedback there is in such a world where it can easily be negative.

“It’s amazing and heartwarming to see on how social media of all places, be super positive.”

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WASHINGTON — Ronald Acuña Jr. ignited a four-run rally with the goahead, two-run double, as the NL East leading Atlanta Braves clinched a playoff berth with a 10-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

Acuña Jr.’s double down the left-field line off of Nationals reliever Fernando Rodney added fuel to a dramatic seventh inning for the Braves (9357), who reduced their magic number to four to clinch their 19th division title. The win eliminated the Phillies from winning the NL East.

Earlier in the seventh, Charlie Culberson was struck directly on the right cheekbone by a 91 mph fastball on Rodney’s first pitch of the game.

Culberson, who was pinch-hitting for starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz, remained on his back for

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walk to Trea Turner and then an RBI double to Anthony Rendon off the video board in rightcenter in the first. But Foltynewicz quickly settled down, allowing just the earned run on four hits and striking out five.

Rodney (0-6) was charged with the loss in the latest bullpen meltdown for the Nationals, who saw their lead in the NL wildcard race shrink The Atlanta Braves’ Billy Hamilton, right, celebrates with teamto 1 ½ games over the Chimate Dansby Swanson, center, after they both scored during the cago Cubs. seventh inning against the Washington Nationals in Washington on Following a solid start Saturday. [AP PHOTO/MANUEL BALCE CENETA]

by Austin Voth over 5 2/3 innings, the Nationals several minutes as trainers drove in runs. Albies was bullpen gave up nine runs pressed a towel to his face. trying to stop his swing, over the final four innings.

He was eventually helped but Rodney’s pitch glanced Rodney was charged to his feet and onto the off his bat and floated with two before Eric Fedde back of a cart, clutching into shallow left, allowing came in and surrendered the towel to his face.

Acuña Jr. to score. five over two innings.

Atlanta manager Brian Nick Markakis had four Snitker was enraged that hits and drove in pair of Trainer’s room Culberson was charged runs in his second game Braves: 1B Freddie Freewith a swinging strike on back after missing 44 man (right elbow soreness) the play and was thrown games with a fractured was back in the lineup after out for the 13th time, left wrist. leaving Friday’s game in including four this season.

The Braves have won the fourth inning for preT h e B r a v e s h a r d l y the last 11 games started cautionary reasons. He was missed a beat, though, by Foltynewicz (7-5), who hitless in four at-bats with as Acuña Jr. and Albies pitched six solid innings to a strikeout and an intenimmediately followed with earn the win. tional walk. Freeman said back-to-back doubles that He allowed a leadoff he knew he was good to

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Braves: LHP Max Fried (16-5, 4.02) looks to bounce back after suffering his first loss since July 6 earlier in the week against the Phillies. He is 1-1 against the Nationals this season.

Nationals: RHP Anîbal Sanchez (8-8, 4.04) seeks his third win of the season over the Braves, as he tries to snap a personal twogame slide.

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7 and is still not throwing a baseball.

“The biggest thing is getting the inflammation out of his elbow,” manager Dave Martinez said.

Rookie Raudy Read caught Saturday’s game.

Yan Gomes received a day off after catching seven consecutive games.

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, second from left, attends the semifinal match between Argentina and France in the FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Cadillac Arena in Beijing, Friday. League owners will vote later this month on whether to raise fines for tampering. [MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

League set to vote on raising tampering fines

By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press

BEIJING — NBA teams could be fined up to $10 million for tampering and up to $6 million for entering into unauthorized agreements with players, a person with knowledge of the league’s plans told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Other maximum-fine levels could be raised significantly as well, provided the league’s board of governors approves the measures Sept. 20. The league sent a memo to teams on Friday detailing the proposed fines, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the details were not to be released publicly.

The memo addresses what the league called a “widespread perception that many of the league’s rules are being broken on a frequent basis” when it comes to tampering, salary cap matters and the timing of free agency discussions.

So the league wants to hit rule breakers where it hurts most — the checkbook, and possibly beyond. The

league wants fines raised in part to reflect the 600% increase in league revenue and the 1,100% increase in franchise value since the fine ceilings were last touched in 1996.

In addition, teams will have to require its governor, top basketball operations executive and negotiators to certify annually that they did not talk to free agents or their representatives before the league rules allow. And with every player contract signed, each team’s governor will have to certify that no unauthorized benefits were offered and no rules were broken.

“It’s pointless, at the end of the day, to have rules that we can’t enforce,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in July after the board of governors met and talked about ways to adjust that process in an effort to ensure fairness across the league.

The Athletic first reported the memo’s existence.

Fines for tampering with players or team personnel could go as high as $10 million, double the current limit.

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Sunday, September 15, 2019

SCOREBOARD Minnesota at Green Bay, noon Kansas City at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m.

MLB Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W L PCT GB Monday’s Game New York 98 52 .653 — Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 7:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay 88 61 .591 9½ Boston 77 70 .524 19½ WEEK 3 Toronto 58 91 .389 39½ Thursday, Sept. 19 Baltimore 48 100 .324 49 Tennessee at Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m.

CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB Sunday, Sept. 22 Minnesota 90 57 .612 — Miami at Dallas, noon Cleveland 86 62 .581 4½ Oakland at Minnesota, noon Chicago 65 82 .442 25 Cincinnati at Buffalo, noon Kansas City 55 93 .372 35½ Baltimore at Kansas City, noon Detroit 44 103 .299 46½ Atlanta at Indianapolis, noon WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB Detroit at Philadelphia, noon Houston 96 53 .644 — Denver at Green Bay, noon Oakland 88 60 .595 7½ N.Y. Jets at New England, noon Texas 74 75 .497 22 N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

Los Angeles 67 81 .453 28½ Carolina at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Seattle 60 88 .405 35½ Houston at L.A. Chargers, 3:25 p.m.

New Orleans at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

Friday’s Games L.A. Rams at Cleveland, 7:20 p.m.

Tampa Bay 11, L.A. Angels 4 Monday, Sept. 23 Baltimore 6, Detroit 2 Chicago at Washington, 7:15 p.m.

Houston 4, Kansas City 1 Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 5, 12 innings NFL INJURY REPORT Oakland 14, Texas 9 The updated National (foot)ball League Chicago White Sox 9, Seattle 7 injury report, as provided by the league Minnesota at Cleveland, ppd.

(DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: limited Saturday’s Games participation; FULL: full participation): Minnesota 2, Cleveland 0, 1st game Today Minnesota 9, Cleveland 5, 2nd game SEATTLE at PITTSBURGH — SEAHAWKS: N.Y. Yankees 13, Toronto 3 OUT: C Joey Hunt (ankle), WR David Moore Detroit 8, Baltimore 4, 12 innings (shoulder). DOUBTFUL: DT Poona Ford (calf), Boston at Philadelphia, late S Tedric Thompson (hamstring), CB Neiko Houston at Kansas City, late Thorpe (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: DE Oakland at Texas, late Ezekiel Ansah (shoulder). STEELERS: OUT: Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, late RB Roosevelt Nix (knee). QUESTIONABLE: Chicago White Sox at Seattle, late CB Joe Haden (shoulder), C Maurkice Today’s Games Pouncey (ankle).

Boston (Porcello 12-12) at Philadelphia INDIANAPOLIS at TENNESSEE — COLTS: (Vargas 6-7), 12:05 p.m.

OUT: DE Jabaal Sheard (knee), RB N.Y. Yankees (TBD) at Toronto (Zeuch 0-0), Jonathan Williams (rib). DOUBTFUL: DE 12:07 p.m.

Kemoko Turay (neck). TITANS: OUT: LB Baltimore (Wojciechowski 2-8) at Detroit Reggie Gilbert (knee), G Kevin Pamphile (Jackson 3-9), 12:10 p.m. (knee). QUESTIONABLE: RB David Fluellen Minnesota (Berríos 12-8) at Cleveland (hamstring).

(Bieber 14-7), 12:10 p.m.

ARIZONA at BALTIMORE — CARDINALS: Houston (Miley 13-5) at Kansas City (Junis OUT: G Lamont Gaillard (knee).

9-13), 1:15 p.m.

QUESTIONABLE: DE Jonathan Bullard Oakland (Manaea 1-0) at Texas (TBD), (hamstring). RAVENS: OUT: CB Jimmy Smith 2:05 p.m. (knee). QUESTIONABLE: TE Mark Andrews Tampa Bay (Yarbrough 11-3) at L.A. Angels (foot), LB Tyus Bowser (groin), WR Marquise (Sandoval 0-3), 3:07 p.m.

Brown (hip), CB Marlon Humphrey (back), Chicago White Sox (Nova 10-12) at Seattle RB Mark Ingram (shoulder).

(Sheffield 0-1), 3:10 p.m.

NEW ENGLAND at MIAMI — PATRIOTS: Monday’s Games QUESTIONABLE: RB Brandon Bolden Baltimore at Detroit, 3:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 6:40 p.m. (hamstring), OT Marcus Cannon (shoulder), TE Matt LaCosse (ankle). DOLPHINS: Kansas City at Oakland, 9:07 p.m.

OUT: S Reshad Jones (ankle), DE Jonathan Ledbetter (ankle-IR), WR Albert Wilson NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W L PCT GB (hip/calf). QUESTIONABLE: DE Charles Atlanta 93 57 .620 — Harris (wrist), LB Trent Harris (foot), C Washington 81 66 .551 10½ Daniel Kilgore (shoulder), S Bobby McCain Philadelphia 76 70 .521 15 (shoulder).

New York 77 71 .520 15 L.A. CHARGERS at DETROIT — CHARGERS: Miami 51 96 .347 40½ OUT: TE Hunter Henry (knee). DOUBTFUL: CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB CB Michael Davis (hamstring).

St. Louis 83 65 .561 — QUESTIONABLE: K Michael Badgley Chicago 80 68 .541 3 (right groin), LB Jatavis Brown (ankle), Milwaukee 79 69 .534 4 WR Geremy Davis (hamstring), LB Denzel Cincinnati 69 80 .463 14½ Perryman (ankle), DE Isaac Rochell Pittsburgh 65 84 .436 18½ (concussion), CB Roderic Teamer (hamWEST DIVISION W L PCT GB string), WR Mike Williams (knee). LIONS: x-Los Angeles 96 54 .640 — QUESTIONABLE: LB Jarrad Davis (ankle), Arizona 76 73 .510 19½ OT Taylor Decker (back), DE Da’Shawn Hand San Francisco 71 77 .480 24 (elbow).

San Diego 68 79 .463 26½ DALLAS at WASHINGTON — COWBOYS: Colorado 63 85 .426 32 OUT: WR Tavon Austin (concussion), LB Luke Gifford (ankle). REDSKINS: OUT: x-clinched division DE Jonathan Allen (knee), DE Caleb Brantley (foot), RB Derrius Guice (knee), Friday’s Games QB Colt McCoy (fibula), TE Jordan Reed Chicago Cubs 17, Pittsburgh 8 (concussion). DOUBTFUL: CB Fabian Moreau Atlanta 5, Washington 0 (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: CB Quinton L.A. Dodgers 9, N.Y. Mets 2 Dunbar (knee).

St. Louis 10, Milwaukee 0 JACKSONVILLE at HOUSTON — JAGUARS: Colorado 10, San Diego 8 OUT: DE Yannick Ngakoue (hamstring), OT Cincinnati 4, Arizona 3 Cedric Ogbuehi (hamstring), TE Josh Oliver San Francisco 1, Miami 0 (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: CB A.J. Bouye Saturday’s Games (hip), WR Marqise Lee (knee), OT Cam Chicago Cubs 14, Pittsburgh 1 Robinson (knee). TEXANS: QUESTIONABLE: Atlanta 10, Washington 1 RB Taiwan Jones (elbow/hamstring), G Senio N.Y. Mets 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Kelemete (wrist), C Greg Mancz (ankle).

Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 2 SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI — 49ERS: Arizona 1, Cincinnati 0 OUT: RB Tevin Coleman (ankle), WR Jalen Boston at Philadelphia, late Hurd (back), WR Trent Taylor (foot).

San Diego at Colorado, late QUESTIONABLE: DE Nick Bosa (ankle), Miami at San Francisco, late S Jimmie Ward (hand). BENGALS: OUT: Today’s Games OT Cordy Glenn (concussion), WR A.J. Boston (Porcello 12-12) at Philadelphia Green (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: S Clayton (Vargas 6-7), 12:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Fried 16-5) at Washington (Sánchez Fejedelem (ankle), RB Joe Mixon (ankle), RB Trayveon Williams (foot).

8-8), 12:35 p.m.

BUFFALO at N.Y. GIANTS — BILLS: OUT: Milwaukee (Anderson 6-4) at St. Louis CB Taron Johnson (hamstring), WR Andre (Wacha 6-7), 1:15 p.m.

Roberts (quad). QUESTIONABLE: TE Tyler Pittsburgh (Williams 7-6) at Chicago Cubs Kroft (foot). GIANTS: OUT: TE Garrett (Quintana 13-8), 1:20 p.m.

Dickerson (quad), WR Sterling Shephard San Diego (Quantrill 6-7) at Colorado (concussion), WR Darius Slayton (ham(González 1-6), 2:10 p.m. string). QUESTIONABLE: WR Cody Latimer Miami (Hernandez 3-5) at San Francisco (calf).

(Cueto 1-0), 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bauer 10-12) at Arizona (Gallen MINNESOTA at GREEN BAY — VIKINGS: OUT: CB Mackensie Alexander (elbow), WR 3-5), 3:10 p.m.

Josh Doctson (hamstring-IR). DOUBTFUL: L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 13-3) at N.Y. Mets CB Mike Hughes (knee). QUESTIONABLE: G (Wheeler 11-7), 6:05 p.m.

Pat Elflein (knee), CB Mark Fields (groin), LB Monday’s Games Ben Gedeon (groin). PACKERS: OUT: LB Oren San Diego at Milwaukee, 6:40 p.m.

Burks (chest), WR Darrius Shepherd (hamWashington at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m. string). QUESTIONABLE: OT David Bakhtiari Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m. (back), CB Ka’dar Hollman (neck).

N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND — CHIEFS: OUT: Miami at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

WR Tyreek Hill (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: OT Eric Fisher (groin). RAIDERS: OUT: G WILD CARD STANDINGS Gabe Jackson (knee), WR J.J. Nelson (ankle).

AMERICAN LEAGUE QUESTIONABLE: CB Gareon Conley (neck), W L PCT WCGB DT Corey Liuget (knee).

Oakland 88 60 .595 — CHICAGO at DENVER — BEARS: Tampa Bay 88 61 .591 — QUESTIONABLE: TE Trey Burton (groin), Cleveland 86 63 .577 2 NT Eddie Goldman (oblique), LB Nick Kwiatkoski (knee), DT Bilal Nichols (knee).

NATIONAL LEAGUE BRONCOS: OUT: OT Ja’Wuan James (knee), W L PCT WCGB RB Andy Janovich (pectoral), LB Joseph Washington 81 66 .551 — Jones (triceps). QUESTIONABLE: CB Bryce Chicago 80 68 .541 — Callahan (foot), LB Todd Davis (calf).

Milwaukee 79 69 .534 1 NEW ORLEANS at L.A. RAMS — SAINTS: New York 77 71 .520 3 OUT: DT Sheldon Rankins (achilles). RAMS: Philadelphia 76 70 .521 3 None.

PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA — EAGLES: OUT: LB Kamu Grugier-Hill (knee), OT Jordan Mailata (back). DOUBTFUL: QB Nate Sudfeld (left wrist). FALCONS: OUT: OT Matt Gono NFL (back). QUESTIONABLE: WR Russell Gage AMERICAN CONFERENCE (head/hamstring).

EAST W L T PCT. PF PA Monday Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 17 16 CLEVELAND at N.Y. JETS — BROWNS: DNP: New England 1 0 0 1.000 33 3 RB Dontrell Hilliard (concussion), OT Kendall N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 16 17 Lamm (knee), DE Chris Smith (not injury reMiami 0 1 0 .000 10 59 lated), LB Adarius Taylor (ankle). LIMITED: G SOUTH W L T PCT. PF PA Joel Bitonio (abdomen), WR Rashard Higgins Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 43 13 (knee). FULL: WR Odell Beckham (hip), DT Houston 0 1 0 .000 28 30 Larry Ogunjobi (shoulder), S Damarious Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 24 30 Randall (hand), QB Drew Stanton (knee).

Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 26 40 JETS: DNP: QB Sam Darnold (illness), DE NORTH W L T PCT. PF PA John Franklin (foot), LB C.J. Mosley (groin), Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 59 10 WR Demaryius Thomas (hamstring), DT Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 20 21 Quinnen Williams (ankle). LIMITED: OT Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 13 43 Kelvin Beachum (ankle), RB Le’Veon Bell Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 3 33 (shoulder), WR Braxton Berrios (hamstring), WEST W L T PCT. PF PA G Alex Lewis (shoulder), DT Steve McLendon Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 24 16 (hip), G Brian Winters (shoulder). FULL: S Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 40 26 Jamal Adams (hip), WR Robby Anderson L.A. Chargers 1 0 0 1.000 30 24 (calf), C Ryan Kalil (calf), LB Frankie Luvu Denver 0 1 0 .000 16 24 (hand), S Rontez Miles (hip).

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST W L Dallas 1 0 Philadelphia 1 0 Washington 0 1 N.Y. Giants 0 1 SOUTH W L New Orleans 1 0 Tampa Bay 1 1 Atlanta 0 1 Carolina 0 2 NORTH W L Green Bay 1 0 Minnesota 1 0 Detroit 0 0 Chicago 0 1 WEST W L San Francisco 1 0 L.A. Rams 1 0 Seattle 1 0 Arizona 0 0

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WEEK 2 Sept. 12 Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 14 Today’s Games Seattle at Pittsburgh, noon Indianapolis at Tennessee, noon Arizona at Baltimore, noon New England at Miami, noon L.A. Chargers at Detroit, noon Dallas at Washington, noon Jacksonville at Houston, noon San Francisco at Cincinnati, noon Buffalo at N.Y. Giants, noon

PF 35 32 27 17 PF 30 37 12 41 PF 10 28 27 3 PF 31 30 21 27

PA 17 27 32 35 PA 28 45 28 50 PA 3 12 27 10 PA 17 27 20 27

COLLEGE FOOTBALL THE AP TOP 25 RESULTS/SCHEDULE

Friday’s Game No. 20 Washington St. 31, Houston 24 Saturday’s Games No. 1 Clemson at Syracuse, late No. 2 Alabama 47, South Carolina 23 No. 3 Georgia 55, Arkansas State 0 No. 4 LSU vs. Northwestern State, late No. 5 Oklahoma at UCLA, late No. 6 Ohio State 51, Indiana 10 No. 7 Notre Dame 66, New Mexico 14 No. 8 Auburn 55, Kent State 16 No. 9 Florida 29, Kentucky 21 No. 11 Utah 32, Idaho State 0 No. 12 Texas at Rice, late No. 13 Penn State 17, Pittsburgh 10 No. 15 Oregon vs. Montana, late No. 16 Texas A&M vs. Lamar, late No. 17 Central Florida 45, Stanford 27 Arizona State 10, No. 18 Michigan State 7 No. 19 Iowa 18, Iowa State 17 Temple 20, No. 21 Maryland 17 No. 22 Boise State vs. Portland State, late No. 23 Washington vs. Hawaii, late BYU 30, No. 24 Southern California 27, OT No. 25 Virginia vs. Florida State, late

RESULTS

Friday’s Games EAST

Kansas 48, Boston College 24 SOUTH Wake Forest 24, North Carolina 18 FAR WEST Washington St. 31, Houston 24

Saturday’s Games EAST Dayton 34, Robert Morris 31 Delaware St. 58, Lincoln (Pa.) 12 Fordham 29, Bryant 14 Georgetown 69, Catholic 0 Hampton 42, Howard 20 Marist 26, Stetson 23 Monmouth 38, Albany 35 Navy 42, East Carolina 10 N. Dakota St. 47, Delaware 22 Penn St. 17, Pittsburgh 10 Sacred Heart 56, Lafayette 40 St. Francis (Pa.) 42, Merrimack 14 Temple 20, Maryland 17 Villanova 45, Bucknell 10 West Virginia 44, NC State 27 Wagner at Stony Brook, late Towson at Maine, late Clemson at Syracuse, late SOUTH Alabama 47, South Carolina 23 Central Florida 45, Stanford 27 Charlotte 52, UMass 17 Coastal Carolina 46, Norfolk St. 7 Georgia 55, Arkansas St. 0 James Madison 63, Morgan St. 12 Kansas St. 31, Mississippi St. 24 Kennesaw St. 42, Alabama St. 7 Louisville 38, W. Kentucky 21 Memphis 42, South Alabama 6 Miami 63, Bethune-Cookman 0 Mississippi 40, SE Louisiana 29 Tennessee 45, Chattanooga 0 The Citadel 27, Georgia Tech 24 Virginia Tech 24, Furman 17 North Greenville at W. Carolina, late E. Washington at Jacksonville St., late Kentucky Christian at Morehead St., late NC A&T at Charleston Southern, late Fort Valley St. at Florida A&M, late NC Central at Gardner-Webb, late Buffalo at Liberty, late Elon at Richmond, late SC State at South Florida, late Southern Miss. at Troy, late Colgate at William & Mary, late Samford at Wofford, late Ohio at Marshall, late Auburn 55, Kent St. 16 WV Wesleyan at Davidson, late New Hampshire at FIU, late Florida 29, Kentucky 21 Alcorn St. at McNeese St., late Austin Peay at Mercer, late Duke at Middle Tennessee, late Alabama A&M at North Alabama, late Jacksonville at Presbyterian, late Edward Waters at Southern U., late Jackson St. at Tennessee St., late Virginia-Wise at Tennessee Tech, late VMI at ETSU, late Northwestern St. at LSU, late Texas Southern at Louisiana-Lafayette, late Florida St. at Virginia, late Missouri St. at Tulane, late MIDWEST Arizona St. 10, Michigan St. 7 Central Connecticut St. 42, Valparaiso 13 Cent. Michigan 45, Akron 24 Cincinnati 35, Miami (Ohio) 13 E. Michigan 34, Illinois 31 FAU 41, Ball St. 31 Houston Baptist 53, South Dakota 52 Illinois St. 21, E. Illinois 3 Indiana St. 19, E. Kentucky 7 Iowa 18, Iowa State 17 Minnesota 35, Georgia Southern 32 Northwestern 30, UNLV 14 Notre Dame 66, New Mexico 14 Ohio St. 51, Indiana 10 Youngstown St. 34, Duquesne 14 Montana St. at W. Illinois, late Louisiana Tech at Bowling Green, late Sam Houston St. at North Dakota, late Taylor at Butler, late UT Martin at S. Illinois, late Murray St. at Toledo, late Georgia St. at W. Michigan, late SE Missouri at Missouri, late TCU at Purdue, late N. Illinois at Nebraska, late SOUTHWEST Arkansas 55, Colorado St. 34 Army 31, UTSA 13 Oklahoma St. 40, Tulsa 21 Langston at Ark.-Pine Bluff, late Abilene Christian at Cent. Arkansas, late Nicholls at Prairie View, late Texas St. at SMU, late Lamar at Texas A&M, late Rice at Texas, late FAR WEST Air Force 30, Colorado 23 BYU 30, Southern California 27, OT California 23, North Texas 17 Oregon St. 45, Cal Poly 7 Utah 32, Idaho State 0 Wyoming 21, Idaho 16 W. New Mexico at N. Arizona, late Weber St. at Nevada, late Hawaii at Washington, late San Diego St. at New Mexico St., late Oklahoma at UCLA, late Stephen F. Austin at S. Utah, late N. Colorado at Sacramento St., late Lehigh at UC Davis, late Portland St. at Boise St., late Texas Tech at Arizona, late Montana at Oregon, late

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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Designated INF Corban Joseph for assignment. Recalled OF Mike Gerber from Sacramento (PCL).

Selected the contract of INF Cristhian Adames from Sacramento. Reinstated RHP Johnny Cueto from 60-day IL. Atlantic League YORK REVOLUTION — Released RHPs Joe Jones, Julio Eusebio and Ricky Schafer.

Signed LHP Austin Nicely and 2B Emmanuel Marrero.

FOOTBALL

National Football League MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed OL Bryan Witzmann.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Waived CB Mark Fields. Signed LB Devante Downs from the practice squad.

AUTO RACING NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY CUP

SOUTH POINT 400 LINEUP After Saturday qualifying, race today, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.50 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 178.926 mph.

2. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 178.873.

3. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 178.772.

4. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 178.501.

5. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 178.112.

6. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 177.830.

7. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 177.317.

8. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 177.264.

9. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 177.119.

10. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 177.107.

11. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 176.893.

12. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 176.869.

13. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 176.823.

14. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 176.661.

15. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 176.528.

16. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 176.384.

17. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, 176.367.

18. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 176.361.

19. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 176.355.

20. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 176.280.

21. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 176.056.

22. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 176.045.

23. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 175.861.

24. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 175.776.

25. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 175.747.

26. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 175.667.

27. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 175.655.

28. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 175.473.

29. (36) Matt Tifft, Ford, 175.279.

30. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 175.103.

31. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 174.797.

32. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 174.042.

33. (32) Corey Lajoie, Ford, 173.740.

34. (52) Garrett Smithley, Ford, 171.914.

35. (51) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 171.903.

36. (53) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 171.222.

37. (77) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 170.068.

38. (27) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 168.382.

39. (66) Joey Gase, Toyota, 168.298.

NASCAR XFINITY

RHINO PRO TRUCK OUTFITTERS 300 LINEUP After Saturday qualifying, race Saturday night, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.50 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (00) Cole Custer, Ford, 181.372 mph.

2. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 181.056.

3. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 180.965.

4. (2) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 180.548.

5. (22) Austin Cindric, Ford, 180.457.

6. (19) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 180.313.

7. (98) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 179.426.

8. (10) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 179.146.

9. (89) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 178.992.

10. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 178.283.

11. (1) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 178.147.

12. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 177.177.

13. (23) John H. Nemechek, Chevrolet, 177.107.

14. (38) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 176.829.

15. (18) Riley Herbst, Toyota, 176.603.

16. (08) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 175.753.

17. (86) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 175.541.

18. (61) Tommy Joe Martins, Toyota, 175.171.

19. (39) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 175.086.

20. (07) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet, 174.132.

21. (4) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 173.728.

22. (8) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 173.628.

23. (01) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 173.316.

24. (5) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 173.244.

25. (74) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 172.977.

26. (0) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 172.678.

27. (17) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 171.980.

28. (15) Tyler Matthews, Chevrolet, 171.505.

29. (36) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 170.508.

30. (52) David Starr, Chevrolet, 170.395.

31. (93) Cj McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 169.662.

32. (35) Joey Gase, Toyota, 169.184.

33. (66) Chad Finchum, Toyota, 166.852.

34. (78) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 165.670.

35. (13) Stan Mullis, Toyota, 162.016.

36. (9) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, .000.

37. (90) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, .000.

38. (99) Ja Junior Avila, Chevrolet, .000.

NASCAR GANDER OUTDOORS TRUCK

WORLD OF WESTGATE 200 Friday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (7) Austin Hill, Toyota, 134 laps, 57 points.

2. (2) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 134, 55.

3. (1) Christian Eckes, Toyota, 134, 39.

4. (6) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 134, 42.

5. (3) Todd Gilliland, Toyota, 134, 41.

6. (18) Brennan Poole, Toyota, 134, 41.

7. (4) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 134, 40.

8. (13) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 134, 36.

9. (9) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 134, 31.

10. (17) Dylan Lupton, Toyota, 134, 27.

11. (16) Tyler Ankrum, Toyota, 134, 29.

12. (15) Anthony Alfredo, Toyota, 134, 25.

13. (12) Anthony Mrakovich, Chevrolet, 134, 24.

14. (14) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 134, 23.

15. (23) Gus Dean, Chevrolet, 133, 23.

16. (27) Codie Rohrbaugh, Chevrolet, 133, 21.

17. (26) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 133, 20.

18. (20) Spencer Davis, Ford, 133, 19.

19. (19) Stewart Friesen, Chevrolet, 132, 18.

20. (29) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 132, 17.

21. (25) Colin Garrett, Chevrolet, 131, 0.

22. (30) Angela Ruch, Chevrolet, 131, 15.

23. (32) Justin Johnson, Chevrolet, 127, 14.

24. (31) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 90, 13.

25. (21) Natalie Decker, Toyota, electrical, 87, 12.

26. (22) Tyler Dippel, Chevrolet, engine, 80, 11.

27. (24) Derek Kraus, Toyota, transmission, 77, 10.

28. (28) Mason Massey, Chevrolet, engine, 63, 9.

29. (10) Johnny Sauter, Ford, engine, 45, 15.

30. (5) Matt Crafton, Ford, engine, 39, 16.

31. (8) Grant Enfinger, Ford, engine, 6, 6.

32. (11) John H. Nemechek, Chevrolet, garage, 0, 0.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 112.722 mph.

Time of Race: 1 hour, 47 minutes, .0 seconds.

Margin of Victory: seconds.

Caution Flags: 6 for 32 laps.

Lead Changes: 21 among 5 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Eckes 0-3; R.Chastain 4-12; BASEBALL C.Eckes 13; R.Chastain 14-16; A.Hill 17-18; American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled RHP Tayler R.Chastain 19-33; A.Hill 34-45; R.Chastain 46-48; A.Hill 49; R.Chastain 50; A.Hill 51; Scott from Bowie (EL).

R.Chastain 52-63; B.Moffitt 64-72; R.Chastain CLEVELAND INDIANS — Designated LHP 73; B.Moffitt 74-75; R.Chastain 76-82; A.Hill Josh D. Smith for assignment.

83; S.Boyd 84; R.Chastain 85-86; B.Moffitt HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled INF Jack 87; R.Chastain 88-122; A.Hill 123-134 Mayfield from Round Rock (PCL). Sent SS Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Carlos Correa to Round Rock for a rehab Led): R.Chastain, 10 times for 88 laps; A.Hill, assignment.

6 times for 29 laps; B.Moffitt, 3 times for 12 MINNESOTA TWINS — Designated RHP Marcos Diplan for assignment. Selected the laps; C.Eckes, 2 times for 4 laps; S.Boyd, 1 contract of RHP Jorge Alcala from Rochester time for 1 lap.

Wins: B.Moffitt, 4; R.Chastain, 3; A.Hill, (IL).

2; S.Friesen, 1; J.Sauter, 1; T.Ankrum, 1; TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated OF G.Biffle, 1.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and C Luke Maile from Top 16 in Points: 1. B.Moffitt, 2135; 2. the 10-day IL. R.Chastain, 2113; 3. S.Friesen, 2091; National League MIAMI MARLINS —Claimed LHP Josh Smith 4. M.Crafton, 2090; 5. A.Hill, 2089; 6.

G.Enfinger, 2087; 7. J.Sauter, 2085; 8. off waivers. Placed INF/OF JT Riddle to T.Ankrum, 2073; 9. B.Rhodes, 612; 10.

60-day IL. H.Burton, 566; 11. S.Creed, 551; 12.

NEW YORK METS — Designated RHP Eric T.Gilliland, 542; 13. T.Dippel, 384; 14. A.Self, Hanhold for assignment. Selected the contract of LHP Donnie Hart from Syracuse (IL). 350; 15. J.Anderson, 308; 16. G.Dean, 307.

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TOP 25/STATE GAMES TOP 25 ROUNDUP

STATE ROUNDUP

Memphis rolls past S. Alabama, 42-6, 2 RBs break 100 yards The Associated Press

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book throws in the first half. [AP PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA]

No. 7 Notre Dame routs New Mexico Book throws for 5 TDs The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ian Book threw a careerhigh five touchdown passes and Notre Dame’s defense came up with three first-half interceptions in its final tuneup before a showdown at No. 3 Georgia.

Book rebounded from a lackluster opening performance in a 35-17 victory at Louisville to complete 15 of 24 passes for 360 yards.

Book finished with another 46 yards rushing yards and a 1-yard TD. The Fighting Irish (2-0) had their way with the Lobos (1-1), who were without head coach Bob Davie. Saga Tuitele acted as head coach for Davie, the former Irish head coach from 1997-2001 who was hospitalized following New Mexico’s opening victory over Sam Houston State.

No. 6 Ohio State 51, Indiana 0 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — J.K. Dobbins ran for 193 yards and scored twice, Justin Fields threw three touchdown passes and Ohio State routed Indiana.

The Buckeyes (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) have won each of their first three games by at least 24 points and extended their winning streak in the series to 24, dating to a tie in 1990. Ohio State hasn’t lost to Indiana since 1988. And with Peyton Ramsey starting at quarterback in place of the injured Michael Penix Jr., the Hoosiers (2-1, 0-1) never had a chance.

Fields was 14 of 24 for 193 yards.

No. 11 Utah 31, Idaho State 0

SALT LAKE CITY — Tyler Huntley threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns and Zach Moss ran for 106 yards and another score in Utah’s victory over Idaho State.

In the first quarter, Moss passed Tony Lindsay for second place on Utah’s career rushing yards list.

His 1-yard scoring plunge later in the quarter moved him into the No. 2 spot by himself in career rushing touchdowns at 27. On just 10 carries, Moss also

recorded his 13th 100-yard rushing performance with 10:05 still left in the second quarter.

Huntley completed 15 of 19 passes before leaving in the third quarter as Utah moved to 3-0 for the fifth time in the last six seasons.

Idaho State is 1-1.

No. 13 Penn State 17, Pittsburgh 10 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Journey Brown ran for 109 yards and a touchdown and Penn State held off Pittsburgh in their 100th meeting.

Pitt opted to kick a field goal on fourth-and-goal at the Penn State 1 trailing by a touchdown with less than 4 minutes to go.

Alex Kessman’s 19-yard attempt clanked off the upright and the Nittany Lions (3-0) later turned away Pitt’s last-ditch possession to win their third straight in the series since it was renewed in 2016.

Noah Cain’s 13-yard third-quarter sprint to the end zone gave Penn State the lead for good. Sean Clifford completed 14 of 30 passes for 222 yards.

Kenny Pickett threw for a career-high 372 yards for Pitt (1-2).

No. 17 UCF 45, Stanford 27 ORLANDO, Fla. — Freshman Dillon Gabriel threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns in his second college start, leading UCF past Stanford.

The Knights (3-0) scored on six of seven possessions, building a 31-point halftime lead in what was expected to be a much tougher test for the twotime defending American Athletic Conference champions, who won their first two games by a combined score of 110-14 against Florida A&M and Florida Atlantic.

Gabriel completed 22 of 30 passes, including TD throws of 28 yards to Marlon Williams, 38 yards to Tre Nixon, 38 yards to Gabriel Davis and 1-yard to Jake Hescook. Greg McCrae rushed for109 yards and one touchdown for UCF, which has won 25 consecutive regularseason games.

Stanford (1-2) allowed four TDs in the opening quarter and 413 yards total offense in the first half alone.

Arizona State 10, No. 18 Michigan State 7 EAST LANSING, Mich.

— Eno Benjamin reached the ball to the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown run with 50 seconds remaining, and Arizona State beat Michigan State after the Spartans had a tying field goal negated for having too many men on the field.

Matt Coghlin’s 42-yard kick appeared to have tied it with 6 seconds remaining, but a replay showed too many men on the field for Michigan State (2-1), which had rushed the field goal team on in a disorganized fashion. Coghlin had to try again from farther back, and he hooked the kick left for his third miss of the day.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio missed a chance to take over sole possession of first place on the school’s career victories list. He remains tied with Duffy Daugherty at 109.

Arizona State (3-0) drove 75 yards in 11 plays at the end, against a Michigan State defense that had been stifling all day. Quarterback Jayden Daniels ran 15 yards for a first down on fourth-and-13 from the Michigan State 28, and Benjamin’s touchdown put the Sun Devils ahead.

No. 19 Iowa 18, Iowa State 17 AMES, Iowa — Nate Stanley threw for 201 yards and ran for a score, and Iowa made a big fourthdown stop, allowing the Hawkeyes to beat Iowa State for the fifth straight time.

Keith Duncan kicked four field goals for the Hawkeyes (3-0), who also improved to 4-0 against Iowa State coach Matt Campbell in a game delayed nearly three hours because of lightning.

Trailing 18-17 in the closing minutes, Iowa State (1-1) drove to the Iowa 34 before a false start, a slip by quarterback Brock Purdy and an incompletion

brought up fourth-and-13.

The Cyclones went for it and, after offsetting penalties led to a do-over, Purdy overthrew Deshaunte Jones near the end zone.

Temple 20, No. 21 Maryland 17 PHILADELPHIA — Kenny Yeboah put Temple ahead on a one-handed touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter, and the Owls used two clutch stops at the goal line to beat Maryland.

The Owls (2-0) defeated an unbeaten Maryland team for the second straight season and got coach Rod Carey off to a nice start in his first season on Temple’s sideline. Yeboah used his outstretched right hand to snag Anthony Russo’s pass with 7:27 left in the game to put Temple ahead 20-15, but Maryland wasn’t going down easy — and Temple’s D pushed back.

Temple linebacker Shaun Bradley stuffed Anthony McFarland on fourth-and-goal with 3:27 left to seemingly seal the win. But Temple got the ball back and Adam Barry shanked a punt from the end zone to give Maryland (2-1) first-andgoal at the 10. Again, the Owls held the Terrapins, and a fourth-down pass was incomplete with 2:14 to go. Anthony Russo’s intentional safety finished off the scoring.

BYU 30, No. 24 Southern California 27, OT PROVO, Utah — Dayan Ghanwoloku intercepted a tipped pass in overtime after Jake Oldroyd kicked a 43-yard field to give BYU the lead, and the Cougars beat Southern California for second straight OT victory over a traditional power program.

Zach Wilson threw for 280 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score for BYU (2-1), which won at Tennessee last week.

Ty’Son Williams added 99 yards on 19 carries.

Kedon Slovis threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns for USC (2-1), but was picked off three times, including on the final play of the game.

MOBILE — Brady White threw three touchdowns and running backs Kenny Gainwell and Kylan Watkins rushed for more than 100 yards each as Memphis remained unbeaten, rolling past South Alabama, 42-6, on Saturday.

Stepping in for the injured Patrick Taylor, Gainwell gained a careerhigh 145 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries while Watkins was 11-113.

Each had reached those totals in three quarters.

The Tigers gained 312 yards on the ground. White added 209 yards passing with touchdowns to Watkins, Kedarian Jones and Antonio Gibson.

South Alabama’s Tylan Morton completed 4 of 12 passes for 105 yards with a TD to Kawaan Baker for the game’s final points.

Morton was intercepted once and his fourth-quarter fumble was returned 48 yards by Austin Hall for a Memphis touchdown.

South Alabama (1-2) was out-gained 530 yards to 248 in total offense. The Jaguars’ six points was the fewest Memphis has allowed since shutting out Arkansas 6-0 in 1993.

Southern Miss 47, Troy 42 TROY — Jaylond Adams returned a kickoff 100 yards to help Southern Mississippi thwart Troy’s comeback bid and secure a 47-42 victory on Saturday.

Troy’s Reggie Todd had just returned a kickoff 69 yards as the Trojans closed to 33-28 with 11:28 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Adams answered on the following kickoff to stretch the lead to 40-28. The teams then traded touchdowns until Troy’s Kaleb Barker hit Khalil McClain on a 35-yard touchdown toss to close to 47-42 with 2:51 remaining.

The ensuing onside kick was recovered by the Golden Eagles and they ran out the clock.

The teams had played nine times previously but had never faced off in Troy and Southern Mississippi made the most of the opportunity, going ahead 33-21 after Neil McLaurin nailed Jordan Mitchell on a 51-yard scoring strike early in the fourth.

Jack Abraham led the Golden Eagles (2-1), throwing for a career-best 463 yards and two scores.

Quez Watkins finished with 209 yards receiving.

Barker threw for a career-high 504 yards and four touchdowns for Troy (1-1).

Jacksonville State 49, Eastern Washington 45 JACKSONVILLE — Zerrick Cooper passed for three touchdowns and ran for one, and Michael Matthews scored the winning touchdown with 59 seconds left as Jacksonville State shocked Eastern Washington 49-45 on Saturday night in a battle between ranked FCS teams.

The Gamecocks (2-1) never led until Matthews

scored on a 1-yard plunge to cap an 11-play, 73-yard drive that started with 4:38 to play. Eastern Washington had led from the opening kickoff, which Dre Dorton returned 90 yards for a touchdown. Eric Barriere then threw three touchdown passes and the Eagles (1-2) led 28-7 after one quarter.

On the first play of the second quarter Marlon Bridges picked off a Barriere pass and returned it 67 yards, his school-recording tying third Pick-6 of his career.

Late in the third quarter Barriere threw his fifth touchdown pass to put Eastern Washington on top 45-28. Cooper capped a 75-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown run, Matthews capped a 13-yard drive after a blocked point with a 3-yard run and then Matthews provided the winner.

Samford 21, Wofford 14

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Chris Oladokun dashed 30 yards for the gamewinning score in the third quarter as Samford earned its first win of the season by knocking off Wofford, 21-14 in a Southern Conference opener Saturday.

Samford started the season with a 45-22 loss to Youngstown State and a heartbreaker in two overtimes at Tennessee Tech.

Wofford came into the game ranked No. 21 in the Football Championship Subdivision. Both teams came into the game after a bye week. Wofford lost its opener at South Carolina State.

Oladokun completed 17 of 25 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown, but he was also picked off twice.

He ran 12 times for 77 yards, including the game winning score. His 12-yard pass to Robert Adams in the first quarter tied the game at 14-14.

Kennesaw State 42, Alabama State 7

MONTGOMERY — Tommy Bryant ran for two touchdowns and Demetrius Pettway had an interception return for a touchdown and Kennesaw State rolled to a 42-7 win over Alabama State on Saturday night.

The Owls (2-1) had 481 yards rushing, with six different players gaining at least 60 yards and four reaching the end zone. One of those was quarterback Daniel David, who was 3 of 5 passing for 39 yards.

He had 14 rushes for 63 yards and opened the scoring with a 2-yard run four plays after Tanner Jones blocked an Alabama State punt.

Two snaps later, Pettway had a 35-yard interception return for a 14-0 lead. A 55-yard touchdown run by Bronson Reschsteiner made it 21-0 with a minute left in the first quarter. It was 28-0 at the half after Bryant’s first touchdown with Kennesaw State piling up 232 yards and holding the Hornets to 78 yards with two interceptions.

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SEC COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Georgia romps over Arkansas St.

The Associated Press

ATHENS, Ga. — Now, the real season begins for No. 3 Georgia.

Finishing off a dominating run through their first three games, the Bulldogs romped to a 55-0 win over Arkansas State on Saturday. Jake Fromm threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns before taking the rest of the day off, while Georgia’s defense turned in a dominating performance.

Bring on Notre Dame.

The No. 7 Fighting Irish will make their first trip ever to Athens next Saturday night, a game that has been eagerly anticipated

by Georgia fans ever since the home-and-home series was announced.

“We’ve played in a lot of big games,” coach Kirby Smart said. “They’re not going to be intimidated by that.”

The Bulldogs (3-0) have yet to be tested, blowing through a stretch that felt more like an NFL preseason by a cumulative margin of 148-23.

“The physical conditioning of playing a four-quarter game, there’s only one way to simulate that — play it. And we haven’t,” Smart said.

“But I can’t rightfully keep guys out there and not play other players. That’s the toughest thing. We’ve got to be in shape and ready for a four-quarter game the rest of the season.”

With thousands of Georgia fans wearing pink instead of red to honor Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson’s wife, Wendy, who died last month from breast cancer, the Bulldogs (3-0) took control as soon as they got their hands on the ball. They scored on six of seven possessions in the

first half, building a 34-0 lead.

The Georgia defense was equally stout, posting its first shutout since the 2018 opener. The Red Wolves (1-2) went threeand-out four times in the first half and crossed midfield only once, settling for a 50-yard field goal try that faded wide right.

The Bulldogs went to the locker room with a 382-81 edge in total yards, and many of the fans didn’t bother coming back to watch the final two quarters.

Brian Herrien got Georgia rolling with a 3-yard scoring run, and Rodrigo Blankenship booted a couple of field goals to make it 13-0 at the end of the first period.

Fromm took it from there.

He connected with Dominick Blaylock on a 60-yard

touchdown pass, went to D’Andre Swift out of the backfield for a 48-yard score, and finished it off by zipping a 5-yard TD throw to Lawrence Cager just inside the pylon with less than a minute to go in the half.

Anderson, coaching his second game since returning from a leave of absence, was moved by the support of the Georgia fans. A group of shirtless students sitting in the first row behind the Arkansas State bench painted their upper bodies pink and wrote “Remember Wendy” across their backs.

“One of the classiest moves I’ve ever seen,” Anderson said, choking up. “I would say thank you to all those who showed up today wearing pink or thinking pink. They don’t know my wife, they don’t know me, and they didn’t

Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm (11) throws from the pocket against Arkansas State. [AP PHOTO/JOHN BAZEMORE]

have to do it. I’m just very grateful and honored and obviously overwhelmed.”

The Red Wolves were thoroughly overmatched on the field. Georgia finished with 656 yards total while holding the visitors to 220.

Arkansas State’s only decent drive came midway through the fourth quarter,

reaching the Georgia 13.

But on fourth-and-5, backup quarterback Layne Hatcher’s pass was picked off in the end zone to preserve the shutout.

“We needed Georgia to be thinking ahead and looking ahead,” Anderson said. “We needed them to make some mistakes. They didn’t.”

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Thompson leads Kansas State past Mississippi State 31-24 The Associated Press

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Skylar Thompson only threw one touchdown pass in Kansas State’s 31-24 road win at Mississippi State, but boy was it a big one.

With 5:37 left in the fourth quarter and the game tied 24-24, Thompson rolled out and found Dalton Schoen wide open in the right side of the end zone and hit him with a 15-yard pass that would ultimately stand as the game-winner.

“He lives for those moments,” KSU head coach Klieman said.

“He’s prepared for that moment.”

Thompson threw for 123 yards on 10-of-18 passing and managed to keep the Wildcat offense from crumbling under the pressure of self-inflicted wounds and a hostile crowd. It is the first time Kansas State has beaten a Power Five nonconference team on the road since 2011.

“I thought he did a great job of staying calm under a lot of pressure,” Klieman said. “I think we were running the football pretty successfully in the first half, and I think in the second half they decided they were going to find a way to bring pressure.”

KSU (3-0) led 17-14 at halftime

269 yards of total offense, 146 of it on the ground. Schoen caught a team-high three balls for 50 yards and James Mitchell rushed for 59 yards on 17 carries.

Mississippi State head coach Joe Moorhead benched senior transfer quarterback Tommy Stevens in the third quarter after his second interception and turned the Bulldog offense over to freshman Garrett Shrader.

“When we went in at halftime, he stiffened up a bit,” Moorhead said. “He wasn’t able to make the throws he did in the first half, so we decided to let him be.”

Shrader led the Bulldogs on a methodical 12-play, 79-yard drive, running the ball into the end zone himself to give the team its first lead. From there, though, he presided over three-and-outs on three of the next four drives, and the Bulldogs never reached the end zone again.

Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens (7) tries to recover his fumble against Kansas State. [AP PHOTO/ROGELIO V. “We’re going to look back and SOLIS] see probably three or four plays in each phase that we could improve but trailed 24-17 in the fourth their final meaningful posses- there and we played a ton of on,” Moorhead said. quarter. Then a 100-yard Malik sion, but ultimately turned the bodies, had guys cramping up, MSU’s Osirus Mitchell led Knowles kickoff return tied the ball over on downs at the Kansas but one thing we talked about was all receivers with 74 yards and game, and Thompson’s touch- State 20-yard line, one yard short finishing the game and they did Kylin Hill, the Southeastern down pass gave the Wildcats a of the first-down marker. that. The guys were really excited Conference’s leading rusher, 7-point lead.

“The guys just never quit,” about playing this game.” had a game-high 111 yards on 24 MSU (2-1) drove 55 yards on Klieman said. “It was hot out The Wildcats managed only carries.

SEC ROUNDUP

No. 9 Florida rallies past Kentucky in league opener The Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kyle Trask relieved an injured Feleipe Franks and rallied No. 9 Florida with three fourth-quarter touchdown drives, including his goahead, 4-yard scoring run with 4:11 remaining that lifted the Gators to a 29-21 victory over Kentucky on Saturday night.

Franks, the Gators’ thirdyear starter, was carted off with a right leg injury late in the third quarter with his team trailing 21-10.

Stopped for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the Kentucky 38, Franks appeared to bend backward on the play. Medical personnel placed an inflatable cast under his right leg and he was taken off to applause from the sellout crowd.

Trask entered and led Florida (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) on a 62-yard drive, ending with Lamical Perine’s 8-yard TD run to get the Gators within 21-16. Shawn Davis’s interception with 6:05 to go gave the Gators another

Spiller ran for 116 yards and two touchdowns and Kellen Mond threw for 317 yards with a touchdown pass and a run in three quarters to lead No. 16 Texas A&M to a 62-3 rout of Lamar on Saturday night.

Spiller shined in the first game since Jashaun Corbin sustained a season-ending hamstring injury last week at Clemson, running for touchdowns of 1 and 34 yards. Mond was 20 of 28 Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks (13) reaches for extra yards with an interception. ahead of Kentucky safety Jordan Griffin (3). [AP PHOTO/TIMOTHY D. The Aggies (2-1) led 27-0 EASLEY] at halftime but Mond tried to throw in between two opportunity, and Trask touchdowns with scoring defenders on his first drive capitalized with his go- passes of 26 and 13 yards of the third quarter and was ahead touchdown. sandwiched around his intercepted by Cameron The two-point conver- 2-yard run. Making his Hayes. But the Cardinals sion failed, though, and first Kentucky start a week couldn’t get anything going Kentucky (2-1, 0-1) had a after Terry Wilson was lost on offense and had to punt. final chance to regain the for the season with a torn Mond found Jhamon lead. But Chance Poore’s left patellar tendon, the Ausbon, who had 109 yards 35-yard field-goal attempt junior completed his first receiving, for a 26-yard with 54 seconds left was nine passes for 119 yards. catch to get the next drive wide right, and Josh Ham- He finished 23 of 35 pass- going and Spiller capped it mond’s 76-yard TD run ing for 267 yards, but also with a 34-yard run to make three plays later helped threw three interceptions. it 34-0 midway through the Florida avenge last year’s third.

Texas A&M 62, Lamar 3 loss in Gainesville.

Lamar got on the board Sawyer Smith accounted COLLEGE STATION, with a 32-yard field goal for all three Kentucky Texas — Freshman Isaiah soon after that, but Mond

orchestrated a 92-yard drive capped by a 10-yard TD pass to Ausbon on A&M’s next drive to make it 41-3 and wrap up his night.

Freshman Zach Calzada took over for Mond on the last play of the third quarter and threw for 68 yards and two touchdowns.

Arkansas 55, Colorado State 34 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas quarterback Nick Starkel, in his first start in a Razorbacks uniform, led his team on two fourthquarter touchdown drives, breaking a 34-all tie and sending Arkansas to a 55-34 win over Colorado State on Saturday.

The Razorbacks (2-1) earned their first victory over an FBS opponent this season and only the second in coach Chad Morris’ 15 games dating back to last year.

Starkel, who transferred from Texas A&M in the offseason, was named quarterback Monday after entering and playing well in the second half of

Arkansas’ loss to Ole Miss last Saturday. He rewarded Morris’ faith, going 20 for 35 for 305 yards with three touchdowns against the Rams.

Starkel completed three straight passes for 12, 17 and 20 yards on the goahead drive before Devwah Whaley’s 5-yard touchdown run capped it for a 41-34 lead. He then threw a 62-yard touchdown to Cheyenne O’Grady on the ensuing series.

Colorado State (1-2) rallied from a 14-point, first half deficit and tied it at 34 when back-up quarterback Patrick O’Brien scrambled and found Dante Wright for a 75-yard touchdown pass near the end of the third quarter. O’Brien entered for starter Collin Hill during the Rams’ first drive of the second half when it appeared Hill, who has twice suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, tweaked his leg.

Arkansas scored on its first five drives of the game, including two touchdown passes by Starkel.

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AUBURN 55, KENT STATE 16 OPINION

Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum (14) is hit by Auburn defensive end Big Kat Bryant (1) as he throws the ball during the first half of Saturday’s 55-16 win. [BUTCH DILL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

AUBURN

He watched the second half in street clothes.

to head to the sideline after the Tigers avoided a pre-SEC letdown against the Golden Flashes (1-2).

Most of the damage was done with a running game that had struggled at times.

Nix had runs of 17 and 18 yards on consecutive plays to set up a touchdown on the opening drive and added a 1-yard score. He completed 12 of 16 passes for 161 yards for an offense that topped its combined points from the first two games.

Backup quarterback Joey Gatewood ran for 102 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Shaun Shivers, Auburn’s 5-foot-7, 179pound running back, also gained 102 yards. It was the first time Auburn had three 100-yard rushers in a game since 1983 with a Bo Jackson-led group against Maryland.

The Golden Flashes closed to 14-10 early in the second quarter on Dustin Crum’s 53-yard downfield strike to Isaiah McKoy. Auburn had gone six-plus quarters without giving up a TD before that, but it was Kent State’s last big highlight for a while.

Crum completed 15 of 24 passes for 198 yards and a touchdown, but was sacked five times.

Kent State: Started Crum at quarterback for the second straight game.

Former starter and exAuburn signee Woody Barrett entered the game in the third quarter, down 38-10. Barrett did contribute a fourth-quarter touchdown pass. Coach Sean Lewis drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the first half.

Auburn: Took care of business ahead of the SEC opener. Diversified its running attack considerably, with Kam Martin, Shivers and quarterbacks Nix and Gatewood getting more involved. The defense allowed four straight third-down conversions on the opening drive but did get stronger.

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Auburn running back JaTarvious Whitlow (28) carries the ball as he tries to get around Kent State linebacker Cepeda Phillips (4) during the first half of Saturday. [BUTCH DILL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

AU rides Whitlow train, but why?

By Doug Segrest

Montgomery Advertiser

The opponent may have been Kent State, but the night brought us vintage Boobie Whitlow.

He cracked the 1,000yard career rushing mark in the first half and surpassed 100 yards for the game in the third quarter. He finished with 17 carries for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Most important, given three unfortunate fumbles a week ago, he secured possession on each and every carry.

And that’s the problem.

Whitlow is a known commodity. What he did to Kent State he can do

against SEC defenses. But did Auburn really need him to prove the point against an overmatched MidAmerican Conference foe?

A 17-carry night isn’t criminal overuse. But it’s wear and tear on the treads that has a cumulative effect.

Thus, the dilemma: a high-risk, low reward gambit that Gus Malzahn continues to employ. We know Whitlow is good — arguably one of the more dependable running backs in a talent-laden SEC. But he can’t be the key option. Not against Kent State.

As good as the running game looked in a 55-16

victory, ninth-ranked Auburn will need Whitlow healthy in far more important games — beginning with next week’s trip to Texas A&M. If you don’t have confidence to lean on a Kam Martin, Shaun Shivers or Malik Miller early against the Golden Flashes, do you seriously believe they’ll answer the bell against LSU or Alabama?

Take a step back. Auburn emphasized the running game Saturday to much success. Perhaps the first half was more tenuous than expected. But these games are perfect opportunities to build depth and confidence, putting

backups in moderateleverage positions.

See how they play with the lights on and the game kinda, sorta, on the line.

It’s Malzahn’s offense.

Indeed, he’s reclaimed control of his own future by taking back play-calling duties and seems to have a touch of the magic left.

Running Whitlow 17 times secures a victory that probably would have come even if you pulled an intramural star out of the stands and handed him the ball.

But it does nothing to save Whitlow’s legs, and it does even less to prepare for the schedule ahead if he blows a tire.

The takeaway

Sidelined

Auburn left tackle Prince Tega Wanogho was replaced in the starting lineup by Bailey Sharp. It was the senior’s first career start. Top receiver Seth Williams was held out with a shoulder injury.

Up next

KentStatehostsBowling Green seeking back-toback MAC wins for the first time since 2012.

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3 THINGS, GRADES

1. Auburn’s Nix improves in last tuneup: Auburn’s true freshman quarterback Bo Nix played better.

Finally, Nix, who said, “I need to play better,” after the Tulane victory, delivered some improvements.

On Auburn’s opening drive against Kent State, two straight runs by Nix against Kent State got the Tigers to the 5-yard line, then Boobee Whitlow punched it in. For a minute, the quarterback runs took fans’ minds off the less than 50 percent completion rate through Nix’s first two games.

While he still hasn’t been great at putting action with words, he improved his passing completion with 12 of 16 for 161 yards and a touchdown. That’s good for Auburn fans, who need Nix to be the prodigy everyone expects him to be. Going into the game, Nix averaged 192 passing yards, and he’d completed only 47.1 percent of his attempts. Sure, he’d thrown three touchdowns, but he’d been picked off twice.

2. Put me in, Coach!: Former Auburn quarterback Woody Barrett, who is now at Kent State, didn’t get the start but did get some playing time. QB Dustin Crum handled Kent State’s offense.

But, by the third quarter, Crum had been sacked five times, and Barrett got the nod. He had a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter,

along with a 26-yard run to the Auburn 49 for a first down in the third quarter, and another completed pass to Kavious Price in the fourth quarter.

Barrett, who still has friends on Auburn’s team, seems to be a class act.

When Auburn clearly wasn’t going the route of a dual-threat QB, he said good bye and thanked the staff. On a YouTube video from Kent State, it appears Barrett hasn’t given up his dream of playing in the NFL. In the video, he expressed interest in playing for one of the Florida teams. “I would love to stay home, sometime; Jacksonville, Tampa Bay or Miami,” Barrett said.

While some criticize athletes transferring schools in an effort to give themselves a better chance to continue playing football after college, others can see how programs, coaches and systems matter, in terms of at quarterback’s success or failure. Good examples: Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts, who left Alabama, and Kelly Bryant, who left Clemson for Missouri.

3. One quarterback to another:

According to ESPN commentators calling the Auburn-Kent State game, Bo Nix reached out to Cam Newton for advice on his play. Considering Newton’s own sub-par

Auburn quarterback Bo Nix (10) carries the ball against Kent State Saturday. [BUTCH DILL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

performance in the Carolina Panthers game against the Tampa Bay Bucs earlier this week, Nix might need to offer advice to Newton.

Grades Rushing offense: A —JaTarvious “Boobee” Whitlow led an efficient rushing game, finding wide open holes against the Golden Flashes. One play into the second half and he had already rushed for 100 years.

Rushing defense: A — Auburn wouldn’t let Kent State get anything going on the ground outside quarterbacks Dustin Crum and Woody Barrett with some meaningless scrambles for yardage.

Passing offense: C — We get it, Bo Nix is a freshman and

adjusting to the speed of the game, but Auburn can’t afford sequences like the Tigers had at the end of the first half. First, Nix missed a wide open Jay Jay Wilson in the end zone. Then he fumbled on the next play and was sacked. The bright side: A third-quarter flea-flicker showed some promise.

Passing defense: A —Auburn’s defensive line, especially Marlon Davidson, often hurried Kent State’s passing attack and easily got to the quarterback, mauling him when it needed to.

Special teams: B — Andres Carlson hit a 45-yard field goal at the end of the first half to save a drive nearly fumbled away by Nix. Then he drilled a 37-yarder in

the second.

Coaching: B — It was a straightforward night for Gus Malzahn and the Tigers. They handled their business, didn’t scare the heck out of its fanbase like it has in the past keeping it close against lesser opponents.

Overall: A — A solid win with few issues outside Nix’s comfort. It’s the final tuneup for the Tigers before a brutal SEC stretch with Texas A&M on the road next week and Florida in Gainesville two weeks later.

— Josh Vitale

Game summary No. 8 Auburn 55, Kent St. 16 Kent St. 3 7 0 6 —16 Auburn 14 10 14 17 —55

First Quarter KNT—FG Trickett 21, 8:42 AUB—Whitlow 3 run (Carlson kick), 5:47 AUB—Martin 35 run (Carlson kick), :11 Second Quarter KNT—McKoy 53 pass from Crum (Trickett kick), 10:47 AUB—Nix 1 run (Carlson kick), 8:16 AUB—FG Carlson 45, :00 Third Quarter AUB—Whitlow 16 run (Carlson kick), 12:02 AUB—Stove 49 pass from Nix (Carlson kick), 5:59 Fourth Quarter AUB—FG Carlson 37, 14:55 KNT—K.Price 15 pass from W.Barrett (pass failed), 12:36 AUB—Gatewood 2 run (Ledbetter kick), 8:49 AUB—Gatewood 2 run (Ledbetter kick), 8:49 KNT AUB First downs 19 33 Rushes-yards 32-92 62-467 Passing 229 166 Comp-Att-Int 18-36-0 13-17-0 Return Yards 7 10 Punts-Avg. 7-40.85 2-36.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 5-53 6-59 Time of Possession26:37 33:23

Individual statistics RUSHING—Kent St., Crum 11-30, W.Barrett 4-27, Bangda 4-14, Shaw 6-9, Elmore 1-5, X.Williams 5-4, K.Price 1-3. Auburn, Whitlow 17-135, Gatewood 12-102, Shivers 12-102, Martin 7-71, Nix 7-21, Joiner 4-19, Ma.Miller 2-13, Sandberg 1-4.

PASSING—Kent St., K.Price 0-1-0-0, Crum 15-24-0-198, W.Barrett 3-11-0-31. Auburn, Gatewood 1-1-0-5, Nix 12-16-0-161.

RECEIVING—Kent St., McKoy 4-85, K.Price 4-41, Dixon 4-30, Dulka 2-34, Shaw 2-33, Carrigan 2-6. Auburn, Stove 6-88, Wilson 3-21, Cannella 1-27, Schwartz 1-13, Hastings 1-11, Joiner 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Kent St., Trickett 39.

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ALABAMA 47, SOUTH CAROLINA 23 ALABAMA

OPINION

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Parker White’s fake field goal run to the end zone was called back because of holding. Alabama snuffed out a fake punt to stop the Gamecocks well short of a first down. And when South Carolina drove to Alabama’s 1 on the final play of the half, freshman Ryan Hilinski’s pass to the back of the end zone was off target.

Tagovailoa’s passing yards were the third most in school history. He bettered his previous mark of 387 yards against Texas A&M and tied his personal best for touchdowns set against Auburn, both of those coming in 2018.

Smith and Ruggs both surpassed 100 yards receiving. Smith had 136 yards on eight catches, including two TDs. Ruggs had six catches for 122 yards.

The takeaway

Alabama running back Najee Harris (22) hurdles South Carolina defensive back R.J. Roderick (10) on his way to a touchdown at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday. [MICKEY WELSH/MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER]

Forget run game, Crimson Tide is unstoppable in passing game

By Doug Segrest

Montgomery Advertiser

The Alabama running game remains a mess, but Steve Sarkisian offered a temporary patch Saturday afternoon.

With running lanes unavailable, the Alabama offensive coordinator optedtogettheballtoNajee Harris and Brian Robinson through the air.

The strategy proved a kickstart for the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide in its SEC opener. Stuck in an unexpected firsthalf shootout, Harris

provided a comfort on a fourth-and-2 gambit.

Slipping underneath the defense, he caught a short Tua Tagovailoa toss for the first down, thwarted one defender with a stiff arm, hurdled another and bounced off a third to finish off an electric 34-yard touchdown.

Alabama’s 47-23 victory against South Carolina was tougher than expected.

Tagovailoa had to play into the fourth quarter yet left with career highs in completions (28) and yards (444) while matching his previous-best five

passing TDs. Alabama came in a 25-point favorite. But flashes of the Tide’s 2010 road trip loss in Columbia began with the first note of “Sandstorm,” thanks to a true freshman quarterback channeling his inner Stephen Garcia.

Ryan Hilinski ascended to the starting job after Jake Bentley suffered a season-ending injury in the Week 1 meltdown against North Carolina. He played beyond his age moving the Gamecocks downfield — and exposing the Bama defense in the process.

South Carolina coach Will Muschamp, knowing Saban’s mastery over his former assistants, took risk after risk until he ran out of dice: four fourth-down attempts, a fake field goal, a fake punt and an onside kick. And all for naught.

Saban is now 17-0 against his proteges.

Muschamp learned that shootouts against this Alabama offense can be lethal.

While Hilinski was steady, Tagovailoa availed himself to Alabama’s myriad of playmakers.

Wideout Henry Ruggs took a slant 81 yards for a score.

Peer DaVonta Smith took another Tagovailoa pass 42 yards for the first score of the second half.

It was a masterful day of play calling for the welltraveled Sarkisian, who found a way to employ two more weapons. His use of the running backs as receivers — six first-half targets, alone— got additional playmakers in space.

This wasn’t the methodical, boa-constrictor victory Tide opponents know so well. That news should send a shiver through every defensive coordinator left on the schedule.

Alabama: The Crimson Tide played a game sure to please Saban: Good enough to win by doubledigits but with enough mistakes on defense for him to drill into players before next week. Alabama allowed a 300-yard passer and a 100-yard rusher, both benchmarks Saban will likely hone in going forward.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks showed some pluck in the face of the secondranked Crimson Tide.

Freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinski threw for 324 yards and two touchdowns in his second career game with expected starter in injured Jake Bentley lost for the season.

Poll implications

Alabama’s performance wasn’t perfect, but it should certainly keep the Tide at No. 2 without major upheaval in the rankings.

Up next

Alabama returns home to another daytime kickoff when it plays Southern Miss on Saturday.

South Carolina plays its first SEC road game when it faces Missouri on Saturday.

3 THINGS, GRADES

1. Tide goes away from the run: While the passing game was on point, the Crimson Tide run game once again could never quite get going, combining for just 77 rushing yards on 24 carries Saturday.

It snapped a streak of 69 straight games with at least 100 rushing yards.

Junior tailback Najee Harris led with 36 rushing yards on only seven carries while fellow junior Brian Robinson Jr. added a teamleading eight carries for 33 yards. Alabama did manage to score on the ground as sophomore backup quarterback Mac Jones punched it in from a yard out for the game’s final score to go ahead 47-16 with 2:04 left.

There was a period of more than six minutes of game time that Alabama didn’t even attempt a run between the final play of the first quarter and the 9:45 mark of the second quarter.

score.

The Gamecocks also tried a fake punt run by Shi Smith on a fourth-and-5 play with six minutes left in the second quarter but a heads-up tackle by redshirt freshman receiver Slade Bolden stopped Smith 3 yards short of the first down for a turnover.

3. Kicking woes continue for Tide: Freshman kicker Will

Reichard was expected to be Alabama’s answer to its kicking woes.

But after Saturday, it appears there’s still more to be done.

Reichard missed a 37-yard field goal with 4:06 remaining in the second quarter and also missed an extra point try on Alabama’s second-tolast touchdown with 13:41 left in the game.

Sophomore punter Skyler DeLong also had a 14-yard punt to end the Tide’s second offensive series with 6:28 left in the 2. Alabama survives South first quarter.

Carolina’s tricks: Nick Saban continued his dominance Grades over his former assistants Rushing offense: D— Paging with his 17th straight win guard Deonte Brown, you (17-0) after dispatch- are needed. The suspended ing former LSU defensive lineman can’t arrive back coordinator Will Mus- for the Tide soon enough. champ for the third time.

An average of 3.2 yards per Not that Muschamp rush is just not going to didn’t make a serviceable cut it when Alabama faces attempt.

Auburn or LSU. South Carolina nearly Rushing defense: B — Alapulled off a fake field bama didn’t let South goal run for a touchdown Carolina get anything midway through the first going on the ground until quarter, but a holding Rico Dowdle got loose late, call negated the potential limiting the Gamecocks to

Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, (11) breaks free for a long touchdown against South Carolina defensive back J.T. Ibe (29) at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday. [MICKEY WELSH/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

135 yards.

Passing offense: A — Tua

Tagovailoa cut up the Gamecocks’ defense when he was protected, finding Henry Ruggs, Najee Harris and DeVonta Smith for big plays. Harris looked better catching the ball than when it was handed off to him.

Passing defense: C — Ryan Hilinski was chucking the ball around the field a bit and showed some efficiency on third down.

Alabama sacked him three times but didn’t get consistent pressure much of the game.

Special teams: D — Oh look, five-star kicker Will

Reichard to the rescue of Alabama’s special team woes. Or not. He missed a 37-yard attempt and an extra point, which doesn’t bode well. That came after horrible coverage on a fake field goal attempt that only a South Carolina penalty stopped. Throw in an anemic 14-yard punt from Skyler DeLong, and Bama fans are doing that annual hair-pulling exercise again when the kickers take the field.

Coaching: B — Nick Saban has to figure out balance to the Tide’s offense before they travel to Texas A&M and face tougher teams

than the Gamecocks. Tua can’t be the only answer.

Overall: B — Alabama survives a road SEC opener, but it has plenty to work on in the film room.

The offense looked electric when Tua was passing and stumbled when he wasn’t.

—Alex Byington

Game summary No. 2 Alabama 47, South Carolina 23 Alabama 14 10 10 13 —47 South Carolina 10 0 3 10 —23 First Quarter BAMA—N.Harris 24 pass from Tu.Tagovailoa (Reichard kick), 13:21

SC—FG White 44, 8:31 BAMA—Ruggs 81 pass from Tu.Tagovailoa (Reichard kick), 3:15 SC—S.Smith 31 pass from Hilinski (White kick), 1:49 Second Quarter BAMA—FG Reichard 23, 13:10 BAMA—N.Harris 42 pass from Tu.Tagovailoa (Reichard kick), 7:40 Third Quarter SC—FG White 28, 11:26 BAMA—D.Smith 42 pass from Tu.Tagovailoa (Reichard kick), 9:52 BAMA—FG Reichard 21, :52 Fourth Quarter SC—FG White 48, 14:49 BAMA—D.Smith 11 pass from Tu.Tagovailoa (kick failed), 13:41 BAMA—M.Jones 1 run (Reichard kick), 2:04 SC—Markway 11 pass from Hilinski (White kick), :11 BAMA SC First downs 26 31 Rushes-yards 25-76 29-135 Passing 495 324 Comp-Att-Int 31-39-0 36-57-1 Return Yards 18 62 Punts-Avg. 1-14.0 2-36.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 11-92 5-32 Time of Possession32:37 27:23

Individual statistics RUSHING—Alabama, N.Harris 7-36, B.Robinson 8-33, K.Robinson 4-12, Waddle 1-5, Bolden 1-2, M.Jones 1-1, (Team) 1-(minus 1), Tu.Tagovailoa 2-(minus 12). South Carolina, Dowdle 12-102, Feaster 10-33, White 1-3, S.Smith 1-2, Hilinski 5-(minus 5).

PASSING—Alabama, Tu.Tagovailoa 28-360-444, M.Jones 3-3-0-51. South Carolina, Hilinski 36-57-1-324.

RECEIVING—Alabama, D.Smith 8-136, Ruggs 6-122, Jeudy 6-68, N.Harris 5-87, B.Robinson 2-37, Bolden 1-14, Tennison 1-12, Waddle 1-12, Forristall 1-7. South Carolina, Edwards 9-79, S.Smith 6-90, Markway 5-46, Vann 4-23, Muse 4-21, Dowdle 3-21, Feaster 2-17, O.Smith 2-14, Joyner 1-13.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Alabama, Reichard 37.

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HIGH SCHOOL REWIND PRICEVILLE 42, RANDOLPH 24

FRIDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Running game powers Bulldogs

Priceville’s Jerry Burton (27) stiff arms Randolph’s Caydn Campbell as he grabs Burton’s face mask during the game in Priceville on Friday. [JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY]

By R. Sirvell Carter For The Decatur Daily

PRICEVILLE — Priceville built on the strength of its running game with nearly 400 yards and pulled away from Randolph 42-24 in Class 4A, Region 7 play Friday.

Jerry Burton led Priceville’s ground attack with 276 of Priceville’s 395 yards and four touchdowns.

Jaxon Cross ran for another score. Quarterback Wyatt Hurt threw a touchdown pass to Cross and picked off a Randolph throw in the Bulldogs’ end zone to stop a potential scoring drive. William Baker intercepted a Raiders

pass on the last play of the game. The Bulldogs (2-1, 2-0) did not punt until the final seconds of the game after running time off the clock.

“I thought Burton had a great night,” Priceville coach Chris Foster said.

“I think more importantly, that offensive line that blocked for him had a great night. Those guys have really... bought into what we’re doing, and I couldn’t be prouder of them.”

Burton shared his coaches appreciation for the offensive line.

“Our line is crazy,” Burton said. “I promise you this is one of the best lines in north Alabama, if not all of Alabama.”

Randolph quarterback Major Dwyer threw for a touchdown and ran for two more. Reed Thurman rushed for another touchdown. John Calvin Perry recovered a fumble.

Randolph (1-2, 1-1) struck first on the game’s first drive. Thurman carried the ball on all three plays for 70 yards capped by a 45-yard run to put the Raiders ahead 6-0.

The 2-point try failed.

Burton had five carries for 44 yards on Priceville’s first possession before Hurt’s 32-yard touchdown toss to Cross.

After losing Thurman for the game with an ankle injury on the first play of its next drive,

Randolph reached the Priceville 26, but Hurt picked off a fourth down pass into the end zone.

Priceville capitalized on the turnover with an 80-yard drive that culminated in Burton scoring from six yards out with 7:17 left in the second quarter.

Priceville padded the lead in the second half by scoring touchdowns on its first four possessions. Cross scored on a 7-yard run at the 9:39 mark after the Bulldogs received the opening kickoff of the half.

Priceville will host Fairview on Friday in a game outside the region.

Randolph will host region opponent West Morgan.

SHEFFIELD 20, HATTON 8

Hornets lose sting on the road

By Caleb Suggs

For The Decatur Daily

SHEFFIELD — The two couldn’t have been more opposite, given Sheffield’s newfangled spread attack and Hatton’s old school power football. New school, at least this time, won out over old school Friday night.

Sheffield scored three touchdowns in the first half, all of which were either big plays or set up by big plays, and held on in the second half to win 20-8.

Hatton had its chances, driving into Sheffield territory on every drive but one, but failed to capitalize.

“We had opportunity after opportunity, but we just didn’t get it done,” said Hatton head coach Denton Bowling. “It goes back to me as a head coach. Ultimately everything falls on me, and now we’ll just try to grind it out next week and hopefully get better as a football team.”

Sheffield quarterback Corey Bowling threw for three touchdowns in the first half, including the first two, which gave Sheffield a 14-0 lead.

Hatton responded with a touchdown on a 1-yard

Hatton’s Brandon Reed lead blocks for Jaxson Mitchell against Sheffield in the first half of the game in Sheffield. [MIKE IVY/FOR THE DECATUR DAILY]

run by Kaiden Taylor, set up by a 19-yard run by Jaxon Mitchell.

The biggest play of the game came at the end of the first half, when Hatton quarterback Briley Kerby hit Carter Reed on a 23-yard pass to the Sheffield 1. The Hornets had two plays to score but couldn’t get in.

“That was frustrating, really frustrating,” Bowling said. “We had two chances from the 1 to get it in, and we couldn’t get it done. We have to be better

at that because that’s our bread and butter.”

Hatton’s defense had a rough first half, allowing touchdowns on all three of Sheffield’s drives.

However, they adjusted to shut out the Bulldogs in the second half.

“You can always take positives away from both sides,” Bowling said. “We had a big injury early, and the kids responded and we held them out of the end zone in the second half. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find the end

zone.”

Friday’s contest held playoff implications because Hatton’s region is so tough.

“We’re sitting at 1-2, but we’ve been here before,” said Bowling. “If we can find a way to win one of these tight games, we’re right in the middle of this thing. We can’t control tonight, but we can control what happens in the future, and now it’s time to buckle up.”

Hatton will host Colbert County this week.

Decatur Heritage 28, R. A. Hubbard 20: Colton Keith and Hank Davis combined to score four touchdowns as Decatur Heritage avenged a 2018 loss to the Chiefs with a big road win.

Keith scored on runs of 18 and 54 yards, while Davis added a 4-yard run and an 11-yard scoring pass to Preston Terry.

Keith finished with a team-high 93 rushing yards and an interception on defense. Davis added 75 yards.

DJ Wiggins scored on runs of 6 and 2 yards for the Chiefs.

Maddux Terry recovered a fumble to set up a Decatur Heritage score and Jackson Kyle intercepted a pass. Nash Rippen’s sack of Wiggins ended Hubbard’s final scoring threat.

Decatur Heritage (4-0, 2-0) hosts Coosa Christian this week. Hubbard (3-1, 1-1) plays at Falkville.

Danville 35, West Morgan 8: Luke Nail completed 10-of-13 passes for 163 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 67 yards and another score, as Danville improved to 2-0 in Class 4A, Region 8.

Cameron Moore gave the Hawks the lead midway through the first quarter on a 16-yard touchdown run.

West Morgan quarterback Glavine Segars tied the game with a 45-yard touchdown pass to Tate Cottingham on the ensuing possession, and gave the Rebels an 8-7 lead when he converted the 2-point run.

Danville scored four straight touchdowns to close out the game, highlighted by Moore’s second rushing score of the game, a 53-yarder with a minute left to play in the third quarter.

Moore also caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Nail, while Ethan Sapp added a 2-yard touchdown run.

Moore finished with 69 yards on eight carries for the Eagles.

Segars completed 17 of 26 pass attempts for 182 yards for West Morgan. Adam Lucan ran 16 times for 89 yards.

Danville (2-2, 2-0) travels to Randolph this week. West Morgan (0-4, 0-2) plays at DAR. Madison Academy 44, Brewer 16: Thomas Gipner hit three field goals as Brewer fell to Madison Academy in Class 5A, Region 8 play.

The Mustangs jumped out to a 17-0 lead after one quarter and led 31-6 at halftime after Gipner hit field goals of 43 and 40 yards for the Patriots.

Gipner’s third field goal, a 29-yarder, came in the third, and Brewer’s lone touchdown came when Wyatt Styles, playing for injured starting quarterback Patrick Johnson, connected with Micah Steffan on a 43-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter.

Styles passed for 98 yards after Johnson left the game in the second quarter. Jonathan Morgan led Brewer in rushing with 39 yards on 11 attempts.

Brewer (2-1, 1-1) continues region play at home this week against Madison County.

Madison County 35, East Limestone 20: The Tigers scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to grab the Class 5A, Region 8 win over the Indians.

East Limestone scored 13 in the first quarter thanks to the help of duo DJ Davis and Andrew Parris.

Parris hit Davis for a 25-yard pass in the end zone to open the game. Parris answered with a 35-yard scamper of his own, however, the kick failed.

The Indians’ only other points came in the third quarter on a 17-yard touchdown run by Kollin Swart.

Davis led the East Limestone offense with 21 carries for 138 yards and a touchdown. Parris rushed 14 times for 34 yards and a touchdown. He also completed 3-of-6 passes for 27 yards and a touchdown.

Arab 42, Ardmore 14: The Tigers had a tough time getting anything going offensively on the road Friday night. They trailed 28-0 at the end of the first and 42-0 at the half.

Ardmore hosts Madison Academy on Friday.

West Point 42, Lawrence County 14: It was a shocking outcome Friday night when the West Point Warriors raced past the Lawrence County Red Devils.

The Warriors exploded to a 20-0 lead after returning the opening kickoff to the 8-yard line and scoring on a flea flicker later in the half.

Colton Johnson cut the lead to 20-7 and the Devils had a chance to add more when they intercepted a pass just before halftime, but they were unable to get out of bounds in time to get a play off.

In the second half, the Warriors scored 22 unanswered before Gage Dutton finally cut into the lead with a touchdown run.

Lawrence County hosts Dora on Friday.

West Limestone 75, Elkmont 0: West Limestone set school records in both points and margin of victory in the win.

The Wildcats scored touchdowns on all 11 of their possessions, and kept the domination up even after the game went to a running clock in the second half.

The previous records were set in a 72-0 victory over Clements in 1950.

West got off to a big start with four first-quarter touchdowns.

C. J. Adams opened the scoring with a 28-yard touchdown pass to River Helms. Adams then capped the next Wildcats drive with an 12-yard touchdown run. West got its third touchdown on a Tyree Hiliare 14-yard run before scoring on a 46-yard run by Thorne Slaton to go up 27-0 after one quarter.

West tacked on four more touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 54-0 halftime lead. Dakota Jefferson scored on a 6-yard touchdown run before Slaton scored on a 22-yard burst. Jefferson added his second touchdown of the night on a 20-yard run on West’s next possession, and Slaton closed out the half with a 12-yard touchdown run after Elkmont fumbled the kickoff.

Elkmont turned the ball over five times on the night, including four lost fumbles.

West added scores on all three of its second-half possessions. Branson Owens scored on an 8-yard run before Dakota Wilson bulled his way in from a yard out. Wilson then scored the touchdown that broke the scoring record late in the fourth quarter on a 26-yard scamper.

Wilson led West with 98 yards and two touchdowns on six carries, while Slaton had 80 yards and three scores on three carries.

Adams completed 6-of-7 passes for 106 yards and a score.

Elkmont was led by Jonah Smith, who had 63 yards on 17 carries.

East Lawrence 34, Locust Fork 28: Dylan Hunter rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns as East Lawrence held on for its first win of the season.

Neal Blaxton recovered a Locust Fork fumble inside the East Lawrence 20-yard line with less than a minute to play to seal the win.

Hunter Letson added 105 yards rushing and a touchdown, and 54 yards and a pair of touchdowns passing for the Eagles.

East Lawrence (1-2, 0-1) hosts Colbert Heights in Class 3A, Region 8 play this week.

Clements 44, Phil Campbell 27: Jairrice Pryor continued his hot start to the 2019 season, scoring five touchdowns as Clements opened Class 3A, Region 8 play with a road win.

Clements (3-0, 1-0) is off to its best start since opening the 1996 season with three straight wins.

“Our guys responded well to playing on the road,” Clements coach Michael Parker said. “It was a fight all night. They scored first, and the Clements of old would have hung their heads, but they fought back tonight.”

Led by Pryor, Clements rolled up 388 yards of total offense.

“Phil Campbell fought all night,” Parker said. “We took the lead at 12-7 and never gave up, but they didn’t make it easy.”

Clements continues region play this week at home against Westminster Christian.

• In other action Friday night, Valley Head defeated Falkville, 32-7, and Good Hope defeated Tanner, 42-27

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HIGH SCHOOL REWIND ATHENS 27, DECATUR 14

Golden Eagles make it 3 in a row over Red Raiders

By David Elwell

Sports Writer

Athens’ Jordan Scott knew it was time for a big play.

The Golden Eagles had just turned back a Decatur threat inside the 5 at the opposite end of the field midway through the final quarter. One more big play for Athens could seal the victory.

The junior quarterback took the snap and watched the left defensive end crash down the line on the fake to the running back.

“I just kept the ball and ran,” Scott said.

He didn’t stop until he crossed the goal line 27 yards away for Athens’ final touchdown of the night in

a 27-14 victory over Class 6A, Region 7 rival Decatur.

“It sure felt good to get that touchdown,” Scott said. “This was a hardfought game and a great win for our program. We just need to keep getting better.”

Athens (2-1, 2-0) is 2-0 in region play for the first time since 2009. Decatur (0-4, 0-2) is winless after four games for the first time since 1966.

The Golden Eagles now have a three-game winning streak over Decatur.

The last time Athens beat Decatur three years in a row was in 1980 (7-6), 1981 (7-0) and 1982 (14-0).

“They outplayed us and out-coached us,” Athens coach Cody Gross said.

“That’s on me. I didn’t do a good job getting us ready for Decatur.”

Athens beat another big region rival, Hartselle, 28-19, the previous Friday to break a 13-game losing streak to the Tigers. Athens has not had wins over both Hartselle and Decatur in the same season since 1987.

For Decatur, it was another game with backbreaking penalties and turnovers. The Red Raiders failed to score on two trips inside the Athens 18.

One trip moved the ball to the 1 before a holding penalty pushed the ball back to the 12. A fumble on the next play ended the drive.

“The difference between tonight and the last three weeks is that I saw

something we can build on,” Decatur head coach Jere Adcock said. “I was proud of how hard we played. We played with heart, and I haven’t seen that this season.”

The Golden Eagles broke out to a lead late in the first quarter that they would not relinquish. Jalen Cates scored on a 1-yard run to cap off a six-play, 40-yard drive. The try for two points failed leaving the score at 6-0.

On the first play after the kickoff, Athens’ Tokey Porter intercepted a pass at midfield and returned it for a touchdown. That made it 13-0 with 3:53 left in the first quarter.

Decatur answered with a five-play scoring drive.

AUSTIN 17, GADSDEN CITY 6

Austin fought off a late surge by Gadsden City to grab a Class 7A, Region 4 win Friday, beating the Titans 17-6 at home.

The Black Bears led by 17 for most of the game until Gadsden City scored on a 71-yard touchdown pass on third down and 19 with 6:23 left in the fourth.

The Titans then got the ball back and drove to the Austin 2-yard line before a penalty and a failed field goal attempt put the game away.

“We played well all night, but we got tired,” Austin coach Jeremy Perkins said.

“We have to be able to play all four quarters.”

Austin’s inability to finish drives allowed Gadsden City to stick around

By Steve Irvine For The Decatur Daily

despite the double-digit deficit.

Austin (4-0, 2-0) drove to the Gadsden City 13-yard line in the third quarter, but quarterback Quincy Crittendon threw an interception in the end zone. That would’ve given the Black Bears a 24-point lead.

On the previous drive, Austin was in Gadsden City territory. Negative plays piled up, and Austin had to punt. Austin’s two fourth-quarter possessions gained only 23 yards total.

“We had some opportunities to put them away and didn’t do so,” Perkins said. “They shut us out in the second half. We had some good drives going that ended with some selfinflicted stuff.”

The drives Austin did finish came in the first

half. Those were thanks to a steady running game and some big plays in the passing game. Crittendon had completions of 29, 35 and 44 yards to wide receiver Tre Shackelford.

Running backs Kendall Scales and Jevon Jackson were given a lot of touches, with senior running back Tybo Williams sidelined with an injury. Both had first-half touchdowns.

Jackson’s touchdown was from 29 yards out, while Scales scored from a yard out.

Jackson had been battling the flu all week, and Perkins didn’t know if he would play until late in the week.

Still, Scales and Jackson did what they needed to do to keep the run game afloat. Scales rushed for 93 yards on 16 carries. Jackson

added 71 yards.

“I’m glad that Coach Perkins trusts me to run the ball,” Scales said. “I believe I did a good job, but it’s not enough.”

Austin continues region play this week with a road trip to Milton Frank Stadium in Huntsville to face Grissom. The Black Bears beat Grissom 21-13 last year at home.

Perkins believes his team is better than what it showed down the stretch Friday.

“We have to maintain our play at a high level,” Perkins said. “That was an area of concern, but I thought our guys fought well.”

Daphne 45, B. C. Rain 0 Decatur Heritage 28, Hubbard 20 Demopolis 34, Marbury 6 Deshler 40, Central-Florence 20 Donoho 33, Winterboro 21 East Lawrence 34, Locust Fork 28 Edgewood Academy 42, Springwood School 8 Elba 40, Kinston 14 Enterprise 27, Smiths Station 24 Escambia Academy 38, Clarke Prep 14 Escambia County 19, Hillcrest-Evergreen 15 Etowah 58, Sardis 13 Eufaula 27, Sidney Lanier 13 Fairfield 24, Wenonah 10 Fairview 24, St. John Paul II Catholic 19 Faith Academy 42, Mobile Christian 24 Fayette County 34, Cordova 27 Fayetteville 75, Central Coosa 36 Flomaton 30, Excel 0 Florence 55, Bob Jones 24 Foley 33, Alma Bryant 18 Fort Payne 31, Mae Jemison 30 Fultondale 21, J. B. Pennington 7 Fyffe 24, Collinsville 3 G. W. Long 30, Daleville 22 Gardendale 35, Pell City 6 Georgiana 52, McKenzie 21 Geraldine 64, Brindlee Mountain 6 Good Hope 42, Tanner 27 Gordo 13, Oakman 7 Goshen 42, Samson 21 Greene County 38, Lamar County 20 Hale County 33, Carbon Hill 13 Hamilton 28, Dora 21 Handley 62, B. T. Washington 36 Hazel Green 36, Lee-Huntsville 8 Helena 28, Homewood 24 Highland Home 52, Calhoun 0 Hillcrest 52, Brookwood 8 Holly Pond 36, Hanceville 20 Holtville 28, Childersburg 20 Hoover 28, Hewitt-Trussville 14 Hubbertville 48, Meek 24 Isabella 58, A. L. Johnson 0 J. U. Blacksher 50, Choctaw County 6 Jacksonville 35, Cherokee County 28 James Clemens 49, Huntsville 0 Jasper 42, Corner 0 Keith 35, Ellwood Christian Academy 0

LaFayette 50, Thorsby 16 Lanett 54, Autaugaville 6 Lauderdale County 34, Colbert Heights 7 Lee-Montgomery 19, Auburn 14 Leroy 40, Southern Choctaw 14 Lincoln 28, Leeds 7 Luverne 60, Zion Chapel 0 Macon-East 41, Fort Dale Academy 7 Madison Academy 44, Brewer 16 Madison County 35, East Limestone 20 Maplesville 14, Linden 13 Marengo 34, Fruitdale 26 Marion County 35, Brilliant 24 Mars Hill Bible 70, Phillips-Bear Creek 14 McGill-Toolen 37, Davidson 12 McIntosh 52, Saint Luke’s Episcopal 50, OT Midfield 42, Vinemont 30 Minor 35, Pelham 7 Mortimer Jordan 49, St. Clair County 7 Mountain Brook 49, Spain Park 35 Murphy 30, Mary Montgomery 21 Muscle Shoals 35, Hartselle 14 New Brockton 41, Central-Hayneville 22 New Hope 33, Pisgah 32 New Smyrna Beach, Fla. 21, Gulf Shores 3 North Jackson 57, DAR 31 North Sand Mountain 44, Asbury 0 Northside 36, Haleyville 35, OT Northside Methodist 30, Pike Liberal Arts 13 Oak Grove 48, Curry 20 Ohatchee 50, Cleveland 7 Ohatchee 50, Cleveland 7 Oneonta 44, Hokes Bluff 13 Opelika 33, Wetumpka 32 Opp 22, Houston Academy 7 Oxford 49, Charles Henderson 14 Parker 49, John Carroll Catholic 21 Paul Bryant 23, Northridge 6 Pickens County 42, Lynn 6 Piedmont 27, Randolph County 15 Pike County 14, Geneva 7 Pike Road 63, Southside-Selma 16 Pinson Valley 31, Clay-Chalkville 7 Pleasant Home 22, Red Level 12 Pleasant Valley 59, Weaver 13 Priceville 42, Randolph School 24 Providence Christian 21, Wicksburg 0 Ramsay 47, Pleasant Grove 19 Ranburne 57, Woodland 7

Red Bay 16, Addison 10 Reeltown 40, Horseshoe Bend 0 Rehobeth 33, Beauregard 21 Russell County 44, Carver-Birmingham 27 Russellville 48, Hayden 20 Saraland 35, Baldwin County 7 Scottsboro 42, Guntersville 14 Section 12, Ider 0 Selma 28, Benjamin Russell 0 Shades Valley 19, Huffman 12 Sheffield 20, Hatton 8 Sipsey Valley 34, Greensboro 26, OT Slocomb 28, Straughn 13 South Lamar 59, Berry 0 Spanish Fort 61, Robertsdale 13 Sparkman 45, Grissom 6 Spring Garden 26, Notasulga 14 St. James 26, Montgomery Academy 7 St. Paul’s 29, Blount 20 Stanhope Elmore 42, Calera 15 Susan Moore 38, Plainview 14 Sweet Water 35, Millry 34 Sylacauga 36, Moody 6 Sylvania 52, Gaston 0 T. R. Miller 44, St. Michael Catholic 21 Talladega 44, Elmore County 20 Talladega County Central 18, Ragland 16 Tallassee 10, Carroll-Ozark 6 Tarrant 26, Winston County 6 Theodore 14, Fairhope 0 Thomasville 35, Bayside Academy 10 Thompson 51, Oak Mountain 14 Trinity Presbyterian 44, Headland 14 Valley 20, Greenville 14 Valley Head 32, Falkville 7 Vestavia Hills 45, Tuscaloosa County 16 Vigor 39, Satsuma 6 Vina 58, Cherokee 18 Wadley 34, Loachapoka 18 Walter Wellborn 34, Saks 14 Waterloo 50, Hackleburg 20 West Limestone 75, Elkmont 0 West Point 42, Lawrence County 14 Westbrook Christian 63, West End 29 Westminster Christian Academy 39, Lexington 0 White Plains 31, Ashville 20 Winfield 41, Holt 14 Woodville 54, Gaylesville 14

—matthew. speakman@ decaturdaily. com or 256-340-2460. Twitter @ DD_MSpeakman.

FRIDAY’S SCORES The Associated Press Abbeville 50, Geneva County 20 Alabama School for the Deaf 46, Shoals Christian 38 Alexandria 34, Boaz 14 Aliceville 43, Sulligent 6 American Christian Academy 55, West Blocton 32 Andalusia 49, Monroe County 6 Anniston 42, Cleburne County 0 Appalachian 34, Victory Chr. 20 Arab 42, Ardmore 14 Ariton 48, Houston County 12 Athens 27, Decatur 14 Austin 17, Gadsden 6 B. B. Comer 40, Glencoe 0 Bessemer City 15, McAdory 7 Beulah 60, Prattville Christian Academy 6 Bibb County 53, Shelby County 20 Billingsley 47, Verbena 0 Brantley 55, Florala 14 Briarwood Christian 38, Woodlawn 20 Brooks 72, Wilson 20 Buckhorn 24, Albertville 7 Bullock County 28, Dadeville 12 Carver-Montgomery 34, Baker 19 Catholic-Montgomery 52, Alabama Christian Academy 13 Cedar Bluff 14, Sand Rock 7, OT Center Point 32, Munford 13 Central - Clay County 42, Springville 7 Central-Phenix City 45, Prattville 20 Chelsea 42, Jackson Olin 7 Chickasaw 38, R. C. Hatch 14 Chilton County 14, Central-Tuscaloosa 7 Citronelle 32, LeFlore 26 Clarke County 21, W. S. Neal 0 Clements 44, Phil Campbell 27 Colbert County 55, Tharptown 0 Cold Springs 50, Sumiton Christian 12 Cottage Hill 48, Washington County 42, 3OT Cottonwood 65, Barbour County 0 Crossville 24, Douglas 7 Dale County 52, Ashford 33 Dallas County 30, Sumter Central High School 14 Danville 35, West Morgan 8

— david. elwell@ decaturdaily. com or 256-340-2395. Twitter @ DD_DavidElwell.

Missed opportunities cost Tigers against Trojans

Austin stays unbeaten despite late scare Sports Writer

but he can run the Athens option offense.

“I feel more comfortable at the position,” Scott said.

“I think I have improved each week.”

Decatur’s final touchdown came on a 23-yard pass from Stepp to Reed Hardin with 5:22 left to play to make it 27-14. Decatur recovered an onside kick, but the possession ended with an interception in the end zone.

Decatur travels to Huntsville on Friday to play Lee at Alabama A&M. Athens will be at home against Hazel Green.

MUSCLE SHOALS 35, HARTSELLE 14

Austin’s Tre Shackelford (4) avoids the tackle by Gadsden City’s Quinton Densmore as he carries for a first down during the game at Austin High School on Friday. [JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY]

By Matthew Speakman

Quarterback Turner Stepp connected with Smith Coon on a 23-yard touchdown play to make it 13-7.

Athens came right back with a seven-play scoring drive that covered 66 yards and ended with Cates scoring from the 2. The 20-7 score stood through halftime.

Neither team scored in the third quarter. Athens’ final drive covered 75 yards in nine plays. Scott’s touchdown came on third and four from the 27.

Scott played wide receiver for Athens last year. When Logan Smothers moved to Muscle Shoals, Scott became the Athens quarterback. He may not yet have a throwing arm like Smothers,

HARTSELLE — Friday night’s Class 6A, Region 7 game between Hartselle and visiting Muscle Shoals came down to first-half opportunities.

Muscle Shoals jumped on its opportunities.

Hartselle not only didn’t capitalize on its opportunities but contributed to the Trojans’ success.

The result was a 28-point halftime lead for Muscle Shoals in what eventually ended with a 35-14 victory for the unbeaten Trojans.

“Obviously, in the first half we got our chances,” said first-year Hartselle head coach Bo Culver.

“Look, they made good football plays. They’re a good football team.”

Hartselle looked crisp on the first play, with quarterback Cal George connecting with Ian Bodine for a 29-yard gain. After a defensive offside penalty, Muscle Shoals linebacker Malik Smith sacked George, and the Hartselle quarterback fumbled. The Trojans recovered on the Tigers’ 44-yard line and capitalized six plays later with a 6-yard scoring toss from Logan Smothers to Michael McIntosh.

“Anytime you can get a turnover and put points on the board, it always helps,” said Muscle Shoals head coach Scott Basden, whose team had five sacks, including two

by Smith. “It’s something you work on. I just thought our guys were focused and played really well.”

Muscle Shoals (4-0, 2-0 Region 7) scored again with 2:52 left in the first quarter, when quarterback Logan Smothers cruised in from 13 yards out. The touchdown, which gave Muscle Shoals a 14-0 lead, was set up by a 46-yard run

by Smothers.

Hartselle had its chances to cut into the deficit late in the first half. The first opportunity came at the end of a seven-play drive that included three first downs. The drive eventually bogged down, and a 47-yard field goal attempt

just missed, hitting the crossbar. Muscle Shoals answered with a fourplay, 80-yard drive that culminated in a 36-yard touchdown pass from Smothers to Ty Smith.

The Tigers (1-3, 0-2 Region 7) moved back down the field, eventually getting a first-and-10 at the Muscle Shoals 18-yard line. On second down, Muscle Shoals linebacker Jackson Bratton dropped into coverage and got his hand on a George pass.

The deflection landed in the hands of Muscle Shoals safety Aiden Gay, who made his way to the sideline and used several key blocks to finish a 87-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Muscle Shoals built the lead to 35-0 on its second possession of the second half when Smothers and McIntosh connected on a 36-yard touchdown pass.

Smothers was pretty much done after that, finishing with 105 yards rushing on 11 carries and 10 of 13 passing for 166 yards.

“That sort of took the wind out of them, I guess you could say,” Basden said of the scores late in the first half and early in the second half. “At that point, you try in those situations not to key some key players hurt and try to play the young guys.”

Hartselle wasn’t interested in moral victories, but Culver was proud of the way his team competed in the second half.

Hartselle linebacker Ryan Langston followed an interception of backup quarterback Luke Peoples with a 20-yard return to the Trojans’ 2-yard line.

George scored on a 2-yard keeper on the next play.

The final score came with 1:29 left when running back Brinten Barclay burst 20 yards into the end zone.

“I’m proud of the effort our guys showed.

I’m proud of the fight we showed,” Culver said.

“We’ve had some tough losses. There is no moral victories, but, if we continue to compete, if we continue to get better, if we continue to grow up, we’re still a good football team. We just got to know that and believe it.”

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Priceville High cheerleader Jaylee Allen performs a stunt during the game in Priceville on Friday. [PHOTOS BY JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY]

Austin High School band members perform at halftime of the game at Austin High School on Friday.

Priceville’s Jerry Burton (27) carries for a first down as he’s tackled by Randolph’s Caydn Campbell during the game in Priceville on Friday.

Austin High School band members perform at halftime of the game at Austin High School on Friday.

Austin’s Kendall Scales tries to gain some yardage as he’s brought down during the game against Gadsden City at Austin High School on Friday.

Priceville’s J.J. Vallejo (68) brings down Randolph’s Joseph Truman during the game in Priceville on Friday. Truman was injured on the play.

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Partnership, not family, is the problem

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W E E K LY M O V E R S • The Progressive Corp.: Down $4.30 to $72.68 — The insurance company reported a decline in net income during August.

• Apple Inc.: Down $4.33 to $218.75 — The technology company and several of its peers are being asked for internal documents as part of a congressional antitrust investigation.

THE WEEK AHEAD

‘Boneheads’ and the borrower-in-chief The investment markets expect the Federal Reserve to cut its target short-term interest rate in the week ahead. President Donald Trump is demanding it.

When the Fed’s interest rate policymakers meet this week, they will consider whether or not to cut the rate the Fed pays banks on money those banks keep at the Fed. The idea is that a low interest rate encourages banks to lend out the money, and for companies and consumers to borrow, thereby creating economic activity.

The last time the central bank’s rate-setting committee met, in June, it cut the target interest rate citing sluggish business investment. In explaining the decision, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell cited “trade developments and concerns about global growth.”

The president has been blunt with his assessment of the Fed’s work ahead.

He tweeted the agency should “get our interest rates down to ZERO or less.” His rationale for venturing into such unchartered financial territory? Bring down interest costs on government debt.

He’s not wrong. The interest expense on America’s debt was $32 billion in August. The average interest rate was 2.4 percent.

That’s actually higher than a year ago.

“Once in a lifetime opportunity,” the president’s tweet continued, “that we are missing because of ‘Boneheads.’”

Trump and Congress have borrowed hard in recent years. America’s debt has increased by 13 percent, $2.6 trillion, since he took office. A half trillion dollars in interest payments were sent to holders of America’s bonds in the last fiscal year alone.

That means big interest payments to China, the second largest holder of U.S. government debt.

The president’s call for zero% rates isn’t so much a refinancing maneuver as it is another front in his trade war.

Name-calling helped get President Trump elected. It shouldn’t help him get free money.

Tom Hudson, Miami Herald

Dave Ramsey

In this July 9, 2018, photo, a “USDA Organic” label is printed on the label of a pound of ground beef, in Walpole, Mass. Labels such as “Fair Trade Certified “ or “USDA Organic” signify that a product’s supply chain has gone through some level of vetting. However, standards can vary widely. [STEVEN SENNE/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]

Do the right thing 7 tips for becoming an ethical shopper

By Lauren Schwahn NerdWallet

Sustainability, labor conditions, politics and other issues prevalent in the news have left many consumers wondering how to be socially responsible. For some, this seems like an impossible task. “Trying to create a perfect world or be a perfect consumer is not at all realistic,” says Dr. Ellis Jones, author of “The Better World Shopping Guide” and assistant professor of sociology at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. “We just have to try our best to practice and get better at navigating this so that collectively, our dollars start moving things in the right direction.” Shopping ethically starts with educating yourself and supporting the products and companies that align with your values. Here’s what you can do to become a more ethical consumer.

1. CHECK CERTIFICATIONS AND RATINGS Labels such as “Fair Trade Certified” or “USDA Organic “ signify that a product’s supply chain has gone through some level of vetting. However, standards can vary widely.

“It’s not that those labels are meaningless, it’s that their meaning has been watered down,” Jones says. “Most consumers don’t have enough information to know whether that particular fair trade certification, organic certification or sustainable seafood certification is a weak one or a strong one.”

Jones considers the B Corporation Certification , which companies such as Patagonia and Seventh Generation have earned, the current gold standard. It takes a comprehensive look not just at products, but at entire companies’ social and environmental impacts. This includes assessing factors like energy usage and workers’ wages. But the rigorous certification process makes this label harder to find.

In general, Jones says the more seals or certifications a product or company has, the better. When in doubt, turn to third-party organizations for guidance. For example, the Cornucopia Institute, a nonprofit watchdog group, rates farms and manufacturers of items like yogurt, eggs and toothpaste.

2. SHOP LESS OFTEN Overconsumption takes a toll on our wallets and the planet. Before buying something, think about whether you really need it. If you do, look for options that have a lesser impact, says Casey Taylor, a partner in Bain and Company’s retail practice. Investing in reusable, high-quality or easy-to-repair items can help minimize purchases.

“Instead of buying a new shirt from a fast-fashion retailer, you might think about buying used or buying pieces that’ll last longer,” Taylor says.

3. SEEK SECONDHAND GOODS When you choose previously owned items, you aren’t contributing to the labor and materials needed to make new goods.

Check thrift shops, garage sales and community groups like the Freecycle Network for inexpensive — or free — finds. Another sustainable solution? Rent clothes through

services like Le Tote and Rent the Runway.

4. CHOOSE SLOWER ONLINE DELIVERIES Retailers like Amazon have made selecting fast shipping a reflex, but it’s not always the most ethical option. When shopping online, choosing standard shipping over same-day or next-day delivery can ensure multiple items in an order ship together.

“For the environment, it reduces packaging and the number of drop-offs, and for customers, it’s just one less box that you need to recycle,” Taylor says.

Better yet, shop in person or buy online and pick up in store.

5. SHOP LOCALLY Visit your neighborhood bakery or farmers market rather than a large chain.

Supporting local businesses or buying locally grown produce is generally better for the environment because it decreases the distance that products have to travel, Taylor says. It also gives consumers the opportunity to ask merchants directly for details about how products are sourced and made.

6. PICK A RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Financial institutions and products are part of the equation, too, Jones says. You can search for a bank or credit union that’s committed to social and environmental values. Community development financial institutions, for example, help underserved consumers build credit and acquire loans.

Some credit cards automatically donate to charitable causes like nature conservation and cancer research with every purchase.

Consider applying for one that donates to causes important to you.

7. BE PREPARED Find small ways to make the ethical choice the easy choice. You can reduce waste by keeping reusable shopping bags or a coffee cup in the car or by the front door. That way, you’ll have them when you need them.

“Simple choices add up if you think about the number of times that you walk into a store or pop by a coffee shop,” Taylor says.

Developing positive habits takes practice.

But with a little effort, shopping ethically can become second nature.

Dear Dave: My two brothers-in-law and I have been thinking about going into business together as a side project in the real estate world.

One of them is an architect and licensed general contractor, one has a successful painting business, and I’m a chief financial officer with a CPA background. Plus, I had a lot of construction experience as a young man. I know you’re not a big fan of business partnerships, but how do you feel about a family business like this?

— Dan Dear Dan: Going into business with family isn’t my big concern here.

I’ve said many times that partnerships are the only ships that won’t sail, and I’m a firm believer in that philosophy. I would encourage you guys to set up a situation where one of you is the owner, then figure out a plan where the other guys get paid off the bottom line—as if they were owners. Trust me, anything with three heads is going to end up being a monster at some point.

Here’s the thing about family businesses. When everyone understands their role and has the best interest of the company in mind, family businesses can be a lot more fun and more successful than non-family businesses.

Statistics show the average family business lasts 60 years, while the average publicly-traded company lasts about 15 years. — Dave Renter’s insurance?

Dear Dave: We just helped move our son into a cheap, off-campus apartment a few blocks from where he is attending college. We signed the agreement, and are paying the rent, because he makes very good grades. Do you think renter’s insurance is a smart buy? It’s less than $12 a month, but the minimum coverage I can get is $15,000, and he probably has less than $1,000 worth of belongings there. — Kevin Dear Kevin: I’d get renter’s insurance. My guess is it also comes with five or six figures in personal liability coverage, as well. That’s in case he’s out on the patio with his buddies, someone slips and falls, and they decide to sue because daddy’s on the lease.

In a case like this, because there’s so little to start with, it’s not theft or fire taking the contents of the apartment that you’re worried about.

It’s the liability portion of the coverage that makes it worth every penny of what you’d be paying.

That alone makes it worth $10 to $12 a month just to make sure a slip-and-fall doesn’t mess with your life! —Dave

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STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST Stock

Wk Wk Close Chg %Chg

AT&T Inc 37.91 AU Optronics Corp 2.83 AbbVie Inc 70.51 Adtran Inc 11.34 Air Products 222.24 Alphabet Inc C 1239.56 Alphabet Inc A 1240.03 Altria Group 42.01 Amazon.com Inc 1839.34 Amer Elec Power 91.54 Am Intl Grp 57.29 Apple Inc 218.75 BP PLC 37.87 Banco Bilb Viz Arg 5.35 Bank of America 30.17 Boeing Co 379.76 Brist Myr Sqb 49.43 Bunge Ltd 56.83 CSX Corp 72.47 Campbell Soup 46.28 Carpenter Tech 55.04 Caterpillar Inc 133.78 Chevron Corp 121.50 Clorox Co 158.94 CocaCola Co 54.26 ConAgra Brands Inc 29.87 DR Horton Inc 49.49 Deere Co 165.42 Delta Air Lines 60.01 Disney 138.02 Duke Energy 93.90 Eaton Corp plc 87.47 Emerson Elec 65.55 Equity Residential 84.55 Exxon Mobil Corp 72.64

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53.60

3.44

6.9

3.5

10

1.60

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139.28

7.56

5.7 108.45 9 145.30 19.1

13

4.60f

PepsiCo

136.44 -0.93 -0.7 104.53 0 139.18 23.5

15

3.82

Pfizer Inc Pitney Bowes

4.49

0.41

1.1

0.44 10.9

33.97 3 46.47 -15.4 3.14 3

15

1.44

8.56 -24.0

3

0.20

90.99 10.24 12.7

70.27 6 111.07 18.7

21

2.44

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57.83

6.1

40.42 9 61.12 30.9

12

2.20f

122.12 -0.75 -0.6

Procter & Gamble

3.33

78.49 0 123.43 32.9

28

2.98

89.82

7.65

9.3

75.61 5 106.64 10.1

9

4.00

Rambus Inc

13.99

1.56 12.6

7.17 0 13.44 82.4

...

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198.72

4.3 144.27 9 210.89 29.6

29

3.77

Prudential Fncl

8.26

Regions Fncl

16.35

1.50 10.1

12.39 6 19.55 22.2

12

0.62

Renasant Corp

36.20

3.38 10.3

28.02 5 46.02 19.9

14

0.88

Royal Bk Cda

79.33

2.78

3.6

65.76 9 81.56 15.8

... 3.92e

Sanmina Corp

32.58

2.71

9.1

22.30 9 34.71 35.4

16

Sanofi

43.71 -1.21 -2.7

40.00 7 45.62

... 1.72e

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59.29

1.82

3.2

50.30 6 66.57 11.6

24

1.72

Southern Co

60.13

0.45

0.8

42.50 0 60.65 36.9

28

2.48f

Steelcase Inc

16.79

0.94

5.9

13.96 6 19.35 13.2

14

0.58

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68.65

5.75

9.1

46.05 9 71.40 36.1

12

2.24f

Target Corp

107.99 -1.86 -1.7

60.15 0 110.94 63.4

18

2.64f

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171.44

4.6 154.00 3 219.75 -10.0

24

5.76

37.87 9 49.07 20.1

55

1.37f

2.2

89.89 0 123.63 25.8

21

3.84

1.71 15.0

10.16 2 30.91 -28.2

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0.20

21

2.94

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7.50

47.60 -1.33 -2.7 122.67 13.10

2.59

0.7

138.06

4.37

3.3 100.48 9 144.40 29.7

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59.96

0.90

1.5

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6.7

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147.58

2.57

1.8

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117.43

2.70

2.4

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48.92

1.77

3.8

43.02 5 55.81

6.2

11

2.04f

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19.42 -2.96 -13.2

14.96 6 22.84 24.4

21

0.40

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38.94

31.42 5 46.66 11.8

15

0.96f

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Selling or staying: Best trends of 2019 to give your old house a fresh look

By Natalie Campisi Bankrate.com

Your house is outdated, but where do you begin making changes? It might still have its original cabinets from 1978 or it’s been years since you changed the cosmetic details.

Whatever end of the decor spectrum you’re on, a few modern tweaks can take your space from past to present.

How revamping your space can sell it

Selling or staying: Best trends of 2019 to give your old house a fresh look. [DREAMSTIME/TNS]

growing over 50% since 2010. In 2017, 29% of homeowners completed at least one remodeling project, according to the latest “Improving America’s Housing” report published by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

Some reasons for the uptick in home improvement projects are lagging construction and aging homes; some 40% of American homes are at least 50 years old, according to the report.

Americans are now more likely to stay in the same home than they were 35 years ago, according to NAR. Many folks are skipping starter homes and going straight to affordable single-family homes in the suburbs, says Jessica Lautz, vice president of demographics and behavioral insights at NAR. This has led to record levels of equity, as home values continue to climb.

For sellers, making a few small tweaks can help set your house apart from the competition, says Jason Saft, a real estate agent at Compass in New York. Some sellers choose to hire professional stagers to increase the look and appeal of their home.

According to a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors, or NAR, staging can have an impact on selling a house: •40% of buyers’ agents reported that home staging had an effect on how most buyers viewed the home.

• 83% of buyers’ agents said staging a home helped buyers picture the house as their future home.

• 25% of buyers’ agents said that staging increased the dollar value offered between 1% and 5 percent, compared to similar homes without staging.

Like staging, investing in the right updates can increase your return on investment. Experts agree that in a competitive Top homes trends market, the right changes of 2019 can make all the difference, From smart-home sysso keep reading. tems to outdoor living rooms, experts weigh in Homeowners can on the year’s most popuenjoy a ‘new’ home lar design features that without moving will help give your house a The onward and upward fresh look that both sellers attitude toward housing and homeowners can benhas shifted amid rising efit from. home prices and squeezed •Smart-home systems inventory. And as more For the uninitiated, people age in place and integrated smart-home make their starter homes systems are basically a their forever homes, the variety of devices that remodeling industry has are linked to a single hub, exploded. which coordinates everyNow a $400 billion thing. They range from business, the residential six-figure customized remodeling market has systems to out-of-theseen a surge in activity, box gizmos you can install

yourself for a couple hundred dollars.

Smart-home technology can be grouped into two basic categories: convenience and security.

Convenience tech includes things like automated thermostats and Bluetooth audio (yes, you can have your very own theme song play when you enter your home). The security category includes cameras and alarm systems.

“Buyers want cameras and app-based home automation systems,” says Smitha R. Ramchandani, a broker associate at Sotheby’s International Realty in Summit, New Jersey.

“They want to remotely control their lighting systems and blinds. If they’re away, they want to be able to turn off the thermostat.”

•Outdoor living rooms Think of your outdoor space as another room, Saft says. Younger buyers often want to see social trends reflected in their living space and— as rooftop bars and other outdoor gathering areas gain popularity— this is appealing in a home, too.

“Outdoor living rooms are much more popular.

Buyers are not looking at just a backyard; it’s another room,” Saft says.

Creating a backyard living room might be as easy as rearranging patio furniture and adding some lights and Bluetooth speakers. Homeowners starting from scratch should begin with an even foundation, which might mean putting in a concrete slab or wooden deck. Use pillows and blankets to add texture and warmth. Lighting plays an important part in

creating an inviting ambiance. An easy way to add lights is to use simple string lighting, lanterns and LED candles.

• Farmhouse modern look From home makeover shows to big-box retailers, the trend best known as “farmhouse modern” is a favorite across the country, Saft says.

This is a look that’s easy to replicate in almost any style of home. The modern farmhouse look takes natural elements (reclaimed wood, rattan, wicker) and gives them a sleek, architectural look. Nowadays, these trends are accessible to anyone thanks to stores like Target partnering with high-end brands such as Hearth & Hand with Magnolia, owned by former HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines, Saft says.

“People are really getting into an eco-conscious lifestyle,” Ramchandani says. “Things that appeal to today’s homeowners are natural finishes and fabrics, like cotton, that have a more organic appeal. They want a rustic, homey feel.”

•Bold accents Playful and expressive might be two words to describe home trends in 2019. Buyers are responding to wow-factor elements in homes, whether it’s a unique, colorful kitchen back splash or a single statement wall in the living room.

Colorful kitchen cabinets are replacing the all-white look, too, Saft says. So homeowners who want to update their kitchen without dumping a ton of money into it can simply repaint their cabinets.

Cobalt blue and greens are popular color choices.

Pair colorful cabinets with mixed metals, like pewter and brass, and your kitchen has suddenly entered 2019.

“I’m noticing and people are really gravitating toward bold designs _ people want boldness in color. Like a tertiary color scheme, the white-onwhite kitchens and the white-on-white walls are fading away,” Ramchandani says.

A Virginia Commonwealth University student works June 20 at a library workstation at the school in Richmond, Va. Students and their families can begin to submit two key applications for financial aid on Oct. 1 to help pay for higher education for the following school year. [AP PHOTO/STEVE HELBER]

Tackle next year’s financial aid now Why waiting to fill out financial aid paperwork could cost you

By Sarah Skidmore Sell The Associated Press

The school season may have just begun, but it’s nearly time to start thinking about next year.

That’s because students and their families can begin to submit two key applications for financial aid on Oct. 1 to help pay for higher education for the following school year. And filing early has its perks: better access to limited funds and a quicker response from schools on aid packages.

The basics The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA as it is known, is arguably one of the most critical documents to get help paying for higher education.

Current and prospective undergraduate and graduate students must fill it out annually if they want to get access to federal loans, grants and work-study programs. Some states use the information to determine state-based aid as well.

It is free to apply and can be completed between Oct. 1 and June 30. Until a few years ago, applicants had to wait until January to file the FAFSA, but the U.S. Department of Education bumped up the deadline and made it easier to apply. Still not everyone has caught on yet.

A survey of 2,000 families by Sallie Mae found

that only 25 percent of families filled it out in the first month and 52 percent waited until January or later. But a number of forms of aid — such as scholarships, grants and work-study aid — are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so it pays to move quickly, said Rick Castellano, a spokesman for Sallie Mae. Some students may also want to complete a CSS Profile, which about 400 private and state schools use to determine institutional aid.

The CSS can also be completed as early as Oct. 1 but deadlines vary by school. It requires much of the same information as used on the FAFSA. Unlike the FAFSA, it costs $25 to complete the profile for one school with additional fees for further schools. The cost might be waived for certain students in need.

How does it work?

Anyone who is planning on pursuing higher education should fill out a FAFSA to see what kind of aid they’re eligible for.

It can be completed online at studentaid.gov/fafsa or via the myStudentAid app released last year. Students and their families will need Social Security numbers, recent tax returns, some basic financial information, as well as a list of schools they are interested in and other basic information.

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Removing stiff struts may soften harsh ride Dear Doctor:Dear Doctor: I own a 2011 Acura TL with 68,000 miles. I’ve contemplated changing struts for a softer ride, thought this model was designed to have stiff struts. It does not have rebound when going over washboard roads. I spoke with my dealer and the service rep talked about switching to a different level of ride by changing to a softer spring rate. Is this a wise move? In checking prices, it would cost between $600 and $800.— Phillip Dear Phillip : Yes, that dollar amount is in the ballpark. I have had customers want to change springs, and even tires, to soften the ride. You can check if there are complete strut assemblies that you can use. Beware, as

Junior Damato

the ride height may change slightly.

Dear Doctor: I have a 2011 Cadillac CTS with 111,000 miles and the rear backup screen has become foggy and unusable. Could this be an electrical problem? How do I get it fixed?— Jack Dear Jack: Many owners have complained about the blurry backup camera on this model. I am sure you have cleaned the lens with a soft cloth and water to remove scratches. Sometimes closing the trunk can cause the inner camera lens to separate internally. The

most common repair is a replacement camera.

Dear Doctor: I own a 2004 Mercedes-Benz C320 with all-wheel-drive and 88,000 miles. It has a 3.2liter six-cylinder engine and five-speed transmission. I was told it used synthetic oil. For convenience, I had oil changes at a local shop, not the dealer.

They used a blended oil. I experienced oil leaks (since corrected), which I learned from your column happens when oil is switched.

Can I go back to Mercedes for future oil changes using full-synthetic oil without creating problems? Or must I continue with blended oil?— Michael Dear Michael: The use of full-synthetic oil may leak where there are already seeping seals or gaskets.

Older Mercedes engines do have some seal leakage, especially at the rear cylinder head camshaft seals.

The actual synthetic oil does not cause leaks. Fullsynthetic oil flows much easier than conventional oil. I recommend using fullsynthetic oil at the service shop of your choice.

Dear Doctor: I own a 1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 with 80,000 miles. It’s kept in a garage for six or seven months of the year. From time to time, the turn signal lamps and hazard lamps stop flashing; they light up, but don’t flash. A couple of years ago, my mechanic used a nail file to scrape off some corrosion from a device (perhaps a relay switch). A couple times it happened after I parked in the hot sun. Do you have a

suggestion?— Rich Dear Rich : An ECU next to the battery controls the system. Removing the ECU and opening it up to clean all the connections may be the answer. I recommend your technician check on the Identifix web site, and then also look on Alldata to review the history of other 1998 SLK230 models.

Dear Doctor: I have a 2007 Jeep Liberty with 4WD, which allows me to get out of snow and ice conditions.

My mechanic replaced the steering wheel, and that’s when my problems began: I brought the car to him for a stiff steering wheel, so he replaced the steering shaft. He said that it would loosen in time; this was over a year ago. Whenever I make a tight turn, my Jeep either stalls or resists the

gas pedal, causing the car much difficulty in completing the turn. What can be done to rectify this problem?— D’Vora Dear D’Vora: First, when a steering shaft is replaced it should be easy to turn from the start. It will not loosen over time. I would bring the Jeeptoanothershopfortheir opinion. Is there a possibility that the 4WD switch is on?

If so, then this would cause binding and make it difficult to accelerate when the steering wheel is turned all the way in either direction.

— Junior Damato is an ASE-certified Master Technician. Email questions for publication to info@motormatters.biz.

Mail questions to: Motor Matters, PO Box 3305, Wilmington, DE 19804.

CAR TALK

One small sweat for mankind Dear Car Talk — In our hot, summer climate, my back gets uncomfortably hot and moist when driving distances.

I’d like our next car to have cooled seats, but I have heard that some of these don’t work very well and aren’t worth the money.

What do you think?

Would I do better to buy an after-market ventilated cushion? Thanks! — Paul Dear Paul — Have you

Ray Magliozzi

considered switching to 100% Pima cotton undergarments, Paul?

We’ve actually come a long way in seat comfort.

If you’re old enough, you may remember the vinyl seats of ‘50s, ‘60s and

‘70s. In the summer, if you were wearing shorts, and your car was parked in the sun, you’d sear the backs of your thighs like a tuna steak when you sat down.

Then came cloth and velour, which were improvements.

Finally, heated and cooled seat bottoms, curing us of the terrible scourge of butt sweat.

From there, the ventilation moved to seat backs, to try to keep backs dry.

We’ve found that many of the ventilated seats work pretty well — some better than others.

You certainly want one that ventilates the seat back as well as the seat cushion.

You can always try an after-market cushion first with your current car. If it does the trick, then you’ve not only made yourself more comfortable now, but you don’t have to worry about what car you

buy next. Just take the cushion with you.

If the after-market cushion doesn’t cut it, then you need to embark on some summer testdrives. Make a list of the cars you’re considering.

Then, on a nice, sweltering 95-degree day, go do some testing.

Get a friend to help you.

Wear a blue dress shirt.

And when you get back to the dealership after your 20-minute loop, have him

use a Sharpie and mark how far out from your spine the sweat stains spread.

After a few test-drives, the marks on that shirt will tell you which car to buy next. You’ll lose a shirt, but gain invaluable knowledge for mankind, Paul.

— Got a question about cars? Write to Ray in care of King Features, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803, or email by visiting the Car Talk website at cartalk.com.

AUTO REVIEW

The Fiat 500X is a sporty ride in a small package

2019 Fiat 500 Urbana Edition. [FCA/TNS] 2019 Fiat 500. [FCA/TNS]

By Charles Fleming

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

I drove a rented 2018 Fiat 500 this summer in the Italian Alps and thought, “What a dog.” Then I drove a new 2019 Fiat 500X in the Malibu mountains and thought, “What a blast!”

The difference between the two cars was under the hood. The 500 I drove in Malibu was powered

by Fiat’s all-new 1.3-liter turbocharged engine. It’s a game changer.

Fiat’s parent company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is on a hot streak. The car company in July reported strong vehicle sales and a jump in profits for the second quarter of 2019.

But the improved numbers were driven principally by sales of FCA’s Ram trucks and new Jeep Gladiator, with the Fiat division taking up the rear.

So it’s a good time for a Fiat 500 refresh.

The new engine replaces a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine that many critics found sluggish and underwhelming. The new power plant offers a 35% improvement in torque,

from 172 pound-feet with the previous engine to 210 pound-feet with the new one. That’s a best-in-segment number, Fiat boasts.

Fuel economy is also up a tick, and carbon dioxide emissions are down.

The new engine also shaved 80 pounds off the weight of the car and allowed designers to replace the old front-wheel-drive transmission with an allwheel-drive system.

The result is a much sportier driving experience, palpable on city streets and highways and considerably more so in the narrow, twisty Malibu canyons. Gone is that weird torque steering that comes with front-wheel-drive systems — replaced by a more traditional wheel feel as power pushes the car through turns rather than dragging it forward.

The MacPherson suspension system manages the power well. While not quite as go-cart speedy as Fiat’s 124 Spider, or the very sporty Abarth version of the 500, the X outfitted this way was a capable curve carver at moderate speeds.

The new engine, already in use in FCA’s Jeep Renegade, comes standard in the three trims offered in the X line: Pop, Trekking and Trekking Plus. (Fiat executives coyly declined to say when or whether the new engine would migrate to the 500 or 500L.) In all three, the engine is connected to a standard nine-speed automatic transmission — sorry, folks, the car cannot be had in North America with a stick shift — that tries to make the most out of 177 horsepower.

On the road, in that configuration, the 500X Trekking Plus model I drove felt planted, stable and grabby in the turns.

Over an 80-mile loop from Malibu to Point Mugu to Westlake Village and back again, I really enjoyed the combination of torque, power and handling.

I had the most fun using the car’s Sport setting, one of several driving modes offered, with the “manual” gear shift engaged. While this decreases fuel economy, it makes for a much more amusing drive.

Some consumers will

really enjoy the standard Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and will like the adjustable steering wheel, heated front seats and ParkSense parking aids.

If they’re sitting up front, they’ll be satisfied with the headroom and legroom. If they’re sitting in the back, or are planning to carry golf bags or multiple suitcases, they may not.

On the other hand, they may gripe that they have to spend an additional $1,395 to get features like lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring and forward collision warning — features that are standard on many other cars in this class.

They may be split on the styling, but I like it.

The current design retains some details from the Cinquecento Fiats that I remember from my youth, when they were ubiquitous on Italian streets and not uncommon in America.

(My little brother had two at the same time, because, he said, you needed to own two in order to keep one running.) I have read that Fiat produced close to 4 million of the little runabouts

between 1957 and 1975.

Those cars were built as cheap, practical transportation. So are these. The entry level Fiat 500 can be had for just over $20,000; the 500X starts at $25,235.

That puts it about even with the other compact utility vehicles in this viciously competitive niche, currently dominated by the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Chevy Equinox, Nissan Rogue and Ford Escape, and joined by the popular Volkswagen Tiguan, Subaru Forester, Hyundai Tucson, Mazda CX-5 and GMC Terrain.

The 500s have a long way to go before they can

challenge those nameplates for big sales. Of 1.1 million FCA vehicles sold in 2018, only 8,285 were Fiats, according to numbers complied by KBB.com.

But most of those were Fiat 500s, 500Ls and 500Xs, and 2019 numbers are up. The Xs are becoming the bestselling model in the line.

Fiat’s North America brand director, Pieter Hogeveen, joked at the 500X presentation that “obviously we are not chasing volume” with the retro-styled 500s. But the new engine should turn up the volume on this niche player.

2019 Fiat 500X Times’ take: Perky styling gets a power upgrade Highs : New turbo engine plus AWD improves

performance Lows: Still has Fiat’s low dependability reputation Vehicle type: Four-door, five-passenger compact utility vehicle Base price: $25,235 Price as tested: $34,030 Powertrain: 1.3-liter inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine Transmission: Nine-speed automatic, all wheel drive Horsepower: 177 Torque: 210 pound-feet Estimated fuel economy rating: 24 miles per gallon city / 30 highway / 26 combined

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Companies push to enhance loyalty incentives

By Jackie Crosby Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

MINNEAPOLIS — Sift through the average American’s wallet and you will find punch cards, points programs and specialty branded credit cards for about 15 different companies. Membership in loyalty plans are on the rise, researchers say, but rising above the pack is harder than ever.

High expectations and short attention spans are key reasons. Despite an oversupply of loyalty programs, three-quarters of consumers actively earn and redeem rewards in a mere three or fewer programs, according to the marketing research firm Kobie.

Most retailers still continue to see value in the programs, though, often devoting serious time and marketing muscle to the effort.

Target Corp. spent 18 months revamping its program that will roll out Oct. 6 under the new name Target Circle. Kohl’s started testing a streamlined version of its Kohl’s Rewards program more than a year ago in eight markets and has added it to five more while still considering it in the pilot phase.

Richfield-based Best Buy offers a points program, store-only credit cards and special perks, such as early access to Black Friday deals, for certain members of its My Best Buy program.

Companies push to enhance loyalty incentives. (Dreamstime/ TNS)

But the survey also found the effect of what the researchers called “redemption satisfaction” is on the wane.

The reason: Amazon.com and the sheer proliferation of programs.

“Amazon ensures consumers can get virtually any product from anywhere on the planet, delivered the same day or next day, and this immediacy has set a standard in the delivery experience that traditional rewards catalogs haven’t kept up with,” Bond’s researchers wrote. “Secondly, rewards catalogs across programs have little to no differentiation — a toaster is a toaster, is a toaster.”

The programs aim to drive traffic online and to stores, and to try to reach Generation Z and young millennials, whom the researchers at Bond dubbed “loyalty natives,” because they have been members of programs since they became consumers.

Target was to announce its new program Monday after testing it out in a handful of markets. The Why the effort?

Minneapolis-based retail Those who cash in on their chain said it researched benefits are 1{ times more other retailers’ programs as satisfied with the compa- well as those in other indusnies and their programs than tries and decided to expand those who don’t, a survey of some level of discount to 55,000 consumers by Bond anyone who signed up.

Brand Loyalty Inc. found.

The free Target Circle

program gives members a 1% discount on everything in stores and online, which can be applied to future purchases. Holders of Target’s branded credit card will retain the current 5% discount and automatically gain access to some of the other Target Circle perks, such as a 5% birthday discount and personalized offers.

Cartwheel, the name of the Target’s mobile coupon app, will keep its same features but will be rebranded under the new name.

Mark Tritton, Target’s chief merchandising officer, said that more than 2 million people have enrolled in the program in seven test markets, and the results have outpaced expectations.

“Those people who have signed up for the program are spending more at Target than those who are not enrolled,” Tritton said in a conference call with the media last week. “So we are seeing a benefit in building loyalty with our guest base.”

Whether it’s a point system, discounts at the register or special coupons, retailers balance the financial costs of the programs, which cut into their margins, with the upside of keeping people moving through the turnstiles and clicking through the digital shopping cart.

The real gold comes from consumer data. Part of the shift in loyalty programs arises from shoppers’ varying degrees of comfort with the bargain of revealing their shopping patterns to companies in return for bigger discounts or special offers on things they like or buy frequently.

Many seem to have accepted it.

A survey by Euclid Analytics found that 53% of Americans said they would let a retailer know their purchase history in exchange for coupons or discounts.

About four in 10 said they were open to having retailers know their purchase history if they trusted the brand.

Gordon Pribnow, of Amery, Wis., isn’t much for holding onto a lot of loyalty cards, though he collects points for airlines on his credit card. But he sees real value in various rebate offers through Menards.

“They do build loyalty,” said Pribnow, as he headed into one of the home-improvement stores recently to pick up bags of soil and some tools. “A lot of times I just set them aside and let them build.

Then if you’ve got a big purchase, you know you’ve got X-amount to put against it.”

Robert Passikoff, a brand loyalty and consumer engagement research consultant, isn’t convinced the effort is shaping consumer’s perceptions either.

“There was a point in time where all these things made a difference,” he said.

“Now, it doesn’t make a difference.”

Passikoff, founder of BrandKeys.com, said it’s easy to get caught up in a game of “loyalty point poker,” where a competitor ups the ante and the response is to try to match it or go one step better. In the end, he said, consumers are probably going to go where they find what they want and get the best deal for it.

“It’s not a question of loyalty,” he said. “It’s a matter of promotion.”

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How does marriage affect my credit situation

By Dawn Allcot Bankrate.com

If you’re getting married, you’re undoubtedly making a lot of decisions as a couple— from the flowers you’ll have at your wedding to where you’ll live after you say, “I do.” You’re probably also discussing how to handle your finances as a couple.

If you aren’t, you should be.

Part of your pre-marital money discussion should involve your credit history, any debt you’re both bringing into the relationship and how your credit may (or may not) be affected by each other’s financial past. art of your pre-marital money discussion should involve your credit • Do you share credit histories when you get married?

Both adults come into a marriage with their own credit history. When you get married, your credit history remains your own and your partner keeps theirs, too. Getting married won’t directly affect your credit score or your credit history.

If you apply for credit together, such as applying for a mortgage, the lender will evaluate the credit of both borrowers.

Only in the community property states of Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin do lenders look at the credit reports of both parties when one person applies for credit. That’s because in these states both parties are responsible for debt incurred during marriage— even if the debt is in one person’s name.

The good news? Even in community property states, any debt you bring into the marriage is yours alone. A spouse cannot be held responsible for debt incurred by their partner before marriage.

However, realize that if you have a joint bank account or other joint assets and a credit card issuer, loan company or even the IRS garnishes wages to collect a

history, any debt you’re both bringing into the relationship and how your credit may (or may not) be affected by each other’s financial past. [ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]

debt, jointly held assets can be seized.

• How to raise your credit score

with help from your spouse

There’s good news for married couples with different credit scores. A partner with a poor credit score won’t bring their spouse’s credit score down. But a partner with a high credit score and good financial habits can help their spouse raise their credit score over time.

If you have made some late payments or even have some delinquencies on your credit report, you may be able to learn better financial habits from your partner.

Hopefully, the good financial practices that lead to a high credit score— such as keeping balances low and paying credit card bills on time — will rub off on the spouse with the lower score.

If you have a low credit score, you can get a credit card with your spouse as a co-signer. The interest rate will be higher than it would be if your spouse applied for thecardalonebutlowerthan it would be if you applied for a card on your own.

Use the card each month and pay it off when the bill comesduetoavoidincurring

interest. After six months of on-time payments, request acreditlimitincrease.Dothe same after a year. As your credit score rises, you should be able to apply for a card with an even lower interest rate and better rewards — without a co-signer.

• What if one partner filed bankruptcy before marriage?

As with credit card debt, if a partner has a bankruptcy in their history, this will not affect their spouse’s credit score or credit history.

But it’s important to discuss past bankruptcies.

A bankruptcy can make it difficult to qualify for a mortgage or another joint loan. It could also make it harder to get approved for an apartment if both party’s names are on the lease.

If your partner is still making payments as part of a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, where debt is not completely erased but is paid back over three to five years, these payments can affect your combined income and, potentially, your quality of life. But the courts can’t touch your income or factor it into the bankruptcy payments.

• How to prepare credit documents for marriage

Although your credit history won’t change after marriage, your name might!

If one or both partners are changing their names after marriage, you can expect a bit of paperwork to make the change “official.”

If both partners are hyphenating their last names or if one partner is taking the other’s last name: All you’ll need to prove the name change is a certified copy of your marriage license. You can pick this up from the same local government office, typically a city or town hall, where you filed your marriage license.

You’ll need to first file the name change with the Social Security Administration by providing a copy of your marriage license. Once you receive your Social Security card with the new name, you can visit your state’s Department of Motor Vehicles to get a driver’s license or state ID card with your new name.

If you are both creating a new last name: You’ll need to change your names legally through a court order. Once you have legally changed your names with the court, the rest of the steps are the same, beginning with filing the change with the Social Security office. After you have your new Social Security card and license, you can contact your creditors and request a name change on your account, using your new ID as proof of the name change. You should receive a new card with your new name within a few weeks.

You may be able to have a card sent overnight if you are willing to pay a rush fee.

• How a name change affects your credit report Once you file the name change with your Social Security office and change the name on your credit card, the credit bureaus will update their records, too.

Your maiden name will still show up on your Experian, TransUnion and Equifax credit reports, with your new name after it.

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COMMENTARY

Life is short and fragile

Outdoor Art

SHARON RANDALL

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ighteen years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked and crashed four U.S. passenger planes, killing all on board and nearly 3,000 on the ground.

Two flights hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York. The third hit the Pentagon.

The fourth crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers and crew tried to stop the hijackers.

Most of us who are old enough to remember that day have a personal story to tell about it.

This is mine. Early that morning, my husband’s father awoke at his home in Stockton, California, turned on CNN, and immediately phoned us.

While my husband stared in horror at the TV, I tried to call my son in New York.

Josh was living in Manhattan, appearing in a TV series called “Ed.” I had visited him often enough to know his apartment was near the World Trade Center. He drove by those towers every day on his way to the set. I needed to hear his voice and know he was OK. Phone lines were swamped. I couldn’t get through. There was nothing to do but wait and pray.

At noon, when he finally was able to get a call through to me, he was standing on the balcony of his apartment watching smoke billow up from the World Trade Center. He told me he had watched a firetruck pull out of a station that morning.

“It was loaded with big guys like me,” he said, “hanging on the side of that truck, going to risk their lives to save others.”

He later learned that all 15 of the firemen who were on that truck lost their lives that day.

After we said goodbye, I broke down and cried. I was thankful my son was safe. But my heart was broken for the thousands of lives that had been stolen, and for countless others who were grieving for them.

The news became even more personal that evening as I tried to comfort a neighbor who had just received confirmation that her daughter had died in the plane crash at the Pentagon.

Eighteen years is a long time to remember so much grief and pain. But there are things about that day I hope never to forget.

First, I want to remember the victims and those who mourn for them.

They are my neighbors and loved ones and friends.

I want to remember, not the terrorists, but the heroes, those who ran toward danger, not from it; the firefighters and police officers and others who risked and lost their lives so that others might live; and the soldiers who have served and continue SEE RANDALL, E3

“I’m excited to do this for my hometown and leave a piece of public art for the city,” Adam Stephenson said of the mural he and Yehimi Cambron are painting on Second Avenue Southeast. [CATHERINE GODBEY/DECATUR DAILY]

Decatur native creating mural on Second Avenue

By Catherine Godbey Staff Writer

Beneath the late afternoon sun, two artists, perched 15 feet above downtown Decatur, rolled swaths of orange and yellow paint onto the blank, beige brick wall. Along Second Avenue, passers-by paused to watch the beginning of the project that will bring public art to downtown Decatur’s streets.

“This is something we’ve wanted to do for awhile, to get a mural arts program going in Decatur,” said Kim Mitchell, director of the Carnegie Visual Art Center. “Projects like this, out in public spaces, expose more people to the arts.”

Over the next three weeks, Decatur native Adam Stephenson and Atlanta artist Yehimi Cambron will spend a combined 500 hours transforming the exterior space at Pineapple’s into a piece of public art.

“My goal was to have my work in downtown. Second Avenue is a beautiful part of the city. I like that over the past 10 years there’s been so much effort put into renovating this area,” said Stephenson, referring to the downtown revitalization effort.

During the past decade, Second Avenue saw the addition of restaurants Mellow Mushroom, Moe’s, Gyro Uno, The RailYard and Josie’s, the opening of the coffee shop High Point Market, the replacement of traffic signals with stop signs, the building of the Alabama Center

Adam Stephenson paints portions of his mural “Homecoming” on Second Avenue on Wednesday. [CATHERINE GODBEY/DECATUR DAILY]

for the Arts and the creation of 3rd Friday and River Clay Fine Arts Festival.

To further downtown Decatur’s connection to the arts, the newly formed Foundation for the Alabama Center for the Arts, a nonprofit organization, created an Urban Art initiative.

Stephenson’s mural represents the Foundation’s debut project.

“We are happy to bring a Decatur native home and to provide him with a professional opportunity to create a lasting piece of art,” said Philip Mann, executive director of external affairs at the Alabama Center for the Arts. “This art will provide an opportunity for students enrolled at the ACA to see a professional at work and will give them a glimpse of the exciting career opportunities available

to them in the arts.”

Stephenson, who currently lives in Atlanta, hopes to complete the mural dubbed “Homecoming” in time for River Clay, the two-day arts festival scheduled for Sept.

28-29. At the latest, he said, the art project will be finished the first week of October, weather permitting.

A faint pencil outline sketched on the wall hints at the mural’s final design of a young girl holding a flower.

The mural pays tribute to Stephenson’s sister, Lara Chandler Whitehead, who died in a car accident in 2006 at the age of 36.

“She was super responsible, super smart and had a good sense of humor. This is my way of remembering her and

honoring her life because she impacted so many people,” Stephenson said.

To make the mural a reality, Stephenson worked with Mitchell and Mann. Funding stemmed from the Foundation for the Alabama Center for the Arts, which allotted $15,000 to the urban art project. The Foundation also approved the design.

“The design is certainly in my aesthetic wheelhouse, but the story behind it is what ultimately elevated the work for me. The colors, images and movement of the design are calm and reflective,” said Mann, a Foundation trustee.

In helping Cambron complete a mural in Decatur, Georgia, which features portraits of three women, including Cambron’s mother, Stephenson found the inspiration for his design.

“I never really considered painting a picture of someone I knew personally because I wasn’t sure that people could connect to that, but people were really connecting with Yehimi’s mural. I connected with her mural,” Stephenson said.

Using a photograph of his sister as a flower girl at a wedding, Stephenson created the design, which includes geometric shapes extending from the portrait.

“I’ve had this photo of my sister for a long time. I’ve kept it with me in my sentimental belongings. I knew I always SEE ART, E3

Swinging toward males Spas are seeing more men, a less-is-more approach for guests

By Leanne Italie The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Spa visits and the money they generate reached record highs last year in the U.S. with $18.3 billion in revenue driven by 190 million pampering trips, according to the International Spa Association.

The leading industry group for spa professionals recently held its 25th annual event for media to show off trends and services among its 2,300 members. Garrett Mersberger, the association’s board chairman, broke down a few highlights for The Associated Press:

Less may be more, after all Some spas have been slimming back the services they offer as they focus more on customization, said Mersberger,

who is also the director of sales, marketing and spa for Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

“The idea is to reduce that menu to make it all about the individual guest at that exact moment in time,” he said. “When I book, I don’t want to have to cruise through 50 different services. I want to pick one easily, and when I get there, I want it to be all about me at that moment.”

A one-size-fits-all menu of facials, massages and other treatments doesn’t lend itself as easily to different skin types and ingredient preferences, or even seasonal changes between the time of a booking 30 or 60 days out to arrival, Mersberger said.

The Mandarin Oriental group, he said, has “gone down to just one focused massage and one focused

facial to really make it about customization.

We’re trying to do a similar thing at Blue Harbor,” Mersberger said.

Allowing technicians and therapists on-site to help clients decide what their skin and body might need enhances the experience, said ISPA President In this Aug. 6 photo, Kohler Waters Spa cosmetologist Jodi Gerk, left, performs a virtual reality manicure at the 2019 International Lynne McNees.

A march of men

Spa Association event, in New York. [AP PHOTO/RICHARD DREW]

“We’re seeing a lot more men going to spas,” Mersberger said. “It used to always be a female-driven thing. We’re now seeing 50-50, if not swinging more toward the males.”

The trend took off as long ago as 2017, when the association reported 49 percent of spa customers were men, up from 29 percent in 2005.

“They’re much more aware that it’s not just a thing I go to to get pampered. It’s an actual

lifestyle choice with benefits to my body, to my wellness. It’s part of my routine now. It’s not just about going for relaxation,” Mersberger said.

McNees said the change impacts treatment areas, relaxation areas and changing stations.

“Spas are really having to evolve to accommodate that male spa goer,” she said. “Typically, your back of house for males would be smaller because historically it’s been very

heavy female. Now they’re having to shift that.”

A lot of hotels and spas are designing unisex bathrooms and locker rooms, Mersberger said. Women are usually fine with it, McNees said. They’re no longer dragging reluctant spouses to spas.

“We’re seeing a lot of groups and parties and different special events in the spa with both men and women,” she said.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

At Carolina Herrera, wildflowers bloom on Hudson River of Lafayette, Indiana, Eileen Brumbeloe, of Decatur, and Joe Brumbeloe, of Hartselle.

The Daily publishes free birthday photos of children ages 1-5. Please contact Sirvell Carter at 256-340-2433 or send an email to sirvell.carter@ decaturdaily.com at least one week in advance.

Zoe Ruth Blank turned 1 year old on Sept. 14. She is the daughter of Melissa and Ryan Blank, of Huntsville. Grandparents are Cheryl and Rick Blank,

Brysen Karter Birgans turned 1 year old on Sept.

14. He is the son of Cherita Lewis and Charles Birgans, of Decatur. Grandparents are Isaac and Cerissa Lockett, Sara Birgans, all of Decatur, and Coley Lewis, of San Francisco.

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By Jill Dobson and Jocelyn Noveck The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Wildflowers were blooming on the banks of the Hudson River on Monday, thanks to the fertile imagination of Wes Gordon at Carolina Herrera.

Gordon, now into his second year as the label’s creative director, upped his game with a crowdpleasing, flower-themed collection that was big on color and vibrant prints.

The designer said his inspiration was the California super bloom, a

ages 1-5. Please contact Sirvell Carter at 256-340-2433 or send an email to sirvell.carter@ decaturdaily.com at least one week in advance.

phenomenon that leads to an unusually high proportion of wildflowers blossoming at once.

That’s what happened on Gordon’s runway under a tent overlooking the water at the tip of Manhattan. He sent out a succession of dresses both very long and very short with dramatic bursts of florals. One typical print was a bright yellow background populated with large blue flowers.

Gordon was also fond of polka dots — big and bold, and in black and white. And he sent a number of plaids

down the runway, for example in a miniskirt and jacket with billowing sleeves, or in a long strapless belted numberinblueandtanplaid.

Glam eveningwear finished out the collection, and here too Gordon indulged his fondness for both color, as in a shimmering green number, and for those polka dots. One of the most striking designs consisted of a sheer layer of black polka dots on white, over a light pink layer underneath — all adorned with a black bowtie sash, and a bow-like flourish on one shoulder.

• Grief Share Support Group, 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Decatur Baptist Church. 256-353-8579.

• DivorceCare ministries, 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Decatur Baptist Church. 256-353-8579.

• Celebrate Recovery, Mondays, First United Methodist Church Hartselle, 210 Hickory St. S.E. Dinner, 5:30 p.m., $3 suggested donation.

Large group meeting, 6:15 p.m., followed by open share group then dessert. Free childcare provided.

• Good Grief, Thursday, support group for ages 13-19 coping with the death of a loved one, Hospice of the Valley’s Community Bereavement Center, 240 Johnston St. S.E. Call for schedule. 256-350-5585.

line dance, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Decatur Senior Center, 221 Memorial Drive S.W. Homecooked lunch, 11 a.m. to noon, includes dessert and coffee: $7.

256-355-7275.

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To place a notice in “Meetings,” call 256-3402433 or mail to P.O. Box 2213, Decatur, AL 356092213, ATTN: Meetings; fax to 256-340-2392; or email to news@decaturdaily. com. Please submit items a week in advance.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 12-step groups • Stairway AA Group: Monday-Friday: 5:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 8 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 2 p.m. Women’s meeting,

7 p.m.; Sunday: 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 7 p.m.; Located in Gateway Shopping Center, 1806 Sixth Ave., #G2, Decatur.

Entrance off of Magnolia St. S.E., in back. All meetings are nonsmoking and non-vaping.

Wheelchair accessible. aahuntsvilleal.com.

• Hartselle Hope Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 527 Sparkman St. Sundays, closed meeting, 9 a.m. and open meeting, 6 p.m.; Monday through Friday, 5:30 p.m., and 7 p.m., Mondays and Wednesday as 7 p.m. are closed meetings;

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Thursday speaker, 7-8 p.m.; each third Thursday 7-8 p.m. is birthday dinner, speaker 8-9 p.m.; first Friday 6 p.m. eating, 7 p.m., unity meeting; Saturday, 10:30 a.m., women’s meeting, and 7 p.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m., Big Book study; All meetings are nonsmoking; 256-606-6211, 256-606-8375 (call for wheelchair accessible meetings) or 800-658-7576 or see the12traditions.com.

• For information regarding Overeaters Anonymous, call 505-891-2664 or visit oa.org.

• For information regarding All Addicts Anonymous, call 888-422-2476 or visit alladdictsanonymous.org.

• For information regarding Narcotics Anonymous, call 256-227-2986.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Open Minds and Miracles, meets Sundays (6 p.m.) and Monday through Friday (7 p.m.) at 406 Pine Avenue, Decatur. For more information, call 800-239-5509 or 866-985-0008.

Al-Anon • Al-Anon Meeting, Hartselle Hope Group, 527 Sparkman St. S.W., Hartselle. Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.

First Friday of each month is unity meeting AA and Al-Anon meet together. All meetings are nonsmoking. 256-612-7972 or 256-773-9626.

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• Opportunity Al-Anon Family Group meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. and Thursday at 12:10 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 801 Jackson Street, Decatur. All meetings nonsmoking. For more information call 256-566-8625.

• Easy Does It Al-Anon Family Group meets Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

All meetings at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 801 Jackson Street, Decatur. All meetings nonsmoking. For more information call 256-341-7168. 888-425-2666, 256-885-0323, al-non.alateen.org, alnwfl-al-anon.org • Celebrate Recovery, a 12-Step group for those affected by various addictions, Thursdays, 6:15 p.m., dinner; 7 p.m., large group meeting; 8 p.m., gender-specific groups; child care provided; Decatur Baptist Church, 2527 Danville Road S.W. 256-353-8579.

Support Groups • Grief Support Meeting, Our Savior Lutheran Church, U.S. 72, Athens, 2-4 p.m. today.

• JoAnne P. LaGanke Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 6 p.m. Monday, Sparkman Civic Center, Hartselle. Call 256-599-5546.

• Decatur Morgan Hospital Bosom Buddies Support Group, 6 p.m. Monday, Albany room, Decatur Morgan Hospital.

256-973-2184.

• Alzheimer’s Support Group, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Decatur Morgan Parkway Campus, Pavilion classroom, 1874 Beltline Road S.W. 256-353-1160.

• Decatur Morgan Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Albany room, Decatur Morgan Hospital.

256-973-2184.

• Kid to Kid with simultaneous Parent/Adult Group, for grieving children ages 6-12 and their caregivers, Community Bereavement Center, Hospice of the Valley, 240 Johnston St. S.E. Call for schedule. 256-584-0058.

• Parents Forever, support group for parents who have lost a child (any age) to death. Call for schedule. Hospice of the Valley’s Community Bereavement Center, 240 Johnston St. S.E. 256-350-5585.

• Day by Day, group for widows over 50, Hospice of the Valley Community Bereavement Center, 240 Johnston St. S.E. Call for schedule. 256-350-5585.

• Men’s Grief Support Group, Hospice of the Valley’s Community Bereavement Center, 240 Johnston St. S.E. Call for schedule. 256-350-5585.

• Empty Arms, for those grieving the loss of a child during pregnancy or within the first year of life, Hospice of the Valley’s Community Bereavement Center, 240 Johnston St. S.E. Call for schedule.

256-350-5585.

• Respectively Yours, for those grieving the loss of a parent, Hospice of the Valley’s Community Bereavement Center, 240 Johnston St. S.E. Call for schedule. 256-350-5585.

• Stolen Sorrow, for those coping with the homicide of a loved one, Hospice of the Valley’s Community Bereavement Center, 240 Johnston St. S.E. Call for schedule. 256-350-5585.

• Survivors of Suicide (SOS), for those who have lost a loved one to suicide, Hospice of the Valley’s Community Bereavement Center, 240 Johnston St. S.E. Call for schedule.

256-350-5585.

• The Mourning After, for widows under 60, 5:30 p.m., Bereavement Center, Hospice of the Valley, 240 Johnston St. S.E. Call for schedule. 256-350-5585.

MONDAY • Town Creek Lions Club, 6 p.m., Town Creek Community Center, 15971 Main St. Visitors are welcome. Lion Bill King, 256-214-3609.

• Priceville Civitans, 6:30 p.m., Libby’s Catfish and Diner, Priceville. 256-566-3881.

• Decatur Speaking Easy Toastmasters Club, 5:45 p.m., Java Jaay Café, 1713 Sixth Ave. S.E. 256-350-2823 or 351-7612.

• TOPS AL74, 5:30 p.m., Aquadome. 256-974-1090.

• TOPS AL161, 9:30 a.m., First Christian Church, East Main Street, Hartselle. 256-773-5276 or 256-482-3971.

• Athens Community Band, rehearsals, 7 p.m., McCandless Hall, Athens State University. No auditions or fees.

256-233-6548.

• Agility, Balance, Strength, “ABS,” 10-11 a.m. and 11 a.m.noon, community classes for seniors to prevent falls. Seniors with limited mobility welcome.

First Presbyterian Church, 701 Oak St. N.E., Decatur.

Parking off Vine Street Northeast. No charge for classes.

256-353-0253 • Senior exercise and line dancing, 10 a.m., fellowship hall, Austinville United Methodist Church, 908 Lamar St. S.W. 256-565-5690.

TUESDAY • Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 11, 7 p.m., DAV home building, 108 Finley Drive.

610-442-3680.

• Decatur Kennel Club, 7 p.m., Decatur Kennel Club building, 212 Mill Road S.W. 256-340-1797.

• Morgan County Sheriff’s Volunteers, 6:30 p.m., American Legion Post 15, 2607 U.S. Highway 31 S. 256-301-3105.

• Tuesday Afternoon Book Group, 1 p.m., Community Room, Decatur Public Library.

256-353-6342.

• Decatur/Morgan County NAACP, 6 p.m., Moulton Heights Missionary Baptist Church.

256-355-2720.

• Job Networking Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Decatur Public Library. Email jobnetworkinggroupmc@gmail.com or call 256-445-2627 for more information.

• Athens Speaking Up Toastmasters, 5:45-7 p.m., 124 Cloverleaf Dr., Athens. 708 691-2447.

• TOPS AL55, 9-11 a.m., Aquadome, Room B. 256-221-5361.

• TOPS AL343, Moulton; weigh-in, 6 p.m.; meeting, 6:30 p.m., Tammy’s Barbershop, 760 Main St. 256-974-1511 or 256-974-6596.

• Coffee and Careers, 7 a.m., Java Jaay, 1713 Sixth Ave. S.E. Call 256-445-2627 and email stef.whitlow@gmail.com.

• Variety of beginner and advanced card groups, billiards,

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• Morning Blend, Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce, 8-9 a.m., Rumors Deli, 105 First Ave. N.E. #100. 256-734-0454 or info@cullmanchamber.org.

• Decatur Civitan Club meeting, noon, Golden Corral Buffet and Grill, 921 Wimberly Drive, Decatur. Visitors are welcome.

256-476-3639.

• Daybreak Rotary, 7 a.m., Elks Lodge, 2625 Centron Drive S.W. • Agility, Balance, Strength, “ABS,” 10-11 a.m. and 11 a.m.noon, community classes for seniors to prevent falls. Seniors with limited mobility welcome.

First Presbyterian Church, 701 Oak St. N.E., Decatur.

Parking off Vine Street Northeast. No charge for classes.

256-353-0253.

• Dulcimer music (beginner lessons available), 8:30 a.m. Senior Center, 221 Memorial Drive S.W. 8-11 a.m. Home cooked lunch, $7.

256-355-7275.

• Variety of beginner and advanced card groups, billiards, line dance, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Decatur Senior Center, 221 Memorial Drive S.W. Homecooked lunch, 11 a.m. to noon, includes dessert and coffee: $7. 256-355-7275.

THURSDAY • Military Order of the Purple Heart, 4 p.m., 1442 Cullman County 1282, Lacon. New members must show proof of Purple Heart. 256-734-1947.

• Marine Corps League, Smitty Detachment, 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, rear entrance, 2607 Highway 31 S., Decatur.

• Morgan County 911 board meeting, 4:30 p.m., 911 Communication Center, 4216 Highway 31 S., Decatur.

• AMVET Post 21, 7 p.m., 22769 Black Road, Athens.

256-444-2793.

• Senior exercise and line dancing, 10 a.m., fellowship hall, Austinville United Methodist Church, 908 Lamar St. S.W. 256-565-5690.

• Variety of beginner and advanced card groups, billiards, line dance, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Decatur Senior Center, 221 Memorial Drive S.W. Homecooked lunch, 11 a.m. to noon, includes dessert and coffee: $7. 256-355-7275.

FRIDAY • 8ers of Decatur, square dance, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Aquadome. 256-340-0532.

• Agility, Balance, Strength, “ABS,” 10-11 a.m. and 11 a.m.noon, community classes for seniors to prevent falls. Seniors with limited mobility welcome.

First Presbyterian Church, 701 Oak St. N.E., Decatur.

Parking off Vine Street Northeast. No charge for classes.

256-353-0253 • Variety of beginner and advanced card groups, billiards, line dance, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Decatur Senior Center, 221 Memorial Drive S.W. Homecooked lunch, 11 a.m. to noon, includes dessert and coffee: $7. 256-355-7275.

SATURDAY • Overeater’s Anonymous, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Athens Limestone Hospital, 700 W. Market St., Education Classroom No. 3.

No dues or fees, or weigh-ins.

231-287-0603.

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Adam Stephenson and Yehimi Cambron trace a projection of the planned mural “Homecoming” onto the wall last week. They worked at night, and the building’s side became like a movie theater screen. [COURTESY PHOTO]

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wanted to do something with it. I like her pose in it and the innocence of it.

This is how most of us who knew Lara remember her,” Stephenson said.

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Indigenous treatments and services Spas are often looking to skin treatments and other services using ingredients and traditions native to their regions.

Aspira Spa at The Osthoff Resort on Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, is introducing an 80-minute service, Dohi, which is a collection of Native American healing traditions. It includes percussion music amplified from under massage tables so clients can feel the vibrations, said Lola Roeh, the general manager.

It also includes a cornmeal back scrub. At the end, negative energy is chased away through burning sage, sweet grass or local wood.

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to serve to ensure that it will never happen again.

I want to remember how it felt to hear my son’s voice and know that he was safe. I want to feel that kind of gratitude every day.

I want to remember, not the horror of that day, but the grace that came with it — all the good that rose up in the face of such evil. We may never have been stronger as a nation, or better as people, than we were in the wake of 9/11. I want to believe we hold the power to be that strong and that good always.

I want to remember to pray for our country and our world — and for our enemies, because my faith commands it. I don’t know if prayer changes

Adam Stephenson and Yehimi Cambron began work on the mural “Homecoming” at Pineapple’s on Second Avenue on Wednesday.

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project, Stephenson spent 40 hours building a proposal that included examples of how the image would look on prospective walls. In potential canvases, Stephenson considered the wall’s surface, if the structure needed priming, if a lift could fit next to the wall and if the image

could be projected onto the surface.

At Pineapple’s, which borders Casa Grande Park, Stephenson found his ideal canvas.OnTuesdayevening, Stephenson and Cambron spent four hours outlining the image onto the wall.

After completing the mural, Stephenson will

seal the wall, which will help to prevent the image from damages. Stephenson estimated that the mural would last 10 years and said retouching the image, due to its design, would be easy.

The 37-year-old artist hopes the project encourages and offers hope to youth, who, like himself,

connect with the arts.

“I moved away from Decatur when I was 18 and learned a lot about art, the world and myself. I wanted to bring something back to Decatur for kids like me who don’t feel like they belong or who have problems at school, but are really creative,” Stephenson said.

“I’m excited to do this for my hometown and leave a piece of public art for the city.”

Follow Stephenson’s work on Instagram @ tiltandfade.

reverence to that in the spa,” Roeh said.

The Edgewater Spa at Madison’s Place in Madison, Wisconsin, pairs local craft beer and cider tastings with spa services in summer months. For instance, a strawberry rhubarb dermafoliant, mask and serum combination is coupled with a beer with the same notes. The beer is for drinking.

In Hershey, Pennsylvania, MeltSpa by Hershey offers — you guessed it — an array of treatments that include cocoa and dark chocolate, from facials to body wraps.

A company called Circadia

by Dr. Pugliese created a chocolate-and-marshmallow-whip facial offered at MeltSpa. “People are trying to get creative. They want to be different. They don’t want to be just another spa,” Mersberger said.

smarter,” Mersberger said of tech in spas.

CellFit has brought technology called Endospheres Therapy from Italy to the U.S. to tackle lifting, toning and tightening all over the body using non-invasive hand-held devices that deliver micro-vibrations to muscles through cylinders fitted with 55 rotating spheres. The company is shopping the technology around at the moment.

Charging stations at manicure and pedicure areas are on the rise, allowing for customers to use their own playlists during treatments.

“Nothing stresses a Millennial out more than taking their phone away,” McNees said. “The whole idea is to be able to relax,

so it’s really about thinking about customization.

What’s going to make you comfortable?”

Kohler Waters Spas, with locations in Chicago; Kohler and Green Bay, Wisconsin; and St. Andrews, Scotland, recently launched virtual reality headsets for guided meditations. The experience offers the choice of music alone or voice and visuals during mani-pedis that include scenes of mountain lakes, beaches, waterfalls, clouds and the night sky. Kohler is looking into expanding virtual reality to massages and other treatments.

“It’s the ultimate state of relaxation,” Mersberger said.

The idea, said Nikki Miller of Kohler, is to allow clients to block out the hustle-bustle of the spa.

“Typically the expectation is maybe you have to carry on a conversation, or it gets loud in there. We were trying to find something to get people deeper into those treatments,” she said.

organic farm that attracts bees. A pollinator garden is used to teach guests about bees, including severe dangers they now face.

“Our legacy is sustainability, conservation,” said Michelle Adams Somerville, director of spa and wellness.

The rustic experience also includes community meals using the property’s harvests, and culinary classes.

At the luxury Carillon Miami Wellness Resort in Miami Beach, the spa warms beds of pink Himalayan salt for guests on massage tables.

It also has floatation beds and incorporates global massage traditions from China, Turkey and the Mediterranean.

Connecting to nature The Spa at the Woodstock Inn & Resort in Woodstock, Vermont, honors bees with an exfoliating whipped honey scrub, followed by a honey moisturizing wrap. Honey is incorporated into other treatments as well. Surrounded by the Green Mountains, the hotel grows produce on a small

— cgodbey@decaturdaily. com or 256-340-2441.

Twitter @DecaturLiving.

Spas and technology “It’s gotten even

those we pray for, but I’ve seen it change those who pray, including me.

I want to remember that life is short and fragile and precious.

I want to remember the vow I made seeing people on TV jump from a burning building to their death: “I will live every day,” I said, “as if it were my last.”

I don’t always keep that vow, but to honor the victims of 9/11, I want to remember to try.

Most of all I want to remember to be alive. To make decisions based on love, not fear. To live life freely to its fullest.

I want to remember that the opposite of terror is freedom.

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Advancing age changes man in ways that surprise him

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Dear Abby: I’m a man in my mid-70s, and I’m beginning to understand why some old people are annoying cranks. It has something to do with the nearly constant physical, emotional and spiritual pain. (And if you’re not sleeping well as a result, that only makes things worse.)

My body is breaking down, and something hurts all the time. My wife died some years ago, other loved ones are gone as well, and my grief is an unending process. I know my remaining time here is limited, and I’m not sure I want to depart the only life I’ve known for an uncertain future.

I have started alienating friends and others by the things I say, and I didn’t used to be this way. There’s no excuse for this, of course, but what I’m saying is, there are reasons. And yet, some people age gracefully. My question is, how do they do it? — Alan In Florida Dear Alan: It is extremely important that you speak to your doctor about everything you are experiencing. Your unending grief might be lessened if you discuss it with a licensed mental health provider.

It’s true that not everyone ages physically at the same rate. Some individuals start preparing in their 40s and 50s for the later stages of life by eating healthier and exercising. The saying “use it or lose it” has a lot of truth to it. Muscles that don’t move tend to freeze up and cause pain.

Volunteering is a wonderful way to stay busy, active and focus on others, and volunteers are needed in every community. Please consider what I have written, and let me

know how you are doing in six months. I care.

Dear Abby: I met and married my husband 20 years ago. Twelve years ago, we had a child. Since then, I have felt like a single parent.

I think things were always this way, but I didn’t notice as much until we had a child. My husband has a good heart, and I know he loves us, but he rarely spends time with us. He works long hours in retail and chooses to spend his off hours with others and without us. He loves people and is quite a social butterfly.

He can go days without speaking to us, and is content most nights with kissing our daughter goodnight after she has already gone to sleep. He makes plans and decisions on his own — without me — including about money matters.

Am I overreacting when I complain? I’m contemplating a divorce because I need more than a parttimer for a mate. — Lonely Married Mom Dear Mom: Overreacting?

Frankly, I am surprised that it has taken you this long to write to me.

The person you married appears to be totally detached and more of a roommate than a husband. That he goes for days without speaking to you and your child is emotional cruelty.

Spouses are supposed to socialize together — at least most of the time — and make financial decisions together.

The only positive you’ve mentioned is that he’s the family’s bread-winner.

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Have you started seeing the signs of the holiday season breathing down our necks? Would you like to have an arrangement that would cover several of the holidays with very few changes? It would need to be an organic arrangement that is a little unusual with parts that can carry on for years.

Voila, make a pumpkin succulent arrangement and it will meet all of those expectations.

This is a fun “craft” that doesn’t take a lot of time, and you can go as tame or as wild as you’d like. You need a pumpkin that you like, one that brings you joy. When picking the size, take into consideration where you plan to display it. It can be any color. There are several pumpkin types now, including ones that look like they have peanut shells all over them. When picking the shape, look for a pumpkin that has a bowl dip around the stem; it does not have to be deep.

Ingredients needed are sheet moss or Spanish moss, an assortment of succulents and both liquid and hot glue. A small foam brush is handy for spreading the liquid glue. Extras can include acorns, sweet gum balls, seedpods, dried

A pumpkin succulent arrangement can be modified to work for multiple holidays from Halloween to Christmas.

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flowers and other items you find in the woods.

Interchangeable items are floral picks, seasonal ribbons and candles.

Clean the dirt from your pumpkin. Trim back the stem to its base. Do not carve or make holes in the pumpkin. This is important to ensure your pumpkin lasts a long time.

Most arrangements are on the top one-fourth or onethird of the pumpkin.

Now, spread the liquid glue over the top and pat on the moss. The moss should be about one-half inch thick. Some like moss hanging down and some prefer no moss showing.

It’s your choice.

Next, add your succulents. If you are using a candle, put the candle in first and build succulents around it. Do not glue the candle in place. You may want to swap out the candle according to the holiday.

It is advisable to put your taller succulents around the candle. They can help steady the candle. The succulent stems should be cut short or completely off.

Start with the larger succulents first, placing them toward the middle of your

pumpkin with smaller ones at the edges. Cover the stem and bottom of the succulents with the glue and then place succulents on the moss. Hold in place briefly. It may be easier to use liquid glue on the flat top surface and a glue gun to attach succulents on the slopes.

It’s hard to believe but the hot glue on the underside or stem of the succulent does not seem to affect it. As you are applying the succulents, you can include the seedpods, acorns, etc. Trim the moss to your preference.

For each season you can insert seasonal floral picks in with the succulents. Avoid puncturing the pumpkin. Some ideas are ghosts, scarecrows and black cats for Halloween with turkeys for Thanksgiving. Go wild or classy for Christmas. If you decided to incorporate a candle, you can swap it out and even add ribbons. Candles can be white, multicolor, red for Christmas, orange for Thanksgiving, purple for Halloween and glittery if you’d like. As you can tell, this is your creation.

To take care of your

pumpkin, keep it out of direct sunlight. Lightly mist the pumpkin once a week. Avoid letting water pool at the pumpkin stem.

Although you can keep your pumpkin in the house for up to a week at a time, give it some rejuvenation outdoors in a semi-shady location two to three times a week.

When you are finished with your pumpkin, you can successfully plant the succulents in your garden or in pots. If your pumpkin succumbs and starts to rot, just peel off the entire succulent top. It has been suggested, that placing the pumpkin atop a piece of ¼-inch thick cardboard, will help keep moisture from collecting underneath and will prevent the pumpkin from rotting prematurely.

By the way, little miniature pumpkins look cute with just a few succulents right at the base of the stem. They make great place-card holders or guest party favors.

Want to know more about pumpkin succulent arrangements? Morgan County Master Gardeners is conducting a free lunch and learn workshop on this topic and other succulent crafts. Join us on Oct. 9, noon, at the Aquadome.

— Susan Ledbetter is a member of the Morgan County Master Gardeners Association. Members write columns periodically with gardening tips. mcmga.plantsale@gmail. com

HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS Aries (March 21-April 19): You do well because you work hard and because how much work you put in is something you have complete control over.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): People who are comfortable in themselves are easy to be around.

You’ll have talks with friends where nothing of note gets said and yet so much gets shared.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Wherever possible, handle things up close and in person. It’s the close range where misunderstandings get cleared up.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): It’s OK to expect a certain tone from people and distance yourself from lesser behavior, especially

if the moodiness could be part of some pattern of emotional manipulation.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Welcome the unknown. Make friends with fear. Ideally, a comfort zone is ever-expanding. This way, you can be comfortable in many different situations.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Life is a little like grammar today. You don’t have to know why a thing is technically wrong to know that it sounds wrong.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Improvements aren’t always done with action. Sometimes what helps things along is more of an understanding.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You

don’t want to disrupt others, upset the status quo or risk the decline that could happen after a shake-up.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The bigger the group, the more anonymous people feel, the more likely some will be to heed baser instincts.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Not every relationship has to be a love story. People connect in different ways. Trying to force the connection into a category may reduce it to something less beautiful.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When should you do what you don’t want to do? This question will keep coming up. Gently

encouraging yourself to do the bigger thing.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You ask more of yourself than you ask of others and also more of yourself than others ask of themselves. Are you being too hard? That should define the limits of your demands.

Today’s birthday: An early theme of this solar journey centers around peace, knowing what it means to you and creating more of it. A state of tranquility allows you to do something productive with all the learning and circumstances caused by past trials. Taurus and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 33, 25, 17 and 4.

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Dan Busey Decatur Daily

When I woke up Sept.

3, I thought it would be an ordinary Tuesday. I planned to begin looking for a daily feature photograph before everyone was at work or school.

Instead, I was instructed to go to Elkmont immediately for an occurrence I never anticipated: A 14-year-old was accused of shooting and killing his

five family members.

While racing to the scene, my mind was not focused on what had taken place, but instead how to cope with this scenario. The outcome of the mass shooting was something I had never photographed during my short career in photojournalism.

I arrived in Elkmont to find that the street on which the shooting occurred had been closed

to traffic. I began searching the community — to no avail — for anyone who might have gathered as a result of the incident.

When media access to the road was granted, our reporter, Marian Accardi, and I made our way to the home.

After we left the scene, we were told that the community would be gathering for a noon vigil at a local church for those grieving the shooting.

Suddenly, because people were taking time to grieve together in spite of their busy schedules, the gruesome reality set in.

I am not sure what is to be done, but things cannot continue this way. I snapped a photo of Carl Evans, right, welcoming Robert Phraner before the vigil began at the church. It was a simple gesture of welcoming, but it gave the impression that community residents can move past this horrible

incident together.

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About the photographer: Daniel

Behind the Lens Busey is a North is a photo column Carolina native that explores who has been with The Decatur the thoughts Daily since 2018. and mechanics He earned an behind images of associate’s degree the community Dan Busey taken by Decatur in photojourDaily photojournalists. nalism from Randolph These photos resonate Community College in with the photographer, Asheboro, North Caroeither through the story lina. He has previously behind the shot or the worked for The Dispatch image itself. of Lexington.

CHATTERBOX

Morgan educators enjoy retirement

WENDY LANG

Retirees and elder law Members of the Morgan County Education Retirees Association kicked off a new year Tuesday at Central United Methodist Church. Officers for the coming year are Rex Cheatham, president; Kathy Clark, first vice president; Bobby Simmons, second

vice president; Carol Harris, recording secretary; Diann Barnes, corresponding secretary; Bill Ellinger, treasurer; John Bell , parliamentarian; Cookie Calvin, historian; and Kathryn Landers, hostess coordinator.

Greeting members as they arrived were Calvin, Simmons and William Fowler.

BJ Gray delivered the devotional. Following a time of food and fellowship, they welcomed Amy Burks as their special guest. Retiree Burks was the first UniServ director in this area years ago. Mary Lou Boyle was also in attendance. She is a former UniServ director

and classroom teacher.

Connie Glass , certified elder law attorney, presented a most informative presentation on elder law.

The lively group had many questions for Glass, who was eager to assist.

The group also honored Etta Freeman, who was recently recognized by the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame at their annual award ceremony in Montgomery as being 100 years or older. Freeman, who turned 102 this summer, is still active within the organization and the community.

This organization meets

Kenzie Bowling in New York City’s Times Square, where she’s featured on a billboard.

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the second Tuesday of each month from September through May. All retired educators are welcome and encouraged to attend.

entire month of September showcasing New York Fashion Week.

Kenzie has been featured on several magazine covers and is headed to LA Fashion Times Square model Week in March. It’s been Kenzie Bowling from Deca- quite a year for this young tur has proven to be a lady! successful young model.

At the age of 11 she has Remembering 9/11 attended 5 years of New with service The Volunteer Center of York Fashion Week, but this was her first anniver- Morgan County served as sary with Supermodels a Youth Service America Unlimited. She was hon- Lead Agency, mobilizing ored to be one of the young people to lead volyoungest models and to unteer service projects that be featured on not one but help meet community needs two billboards in Times on the 9/11 Day of Service & Square. It will be up the Remembrance last week.

In remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Volunteer Center partnered with Priceville High School, Priceville Junior High, Decatur Heritage, VFW, and Modern Woodmen to meet local needs. This also allowed them the opportunity to thank our veterans and provide items for homeless veterans in this area.

— Freelance columnist Wendy Lang writes Chatterbox. Send news and high resolution photos to chatterbox35603@gmail. com.

Cookie Calvin, left, and Etta Freeman at a Morgan County Education Retirees Association event.

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Spies very much like us “Berta Isla: A Novel,” by Javier Marías, (Alfred A. Knopf), $28.94 hardcover, 479 pages.

By Mary Kay Temple For The Decatur Daily

When a novel introduces its two chief characters as the most popular kids in their school, readers know trouble is brewing.

Berta Isla is pretty, and so sweet-tempered that her peers in their mid1960s Spanish high school aren’t even jealous, while Tomás Nevinson, son of a Spanish mother and an English expatriate father, is cute, funny, and equally well-liked.

Berta’s good humor conceals what the narrator identifies as a monolithic stubbornness. A true child

of the Baby Boom, she gets what she wants or else, including Tom. Tom’s absolute lack of self-consciousness conceals an equally absolute lack of self-awareness.

When Tom goes to Oxford, he makes what the middle classes call a “bad choice”: a decision based on insufficient data, as we all do at some point.

His brilliant career in British Intelligence wreaks unavoidable havoc on his marriage to the girl-backhome, Berta.

Both find their lives shaped, or according to their own estimates, warped, by their personalities, though they prefer to blame circumstances and other people, which makes them just like the rest of us.

The spy novel traditionally ranges from lowbrow fantasy to serious literature, and Javier Marías’ latest novel belongs to the second category. The form of the novel here mimics its content: None of the characters are completely to be trusted, since their judgments are limited by what they are. Unlike genre fiction, the serious spy novel, like all complex modern literature, leaves many things unanswered, because the answers are less important than the questions. Why does Berta stay with Tom? Because she decided to, long before she had any idea what that would entail? Why does Tom stay in a job he finds nerve-wracking and morally corrupt? Because he’s good at it and loves it

as ambivalently as Berta loves him?

Not only are the characters’ words unreliable, the story itself doesn’t clarify their motives. A minor character, one of a rogues’ gallery of eccentrics, describes the spy business as a third-person omniscient narrator who knows all and manipulates the characters. In fact, Marías’ narrative alternates between Berta’s first-person point of

view and a rather irritating third-person narrator who incorrectly, or mischievously, confuses his or her gender-neutral voice with the true omniscient, the voice readers are supposed to trust, which is definitely not present in this novel, nor in much fiction since the mid-20th century, when it perished with other certainties.

Marías’ point is that very little in “real life” is clear, and that fiction should remind us of that fact. The alternative point of view supplies us with information that the characters themselves do not know or recognize, but neither it nor Berta tell us everything. If we can’t trust these people, however, we are inexorably drawn to care what happens to them, as one ominous and potentially catastrophic event leads to another. Berta and Tom could well be us.

Fiction 1. “A Better Man” by Louise Penny (Minotaur) 2. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens (Putnam) 3. “The Girl Who Lived Twice”

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Nonfiction BOOK REVIEW

1. “Educated” by Tara Westover (Random House) 2. “Becoming” by Michelle Obama (Crown) 3. “Radicals, Resistance and Revenge” by Jeanine Pirro (Center Street) 4. “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah (Spiegel & Grau) 5. “The Pioneers” by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster) 6. “Three Women” by Lisa Taddeo (Avid Reader) 7. “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone” by Lori Gottlieb Houghton (Mifflin Harcourt) 8. “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari (Harper) 9. “How to be an Antiracist”

by Ibram X. Kendi (One World) 10. “Trick Mirror” by Jia Tolentino (Random House) 11. “Thank You for My Service” by Mat Best with Ross Patterson and Nils Parker (Bantam) 12. “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo (Beacon Press) 13. “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson (Spiegel & Grau)

German POWs learned American principles in Georgia ryn Roe Coker and Jason Wetzel, (History Press: Charleston, S.C.), $24.99 paperback.

By John Davis For The Decatur Daily

Few know about the thousands of German and Italian prisoners of war held throughout World War II in Georgia. Prisoners poured into the United States once the Allies invaded North Africa.

Whole contingents of Italians were rounded up, together with vast numbers of the well-trained, often fanatically Nazi, German Africa Corps.

The presence of these many people made for a host of problems. Where would they live? Given U.S. Corps of Engineer guidance and materials, they were to build their own camps. This was hardly slave labor, as they were paid by a fund set aside due to the Geneva Convention. This convention also ensured that prisoners’ rights to a healthy environment, medical treatment, adequate food, recreation, and religious freedom existed. Despite an early rocky road to ensuring these all came about, for the most part the United States lived up to its obligations.

As a relatively unknown wartime home front story, this work is impeccable.

Dr. Kathryn Roe Coker has been a career Department of the Army historian.

Together with fellow Department of the Army historian, communications master, and teacher Jason Wetzel, they’ve offered a study which goes beyond mere factual collations. We find for instance that early on, the “United States ruled outside the camps, but the Nazis ruled within.” This is because early efforts to bring vast numbers of men under control was left to the Axis chain of command.

Many, particularly Africa Corps officers and NCOs, were Nazis. In time, with application of general goodwill and investigation of mysterious murders of prisoners by Nazi enforcers, the tables turned.

American rules, practices, and principles of democracy were introduced to soldiers brought up under fascist and Nazi blind obedience.

English classes began. A commissary system which allowed purchases beyond basic food needs came into existence. Recreation in the form of well-tended gardens, soccer fields, and athletic areas were helpful in showing that a free people could also be magnanimous. Indeed, German religious practices were respected, and even their funeral services were self-organized. Compared to prison camps in other nations, few prisoners died of maltreatment.

Regular visits by inspectors sought to alleviate American fears that prisoners were being “coddled.” If anything, prisoners welcomed the opportunities to create paintings, work on local farms, and generally have a daily purpose to their existence. The money they made as scrip could then be used for purchases of cigarettes and soft drinks.

Most significantly, however, is a social development. Georgians came to see prisoners quite often, harmlessly pursuing work projects, or visiting their comrades.

Americans were delighted to learn of the “University of America” idea being presented to the former

Nazis.

Of particular note was the haste with which prisoners soaked up news of the war, for the first time presented in an objective way. The hallmarks of a free society, an open press, religious freedom, a right to read other points of view, and general wellbeing won over many prisoners. Indeed, once Italy changed sides in 1943, some 35,000 Italians freely entered Italian Service Units which helped with the U.S. War Effort.

Roe Coker and Wetzel have written an informative, thoughtful, and comprehensive book.

They tell of varied aspects at numerous camps throughout Georgia. Most

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ROOFING 5601 HWY 31 S 4105- Homes For SaleHARTSELLE, AL Priceville 256-773-1177 3420 OAK STREET 3 bdrm, 2 ba., cottage home, move-in ready, new HVAC, windows, cabinets, roof and so much more. Priceville schools, $149,900. MLS 1113547 Call Tina Terry 256-566-4313 Re/Max Platinum

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RV - BUMPER PULL 37.58 FT, 3 SLIDES, 2 a/c, dry wt 8,795 lbs., payload capacIty 2,345 lbs, hitch wt 980 lbs., RV care pkg/roadside hazard 24 mos, potty dolly and accessories, 950 total miles on the road. $27,500. Serious inquires only. Appointment to see, please call Bob at 850-896-8007

YAMAHA 1300 2001 ROYAL Star Venture, perfect condition, low miles, kept covered. $5,000. Savannah, TN, 731-438-0955

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Lynn Layton Ford 877-204-4490

CHEVROLET:

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2018 $18,995. Loaded, RS Package, sunroof, leather, navigation, alloys. For more info text 71DO to 27414.

Lynn Layton Cadillac Nissan 866-363-4787

2015 $16,995 EX, Local 2018 $11,950 #P1657 Nice 2018 #8-9391 For more info one owner, sunroof, alloys, car, low payments. For more text 3NJP to 27414. only 40 k miles. For more info text 0S0T to 27414. info text 8AWG to 27414.

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Culpepper Auto Sales FORD: Decatur 877-640-6543 256-734-9400/855-621-9951 Champion of Decatur TOYOTA: 2016 $29,995 Certified Cullman, AL 855-646-8361 Luxury Collection, Moon2015 $22,995 XLT Local roof, Leather, Navigation, CHEVROLET: HYUNDAI: one owner trade in, low Loaded, 30k mi. For more 2018 $16,990 #365AG miles, only 40 k, and more. info text C6QT to 27414.

For more info text 2EO7 to For more info text 4FLY to Lynn Layton Cadillac 2011 $5,995 or trade. LT, 2016 $11,800 SE #091AK. 27414.

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Hwy 31 South Decatur 256-734-9400/855-621-9951 $9,800, 256-345-5920 or 877-927-2388 Cullman, AL 256-773-4440 HYUNDAI: 2017 #7-0233P. For more CHEVROLET: CADILLAC: info text 3IQG to 27414.

VOLVO: S40, 2000 $2,000. , 2016 $14,995 Limited, 2 FOR 2!

Lynn Layton Ford LT $4,995. leather, alloys, PW, PDL, 877-204-4490 2016 $26,995 Certified, 2008 cruise, keyless, and more. CLEAN TITLE, RUNS one owner, navigation, DrivFor more info text 4FNR to WELL. Some cosmetic is- FORD: ers Awareness Package. sues, but a good car. Would Motors 27414.

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GOOD air, 4 cylinder, tan, 4 JONES 256-740-2143 CHEVROLET: Lynn Layton Ford 2018 #1-5393 LS, back up door, only 93k miles! Good email phoebejonze@gmail.

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Vehicles Chevy 2018 $28,995 Leather, rear 877-927-3525 buckets, alloys, backup Lynn Layton CHEVROLET: camera and more. For more Chevy 2016 #4-1476. For more infor text 5FBB to 27414. info text BWB7 to 27414.

Lynn Layton Cadillac CHEVROLET: 877-927-3525 Nissan 866-363-4787 2016 #4-3440. Back up Lynn Layton camera. For more info text Chevy GMC: 8ERU to 27414.

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350/350, silver with 2016 $12,300 #335AK. 877-927-3525 CHEVROLET: black stripes on hood For more info text 1IYE to Lynn Layton 877-927-3525 and trunk, black interior, 27414.

Chevy Lynn Layton $11,000. Call 256-856Chevy 2018 $12,950 #P1668 CHEVROLET: 4302.

ONLY 4k miles, low payBRAMLETT GMC: ments. Save! For more info Hwy 31 South Decatur text C96I to 27414.

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For more info text 73N4 to KIA: Champion of Decatur 1999 $4,750 #707AG. For 27414.

855-646-8361 more info text 3820 to 877-927-3525 27414.

CHRYSLER: Lynn Layton 2015 $13,750 #10647A BRAMLETT Chevy LOW miles, nice. For more Hwy 31 South Decatur FORD ROADSTER, 1929, info text BL0R to 27414.

877-927-2388 $29,950, MSD B & M 2012 $9,995 #204AG For 350 Edelbrock Aluminum more info text 6HF8 to Champion of Decatur GMC: JIMMY, 2000 Heads, nine inch Ford rear, 27414.

855-646-8361 $2,000. For sale or side chrome headers, MosCHEVROLET: CORBRAMLETT KIA: SEPHIA, 2001 COLD er axles, 256-766-4900 trade 2000 GMC JimVETTE, 2007 $18,000, Hwy 31 South Decatur air, good mechanically, my Diamond Series. silver, 70,200 miles, Very 877-927-2388 ISUZU: TROOPER, 1986 $1,700. 256-227-4316. $2,000 OBO will trade Clean! Loaded! Garage ONE owner, never wrecked, for a utility trailer enLEXUS: kept, Pictures on request. good condition, 130,000 closed preferably. Runs 931-332-1602 miles, antique tags, $3,000. good with cold air, has Savannah, TN, 731-4384WD but needs brake 2014 $19,495 #154AG. 0955. work. Please contact 256-443-9232.

BRAMLETT 8165- Sport Utility Hwy 31 South Decatur HONDA: CRV-EXL, 2013 877-927-2388 Vehicles BLACK, one owner, imDIAMOND: 8.5X24, LEXUS: IS-250, 2007 maculate, 77K miles, Mi2008 $4,900.

Car $4,200, silver with leather, ACURA: chelin tires, loaded, many hauler enclosed utility all wheel drive, 235,000, extras, Honda serviced. trailer with dual 3500 very nice, 256-394-3316 2008 $6,750 or trade. $16,500 OBO. 256-762lb axles, V-nose, ramp 256-394-6310 (Florence) and side door, electric 4-Door, 4 cylinder, auto, 1461 brakes, new tires. Hardblue, fully loaded, all wheel MAZDA: HONDA: PILOT EXL, ly used. Plenty of room drive SUV! 2006 $5,200. 206K miles, for car, tools, and more!

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2017 $23,888 #713AG For 855-621-9951 256-627-0970. more info text 4EKX to Cullman, AL DODGE: 27414.

HONDA: PILOT, 2011 BRAMLETT Get results fast with the $10,500, white, 126,000 , Hwy 31 South Decatur miles, 256-332-4354 DecaturDaily Classifieds.

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2014

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Nissan 866-363-4787 Nissan 866-363-4787 NISSAN: ALTIMA, 2010 CADILLAC: Motors $5,500 OBO, 2-door Coupe, Decatur 877-640-6543 2.5 automatic, cold air, tilt, cruise, loaded, Bluetooth, back-up camera, very nice! 2017 $51,995 Certified JEEP: Luxury Collection, Naviga256-275-2276 tion, Moonroof, 22” wheels NISSAN: and more. For more info text 2017 #8-7423. For more info 7KH7 to 27414. text BTQ6 to 27414.

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2015 $28,975 #975G 2016 $15,750 #P1631 SV, Nissan 866-363-4787 well equipped, priced to sell.

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2017 $18,605 #105G For CHEVROLET: Motors Culpepper Auto Sales more info text 7TEG to Decatur 877-640-6543 256-734-9400/855-621-9951 27414.

JEEP: Cullman, AL BRAMLETT 2018 $21,995. Premier Hwy 31 South Decatur Package, plus 1LT Package FORD: TAURUS SEL, 877-927-2388 alloys, PW, PDL, cruise, 2016 $14,000, white, extra keyless. For more info text 2017 $15,750 #10491A One clean, V6, 69,288 miles, owner, certified. For more 89IK to 27414.

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Lynn Layton Cadillac ence area) Nissan 866-363-4787 FORD: THUNDERBIRD, 2016 $19,995 Certified, Champion of Decatur 2004 $18,000. Convertible alloys, keyless, push button CHEVROLET: 855-646-8361 with hard top, Red, LOW start, navigation. For more JEEP: , MILES, 30K. Garage info text 5Z0V to 27414.

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KIA: BRAMLETT Motors TRAILBLAZER, Hwy 31 South Decatur Decatur 877-640-6543 2014 $12,995 Auto, V6, 877-927-2388 2003 $3,995. alloys, PW, PDL, cruise.

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Shaannon would like to take this opportunity to thank his customers and new friends forr allowing him to deliver frienndly and professiionall sales advice. This is an achhievement that Shannon extends to you. It woould be Shannon’s honor to meet youu soon.

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2015 Nissan Frontier SV Crew Cab

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2017 Nissan Sentra SV

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2017 Honda Ridgeline RTL

$18,995

$25,995 2018 Ford F-150 XLT Crew Cab

ES, PW, PDL, Alloys,Keyless, 3rd Row, only 18K miles, and more (For more info text 8C7S to 27414).

2016 Toyota Tacoma Sport Crew Cab

V6, Sport Package, Crew Cab, SR5, PW, PDL, Cruise, Alloys, and more.

(For more info text A9OL to 27414)

$28,995

2019 Mazda CX3 Touring Leather, Roof, Navigation, Alloys, Loaded (For more info text 7LVM to 27414)

$17,995

2015 Ford Explorer XLT XLT, Local One Owner Trade In, Low Miles Only 40K, and more.

(For more info text 4FLY to 27414)

$22,995

$16,995

RTL Package, Loaded, Leather, Navigation, One Owner (For more info text 858W to 27414)

Crew Cab, V-8, XLT,5.0 V8, Leather,Power Running Boards, XM, Chrome Wheels, (For more info text 5SNP to 27414)

$26,995 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan GT

GT, Leather, Nav, Heated Seats, Power Seats,Power Sliding Doors, Alloys (For more info text 7L26 to 27414)

$22,995 2018 GMC Acadia SLT

SLT, Leather, Rear Buckets, Alloys, Backup Camera and more.

(For more info text 5FBB to 27414)

$28,995

2019 Toyota Camry SE Sport Edition, Alloys, Spoiler, Power Seat, Push Button Start, and more.

(For more info text 4DJ9 to 27414)

$21,995

2015 Hyundai Sonata Limited

Leather, Alloys, PW, PDL,Cruise, Keyless, and more.

(For more info text 4FNR to 27414)

$14,995

2018 VW Tiguan Ltmd.

Automatic, Local One Owner Trade In, Only 10K Miles (For more info text 8CPB to 27414)

$20,995

2018 Chevrolet Equinox

Premier Package, Plus 1LT Package, Alloys, PW, PDL, Cruise, Keyless.

(For more info text 89IK to 27414)

$21,995

2018 Dodge Charger R/T

Hemi,Roof, Nav, Local One Owner Trade In, Only 13K Miles (For more info text 5KQM to 27414)

$28,995

2011 Cadillac Escalade Platinum

Loaded, Platinum Edition, Nav, Moonroof, DVD, AWD, and more.

(For more info text A9MG to 27414)

$24,995

2013 Ford Edge Limited Loaded, Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, Chrome Wheels.

(For more info text 89JQ to 27414)

$15 ,995

2019 Toyota Sienna XLE Loaded, 8 Passenger, Leather, Sunroof, Navigation,and more.

(For more info text 8EN4 to 27414)

$30,995

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#10710A

2005 FORD F-150 XLT 4WD PRICED TO SELL

#10341A

2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN PRICE REDUCTION

#10595A

2008 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER LOW MILES, NICE

$5,750

$6,750

$7,450

*For more info text 1APL to 27414.t

*For more info text 363Q to 27414.

*For more info text BL1S to 27414.

#P1694

2012 NISSAN ROGUE

SPECIAL EDITION - WON’T LAST

#10146A

2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID

#P1687A

$11,850

*For more info text 36JZ to 27414.

#10681A

2013 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY

#10406C

#P1657

#P1668

$11,900 *For more info text 3GXZ to 27414.

NICE CAR, LOW PAYMENTS

$11,950 *For more info text 0S0T to 27414.

#10354A

#10401A

*For more info text 6FGM to 27414.

*For more info text 1SHM to 27414.

LOCAL TRADE

**For more info text 17N2 to 27414.

*For more info text 1N2R to 27414.

$10,850

*For more info text 1EBS to 27414.

2018 NISSAN VERSA

$7,950

$7,950

ONE OWNER, NICE

*For more info text 3MA8 to 27414.

2014 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ

SUNROOF, LOW MILES

PRICED TO SELL

2016 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT

LOCAL TRADE, GREAT PAYMENTS

$8,950

2010 FORD FOCUS SE

2010 NISSAN MURANO

2013 KIA SORENTO

ONE OWNER, LOADED UP

$8,950

#10513A

#10524A

2018 CHEVY SPARK

ONLY 4K MILES, SAVE, SAVE, LOW PAYMENTS

$12,450

*For more info text C96I to 27414.t

$10,950

2012 NISSAN XTERRA PRO X

2014 CHRYSLER 200 CERTIFIED, SHARP

LOCAL TRADE, NICE

$12,950

#10322A

NICE LOCAL TRADE

$13,750 **For more info text 6FT8 to 27414.

*For more info text 1KCN to 27414.

HEMI #10328A

#10218D

2014 JEEP CHEROKEE

2011 FORD F-150 XLT

NICE LOCAL TRADE

ONE OWNER, CPOV

#10506C

2012 DODGE RAM SLT 4WD

$15,450

$14,950

$14,950

*For more info text 1FYN to 27414.

*For more info text 10VC to 27414.

*For more info text 1CLZ to 27414.

#10650A

#10559A

#10409B

2014 INFINITI Q50

2017 JEEP RENEGADE

*For more info text 0VA1 to 27414.

#P1656

#10697B

$19,850

#10248A

#10653A

READY TO GO

2017 TOYOTA RAV4

ONE OWNER - SHARP

LOADED UP AND ITS BRAND NEW, CPOV, SAVE

CERTIFIED, 6K MILES, WOW! SAVE!

$22,450

$23,500

*For more info text 2YZZ to 27414.

*For more info text 51R9 to 27414.

*For more info text 18MN to 27414.

$21,500

*For more info text 6EE4 to 27414.

$19,850

*For more info text 1PSN to 27414.

2018 CHRYSLER 300

$16,950

$17,950

*For more info text 1DVOto 27414.

2018 DODGE JOURNEY CROSSROADS

$15,750

ONE OWNER, GREAT DEAL

2007 DODGE RAM 2500 2WD

*For more info text 0F8Q to 27414.

#P1638

ONE OWNER TRADE IN

2018 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

CERTIFIED, ONLY 12K MILES, SAVE

$17,950

2016 TOYOTA CAMRY LE

#10536B

2016 NISSAN ROGUE SV

2013 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED

LOADED UP, SUPER NICE

$17,950

#10527A

SXT PLUS, CERTIFIED, SAVE

*For more info text 0UL3 to 27414.

SUPER LOW MILES

*For more info text 2W70 to 27414.

#10043A

#10600A

ONE OWNER, CERTIFIED

ONLY 6K MILES, PRICED TO SELL

2018 JEEP 2016 JEEP GRAND WRANGLER UNLIMITED CHEROKEE LAREDO

$24,950

$34,830

*For more info text 0OXR to 27414.

**For more info text C978 to 27414.

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