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Who’s who running for City Council COMMUNITY 2-3

Public push City needs its own school system

Tackling tons Charter Commission recommends of trees number of changes

COMMENTARY 6

BY JOE EARLE

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Last summer, the Dunwoody Charter Commission had to move its meetings to a larger room to accommodate the crowds that gathered to watch, listen to, and comment on the commission’s work. But for its final meeting on Sept. 25, the commission attracted an audience made up only of a pair of Boy Scouts working on merit badges, the adult who drove them to the meeting, a lone city councilman and a pair of newspaper reporters. The commissioners spent months reviewing and discussing Dunwoody’s charter, the city’s foundation document, to see whether they thought any changes should be made by state lawmakers as the city reaches its fifth year of operation.

Residents become U.S. citizens at river ceremony AROUND TOWN 7

Leaf blower Time to check out local autumn colors OUT & ABOUT 11

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City may stay with asterisk logo a bit longer BY JOE EARLE

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Drew Cutright, right, development coordinator for the city, works alongside Taylor Gherardi, a freshman at Georgia Tech, during “Clean, Fix, Shine-Up Dunwoody” at Brook Run Park on Sept. 28. Volunteers hoped to plant 300 trees in the park. More photos on page 19.

Is Dunwoody’s logo a no-go? Not just yet, it appears. The budget that Mayor Mike Davis and City Manager Warren Hutmacher presented to City Council this year included a recommendation that the city spend $40,000 for a logo redo. The reason? Well, in its short life, the city asterisk – yes, the city logo is the name “Dunwoody” with an asterisk – has had few fans and plenty of critics. Some residents just plain don’t like it. “Do I think it’s the perfect brand to represent where our citizens are today? Perhaps not,” said city spokesman Bob Mullen, director of the city’s public relations department, SEE SOME, PAGE 22

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David Davis Occupation: Small business owner Prior political experience: None Why are you seeking this position? I look forward serving as a voice for the citizens of District 1. My Number One priority as a city council member is to ensure that the taxes are kept low and reduced where waste is found. I believe that the relative youth of our city gives us an advantage that we must maintain. A lean city that avoids pitfalls - such as patronage jobs, exorbitant pension obligations, and costly frivolous litigation - can deliver quality service without burdening

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tax payers. Why should the voters choose you? As a father and business owner, my desire to serve comes from my wish to maintain Dunwoody’s character and safety for future generations. I am not a career politician, and will serve as a much-needed voice for the residents of Dunwoody; a voice of accountability with regard to wasteful spending; and a check for those who wish to force their will upon our city. Campaign webpage: www.votedaviddavis.com Henly Shelton Occupation: Professional management and sales consultant Prior political experience: 30 years in the international corporate world. Why are you seek-

ing this position? I am disappointed by the apparent lack of communication between citizens and their government. I don’t know who council members are listening to, but it’s not the people turning out at meetings speaking to them. The council believes they’ve communicated. What they haven’t done is find out whether anybody heard them. Why should the voters choose you? I’m not tied to any special interests. I don’t have any developers behind me. Anything we decide to do, it will have to benefit the residents of Dunwoody, and the benefits will be measurable. Campaign webpage: www.henlyfordunwoody.com Denis Shortal Occupation: Retired Marine and airline pilot Prior political experience: CoChair and Treasurer of Dunwoody Yes. Dunwoody City Council and Mayor Pro Tem December, 2008 - present. Why are you seeking this position? To continue the progress that has been made across the entire spectrum to enhance our city and the quality of life of our citizens within the fiscal capabilities of the city’s revenues. Why should the voters choose you? The number one reason citizens should vote for me is that I have done what I told the citizens I would do when I first ran for office in 2008. I will continue to do what I tell the citizens I will do. I have proven myself as a good steward of the taxpayers’ dollars. We have kept taxes low, have run a surplus every year and have a strong reserve fund. We have a “right sized” police force, the quality of which is second to none. I will continue to work to enhance the infrastructure of our city and the quality of life of all our

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citizens ... including working for local control of our schools, limiting the design and construction cost of projects to only what is necessary, and aggressively protecting the quality of life in our residential neighborhoods. Campaign webpage: www.denisshortal.com

Council District 2, Post 2

William A.J. Mercier Occupation: Senior project manager, airframe maintenance planning, Delta Air Lines Prior political experience: Caucus Aide – Ohio House of Representatives (3.5 years); Interim City Clerk (1 year); elected Parish Council President (3 years); commander - Sons of the American Legion (2 years). Why are you seeking this position? A consistent theme I have seen among the other candidates, both personally and through comments of my neighbors, is a lack of real solutions, fresh ideas and acknowledgement of citizen concern. I felt the citizens of Dunwoody, and more specifically District 2, deserved a candidate that would be free thinking, driven to seize upon opportunities in Dunwoody, and motivated by realistic short- and longterm goals. Dunwoody City Council has spent too much time behind closed doors through Executive Sessions. District 2 deserves a candidate that puts citizen input, financial responsibility and open communication in the forefront. I want to serve my community in District 2 by providing a positive, free thinking candidate with no hidden agenda to vote for on Nov. 5. Why should the voters choose you? We have the opportunity to be the standard bearer of the Atlanta suburbs, and we need leaders we can trust who have the citizens’ interest at heart. My experience at both the state and municipal levels of government, and my education in city and regional planning and economics, makes me uniquely qualified to assist the city. My private-sector experience and my previous elected leadership roles have enabled me to have the foresight to create and plan real solutions. I believe in looking forward for the future needs of Dunwoody, and addressing those needs with thorough, practical planning. I believe in playing by the rules and keeping your word with the citizens you serve. I also believe in a transparent city government which the citizens can trust. Let’s take this opportunity to move Dunwoody in a new and positive direction, a direction rooted DUN

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Community in citizen input and proper planning. I would be honored to have your support in keeping Dunwoody moving forward. Jim Riticher Occupation: Engineering & IT management consulting Prior political experience: None Why are you seeking this position? I decided to run after seeing the city’s consistent pattern of tuning out residents while pursuing wasteful and costly projects. Project Renaissance is a great example. The council and city gave a sweetheart deal quickly to an insider developer. They are subsidizing the deal to the tune of $5 to $10 million. They are already approving cost overruns. The residents of Dunwoody are very angry and they want their city back — they demand a real change. Why should voters the choose you? From my engineering background I have real-world experience in listening to clients and helping them craft solutions to their problems. This experience can help get the council and city back on track to solutions for Dunwoody that make sense and save money. The voters of Dunwoody do not need another insider on the council. Campaign webpage: http://www. Riticher.com/ Heyward Wescott Occupation: Operator/owner, Custom Signs Today Prior political experience: I have never held a public office. I have been a positive campaign influence for elections of State Representative, DeKalb Commissioner, Dunwoody City Council, and the Dunwoody mayoral race. Why are you seeking this position? One of my favorite quotes is Gandhi’s: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” That pretty much sums up my approach to community service. Some people are satisfied simply talking in theory about change, and some people roll their sleeves up and get handson. I can’t remember the last time my sleeves weren’t rolled up! It’s probably also why I enjoy being an entrepreneur and small business owner so much. Why should voters choose you? First and foremost I’d say my record of community service speaks for itself. There aren’t many events in Dunwoody I haven’t played a role in. I’ve learned so much by collaborating with fellow organizers, sponsors and the citizens of Dunwoody. While I’ve been very busy behind the scenes over the years, all that work has prepared me for a more visible role as a city councilman where I can put that experience to good use. Secondly, I believe my natural disposition as a good listener will serve me well. Between my wife and two teenage daughters, it’s a skill I’ve had plenty of DUN

opportunity to hone. I tend to be very even-keeled even in the face of adversity, and I owe a lot of that to being a small business owner. Campaign webpage: www.heywardfordunwoody.com

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Sam Eads Occupation: Engineer, business owner Prior political experience: None as a politician, but a lot as a private business owner dealing with clients and

employees. Why are you seeking this position? I entered the race because the current council is not listening to residents. They are grossly mismanaging projects and risking Dunwoody’s financial stability on sweetheart deals for developers. They are wasting money designing overly complicated intersection improvements -- that money could be used to repave the roads faster so we could have all roads repaved in much less than the projected 20 years. Why should voters choose you? My business experience makes me uniquely qualified to help get Dunwoody back on track. As an engineer, I am trained to look at all of the issues of a complex problem, understand their relationships, and create a realistic solution. As a business owner I know how to stick to a budget. Campaign webpage: www.SamForDunwoody.com

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Doug Thompson Occupation: Attorney/accountant Prior political experience: Member of Dunwoody City Council for three years; board member, Dunwoody Homeowners Asso-

ciation Why are you seeking this position? To continue the great works of the city of Dunwoody. Why should voters choose you? Because I will continue to focus on the issues that have the greatest impact on the quality of life/property values in Dunwoody: Schools: I support a Dunwoody school system; Roads: Continue the pace of paving in Dunwoody; Sidewalks: Install more for a safe, family-friendly Dunwoody; Zoning: Protect Dunwoody’s residential character; Codes: Protect property values and community feel; Police: Continue to support Dunwoody Police Department; Parks: Continue to improve all Dunwoody parks; Taxes: Keep taxes low. No tax increases without a vote; Local business: Create an environment for businesses to thrive. Campaign webpage: www.DouglasThompson.blogspot.com; www.Facebook.com/DougForDunwoody www.ReporterNewspapers.net |

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Charter Commission recommends changes CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

The charter itself called for the review at five years. Their debates yielded controversy as some residents objected to a suggestion that the city be allowed, without a vote of the residents, to take over taxation to provide fire services. After protesting crowds JOE EARLE packed meeting after meetFrom left, Charter Commissioners Beverly ing, Commissioner Robert Wingate and Robert Witttenstein, and Wittenstein said the proCommission Chairman Max Lehmann cess turned out to be “much at the group’s ﬁnal public meeting. more difficult than we had ever decide to start a fire department, imagined.” but to allow homeowners a tax discount At the final meeting, Chairman Max on the fire tax to mimic the reduction Lehmann thanked the other commisthey receive through DeKalb County’s sioners for the way they responded to Homestead Option Sales Tax. the controversy. Other provisions include propos“I think we came through it with als to require two, rather than one, City Dunwoody style, with a Dunwoody Council member to sponsor an item to way of handling it, with grace,” Lehmget it on the council’s agenda; to allow ann said. the city manager to move money withCouncilman Terry Nall also thanked in the city budget; and to remove a prothe commissioners for their work. “I’m vision making the mayor and counreally here on behalf of a grateful city,” cil members ex officio members of city Nall told them. “You’ve been at this sevboards. eral months. You’ve been at this week afThe report goes to the state Legister week. This is a very important part of lature, the body that approves the city the history of Dunwoody.” charter. The five members of the comAnd Commissioner Beverly Wingate mission were chosen by the three lawsaid the public fuss over the charter remakers who represent Dunwoody – Sen. view may have had an unintended side Fran Millar of Dunwoody and Reps. eﬀect. “I do think some people do know Tom Taylor of Dunwoody and Mike Jamore about the charter,” she said. cobs of Brookhaven – and Mayor Mike The commission in early October Davis and the City Council. was wrapping up its final report, which The report to lawmakers will include City Clerk Sharon Lowery said is due a list of the proposals the commissionlater in the month. ers considered, but decided not to recCommissioners decided to recomommend. Those suggestions, commismend several significant changes to the sioners said, could be considered again charter, including a provision allowing when the next Charter Review Commisthe city to use a special tax to fund fire sion meets. protection services, should the council

Council candidates scheduled to meet in public forums Candidates for Dunwoody City Council are scheduled to meet in public debate on Oct. 17 at Dunwoody High School. The debate, sponsored by the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, begins at 7 p.m. and continues until 9 p.m. at the high school, which is located

at 5035 Vermack Road. All eight candidates running for the council have been invited to take part. Dunwoody United Methodist scheduled a meet-the-candidates session from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Oct. 6 at the church, which is located at 1548 Mount Vernon Road.

Dunwoody Government Calendar The Dunwoody City Council usually meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Dunwoody City Hall located at 41 Perimeter Center East Suite No. 103. For a complete and up to date schedule of Dunwoody City meetings, visit http://www.dunwoodyga.gov/Residents/Calendar.aspx

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The life cycle of a city project The city of Dunwoody undertakes many projects each year, from highly complex infrastructure projects to building playgrounds and retiming traffic signals. **IMPORTANT NOTE** Oftentimes, residents ask how projects areThese Illustrator color swatches should only be used when printing CMYK (Process) colors. chosen, what the project process entails Please refer to the Dunwoody Brand Style Guide for proper use of this mark. and how project timing is determined. A straightforward way to explain the life cycle of a city project would be to compare it to an average home renovation or addition project. For example, a homeowner might want Michael Smith to improve the appeal and functionality of their home through the addition of a new Public Works Director deck. It could provide a new area for social gatherings, quiet escape and a space for outdoor relaxation. After staff has poured over the ideas, With the family in agreement on the presentations and renderings, the city goals and objectives of the project, the hosts public meetings to solicit citizen general planning process begins. Each feedback on the conceptual design. family member weighs in on what the perPublic input and guidance from City fect deck will include and how it will look. Council are sent back to the consultant to However, the reality of a new deck complete a final design. During this time, weighed against the wants, needs and budcity staff works with the contractor to flesh get may alter the final outcome. To meet out the details of the design, including sureveryone’s expectations, the family reveying the property and gathering inforsearches contractors, attains cost estimates, mation about the area where the new park selects a contractor and deck design, agrees will be placed. There may arise a need for on materials, sets a schedule, obtains persoil samples, hydrology and stormwater mits, and undertakes construction. studies, realignment of sewer pipes, etc. And with a little luck, Upon completion of and no change to the conthe final design, the construction schedule, great struction plans are subweather and appropriate mitted for permitting code compliance inspecthrough appropriate tions, the new deck is built agencies. Depending on and comes in right on budthe park project complexget. ity and timing, as well as Now let’s compare that process to what the proper approvals and permitting from the city would need to go about building a the county and various state agencies, it new city park. We’ll first assume the need could be several months to more than a and idea for the new park was identified year before park construction can begin. through a community-driven master planFollowing final review and approvals, city ning process. staff will then advertise a bid for the conOnce the need for the project has been struction of the new park. identified, the City Council appropriates After receiving competitive bids, the fiinitial funding for projects through the nal approval of the project by the councity’s annual budget process which typcil occurs when they vote to award a conically occurs in September and October struction contract. of each year. During budget discussions, As detailed through this comparison to the project is vetted against other priorities homeowner additions, municipal projects and budgets. Larger capital projects are ofcan appear daunting and complex. In adten funded in phases over multiple years, dition, large projects undertaken by the which means the project is reviewed and city are multi-year in total lifespan, and discussed in multiple budget cycles. typically involve a minimum of four (ofAfter funding a project, the city then ten more) opportunities to discuss or exseeks proposals for the design of the new amine the project with citizens in a public park along with associated planning costs. meeting. The public process needs to be Proposal requests typically explain the vitransparent so at each step along the way sion for the new park including its locacitizens can engage with council members tion, potential amenities, special features, and involve themselves to help guide the and other aspects identified by the comproject to best meet the needs and desires munity-based plan. of the community. Once design proposals come in, city Residents are urged to learn more staff reviews each, and a consultant is seabout various city projects and programs lected. The consultant then goes to the by attending the twice-monthly City drawing board to create a few conceptuCouncil meetings and specific project inal designs for the city to review. These can formation meetings. To find out more visinclude storyboards, artist renderings or it www.dunwoodyga.gov or give us a call computer drawings. at 678-382-6700.

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With private education costly, the need to improve the public sector is essential Being a proponent of public education, I find it difficult to abandon it and look to private schools to be the answer. Having 11 grandchildren, five of whom have been or are being educated privately, I have seen the terrible financial burden put on a young family to provide such an education. Most families, even if given vouchers to supplement the costs, would not have the financial resources to put their children through private education. Those with more than three children would, for all practical purposes, be shut out completely. With that as a background, the need to improve and preserve the public sector becomes more and more important. School systems, like any organizations, have a point at which they function best. These points are marked by: the number of students, the size of the budget, the number of employees, the facilities and JIM the physical area. Any of those, if they become too large, lead to the degradation of efficiency of manREDOVIAN agement. A system becomes so large that management is forced to move to the middle and distance themGUEST COLUMN selves from the crowd. Understanding of specific and individual needs begin to blur. Contact with decision makers becomes almost impossible, and the student as an individual begins to erode. On the local level, the everyday professionals in the schoolhouse know the needs of the school community, but are stymied by decisions and directions from the system mountaintop. Please understand this is not the fault of those on top of the mountain, it is instead the fact that the mountain is too high. I have high respect for the majority of administrators outside of the schoolhouse, and believe they are hard-working professionals. I have always found that to be true. The problem is that you cannot be everything to everyone, and the farther you spread the peanut butter the thinner it gets. With all that said, although it will be a long difficult road, it is imperative the city of Dunwoody, with the help of State Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody), continues to aggressively fight to get the opportunity to have its own independent school system. It’s not seceding from the union, it’s putting the education of all children first. We need to downsize the mountain and make it more accessible. We need more than one member on a school board of nine or seven members that understands our community and needs. We need decisions that aﬀect our community and children being made by administrators that we have access to and relationships with. It would be hard for me to believe that any parent in the county would not desire the same. Because of a constitutional amendment in the 1940s, that is no longer possible. We must work to change that. It is the only hope for communities to begin to make public education in urban areas workable again. If you look around the state, those systems that operate with 40,000 students or less are in most cases the most successful. They can respond more quickly to problems, hone in on them, and make the corrections needed much faster. Who knew in the ’40s, when the constitution was amended, that DeKalb County’s school system would grow from 4,000 students to 98,000 students, 16,000 employees and 21 high schools spread over 26 square miles? It is unfair for local communities to be placed in this box. It completely changes the definition of local schools. A prime example of decisions coming from the mountaintop comes from the decision to build a new elementary school in Dunwoody. It is proposed to close Austin Elementary and build a new, larger school closer to the Ashford Dunwoody corridor. This would mean, of course, that all the students currently attending Austin would have to be bused to the new school, adding even more to the current commute and take away their ability to walk to school. Someone more aware of the community would easily see the advantage of leaving Austin as it is, and building a new facility closer to the needs. The mountaintop’s decision is based on financial concerns and not on the desires of the local community. Aren’t we as a community more capable of making such decisions? In a system as large as DeKalb, it is impossible to get to those making the decisions, and even harder to find out who they may be. There is no perfect solution, but moving to a smaller model has proven very eﬀective. Should not our whole school board be elected by us? Jim Redovian is a former member of the DeKalb County School Board. He lives in Dunwoody.

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No passing on solid yellow line To the editor: I support the safe use of roadways, and was therefore dismayed to read in the Letters to the Editor in the Dunwoody Reporter’s Sept. 6-19 edition a letter entitled “Vehicles can cross yellow line when passing cyclists.” I was fairly certain it is illegal to pass vehicles (whether cars or bicycles) when there is a solid yellow line. I stopped by the Dunwoody Police Department to verify my impression, and they stated emphatically that vehicles may not cross a solid yellow line to pass another vehicle (whether that vehicle is a bicycle or an automobile).

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Stars in their eyes for these new U.S. citizens The night before, Muna Omar had been too excited to sleep. “I was up almost all night,” she said. Saturday morning arrived as a bright, sunny fall day. Omar gathered her children from their Doraville home and took them to a small field on the banks of the Chattahoochee River in Sandy Springs. There, she joined 69 others who had come from communities scattered across Georgia and Alabama to take part in a ceremony that lasted only about an hour, but would change their lives and the lives of their families. As sunlight glinted on the river, geese honked downstream, and dozens of smiling family members stood and watched, these 70 people renounced their allegiances to their former home countries and became American citizens. “I’m so happy,” said Omar, who was born in Somalia and had lived a dozen years in the U.S. “I’m new. It’s a very, very big thing for me.” On Sept. 28, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services celebrated National Public Lands Day by holding its first naturalization ceremony at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. People from 35 countries, from Bangladesh to Vietnam and Laos to Liberia, became American citizens that morning. Naturalization ceremonies usually are held in government office buildings, but immigration officials said they hope the riverside gathering would offer something different. “We thought this was a change of atmosphere,” said Cheryl Johnson, section manager for the Atlanta Field Office of the citizenship and immigration services. The park, she said, provided “the view of the historic land [and] that scenery here.” Several of the soon-to-be new citizens, who sat on folding or stackable chairs set up in a newly mowed field, endorsed the park setting as they awaited the start of the ceremony. “I like it,” said Balvantkumar Prajapati, who was born in India and now runs a store in Rome, Ga. Segun Oshadige, born in Niger, found the surroundings “calming.” Occasionally, other park-goers jogged by or walked dogs in the vicinity. A small group launched a big rubber raft from the boat ramp where the field touched river. Deer wandered nearby in the forest. “It’s not what I expected, but it’s OK,” said Margaret Mungei, who was born in Kenya and lives in Hoover, Ala. Dora Blanco also was pleased. “It’s nice, instead of the four walls of the building,” she said. “We’re actually going to stay and walk around the park afterwards.” Blanco came to the U.S. from Mexico in 1994, when she was 9 years old. She lived much of her life in the U.S. in Whitfield County, and now lives in Marietta with two young children of her own. “It’s exciting,” she said of becoming a citizen. “It’s something I wasn’t go-

ing to do, and then came my children. ... You almost can’t believe it’s real.” Oshadige said he’s lived in metro Atlanta for 30 years. He AROUND makes his livtOWN ing driving a cab. BecomJoe earle ing an American citizen, he said, “is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me.” He wanted to share in freedom and to have “a say in the government,” he said, “a voice.” Omar said she wanted to be part of the nation where her children were born. They’re all citizens of the U.S. and she wanted to be, too. “It’s my country,” she said. “All my kids were born here. I’m so happy. I’m one of them now.” Asked why she left the country of her birth behind, she waved off the ques-

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The last sighting happened in Sandy Springs on Sept. 16. A Sandy Springs resident walking their dog near High Top Road spotted something in the sky at 8 a.m. A few days later, the resident filed a report about the unidentified flying object on UFOstalker.com, a website that collects witness accounts and publishes them anonymously. “I was finishing my walk with our dog, walking through our courtyard, when I saw four round spheres in a line,” the resident wrote. “They were several hundred feet in the air, I would estimate 500 feet. They were in two sets of two, and basically stationary while slowly rotating. One was reddish in color, the oth-

er three, gray.” The resident later added, “I swear to the truthfulness of this sighting.” While the prospect of visitations from other life forms sounds unbelievable, people living in Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Buckhead have all filed reports with UFO Stalker. According to UFO Stalker, there are 13 different reports going back to 1994. In some cases residents report sightings years after the actual event. Seven of the alleged sightings happened in Sandy Springs. The Mutual UFO Network, or MUFON, is another clearing house for this information. Ralph Howard, who lives

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Tuesday, Oct. 8, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. – It is human nature to want to look and feel our best. Unfortunately, many mainstream cosmetics have harsh chemicals and synthetic toxins that are linked to multiple health risks and can be harmful to the environment. As a result, there is a growing request for natural and organic alternatives. Come learn about the benefits of what nature has already provided. Free and open to members of the Cancer Support Community. Lunch provided. RSVP to 404-843-1880. 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Building C, Suite 225, Atlanta, 30342. To learn more, visit: www.cscatlanta.org.

to connect with nature after-hours at the Dunwoody Nature Center! The family-oriented hike follows trails around the wetlands and back forests of Dunwoody Park. Center educators will guide you as you hear the night time sounds of owls, bats and other nocturnal creatures. Tour is followed by cocoa, stargazing and a warming fire. Free and open to all. Strollers not recommended. 5343 Roberts Dr., Dunwoody, 30338. Questions? Call 770-394-3322 or go to: www.dunwoodynature.org.

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Songs for Children Thursday, Oct. 10, 10:30-11:15 a.m. – The

Alicia Etchison concert includes acoustic fingerstyle guitar songs for children of all ages which are “story songs as peaceful and invigorating as sunset on the beach.” Free, and all are welcome to attend. Suggested audiences: infant, toddler, preschool, elementary school youth. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@ co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3500 for details.

Turtle Tours Saturday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Heritage Sandy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an educational series appropriate for children ages 2- 5, continues. In this program, museum mascots “Sandy” the Chipmunk and “Spring” the Turtle learn how to use their senses. Free; donations encouraged. 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, email: kbrigance@heritagesandysprings.org, call 404-851-9111 or visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org.

Journey to Literacy Saturday, Oct. 12, 2:30-3:30 p.m. –

Junior League of Atlanta volunteers provide an interactive reading of a favorite children’s book with related craft activities. Each family gets a copy of the book to keep. Free. Open to the public. Appropriate for ages 3 to 6. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Story Time Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-303-6130 for additional information.

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Kitchen” promotes child health and wellness by empowering children to make healthy lifestyle choices, preventing obesity and its associated health risks, and by involving kids and their parents in a handson environment that focuses on preparing healthy foods. Free and open to the community. All ages welcome. Sponsored by the Junior League of Atlanta. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Story Time Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-303-6130 with questions.

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welcome to attend the opening of “Nature in Transition” in the Blue Heron Gallery at Blue Heron Nature Preserve. Exhibition is a national show from the Society of Layerists in Multi-Media. Free admission. Sales benefit the nature preserve. 4055 Roswell Rd., Atlanta, 30342. To learn more about the artists, visit: www.slmm.org. Go to: www.bhnp. org or call 404-345-1008 for further details.

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Here’s a multiple-choice test for parents. The state’s new Common Core education initiative is: a) a reasonable way to make sure Georgia students measure up against others across the country; or b) a national takeover of what’s taught in Georgia’s schools that erodes local control. Which way to answer that question touched off extensive debate among Republicans and education experts during a panel discussion sponsored by the Fulton County Republican Party Sept. 26. About 75 people, many of whom loudly applauded opponents of the

Common Core initiative, attended the town hall at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church in Sandy Springs to discuss the Common Core standards, which state educational officials have adopted, but now are taking another look at. Georgia joined 44 other states in adopting the Common Core curriculum, a set of core standards for kindergarten through high school in English, language arts and mathematics, and in grades 6-12 for literacy in science, history/social studies, and technical subjects, according to the state education department. The standards are intended to “provide a consistent framework to prepare students for college and/or the 21st century workplace,” the department said. During the town hall meeting, State Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) defended the Common Core, saying education officials and teachers around the state endorse it. “It’s about standards,” he said, arguing the Common Core offered a way to make sure Georgia students were keeping up with students in other states. “We have kids going to college in this state, where between 35 and 50 percent of them require mediation,” Millar said. “We’ve got a problem.” But Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick) argued the Common Core curriculum had been drawn up by outside groups and large corporations, and that Georgians would lose control of what was taught in the state’s schools. “The issues of Common Core are as much about governance as about education,” Ligon said. Jane Robbins, a senior fellow at the American Principles Project and Ligon’s partner in opposition to Common Core, called the development of the Common Core “elitism run amok.” “It assumes Georgia parents and Georgia teachers are incapable of educating our students without help from really smart people ... in Washington, D.C.,” she said. But Martha Reichrath, state education department deputy superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment, said Common Core’s standards were tougher than previous state standards. “It is more rigorous,” she said. “It’s more rigorous in many areas.” But Robbins called Common Core “a work-force development scheme.”

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care and youth programs as well as adult education and training programs, Beth helps tutor children. With Open Hands Atlanta, she delivers food to those who can’t get it for themselves, including low-income men, women and children who are dealing with a critical, chronic or terminal disease, and homebound seniors. At Weber, she found herself drawn to working with younger students after school. “I would spend three hours a week there every time I went, and I went three to four times a week.” Beth said. Beth says another extremely important aspect of her life is her family. As an only child, Beth admits to being very close with both her parents, as well as considering people at Weber as members of her extended family.

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larceny of a GPs was reported on sept. 14; entering an auto was reported on sept. 14; shoplifting of books was reported on sept. 24.

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shoplifting of a book bag was reported on sept. 14; shoplifting was reported on sept. 18; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on sept. 20.

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larceny/damage to two air conditioning units was reported on sept. 16.

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A larceny of an iPad, passport and cash from a vehicle was reported on sept. 16; larceny of a purse was reported on

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ers, jeans and t-shirts was reported on sept. 22; shoplifting of lip balm was reported on sept. 22.

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from a vehicle was reported on sept. 17.

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larceny of $867 by an employee from a store was reported on sept. 17; shoplifting of four water ﬁlters was reported on sept. 21.

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ceny of a laptop and prescription medication from a vehicle was reported on sept. 17.

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ceny of parts from a vehicle was reported on sept. 19.

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ny of a laptop from a vehicle was reported on sept. 19; a larceny of earphones, $5,000 cash and cologne from a vehicle was reported on sept. 20.

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battery/battery was reported on sept. 25.

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– A larceny of eyeglasses from a vehicle was reported on sept. 21; larceny of a knife, cellphone and wallet from a vehicle was reported on sept. 21.

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 4400 block of N. Shallowford Road – A

larceny of copper and power tools from a vehicle was reported on sept. 24.

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which asked for and would oversee any logo redesign. But members of the council’s budget committee decided three years was just too short a time to turn around and spend tens of thousands of dollars to come up with a new city logo. “I never have liked the logo and I think there are a lot of people who agree,” said City Councilman Terry Nall, who wasn’t on the council when the present logo was adopted. “But I dislike spending money to change the logo just three years after council adopted it. I dislike that even more.” The logo has stirred controversy since it was unveiled in October 2010. Some critics said it looked too corporate. Others complained it too closely resembled Walmart’s logo. Others criticized the city, the Convention and Visitors Bureau and Chamber of Commerce for paying a reported $100,000plus to an Atlanta marketing firm to develop the related logos the three groups use. Then, just weeks after city oﬃcials launched the new city logo with the tagline “Smart people – Smart place,” they had to backpedal and replace it with one that said “Smart people – Smart city” instead. It

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turned out the city of Plano, Tex., already called itself a smart place. Mullen said that if the city were to develop a new logo, he would want to include residents in the development of the design. “As long as you’re true to your mission and vision, your brand can evolve as you do,” Mullen said. Nall agreed that the logo didn’t represent Dunwoody. “It doesn’t say anything about the heart and soul of Dunwoody -- who we are, what makes us unique,” he said. “I’m not prepared to tell you what type of logo would, but I’m just saying this one didn’t do it.” But he said the city shouldn’t junk the logo quite so soon, even if it is disliked. “We’ve only had that logo for three years,” he said. “We all hate it, but it’s just being a good steward of money [not to get rid of it yet]. ... The thought was that a logo ought to be around for five or six years.”

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