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Queen Elizabeth offers Easter message of hope in face of virus Queen Elizabeth II is using her Easter message to encourage hope in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, saying it “will not overcome us.” In a message released on Twitter, she said Easter is a time of “light overcoming darkness.” “This year, Easter will be different for many of us, but by keeping apart we keep others safe. But Easter isn’t cancelled; indeed, we need Easter as much as ever,” she said. “The discovery of the risen Christ on the first Easter Day gave his followers new hope and fresh purpose, and we can all take heart from this. “We know that coronavirus will not overcome us. As dark as death can be — particularly for those suffering with grief — light and life are greater. May the living flame of the Easter hope be a steady guide as we face the future.”
Europe’s laid-off flight attendants retrain to help hospitals Airlines across the world have grounded planes and temporarily laid-off workers, but companies in Sweden and the United Kingdom are encouraging flight attendants to retrain to help hospitals with the coronavirus crisis. SAS Scandanavian Airlines is helping cabin crews use their existing medical emergency training to learn how to “best how to take care of patients to relieve the hardworking heroes in healthcare.” The airline said one flight crew underwent training at Sophiahemmet hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. Another crew in Norway is also gearing up to help out. In the UK, some flight attendants for EasyJet and Virgin Atlantic have volunteered to help out at the new National Health Service hospitals being set up specifically for coronavirus patients.
Boris Johnson’s halfbrother criticizes PM’s pre-hospital treatment The half-brother of Boris Johnson has criticized the medical treatment the UK Prime Minister received before he was admitted to hospital suffering from coronavirus last week. The PM said he tested positive for the novel coronavirus March 27. Ten days later, Downing Street announced the 55-year-old was taken to St. Thomas’ Hospital in London. He was moved to an intensive care unit the next day after his condition deteriorated. “From what I gather — and I wasn’t there — no one asked a doctor to mask up and physically examine him the whole time — more than 10 days,” Max Johnson said about the time his brother spent in selfisolation. In response to Max Johnson’s comments, Downing Street described the Prime Minister’s health as a “private matter” adding it would be “inaccurate” to suggest Boris Johnson hadn’t been physically examined by a doctor before entering hospital. — From wire reports
Easter Bunny is an essential worker, says Maine governor By Leah Asmelash CNN
Hop along, Easter Bunny. You are free to make the rounds on Sunday, at least in Maine. Gov. Janet Mills announced Saturday that the Easter Bunny is an essential worker, writing in a directive, “The Easter Bunny performs the essential services of hiding Easter Eggs and bringing untold joy to thousands of Maine children every year.” “May this bring hope and happiness to Maine children and families during this difficult time,” Mills wrote in a tweet announcing the order. Mills also mentioned the Tooth Fairy in the directive, writing that the “need for the Tooth Fairy’s services is likely to increase in the coming days” because of increased consumption of chocolate.
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The farmworkers putting food on America’s tables are facing their own coronavirus crisis
US is reporting 20K coronavirus deaths, more than any country More than 20,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the United States, which now has more reported deaths than any country in the world, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
From the Pope to Mariah Carey, some options for your Easter service livestream
With social distancing in full effect, many Christians’ Easter Sunday traditions have been shaken up. But an Easter Sunday service is still possible for those searching. Most local churches are live-streaming their services, so if you typically attend a church in your community, check its website or social media to see what’s planned. Pope Francis will be livestreaming his Easter Sunday Mass service on YouTube. The service begins at 11 a.m. in Rome, which is 5 a.m. ET. If you like your Easter Sunday with a side of celebrity, Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch, Lakewood Church, is hosting multiple services throughout the day. But the most star-studmatt Slocum/ap ded service occurs at 8 p.m., Gov. Janet Mills announced Saturday that the Easter Bunny is an essential worker, writing when Osteen will be joined in a directive, “The Easter Bunny performs the essential services of hiding Easter Eggs and by singer Mariah Carey and bringing untold joy to thousands of Maine children every year.” filmmaker Tyler Perry. Thus, the governor con- Tooth Fairy are essential The directive still ordered Timothy Brown, NFL cluded, “friendly magi- workers and may contin- these creatures to adhere cal creatures” including ue traveling throughout to strict social distancing star and ‘M.A.S.H.’ the Easter Bunny and the the state. requirements, though.
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More than a million farmworkers aren’t hunkered down at home as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzes much of the country. Their labor — in fields, orchards and packing plants — is keeping food on America’s tables. But workers and groups who represent them are sounding an alarm. Their warning: As the virus spreads, many farmworkers are living and working in conditions that put their health particularly at risk. And if outbreaks hit farmworker communities hard, they say, that could put the nation’s food supply at risk, too. Growers and farmers say they’re doing everything they can to keep production going and keep employees safe, including scaling back the number of workers they’re transporting on buses, spacing workers out more as they harvest and increasing the number of hand-washing stations. But workers and advocates who spoke with CNN detailed concerns about lapses in onthe-job safety, such as some farms that lack soap and protective equipment, and others that fail to enforce social distancing guidelines. Limited access to medical care and crowded living conditions, they said, are also major hurdles to keeping workers healthy.
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Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked McConnell’s attempt to add $251 billion to the loan program, instead demanding that the small business support include additional money for states and hospitals. Republicans have refused to consider that request, claiming the Paycheck Protection Program will run out of funds by next week while programs helping states and hospitals have not even begun to hand out money.
A store worker stocks produce at a market in San Francisco How social distancing on March 27. More than a million farmworkers aren’t hunkered down at home as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzes fines are working, or not working, across US much of the country. The U.S. death toll on Saturday surpassed that of Italy, which is reporting 19,468 deaths, per Johns Hopkins. At least 2,074 deaths were reported in the U.S. on Friday, the largest increase in coronavirus fatalities the country has seen since the beginning of the outbreak. At least 519,453 people have tested positive for the virus, according to Johns Hopkins. Of the deaths reported Friday, 783 occurred in New York state, bringing the statewide death toll to 8,627, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. That was a slight drop from the state’s all-time high in single-day fatalities, which occurred Wednesday with 799 deaths. There were 777 deaths Thursday. “You can see that the number is somewhat stabilizing, but it is stabilizing at a horrific rate,” Cuomo said. “These are just incredible numbers depicting incredible loss and pain.” But Cuomo also shared what he called good news, saying the state’s curve “is continuing to flatten.” “The number of hospitalizations appears to have hit an apex, and the apex appears to be a plateau,” the governor said, where numbers will level out for a period before dropping. The hospitalization rate is also down, Cuomo said, as are the number of intensivecare admissions.
“Still people getting infected,” he said, “still people going into the hospital, but again, a lower rate of increase.”
Republicans double down on small business funding amid COVID-19 aid stalemate A stalemate over increasing funding for an emergency small business loan program deepened on Saturday when Republican congressional leaders said they would not consider including what they described as Democrats’ “unrelated demands.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy signaled in a joint statement that they would continue pressing for a “clean” funding boost for the Paycheck Protection Program, which Congress recently created to offer loans for small businesses struggling to make payroll amid the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. “Republicans reject Democrats’ reckless threat to continue blocking job-saving funding unless we renegotiate unrelated programs which are not in similar peril,” the GOP leaders said. “This will not be Congress’s last word on COVID-19, but this crucial program needs funding now. American workers cannot be used as political hostages.”
As public officials across America coalesce around the message that people need to remain at home and stop contact with anyone outside their household in hopes of curbing the spread of the virus, more communities are adopting tactics that empower local authorities to issue fines and impose other penalties on those who refuse. Forty-four states have imposed stay-at-home orders. But while local and state officials say such measures are necessary to force people into compliance, some civil liberties advocates are concerned the enforcement efforts will go too far, running the risk of disproportionately impacting minority or poor communities and raising the threat of financial penalties at a time when many are out of work. Meanwhile, police themselves appear wary of implementing fines and arrests, given that each new encounter with the public could expose them to the virus while potentially fraying relations with communities already on edge. “Social distancing is absolutely a critical measure, but our knee-jerk reaction to problems as a society tends to be criminalization, and it’s just not the answer, especially here,” said Maryanne Kaishian, a senior staff attorney at the Brooklyn Defender Services. — From wire reports
Fans of professional football and “MASH” are sharing a loss. Timothy Brown, a former NFL star and actor on the comedy/drama “MASH,” died April 4, in Southern California. He was 82. Brown had played NFL football with the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Colts. He went on to become an NFL Champion and an Eagles Hall of Famer. His death was announced by the Philadelphia Eagles this week. “The Eagles are saddened to learn of the passing of former running back Timmy Brown,” they tweeted. Philadelphia Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie praised Brown on his career. “Timmy Brown was an alltime great Eagle and one of the most dynamic multipurpose players of his era,” he said. “He overcame many obstacles in his life to enjoy success both as an athlete and as an entertainer.”
Ben Affleck hosts an online celebrity poker game for charity Ben Affleck and a handful of his famous friends teamed up to play a virtual game of poker Saturday to raise money for one of the biggest domestic hunger-relief organizations. Feeding America, with the help of Affleck, coordinated the charity event, with 100% of the proceeds going toward coronavirus relief. The actor posted a message on social media Friday, inviting people to join the Twitch livestream. “Excited to announce that I have joined forces with @ FeedingAmerica, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, to raise money for folks who need it most,” he wrote. He was joined online by Tom Brady, Bryan Cranston, Adam Levine, Cheryl Hines, Tobey Maguire, Jon Hamm, Jason Bateman and Sarah Silverman. Affleck said the organization had already raised $1 million. — From wire reports
Nigerian kids ingeniously remaking famous videos with household objects By Toyin Owoseje CNN
A group of Nigerian kids are proving that when it comes to getting creative, less can sometimes be more. The Ikorodu Bois — brothers Muiz Sanni, 15, Malik Sanni, 10, and their 13-year-old cousin Fawas Aina — have become Instagram sensations by using everyday household items to recreate multimillion-dollar music videos and Hollywood movie trailers, shot by shot. Muiz and Malik’s big brother, 23-year-old Babatunde Sanni, edits the videos and
MUST READ manages the trio. He is responsible for turning something that started as a bit of fun into what the boys hope will be careers in the entertainment industry. Back in 2017, he decided the boys’ handiwork deserved to be shared with the world. “Our house is like a comedy house — we play too much,” Babatunde Sanni tells CNN. “I felt like ‘these things we are doing in our house — why don’t we start putting them online?’” And so the Ikorodu Bois Instagram page was born.
Fast forward three years, and the talented youngsters, from the city of Ikorodu, in southwestern Nigeria, have 548,000 Instagram followers and celebrities including basketball star LeBron James and rapper Roddy Ricch have showed them love by posting their videos on social media. “We are just using this medium to send our love and light to everyone,” Fawas says of their skills. “Since we started, the encouragement we’ve been getting globally and everywhere has been a very big motivation for us. This is why we
kept doing what we are doing. We just kept upgrading our content.” The Ikorodu Bois’ ingenious productions take anywhere from 90 minutes to several weeks to shoot. In place of luxury cars and basketball hoops, their props are mops, pots, wheelbarrows and bins. They only ever spend money on props that can be reused for multiple shoots. If they need extras, they enlist the help of other family members and neighbors, Sanni says. “We intend to make people understand that there’s ikorodu Bois/Babatunde Sanni no limit to creativity,” he The Ikorodu Bois have more than 500,000 Instagram followers. explains.
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“HAPPY EASTER” Along came a man Unlike any other He spoke Like no man Had ever spoke before He walked On water Turned it into wine Said we were the branches And He was the vine Happy Easter He went everywhere From the sea To the mountains From sin-a-gogues To public fountains Speaking truth and love To everybody From wealthy politicians And rising stars To beat up whores In dim-lit bars Happy Easter In the name of His Father He gave blind men sight Made cripples dance In His Holy light They brought Their sick, deformed And diseased The most pitiful wretches That Had long ago
The “religious” folks Who Ran the show Didn’t like Him Stealing their thunder (And putting the ‘sheep’ In the know) So they watched And waited Hatching Evil schemes Unabated Looking to kill The Man Who brought God’s Love Planning to slaughter The holy Man They hated
Any hope He healed them ALL Happy Easter He fed legions Of hungry mouths With a fish And a prayer Thousands Of hungry minds With a deeper layer Of truth And knowledge This King of light Stood long in the sun Teaching everyone How to think right How to live right How to Be
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Happy Easter These “religious” Murderers Had to pay A lot of money And go through A lot of legal Rigmarole To find Jesus guilty But As they always Do They finally did And then
Little Did they know The lengths Jesus was Willing to go To save The world To save us all From the deadly ‘Know-what’s-right But-do-what’s-wrong’ Disease With which Everyone Has been infected Happy Easter The murderers’ Moment Eventually came
Ceased To have hope
Scattered In fear And Abandoned Him To unspeakable Torment and torture
Like most Criminal “officials” Their plan Was the same They hired a snitch A pitiful paid clown To set the Lord up And help Take Him Down
They beat Him And flogged Him I mean Real Real bad They tore The skin From The Forgiver of sin They cut The flesh To the bone Of the One sent To atone For all of Our Wrongs ‘Mainstream’ Religious Leaders Whipped Him Cursed Him Humiliated Him All the way To the top Of a hill called Skull And nailed The King Of all Kings
Help take The Messiah Down
They nailed The Teacher Of wisdom
And so it happened In the Silence of night They
They nailed The Truth The Way And The Life
Arrested The Son of God With Perverse delight And then, is when His Twelve good men The ones He called friends
They nailed The Healer They nailed Jesus Obedient and Screaming The Light Beyond all bright
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National Weather Service is forecasting thunderstorms, possible tornado for Sunday By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com
If the COVID-19 coronavirus disease is not enough reason to keep Gwinnett residents in their homes on Sunday, Mother Nature will offer another reason: Rain. Lots of rain — and a chance of a tornado. The National Weather Service’s Peachtree City office is forecasting showers and thunderstorms with strong winds for the area throughout the day. Part of that forecast is a warning about the possibility of tornadoes. “There is an Enhanced Risk for severe thunderstorms on Sunday, with damaging winds and tornadoes being the primary threats,” weather service officials said on Twitter. “Please continue to monitor the
forecast for the latest information, and think about your plan to shelter from severe weather.” During the day, the forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms and “then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10 a.m.,” with an 80% chance of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service’s website. Somewhere between a quarter and half of an inch rain is possible with 10 mph east winds with gusts as high as 15 mph. Sunday night’s forecast also includes showers and thunderstorm, particularly after 8 p.m., with a 100% chance of precipitation and south winds around 15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. “Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall,” the forecast states.
No tuition increase likely for University System of Georgia students next year By Dave Williams Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service
ATLANTA — University System of Georgia students being forced to take classes online this semester because of the coronavirus pandemic got some welcome news Thursday. The system’s Board of Regents is expected to vote next week to hold the line on tuition during the coming school year, based on the recommendation of Chancellor Steve Wrigley. “One of the University System of Georgia’s top priorities is affordability, and that has never been more important
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than now for our students and their families,” Wrigley said Thursday. “It is more critical than ever for our institutions to provide a quality education while maintaining the affordability and accessibility that helps more Georgians attain a college degree and find success in the workforce.” Tuition at the system’s 26 colleges and universities went up 2.5% last August for the current school year. But if the regents approve Wrigley’s recommendation next week, it will mark the third time in the last five years there has been no tuition increase. Overall, tuition during the last five years would have risen just 0.9%.
Brian Kemp extending the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak, as From A1 well as a shelter in place order. The state of emergency has been extended to May poll workers.” The news of the post- 13 and the shelter in place ponement of the primaries order has been extended to comes on the heels of Gov. April 30.
In the case of the state’s presidential preference primary, the vote will be more of a formality now that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the race. Former VicePresident Joe Biden is the only Democrat still running for president.
CASE From A1 cases while men make up another 44%. The gender of patients in 2% of cases is unknown, however. The state has begun to release a demographic breakdown of cases and deaths, but the races of people in more than half of the cases, 6,938 to be exact, is listed as unknown. Among those where the person’s race is known, nonHispanic African Americans make up the majority, a total of 2,189 cases, followed by non-Hispanic white (1,578). Hispanics were listed as an ethnicity within AfricanAmericans, white, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, multiracial people and people listed as “other.”
GRADS From A1 in July if conditions allow. As details become available, they will be shared by your local school.” The graduation plans are just some of the details district officials released Friday about how the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year will play out. Another major detail to come out of those plans is that Gwinnett County Public Schools will continue digital learning days for the remainder of the school year, which will end May 20. The district will switch to a fourday week, with no new assignments on Fridays starting April 13 and continuing through May 8. “Just as students need breaks during the regular school day, they also need breaks when learning digitally,” district officials said.
Among counties across Georgia, Fulton County has had the most cases, 1,446 cases and 50 deaths to be exact. Among the five counties with the highest cases totals, it is followed by Dougherty County (1,102 cases, 72 deaths), DeKalb County (848 cases, 14 deaths), Cobb County (705 cases, 32 deaths) and Gwinnett. The county of residence is unknown in 1,300 cases, including four that resulted in death. Gwinnett’s COVID-19 deaths include: ♦ A 69-year woman with underlying conditions ♦ An 81-year-old man with no underlying conditions ♦ A 78-year-old man with underlying conditions ♦ An 85-year-old woman with underlying conditions ♦ An 81-year-old woman with underlying conditions ♦ A 94-year-old man with
underlying conditions ♦ A 63-year-old man with underlying conditions ♦ A 74-year-old woman with underlying conditions ♦ A 90-year-old man (It is unknown if he had underlying conditions) ♦ A 44-year-old man with underlying conditions ♦ A 66-year-old man with underlying conditions ♦ An 85-year-old man with underlying conditions ♦ An 81-year-old woman (It is unknown if she had underlying conditions) ♦ A 70-year-old man with underlying conditions ♦ An 80-year-old man with underlying conditions ♦ An 81-year-old man (It is unknown if he had underlying conditions) ♦ A 73-year-old man (It is unknown if he had underlying conditions) ♦ A 74-year-old woman with underlying conditions
“Beginning the week of April 13, GCPS will implement a flexible schedule every Friday through May 8. Students will receive no new assignments. “Instead, the day can be used to review material taught, make up work or redo assignments, or participate in student activities (such as book clubs, creative offerings, extracurricular offerings, etc.) and family activities.” Other steps the district is taking include offering a one-year waiver to seniors on the high school gateway tests if the students have met all other requirements for graduation except passing the test, not administering international baccalaureate tests and advanced placement tests will be offered online per instructions from the College Board. Final exams for middle and high school students will be administered online beginning May 11. Milestones and End of Course tests have
been canceled. Students who were scheduled to take the ACT on April 4 will be able to take it at a later date with ACT officials expected to contact affected students. The district also released the following information about how promotion of students to the next grade will be handled: ♦ K-8: “GCPS will base promotion on a student’s understanding and mastery of the AKS curriculum for his or her grade level. If a student is recommended to repeat a grade, the school or teacher will discuss it with the student’s family.” ♦ 9-12: “Grades continue to be important in determining students’ understanding and mastery of the curriculum. High school teachers will continue to grade assignments and tests, and students must pass their courses to earn Carnegie units to meet Georgia graduation requirements.”
FRONTLINE From A1 back. Afterward, she had to wipe down his bottle of holy water and Bible with an antiseptic before he left the hospital. “That would not have happened two months ago,” Smithson said. Life has changed in several ways for nurses and doctors who are working on the front line to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In the case of nurses, these are employees who work 12 hours a day, three days a week, as well as any additional shifts they pick up. As of Saturday, Eastside had seven COVID-19 patients in the hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Smithson and Eastside Progressive Care Unit Director Ashley Cown talked with the Daily Post Friday to offer a glimpse of what life is like in hospital during the pandemic, and how they’ve had to make changes in their personal and professional lives because of COVID-19. “As a nurse, we get into this profession to help people, and to do it to the best of our ability,” Cown said. “Most of the workforce in the hospital, not just nursing, but all over, have never really dealt with anything like this before. It’s not just different, it’s foreign. It’s the unknown and that is stressful. It’s scary.” There have been some changes at Eastside, as well as other hospitals, because of COVID-19. These include encouraging telehealth, ending elective procedures, barring visitors except for family members in end-of-life situations (and even then they are only allowed a 10-minute visit) and hospital staff securing hotel rooms for employees who feel uneasy about potentially exposing their families. Smithson said the hospital goes through a large amount of personal protective equipment, also known as PPE, including masks and gloves. “Three months ago, I would have had to describe to you what PPE is, but I think we all know what it is now,” she said. “I know more about PPE than I ever wanted to, and those patients (suspected of having COVID-19) typically stay here two to three days so that burns through the PPE. That’s crisis that we face ... “Fortunately, we work for a company that delivers about a fourth of the healthcare in the country, HCA,
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Eastside Medical Center Chief Nursing Officer Tracey Smithson, left, and Progressive Care Unit Director Ashley Cown hold signs encouraging people to stay home and avoid exposing themselves to COVID-19. and as we do that, we were privileged to have on hand the volumes that we needed for the PPEs, ventilators, staffing, the resources that it takes to take care of these patients. Visitors areas converted to prepping areas and other steps to help staff One change that has taken place at Eastside is the conversion of some public areas of the hospital for new uses. One example of this is that, since the hospital is not allowing visitors except in end-of-life situations, a visitors waiting room has been converted to a dressing area for staff so they can get into their scrubs at work rather than wearing them to and from home. “We have clean scrubs for them to change into every day, head covers, foot covers, there’s appropriate PPE and gowns,” Smithson said. “We’ve never done that (before). As you can imagine, throughout all of our hospitals, that’s usually
just done in our procedural areas like OR (but) we’re doing that for our front line staff now.” Cown said she tries to take extra precautions beyond that since she has two young children, ages 2 and 6, at home. “I’m allowed to change into scrubs here, which is afforded to all of the staff on the front line,” Cown said. “I bring a second pair of shoes, personally, so that I’m not taking this into my car. And, when I get home, my children know the routine now. It’s kind of like they stand at the doorway, tell Mommy “Hey” and I walk into the house, go to the bathroom, take a shower, get ready and then we have hugs and kisses after.” Other nurses who have young children at home follow similar routines, Cown said. Caring for patients struggling with COVID-19 There was one patient whose experience and background touched
Cown. It was a woman who was a health care provider — but not at Eastside — and had a baby about a week before she was brought to the hospital. The woman started to experience symptoms of COVID-19, particularly shortness of breath. She ended up having to be put on a ventilator and in intubation within hours of being admitted to the hospital. “I called her husband just to check on him and see if he had any questions about anything and to really update him on how she was progressing,” Cown said. “In our conversation, I found out, for this new mom, breastfeeding was something that was really important to her and something that she really wanted to do for her baby.” Cown said, as a mother with young children herself, she could sympathize with the patient and wanted to help. “So I immediately called our
women’s department and spoke to their medical director to see what are the CDC guidelines for this, can you breastfeed if you’re possibly COVID-positive, and if there’s medications she’s on currently, should we keep the milk, waste it, what should we do,” Cown said. “She gave me a lot of information from the CDC guidelines it was recommended that we continue to keep her lactating. “Obviously, she’s on a ventilator and under sedation so she was not able to do this herself, so I got a breast pump from our women’s center and every two hours, I went in and pumped her to keep her milk production going.” It took an hour each time to retrieve the milk. “And you’re doing it every two hours so it’s a little time intensive, but well worth it,” Cown said. The milk that Cown retrieved was disposed of, and the mother has since recovered enough that she has been taken off the ventilator. “As soon as I heard, I ran into the room and gave her a great, big hug and talked to her about it and she was over the moon excited that someone would take that time to do that for her when that’s not really what we do on our floor,” Cown said. Trying to keep a positive outlook amid a pandemic Amid the uncertainty, the personal attachment to the life experiences of patients and changes that taken place at Eastside because of the pandemic, Smithson and Cown said nurses are trying to remain optimistic as they do their jobs. One thing they said that is helping them get through the pandemic is hope based on the fact that they are seeing patients recover from COVID-19 and go home. A big factor that is helping them right now, however, is remembering why they got into nursing. “I think it’s just your calling,” Smithson said. “I feel like it’s a calling to be a nurse anyway. If you’re not called, this is what I always say to the new grads, you won’t be here long because it is a tough job. It’s so fulfilling. People think it’s sad, and in some ways it is, but it’s also so fulfilling to know that you’ve assisted someone with their last breath and you held their hand and you had the privilege to be with them and comfort them.” Cown added, “I’m called to be a nurse ... It’s what I do. It’s all I know.”
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Less than a handful of people walk around the Lawrenceville Square at noon March 27. The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a drop in foot traffic on the square.
‘Have to adjust our expectations’ Gwinnett small businesses trying to survive as COVID-19 outbreak hits bottom line
By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com
Local comic book store chain Galactic Quest had a banner year in 2019 at its locations in Lawrenceville and Buford, according to owner Kyle Puttkammer. Now, the store, like many other small businesses in Gwinnett and beyond, is trying to navigate the outbreak of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 and the hit it has caused to the
economy. The pandemic has caused Puttkammer, who has faith that his customers will continue to support his stores as long as they have money to spend, to adjust his outlook for this year. “This past year, we had our best year ever, but I don’t think 2020 is going to come close to performing like 2019,” he said. “We have to adjust our expectations.” The National Federation of Independent Business announced on April 2 that 92% of small businesses in
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America have been negatively impacted by the outbreak and stay-at-home or shelter-inplace orders that have been issued, based on a survey it has conducted. That’s an increase from a week and a half earlier, when the federation said about 76% of small businesses were believed to be negatively impacted by the breakout. Eighty percent of American small businesses that participated in the survey reported slower sales while 31% said they are having sup-
ply chain disruptions and 23% have concerns about sick employees. More alarming is how long small business owners feel they can survive in the current climate. About 50% of survey respondents said they wouldn’t be able to go on more than two months and another 33% said they might be able to hold on for somewhere between three and six months. State-level numbers were A closed sign sits in the window of a shop on the Lawrencev-
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Surgery for aneurysm is size reliant DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a very active 78-year-old woman. I had a CT scan for calcium and an aneurysm of the ascending thoracic aorta was found. In 2014 it measured 3.6 cm and in 2019 3.7. My doctor flippantly said “I’ll see you in five years.” No othRoach er comments from him. Is there anything I can do to slow it down? All I’ve read is that with an aneurysm, you will just drop dead. Why can’t I have surgery? I take 20 mg of simvastatin for cholesterol and my blood pressure is 101/60. My family doctor told me not to take aspirin. — S.A. ANSWER: The aorta is the major artery of the body, coming directly off of the left ventricle of the heart, forming an arch, then descending through the chest into the abdomen. There it splits into the two femoral arteries at about the level of the bellybutton. Any abnormalities of the aorta are taken very seriously. Weaknesses in the wall of the aorta, which is so thick that it contains both muscles and blood vessels of its own, may cause the progressive expansion of the aorta’s wall: an aneurysm. The larger an aneurysm, the more dangerous, as it becomes more likely to rupture. The normal ascending aorta — the part between the left ventricle and the arch — is 2.9 cm. The usual definition of an aneurysm is a 50% increase in the expected size, so at about 4.4 cm. Once an aneurism reaches 6 cm, it becomes very likely to rupture, which leads to almost instantaneous death. Most experts recommend annual evaluation of the aorta to look for enlargement. At 3.7 cm, the risk of rupture is negligible, and surgery is not indicated. Nonetheless, your doctor should not have been flippant with you and should have taken the time to explain your risks. With an enlargement of the aorta of your size, the risks are very small. The risk of an operation is significant: About 2% to 6% of surgical patients will die within 30 days, depending on what type of surgery is done. The two best-studied strategies to slow progression of aneurysm are careful blood pressure control and statin drugs. You have excellent blood pressure and are already taking a statin. Both of these have probably protected you from having a much larger aneurysm. DEAR DR. ROACH: Once again I see someone being murdered in a TV murder mystery with poison delivered via a bottle of eyedrops. Is this possible? I have high blood pressure. Does using a drop in each eye daily contribute to my high blood pressure? — Anon. ANSWER: There are very few substances poisonous enough to kill someone when delivered through the eye, and those are generally highly regulated, so I don’t think you need fear for your life. Ordinary over-the-counter eyedrops, such as lubricants and artificial tears, are quite safe. Vasoconstrictor eyedrops — to relieve red eye — work by stimulating alpha receptors. This causes blood vessels to shrink. These are not recommended for use for more than two weeks, and occasionally enough can be absorbed into the system to raise blood pressure, but generally not very high nor for very long. Some drops for glaucoma are beta blockers, and these may also be absorbed into the blood, causing a slow heart rate and lowered blood pressure. In this case, the murder mystery was more fiction than science.
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COLUMNIST I AMY DICKINSON
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EAR AMY: My daughter is disabled. She is unable to do much for herself, and needs an aide to help her with everything — including going to the gym. She loves going, but needs help getting onto/out of the equipment, and cleaning the equipment after use. The aide never uses the equipment; she is there solely to assist my daughter. The gym, however, wants to charge my daughter an extra fee for bringing “a guest.” This gym is part of a national chain. Several of their (very young) employees said that they must charge a fee for the aide for “liability reasons.” I explained that their policy is discriminatory to persons with disabilities, and therefore illegal. My daughter is using an aide as another disabled person might employ a support animal. Their response was, “Well, her aide is not an animal. If your daughter brings a guest, she must pay for it.” I spoke to a manager a few weeks ago, who told me I would get a call from a regional manager. A month
has now gone by and now, due to the coronavirus, the gym is closed. I never received a call back. Dickinson When this crisis passes, however, I must deal with what to me, is discrimination. Should I engage an attorney? — Furious in Virginia DEAR FURIOUS: I don’t think you need an attorney — yet. When the gym reopens, you should go in, work your way past the younger employees, and educate the manager about your daughter’s rights. Yes, call the regional manager again, discussing the gym’s responsibilities to accommodate her and her aide. You can contact the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (dredf.org) to research this issue. An email address and phone number are listed on the website. I am aware that charging an extra fee for aides has been an issue with some gyms (shame on them). At least one national fitness
chain has been pressured by a lawsuit in New York State to drop this “guest” fee, and I assume other national chains have already (or will) follow suit. DEAR AMY: My husband passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last year. This was a second marriage for both of us, so we both had kids from our previous marriages. Our wills were done about 18 months prior to my husband’s death. At the recommendation of the attorney, the wills were set up so that if I died first, he got everything, and if he died first, everything was mine. If we died at the same time, our estate would be split between all of our children. One stepchild was kind at first — even after reading the will, but then after about a month, wanted my husband’s vehicle. When I refused to give in to the demands, this stepchild turned on me, sending nasty text messages. I figured it was grief spilling out for the loss of a parent. However, several months later, when I was trying to sort things out and give this
stepchild items that were part of their family, again, the response was nasty. This stepchild constantly blew off their father while he was alive, only calling when they wanted or needed something. The rest of my husband’s family has grown more and more distant as well. I keep trying to reach out to the family with calls, texts and sending cards for birthdays, Christmas, etc. My kids have told me to leave it alone, but it still nags at me that after all these years, this is what it comes to. Should I be trying to mend fences or leave it alone? — Hurt Widow DEAR HURT: You are already trying to mend fences, but in the absence of a positive or even receptive response, these fences will remain broken. Over time, you may carve out a renewed friendship with one or more of these family members, but unfortunately some may have actually been waiting for a reason to exit the relationship, and the (legal) disposition of their father’s will has handed them the excuse they’ve been seeking.
take the high road when faced with someone who doesn’t play fair. Karma is a beautiful thing when you are positive and do your best to help others. your genuine gratitude for what you have and your courage to maintain peace, justice and solidarity will be impressive as well as rewarded. ARIES (march 21-april 19) — speak up and say what’s on your mind. getting together with someone from your past will be eye-opening. romance and commitment are favored, and personal gain is within reach. TAURUS (april 20-may 20) — self-improvement programs that exercise the mind, body and soul will be rejuvenating. less time spent trying to fix others and more time spent on personal gains are favored. GEMINI (may 21-June 20) — change your environment. surround yourself with people who lift you up, not bring you down. Visit a tranquil place that encourages good health. romance is favored. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Joint ventures will be high-maintenance and costly. do your due diligence before you get into a legal arrangement that could limit your financial freedom. don’t make a snap decision. LEO (July 23-aug. 22) — don’t feel pressured to make a move. charm will have a better impact on a situation than force. taking a day trip with a loved one will be rewarding. VIRGO (aug. 23-sept. 22) — a change of scenery will help put a personal situation in perspective. someone you encounter will offer insight into a matter. don’t be afraid to take a different path. LIBRA (sept. 23-oct. 23) — start a project. do the work yourself and avoid labor costs. expect someone close to you to complain or overreact. Have patience and understanding, and use your charm to gain support. SCORPIO (oct. 24-nov. 22) — not everyone you encounter will share your vision. if you make a couple of adjustments to appease people who aren’t as astute as you, it will ameliorate things. SAGITTARIUS (nov. 23dec. 21) — make adjustments at home that will encourage you to spend more time there. a romantic plan will bring you closer to a loved one. don’t let an outsider interfere in your personal life. CAPRICORN (dec. 22Jan. 19) — Be frank about what you are willing to do or contribute. if you give someone the wrong impression, you may end up having to honor your words. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — invest more time in yourself. clear a space at home to make room for a project you want to pursue. romance is on the rise. make innovative plans with a loved one. PISCES (Feb. 20-march 20) — don’t get involved in an emotional confrontation. stick to the truth and question any allegation that sounds suspicious. Keep your finances, medical records and personal information secret.
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Jackson EMC Foundation hands out $142K in emergency grants to help during COVID-19 outbreak
By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com
Several organizations in counties served by Jackson EMC are getting some help from the electric cooperative’s foundation to meet community needs during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19. The Jackson EMC Foundation Board of Directors awarded $142,257 in emergency grants to 19 organizations and four school systems during a special meeting held Tuesday. Many of the grants are designed to help food banks, but some are also intended to support rent and mortgage assistance as well as emergency housing needs. There was some money to support digital learning efforts in
three school systems as well. “Jackson EMC Foundation grants are made possible by the 194,643 participating cooperative members who have their monthly electric bills rounded to the next dollar amount through the Operation Round Up program. Their “spare change” has funded 1,515 grants to organizations and 386 grants to individuals, putting more than $15.5 million back into local communities since the program began in 2005.” The grants include: ♦ $10,000 to Food Bank of Northeast Georgia in Athens, for emergency food assistance in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Franklin, Jackson, Madison and Oglethorpe counties. ♦ $10,000 to Georgia Mountain Food Bank in
Gainesville, for emergency food assistance in Hall and Lumpkin counties. ♦ $10,000 to Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry for emergency food assistance in Gwinnett County. ♦ $10,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Flowery Branch for rent, mortgage and food assistance in Gwinnett, Hall and Jackson counties. ♦ $10,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Gainesville for rent and mortgage assistance in Hall County. ♦ $10,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Jefferson for rent and mortgage assistance in Jackson County. ♦ $10,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Lawrenceville for rent and mortgage assistance in Gwinnett County. ♦ $8,857 to New Path 1010 for emergency food assistance to Barrow County seniors,
Project Adam residential treatment program clients and students. ♦ $8,000 to the Madison County School District to provide food for its weekend backpack program, and for the installation of a SmartBus WiFi system that will provide Internet access to students who are digitally learning at home. ♦ $5,000 to Banks Jackson Food Bank for emergency food assistance in Banks and Jackson counties. ♦ $5,000 to Community Helping Place in Dahlonega, for emergency food assistance in Lumpkin County. ♦ $5,000 to Lumpkin County Family Connection in Dahlonega, for emergency food for its Backpack Buddy Program. ♦ $5,000 to Salvation Army – Athens for emer-
BUSINESS From A9 not available. “Our members say they’ve seen a big drop in revenue as people have stayed home, so the focus now is seeking financial relief so they can avoid closing the doors for good, and that includes applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans,” NFIB State Director Nathan Humphrey said.
Gwinnett businesses have to navigate social distancing and a stay-at-home order
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A sign in a storefront on the Lawrenceville Square announces the temporary closure of one The COVID-19 outbreak of the square’s retail businesses. Several small businesses in the area had already begun has caused a hit to Gwin- closing temporarily before Gwinnett County issued a stay-at-home order for the county last nett’s small businesses. Some Friday. businesses and restaurants have tried to make things work with curbside pick-up or take out, or by offering delivery and to go options. Not every business has been able to keep it going, and have closed down until the outbreak ends. Some had no choice but to shut down after the county’s
stay-at-home order was issued because they weren’t deemed essential businesses. A statewide shelter-in-place order that was issued by Gov. Brian Kemp and later extended to April 30 compounds that impact. In late March, the messages coming from NFIB’s
state chapter were more optimistic than they were earlier this month. “Our members are determined to come through this,” Humphrey said on March 23. “Small businesses are heeding the latest warnings and doing everything they can to continue delivering
the goods and services their customers need as safely as possible.” Some businesses, like Taste of Britain in downtown Norcross, are hoping to make it work though. Taste of Britain has been able to stay open because of the large amount of food it sells.
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gency housing and food assistance in Clarke, Madison and Oglethorpe counties. ♦ $5,000 to Salvation Army – Gainesville for emergency housing and food assistance in Banks, Barrow, Hall and Jackson counties. ♦ $5,000 to Salvation Army-Gwinnett for emergency housing and food assistance in Gwinnett County. ♦ $5,000 to Salvation Army-Toccoa for emergency housing and food assistance in Franklin and Lumpkin counties. ♦ $3,600 to Commerce City Schools to install a SmartBus WiFi system to provide Internet access to students who are digitally learning at home. ♦ $3,000 to Jefferson City Schools to install a SmartBus WiFi system to provide Internet access to students
who are digitally learning at home. ♦ $3,000 to Mending the Gap, in Lawrenceville, for emergency food assistance to Gwinnett County senior citizens. ♦ $3,000 to Norcross Meals on Wheels, for emergency food delivery to Gwinnett County senior citizens. ♦ $2,800 to Jackson County School System to install a SmartBus WiFi system to provide Internet access to students who are digitally learning at home. ♦ $2,500 to Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church Food Pantry for emergency food assistance in Barrow, Gwinnett and Hall counties. ♦ $2,500 to Happy Sacks in Duluth, for emergency food for its weekend backpacks for needy children in seven local schools.
Most of Taste of Britain’s sales during the outbreak have been food items which are shipped in from the United Kingdom, owner Rukhsana Aguilar said. “Well, it’s essential for the English people,” Aguilar said. “I know essential businesses should be open, but everyone, when I say that, they all say, ‘Well, yeah, you’re essential for us, the English people,’ so I said ‘OK then, we’ll stay open.’ “ Aguilar said her shop is doing curbside pickup, and it also has an online store. Online sales — which Aguilar estimated are up 40% right now — have helped offset the drop in sales that are done in person at the store. Taste of Britain’s owner said that has allowed her shop to do better in this environment than some other stores in downtown Norcross. “We’re doing OK — right now,” she said. “We’re doing a lot more online, of course, and we’re doing a lot more in-store pick-up where people just order online and they collect in-store so they call us when they arrive and we (either) meet them at their car and they can just pop their trunk or we can just hand it to them at the car. “So, we’re doing OK, but many, many stores downtown here are not doing OK.” Galactic Quest does not have an online store to offset a drop in in-person sales, but it was enforcing curbside pickup in an effort to promote social distancing before the stay-at-home order went into effect, which caused Galactic Quest to close. “We all need to be healthy through this,” Puttkammer said. “That’s the most important thing. Yes, we need to have healthy businesses. Yes, we need to have strong employment and a good economy, but I do think that they’re looking at the numbers (of COVID-19 cases in Gwinnett) to keep us all safe and it is good that they’ve done this to (flatten the curve).” While the lack of an online store might sound like a bad thing for Galactic Quest, Puttkammer said that while he is confident he’ll be able to pull through the pandemic and stay in business, the COVID-19 outbreak could, in a way, actually lead to a “silver lining” long-term change. “The silver lining to this is that we could end up having an online store,” he said. “We’re still having meetings with our employees and seeing what we might want to do.” Puttkammer also said he planned to meet with his accountant this week to see how the stimulus bill passed by Congress last week might help out.
at-home order. The chamber has stopped holding in-person events for the time being, but it is posting information about the stay-at-home order for business owners on its website, www.gwinnettchamber.org/ stay-at-home-ordinance/. It has also been hosting online events, such as online networking, so local businesses owners can stay in touch during the outbreak. “With the rapidly changing situation surrounding COVID-19 and its implications for business, the Gwinnett Chamber is dedicated to providing leadership and resources to help you manage the situation,” Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett President and CEO Nick Masino said. “We are committed to supporting Gwinnett businesses during this challenging time.” Another source is the Georgia Small Business Development Center, which has resources available online, at georgiasbdc.org, to help business owners with U.S. Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans.
Gwinnett Chamber offering online resources to help businesses The Gwinnett Chamber announced that it is trying to provide resources and assistance, as best it can, during the outbreak and stay-
Supply, demand, uncertainty and optimism A big factor that could hurt Taste of Britain and Galactic Quest could be not a drop in store traffic, but a lack of supply to meet customer demands. Aguilar said the since her store sells a lot of products, food included, which are produced in Britain, they have to be imported. Due to the pandemic’s impact on cargo movements, the store has had to make changes on where it gets products. “Right now, we’re not getting anything from the UK because there’s less planes flying, so we’re not getting our stuff from the UK,” Aguilar said. “We’re getting them from local distributors.” Meanwhile, Puttkammer said releases of new comics have been suspended by the industry’s distributor, which will help him out since he’ll have to close because of the stay-at-home order anyway. That’s a surreal move for the comics industry because comic books fans have long been able to count on new comics arriving every Wednesday, something Puttkammer described as being like “having Christmas every week.” For now, Christmas in the comic book industry is on hold, but Puttkammer said merchants in downtown Lawrenceville have received support from the city and are holding out hope for their economic futures. “We communicate with a lot of the merchants on the square, and so far, we haven’t seen too much doom and gloom in regards to that,” he said. “I guess people are pretty confident that we’ll see the other side of this without too much collateral damage.”
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LOCAL COLUMNIST|DARRELL HUCKABY
Closing church doors can’t stop Easter from coming
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e is risen. He is risen, indeed. 21st century technology helping to spread This statement and ensuing re- the word of Christ and helping us all stay sponse will be repeated by Chris- in touch with other believers. tians all over the world this Sunday — I’ve watched Sunday mornings evolve but mostly electronically. each week as pastors experiment and For the first time in anyone’s memory, seek ways that best suit them and their most churches will be absent the large congregations — and because services crowds that fill their pews on this holi- start at different times and since most est of days. But like the churches, of them, even the live broadcasts, the tomb is still empty. are recorded and archived, I’ve The secular trappings that have been able to enjoy worship from crept into the celebration of Easseveral churches each week. ter will also be lacking. No EasAt my own church, Conyers ter egg hunts with dozens of chilUMC, we have gone from an awkdren running around posing for ward 20-minute presentation in a pictures with the Easter bunny music studio on the first week, to while searching for candy eggs, or Huckaby a professional presentation each plastic replicas filled with prizes. Sunday featuring every memNothing says Resurrection Sunday like ber of our staff engaged in the worship a gold egg with a $10 bill inside. service, remotely, from their homes, Most families will have to abandon highlighted by our pastor offering his the large gatherings that have become sermon, complete with robe and stole, customary on this day. My family would from our sanctuary. have typically been 12 or 14 strong, with My daughter, Jenna, and her husband, ham and deviled eggs and green beans Evan, are praise leader and technology and, if I were lucky, coconut cake for expert, respectively, at their Presbyteridessert, followed by the aforementioned an church, and I get to worship remotehiding of eggs, all consumed and di- ly with them each Sunday as well. And gested in plenty of time to allow us to then I get to drop in, online, to worship settle in to watch that golf tournament with the rest of my family at First Bapover in Augusta. tist in Watkinsville. Not this year. No matter the denomination, the church The trappings of Easter are different is getting out the message. And it’s the this year, just like everything that has same story around the world. When Jehappened from the first week of March sus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, onward has been different. to loud shouts of “Hosanna, Hosanna,” But we are resilient, we Americans, the Pharisees admonished him and told and I have been amazed at what a great him to rebuke his followers. Jesus rejob the faith leaders who are my friends plied, “If they were silent these very — and those I will never meet — have stones would cry out.” done in carrying on the business of It’s like that. The worldwide pandemic the church at a time when we need the we know as COVID-19 or the coronavichurch, and its teachings and its service, rus has been able to keep the doors of more than ever. most church buildings locked and shutMy pastor has been conducting his tered for several weeks now, including own little “fireside chats” — which he Easter Sunday, which would have been calls Dave Talks, because his name is unthinkable a few short weeks ago. Dave — and he talks to the congregation But the church is not a building. The three times a week. They are marvelous. church is the body of believers in Jesus He keeps us abreast of what is happen- Christ, and just like when the Grinch ing in the community and offers us hope learned from the Whos down in Whoand peace and solace through scriptures ville that Christmas didn’t come from a and prayer. He offers a soothing balm to store, the world is learning this year that the raging fears of our souls, all through locking the doors of the church cannot the magic of technology. stop Easter from coming. Another preacher friend of mine hosts We serve a risen savior. He’s in the interactive prayer time and Bible study world today. And our faith in him will throughout the week, through some mys- see us through this dark time in our histerious format called Zoom, and I have tory, and we will celebrate his victory over been able to take part in those sessions the grave as passionately and fervently as well, making new friends along the as ever, just as we will soon celebrate way. Another friend has given me the our victory over this horrible epidemic. opportunity to share my experiences Christ is risen. He is risen, indeed. in the Holy Land with his parishioners over Skype. Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale It is really very heartening to see this County. Email him at dhuck008@gmail.com.
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Looking to Gov. Kemp to get us through these tough times
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wouldn’t have Gov. Brian Kemp’s outbreak by enacting tougher restricjob. That’s a good thing because, to tions than those that had been called my knowledge, no one has offered for at the time by the governor. That’s the job to me. all we need in these dark days, a secI have had readers in the past who ond-guessing attack dog. suggested I run for public office, but I I know a bit about attack dogs. I was politely declined because the Woman a pretty good one in my day. There are Who Shares My Name would take a skil- those who say I still am. (I probably let to my head if I decided to do so. She should put a warning label on these colisn’t crazy about politics, except umns.) But this is neither the time she loved our recently retired senor place for that kind of thing. nior senator, Johnny Isakson. If that wasn’t enough, faux-Gov. That is because he made a big Fleming issued another directive: fuss over her and pretty much “Georgia” — I think he means ignored me. Smart man. you and me — “go to the beach, However, the awesome responlake or a state park! They are all sibilities invested in me as a modopen and despite what the meest and much-beloved columnist Yarbrough dia is reporting there have been requires I assist our political leadno issues on Georgia beaches or ers in the discharge of their sworn du- lakes today.” What about next week, ties to the greatest extent possible. To Tim? Or, the week after? not do so would be unpatriotic. Plus, The mayor of Tybee Island, Shirley I would have to think up other stuff Sessions, called the governor’s actions to write about, like the International “reckless.” State Rep. Jeff Jones, RMonetary Fund or ice hockey, neither Brunswick, said, “I’m scratching my of which I know much about — nor care. head after this decision. Maybe the govWhen the governor was running to be ernor should have sought the opinion governor, in his television ads he made of local representatives.” it clear to some little dweeb named Friends on St. Simons Island tell me Jake who had the temerity to want to the understaffed Georgia State Patrol date his daughter that he had a shot- has been seen manning the entrances gun and knew how to use it. I know it to the beach. Isn’t there a better utilizawas just an ad, but that is a good way tion of the GSP resources, like slowing to make your daughter an old maid. He down idiot speeders on our Interstates also showed off a pickup truck he was instead of babysitting beachgoers? going to use to round up illegal aliens Fleming should spend less time actand a chainsaw to “rip up government ing like the governor and more time regulations.” keeping his boss from being blindsidWhat he didn’t show us in those days ed as happened when Gov. Kemp told was how he was going to handle one of a news briefing and a statewide televithe mostly deadly pandemics to ever hit sion audience that he had just found our state. Brian Kemp didn’t know it out “in the last 24 hours” that asympwas coming. None of us did. Stow the tomatic people could spread the virus, cornpone. The coronavirus is immune even though the Centers for Disease to shotguns, pickup trucks and chain- Control and Prevention had warned as saws. It is time for leadership. early as mid-February that, yes indeed, One of the first things I would sug- the coronavirus could be spread by asgest the governor do is tell his chief of ymptomatic people. That got the goverstaff, Tim Fleming, to stick a sock in nor headlines he didn’t want or need. his Facebook postings. Chiefs of staff I like Brian Kemp personally. I know should be seen, not heard. The last I him to be a good man. He, like the rest looked, Fleming and I have something of us, is in uncharted waters. As he atin common: Neither of us is the gover- tempts to guide us through this pannor and in these unprecedented times. demic, he doesn’t need a shotgun, a Gov. Kemp doesn’t need his chief of pickup truck, a chainsaw or a mouthy staff taking pot shots at local officials chief of staff. He needs our prayers. at the city and county level who are doing their damnedest to protect their You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@ dickyarbrough.com; at P.O. Box 725373, citizens. Fleming blasted local governments Atlanta, Georgia 31139 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dickyarb for overreacting to the coronavirus
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Fellow HS seniors: ‘Let’s not let this situation trick us into forgetting how much we have to appreciate’ I t was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. At the end of a long day — and longer rehearsal — a cast member brought in a tall stack of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to celebrate her birthday. I scarfed one down as a group of us laughed with joy at how cathartic the warm doughnuts felt melting in our mouths. I shouted goodbye to my teachers and hurried out with my friends, all of us eager for our long weekend. Whenever I pictured my last moments in high school, I imagined the movie moment of me walking down the halls for the last time, tears streaming down my face. Instead, I just ate a dougnut and rushed out. It all felt so unprecedented. One day we’re in school, laughing and joking about the coronavirus, and the next, we’re locked up in our houses for the rest of the year. Initially, I held on hope for quarantine being
a little blip in senior year. thing they were looking forward to. We all That first weekend felt like the longest one had banquets, senior nights, and ceremoof my life. The long weekend that I nies. We all had teachers, friends spent all week dreaming of suddenly and teammates we wanted to give a felt like a trap. I just wanted someone picturesque goodbye to. to tell me my life would start again. There are still things that make Soon enough, waves of announcethis bearable. First and foremost, I ments rolled out inching the day we’d find that it’s important to have perbe free from quarantine further and spective in the context of the interfurther back. It didn’t take me long national crisis occurring. Having two to realize that this was growing into parents who work in health care has Melka something that would knock out any given me a firsthand look into how hope of going back to school, taking all my much of an emergency this truly is locally iconic senior moments in its wake. and worldwide. It’d be naive of me to say that every senior If you’re healthy, there’s already countfeels the same way I do. There’s definitely less things to be thankful for. I can’t say a spectrum of how students are doing, and that I miss the ridiculously early mornings I can confidently say I’m pretty much the and overall sleep deprivation that going poster child for the most emotional of us. to school brought me. I’ve also found that Yet, I know that even those who resented the fact that everyone is going through this their high school experience lost some- helps. I see all of the faculty’s hearts break-
ing for us. I see my peers having to let go of expectations with me. We’re all helpless to the wrath of this virus. To anyone who knows a graduating senior, please check on them and lend some encouragement. Nothing makes the situation easy, but sweet words often help. To my fellow seniors, let’s not let this situation trick us into forgetting how much we have to appreciate. I think about that doughnut I devoured in my last moments as a student in Brookwood High School. We all have at least a few moments from the past few years that felt sweet and made us laugh with joy at how wonderful they were. Let’s not let a little hole in the middle of the experience distract us from the wonderful ring of things to be grateful for surrounding it. Lydia Melka is a senior at Brookwood High School.
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PAGE A16 ♦ SundAy, APril 12, 2020 IN BRIEF Bears’ Hodges commits to Johnson and Wales Mountain View senior Leslie Hodges committed Tuesday to the Johnson and Wales University (N.C.) women’s basketball program. Hodges averaged 8.1 points and 4.6 rebounds as a senior, earning All-Region 6-AAAAAAA honors. She also played volleyball for the Bears.
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duluth’s Giberson signs with Georgia Southern Duluth senior Melody Giberson will continue her swimming career at Georgia Southern University. Giberson is a three-time all-state swimmer and a two-time team MVP for the Wildcats. She holds school records in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay, and earned all-county honors four years from the Gwinnett County Swim and Dive Booster Club. She was the 2020 Gwinnett champion in the 50 free, becoming the fifth girl in Duluth history to win an individual event at county.
Archer’s Edmondson makes commitment Archer senior Justin Edmondson committed this week to the South Georgia State College men’s basketball program. Edmondson, a 6-foot-2 combo guard, is a four-year varsity starter and the Tigers’ all-time leader in steals.
Wolves’ ledford headed to Piedmont Buford senior Eli Ledford plans to continue his baseball career at Piedmont College. The switch-hitting Ledford can play multiple positions in the infield and outfield.
Broncos’ Starks to wrestle for life university Two-time state placer Camron Starks, a senior at Brookwood, has committed to the Life University wrestling program. Starks was fourth at state this season and sixth at state as a junior. He had 114 wins in his high school career.
Central’s Turner to play for Chowan Central Gwinnett senior Reilly Turner announced his commitment this week to the Chowan University (N.C.) football program. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Turner is a prospect at defensive back.
Hunter headed to Southern Wesleyan Former Dacula guard Arusha Hunter committed Thursday to the Southern Wesleyan University (S.C.) men’s basketball program. The 6-foot-2 guard played the past two seasons at Clayton State before entering the transfer portal earlier this year. He averaged 7 points in 15.6 minutes (26 games, five starts), making 93.3 percent of his free throws (42 of 45) and 42 percent of his 3-pointers (29 of 69). He also made the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team this season.
Brown leads four locals on MaxPreps team Four former Gwinnett high school football stars made the MaxPreps All-Decade Team for 2010-19 released this week. Lanier grad Derrick Brown, the only defensive player ever to be named MaxPreps Player of the Year, was a first-team selection at defensive line. After four seasons at Auburn, Brown is projected to be a high first-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft. North Gwinnett’s Mitch Hyatt and Grayson’s Robert Nkemdiche and Owen Pappoe were second-team selections. Hyatt and Nkemdiche have both been on NFL rosters, while Pappoe just finished his freshman season at Auburn. Georgia had nine selections among the 100 players on the three teams, ranking fourth behind California (19), Florida (12) and Texas (11). Other Georgians who made the teams were quarterback Trevor Lawrence (Cartersville, first team), tight end Arik Gilbert (Marietta, first team), kicker Ryan Fitzgerald (Colquitt County, first team), quarterback Deshaun Watson (Gainesville, third team) and defensive back Xavier McKinney (Roswell, third team).
duluth’s Mamay commits to Toccoa Falls Duluth senior Hampton Mamay has committed to continue his baseball career at Toccoa Falls College. Mamay is a versatile prospect who has played outfield, infield and catcher.
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Collins Hill grad Brea Dickey was among the top hitters in the Atlantic Sun Conference this season.
Dickey excelled in 2020 for Kennesaw State By Will Hammock will.hammock @gwinnettdailypost.com
Brea Dickey’s final college softball season was going splendidly. The former Collins Hill standout ranked among the top hitters in the Atlantic Sun Conference, and her Kennesaw State team was 21-4, fresh off four wins in five games at the Colorado State Classic. Her season suffered the same fate as all in college athletics when it ended because of the coronavirus in March, just before the Owls were scheduled for a three-game series March 14-15 at Florida Gulf Coast. Her final game was a beauty, too. She went 4-for-4 and scored two runs in a victory over Idaho State. The previous day she had gone 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs in a victory over Colorado State. “It was kind of shocking to say the least,” Dickey said of the abrupt ending. “It was so sudden. We were on such a good roll. We had such good things going. We were doing so well and we were so excited for conference to see where we would go in the conference and in the postseason.” The NCAA Division I Council voted to allow senior athletes in spring sports an extra year of eligibility, so the 2020 season may not be Dickey’s last. Or it may be. It isn’t clear which schools will accept those athletes — some have publicly said they won’t — and if
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Collins Hill grad Brea Dickey was among the top hitters in the Atlantic Sun Conference this season. so, how things will work out financially. “I want to (play one more season),” Dickey said last month. “I’m going to try to. We’ll see how it works.” Dickey was in the middle of the best season of her college career, which began with the Georgia Bulldogs. She played at UGA in 2016 and 2017, hitting .295 with
22 runs scored and nine RBIs as a sophomore. She did not play in the 2018 season, returning in 2019 at Kennesaw State to hit .286 with 16 RBIs and 20 runs scored. She went 22 of 24 on stolen bases. Through 25 games this season, Dickey hit .443 with five doubles, four triples, 15 RBIs, 11 stolen bases and 23 runs scored.
She ranked second in the Atlantic Sun in runs, third in batting average and sixth in stolen bases. “Brea has been an absolute joy to coach and have on our team,” Kennesaw State head coach Tripp MacKay said. “Her journey through the last couple of years to get to this point I think makes her even more special. She is the model of an excellent student-athlete. She has been stellar in the classroom and has been tearing it up on the field this year. She was voted by her peers to be a team captain and is a positive leader for us. She’s an outstanding person and comes from a supportive family. I have really enjoyed watching her develop as a great student-athlete and a wonderful young lady.” Dickey plans a career in education after college — she will complete her student-teaching this fall in Gwinnett — and finishes her final classes this semester. She is back at home now and finishing courses online, like other college students forced off campus by the coronavirus. It isn’t the way she wanted to finish her last semester at Kennesaw State, a school and softball program that suited her perfectly. “It’s very family oriented (at Kennesaw),” Dickey said. “It’s a very good environment. It’s so positive there. Your teammates, your coaches, everyone’s looking out for you. They want you to develop into a good person, not just a softball player. That’s what it’s all about at Kennesaw.”
Gwinnett swim league delays start to season By Will Hammock
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One of Gwinnett’s most popular summertime activities is in limbo because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Gwinnett County Swim League announced Thursday it plans to delay the start of its season, which was set to begin with May 11 practices. The first meets of the summer were scheduled for May 28. The league, which hosts meets primarily on Thursday nights, features 43 neighborhood-based swim teams and more than 6,000 swimmers ages 18 and under. Its season concludes in July with the county championship meet at Georgia Tech’s McCauley Aquatic Center, where the GCSL’s top swimmers compete for county supremacy. Around 2,000 swimmers reach that meet each summer. Gwinnett’s summer swim league began in 1973. “The goal of GCSL is to educate and foster the mental and physical well-being of children through recreational swim teams,” the league said in a statement. “While we also focus on competition, the Board of Directors feels strongly that
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Swimmers dive in during a relay at the 2019 Gwinnett County Swim League Championships at Georgia Tech. the mission of ‘putting kids in the water’ is the primary focus for this season. We know children will need not only the physical exercise swim team provides but also social interaction. It is almost certain that the competition aspect will not look the same this season as previous years. “To give us the best chance
of salvaging our season, we will be delaying the start. Once we are permitted to gather at pools by CDC recommendations, local governments and neighborhood HOAs, we will announce our plan for this season. We ask parents for understanding and flexibility during these unprecedented times. Your local teams will communicate updates as
they become available.” Updates on the league are available at gwinnettswimleague.com. Spalding Corners won last year’s GCSL championship by 134 points over runner-up Lansmoore. The Thunderbolts were third, followed by Wild Timber and Chateau Elan to round out the top five.
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PUBLIC AUCTION Notice of Abandonment and Sale in accordance with O.C.G.A. 40-11 the following vehicles have been declared abandoned and will be sold at Public Action to the highest and best bidder for cash only. The auction will be held on October 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., 1741 Forest Pkwy, Lake City GA 30260, phone (404) 363-1399. Review 9:30 a.m. 2012 Nissan Sentra VIN: 3N1AB6AP7CL710052 929-639250, 4/12,19
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ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT You are hereby notified, in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-19.1, that petitions were filed in the Magistrate Court of GWINNETT County to foreclose liens against the vehicles listed below for all amounts owed. If a lien is foreclosed, the Court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. The present location of the vehicleis: Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. 2775 Simpson Circle, Norcross, GA 30071 Anyone with an ownership interest in a vehicle listed herein may file an answer to the petition on or before: 04/15/2020 Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s office. Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com. Vehicle Make: Acura Year: 2012 Model: TL Vehicle ID #: 19UUA8F58CA017113 Vehicle License #: CIT2392 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08855 Vehicle Make: BMW Year: 2013 Model: 535i Vehicle ID #: WBAFR7C53DC818341 Vehicle License #: 1HORACE State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08857 Vehicle Make: Ford Year: 2013 Model: Fusion Vehicle ID: 3FA6P0HRXDR179300 Vehicle License#: CFC1498 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08858 Vehicle Make: Honda Year: 2011 Model: Accord Vehicle ID #: 5KBCP3F86BB001182 Vehicle License #: NO TAG State: N/A Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08861 Vehicle Make: MercedesBenz Year: 1986 Model: 560SL Vehicle ID #: WDBBA48D6GA046097 Vehicle License #: 2PXU197 State: California Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08862 Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2014 Model: Altima Vehicle ID #: 1N4AL3AP7EC116364 VehicleLicense #: RGF4347 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08863 Vehicle Make: Volkswagen Year: 2014 Model: Jetta Vehicle ID #: 3VWD17AJ2EM393130 Vehicle License #: W1238F State: Tennessee Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08864 Vehicle Make: Lexus Year: 2002 Model: RX 300 Vehicle ID #: JTJGF10U520139000 Vehicle License#: QBG4563 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08865 Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2002 Model: Altima Vehicle ID: 1N4AL11D92C268748 Vehicle License#: RJQ6679 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08866 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 2012 Model: Malibu Vehicle ID #: 1G1ZD5EU2CF378335 Vehicle License #: RJH0992 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08867 Vehicle Make: Honda Year: 1995 Model: Accord Vehicle ID #: 1HGCD5533SA063125 Vehicle License #: RND4479 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08544 Vehicle Make: Dodge Year: 2013 Model: Journey Vehicle ID #: 3C4PDCAB3DT536955 Vehicle License#: RKB5479 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-08545 MAG 40-10 928-638285, 3/29,4/5,12
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Vehicle Make: Honda Year: 2002 Model: Civic Vehicle ID #: 1HGEM22562L109225 Vehicle License #: PVF2006 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11589 Vehicle Make: Ford Year: 2001 Model: Excursion Vehicle ID #: 1FMNU41SX1EB00558 Vehicle License #: DAB4806 State MI Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11590 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 2005 Model: Suburban Vehicle ID #: 3GNEC16Z75G160038 Vehicle License #: RLL7478 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11591 Vehicle Make: Jeep Year: 1997 Model: Grand Cherokee Vehicle ID #: 1J4GZ78S0VC533582 Vehicle License #: No Tag State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11592 Vehicle Make: BMW Year: 2008 Model: X5 Vehicle ID #: 5UXFE83568L167084 Vehicle License #: REW5363 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11593 Vehicle Make: BMW Year: 2006 Model: 325i Vehicle ID #: WBAVB135X6KX41859 Vehicle License #: No Tag State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11594 Vehicle Make: Dodge Year: 2004 Model: Ram Vehicle ID #: 1D7HU18D04S636423 Vehicle License #: PIZ573 State SC Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11595 928-638867, 4/5,12
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ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT You are hereby notified, in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-19.1, that petitions were filed in the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County to foreclose liens against the vehicles listed below for all amounts owed. If a lien is foreclosed, the Court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. The present location of the vehicles is: 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross GA 30071 Anyone with an ownership interest in a vehicle listed herein may file an answer to the petition on or before: 4.15.2020. Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s office located at: 75 Langley Dr Lawrenceville, GA. Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com. Vehicle Make: Acura Year: 2004 Model: MDX Vehicle ID #: 2HNYD18284H504150 Vehicle License #: PRM1276 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11581 Vehicle Make: Homemade Year: 1998 Model: Trailer Vehicle ID #: T990965 Vehicle License #: TS92N82 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11582 Vehicle Make: Acura Year: 2006 Model: 3.2TL Vehicle ID #: 19UUA662X6A024076 Vehicle License #: PSI4050 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11583 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 2012 Model: Malibu Vehicle ID #: 1G1ZB5E04CF273444 Vehicle License #: No Tag State VA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11584 Vehicle Make: Land Rover Year: 2002 Model: Discovery Series II Vehicle ID #: SALTY12402A764691 Vehicle License #: No Tag State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11585 Vehicle Make: Ford Year: 2012 Model: Focus Vehicle ID #: 1FAHP3K27CL352158 Vehicle License #: CAI5157 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11586 Vehicle Make: Ford Year: 1998 Model: Expedition Vehicle ID #: 1FMPU18LXWLC10907 Vehicle License #: PTP1634 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11587 Vehicle Make: Honda Year: 2003 Model: Civic Hybrid Vehicle ID #: JHMES96623S006244 Vehicle License #: RSC8353 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M11588
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