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WORLD

Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for six democracy activists including US citizen

Enhanced jobless benefits expire; Congress’ negotiations continue

By Clare Foran, Lauren Hong Kong police have isFox and Phil Mattingly sued arrest warrants for six CNN overseas-based democracy activists who are alleged to The federal enhanced unhave breached the city’s newemployment benefit that outly imposed national securiof-work Americans have rety law, according to Chinese lied on amid the coronavirus state media. pandemic has now officially The six include United States expired — and Democrats citizen and resident Samuel and Republicans are still far Chu and Nathan Law, a forapart in negotiations over a mer Hong Kong lawmaker new stimulus package that and prominent pro-democracy could bring relief with no campaigner who fled the city deal in sight. and is now living in London, Talks continued Saturday according to the report. with House Speaker Nancy The issuing of the warrant Pelosi hosting a meeting with appears to mark the first time Senate Minority Leader Chuck that authorities have used the Schumer in the Speaker’s new national security law, office with the lead negotiimposed by Beijing on June ators for the Trump admin30, to target activists based istration, White House chief outside of the city. of staff Mark Meadows and The law criminalizes secesTreasury Secretary Steven sion, subversion, terrorism Mnuchin, but no deal was uland foreign interference, and timately reached. The group it applies to offenses commitwill meet again on Monday ted “outside the region” by and members of their staffs foreigners who are not resiwill meet Sunday to discuss dents of Hong Kong or China. issues, Schumer said.

U.S. national Chu, who is Pelosi and Schumer told the managing director of the reporters following the meetHong Kong Democracy Couning that the morning’s discil, a Washington DC-based cussions were productive, advocacy group promoting but that the sides still are freedom and autonomy for not close to an agreement.

Hong Kong, appears to be the “The best discussions we’ve first known non-Hong Kong had so far, I call it progress citizen to be targeted under but a ways to go,” Schumer the new security law. said, noting that it was the meeting the group US national shot dead in longest has had to date.

Pakistan courtroom Mnuchin and Meadows

during blasphemy trial

A United States citizen on trial for blasphemy in Pakistan has been shot dead while appearing in court, in the latest act of violence connected to the controversial legislation.

Tahir Ahmed Naseem, 47, died on Wednesday in the northwestern city of Peshawar, after a member of the public walked into the courtroom and opened fire in front of the judge, according to officials.

His attacker was arrested at the scene.

Naseem was on trial on charges of blasphemy after allegedly claiming to be a prophet, a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment under the Pakistan penal code.

In a statement, the U.S. State Department said officials were “shocked, saddened, and outraged” by Naseem’s death. The statement said that Naseem had been “lured to Pakistan from his home in Illinois by individuals who then used Pakistan’s blasphemy laws to entrap him.” It didn’t offer any further detail. Naseem had been receiving consular assistance since his arrest in 2018.

EU blocks funding for six towns that declared themselves ‘LGBT-Free Zones’ The European Union has denied funding to six Polish towns that declared themselves to be “LGBT-Free Zones.”

In announcing the decision on Thursday, the European Commission said it was affirming that the union stands for equality for all people.

“EU values and fundamental rights must be respected

by Member States and state authorities,” European Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, wrote on Twitter.

—From wire reports

special photo: getty images/ap

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other members of Congress continue negotiations on a new stimulus package. echoed that sentiment. “We’re still a long ways apart, and I don’t want to suggest that a deal is imminent because it is not,” Meadows said. “But like with any deal, as you make progress, I think it’s important to recognize that you’re making progress and not set an unrealistic expectation that we are just a few items away. Because there are still substantial differences, but we did make good progress.”

Mnuchin told reporters that “there’s clearly a subset of issues where we both agree on,” listing an extension of unemployment insurance, schools, the Paycheck Protection Program and jobs.

Pelosi had reiterated prior to the meeting that Democrats are not interested in a shortterm agreement. Following the talks, Mnuchin said they were at an “impasse” over whether to pass a short-term fix to buy time for talks over a broader package.

“They’ve made clear, there’s clearly a desire on their part to do an entire package, we’ve made clear that we’re willing to deal with short-term issues and pass something quickly and come back to the larger issues, so we’re at an impasse on that,” he said.

The federal enhanced benefit program was set up to provide an additional $600 a week to individuals receiv-

previous policy.There will also be a $50 fee for asylum seekers.

Historically, asylum seekers around the world are not subject to application fees, according to the Migration Policy Institute. The U.S. will join only three other countries — Australia, Fiji, and Iran — imposing asylum fees. The new fees take effect Oct. 2.

NATION

Salmonella outbreak in 48 states linked to backyard poultry Over 900 people in 48 states have been infected with salmonella, and their illnesses are likely linked to backyard poultry like chicks and ducklings.

The outbreaks aren’t uncommon for this time of year — but 2020’s outbreak has sickened more people than in past outbreaks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As of this week, 938 people have been infected with salmonella in 2020. Cases have nearly doubled in the last month — 473 people got sick since the last case report in June, the CDC said.

At this time last year, 768 people were ill in 48 states, though two people had died, the CDC reported in July 2019.

The presumed culprit in this outbreak is poultry.

Public health officials interviewed over 400 of the people who fell ill with salmonella, and 74% of them said they’d had contact with chicks and ducklings.

Since the first illness was reported in January, the CDC said it’s identified 15 multistate outbreaks. So far, three of them, found in Kentucky and Oregon, have been linked to poultry and their coops.

Chicks and ducks can carry salmonella in their digestive tract, which doesn’t harm them but can cause diarrhea, fever and painful cramps in humans who are exposed to the bacteria on the birds’ feathers or eggs or in their droppings.

Hurricane Isaias lashes the Bahamas as As snuggly as your chickens may look, don’t hug or kiss it heads toward Florida special photo: shutterstock

them, the CDC advises — they can carry salmonella on their feathers.

ICE chief to depart agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director Matt Albence is retiring from the agency he has led since last year.

“This was an exceptionally hard decision to make, a decision prolonged due to the uncertainty of a global pandemic and the essential role ICE continues to play in our nation’s response,” Albence said in a statement Friday.

“Over the next month, I will work alongside DHS and ICE leadership to ensure a smooth transition.”

A longtime career law enforcement official, Albence has filled the top spot at the agency multiple times during the Trump administration as leadership at ICE — an agency under DHS — has shifted.

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf commended Albence’s service, saying in a statement he has “successfully led ICE to record-breaking criminal arrests and seizures in furtherance of ICE’s critical national security and public safety missions, and helped

restore integrity to this country’s immigration system.”

Albence has filled the top role since his predecessor Mark Morgan moved to ICE’s sister agency, Customs and Border Protection, last summer.

US to raise naturalization application fees The Trump administration is dramatically increasing fees for dozens of immigration and work applications, including a more than 80 percent increase on naturalization applications and a first-time fee for asylum applicants.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency responsible for the country’s immigration and naturalization system, updated and finalized its fee structure after a nearly nine month review.

The agency increased the cost of online naturalization applications from $640 to $1,160. The naturalization fee will represent the full cost to process the application, the agency says, plus a proportional share of overhead costs, a change from

Meet Forest, the tallest giraffe in the world

By Sara Spary CNN

A male giraffe living in a zoo in Australia has been crowned the tallest of them all, hitting a giddy 18 feet, 8 inches.

Twelve-year-old Forest, who lives at Australia Zoo in Queensland, is so lanky that a team from Guinness World Records had to create a specially made measuring pole and rig it next to a hay dispenser in the

MUST READ giraffe house to record his height.

It took several months to capture the measurements, via images and video footage, as it took some time for Forest to get comfortable with the new feeder.

Forest was born at Auckland Zoo in New Zealand in 2007 and was moved to Australia Zoo — run by the Irwin family — at the age of two. As part of the zoo’s

ing regular state unemployment benefits and was meant as an added boost to help blunt the economic fallout from the pandemic.

There has been major disagreement, however, between Democrats and Republicans over how to deal with the program’s expiration. A House bill put forward by Democrats as their opening offer in the talks would extend the $600 enhanced benefit through January. In contrast, Republicans, in a plan unveiled at the beginning of the week, proposed cutting the weekly payment to $200 until states implement a system that replaces roughly 70% of laidoff workers’ wages.

breeding program he has since fathered 12 calves, with another on the way.

The tallest species alive in the world today, giraffes usually grow to between 15 and 18 feet.

They have been listed as ”vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with some subspecies considered “endangered” or “critically endangered.”

Bindi Irwin, the daughter of late conservationist

Hurricane Isaias made landfall on the Bahamas’ Andros Island late Saturday morning, whipping it and nearby islands with heavy rain and strong winds as the storm headed closer to Florida, which it is poised to menace Saturday night and Sunday.

The storm — pronounced (ees-ah-EE-as) — had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph at 11 a.m. ET as it raked Andros, with about 8,000 of the Bahamas’ roughly 385,000 residents.

Just to the east, power outages were reported across the Bahamas’ New Providence island, including the capital of Nassau, as the storm pushed down trees and power lines, Eyewitness News Bahamas reported.

After crossing Andros, the Category 1 hurricane was expected to move near or over Grand Bahama island Saturday. Isaias was then expected to move near Florida’s east coast Saturday night through Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning is in effect for northwestern Bahamas as well for parts of Florida: from Boca Raton to the Volusia/Flagler County line.

— From wire reports

PEOPLE

Bands play parking lots to give heartsick fans their concert fix Stephan Jenkins, lead singer and songwriter of Third Eye Blind, felt jitters as he looked out at 700 cars and trucks ringing a concert stage in the parking lot of Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center.

“You can just see it in my eyes,” Jenkins told CNN, referring to the apprehension he felt before the band took the stage last Saturday. “We had no sound check. We had not played in four months.”

Jenkins soon calmed down, connecting to the crowd as the band unleashed some of their hit songs, and as honking car horns replaced applause.

Welcome to the drive-in concert, a potential cure for heartsick music fans who yearn for live shows amid the coronavirus.

When the pandemic shut down CBF productions, a Califronia-based music festival company, owner Vincenzo Giammanco pivoted. He used nearly $100,000 in federal paycheck protection funds to start “Concerts in Your Car” at the Ventura fairgrounds.

Giammanco’s upcoming shows include Sublime with Rome, Rodney Atkins, Tracy Lawrence, a Selena tribute band and Jim Messina.

“I think we are just scratching the surface. This is not just a pop up,” Giammanco said.

Lena Dunham says her coronavirus symptoms went on for weeks Lena Dunham shared her experience with COVID-19 on Instagram Friday, saying her symptoms lasted weeks.

“The fact is, the Coronavirus kills people,” she said. “But it will also alter the bodies and lived experiences of so many who are infected, in ways that could never be predicted.”

The star and creator of “Girls” said she became sick in midMarch with symptoms including aching joints, fatigue, fever, numbness, a cough and loss of taste and smell.

Although Dunham revealed last year that she has been diagnosed with a chronic condition called Ehler-Danlos syndrome, she said she was able to avoid going to a hospital for coronavirus because a doctor offered her guidance on how to care for herself — a privilege she said most people don’t have.

Alan Parker, heralded director of ‘Fame,’ ‘Mississippi Burning,’ dies aged 76 Alan Parker, the celebrated British director whose credits include adored musicals “Fame,” “Evita” and “Bugsy Malone” and gritty crime dramas “Mississippi Burning” and “Midnight Express,” has died aged 76, the British Film Institute said in a statement on behalf of his family.

Parker’s extensive filmography also boasted hits including “The Commitments,” “Fame,” “Birdy,” “Angel Heart” and “Angela’s Ashes.”

The filmmaker, himself a two-time Oscar nominee, scored a glut of other accolades for his work; his feature films have won 19 BAFTA awards, 10 Golden Globes and 10 Oscars, according to the BFI. —From wire reports

and television personality Steve Irwin, told Guinness World Records: “Our sweetheart Forest has officially made it into the Guinness World Records for being the tallest living giraffe! We are proud of our towering guy, he has such a wonderful heart.”

She added: “Giraffes are doing it tough in the wild, and we’re so proud that we special photo: guinness world Records can do our part in ensuring this species is around for Forest, pictured here with the Irwin family, has fathered 12 the generations to come.” calves.

A4 ♦ Sunday, auguSt 2, 2020 ♦ gwinnettdailypoSt.com COLUMNIST I KEITH ROACH

WEATHER WATCH

Full time meds for AFib?

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EAR DR. ROACH: I’m a male, 71, with a bovine aortic value that was installed 11 years ago. I went into atrial fibrillation six years ago and had an electric shock to stop it. That lasted a week, and was followed by an ablation, which kept me out of atrial fibrillation for five years. I went Roach into atrial fibrillation again last year, and the shock I got is still working. I am now on Xarelto as before, but my cardiologist will not allow me to quit this time, even with electronic surveillance equipment. His only explanation is that the risk of stroke as a result of going back into unrecognized AFib is too great.

Is he just being old-fashioned? I can buy the monitor app and still have money leftover compared with the monthly cost of Xarelto, not to mention the side effects and risks.

— B.K. ANSWER: I think I agree with your old-fashioned cardiologist. Since you have gone back into atrial fibrillation — a lack of rhythm of the heart that predisposes to clot formation — despite an ablation procedure, it is likely you will do so again. People who go in and out of atrial fibrillation are at similar risk for stroke as those who are in atrial fibrillation all the time. The risk for stroke is a few percent per year. Strokes can be devastating: The expense of Xarelto, and its attendant (small) risks, are outweighed by the reduction in stroke risk.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your column daily. It seems that most of the people ask questions after researching them on the internet. Do these people not ask their doctor about their condition before they research it on their own? I understand asking for a second or third opinion. Not talking to your doctor about your condition or about medicine you take is wrong.

— E.T. ANSWER: Most of the questions I get are asking for second or third opinions, or when a person’s doctor has been unable to explain or hasn’t done so in a way that a person could really understand. Sometimes I am asked to comment when a person’s physicians have disagreed. Often, however, people ask me questions they are embarrassed to ask their doctors — and I tell them to ask and not be embarrassed.

I also think many people forget that their pharmacist has a world of knowledge available to them.

Sometimes people ask questions when they remember them, which may be long after or well before a doctor’s appointment. It’s true that many people have done some internet research before they write in. The quality of information on the internet is highly variable, as there is a great deal of misinformation that appears plausible and comes from sources that may appear authoritative.

I answer questions in my column the way I would if I had a patient in front of me.

At least, that is my goal. Although a few of my own patients HAVE asked me questions for the column, the deep understanding a doctor should have about a patient’s complete medical history, exam results, family history and many other salient points is lacking in the general format of a newspaper column.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible.

Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu or send mail to 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: in 1790, the first official census of the united States was conducted. in 1923, president warren Harding died in San Francisco. Vice president calvin coolidge was sworn in as president before dawn the next day. in 1934, adolf Hitler united the chancellorship and presidency of germany under the new title of Fuhrer. in 1939, albert einstein wrote a letter to president Franklin d. Roosevelt, requesting that the u.S. research the possibility of atomic weapons. in 1990, iraq invaded Kuwait. in 2018, apple inc. became the world’s first trillion-dollar company.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Frederic auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904), sculptor; Jack warner (1892-1978), film executive; myrna loy (19051993), actress; Shimon peres (1923-2016), israeli prime minister; James Baldwin (1924-1987),

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TODAY’S FACT: the familiar enlarged copy of the declaration of independence bearing the signatures of 56 congressional delegates was signed on this day in 1776.

TODAY’S SPORTS: the “Black Sox,” eight former chicago white Sox baseball players charged with defrauding the public in a conspiracy to throw the 1919 world Series, were acquitted on this day in 1921.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “there are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one’s head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people’s pain.” -- James Baldwin, “giovanni’s Room”

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COLUMNIST I AMY DICKINSON

Pregnancy can’t stay a secret forever

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EAR AMY: My partner and I are expecting a baby. It’s our first baby, and the only grandchild in his family.

I moved in with him and his family right after we discovered that we were pregnant. The problem is that during this time, his parents’ relationship deteriorated, resulting in a messy divorce after 42 years.

We’ve decided that it was best to hide the pregnancy from his family as long as we can, due to how childish and toxic his mother is.

His father has moved out.

My partner has serious resentments toward his mother from a past fueled by alcoholism and emotional abuse.

I don’t feel safe with her being alone with our baby since she drinks and drives all the time. She’s so selfabsorbed that she doesn’t even notice that I am seven months pregnant.

We are doing our best to save money to get our own place to live, because we don’t want to stay with her any longer than we have to, but the baby will be here soon. We don’t want her and her toxic behavior around the baby.

Are we wrong for not wanting to tell her or her side of the family?

What should we do?

— Ready to Burst DEAR READY: This

is the first of many tests you will face as parents, so take responsibility for your lives and your choices, and Dickinson tell the truth.

By living with your partner’s family, you have made your pregnancy their business. The presence of a baby in the household will have a profound impact on all of you. It is not right to spring this on everyone at the last minute.

You feel strongly that your partner’s mother should not be alone with the baby.

So don’t leave her alone with the baby. You are the child’s parents. You are responsible for your child’s safety and well-being, even if that means confronting some challenging personal situations.

You and your partner need to get your act together, and keep it together. This means telling the truth, creating boundaries while you are in the household — and making solid plans to leave the household as soon as you can.

DEAR AMY: People often write to you, wondering what to say to others who are grieving.

My wife and I lost a son over four decades ago. Before that tragedy befell us, I would feel uncomfortable

if I met people who had lost a precious one. Now, I know what to do and say.

Say to the bereaved, “I can only imagine your sorrow.” Offer to hug them and if it brings you to tears and sobs, that is OK. More than anything else you might do or say, that gesture lets them know that you care.

Don’t ever say, “I know how you feel.” Only those who had experienced such a tragic loss know.

Don’t disappear from them. When it happened to us, friends that we had been very close to — vanished.

Other people that we had never met appeared and helped with hugs, tears and whatever else they could offer.

It has been a long time.

We will never be “over it.”

The sorrow, pain and ache in one’s heart never totally leaves, but it becomes easier to bear.

— DT DEAR DT: Thank you so much for sharing your own shattering experience.

I know it will help others.

DEAR AMY: Thank you for including a reference to my work in your response to “Not Born in the USA,” a Russian who immigrated to the United States as a teenager and who wants to become more acculturated to American life as an adult.

I appreciate being in-

cluding in your suggested American reading list.

This is way cool. Indians are rarely included in lists like this.

Reservation-raised Indians are even more invisible.

I know I’m a big name in American literature, but I’m also a kid who grew up in a HUD house on the rez across the street from the tribe’s K-12 school, and only a little farther away from the Indian Health Service Clinic. So, you know — waaaaaaaaaay Indian.

So here’s to all of you Indians living on the rez, and all who’ve gone urban (like me).

Here’s to the unbroken connection to our ancestors. To all of our indigenous beauty.

— Sherman Alexie DEAR SHERMAN: “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian (Hachette, 2012) is taught in many schools, and along with your stories, novels, screenplays and poetry, has earned its place in the American canon. Thank you for your work.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: ASKAMY@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068.

You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Make moderation and what’s important to you your focus this year. A change of scenery and spending more time enjoying life and the people you love will lead to happiness and contentment. Recognize what you need instead of what you desire, and it will lead to a profound change of attitude. leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Eliminate what’s no longer of value to you. Don’t let anyone dictate how you should live your life. Recognize what you don’t need, and progress will be yours.

ViRgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — A change of plans will lead to a new adventure. Take an online course or volunteer for a service that will help you connect with people searching for common interests and personal gain. liBRa (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Take care of responsibilities and move on to more enjoyable pastimes. Take pride in your appearance, make plans with a loved one and don’t let anyone make unreasonable demands of you.

ScoRpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You’ll crave knowledge. Research the best way to make your dreams come true. Don’t let others’ actions cause uncertainty.

Go it alone if necessary.

SagittaRiuS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) — Fix your surroundings and lower your overhead. Shared expenses will lead to a falling out if you can’t agree on how best to allocate funds. Choose peace over discord. capRicoRn (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — Make a change that will add to your comfort, ease stress or bring you closer to the people you love most. An agreement will finalize, and an opportunity will unfold. aQuaRiuS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Emotions will surface if you disagree with someone. Focus on making your life better. Personal gains are within reach if you spend more time on self-improvement and romance. piSceS (Feb. 20-March 20) — Rely on experience to find a way to overcome a situation concerning excessive or indulgent behavior.

Reach out to people you trust to tell you the truth. aRieS (March 21-April 19) — Physical fitness will alleviate stress. Don’t let your emotions interfere with how you earn your living. Consider how much debt you are willing to take on before you spend money. tauRuS (April 20-May 20) — A heart-to-heart talk will help you formulate longterm plans. Don’t let essential documents lapse. An adjustment to your living space will add to your comfort, but don’t go overbudget. gemini (May 21-June 20) — Do something energetic that challenges you to be your very best and strive for perfection. Spend time with a loved one or someone who shares your interests. canceR (June 21-July 22) — Do your best to get along with others. Arguing will lead to isolation and unfinished business. Concentrate on projects that bring you joy and keep you out of trouble.

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VALOR From A1 that the mother was in the house. So, the police officer ran into the burning house to look for her.

“I didn’t want her to die,” Wilson said.

For her efforts in responding to the scene last fall, Wilson — who has been employed by the Gwinnett County Police Department for nearly five years — received the Gwinnett Chamber’s Gold Medal of Valor Award during a luncheon at the Infinite Energy Forum on Tuesday.

Wilson said there was a lot of uncertainty about what was going on at the house on Quinn Ridge on that November day. The son had called 911 to report the situation.

“At the time, we didn’t know how many people were in the house,” Wilson said.

Wilson said she parked down the street when she arrived.

The first thing she wanted to do was get an assessment of the situation and try to determine what exactly was happening.

“All I was thinking was ‘Get up to the house, see what’s going on’ and ... get an idea of what was going on and what the house looked like and then wait for another unit,” Wilson said.

As she approached the house, she noticed something starting to catch on fire, although she did not know what it was at first. She then realized it was the father. He had set himself on fire, Wilson said.

“I told him, ‘Stop, Drop and Roll,’ and he just shook his head ‘No’ and sat down,” she

VALOR AWARD WINNERS The full list of Valor Award winners includes: Medal of Merit (Individual) Award: gwinnett county police sgt. scott Kannigiser Medal of Merit (Program) Award: stRap program, gwinnett county sheriff’s office (run by master deputy steven cooley) Leadership Award: gwinnett county schools police chief wayne Rikard Lifesaving Award: gwinnett county police master police officer Joshua Keeling, and police officers senior christian d’allaird, Frank gomez and Reza lindsey Public Safety Unit of the Year: gwinnett county police department gang task Force Public Safety Person of the Year: lawrenceville police department detective dena pauly Medal of Valor (Silver): gwinnett Fire and emergency services driver engineer stanley Bowers Medal of Valor (Gold): gwinnett county police master police officer ashley wilson said. “So, I just grabbed him by the arms and just pulled him out into the grass so I could roll him. When that wasn’t working, I went to look for something to smother the fire out and that’s what I found (a) rug.”

Wilson then realized the house was also on fire. At the point, they had still not determined where the mother was, and Wilson thought it was possible she could be injured inside the house.

So, into the burning home, which was filled with smoke, Wilson went to look for the mother.

“I knew there had to be somebody else in there from what was on the 911 call and you know I didn’t know what I was going to see when I got inside and as I went to up the stairs, the smoke was so thick and it was hard to breath,” Wilson said. “And, while putting him (the father) out, I had burned my hands so I just had to back out.”

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put it over someplace by the (Chesser-Williams) House or something like that, you could then actually put something in context around it so that it doesn’t misstate facts.

“I mean that was an act of rebellion, not an act of honor.”

There has been growing pressure on county leaders to at least move the monument this summer. Solicitor General Brian Whiteside, District Attorney Danny Porter, several members of Gwinnett’s legislative delegation, Gwinnett school board member Everton Blair, Lawrenceville Mayor David Still and the entire Lawrenceville City Council have called for the monument’s removal from the historic courthouse grounds, which was the site of the 1911 lynching of Charles Hale, an AfricanAmerican man.

Opponents of the confederate monument want a monument honoring Hale and other victims of racial violence erected in the Con-

Wilson had always wanted to become a public safety officer, but her father did not want her to join the Thin Blue Line right away after graduating from high school.

In a video played during the Valor Awards luncheon on Tuesday, Wilson recounted the stipulations her parents put on her before they would give their blessing to become a police officer.

“My parents were really adamant about going to college and having a backup degree and then working in my field from my degree for at least two years,” Wilson said. “And, almost to the day of my two year mark, I told my dad ‘I’m going to be a police officer,’ and they gave me their blessing.”

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ballot raises questions about how it could impact down ballot raises, particularly those for local officials, such as county commission chairman, two commission district and two school board seats, district attorney, sheriff and tax commissioner among others.

“What the top of the ticket does, especially in presidential elections, is it gets people to go to the polls who don’t often vote in special elections or may even sit out a mid-term election when we elect our governor,” University of Georgia political science professor Charles Bullock said. “The attention given to the presidential contest bring those marginally interested voters to the polls. So they go to the polls and they want to vote for their candidate who’s running for president.

“Once they get there, they see all those other contests with names they don’t recognize so what do they do? They vote by party identification.”

Hillary Clinton narrowly carried Gwinnett in the 2016 presidential election, the first time in decades that a Democratic nominee for president had carried the longtime Republican stronghold.

In the 2018 general election, where Democrats had a strong showing in Gwinnett and flipped several seats — including some that surprised even Democratic Party observers — the party’s gubernatorial nominee, Stacey Abrams carried the county with 56.5% of the votes cast in the governor’s election.

Bullock said he now considers Gwinnett to

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Wilson said she later found out the mother had left the house before the son called 911.

“Thankfully, she was OK,” Wilson said.

be a “Robin’s Egg Blue” county rather than the red county it had been since the 1980’s, or the purple county it had been portrayed as in recent elections.

“What you’re witnessing in Gwinnett is a pattern similar to what was taking place 30 years ago,” Bullock said. “Except 30 years ago, it was Democrats gradually losing control as Republicans were taking more and more of the county. Now, it’s a reversal of the role of the party. It’s Republicans whose success has peaked and they’re on the decline.”

DOES SUPPORT FLOW FROM THE TOP DOWN OR BOTTOM UP?

Gwinnett County Democratic Party Chairwoman Bianca Keaton said she believes there will be a trickle up effect on the ballot, with enthusiasm about local Democratic candidates, driving up support for top of the ticket Democrats rather than the other way around.

“I think our down ballot candidates, and the emphasis that we place on them, is actually going to have an upward impact on the top of the ticket,” Keaton said.

Gwinnett County Republican Party Chairman Edward Muldrow is not as sure a trickleup effect exists, however.

“That’s what they would like it to be, but here’s the deal, the state that we’re in right now with everything that’s going on around the country, people don’t have an appetite for the craziness for the extremists — especially in Gwinnett County,” Muldrow said.

federate monument’s place.

Whiteside has filed a lawsuit against the county, asking a judge to order the monument’s removal on the grounds that it has become a public nuisance and a target for vandalism in light of protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks and Breonna Taylor.

A majority of members of the Gwinnett Historic Restoration and Preservation Board also voted last week to recommend the county commission move the monument off the historic courthouse’s grounds.

“We have to make sure that monument goes down,” Historic Restoration and Preservation Board member Marlene Taylor-Crawford said during a rally at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center on Tuesday.

The Confederate monument was erected on the historic courthouse grounds in 1993 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Although the historic courthouse is on the Lawrenceville Square, the his-

FIGHT From A1 individuals test positive, and younger age groups are less likely to have complications or hospitalizations. However, we all still need to do our part to protect those most at-risk in our community.”

The request comes as reports of COVID-19 cases and deaths related to the disease continue to come into health officials. As of Friday, Gwinnett has seen a total of 17,130 COVID-19 cases and 238 deaths from the disease since the pandemic reached Georgia in March.

It has also had 1,964 hospitalizations since that time.

The county is No. 2 in the state for total cases, No. 1 for total hospitalizations and No. 3 in total deaths.

It’s total incidence rate, including all cases reported since March, is 1,763.9 cases for every 100,000 residents.

Gwinnett’s total death rate has been 24.5 deaths for every 100,000 residents, according to the Department of Public Health.

The Georgia Department of Public Health updated its maps this week to reflect the situation across the state over the last two weeks, providing

RUNOFF Watkins is a U.S. Army retiree who was the Democratic Party’s nominee for District 3, said the biggest issues facing the district is transportation infrastructure. As for post-COVID-19 recovery, however, he said the county is in a position to be able to navigate and economic fallout from the pandemic because of its pre-COVID financial footing, which he described as strong.

He said that the county can seek reimbursement for expenses incurred to address the pandemic. That being said, however, he also said he would look at the possibility of reallocating special revenue funds and tax-related funds, as well as look at user fees and charges.

“I would ask all Gwinnettians to roll up their sleeves and pay a little more for permits such as fishing, hunting, etc., to benefit portions of our community affected by COVID-19 that will not be covered by the money made available through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, more commonly as the CARES Act,” Watkins said.

Wilson believes economic development is the biggest issue facing District 3. He said the county should look at protecting essential services provided to residents as it grapples with its post-COVID-19 situation.

He also said the county needs to look at ways it can keep the local economy going.

“In the event of budget cuts, we can not afford to cut essential services,” Wilson said. “We should look at current projects

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a “remove the monument” petition he and former 7th Congressional District candidate Nabilah Islam started to county commissioners on Tuesday.

“This statue is not just stone and metal, it’s not just an innocent remembrance of begotten history,” Carden said as he handed the signatures to the county’s leaders near the end of a lengthy commission meeting Tuesday night.

“This monument purposely celebrates a fictional, sani-

ment officials, professional athletes and other community members to pledge to do the three things residents are being asked to do to stop the spread of COVID-19. They have also agreed to film personal statements that will broadcast on jointheteam. com and on social media over the next few weeks.

The key message of the campaign is that it will take everyone working together as a team and engaging in recommended preventative measures to stop the spread of the disease.

“We all want to get back to a more normal routine, and we can do that,” Arona said in the campaign’s kick-off video. “We can gather, we can go places, but we have to do it safely. We need your help to protect those who are more at risk and more vulnerable for having severe disease with this virus.

“The way we do that is we social distance. We wear a mask. We wash our hands, and we stay home when we’re sick. Those simple things can help stop the spread of the virus in our county.”

In addition to visiting the website, the campaign, and information about how to get involved, can be found on Facebook and Instagram at @jointeamgwinnett.

Derrick J. Jasper Wilson Watkins III and determine solutions that yield big financial boosts with a minimal completion time to jumpstart the economy. As things begin to level out, we can shift resources to other projects that will improve quality of life and drive economic recovery.”

DeReimer said he sees a disconnect between public safety funding and problems facing the community as the biggest issue facing District 3. As for handling Gwinnett’s post-COVID-19 situation, he said the county should identify redundancies and look back to what worked and what didn’t work in the response to the Great Recession, particularly how the county handled its budgets back then.

“Then, I would combine proven strategies with zerobased budgeting to help justify expenses,” DeReimer said.

“These steps also include reevaluating projects and putting off wants for the time being in favor of needs, just as I would do in my personal finances.

I would ask residents, busi-

nesses, and employees alike to treat Gwinnett’s budget the same as their personal budget during a down season.

“With that said, some departments cannot afford to see a drop in resources, like our public safety departments, Water Resources, and even portions of the Department of Transportation. These departments provide services that must continue with little to no interruption. Cutting budgets anywhere, if at all, must be done wisely so we do not spend more on the back end.”

Archer said the district’s biggest issue is having reliable infrastructure including having full control over its transit system and doing intersection “quick fixes,” such as adding turn lanes and roundabouts, and addressing light signalization. As for the post-COVID-19 recovery, he said the county needs to prioritize capital projects and see which ones can be delayed. He also said the county should look at ways to support businesses, including potentially offering temporary tax incentives designed to financially support businesses.

“Prior to COVID-19 Gwinnett was in an economic upward trend,” Archer said. “It will take time for businesses and citizens to find a new normal.

Until then, there may need to be some adjustments to the budget in order to find areas to save money and decrease expenses.

“Gwinnett County will receive Cares Act funding that will help support the current budget. The budget, including the reserves, is fluid and can/ must be adjusted to current needs and economic situations.”

tized Confederacy, ignoring the death, enslavement and terror it actually stood for.

I and thousands of other Gwinnettians have signed this petition demanding that the Board of Commissioners remove this monument and relocate it to a more appropriate location.”

Opponents of the monument took their fight to have it removed from the historic courthouse grounds to the commissioners this week.

In addition to Carden delivering the signatures, opponents rallied outside the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center.

They held a Black Lives Matter flag, as well as signs denouncing the monument.

They also shouted chants such as “Hey hey, ho ho, racism’s got to go.”

The monument does have defenders, however.

“At the end of the 1700s, there was more slaves in New York than there were in Georgia,” Mary Stephens told commissioners Tuesday night. “There was not a flag on those ships. There was the stars and stripes on those ships.”

The ships Stephens referred

to were part the trans-Atlantic slave trade, which was prohibited in the United States by a law signed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807.

That was more than 50 years before Confederate States of America was formed and the Civil War began.

One issue in the debate is the question of whether state law would allow Gwinnett County to remove the monument.

State Rep. Shelly Hutchinson, D-Snellville, introduced a bill this year to overturn the 2019 law, but it stalled in the legislature. She is planning to re-file it in 2021.

“We will continue this fight,” Hutchinson said. “We will come to every march, rally, meeting. We will fight until this is done.”

Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash and Commissioner Jace Brooks have declined to comment on the issue because of Whiteside’s pending lawsuit over the monument.

Commissioners Ben Ku, Tommy Hunter and Marlene Fosque did not respond to a previous attempt by the Daily Post to seek comment on the issue.

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Former Duluth City Councilman Kirkland Carden addresses a group of protesters outside the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center on Tuesday as they call for the removal of a Confederate monument that is located on the grounds of the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville. toric courthouse grounds is a county-owned park site.

“In 1992, there was a Klan march in downtown Lawrenceville,” Taylor-Crawford said. “The next year, the monument came up. So you know why it came up and we have to make sure it is taken down.”

Meanwhile, former Duluth City Councilman Kirkland Carden, who is running for the open Commission District 1 seat, delivered more than 2,000 signatures on

information about how the numbers have been changing across the state recently.

On Friday, that map showed Gwinnett, which has about 971,145 residents, has seen 4,073 new reports of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks. That’s an incidence rate of 419.4 new cases for every 100,000 residents in the county over the last two weeks.

Several counties in southeast Georgia, along with a few in southwest Georgia and one on the Georgia-Tennessee border, have had incidence rates that were more than twice Gwinnett’s rate over the last two weeks.

Statewide, there have been a total of 186,352 reported cases of COVID-19, as well as 3,752 deaths, 18,689 hospitalizations and 3,414 ICU admissions since March. The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency reported there were currently 3,155 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations across the state as of Friday.

State and local health officials have repeatedly said they are seeing community spread of the disease in Gwinnett, prompting them to create the “Join The Team” campaign.

So far, they have already enlisted several local govern-

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COLUMNIST|KATHLEEN PARKER

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A saint goes marching home

n a world seemingly gone mad, Thurs- was born and the farm where his parday’s funeral for Rep. John Lewis of- ents picked “somebody’s else’s cotton.” fered a refuge of sanity and presented He credited Lewis for what he, himself, a confluence of humankind’s best quali- became — a U.S. senator and the first ties — honor, dignity, humility and grace. black president of the United States.

Watching from home and listening to Through 45 arrests and countless beatthe eloquent rhetoric of the past three ings, most memorably during the Bloody presidents — George W. Bush, Bill Clin- Sunday march Lewis helped lead across ton and keynoter Barack Obama — felt Alabama’s Edmund Pettus Bridge from like dancing with angels, one of whom Selma to Birmingham, he had paved the was surely Lewis himself. There can be way for Obama. The march itself was no question in which direction he head- nonviolent, but not the state troopers, ed upon departure. who had been authorized to use violence His life story is well-known by now, by then-Alabama Gov. George Wallace. but my favorite anecdote, retold Lewis suffered a grave head injury

by Bush, bears repeating. It conthat day and had to be hospitalized. cerns a little boy growing up on I’ve studied film clips of the march a farm in 1940’s Troy, Alabama, and tried to imagine the fortitude who, at age 4, was compelled to required for Lewis, among hundreds, deliver the gospel: to face a swarm of baton-wielding, “Every morning, he would rise white troopers, knowing that he before the sun to tend to the flock might die, and to keep moving. of chickens,” said Bush. “He loved For a man like Lewis, the source Parker those chickens. Already called to of his strength may correspond to be a minister who took care of others, something I recently read taped to a reJohn fed them and tended to their ev- stroom mirror. Handwritten in cursive ery need. Even their spiritual ones: for on flowery notepaper, it said: “Courage John baptized them, he married them, is fear that has said its prayers.” and he preached to them. When his Many say Lewis’ life mission was diparents claimed one for family supper, vinely inspired; others have described him John refused to eat one of his flock. Go- as a saint. Among things providential, I ing hungry was his first act of nonvio- would add the timing of his death in the lent protest.” midst of a pandemic, urban unrest and a Though everyone present knew the pivotal presidential election fraught with story, they laughed and applauded en- complexities — from a sitting president thusiastically. It occurred to me that who threatens to postpone the election the audience’s response owed as much to worries about voter suppression and to Bush’s presence as to his remarks. the potential for fraud through mailGratitude, perhaps. And relief that this in ballots. Lewis believed in the Black old-school Republican and Democrats Lives Matter movement and continued could join together in common prayer. to counsel nonviolent civil disobedience.

Bush was at his authentic best — the “Good trouble,” he called it. deeply compassionate and humble man It is good to be reminded of that mesthe public rarely got to see — and spoke sage now, as well as to consider what of the things that make us human. With Bush called Lewis’ lesson to us all: “That Lewis as model, he reminded us that we must all keep ourselves open to hearthere are other ways to be, to lead, and ing the call of love.” We don’t hear words to govern. like that often these days.

Bill Clinton and keynoter Barack Obama The grace and eloquence of Bush, were equally moving in very different Clinton, and Obama were a balm to the ways. I was struck by the honey-drip soul of America, as were the words of so tempo of Clinton’s remarks, delivered many others, especially 91-year-old Rev. with a touch of nostalgia and an elder’s James Lawson, who taught Lewis about appreciation for the good that even flawed nonviolence, and House Speaker Nancy men do. So accustomed have we become Pelosi, whose sometimes-emotional euto the rapid-fire riposte, the staccato of logy felt like a soothing bedtime story.

TV talk and the insulting nit-wittery of Perhaps it was — for a little boy from twittery, that a thoughtful, considered Troy, who rehearsed with his chickens speech in no hurry to get somewhere the message he would bring to his comwas almost hypnotic. munity and the nation.

It was fitting that Obama picked up the Goodnight and sweet dreams, Contempo as he was the natural one to take gressman. May your soul be rested. the baton from Lewis in the ongoing relay of civil rights. He pointedly spoke of Kathleen Parker is a columnist for the Washington Post. the segregated world into which Lewis

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COLUMNIST|DICK YARBROUGH

Hats off to Roy Rogers and the good memories I

n these days of discontent and de- of their hand and then manage to untie struction, hate and harangue, we could the pair with his teeth. Even Trigger had really use Roy Rogers. And Trigger, to be impressed. his Golden Palomino. Dale Evans and Later, Roy and Dale, Trigger and Bullet Bullet the Wonder Dog. Not to mention made the transition from the movies to the Sons of the Pioneers. I believe if we television. Other than not needing a Capcould get this group back, we could find itola Flour Five Cent token and a nickel our kinder and gentler selves. to watch them, little changed. The bad For those of you too busy posting warm- guys were still robbing banks and rustling spit comments with cutesy-poo anony- cattle and Roy was still making the world mous names on social media to know right for all mankind, only this time in what I am talking about, Roy Rogers 30 minutes — minus commercials — inwas King of the Cowboys. Yeah, there stead of an hour-and-a-half. Time didn’t was Gene Autrey and Sunset Carson and matter. He always succeeded.

Johnny Mack Brown and Lash LaRue While I loved my dad passionately, I and assorted others, but there was only didn’t like watching television with him one Roy Rogers. The King. when Roy Rogers was doing his I’m not one for strolling down thing. I would sit enthralled as Memory Lane, but I can never my hero chased down a scounforget the excitement of taking drel, knocked him off his horse my Capitola Flour Five-Cent toand then watch as the two of them ken (currently worth $5 or more rolled down a hill before serious these days, assuming you can find fisticuffs began. Roy prevailed, one) and a nickel to the East Point as usual.

Theater on Saturday afternoon to Yarbrough My dad would wonder out loud see Roy make the world right for why Roy’s hat never came off. I all mankind. It usually took him about thought the comment superfluous but an hour-and-a-half, but he never failed. I never said so. My dad was a railroad Not only did he take care of the bad guys, man and railroad men didn’t use words he also found time to sing a song or two like superfluous. while doing so. Take that, Mr. Terminator!

My theory was that Roy Rogers didn’t If Roy and Dale and the Sons of the lose his hat because — well — he was Pioneers could have shown up on the Roy Rogers. My dad’s theory was that he battlefields of Portland or Seattle or At- wore a toupee and if his hat came off, so lanta singing Tumbling Tumbleweeds, would his toupee. I thought that a sacrimaybe folks would have put down their lege, but railroad men don’t use words firebombs and stopped spray-painting like sacrilege, either. obscenities on public buildings and be Whether Roy Rogers really had a touinspired to sing along. It’s hard to spray pee on under his hat was not important paint obscenities when you are singing to this little boy and still isn’t. What was Tumbling Tumbleweeds. important is that he was about good vs.

Roy Rogers was a law-and-order guy, evil and in his case, good always won out. but he did it the right way. He used his Looking around now, I don’t see anygun only to shoot some bank robber’s thing comparable to Roy Rogers. It is all hat off or the gun out of their hand. Roy about flesh-eating zombies and lasermade over a hundred pictures and I think eyed robots, space invaders, promiscuI saw them all, but he never killed a soul. ity, murder, nudity and dropping the FThat wasn’t his style. bomb every other word. Evil seems to For those foolish enough to try and es- have the upper hand on good these days. cape, I could have told them they were I miss you and all that you stood for, wasting their time. Roy Rogers would Roy Rogers. You did it the right way. chase them down. Nobody could outrun You were truly the King of the Cowboys.

Trigger and Bullet the Wonder Dog. Roy And don’t worry about the hat. That’s would pull them off their horse and then between us. knock them cold as a cucumber before tying them up and putting them in jail.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@ dickyarbrough.com; at P.O. Box 725373, On those rare times that the bad guys Atlanta, Georgia 31139 or on Facebook at did get a jump on Roy and Dale, Bullet www.facebook.com/dickyarb. the Wonder Dog would bite the gun out

COLUMNIST|MARC THIESSEN

Fight for civil rights isn’t a rejection of America’s founding; John Lewis knew that

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erhaps the most poignant moment in this week’s commemoration of Rep. John Lewis’ life was seeing him cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge one last time in a horse-drawn caisson, while a line of Alabama state troopers stood at the other end of the bridge — this time to honor him rather than beat him. It was a testament to just how far this country had come since Bloody Sunday in 1965.

Lewis was the last of the “Big Six” leaders who organized the March on Washington. So with his passing, it is a good time to ask what lessons we can draw from their example that can inform today’s movement for racial justice — especially at a moment when some have embraced an iconoclasm that seeks to cancel and discredit the founding of this country.

In his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. appealed to the ideals of the American founding. He declared, “When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Inde-

pendence, they were signing a promissory They saw the fight for civil rights not as a note to which every American was to fall rejection of the American founding but as heir.” Our founders made a “promise that the necessary next step for its fulfillment all men, yes, black men as well as white and completion. They did not simply argue men, would be guaranteed the ‘unalienable that racism was unfair; they argued that Rights’ of ‘Life, Liberty and the purracism was un-American. suit of Happiness.’ “ He had come That is a message King kept preachto Washington, he said, “to cash . . ing until his last moments on earth. . a check that will give us upon deIn a speech the night before he was mand the riches of freedom and the killed, King appealed to our foundsecurity of justice” so that “one day ing principles, and argued that it was this nation will rise up and live out Bull Conner who was violating them. the true meaning of its creed: ‘We “If I lived in China or even Russia, hold these truths to be self-evident, Thiessen or any totalitarian country, maybe that all men are created equal.’ “ I could understand some of these Lewis, the youngest speaker at the March illegal injunctions,” King said. “Maybe I on Washington, echoed King’s sentiments could understand the denial of certain bain his address that day. “I appeal to all of sic First Amendment privileges, because you to get into this great revolution that they hadn’t committed themselves to that is sweeping this nation,” he said. “Get in over there. But somewhere I read of the and stay in the streets of every city, every freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read village and hamlet of this nation until true of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I freedom comes, until the revolution of read of the freedom of press. Somewhere 1776 is complete. We must . . . complete I read that the greatness of America is the the revolution.” right to protest for right.” King said the

goal of the civil rights movement was to “to make America what it ought to be” by “standing up for the best in the American Dream and taking the whole nation back to those great wells of democracy, which were dug deep by the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.” The next day, he was felled by an assassin’s bullet.

King never made it to the promised land.

But Lewis did. On the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Lewis stood at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and citing President Lyndon B. Johnson, compared the March on Selma to the battles of Lexington and Concord. “In the final analysis,” he said, “we are one people. . . . We all live in the same House, the American House, the world House.”

We can’t advance racial justice by tearing that house down.

Marc Thiessen is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

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Driver from Loganville charged in a fatal July 4 accident in Grayson

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

An 18-year-old Loganville woman is facing a homicide charge tied to a fatal accident that occurred in Grayson on the Fourth of July.

Aaliyah Ritchie has been charged with homicide by vehicle 2nd degree and failure to yield while turning left. Police said Ritchie was allegedly driving a Honda Pilot that collided with a motorcycle on Aaliyah Grayson Highway, at the inRitchie

tersection with Rosebud Road on July 4.

There were two people on the motorcycle and both were ejected during the accident.

The driver of the motorcycle, Loganville resident Clinton Mathews, died on July 19 from injuries he sustained in the incident.

Police previously said Ritchie’s vehicle was traveling north on Grayson Highway and got into the left turn lane to turn onto Rosebud Road while Mathew’s motorcycle was traveling south. Ritchie allegedly turned left in front of the motorcycle and the two vehicle then collided.

Police said Ritchie has already bonded out of the Gwinnett County jail.

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Firefighters responded to a fire at the Quinn House Thrift Store in Lawrenceville on Thursday.

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Investigators: Quinn House Thrift Store fire cause ‘undetermined,’ though appliances not ruled out

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County fire investigators are not sure what caused a fire that damaged the Quinn House Thrift Store in Lawrenceville on Thursday, but they have their suspicions.

Officially, the cause of the fire could not be determined.

Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services Firefighter Lt. Donald Strother said there were some things in the building, which is located at 219 Scenic Highway, that may have been possible causes, however.

“Fire Investigators arrived and have officially ruled the fire as undetermined, but cannot rule out multiple electri-

cal appliances in the area of origin,” he said.

Crews were called to the store at 3:49 p.m., after a neighbor noticed smoke coming from the front and back of the store. No people were in the building at the time of the fire, although a dog had been in a cage in the store.

Crews were then deployed after additional information was gathered on where the store was located. They arrived to find smoke pushing through the tree line.

“Smoke was pushing out of all sides of the two-story commercial building, with the heaviest amount at the rear and right side,” Strother said. “With the business being closed, access inside of

Gwinnett Police seeking man accused of defrauding woman looking to sell her car

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the store needed to be forced.

“Fire crews cut an opening in the roll up door at the right side of the warehouse and began advancing a 2 ½-inch diameter hose.

Visibility was poor and store contents added to the challenge of locating the fire.

Firefighters began spraying water in the direction of the heat until a pathway could be identified.”

Crews also created a second entrance into the building to help attack the fire. As they were bringing the blaze under control, they located the dog and rescued it. Strother said the dog’s condition was assessed and it was determined the canine had not been harmed by the fire.

Gwinnett County police are looking for a man who allegedly took a woman’s car on a promise that she would receive a check that never came.

Cpl. Collin Flynn said Brian Keith Dace is accused of fraudulently taking the victim’s car — which she was looking to sell — during a transaction which occurred at the Mall of Georgia on March 6. He has been charged with theft by deception and there is an active warrant for his arrest.

“Dace convinced the victim that he owned a car dealership and that he would send her a check for the vehicle after he took possession of it,” Flynn said.

Brian Keith Dace “Dace provided fictitious paperwork to the victim which convinced her that she was conducting a transaction with a dealership.

“The victim never received payment for the vehicle and called police.”

In addition to looking for Dace, police are also seeking out anyone else who may have been a victim of him.

Flynn said detectives did get in touch with him at one point and he allegedly gave them a fake name, Keith Taylor, and a fake date of birth.

After they discovered his real name, they learned there were pending charges against him for similar crimes in at least one other, unnamed county.

Anyone who has information about the case is asked to call detectives at 770513-5300 or Crime Stoppers, which allows tipsters to remain anonymous, at 404-577-8477. They can also provide tips through www.stopcrimeATL.com.

There is a cash reward offered by Crime Stoppers for information that leads to an arrest and indictment in the case.

Tipsters are asked to reference case No. 20-029956.

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Georgia Swarm boosts defense with signings From staff reports The Georgia Swarm announced Thursday the club has re-signed defensemen Connor Sellars, Chad Tutton and Adam Wiedemann to two-year contracts.

Sellars, 26, wrapped up his fourth season in the NLL with three assists, 68 loose balls, and four caused turnovers in 12 games. The Belmont Abbey College alum also went 31for-91 in the face-off circle.

“Connor had a great season in 2020 and became an anchor of our D,” Swarm head coach Ed Comeau said. “He uses his size very well and gets after one of the other teams’ top offensive threats. We look forward to Connor continuing to evolve into a top league defender over the next two years, while still using his skill to push the ball in transition.”

Out of Brampton, Ontario, Sellars was drafted No. 10 overall by the Swarm in the 2016 NLL Entry Draft. He made an immediate impact on the Swarm’s defense during his rookie campaign, helping the Swarm earn their first NLL Cup in franchise history.

Sellars has played in 64 regular season games in his four NLL seasons. He has 29 points (7G, 22A), 261 loose balls, 41 caused turnovers and 148 face-off wins in 415 opportunities.

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, Sellars has seen time in six postseason contests. The right-handed shutdown defender dished out five assists in those games, complementing his 26 loose balls and caused turnover.

Tutton, 27, finished his fifth NLL season – all with the Swarm – with an assist, 65 loose balls, and a team-high 17 caused turnovers in 12 games. His 17 caused turnovers were tied for the fourth most in the NLL. “Chad brings a ferocious streak to the Swarm back end,” Comeau said. “He always gives 100 percent on every shift, and that energy is infectious for our bench. His physical game helps create key turnovers which lead to transition opportunities.”

The University of North Carolina alum exploded onto the NLL scene as a rookie after being drafted No. 5 overall by the Swarm in the 2015 NLL Entry Draft. Tutton finished his freshman campaign in 2016 with a career-best 14 goals, eight assists, 22 points, 90 loose balls, and 24 caused turnovers. He was one of four Swarm players named to the 2016 NLL All-Rookie Team.

Listed at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, the Courtice, Ontario native has seen action in 76 regular season games. In those, he has 52 points (22G, 30A), 343 loose balls, and 89 caused turnovers. In four postseason contests, the left-hander has four points (1G, 3A), 16 loose balls and three caused turnovers.

Wiedemann, 24, dressed for 11 games in 2019-20 and led the Swarm defenders in goals scored with four. He finished the season with six points (4G, 2A), 58 loose balls, and seven caused turnovers.

“Adam continues to grow at the pro level,” Comeau said. “His instincts on defense and his relentless pursuit of ground balls are an important part of our D. As a young player, he will continue to progress and become an important part of our team on defense and in transition.”

Drafted No. 8 overall by the Swarm in the 2018 NLL Entry Draft, the left-hander out of Caledon, Ontario, made a quiet impact on the team in his rookie season, finishing third on the Swarm in loose balls with 91 and leading all defensemen in points with 13 (4G, 9A).

Wiedemann has played in 28 regular season games so far in his young career.

In those games, he has 19 points (8G, 11A), 149 loose balls, and 17 caused turnovers. A graduate of Belmont Abbey College, Wiedemann played in the Swarm’s lone game of the 2018-19 postseason, finishing with an assist and 10 loose balls. He is listed at 6-foot-2 and 175 pounds.

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Buford grad Cooper Simpson works with players during his time as a student assistant coach for the Army Black Knights.

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Buford grad Cooper Simpson is shown during practice for the Army Black Knights. Simpson spent the past two years as a student assistant with the program.

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West Point journey, coaching path memorable for Buford’s Simpson

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Close to four years have passed since one of the most memorable games in the history of the Army-Navy football rivalry, but the scene stays fresh in Cooper Simpson’s mind.

The former Buford lineman was an Army freshman with a front-row view of what happened Dec. 10, 2016, when his Black Knights defeated Navy 21-17 and snapped a 14-game losing streak in the series.

“I’ve been to some big college football games in my life, but I don’t know if I’ll ever feel anything like that again,” Simpson said.

The momentous victory is part of a vault of memories from the U.S. Military Academy that are savored by Simpson, who graduated from the West Point, N.Y., institution this year with a degree in law and legal studies with an environmental engineering track.

He enjoyed two more wins over Navy after the streak-breaking victory in 2016.

“The three Navy wins are awesome memories,” Simpson said. “I got to take a picture with the President in the Oval Office after winning the Commander in Chief’s Trophy (over Navy and Air Force).

Throwing my hat on graduation day is a great memory. Taking both Oklahoma and Michigan to overtime the last two years. I know neither of those ended up going our way, but those are things that stay with me forever. That and just the day-to-day grind of the Academy with great people.”

Academy life is crammed full of challenges, mentally and physically. The academics are tough. Military life is different. The physical aspect was a huge hurdle for Simpson from the time he arrived at West Point.

He tore up his shoulder in the first week of his first fall camp, and surgery put him out for the season. He made the travel squad as a backup center as a sophomore in 2017, then injured his other shoulder. After spring practice in 2018, he met with Army head coach Jeff Monken about his future.

Simpson, who played at 6-foot, 270 pounds as a sophomore, dealt with the

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Buford grad Cooper Simpson in his U.S. Military Academy uniform. shoulder injuries and was concerned about the physical requirements of the Academy with his lineman weight. The consensus after that conversation — Simpson’s playing career at Army was over after two seasons. It wasn’t the end of his time with the football program, though.

Monken made Simpson the offensive student coach, a role he held the past two years with the Black Knights.

“I think it morphed into something a lot cooler than I thought it would be,” said Simpson, who dropped between between 65 and 70 pounds within five or six months after his playing career ended. “I was at every game in the box with (offensive coordinator and offensive line) Coach (Brent) Davis the last two years and I got to see a lot of big games.”

The two-year stint gave Simpson a bit of experience in the family business.

His father, Jess Simpson, went 164-12 (93.2 winning percentage) and won seven state championships over 12 seasons as Buford’s head coach. He was a part of 10 of the Wolves’ 11 all-time state championships, winning three as defensive coordinator under former head coach Dexter Wood. His grandfather, Charles

Collins Hill grad Bae wins GSGA Match Play From staff reports

Georgia sophomore Jenny Bae, a Collins Hill grad, defeated Madison Barnett 5-and-3 Thursday to win the 2020 Georgia State Golf Association Women’s Match Play Championship at River Forest Club in Forsyth.

Bae completed a dominant run through the three-day event.

She covered 81 holes of competition at a combined 13 under.

In the championship match, Bae birdied No. 3 and No. 5 en route to grabbing an early three-hole advantage. Barnett won No. 6, but Bae captured back-to-back holes to push her edge to 4-up through No. 8. Bae was 3-up through No. 13 before consecutive birdies gave her an

insurmountable five-hole advantage with just three holes remaining.

Bae earned the No. 1 seed in the match play bracket after firing a 5-under 66 on Tuesday, five strokes better than anyone else in the field. On Wednesday, Bae defeated Meredith Bennett, 7-and-6, and Amy Ng, 1-up, in the Round or 16 and quarterfinals, respectively. She bested Loralie Cowart, 1-up, in the semifinals on Thursday morning before topping Barnett in the afternoon.

Georgia Bulldogs golfers have now won the GSGA Match Play title 11 times since the event’s inception in 1998. Bae is the Bulldogs’ first champion since Rinko Mitsunaga won in 2015.

Collins, and great grandfather, James “Red” Pressley, also were coaches.

Since stepping down at Buford, Jess Simpson has coached at the college level for Georgia State and Miami (Fla.). He currently is in his third season as defensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons.

“It was cool because I ran scout defense last year (at Army), and my dad, his senior year at Auburn after his back got hurt, he ran the scout team defense as well,” Simpson said.

Simpson’s first military assignment, as a field artillery officer, is Fort Stewart, southwest of Savannah. It was the post he wanted — in part because of its proximity to his parents’ home in Buford. But before his initial five-year military commitment begins, he plans to coach football.

He returned to West Point in late July for his new role as offensive graduate assistant on Monken’s staff.

“I’ll be focusing primarily on the offensive line,” Simpson said. “It’s kind of the same job I’ve been doing the last two years but now I’m getting paid for it, which is nice.”

He even experienced some football coaching, at least virtually, through the spring thanks to his father’s job. The Simpsons downsized to a townhouse with their children in college, so Jess’ office also was Cooper’s bedroom. And Cooper was back home instead of at West Point because of the coronavirus.

With COVID-19 closing the Falcons’ Flowery Branch facility, the office/bedroom was where Jess got his work done.

“I’m waking up in the morning for (online) class and my dad’s on FaceTime with (Falcons star) Grady Jarrett,” Simpson said.

Simpson’s future after this fall is likely outside of football, though. He didn’t rule out a military career beyond the required five years, and he definitely wants to attend law school, either while he serves in the Army or afterward.

That said, a coaching career is intriguing.

“Who knows?” Simpson said. “All the coaches at West Point are really worried I’ll end up being a coach again. My dad’s only dying wish is that I don’t coach. But every time I’m out there I get the itch for sure. It’s definitely in my blood.”

IN BRIEF Lawrence commits to Carnegie Mellon

Point lands commitment from Stevenson

Norcross senior Faith Lawrence committed Monday to the Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) softball program.

Lawrence hit .471 and drove in 24 runs as a junior for the Blue Devils. She also was a first-team all-county selection.

Aissa Stevenson, a 2020 Norcross grad, has committed to the Point University women’s basketball program.

Stevenson is a 5-foot-8 win who also competed in track and field during her high school career.

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Georgia sophomore Jenny Bae, a Collins Hill grad, defeated Madison Barnett 5-and-3 Thursday to win the 2020 Georgia State Golf Association Women’s Match Play Championship at River Forest Club in Forsyth.

Mason Brown, a rising senior at Parkview, committed Thursday to the Kennesaw State University baseball program.

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Brown is a left-handed pitcher and first baseman.

Krauth commits to Reinhardt Norcross senior Bella Krauth has committed to the Reinhardt University softball program.

Krauth has won 16 games as a pitcher the past two seasons for the Blue Devils. She also had seven RBIs, two doubles and a triple at the plate in 2019.

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Rep. Jody Hice in quarantine ‘out of abundance of caution’ after possible exposure to COVID-19

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ing them in person in 15 days.�

Hice’s office said his Washington D.C. staff is also acting unYeomans der the assumption that they have been exposed to COVID-19. They will also work remotely and practice social distancing, the congressman’s office said.

“Frontier� program is designed to support “bold, pragmatic Democrats� who could flip congressional seats currently held by Republicans. “NewDems stand for fresh approaches, bold ideas, and meaningful progress,� U.S. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., who also serves as the NewDem Action Fund’s chairman, said in a statement. “Carolyn has committed to that same approach and has what it takes to win in this competitive district. We look forward to standing side by side through 2020 and beyond.�

U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., acknowledged he may have been exposed to COVID-19 and is going into quarantine “out of an abundance of caution.�

Hice announced the quarantine on Thursday after news broke that Rep. Louie Gohmert had tested Jody Hice positive for the novel coronavirus disease.

Hice said Gohmert is a friend and that a second, unidentified indiNewDem Action Fund McCormick announces local vidual, whom Hice had recently faith leaders backing his been in contact with, was show- endorses Bourdeaux in 7th ing COVID-19 symptoms and was Congressional District race campaign for Congress awaiting results.

Democratic Party 7th CongresRepublican 7th Congressional “I strongly believe it is important for Congress to fully get back sional District nominee Carolyn District nominee Dr. Rich McCorBourdeaux picked mick announced the to work — and that requires us to up the backing of names of 120 people, be responsible and take approprithe NewDem Acincluding several loate when necessary, as I believe it tion Fund on Frical church leaders, is now,� Hice said in a statement. day and will enter who are joining his “I’m feeling fine and I haven’t exits “Frontier� proFaith and Renewal perienced any symptoms but, after gram, her campaign Coalition this past consulting with medical professionannounced. week. als, I will be taking precautionary The NewDem Ac“Working and volsteps to work remotely and social Rich Carolyn distance from folks for the next two Bourdeaux tion Fund said in an McCormick unteering in youth endorsement anministry for over 20 weeks. I wish everyone a speedy recovery, and I look forward to see- nouncement on Twitter that its years is one of the great rewards

of my life,� McCormick said in a statement. “During my service in the military and in the stress of the emergency room, I’ve been comforted and guided by my faith in God and the love of Jesus Christ.�

The endorsements include: Susan Albright; Joe Albright; Pastor Chris Anderson; David Anderson; Susan Anderson; Carla Armstrong; Duane Armstrong; Pamela Bell; Jay Bell; Cheryl Bridges; Helen Brier; Christa Brockway; former state Rep. Buzz Brockway; Gwinnett County Commissioner Jace Brooks; Forsyth County Commissioner Dennis Brown; Melanie Caceres; Daneen Campbell; Gary Campbell; Kendall Chamberlain; Melissa Chamberlain; Rafael Cintron; state Rep. David Clark; former state Rep. Josh Clark; Chelsey Clark; Debbie Cohran; Tony Cohran Sr.; Sarah Coleman; Andy Coleman; Judy Craft; Ken Craft; Myra Creed; Johnny Crist; Jeff Crowell; Lisa Crowell; Pat Daugherty; Diane Davis; Diane Earnest; Kay Godwin; Judy Hall; Jim Hall; David Hancock; Alvin Hicks; Kathy Hildebrand; Patty Hilliard; Doug Hilliard; Tina Hoffer; Chris Holcombe; Ray Holden; Ginger Howard; Deal Hudson; Kristen Iaffaldano; John Iaffaldano; Surrea Ivy; Pastor Wynne Kimbrough; Vickie

Kimbrough; Lisa Kinnemore; Karen LaBarr; Jim LaBarr; Jose Larrazabal; Lynn Larrazabal; Emilio Lau; Daelen Lowry; Rey Martinez; Gaye Maughon; Buddy Maughon; Jason May; Kathleen May; Erica McCurdy; Sally Musick; Donna Najjar; Alan Najjar; Pat Nichols; Tim Nichols; YG Nyghstorm; Patty Palmquist; Rosalie Parks; Danny Parks; Barry Philips; Marni Potvin; Brandon Potvin; Sherry Pritchett; Kevin Pritchett; Judy Quigley; Pat Quigley; Frances Rice; former state Rep. Tom Rice; Donna Heusel Roberts; Julie Rodriguez; Bert Rodriguez; Sara Salsbury; Teri Sasseville; Cindy Schmidt; Barry Schmidt; Lois Schulz; Matthew Schulz; Norbert Schulz; Jackie Scott; Bryce Segat; Claire Smith; Andy Smith; Tammy Smith; Lisa Stapp; Allen Stapp; Byron Stewart; Bonnie Surowiec; Suzanne Swain; Ellen Sweatt; Pastor Dan Sweatt; Deb Teegarden; Marcia Tewes; Scott Tewes; Pat Tippett; Kaye Trine; David Trine; Betty Walters; Neil Walters; Laura Waters; Rob Whaley; Deanie Whaley; Judy White; Jon White; Terri Wical; and David Wtham.

Political Notebook appears in the Sunday edition of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Longtime Lawrenceville Municipal Court Judge Dennis Still set to retire in December

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After 42 years as an attorney and judge in Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville Municipal Court Judge Dennis T. Still will retire from the bench at the end of the year.

The city announced that Still is set to step down in December. Lawrenceville officials will solicit applications for qualified candidates interested in

replacing him in September. firm of Garner and Still LLC. “After 40 years it is time to Three years later, he became allow a new Judge to the chief judge of Lawlead the Municipal Court renceville’s Municipal of Lawrenceville,� Still Court and went on to said. “I am also retiring began an eleven-term from the practice of law stint as the Municipal this year. I have been Court Judges Training blessed with so many Council of Georgia’s professional opportuchairman. nities while serving as He became a trustee Dennis Judge of the Municipal of the Gwinnett CounT. Still Court of Lawrenceville.� ty Law Library and, at Still began his legal career one point, served as president in 1978 when he joined the of the Gwinnett County Bar

Association and president of the City Attorney’s Section of the Georgia Municipal Association. He is a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta and the State Bar of Georgia.

He has also served as Dacula’s city attorney and sat on Braselton’s Ethics Board.

Still received the Glen Ashman Education Achievement Award from the Council for Municipal Court Judges on June 19. He previously received the Frost Ward Lifetime

Achievement Award from the council in 2014.

He has also been a Rotarian since 1982, served on the Hospital Authority of Gwinnett and an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He is a past master of the Lawrenceville Masonic Lodge as well. “It has been a special honor and pleasure to be a part of the growth and progress of the City of Lawrenceville,� Still said. “The Mayor and council have always supported me and the

staff of the court. The City has a diligent and efficient court staff who strive daily to be of service to the citizens who appear in our court. “The City has allowed me to work with the Municipal Judges Training Council of Georgia to share my training and experience with the other Municipal Court Judges in Georgia. I am thankful that I have had the opportunity to serve the citizens of Lawrenceville for 40 years.�

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The power of fearlessness and innocence

friend lamented the thing or two. Mama and other day of Daddy promised that the losses of it would. The paths to her youth which inboth success and failcluded a firm jawure begin with lionline and hair color hearted courage or, at which didn’t require very least, a mouse’s a monthly touch-up. squeak of it. Really, I have my own lamI hadn’t thought too entations about what much about it until a Rich used to be, back in couple of things hapthose days. The simpened recently. ple losses for me include First, a young person, shoulder pads and sleep whom we love solidly, bethat came easy, then tun- gan a whirlwind of decineled deep. sion-making that was big, The more significant ones quick and earth-shaking. As are the loss of complete fear- I watched the naïve bravlessness and pure innocence, ery of the life-altering deboth which I possessed in cisions, my heart felt that I potent form in the days when was on an amusement park a weekend consisted of Fri- ride that takes you up high, day night football games, then drops down hard toSaturday chores and Sun- ward the bottom. day church.

Money and love, I always Life has ‘learned’ me a say, are two subjects that

people won’t take advice on.

Life, they will. If you know the best place to buy the freshest fruit or how to cut an onion without producing tears, folks will listen.

I once was that way. In my youth. But, as I said, life “learned” me.

Around the same time, Tink took a job to be the executive producer/showrunner/ head writer on a show that was already one of cable’s top scripted shows. He took several phone conference calls then flew to Los Angeles for network meetings.

As I stood at the kitchen island, cutting an onion (without crying) Tink, hands thrust deep in his jeans’ pockets, shoulders raised, ambled in and said quietly using an Appalachian word, “Baby, I’m a-feared.”

I stopped chopping. “About what?”

He shrugged, walking to the window to watch a deer near the back porch. “This show is already a hit. What can I bring to it?”

The most challenging job is to take on something that is flying high and lift it higher or, at least, keep it where it is. I didn’t answer immediately. I studied on it for a second and carefully gathered my words.

“You’re the perfect person to write this show because it’s about good-hearted people caring for one another. It’s about a town where kindness toward others counts more than self. And this you have learned firsthand from the rural South. The Lord prepared you for this job by bringing you here from

Los Angeles. You live it.”

When you lose innocence because life smacks you down with failure or you’re taught the truth of mortality, fearlessness no longer comes easy. It must be summoned from deep within and held onto with firm determination.

While Tink hand-wrestled trepidation, I packed for a trip to St. Simons Island where I planned to spend time working on a novel I had begun a year earlier while staying at the King and Prince.

“I’ve got a thump in my stomach,” I said, closing the suitcase. “I’ve written myself into a corner and I’ve gotta figure a way out of it.”

“You will,” he replied. “I’m confident.”

I mulled it over. “Graham

Yost says the best thing you can do is write yourself into a corner because it creates an unpredictable narrative.”

Graham, a friend of Tink’s, practiced what he preached on the hit television series, Justified, often delivering unexpected turns and twists.

Off we went in separate directions to Los Angeles and St. Simons Island. With us, we carried a manufactured sense of courage that was deliberate and determined.

We also carried what comes with the loss of natural fearlessness and courage: abundant experience.

Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of the new book, Let Me Tell You Something.

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COLUMNIST|TIM DALY

Answering questions about muscadines, blueberries and squash

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ardening columnist Tim corky. The vines grow weak over Daly answers the follow- time, with branches dying. ing questions from readers: The disease is most prominent Question: I have a dozen during the growing season. or so muscadines planted in Damage to the trunks of the my backyard. I recently novines increases their susticed that some of the vines ceptibility to the disease. have a stunted appearance, The cause is usually lawn with areas turning brown movers and string weed and dying. On the base of eater. Hard freezes can these vines, I see numeralso increase the chances ous growths with a wartthe bacterial can enter the Daly like appearance. plant, although our winters What is causing their appear- seldom get cold enough for this ance? Are they the cause of the issue to occur. other symptoms that I am obKeep the area under the plants serving? If so, what can I do for free of grass and weeds to reduce control? – Alex, Buford. the need for maintenance activiAnswer: Alex, the unusual ties that could cause damage. No growths are crown galls caused by chemical treatments are availsoil-borne bacteria that stimulate able, and infected plants need the growth of the wood into these to be removed. shapes. As they enlarge, they beQ: Several of the blueberry come woody and hard, with the shrubs that I am growing have outer layers turning brown and a scraggly appearance with yel-

low leaves. They have not grown well since planting them four years ago. The plants have had few blueberries. What could be troubling them? Is it a disease?

Can I apply fertilizer? – Mary, Snellville.

A: Mary, blueberries require full sun and well-drained soil with ample organic matter. They also need an acidic soil with a pH of 4.5 to 5.5. The plants need more iron available to the plants from the soil at a lower pH. Rhododendrons, azaleas, mountain laurels, and camellia also have the same requirements and are referred to as acid-loving plants.

If the pH is too high, the plants will not be able to absorb the iron they need. The result is iron chlorosis, which causes the leaves to develop a green to yellow color with the veins staying green. Have the soil tested through UGA Ex-

tension Gwinnett to determine its pH and soil nutrient levels.

To lower the pH to increase the acidity, add sulfur or a fertilizer with a sulfate compound such as ammonium sulfate.

You can use materials such as Espoma Organic Soil Acidifier or a similar product. Also, the application of fertilizers with these materials such as ones formulated for azaleas and rhododendrons.

Changing the soil pH may take some time. If the tests indicate that soil has high alkalinity, such as above 6.5, you may need to consider relocating the blueberries to a lower pH. Q: Many of my yellow crookneck squash is turning green.

Some of the plants appear stunted. What could be the cause of these issues? Can I control the problem? Is the squash safe to eat? – Paul, Lilburn.

A: Paul, it appears that you have squash mosaic virus on your plants. It stunts their growth and causes a greening of the fruit, but seldom kills the plant. Insects, such as leafhoppers and aphids, spread the virus. Once infected, no treatments are available, and the best course of action is to remove the plants.

For control, keep these insects under control with the application of appropriate insecticides according to label directions. Remove weeds that are growing in and around the plants that may harbor these pests. Yes, the squash is safe to eat since the virus does not sicken people.

Timothy Daly is an Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension Agent with UGA Extension Gwinnett. He can be contacted at 678-377-4011 or tdaly@uga.edu.

COLUMNIST|LISA MCLEOD

Why your work model may be feeling more uncomfortable these days

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s this really who I was tried to make that model meant to be? As a wom- my own, softening it, inan in leadership, I often fusing empathy, bringing in felt like things were just a beauty, and other qualities bit off. to make my leaderDespite decades of ship more human acting the way I thought and inviting.

I was supposed to act When you’re workand doing all the things ing with a model that I thought I was supisn’t in tune with the posed to be doing, it true essence of who never felt quite right. you are, softening the For years I thought the structure may lessen McLeod thing that wasn’t quite the pain of the moright was me. I’ve come ment, yet it does not to realize, it wasn’t me. It solve the larger problem. was the leadership model I The larger problem for me was trying to emulate. was that my leadership temI grew up with an old school plate was based on a model command and control, hi- designed by men, for men, erarchal, financially-driven and I am not a man. model of leadership, where I am a strong leader, a vilife is measured in KPI’s. I sionary leader in fact. It takes

a lot for me to say that. As women we’re trained from birth that self-promotion is icky. We’re taught to hold back and lift up others This is a false choice. It’s rooted in the traditional hierarchal leadership model that tells us, only one person stands at the top.

This model is not working any more. It’s certainly not working for women, and truth be told, it’s not working very well for men either. There is another way.

There is a more powerful model of leadership available, a model rooted in the deep truths of abundance, gratitude, and vision. Make no mistake, this new model of leadership gets result in

a traditional marketplace.

In fact, it gets better results because it is more inclusive and holistic.

The new model differs from the old hierarchal model, because it starts from within.

It draws upon your vision, your heart, your creativity, and your intuition, an intuition that may have been long suppressed because you were trying to morph yourself into something that you are not. It is your intuition that is telling you, the way you have been doing it is not working any more.

We’ve long been led to believe that if we worked hard enough and long enough, putting our nose the grindstone and squelching our

emotions, we would become successful. We were told, to “Man up.” Many of us did so, in some cases for decades, assuming that if we finally became good enough, we would be rewarded with happiness, and a greater sense of meaning and purpose.

In the end, the traditional model did not deliver on the promises that we expected.

The happiness, meaning and purpose we were hoping to find at work still eluded us, or they came in such small doses that we could never sink into them.

It doesn’t have to be this way. There is a growing chorus of leaders ushering us into the new model of work, where vision, creativity, and

even selfcare become important tools for driving results. In my work as an advisor to senior leaders around the world, people often confide in me.

Through this, I’ve learned that all of us, women, men, young, old, people of every race and background have one thing in common: We want our lives to matter.

You weren’t put on this earth to play small. You have a bigger purpose here, we all do. It’s time for you to start living it. Enjoy the ride.

Lisa McLeod is the author of the best-sellers “Selling with Noble Purpose” and “Leading with Noble Purpose.”

ART BEAT|HOLLEY CALMES

Gwinnett County resident Basil Watson commissioned to create MLK sculpture for City of Atlanta

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f Gwinnett County had a list of “Living Treasures,” Basil Watson would be at the top.

Jamaican born, he came to the United States in 2002 and has made Lawrenceville his home for many years, quietly crafting emotional, evocative sculpture from his studio on Hurricane Shoals Road. Now another piece will be given a celebratory public unveiling, possibly in October, in downtown Atlanta.

Watson was commissioned by the City of Atlanta to create a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. to be placed on MLK Boulevard in downtown Atlanta near Mercedes Stadium.

Watson was chosen over 80 other applicants who vied for this honor.

The 22-foot-tall sculpture has been realized after much thought and rumination.

“I started by both looking at photos and listening to

a collection of his speeches,” Watson said. “Slowly my concept evolved to the theme of ‘the redemptive power of love.’ Eventually the dove appeared, coming from King’s hand, symbolic of both the man and his core message.”

Creating the sculpture involved many fascinating steps, Watson said.

“I incorporated technology by digitally scanning the 1/2 life-size model and then having it digitally enlarged in styrofoam to the twice life-size,12ft, scale minus approximately 1/2 inch, leaving me space to add a layer of clay to achieve the details,” he said.

After the clay model is completed it then goes through the last wax casting process.

“I am responsible right through to the unveiling as I designed the pedestal, arrange its construction and supervise the casting and installation onto the ped-

estal,” Watson said.

The statue is now being cast now at Inferno Foundry in Union City.

The pandemic has not been an impediment to Watson’s work, he said.

“My world is my studio, and my studio is my world,” Watson said. “I work from observation, and I am constantly drawing with my eyes as everything points to my work. And then my studio is where I am in total focus, at peace, and find refuge and freedom at the same time.”

His gifts come naturally.

His father Barrington Watson, a professor at Spellman College, was a renowned painter who created a portrait of Martin Luther King for Spellman in 1969. Watson’s brother Raymond Watson is also a sculptor and his sister Janis Watson is a painter. They both live in Jamaica.

The artistic genes are be-

ing passed along. Watson’s son Kai is a “third generation painter” who also lives in Lawrenceville when he is not in Jamaica.

Watson would love to see Gwinnett County a mecca for sculpture.

“Sculpture/Art can have a very powerful social agenda,” Watson said. “Others from past eras have used this power, for good and for bad. We can now use this power for good, and not be afraid to use this power to promote our agenda of togetherness. How about Gwinnett leading the way and becoming a sculpture county, a county known for its public sculptures?”

You can enjoy Basil Watson’s art at www.basilsculpture.com.

Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts. Email her at hcalmes@ mindspring.com.

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Basil Watson of Lawrenceville has been commissioned by the City of Atlanta to create a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. to be unveiled in October.

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Navy veteran to lead Snellville Youth Commission From staff reports A U.S. Navy veteran has been tapped to head up the Snellville Youth Commission, the city has announced.

Chanel Stephens, of Snellville, will serve as coordinator for the Commission which is charged with teaching students about civic engagement. She replaces former coordinator Chris O’Donoghue.

“I am interested in this position assisting high school students because I can remember being in high school and needing guidance,” Stephens said. “I remember everyone I was able to turn to in search of an-

swers and I would like to be able to be that guidance for current students and return that favor.

“I understand the need for students in that age range to feel connected to those working with them in order to effectively reach them and encourage engagement.”

Created in 2016, the Snellville Youth Commission is the brainchild of South Gwinnett High School teacher and councilwoman Cristy Lenski.

The commission welcomes rising sophomores, juniors and seniors to apply to gain unique experiences that will expand their insight into the growing multigenerational and multicultural aspects of Snellville,

city leadership and south Gwinnett County as a whole.

The selected ambassadors from South Gwinnett, Shiloh and Brookwood High schools will increase their civic knowledge and develop their understanding by engaging in numerous civic activities.

“Chanel is an impressive, charismatic leader and role model,” Lenski said. “As a Navy veteran, she possesses the discipline, maturity and resourcefulness needed to take the Snellville Youth Commission to the next level.”

For more information on SYC visit www.snellville.org/snellvilleyouth-commission.

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Chanel Stephens of Snellville will serve as coordinator for the Snellville Youth Commission, which is charged with teaching students about civic engagement.

Jackson EMC Foundation awards 89K in grants, 57K to agencies serving Gwinnett County area residents From staff reports The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $89,302 in grants during its July meeting, including $57,500 to organizations serving Gwinnett County residents.

These are the grants that were given to nonprofits serving people in the Gwinnett County area: ♦ $20,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta—Gwinnett, divided between the Norcross and Lawrenceville clubs’ Power Hour programs, part of its overall Academic Success program that provides club members with daily support, resources and guid-

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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. ance needed to complete school assignments while maintaining educational confidence and ability. ♦ $10,000 to St. Mary’s Independent Living Extension (SMILE), a Law-

Lawrenceville church honors first responders From staff reports This past weekend Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Lawrenceville honored local first responders with lunch and a ceremony.

Pastor Jonathan Flanigan said representative from the Gwinnett County Police Department, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, Gwinnett Fire Department. Lawrenceville Police Department and the Georgia DOT H.E.R.O Unit Division participated.

The lunch and ceremony were to show appreciation for the “hard work, dedication and sacrifice our first responders make each and every day to protect us and our community,” Flanigan said. “In this day and time it’s not race, background or religious preference that is making things difficult In our country, it is simply the decision we make on whether we decide to do right or not and it’s so important that we not forget

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Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Lawrenceville recently honored local first responders with lunch and a ceremony. the freedoms and values our country was built on.

“We must encourage doing right instead of making excuses for doing wrong.”

Flanigan said more than 65 people attended the event.

renceville nonprofit where adults with developmental disabilities receive care and instruction so they can engage and thrive in communities where they live, work and play, for its Asleep

But Not at Risk program, which provides overnight care staff for those adults. ♦ $10,000 to United Methodist Children’s Home of North Georgia (Wellroot Family Services), in Gainesville, which provides financial assistance for foster care development, training, recruitment and community building throughout Jackson EMC’s service area, to help close the gap between the need in Northeast Georgia and the number of available homes. ♦ $10,000 to YMCA of Georgia’s Piedmont, Inc., in Winder, for its Pryme Tyme program providing homework help, sports, arts and crafts to children

from economically disadvantaged families in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall and Jackson counties. ♦ $7,500 to Bethel Haven, in Watkinsville, to support mental health services and therapeutic counseling sessions for distressed children, teens, adults and families in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Madison, and Oglethorpe counties Jackson EMC Foundation grants are made possible by the 197,016 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 1,555 grants to organizations and 388 grants to individuals, putting more than $15.9 million back into local communities since the program began in 2005.

Any individual or charitable organization in the ten counties served by Jackson EMC (Clarke, Banks, Barrow, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison and Oglethorpe) may apply for a Foundation grant by completing an application, available online at https://www.jacksonemc.com/foundationapply or at local Jackson EMC offices. Applicants do not need to be a member of Jackson EMC.

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Rebecca Carlisle, left, and Mary Warren, Community Outreach Director for the North Gwinnett Co-op, collect supplies during a recent PPE drive.

Local Teachers of the Year organize PPE drive for students in need From staff reports

This past week the Gwinnett County Public Schools Teachers of the Year held a Sanitation Donation PPE Drive, collecting nearly 1,500 items, including masks, gloves, disinfectant spray, Clorox wipes, laundry detergent, cleaning spray, bleach and hand sanitizer that were donated to four local co-ops.

The drive was spearheaded

by GCPS Teachers of the Year as the group’s first service project. Originally, it was designed for kids to use as they went back to in-person learning. But when GCPS moved to start the year virtually for all students, Reecca Carlisle said the decision was made to go forward with the drive.

“We talked about canceling but resolved to move forward with the drive because these supplies are still necessary for people to have access to, especially since the situation with school could change any day and some of these families are trying to find alternative forms of childcare,” said Carlisle, a teacher at North Gwinnett High School who was the 2020 overall Teacher of the Year for GCPS. “The children still need the supplies. The most beautiful thing in the midst of this pandemic has been seeing so many people come together to gather and donate all of the PPE supplies to hospitals. Our kids

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The materials were collected on July 25 at five sites — Collins Hill Park, Bay Creek Park, Rhodes Jordan Park, Rabbit Hill Park and the Lilburn City Library. Carlisle said 25 local Teachers of the Year participated and Live Healthy Gwinnett helped the group publicize the event.

The PPE was then donated to four co-ops, including North Gwinnett, Southeast Gwinnett, Lilburn and Lawrenceville.

“As expected, the amazing Gwinnett community showed up and showed out,” Carlisle said. “We are eternally grateful for the Live Healthy Gwinnett organization who partnered with us in helping us organize and get the word out.

This Class of 2020 GCPS Teachers of the Year are very much looking forward to continuing to find ways to serve our schools and community in the time we have left and beyond. We are better together.”

Gwinnett County Police Foundation awards six college scholarships

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This past week the Gwinnett County Public Schools Teachers of the Year held a Sanitation Donation PPE Drive, collecting nearly 1,500 items, including masks, gloves, disinfectant spray, Clorox wipes, laundry detergent, cleaning spray, bleach and hand sanitizer that were donated to four local co-ops.

From staff reports The Gwinnett County Police Foundation recently awarded six college scholarships during its quarterly board meeting.

The scholarships are awarded annually to the dependent children of active Gwinnett County Police Department employees and are designed to reward, encourage and assist students pursuing academic excellence and leadership, according to the foundation.

“Our ability to award these scholarships to such deserving young people is a true honor and a reflection of the great community we live in,” Raymer Sale, who is the board chair of the foundation.

The 2020 scholarship award recipients include: ♦ Wandriona Hale, graduate of Flowery Branch High School and recipient of the Officer Jerry Everett Memorial

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Scholarship. She will attend Toccoa Falls College and is the daughter of Public Safety Staff Specialist Cathy Hale. ♦ Ky-Mani Huggins, graduate of Grayson High School and recipient of the Officer Ralph Davis Memorial Scholarship.

He will attend Georgia State University and is the son of Communications Officer IV Olivia Williams. ♦ Slater Carpenter is a graduate of Walnut Grove High School and recipient the Officer Jesse Gravitt Memorial Scholarship. He will attend Kennesaw State University and is the son of Master Police Officer Kevin Carpenter. ♦ Chloe Hood is a graduate of Jefferson High School and recipient of the Officer Chris Magill Memorial Scholarship. She will attend Kennesaw State University and is the daughter of Corporal Ryan Hood.

♦ Haley McMenomy is a graduate of Jackson County Comprehensive High School and recipient of the Officer Antwan Toney Memorial Scholarship. She will attend the Georgia Institute of Technology and is the daughter of Sergeant Joe McMenomy. ♦ Bryce Reavis is a graduate of Monroe High School and recipient of the Corporal Mike Duncan Education Scholarship. Bryce will attend the University of North Georgia and is the son of Lieutenant Bryan Reavis.

The Gwinnett County Police Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization comprised of civic leaders from the community whose primary purpose is to provide charitable and educational services to members of law enforcement, their families, and the community they serve.

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The Gwinnett County Police Foundation recently awarded six college scholarships during its quarterly board meeting.

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Snellville seeking input on Unified Development Ordinance

By Curt Yeomans

Snellville officials are seeking public comment on the city’s proposed Unified Development Ordinance.

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Snellville officials are asking residents to weigh in on the city’s proposed Unified Development Ordinance that is set to be adopted later this year.

A UDO is a consolidated version of Snellville’s development and property use-related ordinances and regulations into a single document. The idea is to put them together in a way that is easy to use while serving a blueprint future developments.

“We encourage all residents to visit the website, review the proposed codes and let us know what they think,” Snellville Planning and Zoning Director Jason Thompson said. “This document will help us guide development in the city for decades to come so it is imperative to have the input of residents.”

There are two public hearings that will be held on the proposed UDO. The first will be held by the city’s Planning Commission on Sept. 22 and the second will be held by the City Council on Oct. 26. The City Council will vote on adopting the UDO after the second public hearing.

Residents can view the proposed UDO at www.snellvilledevelopmentcode.org/diary-updates/a-renovateddevelopment-code.

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ThredUp adding 700 jobs with opening of new distribution center in Suwanee

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Online clothing resale company ThredUp is planning a major expansion of its operations in the Suwanee area.

Partnership Gwinnett said the company, which opened a distribution center in the Duluth area in 2016, is expecting to add 700 new jobs because of the $28.7 million expansion at a 270,000 square-foot facility located off Horizon Drive in unincorporated Suwanee.

The new facility will be the largest of ThredUp’s five distribution centers.

“We are thrilled to open our newest distribution center and expand our footprint in Gwinnett County,” ThreadUp Head of Operations InnovationJohn Voris said in a statement. “As we continue to scale thredUP’s marketplace, our operations are at the core

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Online consignment business ThredUP keeps it stock of available clothes on racks in its distribution center in Duluth in this 2016 file photo. The company is adding 700 new jobs with the opening of a new distribution center in Suwanee, which will be the largest of its five centers. of what we do.

“Investing in this space will help us continue powering resale at scale, delighting our customers and

inspiring the next generation of consumers to think secondhand first.”

ThredUp receives thousands of “clean out bags”

from customers who take used clothing cleaned out from their closets and use the bags — hence why they’re called “clean out bags” — to

send them to the company for resale.

The company prices, photographs and distributes unique, one-of-a-kind items through its retail platform.

ThredUp announced it’s capital reached $300 million about a year ago with the addition of $175 million in funding, which allowed it to expand its operations in Gwinnett.

Partnership Gwinnett, Georgia Department of Economic Development and Jackson EMC worked with ThredUp on the expansion.

“This announcement is another example of how Gwinnett’s strong business climate and top tier workforce continue to draw industry leaders to invest in the community,” Partnership Gwinnett Business Retention and Expansion Director Deven Cason Cason said. “We look forward to ThredUPs continued success and growth in Gwinnett.”

The plan if for ThredUp to gradually add its new

employees over the next year and a half.

“Gwinnett County is proud to see thredUP’s growth and renewed investment in the community,” Gwinnett County Commission Chair Charlotte Nash said. “They are a part of a strong ecosystem of logistics leaders who have found Gwinnett to have the ideal environment for their business to thrive.”

Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Pat Wilson also praised the expansion of ThredUp’s operations in the area.

“I would like to thank thredUP for expanding their investment in Georgia, and Partnership Gwinnett for continuing to support the company’s success,” Wilson said. “The state’s unparalleled logistics network, strong workforce and supportive partnerships continue to attract innovative companies and opportunities for Georgians.”

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