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A4 ♦ Wednesday, February 26, 2020 ♦ gWinnettdailypost.com COLUMNIST I KEITH ROACH

WEATHER WATCH

Colonoscopy unveils atrial fibrillation

EAR DR. ROACH: I recently had a colonoscopy and was told I was in atrial fibrillation. I’m 71 years old and have never had this before. I was told to see a cardiologist ASAP. I called my doctor, who Roach put me on Eliquis without seeing me because it was going to be a month before the heart doctor was available. When I saw him, I was fine and had no atrial fibrillation, but he said I should stay on Eliquis. It sounds like I’m stuck taking this very expensive medicine for the rest of my life. What would you recommend? — J.W. ANSWER: Atrial fibrillation is a common abnormal heart rhythm that is of major concern because it increases the risk of a blood clot forming in the heart and going to the brain, causing a stroke. When AFib comes and goes, it is called “paroxysmal atrial fibrillation”; however, it is still dangerous and nearly as likely to cause strokes as AFib that is there all the time. I suspect that you have been in and out of atrial fibrillation for a long time, and they only caught it during the colonoscopy because they were monitoring you with the EKG during the procedure. There is a risk score for stroke in people with AFib, called the CHA2DS2-VASc score, and you have at least two points due to your age and sex. People with a score of two or higher are generally recommended for anticoagulation treatment. Apixaban (Eliquis) is a common anticoagulant used for AFib, and although it is expensive, it has the benefit of not requiring blood testing. Warfarin (Coumadin) is much less expensive but requires periodic blood testing and a careful diet to be as safe and effective as possible. Everyone who’s prescribed anticoagulation should receive a thorough review of the costs and benefits. DEAR DR. ROACH: It was with some sadness that I read your letter from M.K. regarding her husband who won’t take his mobile oxygen tank when he leaves the house. Ten years ago on Christmas Eve, this same sort of vanity killed my wonderful mother-in-law. Too vain and stubborn to listen to those around her, she left the house on a cold day to do some shopping. No one was there to see it happen, but she evidently collapsed in her car because she did not bring her oxygen into the store with her. She was revived a couple of times, but died almost at the stroke of midnight Christmas Eve. It was a loss that impacted all those who loved her, particularly her husband. She suffered from emphysema from years of smoking. Though she had quit quite a few years before the incident, the damage was done. This was a tragedy that did not have to happen. I hope your encouragement to M.K.’s husband will be sufficient to make him accept that he is putting himself at great risk if he leaves his oxygen behind. It is definitely not a risk worth taking. — J.E. ANSWER: Thank you for writing. I am very sorry for your mother-in-law. While there is no guarantee the oxygen would have prevented her passing, oxygen does help people with COPD, like emphysema, live longer and with a better quality of life.

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Lake Full Yesterday allatoona ............(840.0) .... 849.86 blackshear ......... (237.0) .... 235.48 blue ridge........(1690.0) .. 1678.25 burton..............(1865.0) ...1865.15 carters.............(1072.0) ...1079.95 chatuge ........... (1927.0) ...1923.76 Harding .............. (521.0) .... 520.99 Hartwell .............(660.0) .... 662.24 Jackson..............(530.0) ...... 529.4

Lake Full Yesterday lanier............... (1071.0) ...1076.39 nottely..............(1779.0) .. 1770.39 oconee ..............(435.0) .... 435.04 seminole...............(77.5) ...... 78.72 sinclair ...............(339.8) ...... 339.6 thurmond ..........(330.0) .... 332.64 tugalo ................ (891.5) .....890.31 Walter F. george.(188.0) .... 189.48 West point..........(635.0) .... 629.88

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TODAY’S HISTORY: in 1815, napoleon bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of elba and began his return journey to France. in 1935, adolf Hitler secretly ordered the luftwaffe to be re-formed, in violation of the treaty of Versailles. in 1987, the tower commission released its report on the iran-contra affair, rebuking president ronald reagan for not controlling his national security staff. in 1993, a truck bomb exploded in the parking garage of the World trade center in new york city, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Victor Hugo (1802-1885), author; levi strauss (18291902), tailor/inventor; William “buffalo bill” cody (1846-1917), frontiersman/showman; tex avery (1908-1980), animator; Jackie gleason (1916-1987), actor/comedian; tony

randall (1920-2004), actor; Fats domino (1928-2017), singer-songwriter/pianist; ariel sharon (1928-2014), israeli prime minister; robert novak (1931-2009), columnist; Johnny cash (1932-2003), singer-songwriter; michael bolton (1953- ), singer-songwriter; erykah badu (1971- ), singer-songwriter. TODAY’S FACT: levi strauss, a bavarian immigrant who went to san Francisco during the gold rush, made his first pair of “jeans” out of canvas. TODAY’S SPORTS: in 1935, an aging babe ruth was released by the new york yankees and signed a contract to become an assistant manager and player with the boston braves. TODAY’S QUOTE: “music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” -- Victor Hugo, “William shakespeare”

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COLUMNIST I AMY DICKINSON

Puppy’s pee pushes parent out of bed

EAR AMY: My husband and I got a new puppy when she was about 10 months old. She likes sleeping on the bed with us, but sometimes jumps off and goes into her crate to sleep. My husband is crazy about her and loves it when she sleeps/cuddles in bed. Unfortunately, she leaks urine in the bed, soaking through the sheets and mattress pad — and I am now continuously washing bed linen. It smells terrible! I washed everything yesterday, and this morning everything was soaked, stained and smelly again. My husband says I am being too picky about things in the house. Am I crazy that I don’t want to sleep with the smell of dog urine? Shouldn’t our pup be crated at night? — Hates the Smell DEAR HATES: If you are waking up to urine-soaked bedding, you should assume that your dog is doing more than “leaking.” A young and healthy dog should not be leaking urine. Your puppy seems to be peeing in the bed. I assume that she leaves your bed and retreats to her crate because, like you, she does not want to lie in urine. The most obvious solution would be for your husband to take this precious baby

out to pee one last Recently I told my time before bedtime. son to tell this kid that I ran your quesit’s his turn to host tion past Dr. Lacey (this was communiRosenberg, a vetercated via text message inarian with Cornell when the boys were University (who, when making plans for that I caught up with her evening). was treating dogs at Dickinson The boy responded the Westminster Dog that his parents were Show). Dr. Rosenberg em- out of town. My son tells phasized, “If you have not me that he and the other already seen a veterinary boys talk about the issue, professional regarding your but not in front of the nodog’s incontinence, it is im- host kid. portant to see someone soon.” I know the mom, but not Yes, you have the right well. to wake up in a urine-free What would you suggest? bed. Yes, your pup should — Fed Up Parent sleep in her own bed. DEAR FED UP: You The fact that you are pos- absolutely do not want ing this question at all means your son and his friends that you and your husband to spend the night at the are on vastly different planes home of parents who a) regarding the dog, and — I aren’t home, or b) don’t assume — other things. want them. DEAR AMY: My 14-yearFourteen-year-olds are old son has a group of friends not in charge of overnights that routinely gets togeth- at their households. You er on Friday and Saturday should not pressure your nights at each other’s homes. son to pressure this boy to The kids take turns host- host this revolving overing, but nothing is set in night. stone in terms of a rotation, You should assume that etc. The group size varies this particular teen probbetween four to six kids. ably has a very good reaThe issue is that one kid son (probably overlapping never hosts and never of- reasons) not to want to fers to host. host this group. His folks This has been going on for might be hoarders, drinkwell over a year. It is clearly ers, disruptive, ill, abunot a question of money or sive, night-shift workers too small of a house or par- or — any combination of ent/sibling chronic illness, a myriad of possibilities. or broken home, etc. This friendship with this I’m frankly sick of it. particular friend group might

be the very best thing in this boy’s life, and his presence in your (and other) homes might be a lifesaver for him. I know it’s a lot of work. I know it’s an annoying burden. But within a couple of years, all of this will be over. I hope you will continue to model generous and loving parenting — whenever possible — to your son and his friends. DEAR AMY: Your response to “Bad Friend,” who was fed up with her friend’s complaining (about how difficult the first year has been with baby twin boys) was spot on! My daughter gave birth to (spontaneously conceived) triplets 16 years ago. The first year was VERY difficult, even with lots of help. We did not realize until later that she was suffering from postpartum depression. The kids are now beautiful, healthy teenagers and we couldn’t be prouder of them! — Sharon, in California DEAR SHARON: That first year with multiples is really about survival. 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.

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WORLD & NATION

WORLD

13 dead, at least 150 injured in India clashes amid Trump’s visit At least 13 people, including one police officer, have been killed in two days of violent clashes in the Indian capital between hundreds of supporters and opponents of a new law that fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim minorities from select countries. The unrest erupted in parts of New Delhi on Monday, several hours ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump, who is in India on a state visit. Police deployed tear gas in affected areas, as protesters hurled stones and set numerous vehicles and a gasoline pump on fire, according to police. The violence took place in East Delhi, approximately 11 miles from where Trump was holding talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday. For months, Indians have been protesting over the controversial law, which gives Indian citizenship to asylum seekers from three neighboring countries — but not if they are Muslim. A number of people have died as part of the ongoing clashes.

Italy scrambles to contain coronavirus outbreak Italian authorities were on the defensive Tuesday as they faced tough questions over the country’s handling of the novel coronavirus, which is rapidly spreading across the country’s northern regions. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has tried to allay fears that the central government has no control over the affected regions after he was forced to admit that a hospital in the northern town of Codogno had mishandled the region’s first coronavirus case and had contributed to the deadly virus’ spread. Italy now has the highest number of coronavirus infections outside Asia, as 54 new cases were detected in the country’s north overnight, bringing the total to 283, the Italian civil protection agency said Tuesday. The cases are heavily concentrated in the region of Lombardy where 212 infections have been confirmed. Seven people have so far died from the virus in the country.

British royals offer look inside Buckingham Palace’s renovations The British royal family have offered a look inside the major refurbishment of Queen Elizabeth II’s home, Buckingham Palace. In a series of videos posted to the royals’ Instagram page on Monday, the family’s social media team toured a few of the building’s ornate rooms and hallways, which have been turned into construction sites as part of the $458 million project. They also shared a newspaper clipping dating back to 1954 and a collection of old cigarette packets, which were discovered during the works. The 10-year refurbishment of the palace is needed to replace wiring and pipes on the property — some of which are more than 60 years old. — From wire reports

Congress shows bipartisan concern about coronavirus By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran CNN

There is mounting concern on Capitol Hill that more needs to be done to contain the coronavirus, the contagious respiratory disease that started in China and has reached from Iran to the U.S., with Republicans and Democrats outwardly expressing alarm and outrage. In a tense exchange Tuesday, Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana pressed acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf over the issue during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. “You’re supposed to keep us safe. The American people deserve some straight answers on the coronavirus and I’m not getting them from you,” Kennedy said, after asking Wolf a series of pointed questions about transmission of the disease and the current level of preparation to deal with its spread. “I disagree,” Wolf responded, and he also directed some of Kennedy’s questions to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After the hearing, Wolf spoke with reporters and defended his department’s readiness to defend against

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In a tense exchange Tuesday, Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana pressed acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf over the novel coronavirus issue during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. the disease, saying, “The department is extremely focused on protecting the American people from the coronavirus. And so we’re doing that. We’re implementing a number of operational measures at airports, seaports and land ports of entry. And we’ll continue to do that.” In a Senate floor speech on Tuesday, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer accused the Trump administration of having “no plan to deal with the coronavirus” and called the current outbreak “a crisis.” His comments followed a critical tweet from President Donald Trump, who was on

a state visit to India, saying that Schumer was “complaining” about his coronavirus response “for publicity purposes only.” On Tuesday morning, officials from DHS, HHS and CDC also briefed senators about the progress of a vaccine, supply chain shortcomings and how the U.S. braces for a potential uptick in cases within its own borders. But Republicans and Democrats alike say that the Trump administration’s response has exposed vulnerabilities and prompted lawmakers to push for ways to curtail future outbreaks faster.

NATION

U.S. military says it killed terrorist who planned attack on Americans in Kenya A U.S. airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in “planning and directing terrorist operations,” including a January attack on Manda Bay, Kenya, that killed three Americans, the U.S. military said Tuesday. The airstrike occurred in the vicinity of Saakow, Somalia, which is located approximately 199 miles west of Mogadishu. An earlier statement from Africa Command said the strike had targeted an al Shabaab compound, killing “two terrorists” and wounding another. The high-profile al Shabaab attack on a military airfield in Manda Bay resulted in the death of a U.S. soldier and two American defense contractors as well as the destruction of multiple Defense Department aircraft. The attack raised questions about the security of U.S. personnel in neighboring Kenya and underscored al Shabaab’s ability to mount complex attacks in the region despite suffering setbacks in Somalia.

Barr to meet with GOP senators about surveillance tools Attorney General William Barr will meet behind closed doors with Republican senators Tuesday to discuss a set of expiring surveillance tools that have become a linchpin in the fight to reform the FBI after a scathing review of its work in the Russia investigation, according to a

security sources provided to cnn

A U.S. airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in a January attack in Kenya that killed three Americans, the U.S. military announced Tuesday. Justice Department official and a GOP senator. The surveillance tools, three provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, that broaden the FBI’s authority to wiretap certain targets and request key documents, are considered paramount by law enforcement leaders. But some Republicans close to the White House have sought to tie their renewal to a broader overhaul of the national security wiretap system even though they were not parts of the law that the FBI used to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in the counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between thencandidate Donald Trump and Russia. Sen. Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri, has told CNN that Barr would be in attendance. Barr’s meeting at a weekly GOP luncheon will mark one of the first headline confrontations over the issue

as the administration and lawmakers dash to consider the provisions ahead of a March 15 deadline. The attorney general’s appearance also comes amid a crisis at the Justice Department over the sentencing of the president’s friend Roger Stone that called into question Barr’s independence from political pressure, and as the intelligence community reckons with its own controversy about Russia’s continued meddling ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Cleaner introduced that disinfects without wiping Procter & Gamble is introducing a new cleaning brand that the consumer product giant hopes will be its latest hit. On Monday, P&G, the manufacturer of big brands like Bounty, Charmin and Febreze, announced the launch of Microban 24, a line of surface

PEOPLE

Strangers jump into Florida canal to rescue woman from sinking car Molly Pedrone doesn’t remember crashing her white Kia Soul into a Boca Raton canal or being pulled from the sinking vehicle by bystanders who jumped in to save her. But she is grateful. The 34-year-old was driving home after a work meeting on Sunday, thinking about doing some chores and having lunch when she had a seizure. Shawn Turner told CNN he was driving home with his sons when one of them saw the floating car, so they stopped to help. Several people were on the side of the canal and they had already called 911, he said. They were able to keep Pedrone’s head above water, but her arm was tangled in the seat belt, so Turner had to clamber back into the car to free her. Pedrone told CNN that she’s had epilepsy for 13 years, but it’s been two years since she her last seizure. She is home from the hospital, but she said she is sore and one of her shoulder hurts. She has two black eyes and bit her tongue in the crash.

“It’s completely inadequate to the threat that exists. A real, present danger of outbreaks in the United States,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, told reporters Tuesday. Kennedy came out of the briefing, before his subcommittee hearing, saying he was not impressed with what he heard and the chairman of the Senate’s Homeland Security Taraji P. Henson Committee Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, said the pays tribute to outbreak had exposed some Katherine Johnson vulnerabilities in how the U.S. stockpiles supplies that ConKatherine Johnson is being gress may need to address in remembered by the woman upcoming weeks or months. who portrayed her in “Hidden Figures.” Actress Taraji P. Henson antibacterial cleaning products that the company says paid tribute to Johnson, the kills bacteria for 24 hours. NASA mathematician whose The new product is hitting death at the age of 101 was anthe market as consumer in- nounced on Monday. Henson posted a blackterest in cleaning products may be set to grow. P&G says and-white photo of Johnson the timing is purely coinci- on her verified Instagram acdental to the coronavirus count, writing in the caption, outbreak, but the spread of “Thank you QUEEN #Katherviruses can lead to a pickup ineJohnson for sharing your intelligence, poise, grace and in disinfectant sales. In 2009, when consum- beauty with the world!” Johnson was part of a group ers were worried about the spread of swine flu, hand of black women working at sanitizer sales spiked 70% NASA that played a crucial over a six-month stretch, role in the early days of spaceflight. according to Nielsen. Those women received recIn addition, earlier this month, Clorox executives ognition once the film “Hidsaid they are preparing for den Figures” came out in limdemand to spike in the wake ited release during the 2016 Christmas season before beof coronavirus. Most Americans believe ing widely released in 2017. Before all of that, Johnson’s that their current household antibacterial products work went largely unrecogkill bacteria after they apply nized. Around the office in it. This is incorrect, accord- the 1960s, she and her coling to the company. Bacteria leagues were called “computcan grow on surfaces every ers in skirts” and worked in 20 minutes and survive for a segregated facility. several days.

Trump again eyeing Texas congressman as intel chief President Donald Trump is revisiting the idea of nominating Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the next Director of National Intelligence, two sources told CNN. Ratcliffe withdrew his name from consideration for the same job last year amid bipartisan concerns about his qualifications but the President now appears open to the idea of tapping him for the DNI job a second time. Trump has spoken with Ratcliffe and another candidate, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra, about the DNI job in recent days, multiple sources said. — From wire reports

A ‘Bachelor’ for seniors is headed to ABC

Ok, boomers. “The Bachelor” franchise is about to get bigger. ABC is casting a new version of the show with “seniors looking for love.” The surprise was revealed during Monday’s episode of “The Bachelor,” when the network put out a casting call for people 65 and over. One producer offered more details on Instagram, writing: “Are you entering your golden years and looking for romance? The producers of The Bachelor are looking for active and outgoing single men and women in their golden for a new exciting dating show.” — From wire reports

Humans survived massive eruption 74,000 years ago By Ashley Strickland CNN

About 74,000 years ago, Sumatra’s Mount Toba experienced a super-eruption — an event scientists suspect was large enough to wipe out a majority of early humans living at the time, slowing down the spread of humanity. But researchers have discovered evidence that Homo sapiens were migrating before, during and after the event, according to a new study. The explosive event, which was estimated to be 5,000 times more massive than the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, is thought to have created a volcanic winter that impacted the spread of ancient humans.

MUST READ While there’s no hard evidence, the volcanic winter is estimated to have lasted between six and 10 years, followed by a reduction in global temperatures for about 1,000 years beyond that. If true, this would have devastated humans, human ancestors and animal populations across Asia. But new research shows that the situation may not have been that dire. Researchers investigating a site called Dhaba in Central India’s Middle Son River Valley uncovered evidence revealing that humans have occupied the site continuously for the last 80,000 years. Stone tools found at the site are also similar to those associated with

Middle Stone Age humans in Africa and even Australia, suggesting that they were all forged by migrating Homo sapiens. The study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. “Populations at Dhaba were using stone tools that were similar to the toolkits being used by Homo sapiens in Africa at the same time,” said Chris Clarkson, lead study author at the University of Queensland. “The fact that these toolkits did not disappear at the time of the Toba super-eruption or change dramatically soon after indicates that human populations survived the so-called catastrophe and continued to create tools to modify their environments.”

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Stone tools found at the Dhaba site correspond with the Toba volcanic super-eruption levels.

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Georgia voters may get to decide between standard and daylight time By Dave Williams Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service

ATLANTA — Georgians are divided over whether the Peach State should observe standard time all year or daylight saving time. But they agree Georgia should stop the “spring forward” and “fall back” switching between the two that takes place twice a year. Georgia Rep. Jimmy Pruett, chairman of the State Planning & Community Affairs Committee in the state House of Representatives, said Tuesday that’s what he hears from his constituents. Margaret Ciccarelli, director of Legislative Affairs for the Professional Association

HQ From A1 of the Gwinnett County community in the coming months.” The governor’s office did not directly say the site of Fry’s Electronics, which closed late last year, would be where EchoPark would be located, but it sounded similar to proposed plans for the building. Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District Executive Director Joe Allen later confirmed it would be located in the old Fry’s building. “It’s got great visibility right that on I-85,” Allen said. “This is yet another regional or national headquarters coming to the Gwinnett Place area so all of that is very positive for us. We try to do that all of the time: remind people that the area

of Georgia Educators, said most of the 85 e-mails she has received from teachers on the issue expressed similar sentiments. “Almost all agree the toggling back and forth is bad for students and disruptive for families,” Ciccarelli told Pruett’s committee. The panel held a hearing Tuesday on legislation calling for a nonbinding statewide advisory referendum asking Georgians whether the state should stick with the current system of switching between standard and daylight time twice a year, observe standard time all year or go to daylight time all year. The same divided opinions exist among the states. Arizona and Hawaii have switched to standard time permanently, while states

is much more than just Gwinnett Place Mall. It is truly Gwinnett’s central business district, and truly the hub for headquarters relocating to Gwinnett County. “They’re coming to Gwinnett Place.” Smith said changes will be made to the building to accommodate EchoPark’s needs. “Our facility development team will transform the existing building into a space that empowers guests to shop the way they want and at their desired pace,” Smith said. “Rather than tearing down the existing building, our team will bring this facility back to life.” The Gwinnett Planning Commission recently recommended approval of a change in conditions that would add two acres onto 10 acres at the Fry’s site that is already approved for automobile sales. The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners is expected to vote on that change

including California, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Maine have opted to observe daylight time all year, said Scott Yates, a citizen activist from Denver who founded an organization called LockTheClock. Even though most states that have taken up the issue have opted for daylight time, Yates said the short-term sleep deprivation that occurs when Georgia and other states switch from standard to daylight time in the spring is unhealthy. “The Circadian rhythm advocates for permanent standard time,” he said. Gianluca Tosini, a neuroscience professor at Morehouse School of Medicine, cited studies showing an increase in heart attacks, strokes and auto accidents during

its meeting on Tuesday. County officials are excited about this week’s announcement from the governor’s office and Sonic Automotive. “We are excited to welcome Sonic Automotive’s new regional headquarters to Gwinnett County,” Gwinnett County Commission Chair Charlotte Nash said in a statement. “As the first location in the state, this site will provide the company with unparalleled access to their customer base, as well as a diverse and talented workforce.” Metro Atlanta Chamber President and CEO Hala Moddelmog said, “We’re proud to welcome Sonic Automotive to metro Atlanta and our thriving ecosystem of diverse industries and companies. With the region’s robust supply chain, rich talent pool, and business-friendly resources, Sonic is in the right place for continued company growth.”

the week after the yearly switch from standard to daylight time. The committee did not vote on the bill Tuesday. Pruett suggested it might be a better idea for the General Assembly to decide the issue rather than hold an advisory referendum, based on research into the potential impacts of the options. Similar legislation is pending in the Georgia Senate sponsored by Sen. Ben Watson, R-Savannah. Rep. Wes Cantrell, R-Woodstock, the sponsor of the House bill calling for a nonbinding referendum, also is pushing legislation urging the federal government to allow states to observe daylight saving time all year.

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The front of the Fry’s Electronics location in Duluth can be seen in early January, shortly after the retailer closed the location. Sonic Automotive and Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Monday that Sonic will open a regional headquarters and dealership for its EchoPark Automotive brand at the site.

OBITUARIES Mr. Jenkins was born September 8, 1927 in Allison Caldwell Sylvester, Georgia to Allison Caldwell 69, John William Jenkins and of Dawsonville, Georgia Lillian Ingram Jenkins. passed away on Saturday, He is preceded in death February, 22, 2020. by his younger brother, Allison was born on James Robert Jenkins and March 22, 1950 in Morhis older sister, Marjorie ristown, Tennessee to Jenkins Tanner. After 31 Emerson and Ethel Smith. years, he retired from the She was also a retired real- State of Georgia where he tor with RE/MAX. served as the Director of Allison is preceded in the Social Security Disdeath by her husband Erability Program. Mr. Jennest Ray Jenkins. kins led a full, rich, advenAllison is survived by her turous life. He is a veteran daughter; Sharon Rawlings of the U.S. Air Force and of Dawsonville, GA. served during the Korean Allison is also survived Conflict in a Tactical Wing by her grandson; Parker performing Aerial Photo Rawlings. reconnaissance in northern Numerous extended fam- Europe. He was an active ily members, and friends member, past deacon and also survive. Sunday School teacher at Visitation will be held First Baptist Church. He from 11:00am–1:00pm enjoyed singing in church on Saturday, February 29, choirs his whole adult life. 2020 at McDonald and Son He was physically active Funeral Home. A celebrahis entire life. He was a tion to honor Allison’s life collegiate boxer and ran will be held in the chapel cross country. As a senior of McDonald and Son citizen he remained active, Funeral Home at1:00pm playing racquetball, and following the visitation. working on his farm growIn lieu of flowers the ing numerous varieties of family asks that you make fruit. He enjoyed fishing a contribution in Allison’s and spending time with name to Mended Hearts his family and friends. or to the American Cancer Mr. Jenkins loved his Society. family, people, and loved Condolences may be being outdoors helping expressed at www.mcdon- friends start their own fruit aldandson.com. orchards and vineyards. Arrangements by McMost of all, he loved Donald and Son Funeral spending time with his Home, 150 Sawnee Drive, beloved wife Melba. He Cumming, GA 30040 and Melba, enjoyed get(770) 886.9899 ting away to their country house in South Georgia and going on beach trips Lawrenceville together. He is survived by his wife, Melba Warnock Jenkins, his sweetheart and Bride of 63 years, his daughter Melanie Jenkins Reese and husband, Julian M. Reese, of Knoxville, TN and his son, John WilWilliam Jenkins liam Jenkins, II and wife, Mr. William “Bill” Sandi Obermire Jenkins of Jenkins, age 92 of LawNorcross, GA, Five grandrenceville, Georgia passed children; Lydia Reese away February 23, 2020. Holden and her husband He passed peacefully James Holden, Matthew surrounded by family at Julian Reese, James Wilthe Pruitt Health Care liam Reese, Peyton Wilfacility in Lilburn, GA. liam Jenkins and Hayden Friends and family are Thomas Jenkins. Online invited to celebrate Bill’s condolences may be made life on Saturday February at https://www.wagesand29th at 11:00 am at the sons.com/obits/williamFirst Baptist Church at jenkins/. Any memorial 165 South Clayton Street gifts for the First Baptist in Lawrenceville, Georgia Church, please send with the Rev. Inman Hous- di l h h hi ton officiating the service. Interment will be in Gwinnett Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm Friday February 28 at Wages and Sons Funeral Home in Lawrenceville. Dawsonville

directly to the church in memory of William Jenkins at 165 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville GA 30046. For flowers please visit the Wages and Sons Funeral home at: https:// www.wagesandsons.com/ obits/william-jenkins/.

Auburn

Mrs. Susan Ann Myles Susan Ann Myles, age 59 of Auburn, GA passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 She is survived by her loving husband, Todd Myles; Children, Daniel Myles, Vincent Myles, and Kimberly Myles; Parents, Carol and Paul Wood; brother, Michael (Judy) Wood; sisters-inlaw, Meryl Healy and Hilary Abbott. And two beautiful grandchildren, Emily Marie and Susan Ashley Myles. Susan was a loving wife, mother and Nonni who will be truly missed. A Memorial Service honoring the life of Susan will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 4Pm at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 27, 2020 from 3pm- 4pm. at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 27, 2020 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes and Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. Philip loved to serve his Church and community. He was a longtime member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and a current member of Perimeter Church. He was an Elder, served communion at the homes of those who were home bound, volunteered at the local food pantry and adult day care. He was always ready to help his neighbors. In his spare time Philip enjoyed being an avid stamp and coin collector. He is preceded in death by his father, Philip Orazi, Sr.; mother, Lena Carmosina, his six sibling and his wife, Laynette Henderson. He is survived by his son, Philip Orazi, III (Eva); daughter, Nondi Orazi (Terry Walsh); grandchildren, Zeke Walsh (Tanina), Lena Walsh, Madison Parrott (Lance), Sara Orazi, Rebecca Orazi and great grandchild, Madilyn Walsh. In lieu of flowers please make donations to: Lilburn Cooperative Ministry, Inc. 5329 Five Forks Trickum Road SW, Lilburn, GA 30047, Gwinnett County (770) 9318333. On-line condolences may be expressed at www. crowellbrothers.com. Arrangements entrusted to Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. 770-448-5757.

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Karen Delores Sorrells Philip Orazi, Jr. Philip Orazi Jr., 92, of Duluth, Georgia, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020. A service will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Perimeter Church, 9500 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek Ga, 30097. Reception to follow Service. Burial will take place Friday, February 28, 2020 at Floral Hills M d h

Karen Delores Sorrells, of Buford, GA passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 17, 2020 at the age of 59 while recovering from a stroke at Chestnut Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility, in Cumming GA. Karen was born in Buford, GA on October 10, 1960 to Sallie Jim Sorrells. She is the maternal granddaughter of the late Columbus (Lumberry) and Lillie Mae Sorrells. Karen lived in Buford, GA her e i lif di h

entire life, attending the Buford School System and raising her boys as well as her many nieces and nephews through the years. Karen was a congregant of Allen Temple Methodist Church in Buford, GA. Karen was well known for her bright smile and open heart. She was giving to those in need and always tried to help others whenever possible. Beyond her family life, Karen’s favorite pastimes over the years included cooking for her family Large Sunday Dinners, traveling, fishing, shopping, spoiling her grandbabies and indulging in Pepsi Cola and Reese’s Cups. Karen spent many of her adult years working at the Bona Allen Tannery in Buford, GA. She also worked at Pruitt Health in Buford, GA with her Sister, Lois, as a cook. Karen leaves behind to cherish her memories her sons, Chad Ramsey and Moses Penland-Sorrells; her brother, Wesley Sorrells; her sister, Yvonne Toliver; her grandchildren, Collin Anderson and Zaydan Ramsey-Rohloff; and several loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends. She is predeceased by her sisters, Sandra Sorrells, Nina Sorrells, Lois Daniels and her brother Tyrone Sorrells. Karen will be missed dearly by all those who knew and loved her. A Wake will be Held at Flanigan Funeral Home in Buford, GA - Thursday February 27th, from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. Funeral Services will be on Friday February 28, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Flanigan Funeral Home. After the services, everyone is welcome to proceed to Hillcrest Cemetery (Buford City Cemetery) for Karen’s interment. The Repast will follow directly afterwards and will be held at Allen Temple United Methodist Church, located at 495 New Street in Buford, GA.

Dacula

Mrs. Jerri Stanley (Garrison) Stanley - Jerri Amelia Garrison Stanley, age 81 of Dacula, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, February 26, 2020 a

at 11:00 AM at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Dacula. The remains will lie in state at the church from 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM. Rev. Larry Wynn will officiate. Interment will follow at Peachtree Memorial Park. Mrs. Stanley was born on the 19th of December 1938 in Lowndes County, Georgia. She was the daughter of Theodore James and Willie Mae Akins Garrison. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Harold William Majors and Louie Woodson Stanley. Mrs. Stanley was employed and retired from Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula after 25 years of service. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Dacula. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Beverly Hurst Salas, and son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Amy Bowen Majors. Grandchildren include, two grandsons, Kevin Salas (Billy Leech), Garrison Majors (Lindsey Bridges Majors), and one granddaughter, Clare Majors. Great Grandchildren, Alaska and Graham Majors. Loving cousins, John and Janet Massey and lifelong friends Jo Ann Burroughs, Dodie Carte, and Arinda Meeks. Jerri was a member of the Gwinnett Historical Society, The National Genealogical Society and Huxford Genealogical Society. She worked for over 35 years tracing the Garrison family line back to Holland. She delighted in making trips to further research her family line, where she traced her lineage back to the 1600’s. Her other interests were gardening, history, and traveling. She was an accomplished author. In 2005, she wrote the book The History of Dacula as part of the centennial celebration of the incorporation of the City of Dacula. Jerri was a giving person who shared her time, knowledge, and talent with so many. She was an active member of the community, where she avidly fought for the best interest of the citizens of Dacula. Jerri’s kindness and tenacity for a cause will be deeply missed. The family will receive friends 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road, S.W., Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com GDP-2/26/2020

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Broncos, new head coach on historic run By Will Hammock

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Today’s Gwinnett quarterfinal Courtney Strauthers’ coaching matchups in the state high life is much different from her school basketball playoffs: previous seven seasons. 6 p.m. — Brookwood at She spent two years at PenCampbell girls sacola State College (Fla.), three 6 p.m. — GAC at Jefferson girls years at Florida Southern Col6 p.m. — Valdosta at Dacula lege and two years at Tennessee girls Tech before transitioning to the 6:30 p.m. — Kell at Buford boys high school level when she was 7 p.m. — Berkmar at Wheeler hired last April as Brookwood’s boys head girls basketball coach. It 7 p.m. — Norcross at Grayson was a change for her personboys ally, and also was a new situation for the Broncos’ players who had to learn new schemes but the results of the new relafrom a new coach. tionship have been overwhelmThe adjustments took time, ingly positive. Brookwood’s girls

♦ For coverage of Tuesday’s high school basketball state playoffs, go to www.gwinnettprepsports.com.

Brookwood’s Amya Durham (11) drives past Norcross’ Zaria Hurston (20) during a game played at Norcross High School. ♦

are in the state quarterfinals for the first time in school history after last week’s 57-52 win at Tift County in the second round. “It’s definitely been an adjustment (to high school coaching),” Strauthers said. “It’s a lot different as far as I have teaching and coaching as well. But I enjoy it. I always felt this is where I wanted to be and where I needed to be,

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PErSEVEraNCE PayS OFF

Format changes, Gwinnett County game liven up Ga. Tech, UGA baseball rivalry

Long road back from freak accident has Hebron’s Lockhart looking forward

By David Friedlander

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Athletic competition between Georgia and Georgia Tech tends to bring out a lot of attention, emotion and excitement no matter what sport is involved. The clash between the two baseball teams in the rivalry dubbed “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” is no exception. However the 2020 season series between the No. 4 nationally-ranked (by DI Baseball. com) Bulldogs (7-1) and 17th-ranked Yellow Jackets (6-1) will have a dramatically different look in a lot of ways. Most notably, instead of spreading out three midweek games throughout the season, Tech and Georgia will square off for a three-game series this weekend, with Friday’s game at Foley Field in Athens, Saturday’s game at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta and the 18th annual Farmview Market Spring Classic

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Georgia Tech’s Austin Wilhite, a Buford grad, heads to first base during a game last season. Wilhite is one of several Gwinnett grads on both teams who will play a prominent role when the Yellow Jackets face in-state rival Georgia in a threegame series this weekend, including Sunday’s game at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.

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For most 18-year-olds, three years seems like a very long time. For Jason Lockhart, however, it seems like only yesterday. It was back in June of 2017 that everything he had looked forward to and worked hard for — his baseball career, and even his young life — were paced in serious jeopardy by a freak accident on the diamond. “It (still) seems like it’s recent, but it’s been a while now,” the Hebron Christian Academy senior said. “Sometimes it’s kind of crazy to think about that, but along the way, I don’t think about it much. To me, it was a freak accident that just happened. I don’t have much control over that, so I don’t worry about it too much in a game or anything because something like that doesn’t really happen that often. “I just kind of take it as, yeah, it was a pretty bad injury, but I got better from it pretty quickly and I just started playing and getting better every day.” Fast forward 32 months later, and Lockhart is back in a place where he can look forward to the future with optimism. He has grown into an important contributor to Hebron’s baseball program as the Lions’ starting third baseman and leadoff hitter, and has secured a chance to continue playing in college after signing See LOCKHART, B4

up-and-down Swarm aiming for better in second half By Alan Cole

Staff Correspondent

Saturday night’s contest between the Georgia Swarm and Calgary Roughnecks was the most exciting game of the season for the Swarm, but it was also a microcosm of some of their issues in the first half of the season. The Swarm fell 18-17 in overtime despite tying the game on six separate occasions in the fourth quarter. They were unable to get the critical stop they needed on defense in the closing minutes, and eventually 2019 NLL MVP Dane Dobbie punished them with the gamewinning goal 100 seconds into overtime. It was the

Swarm’s third home loss of the season, giving them an underwhelming 2-3 record at Infinite Energy Arena. Overall for the season, they have a 5-4 mark that places them third in the crowded East Division standings. They’re trailing the 5-3 New England Black Wolves and 7-4 Philadelphia Wings, who will both visit Duluth in March. The mediocre record has largely been due to inconsistent stretches of play, and that was true again on Saturday. Well before the defensive frailties in the fourth quarter, the Swarm had a very slow start, falling into a 6-2 hole that they couldn’t climb completely out of. Even in a win over the New York Riptide

the prior week, the Swarm still didn’t play a complete game. They were up 11-3 after a great first half, but limped to a 14-9 win after a lackluster second half. “That’s something we need to figure out,” Swarm starting goalie Mike Poulin said after the win over New York. “I don’t think we’ve had a whole 60 minutes yet this year. We’ve got to look at some film and figure out what’s been going on.” It has been a trend, and it’s one that has kept the Swarm from building a lot of sustained success through the first half of the campaign. They started the season 2-0

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The Georgia Swarm’s Connor Sellars (13) and Jason Noble (45) play defense in Saturday’s

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Getting To Know ... Sheena Hartley

Family means a lot to Sheena Hartley, and there’s a lot of overlap between her respective families both on and off the basketball court. While the 26-year-old Gwinnett County native’s adopted family is that of former Norcross High teammate Javonne Stanfield, she has also formed a strong familial bond with her other former Blue Devils teammates and coaches, as well as teams she’s coached as a former middle school boys coach at North Gwinnett and current girls assistant at Archer High School. She recently spoke with Daily Post staff reporter David Friedlander about those relationships and how they’ve impacted her life and career, as well as other subjects. DF: So you’re working now for Dani Wright, a former assistant, and later head coach, at Norcross. Was she on staff when you played there? SH: No. I actually graduated in 2012. I’m not sure where she was exactly (at the time), but she came in about three years after I graduated. DF: But I’m guessing you’d met her through (retired Hall of Fame Norcross and Collins Hill) Coach (Angie) Hembree. SH: Oh yes. Of course. Dani also played for Coach Hembree, and I used to go back and visit the girls. I’d talk to them, and that’s how I met Dani — through Angie. DF: So I imagine her presence had to be a pretty big selling point when you came to Archer this year. Does that make it feel like home to you? SH: Right when Dani had called me and she asked me to come be part of her team, it was just like talking to family. Just having that history with her and me to (having been) over at Norcross, we just kind of clicked very well, just like family. DF: So going back to your days as a studentathlete at Norcross, I know you also played softball and ran track, but was basketball your first love? SH: Yeah, basketball was definitely my first love. However, Angie didn’t like her athletes to just hang around during the fall. So you were either in the gym training or you picked up another sport. I started playing softball

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Former Norcross three-sport athlete Sheena Hartley has always been somewhat of a Gwinnett homebody. So it comes as no surprise that she’s spent most of her life in the county as a student-athlete and now as a teacher and coach. And she feels very much at home in her current job as an assistant girls basketball coach and teacher at Archer High School. when I was in ninth grade, and I was just good at it. It wasn’t like it was my love, but I was an athlete, … and I was like, ‘I’ll just keep playing it.’ DF: Given that travel softball was just as big then as it is now, and the fact you were probably playing basketball in the summers, you probably didn’t have quite the experience as some other softball players. While your athleticism probably helped you keep up, what was it like playing against players of that caliber? SH: Honestly, I think it was just athleticism in me, and the fact that anything that (then-Norcross softball) Coach Hope Black taught me, I kind of just kept learning. Anything she would say, I

would soak it in and take it and run with it. And I would just start applying myself. During the summertime, travel softball is actually very expensive. And unfortunately, my family wasn’t able to (afford) those things. Plus, during the summertime was conditioning for basketball. So which one did I want to go (to)? So I went to basketball training. But I think it was just anytime Coach Black came around, whatever she told me, what ever she taught me, I’d just soak it in, and I kept going with it. DF: Going back to your basketball career, you came around during a one of the best eras of Norcross basketball with some high-profile teammates like Diamond DeShields, Dearica Ham-

by, Briana Jordan and Shayla Cooper. SH: That was a beautiful group of girls. Every single girl that took that floor, I just loved being a part of that team. Even with the big-time players, it wasn’t like, ‘Oh, these are some bigtime players on my team.’ It was more like, ‘Those are my teammates.’ DF: Is it only now after the fact when you look back and realize how special that group was? SH: Oh my gosh! The talent of that group, even with the talent now, you can just tell there’s been a shift in the game. The talent when we were playing, everybody was quick, they were athletic, they were strong. They did eventing. They executed every play. They executed

every defensive play. The game back then was just fun to be a part of. Not that the game’s not (fun) now. I love the game. I’m coaching, … but playing the game back then with those all-around talented girls, it was a different ball game. It was just a different ball game. DF: So since your degree (from Georgia Gwinnett College) was in exercise science. Is that a pretty good hint that you knew coaching was in your future early on? SH: I kind of wanted to get back in the gym and get back in the weight room with those female high school athletes. Nowadays, you think about our girls, they get into school and they blow out their knees through bad form and I think part of it comes from high school and being in a weight-training class with a bunch of football boys. Our bodies are totally different from boys. So my thought process was, I want to get by degree in exercise science, I’m going to go back to high school and train female athletes — tennis, soccer, basketball — and have a female weight-training class. So that’s what I was trying to get my degree (to do). DF: Speaking of your degree, it’s from Georgia Gwinnett College, which was in its early days after being founded by the time you came along as a freshman. So it seems like you don’t mind heading into a new environment and cover some little-charted territory. SH: Hey, Gwinnett (County) is — I went to elementary school in Gwinnett. I want

to Summerour Middle and Norcross. I went to college in Gwinnett. I was born in Gwinnett Medical (Center). … I’m a Gwinnett baby. I love Gwinnett. Me leaving home was probably going to be the most terrifying things for me. I actually did not want to move away from home. I love my home. I have a big family. I’m one of eight, and leaving all of that, I couldn’t. DF: So being part of a family of eight, what’s the age range? SH: I’m 26 and the youngest is 2 — twin sisters. DF: Wow! That’s a pretty wide range. SH: Yeah, well, when I was 15 years old, I was adopted (by) my best friend and her mom. DF: That’s a little different dynamic, too. Do you think all of that helps you relate to the kids better every time a newer, younger class comes in? SH: Yeah. Some of the kids I teach now are right around the age of my two brothers. One’s a freshman and one who’s a sophomore (or) junior now. Just the way I talk with my brothers and the way I talk with some of the boys in the school and my classes, it’s like I want to completely educate them, to give them knowledge of whatever it is that’s going on around them exactly the same way I’d do with my brothers. … The relationships I build with these boys in high school, I couldn’t ask for a better relationship. DF: That reminds me, you coached middle school boys basketball last year at North. What was that experience like? I imagine few, if any, of them had ever been coached by a woman before. SH: Right. That was probably one the biggest shift. Well, one of those things that’s like, ‘Wow! I experienced this.’ Coaching boys sports, I noticed boys do not like (organized) plays. … They just want to run down the court and try to score. A lot of it was just trying to teach these boys who were eighth graders how to execute on the basketball court. Sometimes you need plays. Sometimes you need strategy. You have to execute. … The game, of course, is a lot faster. So you have to be able to be on your toes.

GWINNETT LACROSSE LEAGUE the gwinnett lacrosse league’s players of the week (athletes were selected by his or her coach): Archer bantam boys: maximus sommers lightning boys: ethan noel Junior girls: Katheryn dodson Brookwood lightning girls: liya Haileyesus senior girls: Kaylee rosales lightning boys: eli bozeman Junior boys: garrett and Vincent dolan Buford lightning girls: ella steinbrecher Junior girls: marion elise Huff

senior girls: maddie branche bantam boys: banks still lightning boys philmon: blake schmid lightning boys cook: cody branche lightning boys caspar: alex ascenzo Junior boys: colson Fuller senior boys: nick Kurowski Collins Hill senior boys: andrew levandosky George Walton bantam boys: abram powell lightning boys red: tyler mendenhall lightning boys black: gabe brookins Junior boys: emmet Kirkpatrick

senior boys: marcus porter Mill Creek bantam boys bentley: benton stovall bantam boys schulman: brooks ryan lightning boys rodriguez: landon Holcombe lightning boys walsh: colt rhodes senior boys: Josh Haines Mountain View lightning girls: camryn christman Junior girls: caelyn gierek senior girls: alicia Fontenot bantam boys: isaac Fitz lightning boys: Jackson rogers Junior boys: Khian owen

senior boys: Jackson guerwitz Parkview Junior girls: gabby mccaskill senior girls: samantha baumann bantam boys: matthew loris lightning boys: max coates Junior boys: gavin abshire senior boys: aaron robinson Peachtree Ridge lightning girls: skylar ash Junior girls: delanie Hunt senior girls: Jada scott bantam boys: Zack wiedenmann senior boys: armahn anderson

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Mill Creek’s Jack Bagley in action during a Gwinnett Lacrosse League game.

Archer’s Maximus Sommers in action during a Gwinnett Lacrosse League game.

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LOCKHART From B1 with Division II Tusculum in Greenville, Tenn., earlier this month. As much as Lockhart would prefer not to spend too much time dwelling on the past, doing so proves very instructive at just how far he’s come since a fluke play during a game with the Gwinnett County-based Team Elite travel program in Lexington, S.C. It started innocuously enough as he dashed towards home plate trying to score form third on a pitch to the backstop. As he crossed the plate, the opposing catcher zipped a throw trying to make a play, but with the pitcher failing to cover, no one was there to receive it, leaving the ball to strike Lockhart in the nose. “I was sitting in the stands and you kind of hear it smack,” recalled Keith Lockhart, Jason’s father and retired major league player whose 10-year career included six season with the Atlanta Braves. “He crossed home plate and he kind of put his head down and (his nose) started to bleed a little bit. I went down to the dugout and I could see his nose was dented on one side, and I was like, ‘Yeah buddy, your nose is broken. They kind of just gave him a towel.” As painful as a broken nose is, it didn’t seem like Lockhart was any more seriously injured than that until two days later when his nose be-

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Nearly three years after a freak accident playing baseball left him in a medically-induced coma and required several surgeries to fix a severed artery in his nose, the future of Hebron Christian’s Jason Lockhart is looking bright. The senior third baseman, the son of former Atlanta Braves infielder Keith Lockhart has become a major contributor to the Lions, and will be headed to Tusculum University on a scholarship in the fall. gan to bleed again, and this time profusely. He eventually had to be hospitalized, and when doctors discovered the source of the continuous bleeding was discovered to be a severed artery caused by the location of the fracture, the situation became even more serious. Over the next three weeks, the younger Lockhart underwent several surgeries and was placed in a medicallyinduced coma in order to allow the artery to heal and finally bring the bleeding under control. And while he doesn’t have much memory about what turned out to be a lost summer, Lockhart has a very strong understanding of the impact it has has on his life since.

“The first two nights the hospital, it hit me that it wouldn’t stop bleeding, and it was bleeding a lot more than just a regular nosebleed. So at that point, I’ m thinking, ‘Something us up.’ I couldn’t figure to what it was. “I really didn’t know too much of what was going on just because of all the medicine. All of my memory (from that time) is kind of fuzzy, but from talking to my parents and family, it gave me a better idea. I kind remember everything from right after the coma and bits and pieces before that. Right after that, I was kind of like, ‘What is even happening?’ I had so many questions about what was going on, where I was. It was basically trying to fig-

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just helping young ladies achieve their goals, whether it’s in basketball or out of basketball. It’s a great group of young ladies. They keep me laughing. I enjoy coming to practice with them every day.” The players also have gotten along well with Strauthers, who played high school basketball locally at Shiloh and in college for the Alabama Crimson Tide. “The chemistry has been great, especially with us having so many young girls on the team,” Strauthers said. “They had to adjust to a new coaching style and philosophy in general. They improved on that, improved on buying in and locking in on everything we’re trying to accomplish. … In the beginning, teams would make a run on us and we would lie down. Now we get back up and make a run ourselves.” Brookwood (17-12) has played its best late in the season, winning seven of their last eight games heading into Wednesday night’s Class AAAAAAA quarterfinal at Campbell (22-7). The only loss in that span was in the Region 7-AAAAAAA Tournament finals to Norcross, also a state quarterfinal team. The Broncos opened the state tournament with a 75-60 win over South Forsyth, then battled past Tift County in the second round. Freshman Ciera Hall made a big 3-pointer with 1:24 left for a 52-50 lead over Tift, and they held on from there. Diana Collins, another freshman, had 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and sophomore Shannon Niles had nine points, five rebounds and three steals. The seniors delivered in Tifton, too, as Selma Kulo (11 points, 11 rebounds, four blocked shots) and Mia Bongcaron (nine points) made big contributions. Junior Amya Durham also has been a steady force for a team with only three seniors — Sarah Manley, a key reserve, is the other. Sophomores Madison Picart, Tori Delk and Madison Boadu also are part of a young team that is delivering at the right time. “It’s definitely going good right now,” Strauthers said. “I was talking to one of the girls yesterday, and she said, ‘If you would have told us at the beginning of the year we would be playing in the Elite Eight, I wouldn’t have believed it.’ But I told her anything’s possible. I believed we could get it done. They’re excited. The school’s definitely been supportive.” The next challenge is Campbell, a traditional power that relies on its typical pressing defense. Brookwood has fared well against pressure this season, a trend it hopes continues this week. “(Campbell’s) another talented program that is well-coached with Coach (Randy) McClure,” Strauthers said. “They’re quick, athletic, like to press. They will probably press the entire game. We’re going to be in practice working on fullcourt pressure, half-court pressure. That’s going to be a key element in practice.”

game shifting to Coolray Field in Lawrenceville on Sunday. The change in format is something both coaches agreed upon when making out their schedules in the offseason to address the increasingly demanding for Tech in its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule and Georgia in its Southeastern Conference slate. So, both Tech coach Danny Hall and Georgia coach Scott Stricklin looked next door to another in-state rivalry between ACC and SEC schools to craft together their experiment with a new format. “You know you’re going head-to-head with weekend starters,” Hall said. “It’s two really, really good programs that I guess for years, we always played midweek. But their league and our league have just kind of grown to where they’re powerhouse leagues. It just made sense for us to go head-to-head on the weekend. Clemson and South Carolina, we’ve probably been watching that they do that and have been doing it. It just seems to draw a lot of interest in baseball in their state. So I think Scott and I just decided that we should try it. “The other thing, this wouldn’t take away from anybody else, but to be playing conference weekends, and then us trying to play each other midweek, those are kind of grinder games. Whether it ends up affecting you on weekends in conference or not, that’s probably hard to predict. But we just kind of felt like we wanted to put it early in the season and let’s see how it works out. It doesn’t mean we’ll keep it that way, but I think we were both willing to try it.” Both coaches acknowledge the new three-game weekend series format will have an impact on how they approach the series compared

SWARM From B1 thanks to wins over Rochester and Philadelphia, but quickly succumbed to a threegame losing streak as the calendar hit 2020. And in all of those games, it was one bad quarter that proved to be the difference.

First, they took a lead to the fourth quarter against the Colorado Mammoth before being outscored 5-1 over the final 15 minutes to lose. Then it was a bad start that cost them against Buffalo, trailing 9-2 in the first half. And finally in a road game against the Riptide, the Swarm coughed up a 10-6 fourth quarter lead on the way to an overtime loss.

ure to why I’m here and what happened.” It took under the following spring before he was finally able to be cleared to resume his baseball career, and Keith admitted he and his wife Lisa weren’t sure how their son would respond after everything he had been through. As it turned out, they needn’t have worried. “I did (have doubts) because I’ve played with people that have been hit in the face, hit by a pitch,” Keith Lockhart said. “You can usually tell right away if they’re going to be able to do this again. I think once he recovered, my wife was like, ‘We need to get him a cage or facemask on his (batting) helmet. And he was like, ‘Mom, I’m not wearing a

cage.’ He was totally against it. We talked him into wearing one of those c-flaps that you see a lot of big leaguers wear. “So I kind of waited until he got back to high school (ball) and I told my wife, ‘I’m going to be able to tell within a pitch or two if he’s going to be able to play or not. As soon as someone throws him a pitch and if he flinches, I’ll be able to tell. Sure enough, the first scrimmage he had, he’s facing a lefty and I’m like, ‘Now I’ll really be able to tell’ because he hits left-handed. He was fine. He didn’t have any effects at all, and I think it was mainly because it wasn’t from a pitched ball. So I don’t think that fear was there.Then I was just concerned about (him) fielding a ground ball and maybe (getting) a bad hop. But he never showed anything, really. No hesitation. No stepping in the bucket. … Before long, he didn’t even want to use the c-flap.” And over the next two seasons, Jason slowly, but surely, developed his game, though kick starting that processes to a lot of work, not only from Lockhart himself, but from his coaches. “My word for Jason is ‘growth,’” said Hebron head coach Ben Drust. “How much he’s grown these last couple of years is incredible. I know the accident had such an impact. We knew he was going to have some mental (hurdles) to deal with coming back to the game of baseball. … It was a long road. Getting him mentally back, I think it was

tough. But now that he’s a senior, … I’ve never seen him play with more confidence than he has now. “For three years, we searched to find what position Jason was going to play (in the field). He played first (base), second, third, short (stop), right field. He was all over the place. Finally last year about midway through the year, we watched him kind of blossom into what we think is one of the best defensive third basemen in the state.” In that respect, Jason is more the type of player his father was than his older brother, former Lions All-County infielder Danny Lockhart, who has played minor league ball the last nine years. However, his offensive game also continues to develop after he hit .253 with a home run, 16 RBIs, 18 runs scored, 20 walks and a .409 on-base percentage as a junior last year. But as important as his success on the field has been, and as bright as his future is, what he appreciates most is the support he received from his parents, brother and sister Sydney, and beyond. “It was cool to see that many people cared about a kid in a small town,” Jason Lockhart said. “I really helped me … get through. There were kids in the hospital with me that going through things so much worse. So I was thankful that … I knew I was going to get better after the fact. It’s just a matter of the work that I did. I just had to push myself to get back to where I was.”

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Georgia shortstop Cam Shepherd (7), a Peachtree Ridge grad, runs the bases during a game against Missouri at Truist Park in Atlanta in 2017. Shepherd is one of several Gwinnett grads on both teams who will have an impact as the Bulldogs take on the in-state rival Georgia Tech for a three-game series this weekend, including Sunday’s game at Coolray Field. to years past, most notably with starting pitching. As Hall mentioned, it means both teams will send out the same pitchers they would send out in a conference series on regular rest instead of trying to find a spot starter or piece together a committee out of the bullpen for midweek game. But as Strickland pointed out, having the games this early in the season means both teams are still kind of feeling out exactly what those rotations — and for that matter, their batting orders — will look like. “Obviously, the top arms on each staff are going to pitch,” Stricklin said. “I think it’s really good for the rivalry that now, you’re No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 guys are going head-to-head. And going on a weekend, I think it makes it more accessible for our fans to be able to get there. Midweek nights are difficult to get to some games. “It is earlier in the year, but it is Week 3 (of the season) and we’re all getting ready. Georgia Tech goes into (ACC play) in Week 4, and we into (the SEC schedule) in Week 5. So Week 3 is really when we have to

“We’re not closing games out,” Poulin said. “Champions do that. The best teams in the league win by 10, they win by eight, they hold on to early leads.” But those three losses were followed up by a trio of wins that helped right the ship and show what this team is capable of. They beat both teams currently in front of them in the division stand-

be pitching-wise, our pitch counts are up and our pitchers are ready to meet those pitch-count limits. It should be teams getting close to where they need to be for conference play.” The atmosphere for each game should be as charged as is always is, and perhaps even moreso in case of the Spring Classic game, which, as in years past, will benefit funding critical patient and family initiatives at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The game was shifted to Coolray Field, home of the Gwinnett Stripers, to accommodate field repair by the Atlanta Braves at their home at Truist Park. While the park’s capacity of about 10,000 means the crowd will be considerably less than in the past, when the Spring Classic would routinely draw crowds in excess of 20,000 at the Braves’ home park, the likelihood that a greater percentage of the park will be occupied should make for an even better atmosphere. “I think the atmosphere should be really good,” Stricklin said. “We would get 20,000

ings on the road, wins that could prove to be vital down the stretch. That was followed up with the home win over New York, only for the momentum to be halted by Calgary. It has been a Jekyll and Hyde first half, and that’s disappointing for a Swarm team that entered the season with huge expectations. That 5-4 record could easily

look a lot better with three of the four losses coming in games where they either led or were tied in the fourth quarter. “5-4 is not where we want to be,” Swarm head coach Ed Comeau said after the loss to Calgary. “It’s not where we expected to be. But as I say all the time, we own our record. We’ve done a lot of good things, but we have a

at (Truist Park) and it would still feel kind of empty because it’s only about half full. You go to Coolray Field and … it’s going to be packed and the fans are a little bit closer (to the field). So yeah, you could have a really good atmosphere.” The game will also be a homecoming for a number of former Gwinnett high school standouts on both teams, such as infielder Cam Shepherd (Peachtree Ridge), utility man Riley King (Collins Hill) and left-handed pitcher Justn Glover (Buford) for Georgia and outfielders Baron Radcliff (Norcross) and Colin Hall (Wesleyan), infielder Austin Wilhite (Buford) and right-handed pitcher Andy Archer (Wesleyan) for Tech. “Just to see the transformation of Gwinnett County baseball over the years, there are so many high schools that are really good at baseball out there,” Hall said. “They take it serious. Not only have we had some of those players, but I’m sure Georgia has, too. But those guys are going and playing everywhere. It’s another neat thing that this college baseball game’s going o be in Gwinnett County.” lot of work to do.” And right at the top of the list of things for Comeau’s team to work on is figuring out how to fix the inconsistency of the first nine games. It might be the difference between success and failure in the last nine. “We’re a championship caliber team,” Poulin said. “I expect more of us and myself. The challenge is on.”

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while back, there were news re- sample that Wendy’s burger. Shortly afports of an elected official who ter I hit the highway, I saw the dreaded appeared to be using her posi- blue light flashing in my rear view mirtion to influence a police officer dur- ror. I didn’t even try to pretend he was ing a traffic stop. chasing someone else. I was as guilty According to video of the encounter, as Opie was when he was taking credthe elected official, who was a front seat it for making all As, even though Miss passenger in her car, could not provide Crump had made a mistake. Unlike proof of insurance or registration. In Opie, however, I was not particularly addition, the man who was driving had cute, and I didn’t have any writers to no license. create an ending in which the officer During the traffic stop, the would give me a hug and play elected official insisted the officer his guitar on the front porch. contact the chief of police. The “Do you know how fast you’re cop said no, so the elected offigoing?” the man in blue asked. cial said she would do it herself. “More than the speed limit, I The encounter recalled several know,” I said. As I handed him incidents in which well-known my driver’s license, he studied people responded to police ofit for a moment. “David Carficers with the “Do You Know roll, David Carroll,” he repeatWho I Am?” defense. That may ed. “Where do I know that name Carroll have worked in the pre-social from?” media days, or before officers started “Well,” I replied, “I’m on the radio, recording video with their body cam- you may have heard me…” He cut me era. But nowadays, it usually ends up off. “Wait a minute! You’re on KZ-106, backfiring on the celebrity. right?” “Yes sir, that’s me.” He flashed I don’t know how the video became a wide grin. public, but word probably spread that “I take my daughter to school every a politician was trying to throw some morning, and we never miss your show!” weight around. The news media took it he exclaimed. As my head started to from there. These days, if you misbehave swell, he went on. “We think you’re at a public place, or in the presence of funny, we like them jokes you tell, and a cop, you’re probably being recorded. how you make fun of the news.” I could The elected official may not have known already envision this speeding ticket beit at the time, but she does now. ing torn up and swept away by the wind. Since my broadcasting career has “Hey listen,” he said. “Reckon you made me somewhat recognizable on a could play a song for her in the mornlocal level, I guess I could say, “Do You ing? To avoid a ticket, I would have Know Who I Am?” when trying to get played a duet by Lawrence Welk and seated at a fancy restaurant. But so far, Yoko Ono. “Absolutely,” I said. Then he that has not been an issue at my usual ripped a page out of his notepad, and high-end dining options: Burger King, asked for an autograph. “Michelle will Hardee’s and Shoney’s. love this,” he said. “She won’t believe There was one memorable traffic stop, I met you.” several years ago. I did not play my I was just about to resume my trip celebrity card. (Actually, I don’t have to Wendy’s. “Just one more thing,” he one. I do however, still have a Block- said. I started to comb my hair, figuring buster card. I don’t clean out my wal- he wanted to grab a camera to capture let very often). a memento of our friendship. He then I was 20 years old, and was the morn- handed me a citation, and still smiling ing deejay on a powerful Chattanooga broadly, he said, “You’ll need to come radio station. I had just gotten off work, to City Court on Monday at 2:30. Be and I was starving. (When you’re 20, sure to bring 65 dollars in cash. It was hunger pains occur every fifteen min- great to meet you!” utes. You eat a huge burger, and never As promised, I played a song for his gain a pound. After you turn 40, you daughter the next day. Maybe you’ve can sniff an onion ring and go up two heard it. “I Fought the Law, and the shirt sizes). Law Won.” It just so happened that a new Wendy’s had recently opened near the radio David Carroll, a Chattanooga news station. I had looked forward to this, anchor, is the author of “Volunteer much as a child anticipates Santa’s Bama Dawg,” available on his website, arrival. I had never eaten a Wendy’s ChattanoogaRadioTV.com. You may burger, so I considered it my duty to contact him at radiotv2020@yahoo.com, be among the first in line. or 900 Whitehall Road, Evidently, I was in quite a hurry to Chattanooga, TN 37405. the gwinnett daily post encourages letters to the editor on topics of general interest, but reserves the right to edit them for content and length. letters should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s name, address and daytime phone number for verification purposes.

COLUMNIST|TOM PURCELL

Kids have to make a name for themselves

et this: New parents are giving timeless truth: We all have to make newborns outlandish names a name for ourselves. – so they’ll stand out on soOur actions, not our names, decial media. fine who we are. Are we honest or a That’s according to a new survey of bit sketchy? Compassionate or hardBritish parents by ChannelMum, which hearted? Thoughtful or close-minded? found 72% of respondents “believe Courageous or someone who looks the a unique name will help their child other way when we see someone else stand out from the crowd,” Study- doing wrong? Finds reports. We freely choose our paths, and our So, what are some of these real “names” – our real iden“unique” names”? tities – will reveal themselves, Maevery, Faelina, Idalia, Evaregardless of the names we’re beth and Tessadora are the top given at birth. five new names for British girls. I’m named after my father Jaspin, Charleston, Brigham, and his father. I’m the fourth Ranger and Wrenlow are the Thomas James Purcell to have top five new names for Britthe honor of that name. ish boys. My name carries a spirituPurcell Want to see how popular your al meaning. Many Christian own name is here in America? Search saints and biblical heroes were named for it at this Social Security Admin- Thomas (including the doubting one). istration site: https://www.ssa.gov/ By giving me this name, my parents cgi-bin/babyname.cgi hoped to bestow good values on me. I’m no child-rearing expert, but it With my common name, I never seems to me that if you want to give took myself too seriously – I knew I your kids a leg up in life, it’s better to wasn’t the center of anybody’s unigive them simple, traditional names, verse. Flawed though I am, I hope not names that stand out. my dad thinks I’ve lived up to our I’m at the tail end of the baby boom. shared name. My high school friends were named I do understand new parents wantTom, John, Jeff, Bill, Bob, Rich and Tim. ing to give their kids a head start in As for girls, my sisters have com- life. But they ought to be careful. An mon names: Kathy, Krissy, Lisa, Mary outlandish, “unique” name may do and Jennifer. Other common names more harm than good. include Linda, Elizabeth, Carol, Hel“Tessadora” sounds like a 1970s en and Sandra. Chrysler luxury sedan that never caught If you really want your kid to be spe- on with the public. Will “Tessadora” cial, a name won’t do it. She’ll have be as dated 30 years from now as bell to earn it, to work hard and sacrifice. bottoms are today? She’ll have to try and fail before even“Wrenlow” sounds like a bird that’s tually finding her place – what she’s afraid to fly high. Opportunities abound good at – and then work even harder for bullies to make fun of a name like to polish her talents. that. That will be easier if she’s humble. That’s one thing that Tom, Bob and And being humble will be easier if she Tim – and Linda, Elizabeth and Cardoesn’t have some goofy name that ol – will never have to worry about. makes her think she’s God’s precious, special gift to the universe. Tom Purcell is a Pittsburgh TribuneSure, times change and baby names Review humor columnist. Send comments follow trends. But don’t forget this to Tom at Tom@TomPurcell.com.

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COLUMNIST|KATHLEEN PARKER

Expect the unexpected in South Carolina

ASHINGTON — Watching the Democratic Debate in Las Vegas felt like watching a Tarantino movie. There was blood everywhere. About which South Carolinians might say: “Welcome to the Palmetto State, ladies and gentlemen. We love that stuff here.” In the state once described as “too small to be a republic and too large to be an insane asylum,” politics has always been a blood sport. This is surely attributable to the deep vein of Scots-Irish blood that runs through generations and descendants of the earliest settlers. Or, perhaps, it’s partly the vestige of The Civil War, which started here, too. Politics around here is just war by other means. We’re otherwise known for Rep. Joe Wilson’s “you lie!” during then-President Barack Obama’s 2009 address to a joint session of Congress and, years later, for Obama’s rendering of “Amazing Grace” at a funeral for one of the nine African Americans who were slaughtered during a prayer meeting at their church by a young white supremacist. The Confederate flag, which had stood sentry in front of the Statehouse after its earlier removal from the same building’s dome, finally was lowered and removed for good. When it comes to politics, South Carolinians don’t play by normal rules. Here, eccentrics

tend to be favored and villains partant political event of the Democratic doned. Remember it was Gov. Mark calendar, the annual fish fry hosted by Sanford, who wandered off to “hike House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn. the Appalachian Trail” and ended up Clyburn’s endorsement is priceless in the arms of his lover in Argentina. in a primary where more than half And then was elected to Congress. the voters are African American, but Sanford represented the “Lowhe hasn’t made one yet this year and country,” or low-lying coastal areas. A probably won’t. (He declined to do Kathleen deep-port city, Charleston was once so in 2008, as well.) Columbia can Parker a hub for pirates, who seem to have roughly be described as a large and infected the coastal zone with some pleasant suburb of itself. Home to of their wild spirit. As I was informed by the about 133,000, the city is a reservoir of tradipublisher of my first newspaper, The Charles- tional values, divided deeply along racial lines. ton Evening Post, port cities tend to be more The mayor is an up-and-coming star named understanding of carnal transgressions than, Stephen K. Benjamin, an African American say, their more provincial, inland cousins. (I who has endorsed Michael Bloomberg. Who don’t recall how this came up.) isn’t even on the ballot. What makes 2020 different is that the low Finally, “Up Country” South Carolina is ancountry has been transformed over the last chored by Greenville County (pop. 514,000), decade by the arrival of many retirees from an almost hip, thriving tech and business hub New York and New Jersey, as well as Califor- and home to Furman University, better known nia and points in between, who have put down these days than the once-powerful Bob Jones roots along the coast, from Myrtle Beach on University, which once forbade interracial datdown. No one knows, really, if there are more ing and bathed the area with fundamentalist Democrats than Republicans among the new- fervor. Hilly and far inland, this has always comers, but it may not matter. The primary been the most conservative part of the state on Saturday is open to both. and yet it is up country where Bernie Sanders About 150 miles away in the center of the and his gritty economic message fared best state, Columbia anchors the so-called “Mid- against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 primary. lands,” the state capital, and the most imporOverall, of course, South Carolina is still

Trump country, much to the dismay of Democrats and at least some Republicans, who are forced to meet in undisclosed locations. But it’s a pivotal state for Democrats in the presidential years. We tend to make or break Democratic presidential campaigns: Clinton clobbered Sanders here 3 to 1 in 2016; she won every county that year. Barack Obama got more than twice the vote of Hillary eight years before that. Although Joe Biden still leads here, thanks to support from African American voters his light has dimmed with each debate. And it may surprise some people to learn that Tom Steyer has had more events here than any other candidate still in the race. What will it take to win it this year? That’s impossible to say, but I do have a few suggestions. Sanders might want to lower his voice a bit and go easy on the arm-waving. Biden should flash more charm and smile, which sells better than anger in this well-mannered state. This is one of many reasons Pete Buttigieg will do better than people expect here. Above all, be who you are, from wherever you are. It’s a legacy of having been invaded: we can smell imposters long before we see them. Kathleen Parker is a columnist for the Washington Post.

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GWINNETT BERKELEY LAKE

Attention Oxygen Users! Gain freedom with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator! No more heavy tanks and refills! Guaranteed Lowest Prices! Call the Oxygen Concentrator Store. 844-923-2359

COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE FOR LEASE

5,000 sq. ft. with two small offices. Call Mike (770) 826-7970

AMAZING CASHIERSCULLOWHEE MOUNTAIN PROPERTY YOU CAN CAMP, FISH AND SWIM AT! Huge (7+ Acres) W/1000 ft. of cold rushing stream, cascading waterfall, and panoramic long range National Forest Views! Perfect location only minutes to Western Carolina University! Property Book Value $75,000 - Sacrifice Price ($17,000) - Must Go. Call: (828) 214-7221 REAL ESTATE WANTED

Gwinnett Buford Professional office building with individual office suites for rent. Personalized security code to building. Deadbolt locks to each suite. Monthly rentals include all utilities and internet. Access to kitchen, conference room, bathrooms, and lobby with receptionist. Receptionist services available for additional fees. Please call 770-540-1272 for more information and to schedule a tour today.

GOT LAND? Our Hunters will Pay Top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a FREE info packet & quote. 1-866-309-1507 www. BaseCampLeasing.com

COBBLESTONE

GWINNETT BUFORD Broadlawn Cemetery Side-by-side crypts at 3rd level. Included perpetual care for $5,500 770-827-0767

GWINNETT LAWRENCEVILLE East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Lot #62 Section/Level B For 2 ppl. $9,000 obo

(850) 404-4573 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

HOUSES FOR RENT LOGANVILLE/NORTH off Bay Creek Church Rd. 4+BR/3BA 1.5 Story Old Farm House, frnt prch, fncd bckyd, swimming pool $1,450 mo. 678-357-5044

CALL EMPIRE Today to schedule a FREE in-home estimate on Carpeting & Flooring. Call Today! 1-866-971-9196.

HOME REPAIR/ REMODELING

FOREST

REMODELING, INC. â&#x20AC;˘Finished Basements â&#x20AC;˘Bathroom Remodeling â&#x20AC;˘Kitchen Remodeling â&#x20AC;˘Custom Cabinets â&#x20AC;˘Garages/Carports â&#x20AC;˘Screened Porches â&#x20AC;˘Custom Decks â&#x20AC;˘Siding All Types

FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Call John

770-962-2071

FOR SALE! piano $150 Table & 6 chairs $200 Bookshelf 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; high x 28â&#x20AC;? $30 Small table 29x45 with fold down sides $20 770- 963-4880

Credit Cards Accepted!

WANT TO BUY

GWINNETT SNELLVILLE

CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE

FLOORING

in the Snellville Town Center Area Only 4 suites left! Prime 1st floor suite 675 sq. ft. Large, 2nd floor suite 800+ sq. ft. 2 small suites under 200 sq. ft.

WANTED FREON

We pay CA$H. R12 R500 R11. Convenient. Certified professionals. www.refriger antfinders.com/ad 312-291-9169

(770) 978-0310

VEHICLES

GARAGE SALES CONYERS, 30012

ESTATE SALE

Thurs. 2/27, Fri. 2/28 Sat. 2/29, 9am - 4pm 2560 Schaeffer Rd. NE Antiques, collectibles, furn., home decor, brunswick pool table w/access., bar items, neon signs, upright piano, vintage metal signs, glassware, china, jewlery, prom dresses, Harley Davidson male/fem. clothing, spinning wheel, lawn equip., linen, dvdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, fire hydrant, & movie posters. Follow signs to sale. Not respon. for accidents. Cash only.

MERCURY MARINER, 2010

4-wheel drive, black, leather seats, moon roof, 1 owner, nonsmoker, no pets, low miles at 103,000, great condition! $7,900

(414) 791-3313

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