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WORLD & NATION
WORLD
6 dead, 300 infected as China confirms Wuhan virus spread by humans Officials in China are racing to contain the spread of a new virus that has left at least six people dead and sickened more than 300, after it was confirmed the infection can spread between humans. Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected, announced a series of new measures Tuesday, including the cancellation of upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations, expected to attract hundreds of thousands of people. Tour agencies have been banned from taking groups out of Wuhan and the number of thermal monitors and screening areas in public spaces will be increased. Traffic police will also conduct spot checks on private vehicles coming in and out of the city to look for live poultry or wild animals, after the virus was linked to a seafood and live animal market, according to a report by state media outlet the People’s Daily, citing Wuhan’s Municipal Health Commission. The new measures come after Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered “resolute efforts to curb the spread” of the virus Monday. There are now fears, however, that efforts to contain it are coming too late, hampered by a slow-moving Chinese bureaucracy which failed to put sufficient measures in place in time. In the coming days, hundreds of millions of Chinese are expected to begin traveling across the country and overseas as the annual Lunar New Year break gets fully underway, compounding concerns of a further spike in cases.
Greta Thunberg: ‘Nothing has been done’ to address climate crisis Greta Thunberg took the stage at the World Economic Forum Tuesday to admonish world leaders for doing “basically nothing” to reduce carbon emissions despite evidence of a looming climate catastrophe. Speaking just hours before President Donald Trump’s appearance at the annual gathering of the world’s political, business and financial elite, the teen activist said awareness of the climate crisis had shot up but in other respects, not much had changed. “Pretty much nothing has been done since the global emissions of CO2 has not reduced,” Thunberg said. “(If)you see it from that aspect, what has concretely been done, if you see it from a bigger perspective, basically nothing ... it will require much more than this, this is just the very beginning.” Asked what she wanted to see in the future, Thunberg said “that we start listening to the science and that we actually start treating this crisis as the crisis it is.” Thunberg said she’s spent a year trying to publicize the findings of a 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that shows countries can only release another 420 gigatons of carbon dioxide in order to have the best chance at keeping the rise in global temperatures to under 1.5 degrees. At current levels, that amount will be emitted within roughly eight and a half years. –From wire reports
Senate impeachment trial kicks off with revised rules By Jeremy Herb, Phil Mattingly and Manu Raju CNN
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell changed the resolution laying out the rules of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial shortly before it began on Tuesday amid an uproar from Democrats and concerns from some Republicans. The new resolution will give the House impeachment managers and the President’s team three days to make their 24 hours of trial arguments, instead of two as McConnell had initially proposed. There were also changes to the section of the resolution that would not have admitted the House’s evidence without a vote — now evidence will be admitted unless there is a vote in opposition to it. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts read aloud the new version of the resolution to start the impeachment trial in earnest on Tuesday, and a heated debate over the rules is expected despite the concessions from McConnell. Two GOP aides said the changes McConnell made were the result of concerns from Republicans. Democrats erupted when McConnell’s four-page organizing resolution was re-
NATION
Boeing has officially stopped making 737 Max airplanes The Boeing 737 Max is officially on hold. The assembly line in Renton, Washington, has stopped building Boeing’s bestselling plane, the company confirmed late Monday. Boeing announced plans to temporarily halt production for an undetermined period in December, but it had not previously announced a precise day for the shutdown. Boeing will not furlough or lay off workers because of the shutdown, but pain will ripple through its supply chain and could hurt America’s economic growth. The shutdown will make restarting production and recovering from the crisis more difficult for Boeing once it finally gets permission for the plane to fly again. The 737 Max has been grounded since March following two fatal crashes that killed all 346 people on board. Although Boeing couldn’t deliver the 737 Max planes to customers, the company continued to build the jets, albeit at a slightly reduced pace of 42 a month. It now has about 400 completed jets parked in Washington and Texas, waiting to be delivered to airlines around the world.
Supreme Court won’t block lawsuit brought by Flint water crisis victims
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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is presiding over President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. leased Monday night, dividing 24 hours over two days for opening arguments and put off the question of witnesses until after the arguments are required a vote for the House evidence to be submitted. “The reason this was kept hidden is that this does not prescribe a process for a fair trial,” House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, the lead impeachment manager and a California Democrat, told reporters on Tuesday. “This is not the process for a fair trial. This is a process for a rigged trial.” Senate Minority Leader
Chuck Schumer plans to offer amendments to the resolution, including for the Senate to seek witnesses and documents in the trial. Schumer is pushing for the Senate to subpoena witnesses and documents at the outset, and not after the arguments are made, arguing that Republicans are coordinating with the President to rush to the trial’s conclusion. His first amendment, which will be debated Tuesday afternoon, would be to subpoena documents from the White House related to Ukraine. “The McConnell rules seem to be designed by President
Trump for President Trump. It asks the Senate to rush through as fast as possible and makes getting evidence as hard as possible,” Schumer said on the Senate floor Tuesday. “The McConnell resolution will result in a rushed trial with little evidence in the dark of night.” But McConnell said on the Senate floor before the trial began that he has the votes from Republicans to move forward. McConnell said his proposal tracked closely with President Bill Clinton’s 1999 impeachment trial that was “fair, even-handed and tracks closely with past precedents.”
toward its bankruptcy: Increasing competition, shifting consumer tastes and the rise of online delivery platforms all have made it difficult for the 88-year-old brand to thrive. The filing also said that the tight labor market has it made it hard to find employees, and that it’s not “uncommon” for quick service restaurants to have a 200% turnover rate. “These challenges (together with company-specific business challenges) have resultstephen Brashear/getty images ed in deteriorating financial The assembly line in Renton, Washington, has stopped performance,” wrote Jonabuilding Boeing’s bestselling plane, Boeing confirmed late than Tibus, Krystal’s chief restructuring officer. Monday. The switch to water from the Flint River occurred in 2014 and months later, the city announced there was fecal coliform bacteria detected in the water supply. The legal battle began in the months that followed. Lawyers for the city asked the justices to step in and block the lawsuit, claiming their clients had immunity from such suits. In an unsigned Tuesday order, the court declined to do so, allowing the lawsuit to continue. A federal appeals court previously ruled in favor of the residents. “Knowing the Flint River water was unsafe for public use, distributing it without taking steps to counter its problems, and assuring the public in the meantime that it was safe is conduct that would alert a reasonable person to the likelihood of personal liability,” the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held.
The Supreme Court said CDC confirms first US Tuesday it won’t block a lawsuit by residents of Flint, case of Wuhan virus Michigan, who are seeking The United States has its to hold city officials accountable for the water crisis that first confirmed case of a sickened residents with lead new virus that appeared in Wuhan, China, last month, contamination.
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. The virus has already sickened hundreds and killed six people in Asia. The male patient is in isolation at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington. He is a resident of Snohomish County in Washington. The man traveled from Wuhan to Washington, but said he did not attend the animal markets where many of the patients were infected. Officials are compiling a list of people the patient may have had contact with since his return to the United States. The Wuhan virus can spread person to person, but not nearly as easily as viruses such as measles or influenza. The CDC is not identifying the patient.
Fast food chain Krystal files for bankruptcy Krystal, a popular fast food chain in the southeastern United States, has filed for bankruptcy. In its filing, Krystal cited several contributing factors
Intercept journalist charged with cybercrimes in Brazil Brazilian prosecutors filed charges against American journalist Glenn Greenwald Tuesday, alleging he aided in cybercrimes and “helped, encouraged and oriented” hackers who tapped into the phones and messaging apps of some of the country’s top officials. The charges come following a series of stories published in 2019 by Greenwald’s news site The Intercept, based on a trove of data that it said “provides unprecedented insight into the operations of the anti-corruption task force that transformed Brazilian politics and gained worldwide attention.” The stories included excerpts of phone messages from Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who led the task force before joining the government of Jair Bolsonaro in 2019. A Supreme Court judge had issued an injunction last year, preventing Federal Police from investigating Greenwald following the publication of the stories. —From wire reports
PEOPLE
Ozzy Osbourne reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis Ozzy Osbourne has gone public with his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. In an interview with Robin Roberts of “Good Morning America,” which aired Tuesday, the legendary rocker shared the news with his wife Sharon at his side. The 71-year-old musician said revealing his illness was like a weight being lifted. “I feel better now that I’ve owned up to the fact that I have a case of Parkinson’s,” he said. “And I just hope (my fans) hang on and they’re there for me because I need them.” Osbourne has had a number of issues since last year, including a severe infection and a fall he said led to him having the “worst” year of his life. “When I had the fall it was pitch black,” he said. “I went to the bathroom and I fell.” Osbourne said he “just fell and landed like a slam on the floor.” “I remember lying there thinking, ‘Well, you’ve done it now.’ Really calm,” he said. “Sharon got me an ambulance. After that, it was all downhill.”
Prince Harry rejoins Meghan and Archie in Canada, leaving royal life behind Prince Harry has arrived in Canada to reunite with Meghan and baby Archie after the couple finalized the terms of their split from official British royal family duties. Photos in UK media showed Harry walking off a plane early Tuesday on Vancouver Island, where the family spent time over Christmas. The Duke of Sussex attended the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London on Monday, where he met with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, before flying across the Atlantic. The Duke and Duchess spent the Christmas holidays in Canada with the Duchess’ mother, Doria Ragland. Meghan lived in the country for seven years and the couple say they have a “strong connection to Canada.” The Sussexes are set to embark on a proposed new life in the country, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that discussions are ongoing in over who will pay the costs of their security detail.
Taylor Swift says mother has a brain tumor Taylor Swift has shared a sad update about her mother’s battle with cancer. In a cover story with Variety released on Tuesday, the singer said that a brain tumor was discovered during her mother’s course of treatment. “The symptoms of what a person goes through when they have a brain tumor is nothing like what we’ve ever been through with her cancer before,” Swift said. “So it’s just been a really hard time for us as a family.” The superstar revealed Andrea Swift’s cancer diagnosis in an essay she wrote for Elle magazine last March. “Both of my parents have had cancer, and my mom is now fighting her battle with it again,” the younger Swift wrote. “It’s taught me that there are real problems and then there’s everything else.” —From wire reports
An ancient aquatic system has been revealed by the Australian bushfires By Eric Cheung CNN
Extensive water channels built by indigenous Australians thousands of years ago to trap and harvest eels for food have been revealed after wildfires burned away thick vegetation in the state of Victoria. The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, consisting of channels, weirs and dams built from volcanic rocks, is one of the world’s most extensive and
MUST READ oldest aquaculture systems, according to UNESCO. Constructed by the Gunditjmara people more than 6,600 years ago, it is older than Egypt’s pyramids. While the aquatic system was known to archaeologists — it was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List last July — additional sections were revealed by the fires that have ripped through the state in December.
Gunditjmara representative Denis Rose, project manager at non-profit group Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, told CNN that the system was significantly bigger than what was previously recorded. “When we returned to the area, we found a channel hidden in the grass and other vegetation. It was about 25 meters (82 feet) in length, which was a fairly substantial size,” Rose said.
He said other new structures resembling channels and ponds were now visible in the burnt landscape. “It was a surprise continually finding new ones that the fires revealed,” he added. According to the Aboriginal Corporation’s website, the aquaculture system — which is part of the Budj Bim National Park — it was built by courtesy Visit Victoria/youtube the indigenous population The Budj Bim aquatic system, located in southeastern using the abundant volcanic Australia, was built over 6,000 years ago — before Egypt’s rocks from a now-dormant pyramids. volcano in the area.
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COLUMNIST|DAVID CARROLL
Letters from the ‘Dear David’ mailbox
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his week marks six years I’ve been waiting to use this since I began writing a one for decades, throughout weekly column, although my broadcasting career. For for those of you who have been some reason, it has never come with me since the beginning, I up. When and if it does, I’ll be know it only feels like a decade. ready. If there’s ever a wreck on One of the true joys of apthe freeway (not a serious one, pearing in your mailbox or on I hope) involving a fruit truck, Carroll your device each week is buildwith oranges, grapes, and strawing relationships. Some of you berries spilling out onto the road, have been kind enough to send mes- I want to call it a traffic jam. Just so I sages along the way, and while I try to can hear the groans from miles away. answer each one, I may have missed Dear David: What’s the worst a few. So just in case, I’m observing part about getting older? Well, that this anniversary by taking the lazy col- could be any number of things, but umnist’s way out. It’s called the mail- lately it’s been working with so many bag column. young people. Don’t get me wrong, Here are a few of the comments, they’re great kids. But whenever I make complaints and queries that have come references to “The Mary Tyler Moore my way. Show,” or write down something in my Dear David: I thoroughly en- old-timey paper calendar, the millenjoy your column each week. Who nials look at me as if I just shuffled off writes it for you? This may come as Noah’s ark. The other day I referred a surprise, but I write each word my- one of my youthful friends to a coself, especially the ones that are mis- worker who I then noticed was deep spelled or grammatically incorrect. I in conversation. I said, “We’ll have mean, honestly. If I could find some- to ask him later,” I said. “His line is one to write it for me, don’t you think busy.” I got the blank stare. “You see, I’d hire someone good? back when we had wired telephones Dear David: Unlike other news- ... ahh, never mind.” paper columnists, you generalDear David: You people in the ly steer clear of politics. In my media always act like you’re smarthouse, that’s all we talk about. er than everyone else. I’ll bet you What are you afraid of? I actually do stupid stuff too. Why don’t you have mentioned politics a few times. fess up? What, like when I walk out But no matter what I write, it seems of a restaurant with my receipt after to make someone mad, and that’s not I’ve signed it, carrying out that little my goal. If I wrote, “Here’s a salute to holder with the receipt AND my credit Senator Balderdash Gollywhopper, card? Like when I leave my sunglasswho recently handed out hundred dol- es or umbrella at every ball game I’ve lar bills and healed the sick,” half the ever attended? And when I pull away readers would reply, “What took him from the bank drive-thru with that so long? He’s just another sorry, low- tube canister on my front seat? Nope, down (insert political party here).” there’s nothing to fess up about. Dear David: What advice do you Dear David: Do you get offended have for procrastinators? That’s when a waitress calls you “Hona good question. Let me get back to ey” or “Sweetheart?” I’m more ofyou on that. fended when they don’t, Darlin’. Dear David: You seem easyDear David: I enjoy your colgoing. When’s the last time you umns about Facebook fails and were really angry? Oddly enough, it spellcheck blunders. What’s the just happened a few days ago. A major best one you’ve seen lately? I guess storm was headed our way, and some it would be the one from the woman TV stations, including mine, broke who was sharing some health informainto regular programming to inform tion about her husband. “Please keep viewers about the storm’s path, and him in your thoughts. He may need to offer some safety tips. Many of the surgery for his enlarged prostitute.” viewers were outraged, calling in and Dear David: You’re getting old. yelling, “Shut up! Nobody cares about Do you know what you would like the weather!” After the storm had on your tombstone? Absolutely. I’ve passed with no major damage, some decided on, “I told you I was sick.” said, “See, I told you so! We didn’t even get a tornado!” Honestly, I think some David Carroll, a Chattanooga news of them were disappointed about that. anchor, is the author of “Volunteer Better luck next time, I guess. Bama Dawg,” available on his website, Dear David: You seem to love ChattanoogaRadioTV.com. You may bad jokes and painful puns. Do contact him at radiotv2020@yahoo.com, you have any saved up, that you’re or 900 Whitehall Road, Chattanooga, TN just dying to use? I have to admit, 37405.
COLUMNIST|TOM PURCELL
When phone calls were a family affair
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hen my childhood home of the harmless prank phone call. got a phone call, it was “Is Bob there?” I’d ask a friend, an event. knowing Bob, his dad, was at work. That was partly because my fa“He’s not home.” ther, a longtime phone-company I’d call back and ask again, “Is employee, installed four brassBob there?” belled phones throughout our “He’s not home!” home. The phones rang so loudly Calling back a third time, I’d Purcell it sounded like crooks were breaksay, “This is Bob. Do I have any ing into Fort Knox. messages?” It was also because we were eager to My sisters and I would roar with laughdiscover who was calling – though I was ter, as though this was the funniest thing always disappointed when I answered we’d ever done. and it was a young man calling for one The kitchen phone was the one we most of my sisters. used and it was our primary source of imYou see, before Caller ID became com- portant family news. My mother’s reacmon in the late 1980s, I was our home’s tion to whoever was on the line signified Caller ID. a range of emotions from joy to sadness. “Who is it?” one of my sisters would We’d sit at the kitchen table, waiting whisper. for her to complete the call and share “Bill,” I’d say. the news that an aunt had given birth “Tell him I’m not here!” or that a close relative had just passed. I lied to dozens of young men, which In any event, today’s digitally confilled me with anguish, because the broth- nected teens spend way too much time ers of the girls I called did the very same on their smartphones isolated in their thing to me. bedrooms, disengaged from family and That’s why I read with interest an face-to-face meetups with friends – a article in The Atlantic on the negative worrisome trend that has grown rapidly impact the declining use of landlines is since smartphones became widespread. having on family life. Psychologist Jean Twenge writes in Since today’s family members no lon- The Atlantic that the “portrait of iGen ger experience the shared phone as a teens emerging from the data is one of “space of spontaneous connection for a lonely, dislocated generation.” Twenge the entire house” – they conduct private notes that Steve Jobs knew the negative communication on their private phones effects and limited his own kids’ smart– family interaction and togetherness is phone usage. Business Insider reports declining. many tech-elite parents do likewise. Our landline afforded zero privacy. If The Atlantic says some parents are I wanted to ask a girl out, I had to use maintaining landlines and limiting smartthe kitchen phone, as its extra-long cord phone use to promote family connectlet me retreat down the basement steps, edness. One parent provides her three praying my sisters wouldn’t find out. daughters with a shared, “dumbed down” But they always did – and picked up smartphone that limits privacy. one of the other three phones to listen Who knows, with such common-sense in or say something to embarrass me. solutions, family togetherness might be Threatening to use their toothbrush- strengthened anew by lighthearted prank es was the only way I could stop them. calls, such as this ’70s classic: Our old landline certainly promoted “Is your refrigerator running?” spontaneous connection. “Yes.” On the rare nights my sisters weren’t “Then you better catch it!” mad at me for not replacing the toilet paper roll when the toilet paper ran Tom Purcell is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review out, we’d sit in the kitchen and they’d humor columnist. Send comments to Tom at egg me on to participate in the lost art Tom@TomPurcell.com.
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COLUMNIST|CAL THOMAS
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Trump impeachment: The show trial begins
he contrast could not have been starker. One picture showed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi smiling as she signed (with numerous pens) two articles of impeachment against President Trump. She passed out the pens like souvenirs to fellow Democrats. They were embossed in gold with her signature and rested on silver trays. The other picture was of President Trump signing phase one of a new trade deal with China. Which picture depicted events of greater long-term benefit to Americans? Unless you are a rank partisan out to remove President Trump from office by whatever means, the obvious answer is the China trade deal. The latest wrench thrown into the machinery of government comes from Democrats who released to their compliant media friends a “note to self” written on a hotel notepad supposedly by Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal attorney and a frequent flyer to Ukraine. The note said, “Get (Ukrainian president) Zalensky to announce that the Biden case will be investigated.”
Democrats claim Parnas was an two essays... Neil J. Kinkopf and intermediary in the effort to get Keith E. Whittington looked at the Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden Founder’s vision: “The Framers and his son, Hunter. meant for the phrase ‘high crimes Parnas’ credibility would be in and misdemeanors’ to signify only doubt were he under oath before conduct that seriously harms the a court, instead of “testifying” on public and seriously compromises various cable TV programs. Parthe officer’s ability to continue. If Thomas nas heads a company that claims the phrase is given a less rigorous to combat fraud. Oh, the irony! interpretation, it could allow ConDemocrats insist the Senate trial be gress to influence and control the Presi“fair.” How is it fair when House Dem- dent and the courts...” ocrats continue to leak documents they The article continues: “When the Foundhope will damage the president and in- ers wanted to ensure accountability, they fluence senators to vote for his removal mostly relied on elections and the voters from office? Some Democratic senators, to hold government officials responsible who will sit in judgment of the president, for their actions,” said Whittington. “But have already declared him guilty. what might fall into the category of ‘othIt is politics at its worst and opens the er high Crimes and Misdemeanors’ was door, as some of the Founders warned, still quite unclear.” for “normalizing” impeachment. Trump’s call to Ukraine’s president, which Historical background is always helpful is at the heart of the impeachment articles, and so I consulted the National Consti- does not meet the standard of seriously tution Center, a private, nonprofit orga- harming the public or compromising the nization and a leading platform for con- president’s ability to do his job as shown stitutional education and debate, where by the China trade deal and the USMCA I found this: The “high crimes and mis- trade agreement between the U.S., Mexdemeanors” language (in the Constitu- ico and Canada, both signed and passed tion) remains controversial today. In days after impeachment.
That the Government Accountability Office says the president “broke the law” by withholding $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, aid Congress had approved, doesn’t help the president’s defenders, but does it rise to the level of a “high crime and misdemeanor”? Senators will decide. But they should recall that in 2014 the GAO ruled President Obama’s prisoner deal to exchange Guantanamo Bay detainees for deserter Bowe Bergdahl violated federal law. Obama was not impeached. Speaker Pelosi summed up the true motives of Democrats when she said that regardless of what the Senate does, impeachment will be a “permanent stain” on President Trump’s legacy. In fact, the stain will be on Democrats. It is Democrats who have plotted ways to reverse the will of voters who elected Trump. It is Democrats who fear he will be overwhelmingly reelected in November. Look for Cal Thomas’ new book “America’s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States” (HarperCollins/Zondervan). Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.
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Volunteers needed for tree recycling By Curt Yeomans
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Aspiring and professional conductors led a performance during the International Conductors Workshop and Competition on Monday at Gwinnett Online Campus.
Aspiring conductors test their skills By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com
Pyeongkang Park wielded a conducting baton in his right hand and slashed at the air in front of him with vigor. Throughout the roughly seven-minute movement of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s “Eroica” — Beethoven’s No. 3 — expressions on Park’s face turned from excitement to sadness to aggression. He accentuated the conclusion of the piece by raising his arms as if he was drawing the sound from his orchestra’s instruments himself. Then, with the wave of Park’s arms, the sound stopped. Park thanked his musicians, then his audience at Gwinnett Online Campus’ auditorium on Monday. Each cue and expression serves a purpose, he said. His demeanor as a conductor is part showmanship, part rhythmic and part raw emotion. Park wants his players, audience and himself to become one during a performance. “I really try to deliver — rather than just a musical harmony or rhythm — my
mind,” Park said. “When I study a piece of music, I try to feel the composer’s mind.” Park, who completed a master’s degree at Georgia State University and is now in a certificate program, was one of 11 participants in this year’s International Conductors Workshop and Competition. He found out about the workshop from one of the musicians in the orchestra he conducted. Park, a native of South Korea who lives in Duluth, and his colleagues traveled from nine different states and one foreign country — Italy — to sharpen their chops and connect with aspiring conductors of varying experience. The workshop began Friday, then participants spent hours over four days rehearsing and learning from program director Adrian Gnam and associate director Gregory Pritchard. The workshop is a networking opportunity for conductors and instructors, but it’s also a competition. Each conductor earned votes cast by musicians and observers that were tallied and the winner
was awarded at the end of the workshop. It’s the 17th year of the competition, which was traditionally held at the Mercer University campus in Macon. This is the third time the workshop has been at Gwinnett Online Campus, by virtue of Pritchard’s position as music director at Gwinnett Online Campus. The first was on Martin Luther King Day in 2019, the second was a mid-summer workshop. While there are thousands of students who take courses at Gwinnett Online Campus — many who are full-time students at other schools in Gwinnett — Gwinnett Online Campus is home to 700 full-time students and a young fine arts program. Some Gwinnett Online Campus students attended Monday’s performance, taking advantage of the exposure to professional musicians. “They have a lot of exposure to the different arts, in addition to their online academics,” Pritchard said. The public performance was the finale of the workshop. Conductors chose from a list of eligible works to
perform, and an orchestra made up of Atlanta-area musicians followed their lead. Park said conductors at the workshop act as both critics and supporters of their colleagues. “I try to connect with them and to communicate,” Park said. Three of this year’s participants are second-timers. Conductors have gone on from the workshop to conduct orchestras worldwide. One of those is Pritchard. He won the first International Conductors Competition as a participant which vaulted him the St. Petersburg, Russia, for an international competition. When he returned, Gnam brought Pritchard on to the faculty. Gnam and Pritchard both play their respective wind instruments in the orchestra. Gnam was playing the oboe while Pritchard manned a bassoon. Pritchard expressed his pride to be involved with the program, first as a participant, then as a faculty member. “He didn’t teach me everything he knows,” Pritchard said of Gnam, “but he taught me a lot over the years.”
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful needs some help from the community. The environmental organization announced it is looking for volunteers for the annual Bring One For the Chipper event from 8 until 11 a.m. on Saturday at Bethesda Park, which is located at 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville. Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful has been collecting live Christmas trees at fire stations across Gwinnett since Dec. 26 and the volunteers are needed to sort and carry trees that wood chipping crews will then turn into mulch. “Be one of the many community volunteers that will help chip trees to mulch at one of the largest Christmas tree recycling events in Georgia,” Gwinnett Clean and Beauti-
ful officials said in a call for volunteers announcement. “Recycling Christmas trees saves precious landfill space and provides an easy and environmentally conscious solution for residents.” Anyone interested in volunteering for the event — whether they be individuals or school, community or church groups — can sign up at www.gwinnettcb.org/event/bring-onechipper/. They will be required to print out a volunteer waiver form from the website, and they must sign that form and bring it with them to the event. Volunteers must be 14 or older. Any volunteers under 18 must have parent or guardian consent. Volunteers must wear long pants and thick-soled, closedtoe shoes and are encouraged to also wear other “weather-appropriate, comfortable clothing that you won’t mind getting dirty.”
Police arrest man accused of rubbing himself against girl By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com
Gwinnett County police have arrested a man accused of touching a 13-year-old girl in an inappropriate way at a Burlington Coat Factory in unincorporated Lawrenceville, but officials are remaining tight-lipped on details about who the man is or what charges he faces. The man is accused of rubbing his private area against the teen as she knelt down to check out some clothing in the store Jan. 1. The teen took a photo of the man after he tried to strike up a conversation with her, and the girl then told her mother about the incident. The mother, in turn, alerted store officials about what happened. Police are now saying that all
records related to the case, including the previously released photograph of the suspect and the names of people involved in the case, are being withheld under state law due to “the nature of criminal charges.” Not even the charges the suspect is facing was released, and police could not be immediately reached Tuesday to determine what the charges are. The Georgia code section police are citing for withholding the information, O.C.G.A. 49-5-40 (b) states, “Each and every record concerning reports of child abuse and child controlled substance or marijuana abuse which is in the custody of the department, other state or local agency, or child advocacy center is declared to be confidential, and access thereto is prohibited except as provided in Code Sections 49-5-41 and 49-5-41.1.”
OBITUARIES WINDER
Patricia Canup Patricia Kay Canup, age 74, of Winder passed away Friday, January 17, 2020.
Buford, GA
Nancy Hooper (Young) Nancy Young Hooper, age 73, of Buford, GA passed away Friday, January 17, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-two years, Monroe Hooper; parents, Ray and Lona Young; and sister, Judy Case. She is survived by her daughters, Amy Hooper Piper and husband, Billy Piper, Canton, GA, Rhonda Hooper Newton and Will Mobley, Auburn, GA; grandchildren, Peyton Piper, Madelyn Piper; sister-inlaw, Forrestine and Lee Hawkins, Mineral Bluff, GA; brother-in-law, John and Connie Linnerson, Michigan, nephew, Casey Jones, Kennesaw, GA; niece, Phyllis Nauman, Tampa, FL, numerous other relatives; and her angels caregivers, Regina Williams and Barbara Cochran. Mrs. Hooper was born on September 9, 1946 in Clarkesville, GA. She was a 1964 graduate of Habersham County High School. She was a member of Suwanee First United Methodist Church in Suwanee, GA where she sung in the choir. She was a former PTA president at Harmony Elementary School and also the president of the North Gwinnett High School Band
Booster Club. She was a bookkeeper at Annandale Village in Suwanee, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 24, 2020 at Suwanee First United Methodist Church in Suwanee, GA with Rev. Eric Davenport and Rev. Michael Martin officiating. The remains will be placed in state at the church at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow the service at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends Thursday, January 23rd, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, GA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Eagle Ranch, P.O. Box 7200, Chestnut Mountain, GA 30502 in memory of Nancy Hooper. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.
Banks, she was also a long time member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, and active at Peachtree Corners Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Lawson & Gertude Biggers McCart. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Roy “Lou” Lackey in 2010 and a sister, Helen Stephens. She is survived by her son & daughter-inlaw, Mike & Dotti Lackey, Peachtree Corners; granddaughter, Kate Lackey, Brookhaven; brother & sister-in-law, Tommy & Jean McCart, Monroe; and several nieces & nephews. The family would like to thank the staff at Ivy Hall Assisted Living and Dynamic Hospice, as well as her caregivers, Donna & Laura. The family will receive friends 3:00 to 6:00 PM, Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road, SW, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-9623100. Please leave online condolences at http:// www.stewartfh.com.
Park. Mrs. Norton was a member of Dacula First United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Leon E. Norton. She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Carey Norton of Dacula; daughter & son-in-law, Michelle & Everett Jones of Statham; grandchildren, Jessie Meaghan Jones of Suwanee and Zac Jones of Statham; and her beloved dog, Cooper. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Patricia’s memory to the Dacula First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 2655 Fence Road, Dacula, GA 30019, American Cancer Society, Diabetes Association, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, or any charity of your choice. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 20, 2020 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road SW, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com
Dacula, GA
Peachtree Corners
Lawrenceville, GA
Leona Lackey Lackey - Leona Lackey, age 83 of Lawrenceville, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 26, 2020 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home, with Rev. Scott Cramer officiating. The burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Lawrenceville. Mrs. Lackey was a retired bank teller with First National, BB&T, and Piedmont B
Patricia Norton NORTON - Patricia Stone Norton, age 77 of Dacula, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Dr. Tommy Green will officiate. Interment will follow at Gwinnett Memorial
Jay Driskell Swaim Jay Driskell Swaim, 49, of Peachtree Corners, GA died January 19, 2020. The family will receive friends Friday, January 24, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. until t
the time of the service at Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory Duluth Chapel (770)476-2535. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 24, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth Chapel with Rev. Candy Wynn officiating. Private burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Swaim, a native of Atlanta, GA was a member of the Duluth First United Methodist Church, he attended Liberty United Methodist Church at Lake Oconee. Jay was an accomplished athlete in basketball, golf and Tennis. Jay loved spending time in the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He loved all things sports, funny movies, laughing and playing games. Jay loved his family, friends and his beloved dogs. He was a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. He is survived by his parents, Sonny and Mimi Swaim of Peachtree Corners, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Terry and Heather Swaim of Auburn, GA; sister and brother-inlaw, Courtney and Billy Trimble of Deer Park, IL; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Liberty United Methodist Church, 3091 Liberty Church Rd., White Plains, GA 30678 (706)467-3089. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www. billheadfuneralhome.com.
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Martin Vinson Martin Randall Vinson, age 60, of Winder passed away Monday, January 13, 2020.
Loganville, GA
Vernelle Wilkie (Horne) Vernelle Horne Wilkie, age 78, of Buford, GA, peacefully passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020. No formal services are scheduled at this time. Vernelle was of the Christian faith. She loved animals and reading. Vernelle was born June 17, 1941 in Atlanta, GA to the late Hillery A. Horne Sr., and Vera Missy Jones Horne. Also preceded in death is daughter, Lisa Diane Mullinax and brothers, Hillery A. Horne Jr., and Terry Dale Horne. She is survived by her loving daughter, Cheryl Mullinax Dunagan; brother, Billy A. Horne; sisters, Patsy Williams, Myrtice Hamil and Jenny Pakdaman. Online 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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