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Residents blast council over police chief pact

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City officials hold firm on marijuana penalty

Survival story

The North Fulton Chamber of Commerce hosted a virtual roundtable of local restaurant owners discussing best practices for recovery in an economy soured by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stoney River at Medlock Bridge and State Bridge roads in Johns Creek is one local restaurant that has survived through what everyone hopes is the worst of the downturn. Read more, Page 14 HANS APPEN/HERALD

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Schools administrator retains added powers

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police were called to a gym on State Bridge Road Aug. 18 after an Alpharetta man reported having his wallet stolen from a cubby.

The man told police he placed his wallet in a cubby at the Just Fitness gym while he worked out. After working out, he collected his belongings from the cubby and returned home.

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Business receives threats over social justice sign JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Johns Creek business owner called police Aug. 17 after they received multiple threats for having a Black Lives Matter sign posted on their storefront.

The owner of The Fuzzy Dawg, a pet grooming shop on Holcomb Bridge Road, told police they received a voicemail Aug. 15 from a man who took issue with the sign. The man threatened to throw bricks through the window and loot the store, according to police.

The business also received hateful messages on its Facebook page, with one person saying they hoped the business burned to the ground.

The business owner provided police with the caller I.D. of the man who allegedly left the threatening voicemail.

Wanted man arrested after police receive tip JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police arrested a wanted Jonesboro man Aug. 23 after receiving a tip from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office advising the man was working as security at a Medlock Bridge Road night club.

Police went to the night club, Bliss Bar and Lounge, and found the man who was wanted for robbery working at the front

The man later realized his wallet was missing. He told police he searched his car and house multiple times but was unable to locate the wallet.

The man called the gym to ask if security cameras caught someone talking the wallet. The gym said they would check the tapes the next day.

DUI and drug arrests Yunju Park, 36, of Preston Park Drive, Duluth, was arrested Aug. 19 on Crestview Terrace for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Melissa Kay Carpenter, 40, of Cypress Pointe Street, Johns Creek, was arrested Aug. 22 on Barnwell Road for DUI and speeding.

Jourdian Timothy Hooks, 21, of Cottage Farm Road, Johns Creek, was arrested Aug. 23 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane. door. The 27-year-old man was arrested and turned over to a Fayette County deputy.

Woman takes phone from elderly man JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police met with an 81-year-old man Aug. 22 who reported someone stole his cell phone while at his apartment working on his computer.

The man told police a woman, around 25 years old, was at his apartment “setting up things on his computer” the day before. He said the woman was also using his smart phone while she worked on his computer.

After a few hours, the woman said she had to go and abruptly left the apartment. The man realized the woman, who he said he has known for a long time, had taken his phone with her.

When nearly 24 hours went by and the woman did return the phone, the man called police to report the stolen property, valued at $400.

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Georgia staffs polls ahead of Nov. 3 election

By BEAU EVANS Capitol Beat News Service Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has outlined steps election officials are taking to curb long lines and issues with mail-in voting requests ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

Around 6,000 poll workers have been recruited with help from the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the American Civil Liberties Union to boost staff numbers at polling places after many poll workers abstained from the June 9 primary due to health risks from COVID-19, Raffensperger said.

To head off technical issues and equipment gaps, Raffensperger’s office has sent spreadsheets to county election officials so they can track inventory and training needs to smooth over any future hiccups quicker than before.

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Residents blast City Council over settlement agreement Unsealed documents reveal police official received $325,000

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek City Council got an earful from residents furious over details that have surfaced about a settlement the city made with embattled former Police Chief Chris Byers.

Public outrage leveled at the council’s Aug. 24 meeting centered on details that Byers had been under investigation for sexual misconduct and had been paid $325,000 to resign quietly and not sue the city — details concealed when the agreement was announced Aug. 10. The vote to settle with Byers was 5-2, with council members Lenny Zaprowski and Brian Weaver opposed.

On top of that, residents complained the settlement was paid the same week the City Council passed a 13 percent increase in local property taxes.

The city is in the process of hiring a search firm to assist with selecting a new police chief. City officials vow the

selection process will include massive efforts to engage the public.

In addition, Mayor Mike Bodker said he wants to speak with the legal team to provide some latitude for city officials to release more background on the settlement without violating the legal agreement struck with Byers.

More than 25 residents spent an hour at the Aug. 24 meeting speaking in person or having their email comments read on the topic. Nearly all berated the council for rewarding behavior they said goes against the principles of decency.

They also criticized officials for keeping the settlement amount and the reasons for Byers’ departure hidden from the public.

Byers was placed on administrative leave in mid-June shortly after posting remarks on Facebook critical of religious leaders for their support of the Black Lives Matter movement, an organization he claimed celebrated the killing of police.

Public outrage over the comments sparked calls for the chief’s dismissal, and the council announced soon after that Byers had been placed on leave pending an internal investigation, though the nature of the probe was never revealed. That investigation concluded July 13, with a finding that while

Byers had made comments of a graphic sexual nature to a female employee who subsequently complained, prior banter between the two had laid the groundwork for conditions where Byers might have assumed the comment was not inappropriate.

Details of the probe and the money paid in the settlement were not revealed until a report by Atlanta’s 11 Alive News broke on Aug. 21, nearly a week after the council approved the agreement by a vote of 5-2. The Herald has since sought and received copies of the report.

“The fact that Chris Byers has been rewarded for his racist and misogynist behavior is particularly troubling for many reasons,” resident Denise Harold said. “By rewarding him with such a huge payoff, the mayor, the City Council and the city manager have minimized the implications of how his behavior has affected the rest of the Johns Creek Police Department as well as all our citizens.”

Harold said the sexual harassment complaint against Byers was made months before his promotion from major to police chief in March. She said former Police Chief and current City Manager Ed Densmore knew about this and promoted Byers anyway.

The city is in the process of hiring a search firm to assist with selecting a new police chief.

“Densmore, after making that huge mistake in promoting Byers, is now going to be responsible for hiring our next police chief,” Harold said.

Other residents declared public proclamations hailing the diversity of Johns Creek were hollow words and described those on the City Council as “enablers,” not public servants.

Farhana Rahman, a 15-year resident of the city, was moved to tears when addressing her remarks to the council.

She said the City Council’s action merely reinforces the type of hostility those with ethnic names experience on the city’s own social media pages.

“We are targeted by residents here; we are targeted and told we need to go back,” Rahman said, choking on her words. “I’m not shaking. I’m angry. This is not OK.”

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Johns Creek holds firm on penalties for marijuana possession

By TIFFANY GRIFFITH Newsroom@appenmediagroup.lcom JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Despite pleas for decriminalization within its own City Council, Johns Creek is staying the course on marijuana possession penalties.

During a recent workshop, members of the City Council shared personal stories of how marijuana has hurt or helped people they know and love. But the passionate pleas of council members Chris Coughlin, Stephanie Endres and Erin Elwood were not enough to convince the full council to consider removing jail time for simple possession of cannabis.

For Coughlin, this was his second attempt at making the case since 2017.

He delivered his point by sharing his father’s struggle – a Vietnam veteran who endured significant emotional, mental and physical trauma after multiple tours.

“He lives in pretty strong pain every day,” Coughlin said. “If prescribed opioids, they could have interaction effects, and that evening we could lose my father.”

Doctors recommended cannabis, but Coughlin says it’s not legal in Georgia for the use his father would require.

That leaves him with the choice of going to his home state of Illinois to get the medicine, but being far from his family, or staying in Johns Creek.

“And staying in miserable pain every day,” Coughlin said. He says small amounts of cannabis also benefit those

Percentage of arrests with citation only Note: Percentages are based on simple cannabis possession arrests reported by Johns Creek Police Department from 2015 through July 2020. These percentages include cases only for possession of minor amounts of marijuana with no other charges levied.

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in the mental health community and people with special needs.

Endres’ family tried to address her father’s pain. But he was hesitant to use marijuana.

“I wish he had, because it probably would have given him some peace,” she said.

The counterargument was just as strong from Mayor Mike Bodker and Councilman Lenny Zaprowski. Both

men argued that marijuana was a detrimental gateway drug for people in their lives.

“I had a cousin, who I was very close to, who is no longer with us,” Zaprowski said. “I would never want to say it’s okay, then some teenager gets laced pot with Fentanyl in it and then passes away. I don’t want to be a part of that.”

Councilman John Bradberry went as far as to say he would not bail his

The debate also centered on defining the city’s responsibility and what action the state needs to take. kid out of jail if caught with marijuana.

Councilman Brian Weaver feared what perception it would create if the city eases penalties for small amounts of cannabis.

“Johns Creek would be an attraction for the wrong reason,” he said.

But Coughlin argued that law enforcement in Johns Creek is already easing the penalties. He shared a chart detailing the percentages of citations based on only simple cannabis possession. In 2015, 44 percent of suspects received a citation. By 2020, and with the early effects of the coronavirus, all suspects received a citation.

“We’re not talking about trafficking,” Endres said. “This is less than an ounce.”

The debate also centered on defining the city’s responsibility and what action the state needs to take. Bodker said he’s bothered by sidestepping a state law, and the precedent it would set.

“You have to change the law at its proper source, not weaken it in Johns Creek,” Bodker said.

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Johns Creek officials wrestle with 2021 spending plan

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek City Council members provided a lesson in sausage-making Aug. 24, spending more than an hour discussing, hashing and rehashing changes to the proposed 2021 budget.

It was the second of three public hearings on the $59 million spending plan that goes into effect Oct. 1. The third and final public hearing is slated for Tuesday, Sept. 8 — the day after Labor Day — at City Hall.

At issue Aug. 24 was about two dozen adjustments council members had proposed to the budget Mayor Bodker first offered in mid-June.

Even after the dust settled, though, and all the cuts and expenditures were tallied, there were still questions over whether the budget was overfunded or short by more than $186,000. The confusion lasted only a minute and was

resolved when Finance Director Ronnie Campbell alerted officials that any shortage was based on outdated revenue figures. Still, it served as an apt ending to a process that saw tempers rise and expectations of harmony sink.

Council members Stephanie Endres and Chris Coughlin led the charge for budget cuts, offering up a list of more than $1 million in trims, including removal of a cost of living wage adjustment to employees.

In the end, none of the proposed cuts passed, although close to half a million dollars budgeted for some items was embargoed, meaning it shouldn’t be spent unless needed.

The budget predicts only a surplus of $86,250 which came not through a cut, but from an adjustment in the updated figure for the cost of living stipend for employees.

The 2021 spending plan reflects a decrease of 6 percent reduction in spending from the current year, and there is

an overall decrease of nearly $180,000 in operational expenditures.

Nevertheless, the budget calls for some big-ticket items in the form of capital projects. They include spending: • $1 million for construction of the roundabout at Barnwell Road and Rivermont Parkway. This would be the final funding infusion for a project a majority on the City Council agreed was needed to enhance safety on the Barnwell Road corridor.

• $635,870 for the second phase of a new Enterprise Resource Planning System. The system would provide the means by which city departments organize and manage their workflow and services to residents and businesses.

• $600,000 to fund right-of-way acquisition for two intersection improvements, one at Buice Road and Spruill Road, the other at Brumbelow Road and Tuckerbrook Lane.

• $500,000 for new sidewalk and trail additions.

The city also has an Accruals Fund with about $11 million. Accruals include saved money to pay for equipment upkeep, infrastructure maintenance and vehicle replacement.

For 2021, these expenditures include $3 million for resurfacing, $1.2 million for park maintenance projects and $1 million toward replacing existing vehicles, include 10 police vehicles and a fire engine.

In addition to its regular budget, the city also is charged with spending other monies collected for specific improvements.

Expenses from the $40 million Park Bond approved by voters in 2016 include: • Opening of Morton Road Park, a 4-acre neighborhood park scheduled to open in first quarter.

• A replica replacement of the Rogers Bridge set to begin construction in the fall.

• Construction of Phase 1 of Cauley Creek Park, a 200-acre park that will include a pervious rubber 14-foot wide multi-use trail that will run 3.1 miles.

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Board member questions ‘sole authority’ waiver for Fulton Schools superintendent Emergency powers have been in place for over four months

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON—As education under emergency conditions begins to stabilize, Fulton Schools officials expect a return to business as usual for policy decisions in September.

The return to regular policy-making protocols may have arisen when a board member recently questioned the need to extend an emergency waiver allowing the superintendent greater latitude in policy decisions.

Last April when it became apparent the school year was about to be upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, School Superintendent Mike Looney took decisive action to ensure quick response. He requested, and received, unprecedented powers from the Fulton County Board of Education to waive “policies and procedures and operating guidelines” to quickly make decisions for the district. The initial approval was set to end June 1.

Standard protocol for changes to district policies requires a one-month review period by board members, community and often staff members before action is taken.

In April, instruction had moved to remote learning, and the school board was meeting via online sessions. Looney said the waiver would also bypass the need to call the board together for every decision, along with the required 24-hour notice of meetings.

“These are varying and uncertain times [with] information constantly changing,” Looney told the board in April.

“It is not practical or feasible to make

public notice to go through the policies.”

Although Looney said he expected the waiver giving him sole authority for policy decisions would not extend beyond June 1, the Fulton School Board has renewed the waiver three times.

During the Aug. 20 meeting, board member Katie Reeves questioned the need for continuing the waiver.

“One of the reasons we have the public process of going through the policies is because it’s very helpful for [the community],” said Reeves, who represents much of Alpharetta and Milton.

She cited a recent adjustment to the grading policy that caused some confusion from parents and staff members.

Reeves also noted the board has resumed meeting at its regular time and place.

“I’m not sure for the publics’ sake we need to still be in the emergency process,” Reeves said. “I feel the time has come to step back into the regular public review.”

Under Georgia law, an elected school board is empowered to “establish policy for the local school system with the focus on student achievement.” The law also outlines the role of the superintendent shall be to implement the policy established by the local board.

Despite Reeves’ suggestion and lone dissent, the board voted 6-1 to extend the emergency waiver until Sept. 17. District officials expect to resume the normal policy review process at that time.

“We are all hopeful not to need to extend the waiver beyond the currently approved timeframe,” said Brian Noyes, chief communications officer for Fulton Schools.

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Continued from Page 4 Elwood put the argument in the home court.

“We have jurisdiction in our city ordinance,” Elwood rebutted. “The Georgia Controlled Substances Act still exists, and people can still be charged under that. This is a great way to get the state to change the law. By having courage.”

Several council members agreed the state Legislature is not taking enough initiative on the medical need for cannabis in Georgia. Bodker said lawmakers are close to addressing it. Bradberry and Zaprowski offered to help Coughlin lobby under the Gold Dome, but Coughlin sighed and shook his head.

“They’re not making any movement,” he said, referring to the Legislature. “It will have to come from the local level. It’s going to have to take some, I would say bold leadership, but it’s not even bold.

It’s essentially what we’re doing.”

Those in favor of removing jail time for simple possession, also cited the greater benefits to public safety. Coughlin said his proposal could help combat the opioid crisis in Johns Creek.

“Places that have decriminalized medical or recreational cannabis, there are causal links to reductions in opioid deaths, overdoses and addictions. And it’s not a

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simple regression.” Coughlin said. “When we remove the government from applying this standard, people will go to a less risky alternative to assuage their pain.”

Coughlin pointed to additional data showing a large majority of citizens support medical cannabis and decriminalization. He said less interaction with officers and suspects can lead to fewer dangerous encounters and a better appropriation of officers to violent and property crimes.

When the 3-4 vote came down against decriminalizing cannabis, the decision garnered an audible remark of frustration from Coughlin, and a glare from the mayor.

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Thriving amidst times of uncertainty Brought to you by — Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties Though this year has presented numerous challenges that have affected the global, national, and local economy, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties continues to overcome obstacles to not only survive but thrive amidst times of uncertainty. During July, the company experienced a historic, record-breaking month with over $500 million in sales beating out their previous record of $420 million in May of 2019.

“Our entire team came together and committed to not let the pandemic define this year’s success,” said Dan Forsman, President and CEO Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties. “Instead, we all rose above adversity and achieved an amazing accomplishment of over $500 million in sales in just one month.

We stepped up to the challenge and beat our company record for the best month ever in our organization’s history. I am so fortunate to be surrounded by the best sales and marketing talent in the industry.”

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1. Upgrade Lighting Lighting plays a vital role in the atmosphere of your home. Perhaps you have older fixtures that need an upgrade, or maybe you’d like to control the brightness of your rooms by adding dimmer switches. If you want to be tech-savvy, smart lights controlled by an app will not only save you on your energy bill, but they will also help your home sell faster!

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The Georgia Association of Conservation Districts and local Conservation Districts has kicked off the Georgia Conservation Assistance Program. The federally funded program, based on a similar program launched successfully in Virginia, offers grants to Fulton and Cobb county residents ranging from roughly $5,000 to $10,000 for making improvements that help protect the environment and preserve the watershed.

According to Mady Crowley Barnes, project coordinator for the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts, storm water runoff is one of the major sources of pollution that impacts watersheds. Green infrastructure practices such as cisterns, dry wells and rain gardens installed in residential areas as well as the removal of impervious surfaces like concrete or asphalt driveways can reduce the rate of storm water runoff & water pollution areas while maintaining a beautiful home exterior, Barnes said.

The program is new to Georgia and to the GACD, Barnes said, and it specifically targets urban residential areas which is to say, folks living in single family homes in the suburbs.

“It is a great program for Fulton and Cobb homeowners,” Barnes said, “and we are anxious to launch the effort with great success.”

On Sept. 10, GACD and the Conservation Districts are partnering with the University of Georgia to host a free virtual workshop that will provide information on green infrastructure practices and maintenance, and outline the GCAP program and application procedure.

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Investing in your most valuable asset, your home, does not need to be complicated or expensive.

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Food service owners relate challenges, advice during pandemic Local restaurateurs recount strategies to keep doors open

By MARK WOOLSEY newsroom@northfulton.com NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — When COVID-19 slammed into North Fulton in mid-March, local restaurant and food business owners stared into the face of a serious survival threat. Shuttered dining rooms, disappearing cash flow, clamoring creditors and suppliers, cutting loose employees, disease safety issues Ryan Pernice saw all that, plus a way to give back to the community.

Pernice was one of three area restauranteurs/food producers who detailed struggles and survival techniques at the Aug. 25 Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce’s virtual Wellstar Chamber Luncheon Series focusing on small business resilience and opportunity.

The business owners related their pivots through a rapidly changing landscape, making creative use of social media (Facebook Lives focusing on safety measures and specials for example), redesigning menus and marketing campaigns and debuting new products and business approaches. All that, while working to keep both customers and employees safe. The oft-repeated message was: Be adept at making quick changes, take risks and collaborate.

Supplying a need The 25-year North Fulton resident and co-owner of downtown Roswell’s Table and Main and two other restaurants shut down two of his operations and promptly turned one into a soup kitchen. Table and Main morphed into Table and Aid. “I love a good pun” is how Pernice put it.

Aided by revenue from his remaining

for-profit operation, Osteria Mattone, plus donations from food suppliers and the public, Pernice said some from his remaining 40 employees (down from 120) staffed the soup kitchen operation. The kitchen provided meals to about 150 people a day, nearly 10,000 in all during its run.

“We knew there was a need for the newly food-insecure, and that food insecurity looked a lot different in March, April and May than it traditionally had,” Pernice said.

Now welcoming diners back, he said, “We’ve had people in our dining room saying they’re supporting us because we supported the community.”

Pernice said as they operated their soup kitchen venue, thousands of dollars in donations came in from some 350 donors.

Southern Baked Pie Company owner Amanda Wilbanks said she was able to avoid laying off any of her 40 employees, but changes were inevitable.

She said their four retail bakeries ended walk-ins. The focus also shifted from sweet creations toward so-called savory pies, chicken pot pie for example.

“And we transitioned our marketing to focus mainly on the utility, ease and healthiness of our product, as a onestop shop for dinner,” she said.

She partnered with a friend who owns a biscuit business to provide biscuit and pie bundles for breakfast. Taking a nimble approach to technology and its marriage to marketing also helped, she said. They began using a software program enabling them to target email customers by age, demographic and location, with the capability to text mes-

sage their touts as well.

Dipping a toe into internet advertising also paid off, she said, with a 100-dollar ad yielding thousands of dollars in revenue.

Adding ease and convenience Restaurant Holmes owner Taylor Neary in Alpharetta pumped up the volume on ease and convenience as well by redesigning a facet of his operation. In addition to shifting to online ordering and directing customers to a pickup service window, he said he set up a “Holmes Bodega” in the bar area — a convenience store of sorts, selling items like canned beer, wine, merchandise and stickers.

Newly designed cocktail and meal kits also steadily headed out the door he said.

“At that point I was pretty much ready to sell chairs, tables, anything people wanted to buy to help us out,” Neary said.

The three also encountered challenges with food quality and delivery. Wilbanks said they brought in a customer support team to troubleshoot a problem with their nationwide shipping. From 100 to 150 pies weren’t making it to customers each time.

Neary said they struggled with how to determine which foods are best served on-scene and whether fresh would hold up “when carried around in a car for 45 minutes and then reheated.” He said they had to decide on which menu items would travel well and still present perceived value.

Some of the same considerations led to menu alternations at Pernice’s operation, such as a taco night at Italianthemed Osteria and working up picnic baskets for outdoor diners.

Restaurant Holmes’ Neary said that further shifts in methodology have been

necessary with takeout business, which has fallen off now that dining rooms are reopening. This, he said, has sparked a renewed emphasis on safety for employees and guests.

All three food purveyors stressed that community support had been crucial in keeping afloat.

“People kept asking what they could do to help,” Neary said. “I finally told them to give me money and I would put it in the bank.”

He said a number of people did just that. Others, he said, tacked 50 percent tips onto their bills.

“That has never happened before I can tell you in the restaurant business,” Neary said. Still, he said, he had to furlough 13 of his 20 employees.

Challenges remain ahead Challenges and restriction remain.

RO Hospitality’s Pernice said they have returned to both indoor and outdoor dining, albeit with reduced capacity due to social distancing. At Holmes, the outdoor dining area is on ongoing concern, while indoor dining remains off-limits due to staffing limitations.

What are lessons learned with a view to going forward?

Wilbanks said one of the toughest things about the last few months has been letting go of a tendency toward being type A and focusing too closely on small details.

“The process doesn’t have to be perfect,” she said. “You just have to make a decision and go for it and then work out the kinks along the way.”

Pernice said bluntly that “my generation has a tendency to focus on being right. Forget about being right. What’s necessary in a pandemic is being decisive and acting quickly.”

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The influence of teachers

More often than not, my tears are caused by laughs but that is not the case today.

Our 17-year-old daughter, Olivia, was punched in the gut when she learned that one of the most CADILLAC JACK influential teachers Podcast Host in her 10 years of cadillac@appenmediagroup.com schooling passed. It appears it was a freak accident involving a carbon monoxide leak which caused the gas to creep into neighboring townhomes. Many residents were hospitalized, and the misfortune took the life of one, Patricia Mann, Olivia’s AP World teacher at Cambridge High last year.

While helping me to cook dinner the evening that we learned the news, I asked Olivia why this educator had such an exhaustive influence on her during her sophomore year.

“She would talk with us and not teach at us” she told me. “She had traveled everywhere and always had a story.”

I received a message on social media from a parent that read: “My daughter had her as a teacher in Henry County and toured Europe with her in 2018. She embodied life to its fullest and loved her students passionately.”

Olivia was trying to avoid eye contact with me, and she was visibly shaken as we continued our conversation. As her dad, I began to hurt because of her pain. I can’t imagine the family’s level of pain after this emotional ambush, but I cried because I saw my daughter trying to process the loss of someone special in her life for the first time.

I feel certain we met at orientation and probably exchanged a few emails last year, but when your bear cubs join the high school ranks, we, as parents, lose some stewardship in the relationships

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our young adults forge with the people that surround them, including teachers.

Even the biggest underachiever can name a favorite teacher. We spend more time with our teachers, counselors, administrators, coaches, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and custodians than we do our own family.

I remember taking trips to Service Merchandise in Charlotte when I was a kid with my Granny. While waiting for our purchases to appear on the massive conveyor belt, former students, often with their own children in tow, would approach my grandmother with a hug, huge smile and cheers for the potency she had in their life.

Third grade was tough for me because my parents were divorcing and I was a mess wearing Husky jeans, and that’s on Burger Chef and no self-control. I was always a good student, but Mrs. Henderson noticed a change in my personality and a slow in my enthusiasm. I mentioned to her that dad was leaving, and I didn’t understand why and she hugged me. A top-three embrace in my life and one I still remember in times of darkness today.

Mr. Deal failed me in geometry my senior year, and although I was allowed to walk with my class, I did have to go to summer school after I turned my tassel.

Our family went to the same church as Mr. Deal, and while in class he would beam while telling the story of my peeing on his polished Sunday shoes during the sermon when I was 6 years old. Although Mr. Deal refused to pass me and gave me my only “F” in high school, he was one of my favorite teachers. He was also my driver’s ed teacher which gave him another platform to share the story of my miscue in the sanctuary with other students listening in the backseat waiting for their turn behind the wheel.

Teachers have a special place in our bubble growing up, and that clout continues to affect decisions we make well into adulthood. It also triggers some of the most notable memories from one of the most innocent and formative periods of our lives.

God be with you Mrs. Mann. You have a front row seat in Olivia’s bubble, and as her daddy, I thank you.

Voyeurs all around us I always look for the library when I am in someone’s house. If they don’t have a library, I look for magazines. To me, what someone reads is the key to knowing RAY APPEN them. And what Publisher Emeritus they don’t read is ray@appenmediagroup.com also part of that key. I am reminded of one of the taglines of a national advertising campaign — “Wearing a mask says so much about you. Not wearing one tells even more.”

Peeking into what someone reads is almost like dropping into their soul to see all the gears, cogs, pulleys and engines that drive the person. Dropping down into their soul also fulfills a universal drive of sorts — that of a voyeur.

Our voyeur instincts are more active than you might think. Most people are nosey. Given the opportunity, most will look at other people’s stuff, what they read, how much they make, where they shop and dine out, who they hang out with, what car they drive, how much their home costs. You know what I am talking about.

This voyeur instinct is the basis for a lot of media/programming as well. Think People Magazine, Entertainment Tonight (“E”), and all those reality and talent shows. Think about why we watch the Oscars.

What is it that you find yourself looking for when the opportunity presents itself?

When I mentioned using books and magazines to get a read on someone, I know some of you were thinking that many people now go online to read.

That is a good point. So, that idea led me to add another voyeur-path — perusing someone’s bookmarks on their computer.

Here is a list of the last few websites bookmarked on my laptop. You can peek into my soul a little if you wish. (I don’t know why anyone would want to, but, have at it!)

1. BuggyBusters.com — This is a “deals” website that my son Carl used recently. He bought flooring for $.50 a foot instead of the $3-5 per foot that I would have paid. It’s a fairly local company too. How he found this site I have no idea.

2. BedlamFarm.com — I have no idea how I found this site, but I want to guess it was my wife Christina who reads far more than I do. The blog is written by a veteran former journalist named Jon Katz. He is prolific, often posting a number of pieces a day. His

blog can be as funny as Dave Barry and as insightful as Maya Angelou. He writes about everything, from donkeys to farms to politics to falling in love.

He also occasionally writes about the president, sharing almost Yoda-esque insights about him.

3. Wordnick.com — I discovered the site because it popped up on my phone the day after I Googled the word “Indict” except, I was spelling it wrong. What popped up on my phone was a link to Wordnick.com and a dictionary definition of the word and the following: “Video: Why is There a “C” in “Indict… and who put it there anyway?” Above that popup, was “How to Remember the Spelling of “Definitely.” How could I not love this website for amateur lexicographers!

And by the way, for true lovers of words, Merriam-Webster.com is a must as well.

4. Crunchbase.com — So I have no idea what this is but I wrote it down. The home page says “’Discover innovative companies and the people behind them.” This must be a sort of People Magazine that only focusses on entrepreneurs. Cool, (and very voyeuristic)!

5. Tinamion.com — This one is close to my heart, and there is a story behind it. The short version is that Tina is a wonderful artist — think Andy Warhol but better — that Christina and I discovered when we camped out in our RV in the middle of a desert. We were in a state park named Homolovi, a sacred 4,000-acre ancient Hopi burial ground about 5 miles from Winslow, Arizona. This land at Homolovi is magic. Go to azstateparks.com. Watch the YouTube on the site.

For my other popular bookmarks, go to the longer version of this column on NorthFulton.com and click on “Opinion” in the main tool bar.

Also, send me your favorite bookmarks, and why, to RayAppen@gmail. com. In the subject line write “bookmarks.” Include your name and the city you live in. If enough of you send in, I’ll do a column of just yours!

Quote of the day: “I don’t think it is a sin to be a little strong on cash when you are as big a company as we are.” Warren Buffet whose company Berkshire Hathaway, at the time had like $138 billion in cash parked on the side (as in not in the stock market). What does that tell you?

Topic for the next column: I am not sure but possibly writing about the future of the future, cul-du-sacs, labels, or possibly “words.” I have a long list of column ideas - scraps of columns everywhere!

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Election: Continued from Page 2 Aug. 24 during a virtual roundtable with most Republican members of Georgia’s congressional delegation and U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., ranking member on the U.S. House Committee on House Administration.

The roundtable also featured input from some election officials in Fulton County, where voters faced among the longest lines and technical issues in the state during the primary.

Mark Wingate, a Republican member of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections, said the county will be back up to its full roster of 210 polling places on Election Day after several sites closed for the primary due to worker shortages and COVID-19 Solutionsafety concerns.

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a flood of poll-worker applications after the primary, enabling them to now tap a reliable supply of workers to be fully staffed on Nov. 3.

“I can assure you that through the staff and the board and all the help from the county in particular, we’re ramped up and we’re moving this as well and as humanly possible as we can,” Wingate said.

In Augusta, poll workers are set to receive an extra $40 per day in hazard pay to support increased responsibilities for workers to keep voting equipment clean and make sure people are spaced out in line to curb the chances for coronavirus transmissions.

“The last thing we want are overcrowded conditions in our polling places,” said Lynn Bailey, executive director of the Richmond County Board of Elections.

The Aug. 24 roundtable also drew concerns from several congressmen over mail-in voting and the chances for voter

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fraud, echoing Republican criticism of widespread vote-by-mail efforts amid the pandemic that President Donald Trump has repeatedly highlighted.

Raffensperger, a Republican, stressed Georgia law requires voters to request absentee ballots before they can be provided and that all counties are required to match signatures before counting ballots.

He noted several thousand Georgia voters will be automatically sent absentee ballots after requesting one for the June 9 primary. Those voters consist of people age 65 and older, disabled persons and voters living overseas or in the military, Raffensperger said.

The state is not sending out absentee ballot request forms to every Georgia voter for the general election as occurred ahead of the primary, though a few counties like DeKalb have individually decided to send out those forms to all local registered voters, Raffensperger said.

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Georgia voters can start mailing in their absentee ballots on Sept. 15. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election begins on Oct. 12.

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