CITIZEN Est. 1988 Covering Snellville, Lawrenceville, Grayson, Loganville
Vol. 31 No. 3
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JANUARY 2019
One Nation Under God “A Prayer March!” Visionaries carry out the plan; but God gives The Plan. By Theresa Bailey GwinnettCitizen.com On Sunday, January 27, 2019, the Lawrenceville Lawn, 210 Luckie Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30045, at 3pm, the March will convene.
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Clyde - The path of his life, no matter how rocky, has prepared him for this day. As always, he takes his instruction from the Word of God, namely, Psalm One. “Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.” And that’s just one verse! Every day, Clyde reads and studies this passage of scripture and from that, he has learned the following characteristics which guard him on his path of life. He has learned to be Diligent; Patient; Obedient; innately Fearless; Spiritual; and above all, Persistent! When it became Supporters of One Nation Under God.
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Karen Minton surprises New Year: Discover your and inspires educators at Why? Shiloh High By Cecelia Landress GwinnettCitizen.com
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Meteorologist Karen Minton and Dr. Danyel Dollard agree on the success that can be achieved from being relentless.
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By Cecelia Landress GwinnettCitizen.com Karen Minton, prominent meteorologist Channel 2 Action News and weather anchor for WSB-TV, surprised Shiloh High School educators on January 2, 2019 during their morning meeting. She spoke about the changes in the field of Meteorology as well as education today. Karen was born in San Pedro, California. She graduated from the University of the Pacific in Califor-
nia with a Bachelor’s in biological sciences with no plans of being a meteorologist. She was working at Dairy Queen when a reporter asked her to come out on a story with them. She fell in love with the idea of reporting and being on TV. Her television career began in 1981 at KOVR California as a weekend weather/anchor. She completed the broadcast meteorology program at Mississippi State University. Karen moved to Atlanta in 1984 to work for the Weather Channel as
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With the start of 2019, we often set goals. Understanding our Why in life will help one establish goals and stay on course for successfully achieving them. Dr. Robert Frazier, Assistant Principal shares with you his search for his Why in life in a motivating, quick read, eye-opening book for all. A must read for all students and all individuals who work with people. Dr. Frazier’s book “One ‘Sipp’ From Life’s Cup: The Audacity to Rebel against the Odds” opens his life to share difficult and unbearable times in his life _ times that he and his brother and sisters survived to become successful contributors to society. He accepted the challenges and rebelled against the odds to achieve, what he termed, the impossible. In reality, he has shown all is possible with the right attitude, caring people, and perseverance. In his introduction, he acknowledges that people who feel a single woman can’t raise children, especially boys, is sadly uninformed. His book is a recognition of the great influence women have been in his becoming the successful, caring man he is today.
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Dr. Robert Frazier motivates students on making good choices.
As a single-mother who worked with special needs students, there was not a lot of money to raise 5 children; however, she did provide a caring, loving and supportive home for their family. Unfortunately, single people may not always make a wise choice in selecting a spouse. The abuse his mother endured affected all the children. Eventually, the stepfather became verbally and physically violent with the children. The worse abuse was when Robert witnessed the murder of his mother by this evil man. Her brutal murder
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