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Warren visit puts spotlight on Gwinnett Democrats the rally, where Warren spoke for about an hour about her campaign platform and a wide range of Although U.S. Sen. Elizabeth issues ranging from student loan Warren came to Central Gwinnett debt to President Donald Trump’s High School in Lawrenceville on national emergency declaration.

Saturday to promote her presidenShe was introduced by two tial campaign, the event may have Gwinnett Democrats — Duluth been just as big of a showcase for City Councilman Kirkland Carden the Gwinnett County Democratic and Gwinnett Democratic Party Party.

Chairwoman Bianca Keaton.

More than 1,000 people filled “This county is the future,” Central Gwinnett’s gymnasium for Warren said after the rally. “This is

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, DMass., answers questions from reporters after a rally for her 2020 presidential bid at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville on Saturday.

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where it all comes together. This is where people understand that democracy is up to us. Democracy is not an abstract. Democracy is not just something you do on Election Day. Democracy is something you See WARREN, Page 5A

Retired police officer, judge celebrates his 100th birthday

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Comedian Jeff Foxworthy performs during the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation’s Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala on Saturday at the Infinite Energy Center. (Staff Photos: Jason Braverman)

11th annual medical center gala thanks philanthropists

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Tricia Lowrie knew when she was diagnosed with cancer that she needed to go to Gwinnett Medical Center.

“The first person I met with was my surgeon,” Lowrie said.

“When it came time for an oncologist, I told her, ‘You’re great, but I need to go back home, and Gwinnett Medical is my home.’ And oh, thank you Lord for (the GMC oncologist).

And then after the chemo, I had radiation with (another GMC) doctor, and she was just wonderful. That’s why I wanted to go home — Gwinnett Medical has always been my home.”

Without the doctors and staff at Gwinnett Medical Center, Lowrie, and her mother-in-law,

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Pat Lowrie, a 21-year breast cancer survivor who also was treated at GMC, might not have had the outcomes they did.

Yet without another group of people — GMC donors — the two also might not have had their positive outcomes, a point that was noted at the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation’s 11th annual Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala, a black-tie event for community members who donated $1,000 or more to GMC in the last year. “(The gala) is important for a couple reasons, one of them (being) we really need to get together and thank all the

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Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation President Jason Chandler, left, is presented an award for 10 years with the organization

by GMC President and CEO Phil Wolfe during the Cornerstone Society Donor Appreciation Gala on Saturday at the Infinite Energy Center.

people in this community who dation Board Chairman Dr. put in so much effort toward Carlton Buchanan, who also improving health care in GwinSee GALA, Page 5A nett County,” said GMC Foun-

The Metro Atlanta Police Emerald Society honored Lawrenceville resident Edward Murphy, a 20-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, at the man’s 100th birthday party at the Garden Plaza at Lawrenceville on Saturday afternoon.

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When Edward Murphy learned in 1944 that he was going to be deployed to Germany in the U.S. Army’s 29th Infantry Division, one of the first things he did was place a photo of the Virgin Mary in his helmet.

Growing up, the New York native had frequently attended church with his parents, and his mother, Elizabeth, a devout Catholic, particularly dedicated herself to Mary.

Yet it wasn’t until he was drafted and sent overseas that his spiritual journey began, said Murphy’s daughter, Regina Owens. “(One night in battle), they were coming up against the enemy, he said, and it was a foggy night and they could not see. But above on the hill was the enemy with machine guns,” Owens said. “All of a sudden, all of his buddies went down, including my dad. His helmet came off, and he looked up, and the picture he saw in the helmet was the Blessed Mother.

From that day forward, he was so devoted to her, always.”

Over the last seven decades, Murphy’s devotion has not wavered — something the Lawrenceville resident, who celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, credits to his longevity.

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Police released these photos of Kory Moss and Stacy Hall on Friday as a new call was made for information about their murders more than four years ago. (Special Photo)

Police renew call for info in 2015 double homicide

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“We are hoping that curt.yeomans someone knows some@gwinnettdailypost.com thing about this case and Gwinnett County police can help us identify the renewed calls for inforsuspect(s) responsible.” mation about a double When the murders haphomicide that occurred pened, detectives were in unincorporated Lawcalled to the apartment renceville four years ago. where Moss and Hall were Detectives are still found, after Hall’s mother searching for the person reported that an unidentior people who fatally fied person called her and shot Kory Moss, 22, and said her son had been Stacy Hall, 24, on Feb. shot.

9, 2015, in an apartment Police released audio at the Wesley Herrington of the 911 call made by Apartments complex the mother, who identilocated at 1400 Herrington fied herself on the call as Road. This is the second Dawn Hall-Porter. She time since the murders told the dispatcher that she happened that police have had been called at work renewed calls for informa- and said her son had been tion about the crime. involved in a shooting and “Immediately followanother one of her sons ing the double homicide, came and picked her up detectives sought tips and took her to the apartin the identities of the ment. suspects responsible,” Cpl. They went to knock Michele Pihera said. “At on the apartment door the one-year anniversary and it pushed open and on 2016, we again pushed they could see the bodies for more tips in the case. of both men through the It’s been over four years, door, she told the disand no suspects have been patcher.

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“Oh Jesus I didn’t think I’d have to find him this way,” Hall-Porter told dispatcher as she cried.

“Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.” Pihera said the lead detective in the case determined the suspect or suspects may have been driving a a tan or gold Ford Five Hundred and that the driver may have been an unidentified white woman.

Anyone who has information is asked to either call detectives at 770-5135300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477. They can also visit www.stopcrimeATL.com. Crime Stoppers offer tipsters cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest and indictment. Anyone who has information about the double homicide should reference case Nos. 15012401 and 15-012504.

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Hice, Johnson weigh in on national emergency declaration President Donald Trump’s plans to declare a national emergency to build a border wall prompted opposing thoughts from two of Gwinnett’s three representatives in Congress before and after the declaration was made Friday.

U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., defended Trump’s actions in an op-ed in USA Today.

While Hice said in the write-up that there should be limits on executive power, Jody Hice he also said the president was “forced” into declaring a national emergency by Democrats who opposed the president’s request for $5 billion for a border wall.

“As I have long said, ensuring the safety and security of the American people is a fight worth fighting,” Hice said in the newspaper. “While I prefer legislative solutions to executive actions to address the pressing issues of our time, the president has now been forced into declaring a national emergency.”

But after news broke Thursday that Trump planned to declare a national emergency to fund the wall’s construction, U.S. Rep. Hank Hank Johnson, Johnson D-Ga., blasted the president for it and called it a low point for the administration.

Political Notebook

Gwinnett County commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash, county transportation director Alan Chapman and officials from MARTA are expected to participate in the program.

The forum is expected to address the potential impact on residents and the county’s economic future.

Curt Yeomans While county officials will be on hand to explain the “It’s a sad day for the negotiated MARTA connation when one man can tract, they cannot advocate falsely claim there is a for or against passage of the national emergency simply referendum. to untangle himself from But the League of Women a political problem of his Voters of Gwinnett County, own making,” Johnson which is a non-partisan said. “With this declaration, grassroots group, has “taken Trump sets a dangerous an official position in supprecedent as he continues port of greater access to his march toward despotism. public transportation,” “I ask my Republican according to a Facebook ancolleagues to work with me nouncement for the event. to prevent the destruction Lewis endorses Bourdeaux of the delicate balance of in 7th Congressional power that exists between District race the legislative and executive Carolyn Bourdeaux branches of government.” picked up a key endorseOther officials including ment in her bid for the 7th U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall and Congressional District seat U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakthat will be open in 2020. son and David Perdue, all U.S. Rep. John Lewis, R-Ga., were quiet about the D-Ga., has endorsed national emergency declara- Bourdeaux, who is one of tion on Friday. Perdue had two Democrats who have called the situation on the announced bids for the seat. border a “national security U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, crisis” earlier in the week R-Ga., however. announced League of Women earlier this Voters holding MARTA month that referendum forum today he will The League of Woman not seek Voters of Gwinnett County re-election will hold a forum at the to the seat Collins Hill library branch next year, Carolyn Bourdeaux this afternoon to discuss the leaving it county’s upcoming MARTA wide open. referendum.

The endorsement wasn’t The forum will last from the only news to come out 2 to 4 p.m. at the branch, of Bourdeaux’s camp this which is located at 455 past week. In addition to Camp Perrin Road in Lawformally announcing her renceville. The group said candidacy for the seat, Bour-

deaux also announced that her campaign raised more than $100,000 in one week after news broke on Feb. 7 that she was preparing to formally announce her candidacy.

Efstration files Anti-Human Trafficking Protective Response Act State Rep. Chuck Efstration, R-Dacula, has filed legislation to increase the amount of safety measures and protections that are available to prevent human trafficking in Georgia.

Among the Anti-Human Trafficking Protective Response Act’s provisions are measures to let the Department of Family and Children Services offer child victims of human trafficking additional care and supervision.

Penalties for human trafficking and prohibitions Chuck Efstration against trafficking would also be increased, among other measures.

“HB 234 gives law enforcement tools to investigate and prosecute those who enable human trafficking by expanding Georgia’s criminal and nuisance laws,” Efstration said in a statement. “The bill also provides that rescued child victims should receive trauma-informed treatment rather than being subjected to arrest and treatment as a criminal.”

McLeod files bills to address voting issues State Rep. Donna McLeod, D-Lawrenceville, has introduced three bills to revise Georgia’s voting laws

and address poll closing times, types of identification accepted at polling Donna locations McLeod and extending the candidate notification period for nonpartisan elections.

McLeod’s office announced she has filed House Bills 210, 211 and 222.

House Bill 210 would let polling locations that open late stay open later, with the amount of time that they stay open equal to the length of the delay in opening.

House Bill 211 would let college students use their student identification cards as a form of ID to vote.

House Bill 222 would extend the amount of time between when a candidate for nonpartisan seat files their notice of candidacy and when the election for that seat is held from 11 weeks to 35 weeks. That would mean nonpartisan elections would have to be held on the general election ballot instead of the primary election ballot.

“Protecting our citizens’ right to participate in the election process is a fundamental part of our country’s foundation,” McLeod said in a statement. “I am proud that my first pieces of legislation of the 2019 legislative session would ensure that all eligible voters have access to the ballot box.”

Barr authors bill to legalize windshield mounted devices State Rep. Timothy Barr, R-Lawrenceville, recently dropped legislation into the Georgia House of Repre-

sentatives’ hopper to make it legal to attach a GPS or mobile device to a car’s windshield.

House Bill 171 would legalize windshield mounted devices as long as those devices do not obscure the driver’s view of the road while driving. The Georgia General Assembly passed stricter rules last year to prohibit drivers from holdTimothy ing cell Barr phones and other mobile devices while they are operating a motor vehicle.

State law also currently forbids drivers from having “any sign, poster or other nontransparent material” on their windshield, side windows or rear windows.

Barr’s office said mobile device mounts are left in an “ambiguous legal standing” as a result, although it admits they are likely illegal under the current law.

“In light of the ‘Hands Free’ legislation that passed during the last session, many drivers have switched to using dashboard or windshield mounts to hold their GPS devices or phones while they drive,” Barr said in a statement.

“The Georgia Code was never updated to explicitly allow windshield mounts, so I think it is important to update the law in a way that allows drivers to continue using safe alternatives that allow phone and GPS use while driving.”

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

First American Bank and Trust breaks ground in Lawrenceville

By Curt Yeomans

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A new bank broke ground in downtown Lawrenceville this past week.

First American Bank and Trust held a groundbreaking Thursday for its new branch, which will be located at the corner of West Crogan and Culver streets in Lawrenceville. The bank was founded in 1928 and currently has offices in Oconee, Clarke, Barrow and Rabun counties.

“We are looking forward to serving Gwinnett County,” bank officials said in a statement.

The new branch is ex-

This rendering shows what the new First American Bank and Trust location in downtown Lawrenceville will look like. The bank broke ground on the branch Thursday. The new branch is expected to open at the end of the year.

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Gov. Brian Kemp signs Senate Bill 25 into law as state legislators and supporters look on during a ceremony at his office in the state Capitol on Friday. The law resets rules for when drivers must stop for school buses that are picking up or dropping off kids to what they were before a law change that went into effect last year. (Photos: Gov. Brian Kemp’s Office/Facebook)

pected to open near the end of the year and represent a $3 million capital investment by First American.

Lawrenceville officials

Law concerning stopping for school buses changes — again

previously said the branch is expected to initially employ 10 people. The bank purchased the land for the new branch in 2017.

Georgia Manufacturing Alliance recognized by state representatives

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

The Lawrenceville-based Georgia Manufacturing Alliance was recently highlighted at the state Capitol for its work to promote manufacturing in the state and highlight products made in the state.

The Georgia House of Representatives recognized the alliance, which recently celebrated its 11th birthday, with a resolution commending the group for its efforts on Feb. 6. Alliance CEO Jason Moss and marketing director Marjorie Dykes received the resolution from state Rep. Bill Werkheiser, who is the chairman of the House, Industry and Labor committee.

They also met with Gov. Brian Kemp during the trip.

“We are honored to have been presented this Resolution and to address the members of the House of Representatives,” Moss said in a statement. “Our Mission is to serve the manufacturers through the resources we provide.

“Although our organization does not have an active role in lobbying for leg-

From left, state Rep. Bill Werkheiser, Georgia Manufacturing Alliance marketing director Marjorie Dykes, Gov. Brian Kemp and GMA CEO Jason Moss pose for a photo in the governor’s office after the alliance was recognized with a resolution in the Georgia House of Representatives on Feb. 6. (Photo: Gov. Brian Kemp’s Office)

islation, we recognize the importance of fostering a good relationship between the manufacturing community and government. We appreciate Representative Werkheiser’s involvement with our organization and his commitment to supporting the manufacturers in Georgia.”

The alliance, which has 320 corporate members with 70,000 employees, hosted more than 120 events last year. Those events included plant tours, workforce devel-

opment showcases, workshops, networking events and the alliance’s annual Georgia Manufacturing Summit.

“GMA’s value to the manufacturers of Georgia becomes exponential because of the impact it has on employees, employers, communities and consumers,” Werkheiser said in a statement. “When best practices and ideas are shared among manufacturers, changes in processes can have economic impacts that are repeated year after year.”

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

The rules governing when a driver has to stop for a school bus that is picking up or dropping off students changed again Friday.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 25 into law during a brief ceremony in his office at the state Capitol.

The new law changes rules that went into effect less than a year ago concerning drivers having to stop for school buses that are picking up or dropping off kids.

Specifically, it creates two sets of rules for divided roadways — depending on the type of divided roadway it is.

“This was a team effort from the General Assembly, law enforcement, educators and concerned citizens to do the right thing and help save kids lives,” Kemp said during a signing ceremony broadcast live on Facebook.

“As my first bill signed into law as Georgia’s 83rd governor, SB 25 says there are many important issues here at the state Capitol that we can all agree on.”

The signing of the new law on Friday effectively resets the rules concerning when drivers must stop for school buses back to what they were when Gwinnett

Gov. Brian Kemp talks about Senate Bill 25 before signing into law as state legislators and supporters look on during a ceremony at his office in the state Capitol on Friday.

County rolled out stop arm cameras in 2015.

Under the new rules laid out by Senate Bill 25, cars heading in both directions on a divided roadway must stop for a school bus if the road is only divided by a center turn lane or double yellow lane stripes.

That reverses changes made to state law last year that allowed drivers coming from the opposite direction on divided roads separated only by a center turn lane to continue moving without having to stop for a school bus. Those changes had gone into effect last summer.

“Republicans and Democrats recognized that swift action was needed on this issue and when it came to ensuring the safety of our families and our children,

I’m proud to say we all have stood together,” Kemp said.

If the road is divided by a grass median, an otherwise “unpaved” median or a raised barrier, however, cars coming from the opposite direction do not have to stop for the school bus.

Drivers coming from both directions on a two-lane road must continue to stop for school buses that are picking up or dropping off kids.

Those rules had already been in effect before last year’s law change.

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety said the fine for violating the law will be up to $1,000 if the violator is caught by an officer and $250 if a stop arm camera catches a driver breaking the law.

4A • Sunday, February 17, 2019 To Your Good Health

Splenda use won’t set up consumer for diabetes DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 75-year-old man in good health and not obese (my BMI is around 20-21).

I like coffee, and drink four or five cups a day. But I like it with a packet of Splenda, and the same thing goes for my breakfast cereal.

Am I setting myself up for diabetes?

— D.G.D. ANSWER: Splenda is made from sucralose, a poorly absorbable artificial sweetener. Sucralose does not raise blood sugars or insulin levels, so it will not increase your risk for diabetes. It is excreted unchanged in the urine.

However, powdered Splenda, like many artificial sweeteners, is mixed with the sugars maltodextrin or dextrose, both of which are absorbed and do affect insulin levels. A packet of Splenda contains about 1 gram of these sugars. Two packets a day is then the equivalent of a little over a tablespoon of a typical soda, which I still see people consuming liters or more of at a time. You may have your Splenda without worry.

People with a low BMI have low, but not zero, risk of diabetes.

DEAR DR. ROACH: In response to K.M.’s question about having a reaction to a tetanus shot, you should consider it might’ve been a reaction to the thimerosal preservative that was probably in the vaccine. Forty years ago, I had a similar reaction that was so severe that I was hospitalized for three days. My arm swelled so bad that my arm was bigger around than my waist and I had a high fever up to 104 F along with body aches.

The doctors suggested that I get no more vaccinations, as they did not know what caused the reaction. However, a few years ago, my PCP said the thimerosal might have caused the reaction. He gave me a Tdap shot with no preservative, and I had no reaction. I now avoid thimerosal and have had the shingles shots, flu shots, etc., without problems. The vaccinations prepared as individual doses have no preservative, but those prepared in a bottle from which the vaccination is withdrawn typically contain thimerosal. I hope this helps her.

— S.R. ANSWER: Reactions to thimerosal, a preservative containing ethyl mercury, are uncommon but have been reported. Most vaccines now are made thimerosal-free. As you indicated, it’s multidose bottles, e.g., seasonal flu shots, that contain preservatives such as thimerosal.

People with a history of a reaction suspected to be due to thimerosal can request a preservative-free vaccine, if available.

I am glad your current doctor continues to give you your recommended vaccines. The risk of a reaction is almost always outweighed by the benefits of the vaccination.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med. cornell.edu or send mail to 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803.

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In-laws’ habit creates toxic smokescreen Dear Amy: My in-laws have recently relocated to a town approximately seven hours away. They are very excited about retirement and about their new home, and they are hoping that we (along with other family members) will visit often, including over holidays.

They used to live closer to us and when we visited, we would stay just for the day.

However, now with the travel distance my husband wants us to stay with them for two (or more) nights. My issue is that my in-laws are both heavy smokers (they have been heavy smokers for many, many years).

I find the cigarette smoke very offensive and toxic. I feel unhealthy being around it. Every article of clothing and item we bring into their home reeks of smoke when we leave. Getting a hotel room for these future visits is out of the question — my husband has said that they would be offended and very hurt.

I fear that this will be a wedge in my marriage and that it will possibly divide us during holidays.

I need some advice on how to approach this without “calling in sick” each time we are invited to stay with them.

— Smoke-Sensitive Wife Dear Smoke Sensitive: You are presenting your dilemma and then dismissing the

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Dear Amy: I met a girl in my TOEFL English course. We are a group of four students — me, a Korean dude, this girl and her friend.

We sit at a round table mainly to practice conversation. I noticed the girl looking at me a lot.

Amy Dickinson But last class, she did not even pay attention to the most logical solution to class contents. She kept your problem, which is on watching me. for you to say to your When I looked at her, in-laws: “I hope you sometimes she looked understand my choice, away. But some other but I really struggle being times we kept on looking around cigarette smoke. at each other, as if she I’m eager to see you and was waiting for one of spend time with you, but us to laugh. She’s really I know it would be best good at steady looking. if I stayed overnight in a She’s also very sexy. hotel during our visit. I’m She’s kind of chained looking forward to our to her friend. They are time together.” always chatting together This simple, polite and hanging together. statement of fact is noth- This prevents me from ing more than a summatalking to this girl. tion of your own needs.

We live in the same Smokers know that neighborhood. But I their habit is toxic to haven’t asked her where, themselves and other exactly. people. That’s why they When we engage in a can basically now only conversation, we sudsmoke in their own denly start acting as if homes (and sometimes, we are chatting in a bar not even there). You are (and she laughs about not asking your in-laws every comment I make, to change anything about in a good way). themselves or their lifeBut after that role play, style. the bubble pops, and I go Despite the health blank. So far, I haven’t risks, your husband dared to talk to her after might prefer to stay classes. I end up goovernight with his folks ing back home, talking in their house. And your to myself and saying, response to that should “What am I gonna do?” be, “Of course, honey, I — Shy Guy understand completely.”

Dear Shy: Here’s Must married couples be what you’re going to joined at the hip? I hope do. You’re going to go

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for it. Say to her (and her friend), “You want to continue our English lesson over coffee (or bubble tea, or a drink)? I know a good place. Let’s keep practicing!”

Don’t leave out the “Korean dude.” Perhaps he could make conversation with the friend while you concentrate on your crush.

Dear Amy: Regarding the question from “Selective Searcher,” who is stalking a therapist via the bank’s electronic account records.

I’m a former IT specialist in banking.

Searcher should be aware that her activity is being audited by the bank’s system software.

The system’s logging and auditing functions will correlate that their customer’s records are being accessed by the same staff member without any corresponding account transactions. Subsequently, stuff will get real in a hurry for the Selective Searcher.

— John Dear John: Yes, this was quite alarming.

I think it would be best for “Searcher,” as well as the therapist, if they were caught.

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.

Accept inevitable changes and turn them into new beginnings that will push you to do something you should have done years ago. It’s never too late to redirect your energy and concentrate on using your experience and skills to improve your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don’t let the words or actions of others discourage you.

An emotional situation will take you by surprise.

Don’t allow anyone to coerce you into making a decision you aren’t prepared to make.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Enjoy the company of friends.

Run your ideas by someone who will offer honest opinions, suggestions and encouragement to keep moving forward.

Romance is featured.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take it easy and do whatever it takes to avoid getting into an emotional argument.

Expand your interests, knowledge and outlook, and keep your opinions to yourself.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Make some changes at home that will render your surroundings more comfortable and your relationships with loved ones more affectionate. The family that plays together stays together.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Be open to suggestions, but verify the information you are given before you act on it. A change of heart will help you see your relationship with someone differently.

Learn from experience.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — The suggestions you make will change the way someone feels about you. Add a little romance to your life to bring you closer to a loved one.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Before you make a change, check your finances and see if you can afford the added expense. Be realistic and put plans on hold until you are in a better financial position.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Expand your interests, friendships and knowledge by getting out and participating. Get involved in activities and events that address your concerns, and strive for the kind of change you want to see happen.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23) — Look past any current dilemma.

If someone is trying to pressure you, know enough to walk away.

Don’t give in to demands that will upset you or ruin your plans.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — A change to how or where you live will turn out better than you think. Once you realize what you want, everything else will fall into place. Trust your judgment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Think big, but stick to your budget and don’t rely on others to do things for you. A change is only good if it puts your mind at ease.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Anger solves nothing, but putting that energy to good use will help you figure out the best way to move forward. A change at home is favored.

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Warren •From Page 1A get out there and work for every single day.”

Carden said the fact that Warren came to Gwinnett is a sign of how important the county is becoming to Democrats, coming on the heels of possible presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., swinging through the county last month.

“I think that’s indicative of where the county is at, and I think it’s going to be very competitive (in Gwinnett) next year,” Carden said.

Some local activists in the Gwinnett County Democratic Party got to meet Warren and take photos with her in a private setting before the rally. They echoed Carden’s sentiments about what the presidential candidate’s visit to Gwinnett says about the county’s growing importance to Democrats at the state and national levels.

“We’ve arrived on the scene,” Debbie Vanna said.

Keaton used the stage as an opportunity to rally Gwinnett Democrats, not only to Warren’s campaign, but a host of other issues, including Gwinnett’s upcoming MARTA referendum, while saying “Gwinnett deserves more.” She encouraged her fellow Democrats to “have some nerve” to push for changes.

“Only with nerve can we demand and deliver fair elections in Georgia,” she said. “Only with nerve can we open up possibilities for families all across the metro area by boldly saying ‘yes’ to MARTA on March 19, and with nerve today we are receiving a visit from 2020’s leading presidential candidate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren.”

Above, Duluth City Councilman Kirkland Carden joins U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, DMass., on stage for a question and answer session at the Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign rally at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville on Saturday. Top right, more than 1,000 people attended the rally. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans) Right, Warren, center, poses for a photo with Gwinnett County Democratic activists, from left, Susan Clymer, Debbie Vanna, Penny Bernath and Sharon Wood before the 2020 presidential candidate’s rally. (Special Photo)

Other local Democratic activists, such as Susan Clymer, said Gwinnett’s changing demographics make it a national model to be looked at by the party and that it is making Georgia more competitive as a result.

“We’re representative of (a nationwide demographic shift), so the spotlight has been put on not just Gwinnett County and Gwinnett Democrats, but I think Georgia,” Clymer said. “Georgia is no longer seen as a state that candidates will bypass.

We are more of a swing state now.”

At one point, a young supporter asked Warren how she expected to win in Georgia, which has been traditionally a Republican state for decades. Gwinnett

itself used to a Republican stronghold but Democrats have made big gains in the county in recent election cycles, particularly during last year’s state and local elections.

Warren said the Republican grip on Georgia can be broken if Democrats can get supporters to turn out in elections.

“Far be it from me to argue with somebody from Georgia, but I don’t think you guys are going to be so reliably red,” she said.

For some Democrats who attended the rally, Warren is a candidate who they see as a real contender to challenge Trump in the 2020 election.

“She’s had a very consistent message through many, many years now of working

for the working people, for the middle class, for the working class, talking about how the system is rigged in favor of the billionaires and wanting to really do something to change things,” Gwinnett-based Democratic Party activist Sharon Wood said.

Meanwhile, Carden said he was “both humbled and honored” to help introduce Warren.

“She has a great story and she can connect with people, so she’s always been someone I’ve had my eye on, and as a young local politician, someone I definitely look to on policy, especially when it comes to housing,” he said.

During her speech at Central Gwinnett, Warren called for “big structural, systemic

reform” to tackle corruption in government by getting rid of lobbying, implementing ethics rules for the U.S. Supreme Court, blocking “the revolving door between Wall Street and Washington” and requiring anyone who runs for federal office to post their taxes online.

Warren also called for changing “the rules in this economy” by shifting more power from corporations to workers by letting them join unions, treating health care as “a basic human right,” looking at childcare for children of workers and addressing student loan debt, as well as housing for working class families.

The senator proposed paying for some of those programs with a 2 percent

annual tax on “ultramillionaires” who have more than $50 million.

Warren did touch on one of the biggest stories of the past week — Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to get funding for a border wall — during a question and answer portion of the rally. Her comments came in response to a question from a young supporter about immigration.

She said there should be a pathway to citizenship for immigrants, as well as an immigration system that protects the nation.

“Let’s be clear: There is no emergency at the border,” Warren said. “This is a political stunt to create more hatred and division in this country.”

Gala •From Page 1A serves as vice chairman of the Gwinnett Health System board and is president of GMC’s medical staff. “(Improving health care) is our focus as a health system, but you have to realize it takes more than just the health system; it takes the whole community. And the community is wonderful when it comes to giving.”

In 2018, the GMC Foundation received $4.2 million in donations, the second largest amount its 29-year history.

While that money is always appreciated — the hospital couldn’t offer the programs and specialty care it does without it, GMC officials stressed Saturday — the role community members play goes beyond just the donations they make, Buchanan said.

“We seem to be on the cusp, as a community and as a country, of a significant change in the way health care is provided,” he said. “What we see is more and more health care is happening away from hospital; it’s happening out in the community, in health parks, in urgent cares, in home-based care. So while we’ll continue to focus on bricks and mortar…we also are going to have to engage the community in taking on the community determinant of health.”

Given that the Northside Hospital-Gwinnett Health System merger finally cleared its final regulatory hurdles last week, that engagement will likely be spread beyond just Gwinnett, Buchanan said. But the doctor also said he’s confident the Gwinnett community will still play a major role in local health care.

“Health care will be changing, we will be changing, but I am certain the residents of Gwinnett County are going to want to play a big role in helping their community and improving health care in their community,” Buchanan said.

Phil Wolfe, president and CEO of Gwinnett Health System, echoed Buchanan Saturday night, saying the system is going to have to adapt going into the future.

“How we deliver health care is going to have to evolve over time,” Wolfe said. “The way we do it now is not efficient enough to make it work with the diminishing resources going into health care.”

But that’s also what makes events such as Saturday’s so important, Wolfe said.

“The event is important because we want to thank our donors,” he said. “This is really a celebration. But going forward, during the next year, we can do a lot

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of things with the dollars that they donate to us, so that we can treat them. I think they get that — community supporting community, it helps a lot.”

In addition to thanking community donors, the GMC Foundation also recognized four people with awards at Saturday’s event.

Lisa Cink, the wife of Stewart Cink, was honored with the Legacy Award, an award that recognizes the legacy a person has left on the hospital and its patients and families to come.

Buchanan was awarded the Physician Champion Award, which recognizes a physician who champions the fundraising efforts of the foundation.

Greg and Tammy Shumate were given the Distinguished Service Award, which honors individuals who have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication and service to GMC and the community, and Pam Garrett received the Desai Compassionate Care Award for her contributions to compassionate care to GMC’s patients.

GMC Foundation President Jason Chandler was also recognized for 10 years with the organization Comedian Jeff Foxworthy, who is well known for his “You Might Be A Redneck If…” served as the gala’s entertainment.

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Loggins Pennington of Brazelton, GA and Elliott Ryan Loggins of Wake for her bountiful vegetable Forest, North Carolina; 5 and flower gardens that she great-grandchildren and enjoyed so much. She was numerous friends and relapreceded in death by broth- tives. A memorial celebraers Buford C. Loggins and tion for family and friends E.H. Loggins, and sister will be announced at a Stella Loggins Adams. Ms. later date. The family is Loggins is survived by being assisted by Georgia her son Tommy J. LogCremation, 3570 Buford gins, and Wanda Harrison Hwy #202, Duluth, GeorLoggins of Lawrenceville, gia (678) 584-0914.

GA; grandchildren Patrice

Monra Monteen Log- Loggins. Monra was well known in her community gins Monra Monteen Loggins, age 96, of Cleveland, Georgia passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Best Care Senior Living Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia after an extended illness. Ms. Loggins was born January 31, 1923 in White County, GA to the late Alonzo (L.W.) Logg

The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta and the Metro Atlanta Police Emerald Society honored Lawrenceville resident Edward Murphy, a 20-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, at the man’s 100th birthday party at the Garden Plaza at Lawrenceville on Saturday afternoon. (Staff Photos: Isabel Hughes)

Birthday •From Page 1A “Whenever I had any problems, I prayed,” he said. “I’m satisfied that I get to be 100.”

That satisfaction was shared with Murphy’s family, friends, Garden Plaza at Lawrenceville staff and local law enforcement Saturday afternoon as they celebrated Murphy’s 100 years.

The birthday party also honored the man for his work as a public servant for nearly 30 years following his 1946 discharge from the Army, with both the Metro Atlanta Police Emerald Society and the Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta, as well as about a dozen Gwinnett County Police Department officers, paying their respects to the man, a 20-year veteran of the New York City Police Department.

Murphy, a Purple Heart recipient, joined NYPD in 1947, serving in the 106th division in Queens.

“It was a rough time, trying to get along with all the nationalities,” Owens said. “My dad did see a lot, working in the city. It wasn’t a really good time back then, but

Edward Murphy, a 20-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, a former judge and a U.S. Army veteran who received a Purple Heart, celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday at the Garden Plaza at Lawrenceville.

he (kept) trying to work together in peace with all kinds of nationalities and keep everybody safe.”

After retiring from NYPD in 1967, Murphy worked as a security manager for a department store before moving his family to upstate New York, where he again served — this time as a judge in the Lake George area.

After eight years as Judge Murphy, the then65-year-old retired for good, and 10 years ago, following the passing of his wife, Pauline, who he had married in 1942, moved to Garden Plaza.

Part of what’s kept him alive so long, Murphy said, is how active he was in his younger days — and even during his time at Garden Plaza.

“I was very active, played all sports and enjoyed working out,” he said. “I taught Tai Chi (at the Garden Plaza) and used to do swimming every day.”

But it’s not just being active that Murphy said has kept him alive; it’s his servant’s heart.

“Helping others (has kept me going),” Murphy said. “Anytime you can help someone, help them.”

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world&nation world St. Petersburg building collapses A building collapsed Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Russia, a spokesman for the Russian Emergency Ministry told CNN. The spokesman said earlier 86 people had been evacuated and there were 24 rescue unit teams working in the area. The ministry said later Saturday that rescue operations with dogs were complete.

“Nobody was found under the rubble and we don’t have any reports of missing relatives,” a spokesperson said.

Three floors of the building collapsed, the ministry said.

The spokesman said that the block belongs to the St. Petersburg Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics.

The press office for the university told CNN there had been no notification of casualties and they were not able to make assumptions about the cause of the collapse.

Nigerian parties decry last-minute election delay Nigeria’s two main political parties have condemned a last-minute decision by the country’s electoral authority to delay presidential and national assembly elections by one week.

Polls were due to open at 8 a.m. local time Saturday.

The vote will now take place Feb. 23, authorities said, citing logistical issues.

“Following a careful review of the implementation of the logistics and operational plan, and the determination to conduct free, fair and credible elections, the commission came to the conclusion that proceeding with the election as scheduled is no longer feasible,” the chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, said early Saturday.

The announcement was made only five hours before the polls were supposed to open. Many Nigerians had traveled long distances back to their home city or state in order to vote, only to find that the election was postponed. Some may not be able to repeat the journey next weekend.

aurora, ill., shooting

Police: Man had gun despite felony

By Jason Hanna and Faith Karimi CNN

The man who killed five colleagues at his Chicagoarea workplace Friday after he was told he was being fired was legally barred from owning a gun because he had a 1995 felony conviction in another state, a police official said Saturday.

Gary Martin’s conviction was flagged only days after he bought a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun in 2014, and he was supposed to relinquish it, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said.

That gun — and a laser sight — was used in Friday’s shooting, and now investigators are trying to find out why he still had it, she said.

“He was not supposed to be in possession of a firearm,” Ziman said.

Martin, 45, went on a shooting rampage Friday afternoon at the Henry Pratt Co. manufacturing business in Aurora after being told he was being fired, leaving five workers dead — including a college student who was interning there — and five officers and an employee wounded by gunfire, police said.

Police killed Martin at the facility in a final exchange of gunfire after

new details Saturday about the rampage, including: Right before the shooting, Martin was being fired in a Friday afternoon meeting with several people in an upstairs room at the warehouse.

Investigators don’t know whether Martin knew before the meeting that he was going to be fired, or why he was being terminated, Ziman said. But he brought the gun, apparently concealed, into the meeting room, she said.

“My understanding from witnesses is that he opened fire right after the termination,” she said.

“We can surmise he was speculative about (his Law enforcement officers work at the scene of a shootfiring), as evidenced by ing at the Henry Pratt Company on Friday in Aurora, Ill. him arming himself with a he hid in the facility for attendant and fork lift firearm,” the chief said. “I some 90 minutes, authori- operator. don’t know exactly what ties said.

• Josh Pinkard of Oswas communicated to him Police on Saturday wego, Ill., a plant manager. (beforehand).” released the names of the The names of the five Several of the people in five workers killed at the wounded police officers that meeting were killed industrial valve manufacand the wounded worker — and witnesses say he turer’s 29,000-square-foot — all men — were not walked out of the room warehouse: immediately released. Of and continued to fire.

• Clayton Parks of Elthe wounded officers, four Several people called 911, gin, Ill., a human resources were shot and one had starting at 1:24 p.m. manager. shrapnel wounds, police At least one worker was • Trevor Wehner of said. found dead on a separate DeKalb, Ill., a human At least three of the level from the meeting resources intern and a officers still were beroom, Ziman said. student at Northern Illinois ing treated at a hospital An employee told CNN University.

Saturday morning, police affiliate WLS that Martin • Russell Beyer of Yorsaid. None of the injuries was “running down the kville, Ill., a mold operator. was believed to be lifeaisle” with a pistol that • Vicente Juarez of threatening. had a green laser sight on Oswego, Ill., a stock room Ziman revealed several it.

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Catholic Church’s political priorities in the United States, becomes the highest3 hurt as panicky ranking Catholic figure to be expelled from the priesthood audience flees over the sex abuse crisis ‘Hamilton’ show that has roiled the church in in San Francisco recent decades.

Three people were injured The judgment was recogFriday night when pannized by the Pope to be of a icked audience members “definitive nature,” a Vatican “self-evacuated” during a statement said, and is “res performance of the musical Three people were injured Friday night when panicked iudicata” — meaning it is “Hamilton” in San Franaudience members “self-evacuated” during a perfor- no longer subject to appeal. cisco, police said. mance of the musical “Hamilton” in San Francisco, po- McCarrick was informed of A woman in the audience lice said. (Photo: CNN) the decision Friday. had a medical emergency day night and are considered much snow has fallen. during the scene in which Biden: U.S. must the title character, Founding dangerous, according to the In its news release, remain committed Father Alexander Hamilton, Hattiesburg Police DepartNASA singled out Mamis shot on stage, said Joseph ment. moth Mountain, which is to its allies abroad They were identified Tomlinson, public infornow the snowiest ski resort Former Vice President Joe as Carlos Sibley, 26, who mation officer for the San in the United States, having Biden on Saturday returned recently pleaded guilty to Francisco police. received more than 37 feet to a familiar place on the second-degree murder, and Audience members missince winter began. On its world stage in his role as a Donaven Harris, 29, who takenly thought there was a website, Mammoth Moun“citizen,” assuring political real-life shooting and rushed has an armed robbery charge tain says all that snowfall leaders and security experts as well as two aggravated the exits, he said. will allow the resort to stay assault charges.

CNN affiliate KPIX open until the Fourth of July. gathered in Germany that the U.S. should remain comInvestigator John Tryner reported that someone in the “California typically mitted to its allies despite a of the Forrest County Sheraudience shouted, “Gun!” receives the majority of perception that the country iff’s Office told CNN affiliPolice told reporter Shirin precipitation in December, ISIS now controls is “pulling away from the ate WDAM that authorities Rajaee — who was in the January and February, and 700 sq. meters in audience — that a woman noticed the two were miss- these storms have continued world and our leadership responsibilities.” ing Friday night.

Syria, SDF says was having a heart attack to add to our precipitation “The America I see is not The pair likely escaped and someone in the theater levels and increased the ISIS now controls an area thought she had been shot. in wholesale retreat from the from their cell and breached state’s snowpack,” Califorof Syria measuring just 700 In the chaos, some people interest and values that have the fence on the jail yard, nia Department of Water square meters, a commander jumped into police cars. guided us time and again, to according to Tryner.

Resource spokesman Chris with the U.S.-backed Syrian The woman and three Orrock told CNN. “Increas- be willing to shoulder our Democratic Forces said responsibility of leadership injured people were taken ing the snowpack during Atmospheric Saturday. in the 20th century, and we to local hospitals, police these wet, cold months is rivers pulling The SDF launched an of- tweeted. One of the three can do that again. We must very important.” fensive last weekend to oust people injured had a broken California out do that again,” Biden said ISIS from its last enclave in leg. The woman who sufVatican defrocks in remarks at the Munich of long drought Syria, in the small town of Security Conference. “The fered the medical emergency When 2019 started, Cali- ex-U.S. cardinal Baghouz Al-Fawqani in the was taken to a hospital and America I see does not wish country’s east. to turn our back on the world reported in critical condition. fornia’s snowpack was at 67 McCarrick over Its fighters have the terpercent. Now it’s at over 136 sex allegations or allies, our closest allies. ror group’s final foothold Indeed, the American people Two men escape percent and rising.

The Vatican has dissurrounded but have slowed The atmospheric rivers understand that it’s only by their advance to avoid harm- from a Miss. jail. that are dumping rain along missed former U.S. cardinal working in cooperation with ing thousands of civilians Two inmates are on the Theodore McCarrick after a our friends that we are going coastal California are also who are being held by ISIS run after they escaped from a dumping massive amounts church trial found him guilty to be able to harness the as human shields, Comjail in Mississippi, including of snow in the state’s Sierra of sexually abusing minors. forces of a rapidly changmander Chia Kobani, head one who pleaded guilty to McCarrick, who once led ing world, to mitigate their Nevada. of operations for the SDF, murder, authorities said. the Archdiocese of Washing- downsides and turn them to Newly released photos told a press briefing.

The two escaped from the from NASA, taken four days ton and was recognized as our collective advantage.”

— From wire reports Forrest County Jail on Fria powerful advocate of the and a year apart, show how — From wire reports

people Two arrested in attack on Jussie Smollett released without charge

Two men who were being questioned in connection with an attack reported by “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett have been released without charge, the Chicago Police Department said Friday.

The men, who were arrested Wednesday, were released “due to new evidence as a result of today’s interrogations,” Chicago police Chief Communications Officer Anthony Guglielmi said. “And detectives have additional investigative work to complete.”

The men arrested were the same two who police previously said were being viewed as “potential suspects,” Tom Ahern, Chicago police communications deputy director said earlier Friday.

Earlier Friday, Guglielmi said two Nigerian brothers were being treated as “potential suspects” and that detectives had “probable cause that they may have been involved in an alleged crime.”

Police did not say at that time precisely what the brothers were accused of or what the alleged crime might have been.

The two men and Smollett had some kind of previous affiliation, a police source told CNN, without providing further detail.

Smollett told authorities he was attacked early Jan. 29 by two men who lobbed “racial and homophobic slurs” at him.

After a brief struggle, both men ran away, and Smollett told police that one attacker had allegedly put a rope around his neck and poured an unknown chemical substance on him.

“Interrogations will resume today with the two individuals and their attorney,” Guglielmi said in Friday’s statement. “While we haven’t found any video documenting the alleged attack, there is also no evidence to say that this is a hoax.”

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are engaged

Valentine’s Day was a good one for Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom.

A rep for Perry confirmed to CNN on Friday that the couple is engaged.

The pair each posted a photo on their official Instagram accounts that clued fans in to the fact that they are engaged.

The photo shows a super close-up of parts of their faces, with Perry appearing teary-eyed and sporting a ring. Perry’s caption reads “full bloom,” while Bloom’s says, “Lifetimes.”

It will be second marriages for both.

Perry was married to comedian Russell Brand from 2010 to 2012. Bloom was married to model Miranda Kerr from 2010 to 2013. The pair share a son, Flynn, who was born in 2011.

Perry and Bloom started dating in 2016 and reportedly split 10 months later.

They reunited in early 2018.

— From wire reports

Will backlash against Amazon’s NYC tax breaks kill other deals?

By Chris Isidore

expensive deal given to electronics manufacturer Foxconn in Wisconsin, comes from the fact that unemIs the Amazon-New York City neighbors defeated Amazon’s cor- ployment is near a 50-year low. split up on Valentine’s Day the start porate greed, its worker exploitaThere are more job openings of a new trend? tion, and the power of the richest than there are job candidates, and Critics of the deal think so. They man in the world,” tweeted Rep. employers in Wisconsin and New say it’s the beginning of the end of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after York could be rightly concerned state and local governments show- Amazon announced it was walking that they could lose workers they ering companies with billions of away from $1.5 billion in incenneed due to a major new employer dollars in tax breaks and incentives. tives it had been promised due to coming to town with the help of “Anything is possible: today political opposition. their own tax dollars. was the day a group of dedicated, Part of the backlash in the Ama“The labor market is as strong as everyday New Yorkers & their zon case, and against an even more it ever has been,” said Mark Zandi, CNN Business

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chief economist for Moody’s Analytics. “I think this backlash reflects a 4 percent unemployment.

If this was 2012, 2013, and we had more typical levels of unemployment, you’d have half as much opposition and their voices wouldn’t be as powerful.”

The Amazon deal in New York wasn’t the only one that fell through recently. A small school board in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recently turned down a $2.9 million tax break for Exxon Mobil,

citing the budget crisis it was facing. The unemployment rate in Baton Rouge matches the national average. But that rejection of the tax break prompted members of the state legislature to introduce legislation that could stop local governments from blocking such incentive packages in the future.

The Foxconn deal is still going ahead, even though it’s not clear exactly what the company will eventually produce on the Wisconsin site.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2019 • 7A

Automation company opens office in Duluth

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

A robotics company that provides industrial internet solutions has opened its U.S. corporate office in Duluth, Partnership Gwinnett officials announced Thursday.

Marshall Automation America Inc.’s 3,500-square-foot office is located at 2885 N. Berkeley Lake Road, and it will house a tech center in addition to the company’s U.S. corporate office. It is a branch of Ludhiana, India-based Marshall Machines Limited.

Marshall Automation America co-founder and CEO Ani Agnihotri said in a statement that the company “is pleased to open its corporate office in Gwinnett County.” He also

ments and autocorrection program for its Superoptimized Computerized Numerical Control Lathe machines to make sure parts are made correctly.

Agnihotri said the company will market its Marshall Gauging Stations and Computerized Numerical Control machines from the new office in Duluth.

“Our solution, SmartCorrect, is a closed loop auto-gauging solution that plugs into any existing CNC Lathe and ensures near zero defect quality without any dependence on skilled operators,” Marshall Automation America Inc. and Partnership Gwinnett officials cut the ribbon to he said. “This product open the company’s new U.S. corporate office in Duluth. (Special Photo) is the ‘need of the hour’ outlined why the company client base, excellent con- the Industrial Internet of as Skilled Operators and chose the county for its nectivity to the Southeast Things field, is projecting Quality Inspectors are American office.

U.S., and a proactive busi- that it will create eight expensive and difficult to “We decided to locate ness climate for our future to 10 new jobs within recruit, train and retain.” our corporate office in growth,” Agnihotri said. the next three years. The Local officials praised Gwinnett County as it Marshall Automation company uses a “Smartthe company’s decision to offers a rich prospective America, which works in Correct” precise measure- put its corporate office in

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County Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said, “We are excited to welcome Marshall Automation America to Gwinnett. Gwinnett remains a strong draw for innovation companies like Marshall who are looking for a progressive community with a talented workforce.”

Altierus Career College to bring new programs to Norcross campus

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Altierus Career College is inviting Gwinnett residents who are interested in learning about a career in heating, ventilation and air conditioning work to attend an open house at its Norcross campus this week.

College officials announced they are enrolling students for new HVAC and refrigerator technician programs that will begin at the Norcross campus in March.

School officials said the programs are designed to address an expected 20 percent increase in the demand for HVAC jobs in Georgia that is anticipated to come by 2024.

“Atlanta has more jobs in the HVAC field than it has skilled individuals to fill those roles. Local employers have already expressed interest in being involved with a hands-on HVAC program that would fill the market need,” Altierus Career College-Norcross campus director Moses Delaney said in a statement.

“The goal of our new HVAC program is to help fill that gap while providing our students with a path to a growing career field that’s growing in Atlanta and beyond.”

The open house will be held from noon to 1 p.m.

Tuesday at the Norcross

campus, which is located at 1750 Beaver Ruin Road, Suite 500.

A 3,240-square-foot HVAC lab has been built at the school to accommodate students. Students will learn how to install electrical wiring and controls, repair and replace HVAC unit parts, and improve the efficiency of air conditioning units, furnaces, electrical hookups, circuit boards and other HVAC system components.

Altierus officials said students could complete the programs in about nine months.

“We are committed to serving the greater Atlanta area by providing a hands-on learning environment while graduating well-trained HVAC professionals,” said Delaney. “We offer a low instructor-to-student ratio, as well as industry current tools to help our students get the training they need to successfully enter this field.”

Altierus officials said students will receive instruction to prepare them for EPA Universal Refrigerant and HVAC Level 1 NCCER certification tests as well as OSHA 10-hour basic safety orientation and universal R410A safety and training.

Officials said anyone interested in learning more about the programs can visit www.altierus. edu.

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Buford’s Nick Stonecheck celebrates his victory in the Georgia High School wrestling championships on Saturday in Macon. Below, Brookwood’s Chase Hornsby wrestles against Collins Hill’s Lucas DeSilva in the Class AAAAAAA finals. (Photos: Cory Hancock)

2ND IN COMMAND Buford, Collins Hill runners-up at state wrestling

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

MACON — It was a long shot that any Gwinnett County teams would take home the overall team trophy in their classifications coming into the final day of competition at the Georgia High School Association’s State Tradtional Wrestling Championships.

However, that doesn’t mean the weekend was a lost one for the locals as the tournament concluded with the championship round Saturday at the Macon Centreplex.

Collins Hill wound up as runner-up in Class AAAAAAA with 146.5 points, trailing only Camden County,

which won its fifth straight title over two classifications with 223.5 points, and edging out third-place Mountain View (139) and fourth-place

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SUWANEE — After getting bounced in the first round of the state playoffs a year ago, Peachtree Ridge made an emphatic return to the Sweet 16 for 2019.

Behind B.J. a physical Knight defensive effort and three players scoring in double figures, the Lions advanced to the second round of the Class AAAAAAA state boys basketball playoffs with a 57-36 win at home over Berkmar on Saturday night.

The win pits the Lions (21-6) against Archer,

Wednesday, as well as a strong effort by Woodland in maximizing its team points.

“The first day, we had a rough day,” said Beuglas, whose Wolves wound up with nine individual state placers, including sixth-place finishers Nick Cambria (120), Talen Thompson (132) and Jacob Smith (285). “We lost some matches the first day. I thought we’d win some of those. But to (Woodland’s) credit, they only brought nine guys, and all nine placed in the top four. They did what they had to do to win.

“Any time you put six (wrestlers) in the finals, that’s a pretty good weekend. Normally, that’s enough to win See WRESTLING, Page 4B

MORE INSIDE: Three Gwinnett girls win historic wrestling titles, more notes and complete state placers results, 4B

Lions roar into second round

By Scott Smith

an end, though the Wolves had four individual state champs, the most of any county school, to finish with 186.5 points, with only champion Woodland-Cartersville beating them out with 208.5 points.

Nick Stonecheck won his third straight individual state title at 138 pounds, while Nick Corday (106), Logan Ashton (113) and Blaine Bergey (160) also reached the top of the podium in their respective weight classes. Charlie Darracott (152) and Evan Dimaggio (220) each finished as state runner-up.

Brookwood (125) in a top five But Buford coach Tom dominated by Gwinnett.

Beuglas knew his team would Meanwhile, Buford saw its have its work cut out for it two-year reign as state chamwhen it struggled during the pion in Class AAAAA come to opening day of competition

which upset a No. 1 seed in Milton, in the second round, while Berkmar ended its season at 19-8.

“I’m super excited for these kids,” Peachtree Ridge head coach Marcus Diggs said. “We have eight seniors and I told them that we can be a part of history or we can make history. At the beginning of the season, we were trying to figure out who was going to lead the team, and a couple of guys have stepped into that role.”

Berkmar took a 2-0 lead in the game’s first minute off a basket by Kashaun Swan, but that would be the only time Berkmar led as the Lions quickly tied it and inched its way to a 13-8 lead by the end of the first.

Swan, who finished with See LIONS, Page 3B

Mill Creek girls stun Brookwood Region champs ousted at state

nament,” Mill Creek head coach Jeremy Huckaby said. “We had a 10-point lead (we lost) in the SNELLVILLE — A semifinals and we let that disastrous 0-2 perforaffect us the whole time mance in the Region we were in region. But we 6-AAAAAAA Tournament came back and had a great dropped Mill Creek’s girls week of practice. We had basketball team into a No. our ninth-grade boys out 4 seed for the state playthere playing the role of offs.

Brookwood. They helped But the regular-season us out tremendously, but runner-up was tougher the girls bought into what than the average first-round we wanted to do and they matchup. executed.

Region 7-AAAAAAA “And it was awesome. champion Brookwood One of the best wins I’ve found that out Saturday ever been a part of.” night when Mill Creek Brookwood (20-7) was took an early edge and led on an 11-game winning nearly wire to wire in a streak since a Dec. 29 loss Mill Creek’s Kayla Mulkey, right, and Bryanne Buchan- 51-44 victory over the host to Collins Hill in the Deep South Classic finals. The an-Cummings (12) celebrate during the final moments Broncos, who had not lost Broncos took an early of the Hawks’ upset of Region 7-AAAAAAA champion in 2019.

“We had a bad three Brookwood in the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs Saturday. (Photo: Will Hammock) minutes in the region tourSee UPSET, Page 3B

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Monday

BASEBALL

3 p.m. — Mill Creek vs. Lambert at North Georgia 4 p.m. — Wesleyan at King’s Ridge 4:30 p.m. — South at Mount Vernon 5 p.m. — Norcross at Duluth 5 p.m. — Westlake at Grayson 5:30 p.m. — Alcovy at Berkmar 5:30 p.m. — Chestatee at Shiloh 5:30 p.m. — Clarkston at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Brookwood at Locust Grove 6 p.m. — Habersham Central at Central 6 p.m. — Parkview at North

LACROSSE

7 p.m. — Buford boys at Sequoyah

TENNIS

3:30 p.m. — Lanier vs. Berkmar at Hudlow Tennis Center 3:30 p.m. — Parkview vs. St. Pius at DeKalb Tennis Center Tuesday

BASEBALL

4 p.m. — Woddward Academy at Hebron 5:30 p.m. — Parkview at Lassiter 5:30 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at West Forsyth 5:30 p.m. — Shiloh at North Springs 6 p.m. — Heritage at Dacula 6 p.m. — Wesleyan at Providence

LACROSSE

5 p.m. — Grayson girls at Norcross 5 p.m. — Mill Creek at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Duluth girls at Centennial 7 p.m. — Collins Hill girls at North Oconee 7 p.m. — Norcross boys at Centennial 7:45 p.m. — Brookwood boys at Grayson

SOCCER

5 p.m. — Pinecrest Academy at Discovery 5:30 p.m. — Berkmar at South 5:30 p.m. — Brookwood at Collins Hill 5:30 p.m. — Central at Tucker 5:30 p.m. — Grayson at Parkview 5:30 p.m. — Hebron vs. Lake Oconee Academy at Greene Co. 5:30 p.m. — Lanier at Peachtree Ridge 5:30 p.m. — Mill Creek at West Forsyth 5:30 p.m. — Mountain View at Dacula 5:30 p.m. — Norcross at Habersham Central 5:30 p.m. — North at St. Pius 5:30 p.m. — North Oconee at Archer 5:30 p.m. — Providence at Cedar Shoals 5:30 p.m. — Riverwood at Duluth 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Northview 7:30 p.m. — Lambert girls at Buford 7:45 p.m. — Buford boys at Lambert

TENNIS

3:30 p.m. — Archer vs. Grayson at Rhodes Jordan Park 3:30 p.m. — Brookwood girls at North 3:30 p.m. — Discovery at Central 3:30 p.m. — East Hall vs. Mountain View at E.E. Robinson Park 3:30 p.m. — Norcross at Mill Creek 3:30 p.m. — North boys vs. Brookwood at Rivermoore 3:30 p.m. — Shiloh at Newton Co. 3:45 p.m. — Collins Hill vs. West Hall at Alberta Banks Park 4 p.m. — Lanier at Cherokee Bluff 4 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Jefferson

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3:30 p.m. — Central at Jefferson 3:30 p.m. — Mill Creek, Buford, Dunwoody at Brookwood

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Vassell leads ’Noles past Tech FSU ties school record with seventh straight ACC win

und added 11 points to match his season high set ATLANTA — Center three days earlier against Christ Koumadje posted Virginia Tech. the second straight doubleGeorgia Tech kept the double of his career and game close for the early No. 17 Florida State tied part of the first half, and a school record with its the game was tied 10-10 seventh consecutive ACC with 12:31 after Brandon win by beating Georgia Alston’s layup off a fast Tech 69-47 on Saturday in break.

Atlanta.

But the Seminoles Koumadje, a thin 7-footscored 12 straight points to 4 senior, had 10 points on take control. Nichols began 5-for-7 shooting. His 12 reand ended the stretch with bounds matched the career 3-point baskets and Florida high he set against Wake State led 22-10 at the 10:25 Florida State guard Devin Vassell (24), a Peachtree Ridge mark. The Seminoles led Forest three days earlier. grad, dribbles the ball in the first half of Saturday’s game Koumadje also blocked 34-23 at halftime. against Georgia Tech at McCamish Pavilion. (Jason Getzthree shots.

Florida State outscored USA Today Sports) The Seminoles had a Georgia Tech 7-2 to start balanced attack that was 11th straight season the to score 50 points for the the second half and the led by Peachtree Ridge Seminoles have won eight third time in their last five Yellow Jackets never got grad Devin Vassell, who conference games and games. closer than 13 points. The scored 11 points, and M.J. gave them a sweep of the Georgia Tech’s Jose Seminoles put it away Walker and David Nichols two-game series against Alvarado broke out of his with a 10-0 run midway in with nine apiece.

Georgia Tech. scoring slump to post 17 the second half, with P.J. Florida State (20-5, 8-4 Georgia Tech (11-14, points. The senior, who Savoy and Nichols hitting ACC) notched its fourth 3-10 ACC) lost for the sev- leads the team in scoring, 3-pointers to get the streak consecutive 20-win season, enth straight game and has had totaled just 24 points started. matching the mark set dropped nine of its last 11. in six previous games.

Georgia Tech hosts Pittsfrom 2009-12. It is the The Yellow Jackets failed Freshman Kristian Sjolburgh on Wednesday.

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Tipoff Club honors January’s best From Staff Reports The Gwinnett Tipoff Club recently announced its award-winners from local high school basketball for the month of January.

Buford was selected as the girls team of the month, while the boys team of the month honor was shared by three programs — Buford, Grayson and Greater Atlanta Christian. Grayson’s Geoffrey Pierce was the boys coach of the month, and the girls coach of the month award was shared by Buford’s

Gene Durden and Grayson’s Robin Potter.

Each Gwinnett program also had one athlete selected as player of the month. Those honorees are as follows: Archer: C.J. Hines, Cazia Nelson Berkmar: Julius Reynolds, Michelle Cuenca Brookwood: Xavier Smith, Mariah Callaway Buford: Eric Coleman, Casey Jones Central Gwinnett: Skylar Adams, Amaya Adams Collins Hill: Jabiri Smith, Rebecca Walters

Dacula: Quincy Ademokoya, Nyla Moore Discovery: Leslie Nkereuwem, Akaya Chaney Duluth: Devin Evans, Torey Walker Grayson: Ian Schieffelin, Victoria Dames Greater Atlanta Christian: Roy Dixon, Maya Timberlake Hebron: Zach Calvert, Payton Johnson Lanier: Sean Foster, Christabel Ezumah Meadowcreek: Damian Dunn, Trinity Pitts Mill Creek: Andrew McConnell, Anna Williams

Mountain View: Cam Rowland, Kamryn Collins Norcross: Caleb Murphy, Yamani Paul North Gwinnett: Connor McCormick, Kendall Kerr Parkview: Greg Blackwell, Sacha Washington Peachtree Ridge: Christian Williams, Nadya McCown Providence: Brock Albury, Maymie deMayo Shiloh: James Little, Erika McLeod South Gwinnett: Zawdie Jackson, Terren Penick Wesleyan: Micah Smith, Nicole Azar

IN BRIEF

Hebron’s Ruff breaks school pole vault record

of Taichung, Taiwan.

The Chinese Taipei Softball Association invited the team.

Hebron Christian sophomore Rachael Ruff broke the school record in GCPS to host free the pole vault at Thursday’s Dacula informational night Classic.

Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Ruff cleared a height of 11 feet Office of Athletics, Student Activifor the record, improving her perties and Community Schools will formance from the same meet last host its Athlete/Parent Informational season by a whopping 4 feet.

Night on Wednesday at Peachtree Ridge High School’s theater.

Six Gwinnett softball All GCPS student-athletes in players to play series grades 6-12 and their parents are invited to the free event, which begins in Chinese Taipei Six Gwinnett softball players and at 6 p.m. The topics addressed will include nutrition, dangers of drugs their Atlanta Premier 18-and-under fastpitch softball team are headed to like opioids, NCAA eligibility and Chinese Taipei for a series of games social media concerns.

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Ann_L_Smith@gwinnett.k12.ga.us Peyton Fointno (Collins Hill), or call 678-301-7274.

Madison Simmons (Collins Hill), Shea Bayreuther (Buford), Tiffany Haung (Gwinnett School of MathAtlanta Tipoff Club ematics, Science and Technology), Sarah Barbiaz (Mountain View) and recognizes Gwinnett players at midseason Payton Shells (Archer) will face Gwinnett County basketball was Chinese and Korean teams in the event. The players will be based out represented well on the Atlanta

Tipoff Club’s All-Metro Midseason Teams, released on Friday.

The boys honorees included Meadowcreek’s Jalen Benjamin, Jamir Chaplin and Damian Dunn, Norcross’ Brandon Boston and Kyle Sturdivant, Greater Atlanta Christian’s Hunter McIntosh, Discovery’s Leslie Nkereuwem, Grayson’s Deivon Smith and Buford’s Marcus Watson.

The girls list featured Wesleyan’s A.C. Carter and Paige Lyons, Collins Hill’s Bria Harmon and Javyn Nicholson, Buford’s Tate Walters, Norcross’ Morgan RobinsonNwagwu and Myra Strickland and Brookwood’s Kierra Adams and Alea Spears.

Gwinnett’s McIntyre named all-region

Gwinnett resident Blake McIntyre, a senior at Lakeview Academy, was named to the All-Region 8-A first team for boys basketball. The point guard had a double-double last weekend in Lakeview’s region title game with 22 points and 10 assists.

— From staff reports

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Collins Hill girls rally in 2nd half All about the

By Alan Cole

Staff Correspondent

SUWANEE — Collins Hill got all it could handle from Central Gwinnett in the first round of the state playoffs, but the topseeded Eagles proved too much for the Black Knights with an overpowering second half en route Jordan to a 72-42 Releford victory.

Collins Hill outscored Central Gwinnett 54-19 in the second half after going into the locker room trailing. Jordan Releford led all scorers with 28 points for the Eagles, and fellow guard Bria Harmon also added in 21 points and five assists to get the offense going in the second half.

“We had to focus on defense,” head coach Brian Harmon said of his halftime message. “It

•From Page 1B 3-0 edge Saturday night and briefly led 6-5 late in the first quarter, but they trailed Mill Creek the rest of the way.

The Hawks (18-8) never held a commanding lead — their biggest advantage was nine in the third quarter — but they never relinquished it.

“I think people are going to be surprised because we were the No. 4 seed and they were the No. 1 seed,” said Mill Creek senior Kayla Mulkey, had 11 points and a trio of 3-pointers. “But it just came down to heart and who wanted it more at the end.”

Brookwood battled poor shooting and some foul issues, the biggest when 6-foot-4 Selma Kulo (six points, 11 rebounds) fouled out with 3:34 left. The Broncos’ Kiki Adams had two points to go with six rebounds and six assists.

Mill Creek’s interior players had a big night, led by Bryanne Buchanan-

looked like offense was the problem, but it was our defense. We weren’t getting back, matching up and picking up the shooters. We also applied more pressure from full court in the second half.”

Central Gwinnett opened the game in a 2-3 zone on defense and it keyed a 9-2 run. Three early turnovers for the Eagles led to easy transition points for the Black Knights. Zuriyah Davis scored five points in that run as part of her 12 points to lead all Central scorers.

“They were playing a really good offset 2-3 zone,” Harmon said. “It was wide, and you have to figure out how to make shots and figure out a way to attack it. It was working in the first half.”

Collins Hill did manage to grab an 18-16 lead late in the first half on a 3 from Releford, but those would be the final points of the first half for the home team. Central Gwinnett

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closed on a 7-0 run to take a shocking 23-18 lead into the locker room.

“Nerves played a role in it,” Harmon said. “That and the way they were playing defense. It was a good defense to try to see if we could knock some shots down, and we were missing shots.”

The Eagles came out for the second half looking much tougher on the defensive end, holding Central Gwinnett without a made field goal for the first 4:45 of the third quarter before Armani Milton broke through with a runner in the paint.

Javyn Nicholson scored four quick points in the first minute of the second half to launch an 11-2 run for the Eagles that gave them their largest lead of the game. Nicholson finished the game with a double-double on 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Eagles blew the game open in a quick stretch late in the third

quarter where Releford hit a 3-pointer on an assist from Nicholson, and then Harmon made another 3 off a quick steal to up Collins Hill’s lead to 12.

Collins Hill scored more points in the third quarter than it did in the whole first half, outscoring Central Gwinnett 23-7 in the frame to squash any hopes of an upset. Releford and Harmon were particularly active, controlling the game from the backcourt with one driving score after another that the Black Knights had no answer for.

“I knew if we took the lead they would have to go man,” Harmon said. “And once you go man we can be tough to deal with.”

The Eagles had their highest scoring quarter of the game in the fourth with 31 in the final frame to turn what was once a five-point deficit into a 30-point victory.

Collins Hill will host Archer in the second round of the state playoffs.

Upset

points in the fourth quarter.

She was 5 of 6 from the line in the fourth.

Brookwood made it a one-possession game on just three occasions in the fourth quarter, the last with 3:31 left. The Broncos, who struggled to crack Mill Creek’s defense to the finish, were led offensively — Mill Creek head coach

by Alea Spears (12 points) Jeremy Huckaby and Shannon Niles (11 points).

Cummings’ 15 points “We had a good feeling and 11 rebounds. Reserve for their personnel and we Alexis Figures backed her went over and over and up with 13 points and seven over how to guard them,” rebounds off the bench, and Huckaby said. “Our kids Anna Williams had three were real disciplined in big blocked shots early. close outs. I thought that “Alexis Figures came was the difference.” up huge for us,” Huckaby The Hawks were just said. “She’s been a bench eager to get back on the player all year and she got court after blowing a more and more playing region tourney lead against time. She’s gone through Duluth, then putting up a a lot of struggles and she dud of a performance in was absolutely outstanding the third-place game with tonight.”

Mountain View.

Mill Creek built a 24-17 “We didn’t play up to halftime lead despite a our standards last week,” scoreless first half from Buchanan-Cummings said.

Madison Riley, who stepped “Then to come in and have up late with all seven of her so much energy and transWe had a good feeling for their personnel and we went over and over and over how to guard them.

Our kids were real disciplined in close outs.

I thought that was the difference.”

late that onto the court was a big deal.”

It was a rough ending for the Broncos, who still had a season of successes highlighted by last week’s region championship win over Norcross.

“I’m very proud of the season that we had that was led by our three seniors,” Brookwood head coach Carolyn Whitney said. “They have a lot to be proud of. We just had a bunch of things that happened tonight that didn’t go our way. Unfortunately, that happens.”

The final result will go down as an upset, but the Hawks’ coach didn’t see it that way.

“I’m not surprised,” Huckaby said. “We really felt good. Other people will be surprised. But there’s not one girl in that locker room that’s surprised. We had a great week of practice. The best week of practice. We were prepared. It was one of those nights we put it all together.”

Benjamin

Senior returns to lead Mustangs past Duluth

By Brandon Brigman Staff Correspondent

NORCROSS — Meadowcreek’s Jalen Benjamin missed the Region 7-AAAAAAA championship game a week ago.

The senior made his presence felt in his return to the court for Saturday’s first round of the boys basketball state tournament.

Benjamin had 17 points to lead all scorers and helped the Mustangs to a 57-37 victory over Duluth.

“He’s a special type of player,” said Meadowcreek head coach Curtis Gilleylen of Benjamin, who missed the region title game after picking up a fourth technical foul in the semifinals. “Without him, we’re a different team. With him in there, we are way more dynamic. He’s our engine.”

Meadowcreek (21-5), the defending state champion, will host the winner of the Lambert-Newton game next week in the second round.

“I think we came out a little slow, but Duluth (14-16) is a good team,” Gilleylen said. “Their region is a great region.

Overall, I’m pleased with our defensive performance, holding them to 37 points you can hang your hat on that at the end of the day. We have a couple of things to work on for the next round.”

Meadowcreek had three scorers in double figures. In addition to Benjamin’s 17 points, Damian Dunn and Jamir Chaplin scored 13 points each. Chaplin, the Region 7 player of the year, was recognized after the Duluth win for scoring his 1,000th career point in the region finals.

“I’m very proud of Jamir,” Gilleylen. “He’s a kid that doesn’t say much, and doesn’t require you to

run plays for him, but at the end of the night you see the box score and you know he’s the difference maker.”

Meadowcreek opened the game with a 13-2 run.

Chaplin had a monster two-handed dunk to get the run started, while Benjamin, Will Campbell, and Dunn followed with 3-pointers. Meadowcreek was 4 of 11 on 3-pointers for the night.

“It was big. We wanted to come out and throw the first punch. I think we did that,” Gilleylen said.

“They called a timeout and I think we got a little complacent.”

Duluth got baskets from Trent Gordon and Jalyn Hickerman at the end of the period to make it 13-6.

Gordon began the second period with a basket to make it a 13-8 game, but that was the closest Duluth would make it the rest of the game. Gordon was Duluth’s leading scorer with 11 points.

An alley-oop from Benjamin to Chaplin pushed the Mustangs’ lead to 21-8 midway through the second quarter.

Dunn’s layup with 2:07 left in the half gave Meadowcreek a 25-12 lead, its largest of the half.

Chaplin’s basket early in the third quarter put Meadowcreek ahead 4023. Duluth went on a 7-0 run thanks to a dunk and a pair of free throws by Gordon and a 3-pointer from Jordan Blue to make it 40-30 with 4:45 left in the game. That’s as close as Duluth got as Meadowcreek followed with a 10-1 run highlighted by a Chaplin dunk to deny the comeback.

“I said Jalen is the engine, and (Chaplin’s) the motor,” Gilleylen said.

“As he goes, we are going to go.”

Coursey’s bat keys GGC series sweep From Staff Reports

Mill Creek girls basketball players celebrate their upset of Region 7-AAAAAAA champion Brookwood on Saturday night in the first round of the state playoffs. (Photo: Will Hammock)

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Berkmar with nine points, cut the margin to 20-13, eight points, hit a 3-pointer but the Lions ended the to open the second quarter second with five unanto get Berkmar within two swered points to take a at 13-11, but offensive 25-13 lead at the half. output was scant for both Berkmar’s offense teams as the Lions outshowed some life to start scored the Patriots 12-5 in the second half with conthe period. secutive 3-pointers from Still, it was a 7-0 run af- Axem and Swan, getting ter the trey made by Swann the Patriots with six at that helped Peachtree Ridge 25-19, but the Lions would take control at 20-11, a counter by putting together spurt that ended with a a 10-2 run to stretch its 3-pointer from B.J. Knight. lead to 35-21.

A pair of free throws The Patriots would manfrom Loi Axem, who led age just four more points in

the third, while the Lions steadily pulled away.

Christian Williams, who finished with 12 points and four assists for Peachtree Ridge, scored six of those in the third, while Kam Oyola put in four of his game-high 15 points in the period.

A quick 6-0 spurt for the Loins to start the fourth effectively put the game away, a run that was highlighted by consecutive steals and layups from Oyola.

“Berkmar always has a

good defensive team and we knew we would have to be sharp offensively,” Diggs said. “In playoff basketball, it takes a while to settle in. Once we continued to get stops, we were fine.”

Peachtree Ridge also used its size advantage to control the boards, winning the rebound battle 27-13, led by seven from Knight.

Amari Davis also finished with 11 points for Peachtree Ridge, while Jerriah Love scored seven off the bench for Berkmar.

LAWRENCEVILLE — The No. 3-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team collected its second straight weekend series sweep of the season with a pair of victories Saturday against No. 18 Webber International University (Fla.) at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

GGC used a six-run third inning to capture the day’s opener 11-7 before tallying seven runs over the first two innings to win the nightcap 11-1.

“We had two strong wins against a really good opponent,” head coach Brad Stromdahl said.

“We pitched well, hit well and came together after a bad game on Wednesday (8-3 loss to Tennessee Wesleyan). It was a great weekend all the way around for us.”

Sophomore Cam Coursey, a Lanier grad, went 6-for-8 and scored five runs between the two games, while senior Brody Wofford drove in four runs in the second game. Senior Brenton Burgess hit a home run in each contest and now leads the team with three homers this spring.

Junior starting pitcher Hunter Dollander struck out eight batters and allowed one run over six innings in the nightcap to improve his record to 3-0 on the season. Senior Jonathan McKinney won the opener while freshman Alec Kliphouse tossed 3 1/3 innings in relief to register the save.

GGC (7-3) collected 28 hits and scored 22 runs in Saturday’s doubleheader sweep and outscored the Florida team 32-11 in the series.

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LSU (21-4, 11-1 SEC), which has won 14 of its ATHENS — Tremont last 15 games, used an Waters scored 16 of his 8-2 run to extend a 72-71 game-high 20 points in lead to 80-73 with 3:19 the first half and freshman left. Waters was the key Ja’vonte Smart added 19 to the surge with two points to lift No. 19 LSU assists — for a dunk and to an 83-79 victory over a layup — and added a Georgia in Southeastern layup of his own. Waters Conference play Saturday finished with a game-high in Athens. five assists.

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STATE WRESTLING FINALS Saturday at Macon Centreplex CLASS AAAAAAA TEAM SCORES 1. Camden Co. 223.5 2. Collins Hill 146.5 3. Mountain View 139 4. Brookwood 125 5. Rockdale Co. 87 6. Hillgrove 82.5 7. Forsyth Central 73 t8. Colquitt Co. 65 t8. West Forsyth 65 10. Cherokee 62 t18. North Gwinnett 28 22. South Gwinnett 21 t23. Mill Creek 20 t25. Archer 14 32. Berkmar 9 33. Duluth 8 36. Meadowcreek 5 t38. Parkview 3 t38. Peachtree Ridge 3 41. Grayson 1 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS FIRST PLACE Lucas DeSilva, Collins Hill, 160 Garrett Spikes, Mountain View 170 David Key, Brookwood, 182 Tomari Fox, Collins Hill, 285 SECOND PLACE R.J. Aguirre, Mountain View, 106 Mason Askew, Mountain View, 113 Clint Gilbert, Collins Hill, 126 Rex McDaniel, North, 145 Chase Hornsby, Brookwood 160 THIRD PLACE Powell Gilbert, Collins Hill, 113 Joey Felix, Collins Hlll, 120 Gabriel Lee, Brookwood 170 Harrison Spikes, Mountain View, 195 Justin Oldknow, Brookwood, 220 FOURTH PLACE Elijah Griffin, Collins Hill, 132 Chase Lappert, Mountain View, 160 Bruce Ferguson, South, 182 Cody Hutchison, Collins Hill, 220 FIFTH PLACE Grant Turner, Mill Creek, 106 Cameron Sapp, Archer 120 Chase Standridge, Mountain View, 145 Camden Drouault, Mountain View 152 Bader Arman, Berkmar, 160 SIXTH PLACE Ian McGhee, Duluth, 120 Vaughn Williams, Brookwood, 126 Chandler Mullis, Brookwood 145 Camron Starks, Brookwood, 152 Luke Hennebaul, Mountain View, 182 CLASS AAAAAA TEAM SCORES 1. Valdosta 177

2. Pope 141.5 3. Alexander 132.5 4. Richmond Hill 131 5. Creekview 116.5 22. Dacula 21 24. Lanier 16 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS THIRD PLACE Abuziad Jameel, Dacula, 285 SIXTH PLACE Emerson Kyle, Lanier, 285 CLASS AAAAA TEAM SCORES 1. Woodland-Cartersville 208.5 2. Buford 186.5 3. Veterans 130 4. Ola 127.5 5. Union Grove 102 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS FIRST PLACE Nick Corday, Buford, 106 Logan Ashton, Buford 113 Nick Stonecheck, Buford, 138 Blaine Bergey, Buford, 160 SECOND PLACE Charlie Darracott, Buford, 152 Evan Dimaggio, Buford 220 SIXTH PLACE Nick Cambria, Buford, 120 Talen Thompson, Buford 132 Jacob Smith, Buford, 285 CLASS AAA TEAM SCORES 1. Sonoraville 172 2. North Hall 168.5 3. Jefferson 165.5 4. Jackson Co. 102 5. Lumpkin Co. 87 17. Greater Atlanta Christian 23 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS THIRD PLACE Elijah Pryor, GAC, 285 FIFTH PLACE Na’im Moss, GAC, 113 SIXTH PLACE Tyler Garrett, GAC, 138 CLASS A TEAM SCORES 1. Commerce 193 2. Darlington 161.5 3. Turner Co. 98 4. Trion 90 5. George Walton Academy 80.5 8. Wesleyan 64 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS SECOND PLACE Harrison Dearth, Wesleyan, 145 Tanner Bivins, Wesleyan, 285 THIRD PLACE Sam Schmitt, Wesleyan, 152 GIRLS (ALL-CLASSIFICATION) INDIVIDUAL RESULTS FIRST PLACE Dianna Holmes, North, 106 Aki Choates, Duluth, 126 Tiyahna Askew, Collins Hill, 156 SECOND PLACE Kennedy Shropshire, Mountain View, 116 FOURTH PLACE Itzel Vega, Berkmar, 166 Mi’Kel Jiles, Meadowcreek, 225

Brookwood’s David Key hugs his parents after winning at the Georgia High School wrestling championships on Saturday. (Photo: Cory Hancock)

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Gwinnett girls find league of own North’s Holmes first of three from county to claim a crown

By David Friedlander

after coming up short as juniors last year.

And both came through, with Ashton score a MACON — Because of 10-0 major decision over the order of weight classes Woodland-Cartersville’s on the program, North Bishop Colton to win the Gwinnett’s Dianna Holmes Class AAAAA 113-pound missed out at being a Georchampionship, while Key gia high school wrestling pinned Camden County’s pioneer by just one match Cody Herrin in 3:15 to in Saturday’s action of the win the AAAAAAA title Georgia High School Asat 182. sociation’s state traditional For Ashton, the title was wrestling championships at a year-long quest after the Macon Centreplex. finishing as state runner-up Still, the North Gwinat the same weight class a nett sophomore’s pin of year ago.

Stephens County’s Athena “I was more motivated,” Malek in 2:47 of the said Ashton, who is 51-1 106-pound weight class on the season after Saturfinal made her a Gwinday’s win. “I wanted to go nett trailblazer as the out on top my senior year. county’s first official girls I didn’t want to lose (in the state champion — and the finals) again. state’s second.

“I wrestled (Colton) at As special as that ac(state) duals (last month), complishment is, Holmes and I (only) beat him seemed almost blasé folby one (point). … I was lowing the match, though focused on me (this time). she was quick to clarify I think that was a big part how much it means to her, of it.” lest anyone misunderstand Key, meanwhile, also her reserved joy at the avenged a loss in the finals North Gwinnett’s Dianna Holmes celebrates winning the moment, as well as her Georgia High School Wrestling Championships on Sat- of the same weight class excitement of the future of urday. (Photo: Cory Hancock) a year ago, and upped his girls high school wrestling season record to 60-1 in in Georgia. with her pin of Hiram’s Fame and Gwinnett Sports the process.

“It feels like another Mia Kurashima in 4:00 Hall of Fame coach Cliff match,” said Holmes, who in 3:29 of the 126-pound Ramos.

Title solves a weighty has been participating in championship match.

The legendary coach, issue for Spikes youth wrestling for nine “It’s so amazing,” said who guided Collins Hill to There may be only one years before being able to Choates, who improved nine different team titles other appetite greater compete for a state high her season record to 19-13 as head coach, as well than that of his success school championship this with Saturday’s win. “I as started the program that winning the Class weekend. “It’s been a goal didn’t think of it, really. … at Meadowcreek in the AAAAAAA 170-pound for a while. I always want It was very surreal (wreslate 1980s and served as state championship will to be the best. … (Having tling in front of a near-caan assistant at Mountain feed for Mountain View’s girls wrestling become a pacity crowd of more than View and Greater Atlanta Harrison Spikes. full varsity sport) is a great 7,000 fans). I couldn’t pro- Christian, was grateful to “I think I’ll probably be goal. I hope we can do cess it, but when I pinned be well enough to feel well about 20 pounds heavier it. Even if we don’t do it (Kurashima), everyone enough to attend as he con- by Monday,” the Bears (while she is still in high went crazy.” tinues to battle pancreatic junior quipped after he outschool), as long as it keeps Like Holmes, Askew cancer. lasted Rockdale County’s growing, it will happen.” was excited about the “I have good days and JhaQuan Anderson 6-5 in Holmes was one of four future of girls wresting bad days,” said Ramos, the title match.

Gwinnett girls to qualify following her 9-3 deciwho underwent surgery Spikes may be exaggerfor the championship sion over Sydney Sullins four months ago at the ating a bit, but after cutting match in their respective of White County in the M.D. Anderson Cancer weight after playing for weight classes Saturday, 156-pound title match, not Clinic in Houston, and Mountain View’s football with Duluth’s Aki Choates only in Georgia, but specif- continues to undergo treat- team in the winter, he does (126) and Collins Hill’s ically in Gwinnett County ment. “A couple of days realize the necessity to Tiyahna Askew (156) also given the success of local ago, I’m not sure I’d be pick up a little weight as he claiming championships, competitors Saturday. able to be here, but (Satur- makes the transition to join while Mountain View’s “It’s great,” Askew said. day was) a good day.” the Bears’ baseball team Kennedy Shropshire (116) “I want the younger girls this spring. finished as state runner-up. coming up behind me to Redemption fuels “It actually wasn’t as Choates became a have opportunities that I Buford’s Ashton, hard as I thought it would pioneer in a different way didn’t really come up havBrookwood’s Key be,” Spikes, who has besides being among the ing.”

After winning individual already verbally commitfirst group of state champistate titles as sophomores ted to play college baseball ons in the GHSA’s inauguRamos recuperating two years ago, Buford’s at Georgia, said of dropral girls all-classification A familiar face was Logan Ashton and Brook- ping weight from football competition. seen on the floor of the wood’s David Key came season. “I just worked at it The junior also became Macon Centreplex during into their respective cham- hard from football, though the first state wrestling Saturday’s matches in the pionship matches Saturday wrestling is a whole differchampion of either gender form of National Hall of with something to prove ent level of effort.” david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Wrestling •From Page 1B

champs Lucas DeSilva at 160 pounds and Tomari the tournament. But when Fox at 285 and runner-up you’ve got two teams that Clint Gilbert at 126, Colare that good, that’s the lins Hill claimed its first way it goes sometimes.” state runner-up finish since For Collins Hill, the run- 2012 under first-year coach ner-up finish was not only Nate Ethridge. part of a good weekend “It’s been a while,” for Gwinnett in the state’s Ethridge said. “We’re largest classification, it climbing. We’re doing marked the Eagles take a the right things, and the step closer back towards kids are believing. You its run of dominance when know, Camden’s a great it won five state titles in team. I believe they’re the seven years from 2005best team in Georgia, no 2011. disrespect to anybody else.

Buoyed by seven state They just had more (placplacers, including state ers) than we did.

“We did our best. Mountain View’s a great team, Brookwood, they’re all solid. We were in a great race (for second) with them the whole time. I think that’s really cool.”

Mountain View had one state champion in Garrett Spikes, who edged Rockdale County’s JhaQuan Anderson for 6-5 decision to win at 170 pounds, as well as runner-up finishes from R.J. Aguirre at 106 and Mason Askew at 113 to wind up third, while Brookwood rode a state title by David Key at 182

and a runner-up finish by Chase Hornsby at 160 to place fourth.

North Gwinnett’s Rex McDaniel made it to the finals at 145 pounds before settling for a runner-up finish.

Wesleyan had two different state runner-up finishers in Harrison Dearth at 145 and Tanner Bivins at 285, plus a third-place showing from Sam Schmitt at 152 to lead the way for an eighth-place finish in the Class A team standings Collins Hill’s Tomari Fox celebrates his victory with his for the Wolves with 64 coach at the Georgia High School Wrestling Championteam points. ships on Saturday. (Photo: Cory Hancock)

PREP ROUNDUP

Archer boys knock out Region 5 top seed Milton From Staff Reports MILTON — Archer stunned Region 5-AAAAAAA champion Milton 57-52 in the first round of the boys basketball state playoffs Saturday.

The Tigers (14-14) advance to face Peachtree Ridge in the second round. In a seesaw contest, Archer led 1511 after the first quarter and 30-23 at halftime. Milton roared back and led 43-42 after three periods, setting up the Archer comeback.

C.J. Hines and Justin Edmondson led the Tigers with 14 points. Brent Smith and Areyon Johnson

each scored 10.

BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS HOOPS Shiloh 73, West Forsyth 48 CUMMING — Shiloh’s Toneari Lane scored 27 points to lift the Generals to a 73-48 win over host West Forsyth in the Class AAAAAAA state tournament on Saturday.

Shiloh (18-8) advances to play Discovery in the second round.

Jordan Mitchell scored 13 and Kendall Lewis added 11 in the win.

Tiftarea 63, Notre Dame Academy 51 STATESBORO — Notre Dame Academy fell to Tiftarea 63-51 in the first round of the GISA Class AAA state tournament.

Mike Miller scored 16 and Ty Brown added 15 to lead the Irish Wolfhounds (10-18). Makhai

Mitchell added 11, Kendall Braxton scored five points and had seven rebounds while Cooper Curtin put up four points and pulled down six boards.

BASEBALL BASEBALL Mountain wins two of three BRUNSWICK — Mountain View went 2-1 this weekend in the Baseball at the Beach event.

The Bears defeated Sandy Creek 4-3 and North Hall 5-0 but fell 4-0 to Milton.

In the win over Sandy Creek, Mountain View won on a bases loaded walk by Jubriel Felix.

Tommy Claymore, Kane Mallory, Jimmy Heishman and Ryan O’Leary all had two hits. John Mattson was the winning pitcher, throwing two innings and allowing four hits and striking out three.

In the shutout of North Hall,

Cole Johnston was the winning pitcher.

O’Leary recorded three hits and two RBIs, Mallory and Jonathan Acosta had two hits while Max Gault also had two hits and drove in a run.

Grayson 10, Allatoona 8 EMERSON — Grayson downed Allatoona 10-8 at Lake Point on Saturday. Christian Linney was the winning pitcher while Kendall Wesson earned the save.

John Anderson led the Rams (3-1) with a triple, double, two RBIs and scored twice. Kevin Ortiz had two hits, including a two-run home run. Zach Resh added two hits and scored a run.

Peachtree Ridge 5, Evans 3 WINDER — Ryan Nauert pitched six innings and allowed

just one earned run in Peachtree Ridge’s 5-3 win over Evans on Saturday at Winder-Barrow. He gave up only three hits.

Jacob Brown earned his first save for the Lions, who were led offensively by Matthew Gill who went 3-for-3, with a double, a run, and RBI. Thomas LeMaster was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. North Gwinnett 12, Providence 2 (5 inn.)

SUWANEE — North Gwinnett defeated visiting Providence Christian Academy 12-2 in five innings on Saturday.

Sam Stewart went four innings on the hill to earn the win for the Bulldogs (3-0). Stewart allowed two runs and struck out seven.

Will Bennett led the offense with two hits and three RBIs. Michael Borah and Josh Shuler also drove in three runs apiece

in the victory.

Cole Tillotson hit a two-run home run and Keegan Tranum and Pierce Phillips each had a hit for the Storm (0-3).

Dacula splits VALDOSTA — Dacula defeated Lowndes 6-3 but fell 10-0 to Thomas County Central.

Blaine Jenkins went five innings to earn the win against the Vikings. Jenkins struck out four and helped his own cause by collecting three hits. Jackson Smith earned the save while striking out two. Henry Helfrich and Colson Crosby each had two hits.

Against Thomas County Central, Helfrich led the Falcons with two hits while Zach Devries and Marcerio Allen each had a hit.

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Green New Deal means giant tax increases — on everyone WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez’s now infamous talking points on the Green New Deal are the most unintentionally honest explanation of the neo-socialism now gripping the Democratic Party. Too honest, apparently. After her office sent the “FAQ” to NPR, The Washington Post and other news organizations, and posted a similar version on her congressional website, they were met with withering criticism — prompting Ocasio-Cortez to furiously backtrack, seeking to disown and discredit documents her office had produced, posted and distributed.

Sorry, you don’t get to do that. Ocasio-Cortez told us what is really behind her Green New Deal. Now she, and the Democrats who endorsed her plan, have to live with it.

Marc Ocasio-Cortez has Thiessen been pilloried for her plan to “get rid of farting cows and airplanes,” upgrade or replace “every building in America,” replace “every combustible-engine vehicle” and provide “economic security” for people “unwilling to work” — and rightly so. The old five-year plans of the former Soviet Union are modest, by comparison, in their pursuit of full socialism.

Yet the big untold story is her admission that all of this cannot be paid for simply by taxing the rich. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is campaigning for president on a wealth tax, while Ocasio-Cortez has proposed 70 percent marginal tax rates on wealthy Americans. The message is clear: We’ll soak the millionaires and billionaires and mega-rich corporations so we can give you free stuff.

But her talking points (even the watereddown version that was posted on her website) admit that won’t come close to covering the full costs of her Green New Deal. “The level of investment required is massive,” the talking points declare. “Even if every billionaire and company came together and were willing to pour all the resources at their disposal into this investment, the aggregate value of the investments they could make would not be sufficient.”

Her document says that funding the Green New Deal requires World War II levels of government spending of between 40 and 50 percent of gross domestic product.

Today, federal spending amounts to 21 percent of GDP, or $4.4 trillion annually. Increasing it to between 40 and 50 percent of GDP would require doubling government expenditures to between $84 and $105 trillion over 10 years (and that’s without factoring in rising GDP).

But Warren’s wealth tax would raise just $2.75 trillion over 10 years. And according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 percent marginal rate might raise at best $189 billion over 10 years, and could actually cost the federal government $63.5 billion in lost revenue by stifling economic growth and encouraging capital flight.

Taxing the rich won’t come close to covering the costs of the Green New Deal, which includes a bunch of socialist policies that have nothing to do with climate change. Manhattan Institute budget expert Brian Riedl has calculated the 10-year costs using liberal and nonpartisan sources. The results are stunning: $32 trillion for a single-payer health care plan; $6.8 trillion for a government jobs guarantee; $2 trillion for education, medical leave, job training and retirement security; and between $5 trillion and $40 trillion to fund universal basic income to support those who are “unwilling” to work.

(The final price depends on how “universal” it is.) Grand total? Between $46 and $81 trillion.

The only way to raise the revenue for even the low end of that estimate, he calculates, would require establishing a European-style value-added tax of 87 percent on everything we buy, or a new 37 percent payroll tax for every American (on top of the current 15.3 percent payroll tax and all existing federal, state and local taxes.)

And that covers the price tag only before we even get to the energy and environmental policies in the Green New Deal. It is virtually impossible to accurately calculate the cost of replacing every vehicle that uses a combustion engine; bringing high-speed rail to every corner of America; upgrading or replacing every building in America; and replacing all fossil fuel energy with alternative energy sources. We’re talking hundreds of trillions of dollars. It would be virtually impossible to pay for it. And Americans don’t want to anyway. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 56 percent say they support Medicare-for-all, but when they learn it requires more taxes, 60 percent oppose it.

With her FAQ, Ocasio-Cortez has inadvertently exposed the neo-socialist lie that you can get something for nothing. The Democratic Party’s embrace of that lie is going to get President Trump re-elected Follow Marc A. Thiessen on Twitter, @marcthiessen.

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The basics: Federal income taxes Just when I think I have heard everything, I hear something else.

It is amazing to me how uninformed, uneducated the masses can be. I’m talking now about the newest complaint going around about the American economy — which is booming, by the way, by all measurable accounts.

One segment of the population is being misled into complaining because — wait for it — their tax refunds are not high enough this year!

I ain’t making this up, y’all.

It’s a thing going around.

People are convinced that they have been duped by the tax cuts instituted last year because their tax refunds are not as big as they have been in years past. Earth to the people of America! You aren’t getting as much money back because you haven’t been having as much taken out!

Good grief.

Maybe it is time for a little history lesson.

In the beginning — not the beginning of the world, or even the beginning of the age, but the beginning of our country’s history — there was no income tax. No, really. There wasn’t.

You worked. You earned money. You kept that money.

When we were first starting out as a nation the government funded itself by taxing such necessities as whiskey, chewing tobacco and snuff.

Later on we relied primarily on tariffs on imported goods.

It wasn’t until 1862, during the recent unpleasantness between

ing the war, which was a really good investment.

But here’s the thing. As we entered World War II we were just emerging from the Great Depression and for the first time in history a high percentage of the industrial workforce was made up of women. In Darrell 1943, when the government Huckaby started withholding taxes, most of the wage earners weren’t the North and South, that the used to bringing home money powers that be started taxing anyway and didn’t miss the income — to pay for that war. part that the government withOriginally the tax rate was held — which was the plan about 3 percent on most folks. from the beginning.

And the commissioner of And that’s the way it has Internal Revenue was created, worked for the past 75 years. giving the federal governAmericans don’t really realize ment the power to collect how much the government taxes by any means necessary, takes from them because they including seizing property don’t see the money at the end and income and prosecuting of the week — or two weeks, those who avoided payment. or month — anyway. AmeriNothing much has changed, can workers are keenly aware except that the income tax was of their take-home pay but pay considered temporary. far too little attention to the In 1913 it was made a perwithholdings each pay period. manent fixture with the addiThat is by design. tion of the 16th Amendment to By withholding more the Constitution. They’ve had money than is necessary the us ever since. Thank Woodrow government — who is here to Wilson. But, to be fair, when help us — gets to use our monthat first tax bill was passed the ey all year, interest free. At the lowest rate was 1 percent and end of the year, they begrudgthe highest, for corporations ingly send us back the amount, and individuals, was only 6 if any, that we have overpaid. It percent. I could live with that. works well for the government, When the government and the government counts really got us, though, was dur- on the economic ignorance of ing World War II when they the masses who think it works introduced payroll deductions well for them, too. for the first time. They said it “I’m getting money back! was to “simplify” collection My Uncle Sam is so good to of the highest taxes ever levied me! I’m gonna use my refund on citizens, made necessary, of to pay down on a new used car. course, by the expense of fight- Or maybe a boat. Or maybe

a camping trip during spring break.”

Trust me. I know of which I speak because I have been there and done that, year after year after year. I counted on that annual tax refund, totally unaware that what I used as a savings account every year — money overpaid to the U.S. Treasury — was nothing more than an interest-free loan to the United States.

So in 2017 Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which allowed the public to keep more of their money each month — $3,000 for the average family, no matter how you cut it. So now that people are keeping $3,000 up front, throughout the year, the average tax refund is down $170 and people are up in arms, convinced that Donald Trump is somehow cheating them out of their money.

Not so, my friends. Not so.

Now if we could somehow do away with payroll deductions and force everyone to set aside their own tax payments each month and pony up at the end of the year, folks would realize how much they are actually paying, and we would have a revolution in this country that would make 1776 look like a church picnic. But that won’t happen.

But at least, now you know the rest of the story, with apologies to Paul Harvey. Let him who has ears hear.

Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County.

Email him at dhuck008@ gmail.com.

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To the west, I will work to see that a wall is constructed from Dalton to Donalsonville to deter Nick Saban (Boo! Boo!) from infiltrating our borders from Alabama each December and ruining the hopes and dreams of the Dick more-deserving young scholarYarbrough athletes ably representing the Red and Black. (Standing ovatoday, I will arrange for the tion! Cries of Woof! Woof!) reader who called me a “bedHowever, as much as I want wetting liberal” and the reader these walls built, I will not shut who called me a “bigot” to get down this column! (Another together and compare notes standing ovation!) and see if they can come to As has been my goal since some mutual understanding. this column began, I will It is my hope that when they continue my efforts to eradido, they will wet-kiss and all cate humor impairment. (Clap! will be forgiven. (Sustained Clap! Clap!) It has not been applause!) and will not be an easy task.

Now, let us talk about the If anything, humor impairwall. As you know, I have ment seems to be on the rise. advocated a wall be built on There are those find nothing our northern border from humorous in Colin Kaepernick LaFayette to Clayton to curb selling lampshades and soap. the influx of loud-talking, (Ha! Ha! Ha!) Not to mention know-it-all Yankees who think legislators who want guns evwe live on dirt roads and marry erywhere but the state Capitol. our third cousins. (Ha! Ha! (Boo! Hiss!) Supporters of Ha!) As for those already here, You-Know-Where Institute it is obvious they will not leave of Technology find no humor and go back to where it snows in the fact that the University 10 months a year and all their of Georgia, the oldest statebuildings are rusted. Therefore, chartered university in the I am proposing that they be nation, located in Athens, the required to swear allegiance to Classic City of the South, has grits, collard greens and sweet more Rhodes Scholars than tea. (Yea! Yea! Clap! Clap! they have green space. (Ha!

Ha! Ha! Woof! Woof! Go, you Hairy Dawgs!)

Another focus in 2019 will be continued collaboration with Claude the Whitetail Deer and his colleagues on Jekyll Island to prevent members of the Jekyll Island Authority from shooting them because they eat a few flowers from time-totime and, therefore, are considered a nuisance. Working closely with Claude, we have so far been able to convince the Jekyll Island Authority that visitors come to Jekyll to see the deer, not them, and if they want to eliminate a nuisance, start with the lawyers. Neither Claude nor I can think of a bigger nuisance. (Sustained applause!)

In closing, let me say to you, my fellow Americans, it will be my great honor to serve as your modest and much-beloved columnist another year. God bless you all — unless you are an atheist.

God will deal with you later.

God bless America. God bless Georgia. God bless corn-fried shrimp. And God, I’m glad to be through with this column.

(Thunderous roar!)

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@dickyarbrough.com; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, Georgia, 31139 or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/dickyarb.

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ELECTION NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC TEST OF ELECTION TABULATION SYSTEM Notice is hereby given, that on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, beginning at 9:00 a.m., there will be a public test of the election tabulation system to be used for the March 19, 2019 City of Snellville Special Election.

Said test to be conducted in Community Room of Snellville City Hall, located at 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia.

All interested persons are invited to observe said test.

This 20th day of February 2019.

Melisa Arnold Municipal Elections Superintendent NOTA INFORMATIVA PRUEBA PUBLICA DEL SISTEMA DE TABULACION PARA ELECCION Se pone en conocimiento del publico, que el Miercoles, 20 de Febrero, 2019, comenzando a las 9:00 a.m., abra una prueba publica del sistema de tabulacion que se usara para la Eleccion Especial de la Ciudad de Snellville el 19 de Marzo, 2019. Dicha prueba se realizara en el Cuarto de Comunidad en el Palacio Municipal de Snellville, localizado 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia.

Todas las personas interesadas son invitadas a observar dicha prueba.

Este dia 20 de Febrero, 2019 Melisa Arnold Superintendente de Eleccion 917-587279, 2/17 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC TEST OF ELECTION TABULATION SYSTEM Notice is hereby given, that on Thursday, February 21, 2019, beginning at 9:00 a.m., there will be a public test of the election tabulation system to be used for the March 19, 2019 City of Snellville Special Election.

Said test to be conducted in Community Room of Snellville City Hall, located at 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia.

All interested persons are invited to observe said test.

This 17th day of February 2019.

Melisa Arnold Municipal Elections Superintendent 917-586839, 2/17 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF POLLING PLACE CITY OF SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA The Mayor and the Council of the City of Snellville, Georgia, the Governing Authority of the City of Snellville, Georgia, hereby give notice of the following change to the March 19, 2019 Special Election and the November 5, 2019, Election Day polling place: Current Polling Location Snellville Senior Center 2350 Oak Road Snellville, Georgia 30078 New Polling Location Snellville City Hall 2342 Oak Road Snellville, Georgia 30078 So noticed this 6th day of February, 2019.

Filed this 6th day of February, 2019 Melisa Arnold City Clerk _________________ NOTA INFORMATIVA NOTIFICACION DE CAMBIO DE LUGAR DE VOTACION CIUDAD DE SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA El Alcalde y el Concejo de la Ciudad de Snellville, Georgia, la Autoridad Gobernante de la Ciudad de Snellville, Georgia ponen en conocimiento el siguiente cambio al lugar de votaciÛn para la ElecciÛn Especial el 19 de Marzo, 2019 y el dÌa de elecciÛn el 5 de Noviembre, 2019.

Lugar de VotaciÛn Actual Snellville Senior Center 2350 Oak Road Snellville, Georgia 30078 Nuevo Lugar de VotaciÛn Snellville City Hall 2342 Oak Road Snellville, Georgia 30078 Presentado el 6o dÌa de Febrero, 2019 Archivado en el 6o dia de Febrero, 2019 Melisa Arnold Secretario Municipal de la Ciudad

PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC TEST OF ELECTION TABULATION SYSTEM Notice is hereby given, that on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, beginning at 10:00 a.m., there will be a public test of the election tabulation system to be used for the March 19, 2019, City of Lawrenceville Special Election.

Said test to be conducted in the Election Room of Lawrenceville City Hall, located at 70 S Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia. All interested persons are invited to observe said test.

This 15th day of February 2019.

Karen Pierce Election Superintendent NOTA INFORMATIVA PRUEBA PUBLICA DEL SISTEMA DE TABULACION PARA ELECCIÓN Se pone en conocimiento del público, que el miércoles, 19 de febrero, 2019, comenzando a las 10:00 a.m., habrá una prueba publica del sistema de tabulacion que se usará para la Elección Especial de la Ciudad de Lawrenceville el 19 de marzo, 2019. Dicha prueba se realizará en la sala de elecciones en la Municipalidad de Lawrenceville, localizado en 70 S Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Todas las personas interesadas están invitadas a observar dicha prueba.

Este día 15 de febrero, 2019 Karen Pierce Superintendente de Elección 928-587445, 2/17

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE. These vehicles will be sold at a public auction at: Location: 5994 Goshen Springs Rd, Norcross, GA, 30071. Month, Day, Year: 02/24/2019 at 8:00AM. The following vehicles, declared abandoned and foreclosure vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-6, as follows: Year, Make, Model: 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA / KMHDN56D46U187105 2011 VW CC / WVWMN7AN0BE702105 928-586507, 2/10,17 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: located at South East Transportation - 4138 Arcadia Industrial Cir SW, Lilburn, GA 30047 2003 Mercedes Benz VIN: WDBRN40JX3A534144 will become abandoned 0306-19 928-587452, 2/17,24

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold at public outcry at: Location: 3540 LAWRENCEVILLE HWY TUCKER GA 30084 Month, Day, Year: 02/03/2019 Time: 11:00 AM The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosure vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-5, as follows: Year, Make, Model: 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA VIN #: 1N4BA41E98C831357 929-587017, 2/15,22 MCCULLOUGH TOWING AUCTION LIST 785 Brogdon Rd. Suwanee, Ga 30024 770-263-8483 Saturday, February 23rd 2019@ 1:00pm 2002 Acura RSX JH4DC54812C013460 2002 Acura 3.5RL JH4KA96632C006414 2004 Cadillac SRX 1GYDE637140135244 2008 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WT58K889210215 2001 Chevrolet Astro Van 1GCDM19W41B117749 2005 Chevrolet Equinox 2CNDL23F556158316 2005 Chrysler Pacifica 2C8GM68405R424481 2005 Dodge Durango 1D4HD38N25F590928 2001 Dodge Dakota 1B7GL22X31S153778 2003 Dodge Durango 1D4HR38N43F514237 2005 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAFP71WX5X112353 2003 Ford Explorer 1FMZU62K43UB59870 2002 GMC Sonoma 1GTCS195728221563 1993 GMC S-15 Jimmy 1GKDT13W7P2501596 2008 Honda Accord 1HGCS12368A020569 2003 Honda Accord 1HGCM72673A035467 2000 Honda Accord 1HGCG225XYA008062 1999 Honda CR-V JHLRD2846XC018853 2005 Horton Trailer 5E2B1101X51018941 2007 Mazda CX-9 JM3TB38CX70109039 2001 Mercedes Benz ML320 4JGAB54E71A232555 2005 Mercury Mountaineer 4M2ZU86K15ZJ06490 2004 Nissan Maxima 1N4BA41E84C905085 2006 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D46N415410 2006 Nissan Sentra 3N1CB51D46L585802 2009 Nissan Altima 1N4AL21E69N476843 2004 Nissan Maxima 1N4BA41E94C889866 2010 Pontiac G6 1G2ZA5E06A4116327 2017 Road Clipper Trailer 46UFU1620H1185256 1990 Toyota 4Runner JT3VN29V2L0001242 2004 Toyota Celica JTDDR32T240179471 2000 Toyota 4Runner JT3GN86R5Y0159553 2004 Volkswagen Golf 9BWGL61JX44013441 2002 Volvo C70 YV1NC53D12J028762 929-586498, 2/10,17,22 Notice Of On-Line Auction February 25, 2019 The following facilities under Absolute Storage Management Inc. will sell the contents of the following units to satisfy the owner’s lien at public sale by competitive bidding on www.selfstorageauctions.com under the provisions of the Georgia Self-Storage Facility Act. The contents, generally described as household goods, will be sold, for cash, to the highest bidder, on February 25, 2019 at or after 1:00 PM. All vehicles are sold as is, for parts only. All sales are final, cash only. Management reserves the right to withdraw units from sale and refuse any bid.

Killian Hill Storage 4139 Five Forks Trickum Rd. Lilburn, Ga 30047 John McNalley F14 Evelyn Smith G19 Raphael Rouse P01 Stanley Chatman P05 Fitzgerald Breland P11 929-587120, 2/17,24 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Location: Extra Space Storage 2790 Braselton Hwy Dacula, GA 30019 Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Time: 11:00:00 AM 909 Moses Bright Vehicle 416 Mark Similao Household Goods 919 Mark Similao Household Goods Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-585525, 2/10,17

PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2920 Buford Drive, Buford GA 30519, 678-496-3439 on February 26th @ 1:00 PM 1021- Tujuana Dill: household items 1208- Tameka Stanton: household items 1040- Kevin Davis: Furniture 1087-Myleea Tarpley: Household items 1041-Michelle Graham: household items 3195-Steven Davis: 2 futone couches totes of clothes dressers 3192-Anthony Banks: washer dryer sectional tv’s entertainment center, bed, night stand, pictures, dishes clothing Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-585333, 2/10,17 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 2050 Gravel Springs Rd Buford, Ga 30519 @ 12:00 PM, February 26, 2019

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS Unit 120 Leasha Donaldson Mattress, table, totes, wheelchair

bags,

Unit 317 Sheketa Hayes Bed, dresser, mattress, bags, boxes, clothes, pictures/ photographs, totes, toys, drum set, vacuum Unit 424 Wesley Robinson Boxes, pictures/ photographs, monitor, lamp Unit 462 John Roberson Dresser, basket, bags Unit 497 Pablo Hernandez Rodriguez Chair, boxes, pictures/ photographs, wood Unit 626 Nina C Buffington Bags, boxes, totes, jewelry Unit 627 Cipriano Patino Couch, shelves, pillows Unit 727 Harry Langley Dresser, mattress, wood, shelves, dolly, mirror, golf clubs, PVC pipe Unit 833 Cipriano Patino Dresser, fan, cooler

shelves,

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-586393, 2/10,17

Vandy Ouk Unit # A140 Household Items Ryan Starks Unit # C1033 Household Items

Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 1790 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth, GA. 30097 770-856-1130 Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

Chrisoula Baikos Unit # F813 Household Items John Moreno Unit # A132 Household Items Portia Marriott Unit # E730 Household Items Trina Croley Unit # C1037 Household Items Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-586027, 2/10,17 NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4257 Buford Drive, Buford, GA 30518, February 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM Jon Christopher Unit 6257 household goods Stephanie Carper Unit 602 chair, bags, bicycle, clothes, totes, toys, wall art, lamp, mirror Jonathan Lehman Unit 520 chair, couch, table, refrigerator, TV, boxes, clothes, totes, fake plants, headboard, tanning bed, curio cabinet, pedestals Geraney Sanders Unit 742 mattress, dresser, couch, bags, toys, lawnmower, rug, mirror, home décor, luggage Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-586392, 2/10,17 LIVE AUCTION MULTIPLE FACILITIES – MULTIPLE UNITS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4755 Nelson Brogdon Blvd. NE Sugar Hill, GA 30518, 02/27/2019, 10:00 AM Virginia Lincoln Unit 739 Personal Furniture, Antiques, & Personal Belongings Anna Taylor Unit 206 Household Selena Miller Unit 255 Household Items Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-586505, 2/10,17 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE South East Transportation - 4138 Arcadia Industrial Circle, Lilburn GA 30047 will hold an auction on March 4, 2019 at 10am. for the following vehicle: 2005 Subaru Legacy 4S3BP616957350039

VIN:

929-584587, 2/17,24 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4750 Nelson Brogdon Blvd Sugar Hill GA 30518 February 26th, 2019 at 3:00 PM Unit 117 David Thomas Dresser, boxes, chair, tool box, wood, cooler, lights U

Unit 2422 Christopher Peace Other Unit 2702 Janice Small Household Unit 3330 Jennifer Hill Queen bed/box spring dresser, kid’s bike, boxes Unit 2402 Kenyon Jones Art equipment Unit 3632 Berdina Wright Home goods Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-586434, 2/10,17 There will be sold at public auction on 1 of March 2019 at 11:00 am the following vehicle at BIG J AUTO SALES, 7094 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD. SUITE 165-5, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30071, 2001 AUDI TT, VIN: TRUUT28N211024709; Dz Mechanic Motors LLC, 2573 MISTLETOE LN, SNELLVILLE, GA. 30039, 1999 ACURA TL, VIN: 19UUA5649XA036636; 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE, VIN: 1GNEK13T04R162859; REYNA’S AUTO SERVICE, 3634 E.LIDDELL RD, DULUTH, GA. 30096, 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA, VIN: 1N4AA5APXDC835415; I & D AUTO PARTS LLC, 3375 STONE MOUNTAIN HWY, SNELLVILLE, GA. 30078, 2011 BMW 328I, VIN: WBAPH7G55BNM56600; declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 40-11-5.

929-587451, 2/17,24 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given That Extra Space Storage will sale at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicted: 2040 Lawrenceville Highway Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044 770-316-3725 March 6, 2019 at 2:00 PM Unit Name Item 063 Forrest Mitchell Partial 1 bedroom 047 Yanet Quiroz Household items 135 Jonathan Fomby Household goods and tools 110 Brenda Baker Clothes, TVs, Dressers, Deep freezer 4129 Taniqua Cooper queen bed, tables, twin bed, dining table, clothes, love seat, kids toys 121 Sugeil Morales clothing, household goods 146 Cespedes Mesa household goods 075 Rekeshea Henderson Queen bed, boxes, TVs, Household items 304 Anika Brooks-Wilson 2 beds queen and king, Boxes 504 Modou Mdure Furniture 062 Proviliz Vega Santana 2 boxes 482 Deshawn Keaundra Reese Jamar Plastic totes 4, plasric bags 2 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-586410, 2/17,24

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4400 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn GA 30047 at 12:00PM on March 6th, 2019.

Elizabeth Scruggs Unit #318 Appliances, boxes,furniture Monet Lawton Unit #448 Bedroom and living room furniture Querrell Thompson Unit #421 Desk, tables, furniture, household items Michelle Mitchell Unit #272 Household Items Natasha Mack Unit #498 Bedroom set, living room set, washer/dryer, chest freezer, boxes,...

Lisa Hipp Unit #100 Rubber maids boxes, household goods, tools Benjamin Suttler Unit #124 Household items, Bedroom Andrea Leddy Unit #374 Ladder, Crates, Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-586464, 2/17,24

Duluth, GA 30096 770-856-9676 March 6th, 2019 at 10:00 AM Tasha Allen Unit 42088 Home goods Kelly Nelke Unit 0326 Household Goods, Furniture.

Michael Hardy Unit 1304 Household Goods Clifford Rousseau Unit 3404 Household Goods The auction will be listed and advertised at Extra Space Storage 2801 Berkeley Lake Rd Duluth, GA 30096. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-587357, 2/17,22

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3564 Lawrenceville Hwy Lawrenceville, Ga 30044 @ 1:00 PM, March 6, 2019 219 Tajuanna Jennings Household 1146 Tiara Prealeau Household 4022 Tia Shuler TV clothing lamps 243 Maryam Joy Ogundepo Household items 2088 Rita Fowler washer/dryer, queen bed, 3x dresser, boxes, household goods, Table 4 chairs, breakfast hutch 311 Gabriela Cueto patio furniture,living room furniture,dining room, holiday decorations 1015 Kelly Elizalde Contents of a studio apt.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-587276, 2/17,24 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3357 Breckenridge Blvd.

Duluth, GA 30096 770-891-4639 March 6th, 2019 at 11:00 AM 3046 Gregory Johnson household items 3211 Tikesha Boyd household goods 0117 Ronnell Richards Office Furniture 2609 Aja Hanna Household Items 2049 Theophilus Boe 1 bedroom set, clothes, boxes 3156 Michell Pattman Household goods 2715 Charles Allmond household goods, boxes, bins, beds 3214 Darren Wade Household goods 3100 Claudia Perez Household goods 3512 Ebony Sanders Household goods 2133 Violet McKenzie Household goods 2144 Jason Hooker Household goods 1118 A r i a n n a Magno Household goods 2619 pre’Sranz dominick clothing, suitcases, household items 2035 Donna Allen Household goods 1156 Shawn Keen House Hold Items The auction will be listed and advertised at Extra Space 3357 Breckenridge Blvd. Duluth, GA 30096. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-587350, 2/17,24 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE South East Transportation - 4138 Arcadia Industrial Circle, Lilburn GA 30047 will hold an auction on March 7, 2019 at 10am. for the following vehicle: 2004 Honda Civic VIN: 1HGES16324L017217 929-587455, 2/17,24 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 2801 Berkeley Lake Rd NW D

LIVE AUCTION ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 98 Hurricane Shoals Rd NE Lawrenceville, GA 30046 March 7th, 2019 at 10:00 AM 1127 Ramon Ramos No description listed on lease 1237 Brenda Duckett household items CC105 Minerva Rodriguez Household Items 0953 Donna Range Books, photos 0502 amanda harrison Household goods, Baby Items, boxes and totes 0339 Thomas Walker Household items 0626 Khaneille Wellesley $415.60 Household items 1065 Wendy Wilkins Shoes,purses, clothing ect Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-587271, 2/17,24

LIVE AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2044 Old Norcross Rd Lawrenceville GA 30044 on March 7th, 2019 @ 12:00 P.M (noon) Unit# 202 Adoudou Mompermier Freezer, TV’s Tools Unit# 6C03 Angela Mills Toaster, crock pot, books Unit# 323 Stacy Christian DVD’s Sneakers, Headboard Unit# 449 Michael Mccoy Golf clubs, tools Star wars stuff Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the a m

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VEHICLES HOUSES FOR RENT Ford Fusion Hybrid, 2012 50500 miles, blue, leather, automatic, sunroof, excellent condition, $2,000, laco@coxmail. us, 770-382-4964 Ford Fusion Hybrid, 2012 50500 miles, blue, leather, automatic, sunroof, excellent condition, $2,000, laco@coxmail. us, 770-382-4964 CAMPERS/RVS 1993 Winnebago Warrior, 28k miles, V6 3.0L engine, automatic, sleep 6, in great shape, $2000 sale price. Contact: ron nasfyr@gmail.com

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2nd SHIFT MAINTENANCE LEAD TECHNICIAN Cottrell Inc., the leading manufacturer of auto transporting equipment, is seeking an experienced electrical maintenance technician to serve as a 2nd Shift Maintenance Lead Technician. The candidate must be a team player possessing a very strong work ethic. Experience in the repair and maintenance of mechanical and hydraulic components associated with production machines and equipment is essential. Candidate must possess a strong mechanical and electromechanical aptitude with a focus on metal fabricating machine tools, industrial saw systems, welding systems and presses.

The Qualified Candidate Must: A minimum 5 years of experience in trouble-shooting electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic components associated with the maintenance / repair of manufacturing equipment.

Have knowledge of CNC controls, PLC process controls.

Possess own basic mechanic’s toolkit and have the knowledge in the use of the tools of the trade to include multimeters, dial indicators, feeler gauges and associated test equipment.

Possess strong computer skills; specifically, in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Be able to provide engaged leadership to all technicians.

Be able to prioritize work, assign jobs to the appropriate technician and follow up on their progress.

Be able to effectively communicate with maintenance leadership, technicians on all shifts and with internal customers.

Be technically competent; able to provide guidance and support to technicians and logistical support to the parts associate.

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Must be 18 due to insurance. Must show proof of legal authority to wrk in US. Drug/Alcohol/ Tobacco free wrk zone.

Perform physical activities: such as lift, move, manipulate materials use static strength to exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, carry objects up to 50lbs. No min. edu. reqmt. OJT. All applicants must be willing, qualified, to perform wrk described & avail. for entire period specified. Based on Emplyr’s discretion/cost: Wrkr may have random drug/ alcohol test during emplymnt: positive test/ refusal to abide = dismissal. $14.24/hr OT $21.36/ hr DOE. Cash advance may apply @ emplyr discretion. Poss daily/ wkly hrs: 7A-4P 40+ (plus) to include lunch break M-F. Poss wknd/ holiday wrk. Outdoors, exposed to weather; must be capable of doing physically strenuous labor for long hrs, occasionally in extreme heat/ cold. Variable weather conditions; hrs may fluctuate (+/-), poss dwntime &/or OT. OT avail, not reqd. Emplyr will comply w/all applicable federal, state & local laws pertaining to OT hrs. Transportation: Will provide/pay cost of wrkr return transport, subsistence from wrksite to place wrkr departed to wrk for emplyr if wrkr completes period of emplymnt or dismissed from emplymnt before end of wrk period above.

Transportation & subsistence will be reimbursed (by check 1st wrk wk) for cost from place wrkr has come to wrk for emplyr, whether in US or abroad, to place of emplymnt. Guaranteed offered wrk hrs at least 3/4s of wrkdays each 12/wk period of total emplymnt period. Use/ maintain of emplyr provided tools/equip./supplies @ no cost/deposit.

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member seeing that Pilot/ NASCAR Wire Service Flying J (sponsor logo) on the back bumper,” AllDAYTONA BEACH, gaier said. “I could beat Fla. — Michael Annett him then, and I couldn’t won a numerologist’s de- do it today. I tried really light Saturday at Daytona hard there at the end.

International Speedway.

“First of all, hats off After an offseason the everybody back at JR change from No. 5 to No. Motorsports. To see a car 1 on the sides and roof that was that strong … all of his JR Motorsports four of our Camaro SS’s Chevrolet, Annett held off were strong today. To see teammate Justin Allgaier Michael get his first win in the NASCAR Racing … he’s tried so hard, and Experience 300 at the to see the time and the ef2.5-mile superspeedway fort he’s put in, especially to claim his first victory this offseason, it’s really, in the NASCAR Xfinity really cool. I was disapSeries in his 230th start. pointed I couldn’t make “Eight years in the a run, but a great way to series — this is amazstart the season.” ing,” said Annett, who The victory was also struggled through a 2018 the first for crew chief season that failed to proTravis Mack, who was duce a single top-five fin- released from the Monster ish. “I couldn’t have done Energy NASCAR Cup it without these guys (the Series team at Leavine crew). They’ve stuck with Family Racing (with me through the hard times driver Kasey Kahne) in when everybody counts midseason last year. He us out and wonders why I teamed with Annett for get to drive this car, and I the last portion of 2018 — think we showed it today 13 races in all.

— they worked their tails “It’s been a tough road off on this. for Travis Mack,” said “We got the 1 in Victeam owner Dale Earnhardt tory Lane. Our slogan this Jr. “It’s been an equally year is ‘One team, one tough road for Michael Andream, one goal.’ This nett. This was redemption was one of them, so we’re for both those guys.” starting off good.”

The first caution of the Brandon Jones ran third race not for a stage break in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs came on Lap 71, when Racing Toyota Supra in the the escape hatch in the debut race for that model. roof of Brad Keselowski’s Ryan Sieg ran fourth, fol- No. 12 Ford broke loose lowed by Austin Cindric and landed in the tri-oval and Christopher Bell. grass.

Allgaier tried to pair That particular piece up with Jones on the final had broken on Lap 1, and lap but couldn’t mount the Team Penske crew had a sustained run on his spent the cautions at the teammate, who held the ends of the first two stages lead for the final 45 of trying to secure it — in 120 laps. vain. After the hatch went “I followed Michael flying, Keselowski took a few years ago in an his car to the garage and ARCA race, and I reretired in 37th place.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin readily acknowledges that when he shows up at Daytona International Speedway, he is a race favorite.

He’s earned that distinction as a former Daytona 500 winner.

But this year a victory in the sport’s biggest race wouldn’t only be of historical significance of but put an end to the longest winless streak in the 38-yearold Virginian’s decorated Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career. Last year, he did not win a race for the first time since his 2006 rookie season.

“I feel pretty optimistic,” Hamlin said, sitting down to meet with reporters during the annual Daytona 500 Media Day. “I would say about the same as usual to be honest with you.

“I thought The Clash (last Sunday afternoon) kind of gave us an indication that we were able to kind of get up front even starting last. We got up front in a timely manner.

No surprises really from that, so there’s no reason to think otherwise that we can’t win.”

This year, his showing in the Daytona 500 will be especially important and, frankly, sentimental as he has dedicated his season to one of his biggest supporters. J.D. Gibbs died last month at age 49 after a long illness.

Gibbs, son of Joe Gibbs Racing founder Joe Gibbs, died on Jan. 11 from degenerative neurological disease. J.D. was not only president of the NASCAR championship organization but he was the person who signed a 23-year-old Ham-

NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin speaks during the media day for the Daytona 500 on Thursday. (Jasen Vinlove-USA Today Sports)

lin to the team in 2005. It was a relationship established on talent but built on equal parts friendship and business. And this week, Hamlin still looked pained and sentimental thinking of the loss.

“It’ll be super-important (to do well),” Hamlin said.

“Everyone knows how important he was for me and my career and everything he did for us, so certainly having success on track will be crucial for that.

Now that I pledged $111 for every lap that we lead, it’s going to be important for me to get up front and get up front often.”

Up front is a reasonable and likely place to find Hamlin at Daytona International Speedway.

His work in the Daytona 500 — specifically — and Speedweeks in general, is undoubtedly a career highlight reel. He is the 2016 Daytona 500 winner, earned three victories in the Duel at Daytona qualifying races and three wins in the Advance Auto Parts Clash — including his career first Cup-level victory as a rookie in the 2006 Clash non-points race.

His total of 267 laps led in the Daytona 500 is most

in this year’s field, as are his 407 total laps led at Daytona International Speedway (also including the summer Coke Zero 400).

Hamlin is also among the sport’s most elite company, winning both the Clash and the Daytona 500 in the same year — something that’s occurred only six times.

This season Hamlin’s No. 11 FedEx Toyota will have a new crew chief in Chris Gabehart, who moved up from JGR’s NASCAR Xfinity Series stable. Interestingly, as much pressure as there is in the sport’s most celebrated race, Hamlin thinks the Daytona 500 restrictor plate race may well be the best kind of transition for a new crew chief.

“I think it’s actually a good race to start with a new crew chief because you’re not really talking about handling that much,” Hamlin said. “It’s a good one to just kind of get your feet wet on the communication side of things. What his lingo is on the radio versus mine, so I think it’s actually a good start to the year.

“Even for the drivers that are in new situations

to start a year on a superspeedway where you’re not really having to fix the car much. It’s kind of more about the driver and how he strategically makes his way through the pack.”

A win or even a good showing in the 500 would certainly continue the kind of positive energy Hamlin showed in the end of last year.

He finished a seasonbest runner-up twice (at Dover, Del. and Martinsville, Va.) during the 10race 2018 Playoffs to end the season, and finished 11th in the overall standings. He earned four pole positions and sat on pole for the season finale at Homestead, Fla. It’s all eyes ahead.

“I’m looking forward to this one more than looking back on the last one simply because there’s just nothing I can change from this past year,” Hamlin said. “I couldn’t help the bad breaks that we had or the things that went wrong. All you can do is just figure out how can that not happen again. With a new crew chief, you’re obviously also working on what do we need to do to communicate better?

“You always feel like you have something to prove, but certainly this year in particular, I’m very fired up to go out there and win. Not one race, not two races, not even three — just like multiple races and show that we are a contender each and every week just like I know that we are.

You can always talk about the ones that got away last year, but that was last year.

So what, now what? We’ve got to figure out what we’re going to do to change the narrative of our team that we’re on the decline.”

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