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Cops seek ‘armed, dangerous’ home invaders FROM STAFF REPORTS Gwinnett police released photos of two “armed and dangerous” suspects Wednesday who were reportedly involved in a home invasion that left a third suspect dead last week. Police need help identifying the two suspects caught on video in the home they
tried to rob in unincorporated Gwinnett County near the DeKalb County border shortly after 4 a.m. this past Friday. Detectives said a woman staying at the house near Peachtree Industrial Boulevard fatally shot Antonio Leeks, 28, of Atlanta after he kicked in the front door and was followed by two
other men. The woman, a local business owner, reportedly grabbed a handgun when she and a man staying at the house were awoken by the noise at 3575 Spring Drive off Winters Chapel Road. She struck Leeks in the torso, and at least one of See SUSPECTS, Page 7A
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FOOD AT THE FAIR’ Tasty staples a perrenial draw for visitors BY CHRIS STEPHENS Staff Correspondent
LAWRENCEVILLE — Fried Oreos, turkey legs, roasted corn, funnel cakes and corn dogs are just some of the menu items that might leave your mouth salivating and your diet plan in the dust. But even if it means an extra workout or some extra calories for the week, those staples and others are what draw many folks to the Gwinnett County Fair. “It’s MORE ONLINE what Visit gwinnettdailypost. people com for more photos come to the fair for, right?” Lawrenceville resident Jeff Masters said while sampling the menus. “I like to come twice a year to the fair, and the food is one of my favorite parts.” While walking the Gwinnett Fairgrounds the rides light up the night sky but the many food stands are equally enticing with their bright lights and sometimes unique offerings. While some dishes can get somewhat exotic, for Masters, there’s one item he can’t do See FAIR, Page 7A
IF YOU GO What: Gwinnett County Fair When: Runs through Sunday Where: Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Prkwy., Lawrenceville More info: www.gwinnettcountyfair.com
Gwinnett police need help identifying two suspects who they say were involved in a home invasion that left another suspect dead in unincorporated Gwinnett, near the DeKalb County border Friday. (Special Photos)
Above, Elianah Stoica, 4, enjoys an ear of grilled corn at the 2016 Gwinnett County Fair on Monday in Lawrenceville. At top are funnel cake with fruit topping, a fair staple, and turkey legs on the grill (Photos: Chris Roughgarden)
Archer High principal responds Student’s racially insensitive comments set campus on edge BY KEITH FARNER keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com
Administrators at Archer High School this week are trying to tamp down emotions following racially insensitive comments made by a student on social media. Principal Ken Johnson wrote a letter to the community saying school officials are working to address the issue with the student and his family. Johnson wrote that administrators learned about the comments on Tuesday. The student wrote racial slurs about the number of black people at the school. “As you can imagine, these comments were concerning to individuals at our school and in our community and hurtful to others. … Concerns have been raised that other students may act out in retaliation or protest,” Johnson wrote. “We continue to talk to students and remain vigilant to ensure our school remains a safe, secure and orderly place for all of our students.” Gwinnett County Public Schools spokesman Bernard Watson said administrators at the school are talking with students and trying to, “Let everybody vent and continue to make sure things are fine and safe at the school.” On social media, students have warned each other that if they wear black on Friday they will receive a referral or suspension, and others have made reference to “black lives matter.” But Watson said school leaders are encouraging students to wear red to support the school. Johnson also wrote that it’s important to talk about the issue, and that while words can be hurtful, the Archer community cannot let the words of one person disrupt the school. “I know that the posted comments do not represent our community,” he wrote. “I see the strong relationships between our students every day. Our community is a strong, vibrant section of our county. It is a community that cares about its children and about providing them a bright future. We are a community that works through tough times … we are a community that sticks together. We are home to more than 2,600 students who all come to us with their own story, history, and background. They laugh and learn together. And now we must lead together … realizing that we are different and that this is a strength of our community.”
Wilbanks talks ballot measure, teacher salaries at Chamber event Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce at the Infinite Energy Forum in an annual lunDULUTH — J. Alvin cheon speech that updated Wilbanks steered clear on the business community on Wednesday of taking an public education in Gwinopinion in the simmering de- nett and issues that affect the bate across the state of how state and country. to improve underperforming Wilbanks addressed the schools. district’s upcoming acThe Gwinnett County creditation review, upcoming Public Schools CEO/Suchanges in how teachers’ perintendent addressed the pay is determined, and new BY KEITH FARNER
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federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, that replaced the No Child Left Behind law. Near the end of his speech, Wilbanks covered Amendment 1, which will be on the November ballot. At issue is how to improve failing schools and whether leadership for those turnaround See WILBANKS, Page 7A
Gwinnett County Public Schools CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks, middle, talks with Gwinnett Chamber President Dan Kaufman, left, and former Gwinnett County Commissioner and real estate developer Wayne Mason after a Chamber luncheon where Wilbanks gave an update on the school district. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)
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The sheer volume of people connected with a stabbing incident that left two people dead Tuesday afternoon near Braselton is complicating the investigation for officials. Whitney Kyle Stovall, 31, of Winder allegedly stabbed Stanley Hugh Ivy Jr., 47, of Hoschton to death at a home off State Route 124, Barrow County Sheriff’s Capt. Ryan Sears said Wednesday. Stovall reportedly was arrested but died on the way to the hospital. The sheriff’s office has turned over the case to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in Athens “due to the complexity of the situation,” said GBI Dep. Director Nelly Miles, an agency spokeswoman. Miles said authorities are unsure of exactly how many people
were around during the fight. “It’s complex primarily because of the number of individuals who were there; the crime scene processing in itself makes this more complex,” Miles said. Ivy was reportedly at home with several family members at 1168 Old Hog Mountain Road when he was stabbed by Stovall. Ivy’s family allegedly struck Stovall with a baseball bat multiple times, according to the GBI. When deputies arrived, they said they found Ivy’s body in a shed on the property. They were reportedly met by “a belligerent and combative male brandishing a baseball bat,” who was later identified as Stovall. GBI agents were called to the scene and interviewed witnesses. The GBI has been in contact with Barrow County
District Attorney Brad Smith about the investigation, and the bodies were taken to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy Wednesday to confirm the causes of death. “I want to make it clear that this is all preliminary information until the autopsy results come in,” Miles said. She said those results may be in as early as today, but full details are not expected for at least 90 days. The GBI have not provided information about why everyone was gathered at the home or what led to the dispute. Miles said that agents initially focused on identifying the victim and the aggressor. The agency is carefully considering any information they have discovered because no officers were at the home when the altercation happened.
Interactive event will depict life in Lilburn in mid-1800s
Janet Wells picks up Project RePurse handbags, a special program for women in transition, at Gateway House in Gainesville last Mother’s Day. The project is an effort to collect purses in Hall and Gwinnett counties for women in transition. (Special Photos)
Project RePurse gives women in need smiles, ‘sisterly love’ By Erika WElls erika.wells @gwinnettdailypost.com
Just because a woman may be going through a tough time of transition on her life journey doesn’t mean she can’t feel fabulous along the way. From staFF rEports That’s the purpose of The Environmental Project RePurse, an effort and Heritage Center will to collect “gently loved” turn back the clock to the handbags for women who Civil War era for its Yellow are working to better themRiver Post Office living selves despite homelesshistory event in Lilburn ness, addiction, abuse or this Saturday. other traumatic life events. The event will take a “You get a kind of spring look at the home front in in your step when you the mid-1800s at Nash get a new purse,” founder Farm, 3519 Five Forks Dannella Burnett said. In Trickum Road, from 10 2015, Burnett, who owns a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours of the an event planning business, Catherine Long, far right, with the Environmental and started the project with historic post office and Heritage Center demonstrates life during the Civil War the general store, which period for visitors at last year’s living history Yellow Riv- Cheryl Cappelli. supplied the community “These women probably er Post Office event in Lilburn. (Special Photo) during the Civil War, will aren’t giving themselves be available. a lot of self-love,” Burnett Visitors will meet a sol- pretation of a slave cabin line at www.gwinnettEHC. said. “They may not have dier and take part in mock will explore how blacks org or pay at the gate the a lot of material things or drills, learn about music of contributed to the culture. day of the event. basic necessities, but each the period, experience how Admission is $8 per The Buford-based purse is one thing they can clothing was cleaned and person. Environmental and cultural and community call their own.” find out the impact resiHeritage Center members center focuses on nature, Burnett and Cappelli dents Thomas P. Hudson and children two and under science and environmental said they “bring out in and Eli P. Landers had on are free. education while providing the open … purses sitting the community. An interGuests can register onrecreation. alone in closets, fill them with toiletries and treats, and distribute them to bring a smile to women.” They cater to those in shelters, halfway houses and recovery homes to show “sisterly love.” This year, the women hope to collect at least 300 handbags in Hall and Gwinnett Counties to give away at Christmas. Handbags should be big enough to hold small items, but large bags and totes are not accepted. Donations may be made at her Oakwood Occasions business in Gainesville. They also may be dropped
GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Projects Constructed with Special Sales Tax Proceeds Year ended June 30, 2016 2012 Sales Tax ‐ Authorized Projects Instructional Material
Original
Current
Estimated Cost *
Estimated Cost **
Current Year
Total
63,500,000.00
95,154,632.00
39,033,006.23
12,911,304.54
51,944,310.77
New Facility Construction
215,169,347.00
230,889,427.00
217,873,421.68
9,828,209.22
227,701,630.90
Facility Additions / Renovations
117,011,914.00
76,033,420.00
59,065,300.68
14,351,219.10
73,416,519.78
5,998,800.00
15,924,605.00
10,341,648.36
3,066,421.92
13,408,070.28
Lease / Purchase; Debt Service Payments
156,285,384.00
180,636,486.00
113,371,466.99
34,087,252.51
147,458,719.50
Technology ‐ System wide improvements
158,272,513.00
183,188,936.00
170,234,049.78
9,287,099.75
179,521,149.53
Total
716,237,958.00
781,827,506.00
609,918,893.72
83,531,507.04
693,450,400.76
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off in Gwinnett at special events at the Mall of Georgia and local holiday expos in the county. Otherwise, special arrangements can be made. The handbags were passed out last Christmas and Mother’s Day by organizations including the Gateway House, My Sister’s Place and Cherokee family services. Burnett, who said she is 15 years sober, said she’s familiar with what the women are experiencing. In recent years, she said she has received so many blessings and would like to share with others. “My family came back in my life, I got married and had children, and I have a business,” she said as she reflected. “To whom much is given, much is required.” Last year, Burnett and Cappelli said they stumbled upon the idea on social media. “A woman suggested cleaning out your closet, taking purses and handing them to women,” she said. “That way, one woman can help out another, but we wanted to do it in a bigger
way.” Since Burnett and Cappelli are businesswomen, they decided to use their networking resources for a good cause. “I’m surrounded by women in business that have a servant’s heart,” she said. “I thought what if we made this happen with all the women we know?” Other organizations have joined the effort by adding personal notes in the bags or donating books, snacks and other inspirational items. This is just a small way to give back to some women who need to know they’re not at an end of a story but at the beginning of a new one,” Burnett said. Purses, toiletries and gift cards can be dropped off at the OO Café by Oakwood Occasions in the Hall County Government Center at 2875 Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville. For information, contact dannella@oakwoodoccasions.com or 678-6773858 or Cheryl.Cappelli@ yahoo.com or 678-9787177 to make drop-off or pick-up arrangements.
Maxwell High to defend crown in car restoration contest
Expenditures Prior Years
Project RePurse co-founder Dannella Burnett shows off handbags at the Power of the Purse special event. Project RePurse is a special effort to collect ‘gently loved’ purses in Hall and Gwinnett counties for women in transition.
Maxwell High School is back to defend its crown. A year after a team from the school’s automotive and collision programs won a car restoration competition put on by Quaker State, the school is one of 55 schools to participate in the nationwide program. Voting is available until Sept. 25 at QuakerState. com/BestInClass. Five finalists will be selected — one for each region — based on the number of online votes. The five finalists will compete in the challenge, a
six-week, hands-on project in which auto shop classes restore, tune, and customize a pre-owned $3,000 car into a showroom-ready, creative representation of their school. Maxwell won last year’s competition, which included a $2,000 AutoZone gift card along with a custom advertorial in the February 2016 issue of Popular Mechanics. The students also traveled to Mecum Auctions’ classic and collector car auction in Austin, Texas, where they auctioned off their customized vehicle. The proceeds from the sale went to Maxwell High’s Automotive & Collision program.
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to the crime.” Gonzalez is in the Gwinnett County jail. Police said Bowman was taken to the hospital for unrelated medical issues but once he is discharged, he will be taken to jail. As standard procedure, the Deadly Force Investigation Team was called to the scene because an officer fired his weapon during the incident. The officer is on paid administrative leave. Detectives said they are trying to find out if there was a relationship between the victims and the suspects, but the woman said her husband did not know them. Anyone with information to share in this case should contact detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Also, text tips to “Crimes” (274637). Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case, No. 16-087940.
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A Norcross mother cried and pleaded on her phone, desperately seeking help as she locked herself in her bathroom at her home with her three children early Tuesday. With the help of a Spanish interpreter service, she explained to a 911 call-taker that her husband and brother-inlaw were in a bedroom arguing with masked men trying to rob them at gunpoint shortly after 2:10 a.m. They kicked in the doors at the home on Williamsburg Lane and threatened to kill them, according to 911 audio of the incident Gwinnett police released Wednes-
day. The suspects were tied up and told to get on the ground, according to police. When police arrived, a suspect who was outside shot at the responding officers. No one was inJavier jured, but Gonzalez detectives still need help in identifying the suspects who got away. At the time, police arrested Javier Gonzalez, 26, of Alpharetta and Lamar Marcel Bowman, 30, of Norcross and charged them with first-degree home invasion. Bowman, who detectives believe shot at officers, also faces an aggravated assault charge. Gonzalez was sitting in a vehicle outside the home, and the K-9 unit found Bowman in a creek bed in the woods nearby, according to police. Bowman reportedly had a black book bag with a pistol, duct tape, black ski masks and “other tools that (were) related
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Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the lungs DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension after a long list of tests. I went to Boston and had the CPET (Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Test). Since being put on the drug Letairis and learning my exercise limits, I had been doing much better. This week, I have had four days of complete exhaustion, was lightheaded and short of breath, and felt pressure in my chest. The only way I can get relief is to lie on my bed and rest. It has been hot and humid this week, and I’m thinking that could have made my situation worse. Can you give me any information about my illness? — P.C. ANSWER: Pulmonary artery hypertension, usually just called “pulmonary hypertension,” can have several causes, including severe heart disease, chronic lung disease like COPD or recurrent blood clots in the lung. In most cases we don’t know why people get it. In regular hypertension, it’s the blood vessels going from the heart to the body that have too high a pressure, predisposing a person to diseased blood vessels and ultimately to stroke and heart disease. In pulmonary hypertension, the elevated blood pressures are in the arteries of the lungs, and this leads to damage to the right side of the heart. Without treatment, the disease is progressive, but the rate of progression varies from one person to another. Ambrisentan (Letairis) often is used with tadalafil (Adcirca), as a recent well-done study on the combination showed benefit. Treatment slows progression and improves symptoms, but there is no cure, except a heart/lung transplant, which few are able to get. I can’t answer why you have had a bad week. Heat and humidity certainly can contribute to it. Even a mild viral infection can cause someone who is well-compensated to have the troubles you describe. It also could be something more damaging. DR. ROACH: A recent column on vitamin D generated many letters. I had written that very high doses of vitamin D can cause toxicity, but I heard from several people who need very high doses just to keep their vitamin D levels in the low range. I also heard from people who had symptomatic vitamin D toxicity from low doses. Both of these situations are unusual. In the first, the most likely issue is an inability by the body to absorb vitamin D, often due to surgery or disease, especially celiac disease. People with this problem may need very high doses of vitamin D, and the treatment must be directed to correcting the blood level, whatever the amount of vitamin D is required (several readers said their doctors were reluctant to prescribe all the vitamin D needed). Very rare metabolic deficiencies may cause resistance to vitamin D. In the second case, it’s quite rare to get symptomatic vitamin D deficiency with 4,000 IU per day or less, and this brings up unusual causes, such as sarcoidosis, granuloma annulare, tuberculosis and cat scratch disease, all of which can cause high vitamin D levels.
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in the family. If you have no intention of reconciling with your sister, you should tell him, “I know this is hard for you, but you don’t have the right to bully me any more than she does.” DEAR AMY: I would like to have someone in my life to confide in. I am married to someone who isn’t that person. Every conversation with him turns into an argument. There is no talking to him. My sister was there for me for most of my life. Now her life is taken up by her own family. I keep everything to myself, and I know it affects my health. I don’t have a best friend, only the wives of my husband’s friends, and we are not close like that. I see a counselor, but you can’t talk to them about personal things. What do you suggest? — Lonely DEAR LONELY: Your counselor’s job is to hear those personal things you hold close. Recharge your therapy by confiding in your counselor. One way to start is to initiate a discussion about your lack of intimate friendships. You are correct that holding everything in is not good for your health. You should write down your thoughts every day. Also look for online sources where you can discuss your concerns
with other people who might be able to listen and help. My own Facebook page seems populated by a very supportive community of helpful strangers. Writer Cheryl Strayed also hosts a lively Facebook community. You are welcome to join these or other online discussions, where you can communicate with others and feel less alone. DEAR AMY: I was a bit offended by your response to “Grieving,” the parents who were so worried about their daughter’s sudden isolation. You could be right, and she might be caught up in the drug crisis, but there is another possibility: domestic violence. My former partner isolated me from everyone, had me quit my job and moved us around frequently, just as Grieving describes. It wasn’t until the birth of our daughter that I realized what I had wasn’t love at all. — Survived DEAR SURVIVED: Thank goodness you got out. Thank you for writing. You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.
Sister doesn’t seem like family DEAR AMY: I have a younger sister, “Tammy,” who was very cruel to me when we were growing up. Because of her abuse, I left home at 17, and since that time, have grown out of the self-hate that she drilled into me. I’ve built a very strong network of friends, who I now think of as my family. I have started getting closer to my father, and I enjoy having a relationship with him. He is a kind and intelligent man who worked hard to support his family his whole life. He is retired now, and I am grateful for this opportunity to get to know him as a person. The problem is he thinks I am cruel for refusing to have a relationship with my sister. He says that she is my family, and family needs to stick together, because that’s all we have in the end. Amy, I agree wholeheartedly with his definition of family, because the family I have built for myself is so incredibly supportive and inspiring to me, but I do not think of my sister as falling into this category. I do not know this woman, nor do I wish to. From what I can surmise, she seems just as nasty as ever. My father says I am “living in the past” and says I am being juvenile. He yells at me and puts me down when I refuse to associate with her. I say, I
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Amy Dickinson have moved on and come to respect myself enough to choose the people I want in my life. I want him in my life, but this seems to be a sticking point. What do you think? — Happily Estranged DEAR ESTRANGED: Being related to someone often requires a level of tolerance you wouldn’t extend toward a stranger, but I disagree with the assertion that “family is all we have in the end.” Sharing DNA with someone does not guarantee any particular kinship. For some people, “family” becomes something to escape, not embrace. You don’t mention if your sister has ever extended a hand toward you regarding having a relationship. If she does, you should consider attempting some sort of reconciliation. Your father’s treatment toward you — yelling at you and putting you down — speaks not only to his anxiety about this, but a sort of bullying behavior that seems to run
Reflect upon what you have done so far and what’s left on your bucket list. An honest assessment of your highs and lows will help you set a course that is sure to bring a rewarding future. Learn as you go, and don’t fold under pressure. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Try not to complain or question what others do. Focus inward and aim to do things that will make you feel good about yourself and your contributions. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Learn as you go. Let your instincts and intuition help you find your strengths. Courage comes from doing what you believe is right. Change will lead to a fortunate discovery. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Don’t spend money foolishly. If you want to help a cause, put your time and expertise to work, not your cash. Your ideas will be a far better contribution. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If you put more time and effort into personal relationships, you will find common ground that will help you bring about positive changes at home and among your peers. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Stick close to home and take measures to prevent interference from someone who is trying to make you look bad. Don’t hesitate or change your mind just because someone disrupts your plans. Do what works for you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — An experiment will turn out better than anticipated. Network with others and share your success with people who could have something to contribute to your plans. Romance is highlighted. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Problems at home will escalate. Stay focused on your work and on fulfilling your duties in a timely manner. Letting your emotions affect your job performance will lead to more stress at home. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You should make special plans that will bring you closer to someone who intrigues you. Share your vision and your ambitions. Altering your living arrangement looks promising. TAURUS (April 20May 20) — An emotionally fraught matter will get blown out of proportion if you or a colleague becomes aggressive. Refuse to get drawn into something that could put you in a vulnerable position. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You need to show greater creativity when you are dealing with peers or presenting your work. Someone will offer you an opportunity based on your actions, not your words. CANCER (June 21July 22) — Don’t take part in gossip or share personal information. Work on a project that will require your undivided attention and unique and creative skills. Home improvements are favored. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Keep your emotions out of any situation that involves money. Joint ventures will not pan out as hoped, leaving you in an awkward position. A romantic gesture will pay off.
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World Boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt, killing 43 BURG RASHID, Egypt — A boat carrying almost 600 people capsized off Egypt’s coast on Wednesday, killing at least 43, in the latest disaster among migrants trying to reach Europe. The boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Burg Rashid, a village in the northern Beheira province. Officials said 31 bodies had been found, 20 men, 10 women and one child. A Reuters correspondent later saw a fishing boat bring in 12 more bodies, bringing the total so far to 43. Rescue workers have so far saved 154 people, officials said, meaning about 400 could still be missing. “Initial information indicates that the boat sank because it was carrying more people than its limit. The boat tilted and the migrants fell into the water,” a senior security official in Beheira told Reuters.
Obama welcomes historic peace deal with Colombia NEW YORK — U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed on Wednesday a peace deal between Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels to end Latin America’s longest war, describing it as a “historic achievement.” After almost four years of talks, the FARC and government last month reached a final peace accord that will be signed by FARC commander Rodrigo Londono, better known by the nom de guerre Timochenko, and President Juan Manuel Santos on Sept. 26. Colombians will have the last word during an Oct. 2. plebiscite.
FBI seeks bomb witnesses By DaviD ingRam anD nate RaymonD Reuters
NEW YORK — U.S. authorities investigated on Wednesday whether anyone helped an Afghan-born American citizen charged with carrying out bombings in New York and New Jersey, while the city’s top federal public defender asked for access to the man. Police in New York City also said they had not yet been cleared to speak to Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, who was arrested on Monday after a gunfight with police in Linden, N.J. He has been charged with wounding 31 people in a Saturday night bombing in New York that investigators regard as terrorism. The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a photo of two men who found a second, unexploded bomb they say Rahami left in a piece of luggage in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on Saturday night. The two men, who took the bag but left the bomb on the street, are not suspects, officials said, adding that investigators want to interview them as witnesses. “As far as whether he’s a lone actor, that’s still the path we are following but we are keeping all the options open,” William Sweeney, the FBI’s assistant director in New York, told a
Above is the FBI image of two unknown individuals taken from a closed circuit television recordings take near the vicinity where explosive device had detonated on West 23rd Street in New York released on Wednesday. (Courtesy FBI/Handout via Reuters)
news conference. Rahami is also charged with planting bombs that went off in Seaside Park, N.J., and his hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., but did not injure anyone. He faces charges from federal prosecutors in both states, with New York up first. Federal prosecutors portrayed Rahami, who came to the United States at age 7 and became a naturalized citizen, as embracing militant Islamic views, begging for martyrdom and expressing outrage at the
U.S. “slaughter” of Muslim fighters in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Palestine. Prosecutors plan to move Rahami to New York in the near future, from the Newark, N.J., hospital where he is being treated for wounds sustained in the gunfight, once his medical condition allows, Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, said. Rahami’s wife met with U.S. law enforcement officials while in the United Arab Emirates and voluntarily gave a statement, a
NatioN SEC charges Cooperman with insider trading
NEW YORK — The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday charged billionaire investor Leon Cooperman with insider trading, making him the highest-profile target in years in Washington’s ongoing crackdown on illegal trading at hedge funds. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Cooperman’s trades earned Thirteen detained roughly $4 million when his fund Omega Advisors in assassination invested in Atlas Pipeline Partners six years ago, plot in cemetary before it sold a gas processDIYARBAKIR, Turkey ing facility. Cooperman — Turkish authorities de- was a big shareholder in tained 13 people includthe company and used his ing municipal officials on position to obtain confidenWednesday on suspicion tial information about the of trying to assassinate sale that other investors did a senior politician by not know about, the agency planting explosives at a said in its civil case. cemetery where his relaCooperman, 73, denied tives are buried, security any wrongdoing. “We have sources said. done nothing improper Police found 1,411 and categorically deny the pounds of explosives Commission’s allegations,” at a cemetery plot for he said in a five-page letter relatives of Mehdi Eker, sent to investors, a copy of deputy chairman of the which was seen by Reuters. ruling AK Party and a former agriculture minis- Judge dismisses ter, in the largely Kurdish southeastern province of case against N.C. Diyarbakir, they said. marriage opt-out The security sources said the explosives were NEW YORK — A feddetected a day before eral judge threw out a chalEker was due to make an lenge to a North Carolina annual visit to the cemlaw that allows government etery ahead of last week’s officials to refuse to perEid al-Adha holiday. form same-sex marriages if Some of the 13 people they cite religious objecdetained were municipal tions, claiming the couples officials in Diyarbakir who brought the suit failed province, they added, to establish they were giving no further details. harmed by the law. — From wire reports The six plaintiffs, who
Leon Cooperman, chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York in 2015. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
include gay couples, argued in the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Asheville that the legislation — Senate Bill 2 — allows magistrates and other officials performing marriages to put their personal beliefs before their sworn constitutional duty. The plaintiffs said on Wednesday they would appeal the ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn on Tuesday. Cogburn said the plaintiffs had not argued they were being directly injured by the law, but instead said that their tax dollars were not being used according to the constitution. He said they had not presented enough evidence to prove they had been harmed as taxpayers, although he did add that citizens could potentially suffer “real or emotional harm” as a result of the law because the magistrates decision to opt-out is secret.
Charlotte braces for more protests after shooting CHARLOTTE, N.C./ TULSA, Okla. — Authorities in Charlotte, N.C., braced on Wednesday for
a possible second night of rioting triggered by the police killing of a black man who refused commands to drop a handgun that officers said he was brandishing. Sixteen police officers were injured overnight on Tuesday and one person was arrested as officers in riot gear clashed with protesters who threw stones, set fires and briefly blocked an interstate highway. The trouble in Charlotte unfolded as demonstrators in Tulsa, Okla., demanded the arrest of a police officer seen on video fatally shooting an unarmed black man who had his hands in clear view at the time.
Texas withdraws from resettlement for new refugees AUSTIN, Texas — Texas gave notice on Wednesday that it was withdrawing from participating in the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement’s program, citing security concerns after failing in federal court to halt the inflow of Syrian refugees into the
law enforcement official said on Wednesday. She was not in custody, the official said. A New Jersey U.S. congressman previously said Rahami had emailed his office in 2014 for help in getting her a visa to enter the United States from Pakistan when she was pregnant. Rahami’s defense attorney, David Patton, on Wednesday asked for his first court appearance to be scheduled as soon as possible, even if it occurs in his hospital bed. “He has been held and questioned by federal law enforcement agents since his arrest,” Patton, head of the New York City federal public defenders office, said in a court filing. “The Sixth Amendment (of the U.S. Constitution) requires that he be given access to counsel on the federal charges, and that he be presented without delay.” New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill told a news conference that investigators had not yet received doctors’ clearance to interview Rahami, adding, “That may happen in the next 24 hours, pending the doctors’ approval.” Federal prosecutors in New York noted that while they filed charges against Rahami on Tuesday, he remains in the custody of state officials in New Jersey, who initially arrested him after Monday’s gunfight.
PeoPle Chan-Zuckerberg initiative pledges $3B to disease SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan on Wednesday pledged more than $3 billion toward a plan to “cure, prevent or manage all disease within our children’s lifetime.” Investments will include a bioscience research center, and plans for a chip to diagnose diseases, continuous blood stream monitoring and a map of cell types in body.
Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo dies in fiery crash
ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Carlos Walker, who went by the stage name Shawty Lo, died early on Wednesday in a fiery car crash while returning from a nightclub near his hometown, police said. He was 40. Walker, a founding member of the Southern rap group D4L and founder of D4L Records, was best known for his single, “Dey Know.” A message posted on Shawty Lo’s Twitter account, apparently written by the rapper’s manager and brother, noted the death. “My brother has passed, he is no longer here but his spirit, his kind heart and his music will state. live on,” it said. The Texas State RefuWalker was driving a gee Coordinator sent a letter to the agency, giving white Audi on an interstate highway in South 120 days notice of its Fulton County near intention to withdraw, charging that the program Atlanta at about 2:20 a.m. was riddled with problems when the vehicle crashed that present security risks, through a guard rail, hit several trees and caught Republican Governor fire, Fulton County Police Greg Abbott said. spokeswoman Maureen “Despite multiple Smith said. requests by the State of Texas, the federal government lacks the capability Bee stings NBC or the will to distinguish over its handling the dangerous from the of Donald Trump harmless, and Texas will not be an accomplice to LOS ANGELES — such dereliction of duty to the American people,” Ab- Contrary to popular belief, Samantha Bee thinks very bott said in a statement. well of Jimmy Fallon. But Man suspected of she’s not terribly impressed with his employer, killing 4 children NBCUniversal. Bee raised eyebrows reported himself earlier this week on A man suspected of her TBS program “Full killing his two children Frontal with Samantha Bee,” when she called into and two step-children on question Fallon’s handling Wednesday at the famof a guest appearance by ily’s home in the Detroit Republican presidential suburb of Dearborn candidate Donald Trump. Heights called authorities to report the slayings, The NBC host asked no questions about Trump’s police said. policies or about his deciHe also attacked the children’s mother but she sion to end his questioning of where President Barack survived with non-life threatening injuries, Cap- Obama was born, and focused instead on the fritain Michael Petri of the volity that is a regular part city’s police department of his “Tonight” show. In told a news conference. a segment that generated The suspect, whose name and age were with- viral attention, Fallon held by authorities, called messed up Trump’s hair, revealing what looked to police at about 1:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday be a massive comb-over. “We love Jimmy. I’m to say he had shot mema fan of Jimmy. It’s not bers of his family, Petri really a Jimmy thing,” said. According to local me- Bee said while speaking to reporters Wednesday dia, the man was sitting afternoon. “It was more on the front porch of the for me an NBC thing, to house when officers arbe perfectly honest with rived. Police said he surrendered without incident. you.” — From wire reports — From wire reports
New SAT designed in way that may hurt neediest students By Renee DuDley
SAT in May. “And I ran out of time.” The College Board, the maker NEW YORK — In the days people I asked had similar impres- of the exam, had reason to expect after the redesigned SAT college sions.” just such an outcome for many entrance exam was given for the The math itself wasn’t the test-takers. first time in March, some test-tak- problem, said Vicki Wood, who When it decided to redesign the ers headed to the popular website develops courses for PowerScore, a SAT, the New York-based notreddit to share a frustration. South Carolina-based test prepara- for-profit sought to build an exam They had trouble getting through tion company. The issue was the with what it describes as more the exam’s new mathematics secwordy setups that precede many of “real world” applications than past tions. “I didn’t have nearly enough the questions. incarnations of the test. Students time to finish,” wrote a commenter “The math section is text heavy,” wouldn’t simply need to be good at who goes by MathM. “Other said Wood, a tutor, who took the algebra, for instance. The new SAT Reuters
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would require them to “solve problems in rich and varied contexts.” But in evaluating that approach, the College Board’s own research turned up problems that troubled even the exam makers. About half the test-takers were unable to finish the math sections on a prototype exam given in 2014, internal documents reviewed by Reuters show. The problem was especially pronounced among students that the College Board classified as low
scorers on the old SAT. A difference in completion rates between low scorers and high scorers is to be expected, but the gap on the math sections was much larger than the disparities in the reading and writing sections. The study Reuters reviewed didn’t address the demographics of that performance gap, but poor, black and Latino students have tended to score lower on the SAT than wealthy, white and Asian students.
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Our political predicament There is no point denying or sugar-coating the plain fact that the voters this election year face a choice between two of the worst candidates in living memory. A professor at Morgan State University summarized the situation by saying that the upcoming debates may enable voters to decide which is the “less insufferable” candidate to be President of the United States. My own take on this election is that the voter is in a situation much like that of an American fighter pilot in World War II, whose plane has been hit by enemy fire out over the Pacific Ocean and is beginning to burst into flames. If he bails out, there Thomas is no guarantee that Sowell his parachute will open. But even if he lands safely in the ocean, he may be eaten by sharks. If he comes down on land, he may be captured by the Japanese and tortured and/or killed. In other words, there are huge and potentially fatal risks. But, if he remains in the plane, he is doomed for certain. To me, Donald Trump represents multiple and potentially fatal risks. But Hillary Clinton is a certainty of disaster. Her vaunted “experience” is an experience of having repeatedly made decisions that turned out to be not merely wrong but catastrophic. The most obvious example has been her role as Secretary of State during the Obama administration’s decision to undermine and help destroy the governments of two nations — Egypt and Libya — that were no threat whatever to Americans or to America’s interests. The net result was that two Middle East nations that were at least neutral toward the United States, in contrast to others who are hostile and belligerent, were turned into countries where Islamic extremists created turmoil, and one in which Islamic terrorists killed the American ambassador and those who came to his aid. President Obama and Secretary Clinton inherited an Iraq where terrorists had been soundly defeated, thanks to General David Petraeus’ “surge” campaign, which both had opposed when they were in the Senate. But the Obama administration turned victory into defeat by pulling American troops out of Iraq, against the advice of top military leaders, setting the stage for the emergence of ISIS and its triumphant barbarism that attracted adherents who began waging a terrorist war inside Western nations, including the United States. A whole series of disastrous military and foreign policy decisions have led to public criticisms by an extraordinary succession of former Secretaries of Defense and top generals who had served under the Obama administration. Such public criticisms of any administration, by its own former high officials, are virtually unheard of. One of these Secretaries of Defense, Robert Gates — who has served under several administrations of both parties — criticized Donald Trump as well. Secretary Gates said: “The world we confront is too perilous and too complex to have as president a man who believes that he, and he alone, has all the answers and has no need to listen to anyone.” Secretary Gates called Trump “beyond repair.” He also criticized Hillary Clinton, so this was no partisan attack. Unfortunately — perhaps tragically — she and Trump are our only alternatives this election year. On the domestic front, as well, Trump is an uncertainty, while Hillary is a guaranteed catastrophe. Given the advanced ages of various Supreme Court justices, whoever becomes the next President of the United States can expect to have enough appointments to that court to determine the future of American law — and American freedom — for decades after that president’s term of office is over. Hillary Clinton has already said that she wants to see the current Supreme Court’s decision overturned in a case where they ruled, by a 5 to 4 vote, that both corporations and labor unions have free speech rights. On other issues as well, she has advocated curtailments on free speech. And without free speech, there is no effective limit on what any administration can do. On racial issues, Mrs. Clinton has repeatedly pushed the idea that blacks are besieged by enemies on all sides, and need her to protect them — in exchange for their votes. Trump has at least supported charter schools, which are one of the few avenues through which the next generation of blacks can get a decent education. There are no good choices, but nevertheless we must choose. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell. com.
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On Trump, my take is my own WASHINGTON — As the first presidential debate approaches, fists clench, jaws tighten and invectives giggle in anticipation. Game on! To half the country, it’s a sure win for Hillary Clinton, who will expose Donald Trump’s shallow store of knowledge, his intemperate habit of insult and insouciance, his division of diversity into us and them. To the other half, Trump will destroy his foe with a glance of his lance, ripping away the shroud of secrecy in which Her Majesty conceals the codes to the missing emails. A-ha! At this point, Trump readers are already enraged and selecting their favorite epithets for the email they feel “compelled” to write. “You’ve got it in for Trump,” they’ll say. “You give lyin’ Hillary a pass,” they’ll accuse. “Why do papers run you as a conservative when you’re an obvious libtard?” they love to ask. And best: “I used to enjoy reading you. What did you do with Kathleen Parker?” It isn’t only readers who feel this way. Recently, a television producer wanted me to respond to the anchor’s observation — it seems that The Washington Post is against Donald Trump. Yes, it does. But not for the reasons many people seem to think. The idea
Kathleen Parker that everyone on the opinion staff at The Post is anti-Trump is probably close to correct. It is certainly not the case that editors and columnists are convening at the Keurig machine to plot Trump’s ruin. More likely, such plans are hatched individually whilst staring out a window and pondering with some precision exactly how much time can be wasted before deadline. There’s no cabal, in other words. No media conspiracy. No dictate from on high. There’s an editorial board that does meet and decide what the newspaper’s position will be on a given subject. And yes, the Post’s editorial page has decided against Trump. But this position isn’t binding on anyone. No one in the history of my almost 30 years of column writing has ever told me what to say. What you read on a newspaper’s editorial page is the paper’s position. What appears on the op-ed (opposite edito-
rial) are the opinions of others. I’m ashamed to admit that I rarely read others’ columns, in part because I don’t want their thoughts interfering with my own and also because I fundamentally don’t much care. I’ve never discussed an editorial position with anyone — ever. The fact that many of us columnists are in sync about Trump means only that a consensus has formed independently around facts to which all are privy. Finding Trump unfit to be president requires only a dispassionate view of those facts (a lack of knowledge, a dubious business record, questionable foreign relationships, an alleged university scam, concealment of tax returns) as well as an informed understanding of what his antics, style and temperament suggest about his character and mental health. The mystery is how anyone finds him acceptable. The truth is, many who will vote for him don’t. They’ll vote Republican, not Trump, to protect the Supreme Court and apply the brakes to liberal policies. These considerations apparently outweigh concerns about a free press, our near-to-boiling melting pot, and the harm Trump’s attitudes toward Muslims, among others, can bring to our nation. As I recently wrote to a reader: I find Trump so unin-
formed, thin-skinned, volatile and divisive that opposing him has become for me a moral imperative. I sincerely believe he’s a threat to our security and our nation’s equilibrium, which has been dangling by a thread since 9/11. This is what I think and where I stand. Yet, this shouldn’t be construed as an endorsement of Clinton, who will have to muddle through without rose petals from my basket of adorables. It isn’t the columnist’s job to endorse political candidates. For the record, I couldn’t care less about witnessing the first woman president except as a historical matter. My father would ascend from hell and smite me for such irrational thinking. It would be nice (this is me talking), but compromising logic to meet social goals is beneath the standard we should use in selecting a president. If Clinton gets my vote, it will be because I think she’s the best qualified. But I won’t tell you because I don’t have to. When I do, I’m leaving. In the meantime, I offer a barber’s remark passed along by a reader who surely speaks for many: “I definitely don’t want Trump to win and I definitely want Hillary to lose.” Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.
Nation desperately needs history, civics revival CHICAGO — In our Internet-connected world where cute is king and issues of substance tend to be discussed only if there’s a catchy meme to share, people are far likelier to know that Sept. 17 was National Apple Dumpling Day than that it marked the beginning of Constitution Week. Pity the starry-eyed individual who wrote the official proclamation of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day 2016, which the White House sent out to its press list late last Friday: “The vision of self-government laid out in our Constitution is dependent on Americans doing the hard and sometimes frustrating — yet always essential — work of citizenship,” read the proclamation signed by President Obama. “Being a citizen is a responsibility that challenges each of us to stay informed, to speak out when something is not right or not just, and to come together to shape the course our country will take. Citizenship is a commitment, calling on us to stand up for what we believe in and to exercise our rights to protect the rights of others.” It’s difficult to imagine a time when our nation’s young people were less suited for the responsibilities of citizenship, given public schools’ neglect of civics education. In May 2015, the National Assessment of Educational
participation in democratic life as central to education and an essential outcome. The Fordham Institute found that 60 percent of the country’s 100 largest school districts (which represent about 11 million students) had mission statements that did not mention Esther civics, citizenship or democracy. Cepeda Of all the mission statements they examined, the term “U.S. Progress released its report card citizenship” appeared only once. on history, civics and geography (As a side note, my own chiland found that only 18 percent dren’s school mission statement of all eighth-graders assessed is a scant 44 words long and were at or above proficiency heavy on “individual passions” (defined as demonstrating and “meaningful connections.” competency of subject-matter Hey, at least my sons’ school knowledge, application of such observes the pledge of alknowledge to real-world situlegiance daily, which is more ations, and related analytical than I can say for other public skills) in U.S. history. Only 23 schools in my immediate area.) percent were at or above profiAlong those lines, the Fordciency in civics. ham Institute found, the words This came as no surprise to “patriotic” and “patriotism” anyone who knows what passes did not appear at all in any for “history” class in districts of the public statements they across the country. reviewed. If you have children in public In a recent column about the schools, you know the curricuways in which American palum is heavy on personal essays triotism can be used to provoke about hot-topic “social issues” positive political change, The and light on reading historical New York Times’ David Brooks texts or having to remember his- lamented that “many schools torical dates, figures or events. no longer teach American hisIn 2015, the conservativetory, so students never learn the leaning Thomas B. Fordham facts and tenets of their creed. Institute analyzed public A globalist mentality teaches schools’ mission, vision and students they are citizens of the values statements to see whether world rather than citizens of the educational system views America.” the preparation of students for As someone who trained in
a social-justice-focused teacher preparation program and has seen a whole lot of social studies homework both as an educator and a parent, I can vouch for Brooks’ assertion: There’s a lot of overtly anti-American “American History” instruction going on in public schools. There’s an argument for public schools teaching history and civics in a manner that is both rigorous and critical in order to prepare students to make smart choices about their role in a democratic society. But most students on the last NAEP civics test could not correctly answer questions about checks and balances or understand the policy implications of a trend using a graph. And they’re supposed to someday understand the implications of our current reality-TV presidential election? “Presidential elections have always been the ultimate ‘teachable moment,’” said Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow at the Fordham Institute, in an email. “Given the strong feelings created by Trump and Clinton, and widespread disappointment in both as reflected in polls, it would be lovely if the election led to an enhanced interest in civic education, or a civics and history revival. We could certainly use it.” Esther Cepeda’s email address is estherjcepeda@ washpost.com.
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•From Page 1A situations should come from the state or local level. Gov. Nathan Deal has proposed an Opportunity School District that he has said, “would authorize the state to temporarily step in to assist chronically failing public schools and rescue children languishing in them.” Opponents of the ballot measure have questioned the language that will be on the ballot, and while Wilbanks didn’t take a Andre Bulluck, owner of Dre’s Place, grills turkey legs at the 2016 Gwinnett County Fair side on the issue, he also on Monday in Lawrenceville. (Photos: Chris Roughgarden) noted how the question is presented to voters. “As with many bal•From Page 1A lot issues, the preamble and the question that without at the fair — funwill appear on the balnel cake. lot are written in a way “I love the powdered that someone who’s not sugar on top of it,” he said. informed about it would Carson Page, “I think I’m addicted to it.” be inclined to vote in sup4, leans Masters said that while port of it,” the superintenagainst a some of the fair foods he dent said. “Obviously, if I sign as he loves can now be found at was writing the preamble eats a corn the grocery store, there’s about the ballot question, dog at the nothing like eating fair I would probably do the 2016 Gwinfood in the proper setting. nett County same thing. I’m not here For those like him, they today to advocate for or Fair on Monday in have until Sunday, when against Amendment 1, Lawrencev- but I do encourage you to the fair ends, to do so. ille. “I see fried Oreos, fried learn all you can about it.” pies and other stuff on store Wilbanks went on to shelves all of the time,” he note that Gwinnett does said. “It’s great because not have any schools on you don’t have to wait until the list that’s subject to a the fair comes around every and funnel cakes, and “It’s one time each year, potential state takeover, year for your favorites. But anything else that their eyes so why not?” Chapman and the Gwinnett County that also doesn’t mean that found.” said, although he admitted Board of Education has For Chapman, comI won’t come out to the fair. he might return this week- not issued an official There’s nothing like food at ing to the fair means one end. “This is a tradition I policy statement. other thing — throwing the fair.” want for my kids. I want to In addition to the fried the workout plan out the bring them here every year favorites, plenty of fair-go- window for a few days. and experience the fun and •From Page 1A ers could be seen munching “You’re going to break the food that is the fair.” on other offerings such as your workout plan and Masters feels the same the other men fired back gyros, turkey legs, barbeeating plan when you come way, adding that although cue and fried pickles, just before they took off in a to the fair,” he said. “It he didn’t have his 2-yearto name a few. car, police said. doesn’t matter what kind of old with him at the time, For Arlene Rolan and The surviving men diet you’re on, the fair will that he would most likely Lamar Chapman, seeing are considered a “threat get you. But it’s worth it. return during the weekend their four kids react to all to the community” and This is what the fair is all and bring his son. the choices was amusing to about, and I’m happy I can anyone who sees them “I have to bring him say the least. share that with my kids.” here for the experience,” he should immediately “The kids were oohcontact police, Cpl. Deon While the four kids said. “I used to come for ing and aahing when we Washington said Wednesmunched on fries, Chapthe food, but now I have walked in,” Rolan said. day. man chose a big turkey leg to make sure and do some “They wanted corn dogs The suspects are black to satisfy his appetite. things he likes to do.”
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Carla Alexander Carla Jean Alexander, age 62 of Buford, GA passed away September 21, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.
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Jalane Cowart Jalane L. Croy Cowart age 70, of Dawsonville, GA passed away on September 20, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.
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James Dutton James “Jim” E. Dutton, age 56 of Lawrenceville, passed away unexpectedly in an accident on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Sola Fide Lutheran Church. Pastor Daniel Berg will officiate. Mr. Dutton had a passionate love for his family. He was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Dutton. Survivors include his wife of 10 years, Kim Dutton of Lawrenceville; parents, William & Karen Turner Dutton of Dacula; sister, Teresa Johnson of Monroe. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road SW, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com.
Clifford Dollar Clifford B. Dollar age 90, of Dacula, GA passed away on September 18, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.
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Annie Hewatt Annie Elizabeth Hewatt, age 95, of Loganville, GA passed away September 20, 2016. Wages & Sons Stone Mountain Chapel, 1040 Main Street, Stone Mountain, GA 30086. 770-469-9811.
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“But we do believe that something does need to be done and that’s what we’re trying to work through,” he said. However, Gwinnett School Board Chairman Dr. Robert McClure has told the Daily Post that while the board hasn’t made an official policy about the issue, the group is not in favor of the proposal. He said it doesn’t make any more sense than the federal government running local schools, and that it would be only slightly better because the best government is the smallest that’s closest to the problem. Teacher compensation was a major component of recommendations from last year’s Education Reform Commission, and Wilbanks told the crowd that school districts across the state will be required to develop a new compensation plan for teachers, based “partly on their performance.” And instead of experience steps, there will be performance steps. Gwinnett’s draft model is being reviewed by principals, teachers, district office personnel to make sure all parties are represented. It’s expected to be implemented by next school year. “There’s certain components of that that we’ve got to get right,” he
said. “And I just remind everybody, while you may like your job … I enjoy getting up every morning and coming to work, but if they cut my pay off, I may not come in as regular. And I think everybody’s like that. We don’t underestimate the importance of this task and we’re working very diligently to make sure that we bring our people along with us as we develop what we think will be a great compensation system.” In regards to ESSA, Wilbanks said the new plan was designed to provide more flexibility while also requiring more accountability. The final version of the plan is due to the U.S. Department of Education in March, but Wilbanks said listening sessions and feedback are ongoing around the country. He credited U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s influence in getting the plan through in a way that would benefit education. “We hope it will be a good plan that will really hold true to what the law was intended,” Wilbanks said. “I still have some concerns that the flexibility that we have longed for, and that the law allows local districts in determining how we educate children, and how we measure their learning, might be negated.”
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Lockett was preceded in death by; Father, Frank Burnette. She is survived by; Husband: Steve Lockett of Loganville; Sons: Kyle Burnette, Scott Lockett, both of Loganville; Daughter: Emily Lockett of Loganville; Mother: Lariece Burnette of Dacula; Sister: Sandra Harris of Monroe; Brother & Sister-in-law: John & Jennifer Burnette of Monroe. Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.
Hill of Milton, FL and her brother, Jonathan Brown of Pensacola,FL. Betsy battled stage 4 breast cancer for 10 years. Her stength came from her love of her children and her faith. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, 9/26/16 @ 7pm @ Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville, GA. The family asks, in lieu of flowers, for contributions to be made to Rising Church - Betsy Tanner Memorial Fund for Mission Scholarships https://tithe.ly/give_new/ www/#/tithely/give-onetime/29323 SUGAR HILL
September 23, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Dunn officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford. The family will receive friends Thursday, September 22, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www. flaniganfuneralhome. com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.
Tammy Wheeler Tammy Allen Wheeler, age 43, of Sugar Hill, GA died suddenly on Sunday, LAWRENCEVILLE September 18, 2016. She Paul F. Moore is survived by her husband Paul F. Moore, age 89 of fifteen years, Vance H. died of natural causes on Wheeler, sugar Hill, GA; 9/18/16. He was preceded children, Karen Allen, Jay in death by his wife Jayne and Destiny Allen, Sugar Moore of 60 years. He is Hill, GA, Mary Allen, survived by his 8 children Sugar Hill, GA, ChristoJohn Moore(Gina), Charlie pher Wheeler, Sugar Hill, Moore, Beth Espy(Wayne), GA; parents, David and Kate Dunlap(Randy), Sherry Allen, Athens, GA; Annah Messer(Mike), sisters, Lynn Cothran, Mary Louise Moore, Paula Tennessee, Julie Hales; Hucks (Richard), Monica five grandchildren; fatherSweetman( Mike). He has in-law and mother-in-law, 11 grandchildren and 22 Butch and Jackie Wheeler, great grandchildren. He Sugar Hill, GA; sevwas of Catholic faith. eral nieces, nephews and Funeral Mass will be cousins. Mrs. Wheeler was Friday 9/23 at 2:00 pm born December 22, 1972 at St. Lawrence Catholic in California. She was a Church. 1990 graduate of Brookwood High School. She was a bus driver for Fulton DULUTH County School System, a Betsy Tanner former school bus driver for Gwinnett County and Betsy K. Tanner for Great Beginnings Day(12/07/1962 - 9/19/2016) care Center in Sugar Hill, passed away peacefully GA. She was a member surrounded by her famof Free Chapel in Gainesily. Betsy is survived by ville, GA for the past four her children Katie and years. Funeral services Cam Malcolm of Duluth, will be held on Friday, GA, her mother, Judy
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7 teams in need of a rebound win this Friday
GGC’s Kevin Konfederak finishing the 2016 spring season ranked the No. 1 player in NAIA. He leads the Grizzlies in a fall opener on the three-time national champions’ home court starting Friday. (Photo: Rod Reilly/GGC)
No time to hibernate
Grizzlies set to defend home court as fall season begins By Christine Troyke
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The eight teams arriving at the Georgia Gwinnett College tennis facility in Lawrenceville Friday morning won’t have to wonder who sits atop the NAIA mountain right now. The Grizzlies’ courts are full of banners celebrating team and individual national championships. The GGC men have won three straight NAIA titles and the women have two in the last three years. Kevin Konfederak and Valeria Podda have their own banners as well for their individual crowns. “We don’t put up a banner unless they’re national champions or national awards,” head coach Chase Hodges said. “Hopefully we can keep adding to them.” The fall tennis season opens at 8 a.m. Friday with the first day of the ITA South Regional tournament. Play continues through Sunday afternoon and the winners advance to the ITA Oracle Cup, formerly known as the Small College Championships, in Surprise, Ariz. Players representing Reinhardt, Brenau, Middle Georgia, Mobile, Point, SCAD
lineup. Which can be scary in terms of needing to get some players (for the future), but we did add three freshmen that we feel really good about. “It’s going to be an interesting situation. Obviously Valeria is going to be tough to beat. Klara Dohnalova has been playing very well. We’re actually putting them together in doubles and testing that combination.” GGC’s Valeria Podda and the women’s tennis team won their At the same time as the second NAIA title in three years in June. (Special Photo) Oracle Cup in October, GGC hosts the Grizzly Open from Atlanta, Xavier and Martin be without mainstays Matias Oct. 14-16. The final event Methodist join the Grizzlies Hatem, who graduated, and in the fall season will be the for the tournament. Lachlan McPhee, who transUSTA/ITA national indoor “It’s very hard to play ferred to Vanderbilt. But they intercollegiate championships tournaments if you’re not well did add two promising freshNov. 3-6 in Flushing, N.Y. prepared,” Konfederak said. men in Sergio Valinotti from Konfederak advanced to the “We’re doing everything we Paraguay and Gregor Hutterer quarterfinals there last year. can. We train two hours a day. from Austria. “The fall is more individual “It’s very nice to play at “We feel really good about based, but with that being home. I hope some people can the team we have playing this said, it’s a good opportunity come and cheer for us. We’re tournament,” Hodges said. for them to separate themalso used to these courts. “All six players, I think, are selves from their teammates in We’re not used to this weather capable of doing very well. So terms of who is going to play — I don’t know what is going are our doubles teams. We’ve where in the spring,” Hodges on with the sun — but it’s got six guys who are ready to said. “This is our fifth week alright.” get after it and do big things of practice and you see them The GGC men are led by for us. I think we’re ready.” every day but it doesn’t really Konfederak and Jordan Cox, The women’s roster inmean anything until you see who finished the spring season cludes five seniors and three them in competition. ranked 1-2 in the NAIA. Con- freshmen. “It’s a great opportunity to nor Clements also returns as “We are very, very expericompete for the college, but part of a core which won the enced on the women’s side,” also individually kind of show school’s third straight national Hodges said. “Very rarely do what they have. I’m looking title in June. The lineup will you have five seniors in your forward to it.”
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ITA SOUTH REGIONAL: GGC hosts eight teams in a three-day tennis tournament starting 8 a.m. Friday in Lawrenceville
Rivalry ramps up in key region clash or more runs would give the Broncos (12-8, 6-1) the inside track to the tournament’s No. 1 seed, while a win by In most high school sports, just a single run — matching all it takes to get the commuParkview’s 4-3 win back on nities located in and around Aug. 30 — would likely result the Five Forks-Trickum area in a shared regular season title between Lilburn and Snelland a series of tie-breakers to ville fired up is to mention the determine the top seed. Brookwood-Parkview rivalry. “As if it wasn’t a strong “There’s nothing bigenough rivalry,” Brookwood ger than Brookwood and coach Jennifer Maloney said. Parkview, at least around “We’re looking forward to here,” Parkview softball coach a game like this (against Justin Bishop said. “It makes Parkview). We want it to be a the games a lot more fun for good, competitive game and to everyone.” go out and play as hard as we While such will be the case can and see what we can do.” when the two softball teams Both teams have been able square off tonight at Brookto do quite a bit so far this seawood with a 5:55 p.m. sched- son. After winning 20 games uled first-pitch, there will be last year, only to come up short even more at stake. of a state playoff berth in the The visiting Panthers Region 8-AAAAAA tourna(14-5, 7-0) can wrap up at ment, the Panthers have ridden least a share of the Region big bats like Hannah Turnbull 7-AAAAAAA regular season (.333, 13 RBIs, 13 SB), MacKchampionship — which would enzie Michels (.360, 1 HR, 11 surprisingly be the first on RBIs) and Destiny Beckham record for the program — plus (.552, 5 RBIs, 19 R, 21 SB) the top seed for the upcoming and a strong pitching duo of region tournament, with a win. Michels (10-3, 1.59 ERA, 25 A Brookwood win by two K, 79 IP) and Emily Kable By David Friedlander
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(4-2, 0.84 ERA, 23 K, 33 1/3 IP) to one of their best starts in recent history. However, it is the defense, which has posted a team fielding percentage of .944, that Bishop says has been the biggest difference this season. “The biggest key has been defense, honestly,” Bishop said. “The offense has been sporadic at times, but … one of the things we started preaching after last year when we got knocked out (of the region tournament) was being a very good catch-and-throw team and being a sound fundamental defensive team. For the most part, we’ve done that. “Like all high school teams, we’ve had our breakdowns and lapses here and there, but we’ve been able to make those breakdowns less numerous. We’ll need to do that again (today) because Brookwood is going to put pressure on us. We’ll see how our young ladies respond.” For Brookwood, a 12-8 mark heading into a late Tuesday game at Cobb County powerhouse Lassiter may
seem like a bit of a step back after trips to the state tournament in Columbus the last three years. However, a very young group of Broncos that included just four returning starters from a year ago has grown up quite a bit over the course of the 2016 season. After a slow start, they’ve gone 11-4 over their last 15 games, led by a mix of veterans like recent Daily Post Fans Choice Fall Athlete of the Week Grace McMurray and sophomore pitcher Kelsey Park, who recently threw a nohitter with nine strikeouts in a win over Norcross. “We have a very hard-working group of girls,” Maloney said. “What I’ve liked most about them is their ability to look at the big picture. Our end goal is certainly to do well in region and into the playoffs, but also to get better each time out. “We’ve had some good, strong senior leaders who have taken the younger in and gotten them on board. At the end of the day, we’re not afraid of a challenge.”
Last Friday brought the ideal results for the Greater Atlanta Christian, Lanier and Parkview football teams. Each followed up a tough loss in the right way — with an impressive win. GAC lost the previous week on its road trip to Valor Christian (Colo.), then got back in the win column with a 37-7 win over St. Pius. Lanier had lost back-to-back games to South Gwinnett and Northside-Warner Robins by a Will combined 55-7 Hammock margin, but gutted out a 35-28 win last Friday against Lambert, a reigning region champion in the largest class. Parkview’s comeback effort came up short on Sept. 16 with a 35-34 loss to Lowndes, but the Panthers responded with a 34-15 victory at Tift County the next week. Those three teams restarted their momentum last Friday with region play fast approaching, leaving a new batch of teams in a similar spot this Friday. Let’s call it Rebound Week, with a bunch of playoff hopefuls in need of a bounceback win. Here are seven teams in that category: • Archer The young Tigers are coming off backto-back losses, but breaking that streak will be tough with powerful Roswell coming to Lawrenceville on Friday. Archer can take solace in this — each of its first five opponents have been stateranked. • Brookwood The Broncos have gone through an upand-down early season, with its biggest down last Friday, a disappointing 52-14 loss at Colquitt County. They can get things going again this week with a road game at winless Berkmar. • Collins Hill In need of a win more than most, typically slow-starting Collins Hill is 0-4, its worst start since going 0-5 in 2007. The Eagles lost a tough overtime game to Central Gwinnett two weeks ago and had a bye last Friday. A rebound win this week won’t be easy with top-ranked Mill Creek on deck. • Dacula With three losses in a row to tough opponents, including 31-14 to West Forsyth last Friday, Dacula faces Walton on the road this week. • Peachtree Ridge A promising start has hit a rough stretch, with three straight losses, the last two high-scoring setbacks, 36-31 to Mays and 34-32 to Newton. New school Discovery hits the Lions’ schedule at the perfect time this Friday. • North Gwinnett Region 6-AAAAAAA play gets going with a showdown between North and unbeaten Mountain View this Friday. North is coming off a bye, but lost 38-24 to longtime rival Norcross in its most recent outing. • South Gwinnett South looked as impressive as any team in Gwinnett early in the season, then got whipped 39-20 by South Forsyth last Friday. The Comets’ final chance to regain their mojo before region play comes Friday with a home game against Hillgrove. Will Hammock can be reached via email at will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com. His column appears on Thursdays.
Archer quarterback Brylen Weems (1) hands off to Keegan Strickland (27) earlier this season against Mill Creek. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)
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• South in Elite Sports Classic 4 p.m. — Central at Discovery 5:30 p.m. — Dawson Co. at GAC 5:45 p.m. — Norcross at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Cedar Shoals at Buford 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — Lakeside at Central 6 p.m. — Parkview at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at North 6 p.m. — Weber at Wesleyan
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5 p.m. — Central at West Hall 5 p.m. — Collins Hill, Grayson at Parkview 5 p.m. — Dacula, Loganville at Discovery 5 p.m. — GAC, Brookwood at Mill Creek 5 p.m. — Jefferson, Gainesville at Mountain View 5 p.m. — Lanier, Shiloh at Archer 5 p.m. — Meadowcreek, Berkmar at Duluth 5 p.m. — North, Harris Co. at Norcross 5 p.m. — Wesleyan at Westminster 5:30 p.m. — Buford at St. Pius
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In Brief Peachtree Ridge’s Graham earns MVP, leads team to title Peachtree Ridge grad Zach Graham was named the MVP of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup after leading his pro basketball team, Guaros de Lara of Venezuela, to the championship of the event held in Frankfurt, Germany. Graham, a 6-foot-6 guard, scored a game-high 19 points in a 74-69 victory over the Fraport Skyliners in the finals. It marks the first time a Venezuelan team has won the Intercontinental Cup, which was won last year by Real Madrid. Now in his second season with Guaros, he previously played pro basketball in Spain, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Phillipines, Turkey and the NBA D-League.
Brookwood’s Bullock, Peachtree Ridge’s Knott earn running honors Brookwood’s Jordan Bullock and Peachtree Ridge’s Mary Kathryn Knott were selected as runners of the week Wednesday by the Gwinnett County cross country coaches. Bullock finished third overall in last weekend’s Gwinnett County Cross Country Championships with a time of 16 minutes, 3 seconds, helping the Broncos to the team title. Knott finished as runner-up in the girls race with a time of 18:56.
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Locals fueling unbeaten Berry By Will Hammock
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Mitchell Blanchard picked up his second Southern Athletic Association Special Teams Player of the Week honor this week, but the Collins Hill grad is hardly the only Gwinnett product faring well on the Berry College football team. Blanchard is one of 14 Gwinnett grads who have helped the Vikings to a 3-0 start, the most recent victory a 34-10 triumph over Rhodes last weekend. They also have wins over Maryville (Tenn.) and LaGrange for the best start in the history of the young program, which went 7-3 last season and only began playing the sport in 2013. Blanchard, wide receiver Josh Bullock (Dacula), defensive back Jonathan Lewis (North Gwinnett) and tight end Jordan Brannen (Lanier) are among the Berry seniors who played on that inaugural team and grew up with the program. Blanchard has earned first- or second-team AllSAA honors each of his first three seasons, continuing that success into this season, which has seen him earn the SAA special teams honor twice in three games. He put three punts inside the 20-yard line (one at the 1-yard line), made 2 of 3 field goals and 4 of 4 PATs last week against Rhodes to earn the award. He is 3-for-6 on field goals, 15-for-15 on PATs and averages 41.2 yards on 11 punts (with nine inside the 20-yard line) so far this year. Berkmar grads Mamadou Soumahoro and Kevin Grier are two of Berry’s top defensive players. Soumahoro has 17 tackles (14 solos, 6.5 for losses), four sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery, while Grier has 14 tackles (10 solos) and an interception. Bullock has three catches for 82 and a touchdown in his first action after missing the 2015 season with an injury. He had 42 receptions for 412 yards and five TDs in 2014. Berry’s roster also includes tight end Tristen Cline (Covenant Christian), wide receiver Zach Bullock (Dacula), linebacker Grant Simonds (Buford), linebacker Mason Brown (Berkmar), kicker/punter Will Kenworthy (Greater Atlanta Christian), linebacker Jack Luker (Mill Creek), kicker/punter Dan-
IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS A quick look at where to watch former Gwinnett standouts on TV in this week’s college football action: TODAY 7:30 p.m. — Clemson at Georgia Tech, ESPN Grayson’s Wayne Gallman (No. 9) is a running back, Grayson’s Nick Schuessler (No. 12) is a quarterback), Brookwood’s Jack Swinney (No. 20) is a wide receiver, Grayson’s Ryan Carter (No. 31) is a defensive back and North Gwinnett’s Mitch Hyatt (No. 75) is an offensive tackle for Clemson. For Tech, Norcross’ Clinton Lynch (No. 22) is a running back, Buford’s David Curry (No. 32) is a linebacker, Norcross’ Jarett Cole (No. 35) is a defensive back, Greater Atlanta Christian’s Tyler Cooksey (No. 43) is a linebacker, Buford’s Xavier Gantt (No. 46) is a running back, Dacula’s Jakob Brashear (No. 49) is a linebacker, Brookwood’s Bailey Ivemeyer (No. 62) is an offensive lineman, Mill Creek’s Tyler Vernon (No. 73) is a defensive end, Buford’s Alan Bussoletti (No. 85) is a wide receiver, Central Gwinnett’s Francis Kallon (No. 92) is a defensive lineman, North Gwinnett’s Anree Saint-Amour (No. 94) is a defensive lineman and Grayson’s Chris Martin (No. 96) is a defensive lineman. FRIDAY 8 p.m. — TCU at SMU, ESPN Norcross’ Ridwan Issahaku (No. 31) is a safety for TCU. 9 p.m. — USC at Utah, FS1 North Gwinnett’s Josh Imatorbhebhe (No. 17) is a wide receiver, Archer’s E.J. Price (No. 75) is an offensive lineman and North Gwinnett’s Daniel Imatorbhebhe (No. 88) is a tight end for USC. SATURDAY Noon — Georgia at Ole Miss, ESPN For UGA, Norcross’ Lorenzo Carter (No. 7) is a linebacker, Brookwood’s Shaun McGee (No. 8) is a linebacker, Buford’s Isaac Nauta (No. 18) is a tight end, Brookwood’s Matt Price (No. 29) is a wide receiver, Mountain View’s Tim Hill (No. 29) is a defensive back, Grayson’s Shattle Fenteng (No. 31) is a defensive back, Brookwood’s Nick Moore (No. 43) is a fullback, South Gwinnett’s Reggie Carter (No. 45) is a linebacker and Grayson’s Justin Young (No. 92) is a defensive lineman. For Ole Miss, Archer’s Donta Evans (No. 35) is a linebacker. Noon — Nevada at Purdue, ESPNN Lanier’s Tario Fuller (No. 25) is a running back for Purdue. Noon — Colorado State at Minnesota, ESPNU Grayson’s Fred Zerblis (No. 54) is an offensive lineman for Colorado State. Noon — Wisconsin at Michigan State, Big Ten Network Brookwood’s Nick Tompkins (No. 32) is a running back for Michigan State. 12:30 p.m. — East Carolina at Virginia Tech, WUPA Collins Hill’s Emmanuel Belmar (No. 40) is a linebacker and Norcross’ D’Andre Plantin (No. 62) is an offensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 12:30 p.m. — Central Michigan at Virginia, Fox Sports South Peachtree Ridge’s Jordan Ellis (No. 10) is a running back, Wesleyan’s Jordan Mack (No. 37) is a defensive back, Collins Hill’s Robert Snyder (No. 52) is a linebacker, Parkview’s Juwan Moye (No. 95) is a defensive end and Central Gwinnett’s Darious Latimore is a cornerback for Virginia. 1 p.m. — Syracuse at Connecticut, CBSSN Collins Hill’s Jonathan Thomas (No. 23) is a linebacker, Mountain View’s Kielan Whitner (No. 25) is a defensive back and Central Gwinnett’s George Morris (No. 27) is a running back for Syracuse. 3:30 p.m. — Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati, ESPNN Norcross’ Kevin Mouhon (No. 48) is a linebacker for Cincinnati. 3:30 p.m. — Duke at Notre Dame, NBC Shiloh’s Jeremy McDuffie (No. 9) is a cornerback, Grayson’s Jordan Hayes (No. 13) is a safety, Archer’s Dylan Singleton (No. 16) is a safety, Archer’s Deondre Singleton (No. 33)
iel Poland (Norcross) and linebacker Taylor Mitchell (Covenant Christian). ATHLETICS Locals named to Georgia College SAAC Gwinnett athletes were among those named this
is a safety, Buford’s Grant Hall (No. 46) is a safety and Collins Hill’s Christian Harris (No. 70) is an offensive lineman for Duke. 3:30 p.m. — Florida at Tennessee, CBS Archer’s Antonio Riles (No. 51) is an offensive lineman for Florida. Norcross’ Alvin Kamara (No. 6) is a running back, Buford’s Austin Smith (No. 110 is a defensive lineman, Norcross’ Jason Croom (No. 18) is a tight end, Peachtree Ridge’s Nigel Warrior (No. 18) is a defensive back, GAC’s Micah Abernathy (No. 22) is a defensive back, Peachtree Ridge’s Baylen Buchanan (No. 28) is a defensive back, Grayson’s Jayson Sparks (No. 37) is a running back, Wesleyan’s Jaye Rochell (No. 38) is a wide receiver, Buford’s Quay Picou (No. 55) is a defensive lineman and Grayson’s Mykelle McDaniel (No. 94) is a defensive lineman for Tennessee. 3:30 p.m. — Pittsburgh at North Carolina, ESPNU Collins Hill’s Tomon Fox (No. 12) is a defensive end, North Gwinnett’s Donnie Miles (No. 15) is a safety, North Gwinnett’s Jaye Stackhouse (No. 27) is a safety, Buford’s Mikey Bart (No. 45) is a defensive end and Buford’s Nick Polino (No. 58) is an offensive lineman for UNC. 4 p.m. — Delaware State at Missouri, SEC Network North Gwinnett’s Nate Brown (No. 7) is a wide receiver and Buford’s Thomas Wilson (No. 8) is a safety for Missouri 4:30 p.m. — Vanderbilt at W. Kentucky, CBSSN North Gwinnett’s Caleb Scott (No. 9) is a wide receiver, Parkview’s Bryce Lewis (No. 30) is a defensive back, Shiloh’s Darion DeBrossard (No. 70) is an offensive lineman, GAC’s Devin Cochran (No. 77) is an offensive lineman and Norcross’ Jared Pinkney (No. 80) is a tight end for Vandy. Peachtree Ridge’s Miles Pate (No. 63) is an offensive lineman, South Gwinnett’s Dennis Edwards (No. 64) is an offensive lineman and Buford’s Hunter Holland (No. 77) is an offensive lineman. 6 p.m. — LSU at Auburn, ESPN Buford’s Blake Ferguson (No. 50) is a long snapper for LSU. Lanier’s Derrick Brown (No. 5) is a defensive lineman, Archer’s Kyle Davis (No. 11) is a wide receiver, Duluth resident Nick Ruffin (No. 19) is a safety, Brookwood’s Keenan Sweeney (No. 42) is a fullback, Mill Creek’s Kaleb Kim (No. 54) is an offensive lineman and GAC’s Darius Slayton (No. 81) is a wide receiver for Auburn. 7:30 p.m. — Nebraska at Northwestern, Big Ten Network Grayson’s Mohamed Barry (No. 7) is a linebacker for Nebraska. 7:30 p.m. — Oklahoma State at Baylor, Fox Parkview’s Chris Carson (No. 32) is a running back for Oklahoma State. 7:30 p.m. — South Carolina at Kentucky, SEC Network Grayson’s Daniel Fennell (No. 35) is a defensive lineman, Parkview’s Trey Derouen (No. 79) is an offensive lineman, Mill Creek’s Kelsey Griffin (No. 94) is a defensive lineman, North Gwinnett’s Dante Sawyer (No. 95) is a defensive lineman and Archer’s Kobe Smith (No. 97) is a defensive lineman for South Carolina. Peachtree Ridge’s Blake Best (No. 53) is a long snapper for Kentucky. 8 p.m. — Louisville at Marshall, CBSSN Peachtree Ridge’s Malik Staples (No. 31) is a running back, Mill Creek’s Robbie Bell (No. 75) is an offensive lineman and Parkview’s G.G. Robinson (No. 94) is a defensive tackle. North Gwinnett’s Alex Mollette (No. 55) is an offensive lineman for Marshall. 10 p.m. — California at Arizona State, ESPN2 Collins Hill’s Chris Palmer (No. 51) is an offensive lineman for Cal. 10:15 p.m. — Air Force at Utah State, ESPNU Parkview’s Shaq Vereen (No. 6) is a defensive back for Air Force. 10:30 p.m. — Washington at Arizona, Pac 12 Network Grayson’s Jack Banda (No. 92) is a defensive lineman for Arizona.
week for the Georgia College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for the 2016-17 school year. Cross country runners Grace Lynch (Brookwood) and Maddy Howe (Hebron Christian) were selected for the committee, as was tennis player Jena Kelly
(Peachtree Ridge). Gwinnett Grads is a column that runs on Thursdays spotlighting achievements of past Gwinnett standouts. Coaches and parents are urged to send suggestions via email to will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com.
Archer’s Price leaving Southern Cal From Staff Reports
Gwinnett before finishing his high school career at Gwinnett grad E.J. Price Archer. plans to transfer to another The 6-foot-6, college football program, 325-pounder was ranked leaving Southern Califoras the No. 8 tackle and No. nia not long after his career 90 player in the ESPN 300 started. for the Class of 2016. He The offensive tackle, a chose the Trojans over pretrue freshman, chose to sumed favorites Georgia transfer because he missed and Auburn in a National home, USC head coach Signing Day surprise back Clay Helton said. Price in February. first played at Central A rumor spread that
Price punched Helton in the face, but the coach addressed that situation with the media. “I’m not a big social media guy, but I got told today about E.J. Price hitting me, which is funny,” Helton told ESPN. “I wouldn’t be here; I’d be dead, one. May make my face look better, but when it comes to E.J., I know a lot of times when a guy
doesn’t show up on the field there’s questions. “I talked to E.J. a couple days ago. E.J. has some personal family issues that are going on, a lot of homesickness and missing family really bad. With us sitting down and visiting, really felt, mutually, that it was important for him to go find a school that is closer to home, where he can deal with his family.”
Tech offense faces tough test against No. 5 Clemson By Stan Awtrey Staff Correspondent
Through three games the Georgia Tech offense has started to look more like its old self. The option has been effective and the drives have been long and sustained. But the question remains: How good are they really? That will be answered tonight when the Yellow Jackets face No. 5 Clemson, easily the best team
CLEMSON AT GEORGIA TECH When: Today, 7:30 p.m. Where: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta TV: ESPN
it has faced this year. If Georgia Tech can move the ball effectively against the Tigers, it could have something special. “We’ve gotten better each game,” Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said. “We’ll have to get way
better because this is the best team we’ve played by a mile.” Georgia Tech is averaging 397.7 yards per game, 257.3 of that on the ground. But the Clemson defense ranks eighth in the nation in total defense (250 yards per game) and gives up just 92 yards rushing. Johnson said his team’s offense is better than what it showed in 2015, but hasn’t yet approached the high standards set in 2014.
But he added, “I think we have the potential to get where we were in ’14.” It’s more possible if quarterback Justin Thomas continues to play like he did in the 38-7 win over Vanderbilt. Thomas threw for 136 yards and one touchdown and rushed 11 times for 84 yards. “We still have some issues, but from Game 1 to this point we’re night and day a lot better,” Thomas said. “People are com-
municating more, coming off the ball better and as a whole we’re starting to click. Got to keep getting better each week and not have any setbacks.” Thomas has been around long enough to know that Clemson will provide a reality check. This will be his third start against the Tigers — he led Tech to a victory in 2014, but got pommeled last year at Death Valley. Last year under wet conditions, Thomas rushed
14 times for three yards, threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted once and sacked twice. Clemson won 43-24 in what was Georgia Tech’s low point for the season. “It’s going to be a huge week,” Thomas said. “We’ve got to dial it in. Got to come out and execute and do what we’ve been doing and not look at it as a bigger game than it is. Got to stay focused and play our game.”
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Henning strikes out 14 in no-hitter From Staff Reports PEACHTREE CORNERS — Cassie Henning struck out 14 in a complete-game no-hitter and earned her 10th win of the season as Wesleyan beat Mt. Pisgah 6-0 on Wednesday. Henning was also 2-for-4 with an RBI at the plate. Jennifer Nolan was 3-for-3 with an RBI for the Wolves (18-3). SOFTBALL SOFTBALL Archer 7, Mill Creek 4 LAWRENCEVILLE — Kinley Stewart teed up a home run and had two RBIs as Archer topped Mill Creek 7-4 on Wednesday. Jasmine Moore had two hits and scored two runs for the Tigers (13-6, 7-1). Terrica Williams added an RBI
and two hits, while Madison Abell went the distance for the win on the mound. For Mill Creek, Mia Anderson allowed five earned runs in the loss and Hannah Adams had three hits. Norcross 4, Duluth 2 DULUTH —Norcross’ Jackie O’Reilly struck out nine, walked none and allowed just one earned run in a seveninning win Wednesday. The Blue Devils defeated Duluth 4-2 to improve to 11-7 overall. Natalie Moss (2-for-4), Dee Porter (1-for-4, double, RBI, run), Lauren Ladzinski (1-for-4, RBI) and O’Reilly (1-for-4, RBI) led the offensive effort. Grayson wins two at own tourney LOGANVILLE — Grayson beat North Gwinnett 9-8 and Roswell 8-0 on Wednesday in the Rams’ own tournament. Kaitlyn Smith picked up the Game 1 win, while Kelly Bostwick led the offense with three hits and the game-
winning RBI. Aaliyah White, Conner Batchelor, Mia Figueroa and Gracie Wyatt all had two hits for Grayson (16-4). Brinaya Bailey launched a solo homer against North and then pounded out three hits to lead the Rams against Roswell. Smith, Madelyn Goodman and Kaitlyn Perez had two hits each. White added a three-run, inside-the-park home run. Batchelor picked up the win on the mound, allowing no runs and just one hit in six innings. North spits twinbill LOGANVILLE — After dropping an extra-inning game to Grayson, 9-8, North Gwinnett bounced back to beat Dacula 6-2 on Wednesday at Grayson’s tournament. Senior Casey Prout was the winning pitcher for the Bulldogs (17-5). Jazmin Scott (double), Chandler Dennis and Lexi Young all had RBIs, while Kaileen Tangco brought in two runs.
Against Grayson, Haley Short had a grand slam for four RBIs and Jenna Harrington also went yard.
Buford beats Etowah, Collins Hill SUWANEE — Buford defeated Etowah 3-2 and Collins Hill 10-3 as part of the Grayson tournament Wednesday. Logan Caymol (8-0) gave up just four hits and two runs while striking out five in the win over Etowah. Hannah Jo Hyatt was 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a walk-off single. Senior Samantha Thomas hit a triple that tied the game in the sixth and also had an RBI and a run scored. Gabby Benson was 1-for-2 with an RBI for the Wolves (17-1). Ansley Byers (6-1) earned the complete-game win against Collins Hill. Katie Perkins led the offense with two RBIs and a run in a 3-for-4 outing. Benson (double, two RBIs, two runs) and Thomas (RBI, two runs) were both 2-for-4.
From Staff Reports DULUTH — The Atlanta Gladiators acquired the rights to forward Shane Bakker from the Wheeling Nailers in exchange for future considerations Wednesday. Bakker, 28, comes to Atlanta after spending at least part of the past three seasons with Wheeling. In 116 games with the Nailers, the Navan, Ontario, native had 10 goals and 30 assists for 40 points, along with 235 penalty minutes. “Bakker is someone who plays with a lot of energy and a lot of toughness,� Gladiators head coach Andy Brandt said. “He’s solid on the forecheck and he’ll finish every hit. Those attributes coupled with his AHL experience lend themselves to the leadership role we’re envisioning for Shane this season.� The 6-foot-4, 210-pound forward spent time in the American Hockey League with the Hamilton Bulldogs and St. John’s IceCaps. In 15 games with Hamilton during the 2014-15 season, Bakker notched one assist and 37 penalty minutes, while acquiring one goal and 46 PIMs with St. John’s in 2015-16.
Braves win in 9th to finish sweep of Mets By Jerry Beach
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NEW YORK — Ender Inciarte drove home the winning run with an RBI groundout in the top of the ninth inning and made a game-saving catch to end the bottom of the inning as the Atlanta Braves continued to play wild-card spoiler by beating the New York Mets 4-3 on Wednesday night to cap a threegame series sweep at Citi Field. The Braves (61-91) trailed
3-0 entering the seventh before storming back to stun the Mets (80-72), who entered the game in a three-way tie for the National League’s two wild-card spots with San Francisco and St. Louis. The Mets are assured of no worse than being tied for the second wild card by virtue of the Cardinals’ loss to the Colorado Rockies earlier Wednesday. Jace Peterson led off the ninth with a single against Jeurys Familia (3-4). Peterson went to second on a bunt by Dansby
Swanson, took third on a single by pinch-hitter Emilio Bonifacio and scored on Inciarte’s grounder to second. Left-hander Ian Krol (2-0) got the final out of the eighth. Jim Johnson (17th save) allowed a hit and a walk in the bottom of the inning before Yoenis Cespedes hit a long fly ball to center with two outs. Inciarte leaped against the wall to rob Cespedes of a likely walk-off three-run homer. Freddie Freeman went 2-for-4 and reached base safely for the
41st straight game while extending his hitting streak to 25 games. Matt Kemp’s 12-game hitting streak ended after he went 0-for-3 with a game-tying sacrifice fly. Two homers — a two-run shot by Asdrubal Cabrera in the first and a solo blast by Rene Rivera in the fifth — staked the Mets to a 3-0 lead. T.J. Rivera had two hits. The Braves began crawling back in the seventh, when Nick Markakis singled with one out before Recker homered against his former team.
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•Finished Basements •Bathroom Remodeling •Kitchen Remodeling •Custom Cabinets •Room Additions •Garages/Carports •Screened Porches •Custom Decks •Siding All Types
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CORNER LOT W/ POOL 127 TARA COURT ALL BRICK 3BR/2BA RANCH Less Than 1 Mile From Jackson Lake. EHO • $139,900 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com
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OFFICE/ WAREHOUSES SPACE AVAILABLE 750 to 3600 sf Mike 404-375-5438.
PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT FT/PT Kind, mature, reliable lady avail immediately. In home companion/ care taker for adult/ child. Light meals, light lifting, grooming, drive to appointments, day/night shift. Salary negotiable. Duluth/ Norcross/Suwanee/ Lawrenceville. Mary 678-570-4766
LAND LOT 0 OLD ATHENS HWY Beautiful 2.89 acre tract of land close to vicinity of Athens Georgia. The front is open with a small shared pond. Just perfect for your dream home! $32,900. EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
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1774 LawrencevilleSuwanee Rd. SAT., SEPT. 24TH SUGAR HILL TWIN CREEKS Community Garage Sale Sat. 9/24, 8-1. Lots of homes - great stuff for sale. 306 Brookcliff Terrace. SUWANEE, 30024 Community Yard Sale: Saturday,September 24th, 9am-2pm at 55 Buford Hwy. George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center: Clean out the house and shop for interesting treasures!$15/Vendor Outside Space, must provide own table. Call 678-277-0910 for more information.
APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT
CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE L75, 1965, 327ci/300HP manual 4 speed, blue/ black, $16,500. Contact jemmapayton@gmail. com 404-448-2654
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One on Singleton Road & One on Law’ville-Suwanee Road! 2BR & 3BR, 2BA, Fireplace, Vaulted Ceilings, Off Street Parking. Starting @ $900/mo. B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828
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COMMERCIAL RENTALS GWINNETT / DACULA OFFICE in Hamilton Mill area. 5 offices, reception area, 2 bathrms, kit area, & conference rm. Won’t Last Long! $1500 Mo. Chris 678-549-2567
BOXER-CHOW MIX 4 year old Boxer-Chow Brendle mix. Looking for a home for this well behaved, energetic 85 lbs. dog. 770-743-0502
FORD MUSTANG, ‘86: Power steering, brakes, windows, A/C, tires, new top, exc. paint, 5.0 motor, exc. car. $13,500. 678-226-4169
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GWINNETT SUGAR HILL 4BR, 3BA, Deck, 2 Car Garage, Nice Lot. $1,390 per month. Call Greg 770-771-2810
CONVERTIBLE L75 327ci/300HP manual 4 speed, blue/black. $16500 Contact: jemmapayton@gmail. com 404-448-2654
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NASH CHEVROLET 630 Scenic Hwy. Lawrenceville 770-963-9266 www nashchevy.com
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