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Democratic lawmakers: Delay vote on vacancy

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

A group of 14 state legislators and one state senator-elect from southwestern Gwinnett called on the U.S. Senate to wait until after this year’s mid-term elections to vote on filling the newest vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

There was a strong Gwinnett connection in the group. Local officials who spoke included state Reps. Dewey

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Thousands watch as fireworks burst over City Hall during Tuesday night’s Duluth Celebrates America event. (Photos: Anthony Stalcup)

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A sea of chairs and blankets, and a number of umbrellas to block out the still-scorching late afternoon sun, littered Duluth’s Town Green, smiling faces soaking in the music, food and, later, fireworks.

Decked in red, white and blue in various forms, children and adults swayed to the 116th Army Band’s rendition of Eagle-Eye Cherry’s “Save Tonight” with ice cream, beer and bags of popcorn in attendees’ hands.

Though it wasn’t quite the Fourth of July, locals young and old, some of whom have been coming to the city’s festivities for years, flocked to Duluth’s downtown Tuesday evening to ring in Independence Day. While not all were Duluth residents — the Stull and Ouzts families live in Forsyth County but said they make it a point to come to the city’s event yearly — and some even came from across the pond, all could agree: Duluth put on a great event.

State Senator-elect Sheikh Rahman talks about the Muslim travel ban enacted under President Donald Trump during a press conference at the state Capitol on Tuesday.

During the press conference, Democratic lawmakers from around metro Atlanta highlighted key issues that the U.S. Supreme deals with. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

NAACP hosts Stone Mountain rally, calls for carving removal FROM STAFF REPORTS

Coco Christerson, 3, waves her American flag during Tuesday night’s Duluth Celebrates America event.

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“It’s our tradition,” said Amanda Ouzts, who, along with her four children and

husband, set up blankets and chairs on Town Green’s grass to secure a spot before the fireworks. “This is our second

time coming — we come with our neighbors who have been coming to (Town Green) for five years — and because we live in Forsyth County, we don’t have this great downtown See FIREWORKS, Page 6A

The Atlanta Chapter of the NAACP is renewing a call to remove the carving of three Confederate leaders from Stone Mountain.

The group is organizing a march on Stone Mountain that takes place at 7 a.m. today to “rally against state sponsored terrorism,” its website says. Stone Mountain has been a local focal point for the debate over Confederate symbols in light of racially charged shootings and other incidents that have happened in recent years.

According to an event description, the location was chosen because of its carvings of three Confederate figures — Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson — as well as the park’s Confederate-based monuments that have previously drawn the ire of national civil rights organizations.

“The carvings at Stone Mountain were started in 1922,” NAACP-Atlanta’s

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KEEP TRACK OF GWINNETT’S BICENTENNIAL TORCH The bicentennial torch relay continues this summer with stops at city halls, parks, libraries, and other significant locations throughout Gwinnett.

Visit www.Gwinnett200.com to keep track of the torch. Check out the torch run locator, see photos from past legs of the relay, and learn where the torch will stop next.

Join us on relay days to cheer on our torchbearers, see the bicentennial display, and celebrate Gwinnett!

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Police: Suspect removed ankle monitor, now on loose several months after he was granted bond for an alleged May 2016 home invasion on Cannonball Court in unincorGwinnett police are askporated Lawrenceville, acing anyone who comes into cording to Gwinnett County contact with a home invasion Police Sgt. Jake Smith. suspect to call 911.

“During the robbery, three Israel Bland, 25, is accused people, including Bland, of removing his ankle moni- were shot,” Smith said. tor and fleeing on Saturday, “Bland was charged with

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five counts of aggravated assault, armed robbery, home invasion robbery, several counts of false imprisonment and possession of a firearm during the commission of the crimes.”

He remained in jail awaiting trial until February 10 when he was released on bond and ordered to wear an

ankle monitor, according to Smith.

Police say the ankle monitor was removed Saturday and the man’s whereabouts are currently unknown.

In light of the monitor removal, Bland’s bond was revoked and charges have been obtained for removing the ankle monitor, Smith

said.

Anyone who sees Bland is asked to call 911. To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit crimestoppersatlanta.org.

Tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.

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People in Duluth got a jump on Independence Day festivities at the city’s day-early event ahead of the evening fireworks. (Photos: Anthony Stalcup)

Above, Duluth Cpl. Nix lets Emily Terry and Laura McCartney pet her horse, Justy, during Tuesday night ’s Duluth Celebrates America event. Right, patriotic-themed food was served during the event.

Above, the Duluth Town Square was filled with people enjoying the free concerts and fireworks during Tuesday night’s Duluth Celebrates America event. Left, Kimberly Gonzales blows bubbles during Tuesday night’s event.

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lon of gas in Georgia is $2.69, which is 11 cents lower than the national average.

Despite the average price in Georgia dropping, gas prices in Gwinnett County average $2.71.

Last week, AAA reported that as many as 1.4 million Georgians

and more than 46 million Americans would be traveling during the week of the Fourth of July.

Gasbuddy.com, a fuel pricing website, lists several gas stations in Lawrenceville selling gas in the $2.40s, followed by stations in Norcross selling fuel in the low $2.50s.

Statewide gas prices drop while Gwinnett’s remain above average

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Gas prices continue to trend downwards heading into the Independence Day holiday, falling two cents from last week.

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‘Addiction does not discriminate’

Gwinnett teen who died from overdose highlighted in Justice Department PSA

BY ISABEL HUGHES

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Joe Abraham was in eighth grade when he first started experimenting with drugs.

Though he had previously been prescribed opioids when he had his wisdom teeth removed, and then, later, when he broke his ankle and again when he broke his hand playing sports, it wasn’t until the loss of two of his close friends, his mother, Kathi Abraham, believes, that the boy turned to narcotics.

“He lost two of his really good friends in eighth grade — one to cancer and one to a drowning,” she told CNN last year. “He really had a hard time. He struggled with that.”

Over the years, Joe’s parents, David and Kathi, intervened by providing Joe with drug treatment, sober living, therapy services and participation in Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous programs after his experimentation turned into

Dustin Manning, left, and Joe Abraham each died from an overdose in May 2017. They lived in the same Lawrenceville neighborhood, about three-tenths of a mile apart from one another and on the morning of May 26, 2017, they died within an hour of one another at their respective homes. Today, Abraham is highlighted in an opioid public service announcement produced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia in partnership with the Atlanta-Carolinas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program. (Special Photo)

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But as hard as they fought, the disease fought harder, and on May 26, 2017, the Gwinnett County resident lost his battle with drug addiction, minutes after taking a fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl.

Now Joe, who was 19 at the time of his death, is

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highlighted in an opioid public service announcement produced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia in partnership with the Atlanta-Carolinas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program.

“Fighting this epidemic remains our highest priority and we will continue to prosecute criminals who threaten our communities with these dangerous drugs,” said U.S. Attorney BJay Pak, a former state legislator from Gwinnett.

“This public service announcement is a renewed call to remain vigilant in our efforts, as we continue to confront the challenges of this public health emergency. We must continue to work together — parents, children, teachers, neighbors, stakeholders, businesses and community leaders — to fight this epidemic and save lives.”

In 2017, an estimated 1,043 Georgians died from opioid overdoses — one of those being Joe, and another being his 19-year-old

Marguerite d’Youville Council 12905 dedicated in Abraham’s memory last year raised $13,650 for Navigate Recovery Gwinnett.

“Joe had a vision of the world that was way different from most of ours as far as a young person,” Kathi Abraham told the Daily Post in November.

“He felt very confined in this world and I think part of this is we feel released to speak out and get rid of that stigma and shame because I’m proud of Joe. I was never not proud of him. I was just disappointed in his choices.

“I guess his legacy, for me, is it’s OK to be who you are and you need to share who you are and get help as needed and not be afraid.”

The public service announcement highlighting Joe’s story is currently being shown in 17 theaters within the Northern District of Georgia as a reminder of the reality of the epidemic.

To view the public service announcement, visit the Justice Department’s website at justice. gov/usao-ndga/video/dosereality-georgia.

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childhood friend, Dustin Manning.

Joe and Manning lived in the same Lawrenceville neighborhood, about threetenths of a mile apart apart from one another.

On the morning of May 26, 2017, they died within an hour with one another at their respective homes.

“My son has a name and he is more than a statistic.

Joe made a mistake. A fatal mistake. One that could not be fixed,” Kathi Abraham said. “Our lives are forever changed because of the opioid problem that is devastating so many families like ours. Addiction does not discriminate.

“The opioid crisis and the rise of heroin use is not purely for people living in the inner city. Silence is not the solution. We must increase awareness, decrease the stigma of addiction, and educate both our parents and our children.

It’s up to us to act in order to save others.”

Since the deaths of Joe and Manning, their parents have been involved with efforts by state Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, and Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Kathy Schrader to raise awareness of the opioid crisis in Georgia.

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The City of Sugar Hill, Georgia has tentatively adopted a millage rate of 3.8 mills for 2018, which will require an increase in property taxes by 5.15%. This increase is a result of property reassessments and not an increase in the millage rate. All concerned citizens are invited to attend the third Public Hearing to be held at City Hall, 5039 West Broad Street, Sugar Hill, Georgia on the following date: Monday, July 9, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.

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Problems with bowel leak? You aren’t alone Dear Dr. roaCH: I hope you can help elderly folks (like myself, age 83) who have a very embarrassing situation wherein their stool seeps out of them. The problem is only noted when I sit down and find that my underwear sticks to me.

The problem appears to happen any time, and sometimes AFTER a bowel movement.

— R.C. ansWer: Fecal incontinence is a far more common problem than often realized, partially because many people are too embarrassed to even mention it to their doctors. As people get older, it becomes more prevalent, as there are additional risk factors, especially people with diarrhea (people are much more likely to have incontinence with liquid stool than with solid), diabetes and women who have taken hormone replacement.

There are many possible causes for fecal incontinence, and successful treatment depends on finding the underlying cause. However, I can recommend some general advice that will help many cases.

The first is that if stools are very hard, taking fiber or a stool softener may solve the problem. Constipation is a frequent, unrecognized and counterintuitive reason for this problem.

Conversely, liquid stools are much more likely to pass involuntarily, so fiber or an antidiarrheal medicine are helpful in people with frequent loose or liquid bowel movements. Often, the problem is a decrease in nerve function in the area, both the sensory part (alerting you to the need to defecate) and the motor part (properly holding the sphincter closed when it needs to be). The fact that you are often unaware of this happening suggests a problem with sensation.

Caffeine and sugars, which are hard for some people to digest (such as lactose and fructose), should be avoided to see if that helps.

A gastroenterologist is the right person to see for this if initial treatment fails. This may include an endoscopic evaluation of the rectum and measurements of the pressures in the anus and rectum.

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today in history TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

In 1826, founding fathers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

In 1960, the modern version of the American flag (with 50 stars) debuted at a ceremony in Philadelphia.

In 1997, NASA’s Pathfinder space probe landed on Mars.

In 2012, the discovery of Higgs boson-like particles through experiments at the Large Hadron Collider was announced at the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: George Everest (1790-1866), surveyor/geographer; Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), writer; Stephen Foster (1826-1864), songwriter; Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), 30th U.S. president; Eva Marie Saint (1924- ), actress; Neil Simon (1927- ),

playwright; Al Davis (1929-2011), Oakland Raiders owner; George Steinbrenner (19302010), New York Yankees owner; Geraldo Rivera (1943- ), TV personality.

TODAY’S FACT: Renowned advice columnists Eppie Lederer and Pauline Phillips, known as Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren (“Dear Abby”) respectively, were twin sisters, born on this day in 1918.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1939, New York Yankee slugger Lou Gehrig, who was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, announced his retirement at Yankee Stadium, delivering the famous line, “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”

TODAY’S QUOTE: “The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one’s self a fool; the truest heroism is, to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Blithedale Romance”

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Dear amy: My husband and I are expecting our first baby. We would prefer to avoid all hypergendered baby trappings.

For us, this goes beyond the usual pink and blue, as we’ve seen baby clothing with incredibly sexist language — e.g.

“Born to shop” or “Future trophy wife” for girls, and “Lock up your daughters” for boys.

Our goal is to minimize sexism in our parenting — e.g. to talk to boys about their feelings, and tell girls they are smart and capable. How can we best communicate this to our families?

So far, we’ve feigned ignorance of our baby’s sex, which we know from genetic testing. We’ll soon have the mid-pregnancy ultrasound where sex is usually discovered.

Also, we could slip up and accidentally use a gendered pronoun.

Would it be best to simply let everyone know our preference for gender-neutral items? Could we tell them we’re keeping the sex a secret for now, and why? Or would it be best to just tell the sex, try our best to say thank you for all gifts (no matter how awful) and quietly discard or donate the ones we find to be overly gendered?

How should we handle any sexism issues that may arise later — e.g. if grandma tends to tell a girl that she looks pretty, but never asks about her interests or hobbies?

While it will be easy to toss sexist gifts, it will

You could create a completely non-sexist household, and your young child might introduce gender-norms into your lives anyway.

Sometimes boys really do prefer trucks to dolls.

Many a 4-year-old girl has busted her feminist mother’s assumptions Amy Dickinson through energetic princess-play. Old-fashioned be much harder to ignore grandmothers will always sexist treatment of our tell their little grandchildren. daughters that they are — Modern Parents pretty, and granddads Dear moDern might tell their grandsons Parents: As a society, to “buck up.” Your priwe are currently in the mary role in your child’s process of rethinking the life is to explain the binary understanding of world. And sometimes gender. And so your baby the best explanation is, may be assigned a sex at “It’s complicated.” birth, but may develop Dear amy: Each anywhere along a gender month I volunteer to help spectrum. a group devoted to famiWhen people ask you lies who adopt and foster the baby’s gender, you children. can say, quite truthfully, At the last gathering, a “… We’ll see!” If people same-sex couple attended want some direction with their adoptive chilregarding gifts, you could dren. say, “We’re painting the I disagree with this room yellow. Anything arrangement. I realize with animals on it might my discomfort is oldbe fun.” fashioned and not a very I applaud your desire to popular opinion these keep your unborn child’s days. sex private. I loathe those I have nothing against “gender-reveal” videos this couple, and respect that couples post on sotheir decision to take cial media, showing their these kids into their lives. unborn child’s sex in a In this country, everyone variety of “cute” ways. is free to their own opinIn the grand tick-tock ions and lifestyle choices. leading up to a baby’s Am I just being a birth, it is both natural homophobic jerk, or is and wise to talk about it OK to disagree with these important issues, something that I do not but I hope you will also understand? absorb this basic truism: — Trending but not Life might be perfect, Trendy if it weren’t for other Dear trenDing: people.

Homophobia is the “irra-

tional fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuals.” This seems to apply to you.

You don’t say what offends you so much about two adults adopting children who would otherwise stay in the foster care system — in fact, you say you respect them.

So, you merely disagree with these people for basically existing in the world, and entering the same space you occupy.

Yes, you are free to hold your opinions about others, and to live your (presumably heterosexual) lifestyle. This couple may also be judging you harshly. If you want to assuage your discomfort, you should make an effort to get to know them.

Dear amy: “Campster” expressed his concern about taking his newly sober friend on their annual camping trip, where they would be with others who were refusing to abstain from drinking.

Thank you for noting how tender his sobriety is.

You should have suggested that the two of them go by themselves on a no-alcohol camping trip.

— Sober Dear sober: Absolutely. Thank you.

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If you get involved in group efforts, it will enrich your life. The people you meet and the opportunities that you encounter will change your outlook and your perspective.

Dream, explore and implement the changes that excite you most.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — An open and receptive attitude will encourage others to offer valuable information that can help you improve your life. If you try something new, positive change will take place.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Keep your life simple to avoid excess and argumentative situations. Getting along with others will be difficult but necessary.

Practicality and moderation will be required.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — Participate in life and meet new people. The experiences you encounter will change the way you do things. Someone quite different from you will spark your interest with an unexpected offer.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Do your best to help others if you want to ward off criticism. Use your knowledge, intelligence and physical ability to bring about changes that will benefit a cause you believe in.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Slow down and smell the roses.

Live in the moment and enjoy what’s readily available. Look for obscure prospects that stimulate you to use your skills and talents in diverse ways.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t lose sight of your goals.

A steady pace and a tight budget will lead to victory. Don’t allow anyone or anything to lead you astray.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — The past will offer you the answers you are looking for. Similar experiences will offer insight into how best to bring about positive change as you ward off negativity.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Take the high road and be cognizant of what others are asking of you. If expectations are unrealistic, say so and counter with what’s acceptable.

A forward approach is encouraged.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Make personal finances a priority. Clear up pressing matters and ease stress that could lead to mistakes or ill health. Walk away from any negative implications you face.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Get involved in the process if you want things done according to your specifications. Speak up, listen and formulate your plans appropriately. Celebrate your accomplishments with someone special.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Acceptance will make it easier for you to rectify a problem.

It’s time to set positive plans in motion. Recollect certain experiences to help you make better choices now.

GEMINI (May 21June 20) — Personal improvements will give you a boost. Trust in what you think looks best or is in your best interest, not in what someone bearing ulterior motives suggests.

Good choices will come from within.

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world Former Malaysia PM arrested on graft charges Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested Tuesday, according to the Malaysian AntiCorruption Commission, which has been investigating billions of state funds that went missing while Najib was in power.

Najib was arrested by a special task force at his home in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and will be charged in the city’s high court today, MACC said in a statement.

Last week police said they had seized $225 million in luxury handbags, jewelry, cash and goods from six properties linked to the former leader.

The goods were seized as part of the investigation into the sprawling scandal related to 1MDB, a state investment vehicle from which Najib was accused of siphoning off billions of dollars.

A spokesman for Najib described the arrest as “politically motivated” and “the result of political vengeance” by the Malaysian leadership under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, elected in May.

Second Philippine mayor shot dead in two-day span A second town mayor in the Philippines has been shot and killed by an unknown assailant, a day after one was assassinated by a sniper in a brazen daylight attack.

Mayor Ferdinand Bote of the town of General Tinio in Nueva Ecija province was gunned down by a motorcycle-riding suspect in nearby Cabanatuan City on Tuesday afternoon, police told CNN Philippines.

Bote appears to have been the victim of a driveby shooting, in which he was struck multiple times, while riding in his beige Toyota Fortuner, according to the police report.

Bote was declared dead on arrival at MV Gallego hospital and an investigation has been launched.

Wednesday, July 4, 2018 • 5A

world&nation Rescuers unsure how to free boys Diving may be required for team to escape flooded cave network

By Steve George and Kocha Olarn CNN

The initial relief that greeted the dramatic discovery of the trapped Thai soccer team has given way to questions over why the boys are still inside the flooded cave network and not on their way to the surface and their waiting families.

Part of the concern about attempting to bring the boys out of the cramped, pitchblack chamber where they have spent the better part of nine days is that they are around 1.2 miles inside the cave and more than a half mile below the surface, according to rescuers.

The boys, who were found alive by British divers in the early hours of Monday morning, are now being tended to by seven Thai Navy SEALs, including a doctor and nurse, Thai Navy SEAL Chief Rear Adm. Aphakorn Yoo-kongkaew told reporters at a news conference late Tuesday.

“Now we have given food to the boys, starting with food that is easy to digest and provides high energy,” he said. “We have taken care of those boys following the doctor’s recommendation. So do not worry, we will take care of them with our best. We will bring all of them with safety. We are now planning how to do so.”

The children were being given access to telephone lines to be able to reach their families, but the focus,

nation Report: Pruitt asked Trump to give him AG job

Embattled Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Scott Pruitt directly appealed to President Donald Trump this spring to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and let him run the Department of Justice instead, according to three people familiar with the proposal.

In an Oval Office conversation with Trump, Pruitt offered to temporarily replace Sessions for 210 Rescue ships days under the Vacancies docked as more Reform Act, telling the president he would return migrants die to Oklahoma afterward to crossing sea run for office.

More than 200 migrants Pruitt’s direct appeal to died attempting to cross the president has not been the Mediterranean over the reported previously. weekend, while four rescue Advisers quickly shot ships remain docked in down the proposal, but European ports, raising it came at a time when fears of more deaths in the Trump’s frustration with coming months.

Sessions over his deciA total of 218 migrants sion to recuse himself are believed to have from overseeing the drowned in two separate Russia investigation had shipwrecks on Friday resurfaced. Trump has and Sunday, according to complained loudly and International Organization publicly about the recusal for Migration spokesman for the last 14 months and Flavio Di Giacomo. floated replacing Sessions Among the dead were with Pruitt as recently as three babies, dressed in April. brightly colored clothing The Federal Vacancies and looking almost as if Reform Act of 1998 gives they were sleeping. They the President the authority were carried ashore to to temporarily fill a vacanLibya on Friday. cy at a federal agency if It brings the total the official “dies, resigns, number of migrants dying or is otherwise unable to while crossing the Mediter- perform the functions and ranean to 1,400 this year, duties of the office.” according to Di Giacomo.

The White House and — From wire reports EPA did not respond to

people Winfrey: A 2020 presidential run ‘would kill me’

Oprah Winfrey is again dampening speculation that she may be planning to run for president.

When she received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her impact on the world of entertainment at this year’s Golden Globe Awards in January, she gave a muchpraised speech, saying “a new day is on the horizon.”

People speculated that she might be thinking about running for president. Many even hoped for Oprah 2020.

But Winfrey, 64, tells British Vogue in a new interview that she couldn’t stomach a presidential run.

Rescue workers work on the water pumping machine at the entrance of the Tham Lu“In that political structure ang Nang Non cave network in northern Thailand. (CNN) — all the non-truths, the bulls---, the crap, the nastisaid Yoo-kongkaew, was on would now supply the group and any attempt to dive the building their strength so with four months’ worth of boys and their coach out will ness, the backhanded backthey can attempt the journey food and begin teaching the not be taken lightly because room stuff that goes on — I feel like I could not exist,” out. boys how to scuba dive. there are significant techniWinfrey told British Vogue.

“We don’t have to rush.

Surawan’s reference to cal challenges and risks to We are trying to take care of four months has been interconsider,” said Whitehouse. “I would not be able to do it.

It’s not a clean business. It them and make them strong. preted as a potential sign that Diving is considered would kill me.”

Then the boys will come out authorities are considering among the least preferable to see you guys,” he said. waiting until after the rainy escape methods, with exHowever, options for the season ends in October to perts cautioning that any at- Pearce reflects rescuers working in and begin the rescue operation. tempt to traverse the narrow around the Tham Luang But with heavy rain passageways will be fraught on working with Spacey, calls Nang Non cave system expected to continue in the with difficulties and potenin northern Thailand are coming days, rising water tial complications, especially him ‘handsy’ limited. levels could force rescuers to if the children can’t swim.

Guy Pearce has someThe area in which the act sooner rather than later.

“Worst-case scenario is group remains stranded is “We believe that there they have to dive them out,” thing to say about Kevin Spacey. accessible only via a naris only a short break in the Pat Moret, a rescue consulThe actors worked togethrow, flooded channel, and monsoon and all feasible tant, told CNN on Monday. er while filming the 1997 attempts to pump water from options for the rescue of the “It won’t be anything the cave, or find a natural boys are being considered,” like diving that most people movie, “L.A. Confidential.”

In an interview with Austraopening in the roof of the British Cave Rescue Council recognize. It will be diving chamber, have so far been Vice Chairman Bill Whitein what is effectively muddy lian talk show host Andrew unsuccessful. house said in a statement. water, possibly fast-flowing, Denton on Tuesday, Pearce said it was “slightly diffiCapt. Akanand Surawan, “Although water levels with no sense of direction,” cult” to star opposite Spacey a commander with the Royal have dropped, the diving Moret said. “You can’t tell Thai Navy, said authorities conditions remain difficult what’s up, down, sideways.” on the project because he was “handsy.”

“Tough one to talk about cial officer, will handle the at the moment,” Pearce said when Denton mentioned CEO’s duties.

Spacey. “Amazing actor.

Incredible actor. Mmm, Senate panel slightly difficult time with agrees with intel Kevin, yeah. He’s a handsy guy.” that Putin tried Pearce added, “Thankto help Trump fully I was 29 and not 14.”

Breaking with their Spacey was first accused House Republican counof sexual assault by actor terparts, the Senate IntelAnthony Rapp, who told ligence Committee said BuzzFeed in October about Tuesday that the intellian alleged encounter with gence community propSpacey at a party in 1986, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt reportedly asked Presi- erly concluded in January during which Spacey made dent Donald Trump this spring to fire Attorney General of last year that Russian a sexual advance toward the Jeff Sessions and to appoint him to the post instead, President Vladimir Putin then 14-year-old Rapp. sources told CNN. (CNN) was trying to help Donald Trump when Moscow home and died at a local requests for comment.

Facebook kills meddled in the 2016 elechospital. the teen app tion.

Heat wave turns The Senate panel reit just bought Barnes & Noble deadly and is leased a summary Tuesday Facebook is shutting of its examination of the expected to last fires CEO for down three apps, including a intelligence community’s violating policy through holiday teen app called tbh, which it January 2017 assessment, The CEO of Barnes & Nearly 80 million bought eight months ago. which laid out the case of Noble has been fired for people remain under a In a blog post, the social Russia’s election meddling heat advisory or warning unspecified violations of network said it would shutand concluded that Putin ter the tbh, Hello and Moves company policy.

Tuesday, with scorching was trying to help Trump apps due to “low usage.”

CEO Demos Parneros temperatures and humidwin.

Facebook will delete user will not be paid severance ity expected through the The Senate report said data from the apps within and will also be removed Fourth of July. that the intelligence com90 days. from the board immediSome places in the munity’s assessment of “We know some people East felt as hot as 100 to ately, the company said late Russia’s intentions were are still using these apps 110 degrees when taking Tuesday. Barnes & Noble sound, which is at odds into account the humidity said the board was advised with the House Intelligence and will be disappointed,” the company said in a blog by a law firm. and heat Tuesday, with Committee Republicans’ post Monday. “But we need The company said the advisories and warnings report that found “signififiring was not because of stretching from cencant intelligence tradecraft to prioritize our work so we any disagreement about “fi- failings” in the assessment don’t spread ourselves too tral Virginia to eastern thin.” nancial reporting, policies Maine. of Putin’s objectives.

Facebook acquired tbh — or practices or any potential The recent heat wave “The Committee has which stands for the popular fraud relating thereto.” has left at least one perspent the last 16 months In its announcement, son dead and two other reviewing the sources, tra- texting acronym “to be honest” — for an undisthe company provided deaths under investigadecraft and analytic work closed sum last October. no further details about tion. underpinning the Intellithe reason for the firing.

A woman died Satgence Community Assess- The app let users participate A spokesperson had no urday in Pennsylvania ment and sees no reason to in anonymous polls and give positive feedback to friends. further comment. while working in her dispute the conclusions,” It initially was widely popuBarnes & Noble said it garden in a heat-related Senate Intelligence Chairwould begin looking for death, according to the man Richard Burr said in a lar among teens. Over 5 mila new CEO. In the meanBlair County coroner’s statement, reiterating what lion people downloaded the time, a leadership group, office. The woman went he had initially said in May. app in a matter of weeks.

— From wire reports including the chief finaninto cardiac arrest at her — From wire reports

San Antonio Zoo wants to offer Toys R Us mascot a new job

By Ursula Perano and Brandon Griggs

to secure a future for Geoffrey.”

In his nearly six decades with CNN Toys R US, Geoffrey became a like to offer Geoffrey a new job recognizable figure for the brand.

America’s inner child had its as an ambassador for giraffe con- He made appearances at comheart broken this past week when servation and they’re hoping Toys pany events and in TV commerToys R Us permanently closed its R Us would be willing to donate cials and inspired an entire line of remaining U.S. stores. But Geof- the rights to the character.

Geoffrey-themed products. frey the Giraffe, the retail chain’s In a video posted to its YouHis face can even be seen issumascot, may not be leaving us for Tube channel, the zoo says, “We ing visitors an emotional goodlong. are passionate about securing a bye on the company’s website.

The San Antonio Zoo would future for wildlife, and we’d like And a recent photo of a sad-

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looking Geoffrey leaving an empty Toys R Us store has more than 300,000 shares on Facebook.

The zoo believes Geoffrey now could use his celebrity to inspire future generations to protect giraffes, whose populations are estimated to be at less than 100,000 worldwide. This loss can be largely attributed to poaching, habitat loss and habitat fragmentation.

The zoo has started a GoFundMe campaign titled “Help San Antonio Zoo Save Geoffrey” to raise money for the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting Geoffrey’s brothers and sisters in the wild.

Efforts by CNN to contact a representative of Toys R Us for a comment on this story were not immediately successful Tuesday.

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•From Page 1A McClain, D-Lawrenceville, and Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, as well as Sen.-elect Sheikh Rahman. State Rep. Pedro Marin, D-Duluth, stood with the group. A letter from state Rep. Sam Park, D-Lawrenceville, was read

by Rep. Bee Nguyen, DAtlanta.

The legislators called a press conference at the state Capitol to highlight the stakes involved with the Supreme Court in light of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announcement that he plans to retire.

“The thing that we’re trying to do is to let people know how important the Supreme Court is to all Americans,” McClain said after the press conference.

“There’s some issues that have already been ruled on, like Roe v. Wade, (where) if they’ve already been ruled on then why do we have to go back and re-rule on them again.

“Right now, we feel like civil rights are in jeopardy, worker’s rights are in jeopardy, (protection from) gerrymandering is (in) jeopardy. So there are a lot of things that we think that by not selecting the right person who won’t go along party lines, but go along human lines (are at stake).”

The Democratic legislators from across metro Atlanta said they want the U.S. Senate to apply the same approach it used when Justice Antonin Scalia passed away in February 2016.

When Scalia died, Republican leaders in the Senate wouldn’t hold a confirmation hearing on then-President Barack Obama’s nominee, claiming it was a presidential election year and that the new president should pick the nominee.

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State Rep. Dewey McClain, DLawrenceville, talks about the impact that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement could have on cases dealing with labor issues during a press conference at the state Capitol on Tuesday.

(Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

The state legislators who spoke at the press conference pointed out this is a mid-term election year with control of the Senate and House of Representatives up for grabs, and there are less days before the election than their were between Scalia’s death and the November 2016 election.

“We call on our U.S. senators from Georgia, Sen. Johnny Isakson (and) Sen. David Perdue, who supported Sen. (Mitch) McConnell when he suspended the hearings on filling the Supreme Court vacancy when Obama was in office” to support waiting now, state Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, said during the press conference.

“That same situation prevails today and other speakers have pointed out it’s just 100-and-afew days counting until a major election.”

The Supreme Court has become a major focus of attention for politicians and political observers alike over the last week, since Kennedy announced his plans to retire from the

nation’s high court.

Kennedy had been a key vote on the court. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan but he could vote in different ways on issues that affected various groups.

In 2015, he authored the court’s majority decision that legalized same-sex marriage.

Overall, legislators, in a way, somewhat feel like they’re losing an ally with Kennedy’s retirement raising the possibility of continued 5-4 splits along party lines.

“At least when it came to the environmental issues, he was a swing vote,” McClain said. “When it came to civil issues, he was a vote you could count on to (look at the human aspect) rather than go along (party lines).”

His decision to retire has led to speculation over the future of the Supreme Court for decades to come.

The vacancy created by his retirement will be the second vacancy on the court that President Donald Trump has gotten to fill since he took office in January 2017.

The legislators who spoke at the press conference highlighted a number of issues at stake with the appointment of a new Supreme Court justice, including voting rights, marriage equality, affirmative action, legislative reapportionment, the Muslim travel ban, gun ownership, organized labor and the future of Roe v. Wade.

Immigration is one of the issues that one which court decision would be watched closely, although it could take many forms.

In an area like Gwinnett, where the population is diverse and multicultural, how the court handles immigration issues would have a local impact along with other hot button issues that the court deals with.

“Immigration touches everyone because we all know someone or work with someone or go to school with someone that might had that profile in the country or (elsewhere) in the country,” Marin said. “So yes, immigration is truly a big issue. It’s a federal issue.”

There have already been

obituaries Gainesville, GA

Lynn Eugene Archer Lynn Eugene Archer, age 74, of Gainesville, GA and Lanier Village Estates passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2018.

Blue Ridge, GA

Douglas Mason Bailey age 80 passed away on June 28, 2018. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home.

Gainesville

Cliff Battle Age 48, passed away on Tuesday, 06/26/2018.

Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville.

Monroe, GA

Robert B. “Bobby” Capitano Age 71, passed away on June 30, 2018. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home Monroe, Ga. Lilburn, GA

Richard Wayne Dunlap Richard Wayne Dunlap age 79 of Lilburn, GA passed away June 30, 2018. Byrd and Flanigan Lawrenceville Suwanee

2:00pm at Duluth First United Methodist Church.

Patti was born in Gwinnett County . She worked for Kindred Healhcare and was a nurse for 34 years. Her passion was in caring for others. She was involved in the Stephen’s Ministry at church and enjoyed providing communion to the homebound parishioners. She was a member of Duluth First United Methodist Church.

She was generous and joyful in all the care she provided. Her smile and infectious laugh brought joy to those suffering with illnesses. Countless people received the advice and healing touch of Patti over the years. She was an adventure seeker and played just as hard as she worked. She is survived by her husband, Gary Harris; daughters, Christi Bell (Paul) of Atlanta and Becky Massey (Chris) of Atlanta; grandchildren, Grace, Maggie and Rachel; brother, Ernie Swetnam; nephews, Sean Swetnam and Kyle Swetnam; niece, Faith Swetnam.

Online condolences may be sent by visiting www. billheadfuneralhome.com.

The family will receive friends Saturday July 7 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM and 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

Gainesville, GA

Patricia S. Harris Patricia S. Harris, age 64 of Suwanee, died June 28, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday July 8, 2018 at l h i

Wayne Glenn Hart Wayne Glenn Hart, age 58, of Gainesville, GA passed away Friday, June 29, 2018. Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, GA

Lilburn, GA

Jackson C. Harvill Jackson C. Harvill age 86 of Lilburn, GA passed away July 1, 2018 Byrd and Flanigan Lawrenceville Buford, GA

Ruth Hill Kennedy Ruth Hill Kennedy, age 91, of Hoschton, GA passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, GA Stone Mountain

Gloria Hope Moss Gloria Hope Moss, age 94, a long-time resident of Stone Mountain, GA, completed her final sacred journey on June 25, 2018, in Decatur, GA. Her passions were family, friends met and unmet, travel, and chocolate. Her genuine interest in others continued to create friendships until her last days. How often new people glowed to her daughter, “I just love your mom!” She was kind, smart, witty and curious, entering the computer world at age 86.

After nurturing her family into adulthood and then working outside the home for 20 years, Gloria retired to a fulfilling volunteer life. She loved making Boo Boxes and Bountiful Bags for children and giving adults pecans and Family Circus albums.

Honors such as Life Member of Presbyterian Women and 2014 Club Woman of the Year of the Stone Mountain Woman’s Club illustrate her devotion to faith and commui i h

challenges to President Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban. Whether there are legal challenges to other immigration policies enacted under Trump, including the recent issues involving the separation of families in detainment centers, remains to be seen.

“The Trump travel ban is nothing but a first step in his openly stated intention of total and complete shut down of the entry of Muslims to the United States,” said Rahman, an immigrant who will become Georgia’s first Muslim legislator when he takes office in January.

Bennett said rights guaranteed under Roe v. Wade and health care legislation passed under President Barack Obama could be in jeopardy now.

“The stakes could not be higher,” she said. “The next individual appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court will have the power to repeal Roe v. Wade, endangering the lives of tens of millions of women and jeopardizing all of our health care and undermining our rights for freedom of choice.”

square, so it’s really appealing to us.”

Josh and Serena Stull, the Ouzts’ neighbors, said they started coming to Duluth about seven years ago when the city still held its fireworks on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, and only last year invited their neighbors.

“They used to hold the fireworks in a kind of big field and then they moved them to (Town Green,) so we followed them over here, and that’s really how we got here,” Josh Stull said.

“We kept coming year after year because we just love the music, we love all the vendors and the kids can run around and they have jump houses and stuff. That’s kind of what we love about it — it’s just a place to park up and let the kids run wild and listen to great music.”

In addition to the 116th Army Band, A-Town-A-List performed Tuesday night, playing classics and more modern songs, too.

But 4-year-old Sara Stull, who lay with her parents and siblings, said it’s the fireworks she likes best.

“I like the sounds of it,” she said, “and the colors.”

Harry Jones, a local owner of Rita’s Italian Ice, said while he also enjoys the fireworks, it’s the people he most looks forward to interacting with.

“The (event) is really well-organized and the poeple that put it on do a really nice job, and the (attendees,) for the most part, are friendly an outgoing,” Jones said. “We do really well — we sell out every year, especially on hot days. But it’s just a really nice event, and this is definitely (Duluth’s) biggest turnout event. We’ve tried their movie nights and we’ve tried the fall festival, but this is the best.

“I mean, it’s America’s birthday — how can you not love it?”

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nity groups. But it was her careful attention to each person she met, her interest in their families, joys and concerns, and openness to things she might do for them that drew people to her. For her, the fun of having things was giving them away.

“Go-go Gloria” visited all 50 U.S. states and 15 other countries. Her face instantly revealed her feelings, reducing words to extras. Her bright eyes and smile were the only introduction anyone needed to Gloria.

Family members celebrating her life include her daughter, Ellen Moss Forbes and son-in-law, Dean Forbes, of Palo Alto, CA; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Moss of Columbia, SC; four granddaughters, Traci Weiner, Monti Moss, Carmen Blakeslee, and Leigh Ann Pierce; six great-grandchildren; her sister, Billie Sandridge; brother-in-law, Harold Moss; niece Shirley Johnson; cousin Pam Anthony, and a further cascade of kin.

Family members who predeceased Gloria include her husband, Emory Clay Moss, Sr.; her son, Emory Clay Moss, Jr.; her sister, Eunice Hardy; and her daughter-in-law, Ann Plowden Moss.

Visitation will be on Saturday, July 7, at 3:00 PM, at Wages & Sons Funeral Home, 1040 Main St, Stone Mountain, GA. The celebration of Gloria’s life will be on Sunday, July 8, at 3:30 PM. The venue is her beloved church, Memorial Drive Presbyterian, 5140 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain.

The family requests colorful, comfortable dress.

Memorial donations may be made to the Presbytery f l f h

of Greater Atlanta for the benefit of Memorial Drive Ministries, 1024 Ponce De Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30306, or Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC), 4900 Lewis Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30083.

Grayson

Ianthe Moxie age 83, passed away June 30, 2018. Arrangements

by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Inc. Loganville, GA

Amy Riffle (Corbett) Amy Corbett Riffle age 45 of Loganville passed away June 29, 2018. Byrd and Flanigan Funeral Service, Suwanee

Sandra Eileen Rountree (Jackson) Sandra Eileen Jackson Rountree, age 70, passed away on June 29, 2018, after a long and courageous battle against cancer. Constant encouragement from her faith, family, and friends gave her strength to fight with elegance, grace, determination, and the peace that no matter the outcome her Lord Jesus Christ was with her throughout it all.

Born in Atlanta, GA on February 17, 1948 to Henry R Jackson and Mary Frances Jackson, she grew up in Decatur, GA, attending Avondale High School and going on to spend three years at Georgia State University. She was employed by several companies before ending her work career at Brookwood High School, Lilburn, GA as a career development c l i i

counselor. Her interests in life were wide and varied and included painting, exercise, traveling, gardening, and socializing with friends. Above all, her strongest points of focus were her family, faith, and her unparalleled sense of service to others.

Surviving her are her husband of 45+ years Jim Rountree; daughter Shannon Gibree (husband Seth); son Chris Rountree (wife Ying); sister Nancy Jones (husband Wyatt); niece Emily Jones; nephew Scott Jones; aunt JoAnn Shipley; grandchildren Jackson Gibree, Cole Gibree, Aaron Moua, and Keej Moua; and numerous cousins.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday July 5, 2018, at 2:00PM at Johns Creek Baptist Church, 6910 McGinnis Ferry Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005, with a reception to follow. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to Johns Creek Baptist Church.

Online condolences may be expressed at www. crowellbrothers.com. Arrangements by Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes and Crematory, (770)4485757.

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additional oil or butter for flavor, which can add extra calories and fat,” said Katie Boss, a registered dietitian Summer and grilling go based in Grand Rapids, together like Independence Michigan. “Most people Day and fireworks and prefer vegetables when they your favorite beach towel are grilled. Grilling allows and sun-drenched sand. It’s vegetables to retain the manow prime time to break jority of their vitamins and out the apron and get sizminerals, which can comzling, but that doesn’t mean monly be lost when they’re you can’t be healthy about cooked over the stovetop.” it. Learn how to serve up Meat your maker some smart choices and For healthy grilling meat have everybody on your options, Pappas said focus block raving about your on lean proteins. “Some of next cookout. my favorite healthy grilling Savor the flavor items include tuna steak, Stefani Pappas, a regisswordfish, ground turkey tered dietitian nutritionist burgers and pork tenderbased in Great Neck, N.Y., Summer and grilling go together like Independence Day and fireworks. It’s now prime loin,” she said. “Try to keep said the biggest benefit of time to break out the apron and get sizzling, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be healthy your protein portion to the about it. (Stock Photo: TownNews) grilling is the added flavor size of your palm, about 3 it brings out in the foods, or 4 ounces.” especially for fruits and Dr. Daryl Gioffre, a Frisbee or play in the back- oil and sprinkle with pepvegetables.

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•From Page 1A website said. “That was two years before there was a public high school in Georgia for black children.

The traitors enshrined there were all West Pointers and turned against America in a war that killed more than 600,000.”

This won’t be the first time calls have been made to do something about the carving on Stone Mountain.

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor, called for the carvings to be removed last summer.

Three years ago, there was a more tongue-incheek idea circulated to alter the carving by adding rap duo Outkast next to the

a great fish for grilling as is wild-caught trout and herring,” Gioffre said. “It is high in essential omega-3 fatty acids, low in mercury, and will decrease the inflammation levels in your body and brain.

It is important to stick to healthy options and avoid processed meats like hot dogs or sausages, which is literally cancer on a bun.”

And be careful to keep the meat — as well as the fruits and veggies — from charring while on the grill, Gioffre said, as this prolonged exposure to smoke can have carcinogenic effects on it.

Always ensure the meat is cooked to a proper temperature, Boss said, and keep the grill cleaned.

“Before placing items on the grill, give it a good scrub,” she said. “Clear it of any leftover grease or char to prevent any open flames while cooking, which would then lead to additional exposure to chemicals.”

NAACP Confederate leaders. That was around the same time that the Atlanta NAACP chapter previously sought to have Confederate symbols removed from the park.

In its new call for a rally at the park, the chapter said that the carvings “honor the attempt to maintain and expand the enslavement of Africans in perpetuity and declare white supremacy.”

Atlanta NAACP president Richard Rose said that the march is to unite America and repudiate racism on Independence Day. “These monuments are not of memorial but resistance to equality for African Americans,” Rose said.

“They create bigotry and oppression for people of color.”

“It is America’s Independence Day,” Rose said. “All people have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and we want to unite everyone.”

The issue of whether Confederate symbols should be removed from public lands, both in Georgia and elsewhere across the nation, has brought out strong feelings on both sides of the debate.

Perhaps not surprisingly, The Atlanta chapter of the NAACP will be hosting a rally candidates for governor were today in protest of Confederate monuments at Stone already weighing in on the Mountain. (File Photo) issue Tuesday afternoon.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle Rose said that it is hard to people. and Secretary of State Brian predict the number of people The organization has Kemp each pledged to let the that will attend the rally, previously held rallies in carving stay on the mountain which begins at 7 a.m., but Atlanta to protest police if they won the gubernatohopes there will be between violence, but Rose said this rial race. Cagle and Kemp four and five thousand rally will be different. are facing off in the July 24

Republican primary runoff election.

“When I’m governor, we will preserve Stone Mountain as the monument and cultural attraction it was intended to be — one that brings in visitors from around the world,” Cagle said in a statement. “I will work on behalf of all Georgians, but I will also stand up to the extremists who think we have to sandblast the past to move into the future.”

Kemp said, “I agree with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that it’s best to ‘keep your history before you.’ I will protect Stone Mountain — and the carvings on it — because we should learn from the past — not attempt to re-write it.”

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BOC grants retirement for police K-9 Eros

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After five years of serving the Gwinnett County Police Department as one of its K-9 officers, the dog known around the law enforcement agency as Eros is entering retirement.

Last week, Gwinnett County commissioners approved the police department’s request to retire Eros, a black and tan German Shepherd who joined the department in

2013. Eros will spend his remaining days at home with his handler, Cpl. Brandon Townley.

Department officials said health concerns prompted the request to retire the K-9 from service.

His time patrolling Gwinnett County ended Tuesday, when he was removed from service on the same day that commissioners granted his retirement.

“While he has served the Gwinnett County Police Department and our community with honor,

our veterinarian has recommended that K-9 Eros be retired,” Police Chief Butch Ayers told commissioners on Tuesday.

Ayers said Eros has seen his fair share of action over the last five years, having been deployed 329 times during police actions, including drug searches and efforts to help his human counterparts apprehend suspects.

His statistics include 23 patrol apprehensions, 35 narcotics apprehensions, the recovery of about nine

pounds of marijuana and methamphetamine, and locating 17 items that had evidentiary value, Ayers said.

According to an April 26 letter from Gwinnett Animal Clinic that was presented to commissioners, Eros is nearly 8 years old.

Veterinarian J.W. Wallis said in the letter to police department officials that Eros’ health would create issues for himself and human police officers if he continued to serve as

a K-9 officer. Wallis said Eros has intermittently exhibited rear limb lameness for two years and a “marked loss” of stamina has been noted.

“It is my opinion that the aforementioned issues are solid evidence that Eros has lost his effectiveness as a K-9 officer,” Wallis said. “To continue to utilize him could jeopardize his long term health and comfort, and could even conceivably jeopardize the safety of an officer.”

Gwinnett County Police K-9 Officer Eros is shown in this portrait. County commissioners approved his retirement this week.

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Men’s group accepting nominations Gwinnett cop injured in wreck for award recipients at annual picnic Saturday night

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By IsaBel HugHes

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A local men’s group is now accepting nominations for award recipients who will be announced at the group’s third annual picnic, Operation Give Hope, on July 14.

At the picnic, which will be held at Norcross’ Pickneyville Park, Enugu Men’s Club USA Inc., will present the recipients — who will include military veterans — with awards of cash or in-kind gifts.

The club, which was founded on Father’s Day in 2012 on the premise of building strong families and serving the community, was started by a group of men who grew up in a small town in Nigeria and subsequently moved to the U.S. Its goal is to “reach out and touch somebody’s

The Enugu Men’s Club will host the third annual Operation Give Hope picnic at Pickneyville Park in Norcross on July 14. (Special Photo)

hand to make this world a better place,” a news release said.

Nominations can be submitted through the group’s website at enugumensclubusa.org/ contact-us.html.

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A Gwinnett County Police Department officer was injured in a two-vehicle car wreck on Duluth Highway at its intersection with Ga. Highway 316 Saturday night in Lawrenceville.

Sgt. Denver Brewster suffered a “visible head injury” after a 2008 Nissan Rogue failed to yield while attempting to turn left onto the Ga. 316 westbound on ramp shortly after 10 p.m., according to a Lawrenceville Police Department accident report. “(The Nissan) made contact with (Brewster) in the intersection,” the report said. “(Brewster)

suffered a visible head injury and was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center. (The) driver (of the Nissan) stated that he did not need medical attention and said that he thought (Brewster) was going to turn left and decided to make his turn.”

The driver of the Nissan told Lawrenceville police that the accident was his fault and was given a citation for failing to yield while turning left.

Both vehicles were towed from the scene.

Though Brewster “is doing fine,” according to Gwinnett police Sgt. Jake Smith, he hasn’t returned to work yet.

“We don’t have a time frame but he should be back soon,” Smith said.

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Williams expands i9 Sports footprint

By Colin Hubbard Staff Correspondent

The rapidly expanding i9 Sports youth enterprise, which already has several locations scattered throughout Gwinnett, has one of its own adding her name to the list of franchisees.

Lawrenceville resident Janet Williams recently joined i9 and opened up her first location in neighboring Loganville, located just 6 miles from Grayson High School at The Cross Church.

The 13-year-old company, which caters to ages 3 to 14, offers the opportunity to join a number of different youth sports such as basketball, soccer, Janet T-ball, flag Williams football and zip lacrosse, with volleyball becoming an option in the near future.

For Williams, someone who has dedicated her life to athletics as a player, referee and coach, becoming one of i9’s newest franchisees is something she said she was put on this earth to do.

“This is where I’m supposed to be,” Williams said.

“This is my background. I actually got started with i9 sports through coaching.

I helped out a friend in a league in Buford. I started coaching in the league and I really enjoyed it. I liked the atmosphere, the kids, the parents and I liked what they were trying to do for the kids.”

Williams’ franchise in Loganville is set to open Sept. 22 with three sports — T-ball, flag football and soccer. The league will run through Nov. 10 before a basketball league opens just after the new calendar year starts.

There, Williams will serve as the site manager, making sure everything See WILLIAMS, Page 6B

Eagles’ wing-T machine whirring into second year

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

One could say the Collins Hill football team’s Collins Hill runs a play against Buford during a train- wings were more mature ing camp June 25 at Parkview High School. (Staff than they were one year ago. Second-year coach Photo: Taylor Denman)

Lenny Gregory’s wing-T offense soared on the back fields at Parkview High School during the twoday padded training camp June 25 along with seven other teams from inside Gwinnett County or a short drive to Rockdale and Hall

counties.

The repetitions were all the more important for the Eagles, whose three running back offense doesn’t glean much from 7-on-7.

At Parkview’s training

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BACK TO HIS NEST

Mill Creek grad Kelsey Griffin, now a coach with the Hawks, is shown during a spring practice session. (Staff Photo: Will Hammock)

Griffin returns to Mill Creek as coach, teacher

By Will Hammock

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Kelsey Griffin and Jed Hodges worked side by side this year during Mill Creek’s spring football practices, much like they had earlier this decade.

It felt like a familiar scene to both, though Griffin’s coaching attire and duties made it much different. The 23-year-old is back

at his alma mater as a teacher and coach, giving the Hawks an infusion of youth.

Griffin, a former Under Armour All-American for Mill Creek, is an assistant defensive line coach alongside Hodges, his high school position on the D-line.

“It’s good for me because sometimes I get a little winded,” Hodges joked.

The 6-foot-2, 295-pound Grif-

fin, one of the Hawks’ first nationally pursued recruits, finished his college playing career with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2016. He brings that college experience, along with a strong relationship with Hodges and the other coaches, to the job.

“I would be worried if it was someone on the outside coming in to work with Coach Hodges because he’s such a great coach for

us and one of the most experienced coaches in the state of Georgia,” Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis said. “For Kelsey to come in and work under him has been great. I think Coach Hodges will be the first to admit, he likes the help but also he trusts Kelsey. He’s only going to get more and more responsibility with us.”

See GRIFFIN, Page 6B

Getting to Know ... Jillian Sakovits Jillian Sakovits is in her first season covering Atlanta United for FOX Sports. She is the host of FOX Sports South’s pregame and postgame shows, Atlanta United Live and reports from the sideline during matches. Her coverage continues at 7:30 p.m. today against FC Dallas on FOX Sports South.

A native of Millbrook, N.Y. — about 90 miles north of New York City — Sakovits’ interest in sports turned into her career with a job with New 12 Network

in New York. Staff writer Taylor Denman and Sakovits discussed her favorite World Cup highlights so far and her introduction to covering MLS. TD: I’ll start by geeking out about soccer. What’s been the most dramatic or exciting part about the World Cup so far?

JS: The most exciting thing is what happened (Thursday): Germany not making it out of the group and losing to South Korea.

What’s been so lovely is that it’s a wide-open

World Cup. TD: The MLS MVP award doesn’t always go to the leading goal-scorer, but do you think Josef Martinez has a good case if he and Atlanta United keep up this pace?

JS: I think that Josef Martinez is definitely in the running. From a forward standpoint, there hasn’t been a more exciting guy to watch. I think his teammate Miguel Almiron is going to give Josef a good run.

TD: It’s your first season with Atlanta United

Live, but not your first season covering MLS. What’s the Five Stripes experience been like so far?

JS: It’s a dream come true, really. It’s everything a sportscaster and fan of sports can hope for. It’s good, exciting play and a team that’s shown they know how to win. Last year was about goal scoring, but this year they also have a modified and defensive presence. Since I’ve

Jillian Sakovits, left, is part of FOX Sports’ coverage of Atlanta United with game analyist Dan Gargan, center, and play-by-play announcer Kevin Egan, right, as host of the pre-game and post-game shows and Atlanta United See SAKOVITS, Page 2B Live. (Special Photo: FOX Sports)

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Sports Calendar

ALL SPORTS

Ongoing through Aug. 3: All Sports Youth Camps, in partnership with Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation, will host summer break camps in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, lacrosse, softball and multisports this year. Locations include Bogan Park, Collins Hill Park and George Pierce Park. Camps are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, go to www.allsportsyouthcamps.com, email DLStancil@yahoo.com or call 770-356-6861.

BASEBALL

July 8: The 11-and-under Gwinnett Bandits travel baseball team will have open tryouts from 10 a.m. to noon for the fall 2018 and spring 2019 season. The team will compete at the AA level and tryouts are open to all 11-year-olds in the area. Tryouts will be held at Signature Park’s Field 2 in Hoschton. To register, email gwinnettbandits@ gmail.com and provide player name, birthday, position or positions, recent playing experience and contact email and phone number. For more information, go to www. facebook.com/Gwinnett-

Bandits-770238129846862.

FOOTBALL

July 14: The second annual Bradley Roby Football Camp with the NFL defensive back will be held July 14 at Peachtree Ridge Park.

The free camp, for ages 11 to 17, will feature a lineup of coaches that includes Von Miller, Marshon Lattimore, Mike Thomas, A.J. Bouye, Casey Hayward, Eli Apple, Shane Ray, Will Parks and Brendan Langley.

Roby, a Peachtree Ridge grad, plays for the Denver Broncos.

July 23: South Gwinnett football is holding a golf tournament July 23 at Summit Chase Country Club.

The shotgun start is set for 9 a.m. Individual cost is $125 and team registration is $400. Call 229-326-8181 or 404-447-8142 to reserve a spot.

GOLF

July 23: The South Gwinnett football booster club will host a golf tournament fundraiser at Summit Chase Country Club. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. The cost of entry for one person is $125 and $400 for a team. For more information, contact Joey Sulkowski at 229-326-8181 or contact the booster club at 404-447-8142.

Today in Sports History

1993 — Pete Sampras beats fellow American Jim Courier 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 for his first of seven Wimbledon titles.

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Sakovits •From Page 1B

went to one that was a few hours from where I grew been in Atlanta, it’s been up. the epitome of Southern TD: How long has hospitality. On the street, broadcasting been an ampeople want to say hi and bition of yours? talk about soccer.

JS: When I was a kid, TD: It’s an interestand to this day, my dad will ing season for Atlanta always turn on the news at United. Obviously, the 10 (p.m.). That and sports club is at the top of the were the two constants in supporters shield, but it’s our house. I enjoyed talknot off to as great pace at ing to him about a game or home as last season, and what we saw on the news. it’s still trying to prove I loved storytelling and it can beat some of the sports. I didn’t think I’d league’s best teams. What be able to make money in do you make of that? sports and storytelling. I JS: That’s a great point. worked as a kid in a pizIt’s definitely something zeria, garden center, bed you can’t ignore. Two and breakfast. I majored things: It shows this is a in communications, but I competitive, legit league. didn’t think I’d be able to You want Atlanta United make it. I double majored to dominate like they have in communications and since after opening week, international studies thinkbut you want to see teams ing I’d probably go work at compete. The depth that the a nonprofit. front office has this year When college was wrapallows them to still be com- ping up, I sent resumes petitive even when they to intern in big New York deal with injuries. (Tito) markets and got nothing back. I called the sports Villalba had a start-stop director at a local station season this year, but last outside New York, and that year they needed Villalba.

To Atlanta United’s credit, was it. They let me on the air every once in a while. they draw at home against Portland. They have a loss We are still very close.

Walt Fowler and Pete Ruf at home, but look at the really were credited for Columbus match. (Head coach) Tata (Martino) was getting me started.

TD: Your first gig was beaming at that game and in local news in New after (the draw against York. That was a pretty NYCFC), two matches against Eastern Conference big market, no?

JS: It was the local contenders on the road. By sports station for that Atlanta United standards, new station. It was a very maybe they’re struggling, small sports department. It but they’re still at the top. covers the area outside of It’s a long season that you don’t want to put the pedal New York. We’d cover the Knicks, Rangers, Yankees to the metal too early. The but also a high school socveterans will tell you that, cer game. and a whole new season TD: You worked in the starts in October. digital space with NHL TD: What is your for one season. How hometown, Millbrook, was that different from N.Y., like? broadcasting?

JS: It’s one of the best JS: The storytelling is places on earth. It’s a typithe same. You need to pick cal small New York town. out the points you want to I graduated with 89 kids.

One perk is that you can be share, but the immediacy was different. When I was on the soccer team and be your team’s leading scorer like I was. Growing up, you know everybody you’re walking by, and you can’t get away with anything.

TD: Were you a hockey player, soccer player, both or something else?

JS: Growing up, I played soccer, field hockey, basketball, and track and field. On TV, I watched about everything: NFL, NHL. I just love sports and their stories. It allows people to check out and take a break.

TD: I love the acronym for your college alma mater, SUNY (State University of New York). Is it pronounced (phonetically) SUN-ee?

JS: So they call it SOOnee. There are dozens of them in New York state. I

•From Page 1B camp, Gregory noticed the timing start to sync between all 11 players of Collins Hill’s offensive unit, showing growth since he first installed the scheme last year when he came on as head coach.

While it’s gone through its iterations over the years, the wing-T offense can be considered a classic. In an era in which teams are spreading out defenses, sticking quarterbacks in shotgun and searching for running backs equally skilled in catching as they are sprinting and blocking, the wing-T is most common on high school fields.

The formation has its perks, particularly taking opposing athletic defensive backs out of the game and relying on play fakes to deceive opposing fronts to break big gains.

“The kids understand who we are, and who we’re trying to become,” Gregory said. “You have to buy in, whereas last year they were buying in or trying to buy in. Now the kids are bought in. Now it’s just

coaching and teaching.”

Playing in the same region as eventual state champion North Gwinnett, Collins Hill made the playoffs as a No. 3 seed before taking a first-round exit to Milton.

Collins Hill finished the season 6-5 overall with two losses decided by one possession and a 4-2 region record. The Eagles’ two region losses were to the two teams that finished above them in the region standings, Mill Creek and North Gwinnett.

Perhaps the highlight of Collins Hill’s season was a gutsy — and penalty-laden — performance at home against Mountain View that went a long way to helping the Eagles clinch a No. 3 seed. In 2017, Gregory and his staff set a positive pace in his first year by helping guide Collins Hill to the playoffs.

Collins Hill will have to replace its primary offensive producer Evan Anderson, who thrived in Gregory’s offense and rushed for more than 1,200 yards in 2017. The Eagles are also experimenting

with new quarterbacks after graduating Jon-Michael Findlay.

After a busy month of June, Collins Hill will take time off from its summer preparations in early July before the steady build-up to official conditioning and full practices begins at the end of the month and early August.

Gregory said he’s most excited to be coaching players that understand the culture he and his coaching staff are trying to create at Collins Hill, a program with 14 playoff appearances and a pair of region titles.

In Year 2, Collins Hill will aim to make improvements that make clear it’s on the path to claiming a third region title, its first since 2013.

“They understand it now,” Gregory said. “Last year was a learning experience. You had kids that didn’t buy in or were kind of bought in. This year, they all signed up to play again. It’s just fun having them back, and now we’re building on what we did last year.”

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starting out, we worked hard on long-term pieces.

When I moved into digital, I noticed you needed to stop agonizing over every word you say in a recap.

The work I’m doing in MLS and Atlanta United has been a perfect mix. In the pregame, we can really decide the stories you want to tell and who to focus on.

In the game, there’s no time to agonize over details.

TD: How much did you know about MLS before joining in 2015? I think I speak for a lot of Atlanta natives when I say I was familiar with Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey, and I was pretty sure David Beckham played for L.A. Galaxy at some point.

JS: I followed soccer prior to working there. I started working for the league in October 2015. I started working for MLS — the NHL gig was a oneseason project. When that wrapped up, I was trying to get into Major League Soccer. I was a fan. I knew the Red Bulls, but I never thought in my career that I would end up back in soccer. It was not something I had on my radar. I thought I had to work for a huge team in a big league.

Someone told me MLS is always looking to add people. Because there are still stories to be told and uncharted territory, they’re still churning out great digital content. I really became more immersed in MLS in 2015.

TD: Now Atlanta’s forming this distinct sports identity. What’s your perspective on that as a northeasterner?

JS: I think the scene right now in one word is excited. You look at Atlanta United being young and tapping into the awesome fans. Then you see the resurgence of the Braves, very similar to At-

lanta United being young and offensive. The Hawks are revamping and making pickups in the offseason.

It’s exciting to watch.

TD: What’s your favorite spot in Atlanta to hang out on a day off?

JS: Hmmm … I have to think.

TD: Maybe you don’t get many days off.

JS: No, but I have liked the Beltline. That’s been the part that stood out to me the most.

TD: What show are you watching right now?

JS: I just wrapped up “Last Chance U.” TD: I know that’s about community college football, but what’s struck you about how much people love college and high school football in the South?

JS: Where I grew up, football was the thing on Friday. What I’ve seen is it’s about the same as New York, if not like a little more tribal.

TD: DC comics or Marvel?

JS: Neither, I’m not really familiar.

TD: So you don’t have a favorite superhero?

JS: No, I’m not a big superhero person. I’m open for recommendations.

TD: “Guardians of the Galaxy” is the best Marvel movie, in my opinion. I’m not as big a DC fan. Now, I’m bringing you in — willingly or unwillingly — to the social experiment I’ve been conducting since I’ve been writing for this series. What’s your take on sports movies and do you have a favorite?

JS: I love sports movies.

My favorite … I feel like I have to think about it. Do a lot of people say “Space Jam?” I did watch that a lot when I was a kid.

TD: I mostly get “Rocky” and “Remember the Titans.”

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Back to the Constitution The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the U.S. Supreme Court is about to bring a 60-year battle to a head.

For decades the country has witnessed a fight between those who believe the Constitution speaks for itself and others who believe it says whatever the judges think it says, or even should say.

Already, the left is apoplectic.

Fundraising letters are going out. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., sent one within minutes of Kennedy’s retirement announcement and Chris Matthews went ballistic on MSNBC, all but forecasting the end of the world as we know it.

A few examples will suffice to preview coming distractions from the central issue. Among the printable ones is this over-the-top comment by the Rev. Al Sharpton: “All civil and human rights are at stake.”

Journalist/ author Molly Knight fired off this incendiary tweet: “How very cool of Justice KenCal nedy to pour Thomas kerosene on the current dumpster fire that is America. The Roe v Wade riots should provide fine entertainment for him in his retirement.”

Riots?

There’s more, including abundant use of the left’s favorite “F-word,” but you get the idea. Legal Armageddon is about to arrive.

Since the Warren Court decided praying to an authority higher than the state was unconstitutional and Bible reading in public schools was not what the Founders had in mind when writing the First Amendment, there has been a pitched battle for control of the Supreme Court. The left has used federal judges to engineer society in ways it could not have done, and probably would not have tried, through the legislative process while Conservatives have fought to prevent the court from exceeding its constitutional role by making law.

Abraham Lincoln said it well when he noted: “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” The belief that government and the courts have become our masters has propelled conservative opposition to both legislating courts and big government.

The late Justice Antonin Scalia summed up the conservative view of the Constitution when he said, “It means, today, not what current society, much less the court, thinks it ought to mean, but what it meant when it was adopted.”

Two former justices gave the liberal view of the Constitution. Oliver Wendell Holmes said: “The provisions of the Constitution are not mathematical formulas having their essence in their form; they are organic, living institutions transplanted from English soil.

Their significance is vital, not formal; it is to be gathered not simply by taking the words and a dictionary, but by considering their origin and the line of their growth.”

From this came the notion of a “living Constitution,” which leads to the assertion by the late Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes that “… the Constitution is what the judges say it is.”

President Trump and the Republican Senate have an opportunity to reverse decades of wrongful constitutional decision-making. From his list of 25 conservative candidates for Kennedy’s seat, he must choose a nominee quickly so the Senate can take it up before Democrats and their media allies can become fully mobilized.

If the president selects someone with Judge Neil Gorsuch’s credentials, the left will have a difficult time opposing the candidate, though they will certainly try to make accusations that have no merit.

In 2009, President Obama delivered a blunt message to Republicans, in essence telling them, I won, you lost. Get over it. Well, we also had an election in 2016. President Trump won. Democrats and the left should get over it.

Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

Illuminating independence “Burgers on the grill, great discounts at retail stores and amazing fireworks — that’s why I love the Fourth of July!”

“It’s a grand time, to be sure — the day every year that we celebrate American independence and the birth of our country. And there are lots of interesting fun facts about the Fourth.”

“Such as?”

“According to ConstitutionFacts.com, the Continental Congress voted on the Declaration of Independence, which listed our grievances against King George III and explained to the world why our 13 colonies sought independence from Great Britain, on July 2, 1776 — not July 4.”

“It did?” “‘So to speak. The congress voted for a resolution of independence on July 2.

It voted for the actual Declaration of Independence on July 4. Founding father John Adams, who would become our second president, believed our independence should be commemorated on the Second,

Tom Purcell not the Fourth.”

“Our politicians disagreed on basic stuff like that even back in 1776?”

“They disagreed widely on many matters small and large, just like now. In any event, though Adams did not get his wish on when Independence Day should be celebrated, he did get his wish on how it should be celebrated. He’s a key reason we enjoy amazing fireworks displays all over our great land every year.”

“He is?”

“On July 3, 1776, in a letter to his wife, Abigail, he said: ‘I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great an-

niversary Festival. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.’”

“Way to go, Johnny!”

“History.com says that immediately after its adoption, the Declaration of Independence was read in public, followed by festivities that included ‘concerts, bonfires, parades and the firing of cannons and muskets,’ just as Adams had wished.”

“I think we should fire off muskets every year!”

“According to The Boston Globe, Boston and Philadelphia held ‘illuminatory’ celebrations on July 4, 1777.

American University professor James Heintze, author of an extensive Fourth of July history, told The Globe that Boston lit off fireworks and shells and that Philadelphia, then the nation’s capital, fired cannons, artillery and small arms before ending the night with ‘a grand

exhibition of fireworks.’”

“How cool is that?”

“After the Revolutionary War, Americans celebrated the Fourth in towns and villages all over the new nation. In 1783, Boston became the first city to designate the Fourth of July an official holiday. History.com says the U.S. Congress made the Fourth a federal holiday in 1870, and in 1941, the provision was expanded to grant a paid holiday to all federal employees.”

“And the ‘illuminations’ Adams wished for are as much a part of the Fourth as hot dogs and apple pie!”

“They sure are. And if John Adams or any of the other Founders could see how well their fledgling nation has blossomed since July 4, 1776, one thing is for certain.”

“What’s that?”

“Fireworks would go off!”

Tom Purcell, the author of “Misadventures of a 1970’s Childhood,” is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist. Send comments to Tom at Tom@TomPurcell.com.

Democrats and the crying kids game I understand why the national media is so obsessed over the story of children of illegal immigrants being separated from their parents at the Mexican border.

It’s a heartbreaking sight to see photos of innocent little kids traumatized and crying — even when they were taken in the Obama era. It’s also great TV. I also get why the Democrats can’t stop using the crying border kids as a political weapon.

It’s the only issue they have left.

The Pelosi Party can’t very well complain about the booming Trump economy, the low-low unemployment rates for blacks and Latinos or the threat of the president starting a war with North Korea.

The Democrats are so desperate they’re still trying to blame President Trump and his mean immigration rules for making the border kids cry.

But the American people know better. In every poll I’ve seen they place the blame squarely where it belongs — on the crying kids’ irresponsible parents.

I really don’t mind that much that the dominant national media keep showing crying kids who are being temporarily separated from their parents.

their parents and only 20 percent will be adopted. Many will grow up being bounced around from foster home to foster home — as many as five, 10 or even 15 times — until they “age out” at 18.

Their stay in foster care hell doesn’t end there.

Michael About 60 percent of foster Reagan care kids who age-out end up on the streets, in jail or are But I wish the news media quickly recruited by human — and the politicians of both sex traffickers — many of parties — would spend as whom are ex-foster kids. much time covering the crying You never get the tragic, children of America who are infuriating and decades-old taken away from their parents story of our failed foster care every day and put into our system told in the dominant broken and harmful foster care media. All you get are cricksystem. ets.

Heartbreaking images of Our government foster care crying little Americans don’t system is broken, harmful show up on CBS, MSNBC or — and stupid. It takes young Facebook. They aren’t chaminnocent children and turns pioned by politicians of either many of them into bad kids party. No protestors march on and criminals. city hall and demand they be Today it has more than returned to their parents.

100,000 kids waiting to be But at any given time there adopted. A disproportionate are about 400,000 American percentage are black. children placed in our horBut government rules and rible government-run foster concerns about mixed-race care system. When they were families make it so hard to taken from their abusive or adopt black children out of drug-addicted parents’ homes foster care that adoptive par— sometimes in the middle ents who are white are forced of the night — many of them to go overseas. suffered the same trauma as It’s clear governments don’t the border kids. know how to take proper care But half of our foster kids of children. Our foster care will never be reunited with system, which proves that

every day, should be ended or radically reformed.

But that’s never going to happen until the people who are so deeply concerned about crying immigrant kids at the border show the same sympathy and outrage for the hundreds of thousands of American foster kids who cry off camera.

Unfortunately, when it comes to foster care the people who are always saying, “We’ve got to take care of the children” are oblivious or AWOL. Where is the mainstream media?

Where are the great churches?

Where are the weeping celebrities, politicians and pundits?

Where are the angry protestors?

Where are the black leaders?

Where are President Obama and Maxine Waters?

Do they really care about crying children?

Michael Reagan is a political consultant and the author of “The New Reagan Revolution.” He is the founder of the email service reagan.com and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation. Visit his websites at www.reagan.com and www.michaelereagan. com.

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Griffin works with the varsity and junior varsity defensive linemen, and Hodges foresees a future emphasis on working with the interior linemen.

“It’s great because I know Kelsey and I trust him,” Hodges said. “I know what he did on the field for us and how much I trusted him then. I know where he’s coming from. I know his parents, his family, and it’s all good. It’s just that comfort for me.”

Griffin’s family also played a role in his career choice.

He has a degree in sport and entertainment management, with a minor in health promotions, but didn’t find his true calling until this past semester at Mill Creek. He made a visit to his old high school last December, touring one of the special education classes. He was hooked and spent the spring working in that department.

“I had a little background with my brother, he’s special needs,” Griffin said. “It was on my heart and that’s what I wanted to do.

I’ve kind of found my passion and I’m going to turn it into a career.”

That was great news for Jarvis, who facilitated the tour.

“To see him interact with those kids immediately, I remember looking at (Mill Creek principal) Mr. (Jason) Lane and you could just tell his natural gift and love for the students in that class,” Jarvis said. “I remember the moment he walked in there and he was so at ease, kneeling down and interacting with those kids. You could tell that’s a special connection that he’s got.”

The bonus for the Mill Creek football program was the addition of Griffin to the coaching staff.

Mill Creek grad Kelsey Griffin, now a coach with the Hawks, is shown during a spring practice session. (Staff Photo: Will Hammock)

He was well-respected as a player, someone the coaches can use as an example of how things are done. Now he’s a young coach with a fresh perspective, gleaned from his high school days and his college career at South Carolina.

“I think I speak for all of us in coaching, especially in Gwinnett, we’re always asking and looking for that youthful coach that can relate to our kids,” Jarvis said. “I used to be that coach. I remember at South Gwinnett when I was young and I was that coach. Now I really am intentional (in finding young coaches). I’ve already got two or three lined up now that I’m talking to that are in college playing right now that you’re trying to encourage them to go into education and our profession because you need kids like that in it.

“What you can’t control is how well they do with the transition.

That’s something that Kelsey has done a phenomenal job with. He got some teaching experience this semester and what he’s done in the classroom I’m probably more proud of that than I am with the football. I knew he would do a good job with football. To see his care and his passion for the kids in the classroom, I think that’s

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probably what Mill Creek is most excited about with him. We’re ecstatic for him to be part of our staff, and to have a former player on top of that, one of our national recruits when he came through, is great. For him to go off, get his degree, be successful and come back to give to these kids, that’s something I’m proud of. I’m probably more excited for our kids than I am for me.”

Griffin’s enthusiasm and smiling face during the Hawks’ spring practices were good barometers of how he feels about being home.

“Oh man, it’s great,” he said.

“This is where I grew up. This is where I played football. These guys helped me come a long way. People that come back to their old high school always have great memories. I get to come back to teach and coach, that makes it even better. … Coach Jarvis has kept it like he’s always kept it. He has a tight leash on things and he knows what he’s doing. He’s always getting better, so there are some tweaks from when I played here and it’s for the good. They’ve been a little bit farther than we were. I want to say we were the best but I can’t say that anymore.”

name on the dotted line, I reached out to a lot of franchisers that runs smoothly. She will also be have already been in the business responsible for hiring referees for awhile. I wanted to see the as well as setting up parents as good and the bad. To be honest, there were only a few bad. There’s volunteer coaches.

“Parents really like i9 because always going to be a little bad, but mostly everything was good. it’s one day a week,” Williams Everybody said that they would said. “It allows them to still be able to get their kids in some sort do it again. Once you get started, of activity and still be able to han- it can be a very good business and dle their day-to-day life. We start it’s something that I love.”

Working out of her home office out small because that’s what i9 in Lawrenceville, Williams’ daywants you to do. So right now, to-day schedule involves a lot of I’m only focused on Loganville marketing, taking phone calls and because it’s my first area. Loanswering emails to ensure her ganville has been so welcoming.

So many churches have said that current and future sites will be as successful as possible. they are so glad that i9 is in here “What I’m working on right and have asked me what they can now is actually getting my regdo to help. It’s been awesome.”

Williams said she doesn’t plan istrations online,” Williams said. on stopping there. New locations “People hit me up all of the time are already in the works, with her about registering and inquiring next two locations likely being in about the program. I have a few Grayson and an area in Rockdale registrations already, which is good. (i9) helps you get started.

County that has yet to be deterThey have business coaches to mined.

“After Loganville, three months help you if you need something.

They have personnel who, if you or so after, I will start another need something, you can send venue,” Williams said. “It’s all about expanding and trying to get them an email. It’s great.”

A resident of Georgia for another venue in another area. nearly 30 years, Williams worked Soon I’ll be going to Grayson. as a referee at the high school levI’ve had a lot of contact from el in the surrounding area for 17 Grayson folks that are interested in i9. I’m hoping that by the new years. She played college basketball in Oklahoma and has played year, I’ll be moving to Grayson.

I’ll keep the first venue in Logan- in women’s basketball leagues her entire life. She has also spent ville and turn that over to a new time as a coach in basketball, site manager.”

As for her future site in Rock- softball and track and field.

Now starting her career as a dale, she said she hopes to have it up and running by the summer franchisee all these years later, Williams said she can only go up of 2019. from here.

“That’s my hope,” Williams “I see it going very far,” Wilsaid. “i9 goes out and they map liams said. “Five years from now, out the area and do the demoI definitely will not be working a graphics — how many kids are job. Our plan is for my husband in the area and the household to retire from his job and come incomes to see if it will be successful or not. Before I signed my into the business with me.”

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