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Woman charged with stabbing, killing mom 35-year-old told police victim hurt herself FROM STAFF REPORTS

Jacquelyn Craft

A 35-year-old woman is in jail after allegedly stabbing her mother to death Monday night in unincorporated Snellville.

Gwinnett police responded to

a report of a death at 3809 Leach Road about 11:30 p.m.

Jacquelyn Craft reported that her mother, Evelyn Craft, had stabbed herself to death, according to Gwinnett Police Sgt. Jake Smith. He said officers located the

victim deceased from apparent stab wounds.

“Responding officers found the circumstances suspicious and contacted Homicide Unit detectives,” Smith said. “Detectives and the Crime Scene Unit investigated further and found evidence which contradicted Jacquelyn Craft’s

story.”

Police arrested Jacquelyn Craft and have charged her with aggravated assault and felony murder.

She remains in custody at the Gwinnett County Detention Center without bond.

Both women lived at the home where the alleged crime occurred.

County sues for property owners to fix sinkholes

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Meadowcreek junior Yemeni Lopez begins to mix a solution with crushed aspirin during the Opportunities Camp hosted by Georgia Campus — Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine on Tuesday. (Staff Photos: Trevor McNaboe)

PCOM camp provides medical opportunities for students

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The scribbling of notes and the soft echo of aspirin being crushed by 13 pairs hands resonated through one of the Georgia Campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s pharmacy labs.

Under the guidance of future pharmacists and doctors, a select group of students from Meadowcreek and Berkmar high schools were learning how to take a solid pill form of aspirin and make it into a liquid form, something common in the pharmaceutical field.

This activity is one of many different hands-on lectures and labs that students from the two Gwinnett County public schools have participated

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in for the past two weeks as part of GA-PCOM’s Opportunities Camp.

In its second year, the camp serves to allow local high school students interested in health care careers a chance learn more about the field.

The program’s primary goal is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in health care careers.

The camp began June 18 and has allowed students to dissect a pig heart and a sheep brain while learning about anatomy, as well as study case studies in diabetes and mental illness.

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Gwinnett County is worried that the stormwater system south of Gwinnett Place Mall, as well as a section of Venture Drive in Duluth, is in danger of failing because of two sinkholes that formed in the area last week.

The county has filed a lawsuit in Gwinnett Superior Court against the owners of two adjacent properties on Venture Drive where the sinkholes formed Thursday. The sinkholes formed on the edges of properties owned by Venture Outlet Mall and Best Friends Development Inc., including in a parking lot connecting the properties and a stormwater detention pond that they share.

County officials have said the sinkholes formed because an underground stormwater pipe that they claim Venture Outlet Mall and Best Friends Development are responsible for failed. Venture owns the Santa Fe Mall, and Best Friends owns the property that houses Sam’s Club.

“It is apparent that Venture is not going to repair the sinkholes or the failing stormwater pipe, or perform any repairs without court intervention,” county officials said in the lawsuit. “It is not yet known whether Best Friends will accept responsibility for repair and ongoing maintenance of the sinkholes or the failing stormwater pipe which caused the same.”

The county wants the court to order Venture Outlet Mall and Best Friends Development to repair the sinkholes, or to authorize county crews to go on the property to take steps to secure a stormwater manhole on Venture Drive itself.

County officials are asserting that Venture Outlet Mall owner Fred Filsoof has repeatedly refused to repair the sinkholes,

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Berkmar sophomore Kimberlyn Allen pulls out an aspirin under the instruction of PCOM second year medical student Kathleen Bridges.

This sinkhole caused a large section of driveway connecting the parking lots of the Santa Fe Mall and Sam’s Club to collapse Thursday. Gwinnett County officials are now suing the property owners to get them to repair this hole and another one that also formed in the same driveway. (File Photo)

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Gwinnett’s transit plan opens door to heavy rail could eventually be converted to a light rail line from the multi-modal hub to the Infinite Energy Center.

MARTA-style heavy “It’s one of those things rail could eventually go that if we had the fundGwinnett Place Mall, 7 ing long-range, we think it miles more than originally would be a great improveplanned if a new addition to ment because you’re able Gwinnett County’s Transit to catch commuters before Development Plan comes to they get into that worst part fruition. of (Interstate) 85,” GwinCounty officials had nett County Transportation already revealed that part Director Alan Chapman said. of the long-range plans for The final proposed vertransit is an extension of sion of the plan was presentheavy rail from the Doraville ed to county commissioners MARTA station to a proTuesday. It isn’t clear when posed multi-modal hub on commissioners will vote on the Jimmy Carter Boulevard adopting the plan, which corridor about 15 to 20 years would guide transit developfrom now. ment in the county for the But now officials say that next 30 years. extension could itself be County Commission extended later on to continue Chairwoman Charlotte Nash up to the mall on Pleasant said that while no date for Hill Road — or a bus rapid voting on the plan has been transit route that would be set, she anticipates a vote installed in the nearer term could happen in July.

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“It’s going to depend on how many questions or additional information district commissioners need,” Nash said. “I would like to see it adopted in July, but a caveat on that is it depends on the need for additional information and answers to questions that commissioners may decide they have.”

One of the new additions to the plan is a second longrange phase which includes projects that residents have labeled high priorities, but for which officials aren’t sure if funding will be available. Basically, it’s a wish list of additional transit projects the county wants to eventually tackle.

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Project Manager Cristina Pastore said.

Some items in the longrange Phase II part of the plan include upgrading some rapid bus lines that are expected to be installed in earlier phases to bus rapid transit lines. Rapid bus service is considered by county officials to be a “light” version of BRT which has queue jumpers for buses, but not full dedicated lanes along a corridor.

The big piece of that second long-range phase though is the possible continued extension of heavy rail up to Gwinnett Place. Pastore said a common piece of feedback the team working on the plan heard from residents was, “The plan doesn’t go far enough. It doesn’t have enough rail.”

While Pastore said the team agreed with that sentiment — to an extent — they ran into the issue of how much heavy rail costs. The county is estimating that installing a heavy rail line will cost about $250 million per mile to install.

The distance from the Doraville MARTA station to Gwinnett Place Mall is about

Gwinnett County Transportation Director Alan Chapman talks to county commissioners about the final recommendations from the Connect Gwinnett Transit Plan during a briefing Tuesday. The final recommendations include a second long-range phase that includes projects for future consideration, including additional heavy rail. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

10 to 12 miles, while the distance from the station to the Jimmy Carter corridor is about four to five miles.

“Heavy rail is extremely expensive, hundreds of millions of dollars expensive,” Pastore said.

As a result, converting the BRT line to a light rail line is being considered as an alternative to connect Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Gwinnett Place because officials

said it would cost less. Either way, that part of the plan is more than 20 or 30 years away and the final years under the recently completed transit plan could be spent preparing for it.

“We don’t have a plan to fund it but we did identify some seed funding in those very (far) out years of the first 30 years to at least do some preliminary work on that,” Chapman said.

Gwinnett Technical College hits record-breaking enrollment

BY TREVOR MCNABOE

jump, recording an 8.5 percent uptick over a year ago.

David Welden, acting president of Gwinnett Gwinnett Technical Col- Tech, attributed the surge in lege announced Monday enrollment to a few factors, that it has recorded its high- including the expansion of est enrollment numbers in HOPE Career Grant offerthe college’s 34-year history. ings from 30 certificates and More than 12,000 studiplomas to 51. dents across Gwinnett and The expansion has alnorthern Fulton enrolled at lowed students to receive Gwinnett Tech to participate financial aid in programs of in more than 140 different study such as automotive associate degree, diploma and construction, computer and certificate programs. sciences, early childhood The 2018 academic year’s care and education, health enrollment took a sizable sciences, heavy diesel,

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logistics management and welding and joining technology.

In addition, the college reported an increase in the Dual Enrollment program with 2,248 high school students from both public and private schools taking both online and on-campus courses.

“We are continually working with our industry partners to respond and deliver the educational programs that meet the realtime needs of our community,” Welden said.

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Leading Acid Reflux Pill Barrow County deputies ID man found dead in car trunk Becomes an Anti-Aging Phenomenon

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Winder and apprehended Anthony Woschula, 34.

Woschula now faces several charges in connecBarrow County officials tion with Clark’s death, have released the name including murder, felony of a 57-year old North murder, aggravated batCarolina man whose body tery, aggravated assault, was found in the trunk of a concealing the death of car across the county line another and tampering in Gwinnett last week. with evidence.

The Barrow County “Woschula has been Sheriff’s Office confirmed denied bond and is curthe body found in the gold rently being detained at the Toyota Camry at Whitley Barrow County Detention Road and Kilcrease Road Center,” Barrow County was Fayetteville, N.C., Sheriff’s Office Capt. resident Victor Clark.

Ryan Sears said.

Deputies found the body The sheriff’s office did after they responded to not confirm Monday why a missing person call in or how Clark was killed.

Last week, officials said Woschula had fled on foot when deputies arrived at the home on Chimney Trace Drive in Winder because of possible drug charges. Law enforcement used a K-9 to help apprehend him.

Deputies also determined Woschula may have information about Clark’s location after speaking to the person who placed the missing person call.

“Woschula is currently the suspect in the death of the missing person and the investigation is ongoing,” the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said last week.

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CITY OF DACULA The City of Dacula does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting held in the City Council Chambers at the Dacula City Hall, 442 Harbins Rd., Dacula GA 30019, July 5, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., and pursuant to O.C.G.A. 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s estimated tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.

CURRENT 2018 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY 2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

172,200,610 10,344,926 161,855,684

190,478,050 3,608,640 54,240 93,700 7,010 194,241,640 11,191,088 183,050,552

2018 PROPOSED 210,174,625 2,923,510 50,440 0 2,524 213,151,099 11,605,158 201,545,941

146,302,470

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$879,741

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$573 0.09%

$47,418 7.42%

$78,391 11.42%

$37,449 4.90%

$77,422 9.65%

$88,889 10.10%

Real & Personal Motor Vehicles Mobile Homes Timber - 100% Heavy Duty Equipment Gross Digest Less M & O Exemptions Net M & O Digest

105,826,776 9,846,990 138,480 0 0 115,812,246 $7,497,000 108,315,246

126,504,696 8,317,100 104,040 6,650

149,842,790 6,148,210 73,680 0

167,306,970 4,838,800 54,840 0

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156,064,680 9,762,210 146,302,470

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126,190,846

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Gross M & O Millage Less Rollbacks Net M & O Millage Net Taxes Levied Net Taxes $ Increase Net Taxes % Increase

The figures for FY 2013 thru FY2017 are based on State Certified digests updated through the additions and reductions made throughout the year.

The figures for FY2018 are estimates and are subject to change; the estimates do, however, include projected changes due to pending appeals, as well as new growth.

PUBLIC NOTICE - TAX INCREASE Every few years, the Gwinnett County Tax Assessor is required to review the assesed value of property in the county. When the trend prices of properties, which have recently sold in the county indicate there has been a change in the fair market value of such property, the Tax Assessor may adjust the value of the real property located in Gwinnett County. This process is known as property reassessment.

The Dacula Mayor and Council has carried out a deliberate strategy over the last several years to keep City taxes low without negatively impacting the quality of the City services provided to it’s citizens. By adopting a millage rate of 4.806, which is the same as last year, the City of Dacula must advertise a tax increase.

The City of Dacula has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 6.82%. All concerned citizens are invited to two public hearings on this tax increase to be held on June 28, 2018 at Dacula City Hall at 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at Dacula City Hall, 442 Harbins Road, Dacula, GA 30019 on July 5, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. The tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 4.806 mills, an increase of 0.307 mills. Without this tentative increase, the millage rate will be no more than 4.499 mills.

The propsed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $100,000 is approximately $12.28 and the propsed tax increase for a non-homesteaded property with a fair market value of $300,000 is approximately $55.26.

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Prednisone can have side effects DEAR DR. ROACH: An 80-year-old was mistakenly prescribed prednisone, 40 mg, for six months and is now being weaned off over four weeks. While on the prednisone, she had some symptoms that I think are side effects, including sleeping all day, no energy, losing weight (30 pounds over six months without trying), hair falling out, thinning skin, hallucinating and bumping into the wall, causing bruises. She is scared of the dark, does not want to be left alone and gets confused.

Her blood sugar has gone up dramatically (A1c from 6.7 to 11). Will these symptoms get better once she is weaned off the prednisone?

— D.K. ANSWER: Most of the symptoms you describe are plausible side effects of a large dose of prednisone in an older person. Prednisone is a powerful anti-inflammatory and immune system suppressant that is used for many conditions. However, it has the potential for many side effects. Although more often people can get jittery and jumpy from prednisone, fatigue is certainly possible.

Hair and skin changes and easy bruising are routine.

What puzzles me, though, is the weight loss, since weight gain is much more common. I assume she was known to be diabetic before, since her A1c level was consistent with controlled diabetes. The worsening of the blood sugar control suggests worsening insulin resistance, which usually is due to weight gain, not loss.

The confusion and hallucination are less common, but more concerning side effects.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old male, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, who for years has done a 2.5-mile daily walk (always upon rising), plus occasional bicycling, with no problems. For the past two weeks, I’ve experienced pain within the sole of my left foot, below the heel, most sensitive when rising from a reclining or sitting position. If I slowly but gradually put weight on it, I can eventually walk on it with reduced pain (and still get in my 2.5-mile walk uneventfully). The pain never goes away completely, and throughout the day is consistently stronger after the foot has been idle.

The other foot is normal.

I have no history of leg or foot injuries. That first step in the morning is when the pain is greatest. Thoughts on possible causes?

— K.B. ANSWER: I am pretty sure this is plantar fasciitis, based on your description, although an exam may help you be sure. It is common in people who exercise, and hard surfaces (and old or poorly designed shoes) may make it more common.

Initial treatment is ice and rest. Careful stretching of the calf and sole will help, but don’t overdo it, especially when starting.

You need to slow down the exercising for a while — athletes, especially runners, never like to hear this, but your body needs time to heal. A short course of antiinflammatory medicine, such as naproxen, may be helpful. Silicone heel cups help many people.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1829, British chemist James Smithson died, leaving an endowment for “the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.”

In 1844, Mormon religion founder Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were murdered by an anti-Mormon mob at the jail where they were being held in Carthage, Ill. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman sent the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy to fight in the Korean War. In 1985, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials decertified Route 66.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Emma Goldman (1869-1940), labor leader; Helen Keller (1880-1968), activist/author; Vera Wang (1949- ), fashion designer; J.J. Abrams (1966- ), TV/film producer; To-

bey Maguire (1975- ), actor; Drake Bell (1986- ), actor; Ed Westwick (1987- ), actor; Chandler Riggs (1999- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams flew 39 combat missions during the Korean War. Williams sat out nearly five Major League Baseball seasons due to his military service in World War II and Korea.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2001, the Washington Wizards drafted 19-year-old center Kwame Brown, marking the first time a high school student was taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “We differ, blind and seeing, one from another, not in our senses, but in the use we make of them, in the imagination and courage with which we seek wisdom beyond the senses.” — Helen Keller, “The FiveSensed World”

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Battered woman contemplates remarrying ex Dear Amy: I am so shattered. I remarried my husband twice, and now he is asking for me to marry him for the third time.

I know he’s having an affair with one of his high school flings. The second time we got married, the minister, who didn’t know we had been married before, mentioned the “holy sacrament” and proclaimed the “mystery of marriage.”

What’s the stupid mystery?

I suppose what I really don’t understand is why I have married him twice. He has beaten me in both marriages. He always apologized and promised he would never do it again, but it happened again. Now, he is asking me to marry him again, and he’s gone to anger management and vowed he would never hit me again — and that he would terminate his affair with his current fling, if I agreed to marry him.

After his continual affairs, I had an affair of my own, which I thought was a way of equalizing my pain, and then he beat me repeatedly, and then went back to his high school fling!

I refuse to be owned. I just want to be loved by a man who will not cheat on me.

Should I remarry him for the third time if he promises to quit beating me, and stops his promiscuous behavior?

— So Distressed

a distance (as your ex is being).

Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-7233, or use their online chat function at thehotline.org to be connected with a counselor who can listen and help you. You already have insight. You say you Amy Dickinson refuse to be owned (good for you!). What you Dear Distressed: need now is compassionInstead of wasting time ate support and loving talking about your abukindness — as you walk sive ex, let’s talk about away, permanently, from you. this terrible relationship.

All of your choices Dear Amy: My are predicated on his boyfriend and I have been promises to change. dating for a year. He is 47 But he’s promised to and I am 42. We’re both change before, and he divorced. has never changed. You He’s from New York, CAN change. You MUST and at times can be kind change. For your own of crass or macho. mental and physical For instance, we were health and safety, and for with his friend, and the the peace of mind of the friend said he hasn’t done people who (actually relaundry since the day he ally and truly) love you, got married. My boyyou must change. friend then announced Repeat this smart that he never did laundry phrase to yourself: “If until he got divorced. I I always do what I’ve said, “Well, aren’t you always done, I’ll always doing your own laundry get what I’ve always got.” now?” His reply was, If you don’t go back to “I’ve got my daughter your ex, you have a real doing it.” chance at transformation I said, “What about — and that includes the when you were in colpossibility of someday lege?” He said, “My meeting someone who girlfriends did it.” Am I will love you as you dedating a chauvinistic pig? serve to be loved.

Can I let this slide?

Survivors of partner — Don’t like violence (such as yourDirty Laundry self) sometimes have a Dear Don’t Like: tough time leaving the Yes, I guess you are abusive relationship — dating a chauvinist, but even when the partner you don’t say if you’ve has already left and shared your point of view continues to be abusive at with him. You could ask

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him why he isn’t competent enough to do this task himself. The answer could be something as simple as “I don’t know how to do it well, and I’m embarrassed to ask.”

There are some household and maintenance jobs that tend to fall along gendered lines — (have you ever changed the oil in your car?), but doing one’s own laundry seems pretty basic.

If your guy answers, “Women are supposed to do laundry,” then added to other macho statements he has made, this might be a deal breaker.

Dear Amy: “Lonely Wife” reported that her husband of many decades was not romantic, loving or intimate. She felt sad and lonely.

Amy, you suggested that she try a trial separation. I can’t believe you suggested this, but didn’t recommend that she should communicate with him!

— Disappointed Dear Disappointed: Good point.

I had assumed that after 45 years, this wife would have made her wishes known, but yes — communication should always come before separation.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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Live in the moment and enjoy life. Don’t be afraid to explore new avenues and cultures. The experience you gain this year will help you discover what you want to do next. Don’t be a follower. Dance to your own beat.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — If you put your imagination to work, you’ll come up with a plan that will encourage you to bring in more cash or better handle your personal finances.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Look before you leap. Alter your life for the right reasons, not to please someone else.

Avoid excess, greed and arguments.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — Don’t make excuses. Take care of your responsibilities and move on to the things you really want to do. A change will do you good if it’s carefully considered and executed properly.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — If you keep busy, you’ll stay out of trouble.

Don’t let an incident make it impossible for you to take care of the things you need to accomplish.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Alter your life to make it easier to accomplish your personal goals. Personal contracts and joint ventures don’t have to be standard. Add what’s most important to you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Take control of your personal finances. Refuse to let anyone talk you into something you don’t really want to do. Put more energy into fitness and health. Romance is highlighted.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Express your thoughts and feelings and expand on old ideas that can bring about positive changes.

Someone will surprise you with an offer of support or an interesting suggestion.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Just because someone asks you to do something doesn’t mean that you must oblige. If it doesn’t fit into your plans or could disrupt your schedule, say no.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — If you let your creativity take control, you’ll come up with a positive way to handle challenges you face at work or at home.

Stifle your emotions to avoid a misunderstanding.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Share information and put an effort into taking care of matters that can affect you emotionally. Don’t feel you must spend money to make an impression. Romance is favored.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Preparation is the key to your success. Gather information and scout for the best people to help you reach your destination.

A little finesse will go a long way.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Fix any problems swiftly. Your ability to multitask will stand out when compared to your competitors. Personal improvements and gains look promising. Rewards are heading your way.

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world Official: U.S. wants all countries to eliminate Iranian oil imports

The Trump administration expects all countries to reduce their Iranian oil imports to zero or face U.S. sanctions, a senior State Department official said Tuesday as oil prices surged.

No exceptions will be made for countries that currently buy oil from Tehran, the official said.

“We view this as one of our top national security priorities,” the official told reporters on a conference call. “I would be hesitant to say, ‘zero waivers ever,’ (but) I think the predisposition would be no, we’re not granting waivers.”

This latest messaging from the administration suggests the Trump administration is holding a hard line with its international allies as it withdraws from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement under which Iran rolled back its nuclear program in exchange for broad sanctions relief.

Sudan commutes death sentence for teen who killed rapist husband A Sudanese court has commuted the death sentence for teenager Noura Hussein, who killed her husband after he raped her, in a case that has put a spotlight on forced child marriage and marital rape in the African nation.

Her legal team told CNN on Tuesday that Hussein, now 19, has been given a five-year jail term for killing the 35-year-old man. The court ordered her family to pay $18,700 in “blood money” to the man’s family.

Her lawyers say they plan to appeal both the jail term and the payment.

Last week, CNN obtained a firsthand account from the teenager as she awaited retrial in an Omdurman prison cell after appealing her death sentence.

In her account, Hussein said her family had forced her to get married at 15, but allowed her to finish school.

Three years later, after a public wedding, her husband tried to consummate the marriage. After refusing to have sex with him on their “honeymoon,” she says he raped her as members of his family held her down.

world&nation Supreme Court upholds travel ban

By Ariane de Vogue and restricts entry from seven Veronica Stracqualursi countries to varying degrees: CNN Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia The Supreme Court has and Venezuela. Chad was upheld President Donald originally on the list but it Trump’s travel ban. was recently removed after The ruling was 5-4 along having met baseline security partisan lines, with Chief requirements.

Justice John Roberts writing Challengers, including the for the conservative majorstate of Hawaii, argued that ity. the travel ban exceeded the The ruling sends a strong president’s authority under message that Trump has immigration law as well as broad powers under immithe Constitution. They also gration law to act to protect used Trump’s statements national security and that during the campaign, when statements made during he called for a ban on travel a campaign may not be from all Muslim-majority legally determinative of the countries, but Roberts dispresident’s intent. missed those concerns.

“The Proclamation is “Plaintiffs argue that this squarely within the scope president’s words strike at of presidential authority,” fundamental standards of Roberts wrote. respect and tolerance, in vioTrump immediately lation of our constitutional reacted on Twitter: tradition,” Roberts wrote.

“SUPREME COURT “But the issue before us is UPHOLDS TRUMP not whether to denounce TRAVEL BAN. Wow!” the statements. It is instead The president then called the significance of those the ruling “a tremendous statements in reviewing a victory for the American Presidential directive, neuPeople and the Constitution” tral on its face, addressing and said he felt vindicated. a matter within the core of “This ruling is also a mo- executive responsibility. In ment of profound vindicadoing so, we must consider tion following months of not only the statements of a hysterical commentary from particular president, but also the media and Democratic the authority of the presipoliticians who refuse to do dency itself.” what it takes to secure our The Supreme Court will border and our country,” wrap up its term today.

Trump said.

Minnesota Democratic This is the third version of Rep. Keith Ellison, the first the travel ban. It was issued Muslim elected to Congress, in September — after previ- said Tuesday’s decision ous bans had ricocheted “give legitimacy to discrimithrough the courts — and nation and Islamophobia.”

This is the third version of the travel ban. It was issued in September — after previous bans had ricocheted through the courts — and restricts entry from seven countries to varying degrees: Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Venezuela. (CNN)

Chief justice rejects decision on Japanese-American internment

By Ariane de Vogue

from Roberts, who chastised his colleague for using “rhetorical Chief Justice John advantage” and said that Roberts and his conserva- Korematsu had “nothing tive majority upheld Pres- to do with this case.” ident Donald Trump’s Roberts was troubled travel ban Tuesday, but in enough with the comparithe process — thanks to son, however, that he did a heated argument with something that no party Justice Sonia Sotomayor involved in the travel ban — finally overturned the case had expressly asked infamous 1944 Supreme for: He announced that Court decision blessing the Supreme Court was internment of Japaneseoverruling Korematsu.

Americans during World Sotomayor’s dissent, War II. Roberts said, “affords In her dissent to the this Court the opportunity majority’s ruling on the to make express what is travel ban, Sotomayor already obvious: Korecompared the decision matsu was gravely wrong to the Korematsu v. U.S. the day it was decided, case, saying there are has been overruled in the “stark parallels” in the court of history, and — to reasoning. be clear — ‘has no place The comparison trigin law under the Constigered an angry response tution.’”

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nation 18 AGs sue over Trump admin family separations

A coalition of 18 attorneys general filed a lawsuit on Tuesday over the Trump administration’s separation of undocumented children and parents at the border.

The lawsuit argues that the practice of family separations is “irrationally discriminatory” and violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection “because it targets only people crossing our southwestern border, the majority of whom are from Latin America, and not anyone crossing the northern border or entering the United States elsewhere,” according to a news release from New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood’s office.

The lawsuit, filed in the Polio outbreak U.S. District Court for the found in Papua Western District of WashNew Guinea ington, is brought by the attorneys general of CaliforA polio outbreak has been nia, Delaware, the District confirmed in Morobe Prov- of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, ince of Papua New Guinea, Maryland, Massachusetts, the World Health Organiza- Minnesota, New Jersey, tion reported Monday.

New Mexico, New York, Papua New Guinea had North Carolina, Oregon, been certified polio-free Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, since 2000, along with the Vermont, Virginia and Washrest of WHO’s Western ington state. All of them are Pacific Region.

Democrats.

The virus was suspected Democrats have harshly as the cause of lower limb criticized the Trump adminweakness in a 6-year-old istration’s “zero tolerance” boy in Morobe Province in policy, which has resulted April; in May, the diagnosis in the separation of migrant was confirmed. families. President Donald The same strain of Trump signed an execuvirus was detected in stool tive order last week that he specimens of two healthy said would help stop the children living in the comseparation of undocumented munity by the U.S. Centers families at the border after for Disease Control and Pre- an intense backlash over the vention, which confirmed practice. the outbreak Friday.

“What he (the president) — From wire reports is doing with families on the

Facing pressure from progressive groups and primary challengers up and down the ballot, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced an agreement to end a controversial power-sharing deal between state Republicans and a breakaway group of Democratic lawmakers. (CNN)

border, separating children, violates the Constitution,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer earlier on Tuesday.

“Our position is it violates the Constitution, violates due process, violates equal protection and violates the Administrative Procedure Act.”

had been taken against the intern.

Sen. Flake to drop holds on judges in exchange for vote on tariffs

Sen. Jeff Flake told CNN Tuesday he will lift the extraordinary holds he put Capitol Hill intern on all of President Donald Trump’s appeals court nomisuspended for nations if he gets a vote on cursing at Trump legislation that could make it harder for Trump to use An intern for Sen. Magnational security as a reason gie Hassan, a New Hampto impose tariffs on other shire Democrat, has been countries, as the president suspended for a week after recently did against Mexico, shouting an expletive toward Canada and the European President Donald Trump Union. last week from across the “I want a vote on tariffs, Capitol rotunda. a serious vote on tariffs,” In footage captured by said Flake, who like many NBC reporter Frank Thorp free-trade Republicans on last Tuesday, Trump can be Capitol Hill has spoken out seen arriving at the Capitol against Trump’s use of tarto meet with Republican iffs to punish other countries lawmakers about immigrafor what he describes as tion. As the president’s unfair trade practices. entourage was entering the Asked if he would lift his speaker’s office on one side holds if he got such a vote, of the rotunda, a voice can Flake replied firmly, “Yeah.” be heard calling out, “Mr. The Arizonan, a vocal President, f*** you!”

Trump critic who is leaving A spokesman for Hassan the Senate, said he supconfirmed in a statement ports a measure authored by that disciplinary measures Senate Foreign Relations

people Child fires loaded gun he found in a couch at IKEA

After finding a gun in a sofa at IKEA, a child fired the loaded weapon in the store, prompting an investigation of the incident.

Earlier that day, a customer at the Fishers, Ind., store sat down on the couch to test it out, police said.

Sgt. Tom Weger with the Fishers Police Department told CNN that “a customer accidentally dropped the gun into a couch and when he got up, he didn’t realize that the gun had fallen off of his person.”

The boy, who is 6 years old, was not hurt, nor was anyone else, Weger said.

Fallon to Trump: ‘Why are you tweeting at me?’

Jimmy Fallon kicked off his show Monday by addressing President Donald Trump’s Twitter attacks on him — and he had a simple question for the president: “Why are you tweeting at me?”

“Before we begin, I just wanna give a shout-out to our show’s No. 1 fan, the president of the United States!” Fallon said. “As you may have heard, last night, the president of the United States went after me on Twitter, so Melania, if you’re watching, I don’t think your anti-bullying campaign is working.”

Fallon told his audience Committee Chairman Bob Corker, a Tennessee Repub- on NBC’s “The Tonight lican who is also leaving the Show” that he had planned to tweet back at the presiSenate, that would require congressional approval if the dent right away on Sunday president cites national secu- night, but instead realized rity for sticking trade levies he had “more important things to do.” on other countries.

“Then I thought, ‘Wait, shouldn’t he have more Judge denies important things to do?’”

Manafort request Fallon said to laughs. “He’s to dismiss case the president! What are you doing? Why are you tweetIn a long-awaited ruling at me?” ing, federal Judge T.S. Ellis Trump called out the on Tuesday denied Paul TV host on Sunday night Manafort’s request to disby tweeting that Fallon is miss the financial criminal “now whimpering to all charges he faces in Virginia. that he did the famous ‘hair Manafort had argued spe- show’ with me (where he cial counsel Robert Mueller seriously messed up my hair), & that he would had no authority to bring have now done it differthe case, because it was ently because it is said to not related to his work for have ‘humanized’ me.” The the 2016 Trump campaign, and Ellis expressed his own president then told Fallon frustrations with the special to “be a man.” counsel’s probe in a hearing on the request.

Uber allowed to Still, Ellis certified that operate in London Manafort’s case will conUber has a green light in tinue to move toward a late London.

July trial.

The Westminster Mag“This case is a reminder istrates’ Court ruled in the that ultimately, our system tech company’s favor on of checks and balances and limitations on each branch’s Tuesday, granting it a 15 powers, although exquisitely month license to operate in the British capital. designed, ultimately works Uber had been forced to only if people of virtue, sensitivity, and courage, not appeal after Transport for affected by the winds of pub- London declined to renew its license in September. lic opinion, choose to work The transport authority had within the confines of the cited several concerns inlaw,” Ellis wrote Tuesday. cluding how Uber reported “Let us hope that the serious crimes. people in charge of this The decision announced prosecution, including the Tuesday is a major victory Special Counsel and the Assistant Attorney General, for Dara Khosrowshahi, who has sought in his 10 are such people,” Ellis said.

“Although this case will con- months as CEO to present tinue, those involved should Uber as a humbled and reformed company. be sensitive to the danger Uber has around 3.5 unleashed when political disagreements are transformed million riders and 45,000 drivers in London. into partisan prosecutions.”

— From wire reports — From wire reports

Migrant rescue ship to dock after being stranded for five days

By Livia Borghese, Saskya Vandoorne and Judith Vonberg CNN

A search-and-rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean since Friday with 233 migrants on board will finally dock in Malta, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said.

Conte said he had reached an agreement to allow the Lifeline to dock after speaking on the phone

The spokesman added that Spain and the Netherlands were evaluating the situation and that Germany with Maltese Prime Minister could yet participate.

Joseph Muscat. Malta is a small French President Emmanuel island nation south of Sicily.

Macron confirmed France would In a statement, Conte said that take in “tens” of migrants.

Italy would host some of the mi“These are extremely limited grants and called on other countries quantities, but that is how it will to “do the same.” function, this European solidarity,” Italy, Malta, France and Portugal he said. have already confirmed their parSpeaking at a news conference ticipation, according to a spokesat the Vatican’s French embassy, man for the Maltese government.

Macron said, “We are facing a

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migration situation that no one can fix alone. If we look at the reality of things, we cannot just speak of a ‘migration crisis.’ It is a European political crisis.”

European governments have wrangled for days over who has responsibility for migrants arriving on the continent’s southern shores, as conditions on board the ship began to deteriorate.

The issue is particularly sensitive in Germany where Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing a rebellion

over her welcoming immigration policies, which is threatening to bring her 13-year rule to an end.

German Green party politician Manuel Sarrazin, who spent time on the Lifeline boat on Sunday, tweeted the deal with Malta is dependent on Germany saying yes to taking some of the migrants.

One asylum seeker was evacuated from the Lifeline overnight with a hernia, according Sea Watch, another German NGO that operates in the Mediterranean.

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I-85 north closed at Indian Trail due to fatal crash From Staff Reports

cycle, a van and a car. A person who was in the van Several northbound lanes died in the accident, and of Interstate 85 were shut three other people, includdown for much of the after- ing the motorcycle driver, noon on Tuesday at Indian were taken to an area hospiTrail-Lilburn Road because tal for non-life-threatening of a fatal accident involving injuries, Smith said. multiple vehicles, according Police posted the alert to Gwinnett County police. at around 12:45 p.m. They Sgt. Jake Smith said the said all the lanes were reaccident involved a motoropened around 3 p.m.

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Sinkholes

are jointly responsible, the supporting structure for the denying his company was manhole has been put in responsible for repairing jeopardy. the holes and hanging up on “One of the sinkholes has county employees who tried completely washed away all to call him about the issue. of the soil surrounding the The lawsuit reveals that county’s manhole, damagsinkholes had been an ongo- ing the brick facing and ing problem before county is thereby threatening the officials closed Venture integrity of the supporting Drive last week. County structure, the collapse of officials contacted Venture which could be catastrophic Outlet Mall officials three for the stormwater system days before the road was serving the immediate area,” closed and told them the county officials wrote in the sinkholes were a public suit. nuisance and posed an imThe other issue is what minent danger. will happen if the sinkholes, “It is known that Best one of which is already enFriends has repaired one or croaching on Venture Drive, more sinkholes located on continue to grow and move the neighboring property closer to the road. within the past year,” county The lawsuit states that a officials said in its lawsuit. “moderate to heavy rain” But as the dispute concould cause parts of Venture tinues about who will fix Drive to collapse. the sinkholes, two main “As a result, the sinkholes concerns continue to exist now pose an imminent danfor county officials. One is ger to the adjacent Venture how it will affect a county- Drive right of way and the owned storm drain manhole motoring public, not to because water from the mention the many patrons failed pipe has washed away who drive and walk through the dirt surrounding the the parking lot of the propmanhole. erty on a daily basis,” the As the dirt was washed lawsuit states. away and into the de“The sinkholes also pose tention pond for which an imminent danger to the Venture Outlet Mall and county’s adjacent sanitary Best Friends Development sewer line.”

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PCOM

•From Page 1A In addition, students were able to take trips to Shepard Center, which specializes in spinal and brain injury rehabilitation, and Bodies: The Exhibition, both in Atlanta. On Thursday, the group will be visiting the McKesson Corporation, a health care company in Duluth that distributes pharmaceuticals.

PCOM third-year pharmacy student Janine Miller led the camp as a student coordinator.

“We get the chance to expose students to the health care profession,” Miller said. “Because a majority of the students are juniors and seniors, we want to prepare them for the fall, graduation and beyond that if they choose to go into health care.”

When students first arrive they are given a gift bag that includes a binder with all of the case study assignments, a stethoscope, pen light and hammer. Miller said they are given that because those are all general things that are required to complete tasks in the medical profession.

Miller, who volunteered at the camp last year, said she developed an interest in the medical field because of her mother’s diabetes.

“With diabetes, my mother would see the pharmacist the most and he would help her through the tough times,” Miller said. “After that, I decided I wanted to be that and help someone like that person helped my mom.

I want to be there for patients and let them know they’re not alone.”

Students from Meadowcreek and Berkmar had to go through an application process to get the oppor-

At top, Meadowcreek senior Jacary Young gets instructed by third-year PCOM pharmacy student Barbara Bazilla on Tuesday at the Georgia Campus — Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Opportunities Camp. Above, Berkmar junior Krytsia Martinez takes notes during a lecture at the GA-PCOM Opportunities Camp on Tuesday. (Staff Photos: Trevor McNaboe)

tunity to participate in the camp.

According to camp officials, a grant PCOM received from local businesses allowed the school to have 20 open slots for students.

One of the attendees, Meadowcreek senior

obituaries Hoschton, GA

Mr. Bobby Carter Bobby Carter, age 75, of Hochton passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton.

Loganville

Julian Harris Danielly passed away June 24, 2018. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Inc. Lawrenceville, GA

Dale Fernander Dale E. Fernander, age 33, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018. He is survived by his mother, Cecile Fernander-Chinye, Dacula, GA; step-father, Godrey Chinye, Dacula; father, Michael Gay, Nassau, Bahamas; sister, Zamaie Chinye, Dacula; brother, Obie Chinye, Dacula; maternal grandmother, Dorothy Fernander, Buford, GA; maternal grandfather, Hareourt Fernanader, Nassau, Bahamas; step-grandmother, Nwanze Chinye, Nigeria; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Mr. Fernander was born on December 25, 1984 in Miami, Florida. He was a self-employed driver.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 29, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Mr. David Spooner officiating.

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J. W. Griffin Mr. J. W. Griffin, age 91, of Buford, GA passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-nine years, Sue Peevy Griffin. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Brenda Griffin, Buford, GA, Ted and Elaine Griffin, Marietta, GA and Scott Griffin, Charlotte, NC; three grandchildren, Gary Griffin, Buford, GA, Ginger Vanderford, Bogart, GA and Wesley Griffin, Monroe, NC; great grandchildren, Shelby and Savanna Griffin, Carly and Mason Vanderford, Wesley Burton, Jr. and Braxton James Griffin; sister, Naomi Griffin Maddox, Decatur, GA; sister-inlaw, Ruth Chatham Peevy, Hoschton, GA; brother-inlaw, Jack Leach, Commerce, GA; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Griffin was born May 16, 1927 in Eatonton, GA. He was a graduate of the Old Buford High School in Buford, GA. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army Air Force. He was a retired driver from Yellow Freight Lines after eight years of service and also retired from Sears, Roebuck & Company, Mail Order Department, after twentyfour years of service. He was a member of Ivy Creek Baptist Church in Buford, GA. The family would like to express a special thank you to Al Bradberry and Shirley Petty and all the other neighbors in the neighborh

hood for their loving care for J. W. Griffin. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Dr. Craig Dale and Rev. Ted Williams officiating. Graveside service and interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA with Dr. Jim Ferguson officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, June 25, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Ivy Creek Baptist Church, 2500 Ivy Creek Road, Buford, GA 30519 in memory of J. W. Griffin.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.

Monroe, GA

Dorothy “Jerri” Hall (Toler)

Frances “Fran” Hardman (Hamilton) Fran Hardman, 72, of Buford, GA, died on June 23, 2018.

to become a pharmacist.

“I’ve really enjoyed every single part of this,” Martinez said. “The professors came in and told us things I didn’t know and it opened me up to new things. I’m really looking forward to what’s next.”

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Winder, GA

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Frances Bell Hay

Jean Mills (Howard)

Zlata C. Sewell

Frances Bell Hay, age 89, of Buford, GA passed away Monday, June 25, 2018.

age 73, passed away on June 25, 2018. Arrangements by, Tim Stewart Funeral Home.

Zlata C. Sewell, age 92 of Snellville, GA, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018. Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel.

Winder, GA

Mrs. Barbara Diane Mitchell (Bell) Lawrenceville

David Michael Herbermann Age 36, passed away Sunday, June 24. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel Buford, GA

Albert “Pete” Howell Albert “Pete” Howell, age 62, of Buford, GA passed away Friday, June 15, 2018. Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, GA Lawrenceville

Pharron Jenkins “P J” Age 39, of Lawrenceville passed away on Thursday, 06/21/2018. Arrangements

by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville.

Jefferson, GA

Mr. James Van

Age 90 of Monroe passed Joiner, Sr. away on June 24, 2018.

Mr. James V. Joiner, Sr, Arrangements by Tim age 76 of Jefferson, GeorStewart Funeral Home gia. Evans Funeral Home, Monroe, Ga. Jefferson, Georgia.

Buford, GA

Khalila Martinez, said a nomination from her teacher afforded her the opportunity to get more experience.

Martinez said she would like to get into the pharmaceutical field following graduation from high school and studying

Snellville, GA

Anne Lee age 76 of Snellville passed away June 24, 2018.

Dacula, GA

Grant Howard Levin age 60, of Dacula, passed away on June 22, 2018.

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Dacula, GA

Frederic Daniel Weeden

Mrs. Barbara Diane Frederic Daniel Weeden, Mitchell, age 74 of Winder, age 84, of Dacula, GA Georgia. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, Georgia. passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018. He is survived by children, Pamela Snellville, GA Luis Castillo, Dacula, Donald Robert Park- and GA, Kathy Weatherford, er Woodland Park, CO, Daniel Weeden, Norcross, GA, age 55 of Snellville and Kenneth and Donna passed away Friday, June Weeden, Virginia Beach, 22, 2018. Arrangements VA; thirteen grandchilby Tim Stewart Funeral dren; two great grandchilHome, Snellville, GA. dren; brothers and sisterLoganville in-law, William and Susan Weeden, Scottsdale, AZ, Cecelia Phillips Kenneth Weeden, MD, Age 61 of Loganville and William C. Weeden, passed away on Saturday, Scottsdale, AZ. A memo06/23/2018. Arrangements rial service will be held on

by Tim Stewart Funeral Thursday, June 28, 2018 Home, Lawrenceville. at 11:00 a.m. at Glory City Atlanta Church, 4963 West Buford, GA Price Rd, Suwanee, GA Roger Gene Pruett 30024 with Pastor Tony Thompson officiating. In Roger Gene Pruett, lieu of flowers, memorial age 53, of Buford, GA donations may be made passed away on Frito Alzheimer’s Associaday, June 22, 2018. tion at all.org or to Glory City Church building fund at glorycityatlanta. com. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.

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Hal Jay Puett

Hal Jay Puett, age 96, of Jefferson. Evans Funeral Home.

Maysville, GA

Mr. Larry Sailors Mr. Larry Sailors, age 79 of Maysville, Georgia.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, Georgia.

Dacula, GA

Frederic Daniel Weeden Frederic Daniel Weeden, age 84, of Dacula, GA passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018. Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford

Wednesday, June 27, 2018 • 7A

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Commissioners OK police precinct contract

By Isabel Hughes

ville, will include command staff offices, an officers’ squad room, a classroom, a fitness center with locker Gwinnett is getting a new rooms and evidence storpolice precinct and an alter- age. nate 911 center, per a vote “This is a major step in by county commissioners fulfilling the board’s stated approving a $7.045 million goal of ensuring Gwinnett contract at Tuesday’s Board is a safe and healthy comof Commissioners meeting. munity,” Board of ComThe single-story, missioners Chairwoman 12,249-square-foot strucCharlotte Nash said. “The ture, which will be built at police precinct will bolster Bay Creek Park in Loganour law enforcement presisabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

ence in the fast-growing southeastern part of our county.”

District 3 Commissioner Tommy Hunter said that the alternate 911 center will provide much-needed redundancy should the primary 911 center in Lawrenceville ever be knocked out of commission.

“The alternate 911 center will be used for backup of the main emergency 911 call center in case of natural

disaster, power outages or other service disruptions,” Hunter said. “Its state-ofthe-art communications equipment will duplicate the main 911 call center to ease transition of staff to the alternate call center. This will ensure vital and potentially life-saving protection and emergency service for Gwinnett’s residents when they need it most.”

The 6,236-square-foot facility, which will be designed to storm shelter standards, will accommodate 20 dispatchers, have an elevated area for supervisors to monitor and coordinate dispatchers, and contain ergonomically designed work stations and

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $7.045 million contract to build a police precinct and alternate 911 center at Bay Creek Park. This is a design rendering. (Special Photo)

seating to reduce fatigue for the dispatchers.

The contract was awarded to Cooper and Company General Contractors and the project is being funded

by special purpose local option sales tax revenues.

For more information on this or other SPLOSTfunded projects, visit GwinnettSPLOST.com.

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Documents show Seasons 52 heading to Mall of Georgia

By Curt Yeomans

Breeze, Longhorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Eddie V’s and The Capital Grille. A restaurant profile The Mall of Georgia listed in Darden’s website property appears to poised promotes Seasons 52 as to gain an upscale, farmers a fresh grill and wine bar market-inspired restaurant with a seasonal menu inand wine bar that touts its spired by farmers markets. mission is “to provide a Its wine list includes better way to eat,” accord- more than 100 wines — 52 ing to county documents. of which are available by Gwinnett planning and the glass — and it also development documents serves signature cocktails. show the mall and BowSeating arrangements man Consulting Group include a wine bar, group were granted a developseating at a chef’s table ment permit in late Decem- and a private dining room. ber that allows a Seasons Prices can range from 52 restaurant to be built $5.75 for a summer corn on a 1.61-acre lot at 3265 or chicken tortilla soup to Buford Drive. That is on $32.75 for an Asian-glazed the JCPenney and Macy’s Chilean sea bass. side of the mall.

Information from the Seasons 52 is one of county’s records on the several restaurant brands development offer scant owned by Darden Resinformation about the taurants, which also owns project. The application Olive Garden, Bahama was filed in May 2017,

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identifying the project only as a “Mall of Georgia Restaurant,” but when the commercial development permit was approved in December, the records listed it as “Mall of Georgia — Seasons 52.”

The records also show it would have 67 parking spaces.

An online search for the development case number turned up some of Bowman Consulting Group’s project documents from October on garrardprojects. com. At the time, the documents listed an anticipated building area of about 9,640 square feet and an anticipated height of about 28.5 feet for the restaurant.

The documents show the restaurant would be built on what is currently a parking area at the corner of Buford Drive and Mall Grand Lane.

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Revel development

DRI paperwork filed with state, ARC

By Curt Yeomans

levels than the county to examine their regional impact.

The ARC handles those reThe developer working on the views in metro Atlanta in concert $900 million Revel mixed-use with the Department of Commudevelopment at the Infinite Ennity Affairs. ergy Center has filed paperwork The information available from with the state to have the project the DRI application online is limreviewed as a development of ited in what it tells a person about regional impact, and it’s offering the project, but it does offer an some insight into what will be idea of what the mix of uses will built. be at Revel. The development will North American Properties and be built on existing parking areas Gwinnett county officials filed the at the Infinite Energy Center.

DRI paperwork with the GeorInformation listed in the DRI gia Department of Community filing shows it will include 850 Affairs and the Atlanta Regional square feet of office space, Commission Monday. Large350,000 square feet retail, scale projects, such as Revel, 50,000 square feet of restaurant have to undergo reviews at higher space, 950 residential units and curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

a 325-room hotel, presumably the full-service Marriott that has been in the works since before North American was brought in to develop the property.

The county is also planning to expand the Infinite Energy Center by adding 3,000 seats in the arena, 125,000 more square feet of convention space and an extra 25,000 square feet of arts center space to the overall center.

The center is made up of the Infinite Energy Forum, the Infinite Energy Arena, the Infinite Energy Theater and the Hudgens Center For The Arts.

The DRI paperwork also shows officials expect it to be completed in 2023.

Man known as ‘World’ convicted of sex trafficking, drug possession

By Curt Yeomans

Norcross. curt.yeomans “At trial, @gwinnettdailypost.com Assistant District A Lithonia man who is Attorney known as “World” was senBrandon tenced to spend at least 30 Delfunt years in prison after he was presented Wendell convicted of several charges evidence Jermaine related to sex trafficking and that WenGaither drug possession, accorddell Gaithing to the Gwinnett County er, also known as “World” District Attorney’s Office. on the street, set up multiple Wendell Jermaine Gaither, Back Page ads soliciting 36, was convicted on two prostitution for numerous counts of trafficking a girls including (the victims person for sexual servitude, in the case),” prosecutors pimping, trafficking methsaid in a statement. amphetamine, possession After a jury convicted of cocaine with intent to Gaither on Friday, Gwindistribute, possession of a nett County Superior Court controlled substance with Judge Kathy Schrader intent to distribute, possessentenced him to 50 years sion of marijuana with intent in prison, of which he must to distribute and driving serve 30 years without the without a license. possibility of parole.

The DA’s office said One of the women testiGwinnett County police fied that she was homeless were led to Gaither after when she met Gaither three women were arrested shortly before Christmas in Gwinnett for prostitution 2016 and that he offered and county police deterher a place to stay. He then mined two of the women posted an advertisement on were being exploited by backpage.com that invited him. Gaither was arrested in men to pay to have sex with

her, prosecutors said.

“She testified that most days the defendant would have five to six men pay for sex with her,” the DA’s office said in a statement. “She testified that the defendant would continuously give her methamphetamine, Xanax and marijuana to keep her high and recounted a time when the defendant forced her to chew and swallow crystal methamphetamine so she would stay awake to service more johns.

“She testified that she and at least three other girls were required to give the defendant all of their money they made from prostitution.”

The DA’s office said that when police arrested Gaither, officers recovered a large amount of drugs in the car he was traveling in at the time. Most of the drugs were in a backpack, including four grams of cocaine, 333 MDMA pills, 126 grams of marijuana and 46 Xanax.

Another 13 grams of cocaine were found in a duct-taped bag in the car, prosecutors said.

This image released by North American Properties last month shows what part of the Revel mixed-use development at the Infinite Energy Center will look like. The developer and Gwinnett County officials filed development of regional impact paperwork with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Atlanta Regional Commission for the project Monday. (File Photo)

NOTICE The City of Lawrenceville Mayor and Council does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set a t a meeting to be held at the City Hall located at 70 S Clayton Street on July 11, 2017 at 7:00 PM and pursuant to the requirements of $48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest the levy for the past five years.

CURRENT 2017 TAX DIGEST AND FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY CALENDAR YEAR Real & Personal

2013

2014

2015

2017

ESTIMATED 2018

1,02,62,66,830 1,10,01,84,500 1,12,90,64,040 1,21,23,90,740 1,29,61,59,930 1,36,72,28,680

Motor Vehicles

6,48,49,010

5,67,85,530

4,03,93,160

Mobile Homes

5,65,720

6,53,320

Timber/Heavy Duty Equipment

1,03,500

60,700

1,74,79,280

1,99,03,280

Public Utility

2016 3,01,06,490

2,26,99,710

1,72,47,940

6,38,280

4,02,480

4,02,560

3,80,040

1,31,200

18,22,800

1,91,500

1,72,187

2,02,16,880

1,94,76,560

2,25,38,120

2,25,38,120

Gross Digest

1,10,92,64,340 1,17,75,87,330 1,19,04,43,560 1,26,41,99,070 1,34,19,91,820 1,40,75,66,967

Less M&O Exemptions

31,05,65,160 31,20,48,030 31,15,19,210 31,47,26,322 36,34,74,769 36,51,28,559

Net M&O Digest

79,86,99,180 86,55,39,300 87,89,24,350 94,94,72,748 97,85,17,051 1,04,24,38,408

Gross M&O Millage

2.160

2.160

2.076

2.025

1.909

1.909

Less Rollbacks

0.000

(0.084)

(0.051)

0.000

0.000

0.000

Net M&O Millage

2.160

2.076

2.025

2.025

1.909

1.909

$1,725,190

$1,796,860

$1,779,822

$1,922,682

$1,867,989

$1,990,015

Net Taxes $ Increase

-$17,950

$71,670

-$17,038

$142,860

-$54,693

$122,026

Net Taxes % Increase

-1.03

4.15

-0.95

8.03

(2.84)

Net Taxes Levied

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FIGHTING BACK SECTION B • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018

South grad excited to be coaching at Ga. Southern

By McClain Baxley Staff Correspondent

After a successful running career at Brookwood, Elizabeth Saliba will run in college for Washington University in St. Louis. (Staff Photos: Will Hammock)

Brookwood grad Saliba ready to put injury woes behind her

By Will Hammock

will.hammock @gwinnettdailypost.com

A big crowd and a late start from home forced Elizabeth Saliba to park a little farther than she wanted for Brookwood High School’s graduation ceremony last month.

She ended up parking down Dogwood Road at Grace Church, then hustled to graduate — with a 4.0 GPA and a top-20 ranking — alongside her fellow seniors.

“I had to run with all my things down Dogwood,” Saliba said. “At least I got to get one last run in as a highschooler.”

If not for a series of freak injuries during her high school career, she would have participated in many more official runs as a Bronco. Instead, tough luck cut into both her junior and senior seasons.

Saliba had a breakout junior cross country season, finishing fifth in the state and earning Atlanta Track Club All-Metro honors, and carried the momentum into track and field in the spring. Then she broke her leg in the 3,200-meter race at region, ending her junior sea-

big toe broke in half.

“I admire her for the way she handled herself and stayed positive, especially considering the timing of her injuries,” Brookwood coach Chris Carter said. “After finishing fifth in the state in cross country as a junior, she got hurt and was then rounding back into great shape by the end of her junior track season when she broke her leg during the region 3,200. Right after winning county in the 1,600 her senior track season, she broke her toe during the race actually. So Brookwood’s Elizabeth Saliba (3) and the rest of the lead pack of right when we’d start to see the 3,200-meter run jockeys for position at the Gwinnett County her potential, she’d get hurt.

Track and Field Championships at Mill Creek.

What is so admirable is how relentlessly positive she was son with a three-month stint The injury kept her from through all of that. No one on crutches that carried into running in the summer and af- would have blamed her for the summer and hindered her fected her senior cross country throwing in the towel. But she preparations for her final high season. She fought her way never let her teammates see school cross country season. back, only to suffer a stress her get down on herself. Even “One of my shins was pretty fracture in the same leg late in after breaking her leg during sore in previous weeks, but the season that kept her from the fifth or sixth lap of the reabout a mile in, I was doing the state championship race. gion 3,200 her junior year, she pretty well,” Saliba said. “I She had more time to heal refused to drop out, and barely was pushing through the pain and prepare for her senior even cried afterward. the first mile, then the bone track and field season this past “After the race, when I cracked mid-race and I kept spring, and she felt strong. asked her why she didn’t drop running on it. It was very obHowever, her season ended out when I asked her to, she vious in the stands something in late March at the Gwinnett said that she knew the team was wrong and it ended up County Championships at Mill being a fractured tibia.”

Creek. During the 1,600, her See SALIBA, Page 6B

For T.J. Anderson, the goal was always to coach college football.

The South Gwinnett grad knew it wouldn’t be easy, but in a journey filled with success at different levels of his favorite sport, Anderson is one step closer to making his dream a reality. And the story of Anderson’s coaching career was born in Statesboro.

“Playing at South Gwinnett, I had a pretty good career,” Anderson said.

“And I was fortunate enough to be recruited by Georgia Southern.”

Anderson went to Georgia Southern in its “glorious years” and the slot back was excited to add to the school’s wins. Running the triple option with head coach Paul Johnson and Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson, the Eagles kept winning.

“We were winning a lot,” Anderson said. “I came in and won a national championship my freshman year.”

This culture of winning and success is what made Georgia Southern the place to be in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

It was expected from fans and players alike to win the Southern Conference and compete for another national championship.

“I don’t regret my decision to come to Georgia Southern and I loved every minute of it,” Anderson said. “I think I left here with about five rings.”

With a winning state of mind, Anderson joined the first football coaching staff at Mountain View High School in Gwinnett. Anderson laughed when commenting on the school playing in one of the toughest regions in the state, with matchups against powerhouses like Mill Creek, Norcross and North Gwinnett on the schedule.

“We were a brand-new school, so we just didn’t have the players yet to compete,” Anderson said.

The Bears, coached by Tim Hardy, were able to pick up a few wins here and there, but weren’t able to win at the caliber Hardy and Anderson wanted.

After the 2011 football season, Hardy left to take the head coach position at Greater Atlanta Christian, where he has found much success.

“Building a program from scratch was definitely very hard,” Anderson said. “We were on the right track, but as (Hardy) left, I left as well to go to Westminister.”

At the private school located in downtown Atlanta, Anderson’s passion and expertise for high school football networking began to blossom. Getting to work with athletes in downtown Atlanta after having worked for several years with kids in Gwinnett, Anderson started to notice all the connections he had with players and coaches across metro Atlanta.

The knack for noticing talent and having relationships with high schools across the state made Anderson an See SOUTH, Page 6B

Parkview football hosts padded training camp

By Taylor Denman

hour segments. The early segments usually focused on individual offensive/defensive line work and one-on-one passing and route LILBURN — It’s late June, but it felt like running drills. fall at Parkview High School on Monday.

The end of each segment was 11-on-11, The Panthers held their second annual 20-yard scrimmages in which full offensive padded football camp at the Lilburn-based and defensive lines worked with skill playhigh school and hosted seven other football ers to make one first down and score. programs from Gwinnett, Hall and RockThe camp falls into the period of GHSA’s dale Counties. football calendar that permits two “full-conCollins Hill, Mountain View and tact” padded practices per week with “thud” Parkview represented Class AAAAAAA; contact, defined as contact in which players Lanier, Gainesville and Dacula represented run a drill at competitive speed through the Class AAAAAA; Buford represented Class moment of contact with no predetermined AAAAA; and Eastside represented Class “winner.”

AAAA. Fully-padded football practice begins on “We have great teams and great coaches Aug. 1. coming out every year,” Parkview coach The fitness benefits of practicing in the Eric Godfree said. “As a matter of fact, heat of June in full pads can be as valuable coach (Korey) Mobbs said it best: ‘Nobody as the systemic benefits. is trying to win a state championship right “We practice all summer with bags, and now in June.’ We’re all out here trying to now to be able to teach with shoulder pads get better.” on is invaluable,” Collins Hill head coach The camp was very physical for a sumLenny Gregory said. “One thing about mer football camp, but drills and scrimGwinnett County football, everybody’s mages were highly controlled. Players wore working. We started on May 29, and it’s shells — helmets and shoulder pads with been four days per week and several hours shorts — as teams matched up and trained Parkview and Buford players make contact during a padded football camp on Monday against each other in two one-and-one-half See PARKVIEW, Page 6B at Parkview High School. (Staff Photo: Taylor Denman) taylor.denman@gwinnettdailypost.com

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The Home Teams

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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 multi-sports 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.

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.

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.

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He ranks in the top 100 Georgia football recruits and had roughly 15 Division I scholarship offers.

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All things considered, it’s not surprising that more than a million homeowners have already used a governmentinsured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage or “HECM” loan to turn their home equity into extra cash for retirement.

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Getting to Know ...

Julianne Kurke-Lehner wanted to commit to year-round swimming. So I stopped summer league swimming around 14. But it’s good to be back.

WH: What kind of coaching are you doing at SwimAtlanta?

JKL: I’m coaching some of the younger kids, the very beginner swim teams.

We have Red Group, Blue Group, Bronze and Silver.

I coach all of those. Anywhere from the age of 6 up until about 12. There’s a lot of kids at SwimAtlanta, so I’ve had the opportunity to work with a lot of different kids. I’ve been with them two years now and I’ve been able to see a lot of kids move out of my group. It’s awesome to see them move up. It’s awesome to see them drop time, make state.

It’s really cool because you played a part in that.

WH: Was coaching always a goal for you?

JKL: It never really was something I thought I would end up doing. When I started coaching at Swim Atlanta after Northwestern, it really stuck. I started off like anyone else and I really took off with it. It’s really cool. I started coaching then and haven’t stopped.

WH: What are your goals in the future? What would you like to do?

JKL: I’m thinking about going back to school, probably for an engineering degree, something that incorporates design. Maybe industrial design. Or see if I can apply and get into (Georgia) Tech. I’m kind of studying to take the GRE now. So that’s kind of the long-term (goal). Right now, I’m just enjoying coaching.

WH: Congratulations on your wedding. Was that pretty recent?

JKL: Yes, we got married on May 12. It’s been a month I guess. It’s amazing how much it flew by. We were engaged for a year.

It’s hard to imagine all that work you did for a year, then one day and it was over. But it was fantastic.

The weather was perfect.

WH: Was the wedding around here?

JKL: We got married in Florida on the beach. So it was a destination wedding.

WH: How did you two meet? At Parkview? Before Parkview?

JKL: We always knew each other in middle school, in elementary school. He moved into the district when we were in fourth grade.

I always knew his name even back at Camp Creek (Elementary). We never officially were introduced face to face until the ninth grade when we had class together.

It’s funny, the teacher was Eric Brown, the (current swim) coach at Parkview.

We were in his AP human geography class. So we had the same class. We weren’t dating at the time.

But he would get closer and closer to (where I sat) until one day, he was sitting right behind me. I always make fun of him for that.

He started SwimAtlanta sophomore year, so sophomore year at SwimAtlanta we started carpooling. Then we started dating our junior year at Parkview. So I guess we’ve been together 10 or 11 years.

WH: What was your first official date? Do you remember that?

JKL: Yes, very clearly.

We went to Six Flags the summer before our junior year. He’s going to hate me for saying this. But we rode on one of those old wooden roller coasters and he ended up throwing up on our first date. We’ll always remember that.

WH: Looking back at your swimming career, do you miss that? Do you miss competing?

JKL: I don’t miss the endless hours of training. I don’t miss getting broken down. We train so much and you feel tired all the time.

I miss the water a lot, to the point where I’ve been swimming masters. I try to swim once a week, sometimes up to three times a week. I just love swimming.

I love the feeling of the water. I really do. I like getting in the water and working out. I do miss competing. I always got nervous before meets. I miss putting the suit on knowing you would do your best time. I miss that speed or going to big national meet, or Olympic Trials, knowing you can get in there and go really fast.

Source: http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2016/06/21/seniors-home-equity-grows-to-6-trillion-reverse-mortgageopportunity. 2If you qualify and your loan is approved, a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) must pay off any existing mortgage(s). With a HECM loan, no monthly mortgage payment is required. A HECM increases the principal mortgage loan amount and decreases home equity (it is a negative amortization loan). AAG works with other lenders and financial institutions that offer HECMs. To process your request for a loan, AAG may forward your contact information to such lenders for your consideration of HECM programs that they offer. When the loan is due and payable, some or all of the equity in the property no longer belongs to borrowers, who may need to sell the home or otherwise repay the loan with interest from other proceeds. AAG charges an origination fee, mortgage insurance premium, closing costs and servicing fees (added to the balance of the loan). The balance of the loan grows over time and AAG charges interest on the balance. Interest is not tax-deductible until the loan is partially or fully repaid. Borrowers are responsible for paying property taxes and homeowner’s insurance (which may be substantial). We do not establish an escrow account for disbursements of these payments. A setaside account can be set up to pay taxes and insurance and may be required in some cases. Borrowers must occupy home as their primary residence and pay for ongoing maintenance; otherwise the loan becomes due and payable. The loan also becomes due and payable when the last borrower, or eligible non-borrowing surviving spouse, dies, sells the home, permanently moves out, defaults on taxes or insurance payments, or does not otherwise comply with the loan terms. American Advisors Group (AAG) is headquartered at 3800 W. Chapman Ave., 3rd & 7th Floors, Orange CA, 92868. (Residential Mortgage Licensee #22849) V2017.08.23_OR 1

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Parkview graduate Julianne Kurke-Lehner coaches for SwimAtlanta out of its Sugarloaf location and also is head coach for Rivermist of the Gwinnett County Swim League. She swam four seasons at Northwestern University, serving as team captain her final two years, and was the 100 breaststroke state champion as a high school senior. She earned a biology/pre-med degree from Northwestern.

Kurke-Lehner married her high school sweetheart, former Georgia Tech swimmer Ricky Lehner, in May. The couple resides in Lawrenceville.

In this edition of “Getting to Know…”, Kurke-Lehner talks with sports editor Will Hammock about coaching instead of medical school and her long relationship with Lehner.

WH: We haven’t talked since you finished swimming at Northwestern and went to (2016) Olympic Trials. What have you been up to?

JKL: Coaching at SwimAtlanta keeps me busy. I was thinking med school at the time (we last talked), but I changed my mind a little bit. One gap year turned into two gap years and I had time to reflect. I don’t know if I want to make that big of a commitment. Talking with people, they said even if you have the slightest bit of doubt in your mind about med school, it’s probably not for you. It’s four years, then four more years of residency. I settled down and got married. I’m thinking about a family one day. I’m readjusting my focus right now. Coaching has been a really good experience for me. I’m really happy I got that opportunity at SwimAtlanta. That led me to coaching over the summer at Rivermist and opened a lot of doors for me. And I love coaching summer league.

It’s so much fun.

WH: Where did you swim in the summer league growing up?

JKL: I started off at Hanarry West. That’s where I was 6-and-under. Then I switched around at the age of 8 and went to Evergeen Lakes. I never swam 15to 18- (year-old) summer league because I got kind of serious in high school and I

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Bigotry returns to Virginia As a longtime resident of Virginia, I am well aware of its sordid history when it comes to slavery, racism and discrimination. I can still remember “colored only” restrooms, water fountains, poll taxes and African-Americans forced to ride in the back of the bus. Virginia public schools in the 1950s were mostly segregated, as they had been since first established in 1870.

Segregation was so bad in my Cal home state Thomas of Virginia that even Native Americans were largely excluded from public education. It wasn’t until 1963, nine years after Brown v. Board of Education, that public schools were open to them. It took another five years before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Charles C. Green et al. v. County School Board of New Kent County, Va., that the New Kent School Board had to “convert promptly to a (school) system without a ‘white’ school, and a ‘Negro’ school, but just schools.” This ruling quickened the pace of desegregation in Virginia.

What happened last week to White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her friends at the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Va., brought back memories of those unpleasant days, except in this case it wasn’t race, but ideology that led to Sanders and her party being expelled from the establishment.

A waiter had served their meal, but after learning that Sanders was there, the owner asked her to leave. Sanders tweeted, “… Her actions say far more about her than about me. I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so.”

Will the owner begin screening future patrons based on their political ideology and who they voted for in the last election? Those who claim to be defenders of free speech and free association have been strangely quiet about the incident, leading one to believe they support the restaurant owner’s decision.

Liberals and civil rights activists criticized and filed lawsuits against Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker, who refused on religious grounds to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, even though he had baked other kinds of cakes for gay customers. Phillips, who never threw gay customers out of his bakery, later won his case before the Supreme Court.

The left was so incensed over last year’s demonstration by a white supremacist group in Charlottesville, Va., that they stepped up their efforts to remove Confederate statues from public places.

Last week, after three years of dawdling, the Alexandria City Council voted to expunge the name of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis from the highway, changing it to Richmond Highway. In neighboring Arlington County, Davis’ name will remain for now, but I suspect not for much longer as that county, too, is dominated by liberal politicians.

One doesn’t need to have much imagination to predict what would have happened if a gay person, an African-American or even a liberal politician had been asked by a conservative restaurant owner to leave because of their sexual orientation, race or ideology. The outcries would have properly come from just about everywhere and lawyers would be lined up to file anti-discrimination lawsuits.

Demonstrators outside the restaurant would have quickly followed, probably forcing the place to close, or requiring the owner to issue an apology.

As in the case of “comedian” Michelle Wolf, who made remarks about Sanders’ smoky eye at this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, Sanders continues to demonstrate more class than her critics.

Some on the left blame President Trump for the increase in political invective. Sorry, but that doesn’t wash. People are responsible for their own behavior, and if they think someone is behaving badly, they should demonstrate classier behavior. Like Sarah Sanders continues to do.

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

Congress is spineless and broken It’s no surprise that Democrats and everyone in the liberal media are blaming President Trump personally for the crying immigrant children at the border. He gets blamed for everything their hysterical minds can think of.

But it’s not up to him to fix what’s wrong with our messedup immigration policies. It’s up to Congress. The problem is, as Americans can see for themselves every day, Congress is broken and crawling with spineless politicians.

Our senators and representatives can’t or won’t come up with an immigration reform bill and send it to the president’s desk any time soon — just like they couldn’t or wouldn’t do so when Bush II and Obama were presidents.

Both parties are at fault.

For more than 30 years, no matter which party controlled Congress or the White House, they did nothing significant to fix our illegal immigration problem — which now should be more accurately described as “an illegal invasion problem.”

House Republicans today can’t even get their act together to pass an immigration bill and send it to the Senate, where they’d never get it passed

children of illegal immigrants caught at the border have been separated from their parents for years. It happened while Obama was president, though the liberal media didn’t notice or get hysterical about it or his other strict, Trumpian policies.

Now everyone in the media is Michael appalled because it’s occurring Reagan under Trump?

I get it. anyway.

No one expects fairness or Meanwhile, cynical Demohistorical perspective from the crats prefer to continue using liberal mainstream media when footage of crying children as it comes to Trump. Like so propaganda weapons in their many other issues, on this one 24/7 war against Trump and the president was doomed no anyone bearing his name. When matter what he did. When he Melania Trump flew down to told Congress that immigration Texas this week to see firsthand was its job to fix, he was correct. how illegal immigrants and their But Congress and the liberal children are being treated at the media begged him: “Please, Mexican border, some creepy Mr. President. You can solve media people made fun of her. this tragic separation problem But she deserved applause, simply with your signature.” So not laughs. She did something I Trump did a 180. bet 95 percent of the members He signed an executive of Congress have never done: order to cease his own adminShe actually went to find out istration’s practices and allow what madness our border sefamilies (or alleged families) curity people have to deal with seeking asylum to be detained every day. together until they were vetted No one with a heart likes or processed. And what was his to see kids crying or sufferreward for his change of heart? ing behind chain-link fences People whined that it wasn’t (except the anti-Trump media enough or that it would make who weaponize the image). But things worse.

Meanwhile, since spineless Congress isn’t going to touch immigration reform this year or in 2020 or maybe ever, what should we do? There are no good or easy answers.

But if we really want to make sure kids and their parents from Honduras or Guatemala are kept together after we catch them trying to break into the United States, I’ve got a cheap and sensible idea we could try. We should immediately put them on a nice bus and send them home.

Actually, I stole the bus idea from Barack Obama.

In 2014, he told George Stephanopoulos on TV that he had a tough message for the families of Central America who were thinking of sneaking their kids into the U.S.: “Do not send your children to the borders. If they do make it, they’ll get sent back.”

Maybe President Trump should ask Obama if he has any other good advice.

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Unable to distinguish facts from opinions “The Pew Research Center quiz was harder than I expected.”

“Ah, yes, you speak of the recently released survey in which Pew quizzed 5,035 adult Americans to determine their ability to distinguish between factual information and opinion statements in the news.”

“That’s right. The Pew website lets anyone take a quiz featuring 10 statements, five that are true-or-false factual statements and five that are opinion statements.

Pew told me to ignore whether or not a statement is accurate and also to ignore whether or not I agree with it. I follow the news and figured I’d ace the quiz, but I didn’t.”

“Let’s take a look at the quiz. Pew’s first statement says, ‘Abortion should be legal in most cases.’ Did you classify that as a fact or an opinion?”

“I classified it as an opinion and got it right. This is a contentious issue, but the statement is still an opinion.”

“Pew’s second statement said, ‘Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally have some

Tom Purcell rights under the Constitution.’ How did you classify that one?”

“It’s factual. Look, it’s true that undocumented immigrants don’t have the full rights of a U.S. citizen, but, according to the ACLU, our Constitution does afford them some rights, such as freedom of speech, religion, privacy and others. I struggled with Pew’s next statement, however.”

“That ‘Democracy is the greatest form of government’?”

“Yes. I classified it as a fact, because I strongly believe that democracy — in our case a representative republic — is the greatest, but the statement is, in truth, an opinion.”

“It’s not always easy to separate one’s strong beliefs

and opinions from facts.

Pew found that each participant was more likely to classify both factual and opinion statements as factual when the statements validated his or her personal politics or beliefs.”

“That’s probably why Pew chose 10 statements that may get people fired up, depending on their political points of view. Such as this one that’s still driving conspiracy nuts crazy: ‘President Barack Obama was born in the United States.’ I correctly classified that as a fact.”

“Which others did you get right?

“It’s a fact that ‘Health care costs per person in the U.S. are the highest in the developed world,’ that ‘Spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid make up the largest portion of the U.S. federal budget,’ and that ‘ISIS lost a significant portion of its territory in Iraq and Syria in 2017.’”

“Which opinions did you classify correctly?”

“It’s an opinion, not a fact, that ‘Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally are a very big problem for the

country today,’ and that ‘A $15 federal minimum wage is essential to the health of the U.S. Economy.’”

“That leaves us with one more statement: ‘Government is almost always wasteful and inefficient.’”

“Even though I know that statement is an opinion, I couldn’t resist classifying it as a fact!”

“You did better than most.

Pew reports that only 26 percent of the adults surveyed correctly identified all five factual statements as factual, and just 35 percent identified all five opinion statements as opinion.”

“That’s worrisome.”

“To be sure. Our republic depends on a well-informed populace to remain strong.

If the majority of our people can’t differentiate between fact and opinion — or fact and fiction, for that matter — they can be easily misled.

That doesn’t bode well for our future.”

Tom Purcell is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist and is nationally syndicated exclusively

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6B • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018 •From Page 1B needed the points and that she would’ve been embarrassed if her teammates saw her drop out. Also, I’ve never seen anyone practically destroy herself daily cross-training like she does. She’d swim for multiple hours, bike for a few hours, go to the gym for a few hours, then do her rehab exercises, all in the same day. She was as dedicated to getting healthy as anyone I’ve ever seen. I think that’s the primary reason why she was able to come back from two major injuries and another minor one in the last two years.”

Despite the setbacks, Saliba kept flashing her huge smile, an inspiration to her coaches and teammates, Carter said. She focused on getting better, then was dealt another negative blow.

The toe injury has healed enough for Saliba

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“Chad and I have always stayed in close contact with him being my coach and we actually played for the same high school coach,” Anderson said. “Victor Cabral is also one of my best friends.”

Cabral was a four-year

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Saliba to begin running for the summer in preparation what lies ahead — a running career at Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.), which she chose over South Carolina. While she didn’t have as many races on her resumé as she would have liked, her previous results and times, along with her exceptional academic record, brought college options.

She runs this summer without fear, forgetting her recent history with injuries.

“I’m not scared,” Saliba said. “I just want to be healthy, so I’m willing to do whatever it takes, try and do new things. In running, it’s inevitable you’re going to get injured because it’s such a hard sport, pounding on muscles, joints, bones. It’s lots of pounding in the same motion.”

Her frequent doctor visits, high GPA and family history — her father

Parkview

David Saliba is an optometrist and her mother Marie Soracco is a retired chiropractor — hasn’t sparked an interest in the medical field, though. She is undecided at the moment, but is leaning toward an engineering major.

Running didn’t always seem like it would be her path, either. Saliba played tennis throughout her childhood until high school, when she joined the cross country team to make new friends. She enjoyed the sport, as well as her teammates.

“I was always hoping to play tennis in the future, but once I found running I fell in love with it,” Saliba said. “Over the years, all the people I’ve met in running, it’s been great. It was a pretty random decision to start running. When I started, I guess I fell in love with the people and it made me love the sport even more.”

If she could catch a

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break on the injury front, that would help even more.

Carter thinks she is due for some good luck, and sees a college career full of promise in the sport.

“I have no doubt that she’ll be a great collegiate runner for Washington University,” Carter said.

“That’s a great school and cross country and track program for her. With all of the things colleges can do and resources that college athletic programs have that high schools just don’t have, that will go a long way toward making sure that Elizabeth stays as healthy as other college athletes. College athletes almost always have to deal with an injury or two. So, I’m sure there will be a time over the course of Elizabeth’s four years at Washington U. that she deals with an injury. But, if there was ever an athlete that can come back and still help her college team, it’s Elizabeth.”

then teams will begin an “acclimation period” in late out here in the weather. By July a few weeks before being out here you become full practices officially conditioned and acclibegin. mated.”

Offensively, Parkview Most of Monday’s graduated starting quarspeed and physicality terback Fred Payton and stemmed from players’ leading rusher Christian added adrenaline of playMalloy, not to mention ing against teams wearing some other key players different colors than their on the offensive line, but own. Contact is also a break Godfree said the Panthers from the slight monotony football program still hopes of 7-on-7 football. to build on a 9-4 2017 The 11-on-11 practices season and third-round state provide coaches with the playoff finish. The Panthers opportunity to compile also feel a responsibility to film of their offenses and add to the recent momendefenses close to whole tum of Parkview’s athletics against different offensive in 2018, which won three schemes and playbooks. spring state championships “It means the world to in boys track and field, girls go against another team,” soccer and baseball.

Godfree said. “It’s a lot of “We like what we’ve got the reason we do 7-on-7, coming back, but it’s going for competition. But we’re to take some time,” Godfree getting to compete against said. “That’s why this other people in shells, and it summer is so important. really steps up everybody’s Defensively, we look good tempo. at times, and other time we Parkview’s two-day know we’ve got to improve camp concluded Tuesday, a lot.”

defensive coordinator Scot Sloan and director of student athlete development Adrian Peterson, a lot of positive expectations have engulfed Statesboro and its beloved team.

“It’s just the nostalgic feeling of being back where you played and won a bunch of ball games and we’re trying to get that culture back,” Anderson said. “It may not be Year 1, but in the long run, we’ll be better for it.”

A Mountain View wide receiver pulls down a pass during one-on-one drills on Monday at Parkview High School. (Staff Photo: Taylor Denman)

South starter for the Eagles and signed on as an assistant coach for Georgia Southern back in December.

“If there’s any opportunity to join the staff, I would love to,” Anderson told Cabral.

A few weeks later, Lunsford called Anderson, offering him not a coaching position, but an off-field position as director of high school relations.

“College football is all about recruiting and build-

ing relationships with high school coaches across the state and the whole region,” Anderson said.

“With my high school experience, it was a great fit.”

So now, more than 15 years since he won his last national championship with the Eagles, Anderson has returned to Statesboro.

With a completely flipped coaching staff, highlighted

by Lunsford, offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse,

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