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Cycling for a

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BY ISABEL HUGHES

Study: GMC among best hospitals to work for

Honor Ride supports military forces

BY ISABEL HUGHES isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com

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Seals, four Air Force Special Operations (personnel), one (U.S. Army Special Nearly three dozen Forces) Green Berets, men stood in uniform two North Carolina — Lt. Bill Stevens, Gwinnett County Sheriff ’s Office outside the Gwinnett State Highway Patrol Justice and Administroopers, two Gwintration Center on Monnett County Sheriff’s day morning, smiling as to Sandestin, Fla., as deputy for the Gwinnett Office deputies, one they posed for a photo. part of Operation One County Sheriff’s Office. Georgia State Patrol While some wore Voice’s Honor Ride, an Stevens is also the trooper, one Gwinnett traditional law enforce- annual bicycle ride that founder of Operation County Police Department garb complete supports the Special One Voice, a nonprofit ment officer and three with badges and guns, Operations Forces com- that serves the families Operation One Voice the majority had formunity. of fallen and wounded board members riding.” gone their day-to-day The ride, now in its servicemen and women.

Though the Honor gear and donned a dif12th year, honors a “(This year), we are Ride was started in ferent kind of uniform different branch of the cycling for the (U.S. 2006, Stevens founded for the day — cycling military yearly, though Marine Corps Forces See RIDE, Page 6A jerseys and shorts. all of those honored Special Operations On Monday, the are Special Operations Command) Raider 7 group, which consists Forces men and women, team, which was killed of law enforcement said Lt. Bill Stevens, a in a helicopter crash agents and military former Gwinnett Coun- off the coast of Florida personnel from across ty firefighter, Duluth in 2015,” Stevens said. the southeast, began a Police Department of“We have five Marine more than 300-mile trek ficer and current reserve Raiders, two Navy isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

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... we are cycling for the (U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command) Raider 7 team, which was killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Florida in 2015.”

Gwinnett Medical Center has a new reason to brag: It was recently recognized in a study as one of America’s 25 best hospitals to work for.

The national study, which was commissioned by Indeed.com, analyzed data from more than 72 million ratings and reviews by past and present employees in hospitals and healthcare systems across the country.

We have a GMC dedicated staff was rated of professionas 19th als at every level in best and Gwinnett Medical was one of Center who devote only two their lives to providing hospitals world-class care for in Georgia our patients.” to earn a — GMC President and CEO spot in the Phil Wolfe top 25.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the other Georgia hospital included in the list, ranked No. 5.

“We have a dedicated staff of professionals at every level in Gwinnett Medical Center who devote their lives to providing world-class care for our patients,” GMC President and CEO Phil Wolfe said. “That can’t be accomplished without great teamwork and camaraderie, which we have in abundance.”

To determine the rankings, Indeed. com considered information gathered from more than two years worth of employee-submitted data.

Study authors said that the ranked institutions excelled in maintaining an environment in which management is supportive, professional growth is fostered and employees exhibit consistently positive attitudes.

In addition, all of the hospitals on the top-rated list from Indeed.com have affiliations with colleges and universities to support and train future health care professionals, an area in which GMC

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Operation One Voice’s Honor Ride is an annual bicycle ride that supports the Special Operations Forces community. (Photo: Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office)

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Discovery senior awarded $100K scholarship from Beyonce, Jay-Z

BY TREVOR MCNABOE

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Discovery High School senior Karissa Jackson has always been a fan of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s music. On Aug. 29, she became an even bigger one after the power couple announced Jackson was a recipient of a $100,000 scholarship from the BeyGood Initiative and Shawn Carter Foundation scholarship program.

“I had no idea I was going to get that,” Jackson said. “It’s really exciting and I couldn’t stop crying because it’s really a blessing to be awarded something like this.”

Jackson was nominated by the Lawrenceville Boys and Girls Club, a place she has been a part of the last nine years and considers a second home.

Club mentor Assane Beye has gotten to know Jackson over the past seven years and said her

involvement in the club is what sets her apart.

“She’s just an unbelievable kid and everything that we look for in a Boys and Girls kid,” Beye said.

“We normally like to see people come three times a week. She’s here Monday through Friday doing what we ask her to do and more.”

Beye said Jackson has won the club’s Youth of the Year award twice, is the president of the Keystone Club and serves as

a teen mentor at the Boys and Girls Club.

“It’s a big thing and we knew she deserved the scholarship,” Beye said.

“She’s a great student with a 3.8 GPA, she does everything that needs to (be done) inside and out of the club and is a great leader. That’s everything you look for in someone to win something like this.”

Jackson said she plans See SENIOR, Page 6A

Lawrenceville Boys and Girls Club mentor Assanye Beye, Karissa Jackson and club executive director Rory Johnson are pictured. (Staff Photo: Trevor McNaboe)

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Yes, hot flashes can last 15 years DEAR DR. ROACH: I started going through natural menopause in my late 50s. I will be 65 in September. Should I still be having hot flashes?

— B.G. ANSWER: Unfortunately, some women (perhaps 25 percent) will continue to have hot flashes 15 years out from the start of menopause.

There are many treatments for hot flashes, but although estrogens are the most effective, the risk of starting hormone replacement at age 65 is considerably higher than at age 50, so most clinicians are uncomfortable prescribing them.

Before thinking about medication, however, many women (and a few men, such as those on hormonal treatment for prostate cancer) have found non-medicinal ways to deal with them. Layers of clothing are key — take extra layers off when hot, but recognize that so much body heat can be lost, a person actually can shiver when the flash is over. Keeping the room cooler will help as well.

Anyone living with you may just have to deal with that. Handheld fans are great for some.

Prescription medications include medicines normally used for depression (like venlafaxine, citalopram or paroxetine) and for seizures (gabapentin often is prescribed, especially if symptoms are worse at night). Various supplements are used, but estrogen-containing ones, even plant estrogens, may have significant though poorly quantified risks.

A new class of medicines (NK3 inhibitors) still is being studied and may be very beneficial, but it seems like I’ve been saying that for a while now. Food and Drug Administration approval sometimes can take years.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am wondering why the medical profession seems to be ignoring the potential of silver in combating the rise of drug-resistant bacteria. It seems that silver was used to combat bacteria for thousands of years, up until the advent of antibiotics, which supplanted its use.

— B.C. ANSWER: The use of systemic silver in humans has shown problems. A silver-coated heart valve was effective at preventing infection, but was so toxic to heart tissue that it needed to be taken off the market. Excess silver ingestion causes argyria, a permanent blue-gray discoloration of the skin.

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not with great grades.

His mother recently became aware of this and gave him an ultimatum: He can either break up with me, or leave the college and move back home.

We love each other and don’t want to end our relationship, but I also don’t want him to have to leave school.

His mother believes that our relationship is too distracting for him and that he needs to focus only on school.

He tried to argue that I’ve helped him by studying with him, and also quizzing him.

Nothing seems to convince her that our relationship is beneficial to him.

I have never met her or spoken to her and feel completely powerless in this situation.

— Powerless in Florida Dear Powerless: Your boyfriend’s mother has given him a strange ultimatum. A more appropriate one would have been for him to simply pull his grades up, or leave college. Parents who interfere to this extent in their kids’ relationships don’t win. She is inviting him to either lie about the relationship, or to come home because she doesn’t like his academic performance — and then she will have a resentful college dropout on her hands. And by the way, if he leaves school, does he get to stay in the

relationship with you?

Your guy should negotiate by asking his mother to give him a semester to show improvement. He may need to consider a different major.

He should decline to discuss your relationship with his mother. Part of emerging adulthood is learning to self-regulate (perhaps limiting your time together so he can get his work done). This is his responsibility, not yours, but if you can help him to budget his time without pressure from you, then you should.

Dear Amy: “Frustrated” was facing the heartbreak of a daughter with addiction.

My wife and I dealt with the exact same thing, and we were extremely angry, sad and frustrated.

After years in and out of recovery, our daughter overdosed and could not be revived. I wish we had been more understanding.

— Grieving Dear Grieving: Your reactions were human. So is your loss and grief. Many families are experiencing this right now, and it is heartbreaking. My sincere condolences.

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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Other woman wants to be only woman Dear Amy: I am a 50-year-old married woman with two boys (one still a minor). I have been married to “Randall” for 27 years.

Randall is a doctor and I’m a stay-at-home mom.

He is a good provider. We have a good life, but it is deficient in passion.

Six years ago, I fell in love with “Sam,” a married man (who also has two boys with his long-inthe-tooth wife).

Our long-distance affair lasted five glorious years until his wife found pictures of us. At her insistence, Sam reluctantly ended the affair and is remaining with her because it would “destroy her” if he left.

But he confessed to me that his passion for me endures and admitted that sex with me was the best he’s ever had.

In the year since breaking up, I cannot stop thinking of Sam. I am sure he is dreaming of me.

How can I convince Sam that life is too short to stay with a woman he doesn’t really love, and that he and I are meant to be together?

— Inconsolable Dear Inconsolable: I find it hard to focus on your actual question, because a white-hot ball of rage seems to have lodged behind my eyes.

Your selfishness is astounding. Your husband deserves to know that during the last several

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson years he has spent being “a great provider” for his family, you have chosen to honor his efforts by lying and cheating. Granted, you no doubt would like for him to continue to provide, but I hope he wakes up and smells the deceit. Does he want to stay married to you?

You are living a lie with one man and pining for another. I hope you will find other, more worthwhile ways to define yourself. Life is too short!

Sex and passion are on one side of the relationship coin, and “love” is on the other. Sex and passion can be fickle and fade, but real love endures. Sam might actually love his wife. Leave him alone.

Dear Amy: I am in a powerless situation. My boyfriend and I have been together for 10 months.

We met at college and are very happy. We are pursuing different majors.

He’s in a particularly difficult major, taking very difficult classes, and his grades haven’t been the best.

He’s been passing, but

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Take the edge off by immersing yourself in a creative endeavor. Time spent using your skills to develop something that brings you joy will result in new ideas for positive change.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Practicality will need to be enforced when making a change or dealing with people who tend to be evasive or offer false information. Be thorough when doing your research.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — An emotional plea will help to ward off an argument with a loved one. Speak from the heart and share your concerns.

Using force won’t work.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Look at your alternatives before you get involved in something you cannot afford or that isn’t good for you.

If someone wants you to be indulgent, politely decline the invite.

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Your input will lead to greater opportunities.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Do whatever it takes to make personal improvements. Don’t argue when change is what’s needed. Settle differences thoughtfully and in everyone’s best interest.

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TAURUS (April 20May 20) — A physical change will lift your spirits. A healthy routine coupled with rest, relaxation and spending time with a loved one will improve your emotional outlook.

GEMINI (May 21June 20) — Don’t make waves. Try to get along with others and look for the positive in whatever situation arises. It’s in your best interest to go with the flow.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Your emotions will rise to the surface. Channel your energy into something constructive and make a point to get things done instead of letting trivial matters consume you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Keep your personal information and feelings a secret. Take your time and let others reveal their feelings or plans before you share your thoughts.

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world Several elephant carcasses found in Botswana Almost 90 elephant carcasses have been found during a survey in northern Botswana, revealing “unprecedented” levels of poaching in the country, the conservation group carrying out the study has said.

Just nine carcasses were discovered in total during the last audit of the region in 2014, and Elephants Without Borders is expecting this year’s number to rise further because the organization is only halfway through the study, which began on July 5 and is largely funded by Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks.

“While we had elephant poaching in the country before this year, it certainly wasn’t of the magnitude that we’re seeing now. It’s completely unprecedented,” Mike Chase, director and founder of Elephants Without Borders, told CNN.

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Dems slow start of Kavanaugh hearing

Tyler Perry files civil suit against former deputy

By Stephen Collinson, Betsy Klein and Abby Phillip CNN

Senate Democrats staged an aggressive bid Tuesday to slow the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as fury over a selection that could tilt the nation’s top bench to the right for a generation exploded on Capitol Hill.

Potential 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris led the charge, accusing the White House and the Republicans of hiding key details about Kavanaugh’s time as a Bushera White House lawyer by refusing to publicly release tens of thousands of documents. They also decried a dump of 42,000 documents on Monday night hours before the hearing.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, put the issue directly to Kavanaugh: “For the sake of this nation, for the sanctity of the Constitution that we Taliban: Haqqani both honor, step up, ask this meeting, this gathering to terror network suspend until all the docufounder dead ments of your public career are there for the American The founder of the notori- people to see.” ous Taliban-linked Haqqani After more than an hour network, which for decades of interruptions by senators was responsible for kidnapand repeated screaming propings and suicide bombings tests from the public gallery, against the United States and the business of the hearing its allies, has died, the Taliban went ahead and Democrats said. tried a new tactic — warnA statement distributed by ing that since President Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid to journalists said Jalaluddin Haqqani passed away “after a long battle with illness,” adding he had been GOP Sen. Bob “ill and bed-ridden for the past several years.”

Corker to Trump: He passed operational conStop ‘whining’ trol of the network to his son about Sessions Siraj many years ago, who Senate Republicans then became the No. 2 ranked sharply pushed back on commander in the Taliban.

The Haqqani network was President Donald Trump’s formally designated a terror- reported demeaning comist organization by the United ments about Attorney GenStates in 2012. eral Jeff Sessions, with one top GOP senator comparing Wives make plea the President’s tirades to a “whining” teenager. for journalists “If the president doesn’t jailed in Myanmar like his service, he can look him in the eye and termiThe wives of the two Renate him,” Senate Foreign uters journalists sentenced to Relations Chairman Bob seven years of hard labor in Corker told CNN. “WhinMyanmar said their husbands ing is pretty unbecoming of were innocent Tuesday as a 13-year-old. But it’s very their lawyer confirmed they unbecoming of a 71- or would appeal the sentence.

72-year-old president.”

Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, and Wa Corker, a retiring TenLone, 32, have been detained nessee Republican, said since December, accused Trump’s disdain for instituof obtaining secret state tions like the Justice Dedocuments while covering partment shows his “lack of the Rohingya crisis in a case appreciation for democratic widely seen as a test of press values and institutions,” freedom in the Southeast warning he would turn the Asian nation. country into Venezuela “if Chit Su Win, the wife of left to his own accord.”

Kyaw Soe Oo, broke down As a retiring Republican, in tears at a press conference Corker often is a rare voice in Yangon as she insisted her criticizing a number of the husband was innocent. president’s controversial She said the two men statements and actions. But “were just doing their jobs on Tuesday, more Repubas reporters” and that her licans began to speak out husband “was a good citizen about Trump’s comments who hadn’t committed any attacking Sessions, which wrongdoing.” were reported in the book Wa Lone’s wife, Pan Ei by journalist Bob WoodMon, told journalists that ward. In the book, the they had already directly president reportedly called petitioned President Htin the attorney general, who Kyaw and State Counsellor is from Alabama, a “dumb Aung San Suu Kyi, as well southerner” and “mentally as seven other government retarded.” Trump has for bodies, but that they only got months lashed out at Sesa response from one parliasions because he recused mentary commission, achimself from overseeing knowledging it had received the Russia probe since the their letter. former senator served as a — From wire reports top surrogate for the Trump

people

Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh is shown in the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing room Tuesday. (CNN)

Donald Trump has challenged legal and constitutional norms, his pick for such a crucial pick deserved extra scrutiny.

Kavanaugh, Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee, is poised to succeed swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy, the conservativecentrist who joined with liberals in some key decisions to uphold abortion rights. Kennedy was also the decisive vote for samesex marriage and university affirmative action.

The theatrics reflect the impotence of Democrats who lack the votes in the Senate to block Kavanaugh’s confirmation. It is not even certain all Democrats will stick together since endangered liberal senators up for re-election in red states

are under intense pressure to back the confirmation.

The clashes in the hearing were part of a long awaited political spectacle. But consistent with the uproar of the Trump era, Kavanaugh was upstaged even before he delivered his opening statement, as revelations began to emerge of a new book by veteran reporter Bob Woodward that portrays Trump as a grave threat to national security and raging and incompetent.

Harris opened the protest as soon as Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley brought the hearing to order in line with a plan drawn up by Democrats over the weekend.

“What are we trying to hide, why are we rushing?”

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy

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said.

But Grassley denied Democratic attempts to get a vote in the committee on whether to adjourn the hearing, and complaints that the late arrival of the documents and other controversies flew in the face of committee rules and basic fairness.

“This is something I have never gone through before in 15 Supreme Court nominations. I was interrupted before I got a chance to say the agenda for today,” Grassley said.

Republican Sen John Cornyn of Texas complained the hearing was being overtaken by “mob rule.” His colleague Orrin Hatch from Utah demanded that a “loudmouth” protester who was drowning out his remarks should be removed. special election will fill the remaining two years of McCain’s term. Then, in 2022, the seat will be on the ballot for a full six-year term.

Ducey said at the news conference it’s not clear whether Kyl will remain in the Senate through 2020.

And Kyl said he won’t run for re-election.

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s demeaning comments about Attorney General Jeff Sessions, while bluntly warning that Trump would turn the United States into an authoritarian regime like Venezuela “if left to his own accord.” (CNN)

campaign in 2016.

Trump to name Happer emerging technologies aide William Happer, a Princeton atomic physicist and prominent skeptic questioning whether humans are causing rapid climate change, is joining the National Security Council as senior director for emerging technologies, according to NSC officials.

Happer, 79, is an emeritus professor of physics at Princeton who served in the Department of Energy under President George H.W. Bush in the early 1990s. He did not respond to CNN’s requests for comment.

His public stance on climate change is in opposition to near universally accepted science.

He told CNN in April 2017 that carbon dioxide is not the toxic “pollutant” it’s made out to be and “the temperature is not rising nearly as fast as the alarmist computer models predicted.”

He compared the Paris climate agreement, signed in 2015 by the U.S. under President Barack Obama and 194 nations, to British Prime

Minister Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of Hitler in the 1930s and said it was “silly” and “should be canceled.”

Ariz. gov. names former Sen. Kyl as McCain’s replacement Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey chose former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl to replace the late John McCain in the Senate, the governor said at a news conference Tuesday.

Kyl’s appointment means the Republican attorney who had been guiding President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, through the confirmation process will now have a vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

In choosing Kyl, Ducey tapped a figure who is well-liked by both Trump’s political team and McCain’s family and allies. However, with Kyl saying he won’t run for re-election, it also leaves open the possibility of a bruising primary in 2020.

Under Arizona law, Ducey is responsible for appointing a McCain replacement until a November 2020 special election. The winner of that

Filmmaker Tyler Perry and civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump have announced the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit against a former sheriff’s deputy who they believe may be responsible for the disappearance of two men nearly fifteen years ago.

The last known whereabouts of Felipe Santos and Terrance Williams, who disappeared in 2003 and 2004 respectively, was in North Naples, Fla., with former Collier County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Calkins, Crump said.

Perry also announced he was offering $200,000 for information leading to the conviction of “the person” who they believe to be the culprit in the disappearances.

Perry previously offered $100,000 for pertinent information.

“I don’t know how you can sit and not be upset that these two people — black, white, Mexican, it doesn’t even matter — would be put in the back of a sheriff’s deputy’s car, somebody we are supposed to trust,” Perry said. “They’re put in the back of the car, they disappear and they haven’t been seen for 14 years. I don’t know anyone who that would not move unless you have a heart of stone.”

Second Spacey sexual assault case under review in LA

Four months after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office began reviewing a sexual assault case against actor Kevin Spacey, CNN has learned a second case is now under the office’s review.

DA spokesman Greg Risling told CNN last month N.M. compound a new case was presented to suspects appear the office by the LA County Sheriff’s office and remains in court on under review. federal charges The Sheriff’s office did Five suspects who lived not have any further informaon a New Mexico compound tion immediately available where a child’s remains were when reached by CNN. found appeared before a fedRepresentatives and a laweral judge Tuesday and said yer for Spacey did not return they understood the charges CNN’s request for comment. against them.

The first case stemmed Detention and preliminary from “events” that reportedly hearings were scheduled for took place in October 1992 Wednesday morning. Public in West Hollywood, Calif., defenders will represent them and involved a man, according to a statement released by at those hearings. the LASD in April.

The FBI took them into custody last week and accused them of breaking fire- FBI: Dorothy’s arms and conspiracy laws, ruby slippers authorities said Friday.

Jany Leveille, a Haitian have been found immigrant, was accused of A pair of red sequined being in the country illegally slippers from the 1939 film and is alleged to have had “The Wizard of Oz” has firearms and ammunition, been found, 13 years after a statement from the U.S. being stolen from a Minneattorney and FBI said. The sota museum, law enforcefour other suspects — Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 40; Hujrah Wah- ment said Tuesday.

But the investigation conhaj, 37; Subhannah Wahhaj, tinues into who’s responsible 35; and Lucas Morton, 40 — were charged with aiding for the 2005 theft of the and abetting Leveille, 35, and cherished piece of movie memorabilia with conspiring with her.

“We reached the first goal, During Tuesday’s 10-minthe recovery, and it’s a great ute hearing, each suspect, day,” North Dakota United one by one, told Magistrate Judge Kirtan Khalsa that she States Attorney Christopher or he understood the charges Myers said Tuesday. “But we’re not done.” against them. A prosecutor The slippers are one of said the maximum penalty four known pairs that actress for aiding and abetting is Judy Garland wore in the 10 years in prison, and for classic film as Dorothy. conspiracy, five years.

— From wire reports — From wire reports

Largest U.S. nail manufacturer clings to life under steel tariffs

By Katie Lobosco CNN

The largest nail manufacturer in the United States, Mid Continent Nail, continues to lay off workers as it fights against crippling steel tariffs.

The Missouri company may not be able to keep its doors open through the end of September.

“I can tell you that if we don’t get immediate relief, we could be shut down in the next 20 to 30

“Secretary Ross was very sympathetic to our situation, especially the 500 job losses it could cause,” days,” Chris Pratt, Mid Continent’s Pratt said. general operations manager, said on Since the tariffs went into effect a call with reporters Tuesday. in June, Mid Continent has laid off The company said in June that 150 of its 500 employees. it would have to close by Labor Tariffs pushed up the cost of its Day if it wasn’t granted an excluraw materials and the company sion from the tariffs. But a recent was forced to raise prices on its meeting with Commerce Secretary own customers. When it did, orders Wilbur Ross left them with hope plummeted, Pratt said. that they would be granted the The Commerce Department was exclusion. expected to rule on Mid Continent’s

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exclusion request as soon as Tuesday. But it has been inundated with more than 20,000 requests from companies that say they cannot purchase steel and aluminum goods they need from a domestic supplier.

Most of the companies are still waiting on a ruling.

President Donald Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and aluminum earlier this year. The administration said it wants to protect those industries because they are vital to national

security. Steelmakers have already benefited from the trade policy, adding jobs and enjoying higher profits.

In its exclusion request, MidContinent Nail said it has encountered “significant issues” finding a U.S. company that could supply enough steel wire needed for them to continue production. Plus, finding another supplier requires a “lengthy process of qualification” that could take at least six months, it said.

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On Monday, this group, which consists of law enforcement agents and military personnel from across the southeast, began a more than 300-mile trek to Sandestin, Fla., as part of Operation One Voice’s Honor Ride, an annual bicycle ride that supports the Special Operations Forces community. (Photo: Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office)

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Special Operations Forces — many of whom have Operation One Voice been tasked over the years shortly after the Sept. 11, with finding the terror2001 terrorist attacks, ists, including Osama bin which claimed the lives Laden, responsible for of 343 firefighters and 72 the attacks — Stevens police officers. delivered Special Forces At the time, Stevens, challenge coins to Army who was then a fire safety Special Forces personnel officer, designed a Sept. at the Fort Bragg, N.C. 11 commemorative coin, military base. which was presented to The soldiers’ response each member of the Duto the coins became luth Police Department in Stevens’ inspiration to memory of those who died expand his show of supin the attacks. port for military heroes, Two years later, on he said, and in late 2004, Nov. 10, 2003, to show a board of directors for support for the military’s Operation One Voice was

formed to do just that.

Since then, the nonprofit has helped several thousand families, with another 50 or so to be added come Thursday.

“We will be met at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Resort on Thursday at noon by military families and two gold star wives from the Raider 7 team,” Stevens said. “We will then host 50 fallen and wounded Special Operations Forces families through Sunday.”

Though each year is a tough journey, and this year’s cyclists average

about 100 miles per day, give or take — today’s 118 miles will be the cyclists’ longest day — Stevens said it’s worth it.

“We continue to host (the ride) to show support for the Special Operations Forces community,” he said. “We also have several wounded and injured guys who we provide road bikes (for) to rehab them so they can stay on active duty.

“When you get to know some of these guys and see how much they love America and how humble they are, it’s amazing.”

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“She’s special and has stepped into that realm to use the scholarship to of being phenomenal,” pursue a degree in social Johnson said. “It’s a work at Kennesaw State family environment and University because of we look at this club and her experiences at the site as a beacon for all Boys and Girls Club. young people in the She said her passion community.” and involvement in the Jackson said she club stems from finding previously considered comfort in an environmajoring in biomedical ment after moving from engineering. However, Connecticut at the age the time she spent at the of 4. club over the summer “The people truly care made her realize her about everything that passion was in helping happens,” she said. “This young children. place is big on being a “Being here is what family and having a fam- matters,” Jackson said. ily atmosphere.”

“Whether I’m helpLawrenceville Boys ing kids, tutoring or and Girls Club executive if I’m on the teen side director Rory Johnson and working on senior said Jackson embodies things. The club is the club’s theme for the something special and year: unity and commu- it means something to nity. every one.”

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“It all combines to provide a strong record of positive patient outcomes, which is our greatest reward and the primary reason GMC is

one of the best places to work anywhere in the healthcare industry,” Wolfe said. “We are truly humbled to have made it onto this list of the best places to work and hope to build on the noted successes and achieve an even higher ranking in the years ahead.”

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“You’re as common as (Greg Perticara) of West a doornail”. He will be Dacula Chester, IL; twin brother, deeply missed by all who Gary Zimmerman (MariDon C. Whetsel knew and loved him. Don lyn) of Salt Lake City, is survived by his; son Don Carle Whetsel of UT; sister-in-law, Nancy and daughter-in-law, Alan Braselton, Georgia, forKline of Allentown, PA, as merly of Arnold, Maryland Whetsel and Tina Gebhart well as many nieces and of Gettysburg, PA; son and entered quietly into rest nephews. She is preceded daughter-in-law; David on September 1, 2018 at in death by her parents, and Veronica Whetsel of Sunshine Residential Care and grandson, Michael Arnold, MD; daughter, in Dacula, Georgia. After Alan Kline, Jr. Patsy was Leah Adams of Braselton, the passing of his beloved born in Elizabethville, PA GA; and son and daughterwife, Anna Rhea Whetsel, and graduated from Emin-law; Devin and Becki nearly two years earmaus High School in 1964 Whetsel of Ipswich, MA,; lier, Don’s health sharply and Bethlehem Business five grandchildren, J. declined.

Heartbroken, College in 1965. She is a Scottie Adams and fiancee he always believed that member of the Joy Class Lauren Ashley Lawson, he would precede her in of First United Methodist Nicolas Adams, Ethan death. Born on May 5, Church of Lawrenceville, 1939 in the town of Appa- Whetsel, Graham Whetsel, GA. A memorial service lachia, Virginia, Don grew and Naomi Whetsel; greathonoring the life of Patsy granddaughter, Ivee Grace up in Miller Yard, Dunwill be held on Thursday, gannon, Virginia. Don was Adams: six siblings, WilSeptember 6, 2018 at liam Whetsel Jr., Katheryn fourth in a family of nine 2:00pm at Garden Plaza Countiss, Charles Whetchildren.

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Grecian Gyro opens location in Snellville

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BY CURT YEOMANS

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A popular local Greek restaurant chain came to Snellville this past week.

Hapeville-based Grecian Gyro — the longest running Greek restaurant in metro Atlanta — opened a new location in the Snellville Plaza Shopping Center at 2228 E. Main St., in Snellville. The chain was founded by Nick Koulouris 36 years ago. The Snellville location is Grecian Gyro’s sixth restaurant in the Atlanta area.

“My father emigrated to the U.S. with the dream of creating a better life for himself and his family, opening the first Grecian Gyro in Hapeville in 1982,” Grecian Gyro President and Co-Owner George Koulouris said. “Thirty-five years later, we still feel like we’re living the American dream and are so happy to be joining the Snellville community.

A gyro wrap with Grecian potatoes from Grecian Gyro’s Snellville location are shown in this photo. The restaurant opened this past week and is the sixth metro Atlanta location for the local Greek restaurant chain. (Special Photo)

“We’ve already received a warm welcome from our neighbors.”

The restaurant is intended to emulate a traditional Greek cafe with a menu that includes handcrafted gyros and plates, Greek salads, Grecian potatoes, spanakopita and hummus among other traditional Greek and

Mediterranean dishes. Dinein and takeout options are available, and the restaurant does catering, as well.

The Snellville restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Mondays through Saturdays.

Additional information about the restaurant can be found at www.greciangyro. com.

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Corn maze enthusiasts will have one less option this fall with the recent announcement that Corn Dawgs Corn Maze will not be open.

This is the first time in a decade that the maze, which is located in Loganville, will not open. The closure was announced on Corn Dawgs’ website.

“I will miss seeing the

smiles on the faces of our guests, both young and old,” said Misty Duren, owner of Corn Dawgs. “I feel fortunate that we were able to provide a place for families to come and have fun each fall and am so grateful to the Walton County community for their support over all these years.”

The 7-acre maze is known for its giant designs, which center on patriotic and local themes.

Past themes include

“United We Stand” in 2017, “Back the Blue” in 2016, a Chipper Jones maze in 2012 honoring his retirement and a Coca-Cola theme in 2011 to celebrate the company’s 125 years.

While Duren said the fun park is also closing, she said Corn Dawgs is not completely closing its gates. The facility held its annual Corn Dawgs Pro Rodeo on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, and Duren said the facility will be available to rent for special events.

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Parade of young talent highlights Stripers’ season Organizational depth helps Gwinnett to winning mark

By David Friedlander

Gwinnett Stripers Austin Riley runs the bases during a game against the Norfolk Tides this season.

(Photo: Karl L. Moore)

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LAWRENCEVILLE — In some ways, Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Charlotte Knights at Coolray Field was a good comparison to how the 2018 season as a whole went for the Gwinnett Stripers, especially the past two months.

A young player making

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I’m sure (the Braves) are counting on some of these guys to be big contributors next year.”

— Stripers manager Damon Berryhill

his Triple-A debut — in this case, right-handed pitcher Jeremy Walker — made an immediate

impression in what turned out to be a Gwinnett win.

While that effort wasn’t quite enough for the Stripers to make the postseason — they were officially eliminated from the International League’s wild card race with a loss Saturday — it was enough to clinch the team’s first winning season since 2015.

The Stripers finished 70-69 after Monday’s 6-1 loss

Charlotte at Coolray Field.

It also demonstrated just how much the minor league system of the parent club Atlanta Braves, which the organization has spent the better part of the last five seasons cultivating, has begun to have an affect on the Triple-A team in Gwinnett.

“It just shows the depth

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HAPPY HOMECOMING

Auburn Tigers offensive lineman Kaleb Kim (54) blocks Washington Huskies linebacker Jake Wambaugh (53) during Saturday’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff game played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

Gwinnett quartet helps Auburn flip script at The Benz

By David Friedlander ATLANTA — It should’ve been a forgone conclusion that Auburn’s season opener against sixth-ranked Washington in Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game would be welcome homecoming for the team’s players from metro Atlanta, including four from Gwinnett County.

Of course, the No. 9 Tigers’

previous two games in town over the past nine months understandably gave those locals at least a little trepidation.

Those two trips back home — a 28-7 loss to Georgia in the 2017 SEC Championship game last December and a 34-27 loss to Central Florida in the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day —

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didn’t go so well.

But the Tigers have much better memories of this trip back home to Atlanta after Saturday’s 21-16 win before 70,103 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

And at least one of the Gwinnett grads on Auburn’s roster admits making amends

upon returning to his home state was at least in the back of his mind heading into Saturday’s game.

“When we were thinking about this game, we knew we were 0-2 coming in here (to Mercedes-Benz Stadium) facing adversity,” junior defensive tackle and Lanier grad Derrick

Brown said. “I was already coming in here facing adversity. This is a place we obviously haven’t done well in. So coming in here flipping the script, it says a lot for this team.”

Brown and all three of Auburn’s other former Gwinnett See AUBURN, Page 2B

Getting to Know ... Brian St. James Wrestling has been part of Brian St. James’ life pretty much since the day he was born. The 27-yearold won a state championship wrestling for his father, Don, at Centennial High School in 2010 before going on to wrestle collegiately at Indiana University and eventually following in his father’s footsteps as a coach. St. James, who is now the head coach at Wesleyan, recently spoke with staff writer David

Friedlander on a number of subjects, including the impact the sport has had on his life, the role models he’s had in his career, becoming a head coach at such a young age and succeeding one of those role models in Dennis Stromie.

DF: So you grew up in Roswell and wrestled in high school at Cenntennial?

BSJ: I grew up in Roswell. My dad’s been a teacher and wrestling

coach my whole life. His name is Don St. James, and he’s the coach at Cambridge High School (in Milton). But he started the Centennial program back when it opened in (1996), and he was there until Cambridge opened up (in 2012). Before Centennial, he was at Etowah High School and Sequoyah High School (both in Cherokee County).

DF: In other words, you grew up around

wrestling.

BSJ: I think my first state tournament was probably the 1991 state tournament in my mother’s belly (laughs). I’ve been to just about every Georgia wrestling (state tournament) since then.

DF: So it’s been ingrained from birth.

Was there ever a time when you didn’t want to wrestle, and eventuSee ST. JAMES, Page 8B

Brian St. James is the new head wrestling coach at Wesleyan, where he was previously an assistant. (Photo: David Friedlander)

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Eagles renaming wrestling room to honor Ramos From Staff Reports Collins Hill will host a community event today to honor longtime wrestling coach Cliff Ramos.

The celebration is to unveil the Cliff Ramos Wrestling Facility, a naming that was requested by the Eagles community and approved recently by the Gwinnett County Public Schools Board.

The public is welcome to the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in the wrestling facility inside the Collins Hill fieldhouse.

Ramos, who was a driving force behind starting the Eagles wrestling program and making the program a state powerhouse, had a dual meet record of 626-80 and guided Collins Hill to nine state team titles as well as coaching 34 individual state champions during his time at the school.

In addition to state championships, his Collins Hill wrestling team was ranked in the top 25 nationally five times in a six-year span.

“Coach Ramos has left a legacy in our community that goes way beyond building a championship wrestling program,” Collins Hill athletic and

activities director Scarlett Straughan said. “He has served as a mentor to countless young men — both athletes and coaches — over the years and continues to stay involved in their lives. When (Collins Hill principal) Mrs. (Kerensa) Wing hired me to be AD here at Collins Hill, Coach Ramos was one of the first to call and congratulate me. His support of me and our school, even from retirement, has meant so much. When I started my search for a person to take over our historic program, Coach Ramos was the first person I called.

“His input was instrumental in bringing current coach Nate Ethridge here from Michigan. We are so honored to be able to do this for coach. Hopefully it will in some small way show him just what he means to Collins Hill and our community. We also want him to know that we are rallying behind him in this current wrestling match with cancer.”

Ramos expects to be in attendance despite his current fight with pancreatic cancer. He returns to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for surgery.

IN BRIEF

GAC’s Rose commits to play for Utah lacrosse program Greater Atlanta Christian senior Josh Rose will continue his lacrosse career in college after making a verbal commitment late last week to join the University of Utah’s program.

Rose, who is also the starting quarterback of the GAC football team, was a first-team All-County selection daily post in lacrosse last spring, piling up 60 goals, 28 assists and 67 groundballs as a midfielder for the Spartans last spring.

P4 Foundation home run derby coming to Mill Creek The P4 Foundation is bringing its Fourth Annual Home Run Derby and Alumni Challenge to Mill Creek High School on Sept. 22.

The home run derby is open to anyone, while the alumni challenge softball game is open to the first 25 former students or staff from Gwinnett public or private schools, with players being divided up into North and South Gwinnett teams.

The event is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m., and several different donation options are available.

Proceeds will go to the P4 Foundation, a 501(c) (3) organization founded and named for former Mill Creek baseball player and cancer survivor Gino Vizzi, who started the foundation to raise money to help support young cancer patients and their families.

For more information on the event or how to register, please visit www.p4foundation.org/event/alumnichallenge-4th-annual-hr-derby-fundraiser-powered-byharmon-financial/.

— From staff reports

Washington Huskies defensive lineman John Clark (57) blocks Auburn Tigers defensive lineman Derrick Brown (5) during Saturday’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff game played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

Auburn •From Page 1B standouts — fellow juniors Kaleb Kim (a Mill Creek grad) and Darius Slayton (Greater Atlanta Christian) and freshman Matthew Hill (Brookwood) — saw action in Saturday’s game and contributed to the Tigers flipping the script on their last two nightmarish trips to Atlanta.

Brown finished with three solo tackles for the defense, while Slayton caught three passes for 41 yards, two of them in very acrobatic fashion, and Hill saw action primarily on special teams.

But Saturday’s game was perhaps most special for Kim, and not just because of the homecoming opportunity.

After taking a redshirt as a true freshman and playing in just 10 games over the next two seasons, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game represented the first collegiate start for the 6-foot4, 300-pound offensive lineman.

Given his task as the center — making sure he’s in a rhythm with quarterback Jarrett Stidham with snaps out of the shotgun formation Auburn constantly uses, as well as his blocking assignments — Kim would’ve had a lot to think about no matter where the game took place.

But with plenty of family and friends in attendance, he admits his first full game on such a big stage did give him a few butterflies, though he also added that it didn’t take

Washington Huskies defensive back Myles Bryant (5) watch s Auburn Tigers wide receiver Darius Slayton (81) try to pull in a pass in the end zone during Saturday’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff game played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

those nerves long to disappear as the adrenaline of the game took over.

“Well, I’d be lying to you if I said I wasn’t.

Yeah, I was nervous,” Kim said. “But I’m sure people say if you’re not nervous before games, you probably should quit. … It was definitely a special thing, especially being my first start. Knowing all of my hometown folks (were here) was definitely a huge

boost, but at the end of the day, I’ve got to go out there and perform, play some football and everything else kind of disappears.”

Concentration and attention to detail were definitely important to Kim throughout the game, though no more so than late in Auburn’s penultimate drive of the game.

With a handoff to running back JaTarvious Whitlow through a gap in

his blocking lane having been called in the huddle, Kim had plenty to think about.

And he carried out his assignment to perfection, sending a clean snap back to Stidham and making a key block to clear the way for Whitlow’s 10-yard touchdown run with 6:15 remaining to put Auburn in front to stay.

It was the perfect ending for Kim, Brown, Slayton, Hill and the rest of the Tigers, though as Kim points out, the win is only the beginning of a long journey for the team this season.

And while they spent the rest of Saturday celebrating the win, Sunday represented getting back to work and evaluating his own performance, as well as the team’s.

“At the moment, I wasn’t really thinking about it. I do my job and do whatever I can for the team to succeed,” Kim said of his big block. “First game. I think I can speak for most everybody that there’s a lot of room for improvement. So we’ll enjoy this one (Saturday) and move forward come (Sunday) and work on the things we need to get better at.

“It’s never a good as you think, and it’s never as bad as you think. (Offensive line) Coach (J.B.) Grimes says that a lot. So to be honest with you, I have to go watch film, see how everything went. I know the exchanges went well.

As far as assignments and stuff go, we’ll have to go back and see how it went.”

Stripers •From Page 1B of this organization (has),” said a member of that young core, third baseman Austin Riley, following a Stripers win over Norfolk last Wednesday. “Anybody can come in at any point and perform at a very high level. It’s been a fun ride.

Everybody’s hitting up and down the lineup. We just had the mentality of finishing strong, and it’s kind of carried us.”

Indeed, Riley, who hit .282 with 12 home runs and 47 RBIs in 76 games after being promoted by the Braves from Double-A Mississippi to Gwinnett on May 7, was one of several promising young prospects to spark the Stripers over the course of the season.

That spark could be particularly seen beginning July 6, when the Stripers began a strong 35-19 run in their final 54 games to keep themselves in the Governor’s Cup playoff race until the final week of the season.

Ronald Acuna Jr. bats for the Gwinnett Stripers in a game early this season before he was called up to the Atlanta Braves. (Photo: Will Fagan)

Gwinnett Stripers starter Touki Toussaint pitches against Norfolk during a game this season at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. (Photo: Bob Chadwick)

“You’ve got to give these guys a lot of credit,” said Stripers manager Damon Berryhill, who reached a milestone during the season with his 500th win as a professional manager. “Even when we were struggling early in the year, these guys played hard.

We made some changes.

(Luis) Marte coming up (from Mississippi on July 11) gave us a spark, and

the season, adding to the club’s record that broke the previous mark of 24 set just two seasons ago.

Among those arms working their way through Gwinnett throughout the season included a who’s who of Atlanta’s top young pitching prospects, including several who eventually made their way across Interstate 285 to the big league club like Mike

finally getting some people healthy, and younger arms come up and contribute.

That helped this club out a lot. They have been playing well, really since the (All-Star) break — well above .500.”

But it was the constant influx of young talent that proved to be the key.

Walker was the latest, becoming the club’s 26th different starting pitcher of

Soroka, Max Fried, Kolby Allard, Touki Toussaint, Bryse Wilson and Kyle Wright.

Combined with position players like Riley and phenom Ronald Acuna, who started the season in Gwinnett before being promoted to Atlanta on April 25 to begin his breakout major league rookie season, 2018 was a banner season for fans at Coorlay Field to see

the top young players of the Braves’ future.

And getting a chance to work with those players, along with other prospects like Rio Ruiz, Dustin Peterson and Alex Jackson, plus veterans like Sean Kazmar Jr., Xavier Avery and Phil Gosselin made this season fun for Berryhill and his staff.

“As a coaching staff, you always want to have young talent to develop and have those guys get their careers going in the right direction,” Berryhill said. “The last two years, we’ve had lots of really good young talent. (Pitching coach) Reid (Cornelius) and Johnny Mo (hitting coach John Moses) have done a great job.

“When you get an organization that has the talent (the Braves) have, it’s fun working with these guys and seeing them get opportunities to contribute in the big leagues. …

I’m sure (the Braves) are counting on some of these guys to be big contributors next year.”

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Who: Mill Creek’s Chancellor Lee-Parker Position: Running back Class: Junior Highlights: Rushed 31 times for 237 yards and three TDs in a win over Norcross Coach Shannon Jarvis’ take: “Chancellor is an extremely hard working young man who gets better with every carry.

Even though he is quick to praise his teammates for his success, his vision and physical running style have propelled him into becoming an exceptional running back. The exciting part is he is only getting better and his best games are still ahead of him. Above his athletic ability, though, Chancellor’s high character and unselfish attitude make him a pleasure to coach and I look forward to his future success both on the field and off.”

Who: Parkview’s Kobe Wilson Position: Linebacker Class: Junior Highlights: Made 14 tackles, including three for losses, and had a sack in the Panthers’ victory over Lowndes Coach Eric Godfree’s take: “Kobe has an incredible motor and plays with great speed and toughness. He is a great leader on the game field and practice field for us, as well.”

OFFENSIVE HONOR ROLL

Archer Carter Peevy, 22 of 28 passing for 273 yards, 5 TDs Braylen Weems, 9 catches for 142 yards, 2 TDs Ethan Lane, 88 percent blocking grade, 2 pancake blocks, 2 extra efforts Semaje Banks, 7 rushes for 83 yards Jacob Waters, 43-yard FG Brookwood Chris Carter, 11 rushes for 73 yards, 3 TDs Michael Bell, 84 percent blocking grade, 7 knockdown blocks Mo Hongkham, 82 percent blocking grade, 4 knockdown blocks Chase Hall, 80 percent blocking grade, 3 knockdown blocks Ennio Zambino, 81 percent blocking grade, 3 knockdown blocks Bobby Ezzard, 2 catches for 37 yards Buford Derrian Brown, 34 rushes for 189 yards, 2 TDs Elijah Turner, 8 rushes for 69 yards Collins Hill Isaiah Love, 143 rushing yards, TD Grayson Koerner, 92 percent blocking grade Dacula Jarrett Jenkins, 14 of 24 passing for 160 yards, TD Konata Mumpfield, 4 catches for 60 yards Chris Scott, 4 catches for 42 yards, TD Lanier Zach Charles, 3 rushes for 57 yards, 2 catches for 40 yards Mauriohn Underwood, high blocking grade Jagger Jones, high blocking grade Mill Creek Jonathan Leech, winning blocking grade, 4 pancake blocks Ethan Marshall, winning blocking grade, 6 pancake blocks Ryan Stokes, winning blocking grade, 6 pancake blocks Will Teschner, 9-yard catch Mountain View Offensive line, 2 key fourth-quarter drives Enoch Walters, 15 rushes for 124 yards Norcross Louis Williams, 21 of 36 passing for 309 yards Lance Jackson, 11 rushes for 23 yards, 5 catches for 90 yards Hayes Sutton, 6 catches for 85 yards Isaiah Wilson, 4 catches for 100 yards, TD North Gwinnett Javonni Cunningham, 3 catches for 76 yards, TD Devin Crosby, 4 rushes for 28 yards, 59-yard TD catch Justin Bullock, 87 percent blocking grade, 5 pancake blocks Parkview Jordan Williams, 19 of 25 passing for 291 yards, 4 TDs Malik Washington, 12 catches for 154 yards, 2 TDs, 4 rushes for 13 yards, TD Cody Brown, 20 rushes for 164 yards, TD Arbab Elsayed, 81 percent blocking grade Garrett West, 81 percent blocking grade Wesleyan J.C. French, 19 of 23 passing for 237 yards, 2 TDs, 1 rushing TD Donald Conley, 24 rushes for 126 yards, TD, 7 tackles on defense Cooper Blauser, 5 catches for 95 yards, 2 TDs, 50 return yards

DEFENSIVE HONOR ROLL

Archer Emmanuel Michel, 2 tackles, 1 interception for TD, 1 QB hurry, 1 pass breakup Josh Velago, 5 tackles (4 solos), 2 for losses, 2 sacks, 2 QB hurries Barthou Eugene Jr., 6 solo tackles Tyler Roach, 7 tackles (5 solos), 1 for loss Brookwood Ethan Quarshie, 8 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 big hit, 1 breakaway save, 2 QB knockdowns, 4 QB pressures, 3 thirddown stops Anthony Gorney, 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 caused fumble/big hit, 1 QB knockdown, 1 QB pressure, 1 third-down stop Jake Winskie, 6 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack, 1 QB pressure Michael Killebrew, 2 tackles, 2 pass breakups, 1 interception, 1 third-down stop Derrell Holston, 6 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack, 1 QB pressure Tony Ward, 1 tackle for loss, 1 QB pressure Buford Jackson Powell, 6 tackles, 2 for losses, 2 QB pressures Zane Harkness, 8 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack T. Lee, 7 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 pass breakups Collins Hill Kendall Davis, 12 tackles (7 solos), 1 for loss, 1 fumble recovery Eli Marshbank, 35-yard punting average, perfect on PATs Dacula Christin Jones, 11 tackles (9 solos), 1 pass breakup Sean McDaniel, 9 tackles Lanier Kevonte Polk, 6 tackles, 1 for loss Phillip Webb, 7 tackles, 2 for losses, 2 sacks, 3 QB hurries, 1 caused fumble Kameron Brown, 10 tackles, 3 for losses, 1 QB hurry, 1 deflection Jamar Rucks, 2 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 QB hurries, 1 fumble recovery, 1 pass deflection Mill Creek Brock Skinner, 11 tackles (8 solos), 1 interception for TD, 1 pass breakup Cooper Andolsek, 10 tackles (8 solos), 2 for losses, 3 sacks Austin Ruiz-Velasco, 8 tackles (6 solos), 3 for losses, 1 pass breakup Noah Faircloth, 3 tackles, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup Jacob Allen, 5 solo tackles Mountain View Jeremy Tuider, 9 tackles, 1 fumble recovery Quintin Hyde, 7 tackles, 3 pass breakups Kai Hill, 9 tackles Norcross Christian Wright, 12 tackles Jaylin Carter, 11 tackles, 1 caused fumble, 1 fumble recovery North Gwinnett Trisstan Weddington, 7 tackles, 2 pass breakups Nick Pucciarello, 11 tackles, 2 for losses Chris Miles, 6 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack, 1 QB hurry Will Hunter, 6 tackles Parkview Bryce Wilson, 8 tackles, 2 for losses, 2 sacks Tavian Coleman, 6 tackles, 1 interception Honor roll players are nominated by their coaches. To be included, coaches are asked to email their nominations to will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com by noon Monday.

REGION FOOTBALL STANDINGS Region 8-AAAAAAA Region Overall This week 0-0 1-1 Mill Creek 0-0 1-1 at Marietta 0-0 1-1 Arabia Mountain 0-0 1-1 at South Forsyth 0-0 1-2 at Heritage 0-0 1-2 Bye Region 7-AAAAAAA School Region Overall This week Meadowcreek 0-0 2-0 at Discovery Parkview 0-0 2-0 Bye Brookwood 0-0 2-1 at Collins Hill Berkmar 0-0 1-1 at Washington Central Gwinnett 0-0 1-1 Mountain View Lakeside 0-0 1-1 at Duluth Norcross 0-0 1-1 at North Gwinnett Region 6-AAAAAAA School Region Overall This week North Gwinnett 0-0 1-1 Norcross Mill Creek 0-0 2-1 at Archer Mountain View 0-0 2-1 at Central Gwinnett Discovery 0-0 1-2 Meadowcreek Duluth 0-0 1-2 Lakeside-DeKalb Collins Hill 0-0 0-2 Brookwood Peachtree Ridge 0-0 0-2 Lambert Region 8-AAAAAA School Region Overall This week Habersham 0-0 2-1 Franklin County Winder-Barrow 0-0 1-1 at Flowery Branch Dacula 0-0 1-2 Bye Lanier 0-0 1-2 Bye Apalachee 0-0 0-3 at Jackson County Gainesville 0-0 0-3 Bye Region 8-AAAAA School Region Overall This week Buford 0-0 2-1 Bye Cedar Shoals 0-0 2-1 Bye Clarke Central 0-0 2-1 Thomson Johnson 0-0 2-1 at Riverside Military Loganville 0-0 2-1 Bye Walnut Grove 0-0 1-1 Monroe Area Region 7-AAA School Region Overall This week North Hall 0-0 3-0 Bye Dawson County 0-0 2-0 West Hall Fannin County 0-0 1-1 at Union County GAC 0-0 1-1 at Prestonwood (Texas) Lumpkin County 0-0 1-2 at Gilmer Cherokee Bluff 0-0 0-3 Athens Academy East Hall 0-0 0-3 at Chestatee Region 8-A Division A School Subregion O verall This week Prince Avenue 0-0 3-0 Providence Athens Academy 0-0 2-0 at Cherokee Bluff George Walton 0-0 2-0 Hebron Providence 0-0 2-0 at Prince Avenue Chr. Athens Christian 0-0 2-1 Pinecrest Division B School Subregion O verall This week Commerce 0-0 3-0 Bye Hebron 0-0 1-1 at George Walton Riverside Military 0-0 1-1 Johnson Towns County 0-0 1-1 Andrews (N.C.) Lakeview 0-0 0-2 St. Francis Region 5-A School Region Overall This week Trinity Christian 0-0 3-0 Bye ELCA 0-0 2-1 Bye Mount Vernon 0-0 2-1 Bye Holy Innocents’ 0-0 1-1 Rutland Strong Rock 0-0 1-1 Jackson Landmark 0-0 1-2 Bye Our Lady of Mercy 0-0 0-3 Bye Wesleyan 0-0 0-3 Bye School Archer Grayson Newton South Gwinnett Rockdale Shiloh

GWINNETT FOOTBALL LEAGUE ATHLETES OF THE WEEK The Gwinnett Football League’s players and cheerleaders of the week (athletes were selected by their coaches): FOOTBALL Archer 8-year-old: Nick Nixon II 10-year-old AL North: Xavier Gordon 11-year-old: Colby Alexander Brookwood 6- and 7-year-old AL North: Jonathan Bryant 10-year-old AL South: James Morrow 12-year-old AL South: Decklin Fongbemi Buford 6- and 7-year-old South: Logan Todd 8-year-old NL North: Reid Casper 10-year-old NL North: Bryce Gindlesperger 12-year-old NL South: Cannon Goldin Collins Hill 8-year-old NL North: Logan Sokol 9-year-old: Tyler Johnson 10-year-old NL South: Trayvis Hunter Dacula 9-year-old NL North: Ronald Moore III 10-year-old: Nicholas Chaux Duluth 6- and 7-year-old: Ahmad Austin 8-year-old: Kevin Simpson 9-year-old: Cameron Jones 10-year-old: Tyson Sanford

11-year-old: Michael Barlow 12-year-old: Jeremiah Little Eighth grade: Jaki Neloms Grayson 9-year-old: Preston Glasco Lanier 6- and 7-year-old: Christian Bridges 8-year-old: Brennon Ford 9-year-old: Mike Tyson 10-year-old: Ayden Smith 11-year-old: Defense 12-year-old: Matthew Humberstone Eighth grade: Jaheim Crayton Lawrenceville 6- and 7-year-old: Joshua Addison 11-year-old: Andre Cooper 12-year-old: Mario Melson Eighth grade: Meiki Williams Mountain View 9-year-old: Lucas Reddish 10-year-old: Kamden Clack 12-year-old: Hawk Rhodes Norcross 6- and 7-year-old NL South: Nate Boyce 8-year-old NL North: Defense 9-year-old NL South: Entire team 10-year-old NL North: Chase Huff 11-year-old NL South: Jaevian Wright 12-year-old NL South: Antoine Pino-Bishop Eighth grade NL North: Lawson Luckie

North Gwinnett 8-year-old NL South: Easton Brock Parkview 8-year-old: Braddock Green 10-year-old: Champ Benson 11-year-old: Davin Rouse Peachtree Ridge 6- and 7-year-old AL South: Bryson Sutherland 8-year-old NL South: Aiden Opore 9-year-old NL North: Elam Rahman 10-year-old NL North: Joshua Gary 10-year-old NL South: Jordan Miller 11-year-old NL South: Jayden Berry 11-year-old NL North: Nate Crownie 12-year-old NL South: Andre Thompson Eighth grade NL South: Anthony John Lawhorn CHEERLEADING Archer First/second grade: Bailey Fuller Third grade: Riley Emmett Fourth grade: Lili Holt Fifth grade: Madison Barrett Sixth grade: Gianna Metz Eighth grade: Lauren Brown Buford First/second grade: Katelynn Turner Fourth grade: Larkin James Seventh grade: Olivia Ellison Seventh grade: Aniston Holcombe

Dacula Fifth grade: Aida Hale Sixth grade: Katelyn Mack Seventh grade: Kennedy Smith Grayson Fourth grade: Kennedi Craine Lanier First/second grade: Skylar Brandenburg Third grade: Natalia Escalona Fourth grade: Kaitlin Rowe Fifth grade: Aria Murphy Sixth grade: Jalenda Rogers Seventh grade: Haylee Godfrey Eighth grade: Savannah Smith Mountain View First/second grade: Laken Buxton Fourth grade: Kylee Newton Fifth grade: Corin Williams Sixth grade: Jaelyn Smith Seventh grade: Kelechi Anaba North Gwinnett Fifth grade: Samantha Mitchell Peachtree Ridge First/second grade: Audrey Alonso Third grade: Hae’dyn Montgomery Fourth grade: Braelyn Benson Seventh grade: Natalie Chavez Eighth grade: Kennedy Brown Parkview Sixth grade: Emma Robbins

CROSS COUNTRY ROUNDUP

Peachtree Ridge’s Condra rolls to win at Clara Bowl From Staff Reports Peachtree Ridge senior Chase Condra dominated the field at this past weekend’s Berry Clara Bowl Invitational.

Condra was first in 16 minutes, 5.37 seconds, a 32-second margin over the second-place finisher.

Grayson’s Chris Cherono (third, 16:37.81) and Archer’s Myles Collins (fourth, 16:39.05)

also finished in the top five.

Other top finishers included Grayson’s Colby Freeman (13th, 17:08.39) and Ty Freeman Chase (29th, 17:45.65), Condra Mill Creek’s Paul Pollock (32nd, 17:48.07) and Joseph Muck (36th, 17:56.63) and Shiloh’s Robert

Cranston (35th, 17:56.06) Grayson was ninth in the team standings, followed by Mill Creek in 10th and Archer in 11th. Peachtree Ridge was 14th.

Bears’ Hetherington second at Berry Mountain View senior Chloe Hetherington finished as the runner-up in the Berry Clara Bowl Invitational.

Hetherington’s time was

19:10.93, nine seconds behind winner Makena Gates of Creekview.

Archer’s Sarah McCartney was 10th (20:10.52).

Mountain View’s Madison Watts was 19th (20:49.23), Mill Creek’s Ana Margaret Miller was 24th (20:54.63), Archer’s Kelly Connerley was 25th (21:04.28), Mill Creek’s Kelsey Powell was 27th (21:13.42) and Mill Creek’s Andrea Montes was 39th

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(21:36.79).

Archer was eighth in the team standings and Mill Creek was ninth.

Mountain View was 13th.

Berkmar’s Michael posts top finish Berkmar senior Naomi Michael placed seventh in the Athens Academy Invitational over the weekend.

Michael’s time was 23:07.13.

Follow gdpfootball on twitter.com. You’ll get Gwinnett football scoring updates and key game stats every Friday night as well as breaking news during the week.

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Prep Schedule

Today

SOFTBALL

3:30 p.m. — Discovery at Central (DH) 4 p.m. — Roswell at Norcross 5:30 p.m. — Collins Hill at Mountain View 5:30 p.m. — Duluth at North 6 p.m. — Buford at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Lanier at Winder-Barrow 6 p.m. — Parkview at Loganville 6 p.m. — Walnut Grove at Brookwood 6:15 p.m. — Walton at Norcross 6:30 p.m. — Dacula at Habersham Central Thursday

CROSS COUNTRY

5 p.m. — Mountain View, Providence, Dacula at North Oconee

SOFTBALL

4 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Discovery 4:45 p.m. — Commerce at Hebron 4:45 p.m. — Providence at Athens Christian 5 p.m. — Fannin Co. at GAC 5 p.m. — Mountain View at Duluth 5:30 p.m. — Lanier at Habersham Central 5:30 p.m. — Wesleyan at Holy Innocents’ 6 p.m. — Brookwood at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — Gainesville at Dacula 6 p.m. — Grayson at Archer 6 p.m. — Lakeside-Dekalb at Parkview 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at North 6 p.m. — South at Shiloh

Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan (2) throws a touchdown pass with Philadelphia tackle Fletcher Cox (91) defending during the second quarter in the NFC divisional playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field on Jan. 13 in Philadelphia.

(Photo: Bill Streicher-USA Today Sports)

FALCONS AT EAGLES

VOLLEYBALL

• Collins Hill Classic pool play 5 p.m. — Hebron, Allatoona at North 5 p.m. — Mill Creek, Decatur at St. Pius 5 p.m. — Northview, West Forsyth at Duluth 5 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge, Forsyth Central at Norcross 5 p.m. — Providence, Winder-Barrow at Archer 6 p.m. — Brookwood, Blessed Trinity at Pace Academy 6 p.m. — Wesleyan at Dunwoody

The Home Teams

United

TODAY NEXT UPCOMING

Off

at Colorado

at San Jose

Sept. 15, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 19, 11 p.m.

Unimas/92.9-FM FSSE/92.9-FM at Penn FC Sat, 7 p.m.

ESPN+

Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m.

Braves

Off

Boston 12:10 p.m.

FSSE/93.7-FM

at Arizona Thu, 9:40 p.m.

FSSE/93.7-FM

at Arizona Fri, 9:40 p.m.

FSSO/93.7-FM

Falcons

Off

at Philadelphia Thu, 8:20 p.m.

NBC/92.9-FM

Carolina Sept. 16, 1 p.m.

FOX/92.9-FM

United 2

at Tampa Bay ESPN+

FSSE = FOX Sports Southeast, FSSO = FOX Sports South

Sports Calendar LACROSSE

Ongoing through Sept.

15: Gwinnett Lacrosse Academy will host three events on Sundays beginning at noon — A Learn to Play Clinic, A Skills Improvement Clinic and a Men’s Indoor Lacrosse League — at the Silverbacks Indoor facility in Suwanee. The Learn to Play and Skills clinics are for grades 1-8. The men’s league is for post-high school players ages 19-35.

For more information, go to www.gwinnettlacrosseacademy.com.

RUNNING

Nov. 3: The Atlanta Gladiators professional hockey team’s inaugural 5K, Circus Maximus, will be at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 3 at the Infinite Energy Center. The start and finish will be inside the Gladiators home rink. All proceeds benefit the Atlanta Gladiators Foundation. Cost is $30 for the 5K and $15 for the 8 a.m. kids fun run. The race is the day between two games and all participants receive a free ticket offer to one of the two games.

For more information, go to atlantagladiators.com.

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Falcons open season vs. champs

By Stan Awtrey Staff Correspondent

The Atlanta Falcons will get an early read on whether they’ve got a chance to become the first team to play in a Super Bowl in their own home stadium.

The Falcons open the season Thursday against the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. It’s the first game of the season and all NFL fans will be tuned in to see the rematch between the two teams who met in the NFL semifinals a year ago.

“They had a great team last year,” Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan said “I’m certain that the atmosphere will be good. Obviously, with them celebrating like they did last year, once that settles, it comes down to our 11 on the field against their 11.”

The notion of earning a spot in the Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Feb. 3 isn’t far-fetched.

The Falcons added even more offensive firepower and are expected to return to the sort of high-scoring offense that propelled them to the championship game two years ago.

The preseason was no indication of things to come. Coach Dan Quinn did a great job protecting wide receiver Julio Jones and running back Devonta Freeman; neither played a down in the four preseason games. He limited the snaps for Ryan and

Atlanta’s Devonta Freeman (24) runs the ball against Philadelphia’s outside linebacker Mychal Kendricks (95) in their NFC divisional playoff game Jan. 13 at Lincoln Financial Field. (Photo: James Lang-USA Today Sports)

other key players like wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, running back Tevin Coleman and first-round draft choice wide receiver Calvin Ridley. As a result, the team is probably as healthy as it has ever been entering the first game.

“I feel like we have a good, talented team,” Ryan said. “Guys that have worked really hard. We’re excited about the opportunity and hopefully kicking this thing off on the right foot.”

The Eagles have the sort of aggressive, physical defense that has given the Falcons trouble in the past.

Two weeks ago, Atlanta was buffeted by Jacksonville’s similarly physical defense in the third preseason game. It will likely be an indication of how the season will shake out.

There remain questions around offensive coordina-

tor Steve Sarkisian. The offense took a step back last year in his first season.

Sarkisian replaced Kyle Shanahan, who took the head coaching position in San Francisco. Sarkisian is a frequent whipping boy on local sports talk shows.

However, Ryan has been a loyal soldier and continues to speak in positive terms about his OC. The nature of training camp makes it difficult to assess how the offense has developed. The first unit looked crisp and sharp in limited play against Kansas City but struggled against Jacksonville. The offense is loaded with playmakers.

There are two new starters on offense: fullback Ricky Ortiz and right guard Brandon Fusco, who signed as a free agent and displaced 2017 starter Wes Schweitzer. Fusco is considered an upgrade,

although Schweitzer had a good camp and put up a spirited fight to keep his job.

The defense is a veteran unit, most of them drafted and nurtured by the organization. Middle linebacker Deion Jones is the leader of the group, which has become known for its speed and its aggressive style of play.

“I do like the speed our defense is starting to play with,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. “Some of that comes from talent, some of that comes from an anticipation, seeing plays and knowing now that you’ve been in the system for a few years you have some of the experience.”

The main question on defense is the pass rush.

The Falcons had trouble in that area last year and their most accomplished rusher, Adrian Clayborn, bolted to New England in free agency. Also gone is the reliable defensive tackle Dontari Poe, who stayed for a year, reestablished his credentials and signed with rival Carolina.

There are pass-rushing threats. Defensive end Vic Beasley Jr. is expected to have a bounce-back season, 2017 first-round pick Takk McKinley has another year in the system and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett always seems to find his way in the backfield.

The special teams are solid with veteran kicker Matt Bryant and punter Matt Bosher.

Marquee win for Keselowski provides playoff momentum

By Holly Cain

fielded a car for Bobby Allison.

In the hour or so after DAYTONA BEACH, Sunday’s race, when asked Fla. — It’s exactly the kind about the impact of his of unmistakable momenstellar weekend, Keselowstum you want with one ki said, “Man, I’m kind of race remaining before the in the moment right now.

Monster Energy NASCAR “But I would say it’s Cup Series playoffs begin. pretty damned cool. This In that sense, perhaps the is such a special racetrack. timing of Brad KeselowsIt always has been, and I ki’s first win of the season think it always will be.”

Sunday night at Darlington It was also a significant Raceway makes up for the day for the whole three-car near misses he’s had earlier Penske Racing operation, in the year. which recorded its first 1-2 What a positive statefinish of the season. Joey ment it was for Keselows- Logano finished second ki, who swept the weekto Keselowski, and their end’s races at the historic teammate Ryan Blaney track — hoisting not only was 15th. The team joins the Cup trophy Sunday but Stewart-Haas Racing’s the NASCAR Xfinity Sefour-car operation as the ries hardware a day earlier. only two multi-car teams They were the first wins to have every driver qualifor the former Cup chamfied for the Playoffs, which pion ever at the race track, begin Sept. 16 at Las Vegas which is considered one of Motor Speedway. the sport’s crown jewels.

As great as the moment And it was the first win was for Keselowski and his for his legendary team No. 2 Team Penske Ford owner Roger Penske at the on Sunday night, it was track since 1975, when he a strong message for his NASCAR Wire Service

competition that the team is peaking at the right time.

Although Keselowski had already secured a NASCAR Playoff berth based on points earned, having this victory is exactly the kind of positive momentum a driver wants as the postseason begins.

Keselowski reminded reporters Sunday that he has won a race in 2018 — he won the season-opening Clash non-points race at Daytona — but he conceded having a regular season win in his pocket was meaningful both personally and for the upcoming championship run.

He has now won at least one race for eight consecutive seasons — and he has won at least one race in nine of the past 10 years.

“We won the Clash this year, but y’all don’t count that,’’ Keselowski said. “I do — I got the trophy — but you guys don’t, so I knew for the last 11 weeks all I was going to get was how I haven’t won this

year, and now I don’t get that question, and that feels really darned good because I don’t want to answer that one. I’ve been dodging you so I don’t have to answer it.

“To not have to worry about that and kind of keep our winning streak alive for the last few seasons is certainly really special, and with having swept the weekend, the big thing that’s been on my mind, at least from a Team Penske sense, is just getting closer to the Mark Donohue win mark. It’s something that I’ve really put a lot of thought into, and it would be really special to me.

“I think I was four behind entering this weekend, and now I’m two to go, and I really want to hit that mark in my career.

That would be huge for myself and for Team Penske to be the all‑time wins leader in a team that’s had so many great drivers, and so to pull that off, quite honestly, that’s one of the first things I think about.’’

That the special mark could happen during a Playoff run is even better. Keselowski had two runner-up finishes before Sunday’s win, including a second place just two weeks ago on the Watkins Glen road course.

In 2018, he had six topfives and 12 top-10s before the Darlington race. But DNFs at the three restrictor plate races, where Keselowski is considered one of the best, have been particularly frustrating in an uncharacteristically difficult run for that first season win.

“It’s been really frustrating because we haven’t had the speed we’ve had over the last few seasons, and then the races where I feel like we’ve had the speed, I feel like I completely screwed them up,’’ Keselowski said. “I felt like before today that we had the speed to win Daytona and Talladega, and that’s probably about it, and I messed both those races up.

“I made one bad move in the draft, got cycled back, and then the wreck happened. And then both the Daytonas, I feel like I made the wrong move, one where I just was too nice to someone and another when I just didn’t anticipate somebody else’s bad move.

I feel like those were failures on my part, and so that’s really frustrating.

And you just never know when you’re going to get a winning race car again.

“And so you hope it’s every week. You enter every weekend thinking that. Then you get to the race and it’s not there, and you’re like, ‘Oh, what if I never get another car capable of winning again?’

Today, we had a car capable of winning, we executed, we made the most of it, and I’m so thrilled for that because I know those moments are not a guarantee.”

Six of his 25 career Monster Energy Series wins have come during the playoff portion of the schedule.

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Bipartisanship or caving in?

In the days following the death of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., there have been mournful cries lamenting the lack of bipartisanship for which his eulogizers and friends claim he stood.

Dictionary.com defines bipartisan this way: “Representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions.”

If only.

To Democrats and the left, bipartisanship Cal is when RepubThomas licans give in to their demands and vote in favor of their legislation. McCain most famously did that when he first supported Obamacare and then cast the deciding vote against its repeal. Many conservatives viewed his vote as payback for President Trump’s criticism of him.

Can anyone recall when Democrats exhibited bipartisanship? Has a contemporary Democratic member of Congress voted to preserve human life in the womb at any stage? How many Democrats supported the Trump agenda of lower taxes? How many supported his overturning regulations that hampered business growth? Though both policies appear to be working, Democrats refuse to say so.

Republicans demonstrated more bipartisanship, which some have called “caving in,” than Democrats and they have gotten nothing for it, certainly no favorable editorials from major newspapers and their columnists.

Examples abound. Here’s just one. In 2015, under the Breitbart.com headline “(Senate Minority Leader Mitch) McConnell Caves, But (Majority Leader Harry) Reid Wants Full Surrender From (Speaker John) Boehner As Well,” there was this: “Republican leadership in the Senate is fully caving to the demands of Democratic lawmakers calling for a socalled “clean” Department of Homeland Security funding bill that leaves President Obama’s executive amnesty intact. …”

The several government “shutdowns” caused many Republicans to cave as Democrats and their media allies falsely claimed the elderly would be denied their Social Security checks and national parks would close.

Between the Reagan and Trump administrations, Republicans feared cutting taxes because of Democrat charges they were “insensitive” and hated government.

When President George H.W. Bush caved on his promise not to raise taxes in exchange for Democrats cutting spending, he got nothing for abandoning his supposed “read my lips” pledge.

Throughout the Obama administration, Republicans behaved like deer caught in headlights, reluctant to oppose much of what the president wanted for fear of being branded “racists.”

Bipartisanship should, at the very least, mean putting country ahead of self and the public before re-election efforts. That’s the ideal, but as I have said before, the only place you will find a politician with convictions these days is in prison.

As long as re-election and donor pandering are the primary concerns of most politicians, there can be no meaningful bipartisanship.

Republicans should focus more on winning the economic, social, foreign policy and political arguments and worry less about whether they are liked. Electoral victory followed by policies that work and promote the general welfare are more important than being praised for a willingness to compromise with a party whose principles so often diverge from theirs.

When John McCain ran for president, Democrats didn’t praise his bipartisanship. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., who now praises McCain in death, said during his 2008 campaign that McCain’s campaign rallies reminded him of those for the segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace, a Democrat by the way. Lewis later claimed his remarks were “misinterpreted,” which is hard to believe, whether you read them in or out of context.

I’m all for getting along with the “other side,” but that side has to be willing to meet in the middle and give something in return. Democrats don’t do that. Instead, they use the word bipartisan as a weapon, not a tool and too many Republicans have gotten their pockets picked as a result.

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

Teens, would it kill you to open a book?

Call me a nuanced curmudgeon.

I’m not so bothered by the amount of time that teenagers spend with the internet and/or digital devices as by the lack of quality of their pursuits.

I’m reacting to the recent Drudge Report headline “A third of teens haven’t read a single book in past year.”

Researchers from San Diego State University, analyzing four decades’ worth of data and publishing the results in the journal “Psychology of Popular Media Culture,” show traditional reading devastated by texting, social networking, aimless web surfing and addictive video games.

For instance, in the late ’70s, 60 percent of 12th-graders read a book or magazine almost daily; by 2016, even with the availability of Kindle and similar devices, only 16 percent did.

Printer John Peter Zenger risked prosecution for seditious libel in order to hold the colonial governor of New York accountable. Abraham Lincoln read by firelight.

Sequoyah painstakingly developed a symbol for each

word of some nitwit who brings out two Tide Pods on YouTube.

We used to be able to take lifelong lessons from even the driest literature. I direct you to the movie “Dead Poets Society.” But now, we’re more likely to hear, “Seize the day?

Danny I can’t even seize my car Tyree keys. I’ve got carpal tunnel syndrome from texting.” syllable in the Cherokee lanOlder Americans share a guage. Today’s kids? “Wash priceless common bond when … hands … after … using … we can remember where restroom. Do those 25-yearwe were when we first saw old fossils think we have all newspaper photographs of day to read these intermithe Kent State riots or John nable instructions?”

F. Kennedy Jr. saluting his Sure, my generation had fallen father. Fifty years from shortcuts such as “Clasnow, today’s adolescents sics Illustrated Comics” and will probably reminisce, Cliff’s Notes, but some of us “Remember that girl who were glad that Shakespeare’s sent a topless photo to that immortal words were more boy she sort of liked, and it complex than “Just hanging went viral? Should’ve won out. You?” a Pulitzer! Should’ve won a Yes, we had to learn a lot Pulitzer!” of things the hard way; but Sometimes you need somewe also benefited from the thing substantive that makes accumulated knowledge of you think. And I don’t mean prime ministers and explorers like “Your post on Snapchat and inventors. We pondered made me think … that I’d the commandments brought better get a catheter, so I down from the mountaintop don’t miss one minute of the on two tablets. That’s a far big videogame tournament!” cry from hanging on every Don’t get me wrong. A

number of teens (including my son the sophomore) do share my passion for reading. They learn something from essays and sermons and manuals and investigative pieces and manifestos.

And herein lies the real division of “haves” and “have nots” in our country in the coming years. Youngsters who “get” reading will live life more abundantly. The willfully ignorant will miss out on all the jokes and literary allusions that zoom over their heads. They’ll be blindsided when history repeats itself and throw a hissy-fit when no one tells them about the town hall meeting to discuss zoning ordinances.

Maybe they’ll really get a comeuppance in the romance department.

“Want me to play the naughty librarian, handsome?”

“What’s a librarian?”

“Never mind. *Sigh* What’s the Cherokee phrase for ‘Get lost, loser’?”

Danny Tyree welcomes email responses at tyreetyrades@aol.com and visits to his Facebook fan page “Tyree’s Tyrades.”

Mr. Trump’s good friend, Jeff Sessions Along with his many other daily Tweet targets, President Trump can’t stop beating up on Jeff Sessions for being a lousy attorney general.

When it comes to Sessions, the president leaves no petty pebble unthrown.

This week, Trump supposedly was heard telling his aides that he didn’t like Sessions’ Alabama accent or the fact that he didn’t go to an Ivy League school like the president did.

Trump isn’t the only Republican who’s unhappy with Sessions, who obviously should have told the president before he was hired that he was planning to recuse himself from the Russian collusion investigation.

Trump supporters and the conservative media have been clamoring for the president to force Sessions to resign since day one. They want the president to hire a new attorney general who’ll rein in special counselor Robert Mueller or, better yet,

people — and maybe even the president — think he is.

I think he knows that by staying at his attorney general’s job, he is actually helping President Trump politically.

Sessions, who as a senator was one of Trump’s earliest and most vocal supporters, Michael knows that as soon as he’s Reagan gone, his boss will appoint a new attorney general whose they say, fire him. litmus test would be to promThey want someone who’ll ise to fire Robert Mueller also name a special counsel ASAP. to aggressively prosecute Whether Mueller deserves Hillary Clinton for deto be fired is not the issue. stroying her emails, or to Neither is the fact that Presifully investigate the politident Trump and his campaign cal corruption we’ve learned did not collude with Russia thrived at the top of the to steal the 2016 election Obama administration’s FBI from Hillary Clinton or hack and intelligence agencies. the Democrat National ComAny other cabinet member mittee’s computers. who had been criticized and But the second Sessions is demeaned so many times in canned or resigns, the presipublic by his president would dent will be accused of obhave cleared out his desk and structing justice by everyone left a year ago. on the planet except Vladimir So why hasn’t Sessions Putin. Democrats, Repubresigned? I think it’s belicans and the mainstream cause he is a lot smarter than media will be united against

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him. It wouldn’t matter how innocent President Trump is of colluding. It would look like he was trying to obstruct justice.

He’d be severely hurt politically — as would the Republican Party in the midterm elections this fall.

Jeff Sessions has to know all of this.

I think he knows that by not resigning until the Mueller investigation is over, he’s protecting the president from himself and from doing major political harm to the GOP. Despite suffering 18 months of verbal abuse from his tough boss, Sessions just could still be one of President Trump’s best friends.

Michael Reagan is a political consultant and the founder of the email service reagan.com and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation. Visit his websites at www.reagan.com and www. michaelereagan.com. Send comments to Reagan@caglecartoons.com.

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moved eight hours away to go to college, and New ally came back? Or has York was 1,000 miles from it been a lifelong passion home, but you immediately for you? had a family there. That’s BSJ: I have two brothkind of what we try to do ers, and neither of them here at Wesleyan, to make were really into wrestling. it a family for the kids.

But I’ve always loved DF: What brought you wrestling, so I wrestled in back home? I assume high school and went off the opportunity to come and did that in college. home and coach was a Then I went to grad school, big draw. and while I was in grad BSJ: When I was living school, I actually started in Kentucky, that’s where a high school program in my wife (Caitlin) and I Kentucky, where wrestling met, and we got married. was just kind of getting But we’re both from Georstarted. That’s kind of gia. She went to Peachtree where I got into coaching, Ridge High School, and I and I came back here (to went to Centennial. And Georgia). my dad knows the princiDF: Let’s talk about pal here, Jeff Plunk, who that. You went to Indiana was the wrestling coach to wrestle? before Coach (Dennis) BSJ: I went to Indiana Stromie. They’d been talkUniversity, and then I ing at the state wrestling graduated from Bingham- tournament (a few years ton University, which is a ago) about what I’d been smaller Division I school doing and what I was up in New York. to, and Jeff said, ‘Hey, DF: Obviously with we’ve got a bible teacher there not being a lot of job opening up, and we’re major college wrestling looking for a coach who programs in or around can come in under Coach Georgia at the time, you Stromie and then eventuhad to leave the area to ally take over.’ … Coach wrestle in college. What Plunk remembered me, and was that like, not only Coach Stromie would’ve with the wrestling, but known me from high culturally? school. The wrestling comBSJ: What really helped munity is a pretty close me was just being part community. And my dad of the wrestling team. It and Coach Stromie have becomes, really, family for probably known each other those sports where you do since before I was born. So everything together. Havthe connections there were ing that environment — I obviously helpful in bring-

ing me here.

DF: Go back to something you mentioned before about meeting your wife in grad school in Kentucky. What are the odds of two people who grew up only a few miles away from each other meeting in another state out of the blue and wind up getting married?

BSJ: (Laughs) Yeah, we were both visiting the school we ended up going for grad school, and we happened to be visiting on the same day. … I’d been in college in New York, and she’d just finished at UGA, and we were both going to this grad school and we hit it off.

DF: So I guess it didn’t take much to convince her to move back home once the opportunity came about.

BSJ: No, her mom and dad lived here, and she’s from Gwinnett County. So it was perfect.

DF: When you come back here, I’m sure a lot of things would’ve changed in a short time about metro Atlanta.

But did you notice much change in the high school wrestling community throughout Georiga?

BSJ: I think in the last decade or so especially, wrestling in Georgia has taken off. You can see that on the college level. When I graduated high school, there was not a college that

had a wrestling team here.

Young Harris, I think, just announced they’re starting a Division II program.

Emmanuel College has got a D-II program. There are several NAIA programs. None of that was available for Georgia kids when I graduated. I think because of that, because you now have availability to go to the next level, kids are stepping up here in Georgia. We’re having All-Americans and NCAA D-I level (wrestlers) now.

It’s growing.

DF: Looking back having participated at the state tournament as a wrestler and now a coach, is there a different vibe to it now?

BSJ: I think it’s been more exciting as a coach, honestly. One of the things is I don’t think I really allowed myself to live in the moment and enjoy the moment in high school.

There’s just a lot of pressure not having lost a match in a couple of years, and when it was over, I was just kind of glad for it to be over. I really don’t think I lived in the moment a whole lot, so I try to encourage the kids to enjoy what we’re doing.

DF: You mentioned how close the wrestling community is in Georgia. That has produced some pretty heavyweight mentors and role models for you to look up to, pun

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not intended — your dad, Coach Stromie, Coach Plunk and probably others. What do you think you took most from them?

BSJ: I think I’ve probably been shaped by my dad most, obviously. I spent the first 18 years of my life watching him coach.

From the time I could walk, I was on the side of the mat in the corner with him while he was coaching matches. I’ve taken a lot from him. But just the last two years, with what Coach Stromie’s been able to do — we’ve been (Class A) state runner-up the last two years — he’s got a history that’s absolutely incredible. The way that he’s able to manage a match against another team, I’ve never seen anybody who’s been able to do it the way he does.

DF: Now after serving as an assistant under (Stromie) the last couple of years and succeeding him and having him stay on as an assistant, has the enormity of that really sunk in?

BSJ: I think Coach Stromie is an incredibly humble guy. What I found out just by being close is how much he’s a family man. He’s now a grandfather, and you see the love for his family, and then how he takes that to the kids on the team. The transition, that’s just kind of seamless because it’s never

been about him. It’s been about making a family for the kids. That’s kind of the team.

DF: Going back to something you mentioned before that just dawned on me. You’re already a young head coach, but you talked about starting up a new program in Kentucky when you were in grad school. You were really young and fresh out of undergrad then.

BSJ: I think I was 21, maybe. It was the fall after I graduated college.

DF: So what do you think you’ve learned from that experience that you bring to this job now? Do you feel like you’ve grown more into this position?

BSJ: Oh, sure. This situation is very different because I’m coming into a really successful, established program. I have the opportunity to build off what Coach Stromie and Coach Plunk have already done. You look at our wall, and in the last 10 years, we have 13 (individual) state champions. So we already have talent in place, and I can just continue to build off of that. So it’s a completely different challenge. … What’s really helpful is that administration is so supportive of the wrestling team, obviously since our principal is a former wrestling coach, so it’s just a great environment.

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