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alling all serious bibliophiles, casual readers and earnest writers. It’s time to put down those half– read books and in-progress manuscripts and head to downtown Decatur for the annual celebration of books and those who write them. The 2009 AJC Decatur Book Festival presented by DeKalb Medical, the largest independent book festival in the country, brings more than 300 authors, writer workshops, children’s activities, food and music to the heart of downtown Decatur Labor Day weekend. It is estimated that more than 75,000 people attended last year’s event. For three days Sept. 4-6, a mind-boggling array of literary events will unfold, including the expected readings, discussions, signings and workshops as well as the more unusual culinary and musical activities and even a children’s tractor parade. And they cover a vast spectrum of topics: romance, humor, history, architecture, civil rights, fantasy, journalism, lesbian/gay/bisexual, politics, science fiction, film, parenting, health and more. Most of the events are free. Below are a few of the highlights. For the complete schedule of events and activities as well as the location of the various stages around the square and other venues, visit www.decaturbookfestival.com.

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Keynote Address The keynote address of this year’s festival will be given by Sir Harold Evans at 8 p.m. at Presser Hall at Agnes Scott College. Evans has served as editor of London’s The Sunday Times and president and publisher of Random House. He’s the author of many critically acclaimed books. Tickets available at Agnes Scott College’s box office (404) 471-6430 and at local independent bookstores. Writers Workshop Creating the Graphic Novel is the title of this workshop from 4 to 6 p.m. at Agnes Scott College with Chris Schweizer, SCAD instructor and cartoonist, leading the discussion on approach, including character design, layout and storytelling. Free, must pre-register. Writers Workshop The Atlanta Journal Constitution’s food columnist John Kessler will take participants through Introduction to Food Writing from 4 to 6 p.m. at Agnes Scott College. Free, must preregister.

Children Author and illustrator Loren Long will lead children and parents in a tractor-themed parade around downtown Decatur beginning at 9:30 a.m. The parade will feature real tractors and will begin at the intersection of Clairemont Avenue and Commerce Drive. Parade master Long is the author of Otis, a new children’s book about a little tractor who befriends a calf. She also illustrated Madonna’s bestselling children’s book Mr. Peabody’s Apples. Discussion Writing Covertly about Faith will be lead by novelist Joshilyn Jackson at 11:15 to noon on the Decatur First Baptist Church Stage. Reading/Discussion Three top authors from lesbian fiction publisher Bold Strokes Books read and discuss their work from 3 to 3:45 p.m. on the Decatur Library Stage. Discussion In a session titled Slavery by Another Name, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Douglas Blackmon discusses how African Americans were re-enslaved for a period from the Civil See Books on Page 17A

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Yankees welcome Southern dawgs (and cats) by Gale Horton Gay [email protected] Scarlet O’Hara swore in Gone With the Wind that she would never go hungry again. Now some formerly homeless dogs and cats may likewise never again face hunger, homelessness or lack of love, thanks to Yankees and Southerners. DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK) on Aug. 21, was the venue where dogs, pilots, dog lovers and animal advocates came together at a midway point of a weekend interstate event. The Georgia Puppy Caravan involved several hundred people who came to Georgia to show support for homeless puppies and the individuals and organizations that rescue and care for them and work to find them new homes. A caravan of more than 200 people left New Jersey last week and drove to Atlanta, stopping along the way in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. They brought with them dog food and other supplies to aid local agencies and spent that Friday relocating animals from the Chattooga Animal Shelter in Summerville–the first step in getting the animals ready to be taken north for adoption. When they departed Georgia, their vehicles carried animals to new homes in the north. Some of the animals traveled first class by air in planes piloted by Animal Rescue Flights volunteers. Georgia has an exploding stray pet population, so much so that animal advocates frequently ferry strays to northern states, where animal control laws are tougher and fewer strays exist for adoption. At PDK, a few dogs and their handlers mingled with representatives of a trucking company that hauled in 40,000 pounds of dog food donated by a Dublin, Ga., company. The food was to be given to organizations and groups that care for homeless animals– some lost, abandoned and abused–as well as agencies that help owners and shelters that are having a diffi-

cult time feeding their pets due to economic factors. “In May, a Georgia shelter had to put 18 dogs and puppies down because they had no food to feed them,” stated Ann King of Save Our Pets Foodbank, according to a press release on the caravan, “When we heard that, in only two days The M.O.M.S. Rescue, Animal Rescue Flights and others were able to collect 700 pounds of food for that shelter. We hope this new

supply of food will help rural shelters in Georgia when they need it most.” Pat Thomas, a Decatur resident and part-time pet photographer, was at PDK snapping photos and talking about how she would like to see DeKalb County toughen its animal control laws. “I don’t think our laws are strict enough,” said Thomas. “A lot of people abuse and neglect animals, and there are no repercusSee Puppy on Page 12A

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U.S. Air Force and Guyana Defense Force service members worked together to build a school in Bel Air, Guyana. (Photo by Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

Walls go up for the clinic in La Pentinence, Guyana. U.S. soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen are a part of New Horizons - Guyana. (Photo by Army Sgt. Jeremy Webb)

Guyanese schoolchildren work on arts and crafts, while waiting for their new schoolhouse to open. (Photo by Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

Soldier provides humanitarian aid in South America by Dona Fair GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Not many people in this remote South American country get a reception like the daughter of a Decatur woman. People paddle miles upriver, hike through overgrown jungle trails and pile into cramped, overcrowded buses to get to her. The “her” is Army National Guard Spec. Barbara A. Bland, daughter of Josephine Miller of Decatur, who recently spent time in Guyana as part of a nation-building and humanitarian exercise called “New Horizons.” She and more than 200 service members provided such services as medical and dental care, built schools and other community facilities to aid the people of the poverty-stricken nation. Bland was a support specialist during the exercise. “I am helping build the medical clinic here,” said Bland, who is normally assigned to the 878th Engineer Battalion, Augusta. Celebrating 25 years of providing aid to underserved areas throughout Central and South America, New Horizons also gives service members a type of experience they would never receive back at their normal duty station. This year, the focus has been on building a new medical clinic in La Pentinence, a new schoolhouse in Bel Air, the

renovation of another school in Timehri and eight medical readiness exercises throughout the region. “I am learning how to operate a power saw and put up plywood,” said the 1988 graduate of North High School, Wichita, Kan. Amid the poverty, sickness and structural decay of the region lies one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Dense forests, with some of the most exotic plant and animal life, along with some of the most spectacular waterfalls make Guyana a place where time seems to stand still. “It is very different [in Guyana]. I am still trying to adjust to animals wandering the streets,” said Bland, who has been in the military for 15 years. “This is indeed a poor country. I have met some really nice people, but I will never forget the way the Guyanese drive, fast and furious.” While Bland may not be asked for autographs, be followed by paparazzi, or noticed on a busy street, for hundreds of locals in the desolate jungles of Guyana, the help she and her fellow service members provided will be remembered for life.

Army National Guard Spec. Barbara A. Bland, daughter of Josephine Miller of Decatur, is a support specialist taking part in New Horizons - Guyana. New Horizons is an annual joint humanitarian exercise conducted in Latin America and Caribbean nations. (Photo by Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

OPINION

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Guest Opinion

Legacy of the lion of the political jungle It is necessary to weigh in on the death of Ted Kennedy, dubbed appropriately the Lion–the lion of the political jungle. His was a legacy of love–of God, family and friends. The word friend included mankind, persons known and unknown. I, a child of Camelot, simply sat in my den with tears welling up in my eyes when the word came down late Tuesday that the last of the Kennedy brothers had succumbed to the ravages of an inoperable brain tumor. Then I simply smiled and saluted. In true regal form, Ted Kennedy battled the disease with dignity. The disease would win the physical battle, but lose the ultimate war. It could not take Kennedy’s spirit or his soul. Kennedy did all that he could legislatively and personally to get his affairs in order in these final months. He then retreated to his lair to await transformation to the spirit world. It is reliably reported that his final hours were spent in prayer with his priest and surrounded by family and friends. He reportedly said that he looked forward to a reunion with the seven siblings who had preceded him to the other side, the most recent Eunice on Aug. 11. One has to be struck by the sacrifice and phenomenal service of

this remarkable dynasty. They gave us working models of “to whom much is given much is required.” “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” “Some ask why;

others why not.” The Kennedys withstood incredible life tragedies of plane crashes and assassinations and mental illness and other human frailties. Yet, with an indefatigable spirit and steely resolve they persevered and gave this nation and the world that which God himself would have us give – the best of ourselves unconditionally. It is not necessary in this space to try to recount the innumerable contributions of Ted Kennedy. But his long legislative career resulted in so many of the social services available today to senior citizens, minorities, women, labor, veterans,

the mentally and physically frail. His politics were anything to make life better for the least and the lost and he had the ability and respect of both sides of the political aisle in successfully moving legislation forward. Yesteryear’s headlines of Kennedy’s shortcomings are getting short shrift in today’s report of a life revived and well spent. He is lauded as one of the greatest statesmen in American history. While he never became president, history has recorded that his accomplishments ended up surpassing those of his assassinated brothers John F., the president and his brother Bobby the attorney general. It is believed that Ted Kennedy’s uncompromised endorsement of then candidate Barack Obama was the pivot point that gave us President Obama. It is fervently hoped that Kennedy’s decades-long quest for universal health care will be realized. That our nation’s legislative leaders will understand as Kennedy has so often said, that health care for every American should be a right and not a privilege. The naysayers who wail with the myths about socialism, should make certain that they work to rescind other “socialist”

government programs such as Social Security, small business loans, big business tax breaks or student education loans. All of these government programs are designed to lift the least. Mr. Kennedy used himself as an example of the astronomical medical costs a family faces with a catastrophic illness. Surgery for a brain tumor or other serious maladies could wipe out a family’s savings and mortgage everything they have. Prescription medicines are another matter entirely. Mr. Kennedy often drove home the point that he could afford the high costs of treatment. But what about the average working class family? What about the millions of Americans who have no health insurance whatsoever? The legacy of Ted Kennedy, the Lion of politics, is one of love, unconditional love that views others as ourselves. Passage of the president’s health reforms with the Lion’s paw print will be one giant step toward civilizing the jungle. Steen Miles, The Newslady, is a retired journalist and former Georgia state senator. Contact Steen Milies at [email protected].

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William C. Crane, 1974-1992

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One Man’s Opinion C. William “Bill” Crane, 2009 - ?

Has Labor Day lost its meaning? Planning ahead for the long holiday weekend, you have several important questions looming in your head. How many boxes of Bubba burgers will I need for the cook-out? How much am I willing to spend for a pair of tickets to the Dawgs home opener “between the hedges?” Chances are you won’t be spending a great deal of time focused on the plight of the American laborer, or the significance of Labor Day. In the aftermath of the death of a number of laborers killed by the U.S. military and U.S. marshals during the 1894 Pullman Rail Strike, President Grover Cleveland sought a rapid way to appease labor as a top political priority. Within six days of the end of the strike, Cleveland rushed through Congress the creation and celebration of Labor Day, on the first Monday in September. All 50 U.S. states have long since made Labor Day a concurring state holiday. Though some folks confuse the particulars of Memorial Day and Veterans Day–on both of those occasions there are a thousand moments of pause, and words of thanks given in ceremonies and at cemeteries across our nation. But Labor Day is perhaps now less remembered for its origins than Cinco de Mayo (not celebrating the actual day of Mexico’s Independence), St. Patrick’s Day or even Halloween.

Can you think of any national movement or any large sub-division of our population that would let a national holiday named in its honor all but fade into obscurity? I raise

this issue and the question as I believe that the lack of attention paid to the history of Labor Day is a sign of the lack of relevance of labor unions in the lives of everyday working Americans. Compare this to the passion our nation’s civil rights leadership demonstrated in the creation and establishment of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday as a state and national holiday. Yes, there clearly was a time and place when the Pullman Rail Company, and any of many other railroads, mining companies or robber barons of the late 19th century could run roughshod over their workers. Largely exposed by the journalism of that day, the practices changed because organized labor unions fought and won battles that have since given

us the eight-hour work day, health care, pensions and retirement benefits, work breaks and holidays. Yet, union membership density, the percentage of the work force belonging to labor unions has been declining since the late 1940s, and overall union membership has been steadily dropping since 1983. Most recent gains in union membership have been in the service sector (hotels and restaurants), and the majority have come from California, where union membership is 16.7 percent of the work force, compared to a national average of 12 percent. The largest segment of the workforce that is now unionized are local, state and federal government employees. Full-time government employees have among the highest job security in the economy, and health care and retirement benefits which are the envy of most of their private sector colleagues. A healthy plaintiff’s bar, as well as the creation of a variety of state and federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA and the EEOC, just to name a few, all exist to protect workers, and bring an end to workplace discrimination and harassment. It makes one wonder what all those union dues now pay for. Still awaiting congressional action, in line behind health care reform and Cap and Trade carbon emission

controls and regulation is the Employees Free Choice Act (EFCA), which among other things would end the practice of secret ballots in union elections. Why does labor want to take away the secret ballot? Simply put, with the secret ballot, over the last several decades, unions time and again lose these elections. In union strongholds, and using well-documented arm twisting and intimidation, unions typically win with card check campaigns individually bringing in membership cards signed by 50 perceent or more of the then nonorganized work force. Ending the constitutionally protected secret ballot would tip the scales in favor or labor, and probably result in a surge in union membership. But does it in any way make sense for the unions to be able to collectively bargain, negotiate and represent the rights of workers that they seriously want to take away a right as sacred and protected as the secret ballot? No wonder everyone will probably spend more of this upcoming holiday weekend discussing football. Bill Crane is a DeKalb County native and business owner, living in Scottdale, Ga. He also serves as chief political analyst and commentator for 11Alive News and WSB Radio, News/ Talk 750. Contact Bill Crane at Bill@ dekalbchamp.com.

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The great merger: Republicans and lobbyists The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Lobbyists, sometimes known as the Republican Party, is on the march again. The SPCL, with the aid of its media goons–Rush (Greasy Thumb) Limbaugh, Bill (Bugsy) O’Reilly and the Sundunce

it seem like a diabolical plot to kill the aged before their time and to strangle special needs infants in their cribs, a breathtaking leap of the imagination, given that conservatives show very little imagination about anything else. Richard Nixon, the godfather of political dirtytrickery, must be smiling right now. (If he can see us through all of that by Donald Kaul smoke and fire.) Columnist Hospice isn’t really anything like euthanasia. What is being suggested Kid, Glenn Beck–is trying to is informing terminally ill paconvince Americans that pubtients of their end-of-life oplicly financed health care is a tions. Do they want to be kept fate worse than death or, at best, alive by extraordinary means or a prelude to it. would they prefer to go gentle At meeting after town hall into that good night, preferably meeting around the country in their homes surrounded by dozens, sometimes hundreds, loved ones? Their choice. It has of snarling citizens have shown nothing to do with killing old up to drown out a hapless conpeople and to suggest otherwise gressperson who is trying to is contemptible. explain what the health care bill About 30 percent of MediCongress is now working on care money is spent in the last might look like. 30 days of a patient’s life. That Such Republican stalwarts as patient is very often comatose Sarah Palin have come forward or suffering from dementia or in to announce that they weren’t constant pain. In any case he or about to allow government bushe is unable to say, “Stop this reaucrats to decide when their torture.” It is too late. Hospice children and elderly parents offers the possibility of planshould die–and they didn’t care ning a death with dignity. how many votes it cost them. And if you scoff at the conNewt Gingrich, the party’s cept of “death with dignity” roving pseudo-intellectual, then I doubt you’ve ever stood agreed with that assessment as vigil over a loved one who lies did Chuck Grassley, the Rein a hospital bed, unconscious, publican point man on health wired-up, plugged in and more care legislation. Grassley sugresembling a lab experiment gested that the “controversial” than a human being. parts of the health care bill be By the way, there are experiremoved; you know, the Nazi ments that indicate that people stuff like hospice counseling. who are taken off the machines (I’ve known Sen. Grassley ever and sent home to await death to since he was the youngest mem- overtake them often live longer ber of the Iowa Legislature and than their colleagues, the ones I always thought he was smarter getting the state-of-the-art medthan he looked. I was wrong.) ical treatment. Congress responded with a I’ve done it both ways. One hysteria generally reserved for is painful to watch, the other large fires in crowded theaters; excruciating. it went back home, hid under I still have some hope for the the bed and didn’t answer the health care plan, but it is fadphone, hoping the critics would ing. The panic-mongers are out, go away. Instead, the public whipping up fear and resenthealth care option went away. ment in the weakest part of the They’re still working on a population–Congress. health care bill in Washington, There’s an old saying that but the idea that there should be a camel is a horse built by a publicly financed insurance committee. I’m afraid that our option that would compete with health care system is going to private plans (and keep them look like a camel after a comhonest, perhaps?) seems all but mittee of lobbyists has condead, the victim of Republican spired to improve it. Swiftboating. Don Kaul is a two-time PuThe Republicans have gotlitzer Prize-losing Washington ten really good at this sort of correspondent who, by his own thing. For example, they have account, is right more than he's managed to take a no-brainer– wrong. Email: dkaul2@earthhospice counseling–and make link.net

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Alma Fleetwood –Champion of the Week Alma Fleetwood loves people and loves her job. The city of Decatur has a staff of Parking, Assistance, Liaison with Merchants and Safety representatives that are referred to as PALS. However, Fleetwood, a Decatur PALS member for 10 years, has a slightly different and more endearing interpretation of the acronym PALS. According to her, PALS means People Always Loving Someone. Whether she’s acting as an ambassador for the city giving directions, answering questions, handing out retail directories, or writing the occasional parking citation, Fleetwood is likely to have a huge smile on her face and make folks

feel right at home in downtown Decatur. When asked about her job, Fleetwood stated “The best thing about my job is meeting and greeting nice people. I love people.” Decatur Assistant City Manager Lyn Menne said “A week doesn’t go by that I don’t have a call from someone wanting to let me know what a great job Alma does. She is a great employee and always has a smile on her face.” Fleetwood’s most memorable situation while acting as a PALS representative happened at one of Decatur’s Concerts on the Square. A young special needs woman attending the event was reported as missing. After an extensive

search, the woman was found in one of the downtown restaurants “safe, sound and eating,” according to Fleetwood. Fleetwood has lived in DeKalb County since she was 2 years old; it is in DeKalb County that she has spent 38 years of marriage and reared four daughters and one son. She has lived in Decatur for the last 33 years and is past co-president of the College Heights PTA and a former member of the board of directors of the South Decatur Development Corporation.

If you would like to nominate someone to be considered as a future Champion of the Week, please contact Kathy Mitchell at [email protected] or at 404-373-7779, ext. 104.

No end to Texas governor’s grandstanding The word “glitch” apparently is derived by Jim Hightower from a Yiddish Columnist term meaning “a slippery place.” Texans know right where that tor border crossings. He place is: the governor’s promised that the virtual office vigilance of these global Gov. Rick Perry, “deputies” would lead to a rather low-watt bulb the arrests of 1,200 drug who’s widely known for villains and 4,500 illegal putting the “goober” in immigrants a year. gubernatorial, keeps havBut–oops!–the perforing to slip out of glitch mance fell pitifully short after glitch of his own of the promise. Only 15 making. The most recent of the 200 cameras were example involves a $2 installed, and instead of million federal grant he 1,200 drug arrests, the got last year to fund a pet program produced 11. project that he said would Not eleven hundred... 11. help stop illegal trafInstead of 4,500 captured ficking into the United immigrants, only 300 States. from Mexico. His were even detected. Eaplan was to set up 200 gle-eyed border watchWeb cameras along the ers from as far away as state’s 1,200-mile MexiAustralia sent in such can border, declaring that useful reports as “[I saw] this technology would let an armadillo by the wafreelance Web watchers ter,” and, “I saw a spider around the globe monicrawl across the top of

the camera.” The sheriff’s department in El Paso–a hotbed of crossings –says it never got any useful information from the Web cams. “Instead of making Texas safer, “ said El Paso Sen. Elliot Shapleigh, the camera scam “has made Texas the source of international ridicule.” Still, neither ridicule nor reality has stopped the political game playing of the goober. Gov. Perry’s office says there was merely a “glitch” in the borderwatch process, and he wants another $2 million from the feds to keep his game going. For more information on Jim Hightower’s work – and to subscribe to his award-winning monthly newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown, visit www. jimhightower.com

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Crime prevention workshop promotes public safety services and solutions James said, noting reports of children in DeKalb County At DeKalb County’s recent schools missing as much Crime Prevention Workshop, as a year of school. “Many few topics seemed off-limits, single parents drop kids off at including child sexual abuse, school, and the child goes the other way when the parents gangs and teen violence, leave,” he said. help for victims of domestic He said that Project Perviolence, community policfect Attendance has resulted ing, abandonment and child support, and even loud music, in 750 more elementary students attendsidewalks ing school and streetregularly, lights. and more Representhan 1,000 tatives from more high the DeKalb school County Disstudents trict Attorattending ney’s Office, regularly. the DeKalb Brown James Of the County Jobs Not Jails program, Solicitor General’s Office, James said, “Those who the DeKalb County Police complete the program get Department Gang Unit, the job placement. By successSouth Precinct Interactive fully completing all phases of Community Policing Unit, Jobs Not Jails, their cases are DeKalb County Code Enforcement and Juvenile Court dismissed and their records expunged. That’s how you Judge Desiree Peagler were stop recidivism, and that’s on hand at the workshop at New Birth Missionary Baptist what we’re doing in DeKalb Church in Lithonia to discuss County.” Touting Georgia’s largways to fight crime. DeKalb Solicitor-General Robert D. James commented on the success of current programs designed to use education to combat crime. Project Perfect Attendance is an anti-truancy and educational neglect program. Jobs Not Jails, a pilot program, allows adult first-time offenders an opportunity to start life anew through job readiness and a chance to attend DeKalb Technical College for free. “If there’s crime in our community, it’s because we allow it. If our kids are not going to school, it’s because we’re not forcing them to go. If we keep students in school, we keep them out of jail,” by Terrance Kelly

est inmate GED program with more than 2,300 graduates, DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown noted some new services to improve efficiency at the county jail. “Through the jail’s Web site, you can now check for sex offenders registered for DeKalb County,” he explained. “You can also check the status of a case, and look to see if someone has been arrested.” VINE: Victim Information & Notification May Everyday (1-800-3982916) will give you custody information using a touchtone phone. “The first thing you have to do to prevent crime in your community is to get information,” DeKalb County Commissioner Lee May said. “When you leave the workshop, you have to apply the information to better your community.”

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May explained that the commissioners approve money to fund programs and services for the various county offices. “That’s why we have to really understand what they do and what their needs are,” he continued. “We need to hear from [county personnel and residents] so we can make better decisions about where to appropriate funds or address service needs.” Noting the far-reaching effects of crime and a recent killing in his neighborhood, May said, “That crime didn’t just affect the family, the entire community has been affected.”

A safe DeKalb is a main objective of the Crime Prevention Workshop, and there was no shortage of support from county leaders. William Miller, DeKalb public safety director, assured, “You have a total commitment, from the CEO, the sheriff, to the detention officers in the jails. There will be no [smoked] glass, no changing of numbers. If you don’t feel safe in DeKalb County, call me at (770) 7247899. Tell me what makes you feel unsafe, and I’ll ask you what we can do to make you feel safer.”

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Construction at Tucker High School is scheduled to be completed in December of 2010. Below, students gather at the temporary entrance to the school at the opposite end of where the main entrance will be. Photos by Robert Naddra

Staff, students persevere during major construction projects by Robert Naddra [email protected] Up is down, left is right and what once was old and crumbling will soon be new and inviting. Students, faculty and administrators at a few DeKalb schools are coping with the inconveniences that come with progress, patiently continuing their routines while buildings are being renovated. Tucker, Druid Hills and Decatur high schools are in the middle of major projects that will end in 2010. While renovations will affect the entire schools at Druid Hills and Tucker, Decatur is adding a gymnasium and performing arts building. The gym, which is adjacent to one end zone of the football stadium, will include a fitness center, a hospitality suite, press room and a small kitchen. City Schools of Decatur has applied for a $3.1 million grant to renovate and expand the vocational wing at Decatur High School into the Decatur Career Academy. Cross Keys High School also is scheduled to undergo a major renovation project in 2010. At Tucker, work is being done on classrooms in the front of the school. The gym was torn down last school year and will be built onto the opposite side of the school once the construction on the front is completed. The main entrance is closed, and the side of the building serves as the main

entrance. The entire project is expected to be finished in December 2010, according to Tucker principal James Jackson. The noise has died down, at least for now, but last school year the building shook from the blasts of jackhammers. “It’s been challenging,” Jackson said. “The noise, the smell from the tar and dust have been the biggest things (to get used to). Our students have been great; they’re adjusting and adapting probably better than the adults.” The left side of the school will be torn down after winter break, Jackson said, and the new gym and auditorium will be built. While the noise has subsided recently, Jackson expects noise to be an issue once the auditorium construction begins. “We’ve had our share of challenges,” Jackson said. “We realize we’re in a situation we can’t control. We have our eyes on the prize and know that when this is

over we will have a state-ofthe-art building.” When the work is complete, the school’s student capacity will increase from 1,400 to 1,600. There will be 10 additional classrooms, plus a new gym, auditorium and locker rooms. “The majority of the classroom work is done,” Jackson said. “The gym and auditorium is the next big project. There will still be a lot of noise when they knock down the gym. We’re very excited about what we will have when everything is done. Very excited.” Science department chairwoman Kelly Voss has noticed a good attitude from teachers and students during the transition. The construction has not affected faculty parking, but students have had to enter a lottery to snare one of the precious few spaces at a church across the street. “Overall, it hasn’t been that bad of an inconvenience,” Voss said. “We were

already in a building that’s too small. The students are rolling with the changes. They’re not affected; if they are, they’re not showing it.” At Druid Hills, one of the oldest schools in the county, principal Mindee Adamson has noticed the same positive attitude from her students and faculty. Druid Hills is undergoing construction projects – renovations will be done on all three floors of the main building, a science wing is being added and renovations to the theater and gymnasium are under way. The gym and theater project–which includes lockers, a music hall and art room – is expected to be done in mid-September. The main floor renovation was completed over the summer, and the science wing is expected to be finished in October. Once the science building is completed, science teachers and students will move from the first floor of the main building to the science building. Then the first floor will be renovated. When that is done, teachers and students from the third floor will move to the first floor. Renovation on the

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third floor will then begin. The entire project is set to be completed by July 2010, Adamson said. “It’s good to be able to see the new floor,” Adamson said. “We all thought, ‘Wow, this is what it’s going to be like.’ We have bigger classrooms, better lighting, the air conditioning is really nice. All the teachers have had good attitudes. Everyone can see how it’s going to be when everything is done.” Classrooms all will be bigger and up to DOE standards, and restrooms were installed on the main floor, Adamson said. “The goal was to have as little disruption as possible,” Adamson said. At Tucker, the biggest challenge has been not having a gym for PE classes, and the displacement of the basketball teams. Both the boys and girls teams had to practice off campus and play all road games last season. The Druid Hills football team has been inconvenienced by the renovation of the gym. The team has temporarily lost its locker rooms and has to change in a pod on the practice field.

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Notice of PuBlic HeariNgS SePteMBer 14 & 15, 2009 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will hold public hearings for the purpose of considering

Proposed Bus Service Modifications for December 5, 2009 proposed routing and/or segment eliminations and adjustments for the following bus routes: 1 – marietta Blvd / Centennial olympic park; 19 – Clairmont road 44 – W. Wesley road; 55 – Cleveland ave / lakewood heights 70 – Chamblee; 139 – lenox / plaza Fiesta

Monday, Sept. 14 Aaron Wilson of Temporary Accommodations, left, drives a first nail at the Lithonia project. As right, he joins other Temporary Accommodations employees at the building site sign. At top, volunteers brace the back wall.

First nails driven for Habitat home in Lithonia

Habitat for Humanity – DeKalb recently joined with Shallowford Presbyterian Church and Temporary Accommodations to drive in ceremonial “first nails” and begin building a house near Lithonia in the Mall at Stonecrest area. These sponsoring organizations are providing funding as well as volunteer support to build the house. Habitat for Humanity – DeKalb is securing additional funding for the house through its DeKalb Habitat Community Housing Development LLC subsidiary with DeKalb County Community Development funds. The house is being built in

partnership with a family in need of affordable housing. The Temporary Accommodations management team and members of Shallowford Presbyterian joined with the new homeowner’s family and other Habitat for Humanity volunteers to bless the house at a First Nail Ceremony. Among the participants in the ceremony were Bridges Smith, ministry leader from Shallowford, Aaron Wilson, president/CEO at Temporary Accommodations Greater Atlanta Area, and Joe Stoner, executive director of Habitat for Humanity –

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Aftermath of a police standoff Apparent suicide leaves family, neighbors stunned by Gale Horton Gay and Jonathan Cribbs Looking frail and somewhat lost, a mother seated on the porch of a neighbor’s house allows family and friends to attempt to keep her calm and close. Meanwhile, just around the corner a stepfather bears the unimaginable task of gathering items from his own home where hours ago a confrontation led to a violent death. This is a glimpse of the aftermath to a police standoff that ended in an apparent suicide Thursday, Aug. 27, in Clarkston. Kevin Shiver, 40, shot and killed himself after a standoff with law enforcement that lasted several hours at his family’s home at 3430 Casa Court in Clarkston, according to DeKalb police. Shiver had been convicted of 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, state officials said. Police had given him 30 days to turn himself in to jail to serve five years of a 12year sentence. When Shiver didn’t, several probation officers arrived at the residence with an arrest war-

rant at about 9 a.m.“They tried to negotiate with a bullhorn for about an hour, and they didn’t get any response,” said DeKalb County Police Officer Jason Gagnon. At some point a SWAT team was called in and tear gas was fired into the house. “That didn’t flush him out, obviously,” said Gagnon. Gagnon said he didn’t know at what point Shiver apparently shot himself. According to a neighbor, who asked not to be identified, confusion ensued when the officers arrived at the home, and Shiver’s mother, stepfather and brother fled the house. The neighbor said he looked out the window of his home on Mell Street and saw a phalanx of police officers and SWAT team members on what is normally a quiet street. Two helicopters hovered overhead, he said, and a fire truck blocked the street. The family and neighbors heard what they say was tear gas being fired into the house, and when a black vehicle from the coroner’s office drove down the street,

the neighbor said he knew that wasn’t good. Later police personnel came to his house and told the family that Shiver had committed suicide. The neighbor said Shiver missed a June court date and that the arrest would be a third strike against him, which might have meant jail time. He said Shiver shot himself with a 12-guage shotgun. The neighbor said he had known Shiver since “he was a kid” and described him as an average child who as a man kept to himself. He said Shiver lived with his parents and attended a Gwinnett college, studying horticulture. According to the neighbor, just a few days prior to the police standoff, Shiver was engaged in routine neighborhood activity and had borrowed a sling blade to cut grass at his parents’ home and returned it to the neighbor. “Kevin wouldn’t hurt a flea. He just wasn’t a violent person,” said the neighbor who added that he didn’t take issue with how law enforcement handled the situation. “They done their job,” he said.

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McNair hires interim football coach after dismissal of Moore by Robert Naddra [email protected] Since being dismissed as head football coach at McNair High School on Aug. 27, Roderick Moore sat in when McNair principal James Jones met with parents and booster club members the following day. He also Moore attended McNair’s season-opening football game–a 42-0 loss to Stephenson on Saturday at Hallford Stadium. Even as McNair’s football program has moved on–Jones has appointed athletic director John April as interim head coach–Moore is concerned for his former players. “My heart is tore up,” Moore said Saturday, Aug. 29. “It’s hard to tell a bunch of 15- 16- and 17-year-olds that life is like this. Eighty kids have been affected by this and I hope they’re resilient.” Moore was fired after meeting with principal James Jones about a miscommunication over a team meal Aug. 22. He has been reassigned to Redan Middle School. The football team had planned to have its pregame meal Aug. 22 at Panthersville Stadium before its preseason scrimmage. When told that the county buses would be two hours late, Moore decided to have the meal at McNair. Parents and booster club members had a cookout for the team on school grounds. Jones had an issue with the use of grills, Moore said. “I assumed Mr. Jones was informed (of the change), but he wasn’t,” Moore said. “I don’t believe this justifies me being dismissed. I’ve never been written up once. It’s not fair to the kids. Jones has not returned phone calls. DeKalb County spokesman Dale Davis said, “There were some concerns and as a result the principal has exercised his right to move in a different direction.” April, the McNair athletic director, was on the sideline Friday. He said he invited all of McNair’s as-

sistant football coaches to remain on staff, and 75 percent accepted. “The kids are disappointed because they believed in (Moore) and cared a lot about him,” April said. “We’re in the process of keeping the ship going and keeping upbeat as far as the kids are concerned. People

are emotional about the whole situation.” April said he did not know how long he would remain interim coach or what the timetable is to hire a new coach. “They want to stabilize everything and then sit down and put calmer heads together,” April said.

Moore joined the McNair staff in 1999 as an assistant coach and was 26-18 in four seasons as head football coach. He also sent about 60 players to college on scholarship during his tenure. “I’ve been so overwhelmed by the support in the community,” Moore said. “I have to accept this,

but I let my character and integrity speak for me.” Moore said he has spoken to Tucker coach Franklin Stephens and Southwest DeKalb coach Buck Godfrey since the dismissal, but has not been offered an assistant coaching job within the county.

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sions for that.” She’s in favor of laws requiring that animals picked up by animal control officers be spayed or neutered before they can be turned over to their owners. “We have a big problem in DeKalb County,” said Thomas. Tom Wargo, founder and chief executive officer of Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen in Lilburn, said he’s been helping people in 35 counties including DeKalb who have animals but who cannot afford to feed them—often due to unemployment and economic factors. Wargo said his organization will be one of the recipients of some of the 40,000 pounds of donated dog food. Wargo said he was pleased to see the turnout and enthusiasm for the caravan, but he hoped interest wasn’t temporary. “This situation goes on all the time,” said Wargo. “We need people to know this is not a one-time thing.” There were some 14 organizations involved in the caravan such as M.O.M.S. Rescue, Dogs on Death and Georgia SPCA. Among those at PDK were a Girls Scout troop holding handmade posters and others waving printed red, white and blue “Atlanta Loves Georgia’s Puppy Caravan” signs. Among officials on hand were Fulton County Commissioner Robb Pitts and Atlanta City Council member Anne Fauver. Among the dogs in attendance were a Labrador, two mix breeds and Bo the sidecar dog who travels the country in the sidecar of his handler’s motorcycle, spreading the word about spaying and neutering pets. Fauver presented proclamations to the pilots with Animal Rescue Flights as well as Bo and his handler Van Frederick. At an event later in the evening hosted by Barking Hound Village owner David York, caravan participants were treated to the premiere of a new television animal rescue reality show Rescue Ink that is expected to be shown on the National Geographic Channel this fall.

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No red flags yet in swine flu vaccine tests by Mike Stobbe ATLANTA (AP) No “red flags” have been reported so far in tests of the new swine flu vaccine, U.S. health officials said Aug. 21. Volunteers in the first of five studies of the vaccine got their first shots in the last two weeks, and so far no one has reported symptoms worse than a sore and swollen arm, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “There are no red flags regarding safety,” said Fauci, at a news conference. That encouraged health officials to go forward this week with experiments testing the vaccine in children ages 6 months to 17 years, Fauci added. Additional research is planned for how well the vaccine performs in pregnant women. The government expects that eventually more than 4,500 people will take part in vaccine studies. Data on how well the vaccine protects against swine flu are not expected until next month, Fauci said. Around 50 million doses of vaccine could be available to the public by mid-October. Last month, a government advisory committee

recommended that in case of limited supplies, vaccinations should go first to certain priority groups, including pregnant women, health care workers, children 6 months and older, parents of infants, and non-elderly adults with high-risk medical conditions. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally adopted those recommendations this week, a CDC official said. In the United States, nearly 8,000 people with swine flu have been hospitalized and 522 have died since the virus was first seen in April. The CDC estimates that more than 1 million people in the United States have been sickened by the virus, but most did not get sick enough to seek medical help or a diagnosis involving lab tests. Flu continues to spread in the United States, which is unusual for summer. And nearly every case of flu that’s occurring right now is swine flu and not the seasonal variety people are more familiar with. But cases are becoming less common, said Dr. Jay Butler of the CDC. New infections also seem to be declining in South America and parts of Australia—areas where flu is generally more common this time of year, he said.

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Kirby: The right way to find a job – throw out the rule book by Matt Amato The résumé’s updated and constantly rewritten. It’s ready for the slew of job Web sites. A few friends have been asked to assist in the hunt. So just be patient, as instructed, and wait for the offers to eventually trickle in, right? Wrong. Finding a job in a lousy economy requires a completely different outlook to enhance chances of success. According to Dunwoody businessman Richard Kirby, the author of a new book on the subject, conventional wisdom is the problem, not the solution. Networking the right way, not obsessing over a résumé and practically ignoring Web sites such as “Monster Jobs” are part of an outlook guaranteed to trim months of frustration and stress, he believes. “People need to stop doing non-productive stuff like Web sites and job boards,” said the founder of Executive Career Impact Inc., a career coaching company, “instead of telling their story to who they want.” With three times as many people out of work for longer than 27 weeks than a year ago and the latest Georgia unemployment figures breaking the 10 percent mark, the need for a more focused approach is imperative. And, according to Kirby, networking the right way is crucial. “I’m a lover of networking in greater detail; 60 to 70 percent of people get a

job through networking,” he said. There are a few rules to follow. One-to-one networking is the first important step but most effective if done with a narrowed focus.

to draw from, Kirby notes that, while many books are “outdated” and job-seeking techniques misplaced, a few truisms still exist.

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“You need to get specific – what you want to do… and the company you want to work for,” said Kirby. Doing so not only accentuates a job seekers best skill attributes but helps with other aspects of the job search, such as the final networking step: tracking and managing. Keeping databases and spreadsheets, essentially treating the search like a job in itself, has the effect of indicating what is and is not working in the search. If there needs to be a tactical shift, the data indicates in which direction. Part of Kirby’s approach is a reflection of his engineering background. The guidelines he establishes therefore follow a methodical approach: “I look at everything as a problem.” With more than 30 years experience in the corporate world

Maintaining a positive attitude is one. “The first chapter of my

book is about that,” he said. “Without a positive attitude, the best strategies won’t be successful. You’ve got to avoid negative influences.” Also, hiring a career coach, a voice of encouragement to help maintain a focused approach, can help, even if it doesn’t seem financially prudent. “People fail to realize that the best time is when you don’t have time, and there are career coaches at different price points,” he said. Finally, Kirby believes that following his steps – a positive attitude, a strong, detailed focus of the career you want and networking in the right way – delivers results: “People are getting jobs every day. The economy has not come to a stop. Develop-

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Perdue appoints U.S. Attorney David Nahmias to Georgia Supreme Court Judge Adams honored by state bar association DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams was presented recently with the 2009 Distinguished Jurist Award at the annual State Bar of Georgia meeting by the Gate City Bar Association Judicial Section. Adams received the award for his many contributions to the Georgia Justice System and the greater DeKalb County community during the past 15 years of his judicial service. Prior to his election to the Superior Court, Adams spent a decade as chief judge of the DeKalb County Juvenile Court. There, he implemented onsite mental health screenings and assessments for youth entering the juvenile court, developed “inhome” assessments to reduce the number of non-violent offenders being held in detention, raised more than $6 million through grants for treatment programs and developed and implemented a juvenile drug court to treat young offenders with substance abuse problems. In 2007, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners named the new $45 million juvenile court “The Gregory A. Adams Juvenile Justice Center.” This was in recognition of Adams’ efforts toward developing a more suitable facility with educational and rehabilitative resources.

Gov. Sonny Perdue announced last week the appointment of U.S. Attorney David Nahmias to the Supreme Court of Georgia. Nahmias, a native Georgian and resident of Dunwoody, has served as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia since Dec. 1, Nahmias 2004. “David has the ability to serve this state well and is someone who we can trust to guard this country’s bedrock principles,” Perdue said. “His integrity, commitment to public service and strict adherence to the law as written will make him an excellent Justice.” As U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, Nahmias served as the chief

federal law enforcement officer in the region and managed approximately 80 lawyers who represent the United States in all criminal and civil litigation in federal court in the district. Nahmias served on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys. He has also received appointments to serve as chairman of the Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee and the White Collar Crime Subcommittee. “I am deeply honored and humbled by Gov. Perdue’s selection of me to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, a position that is so important to protecting the rule of law and the democratic system of government in this state,” Nahmias said. “Decisions by our Supreme Court that

properly apply the laws as enacted through the democratic process are vital to the safety and prosperity of our citizens.” Nahmias graduated second in his class at Duke University and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. After graduation he clerked for U.S. Circuit Court Judge Laurence Silberman and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He then worked as an appellate lawyer at the law firm of Hogan and Hartson with now U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts before returning to Atlanta to serve in the United States Attorney’s Office. After Sept.11, 2001, Nahmias returned to Washington to serve in the area of counterterrorism in the Department of Justice. As deputy

assistant attorney general for the United States, he oversaw the prosecutions of Zacarias Moussaoui, John Walker Lindh, Richard Reid and many others. In 2004, Nahmias returned home after the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. The prosecutions he has guided during his time in Atlanta include Centennial Park bomber Eric Robert Rudolph, former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell and the Neal Street police shooting case. Nahmias was recommended by some of the most highly regarded legal minds in the nation, including Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia, Judge Silberman, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff.

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Judge Mobley named to chief justice’s commission on professionalism DeKalb State Court Judge Barbara J. Mobley has been named to serve a twoyear term on the Georgia Supreme Court chief justice’s commission on professionalism. She was selected as the representative of the council of state court judges. Mobley will be sworn in at the Sept. 11 meeting at the State Bar Center in Atlanta.

Mobley said that she looks forward to her new position and is honored to have been chosen to represent Georgia’s state court judges in working with Chief Justice Carol Hunstein and the commission. “Maximum professionalism among the legal community is important and necessary so that public trust

is both earned and maintained,” she said. Mobley, a former state legislator, has been on the DeKalb State Court bench since 2005. Her law-related volunteer activities include her service on the Georgia Supreme Court committee on access and fairness, where she chairs the subcommittee on immigrants

in the courts; the National Bar Association’s program committee, where she served as moderator of the NBA’s judicial council panel on the judicial issues of human trafficking in Jamaica; and the International Association of Women Judges, where she represented the United States on the human trafficking panel in Panama.

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NewsBriefs Biowaste company operator sentenced DECATUR, Ga. (AP) Attorney General Thurbert Baker said a man who failed to dispose of biomedical waste collected by his company has pleaded guilty to charges that included illegal storage of human waste, including limbs and organs. Christopher Lee entered the plea in DeKalb County Superior Court on Aug. 18 and was given a 10-year-sentence by Judge Michael Hancock, the balance to be served on probation. He also was ordered to pay restitution. Prosecutors say Lee operated Biotech Corp., which was supposed to collect medical waste from facilities in metro Atlanta and transport it to a treatment facility. Authorities discovered that Lee had abandoned tons of waste at a storage facility. At least a dozen of the containers held pathological waste, including amputated limbs and organs. He was indicted in 2007.

Homeless commission to hire psychiatrist ATLANTA (AP) The United Way Regional Commission on Homelessness will use $450,000 in grant money to hire a psychiatrist to participate in homeless outreach in the Atlanta area. The commission has partnered with the Emory University School of Medicine’s Fellowship in Community Psychiatry and Public Health to employ a psychiatry resident to assist in homeless outreach tailored toward the mentally ill. In a 2007 Metro Atlanta Tri-Jurisdiction survey, 29 percent of homeless people in Atlanta cited mental illness or depression as a factor in their homelessness. Cash will come from Sartain Lanier Family Foundation and Cousins Foundation Inc.

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New economic forecast predicts further sales tax revenue decline for MARTA MARTA stands to lose hundreds of millions in sales tax revenues over the next decade on top of an already projected $1.2 billion shortfall, according to a new economic analysis from the Georgia State University Economic Forecasting Center. This forecast further underscores the urgent need for a new dedicated and reliable source of transit funding in the state and region, officials of the trasist system say. Barely one month into the new fiscal year, MARTA is already re-evaluating its options to address a continuing shortfall in FY 2010 revenues. “This new report is extremely sobering. Unfortunately, we’ve continued to see a decline in sales tax revenue since the last forecast six months ago,” said Dr. Beverly A. Scott, general manager of MARTA. “We must commit to ensuring a viable transit system in metro Atlanta. This new economic report shows our region’s transit future is in serious jeopardy unless the region and the state take urgent action.” The new sales tax forecast predicts that MARTA will see an additional $10.8 million drop in sales tax receipts in FY 2010, which will have a serious impact on the operating budget for the current year. The $10.8 million figure is on top of the $74.3 million in sales tax decline that had been previously forecasted in Georgia State University’s last MARTA sales tax revenue forecast report. Over the coming decade, the report predicts an additional loss to MARTA of $232.1 million on top of the $1.2 billion shortfall previously projected, resulting in what MARTA officials termed “a devastating loss that would seriously impair MARTA’s ability to provide bus and rail

service.” The forecast predicts that there will not be an uptick in sales tax revenue until 2012. Georgia State University’s forecast for MARTA’s FY 2009 budget showed that the authority would be down $40 million in sales tax revenue, which proved to be “right on the money.” MARTA recently closed the books on its FY 2009 budget, which showed that the university’s projections came within 0.2 percent of the final sales tax total. “We take these economic projections seriously because our experience is that they have been extremely accurate in predicting MARTA’s sales tax revenue receipts,” Scott said. “We also need for our region to take these predictions seriously,” Scott continued. “They show that current MARTA transit service levels cannot be sustained under the current funding structure.” “Transit is too important to our region to let it die,” said Michael Walls, chairman of the MARTA board. “These numbers show that it is time for the region to take seriously the financial condition we’re in and to take action to close the economic gap in transit.” MARTA officials say that the transit system has helped metro Atlanta attract billions of dollars in economic development, from the Centennial Olympic Games to mega-conventions and major corporations. They add that MARTA has also helped improve air quality in the region and is responsible for thousands of new jobs throughout metro Atlanta and the state.

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War to World War II from 3 to 3:45 p.m. on the First Baptist Sanctuary Stage.

the event are $25 and are available at Agnes Scott College’s box office (404) 471-6430.

Discussion Billed as Environmental History and the American South, this session from 3 to 3:45 p.m. on the City Hall Stage bring together the voices of three scholars/authors: Albert Way, Claire Strom and Christopher Manganiello.

Music Three performers will do readings/ discussions during the day, then take to Eddie’s Attic Stage beginning at 8 p.m. They are: � Diane Durrett, who has performed with Tina Turner, Michael Bolton and Sting � Singer/songwriter David Olney � Singer/songwriter Paul Sanchez Tickets are $15. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Literary Death Match Wrestling legend Abdullah the Butcher takes on author and wrestler Michael Muhammad Knight in the Wrestling Ring from 3 to 4 p.m. Teen Poetry The Teen Poetry Slam takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the Target Children’s Stage. Teen Fiction Vampires vs. Werewolves Smackdown will be held 2:30 to 3 p.m. at The Escape with authors Richelle Mead and Maggie Stiefvater. Teen Discussion Break in Case of Emergency: This Book Could Save Your Life is a discussion by five authors of books they read as teens or wished they had read as teens. The authors are: Robert Olen Butler, Marc Fitten, Michael Malone, Hollis Gillespie and Laurel Snyder. Takes place 4:30 to 5 p.m. at The Escape. Book Fair The 18th Annual Fine and Collectible Book Fair runs all day on Saturday and Sunday at the Decatur Holiday Inn, 130 Clairemont Ave. Book Market The Book Market and Street Fair takes place all day Saturday and Sunday. This is where publishers, booksellers, crafts people, merchants and food vendors ply their wares. Poetry Poet Alice Lovelace will do a reading of her work from 5:15 to 5:30 on the Local Poetry Stage. Music Kate Campbell, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Caroline Herring and Claire Holley will perform together at Agnes Scott College’s Presser Hall at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m.. The performance celebrates the 100th anniversary of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty’s birth. Tickets to

Sunday, Sept. 6 Children & Family Brunch Judy Schachner, creator of the Skippyjon Jones series, will host a mariachi brunch at El Tesoro restaurant, followed by a promenade to the square. Tickets can be obtained through Little Shop of Stories, (404) 373-6300. Proceeds from the brunch will go to build public libraries in Mexico. Poetry Poets Franklin Abbott and Sharon Saunders share their wit and wisdom from 1:15 to 2 p.m. Sept. 6 on the Decatur Conference Center Stage. Discussion Authors Luis Alberto Urrea and Gina Nahai will lead Where I’m From: International Fiction from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. on the Old Courthouse Stage. Discussion Exit to Freedom author Calvin C. Johnson Jr. will talk about his experiences as a wrongly accused man who was imprisoned for 16 years before DNA tests proved his innocence. Takes place at 3:45 p.m. on the Old Courthouse Stage. Religion Rabbi and author Dana Kaplan will read from his writings on contemporary American Judaism from 3:45 to 4 p.m. on the Local Prose Stage. Prose Author Jabari Williams will read and discuss his work 4:30 to 4:45 p.m. on the Local Prose Stage. Culinary

An international picnic presented by the Southern Foodways Alliance takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Alliance’s picnic grounds. Area chefs will highlight how international culinary traditions have taken traditional Southern foods and dishes and made them their own. Cost is $10 per plate.

Writers Workshop The Future of the Book, 11:15 to 2 p.m. on the Eddie’sAttic Stage. Writers Workshop The Future of Newspapers, 5 to 5:45 p.m. on the Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage.

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Final DeKalb schools report in boy’s suicide says bullying not a factor Judge: Spousal abuse may also have contributed to death

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An in-depth report on the suicide of former Dunaire Elementary School student Jaheem Herrera released last month concludes there is no evidence that fellow students bullied the boy, and a range of factors contributed to his death in April. The report also contains previously unknown references to abuse in Jaheem’s family and claims factors in his home life were affecting Herrera at the time of his death. Among them: • Herrera lived in an extended stay motel on Memorial Drive with his mother, Masika Bermudez, her significant other and three siblings. • Norman Montgomery Keene, Bermudez’s significant other, has been convicted of various offenses related to physical abuse involving Bermudez. • Herrera missed his home and friends in St. Croix. • Herrera’s grandmother had essentially raised him, and her recent death affected him deeply. The report mostly expounds on the final conclusions released by retired Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore in May. Moore, whom the DeKalb County School System hired

to head the investigation, concluded Herrera had not been bullied at Dunaire Elementary–a point Bermudez and Herrera’s supporters vehemently challenged. Moore also supported school officials, saying they acted appropriately and had no way to know about alleged bullying against Herrera. The investigation also found no evidence that Bermudez tried to contact school officials about bullying, which Bermudez also disputes. Herrera’s family and their lawyer, Gerald Griggs, have filed a lawsuit against the school system, claiming Dunaire Elementary officials were negligent. Griggs did not return several calls for comment, but the attorney has publicly disputed the in-depth report’s findings, claiming references to spousal abuse are a distraction from issues at the school. The report includes references to police reports of violence in Herrera’s family, including details from an incident on Aug. 12, 2006, in which Bermudez told police Keene attacked her after she complained he wouldn’t accompany her anywhere. “[Keene] lunged across the kitchen and grabbed her by the throat, shoving her against the east wall,” the report said. “They struggled in the kitchen, and she stated that he struck her in the

Jaheem Herrera’s mother, Masika Bermudez (left), and Norman Keene join in the protest. Photo by Jonathan Cribbs

back with a metal kitchen table chair, also leaving a dent and black mark on the refrigerator and a matching mark on her back that fit the curvature of the chair.” When she fell to the ground, Keene kicked her in the throat, the report said, and Keene’s brother, Sean Nesbitt, came downstairs, grabbed her arms and held her. Keene punched her in the temple, it said. Similar incidents occurred in St. Croix, according to police documents the investigation discovered. “This is not a simplistic case of bullying,” the report said. “The investigation reveals a multitude of complex and significant factors impacting the life of this young boy before his death. … Jaheem’s life was affected by the serious domestic abuse which occurred in the home, certainly with Ms. Bermudez as the victim of Norman Keene.”

The report also made several recommendations, including a complaint system. The school system should create a form or document that would allow parents with complaints to document them in detail. The report also asked philanthropic groups and volunteers to help Dunaire Elementary students. “Some students at Dunaire suffer from the harsh conditions of poverty and homelessness,” the report said. “When they come to school, some are angry, while others may be hungry or suffering from adverse family and living conditions. About one-third of students may be largely defined as ‘chronically homeless.’” It also recommended staffing changes at the school, including an additional assistant principal, more than one full-time counselor, a full-time social

worker instead of a parttime social worker and an assigned School Resource Officer from the local police department. “Workshops and activities are needed to cultivate self-esteem among the students,” the report said. “This would help alleviate the students’ feelings of low selfesteem–a possible contributing factor to the children’s anger, covert teasing and covert name-calling.”

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Governor creates group to look at educational abuse policies Gov. Sonny Perdue announced recently that he has accepted the recommendations of the Office of the Child Advocate and created a working group to examine policies and procedures that are followed when cases of abuse are alleged in an educational environment. Perdue “Any accusations of abuse by school personnel against children must be addressed strongly, rapidly and appropriately,” Perdue said. The Governor’s Working Group on Abuse in the Educational Setting will convene experienced school administrators and leaders along with law enforcement personnel to develop consistent statewide policies and protocols for addressing reports of child abuse by school employees. The governor has charged the group with developing specific child abuse reporting and response procedures for every school system in the state. The group’s recommendations will include processes for parents and students to report abuse as well as protocols for school system management to use when taking personnel action involving accused

employees and reporting the incident to law enforcement, system leadership and the Professional Standards Commission. A specific task of the group will include developing protocols for addressing allegations of abuse in special settings, such as those involving special educational programs operated by Regional Educational Services Agencies (RESAs). “We must strike the right balance between protecting our students from abuse while also treating school employees fairly,” Perdue added. “This working group will establish the clear lines of authority and responsibility that will ensure these cases are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner.” Perdue’s formation of the working group comes in response to recommendations from the Office of the Child Advocate. In June, following a disturbing case alleging abuse of a child by school personnel, the governor charged the State Child Advocate with determining whether Georgia’s laws and policies adequately address issues of abuse in the educational setting.

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Members of the working group are Matt Arthur, superintendent, Rabun County Schools; Emily Lembeck, superintendent, Marietta City Schools; Jeannie Edwards, student health coordinator, Dawson County Schools; Stephanie (Taylor) Williams, Ed.S., Early Intervention Program (EIP), Montgomery Elementary School, DeKalb County Schools; Jay Fowler, principal, Rocky Creek Elementary School, Henry

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Callanwolde announces poetry reading

A poetry reading Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 8:15 p.m. will feature poets Ann Lynn and Lynn Pedersen as Callanwolde celebrates the art and performance of poetry with readings each month in the Callanwolde Conservatory. Lynn’s article about her poetry-writing workshops for female veterans appeared in the May/June Poets & Writers Magazine. Her poetry has been published in Poetry East, Many Mountains Moving, The Christian Science Monitor and elsewhere, and Finishing Line Press released her chapbook In the Butterfly House in 2009. She was featured at the New Trier Literary Festival in Illinois, and was a Southern Women Writers Conference Emerging Writers Contest finalist. Pedersen, a resident of Atlanta, is a graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Writing Program. Her chapbook Theories of Rain was published by Main Street Rag in 2009 as part of the Editor’s Choice Chapbook Series. Her poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in New England Review, Poet Lore, Southern Poetry Review, Palo Alto Review, Comstock Review, Chattahoochee Review and Ecotone. General admission is $5; admission for students, seniors and members is $3. For more information, call (404) 8725338.

Avondale Estates

Avondale businesses have new Web site The Avondale Estates Business Association has just launched its new Web site. Residents can visit www.avondaleestatesbiz. com/ to find out what’s going on in the Avondale Estates business district. Member businesses in the community are listed along with special offers, events, coupons and more. Hosts say that the site will be updated frequently.

Decatur

Fitness Fair for Women announced Sleep specialist Elizabeth Carson, Ph.D., staff psychologist of St. Joseph’s Hospital, is the keynote speaker and will discuss sleep and peaceful living as part of a Fit for Life Fair for Women to be held at Agnes Scott College Sept. 26. The fair will include nutrition information and screenings for blood pressure, body mass index and spinal exams. Exercise classes featuring yoga and a modified boot camp will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Mary Brown Bullock Science Center, Atrium. Agnes Scott College is located at 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur. The $30 cost includes morning coffee and a healthy lunch. All interested women are welcome. For reservations, call (404) 769-3228. Visit www. WomenAloneTogether.org for more information. The fair is co-sponsored by Women Alone Together® and Agnes Scott College Athletic Department. Women Alone Together is dedicated to building confidence and community for the growing number of women who are alone because of divorce, death of a spouse, single by choice or alone in a marriage. Church to hold special service Great Faith Ministries - Atlanta has announced a special “Miracle Explosion” service Saturday, Sept. 5, 10 a.m. – noon. Pastor Junaldo Lee will provide each person who attends a bottle of anointing oil that he has prepared. There will be a continental breakfast for a donation of $5 per family. Great Faith Ministries – Atlanta is located at 1600 Agape Way, Decatur. For more information, call (770) 7713299 or (404) 593-2865. Extension offers financial planning The DeKalb County Extension is sponsoring a Personal Financial Planning Series with sessions on these dates: Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 23 Sept. 29

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The sessions will be held in the Training Room of the DeKalb Extension, 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur. Registration begins at 6:15 p.m.; the program starts at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. Call (404) 298-4080 to pre-register. Public invited to open house The American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) recently announced the keynote speaker for its 2009 National Conference and Membership Meeting, Rainwater – The Forgotten Resource, is Dr. Hans-Otto Wack, of the University of Fulda in Germany. The conference will take place Sept. 14-16, at the Decatur Holiday Inn Conference Center, located at 130 Clairemont Ave. in Decatur. The public is invited to attend a free open house on Sunday, Sept. 13, from noon to 4 p.m. at the conference venue. The open house will feature an exhibit hall with rainwater harvesting vendors and presentations from rainwater professionals. Open house attendees will also have the option to visit a local rainwater harvesting project, which will be installed by participants of ARCSA’s pre-conference workshop taking place Sept. 12-13. Registration begins at 6:15 p.m.; the program starts at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. Call (404) 298-4080 to pre-register. For more information, visit www.ARCSA.org.

Dunwoody

Dunwoody Homeowners Association to meet The September meeting of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association is scheduled for Sept. 13. Board meetings for the Dunwoody Homeowners Association are held at 7:30 p.m. in the DeKalb Cultural Arts Center (Room 4) at 5339 ChambleeDunwoody Road in Dunwoody.

Lithonia

May to host Family Fun Day Commissioner Lee May is inviting the community to a Family

Fun Day Sunday, Sept. 13, 3 8 p.m., at the Bransby Outdoor YMCA, 1185 Rock Chapel Road, Lithonia. There will be activities for the entire family, including horseback riding, swimming, rock climbing, volleyball, kickball, paddleboats in the pond and more. There will also be free food and music. Medical office manager named Constance Abbott has been named the new manager of medical office administration at the Kaiser Permanente Stonecrest Medical Center, located in Lithonia near the Mall at Stonecrest. She is responsible for facility oversight of all departments, ensuring focused leadership, exceptional service and clinical excellence for the medical center. Abbott joined Kaiser Permanente in 2007 as the clinical supervisor in the Pediatrics department at Kaiser Permanente’s Southwood Medical Center in Jonesboro. Prior to that, she worked as a clinical manager at Grady Memorial Hospital. Abbott holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Clayton State College and State University.

Stone Mountain PRISM meeting to focus on safety Pride Rings in Stone Mountain (PRISM) will meet Thursday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at St. Timothy United Methodist Church/Fellowship Hall, 5365 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain. On the agenda are candid conversations and information about public safety. There will be an opportunity to ask questions. Special invited guests are the DeKalb County chief of police, Tucker Precinct’s acting chief of police, the DeKalb County public safety director and others in law enforcement. The public is welcome. Those who want to be on the agenda or offer a subject for a PRISM program can send comments to [email protected].

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Tucker game still a big deal for Lakeside by Robert Naddra [email protected] First-year Lakeside coach Thomas Cox learned about the rivalry with Tucker quickly. And he discovered the level of the community’s passion about the game over the weekend. With his team fresh off its first win in 14 games after beating Columbia on Friday, Aug. 28, Cox expected his team to bask in the moment for a while. The only problem is that Tucker is Lakeside’s next opponent. “I was worried about them being too glad after beating Columbia, and they’re already thinking about Tucker,” Cox said on Sunday, less than 48 hours after the Vikings’ win over Columbia. “They’re already focusing on the task at hand.” Lakeside still leads the series 22-19-1, but Tucker has won eight in a row and 11 of the past 12 meetings. Tucker, 28-2 under third-year coach Franklin Stephens, is coming off its first state football championship. “Our motto is bring back the pride,” Cox said. “We want to bring back community pride to the way it was in the old days.” Unlike when Lakeside dominated the series and most of the games were competitive, Tucker has won five of the last eight by shutout. Only one of those games was decided by a touchdown or less (a 20-13 Tucker win in 2006). “I think the intensity of the rivalry will pick back up this weekend,” Tucker coach Stephens said. “Coach Cox has done a great job, and they’re a totally different looking team than last year.” Still, the recently lopsided nature of the series has done nothing to diminish the game for folks along Briarcliff Road. Prior to Tucker’s current domination, the Vikings had won 10 of the past 12 games in the series, which dates back to 1966. “I’ve learned a lot of things about the rivalry,” Cox said. “It’s a border war. Some of the kids grew up playing rec ball, and the community really bickers back and forth about the game. It’s the one game that the other side circles on the calendar.”

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Myers passes ML King past Southwest DeKalb by Robert Naddra [email protected] Cameron Myers showed that ML King is not onedimensional on offense in a 13-9 win over Southwest DeKalb on Aug. 28 in the season opener for both teams. With Southwest holding Florida commit Mack Brown to 71 yards rushing, Myers passed for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Jonathan Sellers and Kenneth Baldridge each caught touchdown passes. “Cameron did some great things with the ball,” ML King coach Corey Jarvis said. “We threw the ball so we could spread the field a lot, because we knew they were going to try to stop Mack.” Myers was under constant pressure from the Southwest defense all night but was sacked only once. He did

throw an interception early in the third quarter. “They were keying on Mack, so I had to do what I had to do,” Myers said. “I had to get rid of the ball and distribute the ball, and get what we could out of it.” The game was billed as a showdown between Mack and Georgia commit Ken Malcome of Southwest. But the ML King defense held Malcome to 73 yards rushing and no scores. Southwest’s only touchdown came on special teams on an 85-yard punt return by Marques Dixon. Both teams left Friday’s game with things to work on. Southwest quarterback Steven Coates suffered a high ankle sprain on the Panthers’ first play of the game and sophomore Jalil Young took over. Coates is out indefinitely. “We lost 50 percent of our offense and when you lose a guy like that you become

one-dimensional because we couldn’t really throw the ball,” Southwest coach Buck Godfrey said. Jarvis has spent the week trying to fix the Lions’ problem with penalties last Friday. The Lions were flagged 10 times for nearly 100 yards in penalties in the first half.

and 2 yards. St. Pius 28, Marist 3: Quarterback Trey White ran for 121 yards on 13 carries, and passed for 94 yards and two touchdowns for St. Pius. Aiden Homrich had touchdown catches of 18 and 76 yards. St. Pius’ other scores came on a 2-yard run by Geno Smith and a 3-yard run by In other games George Kennedy. Marist Stone Mountain 20, Ce- quarterback Adam Perez ran dar Grove 19: The Pirates’ for 84 yards and completed Michael Gilbert broke four only three of 10 passes for 35 tackles near the line of scrim- yards. mage after catching a pass in Tucker 26, Brusnwick 20 the flat and ran 49 yards for (OT): Tucker’s Tyrell Poole, the winning touchdown with who had two touchdowns, 5:03 to play in the game. The scored the winning touchPirates led 14-0 at halftime, down in overtime on a 3-yard but Cedar Grove scored on its run. Rendell Wilder also ran first three possessions of the for two scores. Devin Scott second half to take a 19-14 led the offense with 127 lead. The Saints’ Tamarcus yards rushing on 15 carries. Wilcox scored on a 3-yard Chamblee 12, Douglass run to cut the lead to 14-7. 0: Jamani Davis recovered a Saints quarterback Willie Fa- fumble in the end zone and vors then scored on runs of 9 See Highlights on Page 24A

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Deaf player just one of the guys at Clarkston By Robert Naddra [email protected] Jay Mathew hits just as hard as his Clarkston High School football teammates. He counts down the warm-up exercises just like his teammates. To them, Mathew is just another football player. The freshman linebacker/running back is profoundly deaf and has worked hard to be just like his teammates. That effort was noticeable at a recent practice when Mathew was taking part in a tackling drill. After a teammate tackled him and knocked him to the ground, Mathew got up, held out his hands and gestured toward himself, as if to say “bring it on.” Mathew was a standout last season for the Freedom Middle School team and now is trying to earn playing time at Clarkston. By all accounts, Mathew is fitting in well. “I’ve got to stay close to him and move him around sometimes,” Clarkston coach Jay Rollerson said. “It’s not necessarily a challenge, just something different we have to do. Our other players are great about it. His teammates from Freedom Middle School understand him perfectly.” Mathew has been play-

Clarkston freshman Jay Mathew, who is deaf, is more recognized by teammates for his play than his disability. Photo by Robert Naddra

ing football for about nine years, so he knows the routine. On offense, Mathew watches for a foot signal by the Clarkston quarterback to determine if he goes in motion on a particular play. On defense, Rollerson uses hand signals for the entire team, so Mathew just has

to learn them like everyone else. “My dad helps me learn how to do the plays,” Mathew said. My dad (Jerry Mathew Jr.) and coach (Rollerson) help me on offense and defense. My dad comes to some of the practices and talks to coach. He

lets him know what’s up.” Mathew also gets assistance when needed from Kelli Livingston, one of six interpreters on staff at Clarkston. Mathew is one of several deaf students participating in different activities this fall–softball, drill team, band, football

and dance team. He also participates in track and is contemplating joining the wrestling team this winter. Mathew, who has a spotter touch the back of his leg to signal the start of a race, ran on the 400- and 1,600-meter relay teams in middle school. “He’s not different to (his teammates),” Livingston said. “At one of our first practices, a defensive player told me, ‘Tell Jay to look at me, I’ll tell him what to do.’ They think of him as just one of their teammates.” Most of Mathew’s adjustment comes from moving up from middle school to the varsity level, not learning to compensate for his lack of hearing. “Sometimes I get emotional when things are hard,” Mathew said. “It’s harder in high school to learn the different plays. Sometimes I feel like I’m at a disadvantage when I have to look at the interpreter when the coach is talking.” However, a symbiotic relationship exists among the team. “I help them and they help me,” Mathew said. “Any time it’s the first time doing something, you get confused. I just try to do my best. They see how I get emotional, but they support me. I support them, too.”

Football traditions run strong in DeKalb High school football has a rich history in DeKalb County. Here are some of the traditions that set DeKalb County apart from other areas in the state when it comes to Friday night.

County of champions At least one DeKalb County team has won a state football championship every decade since the 1940s. Decatur won the first of its

two state titles in 1949 and eight other schools – Avondale, Redan, Marist, St. Pius, Dunwoody, Lakeside, Southwest DeKalb and Tucker – all have claimed at least one state title. Avondale and Lakeside each have won three state titles. Higher education DeKalb County has a strong tradition of football players signing college scholarships. More than 80 student-athletes from the class of 2009 signed scholarships this past February. Nearly every school in the county had at least one player sign a scholarship. Southwest DeKalb has set the standard, with 26 players signing scholarships from the 1994 team.

Talk the talk Coach Alan Chadwick continues the Countdown to Gameday ritual at Marist started by former coach Dean Hargis. The highlights of the tradition, which include the pre-game meal, Mass and team meetings, are the inspirational talks given by Marist assistant coaches to the War Eagle players before each game. The talks are so popular that former players have been known to come back to listen. More than words Southwest DeKalb players live by two sayings created in the 1980s by longtime coach Buck Godfrey. “More Than Victories” and “Just Plain Hard” are mantras on and off the field for Panther players. “More

Than Victories” tells of Godfrey’s vision of a wellrounded player that includes academics and character development. “Just Plain Hard” reflects Godfrey’s blue-collar approach to coaching. Early to rise Stephenson’s only coach, Ron Gartrell, started this concept when the school opened in 1996. Every year from January to the start of spring practice the Jaguars hold voluntary workouts beginning at 6:30 a.m. Gartrell said he gets 90 percent participation every year and the workouts help builds team chemistry. Walks to remember Corey Jarvis is beginning a new tradition at ML

King this season. Before each game, the team will walk from the school to the Decatur AME church next door for its pre-game meal. Jarvis plans for the marching band and fans to be on hand to cheer on the team, similar to the Bulldog Walk at the University of Georgia. Giving back Cedar Grove coach Ray Bonner has watched former players come back to contribute to the school and the football program. In recent years, players like Xavier Avery (who is playing AAA baseball now), Jonathan Palmer and Marcus McNeil have returned to the school to talk to the players and some have even donated money to the program and the school.

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The Champion will choose a male and female high school Athlete of the Week each week throughout the school year. The choices will be based on performance and nominations by coaches. Please e-mail nominations to [email protected] by Monday at noon. MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:

Trey White

Sophie Harkins

The quarterback accounted for 217 total yards and two touchdowns as the Golden Lions beat Marist 28-3. White ran for 121 yards on 13 carries and threw two touchdown passes.

Harkins won the Mercy Invite on Saturday at Our Lady of Mercy in Fairburn with a time of 19:21.00. She outran the second-place finisher, Marist’s Megan Mavity, by more than 18 seconds and helped Marist win the team title.

St. Pius, Football.

Marist, Cross country.

quarterback Ronald Herndon scored on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter. Lakeside 21, Columbia 7: The Vikings broke a 14game losing streak. Quarterback Don Cox scored on a 7-yard run, Jonathan Gibson scored on a 47-yard run and Angelo Cauley returned an interception 22 yards for a score. Defensively, Lakeside’s Marc Kanada and Philip Koch each had seven tackles. Avondale 24, Lithonia 7: The Blue Devils scored 24 straight points after trailing 7-0. Avondale’s Antonio Thomas ran for 74 yards and touchdown, Max Thompson ran for 56 yards and a touchdown, and Jonquil Dawson scored on a quarterback sneak. Kendall Roberson led the Avondale defense with six tackles, an interception, a sack and two fumble recoveries. Miller Grove 28, Redan 12: Brandon Jackson-Bell rushed for more than 100 yards and three touchdowns. Celento Harrison caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Roma Fulton. Fred-

erick Fluker led the defense with 12 tackles. Decatur 46, Druid Hills 0: The Bulldogs ran for 311 yards. Quendarius Hall rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns (20 and 60 yards) on 14 carries. Quarterback Trumon Jefferson scored on a 4-yard run, threw a touchdown pass to Mikey Patrick and a two-point conversion pass. Also, Brandon Tucker scored on an 80yard run, Rakim Jefferson, scored on a 4-yard run and Eddie Berberick returned a fumble 25 yards for a score. Defensively, Rakim Jefferson had 13 tackles and Darnell Tigner made 12 tackles. Stephenson 42, McNair 0: Raymond Sanders carried six times for 104 yards and two touchdowns (63 and 25 yards) for the Jaguars. Quarterback Jordan Tarver threw two touchdown passes and averaged 40 yards on three punts. Denzel Hartley and Willie Davis also ran for scores. Franchot West led the defense with 14 tackles and Tyrone Cornelius had 10 tackles.

Girls Cross Country Marist: Sophie Harkins won the Mercy Invite on Saturday, Aug. 29, in Fairburn with a time of 19:21 and led the War Eagles to the team title. Three other Marist runners placed in the top 10 – Megan Mavity (second, 19:39.69), Kate Northrop (ninth, 21:00.27) and Tori Andrews (10th, 21:01.05). Lakeside: Annie Kelly placed seventh Saturday, Aug. 29, in the Early Bird Invitational in Douglasville with a time of 19:05.50. St. Pius: Kathleen LaPorte placed 10th in the Early Bird Invitational (19:07.90) and Devan Dabney was 11th (19:10.70) as the Golden Lions placed fourth overall. Boys Cross Country Marist: Ty Nelson paced the War Eagles to the team title at the Mercy Invite with a ninth-place finish in 17:27.31. Andrew Silva was 10th in 17:28.22. Lakeside: John Ewing placed 10th in the Early Bird Invitational with a time of 16:39.10.

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