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Stepping UpWLHS student helps SteppingStone with Eagle Scout project

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIStepping Stone needed a sidewalk.

Cason Carman needed an Eagle ScoutProject.As of Oct. 14, both were accom-

plished.Cason, a member of Troop 66,

helped out Stepping Stone, which isan United Way partner agency, by get-

ting the resources for the project do-nated and having the right kind ofhelp for everything to be done proper-ly."It looks wonderful. It's very pro-

fessional looking," said SteppingStone director Brooke Woods. "They

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Courthouse toplay host to vigil

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIA local organization will hold a

domestic violence candlelight vig-il to show more awareness to do-mestic violence this Saturday atthe Laurens County Courthousethis weekend.Hugs and Honey Foundation

will sponsor the event which co-founder Lisa Bryant hopes willbring more awareness to domesticviolence."During 2012, there were 130

fatalities due to domestic vio-lence," Bryant said. "We are sim-ply trying to save one life. If wesave one life, we feel pretty good."Bryant said people will call out

names of those lost to domestic vi-olence and also for survivors."We are going to have one per-

son tell their story on how theysurvived a domestic violence rela-tionship," Bryant said. "This is alife-or-death matter. You can'tstand around and not get involvedwhen you know somebody is beingabused.The Hugs and Honey Founda-

tion was started by Bryant andElisha Edmond-Fields on Feb. 14,2011 after learning about the bru-tal beating of Takeisha Butts."We tried to provide resources

to people who are involved or ifthey know somebody involved inan abusive relationship," Bryantsaid. "We try to steer them in a di-rection of which way they can gofor help. We give them a getawaybag which consists of things a per-son would need to leave a violentrelationship. It also includes theright information for groups likeWings or Stepping Stone (whichare both partnered agencies ofThe United Way)."

Having funat the thirdannual DPDFall FestivalMany attended the third

annual Dublin Police De-partment Fall FestivalThursday evening at theMarket on Madison. Theevent was sponsored bythe Dublin Police Depart-ment and the Dublin-Lau-rens Recreation Authority.People were able to buy$1 tickets for food whileplaying games, havingtheir face painted, doing acake walk and riding on ahay ride for free. TheDublin High SchoolAFJROTC, Beta Club andthe West Laurens MiddleSchool AYL volunteered atthe event. (Photos by Pay-ton Towns III)

Atlanta minister vyingfor U.S. Senate seat

By JAMES TIDWELLDerrick Grayson never had any intention of

ever running for political office.But the minister from Atlanta saw enough

in the last year for him to change his mind.“I couldn’t believe how Ron Paul supporters

were treated last year by theRepublican establishment andI felt I had to do somethingabout it,” said Grayson, whodescribes himself as a “RonPaul supporter.”As a result, Grayson threw hishat into the ring for the Re-publican nomination for the2014 U.S. Senate seat being

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Vehicles collideon Veterans Blvd.The Dublin Police Department in-

vestigated a two-vehicle accidentthat happened around 3:15 p.m.Thursday at the intersection of Vet-erans Boulevard and Hodges Street.(Photo by Malisa Sanders)

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) —Lawyers for Kennedy cousinMichael Skakel filed a motionThursday seeking his releasefrom prison on bond while heawaits a new trial in the 1975slaying of neighbor MarthaMoxley.

Skakel’s conviction was setaside Wednesday by Connecti-cut Judge Thomas Bishop,who ruled that Skakel’s trialattorney, Michael Sherman,failed to adequately representhim when he was found guiltyin 2002 in the golf club blud-geoning of Moxley when theywere 15 in wealthy Green-wich.

Skakel’s current attorney,Hubert Santos, filed a motionThursday afternoon inRockville Superior Court seek-ing a $500,000 bond. If a judgeapproves it, Skakel could thenpost bond and be releasedfrom prison.

“We’re very, very thrilled,”Santos said. “I always felt thatMichael was innocent.”

Bridgeport State’s AttorneyJohn Smriga said prosecutorswill appeal both the decisionand the request for bond. Hesaid they remain confident in

the jury’s verdict.“The state’s case relied on

Michael Skakel’s uncontestedconnection to the murderweapon, strong evidence ofmotive, substantial evidenceof consciousness of guilt, near-ly a dozen incriminating ad-missions and three unequivo-cal confessions,” Smriga saidin a statement.

During a state trial in Aprilon the appeal, Skakel took thestand and blasted Sherman’shandling of the case, portray-ing him as an overly confidentlawyer having fun and bask-ing in the limelight whilemaking fundamental mis-takes from poor jury picks tofailing to track down key wit-nesses.

Sherman has said he did allhe could to prevent Skakel’sconviction and denied he wasdistracted by media attentionin the high-profile case.

As of Thursday afternoon,no date for a bond hearing hadbeen set.

Skakel’s family said in astatement: “We hope this isthe beginning of the end toMichael’s 40-year recurringnightmare.

“Any objective observerwho sat through the trial,through the appeals and nowthis Habeas hearing could on-ly come to one conclusion: ourbrother has always been inno-cent and this case should nev-er have been brought in thefirst place,” the family said.

DEARABBY: My wife and Iare about to welcome our firstchild and we are overjoyed.However, as her due datenears and we start talkingabout the birth, hospital, etc.,I’m getting nervous and anx-ious. I’m worried, I guess, thatsomething will happen to mywife and I won’t be able tocope with everything.

I had a rough childhood.Expressing emotions some-times is pretty hard for me, somy wife doesn’t know aboutthis.

Any advice on how to ex-press my fears without sound-ing like I’m scared of losingher and the baby and expect-ing the worst? Is this a com-mon thing for first-time dads?— OVERLY EMOTIONAL INTEXAS

DEAR OVERLY EMO-TIONAL: Of course it is.You’re not experiencing any-thing different than what oth-er expectant fathers feel. Butplease understand that the in-cidence of maternal and infantmortality in the U.S. is VERYLOW.

Because your wife mayhave concerns or anxieties ofher own, it would be better notto discuss your fears rightnow.

If you have male friends orrelatives who are parents,they might be willing to listenand offer support. Your familydoctor could also listen and, ifnecessary, refer you to some-one who can help you copewith your anxiety. But pleaseunderstand that all of the feel-ings you’re experiencing rightnow are very normal.

DEAR ABBY: My grand-daughter asked me a toughquestion today. She lives pri-marily with her mother and

stepfather. Her biological fa-ther sees her two nights aweek and every other week-end.

When he asks her if shemisses him, she says she hasto lie and say she does. Shehates lying and asked me howshe can tell him she doesn’tmiss him very much withouthurting his feelings. Can yougive me some ideas? —STUCK FOR A RESPONSEIN NEVADA

DEAR STUCK: Your grand-daughter should say, “Dad,please don’t worry about mebecause I’m fine. I am adjust-ing.” Period. It’s the truth, it’snot unkind and she won’t haveto feel like she’s saying any-thing that should upset him.

DEAR ABBY: An ex-friendof mine recently apologized forsome bad behavior toward me,saying she had been goingthrough a rough time. Shewants to renew our friendshipand said she misses it. I wastaken aback and didn’t knowwhat to say. I replied, “I’ll getback to you about this,” be-cause I didn’t want to hurt herfeelings.

Abby, I have no desire to re-new a friendship with her be-cause I have had it with hervolatile personality and herneedy and clingy nature.

How do I eventually re-spond? I was thinking of say-ing I have a full plate of re-sponsibilities and commit-ments right now and can’tmake plans. I value your opin-ion, so what do you think? —NEEDS THE RIGHT WORDSIN MICHIGAN

DEAR NEEDS THERIGHT WORDS: You are un-der no obligation to resume arelationship with a troubledwoman you’re glad to be awayfrom. Unless she has givenyou a deadline or manages toput you in a corner, you don’thave to say anything moreabout it. However, if she doestrap you into making somekind of statement, the one yourelated to me would be appro-priate.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips, andwas founded by her mother,Pauline Phillips. Write DearAbby at www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA 90069.

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Go nuts for walnutsBY MICHAEL ROIZEN,

M.D., AND MEHMET OZ,M.D.

Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri,Tony Soprano’s sidekick, wasalways frantically worriedabout his health. Clearly, hehad no idea that his nicknamewas a fountain of youth! Turnsout, eating two ounces ofshelled walnuts a day canmake your blood vessels moreflexible (a sign of hearthealth), improve your choles-terol levels and help with highblood pressure, glucose controland insulin regulation. Inshort: It can make you health-ier, happier and protect yourheart, brain, sex life, kidneysand that youthful glow onyour skin.

But walnuts aren’t the on-

ly nuts that have turned out tohelp you achieve a youngerRealAge! One mega-studythat looked at results from 25clinical trials found that eat-ing around 2.4 ounces of nutsdaily lowers total cholesterolby 5 percent, heart-and blood-vessel-damaging low-densitylipoprotein by more than 7percent and improves the ra-tio of LDL to heart-friendlyhigh-density lipoprotein by 8percent. Triglyceride levels de-clined by more than 10 per-cent for folks who started outat 150 or higher. The studiesincluded macadamia, pista-chio, hazelnuts or peanuts(not really nuts; they’relegumes), but not Brazil orpine nuts. So here’s the scoopon these tasty morsels:

-2-3 ounces of pistachios aday lowers total cholesterollevels (from around 210mg/dL) by slashing LDL andraising HDL after only amonth.

-Eating almonds daily pre-serves HDL levels while low-ering lousy LDL by up to 19percent.

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Birthdays

Randle GlenForte, Sr.

Services for Randle GlenForte, Sr. age 55 of Dublin willbe held at noon Saturday, Oc-tober 26, 2013 at PoplarSprings South Baptist Churchwith burial to follow in theRock Springs Baptist ChurchCemetery. Rev. Lewis Millerwill officiate. Mr. Forte diedWednesday October 23, 2013.

Mr. Forte was born inDublin. He was a member ofBaker Baptist Church and wascurrently attending PoplarSprings South Baptist Church.He was an employee of Lau-rens County Public Works andwas a Volunteer Fireman atRocksprings 17 and 15 Depart-ment for 33 years.

He is survived by his wife,Esther Forte of Dublin, sons,Lesley Joseph “Joe” Forte andhis wife, Jennifer of Dublin,Randle Glen Forte, Jr. and hiswife, Samantha of Macon,grandsons, Logan Jasper Forteand Noah Luke Forte, hismother, Sara Elizabeth Forteand brother, Charles FranklinForte Sr. (Mary), both ofDublin, several nieces andnephews.

Laurens County Fire HonorGuard will serve as pallbear-ers.

Visitation will be Fridayfrom 6-8 p.m. at TownsendBrothers Funeral Home.

Please visitwww.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memorialregister.

John Wayne HallJohn Wayne Hall, 56 of

Dublin, entered into eternalrest Wednesday, October 23,2013. Mr. Hall was born, Feb-ruary 22, 1957 to John D. andLillie Mae Roach Hall.

A native of Laurens County,Mr. Hall was in the upholsterybusiness with his brother. Mr.Hall was a veteran with theUS Navy on board the USSKennedy. Mr. Hall was Baptistby faith.

Mr. Hall was preceded indeath by his father, John D.Hall; one sister, Gail Porter.

Funeral services will beheld Saturday afternoon, Octo-ber 26, 2013, 3 p.m. at MarieBaptist Church Chapel. Rev.Charles Bloodworth will be theofficiating minister. Intermentwill follow at Northview Ceme-tery with military honors.

Visitation will be held thesame day of the service from 1-2:45 p.m. at the church.

Mr. Hall is survived by hismother, Lillie Mae Roach Hallof Dublin; one son, ZacharyQuentin Hall of Dublin; onedaughter, Jessica Garrett(Rodney) of Cadwell; twobrothers, William Hall (BillieJo) and Clinton Lord (Sharon)both of Dublin; three sisters,Denise Bollenbacher of Rentz,Belinda Senn of East Dublin

and Helen Wayatt (Danny) ofEast Dublin, three grandchil-dren, numerous nieces andnephews.

In lieu of flowers, the fami-ly has requested that dona-tions be given to the DVNF at1020 19th St. N.W., Suite 475,Washington, DC 20036.

Brantley-Powell FuneralHome of Wrightsville hascharge of arrangements.

Dean McKenzieMorris

Mrs. Dean McKenzie Mor-ris, age 84 of Oak Park diedThursday, October 24, 2013.

Mrs. Morris was born inTreutlen County and was pre-ceded in death by her parents,Vollie Lee and Mary AtkinsMcKenzie; her husband, Silas(S.B.) Morris; and her broth-ers, Felton, J.E., and DonMcKenzie. She was a retiredschool teacher and was a mem-ber of Pendleton Springs Bap-tist Church, Oak Park, whereshe was music director for over40 years.

Survivors include her chil-dren, Andy Morris, Oak Parkand Anita (Edwin) Cannady,Twin City; grandchildren, Jor-dan Cannady, Justin Cannady,Jared (Libby) Cannady, JacobCannady and Shannon (Butch)Willis; great-grandchildren,Clayton Cannady, ClaireBeasley, Hunter Willis andGunnar Willis; sister, Jewell(Emmitt) Gillis, Glenwood;brothers, Ray (Melba) McKen-zie, Winnsboro, SC and Condle(Mary) McKenzie, Bowersville;and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will beheld at 11 a.m. Saturday, Octo-ber 26 at Pendleton SpringsBaptist Church. Burial will bein the Morris Family Ceme-tery, Emanuel County, withSammons Funeral Home incharge of arrangements.

The family will receivefriends at the funeral homeFriday from 6-8 p.m. and maybe reached at the family resi-dence.

An online register may besigned atwww.sammonsfuneralhome.com.

Elson SmithAbbeville - Mr. Elson

Smith, age 67 passed into eter-nal rest, on Thursday, October17, 2013 at the Ogeechee AreaHospice Inpatient Facility. Hewas a native of Laurens Coun-ty was a retired truck driverand served his country in theUnited StatesArmy during theVietnam War. He received hiseducation in the public schoolsystem of Laurens Countywhere he was a graduate ofMillville High School. At anearly age he became a memberof the Strawberry A.M.EChurch. He is preceded indeath by his parents, Nelsonand Jennie Jaudon Smith anda twin brother, Nelson Smith,Jr.

He leaves to cherish hismemories, three sisters, Gen-

nie Smith Steven, Dublin, Ga.,Willie Mae Smith, Augusta,Ga. and Pamela Tucker,Dublin, Ga., three brothers,Henry (Kate) Smith, Register,Ga., Horman (Towynne) Tuck-er, Eastman, Ga.. and JohnTucker, Dublin, Ga., fouraunts, a host of loving nieces,nephews, other relatives andfriends.

Mr. Smith will lie in stateon the day of service from 11a.m. until the funeral hour.

The funeral services for Mr.Smith will be held 1 p.m. Sat-urday October 26, 2013 at theGreater Strawberry A.M.E.Church, 630 Country ClubRoad Dublin Ga. with PastorLula Riley, officiating. Burialwill follow in the church ceme-tery with full military honors.

Hill Mortuary has charge offuneral arrangements.

Judy HardenTanner

East Dublin - Graveside fu-neral services for Mrs. JudyHarden Tanner, age 56, will beheld at 2 p.m. Saturday, Octo-ber 26, 2013 at the GrahamMemorial Church of theNazarene Cemetery. Rev.Nolon McDaniel will officiate.

Mrs. Tanner was born Feb-ruary 22, 1957 in Dublin,Georgia. She was preceded indeath by her parents, the lateWillie Singleton Harden andBetty Williams Harden, abrother, Andy Harden and asister, Wanda Harden. Shewas formerly employed by J.P.Stevens & Company andForstman as a payroll clerk.Mrs. Tanner passed awayThursday, October 24, 2013.

She is survived by her hus-band, Mitchell Tanner, twosons, Matthew Mitchell Tan-ner andAshley Harden Tannerall of East Dublin and fourgrandchildren, Chance Tan-ner, Matthew Tanner, BridgetLeAnn Woods and SierraNicole Smith.

The family will receivefriends from 6-8 p.m. Friday,October 25, 2013 at the funer-al home.

In lieu of flowers the familyasks that donations be made toSerenity Place, 504 Parker-Dairy Road, Dublin, Georgia31021.

Pallbearers will be AshleyHarden Tanner, Brian Single-ton Harden, Derick Hardenand Doug Hooks.

Stanley Funeral Home andCrematory Dublin Chapel hascharge of funeral arrange-ments.

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vacated by current U.S. Sena-tor Saxby Chambliss decidingnot to run for re-election."I am running for the U.S.

Senate representing the peopleof the great state of Georgia,”Grayson said. “There is nodoubt that many Americansare struggling and hurting. De-spite all the promises by ourelected officials, career politi-cians, and so-called leaders,many people all across thisgreat nation are finding itmore and more difficult to copewith the various challengesbrought about by out of touchpoliticians.”Grayson, who recently visit-

ed Dublin to attend a local Re-publican Party meeting, is run-ning a strictly grassroots cam-paign and not relying on con-tributions from anyone he maybe beholden to.“The days of self-serving

politicians and those who seekenrichment by special interestare over,” Grayson said.“Americans are capable ofmaking decisions for ourselves.We don’t need more so-calledleaders. We can determine ourown destiny. What we neednow are strong and principledvoices that will stand and rep-resent the will of ‘We the Peo-ple’ and who will honor theoath to support and defend theConstitution.”Grayson admits he doesn’t

want to be considered a leaderand feels if he just opens doorsthat people will follow and dothings for themselves.The Georgia native also

feels government has growntoo big at the expense of free-doms.“The erosion of personal

freedom and liberty as a resultof federal policy and legislationis alarming,” Grayson said.“Instead of encouraging job

creation, current policies pro-mote a culture of dependenceon big government and welfareprograms.”Grayson, the self-described

Minister of Truth, has beenmarried for more than 20years, is the father of all girlsand currently resides in theStone Mountain suburb of At-lanta. He is also a veteran ofthe U.S. Navy and now SeniorNetwork Engineer for MARTA.Grayson has strong beliefs

on the following issues.On education - More

parental involvement, renewcivics and vocational pro-grams, make education localand tax refund/exemption forfamilies that home school orprivate-school.On jobs - Relax regulations

for start-ups, less welfare,more start-up funding, encour-age and reward entrepreneur-ship, incentivize those whohire Americans and prosecutethose who hire illegals.On money - Full audit of the

Federal Reserve, return tosound money policies, reformthe IRS, abolish the Federal in-come tax and estate tax andimplement a "consumptiontax."On guns - 2nd Amendment

is to protect ourselves againsttyranny and oppression, andrepeal all gun control laws forlaw abiding citizens.On liberty - Freedom cannot

be sub-divided, governmentshould stay out of our bed-rooms, protect life and no taxdollars for abortions, protectall individual privacy, preservea tax free internet, defend pri-vate property rights and repealObamacare.On drugs - Incarceration

rates have sky-rocketed sincethe War On Drugs began in1971 and there should be sametime for same crime, no morejail time for victimless crimes

and legalize and regulatehemp and marijuana.On foreign policy - 900 mili-

tary bases in 150 countries isnot the answer. That is an em-pire. Bring our troops homeimmediately. Giving up libertyfor safety never works. Non-in-tervention, as advocated by ourfounders, rather than beingthe world’s policemen, stopborrowing and printing moneyto fight unjust wars, stop send-ing tax payer money as "for-eign aid" to sovereign nations,reduce the National Debt andcreate policy to strengthen theeconomy and out of controlspending and a weak economyis a threat to our National Se-curity.On veterans - No service

member should come homedamaged and fight for treat-ment , sometimes for years, noservice member should behomeless, computerize VArecords, make info inter-de-partmentally available elec-tronically, hire civilian doctorsto evaluate the urgency of carethus removing the adversarialreview board that routinely de-nies care after service benefitsand give veterans priority intransitional services.On immigration - No

Amnesty, get in Line, securethe border, enforce existing im-migration law, end all govern-ment subsidies for illegals in-cluding housing, food stamps,access to free public educationand legal aid. prosecute em-ployers who hire illegals andstreamline immigrationprocess and prioritize entry forthose who follow the processfor lawful entry.“It is time we go back to the

conservative values and theprinciples of limited govern-ment and individual responsi-bility that helped to makeAmerica a great nation,”Grayson said.

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did the work free of charge andhad people come out and help.They were a great group ofguys, great people and I thinkthey had a good time doing itand they learned some skillsthat they might can use lateron. We're happy any timesomeone can make the appear-ance of the house better. We re-ally appreciate the volunteers.Anytime somebody can volun-teer their services, it's alwaysbenefitial to the children of thecommunity."Kelly Canady. President of

the Stepping Stone Board, hasbeen dreaming about that side-walk for years, Woods said.The sidewalk was somethingCason's mother Cindy knewneeded to be done. The new ce-ment sidewalk will make iteasier for people to go to thetraining center.Before the sidewalk, there

were little stones that peoplehad to walk on or around to getto the building down the hill.People with mobility issueshad a problem getting down toit. In fact, most people usuallywalked around the blocks."To be more compliant with

disabilities and those who haveproblems getting down the hill,this is a lot safer than theblocks we had," Woods said.Cindy took her son to Step-

ping Stone so that he could seewhat they needed. Cason, asophomore at West LaurensHigh School, asked differentpeople about different projectsfor his Eagle Project."For 10 years, they've said

they have been needing awalkway but couldn't find any-one to do it," he said. "I wentout there and scouted it out.Three Saturday's later wewent out there and got every-thing set up and ready. It'shard work to smooth all of thatstuff out and get it just right.I've learned a lot about leader-ship and management on a jobsite. I've learned how to lay outa lot of concrete and how to getout here and help others outinstead of sitting back and let-ting others do it."He got B.H. Hall Ready Mix

Concrete to donate the cement,Choo Choo Supply to donatethe wood, Brook's ContractorSupply Company to donate theuse of a backhoe to clear thepath for the walkway and got

Scott Beasely and TracySharkey to donate money forthe project.The group began working on

the area on Oct. 12, workingfrom about 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.getting everything ready topour the concrete in. Theystarted with the concretearound 8 a.m. Monday and wasdone and waiting for it to dryaround 9:45 a.m.David Fair, of D&Z Concrete

Construction, donated his timeto help Cason."He has been so awesome

with this," Cindy said. "It wasgood to of had an expert onsite."Fair was happy to get the

call from Cason."It's awesome to see," Fair

said. "It has been very enjoy-able. This will help (SteppingStone) a bunch."The work wasn't easy."It was physical work," Fair

said. "We had to dig a path anddrive in stakes. (Monday) wasa perfect day to pour in con-crete. If this was a summerday, it would have beentougher on these boys."Cindy knew this project was

good for her son to do."He's learned a lot about

non-profits," she said. "Hismain job with this was to se-

cure the plans, the donationsand come up with a masterplan on how this was going tobe done. He had to work withthe expert to make sure theright people are out here. Hehad to make sure that every-thing was together that neededto be done. He was the big or-ganizer of it all."As with any Eagle Scout

project, anyone can come help."He's had a good dose of

family and friends as well as(fellow) scouts," Cindy said.Now when he goes by the

Stepping Stone, Cason will behappy to know that he helpedthe organization."I feel real good and I like

that I helped them out," Casonsaid. "I cut down on their lia-bility and help make it lookgood out here. It's good to beable to help others out. This or-ganization helps so many kidswho have been through a lot. Ifelt obliged to help the commu-nity."

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Carman (l) and Stone(r) work on the form forthe sidewalk that is nowin place at SteppingStone.

More DPD Fall Festival ScenesPhotos by Payton Towns III

AP Newsbreak: Jordan to join Ga. ethics commissionATLANTA (AP) — Gov.

Nathan Deal has appointed at-torney and former WhiteHouse staffer Lawton JordanIII to the state ethics commis-sion, filling the lone Democrat-ic seat on a board confrontinglawsuits and claims of miscon-duct.Jordan, in an interview

with The Associated Press,said he accepted the appoint-ment Thursday. He said he’s

aware of concerns surroundingthe commission and is ap-proaching the position with anopen mind. The governor’s of-fice confirmed the appoint-ment, which was expected tobe made public Friday.“I have to be objective and

fair and not bring any precon-ceived notions to this and thatis what I’m going to do,” Jor-dan said.The state ethics commission

has been dealing with the fall-out of two lawsuits by formeremployees alleging retaliationfor their handling of ethicscomplaints involving the gov-ernor. The board has requestedthe state auditor handle anoutside investigation of theagency, including any allega-tions of mismanagement ormisconduct by state employ-ees.The FBI has also been

speaking with at least one cur-rent commission employee, al-though it’s unknown if there isany active investigation. TheFBI has declined comment.Jordan declined to address

concerns raised this week byfellow Democrats who feel thestate auditor is not suited tohandle the outside investiga-tion.“Since I haven’t joined the

commission yet and I really

haven’t studied those issues, Idon’t think it would be appro-priate to comment on that,”Jordan said.A corporate attorney, Jordan

served as associate director ofthe White House Office of In-tergovernmental Affairs duringthe Clinton administration andlater as Southern political di-rector for former Vice Presi-dent Al Gore’s presidentialcampaign. He worked as chief

legal counsel to the Democraticcaucus in the Georgia Senateand also spent a few years inthe government affairs practiceof McKenna, Long & Aldridgebefore joining the firm ofDavis, Matthews & Quigley,P.C.His uncle was Hamilton Jor-

dan, who ran Jimmy Carter’spresidential bid and who laterserved as Carter’s chief of staff.Hamilton Jordan died in 2008.

Life has dealt SamMitchell, former Georgiaassistant coach, the worst ofhands. He is in the grasp ofone of the rarest of cancers.This dastardly disease cannotsnuff out his indomitablespirit, however. Nobody witha health challenge has everresponded with a stifferupper lip.Growing up in Florence,

Alabama, Sam was a star inpickup games as a kid. Next,he was a very productive ath-lete in high school. In thestate, known as "The Heart ofDixie," you have to declareyour allegiance to eitherAuburn or Alabama, regard-less of age, station in life,gender, national origin orchurch affiliation. You areeither an advocate ofAlabama or Auburn. Eventhose who move into thestate, must take a standbefore they file their home-stead exemption. Sam'sbrother, Ken, chose Alabama.Sam chose Auburn.All athletes want to play aslong as possible and then,hopefully, remain close to thegame. This is why so manyformer players become coach-es. Sam had such passion forthe game he loved, it was nat-ural that he would initiallyopt for a coaching career. Hecoached for 18 years, includ-ing four years at Georgia.Sam has led an interesting

life, one in which he seguedfrom coaching into businesssuccess which gave him

options that he could nothave enjoyed if he hadremained ensconced in a pro-fession which offers exhila-rating emotional highs butcan bring about pratfallswhich often leaves onestranded in the prime of lifewith no place to go.Early on, Sam realized

that the few who becomehead coaches can also becomecursed. Even if you get one ofthe plum jobs, fate has a wayof giving you the back of itshand. There were manynights when he would join hisfriends for a relaxed socialand the subject always camefront and center--name thebest coaching jobs. He andhis coaching friends wouldcount on their two hands thetop positions in the profes-sion. Sam was always quickto note that if you didn't getone of those jobs, why frus-

trate yourself and compro-mise your family's well beingby hanging around. He knewthat his profession could beunfair. Some guys get morethan one head coachingopportunity and prosper.Some of the most unqualifiedcoaches are hired, owing topolitical influence, land thebest jobs and, predictably,fail. How unfair, but thatwas the way it is. Sam wasalso aware that many coachesgot out at the right time andfound a way to succeed inbusiness. Less risk, andoften, more reward.With a salesman's acumen

and a flair for marketing,Sam was propitious in find-ing the opportune time toleave the profession he lovedand pursued a life in theinvestment business. Heknew a lot of people, he wasgood at making friends andwas without peer when itcame to networking. He hadthat critical ability to do whatall good salesmen can do: tosell your product, you mustfirst sell yourself.In a relatively short period

of time, Sam connected withbusiness success. He workedhard and he had the righttouch which enhanced mar-keting opportunity. Sammade more money than hecould have ever made incoaching which broughtabout privileges and optionshe never thought were possi-ble.He could take his wife,

Lana, a passionate artist, tothe Louvre in Paris--alongwith other museums andlandmarks that most coachesnever see. Even if they canafford it, few coaches havethe time to jet off to Londonor Paris. Or Rome. Sam andLana got to do that. Sam hasan appreciation for history,which made travel illuminat-ing. He wanted to see theEifel Tower, the Tower of BigBen, the canals of Venice andthe Coliseum in Rome.There was a bonus with trav-el. The osmosis of the expo-sure would enhance Lana'sart interest.Lana took up art over 17

years ago. She had never hada paintbrush in her hand.When she started, she real-ized that she could actuallypaint. Then she had theobjective that Sam alwayshad with his defensive backs.To succeed in football youhave "to get better each day."That became her mantra.Anybody with a creative urgegets fulfillment out of whatthey create. With an artistthe ultimate accomplishmentis for art aficionados to buyyour work. Lana's art isappreciated. People buy herpaintings. She is always try-ing to elevate her status as anartist. At this point in herlife, she has a challenge noteven Van Gogh or Monet orMichelangelo could manage.No artist can paint heart-

break.


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The Supreme Court of Georgia confirmedthe murder conviction of Demicio White; theman who shot and killed teen Derek HazleyII in cold blood in 2006.Some may say the Court’s decision ends a

seven-year ordeal for the Hazley family byoffering them “closure” in the matter.Frankly, closure is a ridiculous term

designed to make those not associated withthe event feel comfortable moving forwardwith their lives.And we should also not expect this family,

or any who has faced a similar tragedy, todevelop a level of “acceptance” in the loss oftheir loved one.No rational person would rightly “accept”

their child being left in a pool of blood neara fast-food restaurant.What we should all pray for is that this

family understand the blessings their childoffered while on this earth, the example hecan be to future children and the lightningrod to our community his untimely deathshould be to ensure no other child is takenfrom their family in similar fashion.We should all be grateful our judicial sys-

tem got it right and kept White in prisonindefinitely.But at the end of the day, the decision is an

additional reminder that a Laurens Countyfamily is still one member short of beingwhole.And there is no courtroom that can fill that

void.

—Jason Halcombe

LLoorraann SSmmiitthh

The portrait of Sam Mitchell

Pres. Barack H. Obama1600 Pennsylvania Ave.N.W.Washington, D.C. 20500(202) 456-1414

Gov. Nathan DealState CapitolAtlanta, Ga. 30334(404) 656-1776

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle240 State CapitolAtlanta, Ga. 30334(404) 656-5030

Sen. Saxby Chambliss Washington, D.C 20510(202) 224-3521

Sen. Johnny IsaaksonUnited States Senate120 Russell Senate OfficeBuildingWashington, DC 20510Tel: (202) 224-3643Fax: (202) 228-0724One Overton Park, Suite9703625 Cumberland Blvd

Atlanta, GA 30339Tel: (770) 661-0999Fax: (770) 661-0768

John BarrowCongressman2202 Rayburn House OfficeBuildingWashington, DC 20515(202) 225-2823

Ross TollesonGeorgia State SenatorDistrict 20121 D State CapitolAtlanta, Ga 30334(404)656-0081Fax (404) [email protected]

Matt HatchettGeorgia House ofRepresentativesDistrict 143State Representative109 State CapitolAtlanta, Ga [email protected]

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TTaallllaaddeeggaa,, AAllaa..,, oonn ttiimmee ffoorrssoommee rreessttrraaiinntt::The fear of “Obamacare”

was so intense that somemembers of Congress werewilling to shut down parts ofthe federal government to tryto stop it. Their actions ratch-eted up the anxiety level notonly in our nation but alsointernationally, as concernsover whether the governmentwould be able to make its debtpayments dovetailed with thedebate over the AffordableCare Act. That was a recklessexercise that could have seri-ously damaged a recoveringeconomy, not just in our nationbut internationally.Seven of Alabama’s nine

senators and congressmanvoted against the agreementthat temporarily ended the cri-sis and gave the world achance to breathe a bit easier.The two that voted in favorwere Democratic Rep. TerriSewell and Republican Rep.Spencer Bachus.The battle of words over

Obamacare continues, eventhough numerous efforts tostop it — on Capitol Hill, in

courts, and in last year’s elec-tion — have failed.Exactly what Obamacare

will mean to businesses, indi-viduals, and the nationremains to be seen. Fears thatthe Affordable Care Act willmake health insurance lessaffordable cannot be dis-missed, but the latest tacticsemployed in the attempt tostop it only served to causemore hand-wringing and dam-age to the reputation of theRepublican Party. ...Jeb Bush argues that a

return to free market princi-ples is necessary to solving theproblems.Free market principles

introduce competition thathelps keep prices under con-trol, but without regulations tohelp ensure fairness, somepeople will fall through thecracks. We don’t expectObamacare to be a perfectsolution. We hope members ofCongress from both partieswill come forward with sugges-tions to help refine the law inthe future.For now, we think his

advice should be heeded: showa little restraint.

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oonn rreessttrriiccttiioonnss nnoott aannsswweerr::State Health Department

rules presently define an abor-tion clinic as any facility thatperforms 30 or more abortionsduring any two months in ayear. A proposed rule changewould redefine a clinic as anyfacility that performs 10 ormore abortions in any singlemonth and 100 or more in ayear.A public hearing on the pro-

posed changes is scheduledThursday in Montgomery.If implemented, Alabama

would become even moreunfriendly as a reproductiverights state. The Legislaturehas already passed a rule thatmakes it more difficult forabortion doctors to operate byrequiring them to have admit-ting privileges at area hospi-tals. Lawmakers also added arule for the physical dimen-sions of the interiors of clinics.Any medical procedure

must have established guide-lines for the safety of thepatient. Placing too manyrestrictions to access, however,won’t slow the rate of abor-tions. There is another way to

do that, but Alabama lawmak-ers and government officialsaren’t likely to be so compas-sionate.First, adding more restric-

tions to accessing abortionclinics will disproportionatelyaffect the poor. Second, it is thepoor who could find them-selves at greater risk when anabortion might be the onlyremedy to save a mother’s life.Instead of finding ways to

be more restrictive, Alabamashould find more ways to beproactive in providing easieraccess to prenatal health care,and providing services andsupport to mothers and theirchildren after birth. ...Maybe Alabama would see

the demand for abortion cur-tailed if expectant mothersknew that, when their child isborn, it would receive the bestcare possible from a state thatis genuinely committed to thesuccess of its children — richand poor. Access to free oraffordable health care, and auniversal Head Start programwould go a long way towardreassuring parents that theirchildren will have what’s nec-essary for a healthy childhood.

Court’s decision confirmsone thing: A family is stillone short of being whole


COMMUNITY CALENDARFriday

•The Exchange Club of Laurens County at 7 a.m. atthe Elks Club. 275-6244.•Dublin Serenity AA 122 High Street, Contact 272-7311,6:30 p.m.•AA I Am Responsible Group Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. (Closed)•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon 629 BroadStreet, East Dublin.•Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group, 1515 RiceAve. Dublin (use back entrance) Friday 6:30 p.m.

Saturday•Teen Talk 1-4 p.m. at Turning Point Church of God inChrist, 511 McKinley St.•Wrightsville Serenity Group AA meeting at 8 p.m., Lo-cated across from Dairy Queen in Wrightsville.•AA I Am Responsible Group Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., Saturday and Sunday 8 p.m.•AA 24 Hour Group Contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street,East Dublin, Ga, Sundays 9 a.m.•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,East Dublin, Sundays at 3 p.m.

ALMANACToday in HistoryBy The Associated PressToday is Friday, Oct. 25,

the 298th day of 2013.There are 67 days left in theyear.On this date:In 1760, Britain’s King

George III succeeded hislate grandfather, George II.In 1854, the “Charge of

the Light Brigade” tookplace during the CrimeanWar as an English brigadeof more than 600 men, fac-ing hopeless odds, chargedthe Russian army and suf-fered heavy losses.In 1859, radical abolition-

ist John Brown went on tri-al in Charles Town, Va., forhis failed raid at HarpersFerry. (Brown was convictedand hanged.)In 1912, the song “My

Melancholy Baby” by ErnieBurnett and George Nortonwas first published underthe title “Melancholy.”Country comedian MinniePearl was born Sarah Ophe-lia Colley in Centerville,Tenn.In 1918, the Canadian

steamship Princess Sophiafoundered off the coast ofAlaska; some 350 peopleperished.In 1929, former Interior

Secretary Albert B. Fall wasconvicted in Washington,D.C. of accepting a $100,000bribe from oil tycoon Ed-ward L. Doheny. (Fall wassentenced to a year inprison and fined $100,000;he ended up serving ninemonths.)In 1945, Taiwan became

independent of Japanesecolonial rule.In 1957, mob boss Albert

Anastasia of “Murder Inc.”notoriety was shot to deathin a barber shop inside thePark Sheraton Hotel in NewYork.In 1960, the Bulova

Watch Co. introduced itselectronic “Accutron” model.In 1962, U.S. ambassador

Adlai E. Stevenson present-ed photographic evidence ofSoviet-built missile bases inCuba to the U.N. SecurityCouncil.In 1971, the U.N. Gener-

al Assembly voted to admitmainland China and expelTaiwan.In 1982, the situation

comedy “Newhart,” starringBob Newhart as a Vermontinnkeeper, premiered onCBS.In 1983, a U.S.-led force

invaded Grenada at the or-der of President RonaldReagan, who said the actionwas needed to protect U.S.citizens there.Ten years ago: Thou-

sands of anti-war protestersrallied in the nation’s capi-tal and delivered a scathingcritique of President GeorgeW. Bush and his Iraq policy.The Florida Marlins wonthe World Series in Game 6against the New York Yan-kees, 2-0. Trainer RichardMandella won a record fourraces at the Breeders’ Cup.Five years ago:

Arkansas television anchor-woman Anne Pressly, 26,died five days after she wasfound beaten in her home.Game 3 of the World Seriesbegan in Philadelphia at10:06 p.m. Eastern time af-ter being delayed by rain;the Phillies went on to beatthe Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4,

for a 2-1 Series lead in amatchup that finished at1:47 a.m.One year ago:

Fundraising reports showedthat contributions for the2012 presidential race hadtopped $2 billion, with Pres-ident Barack Obama andRepublican Mitt Romneybringing in a total of about$1.7 billion and the restcoming in to super PACsand other groups. PresidentBarack Obama threw hissupport behind ballot mea-sures in Maine, Marylandand Washington state thatwould legalize same-sexmarriage.Today’s Birthdays:

Country singer JeanneBlack is 76. Basketball Hallof Famer Bobby Knight is73. Author Anne Tyler is 72.Rock singer Jon Anderson(Yes) is 69. Political strate-gist James Carville is 69.Actress Tracy Nelson is 50.Actor Michael Boatman is49. Actor Kevin MichaelRichardson is 49. SingerSpeech is 45. Actor AdamGoldberg is 43. Actor-singerAdam Pascal is 43. Rockmusician Ed Robertson(Barenaked Ladies) is 43.Actress Persia White is 43.Country singer Chely(SHEL’-ee) Wright is 43. Vi-olinist Midori is 42. ActorCraig Robinson is 42. ActorMichael Weston is 40. ActorJosh Henderson is 32.Thought for Today:

“Bureaucracy, the rule ofno one, has become themodern form of despo-tism.” — Mary McCarthy,author and critic (born1912, died this date in1989).

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Dublin Police Depart-mentWarren Braswell, 19 of

Dublin, was arrested for theftby shoplifting at Wal-Mart onTuesday. Employee said Braswell

had bought some items butconcealed an item as well. Theitem was a GS4 case valued at$60. - Patricia Jones, 50, was ar-

rested for theft by shopliftingat Belk on Oct. 19. An employ-ee saw Jones take a ladieswatch, valued at $30 withoutpaying for it.- A flat screen television, X-

box 360, two game controllersand three X-box games werestolen Tuesday from a house

on Highland Avenue. - A pressure washer was

stolen between Monday andTuesday on US Highway 441South. - Two handguns were stolen

between Oct. 12 and 13 from avehicle at Kroger on HillcrestParkway.- Laurens County Sheriff’s

Office- Metal was stolen between

Oct. 14 and Wednesday from a

house on Burch Street in Cad-well.

Editor’s note: This infor-mation is public record andwas taken from reports ofthe Dublin Police Depart-ment and the Laurens Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office. These re-ports do not reflect on theguilt or innocence. An “ar-rest” does not always indi-cate incarceration. Readersare cautioned that peoplemay have similar names.Police Beat does not identifyminor children, victims ofsexual assault, suicide at-tempts or medical condi-tions. Cases dismissed donot appear if the newspaperis notified before deadline.

Police BeatDublin man arrested for shoplifting at Wal-Mart

COMMUNITY EVENTSActivities in Events that are open to the public with proceeds going to a non-profit run

compliments of The Courier Herald. Community events run two weeks prior to event date.

Hillcrest Spirit Nightwill be held at Sweet Berry onHillcrest Parkway, October28 from 5 - 8 p.m. Please sup-port our efforts to help fundstudent projects and activi-ties. We look forward to see-ing every one at Sweet Berry.Marine Corps 238th

Birthday Dublin areaMarines breakfast at 8 a.m.,Nov. 9 at Golden Corral. Formore information call BobWalker at 278-2263 or TracieCannada at 272-6892.The Laurens-Dublin

Retired Educators Associ-ation will meet on the dateslisted below. All retired edu-cators in the Laurens-Dublinarea and surrounding coun-ties are invited to join us forlunch at the Dublin CountryClub. New or potential mem-bers please contact MaryJane Spivey at 272-8893 [email protected] tomake reservations by theMonday prior to the meeting

you will attend. Dates areNovember 21, January 16,March 20 and May 15, 2014.The local chapter of the

Oconee High School Na-tional Alumni Association,Inc. is planning to honor allVeterans who attendedOconee High School on Veter-ans Day, Nov. 11with a homecooked meal. This includesfamily member so OconeeHigh School Alumni, who areVeterans. For more informa-tion please contact ZelleneSirmons at (478) 296-1184 orSecretary Barbara Ann Han-kins Dixon at (478) 0992 to-day or no later than Oct. 11.Tau Omicron Omega

Chapter, Alpha Kappa Al-pha Sorority, Inc. What:fundraising gala-$25 contri-bution (elegant dinner, enter-tainment, fashion show) No-vember 2 at 6 p.m. at theOconee Fall Line TechnicalCollege, DuBose Porter Con-ference Center, 560 Pine Hill

Road, Dublin, Ga. Tickets:Marie Bostic at 478-689-0505, Diann O’Neal at 478-278-1659, or Martha C.Mincey at 478-290-5987.The Georgia High

School Graduation Testswill be given at Dublin HighSchool the week of Novem-ber 4-7 for any DHS studentneeding to retest according tothe following schedule: No-vember 4, 2013- English Lan-guage Arts. November 5,2013 – Mathematics. Novem-ber 6, 2013 – Science. Novem-ber 7, 2013 – Social Studies.Benefit Yard sale at 99

Maple Drive - Dublin dona-tion only October 25-26 from11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Benefit forStetson Dykes a one year oldthe son of Josh and RhondaDykes. Has to have multiplefacial surgeries. They arehaving to traveling back andforth to Michigan to getthings set up for surgeries. Allproceeds will go to this family.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Onthis, GOP budget guru Rep.Paul Ryan and top Senate De-mocrat Harry Reid can agree:There won’t be a “grand bar-gain” on the budget.Instead, the Wisconsin Re-

publican and the Nevada De-mocrat both say the best Wash-ington can do in this bitterlypartisan era of divided govern-ment is a small-ball bargainthat tries to take the edge off ofautomatic budget cuts knownas sequestration.Official Capitol Hill negotia-

tions start next week, but Ryanand Reid both weighed inThursday to tamp down any ex-pectations that the talks mightforge a large-scale agreementwhere several previous high-level talks have failed.Long-standing, entrenched

differences over taxes make alarge-scale budget pact virtual-ly impossible, according to law-makers, their aides and ob-servers who will be monitoringthe talks.Republicans say they simply

won’t agree to any further taxesatop the 10-year, $600 billion-plus tax increase on upper-in-come earners that PresidentBarack Obama and Democratsmuscled through Congress inJanuary. Without higher taxes,Democrats say they won’t yieldto cuts in benefit programs likeMedicare.———Veteran Tennessee Guard

recruiter held in shooting of2 superiors; wounded hadserved overseasMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) —

Subdued by fellow soldiers andarrested by local police, a Ten-nessee National Guardsmanwas likely to face federalcharges Friday in the shootingof two of his superiors at an ar-mory north of Memphis.The sergeant first class,

whose name was not released,had been disciplined before heopened fire with a handgunThursday at the armory inMillington, Tenn., according toa law enforcement official whohad been briefed on the case.The official was not autho-

rized to discuss the investiga-tion publicly and spoke on con-dition of anonymity.The wounded — a major and

a sergeant major who had bothserved overseas — were expect-ed to be released from a Mem-phis hospital soon, said Maj.Gen. Max Haston, adjutantgeneral of the Tennessee Guard.All three of the men were re-

cruiters, and the shooter hasbeen in the Guard about six orseven years, Haston said.———Norway rejects US re-

quest to destroy Syria’schemical weapons arsenalOSLO, Norway (AP) — Nor-

way has turned down a U.S. re-quest to receive the bulk of Syr-ia’s chemical weapons for de-

struction because it doesn’thave the capabilities to com-plete the task by the deadlinesgiven, the Norwegian foreignminister said Friday.Boerge Brende said Norway

hadn’t been able to identify aport that could receive theweapons and didn’t have the ca-pacity to treat some of thewaste products resulting fromthe destruction of the muni-tions.In a webcast news confer-

ence, Brende said both the U.S.and Norway agreed there wasno point in continuing “the eval-uation of Norway as a place forthis destruction.”Brende said the U.S. is look-

ing at other alternatives butdidn’t give details.Norway earlier this week

said it was one of the nationsthat had been asked to takepart in the destruction of 50metric tons of mixed chemicalsin the form of mustard gas andsome 300-500 metric tons ofmaterials needed to make nerveagents.———5 people injured in

mishap on ’Vortex’ ride atthe North Carolina StateFairRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An

accident on a ride at the NorthCarolina State Fair injured fivepeople.A preliminary investigation

indicates that passengers mayhave been injured when the“Vortex” ride started up againas they were getting off, about9:17 p.m. Thursday, fairspokesman Brian Long said.He said an ambulance was

on the scene immediately, andthat two of the injuries “appearto be serious; the other threenot as serious.”The injured riders ranged in

age from 14 to 39, Wake CountySheriff Donnie Harrison told anews conference. Linda Fowler,clinical administrator forWakeMed in Raleigh, confirmedthat five people were admittedto the hospital from the fair, butshe did not give out further in-formation.The “Vortex” spins, twirls

and flips passengers upsidedown. Long said the ride wouldundergo inspection by the stateDepartment of Labor, and thatthe sheriff ’s office would alsoconduct its own investigationand look for witnesses.———Details of 1999 indictment

in JonBenet Ramsey slayingto be releasedDENVER (AP) — A grand

jury indictment issued in 1999in the JonBenet Ramsey inves-tigation will be released Friday,and should shed more light onwhy prosecutors decidedagainst pursuing chargesagainst the little girl’s parents.The grand jury reviewed evi-

dence against John and PatsyRamsey three years after the 6-

year-old beauty queen’s bodywas found bludgeoned andstrangled in their home in Boul-der on Dec. 26, 1996. A series ofpossible charges were consid-ered by grand jurors but it’s notclear whether they voted tocharge one or both parents.The Ramseys maintained

their innocence, offering a$100,000 reward for the killerand mounting a newspapercampaign seeking evidence.The district attorney at the

time, Alex Hunter, who present-ed the evidence to the grand ju-ry, declined to pursue chargessaying: “I and my prosecutorialteam believe we do not havesufficient evidence to warrantthe filing of charges againstanyone who has been investi-gated at this time.”Hunter did not return a

phone message left Thursdayby The Associated Press.—British police seize gun

parts manufactured fromplastic on a 3D printerLONDON (AP) — British

police say they have seized com-ponents of a gun made fromplastic on a 3-D printer.The Greater Manchester Po-

lice force says a plastic maga-zine and trigger were seizedalong with a 3-D printer in araid against suspected gangmembers.The parts are being tested to

see whether the gun wouldhave worked.Police said Friday that if the

gun were viable it would be thefirst such seizure in Britain.Earlier this year a Texas

company said it had successful-ly test-fired a handgun createdwith a 3-D printer. Such print-ers can be paired with a homecomputer to manufacture ob-jects using layers of high-densi-ty plastic.———After hero’s welcome in

home state Texas, Cruz toface skeptical, but influen-tial, Iowa GOP.DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) —

Never mind that he lost.Tea party Sen. Ted Cruz took

nothing short of a victory lap inhis state of Texas this week, ap-pearing before wildly support-ive crowds that overlooked thefact that the Republican wholed the charge to kill money forPresident Barack Obama’shealth care law had failed.Now he’s coming to Iowa,

where Republicans who willhave the first say in the nextpresidential race are certain toview him more skeptically thanGOP loyalists do back home.In Iowa and across the na-

tion, the GOP is in the midst ofan internal war pitting tea par-tyers like Cruz who argue forideological purity against moremainstream Republicans advo-cating a more pragmatic, inclu-sive party approach to govern-ing.

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Saxon Heights Elementary celebrateshomecoming with special events

Saxon Heights El-ementary SchoolCelebrated Home-coming Week lastweek. On Wednes-day students andstaff were dressedin Sunday Best,Thursday was Jer-sey Day and Fridaywas Green andGold Day. (SpecialPhotos)

Residents, familyand staff from theSouthland Care Ceterdecided after return-ing from theCaribbean Islands togo western for resi-dents to enjoy.Everyone dressed in

cowboy hats, bootsand of course their firearms. We had severalresidents who attend-ed and served at thesaloon. We had Chris

Forbes as the sheriffalong with hisdeputies and bountyhunters, also a beauti-ful white horse and hisowner Terrance Dixon.Entertainment on thefront porch by the oneand only Elvis PresleyAKA Ronnie Mullis.An invitation was

sent out that read,“Dust off your bootsand mosey on down toSouthland Care Center

Roundup! “Have yourMa and Pa call to let usknow If ya can make it:Doggone it! We’ll missya if ya can’t be here!There’ll be games,food and tons of Cow-boy fun!”We enjoyed the grub

at the Stallion Restau-rant where we all atefrom tin pans anddrank from jars. Every-one had a good time.(Special Photos)

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WLHS FFA Senior Floriculture teamplace first in Georgia National FairThe West Laurens

High School FFA Se-nior Floriculture Teamplaced first in theGeorgia National FairFloriculture competi-tion held in Perry onTuesday, October 8.The teammembers areKynlea Brantley, Mara

Fountain, Hanna Hol-ley and Lily Kowtko.Thirty-Five teams trav-eled from all over thestate to identify 35plants from the list of91 common floricul-ture plants they are re-quired to know. Indi-vidually, Lily Kowtko

placed third and Han-na Holley placed sixthout of 116 total partici-pants.Article submitted by

chapter reporter MaraFountain. (SpecialPhoto)




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Recycling Coordinatorfor Solid Waste Man-agement was a guestspeaker at HillcrestLEAP Elementary. Mr.Brooks spoke to mem-bers of the Green Clubabout the importanceand benefits of recy-cling and composting.The Green Club mem-bers will use the infor-mation received to be-come great recyclingrole models. (SpecialPhoto)

Ricks places in area FFA eventWest Laurens FFA mem-

ber Clarke Ricks recentlyplaced seventh in the AreaIV FFA Job Interview Ca-reer Development Event.The event was held atToombs County High Schoolin Lyons, Georgia on Sep-tember 24.The FFA Job Interview

Career Development Eventwas developed to help par-ticipants in their currentjob search for part-time andfull-time employment. Stu-dents are required to sub-mit a resume, cover letterand letters of reference andthen must participate in amock interview.FFA is a national organi-

zation of over 523,000 mem-bers preparing for leader-ship and careers in the sci-ence, business and technol-ogy of agriculture. FFA isan integral part of the agri-cultural education programin public schools. The FFAmission is to make a posi-tive difference in the livesof students by developingtheir potential for premierleadership, personal growthand career success throughagricultural education.Ricks, a junior, is the

daughter of Clay Ricks and

Ashley Vickers of Dublin,Georgia. Reed Waldrep andKasey Jackson are the WestLaurens FFA advisors.The FFA Job Interview

Career Development Event

is sponsored by the GeorgiaFFA Foundation.Article submitted by

West Laurens High SchoolFFA Reporter Mara Foun-tain (Special Photo)

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Graham places sixth in area eventWest Laurens High

School FFA member KaitlinGraham recently placedsixth in the Area IV FFA Ju-nior Floral Design CareerDevelopment Event. Theevent was held at ToombsCounty High School inLyons, Georgia September24.

The Floral Design CareerDevelopment Event allowsstudents to utilize the prin-ciples and elements of de-sign. Each student makestwo floral arrangements andanswers questions by a pan-el of judges concerning floraldesign principles. Studentsuse the principles of bal-ance, proportion and scale,focal point, emphasis,rhythm, harmony and unity,and the technique of flowerplacement to create their de-signs.

FFA is a national organi-zation of over 520,000 mem-bers preparing for leader-ship and careers in the sci-ence, business and technolo-gy of agriculture. FFA is anintegral part of the agricul-tural education program inpublic schools. The FFAmission is to make a positive

difference in the lives of stu-dents by developing their po-tential for premier leader-ship, personal growth andcareer success through agri-cultural education.

Graham, a freshman, isthe daughter of Pam andChad Graham of EastDublin. Kasey Jackson andReed Waldrep are the West

Laurens High School FFAadvisors.

The FFA Floral DesignCareer Development Eventis sponsored by the GeorgiaState Florists Association asa special project of the Geor-gia FFA Foundation.

Submitted by WLHS FFAReporter Mara Fountain(Special Photo)

GRAHAM

Trinity announces Good Citizen Award

Abigail Rae Stevenshas been selected asthe 2013-14 Good Citi-zen at Trinity ChristianSchool.Abi was chosen be-cause she best exem-plifies the qualities ofdependability, service,leadership, and patrio-tism in home, school,and community. Thisrecognition is spon-sored by the John Lau-rens Chapter, NSDAR.Mrs. Leon Greenserves as Chairmanfor the Good CitizenCommittee. (SpecialPhoto)

Best bargain at the Vatican: $500 buys access,and helps restore Vatican Museum treasuresVATICAN CITY (AP) —

They entered the SistineChapel in tuxedoes andgowns, the clacking of highheels on marble competingwith the Latin chants of achoir filling the frescoedhall.The donors to the Vatican

Museums got serious VIPtreatment during their re-cent visit to Rome: lectureson museum restoration pro-jects, catered dinners inmuseum galleries, a vespersservice in the SistineChapel celebrated by papal

prefect Monsignor GeorgGaenswein — and even aone-on-one with Pope Fran-cis himself.Such access comes with a

price, but it’s not as high asyou might think.For starters, all it takes

is $500 a year to join the Pa-trons of the Vatican Muse-ums, the fundraising orga-nization that hosted lastweek’s extravaganza. Theevents marking the Patron-s’ 30th anniversary did costsignificantly more — $1,900a head for the entire five

days of Vatican pampering— but even that price seemsa relative bargain giventhat a single New Yorkfundraiser, without pope ormusic under Michelangelo,might run $1,000 a head ormore.“Are you kidding? You

can’t buy your way intothis,” marveled Ronald Poeas he sipped pink bubbly inthe Gallery of Maps afterthe Sistine Chapel vespersSaturday night.

Is this America’s most-fit CEO?NEW YORK (AP) — Frits

van Paasschen is standing withhis bike on the edge of CentralPark. It’s a brisk autumn morn-ing. The city has yet to fullywake but he’s eager to ride.The CEO of Starwood Hotels

& Resorts — best known forbrands like Sheraton, Westin,St. Regis and W— exercises sixdays a week nomatter where heis in the world. These are notlight workouts. Van Paasschen,52, just completed his first Iron-man triathlon — 2.4 miles ofswimming, 112 miles of cycling,and a 26.2-mile run. It took 12hours and 44 minutes.Since taking over as CEO in

September 2007, van Paasschen— who is vegan — has injectedparts of his lifestyle into Star-wood’s hotels. He’s changedmenus to make them healthier,for instance, and made it easierfor road warriors to work out.Given his penchant for exer-

cise, I suggested a bike ride as away to learn more about himand the company.Which brings us to a chilly

Octobermorning twoweeks ago.Dressed in back spandex bikingshorts and cycling jerseys, wehead out for laps through thepark. I am not a triathlete, sovan Paasschen promises to takeit easy.“So have you done this be-

fore?” he asks. No. Most of myreporting is stationary. “Yeah, Ican’t say I’ve been interviewedon a bike either.”His love of fitness started at

age 7 while watching the 1968Mexico City Summer Olympicson TV.“I thought, OK, I’m going to

go out and be in the Olympicsand I started running,” vanPaasschen says. “I realized aftera few years there was no way Iwas going to go to the Olympics,

let alone even compete at a highlevel. But I also just kind of, Ijust fell in love with doing it.”Biking came later, when a ju-

nior high school gym teacher onMercer Island, Wash., wouldtake van Paasschen’s class outfor long rides at the end of theday.Starwood guests can see

those influences today.Westin hotels loan guests

running shoes and clothing.New menus have been craftedaround foods thought to improvewell-being and longevity such asgreen tea, honey, blueberriesand kiwis. And the company’snewest brand, Element, offersbicycles.“The whole idea is that you’ll

feel better after your stay,” vanPaasschen says as we speedpast some joggers. It doesn’tmatter that nearly three timesas many guests use Sheraton’sfree lobby computers than usethe hotel gym. It’s importantthat the gym is available. “Itstrikes me that more peoplehave the intention of workingout than not.”The number of Starwood ho-

tels has grown 28 percent dur-ing van Paasschen’s tenure to1,150 today and is expected tohit 1,500 by the end of 2018. Hiscompany isn’t the largest; Holi-day Inn owner InterContinentalHotels Group holds that titlewith 4,600 properties world-wide. But Starwood is trying toposition itself as the biggest lux-ury hotel group. One out ofevery seven hotels that Star-wood has planned is a luxuryproperty.“People are surprised to hear

how fast the luxury segment isgrowing,” van Paasschen says.“Our three luxury brands — W,Luxury Collection and St. Regis— have essentially doubled

their footprint in the last sixyears, even with the financialcrisis.”Most of that growth is over-

seas.Starwood, based in Stamford,

Conn., opened 67 new hotels inthe past 12months. Only a thirdof them were in the UnitedStates. The focus for van Paass-chen has been on China, theUnited Arab Emirates, Indiaand Latin America.“The hotel business grows

alongside economic growth,” hesays. “So as you can imagine,wherever there’s the kind ofmassive growth and urbaniza-tion we’re seeing in so manymarkets around the world,that’s where the majority of newhotels are being built.”


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SWLE announces Top A.R. ReadersSouthwest Laurens

Elementary would liketo recognize the topA.R. Readers in eachgrade for the first nineweeks. Shown in the

picture from left toright are: Bekah Mc-Cord (third grade),Jordan Carswell (sec-ond grade), DawrinMiller (fourth grade),

Janlee Wyatt (firstgrade) and ElisabethBrooks (fifth grade).Congratulations! Weare proud of you.(Special Photo)

Pictured (l-r): Braswell Walraven (third place), Madison Hutcheson(first place), Cejay Heath (second place). (Special Photo)

BByy MMaaddiissoonn HHuuttcchheessoonnBright red apples, juicy

grapefruit, oranges, and tan-gelos. Mouth watering, isn’tit? That’s exactly what theTreutlen FFA was aimingfor. The Treutlen FFA Chap-

ter hosts a wide range offund raisers. These help tosponsor the many activities,competitions, meetings, andother things that our chap-ter participates in. TheTreutlen FFA Fruit Sale isone of our chapter’s largestmeans of raising support forthe club. The fruit sale enables our

chapter to take part in mul-tiple projects, hosts our an-nual end-of-year banquet,interact with our communi-ty, and experience the satis-faction of a job well done. This year ’s fruit sale

started Monday, August 26,2013. The students weregiven the responsibility ofselling the fruit to the pub-lic, keeping up with all re-ceipts and money, and afterthe sale was made, they hadto deliver the money to Mr.Norris. The students alsohave to deliver the fruit tothe customers. This teachespunctuality and allowed the

students to practice courtesyand good sportsmanship. The fruit sale ended

Thursday, October 3, 2013.The students were requiredto turn in all order formsand money. The orders weretallied up and all the moneywas counted. After every-thing was finished, the topthree sellers were MadisonHutcheson with an out-standing amount of 92 cases,Cejay Heath with 42 cases,and Braswell Walraven with37 cases. First place received$100, second place received$75 and third place received$50. Along with the top three

sellers, there were prizesavailable to the other stu-dents. From students whosold at least five cases, theirdues were paid if not alreadydone so yet. For the studentswho sold at least ten cases,they won an official, school-approved, FFA t-shirt. Thisis the only way to procure onof these great t-shirts. Forthe students that sold atleast fifteen cases, they wona field trip to the AgricultureExposition in Moultrie,Georgia on October 16, 2013.Several students were

able to pay their dues by

selling fruit. Six studentswon a t-shirt and 17 stu-dents won a trip to the AgExpo as well as a t-shirt.Overall, the FFA Fruit Salewas a great success. TheTreutlen FFA Chapter soldover 700 cases of fruit. Wewould like to thank everyonewho has purchased fruit forhelping our chapter to pros-per. If anyone has not pur-chased fruit and would liketo do so, please see an FFAmember or you may contactme at (912)-529-7137. Thefruit will arrive in early De-cember and the students willdeliver to the customers.Again, thank you for helpingmake this fundraiser such agreat success. There are more than

500,000 FFA members na-tionwide. The Georgia Asso-ciation has over 35,000members, making it thethird largest association inthe nation. The FFA makes apositive difference in thelives of students by develop-ing their potential for pre-mier leadership, personalgrowth, and career success,through agricultural educa-tion.

Hutcheson top salesperson for FFA fruit sale

Brogdon wins Reserve Champion PolledHereford Heifer at Georgia National FairWest Laurens High School

FFA senior Gabe Brogdonwon Reserve ChampionPolled Hereford Heifer atthe Georgia National Fairand Livestock show in Perryheld October 3-6. Brogdonexhibited two other heifersalong with a Hereford steer.

Around 30 other FFA and 4HLivestock competitors fromall over Georgia were com-peting for the HerefordHeifer Championship. Gabehas been raising and show-ing Polled Herefords on hisfamily farm in Irwintonsince he was in the seventh

grade and has been improv-ing his herd throughout thelast several years. Brogdonis the son of Rene’ and KenBrogdon, of Irwinton. Articlesubmitted by chapter re-porter Mara Fountain. (Spe-cial Photo)

AR Party held at Hillcrest ElementaryHillcrest Elemen-

tary School studentsearning the requiredAccelerated Readerpoints and averagecriteria for the first

nine weeks of schoolwere recently reward-ed with an AR party.Mr. Wayne Clark, Me-dia Specialist hosteda Nacho Cheese Party

for the avid readers.A wonderful time washad by all. (SpecialPhoto)

BOSTON (AP) — One is 22,brimming with vigor and rid-ing a hot streak in the dawn ofhis career, the other is 36,injected with a painkiller justto make it on the field andrefusing to succumb to discom-fort during his first and per-haps lastchance to earnthat elusivering.

M i c h a e lWacha andC a r l o sBeltran, bothtrying tomake themost of theirfirst WorldSeries, helpedlift the St.L o u i sCardinals to a4-2 victory over the Boston RedSox on Thursday night thatevened the matchup at a gameapiece.

“It’s the World Series, big-time game,” Wacha said.

Wacha bested John Lackeyin a matchup of present andpast rookie sensations, Beltranprovided a big hit and thistime it was the Red Sox whowere tripped up by fieldingfailures.

“Somebody would have tokill me in order for me to getout of the lineup,” saidBeltran, undeterred by bruisedribs that landed him in the

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Raiders need strong encore effort at VeteransBy Rick NolteSports Editor

With its hopes for postseason in awin-or-else state, West Laurensresponded last week with its mostcomplete game of the yearagainst GHSARegion2AAAA cellar-dweller.The Raiders are

still in the samepredicament tonight,but this time they'll need to come upwith a repeat of last week's perform-ance against the region's co-leader."We have to go over there and have

a solid football game with no mis-takes," West coach Stacy Nobles saidof his team's 7:30 p.m. visit toVeterans (4-3, 4-0). "We have to playlike we did last week. When we havethe opportunity to make plays, wehave to make them."The West Laurens-Veterans

matchup is among a host of keyregion contests as schools continuetheir drive for the playoffs.Elsewhere, Dublin visits Harlem andEast Laurens travels to ScrevenCounty in Region 3AA while TrinityChristian entertains Bethesda Day ina GISA 2AA contest.

Topping the list of other games inthe area is the Region 3B-A matchbetween unbeaten Johnson Countyand Emanuel County Institute inTwin City. Both teams are 2-0 in thesub-region with one game remainingbefore the season-ending crossovercontest with an opponent from 3A-A.In other games, Lamar County is

at Bleckley County in a battle of theleaders in Region 3AA while WheelerCounty is at Treutlen in 3B-A. TwiggsCounty visits Lincoln County andFirst Presbyterian Day is atWilkinson County in Region 7A.West Laurens (2-5, 1-3) halted a

four-game losing streak with its 35-7win against Howard (2-5, 0-4). TheRaiders totaled a season-high inpoints and yardage while serving upa spotless game on defense, recordingeight tackles for losses, recovering afumble and intercepting a pass."With the exception of one play, we

had no missed assignments," Noblessaid of his defense's effort. "The guyswere striking people. Their quarter-back had to be sore the next morn-ing."The Raiders will need that kind of

effort defensively, and a repeat of theoffensive consistency it showed

against the Huskies, tonight againstthe Warhawks. Veterans, whose non-region schedule included all ClassAAAAA opponents including No. 1Northside, features a balanced attackthat begins with the running game.Ben Thomas and Desjuan Harris

have combined for 892 yards andeight touchdowns while quarterbackLogan Byrd has added 156 and two.Byrd also has completed 33 of 78passes for 489 yards and two scoreswith two interceptions."We started the playoffs last

Fridayfootball

Trinity aims foranother sweepin cross country

By Rick NolteSports Editor

Trinity Christian will beaiming for a sweep of the GISAClass AA cross country cham-pionships for the secondstraight year on Saturday, aweek after doing the same inthe Region 2AA meet.The Crusaders are the over-

whelming favorites to repeatas champions in their eventwhile the Lady Crusaders willbe facing stiff competition fromregion rival St. Andrews andcapable Westminster Christ-ian. Action begins at 10 a.m. inLoganville.Trinity's boys placed all

seven of itsrunners inthe top 10last weekendheaded by de-fending statechampion Ka-leb McLeod for 22 points.Frederica was second with 58.The junior, who has the

fastest time in the stateregardless of class in GISA andthe fifth fastest overall includ-ing GHSA runners, won in atime of 15 minutes, 59 seconds.McLeod, whose undefeatedthis season, finished 61 sec-onds ahead of runner-up JacobBurgamy of Brentwood overthe 3.1-mile course.McLeod's brother, Jacob, an

eighth-grader, was third in17:32. Rounding out theCrusaders were Nabeel Khoja(5th, 19:18), Quillian Hollard(6th, 19:21), Derek Torres (7th,19:33), Jake Williams (8th,19:38) and Austin Zueck (9th,19:48).Kaleb McLeod's time in the

regional was nearly 48 secondsslower than his season-best.Last weekend's course, howev-

er, was tougher than the cir-cuit on which he went15:11.15, Trinity coach EvanWinegartner said."It was a pretty hard 5K,"

Trinity coach Evan Winegart-ner said. "It was deceiving.There were a lot of twists andturns through the woods. Hisbest time came on a flat, fastcourse with not many turns."Carly Blum took fourth

place to lead the Trinity girls,who totaled 39 points to edgeSt. Andrews by two points.Frederica was third with 67.Blum, a junior, covered the

course in 22:30 to finish 1:17behind winner Courtney Beenof Frederica. Abby Drake wasseventh for Trinity in 23:12while Lindsey Tate was ninthin 23:35. Trinity's other run-ners were May Williams (12th,25:20), Sarah Horne (16th,26:10), Madison Tate (27th,29:10) and Elizabeth Heard(30th, 29:48).Trinity will be in a location

where it has run this season,but not on the same course.The Crusaders won theLoganville Christian Academymeet six weeks ago."That course was a little

less than three miles when weran it the last time and it wasfairly flat and just one loop,"Winegartner said. "Now it'sgoing to be a two-loop coursethrough wooded areas so therewill lots of twists and turns."It should be fairly fast as

far as the terrain, but thetwists and turns will sloweverybody down some."Winegartner said he expects

Kaleb McLeod, who last year'sstate title in record timeregardless of class, to push hisseason best.

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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — MattRyan needed one of the best games of hiscareer to lead the Falcons and theirdepleted offense out of their three-gamelosing streak last week.It’s looking like Ryan will have more

help in Sunday’s game at Arizona.Running back Steven Jackson, who

has missed four straight games with ahamstring injury, practiced Wednesday

and said he feels ready to“give it a go.” Left tackleSam Baker, who hasmissed the last two gameswith a knee injury, alsowas in full pads.The Falcons are still

awaiting receiver RoddyWhite’s return from ham-string and ankle injuries.Ryan completed 20 of

26 passes with three touchdown passes

and no interceptions in last week’s 31-23win over Tampa Bay. His 148.4 passerrating was the highest of his career andthe top rating of any NFL quarterbackthis season.The bad news was the offense lacked

balance with only 18 yards rushing.A healthy Jackson would be a much-

needed boost for an offense that lostreceiver Julio Jones for the season earlier

Game 2Cardinals 4Red Sox 2Next: Sat, 8 p.m.(FOX)

Jackson expects to play at Arizona

Falcons atCardinalsSunday, 4:25 p.m.(FOX)

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Cards even World Series 1-all

hospital a night earlier.Matt Holliday tripled and scored on Yadier

Molina’s fourth-inning grounder, but DavidOrtiz put Boston ahead 2-1 in the sixth whenhe pounced on an 85 mph changeup for a two-run homer just over the Green Monster in leftfield.

That ended Wacha’s scoreless streak at 182-3 innings — a rookie record for a single post-

season — but it was all he gave up. Selected bySt. Louis last year with the first-round draftpick received as compensation when AlbertPujols signed with the Los Angeles Angels,Wacha has been so good lately that a St. Louisrestaurant he walked into had named a milk-shake after him, the “Wacha Wacha.”

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Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is unable to handle the throwfrom left fielder Jonny Gomes as St. Louis Cardinals pinch runner Pete Kozmascores on a sacrifice fly by Matt Carpenter in the seventh inning during Game 2 ofthe World Series. Pitcher Craig Breslow backing up the play threw wildly to third foran error, allowing Jon Jay to also score on the play. (AP Photo)

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Seattle 6 1 0 .857 191 116San Fran 5 2 0 .714 176 135St. Louis 3 4 0 .429 156 184Arizona 3 4 0 .429 133 161

ThursdayCarolina 31, Tampa Bay 13

SundayCleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Buffalo at New Orleans, 1 p.m.Miami at New England, 1 p.m.Dallas at Detroit, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.San Francisco vs. Jacksonville at London,1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m.Atlanta at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.Washington at Denver, 4:25 p.m.Green Bay at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.Open: Baltimore, Chicago, Houston,Indianapolis, San Diego, Tennessee

MondaySeattle at St. Louis, 8:40 p.m.

WORLD SERIES(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)All games televised by Fox

St. Louis vs. BostonWednesday: Boston 8, St Louis 1.St. Louis 4, Boston 2Saturday: Boston (Peavy 12-5) at St. Louis(Kelly 10-5), 8:07 p.m.Sunday: Boston (Buchholz 12-1) at St.Louis (Lynn 15-10), 8:15 p.m.x-Monday, Oct. 28: Boston at St. Louis,8:07 p.m.x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: St. Louis at Boston,8:07 p.m.x-Thursday, Oct. 31: St. Louis at Boston,8:07 p.m.

GAME 2St. Louis 000 100 300 — 4 7 1Boston 000 002 000 — 2 4 2

Wacha, Ca.Martinez (7), Rosenthal (9) andY.Molina; Lackey, Breslow (7), Tazawa (7),Workman (8), Uehara (9) andSaltalamacchia. W—Wacha 1-0. L—Lackey 0-1. Sv—Rosenthal (1). HRs—Boston, D.Ortiz (2).

TOP 25 SCHEDULENo. 1 Alabama vs. Tennessee, 3:30 p.m.No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 12 UCLA, 7 p.m.No. 3 Florida State vs. N.C. State, 3:30p.m.No. 4 Ohio State vs. Penn State, 8 p.m.No. 5 Missouri vs. No. 20 South Carolina,7 p.m.No. 6 Baylor at Kansas, 7 p.m.No. 7 Miami vs. Wake Forest, NoonNo. 8 Stanford at Oregon State, 10:30p.m.No. 9 Clemson at Maryland, 3:30 p.m.No. 10 Texas Tech at No. 17 Oklahoma,3:30 p.m.No. 11 Auburn vs. FAU, 7:30 p.m.No. 13 LSU vs. Furman, 7 p.m.No. 14 Texas A&M vs. Vanderbilt, 12:21p.m.No. 15 Fresno State at San Diego State,10:30 p.m.No. 16 Virginia Tech vs. Duke, 3:30 p.m.No. 18 Louisville at South Florida, NoonNo. 19 Oklahoma State at Iowa State,NoonNo. 21 UCF vs. UConn, NoonNo. 23 Northern Illinois vs. EasternMichigan, 3:30 p.m.No. 25 Nebraska at Minnesota, Noon

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULETHURSDAYSOUTH

Marshall at Middle Tennessee (n)Kentucky at Mississippi St. (n)

FRIDAYFAR WEST

Boise St. at BYU, 8 p.m.SATURDAYEAST

Delaware at Rhode Island, NoonHouston at Rutgers, NoonSacred Heart at St. Francis (Pa.), NoonRobert Morris at Wagner, NoonBrown at Cornell, 12:30 p.m.Duquesne at Bryant, 1 p.m.Lehigh at Bucknell, 1 p.m.Salve Regina at CCSU, 1 p.m.Colgate at Georgetown, 1 p.m.Princeton at Harvard, 1 p.m.Lafayette at Holy Cross, 1 p.m.Stetson at Marist, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Navy, 1 p.m.Yale at Penn, 1 p.m.Maine at Villanova, 1 p.m.Columbia at Dartmouth, 1:30 p.m.W. Michigan at UMass, 3 p.m.New Hampshire at Stony Brook, 4 p.m.

SOUTHWake Forest at Miami, NoonTowson at Richmond, NoonLouisville at South Florida, NoonUConn at UCF, NoonGeorgia Tech at Virginia, 12:30 p.m.Charlotte at Charleston Southern, 1 p.m.Delaware St. at Hampton, 1 p.m.Morgan St. at Howard, 1 p.m.Davidson at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Dayton at Morehead St., 1 p.m.Old Dominion at Norfolk St., 1 p.m.Liberty at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.Samford at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.The Citadel at Chattanooga, 2 p.m.NC A&T at Florida A&M, 2 p.m.Point (Ga.) at Presbyterian, 2 p.m.NC Central at Savannah St., 2 p.m.Jacksonville St. at Tenn. Tech, 2:30 p.m.Texas Southern at Grambling St., 3 p.m.Ark.-Pine Bluff at MVSU, 3 p.m.Tennessee at Alabama, 3:30 p.m.Alabama St. vs. Alabama A&M atBirmingham, Ala., 3:30 p.m.Ga. Southern at Appalachian St., 3:30 p.m.NC State at Florida St., 3:30 p.m.Clemson at Maryland, 3:30 p.m.Boston College at N. Carolina, 3:30 p.m.Tulsa at Tulane, 3:30 p.m.Duke at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m.Elon at W. Carolina, 3:30 p.m.James Madison at Wm & Mary, 3:30 p.m.SC State at Bethune-Cookman, 4 p.m.Mercer at Campbell, 4 p.m.McNeese St. at Nicholls St., 4 p.m.Troy at W. Kentucky, 4 p.m.UT-Martin at Austin Peay, 5 p.m.Jackson St. vs. Prairie View at Shreveport,La., 5 p.m.E. Illinois at Tennessee St., 5 p.m.VMI at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m.Louisiana Tech at FIU, 6 p.m.Alcorn St. at Southern U., 6:30 p.m.Furman at LSU, 7 p.m.Georgia St. at Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m.

North Texas at Southern Miss., 7 p.m.FAU at Auburn, 7:30 p.m.Idaho at Mississippi, 7:30 p.m.Lamar at SE Louisiana, 8 p.m.

MIDWESTBall St. at Akron, NoonNorthwestern at Iowa, NoonOklahoma St. at Iowa St., NoonNebraska at Minnesota, NoonValparaiso at Drake, 2 p.m.South Dakota at Illinois St., 2 p.m.Miami (Ohio) at Ohio, 2 p.m.E. Kentucky at SE Missouri, 2 p.m.Toledo at Bowling Green, 2:30 p.m.N. Iowa at S. Dakota St., 3 p.m.N. Dakota St. at Indiana St., 3:05 p.m.Michigan St. at Illinois, 3:30 p.m.Buffalo at Kent St., 3:30 p.m.E. Michigan at N. Illinois, 3:30 p.m.West Virginia at Kansas St., 3:45 p.m.Baylor at Kansas, 7 p.m.South Carolina at Missouri, 7 p.m.Missouri St. at W. Illinois, 7 p.m.Penn St. at Ohio St., 8 p.m.

SOUTHWESTVanderbilt at Texas A&M, 12:21 p.m.Temple at SMU, 3 p.m.Northwestern St. at Sam Houston, 3 p.m.Texas Tech at Oklahoma, 3:30 p.m.UTEP at Rice, 3:30 p.m.Stephen F. Austin at C. Arkansas, 4 p.m.UAB at UTSA, 5 p.m.South Alabama at Texas St., 7 p.m.Texas at TCU, 7:30 p.m.

FAR WESTIdaho St. at S. Utah, 3:05 p.m.E. Washington at Montana, 3:30 p.m.Butler at San Diego, 4 p.m.Utah at Southern Cal, 4 p.m.UC Davis at Montana St., 4:05 p.m.North Dakota at Portland St., 4:05 p.m.Notre Dame at Air Force, 5 p.m.UNLV at Nevada, 6:05 p.m.Arizona at Colorado, 8 p.m.UCLA at Oregon, 7 p.m.Wyoming at San Jose St., 7 p.m.Abilene Christ. at New Mexico St., 8 p.m.N. Arizona at Cal Poly, 9:05 p.m.Stanford at Oregon St., 10:30 p.m.Fresno St. at San Diego St., 10:30 p.m.California at Washington, 11 p.m.Colorado St. at Hawaii, 11:59 p.m.

BASEBALLNational League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Acquired OFJeremy Hazelbaker and cash considera-tions from Boston for OF Alex Castellanos.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Exercised thefourth-year contract options on G KyrieIrving and F Tristan Thompson and thethird-year options on G Dion Waiters and FTyler Zeller.SACRAMENTO KINGS—Announced theresignation of assistant coach BrendanMalone.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

NFL—Announced the two-game suspen-sion of Washington S BrandonMeriweather for repeated violations of NFLsafety rules prohibiting hits to the headand neck area was reduced to one game.GREEN BAY PACKERS—AnnouncedThomas Olejniczak was elected to theorganization’s executive committee.HOUSTON TEXANS—Released LB TimDobbins.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signedDLAndre Carter. Signed DT Sealver Siligato the practice squad. Released CB TravisHoward from the practice squad.NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed C DavidBaas on injured reserve. Re-signed LBDarin Drakeford to the practice squad.NEW YORK JETS—Signed CB Ras-IDowling to the practice squad. ReleasedRB Miguel Maysonet from the practicesquad.OAKLAND RAIDERS—Claimed LBMartez Wilson off waivers from NewOrleans. Waived DT Christo Bilukidi.ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed QB AustinDavis and QB Brady Quinn. Placed QBSam Bradford on injured reserve.Released OL Brandon Washington.Released LB Jonathan Stewart from thepractice squad.WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed SJordan Pugh. Canadian Football LeagueCFL—Fined Calgary WR Nik Lewis anundisclosed amount for using social mediato criticize league officials.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

NHL—Suspended Dallas F Ryan Garbuttfive games for charging Anaheim F DustinPenner during an Oct. 20 game.DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled DXavier Ouellet from Grand Rapids (AHL).FLORIDA PANTHERS—Recalled G ScottClemmensen from San Antonio (AHL).MONTREAL CANADIENS—Assigned DJarred Tinordi to Hamilton (AHL). RecalledD Greg Pateryn from Hamilton.NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Designated DBryce Salvador as a non-roster player dueto a death in the family. Recalled D EricGelinas from Albany (AHL).NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Agreed toterms with D Radek Martinek on a one-year contract.

LACROSSENational Lacrosse League

COLORADO MAMMOTH—Signed F JohnGrant Jr. to four-year contract.

SOCCERMajor League Soccer

MLS—Fined FC Dallas MF Jackson andFC Dallas MF David Ferreira undisclosedamounts for unprofessional conduct detri-mental to the image of the League duringhalftime of their Oct. 19 game againstSeattle. Fined Toronto FC $5,000 for vio-lating the League’s mass confrontation pol-icy in the 63rd minute of their Oct.r 19game against Chicago and fined TorontoFC coach Ryan Nelsen $1,000 becausethis is the club’s third infraction this year.

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Prep scheduleFRIDAYFootball

(All games at 7:30 p.m.)Dublin at HarlemEast Laurens at ScrevenCountyWest Laurens at VeteransBethesda at Trinity ChristianLamar County at BleckleyCountyJohnson County at EmanuelCounty InstituteWheeler County at TreutlenTwiggs County at LincolnCountyFirst Presbyterian Day at Wil-kinson County

SATURDAYCross Country

Trinity Christian in GISA AAState meet at Loganville, 10a.m.

TODAYAUTO RACING

9 a.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Truck Series,practice for Kroger 200, atMartinsville.

10:30 a.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Truck Series,practice for Kroger 200, atMartinsville.

NoonFS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, prac-tice for Goody’s Headache ReliefShot 500, at Martinsville.

3:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, polequalifying for Goody’s HeadacheRelief Shot 500, at Martinsville.

4:30 a.m.NBCSN — Formula One, qualifyingfor Indian Grand Prix, at GreaterNoida, India

COLLEGE FOOTBALL8 p.m.

ESPN — Boise St. at BYUGOLFNoon

TGC — LPGA, Taiwan Champion-ship, second round, at Yang Mei,Taiwan (tape)

3:30 p.m.TGC — Champions Tour, AT&TChampionship, first round, at SanAntonio

11 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, CIMB Classic,third round, at Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

4 a.m.ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific AmteurChampionship, third round, atLongkou, China (tape)

MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY8 p.m.

NBCSN — UMass at MaineSOCCER8:25 p.m.

ESPN2 — Liga MX, Guadalajara atMorelia

SATURDAYAUTO RACING

NoonFS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup,“Happy Hour,” final practice forGoody’s Headache Relief Shot 500,at Martinsville, Va.

1:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Truck Ser-ies,Kroger 200, at Martinsville.

2:30 a.m.ESPN2 — NHRA, qualifying forToyota Nationals, at Las Vegas(tape)

BOXING9 p.m.

SHO — Champ Deontay Wilder(29-0-0) vs. Nicolai Firtha (21-10-1),for WBC Continental Americasheavyweight title; champ PeterQuillin (29-0-0) vs. Gabriel Rosado(21-6-0), for WBO middle title;champ Bernard Hopkins(53-6-2) vs.Karo Murat (25-1-1), for IBF lightheavy title, at Atlantic City, N.J.

COLLEGE FOOTBALLNoon

ESPN — Nebraska vs. MinnesotaESPN2 — Louisville vs. SouthFloridaESPNEWS — Hosuton vs. RutgersFSN — Oklahoma State at Iowa St.

3:30 p.m.ABC — N.C. State at Florida StateCBS — Tennessee at AlabamaESPN — Clemson vs. MarylandESPN2 — Teams TBAFOX — Texas Tech at Oklahoma

3:45 p.m.FS1 — West Virginia at KansasState

7 p.m.ESPN — UCLA at OregonESPN2 — S. Carolina at Missouri

7:30 p.m.FS1 — Texas at TCU

8:07 p.m.ABC — Penn St. at Ohio St.

10:30 p.m.ESPN — Stanford at Oregon StateESPN2 — Fresno State at SanDiego State

11 p.m.FS1 — California at Washington

GOLF6 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour, BMWMasters, third round, at Shanghai(tape)

NoonTGC — LPGA, TaiwanChampionship, third round, at YangMei, Taiwan (tape)

3:30 p.m.TGC — Champions Tour, AT&TChampionship, second round, atSan Antonio

11 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, CIMB Classic,final round, at Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

4 a.m.ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific AmateurChampionship, final round, atLongkou, China (tape)MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

7:30 p.m.FOX — World Series, game 3,Boston at St. Louis

SOCCER7:40 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, CrystalPalace vs. Arsenal, at London

9:55 a.m.NBCSN — Premier League, StokeCity at Manchester United

12:25 p.m.NBCSN — Premier League,Fulham at Southampton

3 p.m.NBCSN — MLS, Kansas City atPhiladelphia

5:30 p.m.NBCSN — MLS, Dallas at SanJose

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this month.“It’s going to be big for us,”

Ryan said. “He’s a great player.”Jackson has been held out

since pulling the hamstring inthe second game against theRams, his former team. It hasbeen a slow recovery forJackson.Jackson said it hasn’t been

easy to sit out the four gamesand wait five weeks, including

the team’s bye week, to becleared for practice.“I’ve seen the doctor more

times than I’d like to and final-ly he and I are on the samepage,” Jackson said. “I feelencouraged enough in theprogress to give it a go.”Jackson’s plan was to start

slowly on Wednesday, the firstpractice of the week, and buildup to Sunday’s game.“I don’t think any time after

Week 1 you’re 100 percent, but

I think I’m feeling to this pointgood enough to give it a go andbe out there and be effectivelike day one,” he said, addinghis left “feels a lot better.“Once again I’ll be very

aware I still have some days toheal and I’ll be there onSunday.”Coach Mike Smith said he

checked in with Jackson twiceduring the practice.“It seemed like it was going

well,” Smith said.

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Falcons

Trinity Middle blanks JMA to go 7-0Courier Herald Reports

Trinity Middle School erupted for 26 pointsin the final two minutes of the first half to pullaway for a 40-0 victory at John MilledgeAcademy.The win kept the Crusaders record perfect 7-

0 entering its final game of theseason.Gabe Meadows and JB Gay

each threw a touchdown passto Jack Pharis and Meadowsreturned a fumble forced by Whit Mason 56yards for another score to key the uprising.Austin Drake continued the onslaught by

taking the second-half kickoff 81 yards for atouchdown to make the score 32-0. Gay hitBlake Purvius with the conversion pass for a34-0 lead.Taylor King finished the scoring by return-

ing an interception 54 yards for a TD. Gideon

Meadows topped the defense with six tackleswhile Davis Skeeters added four. Jake Walkeralso intercepted a pass for Trinity.

Swainsboro Raceway has Saturday cardSwainsboro Raceway warms up for the

“Turkey 100” on Saturday with “The Big One,”a combination of mud boggin’ and car racing.Gats open at 8 a.m. with the boggin’ action

starting at 10 a.m. Hot laps for the stock carsstart at 5 p.m.First prize in the boggin’ competition is

$1,000 with $3,000 to the Zaxby’s Crate LateModel winner along with $200 to the GRWCompetition Engines fastest qualifier. The racewinner also earns a spot in the “Turkey 100” onNov. 28.Admission Saturday is $20 for adults and

$10 for youths 6-11. Pit admission is $30 and$15. Checkwww.swainsbororaceway.com forinformation.

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Trinity Christian’s girls and boys go for a second straight sweep of the GISAState cross country titles on Saturday after repeating as champions in the Reg-ion 2AA meet last weekend.

week," Nobles said. "We won that one so we gotanother one this week. The kids know whatthey're facing and they know what they have todo."In 3AA, Dublin (5-2, 3-0) has assured itself a

spot in the playoffs while East Laurens (1-7, 1-3) needs to win this week and next againstWestside-Augusta for its bid.Dublin faces Harlem (6-2, 2-2) off a bye week

in which it healed some bumps and bruises onplayers and got senior running back BrandonConey work at quarterback in order to serve asa capable back-up to Robert Strickland. TheIrish alternated Marcus Brown and Stricklandat the position until Brown was lost for the sea-son with a leg injury returning a punt againstEast Laurens three weeks ago."We handled the week off the way we need-

ed," Dublin coach Roger Holmes said. "We hadgood focus in practice and got some rest for thestretch run."With Dublin and Laney, who play in Dublin

next week, each at 3-0, East is in a fight withHarlem, Screven and Westside for the region'sother two playoff spots. The Falcons andScreven each have just one win, but theGamecocks have two games remaining afterthis week compared to just one for East."We can still reach our (playoff) goal," said

Falcons coach Gary Morton, whose teamentered the playoffs last year as the region'sthird seed after going 6-4 overall and 4-2 in theregion. "It's in our hands."Trinity (5-3, 1-1) closes its home season after

an open date. The Crusaders have a chance tosecure a home game in the first round of theplayoffs with a win against Bethesda (3-5, 1-2),which is playing its season-finale.

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Trinity

"I don't know if he can get to his best, but heshould be in the low 15s," the coach said.The coach said he doesn't expect anyone to

push his team for a title either."According to the times I've seen elsewhere

in the state, I think we can be pretty dominant,"said Winegartner, who was region coach of theyear. "We could have six or all seven in the top10."The girls race, however, will most certainly

be more competitive as evidenced by St.Andrews finish in the region. Westminster fin-ished runner-up last year."The competition among the girls should be

pretty good," Winegartner said. "St. Andrewsand Westminster were right there with us lastyear and I think they'll be trying to chase usdown again."

The sports immediate future at the schoolappears set after its middle schoolers won theirversions of state titles earlier this month.Jacob McLeod, who has the fastest time in

the nation of any eighth-grader, according toWinegartner, covered the 1.6-mile course inMacon in a time of 8:26.3 to win the boys race.Teammate Quillian Holland was second in9:06.9 while Tyler Hester was eighth in 9:37.5.Janie Samson made it a double individually

for Trinity, winning the girls title in 10:10.3.Tate was third in 10:23 while Maria Torrez wasseventh in 10:33.8 and Mary Ansley Tate ninthin 10:42.4.Other members of the winning boys team

were Chance Blum, Ross Carswell, BenGraham, Layson Samson and Warner Smith.Rounding out the girls team were Olivia Bailey,Chase Holland, Ansley Mole and Anna-GraceOrr.

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Wacha, the NL champi-onship series MVP after beat-ing Dodgers ace ClaytonKershaw twice, threw a career-high 114 pitches and allowedtwo runs, three hits and fourwalks in six innings with sixstrikeouts. He improved to 4-0with a 1.00 ERA in four out-ings this postseason, matchingthe amount of regular-seasonwins he has in his brief career.

“They don’t swing at badpitches, really,” Wacha said.“They did a good job tonightgrinding out at-bats with meand got the pitch count up.”

But then Lackey, who in2002 with the Angels becamethe first rookie in 93 years towin a World Series seventhgame, faltered in a three-runseventh. St. Louis went aheadwhen Matt Carpenter hit asacrifice fly that led to a pair ofruns, with the second scoringon errors by catcher JarrodSaltalamacchia and relieverCraig Breslow — both makingtheir Series debuts.

Beltran, an eight-time All-Star, followed with an RBI sin-gle. He had been sent to a hos-pital for scans Wednesdaynight after bruising ribs whilebanging into the right-fieldfence to rob Ortiz of a grandslam. Beltran appeared to bewearing protective paddingunder his jersey.

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The City of Dublin is accepting appli-cations for a Service Technician II inthe Street Department. This TeamMember must have a positive atti-tude and initiative. Applicants musthave a valid Class B CommercialDrivers License. Experience in con-crete, asphalt and drainage mainte-nance preferred. Starting salary is$11.42 an hour. An extensive fringebenefit package including health,dental and life insurance is also in-cluded. Successful applicant mustpass a drug screen. Applications willbe taken in the Human ResourcesDepartment at City Hall until 4:30p.m., Thursday, October 31, 2013.The City is an Equal OpportunityEmployer.Tig welders, stick welders, mill-wrights & pipe fitters. Call 478-277-9902.Wanted – shop industrial painter,mainly industrial enamel by gun andbrush. Send resume or letter of inter-est by fax, 478 275-0003. Includedaytime phone number and experi-ence. Salary commensurate with ex-perience and performance.

320 MEDICALHELP WANTED

First DayChemotherapy certified RN need-ed for Oncology Office in Dublin.Send resume to: PO BOX 16339,Dublin, GA 31021

REAL ESTATE351 ACREAGEGreat home site! 11.47 acres onBlackshear Ferry Spur Rd. WestLaurens Cty. $55,000. 478-272-0034

360 HOMES FOR SALE

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425 APARTMENTSBROOKINGTON APARTMENTS

Spacious 1 & 2 bedroom apartmentswith fully furnished kitchen. Lake,pool and clubhouse. Full mainte-nance with on site manager. 272-6788.

440 HOMES FOR RENT3BR,2BA brick house. Quiet neigh-borhood. No smokers. No pets.$925/mth. $925 Sec. Dep. 1 yr.lease. References required. 478-595-0240. Owner agent.3BR,2BA. 1 ac. lot. Closed carport,hardwd floors, $800. 478-279-0606For rent or lease. 3BR,2BA brickhome in city of Dublin. Must havegood references. No govt. programs.706-633-0783Houses & apts. Dublin, Soperton,East Dublin and Rentz area. Rentfrom $400 up. Call 478-488-1771.Nice brick 3BR/2BA home, fencedyard, double carport. Avail. 11/1$700/mth. 478-277-9020

445 MOBILE HOMESFOR RENT

2BR 2BA. 2mi. from town. Quiet areaon private land. Call 478-279-0613

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Fordham Lawn CareComplete landscaping, lawn care &irrigation service. 478-983-0108

Big D Lawn CareMowing, edging, trimming, blowing,raking, landscaping & mulching.Call Corey at 478-279-3648.

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BY PHILIP ELLIOTTASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON (AP) —

Almost 6 million young peopleare neither in school norworking, according to a studyreleased Monday.That’s almost 15 percent of

those aged 16 to 24 who haveneither desk nor job,according to The OpportunityNation coalition, which wrotethe report.Other studies have shown

that idle young adults aremissing out on a window tobuild skills they will needlater in life or use theknowledge they acquired incollege. Without thoseexperiences, they are lesslikely to command highersalaries and more likely to bean economic drain on theircommunities.“This is not a group that

we can write off. They justneed a chance,” said MarkEdwards, executive director ofthe coalition of businesses,advocacy groups, policyexperts and nonprofitorganizations dedicated toincreasing economic mobility.“The tendency is to see themas lost souls and see them asunsavable. They are not.”But changing the dynamic

is not going to be easy.The coalition also finds

that 49 states have seen anincrease in the number offamilies living in poverty and45 states have seen householdmedian incomes fall in thelast year. The dour reportunderscores the challengesyoung adults face now andforetell challenges they arelikely to face as they get older.A young person’s

community is often closelytied to his or her success. TheOpportunity Nation reporttracked 16 factors — Internetaccess, college graduationrates, income inequality andpublic safety among them —and identified states thatwere doing well for its youngpeople.Topping the list of

supportive states areVermont, Minnesota andNorth Dakota. At the bottom?Nevada, Mississippi and NewMexico.“Their destiny is too often

determined by their ZIPcode,” said Charlie Mangiardi,who works with Year Up, anonprofit that trains youngadults for careers and helpsthem find jobs.“We have the supply. We

don’t have a lack of youngpeople who need thisopportunity,” Mangiardiadded.Just look at some of the

nation’s largest cities.Chicago, Houston, Dallas,Miami, Philadelphia, NewYork, Los Angeles, Atlantaand Riverside, Calif., all havemore than 100,000 idle youth,the Opportunity Nationreport found.

“Often times they lack thesocial capital in life,”Mangiardi said. “There’s awhole pool of talent that ismotivated, loyal andhardworking.” They just can’tget through an employer’sdoor, he added.That’s why Year Up spends

a year working with highschool graduates to teachthem career skills such ascomputer programming orequipment repair they canuse when the program ends.It also includes life coachingso they can learn skills suchas time management. Morethan 4,500 young adults fromurban areas have completedthe program and 84 percent ofthem have found work.But it’s a far tougher time

for other young people.In Mississippi and West

Virginia, 1 in 5 young peopleare idle — higher than theirolder neighbors. Mississippihas an overall unemploymentrate of 8 percent, while WestVirginia posts about 7percent. Like most states,they saw their unemploymentrate fall since 2011, butresearchers caution that shiftcould come from fewerresidents looking for work andfrom more who had simplygiven up their search for jobs.And it’s not as though the

challenges emerge fromnowhere. Quality earlychildhood programs helpstudents from poor familiesovercome societal hurdles,and on-time high schoolgraduation rates often followquality schools — otherfactors Opportunity Nationexamined in its report.“A lot of times we don’t

want to look at data becausewe don’t want to bedepressed,” said Rob Denson,president of Des Moines AreaCommunity College in Iowa.But it’s an uncomfortable

reality that needs to beaddressed, he said.Using previous years’

reports from OpportunityNation, Denson helped rallycommunity organizations inhis city to develop a pilotprogram to help students asyoung as 14 find summerwork.“When we got the index, it

really allowed us to use it as arallying point for all of thecommunity-basedorganizations we work with tosay, ‘Look, this is what theworld sees when they look atIowa,”’ he said.Starting next summer, Des

Moines students will beplaced in paying jobs, part ofa citywide collaboration tohelp its urban communities. Itwill help older adults, as well,because crime rates areexpected to fall, he said.“If they’re not in school or

at work,” Denson said,“they’re not usually doingsomething positive.”

Study: 15 percent of U.S.youth out of school, work

FILE - In this March 14, 2013, file photo, acrowd of job seekers attends a health care jobfair in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan,File)

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titude. 5 starsSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21): Don’t be fooled by someone tryingto talk you into a joint financial venture.Lock up your money so that temptationis futile. If you really want to invest, con-sider upgrades to your home or yourskills. Build assets, not liabilities. 3 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19): Look into alternative ways of earn-ing a living and you will find a means toan end. Money matters should not beleft to someone else. Expand yourknowledge and your relationships withothers. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18): Take the initiative to change yourgame plan or develop a skill or servicethat improves your chance to succeed.

Don’t let anyone slow you down. Listen,but don’t give in to demands or bullying.Make a choice and follow through. 3stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Whatever you decide to do, followthrough with confidence. You can setyourself apart from anyone trying to out-do or compete with you. An unexpectedand unusual financial or emotional gainis heading in your direction. Stand talland prepare to celebrate. 5 stars

Birthday Baby: You are intel-ligent, dedicated and intense. You par-ticipate and help others.

Eugenia’s website — euge-nialast.com, Eugenia’s android app @http://bit.ly/exhoro and join Eugenia ontwitter/facebook/linkedin.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:Ciara, 28; Katy Perry, 29; Josh Hender-son, 32; Zachary Knighton, 35.

Happy Birthday: Strive tosucceed; be an overachiever. Your abili-ty to intuitively make good choices andfollow through will lead to advancement.Show passion in whatever you do andyou will exceed the expectations youset. This is your year to be selfish andwork toward goals that satisfy you, notothers. Put your energy into what mat-ters most to you. Your numbers are 8,11, 19, 25, 31, 46, 48.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Simplicity, moderation and not lettingsituations upset you will help you getpast any adversity you face. Focus onyour needs. Do something that willmake you happy and build your confi-dence. Love is in the stars. 2 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Travel, reunite with friends who youdon’t get to see that often, or catch upon the latest news in your community.Make a move or positive change to yourliving arrangements or residence. Dis-cuss plans with someone special. 4stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Pick up knowledge, skills and informa-tion that can contribute to your work orhelp raise your income. Keep an openmind when dealing with family matters.Ask questions if the instructions you aregiven sound vague. Romance is high-lighted. 3 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22):Follow your intuition and creativedreams. Gather information that willmake it easier for you to move in a pos-itive direction. Changes to your livingarrangements should encourage you toexcel and reach your goals. Socializingwill lead to a novel opportunity. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Youhave to make things happen. Waitingaround for someone else to make amove will take forever. Problems withfamily or concerns regarding your assetsand liabilities will weigh on your mind.Plan a romantic evening and ease yourstress. 3 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Network, participate and introduceyourself to new people. Your opennessand sincerity will put others at ease andlead to an interesting collaboration.Partnerships will develop. A domesticproblem must be taken care of withouthesitation. 4 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Don’t waste your time trying to changewhat others think or do. Follow yourheart and you will meet people whoshare your interests. Engage in creativehobbies and plan to socialize. Love, ro-mance and good times should be yourgoal. 2 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Put love, romance and interesting out-ings at the top of your to-do list. Don’tmake changes based on an emotionalincident. Think matters through andyou’ll find a reasonable solution. A trip toa unique destination will change your at-

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