By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThree East Dublin people were

charged with possession of metham-phetamine with intent to distributeduring a search of their house.Ricky Rich, 33,

Angela Glick, 24,and Teresa Brad-shaw, 50, were ar-rested afterdeputies assigned tothe Laurens CountySheriff's Drug Unitconducted a searchof a house located onLakeview Drive inEast Dublin on Aug.5."There was a lot

of man hours put in-to this investiga-tion," said LaurensCounty Sheriff BillHarrell. "We got theinformation andworked it. Crystalmeth is a big prob-lem and we need toget as much of it offthe street as wecan."

The deputies dis-covered approxi-mately one ounce ofmeth, valued atmore than $3,000when sold in street-level quantities.Deputies were as-sisted by the EastDublin Police De-partment and theDepartment of Com-munity Supervision.

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In this Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 photo,former U.S. President Jimmy Carterspeaks during a forum in Boston. OnWednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, Carter an-nounced he has cancer and will undergotreatment at an Atlanta hospital. (APPhoto/Elise Amendola)

The deputies discov-ered approximately oneounce of meth, valued atmore than $3,000 whensold in street-level quan-tities. (Special photos)

Carter revealscancer found,treatment plans

3 arrestedfor methpossession

ATLANTA (AP) — Determining what treatment topursue for former President Jimmy Carter's cancerwill depend on its type, its origin and factors such asage and health, doctors said.Carter, 90, announced Wednesday that recent liver

surgery found cancer that has spread to other parts ofhis body."I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so

I can undergo treatment by physicians at EmoryHealthcare," Carter said in the statement released bythe Carter Center in Atlanta.The statement indicates

that the 39th president's can-cer is widespread but notwhere it originated, or evenwhether that is known at thispoint. The liver is often aplace where cancer spreadsand less commonly is the pri-mary source of it.Dr. Len Lichtenfeld,

deputy chief medical officer ofthe American Cancer Society,said "there's a lot we don't know," but the first tasklikely will be determining where the cancer originated,which can help determine what treatment Carter maybe eligible for. Sometimes the primary site can't be de-termined, so genetic analysis of the tumor might bedone to see what mutations are driving it and whatdrugs might target those mutations."Given the president's age, any treatments, their

potential and their impacts, will undoubtedly be dis-cussed carefully with him and his family," Lichtenfeldsaid.Age by itself does not preclude successful cancer

treatment, said Dr. Lodovico Balducci, a specialist ontreating cancer in the elderly at the Moffitt CancerCenter in Tampa. Much depends on the patient's "bio-logical" age versus his actual years, he said."A man 90 years old normally would have a life ex-

pectancy of two or three years, but Jimmy Carter isprobablymuch younger than that" in terms of his func-tion, Balducci said. "If he tolerated liver surgery, Iimagine he has a relatively good tolerance" to othertreatments that might be tried. For example, Moffitthas developed a scoring system to estimate how wellan older person would tolerate chemotherapy and therisk of serious side effects.The first task is to determine whether the cancer is

curable, "which is unlikely with metastatic cancer," orif it is possible to meaningfully prolong the life throughsurgery or other treatments, Balducci said. "Cancer ina 90-year-old is a serious problem, but that does notmean a 90-year-old cannot benefit from treatment."Carter's statement said further information will be

provided when more facts are known, "possibly nextweek."Despite remaining active through the years,

Carter's health has recently become the subject ofspeculation. In May, he was forced to cut short an elec-tion observation visit to Guyana when he developed abad cold.Carter also completed a book tour this summer to

promote his latest work, "A Full Life," which includeshis family's history of pancreatic cancer. He wrote inthe memoir that his father, brother and two sisters alldied of the disease and said the trend "concerned" theformer president's doctors at Emory.Carter wrote that being the only nonsmoker in his

SPFT sold for $288.5MNorcross paper firm purchases both Dublin and Oregon mills, Green Power interests

See CARTER page 8a

By JASON HALCOMBEMultiple media outlets including the At-

lanta Business Chronicle are reporting thesale of SP Fiber Technologies for $288.5 mil-lion to paper and packing firm WestRock.The purchase includes SPFT's 48-percent

interest in Green Power Solutions—a re-newable energy joint venture utilizing

steam from the mill to provide electricity tothe Georgia Power grid—as well as both theDublin and Oregon paper mills.“We are thrilled to have the opportunity

to supply the food service market withlighter weight paper for recycled, un-bleached bags,” said Jim Porter, president ofPaper Solutions at WestRock, in a press re-

lease. “Adding this modern recycled con-tainerboard and kraft paper production pro-vides us with efficiencies in our mill systemthat will enable us to more effectively serveour customers.”WestRock is a Norcross-based paper and

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Harrell asks that anyonewith drug information contactthe drug hotline at (478) 272-8990. People providing the in-formation will remain anony-mous."We appreciate folks bring-

ing us information that maytranspire to getting folks offthe street," Harrell said.

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CASA to hold training sessions for volunteersBy PAYTON TOWNS IIITLC CASA (Court Appointed

Special Advocates) is looking forvolunteers to help children go-ing through a tough situation intheir lives.On Aug. 24, CASA will have

its next training session. For anapplication, people can contactMarie Townsend, TLC CASAadvocacy coordinator at (478)275-8100, ext. 2 or by email atcasavisitation@bellsouth.net.People can also get an applica-tion online atwww.tlcchildrensservices.org."We just need some volun-

teers for CASA," Townsend said.TLC CASA, which is a part-

nering agency with The Heart ofGeorgia United Way, serveschildren who are unable to livesafely at home. Some have beenmoved frequently from one

home and school to other loca-tions.According to Townsend, some

of the children have been sepa-rated from their brothers andsisters and some have lived indisturbing situations.TLC CASA is looking for peo-

ple who will help the childrendry their tears and help themlive in a supportive, loving andpermanent home. Volunteerswill also serve as the eyes, earsand voice of the court, advocat-ing for a child's best interests inlegal proceedings.Volunteers have to be 21 and

have a genuine concern for chil-dren's dignity and well-being,possess effective communica-tion skills, be open-minded, bewilling to attend court sessionsand serve a minimum of oneyear.

CASA has appreciated the support of activities likethe annual Superhero Run, but is looking for vol-unteers for other activities. (File photo)

Local Habitat for Humanity looking for someone to sweatBy PAYTON TOWNS IIIHabitat for Humanity has plans in

place for house No. 36.What the organization is looking for

now, though, is for a homeowner for houseNo. 37.Habitat, which is a partnering agency

with The Heart of Georgia United Way,needs the next homeowner so that theycan do what is called sweat equity."We are still looking for applicants,"

said Tracy Kinney, Habitat executive di-rector. "We are planning to start the houseon Sept. 12 and we are still looking for ap-plicants for the next house."People can get an application at

www.dublinhabitat.com. They can alsocall Habitat at (478) 275-1818."They need to have lived in Laurens

County for the past 12 months," Kinneysaid. "They need to have a source of in-come and do the sweat equity."There is an $1,800 down payment."There is time to save up for that," Kin-

ney said. "It's not due upon them being ap-proved of the application. It's not due un-til we start to build. They will have abouta year to save for it. That cost goes towardthe closing cost and the homeowner's in-surance."Other things the homeowner has to

pass is a credit check, criminal back-ground and a sex offender check. They al-so have to live in substandard or over-crowded housing.Kinney said there will be more infor-

mation about house build No. 36 in thenext couple of weeks.

Habitat istaking ap-plicationsfor HouseNo. 37.(Photo byPaytonTowns III)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) —One lucky groundhog mightlive to see another GroundhogDay thanks to authorities ineastern Pennsylvania.

The creature roamingLehigh University wasn't ableto see its own shadow — ormuch of anything — becauseits head was stuck in a tin can.

Campus police were alertedby concerned onlookers. Offi-cer Kevin O'Hay and Sgt. EricSmith offered to help. A bodycamera recorded the en-counter Monday.

One officer tries unsuccess-

fully to take the can off thegroundhog's head. Eventually,the other officer uses a long-armed grabber to hold the can

while his partner gently pullsout the animal.

The groundhog scampersoff across the grass.

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Essie LouMontgomery

Funeral services for Ms.Essie Lou Montgomery ofDublin will be held on Saturday,August 15, 2015 11 a.m. at theGreater Mt. Pullen & Zion HillAME Church. The Rev. TedWalters will officiate. Intermentwill follow in the church ceme-tery.

Ms. Montgomery, whopassed on August 10, 2015 wasborn May 21, 1944 to the lateMr. Johnnie Richard Mont-gomery Sr. and Mrs. Annie MaeMontgomery. She was educatedin the Laurens County SchoolSystem and was a long timecare giver and friend to theWilliam Padgett Family. At anearly age she united with theZion Hill AME Church whereshe served as an usher in herearly years.

Ms. Montgomery was preced-ed in death by her parents;brothers, Johnnie Jr., London,Robert and Willie Lee; sisters,Ms. Madie Williams and Mrs.Valerie Locke.

She is survived by a son, Bar-ry Frazier; three sisters, AnnieEdmond, Mary (Nathaniel)Howard of Dublin, Liz Logan ofFt. Lauderadale, Fla.; one broth-er, Jessie Montgomery of Holly-wood, Fla.; a devoted nephew,Darral Locke, and a host ofnieces, nephews, cousins andother relatives and friends.

The family will receivefriends at 1019 Friar TuckCourt in Dublin.

Please post condolences atwww.ServicesByDudley.com

Services By Dudley FuneralHome of Dublin.

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Wilmer Cannon

Funeral Services for Mr.Wilmer Cannon, 70, of Dublin,will be held on Saturday, Au-gust 15, 2015 at 1 p.m. at theSand Hill Baptist Church, 1780Gum Log Road, Wrightsville.Reverend Jerry Walden will offi-ciate. Burial will follow in thechurch cemetery.

Mr. Cannon was born on No-vember 21, 1944, to the late B.C. Cannon and the late MinnieLee Cannon, and completed hisearthly legacy on Monday, Au-gust 10, 2015.

His spirit lives on in us. Hislove of his family and friendswill never be forgotten. He wasa hard worker where he retiredfrom Electro Mae Inc. after 30years.

Mr. Cannon was preceded indeath by his brother, Jean Law-son.

He leaves to cherish hismemories six daughters and oneson, Vickie Taylor, Sharon(Slyvester) Weather, Brenda(Troy) Outler, Carloyn (Jamie)Horne, and Sabrina Outler all ofDublin, Monica Cannon ofSandersville, and Wilbur (Mary)Cannon of Wrightsville; fourbrothers and six sisters, Free-man Cannon, Curly Cannonand Jerlean Strickland all ofWrightsville, Earnest (Evawill)Cannon and Earl Cannon bothof Sandersville, Leon Cannon,Eva Mae Jackson of Arkon,Ohio, Mary White, Katie(Thomas) Scott, Patricia (Glen)Moses, Minnie Cannon ofDublin; one sister-in-law, JohnieRuth Lawson; devoted niece,

Stephanie Carswell; 28 grand-children; 38 great-grandchil-dren and a devoted friend, An-nette Wood.

The family will receivefriends at the home of hisdaughter, Vickie Taylor, 517Geffcken Street in Dublin.

Services by Dudley FuneralHome of Dublin. Please postcondolences atwww.ServicesByDudley.com.

———Delaware Lofton Jr.

Funeral services for Mr.Delaware Lofton, Jr., of Snel-lville, Georgia, will be held onThursday, August 13, 2015 at 1p.m. at the Salem MissionaryBaptist Church, 4700 ChurchStreet, Northwest, Lilburn,Georgia. Interment will followon Saturday, August 15, 2015 inthe Garden of Memory Ceme-tery, 407 East Lake Avenue,Tampa, Florida. Mr. Lofton isthe husband of Mrs. ConnieJohnson, formerly of Dublin,and the son-in-law of Mr. andMrs. Condie and Doris JohnsonSr., of Dublin.

Please contact Gregory B.Levett and Sons Funeral Homeand Crematory, Incorporated,914 Scenic Highway,Lawrenceville, Georgia, for fur-ther service details.

This announcement is pro-vided by Dudley Funeral Homeof Dublinwww.servicesbydudley.com

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By MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D.and MEHMET OZ, M.D.News reports pop up fre-

quently about cultural expec-tations coming into conflictwith moms and nursing in-fants: For example, a Virginiawoman who was discretelybreastfeeding in a Wal-Mart --spotted only by a security cam-- was later tracked down bylocal authorities and arrestedat her home. A Santa Cruzmom was breastfeeding herbaby in her car at a filling sta-tion. When police pulled herfrom her car and took hernewborn from her arms, shewas charged with resisting ar-rest.

Although 49 states, Wash-ington, D.C., and the VirginIslands have laws allowing

women to breastfeed in any lo-cation, that doesn't keepmoms from coming under firefor doing what's healthy andnatural. So it's no surprisethat while 77 percent of NorthAmerican moms start off nurs-ing their newborns, by thetime their child is 6 monthsold, only 49 percent continueto do so.

That's a shame, because thebenefits are enormous.Breastfeeding helps a childdevelop a stronger immunesystem and a bigger brain,and dodge allergies and child-hood obesity. But recently, re-searchers analyzing data fromthe 20-years-long NursesHealth Study found thatwomen who breastfed for lessthan six months had an in-

creased risk of hardening ofthe arteries. However, momsbreastfeeding for a longer timegained major benefits: It de-creased the risk for Type 2 di-abetes, hypertension, highblood sugar and being over-weight or obese. The health-care benefits to everyone andthe savings to our health-caresystem are significant, so en-courage acceptance and un-derstanding of this most nat-ural of acts.

Mehmet Oz, M.D. is hostof "The Dr. Oz Show," andMike Roizen, M.D. is ChiefWellness Officer and Chair ofWellness Institute at ClevelandClinic. To live your healthiest,tune into "The Dr. Oz Show" orvisit www.sharecare.com.

Breastfeeding benefitsfor mom and all of us

DEAR ABBY: I had a closefriend from middle school intoadulthood. (I'll call her Lacey.)We were each other's maids ofhonor and best friends foryears. A few years ago we hada falling out. She was goingthrough a tough time andlashed out at me. When I triedto have a conversation with herto tell her I didn't like how shewas treating me, she told me to"have a nice life."

Shortly after that, myyoungest sister struck up afriendship with her and insist-ed that my parents invite herfor Thanksgiving dinner. I toldmy mother I wasn't comfort-able with Lacey joining ourfamily dinner, but Mother saidit would be rude to not inviteher.

I no longer join my familyfor holiday dinners. Is it wrongof me to not want my family tobe so friendly with someonewho was unkind to me? Itseems odd to me that my for-mer friend would pursue rela-tionships with my sisters andparents, and odder still thatmy parents and sisters wouldencourage it. Is there a positiveand constructive way to ad-dress this situation? -- DIS-COUNTED AND EXCLUDEDIN NEVADA

DEAR DISCOUNTED: Itseems odd to me, too, that yourparents would continue includ-ing Lacey at holiday dinnersknowing how uncomfortable itwould make you. Of course,you can't dictate whom your

sister(s) can be friendly with,but you should explain to yourparents how her inclusion hasmade you feel, so they'll under-stand why you are absent.

When Lacey advised you to"have a nice life," I hope youtook her up on it and havemade other friends. I also hopeyou don't sit around alonewhen the holidays roll around.Sometimes the most rewardingand loving experiences and re-lationships we have are withthe "families" we build for our-selves.

DEAR ABBY: I was taughtthat punctuality is important.My husband and I are almostalways at least a few minutesearly for everything we do. I re-alize not everyone can be -- orwants to be -- early. However,

it seems that almost everyonewe know is late. Sometimes it'sfive minutes, others it's 20 to30 minutes. And it's not justpeople we know. I was keptwaiting for 25 minutes bysomeone who was buying anitem from me.

Why do people think this isOK? I was taught that it's rudeto keep someone waiting foryou. What are your thoughtson punctuality?

P.S. I'm not talking aboutrunning late once in a while.I'm talking about people whoare consistently late every-where they go. -- AMBER INTHE SOUTH

DEAR AMBER: I wasraised the same way you were.My parents impressed uponme that it is disrespectful tokeep people waiting, and thatif a delay is unavoidable, theperson who's expecting meshould be informed that I willbe late. I'm not implying thatsomeone must make an ap-pearance at the stroke of thehour -- a delay of 10 or 15 min-utes is understandable. But tokeep someone waiting longerthan that is rude, disrespectfuland bad manners.

Dear Abby is written by Abi-gail Van Buren, also known asJeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother, PaulinePhillips. Contact Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

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Police officers rescue groundhogwith head stuck in a tin can

Emergency responseoverhaul sought afterTracy Morgan crash

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) —Federal safety officials whoreviewed a highway crashthat badly injured comedianTracy Morgan and killed afriend were sharply criticalof the emergency responseto it and are urging thestate to establish minimumstandards, but prior effortsat reform have failed.

The criticism came dur-ing a National Transporta-tion Safety Board meetingTuesday to determine thecause of the June 7, 2014,crash on the New JerseyTurnpike and to make safe-ty recommendations. Itcame after the Democrat-led Legislature passed mea-sures to overhaul the state'semergency response systemin 2011 and 2013 but Re-publican Gov. ChrisChristie vetoed them.

The panel's written re-view found the emergencyresponse included "misstepson scene due to poor com-munication, lack of over-sight, and nonstandard pa-tient care practices" andrecommended the state De-partment of Health estab-lish minimum training andpractice standards for allthe organizations that re-spond to emergencies on theTurnpike, one of the na-tion's busiest toll roads.

Questioning became par-ticularly pointed when oneboard member noted thatsome professions requiremany hours of trainingwhile emergency respondersface no across-the-boardtraining requirement.

"To be a cosmetologist inthe state of New Jersey youneed 1,200 hours of trainingand yet for certain levels forbasic life support here foremergency response there isno requirement in the stateof New Jersey for traininghours or certification,"NTSB member RobertSumwalt said.

New Jersey has profes-sional and volunteer corpsof emergency responders,and training standards arehighly variable, NTSB in-vestigator Thomas Barthsaid.

That variability led De-mocratic state Sen. Joe Vi-tale to author legislationcalling for the state Depart-ment of Health to overseeemergency medical services.

"Everyone who partici-pates as first respondersdoes a great job whetherthey're paid or volunteers,but there also has to be ac-countability and trans-parency," Vitale said.

The legislation alsowould have required crimi-nal background checks forresponders and the appoint-ment of a doctor to coordi-nate medical services in thestate.

Christie called the legis-lation well-intentioned andindicated it could help cre-ate a more coherent emer-gency response structurebut ultimately said it wouldcost the state and townsmillions of dollars. He alsocalled for a comprehensivereview of how the changesmight affect taxes and vol-unteerism among emer-gency responders.

The Christie administra-tion, in response to ques-tions about the panel's rec-ommendations, said the De-partment of Health alreadyhas minimum standardsfrom staffing and education-al requirements to equip-ment and supplies for all li-censed ambulances. The de-partment will work with thestate's emergency respon-ders to develop future train-ing requirements and stan-dards, as it has in the past,department spokeswomanDonna Leusner said.

Vitale said he plans topush the bill again in thefall.

Comedian James "JimmyMack" McNair was killed inthe crash, which affected 21people in six vehicles. Thelimousine van carrying thecomedians was hit by a Wal-Mart truck.

The safety board foundthe truck's driver, KevinRoper, of Jonesboro, Geor-gia, hadn't slept in 28 hoursand failed to slow down tothe posted speed limit of 45mph in a construction zone.Roper has pleaded notguilty to charges of assaultby auto, and his attorneydisputed that he had gonewithout sleep for 28 hours.

Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc.reached settlements withMorgan and with McNair'schildren, saying it was"committed to doing what'sright."

The safety board also cit-ed the failure of Morganand other passengers in thelimousine van to wear seatbelts and adjust headrestsand said that contributed tothe severity of injurieswhen the limo was struckfrom behind by the truck.Most of the injuries werecaused when the passengerswere whipped around orthrown into the sides of thevehicle, the board said.

Marietta mansentenced to lifeterm in killing ofcompanion

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) —Prosecutors say a Mariettaman will spend life in prisonafter he pleaded guilty ofkilling his longtime lover.

Cobb County District Attor-ney Vic Reynolds said 59-year-old Frank Davis Bowles of Ma-rietta admitted to shooting 60-year-old Samuel Collins multi-ple times in 2004. Reynoldssaid the couple had arguedabout how dinner had beencooked.

Prosecutors say Bowlesdragged the body from theirMarietta home into the woodsat the back of the property,then took the victim's driver li-cense and credit cards anddrove to Tennessee in the vic-tim's van.

Tennessee law officers laterfound Bowles passed out in-side the van on the side of ahighway, and authorities sayhe soon confessed to thekilling.

On Wednesday, Bowlespleaded guilty of malice mur-der and was given the life sen-tence.

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WLHS CTI students earn state awardsSpecial toThe Courier HeraldStudents from West Lau-

rens High School took homemany competition awards dur-ing their recent State Leader-ship/Career Technology Con-ference held at Rock Eagle.These students competedagainst their peers fromacross the state. Each compe-tition is career based and em-phasizes career knowledge, ca-reer goals, soft skills and pro-ject presentation.

BreAnna Hall was 1st placewinner in her area of competi-tion: Nutrition and Wellness.BreAnna’s career presenta-tion was Food Manage-ment/Event Planner with a“Luau” theme. She created afood presentation which in-cluded a pineapple tree andwatermelon turtle.

Ronnie Loyd, won 1st placein state for his competition inthe area of Woodworking.Ronnie’s competition was ti-tled Something Old NowSomething New, recycle by de-sign. His entry included a“Smores” table and a chalk-board storage chest.

Antwaun Thomas won 2ndplace in state competition inthe area of Culinary Arts. Hiscareer project demonstratedtable setting/party design.

Lashundra Jones, compet-ed in CTI State LeadershipCompetition in the area ofCPR. Lashundra’s concentra-tion was Early Childcare withan emphasis on safety throughCPR training.

These students traveled toEatonton with their CTI coor-dinator Debbie Morris andReggie Howard. Pictured are,BreAnna Hall (bottom), Ron-nie Loyd (below), AntwaunThomas (far right) andLashundra Jones (right). (Spe-cial photos)

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funnyman Mel Brooks on Thursday."What are (fellow aged comedian CarlReiner) and I supposed to do every nightnow?! Well, I guess it's back to McHale'sNavy."

Brooks' response to Thursday nightbeing Stewart's last on "The Daily Show"might have been a bit dire, but still thequestion remains: What do we watchnow at 11 p.m. on Monday throughThursday?

Already, after just one barrenMonday, there seems to be a void, notjust in that half-hour four days a week,but in the anticipation of what Stewartmight say after we hear a politician ortelevision pundit say something outra-geously awful.

Who is going to deflate those pompouswindbags of both political parties nowthat Stewart has ended his 16-year run?Who is going to at least try to keep FoxNews honest?

More than 3.5 million people tuned into his final night on "The Daily Show,"and more than a million more viewed itonline in just several hours afterward.The finale was heartfelt without beingmaudlin — just like Stewart himself onthose occasions when he would put com-edy aside for a few minutes and expresshis outrage or disappointment aboutworld events.

For many conservatives, Stewart wastheir bete noire, a champion of misguid-ed progressives who stood for everythingthey despised. But if they didn't watchhis show because of that impression,they were missing out on more than justsome really funny stuff.

While certainly viewing the politicalworld through a liberal prism, Stewartwas not the least bit reluctant to skewerprominent Democrats, particularlyPresident Barack Obama (who appearedon the show seven times) and HillaryClinton.

Stewart's almost nightly revelationsof Fox News' hypocrisy, mendacity andbias didn't sit well with many of those onthe right, but even Roger Ailes, the mas-termind of Fox's success, admitted lastweek that Stewart was funny.

And that, truly, was what Stewartseemed to care about most. He said manytimes that he was doing a comedy showthat pretended to be a legitimate news-

cast, not to be mistaken for an actualnews show.

That his influence seemed to put a lieto that notion is much more society'sfault than his. Those who used "TheDaily Show" as their main source ofinformation were misguided, and hefreely acknowledged that. But he alsohad little patience for news networks hefelt were not serving the public as well asthey should.

CNN was a frequent target (althoughnot nearly as frequent as Fox News). In2004, Stewart went on CNN's "Crossfire"show and implored hosts Tucker Carlsonand Paul Begala to "Stop, stop, stop, stophurting America" with their "partisanhackery."

CNN's executives took a good look,realized Stewart was right, and canceledthe show.

"The Daily Show" almost certainlyinfluenced how some members ofCongress would vote on certain legisla-tion. When Stewart spoke, peoplelaughed and they listened.

We are going to miss the laughs ... andthe wisdom.

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an impending tax on the so-calledCadillac health plans offered by manyemployers. Scores of legislators fromeach party have endorsed separate billsto repeal it, and candidates for office,pressed by lobbyists from labor unions,business groups and insurers, may jointhe call for repeal. The tax should proba-bly be adjusted by Congress to eliminateinequities, but outright repeal would bea mistake that would undermine the via-bility of the Affordable Care Act.

Cadillac plans, which often offer moregenerous benefits and lower costs to theemployee, are substantially more expen-sive than the average employer plan.Many experts believe they encouragewasteful spending in the health care sys-tem. To eliminate most of these priceyplans, a 40 percent excise tax will beassessed, beginning in 2018, on anyannual premiums that exceed $10,200for individual coverage and $27,500 forfamily coverage. The tax will be paid byemployers or, in some cases, insurershired by the employers. If the premiumfor a family plan is $30,000, for example,

the tax would be 40 percent of $2,500, or$1,000.

Employers can avoid the tax by reduc-ing the benefits they offer (the originalpurpose of the tax) or by shifting morecosts to employees. The number ofemployers affected would be relativelysmall at the start but would grow overtime as more employer-sponsored plansexceed the premium threshold that trig-gers the tax.

There are good reasons to retain thetax. It makes a start, albeit small,toward reducing the cost of health careby discouraging excessive spending. Itwould generate some $87 billion over thenext decade to finance more coverage forthe uninsured, a sum that would eitherhave to be replaced with other revenuesor added to the deficit.

In addition, a vast majority of policy-holders won't be hurt because the aver-age family plan currently costs about$17,000, well below the tax threshold.The Congressional Budget Office recent-ly lowered its estimate for projectedgrowth in premiums for private healthinsurance, making it even less likely thatpremiums will exceed the tax thresholdsanytime soon.

Still, the tax could end up unfairlypenalizing some employers for factorsbeyond their control, and lead them toimpose harmful cuts on their workers.Even employers that do not provide gold-plated benefits face very high premiumsif they are in places where medical costsare high or if their work force is dispro-portionately old or chronically ill. Thoseinequities can be addressed by adjustingthe tax to take account of obvious dispar-ities in work-force composition or localmedical costs.

One unanswered question is whetheremployers that cut back their healthbenefits to avoid the tax will pass thesavings on to workers in the form ofhigher wages. Many economists thinkthey will, but so far there is little evi-dence of that happening with businessesthat have reduced benefits or increasedemployee contributions.

Analysts at the Commonwealth Fund,a research organization, warn that ifemployers require higher deductiblesand co-pays, workers with modestincomes might postpone the health carethey need, which could lead to morespending down the road. Congressshould not repeal the tax, but it shouldfind smart ways to adjust it.

A pair of preseason high schoolfootball games kicks off tonight atEast Laurens and Trinity, with asecond pair to do likewise at WestLaurens and Dublin Friday.This will be the first unofficial

gridiron contests of the 2015 sea-son, as area teams begin to fine-tune their gameplans for the regu-lar season which starts next week.Even though the final score of

these games counts nothing towardor against the final records, oursupport can go a long way to givingour players a needed boost thatcould, as was the case with WestLaurens last season, carry themdeep into the playoffs.It is hard to quantify what com-

munity support means to our localteams, but it is a real part of theoverall success enjoyed by ourschools.Preseason or not, get out and sup-

port our teams.That extra “Way to go” or “Go

team” could be the differencebetween a heartbreaker at season’send or a successful life that stretch-es far beyond the stadium or finalwhistle.In that case, we all win.

— Jason Halcombe

By DR. JACK E. BROWNWhen John Adams, America’s second

President, married Abigail Smith in1764, he married a good and godlywoman, the daughter of aCongregational minister inMassachusetts. She was born inWeymouth, Mass., in 1744, and likeother women of the time, she lacked aformal education but loved and readmany books. Abigail was mother tothree sons and two daughters, andtheir marriage lasted more than 50years.

“Long separations kept Abigail fromher husband while he served the coun-try they loved. He served as a delegateto the Continental Congress, as anenvoy abroad and as an elected officerunder the Constitution.” She wrotemany letters to John, to family and tofriends, while she looked after theirchildren, home and farm. Those manyletters revealed her heart and her soul.

She struggled with “wartime (theRevolutionary War) shortages andinflation; to run the farm with a mini-mum of help; and to teach four children(one daughter was stillborn) when for-mal education was interrupted.”

In 1784, she joined her husband athis diplomatic post in Paris, and after1785, “she filled the difficult role of wifeto the first United States Minister toGreat Britain, and she did so with dig-nity and tact.” She complemented thelife and service of her husband in somany ways.

It was back to Quincy, Mass., in1788, until her husband became youngAmerica’s first Vice President underGeorge Washington. Abigail andMartha Washington became the best offriends. And when her husband waselected president in 1797, Abigail con-tinued to gracefully stand by her manand best friend and to exhibit the char-acteristics of faith in God, love for her

family and devotion to her country. She,John and their children were the firstfamily to occupy the newly-constructedWhite House.

In 1801, Abigail and John retired toQuincy to resume their active role inboth church and community. She pre-ceded her husband in death before see-ing her eldest son, John Quincy, electedas America’s sixth president. She andJohn are buried side-by-side at theUnited First Parish Church in Quincy,Mass.

In closing this tribute to AbigailAdams, it is well known by historiansthat she gave strength and counsel toJohn all through their marriage. Shewas his wife and confidant and jointlyresponsible for many of her husband’saccomplishments for the United Statesof America. She was wife, mother, patri-ot and godly example for the women ofher day...and for the women of today.

Peace!

Abigail Adams: Devoted woman of faith

Preseason or not,get out and support

our teams

Editorial Roundup

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

Gov. Nathan DealState CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-1776

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle240 State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-5030

Sen. David PerdueB40D Dirksen Senate Bldg.Washington, D.C. 20510P: (202) 224-3521F: (202) 228-1031

Sen. Johnny Isakson120 Russell Senate Bldg.Washington, D.C. 20510

P: (202) 224-3643F: (202) 228-0724

Rep. Rick Allen513 Cannon H.O.B.Washington, D.C. 20515P: (202) 225-2823F: (202) 225-3377

Sen. Ross TollesonDistrict 20121 D State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-0081F: (404) 651-6767ross.tolleson.senate.ga.gov

Rep. Matt HatchettDistrict 150415 State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334P: (404) 656-5025F: (404) 657-8278matt.hatchett@house.ga.gov

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LOCAL 7-DAY Dublin PoliceDepartment

Two juveniles were arrestedfor burglary that happened onSunny Lane on July 3.

Several TV sets, a cell-phone, several game systemsand other items from the housewere stolen. A witness sawthree men on bicycles in thefront yard of the house. Thewitness never saw the men gointo the house but added thatthey looked suspicious. The in-vestigation led to two juvenilesbeing arrested.

- An officer responded toFairview Park Hospital in re-gards to an assault that had al-ready occurred between Aug. 2and 3. A Dublin woman hadbeen walking on Terrace Drivewhen an unknown manjumped on her. They had asmall tussle in the street nearDublin Middle School.

The woman’s hands hurtand she had a knot on her leftfore-leg.

- Dornell Octavia Smapson,56, of Dublin, was chargedwith obstructing or hinderinglaw enforcement officers anddisorderly conduct at Kmart onHillcrest Parkway on July 16.

Laurens CountySheriff's Office

- Someone pumped $21.28worth of gasoline into a vehicleand left without paying on U.S.Highway 80 E. in East Dublinon Aug. 1.

- A deputy responded toGreg Couey Road in referenceto someone riding a mule on aman's property on Aug. 1.

- A set of four chrome luguniversal rims and tires werestolen from a house on Old Ma-

con Road on July 31.- An East Dublin man re-

ported that someone illegallyused his bank debit card on Ju-ly 31.

- A deputy responded toAnaye Drive in East Dublin inreference to an entering-autothat happened between July30 and 31.

Editor's note: This informa-tion is public record and wastaken from reports of theDublin Police Department andthe Laurens County Sheriff'sOffice. These reports do not re-flect on the guilt or innocence.An "arrest" does not always in-dicate incarceration. Readersare cautioned that people mayhave similar names. Police Beatdoes not identify minor chil-dren, victims of sexual assault,suicide attempts or medicalconditions. Cases dismissed donot appear if the newspaper isnotified before deadline.

Two juveniles arrested for burglary Police Beat

SEATTLE (AP) — An anti-Muslim group cannot post adson buses in Washington stateshowing photos of wanted ter-rorists and wrongly claimingthe FBI offers a $25 million re-ward for one of their captures,a federal appeals court ruledWednesday.

A three-judge panel of the9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap-peals rejected a claim by theAmerican Freedom DefenseInitiative that King County vi-olated its First Amendmentright to free speech by refusingto post the advertisements onbuses.

The group — whose leader,Pamela Geller, organized theProphet Muhammad cartooncontest in Texas that explodedin violence in May — has simi-lar bus ads in other cities andhas gone to court with mixedresults after some transporta-tion officials rejected them.

David Yerushalmi, thegroup's lawyer, said it will ap-peal Wednesday's ruling to theU.S. Supreme Court.

The American Freedom De-fense Initiative sought to dis-play an ad in Washingtonstate called "Faces of GlobalTerrorism," which included 16photographs of militants withtheir names listed and thestatement "AFDI Wants Youto Stop a Terrorist." It said theFBI offers a $25 million re-ward to capture one of the peo-ple shown.

King County Metro Transit

rejected the banner, saying itfailed to meet advertising poli-cy guidelines that prohibit adsthat are "false or misleading,demeaning or disparaging orharmful or disruptive to thetransit system."

The appeals court agreedthat the claim about the re-ward was false.

"The FBI is not offering re-wards at all, and the State De-partment offers a reward of atmost $5 million, not $25 mil-lion, for the capture of one ofthe pictured terrorists," thecourt said.

The judges said Metro's re-jection "likely was reasonable."

"Nothing in the record sug-gests either that Metro wouldhave accepted the ad with thesame inaccuracy if only the adhad expressed a differentviewpoint or that Metro hasaccepted other ads containingfalse statements," the rulingsaid.

The American FreedomLaw Center has a mixedrecord on court fights over adsin other cities.

A federal judge ruled in itsfavor when it sued the South-eastern Pennsylvania Trans-portation Authority for refus-ing to run an ad that said "Is-lamic Jew-Hatred: It's in theQuran."

The group won court rul-ings in New York City twice,and a case in Detroit is pend-ing, said Yerushalmi, thegroup's attorney.

Federal court: Anti-Muslimgroup canʼt post ads on buses

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —An attorney for a Texas policeofficer in training who fatallyshot an unarmed, black collegefootball player during a suspect-ed burglary at a car dealershipdefended his client's actionsWednesday and rebuked thoseof the police chief who fired him.

Arlington Police Chief WillJohnson had said a day earlierthat Officer Brad Miller hadbeen fired for making mistakesthat led to the deadly confronta-tion, including pursuing 19-year-old Christian Taylor with-

out telling his supervisor.Miller, 49, could also face crimi-nal charges.

"Officer Miller made deci-sions in the heat of a violent con-frontation to save his and otherofficers' lives," Miller's lawyer,John Snider, said in a state-ment.

Snider says Johnson used"20/20 hindsight to protect hisjob and appease anti-police ac-tivists." He also said Johnson's"biggest fears are getting a pa-per cut or losing his six-figuresalary."

"A four day 'investigation'and media theatrics are noteven close to due process,"Snider said. "This decision,while politically expedient forChief Johnson, is an insult tothe rank-and-file officers whoput their lives on the line everyday."

Police spokeswoman TiaraRichard said neither Johnsonnor the department had a re-sponse to the attorney's state-ment. Officers had been calledto the scene of a burglary at thedealership early Friday.

Lawyer defends action of Texasofficer fired after fatal shooting

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Thursday•Art Dublin meets every Thursday at 6:30 at Dublin-Laurens Muse-um. Call 984-8665 for more info.•Evening Branch of the Dublin Lions Club at 6:30 p.m. at theCNH Tractor Plant on Firetower Road. •Stevens/Forstmann Retirees at the Cloverleaf Restaurant in EastDublin.•AA I Am Responsible Group, Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515Rice Ave., 8 p.m. •AA 24 Hour Group, contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street, East,Dublin, 8 p.m.•NA We Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, EastDublin, 6:30 p.m.•Nar-Anon - Living Not Existing Group, Olivet Baptist Church,Nursery Provided, 1689 Hwy 19 S., 6:30 p.m., contact 997-9011•Celebrate Recovery (a Christian based Recovery meeting) meeteach Friday at 7 p.m. except the last Friday of each month, a suppermeeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are held at the New Vision Fel-lowship across from the old Kroger store. Call 278-0710 or 290-1322for further information.•Hand in Hand Cancer Support Group strength and solutions forpatients and families. Middle Georgia Cancer Center at 5:30 p.m., 207Fairview Park Dr. For more information call (478)-275-1111.

Friday•The Exchange Club of Laurens County at 7 a.m. at the ElksClub. 275-6244. •Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group, 1515 Rice Ave. Dublin(use back entrance) Friday 6:30 p.m.•Dublin/Laurens Commission on Children, Youth and Families(Laurens County Family Connection) Board of Directors. Call (478)296-9141.•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515Rice Ave., 8 p.m. •NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon, 629 Broad Street, EastDublin.

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France appointed CardinalRichelieu his first minister.

In 1792, French revolution-aries imprisoned the royalfamily.

In 1846, the American flagwas raised for the first time inLos Angeles.

In 1910, Florence Nightin-gale, the founder of modernnursing, died in London at age90.

In 1923, Mustafa KemalAtaturk was again electedSpeaker of Turkey's GrandAssembly.

In 1934, the satirical comicstrip "Li'l Abner," created byAl Capp, made its debut.

In 1946, author H.G. Wells,79, died in London.

In 1960, the first two-waytelephone conversation bysatellite took place with thehelp of Echo 1. The CentralAfrican Republic became to-tally independent of Frenchrule.

In 1979, Lou Brock of theSt. Louis Cardinals becamethe 14th player in majorleague baseball history to

reach the 3,000th career hitplateau as his team defeatedthe Chicago Cubs, 3-2.

In 1981, in a ceremony athis California ranch, Presi-dent Ronald Reagan signed ahistoric package of tax andbudget reductions.

In 1989, searchers inEthiopia found the wreckageof a plane which had disap-peared almost a week earlierwhile carrying Rep. MickeyLeland, D-Texas, and 14 otherpeople — there were no sur-vivors.

In 1995, Baseball Hall ofFamer Mickey Mantle died ata Dallas hospital of rapidlyspreading liver cancer; he was63.

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FFiivvee yyeeaarrss aaggoo:: Weighingin for the first time on a con-troversy gripping New YorkCity and the nation, PresidentBarack Obama endorsed al-lowing a mosque near groundzero, telling a White Housedinner celebrating the Islamicholy month of Ramadan thatthe country's founding princi-ples demanded no less. Veter-an NBC newsman EdwinNewman died in Oxford, Eng-land, at age 91.

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Camilli — were killed whenleftover ordnance believed tohave been dropped in an Is-raeli airstrike blew up in theGaza Strip. Brazilian presi-dential candidate EduardoCampos died when the smallplane that was carrying himand several campaign officialsplunged into a residentialneighborhood in the port cityof Santos.

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By CLAY ROPERMILLEDGEVILLE — Wanted:

Murder suspect. Please like andshare.Milledgeville Police Department

turned to Facebook in May to ask thecommunity’s help in finding fleeingsuspected murderer Janard Dixon.And it paid off.Just days later officers arrested

Dixon in Newton County after astatewide hunt.“We had a lot of tips called in off the

Facebook posts because more peopleknew we were looking for him,” saidMPD Maj. John Davis. “It helped in-vestigators narrow the search and letthe public know what was happen-ing.”Local law enforcement recognizes

social media’s far-reaching influ-ences and has adopted vigorous pro-grams to foster greater trust with thepeople they protect through Face-book posts.The success of neighboring law en-

forcement agencies using social me-dia inspired officer Linc Boyer tohelp develop a similar program forMilledgeville Police Department.“As a police officer, my relationship

to the public means a lot,” said Boy-er. “We’re people, too, and want tohelp. The Facebook page lets us con-nect with people on a personal level.”MPD’s first major success came in

May while officers looked for sus-pected armed robber ChristopherBrown.MPD posted Brown’s picture on its

Facebook page, warning local citi-zens and asking for their help.After officers arrested Brown just

days later, MPD posted photos of of-ficers finding Brown hiding in an at-tic and in handcuffs as they took himoff to jail.That one post garnered 492 likes,

received 104 comments, was shared239 times and viewed by more than40,000 people.MPD’s page has tripled its follow-

ing during the past couple months.This week, MPD’s Facebook page

boasts 3,637 likes, and Boyer hopesthat number keeps climbing.“Nearly every post we make gets

30,000 or 40,000 views, so we’re hit-ting almost all of Baldwin Countyevery time we update the Facebookpage,” said Boyer.

Baldwin County Sheriff ’s Office(BCSO) also embraces the benefits ofsocial media and claims more than7,000 likes on its Facebook page.

“It’s amazing how many peopleview and share these posts,” BCSOMaj. Scott Deason. “The communitywants to know what’s going on, andsocial media is another way we canbe transparent with them. It’s justan awesome tool.”

MPD and BCSO also use Facebookto share the more personal side oflaw enforcement.Both agencies honored the death of

MPD Lt. Michael Harris and postedmemorial photos of the late officer totheir Facebook pages.Additionally, both MPD and BCSO

Facebook pages are filled with postsfeaturing officers and deputiesstewarding community events.“Police officers are just like every-

body else,” Davis said. “We havefriends and family. Facebook is agood way to show that we give backto the community in more ways thanjust enforcing law. Personal connec-tions are especially vital in today’spolitical climate where people don’talways understand some of the thingpolice are doing.”Facebook offers an extra dimen-

sion to policing and could becomemore relevant with the next genera-tion that uses social media as a pri-mary news source.“We are reaching far more people

than we have ever before because ofthe Internet,” Deason said. “One ofthe most important tools in law en-forcement is the ability to gather da-ta and share information quickly. Ittakes a community to police itself,and now ordinary citizens have aneasy way to communicate with uslike they never had before.”

Thursday, August 13, 2015/Dublin, Ga/Page 6aThe Courier Herald

Are you better offkeeping Verizoncontract plan?NEW YORK (AP) — Veri-

zon is doing the unthinkable:Starting Thursday, the na-tion's largest wireless compa-ny will eliminate two-yearservice contracts, along withthe practice of offering dis-counted phones for $100 or$200.Although this has already

been an option with majorphone carriers, Verizon joinsT-Mobile in dropping con-tracts and discounted phonesentirely for new customers.Under the new system, peoplewill buy phones outright, withthe option of paying the fullretail price in monthly, inter-est-free installments.This will be better in the

long run. Although it's nice toget a $650 phone for $200with a contract, you pay for itin higher monthly fees forvoice, text and data services.Here's the rub: You keep pay-ing those higher fees even af-ter your contract is over.The contract system large-

ly benefits those who upgraderight at the two-year mark,even though many peoplewait longer if the old phone'sstill working fine. The con-tract system also rewardsbuyers of the most expensivephones. With the change, youkeep the savings when youopt for a cheaper phone withall the features and perfor-mance you need.But contracts might still

benefit you in the short run.With Thursday's changeslooming, should you rush toget a discounted phone, orwait for the new plans? Hereare four things to consider:

UPGRADE NOW IFYOU DON'T NEED THELATEST MODELIf you're already with Veri-

zon, you can keep your cur-rent plan. What's not clear iswhether you'll still be able toget a discounted phone afterWednesday. Verizon Commu-nications Inc. hasn't respond-ed to requests since Friday forclarification.If you're ready and eligible

for a new phone, it's safer todo so by Wednesday, beforethe new plans kick in.That said, there's been

speculation that Apple andSamsung will come out withnew models soon. The oldermodels tend to go down inprice then. An iPhone 6 nowgoes for $200 with a contractand will likely drop to $100when its successor comes out.But saving $100 might not beworth the risk of having topay full price — about $650now, but likely to drop to $550when the new model is out —if Verizon doesn't offer dis-counted phones to existingcustomers.

NEW PLANS MIGHTGIVE YOU MORE THANYOU NEEDEven after paying full price

for the phone, you might stillbreak even or save money un-der the new plans. In general,service prices for voice, textand data are going down byabout $20 a month, offsettingthe value of the subsidy you're

losing on the phone undercontract.There are variations,

though. For a single line,you're paying $60 a month un-der the current plan for 1 gi-gabyte of data, but $19 of thatis the value of the subsidy forthe phone. You're really pay-ing just $41 for the servicepart. Under the new plan, themonthly price for service goesup to $50, not counting themonthly installment youcould be paying for the phone.For 3 gigabytes, you're nowpaying $71 after subtractingthe subsidy. The price goesdown to $65 under the newplan.The 1 gigabyte plan might

be cutting it close, especiallyif you use cellular data tosnack on video. An hour ortwo will eat up your allot-ment. Because the price goesdown at 3 gigabyte, the newplans might seem better.However, many individualsnow have just 2 gigabytes. It's$56 a month after subtractingthe subsidy. The 2-gigabyteoption won't be available un-der the new plan, so you'll bepaying $9 more to get 3 giga-bytes — when you need less.

Couples and families shar-ing larger buckets of datamight also see price cuts un-der the new plans, but choiceswill be limited to 1, 3, 6 and12 gigabytes. If you havesomething in between, thinktwice before switching. Veri-zon will let you keep your cur-rent plan indefinitely, butonce you leave it, you likelywon't be able to switch back.

SOME EMPLOYERSREIMBURSE FOR SER-VICE, BUT NOT THEPHONEIf your company pays for

all or part of your phone ser-vice, but not the phone itself,the new plans will hurt. Allthese years, the service feeshad been inflated becausephone companies had to re-coup the costs of the phonesubsidies. Prices under thenew plans will better reflectactual costs, but that alsomeans less service fees to re-imburse.

You might want to gamethe system for another twoyears by getting a discountedphone now.

NO CONTRACT DOES-N'T MEAN LEAVE ANY-TIMEUnless you want to pay for

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Colorado may ban 'candy' name on marijuana treatsDENVER (AP) — Edible marijuana

products in Colorado may soon come la-beled with a red stop sign, according toa draft of new rules released Wednes-day by state marijuana regulators.The state may also ban the word

"candy" from edible pot products, evenif they're sweets such as suckers orgummy chews.The new pot symbol — an octagon

stop-sign shape with the letters "THC"to indicate marijuana's psychoactive in-gredient — would have to be on indi-vidual edible items, not just labels. Liq-uid marijuana products would be limit-ed to single-serve packaging — definedas 10 milligrams of THC."It's time we have a tool to really let

people know there is pot in something,"said Diane Carlson of Smart Colorado,a parents' group that has pushed forgiving edible pot a distinct look.Regulators rejected an earlier pro-

posal to mark edible pot with a weed-leaf symbol after parents complainedthe symbol would simply attract chil-dren, not dissuade them from eatingthe products.Also banned under the proposed

rules — premade edible items. Therules would ban a manufacturer frombuying bulk candy and spraying it withcannabis oil, but not altering an exist-ing product so that it's unrecognizable,such as grinding up chocolate chipcookies to make a cheesecake crust.But manufacturers complained that

the made-from-scratch rule needs moreclarification because manufacturersroutinely use premade products. "Do Ihave to have chickens out back for theeggs?" asked Dan Anglin of the Col-orado Cannabis Chamber of Commerce.The proposed rules were released as

the Colorado Marijuana EnforcementDivision works on new guidelines for

edible marijuana, which can be bakedinto cookies or brownies or added to adizzying array of items from sodas, topasta sauces, to granolas.The agency tried and failed last year

to implement a requirement that ediblemarijuana have a distinct look whenoutside of its packaging, a requirementpassed by state lawmakers last yearamid concerns that some people wereaccidentally eating food infused with

marijuana.The state already bans pot manufac-

turers from using cartoon characters onpackaging or making "look-alike" prod-ucts such as candies designed to mimiccommon foods. But the state has seensporadic reports of people unknowinglyeating pot. Perhaps most famous was aman hospitalized after unknowinglyeating pot-infused chocolate at the 2014Denver County Fair.

In this Sept. 26, 2014, file photo, smaller-dose pot-infusedbrownies are divided and packaged at The Growing Kitchenin Boulder, Colo. Edible marijuana products in Colorado maysoon come labeled with a red stop sign as the state is final-izing work on new rules for the appearance of edible mari-juana. A draft of those rules released Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015,would require each piece of edible marijuana to be marked inthe shape of a stop sign with the letters THC in the middle.The letters stand for marijuana's psychoactive ingredient.(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

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Ribbon cut on remodeled McDonald’sOn Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, the Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Ribbon Cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the newlyrebuilt McDonaldʼs of Dublin located at I-16 at US 441 South. Owner, David Davis was joined by, Randy Jackson, Chamber Chair, cowork-ers, friends and fellow Chamber Members, as Mayor Phil Best cut the ribbon. Dublinʼs brand new McDonaldʼs restaurant features a spa-cious yet refined interior that is loaded with state-of-the-art technology designed to enhance the dining experience, and includes expandedparking to accommodate busses and tour groups. (Photo by Matthew White)

Poll shows few in US have received credit cards with chipsBy The Associated PressEven as an Oct. 1 deadline approach-

es to replace Americans' out-of-date cred-it cards with new cards embedded withcomputer chips, the vast majority ofAmericans still have not received theirnew cards and only a small minority areusing the chips at all, a new AssociatedPress-GfK poll shows.The poll finds that roughly one in 10

Americans have received the new chip-enabled credit cards. Of those who havereceived the cards, only one-third saythey've actually used the cards as in-tended in new specialized credit cardreaders.

In an effort to combat mounting cred-it card fraud, U.S. banks are making apush to replace the magnetic-stripe cred-it cards Americans use with new onesthat have tiny computer chips embeddedin them, which are far more secure.The older type of cards, long since

been phased out in other major coun-tries, have become easy targets forthieves, who have found multiple ways toexploit the security flaws in the decades-old magnetic stripe technology. Eventhough the U.S. counts for 25 percent ofall credit card transactions, half of allcredit card fraud happens in America, ac-cording to a report by Barclays.

The chip cards, which have been usedin Europe and elsewhere for more than adecade, transmit a one-time code whenthey're inserted into a card-reading de-vice to make a purchase. Even if the codeis stolen, thieves can't use it to make oth-er purchases.The new chip cards can't prevent a

thief using a person's stolen credit cardinformation to make fraudulent purchas-es online, however.The new poll shows Americans are

more likely to say they're very concernedabout their personal information beingsecure when making purchases online(45 percent) than in stores (38 percent).

Is travel insurance right for you?Before you finalize your trav-

el plans, be sure you have givencareful thought to whether youneed to purchase travel insur-ance. There are circumstancesthat could cause you to cancelyour trip, return home early orforce you to seek emergencymedical treatment while travel-ing. Travel insurance may pro-vide the extra protection youneed. Better Business Bureau isadvising travelers to weigh thepros and cons of travel insurancebefore going on an extensive trip.Before you purchase cover-

age, check your homeowner’s ormedical insurance policies toavoid any overlap. For instance,expensive items such as yourcamcorder, laptop computer orjewelry may be covered by yourhomeowner’s insurance shouldthey be stolen while you aretraveling. If the airline losesyour checked luggage, they arerequired to reimburse you foryour bags (up to a certain dollaramount). Or, if you become sickor injured while traveling, yourpersonal medical insurance maypick up the cost of your medicalbills.Some of the different types of

insurance available include:Trip Cancella-

tion/Interruption (TCI) – If yourplans suddenly change and youhave to cancel or end your tripearly, TCI will cover you for this.But itwill only reimburse you forreasons on the insurer’s accept-able list, such as injury, sickness,or death of yourself, a familymember, traveling companion orbusiness partner. Some policieswill cover only medical reasonsand some will not cover pre-ex-istingmedical conditions. It’s im-portant to read the fine print.Emergency Medical Evacua-

tion – If you are going on an ad-venture vacation or to an areathat is far from modern medicalfacilities, itmay be a good idea tobuy this coverage. If adequatetreatment is not available at alocal hospital, you would betransferred to the nearest ac-

ceptable medical faculty.Baggage Loss – This coverage

reimburses you for lost, stolen ordamaged bags. As you are pack-ing, make a list of everythingyou are taking with you. If yourbag is lost, you may be reim-bursed for some contents, butnot all. Baggage-loss protectionis only necessary if you are car-rying more than $2,500 worthof items in your bags. Be sure tocheck your homeowner’s policy.BBB recommends travelers

take the following into consid-eration:Read the fine print. Know

exactly what coverage you aregetting and what is covered.Policies and insurance firmsdiffer in what they cover.You may not need to buy it

right away. Travel insurancecan be purchased days beforeyour trip. Check to see if thepolicy you are considering re-quires you to purchase within aset time period after you’vebooked your travel. For tripcancellation insurance, youwon’t be covered if you buy thepolicy after you’ve become ill ornatural disaster has wiped outyour vacation destination.Not every trip needs travel

insurance. If your total trip is acouple hundred dollars in air-fare, travel insurance probablyisn’t worth it. But if you’re tak-ing the trip of a lifetime andspending thousands, travel in-surance is a good considera-tion.Don’t fall for high pressure

sales tactics. Don’t let someonepressure you into buying travelinsurance right away. You arethe only one who can decide ifyou truly need it.Pay with a credit card. Pro-

tect yourself further by payingfor travel related expenditures,including insurance, with acredit card. Ask your creditcard issuer if there are addi-tional protections that comewith your credit card. Sometravel insurance may be builtin to your credit purchases.

packing firm that was formedin 2015 the merge r of Rich-mond, Va.-based MeadWestva-co Corp. and Norcross-basedRock-Tenn Co. according to theAtlanta Business Chronicle.The company currently em-

ploys 42,000 supporting cus-tomers around the world fromapproximately 275 operatingand business locations span-ning North America, SouthAmerica, Europe and Asia.“The Dublin and Newberg

mills will balance the fiber mixof our mill system and the ad-dition of kraft and bag paperwill diversify our product offer-ing,” said Steve Voorhees, We-stRock CEO, in a statement.“We expect to apply our operat-ing capabilities to improve thecost structure of both mills. Asa result, our mill system willbe better positioned to servethe increasing demand forlighter weight containerboardand kraft paper.”SP Fiber produces con-

tainerboard and kraft and bagpaper for end use in consumerand corrugated packaging.Made from 100-percent post-consumer recycled fiber, theseproducts have earned FSC, SFIand PEFC certifications.The announcement comes

more than two years after SPFiber announced a successful$40-plus million investment to

convert its Dublin facility fromnewsprint to lightweight pack-aging.“SPFT is our largest manu-

facturing employer in LaurensCounty and a company thatmeans a lot to a great numberof families in our region of thestate,” said Brad Lofton, Presi-dent of the Dublin-LaurensCounty Development Authori-ty. “We have been monitoringthe sale closely. WestRock hasa wonderful reputation in theforest products industry, andthey have significant resourceswhich we believe will help keepthis mill sustainable and grow-ing for years to come. We areespecially thankful for their in-vestment and for their long-

term plan to continue the greattradition of this facility."The company's origins date

back to 1977, when SP Manu-facturing was located inDublin by Media General, CoxEnterprises and Knight-Rid-der. Production of 100-percentdeinked newsprint followedtwo years later. The No. 2 ma-chine, or PM2, began produc-tion a decade later, doublingthe mill's capacity.Accolades for the PM2 ma-

chine followed in 2000, from2002-2005, when the machinewas recognized as the fastestnewsprint machine in NorthAmerican ('00), and the world'smost productive ('02-05).

family "may have been what ledto my longer life."He announced Aug. 3 that he

had surgery to remove a smallmass from his liver. Carter Cen-ter spokeswoman Deanna Con-gileo earlier this month calledthe liver surgery "elective."An Emory spokesman de-

clined comment Wednesday.Good wishes poured in on so-

cial media after Carter's an-nouncement. President BarackObama said he and first ladyMichelle Obama wish Carter afast and full recovery."Jimmy, you're as resilient as

they come, and along with therest of America, we are rootingfor you," Obama said in a state-ment.Vice President Joe Biden

said he was praying for Carter,who is "a great man, always up-beat and optimistic."Democratic National Com-

mittee Chairwoman Rep. Deb-bie Wasserman Schultz said herthoughts were with Carter andhis family: "I wish him strengthas he faces this challenge headon, as I am sure he will do withthe same spirit with which hehas always fought on behalf ofothers."A Georgia peanut farmer

who had been a state senatorand governor of Georgia for asingle term before running forpresident, Carter defeated Ger-ald Ford in 1976 with a pledgeto always be honest. He endedup seeing a second term doomedby a number of foreign policyconflicts — in particular, theIran hostage crisis — before los-ing in a landslide to Ronald Rea-gan in 1980.He spent the decades since

carving out a reputation for pro-moting such global issues ashealth care and democracy, of-ten with his wife Rosalynn byhis side. He joined the staff ofEmory University and in 1982established the Carter Center topromote those issues.His new role as global states-

man took him into places oftenshunned by other diplomats.Carter helped defuse nucleartensions between the Koreasand monitored the first Pales-tinian elections. In 2002, he wonthe Nobel Peace Prize.

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The Laurens CountyBoard of Education willhold its monthly meeting at 6p.m. Thursday. The agendafollows:- Call to order- Invocation- Pledge of Allegiance- Approval of agenda- Student recognition - Ea-

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ATLANTA (AP) — The latest on former PresidentJimmy Carter, who said Wednesday that he has cancer(all times local):8 p.m.The White House says President Barack Obama has

spoken with former President Jimmy Carter andwished him a full and speedy recovery from cancer.Obama offered the 90-year-old Carter best wishes

from himself and first lady Michelle Obama.Carter announced Wednesday that he has cancer and

will undergo treatment at an Atlanta hospital.He says the cancer was discovered during surgery

this month to remove a small mass in his liver.Carter, the nation's 39th president, says the cancer

has spread to other parts of his body.Obama telephoned Carter during his vacation in

coastal Massachusetts.___

7:15 p.m.Politicians are sending former President Jimmy

Carter their best wishes after the 90-year-old humani-tarian announced Wednesday evening that he has can-cer.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal tweets, "Sandra and Iregret to hear that President Carter is facing a seriousillness. We'll keep him in our prayers as he undergoestreatment."

Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBosePorter says on Twitter: "Thoughts and prayers aregoing up for President Carter and his family across thenation. ... President Carter is tougher than a lighterknot, and we have faith that he will come through this."DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, in a

statement, says "My thoughts and well wishes are withPresident Carter, Mrs. Carter and their family. I wishhim strength as he faces this challenge head on, as I amsure he will do with the same spirit with which he hasalways fought on behalf of others."____

6:15 p.m.President Barack Obama says he and first lady

Michelle Obama wish former President Jimmy Carter afast and full recovery from cancer.In a statement issued Wednesday, Obama addresses

Carter directly, saying: "Jimmy, you're as resilient asthey come, and along with the rest of America, we arerooting for you."The 90-year-old carter announced Wednesday that

he has cancer and will undergo treatment at an Atlantahospital.Carter had surgery earlier this month to remove a

small mass in his liver.He says in Wednesday's statement that the surgery

revealed the cancer and that it spread to other parts ofhis body.Carter was the nation's 39th president.Obama says his and the first lady's thoughts and

prayers are with Carter's entire family.____

5:45 p.m.

Shortly after former President Jimmy Carter an-nounced he had cancer Wednesday well-wishers took toTwitter to show their support for the 90-year-old hu-manitarian.

Georgia Sen. David Perdue tweets, "Bonnie and Iextend our heartfelt prayers to President Jimmy Carterand the Carter family."

Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther KingJr. posts "President #JimmyCarter is in my thoughts &prayers. May the Lord heal, comfort & encourage thisextraordinary servant-leader to the world." And fromThe King Center: "We are praying for you, President#JimmyCarter. You are a champion for the global com-munity. Thank you."

The Atlanta Braves tweet, "We're all wishing youthe best with your upcoming treatment, Mr. President."

Carters' grandson, former Georgia state Sen.Jason Carter tweets, "Thanks to everyone for yourthoughts and prayers for my grandfather and grand-mother. I will pass them along!"

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In this Monday, June16, 1997 file photo,former President Jim-my Carter uses ahand saw to even anedge as he works on aHabitat for Humanityhome in Pikeville, Ky.Carter, who an-nounced he has can-cer and will undergotreatment at an At-lanta hospital, hasbeen a staunch advo-cate and volunteer forthe charitable organi-zation. (AP Photo)

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Leaders offer support

Georgia man pleads guilty but mentally ill in killing of 5LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man

who pleaded guilty to killing his wife, three ofher family members and a family friend wassentenced Wednesday to life in prison with-out the possibility of parole.Thomas J. Lee pleaded guilty but mentally

ill after reaching an agreement with prosecu-tors, the LaGrange Daily News reports.Lee was charged in the Jan. 28 deaths of

his wife, Christie Lee, 39; her daughter, Bai-

ley Burtron, 16; Christie Lee's parents,William and Shelia Burtron, 69 and 68, re-spectively; and family friend Iiaonna Green,18. Authorities say the five were killed at ahome in Troup County, near the Alabama bor-der and about 65 miles southeast of Atlanta.Lee was arrested several days later at a

bus station in Tupelo, Mississippi, after hetold a pastor he was having car trouble andneeded to get to Opelika, Alabama.

Sheriff's deputies found the victims' bodieson the evening of Jan. 31 after WilliamBurtron's employer reported him missing.Caldwell said the deputies smelled a strongodor and noticed that a back door had beenforced as they approached the house.Troup County Sheriff's Capt. Mike Cald-

well told the court Christie Lee's parents hadbeen increasingly unhappy with Lee in themonths before the slayings. He was having fi-

nancial trouble, couldn't hold a steady joband neglected responsibilities around thehouse.Investigators said Lee told them he bought

the gun to kill himself and was about to dothat when Bailey Burtron walked in on him.He told investigators he doesn't rememberwhat happened next because he blacked out.Investigators believe Lee strangled the teenbefore fatally shooting the four others.

Georgia health officials say abortion facilities follow law

Atlanta mayor: City homeless shelter a hub for TB

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials sayPlanned Parenthood Southeast and other facili-ties in Georgia are following state law requiringthe burial or cremation of fetal remains after anabortion.Georgia Department of Public Health Com-

missioner Brenda Fitzgerald said in a statementWednesday that the agency has completed itsreview of the five licensed abortion providers inGeorgia and found none are breaking state law

by donating fetal tissue. She says the state re-quires that fetal remains be buried or cremated.Gov. Nathan Deal ordered the review last

month following an anti-abortion group's releaseof a video showing a Planned Parenthood officialdiscussing the disposal of body parts from abort-ed fetuses.Planned Parenthood has said it only helps

women legally donate fetal tissue to researchfirms, not sell it commercially.

Department of Juvenile Justiceadds emergency planning headATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Department

of Juvenile Justice has added a new executive tohandle emergency planning.Commissioner Avery Niles announced in a

news release that Scott Cagle will join theagency on Sept. 16 as director of planning andpreparedness. Cagle will oversee emergencyplanning statewide for the agency's secure facil-

ities.Cagle served 23 years with Hall County Fire

Services before retiring as the fire marshal,deputy emergency management agency directorand chief of planning and preparedness.The agency says Cagle holds certifications as

a Georgia peace officer, firefighter, and a nation-ally registered emergency medical technician.

ATLANTA (AP) — AtlantaMayor KasimReed has outlinedplans to use eminent domain totake control of a large homelessshelter he says has become ahub for tuberculosis.Multiple media outlets re-

port that Reed, speaking at theCommerce Club on Tuesday,said the citywould build a policeand fire station in place of theshelter on Peachtree Street andPine Street, north of downtown.Reed says that according to

data he received from the Cen-ters for Disease Control andPrevention, 57 percent of all re-ported cases in the U.S. of adrug-resistant strain of tubercu-losis have occurred in FultonCounty.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP)—Dan Quinn isn't going to makecomparisons to his old team.Good thing for the guys he'snow coaching.The Falcons were one of theNFL's worst defensive teams ayear ago, a situation their newhead coach is determined to turnaround. Quinn came to Atlantaafter serving as defensive coordi-nator for the Seattle Seahawks,who have the league's most-feared unit and reached the lasttwo Super Bowls.During the early days oftraining camp, Quinn is pushingto have a defense known for itseffort and pursuit to the ball. Butit looks as though he must stilldeal with a shortage of talent, areality that may take a few moreyears to address through thedraft and free agency."I like the effort that we aregoing with. I feel the energywe're bringing," Quinn said afterTuesday's practice. "We got along way to go in terms of ourattitude to keep going after thefootball. I like the drilling that

we have done for tackling.(When) we get a chance to eval-uate it over the next few presea-son games, we will have a bettersense of where we are at."The Falcons play their firstpreseason game Friday night,hosting the Tennessee Titans.Quinn knew he would face atall task, considering the Falconsgave up more total yards (6,372)and more passing yards (4,478)than any team in the league lastseason. They ranked 27th inpoints allowed (26.1 per game)and were in the bottom half(21st) in rushing yards for goodmeasure.Talk about going from first toworst. In Seattle, Quinn'sdefense easily ranked No. 1 intotal yards, passing yards andpoint allowed."I'm going to reserve compar-ing," Quinn said. "What I can tellyou is the aggressiveness, thetoughness, the finish, those arethe things that I'm looking for,and I feel that speed from theguys."The Falcons devoted much of

the offseason to beefing up thedefense, which had been largelyignored in previous seasons asmanagement focused on build-ing a high-scoring offense thatcould overcome any deficiencieson the other side of the line.That philosophy worked in2012, when the Falcons won theNFC South and came up 10 yardsshort of reaching the SuperBowl. But the last two seasonswere abysmal: a combinedrecord of 10-22, which cost MikeSmith his coaching job."When you're losing, it's frus-trating," cornerback DesmondTrufant said. "But we're headingin the right direction and we'regoing to turn this thing around."Certainly, the defense hasbecome more of a focus.The Falcons used their topdraft pick on Vic Beasley, whowill man the "Leo" defensive endposition in Quinn's 4-3 scheme.Lining up on the weak side, the6-foot-3, 246-pound rookie isbeing counted on bolsterAtlanta's dismal pass rush. Thesecond-round pick, cornerbackJalen Collins, should also getextensive playing time.Linebacker was another bigconcern. Atlanta signed BrooksReed, Justin Durant and O'Brien

Schofield to shore up that posi-tion, but the jury's still out onthose moves. Reed has beenslowed by hip and groin issues,while Durant battled injuries thelast two seasons and has gottenextra time off in workouts, all inhopes of making sure he's ready

By BALI SMITH andRODNEY MANLEYScrimmage games tonightand Friday will give local highschool coaches a better idea ofwhat to expect when the lightscome on for real next week.“Each team has its own iden-tity,” said Dublin head coachRoger Holmes, whose Irish hostWashington County on Fridaynight. “You think you can dosomething, but there’s a big dif-ference in doing it against some-body’s starters and doing itagainst your scout team.”“You know you’re goingagainst a quality opponent, so ifyou have some weaknesses, youknow they’re going to show up.You know what you need to fix.And you get to see how first-time starters are going torespond.”East Laurens and Trinity kickoff the scrimmages tonight. TheFalcons host Wheeler County at6 p.m., while the Crusaders hostWestfield at 6:30.The practice game gives theFalcons a test run on an unex-pected dynamic — managing agame without head coach BuddySorrow.Sorrow announced Tuesdaythat he is taking an indefiniteleave of absence for medicalreasons. He is in the first seasonof his return to East Laurens,where he coached for nine sea-sons beginning in the mid-1990s.Sorrow said he was verypleased with his players’ effortthis summer but expressed con-cern that injuries would limitplaying time tonight for somestarters.“Our starting quarterbackand his backup are a littlenicked up right now, so we mayhave to use our No. 3 quarter-back during the scrimmageagainst Wheeler. If that hap-pens, then we will have to sim-plify things and run more of ourbasic plays,” Sorrow said.The veteran coach said hehopes the scrimmage will givecoaches a glimpse of how theteam responds to adversity.“Whether it be being behindor bad plays happening duringthe course of the game, we wantto see how the kids react to that.We want them to realize thatthere are positive ways to coun-teract something negative,” hesaid.“Last year things kind ofsnowballed when somethingwent wrong. Somebody has got

to put their foot down and stopit right then and get back tomaking positive plays on thefield.”The Falcons are looking torebound from a 2-7-1 season.Trinity’s Crusaders also willtake the field with a new headcoach — the school’s fourth infour seasons. The Trinity job is ahomecoming of sorts for JimmyFields, who coached at WhitfieldAcademy for the past nine sea-sons and began his high schoolcareer as an assistant at Dublinunder former coach Sam Barrs.For head coach Stacy Noblesand the West Laurens Raiders,Friday’s game with DodgeCounty is a chance to build onthe momentum of last season’ssuccess while putting the disap-pointing loss in the state AAAAElite 8 behind them.The Raiders were 9-4 andwon their first region champi-onship in almost 20 years.“We are chomping at the bitto get back and get startedagain, and get that bad taste outof our mouth from our (playoff)loss to Saint Pius,” said Nobles.“The biggest thing for us isthe kids getting reps againsta quality opponent. That is whatwe want to see. We have a lot ofquestion marks, just like every-one has this time of year. We

want to see how the kidsrespond.”Just because the game is ascrimmage does not mean theplayers are not fired up.“Anytime you get in a gameweek we all get excited,” saidNobles. “Our players haveworked extremely hard all sum-mer, and we are ready to seehow we can perform against agood team like Dodge County.”The scrimmage games offerother advantages over full-speed practice scrimmages.“As much as we may not real-ize it, at practice your coachesare giving them little clues andtips before they break the hud-

dle,” Holmes noted. “They’re notgoing to get that Friday night.”Dublin finished 6-5 last sea-son and earned a trip to thestate playoffs. Besides being afinal tuneup before the regularseason kicks off, the scrim-mages give the Irish and theother squads the chance to hitsomeone other than their team-mates.“Some players play betterwhen the lights are turned on,or when they put their game jer-sey on,” said Sorrow. “If that isthe case, we may be able to finda few hidden gems in the crowdthat will be able to help us outduring the season.“Putting an inexperiencedkid out their with eight or 10experienced players can givethat player confidence, and heplays better.”The Falcons will have an

extra week to work out whatev-er kinks they have tonight.Unlike Dublin and WestLaurens, the team is off nextweek and opens its season Aug.28 at Taylor County.

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TONIGHTWheeler County at EastLaurens, 6 p.m.Westfield at Trinity, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAYWashington County at Dublin,7:30 p.m.Dodge County at West Laurens,7:30 p.m.

Local prep teams suiting up for scrimmage games

Photo by Bali Smith

COUNTING DOWN TO KICKOFFEast Laurens tees it up tonight against Wheeler Countyʼs Bulldogs.

Photo by Bali Smith

Scrimmages give coaches a good look at first-timestarters like Raiders quarterback Jalen Mack.

Photo by Bali Smith

Special teams will get game-speed experience whenthe Irish square off with Washington County.

Photo by Rodney Manley

NEW CHIEF CRUSADERFields debuts as Trinity

coach tonight.

By RODNEY MANLEYSports EditorEast Laurens pitcher Jordan Mackey hurled a no-hitter whilethe Lady Falcons pounded out 10 hits in 14-1 season-opening winover Twiggs County on Tuesday.Mackey struck out 11 Lady Cobras over four innings as thegame was shortened by the mercy rule. The Lady Falcons put thegame away early, scoring 10 runs in the first inning.Lauren Powell, Emily Scarborough and Amber Oliver all hadtwo hits each to pace the East Laurens offense.Skikya O’Neal had three RBIs for coach Danielle Bertram’sLady Falcons. Mackey and Scraborough each knocked in two runs.East Laurens will host Montgomery County today at 5:30 p.m.

Mackey throws no-hitter asEL rolls over Twiggs, 14-1ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—The Atlanta Braves haven't leftthemselves much room for error,and they had too many of themin the seventh inning ofWednesday night's 9-6 loss tothe Tampa Bay Rays.It was the Braves' thirdstraight loss and 14th in 20games.Tampa Bay's six-run seventhstartedwith a Grady Sizemore flyball that fell between centerfielder Cameron Maybin and leftfielder Michael Bourn for a dou-ble, the first of three straight hits

off reliever Matt Marksberry (0-1).Marksberry's wild pitchallowed a run to score and tiedthe game 6-6, and then the left-hander missed first base whiletrying to cover on a grounder forthe third out, officially the onlyerror of the game. BrandonGuyer scored on the play, puttingthe Rays ahead for the first timeat 7-6.After Ryan Kelly replacedMarksberry, Curt Casali cappedthe big inning a two-run homerfor the Rays.

"It's a box of chocolates some-times when you have inexperi-enced guys in the bullpen,"Braves manager Fredi Gonzalezsaid. "Sometimes you don't makea play and give those guys anopportunity to get back in thegame, and sometimes the inex-perience shows."The misplay in the outfieldproved to be the beginning of theend for the reeling Braves."It's just a case where you'vegot two guys out there who bothprobably could have got the ball,but we haven't got too comfort-

able with each other yet,"Maybin said. "Mike's still tryingto get comfortable in left sothat's one of those situationswhere I could have communicat-ed better."Pedro Ciriaco homered forthe first time in more than twoyears and tied a career high withfour RBIs for the Braves.Casali had just one hit in 26at-bats since consecutive two-homer games against Detroit onJuly 27-28.His career game Wednesdaywasn't enough.

Braves undone by six-run inning in loss

Atlanta's Quinn looks to improveone of the NFL's worst defenses

AP photo

LOTS OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTFalcons defensive end Adrian Clayborn (99) gets a hand on

quarterback Matt Ryan during recent practice.

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NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBNew York 62 52 .544 —Washington 58 55 .513 3½Atlanta 51 63 .447 11Miami 46 68 .404 16Philadelphia 46 69 .400 16½

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

St. Louis 73 40 .646 —Pittsburgh 65 46 .586 7Chicago 64 48 .571 8½Cincinnati 50 62 .446 22½Milwaukee 48 67 .417 26

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Los Angeles 64 50 .561 —San Francisco 60 53 .531 3½Arizona 56 57 .496 7½San Diego 54 61 .470 10½Colorado 47 65 .420 16

WednesdayCincinnati 7, San Diego 3Philadelphia 7, Arizona 6Houston 2, San Francisco 0Miami 14, Boston 6Tampa Bay 9, Atlanta 6N.Y. Mets 3, Colorado 0Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee 2, 10 inningsSt. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 2L.A. Dodgers 3, Washington 0

TodayColorado (E.Butler 3-9) at N.Y. Mets(Syndergaard 6-6), 12:10 p.m.Milwaukee (Cravy 0-3) at Chicago Cubs(Lester 7-8), 2:20 p.m.Pittsburgh (Liriano 7-6) at St. Louis (Lynn9-6), 7:15 p.m.Cincinnati (Sampson 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers(Latos 4-8), 10:10 p.m.Washington (Strasburg 6-5) at SanFrancisco (Vogelsong 7-8), 10:15 p.m.

FridayChicago Cubs (Hendricks 6-5) at ChicagoWhite Sox (Samardzija 8-7), 4:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Morton 7-4) at N.Y. Mets(B.Colon 10-11), 7:10 p.m.Arizona (Ray 3-7) at Atlanta (Teheran 7-6),7:35 p.m.Philadelphia (Morgan 3-3) at Milwaukee(W.Peralta 2-7), 8:10 p.m.Miami (Phelps 4-8) at St. Louis (Jai.Garcia4-4), 8:15 p.m.San Diego (T.Ross 8-9) at Colorado(Flande 2-1), 8:40 p.m.Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-7) at L.A. Dodgers(A.Wood 7-7), 10:10 p.m.Washington (Scherzer 11-8) at SanFrancisco (M.Cain 2-3), 10:15 p.m.

American LeagueEast DivisionW L Pct GB

Toronto 63 52 .548 —New York 61 51 .545 ½Tampa Bay 58 56 .509 4½Baltimore 57 56 .504 5Boston 50 64 .439 12½

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Kansas City 68 45 .602 —Minnesota 57 56 .504 11Detroit 55 59 .482 13½Chicago 54 58 .482 13½Cleveland 53 59 .473 14½

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Houston 62 53 .539 —Los Angeles 59 54 .522 2Texas 55 57 .491 5½Seattle 54 61 .470 8Oakland 51 64 .443 11

WednesdaySeattle 3, Baltimore 0Miami 14, Boston 6Toronto 10, Oakland 3Cleveland 2, N.Y. Yankees 1Detroit 7, Kansas City 4Chicago White Sox 3, L.A. Angels 2, 13inningsMinnesota 11, Texas 1

TodayOakland (S.Gray 12-4) at Toronto (Buehrle12-5), 12:37 p.m.Texas (Ch.Gonzalez 2-4) at Minnesota(E.Santana 2-3), 1:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 11-2) at Cleveland(Bauer 9-8), 7:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Richards 11-9) at Kansas City(Guthrie 8-7), 8:10 p.m.

FridayChicago Cubs (Hendricks 6-5) at ChicagoWhite Sox (Samardzija 8-7), 4:10 p.m.Oakland (Chavez 6-11) at Baltimore(U.Jimenez 9-7), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Nova 4-4) at Toronto (Price11-4), 7:07 p.m.Seattle (Montgomery 4-4) at Boston(J.Kelly 4-6), 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay (Karns 7-5) at Texas (M.Perez1-2), 8:05 p.m.Cleveland (Undecided) at Minnesota(P.Hughes 10-8), 8:10 p.m.Detroit (Simon 10-6) at Houston (Keuchel13-6), 8:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Weaver 4-8) at Kansas City(D.Duffy 5-5), 8:10 p.m.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders1. Kevin Harvick, 823.2. Joey Logano, 781.3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 750.4. Jimmie Johnson, 747.

5. Brad Keselowski, 719.6. Martin Truex Jr., 714.7. Matt Kenseth, 703.8. Kurt Busch, 659.9. Jamie McMurray, 635.10. Denny Hamlin, 631.11. Paul Menard, 622.12. Jeff Gordon, 620.13. Ryan Newman, 613.14. Clint Bowyer, 612.15. Carl Edwards, 589.16. Aric Almirola, 562.17. Kasey Kahne, 561.18. Greg Biffle, 532.19. Kyle Larson, 517.20. Casey Mears, 493.21. Austin Dillon, 492.22. Danica Patrick, 489.23. AJ Allmendinger, 481.24. David Ragan, 461.25. Sam Hornish Jr., 425.26. Tony Stewart, 418.27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 393.28. Trevor Bayne, 392.29. Justin Allgaier, 362.30. Kyle Busch, 361.31. Cole Whitt, 355.32. David Gilliland, 342.33. Brett Moffitt, 279.34. Alex Bowman, 279.35. Michael Annett, 261.36. Matt DiBenedetto, 238.37. Josh Wise, 186.38. Michael McDowell, 148.39. Jeb Burton, 125.40. Alex Kennedy, 93.41. Reed Sorenson, 41.42. Bobby Labonte, 39.43. Brian Vickers, 32.44. Michael Waltrip, 26.45. Mike Wallace, 8.46. Eddie MacDonald, 7.47. Will Kimmel, 6.48. Ron Hornaday Jr., 2.

PGA Championship at a glanceSHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Facts and fig-ures for the PGA Championship, whichstarts Thursday (all times EDT):Site: Whistling Straits (Straits Course)Length: 7,501 yards.Par: 36-36_72.Field: 156 players (136 tour pros, 20 clubpros).Prize money: $10 million.Winner's share: $1.8 million.Defending champion: Rory McIlroy.Past PGA champions at Whistling Straits:Martin Kaymer (2010), Vijay Singh (2004).Return of Rory: Rory McIlroy is playing forthe first time since the U.S. Open afterrecovering from torn ligaments in his left

ankle.American Slam: Jordan Spieth missed aplayoff at the British Open by one shot toend his bid for a Grand Slam. Next up is achance to become the only player tosweep the three U.S. majors in the sameyear.Key statistic: Americans have won the firstthree majors. The last time they sweptthem in one year was in 1982.Noteworthy: The PGA Championshipended in a playoff both previous times itwas held at Whistling Straits.Quoteworthy: "I haven't looked at them butI don't need to. After what happened, I'mpretty sure I know what's going on." —Dustin Johnson on whether he has seenthe policy that all sand at Whistling Straitsis considered a bunker.Tee Times: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth,Zach Johnson, 2:20 p.m.; Tiger Woods,Martin Kaymer, Keegan Bradley, 9:15 a.m.Television: Thursday and Friday, 1 p.m. to7 p.m., TNT. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,TNT Sports; 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. CBS. Sunday,11 a.m. to 2 p.m., TNT; 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.,CBS.

2016 Ryder Cup PointsAt Hazeltine National Golf ClubChaska, Minn.Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2016United States1. Jordan Spieth 4,226.792. Zach Johnson 2,284.673. Dustin Johnson 2,103.374. Rickie Fowler 1,370.335. Phil Mickelson 1,057.706. Bubba Watson 833.617. Jim Furyk 673.628. Kevin Kisner 664.439. J.B. Holmes 647.4710. Bill Haas 603.7511. Kevin Na 599.5812. Brooks Koepka 584.9913. Gary Woodland 554.2014. Patrick Reed 525.1215. Hunter Mahan 417.35

LPGA Player of the Year StandingsThrough Aug. 21. Inbee Park, 1752. Lydia Ko, 1163. Sei-Young Kim, 1114. Stacy Lewis, 965. Brittany Lincicome, 856. Amy Yang, 797. Lexi Thompson, 718. Anna Nordqvist, 669. Na Yeon Choi, 6510. Hyo-Joo Kim, 6310. Morgan Pressel, 6312. Cristie Kerr, 5513. Suzann Pettersen, 5414. So Yeon Ryu, 4815. Minjee Lee, 46

BASEBALLAmerican League

BOSTON RED SOX — Named JerryDipoto consultant.OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Sent 2B TylerLadendorf to Stockton (Cal) for a rehabassignment.NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHPBranden Pinder to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre(IL). Designated 1B/OF Garrett Jones forassignment. Recalled RHP Nick Goodyfrom Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Selected thecontract of LHP Chris Capuano fromScranton/Wilkes-Barre.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent OF DesmondJennings to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehabassignment.TEXAS RANGERS — Sent RHP TannerScheppers to Frisco (TL) for a rehabassignment. Agreed to terms with RHPRobert Coello on a minor league contract.

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent CGerald Laird to Reno (PCL) for a rehabassignment.CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned 2B TommyLa Stella to Iowa (PCL).CINCINNATI REDS — Traded RHP MattBuschmann to Baltimore for cash.COLORADO ROCKIES — Designated OFDrew Stubbs for assignment. Selected thecontract of UT Matt McBride fromAlbuquerque (PCL).LOS ANGELES DODGERS — PlacedRHP Joel Peralta on the 15-day DL,retroactive to Monday. Recalled RHP YimiGarcia from Oklahoma City (PCL).PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — OptionedRHP David Buchanan to Lehigh Valley (IL).Selected the contract of LHP CesarJimenez from Lehigh Valley.PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Assigned RHPWilfredo Boscan outright to Indianapolis(IL). Sent SS Jordy Mercer and 3B JoshHarrison to Indianapolis for rehab assign-ments.SAN DIEGO PADRES — Assigned INFHector Gomez to El Paso (PCL). Sent 2BCory Spangenberg to El Paso for a rehabassignment.SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed OFAngel Pagan on the 15-day DL. RecalledOF Juan Perez from Sacramento (PCL).Sent C Andrew Susac to San Jose (Cal)for a rehab assignment.

American AssociationAMARILLO THUNDERHEADS — SignedOF KC Judge.FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS —Released C Connor Andrus.GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS —Signed LHP Andy Roberts and RHPFernando Gonzalez. Released RHP Joe

McCarty and OF Josh Henderson.LAREDO LEMURS — Traded OF ChrisElder to Evansville (Frontier) for a player tobe named.SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — ReleasedOF Peter Barrows.ST. PAUL SAINTS — Released C AaronGretz.WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed OFHarrison Kain and INF Andy LaRoche.Released OF Joash Brodin.

Can-Am LeagueSUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — SignedLHP Francisco Rodriguez. Released RHPZach Staniewicz.TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — ReleasedRHP Jadd Schmeltzer.Frontier LeagueSCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed OFKenny Kirshner and INF SpencerMahoney.WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — SignedRHP Jacob Westerhouse.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived/injured NTRicky Heimuli. Signed CB Michael Lee.BUFFALO BILLS — Waived/injured TEClayy Burton. Claimed LB IkemefunaEnemkpali off waivers from the N.Y. Jets.PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed PKShaun Suisham on injured reserve.Waived/injured RB Cameron Stingily.Signed RB Braylon Heard and WR DavidNelson.

HOCKEYECHL

ADIRONDACK THUNDER — Named AlexLoh assistant coach.FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Agreed toterms with F Gabriel Desjardins.LACROSSENational Lacrosse LeagueBUFFALO BANDITS — Agreed to termswith D Billy Dee Smith on a one-year con-tract.

COLLEGECORNELL — Named Kelsey Florianwomen's assistant basketball coach.FAYETTEVILLE STATE — NamedAnthony Todd Bennett director of athletics.MIDDLE TENNESSEE — Announced theresignation of golf coach Whit Turnbow toaccept the position of senior associate ath-letic director for strategic initiatives andresource enhancement.NORTHWESTERN — Announced DLSean McEvilly is leaving the team for med-ical reasons.OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN — Named NeilHilton men's assistant soccer coach.SHENANDOAH — Named Lacey Collinsand Marah Jones trainers.TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY — NamedJaimee' Bennett assistant track and fieldcoach.

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TODAYBASKETBALL

10:30 p.m.ESPN2 — National team scrim-mage, U.S. White vs. U.S. Blue,at Las Vegas

CFL FOOTBALL7:30 p.m.

ESPN2 - Edmonton at MontrealGOLF4 p.m.

FS1 — USGA, U.S. Women'sAmateur, second and thirdround, at Portland, Ore.

5 p.m.GOLF — LPGA Tour, PortlandClassic, first round, at Portland,Ore.

5 p.m.TNT — PGA Championship,first round, at Kohler, Wis.LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

11 a.m.ESPN — Midwest Regional,semifinal, at Indianapolis

1 p.m.ESPN — Northwest Regional,semifinal, at San Bernardino,Calif.

3 p.m.ESPN — Great LakesRegional, semifinal, atIndianapolis

5 p.m.ESPN2 — Southeast Regional,final, Virginia (Henrico) vs.Tennessee (Nashville) atWarner, Robins, Ga.

7 p.m.ESPN — Southwest Regional,final, at Waco, Texas9 p.m.ESPN — West Regional, final,at San Bernardino, Calif.MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

7 p.m.MLB — Regional coverage,Pittsburgh at St. Louis or NYYankees at Cleveland

10 p.m.MLB — Regional coverage,Cincinnati at LA Dodgers orWashington at San Francisco

TENNIS12:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Rogers Cup, earlyround play, at Toronto

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The Dublin-Laurens CountyRecreation Authority will hold fallyouth baseball and softball this year.Leagues include: boys bantam pitch-ing machine for ages 7-9; boysmidget league for ages 10-12; girlsbantam machine ages 7-9; and girlsmidget 10-13. Registration is under-way and will continue through August27. Fee is $25.Firefightersʼ MDA golftournament Saturday

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SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) —Rory McIlroy faces a different setof questions from the last timehe played, and he had answersfor most of them.His left ankle, with swellingthe size of a tennis ball after heheard it snap while playing soc-cer with friends in early July, feltfine when he got off the planeand began preparing for the finalmajor of the year. His game isgood, and he sees no one reasonwhy that will change when thePGA Championship startsThursday. One other questionwas little more tricky.Who's the best player in theworld?McIlroy is No. 1 in the worldranking. He also has watchedJordan Spieth produce an inspir-ing year in golf by winning theMasters and U.S. Open, and thencoming within one shot of a play-off at the British Open. Spieth hasfour wins this year, one morethan McIlroy, though two ofthem are majors."If you were to go by this year,you would have to say Jordan,"McIlroy said. "If you go over thelast two years, I would say it'sprobably a toss-up betweenJordan and myself. That's a hardone. OK, we've got the rankingsthere, but it's all a matter of opin-ion."And what was his opinion?"I'll tell you at the end of theweek," McIlroy said with a smile.The shine came off golf whenSpieth's bid for the Grand Slamended at St. Andrews. It returnedwhen McIlroy began postingphotos and videos last week thatindicated he would be playing atWhistling Straits, his first tour-nament since the U.S. Open.They face off this afternoon,in the same group with BritishOpen champion Zach Johnson. Itwill be the third time in the lasteight majors that McIlroy andSpieth have played together theopening two rounds.It has never received atten-tion like this."I think that's just what youguys want to see," Spieth said. "Ithink he and I just want to go outthere and try and win the tour-nament. We have to beat eachother in order to do that, alongwith ... 155 other guys. It's great.We're all very happy to see himback. I'm excited to just share a

couple days with Rory, and Zachas well."Hopefully, we can all get intocontention, and it will certainlybe exciting."McIlroy, the defending cham-pion, said he never targeted thePGA Championship as his return.His test came in Portugal lastweek when he played — andwalked — 72 holes. There wasno pain, no swelling. And heknew he was ready."If I hadn't passed that test, Iwouldn't have been here," hesaid.For all the attention Spiethhas earned with his four victo-ries (along with playoff losses atthe Colonial and Houston Open),McIlroy hasn't been a mere spec-tator to this sensational season.

He has three victories, one ofthem a World GolfChampionship, and he had top10s in both majors he played.Still, there is a degree ofuncertainty about his game. Itwill have been 53 days withoutcompetition when McIlroy tees itup Thursday."Expectation levels are thesame," McIlroy said. "I haveplayed quite a number of roundsof golf. I've been practicing forover three weeks getting mygame ready, getting my gamesharp. I feel like I'm playing well,hitting it well on the range. I'vetaken that onto the course inpractice rounds and from there,it's being able to take it into tour-nament play with a card in myhand."

Expectations haven't changedfor Spieth, either. For a guy whojust turned 22, he is regarded asa greater thinker.At Chambers Bay, Spiethwould find the worst part of theputting green to rap 6-footersbefore the weekend rounds toprepare him for some badbounces. During his final nineholes of practice Wednesday, hewas tossing balls in some quirkyspots around the green, evendown on the sandy bank of LakeMichigan.He wants no surprises. He isprepared for a tough test.And he has the same attitudehe had going into the BritishOpen. This isn't a chance to makehistory. It's a chance to win amajor.At stake for Spieth is anopportunity to be the first playerto sweep the three Americanmajors in the same season. A vic-tory would make him No. 1 in theworld (provided McIlroy doesn'tfinish second) and make him thefirst $11 million man on the PGATour.His first goal, outlandish as itmight seem, is to make the cut.Spieth has never played theweekend in two previous trips tothe PGA Championship. And hisgoal at the start of the year wasto make the cut in all four majorsand contend in at least one ofthem.So one box has been checkedin a major way."That first part of that goalhas yet to be accomplished," hesaid with a smile. "So I've gotsome work to do these first twodays and from there we'll adjustand work our butts off to try andget a third major, which wouldbe a pretty cool place in history."

Battle at the top with McIlroy, Spieth

AP photo

DEFENDING CHAMPMcIlroy hits a shot on No. 10 during his practice

round on Wednesday

SEATTLE (AP) — HisashiIwakuma became the secondJapanese-born pitcher in majorleague history to throw a no-hit-ter, leading the Seattle Marinersto a 3-0 victory over theBaltimore Orioles onWednesday.The right-hander struck outseven and walked three in thefourth no-hitter this season andfirst by an American League pitch-er in nearly three years. HideoNomo threw big league two no-nos after starting his career in hishome country of Japan."I was aware of it obviously,but I felt it real deep in my heartin the ninth inning," Iwakumasaid through a translator. "Justfocusing on one hitter at a timeand I'm glad I got it done."Third baseman Kyle Seagermade a nifty, twisting over-the-shoulder catch in foul territory tostart the ninth, but the 34-year-old Iwakuma needed little help incompleting his first career com-plete game.

Iwakuma hurlsno-hitter forthe Mariners

to go in Week 1.In the secondary, RicardoAllen is making a push for playingtime after spending his rookieseason on the practice squad. TheFalcons moved him from corner-back to free safety, and he quicklymade a good impression on thecoaching staff despite a lack ofexperience at his new position."The coaches are starting tobelieve in me. My teammatesbelieve in me. I believe in myself,"Allen said. I feel like I've put in thework, and now I'm going throughthe process. Anything I can do toget on that field and make myteam better, I'm all for it."

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Falcons NEW YORK (AP) — A federaljudge put the NFL on the defen-sive Wednesday over its four-game suspension of Tom Brady,demanding to know what evi-dence directly links the NewEngland quarterback to deflatedfootballs and belittling thedrama of the controversy."What is the direct evidencethat implicates Mr. Brady?"Judge Richard M. Berman repeat-edly asked NFL lawyer Daniel L.Nash at the first hearing in thecivil case in Manhattan federalcourt as Brady andCommissioner Roger Goodelllooked on.Nash responded there was"considerable evidence Mr.

Brady clearly knew about this,"including records of text mes-sages and phone calls betweenthe quarterback and one of twoPatriots employees implicated inthe scandal known as"Deflategate."But he also said there was no"smoking gun" showing Bradyhad direct knowledge that theballs were underinflated for thefirst half of the Patriots' 45-7 winover the Indianapolis Colts in theAFC championship game Jan. 18.Brady and Goodell didn'tspeak during the hearing, exceptto introduce themselves toBerman. Brady, his head lowered,looked dour as lawyers spoke forabout 1 hour, 20 minutes.

The talks continued morethan four hours until about 5p.m. Afterward, a smiling Bradyleft the courthouse. Several peo-ple shouted "cheater, cheater!"Berman could be seen brieflyspeaking with Goodell inside thecourthouse before the commis-sioner left to a waiting sports util-ity vehicle about 10 minutes afterBrady. Goodell smiled as dozensof photo and video journalists didtheir work. Neither of them spokeand there was no immediateword on the status of talks.Two weeks ago, the NFLasked Berman to declare that itspunishment of Brady was prop-erly carried out. The players'union countersued, asking him

to nullify the suspension. Thejudge has signaled from the startthat he wants the parties toreach a swift settlement.On Wednesday, Bermancalled it "ironic or not" thatBrady's statistics were better inthe second half of the AFC cham-pionship game, after the ballswere re-inflated.The judge also questionedwhy Brady destroyed his cell-phone in the midst of the inquiry— a move that the league argueswas further proof of his decep-tion. Attorney Jeffrey L.KesslerKessler claimed that thequarterback got rid of the phoneon the advice of his agent to pro-tect his privacy.

Judge puts NFL on hot seat, belittles 'Deflategate'

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) —Police say dogs trying to get ata box of cupcakes left on top ofa stove apparently started asmall fire in a centralPennsylvania home.The landlord tells police in

Logan Township that hestopped by his tenants' home tolet out the dogs about 8 p.m.Sunday.That's when the landlord

saw a small stovetop fire andcalled firefighters.Police say it appears the

dogs were trying to get into the

cupcakes and not only knockedoff the stove's control knobs,they also turned on the stove,

causing the fire.The fire has been ruled

accidental. Nobody was hurt.

Logan Township is nearAltoona, about 85 miles east ofPittsburgh.

SYDNEY (AP) — A 91-year-old retired surgeon has beencharged with importing cocainehidden in soap into Australia,prompting police to warntravelers to beware they arenot tricked into becoming drugmules.Victor Twartz, of Sydney,

was released on bail when heappeared in Sydney's DowningCenter Local Court chargedwith importing a commercialquantity of cocaine last month.He did not enter a plea and willappear in court next on Oct. 6.The retired oral surgeon

faces a potential life prisonsentence if he is convicted ofimporting 4.5 kilograms (10pounds) of the drug into

Sydney Airport on a July 8flight from New Delhi.A search of Twartz's luggage

found 27 packages of soap thattested positive for cocaine,police said.Police say it appears that

Twartz was scammed by agroup of people he hadbefriended online before histrip. Australian Federal Policeorganized crime commanderDavid Stewart declined to saywhether Twartz had beenpromised anything by thegroup, but said he had been incontact with them over severalmonths.Police were tipped off by

Twartz's family about the emailexchanges but did not stop him

from leaving Australia, Stewartsaid."There is certainly some

evidence to suggest that thisman was legitimately scammedby this group and exploited,"Stewart told reporters. "Therewere warnings issued to himabout his activities both hereand overseas ... but you canonly provide people withcertain warnings. At the end ofthe day, they'll make their ownchoices."Twartz told Australian

Broadcasting Corp. that he metpeople in New Delhi whom hehad befriended online. As hewas about to board his plane toreturn to Sydney, he washanded a bag that he was told

contained gifts for someone inAustralia, he said.As Twartz left court on

Tuesday, a reporter asked if hehad been taken advantage of.Twartz replied: "Always,always."Australian Federal Police

manager Wayne Buchhornwarned that unwittinglybringing drugs into Australiacould result in charges."People can expect they will

be charged if they knowinglybring drugs into Australia, orare reckless or willfully blind tothe fact that there could benarcotics concealed inside theirluggage or items they arecarrying," Buchhorn said in astatement.

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20 Seasonal Nursery Workers needed9/21/15-6/21/16. Workers will per-form any duties to plant, cultivate,and harvest nursery stock. Workerswill be required to harvest both con-tainer and field grown plants, treesand shrubs. Must have 3 monthsverifiable experience working in agri-culture/horticulture and affirmativeverifiable job references. Guaranteed3/4 of contract hours. All tools, sup-plies, equipment provided at no cost.Conditional housing provided fornon-commuting workers. Transporta-tion & subsistence reimbursed toworker upon completion of 50% ofcontract, or earlier if appropriate.Random drug testing at employerʼsexpense. Pay rate is the highest$10.00/hr. or applicable piece ratesdepending on crop activity. EOE.Employer e-verifies. Worksite in Mo-bile & Baldwin Co. AL. Applicantsshould report or send a resume tothe nearest GA DOL office ref job or-der #1691740 or call (478)275-6525.T.A.S. Inc. DBA Cottage Hill Nurs-ery– Irvington, AL.

25 DRIVER TRAINEESNEEDED NOW!

Learn to drive forSchneider National!Earn $800 per week!

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1-877-648-28174 Temporary Farm Workers Need-ed. Hamby Farms LLC - Clarksville,TN. Perform all duties of Row CropProduction; including harvesting, &packaging; and other alternativework. Employment Dates:09/19/2015 – 12/18/2015. $10.28/hr.Piece rates may be offered. Workerguaranteed 3/4 of contract hours.Tools provided at no cost. Freehousing provided to non-commutingworkers. Transportation & subsis-tence reimbursed when 50% of con-tract is met. Random drug testingmay be done after hire at employerʼsexpense. Apply for this job at thenearest Georgia Department of La-bor Career Center or call 478-275-6525 and reference job orderTN387098.

CDL Van Drivers NeededSE Carrier/ 500 mile radius, no touchfreight, drop & hook, 24 hour deliv-ery, home weekend, .44 p/mile & fullper diem pay. Call 912-375-3366, ext311.Moye Electric Company is accepting

applications for experiencedelectricians and electricianʼs

helpers. We offer competitive pay,401 K with matching contributions,paid holidays, vacation and yearlybonus. Applications taken at 100

Laurens Industrial Parkway.All applicants must pass a drug test.

We are an equal opportunityemployer.

Sod Farm Mechanic NeededBuy Sod Turf Farm in Soperton GAis looking for a qualified individual tofill a Mechanic position. Must have abackground in working on dieselfarm/heavy equipment. This is a fulltime year round position. Benefitsare available. Submit resume toekight@buysod.com serious inqui-ries only

310 GENERALHELP WANTED

Turf Farm Utility PositionBuy Sod Turf Farm is looking for awell rounded individual to add to itsgrowing operation in Soperton GA.Background in turf or row crop is pre-ferred but not required. Main focus ofduties would include learning to op-erate automated harvesting equip-ment, learn and understand all as-pects of harvesting procedures , as-sist in running irrigation, assist inmaking spray applications , and helpout with light servicing on equipment.This is a full time year round posi-tion. Benefits available. Send re-sume to ekight@buysod.com

320 MEDICALHELP WANTED

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSENEEDED

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608 WEST COURT STREETWRIGHTSVILLE, GA 31096

NOW HIRING RNs and ARNPsSuwannee Medical Personnel

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REAL ESTATE351 ACREAGE285 Acres of river front property, lo-cated in E. Dublin, GA. Off BuckeyeRd. Call: 478-277-9997Land for Sale: 168.8 acres, timberand recreation track. Located onLong Bridge Rd in Wilkinson Co.1,115/acre. Call: 478-741-8742 formore information.

360 HOMES FOR SALE

327 Old Pine Rd., Dudley. 5BR-3.5BA, upgrades. 1.48 acre woodedlot, fenced back yard. 478-290-1553

RENTALS405 STORAGEStrange Mini Storage Best Prices!

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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.

427 DUPLEX2BR, 2BA, LR, DR, Kitchen and w/droom, Storage. 510 Cypress Dr.Call:478 -320-5156

440 HOMES FOR RENT3BR, 1BA, House on Green Acresgolf course in Dexter. $750 dep and$750/mo. No Pets. 478-875-4554HOUSE FOR RENT: 124 MarshallSt., 2BR, 1BA $500/mo + securitydep. Call: 404-993-1915

VEHICLES FOR SALE510 TRUCKS AND SUVS2008 Chevrolet Silverado, 4x4, fullyloaded, leather, power everything,after market wheels & tires, red,

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91-year-old Australian mancharged with importing cocaine

Police say dogs seeking cupcakes caused small stove fire

Police: Manin clowncostumeswings axat womanHICKORY, N.C. (AP) —

Police say a man wearing aclown costume swung an ax ata woman, but she wasn't hit.Authorities say the man

came to the woman's houseabout 4:30 a.m. Friday wearinga clown mask and amulticolored wig.Authorities told the Hickory

Daily Record that the mandidn't hurt the woman, and shewas able to remove his maskand recognized him as anacquaintance before he left.Authorities say the woman

decided to go to a judge andrequest an arrest warrant aftertalking to officers.Police have not released the

suspect's name. A motive forthe attack was not immediatelyclear.

272-8000 or800-WINGS-03

Children who witness or experiencedomestic

violence in their homes are

more likely asadults to enter into abusive

relationships asabusers or as

victims of abuse.

The LighthouseAdult Day Care Center

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time. Make your offer and move on.2 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be careful what you sayand how much you promise. It wonʼtpay to brag or exaggerate. Some-one will call your bluff or questionyour motives. Bring about positivechanges that are focused on self-improvement. 5 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Use your head when itcomes to personal affairs, contractsand negotiating a lifetime commit-ment. Itʼs important to know whatyou want and what you are willing togive. Research will pay off. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18): Avoid impulsive actions when itcomes to work-related matters. Re-main calm and look for other possi-

bilities before making a decision thatwill influence a friendship or partner-ship. Examine your motives beforeyou proceed. Romance is encour-aged. 3 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March20): Your charm and insight will helpyou entice others to see things yourway. An opportunity will surfacethrough someone you least expect.Revisit an old idea and you will havesuccess in reaching your goals. Itʼsnever too late to move forward. 3 stars

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CELEBRITIES BORN ONTHIS DAY: Shani Davis, 33; DebiMazar, 51; John Slattery, 53; DawnnLewis, 54.

Happy Birthday: Youʼllhave amazing ideas and the abilityto learn as you go this year. Donʼtlook back or let anything sidetrackyou from reaching your goals.Change is inevitable, and greateraccomplishments will be yours ifyou accept what comes your wayand find ways to incorporate it intoyour plans. Your numbers are 6, 8,15, 22, 31, 39, 47.

ARIES (March 21-April19): Put more time and effort into self-improvement and honing skills thatwill help you advance. Being adapt-able and willing to try something newwill help you gain respect. Makingplans with someone special will raiseyour standard of living. 5 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May20): Weigh the pros and cons of anychanges you are planning to make.Itʼs important not to overlook any de-tails. How you present what youhave to offer will determine who iswilling to help you excel. Knowledgewill be key. 2 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June20): Donʼt overreact to situationsthat cause concern at home. Com-munication can help if you stick tofacts. Friends and relatives can helpyou see both sides of a situationclearly. Donʼt lose sight of your mo-tives or your ethics. 4 stars

CANCER (June 21-July22): Someone you encounter at anevent about community or environ-mental concerns will influence you.Listen carefully and consider theconsequences of being a follower.Speak up if you donʼt agree withsomething that someone is promot-ing. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):Anger will lead you down the wrongpath. Use your energy wisely andyou will gain rather than loseground. Make physical changesthat will strengthen your positionand help build your confidence.Positive actions will ensure goodresults. 3 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22): Secrets will leave you feelinguncertain. Donʼt make assumptionsbased on false or limited informa-tion. Observe the changes going onaround you, but donʼt be too eagerto join forces with anyone until youare assured the benefits you re-quire. 3 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Interacting with people who shareyour concerns will do wonders foryou and your professional interests.Your sociable way of handling mat-ters could impress someone in anactive position to change your direc-tion. Romance is in the stars. 4 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.21): Change may be required, butdonʼt give in to someone wantingeverything his or her way. Use yourintelligence, intuition and imagina-tion to help you enforce the changesthat are fair. Arguing is a waste of

Nutcracker AuditionsSaturday, August 22

8:30 a.m.

Gene WatsonSaturday, October 17

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The TamsSaturday, November 14

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