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Blair Eddings, 26, and Toby Truscott, 27, both of Anniston, Ala., play a friendly gameof toss at Pyne Road Park on Sunday afternoon. The warmer weather that lured peo-ple outside this weekend will stick around until Wednesday.

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Whenmoney getstight, the $50 that ittakes to feed a pet fora month can becometoo much, and petowners are faced witha dilemma – either cutcorners on theirhuman needs or giveup their four-leggedfamily member.Page 4

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Nation, world

Police declared incin-erated towns crimescenes today, andAustralia’s primeminister spoke ofmass murder afterinvestigators saidarsonists may haveset some of the coun-try’s worst wildfiresin history. The deathtoll rose to 135.Page 5

OpinionAworker at VernonWoods RetirementCommunity sharesfond memories of localdentist, Dr. Pit Cleave-land, who died Friday,and state Rep. RandyNix outlines financialchallenges and otherissues facing theGeneralAssembly.Page 6

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Schools tap Teacher of Year nominees

No generation gap as students interview VernonWoods residentsFrom staff reports

LaGrange College studentsgot more than they bargainedfor when they signed up forProfessor Linda McMullen’sCornerstone class atLaGrange College last semes-ter. The seminar-style class,required for all first year stu-dents, focuses on “Ethics andLeadership.”

Students discussed chal-lenges faced by all leadersand McMullen gave them achallenge of their own - tothink about how people of dif-ferent generations might feelabout what it takes to be agood leader.

“I also wanted them to real-ize the wealth of experienceand breadth of knowledgethat resided just down thestreet from the College, inVernon Woods retirementcommunity,” McMullen said.

The students made two vis-its and interviewed residentswho enlightened them onleadership through their eyes

and lifetime. Some residentstold of their challenges in theworking world.

Resident Miriam Pinnell,for example, said she alwayswanted to be a boy so shecould drive a trolley. That sort

of work just wasn’t done bywomen of her generation, butshe persevered and becamethe first female trolley driverin Georgia at the age of 18.

Resident Genevieve Dun-son spoke of the challenges

of her family in becomingsuccessful African Americanbusiness owners during atime of racial segregation.Anne Coxhead described hercareer as a dance instructor.She believes that faith andreligion have played a lesserrole in the world in recentyears, and credits her faith inguiding her through hercareer and rearing four chil-dren.

Here are excerpts fromreports submitted by studentsafter interviewing residents.

From Alisska TeskeHow can I begin to describe

the joy that my classmatesand I experienced when vis-iting the residents? I’m noteven sure that it is possible toexpress in words theimmense honor that it was tomeet such amazing people. Iguess it would be best to startfrom the beginning.

When our Cornerstoneteacher, Mrs. McMullen, firstsaid that we would go to Ver-

non Woods for our class proj-ect, the reaction was notexactly positive. Questionsranging from, “Do I have totalk to someone that I don’tknow?” to “What could I pos-sibly ask?” could be heard. Atthe time, interviewing astranger just seemed like aburden, and we all knew thatit would be boring and awk-ward. How wrong we allwere!

The day of the first of thetwo interviews finally came.We got together to ride thecollege van, and everyonewas nervous. The short rideseemed to last forever as weprepared for what we hadfeared for weeks. When wearrived, everyone tried to stayat the back so not to bepicked first.

When we got inside, every-thing changed. The staffmembers were warm andinviting, and the residentsseemed genuinely happy to

From staff reports

The Troup County schoolsystem has announced nomi-nees for 2009-10 Teacher ofthe Year.

Each school submitted nom-inations. Elementary schoolseach designate one nominee,while middle and high schoolseach designate two.

The nominees are:Berta Weathersbee Elemen-

tary, Kristy Morris;Callaway Elementary,

Brenda Bishop;Cannon Street Elementary,

Kelly Daniel;Ethel W. Kight Magnet,

Charlotte Flores;

Franklin Forest Elementary,Lindsay Summerlin;

Hillcrest Elementary, Jen -nifer Snellgrove;

Hogansville Elementary,Suzanne Doyle;

Hollis Hand Elementary,Beth Harlin;

Long Cane Elementary,Whitney Singell;

Mountville Elementary,Lois Sacchitello;

Rosemont Elementary,Kelly Swanson;

Unity Elementary, MaryAlford;

West Point Elementary,Yashica Brooks;

Whitesville Road Elemen-

tary, Rochelle Pompey;West Side Magnet,

Kathy Golden;Callaway Middle,

Donna Bradley and RachelHooten;

Gardner Newman Middle,Janice Ussery and ChristinaButler;

Long Cane Middle,Glennis Boyd and ChristyWalker;

Callaway High, BonnieMapp and Marcia Meredith;

LaGrange High, Erin Cal-houn and Zena Born;

Troup High, Chance Gid-dens and Judy LaFollette; and

LaGrange College student Trae Long interviews retiredteacher and Vernon Woods resident Lollie Love, whoselate husband, Dr. John Love, was dean at the college.

Shooting suspectwanted for murder

Local bank to mergewith other Synovus units

By Kenneth ThompsonStaff writer

A 22-year-old man want-ed for murder in ClaytonCounty was arrested Sundayafter allegedly shooting hisgirlfriend in West Point.

West Point police accusedAntonio Hamm of shootingBrittany O’Kelly, 20, once inthe head in their AgateStreet residence around9:15 a.m.. They also said thesuspect fabricated a story ofa break-in to cover histracks.

Hamm was charged withaggravated assault, posses-sion of a weapon during afelony, possession of aweapon with an altered seri-al number and tamperingwith evidence.

O’Kelly was airlifted toColumbus Medical Centerwhere her condition wasunavailable. The victim wasconscious and spoke topolice after the shooting,Chief David Kerr said.

“The bullet went throughher arm first and then struckher head,” Kerr said.

Hamm originally toldpolice that an unknown manhad forced his way into thehouse and shot O’Kelly dur-

ing a struggle. He also gavepolice the false name of Ray-mond Hamm for himselfand Kendra Brown forO’Kelly.

“Further investigationrevealed that his story did-n’t match the evidence thatwe found,” Kerr said. “Forexample, the investigationshowed that the forced entrydidn’t occur.”

The gun used in the shoot-ing was a 380 semiautomat-ic handgun, police said.

Clayton County lawenforcement authoritieswere in West Point thismorning as Hamm was ‘onhold’ for a warrant for mur-der during an armed rob-bery in connection with theDec. 14 shooting death ofForest Park resident J.Remedios Ruizmendieta.The incident occurred atRegal Park Apartments onOld Dixie Way in ForestPark.

No more details on themurder charge were avail-able.

Kenneth Thompson can bereached at kethomp-son@lagrangenews.com or(706) 884-7311, Ext. 228.

Commercial Bank andTrust on Greenwood Streetannounced today that it willjoin forces with three otherSynovus banks: CB&T Bankof East Alabama, based inPhenix City, Alabama;CB&T Bank of Middle Geor-gia, in Warner Robins; andColumbus Bank and TrustCompany, in Columbus,Georgia. The consolidationis expected to be completemid-year, pending regulato-ry approval. The combinedbank will be called CB&T.Commercial Bank and TrustPresident and CEO, BobbyCarmichael, will continue inhis leadership role in theLaGrange market.

“Although we will becomeone united bank, we willretain our commitment to ourindividual communities withlocal boards and local deci-sion making. The bankers ourcustomers know and trust willstill be serving them,” saidCarmichael. “We will be ableto share talent and offerenhanced and more diversi-fied products and services to

better meet the needs of ourcustomers.”

Steve Melton, current Pres-ident and CEO of ColumbusBank and Trust Company,will serve as President andCEO of CB&T. “Since thefour banks already sharesimilar cultures and philoso-phies, the combined bankwill have the same valuesand commitment to puttingpeople first,” said Melton.“Making a difference in thelives of our customers, ourteam members and in ourcommunities will continue tobe primary goals for us. Theshared assets and capital willalso give our customers theadded peace of mind ofdoing business with anextremely strong, stablebank.”

The consolidated bankwill have a total asset size of$7.5 billion with 35 locations,and 865 team members pro-viding a full range of prod-ucts and services. The newCB&T will serve approxi-mately 100,000 householdsin 10 markets.SEE SCHOOLS, PAGE 2

SEE VERNONWOODS, PAGE 2

see us there. I was one of thefirst to be paired with one ofthe residents for an inter-view, and I would be lying ifI said that I wasn’t nervous.It is always hard to talk to astranger, but everythingsoon changed. Once webegan talking, the hour flewby. I will not go into what wetalked about, because youwill be able to read all of thatin the following pages.Before I knew it, the timewas over, and it was time toreturn to the college. I couldnot believe that something Ihad dreaded for so longactually flew by.

The ride back to the col-lege was completely differ-ent. Everyone was talkingabout his or her interviews.Most of us were just amazedby what the residents haddone in their lifetimes, andmany of the residents actu-ally invited us back to visitagain. At that point, we real-ized that we had been wrongabout going to VernonWoods. It had not been a

chore, but instead, it wasfun, and a very fulfillinghour. It was indeed a greatexperience.

On the second visit, noone seemed to be very nerv-ous anymore. In fact, someof us were even excited tobe going back and see theresidents again. The resultsof this interview were thesame as before, and every-one was equally excited onthe ride back to the college.We had met with peoplewho had graduated from thecollege, former FBI agents,bankers, doctors, philan-thropists, nurses, and manymore. We experienced joyand laughter, all thanks tothe residents of VernonWoods.

Inside these pages are thesummaries of just a few ofour interviews. Our hope isthat you will understandwhat it meant to us to beprivileged enough to spendjust a few hours with somany amazing people. Thisexperience truly showed

that though we come fromvery different generations,we really aren’t that differ-ent.

Anne Coxhead is awoman who has accom-plished many thingsthroughout her life. Fromworking the drill press atConsolidated Aircraft dur-ing the war to attaining awonderful education, shehas done many amazingthings. Mrs. Coxheadattended New York Univer-sity, the University of Illinois,Louisiana State University,and Shorter College. Shereceived a Masters in dancefrom New York Universityand taught dance. In addi-tion to her teaching, she wasalso a stay at home motherfor her four children.

Mrs. Coxhead is an activechurch member and hersteadfast faith in God isapparent in both her wordsand her actions. For her, shebelieves that one of thebiggest changes she hasseen in the country through-out her life is the unfortu-nate fact that religion is nolonger a part of our world.Through this observation,Mrs. Coxhead again showsher faith and devotion in theLord.

All through Anne Cox-head’s life, her leadershipabilities have been obvious:from her work in the fac-tories during the war andher career as a danceteacher, to her raising herfamily and her steady walkof faith. Mrs. Coxhead is awonderful lady who taughtme a lot in just the fewminutes I was able to speakwith her.

From Jannette Pencle:A phenomenal woman…

Mrs. Pinnell always wantedto be a boy. Why? Becauseonly boys could drive a trol-ley. She had always dreamedof being a trolley driver.

And she accomplishedthat dream of becomingthe first woman trolley cardriver, right here in Geor-gia, at the age of 18. Shedrove that trolley all overAtlanta—her home formost of her life, eventhough she traveled to NewYork, Hawaii, and Califor-nia. She’s been in VernonWoods for 11 years, andjokes that she had tradedin her trolley car for driv-ing her own motor chair!

On the personal side, sheloves cooking, countrymusic, and Elvis Presley.She’s quite a lady and I’mglad that I met her.

From Tinesha Burns:Mrs. Genevie B. Dunson

was born in 1916 at home.She’s a sweet lady whodoesn’t like to talk aboutherself. So it was a whilebefore I realized that sheand her husband becameentrepreuners after the war— owners of the Lakes-Dun-son-Robertson FuneralHome. What it must havebeen like for an AfricanAmerican owned businessdecades ago, when segrega-tion was a way of life in thispart of the county!

Mrs. Dunson did domes-tic work in the city until shewas hired to teach in HarrisCounty where she met herfuture husband, who servedas principal for the elemen-tary school.

Now that she is retired,she enjoys watching televi-sion and reading.

Tinesha Burns

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Connie WhiteConnie White, 89, of

LaGrange died Saturday,February 7, 2009 at herhome.

Mrs. White was born July5, 1919 in LaGrange, daugh-ter of the late Willie GriggsWilks and Clistie JaneStephens Wilks. She was alifelong resident and was amember of Unity BaptistChurch. In addition to herparents, she was precededin death by her husband,Horace L. White and a son,Ronald L. ‘Rail’ White.

Survivors include her son,Joel White of LaGrange;daughter-in-law, Beth Whiteof Thomasville; grandchildrenand their spouses, Alan andTracey White of LaGrange,Steve and Amy Pressley ofLaGrange, Kevin and HollyWhite of Waverly; and KeithWhite of Greenville, S.C.;seven great- grandchildren;one great- great-grandchild;and several nieces, nephew,and cousins.

Funeral services will be heldat 4:30 P.M. Tuesday, February10, 2009 at Striffler-HambyMortuary Chapel with Rev-erend Bobby Robinson offici-ating. Burial will follow inShadowlawn Cemetery.

The family will be at thehome of her son, Joel White,and will receive friends atthe funeral home today from6:00 to 8:00 P.M.

In lieu of flowers, contri-butions may be made toHospice LaGrange in mem-ory of Mrs. Connie White.

Arrangements are by Strif-fler-Hamby Mortuary, 1010Mooty Bridge Road,LaGrange, GA 30240 (706)884-8636 www.striffler-hamby.com

Thomas H. CatoThomas H. Cato, 62, of

LaGrange passed away Sat-urday, February 7, 2009 atHospice LaGrange.

Mr. Cato was born Febru-ary 24, 1946 in LaGrange,son of the late James Catoand Ora Lee WilliamsonCato. He had lived inLaGrange all his life, was amember of East Vernon Bap-tist Church, and was theretired owner of Cato’s Elec-trical Service. In addition tohis parents, Mr. Cato waspreceded in death by twobrothers, Billy Jack Cato andJames Edward Cato.

Mr. Cato was a decoratedVietnam Veteran, havingserved in the U.S. Navy as aradio air crewman withPatrol Squadron 26. He wasthe Post Commander ofVFW Post 4629 in LaGrangefor several years and servedas the Georgia State GrandCommander of the MilitaryOrder of Cooties from 1997to 1998 where his generosityand loving care was receivedby many disabled veterans.

Survivors include his lov-ing and devoted wife, Mar-lene A. Cato of LaGrange;son and daughter-in-law,Cody and Jennifer Cato ofTrussville, AL; daughter andson-in-law, Tracy and RobertBowden of LaGrange; grand-children, Ashley and TaylorBowden both of LaGrange;sister, Myra Wyatt ofLaGrange; and several nieces,nephews, and cousins.

A memorial service will beheld at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday,February 10, 2009 at Strif-fler-Hamby MortuaryChapel with Mr. Jerry Scar-brough officiating.

The family will receivefriends at the funeral hometoday from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to Hos-pice LaGrange, 1510 VernonRoad, LaGrange, GA 30240or the VFW Post 4624 inmemory of Mr. Thomas Cato.

Arrangements are by Strif-fler-Hamby Mortuary, 1010Mooty Bridge Road,LaGrange, GA 30240 (706)884-8636 www.striffler-hamby.com

Rebecca WilliamsRebecca Ray Williams, 43,

of 113 White Oak Drivepassed away Thursday at theWest Georgia Medical Cen-ter.

Mrs. Williams, a native ofLaGrange, was born April 9,1965 and was the daughterof Catherine Ray and the lateSammie Lee Ray Sr. She wasa 1983 graduate of LaGrangeHigh School and previouslyworked at Interface and ITCDeltacom. She was a devot-ed and active member ofThreats Grove BaptistChurch.

She leaves to cherish hermemory, her loving children:daughter, Kendra Butts,LaGrange; son, DarrylWilliams II, LaGrange; moth-er, Catherine Ray, LaGrange;brother, Sammie L. (Althea)Ray Jr., Pine Mountain; sis-ter, Vicki Ray, Louisville, Ky.;nephew, Christopher Ray,Albany; niece, CatherineRay, Pine Mountain; manyother relatives and friends.

The funeral service will beTuesday at 1:00 PM at theThreats Grove BaptistChurch. Rev. George Strozi-er will officiate. Burial willbe in the Southview Ceme-tery.

The family will be at theirhome.

Lakes-Dunson-RobertsonFuneral Home is in charge ofthe arrangements.

Hope Academy, CharleneLambert.

In a program designed torecognize excellence inteaching, the teacher of theyear process spotlights pro-fessionals who demonstrateoutstanding creativity, inspi-ration and dedication to theirjobs.

Nominees are asked tocomplete applicationsdetailing profession prepa-ration and experience aswell as answer questionsaddressing their philoso-phy of teaching and practi-cal applications. Judgesfrom the school system andthe community will evalu-ate the applications andselect three system final-ists, one each representingelementary, middle andhigh schools.

In the final round of judg-ing, education professionalsfrom outside Troup Countywill visit finalists at theirschool, observe in the class-room and conduct inter-views. The system Teacherof the Year will be namedMay 5.

The current teacher of theyear is West Side MagnetSchool’s Ruth Anne Wilson-Jones.

Firesreported

A fire reported at 8:41 p.mSunday caused an estimat-ed $85,000 damage at thehome of Dana Kennedy at220 Gray Hill School Road.It started in a bedroom andspread to the rest of thehouse, although the causehad not been determined.

Another fire, reported at3:40 p.m. Sunday on PopReese Road, destroyed twomobile homes owned by H.I.Allen that were being usedfor storage. Firefighters saida controlled burn got out ofhand and spread to thestructures. The loss was esti-mated at $3,000.

� Willie Gates Jr., 24, ofBurr Street suffered a gun-shot wound to the left legabout 1:30 a.m. Sunday inthe 500 block of BurrStreet. Gates was treated atthe scene by ambulancepersonnel and later flownto a Columbus hospital forfurther assessment. Policeare investigating the shoot-ing.

� A woman in the 900block of Borton Street saidsomeone entered her resi-dence and stole a cell phone,along with video games andequipment.

� Police broke up a fightamong four men about 2:45a.m. Sunday at Rosa’s Clubat 314 Lower Main St. Sev-eral bottles and chairs werebroken during the fight. Themen, none of whom hadidentification and did not livein Troup County, werecharged with disorderly con-duct.

� A woman reported thetheft of a video game systemvalued at $160 in the 200block of McGregor Street.

Rally, vigilset tonight

A stop the violence rallyand candlelight vigil will beat 5:30 p.m. today atCalumet Park on HinesStreet.

Bruce Griggs, director ofOperation Correct Start, saidthe rally is in response torecent homicides in the com-munity.

It’s sponsored by the“Troup County Alive andFree Campaign” led byOperation Correct Start, thelocal chapter of the NAACPand the LaGrange CivilImprovement Association.

Controlledburn today

The Army Corps of Engi-neers, with help from theGeorgia Forestry Commis-sion, plans to have a con-trolled burn covering 778acres at Maple Creek Parkstarting about noon today.

The fire is to reduce fuelhazards on the ground suchas leaves, old stumps and oldtrees.

The fire will be off LowerGlass Bridge Road, Old PottsRoad and west of Kim-brough Road. The fire isexpected to burn today andTuesday and probably won’tbe totally out until it rains,said Ray Brundage, a wildlifefirefighter for the ForestryCommission.

From staff reports

Friday is the deadline forlocal agencies to apply for aportion of $55,609 awardedto Troup County to supple-ment emergency food andshelter programs.

The award was made by anational board headed bythe Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency.

A local board made up ofrepresentatives from UnitedWay of West Georgia,LaGrange Personal Aid,Community Action forImprovement, American RedCross, Salvation Army,churches and other local vol-unteers will determine howthe funds awarded to TroupCounty are to be distributed.

Public or private voluntaryorganizations interested inapplying for funds must pickup an application at theBoard of Commissionersoffice in the Troup CountyGovernment Center. Thedeadline for returning appli-cations to the county officeis 5 p.m. Friday.

Troup getsgrantfor food,shelter

EventsTodayBallroomdance lessons are

given from 7 to 8 p.m. atClearview Chapel Church at2101 South Davis Road. Formore information, call (706)884-5857.

TuesdayThe LaGrange Shufflers

square dance club holdsdances from 7-9:30 p.m. atthe Senior Center at 140Ragland St. in LaGrange.

WednesdayLaGrange Memorial

Library holds preschool sto-rytime at 10 a.m. For moreinformation, call Pat Gay at(706) 882-7784.

ChurchesMonday-WednesdayHilyer Baptist Church at 88

Lower Big Springs Roadholds revival services at 7p.m. The Rev. Bobby Barnesof Pageland, S.C., will be theguest speaker. There will bespecial singing every night.First Assembly of God at

430CorinthRoad inHogans-ville holds revival services at7 p.m. Guest speaker will betheRev. RobertDukeofNew-nan.

MeetingsTodayThe SalvationArmyHome

Leaguemeets at 6 p.m. at theSalvationArmyWorship andCommunity Center at 806Murphy Ave.LaGrange Amateur Radio

Club will have a net on fre-quency 146.700 at 9 p.m.Cub Scout Pack 324meets

at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist

Church on the Square, fourthfloor above the gym.The Experimental Aircraft

Organization meets at 6:30a.m. at LaGrange-CallawayAirport.TheNAACPgeneralmem-

bership meeting is at 7 p.m.at theWilliam Griggs Recre-ational Center.Downtown LaGrange

Development AuthorityBusiness and EconomicDevelopment meets at 2p.m. at the Chamber ofCommerce.The LaGrange-Troup

County Humane Societymeets at 6 p.m. at the animalshelter at 1390 Orchard HillRoad.West Point City Council

meets at 6 p.m. at City Hall.Work sessions are at 8:15a.m. on the Thursday beforethe council meeting.

TuesdayThe LaGrange Symphony

Orchestra Board meets at5:30 p.m. in classroom A inthe Callaway EducationBuilding at LaGrange Col-lege.The Downtown Develop-

ment Authority meets at 2p.m. at the LaGrange-TroupCounty Chamber of Com-merce.The LaGrange Housing

Authority Board of Commis-sioners meet at 4 p.m. at 201Chatham St.LaGrange City Council

meets at 5 p.m. in the coun-cil chamber/courtroomat 208Ridley Ave.The Troup County Repub-

lican Women meets at 11:45a.m. at Highland CountryClub. For reservations, callpresident Pat Bodine at (706)637-0865.Grandparents raising

Grandchildrenmeets from10a.m. to noon at the MikeDaniel Recreation Center onLafayette Parkway.

WednesdayThe West Georgia Society

of Human Resources Man-agers meets at 11:45 a.m. intheCity of LaGrange roomatWest Georgia Technical Col-lege. Penelope Harbour willspeak on employer supportof the National Guard andreservists. Formore informa-tion, email Frances Folds atffolds@westgatech.edu

ThursdayThe LaGrangeArea Safety

Association meets at 11:30a.m. at Ryan’s Restaurant.TroupCountyMaster Gar-

deners meet at 7 p.m. at theTroup County AgricultureBuilding on Vulcan Road.LaGrangeChapterNo. 474

Order of the Eastern Starmeets at 7:30 p.m. at theLodge Hall on Watson andBrown streets.The Kiwanis Club of

LaGrange meets at noon atHighland Country Club.The LaGrange Woman’s

Club will hold its monthlygeneralmeeting at 10 a.m. atBellevue. The “Regeneration”folk song groupwill perform.Light refreshments will beserved.

Dear Abby:My youngestson, “Trent,” is 17. At avery early age it becameapparent that he was a gift-ed athlete. Years of stellarperformance in baseballand other sports have ele-vated him to a high socialstatus - and it has createda rift between us.Trent has become unman-

ageable. He regards myinfluence, direction and dis-cipline to be nothing morethan a daily hindrance.Somewhere in the sportsmania, I lost control as afather.As his only parent (and

support), I wonder howmany other parents are real-ly aware of the crushing bur-den and peer pressure theseyoung people experience inthe quest for athletic perfec-tion. I have and always willsupport my son’s goals, butI see a disassociation withreality while he revels in hisstatus. A college scholarshipis a given.Is my issue unique? Do

you have any advice forme? - Sports Dad DownSouth

Dear Sports Dad: As asingle parent, watching his

last child getting ready toleave the nest, your situa-tion is far from unique. Youhave devoted the last 17years to your son’s welfare,and now that he is nearingadulthood you feel himslipping away.There comes a point

when parents have to starttrusting that the values theyhave instilled in their off-spring are deeply rootedenough to guide them inthe right direction in thecoming years. You cannotsupervise and influenceyour son much more thanyou already have. So myadvice is to keep the linesof communication openand to start letting go. Lifewill teach him lessons thatwill bring him back downto earth eventually.

Dear Abby: I’m 29, andmygirlfriend, “Mia,” is 25. Wehave been in a committedrelationship for 10 months.A few weeks into our rela-tionship I noticed that everytimeMiawas relaxing or rid-ing in the car, shewould suck

her thumb.When she spendsthe night withme, she bringsher baby blanket.Mia used to be discreet

about the thumb-sucking,but now she openly does itin front of my parents andour friends. She also sucksher thumb in front of herparents. From time to timethey try to correct her, butwhen they do, she yells atthem to “get off her back.”When I mention it, shebecomes upset and defen-sive and says she sees noreason to stop.I care aboutMia and don’t

want to hurt her, but friendsand family have asked meabout her habit. Is this just abad habit or a sign of some-thing else? - Left Wonderingin Seattle

Dear Left Wondering:Mia’s thumb-suckingmay beher way of relieving stress,or it could be a symptom ofan underlying emotional dis-order. However, if this is theway your girlfriend talks toher parents, you should rec-ognize that it is also a sign ofwhat you may have to lookforward to in the future - sobe warned.

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FarmBureau offers tips oneating healthy on a budgetFrom staff reports

As the economic crisiscontinues, many Americansare eating out less and close-ly watching what they spendon groceries. Eating healthyfood within a budget doesrequire smart shopping.Farm Bureau is devoted tohelping consumers becomemore aware of how tostretch their grocery dollarsduring its Food Check-outWeek, Feb. 15-21.The good news is that

according to a recent studyconducted by the U.S.Department of Agriculture,the cost of eating healthyhasn’t changed as much asthe cost of less-healthy alter-natives. A March 20080USDA report shows thatprices for unprepared, read-ily available fresh fruits andvegetables have remainedstable relative to dessert andsnack foods, such as chips,ice cream and sodas.“It’s important to use your

grocery dollars wisely toensure that nutrition isn’tneglected,” said Harrell Lan-dreth, Troup County FarmBureau president. “Knowingyour food budget, planningbalanced meals, making alist and shopping at com-petitively priced grocerystores are just a few strate-gies dietitians recommendto achieve better nutritionwith less money.”A healthy diet includes a

variety of vegetables andfruits, whole grains, low fator fat-free dairy products,leanmeats, fish, beans, eggsand nuts within daily calorieneeds. Anyone interested inlearningmore about makinghealthy food choices shouldvisit www.mypyramid.gov toconsult the USDA food guid-ance system. The USDAnutrition program providesa personalized approach tohealthy eating and physicalactivity. You can enter yourage, gender and activity levelto develop a personalizedfood plan that will indicatethe daily amounts of eachfood group you should con-sume at an appropriate calo-rie level.Based on a 2,000-calorie

diet for adults and an 1,800-calorie diet for kids, the

USDA recommends thatadults and children eat sixounces of grains (cereals,breads, crackers, popcorn,rice or pasta) every day.Once once is about one sliceof bread, one cup of cerealor 1/2 cup cooked rice orpasta. Whole grains shouldmake up at least half of yourgrain consumption. Look forthe words whole grains inthe ingredient list.The USDA recommends

adults and children eat 2 1/2cups of vegetables a day,especially dark-green veg-gies like broccoli andspinach. Orange vegetablessuch as carrots and sweetpotatoes also are recom-mended. Adults should eattwo cups of fruit a day, andkids should eat 1 1/2 cups aday. Fresh, frozen, cannedand dried fruits can help youmeet that goal. The USDAadvises eating fruit insteadof drinking fruit juices. Besure the juices you do drinkare 100 percent juice. Buyfresh produce when it is inseason and costs less, andbuy frozen fruits and veg-etables when they are not inseason to stretch your gro-cery dollars.Because calcium is an

important nutrient for adultsand children, the USDA rec-ommends that both con-sume three cups a day. TheUSDA says two cups a dayis enough for kids age 2 to8. Select low fat or fat-freemilk products. If you are lac-tose intolerant, choose lac-tose-free products or otherfoods rich in calcium suchas canned salmon or leafygreens. Many non-dairyfoods, such as cereals andorange juice, are fortifiedwith calcium.The USDA recommends

that adults eat 5 1/2 ouncesof meat a day and that kidseat five. Lean cuts of meatand poultry make excellentsources of protein as do fishand nuts. Low-fat beef is anexcellent source of essentialnutrients such as iron and B-vitamins. Peanuts andpecans also are excellentsources of protein that pro-vide antioxidants and heart-healthy monounsaturatedfats.

Now in its 11th year, FoodCheck-Out Week also high-lights America’s safe, abun-dant and affordable foodsupply, made possible byAmerica’s farmers. Accord-ing to the most recent infor-mation from the USDA’sEconomic Research Service,American families and indi-viduals spend, on average,less than 10 percent of theirdisposable personal incomefor food. In comparison,French consumers spend 14percent, Chinese consumersspend 35 percent andIndonesian consumersspend 46 percent.“The abundant, affordable

and safe domestic food sup-ply produced by America’sfarmers allows our nation toenjoy a higher standard ofliving than that in manyparts of the world,” Landrethsaid. “Americans worklonger each year to pay fortheir houses, federal taxesandmedical care, comparedto food. According to theTax Foundation, Americanswork an average of 50 dayseach year to pay for healthandmedical care, 60 days topay for housing/householdoperation and74 days to payfor federal taxes.”Farmers are consumers,

too, and we are feeling theimpact of the economic cri-sis through higher fuel andinput costs,” Landreth said.“Although you may be see-ing higher retail prices foryour food, please rememberthat on average, farmersonly receive 19 cents out ofevery dollar spent on food.The rest of the food costscovers wages and materialsfor food processing, mar-keting, transportation anddistribution. Recent foodprice increases are due pri-marily to higher energycosts associated with pro-cession, hauling and refrig-erating food products.”Founded in 1937, Georgia

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Steve Martin, left, and Jean Reno perform in a scene from ‘The Pink Panther 2.’

‘Panther 2’ a declawed comedyThe Associated Press

If there’s a huge errorbehind “The Pink Panther 2”— other than the mistake ofproducing the sequel in thefirst place— it’s pairingSteveMartinwith JohnCleese, thenfailing to capitalize on theirpotentially explosive verbalexchanges.Anyone familiar with

Cleese’s outrageous accent asthe taunting French knight in“Monty Python and theHolyGrail” is in for a disappoint-mentwhen he first opens hismouth as Chief InspectorDreyfus—and a crispBritishvoice tumbles out.We never do learn why a

Parisian police official wouldhave a British accent. Theback-story probably is onewe’ll never see on the DVDmaking-of featurette, that thefilmmakers couldn’t have asupporting player continual-ly upstage their star.Reprising the Peter Sellers

role as France’s supremeimbecile Inspector Clouseau,Martin again does nothingmore than a passable parodyof a French accent.Cleese— taking over from

Kevin Kline, who playedClouseau’s long-sufferingboss Dreyfus in 2006’s “ThePink Panther” — could haverun blustery circles aroundMartin in the vocal depart-ment.And who knows, it might

have uppedMartin’s game tobe challenged by another

comedianwith a finer ear anda throatier delivery.Certainly, it could have left

this wafer-thin crime rompwith a lot more laughs.Even so, the sequel is amus-

ing in spots, with a few sightgags that border on inspired,particularly a segmentwherethe antics ofMartin’s Clouse-au are captured on a varietyof security videos at theman-sion of a rich suspect (Jere-my Irons,who’s just too goodfor such pifflingmaterial).This time out, Clouseau is

paired with an international“dream team” of detectivesand experts (Andy Garcia,AlfredMolina, AishwaryaRaiBachchan and Yuki Mat-suzaki) to find “The Torna-do,” a legendary thief whohas swiped the Shroud ofTurin, the Magna Carta, thepope’s ring and other treas-ures.Tagging along are Clouse-

au’s faithful partner (Jean

Reno) and awkward loveinterest (Emily Mortimer)from the first movie, withsome romantic hijinks involv-ingGarcia andRai Bachchanthrown in to spice things up.Director Harald Zwart

(“Agent CodyBanks”), work-ing from a screenplay credit-ed to Martin, ScottNeustadter and Michael H.Weber, assembles whatamounts to 90 minutes ofslapstick sketches, each try-ing to heighten the level ofClouseau’s idiocy.There are chuckles,maybe

even a belly laugh or two ifyou’re in a charitable mood.But the movie’s mostly awaste of time and talent,including the reunion ofMar-tin with “All of Me” co-starLily Tomlin, who has a fewpointlesswalk-ons as a policedepartment coach on politi-cal correctness.Sellers and Blake Edward-

s’ original “Pink Panther”flicks could be hit and miss,but they had an overridingsense of sophistication andworldliness. Even thoughMartin’s aiming for a familyaudience, his take onClouse-au at least could be some-thing a shade above juvenile.

� “The Pink Panther 2,”released byMGMandSony’sColumbia Pictures, is ratedPG for some suggestivehumor, brief mild languageand action. Running time: 96minutes. One and a half starsout of four.

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LAWRENCEVILLE (AP) — Feeding Fidoisn’t the biggest expense in most householdbudgets, but keeping kibble does costmoney.Whenmoney gets tight, the $50 that it takesto feed a pet for a month can become toomuch, and pet owners are facedwith a dilem-ma—either cut corners on their humanneedsor give up their four-legged family member.That’s a choice Tom Wargo, founder ofLawrenceville’s Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen,thinks people shouldn’t have to make. Andhe hopes to help Athens residents face thatstruggle as he expands his pet food bankorganization here.The Athens Area Humane Society alreadyhas started collecting pet food donations tostock the food bank, said humane societyDirector Crystal Schultz. The Athens branchof Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen will start distrib-uting food in thenext fewmonths,Schultz said.“Whatwe’re seeing now is just a lot of peo-ple who are coming to us or to animal con-trol to surrender their dogs because they justcan’t afford to feed them,” Schultz said. “It’shorrible for them, but it affects us, too, becausewe’re the oneswho then have to house thosecats or dogs. … It would just be easier andless expensive if we can just keep those fam-ilies together.”Since it opened in September,Wargo’s vol-unteer- and donation-fueled pet food bankhas distributed pet food tomore than 400 fam-ilies from20 counties. Volunteers handed out20,000 pounds of dog food frommid-Novem-ber through the end of the year.“For themost part, it’s peoplewhohave justhit hard times — lost a job, lost a house,”Wargo said. “I have a lot of people tellme, if aperson doesn’t have a job, or a house— thenhe doesn’t need a dog.“But that’s not the point. They do have adog, and it’s not like theywent out andboughta dog after they lost their house.”Somany peoplewere driving fromAthens-Clarke, Jackson andBarrow counties to pickup bags of food that Wargo has set up part-nerships with volunteers in Athens andWinder to open food banks on the easternend of Georgia Highway 316.Kathy Balsamo of Jefferson visited theDaffy’s warehouse for the first timeMonday.She is struggling tomake endsmeet after sep-

arating fromher husband, and her three dogseat up about $50 a month in food — moneythat’s getting harder to find.She learned about the food bank on a newsWeb site and was surprised, she said.“A pet soupkitchen? I didn’t even know thatthose existed. But thankGod it does, becauseit’s been a big help,” she said.Pet ownerswho turn toDaffy’s are given aone-month supply for as many as two pets.They fill out a form with a little backgroundinformation on their pets and financial situ-ation, then promise to get the animals spayedor neutered once they accept the food.Community members, pet-food manufac-turers and retail shops donate thousands ofpounds of food aweek, and that food is redis-tributed to pet owners in need. Most of thevolunteerswhohelp out at thewarehouse firstcame toDaffy’s because they needed help fortheir own dogs or cats.

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Every customer is given a handful of treats for their pet when they receive food fromDaffy's Pet Soup Kitchen in Lawrenceville. The Athens Area Humane Society alreadyhas started collecting pet food donations to stock the food bank, said humane soci-ety Director Crystal Schultz, who noted that the Athens branch of Daffy's will startdistributing food in the next few months.

Soup kitchen for petsexpands to other sites

A volunteer at Daffy's Pet Soup Kitchenin Lawrenceville helps Kathy Statham withher pet food.

Drought evaporatesin state legislatureATLANTA (AP) — A yearago, legislators couldn’t waitto show the public theyweretackling Georgia’s epicdrought. One of their firstvotes was to embrace astatewide water plan. Andpowerful lawmakers soonbacked a quixotic bid toclaim water from the Ten-nessee River.The drought still gripsparts of north Georgia, andLake Lanier — Atlanta’smain water supply — is stillaround 14 feet under normallevel. But the environmentalgroups fear debate overdrought has all but evapo-rated in the Georgia Legisla-ture.“Water’s definitely not ashigh profile as it was lastyear,” said Jill Johnson ofGeorgia ConservationVoters,an environmental lobby. “Butthe drought hasn’t goneaway, andGeorgians are stillconcerned about their watersupply.”It’s not for lack of trying.At least a half dozen propos-als have been introduced bylawmakers fromboth partiesthat would spur conservationand crack down on pollution.But chamber leaders havenot publicly made any ofthem a priority.Instead, they have saidtheywill deliberate each pro-posal on an individual basis.And Carol Couch, the state’stop environmental official,said her office is focused on astatewide water manage-ment plan to help set Geor-gia’s water policy for decadesto come.“While drought is notmak-ing news like it was a yearago, drought managementremains an issue and weneed to manage water usefor the greatest conservationsavings,” said Couch, the

director of the state Envi-ronmental Protection Divi-sion.Meanwhile, there’s a grow-ing number of lower-profilemeasures percolating in theLegislature.State Rep. Richard Smithproposed new rules thatwouldmake it more difficultfor local governments to addseptic systems, which don’treturnwater into the sewagesystem.The green lawns dottingGeorgia neighborhoodscould get an overhaul undera proposal by state Rep.Calvin Smith that would pre-vent neighborhood associa-tions from blocking drought-tolerant plants in yards.State Rep. Judy Manningis backing a measure thatwould require multifamilycomplexes to be built with awatermeter on each housingunit to encouragemore con-servation.And anyone who runs asewage or septic sludge dis-posal operation would haveto have a written financialplan in place to fix anymishaps under a proposal bystate Rep. Tommy Benton.The proposals generallyhave support from greengroups, but none have beenembraced with the samesense of urgency as the pro-posals that emerged last yearwhenGeorgia was locked ina historic drought.“It’s early yet,” said stateRep. Lynn Smith, a Republi-can who chairs the HouseNatural Resources and Envi-ronment Committee. “Doesitmeanwe don’t have knowl-edge about things that needto be done? No. But the leg-islative process is meant tobe slow. There’s going to belots of options, and I’m opento them.”

In the opening days of lastyear’s legislative session,lawmakers quickly approvedGeorgia’s first water man-agement plan, an outline ofhow the resource should bemanaged.They soon followed that upby passing a measure thatgave Georgia’s top attorneythe power to sue tomove thestate’s northern boundaryjust far enough north to tapinto the Tennessee River. Thestate contends a flawed 1818surveymistakenly placed thestate’s northern line justshort of the mighty river.And lawmakers signed offon a plan to funnel $40 mil-lion of state funds to buildreservoirs, although thefunding was later quietlyabandoned as Georgia’sbudget shortfall grew.Since then, above-averagerainfall has helped most ofthe state emerge from thedriest conditions. Some 71percent of Georgia waslocked in at least a “moder-ate” drought last February;now less than 14 percent ofthe state is in that category.But extreme drought stilllingers inGeorgia’s northeastcorners, and the pressure onits water system isn’t likelyto ease as the state’s popula-tion continues to grow.For conservation groups,the lessons of the droughtare becoming a mantra ofsorts. Johnson, for one, saysshe’s frustrated that leadinglawmakers aren’t publiclybacking water conservationefforts, but she hopes atti-tudes will change as the ses-sion moves forward.“Water policy is not as sexyas taxes,” said Johnson. “Butit’s extremely important tohave a healthy environmentthat can support a thrivingeconomy.”

�� Georgia in briefMorehouse cuts 25 teachersATLANTA (AP) — Twenty-five adjunctMorehouse College professors will not havetheir contracts renewed for the spring semes-ter.The cuts make up one-third of the part-timeinstructors at the school. Full-time Morehousefaculty are unaffected.The announcement follows a Fridayannouncement that Clark Atlanta would beletting some 100 employees go after springenrollment dwindled. Clark announced in aletter to students Sunday that all physical edu-cation classes were canceled for the semes-ter as well.The letter also announced that class sched-ules would change in the School of Arts andSciences.Clark Atlanta president Carlton E. Browncalled it the result of an “enrollment emer-gency.”Today’s classes were canceled.

2 killed by robbery victims ATLANTA (AP) — Police say two crime vic-tims in Metro Atlanta killed their attackers inseparate incidents.Cobb County police say 38-year-old RichardEllis of Marietta was shot in his own garageSaturday night. Ellis grabbed the wound-berobber’s gun and shot and killed the man,identified as 33-year-old John Harrison of Pal-metto.Ellis was wounded in the leg. Harrison wastaken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital butdied of his injuries.In Atlanta, police say a woman fatallystabbed a robbery suspect who broke into herapartment while her 11-year-old child slept.The suspect was identified as 34-year-oldJerome Davis of Atlanta. The woman’s name

was not released.No charges have been filed in either case.

Man identified in fatal fallATLANTA (AP) — Georgia authorities haveidentified an Ohio man who slipped and fellinto a 52-foot-well at a suburban Atlanta land-fill.DeKalb County firefighter spokesman Capt.Eric Jackson says 20-year-old Zackerie Knightof Christiansburg, Ohio died Saturday.Jackson says the subcontractor wasattempting to put pipes in the well to releasemethane gas to be burned off. He wasemployed by Quality Drilling.The incident happened at the SeminoleLandfill in south DeKalb County, Ga. Federaljob safety investigators were at the scene.It was the second underground fatality inless than a week in the Atlanta area. A 46-year-old construction foreman, James Hilbishof Tuscaloosa, Ala., was killed Wednesdaywhen a trench collapsed at a sewer projectnear Cartersville.

Fire destroys fort legal office COLUMBUS (AP) — A fire destroyed abuilding that houses the Judge Advocate Gen-eral’s office at Fort Benning.Fort Benning Fire Chief Arthur Simmonssays a military police officer was treated forsmoke inhalation in the Friday night blaze.The JAG office, staffed by some 22 attor-neys, handles legal matters for soldiers, includ-ing criminal investigations.Benning emergency service director Lt. Col.Kevin Clarke says 35 Columbus and Fort Ben-ning firefighters battled the fire, which theygot under control around 1 a.m. Saturday.The cause of the fire remained under inves-tigation.

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Grammys showPlant, Krauss loveLOS ANGELES (AP) —

The 51st annual Grammyswas an all-ages affair ulti-mately dominated by a rocklegend who took up with ayounger bluegrass singer ona whim.The unlikely pairing of

Robert Plant and AlisonKrauss that produced the hitalbum “Raising Sand” wonfive Grammys on Sundayincluding album of the year.The former Led Zeppelinf r o n tman ,prev ious lybest knownfor his high-d e c i b e lshrieking androck star the-atrics, foundmore docileN a s h v i l l emelodies withKrauss.The Grammys this year

offered a CBS telecast with-out a host and — unexpect-edly — without several per-formers.Rihanna and Chris

Brown, both nominated forawards and scheduled toperform, were absent afterthe Los Angeles PoliceDepartment announced thatBrown — who is datingRihanna — was the subjectof an investigation into afelony domestic violencebattery from around 12:30a.m. Sunday.Brown turned himself into

police late Sunday and was

released after posting bail.Police booked the 19-year-old R&B singer on suspicionof making a criminal threat.To fill in for Rihanna’s

scheduled performance, theRecording Academy hastilyput together an ensemble ofAl Green, Justin Timber-lake, Boyz II Men and KeithUrban performing Green’s“Let’s Stay Together.”One of the night’s superi-

or performances, it reflect-ed the comments of pro-ducer T. Bone Burnett, whoexplained while acceptingthe award for record of theyear: “Good things happenout of nowhere.”In a performance-stuffed

live broadcast on CBS, thesubject of age — and inter-twining musical realms —was always close at hand.Taylor Swift, 19, and

Miley Cyrus, 16, sang a duetof Swift’s “Fifteen.” The 66-year-old Paul McCartney,with 40-year-old Dave Grohlon drums, sang the Beatlesclassic about a girl who“was just 17.”Lil Wayne — who led the

field with eight nominations— won three awards,including best rap album for“Tha Carter III,” for whichhe literally hopped on stageto receive. (His tally came tofour Grammys if you counthis inclusion on “SwaggerLike Us,” which won bestrap performance by a duoor group.)

135 die in Australian wildfiresWHITTLESEA, Australia (AP) —

Police declared incinerated towns crimescenes today, and Australia’s primeminister spoke of mass murder afterinvestigators said arsonists may haveset some of the country’s worst wild-fires in history. The death toll rose to135.The scale of the carnage, growing

daily, has shocked a nation that enduresdeadly firestorms every few years.There were no quick answers, but offi-cials said panic and the freight-trainspeed of the firefront probably account-ed for the unusually high toll.Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, visibly

upset during a television interview,reflected the country’s disgust at theidea that arsonists may have set someof the 400 fires that devastated Victo-ria state, or helped them jump con-tainment lines.“What do you say about anyone like

that?” Rudd said. “There’s no words todescribe it, other than it’s mass mur-der.”The country’s top law officer, Attor-

ney General Robert McClelland, saidthat people found to have deliberatelyset fires could face murder charges.Murder can carry a life sentence.More than one dozen fires still

burned uncontrollably across the state,though conditions were much coolerthan on Saturday, which saw record-high heat and winds of up to 60 mph(100 kph).At least 750 homes were destroyed

on Saturday, the Victoria Country FireService said. Some 850 square miles(2,200 kilometers) of land were burnedout.Officials said both the tolls of human

life and property would almost certainlyrise as they reached deeper into the dis-aster zone, and forecasters said tem-peratures would rise again later in theweek, posing a risk of further flare-ups.Police updated the death toll late

Monday to 135.In a sign of the nationwide impact of

the tragedy, Parliament suspended itsnormal sessions Monday to hear con-dolence speeches by legislators. Thevoices of many quavered with emotion.Some called it Australia’s worst peace-time disaster.Victoria Police Commissioner Chris-

tine Nixon said investigators had strong

suspicions that at least one of the dead-ly blazes — known as the Churchill fireafter a ruined town — was deliberatelyset. And it could not be ruled out forother fires. She cautioned against jump-ing to conclusions.Police sealed off Maryville, a town

destroyed by another fire, with check-points, telling residents who fled andnews crews they could not enterbecause there were still bodies in thestreets. Armed police moved throughthe shattered landscape taking notes,pool news photographs showed.While Australia grapples with wild-

fires every year, deaths are rare — andunheard of in this number. The coun-try’s deadliest fires before the currentspate killed 75 people in 1983. In 2006,nine people died on South Australia’sEyre Peninsula.But on Saturday, the wind surged and

changed direction quickly time andagain, fanning the blazes and makingtheir direction utterly unpredictablefrom minute to minute. Local mediahad been issuing warnings in the daysleading up to the weekend, but manypeople guarding their homes with back-

yard hoses would have been outsidewhen the wind changed, and thus couldhave missed the fresh warnings.Evidence of heart-wrenching loss

abounded. From the air, the landscapewas blackened as far as the eye couldsee. Entire forests were reduced to leaf-less, charred trunks, farmland to ashes.The Victoria Country Fire Service saidsome 850 square miles (2,200 kilome-ters) were burned out.At Kinglake, a body covered by a

white sheet lay in a yard where everytree, blade of grass and the ground wasblackened. Elsewhere in the town, theburned out hulks of four cars were clus-tered haphazardly together after anapparent collision. Australian Broad-casting Corp. radio reported a car in asmall reservoir, the driver apparentlysteering there in desperation.“What we’ve seen, I think, is that peo-

ple didn’t have enough time, in somecases” Nixon told a news conference.“We’re finding (bodies) on the side ofroads, in cars that crashed.”John Handmer, a wildfire safety

expert at the Royal Melbourne Instituteof Technology, said research had shownthat people in the path of a blaze mustget out early or stay inside until theworst has past.“Fleeing at the last moment is the

worst possible option,” he said. “Sadly,this message does not seem to havebeen sufficiently heeded this weekendwith truly awful consequences in Vic-toria.”Even if a house is set ablaze, it will

burn more slowly and with less inten-sity that a wildfire and residents havea better chance of escape, he said.Extraordinary survival tales were also

told.Jack Barber described how he fled

his house in Pheasant Creek nearKinglake with his wife and spent Sat-urday night on a sports field dodgingflames that licked at them from differ-ent directions as wind gusts blewaround.They drove out of the disaster zone

to Wittlesea on Sunday.Daryl Hogan of Wandong, 12 miles

(20 kilometers) north of Wittlesea, saidhe leapt into his pool to escape theflames as they roared over his house,leaving it unscarred but razing theneighbor’s.

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Alison Krauss and Robert Plant perform at theGrammyawards Sunday in Los Angeles.

Brown

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Burned out vehicles are strandedon a road after the occupants werestopped by flames in their efforts toescape fires northeast of Mel-bourne.

Obama to make case for stimulusWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will face

a barrage of questions from ordinary Americans and skepti-cal reporters on his plans to reinvigorate the economy witha massive stimulus bill and additional billions in bailout moneyfor the financial markets.Two trips to cities hurting under the economic meltdown

and a prime-time news conference are signs that Obama andhis advisers are worried about a looming Senate vote on thestimulus bill, which failed to gather meaningful Republicansupport during rare weekend debate. The question-and-answersessions will allow Obama to go directly to voters for grass-roots backing of his plans.Both trips were added to Obama’s schedule as difficulties

with the legislation on Capitol Hill increased. Originally, aideshad insisted his time would be better spent in Washington toshepherd the bill rather than traveling the more traditionalpresidential route around the country, pressuring lawmakersfrom his bully pulpit.The $827 billion Senate version of the plan was expected

to pass the Senate on Tuesday.

Female suicide bomber kills 28COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A suspected rebel suicide

bomber killed 20 soldiers and eight civilians when she blewherself up Monday at a facility where government forces wereprocessing Sri Lankans fleeing the northern war zone, themilitary said.The bombing was the first major suicide attack in Sri Lanka

in more than a month and led to fears the Tamil Tiger sepa-ratists — boxed in by the military and on the verge of defeat— will increasingly turn to guerrilla warfare in their battleagainst government forces.Following a string of victories, the military backed the rebels

into a small strip of land on the northeastern coast, where theRed Cross estimates 250,000 civilians are also trapped.

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� Letter to editor

I consider myself to be like mostAmerican citizens. Contrary to whatthe national news media portrays, Ibelieve that most Americans fami-lies, while flawed, still retain somecore values. I understand that weare on a downhill slide morally andwe are losing our children withbreaknecking speed; however, I stillcling to the somewhat antiquatedidea of the quiet, small town Ameri-can family who leads a typical, tradi-tional life.I don’t believe that everyone has a

meth lab in their basement. Neitherdo I believe that most postal work-ers live with suppressed anduntreated psychotic tendencies, justwaiting to slaughter unsuspectingpatrons and co-workers.No, deep down I hold the convic-

tion that most Americans believe inGod - the God of Abraham, Isaac,and Jacob that is taught in Sundayschools around the country. I trustthat most Americans want a job, anda home, and a family, and I trust thatmost of us want to work for thosethings. I dare say that most Ameri-cans hold dear fireworks on the 4thof July, homemade apple pie, andmom.Most of us are law abiding, flag

saluting, and tax paying citizens. Iassume that most of us, excludingpoliticians, for the most part, aredecent people. From now on, I drawthe line at politicians. From now on,I don’t trust any of them. They haveno ethics. To them honesty is rela-tive, and they only serve those whohave the capacity to line their pock-ets and advance their careers. I’msorry Mr. Nixon, but you were acrook.Blagojevich? Daschle? Neither of

them would I refer to as honorable.This goes for both sides of the aisle.The elephants and the donkeys areboth as rotten as a soiled diaper inthe noon day sun. Our elected offi-cials regularly prove themselves tobe tax cheats, liars, and adulterers.The best they can do after they arecaught red-handed is juke at a half-hearted apology, make an excuse,promise to do better, and ask you fortheir vote in the next election. Youknow it is true and so do I.The problem I have is this: have

they always been crooked or doesthe position inevitably shove theminto a shady, sleazy, fraudulent life?How long has it been since each ofthe latest string of potential cabinetappointees paid their actual taxes?We might be able to pay for an

actual economic stimulus package ifall the politicians just paid what theyowed the IRS. It is important for meto know if we are electing convictswho just have never been caught orif we are breeding them once theyare in office. Yet, I don’t think I amthe only one with these questions.Inquiring minds want to know.My best guess is that, generally

speaking, good, honest, morallyupright people never pursue acareer in politics because of all thehuckster politicians that are alreadythere, and as despondent as it mayappear, I only see it getting worse.Let them prove me wrong, and I’llwrite a retraction. Until then, politi-cians, as far as I’m concerned areguilty. Like waiting for the othershoe to fall, we have only to sit andwait to discover which particular vil-lainy will be committed.

Please send your comments toMichael Andrzejewski at preach-er@mbcportugalmissions.com

Friday morning I heard theHoly Spirit say “I am takinghim home today” and not longat all after that the phone callcame to confirm what I heardin my spirit. I will miss thisman that the Lord had placedinmy life verymuch. I am talk-ing about Dr. Pit Cleaveland,one of the sweetest men Iknow. For years when enter-ing the door at VernonWoodsretirement community to clockin I was given the opportunityto greet himwith “Goodmorn-ing, Doc” and he would reply“Good morning, Sugar”.Doc reminded me so much

of my own grandfather inmany ways but when he calledme sugar it really touched myheart, you see nobody elsebesides my Pap Pap had evercalledme that. I use to tell Doche was my SP, special person,and he would reply “I am aRD; do you know what thatstands for”? Rich doctor!I will remember many things

about this special man. Iremember how he loved to goand do things, and every timehe was given the chance to ridein the van he was ready. I willremember how he was alwaysthe first one to finish a doublebutter pecan ice cream conebefore we could even make itback to Vernon Woods. I willremember him laughing at mewhen I asked for a senior dis-count or I used my coupons toget us a discount at places wewent. He would always say“You are always trying to get adiscount, Sugar”.I remember the many times

he would tip the people at thedrive thru’s and watched thelook on their faces as he toldthem they deserved it. Iremember one time he told agirl whowas hesitant to accepthis tip that she just needed togive the Lord his part and keepthe rest for herself. I remem-ber him asking me countlesstimes as I would pick him up“How is your love life, Sugar”?I would reply “Fine doc, I haveJesus”. One time he said ” Iknow that, Sugar, but it mustbe very hard raising thoseboy’s on your own and I justwish you had someone specialthat could help you becauseyou deserve it and he said hewould pray for me tomeet thatsomeone special”.There are so many wonder-

ful memories of Doc that itwould take up a great amountof paper to write it all down soI will end this by saying that

the friend I lost Friday was oneof the most gentle, kind, lov-ing , compassionate, givingand encouraging men I knew.Hewas aman of great wisdomand a heck of a personality. Hewas funny, emotional and seri-ous but most of all he was amanwho loved people for whothey were. He always lookedat them for who they could beand not who they were.He was like Jesus to me. He

loved me for me and encour-agedme to become everything

I could be. He told me never togive up! This man that I callDoc was more than a friend. Ibelieve I had the chance tospend many wonderful timeswith him so God could showme who I really am. I am notjust a driver of the VernonWoods van. I am a caregiverand an inspiration to myfriends and I am here to carefor my friends until the end.Well, Doc, you are now in thearms of Jesus and I believedancing around the throne.The gift you left behind willnever be forgotten. Your giftwas love and what you leftbehind was a great legacy ofthe character of Christ.Thank you for sharing your

life with me. I look forward tothe day when I will see youagain.I love you, SP!

Denise DixonVernonWoods

Retirement Community

The 2009 General Assembly session hasslowed down due to the current economiccrisis and the looming $2 billion revenueto the state. This critical shortage hasforced the entire membership to first stopand understand that there isn’t any moneyfor special projects, and worse yet, mostcurrent programs will face reductions infunding or outright elimination. There is avery good reason why there hasn’t beenmuch legislation looked at, because we areall looking at the budget, and determininghow it affects us. I get letters and emailsstating that they “understand” that I “want”to cut this or that program or position.Believeme, I agonize over some of the veryundesirable choices this budget shortfallis forcing us to make.The schedule for the General Assem-

bly has beenmodified by the leadership ofthe House and Senate. This was done toslow the pace down of the constitution-ally-mandated, no more than forty daysession of which as of this past Friday,came to 15 days. We are waiting to seewhat the federal stimulus package doesfor education and Medicaid fundingwhich consumes a majority of the rough-ly $19 billion annual budget total. TheGeneral Assembly will meet on Tuesdaythrough Thursday of each week until theend ofMarch, hoping to finish in 35 days.It also will leave five days for a brief ses-sion should the economic crisis worsenand adjustments be needed for the FiscalYear 2010 budget.The House has passed several mean-

ingful pieces of legislation includingHouse Bill 141, a bill that further updatesour state banking code. This includesamending the definition of “net assets”and “financial institutions”, reestablish-es what a credit union is and is not, aswell as other house-keeping rules. Thisbill passed easily, 162-5. We also modi-fied the threshold requirements to pur-chase corporate owned life insurancefrom 10 employees to 2 employees. H.B.80 passed unanimously.In an effort to help those who work in

the state’s largest business, agriculture,we have ratified the Governor’s execu-tive order which provides a state sales taxexemption for the sale of dyed fuel oilswhich are used exclusively for agricul-ture, timber growing, harvesting, miningor construction purposes. This bill, H.B.121 passed unanimously also. We alsopassed H.B. 69, a bill that would allow forthe change in criteria for determining“candidate for non-resuscitation” fromneeding two physicians to only one. Thebill also clarified that two physicians wererequired to concur on an order not toresuscitate. This bill easily passed 153-4.We unanimously passed H.B. 128, a billthat would exempt from occupation taxes,administration fees, and regulatory fees,those self-employed individuals that arealso disabled veterans or blind.One bill that has received and will

receive continued attention is GovernorSonny Perdue’s plan to create a “hospi-tal tax.” The bill, H.B. 307, was introducedthis week as a way to overcome the $423million shortfall in the state’s Departmentof Community Health’s budget. The billwould require hospitals to pay the statea 1.6 percent “provider-fee” out of theirnet patient revenues. The taxes collectedwill allow the DCH to leverage thosefunds for additional Medicaid fundingfrom the federal government. At this pointin time, the legislation faces an uphill bat-tle asmany of us don’t want to raise taxes,especially on our local hospitals.Please do not hesitate to let me know

your position or thoughts on issues thatconcern you. If you would like to reachme, please call me at (404) 656-0177 orwrite me at: State Rep. Randy Nix, 18Capitol Square, Suite 501 CLOB StateCapitol, Atlanta, GA 30334 or e-mail me atrandy.nix@house.ga.gov

Rep. Randy Nix,R-LaGrange, repre-sents Troup Countyin the GeorgiaGeneral Assembly.

Dr. Pit Cleaveland loved this bright red 1972 OldsmobileCutlass convertible so much he drove it for 30 years, saidnephew Chris Cleaveland, who shared the photo.

In 1958, authors William J. Led-erer and Eugene Burdick pub-lished a book titled ‘The UglyAmerican.’ This literary piece hasbecome synonymous with describ-ing arrogant Americans holdingself-righteous views and conde-scending attitudes towards for-eigners. The book spurred a pres-idential investigation into Ameri-ca’s diplomats, as well as a Holly-wood movie, and a label for allAmericans. But does that stereo-type still fit America today? It’stime to reexamine this myth.Believe it or not, we know a lot

more about the title than about thestory inside. The book is set in afictitious Southeast Asian nation.And while a number of diplomatsconform to the stereotype that hasentered the world lexicon, themain character (a civilian engineer

does not. While physically less-than-attractive, Homer Atkinsactually listens to the locals, anddoes his best to help them. Yet theinternet world seems to have con-cluded that the father in ‘TheSimpsons’ was namedHomer afterthis character.What’s more, while the diplo-

mats have all the arrogance(although the ambassador is awell-intentioned naïveguy), other civilians (pre-Peace

Corps volunteer types) are thegood guys. Yet how many timeshave you heard “Ugly Ameri-cans” used to describe tourists?That’s not what the book isabout.I’m sure some of you think that

the election of Barack Obamameans that proves we’re a moretolerant bunch, and the worldnow loves us more for it. There’splenty of evidence showing thatour new president has globalapproval ratings that match hishigh poll numbers at home. Arecent PIPA study in conjunctionwith the University of Marylandconcludes that in the 17 countriessurveyed, two-thirds of folksexpect better relations betweenthe US and the rest of the world.Only five percent think it will getworse.

But this doesn’t say anythingabout that nagging question ofwhether we’re a country of ‘UglyAmericans’ … the stereotype, thatis, not the actual character in thebook. To test this, I look at PIPA’ssurvey of American attitudes onforeign policy. This group testedwhether the people of this country(and others) feel their foreign pol-icy is ‘morally superior’ to that ofother countries. Only 24% ofAmericans feel that way. In fact,16% think it is actually morallyinferior to others. Both numbersare very close to the world aver-age for both responses (the formeris actually tied).As youmight expect, most Euro-

pean countries (with the exceptionof Germany and Russia) and smallAsian countries like South Koreaare less likely to say they are

morally superior than Americanrespondents would. But MiddleEasterners and individuals fromlarge Asian countries like Indiaand China havemuch higher num-bers of people who think their for-eign policy is morally superior toothers….like the Ugly Americanstereotype. For African countries,it depends uponwhich country youask.In conclusion, Americans gen-

erally aren’t smugger than otherswhen it comes to moral self-right-eousness in international politics.Some of us just think we are.This column is dedicated to Mil-

lard Fuller, the founder of Habitatfor Humanity, a truly ‘Ugly Amer-ican’ (the book character, not thestereotype) who did muchmore toresemble Homer Atkins thanHomer Simpson.

Agonizingchoices

Don’t trustany of them

Doc was great encourager, friend

Re-examining the myth of the ‘Ugly American’

“The friend I lostFriday was oneof the most gentle,kind, loving , com-passionate, givingand encouragingmen I knew.

”

John A. Turesis associateprofessor ofpolitical scienceat LaGrangeCollege.

Michael Andrze-jewski, a formerLaGrange pastor,is a missionaryand church planterin Portugal.

DEAR DR. GOTT: Beingan avid reader of your col-umn, I feel compelled toshare information with read-ers interested in alternativetherapies for osteoporosis.After experiencing jaw

problems from using Fos-amax, I found a great naturalproduct that is affordable andworkswell. CalledOsteoValin(osteoval carbonate forte), it ismanufactured by the Carter-Reed Co. It is not a calciumsupplement. It is supposed tobe taken in addition to abone-health regimen. Itassists the body in buildingnew bonemass while reduc-ing bone loss.I have been using the prod-

uct for 18months, alongwitha quality calcium/magnesiumsupplement, and my lastbone-density test showed

great results. For me, therehave been no side effects.OsteoValin can be ordered bycalling 800-898-5153.DEARREADER: I have no

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phlet, the main ingredientsare a special blend of stron-tium carbonate, quercetinand hesperidin.Quercetin is a plant-based

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anti-inflammatory andantioxidant properties.Hesperidin is another

flavonoid found in lemons,oranges andother citrus fruits.It is primarily used to improveblood flow andmay improveendometriosis, PMS, hemor-rhoids and uterine fibroidtumors.The final main ingredient

is strontium carbonate.Strontium is a natural alka-line, metallic element thatcan be used to create sever-al different types, includingstrontiumcarbonate, ranelateand others. It is not to be con-fused with strontium-90,which is radioactive andresults from nuclear fallout.Strontium is found in

food, water and in traceamounts in the humanskeleton.

Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 - 7ComicsLaGrange Daily News

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� Dr. GottNew hope for osteoporosis sufferers

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

19) — People who seeming-ly are aimless need to beavoided because they’llmere-ly be a big bore to you. Youneed the stimulation of thosewho are exciting and goingplaces.PISCES (Feb. 20-March

20) — In order for this to bea productive day, you needto immerse yourself in activ-ities that enhance harmonyand purpose. When noisydistractions are eliminated,you can move full speedahead.ARIES (March 21-April 19)

—Sometimes you sufferwitha choice between your prac-tical considerations and yourcreative ones. Put those splen-did logical ideas towork, andleave your more inventiveones for another time.TAURUS (April 20-May20)

— Thank goodness you arealways a methodical personwho is extremely cognizantof paying attention to details,because it could be those tiny

little things that trip you up.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

— Several unfinished proj-ects can be reworked a bitin order to achieve theresults you desire. Go backand rework what doesn’tlook quite right.CANCER(June21-July 22)

—If youhave the choice, con-centrate on work-relatedendeavors or situations thatrequire mental attributesrather than physical output.Yourbrainpower is exception-ally good for figuring thingsout.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —

Intimate gatherings areadvantageous for you at thistime over larger get-togeth-ers. Small groups could pro-duce conversations of realvalue, rather than merely alot of small talk.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

—Nothingenhancesyour feel-ingsof self-worth likeutilizingyour time and talents to serveothers. Looking out for yourinterestsdoesn’t bringyou thesame level of gratification.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)—Today could prove that themore you give, themore youreceive, but this doesn’t nec-essarilymean in thematerialsense. It will be the littlethings you do for others thatbring such high rewards.SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

—There is strong justificationforyour feelingsofhighexpec-tations, so don’t subdue yourinstincts, thinkingtheywillonlylet you down. Put forth yourbest efforts, and watch whathappens.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-

Dec. 21) — If you are facedwith handling a critical situ-ation, be both realistic andphilosophical in analyzingyour modus operandi. Thecombination of the two is theonly way to assure victory.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-

Jan. 19) — Clarifying yourgoals and purposes will giveyou the edge over rivals andcompetitors. Once you havea clear idea of what’s athand, you’ll be able to act onthings without distraction.

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� Horoscope

Explanations:Here is an explanation of

food service inspection vio-lations used by Troup Coun-ty Health Department.1. Food-borne illness risk

factors and public healthinterventions: Risk factorsare food preparation prac-tices and employee behav-iors most commonly report-ed to the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention ascontributing factors in food-borne illness outbreaks.Public health interventionsare control measures to pre-vent illness or injury.2. Good retail practices are

preventive measures to con-trol the introduction ofpathogens, chemicals andphysical objects into foods.N/A, not availableThese are the most recent

inspections:�Basil Leaf, 109Main St.,

LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 26Score: 95, A; Previous

score: 92, ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Food-service

employees without hairrestraints. Replace gaskets.No chlorine registering indishwasher.

� Quality Inn and Suites,1601 Lafayette Parkway,LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 28Score: 100, A; Previous

score: 96, ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Current

inspection report not post-ed.

� Paisanos Italian Restau-rant, 104 Bull St., LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 29Score: 84, B; Previous

score: 100, ARisk factorsComments: Cooked

sausage in refrigerator at 52degrees; all items must bestored at 41 degrees orlower. Marinara sauce at 50degrees; disposed of. Ready-to-eat foods not date-marked.Good retail practicesComments: Bottom of

reach-in along cook lineholding water in bottom. Nohot water at hand washsinks.

� Jin Express, 505 VernonSt., LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 29Score: 97, A; Previous

score: 99, ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Raw food

stored above ready-to-eatfoods.

�Country Style Cooking,113 Lafayette Parkway,LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 26Score: 98, A; Previous

score: 97, ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Reseal floor or

replace missing floor tiles.Shield long lights overpreparation table that arenot shielded.

�DJ’s Bar and G rill, 1769Vernon Road, LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 30Score: 99, A; Previous

score: N/ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Clean vent

hood filters.

� Poplar Creek, 114 OldAirport Road, LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 28Score: 100, A; Previous

score: 96, ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practices

Comments: None

� Newt’s Fried Chicken,1860 Ga. 18, West PointDate inspected: Jan. 26Score: 90, A; Previous

score: 89, BRisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Large bulk

items not labeled. Repairseal on freezer door; con-densation buildup. Repairholes in wall. Deep-cleanfloor, especially under fryarea; enormous amount ofgrease buildup. Clean ceil-ing tiles and remove dustaccumulation. Clean wallbehind over. Deep-cleanvents under vent hood. Evi-dence of mice in facility;address immediately. Pro-vide weatherstrip at backdoor to prevent entry ofrodents.

�Katie’s, 614 Lincoln St.,LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 28Score: 100, A; Previous

score: 99, ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: None

� LongHorn Steakhouse,Lafayette Parkway, La-GrangeDate inspected: Jan. 28Score: 96, A; Previous

score: 100, ARisk factorsComments: Store chemi-

cals (sanitizer) away fromfood-service items.Good retail practicesComments: None

8 - Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 Local, National LaGrange Daily News

�� Restaurant inspections Senator offers ‘seat’ for basketball ticketsRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) –

Sensing from the Rod Blago-jevich scandal that Senateseats are a hot commodity,North Carolina state Sen.Eddie Goodall put his oneBay.His price isn’t a wad of

cash or cushy job for him-self or his wife. All he wantsis a pair of seats to nextweek’s North Carolina-Dukebasketball game.“I’ve worked for a long

time so that I can trade thisseat for two tickets for a Car-olina-Duke game,” saidGoodall, R-Union.But what’s on offer isn’t

actually power, influence, orhis elected position at all.Rather, his eBay ad shows a

black leather swivel chairwith the Senate seal stitchedinto the back, vacant on thefloor of the freshly redeco-rated Senate floor.Goodall’s chair is person-

alized with his name stitchedinto the top surface of thechair back, so he bought itwhen the Senate was refur-bished three years ago, notthe state. Goodall paid$787.95, including delivery,for the seat, and he can takeit with him when his Senatecareer ends, said JanetPruitt, the Senate’s principalclerk.But even parting with such

a chair could land a legisla-tor in hot water: A state lawpassed in 2007 also prohibits

“commercial use” of theSenate seal. Goodall con-cedes the eBay ad is an elab-orate goof.“I wouldn’t get within

miles of the tickets if some-body gave them to me,” hesaid. Instead, he plans towatch the game in his roomat a Raleigh hotel.As it turns out, a person

would have trouble scoringtickets to the rivalry gamefor less than what Goodallpaid for his chair. Sellers onStubhub.com have been ask-ing $700 to $2,400 for seatsinside Duke’s CameronIndoor Stadium, which hasa capacity of about 9,000 –tiny by college hoops stan-dards.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A yearago, Bill Elliott failed to qualify for the Day-tona 500 and the Wood Brothers team hadto pack up their famed No. 21 Ford and gohome.It was only the third time in 50 years and

the first time since 1962 that the NASCARpioneers were out of the lineup for TheGreatAmerican Race.This time, Elliott made sure one of the

sport’s iconic teams will be around for stockcar’s biggest day.Their only disappointment is they didn’t

win the pole, although the 52-year-old Elliottcame close. The two-time Daytona 500 win-ner locked up a spot in the 43-car field onSunday at Daytona International Speedway.“I have suchmixed emotions,” Elliott said

after posting a fast lap of 187.739 mph, thefifth fastest of 56 drivers whomade qualify-ing attempts. “The whole team—(crew chief)David Hyder, (co-owners) Len and Eddie(Wood)—they really put a good plan togeth-er to come down here for the 500 this year,and I’m so proud of what they’ve done.“I’m disappointed for those guys that we

didn’t sit on the pole, as good as we ran yes-

By Kevin EckleberrySports Editor

Callaway boys’ head coach TerryHayes isn’t giving up on first,despite the long odds.Heading into the final week of

the regular season, the Cavaliersare two games behind Region 5-AA-leading Manchester.But hey, there’s always hope.“MaybeManchester will slip up,”

Hayes said. “If not, we’ll try to getthat No. 2 seed.”Finishing second looks a bit more

reasonable for the Cavaliers, whoare tied for second with HeardCounty at 11-3.Callaway and Heard each have

two region games remaining, whileManchester (12-1) plays threeregion games this week.If Callaway and Heard finish tied

for second, the Cavaliers will securethe No. 2 seed for the region tour-nament because they beat theBraves in both of their regular-sea-son meetings.Callaway hosts Pike County

Tuesday before visiting MaconCounty Friday in the region finale.Heard plays Crawford County

and Jordan this week.Jordan (8-5) appears locked into

the region’s fourth spot, althoughit does still have an outside shot atmoving up the ladder.Spencer (7-7) is at .500 in the

region, while Crawford County (5-9), Macon County (4-11), LamarCounty (3-11) and Pike County arebringing up the rear.On the girls’ side of the region,

the Lady Cavaliers (8-6) are alonein fourth, and if they win one oftheir final two games, that’s wherethey’ll finish.Jordan (12-1) and Macon Coun-

ty (13-2) are fighting it out for firstin the region, andManchester (10-3) is third.Pike County (7-8), Spencer (5-9),

Lamar County (4-10), CrawfordCounty (3-11) and Heard (1-13)occupy the bottomhalf of the region.In Region 2-AAA, the LaGrange

boys’ team finds itself in a similarposition to Callaway.With two region games remain-

ing, LaGrange is tied with North-side at second place in the regionwith a 7-3 record.The ShawRaiders (9-2) are cling-

ing to a one-game lead in theregion.

From staff reports

CallawayHigh’s BrandonHontz con-tinued his phenomenal junior seasonby winning the Area 5-AA wrestlingchampionship on Saturday at Craw-ford County.Hontz was one of seven Callaway

wrestlers who qualified for next week-end’s state sectional by finishingamong the top four in their respective

weight class.Hontz has dropped just one match

this season, and that came to JoeyDeNova, who won last year’s ClassAAA state title with Columbus High.Also for Callaway, Ryan Kiss (112

pounds), Terrell Daniel (125 pounds)and Zach McIntyre (189 pounds) eachfinished second.MatthewWoodruff (215 pounds) was

third, withMatMathews (215 pounds)and Golden Sutton (275 pounds) each

finishing fourth.The Cavaliers had nine wrestlers at

the area meet, and all but two of themadvanced to state.“I was real pleased. I’m real excited

about the guys we have going to state,”said Callaway head coach J.J. Wahl,whose team finish fourth in the teamstandings. “With only nine (at area), itwas a pretty good result.”Wahl believes his wrestlers are ready

to make a strong showing at the statemeet.“Hopefully they’re peaking right

now,” Wahl said.

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File photo

Callaway’s Brandon Hontz, right, seen wrestling defend-ing Class AAA state-champion Joey DeNova earlier thisseason, won the 130-pound Area 5-AA title on Saturday.

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LaGrange High’s players have been almost all smiles this season, and the Grangers will finish off a splen-did regular season this week. The Grangers are tied for second in Region2-AAA.

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Bill Elliott, also known as ‘Awesome Bill from Dawsonville,’will drive in Sunday’s Daytona 500.

Troup senior Pascale West and her Lady Tigerteammates will try to hold on to Region 2-AAA’sthird place spot this week.

Terry Hayes’ Callaway Cavaliers are in second place inRegion 5-AAheading into the last week of the regular sea-son, and they still have an outside chance to catch first-place Manchester.

From staff reports

It was a long but produc-tive weekend for the Call-away Cavaliers.After getting a big road

win over Jordan Fridaynight, the Cavaliers traveledto Roberta on Saturday andbeat Crawford County to runtheir winning streak to sevenin a row.The Cavaliers, showing no

signs of road weariness, led21-8 after the first quarter onthe way to a 76-42 victory.“The kids came out with a

total effort,” Callaway headcoach Terry Hayes said.Quan Bray had a big night

for the Cavs with 24 pointsand eight steals, while lead-ing scorer Quantavius Lesliehad 21 points.David Rutledge scored 14

points, and Lamichael Fan-ning had eight blocks.In Saturday’s girls’ game,

the Lady Cavaliers bouncedback from Friday’s loss toJordan to beat CrawfordCounty 66-47.Callaway hosts Pike Coun-

ty on Tuesday.

ATLANTA (AP) – TheAtlanta Braves have madean offer to TomGlavine, butthe 300-game winner hasn'tdecided whether to accept asignificant pay cut.With the start of spring

training just a week away,general manager FrankWren confirmed Sunday theBraves recently offered acontract to Glavine, who’shoping to return for at leastonemore season after goingdown last year with the firstserious injury of his career.Glavine, who underwent

elbow and shoulder surgery,has resumed throwing with-out any pain and could be aneffective fifth starter in arotation that includes off-season acquisitions DerekLowe, Javier Vazquez andJapanese all-star KenshinKawakami. The Braves alsohave 13-game winner JairJurrjens.Wren would not discuss

details of the offer ofGlavine, but media reportssaid it would include a basesalary of less than $2million.The Atlanta Journal-Consti-tution reported Glavinecould earn up to $3 million,including incentives, if heremained healthy throughthe season.Glavine, who spent the

first 16 years of his careerwith the Braves before mov-ing to the NewYorkMets forfive seasons, returned toAtlanta in 2008 for an $8mil-lion contract.The Braves, who still hope

to add a power-hitting out-fielder, aren’t willing to offer

terday in practice,” added Elliott, whowas fastest in the opening practice ses-sions on Saturday. “But on the flip side,I looked back a year ago when weended up loading that Motorcraft Fordup and going home. It’s such a fineline.”NASCAR’s rules dictate that the top

35 in owner points from the previousyear are guaranteed a starting spot inthe first five races of the season. AtDaytona, which has its own uniquequalifying format, everyone outside thetop 35 has to either make it on speedin Sunday’s time trials or in one ofThursday’s twin 150-mile qualifyingraces.The three fastest of 21 “go or go

home drivers” entered Sunday earneda starting spot, no matter what hap-pens in the 150s.

Besides Elliott, Yates Racing’s TravisKvapil was eighth at 187.574 mph andtwo-time Cup champion Tony Stewart,making his debut with his own Stew-art-Haas Racing team, was 10th at187.236. If any of them should trans-fer into the field in one of Thursday’sraces, next in line from time trialswould be Regan Smith, 14th at 186.924,and Joe Nemechek, 19th at 186.807.But the Wood Brothers team and

Elliott, the 1988 Cup champion whoearned the nickname Awesome Billfrom Dawsonville early in his career,were the feel-good story of the day.The teamwas founded by Eddie and

Len’s father and uncles in 1953, andhelped build NASCAR with driverssuch as Curtis Turner, Joe Weatherly,David Pearson, Neil Bonnett, CaleYarborough and Buddy Baker. The pro-gram has amassed 97 wins over theyears, but hasn’t reach Victory Lane

since 2001.Feeling the effects of the economic

crunch, theWood Brothers were forcedto cut back this season to a 12-raceschedule. But Eddie Wood said theteam isn’t going away any time soon.“We made up our minds we weren’t

going to do something, No. 1, we could-n’t afford to do and, No. 2, we couldn’tdowell,”Wood said. “We’ve got enoughsponsorship and backing from FordMotor Co. and Motorcraft to do whatwe’re going to do correctly. Just likecoming down here.“It was a full-blown effort fromOcto-

ber. That car that we have here start-ed to be built in October.”Wood said the team may be disap-

pointed to havemissed out on the pole,but he isn’t.“Being locked in is just as big to me

as being on the front row or the pole,”he said.

SAN DIEGO (AP) – NickWatney appeared to bealong for the ride Sundayuntil making two birdiesover the final three holes totake advantage of a late col-lapse by John Rollins andwin the Buick Invitational.Watney knocked in a 40-

foot birdie putt from thefringe on the par-3 16th,then completed his five-shotrally with a two-putt birdieon the 18th hole. He closedwith a 4-under 68 for his sec-ond career victory.Rollins let this one get

away.He had a three-shot lead

with five holes to play untilmaking a bogey with a poorchip on the 14th, anotherbogey from a plugged lie inthe bunker on the 16th, andfailing to hit the green on thepar-5 18th, leading to a par.He shot a 74.“It’s unfortunate that I

came in with a three-shotlead and couldn’t get the vic-tory,” Rollins said. “But as Isaid yesterday, if somebodycame out and played a greatround of golf and came outon top, then my hat's off tohim. And that's exactly whatNick did.”Watney finished at 11-

under 277 – the same totalRyuji Imada had last yearwhen he was runner-up byeight shots to Tiger Woods,who has not played sinceknee surgery after winningthe U.S. Open in June at Tor-rey Pines.

� NFL: Former AtlantaFalcons running back JamalAnderson has been chargedwith felony cocaine posses-sion andmisdemeanor mar-ijuana possession after beingarrested at an Atlanta night-club, authorities said Sun-day.Anderson, a fan favorite

who created the “Dirty Bird”touchdown celebrationdance, played eight seasonsfor the Falcons before leav-ing the team with a kneeinjury in 2001.Atlanta police spokesman

Officer Otis Redmond saidAnderson, 36, was arrestedearly Sunday at thePeachtree Tavern inAtlanta’s trendy Buckheaddistrict. Redmond said a sec-ond man, whose name wasnot immediately available,also was arrested.Redmond said an off-duty

officer working in securityat the club alerted police.Redmond said both menallegedly had powdercocaine in their possessionand that Anderson also had

a suspected marijuana ciga-rette in his pocket.

� PRO BOWL: LarryFitzgerald enjoyed being thechased, not the chaser.In the Super Bowl, a goal-

line pass intended forFitzgerald was interceptedand returned by James Har-rison a record 100 yards fora spectacular touchdown.At the Pro Bowl, it was

Fitzgerald scoring on a bigplay to end the half as Har-rison watched.A week ago, Fitzgerald

caught a 64-yard, go-aheadtouchdown pass late in thegame, only to see PittsburghSteelers quarterback BenRoethlisberger engineer a78-yard winning drive.This time around, Fitzger-

ald’s late go-ahead scoreSunday held up in a 30-21victory for the NFC.In Hawaii, everything

seemed to work in Fitz'sfavor.Fitzgerald caught five

passes for 81 yards and twotouchdowns, 44-year-oldJohn Carney kicked twofourth-quarter field goals,and the NFC rallied to victo-ry over the AFC. The Ari-zona Cardinals' All-Proreceiver, coming off arecord-breaking postseasonand a spectacular SuperBowl in a loss to the Pitts-burgh Steelers, earnedMVPhonors.But the victory over the

AFC, which featured threemembers of the Steelers'defense, didn’t seem to easethepain from theSuperBowl.“No, not one bit,” he said.With the win, Fitzgerald

and his NFC teammatesearned $45,000. He alsoearned keys to a new Cadil-lac, along with his gleaming,silver MVP trophy.

� BASEBALL: RyanHoward and the Philadel-phia Phillies agreed to a $54million, three-year contracton Sunday, avoiding a poten-tially contentious arbitrationhearing.The 2006 NL MVP will

earn $15million this season,$19 million next year and$20 million in 2011.Howard led the majors

with 48 homers and 146RBIs last season while help-ing the Phillies win their firstWorld Series title since 1980.He batted just .251, struckout 199 times and made 19errors at first base, but alsowas runner-up to AlbertPujols for MVP.

Sports on TVToday

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL7 p.m.ESPN – West Virginia at Pittsburgh9 p.m.ESPN – Kansas at MissouriNHL HOCKEY7 p.m.VERSUS – N.Y. Rangers at New JerseyWOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL7:30 p.m.ESPN2 – Duke at North Carolina

Auto racingSprint Cup

Budweiser ShootoutSaturday

At Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, Fla.

1. (27) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 78 laps,70.9 rating, $200,000.

2. (15) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 78, 102.9,$100,000.

3. (6) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 78, 92.3,$60,000.

4. (28) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 78, 95.4,$51,000.

5. (18) AJAllmendinger, Dodge, 78, 79.3,$50,000.

6. (14) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 78, 102.6,$49,000.

7. (11) Carl Edwards, Ford, 78, 114.8,

$47,000.8. (25) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 78, 75.9,

$45,000.9. (12) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 78, 74.8,

$43,000.10. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 78, 95.6,

$41,500.11. (7) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 78, 86.6,

$41,000.12. (1) Paul Menard, Ford, 78, 50.9,

$40,500.13. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 78, 92.1,

$40,000.14. (21) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, acci-

dent, 77, 96.9, $38,500.15. (24) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, acci-

dent, 77, 55.3, $38,000.16. (20) David Stremme, Dodge, accident,

73, 57.7, $37,000.17. (26) Greg Biffle, Ford, accident, 72,

51.7, $35,000.18. (9) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, acci-

dent, 64, 110.6, $33,000.19. (8) Bobby Labonte, Ford, accident,

63, 51.5, $30,000.20. (22) David Reutimann, Toyota, acci-

dent, 56, 48.5, $28,000.21. (2) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, accident, 54,

56.5, $26,000.22. (17) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, accident,

43, 46.1, $25,000.23. (3) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, engine,

36, 51.8, $23,500.24. (23) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, accident,

32, 33, $21,000.25. (4) Scott Speed, Toyota, accident, 4,

35.6, $20,000.26. (16) David Ragan, Ford, accident, 3,

40.1, $19,000.27. (13) Robby Gordon, Dodge, accident,

3, 36.4, $18,000.28. (19) Joey Logano, Toyota, accident,

3, 32.9, $17,154.

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Tiger-like winfor Watney

Big day for Truex

� Scoreboard � Daytona 500: Sunday, 2 p.m. (Fox)

� Briefs

AP photo

Martin Truex celebrates after winning the pole for Sunday’s Daytona 500.

AP photo

Nick Watney celebrates his tournament-clinching birdieputt on Sunday.

DAYTONABEACH, Fla. (AP) – The firsttime Chip Ganassi calledMartin Truex Jr.,Ganassi’s newest driver blew him off.“The old unknown number,” Truex said

with a laugh. “You’re like ‘I’m not going toget that because you never know who it’sgoing to be.”’The lines of communication have gotten

considerably better over the last fewmonths.The owner of Chip Ganassi Racing

checks in with Truex a couple of times aweek, pestering himwith the kind of ques-tions Truex never got while working fordecidedly hands-off Teresa Earnhardt atDale Earnhardt Inc.“He’s always wanting to know what’s

going on, what I know and what I want toknow,” Truex said. “So it’s different for me.I’ve never really had that.”Expect Truex to be on Ganassi’s speed

dial this week after the 29-year-old driverended a winter of uncertainty by puttingthe merged teams of DEI and Chip Ganas-si Racing on the pole for the biggest race ofthe year.Truex’s Chevrolet edged Mark Martin

and grabbed the top spot for the season-opening Daytona 500 with a qualifyingspeed of 188.001 mph on Sunday, givinghis crew amuch-needed boost after an off-season spent wondering just how themar-riage of convenience between the formerrivals would work.“This is just one lap so we don’t want to

get too carried away here, but I’m proudof the effort and the preparation they putinto this car,” Truex said after picking uphis second career pole. “To be able to bringit down here and be faster off the truck andback it up means a lot for the guys.”Guys who are still getting to know each

other following a winter of attrition. Themerger resulted in roughly 150 layoffs andforced Truex’s crew to change garages forthe second straight year.“Bringing two companies together is a

difficult task and was a painful thing for alot of people on all sides of it,” Ganassi said.“My hat’s off to these guys because therewas a core group of people that neverwavered, never lost focus on what theywanted to do.”Namely, build fast race cars – something

the revamped team had in ready supply onSunday.Truex’s new teammates – Juan Pablo

Montoya and Aric Almirola – were nearlyas quick over the 2.5-mile tri-oval, withMontoya running fourth and Almirola run-ning seventh. Truex and Almirola were in

old DEI cars, while Montoya will race inone of Ganassi’s rides.Truex will see a familiar face alongside

himwhen the field heads for the green flagnext Sunday in former DEI teammateMar-tin.The 50-year-old veteran captured the out-

side pole with a qualifying run of 187.817for Hendrick Motorsports, which offeredMartin a full-time ride this season after thehe spent the last two years running part-time for DEI.Martin has never won the 500 in 24 pre-

vious attempts, including a near miss in2007 when Kevin Harvick barely beat himto the finish line. But Martin’s car lookedready after beating teammates JimmieJohnson (sixth), Jeff Gordon (ninth) andDale Earnhardt Jr. (12th) during the two-lap time trial.“It’s an amazing feeling,” Martin said. “I

feel so grateful to Rick Hendrick, becausethat’s where it all starts. What an incredi-ble person he is for giving me this oppor-tunity. I just can’t wait to drive it. I wish wewere starting (the race) in five minutes.Just give me enough time to get strappedin, and I’d like to start the 500.”The remainder of the field will be filled

following a pair of 150-mile races on Thurs-day.The top 35 drivers from last season are

ensured a spot in the 500, and they’ll bejoined by two-time series winner TonyStewart, two-time 500 winner Bill Elliottand Travis Kvapil, who earned their wayin by posting the fastest times among driv-ers outside of the top 35.Terry Labonte will also be on the start-

ing grid as the only past champion not tomake the field on speed.

Veteran driver MarkMartin will start sec-ond in the Daytona 500.

BASKETBALL FROM 9

GLAVINE FROM 9

ELLIOTT FROM 9

LaGrange head coachMike Pauley said his teamwould lose out on a head-to-head tiebreaker with North-side, so the Patriots need tolose for the Grangers to grabthe No. 2 seed for the regiontournament.The Grangers visit Carver

on Tuesday before finishingthe regular season with ahome game against TroupFriday.Northside finishes with

Columbus and Carver, whileShaw’s remaining regiongame is at Kendrick Friday.The Troup Tigers are

locked into the region’s No. 6seed at 3-7, and they’ll try tohead into the region tourna-ment with momentum withwins over Kendrick andLaGrange this week.Kendrick and Carver are

tied for fourth in the regionat 5-5, while Columbus is 0-11 in region play.On the girls’ side of Region

2-AAA, the Troup LadyTigers (5-5) are tied withCarver (5-5) for third place.Both teams have two

region games remaining.Troup’s road to the No. 3

seed isn’t an easy one.The Lady Tigers play

region-leading Kendrick onTuesday before finishingwith a game at rivalLaGrange on Friday.Carver hosts LaGrange on

Tuesday and visits Northsideon Friday.Kendrick and Northside

are tied for the region leadat 8-2.The Lady Grangers are

settled into the region’s sixthspot with a 3-7 record, butthey head into the final weekof the regular season withmomentum.The Lady Grangers

knocked off Columbus onFriday, and they beat HeardCounty on Saturday for theirsecond straight win.At 2-9, Shaw is in last

place in the region.

nearly as much money to apitcher who will turn 43before the start of the seasonand is coming off major sur-gery. Glavine made only 13starts last season, going 2-4with a 5.54 ERA.During the offseason,

Atlanta lost another long-time stalwart of its rotationwhen John Smoltz, also inhis 40s and rehabbing fromseason-ending surgery, tooka more lucrative offer fromthe Boston Red Sox. Smoltzhad spent his entire careerwith the Braves.“There’s a point where it's

worth going back and goingthrough everything you gothrough, good and bad, ingetting ready and goingthrough a baseball season –and a point where it’s not,”Glavine told the Atlantanewspaper. “There’s a pricefor everything. I don’t knowhow to say that withoutsomeone getting offended.In every business, there’s aprice that makes it worth-while.”With the retirement of for-

mer teammate Greg Mad-dux, Glavine would be theleader among active pitch-ers with 305 wins if hereturns. He needs two topass Eddie Plank for 20th onthe career list.After surgery, Glavine said

he wouldn’t return for anoth-er season with any teamother than the Braves. Dur-ing the offseason, he hintedhe might reconsider thatstance if another team wasseriously interested.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)– The Texas Rangers haveagreed to a minor leaguecontract with center fielderAndruw Jones, who wasreleased by the Los AngelesDodgers last month.The deal was disclosed by

a person familiar with theagreement who spoke oncondition of anonymitybecause the Rangers had notyet announced it. It wasreported earlier by several

media outlets.Rangers general manager

Jon Daniels said Sundaynight that a deal could beannounced as early as Mon-day.If added to the major

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Andruw goes to Texas

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Eddie Bauer BlueGreat condition looksgreat runs great allservice up to date

168K milesOnly $4500

1-706-905-1050

1998 ChevroletS10 Blazer

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$3800Please Call

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Sport Utility

2000 MACKFLAT BED TRUCK8 'x 24 ' BODY148K MILES

6 CYLINDER DIESELEXTRA NICE $8,500

706-845-6309

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1967 FORD S.W.BRanger Pickup

352 V-8 three speedon the column original

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2002 SilverHonda Accord EX

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1993 MUSTANGCONVERTIBLE

One owner,46k miles,four cylinder. loaded.

$4000.706-302-7265

1996 MUSTANGCONVERTIBLEExcellent condition

$6000706-882-6756

2005 BLACK HONDAACCORD EXTwo doors, tintwindows,spoilerAnd much more64K miles.

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2003 XJR JAGUARblack, tan leather,72,000 miles.

$15,000 or best offer.706-881-2690

2002 Jaguar S-Type$13,000

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2000 TOWN ANDCOUNTRY LIMITEDAll Extras. ExcellentCondition. 110K.

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1996 Lincoln TownCar EXC

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interior, tintedwindows, Michelin

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