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Tell It!The good thing about this Sat-urday is the Georgia Bulldogsaren’t playing. The bad thingis we now have two weeks toget ready to go to 4-4 after theFlorida Gators chomp us.

Police BeatTools, guns stolen from house onGlenwood Park Avenue

Remembering the 40th annual Georgia Peanut Bank Week

Local farmer Bobby Kight, seen here on a combine, works in a peanut field. The Georgia Peanut Commission and theGeorgia Bankers Association got together for the Oct. 17-21 to promote Georgia's peanut industry during the 40th an-nual Georgia Peanut Bank Week. Peanuts are one of Laurens County's four leading crops along with soybeans, corn andcotton. Georgia produces half of all the peanuts grown in the U.S. (Special photos)

The Georgia StatePatrol continues toinvestigate a two-vehicle wreck thathappened around 1p.m. Thursday after-noon near theintersection of LovettFarm Road and High-way 80.(Photo by GriffinLovett)

WLHS band to honor USA tonightThis photo by Glenn Lewis shows the West Laurens High SchoolRaider Brigade on the field during their 2015 patriotic show. The bandwill do its 2016 patriotic show tonight when the Raiders host MaryPersons. Pregame activities will feature the Army parachute teamknown as the Black Daggers.

Special photos

From left, Exchange Club's Matthew Bradshaw, Laurens County FireChief Don Bryant, Firefighter/EMT Joe Forte and Exchange ClubPresident Justin Garrett. (Special photo)

Photo by Payton Towns III

These shoes, which are being displayed byWINGS inside the Dublin Mall, represent peoplewho have died from domestic violence in 2016.

Dublin Exchange Club honors Firefighter of the YearBy PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe Dublin Exchange

Club got the chance tothank Laurens County FireFighter Joe Forte as itsFireman of the Year.The club announced

Forte as the winner of thishonor the week before buthe was unable to attend themeeting. Forte and LaurensCounty Fire Chief Don

Bryant were able to attendthe meeting this past Tues-day.Bryant nominated Forte

for his actions that helpedsave 2-year-old K'Lein War-ren in early April of thisyear. Warren was involvedin an accident with his fam-ily. Warren was found up-side down under water inthe vehicle he was in after a

single car crash on Inter-state 16.Laurens County Deputy

Mickey Malone, who wonthe Dublin Exchange ClubLaw Enforcement Officer ofthe Year, jumped into thewater, went into the vehicleand started CPR before get-ting Warren out of the vehi-cle.

See HONOR page 8a

By SANDY ALDRIDGEThe public is invited to

swing with the Knights at afree Concert on the Green tokick off Middle Georgia StateUniversity's Homecoming2016. The event takes place onthe MGADublin campus Tues-day, Oct. 25, 6-8 p.m.The concert will happen at

the university's Bellevue Roadstudent activities center in avenue specifically designed foroutdoor concerts. Bring blan-kets and lawn chairs, saysLeigh-Ann Tribble, Dublincampus director, to hear thelive music and enjoy free bar-

becue.Providing the music will be

Muddle Jawaja, an eclecticband of scholarly musicianswho just happen to serve asfaculty and staff at MGSU,chief of which is no less thanDr. Christopher Blake, presi-dent of MGSU. The band playsmany of the songs which arewell-known crowd pleasers inMiddle Georgia such as"Brown-eyed Girl" and "Mus-tang Sally." Their tastes alsoinclude the beloved music ofMacon's own Allman Brothers

Free concert, BBQ kick off MGSUHomecoming at Dublin campus

See MGSU page 8a

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIEach pair of shoes has the

name, age and address ofsomeone who has died thisyear.Sadly, these shoes repre-

sent a person whose life wastaken in domestic violence.In recognition of Domestic

Violence Awareness Month, of-ficials with Women In Need ofGod’s Shelter, put up a displayof 58 pairs of shoes in a storefront inside the Dublin Mall."There are supposed to be

60, but we did not have any-where to put them," said BarbJohns, community educatorwith WINGS. "All of them arefrom Georgia."The youngest victim was 2-

year-old Phillip Nguyen, ofGwinnett County, who died onJan. 5. Another victim was 6-year-old Conner Patrick ofBryant County, who died on

April 26.Olla Steele, 65, of Baldwin

County, and Knickolous Jones,18, of Twiggs County, are alsolisted. Steele was killed on Ju-ly 13 and Jones was killed onJune 1."This was put up to show

how serious this issue is,"Johns said. "Three to four peo-ple die every day in the UnitedStates. There has been an in-crease in homicide/suicide andthis includes children andfamily pets getting caught upin it."Domestic violence is a pat-

tern of behavior used to estab-lish power and control overanother person through fearand intimidation. Usually thisresults in the use of violence."It's hard to get over,"

Johns said.

Shoe display shows thehorror of domestic violence

See SHOES page 8a

VIGAN, Philippines (AP) —Super Typhoon Haima weak-ened and blew out to sea Thurs-day after smashing into thenorthern Philippines with fero-cious wind and rain overnight.Flooding, landslides and poweroutages were evident, but largecasualties appeared to havebeen averted after nearly100,000 people fled to saferground.Haima's blinding winds and

rain had rekindled fears of thecatastrophe wrought by Ty-phoon Haiyan in 2013, but therewere no immediate reports ofany major damage. Several vil-lages are cut off by fallen trees,landslides and floods, impedingcommunications and aid.Although storms are a part of

life in the country's north, manyvillagers were still horrified byHaima's fury."In my age, I'm 60 years old,

this is the strongest typhoon Ihave ever seen," village councilorWillie Cabalteja told TheAssoci-ated Press in Vigan city in IlocosSur province. "We haven't slept.Trees were forced down, houseslost their roofs and fences and

metal sheets were flying aroundall night."At least seven people were

killed in the storm, officials said.But the evacuations from high-risk communities helped pre-vent a larger number of casual-ties.Two construction workers

died when a landslide buriedtheir shanty in LaTrinidad townin the mountain province ofBenguet, officials said, while twovillagers perished in anotherlandslide and anotherwas sweptaway in a river and remainsmissing in Ifugao province, nearBenguet.A70-year-old man diedapparently of a heart attack in

an emergency shelter while an-other man died after beingpinned by a fallen tree in Isabelaprovince. One other typhoon-re-lated death was reported innorthern Ilocos region but de-tailswere not immediately avail-able.Haima, with sustained winds

of 225 kilometers (140miles) perhour, hit northeastern Cagayanprovince late Wednesday thenbarreled northwestward beforeblowing out into the South Chi-na Sea with sustained winds of150 kilometers (93 miles) perhour and gusts of up to 185 kph(115 mph), according to forecast-ers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bitterpresidential rivals HillaryClinton and Donald Trumphave one more face-to-faceshowdown before Election Day.And they're supposed to makeit funny.The venue Thursday night

just 24 hours after their thirdand final debate is the annualAlfred E. Smith MemorialFoundation Dinner in NewYork, a white-tie gala thatevery four years becomes ashowcase for presidential poli-tics. Tradition dictates that thecandidates deliver humorousremarks poking fun at eachother and themselves, a jovialcustom that seems hard to en-vision amid such an ugly cam-paign.Trump regularly calls Clin-

ton, "Crooked Hillary," sayshe'd put her in jail if he winsthe presidency, and declaredduring Wednesday's debatethat she was "a nasty woman."Clinton says Trump lives in hisown reality, is running a "hate-ful, divisive campaign" andlacks the temperament to bepresident.They will sit just one seat

apart for the evening, withNew York's Cardinal TimothyDolan acting as the only buffer."I certainly expect that the

dinner will be what it's alwaysbeen: an opportunity for twocandidates to put aside parti-san politics for the evening,"said Joseph Zwilling, thespokesman for the Archdioceseof New York, which hosts thedinner. "I anticipate that wewill have good humor and civil-ity that this dinner has beenalways been known for."The unprecedentedly bitter

campaign between Clinton andTrump could threaten the ecu-menical goodwill that has de-fined previous roasts. Since1960, at least one of the majorparty nominees has appearedat nearly every election yeardinner, which is traditionallythe last time the nomineesshare a stage before voters goto the polls.Four years ago, President

Barack Obama and Mitt Rom-ney set aside their differencesto trade (mostly) warm jokes.Romney, scanning the well-heeled crowd in the gilded Wal-dorf-Astoria ballroom, joked

that the event's white-tie attirefinally gave him a chance topublicly don what "Ann and Iwear around the house." Oba-ma, meanwhile, used hisspeech that year to look aheadto an upcoming debate on for-eign policy, previewing his ar-gument by saying "Spoileralert: we got Bin Laden."Trump will speak first

Thursday night, then Clinton.Neither campaign opted to pre-view their candidate's remarksand aides for both declinedcomment on the evening otherthan to confirm that each nom-inee will be there.The evening might feel fa-

miliar to Trump, who infa-mously glowered through Oba-ma's jokes at his expense dur-ing the 2011 White House Cor-respondents Dinner and is notknown for being self-deprecat-ing. Last weekend, he tweetedthat he did not appreciate Sat-urday Night Live's portrayal ofhim in a sendup of the candi-dates' performances in the sec-ond presidential debate.This is the first time that

both party's nominees hailfrom New York State as acrowd of about 1,500 gathersfor the distinctly Gothamevent, held each October. At-tendees pay between $3,000and $15,000 to attend the din-ner, which raises about $5 mil-lion to provide services for im-poverished children, Zwillingsaid.Though normally light-

hearted, hot-button issues —most notably abortion — haveoccasionally intruded on thenight. In 2004, the candidatesdid not attend after theCatholic Archdiocese of NewYork agonized over whetherDemocratic nominee John Ker-ry, a Catholic who supportsabortion rights, should be in-vited. Abortion rights had beena back-burner issue this elec-tion, but Trump and Clintonsparred over it Wednesday.The dinner is named after

the former New York governor,

who was the first Catholic toreceive a major party nomina-tion for president when he un-successfully ran in 1928. Andfittingly for an event named af-ter a man nicknamed "TheHappy Warrior," the occasionhas produced dozens of memo-rable presidential jokes.In 2000, then-Texas Gover-

nor George W. Bush gazed up-on the glitzy gathering and de-clared: "This is an impressivecrowd, the haves and the have-mores. Some people call youthe elite. I call you my base."That same year, Vice Presi-

dent Al Gore touted his cam-paign trail ability to weave instories "of real people in the au-dience and their everyday chal-lenges.""Like the woman here

tonight whose husband isabout to lose his job," Gore con-tinued. "She's struggling to getout of public housing and get ajob of her own. Hillary Clinton,I want to fight for you."And in 2008, John McCain

joked about the exalted man-ner in which the media vener-ated Obama, noting that"'Maverick' I can do, but 'Mes-siah' is above my pay grade."But he wound down his re-marks with a note of gracethat, to this point, has beenlargely absent from the 2016campaign."I can't wish my opponent

luck," McCain said, turning to-ward Obama, "but I do wishhim well."

Patricia Tanner

Patricia Tanner, age 75, ofDublin, passed away onWednesday, October 19, 2016.Graveside services will be

held at 2 p.m. in DublinMemorial Gardens on Sunday,October 23, 2016. Rev. DarrenTalley will officiate.Mrs. Tanner was a member

of Jefferson Street BaptistChurch. She was a loving wife,mother and grandmother. Shewas preceded in death by herparents, Gaynor and MadelineClark Crafton.She is survived by her hus-

band, Bobby Tanner of Dublin;son, Bryan Tanner (Wynona)of Vidalia; seven grandchil-dren; four great-grandchil-dren, and sister, JoannHodges of Dublin.Please visit

www.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memorialregistry.

Patricia Coneway

Funeral services for Mrs.Patricia Ann HolmesConeway, of Atlanta, will beheld on Saturday, October 22,2016, at 11 a.m. at the WoodsMemorial Baptist Church,5665 Old National Highway inAtlanta. Reverend DarrylGause will officiate. Viewingand interment will follow onSunday, October 23, at 1 p.m.,at the Mount Pullen AMEChurch, 1304 Lakeway Roadin East Dublin.Mrs. Coneway was born on

June 13, 1949 in Wrightsville,Georgia, to Dewitt Holmesand Lillie Elizabeth (Pullen)Holmes. She graduated fromDock Kemp High School in

Johnson County in 1967. Shemarried Ulysses Coneway in1969, and to this union wereborn three loving children:sons Christopher D. (Souky)Coneway of Tucson, Arizona,DeAndre (Carlotta) Conewayof McDonough, and daughterTraci Y. Coneway of Miami,Florida. She was employed byWalmart Stores, Inc, and re-tired in 2012, after 26 years ofservice in Georgia and Flori-da.She was a long time mem-

ber at both Mount PullenAME Church and WoodsMemorial Baptist Church. OnOctober 14, 2016, Patricia Ann(Holmes) passed away. Shewill be remembered by all whoknew her for the love and car-ing she shared with her familyand friends.In addition to her husband

and children, she is survivedby stepson, Kelvyn (Cynthia)Corbett of Newnan, and step-daughter Kimberlea (Darryl)Owens of Moreland; grand-children: DeAndre Jr, Bran-don, Christopher J., Tiara,Kelvyn Jr, Kennan, Kaitlyn,Russell Jr and Shay; brother:Ronald (Marguerite) Holmesof Lithonia, and sister Regina(James) Hines of Lithonia;aunts: Lennie Pullen and Gen-nie (Anderson) Outler of Mc-Donough; mother-in-law:Mary Grace Coneway ofDublin; sisters-in-law: Evelyn(Charles) Pauldo; Marilyn(Jimmy) Blue, Carolyn (Jose-phus) Miller, all of Dublin;brother-in-law: EddieConeway of Dublin, and manynieces, nephews, and a host ofother relatives and friends.Please post condolences at

www.ServicesByDudley.comServices by Dudley FuneralHome of Dublin

Marcia E. Roland

Mrs. Marcia ErnestineRowland Roland, age 78, ofEastman, Ga., died Thursday,October 20, 2016.Graveside services will be

held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Octo-ber 22, at Orphans Cemetery.Mrs. Roland was a member

of Cottondale Baptist Churchand a retired dietitian for theDodge Elementary Schools.Marcia was daughter of thelate Josey Rogers Rowland &Ernest Rowland and widow ofC.J. Roland.Survivors: two daughters –

Sandra Dykes and ElaineReynolds (Johnny); two sons –

Donnie Roland (Rosemary)and David S. Roland (Debbie);five grandchildren – Nick,Chris, Amy, James and Ash-ley; great-granddaughter –Emma; three sisters – MaryBroadnax (James) and SherryMyers (Larry) and MarthaHartwick; three brothers –E.J. Rowland of Macon, Bark-well Rowland and WilmerRowland (Lorraine).The family will receive

friends in Stokes-SoutherlandFuneral Home from 12:30p.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Octo-ber 22.Stokes-Southerland Funer-

al Home of Eastman hascharge of arrangements.www.stokes-southerland.com

Elizabeth Gallimore

Ms. Elizabeth Gallimorepassed unexpectantly, Thurs-day, October 20, 2016. Funeralarrangements are incompleteat this time, but will be an-nounced later. Friends are be-ing received at the family res-idence 419 Cullens Street,Dublin, Ga.Arrangements entrusted to

Wyche’s Funeral Home.(www.wychesfuneralhomeinc.com)

Gerald Q. Fountain

Gerald Q. Fountain, age 94,of Dublin, passed away Thurs-day, October 20, 2016.Arrangements are incom-

plete at this time and will beannounced later by TownsendBrothers Funeral Home.

Jeffery White

Funeral services for GeorgeJeffery “Jeff” White, of Tarry-town will be held in theChapel of Sammons FuneralHome at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oc-tober 22, 2016.Visitation will be held at

the funeral home Friday from6 to 8 p.m.The complete obituary will

be announced later.Register online at

www.sammonsfuneralhome.com.

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Family never learns to let upon criticism of career choiceDEAR ABBY: I grew up the

third of four children. Both myolder brothers chose to go intoengineering (the field my fa-ther is in). I rocked the boatand opted to go into education.All during college and after,my parents continued to tellme I had chosen the wrong ca-reer and would never haveany money. Ten years later, I'm still

getting constant commentsabout my career choice and fi-nancial status. They make lit-tle jabs like, "... but we knowyou can't afford it," and, "Isthis too expensive for you?"which echo at family gather-ings to the point that neithermy husband nor I want to bethere. We both work hard and,

while we might struggle, wenever ask for financial assis-tance. How can I get my fami-ly to stop these comments?They're hurtful. -- EDUCA-TOR IN THE MIDWESTDEAR EDUCATOR: You

are being picked on not onlybecause of your career choiceand its salary level, but alsothe fact that you didn't fall in-to line as your siblings did anddo what your parents wanted. Much as we might wish to,

we cannot dictate the behaviorof others. If you have told yourfamily their comments botheryou and they persist, you willhave to focus on the impor-tance of the field you choseand the contribution to societyyou are making. And attendthose family gatherings lessoften.

DEAR ABBY: "Lonely Wid-ow in Ft. Myers, Fla." (May16) asked why friends ignore awoman when she becomes awidow. I experienced the samething when I was widowed at50. There are several reasons

why friends drop you whenyour spouse dies. One is fearof their own mortality. Anoth-er is perhaps the husband (orwife) was the social one. Orthe women are afraid you aregoing to steal their husband. I was hurt at first, but then

I realized they were not truefriends. I now have newfriends who are widowed, di-vorced or married, and I'm en-joying every minute we share.-- JOY IN NEVADADEAR JOY: I am glad for

you. Many readers wrote toshare their experiences andtheir thoughts on that letter.

Some suggested that friendsmay not invite the woman be-cause they don't want her tofeel like a "third wheel," butadvised "Lonely" to speak upand tell them that, indeed, sheWOULD like to be included.Others thought people assumea widow is emotionally needy,so they don't want to be in-volved with her. Some readers also won-

dered how often "Lonely" andher husband had invited sin-gle women to join them for ameal, weekend outing orevening event while he wasstill alive. The answer to thatquestion could provide in-sight.A majority of those who

wrote agreed with me that it'simportant that "Lonely" culti-vate new interests, and alongwith them, new friends. Onereader's church formed agroup for widows that in-cludes monthly lunch outingsat different restaurants. An-other suggested that "Lone-ly's" senior center friendsshould start inviting each oth-er out for various entertain-ment options. She should alsobe encouraged to meet peoplein different locations, or evenconsider moving for a freshstart.

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

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taking a window seat, youcan glory in the views of thelandscape, which is smittenwith fall color. There ismore—the rugged Rockiesand the Great Plains. Ihave never taken a regionalflight in this part of thecountry without allowingthe lyrics of America theBeautiful to flow gently onmy mind.“Oh beautiful for spacious

skies,“For amber waves of

grain,“For purple mountain

majesties,“Above the fruited plain.“America! America!“God shed his grace on

thee,“And crown thy good with

brotherhood,“From sea to shining sea.”Such powerful lyrics,

such insightful feelings—this magnificent songshould be required singingin every classroom everyday.They were first composed

as a poem by Katharine LeeBates, a Wellesley Collegeteacher, who spent the sum-mer of 1893 in Colorado.She was struck by the vast-ness of the United States onthe long train ride from

Massachusetts to Coloradovia Chicago.Then following a trip up

Pikes Peak via horse-drawncarriage, her thoughts aboutour beloved country werereinforced.America the Beautiful

almost became our nationalanthem, which I’d much pre-fer over the Star SpangledBanner. President HerbertHoover thought differently,and America the Beautifulregrettably lost out.From the Internet, this

vignette: After her trip upto Pikes Peak, she toldfriends at dinner after-wards, “…that countriessuch as England had failed.While they may have been‘great’ they had not beengood and that ‘unless we arewilling to crown our owngood with goodness and ourbounty with brotherhood,

our beloved America may gothe same way.’”Her words resonate more

today than they did whenshe wrote her treasuredpoem well over a centuryago.I can’t get enough of the

American West.Denver ’s museums are

enlighteningly classic, cul-tural and intellectually ful-filling. There is much to dohere in a versatile citywhere there is Georgia fla-vor emanating from manyadvocates of UGA: PaulEgins, the traveling secre-tary of the ColoradoRockies, Bucky Dilts, formerGeorgia punter, GrantDipman, General Managerof the Downtown Ritz-Carlton and Bob Walsh, anative of Valdosta with ahome in Vail and a loft inDenver.Denver’s 16th Street Mall

with its abundant shops andcafes, bars and hotels, is oneof the most exciting down-town centerpieces you willfind in the U. S. of A.Coffee in the briskness of

early morning and seeingthe sunrise among the snow-capped mountains makesone finish an energetic walkand head to the showerwhere you can’t resistsinging, “America theBeautiful.”You don’t have to be

Caruso; you don’t have to beSinatra.After all, Katharine Lee

Bates wrote her passionate

and uplifting words for all ofus.West of here, 157 miles to

be exact, is GlenwoodSprings, which is where youwill find the resting placefor Georgian Doc Holliday,the dentist who went westowing to consumption andbecame one of the good guysin the “Gunfight at OKCorral."The anniversary of this

epic Western episode is com-ing up. The famous gun-fight took place inToombstone, Arizona onWednesday, Oct. 26, 1881.Bill Clanton and theMcLaury brothers werekilled, and Morgan andVirgil Earp and the musta-chioed Doc Holliday werewounded.Wyatt Earp went

unscathed. I remain fasci-nated by the legend of one ofGeorgia’s most famousnatives, but I like the westof Katharine Lee Bates bet-ter.Now, what could be more

fun than Denver and theRockies on a fall day? Onlything that could top it wouldbe to stalk a cock pheasantin the fields of SouthDakota.The Midwestern land-

scape is different, but theinspiration and the lifestyleof the people reverberateand bring about the best offeelings in a land where hos-pitality and goodwill pre-vail.

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Today is the last day for area artists to sub-mit applications to Art Dublin in order toexhibit and sell their work at the 10th annualShow & Tell at The Carnegie in downtownDublin. The art show will run through Nov. 4-6.A thriving art scene is essential to the suc-

cess of a community, and this event promotesour rich cultural heritage and gives the manyartists in the region a chance to showcasetheir work. Art – in every form – brings peo-ple together and highlights the things wehave in common, despite social, economic,racial and other boundaries. We have many talented local artists, and

it’s important that we celebrate them by sup-porting this type of event. A thriving art andcultural scene is the mark of a vibrant com-munity that is moving forward. We canchoose as a community to move ahead andsupport cultural events such as this one, orlet them fade away. One example of how art brings people

together, crosses generations and marksimportant historical events is the muralpainted by Corey Barksdale at the site of theplanned Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Monument in downtown Dublin. The site hon-ors the significance of an important event inour city, when King gave his first publicspeech at an essay contest when he was 14years old in 1944 at the First African BaptistChurch. Looking at the mural brings history to life,

as it shows the role our city played in shapinga young man’s oratorical skills. That experi-ence would eventually lead him to start amovement that would galvanize millions andchange the world. Who knows what future talents and dreams

we have the chance to nurture right now?Let’s not stifle any budding artists by not sup-porting hometown cultural events. Historycould depend on it. We urge you to sign up today and attend

the art show in November. The application toregister for the show is posted on theHometown News section of today’s newspaperon page 6a and is also posted on the ARTDublin Facebook page. You can email yourcompleted application tosuzannedukes@gmail.com or contact SuzanneDukes at 478-290-0755 for information onwhere to drop off your application in person.

-- Kelly Lenz

Last day for area artists to submit applications to Art Dublin

All of us are embar-rassed, I hope, by the audio-tape of Donald Trump's uglyboast about women. Embarrassed and awak-

ened again to the destruc-tive nature of demeaningand bullying speech that,while not new, has gainednew purchase in our society. The statements made

public 10 days ago were onlythe latest in a season ofawful speech regardingwomen, immigrants andMuslims. While our democracy

defends the rights of peopleto say what they will anddepends on outsider voicesgetting a hearing, there aresome standards we expect inour public officials. These certainly include

some level of maturity andself-awareness, some basicrespect and civility.However much he voices thefrustration of many of ourcitizens, Mr. Trump contin-ues to prove incapable of thebasic human dignity andrespect, let alone bearing,we expect in a president. There are other qualifica-

tions we should hope for,too, including a good graspof world affairs, someknowledge and sense of his-tory, a morally-informedconscience, a good mind, acompassionate heart. Thankfully, a great many

folks, including a greatmany Republicans, havespoken out to say that whatwe've heard and seen does-n't represent us or our coun-

try, that we are better thanthis. As a Christian, I'm grate-

ful that those who've object-ed include very many of ourfaith leaders. But after Donald Trump

is rejected by the majority ofvoters on Nov. 8, and HillaryClinton is elected, the chal-lenges facing us and thedivisions among us willremain. The frustrations and

fears that Trump has riddenall this way are certainlyreal. The political establish-ment, as a whole, has toooften been out-of-touch andineffective. And it's not only Trump

supporters who are frustrat-ed and seeking change, butBernie Sanders folks, BlackLives Matter, and manymore.Can this difficult and

tragic season in our historybecome a turning point forus? Newly chastened and

brought to face the darknessand frustration that's beenfestering, can we take upanew the task of democracy?Make room in our politicalparties and in the halls ofpower for ordinary citizenvoices? Engage in meaningful

dialogue with those whoseexperience of America isvery different than ours,and work together a com-mon good? We have the capacity for

empathy and sacrifice, forrealising our common

humanity. Witness how we respond

in a crisis, as when there isa hurricane and we welcomerefugees from the storm intoour homes and churches andpublic buildings. Perhaps we are not asked

often enough to sacrifice forone another. Our responsein such crisis situations alsoreveals, I believe, ourhunger for simple humanengagement in a lonely age. It's not a question of pre-

tending there aren't real dif-ferences among us. Ourdeep political divsionsreflect our different back-grounds and experiencesand ways of seeing. We have different notions

about fixing things andabout the role of govern-ment. But nearly all of us recog-

nize the need for collectiveaction to address the chal-lenges that face us as anation, and want our gov-ernment to work again. All of us are proud of our

country and want it to liveup to its promise as a greatnation, a model of freedomand opportunity. The great majority would

agree that the ugly divisive-ness, the "tribablism," thehunkering down and mis-trust of our fellowAmericans is not what we'reafter. So much depends on how

we perceive others in thisbig, increasingly diversenation. Whether as strangers

who threaten us and ourway of life, or as fellowhuman beings whose back-ground and experience maybe very different than ourown, but whose basic aspira-tions for themselves andtheir families is much thesame as ours. So much depends on our

getting to know one another,on basic human empathyand good will. And on which voices we

listen to and allow to shapeour hearts and minds. We would all do well to

recall Jesus' admoniton tohis followers: "Pay attentionto what you hear." And Aslan's word to

Susan in the Chronicles ofNarnia, "You have listenedto fears, child. Come, let mebreathe on you." We have had enough

bombast, bigotry, meannessand violence over this pastyear to last a lifetime. Isn't it time now for us to

find new respect for our-selves and one another, forsome civil, constructive con-versation, (and "fearlessdialogue")? For taking our part in

creating communities andfostering conversations wor-thy of our children? Time for us to bring all

the good will, trust, patienceand imagination we have tothe table, to listen and thinkand act anew as one greathuman, one great nationalfamily?

Steve Bullington

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•Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group,131 E.Madison St., Friday 6:30 p.m.•Dublin/Laurens Commission on Children, Youthand Families (Laurens County Family Connection)Board of Directors. Call (478) 296-9141.•AA I Am Responsible Group Contact, 272-5244 or275-8259, 131 E. Madison St., 8 p.m.•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon, 629 BroadStreet, East Dublin.

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I heard that the City ofDublin is going to ban theclowns at the Christmas parade.Is that right?

Are we going to sit by andlet the city school boardraise our taxes by more thantwomills? Is anybody paying at-tention?

Donald Trump is prepar-ing himself to lose by sayingthe system is rigged.

The good thing about thisSaturday is the GeorgiaBulldogs aren’t playing. Thebad thing is we now have twoweeks to get ready to go to 4-4after the Florida Gators chompus.

Weall deserve better thanHillary Clinton. This countrydeserves better, and we need tomake better decisions.

I wonder howmany morewomen have to come for-ward for him to be given theboot?

I'll be glad when Nov. 9gets here and we can get thisman the help he needs.

Hillary has told a lot oflies and stepped on a lot ofpeople to get to the WhiteHouse.

Taxpayers need to voteyes on Amendment 1. That'sthe only way we are going to get

anything done about theschools.

Vote no on Amendment 1.We know more about whatour kids need than someonecoming out of Atlanta.

Amendment 1? You bet.Seniors are getting killedwith taxes and penny local taxadditions and the schools are

not producing educated stu-dents.

Donald Trump says badthings and does bad things.Donald Trump needs to bringhis jobs back to the Americanpeople. They need work.

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Dublin Police DepartmentA lot of tools and two guns were stolen

from a house on Glenwood Park Avenue onOct. 7.

The homeowner returnedhome to find that his househad been broken into. Theman told police that this wasthe third day in a row that hishouse had been broken intoand this was the first time he decided to re-port it.

Somebody had gone through the houseand personal property. There were no signsof forced entry, and both doors were lockedwhen the man left the house. When he re-turned, the back door was open.

Tools from inside his house and the backporch were missing along with two guns.

- Tony Fulford, 53, of Dublin, was chargedwith criminal damage to property in the sec-ond degree on Rollingwood Drive on Oct. 8.A witness saw him drive through a lockedfence and push a car with the front bumperof his vehicle.

- Two TVs, 16 pairs of Jordan shoes, fivepairs of Air Max shoes and a Michael Korswatch were stolen from a house that wasbroken into on Cypress Drive on Oct. 11.

- A tan tote bag which contained miscella-neous papers and several bill statements fora business was stolen from a 2005 ToyotaCamry that was broken into on East MooreStreet on Oct. 13.

- A man never returned to a location afterhe was given a winning lottery ticket worth$18 and $5 to buy some medicine from twodifferent women on Oct. 13.

Laurens County Sheriff's Office- Medication was reported stolen on Bradley

Court on Oct. 11. The theft took place between

Sept. 28 and Sept. 29.- Property was stolen on Oscar Beacham

Road between Oct. 4 and Oct. 6.- A Yamaha 250 motorcycle

was stolen on Taylor RowlandRoad on Oct. 11.- Two space heaters, carpet

less than one year old, one roll oflinoleum flooring and roofingshingles were stolen on Josey

Avenue between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11.- Heather Pope, of Dublin, was charged with

driving under the influence of alcohol on In-dustrial Boulevard on Oct. 12. A deputy noticedPope driving a white small SUV-type vehiclethat failed to maintain its own lane on severaldifferent occasions.

- A deputy responded to a wreck involving a2010 silver Chevrolet Impala on Buckeye Roadon Oct. 12.

- A deputy met with a woman about a fraud-ulent check on Oct. 11.

- A tag and decal from a 2016 trailer werelost or stolen on Ed Beckham Road betweenOct. 7 and Oct. 12.

- A man was seen entering a 2012 Ford Flexon Highway 441 South on Oct. 13.Editor's note: This information is

public record and was taken from re-ports of the Dublin Police Departmentand the Laurens County Sheriff's Of-fice. These reports do not reflect on theguilt or innocence. An "arrest" does notalways indicate incarceration. Readersare cautioned that people may havesimilar names. Police Beat does notidentify minor children, victims of sex-ual assault, suicide attempts or medicalconditions. Cases dismissed do not ap-pear if the newspaper is notified beforedeadline.

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Tools, guns stolen from house on Glenwood Park Avenue

Today is Friday, Oct. 21,the 295th day of 2016. Thereare 71 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in His-

tory:On Oct. 21, 1966, 144 peo-

ple, 116 of them children, werekilled when a coal waste land-slide engulfed a school andsome 20 houses in Aberfan,Wales.On this date:In 1797, the U.S. Navy

frigate Constitution, alsoknown as "Old Ironsides," waschristened in Boston's harbor.

In 1805, a British fleetcommanded by Adm. HoratioNelson defeated a French-Spanish fleet in the Battle ofTrafalgar; Nelson, however,was killed.

In 1892, schoolchildrenacross the U.S. observedColumbus Day (according tothe Gregorian date) by recit-ing, for the first time, the orig-inal version of "The Pledge ofAllegiance," written by Fran-cis Bellamy for The Youth'sCompanion.

In 1917, members of the 1st

Division of the U.S. Armytraining in Luneville (luhn-nay-VEEL'), France, becamethe first Americans to see ac-tion on the front lines of WorldWar I.

In 1941, superheroine Won-der Woman made her debut inAll-Star Comics issue No. 8,published by All-AmericanComics, Inc. of New York.

In 1944, during World WarII, U.S. troops captured theGerman city of Aachen (AH'-kuhn).

In 1959, the Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum, de-signed by Frank Lloyd Wright,opened to the public in NewYork.

In 1960, Democrat John F.Kennedy and RepublicanRichard M. Nixon clashed intheir fourth and final presi-dential debate in New York.

In 1971, President RichardNixon nominated Lewis F.Powell and William H. Rehn-quist to the U.S. SupremeCourt. (Both nominees wereconfirmed.)

In 1985, former San Fran-

cisco Supervisor Dan White —who'd served five years inprison for killing MayorGeorge Moscone (mah-SKOH'-nee) and Supervisor HarveyMilk, a gay-rights advocate —was found dead in a garage, asuicide.

In 1986, pro-Iranian kid-nappers in Lebanon abductedAmerican Edward Tracy (hewas released in Aug. 1991).

In 1991, American hostageJesse Turner was freed by hiskidnappers in Lebanon afternearly five years in captivity.Ten years ago: Al-Jazeera

television aired an interviewwith State Department officialAlberto Fernandez, who of-fered a striking assessment ofthe Iraq war, saying in Arabicthat the United States hadshown "arrogance" and "stu-pidity" in Iraq. (Fernandez is-sued an apology the next day.)Secretary of State Condoleez-za Rice, visiting Moscow, de-livered a symbolic rebuke toRussia over shrinking pressfreedoms, even as she courtedPresident Vladimir Putin for

help punishing Iran over itsnuclear program. The St.Louis Cardinals cruised pastthe Detroit Tigers 7-2 win inGame 1 of the World Series.Five years ago: President

Barack Obama declared thatAmerica's long and deeply un-popular war in Iraq would beover by the end of 2011 andthat all U.S. troops "will defi-nitely be home for the holi-days."One year ago: Vice Presi-

dent Joe Biden announced hewould not be a candidate inthe 2016 White House cam-paign, solidifying Hillary Rod-ham Clinton's status as theDemocratic front-runner. Ac-tor-comedian Marty Ingels,79, died in Los Angeles. TheNew York Mets finished anNL playoff sweep of the Chica-go Cubs to advance to theWorld Series as the Metsbrushed aside the Cubs 8-3.The Blue Jays beat theKansas City Royals 7-1 toclose to 3-2 in the best-of-sev-en AL Championship Series.

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UPCOMING EVENTS The Laurens County Li-

brary will hold its Food ForFines through Dec. 14. Anyonewith overdue fines can have $1waived for every canned fooditem they donate. All collectedfood will be donated to a localfood pantry. The library cannotaccept cans that are past theirexpiration date, dented, dam-aged or home-canned, or food inglass containers. If people bring

more than five cans at a time,please bring them in a box. Thispromotion will not be applied tofines for lost or damaged mate-rials.The D.U.B. Fest 2016 will

be held on Oct. 22 at Bicenten-nial Plaza from noon to 5 p.m.There will be music, food, liveperformances, guest speakersand more.

Man arrested following fatalAtlanta gas station shooting

ATLANTA (AP) — Policehave arrested a suspect morethan two weeks after a CollegePark man was shot and killedoutside a gas station near down-town Atlanta.

Dominique Jackson was ar-rested Wednesday and chargedwith one count of murder andtwo counts of aggravated as-sault with a deadly weapon fol-lowing the Oct. 2 shooting deathof 36-year-old William RespressJr. Atlanta police spokeswomanOfficer Kim Jones says Respresswas arguing with a small groupof people outside a Shell gas sta-tion when a car carrying Jack-son and three other men pulledup. Police say Jackson took out agun and shot Respress multipletimes in the torso. The victimdied at the scene.

Man accused of murderingdoctor during Craigslist

meetup AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) —

A 24-year-old man has beensentenced to life without parolefor murdering a South Carolinasurgeon in Augusta after post-ing a Craigslist ad for sex.

The jury found Glenn V. Rig-gs II guilty Wednesday of malice

murder, felony murder andarmed robbery in the 2013death of 60-year-old ThomasMann of Barnwell, South Car-olina. Riggs said he intended torob Mann when the doctor re-sponded to Riggs' Craigslist postand arrived at his home. Riggstestified he feared Mann was go-ing to rape him, so he chokedthe surgeon and struck him inthe head with a weight beforedumping his body.

Teen's leg amputated afterincident with school

employee ATLANTA (AP) —

A 13-year-old boy has had one ofhis legs amputated after hisfamily's attorney says a behav-ioral specialist body-slammedthe boy multiple times lastmonth at an alternative schoolfor children with disciplinary is-sues.

Attorney Renee Tucker con-firmed that MontraviousThomas' right leg was amputat-ed below his knee earlier thisweek at an Atlanta hospital.

The student has been hospi-talized since Sept. 12, when be-havioral specialist BryantMosley restrained the boy.

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Green Acres Garden Club membersenjoy beekeeping presentation

Special to The Courier HeraldThe Green Acres Garden Club enjoyed a pro-

gram on Oct. 12 presented by localfarmer/beekeeper ChadDixon fromDixon Farms.When asked how he became interested in bee-

keeping, he stated that it was to pollinate his pro-duce crops. Dixon, an avid reader, educated him-self about beekeeping and was also mentored byMr. BillAdams. Some of Dixon’s hives will be sentto California to help pollinate almond trees andthen returned to Georgia. He has been keepingbees for approximately one year and has 25hives. Dixon’s passion and enthusiasm was evi-dent during the presentation, which includedbringing an active hive and explaining varioustypes of equipment needed while tending thebees.The afternoon was very informative and edu-

cational. For more information concerning theGreen Acres Garden Club, please contact PatsyBaker at 478-984-8665.

Emerald BPW Club holds first meeting of the yearSpecial to The Courier HeraldThe Emerald Business and Professional

Women’s Club Inc. held its first meeting of thenew club year at the home of Ms. Joe AnnMcBride. The President Mrs. Bernice T. Myerscalled the meeting to order. Mrs. Celia Grahamgave the very inspirational devotion. The min-utes from the last meeting were read and ac-cepted and the treasurer’s report was givenand accepted.The new business discussed included the

plans for the club’s 66th Anniversary & Schol-arship Banquet to be held on Saturday, Nov. 19at 2 p .m. at the Ole Times Country Buffet.The members were informed of the new des-

ignations received by members who attendedthe annual Georgia State Federation of ColoredWomen’s Club in July in Warner Robins: Mrs.Bernice T. Myers elected second vice-presidentand also received the Community LeadershipAward and Mrs. Tressie O’Neal received theCommunity Service Award.After the meeting, the hostess Ms. Joe Ann

McBride treated the club members to a deli-cious meal at Ole Times Country Buffet thatwas enjoyed by all. Members present for themeeting were Mrs. Bernice T. Myers, Mrs. Lau-ra K. Irwin, Mrs. Dornetta Beard-May, Mrs.Celia Graham, Mrs. Mozelle S. Slaymon, Mrs.Tressie B. O’Neal and Ms. Joe Ann McBride.

Members of the Green Acres Garden Club watch as Chad Dixon demon-strates beekeeping techniques at their October meeting. (Special photos)

2017 ELP Yearbook Cover Contest winnersEast Laurens Prima-ry announces win-ners of their Year-book Cover contest.The first place win-ner's artwork will beon the front of theyearbook, and thesecond and thirdplace winners will beon the back. Pic-tured left to right areFirst Place Winner:Jase Passmore, sec-ond grade; SecondPlace Winner: BrylanIkner, second grade;Third Place Winner:Jayden Copeland,first grade (Specialphoto)

ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Inthis small South Carolina townnear the Georgia line, wheresome say the Confederacy wasborn and died, descendants of aman lynched 100 years ago areerecting a downtown memorialto him and other black men

killed by white mobs after theCivil War.Abbeville City Council autho-

rized themarker that will be un-veiled Saturday, 100 years andone day after Anthony Crawfordwas beaten, dragged out of townwith a noose around his neckand hanged from a tree wherehis body was riddled with bul-lets.It's the latest public acknowl-

edgment of South Carolina'sracist past.In recent years, officials have

apologized to civil rights protest-ers who were arrested in the1960s, and a judge ruled that a14-year-old black boy waswrongly executed in 1944.Most prominently, following

the 2015massacre of nine blacksin a Charleston church, the Con-federate flag was removed at theStatehouse where it had flownfor more than 50 years."Most of life is generational.

Thoughts, attitudes and actionschange," said interim AbbevilleCity Manager DavidKrumwiede, who serves a townof 5,200 people where about halfare white and half are black.Crawford's marker will sit in

front of Abbeville's Opera Housein the town's brick-lined centralsquare. A quarter-mile fromthere, visitors can find SecessionHill, where locals in November1860 passed the first resolution

calling for South Carolina toleave theU.S.Aquarter-mile an-other way is the Burt-StarkMansion, where ConfederatePresident Jefferson Davis, flee-ing Union troops, met for thelast time with his war council inMay 1865 and declared all was

lost."You have all of this Confed-

erate memorabilia, but nothingthat talked to the black experi-ence. So we wanted to do some-thing big and bold and out-doors," said Doria Johnson,Crawford's great-great-grand-daughter.Crawford's marker recounts

his life and also gives anoverview of racial violence inSouth Carolina. It names sevenother men lynched in AbbevilleCounty from 1877 to 1950 andsays "lynching — or murder atthe hands of a mob — became atool for re-establishing white su-premacy and terrorizing theblack community."That harsh assessment does-

n't sit well with some in today'sAbbeville. A recent City Councilmeeting drew some speakerswho grumbled about grammati-cal errors in the text on themarker and how local historiansweren't consulted on itsmessage— although they pointed outthey support some kind of com-memoration of the events 100years ago.

The marker and stories fromthe Abbeville Press and Bannerrecount what befell Crawford,called "a negro of wealth" in thenewspaper's headline after hewas lynched on Oct. 21, 1916.The 56-year-old farmer, whoowned more than 400 acres, gotin an argument with a storeowner as he tried to sell his cot-ton seed. A mob began seekingCrawford after he was accusedof cursing at the white owner.The crowd corneredCrawford

in the boiler room of a nearbycotton gin. Crawford struck oneof his attackers with a hammer,then was beaten severely beforethe sheriff could save him andtake him to the Abbeville Coun-ty jail for his own safety. But themob of up to 400 people soonoverwhelmed the sheriff and hisdeputies and lynched Crawford.No one was ever tried for the

lynching -- a frequent outcomewhen witnesses refused to testi-fy about mob violence for fear oftheir own safety and livelihood.Locals ordered Crawford's

wife, 13 children and other rela-tives to leave the county andthey eventually lost all theirland.A few family members stayed

behind, but many ended up incities in Illinois or in Philadel-phia, Johnson said.Crawford had built a school

on his land for his family andneighbors because he thoughteducation was the surest path tosuccess, his family said. Part ofhis prosperity came when he di-versified from raising only cot-ton, years before other farmerswere ruined by the cotton-de-stroying boll weevil.It took years, but the family

finally determined where Craw-ford died and will scoop up soilfrom the site in a ceremony Fri-day. They still haven't been ableto determine where he wasburied.The family tries to get togeth-

er every year to swap stories andremember Anthony Crawford'scourage, Johnson said.Phillip Crawford, a great-

great-grandson of AnthonyCrawford, is descended from thehandful of Crawfords who neverleft Abbeville County. He hasacted as a go-between for Craw-ford's family, whichwants this tobe a thoughtful affair, and town

officials trying to make sure thetwo days of commemorationabout Crawford's lynching don'tlead to violence."He was a peaceful, humble,

good man," Phillip Crawfordsaid. "I don't think there is goingto be any trouble."The family got permission

from the Abbeville City Councilto put up a monument in 2002,but couldn't raise the money. In2015, Johnson got in touch withthe Equal Justice Initiative inAlabama, which says its missionis to fight racial and economic in-justice in the U.S. The groupagreed to pay for the marker.

Robert Hayes, who once soldConfederate memorabilia withinshouting distance of the marker,wishes it told what he considersthe whole story. Hayes ran theSouthern Patriot Shop, whereshoppers could find Rebel flagsand bumper stickers that said, "Ifat first youdon't secede, tryagain."

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CITY OF DUDLEYCURRENT 2016 TAX DIGEST AND 5-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY

NET M&O DIGEST 10,752,591 10,889,339 10,889,147 10,838,447 11,813,616 11,505,554

GROSS M&O MILLAGE 6.3988 6.575 6.427 6.507 6.29 6.38LESS ROLLBACKS 1.5988 1.775 1.627 1.707 1.84 1.78NET M&0 MILLAGE 4.80 4.80 4.80 4.80 4.45 4.60

51,612.44 52,268.82 52,315.91 52,024.55 52,570.59 52,925.55

NET TAXES & INCREASE 451.27 656.38 47.09 -291.36 546.04 354.96

DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) —Donald Trump kept floating thepossibility Thursday that he'llchallenge the results of thepresidential election if there's a"questionable result," whileteasingly promising to embracethe outcome "if I win."The Republican presidential

nominee said he would accept"a clear election result" but wasreserving his right to "contest orfile a legal challenge" if he loses.It was his first attempt to ex-plain his stunning warning aday earlier in the final debatethat he might not accept the re-sults.On Thursday, Trump

brushed off the likelihood ofthat happening with a confi-dent prediction that "we're notgoing to lose.""I would like to promise and

pledge to all of my voters andsupporters and to all of the peo-ple of the United States that Iwill totally accept the results ofthis great and historic presiden-tial election," Trump said. Thenafter letting that vow hang inthe air, he added, "If I win."Trump's musings about hy-

pothetical Election Day scenar-ios came as his campaign wasreeling from widespread aston-ishment over his refusal to com-mit to the time-honored Ameri-can tradition of the election'sloser acceding gracefully to thewinner. Trump has warned re-peatedly of impending, wide-spread voter fraud, despite noevidence to support him andplenty of evidence to the con-trary.Asked at the debate whether

he'd accept the outcome, Trump

said: "I will tell you at the time.I will keep you in suspense."That ominous rejoinder sent

immediate shockwaves throughthe campaign, as Trump's sup-porters tried to soften his re-marks and fellow Republicanssought even more distance fromtheir own nominee. The distrac-tion deprived Trump of thecomeback moment he sorelyneeded, despite a sometimesmore-measured and poised per-formance in Wednesday's thirdand final debate.The Republican National

Committee, whose chief mis-sion is to get the GOP nomineeelected, was put in the remark-able position of disputing itsown candidate, with aspokesman saying the partywould "respect the will of thepeople." Even some of Trump'smost ardent supporters felt itwas a step over the line. Sen.Bob Corker of Tennessee said itwas "imperative that DonaldTrump clearly state" he'll acceptthe results.Trump running mate Mike

Pence and campaign managerKellyanne Conway, both ofwhom had previously insistedTrump would accept the elec-tion's results, were left trying toassert that Trump would con-test the results only under ex-traordinary circumstances.As he entered the cam-

paign's final stretch Thursday,Trump tried to turn the tableson Hillary Clinton by accusingher of "cheating" and suggest-ing she should "resign from therace." He cited a hacked emailthat showed Clinton's cam-paign was tipped off about a

question she'd be asked in aCNN town hall meeting duringthe Democratic primary."Can you imagine if I got the

questions? They would call forthe re-establishment of the elec-tric chair, do you agree?" Trumpasked supporters at a rally inOhio.Trump's effort to shift the

conversation back to Clintoncentered on an email from long-time Democratic Party opera-tive Donna Brazile to Clinton'scampaign in March with thesubject line "From time to timeI get the questions in advance."It contained the wording of adeath penalty question thatBrazile suggested Clintonwould be asked.Brazile, now the acting De-

mocratic National Committeechairwoman, was a CNN con-tributor at the time she sent theemail, one of thousands dis-closed publicly by Wikileaks af-ter Clinton's campaign chair-man's emails were hacked.Clinton's campaign has saidRussia was behind the hack."She used these questions,

studied the questions, got theperfect answer for the questionsand never said that she didsomething that was totallywrong and inappropriate,"Trump said of Clinton. He saidthat Brazile should resign asthe head of the DNC.All that was overshadowed

by Trump's stunner about theelection's results, whichmarked the culmination ofweeks of escalating assertionsthat "this election is rigged"against him and that Clintonwas trying "to steal it." Trump's

campaign — and even hisdaughter — had tried to re-frame his claim by insisting hewas referring to unfair mediatreatment, leading Trump tocontradict them by saying thatno, he was referring to actualfraud.There is no evidence of wide-

spread voter fraud. U.S. elec-

tions are run by local elected of-ficials — Republicans, in manyof the most competitive states— and many of those officialshave denied and denouncedTrump's charges.But Trump's campaign

pointed to Al Gore and GeorgeW. Bush in 2000 as ExhibitA forwhy it would be premature for

Trump to say he'd acquiesce onNov. 8. Yet that election, whichplayed out for weeks until theSupreme Court weighed in, did-n't center on allegations offraud, but on proper vote-count-ing after an extremely close out-come in the pivotal state ofFlorida led to a mandatory re-count.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump debates with Democrat-ic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the third presidential de-bate at UNLV in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (Mark Ralston/Poolvia AP)

Trump's day-after: I'll accept election results... if I win

Lynching memorial rises near revered Confederate sites

The Burt-Stark house where Confederate Presi-dent Jefferson Davis held his last war councilmeeting, is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, inAbbeville, S.C. The site is a quarter-mile from anew marker being unveiled to commemoratethe lynching of wealthy black farmer AnthonyCrawford by a white mob in Abbeville 100 yearsago. Descendants of Anthony Crawford willhonor him and unveil a historical marker Satur-day, Oct. 22, 2016, in a ceremony outside theAbbeville Opera House. (AP Photo/JeffreyCollins)

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As Malone was working inthe vehicle, Forte got into thewater. After Malone removedWarren from the vehicle,Forte found no pulse on theyoung boy.

Forte began CPR and con-tinued to care for Warrenwhen EMS arrived. Forterode in the back of the ambu-lance with the child.

Warren was flown to a Ma-con hospital where he re-

mained in a coma for days be-fore recovering. On April 29,Warren and his family reunit-ed with his rescuers.

"Joe put things in perspec-tive when he said they werethere as instruments beingused by God. He pointed outthat it wasn't just him, that itwas the team, everybody whowas there, from the driver ofthe ambulance to everyoneelse. They really worked as ateam, and that was whatshould be recognized - the

teamwork."On the night of the inci-

dent, Forte was working atEast Dublin Fire Departmentcovering a shift for someoneelse.

Lt. Scott Locke, of theDublin Fire Department, wasalso nominated by DublinFire Chief Pat Ballard.Eclemus Howard, of theDublin Police Department,was nominated by Dublin Po-lice Chief Tim Chatman.

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Honor

She is distributing the fol-lowing domestic violence sta-tistics and facts:

- Domestic violence andabuse can happen to anyone,regardless of gender, race, eth-nicity, sexual orientation, in-come or other factors.

- Women and men can bevictims of domestic violence.

- Men are victims of nearlythree million physical assaultsin America.

- One of three female homi-cide victims are murdered bytheir current or former part-ner every year.

- More than three millionchildren witness domestic vio-lence in their homes every year.

- Domestic violence is theleading cause of injury forwomen ages 15 to 44.

- One in three women re-port being abused by a hus-band or boyfriend at somepoint in their lives.

Anyone needing help ormore information fromWINGS can call 272-2129.

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ShoesBand and the wildly popularMexican-American guitaristCarlos Santana, just to nametwo.

"They're a really goodband," says Tribble. "Theyplay great music that excitespeople. They played at our se-mester kickoff and the wholeconcert was fantastic. Therewill be good food, good musicand a good atmosphere, soeveryone in the Dublin com-munity is invited to help uscelebrate our 2016 Homecom-ing."

The concert is among themany activities planned dur-ing MGSU's 2016 Homecom-ing. Other activities are an airshow in Eastman, an oysterroast in Macon, football andan international festival inCochran and craft brew timein Warner Robins.

All graduates of MiddleGeorgia State University(MGSU) or any of its predeces-sor institutions are invited tothe events - all with free ad-mission - scheduled for Satur-day, Oct. 22, through Satur-day, Nov. 5. Many events arealso open to current studentsand the general public.

Homecoming 2016 is spon-sored by the Middle GeorgiaState University Office of De-velopment and Alumni Af-fairs.

Here is the schedule(events in bold are open tothe community at large):

• Alumni Oyster Roast, 3 to6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, MG-SU Macon Campus, lakeside.Music and food. Free admis-sion and open to MGA alumni.

•Concert on the Green, 6to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25,MGSU Dublin Campus.Live music and food. Freeadmission and open toalumni, students, facul-ty/staff and the community.

•Craft Brews & Conversa-tion, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.27, Just Tap'd, Warner Robins.Beer on tap. Open to alumni.

•Pre-Game Extravaganza,3 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 2,Cochran Campus. Carnival-style activities, food and mu-sic. Free admission and opento students and faculty/staff.

•Knights InternationalFestival, 3 to 7 p.m., Thurs-day, Nov. 3, MGSU CochranCampus, lakeside. Free ad-mission and open to studentsand faculty/staff.

•Ebenezer Hall andAlumni Center GrandOpening, 5 to 7 p.m., Thurs-day, Nov. 3, MGSU CochranCampus. Free admissionand open to alumni, facul-ty/staff and the community.

•Football game, Home-coming queen and king an-nounced, fireworks, 7 to 10p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, MG-SU Cochran Campus, Ne-Smith Field. Free admis-sion and open to students,alumni, faculty/staff andthe community.

•Comedy Show, 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 4, Cochran Cam-pus. Two stand-up comedianswill perform on campus, loca-tion to be determined. Freeadmission and open to stu-dents and faculty/staff.

•Heart of Georgia AirShow, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sat-urday, Nov. 5, MGSU East-man Campus. Free admis-sion and open to students,alumni, faculty/staff andthe community.

This second annual airshow marks the 20th anniver-sary of MGSU's aviation cam-pus in Eastman. The showwill feature amazing aerobaticflying performances in avenue that showcases theEastman community, theHeart of Georgia Regional Air-port and the high-quality pro-grams offered at Georgia’s on-ly university with a public avi-ation program. Scheduled per-formers: Gary Ward; GregKoontz and theAlabama Boys;Larry King; Chefpitts Air-shows; Silver Wing ParachuteDemonstration Team; andGeorgia State Patrol - Heli-copter water bucket simula-tion.

In addition to these featureaerobatic performances, thisfamily-friendly event will in-clude a flight simulator, food,children’s inflatable toys, facepainting and interactive ex-hibits for all ages. The airshow is being presented byALCOA and Heart of GeorgiaRegional Airport.

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This sign makes people aware of theseriousness of domestic violence.

Winter outlook: Warm south,cooler north, murky in middle

WASHINGTON (AP) —Federal forecasters predictthis winter may paint the U.S.in stripes of different weather:Warmer and drier than normalin the south, and colder andwetter than usual in the farnorth.

The National Weather Ser-vice winter outlook , issuedThursday, gets murky in thenation's middle belt, with noparticular expectation fortrends in temperature or pre-cipitation.

Still, some nasty stormsmight make the winter therememorable, said MikeHalpert, deputy director of theweather service's Climate Pre-diction Center.

The major driver of the win-ter forecast is a budding La Ni-na, a cooling of the central Pa-cific that warps weatherworldwide and is the flip sideof the better-known El Nino,Halpert said.

For the South and Califor-nia, "the big story is likely tobe drought," Halpert said.

And that's not good newsfor California, which is in year

five of its drought. The winteris the state's crucial wet sea-son when snow and rain getsstored up for the rest of year.Halpert said the state's winterlooks to come up dry, especial-ly in Southern California.

"It's probably going to takea couple of wet winters in arow to put a big dent into thisdrought now," said weatherservice drought expert DavidMiskus. He said it will take"many, many years and it's gotto be above normal precipita-tion."

The northern cold bandthat the weather service pre-dicts is mostly from Montanato Michigan. Maine is the ex-ception, with unusually warmweather expected.

The prediction center'strack record on its winter out-looks is about 25 percent bet-ter than random chance fortemperature and slightly lessthan that for precipitation,Halpert said.

Private weather forecastersare predicting quite a differentwinter. They foresee a harsherone for much of the nation, in-

cluding a return of the dreadedpolar vortex, which funnelscold Arctic air into the U.S.

Judah Cohen of Atmospher-ic and Environmental Re-search in Lexington, Massa-chusetts, forecasts an unusu-ally cold winter for the easternand middle two-thirds of thenation, especially raw east ofthe Mississippi River.

Cohen, whose research isfunded by the National Sci-ence Foundation and closelyfollowed by meteorologists,links North America's winterweather to Siberian snow cov-er in October.

He agrees that Maine willhave a warm winter, and alsopredicts a warm Southwest.

The private Accuweather ofState College, Pennsylvania,calls for frequent storms in theNortheast, early snow in theGreat Lakes, bitter cold in thenorthern tier and occasionalcold in the middle. Like otherforecasters, it predicts a warmand dry southwest, with somehope for rain and snow fromSan Francisco northward.

Hacked emails: Clinton pushedfor charity meeting in Morocco

WASHINGTON (AP) —Hacked emails reveal internaldisagreement among top aidesto Hillary Clinton about herdetermination to hold a Clin-ton Foundation summit in Mo-rocco that later drew attentionover its reliance on large fi-nancial pledges from foreigngovernments.

Clinton aide Huma Abedinbluntly wrote in the January2015 email that "if HRC wasnot part of it, meeting was anon-starter" and then warned:"She created this mess andshe knows it."

It was an uncharacteristicremark from a confidantknown for her abiding loyaltyto Clinton over the years.

The hacked email wasamong more than 4,000 mes-sages posted Thursday on thewebsite of the WikiLeaks or-ganization. The emails werestolen from the accounts ofJohn Podesta, Clinton's cam-paign chairman.

In Wednesday's final presi-dential debate, Donald Trumpsaid he doubted the conclusionby U.S. intelligence officialsthat the Russian governmentis behind a string of recenttargeted cyberattacks andsubsequent leaks to influencethe election. Clinton sharplycriticized the Republican nom-inee for using the stolenemails to attack her, as well asa past statement encouraginghackers to leak more.

Podesta has warned thatsome emails may have beenedited or altered by the hack-ers prior to release, thoughthe Clinton campaign has yetto publicly identify an in-stance of that happening.

In her email, Abedin toldPodesta and current Clinton

campaign manager RobbyMook that the lavish May2015 meeting of the ClintonGlobal Initiative was based ona $12 million pledge from Mo-roccan King Mohammed VI tohost the event.

"The King has personallycommitted approx. $12 millionboth for the endowment and tosupport the meeting," Abedinwrote.

Clinton Foundation recordsdo not show any direct pledgeof funding from the king orgovernment of Morocco to thecharity.

Commitments to the chari-ty's CGI program are agree-ments only to aid the pro-gram's international projects,not to directly fund the Clin-ton Foundation itself.

Clinton was no longer serv-ing as secretary of State at thetime of the meeting in Mar-rakesh.

Sponsor donations havesometimes been used to defraythe costs of meetings for CGI,the foundation's program ofworldwide charity and devel-opment projects.

Politico has reported thatthe meeting was partly sup-ported by a pledge of at least$1 million from OCP, a Moroc-can phosphate export firmwhose directors at the time in-cluded several top Moroccangovernment ministers, includ-ing the heads of the nation'sforeign affairs and interiorministries.

Among the other listed at-tendees were several corpo-rate figures who had met withClinton when she was secre-tary of state or were long-timepolitical fundraisers.

They included entertain-ment magnate Haim Saban

and his psychologist wife,Cheryl, who are bundlers forClinton's presidential cam-paign and met with her sever-al times during her State De-partment tenure. Other phil-anthropic attendees includedpolitical backers Jay Snyderand Steven Wozencraft.

The internal email ex-change between Abedin, Mookand Podesta reveals that therewas internal disagreementahead of time over Clinton'spush for the Moroccan meet-ing.

"Came up on our call withHRC. John flagged the sameissues we discussed, Huma.HRC says she's still consider-ing," Mook wrote.

The Clinton campaign wasnot immediately available tocomment on the newly re-leased WikiLeaks email.

In her message, Abedinsaid that Clinton's personalappearance at the plannedmeeting was a key element inthe Moroccan decision to hostthe event.

"The condition upon whichthe Moroccans agreed to hostthe meeting was her participa-tion," Abedin wrote. Sheadded that "CGI also wasn'tpushing for a meeting in Mo-rocco and it wasn't their firstchoice."

But days after OCP's rolein the Marrakesh meeting waspublicized, Clinton decidednot to attend. Her decisioncame despite a November2014 email in which Abedininsisted "no matter what hap-pens, she will be in Moroccohosting CGI on May 5-7, 2015.Her presence was a conditionfor the Moroccans to proceedso there is no going back onthis."

Watchdog says EPA delayed Flint emergency orderWASHINGTON (AP) —

The Environmental ProtectionAgency had sufficient authori-ty and information to issue anemergency order to protectresidents of Flint, Michigan,from lead-contaminated wateras early as June 2015 — sevenmonths before it declared anemergency, the EPA's inspec-tor general said Thursday.

The Flint crisis should havegenerated "a greater sense ofurgency" at the agency to "in-tervene when the safety ofdrinking water is compro-mised," Inspector GeneralArthur Elkins said in an inter-im report.

Flint's drinking water be-came tainted when the city be-gan drawing from the FlintRiver in April 2014 to savemoney. The impoverished cityof 100,000 north of Detroitwas under state control at thetime. Regulators failed to en-sure water was treated prop-erly and lead from aging pipesleached into the water supply.

Federal, state and local of-ficials have argued over who'sto blame as the crisis contin-ues to force residents to drinkbottled or filtered water. Doc-tors have detected elevatedlevels of lead in hundreds ofchildren.

A panel appointed byMichigan Gov. Rick Snyderconcluded that the state is"fundamentally accountable"for the lead crisis because ofdecisions made by state envi-ronmental regulators andstate-appointed emergencymanagers who controlled thecity. Even so, Snyder and oth-er Republicans have faultedthe EPA for a slow response.

At a congressional hearingthis past spring, Snyderblamed career bureaucrats inWashington and Michigan forthe crisis, while apologizingfor not acting sooner to resolveit.

From STAFF REPORTSWheeler Co. at Treutlen -

7:30 p.m., Bobby DriggersStadiumFor the first time in several

seasons, more than braggingrights will be on the line in theannual collision betweenTreutlen and Wheeler County.This year’s edition of the

rivalry, the schools’ 49th meet-ing according to ghsfha.com,carries postseason implica-tions on both sides.For Wheeler County (6-2, 3-

1 region 3B-A), it’s an opportu-nity to proverbially nail downthe program’s first postseasonberth since 2003. Barring anunforeseen shift of circum-stances tonight and in theirNov. 4 region cross-over game,the Bulldogs will be dancingin next month’s playoffs. But agood bit remains to be deter-mined in their final twogames, namely where in theseeding they’ll wind up andwhether or not they’ll be ablehost their first-rounder.For Treutlen (3-4, 1-2

region 3B-A), a win is criticalto hopes of staying in the play-off hunt. One game beneath.500 with three weeks to go,the Vikings can still improvetheir positioning, currently40th, in the GHSA Class A-public power ratings. Butthey’ll need to defeat bothWheeler and JohnsonCounties, plus a yet-to-be-determined opponent from theopposite sub-region in consec-utive weeks to keep alive theirshot at receiving an at-largebid.

What’s riding on the out-come for both teams will addan interesting subplot to analways-entertaining gamebetween the two rivals. Threeof the programs’ last fivegames against one anotherhave been decided by onepoint. Treutlen leads theseries 35-13, and has won 11of the last 12, including lastyear’s game by the final of 51-28.The Vikings enter the

matchup coming off a byeweek, which followed aThursday night road loss toMontgomery County Oct. 6.The Eagles scored a pair oftouchdowns on runs byClayton Harvey at the start ofthe second half, opening a 21-7 gap that Treutlen wouldn’tovercome until the fourthquarter.Quarterback Tyler

Benjamin and back T.K.McLendon found the end zoneon runs for the Vikings earlyin the final period to tie thescore at 21-apiece. ButMontgomery would have thelast word.Quarterback Kris Daniels,

who found receiver ShawRobinson on a 15-yard touch-down pass for the Eagles’ firstscore of the night, threw himanother strike on a slant thathe’d take 49 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.Benjamin led the Vikings

in rushing with 180 yards andtwo touchdowns on 27 carries.Wheeler County, thanks to

the reschedule of their gamewith Jenkins County origi-

nally set for early September,saw some action last Friday inwhat would’ve been a region-wide bye.The Bulldogs edged the

War Eagles 21-14 behind a192-yard combined rushingperformance from quarter-back Yunk Parker, who ran forone touchdown, and runningback Jadie Worthing, who ranfor two.Parker also completed four

passes of eight attempts for 84yards in the win, which movedWheeler up a spot in the A-public power poll. The Dogsare now 13th, and a shoe-infor the postseason if they cantake care of business tonighton the road.But, as is the nature of

rivalry games — particularlyones such as this — the expec-tations don’t matter near asmuch as who plays the bestand which direction the ballbounces on a given night.Treutlen, defending homefieldin do-or-die scenarios againsttheir final two opponents,could be poised to respond andresurrect their season in itsclosing hours despite losingfour of its last five.

Twiggs Co. at Mount deSales - 7:30 p.m., MikeGarvin StadiumA late rally came up short

Friday for the Twiggs CountyCobras, who were handed a34-27 loss by Tattnall Squarefor their first defeat in regionplay.

By RODNEY MANLEYWith a berth in the Elite

Eight on the line, the WestLaurens Lady Raiders headedback to Jefferson on Thursdayevening for a deciding thirdgame after the teams split aAAAA stateplayoff double-header on Wednesday.After losing a controversial

1-0 nine-inning opener, theLady Raiders rallied to stayalive with a 2-1 win in the sec-ond game.Down 1-0, Karson Smith

walked to lead off the bottomof the second before ArielEdenfield stroked a two-runhomer. Edenfield, who pitchedall nine innings of the firstgame, closed out the win,shutting down Jefferson (26-5)the rest of the way.“Ariel made it stand,” said

West Laurens head coachMike Thompson. “She threwgreat. They only had four hits,and only one of them was hithard.”The Lady Raiders (21-12)

advanced to the Final Four aseason ago. Today’s winnerwill fill the final spot in nextweek’s Elite Eight as the otherseven were clinched onWednesday.West Laurens managed

just one hit in the opener offJefferson ace CarolineMitchell when KendallMorton led off the fifth inningwith a single. The LadyRaiders had runners in scor-ing position in that inning andin the fourth and sixth butcould not score.“We just couldn’t come up

with a hit when we needed it,”

said Thompson.Meanwhile, Edenfield

matched Mitchell, allowingjust four hits over nineinnings. She struck our fourand did not walk a batter.“It was a pitcher’s duel for

sure,” said Thompson. “Weplayed real good defense. Theyreally didn’t hit a lot of hardballs doff Ariel. She just did aphenomenal job. She dideverything she could to put usin position to win. Their girldid, too.”The game was scoreless

until the bottom of the ninth.Each extra inning begins witha runner placed at secondbase, and Jefferson’s runnerbroke for third base when apitch appeared to hit a batter.

“The pitch hit her and wentto the backstop. She hobbledto first base,” Thompson said.Umpires conferred and

ruled the play a wild pitch,leaving the runner at thirdand sending the hitter back tothe plate. That hitter wasretired, but with the infieldplaying in to guard againstthe runner at third scoring,the next batter hit a weakgrounder up the middle thatbrought home the winningrun.“She got just enough of it to

get it past the bag,” Thompsonsaid. “I don’t think it made itto the (outfield) grass.”In the second game,

Edenfield had the homer andHailey Sapp had a double.

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Crusaders look to clinch playoff berth with win at Edmund BurkeBy JEREMY PAYNEFor the second year in a

row, the Trinity Crusaderswill face Edmund BurkeAcademy with a trip to theplayoffs on the line. Despite ahuge win over BullochAcademy last Saturday nightat home, the Crusaders mustnow win a road game to securea fifth straight trip to GISAplayoffs.In that win over Bulloch,

the Crusader defense came uphuge and pitched a shutout inthe second half and in over-time to ensure the win. ChaseAutry had a huge night with10 solo tackles, five assistsand two tackles for loss.William Gay had his bestgame of the season with 10solos, two assists and threetackles for loss.“Chase has been a big part

of what we do on defense allyear,” head coach JimmyFields said. “He’s had somegames where he didn’t get thebig stats because he was con-stantly being double- and eventriple-teamed. Bulloch chosenot do that, and he reallymade them pay. William Gay

also had a huge night. Welost a couple of linebackers inthe first half of that game(Will Clardy and MattColeman), and William reallystepped his game up in theirabsence. Grant Grosch alsostepped up and made someplays filling in for those guys.” On offense, the Crusaders

continued to move the ballsolidly on the ground andthrough the air. Fieldspraised junior quarterbackWhit Mason for his leadershiprole in the offense.“I’m really happy with the

way Whit is playing right now.He’s doing a good job of lead-ing this offense, and he contin-ues to improve each game. Ithink that was his thirdstraight game with at least120 passing yards and multi-ple touchdowns. He’s beenreally solid. Chase also helpedus with almost 60 rushingyards, and he ended up play-ing almost every snap on bothsides of the ball since Matt gotinjured.”Edmund Burke will run

primarily from a Wing-T lookbut will mix in some spread on

occasion. They will be led onoffense by running backCollier Smith and quarterbackJaylon Glisson. On defense,Edmund Burke primarily usea four-man front. AshleyClark is the anchor of both theoffensive and defensive lines,and Smith is among theteam’s leading tacklers fromhis linebacker position, aswell.Edmund Burke will enter

the game at 0-7 but has suf-fered several very close losses,and Fields knows his teamwill have to be ready to play.“It’s going to be a tough

game. It’s always tough toplay a region road game. Andwe’re going to play them ontheir senior night with a play-off trip on the line. It’s a bigchallenge. Our defense isgoing to have to set the tone.We’re going to have to preventbig plays and force them intothird-and-long situations. Ofcourse, when we get to thethird and long, we have to getoff the field. We haven’t givenup nearly as many big plays

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WLʼs Ariel Edenfield pitched two complete gamesand hit the game-winning homer.

Lady Raiderssplit in 2ndround of state

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Bulldogs can solidify bid forplayoffs in rivalry with Treutlen

See ROUNDUP page 2b

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FRIDAYAUTO RACING

11 a.m.NBCSN — Formula One,United States Grand Prix, prac-tice, at Austin, Texas

NoonNBCSN — NASCAR, SprintCup Series, Alabama 500,practice, at Talladega, Ala.

1 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, CampingWorld Truck Series, Fred's 250,practice, at Talladega, Ala.

3 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, CampingWorld Truck Series, Fred's 250,final practice, at Talladega, Ala.NBCSN — Formula One,United States Grand Prix, sec-ond practice, at Austin, Texas

4:30 p.m.NBCSN — NASCAR, SprintCup Series, Alabama 500, finalpractice, at Talladega, Ala.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL7 p.m.

ESPN — South Florida atTempleNBCSN — Penn at Yale

10:30 p.m.ESPN — Oregon at CaliforniaESPN2 — San Jose St. at SanDiego St.

FOOTBALL7 p.m.

ESPN2 — High SchoolShowcase, Trinity Christian(Fla.) vs. IMG Academya (Fla.),at Jacksonville, Fla.

GOLF6:30 a.m.

GOLF — European PGA Tour,Portugal Masters, secondround, at Vilamoura, Portugal

10:30 p.m.GOLF — PGA Tour, CIMBClassic, third round, at KualaLumpur, Malaysia

2:30 a.m. (Saturday)GOLF — LPGA Tour, Blue BayLPGA, third round, at HainanIsland, China

MLB BASEBALL8 p.m.

TBS — AL ChampionshipSeries, Game 6, Toronto atCleveland (if necessary)

NBA BASKETBALL8 p.m.

NBA — Preseason, Charlotte atMinnesota

10:30 p.m.NBA — Preseason, Portland atGolden State

SOCCER9:55 a.m.

FS2 — Women, FIFA U-17World Cup, third place, atAmman, Jordan

12:55 p.m.FS2 — Women, FIFA U-17World Cup, final, at Amman,Jordan

1. Chase’s ChaseAfter finishing 31st at Kansas, the

Chase playo�s may be over for Chase Elliott. The 20-year-old rookie now is last in Chase points. He was running with the lead pack before he crashed out with a tire issue. “I don't know what to do, man, we were trying as hard as we can,” he said. “We had such a good car. Just keep after it and try to move on.”

2. Dreaded ’DegaOnly Jimmie Johnson and Kevin

Harvick don’t care about Talladega, the venue for Race 3 of Round 2 which will decide who continues forward in the Chase. Johnson and Harvick are in on wins. Joey Logano and Austin Dillon

share the bubble position at eighth place, but Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski are six and seven points behind, respectively. ’Dega looms large to any driver advancing on points.

3. Talladega NightsTalladega is such a wild-card race

that NASCAR moved it out of Round 3 and back into Round 2 to cushion the blow to playo� contenders. Still, it hangs over the Chase like a black cloud. Sample comments — Carl Edwards: “I don’t know, man. That’s a crazy race. Anything can happen there.” Kyle Busch: “It’s all about the racing gods in that story in Talladega.” Martin Truex Jr.: “Just go race and see what happens.”

— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE

Ken Willis has been covering NASCAR for The Daytona Beach News-Journal for 27 years. Reach him at ken.willis@news-jrnl.com

Compelling questions... and maybe a few actual answers

Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

3 THINGSTO WATCH GODWIN’S PICKS FOR

TALLADEGA

3 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM KANSAS

WINNER: Brad KeselowskiREST OF TOP 5: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie John-son, Joey Logano, Tony StewartFIRST ONE OUT: David RaganDARK HORSE: Jamie McMurrayDON’T BE SURPRISED IF: You see a lot of contact during this race as Chase desperation sets in.

Alabama 500? Sounds familiarIt’s not how many points the Crimson Tide

put on Tennessee last week, though it’s close enough for Vols fans. It’s the name of this week’s race in Talladega, and frankly it should only sound familiar if you’ve been around awhile. For one year only, in the 1970 debut, it was the name of Talladega’s “other” race, which was long known as the Winston 500 and is now the Geico 500.

Why is the name back?Well it's not due to geographical pride. Talla-

dega couldn’t get a deal for a title sponsorship for this week’s race. It's gotta be a tough blow for the Boys in Marketing, since it’s not only a Chase elimination race but one of TV’s beloved plate races, which guarantees white-knuckling thrills and spills. You’ve seen the commercials.

Speaking of title sponsors …Yes, NASCAR is still shopping to find a

replacement for Sprint as title sponsor for its big-league series. According to a recent article in USA Today, NASCAR could end up with two companies as title sponsors — one for the regular season and one for the Chase. Given how all the teams split their season-long spon-sor packages among two or more companies, that might be fitting. But weird, of course.

Chase Elliott is currently sitting on the outside of the Chase cut. CHEVY RACING/ALAN MARLERAP

1. Mystery speedJoey Logano said Kevin Harvick has

a knack of winning when necessary. Harvick was 12th in Chase points before winning Kansas. “I don’t know how, but when they are in must-win situations they find more speed, which is always interest-ing to me,” he said.

2. Yeoman BowmanAlex Bowman is gaining more confi-

dence as Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s primary sub in the No. 88 Chevy. He started fifth and finished seventh at Kansas — his second top-10 finish in his past four starts. He must be getting some attention from car owners looking for young talent.

3. Hometown bluesOne of Carl Edwards’ primary goals is to

win a race at Kansas, which is his “home” track. He finished an oh-so-close second Sunday. “I’d rather not talk about that,” he said. “It’s tough. There’s so many people that come to this race track that support me and have supported me.”

— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@ news-jrnl.com

Kevin Harvick, in the words of the late Barney Hall, was high, wide and handsome at Kansas. CHEVY RACING/ALAN MARLER

KEN WILLIS’ TOP 10 NASCAR DRIVER RANKINGS

KEVIN HARVICKNASCAR’s

Jerry West — Mr. Clutch

1

MATT KENSETHRunning up

front at right time of the

year

2

KYLE BUSCHIn good

shape, but don’t wreck

early

3

JIMMIEJOHNSONCan simply

enjoy the social aspects

of Talladega

4

CARL EDWARDS

Nervous, and rightfully so

5

MARTIN TRUEX JR.

A really good season could go to waste

6

KURT BUSCH

Mr. Hunch likes him at Talladega

7

BRAD KESELOWSKI

One bad week, and

pressure is on

8

JOEY LOGANO

Middle name is Thomas

9

DENNY HAMLIN

Um, it’s time to find the

throttle

10

this season, but it seems likewhen we do, it’s mainly beenon third and long.“Offensively I like what

we’ve done in our regiongames as far as moving theball. We just need to makesure we take care of the foot-ball and not get dumb penal-ties and turnovers. We alsoneed to do a better job convert-ing in the red zone. If we cando those things, I really likeour chances.”Clardy separated his shoul-

der and Coleman suffered abruised abdominal wall lastweek and will be added to thelong list of Crusaders out forFriday night. Grosch will alsomiss the game with an ill-ness. Trinity will get startingoffensive lineman Chris Youngback following a back injurythat cost him the past twogames. And Garrett Dixonreturned from a should injurylast week and played a keyrole on defense.Despite all the injuries,

Fields expects his team to beready to go on Friday.“We’ve been dealing with

key injuries all year, so thekids have kind of gotten usedto it. It’s really given someother guys opportunities tostep in and be contribu-tors. They know what’s atstake. The playoffs reallystart Friday. If we win we’rein, and if we don’t, our seasonis over.”A win on Friday would

secure the Crusaders firstwinning regular season since2013 when they advanced allthe way to the GISA AA semi-finals. With a victory and aPinewood win over Bulloch,the Crusaders would claim theNo. 3 seed out of region2AAA. If Bulloch wins, theCrusaders would be the No. 4seed.Kickoff is scheduled for

7:30 in Waynesboro.

TrinityContinued from page 1b

Quarterback CalvinStephens threw for two touch-downs in the final two and ahalf minutes of the game in anattempt to bridge the entiretyof a 21-point fourth quarterdeficit. But the Cobras, who’drecovered an onside kick to setup their final scoring drive,couldn’t corral a second tokeep the comeback alive withjust 41 seconds to play.Stephens, who completed 9

of 15 for 133 yards, threw forthree of Twiggs’ four touch-downs, finding Javoris Smithtwice and Musa Muhammadonce. The Cobras’ other scorecame via 92-yard kick returnearly in the fourth.Ja’mon Height ran for 91

yards on 16 carries as theteam’s leading rusher.The Cobras, falling to 2-1 in

region play and 5-2 overallwith the loss, ceded the leadspot in region 7A-A to theTrojans and entered a tie forsecond with Stratford, whomthey face tonight for sole pos-session of the No. 2 spot.

Twiggs lost only one spot onthe list that matters, droppingto second in the Class A-publicpower ratings with a rankingof 14.42, 14-hundredths of apoint behind 5-1 McIntoshCounty Academy, whichassumed the top spot thisweek.They continue a three-

game road trip tonight againstMount de Sales, 2-5 overallfollowing its loss last Friday toWilco. The Cavaliers’ onlywins this season wereblowouts of Pacelli and SocialCircle. They have yet to win aregion game.The Cobras defeated Mount

de Sales 38-7 last season,earning their first win in theseries. The Cavaliers won2014’s matchup 34-20. Theonly meeting between the twoschools before they recentlybecame region acquaintanceswas in 1970. The Cavs alsocame out on top in that one, bythe count of 47-6.

Wilkinson Co. atStratfordThe Wilkinson County

Warriors combined some stoutdefense with a career nightfrom two-way playmakerBrandon Mays on homecom-ing Friday in Irwinton to earntheir first win of the 2016 sea-son: a 31-10 decision overMount de Sales.In addition to a pair of

interceptions on defense,Mays had 10 catches, three ofthem for touchdowns, andcompiled 159 receiving yards.

Junior quarterback TylanGrable completed 13 of his 25attempts for 282 yards, andfound Mays twice on touch-down throws in a stretch of 19unanswered points to open thesecond half that helped theWarriors pull away.Wilco hopes to capture

some more of that explosive-ness as they hit the road againtonight to face Stratford inMacon.The Eagles rebounded last

Friday after being shut out byTwiggs County on Oct. 7, anddished out a shutout of theirown at FPD. Running backTyler Jordan scored each of

Stratford’s four touchdowns.Now 5-2 overall and 2-1 in

region play, the Eagles areranked sixth in the GHSA’sClass-A private power ratings,six spots ahead of unbeatenregion leader Tattnall Square.The Warriors, ranked 39th

in the public division’s powerpoll, are still a ways awayfrom playoff contention, andwould need to defeat both theEagles and Twiggs County inthe coming weeks in additionto winning their region cross-over game to have a shot atthe postseason.That feat has been accom-

plished from this regionbefore. Twiggs County reachedthe playoffs with a 4-6 regularseason record just last year.Stratford has beaten

Wilkinson County in both ofthe schools’ previous twomeetings. The Eagles won lastyear’s matchup in lopsidedfashion, 42-14.

Other area matchups:ECI at Johnson Co.Montgomery Co. at Jenkins

Co.

RoundupContinued from page 1b

Golf tournament tobenefit vets Saturday

American Legion Riders Padgett-Webb Post 17 in Dublin and theSoldiers Angels, a veteran supportorganization, will sponsor a tourna-ment at Riverview golf course inDublin on Saturday to benefit veter-ans at the Carl Vinson VA MedicalCenter. Proceeds will support veter-ansʼ activities including expensesinvolved with sending local veteransto the national Veterans WheelchairGames, Golden Age Games andSenior Games, as well as the WinterSports Clinic and other activities.Famed University of Georgia footballwide receiver Lindsay Scott will be aspecial guest at the tournament.Also, the American Legion, VA andSoldiers Angels will host a dinnerwith Scott tonight at 7:30 p.m. in theVAʼs auditorium, preceded by a silentauction at 6:30. The event is open tothe public. For more info about tick-ets for the dinner or to register for thetournament, contact Dennis Delinskiat Dennis.Delinski@va.gov or 595-7551 or Cesci Jones atCecilia.Jones@va.gov or 290-0564.

PYONGYANG, NorthKorea (AP) — Pyongyang'snewly opened zoo has a newstar: Azalea, the smokingchimpanzee.

According to officials atthe newly renovated zoo,which has become a favoriteleisure spot in the NorthKorean capital since it re-opened in July, the 19-year-old female chimpanzee,whose name in Korean is"Dallae," smokes about apack a day. Dallae is shortfor azalea.

They insist, however, shedoesn't inhale.

Thrown a lighter by a zootrainer, the chimpanzeelights her own cigarettes. Ifa lighter isn't available, shecan light up from a litcigarette if one is tossed herway.

Though such a sightwould draw outrage in manyother locales, it seemed todelight visitors who roaredwith laughter on Wednesdayas the chimpanzee, one oftwo at the zoo, sat puffingaway as her trainer eggedher on. The trainer alsoprompted her to touch hernose, bow thank you and doa simple dance.

The zoo is pulling inthousands of visitors a daywith a slew of attractionsranging from such typicalfare as elephants, giraffes,penguins and monkeys to ahigh-tech natural historymuseum with displaysshowing the origins of thesolar system and theevolution of life on Earth.

Another of the most

popular attractions thatmight come as a surprise toforeign visitors is the dogpavilion, which haseverything from Germanshepherds to Shih Tzus. Thezoo also has performancesfeaturing other animalstrained to do tricks,including a monkey thatslam dunks basketballs, dogs

trained to appear as thoughthey can do addition orsubtraction on an abacus anddoves that fly around andland on a woman skating onan indoor stage.

Renovations for the newzoo began in 2014 as part ofNorth Korean leader KimJong Un's efforts to createmore modern and impressive

structures and leisurecenters around the capital.The zoo actually dates backto 1959 when Kim Il Sung,the nation's first leader andthe grandfather of Kim JongUn, ordered it built on theoutskirts of the city.

According to its officialhistory, the zoo started offwith only 50 badgers.

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Azalea, whose Korean name is "Dallae", a 19-year-old femalechimpanzee, smokes a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, NorthKorea on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to officials at the newlyrenovated zoo, which has become a favorite leisure spot in the NorthKorean capital since it was re-opened in July, the chimpanzee smokesabout a pack a day. They insist, however, that she doesnʼt inhale. (APPhoto/Wong Maye-E)

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