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ON THE BY MARK MILLICAN Friday and was arrested, then was 3 INSIDE [email protected] released on a $2,000 bond, said Maj. John Gibson with the Two Whitfield County teachers Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office. and one Dalton substitute teacher Both Burgueno and Gothard Cal Thomas says the have been arrested in three separate have been placed on administrative Obama Administration is incidents. leave with pay by the school sys- badly bungling the war on Jonodab Burgueno, 29, of 126 tem. A phone number for Gothard terrorism. Trewhitt Drive in Cleveland, Tenn., could not be found. was arrested on Friday and charged Cameron Mayo, 23, of 3022 See page 4A with enticing a child for indecent Brookhaven Circle, Dalton, was purposes after a student alleged arrested on Friday for alleged sexu- Federal officials warn inappropriate behavior. Burgueno al assault after an employee at Mayo Burgueno Gothard against unnecessary trav- is a Spanish teacher at Northwest Dalton High School reported el to Mexico.What is that Whitfield High School. He “inappropriate conduct” by Mayo country doing to fight the remained in jail Monday and a 2020 Sheffield Place in Wednesday. He is a with a student, said spokeswoman swine flu outbreak? bond hearing is scheduled for this Dalton, was charged with battery teacher in the “Connections” pro- and simple battery after an alleged morning in Superior Court. gram at Westside Middle School. ➣ See page 6A Mack Odell Gothard, 57, of incident involving two students last Gothard turned himself in on Please see ARRESTS, 3A Northwest Whitfield wins 7- AAAA region track meet at Dalton. Focus on High flyer Whitfield See page 1B swine flu schools FROM TODAY’S FORUM outbreak to tap

“The major difference between the U.S. and Israel WASHINGTON (AP) — reserves is one believes in talk, the Confirming at least 40 cases of other in action.” swine flu in the U.S., the Obama administration said Monday it was “I am in love with this responding aggressively as if the BY JAMIE JONES girl but she doesn’t feel the outbreak would spread into a full [email protected] same. Can anyone help me pandemic. Officials urged with what I should do? Americans against most travel to The “rainy day” the Whitfield Mexico as the virus that began there County Board of Education has spread to the United States and planned for is here. “Can they hang the bas- beyond. Board of education members kets with the flowers back reviewed a “very conservative”pre- up downtown? They sure President Barack Obama urged calm, saying there was reason for liminary fiscal year 2010 budget made downtown more during their work session at beautiful.” concern but not yet “a cause for alarm.” Pleasant Grove Elementary Yet just in case, administration Monday morning. The budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 WEATHER officials said that they were already waging a vigorous campaign of includes $100.8 million in revenues Forecast: Mostly sunny prevention, unsure of the outbreak’s and $107.9 in expenditures. The Today’s High: 80 severity or where it would show up $7.5 million shortfall would for the Tonight’s Low: 55 next. system to raid its fund balance, leaving about $1.5 million in Details, Page 10A U.S. customs officials began checking people entering U.S. terri- reserves. The fiscal year 2009 tory. Millions of doses of flu-fight- budget was $106.5 million in rev- INSIDE ing medications from a federal enues and $108.8 million in expen- stockpile were on their way to ditures. Classified...... 6B states, with priority given to the five The school system is looking to Comics...... 5B already affected and to border cut $2.8 million in staff salaries, Crossword...... 4B states. Federal agencies were con- $390,000 in transportation, $331,000 in student support servic- Dear Abby...... 5B ferring with state and international governments. es and $250,000 in benefits. Horoscope...... 4B “We want to make sure that we Of the 11 expenditure cate- Lottery...... 2A have equipment where it needs to gories, only two are penciled in for Movies...... 4B be, people where they need to be revenue increases. One category, Matt Hamilton/THE DAILY CITIZEN Obituaries...... 8A and, most important, information other support services, is shared at all levels,”Janet unchanged at $10,000. Opinion...... 4A Dalton’s Trae Washington jumps to a third place finish in the Napolitano, head of the Homeland Maintenance and operations would long jump on Monday at the 7-AAAA region track meeet. Sports...... 1-3B Security Department, told increase by $342,000, from $8.16 reporters. Northwest Whitfield won the meet. million to $8.5 million. General administration would increase by $19,140, from $432,548 to $451,688. Illness a threat to economy Board member Tim Trew said he is frustrated by declining funding 7 69847 00001 6 from state government. The school system expects to receive $5.9 mil- WASHINGTON (AP) — The pounded stocks of airline compa- severely worsen the economy. lion less for fiscal year 2010 under U.S. economy,which was showing nies, hotels, cruise operators and Simon Johnson, former chief the state Quality Basic Education tentative early signs of a recovery, some food firms on fears that the economist to the International formula and also is losing $2.8 mil- faces a potentially grave new flu would crimp consumer demand. Monetary Fund and a professor at lion in state grants. The funding threat: swine flu. A widespread out- But at least three major airlines the Massachusetts Institute of drop is offset partially by $3.9 mil- break could batter the tourism, food said their operations are proceeding Technology’s Sloan School of lion in federal stimulus money. The and transportation industries in par- normally and have not canceled Management, envisions only a net reduction from the state is $4.8 ticular,deepening the recession in any flights to Mexico. “small hit” to economic activity in million. the U.S. and possibly worldwide. Brian Bethune,economist at the United States — just a few Those state funding cuts led the With the U.S. and the global IHS Global Insight, said, “You can tenths of 1 percentage point. county to plan for 34.5 fewer full- economy already fragile, another argue that the swine flu amplifies But if the problem persists for time teaching positions and 13 severe blow could reverse any the downside risks to the econo- months, spreads broadly and leads fewer paraprofessionals. If the state progress made in easing the reces- my.” to widespread flu cases, or even cuts continue, Trew said the school sion. The U.S. economy could end up deaths, in the United States, the board may be forced to raise prop- The European Union advised shrinking a bit more than now damage could be more severe. It erty taxes. Salaries and benefits Checkitout at against nonessential travel to the expected. But most experts don’t daltondailycitizen.com United States and Mexico. And think a swine-flu outbreak by itself worried Wall Street investors would eliminate many U.S. jobs or ➣ Please see ECONOMY, 3A ➣ Please see BUDGET, 2A

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If you and our Founding Fathers “Postal workers have one FAMILY:Isamar Our offices are located on the include a name, please spell would be extremely proud of of the best jobs in the coun- it. Call 706-272-7748 to him.” try. They don’t need recogni- Fraine west side of the intersection of reach Today’s Forum. tion. They just do their job SCHOOL:Dalton Thornton Avenue and Morris “Americans should set the and get paid well for it.” High School Street in downtown Dalton. “I don’t understand what example on torture? If it was We’re open 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. the power company thinks your son or daughter being “A lot of people in PLAY:JROTC, foot- Monday through Friday. we can do. There’s no way tortured by a terrorist group, Murray County appreciate ball, wrestling we can pay another $125 on you’d probably have a differ- Mr. Olden saving his signs.” HE SAID:“Stay in How to call us: our power bill.” ent opinion.” School.” Main number: 706-217- “As a Democrat who NEWS “Don’t blame Mr. Cope “Pot smokers are just like voted for David Ridley I for the increases. Blame the alcoholics. If they don’t have know a lot of Republicans (That’s 706-217-6397) Obama Administration for the money for pot, they’ll who are sorry they went that When you’re not sure with whom the cap and trade pact they steal anything they can to get way.” AREA ARRESTS you need to speak, our operator are putting on the coal indus- it.” will make sure you’re transferred to try. Mr. Cope was passing on “It’s time for a wake-up the person who can best help you. national news, not just a “We need term limits for call for some of our city • Eric Taboaoa Chavez, 29, Dalton, was charged Sunday by local situation.” 114 Dear Road, Calhoun, was the Dalton Police Department Delivery: 706-272-7705 the U.S. Congress. That’s leaders.” what is wrong with the coun- charged Sunday by the with prostitution, loitering, Our staff can take your subscrip- “Haven’t the dogwoods try. Serve for 8-10 years and “I live in public housing Whitfield County Sheriff’s public drunkenness, public tion and delivery-related calls been pretty this year? They then let somebody else and my light bill has been Office with DUI, DUI-endan- indecency and giving false from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday make the woods along the serve.” between $110-$150 for the gering a child, child seat belt information or false name. through Friday, and from 6 a.m. road come alive.” last year and a half.” violation, adult seat belt viola- • George Lee Hopkins, 38, to 10 a.m. Saturday and “Dang! I can hardly “I am in love with this girl tion, reckless driving, too fast 843 Carbondale Road, Dalton, Sunday. believe I am the only person “If everyone believed in for conditions, failure to main- was charged Sunday by the but she doesn’t feel the same. in this whole county from gay and lesbian rights then If a subscriber is missed, call by Can anyone help me with tain lane, failure to change Whitfield County Sheriff’s 10 a.m. on weekdays and Chester,S.C. Gosh, I am the world would be a happier what I should do? pleased to be here.” place. The population address on driver’s license, Office with DUI. weekends for re-delivery. wouldn’t end. Their kids expired decal, no insurance, • Francisco Escobed Call if you need to: “Mr. Espy, why don’t you Editor: OK, who let her have kids.” bad tires, driving on the wrong Maldonado, 42, 365 Wood ➣ have us redeliver your news- pack up your pot and move in? side of the road and open con- Branch Drive,Dalton, was paper to Mexico and take the rest “The Spiced Apple is a tainer in vehicle. charged Sunday by the ➣ order or renew a subscription of the illegals with you. “I read the NASCAR wonderful place for lunch • Gregory Scott Cooley, 40, Whitfield County Sheriff’s ➣ ask for a vacation hold Maybe then you’ll be happy. Insider on the way to but we all miss Melanie.” 119 S. Lakeshore Drive,Tunnel Office with DUI and aggravat- ➣ have us refill a newsrack I know Dalton will be Talladega this weekend. Hill, was charged Sunday by ed assault (family violence). ➣ ask about your account happy.” Thanks for such a great pub- “I didn’t go to the last tea the Tunnel Hill Police • Jeffery Ray Owen, 42, 101 ➣ order a back issue lication.” party demonstration but the Department with DUI. S. Lakeshore Drive,Tunnel Editor: I don’t use pot next time I’m going to take a • Rodolfo Arrieta Espiritu, Hill, was charged Sunday by Classified: 706-217-6397 and don’t want to live in “The petroleum industry whole car load of people 29, 2951 Old Grade Road, the Tunnel Hill Police Mexico. wants to keep marijuana ille- with me.” Dalton, was charged Sunday by Department with DUI. To place a classified ad, or for gal because it burns way hot- questions about classified “Just because some peo- ter than any fuel. There is a “When you pass by the the Whitfield County Sheriff’s • Amanda Christine Dowell, advertising. Hours are 8 a.m. to ple smoked pot for years book called ‘The Plant That Murray County annex or Office with DUI, failure to 25, no address given, was 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. without destroying their lives Saved the Planet.’Also, they probate, put on your mask or maintain lane, no insurance, charged Monday by the Classified fax: 706-272-7743 doesn’t mean you shouldn’t need to read the Bible, you might get startled with driving without a license and a Whitfield County Sheriff’s think of those young people Genesis 1:12. God said it smoke.” turning violation. Office with second degree Advertising: 706-217-6397 who have been raped was good.” • Charles Randall Franks, criminal damage to property. because of it, killed because “Shame on the person 43, 778 Reed Pond Road, To place a display advertise- of it, and those who went on “Don’t take the monkey who killed that big dog on ment, schedule an insert, or for to stronger drugs. We’re vaccine. It will turn you into Beaverdale on Friday and questions about your advertis- helping our enemies with a Democrat.” kept on going. You are a pin- Budget: Tight ing account. these drug markets in the head.” Advertising fax: 706-272-7743 United States.” “Are you not aware that our gasoline purchases are “My heart goes out to the ➣ Cont. from page 1A Board chairman Jerry Newsroom: 706-217-6397 “The sheriff’s office financing the terrorists in the homeless, especially the Nealey said drafting a budg- Call this number if you: needs new cars, but the com- Middle East and Mexico? children. But they should be make up almost 87 percent et is a “tough task under nor- ➣ have a question or comment missioners think we need to Our soldiers are dying there checked to see if they have of the budget. mal conditions,”made even about our news coverage, or lease some tractors we don’t and innocent people are tried to get work or have “With this budget here more difficult this year given even need.” our editorial page dying along the border.” worked in the past.” and those contingency the economy. Board members are ➣ have a story idea “The city and the county monies being used, I feel Editor: Are we not sup- “Read Dick Yarbrough’s good about looking at my expected to review a pro- Newsroom fax: 706-275-6641 people need to reconsider posed to buy gas? April 24 column to see what this fire department or we’ll neighbors eye to eye and posed budget at their meet- Sports: 706-272-7734 Gov. 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We will print prised, you sound like an a correction or clarification “The Big D Flea Market extreme left-winger,to say when one is in order. needs a parking director. that I’m right and you’re That place has turned into a wrong so move on.” nightmare.” The2009 Management: “How can someone call in William H. Bronson III 706-272-7700 “It doesn’t surprise me a word misspelled?” Publisher that the trade center is losing business. I travel by there “How do you misspell CarpetCapital Jimmy Espy 706-272-7735 daily and never know what words when they are calling Executive Editor event is going on. They need it in and saying it, not writ- to put a marquee out there or ing it?” Gary Jones 706-272-7731 they need to advertise in The Advertising Director Start!HeartWalk Daily Citizen.” “Jimmy,you are so funny. Louis Toney 706-277-7391 Iloved your response that Business Manager “People have every right the words were called in mis- to smoke marijuana if they spelled. You could be a Saturday,May16th,2009 Claudia Harrell 706-272-7702 want to. But people who standup comedian.” Circulation Director don’t smoke it shouldn’t DaltonHighSchool Chris McConkey 706-226-2668 have to.” Editor: Yes! SOME- IT Director BODYgot it. “Is there any way in Dalton Football Field for me to learn how to do a “I think companies spe- The Daily Citizen is a locally operated part of compost or to get the worms cialize now in kicking people 9:00a.m. Newspaper Holdings Inc. and is a member for the compost?” when they are down. People of The Associated Press, Audit Bureau of talk about helping the home- Circulation, Georgia Press Association, “The major difference Southern Newspapers Publishers less while companies are try- Association and the Newspaper Association between the U.S. and Israel ing to create more home- of America. 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NORTH GEORGIA NEWSPAPER GROUP SERVING NORTHWEST GEORGIA & SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE Volume 47, Number 27 THE DAILY CITIZEN Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3A Economy Team support Johnson joins ➣ Cont.from page 1A governor’s race could delay an economic recovery well into 2010, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com. ATLANTA (AP) — A top Johnson said Monday. “Consumer confidence is Republican state senator on “Georgians recognize that already frayed,and some- Monday threw his hat in the we need a steady,tested and thing like that would push it 2010 Georgia governor’s experienced leader to over the edge,”Zandi said. race. address the challenges we Sherry Cooper,chief Eric Johnson, of face as a state and to build on economist at BMO Capital Savannah, had been running the progress we’ve made Markets & BMO Nesbitt for lieutenant governor. But under Republican leader- Burns, said: “The last thing he swapped races after Lt. ship.” we need is additional reason Gov. Casey Cagle — a pre- He joins an already to cut spending, eliminate sumed front runner for the crowded field to replace travel and introduce trade GOP nomination for gover- Gov. Sonny Perdue when his restrictions.” nor — withdrew from that second term expires. Among In a worst-case scenario, contest earlier this month cit- Republicans, Secretary of Bethune says the U.S. econo- ing health problems. Cagle State Karen Handel, my would contact by an extra said he’d instead seek re- Insurance Commissioner 0.3 percent this year,on top election to his current seat. John Oxendine and state of his prediction of a 3.5 per- That pitted him against Rep. Austin Scott have said cent drop. That amounts to a Johnson. they are running. roughly $50 billion loss of Johnson made the On the Democratic side, economic activity,he said. announcement on Monday Attorney General Thurbert The IMF already has predict- as Cagle was undergoing Baker,House Minority ed the U.S. economy will surgery for a degenerative Leader DuBose Porter and spinal condition. In a state- former Georgia National shrink 2.8 percent this year. ment, he offered his prayers Guard Commander David Both Bethune’s and the to Cagle and his family. Poythress are in. Barnes has IMF’s estimates would mark Johnson said his cam- said he’ll decide by June 1. the worst showing since an paign would focus on jobs, Johnson is the former 11 percent plunge in 1946. education and ethics. president pro tem of the One big fear is that “As I traveled the state Senate. He gave up the post MATT HAMILTON/THE DAILY CITIZEN spooked consumers will cut campaigning and visiting this year to run for lieutenant back spending on travel, with Georgians from all governor. Johnson pushed restaurant meals and trips to Rocco Cotellese,left, Dan Rogers, and Spunkey Mitchell look on as their team- walks of life, I was thrilled to unsuccessfully to make shopping malls. mate Werner Braun putts on the 9th green in charity tournament action on see the support and encour- Georgia the first state in the Even so, the impact on the Monday. The tourney benefited the Whitfield Education Foundation. See agement we received in nation to offer universal U.S. unemployment rate, results on 2-B. every corner of this state,” school vouchers. which is expected to hit 10 percent by year’s end, is like- ly to be small. Bethune said a serious swine flu outbreak might end up raising the job- Newspaper sales down; LOCAL BRIEFS less rate a few tenths of a per- centage point. The unemployment rate is Web site readers increasing Democrats to meet tonight now at a quarter-century high of 8.5 percent. Companies The Whitfield County Democratic Party will meet tonight have laid off so many work- BY MICHAEL LIEDTKE period of 2008 after falling 3.6 percent in the at 6:30 in the courthouse annex on the corner of Selvidge and ers in the recession that they AP Business Writer October 2007-March 2008 span. King streets. All members are urged to attend. are already lean,analysts In the most recent report, 11 of the 25 said. U.S. newspapers are losing circulation largest newspapers sustained double-digit Reunion set for May 16 Why do analysts expect faster than ever,compounding the pain of an declines in average weekday circulation. The The annual Little Murray Reunion will be May 16 at the only limited economic dam- industry reeling from even larger drops in the New York Post was hit hardest, with its advertising revenue that pays most of the weekday circulation plunging more than 20 Little Conasauga Baptist Church, beginning at noon. Lunch age? will be served at 1 p.m. under the shed. The world is now better bills. percent, or about 144,000 copies, to 558,140. The Audit Bureau of Circulations said While many newspapers have intentional- Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish, lawn chairs prepared to deal with health and memorabilia of Little Murray. “The Little Murray crises, given the experience Monday that average sales of newspapers ly whittled their circulation by curtailing declined 7.1 percent in the October-March deliveries in far-flung areas to save money, History Book” by Betty Bryant Bandy will be available for of SARS (severe acute respi- review. ratory syndrome) in 2003 period from the same six-month span in they also are losing readers who are simply and then the threat of the bird 2007-2008. The comparison is drawn from choosing not to buy copies. flu, Johnson and other econ- 395 daily U.S. newspapers that reported in Some readers instead are shifting to the omists said. both periods. free versions of newspapers that most pub- Appearance delayed lishers post on their Web sites. That trend Vaccines can be rolled out It’s the most severe downturn since news- helped increase the traffic on newspaper Web fairly quickly. And many big paper circulation began to crumble in the sites by 10.5 percent during the first three sion at Westside Middle companies now have contin- early 1990s. The erosion has been accelerat- BY MARK MILLICAN months of the year,according to a Nielsen [email protected] School. gency plans to keep essential ing during the recession of the past 16 months: U.S. newspaper circulation Online analysis conducted for the Newspaper Morris pleaded not guilty operations going if employ- Association of America. on Monday to traffic charges ees can’t make it to work. decreased 4.6 percent in the April-September A Tunnel Hill man charged with hitting his son’s from June 17 of last year. baseball coach last month Several charges against him will now be arraigned in dating to May 29 of last year June because of a scheduling — battery,false imprison- Arrests: Three teachers face charges conflict between Superior ment, third degree cruelty to Court and the public defend- children and criminal tres- er’s office. pass — are expected to be ➣ Continued from page 1A him go and walked back into the Elementary on Aug. 29, 2006, as a Jerry Leonard Morris, 36, presented to a grand jury on school.” Spanish teacher,according to a past of 209 Oak St., was charged Thursday. Deanna Farmer. School administra- Newman said a detective told her the school newsletter. by the Whitfield County The traffic charges tors contacted police about the “poten- battery charge came from the other boy A news release said the Whitfield Sheriff’s Office with battery include leaving the scene of tial sexual offense.”Farmer said getting a mark left on his neck, and the County teachers are on administrative and disorderly conduct after an accident, following too Mayo’s employment as a substitute simple battery charge was because her leave with pay. Officials “followed allegedly hitting his son’s closely,failure to maintain teacher was “terminated” on Monday. son’s neck was not marked or bruised. standard protocols to immediately baseball coach during a lane, reckless driving, open He had been a substitute in the Dalton Newman said her son told her report the incident and ensure a thor- 13/14-year-old practice ses- container in vehicle and school system since February. Gothard recently threw a papier-mâché ough investigation. Because this is a criminal trespass. Mayo was released on Friday on a object at him, hitting him in the back of matter of personnel and an ongoing $2,000 bond. A message left on a phone the head, after her son was handling investigation, no more information can at his address was not immediately something the art class had made dur- be released at this time.” returned. ing a “Day of the Dead” observance, a Farmer said the Dalton system has Yo umay have answered to Robin Newman, the mother of one Mexican holiday. She said her son did turned DHS incident over to the police Home,Elmer,Kylie and Kyle of the 11-year-old boys allegedly con- not report the incident at the time. department. fronted by Gothard,said her son told Gibson said Burgueno allegedly “We understand that parents are But on things is certain, her about the incident. called a female student into his room to extremely concerned about behavior “(My son) and another boy were sit- review some school work on a comput- like this from teachers,”said Gibson Nothing beats that ting outside after taking the CRCT er. As the student was leaning over and with the sheriff’s office. “I want parents BEAUTIFUL SMILE!!! test,”she said. “They made a comment observing the work, Burgueno was to know that we look into these inci- to Gothard — I’d rather not say what it using his cell phone to attempt to take dents very thoroughly,and do not take was — and he came over and put his photos under her skirt, Gibson said. them lightly. I also believe our school Happy 30th Birthday hands around both their necks and start- When she realized what was going on, systems are acting appropriately in the ed choking them. My son said he was she contacted an administrator. way they respond and get law enforce- very angry and he was squeezing really “The vice principal confronted him ment involved.” Kyle hard. The other student turned his neck and he fled on foot toward his car in the District Attorney Kermit McManus and got away,but it left a scratch mark parking lot,”Gibson said. “An adminis- said he is consulting with officials on Southerland on his neck that began bleeding. trator called the school resource officer all three incidents. “He told my son, ‘I’m about to slam and then we were called in.” Love,Mom,Dad, Cristina, Kevin, your head into the concrete’ and then let Burgueno joined the staff at Varnell Michelle,Avery &Eli

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TODAY IN HISTORY The Daily Citizen Terrible tactics Today is Tuesday,April 28, the 118th day of 2009. Serving Northwest Georgia since 1847 There are 247 days left in “On Aug. 17, 1942, a who regard government has crossed the the year. William H. Bronson III nationally syndicated colum- America red line between properly On this date: Publisher nist wrote that she had — or at protecting our national secu- In 1758, the fifth presi- Jimmy Espy Mark Pace received ‘a very stern letter’ least the rity and trying to gain parti- dent of the United States, Executive Editor Editor Emeritus after commenting about the Bush san political advantage. We James Monroe, was born in weather,‘...and so from now adminis- can’t have a secret intelli- Westmoreland County,Va. Unsigned editorials represent the view of The Daily Citizen. on I shall not tell you tration — gence service if we keep giv- In 1788, Maryland Members of the newspaper’s editorial board are William whether it rains or whether as a greater ing away all the secrets.” became the seventh state to Bronson, Jimmy Espy, Wes Chance and Victor Miller. Columns the sun shines where I hap- evil than Goss is not a wishful ratify the U.S. and letters to the editor are the opinions of the authors. pen to be.’ al-Qaida thinker: “The suggestion that Constitution. The columnist was Cal feel better. we are safer now because In 1918, Gavrilo Eleanor Roosevelt and she It also is information about interroga- Princip, the assassin of was referring to an article in Thomas bound to tion techniques is in the pub- Archduke Franz Ferdinand LETTERS TO THE EDITOR which she had described encourage lic domain conjures up of Austria and the arch- weather conditions during our enemies and discourage images of unicorns and fairy duke’s wife, Sophie, died one of her official visits intelligence officers who risk dust.” in prison of tuberculosis. Prayer essential to our future around the country with her their lives daily in far away Dr. Mark M. Lowenthal, In 1945,Italian dictator husband, President Franklin places in order to protect former assistant director of Benito Mussolini and his To the editor: Delano Roosevelt, during Americans and our way of Central Intelligence for mistress, Clara Petacci, As we prepare for the National Day of Prayer May 7, World War II,”writes life. Analysis and Production, were executed by Italian maybe we should pray the prayer of King David in Psalms Michael S. Sweeney in his In any game, much less a told Jake Tapper of ABC partisans as they attempted 139: 23-24: “Search me, O God and know my heart. Try me history of the Office of war, when one player plays News the release of interro- to flee the country. and know my thoughts, and see if there be any wicked way in Censorship, “Secrets of by a set of rules and the other gation photos is “prurient” In 1952, war with Japan me and lead me in the way everlasting.” Victory.” plays by no rules at all, it and “reprehensible.” officially ended as a treaty The future, like life itself, is a precious gift from God. We were a nation at war does not take a genius to con- Lowenthal added, “We ask signed in San Francisco the There is no future except as God gives it and provides for it. and Mrs. Roosevelt had said clude who will win.” people to do extremely dan- year before took effect. Thousands of years have passed since God promised the too much. America’s enemies know gerous things, things they’ve In 1969, French future to Noah and his family. Today,whatever future lies During World War II how to play us and how to been ordered to do by legal President Charles de before us is resting on the promise of God. Therein lies our every American was discour- use our Constitution, legal authorities, with the under- Gaulle resigned. (He was security. aged from saying, writing, or system, the media and public standing that they will get succeeded by Georges In times of trouble when there seems to be no way out of publishing anything that opinion to advance their top cover if something goes Pompidou.) the situation, we need to join together with our prayer part- might aid the enemy while ends, while frustrating ours. wrong. They don’t believe Ten years ago: In a ners all over our nation and pray for deliverance and then wait America pursued victory. America-haters expect the they have that cover any- sharp repudiation of patiently for the answer. God places a high value on our obe- President Bill Clinton’s My how times have public to recoil at tactics far more.” dience to him. policies, the House reject- changed. less severe than the ones they Terrorist states and the Because of our economic situation in our nation and ed, on a tie vote of 213- In our modern confession- use. They want us to believe freelancers they support can around the world, we need to pray in “one mind and one 213, a measure expressing al era, in which no emotion our behavior is directly only be thinking that our accord” to our creator who can heal the brokenhearted and support for NATO's five- and no secret is to be hidden, linked to theirs and that if we “icky” feelings toward the turn our economic situation around. Sincere prayer not only week-old air campaign we blab everything,caring don’t use techniques to necessities of war will give brings us into submission to God’s will, it also leads us into against Yugoslavia; the more about our feelings than extract information from sus- them an opening they can actually doing God’s will. It is almost always in prayer that House also voted 249-180 about defeating an enemy pected terrorists — informa- exploit to kill us and ruin our we commit to doing God’s will. to limit the president’s just as determined as the tion that might save economy and way of life. “The prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”Our prayer authority to use ground ones we fought more than 60 American lives — then they War is Hell and that’s should be that God would heal our nation and other nations forces in Yugoslavia. years ago. won’t torture Americans who what we should make it for around the world who are hurting as we are. Five years ago: First In an act that would have might have information they our enemies, because Hell is 2 Timothy tells us prayer is essential to one’s life. We must photos of the Abu Ghraib been unheard of during need to help them kill more precisely what they intend to pray for ourselves, for those dear to us and our prayers should prisoner abuse scandal World War II, the Pentagon, of us. make for America and the extend beyond ourselves and family to include especially were shown on CBS’ “60 in response to a lawsuit by Porter Goss, the former West. those who are sick, those who have lost their jobs and homes Minutes II.” the never-vigilant ACLU, director of the CIA and for- because of the economic situation in our nation and also for One year ago: The first will release by the end of mer chairman of the House the leaders of our church and nation. tax rebates were direct- May photos depicting the Permanent Select Committee It is essential for us to pray for others in order to please ■ Contact columnist Cal deposited into bank alleged abuse of detainees in on Intelligence, wrote an op- Thomas via mail at Tribune God and receive the blessings he has for us. It is important accounts from a $168 bil- Iraq and Afghanistan by ed column for The Media Services, 2225 that the political leaders be held up to God in prayer that they lion stimulus package. American personnel. No Washington Post recently in Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, make the right decisions. If God is not in their decisions, Today’s Birthdays: doubt this will make people which he said, “I feel our Buffalo, NY, 14207. wrong decisions have an effect on all who live under their Author Harper Lee is 83. authority. Former Secretary of State Let us join together May 7 to lift up our nation under God James A. Baker III is 79. in prayer that we love so well, and also the leaders of this Actress-singer Ann- great nation and all those families who have suffered through Margret is 68. Actress the natural disaster that has come upon us. We ask for divine Marcia Strassman is 61. intervention. “Tonight Show” host Jay Those who blame God for the human misery in the world Leno is 59. Rock musician need to take a look at the human race. We are a sinful people, Chuck Leavell is 57. Rock but God is calling us to repentance. His promise is, “I will singer-musician Kim never leave you or forsake you.” Gordon (Sonic Youth) is 56. Rapper Too Short is 43. Louie Muse Actress Simbi Khali is 38. Dalton Actress Bridget Moynahan is 38. Actor Chris Young is 38. Rapper Big Gipp is 36. Torture hearings a terrible idea Actor Jorge Garcia is 36. To the editor: Actress Elisabeth Rohm is Now that the classified memos on interrogations have 36. Actress Penelope Cruz been made public, President Obama has said, “he wanted to is 35. Football player leave any investigations up to the attorney general or the Jamal Williams is 33. defense department.”His reason for doing so is because his Actor Nate Richert is 31. plate is too full of more crucial problems with the economy Actress Jessica Alba is 28. and joblessness. Actress Aleisha Allen is The media is now licking its lips to stir up controversy 18. over this issue and drag it out for months, taking vital time away from the more important issues. The president has tried to tell the media and the public over and over again that we cannot wait to fix the economy but must act now. It’s Mrs. Clinton can’t defend her words appalling and unfortunate that so many people in the Dalton area listen to Fox News or Rush Limbaugh only. Appearing before the House the less sexual control to me. As for children bearing children in Look, Obama is saying that he knows if such hearings get Committee on Foreign Affairs, Secretary we find. It is said that Africa — obviously birth control is nec- started that they will drag on, get bogged down and hinder of State Hillary Clinton was confronted in the aboriginal essary in poor countries, but is she really work on the things that must be done. a way she probably wasn’t expecting. Australian, the lowest suggesting that cultures abusive enough Also, he realizes that some radical Democrats and Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., asked the secre- known species of the to permit the marriage of very young Republicans may use the situation to drag out any solutions tary to account for her comments the pre- human family,just a girls would be open to providing them in Congress for our biggest problems. vious month, when she accepted the step higher than the with birth control? It’s like suggesting He also knows that regardless of what’s done about past Margaret Sanger Award from the Planned chimpanzee in brain that the solution to wife beating is get mistakes that at the end of the day there will probably be no Parenthood Federation of America. “I development, has so men to wear boxing gloves. prosecutions. Therefore, those who use the hearings to block admire Margaret Sanger enormously,” little sexual control Clinton then, in good Obamanista progress on jobs and the economy are working against their Clinton had said in March, “her courage, that police authority fashion, offered a gratuitous swipe at the own country. her tenacity,her vision ... And when I Mona alone prevents him Bush administration. “During my time as think about what she did all those years Charen from obtaining sexual First Lady I helped to create the Art Phipps ago in Brooklyn, taking on archetypes, satisfaction on the Campaign Against Teenage Pregnancy ... Dalton taking on attitudes and accusations flow- streets.”In his book and ... the rate of teen pregnancy went ing from all directions, I am really in awe “Liberal Fascism,”Jonah Goldberg down. I’m sad to report that after an of her.” quotes Sanger as describing her life’s administration of eight years that undid so I’m not sure what it means to “take on work this way: “More children from the much of the good work, the rate of archetypes” (American Heritage fit, less from the unfit — that is the chief teenage pregnancy is going up.” Dictionary: “An original model or type issue of birth control.” Politicians always simplify,but this is FREE MINDS after which other similar things are pat- Rep. Smith asked Clinton to respond truly ludicrous. Teen pregnancy down terned; a prototype”). Perhaps she meant to Sanger’s views about the “deterioration under the Clintons but then up under “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the stereotypes. But it is worth pausing to in the human stock” and “the perpetuation Bush? Sorry,the statistics do not reflect press, and that cannot be limited without consider,as Congressman Smith did, that of defectives, delinquents and depend- that. According to the Guttmacher being lost.” the Planned Parenthood organization (of ents.”As Goldberg has observed, conser- Institute (the research arm of Planned which Sanger’s American Birth Control vatives are always asked to “own” their Parenthood), teen pregnancy reached an — Thomas Jefferson League was the predecessor) and the sec- intellectual forebears and to disavow that all-time high in 1988 and 1989 and began (1743-1826) retary of state continue to regard Margaret which requires disavowal. Yet liberals trending down thereafter,reaching its Sanger as an, if you will, archetypal mod- skate by without having to distance them- lowest recent point in 2005 — past the ern feminist. selves from the dreadful opinions and midpoint of the Bush years. It has been Mrs. Sanger was certainly a birth con- writings of their heroes and heroines. going up since then. WORDS OF WISDOM trol pioneer. But when you examine the The secretary did not respond directly. Part of Clinton’s solution is to promote totality of Sanger’s views, you’d think She chose not to defend Sanger at all. abortion, which she calls “women’s modern feminists would blanche — at Instead, she spoke of the suffering reproductive health care.”Anyone for a Bible verse: “The LORD will watch over your com- least a little. Sanger was a most thorough- women that she had seen around the small irony? Margaret Sanger hated abor- ing and going both now and forevermore.” going racist. “Eugenics,”she wrote, “is world. “I’ve been in hospitals in Brazil tion and called abortionists “blood suck- the most adequate and thorough avenue to where half the women were enthusiasti- ing men with M.D. after their names.” Psalm 121:8 the solution of racial, political, and social cally and joyfully greeting new babies Perhaps someone can ask Secretary problems.”Here, from her book “What and the other half were fighting for their Clinton about that at the next hearing. Every Girl Should Know” is an example lives against botched abortions. I’ve been Thought for today: “The world does not require so of her thoughts on human development: in African countries where 12- and 13- ■ To find out more about Mona Charen much to be informed as reminded.” “In all fish and reptiles where there is no year-old girls are bearing children.”I’ve and read features by other Creators great brain development, there is also no asked the State Department to identify Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit Hannah More conscious sexual control. The lower down the Brazilian hospital to which Clinton the Creators Syndicate Web page at English religious writer (1745-1833) in the scale of human development we go was referring. They have yet to get back www.creators.com. THE DAILY CITIZEN Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5A Hispanics, Democrats OK blacks Obama blueprint trail in pay rates Health care overhaul a WASHINGTON (AP) — Blacks and Hispanics lag key feature behind whites for higher- paying jobs at the largest WASHINGTON (AP) — rates in about a decade as Congressional Democrats employment opportunities sealed an agreement Monday dwindled during the nation’s night on a budget plan that economic woes and housing would help President Barack slump. Obama overhaul the health Census data released care system but allows his Monday show an increasing- signature tax cut for most ly educated U.S. work force workers to expire after next whose earnings didn’t AP PHOTO year. Sen. Conrad always seem to match up Senate Budget Committee with its potential. David Wise,left, and Sean Casey of Coralville,Iowa embrace after filing to Chairman Kent Conrad, D- “The lesson of most eco- N.D., announced the agree- Congress each year — not receive a marriage license on Monday at the Johnson County Administration much in the grand scheme nomic downturns is minori- Building in Iowa City,Iowa. Monday was the first day same sex couples were ment and key details in a ties are the last hired, first statement. but strongly resisted by able to file for marriage licenses in Iowa. House Appropriations fired. They lose jobs more Most importantly,the Committee Chairman David quickly,and they will be the congressional budget plan Obey, D-Wis. Future increas- last to recover,”said would prevent Senate es for non-defense operating Roderick Harrison, a demog- Republicans from delaying budgets would be far less rapher at the Joint Center for Same-sex couples move or blocking Obama’s plan to generous than Obama’s Political and Economic vastly expand government- budget, averaging 2.9 per- Studies, a think tank that subsidized health care when it advances this fall. cent, though history would studies minority issues. quickly to marry in Iowa suggest that Congress won’t Among those 25 and older The $3.5 trillion plan for the budget year starting Oct. follow through on the long- last year,86.6 percent had term promises. graduated from high school, 1 embraces several of DES MOINES, Iowa were married by the Rev. Peg tion. They later got a waiver Obama’s key goals besides While endorsing Obama up from 85.7 percent the pre- (AP) — Same-sex couples in Esperanza of the Church of and planned to get married as initiatives, Democrats vious year. It was the biggest health care reform, including Iowa began holding hastily the Holy Spirit. She later soon as possible after seeing funds for domestic programs focused a lot of attention to increase since 1992, with planned weddings Monday married at least two other how California voters last preserving President George record percentages of people and clean energy,and a tax as the state became the third couples, all at no charge. year reinstated a ban on increase for individuals mak- W. Bush’s tax cuts for mid- earning diplomas across all to allow gay marriage, a leap “God sent me here today, same-sex marriage. dle-class workers, investors racial and Hispanic cate- ing more than $200,000 a that even some supporters and I’ve said OK,”said “You just never know year or couples making more and families with children. gories. find hard to grasp in the Esperanza, a lesbian who when they’ll try to take it than $250,000. The budget plan would The share of people with nation’s heartland. plans to marry her partner in away,” Roach said. But the plan would allow patch the alternative mini- at least a bachelor’s degree Within hours of a state October. A poll by the University Obama’s signature $400 tax mum tax for three years to from college also increased, Supreme Court ruling legal- On April 3, the Iowa jus- of Iowa taken just before the cut for most workers and prevent more than 20 million from 28.7 percent to 29.4 izing gay marriage taking tices upheld a lower court high court’s ruling showed $800 for couples to expire at taxpayers from getting percent, continuing a effect, several same-sex cou- ruling that rejected a state 26 percent of Iowans support the end of next year. Even socked with increases aver- decades-long rise. ples had exchanged vows on law restricting marriage to a gay marriage. That number after squeezing the defense aging $2,000 or so. The Blacks overall slightly the steps of the Polk County union between a man and rises to more than 50 percent and war budgets to levels estate tax would be kept at narrowed the gap in 2007 Administrative Building. woman. The decision added when people were asked if that are probably unrealistic, current levels and allow for with whites in average salary, “It’s not very romantic is Iowa to the list of states they supported either gay the plan would cause a estates up to $7 million to be but the pay disparity widened it?” Melisa Keeton joked, where gay marriage is legal, marriage or civil unions. deficit of $523 billion in five exempt from the tax with a for blacks with college referring to the location of joining Massachusetts and “If they want to marry,I years. 45 percent rate applying to degrees. Blacks who had a the ceremony and the media Connecticut. A Vermont law don’t see a reason not to let “I think this is a good inheritances above that. four-year bachelor’s degree attention, before marrying allowing gay marriage will them,”said Joe Biase, a 31- budget,”Conrad said. But, he Under Capitol Hill’s earned $46,502, or about 78 Shelley Wolfe. take effect in September. year-old college student added, “much more will have arcane rules, the annual con- percent of the salary for com- The couple were allowed Officials said the Polk from Des Moines. “For a to be done to get us on a gressional budget produces parably educated whites. to wed after getting a judge County recorder’s office had state in the heartland, it’s more sustainable course,” an outline for follow-up tax It was the biggest dispari- to waive the state’s three-day received 82 marriage appli- come a long way.” including slowing the growth and spending legislation. ty between professional waiting period. The waiver cations from same-sex cou- Tom Wittman, 55, of of benefit programs like Most importantly,the meas- blacks and whites since the was granted after the couple ples by 4 p.m. Johnston, agreed. Medicare and overhauling ure would allow Obama’s 77 percent rate in 2001, claimed the wait was stress- One of them was Alicia “I think it’s fine,”he said. the tax code. health plan to pass the Senate when the U.S. fell into a ful on Keeton, who is preg- Zacher,24, and Jessica “It is an issue of equal Conrad forced cuts of $10 by a simple majority instead recession due to the collapse nant and due in August. Roach, 22, who waited in a rights.” billion from Obama’s $50 of the 60 votes that are need- of the tech bubble and the The couple, who will go misting rain to enter the Still, the issue is far from billion boost for non-defense ed for plenty of other legisla- Sept. 11 terror attacks. by the last name Keeton, office and file their applica- settled. programs funded by tion. College-educated blacks had previously earned as much as 83 percent of the average salary of whites in 2005. Hispanics saw similar Quake jars Mexico trends. Those with high school diplomas earned about 83 MEXICO CITY (AP) — wall collapsed in and around cents for whites’ every dollar, A strong earthquake struck the resort of Acapulco, state largely unchanged from a central Mexico on Monday, police reported. decade ago. But Hispanics swaying tall buildings in the “I’m scared,”said Sarai with bachelor’s degrees had capital and rattling nerves in Luna Pajas, a 22-year-old an average salary of $44,696, a city already tense from a social services worker stand- amounting to roughly 75 swine flu outbreak suspected ing outside her Mexico City cents for every dollar made of killing as many as 149 office building moments by whites with bachelor’s people nationwide after it hit. “We Mexicans are degrees — the lowest ratio in Near the epicenter in the not used to living with so more than a decade — after Pacific coast state of much fear,but all that is hap- hitting a peak of 87 cents to Guerrero, two women aged pening — the economic cri- every dollar in 2000. 67 and 75 died of heart sis, the illnesses and now this The numbers highlight attacks during or shortly — it feels like the some of the barriers for after the earthquake, and Apocalypse.” minorities, said Mark four homes and a perimeter Mather,ademographer for the Population Reference Bureau. He said the pay dis- parities could widen further since blacks and Hispanics tend to be relative latecomers to the professional world and FeelMore Confident thus more vulnerable to lay- offs in the current recession. In 2008, a record number of workers filed federal job undern ea th it all discrimination complaints. Other findings: ■ For the second year in a row, the number of women WeSpecia li ze with bachelor’s degrees SPR IN G SPE CIA L exceeded that of men. 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Alli ant BC/B S-BoardofRegents 9am -2 pm (7 06)226-3311 or (7 06)529-4279 (D altonColle ge) 1501 BroadrickDr.,Suite 1,Dalt on www.d altonpla sticsu rgery.com THE DAILY CITIZEN 6A Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Feds: GM proposes Steer radical change clear of DETROIT (AP) — General Motors, once the %&&.&, *()+ -) !0 colossus of American capi- talism, will become a leaner, General Motors Corp. said its Mexico revised plan includes more plant government-owned company closings and salaried job cuts. if the Obama administration goes along with the automaker’s plan to slash U.S. hourly laborcosts, ATLANTA (AP) — The in billions of dollars federal government is jobs, close plants and elimi- preparing a travel advisory nate the legendary Pontiac $6 brand. Active instructing Americans to 5 avoid nonessential travel to As GM laid out the pro- Retiree Mexico, the acting head of posal Monday,new agree- 4 the Centers for Disease ments fell into place between 3 Chrysler and its unions in the Projected Control and Prevention said 2 Monday. United States and Canada, Dr. making it apparent that the 1 Richard future of both companies 0 Besser AP PHOTO now rests with their credi- made the tors. U.S. manufacturing facilities disclosure A health worker checks a woman at a health post in Mexico City,Monday, April General Motors CEO 50 facilities during a 27, 2009. Mexico canceled school nationwide Monday and warned the death toll Fritz Henderson said the 47 news con- from a swine flu epidemic believed to have killed 149 people would keep rising company would offer the 40 41 ference in before it can be contained. Treasury Department more Atlanta, than 50 percent of its stock to 30 34 33 saying the absolve GM of $10 billion in 31 31 31 advisory government loans. 20 was being Mexico slow to react? The automaker also pro- Projected released Besser posed that the United Auto “out of an Workers take GM stock for 10 abundance MEXICO CITY (AP) — at least half the $20 billion of caution.” the company owes to a 0 Two weeks after the first &"$+-!$ (!"'. ")-! .'%$- *#, )%!,. 08 09 10 11 12 Besser also reported 40 union-run trust that will 13 14 known swine flu death, The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert level confirmed cases of swine flu SOURCE: General Motors Corp. Mexico still hasn’t given Monday as the number of suspected and confirmed swine flu assume retiree health care AP in the United States, includ- medicine to the families of cases rose in several countries. expenses starting next year. ing 20 in New York City. He funding.” the dead. It hasn’t deter- CANADA: Combined, the union and said people can help keep the 6confirmed cases government would own 89 But GM’s plan depends disease from spreading by mined where the outbreak began or how it spread. And percent of the century-old on persuading unsecured taking everyday precautions Ottawa automaker,which has been bondholders who have such as frequent handwash- while the government urges anyone who feels sick to go N.Y. bleeding red ink and is sad- loaned GM $27 billion to ing, covering up coughs and UNITED STATES: 28 dled with more than $62 bil- forgive that debt in exchange sneezes, and staying away to hospitals, feverish people 42 confirmed cases complain ambulance work- Ohio Washington D.C. lion in debt. for a 10 percent stake in the from work or school if 1 ers are scared to pick them Kansas “It is unprecedented, but company. they’re not feeling well. Calif. 2 it signifies the importance of Current GM shareholders Before the CDC changed up. 8 A portrait is emerging of the automobile industry,” would own only about 1 per- its advice to travelers, U.S. Atlantic Ocean said David Lewis, a retired cent. airlines were reporting that a slow and confused Texas 3 professor at the University of GM’s announcement sent some passengers have response by Mexico to the gathering swine flu epidem- Michigan who taught busi- its shares up 21 percent to already changed or canceled ness history for 43 years. $2.04 Monday,meaning their plans to fly to Mexico. ic. And that could mean the world is flying blind into a MEXICO Gulf of Although the government bondholders would get about Spokespeople for US 149 deaths* Mexico has loaned money to corpo- 46 cents on the dollar. But Airways, American Airlines global health storm. Despite an annual budget Pacific Ocean rations in the past, including that does not take into and Delta Air Lines said Mexico City account dilution of GM’s Monday passengers have of more than $5 billion, to Chrysler in the 1970s, *In Mexico, Lewis could not recall a time shares once the government requested travel changes, but Mexico’s health secretary 20 deaths confirmed As of Monday and the union get their giant none of the carriers would said Monday that his agency swine flu, remaining suspected at 6p.m. EDT when it had taken a majority stake in a company. piece of the pie. say how many. The three air- hasn’t had the resources to Scotland (9) Global cases White House press secre- Analysts estimated that lines said their operations are visit the families of the dead. Canada (6) Confirmed proceeding as normal and That means doctors haven’t Suspected tary Robert Gibbs said the the value was closer to 5 France (1) cents on the dollar. they have not canceled any begun treatment for the pop- U.S. (42) administration does not want to own GM or any other auto General Motors is surviv- flights to Mexico as a result ulation most exposed to Mexico of the scare. swine flu, and most apt to 149 deaths company. ing on $15.4 billion in gov- “The loads are a little bit spread it. (20 confirmed Israel (1) “This administration has ernment loans, and said swine flu, the Monday in a filing with the less than they normally It also means medical rest suspected) no desire to run an auto com- sleuths don’t know how the New pany on a day-to-day basis,” U.S. Securities and would be for this time of day, 1,995 with Spain (18) victims were infected — key pneumonia, Zealand Gibbs said. “We strongly Exchange Commission that but we are not seeing mass swine flu not (at least 10) bookings away,” said to understanding how the confirmed yet back an auto industry we it envisions getting an addi- believe can, and should, be tional $11.6 billion. Michelle Mohr,aspokes- epidemic began and how it AP woman for US Airways. can be contained. self-reliant of government we have this kind of virus.” with the evidence of a new The carrier does not fly Foreign health officials It remained unclear where virus. nonstop from Europe to were hesitant Monday to and how the epidemic began, But even as it did so, it Mexico, but it does offer speak critically about Flyover spooks NY European travelers the ability Mexico’s response, saying how it has spread, who it has acknowledged the outbreak to connect to Mexico through they want to wait until more killed or how fast it is grow- began earlier than April 12, U.S. airports. The top details emerge before pass- ing. And the government has the date it had previously NEW YORK (AP) — An York officials and putting the European Union health offi- ing judgment. But already, yet to take some basic steps linked to the first case. airliner and supersonic fight- White House on the defense. cial urged Europeans on Mexicans were questioning critical to containing any Cordova confirmed Monday er jet zoomed past the lower Even Mayor Michael Monday to postpone the government’s image of a outbreak, such as quick treat- that a 4-year-old boy who Manhattan skyline in a flash Bloomberg didn’t know nonessential travel to parts of country that has the crisis ment of people who had con- was part of an outbreak in just as the work day was about it, and he later called it the United States and Mexico under control. tact with the victims. eastern Veracruz state that beginning Monday. Within “insensitive”to fly so near In the town of began in February had swine because of the swine flu “Nobody believes the minutes, startled financial the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, Xonacatlan, just west of flu. He later recovered. virus. government anymore,”said workers streamed out of their attacks. Mexico City,Antonia Cortes Residents of the town of American Airlines Edgar Rocha, a 28-year-old offices, fearing a nightmarish The director of the White Borbolla told The Associated Perote said at the time that spokesman Tim Smith said office messenger. He said the replay of Sept. 11. House military office, Louis Press that nobody has given they had a new, aggressive his carrier has not had a lot of lack of information is sowing For a half-hour,the Caldera, took the blame a requests for travel changes, distrust: “You haven’t seen a her medicine in the week bug — even taking to the since her husband suc- streets to demonstrate Boeing 747 and F-16 jet cir- few hours later. One of the though there have been single interview with the cled the Statue of Liberty planes was a 747 that is some. sick!” cumbed to raging fever and against the pig farm they weakened lungs that a lab blamed for their illness — and the lower Manhattan called Air Force One when Delta continues to follow The political conse- skyline near the World Trade used by the president. CDC and government quences could be serious. has confirmed as swine flu. but were told they were suf- No health workers have fering from a typical flu. It Center site. Offices evacuat- “Last week, I approved a agency recommendations, China was heavily criticized ed. Dispatchers were inun- mission over New York. I spokesman Anthony Black during the outbreak of SARS inspected her home, asked was only after U.S. labs con- how her husband might have firmed a swine flu outbreak dated with calls. Witnesses take responsibility for that said. for failing to release details thought the planes were fly- decision,”Caldera said. “We have seen minimal about the disease, feeding contracted the illness or test- that Mexican officials sent ed the neighbors’ pigs, she the boy’s sample in for swine ing dangerously low. “While federal authorities changes to customer book- rumors and fear. And But the flyover was noth- took the proper steps to noti- ings,”he said. Mexico’s failed response to a said. flu testing. Cordova acknowledged Meanwhile, some people ing but a photo op, apparent- fy state and local authorities Several airlines are allow- catastrophic 1985 earth- ly one of a series of flights to in New York and New Jersey, ing passengers to change quake is largely credited that her case isn’t unique. complained that health “We haven’t given medi- workers were turning them get pictures of the plane in it’s clear that the mission cre- their travel plans to or from with the demise of the party front of national landmarks. ated confusion and disrup- Mexico without any fee or that had ruled the country cine to all of them because away,even as officials urged we still don’t have enough people to seek treatment It was carried out by the tion. I apologize and take penalty. since the 1920s. Defense Department with lit- responsibility for any dis- Airline stocks,mean- personnel,”he said. quickly if they felt symptoms “That is foremost in the tle warning, infuriating New tress that flight caused.” while, were pummeled minds of Mexican policy- Cordova said he couldn’t of flu coming on. Monday. Shares of Delta, US makers now,”said George provide information on the Airways and American par- Grayson at the College of victims for reasons of confi- ent AMR Corp. were down William & Mary in Virginia. dentiality,but promised to double-digit or high single- “They’re thinking, ’We don’t eventually release a statisti- digit percentages in midday want another ’85.”’ cal breakdown. He said he trading in New York. 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ATHENS (AP) — A University of Georgia pro- fessor suspected of killing his wife and two other men outside a community theater has a plane ticket to fly to the Netherlands later this week and left behind an empty passport wallet, federal authorities said Monday. Law enforcement agen- The Warriors B team took first place,and was comprised of Raven Henry, team cies nationwide have been captain; Philip Douhne; Luke Bearden; Maria Casas; and Emily Silvers. The searching for 57-year-old marketing professor George Warriors A team was comprised of Kelsey Mussaw, team captain; John Parrish; Zinkhan since Saturday’s Nathan Lawrence; Darby Lake; and Hunter Perdue.The faculty sponsor is shootings in Athens, about Nancy Adams. 70 miles east of Atlanta. On Monday,his family told The Associated Press: “We are doing all we can to prevent any additional violence.” At the university,classes resumed Monday and cam- Armed University of Georgia Police officers patrol pus police were patrolling the campus on Monday in Athens. A nationwide with assault rifles as a pre- manhunt is underway for University of Georgia pro- caution. Authorities said they fessor George Zinkhan who is a suspect in the didn’t believe there was an killing of his wife and two others outside an Athens imminent threat. theater on Saturday. “We don’t feel like the campus is in any danger about six weeks each year. formance of “Sherlock from Mr. Zinkhan,”said In a statement, the institu- Holmes: The Final Athens-Clarke County tion said Zinkhan had been Adventure” at the theater. police Capt. Clarence “a peaceful and talented Two others were hurt by bul- Holeman. “He killed the researcher.” let fragments. people he wanted to kill.” McClendon also said Bruce, Zinkhan’s wife, In a federal court affidavit authorities have searched had been serving as Town & filed Monday,FBI Special Zinkhan’s house and office. Gown’s president after years The Bagley Braves finished second. The Braves team members are Austin Fariss, Agent Gregory McClendon He has not contacted family, of volunteering with the Anthony Silvers, Jacob Howard, Dara Dople,Alex Dyer,Hunter Cox, Ethan Hart, said Delta Air Lines con- friends or students, and his group. Tanner was a Jacob Hickman,Timothy Southerland, Catherine Hickey and Fermin Calderon.The firmed Zinkhan has a ticket passport is missing. Clemson University econo- faculty sponsors are Tim Howard and Virginia Bartenfield. to Amsterdam for May 2. “No one can account for mist who taught at the Strom “He may change the date Zinkhan’s whereabouts,” Thurmond Institute of and attempt to leave early,” McClendon said. Government and Public McClendon said in the affi- Zinkhan’s brother said in Affairs in Clemson, S.C. Scholastic success davit, which seeks a federal an e-mail to the AP that he Teague was one of Town & arrest warrant. and other family members Gown’s longest-serving vol- The affidavit did not say were in contact with Athens unteers and was married to a Gladden Middle School from Bagley), Maria Casas Kelly Collis,Sharon Farley, when the ticket was pur- police and the FBI. University of Georgia served as host for the recent (60 points from Gladden), Charity Hall, Adrian Stone chased, although a family “Our thoughts and English professor. friend told investigators that prayers are with the victims, Authorities still don’t Academic Bowl Tournament Jeff Smith (60 points from and Sonya Jones, who Zinkhan’s wife had said their families, and their know the motive for the among area schools. The Eastbrook), Darshan Patel served as readers, judges Zinkhan scheduled a trip to friends,” Zinkhan said. shootings. On Monday,the Warriors B team emerged in (60 points from Valley and scorekeepers. Telina Amsterdam. A colleague The shooting happened university announced that first place, ending the day Point), Austin Turner (50 Lake and Lori Parrish were said Zinkhan had recently midday Saturday during a Zinkhan had been fired. with a 6-1 record. points from North Whitfield) invaluable parent volun- purchased a phone that could reunion picnic for a local University officials said The top 10 students in and Roman Mancera (50 teers. Student volunteers be used internationally. theater group outside the they don’t believe he is still individual points were Raven points from Eastbrook). were Paiton Bradford and Zinkhan has a house in Athens Community Theater. in the area. Henry (180 points from Gladden Academic Bowl Haley Weaver. An extra spe- Amsterdam, where he also The victims — Zinkhan’s “Based on what we know Gladden), John Parrish (130 organizers thank the faculty cial thanks goes to Beth teaches. The Vrije wife Marie Bruce, 47; Tom now, we feel that he is no points from Gladden), Sarah and staff of the school, and Thornbury,Cindy Weyman, Universiteit (Free Tanner,40; and Ben Teague, longer local,”University Johnson (120 from the parents for their support. Holly Rollins, Jeanelle University) confirmed 63 — were members of Police Chief Jimmy Westside), Austin Fariss (70 Team members also thank Hobbs and Jennifer Zinkhan has taught part-time Town & Gown Players, Williamson said at a morn- points from Bagley), Keith Rollins, Holly Warnack for their assis- since April 2007, visiting for which was staging a per- ing news conference. Anthony Silvers (70 points Rollins, Stephen Tilson, tance.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Intel 15.62 15.28 swine flu gave Wall Street a Friday Monday reason to turn cautious Gold 907.5 907.5 IBM 100.08 99.95 Monday. Silver 12.74 12.95 Interface 4.92 4.49 The Dow Jones industrial Acuity 27.06 26.9 JCP 28.15 27.48 average gave up a midday AAir 7.39 6.9 JNJ 50.92 50.86 recovery and retreated about Apple 123.9 124.73 Kroger 21.42 21.46 0.6 percent as the swine flu’s AT&T 25.16 25.31 Lowes21.09 20.81 death count in Mexico grew BAC9.1 8.92 McDonalds 54.31 54.49 to about 150 people from BB&T 23.42 22.44 Merck23.45 23.44 100. There have been far fewer BP 42.06 41,92 Microsoft 20.91 20.4 cases reported elsewhere, BristolMyers 20.1 20.54 Mohawk 49 45.86 including the United States, HP-Compaq 35.8 35.45 Motorola 5.81 5.71 and no other fatalities. Chevron 66.6 65.41 Region-Fin 5.56 4.91 Investors were also mindful CocaCola 42.79 42.24 Rock-Tenn. 34.46 33 of previous health scares that ConAgra 17.89 17.57 Sara Lee 8.2 8.01 had only short-term jostling ColonialBnk .78 .78 SouthernCo 29.46 29.75 effects on the market includ- Coke Ent. 15.42 15.13 Synovous 3.24 3 ing bird flu, Mad Cow dis- SunTrust 15.96 14.6 ease and West Nile virus — CrackerBrl32.94 32.61 none of which ever escalated CrwnCrafts 1.9 1.9 Torchmark26.63 26.21 to into global pandemics. CSX 30.97 29.49 Total Sys 14.68 14.58 Still, Wall Street decided Dell 11.05 11.09 UPS 53.28 51.21 to hedge its bets as the U.S. Delta 7.88 6.75 Vulcan 51.49 50.48 cases of swine flu doubled to Dixie Group 2.35 2.2 Verizon3130.54 about 40. Dow12.99 12.61 Walmart47.87 48.51 Ryan Larson, senior equi- Duke13.75 13.78 Wells Fargo 21.4 20.3 ty trader at Voyageur Asset DuPont 28.78 27.5 Wendy’s 5.5 5.36 Management, said the flu was a “wild card” for the Earthlink 7.28 7.36 Yum34.87 34.53 market. “It’s still a little bit Ericsson 9.48 9.24 Xerox5.95 5.61 early to go into panic mode, Exxon 66.57 66.13 Stock information as of mar- but it’s definitely something Ford 55.11 ket closing is furnished by that needs to be watched FSG 3.71 3.36 Hilliard Lyons, 511 Benjamin closely,” Larson said. GE 12.11 12.09 Way, Suite 112, Dalton, (706) Airline and other travel- 279-1810 or 800-437-6450. GM 1.69 2.04 Hilliard Lyons is a member of related stocks suffered the Goodyear 10.87 10.42 sharpest losses Monday. the New Yo rk Stock HomeDepot 26.31 25.88 Exchange. School Nutrition Programs Lifetime Investment! Dalton Public Schools and Whitfield County SchoolsNutrition Programs are continuing to accept Free and Reduced Applications.

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• Timothy Randel Arrangements by locally Burial will be in the Services are Thursday at then worked for 30 years at at the church. Ledford, Chatsworth owned and operated Ponders Grove Level Cemetery. A 10 a.m. in the Melrose Northwestern Steel and Wire Cam was a long-time, • Clyde Perkins, Dalton Funeral Home, 138 Melrose white dove release ceremony Chapel of Ponders Funeral Co. in Sterling, retiring as faithful member of St. John’s • Mildred Popham, Drive,Dalton; (706) 226- will conclude the service. Home with Dr. Danny the chief nurse in 1984. Church in Sterling. It was Pleasant Grove commu- 4002. Your selected inde- The family will receive Cochran officiating. Cam was not finished her request that in lieu of nity pendent funeral home. friends at the funeral home Burial will be in the with her life of service. She flowers memorial gifts be • Joyce June Ruiz, www.legacy.com Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m. Hilcrest Memorial Gardens went on to spend the next 22 made to St. John’s Church Dalton Messages of comfort may with Robert Orr IV,Jerry years as nurse supervisor for and the Hospice of The Rock • Camelia ‘Mimi’ Clyde Perkins be sent to the family at Poindexter,Tommy the Illinois Department on River Valley. www.julianpeeples.com. Poindexter,James Campbell Aging, retiring in 2008. For Schilling Funeral Home Hopkins Wetzel, Clyde Perkins, 85, of Julian Peeples Funeral and Terry Morrow serving as all of Cam’s dedication to of Sterling is in charge of Sterling, Ill. Dalton, passed away Home, Pleasant Grove pallbearers. health care in her communi- arrangements. • The Rev. Edmund H. Monday,April 27, 2009, at Chapel, Dalton, is in charge The family will receive ty,Mimi’s first priority was www.legacy.com Wilt Hamilton Medical Center. of arrangements. For more friends at the funeral home always the care and nurtur- Survivors and arrange- information, call (706) 259- today and Wednesday from 5 ing of her family. Edmund H. Wilt Obituary notices are ments are incomplete and 7455. to 9 p.m. She will always be loved posted online at will be announced later by www.legacy.com Thoughts and memories and deeply missed by her The Rev. Edmund H. www.daltondailycitizen.com Julian Peeples Funeral may be shared with the Ruiz daughter and son-in-law, Wilt, 79, died Tuesday,April Home, Pleasant Grove Joyce June Ruiz family at www.pondersfu- Cindy and Dan Bragg of 21, 2009. Chapel, Dalton. neralhome.com. Sterling; and the pride and He was born on May 19, www.legacy.com Mrs. Joyce June Ruiz, 72, Arrangements by locally joys of her life, her grand- 1929, at home in Buck Run, Timothy Randel of Dalton, departed this life owned and operated Ponders daughters, Ashleigh Bragg, Pa., to Ira Paul Wilt and Ledford Mildred Popham Sunday,April 26, 2009, at Funeral Home, 138 Melrose Tara Bragg and Savannah Gaynell Beth Widdowson. the local hospital. Drive,Dalton; (706) 226- Bragg, all of Sterling. Pastor Wilt joined Mildred Popham, 87, of Mr. Timothy Randel Mrs. Ruiz 4002. Your selected inde- Also mourning Cam’s Fellowship of Baptists for the Pleasant Grove commu- Ledford, 46, of Chatsworth, was born pendent funeral home. passing are a niece, Mrs. Home Missions after gradua- nity,died Sunday,April 26, departed this life Monday, April 10, www.legacy.com Randy “Teresa” Stewart of tion from the Bible Institute 2009, at her residence. April 27, 2009, at Hamilton 1937, in Sterling; a nephew, Gary L. of Pennsylvania in 1949. He She was Medical Center. Bledsoe Hopkins of Sterling; aunts, and his wife started churches preceded in Camelia ‘Mimi’ Mr. Ledford was born County, Lina Price, Louise Carter in Wyoming, Nebraska, death by her Dec. 26, 1962, in Copperhill, Tenn., a Hopkins Wetzel and Alma Carter,all of Maryland, Florida, husband, Tenn. daughter of Dalton; three cousins, Minnesota and Georgia. J.W. Camelia “Mimi” Hopkins He is survived by his wife the late Rev. Ramona Peterson of Sterling The Rev. Wilt is survived Popham; Wetzel, 83, of Sterling,Ill., of 28 years, Glinda Lewallen Cliff and and Mrs. Glenn “Patsy” by his children, Sheryl Ann daughter, Ruiz after a lifetime spent caring Ledford; father,Randal Carolyn Jennings and Barbara (Don) Brown, Paul Edmund Charlene for others, this angel on earth Ledford of Chatsworth; Moore Morton, both of Dalton; a (Karen) Wilt and Dana Lee Bradford; was called home to join the mother,Martie and husband Thomas. She special friend, Alice Newton (Ben) Wilt-Aboudaeim; son, Harold other angels of the Lord in Jerry Johns of Chatsworth; was a member of Liberty of Sterling; as well as a mul- grandchildren, Andrea (Ben) Popham Popham; heaven, Saturday,April 25, sons and daughters-in-law, Baptist Church. titude of those whose lives Nelson, Erica Brown, Julia granddaugh- 2009. Kenyall Lee and Stephanie She is survived by hus- she touched. Brown, Steven Brown, ter,Renita Camelia was born April Ledford of Chatsworth, band, John T. Ruiz of Camelia was married to Christiana Wilt, Paul Wilt Jr., Brock; and grandson, Randy 12, 1926, in Resaca, the Daniel Blake and Yvette Dalton; son, Donald Martin the late Harold L. Wetzel in Justin Wilt, Jenna Wilt, Lochridge. daughter of Horace C. Ledford of Statesboro; Thomas-Bowers; stepdaugh- 1956 until his death in 1991. Christian Wilt, Laura She is survived by a Hopkins and B. Ruth Carter brother,Terry Johns of ter,Juanita Ruiz-Orr and her She was also preceded in Tolliver and Amy Tolliver; daughter and son-in-law, Hopkins Scott. As a youth Gainesville; sister,Tina husband, Robert C. Orr IV of death by her mother and and one great-grandson, Betty and Edgar Lochridge Cam worked in the family Ledford Dillard of Dalton; Johns Creek; half-sister, father; as well as a sister, Eugene Webb Nelson. of Dalton; a son and daugh- cotton fields so that she several nieces and nephews. Carol Collins and husband Bonnie Hopkins Clark; and a He was preceded in death ter-in-law, Wayne and Karen could attend school. She Services are Wednesday Gary of Grasonville, Md.; brother,Horace C. “Hoppy” by his wife, Isabelle Ann Popham of Dalton; sisters, graduated from Valley Point at 2 p.m. in the Melrose sisters and brothers-in-law, Hopkins. (Ellis) Wilt. Olene Brumbelow of High School in Dalton in Chapel of Ponders Funeral Ruby Thomas and Doris and Services are Wednesday A memorial service will Cartersville and Geneva 1944. Cam then went on to Home with Pastor Steve Jerry Poindexter of Dalton; at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s be held Wednesday at 6:30 Westbrook of Dalton; 11 attend the University of Spangler officiating. nieces and nephew, Rosie Lutheran Church with the p.m. at Harvest Baptist grandchildren, 19 great- Tennessee at Chattanooga Burial will be in West Hill Morrow, Buffy Nelson and Rev. Mark Oehlert, pastor, Church, 3986 Cleveland grandchildren; four great- where she graduated from Cemetery. Tommy Poindexter; grand- officiating. Highway,Dalton. great-grandchildren; nieces the Erlanger School of The family will receive children, Shayla and Noah Burial will be at Riverside Memorial contributions and nephews. Nursing in 1948. friends at the funeral home Bowers, Kayleigh, Sharon Cemetery. in loving memory of Services are Thursday at After obtaining her nurs- today from 5 to 9 p.m. and Victoria Durkan; special Visitation will be today Edmund are requested to 2 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove ing degree, she spent five Thoughts and memories pet, Alex Ruiz; special from 5 to 7 p.m. at Schilling Harvest Baptist Church. Chapel of Julian Peeples years working as a burn care may be shared with the friend, Bonnie Davis; and a Funeral Home in Sterling www.legacy.com Funeral Home with the Rev. specialist at Brooke Army Ledford family at www.pon- very special thanks to all her and Wednesday from 9:30 to Scott Hamilton and the Rev. Medical Center in Fort Sam dersfuneralhome.com. family at the Walmart Store Houston, Texas. Camelia 10:30 a.m. prior to services Robert Synan officiating. No. 669 on Walnut Avenue.

GEORGIA Confederate Constitution on display Kid, 6, brings gun to school and Manuscript Library. COLLEGE PARK — Document The Confederacy’s con- Fulton County school offi- stitution covers some of the cials say a 6-year-old kinder- same ground as the Union gartner came to school with a sparks counterpart, including a divi- loaded handgun. sion of powers between the School spokeswoman debate branches of government. It Susan Hale says the boy sets a presidential term at six showed off the gun to a class- years and includes elements mate at Heritage Elementary ATHENS (AP) — The of the Bill of Rights, includ- School in College Park, and only known final copy of the ing the right to free speech. that the classmate told a staff Confederate Constitution is The document’s drafters, member. Administrators con- displayed one time each who come from seven fiscated the gun, which Hale year,and you can count on Southern states, also made described as a small hand- an interesting scene when sure it included a pro-slavery gun. the fading 12-foot-long man- stance. Although it bans the Hale says the boy’s father uscript is unfurled. importation of slaves from was called to the school and A heated debate emerged abroad, it says new states met with administrators. She Monday,just inches from the must respect “the institution says there’s no indication the fragile document, between of negro slavery as it now boy intended to harm any- the sandal-clad yoga instruc- exists in the Confederate one. Hale says the boy will tor from California wearing States.” be out of school at least until a peace shirt and the lifetime Allen Crawford, a history he and his parents appear Sons of Confederate major from Knoxville, before a school system tribu- Veterans member who had Tenn., says a Civil War class nal. proudly placed a rebel flag he is taking inspired him to pin in the middle of his gray visit the exhibit. Cagle surgery tie. “This is a piece of living deemed a success The Confederate constitu- history,” says Crawford, who tion is displayed only once a is a junior. “And it’s a great year around Confederate TUCKER — A surgical AP PHOTO chance to learn about it. I procedure Monday to correct Memorial Day so that more don’t really get caught up in exposure doesn’t further fade a degenerative spinal condi- Diane Carithers of Hartwell, Ga., looks at the Confederate Constitution in the the emotions.” tion in Lt. Gov. Casey the flowing handwritten cur- And that’s the library’s sive. But perhaps there’s University of Georgia library on Monday in Athens.The University owns the del- Cagle’s neck was considered icate and controversial document and displays it one time each year. goal, says Graham. successful and Cagle was another reason: Avoiding a “Different people can recovering from the proce- perpetual debate over the have different feelings about dure, hospital officials said. Civil War. around the South observe in Chester,S.C. It was recov- it to the university in 1939 the constitution,”he says. Dr. John Heller said there Jim Stockton, who was at Confederate Memorial Day. ered by a printer,Felix for $20,000. It is the only “Our objective as a library is were no problems with the the University of Georgia in While some strolled past the DeFontaine, who was look- final copy of the constitution to archive the raw material of procedure. Athens on a road trip from Southern artifact in Georgia, ing for blank sheets of paper. that still exists, says Toby history so people can make “The surgery was rather Berkeley, Calif., was trying about 120 people sang DeFontaine also found an Graham, the director of the their own choices.” of matter of fact, went to keep his voice down as he “Dixie” and called out the earlier draft of the constitu- school’s Hargrett Rare Book according to plan,”Heller argued the Confederate names of Confederate sol- tion, the provisional version, said. “The lieutenant gover- movement — and by exten- diers around a monument at which he sold at an auction nor is recovering rather well sion, the document — has the Alabama Capitol in in New York in 1883. That and is in perfectly good spir- contributed to a legacy of Montgomery. document is now on display •Digital Hearing Aids its.” hate. The constitution, made at the Museum of the •DiagnosticHearing “And it’s a legacy that’s from five vellum sheets past- Confederacy in Richmond, •Evaluations Lewis arrested still being repeated today,” ed together,was buried in a Va. •Dizziness & he says. wagonload of boxes dumped The same year,he sold Balance Testing after protest John Maxey,who said his by retreating Confederate the permanent constitution to •Assistive Listening WASHINGTON — Eight great-great-grandfather died soldiers in a railroad station a Georgia family. They dealt Devices activists protesting the expul- during a Civil War battle in sion of aid groups in Darfur Virginia, was arguing that have been arrested in front of the Confederacy’s motives Hear What the Sudanese Embassy in should be reviewed without FRANK’S PHARMACY Washington. the “emotional” context of You’ve Been Dr. Denise R. Sheppard Humanitarian leaders and slavery. Audiologist five U.S. lawmakers were led “I wouldn’t defend slav- 1007 SOUTH THORNTON AVE. Missing away in handcuffs Monday ery for a minute,”he says, from the embassy after cross- giving an impromptu course www.cornerdrugstore.com/franksrx Northwest Georgia on states’ rights. ing a police line.. Hearing Center The arrested lawmakers The document, bought by Specialorders and hard tofind pharmacy items! Our suppliers havemorethan included John Lewis, D-Ga. the university’s library 70 years ago, is always brought 35,000 products available 1436 ChattanoogaAvenue,Dalton,GA30720 Next Daywithnoshipping charges! 706-279-EARS (3277) The Associated Press out from the archive as many THE DAILY CITIZEN Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9A

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NBA PLAYOFFS PREP TRACK AND FIELD: REGION 7-4A BOYS MEET Atlanta evens up series, 2-2

BY TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press Writer MIAMI — That notion sug- gesting the Atlanta Hawks can- not win on the road at playoff time? Forget it. The Hawks put that one to rest — saving their season as well. Zaza Pachulia — with a black right eye for his trouble — fin- ished with 12 points and 18 rebounds, and Atlanta raced out to a huge first-half lead and frus- trated Dwyane Wade endlessly in beating the Miami Heat 81-71 Monday night, tying the first- round Eastern Conference play- off series at two games apiece. Mike Bibby scored 15 points, Joe Johnson added 14 and Josh Smith 13 for the Hawks. Wade scored 22 points, doing so on 9-for-26 shooting and winc- ing at times from a back injury. Jermaine O’Neal scored 20 points MATT HAMILTON/The Daily Citizen and James Jones added 19 — 10 Above,Northwest Whitfield senior Dean Haynes, middle,cruises past the competition in the final stretch of the 400-meter run of them coming in a spectacular first-half spurt — for the Heat, to win the event during the Region 7-4A boys meet on Monday at Dalton High. Below, Northwest senior Jake Bridges attempts who shot 38 percent and never led. to clear the bar during the pole vault; he went on to win the event and qualified for state while helping the Bruins win the team It was Atlanta’s first road post- title with 95.5 points. Northwest’s win snapped a streak for the host Catamounts, who had won the past three titles. season win in nearly 12 years, a stretch spanning 13 games, and ended a slide where the Hawks had gotten pounded by a com- bined 132 points in their most NW front and center recent five playoff games played outside Georgia’s capital city. Now the series returns to Atlanta on Wednesday for Game 5, and all the Hawks need is to defend their home court twice to Bruins win title get a second-round shot against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bibby’s 3-pointer with 4:57 in expanded field left was the final dagger,giving the Hawks a 10-point lead and stopping Miami’s last real shot at a rally. BY ADAM KROHN INSIDE SPORTS [email protected] With Region 7-4A more than jNorth Murray early achievers, 2B doubling in size this year from jHow’s Glavine feeling now?, 2B seven to 15 teams, Dalton knew its jBoggs will take mound again, 3B string of three consecutive titles was at risk. jNo changes to ‘Dega track, 3B As fate would have it, the team that dethroned the Catamounts was The region title is Northwest’s their most familiar foe — cross- first since 1999, and the Bruins town rival Northwest Whitfield. were able to pull off the win despite The Bruins won the largest missing one of their best athletes, region in the state Monday at Cameron Griffin, who suffered a Dalton High by scoring 95.5 points, knee injury Thursday. finishing comfortably ahead of Bruins coach Jason Jackson Sprayberry (73) and South knew his team faced stiff competi- Paulding (69). Dalton finished fifth tion, but was confident that the ath- (57.5) and Murray County was last letes he had could deliver a region (6) in the field. title. Last year in the seven-team 7- “We’ve done it in our heads a AP PHOTO 4A event, the Bruins took a first- few times with the times and dis- Atlanta Hawks forward Josh day lead but came up short on the Smith attempts to pass final day as Dalton pulled away around Miami Heat forward with 141 points to 127 for ➣ Please see TRACK, 2B Michael Beasley on Monday. Northwest, which took second.

PRO BASEBALL Good work, guys AREA ROUNDUP Ankiel’s bat trouble Indians’ run over in 4A for Braves in defeat state tennis BY PAUL NEWBERRY St. Louis Associated Press Writer at Atlanta FROM STAFF REPORTS ATLANTA — Rick Ankiel Murray County’s boys tennis drove in two runs for St. Louis to Tonight, 7 p.m. team saw its season end in the back another strong outing by Joel second round of the Class 4A Pineiro, who equaled the best start ■ TV:PEACHTREE TV (Charter 27, state tournament on Monday of his career when the Cardinals Optilink 18) with a 5-0 loss to McIntosh at edged the Atlanta Braves 3-2 ■ PITCHERS: Lohse (3-0) at Reyes the Peachtree City Tennis Center, Monday night. (0-1) south of Atlanta, and it also Ankiel had a pair of two-out, ■ NOTEWORTHY:Cardinals RHP closed a long coaching career for run-scoring singles,one in the Blaine Boyer returned to Atlanta for the the Indians’ Kirk Hemphill. second inning to push the first time since being traded by his McIntosh, which won all but Cardinals to a 2-0 lead and anoth- hometown team on April 20. He didn’t one match in two sets, advances er in the seventh for a 3-1 edge. get in the game. to face Marist in the next round, Pineiro (4-0) went 6 2-3 Hemphill said. innings, allowing seven hits and a tying run at second base before “They were solid all the way pair of runs while walking none. reliever Chris Perez struck out down the line,”the coach said. He also won his first four deci- David Ross to end the threat. “They were last year’s state run- sions for Seattle in 2001. St. Louis (14-6) assured itself ners-up and they were really bet- Ryan Franklin worked the of keeping at least a share of the ter all the way from one to seven ninth for his sixth save in as many NL’s best record, after coming than any team we’ve played.” chances. into the night tied with Los Murray County’s Garrick The crowd of 16,379 was the Angeles. The Dodgers played Sanford lost 6-4, 2-6, (6-10) at fourth turnout of less than 20,000 later Monday at San Francisco. No. 1 singles, with the only in seven games at Turner Field Pineiro also had a hand in the Indian who played a third set this season. offense, drawing a walk from MATT HAMILTON/The Daily Citizen dropping a tiebreaker that Pineiro’s lone strikeout came Peter Moylan and coming around Don Shell, left, Mike Treadway and Richard Schoen exchange subbed for a full set of games. on his final pitch, and it was a big high-fives after Schoen sunk a long chip shot for birdie on the ninth hole Monday at Dalton Golf and Country Club during the one. The right-hander whiffed ➣ BRAVES, 3B ➣ AREA, 2B Brandon Jones with the potential Please see Whitfield Education Foundation tournament. Winners on 2B. Please see WWW.DALTONDAILYCITIZEN.COM THE DAILY CITIZEN 2B Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Good start PRO BASEBALL: ATLANTA BRAVES Glavine still unsure Throwing session offers no clear answers

BY PAUL NEWBERRY confront- “My decision will be Associated Press Writer ed those pretty clear based on how I ATLANTA — Braves feelings feel,”Glavine said. pitcher Tom Glavine felt and Meanwhile, catcher better about his ailing left somewhat Brian McCann spent most shoulder after throwing in come to of the day with Dr. Alan the outfield Monday,but the grip with Kozarsky, an eye specialist, 305-game winner still isn’t those trying a variety of contact sure if he’ll be able to feelings. lenses in hopes of solving a extend his career. Glavine I’m look- problem that sent him to the The 43-year-old Glavine ing at it disabled list. stopped throwing for two more matter-of-factly. I want McCann has struggled weeks after his shoulder to put in the work and give it this season with blurred began hurting during a one more shot.” vision in his left eye. After minor league rehab start. He Glavine made only 13 leading all major league threw Sunday on his own starts last season, going 2-4 catchers in home runs and while the team completed with a 5.54 ERA, and went RBIs since the start of 2006, its road trip in Cincinnati, on the disabled list for the he went to the DL hitting then withstood a more stren- first time in his career. He just .195. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO uous test — two sets of 15 needed surgery on his “Vision — you can’t The upcoming North Murray High School freshman basketball team recently throws from 70 feet in the elbow, and doctors also play ball without it,”man- won the 14-under boys championship in the “Above the Rim” tournament in outfield — prior to the cleaned out his shoulder in ager Bobby Cox said. “We Sonoraville.Team members are,from left, Drew Mosteller,Zach Vess, Austin opener of a three-game what was thought to be a don’t think this will threaten Horn, Brady Swilling, Zach Sanford, Jacob Sexton and Dylan Cantrell. Coaches series against St. Louis at minor side procedure. his career or anything like Mike Vess and Brad Sanford are not pictured. Turner Field. After agreeing to an that. We had to disable him “I feel OK,”Glavine incentive-laden contract because it might take two said. “I’m definitely making with the Braves during weeks to figure it out. But it some progress. I’m not spring training, Glavine may only take two days.” Area: Lions win region golf going to sit here and say I’m hoped to close his career Another ailing pitcher, 100 percent pain-free, but with a healthy season. But Tim Hudson, said he could ➣ I’ve made progress. In some the shoulder began hurting be throwing off the mound Continued from page 1B region will cross over to play the No. 3 seed areas, it’s a lot. In some, not when he was less than a in two to three weeks. The from the other side of the region in competi- so great.” week away from making his former 20-game winner said Also in singles, Tanner Hemphill lost 3- tion for the final two spots. All of the play- Glavine said he hopes to first big league start. he’d be willing to come 6, 0-6 at No. 2 and Brandon Garcia lost 0-6, offs are best-of-three series. throw off the mound before Surprisingly,the surgically back as a reliever if that Although it won’t have any bearing on 0-6 at No. 3. In doubles, No. 1 Will Ross the end of a nine-day homes- repaired elbow feels fine. would help the team and the postseason, Murray County finished fifth and Beau Booth fell 1-6, 1-6 while No. 2 tand. That’s when he should Glavine has made it clear bump up his comeback from in the sub-region and will also host in the Zach Davis and Andrew Miles fell 0-6, 0-6. truly know if he’ll be able to he’ll retire if this latest Tommy John surgery on his region playoffs, a chance for the Indians to The Indians finished with a 10-3 record pitch one more season. problem requires another right elbow. give their season a good sendoff. and were second in Region 7-4A in the final “I’m more optimistic and lengthy rehab. Dr. James Hudson noted that “We finished pretty strong,”said season for coach Hemphill, who said his less emotional than I was Andrews, who performed Braves reliever Peter Lanham, whose team had won three of four final team was made up of overachievers. As two weeks ago,”he said. the operation, said the pitch- Moylan was back on the for the end of his coaching career,Hemphill games before Monday,but entered the game “I’ve been through it in my er is suffering from inflam- mound 11 months after the said he is “a little relieved.” with no chance of making the state playoffs mind, ‘What if this is it?’I’ve mation in his rotator cuff. same operation. “I’ll always give tennis lessons and after Northwest finished a season sweep of everything,” he said. “But I’ve done this two Sequoyah on Friday. decades and it’s time to move on. But I love “I really feel like if we would have come the game and I still love teaching, but that’s out here today and knew this game meant a GOLF probably going to be it.” berth in the top three, it would have been a dif- ferent team. But we got that bad news Friday Varsity golf when Northwest knocked off Sequoyah and it Teams achieve at charity event ■ Christian Heritage won the Georgia kind of took the wind out of our sails a bit. Independent School Association’s Region 4- I’m still proud of what we did and how we SUBMITTED BY Cole, T.J. Reed); 2nd place Chiddister, Katie Brochu); 2A title in its first year fielding a varsity finished. And if we can win that series (in two WHITFIELD EDUCATION — Julian Peeples Funeral 3rd place — Omnova boys golf program. games), we’ll finish with a winning record, so FOUNDATION Home & Capital Carpet Solutions (Dan Rogers, The Lions shot a 366 on the par-72, we’ve got a chance to finish on a high note.” The 15th Annual (Dan Peeples, Chris Spunkey Mitchell, Werner 6,381-yard layout at White Oak Golf Varsity soccer Whitfield Education Owens, Brian Owens, Braun, Rocco Cottelese). Course, 33 shots better than runner-up Foundation golf tournament David Owens); 3rd place ■ Third Flight:1st LaGrange Christian, to win the champi- ■ Arlington Christian boys 2, was held on Monday at — Community Tectonics place — Cross Plains onship and earn a spot in the state tourna- Christian Heritage 1:An Arlington Dalton Golf and Country Architects (Daryl Brady, Tufters (Mark Jamison, Bill ment on May 5. Christian penalty-kick goal with 25 minutes Club, with three flights Don Shell, Richard Schoen, Pelfrey, Willard Foster, Ty Whaley turned in an 82 to finish sec- remaining sealed a loss for the Lions (3-6-1, competing at the event. Mike Treadway). Jerry Jamison); 2nd place ond among individuals, six shots behind the 2-3 in GISA Northwest Region). The top three places in ■ Second Flight:1st — EMM Carpet Tufting, overall winner,while Cole Townsend shot a The Lions’ lone goal came 20 minutes each flight were awarded in place — Perkins+ Will Inc. (George King, Pig 92 to take fifth. Also for Christian Heritage, into the first half from Josefat Rodriguez, the team event. Winners’ pic- (Steve Brown, Marco Coker,Bo Newberry,Eddie A.J. Hooper and Will Clark each finished with Joey Dunaway getting the assist. The tures will be published later. Nicotera, Shawn Hamlin, Movles); 3rd place — with a 96. Lions, who outshot Arlington Christian 14- ■ First Flight:1st place Allen Post); 2nd place — Cook/Holloway (Randy Along with the Lions and LaGrange 6, will look for a share of second place in — Lyle Industries (Mike Wachovia Bank (Dale Cook, Michael Cook, Bill Christian, Arlington Christian (401) and the region with a win on Friday. Arnold, Bill Walter,Frank Cruse, Susan Brown, Bob Holloway, Jay Holland). Heritage School (410) also qualified for ■ Arlington Christian girls 2, state, the location of which will be deter- Christian Heritage 0:The Lady Lions fell mined today,said Christian Heritage coach to 7-4 overall and in region play with the Gary Whaley. home loss. “Our expectations were to start and build Track: Bruins have to adjust a foundation for the program,”said the Varsity softball coach. “Our expectations were not high ■ Christian Heritage 9, Tennessee- ➣ Continued from page 1B 30 more points had he been was a time I could barely starting from scratch, but as soon as we Temple 1:Rebecca Leonard pitched for the able to compete. walk and wasn’t sure if I were into it, we saw we had dedicated boys, win, striking out 12 batters, and went 2-for- tances and we kind of “I feel terrible,”Jackson would be able to compete. so we worked extremely hard on our game 3 at the plate to lead the Lady Lions to their thought we had a chance,” said. “Him being a senior, I But now I can suck it up and and we performed well today,above and first win this season. Jackson said. “As time went think he could have won I should be 100 percent for beyond any expectations.” Ann Marie Massengale went 2-for-3 with on I think the kids knew that both hurdle events, I really state.” The Lions have a new goal now — win- a double, Brianna Brewster went 2-for-2 and they had a good shot of win- do. I hate it for him and I For Dalton coach Scott ning state. Katherine Anne Blackstock had a triple for ning it and second place feel sorry for him. I think Thompson, it was tough “I think my top two have lower scores in Christian Heritage. isn’t something we were the kids wanted to do this seeing the Cats’ run of 7-4A them, lower than what they shot today,” looking for. We came out for him and I’m glad they titles end, but he was still coach Whaley said. “I don’t know what it’s JV baseball here to try and win this thing got the opportunity to do pleased with the effort his going to take to win state, but probably the ■ Northwest Whitfield 7, LaFayette 6: and that’s what we did.” so.” team put out over the past 340 to 350 range. It’s very competitive.” Nick Wagner went 3-for-4 with four RBIs Like last season, Haynes, a senior who several years. Varsity baseball for the Bruins (10-4) in their season finale. Northwest built an early accepted a full athletic “My senior class is three- Carter Thames pitched three innings and lead with a strong first-day scholarship to play football time region champs and ■ Sequoyah 14, Murray County 4:The gave up three unearned runs on a hit while showing. On Friday,they at North Carolina State, led came in fifth (this year) and Indians burned through five pitchers trying walking two and striking out three to pick compiled three first-place the Bruins with 28 points. no one else in this region to slow down the Chiefs, but came up empty up the win. finishes (Dean Haynes, His time in the 400 was a can say that about them- in their final regular season game, a makeup Thames also helped his own cause by triple jump; Zac Baker,shot personal record and he was selves,”Thompson said. of a twice-postponed Region 7-4A north getting two RBIs. Patrick Hade was 2-for-3 put; A.J. Meyer,1,600 meter the only region participant “They’ve done a great job sub-region meeting in Chatsworth. with an RBI and pitched the final two run). On Monday,the to break 50 seconds in the and I’m proud of them. I Sequoyah spread its scoring around, innings to earn the save. Bruins got two more first- event. just can’t say enough about Indians coach Jason Lanham said, but starter place finishes, with Dean “We weren’t going to be them and it was an honor to Ryan Greeson took the loss after going three 9th baseball Haynes (400, 49.78 sec- happy with second (place) coach them.” innings and giving up four runs (three ■ Northwest Whitfield 9, LaFayette 3: onds) and Jake Bridges again this year,” said The Cats’ lone first-place earned) on five hits and a pair of walks Justin Wills, Matt Allen and Austin Busby (pole vault, 13 feet) doing Haynes, who also qualified finisher Monday was senior while striking out one. each finished with two hits and two RBIs the work. for state with a second-place Dre Toliver in the long jump The Indians (10-11, 4-8 in sub-region) for the Bruins (9-4) in their season finale. Jackson had to get crafty finish in the 200 (22.72). with a personal record of scored two runs in both the third and sixth Tyler Higgins picked up the win, pitching with his lineup after “We were really trying to 21-7. Teammate Trae innings. Taylor Patterson finished 2-for-3 two innings while striking out two and Griffin’s injury,pulling win and I knew I had to Washington was close with a double and two RBIs, while Blake allowing no runs on one hit. Haynes out of the long jump come through for my team.” behind (21-2 3/4) and fin- Hammontree also drove in two runs and had so he could focus on win- For the second consecu- ished third. Dalton had one a hit. MS softball ning the 400, and instead tive season, the region title other state qualifier Monday Sequoyah’s win put the Chiefs at No. 2 using Cody Wall and in the pole vault went to a in senior Ahmed Farag (300 ■ Grace Academy 11, Christian in the sub-region and gave them a host spot Bridges in the long jump. Bruin. Last year,it was Nate hurdles, 39.5). Heritage 1:Megan McKinney struck out for this week’s Region 7-4A crossover play- The plan worked as Wall Woodason, who set a region “I was expecting a cou- five batters and Susan Meinders had a hit, offs while pushing Northwest Whitfield to finished in fifth place (20-6 record by clearing 15 feet. ple of more people to show but the Lady Lions remained winless on the No. 3 and sending the Bruins on the road 1/2) and Bridges, who bare- This season it was Jake up like they were at the season. for the region playoffs. ly had time to catch his Bridges,who finished sec- other meets instead of hav- The top two teams from each sub-region MS tennis breath after winning the ond behind Woodason last ing it as easy as it was,” — Dalton in the north and South Paulding pole vault, finished sixth year at 13 feet. Bridges Toliver said of the competi- ■ in the south — will play for the title and Berean Academy girls 9, Christian (20-6 1/4), with the two cleared 13 feet again tion. “I stepped up, I don’t have already earned host berths in the open- Heritage 0:The Lady Lions, who fell to 2-5 combining for seven points. Monday in his first meet of know how. I guess I was just ing round of the Class 4A state tournament. with the loss, host Silverdale Academy While Jackson was able the season, overcoming a motivated.” However, the No. 2 seed from each sub- today at Dalton Golf and Country Club. to patch the lineup, he still leg injury that has kept him All of Murray County’s felt for Griffin, who hit his sidelined up to this point. points came from Josh knee on a concrete base at Bridges believes he prob- Stanley’s third-place finish Former Nets player ‘suicidal,’ gets tasered by police the end of the long-jump pit ably would have cleared 14 in the 3,200. Stanley, who in while doing a run-through feet, but decided to jump the past has qualified for NEW YORK (AP) — Police were called to the shooting at his home and on Thursday. The damage from 13 feet to 14-6. state in cross country,was Former NBA star Jayson hotel in lower Manhattan’s whose wife recently filed for was a two-inch wide, inch- “It felt good to just get hoping for at least a second- Williams was zapped with a Battery Park City neighbor- divorce, was acting suicidal. deep gash on his knee. 13 because I’ve been hurt all place finish to qualify for stun gun by police in a swank hood around 4 a.m. when a When officers arrived, Griffin is a senior who com- year and haven’t jumped at the state meet, but missed hotel suite Monday after the female friend reported that Williams appeared drunk and peted in the long jump, 110 all,”said Bridges, a senior the mark by just more than a reportedly suicidal athlete the former New Jersey Nets agitated, police said. There and 300 hurdles. who recently accepted a second. resisted officers’ attempts to player,who was convicted in were empty bottles of pre- Jackson believes he track scholarship from “It wasn’t meant to be, I take him to a hospital. 2004 of trying to cover up a scription drugs in the room. would have accounted for Kennesaw State. “There guess,”the junior said. THE DAILY CITIZEN Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3B SPORTS BRIEFS AUTO RACING: NASCAR Champs gather Boggs will stay in rotation for Cards Talladega surface to stay Mitchell Boggs will start for St. Louis on THE ASSOCIATED PRESS went into the grandstand, that what makes it work.” Thursday when the CHARLOTTE, N.C. — fortunately did not invoke seri- NASCAR had no imme- Cardinals begin a four- Despite injuries to fans from ous injury. If there is some- diate solutions as to how to game road series against flying debris, NASCAR’s sat- thing we come up with as we prevent future similar acci- the Washington Nationals. isfied with its safety standards, analyze this accident ... we’ll dents but will evaluate the According to a blog saying the fence at Talladega make it as safe as we humanly fence height surrounding can.” item on the St. Louis Superspeedway did what it the race track and beef up The frightening ending its policing of aggressive Post-Dispatch’s Web site was supposed to do — keep marred what was easily driving and blocking, when on Monday,the results Carl Edwards’ car out of the from Boggs’ 5 2/3- NASCAR’s best race of the one car deliberately moves grandstands. innings-start against the season. There were 57 lead into the path of a competing CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Chicago Cubs on In a spectacular last-lap changes among 25 different car trying to pass it. Murray County High School’s wrestling program Saturday impressed accident, Edwards’ car sailed drivers, and a nail-biting last- On the final lap of had a reunion picnic on Sunday in Chatsworth, Cardinals manager Tony upside-down into the lap charge from Edwards and Sunday’s race, Edwards tried and seven state title winners were in attendance. La Russa enough to give frontstretch fence, which Brad Keselowski, who to block eventual race-winner Pictured from left are David Brown (1976 winner), the Dalton native the ball bowed but held, before the teamed together to run down Keselowski’s pass as they hur- Jake McConathy (2009), Chris Thornbury (1985), again. battered vehicle returned to Ryan Newman and Dale tled down the frontstretch at Daniel Flood (1996), David Eaton (1994) and Danny Boggs, who will just the track. Blake Bobbitt, one Earnhardt Jr. nearly 200 mph. Edwards slid McCullough (1998-99). StacyMosteller,a1994 win- miss a chance to start in of seven injured by debris, NASCAR vice president low when Keselowski dipped ner,was also in attendance but not present for the Atlanta, picked up the remained hospitalized Robin Pemberton acknowl- underneath him, and the block picture.The Indians also honored this year’s win Saturday after allow- Monday with a broken jaw. edged the fine line between caused Keselowski to hook award winners: Big Indian Award (most team ing one unearned run and “One of our primary goals creating exciting racing and the left rear of Edwards’ car, points) — McConathy; Workhorse Award — Dalton six hits while walking over the years is to build a keeping the competitors safe. sending it spinning into the Lane; Todd Granger Memorial Scholarship Award one and striking out three. retaining fence that keeps the “It’s tough to balance out,” path of Newman. — Brian McMillan; Coaches Award — D.J. Winters; cars and parts and pieces out he said. “Our series is 22 dif- Newman then hit Kraig Reed Memorial Award — David Thornbury. Four Dawgs sign of the spectator areas. Nothing ferent race tracks ... with Edwards’ car,causing it to fly is bullet proof,”NASCAR speeds from 100 mph to well off the track and into the safe- free agent deals spokesman Jim Hunter said over 200 mph, and not every ty fence. Edwards emerged ATHENS — After Monday. “The retaining fence driver likes every race track from the fiery wreckage watching six of their col- did what it’s supposed to do. that we run on. That’s part of unscathed, and jogged across lege teammates get draft- There was some debris that our season and that’s part of the finish line. ed over the weekend, four Georgia players signed free agents contracts with the NFL on Monday. SCOREBOARD Fullback Brannan Southerland landed with for six games as a result of two separate incidents West Division LOCAL against the New Yo rk Rangers on April 26. 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He Ankiel drove a single to N.M. — Lance Armstrong bounced back from a shaky right-center. www.daltonbeautycollege.com is going to miss this to score what proved to be a start to go six solid innings Kotchman led off the week’s Tour of the Gila crucial run on Ankiel’s hit in against the Cardinals, allow- Braves’ second with a double SPEECH AND HEARING cycling race in New the seventh. ing two runs and six hits. that was barely fair down the Looper Speech &Hearing Mexico. Organizers blame The run-challenged Braves Casey Kotchman, taking first-base line. He came what they say is a rarely have struggled to produce over the cleanup spot for home on Ross’ two-out dou- www.loopershc.com enforced International offense with a lineup that’s McCann, had three hits but ble to center. Cycling Federation rule. missing Brian McCann and flied out to end the eighth Kotchman helped pro- UTILITIES Race director Jack Garret Anderson, both on the with the bases loaded. duce another run in the sev- Dalton Utilities /Optilink Brennan says the UCI disabled list. Since starting St. Louis strung together enth, doubling into the right- plans to enforce a rule the season 5-1, they have three hits off Jurrjens in the field corner after Chipper www.dutil.com that prohibits top-level scored three runs or fewer in first inning, including Chris Jones led off with a single. professional teams from nine of their last 13 games. Duncan’s RBI single with Jeff Francoeur drove in competing in national- No one has been hurt more two outs. Working a little too Jones with a sacrifice fly,but Have a picture you’d like to submit? level events such as the than Jair Jurrjens (2-2). He’s carefully in the second, Kotchman was stranded at 23rd Tour of the Gila. 0-2 over his last three starts, Jurrjens walked two and second when Jones and Ross Send it to [email protected] — Staff, AP Reports despite giving up just three yielded another run when struck out. THE DAILY CITIZEN 4B Tuesday, April 28, 2009 CROSSWORD BRIDGE HOROSCOPE

Happy Birthday: Don’t VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. Reading between the lines let anyone discourage you 22): Your steady progress will Some of the when you know in your heart be proof that you know what plays made by what needs to be done to you are doing and that you can an expert reach your goals. Whoever fix anything that is spinning declarer may reaches the finish line first out of control. Your guidance give rise to the will win and you aren’t about will be based on clear-cut suspicion that to lose that race. Your pas- vision, leading to greater perhaps an sion, integrity and experience respect and advancement. 3 opponent didn’t will help you muster up stars hold his cards enough charisma LIBRA (Sept. close enough to and confidence to 23-Oct. 22): If you his vest. As evi- excel. Your num- ask for too much, dence, consider bers are 4, 10, 13, you may not get any- this deal from a 23, 28, 32, 40 thing at all. If you rubber-bridge ARIES (March make a mistake now, game. 21-April 19): Don’t you will end up trou- North-South stand back waiting bleshooting instead bid aggressively for someone else to of accomplishing to reach six speak up on your what you set out to hearts after East behalf. You can do. Utilize your time opened with a make reforms that Eugenia wisely. 5 stars pre-emptive will have a huge SCORPIO (Oct. four-diamond impact on the peo- Last 23-Nov. 21): Face bid. North’s ple in your life. A head-on whatever is five-diamond relationship will going wrong. cuebid promised suffer a power struggle. 4 Problems at home may cause the ace or a void stars an added expense. Caution in the suit and invited slam, and South decided to accept TAURUS (April 20-May must be taken when dis- on the basis of his strong two-suiter. 20): Now is not the time to be cussing your personal Declarer won the opening diamond lead with lazy when it’s vital that you thoughts with housemates, dummy’s ace and immediately ruffed a diamond with have your facts straight. A lot landlords or neighbors. 3 stars the eight, confirming that East started with eight dia- can happen if poor informa- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- monds. South then conceded a club to East’s ace and tion filters to people who love Dec. 21): Keep looking over ruffed the diamond return with the nine. to spread rumors. Nip any your shoulder. Someone is Declarer crossed to dummy with a trump, cashed the misconception quickly, probably trying to dismantle K-Q of clubs and led the jack of spades. When East fol- before you have to trou- your plans or take over your lowed low, declarer put up the ace, caught West’s king bleshoot instead of being pro- job. Double check your work and so made the slam! ductive. 3 stars and follow through on every Playing for the king to be singleton with four cards GEMINI (May 21-June detail. Respond passionately missing in the suit is not the way to get rich, but South 20): Someone’s inability to to a relationship undergoing a knew exactly what he was doing. Prior to leading be professional will cause lot of emotions. 3 stars spades, he had discovered that East started with eight unnecessary last-minute CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- diamonds headed by the K-Q-J, the doubleton ace of changes. You can use emo- Jan. 19): Greater security can clubs (East had shown out on the third club) and no tional tactics to get your way be yours if you stick close to hearts. East therefore held three spades. but do so knowing that you home and show your loyalty If the three spades included the king, East would will probably pay the price to the people who have stood surely have opened the bidding with one diamond rather later. Someone who knows up for you in the past. than four diamonds, a defensive bid that normally you well will not like the way Renovations will add to your shows no more than 10 points in high cards. West there- you are doing things. 3 stars assets. Build a special place to fore had to hold precisely the singleton king of spades, CANCER (June 21-July work at home so you can so South put up the ace, and the slam came rolling 22): Don’t give away your spend more time with family. home. secrets. You are better off lis- 3 stars Tomorrow: A dazzling accomplishment. tening to what everyone else AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- has to say,especially if it per- Feb. 18): You may be forced tains to people you know to answer hard questions. This well. Make your position is not the time to skirt issues. CRYPTOQUIP clear but without favoritism, Your honesty will be what if you want to protect your everyone wants to hear. Your position. 3 stars true friends will stick by you, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): no matter what your decision. The truth is likely to be told if 5 stars you have a meeting with PISCES (Feb. 19-March someone who has been con- 20): Communication will help fusing you lately. You will be you finalize something you’ve better equipped to turn things been trying to do for a long around once you understand time. Don’t exaggerate or you what went wrong. You may may have to pay for mislead- have to admit your shortcom- ing others. A family feud will ings in order to make start because someone has amends. 4 stars been keeping secrets. 2 stars Accelerated Reader field trip Miss Calif. gets heroine’s welcome at SD church

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SAN FRANCISCO — Miss California Carrie Prejean, who became the bombshell of the Miss USA pageant by saying gay cou- ples should not be allowed to marry,said Sunday that her state sponsors urged her to apologize afterward but she rejected the advice. “‘You need to apologize to the gay community. You need to not talk about your faith. This has everything to do with AP PHOTO you representing California Miss California Carrie and saving the brand,”’ Prejean waves as she Prejean recalled being told. “I comes on stage at the CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS was representing California. I Rock Church during serv- Fifty-nine first- through fifth-grade students at Dawnville Elementary recently went on the school’s was representing the majority ices in San Diego Sunday. Accelerated Reader (AR) field trip. During the 2008-2009 school year,these students earned at least 85 of people in California.” AR points, read on or above their independent book levels, and maintained an 85 quiz average.The stu- She offered her version of country,in my family,Ithink dents visited the Dalton-Whitfield Library where Debbie West, the children’s librarian, read stories and the tense hours following the that I believe that a marriage took them on a tour.West told them about the summer reading program at the library, encouraging them April 19 Miss USA pageant should be between a man and to visit during their spring and summer breaks. while appearing at the San a woman. No offense to any- Diego megachurch that has body out there, but that’s how helped shape her views. The I was raised.” Rock Church, founded by for- Hilton, who is gay, stoked mer San Diego Chargers the 30-second exchange the defensive back Miles next day when he cursed the McPherson, was active in the beauty queen on his blog and campaign to pass a constitu- suggested her response may tional ban on gay marriages in have cost Prejean the Miss California last year. She USA crown. received a heroine’s welcome If anything, Prejean has from fellow members of the solidified her stance in the last Rock. week. McPherson, who Prejean, who was named preaches against homosexual- first runner-up to Miss North ity,has been acting as her Carolina and will remain Miss adviser and encouraging her California until November, to use her newfound fame to has spent the last week persuade other evangelical defending her comments, Christians to share their made during the pageant’s views, even if they are unpop- final round. They came in ular. response to celebrity blogger “I learned that God has a Perez Hilton’s question about bigger crown than any man legalizing same-sex marriage. can give you,”she said. “I think it’s great that DLP Digital Cinema® Americans are able to choose ® in all Auditoriums one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose CARMIKE 12 same-sex marriage or oppo- WALNUT SQUARE MALL •706-226-0625 The students also had lunch, played at the park and enjoyed ice PLEASE CALL THEATRE OR VISIT US site marriage,”she said. “And ONLINE FOR MOVIES AND SHOWTIMES cream. ALL FEATURES INCLUDE you know what? I think in my PRE-FEATURE CONTENT www.carmike.com THE DAILY CITIZEN Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5B ■ MUTTS DEAR ABBY Access to medical information is governed by complex rules

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[email protected] or Restaurants for rent: *410 S. housekeeping and grounds Dalton, GA 30720 2 Months Free Rent!!! 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom units Mark Burnett 706-529-5901 Hamilton (fmrly Bailey’s Diner) maintenance on farm. www.salemleasing.com Some Amenities May Include: DALTON. Incl. equipment $3,495 mo. 30 *Utilities Furnished Guaranteed combined 50 hours Super Deluxe Townhome 1211 Nelson St, Fixer upper. day setup time - Free Rent. *801 *Washer & Dryer In Each Apt per week. Women to do general 2 Bedroom, 1 1/2 bath 311 Health Care 2BR 1BA, $49,900, $1,000 dn, E. Walnut Ave. Barrett *Ceiling Fans housekeeping, laundry, huge closets, pool MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES as low as $425 mon Marketplace $2995/Mo. $2000 *Playground & Soccer Field w/ cabana. cleaning and other domestic RN’s needed for Private Duty 722 Timberlake. $89,900 dp. (fmrly El Taco) fully furnished. *Stove & Refrigerator duties if needed. Gentleman to Homecare in Chatsworth, GA 3BR 1BA $1,000 down. Pmyt as 706-279-1380 wkdys 9-5:30 BEST DEAL IN DALTON *Dishwasher do mowing, trimming, bush low as $750 per mon. Our benefits Include: Warehouse for lease in Dalton BEST LOCATION *Free Extended Cable TV hogging, fence repair, general 1827 Swanson N Dalton 2 BR 1 Health, Vision, Dental 401k, 20,640 dq. ft. & 25,800 sq. ft. TRUE LUXURY *On Site Managers BA, $69,900 $1000 dn $495 mn upkeep on property, light Weekly pay and Direct Deposit. Call: 706-278-1566 Call For Our Move-In Special maintenance on farm Call Anna or Kevin for more 4200 Mount Pleasant - 5 BR 2 706-279-1801 706-278-3776 equipment, horse stall details @ 423-553-5530 BA Beaverdale- not in subd. maintenance as well as other $159K $1100 dn, $1100 month RENTAL HOUSING Motel Rooms For Rent: 2107 S. duties if required. This job 319 Retail WESTSIDE 205 Cappes St. Next to Harmon Dixie Hwy. 41. Standard - 3038 Hurricane Rd. 2 BR 1 BA. Field. 2br, 1.5 ba. Townhouse. $95/wk. Lg.- $125/$135wk. offers acompetitive rate with Assisted Grocery Store Manager $69,900, $1,000 dn, $615 mon 751 Apartments C/H/A. $500/mo. No contract Dep.= 2 wks. rent. Furnished + benefits.. If you are interested in with experience needed for Shop 3286 Hurricane Rd. 5 BR 3 BA required. Call (706)508-4158 TV, basic cable, private phone. this exciting opportunity then Rite Supermarket in Chatsworth *3 BR $550 mon. $300 dep. $135,000. $1,000 dn $1,000 mn 706-279-1380 wkdys 9-5:30 send your resume with GA Apply in person at any Shop 1 BR $400 mo. $250 dep. TUNNEL HILL 269A Williams Rd. 2 br / 1 ba references to Blind Box T- 5, Rite from 8am-5pm Refer all Appliances, CHA, W/D hookup, Quiet, free utilities, 1 bedroom 123 Lake Rd. 2 BR 1 BA duplex. Fully equipped kit., c/h/a, C/O: The Daily Citizen, P. O. Box applications to Wayne close to mall, no pets. 706-278- apartment. Washer/ Dryer w/fenced yard. $75,000. $650 w/d hookups, wtr furn., no 1167, Dalton, Ga. 30722 or McDonough. EOE 4209, 706-463-1344, or 706- furnished. No pets. $155/week, month $1.000 down smoking. $425 mon, No dep. email to [email protected] 280-9861 $50/dep. Call 706-529-6600. Trucking 961 D. Old Cottonwood Mill Rd. Call 706-259-7718 320 Opportunities Groundskeeper Wanted: 5 BR 3 BA. $115,000. $1,000 *New 2 bd 1.5 ba townhomes, A SWEET DEAL FOR YOU!! Reasonable Rates! Move- Tr ustworthy groundskeeper **Truck Driver Training** down, $987 month. located on Barbara Ave. $170 Well maintained. in Special! wanted for a private farm in Convenient location! Low Cost Opportunity. Get your 309 W Tyler St. 4bd/2ba house. week. $200 deposit. 706-270- 1 & 2 BR apts. available in Rocky Face with guaranteed 32 professional career started New carpet and paint, Garage. 1360. Call PARK CANYON APTS Chatsworth, Spring Place & hours per week. This person today. 706-624-9461. $95,000. Seller pays $5,000 706-226-6054 Eton. Call now 706-695-4880. would be responsible for toward closing. Possible lease 1 STORYcompletely furn. effic. Email: [email protected] mowing, trimming, weed Cable TV, phone, microwave, 322 Sales purchase.706-260-9183 Small apartment. C/H/A, stove, control, bush hogging, fence kitc. supplies, linens, utilities CONN 3 Dalton. 2 BR Duplex. refrig., w/d hookup. Keith St. repair, tree cutting, horse stall Career Opportunity for self furniture North Tibbs Road. Extra nice, and roomy. Quiet Dalton. No pets. $350/mo. 316 Falcon Cir.Near Eton maintenance and general motivated sales professional to $149/weekly, 278-7189. area. Central H/A. $455 net mo, $150/dep. 706-259-8847 upkeep on property as well as work from a one of a kind model Elem. 4bd/2ba house.2432 SF includes water. $375 deposit 1, 2, & 3 Bd Apt’s - Starting at other duties as required. home facility. New home sales 1.2 acre lot. $75,000. Seller 706-259-6531 leave message. $125/week. Power, water, STAYLODGE - WILLOWDALE Knowledge of general experience preferred and prior pays $5,000 toward closing. cable furnished. STAY LODGE MOVE IN SPECIAL maintenance on farm professional sales experience a Possible lease purchase.706- For details. 706-463-0672, Effic. Apt. with kitchen. Furn w/all 1st Week $100.00 equipment a must and handling must. Great benefits. Fax 260-9183 706-463-0671 & Español utilities. Laundry fac., basic of horses a plus. The job offers resumes to Dan 706-629-8088 706-278-0700 Hwy 2 area. 2 or 3 BR, 2 acres, 706-463-0945 cable. Private phones furn. a competitive rate with benefits. $1000. dn., $700 mo or as low Starting at $129.99/wk plus tax If you are interested in this Top local company seeks top 1130/1132 Burleyson $485mon as $68,400. 706-264-1932 Suite Deals 1BR $175.00 per rewarding opportunity send your sales reps. Only 2 spots open. $240dep. 2BR 1BA. *707-2 week. 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Call (706)313-0310 Hobby Lobby, across from Mall. 1.5BA $445 mth, $220 dp. 706- LOGISTICS Assistant: *97,000 sq. ft., 454 Hwy 225 279-1380 wkd 9-5:30 Growing local logistics company Free female spayed and (Bretlin) 2 BR 1.5 BA apart. Great is looking for someone with vaccinated dog. Inside only. *Retail space -Dalton Place experience in transportation, Location. 1/2 mile from Dalton Submitted by: Good with kids and animals. Call Shop. Ctr. 2518 Cleveland Hwy. High & Westwood Elem. $475 knowledge of brokerage and (706)313-0310 1200, 1400, 44,000 SF avail. Betty Foster mn., utilities not include. 706- account following a plus. 706-279-1380 Wkdys 9-5:30 of Send resumes to: Blind Box T- 4 Free to a good home; male, part 581-3931 c/o The Daily Citizen rat terrier or Chihuahua. 12,500 sf bldg. for sale or lease Dalton, GA & 10,000 sf bldg for sale by PO Box 1167 Also, a female puppy, part black UNDERWOOD LODGE Dalton GA 30722 lab. (706)279-3094 owner. Dalton. Docks. 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Loaded DCA will accept comments regarding Content Filter / IDS/ IPS / Traffic Shaper $1200 a Mth $160,000. with every option available. 47K the proposed amendments through 5:00 / Bandwidth Manager System **ROCKY FACE – 208 Ina Dr. 3 miles, 1-owner, garage kept, non PM on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. All Proposals must be received by 1:00 pm 2006 Cadillac STS, 6 cycl, nav. BR / 2 BA $2500 Down, $950 a smoker, $12,000. Call 706-280- comments must be in writing and Monday May 11, 2009. The RFPs are sunroof, heated & cooled seats, submitted to DCA at the following posted on our web site at: Mth, $130,000 8268 fully loaded, white diamond. address: http://www.whitfield.k12.ga.us **LAFAYETTE – 404 Glenn St. 2 The link to the Technology RFPs is listed 29,000 miles. $19,900. Substantial Amendment -- Br1.5 BA $1000 Down $625 Mth Homelessness Prevention and Rapid in the “Announcements” section. **DALTON – 3/2 Doublewide 706-277-3729 2008 Montana Mountaineer 36' Re-Housing Program 04/25 04/26 04/27 04/28 04/29 from $750 a mth 85,000 & up w/ 5th wheel RV.Queen master Office of Special Housing Initiatives 04/30 05/01 Georgia Department of Community $8,000tax credit Nothing Down BR with shower, two flat screen 807 Import Autos Affairs 2006 FORD Expedition - Eddie TVs, 4 bunks in rear area, can 60 Executive Park South, NE FOR RENT Bauer 2WD, leather, 3rd row sleep 10 total. 4 slide-outs with Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 **COHUTTA – 2 BR / 1 BA power fold down, 6 disc CD awnings.Immaculate and Comments must be received by the date and time specified. Questions regarding Duplex $100 Deposit $100 Wk. changer, 22K miles, like new. comes with all necessary Excellent condition. $24,900. this Substantial Amendment may be or $160 a Wk w/ Power-Water accessories to hit the road. addressed to DCA at (404) 679-3170 or **TUNNEL HILL /VARNELL 706-422-8617 - 706-260-1029 Cost $39,000 - yours for HYPERLINK 3971 Lake Kathy Rd, 3 BR / 1 $30,000. Call 706-226-9433. "mailto:[email protected]" BA Mobile $230 Dep. $115 wk More info and photos at [email protected]. 04/28 **CHATSWORTH - 30 Sun Mtn www.rvtraderonline.com/find/listi Spur. 2 BR / 1 BA Vacation 1998 MB 500 SL Convertible. ng/2008-Montana-Mountaineer- Rental / Lake Home $1200 Sport Package. Both tops. White 345DBQ-94988661. 908 Bids Deposit, $1200 A Mth. w/ gray leather/ Books & INVITATION TO BID records. Low miles. Good LEGAL NOTICES Sealed proposals from qualified Tired of Being a Landlord? condition. Only $17,850. OBO. Contractors will be received by the Our Property Management Like new. 2004 Explorer. V8 Board of Regents of the University Will accept trades. Phone 706- System of Georgia, at Dalton State Company Manages Over 130 264-1932 engine with 3rd row seat. Well 901 Public Notices College Dalton, Georgia 30720 until Units in Northwest Georgia. maintained. Many extras. Only Notice of Public Hearing for the City of 2:00 p.m. Legally Prevailing Time on Let Us Help You Today! 2000 Mercedes Benz E320. $9,500. Call: 706-280-1431 Varnell May 19, 2009 for the construction of the Call NOW!! Silver, auto, leather, clean The City of Varnell Mayor and Council following project: Renovation of Westcott Administration condition, like new. Great on will hold a public hearing for a petition *Mobile Homes/ Private Lots RECREATION for re-zoning classifications on May Building, Phase 1 2 Bed Mill Creek $450 gas. 35K miles. $10,500. 561- 12th, 2009 at 7:00pm at 207 West At the time and place noted above, the 3 Bd/2 Bath WestSide$525 512-7521. Varnell Main St. proposals for this project will be publicly 851 Boats Land Lots No. 281 and 282 Out parcels opened and read. No extensions of the 1 Bed $260/$400 w/utilities proposals period will be made. 706-280-1035 1, 2 and 3 in the 11th district and 3rd Section of Whitfield County, Bidding Documents can be purchased Georgia, and being situated in tax from Imagining Technology, Inc., 3 BR 1.5 BA, Westside school parcels 11-282-06-000 and 11-281-07- (Phone: 404-873-5911. Cost for the plans and specifications is as follows: area.Very private. $600 month 000. The property is proposed to be re- zoned R-1 Residential to C-2 For 1 complete set of full size plans with $300 dep. 706-673-7237 or 706- Commercial. specs, price is $92.58 plus tax and 618-2018 City Clerk shipping. For 1 complete half size set 04/28 with specs, price is $61.38 plus tax and 3 br, 1 ba country brick home. shipping. For an order specs by division, the per page price is $.10 A division is A/C, refrig, stove. Private setting. 2005 BMW M3 Cabriolet, 36k 2001 21’ Bullet Bass Boat. 225 Optimax. $15,500. the smallest allowable print order. The Discounted rent of $625/mo. miles, 6 sp., still under factory sets are not returnable. 404-276-7286 warranty, carbon black on black, Call: 706-226-2161 PUBLIC NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR Sealed bid proposal, with project name Harman/Kardon sound, COMMENT ON THE indicated on the front of the envelope, Nice 3 BR 1 Bath brick home navigation, heated seats, PROPOSED SUBSTANTIAL should be returned to: Eton. $150 week, $375 deposit. AMENDMENT FOR THE Dalton State College Business Office xenon headlights, garage kept, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND Westcott Building (706)673-4847 one owner, asking $43,000. RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM BY 650 College Drive Call: 706-260-1673 THE STATE OF GEORGIA Dalton, GA 30720 The State of Georgia is proposing a (706)272-4435 Substantial Amendment to its FFY 2008 No bid may be withdrawn for a period of Consolidated Plan to include provisions 30 days after time has been called on for a new Homelessness Prevention and the date of opening. Bids must be Winter Special- 2 weeks. 2005 Ya maha Waverunner(s) Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). accompanied by a Bid Bond in an FREE - 1 yr. lease - 160 HP High Output Motors The State’s Consolidated Plan, prepared amount not less than 5% o the base bid Sweetwater Rd. 3 BR 2 BA, Adult Ridden/Fresh water by the Georgia Department of exceeding $40,000. After contract is $145wk, $290dep. So. end of Community Affairs (DCA) in compliance awarded, both a Performance and Very Low Hours $6500 each with Department of Housing and Urban Payment Bond is required in an amount Murray Co off Hwy 225 S 1/2 + 2005 Super Charged Mini with extras 706-313-4295. Development (HUD) mandates, outlines equal to 100% of the Contract price. acre lots, beautiful country Cooper. 6 speed. Convertible. the allocation of federal and other Contracts not exceeding $40,000 are setting. Several to choose from. Premium Sport Package. One Motorcycles associated funds for housing, bond exempt. community and economic development The Owner will conduct a Mandatory Sweetwater Rd., Chatsworth Hwy. owner, 40,000 miles, 856 & Bikes 225 Fm Chats Hwy. Take Hwy 225 programs. As plans are developed, Pre-Bid Meeting for the prime Harmon/Kardon parking updated or amended, citizens have the contractors on May 5, 2009 at 2:00 PM S 13 mi. Fm Calhoun, take Hwy sensors, cruise control, auto air. opportunity to provide, and are in the Cherokee Room, Westcott 225 N, 6 mi past Elks Golf Price $21,000. encouraged to provide, public comment. Building at Dalton State College, Dalton, Course, 1 mi N. of 4-way at The HPRP Amendment will be Georgia. Anyone arriving later than 2:00 Nickelsville. 706-279-1380 wkdys Call: 706-313-1119. published on April 30, 2009 on the DCA PM will not be considered. 9-5:30 website at HYPERLINK The Owner reserves the right to reject 2006 Nissan 350Z, convertible, "http://www.dca.ga.gov" any or all proposals and waive loaded, white with frost leather. 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000. www.dca.ga.gov. To view the notice and technicalities and informalities. 753 Condos For Rent New tires. 30,000 miles. $27,900 Fully loaded, Maroon, 1 owner, to link to other documents and Board of Regents of the University OBO. 706-463-0672 information from this page, please link to System of Georgia. 2 BR, 1.5 ba. Condo. 1411 garage kept, 10K miles. 5 “DCA News and Events;” then to “Public 04/29 Rosewood #3. & Mineral Springs helmets, extra back seat & road Notice Section.” Program details may #7 off Dug Gap Rd. C/H/A & pegs. New tires. Price also be reviewed from the HPRP Reduced $500. to $7,500 obo. program page at HYPERLINK appliances. $300/dep., $550/mo. "http://www.dca.ga.gov/housing/specialn Call 706-275-0460 706-218-9183 eeds/programs/HPRP.asp" 2009 Piaggio- Vespa Scooter www.dca.ga.gov/housing/specialneeds/ Luxurious Townhouses, Eton programs/HPRP.asp. TDD users may 250. 70 mpg, 85 mph. 3 yr newly renovated, ceramic tile, contact DCA at (800) 736-1155 to warranty, touring case. request documents. ININ THE THE wood flrs, new carpet. 2 bd, 1.5 $4,600.00. Call 706-980-2674 By Congressional design, HPRP is not a bath. move in special No Reduced. 2006 Honda Accord mortgage assistance program – CLASSIFIEDS!CLASSIFIEDS! Deposit. $475 mon. 706-980- EXL. Like new. Gray. Full 3361 warranty. 36k miles. Loaded. Leather seats, XM radio, 758 Duplex For Rent sunroof, 34mpg. Like new. Great Duplex. Kitchen furnished. in Cond. Must sell! No tax! Pinehill Subd. $425 month South $17,999. obo. Dr. Kitchen furnished. Ideal for 706-614-7719 couple. 706-226-2241 MOBILE HOMES 809 Trucks Mobile Homes 776 For Sale 1998 Singlewide trailer 14x58. $2,800. (axle & tires included) Got Stuff? (706)226-8400 Mon- Sat. 9-6

5 MONTHS FREE! Large mobile home LOTS for rent. 1996 International 18' carpet If you’ve outgrown your hard drive, given up your Private pond. Carbondale area. spec. box truck. No CDL's 706-383-8123 required, low mileage, diesel, golf game, ditched your diamond, stored your a/c, 7500.00 firm. Contact 706- OWN YOUR ON HOME 259-4989 ext. 102. FOR $500!!! stereo or garaged your guitar... 706-506-3561 or 678-910-5776 Mobile Homes Don’t Stash it - Cash it! 778 For Rent 2 BR 1 BA 2012 -1 Abutment Rd. 2 BR 2 BA - 2111 B Dixie Sell it in the classifieds Hwy. $120 wk, $240 dep. 706- 279-1380 wkdys 9-5:30. 2002 Tundra V-8, 4x4, Tan Call Us! GREAT DEALS! 2 & 3 BD leather interior, power homes, many w/ hdwd floors. everything. Loaded. Excellent Large lots & private pond. Pets condition. 64,000 miles. Never welcome.Carbondale area. been off road. $12,500. Call: 706-272-7703 or Cable/water/garbage 706-397-2288 service included $125/wk. 706- 383-8123 706-272-7707 Near connector 3. Furnished 1 bdrm including Utilities & cable. $110 week, or $440 mon. deposit required. 706-537-2309.

Rent / Rent to Own. $450 and up. 2 & 3 bedroom. Ashley 2003 F-250, 4 door- crew cab. Brooke. S. Hwy 41. Clean and 6.0 diesel, 94k miles. 4x4. safe! Call 706-279-1553 Automatic, Excellent condition. Asking $18,500. 706-264-7883 TRANSPORTATION or 706-629-4000. The Daily Citizen 2004 Ford Ranger XLT step side pickup. Approx. 30K miles, 4 www.daltondailycitizen.com 806 Domestic Autos cycl. manual transmission. 2000 Ford Mustang GT, AM/FM CD, locking tool box, convertible. 5 speed. 110K miles. mounted hitch & wiring for a Black. For more info please call trailer. $7,500. OBO 706-277- Fast Cash. Good as Gold. Run your ad. Mark it sold. 706-272-0379 ask for Lois. 7777. 8B Tuesday, April 28, 2009 THE DAILY CITIZEN Reach over 39,150 readers for around $4.00 per day!

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