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Cat to college: FriendsFriends & & Dalton’s Blackwood NeighborsNeighbors will play baseball for Milligan Meet Terri Frye Page 1B Page 1C TTHEHE DDAILYAILY CCITIZENITIZEN Wednesday,june 17, 2009 •Dalton, Georgia • www.daltondailycitizen.com • 50 Cents Local student, teacher THINGS Experiencing history visit Holocaust Museum TO CHECK BY RACHEL BROWN [email protected] OUT Two days before Dalton Middle ON THE School student Marlen Diaz was 3 INSIDE scheduled to visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., authorities say James voN Brunn walked inside the The United Way of building and fired a .22-caliber rifle Northwest Georgia will into a guard’s chest. host a Volunteer Vacation Holocaust denier VoN Brunn, 88, Summer Session June was arrested and charged with mur- 22-24. der after authorities say he fatally shot museum guard Stephen T. See page 3A Johns when Johns opened the door to let him inside. DSC faculty contribute to The museum was closed last book on Latino immigration. Thursday,but Diaz and eighth- grade language arts teacher CONTRIBUTED PHOTO (LEFT), MISTY WATSON/THE DAILY CITIZEN (RIGHT) See page 9A GretcheN Abernathy were among On the left, Marlen Diaz, left, pauses with her former teacher,Gretchen Abernathy, outside the White House during a trip to the nation’s capital. Right, Abernathy looks on as Diaz shows a neck- Daunte Stallworth ➣ sentenced to 30 days for Please see HOLOCAUST, 2A lace designed by a Holocaust survivor that she bought during her visit to the Holocaust museum. DUI manslaughter. See page 1B Housing construction jumps 911 worker to be fired FROM TODAY’S BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer FORUM BY MARK MILLICAN WASHINGTON — [email protected] Construction of new homes jumped “We have had Blue Cross in May by the largest amount in Blue Shield of Georgia all of A Murray County 911 operator three months, an encouraging sign will be fired today for illegally our lives and since Hamilton that the nation’s deep housing reces- Medical Center doesn’t par- “running”alicense plate for a sion was beginning to bottom out. ticipate in the PPO system, we friend while on duty, said sole com- The Commerce Department said have to go to Chattanooga and missioner David Ridley. Atlanta and other areas. It’s Tuesday that construction of new Billie Jane Allen, 32, of 356 W. pure greed.” homes and apartments jumped 17.2 Walnut St. in percent last month to a seasonally Chatsworth, “The next time the adjusted annual rate of 532,000 was charged Whitfield commissioners units. That was better than the with computer 500,000-unit pace that economists invasion of pri- want a feasibility study,I’ll do AP photo it for $2,000 flat.” had expected and came after con- vacy by the struction fell in April to a record New homes under construction are seen on a local street in Murray County See page 2A low of 454,000 units. Parkersburg, Iowa, in May. Sheriff’s Office In another encouraging sign, on Monday, applications for building permits, President Barack Obama is any sustained rebound isn’t said Chief seen as a good indicator of future scheduled to unveil on Wednesday expected to take hold until next Allen WEATHER Deputy Ray activity,rose 4 percent in May to an the administration’s plan to over- spring. That’s partly due to the Sitton. Forecast: Partly sunny annual rate of 518,000 units. haul financial regulation in an effort huge overhang of unsold homes Regina LyNN Today’s High: 89 The better-than-expected to crack down on the lending abus- and a record wave of mortgage Blackwell, 35, Tonight’s Low: 69 rebound in construction was the lat- es that triggered the most severe foreclosures dumping more of 603 Parson est sign that the prolonged slump in upheaval in the nation’s financial unsold homes on the market. Details, Page 12A Road, Lot 4, in housing is coming to an end, which system in seveN decades. With foreclosures and other dis- Chatsworth, would be good news for the broad- Even with the encouraging news, tressed properties for sale at deep was also er economy. analysts don’t expect a quick discounts, builders often can’t com- charged with INSIDE The current recession — the rebound in housing, since the econ- pete. Rather than launching new computer inva- longest since the Great Depression omy is still shedding jobs and home developments, they are waiting for Classified..............4B sion of privacy. — was triggered by a collapse in prices are falling in many places, signs of a broader recovery. Many Blackwell Blackwell Comics..................5C the housing market that led to soar- making people hesitant to commit to economists believe that home asked Allen to Crossword..............4C ing loan losses and a banking sys- buying a new home. prices will keep falling until next find out who owned a vehicle from Dear Abby...................5C tem crisis. A healthy home market Many economists say home spring and that sales won’t start to Horoscope.............4C is needed to support an economic construction likely will stop show significant gains until next recovery. falling in the current quarter but summer. ➣ Please see FIRING, 2A Lottery..................2A Movies..................4C Obituaries...........10A Opinion................4A Getting past the red tape Taste beer for a good cause Sports......................1-3B BY CHARLES OLIVER BY CHARLES OLIVER [email protected] [email protected] Want to be heard? Molly Jenkins,acounselor at The state of Georgia has a large Citizens may contact Lt. Gov. Cohutta Elementary School, says and sometimes impersonal bureau- Casey Cagle’s office through his Web site she saw the problem numerous cracy, one that many citizens find times over the past school year. 7 69847 00001 6 intimidating. Dennis Pitts says his ltgov.georgia.gov or call (404) kids. That’s where the money 656-5030. Insurance com- When students started the year, goes,”she said. job is to help people find their way their parents had jobs and their through the red tape when they missioner John Oxendine’s Jenkins said teachers, coun- Web site is www.gainsur- economic situation was fine. But selors and principals who discover need help. as the school year progressed, Pitts, a field agent for Lt. Gov. ance.org. His office may be a child in need will approach the some parents lost their jobs and school social workers, who can Casey Cagle, held a listening ses- reached at (404) 656-2070 or their finances declined. Those stu- use the money to help out. sion on Tuesday at Dalton City Hall 800-656-2298. dents might have to go without T.J. Kaikobad, owner of the where people could ask questions medication or other needed items. Dalton Depot restaurant and a or seek help with problems with thing they think the state needs to Principals and teachers might member of Keeping Kids First, said state government. do differently.” step in and help out, but they the group was brainstorming for “About 50 percent of the time, He said the questions he got in couldn’t help everyone. ways to raise money. At the same folks just need a contact with a Dalton aren’t much different than “They just don’t have enough time, the Downtown Dalton state agency. They just want to what he hears in other parts of the money,”she said. Development Authority (DDDA), know who they need to talk to state. That’s where Keeping Kids of which he is a board member,was about whatever the problem they “The concerns and questions are First comes in. It helps bolster planning a beer-tasting festival. Receive A have is,”he said. “They might have pretty much the same everywhere “angel funds” that each school “It seemed like a perfect vehi- an issue with (the Department of we go,”he said. system has for short-term emer- cle,”he said, noting that other “For Sale By Owner” Human Resources), or they might gency aid for students or their be an advocate for a child with spe- families. Sign cial needs and want to tell us some- ➣ Please see LISTENING, 3A “It’s just for the basic needs of ➣ Please see BEER, 3A lOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS – FOR JUNE 16 ATYOUR Georgia: Cash 3 Midday: 7-7-7, Cash 4: 1-8-7-5, Evening Cash 3: 8-6-3, PAGE 2 Mega Millions:15-21-26-9-45, Mega Ball: 25 SERVICE Tennessee: Cash 3: 1-7-1, Lucky Sum: 9; Cash 4: 5-6-0-1, Lucky Sum: 12; Evening Cash 3: 2-7-2, Lucky Sum 11; Cash 4: 9-2-3-7, Lucky Sum: 21 Our mailing address: 2A Wednesday, June 17, 2009 P.O. Box 1167 Dalton, Ga. 30722-1167 Our shipping address: TODAYS FORUM Firing 308 S. Thornton Ave. TODAY’S CITIZEN Dalton, Ga. 30720 Editor’s note: Please ➣ keep your comments as “The insurance commis- Continued from page 1A brief as possible. Get to NAME: Tiffany Howard Our Web site: sioner of Georgia should a license plate number she the point! Longer com- investigate why the AGE: 17 www.daltondailycitizen.com had writteN down, according ments should be submit- Hamilton Medical Center to the sheriff’s office. HOME: Cohutta To visit us: ted as letters to the editor. administrator is a board If you include a name, Allen was placed on a FAMILY:Mom, Angie Our offices are located on the member of Health One please spell it. Call (706) three-day suspension that Howard; brother, west side of the intersection of 272-7748 to reach Alliance.