WASHINGTON (AP) —The country is sinking deep-er into the economic dol-drums, and it’s likely to staythere for a while.That’s part of the latest

outlook from forecasters ina survey to be releasedMon-day by the National Associ-ation for Business Econom-

ics, also known by itsacronym, NABE.Approximately 96 percent

of the economists polledbelieve that a recession hasstarted, and nearly three-fourths think it could persistbeyond the first quarter of2009.Under one definition, a

recession happens when theeconomy shrinks for twoquarters in a row. The econ-omy contracted 0.3 percentin the third quarter as bat-tered consumers cut backsharply on spending, thegovernment reported lastmonth. It was the worstshowing since 2001, when

the country was last in arecession.NABE economists, among

other experts, predict activ-ity will continue to shrink inboth the final quarter of thisyear and the first quarter ofnext year as weary con-sumers hunker down further

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Friends Claire Gaddy, 10, Tashia McCerde, 7 and Brittney Moore romp in fall leaves Satur-day off Boulevard. Weekend wind gusts made it appear to be ‘raining’ leaves at times and sometrees that started the weekend full of color were nearly bare by Monday.

Leafy playground

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Like all illegal immi-grants, LorenzoJimenez knew theknock on the doorfrom immigrationagents could comeat any time. Still, hehad enough faith inthe American dreamto buy a house in anAtlanta suburb, eventhough signing thepapers meant rais-ing the risk: He puthis 2-year-old, Amer-ican-born daughter’sname and SocialSecurity number onthe title.PAGE 4

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Nation, worldJohn Podesta, aleader of President-elect BarackObama’s transitionteam, was the Clin-ton administrationofficial who workedto douse scandals,outmaneuverRepublicans andkeep Bill Clintonpopular eventhrough impeach-ment. He’s now incharge of a 450-per-son staff whoseexperts – includingPodesta himself –aren’t always in syncwith those of his newboss.PAGE 5

OpinionPolitical scientistJohn Tures drawsparallels betweenthe Chamb-liss/Martin runoff anda previous runoffcontest betweenWyche Fowler andPaul CoverdellPAGE 6

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Despite the wind and cold,almost 100 motorcycle ridersshowed up Saturday to take partin a fundraiser ride for TroupCounty sheriff’s Lt. Rick Massie.The all-day event included the

ride, sponsored by Diverse Power,hamburger plates, children’sgames, a silent auction and a raf-fle, raising about $3,800 for thefamily, said organizer JenniferJones-Whitley.Massie was seriously injured

Oct. 8 when a 17-year-old drovetoo fast into a sharp curve and hiscar crossed the center line.Massie’s injuries included a near-ly severed right foot, torn liga-ments in the left knee, severalcracked ribs, bleeding in the brainand other internal injuries.“It was great to see Rick and his

family out there. When all thebikes came up you could see howtouched they were. It was a nicemoment,” said Jones-Whitley, aWest Point police officer andMassie’s cousin.Also, LaGrange Shrine Club

donated funds for the materials tobuild a wheelchair ramp atMassie’s home.

Editor’s Note: This is Amer-ican Education Week andeach day a story will spotlightinnovative learning activitiesin Troup County Schools.

By Kenneth ThompsonStaff writer

How do you keep highschool students awake duringa senior economics class?Give them $100,000 to

experiment with stocks.Economics teacher Glenn

Quiggle uses ‘StockQuest,’ anonline program developed byUGA that simulates real timeUS and international stockmarkets, to engage his TroupHigh School students.“Basically, this program has

taught me more about theeconomy than any regular

class could have,” seniorMikeNolen said. “This has provid-ed an in-depth analysis of themarket that I can carry withme through life. It’s a greatidea by Mr. Quiggle.”Nolen’s current portfolio

value of more than $5millionleads Quiggle’s three classes,but trails Quiggle’s $12 mil-lion portfolio.Each student started with

$100,000 of virtual money inearly September and hasfought tooth and nail to gainthe most money by Thanks-giving, Quiggle said.“It’s absolute pure compe-

tition in each class,” he said.“They are having the time oftheir lives, though.They have learned the sys-

tem and now know how to

buy and trade American andforeign stocks.” On their wayto amajor test grade, studentsare graded how aggressivelythey play and how they han-dle transactions. “Buying andtrading stocks is speculativein nature,” Quiggle said.“They have to study changingtrends in the economy andstocks in general. It forcesthem tomake very sound eco-nomic choices in order to suc-ceed.”Quiggle has used ‘Stock-

Quest’ for several years, hesaid. But the state of the cur-rent economy has made iteven more of a roller coasterthis year.“The economy and the fact

that it’s a political year has

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Troup High School economics teacher GlennQuiggle assists senior Mike Nolen with ‘Stock-Quest,’ an online stock market simulator thatallows students to “invest” virtual money.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama is forming aWhiteHouse leadership team that combinesexperiencedWashington insiders whocan help build a bridge with Congressand trusted associates who share hisChicago roots.The West Wing appointments that

Obama has announced in recent daysstand in contrast to those of GeorgeW.Bush, who relied heavily on fellow Tex-ans for top posts. They had virtuallyno experience dealing with Congress,nor did the former Texas governor whowas their boss.Obama comes to the Oval Office with

an ambitious list of campaign promis-es that will require Capitol Hill’s coop-eration and approval, and his team isheavy on the legislative experience thatObama is lacking. He resigned his Illi-nois Senate seat Sunday after less thanfour years of service, half of which hespent out on the presidential campaigntrail.During that time, Obama had Pete

Rouse as his Senate chief of staff totake care of his business on the Hill.On Sunday, Obama named Rouse tobe a senior adviser in hisWhite House.Rouse has 24 years of experience as atop Senate aide, also running the

offices of former Senate Democraticleader Tom Daschle of South Dakotaand Obama’s Illinois colleague, Demo-crat Sen. Dick Durbin.Other names that have begun to roll

out in recently come with varyingdegrees of Washington experience.Obama is drawing on accomplishedChicago friends, longtime congres-sional aides and former Clinton admin-istration officials, including some withties to the Monica Lewinsky scandal.The new chief of staff, Rep. Rahm

Emanuel, D-Ill., combines the Chica-go roots and the legislative connec-

Troup students ‘play’ stock market, learn economics

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Hard freezelikely tonightFrom staff reports

A repeat of this morning’s sub-freezing temperatures is likely forthe next few days, with a hardfreeze Tuesday night.The mercury is forecast to fall

into the 20s and 30s throughThursday.The coldest day will be Tuesday,

with a high in the mid-40s and alow of 24 forecast for LaGrange.

‘Massie Day’big success

Early votingunder wayfor runoffATLANTA (AP) – Early voting is

under way in most counties inGeorgia, including Troup.Voters could begin casting bal-

lots today in the runoff for the U.S.Senate race between RepublicanSaxby Chambliss and Democrat-ic challenger Jim Martin.

The runoff is set for Dec. 2.In Fulton County, early voting

begins Tuesday.Both Chambliss and Martin are

looking for new ways to coaxweary Georgia voters back to thepolls next month in one of thenation’s most hotly contested Sen-ate races.

Forecasters: Tough road ahead for economy

Explanations:Here is an explanation of

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

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

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

inspections:� Amira’s Mediterranean

Cuuisine, 1 Young’s MillRoad, LaGrangeDate inspected: Nov. 7Score: 92, A; Previous

score: 80, BRisk factorsComments: Outdatedmilk

products; use products byexpiration dates. Personalmedication stored with food;store personal items sepa-rate from food items. Washhands before putting on newpair of gloves. Vent hood notturned on while cooking.Fryers should be entirelypositioned under vent hood.

� Biscuit Stop, 3116Roanoke Road, LaGrangeDate inspected: Nov. 5Score: 91, A; Previous

score: 91, ARisk factorsComments: Employees

must wear gloves when han-dling ready-to-eat foods.Good retail practices� Explorations in Antiq-

uity Center, 130 GordonCommercial Drive,LaGrange

Date inspected: Nov. 4Score: 100, A; Previous

score: 97, AComments: Good retail

practices� Jumbo’s Chinese

Restaurant, 213 CommerceAve., LaGrangeDate inspected: Nov. 3Score: 82, B; Previous

score: 67, URisk factorsComments: Food on buf-

fet not positioned undersneeze guard. All foodsmustbe stored covered. Food infreezer and dry storage area.Cold foods not held at 41degrees and below (eggs 58degrees, vegetables 61degrees).Good retail practicesComments: Utensils

stored between equipment;all utensils must be stored ina clean area. Using unap-poved drill as mixer; mustuse a good-grade mixer tomix food items. A fly-controlmethod is needed; flies pres-ent around bar area andkitchen – issue must beaddressed.

� Momma Goldberg’sDeli, 380 S. Davis Road,LaGrangeDate inspected: Nov. 7Score: 100, A; Previous

score: 100, A� Ryan’s Family Steak

House, 1509 Lafayette Park-way, LaGrangeDate inspected: Nov. 5Score: 96, A; Previous

score: 52, UComments: Carbon

buildup on pans; removebuildup. Removemold fromice machine. Repair brokentile behind equipment. Bro-ken and missing floor tiles.Clean floor under displayshelves in bakery area.

� Subway, 1960Whitesville Road, LaGrangeDate inspected: Nov. 3Score: 95, A; Previous

score: N/A

Good retail practicesComments: Removemold

from icemachine. Clean din-ing area. Sweep freezerfloor; debris present. Shieldall lights. Roaches present infacility; address issue.

� Zaxby’s 129 CommerceAve., LaGrangeDate inspected: Nov. 6Score: 96, A; Previous

score: 93, AGood retail practicesComments: Clean shelves

in kitchen. Repair walk-indoors (rusted). Clean shelvesin dining area under bever-age dispenser. Repair leak atthree-vat sink. Clean greasetrap. Repair broken tile infacility. Clean air-condition-ing vents throughout facility.

NEW YORK (AP) — Citi-group Inc. is cutting approx-imately 53,000 more jobs inthe coming quarters as thebanking giant struggles tosteady itself after sufferingmassive losses from deteri-orating debt.The plans, posted on the

company’s Web site, arebeing discussed by CEOVikram Pandit at the com-pany’s town hall meeting inNew York Monday withemployees.The company said total

headcount is being reducedby 20 percent from its peakof 375,000 at the end of2007; the company hadalready announced in Octo-ber that it was eliminatingabout 22,000 jobs from thoselevels. The total workforcereductions include thou-sands of jobs that will be lostwhen Citigroup completesthe sale of Citi Global Serv-ices and its German retailbanking business.The NewYork-based bank

has posted four straightquarterly losses, including aloss of $2.8 billion during thethird quarter. The companysaid that in addition to jobcuts, it plans to lowerexpenses by about 20 per-cent, and that is has reducedits assets by more than 20percent since the first quar-ter of the year.Citi shares fell 42 cents, or

4.4 percent, to $9.10 inmorning trading. The com-pany’s shares have beentrading at 13-year lows.

Shortly before the town hallmeeting in New York, Citi-group ChairmanWin Bischoffsaid at a business forum inDubai, United Arab Emirates,that it would be irresponsiblefor Citi and other companiesnot to look at staffing in theevent of a prolonged eco-nomic downturn.“What all of us have done

— and perhaps injudiciously— we’ve added a lot of peo-ple over … this very benignperiod,” Bischoff said.

“If there is a reversion to themean … those job losses willobviously fall particularlyheavily on the financial sec-tor,” he added. “Certainly theywill fall particularly heavily onLondon and New York.”A Citigroup spokesman

said that while certainregions and businessesmight have higher concen-trations of job cuts, theywould generally be acrossthe entire company andaround the world.In his comments to the

Associated Press, Bischoffdid not rule out the likeli-hood that Citi’s leaderswould go without bonusesthis year. — a move that

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J. D. ButlerMr. J. D. Butler, 97, of

LaGrange, passed away Sat-urday, November 15, 2008 atthe home of his daughterand son-in-law. Mr. Butler was born

March 7, 1911 in CleburneCounty, Alabama, son of thelate John David Sr. and IdaPrice Butler. He was a mem-ber of Hurricane BaptistChurch and a retired farmer.Survivors include two

daughters and a son-in-law,Jessie and Harold East ofLaGrange, and Betty Mc-Cormick of Bowdon; sevengrandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and asister, Oma Thompson ofHeflin, Ala. He was preced-ed in death by his wife,Hazel Butler and four grand-children.Funeral services will be

11:00 Tuesday at the Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel withDr. Harold Lawrence offici-ating. Interment will be inthe Hurricane UnitedMethodist Church Cemeteryin Cleburne County, Ala-bama. The family will be at their

home at 187 Chase Road,and receive friends at thefuneral home this eveningfrom 7:00 to 9:00.Condolences may be

expressed and memoriesshared in the guest book atwww.hunterallenmyhand.com

tions. Vice President-electJoe Biden’s chief of staff RonKlain held the same role forVice President Al Gore.Obama has picked Mona

Sutphen and Jim Messina ashis deputy chiefs of staff.Like Rouse, Messina hasserved as chief of staff forthree different lawmakers —Sens. Max Baucus, D-Mont,Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., andRep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. — and has a vast net-work of relationships toshow for it that he can tapon Obama’s behalf.Philip Schiliro, who has

more 25 years experienceworking for Congress, isObama’s liaison to CapitolHill.Biden, a longtime senator

from Delaware, has said heintends to be a frequentvoice on the Hill and use his36 experience as a lawmak-er to promote the adminis-tration’s agenda. That’s adeparture from Vice Presi-dent Dick Cheney, who onlyappeared occasionally on theHill to meet with Republicanmembers and cast a tie-breaking vote.Obama is keeping some

campaign advisers close inthe West Wing. He hasnamed longtime confidantValerie Jarrett as a seniorWhite House adviser and isexpected to bring alongRobert Gibbs as press sec-retary and David Axelrod asanother senior adviser.

The senior adviser title is avague one, but those who fill itcan have held vast authority.Karl Rove and Karen Hugheshad the title at one time inBush’s White House, and eachhad very different but influ-ential role — Rove was thepolitical strategist with a bigsay over policy while Hugheswas the chief communicationsspecialist.Democratic officials say

Obama’s pick for WhiteHouse counsel is GregoryCraig, who was PresidentBill Clinton’s impeachmenttrial lawyer, but it has yet tobe announced. Sutphen, too,had a role in the Lewinskyscandal that led to Clinton’simpeachment.Sutphen is a foreign poli-

cy expert who has had sev-eral federal governmentpositions, including as anaide to Bill Richardson whenhe was ambassador to theUnited Nations. In that role,Sutphen helped conduct a45-minute job interview withLewinsky in late 1997 at therequest of John Podesta.

A freeze warning is ineffect from 1 to 9 a.m.Tuesday. Highs the otherdays are predicted to be inthe 50s.The winterlike weather

comes as a strong Canadi-an cold front brings arenewed surge of cold airinto the region Tuesday.Canadian high pressurewill settle over north andcentral Georgia by Wednes-day morning, with a hardfreeze Tuesday night andWednesday morning.The normal extremes for

this time of year in TroupCounty are 66 and 42.

Police said a homeless per-son hit a moving vehicle withhis fist in the Publix parkinglot at 139 Commerce Ave. onSunday. The suspect laterignored police sirens andmoving traffic as he ranacross Commerce Avenue,barely dodging traffic, policesaid. The man was chargedwith pedestrian darting intotraffic.A suspected drunk driver

slammed into the rear of astopped vehicle at the inter-section of Whitesville Streetand West Lukken IndustrialDrive on Sunday morningbefore driving off and turn-ing onto Hamilton Roadnearly striking a telephonepole, police said. No one wasinjured and the driver wascharged with DUI, leavingthe scene of an accident andreckless driving.

Naked manA naked man was seen

running in the 700 block ofHamilton Road Sundaymorning. The suspect, whopolice said was drunk, toldpolice that another man hadstolen his clothing. A crowdof onlookers gatheredaround him and police as hewas charged with indecentexposure and public drunk-enness.

ShopliftingKroger employees at 203

Commerce Ave., saw adrunken man conceal porkloins, ribs and deodorantbars in his pants Sundaymorning. The suspect wascharged with shoplifting andpublic drunkenness.A security camera record-

ed a man hiding three barsof soap and some body washin his pants and jacket Sun-day night at Piggly Wiggly at522 S. Greenwood St. Theman returned the items to anearby shelf once he real-ized he was caught, policesaid. He then paid for twopacks of noodles and fled onfoot from employees whotried to hold him for police.The suspect was chargedwith shoplifting.

VandalismA man used a steak knife

to puncture all four of hisgirlfriend’s SUV’s tires in the100 block of North CaryStreet and threw a cinderblock through the frontwindshield, causing morethan $500 of damage Sun-day night. The suspect wascharged with criminal dam-age and a family violence actviolation.

Truck fireAn electrical error caused

a fire in a semi-trailer trucktraveling on Interstate-85Sunday morning. The driv-er was uninjured, but thetruck was heavily damaged,Troup County Fire Depart-ment officials said.

Burglaries, theftsA thief removed an air

conditioner from a side win-dow of a house in the 900block of Kelly Street on Sun-day night and stole a 32-inchTV valued at $650.A 57-inch TV of unknown

value was stolen from ahouse in the 100 block ofCommerce Court Sundaynight. Police found prymarks on the residence’sback door but were unableto obtain finger prints.A Honda Civic valued at

$2,500 was stolen from thedriveway of a house in the1000 block of JuniperStreet.

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under the stresses of risingunemployment, shrinkingnest eggs and falling homevalues.“Business economists

became decidedly morenegative on the economicoutlook for the next sever-al quarters as a result of theintensification of creditmarket stresses and evi-dence of spillover to thereal economy,” said NABEpresident Chris Varvares,president of Macroeco-nomic Advisers.NABE economists are now

forecasting the economy toshrink at a 2.6 percent pacein the final quarter of thisyear and then at a 1.3 per-cent pace in the first threemonths of 2009. The newprojections marked down-grades from the association’sprevious survey, whichcalled for growth of just 0.1percent in the final quarterof this year and a 1.3 percentgrowth rate in the followingquarter.For all of 2008, the asso-

ciation’s economists arepredicting the economy’sgrowth will slow to 1.4 per-cent, down from 2 percentin 2007. If the new, lowerprojection proves correct,it would mark the weakestperformance since the2001.The picture would turn

worse in 2009. The NABEeconomists are projectingthe economy will jolt intoreverse, shrinking by 0.2 per-cent for all of next year. Ifthat happens, it would markthe worst showing since1991, when the country wasstarting to pull out of a reces-sion.With the economy losing

traction, the nation’s unem-ployment rate will climb to7.5 percent by the end ofnext year, the economistspredict. Other analyststhink it could rise to 8 per-cent at that time, or evenhit 10 percent or higher ifa U.S. auto company wereto go under.The nation’s unemploy-

ment rate bolted to 6.5 per-cent in October, a 14-yearhigh, the government report-ed earlier this month.To cushion the fallout, the

Federal Reserve has slasheda key interest rate, droppingit to just 1 percent, a levelseen only once before in thelast half-century.Fed Chairman Ben

Bernanke has warned thatthe country’s economicweakness could last forsome time — even if the gov-ernment’s unprecedented$700 billion financial bailoutpackage and other steps dosucceed in getting financialand credit markets to oper-ate more normally.In a speech Friday,

Bernanke left the door opento another rate reduction,warning that financial mar-kets remain under “severestrain.”Wall Street investors and

economists believe the Fedprobably will lower interestrates again on Dec. 16, itslast regularly scheduledmeeting this year, by one-quarter or even one-half per-centage point.The NABE survey of 50

forecasters was taken Oct.28 through Nov. 7.The raft of grim econom-

ic news prompted SandraPianalto, president of theFederal Reserve Bank ofCleveland, to say in a speechFriday that the data to date“tells me that the economyis now in a recession.”

TROUP FROM 1

definitely had an impact,”Quiggle said. “We recentlyhad a couple of kids’ stockswounded pretty badly. Someof them got caught up in aslide and lost about 40 per-cent of their accounts.”Quiggle says the students

have learned that there arestill plenty of opportunities,though, to make moneydespite the gloomy econo-my.“They are learning how to

go out and make smart deci-sions to earn some moneywhen many people are strug-gling,” he said. “There arestill plenty of opportunitiesout there and they are see-ing that first hand. These areall seniors that are about tobe out in the real world. Theyneed this financial informa-tion.”Student Josh Murphy says

the knowledge gained isinvaluable.“This is proof to me that

even if the economy is bad,you can still make plenty ofmoney,” Murphy said. “Ihardly knew anything aboutstocks before. Now I can goout and do it in real life.”

Bank trims53,000 jobs

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Bettie Biggs, far left, leads the Choral Society of West Georgia in a rehearsal for their Thanksgiving concert Sun-day. The group features the members of LaGrange Civic Chorale and Bel Canto LaGrange.

Combined choirs to present concertFrom staff reports

This year’s annualThanksgiving concert, “WeGather Together – A Concertof Thanksgiving and Praise,”will feature the debut of theChoral Society of West Geor-gia, the combined voices ofthe LaGrange Civic Choraleand Bel Canto LaGrange, awomen’s vocal ensemble.The concert will be at 5

p.m Sunday at First Presby-terian Church.The program will focus on

American sacred music,specifically arrangementsoriginating from early Amer-ican folk sources such as theSacred Harp, according toBettie Biggs, founder andartistic director. Also included will be orig-

inal pieces from Americanmasters such as Samuel Bar-ber and contemporary com-poser Rene Clausen.David Kocsis, First Pres-

byterian Church organist,will be the featured soloistfor the concert as well as vio-linist Callie Hammond. Mar-cia Wooten will perform therole of narrator, sharingcarefully selected reflectionson American life and themeaning of Thanksgiving.Cindy Brown is accompa-nist.“The response from the

community has beentremendous,” Biggs said.“Last year’s Thanksgivingconcert at The First Presby-terian Church was receivedwith a full house, and thechurch has been very gra-cious in allowing us the useof their elegantly appointedsanctuary once again.”The combined choruses of

Bel Canto LaGrange andThe Lagrange Civic Choralewill be the first ever collab-oration between the twoensembles.

“Not all of our singers arefrom LaGrange,” Biggs said.“We have members from allover the region includingWarm Springs, Woodland,Pine Mountain, Newnan,West Point, Opelika and Val-ley, Ala. Their energy andenthusiasm for this concertis overwhelming.”Tickets at $10 in advance

and $12 at the door areavailable from Hill StreetHouse, Plum Southern andCharterBank in West Pointor any member of Bel CantoLaGrange or the LaGrangeCivic Chorale. For more information,

email choralsoci-ety@bellsouth.net or call(706) 882-2734.

The Choral Society of West Georgia recently performeda concert in West Point.

EventsMonday-TuesdayThe LaGrange Memorial Library hosts abook fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fea-turing a selection of books and giftsfor all ages, including children’s items,stationery, albums, cookbooks andother items. Proceeds benefit thelibrary. For more information, call PatGay at (706) 882-7784.

TuesdayThe LaGrange Symphony Orchestrapresents “Music: The Invisible Art,”featuring a composition by Lee John-son, professor of music at LaGrangeCollege and an Emmy-award winningcomposer. A reception will follow atWes Cochran Art Gallery.

The LaGrange Shufflers square danceclub holds dances from 7-9:30 p.m. atthe Senior Center at 140 Ragland St.in LaGrange.

WednesdayThe Round Table book club meets at 4p.m. at the home of Sybil Allen withCindy Greene serving as hostess.Allen will review “A Love BeyondExplaining” by Jason Robertson.

The Tabard Book Club meets at 10 a.m.at the home of Sarah Daniel at 910 S.Willowcrest Way.

LaGrange Memorial Library holds pre-school storytime at 10 a.m. For moreinformation, call Pat Gay at (706) 882-7784.

ThursdayFirst Baptist Church in Hogansville willhost a blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m.

Cuban guitarist Manuel Barrueco willkick off the inaugural season of theCallaway Concert series at 7:30 p.m. atCallaway Auditorium. Barrueco hasspent three decades performing withsome of the nation’s and world’s pre-mier symphonies. Tickets are avail-able for $10, $20, $25 and $200 for abox. Non-LaGrange College studenttickets are $5. Tickets can be bought atwww.lagrange.edu/callawayconcertseries or by calling (706) 880-8107.

ChurchesThrough WednesdayThe West Georgia Ministerial Alliancepresents a pre-Thanksgiving revivalat St. Paul Baptist Church, 205 UnionSt. Services will be at 7 p.m. The Rev.Titus Roberson will speak today, theRev. Lonnie Walls will speak Tuesdayand the Rev. W.T. Edmondson willspeak Wednesday.

TodayTrinity on the Hill United MethodistChurch’s Angel Choir for childrenages 3 through third grade rehearsesat 5:30 p.m. For more information, call(706) 884-4976.

TuesdayWord Harvest Ministries hosts a Bible

study at 6 p.m. in the banquet roomof the Days Inn on Whitesville Road.

LaGrange First Assembly of God hoststhe Rev. Tommy Bates of Independ-ence, Ky., in services at 7 p.m.

Eastside Baptist Church at 1016 MasonSt. holds a theological extension cen-ter class at 7 p.m.

Faith Temple Church of Deliverance at221 Edgewood Ave. holds morningBible study at 10 a.m. For transporta-tion, call Bobby Cox at (706) 845-8662.The Rev. C.M. Chivers is pastor.

WednesdayEastside Baptist Church at 1016 MasonSt. holds a Bible study at 7 p.m.

New Beginnings Baptist Church hasBible study at 6 p.m.

First Baptist Church Fannin Street holdsBible study classes at 7 p.m.

First Assembly of God at 430 CorinthRoad in Hogansville holds services at7 p.m.

Applying the Word Church at 838-ANew Franklin Road holds Bible studyat 7 p.m.

Burks Chapel United Methodist Churchon 855 Burks Chapel Road has Biblestudy at 6:30 p.m., led by the pastor,the Rev. John D. Tompkins.

Saints of Christ Christian Center at 208Clark St. holds Bible study at 10 a.m.and 6 p.m. The Rev. Michael Rolandis pastor.

Wards Chapel CME Church at 140North St. holds Bible study at 6:30p.m.

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church at118 Cox St. holds Bible study at 7 p.m.The Rev. William A. Dean is pastor.

Sonrise Baptist Church at 1500Whitesville Road holds Bible study at7 p.m.. Interim pastor is WoodyWoodard.

Hall’s Chapel Baptist Church at 434Burkes Chapel Road holds Bible studyat 6:30 p.m. The Rev. Gary Johnson ispastor.

Mountain Spring Baptist Church on Ga.18 in West Point holds Bible study at 7p.m. The Rev. Alfonzia Simpson Jr. ispastor.

Threat Grove Baptist Church at 192Rosemont Road holds Bible study at6:30 p.m.

Louise United Methodist Church holdsBible study at 6:30 p.m.

Smith Chapel United Methodist Churchat 6225 Hopewell Church Road holdsBible study at 7 p.m.

Faith Temple Church of Deliverance at221 Edgewood Ave. holds Bible studyat 7 p.m. For transportation, callBobby Cox at (706) 845-8662. The Rev.C.M. Chivers is pastor.

Word Harvest Ministries hosts a Biblestudy at 6 p.m. in the banquet roomof the Days Inn on Whitesville Road.

ThursdayThe Baptist Tabernacle Food Closet at849 S. Davis Road is open from 9 to11 a.m. For more information, call(706) 882-0087.

Solomon Grove Baptist Church on Ful-ton Street holds Bible study at 6 p.m.

St. Paul C.M.E. Church at 250 Lower

Glass Bridge Road holds a Bible studyat 7 p.m.

Lighthouse Worship Center holds prayerand small groups Bible study at 7 p.m.at the clubhouse at 1600 Meadow Ter-race.

The Rev. Lois Brown leads a Bible studyat 6:30 p.m. at 308 Sivell Road.

MeetingsTodayThe Salvation Army Home Leaguemeets at 6 p.m. at the Salvation ArmyWorship and Community Center at806 Murphy Ave.

LaGrange Amateur Radio Club will havea net on frequency 146.700 at 9 p.m.

Cub Scout Pack 324 meets at 6:30 p.m.at First Baptist Church on the Square,fourth floor above the gym.

The Troup County Airport Authoritymeets at noon at the LaGrange-Call-away Airport.

Hogansville City Council meets at 7 p.m.at City Hall.

A Likely Tale Book Club meets at 7 p.m.in the board room at LaGrangeMemorial Library.

TuesdayLaGrange Newcomer’s Club meets forlunch at 1 p.m. at Momma Goldberg’sDeli. Call (706) 845-9515 for reserva-tions.

International Association of Adminis-trative Professionals meets at 5:30p.m. at Ayres Memorial UnitedMethodist Church.

The Troup County Commission meetsat 9 a.m. in the first-floor commissionmeeting room in the GovernmentCenter at 100 Ridley Ave.

ThursdayThe Troup County Board of Educationholds its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m.at 100 North Davis Road, Building C.

The LaGrange Elks Auxiliary meets at7:30 p.m. on S. Davis Road.

The Troup County Sportsman Clubmeets at 7:30 p.m. at the clubhouseon Roanoke Road.

The Kiwanis Club of LaGrange meetsat noon at Highland Country Club.

Breast Friends for Life, a breast cancersupport and awareness group, meetsat 5 p.m. in the Enoch Callaway Can-cer Clinic on the campus of WestGeorgia Medical Center. For moreinformation, call Wanda Lowe at (706)845-3866.

Items in In our community run threedays prior to the event, on a space avail-able basis. Announcements are for non-profit, civic, cultural, club or churchevents. Items for political or for-profitgroups will not be listed in the calendar.To submit something, email it to ddur-rence@lagrangenews.com, fax it to (706)884-8712, drop it by our office at 105 Ash-ton St. or post it directly to our Web siteat www.lagrangenews.com. Web sitesubmissions must include contact infor-mation to be published. For more infor-mation, call Debby Durrence at (706)884-7311, ext. 229.

Couple arguing long,short of wife’s hair

Dear Abby:How do I makemy husband understand thathow I cut my hair has noth-ing to do with him? I am 30years old, and I have a full-time job and three kids whoare involved in everything.Because I am always on thego, I need a hairdo that is easyto manage and cute, so Iended up getting my hair cutshort. I love it. It makes mefeel younger, cuter and trendy.When my husband and Istarted dating, I used to havelong, thick hair – but I was notaware that keeping my hairlong was “part of the deal.”He feels I cut my hair pur-posely to go against what hewants. That sounds selfish tome. Isn’t it my hair? – Shortand Trendy in West TexasDear Short and Trendy:

You cut your hair “purposelyto go against what he wants?”I wouldn’t call your husbandselfish. I would call him con-trolling. Long hair can belovely, but it does require timeand care – not unlike a pet orthe garden. If he can’t under-stand that your busy sched-ule no longer allows you thatkind of time to devote to your-self, that’s his problem. Donot make it yours. You are nolonger the carefree girl youwere when you were dating.You are a woman with real

responsibilities. And it’s timefor your husband to grow up,too.Dear Abby: I am a sopho-

more in high school, and Ineed help with something. Iam a die-hard Christian whostrongly believes in the whole“no sex before marriage”deal. All my old boyfriendshave tried to take advantageof me. When I say I am sav-ing myself for true love, theyalways dump me. So here’sthe question: Do I tell the guystraight out that he’s not get-ting any, or do I just wait untilthe subject comes up andcasually mention it? – Dee inSan DiegoDear Dee: I see no reason

to announce upon meetingsomeone that he “won’t begetting any.” Give the persona chance to know you, andwhile that is happening, avoidsituations where you arealone and tempted. When thesubject of sex comes up,explain that you are savingyourself for marriage. It sendsa clear message and is less ofa put-down than sayingyou’re saving yourself for“true love,” which makes itappear he somehow doesn’tmeasure up.

Symphony to featureJohnson compositionFrom staff reports

The LaGrange SymphonyOrchestra’s concert Tuesday,“Music: The Invisible Art,”will feature the work of con-temporaryAme r i c ancompo s e ra n dLaGrange’sown LeeJohnson, fol-lowed by theflowing voiceof a tradi-tional Kore-an folk song and the majesticGerman voice of RichardWagner.The performanc will be at

7:30 p.m. in Callaway Audi-torium.Each part of the program

will celebrate the unique roleof music in culture, sympho-ny officials said. The concertwill open with the secondperformance of Johnson’s“The Spheres 3.6.9” Sym-phony No. 8,” a work John-son has described as “a sym-phony about the world ofmusic.” Included in this per-formance will be violinsoloist Sergiu Schwartz,soprano Sewell Griffith,tenor Ed Biggs, the Colum-bus State University Cham-ber Singers, directed by Con-stantina Tsolainou, and theLaGrange College ChamberChoir, directed by DebbieOgle.Also on the program will

be “Variations on a Korean

Folk Song,” which featuresmusic based on the ancientKorean folk song “Arirang.”This music is said to bindtogether culturally the peo-ples of North and SouthKorea. The concert will con-clude with the Preludes toAct III and Act I of Wagner’s“Die Meistersinger,” an operathat celebrates the wondersof music.Concertgoers were asked

to take non-perishable foodto support the fourth annualLaGrange SymphonyOrchestra food drive bene-fiting the LaGrange Inter-faith Food Closet. Food willbe collected in the CallawayAuditorium lobby prior to theperformance.Immediately following the

concert, there will be a freereception at the LaGrangeArt Museum – CochranGallery, located at 4 EastLafayette Square in down-town LaGrange. Tickets may be purchased

in advance from the sym-phony office by calling (706)882-0662 prior to the day ofthe concert. Tickets will alsobe sold at the Callaway Audi-torium box office beginningat 7 p.m. Tuesday.Adult tickets are $25 for

mezzanine seating and $15for seats in the orchestra andgallery. Tickets for studentssixth grade and older are $5.Children fifth grade andyounger are admitted freewith an adult.

Johnson

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Both lose in aborted immigrant-citizen home saleROSWELL (AP) – Like all

illegal immigrants, LorenzoJimenez knew the knock onthe door from immigrationagents could come at anytime.Still, he had enough faith

in the American dream tobuy a house in this Atlantasuburb, even though signingthe papersmeant raising therisk: He put his 2-year-old,American-born daughter’sname and Social Securitynumber on the title.And it worked, for a while.

Jimenez and his family livedhappily enough for severalyears alongside “regular” cit-izens.Nicole Griffin’s mom lived

a few doors away, and whenGriffin visited, she said, herkids playedwith the Jimenezchildren.When Jimenez puthis four-bedroom, two-bath-room home up for sale lastspring, wantingmore space,Griffin was immediatelyinterested.A contract was negotiated

but when the sale appearedto go sour, Griffin raised anew issue: that shewas a cit-izen and Jimenez wasn’t.She told local media, immi-gration officials, his boss andothers that he was here ille-gally. She even put signs inthe yard of the house expos-ing his residency status.As a result, agents came

knocking last month, andnow Jimenez is fighting tokeep from being deported.He also lost his job.“I’m very sad and very

worried,” said Jimenez, 32.“I can’t sleep because I’mthinking about my family.What’s going to happen? Idon’t know.”Griffin insists her intent

was to buy the house, noth-ing else. The 28-year-old sin-gle mother of twomaintainsshewaswronged first, so sheacted to protect her interests.She has no regrets.“At the end, do I feel bad

the family got in trouble? No,not at all,” she said.

Those who enter the U.S.illegally often say they’re juststriving for the same thingsthat most American citizenswant out of life – a good job,home ownership, maybe achance to get a little bitahead. But the ambitions ofcitizens and non-citizens cancollide and, as the painfulentanglement betweenJimenez and Griffin shows,both sides can wind up feel-ing like victims.Jimenez, who is Mexican,

has been in the U.S. forabout a decade. When hebought the house four yearsago, the real estate agenthandling the sale told him hecould get a better interestrate using his daughter’sinformation on the closingdocuments than he couldusing the federal tax identi-fication number he uses topay income tax here.Jimenez later filed papers

to have his own name addedto the title, and that’s how itstayed until Griffin spotted

the “for sale” sign and$164,500 list price thisspring.With both sides enthusias-

tic about the sale, a deal wasreached and the closing wasset for May 15.Griffin, a payroll clerk and

first-time homebuyer, askedto postpone the closing untilJune 1 because she hadproblems locking in herinterest rate. Jimenez agreedbut asked that shemove intothe house as planned andpay rent until the closing.Shortly after Griffinmoved

in, her attorney said therewas a problem with the titleon the house, namely thatJimenez’s young daughter’snamewas on the title but hersignature wasn’t on the saledocuments. Attorneys saidsome extra paperwork–establishing a conservator-ship to watch out for thechild’s interest, the first stepin getting the title transferredsolely to her father – wouldclear the title, and everyone

agreed to postpone again.Griffin didn’t pay the rent,

however, claiming she waspromised three months freesince the delay wasJimenez’s fault. She has ane-mail from his real estateagent, Alina Carbonell, say-ing he’d made the offer.Jimenez’s lawyer, Erik

Meder, told her that offerwas never firm and insistedshe pay rent or vacate thehouse.Locked in a letter war

with Meder, Griffin escalat-ed her actions. She con-tacted the FBI, the RoswellPolice Department, localmedia, the state attorneygeneral’s office and the gov-ernor’s office, among oth-ers. She asked her con-gressman, U.S. Rep. TomPrice, for help, saying shefelt Jimenez andMeder haddeceived her. Price’s office,in turn, contacted U.S.Immigration and CustomsEnforcement, said BrendanBuck, a Price spokesman.

“I am a law-abiding Amer-ican merely trying to pur-chase a home,” Griffin wrotein mid-July in a letter toAmerican Homebuyers, anonprofit that helps low- tomoderate-income familiesbuy homes. “An illegal fami-ly fraudulently obtained amortgage using a 1 yr oldSSN, and appear to have allthe rights in this situation –How can this be when theyshouldn’t even be in Ameri-ca?”She said she contacted

anyone she could think ofwho might be able to helpthe sale go through.Jimenez said she started

making his life a nightmare.He claims she caused cos-metic damage to the houseand intentionally clogged theplumbing, both of which shedenies.Griffin alsowent after Car-

bonell, the real estate agent.She contacted the GeorgiaState Real Estate Commis-sion to try to get her licenserevoked. Carbonell said thethreat to her reputation andto her career caused her somuch stress she had to takea leave of absence.Griffin said she reported

Carbonell because the agentknew Jimenez’s daughter’sname was on the title fromthe beginning but didn’t tellher right away. (Carbonellwas not the real estate agentwho originally advisedJimenez to use his daugh-ter’s name.)In September,Meder got a

judge to order Griffin to payretroactive rent and get outof the house within a week.Griffin then went to the

upscale Atlanta restaurantwhere Jimenez worked as acook and told his boss hewas undocumented, whichJimenez said resulted in hisfiring.“It was my last resort,”

Griffin said, “but once I real-ized my family had sevendays to get out of a housethat a family’s not even legal-

ly supposed to own, I did goto his employer and I did lethis employer know.”She also put bright red

signs in the yard reading,“This house is owned by anillegal alien.”When Jimeneztore them down, she put upnew ones.Griffin said shewanted the

neighbors to share her out-rage over what was happen-ing.“I don’t feel bad for any-

thing that happens to theJimenez family at this point,”Griffin said recently,“because no one feels badthat all I tried to do was buya house, and I ended up liv-ing back with my mother.”In early October, plain-

clothes ICE agents showedup at Jimenez’s apartment.They asked him about hisresidency status and his pur-chase of the house, thenhandcuffed him and tookhim away. He was releaseda few hours later and is duebefore a judge in Januaryand could face eventualdeportation.His lawyers plan to apply

to keep Jimenez in thecountry permanently, aprocess that could last sev-eral years. While it’s pend-ing, he will be eligible for awork permit. But even if hegets one, Jimenez will beliving in limbo. His applica-tion to stay could be reject-ed, which means he stillcould be ordered to leavethe country.Jimenez has taken the

house off the market butdoesn’t want to move hisfamily back in amid theuncertainty, so they’re still inthe apartment that was sup-posed to be a transitionalstop until they bought a big-ger place.Griffin hasn’t tried to buy

another home, in partbecause she can’t afford to,so she and her kids are stillstaying with her mother.Down the street, the

Jimenez house sits empty.

AP photo

Lorenzo Jimenez stands in front of a home he owns in Roswell. After a deal to sealthe house went sour, Jimenez, who is in the US illegally was reported to immigra-tion officials.

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Child struck, killedSMYRNA (AP) – Cobb County police say

a child has been struck and killed while try-ing to cross a busy road before dawn witha woman and three other children.Smyrna Police spokesmanMichael Smith

says the woman and the three other chil-dren were taken to a hospital with what hecalls “superficial” wounds.Smith says the five were hit before 6:30

a.m. todaywhile crossing the five-lane SouthCobb Drive.The ages of the children were not imme-

diately available.The accident happened near a Cobb

County Transit bus stop, but Smith does notknow if the family had just gotten off a busor was headed to the bus stop. He says thedriver of the vehicle who hit the five stopped

and called 911.Police have not released the name of the

child who was killed.The road was shut down in both direc-

tions for more than an hour after the acci-dent.

‘Click It or Ticket’ beginsSAVANNAH (AP) – Law enforcement offi-

cers across Georgia are going to be payingcloser attention to make sure motorists arewearing their seat belts.Their message to motorists is buckle up

or pay up as officers kick off the “Click It orTicket” campaign Monday.The goal of click it or ticket is to increase

seat belt usage.The campaign runs through Nov. 30.

Racial slurs, threats againstObama at some universitiesTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP)

- Marsha L. Houston, a pro-fessor at the University ofAlabama, was so happyBarack Obama won thepresidency that she put up aposter of the soon-to-be firstfamily on her office doorafter the election.First, someone ripped

down the poster. When sheput up another, someonescrawled a racial slur on italong with a death threatagainst the first African-American to win the WhiteHouse.“It seems the election

brought the racist rats out ofthe woodwork,” Houston,who is black, said in an inter-view Thursday.The slur and threat that

defaced Houston’s posterwas but one of a string ofracist taunts and menacingon U.S. campuses in thewake of Obama’s historicvictory, which apparentlypulled the hood off old-fash-ioned hate.Juicycampus.com, a Web

site where students fromsome 500 schools nation-wide post comments anony-mously, is littered with hun-dreds of racist rants anddeath threats towardObama,whom exit polls showedwasfavored by young voters bya 2-1 margin over Republi-can John McCain.Nancy Riffe, a faculty

member at Alabama, was soincensed that she posted amessage on the site chastis-ing university students.“I think that what we’re

seeing is an escalation of thissort of thing since the elec-tion,” Riffe said in an inter-view. “Instead of hidingbehind white hoods, they’rehiding behind the Internet.”Officials at Alabama said

the university police referredthe racist vandalism to fed-eral agents.Roy Sexton, the agent in

charge of the U.S. SecretService in Birmingham, saidthe agency couldn’t com-ment on any investigation.“We’re obviously con-

cerned with anything that

might pose a threat,” he said.Houston, who refers to

herself as an “unrecon-structed ’60s revolutionary,”said she was hardly sur-prised by what happened atAlabama, where then-Gov.George C.Wallace made hisinfamous “stand in theschoolhouse door” againstracial integration in 1963.The student body and fac-

ulty members are mostlyconservative, she said, andracist incidents seem tooccur every year or so.Before the election, a studentwas disciplined for defacingcopies of the student news-paper that featured a front-page story on an Obamarally on campus.“Themain thing I’d like to

see reinforced from this isthat this is not the kind of cli-mate we want in our collegeor university,” said Houston,a communications professor.“We do not want the Univer-sity of Alabama, with its his-tory, to be seen as being likethis.”A university administrator

said any student foundresponsible for the vandal-ism could face a reprimandor suspension.“That is not behavior we

expect of our students orbehavior we condone,” said

Nelson, vice president of stu-dent affairs. Nelson was oneof two administrators whosent a university-wide e-maildiscouraging similar acts.Many campuses haven’t

been caught up in the waveof racism. At Georgia StateUniversity in Atlanta, CeliaWillis of the campus Demo-cratic club said she’s onlyseen support for Obamasince the election.“I have seen some negative

reactions behind closeddoors from friends and fam-ilymembers but for themostpart they say, ‘This is mypresident now, I’ll supporthim,”’ said Willis.At the University of Flori-

da, campus Democraticleader Zach Moller said hehasn’t heard of any racistreaction to the election.Emily Wasyluka, a junior

at Alabama, said she hasn’theard any overt racismabout Obama in class orwalking around campus. Butdigital communicationseems to bring out the worstin people, she said.“I’ve gotten some racist

text messages … fromfriends whowere upset overhim winning. I was like,‘Whoa, where is that comingfrom?” said Wasyluka, ofHoover.

AP photo

Signs hang on the office door of University of Alabamaprofessor Marsha L. Houston posting a message againstracism after someone defaced a previous poster ofBarack Obama and his family with a death threat andracial slur.

4 -Monday,Nov. 17, 2008 State LaGrange Daily News

WASHINGTON (AP) –John Podesta, a leader ofPresident-elect BarackObama’s transition team,was the Clinton administra-tion official who worked todouse scandals, outmaneu-ver Republicans and keepBill Clinton popular eventhrough impeachment. He’snow in charge of a 450-per-son staff whose experts –including Podesta himself –aren’t always in sync withthose of his new boss.Podesta has proposed a

different way to pay for uni-versal health care thanObama – even though theyboth support a huge expan-sion of coverage. Both mensay they also favor a trans-parent, open governmentthat protects civil rights andliberties, but have differentways to get there.Podesta, Clinton’s former

chief of staff who ran theliberal Center for AmericanProgress, acknowledgedsome differences.“Before joining the tran-

sition, I ran a think tank andhave obviously put forwarda number of ideas for tack-ling our nation’s most criti-cal problems,” Podesta toldThe Associated Press in astatement. “But I am here tohelp implement President-elect Obama’s agenda, notmy own.”Podesta is the best known

among Obama’s three tran-sition leaders. The othersare Pete Rouse, who workedon Capitol Hill more than 30years and was Obama’schief of staff in the Senate,and Valerie Jarrett, a friendof the president-elect andcampaign adviser.Podesta has thrived on

pressure many otherswouldn’t stand, handling thescandals of the ClintonWhite House. But sinceleaving government, he has

been writing and speakingon the same issues thatObama will face when hetakes office: the economy,global warming, health care,education, the Iraq war.Podesta, 59, accepted the

job as Clinton’s chief of staffjust before the president’simpeachment trial began.Clinton not only survivedbut, with Podesta’s help,maintained high approvalratings. Podesta also han-dled controversial firings atthe White House traveloffice, and questions aboutHillary Rodham Clinton’sprofits from commoditytrading and the family’scontroversial investment inproperty known as White-water.“He doesn’t need a favor,”

said Podesta’s brother Tony,one of the top lobbyists inWashington. “Obama pickedhim because he’ll give it toyou straight. He knows a lotabout policy and politics,

and knows all the peopleyou might pick to run thegovernment.”Obama campaigned

against lobbyists’ influencebut Podesta saw lobbyists asvaluable assets because oftheir government experi-ence. In his first news con-ference, Podesta announcedthat lobbyists could join thetransition team if theysigned a strict ethics code.They must avoid working inany field in which they lob-bied in the last year. Theyalso must pledge not tolobby the Obama adminis-tration on the same mattersthey focused on during thetransition for a year afterleaving Obama’s service.Podesta’s willingness to

operate under pressuredoesn’t mean that every-thing went smoothly. Podes-ta said President Clintonpersonally lied to him aboutClinton’s sexual relationshipwith former White House

intern Monica Lewinsky.Podesta repeated the false-hoods, and found himself inthe embarrassing positionof trying to find Lewinsky ajob outside the WhiteHouse.Podesta’s account of

Hillary Clinton as an observ-er in the firing of WhiteHouse travel staff memberswas contradicted by a draftmemorandum by a Clintonaide that surfaced in 1996.The memo said the then-first lady was the central fig-ure in the dismissals.In a book, articles and

speeches, Podesta has pro-posed paying for universalhealth care with a value-added tax, a levy on thevalue of a good or service.He also has proposed thatAmericans who don’t enrollin a health insurance planshould pay a charge thatwould be tied to theirincome and the care theywould need.

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Obama aide has seen it allFirefighters make gains on wildfires as weather conditions improveDIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) – Firefighters aided by Moth-

er Nature continued to make gains early today on three rag-ing wildfires that reduced hundreds of homes to ash and cin-ders and forced thousands of residents to flee in SouthernCalifornia.Ferocious Santa Ana winds finally abated after fanning the

blazes that have destroyed more than 800 houses, mobilehomes and apartments since Thursday night from Santa Bar-bara to Los Angeles and counties to the east. In all, the firesburned more than 35,000 acres or 55 square miles.In Orange and Riverside counties, the fires chewed through

nearly 24,000 acres and were pushing toward Diamond Bar inLos Angeles county. A major aerial attack on Sunday raisedcontainment to 19 percent.Meanwhile, a 15 square-mile fire that hit hard in the Syl-

mar area of northern Los Angeles on Saturday had movedinto the Placerita Canyon area of the rugged San GabrielMountains and was burning vigorously, but well outside thecity. It was 40 percent contained.The Santa Barbara-area fire that swept through tony Mon-

tecito has burned 3 square miles and was 80 percent con-tained.

Iraq’s Cabinet overwhelmingly OKs US security pact, parliament next BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Cabinet overwhelmingly

approved a security pact with the United States on Sunday,ending prolonged negotiations to allow American forces toremain for three more years in the country they first occu-pied in 2003.The deal detailing the conditions of the U.S. presence still

needs parliamentary approval, and lawmakers could vote assoon as Nov. 24. For Iraqis, the breakthrough was bittersweetbecause they won concessions from the Americans but mustaccept the presence of U.S. troops until 2012.“It’s the best possible, available option,” said government

spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh. He was referring to the conflictbetween Iraq’s desire for full sovereignty and control oversecurity and its need for American support and cooperation toachieve that goal.Al-Dabbagh described the pact — intended to supplant the

U.N. mandate expiring Dec. 31 — as an “agreement on thewithdrawal of U.S. troops,” and Washington welcomed theCabinet’s approval.“While the process is not yet complete, we remain hopeful

and confident we’ll soon have an agreement that serves boththe people of Iraq and the United States well and sends a sig-nal to the region and the world that both our governmentsare committed to a stable, secure and democratic Iraq,” saidGordon Johndroe, spokesman for the White House’s Nation-al Security Council.

Astronauts prepare to fix wing-rotating joint on space stationHOUSTON (AP) — Astronauts aboard the international

space station and the newly arrived shuttle Endeavour plannedtoday to start unpacking a new toilet and a contraption thatpurifies urine and sweat into drinkable water at the orbitingoutpost.The main business of the day is unloading a cargo container

nicknamed “Leonardo” from space shuttle Endeavour’s bellyand attaching it to the international space station. Inside the21-foot-long container is almost 15,000 pounds of equipmentthat will allow the space station to expand from three to sixcrew members next year.“Things are going exceedingly well,” said LeRoy Cain, chair-

man of the mission management team.Besides the extra bathroom and urine processor, Endeavour

delivered an exercise machine, kitchenette and two sleepingcompartments. Endeavour docked with the space station Sun-day afternoon almost two days after it launched from Florida.The shuttle’s crew will spend almost two weeks orbiting

220 miles above Earth at the outpost, setting up the new equip-ment and going on four spacewalks to clean and lubricate asolar wing-rotating joint that broke down more than a yearago.

Huntington, W.Va., home to highest per-centage of obeseHUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – As a portly woman plodded

ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America’sfattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a biglocal issue.“It doesn’t come up,” said David Felinton, 5-foot-9 and 233

pounds, as he walked toward City Hall one recent morning.“We’ve got a lot of economic challenges here in Huntington.That’s usually the focus.”Huntington’s economy has withered, its poverty rate is

worse than the national average, and vagrants haunt a down-town riverfront park. But this city’s financial woes are notnearly as bad as its health.Nearly half the adults in Huntington’s five-county metro-

politan area are obese – an astounding percentage, far big-ger than the national average in a country with a well-knownweight problem.Huntington leads in a half-dozen other illness measures,

too, including heart disease and diabetes. It’s even tops in thepercentage of elderly people who have lost all their teeth (halfof them have).

‘TRL’ says goodbye to screaming fans,Times Square, superstars in finaleNEW YORK (AP) – Carson Daly chatted with Eminem, Bey-

once gave a show-stopping performance, girls shrieked at thesight of Justin Timberlake and hundreds of fans lined up out-side in Times Square for a glimpse at superstars.For few hours, it seemed like old times at MTV’s “Total

Request Live” – back when the show was not only music’smost powerful force but a dominant part of pop culture. Unfor-tunately, it took the show’s demise to make it relevant again.MTV pulled the plug on its most influential franchise Sun-

day night following years of declining ratings, but not beforemarking the occasion with celebration and nostalgia, as someof pop’s biggest stars paid respects to the show that helpedlaunch their careers.“I feel like they’re kinda tearin’ down my home,” said

Eminem, via phone, as he and Daly, “TRL’s” first and mostfamous host, commiserated during the live, three-hour broad-cast from the show’s headquarters, in the heart of TimesSquare.“It’s a bittersweet moment,” Diddy, the show’s most fre-

quent guest, said as he cried mock tears and gave one of thefinal waves to the Times Square audience from “TRL’s” glass-encased studios above.

Heavy lake-effectsnow hits GreatLakes statesERIE, Pa. (AP) – As much

as 2 feet of snow fell aroundparts of the Great Lakesregion today, making drivinghazardous and closing someschools.Cold wind picked up mois-

ture from the lakes to pro-duce lake-effect snow thatpiled up on the eastern andsouthern shores of lakesSuperior, Michigan, Erie andOntario.Police reported numerous

accidents on slippery roadsin Pennsylvania, Ohio andNew York.“It’s not nice,” emergency

dispatcher Laurie Mooresaid in New York’s Catta-raugus County. “Lots ofsnow. Roads are snow-cov-ered and slippery.”Several school districts in

northwestern Pennsylvaniaclosed or planned to delayclasses because of the slip-pery roads.More than 60 Ohio

Department of Transporta-tion plows were at workclearing roads in the region.Motorists in northern Indi-ana were warned that visi-bility along Interstate 94 andthe Indiana Toll Road coulddrop to near zero at times.The National Weather

Service said the heaviestsnow was in upstate NewYork. Downwind from LakeOntario, 24 inches had fall-en at Constableville on theTug Hill Plateau, a regionthat usually gets roughly 25feet of snow a year. Down-wind from Lake Erie in west-ern New York, 20 inches hadpiled up at South Dayton,south of Buffalo.

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Two-thirds AmericanPlease, help me out here.Our first parents – was it Adam and

Eve or Adam and Steve? I’ve alwaysthought that it was Adam and Eve whoproduced Cain, Abel, and eventuallySeth among other sons and daughters.But, I want to make sure.And, in the animal kingdom. Doesn’t

it require a tiger and tigress to have anambush, or a lion and lioness to have apride, or a papa bear and mama bearto have a sloth? Yes, it is the propername for a bear family.None of these ever work with two

tigers or two mama bears, right? OK,because in California they recently letthe people vote to determine the legali-ty of this concept. Proposition 8, a bal-lot initiative which passed with a voteof 52 percent to 48 percent, restrictsmarriage to one man and one woman.Not a man and another man. Not awoman and another woman. Not evena man and two women.Seems logical, and moral enough

to me. If we want to keep populatingthe planet, we need more humans,and in order to get more humans, weneed more marriages and what gen-erally follows frommarriage? Morepeople. Minor apologies to all of ourcrowded earth theorists.However, many Californians don’t

think that marriage is a sacred unionbetween a man and a woman. So,when Prop. 8 passed, Hollywood andSan Francisco got mad. Stories havesurfaced of Prop 8 opponents accost-ing an old lady with a styrofoamcross. People are calling for arson onreligious places of worship, and thesituation is getting nasty. Fast.In short, those who lost are pitching

a grand fit about the whole matter. Thepeople of California spoke. They spokewhen they voted for President-electObama and they spoke when theyvoted how they wanted marriage legal-ly defined in their state. Wonderful.Now, they can all move on and abide

by the law. Everyone, except, of coursethose that lost. Those, like MelissaEtheridge, who now because of thisnew, yet old and sensible definition ofmarriage, says that she is not going topay her state taxes. Read what shesays on her blog. “I don’t mean to gettoo personal here,” Etheridge wrote.“But there is a lot I can do with theextra half a million dollars that I will bekeeping instead of handing it over tothe state of California.”How can she get away with it?

What’s her reasoning for withholdingtaxes? Without a right to marry, shemused, “I am not a full citizen.” Whatpart citizen is she then? Three-quar-ters? Two-thirds? One-tenth? Moreimportantly, are we now reaching apoint in the United States when if adecision is made with which I don’tagree, can I pick and choose what partcitizen I am so as to skirt the law?Since I don’t care for Roe v. Wade,

can I opt out of my $4000 a yearhealth insurance premiums and sayI’m 95 percent American? Since Ivoted for McCain, can I opt out ofpaying into Social Security, and reapthe benefits when I retire, if there areany left? If so, in this outlandishgame of Jeopardy, what percentageof citizenship would that cost me, Mr.Trebek? Please, let me know becausein the coming days, I may want totrade a citizenship percentage to lib-erate both my principles and mypocketbook.To me, that sounds like a match

made in….California.

Fresh ire aimed at formerHarvard University PresidentLarry Summers prompts thequestion: Shouldn’t there be astatute of limitations on dumbthings expressed in public?(Please say yes.)Forever accursed is the econ-

omist and Clinton-era treasurysecretary for having raised –more than three years ago – theeensy-weensy possibility thatinnate differences betweenmenand women might explain inpart why more men thanwomen reach the top echelonsin math and science.His comments, though not

completely without scientificbasis, unleashed a millenniumworth of female scorn, makingHell a suddenly attractive des-tination for the discriminatingtraveler in search of coolerclimes.Research pointing to male-

female differences that couldpartly explain different careeroutcomes is available to anyonein search of clues to the genderuniverse. But let’s not go there.The social construct versushard-wiring debate will contin-ue unabated until the lastwoman utters: “No, honey, youstay in bed. I’ll go see what thatnoise was.”For these purposes, let’s stip-

ulate that Summers said adumb thing. He didn’t, really.Provocative, yes, but it was aquestion about theory, not anassertion of belief. Impolitic?Without question. Still, we’ll callit dumb.Should said offense forever-

more disqualify Summers frompublic service? Or even publicappearances?Summers was driven out of

Harvard following his remarks.In September 2007, he wasdropped as the keynote speakerat a University of CaliforniaBoard of Regents meeting whena female professor circulated apetition to have his invitationwithdrawn.Now, feminists have begun

raising objections over specu-lation he might be consideredfor a second term as treasurysecretary. Kim Gandy, NationalOrganization for Women pres-ident, expressed her concernsto the Huffington Post. Gandyacknowledged that Summers isa smart guy on economics, butwondered whether his per-ceived bias would precludewomen being hired within thedepartment. That seems astretch.

Theremay be compelling rea-sons to appoint someone otherthan Summers, but his havingsaid something dumb – or atleast unpopular – once upon atime shouldn’t be one of them.According to Financial Times

business commentator JohnGapper, Summers is “genuinelyan inventive and originalthinker and there are preciousfew of those.” No mention ofpeople skills, but haven’t we hadenough of hiring people accord-ing to their beer-a-bility?What say we call a moratori-

um on punitive measures fordumb things uttered while inthe commission of “good stuff?”Many would benefit from

such a moratorium. A few thatcome to mind: Howard

”Arrrrrggggggg!!!!!”Dean; John“I actually did vote for the $87billion before I voted against it”Kerry; Andrew “He’s (Bill Clin-ton’s) probably gone with moreblack women than Barack”Young.The stainless steel-tongued

Joe Biden gets his own page.Make that a booklet.Even Obama should get a

pass for once saying he hadcampaigned in all 57 states withone to go, a mental detour inter-preted by fevered minds on theright as proof that he’s a secretMuslim. (There are &– aha! – 57member states in the Organiza-tion of the Islamic Conference.)One small slip, repeated and

amplified, can have serious con-sequences. A newBeliefnet.comexit poll found that half ofMcCain voters think Obama isor was a Muslim, with 32 per-cent saying, “He used to beMuslim and still has too manyconnections to Islam.”Although Republicans, led by

the renowned neologist GeorgeW. Bush, are doubtless equallyguilty of foot-in-mouth incur-sions (Trent Lott’s infamousbirthday paean to Strom Thur-mond comes to mind), the GOPmight benefit as much from anAdultery & Wide StanceAmnesty Act.Given all the words uttered in

the course of a presidentialcampaign, some are going to bescreamingly funny; othersridiculous; some embarrassingand still others painful.Covering all of the above,

Biden, speaking to the Colum-bia, S.C., Rotary Club, all butboasted: “Hey, I’m from a slavestate, too!”

Well, dang, Bubba, why did-n’t you say so in the first place?!At the risk of a too-brisk segue,sometimes intelligent, thought-ful, talented people simply stepin it. And though some mis-statements are too delicious toignore, there really ought to bea point at which good out-weighs bad; when smart out-paces stupid.When even a screamer like

Dean, who as DemocraticNational Committee chairrebuilt his party in all 57 statesto run Republicans out ofWash-ington last week, ought to beremembered best for the latter.Make that all 50 states.And give Summers a break.

Kathleen Parker’s e-mailaddress is kparker@kparker.com.

Is dog really man’s best friend?Dear Editor:As both a kitty cat and puppy dog

lover, I would like to challenge thereaders of the LaGrange Daily Newsas to which pet is really man’s bestfriend? As a child, I grew up with bothpets and really it was always difficultto choose between the two which Iadored the most. On the one hand thekitty always enjoyed the unlimitedstroking while the puppy enjoyed it,he/she could take it or leave it. As achild and later on into adulthood, I canstill recall the hide and seek game thatI always enjoyed with my puppy. Theadvantage it had was it could alwaystrace me with its keen sense of tracingability. The kitty cat did not enjoy thosegames, but enjoyed an endless num-ber of cat games such as chasing paperballs pulling on strings, climbing intomy lap and even enjoyed spendingtime in my small rocking chair.Now with a kitty cat, most of them

will sleep some 14-15 hours a day,groom themselves for another 2-3 hoursand then dedicate the rest of the day toplaying the aforementioned games andeating their far share along the way.They never seem to miss out on theopportunity to sit for the daily severalminutes of rubbing in their master’slap. Needless to say, that is the real hap-piness of owning the kitty cat. We havekitties whom we had to adopt becausea neighbor moved off and left them.How regrettable that anyone would dothis. We just couldn’t take the chanceof taking them to the animal controlshelter for fear no one would adoptthem and they would have to be put tosleep.We have selected names for them,I.e., Billy Bob, Fuzzy, McQue and LittleFoot. They have all been neutered, got-ten their shots, etc.We don’t currently own any puppy

dogs, but have had our number ofthem over the years. They were adoredequally along with the kitties, eventhough the two of them occasionallyhad their spats and had to be disci-plined with fly swatters. It’s very truethat they definitely do qualify as oneof man’s best friends.We always foundthem to be obedient most of the timeunless they got excited or unruly anddesperately wanted to bark. Theyenjoyed their daily strolls, but neverseemed to get adjusted to an occa-sional kitty that they observed on theirwalking trail. When that incidentoccurred the fight began. They tooenjoyed their games of chasing ballsand tossing sticks, etc., for them.Themoral to this story is, let’s all try

to be kind to our dear and beloved kittycat and puppy dog friends and givethem the best of our love and care.Believe me they will reciprocate. Thatgoes for taking them to their favoritevet for their required grooming, shots,and etc. Also, with the winter monthsahead, let’s all ascertain that if they areoutside pets that they have a goodplace to shelter. Remember the HolyBible says that man is to have domin-ion over all animals, but nowhere is itmentioned that we are to be unkind toor abuse them as our thoughtlessneighbors did with the three kitty catsthat we adopted. Thank you.

Jean Simpson,Hazel Way

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

KathleenParker is acolumnistwith Wash-ington Post.

Other than being Georgia Sena-tors, Saxby Chambliss andWycheFowler seem to have little in com-mon. One is a liberal member ofthe Democratic Party, while theother is seen as a conservativeRepublican. One is an Atlantanative, while the other seemsmorecomfortable in rural settings. Onevoted against the first Iraq War,while the other championed thesecond conflict in Iraq.Yet unless Saxby Chambliss runs

the race of his life over the nextfew days, he’s bound to follow inthe footsteps of Senator Fowler.Both are first term U.S. Senatorswho failed to win 50 percent +1 ofthe votes in their reelection bid.Each has now had to face a runoff.And though both finished first onElection Day, it is possible bothcould experience defeat in therematch. So how can SaxbyChambliss avoid being a secondround casualty, as Wyche Fowleronce was? Here are a few tips for

the Georgia incumbent.1) Explain your controversial

votes. There was Senator Fowler’ssupport of the tax increases andthe confirmation of ClarenceThomas to the Supreme Court,which helped neither his standingwith conservatives nor his recordwith liberals. But clearly his voteagainst the Persian GulfWar raisedplenty of eyebrows in this pro-mil-itary state. Fowler turned to Greekphilosophical arguments to defendhis position, which may not havebeen the most effective means ofhandling the situation. Given thata number of other Senate Democ-

rats cast these votes and survived,there was a better way to handlethe situation.There’s no question about it;

Saxby Chambliss must explain hissupport for the $700 billion pack-age, which my research showstook him from a “Safe Republican”to “No Clear Favorite” designationovernight (going from a 15 pointlead in a Survey USA poll in mid-September to a dead heat in anInsiderAdvantage poll on October9). As the package backers likeSecretary of Treasury Hank Paul-son and President-elect BarackObama try to change the dealaround to suit their constituencies,Senator Chambliss must hold bothaccountable to the legislation andits aims that were originally agreedupon, or call for the bill to be tor-pedoed in light of questionablealterationsmade by legislators andbureaucrats.2) Don’t underestimate your

opponent. Senator Fowler was-

n’t worried about his opponent,Paul Coverdell. After all, he haddefeated the Republican in aprior election. Of course, the Sen-ate election was held in the stateof Georgia, and not a small con-gressional district. SenatorFowler evidently spent a lot oftime on trips, not putting a full-court press in 1992.Nobody seems to have given for-

mer state legislator Jim Martinmuch credit. After losing a race forLt. Governor to Casey Cagle, get-ting a late start in the U.S. Senateprimary, and finishing second toDeKalb County CEOVernon Jonesin the first round, folks (includingme) have repeatedly written offMartin. But the man has a historyof pulling upsets. Just ask GregHecht, Jones, and now SenatorChambliss, who never expected tobe thrown into a runoff. Martin isclearly capable of catching theincumbent napping.3) Finishing first in one election

means nothing in the runoff. Sen-ator Fowler finished first in 1992,falling only 0.6 percent short(17,000 votes) from victory. Yet inthe runoff rematch, it wasCoverdell who got 51 per-centroughly a week later. ThoughChambliss got 49.8 percent, heshould take nothing for granted inhis December 2nd rematch. AsDemocrats seem to gain momen-tum in undecided races in Alaskaand Minnesota, Senator Chamb-liss is the only thing standingbetween the Democrats and a fili-buster-proof majority.

“Nobody seems tohave given formerstate legislator JimMartin much credit.

”

John A. Turesis associateprofessorof politicalscience atLaGrangeCollege.

Best friend?

Two-thirdsAmerican?

Forever disqualified for one remark?

Memo to Saxby: Remember lesson of Wyche

“What say we calla moratorium onpunitive measuresfor dumb thingsuttered while inthe commissionof “good stuff?”

”

DEAR DR. GOTT: I havebeen reading your column fora long time. I am very thank-ful for all the information youprovide, including natural andhome remedies. Every time Iget the paper, your column isthe one I look forward to andthen clip out, saving it forfuture reference or to helpsomeone else. Thank you, Dr.Gott, for caring. Please keepup all the good work you do.I want to share my own

sickness with you in the hopesthat my experience can helpsomeone else. I have celiacsprue and went through yearsof not feeling well and seeingmany doctors before I got anyanswers. I learned that it is anallergy to the gluten in grainssuch as wheat, rye, oats andbarley. I love baked goods,and baking was a family activ-ity. I had to stop and learnhow to use new ingredients.In my town, there is a

Sprue Club. Many hospitalsand libraries also have a lotof information for sufferers.I have found several excel-

lent cookbooks written byBetty Hagman. I have alsolearned to read every labelon store-bought foods, sinceI never know where I mightfind products with grains,flours and gluten.DEAR READER: Celiac

sprue can be a difficult condi-tion to diagnosis, especiallybecause symptoms are oftenembarrassing for patients todiscuss with their doctors.Gas, bloating, abdominal painand diarrhea are commonsymptoms for many disor-ders. Therefore, it is impor-tant to get a diagnosis.You were right to continue

looking for the answer despiteseveral failed tries. Your per-sistence paid off, and now youappear to be leading a health-ful, productive life. I have pub-lished your letter to showother readers that help can befound and a normal life canbe had despite having thistroublesome condition. I am

also glad youmentioned read-ing labels because, in today’ssociety, gluten can be foundin several unusual places,such as soy sauce.Any person who suffers

similar symptoms should seehis or her primary care physi-cian for an exam and testing.These same symptoms can bethe result of benign conditionssuch as Irritable Bowel Syn-drome or the result of moreserious conditions such asulcerative colitis or cancer.Knowing the cause and find-ing it early can make the dif-ference between minimal oraggressive treatment, espe-cially for potentially severeconditions.Thank you for writing to

share your experience andproviding resources for help.For those with Internet con-nections, resources abound.Simply “Googling” a med-ical condition can provideseveral reliable, informativeWeb sites and even link youwith support groups, bothvirtual and in real life.

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Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.

22)—Doing something con-structive that puts you infront of your peers has astrong appeal.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-

Dec. 21) — You’ll respond tothe slightest amount of rivalrybecause competitive develop-ments will provide the impe-tus to become a bit bolder —and to try a lot harder.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.

19) — Trade on know-howfrom well-informed associ-ates, and you can accomplisha heck of lot more than youwould otherwise.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

19) — There will always bepeople around who are will-ing to call the shots if theysee you are reluctant tomake decisions.PISCES (Feb. 20-March

20) — Instead of wastingyour hours doing nothing ofimportance, engage yourselfin something productive,even if you have to pushyourself to get started.ARIES (March 21-April

19) — Socially, it’s in yournature to be more of a par-ticipant than an observer,and this gregariousness islikely to help make newfriends at this time.TAURUS (April 20-May

20) — Because you’ll wantto extend yourself in waysthat can be of service to yourfamily, give domestic mat-ters top priority.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

— Should circumstanceswarrant, try to focus moreon mental activities than onphysical ones. You are apt tobe far better at brainworkthan in situations where

brawn is required.CANCER (June 21-July 22)

— If you’ve been thinkingabout changing your budget,put your thoughts into actionto see what happens.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —

There is a good chance thatan endeavor needs astronger leader than itpresently has.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

— Even if you have to dealwith a tough horse-trader,you won’t permit anythingbut fairness to prevail. It willbe this persistency that endsup winning him or her overin the process.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

— Bright lights and happypeople will have a specialappeal, so don’t allow your-self to get stuck in a dullactivity. Go where the actionis .

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Hail to the champs

Referees gather around a penalty flag to discuss a call in Saturuday’s game. LaGrange College won 27-17 over the Huntingdon Hawks.

After the program was win-less in its first two years,LaGrange College headfootball coach ToddMooney’s team found itsstride this season in post-ing a 9-1 record andreceiving an NCAA at-largepostseason bid. The Pan-thers will face Millsaps Col-lege on Saturday in Jack-son, Miss..

After being drenched withGatorade, defensive coordinatorTony Kunczewski gets a hug froma player after the game.

LaGrange College players salute their fans in song at Callaway Stadium after Saturday’s victory over Huntingdon to claim the St.Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football title.

Sophomore wide receiver Stephen Tuck goes airborne after making a catch.

Sophomore defensive lineman Andrew Christia, 94, and a teammatecelebrate with a victory dance as the game ended.

Mario Wallace, a junior running back, races upfield.

Photos byMatt Jones

and Sarah McFadden

By Kevin EckleberrySports Editor

It was not a pleasant trip backfrom Perry last November.After enjoying so much playoff

success coming into the 2007 sea-son, the LaGrange Grangers werebounced in the first round by thePerry Panthers last fall.The Grangers are back in the play-

off win column now, though, afterdispatching the Dougherty Trojans28-6 Saturday at Callaway Stadium.The Grangers improved to 23-5 in

the playoffs this decade, and theyadvanced to the second round of theClass AAA playoffs.LaGrange will host Thomson Sat-

urday at Callaway Stadium at 6 p.m.

Thomson, the No. 4 seed fromRegion 3-AAA, upset Region 4-AAAchampion Jackson 28-14.“This time of year, I like wins,”

LaGrange head coach Steve Parduesaid. “You just want to keep movingon, and I was proud of our guys.”Saturday’s game was scoreless

with time running out in the first halfwhen LaGrange quarterback Rod-ney Tolbert found Ivan Dowell for a56-yard completion on third down.Ocie Salter finished the drive with

a 10-yard touchdown run, and theGrangers led 7-0 at the half.The second half was all LaGrange.Salter, who ran for 150 yards,

By Kevin EckleberrySports Editor

The Callaway Cavaliershave already won the firstregion championship inschool history, and Fridaynight they won the school’sfirst ever state-playoff game.The Cavaliers will try to

make a little more historythis weekwhen they host thePepperell Dragons in thesecond round of the ClassAA state playoffs.While Callaway outlasted

Greater Atlanta Christian 19-14, Pepperell crunchedRiverside Military Academy38-10.Callaway (10-1) is the

champion of Region 5-AA,while Pepperell (10-1) fin-ished second in Region 7-AA.Also this week, LaGrange

will be at home for the sec-ond straight week when ithosts Thomson on Saturdayat 6 p.m.LaGrange (9-2), the No. 2

seed fromRegion 2-AA, han-dled Dougherty 28-6.Thomson (6-5) finished

fourth in Region 3-AAA, andit upset Region 4-AAA cham-pion Jackson 28-14.Callaway’s hopes of

advancing appeared tenuouswhen GAC made it to theCavaliers’ 1-yard line in the

From staff and wire reports

ATLANTA –Therewas a rookie celebratingin the Georgia Dome Sun-day, but it wasn’t AtlantaquarterbackMatt Ryan.Wesley Woodyard, a

starting linebacker for theDenver Broncos, had ninetotal tackles to help histeam beat the Atlanta Fal-cons 24-20.It was the first loss at

home for Ryan, the rook-ie from Boston College who has helped turnaround a struggling franchise.ForWoodyard, it was a fine way to return

to his home state.Woodyard played high-school football at

LaGrange High, and his Grangers won a

semifinal game in the Georgia Dome in 2003on the way to the state championship.After compiling nearly 400 tackles in four

years at Kentucky,Woodyard was signed bythe Broncos as an undrafted free agent.Woodyard made the team and was most-

ly a special teams player through eightweeks before getting a start against theCleveland Browns in place of injured weak-side linebacker D.J. Williams.Woodyard had 10 solo tackles in a win

over the Browns.Woodyard got his second start on Sunday,

and he responded with seven solo tacklesas the Broncos limited the Falcons’ high-powered attack to 20 points.The Falcons had a shot late.Ryan rolled to his right and heaved a pass

that could've saved the day for the AtlantaFalcons.

By Kevin EckleberrySports Editor

The story of the 2008 LaGrange College foot-ball team, which is already a spectacular one,isn’t finished yet.The Panthers, who capped a 9-1 regular sea-

son with Saturday’s 27-17 victory over Hunt-ingdon, found out Sunday afternoon they’re oneof 32 teams that will participate in the NCAA

Division III playoffs.LaGrange College will travel to Millsaps Col-

lege (10-0) inMississippi on Saturday for a first-round game at 1 p.m.“It’ll be a big test,” LaGrange College head

coach ToddMooney said. “Depending on whichpoll you look at, they’re either No. 4 or No. 5.”The LaGrange College players and coaches

gathered at the student center Sunday afternoonso they’d be together when the bracket wasannounced.Shortly after 3 p.m., it was announced on

ESPN News that the Panthers were in.“Everybody was really excited,” Mooney said.

“But it is really short-lived. You’re excited, butit’s time to go to work.”The first thingMooney beganworking on after

he found out the season wasn’t over was track-ing down film on Millsaps.Representatives from the two schools got that

exchange worked out, and now the coaches will

begin breaking down the Millsaps team.“We’ll be drinking a lot of coffee,” Mooney

said.The challenge is a big one for the Panthers,

who have made a remarkable turnaround thisseason after going a combined 0-20 in 2006 and2007.Millsaps won the Southern Collegiate Athlet-

ic Conference with a 7-0 record, and theMajors’smallest margin of victory was last week’s 17-point win over Birmingham Southern.The Majors have scored at least 30 points in

every game, and they’ve cracked the 40-pointbarrier seven times.The Panthers’ 2008 resume is impressive as

well.Since aWeek 2 loss to Shorter, LaGrange Col-

lege has ripped off eight straight wins.With Saturday’s win, the Panthers wrapped

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Todd Mooney’s LaGrange College Panthers earned an invitation to the NCAA Division III playoffs on Sunday, one day after beating Hunt-ingdon to win the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title.

Matt Jones / Daily NewsKeith Brooking tries to get to Denver quarterback Jay Cutler during Sunday’sgame in the Georgia Dome. Denver won 24-20.

Matt Jones / Daily NewsLaGrange High’s Xavier Heard, left, and Ocie Salter celebrate duringSaturday’s playoff victory over Dougherty.

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LaGrange College openedits 2008-09 season SundayatMariotti Gymwith a 70-49win over Johnson & WalesUniversity.The Panthers placed three

players in double figures.Freshman Stefanie Schuckhad a team-high 14 pointsoff the bench in her colle-giate debut.Transfer Concetta Gris-

som and junior ValereeWilliams each had 13. RobynSwaby led the LadyWildcatswith a game-high 18 points.The Panthers shot 40 per-

cent in the game. Grissomwas 5-for-6 from the floor,while Schuck was 6-for-10.The Panthers held the

Lady Wildcats to 29.1 per-cent shooting in the game.The Panthers held a 49-37

edge in rebounding. Lastseason, the Panthers werethird in NCAADivision III inrebounding. Cameren Farrhad a game-high ninerebounds.LaGrange trailed only

once in the game. Johnson& Wales' Heather Sanchezscored the game's first bas-

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) –Three championships downand Jimmie Johnson isalready thinking about No.4.There’s no time to rest –

not with Carl Edwards hoton his bumper.Johnson tied Cale Yarbor-

ough's 30-year mark as theonly driver to win three con-secutive titles, but Edwardsmade it clear he doesn'tintend to play second fiddlefor long. Edwards won Sun-day's finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, yet still fell69 points shy of dethroningJohnson.“I shook his hand tonight,”

said Rick Hendrick, John-son’s car owner, “and he said‘It’s going to be differentnext year.”Not if Johnson, crew chief

Chad Knaus and their Hen-drick Motorsports team hasanything to say about it.“I could go race again next

week and start the seasonand go for four,” Johnsonsaid. “It’s on our minds. It'snot that we're chasing anumber, we just know whatwe're capable of. We knowwe can do better. It’s asearch to do the best wecan.”Edwards, who led a race-

high 157 laps en route to hisseries-best ninth victory ofthe season, ran out of gas ashe crossed the finish line. Towin his first title, he neededJohnson to finish 36th orworse.Not a chance: Johnson

won the title by finishing

15th.“We wonmore races than

Jimmie (seven), and we ranwith him when he won,”Edwards said. "I know they'llenjoy this championship, butthey knew we were here."Indeed they did, constant-

ly looking in the rearviewmirror as Johnson chasedYarborough's mark.Yarborough won his three

titles 30 years ago, under adifferent scoring system andin a very different NASCAR.He accomplished his featwhen drivers scrapedtogether the cash they need-ed to race, and the championwas the guy on top at theend of a long grueling sea-son.Johnson's titles have been

won in the glitzy new Chaseto the championship format,where the best 12 driverscompete over a 10-racesprint to the title.Johnson and his Hendrick

Motorsports team havemas-tered the system, provingthemselves unbeatable intheir pursuit of Yarborough'smark. They've won theirtitles with consistency – hefinished outside the top 10just twice in this Chase, a15th-place finish at Texas –and by winning eight of thelast 30 Chase races.They’ve also gotten very

rich along the way: Johnsonhas won more than $2 mil-lion in the 10 Chase racesthis year.

Auto racingSprint CupFord 400

SundayAt Homestead-Miami SpeedwayHomestead, Fla.1. (4) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267 laps, 147.1

rating, 195 points, $371,025.2. (5) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 113.6,

175, $273,661.3. (7) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 267, 104.5,

165, $192,375.4. (37) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 92.1,

165, $191,861.5. (27) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 267, 91.6,

155, $138,350.6. (18) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 267, 73,

150, $132,516.7. (19) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 267, 73.7, 146,

$120,414.8. (12) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 267, 88.3,

142, $98,925.9. (13) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 267, 109.3,

143, $122,636.10. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 267,

84.9, 134, $107,158.11. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 267,

66.8, 130, $75,750.12. (15) Bill Elliott, Ford, 267, 66.1, 127,

$87,245.13. (25) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267,

105.1, 124, $108,341.14. (39) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 267, 66.9,

121, $95,258.15. (30) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267,

93.6, 123, $123,111.16. (2) Scott Speed, Toyota, 267, 71.2,

115, $79,575.17. (11) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 267,

88.3, 117, $99,083.18. (23) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 79, 109,

$79,225.19. (8) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 266, 88.5, 106,

$84,975.20. (1) David Reutimann, Toyota, 266, 95,

108, $77,650.21. (29) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 266, 49.1,

100, $108,900.22. (33) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 266, 56.8,

97, $86,533.23. (31) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 266,

44, 94, $67,075.24. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 266, 102.4,

91, $77,325.25. (3) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 266, 107.9,

93, $119,341.

26. (14) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 266, 63.3,85, $90,933.27. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 266, 62.6,

82, $80,133.28. (24) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 266, 51.1,

79, $94,520.29. (21) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 266,

47.7, 76, $64,875.30. (36) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 266, 41,

73, $76,150.31. (9) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 266, 53.1,

70, $94,664.32. (20) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 265, 67.4,

67, $66,725.33. (35) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 265, 42.2,

64, $100,961.34. (26) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 265,

41.8, 61, $74,275.35. (40) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 265, 41,

58, $97,783.36. (16) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 264,

44.4, 55, $63,400.37. (32) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 264, 29.3,

52, $63,200.38. (42) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 264, 26,

49, $72,547.39. (28) Chad McCumbee, Dodge, 263,

30.2, 46, $62,800.40. (17) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 259, 68.7,

43, $107,983.41. (22) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet,

wheel bearing, 246, 64.5, 40, $70,370.42. (41) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 222,

26.9, 37, $62,070.43. (38) Kurt Busch, Dodge, accident, 207,

38.1, 34, $61,876.Final Point Standings: 1. J.Johnson, 6,684.

2. C.Edwards, 6,615. 3. G.Biffle, 6,467. 4.K.Harvick, 6,408. 5. C.Bowyer, 6,381. 6.J.Burton, 6,335. 7. J.Gordon, 6,316. 8.D.Hamlin, 6,214. 9. T.Stewart, 6,202. 10.Ky.Busch, 6,186. 11. M.Kenseth, 6,184. 12.D.Earnhardt Jr., 6,127.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP)– Now, Alabama waits.The top-ranked Crimson

Tide has the perfect recordintact, the SoutheasternConference Western Divi-sion title in hand and a shotat the national champi-onship within reach.SafetyRashad Johnsonhad

more pressingmatters on hismind after Saturday night's32-7 win over MississippiState: That six-year losingstreak to Auburn. The IronBowl is two weeks and oneThanksgiving holiday away,and the title talk can wait.“We’re definitely confident

going into the game,” John-son said. “If we play ourgame, we've got to win.We've got to determine whathappens, rather than adjustto what they do. It's definite-ly an important game. Itmeans a lot to us seniors. Itmeans a lot to the team, too,being 11-0 now.”But coach Nick Saban

always preaches focusing onthe next game. Shouldn't behard this time, even withboth teams enduring anextra week's buildup before

meeting because the SEC nolonger allows open datesbefore the league champi-onship game.The Crimson Tide (11-0,

7-0) will play Florida for theSEC title whatever happensin the Iron Bowl. The BCSnational championshipgame will require two morewins in an already surpris-ing season.Alabama needs another

one to complete its first per-fect regular season since1994. Incidentally, the Tidelost the league title to Flori-da 24-23 that year.But 'Bama has been busy

erasing unhappy historylately -- from that five-gamelosing streak to LSU to twoyears of frustration againstMississippi State (3-7, 1-5)to the nine-year absencefrom the SEC championshipgame.None of those streaks

were quite as irksome ascoming in second six yearsrunning in that two-teambattle for state supremacy

and yearlong bragging rightswith Auburn (5-6, 2-5).And now there's an extra

week to stew.“No one ever really knows

if the bye week is a goodtime or a bad time,” Sabansaid. “I look at our teamphysically, emotionally andmentally, and think that thisis a good time for us to get alittle bit of rest. Even thoughwe don't have a lot of guysmissing games we have a lotof guys beat up.“I also think emotionally,

we've had a lot of toughgames this year. Our guysput a lot into it. They'veplayed with a lot of intensity,a lot of toughness, a lot ofintangibles and probablychallenged themselves a lit-tle bit more thanmost teamsthat I've coached.”Auburn coach Tommy

Tuberville isn't fond of theextra week of waiting, andfigures the Tide isn't either.“I'm sure both of us would

love to play this week,”Tuberville said. “I know Iwish we were playing thisweek. It should be playedthis week.”

up the championship of theSt. Louis Intercollegiate Ath-letic Conference.Whatever happens this

week, it has been a spectac-ular season for a programthat came into the 2008 sea-son looking for its first win.“It means a lot to our team

to come from 0-20 to 9-1,”LaGrange College runningback Colt Shope said. “It’sunbelievable. It means a lot

to our school.”Mooney is glad to see the

players, as well as the coach-es, see all the hard workfinally yield dividends.“I couldn’t be more proud

of the kids, and I couldn’t bemore proud of the coachingstaff,” Mooney said. “Thishas been a difficult time overthe three years on every-body. We’ve got a greatcoaching staff, and theirfamilies are so supportive ofwhat they’re doing.”

Roddy White got a step on thedefender, looked back for the balland readied himself to haul in thewinning touchdown.It went right through his hands.

So did Atlanta's hopes of pullingout another win at home.With Carolina and Tampa Bay

both winning, Atlanta lost groundin the NFC South and left itselfwith a virtual must-win situationnext weekend when the first-placePanthers visit the Georgia Dome.“Losing at home is never good,”

Falcons linebacker Michael Boleysaid. “This kind of put a dent in ourplans.”

“I have to go out there andmake those plays,” said White,who had five catches for 102 yardsbut didn’t make the biggest one ofthe game. “I feel responsible forthe loss today. I had an opportu-nity and I didn't take advantage ofit.”Ryan, who completed 20 of 33

for 250 yards, was diplomatic.“I threw it too much to the out-

side,” he said, “but luckily Roddymade the adjustment and almostmade the catch.”The gritty Broncos (6-4) pulled

out their second straight road vic-tory despite a rash of injuries. Theyplayed without star cornerbackChamp Bailey and all three of theirprojected starters at linebacker.

Spencer Larsen started at bothmiddle linebacker and fullback,the first player in team history topull off that double.“Well, they needed me on

defense,” Larsen said. “I was realexcited about it, but I was able tokeep my cool. It was fun and chal-lenging. At fullback, you reallyknowwhat to do, but at linebacker,it's a different world.”On offense, Denver has lost five

tailbacks, four of them for the sea-son. CoachMike Shanahan divviedup the carries among three play-ers, including Tatum Bell, signeda few days earlier after an uglydeparture from Detroit when hewas accused of stealing luggagefrom a teammate.

“We made some big strides,”Shanahan said. “Normally, you gothe other direction when you haveyour starters out.”Things looked good for the

home team when Michael Turnerscored on a 28-yard run to putAtlanta ahead 20-17 with justunder 11minutes left. The Falconshad won four of their last five andwere 4-0 at the Georgia Dome.But the Broncos came storming

back. Cutler accounted for morethan half the distance on the 10-play, 83-yard drive when hehooked up with BrandonMarshallfor a 47-yard pass after the bigreceiver broke away from ChrisHouston.“It wasn't the first read. It wasn't

the second read,” Cutler said. “Hegot behind everyone, and I justthrew it up and hemade the catch.”On third-and-goal at the Atlanta

9, Cutler scrambled to his right andspotted Graham for the winningscore.“It was a busted play,” the quar-

terback said. “I got a little pressureand had to roll out. Daniel did agreat job of finding a hole.”Coming off a 447-yard effort

against Cleveland, Cutler com-pleted 19 of 27 passes for 216yards. Peyton Hillis, P.J. Pope andBell combined for 113 yards rush-ing on 21 carries.Hillis, a rookie making his first

start at running back, scored onruns of 7 and 2 yards.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – See if this soundsfamiliar: Georgia lets a youthful opposingquarterback move his team into scoringposition with a chance to win the game, thenpulls it out anyway.How about this: Kicking troubles and

drives that come up just short help costAuburn a game.With one more shaky but successful

defensive stand, the 13th-ranked Bulldogs(9-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) contin-ued their stop-and-go march toward anoth-er 10-win season with Saturday's 17-13 winover Auburn, which is still stumbling to apossible losing record.“A bunch of guys didn't flinch in the end,”

Georgia coach Mark Richt said.They had plenty of chances the past two

weeks. This time sophomore Kodi Burnsdrove Auburn (5-6, 2-5) 66 yards to the Geor-gia 14 over the final 1:43.Burns’ final two passes into the end zone

fell incomplete to end the threat.“We were saying in the huddle, 'We're

good, we're good’ ” linebacker DannellEllerbe said. “We weren't going to give up.Wewere going to fight and find a way to geta win.”Again.A week earlier, defensive lineman Demar-

cus Dobbs picked off a screen pass by Ken-tucky freshman Randall Cobb from the Bull-dogs' 13 to preserve another slim win, 42-38.However unimpressive the final scores,

Georgia is still on the cusp of its sixth seasonwith double-digit wins in Richt's eight-yeartenure. The close calls came after a 49-10loss to Florida ended the Bulldogs' SEC titlehopes.Only Georgia Tech and a bowl opponent

to be named stand in the way. It will be theBulldogs' first home game in 42 days, thelongest such stretch between home dates inthe country this season. Richt is 7-0 againstGeorgia's in-state rival.The Bulldogs went ahead for good on

Matthew Stafford's 17-yard touchdown passto A.J. Green with 8:24 left in the game. Thedrive was aided by two Auburn penaltiestotaling 20 yards.That was a common theme with both

teams helping each other out. Georgia wasflagged nine times for 95 yards and AsherAllen was called for pass interference onthird-and-10 from the Bulldogs' 38 on thefinal drive to give the Tigers a first down.“Neither team played good enough to

win,” Richt said. “We both had enoughmis-takes to lose. It wasn't the prettiest gameplayed by anymeans. It just comes down tosticking together and persevering.”The Tigers' Wes Byrum had missed an

extra point and a 42-yard field goal. Byrumalso missed a PAT in Auburn's 14-13 loss toVanderbilt and four of the team's SEC loss-es have come by a total of nine points.The Tigers rank last among 119 Football

Bowl Subdivision teams in red zone offense,scoring only 57 percent of the time on tripsinside the opponents' 20-yard line. Thattrend continued on two late drives.“I'm not going to blame our kicker. Soon-

er or later, you've got to score some points onoffense,” Auburn coach Tommy Tubervillesaid. “That's the reason I tried to changeoffenses this year. You can't live off a kickerand your defense very long. Sooner or later,you've got to score some points.“Obviously that didn't work. It's just frus-

trating. You go back and look at probablythree games would have been very, veryclose had we been just a little bit better ineither the red zone or kicking or penalties.”

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LAGRANGE FROM 9

PLAYOFFS FROM 9

OPENER FROM 9

FALCONS FROM 9

PANTHERS FROM 9

One more for Dogs

Tide ready for Auburn

Johnson wrapsup points title

UGA getting closerto 10 wins again

AP photoGeorgia’s Knowshon Moreno celebrates with his teammates following Saturday’swin over Auburn. Georgia improved to 9-2 with two games remaining.

� Georgia football

� Sprint Cup

� Alabama

scored his second touchdownin the third quarter, and theGrangers were up 14-0.Tolbert then found David

Earl for a 5-yard touchdowntomake it 21-0.After Dougherty scored to

make it a 21-6 game, theGrangers tacked on a finalscore on a 13-yard run byXavier Heard.“Weworked hard all week,

and it paid off,” LaGrangelinebacker Justin Gilbertsaid.LaGrange’s offense, with

Tolbert under center for thesixth game since starterJamius Gunsby was sus-pended, was crisp.“I felt like our execution

offensively, even againstsome tough teams, was get-ting better and better,” Par-due said. “And I thought wereally executed on the offen-sive side of the ball (againstDougherty).”LaGrange’s defense,

meanwhile, put the crampson a Dougherty offense thathad put up some big num-bers this season.Most impressively, La-

Grange held Dougherty tofewer than 100 rushingyards.“We gave up that (touch-

down) at the end, but all inall it was a good defensiveeffort,” Pardue said.

closing moments, but theCavaliers came throughwithamemorable goal-line standto preserve the win.“We made history on that

one play, with that goal-linestand,” Callaway defensivelineman Quay Boddie said.“That’s how I feel.”If Callaway can add anoth-

er notch to its belt this week,it would host either HenryCounty or Fitzgerald the fol-lowing week in the quarter-finals.Looking way ahead, if

Callaway could win in thequarterfinals, it would like-ly face a semifinal test atBuford, the defending statechampion.In Class AAA, LaGrange

caught a break when Thom-son upended Jackson.Because the Grangers areseeded higher than Thom-son, they’ll be the hometeam.“I don’t like Saturdays a

lot, but this time of year, Idon’t care when we’re play-ing, as long as we’re play-ing,” Pardue said. “I lovebeing at home, and I lookforward to that. I know(Thomson will) be a realchallenge.”The winner of Friday’s

game will visit either Dun-woody or North Hall in thequarterfinals.

ket. The Panthers ran offnine unanswered pointsfrom there and never trailedagain. The LadyWildcats gotas close as five, 18-13, mid-way through the first half.The Panthers went on a

15-2 run over a five-minutespan to break the game openand take a 33-15 lead. Gris-som scored eight straightpoints to lead the run. ThePanthers led at halftime 37-23.Johnson & Wales' never

got closer than 15 points inthe second half. The Pan-thers led by as many as 27when Grissom completed athree-point play to make it67-40 with 5:13 left.The Panthers host Emory

University on Tuesday at 6p.m.

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Miscellaneous personalproperty will be sold tosatisfy rent on November29, 2008 at 10:00am.Location: New FranklinRoad Self Storage, 1225New Franklin Road, La-Grange.Contents will be shownprior to bidding. All salesare cash only. We havethe right to refuse any bid.

Milano’s Restaurant –Unit# 003 – Restaurantequipment, more. Antione Blockmon – Unit#107 – two sofas, two re-cliners, more.Thaddeus Fryer – Unit#336 – Lawn mower, desk,music equipment, moreLoubertha Green – Unit#530 –Two end tables,kitchen table set, more Jackie Mullins – Unit# 705– Chair, end table, back-ers rack, chest of drawers,patio set, more.Sharlene Henderson-Unit# 633 & 634 & 638 –Table, two rockers, fullbed, 22 Boxes, GardenTools, Vacuum, Sofa,Chest of Drawers, ChinaCabinet, MicrowaveLamps, Refrigerator,more.

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Houses for Rent

Middleton InsuranceAgency

Prime office space forlease. High traffic,1100-3400 square feet.706-957-4955

CommercialOffice Space

High traffic area nearDowntown LaGrange

1000 square feet units up

to 4000 square feet units. Great off-street parking

Very nice conditionRecently renovated allinteriors and exteriors.

J. AndersonProperties LLC706-882-1393

3500 Square Footformer Pizza Parlor inPublix Center on Com-merce Avenue $12 persquare foot.602-380-8080

Commercial

The Gardens Apartments

Two bedroom, twobath. Corporate units alsoavailable(706) 883-8728

Valley's Newest Apartment Homes

"The Verandas"One, two, and three bed-room Great rates!Business center, fitnesscenter and laundry On-siteLarge poolsPre-lease and receive afree Membership to the ValleySportsplex.Limited time offer.Call Today for more infor-mation334-756-6000

2 Bedroom1.5 Bath

White Oak Drive.$200.00 deposit.

$550.00 rent. References required.

(706) 884-1404

123 LaFayette CourtOne bedroom, onebath, $395 monthly,

$300 deposit.(706)884-6900

Apartments /Townhouses

Brand New Townhouses

Available!Two bedroom, two

bath with central heatand air, stove, dish-washer, refrigerator,

washer/dryer connec-tions, and mini-blinds

furnished.Conveniently located intown close to shopping

and schools.$550.00 per month

$25.00 application feeDeposit depends on

credit scoresSign a 12 month lease,get the last month free!

Available November1st!

Ask about our otherproperties!

Durand Properties706-883-3481

Apartments /Townhouses

3500Real Estate Rentals

TALLAPOOSARIVER1300 Foot on river beauti-ful bottom land great tim-ber value three acre$55,000 107 acre $5,500an acre1-334-501-7740

Land (Acreage)

Three BedroomTwo BathFive acres $85,000706-675-0950

PRICE REDUCEDANXIOUS TO

SELL!$90,000.00; Three bed-room, two bath. Bankowned property at 95Margaret Way, Hogans-ville; appraised at$110,000.00; Bank willfinance 30 years with6% interest; paymentscould be as low as$539.73; NO DOWNPAYMENT with qualify-ing credit; Contact Kristiat Talbot State Bank706-674-2215; MemberFDIC; Equal HousingLender

Houses For Sale

918 GREENVILLESTREET

Six room, twobath house, newroof and flooring,16x240 storage

building Fenced backyard.$60K.

706-302-0302.

For Sale By Owner

4000 Square Feet for lease.

Great for office, day-care, or kindergarden,

with kitchen 102 Corporate Park

Court.706-523-1545

Buy HerePay Here

Auto Sales Business forsale in Lanette near KIAplant 706-518-5475

Commercial

3000 Real Estate Sales

2001 Dodge Van6 Cyl

$5985 Gold exteriorTaupe interiorOne owner97,600 milesDVD player, New tiresClean conditionSerious inquiries only706-884-7209

Vans

1993 Chevy S-10V-6, new transmission, airworks, nice truck, $2850or best offer 706-402-2058.

2006 Ford 150 LX32,000 miles V6Under Warranty$10,400706-884-3417

2000 ChevroletSilverado2500 ExtendedCab PickupGreat Truck$8800 or best offer706-812-1933

2006 F150 XLEXT Cab

4WD,Bedliner, 55K,$9,900Call Dan 706-523-1771

2006 Ford F-150Super Crew

4X4 LariatFully loaded Including Leer Tonneau Cover$21,500.00 Or Best Offer706-845-0357

2006, ChevroletLS 1500,

V6,work truck, bedliner,50K, $7,900 Call Dan706-523-1771

Trucks

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