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A Monday evening redestroyed the buildinghousing Saehouse Coee& Tea, a beloved downtownGrin business.

On Tuesday Grin-FireRescue Chie Tommy Jonesconrmed that it waselectrical re.

When the re was rstdiscovered, two employees,Jacob Orr and StephenDozier, as well as regularcustomers ChristopherBlalock and Justin Liddellattempted to extinguishthe blaze with water andre extinguishers. A totalo seven people eventuallyevacuated the buildingsaely.

Upon the arrival o GF-Rpersonnel, heavy smokewas pouring rom the roo o the structure. The mutualaid call also activated unitso the Spalding County FireDepartment. The re wasextinguished within a ewhours, but GF-R personnelremained on scenethroughout the night toguard against the relightingo hot spots.

Even as they watched theirshop in ames, Saehouseemployees were planningtheir return. “We’ll be rightback,” they promised whilelming the re or theirvideo blog, www.dirtycup.

com.

“Not once have any o us eltanything but certain that wewould be back and betterthan beore,” said Orr. “Ourcoee will taste better, we’llserve our customers betterand we’ll smile a whole lotmore.”

Two other businesses withinthe vicinity also sustainedsmoke and water damage inthe incident.

Saehouse ounder HuntSlade addressed the publiclater that night, givingthanks or the outpouring o support.

“To all our riends and amilythat share in the loss o ourbeloved shop this eveningto re, thank you all somuch or your support andencouragement. The worstsite tonight was not theames breaking through

SHEILA A. MARSHALLSta Writer; [email protected] At some point in time,

virtually every motoristhas complained o highgasoline prices. Many donot understand how gasstations can justiy dailyprice uctuations, withsome locations actuallyincreasing prices multipletimes each day. However,according to industryexperts, there are a numbero variables that contributeto these uctuations, withthe vast majority beingout o the control o localstation owners.

Aside rom the worldmarket and dollar valuationagainst oreign currencies,global supply and demandplays an important role inoil production.

Over the past decade,developing nations,

particularly those in Asiaand the Middle East, havecaused a tremendousincrease in demand or

which production has notsuciently increased.“For example, China,in 2011 purchased547,000 barrels per day.In 2010, consumptionwas 426,000 barrels perday, or an increase o 121,000 additional barrelsconsumed every day,” saidone consultant who spokeon condition o anonymity.

With such an increase indemand, the market ismore susceptible than everto unrest in oil producingcountries, which alsogreatly contributes to priceuctuations.In addition, other actors

such as weather andseasonal challenges alsorequently result in higherprices.

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Nonattainmentdesignationwould result in

higher gasolineprices SHEILA A. MARSHALLSta Writer; [email protected] With consumerdissatisaction alreadyrunning rampant, SpaldingCounty residents may soonace urther increases ingasoline prices i the UnitedStates EnvironmentalProtection Agency issuccessul in its eorts todesignate the county as anonattainment district.

According to Jac Capp, airprotection branch chie o the Georgia EnvironmentalProtection Division, thisaction was not taken bythe state, but rather byocials o the ederalEnvironmental ProtectionAgency who claimSpalding County does notmeet ambient air qualitystandards or ozone.

Ocials o the EPD on Oct.25, 2011 recommended tothe EPD that Cobb, Dekalb,Fulton and Henry countiesshould be designated asnot meeting the 2008ozone national ambientair quality standard,which would result in

those counties beingdesignated nonattainmentdistricts. Furthermore,the EPD reported that allother counties in Georgia

should be designated asattainment.

However, the EPAresponded and indicatedthose our counties, alongwith 14 others – includingSpalding County – should

also be designated asnonattainment districts.

Spalding County ocialsare strongly opposed tothis designation, primarilyon the basis that it wouldinterere with industrialdevelopment. The Boardo Commissioners hasapproved a contract withJoe Tanner & Associatesto attempt to haveSpalding County removedrom Georgia’s list o recommended cities.“There are two steps inthe process. The rst isthat we want to get onthe state’s list o countiesto be recommendedor exemption rom thenonattainment list,” said

County Manager William

Wilson.

“Then, ater that, i wemake that list, we go intoPhase 2, which is a muchlonger, more detailedprocess. The consultantwill work with the state o

Georgia to provide datao why Spalding Countyshould be excluded.”

The cost o this contractincludes two payments– or Phase 1, Tanner &Associates will charge$15,000. Should Phase 1prove successul, Phase2 will entail a secondpayment o $20,000. I ocials are unsuccessulin Phase 1, no urtherpayment will be made.

Ocials say i Spaldingis designated anonattainment district,uture residentialdevelopment would alsobe hampered, and currentresidents would denitelyexperience a negativenancial impact, including

more stringent air qualityrequirements that woulddirectly impact motorists.

EPD CommunicationsDirector Kevin Chamberssaid the impact would beimmediately elt at the gaspumps due to regulationsthat would require only lowsulur uel be sold.

“We require the low sulurgasoline be sold in thosenonattainment districts,because that helps usimprove air quality. That’sbeen in eect or years,”he said. “And reneries willcharge more or that lowsulur gasoline. That is acost that is passed on toconsumers at the pump.”

The EPA has indicated it willannounce its nal decisionregarding Georgia’s

nonattainment districts byMay 31. Ω

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SHEILA A. MARSHALLSta Writer; [email protected] Although consumers oten

eel as i they are beingrobbed at the gas pumps,market analysis indicatesthat retail sales outlets donot benet rom a highprot margin on the sale o gasoline.

Because o shrinkingprots, experts say majoroil companies no longerown the majority o gasstations.

“It’s a very cutthroatbusiness, with 99 percento the gasoline stations outthere being independentlyowned,” said RobUnderwood, director o Congressional Relations orthe Petroleum MarketersAssociation o America.“When the market is morecompetitive – when the oilmarket gets tight – thesestores don’t make money.

That’s why the major oilcompanies have exited themarket. The money isn’t inthe retail side; the moneyis in drilling or oil. In act,credit card companiesmake more money o gasoline sales than we do.”

Underwood said the costis signicant, with 2008gures indicated gasolineretailers paid some $8billion to bank and credit

card companies in ees.In addition, ederal, stateand local taxes are prepaidby retailers, then directlypassed on to consumers at

the pump. For example, i a station is charging $3.50per gallon, that includespre-taxes already paid,

including 18.4 cents inederal charges, 19.6 centsto the state o Georgia and9.1 cents going to localgovernment, or a total o 47.1 cents per gallon.

A second consultant saidanother aspect directlyaecting Grin gasolineprices is the inux o immigrants in the retailindustry.

“One o the biggest thingsabout the price o gas inGrin and other placesis new immigrants. Theybring their customs andbusiness ethics into ourculture, which is to make

money, sell out and moveon,” the consultant said.“The American businessethic is to make a prot,maintain that protand keep your businessrunning.”

The business practice isoten demonstrated inunder pricing gasoline,even i it results in gasolinebeing sold or less thanretail.

“The gasoline is usuallysold at a loss to getcustomers into their storeor additional purchases,where things are higher

priced,” the consultantsaid. “For some owners, itcomes down to this – areyou going to give your gasaway at a loss or are yougoing to make a prot?” Ω

SHEILA A. MARSHALLSta Writer; [email protected] Although there have beenno recent incidences o gasoline shortages locally,the limited capability o United States oil reneries

does contribute to priceincreases, particularlyduring the winter months.

Rob Underwood, directoro Congressional Relationsor the PetroleumMarketers Associationo America, said thecurrent status o Americanreneries is extremelypoor, and that currentgovernmental regulationsprovide little hope o improvement.

“A new U.S. oil renery

has not been built in over30 years, and dozenshave been shuttered,”he said. “Cumbersomeenvironmental regulationsand permitting processesmake rener plans toexpand production

capacity more dicult thanthey should be.”

According to anotherconsultant, Americanrenery capabilities, or lack thereo, are particularlyevident with seasonal priceuctuations.

“During the winter months,prices go up because o thedemand or heating oil,”the consultant said.

“Most American reneriescan only make one type o

uel at a time. For example,a renery may produceheating oil or one week and then revert to dieselproduction or one week.”

The weeks when dieselproduction is halted, pricesincrease accordingly, onlyto show a decrease when

production resumes.

Weather also has thepotential to wreak havocon gasoline prices, ascenario that was perhapsbest demonstrated duringHurricane Katrina. Thecombination o ofineGul o Mexico reneries

combined with powerlosses and damage topipelines led to a gasolineshortage throughout theSoutheast.

“We’re creatures o habit.People tend to ll up onthe same day or at thesame mileage, but during

Hurricane Katrina, peoplewere hitting the pumpsat the same time andeverybody ran out o gasbecause there was noneavailable,” the consultantsaid, adding that thisresulted in a long-lastingand ongoing decrease insouthern consumption. Ω

market pricesaffected by

many factors“During the winter months,prices go up because o the demand or heatingoil,” the consultant said.“Most American reneriescan only make one type o uel at a time. For example,a renery may produceheating oil or one week and then revert to dieselproduction or one week.”

The weeks when diesel

production is halted, pricesincrease accordingly, onlyto show a decrease whenproduction resumes.

Weather also has thepotential to wreak havocon gasoline prices, ascenario that was perhapsbest demonstrated during

Hurricane Katrina. Thecombination o ofineGul o Mexico reneriescombined with powerlosses and damage topipelines led to a gasolineshortage throughout theSoutheast.

During such crises,the governor has theability to intercede onbehal o consumers by

implementing the so-called“price gouging” law.

Shawn Conroy, aspokesman or the GeorgiaConsumer ProtectionDivision, said this allowsthe governor to prohibitprice increases on itemsdeemed necessary to

preserve, protect or sustainlie, health or saety o persons or their property.

“Basically, in a ree marketeconomy, businesses canset their prices where theywant,” he said. “Unlessa state o emergency isdeclared, the market willset prices.”In the event a state o emergency is declared,

Conroy said the governormay speciy services andproducts – includinggasoline – or which priceincreases are only allowedi they accurately reectan increase in the cost o new stock or its transport,along with the businessestablishment’s average

markup percentage duringthe ten days prior to thedeclaration o a state o emergency.

“This serves to protectconsumers rom businessesthat might attempt totake advantage o anemergency situation,”Conroy said. “Aside romthat, the market will setgasoline prices.” Ω

« market, cont.Local gasoline retailers donot see high prot margins

Station owners see low prot margins while consumers may see higher prices

Limited U.S. renery capabilities,weather aect price at the pump

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Feb. 2 - Feb. 15, 2012 3

If you've beenconfused about all themustaches that havebeen appearing herein The Grip, neverfear. It's all explainedhere, in a conversationwith 'stache studio co-owner Melanie Toland.

'stache studioSo...’stache studio is the newestbusiness located in downtownGrifn. What is ‘stache?

“’stache” is something yourpublisher, Jessica Gregory,and I have been talkingabout or a ew years now.When we were publishingScoop, we had a huge spacein the Old Coke building,a large portion o whichwas unused and I used todaydream about lling itwith chairs and big tablessuitable or arts and crats

and holding workshops inpainting, collaging, book-binding, sewing, etc. ButScoop kept us so busy, there just wasn’t any way that wecould do it and do it well atthat time.

Jessica and I kept intouch ater Scoop ceasedpublication and we bothhad a continued interestedin opening a sips n’ strokestype business. Ater a ewconversations to hash outhow to share the idea, wecame up with what you’llcome to know as ‘stachestudio.

We decided we’d take thesocial painting-type businessmodel and embellish it byadding social workshops onall means o being creative,like mixed media, collaging,paper mache, encaustic,sewing, and more. Ouraesthetic is sort o whimsicaland retro-Modern, I guess,so you’ll see lots o brightcolors, geometric patterns,humor, and whimsy.

The name is as unique as thebusiness itsel. Where did youcome up with it?

I’m not sure I rememberexactly. We nd the wholemustache meme/trend reallyhumorous, but it wasn’t untilwe came up with the namethat I realized how prevalentit is. People are picking up

unny mustache-relatednovelties and giving themto me. I’m amazed at howmuch is out there.

When Jessica and I weretrying to come up withsomething iconic that couldserve as our logo, we came

across a mustache thatwe just loved. We know itdoesn’t make much sense,but we love that. Noteverything has to makesense.

What can people expect to do andnd at ‘stache?

Well, rst and oremost,we want people to not beintimidated by art. Sign upor a workshop or class anddon’t worry about whetheror not you think you’re the“creative” or “artistic” type. That’s really not the pointhere. The point is thatmaking art is about theprocess at ‘stache; there’s

something about puttingdown your iPhone or anhour or two and gettinglost in paints, papers, tapes,abrics, and glues that’stherapeutic.

What types o classes will you beoering?

As I said earlier (I think), wehave the social paintingclasses that take placemostly in the evenings. These will be great or girls’night out or something todo on a date. You just bringyour avorite beverage (andsmall snack i you’d like) andwe supply the rest: aprons,

brushes, paint, canvas, andinstruction.

The other classes aren’tmuch dierent in that you

can still come by yoursel or with a date or group o riends, bring your avoritebeverage and snacks and--or most o the classes-- weprovide all the materials,instruction, and such.It’s still step-by-step andmeant to be more un than

technique ocused, but youwill inadvertently learn somereally cool techniques ormaking all sorts o things.You’ll take home yourcreation ater any workshop/class you take rom us.

I have to say somethingabout open studio, as well.Someone who loves tocreate, but just doesn’t havethe space at home will reallyappreciate having a table,chair and supply lockerreserved just or them, notto mention a get-away that’scompletely dedicated tocreativity, eliminating theneed to convert the kitchentable or spare bedroom

rom studio to traditionalspace over and over again.Open studio membershipsare $35/month and can bepurchased on our website(www.stachestudio.net).

They’re limited to 30members at any given timebecause we want to makesure we can accommodateall members appropriately. This might sound silly, butwe envision these membersas becoming a second amilyto us and to one another.We want members spendingtheir lunch breaks, evenings,and Saturday aternoonshere.

Will your studio cater to thecreative-minded or will anyonebe able to successully create apersonalized masterpiece?

Absolutely anyone will besuccessul. Our workshopsare step-by-step andinstructor-led, so you reallycan’t go wrong. I think andhope that people will bevery surprised at what they’llbe able to do. And besides,i you eel your painting isn’tall that good, but you had a

good time, then you’ve beensuccessul in my opinion.

I see you’re oering ater-schoolprograms or kids. Why do youthink it’s important to introduceart into children’s lives?

I know that school budgetcuts are hitting both theperorming arts and thevisual arts programs prettyhard, but all children areartists (Picasso said that,right?) and to squash thatso early in their lives seemshorrid to me.

Hallmark used to come toAugusta where I lived as

a child with this bus or RVthat was converted into achildren’s art world. It wascalled Kaleidoscope. I don’tremember much o thedetail, but I remember theeeling. It was sort o surrealand I’ve never orgottenit. I want all children toexperience this at ‘stache.I should say, though,that we're not certiedteachers, but can supplythe encouragement, thetools, and some directionto children so that they are just given the opportunity toexpress themselves and playwith art.

‘stache studio seems so innovative!

What should we expect rom youin the uture?

Who knows? Sometimeswe eel like the possibilitiesare endless. We talk aboutholding a series o art partiesaccompanied by an acousticguitarist. We’d like tocoordinate an art advocacygroup maybe. I personallywant to produce someonline video workshops orour website. We’ll have agallery space up ront thatwill be constantly evolving. Ithink that just about sums itall up! Ω

'stache studio is located at 116

S. Sixth Street in downtownGrifn. Register online or any class or workshop at www.stachestudio.net or call 770-229-6599.

Art scene on the rise - craty businesses and art classes downtown

Birds o aFeather“Birds o a Feather is somany things,” says co-owner Stacy Floyd Hallman.

“We are basically split intothree departments. Theront o the store is ourboutique with variousartists and craters, thehigh majority o which areall rom Grin. Everythingin the ront o our storeis either handmade,handcrated, vintage,repurposed, reused,or recycled. We love todescribe it as a year-roundindoor crat air.” Items inthe boutique range romvintage clothing, crotchedanimals, mason jar candles,

jewelry, headbands, bows,custom urniture and more.

The second department is

a consignment shop withhome decor and clothingor all ages. The thirddepartment - an antiqueand vintage boutique - is arecent expansion into theretail space next door, eventhough Birds o a Feather

just opened a little overtwo months ago.

The expansion allowedowners Stacy and Sara

Cornelison Marat (whocall one another Roosterand Chicken) to oer artclasses, which includesewing, sips-n-strokes stylepainting classes (bring yourown rereshment and paintalong with an instructor) inthe morning and evenings,and children’s classes aswell.

Stacy dubbed Sara“Chicken” one day byaccident: “When I answeredSara’s call one day, I meantto say ‘Hey Chick’ and it justcame out with the slip o

the tongue as ‘Hey Chicken.’She said, ‘Did you just callme Chicken?’ And I said‘Hmm. I guess I did.’ Andit stuck”. Stacy continuedto call her Chicken, andnally Sara dubbed Stacy“Rooster.” Their nicknamesare what led them toname the store, “Birds o aFeather.”

“At the end o the day,

Sara and I are best riends.We are moms. We run ourbusiness based on thevalues that are parentsinstilled in us. We chargeprices that we wouldwant to pay as moms. Weunderstand the need orthat artistic outlet and justwant to be a place wheremoms aren’t araid to bringtheir kids because its unor them to be here too,”Hallman said.

“I made a acebook posta while back that said,“There is something

simply amazing aboutsurrounding yoursel with art, creativity, andcratiness . . .” and that’swhat you do when youvisit Birds o a Feather.And best o all, when youpurchase items rom ourstore you are supportingyour community, whetherits mom’s making moneyrom their clothes theirchildren have outgrown

so they can do that nextround o shopping orthe next size up or its theartist who is working tosupplement their income.

Tons o Grin’s teachersare vendors here too. So itsull o our own hometownhere. And as a businessowner, that eels great.” Ω

Birds o a Feather islocated at 135 S. Hill Street. Call Stacy or Sara at 678.603.2115 to become avendor, teach a class or signup or a class.

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Media oten publish lists– best dressed celebrities;top party schools, andbestselling books. A recentarticle distributed by YahooNews detailed what the writerconsidered the Top 5 “useless”college degrees.

Three o the majors on the list- agriculture, animal scienceand horticulture - are only as

useless as your next meal.While it may be possibleto pull the right set o datato produce the reportedresults, this list doesn’t tellthe real story. As dean o the University o GeorgiaCollege o Agricultural andEnvironmental Sciences, I cansay with certainty, this Top 5list is dead wrong in our state.

Agriculture not only shouldn’tbe on the list o most uselessmajors, it is actually at or nearthe top o the heap o goodopportunity.

Even at the height o thecurrent recession in 2009,ewer CAES students werestill looking or jobs as theyreceived their diplomas

than those rom other UGAcolleges and schools. AUGA Career Center surveyshowed that less than sixpercent o CAES graduatessaid they were still seekingemployment, comparedto numbers as high as 31percent in other UGA colleges.

The median percentage

o university students stillseeking employment atgraduation was 13.46 percentamong the 12 colleges.

Hel WantedA recent study rom the UGACenter or Agribusiness andEconomic Developmentshowed that through 2016there will be twice as manyagricultural jobs available orcollege-educated workersin Georgia as studentsgraduating rom all Georgiacolleges in agriculture-relatedprograms to ll them.As chair o the Associationo Public and Land-grantUniversities’ Board onAgriculture, I can tell you thissituation is not unique inGeorgia.

A study rom PurdueUniversity drew a similarpicture o agriculture collegesacross the nation. Anotherstudy rom GeorgetownUniversity had the samendings. Many sources saywith relative certainty thatworld population growth willdemand ood productiondouble by 2050. How wemeet that demand onthe same limited acres oragricultural production will

largely be answered in theclassrooms, research acilitiesand Cooperative Extensionprograms at American land-grant universities.

Keeping these vital programsmoving at the necessarypace against the currentso dwindling budgets will

continue to be a challenge.I am condent we, and ourcolleagues across the country,are up to the challenge.

The most important variablesin that equation are recruiting,educating and training astrong agricultural workorceto uel the industry andattract more agribusinessto Georgia. We continue todraw the brightest mindsrom across the state, nation

and world. We want to makesure those incoming studentsknow about the opportunitiesavailable in agriculture.

good payContrary to the claims in theYahoo News list, our studentsentering the workorcend nancial rewards in

agriculture. At UGA, ourgraduates’ starting salaries,including bonuses, are secondamong all UGA collegesbehind only the College o Business. The same can beound at numerous schoolsacross the country.

During this recession,agriculture proved to be morestable than most industries.

That is generally the casebecause we produce the

only goods consumed by100 percent o the world’spopulation. People maybecome more careul abouthow they spend their oodbudget, but there will alwaysbe a need or an aordableood supply and jobs or thosewho produce it. Ω

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Presidentialhopeul NewtGingrich hasused hisexperienceas Speaker o the House asan advantagein this race.He has boasted his bipartisanbills and his record o havinga balanced budget. He has a

bold proposal to completelyeliminate the capital gains taxand reducing the corporatetax rate rom 35 percent to12 percent. One o Gingrich’sbiggest plans is in health care,where he pledges to movethe health care system rompaper-based to electronic inorder to prevent raud. WhileGingrich supported the indi-vidual health care mandate in1993 when the conservativeHeritage Foundation presentedit as an option, he claims notto support the mandate inthis Republican primary andinstead, believes there shouldbe a choice to design privatehealth care plans. He alsowants those on Medicare andMedicaid to be able to opt intoa Health Savings Account.

Roundup o republican candidates and their platormsFormer Massa-chusetts Gover-nor Mitt Romneysupportsmaintainingthe currentpersonalincome taxlevel oreveryone, regardless o incomelevel. He supports eliminatingthe death tax and eliminat-ing taxes or taxpayers withan adjusted gross income o below $200,000 on interest,dividends, and capital gains.Romney also wants to lowerthe capital gains tax to 25percent. Like Gingrich, Romneyonce supported the individualmandate and included it inhis Massachusetts health carereorm, which was modeledater President Obama’s healthcare overhaul. In this election,however, Romney supportsletting the states choose itshealth care system and usingthe Health Savings Accountsto pay or premiums. He doessupport reorms, however, thatwill prevent individuals withpreexisting conditions rombeing dropped rom their cur-rent plans.

Texas Congress-man Ron Paul takes a strictconstitution-alist ap-proach withhis issues.He is rm inlooking at theconstitution and a ramework and only proposing policiesand reorms strictly granted in

the Constitution. He supportseliminating the income tax,death tax, abolishing the IRS,and repealing the capital gainstax. He also proposes eliminat-ing the Social Security tax andallowing Americans to claimmore tax credits and deduc-tions. He supports allowing thepurchase o health care acrossstates and proposes tax creditsor medical expenses and allowpayroll workers with terminalillnesses to be exempt rom theemployee-portion o their pay-roll taxes. He also proposes tomake every American eligibleor the Health Savings Account.

FormerPennsylvaniaCongressmanRick Santorum proposes tosimpliy thetax code bycutting downto two rates,10 percent and 28 percent.He wants to eliminate thedeath tax and the AlternativeMinimum Tax or middle classworkers. He also wants to triplethe deduction or each childon a amily’s taxes. Santorumwants a market-driven healthcare system with competi-tion being the driving orce o prices. Santorum wants indi-viduals to be able to purchasehealth care across state lines,but doesn’t want health careto be subsidized or paid or byother individuals.

Each candidate in this raceclaims their tax policies withspur growth and in turn cre-ates jobs. Each candidate alsobelieves marriage should bebetween a man and a woman(though Congressman Paul be-lieves the issue should be letto the states) and the candi-

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My riend tells the storyo a lady learning to waterski. She nally learned topull up on the skis and washaving a blast enjoying hernew sport. What she ailedto learn was what to dowhen she ell.

She didn’t let go o therope.

The moment she ell,she held on. It would bea little later beore thedriver in the boat realizedshe was no longer up.She was dragged throughthe lake or yards andyards. She was beat uppretty badly, sueringinjuries to her ace rom itscraping the bottom o thelake. She had not learnedthat letting go o the ropewould save her rom a loto uture pain.

We oten do the samein lie. We hold onto

unhealthy relationships.We hold onto wrongbelie systems. We holdonto ears. We ride thesethings out until we areemotionally injured andscarred. We reuse to letgo o the rope. And, wesuer as a result.

One o the greatestrevelations you will everreceive is to let go. Youmay need to cut emotionalties in a relationship. Bycutting ties, you are notsaying that person is notvaluable. We are all o Godwhich means we are allo great worth. But what

you are doing is choosingto no longer emotionallyinvest in someone who ishindering your progressinto all God has called youto be.

Maybe, it’s a wrongbelie system you needto cut loose. “I’m notgood enough.” “Myparents always strugglednancially, so I guess I will

to.” “Nothing good everhappens to me.”

One o my mentors alwayssays, “It’s not that whatthey expect is the realityeveryone lives, BUT thateveryone lives the realityo what they expect.”

Everyone lives the realityo what they expect. Inother words, a lie believedas truth will aect you as

though it’s true. You haveto identiy and let go o these bad belie systems.

They will drag you alongor as long as you holdonto them and impedeyou rom an abundant lie.And, once you let go o them, replace them withtruths:

I can do all things throughChrist. I am the head andnot the tail. He who begana good work in me will beaithul to complete it. Iam an over-comer. Thesame power that raisedChrist rom the dead lives

inside o me.

Are you holding on toa relationship that isbruising your spirit andsoul?

What belie systemsin your lie need to bereplaced with truths?

Let go o the rope!

When we go to a doctorwith a health problem,oten we assume thatthe help we get is basedon medical research. Asa society, we have putmuch trust in research,researchers, and theintegrity o the process.

These assumptions give

us condence that thetreatment we receive is thebest possible alternativeor us. This is the essence o evidence-based medicine.

All o our aith in themedical decision-makingprocess, however, ispredicated upon anassumption o integrityand honesty. There ismounting evidence thatwe should reconsider ourassumptions.

The Chronicle o HigherEducation reported onJanuary 5 an interestingarticle rom the BritishMedical Journal. That

article states that

researchers at YaleUniversity recently oundthat less than hal o 635 medical researchstudies unded throughthe National Institutes o

Health (which gets $12billion in ederal unds

annually) were publishedwithin 2.5 years o theircompletion. Why werethe studies not published?

The Chronicle reports, “Theauthors o the study atYale University say that theailure to publish ndingsmay reect researcherswho didn’t get the results

that save or a corporatepartner wanted to see.” This suggests not just bias,but perhaps researchersdid not conrm what theywere paid to prove, soresults never saw the lighto day.

Congress passedthe US Food andDrug AdministrationAmendments Act in 2007.It requires registrantso clinical trials to keeptabs on their reports. Thisact did improve someon timely publication o clinical trials, but JosephRoss, assistant proessor atYale School o Medicine,

says that his study

highlights a long-standingproblem in biomedicalresearch that remains:inormation publishedon the eectiveness o treatments and drugs isnot as comprehensive as itcould or should be.

It is horriying to think that

medical research mightbe done, or example, bya drug company on theirown product and notreported because it did notshow that it was eective.

This may have happenedwith the drug used to treatinuenza,Tamiu. Recently,an international team o researchers and medicalexperts sound that Tamiudoes not do what it ’sprescribed to do and thatthe research used to back up the pharmaceuticalcompanies claims aboutthe is “severely incomplete.”Specically this teamound that Tamiu doesnot stop complications

rom inuenza, nor does it

inhibit transmission o thevirus. The manuacturer o this drug claims that it doesboth, while the evidenceis that it does neither.Consider this i Tamiu isprescribed or you this yeari there’s a u epidemic. Theresearch behind this rontline treatment may havebeen manuactured alongwith the drug.

There is a caveat emptor(Buyer beware!) lesson

here. Today’s health careconsumer is ar moresavvy than those o thepast, owing largely tothe internet. So, researchyour options careully.Read all you can nd. Ask a doctor you trust orstraight inormation. Talk to others who have yourcondition. Find those whohave success in treatingsomething and see whatthey are doing. Ω

DR. BOB HAYDENDC, PhD, FICC

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I remember one o the worstdays o my lie. It was 10p.m. on a school night andI was showering, singing“I’m Going To Wash ThatMan Right Out o My Hair”rom South Pacic whenit dawned on me that Ihadn’t done a sel-breastexamination in long time.I was 38 years old, in the

middle o a divorce, and Ibegan the examination andI ound... a lump.

I ceased singing. I wasn’tsure i I did it correc tly, buthow hard could it be to do asel-examination? And thatHAD to have been a lump.

I got out o the shower,started to cry, saw my lieash beore my eyes, andthen, attempted to calmdown.

I called my riend rom work who had survived breastcancer. “Its 11 at night,” Iremember her ussing andthen her silence, as she dealt

with me, the Queen o all

Drama Queens. “You won’tknow anything or awhile.CALM DOWN. Do you evenknow how to do a decentexamination by yoursel?”

“No.”

“Have you had your baselineyet, sweetie?”

“No. What baseline?” Ithought a baseline wassomething out o a baseball

game.

“I’m calling my doctor inthe morning. CALM DOWN.You don’t really know whatyou were doing, anyway,did you?” The answer wasa whimpering no and shecalmly said, “You are goingto be ne. You are going tobe just ne.”

I soon learned more aboutbreast cancer in that onehour conversation then Iever thought I could learn.

Needless to say, I reported toher doctor within a ew daysand the doctor examined meand recommended I have

my baseline testing done.

She did examine my breastsand believed my breastswere healthy, but ussed atme or not doing a baselinemammogram. Somehow, Ihad missed it at 35. And at36. And 37.

The American CancerSociety, I learned,recommends that a womanobtain her rst baselinemammogram between theages o 35 to 40.

When my results came in,the doctor wanted to seeme and the story itsel isthe highlight o this article.“Anne, honey,” said mydoctor, a South Texan with adrawl, “Have you ever beentaught how to do a breastexam correctly?”

“No ma’am, “ I responded,terried.

“We are going to learn. Rightnow. Because you are ne.”

And she taught me. It took three turns beore I wasable to understand thatsome things are just naturalwith the breasts that God

gives us – and I was cryingthe entire time, eelingultimately stupid. I hadnever had a lump. I had justnot understood how to do abreast examination correctly.

I am now educated. Andrelieved. And grateul.

I you read this and you haveyet to get a mammogramand you are almost 40, itis time to make that call

to get one. Start the newyear o right by having amammogram. The bestmethod o sel-detection isearly detection. But almostas important as that rstbaseline mammogram is theunderstanding on how todo a sel-examination eachmonth. I do it religiouslynow.

For more inormation aboutsel-examinations, pleasevisit the American CancerSociety’s website at www.cancer.org/or call 1-800-227-2345.

The baseline you do beore40 could be a matter o lieand breast. Ω

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Spalding Regional Medical Center onWednesday hosted a groundbreakingceremony or the expansion o theEmergency Department, which willincrease the ED by 50%, adding 9,000 newsquare eet and providing upgrades to anexisting 7,000 square eet. The EmergencyDepartment at Spalding Regional saw closeto 51,000 patients in 2011 rom Spaldingand the surrounding counties.

John Quinn, CEO, addressing the audienceo government representatives and otherstakeholders representing Spalding, Pike,Lamar and Butts Counties stated, “Theemergency department is the ront door o our hospital. This will be rst class all theway. It’s going to be exciting or SpaldingRegional and or our community.” Ω

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« fre, cont.the roo o the building orthe smashed in windows; itwas the distraught look onthe aces o those that havecome to know each otherwithin its walls,” he said.

He also spoke o the sense o community that developedwithin Saehouse.

“Saehouse is not a buildingand it is not a person.Saehouse is a communityo people who believe insomething better or theirlives and their town, so hugeach other and be thankulthat we can all see eachother tomorrow. The re

claimed wood and metal,but took no lives – not asingle person was injured,and so we go on.”

Soon ater the re brokeout, word began to spreadamong the Saehousecommunity, with thosewho may have begun ascustomers, but soon becameriends, working to organizeund-raising eorts torebuild what was lost, and

Slade said that is exactlywhat will happen.

“We will rebuild. We willstart over with all o theexperience we have gainedand all o the powerulheartelt relationships wehave grown, and we will be

stronger or i t.”

As a testament to therelationships built, whenthe Saehouse amily arrivedto survey the damagethe next morning, twoormer Saehouse interns,Dut Goodman and Daniel Thompson, who now runcoee roasting company inAtlanta, had set up a tablein ront o City Hall to servecoee to the volunteers.

Spirits were high as thecrew entered the shop on Tuesday morning, thoughwater was still leaking romthe ceilings, was waist-highin the basement, and theroo was in the middle o theourth oor.

“It was really cold anddierent,” said Orr. “I’m usedto Saehouse being a warmplace where I invite peoplein to be comortable. I can’twait to see it t hat way again.”

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Superintendent Dr. CurtisJones has scheduledmeetings with aculties andsta o all schools rom theend o January through

February to present anddiscuss ace to ace theprogress on meeting theunding challenges acingthe school system or 2012-2013.

Dr. Jones rst addressedthe projected unding gapsin the general und budgetin a series o our clustermeetings or school stasthis past all.

The upcoming serieso meetings is plannedto share the progress

made by the costcontainment committeesand inormation on theupcoming school SPLOSTto be voted on March 6 inSpalding County.

The meetings have beenarranged in coordinationwith school principalstaking into considerationthe school SPLOSTpresentations alsoscheduled at schools orPTOs and school councils. Anna Burns, Director o School & CommunityServices said, “We havea strong desire to makecertain our employeeshave actual inormationon both the upcomingschool SPLOST and the

suggestions and optionson cutting costs or 2012-2013 and beyond.

“We know as the costcontainment processmoves along decisionpoints during February,the inormation toowill transition rom costcontainment options atrst to recommendationsnear the end o the serieso meetings. We intend tokeep you as inormed aspossible no matter whenyour meeting is scheduled.” In addition to schoolmeetings or employees,there will also beinormation meetingsor central oce andtransportation sta. Ω

Superintendent to meet with all acultiesand sta about budget and school SPLOST

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The Grin-SpaldingCounty School System’sJordan Hill ElementarySchool has received the2011 Single StatewideAccountability System GoldAward rom the Governor’sOce o StudentAchievement or makinggreatest gains in studentachievement.

Jordan Hill Elementaryis one o 14 elementaryschools in the state o Georgia receiving the goldaward. To receive a gold

award, schools must: makeAdequate Yearly Progress(AYP) or 2 consecutiveyears; demonstrate that atleast 30 percent o students

exceed standards in alltest areas as measured bystate assessments; andplace in the 97th percentileor higher statewidein greatest studentachievement gains. “We are very proud o Jordan Hill Elementary,”Dr. Curtis Jones,Superintendent. “Thisaward urther showsthat our schools andschool system are leadingthe state in studentachievement.” Jordan Hill Elementary

School Principal Ellen Leesaid, “We’ve been workinglong and hard or thisaward by ocusing onstudent achievement. This

is actually our 5th yearmaking AYP. We are thrilledthat the Governor’s Oceo Student Achievementhas recognized the goodwork we’re doing here.Our teachers and schoolcommunity are to becommended!” Earlier this year, theGrin-Spalding CountySchool System wasawarded the $50,000 TitleI Distinguished LargeSchool System o theYear or Georgia and theGrin-Spalding Chambero Commerce 2012 Good

Corporate Citizen o theYear award. In addition,17 o 18 school systemschools made AYP. Ω

Jordan Hill Elementary School receives 2011 Single

Statewide Accountability System Gold Award

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On Tuesday, February7, cost-containmentcommittees that have beenstudying how to bridgethe $3 million undingshortage or the 2012-13school year will reporttheir ndings to the schoolboard.

Committees have beenlooking at variouspossibilities, includingreducing personnel, middleschool athletics, returningelementary gited programto schools and centralizedservices, among otheritems.

Six employees havealready taken advantageo the voluntary retirementincentive agreement,eectively saving thesystem $700,000 or the2012-13 school year.

The large unding gapthe system aces makes

understanding the schoolSPLOST reerendum onMarch 6 all the morecrucial, say GSCS ocials.“There’s a lot o conusionunderstanding thedierent pots o money,”said Anna Burns, Directoro School & CommunityServices.

Though the school system just received $50,000or earning Georgia TitleI Distinguished School

District Award, that moneyhas strings attached to it,said Burns. “That moneymust be used towardsproessional developmentand instructional materials.”

The school SPLOSTrevenue, with a projected$25 million collection overits three-year period, wouldund heavy maintenance

o acilities and technologyupdates.

The previous three schoolSPLOSTS have spannedve years, but in “light o the current economy, weare asking or just what weneed in immediate acilityand technology priorities,”write school ocials in theoverview.

Seven schools, plusthe enrichment centerand administrativebuildings would receivemaintenance, includingre-roong, kitchenimprovements, HVAC

system improvements,upgraded re alarms, andrepaving o parking lots,among other projects.

The school SPLOST wouldcover a system-widetechnology upgradevalued at $3.6 million,that would support thesystem’s new “bring yourown device policy.” Underthis policy, students canbring their own smartphones or tablets to use orinstructional purposes. The

school system needs a newinrastructure to handlethat type o volume.

The technology upgradeswould also transormeach classroom into a21st century classroom,allowing or more virtualinstruction and reducingeducation costs in the longrun.

“Technology will cometo a screeching halt i this school SPLOST isnot passed,” said Burns.“The computers will notbe replaced, since theyare unded through theSPLOST program.”

According to Burns,advancements intechnology is one o thereasons the school hasmade strides in meetingAYP goals. “Our sotwareAleks is targeted to helpstudents with disabilities,and they’re one o thegroups that has closed the

gap.”

School system ocials urgeanyone with questionsregarding the schoolSPLOST to call them at 770-229-3710. “We’re trying toget the correct inormationout to as many people aspossible,” said Burns. “Wehave been very successulwith the last three SPLOSTSin doing what we said we’ddo on time and withinbudget.” Ω

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