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Employees settle EEOCcomplaint against GordonBy JUDY BAILEYGordon — Four Gordon

employees who filed EqualEmployment OpportunityCommission complaintsagainst Gordon Mayor MaryAnn Whipple Lue have set-tled with the city.The settlement awards

each of the four employees$3,000, removes any discipli-nary action from their person-nel files and prohibits the cityfrom retaliation against theemployees, according to Ma-con attorney Tom Richardsonwho represents the city.“The agreement offers a

fresh start,” Richardson said.“The city has not admitted

any fault. The settlement re-quires the city to do what it’ssupposed to do as far as disci-plining employees and/or ter-minating them.”Gordon City Council voted

during October to accept thesettlement and allowedRichardson to execute thedocuments on its behalf.Macon attorneys Charles

E. Cox and Brian Jarrad ofMacon said the four employ-ees they represent also havesigned the agreement.“All four employees are

pleased to have resolved thismatter,” Cox said, “and they

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Special toThe Courier HeraldPaws for Hope and

Faith, in partnership withthe city of Dublin and Lau-rens County Commission-ers, is conducting a Shane'sWar Pardon the week ofNov. 10-16, 2014 for theDublin Laurens HumaneSociety at the Dublin CityCouncil Chambers. Invita-tions are being sent to theDublin City Council, Lau-rens County Commission-ers, Dublin/Laurens Coun-ty Humane Society Boardmembers, volunteers andemployees, local veterinari-ans and animal control offi-cers, as well as anyone in-terested in the welfare ofanimals.A Shane's War Pardon is

a week-long adoption evenhosted by Shane and JanetSmith along with represen-tatives of a public animalshelter. The media, localpoliticians, animal welfareorganizations and local citi-zens put aside their differ-ences during this time andunite to help the animals.Georgia Pierce, director

of the Dublin Laurens Hu-mane Society, Phil Best,

Shane’s Warcoming to

aid HumaneSociety

ByPAYTONTOWNS IIIThe Dublin-Laurens

Crime Stoppers approved acase on a 35-year-oldWrightsville man who is con-sidered armed and danger-ous.Kenta Cook, a black man

who is five-feet, 11-inchestall and weighs 180 pounds,has black hair and browneyes. His last know addresswas 305 Crawford Road inWrightsville, Ga.He is wanted for aggra-

vated assault,simple battery, battery, twocounts of terroristic threatsand acts, burglary, theft bytaking andtheft by re-ceivingstolenproperty.Cook is

wanted bythe DublinPolice De-partment,LaurensCountySheriff'sOffice andthe Wrightsville Police De-partment.Crime Stoppers also an-

nounced that Creg Page,Marcus Powell, AntonioHenderson and Chris Dud-ley, who were previously onthe Crime Stopper list, havebeen arrested.

Case joinsDL Crime

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A volunteer works at the construction site. (Below): Volunteers addedwords of inpsiration to the lumber used to build the home.

Career Academyholds open houseThe Heart of Georgia College and Career

Academy held an open house to meet students’parents Tuesday evening. Parents got to meetthe teachers, tour the school, eat a hot dog sup-per and see the projects the students have beenworking on. (Photo by Payton Towns III)

Class carpentersFour schools getting behind

latest Habitat HousesBy PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe two Habitat houses being built

on Clover Street will have connec-tions to students attending DublinHigh School, East Laurens HighSchool, Trinity Christian School andWest Laurens High School.All four have participated in the

work of House No. 33 and No. 34 forthe Dublin-Laurens County Habitatfor Humanity, which is a partneredagency with The Heart of GeorgiaUnited Way.Habitat executive director Tracy

Kinney said Jared Middleton, Habi-tat board president, came up with thefundraisers for the schools."It was his brainstorm," Kinney

said. "All four schools did somethingin these houses. They have helpedworked on it, build it, blessed it andraised money for it."East Laurens has been doing the

pre-build for the houses for years.The students from Dean Cutler andBill Carman's construction class didthat."That helps us to be able to raise

all of the walls during that first morn-ing," Kinney said.West Laurens, Dublin High and

Photo by Scott Thompson

Claxton demonstrates operating the new search engine.

Laurens Libraryintroduces newresearch toolBy SCOTT THOMPSONAre you looking for a nee-

dle in a haystack? Are youlooking to see when yourAunt Susie died or what wasplaying at the Martin The-ater on your first date? Well,you are in luck.The Laurens County li-

brary has established asearch engine to scan all ofits existing microfilmed is-sues of Dublin newspapers inthe first phase of digitizing365,248 pages of Dublinnewspapers, which spanmore than a century fromJanuary 1901 to August2008.The new project will allow

not only genealogy re-searchers, but all researchersnearly instant access tonames, dates, places andevents which have appearedin the newspaper. In thepast, the researcher had toknow the date or the approx-imate date or the year inwhich a particular name orarticle appeared in the paper.

Then the reader would pullout a reel of microfilm, rollforward slowly, scanningevery column on every page,often taking several hoursand often resulting in a fail-ure to find that single name.Now, it is a simple matter oftyping in a word or a phraseand voila! It's there.For most of the last 135

years, the offices of the Supe-rior and Probate Court clerkshave kept the legal ads inbound volumes. One half of abi-weekly paper's and fivesixths of the daily papersfrom 1889 to 1929 are miss-ing and most likely will neverbe found. Some were lost tofires and pathetic apathy.There are some exceptions inthe courthouse vaults whichwill be located by members ofthe Laurens County Histori-cal Society and set aside formicrofilming. The CourierHerald's bound archives cov-er nearly every issue from the

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) —An abducted woman's fightingspirit likely helped keep heralive until law enforcementagents rescued her and arrest-ed her alleged captor,Philadelphia's police commis-sioner said Thursday.

"My understanding is, evenafter she was in the car andbound, she continued to strug-gle with this guy," CharlesRamsey told ABC's "GoodMorning America" on Thurs-day. "She's got a lot of fight inher."

Ramsey said 22-year-oldCarlesha Freeland-Gaither isresting at home in Philadel-phia after her three-day or-deal.

Carlesha Freeland-Gaither's relieved relativessaid they brought her back toher mother's home in the cityafter reuniting late Wednes-day at a Maryland hospital.

Police say Freeland-Gaither, who disappearedSunday night, had some in-juries but was generally doingOK.

Ramsey says detectives aregiving her time to settle downbefore completing interviews.

Law enforcement agentsrescued her Wednesday out-side Baltimore and arrestedsuspect Delvin Barnes.

Barnes was being heldThursday at the jail in subur-ban Baltimore County, saidScott Shellenberger, thestate's attorney for the county.

He is scheduled to have ahearing in suburban Balti-more on Thursday afternoonon a charge of being a fugitivefrom justice in Virginia, ac-cording to Shellenberger andonline court records. Authori-ties there said he is wanted inconnection with attempted

capital murder, assault andmalicious injury with acid, ex-plosives or fire.

Authorities said the 37-year-old Barnes would facefederal charges in thePhiladelphia abduction.

Law enforcement agentsspotted Freeland-Gaither andBarnes in a car with a broken-out back window in Jessup,Maryland. They arrestedBarnes after he stepped out ofthe car.

Keisha Gaither, who a dayearlier had sobbed as shepleaded for the safe return ofher kidnapped daughter, wassmiling as she stood before themicrophone at a Philadelphianews conference Wednesdayevening.

"I'm taking my baby home.Thank you. Thank you somuch," she said as authoritiesannounced the nursing assis-tant's rescue and the arrest ofthe suspect.

Authorities said there wasno indication Freeland-Gaither and the man, whoused to live in Philadelphia,knew each other.

Barnes couldn't be reachedfor comment while in custody.

"No one else is in dangerright now because we got avery dangerous predator offthe streets," Ramsey said.

Authorities credited hardwork by law enforcementagents in finding Freeland-Gaither. Bureau of Alcohol, To-bacco, Firearms and Explo-sives agents had received in-formation from Richmond,Virginia, to be on the lookoutfor a vehicle that might havebeen involved in the abduc-tion, said Tim Jones, residentagent in charge with the ATFin Lanham, Maryland.

ATF agents found the vehi-

cle, which had its rear windowkicked out, late Wednesday af-ternoon on a road in Jessup,he said. Awitness to Freeland-Gaither's abduction Sundaynight had said she kicked outsome of the car's windows be-fore the car sped off.

Law enforcement officerssaw Barnes and Freeland-Gaither in the car and sur-rounded it, Jones said.

Barnes climbed from theback seat to the front seat,and that was when agentsdrove their cars around toblock his vehicle in, Jonessaid. Agents then freed Free-land-Gaither, and she wastaken to a hospital, Jonessaid.

Barnes was taken into cus-tody without incident, Jonessaid.

Freeland-Gaither's mother,Keisha Gaither, thanked po-lice and the community fortheir support. She said shehad talked to her daughter byphone and her daughter wasdistraught.

"She was very upset. She wascrying. She just was asking forme, to tell me she loved me,she missed me, to come gether," she said. "I'm going to getmy daughter. I'm going to getmy baby."

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Beverly Hillbillies” toutedmoonshine as “rheumatizmedicine.” And your Grannymay have given you tea withlemon and ginger for a sorethroat. But these well-knownfolk medicines may have mettheir match in what anotherGranny, Granny Smith, deliv-ers. This tart and juicyGranny makes the microbes inyour digestive tract happy,and that boosts your wellbe-ing, helping you maintain ahealthy weight and much,much more!

A recent study out of Wash-ington state (where else?)compared the nutrients in sev-en varieties of apples. GrannySmith, it turned out, containsthe most polyphenols and non-digestible compounds, such asinsoluble fiber, that are known

to help good gut bacteriathrive (a whole lot more thanCheetos). We also know thatthe more of those you con-sume, the more they help reg-ulate glucose levels, body-wideinflammation and calorie use.No wonder researchers havealso found that a healthy bal-ance of gut bacteria helps pre-vent stroke and improves sex-ual satisfaction!

But did you ever wonderhow air travel affects bacteriain your intestines? The an-swer is, badly. Gut bacteriacan get jet-lagged too, espe-cially if you’re eating a high-fat, sugar-rich diet. Their cir-cadian rhythm is thrown off sothey can’t do their health-pro-tecting job. (Grab a green ap-ple from a food stand in theairport.) And there’s “social jetlag” too — from staying uplate, not getting enough sleepand eating fatty, sweet foods.So, at home or on the road,

don’t forget, a Granny Smith aday really may keep the doctoraway!

Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of“The Dr. Oz Show,” and MikeRoizen, M.D. is Chief WellnessOfficer and Chair of WellnessInstitute at Cleveland Clinic.To live your healthiest, tuneinto “The Dr. Oz Show” or vis-it www.sharecare.com.

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for Ruth T. Browning, age 82will be held at 11 a.m. on Fri-day, November 7, 2014 atBethesda Baptist ChurchCemetery. Rev. Greg Lowerywill officiate.

Mrs. Browning was born onAugust 26, 1932 in Dublin,Georgia. She was the daugh-ter of the late Neal S. andMettie Holliday Thaggard.She was also preceded indeath by her husband, UrbonLee Browning, Jr., two grand-daughters, Melissa WarrenJones and Melanie Warren,and a great granddaughter,Katelyn Warren. She was amember of Poplar SpringsSouth Baptist Church. Shewas also a homemaker. Mrs.Browning passed away onTuesday, November 4, 2014 atSerenity Place.

Mrs. Browning is survivedby her three daughters, Con-nie (Dennis) Warren of Rentz,Kay (Dan) Purvis of CedarGrove, and Ellen (Gary) Millerof Asbury, IA, a brother,Arthur (Betty) Thaggard ofSavannah, a sister, Ruby(M.L.) Knight of Rentz, fivegrandchildren, Chan Nobles,Shawn Warren, Corey (Erica)Purvis, Tiffany Purvis, andAndrew Kleski, six great-grandchildren, Ashley Scar-boro, Kali Purvis, Drew Kles-ki, Joey White, Austin White,and Jeremy Herndon, and twogreat-grandchildren, RayneCook and Jayde Cook, andseveral nieces and nephews.

The family will receivefriends on Friday, November7, 2014 at Pleasant Hill Bap-tist Church at 1697 Ga. High-way 126, Cadwell, Georgia31009 immediately followingthe funeral.

Stanley Funeral Home andCrematory Dublin Chapel hascharge of funeral arrange-ments. To sign the Online Reg-ister Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor call the 24 Hour StanleyFuneral Home and CrematoryObituary Line at (478)272-0106 to hear the latest funeralupdates.

VVeerraa SS.. PPrriicceeFuneral services for Mrs.

Vera S. Price, age 94, will beheld at 11 a.m., Friday, No-vember 7, 2014 at PleasantGrove Baptist Church with in-terment to follow at WestviewCemetery. Rev. Charles Asbelland Rev. Grady Mimbs will of-ficiate.

Mrs. Price was born August30, 1920 in Treutlen County.She was preceded in death byher parents, J.C and MattieSoles, her husband, HiltonGrable Price, a son, EdwardPrice, and her brothers andsister, Troy Soles, ThurmonSoles, Albert Soles, Alvin

Soles, Don Soles, Grable Soles,Earl Soles, Bobby Soles andSara Nell Chambers. She wasa member of Pleasant GroveBaptist Church and was re-tired from Buckeye Industriesas a seamstress. Mrs. Pricepassed away Wednesday, No-vember 5, 2014.

She is survived by her son,Edsel (Sarah) Price, herdaughters, Dorothy (Truitt)Price, Evelyn (Franklin)Crabb, Shirley (James) Joiner,and Carolyn (Freddie) Kyzerall of Wrightsville, 12 grand-children, 22 great-grandchil-dren and five great-great-grandchildren.

The family will receivefriends from 6 p.m. until 8p.m. Thursday, November 6,2014 at the funeral home.

Her grandsons will serve aspallbearers.

Stanley Funeral Home andCrematory WrightsvilleChapel has charge of funeralarrangements. To sign the On-line Register Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor call the 24 Hour ObituaryLine at (478) 272-0106 to hearthe latest updates.

MMaarryy LLoouu RRaayyFuneral services for Mrs.

Mary Lou Ray of Dublin willbe held on Saturday, Novem-ber 8, 2014, at 12 p.m. at thegraveside in the DudleyMemorial Cemetery on EastMary Street in Dublin.

Reverend Shawn Curtiswill officiate. The family willreceive friends at the DudleyFuneral Home on Friday, 6-7p.m.

Services By Dudley Funer-al Home of DublinPlease postcondolences atwww.ServicesByDudley.com

CCaatthheerriinnee ““CCaatt””RRoozziieerr

Funeral services for Ms.Catherine “Cat” Rozier, ofDublin, will be held on Satur-day, November 8, 2014, at 12p.m. at the New Bible Believ-ers Missionary BaptistChurch, 204 Hillcrest Drive inDublin. Reverend BennieBrantley will officiate.

Interment will follow in theDudley Memorial Cemetery.

Ms. Rozier, who passed onNovember 1, 2014, was bornon October 19, 1950, to the

late McKinley and BerthaRozier. She was a graduate ofDublin High School and worked at Kmart for 13 years.

Ms. Rozier was preceded indeath by a brother, Larry“Butch” Rozier; a nephew,Ulysses Morris Rozier; and aniece, Yvette Johnson. She issurvived by her two sons,Michael Jerome Dasher ofDublin, Kenneth BernardDasher of Athens; one daugh-ter, Shenae Michele Dasher ofDublin; grandchildren, EricaHolland, Maya Dasher, DierraRoberson, Michael M. Dasher,Nytricia Brown, KennethDasher, Jr.; one uncle, Levi(Juanita) Rozier, Jr.; siblings,Eva Hosley, James Rozier,Claudia (Marcus Mayweath-er) Gail Rozier, Wayne Rozier,Timothy Rozier, Anthony Rozi-er, Jan (Ronnie Gainey), SonjaRegina (Tracey) Truitt,Winifer (Tracey) Moss, andRenee (Curtis) Dixon; and ahost of nieces, nephews,cousins, other relatives andfriends.

The family will receivefriends at 304 West MooreStreet in Dublin.

Services By Dudley Funer-al Home of Dublin. Please postcondolences atwww.ServicesByDudley.com

HHeerrsshheell SSccoottttFuneral Services for Mas-

ter Hershel Byron Kenjuna“Peanut” Scott, Jr., of Dublin,will be held on Saturday, No-vember 8, 2014, at 2 p.m. inthe C.D. Dudley MemorialChapel at the Dudley FuneralHome in Dublin.

Pastor Dorothy L. Simmonswill officiate. Burial will followin the Dudley MemorialCemetery.

Master Scott, who was bornon August 3, 2014, in Dublin,departed this life on Novem-ber 1, 2014.

He leaves to cherish hismemories his mother,Shakeila Hicks of Louisville;father, Hershel Scott, Sr. ofWrightsville; two brothers,Barry Fields, Jr. and CaseyFields, both of Louisville;grandparents, Henrietta(Wyman) Scott of Wrightsville,Mary (David) Hicks ofLouisville; eight uncles, Rod-erick (Ayesha) Stephens ofDublin, Wymon K. Scott of Au-gusta, David Hicks, Jr., Mau-rice (Sharan) Hicks, and Bran-don (Keira) Hicks, all of Jack-sonville, Florida, TreavoneHicks, Brian Hicks, and Jadu-avius Hicks, all of Louisville;five aunts, Kishimia (Simon)Boatwright of Wrens, Bridgett(Anthony) Dallis and TerriHicks all of Jacksonville,Florida, Sharleta Burton ofLouisville; and a host of greataunts, uncles and cousins. Healso leaves behind his god-par-ents, Sharee & TravisJackson; and two god-sisters,Bae’lee Smith and KalyssaSmith.

The family will receivefriends at 111 Lassiter Drive,Dublin. Services by DudleyFuneral Home of Dublin.Please post condolences atwww.ServicesByDudley.com.

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DEAR ABBY: In referenceto “It’s All Good, Until ...”(Aug. 1), the woman whoseotherwise easygoing husbandturns hypercritical everyevening at dinner, he mayhave hypoglycemia (low bloodsugar) or be pre-diabetic asmy husband is.

My story is the same ashers. My husband is even-tempered and a great partner— until his sugar gets low.Then he turns from Dr. Jekyllinto Mr. Hyde.

My advice to her is to havea doctor check her husband forthose issues. In the meantime,he might start having an af-ternoon protein snack so hissugar doesn’t drop by dinner ifthat is, in fact, the problem.Peanut butter crackers are ex-cellent. — SOMEONE WHOKNOWS IN KNOXVILLE,TENN.

DEAR SOMEONE: Thankyou for the heads-up. Dozensof readers offered similaropinions about the husband’sbehavior, including a regis-tered nurse who wrote:“What’s happening may bethat his blood sugar or glucoseis getting too low at that timeand causing personalitychanges. ... This time of day iscrucial for people with eitherdiabetes or other insulin prob-lems. Please suggest her hus-band see a doctor to have thischecked.”

DEAR ABBY: “Ingrid” and Ihave been dating for a coupleof months. We’re in our early50s and both of us have beenmarried before. We get alongfine and our relationship isproceeding slowly, but appro-priately.

My problem is, when wetalk on the phone we don’t re-ally have a conversation. In-grid will talk without inter-ruption, sometimes for fiveminutes at a time. I can’t get aword in. I can put the phonedown and come back and she’llstill be talking. It’s not quitethat bad in person, althoughshe’s still quite a talker. Often,she’ll ask me a question, theninterrupt me when I try to an-swer. It really bugs me.

It has reached a point thatI don’t want to talk to her onthe phone. The calls can last30 minutes or more, and I getbored and irritated. How do Iaddress this with her without

hurting her feelings or affect-ing our relationship? She’sstarting to feel my reluctanceto call her back. — GETTINGAN EARFUL IN ARIZONA

DEAR GETTING AN EAR-FUL: If Ingrid is starting tofeel your reluctance to returnher calls, I’m guessing she hasfound a way to let you know.This is your opening for atruth session with your ladyfriend in which you explainhow those phone monologues— notice I didn’t say “conver-sations” — make you feel.

What she’s doing is rude.The cause may be nervous-ness, thoughtlessness, or thatshe’s a compulsive talker. Ifshe cares about you, she willwant to know if she’s doingsomething that’s making youback away. Being honest withher is the only way to get thisfixed, if the problem IS fix-able. At your ages, lifelonghabits may not be easy tobreak.

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

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early 1940s to the present,with the latest years having al-ready been digitized.

"This is an excellent exam-ple of how the Library can usemodern technology to provideassistance to its users," said li-brary director Leard Daughety,who called the tool which pro-vides a link it to discoveringthe past."

"Digitizing our microfilm ofThe Courier Herald hasopened up a whole new level ofaccess to Dublin's local andfamily history," said ChristinaTrotter, the library's head ofthe reference department andheritage center.

"We have already been ableto help one local agency quick-ly find relevant newspaper ar-ticles to support a grant appli-cation. Previously this type ofresearch would have takenhours upon hours of scrollingthrough microfilm," Trotteradded.

Harriett Claxton, a Dublinhistorian and the weekly com-piler of 50 Years Ago and 85Years Ago for The Courier Her-ald, said, "The newspaperhelps make history come alive.It gives you a sense of placeand identity."

"You get grounded in yourlocal history and geography,"said Ms. Claxton when askedabout her research for her 85Years Ago column. "So many ofthe places we knew then are no

longer identifiable. Peopleknow the towns-- Cadwell,Dexter and Dudley, but not thecommunities like Brewton,Lovett, Cedar Grove, Loweryand Condor. I try to incorpo-rate those into my column be-cause they were part of ourcounty. You can see these com-munities go by the wayside.It's the disappearance of way oflife."

Mrs. Claxton added, "Noone has an excuse not to use it,because it is so simple. Every-body should use the newspaperto learn about their family andtheir friends and the culture ofthe day. How much a loaf ofbread cost, how much gas costand all the styles of the day--all of those of things you can

find in advertisements."The next phase of the pro-

ject will involve searching forlocal newspapers in the officesof court officials and TheCourier Herald for microfilm-ing. From 1944 through mid1947, the University of Georgiadiscontinued its subscriptionto The Courier Herald causinga large gap in the issues at theend of World War II. For someother unknown reason, a sub-stantial portion of the CourierHerald's 1951 papers have notbeen microfilmed.

A third and distant futurephase could include the digiti-zation of the papers from sur-rounding counties which arenow on microfilm in the Her-itage Center of the Laurens

County Library.The library's current plans

include providing access at thenew museum of the LaurensCounty Historical Society,scheduled to re-open in its newhome, a block away from the li-brary this winter and to thewriters of the Courier Herald.

If you need any assistanceor information about the newservice, contact Christina Trot-ter at the library at (478) 272-5710.

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Saxon Heights TalentedArts and Gift-ed Elementary will hold aSchool Governing CouncilElection tonight, Thursday,November 6th, at 6:30 p.m. inthe Saxon Heights Cafeteria.There is one position to be re-placed on the council. Thewinner of the election willserve through July 31, 2016.In order to vote you must at-tend.

The City of Rent is hav-ing a council meeting Mon-day, November 10, 2014 at 7p.m. at City Hall.• Call to order• Invocation• Approval of October 2014Minutes•Approval of Financial State-ment• Acknowledge Visitors

Old BusinessNew BusinessCommentsAdjourn

City of Dudley CouncilMeeting• Pre-Council Work Session 6p.m.• Tuesday, November 11,2014 at 7 p.m.• Meeting Called to Order• Invocation/Pledge to Ameri-can Flag• Approval of October 14,2014 Minutes• Recognition ofGuests/Comments• Old Business• New Business• Approval of 2015 Budget• Approval of Bills• Council comments• Executive Session• Meeting Adjorned

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Trinity Christian student volunteers pose following their work.

believe the non-monetary as-pects of the settlement give theparties the ability to move for-ward together serving the citi-zens of the City of Gordon.”

The settlement is awaitingEEOC signatures.

The four employees have acombined 94 years service tothe city:

• City Clerk Towana Brown,who began working in the cityin 1984, claims that from theday Lue took office Jan. 6 shethreatened to replace her withan African-American; and in aApril 28 written reprimandLue accuses Brown of insubor-dination for refusing to sign acheck the council had not ap-proved and that “further disci-plinary actions could be takenfor continued insubordination.”

• Police Chief Mike Hall,who came to work for the city in1988, claims that the mayorsought advice about how to im-prove the police departmentfrom an African-American dis-patcher in his departmentwithout seeking advice from awhite dispatcher. Hall alsoclaims the mayor assigned anAfrican-American police officerto work at city council meetingswithout contacting any of thewhite officers;

• Superintendent MelvinLawrence, who has worked forthe city since 1984, claims themayor’s husband has repeated-ly requested the races of hisemployees. He claims the may-or wants to balance out thenumber of African-Americansand white employees.Lawrence, who is an African-American, claims the mayordiscriminates against him be-

cause of his association withwhites; and

• Deputy City ClerkHeather Hawver, who hasworked for the city eight years,claims the mayor campaignedon the promise of replacingwhite employees with African-American employees. Sheclaims that since the mayortook office she has acceptedabout a dozen job applicationsfrom African-Americans eventhough the city has no jobsavailable.Lue is awaiting a Dec. 15 and

16 bench trial on allegationsshe has violated Georgia’s Sun-shine Laws, overstepped herauthority as mayor and malfea-sance of office.

Councilman Eady, council-man Freddie Densley and agroup of citizens filed suitagainst Lue in March askingthe court to fine Lue for theSunshine Law violations andremove her from office.

Judge Robert S. Reaves sus-pended Lue for 30 days in Juneand an additional 20-plus daysin July to protect the city andits citizens.Also, Brown filed suit against

Lue for retaliating against herfor refusing to sign city checksBrown believed were againstthe law.

The suit in Wilkinson Coun-ty Superior Court asks thecourt to grant an injunctionprohibiting Mayor Mary AnnWhipple Lue’s continued viola-tion of the state code known asthe “Georgia WhistleblowerStatute.”

The statue protects publicemployees who complain orprovide information aboutfraud, waste and abuse in stateprograms and operations.

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Trinity was provided deckingand they painted it using Habi-tat's 20 year theme.

"We've been in Dublin for 20years," Kinney said. "Theychose what that represented tothem and painted it. Theychose a separate one to the ballgames and for a donation, theycould sign it."

This raised almost $300,Kinney said.

Students at Trinity alsohelped clean the lots duringThe United Way's Day of Car-ing in early September, andput scripture readings on the

studs in the wall."It was good that all four

schools participated," Kinneysaid.

Work on House No. 33 be-gan on Saturday, Sept. 6 whilework on House No. 34 began onSaturday, Sept. 20. The houseswill be for homeowners Jas-mine Smith and SherrkaThomas.

"Things have gone so well,"Kinney said. "The secondhouse has ended up catchingup with the first house. Weclosed them down last week.They were completely inspect-ed and ready. They are both atthe point of sheetrock. We did-

n't work this past Saturdayand probably won't work thisSaturday. It's coming alongvery well. Things have gonevery, very smoothly. We've hada lot of volunteers and a lot ofparticipation from five or sixbig churches. It's gone reallywell."

Kinney hopes to have one, ifnot both, houses finished inDecember.

"We still have high hopes toget both homeowners in beforeChristmas," Kinney said.

One of the reasons this ispossible is because of eventslike the Daddy/DaughterDance which will be held next

February. Kinney said they arealready making plans for thisevent, urging people to keep aneye out for a future announce-ment about ticket sales nextmonth.

"We were able to do twohouses because of the successof our big fundraiser and we dohave the Daddy/DaughterDance coming up," Kinneysaid. "We will do a Decemberticket sale like we always do ifsomebody wants to make apurchase as a Christmas gift.Everything is going so well be-cause of the help from the com-munity."

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Mayor of Dublin and TommyDaniel, Chair of the CountyCommissioners, will sign anagreement that no animal willbe euthanized during this par-don event. The word "pardon"is used not to imply the ani-mals did anything wrong.Their only "crime" is that theydo not have a home.

The pardon saves the ani-mals that would have been eu-thanized during this week,gives the animals and the shel-ter more public exposure andprovides an opportunity foreveryone in the communityand surrounding area to formstronger ties that will save notonly these animals but hope-fully many more animals in thefuture.

What began as a tragic sto-ry about an abused dog namedHope became the inspirationbehind each of the Shane's WarPardons that have occurred allover the country. Shane andJanet Smith help as manyabused, neglected and unwant-ed animals as possible duringeach pardon and the DublinPardon is no exception.

Residents are urged to cometo the Dublin City CouncilChambers on Nov. 10, 2014 at10:30 a.m., and join the effortto raise awareness of the un-wanted and homeless animalsin Dublin and meet some in-spiring people.

ShaneContinued from 1a

Atlanta Children's hospitalbuilding Ebola isolation unit

ATLANTA (AP) —An Atlanta children's hospitalis building a special isolationunit to treat children whomight be infected by Ebola.

Children's Healthcare ofAtlanta spokeswoman PattyGregory stressed that the hos-pital does not have any pa-tient with the Ebola virus.

Gregory on Wednesday con-firmed to TheAtlanta Journal-Constitution that the unit wasbeing constructed. The news-paper reports that it's at Chil-dren's Healthcare of Atlanta

at Egleston, across the streetfrom Emory University Hospi-tal.

The Children's Healthcarewebsite states that it is creat-ing the unit to provide care tochildren with possible or con-firmed Ebola virus infections.

The system hasn't said howsoon it would be operational.

The newspaper said itasked several questions aboutthe unit, and that Children'sHealthcare responded with awritten statement that an-swered virtually none of them.

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In Our OpinionThe Courier HeraldGRIFFIN LOVETT, Publisher

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Two recent terrorist attacksin Canada by lone jihadistswith ties to radical Islam showwhat civilized nations are upagainst in the fight against theIslamic State.

Wednesday's attack onCanada's Parliament that leftone soldier dead and anotherthree days ago that killed a sol-dier in Quebec appear to be thework of "lone wolves" — psy-chos who are inspired to kill,ostensibly in the name of reli-gion.

Welcome to the twisted,dangerous world of citizenjihad.

If you can't make it over tothe Middle East to kill some-one in the name of Allah, do itat home. Look for inspirationon social media.

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a 32-year-old Canadian Muslim ofAlgerian descent, was theshooter in Ottawa. MartinCouture-Rouleau, a 25-year-old recent Muslim convert,killed a soldier in a hit-and-runassault in Montreal.

While the Canadian govern-ment has not confirmed adirect link between the twomen, it's not really necessary.What is known is that theIslamic State has put out a callfor its sympathizers to kill citi-zens of nations that are bat-tling ISIS. That includesCanadians as well asAmericans.

"If you can kill a disbeliev-ing American or European,especially the spiteful and

filthy French, or an Australian,or a Canadian, or any otherdisbeliever, then rely uponAllah and kill him in any man-ner or way however it may be,"urged a speaker on a videoIslamic State released lastmonth.

It's noteworthy that aTwitter account linked toIslamic State tweeted out animage of Zehaf-Bibeau, even asthe international media wasscrambling to identify him. Ittakes a terrorist to know a ter-rorist.

For organizations that hopeto sow fear, these lone wolvesoffer cost-effective ways tostrike. They don't have tohijack a plane. Just grab a gun.

Zehef-Bibeau made it deepinside the government build-ing before the parliamentarysergeant-at-arms — a decorat-ed veteran of the RoyalCanadian Mounted Police —put him down with his servicepistol.

If more citizen jihadistscrawl out from under rocks,expect this outcome to be rule.Not the exception.

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VVeerriiffyy hhaavviinngg aa ffuuttuurree::Whatever comprehensive

immigration reform plan final-ly emerges from Congress willalmost certainly make it moredifficult for future immigrantsto enter the country illegally —and, if they do, will make itharder for them to stay. One ofthe likely mechanisms of thatis the E-Verify hiring database,which is designed to keep ille-gal immigrants from working

in the U.S. Since it was intro-duced, E-Verify has been adeeply flawed system, and thispage has opposed its expansionand mandatory use. Now,though, some of its problemsare being fixed.

E-Verify determineswhether job applicants arelegally eligible to work in theU.S. by checking their namesagainst databases kept by theSocial Security Administrationand the Department ofHomeland Security.Unfortunately, in its early iter-ations, the system both failedto detect illegal workers morethan 50% of the time and, infar too many cases, wronglydenied eligible applicants theright to work.

That may be changing. U.S.Citizenship and ImmigrationServices recently rolled out anupdated self-check systemcalled myE-Verify, whichallows workers to edit theirprofiles in the E-Verify data-base and challenge informa-tion they believe to be inaccu-rate. It includes a componentcalled Self Lock through whichindividuals can "lock" a SocialSecurity number. If someonetries to get a job using yournumber, both you and thepotential employer will know.Although it is only available infive states and Washington,D.C., this is clearly a step for-ward.

But it also moves the coun-try closer to a more nuancedset of problems. Five statesrequire employers to use E-Verify, and an additional 13require that it be consulted forstate employees or, in two

cases, employees of state con-tractors. More than half a mil-lion employers nationwide usethe database, many of themvoluntarily. But as the pro-gram expands, illegal immi-grants who have been here foryears and might be eligible foran eventual path to citizenshipcould lose their jobs and facedeportation.

This is a conundrum. Thispage believes people who enterthe country illegally do nothave a right to work. But wealso believe that as part of acomprehensive immigrationreform plan, immigrants whohave been in the United Statesfor a long period of time, haveestablished roots and avoidedlegal trouble should be eligiblefor a path to citizenship. Mostimmigration reform proposalsinclude such provisions,including the Senate's 2013bill, which the House has notvoted on. According to oneanalysis, 60% of the estimated9.6 million deportable adults inthe country have been here atleast 10 years. They are amongthe people jeopardized by E-Verify.

E-Verify may ultimatelybecome a useful tool to helpcontrol illegal immigration.But it doesn't make sense toexpand it nationally or make itmandatory until the countryhas decided what to do withthe enormous population ofillegal immigrants alreadyhere. That's why E-Verifyshould be a part of comprehen-sive immigration discussion,not a one-off policy that createsmore problems than it solves.

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Georgia Department of EconomicDevelopment Commissioner ChrisCarr, and a group from Atlanta,joined local and state officials on atour of Dublin and LaurensCounty.The tour included stops at eco-

nomic development sites, newindutry and even downtownDublin.Carr said he had not been

through downtown Dublin since2004, when he was working forSen. Johnny Isakson.“I can’t believe how much it’s

changed,” he said as he stood out-side the remodeled CarnegieLibrary. His comments weremeant in a totally positive light.Carr went on to wax and an

wane about the virtues and quali-ties inherent in communities who“got it” when it came to not justeconomic development but overallgrowth and prosperity.When he finished, Carr conclud-

ed by saying that not only didDublin and Laurens County fitthat criteria, we also serve as ashining example of what similarly-sized communities should hope tobe.Before we allow our pride to

swell too much, we all know thereis still plenty of work to be done.But it’s nice to know that folks

around the state are noticing someof the good work being accom-plished in the Emerald City andsurrounding community.Now our charge is to double our

efforts on all fronts so that thenext time Carr, or a comparableofficial stops by, they will be equal-ly as wowed by what they see.We just might be surprised at

what we’re capable of, too.

—Jason Halcombe

By DR. JACK E. BROWNWilliam Holmes McGuffey (1800-

1873) was born in Pennsylvania andmoved with his family to Ohio in 1802,and grew up there. His family emigrat-ed to America from Scotland in 1774.He received an excellent education,graduating from Washington College in1826, and was soon appointed asProfessor of Languages at MiamiUniversity in Oxford, Ohio that sameyear. He became a Presbyterian minis-ter who believed strongly in educatingour youth in biblical ethics.

He believed in teaching children tobe prompt, good, kind, honest andtruthful...basing this teaching on bibli-cal standards for right conduct. As ahighly respected Christian educator, aCincinnatti publishing firm asked himif he would consider preparing a seriesof readers (textbooks) for the teachingof English and Literature to America’sschoolchildren incorporating biblicalteachings in the lessons. Williamaccepted the challenge, and in 1836published the first of seven McGuffey’s

Readers, the first one having 55lessons. The McGuffey Readers werefilled with stories of strength, charac-ter, goodness and truth, and genera-tions of students in public and privateschools read them in their classes. Over125 million copies have been sold andthese books continue to be sol today.

Here are two exerpts fromMcGuffey’s First and Third Readers:

Evening Prayer: At the close of day,before you go to sleep, you should notfail to pray to God to keep you from sinand from hard. You ask your friends forfood, and drink, and books and clothes;and when they give you these things,you thank them, and love them for thegood they do you. So you should askyour God for those things which He cangive you, and which no one else can giveyou. You should ask Him for life, andhealth, and strength; and you shouldpray to Him to keep your feet from theways of sin and hsame. You shouldthank Him for all His good gifts; andlearn while young to put your trust inHim; and thekind care of God will be

with you, both in your youth and inyour old age (Lesson 37 in the FirstReader).

The Character of Jesus Christ: Themorality taught by Jesus Christ waspurer, sounder, sublime and more per-fect than had ever before entered intothe imagination, or proceeded from thelips of man (Lesson 21 in the ThirdReader).

William McGuffey taught at MiamiUniversity of Ohio, then served asPresident of Ohio University, andclosed out his educational career asProfessor of Moral Philosophy at theUniversity of Virginia. In closing thisbrief sketch of respected Christian edu-cator William McGuffey, there aremany American schoolteachers whobelieve that biblical morality should betaught in our schools to the students oftoday, for they will be our leaders oftomorrow. Finally, “three cheers” forthe American schoolteachers whoselives reflect biblical teachings. May Godalways bless them and their students.

Peace!

William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873): ‘Schoolmaster of the Nation

Pres. Barack H. Obama1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.Washington, D.C. 20500(202) 456-1414

Gov. Nathan DealState CapitolAtlanta, Ga. 30334(404) 656-1776

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle240 State CapitolAtlanta, Ga. 30334(404) 656-5030

Sen. Saxby Chambliss Washington, D.C 20510(202) 224-3521

Sen. Johnny IsaaksonUnited States Senate120 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510Tel: (202) 224-3643Fax: (202) 228-0724One Overton Park, Suite 9703625 Cumberland BlvdAtlanta, GA 30339Tel: (770) 661-0999Fax: (770) 661-0768

John BarrowCongressman2202 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515(202) 225-2823

Ross TollesonGeorgia State SenatorDistrict 20121 D State CapitolAtlanta, Ga 30334(404)656-0081Fax (404) 651-6767ross.tolleson@senate.ga.gov

Matt HatchettGeorgia House of RepresentativesDistrict 150State Representative415 State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334404-656-5025 Phone404-657-8278 Faxmatt.hatchett@house.ga.gov

Serving You

Nice to hear we’reon the right track

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Thursday, November 6, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 5aThe Courier Herald

Now that the Repub-licans have takencharge, can we please getrid of that idiot in theWhite House?

Democrats people docare about Christian val-ues and they proved it lastnight.

If the Democratswould pick candidateswith Biblical values, youmight win. If you pickedcandidates who wereagainst abortion or same-sex marriage they mightwin. God does not supportsin.

The working middleclass and senior citizenshave spoken loudly. Nowlet’s pray something getsdone.

I was proud to findout that we had 900 whitepeople on the eastsidethat was not hypocrites.Thank you.

Thank you Lord andthank you America for therecent results of the elec-tion. Let’s pray that thecountry can get back ontrack.

The Democrats haveno one to blame but them-selves. They just did notgo vote.

The voters have senta message to the WhiteHouse. The Democratsare no longer in control.

I’m from Folkston. Isay we won the 2006state championship infootball.

I think CharltonCounty should have asmuch right to call them-selves 2006 state footballchampion as anyone else.

Hip, hip hooray,we’re taking Americaback.

Election resultsshould send a messageto the Blue Dog Democ-rats that if you don’tstand up for what you be-lieve in get out of the wayso somebody else can.

If the Republicanstake the Senatetonight, you’ll see twomore years of nothing get-ting done just like the lastsix years.

How many times arewe going to have to livewith the fact that thereare just not enough curlyfries to around? It’s anepidemic!

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James RandolphCopeland, 18 of Kite, wascharged with theft byshoplifting at Walmart onHighway 80 West on Oct.15.An employee saw

Copeland conceal a speakerin his pants pocket and tryto leave the store withoutpaying. The speaker wasvalued at $49.88.- Money was stolen from

a piggy bank in a house onWest Drive on Oct. 17.- An East Dublin man

said a black man walked upto him and said "You knowwho I am" before hitting thevictim on High Street onOct. 17.- A window was broken

on a house on North ChurchStreet on Oct. 18.- A woman slashed three

tires on a vehicle on a vehi-cle on Kingsby Street onOct. 19.- An unknown person

used a Dublin woman'scredit card without her au-thorization between Oct. 23and 24.

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- Dustin Eugene Heuett,of East Dublin, was chargedwith possession of marijua-na less than one ounce onHighway 80 East on Oct.18. A deputy responded tothe location in reference toa suspicious person in allblack knocking on some-one's front door.- A handgun was stolen

from a location on WinfieldCourt on Oct. 17. - The back door to a

house on North PeachtreeRoad in East Dublin waskicked in on Oct. 18.- A deputy responded to

Laura Stewart Park in ref-erence to damage to proper-ty on Oct. 18.- Wicker furniture, mis-

cellaneous tools, motorcycleand two plow implement fortractors were stolen from alocation on Rentz Road on

Oct. 17.- A Rentz man said he

was approached by twoblack men who pulled ahandgun on him on SnowHill Church Road in Rentzon Oct. 18.- Forty dollars in coins

and 720 blood pressuremedication was stolen froma house on North Lake Dri-ve in East Dublin.EEddiittoorr ’’ss nnoottee:: TThhiiss iinn--

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Police BeatKite man arrested for stealing speakers

THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SATURDAY

Sunrise 6:50 a.m.

SUNDAY

Sunrise 6:51 a.m.Highes in the mid-to-upper 70s. Lows in themid 40s. Plenty of sun-

shine.

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Highs in the low 70swith lows in the upper40s to low 50s. Mostly

sunny skies.

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Hi 70Lo 43

Sunrise 6:52 a.m.

Sunrise 6:51 a.m.Colder weather comesinto the region, with

highs only expected in-to the mid 60s.

Highs in the low 70swith lows in the upper40s to low 50s. Mostlysunny skies continue

into late week.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Sunrise 6:52 a.m. Sunset 5:58 p.m.Sunny and cooler.Highs in the mid-70s and lows in theupper-40s to low-

50s.

Sunrise 6:52 a.m.Thunderstorms like-ly. Then showerswith thunderstormslikely in the after-

noon.

Mostly sunny andcooler. Highs in themid-70s and lows inthe upper-40s to

low-50s.

TODAY TOMORROW

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Highs in the low 60swith lows in the upper30s to low 50s. Mostlysunny skies continue

into late week.

Highs in the upper 50s.Cold temperatures dipdown into the upper

20s.

Sunrise 6:53 a.m.

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Sunrise 6:52 a.m.

TONIGHT

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YOUR COURIERHERALD

LOCAL 7-DAY

Thursday

•The Evening Branch of the Dublin Lions Club at 6:30

p.m. at the CNH Tractor Plant on Firetower Road.

•Stevens/Forstmann Retirees at the Cloverleaf Restau-

rant in East Dublin.

•AA I Am Responsible Group, Contact 272-5244 or 275-

8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m.

•AA 24 Hour Group, contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street,

East, Dublin, Ga 8:00 p.m.

•NA We Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,

East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.

•Nar-Anon - Living Not Existing Group, Olivet Baptist

Church, Nursery Provided, 1689 Hwy 19 S., 6:30 contact 997-

9011

•Celebrate Recovery (a Christian-based Recovery meet-

ing) meet each Friday at 7 p.m. except the last Friday of each

month, a supper meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are

held at the New Vision Fellowship across from the old Kroger

Store. Call 278-0710 or 290-1322 for further information.

•Hand in Hand Cancer Support Group strength and so-

lutions for patients and families. Middle Georgia Cancer

Center at 5:30 p.m., 207 Fairview Park Dr. For more infor-

mation call (478)-275-1111.

Friday

•Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group, 1515 Rice Ave.

Dublin (use back entrance) Friday 6:30 p.m.

•Dublin/Laurens Commission on Children, Youth and

Families (Laurens County Family Connection) Board of Di-

rectors. Call (478) 296-9141.

•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275-

8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m.

•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon, 629 Broad

Street, East Dublin.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Today is Thursday, November 6,the 310th day of 2014. There are 55days left in the year.HHiigghhlliigghhttss iinn hhiissttoorryy oonn tthhiiss

ddaattee::1860 - Abraham Lincoln is elected

president of the United States.1869 - The first intercollegiate

American football game in the Unit-ed States takes place between Rut-gers and Princeton University inNew Brunswick, New Jersey.1913 - Mohandas K. Gandhi is ar-

rested as he leads a protest march ofIndian miners in South Africa.1937 - Italy joins German-Japan-

ese anti-Communist pact.1942 - Tidal wave kills 10,000

people in Bengal, India.1944 - Lord Moyne, the British

resident minister in the MiddleEast, is killed by Jewish extremistsin Cairo.1955 - South Africa quits the U.N.

General Assembly and its commit-tees for the rest of the 10th sessionafter the Assembly adopts a resolu-tion expressing "concern" over SouthAfrica's apartheid policy.1962 - U.N. General Assembly

calls for economic sanctions againstSouth Africa because of its racialpolicies.1968 - Vietnam peace talks begin

in Paris.1970 - Italy formally recognizes

China.1971 - The World Synod of Roman

Catholic Bishops ends a stormymeeting at Vatican, divided on thequestion of whether married menmay become priests.1974 - The Soviet Union calls for

Palestinian statehood as part of anyMiddle East settlement.1976 - Guerrilla warfare in

Rhodesia (what later became Zim-babwe) is endorsed by leaders ofneighboring black countries at ameeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanza-nia.1977 - A dam collapse drowns 38

people as a wall of water submergestrailer camps outside Toccoa in Geor-gia, United States.1981 - The Swedish government

releases a Soviet submarine that ranaground 11 days earlier in restrictedSwedish waters near a naval base.Sweden announces an investigationhad concluded the submarine wasprobably carrying nuclear warheads.1984 - U.S. Republican President

Ronald Reagan wins re-election to asecond term by a landslide over De-mocrat Walter F. Mondale.1991 - The last of more than 700

Kuwaiti oil wells set on fire by Iraqi

forces during the Persian Gulf warare doused, as firefighting teamscomplete in eight months a job oil of-ficials estimated would take morethan two years.1993 - Georgian troops seize Zug-

didi, last stronghold of rebels loyal toousted president Zviad Gamsakhur-dia.1994 - Rescuers struggle to reach

villages and families trapped underthe rubble of collapsed houses amidthe devastation caused by heavyflooding across southern Europe.1996 - About 1,000 people are

killed when a cyclone hits AndhraPradesh state in southern India. It isthe deadliest cyclone in India since1977, when more than 10,000 peoplewere killed, also in Andhra Pradesh.1997 - Severe flooding kills 31

people in western Spain and easternPortugal.1998 - Paul Kagame, Rwanda's

vice president and minister of de-fense, admits Rwandan troops wereaiding a rebellion in neighboringCongo aimed at ousting that coun-try's leader, President Laurent Kabi-la.1999 - Australians, refusing to

shake their colonial past, reject areferendum to make their nation theworld's 147th republic and drop

Britain's queen as their head ofstate.2000 - Surgeons in London begin

to separate conjoined twin girls in along and complex operation thatends up killing one baby to give hersister a chance for a longer life.2001 - Germany's Chancellor Ger-

hard Schroeder pledges up to 3,900German troops for the U.S. war onterrorism, pushing the nation to-ward its most far-reaching militaryparticipation since World War II.2002 - The U.N. children's agency

(UNICEF) says one woman diesevery 20 minutes in Afghanistan be-cause of complications during preg-nancy or childbirth -- a maternalmortality rate that ranks among thehighest in the world.2004 - An armed group fires on a

police station in Haiti's third largestcity of Gonaives, prompting officersto flee while an unknown number ofprisoners escape and more than 100people start a flurry of looting.2005 - Grenade-tossing attackers

in Somalia's capital set upon theprime minister, a day after two boat-loads of the increasingly bold piratesplying its seas tried to seize a cruiseship carrying Western tourists.2006 - A German utility confirms

it caused a weekend outage that left

millions of people in several coun-tries without power, but denies thatthe blackout revealed a lack of in-vestment in Europe's power grids.2007 - Astronomers say a new

planet has been discovered orbitinga sun-like star 41 light years away,making it the first known planetaryquintet outside our solar system.2008 - Jigme Khesar Namgyal

Wangchuck becomes Bhutan's firstking since its transformation todemocracy.2009 - Prime Minister Gordon

Brown warns Afghanistan's govern-ment to take action against corrup-tion, saying he would not risk moreBritish lives there unless it reforms.2010 -

A Yemeni judge orders police to finda radical U.S.-born cleric "dead oralive" after the al-Qaida-linkedpreacher fails to appear at his trialfor his role in the killing of foreign-ers.2011 - Greece's embattled prime

minister and main opposition leaderagree to form an interim governmentto ensure the country's new Euro-pean debt deal, capping a week of po-litical turmoil that saw Greece face acatastrophic default that threatenedits euro membership and roiled in-ternational markets.

ALMANAC

Toy makers' new darlings:tiny critics on YouTube NEW YORK (AP) — A

snaggletooth eight-year-old. Amiddle schooler with a punkrocker bob cut and big ear-rings. Tween siblings with apenchant for playing.These are among the young

power brokers who will deter-mine the toys that will be un-der Christmas trees this year.At a time when toy sales

have stagnated for years at$22 billion, children who re-view toys on YouTube arewielding increasing influence.Toy makers are courting themfor their ability to connectwith a generation that viewsthe online video sharing ser-vice like baby boomers doHBO."Kids trust other kids more

so than they would an adult,"says Marc Rosenberg, a Chica-go-based toy marketing con-sultant.Leading the pack of pint-

sized YouTube personalities isEvan, 8, who has dimples anda few front teeth missing.With over 1 billion views be-tween his three channels, he'sYouTube's most popular kid.He gets over 800 million viewsfrom EvanTubeHD, where hereviews the toys.EvanTubeHD, which fea-

tures special effects thanks tohis dad, Jared, who runs avideo production companyfull-time, is known for tellingkids how to play with toys.Evan speaks directly to them,with occasional cameos fromhis little sister and mom.In a review of Angry Birds

Space Softee Dough playset,Evan apologizes for a notice-able lisp: "Sorry if I'm talkinga little funny today because Ijust lost my tooth." Later, af-ter trying to bite an apple heattached toy "face pieces" toand called "Angry Bird Fruit,"he quips: "It's too hard to bitewithout a tooth."Behind Evan are a few oth-

er young YouTube phenoms.Most of the children are iden-tified by first name becausetheir parents don't want torisk their safety:__Siblings Noah, 14, Jonah,

12, and Emma, 11 star in Kit-tiesMama, which has nearly400 million views. KittiesMa-ma is a reality show thatchronicles the kids' daily lives,

including birthday parties.They also review toys and Em-ma shows kids how to look likecharacters from toy lines likeMy Little Pony.__ Gracie Hunter, 11, pairs

up with her mother, Melissa,in "Mommy and Gracie,"which has close to 90 millionviews. Gracie, a redhead whosometimes sports black glass-es with rhinestones, searchesfor hard-to-find dolls with hermom. They've even traveled toCanada from their New Jerseyhome to find a Monster Highdoll.__ RadioJH Audrey has

over 60 million views. Audrey,11, speaks to tweens, fre-quently saying "cool" and"awesome." She also streaksher bobbed hair in a rainbowof colors and wears big jewelryand studded tees. Audrey'strademark: reviewing mysterytoy bags that are sold at placeslike Toys R Us.Julie Krueger, industry di-

rector of retail at Google,which owns YouTube, says thechannels have "huge follow-ings of fans."Toy makers — from Mattel

to smaller ones — have no-ticed. In fact, Spin Mastersays Evan's reviews helpedboost sales of its Spy Gear toys65 percent this year. The pri-vate company declined to dis-

close sales numbers."It gives the item more

widespread exposure," saysJim Silver, editor-in-chief andCEO of Time To Play maga-zine.Toy makers regularly send

the young reviewers products.And some ink paid marketingdeals with them and their par-ents.Spin Master hired Evan to

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declined to disclose financialterms. Most of the parents,who also declined to say howmuch ad revenue the channelsmake, have quit their jobs tofocus on the businesses.Rosenberg says kids "risk

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Bedrooms for singlesLove Your SpaceBy CLAIRELIVINGSTONI am in the process of doing

a complete overhaul on mybedroom. I’ve actually remod-eled a bit: knocked out a walland installed a small sunroom.The paint will be a differentcolor than the current one.And even though I’m using thesame furniture, I’m going torearrange it once the paintersare gone. An antique chande-lier will hang where the cur-rent light fixture is now. I’mbuying new linens, new bed-ding, and a new rug. I’m alsohaving a couple of rockers,which were flea market finds,re-upholstered to go in the lit-tle sunroom. The space will becalm and peaceful, my ownpersonal retreat from theworld.So I thought this might be agood time to write about bed-rooms. I’ll write about couplesnext week, but this week I amdedicating my column to allthe “Single and Looking” folks.I’m not ignoring the “Singleand Happy That Way” people.You all are in a good place in-side your heads, so you canreadily adapt what I’ll be writ-ing about to your own home.I’m talking to those who wantto be in a loving relationshipbut seem to be stuck right now.I believe the bedroom, more

than any other room in thehouse, speaks to our alone-ness. You end your day there—alone. You avoid turning thelight off when it’s time to sleepbecause you’ll be alone in thedark. And when you finally doturn off the light, you lie thereand wonder if you’ll ever havethe love you desire.I’ve written often about

feng shui: it’s not a religion;rather, it is the ancient Chi-nese system of rules whichgovern spatial arrangement,orientation, and furniturearrangement in buildings androoms to achieve maximumharmony between the flow oflife energy, called ch’i, and theoccupant. From a feng shuipoint of view, your bedroomshould be located at the “loveand relationships” area of thehouse because “partnership” iswhat this room represents. (Ifyou stand outside, facing thefront door of your home, look-ing inward, this area is locatedat the right back corner of thehouse.) However, don’t worry ifyour bedroom isn’t in this spot.

You can still apply other fengshui principles to enhance theenergy in this room.Feng shui isn’t just about en-hancing your home, it’s aboutdoing inner work as well. Asyou focus on your bedroom,you are also doing some inner“home improvement” by let-ting go of the past and prepar-ing to receive love into yourlife. A partnership isn’t asmuch about finding the rightpartner as being the rightpartner.Go to your bedroom right

now and take a good lookaround. Does the clutter in theroom reflect the emotionalbaggage in your mind? Are thefurnishings old and dated,even stuff you had back in col-lege, suggesting that you arestuck in the past? Are theredead/dying plants or driedflowers that are symbols of adead love life?It’s important that every

object in your bedroom elicit apositive response. Ask yourselfwhat memories, thoughts, feel-ings and associations livewithin your bedroom. What iseach item ‘saying” each timeyou look at it? Did you andyour ex buy the furniture to-gether? Is your bed made withthe linens your ex bought? Arethere objects that remind youof someone you once loved whois no longer in your life?Get rid of it all. That’s right,

you heard me. Get rid of theclutter, the old junk from col-lege, everything that is associ-ated with an ex. But this isgood furniture, you yell! The

mattress will be expensive toreplace! I say give it all tosomeone who will love to haveit and buy new things for your-self. Release the past and starta new life. (That means to stoptalking about the past—andpast loves—all the time, too!)Symbolically set up the bed-

room for two. Put nightstandsand lamps on both sides ofyour bed, and make sure thereis sufficient space to walkaround without bumping intothings—even if you are the on-ly one there for now.Art depicting solitary sub-

jects such as a single flower, awoman or man alone, or oneanimal is a constant reminderof being alone. When you wantto attract romance, changeyour “onesomes” to “twosomes”that inspire you, such as pairsof people, animals, flowers,trees, or a sculpture.Create a bedroom that ap-

peals to your senses. Makesure everything your eyes lightupon is visually pleasing.Place a small CD player inyour bedroom so that you canplay soothing music. Subtlescents from candles or otheraromatic items should be re-freshing and not overpower-ing. Everything you touchshould be soft and luxurious.Splurge on fabrics such as che-nille, silk, cotton, satin, andvelvet.Ladies, make an honest ap-

praisal of your room. Is it toofrilly and feminine? Lose mostof those fussy throw pillows.Men don’t like them becausethey are just for decoration,

not for balling up under thehead. Remove dolls andstuffed animals from the bed.These can represent emotionalimmaturity and even an in-ability to let go of childhood. Itshould go without saying to re-move photos of past boyfriendsfrom your bedroom. Act as ifyour partner is already in yourlife by designing a beautifulbedroom with colors and fab-rics in which you can both becomfortable.Single men’s bedrooms are

often crowded with electronic,exercise, and hunting equip-ment, things that are associat-ed with work and dead things.How romantic. The bed iscrowded in with the television,computer, stereo, Wii, freeweights, and exercise bicycle;the guns and knives are underthe bed. If possible, move allthis stuff to another room andlet the bed be the focal point ofthe bedroom. Or use a decora-tive screen to hide them if theyhave to stay. Fold and putaway the piles of clothes on thechair. Hang all the towels backin the bathroom. Buy cottonsheets with a high threadcount and keep them CLEAN.Take down the unframedposters and centerfolds. Pleasedust and vacuum!Most men will say that

their favorite color is blue. Orthey will paint their roomswhite because it’s “safe” or“easy” to decorate with. But Isay paint your room a warmcolor such as taupe, tan, andeven brown. Furnish with goldand bronze. Accent with blue;you will be amazed at howmuch the blue stands outwhen it’s not everywhere inthe room.The most important step

you can take is to have a loveaffair with yourself. Strength-en your attractiveness byopening your heart fully toyourself, knowing that theright partner will appear atthe right time. Enhance yourcapacity to love and be lovedby loving yourself right now.Who knows? You might discov-er you enjoy your own compa-ny.—Claire Livingston is an

interior designer, public speak-er, and workshop facilitator.Send your ideas and commentsto her at The Courier Herald,Drawer B, Dublin, Georgia31040, or contact her at cliv-ingston.interiors@gmail.com.

Single men’s bedrooms are often crowdedwith electronic, exercise, and hunting equip-ment, things that are associated with workand dead things. How romantic. (File)

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Sports GISA Class AAAState FootballPlayoffs brackets.

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By JAMES TIDWELLSports Editor

For the East Laurens foot-ball team, Friday night willmark the last time the Falconswill suit up this season, and

final time forseniors, asthey play

host toHarlem ina GHSAR e g i o n3AA con-test atF a l c o n sField.

“We want to end the yearwith a win and send out theseniors on a winning note,”East Laurens Head Coach

Gary Morton said.Both teams come into the

game with five game losingstreaks and 0-5 region recordswith the Falcons at 2-6-1 over-all and Harlem at 1-8 overall.

East Laurens on defensewill have to contend with theshotgun offense of theBulldogs that has scored only84 points thus far.

“They have a quarterbackthat is really talented anddoes a lot of different things,”Morton said.

On defense, Harlem runs a50 set and has surrendered340 total points in 2014.

“They are about the samesize as we are and we justhave to make sure we exe-

cute,” Morton said,Even more important than

what the Bulldogs bring to thetable on Friday to Morton iswho he will have suiting up forhim after injuries have takena toll on his squad.

“We have eight guys wedon’t know will be playing whohave various knee, ankle andshoulder injuries,” Mortonsaid.

Those players are MichaelPlummer, Kevin Lovett, DylanHall, Oscar Harris, AndrewMorris, Ben Blackshear,Malique Dudley and PeytonBrinson.

“We won’t know until gametime who will be playing andwho won’t,” Morton said.

By JAMES TIDWELLSports Editor

After the win over Perrylast week, the West Laurensfootball team find themselvesin a position they have beenplaying for all season – achance to play for a regionchampionship.

The Raiders travel toForsyth on Friday to faceMary Persons with the GHSARegion 2AAAAA title on theline.

“It’s what you play for,”West Laurens Head CoachStacy Nobles said. “It’s some-thing we haven’t had achance to play for here in along time.”

Currently, Mary Personsleads the region at 5-0 and 8-1 overall with West Laurensin second place with a 4-1region record and 6-3 overall.

Despite being separatedby one game, some alreadybelieve it’s a done deal andthe Bulldogs will win their16th region title. Thatincludes another newspaperthat had Mary Persons win-ning the region in a headlineagainst Baldwin on

Saturday..“Going in everyone thinks

Mary Persons is going to winincluding the paper in Maconthat had them winning italready,” Nobles said. “Theyhave a lot of tradition and itwill be tough playing there. If

you go by that,why play thegame. But

we aren’tp lay ingagainstt h eM a r yPersonsmystic .We don’t

care about that. All we knowis we are playing a team wealmost beat last year and weare going there to win.”

To do that, the Raiderswill not only have to snap theBulldogs seven game winningstreak but also the sevengame winning streak theyhold in a series that MaryPersons has dominated 10-1.

“It will be a tough atmos-phere and they are a verytough physical team,” Noblessaid. “But every game in this

region is a dogfight and weare going to be ready.”

On offense, the Bulldogsrun a shotgun set that fea-ture the pistol among severalmultiple formations.

“They have a very physicaloffensive and defensive lineand execute very well,”Nobles said. They have adangerous quarterback andrunning back and we aregoing to have to make surewe make tackles and swarmto the ball.”

On defense, Mary Persons’runs a 5-3 set that features apair of massive linemenanchoring the middle.

“We are going to have tomove them off the ball to getour running game going sowe can set up our play actionpass,” Nobles said.

Not only is a region title atstake for the Raiders, but afirst round home game in theGHSA Class AAAA StatePlayoffs that come with a No.1 seed.

“We want to have a homegame in the Horseshoe andhave a region banner toraise,” Nobles said.

Harlem at

East Laurens

Friday, 7:30 p.m. at

Falcons Field

Raiders, Bulldogs battle forGHSA Region 2AAAA title

Trinity looks to power past Edmond Burke on Friday in a regionmatchup. (Photo by Ashley Evans)

East Laurens finish the 2014 season against Harlen at Falcons Field.(Photo by Horace Austin)

East Laurens seeking firstregion win in season finale

By JAMES TIDWELLSports Editor

On Friday night, the Road to Mercer starts forTrinity as the Crusaders open the GISA Class AAAState football playoffs in the first round.

“It’s what you play and coach for,” Trinity HeadCoach Matt Hammett said. “It’s one of the goals you setgoing into the season and we achieved that goal.”

Trinity, who finished as the No. 3 seedin GISA Region 2AAA, opens the post-season on the road as the Crusaders

travel to Thomasville to take onBrookwood, who finished as the No.2 seed in GISA Region 1AAA.

“The road has been good to usand we hope it continues onFriday,” Hammett said. “It’s goingto be a challenge, but we are ready.”

The Warriors come into thefirst round matchup at 9-1 and averaging 40.8 pointwith a fast paced, multiple attack.

“They are very explosive on offense and like to keepthe pressure up with up tempo,” Hammett said. “Theyhave a very dangerous quarterback that can do it alland we are going to have to be ready.”

To slow down the high-powered offense, Hammettfeels his own offense must be at the top of its game.

“We have to establish the run and control the balland time of possession to help our defense and keep theball away from their offense,” Hammett said.

The Trinity attack will have to do that against a 3-5-3 defense from Brookwood.

“They have really good linebackers and we are goingto have to hold our blocks,” Hammettt said.

The first year coach feels it’s a good matchup for hissquad.

“Looking at any of the matchups, this is the one I feelwe matchup with the best,” Hammett said. “We areboth similar size and it’s just a matter of who executesbest and doesn’t turn the ball over.”

Last week was a big boost for this team, the coachbelieves.

“We found our identity on offense and we didn’t haveany turnovers and only one penalty,” Hammett said. “Itwas a real emotional win for us and it’s how you wantto come into the playoffs playing.”

But nothing that happened in the regular seasonmatters going forward.

“We have to just focus on what is ahead of us,”Hammett said. “It’s a four game season the rest of theway and once you get into the playoffs anything canhappen.”

Perry

at Mary Persons

Friday, 7:30 p.m. at

Dan Pitts Stadium

Trinity travels to Thomasville to face Brookwood in the first round of the GISA Class AAA State FootballPlayoffs. (Photo by Alan Barfoot)

Crusaders open postseason at Brookwood

Trinity at

Brookwood

Friday, 7:30 p.m. at

Warrior Field

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East Laurens High

School Booster Club

membership driveThe East Laurens High School

Athletic Booster Club is holding its

annual membership drive. The meet-

ings are held the first Monday of each

month at 7 p.m. at the high school.

For more information, contact Gail

Johnson at 478-272-1113.

Teen Challenge Third

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ForGrace.html for details regarding

the race as well as registration.

Boys & Girls Club of

Laurens/Johnson

County Corn-hole

tournamentThe Boys & Girls Club is hosting a

benefit corn-hole tournament on

Saturday, Nov. 8 beginning at 11 a.m.

The event will take place at the Boys

& Girls Club unit in Dudley (old

Dudley gym). The entry fee is $50 per

two-man team. Prizes include $250

for the first-place team and two

Boston Butts and two $25 gasoline

gift certificates for the second-place

team. Proceeds will go to the Boys &

Girls Club of Laurens/Johnson

County to support programs of the

Dudley and Wrightsville units. For

more information or to register, call

478-290-6039 or email to jkhutche-

son@bgcmgr.org. Pre-registration is

available or you may register at the

tournament site on Nov. 8.

Dublin Touchdown

Booster Club holds

MeetingsThe Dublin Touchdown Booster

Club will hold meetings every

Monday night at 6:30 p.m. at the

Shamrock Bowl Field House and

encourage parents and etc. to attend.

For more information, contact John

Strickland at 478-278-6173 or Quincy

Simpson at 478-456-0646.

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TODAYCOLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m.ESPN — Clemson at WakeForestESPNU — Bethune-Cookmanat Norfolk St.

10:30 p.m.ESPNU — Grambling St. atMVSU (same-day tape)

GOLF2 p.m.

TGC — PGA Tour, SandersonFarms Championship, firstround, at Jackson, Miss.

10 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour-WGC,HSBC Champions, secondround, at Shanghai

NBA BASKETBALL8 p.m.

TNT — San Antonio atHouston

10:30 p.m.TNT — Dallas at Portland

NFL FOOTBALL8:25 p.m.

NFL — Cleveland at CincinnatiSOCCER

1 p.m.FS1 — UEFA Europa League,Tottenham at Tripoli

3 p.m.FS1 — UEFA Europa League,Lille at Everton

4 a.m.FS1 — UEFA Europa League,Inter Milan at Saint Etienne(delayed tape)

FRIDAYAUTO RACING

11 a.m.NBCSN — Formula One,practice for Brazil Grand Prix,at Sao Paulo

NoonFS1 — NASCAR, NationwideSeries, practice for DAV 200,at Avondale, Ariz.

1:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup,practice for Race For Heroes500, at Avondale, Ariz.

3 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, NationwideSeries, final practice for DAV

200, at Avondale, Ariz.4:30 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR, TruckSeries, pole qualifying forLucas Oil 150, at Avondale,Ariz.

6:30 p.m.ESPN2 — NASCAR, SprintCup, pole qualifying for RaceFor Heroes 500, at Avondale,Ariz.

8:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, TruckSeries, Lucas Oil 150, atAvondale, Ariz.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL7:30 p.m.

ESPNU — Memphis at Temple8 p.m.

ESPN2 — Utah St. atWyoming

GOLF2 p.m.

TGC — PGA Tour, SandersonFarms Championship, secondround, at Jackson, Miss.

10 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour-WGC,HSBC Champions, thirdround, at ShanghaiMEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY

8 p.m.NBCSN — Boston U. atBoston College

NBA BASKETBALL8 p.m.

ESPN — Memphis atOklahoma City

10:30 p.m.ESPN — Cleveland at Denver

FridayFootball

Harlem at East Laurens,7:30 p.m.West Laurens at MaryPersons. 7:30 p.m.GISA Class AAA State

PlayoffsFirst Round

Trinity at Brookwood,7:30 p.m.

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PANew England 7 2 0 .778 281 198Buffalo 5 3 0 .625 178 165Miami 5 3 0 .625 211 151N.Y. Jets 1 8 0 .111 154 252

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 290 211Houston 4 5 0 .444 206 197Tennessee 2 6 0 .250 137 202Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111 141 251

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 5 2 1 .688 194 187Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 248 219Cleveland 5 3 0 .625 185 169Baltimore 5 4 0 .556 240 174

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Denver 6 2 0 .750 245 185Kansas City 5 3 0 .625 200 138San Diego 5 4 0 .556 205 186Oakland 0 8 0 .000 129 211

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAPhiladelphia 6 2 0 .750 234 177Dallas 6 3 0 .667 230 195N.Y. Giants 3 5 0 .375 178 209Washington 3 6 0 .333 197 229

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 227 198Carolina 3 5 1 .389 177 236Atlanta 2 6 0 .250 192 221Tampa Bay 1 7 0 .125 150 245

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 6 2 0 .750 162 126Green Bay 5 3 0 .625 222 191Minnesota 4 5 0 .444 168 199Chicago 3 5 0 .375 180 222

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 7 1 0 .875 192 156Seattle 5 3 0 .625 202 174San Francisco 4 4 0 .500 168 178St. Louis 3 5 0 .375 149 220

TodayCleveland at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m.

SundaySan Francisco at New Orleans, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Miami at Detroit, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Dallas vs. Jacksonville at London, 1 p.m.Denver at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.Chicago at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

MondayCarolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic DivisionW L Pct GB

Toronto 4 1 .800 —Brooklyn 2 2 .500 1½New York 2 3 .400 2Boston 1 3 .250 2½Philadelphia 0 5 .000 4

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

Washington 4 1 .800 —Miami 3 2 .600 1Charlotte 2 3 .400 2Atlanta 1 2 .333 2Orlando 1 4 .200 3

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Chicago 4 1 .800 —Milwaukee 2 3 .400 2Cleveland 1 3 .250 2½Detroit 1 3 .250 2½Indiana 1 4 .200 3

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBMemphis 5 0 1.000 —Houston 5 0 1.000 —Dallas 3 1 .750 1½San Antonio 2 1 .667 2New Orleans 2 2 .500 2½

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Portland 2 2 .500 —Minnesota 2 2 .500 —Utah 2 3 .400 ½Denver 1 3 .250 1Oklahoma City1 4 .200 1½

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

Golden State 4 0 1.000 —Sacramento 4 1 .800 ½Phoenix 3 2 .600 1½L.A. Clippers 3 2 .600 1½L.A. Lakers 0 5 .000 4½

WednesdayOrlando 91, Philadelphia 89Charlotte 96, Miami 89Detroit 98, New York 95Toronto 110, Boston 107Minnesota 98, Brooklyn 91Chicago 95, Milwaukee 86Washington 96, Indiana 94, OTSan Antonio 94, Atlanta 92Memphis 102, Phoenix 91Utah 102, Cleveland 100Sacramento 131, Denver 109Golden State 121, L.A. Clippers 104

TodaySan Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.Dallas at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

BASEBALLMajor League Baseball

MLB — Suspended free agent LHP TroyPatton 80 games following a positive testfor an amphetamine under Major LeagueBaseball's drug program.

American LeagueHOUSTON ASTROS — Acquired C HankConger from the Los Angeles Angels forRHP Nick Tropeano and C Carlos Perez.LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Acquired LHPCesar Ramos from Tampa Bay for RHPMark Sappington.TEXAS RANGERS — Named MichaelYoung special assistant to the generalmanager.

National LeaguePITTSBURGH PIRATES — Named BradFischer to the coaching staff.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

NBA — Suspended New York G J.R.Smith one game for hitting Washington'sGlen Rice Jr. in the groin during a Nov. 4game.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed GJordan McCray to the practice squad.Released RB Michael Hill from the practicesquad.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed FBAnthony Sherman to a contract extension.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signedWR Jonathan Krause to the practicesquad. Released DL Kona Schwenke fromthe practice squad.NEW YORK GIANTS — Claimed CBChykie Brown off waivers from Baltimore.Placed CB Prince Amukamara on injuredreserve.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Announcedthe retirement of RB Marcus Lattimore.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Placed DEGreg Scruggs on injured reserve. ClaimedDE Demarcus Dobbs off waivers from SanFrancisco.TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed TE BrettBrackett from the Seattle practice squad.Placed TE Taylor Thompson on injuredreserve.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

NHL — Suspended Columbus D JackJohnson three games for an illegal checkto the head of Carolina F Jiri Tlusty duringa Nov. 4 game.NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned DDylan McIlrath to Hartford (AHL).PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Signed GMarc-Andre Fleury to a four-year contractextension through the 2018-19 season.

COLLEGELSU — Suspended women's junior basket-ball G Danielle Ballard indefinitely fromgame competition for violating team rules.MICHIGAN —Announced DB JabrillPeppers will redshirt this season becauseof a leg injury.RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE — NamedChristina Tavana women's soccer coach.

Tranactions

NFL NBA

Spurs beat Hawks for17th straight time at home

SAN ANTONIO (AP) —San Antonio coach GreggPopovich groused over histeam's early schedule, dumb-founded that the Spurs hadplayed only two games nearlytwo weeks into the season.

Well, the Atlanta Hawksgave Popovich a season-full ofgrief in the Spurs' thirdgame.

Tim Duncan had 17 pointsand 13 rebounds and SanAntonio held off a freneticeffort by Atlanta to captureits 17th straight win at homeover the Hawks, 94-92 onWednesday night.

The Spurs had a season-high 25 assists for a balancedscoring effort they needed tofend off an energetic effort bythe Hawks that resulted in afurious second-half come-back.

Atlanta finished with 92shots, 23 more than SanAntonio, in rallying from a17-point deficit in the firsthalf.

The Spurs (2-1) had notplayed since Friday inPhoenix, but Popovich wasnot about to blameWednesday's effort, or lackthereof, on the schedule.

"I have no idea," Popovichsaid, still clearly upset afterthe game.

There was plenty to beupset about after the Spursnearly blew an impressivestart.

San Antonio raced to a 13-point lead in the first quarterand took a 44-27 lead on TonyParker's floating jumper with4:33 left in the first half.

Seven Spurs played indouble figures, including 17

from Parker. Manu Ginobiliadded 12 points, including apair of free throws that putSan Antonio ahead with 3.8seconds remaining.

Then a double-team forcedJeff Teague to pass up anattempted 3-pointer, andPero Antic's shot from nearhalfcourt was blocked byBoris Diaw as time expired.

"They did a good job ofdefending it," Atlanta coachMike Budenholzer said."There was a couple ofoptions. Give them credit,they defended everythingwell and we didn't get a goodlook."

DeMarre Carroll and PaulMillsap had 17 points eachfor Atlanta (1-2). Teague fin-ished with seven assists andfive points on 2-for-8 shoot-ing.

The Spurs have never lostat home to the Hawks sincedrafting Duncan and havewon 16 of 17 overall, but theyhad to hold on late to extendthe streak.

After Carroll's 19-footjumper tied the game, AlHorford's 15-footer gaveAtlanta its first lead at 90-88with 1:16 remaining.

Ginobili followed withthree free throws after beingfouled by Kyle Korver with1:01 remaining.

Duncan made 1 of 2 freethrows but Teague tied it at92 with 13.6 seconds remain-ing on a driving bank shotbefore Ginobili won it withhis free throws.

"This one hurts. I thoughtwe played really well in thesecond half, but the reality isa lot of times games are won

in the first quarter not justthe fourth quarter," Korversaid. "But they talk about thefourth quarter and how it's adifferent level of play, and itis, but you've got to come outready every night. We putourselves in a big hole anddidn't quite have enough."

TIP-INS

Spurs: Tiago Splitteraggravated the calf injurythat forced him to miss SanAntonio's first two games andall of its preseason. Splitterfinished with five points andfour rebounds in 10 minutes.His status is questionable forThursday's game in Houston.... Rookie Kyle Anderson didnot suit up with Leonard andSplitter returning frominjury. ... San Antonio GMarco Belinelli left the gamewith a mild strain of his rightgroin after five minutes.Belinelli missed his onlyattempt and was 1 for 2 onfree throws when he exitedwith one point. ... Duncan has799 double-doubles in 1,255career games, which averagesto one every 1.6 games. He issixth on the all-time list,trailing Utah legend KarlMalone by 15.

Hawks: Atlanta's last vic-tory in San Antonio cameFeb. 15, 1997, against aSpurs team minus an injuredDavid Robinson. ... Korverscored seven points, givinghim 8,003 points for hiscareer. ... The Hawks heldtheir first two opponents to acombined 40 percent shoot-ing, but the Spurs shot 45percent.

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US productivity rises at 2 percent rate in Q2WASHINGTON (AP) —

U.S. workers' productivityincreased in the July-September period at a slowerpace than in the previousquarter while labor costsaccelerated but still remainedat an extremely low level.Productivity, the amount of

output per hour of work, roseat a 2 percent annual rate inthe third quarter after a 2.9percent gain in the secondquarter, the LaborDepartment reportedThursday.Labor costs rose at a slight

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total output of goods andservices. Since output growthslowed in the third quarter,productivity slowed as well.Over the past year, labor

costs have risen 2.4 percent, amodest increase that is belowthe long-run average of 2.8percent annual gains. Thatsuggests that wages andsalaries are not rising fastenough to spur inflation.The Federal Reserve keeps

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productivity has increased bya modest 0.9 percent, well

below the long-run average of2.2 percent.Productivity surged in

2009 and 2010 in theaftermath of the GreatRecession. Companies cut jobsfaster than their output wasfalling. driving productivityhigher as fewer workers didmore. Productivity grew 3.2percent in 2009 and 3.3percent in 2010.But in the past three years,

productivity growth hasaveraged just 1 percent peryear as hiring has picked up.Economists are uncertainwhether this is just atemporary slowdown or a newnormal for the economy.

Report: Africa ivory smuggled on China state visitBEIJING (AP) — Chinese

officials and businesspeopleused a state trip by PresidentXi Jinping and other high-level visits to smuggle ivoryout of Tanzania, anenvironmental watchdog saidThursday, casting doubt overBeijing's efforts to end theillegal trade that has led torampant elephant poachingthroughout Africa.China is the world's largest

importer of smuggled tusks,and Tanzania is the largestsource of poached ivory, theLondon-based EnvironmentalInvestigation Agency said.Poaching in Tanzania alonehas killed half of the country'selephants in the past fiveyears, the group said in thereport.It said Chinese-led criminal

gangs conspired with corruptTanzanian officials to traffichuge amounts of ivory, some ofwhich was loaded indiplomatic bags on Xi's planeduring a presidential visit inMarch 2013.China's Ministry of Foreign

Affairs denied the report.Spokesman Hong Lei said at adaily briefing that China has"consistently" opposedpoaching and has sought tocrack down on ivorysmuggling."The report is groundless,

and we express our strong

dissatisfaction," Hong said.Meng Xianlin, director

general of the EndangeredSpecies Import and ExportManagement Office of China,said he has never heard ofinvolvement of Chinesedelegations in ivory trade."I don't think there's hard

evidence, and I have not seensuch cases," Meng said."Allegations without evidenceare not believable, and I don'tthink it is appropriate for(EIA) to come up with thismess."He said that the EIA has

been "unfriendly to China forquite some time," calling theallegations irresponsible.The illicit trade began to

explode in China in 2008,when Beijing was permitted topurchase 62 tons of ivoryunder the Convention onInternational Trade ofEndangered Species. Thepurchase was presented as away to keep alive China'straditional artisan ivorycarving industry. A state-owned enterprise wasauthorized to sell the legalivory to about 200 licensedfactories and vendors.But, after legal pieces

started showing up in shops,ivory soon became a statussymbol in China. Carved ivoryhas historically been highlyprized in China, and its

scarcity has turned it into aninvestment choice akin to goldand silver.Critics say the legal

stockpile of ivory has provideda convenient cover for athriving black market inrecent years.The country's licensing

system is flawed andenforcement is lax, said GraceGe Gabriel, Asian regionaldirector for InternationalFund for Animal Welfare. Ontop of that, the ivory-buyingpublic in China is largelyunaware that the global ivorytrade is banned and thatelephants must be killed inorder to obtain tusks. Manyare simply indifferent to theplight of an animal species ona distant continent, she said.In its report, EIA said its

investigators learned as earlyas 2006 that some staffmembers of the ChineseEmbassy in Tanzania weremajor buyers of illegal ivory.It said Chinese government

officials and businesspeople inthe entourage during Xi's2013 state visit used theopportunity to buy such alarge amount of ivory thatlocal prices doubled. Twotraders claimed that Chinesebuyers, two weeks before thevisit, began purchasingthousands of kilograms ofivory, which was later sent to

China in diplomatic bags onthe presidential plane, theEIA report said."Your president was here,"

one of the traders toldinvestigators in hidden videofootage provided by theagency. "When he was here,many kilos go out.""When the guest come, the

whole delegation, that's time... the business go out," thetrader said.Another ivory dealer made

a similar claim about theentourage for former ChinesePresident Hu Jintao on his2009 state visit to Tanzania,the report said. "Then they godirect to the airport, becauseVIP no-one checks your bag,"the dealer told investigators.It said that in December

2013, one dealer boasted ofhaving sold $50,000 worth ofivory to Chinese navypersonnel on an official visitin Tanzania's port city of Dares Salaam. It said a Chinesenational was caught trying toenter the port with 81 illegaltusks intended for twoChinese naval officers.In China, authorities have

campaigned against illegalivory. Six tons of illegal ivorywas pulverized earlier thisyear in the southern city ofDongguan, and Chinese courtshave stepped up prosecutionsof illegal ivory trade.

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