Today’s artist:Courtney Fox, thirdgrade, Ethel KightMagnet School.

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Repealing 17thAmendmentwould reduceyour politicalvoice, sayscolumnist JohnA. Tures.PAGE 6

Opinion

Ahandcraftedwooden crossnow rests on themantel in thehouse whereLauren Giddingsgrew up. Thecross was a gift,mailed from awoman inMacon. It arrivedat the Giddingshome in Mary-land in July, inthe days afterGiddings waskilled at age 27,her bodyreduced topieces, many ofthem still miss-ing.PAGE 4

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TheweathertomorrowHigh 83Low 56Mostly sunny

By Jennifer ShraderStaff writer

Family and friends remem-bered Joe Daniel as a manwho was always in agood mood and woulddo anything for anyone.Daniel, 86, died Fri-

day from injuries sus-tained in a car accidenton Roanoke Road onAug. 17.“His birthday was

about six weeks ago,and his mind was still phe-nomenal,” said Nancy Mahaf-fey, Daniel’s niece.Daniel recalled his time

playing football at GeorgiaTech during what would beone of their last conversations. Mahaffey said she remem-

bers her uncle dating, andlater marrying, her Browniecamp leader, Ellen TatumDaniel. His first wife preced-ed him in death.“I was so proud when he

showed up at Brownie campto tell the other girls he wasdating Ellen,” she said. “Hewas so sweet to everyone.”

When Mahaffeymoved back toLaGrange six yearsago, Daniel once fol-lowed her home tomake sure she gotthere safely.“He was always a

good friend to every-one,” she said. “It’s a

loss for the community. Hewould do anything for any-one. We just adored him.”Two years ago, Daniel went

on an honor flight with otherWorld War II veterans to seethe memorial and other sitesin Washington, D.C., IsabelleKnight accompanied him onthe trip.“He was always in a good

mood and so thoughtful,”

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LaGrange High School’s Courtney Worley celebrates with her father,Ken Worley, after being named homecoming queen during halftime ofFriday’s game against Shaw.

LaGrange High crowns queen

Lukken repavinggets under way By Matt ChambersStaff writer

Crews will be working onLukken Industrial Drive fromHamilton Road to Troup Streetstarting today in preparation forrepaving it.The project will rejuvenate a road

that had heavy traffic during therecent growth of industry in TroupCounty.“That section of road was heavi-

ly impacted with the constructionof the Kia plant” in West Point, saidDavid Brown, LaGrange directorof public servicesOnce the milling and patching of

the street is complete, the crewswill begin repaving it, Brown said.The work may result in trafficdelays or detours.

Businessmanremembered forpositive outlook

Sherri Brown/ Daily News

Breast cancer survivors walk into the closing ceremonies Saturday in downtown LaGrange fol-lowing HOPE for a Day 10-mile walk and Paint the Town Pink event. Walkers and communitymembers cheer on the survivors and hold up their shoes in honor of them. It was the secondannual fundraising walk, and more than 150 people registered this year to walk, along with 72 crewmembers who also paid to ‘volunteer.’ ‘It was awesome,’ said walk organizer Pam Herndon. ‘It’sincredible how the community comes out, how they give. I don’t have the words for it. It wasoverwhelming.’

Downtown is awash in pink FatalwreckprobedBy Matt ChambersStaff writer

Police today continued to inves-tigate the wreck that killed a NewYork man after his motorcycle andan SUV collided.Officers said Pierre Pean, 36, of

Brooklyn was driving a 2006Kawasaki ZX10 eastbound onLafayette Parkway when he collid-ed with a 2007 Toyota Highlanderthat was pulling onto the road fromHoffman Drive about 5:30 p.m. Sat-urday. The motorcycle struck thefront driver’s side of the High-lander., which was driven by BobbyCox, 71, of Wisteria Ridge Terrace,police said.Pean was pronounced dead at

the scene. No one else was injuredin the wreck.A witness who was driving next

to Pean before the wreck, toldpolice the Highlander pulled out infront of their vehicles. The witnesstold police she had to take actionto avoid a collision.A preliminary investigation

showed Cox failed to yield, butpolice were investigating the wrecktoday. No charges have been filed.This was the second fatal wreck

in LaGrange in less than a month.Max New, 58, of Greenville

Street was killed after his scooterwas struck by a hit-and-run drivershortly before 9 p.m. Aug. 26 atDougherty and Hill streets. Newwas traveling on Hill Street on a2008 Linhai 150cc scooter when itwas hit by a westbound vehicle,causing it to flip and skid about 96feet.

Matt Chambers can be reachedat mchambers@lagrangenews.comor (706) 884-7311, Ext. 228.

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Bobbie Fraile paints a pink ribbon on theface of Catherine Petite. Participants inthe HOPE for a Day walk were able to gettheir faces painted before heading out Sat-urday morning. At right, Kelly Kemp leadsparticipants in warmups in the parking lotof Lafayette Society for Performing Arts.

Sherri Brown/ Daily News

Visitors view the exhibit ‘Body Works: The Journey’ at the Center for Creative Learning atLaGrange Art Museum. The exhibit includes 55 torsos decorated by patients, survivors, familymembers and friends who expressed the journey through physical challenges on a body canvas.The exhibit is open from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays through Oct. 21.

SEE DANIEL, PAGE 2

A majority ofAmericans don'tseem to recog-nize the value oftheir local news-paper. Accordingto a survey, mostpeople say theywouldn't misslocal news iftheir newspa-pers no longerexisted. But atthe same time,they say theyrely on theirnewspapers fora broad range oflocal information. PAGE 5

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Two people werestabbed in separate inci-dents Sunday.A man was stabbed

with a pair of scissors bya woman at a residence inthe 100 block of Boule-vard, police said. MickiePittman, 27, was chargedwith aggravated assault.Jordan Pittman, 25, wastreated at West GeorgiaMedical Center andreleased.A man was stabbed by

another man at a resi-dence in the 100 block ofOld Airport Road. Policesaid Saraan Williams, 21,of Old Airport Roadstabbed Leondias John-son, 22, with a butcherknife. Johnson refusedmedical treatment, andWilliams was chargedwith aggravated assault.

Man enters house,eats, showersA man was arrested

after he allegedly entereda stranger’s home, ate

food, took a shower, useda clothes dryer andchanged clothes Satur-day.Police said a resident

returned home to the 100block of College Avenueand found Larry GeneSwanson, 22, whoseaddress was unknown.Swanson fled and was

later found on ForrestAvenue. He told police hethought the residencebelonged to a friend of hiswife. He was chargedwith criminal trespass.

Man uses boguscredit cardA man used a fraudu-

lent Tractor Supply cred-it card to purchase $850worth of items and a $200gift card from the compa-ny’s store at 100 Planta-tion Way on Saturday.Police said the man had

obtained the credit cardat another Tractor Supply

store. He showed thecashier a New Jersey dri-ver’s license, but thelicense plate on his carwas registered to a SouthCarolina resident.He left before police

arrived.

Thefts, burglaries� A 2004 Chevrolet

Trailblazer in the 200block of BridgewoodDrive was stolen.

� A video game system,bracelet, six video games,two necklaces and a pairof earrings were stolenfrom a residence in the600 block of Hill Street.

� Two televisions and avideo game system werestolen from the 900 blockof Mooty Bridge Road.

� Three cartons of cig-arettes were stolen fromCorley Drugs at 523 S.Greenwood St. on Sun-day. The thieves shatteredthe glass of the door toenter the store.

� Two surveillancecameras were stolen fromoutside Ribitz at 5618West Point Road.

� A go-cart was stolenfrom a barn in the 200block of Ebenezer

Church Road.

Vandalism� A bullet was shot

through the window at aresidence in the 100 blockof Hearthstone Drive.

� A rock was thrownthrough the windshield ofa vehicle in the 1000block of Houston Street.

� A window of a resi-dence in the 1000 block ofStonewall Street was bro-ken.

Fires� A residence in the

first block of SwansonDrive was damaged aftera kitchen fire burned thestove and microwave Sat-urday, causing $2,500damage.

� A residence in the1100 block of HoustonStreet was damaged afterfire began from cookingelement left on in thekitchen. Fire officials said$15,000 damage wasdone to the building and$5,000 damage to thecontents.

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Catherine Moore Mrs. Catherine Moore

81, formerly of LaGrangepassed away on Friday atWellStar Cobb Hospital inAustell.Funeral arrangements

are incomplete and willbe announced later.Mackey-Wilson-Jenn-

ings is in charge of thearrangements.

Marilyn Jo an BollerMarilyn Jo an Boller,

81, of Lanett, AL, diedSunday, September 25,2011, at Hospice La-Grange.Mrs. Boller was born

February 6, 1930, in Mar-ion, IN, daughter of thelate Marvin Street andGeorgia Swisher. She wasa homemaker and mem-ber of the Lanett Churchof the Nazarene. She waspreceded in death by herhusband, F. Arthur Boller;two sons, Jerry and GregBoller; and a son-in-law,Ralph Atkins.Survivors include her

daughter, Susan Atkins ofLanett; a son, Joey (Bar-bara) Boller of Murfrees-boro, TN; daughter-in-law, Debbie Boller ofChicago, IL; grandchil-dren, Andrea Hendersonof LaGrange, Mike Atkinsof Wadley, AL, Jimmy(Leela) Nixon and JerryBoller, both of Chicago, ILand Cassie Boller andJacob Boller, both ofMurfreesboro, TN; andeight great-grandchil-dren.Funeral services will be

held 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sep-tember 27, 2011, at theLanett Church of theNazarene with Rev. KenWyatt and Rev. RobertHuff officiating. Burialwill follow at a later datein the Jefferson Cemetery,Upland, IN.In lieu of flowers con-

tributions may be madeto the Lanett Church ofthe Nazarene, 1306 S.Jennings Ave., Lanett, AL36863.Arrangements are by

Striffler-Hamby Mortuary,1010 Mooty Bridge Road,LaGrange. (706) 884-8636.www.shlagrange.com

Joseph Edmund‘Joe’ Daniel, Sr.Mr. Joseph Edmund

“Joe” Daniel Sr. passedaway on Friday, Septem-ber 23rd, at ColumbusSpecialty Hospital inColumbus, Georgia, frominjuries sustained in a caraccident on August 17th.Mr. Daniel was born on

August 10, 1925, inLaGrange, Georgia, grad-uated from LaGrangeHigh School and receiveda degree in civil engi-neering from the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology,where he played defen-sive end and tight end onthe football team andplayed in the Sugar Bowland the Orange Bowl.While at Georgia Tech,Mr. Daniel was a memberof ANAK, ODK, presidentof Phi Delta Theta, presi-dent of the student bodyand president of his sen-ior class. Following grad-uation, Mr. Daniel servedas a Lieutenant in theNavy in World War II andthe Korean War.After military service,

Mr. Daniel worked atDaniel Lumber and Con-struction Company begin-ning in 1950. He servedas President and GeneralManager of the companyfrom 1970 to 1996 andChairman of the Boarduntil retirement a fewyears ago. Projects com-pleted by Mr. Danielinclude The First BaptistChurch Family Life Cen-ter, the LaGrange CollegeStudent Center, theEnoch Callaway CancerClinic, Hospice LaGrangeand the Humane SocietyAnimal Shelter.Mr. Daniel served as

Treasurer and Presidentof the LaGrange LionsClub, where he earnedthe Melvin Jones Fellow-ship Award, the highesthonor a member canachieve. He served as aBoard Member of theLaGrange Chamber ofCommerce, Director ofCommercial Bank andTrust Company, Trusteeof West Georgia MedicalCenter, Trustee of La-Grange College andChairman of the Deaconsof The First BaptistChurch. He was also along-time member ofHighland Country Club,having joined in 1948.Mr. Daniel loved all

sports and played tenniswell into his seventies.He was a loving husband,father and grandfatherwho loved his family, hischurch, his work and hisGeorgia Tech YellowJackets. He was a goodfriend to everyone heknew and to anyone whoneeded a friend. He willbe sorely missed.Mr. Daniel was pre-

ceeded in death by hisparents, Geraldine andTom Daniel, his first wife,Ellen Tatum Daniel, fivebrothers and one sister. In addition to his wife,

Sarah Rogers Daniel, heleaves two children, NedDaniel and wife Beth ofLaGrange, and Sally Mal-oof and husband Mike ofAtlanta; four step-chil-dren, Nancy Snoots andhusband Barry of Waver-ly Hall, John Giannini ofAtlanta, Bob Giannini andwife Mary of Lilburn,Tom Giannini and wifeMarchelle of Baltimore,Maryland; fourteengrandchildren: Jeannie,Laura, and Joseph Daniel;Tatum and Michael Mal-

oof; Sarah, David, andJohn Johannaber; Jack,Emily, Will, Maggie, Alexand Angelina Giannini;his sister-in-law SallyKehoe and husband Billyof Savannah; and manynieces and nephews.Funeral services will be

held 11 a.m. Tuesday,September 27, 2011, atthe First Baptist Churchon the Square with Dr.Paul R. Baxter and Rev.Paul Blair officiating. Thefamily will gather toreceive friends in the Wel-come Center of thechurch immediately fol-lowing the service. A pri-vate burial will be held inHillview East Cemetery.It is respectfully re-

quested that all flowers beomitted and those desir-ing may contribute to theFirst Baptist Church onthe Square (100 BroadSt., LaGrange, GA 30240)in memory of JosephEdmund “Joe” Daniel, Sr.Arrangements are by

Striffler-Hamby Mortuary,1010 Mooty Bridge Road,LaGrange. (706) 884-8636.www.shlagrange.com

Bill Owens signs a copyof his book on beeremoval for Keith Levensof Heard County. Owens,owner of a bee removalservice, spoke at a meet-ing of the Troup CountyAssociation of Beekeep-ers. A program onAfricanized, or ‘killer,’bees drew more than 40people, including emer-gency and medical per-sonnel, and residents ofTroup, Meriwether, Har-ris and Muscogee coun-ties, as well as RandolphCounty, Ala.

Expert talks about ‘killer’ bees

By Matt ChambersStaff writer

More than 100 poundsof drugs were found and38 people charged as aresult of recent investiga-tions by Hogansvillepolice.Sgt. Richard Wolfe said

the investigation wasaimed at cutting down thenumber of drug in thearea.“It’s an accumulation of

six-month investigationon drugs coming in andout of Hogansville,” hesaid. “Chief Moses Ectorwas trying to put adamper on anyone whobuys and sells.”Hogansville police were

continuing to investigate,and active warrants stillremain, Wolfe said.“It’s not that all of these

people are intertwined,”Wolfe said, saying theinvestigation was moreon all drug activity inHogansville than on spe-cific individuals.“It’s a lot of dope,” he

said. “There’s a little bitof heroin … and somemeth, but mainly mari-juana.”One arrest lead to the

confiscation of more than60 pounds of drugs.Another found 18pounds. A lot of 1- or 2-pound lots seized, he said.Wolfe did not know the

exact amount and valueof drugs seized, but said100 pounds was a con-servative estimate.Most recently two men

were found with 1 poundof marijuana after policeconducted a traffic stopon a 1998 Mercury GrandMarquis.Tametrius Fleming, 35,

of Columbus and Reque-na Reynaldo, 30, of For-est Park were chargedwith possession of mari-juana with intent to dis-tribute.

Matt Chambers can bereached at mchambers@lagrangenews.com or(706) 884-7311, Ext. 228.

Two injured in stabbing incidents

Knight said. “I spentabout half the day withhim. I have great picturesfrom that trip.”Knight and Daniel

recalled the times whenKnight was growing up inLaGrange and Daniel, asa general contractor,often showed up to fixsomething at her house –which contractors don’tdo these days.“There were 11 of us so

something was alwaysbroken,” she said joking-ly.They both remembered

a leak in the house thatbecame a problem everyfew years when it rainedsideways.“It wasn’t the roof, so it

was a real head-scratch-er,” she said. “He remem-bered that.”Daniel was commis-

sioned into the Navyupon graduation and wasaboard a destroyer inTokyo Bay one week afterthe atomic bombs weredropped in 1945. He later

was called back into serv-ice for the Korean War,then came back to leadthe family business,Daniel Lumber and Con-struction Co.He was involved in

many civic organizations,including Lions Club,which honored him at itsfundraising golf tourna-ment in May 2010.“He was a super nice

guy and always friendly,”said Harris Satterwhite, afellow Lions member andfriend.At each Lions Club

meeting, someone tells a“tale twister,” a funnystory to lighten up thecrowd, sometimes aboutsomeone in the group.Daniel created “taletwister insurance,” Sat-terwhite said.“For a fee, he would

ensure that no stories betold that embarrass any-one in the club,” he said.

Jennifer Shrader canbe reached at jshrader@lagrangenews. com or(706) 884-7311, Ext. 236.

DANIEL FROM 1

38 charged, 100 poundsof pot seized in probes

The resurfacing shouldcoincide with the com-pletion of the repaving of20 miles of roads in thesoutheast LaGrange proj-ect that started in lateAugust.“They should be back

in town next week to fin-ish,” Brown said of thepaving crews. “They havea few of the major streetsto go.”The paving contractor

had another job that heworked on last week, butthe LaGrange project stillis ahead of schedule,Brown said.“If weather cooperates

they’ll probably be fin-ished in two weeks,”Brown said, saying theymight finish in one weekbecause there are twopaving crews and onemilling crew working onit.The project follows the

completion of a gas linereplacement program thecity did in many of thesame roads now beingrepaved.

“The streets were pret-ty well butchered up,”Brown said, saying thestreets should last a whilebecause utility workalready has been done.The repaving projects

were funding by the spe-cial-purpose local-optionsales tax, and signs aboutthe tax are posted nearthe areas that wereworked on.Brown said there have

not been any major prob-lems during the repaving.Signs were posted onstreets a few days beforestreets were repaved, giv-ing residence a warningthat vehicles should bemoved off the street.“We appreciate every-

body’s cooperation withpeople not parking on thestreet,” he said. “Thatmakes the contractor’sjob easier and go faster.”

Matt Chambers can bereached at mchambers@lagrangenews.com or(706) 884-7311, Ext. 228.

PAVING FROM 1

By Morris and James CareyOn the House

Most home improve-ment, repair and mainte-nance projects often callfor accurate measure-ments. That’s why it’simportant to own a collec-tion of measuring andsquaring tools includingmeasuring tape, varioussquares and at least onelevel.Retractable tape meas-

ures range in length from18 inches to 250 feet withthe 25-foot length mostcommonly used by trades-persons. A good measur-ing tape contains a bladethat is three-quarters to 1-

inch wide and is incre-mented in 16ths of an inchon one edge and millime-ters on the other edge.The main purpose of a

square is to draw a lineperpendicular to a givenedge or another line. Thisis handy for squarely cut-ting wood and for insur-ing that various buildingcomponents are at rightangles to one another. Inaddition, most squarescan be used for measur-ing.A large, flat square (24-

by 18 inches), known as aframing or carpenter'ssquare is used for largerprojects such as con-

structing a room additionand building cabinets andcountertops.A combination or tri-

square is smaller than aframing square and has asliding blade and an extraedge that's angled. A tri-square can be used tomark 45- and 90-degreeangles.A speed square is a tri-

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Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 -3CommunityLaGrange Daily News

Dear Annie: Tenmonths ago, I was in thehospital and was notexpected to live. Fortu-nately, I recovered. Unfor-tunately, I had givenpower of attorney to mychildren.My oldest daughter had

mymail forwarded to herand took over thefinances. All the kidscleaned out my house,taking what they or theirchildren wanted and sell-ing what was left withouttellingmewhat happenedto it. They sold my houseat auction for less thanwepaid for it 25 years ago. Isaid it was a lousy time tobe selling, but they want-ed to get rid of the housebefore winter.I was in no condition to

take care of things for acouple of months, so I amnow in an assisted-livingfacility with my clothesand very few possessions.Anytime I want moneyfrom my savings, I haveto ask my daughter. Sheonly gives me the mailshe thinks I should get. Iam dependent on friendsto take me places.I finally wrote to my

favorite magazine pub-lishers, asking them tosend the magazinesdirectly to the assisted-liv-ing facility. Now mydaughter is upset, sayingI’m unappreciative of allthey did for me. I thankedthem each time they cameto visit or did anythingspecial. Evidently, that isnot enough.I know I am better off

than some of the peoplehere. One woman wasreleased from the hospi-tal and didn’t even haveany clothes because herson had gotten rid ofeverything. Now what? –Unhappy 80-Year-OldWomanDear Unhappy:When

loved ones are frightened,they often do surprising-ly unkind things in anattempt to be protective.In your case, however, itis interfering with yourindependence and creat-ing resentment on allsides. Does your assisted-living facility have anombudsman or socialworker on staff? Talk tosomeone there, and per-haps ask for a mediationsessionwith your childrento see if you can workthrough this.

Dear Annie: Myteenage son’s girlfriendoften picks him up fordates since she drives and

he doesn’t. When shepulls into the driveway,she sits in the car andhonks the horn for him tocome out.My son told her that we

regard this as rude, andthat she should get out ofthe car and come to thedoor. Instead of showingrespect by complying, shetook a poll of her co-workers, and apparently,the majority feel it is per-fectly OK to honk thehorn this way.Am I hopelessly old-

fashioned, or is this nowconsidered acceptablebehavior? – HonkingMadDear Mad: This is still

not acceptable behavior.It’s OK to honk if you arethe carpool driver, but notfor a date. What doesyour teenage son think ofa girlfriend who is so dis-respectful that she wouldjustify behaving in aman-ner that his parents findobjectionable? It does notspeak well of her.

Dear Annie: This is for“Trapped in Vermont,”the 45-year-old womanwith an alcoholic husbandwho refuses to get sober.I could have written

that letter. My husbandinsisted he didn’t have adrinking problem becausehe didn’t drink in front ofme. He also said thateverything wrong in ourmarriage was my fault. Iam now 70, and mydivorce will be final soon.When I finally realizedthat I might live 20 moreyears and didn’t want tospend it with a drunk, Idecided to get out. How Iwish I had done it at 45.Please tell her that it is

never too late to start anew life. – Not TrappedAnymore

Dear Readers: Today isFamily Day. Studies showthat children who eat din-ner with their parentshave a reduced risk ofsubstance abuse. Pleasetry to makemeals a fami-ly event.

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Children takeover elderlymom’s finances

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EventsTuesdayA Constitution Day program is from 11:20 a.m. to

12:20 p.m. in Dickson Assembly Room at Turner Hallat LaGrange College. Speaker is Azadeh Shahsha-hani, director of the National Security/Immigrants’Rights Project for the ACLU of Georgia.The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. is open

from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food.(706) 882-9291

WednesdayPreschool story time at LaGrange Memorial Library

is at 10:30 a.m. (706) 882-7784

MeetingsTodayA Girl Scout leader meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at St.

Peter’s Catholic Church on Lafayette Parkway. (706)957-0948Boy Scout Troop 10 meets at 7 p.m. in the Troup

County Sportsman Building on Roanoke Road.

TuesdaySalvation Army Home League meets at noon at 806

Murphy Ave.The LaGrange chapter of the United Daughters of

the Confederacy meets at 3 p.m. at Bellevue at 204Ben Hill St.LaGrange City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. in the

council chamber/courtroom at 208 Ridley Ave.Grief Share, a support group for people grieving

the loss of someone close, meets at 7 p.m. at Cedar-crest Community Church at 2380 Roanoke Road.(706) 882-6327The LaGrange Shufflers meet at the Active Life cen-

ter at 140 Ragland St. for regular square dance from7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (706) 812-8840

ChurchesWednesday-FridayFaith Temple of Deliverance in LaGrange holds a

37th pastoral celebration and revival at 7 p.m. Speak-ers are the Rev. Joanie Baskerville of Rising GroveBaptist Church on Wednesday, the Rev. Sherry Austinof Warren Temple United Methodist Church on Thurs-day and the Rev. Cleavon Meaborn of Springfield Bap-tist Church in Hogansville.

ExhibitsOngoingAn exhibit titled “Facing the Elements: Earth, Wind,

Fire and Water” is on display at LaGrange Art Muse-um at 112 Lafayette Parkway featuring works of mem-bers of the Visual Artists Alliance of LaGrange.“Rhythm & Roots: Southern Music Traditions,” a

traveling exhibit dedicated to the music and musi-cians of the South, is on display through Friday atLegacy Museum on Main at 136 Main St. inLaGrange. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free.“Francoise Gilot: A Retrospective of Original Prints”

is on display at LaGrange Art Museum at 112Lafayette Parkway through Oct. 15.A student exhibition at 809 Gallery of Art at 809

Hill St. in LaGrange is on display through Oct. 29.

Listings for ‘In our community’ are printed for eventshappening in the next three-day period, space per-mitting. To submit an item, email it todbaker@lagrangenews.com, fax it to (706) 884-8712or drop it by our office at 105 Ashton St.

East Depot High School class of 1961 held its 50th reunion Sept. 2-4 at Best Western LafayetteGarden Inn. Sept. 2 was hospitality night. Sept. 3 was a brunch followed by a banquet anddance at the Highland Country Club. Sept. 4 the class worshipped at First Baptist Church on Fan-nin Street and had dinner at the home of Oscar and Betty Ross Jackson. Attending were, seat-ed, Harold Williams; front, from left, Georgia Poythress White, Marian Truiett Brown CharlotteMcCamey Robinson, Essie Cofield Hood, Carolyn Thomas, Mary Woodard Formlely, Juia Finch-er Clark, Beatrice Slay Green, Betty Ross Jackson and Barbara Kelley Duncan; back, ClarenceSmith, Archie R. Wilson, John H. Nelson, Benjamin Duncan, Bennett Davenport, NathanielGriggs, WAlter Hubbard, James Mooty and James E. Hardnett. Teachers who attended were Mrs.W.S. Wilburn, Ruby Griggs, Mattie Jessie, Grace Harvey, Joseph and Vivian Fitzhugh, YvonneWright Lee and Charlie R. and Dorothy Hilloughby.

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NOTICE OF HEARINGProperty Owner: Azalea Mill Cottages, LPApplicant Name: Azalea Mill Cottages, LP a.k.a. The Tucker CottagesProperty Location: Corner of Colquitt Street/Ragland Street LaGrange,GA 30240A public hearing will be held on the 11th day of October 2011 at5:30PM in the Council Chambers, 208 Ridley Avenue, LaGrange, GAto consider granting a variance to allow for certain lots in The TuckerCottage development to exceed the principal building coverage ratio tolot to exceed the maximum allowed 35%.

This 22nd day of September 2011. Mayor and Council MeetingBy: Alton L. West Title: Community Development Director 452271

NOTICE OF HEARINGProperty Owner: First United Methodist Church of LaGrangeApplicant Name: Mike Wilson LaGrange, GA 30240Property Location: 401 Broad Street LaGrange GA 30240A public hearing will be held on the 11th day of October 2011 at 5:30PM in the Council Chambers, 208 Ridley Avenue, LaGrange, GA to consider granting a variance to allow for theinstallation of a sign on the Vernon Street side of FUMC and for sign to contain a changing component.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICENotice is hereby given by the mayor and council of the city of LaGrangethat a public hearing will be held on Tuesday the 11th day of October,2011 at 5:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 208 Ridley Avenue, LaGrange, Georgia, to consider a request to amend the zoning ordinance of the city of LaGrange by reclassifying the use of the following subject property: Property located on Gordon Road Tax mapparcel no. 060-2B-001-001 and 060-2B-001-002 from its current Countyzoning (SFMD) to G-I, general industrial district. Pursuant to Section36-67A et seg. of the Georgia code annotated adopted by the city of LaGrange in September of 1996, all of those in opposition to this zoningrequest who wish to speak at a public hearing must file a campaigncontribution form with the Department of Community Development byOctober 5, 2011. Mayor and Council of LaGrange

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Karen Giddings, mother of slain law school graduate Lauren Giddings, looksthrough a stack of letters and cards sent by well-wishers. At right is a portraitof Lauren Giddings.

‘In the darkest hoursGod draws near’

� DigestPolice shootirate driverATLANTA (AP) – Apolice officer shot amotorist accused of forc-ing his way past a barri-cade at the PGA TourChampionship and drag-ging another officer.The shooting hap-pened Sunday when Ger-ald Williams tried drivinginto a barricaded areanear the East Lake GolfClub.When police toldWilliams that he couldn’tenter the lot, he becameirate. When a trooperopened the car’s door,Williams hit the gas anddragged the officer ashort distance.Another trooper firedtwice, wounding Wil-liams.

Man hurt in explosionLAWRENCEVILLE(AP) – A man was seri-ously burned when aleaking acetylene tank inhis truck exploded.Gwinnett County FireLt. Eric Eberly said thetruck blew up about 8:15p.m. Sunday. He said thetruck ignited when thevictim opened the trunkto put something inside.The vehicle wasengulfed in flames whenfirefighters arrived. Thevictim was taken to ahospital suffering fromextensive injuries andburns. His name was notimmediately released.

Island movesup Halloween TYBEE ISLAND (AP) –Officials want to get theword out: any costumedcandy seekers who comethere for Halloween thisOct. 31 will feel likethey’ve been tricked.Tybee City Councilagreed to move trick-or-treating on the island toSaturday, Oct. 29,because the traditionaldate falls on a Monday.The change wasrequested by residents ofa single street. But LewisAvenue has special cloutat Halloween.Also known as Trick-or-Treat Street, it drawsmore than 2,000 peopleeach year.Residents decoratetheir yards and the citybuys at least $1,000worth of candy to makesure homeowners don’trun out.

Smaller peanutcrop expectedATLANTA (AP) – Geor-gia farmers are expectedto produce the smallestcrop of peanuts in morethan two decades becauseof bad weather and a shifttoward more lucrativecrops.The small crop couldmean higher prices forpeanut products. Themakers of Jif peanut but-ter have said they expectto raise prices 30 percentbecause of higher peanutcosts.

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MACON (AP) – Ahandcrafted woodencross now rests on themantel in the housewhere Lauren Giddingsgrew up.The cross, smallenough to grip, is a“clinging” cross.It is made to clutch, tosqueeze for comfort, forballast in turbulent times– times that have barelybegun to set in for Gid-dings’ mother, Karen.The cross was a gift,mailed from a woman inGeorgia. It arrived at theGiddings home in Mary-land in July, in the daysafter Lauren was mur-dered, killed at age 27,her body reduced topieces, many of them stillmissing.Karen Giddings doesn’tknow the woman whosent the cross, but thewoman’s name is PeggyEdwards. She’s fromMacon.The two women sharethat I-know-your-troublebond of personal tragedy.Edwards’ 38-year-olddaughter, Angie, died in acar crash this year.After reading about thecircumstances of Lau-ren’s late-June slaying,Ed-wards sent Karen Gid-dings a cross just likehers.Edwards has enduredMother’s Day, familybirthdays and the manynow-lost moments thatshe and her daughterwould no doubt haveshared thanks in part tothat precious, polishedcross.“When you hold it … itfits right between yourfingers,” Edwards saidthe other day.Along with the cross,Edwards mailed a note.In it, Edwards men-tioned the cross, andwrote how it “helped meso because it is some-thing tangible to hold onto and remind us that it isin the darkest hours thatGod draws near.”Since July, the Giddingsfamily has received morethan 1,000 notes and

cards, many from peoplethey have never met.A number of them havecome from Middle Geor-gia, where Lauren hadmoved from Maryland inthe middle of 2008 tobegin law school at Mer-cer University. Laurenadored the place. Hersnug, two-bedroomapartment in the heart ofone of the city’s mostvenerable and pictur-esque neighborhoods wasmaybe 100 yards fromthe front doors of theschool.Now StephenMcDaniel, her next-doorneighbor and 2011 grad-uating classmate, is injail, charged with killingher. Her body had beendismembered, apparent-ly disposed of in the cru-elest of ways. Her torso,stuffed in trash bags,turned up in a garbagecan outside her Georgia

Avenue apartment June30. Hours later, her 25-year-old neighborbecame a suspect.“We were shown theworst form of evil,” Kait-lyn Wheeler, Lauren’s 24-year-old sister, said. “Butthen (we) came backhome, and we’ve beenshown the most humani-ty. So many people havereached out to us. Somany are willing to giveus the shirts off theirback. It evens it out. Ithink that’s the way it’ssupposed to be.”Karen Giddings doesn’tknow when the full-ongrief will kick in.“There’s a saying thatthe Lord never gives youmore than you can han-dle, and I’m praying thatmaybe it’s just a gradualthing,” she said. “Everyweek, it seems to getworse and worse andworse.”

A small wooden ‘clinging’ cross sent by PeggyEdwards of Macon sits on top of a stack of lettersand cards from well-wishers to Lauren Giddings’family.

BRUNSWICK (AP) – A woman who pleaded guiltyfor her role in the 2007 kidnapping, molestation andkilling of a 6-year-old boy is seeking to withdraw theplea that sent her to prison for 60 years.Peggy Edenfield, 62, filed a handwritten motion lastweek with the Clerk of Glynn County Superior Court.Edenfield claims her court-appointed lawyer,Richard Allen, did not properly explain to her the con-sequences of changing her plea of not guilty to guilty.Edenfield says in the motion she is mentally handi-capped and was led to believe she would still have atrial.Edenfield pleaded guilty but mentally retarded tocharges related to the 2007 killing of ChristopherMichael Barrios. Her husband, David Edenfield, wassentenced to death.

ATLANTA (AP) – Geor-gia’s top election officialis trying to figure out howto give the state as muchinfluence as possible inthe selection of theRepublican nominee forpresident.Earlier this year, thelegislature gave Secretaryof State Brian Kemp thepower to set the state’spresidential primary,sometime before the sec-ond Tuesday in June. Thedecision is an importantone: If he plays his cardsright, Georgia’s primarycould draw candidates tothe state, giving it politi-cal clout and generatingmoney for the stateRepublican party.“We obviously wouldlike to pick a day wherecandidates would comeand campaign in Georgiaand we could talk to themand ask them questionsabout their positions andthings that are importantto us here, like ports andinfrastructure and jobsand the economy,” Kempsaid.Kemp said he hassought input from thestate Republican andDemocratic parties andthe candidates’ cam-paigns. Now he’s consid-ering many different sce-narios.It’s often an advantageto be early in the game,but the state risks losinghalf its delegates to thenational conventionunder rules of both theRepublican and Demo-cratic national commit-tees if Kemp sets the pri-mary before March 6. Itcould also be beneficial tohold the primary later if

the race is still tighttoward the end – Georgiacould be a big prize for acandidate looking to tieup the nomination.University of Georgiapolitical scientist CharlesBullock said Georgiashould probably try to goearlier rather than later.But the state should alsolearn from 2008, whenofficial moved up the pri-mary by a month butended up holding it thesame day as New Yorkand California. Thosestates received far moreattention from the nation-al media and candidates.“Ideally we would liketo be the biggest fish inthat pond for that day,”Bullock said.The legislature gaveKemp until Dec. 1 todecide, but the nationalparty has asked states todecide by Oct. 1.Kemp hopes to set adate as soon as possiblebut said he’d like to seewhat other states aregoing to do. He said he isprepared to go down tothe deadline if necessary.A special committeethat will pick Florida’sprimary date met Fridayand decided to delay itsdecision for a week.Many of that state’sRepublican leaders arepushing to make Floridathe fifth state to hold aprimary next year. Thatmeans it would have to bebefore Feb. 28, when Ari-zona has scheduled itsprimary. That date breaksRepublican NationalCommittee rules, and sowould an earlier date inFlorida or Georgia.

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The Troup County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on thewhereabouts of the following individuals. Anyone withinformation on these individuals can call Crime Stoppers at (706)812-1000. Arrests made due to such calls may be tracked bysigning up to receive texts through the free website,www.nixle.com.

• Billy Joe Van Scoik - W/M,Age = 24, Ht: 6' 1", Wt: 190lbs., Eyes: Hazel & Hair:Brown. Warrant = Failure toAppear (SUP).

• Franklin Delorian Nor-man - B/M, Age = 21, Ht: 6'0". Wt: 190 lbs., Eyes: Brown& Hair: Black. Warrant =Probation Violation (SUP).

• Shannon Edward Hand -W/M, Age = 41, Ht: 5' 10",Wt: 140 lbs., Eyes: Hazel &Hair: Gray. Warrant = Fail-ure to Appear (SUP).

• Kwmane Marquez Tram-mell - B/M, Age = 20, Ht: 5'8", Wt: 130 lbs., Eyes: Brown& Hair: Black. Warrant =Probation Violation (SUP).

• Jasmine Charleen Willis -B/F, Age = 19, Ht: 5' 1", Wt:135 lbs, Eyes: Brown & Hair:Black. Warrant = GivingFalse Information (Felony).

Nicholas Deon Thrash -B/M, Age = 28, Ht: 6' 0", Wt:

150 lbs, Eyes: Brown & Hair:Black. Warrant = Burglary.

• Frederick Demond Burks- B/M, Age: 33, Ht: 6' 2", Wt:185 lbs., Eyes: Brown &Hair: Black. Warrant = Fail-ure to Register as a Sex Of-fender.

• Aaron Joshua Smith -W/M, Age: 34, Ht: 5' 11", Wt:149 lbs., Eyes: Green & Hair:Brown. Warrant = Failure toRegister as a Sex Offender.

• Michael Brian Aldridge -W/M, Age = 31, Ht: 5’ 10”,Wt: 225 lbs, Eyes: Brown &Hair: Brown. Warrant = Fail-ure to Appear (SUP).

• Dempsey Ray Borden –W/M, Age = 37, Ht: 5’ 4”,Wt: 125 lbs, Eyes: Blue &Hair: Brown. Warrants =Driving With a Suspended orRevoked License (Misde-meanor), Improper LicenseTag and Fleeing/Attemptingto Elude an Officer.

For more information log onto http://www.troupcountysheriff.org/

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WASHINGTON (AP) –In the age of instanttweets and impulsiveFacebook posts, somecompanies are still tryingto figure out how theycan limit what theiremployees say aboutwork online without run-ning afoul of the law.Confusion about what

workers can or can’t posthas led to a surge of morethan 100 complaints atthe National Labor Rela-tions Board – most with-in the past year – and cre-ated uncertainty for busi-nesses about how fartheir social-media poli-cies can go.“Employers are strug-

gling to figure out whatthe right policies are andwhat they should dowhen these cases arise,”said Michael Eastman,labor law policy directorat the U.S. Chamber ofCommerce.In one case, a Chicago-

area car salesman wasfired after going on Face-book to complain that hisBMW dealership servedovercooked hot dogs,stale buns and othercheap food instead ofnicer fare at an event toroll out a posh new carmodel.The NLRB’s enforce-

ment office found thecomments were legallyprotected because thesalesman was expressingconcerns about the termsand conditions of his job,frustrations he had earli-er shared in person withother employees.But the board’s attor-

neys reached the oppo-site conclusion in thecase of a Wal-Martemployee who went on

Facebook to complainabout management“tyranny” and used anoff-color Spanish word torefer to a female assistantmanager. The workerwas suspended for oneday and disqualified fromseeking promotion for ayear.The board said the

postings were “an indi-vidual gripe” rather thanan effort to discuss workconditions with co-work-ers and declined to takeaction against the retail-er.Those cases are among

14 investigations theboard’s acting generalcounsel, Lafe Solomon,discussed in a lengthyreport last month on therise in social media cases.Solomon said federal lawpermits employees to talkwith co-workers abouttheir jobs and workingconditions withoutreprisal – whether thatconversation takes placearound the water cooleror on Facebook or Twit-ter.“Most of the social

media policies that we’vebeen presented are very,very overbroad,” Solo-mon said. “They say youcan’t disparage or criti-cize the company in anyway on social media, andthat is not true under thelaw.”The number of cases

spiked last year after theboard sided with a Con-necticut woman firedfrom an ambulance com-pany after she went onFacebook to criticize herboss. That case settledearlier this year, with thecompany agreeing tochange its blogging and

Internet policy that hadbanned workers fromdiscussing the companyover the Internet.The National Labor

Relations Act protectsboth union and nonunionworkers when theyengage in “protected con-certed activity” – comingtogether to discuss work-ing conditions. But whenonline comments mightbe seen by hundreds orthousands of eyeballs,companies are concernedabout the effect of dis-paraging remarks.Doreen Davis, a man-

agement-side laborlawyer based in Philadel-phia, said many of hercorporate clients areoften “surprised andupset” when they learnthey can’t simply termi-nate employees for talk-ing about work online.

NEW YORK (AP) – Amajority of Americansdon’t seem to recognizethe value of their localnewspaper.According to a survey

from the Pew ResearchCenter, most people saythey wouldn’t miss localnews if their newspaperno longer existed. But atthe same time, they saythey rely on their news-paper for a broad rangeof local information.Sixty-nine percent of

those surveyed said theirlocal newspaper’sabsence wouldn’t have amajor effect on their abil-ity to keep up with infor-mation about their com-munity. But print andonline versions of news-papers ranked first or tiedfor first on 11 of 16 localnews topics the surveyasked about. People saidthey turn to newspapersfirst for everything fromcommunity and crimenews to arts and culture,social services, zoningand development. News-papers tied with the Inter-net for news on housing,schools and jobs, andwith TV for local politicalnews.“People may assume

that because they go tothe newspaper now forthat information, it isavailable somewhereelse,” said Tom Rosen-stiel, co-author of a reporton the survey and direc-tor of Pew’s Project forExcellence in Journalism.“I’m not sure if that is cor-rect.”Overall, Americans

turn to a broad range ofonline and offline sourceswhen it comes to gettinglocal news and informa-tion.TV is still the most pop-

ular source of news formost people, according tothe survey. Nearly three-quarters said they watchlocal newscasts or look atlocal TV websites at leastonce a week.And everyone, it turns

out, wants to know aboutthe weather. Eighty-ninepercent of respondentssaid they received infor-mation about the weath-er from some source. Itwas followed by breakingnews, 80 percent; localpolitics, 67 percent; andcrime, 66 percent.The survey, from Pew’s

Project for Excellence inJournalism and Internet& American Life Project,found that where peopleturn for informationdepends largely on theirage. People under 40 aremuch more likely to turnto the Internet for localnews, weather, trafficreports, job listings andinformation about events,restaurants, and socialservices. Those over 40tend to look to the Inter-net mostly for informa-tion on local businessessuch as restaurants.“This move by younger

users to rely on the Inter-net for local informationputs considerable pres-sure on traditional newsorganizations,” the reportsaid. It added thatalthoughmost news com-panies havemoved onlinewith “ambitious websitesand social media strate-gies,” there’s evidencethat people find specialtywebsites and searchengines a preferable wayto find local material.Half of the study’s

respondents said theyread newspapers or go tothe newspapers’ websitesat least once a week.

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Elizabeth Zapien-Plata checks Facebook on her iPhone at her business inModesto, Calif. Companies are unsure about how to limit what their employ-ees post on facebook without violating the law.

Facebook policiestricky for companies

� DigestFreed hikersdetail ordealNEW YORK (AP) –

Two American hikersbeing held in an Iranianprison got a big surpriseone day after their exer-cise routine: Instead ofbeing blindfolded and ledback to their cell, theysuddenly heard thewords, “Let’s go home.”That’s what a diplo-

matic envoy from Omantold them before whisk-ing them away to theTehran airport – andfreedom, the two mensaid Sunday.“After 781 days of

prison, Shane and I arenow free men,” a jubilantJoshua Fattal announced,hours after he and ShaneBauer landed at KennedyInternational Airport.The two said they sim-

ply got lost while hikingwith another American,Sarah Shourd, who wasreleased last year.

Obama pushesjobs planSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)

– President Obama is onthe road selling his jobsplan – and his re-electionhopes – to plugged-innetworkers in SiliconValley and around thecountry.He was to appear

today at a town hall-styleevent hosted by thecareer-focused social net-working site LinkedIn topitch his nearly $450 bil-lion jobs proposal as hetravels through Califor-nia scooping up cam-paign cash.The town hall, the

White House’s latestattempt to meld old-school campaigning withnew media capabilities,will allow Obama to takequestions from LinkedInusers online as well as alive audience at the Com-puter History Museumnear the company’sheadquarters in Moun-tain View, Calif.

Swimmer failsrecord swimKEY WEST, Fla. (AP) –

Her face and lips swollenfrom Portuguese mano’war stings, marathonswimmer Diana Nyadtried to remain positiveabout all she had accom-plished in two years oftraining for record-set-ting attempts at a Cuba-Florida swim.The disappointment at

giving up on her dream,though, was as raw asthe welts left by the jelly-fishlike creatures’ long,stinging tentacles“It’s going to hurt my

pride so bad when some-one swims across thatthing, and it wasn’t me,”the 62-year-old toldfriends who greeted herboat, Sunluver, at a KeyWest marina Sundaynight.Nyad quit Sunday

morning after 40 hoursswimming past sharks,barracudas and meno’war in the watersbetween Cuba and theFlorida Keys. She couldhave fought through badweather or medical prob-lems, she said, but hermedics said more mano’war stings might havekilled her.

Elsewhere� Hammered by more

than a year of recalls andlegal setbacks, the U.S.jewelry industry hasagreed to voluntarilylimit the toxic metal cad-mium in children’s trin-kets – and, in theprocess, has helped writewhat amounts to newfederal regulations of itsproducts.

� Saudi Arabia's KingAbdullah, considered areformer by the stan-dards of his own ultra-conservative kingdom,decreed on Sunday thatwomen will for the firsttime have the right tovote and run in localelections due in 2015.

Study: Americansfail to appreciatelocal newspapers

Jewelry industry to self-regu-late on toxic cadmiumLOS ANGELES (AP) – Ham-

mered by more than a year ofrecalls and legal setbacks, theU.S. jewelry industry has agreedto voluntarily limit the toxic metalcadmium in children’s trinkets –and, in the process, has helpedwrite what amounts to new fed-eral regulations of its products.The rules join a patchwork of

mandatory limits that alreadydeter use of the heavy metal,which over time can cause can-cer and other diseases, thoughthere have been no documenteddeaths or serious injuries. Whilethe voluntary standards don’ttrump stricter limits from statesand legal settlements, they docreate a consensus national stan-dard that jewelry manufacturersand importers endorse.Because the limits are volun-

tary, there is no automatic penal-

WASHINGTON (AP) –For the first time, livingpeople will be eligible tobe honored on U.S.postage stamps.The U.S. Postal Service

says it is ending its long-standing rule that stampscannot feature peoplewho are still alive and it’sasking the public to offersuggestions on whoshould be first.Since Jan. 1, 2007, the

requirement has beenthat a person must havebeen deceased five yearsbefore appearing on astamp. Before that, therule was 10 years.The post office

announced that it willconsider stamps foracclaimed Americanmusicians, sports stars,writers, artists and othernationally known figures.“This change will

enable us to pay tributeto individuals for theirachievements while theyare still alive to enjoy thehonor,” Postmaster Gen-eral Patrick Donahoesaid in a statement.Stamp Services man-

ager Stephen Kearneysaid: “Engaging the pub-lic to offer their ideas isan innovative way toexpand interest in

stamps and the popularhobby of collectingthem.”They are inviting sug-

gestions through Face-book, Twitter, a postalservice website and, ofcourse, by mail to the Cit-izens’ Stamp AdvisoryCommittee, c/o StampDevelopment, Room3300, 475 L’Enfant PlazaSW, Washington DC20260-3501.The advisory commit-

tee receives as many as40,000 suggestions fornew stamps each yearand culls them down toabout 50 finalists, whichare sent to the postmas-ter general for a finaldecision.The post office has

been facing severe finan-cial problems andincreasing in interest instamp collecting couldhelp boost income, sincestamps that are collectedrather than used forpostage provide an addedsource of income.People can view upcom-

ing stamps on Facebook atf a c e b o o k . c o m /USPSStamps, throughTwitter@USPSstamps oron the websitebeyond theper f . com/2012-preview.

Living people toappear on stamps

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Repealing 17th Amendment would reduce your political voiceWhen our nation began in earnest

under the United States Constitution,voters could not directly elect their pres-ident. They could only do so indirectlyvia the Electoral College. Of course,they couldn’t vote for their SupremeCourt justices. Those were nominatedby the president and confirmed by theSenate.Speaking of the Senate, voters could

not directly elect their senators either.These were chosen by each state’s leg-islature. So all you could do was votefor your one representative to Congress.This didn’t differ much from the Britishcolonial system, where people couldn’tvote for the judiciary, executive branchor upper branch of the legislature. Allthey could select was the lower branchof the legislature.This system was designed by the

Founding Fathers, who knew that therewere few practical republics for Amer-ica to emulate, and wemight need a fewbaby steps before direct elections. Butthey left us with the ability to amend

our Constitution. Thanks to that abilityto adapt to more enlightened times,we’ve extended the vote to whites with-out property, women, and nonwhites.With the 17th Amendment, people (notpoliticians) can chose senators.With so few abilities to influence

national politics, you’d think that keep-ing the 17th Amendment would be a no-brainer. But a few misguided extremeconservatives think otherwise. AlanKeyes ran on a “repeal the 17th Amend-ment” platform for the U.S. Senate in2004. That netted him 29 percent of thevote against Barack Obama, and the

rest is history.Six years later, several Tea Party can-

didates got the word from someone insome national Tea Party office that theyshould oppose the 17th Amendment.The move blew up in their faces as vot-ers, and even the candidates themselvesrealized what that meant. Most flip-flopped, and made statements sayingthey didn’t really oppose the 17thAmendment, according to the Wash-ington Post.Unaware of the past failure of this

repeal position, Texas Gov. Rick Perrywrote in his book “Fed Up!” that weshould repeal the 17th Amendment.“The American people mistakenlyempowered the federal governmentduring a fit of populist rage in the earlytwentieth century … by changing theway senators are elected,” he wrote.What opponents of the 17th Amend-

ment really fail to understand is why itwas enacted in the first place. Therewas rampant corruption, as state legis-lators sought bribes from their fellows

at the general assembly or state senateto get that coveted U.S. Senate position,far worse than any electioneering orgubernatorial appointment for replace-ment shenanigans today (the latter ofwhich should be replaced anyway),according to Forbes Magazine.Perry claims that 17th Amendment

took power away from states. But whois the state… the Capitol building or thepeople who work in it? All it did wastake power away from the state politi-cians and gave it to the voters. Does hereally want to take it from voters?There’s a darker, even uglier side to

this debate. Back then, people maybeneeded a little experience before get-ting that right to vote for senators. But ifyou claim voters are too stupid tochoose their own senators, what else doyou feel folks are too dumb to getinvolved in today? That’s usually wheredictators, Nazis and Communist Partygo to justify their lack of political free-dom, in more flowery, paternalisticterms, of course.

John A. Tures is as-sociate professor ofpolitical science at La-Grange College.

If anyone ever believedthat the more conserva-tive Bill Clinton reallythought the more liberalBarack Obama was pre-pared to be president in2008, let themwonder nolonger.Clinton might seem to

be in a tight spot, giventhat his wife works forObama. But in an inter-view conducted by News-max’s CEO, ChristopherRuddy, the former presi-dent made it clear thatnow is neither the time tobe increasing taxes nor tobe imposing more regu-lations on businesses andconsumers.Thinking like that from

the man who once plum-meted to low approvalratings after his first twoyears of being presidentis not surprising. Recallthat Clinton then turnedhis political fortunesaround in large part bypragmatically embracingsome rightward-leaningproposals from a majori-ty-Republican House.From the open class

warfare he’s nowengaged in, it’s plain thatPresident Obama has nointention of followingClinton’s example. Andafter reading the recentinterview of him, it’s justas plain that Clinton hasmore knowledge in his lit-tle finger than the inex-perienced Obama does inhis whole body.This Newsmax inter-

view can be looked uponas a gentle settling ofmany scores by Clintonwith his fellow Democ-rats, who have led hisparty into the land of left-wing loons. Clinton alsotook a strong, if indirect,swipe at his former vicepresident, Al Gore, whenthe subject of globalwarming came up. Inshort, Clinton said that hehimself has decided tododge the debate over theeffort to curb global

warming. Why? Becauseit matters little what theUnited States does whenChina still refuses to signany future agreement onreducing greenhousegasses.Now that’s obvious

enough to most business-people, and for that mat-ter to those who closelyfollow the climate debate.But when Bill Clintondelivers that news in asmack-down, it’s theequivalent of him lookingat his old “pal” Al andpointing out that he trav-els in private jets andSUVs – two items withlarge “carbon footprints”of their own. (Recall thatGore “dissed” Clintonwhen Gore ran for presi-dent in 2000.)Let’s face it. Bill Clinton

thinks that Hillary got araw deal from both themedia and the Democrat-ic National Committeewhen she ran for presi-dent against Obama in‘08. And a recent PollPo-sition survey shows thatmore Americans say theynow would prefer Ms.Clinton to Obama as pres-ident. (That is, if they hadto have a Democrat inoffice.)The Democratic estab-

lishment did everything itcould to keep HillaryClinton fromwinning. Forstarters, it punished herfor the decision by Flori-da’s Republican legisla-ture to move up the dateof the ’08 Florida presi-dential primary. Had theDNC allowed the resultsof the Florida Democraticprimary to stand, Ms.Clinton would have

surged to a lead in totaldelegates and Obamalikely would have lostmomentum.Also in the Newsmax

interview, Bill Clintongently unloaded on thenewest round of Obama-nomics. He said Obama’sapproach to the deficit “isa little bit confusing.”Translation: The presi-dent has no clue what heis doing.As for tax increases –

even on millionaires –Clinton took a swipe atObama’s rather blatantplay to stir up class envy.Said Clinton: “We don’thave (in the UnitedStates) a lot of resent-ment against people whoare successful. We kind oflike it, Americans do. It’sone of our best charac-teristics. If we thinksomeone earned theirmoney, we do not resenttheir success. That’s whythere’s been very littleclass conflict in Americanhistory.” In other words,pitting the rest of Americaagainst the so called“wealthy” is a dumb ideathat could lead to damag-ing class conflict.More evidence for my

interpretation of Clinton’sremarks: He blew offObama’s obsession withtax increases by saying, “Ipersonally don’t believewe ought to be raisingtaxes or cutting spendinguntil we get this economyoff the ground.” Transla-tion: I don’t favor his taxincreases, but I’ll opposecuts also, just to appeareven-handed.This amazing interview

just kept yielding goodies.There was Clinton sug-gesting that Obamashould pull back from theimplementation of newgovernment regulations.“A business can’t do fivethings at once.”And there was his sug-

gestion that the presidentand Congress should askcorporate America andthe banks what it wouldtake to free up the tril-lions of dollars they aresitting on.To Clinton critics, yes,

he was a Democrat, anda flawed one at that. Andyes, he likely will have towater down his remarksor kiss Obama’s tail in thenext few days because ofwhat he was quoted assaying about the presi-dent. But make no mis-take. Bill Clinton got hisrevenge in this interview.

Clinton takes Obama gently towoodshed, gives him spanking

Matt Tow-ery headsthe pollingand politicalinformationfirm Insider-Advantage.

Politics vs.academiaHank Huckaby has

heard such rumblingsbefore. The UniversitySystem of Georgia chan-cellor wants to silencethese before they startpicking up volume, andbravo to him for trying.There is, probably by

the very nature of theresponsibilities and thepersonalities involved, aninherent tension betweenpolitics and academia.The economic crunch,which in Georgia took abite out of the HOPEscholarship fund as wellas virtually every othereducation line item, hasno doubt intensified thattension.What concerns Hucka-

by, judging from his com-ments in a recent news-paper interview, is thatsome lawmakers are try-ing to get more directcontrol over higher edu-cation.There might be worse

ideas, but at the momentit’s hard to think of one.The chancellor readily

admits that higher educa-tion, in Georgia and else-where, is far from perfectand that the UniversitySystem has created, or atleast aggravated, some ofits own political prob-lems.Not mentioned in the

interview, but no doubthigh on lawmakers’ list ofgrievances, is the percep-tion that HOPE, especial-ly in better economictimes, made tuitionincreases too easy, andnow the political heat isturned up on the GoldDome instead of the hallsof academe, where legis-lators think it belongs.None of which changes

a profoundly importantprinciple: Political med-dling in higher educationis, has always been andwill always be toxic.Huckaby is obviously

concerned that highereducation’s independencecould be at risk if enoughvoters are vulnerable toanti-intellectual dema-goguery.Before he became a

long-tenured U.S. senator,Gov. Richard Russell sawthe wisdom of a highereducation system fundedby the state but governedby an independent board.That wisdom was madeeven more obvious whenthe political tampering ofa later governor, HermanTalmadge, temporarilycost the state’s collegestheir accreditation.More recently, in Ala-

bama, Auburn’s accredi-tation was jeopardized bythe micromanagement ofits own board – specifi-cally (and unsurprising-ly), trustee Bobby Lowder– in academic matters.Public institutions of

higher learning areanswerable to the tax-payers who help supportthem. What they shouldbe most answerable for isindependent academicand intellectual inquiry.

– Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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voices

When New York’s Dis-trict 9 went Republican,Rep. Debbie WassermanSchultz, chairwoman ofthe Democratic NationalCommittee, explainedthat the district, whichhas been in Democratichands since 1923, is “avery difficult district forDemocrats.” By that stan-dard, the entire nationmay go Republican in2012.Democrats hold a 3-

seat majority in the U.S.Senate. But two-thirds ofthe contested 2012 seatsare in Democratic hands.Having to defend somany seats would bechallenging at any time(funds have to be spreadmore thinly), but with apresident whose approvalratings are sinking steadi-ly, the prospects for con-tinued Democratic domi-nance look even worse.Most prognosticators putNorth Dakota in the like-ly Republican pick-up col-umn, while Florida,Michigan, New Mexico,Massachusetts, Nebras-ka, Missouri, Virginia,West Virginia and Nevadaare considered toss-ups.Ohio, where first-termSenator Sherrod Brown isseeking reelection, is con-sidered a “lean Democ-rat” race. We’ll see.Brown has won one con-

test already: the race to theleft. When the NationalJournal rated U.S. sena-tors, Brown was ranked as“most liberal,” beating outeven avowed SocialistBernie Sanders for thehonor. Brown supportedObamacare, for example,but only reluctantlybecause he favored a sin-gle-payer, Canadian model.As in 2000, 2004 and

2008, Ohio is likely to be akey swing state in thepresidential contest, sothe senate race assumeseven more importance.And that race is shapingup to be a classic liber-al/conservative clash.Brown’s likely oppo-

nent, Josh Mandel, hasone thing in commonwith the sitting senator –both were considered tooyoung looking when theyentered politics. In 1975,a year after graduatingfrom college, Brown waselected to the Ohio legis-lature. Another member,mistaking him for a page,gave him a dollar andasked him to fetch a cupof coffee. Brown hassince spent his entirecareer in politics, winningthe senate seat in 2006 –a very bad year forRepublicans.The story for Josh Man-

del is a little different. Hefirst ran for and won aseat on his town councilwhen he was 26 – butlooked about 16. He wascarded everywhere hewent. He has since servedtwo tours in Iraq as aMarine intelligence spe-cialist – one while a sittingmember of the Ohio leg-islature. While he stilllooks much younger thanhis 33 years, he doesn’tsound it.Mandel was inspired to

join the Marines out of

gratitude to this country.He is the grandson ofHolocaust survivors. Hisgrandmother, Fernanda,was an Italian Jew whowas hidden by a Catholicfamily throughout thewar. The blessings of lib-erty are not just anabstraction for Mandel.Mandel is one of those

people who seems able tosqueeze more days into ayear than the rest of us. Incontrast to many youngmen who are still livingwith their parents aftercollege, Mandel has beena lawyer, a councilman, amember of the Ohio leg-islature, a U.S. Marine,and Ohio’s state treasur-er. He boasts that whenhe first ran for the Ohiolegislature (in a 2-1 Dem-ocratic district), heknocked on 19,679 doors,wearing out three pairs ofshoes. (He hung theshoes on his office wall.)When he swears that noone will outwork him,you believe.He speaks with energy

and philosophical clarity,and Ohio’s Republicansare smitten. As a youngcouncilman, he helpedpush through a propertytax reduction for Lynd-hurst, Ohio, the first inhistory. A believer in freemarket capitalism, he wasnamed “Watchdog of theTreasury” by United Con-servatives of Ohio. Hebelieves in free marketcapitalism, exploitation ofOhio’s (and the nation’s)plentiful supplies of coal,gas and oil, and limitedgovernment. He is pro-life, pro-traditional mar-riage and pro-Israel(while Brown is pro-choice, pro-gay marriageand supports the Israelcritics at J Street). Whilein the Ohio legislature,Mandel pushed to divestfrom firms doing businesswith Iran. And he believesthat American leadership– economic, military andideological – is essentialfor the world.The race is not going to

be easy – inertia being oneof the most powerfulforces in political life. ButSherrod Brown is a bigspending liberal at an awk-ward moment of persist-ently high unemployment(Ohio’s rate matches thenation’s at 9.1 percent) andwidespread disillusion-ment with PresidentObama. In a notable showof strength, Mandel hasraised $2.3 million in thepast quarter, comparedwith Brown’s $1.5. (Fulldisclosure: my husbandcontributed to Mandel’scampaign.) Brown’s warchest remains largerbecause he’s been raisingfunds for six years. ButMandel, with the supportof Tea Party groups,Republicans and conser-vatives in Ohio, is mount-ing a formidable challenge.

Don’t be toosure that Ohioleans Democrat

MonaCharen isa colum-nist withCreatorsSyndicate.

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CONCEPTIS SUDOKUby Dave Green

Today’s Answers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Sept. 26, 2011:

This year, you will witness many changes in your life. Some of which you won’t be comfortable with; oth-ers you might like. You will choose to spend a lot of time by yourself, more so than usual. Use this time to rest, digest what is happening and inter-nalize it. If you are single, check out anyone you meet with care. Someone could be different from the person he or she portrays. If you are attached, you might take more of a back seat than in the past. Your sweetie might not understand why a new you is emerging. Share more. VIRGO reads you cold.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) All work and no play can

be debilitating, yet it is Monday. You must deliver professionally or within your immediate circle. Pace yourself; make lists. Demonstrate just how efficient you can be when you try. Tonight: Do only what you must.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Allow your creativity to

flourish. Stop feeding undeveloped ideas to others who could be judg-mental. You are asking for negative feedback. When you are ready, encourage greater give-and-take. Listen and share more. Others appear to be unusually receptive. Tonight: Squeeze in some fun.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)Getting out the front door

could be a major effort. You really would like to stay home. Who could blame you? If you can get enough done playing the recluse, then why not? Otherwise, know that this, too, will pass. Tonight: Head home. Touch base with someone at a distance.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)Speak your mind, but

understand that not everyone wants to hear your conclusions. You might feel frustrated as you hit a brick wall. Use this moment to experiment with other styles of communicating. You want your points heard, don’t you? Tonight: Hang out with pals.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Keep your eye on your

budget, whether deciding to bring treats in to work or buy a gift (even for you!). It is so easy to overspend and justify it. Keep your eye on increas-ing funds rather than depleting them.

Tonight: Balance your budget.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Allow greater give-and-take between you and others. Someone in your daily life — it might even be at work — could stress you out. There is an implicit misunder-standing between the two of you. Consider clearing it up soon. Tonight: Whatever knocks your socks off.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You simply aren’t willing

to discuss everything that is on your mind. Make that OK, though a child or loved one knows something is going on. This person might try to pry you open. Enjoy the attention rather than get annoyed. Tonight: Plan ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Zero in on what you

want. There could be some confusion about a work, health or day-to-day matter. You haven’t received a clear message, and you aren’t giving one either. If you see confusion, step in and clarify. Tonight: Wherever the crowds are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Take a stand and move

forward in handling a career-related or key personal matter. Others will intuitively follow you rather than ques-tion you. You might want to add to the moment, making what you desire possible. Tonight: The ball is in your hands.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Keep reaching out for some-

one at a distance. This person could be an expert or someone who often tosses a different perspective on situ-ations. Be careful with financial com-mitments. Tonight: Let your imagina-tion rock and roll.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)A partner or friend pulls

in close and has a lot to share. You might have a mild sense of uneasi-ness with this person because he or she is so different from you. Still, he or she has a lot to offer. Tonight: Chat over dinner.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)Defer to others and

maintain a sense of independence. Several friends, family and loved ones express their desires, each with a different, implicit agenda! You might be happiest doing your own thing. Tonight: Remember, you make the final call.

Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.

ZITS Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Jacquelene Bigar’s HOROSCOPE

THE LOCKHORNS William Hoest

LaGrange Daily News Diversions Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 - 7

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)– A North Carolina mancrawled four days acrossthe Utah desert afterbreaking his leg on a solohike, inspired by a Holly-wood movie about a manwho cut off his own armto save himself afterbeing trapped by a boul-der in the same canyon.AmosWayne Richards,

64, of Concord, N.C., isnow recovering at home.Canyonlands National

Park rangers foundRichards four days afterhe fell 10 feet in LittleBlue John Canyon onSept. 8. Along with theleg injury, he dislocatedhis shoulder but was ableto work it back into place.“It took me about three

or four minutes to workmy shoulder and get itback in place and once Igot it back in place, Istood up and realized myankle hurt a little bit,”Richards said.Without cell-phone

service and only two pro-tein bars to eat, Richardsbegan crawling back tohis car across the rockyterrain. He filled his waterbottles with rain as hepainstakingly retraced hissteps, eventually dragginghimself almost five miles.

“I was actually follow-ing my GPS, crawlingright on top of my footprints that I had hiked inon,” Richards said.Rangers first began

looking for Richards Sept.9 after his campsite wasfound unattended, saidDenny Ziemann, chiefranger for Canyonlandsand Arches nationalparks. They discovered

his car two days later atthe trailhead for LittleBlue John Canyon, whichis part of the Canyon-lands remote and ruggedMaze District but techni-cally outside park bound-aries.“The search was pretty

quick and dirty” oncethey realized whereRichards had gone hik-ing, Ziemann said. With-

in hours, a helicopterspotted Richards – whoused the flash on his cam-era to catch the pilot’sattention – only a coupleof miles from his car.

MACON (MCT) –Cheryl D’Amato reallyputs herself into herwork.Her latest masterpiece,

a mural covering alibrary wall at St. PeterClaver Catholic School,consumed more than athousand hours of hertime over five years.But the art also imi-

tates her life as shesnuck in images of herfamily’s pets as shedepicted “Kid’s Day,” asprawling painting ofseveral children and ani-mals on Macon’s Cole-man Hill.D’Amato’s friend,

Bertha Cranford,approached the Maconartist in 2005 aboutdonating her time whenthe school’s then-princi-pal, Sister Ellen Hagar,wanted a painting show-ing young people enjoy-ing reading.“I knew it was going to

take at least a year,maybe two years, but Inever thought it wouldtake nearly six years,”D’Amato said.Since 2000, D’Amato

and her husband, Dr.Paul D’Amato, have beendividing their timebetween their Maconhome and a condomini-um in Atlanta, where heteaches cardiology atGrady Hospital throughEmory University.She would only have a

couple of weekends amonth to devote to thepainting. D’Amato enlist-ed the help of friends andfamily along the way.

But a series of inter-ruptions, calamities andtragedies ensued, delay-ing completion.Months into the proj-

ect, the D’Amatos dis-covered a 40-foot crackin their septic line in2006. She organizedthree multi-artist exhibitsin Atlanta in 2007. Thenext year, she fracturedher right wrist. Later in2008, her father died,and she was consumedwith caring for her moth-er and settling his affairs.In 2009, D’Amato wasrecruited to coordinate

volunteers and manageLouis Delsarte’s mural ofMartin Luther King Jr.’slife that was paintedacross from the burialsite of the slain civilrights leader. She didthat while overseeinglandscaping of theirMacon home to accom-modate her son’s wed-ding.She was determined to

concentrate on theschool’s mural in 2010and actually finished thispast March.D’Amato may have

been able to finish soon-

er, but she was con-sumed with every detail.She worked from near-

ly 800 photographs tobring life to the birds,bugs and buildings in thepainting.“She brought a cat up

here to make sure thelegs were right,” said Sis-ter Margaret Mary Scal-ly, the school’s currentprincipal. “I’m alwaysamazed that I see some-thing different each timeI look at it.”Sister Margaret Mary’s

favorite part of the muralis how D’Amato incorpo-

rated the wall’s electricaloutlet into one girl’spurse clasp.“I think this is the most

ingenious thing,” SisterMargaret Mary said ofthe outlet.“Kid’s Day” may be

D’Amato’s latest probono work, but it cer-tainly isn’t her first.While finishing college

in Shepherdstown, W.Va.,she painted an image ofJesus with children for alocal church before shegraduated.At Aviano Air Base,

Italy, she created fourwalls of zoo animals inthe hospital where herhusband was stationed.Plus, she is donating to

the school 20 percent ofthe proceeds from sale ofthe mural’s prints, whichcan be ordered at the endof September atwww.stpeterclavermur-al.com.Although the school

wasn’t a paying client,D’Amato wanted toplease the educators whoenvisioned the mural.The late librarian

Juanita Price hoped to

find teaching elements inthe mural.Across the 15-foot-by-

7-foot painting, D’Amatotraces Macon’s historyfrom the Native Ameri-can early civilization tothe present.Mp3 players and e-

readers were hardlybeing used when shestarted painting, but shefeatures both.D’Amato even includ-

ed the life cycle of thebutterfly and createdmini-ecosystems on thewall for science classes.Students are encour-

aged to make up theirown stories about whatthe children are doing inthe picture which D’Am-ato says depicts Macon,but could be anywhere.She grew to love her

time at the library, withher 96-year-old visuallyimpaired mother at herside listening to booksand magazines on tape.“Because we stretched

it out, every time I came,it would be new,” D’Am-ato said. “It was like Iwas looking at it fresh. Inever tired of it.”

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Cheryl D’Amato began painting a mural in the St. Peter Claver School libraryabout five years ago but was derailed from the project by a broken wrist, adeath in the family and other events. She completed it in recent monthsand the school is hosting a dedication early next month.

Artist captures Macon history with mural

Lagrange Daily News goes to seaAboard the USS Ronald Reagan. Davidand Nora Ayres met their son, Leading Petty Officer Andrew Ayres, inPearl Harbor, Hawaii, and sailed to San Diego aboard the USS RonaldReagan. On the cruise the couple were treated to tours of all ship opera-tions, aircraft launch and recovery, a ‘live fire’ airpower demonstration andNavy chow. AndrewAyres, a career serviceman, is attached to VAW 113Black Eagles, an E2C Hawkeye squadron based in Point Mugu, Calif. Onthe seven-month deployment the USS Reagan was a first responder inOperation Tomodachi, Japan, participated in Operation Enduring Free-domAfghanistan, Operatiion Iraqi Freedom and pirate duty in the Gulf ofAden.

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Randy and Debbie Atkins recently took a trip to Utah, where they visitedthe Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho, Natural BridgesNational Montana, Hovenweep (an ancient Puebloean ruins) and sever-al national parks, including Arches and Canyonlands.� ‘On the road’ features photos of residents with a copy of LaGrangeDaily News at an out-of-county location. Send a photograph showing thefront page of the paper to ‘On the Road,’ LaGrange Daily News, P.O. Box929, LaGrange, GA 30241 or to Daniel Baker at dbaker@ la-grangenews.com, or bring it to our office at 105 Ashton St.

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By Kevin EckleberrySports Editor

The Troup Tigers (4-1) doveinto Region 6-AAA play with acomfortable 42-0 win over theColumbus Blue Devils lastweek.The task will be a lot moredifficult this week.The Carrollton Trojans, whorolled to the region title a year

ago on the way to a second-place finish in the state play-offs, will come to town Fridaynight for a region showdown.Carrollton (4-1 overall)kicked off its region-title de-fense with a 44-6 thrashing ofHaralson County last week.The Trojans are hoping fora repeat of last year’s gamewhen they rolled to a 41-0 lead

at the half on the way to a 48-7 victory.A 52-yard touchdown runby James Newson in thefourth quarter gave the Tigerstheir only points in that game.Carrollton lost its seasonopener to Oxford (Ala.) thisseason, but the Trojans havewon their past four games bya combined score of 169-16.

Troup went 3-1 against arugged non-region schedule,with its only loss coming toEast Coweta.Also this week, the La-Grange Grangers (2-3 overall)will try to move to 2-0 in Re-gion 6-AAA after a hard-fought 9-6 win over Shaw.On Friday, LaGrange will beon the road against Haralson

County, which fell to Carroll-ton in its region opener.Last year, LaGrange beatHaralson County 26-7.The Callaway Cavaliers (2-2), who beat Manchester 17-6Friday night in their Region 5-AA opener, will host a winlessKendrick team on Thursday

By Kevin EckleberrySports Editor

For the second straight week, astrong running game was the key tothe offensive success for the La-Grange College Panthers.In a 13-10 victory over MaryvilleCollege on Sept. 17, the Panthers gota 105-yard rushing effort out ofquarterback Ed Russ on the way to a220-yard rushing day.Saturday afternoon against theNorth Carolina-Wesleyan Bishops,

the Panthers found success on theground once again.With running backs Aaron Dun-can and Kent Gibson and Russ doingmost of the damage, the Panthersran for 225 yards on 51 carries, anaverage of 4.4-yards per attempt.Duncan led the way with 83 yardson 18 attempts, and he also had twotouchdowns.Russ added 64 yards on 14 at-tempts, and Gibson ran for 58 yardson 13 carries with a touchdown.Quarterback Michael Maychipped in with 16 yards on four car-

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Getting it done

Kent Gibson bulls his way through the N.C. Wesleyan defense.

Aaron Duncan celebrates after scoring a touchdown.

Defensive backAnthony Cochran celebratesafter the Panthers made a stop.

Kevin Eckleberry / Daily NewsLaGrange College quarterback Michael May looks for someone to throw to during the second half of Saturday’s gameagainst North-Carolina Wesleyan. The Panthers rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final quarter to win 24-17.

� Football

� Panther notebook

� College football: LaGrange College 24, North CarolinaWesleyan 17

� High school football:Week 5 preview

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Runningstrong

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From staff reports

The Lafayette Chris-tian School Cougars fell46-18 to a tough Cross-pointe team Saturdaynight.“Crosspointe is a reallygood team,” Lafayettehead coachNick Nehringsaid. “They are probablythe best team we willface in region play thisyear, and they showedit.”Crosspointe wouldgain an early advantage,jumping out to a 32-6lead before the half.Ethan Pike wouldscore the lone touch-down of the first half forthe Cougars.Led by quarterbackMatt Brown, who wouldhave two touchdowns inthe game, the Cougarscame charging back inthe third quarter, draw-ing within two touch-downs before CrossPointe put it away.“The guys just foughtreally hard,” Nehringsaid. “I really couldn’t beprouder of the effort thatthey showed in thegame.”

By Kevin EckleberrySports Editor

Former LaGrangeGranger Wesley Wood-yard continues to leadthe way in tackles for theDenver Bronco defense,and he’s got a hefty ad-vantage on the man clos-est to him.After a third straight

s t r o n gg a m eS u n d a ya g a i n s tT e n -n e s s e e ,W o o d -yard nowhas 29t a c k l e sfrom his

linebacker position.The next closest player,Joe Mays, has 21 tackles.Woodyard also leadsthe team in solo tackleswith 22, followed byMays with 16.In Sunday’s 17-14 lossto the Titans, Woodyardhad 10 tackles, givinghim double digits in tack-les for the secondstraight week.Woodyard had 13 tack-les the week beforeagainst Cincinnati, andhe had six tackles in theseason opener.Woodyard, who was areserve player for mostof his first three seasonswith the Broncos, hasbeen pressed into start-ing duty this season be-cause of an injury tostarting linebacker D.J.Williams.Williams was back atpractice last week, andhe may return to thelineup this week.Woodyard has obvi-ously risen to the occa-

By Kevin EckleberrySports Editor

The situation was bleak.It was the fourth quarter, the LaGrange CollegePanthers were trailing North Carolina-Wesleyanby seven points, they’d been outscored 24-10since taking a 7-0 lead, and they were backed upto their own 1-yard line after a first-down playwas stuffed for a 2-yard loss.No reason to worry, though.

Woodyard

WASHINGTON (AP) –Altanta’s NL wild-cardlead was cut to one gameover St. Louis, with thetop four hitters in theBraves' lineup, includingChipper Jones and DanUggla, going a combined0 for 16 with five strike-outs Sunday in a 3-0 lossto the Washington Na-tionals.Atlanta has dropped10 of its past 15 games.The Braves close the reg-ular season with a three-game home seriesstarting Monday againstthe NL East championPhiladelphia Phillies.Wilson Ramos home-red off Braves starterMike Minor (5-3) in thefourth, and MichaelMorse hit the 29th of hisbreakout season – a two-run shot – off relieverCristhianMartinez in theseventh.Ross Detwiler (4-5)went six innings forWashington before acrowd of 37,638 in thefinal game of 2011 at Na-tionals Park. The last 15Braves batters madeouts, including sevenstrikeouts.“We know what's atstake. We know whatevery game means,” At-lanta manager FrediGonzalez said before thegame. “You’ve got to goout and play the gamewith some fun. We can’tplay with white knuckles

on the bat and hold theball so hard you can’tthrow it.”

� NASCAR: TonyStewart made it 2 for 2 inthe Chase for the SprintCup championship,pulling ahead when ClintBowyer ran of gas withtwo laps left to win atNew Hampshire MotorSpeedway on Sunday.Stewart is on a rollwhen it matters most,following last week'sChase opening victorywith another strong per-formance at New Hamp-shire. Both of hisvictories this seasonhave come in the Chaseand have propelled himto the top of the pointsstandings.

� GOLF: In the richestplayoff in golf history,Bill Haas came up withthe shots that matchedthe money.With his ball half-sub-merged on the bank of alake, Haas blasted out ofthe water to about 3 feetto save par on the secondplayoff hole againstHunter Mahan, then gotup-and-down for par onthe 18th green to win theTour Championship andthe FedEx Cup.Haas won a combined$11.44 million – includ-ing $10 million for cap-turing the FedEx Cup.

From staff reports

The Panthers (1-6) hada 21-5 advantage in shotson goal, but they stillended up on the shortend of a 3-2 decisionagainst Warren Wilsonon Saturday.Trailing 2-0, the Pan-thers cut the deficit inhalf in the 68th minute.Kevin Folsom, a La-Grange High graduate,scored on a penalty kickto make it 2-1.Callaway High grduateJeremy Ham had aheader in front of thegoal stopped by theOwls’ David Francis andjust missed putting theball in the far post duringa two-minute span.Ham did get the tying

goal in the 77th minute,beating Fisher after theOwls turned the ball over.It was Ham’s thirdgoal of the season.But the Owls' got thegame winner eight min-utes later.

� WOMEN’S SOCCER:LaGrange College andAgnes Scott played to a1-1 tie on Saturday in theGSAC opener for bothteams.The Panthers got agoal from Shelby Stan-field in the 84th minuteto tie the game in regula-tion. Neither team couldscore in the two overtimeperiods.

ries.Head coach Todd Mooney and therunning backs all gave plenty of creditto an offensive line that has paved theway for the ground success the pasttwo weeks.“The two running backs did a heckof a job. Both of themmade some verynice runs,” Mooney said. “The thingthat I don’t want to lose sight of is thatin the 225 yards rushing, the frot five,that’s where that’s coming from.These running backs are fantastic, butthose big men made them good.”Added Duncan, who had a 3-yardscoring run to cap a 97-yard drive inthe fourth quarter: “The big boys upfront blocked it up, and we ranthrough the holes.”Gibson, whose 10-yard touchdownrun put the Panthers ahead late in thefourth quarter, also said the offensivelinemen are the key to the runninggame’s success.“When they (block like that), youcan put anyone in back there,” Gibsonsaid. “They make our job easy. Theyjust open it up.”The starting offensive linemenwereStephen Stinchcomb (left tackle),William Youmans (left guard), An-drew Pupo (center), Jackson Harde-man (right guard) and Matt James(right tackle).Torre Pike started at tight end, andWoody Duke saw time as a reserve of-fensive lineman.Another key to the success of theground game is Russ, who is theteam’s leading rusher.After becoming the first-ever La-Grange College quarterback to runfor 100 yards in a game againstMaryville, he kept it going in Satur-day’s game.Russ leads the team with 235 rush-ing yards this season.Having Russ at quarterback, Dun-can said, is “like having another run-ning back back there.”Added Gibson of Russ’ contribu-tions: “It definitely takes a lot of pres-sure off of us. They can’t key on us. Itdefinitely makes it easier on us.”

� AIRATTACK:While the run gamewas strong, the Panthers also hadtheir best output of the season in thepassing game.The Panthers came into the gamewith barely 200 passing yards in threegames, and they got 121 yards againstNorth Carolina-Wesleyan.Russ completed 6-of-9 passes for 82yards, and Michael May was 4-of-9

for 39 yards.R.J. Miles, who had one receptioncoming into the game, had fourcatches on Saturday.Senior Devin Billings added threecatches for 48 yards, D.J. Sellers hadtwo catches, and Rodarius Houstonhad one catch for 21 yards.

� EFFICIENT OFFENSE:When thePanthers got a chance to score Satur-day, they made it happen.Four times the Panthers made itinto the red zone, and four times theycame away with points.Four of the trips inside the NorthCarolina-Wesleyan 20-yard line re-sulted in touchdowns, and the otherone led to a field goal.

� STRONG DEFENSE: For the sec-ond straight week, the LaGrange Col-lege defense was at its best when ithad to be.Against Maryville, the defensetossed a second-half shutout in a 13-10 win.Against North Carolina-Wesleyan,after giving up a touchdown late inthe third quarter, the Panther defensecame through with three big stopsafter that.The Bishops’ final three possessionsended with a punt, an interceptionand a turnover on downs with six sec-onds left in the game.Defense has been a strength of thePanthers’ all season, and that was thecase againSaturday against a team thatMooney described as “a scary bunch.”“They’ve got speed everywhere,”Mooney said. “Our guys went out andbent a little bit at times, but they got itdone when they had to get it done. Asthey have every week.”Craig Ryan, adding to his team-leading tackle total, had 12 tacklesSaturday, including two for loss.Ryan also recovered a fumble.Defensive back Anthony Cochranhad a big game with 10 tackles, in-cluding a team-high nine solo stops,and he picked off a pass.Linebacker Andre Carter chipped inwith eight tackles, and P.G. Standard,Josh Clinton and Arnold Jeffersoneach had four tackles.Defensive lineman Kyle Sandersonly had two tackles, but they wereboth for a loss.Vernet had the defensive play of thegame, a sideline-straddling intercep-tion in the fourth quarter that led tothe Panthers’ go-ahead touchdown.“Their attitude and mentality andtheir understanding (on defense) isthat all 11 matter,” Mooney said.“They play with such intensity, andthey’ve done a great job every week.”

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All the Panthers didwas drive 99 yards forthe tying touchdown,and after a terrific inter-ception by Chris Vernet,they put the ball in forthe go-ahead score.The LaGrange Col-lege defense made onelast stop, and the Pan-thers walked out of Call-away Stadium with a24-17 victory overNorth-Carolina Wes-leyan on a postcard-per-fect Saturday afternoon.The win, which cameone week after a 13-10victory over Maryville,moved the Panthers to2-2 after an 0-2 start.“When we got down,there was not one wordother than we’re fine,”LaGrange College headcoach Todd Mooneysaid. “It says an awfullot about the characterand the mentality of agroup of young kids.You look at these lasttwo weeks, it takes aspecial group to comeout and against goodfootball teams and win.”Added Vernet, whoseinterception led to thewinning touchdown: “Itfeels great. We’re allhappy. We all work hardduring the week. Itmakes us feel like all ofour work was worth it.All of our hard work,that’s how we got thatwin.”The Panthers got acouple of touchdownruns from Aaron Dun-can, Kent Gibson alsohad a scoring run, andDrake Nahrwold madehis only field-goal at-tempt of the game.Quarterback Ed Russhad a big day with 82passing yards and 64yards on the ground,and the defense camethrough with anotherstrong performance.It was, Mooney said, atrue team victory.“There were so manygreat individual effortstoday,” Mooney said.“But the thing I want tofocus on right now is thespecialness that thisteam is starting to de-fine themselves with.These kids, they care

about each other.They’re going to bethere for each other.They’re going to en-courage each other.”The Panthers neededthat encouragementafter falling behind inthe second half.The Panthers took thelead in the first quarteron a 6-yard scoring runby Duncan.After the Bishops tooka 10-7 lead on a 59-yardtouchdown pass fromJohn Jackson to JarriusCoffield and a 35-yardfield goal by KevinQuicker, the Pantherstied it late in the secondquarter on a 23-yardfield goal by Nahrwoldthat capped a 12-play,69-yard drive.In the third quarter,the Bishops put togethera 68-yard drive that wasculminated by a JacquesAlston 6-yard touch-down run, and the extrapoint made it a 17-10game with 33 secondsleft in the third quarter.After the teams tradedpunts, the Panthers tookover at their own 3-yardline with 11:31 to play.On first down, Gibsonwas hit in the end zone,but hemanaged to avoidthe safety and get backacross the goal line.Quarterback Ed Russhad a 3-yard keeper onsecond down, giving thePanthers third-and-nineat their own 4.Mooney then calledfor a handoff to Gibson,who took advantage ofan opening created bythe offensive linemenand broke a couple oftackles on the way to a15-yard run that gavethe Panthers new life.“They called in therun, and they got a bigpush up front, and all I

did was run through it,”Gibson said.Russ completed a 31-yard pass to DevinBillings to put the ball atmidfield, and a 20-yardrun by Russ gave thePanthers the ball at the27-yard line.Five plays later, Dun-can’s 3-yard touchdownrun and Nahrwold’sextra point tied it at 17-17 with 5:38 remaining.With the offense com-ing through, it was timefor the Panther defenseto make a play, and Ver-net obliged.On third down, Vernetstepped in front of apass attempt by JohnJackson and got the in-terception.Vernet just managedto keep his foot in-bounds, setting the Pan-thers up at the Bishops’34-yard line.“I was kind of in be-tween two guys, and Ididn’t knowwhich one togo to, so I just stayed inbetween,” said Vernet indescribing the play. “Ijust broke on it. I justhope I’d stay inbounds.That’s all I was thinking.”The Panthers kept iton the ground fromthere, needing sevenplays to go 34 yards forthe go-ahead scorer.Gibson had the finalthree carries on thedrive, including a 10-yard touchdown runwith 1:21 left to play.The Bishops got to theLaGrange College 48-yard line after a 15-yardcompletion, but thegame ended after fourstraight Jackson incom-pletions.The Panthers ran oneplay out of the victoryformation, and they hadtheir second-straightdramatic victory.

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Quarterback Ed Russ threw for 82 yards and ranfor 64 yards on Saturday.

Local calendarTodaySoftball

Landmark Christian atCallaway, 5 p.m.

TuesdaySoftball

Haralson at Troup, 5p.m.Temple at Callaway, 5

p.m.LaGrange High at

Columbus, 5 p.m.LaGrange Academy at

Griffin Christian, 4:30 p.m.Volleyball

LaGrange High atColumbus, 5 p.m.Haralson County at

Troup, 5 p.m.Hardaway at Callaway,

5 p.m.Lafayette Christian at

Trinity Christian, 4:30 p.m.Soccer

Piedmont at LaGrangeCollege, women, 5 p.m.,men 7 p.m.

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as they look to make ittwo in a row in regionplay.Kendrick (0-4) lost toTemple 20-12 last weekin the region opener forboth teams.In GISA football thisweek, the Dawson StreetChristian School Wild-cats (1-3) will look tobuild on their first win ofthe season when theyvisit Westwood School(4-0) in Camilla on Fri-day.TheWildcats beat visit-ing Bethlehem Academylast week to get win No.1.In eight-man football,

the Lafayette ChristianSchool Cougars will be athome Friday nightagainst Ballard Christian.

sion, although his stellarplay was little consola-tion after Sunday’s loss.Denver led 14-10 in thefourth quarter before theTitans rallied.“The locker room rightnow is sick to our stom-ach,” Woodyard said af-terward. “We let one getaway that we know wehad a chance to win andthat we should have won,so it hurts.”

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) –Matt Ryan wanted achance at pulling out an-other comeback win, andAtlanta’s defense was onthe verge of giving it tohim.The Falcons calledtheir last timeout, stop-ping the clock with 1:49remaining to plot a sim-ple strategy to get theball back with TampaBay facing fourth-and-1at the Atlanta 44 on Sun-day.The Buccaneers likelyhad no plans to snap theball, so Atlanta’s defend-ers were told to holdtheir ground and turn thegame over to Ryan, who'sled 14 winning drives inthe fourth quarter orovertime during his ca-reer.All that went awrywhen tackle Corey Petersjumped offside, givingTampa Bay (2-1) a firstdown that allowed theBucs to run out the clockin a 16-13 victory.“It was 100 percent myfault. I knew not to do it.I guess I got a little ex-cited out there,” Peterssaid. “It was just stupid.I’ll say it cost us thegame. It definitelychanged the game. It did-n’t give us an opportunityto win.”Josh Freeman scoredthe first rushing touch-down of his career andTampa Bay’s defenseforced three turnoversand sacked Ryan fourtimes to end three yearsof frustration against theFalcons.The little bird dancethat Freeman did cele-brating his TD seemeduncharacteristic forTampa Bay's usually un-flappable 23-year-oldquarterback. It alsospoke to howmuch beat-ing Atlanta (1-2) meansto a young team that hadlost five straight times totheir NFC South rivals.The Falcons drewwithin 16-13 on the 91stTD reception of TonyGonzalez's career withjust under 10 minutes togo. They drove to theTampa Bay 5 beforeMattBryant's 33-yard fieldgoal made it a three-point gamewith 4:06 left.Ryan and his supportingcast of playmakers nevergot the ball back.With Freeman andLeGarrette Blount, whorushed for 81 yards on 24carries, leading the way,the Bucs burned the restof the clock. Any hopethe Falcons had evapo-rated as Tampa Bay con-verted its final first down.