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School board
incumbents
Roberts and

Christmas
Redovian lose
to challengers
After two terms as District 7
representative on the DeKalb County
School Board, Zepora Roberts lost
her seat to challenger Donna Edler,
who took 72.36
percent of the
vote in a Nov. 30
runoff election
with 100 percent

atCallanwolde
of the precincts
reporting.
Roberts is one
of two DeKalb
Photos provided
County Board
of Education Edler
incumbents whose
bid for re-election
was thrown into a
runoff.
The other
defeated incumbent,
District 1’s Jim
Redovian, lost to
Nancy Jester, who
said that her victory Jester
indicates that
voters recognized
that “we’ve got
to change the
trajectory of the
DeKalb County
Schools. We worked
really hard to take
our message to the

Back with all its sparkle and splendor voters, to let them Redovian
know why we
needed to change
by Kathy Mitchell “It’s just gorgeous,” Su- and what we plan

W
hen the holiday
season came to At-
lanta seven years
ago, but the Callan-
wolde mansion remained dark,
many Atlantans felt the Grinch
or some other malevolent crea-
ture had stolen Christmas.
This season, they can re-
joice. Christmas at Callanwol-
de, in all its magnificence, is
back. A tradition for 27 years,
Christmas at Callanwolde was
a highlight of the season for
many in the area. A tour of the
lavishly decorated mansion,
built in 1920 as the home of
Charles Howard Candler, son
of Coca-Cola Company founder
Asa Candler, was all that was
necessary to snap the grumpiest
person into a holiday mood.
san Summers, Callanwolde’s
publicity and arts events direc-
tor, said of the mansion, which
opened Dec. 1 for this season’s
Christmas at Callanwolde. She
explained that center officials
decided to discontinue the an-
nual holiday event because
many parts of the building were
in need of restoration.
“We did a lot of renovation,
including putting in an elevator
that makes the building wheel-
chair accessible,” she said, add-
ing that they decided to bring
back Christmas at Callandwolde
because there were so many re-
quests from people in the com-
munity. “It’s literally back by
popular demand.”
Designed by architect
Henry Hornbostel, who also
designed Emory University,
to change. I’m a
parent myself and
I think that really
resonated with
voters.”
Jester is a
former actuarial
accountant, who Roberts
now is a full-time
parent and volunteer.
Edler, who in a statement
before the election said she seeks
to bring professional, qualified and
responsible leadership to District 7,
has a background in accounting and
describes herself as a homemaker and
community organizer and activist.
She added, “New leadership and
better school board governance are
first steps toward restoring confidence
and credibility. Minimizing waste,
fraud and abuse preserves educational
dollars for children and classrooms.”

See Callanwolde on Page 15A Election results on Page 15A

nEWs
Shanita Williams (left), Douglas Bailey (center) and Kevondra Hill par-
ticipated in DeKalb County Schools winter Special Olympic Games.
Photo by Pureterrah Witcher
Setbacks don’t stop DeKalb County
schools Special Olympics
by Pureterrah Witcher
Pureterrah@dekalbchamp.com
Floor hockey used to be a pop-
ular winter event at the DeKalb
County Schools Special Olym-
pics, but concerns that students
would get hurt pushing the sticks
along gym floors brought that to
an end.
So for the second year, the
indoor game known for its goalie
masks and bulky gloves was re-
placed by “Hockey Skills 101” –
requiring no safety gear.
Total bummer right?
Not if you ask Kevondra Hill,
a 10th grade student at Redan
High School where this year’s
hockey event was hosted.
“I’m having fun! I like the
games because I get to run a lot,”
Hill said.
Of the 12 DeKalb schools in-
vited to attend the Hockey Skills
101 event only five showed up,
but the 75 students who did attend
had a blast according to.
Hill’s classmate, Rachel
Gavin, agreed that practicing in-
stead of playing the sport wasn’t
so bad.
“It’s fun. We can still shoot and
pass, but my favorite is basket-
ball,” Gavin said.
School officials said skills that
come naturally to regular educa-
tion students such as goal shoot-
ing, maneuvering, passing and
lane shooting help special educa-
tion students build courage and
develop proficiency.
Redan High special education
teacher Carlton Saunders be-
lieves the games give his students
a chance to show what they are
worth.
“The students enjoy coming to
each individual event, especially
track and field, and basketball.
It gives them an opportunity to
show what they can do,” Saunders
said.
“Many of them are pretty
athletic, you know. And no one
leaves empty handed. Everyone
gets a ribbon. We go by the Spe-
cial Olympics oath: Let me win,
but if I cannot win, let me be
brave in the attempt,” Saunders
said.
For 1,300 students in DeKalb
who qualify to participate in the
16 Special Olympics competitions
– that’s anyone with an IQ of 70
or below – there are two women
who coordinate all events.
One of them is Boni Powell,
who has worked for the system 21
years and has seen the effects of
budget cuts on programs.
“We’ve lost gymnastics due
to funding cuts and have had to
raise money to pay for buses to go
to Statesboro for the fall games,”
Powell said.
“If it wasn’t for school-based
programs these students would
have no training or competitions.
Parks and recreation don’t really
provide these opportunities,” she
added.
THE CHAMPION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010• PAGE 2A
Starting at the grassroots, local
level all DeKalb students compete
with one another. Of that group,
75 students are chosen to move
on to regional competitions that
include students from Gwinnett,
Rockdale and Newton counties.
From there, students who come
‘We go by
in first, second and third place go
on to state competitions where
students from across Georgia
compete. Finally, a small group
the Special
Olympics
of students go to the International
Special Olympics, held every four
years.
In June 2011, DeKalb’s other
Special Olympics coordinator,
Kim Skalku, will take four stu-
dents from Georgia to the Inter-
oath: Let me
national Games held in Greece
– none of those students are from
DeKalb.
“It’s an honor to do this. All
win, but if I
of the students I’m taking the trip
with are intellectually disabled;
from moderately disabled to se-
vere,” Skalku said.
cannot win,
let me be
“Some have multiple dis-
abilities, meaning an athlete could
have autism and Down syndrome
or any combination. The point is
that regardless of that they still get
to participate in something like
the Special Olympics,” she added.
brave in the
The International Special
Olympics games have been held
in Ireland, China, Japan and Aus-
tria. At the games every athlete
attempt.’
receives a medal and a ribbon.
– Carlton Saunders
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DeKalb prosecutor
earns place in
prominent legal
association
by Nigel Roberts
The DeKalb County DA’s office announced
in November that Deputy Chief Assistant
District Attorney Michael Scott Carlson
earned the prestigious honor of becoming
a master in the University of Georgia Law
School’s Joseph Henry Lumpkin American
Inn of Court. Masters are experienced judges
and lawyers recognized for their legal skills
and professionalism.
“We are extremely pleased that Mike has
been selected as a master in the Lumpkin
Inn of Court,” said Javoyne Hicks White,
former acting DeKalb County DA. “We have
always admired his dedication to learning
and commitment to exhibiting the highest
professional standards.”
In 1985, then Chief Justice of the U.S.
Supreme Court Warren Burger formed the
American Inn of Court Foundation. And
two years later, UGA established the state’s
first inn of court, named for one of the law
school’s founders and modeled after the
British Inn of Court.
Participants interact with Georgia Supreme
Court justices and federal judges, senior
partners from some of the state’s most
prestigious firms and other distinguished
members of the legal community.
White said Carlson “is truly deserving
of this honor.” She highlighted his success
and expertise in prosecuting gang members,
as well as his assistance to state courts and
prosecutors in gang-related legal matters.
Carlson became the state’s first dedicated
gang prosecutor in 2007 when former DeKalb
DA Gwen Keyes Fleming established the
department’s gang unit. Since that time,
the unit has been a statewide leader in the
ongoing struggle against gang violence. Its
efforts were recognized last year at the annual
Georgia Gang Investigator’s Association
conference, where the organization awarded
the unit its 2009 President’s Award.
Carlson had also defended the state’s anti-
gang statute before the Georgia Supreme
Court. In January 2009, the high court
unanimously upheld the law, in an appeal
involving two DeKalb gang members charged
in the death of a rival gang member. The
defendants claimed that the statute is vague
and violated their constitutional right to freely
associate. But Carlson’s team convinced the
court of the law’s constitutionality.
The Washington and Lee University Law
School graduate also earned recognition in
2005 from the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council
of Georgia, which awarded him the J. Roger
Thompson award for his efforts in training
new prosecutors.
Prior to embarking on his career as a
prosecutor Carlson was in private practice
focusing on civil litigation and media law. His
writing has been published in legal journals;
he routinely lectures and actively teaches
trial practice, evidence law and criminal
procedure.
Murdock Gill
Four murder suspects nabbed
Man arrested in shooting death of security guard at Shooter Alley
by Robert Naddra
robert@dekalbchamp.com
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s
Office Fugitive Squad made
four arrests in murder cases
over the past two weeks.
Ahmad Gill, 31, was ar-
rested on Nov. 24 and charged
with the murder of pro wres-
tler Chris Long, according to
DeKalb County Police spokes-
woman Mekka Parish. Long,
who worked security at Shooter
Alley on Buford Highway, was
shot and killed Nov. 21 at the
club.
No bond has been set for
Gill.
Also, Erik Lecal Burris was
arrested Nov. 22 for the murder
of Kenneth Barnes a week ear-
A Tucker renaissance begins with Main Street
by Andrew Cauthen
Andrew@dekalbchamp.com
For 10 years, Tucker
business leaders have been
dreaming of new sidewalks,
trees and street furniture on
Tucker’s Main Street. And
now that new look is coming
to the community.
As part of an estimated
$1.6 million renovation, the
Main Street project will re-
duce the street’s lanes from
four to two; widen the side-
walks; construct handicapped-
accessible curbs; plant trees;
and install decorative lighting
and street furniture.
“It will be like a whole
brand new area,” said Honey
Van de Kreke, co-manager of
the Main Street Tucker Alli-
ance (MTA) and a vice presi-
dent of the Tucker Business
Association.
The construction, which
is being done by SD&C in
Benton
lier. Burris was arrested at the
Rainbow Clothing Store at 20
Broad St., SW, near the Atlanta
Five Points Marta Station,
according to Sheriff’s Office
spokeswoman Tressa Washing-
ton. Burris was employed as an
unarmed security guard and was
on duty at the time of arrest.
According to the warrant,
Burris shot Barnes during an
armed robbery attempt at 4410
Tree Mountain Parkway at
Hampton Village Apartments in
Stone Mountain.
Adrian James Murdock,
21, was arrested Nov. 19 at his
home at 2110 Mallard Way
in Lithonia and charged with
murder in the killing of Breon
Sims, according to the DCSO.
According to the police report,
Clarkston, began Nov. 15 and
is expected to be completed
in August, Van de Kreke said.
All businesses are expected to
remain open during the con-
struction, she said.
Georgia Power has already
moved all power lines from
the street and relocated them
behind the buildings, Van de
Kreke said.
The funding for the project
came from a variety of sourc-
es. In 2005, the MTA received
a $900,000 federal transporta-
tion enhancement grant. The
group also received a grant
from Livable Centers Initia-
tive grant from the Atlanta
Regional Commission.
Van de Kreke said the
MTA was formed in 2000 for
the purpose of revitalizing the
Tucker community and three
years later a design concept
for the project was completed.
“Main Street is our pilot
project,” Van de Kreke said.
Burris
Murdock and Sims were in-
volved in an altercation which
resulted in the shooting.
Eddie James Benton, 21,
was arrested Nov. 16 in connec-
tion with the killing of Derrick
Holmes on Oct. 29. Benton was
charged with murder, possession
of cocaine, aggravated stalking,
battery, violation of family vio-
lence order and domestic vio-
lence, according to the DCSO.
Holmes was found lying in
the doorway of a room at the
Glenwood Inn, at 4460 Glen-
wood Road in Decatur and was
later pronounced dead.
Benton was arrested at the
Century Park Apartments in
Duluth.
All four men are in the
DeKalb County Jail.
“A really strong Main Street
would be a catalyst” for revi-
talization, she said.
“The official renaissance of
the Tucker business district”
is already beginning to see
dividends, Van de Kreke said.
The Shoppes on Main, owned
by Oakhurst Realty and lo-
cated at 2316 Main Street,
is currently being renovated
in conjunction with the new
streetscape. Housed in the old
Cofer Brothers general store,
the building is being restored
to its original look.
Fisher Paty, a partner with
Oakhurst Realty, said Main
Street’s revitalization effort is
“a key component to revital-
izing Tucker.” Paty said he
foresees the day when a re-
newed Main Street, complete
with restaurants and a bar,
will be the “place to go out on
a Friday night.”
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With all due respect to President
Barack Obama and the $8 billion
he’s dishing out to the states for
high-speed rail, it’s too late.
Fast trains have been overtaken
by gradual events. America has be-
come too populous and too spread
out to allow enough rights-of-way to
be acquired ever again.
Unlike Europe and Japan, we
didn’t develop compact cities and
towns. Instead, we sprawled them
all over the countryside. OK, there’s
plenty of room to run new lines in
Nebraska and Idaho, but try Illinois
or Georgia. It won’t work.
Still, the principle of getting trav-
elers off planes is sound. Osama bin
Laden has seen to that. Air travel
has always been plagued with traffic
congestion, mercurial fares, skyrock-
eting fees, baggage loss, bad weather
and mechanical glitches. Now there
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Buses are the answer
are unpredictable security lines as
well. How many of us relish a plane
trip anymore? Automatic check-in
has helped, but not enough. What to
do?
One alternative to shorter flights
is, as I’ve argued before, the bus.
Yes, the much maligned bus.
New bus systems have already
captured the fancy of transit riders in
Cleveland and the San Fernando Val-
ley. Other burgeoning bus hotspots
around the world include Beijing,
Bogota, Brisbane, and Curitiba. In-
creasingly, these schemes are staving
off additional subways wherever
roads are wide enough to provide an
exclusive lane.
But it’s not just local ridership
that’s growing. Long-distance coach
travel is swelling too. “Chinatown
buses,” for many years a cheap op-
tion for traveling between major
Northeast Corridor destinations such
as Boston, New York and Washing-
ton, D.C., have expanded to 30 cit-
ies, reviving the ghost of Greyhound
past.
The Interstate Highway System
laid the foundation for long-haul
bus service during the Eisenhower
administration. Most countries didn’t
have that kind of historic culture-
altering, budget-busting initiative.
Back then, it was called the “De-
fense” Transportation Act, as was
every other boondoggle of the day. It
didn’t do much to deter the Soviets
but it sure was great for road builders
and automakers.
As fate would have it, it could
also now be great for buses. We just
need a little additional subsidized
infrastructure. So let’s think what
federal transportation subsidies could
do if reallocated.
Since express buses can’t creep
into every city, they need a dedicated
terminal out on the interstate for
picking up, dropping off and trans-
ferring passengers to other routes.
They also need local transit services
in each city to meet the express and
scoot its arrivals into town. For the
system to really succeed, it requires
nifty new vehicles with real rest
rooms, TV, internet, snack bar, and
an attendant to approximate exist-
ing train and plane rides. And un-
like trains, we even have American
companies that can still manufacture
these buses.
Of course such a system would
cost money. But the cost would be
peanuts compared to new rail lines,
expanded airports, or added highway
lanes. Amtrak, for example, wants
to spend $117 billion over the next
30-years on high-speed rail just on
the East Coast.
And the benefits would be huge.
Like trains, buses with their more
frequent schedules and convenience
could attract air travelers away from
short air hops and draw drivers out
of their cars for the longer hauls.
Nor would these buses have to
speed to reach their destinations in a
timely fashion. Highway speed limits
are high enough. More important are
the low fares, convenient schedules,
comfort, reliable connections and
easy access.
Sure, high-speed trains have
advantages, especially over longer
routes. But it’s time for our nation to
face reality. There’s no money and
no lobby for trains and they’re not
likely to appear.
Express buses are a far cheaper,
better bet for getting large numbers
of riders off those short-trip air-
planes.
OtherWords columnist William A.
Collins is a former state representa-
tive and a former mayor of Norwalk,
Conn.

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Congress, don’t Scrooge the jobless
Extending unemployment benefits immediately would save what otherwise
will be another dismal holiday season for American retailers
by David Elliot
With the mid-term elections
wrapped up, it’s time for another
vote–one that will affect millions
of Americans, our econo-
my and our country.
Congress faces a cru-
cial decision: whether to
extend unemployment
benefits for the millions
of Americans experienc-
ing the brunt of our so-
called “jobless economic
recovery.” If lawmakers
fail to act, it will be a Elliot
grim holiday season for
too many people.
The nonpartisan National
Employment Law Project
(NELP) estimates that two mil-
lion Americans will lose un-
employment benefits by early
December, if no extension is
forthcoming.
Some of us may look at
the election results and argue,
“Didn’t the American people just
vote against government spend-
ing?” No. There were a variety
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of reasons people voted the way
they did this year.
If you look at the polls,
Americans favor helping the
unemployed, just as they favor
ending the Bush-era tax
cuts for the wealthiest
Americans and preserv-
ing the safety net for
seniors and others in
peril during this eco-
nomic crisis.
Actually, the No.
1 issue of concern to
Americans isn’t govern-
ment spending. It’s the
economy, especially
jobs. For the sake of the
country, lawmakers should make
reviving the economy their top
priority for the rest of this year.
Democrats should realize they
were elected to do a job–and
they should do it. Republicans
should realize with leadership
comes responsibility–and we
didn’t hold a referendum on Nov.
3 about how we should treat peo-
ple who are unemployed through
no fault of their own.
One could debate the vari-
ous ways of doing this. But the
quickest, most effective way to
achieve some success would be
to extend unemployment ben-
efits immediately, in time to save
what otherwise will be another
dismal holiday season for retail-
ers.
Economists argue, and the
National Employment Law Proj-
ect notes, that unemployment
benefits stimulate growth. Why?
Because unemployed people
spend their benefits on necessi-
ties, such as mortgage payments,
utilities, food, and items at the
discount store. NELP says this
spending may have created 1.15
million jobs in 2010 alone.
We don’t know when the
economy will improve. But the
government can speed up the
process–especially as we enter
the holiday season, a corner-
stone of the U.S. economy. The
retail industry accounts for 13.4
percent of the nation’s private
sector workforce. Department
stores, electronics chains and
discounters count on holiday
sales for more than one-fifth of
their total annual revenues.
We’ve seen what happens
when unemployed people don’t
shop. In 2008, before Congress
approved benefits for the newly
unemployed, holiday sales
dropped nearly four percent from
the previous year. It was the first
decline since the Department of
Commerce began tracking retail
sales in 1992.
During the disastrous 2008
holiday season, retailers hired
only 231,000 workers–well un-
der half of the 618,000 hired the
previous year. Fewer sales mean
fewer jobs. Fewer jobs mean a
sluggish economy and more ex-
tended unemployment. And the
cruel and vicious cycle of the
Great Recession continues. Our
lawmakers can vote to stop it.
David Elliot is communica-
tions director for USAction, a
federation of 22 state affiliates
that organize for a more just
America. www.usaction.org

New Orleans battles back

by Judge Greg Mathis
It’s been five years since
Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma
stormed into New
Orleans, destroying
lives, families and
entire communities.
The city’s restoration
has been slow going:
early on, returning
homeowners want-
ing to rebuild found
themselves bogged
down in red tape. The Mathis
past two years, how-
ever, have brought
about significant changes in
the city’s landscape and once
devastated neighborhoods are
starting to thrive.
The two storms left New
Orleans with more than 65,000
abandoned homes and empty
lots. Anyone living in an urban
environment can tell you that
such blight will eventually lead
to both an increase in crime
and a decrease in the quality of
life for community residents.
And that’s exactly what was
happening in New Orleans,
until local officials and com-
munity groups began to
develop programs de-
signed to do away with
urban blight.
State and city of-
ficials began using
money allocated for the
city’s recovery efforts
to tear down unsafe
buildings. They also
began to buy abandoned
lots, using federal
dollars from another
program, selling them to hom-
eowners in the community. The
lots are often converted into
community gardens or used to
build additional homes.
Thanks to these efforts and
others, the number of blighted
homes in New Orleans has
dropped 32 percent in the past
two years. Though the city
still leads the nation in its per-
centage of abandoned build-
ings and vacant lots, things
are looking up. Residents are
steadily moving back to the
city; as the population grows,
the number of blighted homes
will continue to decrease.
By decreasing blight, New
Orleans is going against the
current national trend. As the
Great Recession drags on and
more families lose their jobs
and then their homes, many
urban areas are seeing an in-
crease in abandoned properties.
If the housing and financial
markets don’t rebound soon,
the nation make have to look
to New Orleans – a city many
didn’t think deserved to be re-
built – as a model for reducing
blight and transforming com-
munities.
Judge Greg Mathis cur-
rently provides legal advice to
over 3 million listeners on the
Steve Harvey Morning Show
and also on his website, www.
askjudgemathis.com.
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Good-for-nothing commission
No sane politician would vote for any of the changes
Good-for-Nothing Commission

the commission headed by Bowles and Simpson is

recommending, unless he or she is planning to retire early
We have seen the As it is, the plan is a
future and it is grim. deeply conservative docu-
That glimpse of the by Donald Kaul ment. It cuts spending two
Columnist
road ahead arrived in dollars (some say three)
the form of a preview for every dollar it asks in
of the Bowles-Simpson tax increases. And while
Commission’s report hikes. The military-indus- some of the taxes fall on
on the kinds of things trial complex loathes the the wealthy, most (like
government has to do cuts in military spending. the reduction of mortgage
(and not do) if we want to Farmers can’t abide doing interest deductibility) are
avoid economic doom. away with farm subsidies. aimed at the middle class.
Things like giving In return, the plan The following comments are pulled straight from our Web site and
Old people object to los- are not edited for content or grammar.
up tax breaks we never ing their Social Security would cut the upper in-
even knew were breaks, cost of living increases, come tax rate from 35 to
extending our working and the middle-aged are 23 percent and corporate Despite period of misfortune, Decatur resi-
years to the cusp of senil- appalled at the thought of tax rates from 35 percent
ity, absorbing even higher waiting until they’re 69 to to as low as 26 percent. dent says she has much to be thankful for
gasoline taxes, accepting collect retirement benefits. Everybody likes lower
(if you’re a government The good news is, I taxes but that represents a
worker) a pay freeze and suppose, that none of the shift from the not-so-rich
(if you’re well-off) paying above has even a remote to the rich and very rich. Keep your faith in Jesus Christ. Remarkable
more into Social Security chance of being made into So we’ll blunder ahead. testimony
but taking out less. law. No sane politician We’ll do nothing, argue
Oh, it’s going to be a would vote for any of that, about everything, and
fun time, the future is. I unless he or she is plan- slouch toward disaster. –Bernell posted this on 11/26/10 at 9:30 a.m.
can hardly wait for it to ning on an early retire- The worst is what’s
get here. ment. happening to the states,
Not. The American people which isn’t dealt with
The Commission–offi- have made it plain that in the Bowles-Simpson
cially named the National they don’t want draconian report. Their revenue Police identify suspect in death of
Commission on Fiscal Re- sacrifice; they don’t want sources are tapped out, so pro wrestler
sponsibility and Reform– any sacrifice at all. They they’re cutting to the bone
was created by President want all the benefits due and then cutting the bone.
Obama to find ways to them (plus 10 percent) And the last slice comes
avoid the 12-car wreck and they want someone from education budget. these low life good for nothing spawns of
our economy is headed else to pay for it. You know, we can
for. It’s ostensibly a bipar- The bad news is that treat old people badly, we satan cowards....how dare you take the life of
tisan group, meaning that even if all of those things can deny the rich their my friend and leave his wife a widow and his
it’s made up of partisans were done–all the cut- second homes, we can children to mourn the loss of there hero....the
on both sides of our politi- ting, all the taxing–it still leave farmers to their own
cal divide. wouldn’t be enough to devices, and we can limit day you are judged in front of your maker will be
Its co-chairmen are make the looming budget ourselves to one war at a one i hope is soon...I hope you rot in the darkest
Erskine Bowles, a Clin- deficits go away. time. We can even (sob) place of hell.
ton apparatchik, and Alan That’s because the plan let our national parks go
Simpson, formerly a mav- doesn’t seriously address to ruin.
erick Republican Senator the continuing explosion But when we fail to –april lemon posted this on 11/24/10 at 4:39
from Wyoming–now just of health care costs, par- educate our children, we a.m.
strange. Their report, a tri- ticularly for a rapidly ag- maim the future.
al balloon designed to see ing population. If we have a future.
where the shooting will It assumes that politi- OtherWords columnist
come from when the full cians will slow the rise Donald Kaul lives in Ann Another “senseless” killing! I am almost 60
report comes out, is what by “establishing a process Arbor, Michigan. www.
we’re talking about now. to regularly evaluate cost otherwords.org years old and I have never witnessed so much
As it turns out, the growth” and taking “addi- crime in my life! There is absolutely no regard
shooting will come from tional steps as needed.” for a person’s life. People will kill you for looking
everywhere. The Demo- Alan, Erskine…if
crats hate the cuts in pro- they could do that, we at them. The times for “not” being too concerned
grams. The Republicans wouldn’t be in this mess for your safety are long gone. Criminals are bold
are angry about the tax in the first place. enough now to kick your door down and come
into your home when you are there! This poor
victim was doing his job and this thug took him
Printed on 100% away from his wife and kids. He should “rot”
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The cost of doing business
in DeKalb may rise next year
by Andrew Cauthen
andrew@dekalbchamp.com
DeKalb businesses may
pay a higher business tax
next year under a plan being
considered by the county’s
Board of Commissioners.
But some commissioners
say the increase would be
“punitive.”
If implemented, the high-
er business tax could bring
in an additional $4 million
in revenue, according to in-
terim finance director Joel
Gottlieb. The move would
bring DeKalb’s business
tax, which was last adjusted
10 years ago, more in line
with neighboring munici-
palities, Gottlieb said.
The idea for the increase
came from the DeKalb
County Revenue Enhance-
ment Commission, which
was made up of business
and community leaders.
The group was asked by the
board to find ways to in-
crease revenue.
The formula for the tax is
based on a combination of a
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$75 non-refundable admin-
istration fee; a fee based on
the number of employees; a
$50 minimum flat tax; and a
tax for gross receipts higher
than $20,000. What would
increase in the formula is
the tax rate per dollar higher
than $20,000, Gottlieb said.
Liquor stores, which are
exempt from paying busi-
ness taxes because of old
state codes, would now be
required to get a county
business license. Currently,
package stores pay a $4,900
flat rate to do business in
DeKalb. Under the proposed
ordinance, the tax would be
based on a combination of a
flat rate plus gross receipts.
The change in the package
store tax could bring about
$700,000 for the county,
Gottlieb said during a re-
cent meeting of the board of
commissioners.
David Cho, who owns
Hal’s Package Store on
Columbia Drive, said a tax
increase would be “really
terrible.”
“This year business has
really decreased,” said Cho,
adding that he hopes any tax
increase is minimal. “Why
are they increasing it any-
way?” Cho asked.
Calling the increase
“punitive,” Commissioner
Elaine Boyer objected to
raising the business tax
without benefitting the busi-
nesses.
“The business tax is just
a fee,” Boyer said. “Busi-
ness get zero for it. This is
just a fee for opening your
doors in DeKalb County.”
Boyer added that the county
should look for ways to use
the tax to “rejuvenate busi-
ness in DeKalb County.”
Commissioner Larry
Johnson said the county
needs to determine how the
increased tax would “incen-
tive business in the midst of
a recession.”
“Businesses aren’t grow-
ing like we want them to,”
Johnson said. “The county
should not be a barrier.”
The ordinance is set to
come before the board again
on Dec. 14.
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Robert Harrell
Champion of the Week
30-60 days, depending
on the funding for the
individual, which comes
from the state.
Believing “skills
pay the bills,” Harrell
trains the males in
landscaping and light
construction. “If you
have trouble finding
jobs, create your own,”
Harrell said.
Harrell teaches the
youth that “they have
other choices even
though it seems life has
dealt them a dirty blow.”
Robert Harrell and When he is not
his wife, Bobbie Jean, working with youth at
were frustrated by the the Abba House, he can
stories of youths going be found volunteering
through life without for seniors at the
“guidance and direction UniHealth Post Acute
Care, a nursing home
and the supervision that
they needed,” Harrell in Austell, where he has
said. served for 12 years.
So, in 2002, they Abba House receives
began the Abba House state funding, but not
Human Development enough to pay Harrell
and Resource Center of a salary. To pay his
Georgia. Abba House, own bills, Harrell at
which has two locations times has had to work
in Stone Mountain, are multiple jobs. Harrell
personal care homes is a former barber and
intended to redirect cosmetology teacher,
boys and young men and a former special
from the judicial system. education substitute
“To keep them out of teacher. The Hampton,
the system you’ve got Va., native attended
to be involved,” Harrell the Interdenominational
said. Theological Center
One location of in Atlanta, where he
Abba House works received a masters of
with youths ages 6-18, divinity degree to add to
and a second location his masters of special
is an independent education degree.
living facility for young Harrell earned a doctor
men ages 18-21. The of divinity degree from
organization generally United Christian College
works with about a in Goldsboro, N.C.
dozen males at a time, “Education is
Harrell said. Most of important,” Harrell said.
the participants stay “Nothing is going to
in the program about change until you do.”
If you would like to nominate
someone to be considered as a
future Champion of the Week,
please contact Kathy Mitchell at
kathy@DeKalbchamp.com or at
404-373-7779, ext. 104.
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Misty Chambliss’ home was burglarized three times in one night by a

thief who took only food items. Photo by Pureterrah Witcher

Lithonia residents say food bandit slides under police radar

by Pureterrah Witcher are short staffed and have happen,” Chambliss said. the street. Some people have lately I can only manage
Pureterrah@dekalbchamp.com limited time to spend on one Residents said the even seen him going into about three.”
case, but my house hasn’t burglaries came as the one of them,” Chambliss Residents said because
After her home was been the only one hit,” neighborhood has changed said of the recently they cannot rely on police
burglarized three times in Chambliss said. – allowing more renters foreclosed homes in her they are developing a
one day Misty Chambliss “It happened to the and transient people to live neighborhood. neighborhood watch system.
said she is apprehensive woman right across the there. “It’s not safe anymore. I If the suspect should be
about returning there – or street, too,” she added. “I’ve been living here 10 know one woman who can’t considered dangerous is
purchasing groceries. The woman, who did not years and never before have get insurance on her house unknown. DeKalb police
“He went through the want to be identified, said I seen this many vacant because of all the burglaries. have not responded to calls
pantry, refrigerator and her home was burglarized houses. There is one next It’s just crazy. I used to get made by the Champion.
cabinets. He started to cook several times as well, but if door to me and two across seven hours of sleep, but
and left my oven up really it happens again it would be
high,” Chambliss said of the burglar’s last time.
the person who committed “The first day I returned
the Nov. 19 burglaries that to work from maternity
occurred while she worked leave he hit us and it
the late shift at her job. happened again a few weeks
“He’s ripped my alarm after that,” the woman said.
off the wall more than once, “It’s mentally draining.
ruined the front door locks He broke our back door off
and kicked the back door in. the hinges. It’s apparently
I won’t come back here until someone who is watching
my door is fixed and this is us and has timed perfectly
figured out,” she added. how long it takes the police
In the past month to come. Whoever it is
residents in the Avalon on needs to know this is private
Hillandale subdivision have property and if it happens
reported to DeKalb County again he may get killed,”
Police repeated incidents of she added.
burglary – someone stealing Georgia law allows
no property other than homeowners to use deadly
food items, including jerk force to protect themselves
chicken, chocolate cake and and their property, but
hot sauce. residents aren’t looking
Chambliss said she called forward to that day.
WSB-TV and other media “I wish the police would
outlets when she grew take this more seriously.
tired of what she calls poor Nobody has been physically
police response time and harmed yet and nobody
investigative work. wants to hurt this person,
“I’ve been told they but who knows what will
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State Supreme Court upholds conviction
despite finding lower courts’ errors
by Nigel Roberts
Even though the lower
courts made mistakes, a di-
vided state Supreme Court
ruled Nov. 8 that a con-
victed repeat offender will
not get a new trial. This ap-
peal was based on the trial
judge’s failure to instruct
jurors to ignore a prosecu-
tor’s improper statement.
Frederick O’Neal, the
defendant at the center
of this case, carjacked a
woman in a parking lot near
DeKalb Medical Center in
June 1999, and shortly after,
he robbed a man at a nearby
storage rental facility. One
month later, a police officer
stopped O’Neal for driv-
ing without a license plate.
O’Neal fled but was arrest
in what turned out to be the
vehicle he carj acked.
During closing argu-
ments at the trial, the pros-
ecutor told the jury that the
state had overwhelming
evidence against O’Neal
and invited jurors to observe
other trials “and see how
many times we have this
much evidence.”
O’Neal’s lawyers ob-
jected to the remarks, say-
ing it would prejudice the
jury. The judge agreed and
said, “All right, let’s just
proceed on” but did not give
a “curative” instruction to
the jury. When the judge
failed to instruct the jury
to ignore the prosecutor’s
statement, O’Neal’s attor-
neys did not seek a ruling on
their request. Ultimately, the
DeKalb jury found O’Neal
guilty, and he received a life
sentence because of prior
convictions.
The Georgia Court of
Appeals upheld O’Neal’s
conviction, ruling that the
defense attorney’s failure to
request a ruling meant he
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waived his right to bring up
the matter on appeal. Conse-
quently, O’Neal appealed to
the Supreme Court, asking
the justices to overrule the
lower courts and throw out
his conviction.
A state statute that re-
quires trial courts to in-
tervene when an attorney
makes a prejudicial state-
ment to the jury is at the
center of this appeal. Ac-
cording to the law, after
the court agrees with an
objection to the opposing
side’s statement, the court
must “rebuke” the offending
attorney and give the jury
proper instructions to “re-
move the improper impres-
sion from their minds.”
One of the issues in this
case is whether O’Neal’s at-
torneys met the traditional
standard for requesting a
curative instruction that
would grant him the right to
appeal the matter and obtain
a mistrial.
A majority of the high
court’s justices disagreed
with the Appeals Court’s
interpretation of the statute.
Based on the “plain lan-
guage” of the law, there is
no requirement for defense
counsel to request additional
remedies after making an
objection, they stated. The
majority added: “To the
contrary, the plain language
…refers to the trial court’s
independent duty.”
“However, because the
trial court’s error in failing
to give a curative instruction
was harmless, O’Neal’s con-
viction must nevertheless be
affirmed,” the justices ruled.
Writing for the majority,
Justice Harold D. Melton
explained that the trial
court’s failure to give the
instructions probably didn’t
contribute to the guilty ver-
dict. In fact, he pointed out,
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the prosecutor’s statement tion of the statute, adding the trial court to impose.
did not sway the jury be- that the majority “is tram- “Thus, even if an objec-
cause it deadlocked on two pling upon more than 120 tion to improper argument is
counts. years of case law.” sustained, counsel must first
Three judges dissented: Writing the dissenting ask the trial court to rebuke
Justices Hugh P. Thomp- view, Thompson stated that counsel and give curative
son and P. Harris Hines the courts have been con- instructions if he or she ex-
and Chief Justice Carol W. sistent in requiring trial at- pects to assign error upon
Hunstein. They objected to torneys to request additional the trial court’s failure to do
the majority’s reinterpreta- remedies for what he wants so,” Thompson wrote.
COMBINED NOTICE
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
AND NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
November 23, 2010
DeKalb County Community Development Department
150 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 330
Decatur, Georgia 30030
Telephone (404) 286-3308
TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS:
The DeKalb County Community Development Department gives notice that it will submit a request for release of grant
funds and an environmental certification pertaining to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 15
days following this publication. The request and certification relate to the following projects.
Project #1: DeKalb County – Lou Walker Parking Expansion
Location: 2538 Panola Road, Lithonia, GA 30058
Purpose: The construction work proposed to expand the parking lot at Lou Walker Senior Center will provide
additional parking for facility users and allow adequate space to better serve the residents of DeKalb.
Project #2: DeKalb County – Fire Station No. 10
Location: 1686 Constitution Road SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Purpose: The construction work proposed to renovate and expand Fire Station No. 10 will provide a modern
facility that is capable of holding additional Fire Personnel to meet future needs. The new facility will
have the ability to better meet the demands of their service area and allow for more modern equipment
to provide better Fire and Rescue Services to the Citizens of DeKalb.
Project #3: Clarkston – Milam Park Pool and Pool House
Location: 3867 Norman Road, Clarkston, GA 30021
Purpose: The Residents of Clarkston are in need of an aquatic facility to replace the inoperable Milam Park
Pool and Pool House. The new facility will provide aquatic recreational opportunities for residents of
Clarkston and DeKalb County.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI)
It has been determined that such request for release of funds will not constitute an action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment and, accordingly, DeKalb County has decided not to prepare Environmental Impact Statements
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190).
The reasons for such decision not to prepare such Statements are as follows:
An Environmental Assessment has been made for the projects which concludes that all adverse effects will be minor, short-
term impacts will be mitigated by either the requirements of the construction contract documents or by the requirements of
applicable local, state or federal permits and environmental ordinances. The positive effects of eliminating public health
hazards and improving environmental conditions for low and moderate-income families outweigh any potential negative
impacts. This project is consistent with the goals and objectives of DeKalb County Government and the Community
Development Department.
The Environmental Review Records, respecting the proposed projects, has been made by DeKalb County which documents
the environmental review of the projects and fully sets forth the reasons why such Environmental Impact Statements are
not required.
The Environmental Review Records are on file at the DeKalb County Community Development Department, 150 E. Ponce
de Leon Avenue, Suite 330, Decatur, Georgia 30030 and is available for public examination and copying upon request
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
No further environmental reviews of the subject project are proposed to be conducted prior to the request for release of
Federal funds.
Public Comments on FONSI
All interested agencies, groups, and persons disagreeing with this decision are invited to submit written comments for
consideration by DeKalb County to the Community Development Director. Written comments will be received at 150
E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 330, Decatur, Georgia on or before December 17, 2010. All comments received will
be considered and DeKalb County will not request the release of Federal funds or take any administrative action on the
proposed projects prior to the date specified in the preceding sentence.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (NOI/RROF)
At least one day after the termination of the public comment period for the FONSI, but not before comments on the
FONSI have been considered and resolved, DeKalb County will submit a Request for Release of Funds (RROF) and
certification to HUD. By so doing DeKalb County will ask HUD to allow it to commit funds to these projects, certifying that
(1) it has performed the environmental reviews prescribed by HUD regulations (“Environmental Review Procedures for Title
I Community Development Block Grant Program” - 24 CFR part 58), and (2) the Certifying Officer, Chris Morris, Director,
DeKalb County Community Development Department, consents to accept and enforce responsibilities in relation to the
environmental reviews or resulting decision-making and action. The legal effect of the certification is that by approving it,
HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Act, thus allowing DeKalb County to commit
CDBG funds to these projects.
Objection to Release of Funds
HUD will accept objections to its approval of the release of funds and the certification only if it is on one of the following basis:
(a) that the certification was not in fact executed by the Certifying Officer; or (b) that the applicant’s Environmental Review
Record for the project indicated omission of a required decision, funding, or step applicable to the project in the environmental
review process. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance to HUD at the Regional Environmental Branch,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 40 Marietta Street N.W., 15th floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-9812.
Objections to the release of funds on basis other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD. No objection
received after January 4, 2011 will be considered by HUD.
Chris H. Morris, Director
DeKalb County Community Development Department
150 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 330,
Decatur, Georgia 30030
Date of Publication and
Dissemination of Notice
December 2, 2010
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Mental martial arts for holiday safety
by Pureterrah Witcher
Pureterrah@dekalbchamp.com
With the holiday season
come hurried shoppers, fraz-
zled drivers, long checkout
lines, late mall hours and un-
fortunately acts of violence.
Throughout DeKalb
County police have begun
increasing patrols around
shopping centers and say re-
maining alert is the first rule
of holiday safety.
“The number one thing is
that people need to be aware
of their surroundings,” City
of Decatur Chief Keith Lee
said.
“All too often people
are concentrating on things
they have to get done while
also in a hurry and therefore
[get] distracted. [Remaining
focused] is the best way to
Man suspected of shooting deputy
jailed after hospital stay
by Robert Naddra
robert@dekalbchamp.
com
The man suspected
of shooting DeKalb
County Sheriff’s Office
Cpl. Gary Freeman is
out of the hospital and
in the DeKalb County
Jail, according to DCSO
spokeswoman Tressa
Washington.
Joshua Waller, 36,
was shot in the chest
by another deputy after
barricading himself
inside an Atlanta
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Photo by Pureterrah Witcher
avoid being victimized,” he increase in some parts of the you have to leave your per- recommends that the conflict
added. United States by as much sonal belongings – escape. situation be confronted only
In addition Lee said other as 20 percent, according to Leave the situation. And later – once the emotional
holiday safety dos and don’ts 2010 national crime census finally, report the incident storm has passed,” he said of
include: report. to someone who can help potential conflicts with rela-
Adrian Stellen, owner of you, preferably someone in tives.
• Remember where you Powerkicks Martial Arts in uniform. You need to get to Blumenthal, who has giv-
parked your car. Lithonia, teaches bullying, someone who can help you,” en lectures internationally to
• If shopping late in the day kidnapping and rape aware- he added. women’s organizations, said
or after dark, park in an ness and prevention classes And according to some that delayed confrontation
area that is well lighted. at his studio on Miller Road experts holiday safety should coupled with the other tech-
• Shop in pairs at the very and at some DeKalb County not be limited to public niques in his book will work
least. Take a friend or fam- schools. places. at the peak of conflict.
ily member with you. He said he trains his Dr. Ryan Blumenthal “Being skilled in mental
• As you return to your car; students to use a three-step a forensic pathologist and marital arts has helped peo-
keep your car key in your protocol to settle conflicts author of Mentalist Martial ple faced with homicide and
hand. non-violently. Arts –Conflict Resolution suicide. A well-thought out
• Avoid carrying large “First off being heard is through Misdirection said the offense is the best defense,”
amounts of cash. crucial. I’m not just talking home environment can also he said.
• Don’t leave car valuables in about screaming or pushing become explosive. “Regardless of the time of
your parked car where they the car alarm, but making “With money issues and year or season, if I can avert
can be seen. verbal commands to ‘Let me stress increasing tempers can at least one assault, argu-
go’ or ‘Back away,’” Stellen flare at home,” Blumenthal ment, rape or homicide, then
During December, bur- said. said. I’ve succeeded,” he added.
glaries, theft and assault “Secondly, no matter if “Mentalist martial art
Spa Day & Dance
12-11-10
Battle’s Plaza
3929 Flat Shoals Rd.
Decatur
misdemeanor. police. Treat yourself & a friend
Freeman and other Freeman was taken
deputies went to Waller’s away from the area and to a pre-holiday gift.
residence at 1480 Keys was attended to by other Haircut/Style, Manicure/
Crossing Drive to deputies and medical Pedicure-Facial: 10AM-
serve a warrant for the personnel. Freeman has 5PM. Live DJ & Dance
simple battery charge been with the DCSO
at approximately 7 for 13 years and was 8PM-2AM
Freeman p.m. on Nov. 28. As the assigned to the field All day ticket
deputies went to serve the services uniform section,
townhome for four warrant, Waller presented Washington said. $35 in advance or
hours on Nov. 28. Waller a handgun and fired at Freeman is recovering $50 day of event.
was taken to Grady the deputies, striking from surgery and is in Food & Drinks
Memorial Hospital and Freeman in the arm. stable condition at Grady included with all day ticket.
was released two days Another deputy Memorial Hospital,
later. He is charged with For tickets or vendor info
returned fire at Waller, Washington said. contact El Simpson at
two counts of aggravated who was struck in the
assault and simple battery 310-686-8457
upper torso, according to
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CPA student Ed St. Amour of Doraville gets last minute
pointers from a firing range instructor. All CPA participants
have the opportunity to shoot a Mossberg 12-guage shot-
gun, Colt Commando M4 rifle, an FNPO 90 sub-machine gun
and Glock 45 pistol. Photos by Tamara Neal
Two of Doraville’s finest dressed in full SWAT gear are ready
to display their skills for CPA students. The popular SWAT
Night at the academy includes hostage scenarios, blasting
doors off their hinges using explosives and demonstrations
on the proper use of Tasers and pepper spray.
Recreating a hijacking situation, CPA student “hostages”
board a school bus to await rescue as the Doraville PD
SWAT team rushes into action using flash bombs and paint
pellet-shooting firearms.
In a display of SWAT strength showing how to rescue a
downed officer, smoke bombs are set off as the Doraville
PD’s M113 armored tank rolls into rescue position.
Citizen police academies help
public understand what men
and women in blue do
by Bob Kelley
 
In the often fickle arena of public opinion,
acceptance sometime boils down to one key
ingredient: respect.  Rodney Dangerfield
couldn’t get enough of it, Aretha Franklin
topped the music charts demanding it and law
enforcement teams across America strive to
earn it every day.
Throughout much of the 20th century, the
image of the nation’s “men and women in
blue” ran the gamut from the lovable, helpful
cop on the neighborhood beat to Depression-
era “coppers” to the Blue Meanies of the tur-
bulent 1960s.  “The more our citizens know about the day-
But 25 years ago, police enforcement
agencies across America, large and small, be-
gan using Citizen Police Academies (CPAs)
as a viable community relations tool to bring
admirers back into the fold.  Through these
programs, area residents are given the oppor-
tunity to take a close look at what police of-
ficers do and even learn a few of their skills.
Since 1985 the concept, borrowed from Eng-
land, has educated thousands of Americans
about everyday efforts to protect and serve
citizens and fight crime.  The Doraville CPA was created, according
Today, as America tightens its fiscal belt,
crime labs are closing, officers are being fur-
loughed and services are being cut.  More and
more police departments, including some in
Georgia, are looking to CPA alum volunteers
to help lend a hand with community support
services, freeing officers to address the more
dangerous, critical issues.  In the Atlanta area,
one of the best CPA courses can be found in
Doraville and residents who have completed
the academy rank among its biggest and most
ardent supporters.  the badge.  I believe we accomplish this most
 
Doraville—a local CPA role
model
The Doraville Police Department’s CPA is
a relative newcomer in terms of the American
citizen police academy historical timeline.  criminal landscape with a tour of the city
Only three years old, it has steadily gained a
local reputation of how the ideal CPA should
be structured and conducted.  technology.  In the jail’s control center, light-
Home to nearly 10,000 residents, Doraville
bills itself as “a great place to live” and no
doubt owes part of that distinction to the on-
going efforts of its police force.  The once
brisk drug trade is down as traffickers steer
clear of the area because of its growing repu-
tation for successful drug busts.  Officers
patrol city and neighborhood streets with re-
sponse times to suspicious criminal activity at
about five minutes or less.  law, street gangs, vice/drug enforcement and
Under the leadership of Chief John King,
a veteran of multiple deployments to Iraq and
Afghanistan, the Doraville PD strives to stay
current on the latest crime-fighting tactics and
maintain current technology.  Many of the
department’s assets, including its new police
training center and its bi-annual CPA classes,
are funded from seized drug money.
To King and his team, the launch of the
Doraville CPA program in 2007 was a natu-
ral extension of its highly rated police force. 
“We strive to maintain a positive and pro-
ductive relationship with our citizens,” said
King, “and the experiences gained from the
CPA classes, along with the ensuing two-way
communication, further our efforts to improve
the quality of life for Doraville residents.”
Doraville CPA Coordinator Sgt. Brandi
Rogers echoes King’s sentiments.  “Our CPA
classes are designed to build a bond of mutual
trust and respect between the police depart-
ment and our neighborhoods,” Rogers said. 
to-day operation of our department, the bet-
ter the chances that our community remains
free from the fear of crime.  CPA participants
quickly learn that our job is not all glamour
and high speed chases but consists of many
smaller pieces that come together to get our
job done.”
Educational, fun and free
to Rogers, with three goals in mind:  it had to
be educational, fun and free to area residents. 
“We try to convey to citizens exactly what
a Doraville police officer goes through on a
daily basis,” she said. “And I believe this is
reflected in the CPA curriculum.  Not only
do we have presentations that offer an inside,
candid look at local law enforcement, but we
try to add a hearty dose of interactive demon-
strations and practical hands-on experience to
help everyone understand the person behind
effectively through our officer ride-a-longs,
K-9 and less lethal force demonstrations and
the ever popular Special Weapons and Tac-
tics, or SWAT, night.”
The typical Doraville CPA is held twice a
year, three hours a week for 11 weeks.  Par-
ticipants are immediately introduced to the
jail, complete with padded cells, observation
cameras and top-notch criminal identification
ed display maps show the location of every
active patrol car in the city at any given time
(think of Harry Potter’s Marauder’s Map).
Meeting weekly in the city’s sparkling
new training center, CPA attendees receive
detailed information about 911 operations, ac-
cident investigation, emergency response, cri-
sis negotiation and crime prevention.  Other
topics like the complexities of constitutional
less lethal weapons such as Tasers and pepper
spray are also a part of the CPA experience.
This is part one of a two-part series on
Doraville’s Citizen Police Academy. In part
two, which will be in the Dec. 9 issue of The
Champion, participants talk about their expe-
riences in the CPA.
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Slain Dunwoody man
was a ‘big dreamer’
by Andrew Cauthen
Andrew@dekalbchamp.com
When Russell “Rusty”
Sneiderman was gunned
down after taking his child
to school, a “big dreamer”
was snuffed out, his brother
said during a press confer-
ence after the killing.
My “whole family has
lost its brightest light and
we don’t know why,” said
Steve Sneiderman, the
victim’s brother. And that is
why the Sneidermans put up
$10,000 of their own money
to help catch the killer.
Sneiderman said his
brother had “such a giving
heart,” which he shared by
volunteering with various
charitable organizations.
From 2004-07, Rusty
Sneiderman served on the
board of the Osteogenesis
Imperfecta Foundation
(OIF), a non-profit orga-
nization whose goal is to
improve the quality of life
for people with osteogenesis
imperfecta, a congenital
bone disease.
“He was a very thought-
ful and professional man,”
said Erika Ruebensaal,
associate director for mar-
keting and communications
at OIF. Ruebensaal said
Sneiderman has not worked
with OIF since 2007.
Sneiderman also served
on the board of the greater
Georgia chapter of the Au-
tism Society of America,
and the steering committee
for Wish For Wendy, ben-
efitting the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation.
Steve Sneiderman said
his brother “would do any-
thing for anybody…. He
was always there for every-
body. He wanted the best for
everyone.”
“He was an absolutely
wonderful person,” said
Rabbi Analia Bortz of the
Congregation Or Hadash
synagogue, where Sneider-
man attended.
Sivan Ariel, who also at-
tended the synagogue with
Sneiderman, wrote a song in
memory of his life because
she felt his death “person-
ally” even though they were
not personal friends. “I
felt compelled to write the
song,” Ariel said. “I guess
it was a soul connection
thing,” Ariel said.
In her song “Your
Memory Lingers on,” Ariel
described Sneiderman as
a “man of brilliance taken
from us too young.” He was
also “a great and loving fa-
ther” and “the epitome of a
family man,” Ariel said in
her song.
Sneiderman’s friend Reg-
gie Grandpierre agreed
that “family life was very
important to him,” add-
ing that Sneiderman had a
“good relationship with his
parents.” Grandpierre owns
a residential cleaning busi-
ness, Total Maintenance,
which Sneiderman used for
about eight years to clean
his home.
Grandpierre said Sneider-
man was mild-mannered,
articulate and always inter-
ested in how Total Main-
tenance was doing, often
offering insights in how to
grow the business, Grandpi-
erre said. Although Grandpi-
erre “never saw him socially
or outside the confines of
his home,” Grandpierre said
he had a “very deep rela-
tionship” with Sneiderman.
Grandpierre said he is
baffled by Sneiderman’s
murder. “It doesn’t compute
with what I know of him. It
has all the characteristics of
a professional hit.”
Sneiderman worked for
the Innova Group, then as a
vice president at JP Morgan
Private Client Services, ac-
cording to his profile on the
Linked-In Web site. Sneider-
man worked as Discovery
Point Child Development
Centers at its chief operating
officer from January 2009
to about April 2010, accord-
ing to a company spokes-
man. He left to “pursue
other business ventures,” the
spokesman said.
An entrepreneur, Sneider-
man, who earned an MBA
from Harvard Business
School, has three compa-
nies listed with the office
of the Georgia secretary
of state. Crimson Transac-
tion Specialists was started
in 2008 and its registra-
tion was renewed in March
2010. According to its Web
site, Crimson Transaction
“specializes in mergers and
acquisitions of companies
with $30 million to $300
million in annual revenue.”
No one could be reached
from Crimson Transaction,
with one office at 4780 Ash-
THE CHAMPION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010
Rusty Sneiderman and his wife Andrea with their two children. Family members have set up Face-
book and Twitter accounts to seek information on Sneiderman’s killer. Photo from Facebook
DEcaTuR
ford Dunwoody Road in
Dunwoody and one in Chi-
cago. A second company,
Sneiderman Consulting, was
Terrific
formed in May 2010.
And in September, he
joined two others in starting
Star Voicemail. According
to its profile on the Linked-
In Web site, this is a compa-
ny that “offers custom voice
mail greetings featuring
notable sports, movie, music
and TV personalities.” The
profile also says its “website
Thursdays
partners average over 400
million hits per month.”
The company’s Web site
at www.starvoicemail.com
Shop
Shop
Local
Shop
Shop
Decatur
is under construction and
Sneiderman’s two business
partners listed with the sec-
Local
Holiday shopping on
retary of state could not be Church Street.
reached after multiple phone
calls.
Police said that while
Sneiderman was getting
into his car to leave his
child’s school, a gunman
approached him and fired
several shots, striking
Sneiderman multiple times.
Dunwoody Police Chief Bil-
ly Grogan said the two did
not appear to have spoken
to each other. Witnesses told
police the suspect fled the
scene in a silver Dodge Car-
avan with no license plate,
and was last seen traveling
westbound on Mt. Vernon
Parkway. 30 Shops and Restaurants
Police said there were Open Late Every Terrific Thursday
several witnesses and the Through Dec. 16
suspect is described as a
White male, in his 30s, ap-
proximately 5-foot-10. He
was wearing a hoodie or
stocking cap. The suspect is decaturga.com
described as having a beard, thedecaturminute.com Downtown Decatur
Advertising funded by the Decatur Craft Beer Festival.
See Rusty On Page 13A
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DeKalb County wants to

regulate personal care homes
by Andrew Cauthen meeting that DeKalb County legal boarding houses.” And must own and reside in the be allowed in single-family
Andrew@dekalbchamp.com has “an overabundance of in some cases, an operator facility, obtain fire and elec- zones with a special land-
personal care homes.” Many may have several of these trical inspections and obtain use permit, according to the
In February, a mental of these homes, in which personal care homes on the a business license. ordinance. Personal care and
patient who had previously there are sometimes cases of same street or in the same Personal care homes and childcare facilities serving
been convicted of arson was substance abuse, “don’t need neighborhood. childcare institutions with seven or more people would
charged with setting another to be in neighborhoods,” If passed, the ordinance one to three residents would only be allowed in commer-
fire in a personal care home Johnson said. would require that all op- be allowed in single-family cial districts.
in Stone Mountain. The fire According to the pro- erators be licensed by the and multi-family neighbor- The ordinance is still be-
killed two people and injured posed ordinance, “many of state’s Department of Human hoods. Those facilities with ing studied by the county’s
four others. the group facilities are il- Resources. These operators four to six residents would planning commission.
The assisted care facility,
which was located on Au-
tumn Woods Court, housed
eight people and was unli-
censed.
Now the DeKalb County DeKalb County Wants to Hear From You
Board of Commissioners is Regarding the Proposed Franchise Agreement Renewal
considering an ordinance
that would regulate such with Comcast Cable Communications
facilities. According the ordi- Send your comments and/or concerns regarding Comcast’s current performance under
nance, many of these homes, the current franchise agreement and/or the future cable-related needs and interests of
which have been “proliferat- your community to cable@co.dekalb.ga.us.
ing throughout single-family
neighborhoods,” do not have
the required business li- The Champion Weather Dec. 2, 2010
censes. Seven Day Forecast In-Depth Local Forecast Today's Regional Map Weather History
According to a letter by Today we will see sunny skies with a high Dec. 2, 1925 - A late season
Commissioner Larry John- THURSDAY temperature of 55º, humidity of 46% and hurricane caused extensive
Sunny
son posted on his Web site, High: 55 Low: 34
an overnight low of 34º. The record high Dunwoody damage across the Florida
“DeKalb County leads the temperature for today is 74º set in 1970. 53/33 Lilburn peninsula, then moved off the
Friday, skies will remain sunny with a Smyrna Doraville Georgia coast crossing Cape
state with over 200 personal FRIDAY high temperature of 55º. 54/34
54/34
Hatteras as a tropical storm. The
care homes and community Sunny
54/34
Snellville storm produced whole gales
Decatur
living arrangement facili- High: 55 Low: 32 *Last Week’s Almanac
Atlanta 55/34
55/34 along the Middle Atlantic and
ties. The majority of these Date Hi Lo Normals Precip
55/34 Southern New England coast.
SATURDAY Tuesday 70 55 61/41 0.13"
facilities are located in South Sunny Wednesday 60 53 61/41 0.02" College Park
Lithonia
56/34 Dec. 3, 1989 - Heavy snow and
DeKalb communities.” High: 52 Low: 35 Thursday 73 54 60/41 0.00" 56/34 Morrow high winds created blizzard
Johnson said at a recent Friday 67 37 60/41 0.14" 56/34 conditions in northern New
SUNDAY Saturday 51 32 60/40 0.00" Union City England. Snowfall totals in
Mostly Sunny Sunday 52 30 59/40 0.00" 56/34 Maine ranged up to 31 inches, at
High: 57 Low: 41 Monday 46 42 59/40 0.50" Limestone. Presque Isle, Maine
Hampton
Rusty
Rainfall . . . . . . .0.79" Average temp . .51.6 reported a record 30 inches of
57/35
MONDAY Normal rainfall . .0.98" Average normal 50.3 snow in 24 hours, along with
Continued From Page 12A Partly Cloudy Departure . . . . .-0.19" Departure . . . . .+1.3 wind gusts to 46 mph.
High: 54 Low: 41 *Data as reported from De Kalb-Peachtree Airport
although police said it is Local Sun/Moon Chart This Week Tonight's Planets
possible that it was fake. TUESDAY Day Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset
Rise Set
Sneiderman is survived Mostly Sunny New Thursday 7:24 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 4:06 a.m. 3:01 p.m. Full
Mercury 9:11 a.m. 6:48 p.m.
by a wife, Andrea, and two High: 58 Low: 44 12/5 Friday 7:25 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 5:14 a.m. 3:44 p.m. 12/21
Venus 4:16 a.m. 3:24 p.m.
children, a son and a daugh- WEDNESDAY
Saturday 7:26 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 6:21 a.m. 4:33 p.m.
Mars 8:41 a.m. 6:27 p.m.
Sunday 7:27 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 7:25 a.m. 5:28 p.m.
ter. Sunny Monday 7:28 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 8:22 a.m. 6:26 p.m.
Jupiter 1:38 p.m. 1:25 a.m.
First Last
“My niece and nephew High: 61 Low: 45 12/13 Tuesday 7:28 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 9:13 a.m. 7:27 p.m. 12/27
Saturn 2:58 a.m. 2:42 p.m.
will never know their fa- Wednesday 7:29 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 9:56 a.m. 8:28 p.m.
Uranus 1:43 p.m. 1:39 a.m.
ther,” his brother said. “No Local UV Index National Weather Summary This Week Weather Trivia
one should have to face

that.”
The Dunwoody Police
Department has implement-
ed a Internet-based program
that allows residents to
leave anonymous tips online
or via a text message. The
program, called Tipsoft, is
available by accessing the
department’s Web site at
ww.dunwoodypolice.com.
To send a tip via message,
a person can text DPDTIPS
and the message” to 274637
(CRIMES).
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The Northeast will see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered snow today
through Saturday, with the highest temperature of 48º in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. What is a fulgerite?
0 - 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+ The Southeast will see mostly clear skies today through Saturday, with the highest
UV Index
temperature of 77º in Miami, Fla. The Northwest will see scattered rain and snow today and Friday,
Answer: It is a glassy substance
0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate, partly cloudy skies and isolated snow Saturday, with the highest temperature of 62º in Colville, Wash.
created when lightning strikes soil.
6-7: High, 8-10: Very High The Southwest will see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies today and Friday, isolated showers
Sunday, with the highest temperature of 77º in Chino, Calif.
11+: Extreme Exposure © 2010. Accessweather.com, Inc.
StarWatch By Gary Becker - Brian Marsden: Astronomer Go-To
The astronomical world lost a key player with the death, on November 18, of Brian Marsden, 73. He was responsible for sifting through the vast amounts of astronom-
ical information necessary to calculate the accurate orbital paths of new comets and asteroids. He coordinated the efforts of the International Astronomical Union’s
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (1968-2000) and Minor Planet Center (1978-2006) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as such was on the forefront of vir-
tually every new discovery made in astronomy that required additional observations to refine positional accuracy. I spoke to Marsden once, a long time ago, trying to
get an informational update about a comet that I was trying to observe. I thought the conversation would last, maybe 30 seconds, but the man that I found on the other end of the line
was a very affable human being, albeit a little difficult to understand with his thick British accent. We talked for over five minutes, and he went out of his way to make sure that I had
the correct information that I needed. Just like Carl Sagan became the common man’s astronomer, Marsden became the point man for the media’s search for information about new
discoveries. Marsden’s whole life was spent in the pursuit to refine the mathematics about how to predict where objects were in the solar system. He got a special joy from thwarting
astronomical doomsayers who discovered asteroids that seemed to be headed for Earth impact and developed mathematical tools to construct more accurate orbits in shorter time spans
to more rapidly dispel these rumors. The New York Times once described Marsden as the “Cheery Herald of Fear.” Eclipse chaser, Joe Rao, probably summed up Marsden best by
saying he would talk to anyone regardless of his station in life, “a really nice guy!” We’ll miss you Brian. www.astronomy.org.
HEaltH
Fatal crashes involving teen drivers drop
by Mike Stobbe
ATLANTA (AP) Far
fewer people are dying in
car crashes with teens at the
wheel, but it’s not because
teenagers are driving more
cautiously. Experts say laws
are tougher, and cars and
highways are safer.
Fatal car crashes involv-
ing teen drivers fell by
about a third over five years,
according to a new federal
report that credits tougher
restrictions on younger driv-
ers.
The number of deaths
tied to these accidents
dropped from about 2,200 in
2004 to 1,400 in 2008, the
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention said.
The CDC looked at fatal
accidents involving drivers
who were 16 or 17. There
were more than 9,600 such
incidents during the five-
year span, and more than
11,000 people died, includ-
ing more than 4,000 of the
teen drivers and more than
3,400 of their passengers.
The report is published
in the Oct. 29 issue of the
CDC’s Morbidity and Mor-
tality Weekly Report.
The rate of such fatal
crashes has been declining
since 1996. Experts credit
a range of factors, includ-
ing safer cars with air bags
and highway improvements,
which reduce the risk of
death.
The number of non-fatal
accidents involving driv-
ers 16 and 17 years old has
been dropping as well—
by 31 percent from 2004
through 2008, according to
government figures.
The decline is similar to
the 36 percent drop in fatal
crashes reported in the new
CDC report.
Experts say a chief rea-
son is that most states have
been getting tougher on
when teens can drive and
when they can carry pas-
sengers.
“It’s not that teens are
becoming safer,” said Russ
Rader, spokesman for the
Insurance Institute for High-
way Safety, an Arlington,
Va.-based research group
funded by auto insurance
companies.
THE CHAMPION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010 • PAGE 14A
“It’s that state laws en-
acted in the last 15 years
are taking teens out of the
most hazardous driving situ-
ations,” such as driving at
night or with other teens in
the car, he said.
Graduated driver’s li-
censing programs, as they
are called, began appearing
in 1996, and 49 states now
have them. Some are stricter
than others, which may be
one reason death rates vary
by state, Rader said.
The CDC found that
Wyoming had the highest
death rate, with about 60
traffic fatalities involving
16- and 17-year-old drivers
per 100,000 people that age.
New York and New Jersey,
which have rigorous driving
restrictions on teens, had the
lowest rates, about 10 per
100,000.
Wyoming’s driver’s li-
cense laws are laxer than
some other states. For ex-
ample, 16-year-olds are al-
lowed to drive until 11 p.m.,
or in some cases even later,
while other states force
them off the roads starting
at 9 p.m.
The author of the report,
CDC epidemiologist Ruth
Shults, said rural states such
as Wyoming tend to have
higher rates of traffic deaths.
One problem is that remote
stretches of road are hard to
reach quickly by ambulance,
and even harder to get a
critically injured person to a
trauma center, experts say.
Lorrie Pozarik, a con-
sultant to Wyoming state
government on traffic safety
issues, said the state ranks
poorly in seat-belt use. A
love of pickup trucks has a
lot to do with that.
“People feel like, ‘‘I’m
in a pickup, I don’t need a
belt,’” Pozarik said. “Our
No. 1 fatal crash is a single-
vehicle rollover. It happens
to be the one crash where
a seat belt is most effective
when it comes to saving
your life.
“The bottom line is that
we have no perception of
risk in Wyoming,” Pozarik
continued. “You’re driving
along the highway, there
isn’t a car in sight. You can
see 10 miles in 20 direc-
tions, and you’re sort of sit-
ting back and cruising.”
In New York, the driver’s
license restrictions can at
times be annoying, said Ali
Janicki, a 17-year-old high
school senior in the town of
North White Plains.
Janicki had a “junior”
license when she was 16,
which restricted her from
driving after 9 p.m. and
from driving with more than
one other youth in the car.
She broke the rules a few
times, giving her sister and
a friend a ride home from
school, or driving home
from a movie after 9.
Sometimes, she also
needed a parent to drive her
to nighttime parties. “It kind
of bugged me,” she said.
“But I understand why.”
She said she was nearly
in an accident, but blamed
another—older—driver’s
error. “I think older people,
past about 40, should have
to take a test and make sure
their eyes are still working
the same way,” she said.
Associated Press writer
Ben Neary in Cheyenne,
Wyo., contributed to this
report.
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Johnson to replace Castellani; McFadden goes to appeals
court, Nahmias keeps Georgia Supreme Court seat
DeKalb County prosecutor
Courtney Johnson took 61.4
percent of the vote in a Nov.
30 runoff election to defeat
Dunwoody lawyer Michael
Rothenberg for Superior Court
judge—Stone Mountain Circuit.
She takes the seat vacated by
retiring Judge Robert Castellani.
At press time 99 percent of the
precincts had reported.
Callenwolde
Continued From Page 1A
Callanwolde is perfect for
showcasing holiday decora-
tions. The design is an open
plan in which most of the
historic 27,000-square-foot
Tudor-Gothic mansion’s rooms
adjoin the great halls on each
floor. Listed on the National
Register of Historic Places,
Callanwolde, now a fine arts
center operated by DeKalb
County, is considered an ar-
chitectural landmark. Proceeds
from Christmas at Callan-
wolde support the center’s arts
programs.
As visitors move from
room to room, there are spar-
kling lights, magnificent floral
displays, garlands of greenery,
trees decorated in themes to
match the rooms, and elegant
holiday art pieces to leave vis-
itors wide-eyed with wonder.
The 90-year-old mansion has
been decorated by some of At-
lanta’s top floral designers and
by members of the Georgia
Chapter of the American Soci-
ety of Interior Designers, the
world’s largest organization of
professional designers.
This year’s offering will
be all that visitors remember
and more, according to Sum-
mers. The theme, A Roaring
‘20s Christmas, recalls the
early 20th century years when
the Candler family actually
lived in the mansion and holi-
day decorations reflected the
prosperity and opulence of the
20th century’s third decade.
The mood is further en-
hanced by the scent of Christ-
mas evergreens and the sounds
of holiday music and enter-
tainment, including the music
Happy Hanukkah
A DeKalb County assistant
district attorney, Johnson said in a
statement during the campaign that
she is concerned about how budget
cuts will affect the courts and
that her experience in the judicial
system provides a unique vantage
point to identify ways the courts
can be made more efficient without
reducing service to the community.
Two statewide judgeships
of Callanwolde’s famed Aeo-
lian Organ.
A Gingerbread Village
made up of holiday ginger-
bread structures created by top
Atlanta chefs will be on dis-
play in the Petite Hall. Those
who find the little gumdrop-
and frosting-covered buildings
too charming to leave behind
will be pleased to learn that
they are available for purchase
and may be picked up on the
last day of the event. Also
for sale in the Petite Hall are
one-of-a-kind handmade items
created by instructors and stu-
dents at the Callanwolde Artist
Studio.
There will be two special
events for children in conjunc-
tion with Christmas at Callan-
wolde—Breakfast With Santa
at 9 a.m. on each of the first
three Saturdays in December
and Teddy Bear Tea at 3 p.m.
on each of the first three Sun-
days in December.
also were on the ballot. In a race, with 94 percent of precincts
Georgia Supreme Court race reporting, Chris McFadden, an
with 94 percent of precincts attorney in private practice, held
reporting, incumbent David a lead of 61.4 percent of the vote
Nahmias, a graduate of Harvard over challenger Antoinette “Toni”
Law School, with 68 percent of Davis, a former staff attorney
the vote was leading challenger for the Georgia Supreme Court.
Tamela “Tammy” Adkins, who McFadden, author of the book
heads a family law practice in Georgia Appellate Practice, likes
Lawrenceville. to say that the literally wrote the
In a Georgia Court of Appeals book Georgia appellate practice.
New this year are Callan
Café, an Irish coffee house
that offers beverages, desserts
and snacks, and Battle of the
Ice. On Saturday, Dec. 11, at
2 p.m. in the outdoor amphi-
theatre, chefs from across the
Southeast will participate in
Battle of the Ice, a competi-
tion of ice carving skills with
the winning team receiving the
“Callanwolde Cup” and going
to Alaska in 2011 to compete
in the World Championship of
Ice Carving.
Christmas at Callanwolde
continues through Dec. 12.
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
is located at 980 Briarcliff
Road, NE, Atlanta. There is
free parking and free shuttle
bus service available one-half
mile north at Emory Universi-
ty. For more information, call
(404) 872-5338 or visit www.
christmasatcallanwolde.org.
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AROUND
ATLANTA
Writers’ session announced
Charis Circle and Charis
Books & More have announced
that Writing With Intent, a
facilitated group, open to writers of the woman who saved his
of fiction and creative non-fiction, grandfather’s life during the
will be held Monday, Dec. 13,
6:30-8:30 p.m. The session is
for writers who want a serious
group to provide constructive
criticism, motivational exercises, unexpected revelations. The
and interpersonal accountability
to keep their writing on track.
Writers are encouraged to
bring copies of their work to
share for critique. For more
information, contact Elizabeth at free starting at 7 p.m. in the new
chariswriters@gmail.com. Charis Oxford Road parking deck. For
Circle and Charis Books & More more information, contact Rose
are located at 1189 Euclid Ave.,
NE, Atlanta.
Embry Hills UMC to host
‘Night in Bethlehem’
The Family Life Center of
Embry Hills United Methodist
Church will once again become
the Village of Bethlehem on
Saturday, Dec. 11, 5-8 p.m.
This free event will be held
indoors, with shops for learning
and doing that include aromatic
spices, musical instruments,
coins, leather working, weaving
and dyeing, a bakery, and a
farmer’s market with fruits,
vegetables and grains. There
will also be a covered stable
with a living Nativity and animals
from The Little Red Barn in
Calhoun. Visitors can experience
the sights, smells and sounds
of what it may have been like
2,000 years ago – when a baby
was born. Embry Hills United
Methodist is located at 3304
Henderson Mill Road near the
intersection with Chamblee-
Tucker Road, Atlanta.
For additional information
about Embry Hills United
Methodist Church and directions
to the church, visit www.
embryhillsumc.org.
The Atlanta Foundation for
Psychoanalysis are sponsoring
a free screening of the 2005
film Everything is Illuminated,
Friday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m.
in White Hall, 205, Emory
University, Atlanta. In the film, a
Jewish-American man makes a
journey to the Ukraine in search
Holocaust. Led by a couple of
local and colorful characters,
his eventful and sometimes
humorous trip leads to some
discussant will be Stefanie
Speanburg, MSW, who is
a candidate at the Emory
Psychoanalytic Institute. Parking
near White Hall is available for
Jordan at (404) 727-5886.
AVONDALE
ESTATES
Annual tour of homes set for
Dec. 12
The 18th Annual Avondale
Estates Tour of Homes is Dec.
12 from 3-8 p.m. Seven homes
will be featured with daylight and
candlelight tours. Presale tickets
are $12 at Avondale Antiques,
Avondale City Hall, Finders
Keepers Furniture, Real Salon
and Seventeen Steps. Tickets
will be available at the Avondale
Community Club for $15. Visit
www.avondaletourofhomes.
com for more information. The
annual holiday market will run in
conjunction with the tour, from
noon to 6 p.m. at the Avondale
Community Club. The market
features art, jewelry, handbags,
soaps and lotions and many
other items.
DECATUR
DEKALB
with Lisa Coleman, a singer,
songwriter and author who
writes children songs and books
inspired by true experiences with
nature and animals. Coleman’s
books and songs are used to
teach and encourage young
minds joy and compassion
for animals, people and the
environment. She uses her
guitar, storybook projections
and the audience to share the
stories in each of her books.
The event is recommended for
ages 3-7, but younger toddlers
are welcome too. PushPush
Theater is located at 121 New
Street, Decatur. Sessions will be
Saturdays, Dec. 4, 11 and 18 at
10:30 a.m. The $5 per person
fee includes juice and snack.
For more information, e-mail
pushpushtheater@gmail.com or
call (404) 377-6332.
Teens to rally against
underage drinking
DeKalb Community
Promise (DCP) will kick off its
campaign to prevent underage
drinking with a communitywide
celebration Saturday, Dec. 4, 11
a.m. – 4 p.m. at Word Church
International, 2030 Wesley
Chapel Road, Decatur.
DCP is made possible
through a Strategic Prevention
Framework State Incentive
Grant. Its mission is to reduce
the incidence of arrest among
youth due to the possession
of alcohol and alcohol-
related products. The target
communities are Lithonia,
Decatur and East Atlanta.
Project partners include local
law enforcers, schools, criminal
justice representatives and youth
organizations, as well as SADD,
MADD and Beyond the Bell, Inc.
For more information, call
(770) 235-8108 or e-mail
beyondthebell@comcast.net.
Annual candlelight tour
upcoming
Decatur’s 28th annual Holiday
This is a fundraiser that benefits
the Mary Miller Decatur Youth
Fund and the Decatur Preserva-
tion Alliance. Tickets for the Tour
of Homes are $20 in advance
and $25 at the door. Advance
tickets are available at The Sev-
enteen Steps, The Seen Gal-
lery, Bicycle South, Intown Ace
Hardware and Taj Ma Hound.
For more information please log
on to www.decaturtourofhomes.
com.
STONE
MOUNTAIN
Woman’s club to host home
tour
The Stone Mountain
Woman’s Club will host a one-
day Christmas Home Tour on
Saturday, Dec. 12, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. The tour will include
four homes, each one different
and unique. In addition, the
Wells Brown House, home of
the Stone Mountain Historic
Society, will be open for tours
and a number of vendors will
be showing and selling their
wares there. A box lunch,
featuring the Woman’s Club
chicken salad, will be served at
the Stone Mountain Woman’s
Club Clubhouse, 5513 E.
Mountain Street in Stone
Mountain between 11 a.m. and
2 p.m. Tickets for the tour,
which includes lunch, are $20
each and are available from any
member of the club. Tickets
may also be purchased at ART
Station, the Stone Mountain
Welcome Center and the Old
Post Office Emporium. The
day of the tour, tickets will be
available at the Woman’s Club
and at each of the homes on
the tour. Co-chairwomen of the
tour are Elizabeth Wells, Sue
Shoemaker and Kim Sekulow.

Free film screening Theater offers stories, music
announced for children (photo in folder)
The Psychoanalytic Saturdays in December,
Community in Atlanta and PushPush Theater will present
storytelling and a sing-along
Candlelight Tour of Homes will
be held Dec. 3 and 4, 5:30– 9
p.m. The tour features nine older
homes in the Oakhurst neigh-
borhood of Decatur, which cel-
ebrates its centennial this year.
business THE CHAMPION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010 • PAGE 17A

Moving without shaking up the budget Hotel executive

by Kathy Mitchell
kathy@dekalbchamp.com
Despite the down econ-
omy—in some instances
because of it—people keep
moving from one home to
another. That observation
inspired Lewis Sills and
Anthony Boea, who de-
scribe themselves as men
with entrepreneurial spirits,
to start a moving company.
The difference between
their company and others,
they say, is rates. “We real-
ized that a lot of the people
moving today are moving
because their circumstances
have changed. We wanted
to start a business, but we
also wanted to serve the
community,” Sills said.
“We saw a lot of people
in the area who have been
uprooted because they lost
a job, their business had
become less profitable or
[they] have had to accept
work in another area. They
are moving because they
have no choice. They have
been forced to enter another
season of their lives, but
they can’t necessarily af-
ford the move.”
Boea added, “We offer
an alternative to either hir-
ing one of the big moving
companies or customers
moving themselves. Mov-
ing can be especially tough
for women and older peo-
ple. It’s not an easy job.”
Some customers aren’t
sure where their next per-
manent home will be and
need to move their belong-
ings to a storage facility
until they figure it out. In
fact, owners of a storage
facility in Decatur—people
Sills knew—made them
aware of the large number
Lewis Stills, one of two partners at the newly opened L and A Movers, said that the tough economy
prompted them to start a moving company that offers customers rates much lower than are typically
available. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
of people in the area trying
to move on a tight budget.
Sills said that his compa-
ny, L and A Movers, based
in Decatur, charges rates
that are significantly lower
than those charged by tra-
ditional moving companies.
“We don’t charge for boxes
and we charge 35 cents a
mile; the industry standard
is about 99 cents a mile,” he
said, adding that customers
will save at least a third—
often more—compared with
what they might spend with
another company.
Despite the price break,
Sills said, customers still get
a full-service move. “We do
all the packing and handle
the details just the way other
moving companies do,” he
said. “Our slogan is ‘We get
you moving in the right di-
rection.’”
Because the business is
only a few weeks old, Sills
said, it’s impossible to know
how profitable it will be. He
said that he and his partner
are able to offer deeply dis-
counted rate because their
overhead is so low. Right
now they have no office or
office staff. The business,
which Sills said is fully
licensed, operates through
cell phones and a newly
launched Web site. “We go
to the customers, they don’t
have to come to us,” he said.
Sills said that he and
Boea, who met working out
at the same gym, do a good
deal of the moving them-
selves along with a part-
time staff of three movers,
who work on an as-needed
basis.
Boea said that even
though L and A Movers has
only been operating a few
weeks, business has been
better than he expected,
“We’re getting calls on a
daily basis,” he said. “Peo-
ple are absolutely pleased at
the rates we quote.”
An MBA student at
Emory University, Sills
said he and Boea, owner
of two Internet companies,
researched the business
thoroughly before launching
it. Although it was inspired
by a struggling economy,
Sills said, the business is not
temporary. “We’re in this to
stay,” he said.
honored by his
alma mater
Fred Cerrone, president
and CEO of DeKalb
County-based Hotel
Equities, was one of five
alumni and
one honorary
alumnus
honored
recently at the
eighth annual J.
Mack Robinson
College of
Cerrone Business
Alumni Awards
Celebration held at Georgia
State University.
Awards were based on
both business achievements
and community service.
Cerrone’s hospitality
career spans a four-decade
progression from desk clerk
at Boston’s largest hotel
to managing operations
for hotels throughout the
country to launching Hotel
Equities in 1989.
Cerrone holds an M.B.A.
from Georgia State Univer-
sity and an A.S. in hotel and
restaurant management from
Miami Dade College.
Recipients were selected
by a committee comprising
alumni representatives,
members of the College
Board of Advisors and
faculty/staff members.
Celebrating more than 70 Years
of Service
EVENTS
December 6th – First Monday Lunch –
Keynote speakers – CEO Burrell Ellis
and Commissioner Larry Johnson.
Topic: The Year in Review – 2011
Priorities. Location: Atlanta Perimeter
Center Marriott – 246 Perimeter Center
Parkway, Atlanta. Register your
attendance online by Dec. 3, 2010.

Mediterranean grill opens in Dunwoody

Café Sababa, a new Mediterranean
to offer an awesome, fun and cool
knowledge of the spices and cooking
December 9th - Holiday Bash – DeKalb
Chamber 2011 Board Member
Reception and Holiday Mixer. Time:
5:30 – 7:30 pm. Location: Holiday Inn
Select – Decatur - 130 Clairemont Ave.,
Decatur, GA 30030. Register online.

grill, opened recently at 4639-D N.
Shallowford Road. Café Sababa now
occupies a remodeled space in the
newly refurbished North Shallowford
Plaza shopping center.
The word “sababa” is slang for
culinary experience while creating
within you an ardent love for our
food and a fervent longing to return
to our restaurant again and again,” he
said.
Tamli has more than 20 years of
styles of the Mediterranean and
Middle East, and offers his unique
versions of traditional favorites for an
extraordinary culinary experience.
Café Sababa offers dine-in and
take-out service as well as catering.
December 11th– How Barter Can Help
Build Your Business – Bartering
enables businesses to be competitive
edge in today’s changing economy.
Time: 8:30 am – 10:00 am. Location:
DCVB – 1957 Lakeside Pkwy., #510,
Tucker, GA 30084 – 770-492-5000.
Register your attendance online.

“awesome,” “cool,” or “fun,” but
it literally means “ardent love,” or
“fervent longing,” said chef Doni
Tamli, who owns the café with his
wife, Ann.
“At Café Sababa, our mission is
restaurant and catering experience,
most recently as owner of Café Ofi
at the Marcus Jewish Community
Center of Atlanta in Dunwoody.  A
native of the seaside city of Acco,
Israel, Tamli brings his in-depth
The restaurant features kabobs,
falafel, shawarma, gyros and
hummus, as well as signature soups,
salads, desserts and daily specials
such as Moroccan-style brisket.
For more information on DeKalb Chamber related
December 15th – Network DeKalb Leads
Group. Take part in a pure Networking
Program. Lunch Served. Time: 11:30
am – 1:00 pm Location: Courtyard by
Marriott. COST: $10.00- Members
(advance) / $15.00 (door) /$20.00 Non-
members. Register online.
events or to receive email updates, call 404-378-
8000 or visit www.dekalbchamber.org
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DeKalb’s Morehouse men receive national science awards

by Pureterrah Witcher sciences, a total of 11 More-
Pureterrah@dekalbchamp.com house students won awards.
Six of those students partici-
Competing with more than pate in the Dr. John H. Hopps Jr.
2,000 undergraduate students Defense Research Scholars Pro-
at the largest minority research gram, which seeks to double the
convention in the country, two number of Morehouse students
Morehouse College students pursuing graduate degrees in the
and natives of DeKalb County sciences, technology, engineer-
won top awards – taking home ing and mathematics.
both medals and money. In the 1990s John H. Hopps
Jabari Elliott and Adriel Jr. was the deputy undersecre-
James – both Stephenson High tary of defense for laboratories
graduates – received $250 each and basic sciences at the U.S.
and were honored at the Annual Department of Defense. Before
Biomedical Research Confer- the DOD, Hopps was provost
ence for Minority Students and senior vice president for
(ABRCMS) held last month in academic affairs at Morehouse.
Charlotte, N.C. Program officials said since
Elliott received a biochemical its debut in fall 2006 the pro-
science award for doing some- gram has grown from 22 stu-
thing that had never been done dents to 91 and more than 90
– crystallizing a C-terminal frag- percent of them have performed
ment of the Cog3 protein. research at institutions of higher
“I know it sounds complicat- education such as Harvard,
ed, but if you don’t have it (Cog3 Stanford and the University of
protein) or there are defects, you Washington.
die,” Elliott said. “Our students are able to do
Over the summer Elliott did this kind of research because
research at Princeton University of Dr. Hopps’ vision and hu-
where he said several experi- manitarian gestures. He loved
ments were under way to crystal- science and wanted Morehouse
lize a fragment or whole of this men to do well. In his honor the
particular protein. DOD has continually supported
“Everyone was trying to do us,” executive director of the
it, but I was able to crystallize a program Rahmelle Thompson
fragment of this protein, which said.
helps you get better crystal mor- “Many of these students are
phology and do a better structur- in financial need. So we want to
al study on the protein to find out encourage young men to apply.
how it works. It’s important be- We give scholarships. The DOD
cause if there are defects in this has given Morehouse $8 million
protein the cell dies. The protein just to groom these gentlemen to
is in all eukaryotes, including hu- get a Ph.D after they matriculate
mans,” he added. at Morehouse College,” she said.
His longtime classmate and Freshmen students who are
friend Adriel James was one of accepted into Morehouse Col-
three sophomore students from lege can apply to the Hopps
more than 285 colleges and uni- program. If accepted into the
versities in the United States who program students take summer
competed and won an award in classes and perform a research
microbiological science. project. Based on grades and re-
For his summer research search contribution they are then
project at University of Mary- invited to participate in the four-
land-Eastern Shore, James year program.
looked at the prevalence and Students who are accepted
severity of mycobacteriosis in into the full four-year program
white perch. can receive up to $15,000 in
“Mycobateriosis is a disease scholarship funding per year
that affects many fish through- toward the college’s $20,000
out the world. We wanted to tuition.
pinpoint the exact age of when Both Elliott and James credit
the fish get these diseases,” the Hopps program with their
James said. success.
“We now know about what “It’s amazing. I wouldn’t
age they get it, however it’s not have been doing this if it wasn’t
yet certain how they get the for Hoops. I wouldn’t have done
disease. Scientists haven’t pin- research at Princeton – or prob-
pointed the origin either. We do ably anywhere. I would have
know that it’s the same bacteria been so closed minded to what
that cause tuberculosis in hu- I could do in my field,” Elliott
mans,” he added. said. Morehouse College students Jabari Elliott (left) and Adriel James
(right) both Stephenson High School graduates received top awards
At the conference designed James concurred. at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.
to encourage underrepresented “I feel the same way. It’s Photo by Pureterrah Witcher
minority students to pursue ad- opened up a whole new set of
vanced training and education in options for me,” he added.
the biomedical and behavioral
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Emory’s Rollins School
of Public Health gets new
building, students
Emory’s student popula-
tion and reputation as a des-
tination university has grown
with the opening of a second
building for the Rollins
School of Public Health.
Since construction of the
new building began in 2008,
the school has experienced
record enrollment of new
master of public health and
master of science in public
health students in 2009 and
2010.
University officials said
what began as a master’s
program with 16 students in
1975 has evolved to become
one of the top 10 public
health schools in the nation
with more than 1,000 stu-
dents.
“This year, Rollins had
more applicants for admis-
sion than any other school of
public health in the country,
except for the considerably
older and larger Johns Hop-
kins,” Emory University
President James W. Wagner
said.
“For students seeking
global health careers, no
institution attracted more ap-
plicants than Rollins. Dean
Curran has said often that
this surge of interest on the
part of students—and from
potential faculty and re-
search/program partners—is
without a doubt due in part
to the promise of the Claudia
Nance Rollins Building,”
Wagner said.
Members of the Rollins
family and the Emory com-
munity recently dedicated
the Claudia Nance Rollins
Building, which houses a
growing body of students
and faculty from around the
world. The nine-story build-
ing is named for the mother
of longtime Emory benefac-
tor O. Wayne Rollins and
his brother John – extending
the family’s ties with the
THE CHAMPION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010
school to five generations.
The new building is home
to the departments of epi-
demiology, environmental
health and global health.
It also provides additional
teaching and meeting space,
including the 250-seat Rol-
lins Auditorium, and three
floors of laboratory space.
Agnes Scott receives $1
million pledge for faculty
support
Agnes Scott College re-
ceived a $1 million pledge
from an anonymous alumna
to support faculty – the larg-
est single gift for faculty
development in the college’s
history.
The funds will be used by
faculty to pursue significant
opportunities for profession-
al renewal that will enhance
their teaching and ultimately
benefit Agnes Scott students.
“Our faculty is superb
teacher-scholars who seek
creative ways to integrate
their research and teaching
and make learning come
alive,” Elizabeth Kiss, pres-
ident of Agnes Scott, said.
“This generous gift will
enrich faculty scholarship
and teaching and bring
wonderful benefits to them,
to their students and to our
shared intellectual life on
campus.”
Faculty may use the funds
to do everything from visit-
ing scholarly archives to
developing a new course to
collaborative research proj-
ects involving students.
“A student scholarship
is a great help to the student
to whom it’s awarded, but
funds for faculty have the
potential to positively af-
fect a much larger group
of students,” said Carolyn
Stefanco, vice president for
academic affairs and dean of
the college.
If, for instance, 15 faculty
members per year received
faculty funds from the gift,
approximately 560 students
could see a direct benefit in
the classroom.
Funding for faculty be-
yond the basics has been rel-
atively scarce as many col-
leges and universities have
tightened their budgets. And
while donors to colleges are
often enthusiastic about giv-
ing to student scholarships,
donor support of faculty is
much less common, espe-
cially a gift as flexible to fac-
ulty needs as this gift, said
Rob Parker, vice president
for college advancement.
Bridget Roosa, assistant
professor of dance and direc-
tor of the dance, used faculty
development funds to attend
a two-week workshop at
Ohio State University to gain
certification to teach Labano-
tation, a form of dance that
uses abstract symbols to de-
scribe what the body does to
perform movement.
Roosa will then share
this method with students
in dance courses at Agnes
Scott and with dancers in the
larger community who dance
the choreography.
Another faculty member,
Violet Johnson, professor
of history, spent one month
conducting research in Lon-
don on the experiences of
Sierra Leonean refugees.
Johnson examined the re-
cords of non-governmental
organizations, churches,
mosques, the Sierra Leone
High Commission in London
and consulates in Sussex/
Brighton, Liverpool and
Manchester, community
newspapers in South London
and Sierra Leonean immi-
grant associations.
The research will be used
to write an article and will
inform her teaching in cours-
es on African-American his-
tory and African history.
“Agnes Scott faculty is
highly dedicated and tireless
in their work with students,”
Stefanco said.
“This wonderful gift
represents a significant in-
vestment in their continued
success.”
DeKalb schools set dates
for community superinten-
dent search meetings
The DeKalb County
School System will host two
community meetings this
month regarding the DeKalb
County Board of Education
superintendent search pro-
cess. The public is invited to
attend both meetings.
Community meetings will
be held at the following loca-
tions:
• Peachtree Middle School at
7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7
• Columbia High School at 7
p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9
The school board is seek-
ing a permanent superinten-
dent for the DeKalb County
School System. School of-
ficials said finding a superin-
tendent is one of the board’s
most important responsibili-
ties and the board is conduct-
ing a national search for a
leader for DeKalb schools.
High school robotics team
represents DeKalb in
South’s BEST competition
DeKalb County School
system students who make
up the robotics engineering
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team called Fernbank LINKS
represented the county at the
South’s Boosting Engineer-
ing Science and Technology
(BEST) regional competition
held at Auburn University on
Nov. 20.
Although the group did
not win, of the seven teams
representing Georgia in the
regional competition, Fern-
bank LINKS received the
BEST Web Site and Best Ex-
hibit and placed fourth in the
overall BEST Award awards
at the Georgia BEST compe-
tition at Southern Polytech-
nic University on Oct. 23.
BEST is a middle and
high school robotics com-
petition whose mission is to
engage and excite students
about engineering, science,
and technology as well as in-
spire them to pursue careers
in these fields.
Fernbank LINKS has par-
ticipated in this competition
every year since 2004.
This was the group’s
fourth trip to Auburn to com-
pete in the South’s BEST.
The team is made up of 15
students, some of whom par-
ticipate in the Robotics and
Engineering Advanced Stud-
ies class, and others who are
part of the NASA SEMAA
Outreach program offered at
Fernbank Science Center.
The students are in ninth
through 12th grades. LINKS
students prepare for careers
in science, technology, engi-
neering and mathematics.
• Small class size
• Safe environment
• Convenient location
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SPORTS
Fast and furious
Tucker benefiting from quick starts in playoffs
by Robert Naddra
robert@dekalbchamp.com
T
ucker fans have
come to realize the
importance of ar-
riving to football
games on time this season.
With the exception of
a couple of games early in
the season, the Tigers have
managed to put their op-
ponents in a hole by the
end of the first quarter. That
trend has continued into the
playoffs as the Tigers have
not been challenged through
the first three rounds of the
Class AAAA state playoffs.
The Tigers (13-0) have
outscored their three state
playoff opponents by a total
of 63-0 in the first quarter.
Tucker’s 42-3 blowout of
Region 2 third seed Ware
County even was a surprise
to Tigers’ coach Franklin
Stephens.
“We were able to move
the ball and score against
Ware County,” Stephens
said. “I was a little surprised
at the score, but we’re play-
ing well right now. They’re
well prepared and the kids
are executing on offense.”
Four Ware County turn-
overs helped Tucker put
away its opponent. After
a Ware fumble in the first
quarter, N’Quan Maggett
scored on runs of 4 and 43
yards, then Bashr Coles
added a 6-yard touchdown
run. A two-point conversion
made it 22-0 after the first
15 minutes.
“I really don’t have an
answer for the quick starts,”
Stephens said. “It’s a credit
to our kids and the staff. We
have been playing well at
the start of games.”
Tucker has outscored
Loganville, Hiram and
Ware by a total of 130-
31 on the strength on its
versatile running attack.
Coles has gained 409 yards
with six touchdowns and
Maggett has rushed for 283
yards and five scores in the
playoffs.
Through 13 games this
season, both have surpassed
the 1,000-yard mark. Coles
has rushed for 1,255 yards
and 20 touchdowns while
Maggett has 1,006 yards
and 23 scores. Maggett
AAAA Third-round state championship playoffs. Tucker v. Ware Co. Tucker’s Chris Sanders makes an
acrobatic leap after an interception. Tucker went on to defeat Ware Co. 42-3. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Jacob Sealand (53) stands over James Vaughters while he recovers a forced fumble, which resulted in
a Tucker defensive touchdown. Photo by Travis Hudgons
holds the school record for
rushing touchdowns in a
season and is two away from
tying for sixth place on the
county’s single-season rush-
ing touchdown list.
Tucker is the only DeKalb
County team remaining in the
playoffs after Cedar Grove
lost in the Class AAA quarter-
finals 45-20 to Burke County
on Friday in Waynesboro.
The Tigers look to ex-
tend their trend of fast starts
against Starr’s Mill (13-0),
which beat East Paulding last
weekend 28-0 in the third
round.
THE CHAMPION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010• PAGE 21A
“They’re a big, physi-
cal team, but mentality-wise
we’re similar,” Stephens said.
“They have an option-style
offense out of the shotgun,
but they like to run the ball a
lot.”
The Panthers have been
successful running the ball,
as shown against East Pauld-
ing. Running back Zach
Laskey set the school record
for rushing yards in a sea-
son with 135 yards and two
touchdowns last week. He
has 1,460 yards on the sea-
son. Quarterback Adam Hol-
ley surpassed the 1,000-yard
rushing mark for the season
and scored two touchdowns
against East Paulding.
“Their running back
is big with great speed; he
can run away from people,”
Stephens said. “And their
quarterback makes things
happen.”
Both teams compare fa-
vorably on defense as well,
Stephens said.
“They’re big and physi-
cal up front, Stephens said.
“We’re cut from the same
cloth, because our linebackers
and our defensive front are
very physical.”
DeKalb
sports
highlights
FOOTBALL
Class AAAA: Tucker 42,
Ware County 3—Bashr Coles
rushed for 141 yards and two
touchdowns, and N’Quan
Maggett added 86 yards rush-
ing and two scores for the Ti-
gers (13-0), who are advancing
to the semifinals for the third
time in four seasons under
coach Franklin Stephens.
Leading 22-0 at halftime, the
Tigers scored two defensive
touchdowns. James Vaughters
scored on a 28-yard fumble
return and Ramal Davis recov-
ered a fumble and returned it 24
yards for a score. The Tigers
face Starr’s Mill (13-0) in the
semifinals on Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.,
at Hallford Stadium.
Class AAA: Burke County
45, Cedar Grove 20—Johna-
than McCrary passed for 289
yards and ran for two touch-
downs for the Saints (8-5).
Burke led 22-20 at halftime and
scored 23 unanswered points
in the second half. Despite the
loss, this is the most wins in a
season for the Saints since 1999
and the most successful playoff
run since advancing t the state
championship game in 1991.
WRESTLING
McNair won six weight classes
to claim first place in the Miller
Grove Invitational tournament
Nov. 27. Tucker, with three
individual champions, placed
second and Miller Grove was
third. The tournament is an an-
nual fund-raiser for the Miller
Grove wrestling program and
is sponsored by the U.S. Army.
Here are the top four finishers
in each weight class:
103: 1. Aleema Favors,
Arabia Mountain; 2. An
Vu, Towers; 3. Darius Har-
ris, McNair; 4. Daquan
Zachery, Miller Grove.
112: 1. Khalil Williams, Mc-
Nair; 2. Romanze Swain,
Tucker; 3. Nymeh Ellison,
Miller Grove; 4. MyKale
Dorsey, Arabia Mountain.
119: 1. Scott Coleman,
Jonesboro; 2. Diego Bap-
tista, Tucker; 3. Tauji McK-
enzie, McNair; 4. Cullin
Barksdale, Arabia Mountain
125: 1. Tam Vu, Towers; 2.
Lorne Spencer, Tucker; 3.
Carlton Benjamin, Miller
Grove; 4. Deniko West, McNair.
130: 1. Zeontaye McCay,
McNair; 2. Terry Aldridge,
Tucker; 3. Caleb Thomas,
Stone Mountain; 4. Wesley
Calhoun, Arabia Mountain.
See Highlights on Page 24A
A Section • Page 22A THE CHAMPION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010

Impact players:
by Robert Naddra
Group of freshmen turning
heads as starters in college
robert@dekalbchamp.com

UNC-Wilmington women’s
basketball coach Cynthia Cooper-
Dyke knew her diminutive point
guard was capable of starting in
college.
Cooper-Dyke, after all, had
been recruiting Alisha Andrews for
three years, watching her in high
school at Redan and in AAU games.
Andrews originally signed with
Prairie View A&M, where Cooper-
Dyke was the coach, but followed
her to Wilmington in May when
Cooper-Dyke was hired as the head
coach there.
Four games into the season, in
a home game against High Point
University, Cooper-Dyke discov-
ered something about Andrews she
didn’t know.
UNC-Wilmington’s Alisha Andrews, left, a graduate of Redan, and Florida’s Kayla Lewis,
Andrews, a 5-foot starting point a graduate of Southwest DeKalb, have earned starting roles in college after stellar high
guard, zipped a one-handed pass school careers. Photos provided by UNC-Wilmington and the University of Florida
off the dribble from near half-court. sports information departments
The ball made its way through a
maze of players and into the hands
of a teammate under the basket, like most freshmen, all five have forward by Gators’ coach Amanda “I envisioned her as an impact
who turned and made the shot. earned starting positions on solid Butler. player from the beginning,” But-
“Well, her chest caught the programs. In college, Lewis finds herself ler said. “As good as she’s doing,
ball,” Cooper-Dyke said. “The “I think she has the potential to making mental notes in practice and she’s only scratched the surface of
player was so surprised with the do whatever she wants,” Cooper- watching a lot of game video to be her potential. Every day is like a
pass, then she realized she was wide Dyke said of Andrews. “She contin- prepared for the next game. discovery process for her. The best
open under the basket. I absolutely ually asks questions and continues “I’m still trying to find myself,” thing is that she wants to be great.
hate one-handed passes, but she to want to learn and get better. Lewis said. “I want to be a smart “She’s learning she has to rely
makes some of the best one-handed “She plays with so much heart college athlete and I’m learning more on basketball IQ and deci-
passes I’ve ever seen. You don’t see and passion for the game,” Cooper- every day. I want to be able to be an sion making,” Butler added. “She’s
freshmen with enough confidence to Dyke continued. “She has a chip on impact player.” understanding how important it is
make that kind of pass.” her shoulder and doesn’t want to Like Cooper-Dyke with An- to be focused and how to think the
Andrews is one of a handful of be second to anyone. She’s a leader drews, Butler saw that potential in game.”
freshmen from DeKalb County who and she’s exciting to watch.” Lewis while she was recruiting her.
are making impacts as starters on Despite the splash she has made
NCAA Division I basketball teams. so far, Andrews realizes there is
Andrews was named co-Rookie of plenty of work to be done.
the Week in the Colonial Athletic “It’s a different speed in college
Association after the Seahawks’ and I know there’s things I need to
first two games when she averaged work on,” Andrews said. “I need to
10 points. work on my jump stop and passing,
Nia Evans, a teammate of instead of making so many no-look
Andrews at Redan, is a starting passes. And I’ve got to work on my
forward at Virginia Tech where she turnovers.”
scored 14 points in her college de- Cooper-Dyke figures the upside Each week The Champion spotlights former high
but and was averaging 8.8 points is well worth the wait. school players from the county who are succeeding
and 3.8 rebounds through the first “For Alisha, it’s all about in athletics on the college level.
four games. Southwest DeKalb grad growth,” her coach said. “She has to
Kayla Lewis averaged eight points learn to take care of the ball more. Chip Reeves, Troy (football): The junior from
and six rebounds in her first three Sometimes I forget she’s a freshman Stone Mountain caught four passes for 96 yards,
games as a starter at Florida. and I hold her to a higher standard.” including touchdown receptions of 38 and 47 yards,
Akila McDonald, a gradu- All fi ve players are accustomed in a 28-14 win over Western Kentucky on Nov. 27.
ate of Columbia, was one of only to playing on successful high school
three players on the University of and AAU teams, so the jump to col- Alicia Andrews, UNC-Wilmington (basketball):
South Florida roster to see action lege is more about learning the pace The freshman from Redan was named the Colonial
in the Bulls’ first five games. The of the college game. Andrews won Athletic Association co-Rookie of the Week in her
6-1 McDonald started two of those a state title at Redan as a junior, first two games. She also scored 10 points in an
games and averaged 5.2 rebounds. while the other four each won a 88-69 loss to Ohio State on Nov. 27, and had nine
Another Columbia grad, Jershon state title last season. points and four rebounds in an 81-48 win over
Cobb, missed the season opener but “There’s a lot of attention to de- Wofford on Nov. 24.
has started the other three games at tail because everybody is bigger and
Northwestern of the Big Ten. He is stronger,” Lewis said. “My team- Marshon Brooks, Providence (basketball): The
averaging five points and five re- mates do a good job of keeping me senior guard from Tucker scored 10 points in an 84-
bounds per game. confi dent about what I’m doing.” 77 win over Providence, and had 20 points and 11
All five players are going Lewis, who could play any po- rebounds in an 84-73 loss to LaSalle last weekend
through the typical adjustment sition in high school, is being used in the Cancun Challenge.
period most freshmen make. Un- primarily as a two-guard or small
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GPC women place
third in nation
Georgia Perimeter
College placed third in
the National Junior Col-
lege Athletic Association
national women’s soccer
tournament recently. The
Jaguars lost in the semifi-
nals, then beat Schoolcraft
College (Mich.) 2-1 for
third place. Esther Any-
anwu and Mary Achebo-
Totty each scored a goal
for the Jaguars, which fin-
ished the season 22-1-2.
named Newcomer of the
Year in the Southern Col-
legiate Athletic Conference
and was selected third-
team All-SCAC. St. Urbain
netted eight goals and one
assist for 17 points dur-
ing the regular season. Her
scoring effort was the most
by an Oglethorpe player in
more than five years.
Oglethorpe golfers
lend hand to junior
players
Oglethorpe University
men’s golf head coach Jim
Owen and five members
of the Stormy Petrels golf
team spent the day recently
at the John A. White Golf
Course, home of The First
Tee of Atlanta, provid-
ing golf instruction to
area youth ages 8 to 16.
Oglethorpe golfers Pat-
rick Cansfield, Anthony
Amodeo, Lewis Gregory,
Eric Quinn and Hayden
Jones provided instruction
to over 100 young athletes
from the Atlanta area to
help share the fundamen-
tals of golf. The event gave
The First Tee of Atlanta
participants the opportuni-
ty to learn from collegiate
players and coaches and in
the areas of golf instruc-
tion and wellness, as well
as the importance of high
school graduation, prepara-
tion for college and college
golf opportunities.

Oglethorpe senior
named preseason
all-American
Oglethorpe Univer-
sity’s Todd Ward has
been chosen by D3hoops.
com as a 2010-11 NCAA
Division III Preseason
All-American. The 6-foot-
5 senior forward aver-
aged 13.2 points and 8.8
rebounds per game. Ward
entered the season need-
ing only three more points
to become only the 13th
player in SCAC history
with more 1,000 points
and 600 rebounds for a
career.

Cross Keys runner

named to Team Ga.
Leonel Ayala, a se-
nior at Cross Keys High
School, was added to the
roster of the Atlanta Track
Club’s Team Georgia and
competed in the Footlock-
er South regional cross
country meet Nov. 27 in
Charlotte, N.C. The race
is a precursor for the na-
tional championships and
Ayala is one of 15 runners
chosen for the team. Ayala
won his second straight
Class AA state champion-
ship last month in Car-
rollton. With a time of
16:17, Ayala shaved five
seconds off his previous
championship run on the
same course. Last year’s
victory for Ayala was the
first cross country cham-
pionship for Cross Keys
since 1967.

Oglethorpe’s St.
Urbain named
Newcomer of Year
Oglethorpe Univer-
sity freshman Clara St.
Urbain of Marietta was
A Section • Page 24A THE CHAMPION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010

Highlights over Winder-Barrow. Brown added 11

points and six rebounds.
Continued From Page 21A
Paideia: The Pythons (3-1) went 2-1
last week, with wins over Chamblee
and Monticello. Keenan Palmore led
with 21 points in a 40-39 win over
Chamblee. Sidki Muwallif had 17
points and 14 rebounds, and Palmore
added 10 points, seven rebounds and
six steals in a 65-34 win over Monti-
cello. Also last week, Palmore had 30
points and 13 rebounds in a 63-57 loss
to Lakeside. Muwallif added nine points
and 12 rebounds.

GIRLS BASKEBALL
Decatur: The Bulldogs won three
games last week to improve to 4-0 on
the season. Queen Alford scored 25
points and Shan Rivers added 11 in a
135: 1. Gabriel Miller, Tucker; 48-47 win over Providence Christian.
2. Greg Wilcox, Towers: 3. Ron- Aleema Favors, above, green, has a tight lock on his Alford had 25 points and 15 rebounds
opponent while DJ Williams, left, black, takes Aaron in a 67-40 win over Lakeside on Nov.
nie Martin, Arabia Mountain; 4. Johnson off his feet. Photos by Travis Hudgons
J a landis Ellis, McNair. 22, then 22 points and 10 rebounds in
140: 1. Tyrese Butler, Tucker; 2. Grove; 3. Dontavious Smith, McNair. games of the season. Fisher had 29 a 62-55 win over Central Gwinnett on
Leonard Taylor, Miller Grove; 3. 189: 1. Abdul Dialo, McNair; 2. points in a 75-72 win over Lakeside Nov. 23. Rivers added 10 points in each
Drexel Alexander, Arabia Moun- Jacob Mitchell, Miller Grove; 3. and 15 in a 50-37 win over Monticello. of those two games. Sara Payne had 12
tain; 4. Dennis Walker, McNair. D a r r i n Tu b b s , I n d e p e n d e n t . Trumon Jefferson had 20 points and points against Lakeside and Ashleigh
145: 1. Charlton Benjamin, Miller 215: 1. Kevin Barner, McNair; 13 rebounds against Lakeside, and 16 Rasheed had 11 rebounds in the win
Grove; 2. Waseem Curry, Stone 2. Walter Scott, Stone Mountain; points against Monticello. over Central.
Mountain; 3. David Acosta-Tapa, Inde- 3. Thadius Nelson, Miller Grove;
pendent; 4. Zach Curry, Independent. 4. Bakari Jones, Independent. Dunwoody: Kelvin Brown scored 44 Redan: The Raiders are 3-0 after wins
152: 1. Carey Cloud, Tucker; 2. 285: 1. DJ Williams, McNair; 2. points in three games as the Wildcats over North Atlanta, and Beach and
Rodrigo Gudino, Towers; 3. Da- Quendarius Daniels, Miller Grove; went 1-2 to open the season. Brown Northeast Macon in the Joe Greene
mien Scofield, Stone Mountain; 3. Dearius Carter, Independent; 4. scored 17 points in a 59-49 loss to Tournament in Savannah. Aneesah
4. Christopher Brown, Towers. Aaron Johnson, Arabia Mountain. Peachtree Ridge, then 16 in a 61-50 Daniels had 15 points and 17 rebounds
160: 1. Michael Corley, McNair; loss to Riverdale. David Ani added 13 in a 63-44 win over Beach while Destini
2. Joshua Aiken, Miller Grove. BOYS BASKETBALL and Darrell Strozier had 12 against McClary added 15 points. Daniels had
171: 1. Raheem Hill, Arabia, Moun- Decatur: B.J. Fisher scored 44 points Riverdale. Strozier led the way with 15 points and 13 rebounds in a 60-54
tain; 2. Wesley Williams, Miller as the Bulldogs won their first two 16 points and four steals in a 47-29 win win over Northeast, and Jada Byrd

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