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Emory celebrates Beardens Odyssey and his time in Atlanta
Emory Universitys Carlos Museum is celebrating the life of artist Romare Bearden and the time he spent in Atlanta. The exhibit runs until March 9. Photos by Daniel Beauregard. See Story on page 15A
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Canavan said. Marks was at the bank to empty what remained in Stewarts safe deposit box. Deputy Chief Assistant District According to Canavan, bank Attorney Jeanne Canavan said employees asked Marks who he white-collar criminals dont act out was. He told them he was a lawyer of passion or because they need but when the bank called the State to feed and addictionthey are Bar of Georgia, his name wasnt driven by greed. registered. Police arrived and They are preying on the vulcharged Marks with impersonating nerability of their targets. In the an attorney, a misdemeanor. end, they dont only take the vicWhile police were searching tims money and their possessions. Marks car they found much of They steal their self-respect, their what he had stolen from Stewart. sense of security; their trust in He was later charged and convicted other people, and very often, their of multiple crimes including theft, independence, Canavan said. exploitation of an elderly person By the time authorities figured and abuse. out Leonard Stewart was the vicStewart died before Marks trial tim of a conman, he had already but Canavan was able to use his turned over the deed to his house, testimony from one of Marks bond car title and most of his other assets hearings to try the case. Routinely, to a man and his alleged niece. Canavan said, prosecutors in elder Nicholas Marks was arrested abuse or white-collar crime cases after bank employees thought use depositions of witness testisomething about him was strange, mony in case something happens
White-collar criminals prey on vulnerable and unsuspecting
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Assistant Chief District Attorney Jeanne Canavan said white-collar criminals take advantage of the most trusting and kind members of society.
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Tobie Grant Manor residents to be relocated for demolition

by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com The DeKalb County Housing Authority will assist residents of Tobie Grant Manor apartments in relocating to another home before the apartment complex is demolished for a mixeduse development. Approximately 600 residents will be relocated by the end of March so demolition can begin in late spring for a new $34 million development, according to the DeKalb Housing Authority. Construction of the new senior apartments and family apartments, approximately 300 units, is expected to begin in late summer. DeKalb Housing Authority spokesNearly 600 Tobie Grant Manor residents will relocate to another home so demolition can woman Paula Grant said the residents can relocate anywhere Housing begin to make way for a new $34 million mixed-use development. Photo by Carla Parker Choice vouchers are accepted. will begin receiving vouchers someHUDs Uniform Relocation AssisThey are being given Housing time in January or early February. tance Act. The Act allows the DeKalb Choice (Section 8) Vouchers in orWe are assisting the Tobie Grant Housing Authority to give residents der to continue receiving housing Manor residents in their search for anywhere between $100 and $2,325 assistance, Grant said. Right now, new housing, including financial asto move, depending on the units size at Tobie Grant Manor, they receive sistance for the actual move, lists of and whether the residents choose to public housing assistance. They will potential housing nearby and whercontinue to receive housing assistance, ever their interested in, assistance with use the housing authority or a moving company to move their belonging new but under the Section 8 program and online search of places they are interhome. not public housing. ested in and rides to prospective locaIf they choose a moving company, Grant said the Housing Authority tions, if they need it, Grant said. [and] if they live in a one bedroom has been meeting with residents about Residents can receive funding to apartment, they will receive $1,300 to this since October 2012. The residents help with moving expenses through move, Grant said. For a two-bedroom apartment, residents will receive $1,600 to move. For a three-bedroom apartment, residents will $1,875 to move, $2,125 for a four-bedroom home and $2,325 for a five-bedroom home. Once a resident chooses a new home, an inspection will take place and if passed, the resident will be able to move. An inspection is required through the Housing Choice Voucher Program. We are with [the residents] every step of this process, Grant said. Then, per HUD requirement, we will track and continue to work with our Tobie Grant Manor families with supportive social services and Housing Choice Voucher compliance for the next five years. All Tobie Grant Manor residents will be eligible to return to the new Tobie Grant Manor site or any other Rental Assistance Demonstration unit within DeKalb. If instead they choose to permanently keep their Housing Choice Voucher and not return to the new community where Tobie Grant Manor used to be that will be perfectly fine, Grant said. The voucher is theirs forever as long as they follow the program rules.
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Atlanta Regional Commission to hold pop-up community meeting

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is hosting a new style of informational gathering on Saturday, Jan. 11, 3-5 p.m. that will transform an empty storefront in downtown Decatur into a pop-up public meeting. The meeting is the result of an idea the ARC received from the public during a community engagement survey last summer. In that survey, more than 2,000 participants said they wanted more local choices, different ways to engage and online options. The meeting is part of the latest update to the $61 billion Regional Transportation Plan, metro Atlantas framework for mobility and prosperity. ARC invites residents to learn about transportation choices, ask questions and give input about how to make meetings more informative and engaging. The meeting will be held at 515 North McDonough Street, Suite A, Decatur.
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tioned at various locations throughout DeKalb County during January. The mobile unit provides residents with various services, including job search assistance, adult workshops and training, resume writing pointers and interviewing tips. Businesses are also able to use the mobile unit for recruiting, pre-employment screenings, interviewing and training. Since its launch in February 2012, more than 2,500 DeKalb residents have used the mobile career center which is funded through the Workforce Investment Act grant. The mobile career centers upcoming scheduled stops will be: Jan. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library, 2861 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur. Jan. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Clarkston Library, 951 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston. Jan. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Vincent De Paul Society, 4871 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain. Jan. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., DeKalb Access and Resource Center, 949 North Hairston Road, Stone Mountain. Jan. 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., North Lake-Barbara Loar Library, 3772 Lavista Road, Decatur. Jan. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Department of Family & Children Services, 178 Sams Street, Decatur. Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Clarkston Library, 951 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston.
Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Covington Library, 3500 Covington Highway, Decatur. Jan. 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tucker-Reid H. Coffer Library, 5234 LaVista Road, Tucker. Jan. 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., DeKalb Access and Resource Center, 949 North Hairston Road Stone Mountain. Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Road, Lithonia.
DeKalb County interim CEO to deliver 2014 State of the County address
DeKalb County Interim CEO Lee May will present to residents, businesses and other community stakeholders a review of 2013 and his outlook for 2014 during the State of the County Address. May will deliver his address the business community during a noon luncheon hosted by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and the Council for Quality Growth. Registration is required and costs $40 per person. To register, visit www.councilforqualitygrowth.org. The event will be held at the Emory Conference Center, 1615 Clifton Road, Atlanta. Residents can hear Mays address at 7 p.m. at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur.
County sets jobs bus schedule for January
The DeKalb County Mobile Career Center, also known as the countys jobs bus, will be sta-
Teen sentenced in stabbing death of sister

by Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com A 14-year-old girl received a 12year sentence Dec. 30 for her role in the stabbing death of her younger sister, 2-year-old Sasha Ray. Tyaisa Jackson was originally charged with two counts of felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault, cruelty to children and making a false statement. However, the murder charges were reduced to voluntary manslaughter as the condition of a plea agreement reached during the pre-trial hearing. This was an extremely difficult case for our office, District Attorney Robert James said. There are no winners in this case. We have a family that is broken emotionally beyond what many of us could comprehend. Tyaisa and Sashas family will forever be changed by this terrible situation. According to the terms of the plea agreement, Jackson will spend eight years of her sentence behind bars then the remaining years of her 12-year sentence on probation. Jackson will begin her sentence in a juvenile facility and be transferred to an adult correctional facility when she turns 17. The stabbing incident, police said, took place at the familys home in Decatur Nov. 19, 2012, while Jackson was babysitting her siblings. DeKalb County Police said the teen called her parents, saying her 2-year-old sister was missing. When the parents returned home they began searching for the 2-year-old with the teens help. Sasha was found by her father, Shelton Ray, behind the home. According to police spokeswoman Mekka Parish, emergency dispatchers received a call from Ray shortly before 1 p.m. Nov. 19. Ray then put the phone down and was taking the child to the hospital himself when an emergency vehicle met him along the way. Sasha was later pronounced dead. The teen is being charged with making false statements for allegedly lying to detectives about knowledge as to who killed [her sister] and by what means, Parish said at the time. After the teen was taken to the police station for further question, she called and confessed to her stepfather that she was Sashas killer, according to reports.
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Back in with the old?

Why is opening or holding open a door for another or giving up a seat to someone more elderly, or better yet, a lady (yes, Im ready for the hate mail), an act of such increasing rarity? Chivalry may be wounded, but it isnt quite dead yet.I am convinced that civility and treating virtually everyone with kindness and respect, and not of the fake P.C. variety, but genuinely treating folks the way you would prefer to be treated will create smiles, reduce stress and perhaps lower the temperatures of not only those crowded rooms, but bring down the heat on those less than enlightened discourses which seem to break out almost daily on places like Facebook and Twitter. The internet has brought the world to our fingertips, and yet is has also increased the opportunity to take a momentary bad decision or an instance of bad temper into a near global village meltdown.A stupid statement, once heard only by the few in earshotand perhaps heard by noneis now trumpeted by the megaphone of the net, repeated, re-Tweeted and often taken out of the original context until even the stupidity of the original comment or content is dwarfed by the overly reactive hate speech and verbal attacks of those commenting from the cheap seats. And when you disagree or start to become offended by something or someone, how about trying to calmly explain why or how that offends you instead of simply striking or hitting right back? I will type only the names Trayvon Martin, Paula Deen, Phil Robertson (long bearded Duck Dynasty patriarch) and Nelson Mandela. Of these, only Mandelas legacy and his passing truly was deserving of the time and attention received on the world stage, reviewing and discussing his import and legacy to the world.And yet, I could make a pretty strong case that much more has been said, and is continuing to be said, about the other three in that quartet, with surprisingly few minds being changed and again only further heating up the discourse and dividing us. And it seems on the issues of race, and now gender preference, there is an almost monthly O.J. Simpson trial or Chick-fil-A boycott to again drive the hate, with very little civility or discourse in the form of calm and reasoned debate or better yet, bridge building. As you consider your own New Years resolution, ask yourself when was the last time you offered a kind or unsolicited word of praise to a family member, friend or neighbor?When did you last let someone whose arms were full in front of you in the grocery line, hold open a door or help seat an elderly passenger on mass transit or help them handle a staircase? When was your last random act of kindness when no one else was looking?And if you are having difficulty answering these simple questions, Id suggest that youve got some work to do.Happy New Year. Bill Crane also serves as a political analyst and commentator for Channel 2s Action News, WSB-AM News/Talk 750 and now 95.5 FM, as well as a columnist for The Champion, Champion Free Press and Georgia Trend. Crane is a DeKalb native and business owner, living in Scottdale. You can reach him or comment on a column at billcrane@ earthlink.net.
Do something every day that you dont want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.author, humorist and philosopher Mark Twain (1835-1910). I am still old school enough to write down a small number of New Years resolutions. I decided to aim high this year,but with a short list.But it requires reaching backwards a bit in time to encourage something that I dont see so much of anymore. Its called civility. We are all largely composed of salt (more like sea salt) and water. We are 53 percent water by mass.Almost 99 percent of our body mass is made up of only six elementsoxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus.Less than 1 percent, 0.85 percent is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium. All are necessary to life.But given that some of these elements in different combinations are also combustible, it is somewhat easy to see how and why, humansthough chemically, scientifically and medically all so similarwill fight, bitch, moan and daily focus on our relatively minor differences. Though Im clear that all people of this world are not Christian, Im reasonably certain that the vast majority are quite familiar with the New Testament maxim and lesson of the Good Samaritan and doing unto others as you would prefer be done for and to you and those you care about.And yet when we are all so universally aware of that simple life lesson, why do so few practice it?
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Invite us to join you. We have a small staff, but we love to come to community events when we know about them early. Its tough to cover events that we learn about the day before, but when we know in time to put it on our calendars, we make every effort to be there. Tell us about the folks doing interesting things in your community. We enjoy writing profiles of people doing things their neighbors would want to read about. Each week we profile a community volunteer in our Champion of the Week feature, but thats just one way we highlight DeKalb residents. A picture is indeed worth a thousand words. If were unable to come to a community event, send us high quality photos of the event and well try to use them. Our interest in sports doesnt stop with school sports teams. Let us know whats going on in your neighborhood recreations centers, too. Get to know us. Introduce yourself to the Champion staff person you see at a community event. Take our business cards; give us yours. People are interesting. Is there someone in your community who has an unusual business,
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In the New Year help us make The Champion your community newspaper
Weve got a New Years resolution for you: Resolve to help The Champion truly become your community newspaper. Heres how you can do that: Send us news of community events coming up in your area. You dont have to worry about the writing style; well take care of that. Just tell us who, what, when and where and the contact information. Well take it from there. As long as its a not-for-profit event thats happening in DeKalb County, the chances are good we can use it. Think of us early in the process. Were a weekly newspaper that goes to press every Tuesday. Community event listings often fill up early in the production cycle. Its best to send information on community events at least two weeks before the event. Get our attention. When you send an email (the best way to reach us) put words in the subject line that tell us what the event is and that its in our service area. Well notice Clothing drive in Lithonia much faster than we will notice News release. hobby or community project? We would be delighted to consider that person for a feature story. Lets hear whats on your mind. We like getting letters to the editor that involve things that are going on locally. Be sure to include your name and contact information. We cant print anonymous letters, but when theres a compelling reason, we will consider withholding your name from print. Keep the feedback coming. Tell us what you like and what you dont like. Over the years weve made many changes in The Champion based on what readers tell us they want. The only way we have of knowing what you find useful, interesting and enjoyable is if you tell us. Send your story ideas to News Edit or Andrew Cauthen via phone at (404) 373-7779 or email at andrew@dekalbchamp.com. You can also reach The Champion via Twitter (@ChampionNews) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/championnewspaper).
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Champion of the Week

SUSAN CAGLE
When Susan Cagle retired from DeKalb Medical in April 2013 after working there for 40 years, she wasnt quite ready to give it up completely. So she came back as a volunteer. I wasnt ready to give it up altogether as far as contact with the hospital and the people there, so Im so glad I had the volunteer area to back into, said Cagle, who is 67 and proud of it. Cagle was a registered nurse who had always worked with the babies, she said. She worked in the nursery, the motherbaby unit and the neonatal intensive care unit. During her last two years at DeKalb Medical, she worked in the labor and delivery unit. We went to the bedside and took care of the babies at the bedside after delivery, Cagle said. The concept is no separation from momma. So as long as the momma was OK and the baby was OK, the babies were not separated, Cagle said. Six months after retiring, Cagle returned to DeKalb Medical as a volunteer. I dont live real close to my grandchildren and I cant see them every day, she said. So one day a week, I go to DeKalb [Medical]. I feel like Im still close to them and I feel like theres still a volunteer job that I can do to help them, Cagle said. Just knowing the area so well, I just felt like I knew things I could do that would help them without somebody having to tell me every-
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Dunwoody Public Works Department spent the past year repairing or replacing damaged stormwater pipes. The city used a remote camera, above left, to survey damaged stormwater pipes in the area to determine the need for repair or replacement.
Dunwoody continues to address stormwater needs

by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com Dunwoody Public Works Department completed more than 40 projects in 2013 that address the citys stormwater needs and the city plans to continue its efforts at infrastructure maintenance and upgrades in 2014. An inventory of every pipe, structure and drain in the city revealed that the average age of the 131 miles of pipe and more than 10,000 structures within the city is 40 to 50 years. The majority of this infrastructure is made of corrugated metal pipe, which has exceeded its useful life in many cases, according to city officials. The city has made important steps to not only being a good steward of water resources but also see to the needs of our aging infrastructure, said Bob Mullen, Dunwoodys public relations director. In the citys short five years of operation since incorporation, the staff has taken on the challenge of assessing and maintaining our citys stormwater system. In 2013, the city completed a number of larger projects, including 26 replacements, 12 cast in place repairs, eight detention pond renovations and 11 engineering studies. This included repairing rusted portions of the system. The city also responded to more than 100 resident service requests, resulting in 193 completed work orders by maintenance crews. The city is currently addressing repairs and replacements to damaged stormwater pipes and has three to five years worth of projects lined up and prioritized. As the city paves a road, it also uses a remote camera to survey damaged stormwater pipes in the area to determine the need for repair or replacement, Mullen said. Throughout 2014 the stormwater team will work through prioritized projects which are in most need of repair and replacement and with more than 130 miles of pipe and 10,000 structures the crews are sure to be busy for some time to come. The city has also connected with residents and volunteers to help address key stormwater education and improvements through special events and programs, including a stream cleanup program as well as a recent storm drain marking effort. To help address the need to educate and inform the community, volunteers from IHG Worldwide Sales placed No Dumping Drains to Stream medallions on storm drains in several Dunwoody neighborhoods. Stormwater in Dunwoody is discharged directly into the creeks, rivers and streams. Each time it rains, water washes over streets, driveways and yards picking up pollutants along the way and flows into the storm drains. This educational effort helps make people aware of the dangers of dumping oil, leaves, grass clippings, pet waste or other garbage into our storm drainage system, Mullen said.
thing I have to do all the time. As a volunteer, she chose to go back into the women and infants division. I just know the area and I know what can be done to help the nurses there, Cagle said. I do anything from helping feed babies to just rocking the babies. Cagle, who also helps with stocking and secretarial duties, said she retired because it was hard for me to do my regular work and thats when I started thinking about retiring in 2012. But for 40 years this has been my other family, she said. Ive been close to them. They go through the ups and downs with you when you get so close to the nurses and other staff that you work with. I just wasnt ready to give up that part of my lifethe contact with the people, said Cagle, who volunteers at least four hours a week at the hospital. I hate to leave, she said. I know they need me.
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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Expert to offer health tips
The Brookhaven Library presents New Year, New YouYour Healthiest Year on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Jessica Hill of the DeKalb Cooperative Extension will offer nutrition and exercise tips. The program is for adults 18 years and older. The Brookhaven Library is located at 1242 North Druid Hills Historian to speak on small American Road, NE, Atlanta. For more information, call houses of 1920s-1950s (404) 848-7140. The DeKalb History Centers Jan. 21 Lunch & Learn, will feature architectural historian Richard Cloues, who will present After the Bungalow, Before the Ranch: The Small American House Phenomenon, 1920s-1950s. Animal organizations to host kickboxing Dr. Cloues has observed that while classes to raise funds most people are familiar with the early 20thcentury craftsman-style bungalow and many Furkids and Small Dog Rescue will host are gaining an appreciation for the midkickboxing classes at Elite Edge Training 20th-century ranch house, few people are as Center Jan. 11. Three classes will be held at aware of the importance of the houses built 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon. The cost for the from the 1920s to the 1950sparticularly the class is $15 per person and 100 percent of many small and seemingly simple one or onethe money benefits Furkids and Small Dog and-a-half story houses in modest colonial, Rescues animals. Attendees will also be able to purchase Furkids merchandise and bid on English, or plain styles, according to an ansilent auction items such as a one-month gym nouncement by the history center. And yet, as Dr. Cloues will show, these membership. To register for a class, call (770) second-child-in-a-three-child-family houses 695-0663. were quite revolutionary in their timequietly revolutionary, he adds, but revolutionary nonetheless. They represent profound changes in the way American houses were designed and built in the 20th century, in response to Community center offers weekly Tai Chi economic challenges, new technologies, and changing family circumstances, and in spite Every Tuesday in January, from 6:30-7:30 of their differences in appearance, they all p.m., the Clarkston Community Center will share a common architectural heritage. Using offer Tai Chi for Health. examples primarily from Decatur and DeKalb Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise form County, Dr. Cloues will show how these small designed to increase flexibility and balance to and seemingly simple houses form an imhelp cultivate and foster mental and physical portant chapter in the history of American strength. houses, the announcement continues. The first class is free and each additional Cloues has a Ph.D. in architectural history month costs $20. and historic preservation from Cornell UniAttendees are required to wear comfortversity. He worked at the Georgia State Hisable, breathable attire and tennis shoes. toric Preservation Office for 34 years, retiring For more information email staceym588@ in June 2012. During his career, he contributgmail.com or call the Clarkston Community ed to studies of Georgias vernacular houses, Center at (404) 508-1050. African-American historic places, historic landscapes, 20th-century suburbs, the ranch house, and the split-level house. The presentation is Tuesday, Jan. 21, noon1 p.m. at the Historic DeKalb Courthouse, Callanwolde to hold arts festival 101 E. Court Square, Decatur, on the second floor in the old Superior Courtroom. AttendThe Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, located ees are urged to bring lunch. 980 Briarcliff Road NE in Atlanta, will host an arts festival Jan. 25-26 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cheerleading program announced The indoor art festival will feature approximately 150 painters, photographers, sculpJudah All Starsis offering a free informators, metalwork artists, glass artists, jewelers tion session on its Christian all-star cheerand more. Additionally, the festival will fealeading program for girls ages 8-16. The event ture artist demonstrations, live acoustic music will be held on Friday, Jan. 10, at 6 p.m. at and food trucks. 2941 Columbia Drive, Decatur. To register for According to a press release, the event the event or for more information, visit www.
aims to become one of the premier partnerships of art institutions in the Atlanta area. It is a festival for artists by artists, letting the artist have a voice in the creation and operations of the festival. For more information or to purchase tickets contact (404) 872-5338 or visit www.callanwolde.org.
cheer1.net or call (678) 948-7051 or email judahallstars@gmail.com. DeKalb Symphony Orchestra to feature Francine Reed Atlanta artist Francine Reed and the Jez Graham Trio will perform with the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center on January 12 at 3 p.m. Admission is free. According to a release, Reed will bring to the stage an eclectic blend of jazz, blues, and R&B. She has performed as the opening act for headliners such as Miles Davis, Etta James and Smokey Robinson. Reed has been nominated for the prestigious W.C. Handy Award, Blues Song of the Year and Soul/Blues Female Artist of the year in 1997. The concert will last approximately one hour and will feature a variety of blues and popular music including a jazz number by Duke Ellington, highlights from Gershwins Porgy and Bess, and music inspired by Dixieland in a tribute to Louis Armstrong. Reed will join the orchestra to perform Stevie Wonders song, Loves In Need of Love Today and Surrender. Shewill also perform a medley of songs with the Jez Graham Trio. The Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center is located at 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur. For more information, call (678) 891-3565 or visit www.DeKalbSymphony.org.
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Church to host concert Musician Angelina GalashenkovaReed and award-winning classical guitarist John Huston will perform at the 9 String Theory concert Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. The duo will perform at Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mt. Vernon Road in Dunwoody.
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Chamber music to come to library Symphony in Your Neighborhood comes to the Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library Saturday, Jan. 11, 1-2 p.m. In a program for the entire family, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will bring free chamber music performances by ASO musicians to the library. The casual concerts will provide audience members the opportunity to learn about the music being performed as well as interact with musicians, states an announcement from the library. Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library is located at 5234 Lavista Road, Tucker. For more information, call (770) 270-8234.
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Army reservist allegedly shot by teen in Kirkwood

A U.S. District Court judge recently sided with dancers employed at the DeKalb County strip club Pin Ups and said they deserve the same benefits as all businesses employees. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Judge rules strippers are employees

pendent contractors. Stevenson and Hunter have been employees of Pin A U.S. District judge Ups since 2005 and 2006, reruled that the management spectively. of DeKalb County strip club It is clear that the plainPin Ups must classify its tiffs were employees under dancers as employees, rather the FLSA, Judge Thrash than general contractors, be- said. The defendants frecause of the essential services quently reiterate that the they provide. facts must be reviewed in the Judge Thomas Thrash light most favorable to the said in a 13-page opinion defendants. However, there released Dec. 31 that it was is little dispute regarding the clear under the Fair Labor underlying facts of the plainStandards Act (FLSA) that tiffs employment arrangethe strippers employed at Pin ment with the defendants. Ups are entitled to minimum Thrash also said that Pin wage and overtime compen- Ups exerted a significant sation. amount of control over the According to court docu- plaintiffs; issued an emments, a manual of Pin Ups ployee handbook to those it general policies and prohired decided which songs cedures was provided to the women dance to. each stripper. The manual The plaintiffs and Pin outlined rules of conduct Ups did not share equally in and also detailed fee require- the opportunities for profit ments due when each dancer and loss, Thrash said. The arrived for their shift. This Plaintiffs services were an included a house fee, a DJ integral part of Pin Ups fee, and a house mom fee. business. Pin Ups is an adult House moms supervise the entertainment club and so girls dancing to make sure it needs adult entertainers. they follow the rules. Kelly Campbell, the genThe suit was filed on eral manager of Pin Ups, behalf of dancers Martiacknowledged this, Thrash sha Stevenson and Elisha wrote. Hunter against The Great Thrash released an American Dream Inc., the opinion and partial sumcompany that manages Pin mary judgment in the case, Ups. Attorneys for The Great which is a class-action suit. American Dream CEO The opinion states that the James Lee contend that Lee dancers working at Pin was erroneously included as Ups should be considered a defendant in the lawsuit employees under the FSLA and that the dancers were rather than contractors. The properly classified as indecase is ongoing.
A man and a teenager have been arrested and are being held without bond for their alleged roles in shooting an unarmed Army reservist in Kirkwood Dec. 26. Xavier Arnold, 21, was shot in the head during an attempted robbery by two men as he and his girlfriend walked on a bike trial in Kirkwood. Another friend nearby was shot in the leg, police said. According to police, Qutravius Palmer, 22, turned himself in to police
Jan. 1 and has been charged with felony murder and armed robbery. The 14-year-old teenager, whose name is being withheld because hes a juvenile, also faces armed robbery and murder charges. Ebb Sanusi, the friend walking with Arnold and his girlfriend, reportedly told police that the 14-yearold pulled out a pistol and demanded Sanusis wallet, while Palmer grabbed Arnold. The four began grappling and the teen shot Sanusi in the upper thigh. According to police, as Arnold and Palmer strug-
gled, Palmer began to yell at the teenager, Shoot him. Shoot him. The teenager allegedly fired and struck Arnold in the back of the head. Arnold was also a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design. His funeral was held Jan. 4 at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia. He is the face of a new revolution; a fight against crime. The entire Kirkwood community and the city of Atlanta [stand] behind the movement to take back the community and demand justice, Arnolds cousin James Conley said.
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Sydney Davis, 10, and Tyla Harris, 13
Anthony Swift Rice performs an improvised rap song as students in the acting camp dance along.
Messiah Coleman, 9, and Janai Townes, 4
Participants in the BlackTop Circus Improv holiday intensive work together in one of many improv exercises. Photos by Andrew Cauthen
Students learn comedy acting during holiday break

by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com After the Christmas gifts had been unwrapped and before school restarted, a group of young people worked on their acting skills. Its really fun, said Tyla Harris, 13, one of approximately 20 students who attended the Holiday Intensive held by BlackTop Circus Improv, a Black improvisational comedy troupe. We get to do lots of stuff like acting and improv and we meet celebrities. Its really cool. And theyre helping me a lot, actually, said Tyla, who wants to be an actress. You learn not to be so afraid. You learn not to alwaysbe inside of the box. You can be creative sometimes. You can let go of your feelings and you can use [them] in the arts. The best part is you have friends and you can trust everybody here, Tyla said. The weeklong workshop was more of a think tank, said Anthony Swift Rice, a co-owner of the BlackT op Circus. The students, who have participated in previous BlackTop camps, worked to develop what were going to do this summer, which is going to be our film festival where were going to shoot eight films, in various genres, including drama, romance, musical documentary and comedy. BlackTop Circus, which has an office at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, has an afterschool program and holds a summer camp at the Community Achievement Center, 3255 Flat Shoals Parkway. The camp attracts approximately 80 youth who receive training from celebrity guests who have included Tommy Ford and Reginald Bruh Man Ballard of Martin, Brad James of The Haves and Have Nots and Rodney Perry who served as a cohost on BETs The MoNique Show. BlackTop got its start in 1997 when eight stand-up comedians started the improv troup to perform clean comedy, We started doing shows and big events, Rice said. Then a couple of years after that, I wanted to break off and start off the kids. Originally from New York, Rice was exposed to theater and art regularly by his mother. I saw that was lacking in this area, he said. With the building of the Porter Sanford Center, I thought it was a great idea to start off an afterschool program and summer camp teaching kids improv, acting, standup and writing. BlackTop co-owner Andrene WardHammond said the companys goal is to teach the students how to perform clean comedy because it would help themin school with public speaking, and confidence. During the holiday intensive and the summer camps, students play improv games, read scripts and learn about the concept of the script. If its strictly acting, they learn script reading, projection, working with a camera, working with a live audience, Ward-Hammond said. With the improv aspect, its literally thinking on your toes. The camps also help students learn conflict resolution, Rice said. We have so many kids here and we put them all on one project together, Rice said. Four-yearold Janai Townes may be the youngest but shes going to work with the kids who are 17 as well because everybody is on the same level. She has just as much talent as the 17-year-olds. She may not necessarily have an extensive vocabulary, but as far as the talent she has, she can match any of them. One of the improv games the group played is called A to Z. In this game, the participants act out a scene by alternating their lines and beginning each line with the next letter of the alphabet. Thats one of those multilevel thinking games where you have to create a scene and keep in time with the alphabet, Rice said. Its a good learning tool. I see improv as a mind exercise, sort of like a creative luminosity.that helps them expand their thinking, expand their creativity and broadens their horizons. In another game, players had to improvise a rap song about, after a suggestion by Jania, blueberries. Calling their song the Blueberry Jam Rap, the players danced and rapped using lyrics such as Blueberries, thats my jam. You get it?/I said thats my jam. Blueberries. It goes with ham./ Blueberries, thats my jam./You get it?
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Aung Matu, pastor of the Atlanta Matupi Community Church, came to DeKalb County to help his fellow Burmese. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
Burmese refugee is part pastor, part social worker

by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com In 2006, the family and church of Aung Matu, asked him to never return to his home country of Burma. Now 56, Matu came to America for the first time in 1995 for three years. The first time I was here to study the word of God for education. Back in Burma, he was the principal of Reformed Theological Seminary. In order to upgrade my school to be a member of Asian Theological Association, it was required [for me to get] a doctorate degree, Matu said. So he went to Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Miss. He wrote his dissertation on Multiplying Churches in Burma: Reaching out to Burmese Theravada Buddhist Communities through New Church Planting Strategies. In the paper he said that Christianity is not a western religion, as many in Burma believed. Christianity is for all the people of the world, Matu wrote. Jesus Christ came to earth for all the people. The Burmese government heard about the paper and was not happy about it. They went to my house, my home, my family and asked, When is he coming back, It was scary, Matu said. So my church members and my family members asked me not to return back to our country. In 2006, Matu sought asylum, which was granted in one month. Later his immediate family joined him. He currently lives in Stone Mountain with his wife Angul Khan Cing, sons Glory, 23, and Emmanuel, 19, and daughter Christina, 14. My focus right now is helping the [Burmese] refugee community, said Matu, pastor of Atlanta Matupi Community Church in Stone Mountain. He is also chairman of the Atlanta Burmese Christian Churches, a group of 20 churches. My main purpose is to do church planting focusing on my people, he said. His church has approximately 140 members. Matu moved from New York to Atlanta in January 2010 when he learned that the Matu community in Atlanta had no leaders. They badly needed help, Matu said. They needed a community leader. When they first got here, they were like chicks without a hen. They were without their leaders. They asked me to come down, so I decided to come down here, he said. The Burmese needed help with medical appointments, job searches, transportation, car and health insurance applications and they needed an interpreter. I stand by all the time, he said. When they call, I have to go. Since nobody helps them, I have to go and help. I am not only a pastor, I am a social worker. Sometimes they dont have a vehicle and they have to go to shopping for groceries, I take them for the groceries. The hardest part about being in America is paying bills, said Matu, who grew up in a very remote area of Burma, where the residents live in bamboo houses with thatched roofs. Living in Burma we never had the bills, Matu said. The hardest is paying the bills. We use it, we spend it, we forget it. When the bill comes, [were surprised]. In America, you have to be alert all the time, he said. In Burma, we never spend for water; water is free. Theres not electricity; we dont have to pay. No heater; we just cut the tree for firewood, [and] put [it in] the firethats it. Also, its not cold that much. The joyful part about living in America is the facilities, Matu said. Whenever you need the heat, the heat is there. Whenever you need the cold, cold is there. Water is there, even though we pay for it. The toilet is thereyou dont have to run to the forest. There [are] many followers, too, when you run to the forestanimals: the pig and the dog and the chicks.Its funny, he said. I also enjoy the food, Matu said. Anytime, anywhere, we can get [it] easily.
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Georgia Supreme Court Justice David Nahmias swears in Dunwoody City Council Member-Elect Jim Riticher, Council Member Denis Shortal, and Council Member Doug Thompson. Photo provided
The Tucker Tigers boys celebrate their 74-59 victory over Columbia to win the Chick-fil-A Holiday Classic Championship.
Joe Dunmyer, left, was named Most Valuable Player and Tyrell Thomas received the Defensive Player award. Photos by Travis Hudgons
Christmas wreaths are ready to be picked up in downtown Decatur. Photo by Carla Parker
Elementary school children spent the day off from school at the Decatur Recreation Center for Polar Camp. Photo by Children and Youth Services staff
DeKalb County transportation crews prepared for an icy blast with snow plows and piles of salt. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Twas the week after Christmas and live trees, their home brightening jobs done, wait in a pile on an Agnes Scott College parking lot to be taken for recycling into mulch and other materials. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
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UPS being sued for overcharges

by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com Atlanta-based UPS, which has a major hub in DeKalb County, is the subject of a class-action lawsuit alleging the company systematically overcharges customers. Plaintiffs Steven Sivak, of Ann Arbor, Mich., and International Samaritan, a Michigan nonprofit organization that provides assistance to poor people in Central America, filed the lawsuit Dec. 27 in a U. S. District Court in Michigan on behalf of all persons who used UPS to ship a package and purchased and paid for additional coverage for loss or damage from UPS. The lawsuit accuses UPS of breach of contract, unjust enrichment and violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and the Consumer Protection Act. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs, who regularly use UPS, claim to have been overcharged for additional coverage protection by UPS in contravention of the applicable terms and shipping rates in effect in at the time of shipment. The lawsuit alleges that the international logistics company has for years been systematically overcharging customers for the first $100 of declared value coverage, which UPS in its standardized published rates claims to provide for free for each package sent. Despite that claim, UPS has systematically charged and caused its agent and sales network to charge customers an additional amount for coverage for the first $100 when they purchase additional declared value coverage, according to the lawsuit. The practice, according to the lawsuit, was discovered at least 18 months ago and has been repeatedly brought to UPS attention. When the matter is brought to UPS attention, UPS always acknowledges the mistake and credits the account, but it does not fix the problem, the lawsuit states. Smaller companies and individuals who lack the means or sophistication to hire professional shipping
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A lawsuit against Atlanta-based UPS alleges the company routinely overcharges customers. Photo by Travis Hudgons
consultants continue to get overcharged by UPS. The overcharge collected by UPS for each affected package amounts to less than $1 per package, but reflects a deliberate breach of contract with an intentional effort to defraud its customers, the lawsuit states. As part of this scheme, UPS has implemented a practice of crediting with refunds those few customers who complain of the overcharge, knowing that the number of customers who do not catch UPS breach of contract and fraud will far outnumber those that do, the lawsuit states.
Susan Rosenberg, UPSs public relations director, said, The same law firm filed two separate lawsuits against UPS about declared value charges for loss or damage protection--one in the U. S. District Courts central district of California and the other in eastern district of Michigan. The complaints do not specify what time period is at issue, said Rosenberg in an email to The Champion. The basic allegation is that UPS is not permitted to assess a declared value charge for the first $100 of protection when a shipper declares a value in excess of $100.
Our UPS Rate and Service Guide clearly states that the declared value charge is assessed for each $100 (or portion of $100) of the total value declared, Rosenberg said. The total value declared includes the first $100. UPS assesses declared value charges exactly as they are disclosed in the Rate and Service Guide. When a shipper declares a value and pays the applicable charge, it simply adjust UPSs limit of liability to the Declared Value. These complaints have no merit, she said.
Century Center still fighting to be annexed into Brookhaven

by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com Century Center was scheduled to be annexed into Chamblee Dec. 30 along with 11,000 residents. However, Highwoods Properties, owners of Century Center, filed an emergency motion for expedited review, supersedeas and injunction pending appeal Dec. 17 to stop the annexation. On Dec. 19, the Court of Appeals granted in part and denied in part the emergency motion. According to the order, the court granted Highwoods request for a stay to prevent Chamblee from proceeding with the annexation. However, the Court of Appeals denied Highwoods request to expedite the briefing schedule and consideration of the appeal before Chamblees annexation took effect Dec. 30. The appeal will be heard April 2014 and a decision is expected to come in the summer or fall. The Court of Appeals also denied the request by Highwoods to stay the Oct. 28 Superior Court order that ruled against Brookhaven from moving forward with its annexation of Century Center unless Chamblees Nov. 5 annexation referendum failed. Highwoods Properties continues to fight to be a part of Brookhaven despite residents of neighborhoods in the Dresden East and Clairmont Road area, which includes the Century Center property, voting to be annexed into Chamblee. Brookhaven also passed a resolution Nov. 12 to withdraw support of the appeal of a DeKalb County Superior Court judges ruling on the annexation of Century Center. On Oct. 28, DeKalb Superior Court Judge Tangela Barrie ruled to stop Brookhaven from annexing Century Center and Brookhaven filed an appeal the next day. Brookhaven City Council approved a resolution to stop any further funding of the appeal of Chamblees litigation. Highwoods originally appealed the Oct. 28 order to the Georgia Supreme Court, where it filed an emergency motion to block Chamblees annexation. However, the Supreme Court ruled Dec. 16 that it did not have jurisdiction and transferred the case to the Court of Appeals. Highwoods Properties filed an application June 21 with Brookhaven for Century Center to be annexed into the newly created city. Barrie issued an injunction in August to prevent the Brookhaven City Council from voting on the annexation.
Notice of Public Hearing

The Board of Mayor and Commissioners for the City of Avondale Estates will hold a Public Hearing on January 27, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. to receive public comment regarding the proposed text amendment to Appendix A of the Code to permit Craft Distilleries and Artisanal Food Production in certain zones of the City and for other purposes. This hearing will be held at City Hall, 21 North Avondale Plaza, Avondale Estates, Georgia 30002. Juliette Sims-Owens City Clerk City of Avondale Estates
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at Gordon High School from 1974-1976. His team won 25 games playing against all-White schools and went deep into the playoffs. When schools began integrating, Godfrey was moved to Towers High School to be the football teams offensive coordinator and the schools first Black male teacher. He moved to Southwest DeKalb in 1983 where he was the first Black head football coach. Godfrey, who has 273 wins under his belt as head coach, won the 1995 Class AAAA Georgia High School Association state championship and 13 region titles. He is in 16th place all-time in wins, according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. Godfrey was inducted into the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame in June 2010. Several players were talking about what we could do to really memorialize what he has done in the county and we thought about the football stadium, said David Burgess, who asked the school board to rename the stadium. Coach Godfrey spent 30 years coaching at Southwest DeKalb High School. He won a lot of games over at that place.
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Residents call for stadium, facility name changes to remember coaches

A group of residents asked the DeKalb County school board Jan. 6 to consider changing the name of Panthersville Stadium and another facility to honor the legacy of two former DeKalb County coachesWilliam Buck Godfrey and Napoleon Cobb. Godfrey, who recently retired, was a Southwest DeKalb High School football coach for more than 30 years. Cobb is a track and field coach who has won four state AAAA championships and had two of his former athletes compete in the 2000 Olympicshe will soon retire. In a Jan. 3 letter addressed to school board Chairman Melvin Johnson, Pastor Dexter Rowland and several others said both men brought statewide and international acclaim to the districts athletics program during their time as coaches. The letter requested the board consider renaming Panthersville Stadium in Decatur after Godfrey and another athletic facility after Cobb. In their profession, both coaches excelled in their coaching and the academic accomplishments of students in their care, the letter states. Godfrey coached baseball Sen. Emmanuel Jones recently filed a resolution recognizing and commending Cobbs accomplishments. Cobb, who coached track and field at Gordon High School, led the team to three winning state championship games in 1975, 1976 and 1978. He coached for DeKalb County for more than 20 years. In 2002, Cobb was voted into the track and field hall of fame. He has won one national championship, 13 county championships and 10 state championships.
CDC looks back at 2013 health challenges, ahead to 2014 health worries
The job of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to detect health threats, stop outbreaks, and prevent illness and injury. Americas health protection agency looked back at top five health concerns in 2013 and previewed the five health threats that loom for 2014. CDC officials say the most important achievements in 2013 were the outbreaks that didnt happen, the diseases that were stopped before they crossed U.S. borders, and the countless lives saved from preventable chronic diseases and injuries. While our biggest successes may be the bad things that did not happen, careful assessment of what we did welland what we might do better is essential for continued success, said CDC Director Tom Frieden. CDCs top accomplishments included the Tips tobacco education campaign; a pilot study supporting the technologies and methods of the proposed Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) initiatives; the Million Hearts Initiative to prevent a million heart attacks; progress in curbing healthcare-associated infections; and contributions to the U.S. Presidents Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief, which prevented the one millionth baby from being infected with HIV. However, CDC officials say, much more needs to be done. CDC sounded the alarm about the potential loss of antibiotic protection from bacterial infections, the slow uptake of the anti-cancer human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, the growing epidemic of prescription opiate addiction, the perfect storm of emerging infectious disease threats, and the final push for global polio eradication. CDCs 2013 accomplishments include: Demonstrations that new AMD technologies and methods can detect outbreaks sooner, stop them faster, and prevent them better. Through piloting AMD technologies and methods, the use of wholegenome sequencing allowed CDC virus (related to smallpox) that sickened shepherds in Akhmeta, Georgia. The successful investigation shows that rapid detection saves precious time during response to emerging health threats. CDC researchers found that two new antibiotic regimens using existing drugs successfully treat gonorrhea infections. This is especially important given growing antibiotic resistance and dwindling treatment options for gonorrhea. A major CDC priority in the year ahead is to improve Americas ability to detect diseases, both at home and abroad, before they become widespread outbreaks. AMDthe use of supercomputers and forensic DNA identification of infectious agentsis a key part of this effort. Improved AMD will enable faster and more effective infectious disease prevention and control. Investment in world-class technology is a wise investment in U.S. health security, Frieden said. American lives, and Americas economic stability depend on CDC quickly detecting and fighting superbugs. Technology is only one of the tools needed for global health security. CDC and its partners are building a global health security infrastructure that can be scaled up to deal with multiple emerging health threats. Currently, only one in five countries can rapidly detect, respond to, or prevent global health threats caused by emerging infections. Improvements overseas, such as strengthening surveillance and lab systems, training disease detectives, and building facilities to investigate disease outbreaks can make the worldand the United Statesmore secure. There may be a misconception that infectious diseases are over in the industrialized world. But in fact, infectious diseases continue to be, and will always be, with us. Global health and protecting our country go hand in hand, Frieden said.
to quickly track and trace a listeria outbreak from contaminated cheese. Progress in efforts to prevent a million heart attacks and strokes. Tips from Former Smokers ads increased calls to quit lines far beyond CDCs ambitious goals. With CDC support, the FDA published its tentative determination that partially hydrogenated oilsthe primary source of dietary trans-fatis not generally recognized as safe. Its removal from the food supply could save up to 7,000 lives and prevent up to 20,000 heart attacks a year, according to the report. More than 12,000 facilities now track healthcare-associated infections using CDCs National Healthcare Safety Network. CDC has found that bloodstream infections in patients with central lines have decreased by 44 percent and surgical-site infections have decreased by 20 percent since 2008. Following CDC protocols could cut some dialysis-related bloodstream infections in half. Last year marked the 10th anni-
versary of the U.S. Presidents Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). In 2013, PEPFAR prevented the one millionth baby from being infected with HIV and has 6.7 million people on treatment, with HIV incidence falling in nearly all PEPFAR countries. CDC published its first estimates of which foods were causing foodborne illnesses in the United States, referred to as attribution estimates. These estimates help regulators, industry and consumers more precisely target and implement effective measures to prevent food contamination, and allow people to use it to help guide their own food safety practices. CDC scientists traced the newly discovered Heartland virus that infected two men from northwestern Missouri to populations of lone star ticks in the region. This discovery helps CDC stay one step ahead of what could become another public health threat carried by ticks. In conjunction with public health officials in Eurasias Republic of Georgia, CDC helped identify a new pox-
Democrat Carter to report $1.3M in Georgia governor bid

by Christina A. Cassidy ATLANTA (AP) Democrat Jason Carter will report $1.3 million in contributions to his campaign for Georgias governor, a sizeable haul in just more than seven weeks and in a state where Republicans control every statewide elected office. Carter, a state senator and grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, announced in November that he would be challenging Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, who is seeking a second term. State and national Democrats have rallied around Carter and he is not expected to draw a major primary challenger. Carter campaign chair Michael J. Coles told The Associated Press on Jan. 3 that Carter will report the money by the Jan. 8 deadline. Coles said the campaign had more than 1,800 donors, with more than 1,500 of them from Georgia. Carter said he was heartened by the level of enthusiasm and support he has received, noting the vast majority of Georgia donors to his campaign. We thought that Georgia was ready for something new and now we know it for sure, Carter said. There is pent-up energy both among Democrats and a lot of Republicans for a new and better discussion about where our state needs to be, and that outpouring is evident. Deal has yet to report his recent campaign contributions, although hes expected to significantly increase the $1.1 million in cash he had on hand as of June 30. During his 2010 campaign, Deal raised nearly $8.4 million over the course of a crowded GOP primary and then general election match-up against former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes. In that race, Barnes raised just shy of $9 million. Jason Carter will certainly need a substantial war chest if hes going to base his campaign on fooling Georgians into believing that he is the one moderate, post-partisan Democrat in the Carter family, Deals campaign manager, Tom Willis, said in a statement. This would be a great haul for another Democrat in Georgia, but doesnt seem overwhelming for someone who prides himself on his national, name-brand family. Carters fundraising is notable. In comparison, former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, a Democrat running for governor in Arkansas, reported more than $1.1 million over a three-month period that ended Sept. 30. This level of early support is among the most impressive weve seen in the entire country, said Danny Kanner, communications director for the Democratic Governors Association. Theres no question that Carters campaign, along with Democrat Michelle Nunns bid for Georgias open U.S. Senate seat, has energized Georgia Democrats who have struggled in recent years. The state party has been dealing with weak fundraising since Republicans surged to power. In addition to controlling every statewide office, Republicans hold sizeable majorities in the General Assembly and voters have backed every GOP presidential candidate since 2000. Yet Democrats say they see a path, bolstered in part by changing demographicsan increase in minorities and residents moving in from other states. Most state Democrats had been looking to 2018, but Carter and Nunn think they can move the electorate now and see hope with their early fundraising. In her first 10 weeks, Nunn raised $1.7 million for her Senate campaign. Nunn is the daughter of former Democratic U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, a moderate who represented Georgia for 24 years, and she is campaigning on her experience leading Points of Light, the volunteer organization founded by former President George H.W. Bush. Carter said he was confident he and Nunn will have the financial resources to wage successful campaigns, although he acknowledged Deal will raise a gigantic amount of money. Were not running this race to spend the most money, Carter said. Were trying to raise enough money to get our ideas out and we think that is how we will win, because folks are ready for a new discussion.
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Champion Student: DeMarco Poole

Stone Mountain High School sophomore DeMarco Poole wants to be the president of the United States one day. For now, he is a Student Council president and a member of several organizations, including Student Advisory Committee, Men of Distinction, and two groups he startedSankofa and Kids in Common. DeMarco also plays four positions on the schools football team and is a baseball player. Hes well respected by his peers and the entire Stone Mountain High School family, said DeKalb school Superintendent Mike Thurmond Jan 6 when DeMarco served as a student representative on the school board. I was so impressed with him and his intelligence, his insight and his maturity. Hes just a joy and a source of inspiration to me. The first time I met him I knew he had a little politician in him, Thurmond said. DeMarco said he plans to major in criminal justice in college, play professional football, become a state senator or representative and eventually the president. DeMarco said the school board meeting was a learning experience for him. My challenge was coming here and learning [about] the process by which change happens in DeKalb County and how do I go about the process, he said.
DeKalb County Interim CEO Lee May, DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs
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Fyodor Cherniavsky, Music Director & Conductor

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Emory celebrates Beardens Odyssey and his time in Atlanta

by Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com The Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University is presenting Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey until March 9. The exhibit explores Beardens recreations of Homers Odyssey as well as his time spent in Atlanta. In 1977 Bearden created a series of collages and watercolors based on Homers epic poem The Odyssey in an effort to create an artistic bridge between classical mythology and Black culture. Travel is a theme extensively explored throughout the series, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition service. According to a press release, Bearden, originally from North Carolina, moved with his family to Harlem as a young child. Throughout his career Bearden focused much of his work on exploring the lives of travelers on their way to and from home. As a meditation on the western epic tradition and African-American mobility, Beardens Odyssey series invites a broader examination of African-American culture and within the context of migration, escape, and notions of home and belonging, said Mark Sanders, chair of Emory Universitys Department of African American Studies. Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey features 55 works, including collages, watercolors and line drawings as well as additional compositions relating to Beardens interest in classical themes. The exhibition is curated by English and jazz scholar Robert G. OMeally, the Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature and founder and former director of the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University. Also on display is a series of sketches Bearden did based on Homers other epic poem the Iliad and a collection of works influenced by the city of Atlanta and the time Bearden spent in the southeast titled Southern Connections: Bearden in Atlanta. The Southern Connections exhibit combines original artwork by Bearden as well as items from Emorys Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library. Many of the photos included in the exhibit have never been shown in public. Southern Connections surveys Beardens literary, scholarly, and artistic relationships in Atlanta, which shaped his influential career as an African-American artist who dealt with a range of subjects from his upbringing in the south, to jazz and the Caribbean island of St. Martin, to Homers The Odyssey, said Amanda Hellman, Carlos Museum Curator of African Art and co-curator of Southern Connections. There are a number of events for adults and children centered on the Bearden exhibition. For more information visit www. carlos.emory.edu or call (404) 7274282.
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to the victim and they are unable to testify at trial. We dont usually do that but I realized that the hearing was an opportunity to record Mr. Stewarts testimony. The transcript of the bond hearing served the same purpose as a deposition, Canavan said. Canavan called Marks a traveler: a con man that travels the country ripping off the elderly and vulnerable. She said Marks had been arrested many times before relocating to Georgia. That man had gone state-tostate and gotten away with it and I didnt want the fact that our victim had passed away to be able to go out and [allow him] to do it again, Canavan said. In March 2004, court documents state Stewart was dining alone at a DeKalb County restaurant and was approached by an attractive woman in her early 50s, late 40s who asked Stewart to join her and Marks at a nearby table. Marks claimed to be the womans uncle. Marks used the alias Ron Russo, and over the next several weeks posing as Russo, he offered to do legal work for Stewart in exchange for Stewarts 1990 automobile. Stewart signed over the title to Marks, who then convinced Stewart to let him manage his financial assets as well. According to prosecutors, Marks removed jewelry from Stewarts safety deposit box, closed certain joint accounts in Stewarts name and made approximately $27,000 in unauthorized charges on Stewarts credit card. Canavan said at one point, Marks convinced Stewart to take out a restraining order on his best friend, who previously managed his assets. Stewarts friend Beth Barnett had been a cosignatory on his bank accounts and stock holdings. Barnett also held his power of attorney and was named executor of his estate. Marks also persuaded Mr. Stewart to make a new will, temporarily naming Marks daughter, Rachel Marks, as executrix and sole beneficiary. Marks retained an attorney and he took Mr. Stewart to that attorneys office for the purpose of drafting the new will, court documents state. However, before the new will could be executed, Marks was arrested. When Marks was arrested he had a briefcase containing a forged deed, which he had filed in DeKalb County Superior Court, 40 blank checks from Stewarts bank account at Suntrust, the title to Stewarts car and other documents. Another notable white-collar case Canavan tried involved a family-owned company Robinsons Trucking, which she said stole millions of merchandise from unsuspecting truck drivers. They were stealing tractor trailersAtlanta is a hub for tractor trailersthey were coming through Atlanta and unloading them in 30 minutes, then dumping the trailers just outside the county line, Canavan said. They would have truck drivers standing by at night to take the trailers while the legitimate truck driver was sleeping or eating at the truck stop. This was a major group of people and the amount of money represented by the amount of stolen
A mugshot photo of white-collar criminal Nicholas Marks when he was arrested in Illinois in 2004. Marks was convicted on multiple charges of theft and exploitation for conning a DeKalb County resident. Photo provided
merchandise in those warehouses was almost impossible to fathom. Canavan said the crooks then stored the stolen merchandise in two warehouses they owned and sold the stolen goods out of a retail store named Vibes, located on Rockbridge Road. You would walk into this store, which was classified as a mens clothing store, and you would see cookies, microwaves, truck tires and washing machines, Canavan said. Canavan said there are several ways to avoid being victim of theft or identity fraud. The first is to nev-
er giving your personal information over the phone: this includes Social Security numbers, birthdays and your mothers maiden name. Additionally, Canavan said not to hire anybody who knocks on a door asking for work. She also said its important to pay attention to bank accounts each month and review charges. Heres the important thing, the bank will reimburse fraud but only if its discovered [within] 30-60 days, Canavan said.
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Joanna Reed, left, demonstrates the Teaser, which is a very challenging original pilates exercise that involves abdominal strength, core strength, balance and coordination. Photos by Travis Hudgons
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With help from his wife, Joanna, Alan Reed demonstrates Pilates techniques that require only simple equipment.
Fitness instructor uses system that helped him

by Kathy Mitchell kathy@dekalbchamp.com Alan Reed said hes been physically active all his lifeand in many ways his interest in physical activity has been a guiding force. When he decided to study to become a massage therapist, he found more than a new careerhe found a wife. He married his teacher and the couple started a massage therapy business in downtown Decatur. All was well for more than 20 years when an accidenta fall from a treeleft Reed too severely injured to continue his chosen profession. I had been an athlete all my life, so having serious physical limitations was really hard on me, Reed recalled. I lost my way for a few years. Then his wife, Joanna Reed, suggested that he try Pilates, a physical conditioning system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. German-born Pilates was living in England at the start of World War I. Because England and Germany were at war, Pilates along with many other German nationals, was placed in an internment camp. A former boxer and circus acrobat, he worked to keep up his own strength and assist others who were weak or injured. With limited resources, Pilates developed a system using such simple materials as bed springs and keg hoops. The system, Reed said, turned out to be perfect for him, helping him not only recover from his injuries and regain strength, but rebuilding his confidence. In fact, he was so enthusiastic about it that he became a certified Pilates instructor. The Reeds now have a facility in Decaturs East Decatur Station, where she continues massage therapy while he takes Pilates clients. Most places that offer Pilates offer classes. I dont teach classes, Reed explained. I work with clients one-on-one in private sessions. My goal is to provide customized help to one person at a time. Some, he said, are recovering from an injury; some want to regain lost vigor and some are athletes who want to take it to the next level. Pilates, he said, emphasizes building the bodys coreincluding muscles of the back, abdomen, buttocks and chestand using that strength to develop other parts of the body. He recalled a client whose goal was to be able to board the bus. She wasnt able to step up and get on the bus; she didnt have the strength in her legs, so, using springs, she built leg strength until she was able to step up. While a number of variations on Pilates have been developed and taught over the years, Reed explained that he teaches classical Pilates, employing the system just as it was originally developed by Joseph Pilates. Among the features he likes about Pilates, Reed said, is it can be adapted for persons of almost any age. Basically, its suitable for anyone older than 12its probably not a good system for young children. Beyond that, as long as a person is in basic good health, age isnt a limitation. I have clients in their 80s.
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Pat Kuzela teaches students in an English as a second language (ESL) class at Georgia Piedmont Technical College. Photo provided
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by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com When marriage brought Priscilla Rincon Jimenez, now 44, from Colombia to the United States, she knew very little English. I studied English in my country, but only when I [was in] high school, Jimenez said, her English conversational but still broken. She also studied English for a year in college in Latin America. In February 2013, Jimenez began studying English as a second language (ESL) at Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC). Georgia Piedmont has good teachers, quality teachers, Jimenez said. Although she studied English at a Latin America institution, she prefers the education she received at GPTC, she said. I recommended Georgia Piedmont to another classmate, said Jimenez, who lives in Decatur. I have recommended [it to] three people now. Each year, GPTC typically serves approximately 4,000 ESL students, said Diane Hunter, the colleges ESL Coordinator. This year so far, since July [2013], we have already served 2,200, so were on track to meet our goal. The school has seven ESL programs in three counties with day, night and Saturday classes, open computer labs and distance learning, Hunter said. In the ESL program, student contact hours vary from six to 10 hours a week of in-class, face-toface with an instructor. Our students progress at their own pace through the program, Hunter said. Some are here a brief time, even a semester, and some can be with us for years as they progress through speaking, listening, reading and writing. The program has students from more than 100 countries and 46 percent of the students have refugee or asylee status, Hunter said. Our major refugee site is in Clarkston where the day and night programs together are 77 percent refugees, she said. We have a special group of studentsrefugee and non-refugee that are pre- and nonliterate, who never learned to read in their own country or are preliterate in English, Hunter said. That group is 92 percent refugees. Some ESL students have degrees from their countries, but dont know English. We have students that have degrees from their countries that dont know our alphabet, Hunter said. Then we have those students who were uneducated in their own countries. Were a very unique site, she said. In 2012, 87 percent of the refugees that came into the state of Georgia came to DeKalb County and we serve them. They come to us for English. We have the largest ESL program in the state, by far. With program locations in Doraville and Clarkston, the program is manned by a mostly part-time staff. Enrollment in the ESL program is steady overall, Hunter said, but we have lost a lot of students in Doraville because of the state law for verification of eligibility for public benefits. They must prove that they have legal status in order to attend our programs. So we have lost a lot of undocumented students who have not been able to comply. The refugee population does not apply because they are all legal. While taking classes, students go the ESL lab at least once every one or two weeks. They have a scheduled time during their regular class room time in which they go to the lab, Hunter said. The lab instructor and the classroom instructor work together to supplement whats going on in the class as enrichment activities. The open labs, which are offered on Saturdays in Clarkston and Doraville, give students computer time to receive additional ESL training. GPTCs ESL program has tracks that prepare students for citizenship and to earn their GED. We try to adapt it to the students needs, Hunter said. We have students that leave us and go directly into the credit program because they have their diploma from their country. And then we have others who just need a better job. Hunter said some of the stories she hears from the students pull on your heart strings. When I sit in front of a woman who last week was a farmer in Somalia and she knows no English and I know no Somali, and we look at each other, we get it. Its a connection which is such a blessing. We teach them, but they teach us so much more. Hunter said the ESL programs impact on students is tremendous. You cant help your child in school or talk to the teacher or ride the MARTA bus or get a job that can give a living wage if you cant navigate in English, Hunter said. The ticket to achieving professional and academic dreams in this country is to learn the language. Thats what were about.
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Emory holds off Johns Hopkins, sets school record for consecutive wins
Seniors Savannah Morgan and Hannah Lilly combined for 40 points to lead the No. 10-ranked Emory womens basketball team to a 72-67 win over Johns Hopkins University Jan. 4. The win improved the Emory Eagles record 11-0 and set a school record for consecutive victories. Morgan led all players with 21 points, her ninth double-figure scoring performance of the year, hitting six-of-10 from the floor, including three-of-five from three-point range, and all six of her free throw opportunities. Lilly added 19 points, hitting three three-pointers as part of her five field goals and was perfect from the free throw line. Lilly also came up with four of the teams 16 steals. Johns Hopkins outshot Emory from the floor, sinking 43.8 percent (21 of 48) of its attempts to Emorys 35.6 percent (21 of 59). However, the Eagles were better from beyond the arc, hitting on 42.1 percent (8 of 19) of three-pointers to John Hopkins 23.1 percent (3 of 13). Johns Hopkins also recorded a 38-26 edge in rebounding, but that was negated by its 25 turnovers that led to 23 points for Emory. Emory led from start to finish, racing out to a 9-0 lead with Morgan scoring eight of those points. Three pointers by Morgan and Lilly gave the Eagles their first double-digit lead of the game, 21-10, with 12:03 left in the first half. John Hopkins stayed within striking distance, narrowing the gap to eight points, but a 7-0 run extended Emorys lead to 32-17 with just under six minutes left in the first half. Emory would lead by as many as 17 points on two occasions over the final 2:17 of the first half before taking a 40-27 lead into halftime. Morgan totaled 17 first-half points, knocking down five of her six field goal attempts, while Lilly added eight points. The Eagles maintained a comfortable advantage over Johns Hopkins in the opening five minutes of the second half, holding a 47-31 lead following a jumper by
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freshman Michelle Bevan. However, Johns Hopkins responded with a 7-0 run, capped by a three pointer by Alyssa Fleming, to cut Emorys lead to nine points with 12:08 left. Lilly accounted for five points during a 7-2 Emory run that built the teams lead back up to 14 points. The Eagles led 62-50 with 6:11 on the clock before five unanswered Johns Hopkins points drew it to within 6255 with 4:33 remaining. A jumper by Morgan kept the Eagles up by nine but Johns Hopkins crept back to within five points at 66-61 with 2:07 left following a basket by Danielle Brown. Emory answered John Hopkins comeback bid by going six-for-six at the foul line over the final 1:03 of the game to secure the victory. Emory returns to action on Jan. 11 when it opens University Athletic Association play with a home game against Rochester.
Each week The Champion spotlights former high school players from the county who are succeeding in athletics on the college level. Breshad Perriman, Central Florida (football): The sophomore wide receiver from Arabia Mountain had three receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown in the 52-42 win over Baylor in the BCS Fiesta Bowl Jan. 1. Perriman finished the season with 39 receptions, 811 yards and four touchdowns. Manny Atkins, Georgia State (basketball): The senior forward from Tucker scored 14 points and had four rebounds in the 73-63 win over South Alabama Jan. 4. Atkins is averaging 13.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Queen Alford, Jacksonville (basketball): The sophomore guard from Decatur scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the 71-67 win over Mercer Jan. 4. Alford is averaging 13.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
Second half surge sparks Emory mens basketball win over Birmingham Southern
Senior Jake Davis scored a game-high 28 points to lead the Emory Eagles mens basketball team 76-61 win over Birmingham Southern. The Eagles won for the seventh time in eight outings and improved their overall record to 8-3. Davis, who had 16 points in the second half, closed out the night sinking seven of 16 from the floor, including a season-high tying four three-point field goals, and 10 of 12 from the free throw line. Senior McPherson Moore (14 points) and junior Michael Florin (10 points) rounded out the teams double-figure scorers. Sophomore Will Trawick led Emory with 10 rebounds, his second doubledigit performance of the season, while Davis contributed eight rebounds. After sputtering during the opening 20 minutes, Emory ignited its offensive attack in the second half, knocking down 57.7 percent (15 of 26) of its field goal tries, six of 11 from beyond the arc, outpointing Birmingham Southern by a 47-31 margin. After trailing by one point at halftime, the Eagles opened the second half with a three-pointer by junior Alex Foster and back-to-back three-pointers by Davis in a 1:32 span to take a 38-30 lead. After Birmingham Southern narrowed the gap to five points, a 7-0 Emory run, started by a three-pointer by Moore extended the Eagles lead to 45-33 with 15:20 left in the contest. Emory maintained a 60-52 lead with 7:29 on the clock before a bucket by Davis, followed by a Moore three-pointer, gave Emory a 13-point lead with 6:26 remaining. Birmingham Southern mounted a final comeback bid, battling back to a 6759 deficit with 4:16 left, but Emory closed out the game on a 9-2 run. Birmingham Southern shot 17.2 percent (5-of-29) from the field including one of 15 from three-point range. Emory started slow, hitting just 24.1 percent (7 of 29) of its field goal tries, including 18.2 percent (2 of 11) from three-point range in the first half. The Eagles were successful on one of their first eight from the floor and turned the ball over on three occasions in falling behind 13-2 5:31 into the game. Birmingham Southern held an 18-7 lead with 8:17 left in the first half but a 9-3 run by Emory brought the Eagles within five points, 21-16, with 5:40 remaining. After a bucket by Griffin Schamp put Birmingham Southern up 25-18, Davis accounted for five points in a 7-0 Eagle run that tied the score at 25-25 with 2:05 on the clock. Birmingham Southern would take a 30-29 edge into halftime. Emory returns to action Jan. 11 at home when it opens University Athletic Association play against Rochester at noon.
The Champion chooses a male and female high school Athlete of the Week each week throughout the school year. The choices are based on performance and nominations by coaches. Please email nominations to carla@dekalbchamp.com by Monday at noon. FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Asia Durr, St. Pius (basketball): The junior guard led the team in scoring with 32 points and had seven rebounds in the 58-39 win over Christian Academy of Knoxville Jan. 1. Durr is averaging 24.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
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Dec. 30 Boys Lakeside 46, Decatur 40 Miller Grove 50, Hough (N.C.) 45 Stephenson 65, St. Francis 63 Tucker 74, Columbia 59 Girls Barron Collier (Fla.) 43, St. Pius 37 Marist 44, Smith County (Tenn.) 38 Dec. 31 Boys Norcross 70, Miller Grove 56 Girls St. Pius 58, St. Josephs (Mo.) 52 Jan. 1 Girls St. Pius 58, Christian Academy of Knoxville (Tenn.) 39 Jan. 3 Boys Etowah 52, Marist 47 St. Pius 54, McCallie 49 Girls Marist 56, Etowah 44 Jan. 4 Boys Johnson 78, Dunwoody 64 Lakeside 63, Cambridge 53 St. Pius 50, Milton 47 Girls Lakeside 56, Cambridge 50
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Marist wrestling wins region

by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com on to win the next seven out of eight matches. Marist defeated Lithonia in the 132-pound, 138-pound, 145-pound, The Marist wrestling team 152-pound, 170-pound, advanced to the Team Dual 182-pound, 195-pound, Wrestling Championship as the No. 1 seed after defeating Litho- 220-pound and the 285-pound nia 43-18 in the Region 6-AAAA divisions. Despite the dominating perTeam Dual Area Championship formance, Beebe said his team tournament Jan. 4. still has some things to improve Lithonia also advanced to the on before the championship Team Dual Wrestling Chamdual. pionship and will be a No. 2 We did well on finishing seed. The Team Dual Wrestling our shots but we need to keep Championship will take place improving on that, he said. We Jan. 10-11 in Macon at the Maneed to work on getting off botcon Centreplex. toms and scoring points from Marist won nine out of 14 bottoms and getting reverses. matches against Lithonia to But I think team work and claim its fifth consecutive region keeping the positive energy will title. Marist head coach Riddick carry us through, Beebe added. Beebe said it felt excellent to win Marist will face Cairo in the another region title against a first round of the Class AAAA tough Lithonia team. Team Dual Wrestling ChampiWe have a great, positive rionship and Lithonia will face off valry with them so were happy against Alexander. to be going back to Macon this Dunwoody and Lakeside year with Lithonia, but were wrestling teams advanced to the happier to be a No. 1 seed, BeeClass AAAAA Team Dual Wresbe said. tling Championship. Dunwoody Lithonia was up 15-9 after will face Ola in the first round five matches until Marist won and Lakeside will face Whitewatwo consecutive matches to ter. take an 18-15 lead. Marist went
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