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V ers are being asked de ermine whe h-er he s a e C ns i u-i n sh uld be amendedwi h regard he manner

es ablishmen char ersch ls and c n r versyreigns ver whe her hes a e sh uld have his ad-di i nal measure au h r-i y appr ve hese newsch ls agains he wishes

l cal cials.As i s ands n w, l cal -

cials bear he ini ial resp n-sibili y r appr ving r dis-appr ving applica i ns rchar er sch ls wi hin heir

sch l dis ric . I ha appli-ca i n is n appr ved, anappeal can be made hes a e B ard Educa i n,which curren ly has he au-

h ri y verrule he de-cisi n l cal cials andgran appr val he char-

er sch l.I he re erendum, which

will appear n he N v. 6presiden ial ball , is ap-pr ved, he C ns i u i nwill be amended all wchar er sch l applican swh are disappr ved a hel cal level appeal heChar er Sch l C mmis-si n, a s a e agency hawas riginally es ablished

Will Sanders, heSpalding C un yresiden wh hasled a ederal lawsui agains Spalding C un y and eachindividual c un y c mmissi ner, in ends m ve rwardwi h he legal case despi e cials ini ial ac i n revise

he emergency managemen rdinance ha Sanders saidhas he p en ial vi la e residen s C ns i u i nal righ s.

Sanders said he led his ac i n n Aug. 10, due heverreaching and in rusive p wers all ed ne single

pers n he chairman he b ard r heir designee access y ur pr per y wi h u y ur c nsen r a searchwarran , and he pr visi n ha all wed he chairman

he b ard suspend he sale guns, gas, alc h l andbulle s.

He said he views he riginal emergency managemenrdinance as a direc a r n civil liber ies gran ed

Uni ed S a es ci izens, speci cally he Sec nd and F ur h

Amendmen s he Bill Righ s ha in par gran herigh bear arms and pr ec i n agains unlaw ul searchand seizure pr per y.

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Ci y Gri n cials say n immedi-a e change will be r hc ming asa resul c rresp ndence by heFreed m Fr m Religi n F unda i n (FFRF)reques ing he ci y cease all w a pub-lic prayer pri r B ard C mmissi nermee ings.

Acc rding Ci y Manager Kenny Smi h,w le ers r m FFRF Presiden Annie Lau-

rie Gayl r have been received he rsn July 24 by C mmissi ner J anne t dd,

wh in 2011 served as c mmissi n chair-w man, and he sec nd n Sep . 5, ad-dressing he ci ys lack resp nse heFFRFs rs reques cease he prac ice.

the ini ial le er in par s a es, Ci izens all religi ns r n religi n are c mpelled

c me be re y u n imp r an civicma ers and par icipa e in imp r andecisi n a ec ing heir livelih d, heirpr per y and, quali y li e. these ci izenssh uld n be made eel ended, ex-cluded r like p li ical u siders because

he l cal g vernmen hey supp r wi hheir axes imp ses religi us ri ual a civil

g vernmen mee ings. L cal g vernmensh uld n be in he business per rm-ing religi us ri uals, r exh r ing all ci i-zens, regardless belie s, par icipa e in

a Chris ian prayer, r even asking ci izens sh w de erence r abs inence hisri ual.

Up n receip he rs le er, t dd r-warded i Smi h, wh in urn c nduc edan in rmal p ll he c mmissi n mem-

SHEILA A. MARSHALL :::Sta writer; [email protected]


CoNt. PRAYER, P. 11

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Gri n's branding ini-ia ive is n w pashe ini ial s age crea ing a new l g andbrand iden i y. Sky Designpresen ed i s c ncep s

he ci y c mmissi nersduring heir w rksh p n tuesday, Sep ember 25.

"I am pr ud say ha urci y c mmissi ners havebeen ex remely supp r ive

his e r and are rulyen husias ic ab u where

his brand will ake us.N w ha we have a brand

ha has heir appr val,we can s ar w rking nimplemen a i n," said KiraHarris-Braggs, Gri n MainS ree Direc r.

Ci y Manager KennySmi h said, "I h ugh hec mmissi ners received iwell...we're m ving rwardand will begin phasing inSky Design's sugges i nsas we have he budge ."

Smi h wen n say has me he sugges i nscan be d ne a li le n c s he ci y, suchas websi e redesign anddigi al le erhead, and

h se will be implemen edrs .

New business cards ands a i nary will be re rderedas hey need replacing.

tw Sky Design'smain sugges i ns, hiringa marke ing direc r andplacing way nding signsa main c rrid rs en ering

he ci y limi and wi hin hed wn wn area, may have

wai r all ca ed undsin u ure budge s.

"We have s me m neyall ca ed r signage in

his year's budge , bu we'llhave phase m s hain as budge all ws," saidSmi h.

the planning anddevel pmen depar menwill mee wi h s eeringc mmi ee members nexweek discuss ur herimplemen a i n hebranding ini ia ive.

"We will s ar w rkingimmedia ely n devel pinga s ra egic plan rlaunching and in using iin he abric he Gri nc mmuni y. We wan d his in way ha is c se ec ive and as seamlessas p ssible, Harris-Braggssaid.

JESSICA GREGORY :::Publisher; [email protected]

Wisconsin group opposes prayerconducted prior to city BoC meetings

Spalding man moving orward withemergency management suit

The letter "i" in Gri n's new logo represents citizens o

the community, whilethe connected " "s represent

bridging thecommunity.

CoNt. CHARTERS P. 2

Local, state o cials disagree on issueo charter school accountability


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One crucial ques i nha remains unan-swered in he ghver he char er sch l re -erendum is h w undingwill be pr vided r wha isexpec ed be a signi canincrease in he number s a e char er sch ls hawill es ablished hr ugh uGe rgia.

As ar as h w he undingw rks where hey'll ge

he m ney here are a l unanswered ques i ns.

I have n idea where heyhink he m ney is g ing

c me r m, i i 's n r mevery her (s a e) budge ,whe her i 's ransp r a i n

r educa i n, said Gri n-Spalding C un y Sch lSys em Direc r FinanceRyan McLem re. origi-nally, he s a e m ney wasg ing ll w he child,

as well as he l cal m ney,bu ha didn' g ver well,s hey backed away r m

ha . H w are hey g ing und a wh le new level

g vernmen bureaucracy,wi h a parallel sch l sys-

em ha has n l cal c n-r l wi h u de rimen

every her depar menha 's under unded and s ill

experiencing cu s?Acc rding McLem re,

under unding Ge rgia'spublic educa i n sys em isa he c re he issue.

He explained ha edu-ca i n unding is he nlyp r i n he s a e budge

ha is s a ed in law and isc ns i u i nally-manda ed ully u lined under heQuali y Basic Educa i n Ac .H wever, he said ha de-spi e lawmakers willingness

amend he C ns i u i nin av r s a e char ersch l crea i n, he legally-required s a e unding reduca i n has been cu by$1.1 billi n annually.

I 's been well under und-ed since he mid-1990s, buwe're n d ing s well, s

hey wan crea e hisparallel sys em, ins ead, hesaid.

McLem re said ha al-h ugh unding has been

dras ically cu , her s a emanda es, such as eachercer i ca i n, class sizes res ing, remain in place.

the hyp crisy i is wehave all he rules and law,bu hey ake a billi n d l-lars and cri icize when heyd n' ge wha hey expec ,

he said. F r us, i 's slap inhe ace because hey say,

'I 's n y ur m ney. We'ren g ing ake y urm ney.' I i 's n c ming

r m us, y u're s ill direc lyunding a parallel sch l

sys em.

Supp r ers e r s amend he Ge rgia C n-s i u i n all w r he

rma i n s a e char ersch ls say i is necessarydue he l ng- erm ail-ures he public sch lsys em.

G v. Na han Deal's Di-rec r C mmunica i nsBrian R bins n said, Everychild in Ge rgia deserves a

ree educa i n in a publicsch l. there are sch ls

ha have ailed genera i na er genera i n educa echildren. F r paren s wh sechildren are rapped in ail-ing sch ls, we need beable give hem an p-

i n.He said pp nen s

he C ns i u i nal amend-men wh argue ha pub-lic sch ls will l se undingare de ending a sys em hais br ken, and ha he ar-gumen is, a i s unda i n,

alse.the amendmen ex-

pressly rbids any suchhing aking m ney awayr m public sch ls, R bin-

s n said.He said sh uld he mea-

sure, which Deal s r nglysupp r s, pass, unding willc me r m he same placei did whenever we had heChar er Sch l C mmissi nbe re.

H wever, he was unable iden i y he s urce h se m nies.tha was be re G v. Deal

k ce, s I d n' reallykn w h w i was unded.I jus kn w i was s a e

unds.He wen n say ha

educa i n always has been,and will remain, ne Deal's pri ri ies.

In 2013 budge , we in-creased s a e unding reduca i n, even h ugh al-m s all her s a e depar -men s experienced cu s.As he (Deal) prepares r

he 2014 budge , he againis pushing r increasededuca i n unding gr w h,even wi h all her s a e de-par men s l king a cu s

hree percen , R bins nsaid.

Bu he was again unable iden i y where he unding

r p en ial s a e char er

sch ls w uld be b ained.I 's jus par ur educa-i n unding, he said. We

d n' wan ge caughup in h w he bureaucracy

eels ab u his.When asked i s a e de-

par men s w uld experi-ence budge cu s evendeeper han he an ici-pa ed hree percen in r-der und he new s a echar er sch l sys em haw uld be es ablished i

he amendmen passes,R bins n c n radic ed hisearlier s a emen by saying

ha he s a e unding l calsch l dis ric s curren lyreceive r public sch ls uden s w uld be diver -ed he s ar -up char ersch ls.

the m ney sh uld ll whe s uden s. the m ney

will ll w he s uden s, hesaid, while als clari ying

ha l cal axpayer d llarswill n be diver ed hes a e char er sch ls.

In resp nse c ncerns

ha he l ss individ-ual s a e s uden und-ing w uld require sch lsys ems pera e undergrea er budge de ci s,R bins n said, Well, heyw uld als have ne lesss uden educa e.

He explained ha sch lswill n ake a per capi areduc i n, bu ra her a di-rec deduc i n unds

he l cal sys em, meaningha i w uld ge jus as

much m ney per s uden ,bu unding r rans erring

s uden s w uld g wi h hechild he s a e char ersch l.

I 's jus par ur educa-i n unding, he said. We

d n' wan ge caughup in h w he bureaucracy

eels ab u his.Pressed ur her resp nd

ques i ns whe hers a e depar men s w uldexperience budge cu seven deeper han he an-

icipa ed hree percenin rder und he news a e sch l sys em haw uld be es ablished i

he amendmen passes,R bins n nally c nceded

ha unding l cal sch ldis ric s curren ly receive

r public sch l s uden sw uld be diver ed hes ar -up char er sch ls.

the m ney sh uld ll whe s uden s. the m ney

will ll w he s uden s, hesaid.

In resp nse c ncernsha he l ss individ-

ual s a e s uden und-ing w uld require sch lsys ems pera e undergrea er budge de ci s,R bins n said, Well, heyw uld als have ne lesss uden educa e.

He explained ha sch lswill n ake a per capi areduc i n, bu ra her a di-rec deduc i n unds

he l cal sys em, meaningha i w uld ge jus asmuch m ney per s uden ,bu unding r rans errings uden s w uld g wi h hechild he s a e char ersch l.

Gri n-Spalding C un ySch l Sys em Superin en-den Cur is J nes said hac uld p en ially resul inex reme nancial hardship

r public sch ls s a e-wide.

the s uden c uld c mer m any grade level a

any sch l, s ha d esn'mean ha I w uld reduceby ne eacher a any givensch l, he said. tha alsd esn' mean ha I w ulduse any less buses r sch lnu ri i n w rkers, becauseI s ill have pr vide ser-vices r he remaining s u-den s.

GEt A GRIP AND GEt tHE GooD StUFF tHE GRIP SEPt 27 - oCt 11, 2012

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Some CharterSchool Stats

In he 2010-2011 academicyear, Ge rgia had 162 char-ter schools in 56 dis ric s.

70 percentmade AnnualYearly Pr gress as pp sed 73 percen radi i nal

public sch ls. M re han 35 percen s ar -up and c nversi nchar er sch ls were rec-

gnized as DistinguishedSchoolsby AYP S andards(19 s ar -ups and 17 c n-versi ns). 60 percen char er highsch ls sc red above stateand/or national averages n2011 SAts.

Char er sch l enr llmen :2004-2005: 16,8362005-2006: 21,0942006-2007 26,2992007-2008: 33,2292008-2009: 59,4092009-2010: 66,3622010-2011: 98,263 2010-2011 Na i nally, 3.7percen all public sch ls uden s a ended a char-

er sch l.Georgias numberwas 5.9 percent.

How the referendum willbe worded on the Nov. 6Presidential ballot:Provides for improving studentachievement and parentalinvolvement through more publiccharter school options

- HR No. 1162 -"Shall the Constitution of Georgiabe amended to allow state orlocal approval of public charterschools upon the request of localcommunities?

Editor's Note: Even after hours of research andinterviews with local, state and national officialsfrom school boards, parent-teacher associationsand the governor's office, The Grip was still unableto get direct answers to many of our questionsregarding the charter school amendment. Wewill continue to ask questions in hopes of gettingstraightforward answers and will publish them asthey become available to us.

in 2008, bu was in May2011 ruled unc ns i u i nalby he Ge rgia SupremeC ur .

the wh le p in is gear und he Supreme C ur ,said Gri n-Spalding C un-

y Sch l Sys em Direc r Finance Ryan McLem re.they didn' like he ruling,s hey're rying change

he C ns i u i n.G v. Na han Deal's Direc-r C mmunica i ns Bri-

an R bins n said he e ris n an a emp circum-ven he judicial branch, bura her a plan ac i n hais in Ge rgia children's besin eres .

t G v. Deal, his is givingchildren in grea es need an

pp r uni y in li e. tha 'swha his is ab u , he said.Char er sch ls are inn -va ive; hey're success ul. they cann deny any neadmissi n i hey live in hadis ric . N w, here maybe a wai ing lis , bu heycan' be selec ive. In ailingsys ems where he sch lb ard has re used all wchar er sch ls, his will al-l w an her p i n.

R bins n als dispu edpp nen 's claims hahe rees ablishmen he

Ge rgia Char er Sch lC mmissi n will rem vec n r l a he l cal level.

the l cal sch l b ardwill s ill c n r l he (char er)sch l, he said. this jusgives an addi i nal layer

acc un abili y. the s a e

sh uld have a say in i , be-cause he s a e pays r i .

C n r n ed wi h hersupp r ers' c ncessi n hac n r l will n remain wi hl cal cials, R bins n didackn wledge, the pr -p sed Char er Sch l C m-missi n will have au h ri y

ver he sch ls, bu w uldn manage hem.

Gri n-Spalding C un ySch l Sys em Superin-enden Cur is J nes said

R bins n's s a emen sc n radic every hing hehas heard regarding h w

he pr p sed s a e char ersch ls will pera e.I have n been ld any

way hese s a e appr vedc mmissi n sch ls w uldbe under he au h ri y, su-pervisi n r managemen

l cal superin enden sr b ards educa i n, he

said. there w uld be anannual rep r submi ed,bu ha w uld be submi -

ed he Char er Sch lC mmissi n, n he l calb ard.

Sch l B ard member Bar-bara J C k said she urgesl cal residen s s udy heissue care ully pri r cas -ing heir ball s.

I 's a very imp r an is-sue and he v ers need be aware all he implica-

i ns, she said. I believein public sch ls, and I be-lieve he l cal sch l b ardsh uld have c mple e c n-

r l ver he sch ls. tha 'she dem cra ic pr cess. I

pr vides checks and bal-ances, and ha 's a very im-p r an issue.

charters,cont.

Unanswered questions surround charter school undiSHEILA A. MARSHALL :::Sta writer; [email protected]


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Alan a-based animal

rescue gr up "Heal-ing 4 Her s" (H4H)

recen ly pulled seven maleca s r m he SpaldingC un y Animal Shel er in r-der have hem neu ered."We're rying make heseanimals a li le m re ad p-

ive," said Vickie Hennessey,wh chairs he Animal Careand C n r l Advis ry B ardand v lun eers wi h H4H.

they used he H.E.L.PSpay/Neu er Clinic, whichpr vides reduced-c s spayand neu ering, and alsreceived a Pe smar gran .

Hennessey said ha black ca s, male ca s,and adulca s en have a harder

ime ge ing ad p ed hanher animals. In addi i n

heir already l w pricing,H.E.L.P ran a special duringSep ember r male ca s,

ering $20 neu ers rmale ca s in wha heycalled a "t m-Ca -a-th n."

H4H paid an addi i nal$20 per ca n p haprice in rder have hem

es ed r eline AIDS andleukemia, as well as ge ing

heir rabies sh s."We ini ially ried ad pur way u [ he animalverp pula i n pr blem]

and we nally realized wehad push spaying and

neu ering," Hennessey said.H4H s ar ed as an

rganiza i n ha w uldrescue d gs r ve erans,and has n w m ved

rescuing a l animals,Hennessey said. the rganiza i n is

planning pr m e hese

ca s via s cial media as "theAl ered Amig s," h ping rad p i n. I n ad p i n

ccurs be re eu hanasiais scheduled, h wever,Hennessey said he animalswill be pulled by he rescuegr up.

H4H is als rying applyr gran s ha w uld all w

hem iden i y areas hahave large numbers s rays and launch a d r-

-d r campaign haw uld er spaying andneu ering r ree, i he

wner decided accephe er.

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I n Augus 1993, Spald-ing C un y residenBill Phillips made hisdream a reali y when hepened Bunjees C mics

in Gri n. Bunjees ereda haven r area c llec rs

ha needed heir weekly

c mic b k x while -ering card games, ac i ngures, s a ues, p s ers, -

shir s and her parapher-nalia ll anb ys (and

angirls) needs.He ch se Gri n r Bun-

jees h me, he said, becausehe was r m here and hesaw a need. I was h meand Gri n needed a [c micb k] sh p. Bunjees als

ered a ga hering placeinside he s re r gam-ers c mpe e in urna-men s, r jus s cialize. thes re was 2000 square ee

c mic c lness.As he success Bunjees

c n inued in he nexdecade, Phillips decidedi was ime ake an h-er leap and capi alize n

he gr w h he nearbyci y McD n ugh. Mc-D n ugh was a small wn

ha was gr wing, ne he as es in he na i n ahe ime, Phillips said. I jush ugh mysel , s me-ne is g ing pen up a

sh p here; i migh as wellbe me. And s i came bein December 2004 he Bun- jeeverse, as Phillips calls hisever-gr wing c mic b k empire, expanded wi h asec nd sh p, ap ly re erred

as Bunjees C mics 2.0.F r six years, b h s res

remained pen, wi h manycus mers visi ing b h.We had ur regulars hash pped b h s res, andnew cus mers were al-ways r lling in a he news re and he ld, Phillipssaid. As he ec n my be-gan s ruggle, s did heGri n s re, s we sadly de-cided bring i all in heMcD n ugh s re. Bunjees

Gri n held u un il De-cember 2010 when Phillips

nally decided shu hed rs.

the Gri n l ca i n waspen r 17 years in he

same sp inside he sh p-ping cen er acr ss r m heH me Dep . Bunjees was

here be re he ld K-Marcen er was rn d wn andH me Dep was buil .

A er he cl sing he Gri n s re in 2010,

Bunjees s ill had i s new1300-square- s re plus

he small l ca i n nex i . I always wan ed puan pening be ween he

w sp s and have a largerspace s ha I c uld ge hegame cen er up and run-ning. the landl rd neverseemed g r i , s hesec nd space ended up be-ing a gl ri ed s rage uni ,Phillips said. I had my eye

n a l ca i n a ew sp s

up r m me r a whilen w, kn wing ha hep ssibili y ge a largersp was wi hin my reach.

Jus his m n h, he s rem ved again in ha larg-er space, crea ing Bunjees3.0. A 2800 square ee , hel ca i n is larger han he

riginal Gri n s re andver wice he size hers McD n ugh l ca i n.I n w have m re space

and I can ge ur gamingr m back up and run-ning, Phillips said. He eels

ha Bunjees 3.0 is per-ec r his cus mers and

his wn needs.Phillips adds his ab u

he Gri n s re, I am verygra e ul all h se

ha ever sh pped wi hme. thank y u all.

Bunjees 3.0 is located at 561 Jonesboro Road in Mc-Donough and can bereached at (678) 565-4886.

Griffin-born comic business still thrivingThoughBunjee's hadto shut downtheir Griffinlocation, comicbook lovers canstill get their fixat "Bunjee's 3.0"in McDonoughRYAN ROSS :::Sta writer; [email protected]

Phillips proudly remembers and holds onto the story that ran in the Gri n Daily Newsannouncing the opening o the frst Bunjee's in Gri n. "Look how young and pretty I was," Phillips laughs.

Tom-Cat-a-Thon gives male cats better chance o being adopted JESSICA GREGORY :::Publisher; [email protected]

Seven male cats rom the Spalding County Animal Shelter were loaded onto the H.E.L.P Spay/ Neuter Clinic van to be neutered during H.E.L.P.'s "Tom-Cat-a-Thon"


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FOOD

At home & in the kitchen with Gypsy Gourmet

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As y ur l cal Damn Yankee I had never experiencedMuscadine grapes. I had heard hem vaguely as-s cia ed wi h wine and m nshine, bu had neverexperienced hem r mysel .one Sunday I ran in my riend RJ a church, and he

p sed he ques i n I I supply he Muscadine grapes, willy u help me ex rac he juice? Well spli he ake in hal .Be re I knew i we were squishing grapes in my ki chen,making a mess, and jus having un wi h i .Ab u hal way hr ugh I s ar hink, Wha am I g -ing d wi h Muscadine juice? Eureka! the answer is jelly;simple, deligh ul, jelly. H wever, I can leave any hingal ne. Im rying be res urce ul using he hings I have

n hand, like bell pepper, and jalapen . Having jus madepepper jelly, I h ugh his w uld w rk well cu he re-

ned sugar, bring a di eren dep h fav r he par y,and inc rp ra e a l cal readily available ingredien .

I have been experimen ing la ely wi h canning, hanksin par Amanda Slade r m Sa eh use C ee & tea. Sheg me m iva ed by making he pr cess simple. Y u d nneed a bunch ancy equipmen . Sure, i makes i easier,bu simple preserves can be made wi h u a bunch usswi h a ew i ems. Y u will need an 8 quar s ck p r larg-er, a se l ng ngs, a simple ki chen wel, and jars (lids& screw ps).

Instructions :::S ar by prepping he vege ables. I made i quick by using

my d pr cess r n pulse un il he peppers resembled arelish c nsis ency. Se aside.

Ga her he juice, sugar, vinegar, and pec in, and se hanex he vege ables.

Fill he s ck p w - hirds ull wa er (s ha whenhe jars are added r pr cessing heres a leas an inch rw ab ve each jar). on high hea , le his c me a b il.

the rick here is s erilize all he ls y u will use be-re y u begin he jelly. I was new a his and s erilized hengs, ladle, jars, and when i came he lids, I pu hem

in a sauce p and c vered hem wi h b iling wa er; le inghem si un il jus be re I was ready r hem.In a heavy b med s ck p , add peppers, Muscadine

juice, vinegar, and sugar. G d ip, add ne easp n bu -er reduce aming. Bring a rapid b il s irring as y u

g . once a a hard b il add he w packe s pec in b ilr an addi i nal minu e and rem ve r m he hea . this

will be a hin mix ure, bu d n w rry. the pec in will helpi jell as i si s. Line up he s erilized jars and ladle mix urein each, leaving inch headr m r each jar. Re-m ve lids and screw ps r m he wa er ba h, wipe herim each jar clean, and assemble jars.

Nex , wi h he ngs add he ki chen wel he s er-iliza i n s ck p . By d ing his y ure insuring he jarsd n break when added he p r pr cessing. Add he jars and all w pr cess r 10 minu es a a r lling b il.

Care ully rem ve jars and se aside n a ki chen wel c l. once c l, check he jars r pr per sealing by

pressing a nger in he cen er each p. I here is nm vemen , v ila! Jelly per ec ed by y u, he h me c k. this jelly is sui able r Chris mas gi s, h s ess gi s, and anice reminder warmer wea her r y u and y ur amilyall win er l ng.

Un il nex ime, ea well, laugh en, be ree, & be y u.Gypsy Gourmet

MuscadinePepper Jelly Yield: R ughly 6-8 pin s

8 cups minced bell peppers(green is a mus , bu I likered as well r c l r c n ras )

6 jalapenos stems removedbu seeds and ribs includedpulsed wi h a d pr cess r

r nely minced3 cups Muscadine juice

F r ips n ex rac ing he juice, visirenegadegypsyg urme .c m

3 cups apple cider vinegar4-5 cups sugar2 boxes Sure Jell pectin

Wash, squish, & can resh muscadines to get sweetand spicy pepper jelly to last all year.


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pr duce a s ilbac erium calledBacillus huringi-ensis (B ) harepels insec s, r

all w he cr p wi hs and

rea men wi han herbicide,like glyph sa e( en s ld asR undup). M rerecen ly, bi -

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n.Pr p nen s

he echn l-gy c n end hahese al era i ns

are impr ve-men s because

hey add desir-able rai s. Yec mpanies sub-mi heir wnsa e y- es ingda a, and in-dependen re-search n GE ds is limi ed becausebi echn l gy c mpanies pr hibicul iva i n r research purp ses in

he res ric ive licensing agreemen sha c n r l he use hese pa en ed

seeds.S me he independen , peer-re-

viewed research ha has been d nen bi ech cr ps has revealed r u-

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i n and impaired embry nic devel-pmen . H wever, he F d and Drug

Adminis ra i n (FDA) has n way rack adverse heal h e ec s in pe ple

c nsum- ing GE ds, and becausehere is n requiremen ha ds

c n aining GE ingredien s be labeled,c nsumers d n kn w when heyare ea ing hem.

the FDA d es n require he label-ing GE d pr duc s as such be-cause he agency views GE ds asn di eren r m c nven i nal ds. the FDA d es permi v lun ary GE

labeling as l ng as he in rma i n isn alse r misleading. F d manu-

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nly way r c nsumers av id GEds is buy rganic. the USDA Na-

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A his wri ing, we are48 days r m he m simp r an elec i n ur ime. the cen ral issueis he ec n my, which is

ailing, and sh ws n signs rec very wi h he cur-

ren s ra egy. one helarges issues ha impac sec n my is ne ha is be-ing rg en by s me. theheal h care issue is weigh-ing n he ec n my like adragging anch r.

N l ng ag I heardab u ne he hidden

axes embedded in obam-acare ha required me

le a 1099 rm every imeI d as much as $600 w r h

business wi h a givenvend r. o c urse, I havenei her he res urces n r

he m ney inves in sucha riv l us ac ivi y, and myin en i n was ign re helaw because i is n rea-s nable r w rkable in anymanner. I was designed crea e a way rack c m-merce s ha i can be

axed ur her. F r una ely,b h h uses C ngress re-alized h w insane his piece

obamacare was and h wi w uld nega ively impacsmall businesses like mine.I was repealed.

An her ederal m neygrab is a 2.3 percen ax

n medical devices. I willrun up he c s inven -ing and manu ac uring li e-saving medical echn l gy,bu he addi i nal hiddenc s will be an her 43,000 j bs l s due he nega-

ive nancial impac n hisindus ry.

the chie Medicare ac u-ary s a ed ha based n

heir research, he medicaldevice ax w uld increase

he c s den al care by$160 milli n per year. thisc s was cer ainly n g-ured in wha was s ld us when his law was be-ing wri en behind cl sedd rs. Increasing c s n asys em as uns able as Medi-care d es n seem like ag d idea.

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A clear winner in his en-vir nmen will be he em-p rary s a ng agencies. I

his law s ands, hey c uldbec me pr able becausebusinesses will replace ull-

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n he min ri y Americaha ac ually pays axes.

Can impl si n and c llapsebe ar behind?

I nd i in eres ing seeh w s a es are already re-sp nding he demand rc mpliance ha will c me

r m he ederal g vern-men . G v. Perry texashas drawn a line in he sand. the Washing n times re-p r ed i his way:

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Presiden obamas heal hcare law.

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ur C ns i u i n and urunding principles lim-

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he N vember elec i n. Iw uld n be surprised see Ge rgia all in behind texas. I hink a number red s a es may d hesame. this will rigger in-

erven i n r m Heal h and

Human Services (HHS), ashey are supp sed s ep

in and crea e an insuranceexchange r us and rceus c mply. I is n clear,h wever, whe her HHS has

he m ney r manp werclien s n mul iple s a es a

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g u he insurancegame s me ime ag , buwill obamacare rce par-

icipa i n like Medicared es? I s , will I be rcedby law par icipa e in aplan ha will n pay meen ugh keep my d rs

pen? this very ques i nis n he minds manymedical prac i i ners whare re iring r changingcareers jus av id hewh le mess.

this is he m s imp r-an elec i n ur ime. I

is a ch ice be ween Ameri-ca ands me hing else.

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quick and painless weighl ss. A quick x he head-ache. A quick x all phys-ical ailmen s. A quick x

he br ken hear . A quick x all em i nal w unds.

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hur ? N . Bu , becauseI wan him kn w he cange hr ugh he pain. thahe can c pe. N wi h jus

he pain a headache. Bu ,he pain we can experience

in li e a imes.We have eel he pain. the physical pain. the em -

i nal pain. Because, whenwe eel i , we ge hr ughi . Pain bec mes ne urgrea es eachers in c pingwi h li e. Paul wri es in Phi-

lippians 4:13, F r I can devery hing hr ugh Chris ,wh gives me s reng h.

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his scrip ure als meanswe can ENDURE every hing

hr ugh Chris .

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living in every si ua i n,whe her i is wi h a ulls mach r emp y, wi h

plen y r li le. In herw rds, Paul has learned c pe wi h li e in he g d

imes and hard imes. Bu ,Paul g es bey nd c ping.

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me will supply all y urneeds. He rus s in heone wh pr vides r himduring he hard imes. theone wh pr vides c m-

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S me imes, we need eel he hur . In eeling he

pain, we learn endure hepain. In enduring he pain,we ge hr ugh he pain. In

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bec mes s reng hened.Because, we learn ha we

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Gri n High Sch l m ved up r m N . 3 N . 2 in hes a es w larges p lls his week.

the inaugural S . Ge rges Episc pal Sch l Girls V lleyballeam had i s rs w ma ches. our rs ma ch pi ed SGES

agains C mmuni y Chris ian in McD n ugh n tuesday,Sep ember 11. Al h ugh he girls did n win he ma ch,

hey gained grea real ma ch experience carry rwardin he seas n. they raveled Gri n Chris ian n thurs-day, Sep ember 13 ake n he Crusaders. A er a hard

ugh ma ch, he SGES girls were vic ri us ver Gri nChris ian.

the Spalding High Lady Jaguars s ball eam w n bigagains he Lady Bears n Sep . 19, wi h a sc re 7-2.

the SGES Cr ss C un ry team is having a highly success-ul seas n. In he rs mee he 2012 seas n agains

S r ng R ck Chris ian Sch l, SGES had he rs place b ysrunner, Sam P er, and he rs place girls runner, GracenB a righ . o verall nishers in each divisi n, SGES hadeigh b ys and seven girls in he p 10.

on Sa urday, Sep ember 15, SGES ran a S r ng R ck Chris-ian Sch l agains S r ng R ck and Paideia A lan a.

Gracen B a righ SGES made a p 10 sh wing r hegirls and he b ys nished as ll ws: Sam P er 3rd,Cade Scanl n 6 h, Chaz Mar inez 7 h, Gray L ng 8 h,and Henry McDaniel 9 H

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S kips ne Acad-emy blew away heH me Sch l Dep(HSD) Paulding Pan hers inheir h mec ming game

Friday, Sep . 21 wi h a sc re 47-6. the Warri rs m ve 2-3 verall and 0-2 Gl ryr Chris (GFC) eas r he

seas n.Be re his game we had

s ruggled pu p in s nhe b ard due severalac rs; ne being ha we

were undisciplined when

we g in he red z ne andsh urselves in he wi h penal ies in previ usgames. An her being hawe l s hree seni rs hawere all ball carriers r uslas seas n and here hasbeen an adjus men pe-

ri d r he new guys, saidSkips ne head c ach DanSalvad r. the Warri rs made he ad-

jus men s and had n pr b-lem pu ing up he p in s

r his vic ry ver hePan hers. the nly sc re r

he Pan hers (1-3, 1-1 GFCwes ) came n a l ng runby Jamal Crisp r a uch-d wn in he rs quar er.

our rs sc re came n al ng run by Jamir Wins n,wh s ar ed his rs gamedue an injury ha heldhim u he rs he sea-s n, in ur sec nd ensiveseries, Salvad r said.

We gave up a uch-d wn n a l ng run nc un er play wi h a c uple

missed assignmen s.C ach R y Wils n, de en-sive c rdina r, mades me adjus men s wi h urde ensive alignmen and

we shu hem u he re-mainder he game.

Wi h w passing uch-d wns, he rs runningback Chris ian S ewar and

he her igh end RicC rbin, al ng wi h a w -p in c nversi n quar er-

back Alex Snider and he -ense kep i m ving. theyhad help r m he herside he ball as well wi ha 70-yard kick re urn ra uchd wn by An h nyPeavy and an in ercep i nre urned 20 yards r a

uchd wn by C lby P lk,pu ing he warri rs up34-6 a he hal .

the Warri rs c n inuedhe r mp in he sec nd

hal wi h w nal rushinguchd wns by Jam Kimble

and Chris ian Salvad r, pu -ing he game u reach

r he Pan hers. Jam Kim-ble added an ex ra p in ,leaving he nal sc re 47-6. this makes he sec nd winin a r w r he Skips neAcademy Warri rs.

our in eri r bl cking wasmuch impr ved r m previ-

us games and we had al success be ween he

ackles running he ball,Salvad r said. the enseline c ach R bby Mapp hasreally c ached he guys upand hey have resp ndedwell.

the linemen ha mademaj r c n ribu i ns his

week were Pa rick Mapp,Luke Reming n, tylerShellnu , J sh King, R ber terrell, and Caleb Br yles,Salvad r said. De ensively,we had an in ercep i n byMas n Lumpkin early in hegame.

We had big games u Sam Beng, Dave Quashi,

Luke Reming n, JamalKendrick, Luke Mayben,and Chaz Wrigh .

When asked where heywere g ing r m here Sal-vad r said, M ving in hesec nd hal ur seas nwe h pe c n inue im-pr ve and ge ready r urlas w c n erence gamesversus Eas A lan a and Au-gus a Prep and make a la erun ge in he play s.

Skipstone Warriors win big in homecoming gameRYAN ROSS :::Sta writer; [email protected]

Hme sch l sp r seams are p p-

ping up all verhe c un ry and bec ming

a viable p i n r h separen s ha ch se h me sch l bu s ill wan

heir children play eamsp r s. I nly akes he de-

ermina i n he paren sand he passi n he s u-den s ge a eam g ing.Ge rgia H me Educa i nAss cia i n b ard memberCharlene Peavy said, F r

he pas 30 years h me-sch lers have been veryinven ive and have rmed

heir wn ass cia i ns in al-m s every sp r .

In he s a e Ge rgia al nehere are d zens ball,baske ball, archery, base-ball, chess, cr ss c un ry,

encing, and g l eams hac mpe e wi h ne an herand priva e sch ls.H me sch l eams canc mpe e agains priva esch ls ha ch se par-

icipa e in he h me sch lleagues, bu hey are n al-l wed c mpe e wi h anypublic sch l eams as per

he Ge rgia A hle ic Ass ci-a i n, which g verns publicsch l sp r s.

Given hese regula i ns,paren s and s uden s haveg en crea ive in rm-ing heir wn h me sch l

eams and leagues. theparen s g ge her and

rmed heir wn eamsand ass cia i ns, Peavysaid. New eams can rmanywhere ha hey wan

, i n ne are available inheir area, and can j in he

already exis ing leagues.B h Peavys s ns par ici-pa ed in he h me sch lbaseball pr gram. there iseven a H me Sch l W rldSeries held every year inMay. Many y ung menhave even received c llegesch larships u hisleague, Peavy said. the par icipa i n h mesch l sp r s requires eesr each s uden , whichare rela ive in c s wham s public sch l paren spay r heir children par-

icipa e in sp r s. the eesare used c ver c s s rc aching s a , eld and a-cili y ren als, uni rms andequipmen .F r m re in rma i n nh me sch l sp r s, r h w

s ar y ur wn eam visiwww.HSPN.Ne r he Ge r-gia H me Sch l Sp r s si ea www.ghea. rg.

Home school sports agrowing trendRYAN ROSS :::Sta writer; [email protected]


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In July o this year and reportedly at the prompting o local citizens opposed to prayer at government meetings, the Freedom FromReligion Foundation sent a letter to City Commissioner Joanne Todd asking her and the commission at large to cease prayer at commission meetings and "concentrate onGrifn matters," calling prayer at commission meetings a First Amendment violation.

Prayer at public meetings

A wall separa i n be ween he Garden heChurch and he Wilderness he W rld" were heam us w rds wri en by R ger Williams, a Bap ishe l gian and he under he c l ny Rh de Island. this idea ab u h w building a de ni ive "wall" be weenhe church and g vernmen grew r m he realiza i n

ha he g vernmen is bad r he church. All his ry ises im ny his.th mas Je ers n, al ng wi h similarly brillian men, knewhe nly way keep he church pure and he g vernmenr m using he p wers a c rrup ible religi n was

build a c ns i u i n based n his idea. Mr. Je ers nassured he Danbury Bap is s heir pr ec i n r mg vernmen in erven i n; "legisla ure sh uld 'make nlaw respec ing an es ablishmen religi n, r pr hibi ing

he ree exercise here , hus building a wall separa i nbe ween Church & S a e". this wall d esn' underminereligi n, i supp r s i .

S where d we build his wall pr ec ing he churchr m being urned in a l r he g vernmen ? Where

d we build his wall separa i n r m a he cra icg vernmen n a missi n r m G d rid he w rld here ics? A wall bl cking rced i hings and silencedscien i c unders anding? A wall keeping he church's

name r m being arnished wi h m re bl dshed. Webuild his wall, ne puri y, be ween he church and hes a e, jus like ur unding a hers impl red. By d ing s ,we all de end wha is in he bes in eres s all individuals,regardless belie and we d i wi h pa ri ism. Anymen i n an her savi r her han y ur wn will remindy u h w imp r an ha wall is.

N b dy wan s ake G d r prayer u every hing. this wall is made up respec . I preven s inevi able

ensi ns be ween he many cul ures ha make up urc mmuni y. this c un ry bel ngs "We the Pe ple" nany church; we mus nd a way peace. Pray everywhere,

his is a ree c un ry. I y ure h lding a micr ph ne, i isn' y ur g d. I y ure leading prayer n public pr per y,

y u aren' represen ing he wh le c mmuni y. Praying apers nal g d n ne's wn ime, and n n he axpayersdime w uld be he m s respec ul way h n r a g d

ha I can hink . A ruly l ving g d w uld agree. --Ray Dickerson -Founder, Spalding Freethought Society

Letters to the editor:A wall between church and stateprotects both entities

Comments from theSpalding County Discussionpage on Facebook:

prin ed wi h permissi n r m he p s ers

As he leaders he c mmuni y, he simple prayer reci edpri r mee ings asks r guidance r he c mmissi nersin making he decisi ns ha are bene cial all. Why w uldany ne bjec ha ? N b dy is asking a c ngrega i n

c me he al ar and repen heir sins and ask G d rsalva i n. I appears me ha his is being bl wn way u

pr p r i n by s me ne wh has n hing be er d !Prac icing pers nal belie s publicly is n rcing h sebelie s n any ne. N ne has rem ved y ur righ c n inue be an a heis in public. -- Alicia B.

I is a shame ha s many pe ple here kn w s li le ab uAmerican His ry and he unding a hers. I pers nallyd n care wh y u pray . t Michael Renew, n , nepers n's righ s d n u weigh all he hers, bu ur

unders als knew ha he maj ri y c uld n be givenhe p wer ver an individual, and ha is why we live in a

republic n a dem cracy. We became ne na i n underG d in he 19- eens. --Bonnie B.

One pers n, ne has led his. D es he ne pers n'srigh s u weigh all he hers? We all have he righ believe h w we wan , bu everyday s me ne ha d esn believe ne way is rying ake he righ s away r m

he nes ha d . trying ake G d u every hing isbringing his c un ry d wn! I y u d n' believe in G dwhy d y u care ha many hers d ? -- Michael R.

C ngress shall maken law respec ingan es ablishmen religi n, r pr hibi inghe ree exercise here ;r abridging he reed m

speech, r he press;r he righ he pe ple

peaceably assemble, and pe i i n he G vernmenr a redress grievances.

the Firs Amendmen heC ns i u i n he Uni edS a es is a pr ec i n urrigh s as ci izens. H w heleap has been made r mC ngress n es ablishinga religi n li iga ing awayall men i n G d is a very

r ubling devel pmenand n even rem elyrela ed he in en

he amendmen . Publicprayer d es n es ablisha religi n. I believe he u ered phrase Freed m Religi n, n reed m FRoMReligi n bears repea ing.

our sys em g vernmenis c mprised We hePe ple. I is a ga hering

individuals w rkingge her in service

c nduc he business hepe ple. I ha ga hering

individuals sees see he guidance G d be er c nduc he pe plesbusiness hey are ree d s . Jus as any ne ina endance is ree leave

he r m, keep quie ly hemselves, r pray he G d heir wn

unders anding.I we value reed m, we

mus pr ec i . We muspr ec ur righ pray.We mus pr ec he righ s

hers n pray as heysee . t all w a ga hering

pe ple c me ge herin prayer and ask r G dsguidance as hey c nduc

he business he pe pleis as undamen al a

reed m and ne ha I dn ake ligh ly. As I havepar icipa ed in h usands public prayers, never ncehave I seen any ne held

here par icipa e againsheir will.

Each ime we all ws me ne being ended

s rip away ur reed m,

we ur her degrade urc un ry, ur cul ure and

ur u ure. I we si silen lyby and le ur prayerbe silenced I ear hawe answer ar higherau h ri y han C ngress

r he Judiciary. I, r ne,will gh v ci er usly main ain my pr ec ed righ

pray, u l ud, in public.I I am s meday elec ed an ce serve, I will s illbe an individual ha willseek guidance r m G d. Iwill n be es ablishing areligi n hr ugh C ngress rpr hibi ing he ree exercise

here . I will be prac icing aG d-given reed m.--Kathy Noble, Spalding GOP Chair

Freedom o religion does not mean reedom rom reli


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bers. the verall reac i nwas he ques i n whyan rganiza i n such as

he FFRF, which is based inWisc nsin, w uld be c n-cerned wi h business c n-duc ed in Gri n.

We cer ainly d n wan end any ne, bu wehaven heard r m any nein Gri n ha hey are -

ended, he said.Smi h said he d es n be-lieve he prayer his ricallyc nduc ed pri r B Cmee ings di ers r m h se

ha ake place a c un yB C r sch l b ard mee -ings.I hink pre y much every-

b dy d es i , he said. Whyhey picked us, Im n real

sure.

Smi h said pri r receiv-ing he sec nd le er, he did

n Sep . 11 resp nd Gay-l r, reques ing ha he l -cal residen s wh he FFRFclaimed represen c me

rward speak wi h ci ycials. t da e, ha has

n happened.I hey ( he FFRF) have

a c mplain r m a Gri nresiden , wed cer ainly like hear r m hem, Smi hsaid.

o her han in rmal c n-versa i ns, n cial B Cac i n has been aken, and

here is n ur her ac i nplanned a his ime.

Wed like have penand h nes disc urse, andwe l k rward ur resi-den s c n ac ing us here,Smi h said.

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Sanders said he has nbeen p li ically ac ive in

he pas , bu up n learning he c un ys emergency

managemen rdinance, heel he mus ake ac i n.this rdinance is jus

cl se h me. the rdi-nance says hey may en ery ur pr per y a a reas n-able ime. this says mebe ween he h urs 8a.m. 5 p.m. I hey sh wup a y ur h use and y urea w rk, wha happens? Iw uld suspec ha y urd r w uld be rammed inand y ur h use w uld havebeen rampled hr ugh byvari us c un y w rkers, hesaid. this c uld easily lead

widespread c rrup i nby u ure elec ed cials. the ur h amendmen waspu in he C ns i u i n as aprelude s p hese kind

ac i ns by any rm g vernmen .

He said he named nnly he c un y as a de en-

dan in his lawsui , bu alseach individual member

he b ard c mmissi n-ers because he el heysh uld be held pers nallyacc un able r heir ac-

i ns. the b ard membersunanim usly appr ved he

riginal emergency man-agemen rdinance.Sanders said he is disap-

p in ed ha n SpaldingC un y cials have a -

emp ed c n ac him, n rhas he c un y resp nded

his sui , which was led inUni ed S a es Dis ric C ur

in he N r hern Dis ric Ge rgia.S ill, he said he w uld pr -

ceed wi h his legal ac i n ensure ha n cialin Spalding C un y has herigh en er any priva eresidence wi h u a warran

r m a judge r permissi nr m he wner.Sanders said her Spald-

ing C un y residen s havereached u him in sup-p r his s ance.

I have had several pe -ple c n ac me in resp nse

he lawsui and all c m-men s have been supp r -ive s ar, he said. In gen-eral, m s pe ple I have

alked are c ncernedab u he in rusiveness g vernmen a all levels.

t h se wh share Sand-ers c ncerns, he said hisadvice w uld be bec meac ive n all p li ical levels.

Le heir v ices be heardhr ugh heir v es, he said.

Each Spalding C un yC mmissi ner was n Sep .17 served wi h he lawsuia he regularly scheduledB C mee ing.

Weve already had hers reading n a new rdi-

nance ha will remedy allhe issues, bu I can c m-

men n he lawsui sincei s pending li iga i n, saidC mmissi ner ChipperGardner.

T he Spalding C un-y Animal Shel ers rives nd ad p-ive h mes r he h u-sands d gs and ca s i

akes in annually, bu hereis ne excep i n pi bullsand pi bull-mixed breeds ha by rdinance are n

made available he pub-lic.We h ld hem r hree

days r he wner c n-ac us. I hey can veri yhey are he wner, hey

are n all wed ad ppi bulls r pi bull-mixedbreeds, said Animal C n r lDirec r Bren F s er. thes a e requires an annual ra-bies sh , and i he wnercan pr vide ve erinary re-c rds r pic ures pr ve

hey are he d gs ac ualwner, hey have n claim

he d g.I he wner d es n

c me rward wi hin hreedays, he d g bec mes

he pr per y SpaldingC un y, and F s er said allpi bulls and pi bull-mixedbreed d gs are hen eu ha-nized.

the reas n hey d ha isbecause he maj ri y hep pula i n in his c un yd es he wr ng hing wi h

hem (pi s). there are a n hem, F s er said. A l pe ple in his c un y are

a raid pi bulls. I y u ghr ugh ur rec rds, he

maj ri y ur bi es andanimal a acks and m s

he d gs we ge in hereha have been labeled ag-

gressive animals by heSheri s o ce are pi bullsand pi mixes.

F s er said he c un y r-dinance d es all w animalrescue gr ups ake heanimals, bu he said henumber gr ups wh ad-

p ed pi s and pi mixes aredeclining each year.

Rescue gr ups are wel-

c me ge hem, bu m s hem d n w rk wi h pi

bulls r pi bull-mixes, andm s he pi bull rescuesweve w rked wi h in hepas are usually ull.

He explained ha vir uallyall animal rescue gr ups areunded s lely by d na i n,

which is why he pi rescuesare declining.

A l he reas n henumber pi bull rescues isdeclining is because ewerand ewer pe ple wan ad p hem, he said.

In addi i n, he rescuegr ups ypically c nduch me inspec i ns and haves ringen requiremen s hamus be me pri r ad p-

i n appr val.Un r una ely, a l

pe ple wh wan hesed gs aren he pe ple whneed hem, F s er said. I

we did ad p hese d gsu , here c uld be p en-ial liabili y he c un y

because m s hem wed pick up have scars, per-haps n because hey wereall being ugh , bu per-haps hey aren c mpa iblewi h her animals. Bu i we did ad p hem u ands me hing happened in he

u ure, he c un y c uld beace liabili y.

lawsuit,cont.

prayer,cont.Animal shelter can't ofer pit bullbreeds or mixes or adoption Any pit bullor pit mix areheld for three

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