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A group of supporters of Sheriffs candidate Richard Roundtree eagerly await voting results at the Doubletree Hotel. Roundtree will face Scott Peebles in an August 21 runoff. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

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Peebles, Roundtree to compete in August 21st runoff election

Scott Peebles

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By Frederick Benjamin Sr. UrbanProWeekly Staff Writer AUGUSTA There were few surprises in the 2012 Primary and non partisan races on Tuesday, July 31. As expected, Sheriffs candidates Captain Scott Peebles of the Richmond County Sheriffs Department and former crime investigator Richard Roundtree were the top two vote getters in the four-person field. Peebles, aided by a significant Republican crossover vote, garnered 47 percent of the vote (13,932) and Roundtree gathered 39 percent (11,725). Robbie Silas received 9 percent

of the vote (2,560) and John Ivey received 6 percent of the vote (1,662). On election night, Peebles was upbeat about the forthcoming runoff. We put a message together that people believed in, Peebles said. At the end of the day, the voters believed in me. That was the difference. To show this good with four good people in the race makes me feel good. The Roundtree camp was also feeling good about their showing. You always want to win outright, Roundtree said. Were right back out there tomorrow.

Richard Roundtree at his election HQ. Photo by Vincent Hobbs Were going to concentrate on those people who did not come out. Despite the odds, were still right there. Theyve thrown everything at us and we are right there and that motivates us. They spent $200,000 to our $40,000. In the Republican Primary, Freddie Sanders easily won the nomination over Michael Godowns. I knew the number of votes would be low. Im blessed that we would be able to lead like we did and Im excited about the General Election, Sanders said. Ive got to get those Republicans to vote Republican in the general election. Ive got to get some Democrats to vote Republican as well, he said. The runoff election will be held on August 21, 2012 and the General Election will be on November 6, 2012.

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SHERIFFS RACE DEMOCRAT PRIMARY Candidate Votes Received JOHN W. IVEY 1662 SCOTT PEEBLES 13932 RICHARD ROUNDTREE 11725 ROBBIE SILAS 2560 SHERIFFS RACE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY Candidate Votes Received MICHAEL GODOWNS 1241 FREDDIE SANDERS 3942 US REP 12TH DISTRICT - REPUBLICAN PRIMARY Candidate Votes Received RICK W. ALLEN 2417 LEE ANDERSON 825 WRIGHT MCLEOD 2487 MARIA SHEFFIELD 768 SUPERIOR COURT - NON PARTISAN RACE Candidate Votes Received CARLISLE OVERSTREET 24684 WILLIE SAUNDERS 9130 WRITE-IN 33 % Received 5.56% 46.63% 39.24% 8.57% % Received 23.94% 76.06% % Received 37.20% 12.70% 38.28% 11.82%

John Ivey, candidate for Richmond County Sheriff, campaigns near the May Park voting location. Ivey garnered 5.56% of the vote as of midnight on election night. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

% Received 72.93% 26.97% 0.10%

Hattie Sullivan (center), candidate for Clerk of Court, embraces a supporter at the Doubletree Hotel. Sullivan received 37.15% of the vote, while opponent Elaine Johnson received 62.85% of votes cast. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

CLERK OF COURT - DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Candidate Votes Received % Received ELAINE C. JOHNSON 16561 62.85% HATTIE SULLIVAN 9791 37.15%

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Gun control: Why the US military is fighting with the NRA

By Anna Mulrine US military commanders are increasingly expressing frustration with the National Rifle Association for blocking what they feel are vital measures to keep troops safe. The controversy revolves around the surge in suicide within the armed forces. The Pentagon is facing an epidemic, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told lawmakers this week, with some 206 US troops suspected of taking their own lives so far this year. That is an epidemic, he said. Something is wrong. As they cast about looking for possible ways to bring down the rates of suicide, commanders say that the answer may lie in having candid discussions with their soldiers about their personal firearms--and to take personal weapons away from those who appear likely to hurt themselves. The majority of [suicides] have two things in common: Alcohol and a gun. Thats just the way it is, General Peter Chiarelli, the Armys former Vice Chief of Staff, told the Monitor this January, shortly before he retired. And when you have somebody that you in fact feel is high risk, I dont believe its unreasonable to tell that individual that it would not be a good idea to have a weapon around the house. The problem, say US military commanders, is that a new NRA-backed law prohibits them from engaging in discussions about weapons and safety.I am not allowed to ask a soldier who lives off-post whether that soldier has a privately-owned weapon, Chiarelli says. The legislation took effect at the end of 2010. While commanders are permitted to ask troops who appear to be an imminent danger to themselves or others about private firearms--or to suggest locking them temporarily in a base depot--the law requires that if the soldier denies that he or she is thinking about harming anyone, then the commander cannot pursue the discussion further, he adds. Yet determining whether a service member is an imminent danger to himself or others has been an elusive and frustrating pursuit for the Pentagon.Im struck by the number of folks who come in for behavioral health counseling and are rated as low to medium risk [of harming themselves or others] and two weeks later commit the irrevocable act of suicide, Chiarelli says. Half of troops that killed themselves use firearms to end their life and suicide in most cases is a spontaneous event that is often fueled by drugs and alcohol. But if you can separate the individual from the weapon, he added, you can lower the incidences of suicide. [Editors note: An earlier version of this paragraph used phrasing that left an incorrect impression about the number of military personnel who kill themselves.] The problem, Chairelli says, is that we have issues in even being able to do that. Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs are backing US military officials in the matter. Commanders who have asked troops they feel are at risk to consider locking their firearms on base temporarily are making use of an important stalling technique, Jan Kemp, national mental health director for the VA, said at a conference late last year. She pointed to a study that found that a large number of suicides are impulsive events. If someone plans to jump off a bridge and finds that the bridge is closed, Studies show that they wont go to another bridge, says Dr. Kemp. They will think about it. NR A spokesman Andrew Arulanandam says that the organization is not conducting interviews at this time, in view of what happened in Colorado. Others add that the law is not meant to preclude commanders from talking about firearms. Obviously, the intent of the law is not to preclude a commander from taking steps necessary to mitigate a suicidal or dan-

US military commanders are trying to cope with an epidemic of suicides within the armed forces. Officials say they are frustrated by a recent law, backed by the NRA, that makes it difficult to talk to soldiers about personally owned firearms.
gerous situation, says Jared Young, Communications Director for Sen. Jim Inhofe (R) of Oklahoma, in an email. Senator Inhofe was the author of the legislation. Spokesman Young said the senator is very concerned about suicide within the military. At the same time, he adds, individual rights must be protected. That said, Mr. Young adds that Sen. Ihofe has reached out to the DOD and other interested parties to ensure that all concerns have been adequately addressed. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a question about what a changed policy should include. In the meantime, some US military commanders say they need to find new ways to address rising rates of suicide. In many circumstances, awareness of risk means removing firearms from those who we believe are at risk of harming themselves or others, Brig. Gen. Jonathan Woodson, an Army Reserve physician and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, told the audience at a recent suicide prevention conference. I would ask all of you at this conference to commit to making reasonable recommendations that will guide uniform policy that will allow the separation of privately-owned firearms from those believed to be at risk of suicide.

Augusta NAACP members cited for recruitment success

HOUSTON Augusta Branch NAACP members Dr. Charles J. Smith, Sr., Life Membership Chairman Viola B. Elam, WIN Chairman Shirlene Ball, HBCU Chairman Paul Thompkins, Voter Empowerment/Membership Chairman Inger Carter, and Health Chairman Dr. Beulah Nash-Teachey all received National NAACP Convention Million Dollar Club Awards for outstanding membership recruitment, and for soliciting more than $1,000 each in memberships. Branch President Dr. Charles Smith was honored receiving his fourth Million Dollar Award and his fourth 100K Club National Award for recruiting more than 100 members. Additionally, Dr. Smith was reelected as the National Convention Credentials Chairman for the second consecutive year in Houston. He presented the report to the delegates on the convention floor during the convention and final session which included Vice President Joe Biden. Delegates who represented the Augusta Branch in Houston were Community Coordinator Clara Calloway, Treasurer and Finance Chairman Lizzie Wilhite and Branch President Dr. Charles Smith. The Augusta Branch NAACP First Lady Susie M. Smith was an Observer. In 2011, he was elected as the Credentials Chairman at the Los Angeles NAACP National Annual Convention.

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PeopleWhat Makes a City Great?

Trends, Troubles and Triumphs looks at the evolving cultural landscape of the CSRA. Periodically we offer insider perspectives, opinions and points of view on the state of the arts, cultural and entertainment industry in the CSRA.
Recently I was asked to give a scholarly presentation in front of a small group at the University of Phoenix. I elected to explore, in some detail, economic development and delve into what makes cities great. I gathered related articles and white paper; analyzed credible research all in all digested a great deal of information to see if I could come up with an absolute truth or perhaps offer some thought leadership on the subject. Many among us know that despite all of the available wisdom, we are not seeing the comprehensive progress we had hoped for. The result has been a great deal of upward mobility for the few, but very little for the many. So what are we missing, what do we not understand? Stemming from years of direct observation and involvement in communities; months of study on a variety of topics and frequent periods of deep reflection the best that I could come up with was People. Going back to the original question: What makes a city great? Its the People. Its the people who have created the Seven Wonders of the World and built cities of splendor and awe while cultivating environments with a distinctive sense of place. And it will be the People who will make the CSRA what it could be. Some of us understand this, but quite a few have yet to get involved in the process which has left us with economic development thought, ideas and policies that are highly homogenized. As a community we need a diversity of inputs, or we will see policy that keeps reaching for the same things, thereby getting the same results with most of the same set of people at the head of the table. Yes, there will be some, who will point to a few new faces in new places, but are they really new in perspective, approach or priority? And do they have the capacity to take us to new places? Look at the evidence all around, and make a decision for yourself. Regardless of your opinion, realize that you play a role in the future of the CSR A. Define for yourself what that role will be. Overall, we must do what we can to be a constructive part of the process. If nothing changes.Nothing will Change. Remember, it is YOU that makes this city great. Anthony R. Page is a cultural arts advocate, actor and Artistic Director with Blue Bistro Theater. He also serves as the current president of the CSR A African American Arts Alliance. Contact: anthonyrpage@gmail.com

Chavas Boyd to be honored at Mt. Vernon

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At the JB Academy of Musik, its all about the youth and their ability to navigate the choppy waters of modern pop music and traditional music education. For Deanna Brown Thomas, the school is something her father, the legendary performer, James Brown always envisioned. The JAMP (JB Academy of Musik Pupils) played their second annual concert at the Augusta Museum of History on Friday, July 27, 2012 and will be the featured performers at the next First Friday, August 3, 2012. The First Friday performance is in response to a request by Coco Rubio, the downtown businessman and music promoter who feels that their youth and artistic ability will serve the community well.

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The cape man and announcer for the late James Brown, Daniel Brown Ray (center), performs his signature introduction for the crowd during the Second Annual JAMPCert, held at the Augusta Museum of History. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

Deanna Brown Thomas speaks to the crowd at the Second Annual JAMPCert, held at the Augusta Museum of History. The concert featured students performing James Brown hits. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

These young horn players would have made the Godfather of Soul smile. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

Lila Jane Jenkins (L) and Gabrielle Jenkins (R) takes turns at the microphone during an introduction for the JB Academy of Musik Pupils Second Annual JAMPCert, held at the Augusta Museum of History. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

Giving the drummer some. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

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URBAN ROUNDUP LIL TWIST

Dallas rapper opens for Mindless Behavior at The Bell Auditorium

By Timothy Cox When Lil Twist hits the stage at the Bell Auditorium this week, he wants his fans to know that hes the continuation of a hip-hop legacy that reigned supreme in the 1990s right around the time he was born. For Lil Twist, its the music of that by-gone era that he says sets him apart from todays lyricists. Yes, I do wear my hair in the same mold as they did years ago, but thats not my total influence, he said during a phone interview from his former home, Atlanta. Lil Twist brings his new-school rap show to Augusta as opening act for the Mindless Behavior Tour on Thursday, Aug. 2, featuring the young quartet of LA-based singers who, quiet-as-kept, are creating a national storm, especially among the young ladies from the tweens and teenage set. Having already flooded his market with several mixed-tapes that reflect his original music, Lil Twist says hes naturally influenced by his labelmate and big brother Lil Wayne, in addition to one of his favorite rappers, Andre 3000 of Outkast fame. Although Lil Twist once lived in Atlanta for three years, he has yet to meet one of his alltime influences. Im sure he knows of me and how much I consider him as one of my idols. In time, Im sure well meet someday. Lil Twist reveals that he earned his nickname after his mother kept putting his hair in small twists instead of corn-row braids. The Twist nickname ensued and the rest is history. The Dallas area native was discovered during a talent show in his hometown, when Lil Wayne and Young Money Entertainment CEO, Cortez Bryant, saw him perform. They signed me on the spot, and its because of their confidence in me that I have self-confidence, said Lil Twist. According to music industry publication Celebrity Networth, Bryants net worth is $60 million. Lil Twists other successful labelmates are Drake, Nicki Minaj and of course Lil Wayne. Im a major NBA hoops fans and my favorite team are the Dallas Mavericks. Lil Wayne and I are both NBA fans and when we can, we take flights between Dallas and Miami to check out some games. I like (the city of) Miami over Atlanta because theres so much more to do there. But, Atlanta is a good studio town with a great working environment. At age 19, Lil Twist, (real name Christopher Moore) is also a natural fan of the ladies. The Tyler, Texas product says hes very appreciative to be in the rap industry especially with affiliations with Lil Wayne and his newest labelmate -- industry pioneer Busta Rhymes, who appears on Lil Twists current single, Turnt Up. While he respects the older rappers and pays homage to 1990s hip-hop artists by wearing his hair in a Ramp-fade, similar to the Bobby Browns Gumby-fade and Kwames high-top fade Lil Twist says he considers

Im part of new-school rappers taking hiphop to the next phase Lil Twist
himself, along with friends like Mindless Behavior, Jacob Latimer and Lil Niqo as the new pioneers of hiphop picking up where Lil Wayne and Young Money Cash Money (YMCM) Records have blazed more recent hip-hop trails. I think were the next ones to create the new legacy, says Lil Twist and based on his confidence level, he should have no problem convincing his growing legion of fans that hes got just what it takes to take hip-hop to the next level. When asked about his future and whom he may want to emulate in the (rap) game, Lil Twist said, I would love to stay in the music industry and drop albums, but, realistically, theres probably a time when Ill just do want to do whatever I want to do as a person. I would really like to be accomplished and live a very comfortable lifestyle just like just like Jay-Z. Whatever Jay did, thats what I would like to do too, he said with a chuckle. And of course have me a couple Beyonces along for the ride.

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SwampClick
Augusta Rap Ensemble Ready for Prime Time
Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, SwampClick consists of four M.Cs Christopher Gutta Redd Powell, Vanesha MsConceited Powell, LaTasha STARR Henderson and Daniel BOOM Bogan.
All four shared the same dream of becoming rappers and came together as one to form a multi-talented group. They write their own rhymes and produce a lot of their own tracks. SwampClick has worked with DJ Unk & JBAR of SODMG and has worked with BOOMondaTR ACK(in house producer), K.E.On The Track, JustP da Producer, Speilberg Shawty, Star Time and other producers in the C.S.R.A.

Is your vote secure? Georgia is among digital systems that lack paper backups, study says.
Computerized systems in 16 states including some swing states have no paper backup ballots or other paper trails in some or all counties, leaving the vote vulnerable, a national study says.
By Mark Clayton Staff writer In elections this March in Palm Beach County, Fla., an election management software glitch gave votes to the wrong candidate and the wrong contest. But paper ballots were available, and a recount was done. The mistake was corrected. Such failures are hardly unique. And often they are worse. In every national election in the past decade, computer voting systems have failed with memory-card glitches and other errors that resulted in votes lost or miscounted, according to a new national study, Counting Votes 2012: A State by State Look at Voting Technology Preparedness. More than 300 voting-machine problems were reported in the 2010 midterm elections and more than 1,800 in the 2008 general election, according to the study by Common Cause, Rutgers School of Law, and the Verified Voting Foundation. Voting systems frequently fail, the study concludes. And when they fail, votes are lost. Voters in jurisdictions without paper ballots or records for every vote cast, including military and overseas votes, do not have the same protections as states that use paper ballot systems. This is not acceptable. Despite glitches and lost votes, America has survived. However, with the November elections just months away, danger lurks in the surprising number of states with computerized voting systems that lack any paper backup system potentially opening the door to fraud or altered election outcomes, the study found. Computerized voting systems in 16 states including some swing states have no paper backup ballots or other paper trails in some or all counties and so could not reconstitute an accurate vote count from those machines if software or hardware fails, the report says. Lack of audits 25 states dont do them was another key problem, since paper ballots as a backup arent enough to ensure vote integrity. The problem is not just fraud and the threat that these systems can be manipulated, but that they are aging, complex systems where things go wrong, says Pamela Smith, president of the Verified Voting Foundation. What matters most is: Can you recover from problems? Can you recover votes that are counted accurately? There are still way too many systems nationwide that cant do that. States whose systems lack paper backups for some of or all their voting systems include: Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Im amazed so many states do not have paper backups for their equipment, says Joanne Rajoppi, clerk of Union County, N.J., and the incoming president of the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers, a volunteer organization. We have paper backup in New Jersey. If theres a challenge to show where your votes come from, youre going to have to prove it. Its only fair. At the same time, 31 states have adopted new Internet-based systems intended to allow troops and other citizens abroad to transmit their vote home electronically. But while six of those states place some security restrictions on how completed ballots can be returned, 24 states permit electronic votes to be returned without restrictions, thus running the risk of ballots being intercepted and altered, the study says. Internet voting has been allowed in New Jersey ever since a US soldier requested a few years ago to send in his vote from his mountain outpost in Afghanistan, Ms. Rajoppi says. Yet New Jersey is the only state to require that the soldier also send in the original paper ballot as a backup. A ballot sent via the Internet including e-fax or e-mail is exposed to a far greater number of security threats including cyber-attacks such as modification in transit, denial of service, spoofing, automated vote buying, and viral attacks on voter PCs, the report says. We cannot overstate this fact: the technological reasons that 40 States have moved toward paper ballots or voter-verifiable paper records for voters at home also apply, with even greater urgency, to voted ballots returned to State and local election officials electronically from outside the country, the study says. Continued on next page

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SwampClick grew up in the same Hyde Park neighborhood where they became childhood friends. They have been rapping together for 6-12 years and have performed in many talent show events and local clubs all around the surrounding areas in the C.S.R.A. SwampClick has opened for Doug E Fresh, Slick Rick, & Melly Mel at the Bell Auditorium. SwampClick life-long goal is to become one of the worlds greatest rap groups.

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Voting Security from page 9

Officials from companies pioneering Internet voting disagree. We take security issues extremely seriously, says Lori Steele, chief executive officer of Everyone Counts, a San Diego-based Internet voting company that provides services in Colorado, Utah, Washington, Florida, and Illinois. We use military-grade encryption and feel ours is the highest-level security of any voting system, including when you compare systems like mail or polling stations. In Okaloosa County, Fla., Paul Lux, supervisor of elections, has had extensive experience with fledgling Internet voting systems, going all the way back to pilot tests in 2000. Today, the county is one of 13 in Florida that use LiveBallot, an Internet-based system developed by Democracy Live, a company in Issaquah, Wash., that specializes in voter information technologies. In Floridas primary election in January, those counties had 140 overseas ballots returned using LiveBallots Web portal Okaloosa having 99 such ballots, officials there report. Troops and others were able to mark ballots on their screens, then print them out. Although they still had to return their completed ballot by fax or mail, just downloading the blank ballot saved weeks. So far this program is going really well, Mr. Lux says. Really, one of the biggest fears of those who dont like Internet voting is that once the door is open to overseas voters, everyone is going to want to do it. Why cant I vote at home? Downloading blank ballots and registration forms is no problem: In fact, its to be encouraged, authors of the study say. Its sending a completed ballot back by e-fax systems or e-mail that poses a serious threat. We believe the most secure way to return a ballot would be through our military-grade encryption, maintains Ms. Steele of Everyone Counts. Certainly theres nothing secure

about the idea of returning ballots by fax or e-mail. Using that as a stopgap isnt a very good idea. Others say online voting systems arent likely to be truly secure anytime soon because Internet security hasnt advanced enough. If an Internet target is attractive enough, we know it can be targeted from anywhere in the world, says Ms. Smith of Verified Voting. If a company with the resources of a Google or the Pentagon cant prevent themselves from being hacked, how likely is it that a small, medium, or even large election district would have the ability to safeguard the process? Few know that better than J. Alex Halderman, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In 2010, as a test of the supposedly robust Internet voting-system defenses in Washington, D.C., he led a team of students that successfully hacked into the system in less than 48 hours. Picking through thousands of lines of

code, he and his team located a single errant punctuation mark in one line of code that enabled them to get into the system and decide who got elected. They changed every vote and knew how everyone had voted. Could newer and even more-robust Internet-based voting systems be hacked and votes be changed to favor one candidate, with nobody the wiser? If theres no paper backup, then were completely reliant on the software in that machine to do the right thing, Professor Halderman says. The problem is that you have to get almost all the details right at a superhuman level of perfection to avoid leaving the door open to tampering with the election result.

We bank online, and people tend to think that voting should be no problem, either, he adds. But its going to be a long time before we solve this problem. Its just a lot more difficult than online commerce. Its going to be decades, if ever, before we are able to vote online securely.

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Wayne Frazier got fired from Glenn Hills High School? Even though they are calling it a reassignment to the Alternative School, lets call it what it is: Frazier was terminated as principal of Glenn Hills in an act of political retribution. Its business as usual in the Richmond County School System. Frazier is the principal who got a filthy building cleaned up, rousted wanderers from school hallways, removed athletics as the schools primary focus, took control of school finances, lit up indolent employees, motivated disheartened students and began a long march to academic quality on The Hill.. Why would the RCBOE need to make a change involving the reassignment of such a leader less than three weeks before the start of his fourth year at Glenn Hills? Wasnt Glenn Hills recently recognized for having the highest graduation rate among all the historically most underperforming public high schools in Georgia? Wasnt the Frazier-initiated mentorship program the subject of a local newspaper article which was recently selected by the Georgia Press Association for a first-place award for Education Reporting? Why would Frazier be removed as principal of Glenn Hills? One board member cited poor test scores. Apparently the board members making this claim didnt notice that the passing rates on 5 of the 8 Endof-Course-Tests given Glenn Hiills students has increased since Dr. Frazier arrived on The Hill in the late Spring of 2009. Another board official cited staff discontent as the reason for Docs firing. What percentage of this discontented staff segment was composed of the incompetent, lax and/ or uncaring hold-overs whom Dr. Frazier inherited from the notoriously ineffective principal which preceded Dr. Frazier? Did the poor-excusefor-a-head-custodian whose reassignment Doctor Frazier requested in his first days on The Hill complain to board members and/or The Broad Street Temple about the filthy

Why Wayne Frazier was really removed from Glenn Hills

halls and bathrooms which Frazier found upon his initial inspection of the building? How about the member of the athletic staff too Dr. Wayne Frazier out-of-condition to walk from the GHHS gym to the office? How hed like Doctor Fraziers removing control of the athletic funds to the principals office? Howd he like being relieved of coaching and administrative duties? Like Columbia County Sheriff Clay Whittle, Doctor Frazier doesnt play. The two Glenn Hills High School staff members mentioned in the previous paragraph and many others riding the system there learned the hard way that there was a new sheriff in town. Wayne Frazier isnt about shamming. Hes about children, particularly poor children, and whats best for them. Now Doc would be the first to admit that working successfully with children, particularly poor children and most particularly poor children without Fathers, is demanding work which takes a passion and an energy which most teachers dont have. Such work is not for the eight hour per day, forty hour per week type of teacher. Frazier also realizes that all teachers cant be expected to have the energy and passion necessary for teaching effectively at The Hill. Most teachers have family responsibilities which preclude the close mentorship required for reaching kids who lack money and both parents. Glenn Hills High is not the best place for folks whose parental responsibilities prevent the extra time and effort needed to reach the at-risk kids who constitute a large part of the GHHS student body. Such teachers can be successful elsewhere. And Doctor Frazier wishes them well. And Doctor Frazier wishes Mr. Givens, his close friend and righthand man at both Tubman Middle and GHHS, Givens staff and the GHHS student body success during the upcoming 2012-13 school year. Dr. Frazier looks forward to Graduation Day 2013. Fraziers will be the biggest smile in the James Brown Arena when the freshman who entered Glenn Hills High in Dr. Craig Spinks, ED. D Dr. Spinks is an educator with the Richmond County Public School System This piece appeared originally online at CityStink.net

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