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A TYOUR SERVICE Our mailing address: P.O. Box 1167 Dalton, Ga. 30722-1167 Our shipping address: 308 S. Thornton Ave. Dalton, Ga. 30720 Our Web site: www.daltondailycitizen.com To visit us: Our offices are located on the west side of the intersection of Thornton Avenue and Morris Street in downtown Dalton. We’re open 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. How to call us: Main number: 706-217- NEWS (That’s 706-217-6397) When you’re not sure with whom you need to speak, our operator will make sure you’re transferred to the person who can best help you. Delivery: 706-272-7705 Our staff can take your subscription and delivery-related calls from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. If a subscriber is missed, call by 10 a.m. on weekdays and weekends for re-delivery. 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Bronson III 706-272-7700 Publisher Jimmy Espy 706-272-7735 Executive Editor Gary Jones 706-272-7731 Advertising Director Grady Oakley 706-277-7391 Business Manager Claudia Harrell 706-272-7702 Circulation Director Chris McConkey 706-226- 2668 IT Director The Daily Citizen is a locally operated part of Newspaper Holdings Inc. and is a member of The Associated Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation, Georgia Press Association, Southern Newspapers Publishers Association and the Newspaper Association of America. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for publication of all local news in this publication. The Daily Citizen desires to be notified promptly of any errors in its pages. The North Georgia Newspaper Group retains rights to the name The Daily Citizen-News. 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NORTH GEORGIA N EWSPAPER G ROUP SERVING NORTHWEST GEORGIA & SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE Volume 46, Number 333 P AGE 2 2A Monday, March 16, 2009 Editor’s note: Please keep your comments as brief as possible. Get to the point! Longer comments should be submitted as letters to the editor. If you include a name, please spell it. Call (706) 272-7748 to reach Today’s Forum. “If those had been black people stopped with all that dope on I-75 the DA would have been jumping for joy. 200 pounds and these people were let go.” “Who were the idiots who let those people with the 200 pounds of pot go?” “They let those drug dealers on the Interstate go. That’s comical.” Editor’s note: Do a little thinking here, folks. Do you really think that investigation is concluded?” “Who is the county administrator, Mr. McLeod or Mr. Brooker?” “Let me get this right. Harold Brooker is deciding what kind of asphalt needs to be used by the road department. Bob McLeod is dancing to Harold’s tune and Mike Babb doesn’t have any idea what happened. Business as usual.” “The article on the county commissioners and the man run off from the roads department is the kind of article the newspaper needs to be doing.” “If I had a job I could stimulate the economy. Everything I have is worn out.” “Ford Motor Co. has been frugal enough that they are not accepting the bailout money. I am buying Ford.” “They’ve been wondering what to do with the trade center in Dalton. At least for a short time it would be a great place to help the homeless. It might not make any money for the city of Dalton but oh what a star it would put in your crown!” “Maybe it’s time to ask the question, was I better off under Republican capitalism or Democrat communism?” “Before all you Republicans cry about pork and wasteful spending in the stimulus bill, remember that there were 24 Republican senators who put their own pork in that bill.” Lloyd remembers: I haven’t been superstitious about Friday the 13th since I was on a troop ship going to Europe to fight the enemy in 1943. Nothing happened to the ship, so I quit thinking it was unlucky.” “Teens need to practice self control,then they wouldn’t need the Teen Resource Center.” “How many of those people living in the tent camp are alcoholics who refuse treatment?” “I get it now. Unless you are a Southerner your contribution to the forum is not T ODAY ’S FORUM H e a r W h a t Y o u ’v e B een M i ssing printed in its entirety or at all.” Editor:Why Lil’ Yankee missy,that’s a load ah sheer balderdash! Now, someone pass me that mint julep. “What about all the kids who are going to have to stay in that ‘lousy Murray High School’? It’s not fair to build a new school for some kids and leave the other kids behind.” “I would like to comment on all the comments to the editor. They just show you are doing your job. Keep up the good work.” “Some people don’t want to know the truth. That’s why they don’t like Bill O’Reilly.” “I’d like to see the Whitfield County superintendent and the principals work at a bachelor’s degree with five years of experience level.” “How about we don’t legalize illegals. Send them back and open up jobs for legal citizens who can then pay taxes.” “I’ll give Mr. Espy some free advice. If he keeps harping on this amnesty for illegal aliens all of the white people are going to stop subscribing to his paper.” Editor: So, you are the official spokesperson for “all the white people?” “Churches are non-profit organizations. People choose to give their money and it is used to keep the church going. If you are going to tax churches, you need to tax all non-profit organizations.” “No job is secure. Our only security is trusting in the Lord.” “I am sure Mayor Pennington told the DDDA to get rid of Sarah Harrison or funds would have been cut.” “Mr. Espy you want to give amnesty to all the illegals in this country? Yet you will not set the example by sponsoring one. Are you just another liberal hypocrite? Editor: I have never made that argument. You dreamed that up. Also, I think we should win the war in Iraq, but I don’t plan on parachuting in with an M-16. There are different ways to support an idea. “I have been working on Corporate Drive for the last two weeks and I totally agree with the callers who have been saying you need a red light at that intersection. It is horrible.” “Why are we pumping money into these failing financial institutions? If a person is bankrupt they don’t loan them a dime.” “I read in the paper about that Tunnel Hill policeman making that drug bust on the Interstate. Maybe the dumdums complaining about them patrolling there will shut up now.” •Digit a l H e a r ing A ids •Di a gnost i cHe a r ing •Ev a l u a t ions •Di zzine ss & Bal a n c e T e sting •Assi sti v e L i stening D e v i c e s D r. D enis e R . S heppa r d A u diologist N o rth w e st G eor gia H e a r ing C ent e r 1436 C h a tta nooga Av enu e ,Da l t on, GA 30720 706- 279-EARS ( 3277) L O TTER Y W INNING N UMBERS – F OR M ARCH 15 Georgia: Evening Cash 3: 5-6-5, Cash 4: 2-3-6-9, Fantasy 5: 7-13-1-21-4 Tennessee: Evening Cash 3: 1-4-7, Lucky Sum 12; Cash 4: 7-1-9-3, Lucky Sum: 20 GDOT ➣ From page 1A who is closest to us, to get things done. If all the power goes to this new authority, I don’t know what we would do.” Under SB 200, GDOT would remain responsible only for maintaining existing roads and bridges. “Creating plans and authorizing projects would be done by the new board,” Williams said. “It would give the governor a lot more power.” Rep. John Meadows, R-Calhoun, says he also has doubts about the bill. “I’m not a big fan of it. We’ve got to do s o m e m o r e work on t h a t Meadows thing,” he said. Meadows said he fears the members of the proposed board, unlike the State Transportation Board, might represent just a handful of areas. “Those appointments need to come from across the state,” he said. “They are going to have to work a lot harder to get me to come on board.” Members of both the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners and the Dalton City Council have criticized the plan, saying it would centralize transportation decisions. They have also expressed concern about a part of the bill that would end current state law requiring 80 percent of all federal transportation dollars to be divided equally among each of the state’s congressional districts. They say that could lead to the metro Atlanta area sucking up all of that money. “That’s the type of sentiment I’ve heard pretty much all over the 9th Congressional District from city and county officials,” s a i d Dalton attorney Steve Farrow, Farrow the 9th District representative to the State Transportation Board. The 9th District, which includes Whitfield and Murray counties,stretches from Dade County to White County and as far south as Forsyth County. “The only people I’ve heard who are really in favor of (of the plan) would primarily be Republican members of the state Senate,” said Farrow. Farrow said the transportation board has moved to clean up problems in the department and prioritize projects Meadows said he isn’t opposed to changes in GDOT or the transportation board, just the particular changes that have been proposed. “It seems like we are just jumping into this. I’d like to see a lot more study of what we can do,” he said. T ODAY ’S C ITIZEN NAME: Brittany Chastain AGE: 15 HOME: Chatsworth FAMILY :Mom, Kim Chastain; dad, Steve Chastain;sister, Kaitlyn Chastain SCHOOL: Murray County PLAY :Cheerlead, dance SHE SAID: “With God, all things are possible.” Transition: ➣ From page 1A Department of Family and Children Services for several years before joining the staff at the crisis center as the assistant director. She said she loves social work because of a “passion” to help others and “see that I can make an impact on someone.” “I think we are so fortunate to have someone already on staff, that has qualifications and the ability to step in,” Higgins said. “I think she will bring some new energy and a new vision.” The center’s employees not only provides shelter and counseling for people trying to escape domestic violence, but they help victims begin their lives again, Higgins said. There are times victims come through the center who have only the clothes on their backs’, she said. “Whatever they need at the time they come to us, we try to help them,” Higgins said. The victims “may need clothes, may need to get their birth certificates, Social Security cards. They have to start over.” Employees help victims find permanent housing and put them in touch with support groups or other social service agencies. “I believe every (victim) who comes through the shelter is a success IRAorRoth IRA? Get timely advice about opening or contributing to an IRA or Roth IRA for retirement. Your ModernWoodmen representative can help youdecide which is best for you. ModernWoodmen of America offers financial products and fraternal benefits. Call today to learnmore. modern-woodmen.org *Registeredrepresentative.SecuritiesofferedthroughMWAFinancialServices Inc.,awhollyownedsubsidiaryofModernWoodmenofAmerica,17011st Avenue,RockIsland,IL61201,309-558-3100.Member:FINRA,SIPC. 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Victims don’t typically want to end the relationship, but the violence they are experiencing, she said. “When they see they are not going to end the violence, they have to decide if they’re going to live with it or if they’re going to get out,” Higgins said. “I was at a meeting one time with some nurses, and someone said she (victim) had come through the shelter and she is now a nurse. She said she was really glad to have the help when she needed it. I’ve had women come back and say they had just bought their first house. I see them and they say how their lives have changed... I’ve gotten as much as I’ve given. This will be something that will have my passion forever.” Need help? If you are in an abusive relationship and need assistance — whether you need shelter or not — the Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center has a 24-hour hotline, (706) 278-5586. TTY users can call (706) 277-7583. 706- 270-9989 ( CORNER OF N . CLEVELAND HWY. 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T HE D AILY C ITIZEN Monday, March 16, 2009 3A Immigrants face long detention, few rights B Y M ICHELLE R OBERTS Associated Press America’s detention system for immigrants has mushroomed in the last decade, a costly building boom that was supposed to sweep up criminals and ensure that undocumented immigrants were quickly shown the door. Instead, an Associated Press computer analysis of every person being held on a recent Sunday night shows that most did not have a criminal record and many were not about to leave the country — voluntarily or via deportation. An official Immigration and Customs Enforcement database, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, showed a U.S. detainee population of exactly 32,000 on the evening of Jan. 25. B Y M ARY L ANDERS Savannah Morning News SAVANNAH, Ga. — Margaret Kincaid revels in the way her chickens strut across her lawn like they’re holding their skirts up, the way they dodge her lab-mix puppy Sumter, how they cackle when they lay (“As would I,” she says). And of course, there are the eggs. “There’s just something about a warm egg,” said Kincaid, holding a brown one straight from the converted doghouse where the hens nest. “You know it’s good, it’s organic; you know it’s fresh and not filled with antibiotics.” Her urban chickens are still something of an oddity, but less so as the economy slides and a movement to eat locally grown food gains momentum, said Alice Rolls, executive director of the Atlanta-based nonprofit Georgia Organics. The data show that 18,690 immigrants had no criminal conviction, not even for illegal entry or low-level crimes like trespassing. More than 400 of those with no criminal record had been incarcerated for at least a year. Nearly 10,000 had been in custody longer than 31 days — the average detention stay that ICE cites as evidence of its effective detention management. Especially tough bail conditions are exacerbated by disregard or bending of the rules regarding how long immigrants can be detained. Based on a 2001 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court,ICE has about six months to deport or release immigrants after their case is decided. But immigration lawyers say that deadline is routinely missed. In the system snapshot provided to the AP, 950 “People are reconnecting to their food source and shortening the distance from farm to fork,”Rolls said. “Just as they’re learning, ’Hey, I can grow that,’they’re learning, ’I can raise that.”’ Georgia Organics co-sponsors a popular “Chicks in the City” annual tour in the Atlanta metro area. Participants are more than idly curious. Last year, many of them became backyard chicken owners themselves, said Rolls, whose two Rhode Island reds — Lotus and Lima — and their pre-fab coop are on the tour. Kincaid brought her chickens with her when she and her husband, Gerry,moved to the Parkside neighborhood of Savannah from a marshfront Richmond Hill home about two and a half years ago. She was leery of what her city neighbors would think, a fear that worsened when Scott Smith from next door approached Gerry shortly after the Kincaids moved in More than half of all immigrants imprisoned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for immigration violations have not been convicted of acrime. Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco San Diego Salt Lake City Phoenix El Paso SOURCE: Department of Homeland Security MEXICO CANADA Aurora people were in that category. The detainee buildup began in the mid 1990s, long before the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Since 2003, though, Congress has doubled to $1.7 billion the and asked, “Did I hear chickens?” Nervous, he said the birds were just his wife’s pets. Smith persisted, though, and finally revealed that his curiosity sprang not from a complaint but a shared interest:The Smiths were thinking of getting chickens,too. Now they also have five black-and-white barred rocks. Five is the legal limit in Savannah. Roosters are a nono because of their noisy ways, but most backyard chicken owners don’t want them anyway because they’re more aggressive than the docile hens. (City slickers should note that while roosters are indispensable to making baby chicks, they’re not needed for eggs, which are produced in response to daylight patterns regardless of whether they’re fertilized or not.) Chatham County’s rules are similar to Savannah’s,said Animal Control Lt. Brenda Boulware. Residents can keep up to four hens with almost no St. Paul Darker red shows detainees without conviction Immigrantsbeing held at ICE detention centers on Jan. 25, 2009 Dallas 200 1,000 2,000 Chicago Detroit 3,000 New Orleans 4,000 amount dedicated to imprisoning immigrants, as furor over “criminal aliens” intertwined with post-9/11 fears and anti-immigrant political rhetoric. But the dragnet has come to include not only terrorism Backyard chickens provide eggs, fun Houston San Antonio Buffalo Philadelphia Atlanta D.C. Miami Boston New York Newark restrictions in unincorporated parts of the county. With five or more hens, their housing is supposed to be at least 100 feet from an occupied building. Nuisance laws also apply,she said, but as with any animal if they’re kept clean (and there’s no noisy rooster) it would be hard to prove they were a nuisance. Ellen Harris keeps her five “ladies” — including two Easter Egger varieties that lay pale blue and green eggs — in her southside backyard. “I got them mainly for the eggs,”she said. “But it turns out chickens are a lot of fun. They’re fun to watch; they’re goofy and silly. They all have different personalities.” And they’re easy to care for, chicken owners say. Like Smith and Kincaid, Harris feeds her hens kitchen scraps plus commercial chicken feed and allows them to free range for insects. She estimates it takes about an hour a week to care for them. AP suspects and cop killers, but an honors student who was raised in Orlando, Fla.; a convenience store clerk who begged to go back to Canada; and a Pentecostal minister who was forcibly drugged by ICE agents after he asked to contact his wife, according to court records. Immigration lawyers note that substantial numbers of detainees,from 177 countries in the data provided, are not illegal immigrants at all. Many of the longest-term non-criminal detainees are asylum seekers fighting to stay here because they fear being killed in their home country. Others are longtime residents who may be eligible to stay under other criteria, or whose applications for permanent residency were lost or mishandled, the lawyers say. ICE says detention is the best way to guarantee that immigrants attend court hearings and leave the country when ordered. “It’s ensuring compliance, and if you look at the stats, for folks who are in detention, the stats are pretty darn high,” said ICE spokeswoman Cori Bassett. By comparison though, most criminal suspects, even sometimes those accused of heinous offenses, are entitled to bail. Based on the amount budgeted for this fiscal year,U.S. taxpayers will pay about $141 a night — the equivalent of a decent hotel room — for each immigrant detained, even though paroling them on ankle monitors — at a budgeted average daily cost of $13 — has an almost perfect compliance rate, according to ICE’s own stats. AP PHOTO Margaret Kincaid holds one of her pet hens and her puppy Sumter in her back yard in Savannah, Ga. on March 2. A not her M ile S t one! M i c helle N i x i s THE BIG 4 0 ! “ W eha v e b een e xtremely plea s ed w i t hour r e sul ts f r om a d v e rti s ing in T HE D AILY C ITIZEN. ” K ennedy JEWELRY “ Aco u ple f r om Dal t on came t oour sto r e a nd p urc h a s ed a dia mond w edding s e t off of t he a d w e r a n w i t h T HE D AILY C ITIZEN. W eha v e b een t hor o u ghly plea s ed w i t h t he s e rvi c e w eha v e r e c eiv ed f r om THE DAILY CITIZEN. 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