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Fire rips through apartments leaving dozens displaced MILTON, Ga. — Firefighters were called to the IMT Deerfield Apartments along Deer Trail July 27 to battle a blaze that left 30 residents displaced. No residents or firefighters were injured. Fire crews from Alpharetta, Forsyth County and Roswell responded to assist and spent at least three hours working to extinguish the flames. There was no determination what started the fire, but crews noted it began immediately after a severe thunderstorm rolled through the area. According to the fire department, lightning caused a three-alarm fire in the same apartment complex in July 2020 that tore through one building’s roof and displaced 40 residents.
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Fake federal agency caller bilks resident out of $5,800 MILTON, Ga. — A resident on July 29 reported that scammers posing as U.S. Social Security Administration reps duped him out of $58,000. The 24-year-old victim said the scammers called his phone claiming there was something wrong with his Social Security number. They said it was tied to a money laundering and drug trafficking ring in El Paso, Texas, and he faced the prospect of being arrested if he didn’t pay for a new number. Despite never visiting El Paso, the victim said he believed the callers, who told him to withdraw all the money from his bank account to change his Social Security number. The man removed $5,800 from two SunTrust Bank accounts and deposited the cash to “Bitcoins of America” using an ATM.
Police help federal marshals capture kidnapping fugitive MILTON, Ga. — Milton police assisted U.S. Marshals track down a woman wanted for
DUI arrest Sherri Ann Boresow, 59, of Stetham Ferry Road, Alpharetta, was arrested July 30 on Bethany Bend for DUI. kidnapping July 29. Alivia Franzone, 32, was nabbed at her mother’s New Fawn Lane residence. The 61-year-old mother, Flora Denise Smith, refused to open the door for officers and marshals when they arrived to her home. She claimed Franzone had moved to Michigan months ago. The federal agents forced their way into the house and found Franzone inside, according to police. They arrested Smith for hindering the apprehension of a criminal. Franzone was wanted on charges out of Baltimore, Maryland. According to local news outlets, U.S. Marshals declared the socialite one of Maryland’s Most Wanted earlier this year. Authorities said she’s been on the lam since November 2020 for allegedly abducting her 6-year-old daughter and fleeing the state.
Well-known Atlanta attorney cited for battery at concert ALPHARETTA , Ga. — Personal injury attorney David Van Sant, a self-described Georgia super lawyer, was arrested during a Phish rock concert at the Ameris Bank Amphitheater late July 31. Alpharetta Police say Van Sant, 44, of Milton, snatched an iPad mini from a LiveNation employee working the concert and threw it into the stands. He was charged with theft by taking, three counts of simple battery and public drunkenness. Two LiveNation workers and a security officer accused Van Sant of harassing them from his party box. One of the employees told police Van Sant told him
he “needed to loosen up and should join their party.” The worker said Van Sant then reached over the railing and bear hugged him around the neck from behind. A second worker who witnessed the incident rushed over and told Van Sant not to touch anyone again. She said he jumped over the railing, then slapped the brim of her cap and pushed her glasses into her face. When she told Van Sant not to touch her again, she said he replied, “What are you going to do about it?” Van Sant had returned to his party box by the time a security guard came to the area to talk to the offended parties.
The guard said Van Sant reached over the railing and squeezed her neck hard enough that she later had to go to the hospital to be treated for neck pain. At some point, Van Sant grabbed the iPad that an employee was using to keep tabs for food and drink orders. He threw it into the crowd of 12,000 people and it wasn’t recovered until after the concert, police said. The device was undamaged. Van Sant told police he threw it because he wanted the employees “to party with him” and said “it was over loving.” He reportedly said he’d done “shrooms” and police detected the scent of alcohol on him, according to the arrest report.
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Milton considers future path to conduct its own elections By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — A vocal group of residents have earned the ears of Milton officials relating to how elections are organized within the city. Milton, along with its North Fulton neighbors, enters a contract each election cycle to authorize Fulton County to conduct its municipal elections. However, amid generally unfounded questions of integrity amid the 2020 General Election and added costs cast onto Milton taxpayers under this year’s agreement, the city is considering charting a path to conduct its own municipal elections. Ultimately, the timetable for Milton to conduct its own election is too tight. City Manager Steve Krokoff told the council at its Aug. 2 meeting that the risks outweigh the potential rewards for Milton organizing its own municipal election this November. Also, the city does not have its own staff with election experience, staff was unsure if it could obtain ballot boxes in a timely manner and the city would still not be able to oversee any county, state or federal ballots, including the second TSPLOST vote added to the ballot this November. Krokoff said the city has no other choice but to have Fulton County con-
duct the Nov. 2 election. In a 5-2 vote, the council voted to enter the contract to have the county oversee its November election. However, the seeds have been planted for Milton to further explore its options, with at least one council member stating the city is primed to “send a message” to the county that this year’s election will be the last under the administration of Fulton County. The issue came to a head when a group of vocal residents packed into City Hall at the council’s July 19 meeting and strongly voiced their opposition to Fulton County continuing to conduct municipal elections with bursts of applause often following residents’ comments. The council voted to defer its decision on the contract for the Nov. 2 election, in which several City Council seats will be decided, to explore its options. At the Aug. 2 meeting, Krokoff said Milton staff conducted an expedited feasibility study on the matter of taking the reins from the county to conduct the November election, based on three “areas of concern,” including integrity, cost and feasibility. “While the most important of the three is likely election integrity, that topic was beyond staff’s ability to analyze and was therefore not included in our study,”
Krokoff told the council. “Further, while a significant amount of research was conducted by staff in cooperation with the community and the Secretary of State’s Office, two weeks only allowed for a limited review of a rather complex topic.” The city’s study did include a cost comparison, though. Under the agreement with the county, Milton taxpayers will be on the hook for about $84,000 to conduct the General Election, a charge of $2.96 per registered voter. If a runoff is required, it would add another $70,000 to the bill. Unlike in prior years, the county is not reimbursing cities for ballots that are not cast by eligible voters. Krokoff said it appears that rate is “non-negotiable.” The study found it would cost about $120,000 for Milton to oversee its own elections this year. That includes a “full compliment” of paper ballots and seven ballot boxes. Krokoff said it would be about five years before the city broke even to organize its own elections. While the City Council approved an agreement to have Fulton County conduct the Nov. 2 General Election, board members used their Aug. 2 meeting as a sounding board to echo some resident’s feelings the city should oversee its own elections. “I totally, as I’ve said before, support
working towards us being in control of the elections,” Mayor Joe Lockwood said. “My concern would be trying to branch up and do something now. This close [to the election] might not be good.” Councilwoman Carol Cookerly said Milton conducting its own elections would a be a “slam dunk” long term, but she dismissed some suggestions that Milton consider partnering with other North Fulton cities to explore a break with Fulton County over elections. That sentiment was echoed by Councilman Peyton Jamison, who said Milton could take the opportunity to set an example of “how to do things right.” Councilman Joe Longoria said the county almost appears to be incentivizing cities to take their own route on elections, and that hopefully by next year, Milton would conduct its own. Councilman Paul Moore said the lack of reimbursement to the city for ballots not cast, with no negotiation, is extraordinary, with fellow councilmember Rick Mohrig stating it is essentially a surcharge on top of what Milton residents already pay in county taxes. While Fulton County will still oversee this year’s election, the Milton City Council has charged city staff in further exploring how Milton could take control over future municipal elections.
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Jackson, said a large number of citizens were facing “imminent dispossession of their residences” with DeKalb tenants owing an estimated $50 million in rent to landlords. In February, DeKalb County launched its Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition program to provide financial assistance to renters facing evictions and their landlords facing revenue losses. After a cyberattack damaged the county’s ability to access pending applications, emails and submitted documents, the TLAC application process was reopened on a more secure platform June 21. As of July 29, the county said, TLAC has distributed $3.45 million of the $31 million that was allocated for rental and utility assistance to 763 DeKalb households. In Fulton County, commissioners updated cities on rental relief aid distribution at a meeting Aug. 2. The relief program began as federal dollars started arriving in spring 2020. Fulton County has adjudicated and paid 100 percent of all eligible applications that were received. “I could not be more proud of the progress we have made as a county and as cities of Fulton on our emergency rental assistance program,” Fulton County Chief Operating Officer Anna Roach said. Fulton County has expended $9.84 million of its available $16 million in rental relief assistance. It set an additional $1.1 million for distribution last week. The dispersals represent assistance to 1,852 residents outside the City of Atlanta, Roach said.
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Milton sets 2022 property tax rate By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton officials have voted to retain the city’s millage rate for 2022, but homeowners will owe more in property taxes due to an increase in assessed values. Milton passed its maintenance and operations millage rate — which funds most of the day-to-day operations of the city — at 4.731 mills at a special called City Council meeting Monday night. Thought this is the same rate the city has used since incorporation — except for 2018 in response to soaring property value assessments — it presents about a 6.1 percent increase in taxes owed by residents. Under Georgia law, when the county establishes an updated total value for property in Milton— its tax digest — the city must calculate a rollback millage rate that would produce the same total revenue that was produced on the current year’s digest had no reassessments occurred. With an increase to Milton’s property values this year, the 4.731 rate will bring in additional tax revenues to the city’s coffers, in this case, about 6.1 percent more.
For a home with a fair market value of $575,000 the increase will amount to about $62 more owed in property taxes in 2022. The same homeowner would owe $1,017 to the city in 2022. Though Milton’s 2022 budget has not been finalized, those dollars would be allocated to fund; • Public Safety: $427 • Capital improvement projects: $211 • City staff/administration: $150 • Public Works: $95 • Bonds/debt: $51 • Parks and Recreation: $44 • Community Development: $28 • Municipal Court: $11 The city also approved its variable Greenspace Bond millage rate at .487 mills. Taxes collected from the separate tax levy will pay down principal and interest on Milton’s $25 million bond approved by voters in 2016. Homestead exemptions would decrease the total amount owed by homeowners. Fulton County offers a basic, $15,000 homestead exemption. There is also a capped “floating exemption.” “This is the exemption where, even though your assessment may be increasing…this exemption comes into play to keep that increase at that 3 percent
or less,” Finance Director Bernadette Harvill said. “This year, it’s actually 1.2 percent.” Milton also offers exemptions for seniors and residents with disabilities. A Conservation Use Value Assessment is also available for homeowners based on land use, not market value, and with an agreement the owner will maintain the property in a “bona fide qualifying use” for 10 years. Residents will likely receive their tax assessments this October, but Harvill said these are not a bill and do not always reflect the accurate amount of taxes owed. For instance, she said, Fulton County does not maintain exemptions for specific properties in Milton, so any city exemptions will not be reflected on their assessment. “We get a large number of calls from our senior population each year concerned we may have missed their full value exemption, as well as many of the property owners who qualify for that floating exemption believing we are increasing their taxes beyond that allowable by law,” Harvill said. “Nothing has been missed, the county just does not collect that level of data.” After some discussion from the City
Millage rate primer To help fund their budgets, governments set a millage rate — or tax rate — on property. One mill brings in $1 in taxes for every $1,000 of a property’s taxable value. In Georgia, a property’s taxable value equals 40 percent of its appraised — or real — value. A home with a real value of $400,000, for example, would have a taxable value of $160,000. Council at its Aug. 2 meeting, Milton officials could consider raising exemptions for seniors. Any changes would need approval from the General Assembly.
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Fulton Schools change protocols on masks for students By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — Fulton County School System officials changed course on the district’s mask mandate from “recommended” to “mandatory” just days before the start of school Aug. 9. The decision created some confusion and concern among parents. The mask-up order is in effect for schools where “high community spread” is occurring based on Fulton County Public Health statistics. Currently, high spread is happening in 13 of the 14 cities within the Fulton County School System. Only Johns Creek remains below the threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 population based on data collected in the week ending Aug. 4. Superintendent Mike Looney said the decision to mandate masks will help schools manage the COVID pandemic most effectively. “Our ability to continue moving forward depends on all of us wearing masks, staying home when sick, and following all the other mitigation strategies recommended to reduce the spread of the virus,” Looney said. There was a sharp increase in
the number of cases in North Fulton from the previous week. In the Fulton County Board of Health report for the week ending July 29, none of the cities in North Fulton met the threshold of high transmission. In the space of seven days, the numbers jumped across the district. Even Mountain Park which had no reported cases at the end of July reported a ratio of 150 cases per 100,000 population by early August. As school kicks off this week, all students, except those in Johns Creek, will be required to mask up. For students in the 15 schools within Johns Creek, masks will remain “strongly recommended” but not mandatory. The decision caused some concern in the Johns Creek community, because the city is just two cases below the number needed to mask up. On the Fulton County School’s social media sites, parents said the city will likely exceed 100 per 100,000 in the next few days. They questioned why the mandate order would not be put into place at the start of school. Others said many students in Johns Creek schools live outside the city in communities with high transmission, so borders are meaningless.
The move to mask also drew passionate reactions on both sides of the issue. One parent said the decision to make masks mandatory “made zero sense,” noting kids have already spent a “maskless” summer interacting with each other. Others said requiring masks is a small price to pay to keep the community safe. Revised quarantine procedures Following updated guidelines from the Georgia Department of Public Health, the Fulton County School System has changed its quarantine procedures from those in use last year. Previously, students who were exposed to a COVID positive individual were required to quarantine for 10 days. This year, all students, regardless of vaccination status, can remain in school after a direct contact if they are symptom-free and wear a mask while on school district property for 10 days after exposure. Also, all students who report a pending test result may continue reporting to school if they are, and remain, symptom-free, and wear a mask while on school district property until the test results are received and reported.
Superintendent tweets on new mask mandate ATLANTA — Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney took to Twitter over the weekend to explain the last-minute decision to mandate masks in most schools this week, and to ask for community cooperation. In a Friday afternoon tweet before the Aug. 9 district opening, Looney said he was receiving a lot of feedback about the new direction. He explained “we’re ALL acting out of love and care for students” and to “stay classy FCS.” Looney noted his concern over the growing number of students and staff reporting positive COVID tests, and said if the community wants “uninterrupted school…we have to turn these numbers around.” In the week ending Aug. 4, the Fulton County School System had 91 students or staff reporting a positive case of COVID. The school district projects an enrollment of 94,400 students this year and has nearly 7,000 teachers and 4,000 non-teaching staff. — Candy Waylock
Three area schools to open with new principals Alpharetta Elementary Principal Cathy Crawford began her teaching career with Fulton County Schools in 2001 as a special education teacher at Hillside Elementary School. Over the course of her CRAWFORD 22 years with the district, Crawford has also served as an Instructional Support Teacher and Special Education program specialist for the Northeast Learning Community.
She returns to Alpharetta Elementary after having initially served as its assistant principal from 2018 through 2020, when she left to become the assistant principal at Centennial High School. Crawford earned her bachelor’s degree from Elon University, master’s degree from Kennesaw State University, and earned her education specialist degree in school leadership from the University of North Georgia. She succeeds Kathleen Stamper who is now principal at Liberty Point Elementary School.
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Manning Oaks Elementary Principal Nikkole Flowers began her teaching career in 2001 as a middle school teacher with Atlanta Public Schools before joining the Fulton School System as a language arts teacher at Sandtown
Middle School. In 2011 she was named an assistant principal at Holcomb Bridge Middle
School, followed by the move to Centennial High School as assistant principal in 2017. Flowers earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Florida State University and earned her education specialist degree in school leadership from Mercer University. She succeeds Jennifer Rosenthal who is now principal at Spalding Drive Elementary.
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Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza floods Alpharetta with blushing brides By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Taffeta, flowers, dj’s and table settings filled The Hotel at Avalon Sunday for the Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza. This marks the extravaganza’s first in-person event since January 2020. The twice-yearly expo was virtual, like many events, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sunday, however, coming off the heels of more than a year of isolation, brides and grooms — many who had postponed their weddings for public health reasons — were celebrated. “It’s nice to see people excited about something,” Atlanta groom-to-be Tyler Schmidt said. That’s exactly what Alpharetta resident and producer of the Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza Shelly Danz envisioned. “The idea is, we want the brides and the grooms to feel special,” Danz said. “They’ve been stuck inside and trying to figure out what they want for their weddings, and this is just a good opportunity to meet vendors and get ideas.” Some couples tag-teamed the event, while other brides and grooms brought along wedding heavy-hitters for support. Donning nametags that read, “Bride,” “Groom,” “Mother of the Bride,” and “Best Man,” among others, more than 650 patrons sipped champagne, mingled with vendors, tasted cakes and entered raffles. Among the 80 vendor booths was downtown Alpharetta business IndieHouse modern fragrance bar, manned by owner and founder Carrie Hadley. For Hadley, Sunday’s event was all about building awareness. “We want to get people thinking about their fragrance for their wedding day,” Hadley said. “It’s an important piece that often gets overlooked. And there’s so much to do in a wedding, so I totally understand that, but we can take that one little piece and help you feel confident about that.” Scent is a critical part of memory, Hadley said, so by allowing brides and grooms to create their own fragranc-
Guests at the Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza perused 80 vendors’ booths ranging from dress designers to cake decorators and showcasing table settings, indoor sparklers, fragrances and more.
es, they’re getting to handcraft how they will remember their special day for years to come. Like many other vendors in attendance, IndieHouse was not just selling products, but also experiences. The fragrance-making process at IndieHouse is an event in its own right, Hadley said, but for weddings, it can be made into a larger occasion, for bridal showers or personalized bridesmaid gifts. Local venues also made their way to Avalon to vie for a chance to host the nuptials. Johns Creek’s The Standard Club was in attendance to promote their multiple event spaces. Also hoping for a piece of the action was the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau. Although boasting over 60 venues within city limits, the primary goal of the CVB was to draw wedding guests to stay in Alpharetta hotels, President and CEO Janet Rodgers said. As such, calculating the economic impact of hosting the extravaganza is difficult, Rodgers said. With weddings and expos like Sunday’s, it’s all about the long game, though the visitors to Avalon and the city at large will contribute positively to the local economy. “It brings in visitors to eat in our restaurants, shop in our retail stores, and enjoy Alpharetta attractions and
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Downtown Alpharetta business IndieHouse modern fragrance bar was among the vendors at The Hotel at Avalon on Aug. 8. Founder and owner Carrie Hadley spoke with attendees and tried to build awareness about the important role of fragrance and scent in a wedding. entertainment venues,” Rodgers said. “Plus, it is a wonderful way to experience the awesomeness of our city and to make the ultimate decision to select Alpharetta as their wedding destination.”
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Completing your health homework with Wellstar Avalon Health Park Pediatrics Brougth to you by – Wellstar A new school year is right around the corner. While kids may be the ones returning to the classroom, parents still have their own homework to do too: making sure their child has a healthy start. One step families can take to stay healthy is to head to the pediatrician for an annual checkup. “I believe in treating the whole child. What I mean by that is of course, their physical health is very important, but I also feel that their emotional health is very important,” said Dr. Brandi Lewis, a pediatrician at Wellstar Avalon Health Park. “My goal is for all my patients to be resilient, happy and healthy, and I work with families to accomplish that goal.” Set your child up for success this year by starting healthy habits before they go back to school. Book medical appointments. Before schedules get hectic, book your child’s annual physical exam with their Wellstar pediatrician, and other routine medical care such as dental and eye appointments. Set routines. Structure your day so that it’s easier to transition to the school by creating set times to wake up, eat meals and go to bed. Share medical and other important instructions. Let the school know if your child has any health concerns or unique needs like allergies or medications. Practice and prepare good hygiene habits. Discuss habits that will help your child and others stay healthy, such as frequent handwashing and coughing or sneezing into their elbow.
Encourage questions and conversations. Have frequent discussions with your child to ensure they feel comfortable heading into the new school year. Limit screen time. Be sure to limit your child’s screen time an hour before their bedtime, so they can wake up wellrested and feeling their best. Ways to be top of the class After you’ve set your child up for a safe, healthy school year, take time to complete these other tasks before they head back to the classroom. Finish summer assignments. Be sure your child completes any assignments, such as their summer reading list. Complete school registration. Whether your child is returning to or starting a new school, find out what steps and paperwork are required to complete registration. Get the right school supplies. Don’t delay in getting your child’s school supplies and be mindful of other items they may need, including school uniforms. Talk about safety. Review important safety measures with your child, including memorizing important phone numbers and their home address. Role play the day. Before your child’s first day of school, talk through the day with them and plan details in advance, including their schedule and afterschool care. Start back-to-school planning now so that your child — and your entire family — are ready to enter the school year feeling excited about returning to the classroom. Visit wellstar.org/avalon to find a pediatrician close to home. Book your child’s wellness exam online or over the phone at (470) 267-0380.
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Benzene in Certain Sunscreens – What You Need to Know Brought to you by – Dr. Brent Taylor, Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta Alarmingly, a laboratory named Valisure detected toxic levels of benzene in 78 common sunscreen and after-sun products TAYLOR such as certain brands of aloe vera gel. Their findings are important because benzene is a carcinogen – a substance that causes cancer, and we apply sunscreen specifically to avoid cancer. Benzene is known to cause leukemia and lymphoma. How exactly benzene usually causes cancer has not been fully characterized. It appears that benzene can create toxic breakdown products in the lungs and the liver. These products react with DNA to result in broken DNA and altered chromosomes. The disrupted genes can no longer keep cells from growing or can get cells stuck in a permanently growing state, and cancer is set in motion. Benzene is a chemical solvent and a basic ingredient in the manufacture of many chemicals. According to the CDC, benzene ranks in the “top 20 chemicals for production volume” and is used to make plastics, resins, lubricants, dyes, rubber, detergents, drugs and more. Benzene is found at significant levels in cigarette smoke and in some e-cigarette vapors. As an aside, I recently saw a billboard on the side of the highway that said “Be Patriotic. Vape!” A grand American flag was in the background of the billboard. If you know a youngster who is considering vaping, please let him or her know that there is no proven connection between vaping and patriotism (though scientists employed by the vaping industry may be working on it). Given how common benzene is, it may be surprising to learn just how dangerous it can be even in small doses. In the United States, OSHA (the Occupational Health and Safety Administration) defines the permissible exposure limit as 1 part per million (ppm) in the air during an average work day. This is a limit for on-the-job exposure. In contrast, the limit set by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is 2 parts per million (ppm) for a drug product “with a significant therapeutic advance.” The guidance is that benzene is not to be used at all if its use is avoidable, and the laboratory Valisure found no detectable benzene in over 200 sunscreen and aftersun products tested. Therefore, there is no reason that we should tolerate benzene in any of our sunscreens.
Valisure’s list of benzene-containing sunscreens and after-sun products was broad and included major manufacturers. To see the lists of products that did and did not test positive, visit: https://bit. ly/3w8LyJL and https://bit.ly/3v8KzYP. Well-respected companies such as Neutrogena, CVS Health and EltaMD made both lists with some products testing positive and others not. More than 75% of the identified products are sprays. Unfortunately, there is no easy rule of thumb to avoid benzene. Dermatologists typically divide sunscreens into physical blockers (those that contain zinc and titanium to reflect the sun) and chemical blockers (those that use chemicals to “quench” ultraviolet rays). Regretfully, both physical and chemical blocker sunscreens are on the list of benzene-containing sunscreens. Importantly, Valisure’s tests on the sunscreens did not identify benzene as a breakdown product of the tested sunscreens. Therefore, the presence of benzene appears to be from contamination [during the manufacturing process] and not from breakdown of the ingredients. What should we do? The best approach is likely to pick a sunscreen from the non-contaminated list or not on the contaminated list and continue using sunscreen. We know that the sun causes more than 3 million skin cancers per year in the United States. And we should be thankful that the FDA and laboratories like Valisure are helping to keep us safe. What did my family do? We threw away a sunscreen that happened to be on the bad list and still applied sunscreen during our most recent beach trip. No company is perfect. No process is perfect. No product is perfect. Our job as parents, spouses or children is not to eliminate risk but to manage it to the best of our ability, and sunscreen continues to be a very important and proven method for reducing the risk of skin cancer. This was true even before Valisure’s research report. And Valisure appears to be helping us make sure that a good product gets even better. If you or a loved one has a skin care need, consider Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta. Dr. Brent Taylor and Kathryn Filipek, PA-C are delighted to help you achieve your skin health goals. Dr. Taylor is a Harvard-graduate, a board certified dermatologist and vein care expert, and fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon. Kathryn Filipek has greater than 15 years of dermatology experience with expertise in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology.
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Understanding your Healthcare Options Brought to you by – Lyubov Abrams, Health Insurance Broker My client rang me last night. He was on his way to the hospital and wanted to know if his emergency visit would be covered. As I tried my best to reassure him that he should focus on taking care of his health not his insurance at this time, part of me did think about all the Americans ABRAMS out there who are worried about going to their doctors, hospitals and other medical facilities because they too are concerned that their insurance won’t cover their procedures. The truth is medical debt takes the prize for the staggering crisis in our healthcare industry. We all want to save money on our insurance premiums but at what cost to our coverage? In a world full of options, it is difficult to pull through the weeds and really understand what option is best for you and your family. There are many luring and attractive offers for health coverage on the market but it’s important to understand the risks that come with such options. The old saying when it sounds too good to be true it probably is, definitely applies here. Whether you are an individual, family, or small business it’s important to consider the risks and benefits of the plan you choose before you sign the dotted line. Some plans have limited benefits and don’t meet the minimal essential coverage requirements, others will reimburse up to a specified benefit amount with no out of pocket maximum, and some meet ACA requirement but have HMO
networks that can keep you from being covered with your doctors. When choosing a plan, the key items to focus on are: network (PPO, HMO, EPO, POS to name a few), your deductible and coinsurance, maximum out of pocket, policy term and policy maximum, and exclusions. No one wants to read a 100 page policy, but it’s important to have a general understanding of your policy when you sign up because you don’t want to be left with any surprise bills. Additionally, many carriers offer a 10 day free look period for the sole purpose of making sure consumers understand what they signed up for. These are consumer protections that every individual should take advantage of. Like many of my customers, Kevin wanted to feel secure with the coverage he selected. He was an affluent businessman, made too much to qualify for a subsidy, and was looking for catastrophic coverage with a strong PPO network. I recommended a short term medical plan that not only suited his needs but also his budget. There are several private plans that healthy individuals, families, and businesses could greatly benefit from. As long as there is a mutual understanding of the limitations of such private plans, I have seen many clients take advantage of the lower premiums and PPO networks these plans have to offer. For those of us with pre existing conditions, your options are rather limited. However, even when selecting a marketplace plan it is highly encouraged to make sure your doctors are in network and your prescriptions are covered. After all, what is the point of having coverage if you can’t see your providers and you have to pay out of pocket for your medications? These are all things to consider when choosing the right plan.
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4 Benefits of IV Therapy for Health & Wellness Brought to you by – Hydralive Today, many people enjoy IV therapy as a way of getting the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and even medications they need to feel better and keep their body functioning properly. With so many f vitamins and supplements available, IV therapy can deliver a range of benefits. IV Therapy Can Promote Weight Loss It’s no secret losing weight can be hard — hence why people turn to IV therapy and lipotropic injections that burn fat to help boost their weight loss efforts. It’s important to note IV therapy for weight loss isn’t effective on its own. You should combine it with healthy eating and regular exercise. The treatments strengthen your efforts but don’t replace them. IV therapy can help certain nutrient deficiencies IV therapy is an effective treatment for certain health conditions that can cause nutrient deficiencies, such as Crohn’s disease, Celiac disease, or Short bowel syndrome. Oftentimes, people living with these conditions cannot get the nutrients they need from oral supplements or their diet. Thus, IV therapy benefits them because it bypasses the digestive system entirely and provides nutrients to cells immediately. IV therapy can cleanse the body of unwanted toxins & free radicals IV therapy can cleanse your body of toxins and free
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Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there were three little children who were starting to grow up. They took swim lessons, learned to walk, then skate and ride bikes. They learned RAY APPEN how to read and Publisher Emeritus color with crayons ray@appenmedia.com and stay inside the lines — more or less. And they loved to play on playgrounds. One day, it was time to start school — the “big school” — which back then meant a small brick one story school nestled in the middle of old neighborhoods. The school was close to their home and, truth be known, they could have walked to school or rode their bikes, like their mom and dad when they were little children, but they didn’t because, well, times had changed, and little children walking to school was maybe not as safe as it used to be “a long time ago.” So, instead of walking to school, their dad usually drove them in the
family’s old blue Volvo station wagon the parents had bought brand new when the first child was born in a far away place called Miami. That blue Volvo was sort of a “home” for everyone for many years — like almost 30 — and it also turned out to be the only “brand new” car that the parents would purchase for another 35 years or so. The old Volvo took the family on vacations, usually to the beach. It transported them to Ohio and back lots of times to visit grandparents and cousins, and it took everyone at least once to Disney World and Washington D.C. It never failed the family; it just kept on rolling and the CD player - (a small metal box that people used to put these round metal discs into that played music) played music for the children while they waited in the dropoff line early in the mornings at school “Sam Stone came home to his wife and family…” Looking back, it was probably safe to guess that the children at one time must have believed that was the only music that existed or that their father simply just loved listening to this sad sounding storyteller singer called
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John Prine. It’s also a strong probability that all three kids still to this day are transported back to the Volvo and that waiting line in the mornings when they hear one of those songs. Life’s like that; we remember certain events, certain smells, and for sure, special songs, and we never forget the people who go with them. The memories sometimes feel to me like little Christmas presents or silver dollars found in an old chest. And now that old elementary school is starting yet another year. The children have new lunch boxes. Some have new book bags, pencils and a brand-new notebook. Their hair is combed, teeth brushed, and anxiety and anticipation color their countenance. “I got a brand-new pair of roller skates. You got a brand-new key.” The school is still small — and still sort of reminds me of a bird’s nest way up within the arms of an ancient oak tree. And as I ponder the day, questions flow through my mind. “Will we still get that call from the bus driver saying that our son fell asleep and forgot to get off the bus, and do we want to meet her at the corner of …. to get him? Will there be another Mr. Whitt who made school fun and feel safe? And how about Deb-
bie Pitts? Tell me there will be another Debbie who read stories to those children, who taught them to write stories that made the parents weep that night while the kids read them aloud. “But most of all — and it still makes me cry to even think of her — tell me, please tell me, that this old elementary school will have another Jackie Littlefield — principal Jackie Littlefield who managed, protected, led and nurtured her minions in no less a manner than George C. Scott did with his soldiers or Mother Teresa did for the poor. Tell me so. Tell me this school in which my granddaughter Phoebe started this week —possibly in the same classroom that her dad sat in so long ago, or her Aunt Amelia or Uncle Carl — will nurture her like Jackie did my kids and all the other children. No political correctness. No tap dancing. No protocol that doesn’t make sense. No parents trying to tell the school how to teach. Just Jackie and what was right for “her kids” always, no matter what. No kid left behind. No kid picked on. Yes, you can. No bureaucracy mucking things up. Not on her watch. Happy, yet another first day of school Alpharetta Elementary. Happy first day of elementary school Phoebe. Be fierce. Be kind. Learn. Play. Enjoy this precious time you are beginning.
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Wilson Creek Elementary Principal Stephanie Haga joined the Fulton County School System in 2005 as a science teacher at Autrey Mill Middle School where she spent six years as a teacher and grade
level lead. In 2012, Haga was selected as one of the district’s first STEM Program specialists, and spent four year supporting teachers in math and science instruction in the Central Learning Community. In 2016, Haga was named assistant principal at Heards Ferry Elementary School, before moving in 2018 to her most recent position as assistant principal at New Prospect Elementary School. Haga earned her bachelor’s degree from Southern Adventist University , and her Master’s degree in elementary education from Vanderbilt University.
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Looking up (way up!) in August Okay, so Captain Kirk was right. Space is the final frontier. As a child, I heard him say that dozens of times on “Star Trek,” which I faithfully watched on our trusty old black and white TV. STEVE HUDSON About the size of Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net a small refrigerator, that TV was hot stuff for its time. It picked up four whole channels! I especially liked turning the channel-changer knob, which dropped into position with a remarkably satisfying “clunk.” For that reason, if no other, that old set (was it a Philco?) will live on in memory forever. Yep, technology is a wonderful thing. Especially since it brought space, in the form of “Star Trek,” right into our very own home. Space and technology, it seems, go together like – well, like space and technology. But come the second week in August, you won’t need technology beyond your very own eyes to experience some space-type excitement on your own. The reason? The annual Perseids meteor shower. We Earthlings get to see the Perseids each year when Earth intersects the path of Comet Swift-Tuttle. That comet orbits the Sun every 130 years or so, leaving a trail of tiny sand-sized pieces of comet debris in its wake. When one of those pieces encounters our atmosphere, it plunges in at an unbelievable 37 miles per second. Friction with the air causes the fragment to burn up in seconds in a streaking blaze of light – and that’s when some lucky observer (maybe you or me!) gets to see a meteor. Since these particular meteors appear to come from the area of the constellation Perseus, they’re called the
“Perseids.” Though a few Perseids meteors are already appearing (experts say they started about July 25) and will continue to be seen to some degree until about Aug. 18, the peak viewing will be Aug. 12 through 14. What will you need to see some of these meteors? The answer is “not much!” In fact, you won’t really need any high-tech aid at all. All that’s really required is your eyes and a comfortable chair. Speaking of chairs, one that reclines is ideal since it lets you rest comfortably as you scan the sky for those ephemeral streaks of brilliance. That’s definitely easier on the ol’ back than standing up and craning your neck, something that we (how to put it) more seasoned sky watchers appreciate more and more each year. Or you can dispense with the chair and just lie back on a blanket on the ground. That works too. What about binoculars? Some like to use low-power, wide-field binoculars to gather more light and make fainter meteors easier to see. But your unaided eyes will work just fine. You’ll need one more thing too: a willingness to give up some sleep. Meteors are best viewed in the dark, of course, and the best viewing will be sometime after midnight. But for determined meteor watchers, that’s not a problem. They’ll tell you that sleep is overrated – especially when there are meteors to be seen. Finally, you’ll need a nice observing spot – ideally one that’s away from the distracting artificial light of civilization. Yes (and despite the obscuring glow from nearby streetlights and occasional passing cars) I’ve been able to see them from my front driveway. But I always see many, many, many more if I make the effort to get away from light pollution and find the darkest sky I can find. Where can you go to find such a
spot? Aside from your driveway or backyard, or from the middle of a nearby horse pasture (ask first, of course), there are a number of other possibilities. One of the top sky-watching locations in Georgia is Stephen C. Foster State Park down in south Georgia’s Okefenookee Swamp. This park has been certified as a dark sky park by the International Dark Sky Association and is a top destination for folks who want to check out the sky without the aggravations of light pollution. Laura S. Walker State Park in Waycross is also offering some special events tied to the Perseids – among them “Meteor Showers and S’mores” on Saturday, Aug. 14. Contact the park at (912) 287-4900 for details. Another excellent bet, and one that’s not quite so far away for most of us, is Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge. The park is offering a number of ranger-led after-dark kayak tours, weather permitting, designed with the express purpose of seeing Perseids meteors. These are scheduled on Aug. 11, 12, 13 and 14 (that’s Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday). Note that preregistration is required, and each trip is limited to 10 participants (8 years of age or older). Learn more by calling the park at (706) 557-3001. In any case, once you’ve located a good watching spot, set up early to give your eyes time to adjust. If you must use a flashlight, put a red filter over it to preserve your night vision. Turn off the cellphone, too, for that bright screen can quickly obliterate your night vision. So… Bone up on your constellations. Learn where Perseus is. Then find a good spot, settle in around Aug. 11 to 14, and put your eyes on the sky. Yes, TV sci-fi is good. But this is way, way better!
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OPINION
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Supervision of elections requires careful thought As a resident of Milton, I attended the City Council meeting recently, and I was shocked by the large number of people there pushing the city to pull out of Fulton County elections to run our own. There was no prior notice of this topic in the local paper, emails, or AJC, yet it appeared most council minds had been made up, despite the city attorney suggesting we not rush into this. How can a decision of this magnitude be made without proper notification, investigation, evaluation and opportunity for the citizens of Milton to Solution voice their opinions? M A C E
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Not one person at the meeting presented a plan. Elections are expensive and complicated to run. Who did the research and investigation regarding this radical change? “We’ll find someplace” is not an adequate suggestion for polling places. Where will polls be located? What will our voting hours be? Who is going to handle mailin applications and votes? Where will we find competent poll workers? Who has the credentials and experience to carry out an election, and what can we expect a reasonable salary for such a person to be? Why
would we switch to labor-intensive paper ballots? How will these ballots be secured and safely stored? Where did the figures for running our own elections come from? Have they been validated? Someone “did not want to use the Dominion machines.” Why not? There have been no proven instances of them causing mistakes. Why did a speaker think this would “get them away from Stacey Abrams”? This proposal appears to be simply an emotional outburst over the results of the last election. Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger were
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satisfied with the integrity of the 2020 election, as was Attorney General Bill Barr. Georgia votes were counted twice and audited once with no significant errors found. If the City of Milton seriously wishes to take on this responsibility, it must be done responsibly and investigated thoroughly, including a factual statement of costs and benefits. I would like this letter read into the record and to express my complete opposition to this election change. — Kyile Marshall Milton
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Peter Joseph Biegel, 77, of Cumming passed away July 28, 2021. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.
Leroy Gall, 88, of Alpharetta, passed away August 3, 2021. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Joseph Gionfriddo, 91, of Alpharetta, passed away July 27, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.
Sara Caroline V. Morris, 98, of Cumming, passed away July 25, 2021. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory. Ruth Myers, 95, of Roswell, passed away August 1, 2021. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.
David Richardson, 42, of Alpharetta, passed away July 31, 2021. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery. Valerie Rhoads, 63, of Cumming, passed away July 29, 2021. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory. Jacqueline Spender, 68, of Roswell, passed away July 30, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory. Orien LaRue White, 91, of Cumming, passed away July 29, 2021. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory. Jerry Yundt, 80, of Johns Creek, passed away August 2, 2021. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.
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