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Newspaper Page TextEDITORIAL THE CHAMPION, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 - 27, 2019 • PAGE 3 CHAMPION www.thechampionnewspaper.com OUR VISION: To be the first choice for local news in DeKalb, Georgia's most culturally diverse county. To be the unbiased, county-wide voice of DeKalb County. PUBLISHER: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER: LEGAL AD MANAGER: PRODUCTION MANAGER: ADVERTISING SALES: LOCAL NEWS EDITOR: EDUCATION EDITOR: LIFESTYLE EDITOR: BUSINESS EDITOR: SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR: Carolyn Jernigan Glenn Dr. Earl D. Glenn John Hewitt Jacquelyn Bryant Kemesha Wadley John Hewitt Asia Ashley Taylor Robins Gale Horton Gay Kathy Mitchell Donna Seay MAIN PHONE: SUBSCRIPTIONS/ADVERTISING LEGAL ADVERTISING (404) 373-7779 Fax: (404) 373-7721 Fax: (404)371-1359 Publication No. 015405 The Champion is published each Thursday by ACE III Communications, Inc., 114 New Street, Suite E, Decatur, GA 30030. Phone (404) 373-7779. Periodicals Postage Paid at U.S. Post Office, Decatur, Georgia 30030. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Champion, P. O. Box 1347, Decatur, GA 30031-1347. Articles appearing in The Champion may not be reproduced without written approval of the publisher. All rights reserved. The opinions expressed by editors and contributing writers are not necessarily those of the publishers. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • $39.00 RETAIL AND COIN BOX LOCATIONS Avondale Avondale City Hall Chamblee Chamblee Civic Center Chamblee MARTA Decatur Champion Office DeKalb County Public Safety Kroger Food Store Kroger Food Store Kroger Food Store Kroger Food Store Maloof Building 21 N. Avondale Plaza 3540 Broad Street 5200 New Peachtree Rd. 114 New Street, Suite E 3630 Camp Circle 2875 N. Decatur Rd. 4919 Flat Shoals Pkwy. 2385 Wesley Chapel Rd. 6678 Covington Hwy. 1300 Commerce Dr. Doraville Doraville Courthouse Doraville MARTA Dunwoodv Dunwoody MARTA Kroger Food Store Kroger Food Store Pine Lake Pine Lake City Hall Stone Mountain Kroger Food Store Kroger Food Store Stone Mountain City Hall Tucker Matthews Cafeteria Kroger Food Store Kroger Food Store Kroger Food Store Kroger Food Store Tucker City Hall 3675 Park Avenue 5936 New Peachtree Rd. 1111 Hammond Drive 2090 Dunwoody Club Drive 4498 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd 459 Pine Lake Drive 1232 S. Hairston Rd. 3479 Memorial Dr. 922 Main Street 2299 Main St. 3559 Chamblee/Tucker Rd. 4357 Lawrenceville Hwy 3959 Lavista Rd. 2205 LaVista Rd. 4119 Adrian Street Let Us Know What You Think! THE CHAMPION encourages opinions from its readers. Please write to us and express your views. Letters should be brief, typewritten and contain the writer's name, address and telephone number for verification. All letters will be considered for publication. Send Letters To: Editor, The Champion P.O.Box 1347 Decatur, GA 30031-1347 Email: johnh@dekalbchamp.com Printed on 100% DEADLINE FOR NEWS RELEASES: recycled paper Thursday, 1 week prior to publication date. AcyC 1 " CIRCULATION | verification! COUNCIL Usher in the holiday season with caution Beginning a few days prior to Thanksgiving, many will travel near and far to enjoy the holiday with family and friends—some by air, some by rail and many by automobile. According to the American Safety Council, Thanksgiving Day is one of the most dangerous holidays of the year to be on our nation’s roads and highways. The agency attributes this statistic to most employers not giving employees the Wednesday prior to the Thursday Thanksgiving holiday off and describes Thanksgiving as “a day of rushed, distracted, and fatigued driving.” The National Safety Council estimates that 433 people will die on U.S. roads during the 2019 Thanksgiving holiday period, which begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1. In addition to the rush of families and individuals visiting multiple destinations for holiday feasting, shoppers will be out in force as early as Thanksgiving Day for holiday bargains and particularly in the early morning hours the following day for Black Friday bargains. Without exception, each year fights break out in stores as shoppers aggressively pursue what are often limited quantities of drastically reduced items meant to lure shoppers into the stores. We encourage our readers to avoid driving while intoxicated, be alert, well- rested and avoid distractions. We also encourage those brave enough to join the millions of others shoppers looking for holiday bargains to put personal safety above financial savings.