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The ADVANCE, January 5, 2022/Page 2A
Left to right: Tammy Sanders, RN; Regan Conner, RN; Baby Greycious with her mom
Mariah Parker; Father Gerald Parker, Jr.; Dr. Susanna Meredith, Meadows Gynecologist
and Obstetrician.
MHMH Welcomes First Baby of 2022
Every year a child has mayah Parker, born Sun- 6 pounds 5 ounces, and is
the chance to be recog- day, January 2, 2022, at 18 inches long. Her parents
nized as the first born baby 2:21 p.m., at Memorial Mariah and Gerald Parker,
of the New Year. This year, Health Meadows Hospital. Jr. are overjoyed by the safe
that baby is Greycious Ja- Greycious weighed in at arrival of Greycious.
affairs after he died. My adviser has
really expanded his business since
those early years.
One thing I really admire about
him is his attention to detail and cus
tomer service. I get biyearly updates
in the mail on my small investments,
but I haven’t talked with him person
ally in at least five years. However,
last week I emailed his secretary for
an appointment for him to call me
at 11:00 on Friday morning. When
he called (exactly on time), the first
thing he asked about was my health
and my family, calling them each
by name. I know he has all this in
formation on his computer, but what
is impressive is that he looked it up
and refreshed his memory before
the call. As if he had the whole day
just to catch up with me, he kept up
general conversation until I started
talking business. He’s a very smart
young man in dealing with people. I
told him my children would be call
ing him when I “pass on” and asked
that he advise them.
If you have a question for Ms. Magnolia, please mail it to P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA
30475, or e-mail to msmagnoliaadvance@yahoo.com.
ask VfJ*
Ms. Magnolia^
Letters have been edited for length and clarity.
Dear Ms. Magnolia,
For the New Year, I’m advising
friends to make sure they have their
“affairs in order” to make life easier
for their loved ones. I am a widowed
81-year-old senior citizen living on
a retirement income, and I update
my estate plans every January. Al
though I don’t have a large “estate,”
I do have children, and I don’t want
what little I might have left to be
mishandled and all go for taxes. On
Friday I talked on the phone with
my financial adviser in Atlanta. I met
him in 1998 when he came around
to businesses and helped secretaries
to begin retirement investments. He
also advised me about my husband’s
Georgia growth
outstrips most states in
slow-growing nation
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
While only four states
have grown more than
Georgia since the release
of the 2020 U.S. Census,
the Peach State’s popula
tion increase came as the
nation’s population grew
at the slowest rate since its
founding.
Georgia gained 73,766
residents between July
2020 and July of this year to
just less than 10.8 million,
the U.S. Census Bureau re
ported Tuesday. Only four
states saw larger population
increases: Texas, Florida,
Arizona and North Caro
lina.
Nationally, the popula
tion rose only 0.1% during
that period to nearly 331.9
million.
Crossword Puzzle
Solution, page 10A
CLUES ACROSS
1. Struck firmly
6. Shirt part
12. Nevertheless
16. Article
17. Adornment
1S. Educator’s helper
19. Healthcare pro
20. Atomic number 28
21. Extinct flightless bird
22. Mystic syllable
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23. College sports decision 56.
maker (abbr.) 57.
24. Edible mushrooms 59.
26. Venerable English monk 60.
2 8. Surrounded by 61.
30. Forming fractional numbers 62.
from 4 onwards 63.
31. Eastern France river
32. Short cry or yelp 66.
34. Brew 67.
35. Ornamental box 70.
37. In a way, surfaced 71.
39. Attired
CLUES DOWN
1. Poem 33.
2. Everest is one (abbr.) 36.
3. Olympic legend Jesse 38.
4. Portable tent 39.
5. When you hope to get there 41.
6. Unwavering 42.
7. Back muscle 43.
8. Within 46.
9. Excessive fluid accumulation 47.
in tissues 49.
10. Six 51.
11. Involved as a necessary part 53.
12. 2002 Liotta, Patric film 54.
13. Living thing 55.
14. Type of gin 58.
15. Moved around in pursuit of fun 60.
25. Makes light bulbs 64.
26. Story of one’s life 65.
27. Small island in a river 68.
29. A type of bliss 69.
31. Genus of large herons
Peculation
Netted
It shows you paid (abbr.)
Payroll firm
Antidiuretic hormone
Japanese classical theater
The first two
Ancient burial chamber
Type of card
Expression of sorrow or pity
Hectoliter
Morning
NYC subway dweller
Law enforcement
Sodium
Elevated subway
Facility where wild animals
are kept
Integrated circuit
Seaman’s tool
Drink to
Small group
A way to make dry
One’s grandmother
Vocal style
Pronunciation mark
American Indian chief or leader
Insecticide
Go bad
Capital of Zimbabwe
Polish river
Cast out
People of India and Sri Lanka
Cleaning fabrics
Very skilled
Pouches
Restaurant must-have
Native Americans from Arizona
Remaining after all deductions
Fleece
Dorm official
It cools your home
Census Bureau offi
cials attribute the slow rate
of growth to decreased net
international migration,
lower fertility and higher
mortality due in part to the
coronavirus pandemic.
“Population growth
has been slowing for years
because of lower birth rates
and decreasing net interna
tional migration, all while
mortality rates are rising
due to the aging of the na
tion’s population,” said
Kristie Wilder, a demog
rapher in the Population
Division at the Census Bu
reau. “Now, with the impact
of the COVID-19 pandem
ic, this combination has
resulted in an historically
slow pace of growth.”
Georgia remains the
nation’s eighth most pop
ulous state, just behind
Ohio’s 11.8 million resi
dents. California’s popula
tion of 39.2 million makes
it by far the most populous,
well ahead of the 29.5 mil
lion Texans. Florida is third
with 21.8 million residents.
Texas, however, was
the fastest growing state as
of last July, adding 310,288
residents since July of last
year.
New York saw the
largest numeric decline in
population, losing 319,020
residents. The Empire State
also was the top state in rate
of decline, losing 1.6% of its
total population in just one
year.
Georgia schools adding
EV career pathway after
Rivian announcement
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
The state Department
of Education is respond
ing to last week’s an
nouncement that a major
electric vehicle manufac
turing plant will be built in
Georgia by creating an EV
career pathway.
The department’s
Career, Technical and
Agricultural Education
(CTAE) staff will work
with industry representa
tives and educators to de
velop courses to prepare
students for careers in the
electric vehicle industry.
The curriculum
will include EV-specific
coursework along with in
struction in engineering,
manufacturing, drafting/
design, and automotive
technology.
“As educators, it is our
responsibility to prepare
students for successful fu
tures, so it’s essential that
we mount a rapid response
to emerging workforce
needs within the state of
Georgia,” State School
Superintendent Richard
Woods said.
“The development of
a new Electric Vehicle Ca
reer Pathway will continue
to expand the career pipe
line.”
Gov. Brian Kemp an
nounced last week that EV
startup Rivian will invest
$5 billion in a manufac
turing plant off Interstate
20 east of Atlanta that
will create 7,500 jobs. He
called it the largest eco
nomic development proj
ect in Georgia history.
CTAE Director Bar
bara Wall said in addition
to creating the EV career
pathway in Georgia high
schools, the department
is considering ways to
provide early exposure to
the careers Rivian offers
to elementary and middle
school students.
The new career path
way is expected to pay div
idends particularly in the
school systems closest to
the planned Rivian plant:
Jasper, Morgan, Newton
and Walton counties and
the Social Circle City
School District.
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