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Barrow g Journal
www.BarrowJournal.com Barrow County’s Award-Winning Newspaper
Vol. 3 No. 47
Wednesday, September 14,2011
36 PAGES 3 SECTIONS plus inserts A publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
WINDER, BARROW COUNTY GEORGIA 30680 250 COPY
Community:
•A step back in time
at Harris Homestead
page 15A
Opinions:
•'Past decade — time
of turmoil'
page 4A
•'Liquor license rule
in Winder full of hypoc
risy'
page 5A
•Readers have their
say in Letters to Editor
page 5A
Sports:
•Wildcats aim for first
victory
page IB
•WBHS runners set for
big-time meet
page IB
•Gridiron Doggs have
bye week
page2B
Also Inside:
•Church News
page 7C
•Classifieds
page 11C
•Obituaries
page 6C
•Opinion
page 4A
•Pets of the Week
page 3C
•Public Safety
pages 6-11A
•School News
page IOC
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Toddler pageant flap goes national
Barrow mom fires back after dressing 3-year-old as hooker
The Barrow County mom at the
center of a national controversy over
how she dressed her three-year-old for
a beauty pageant said this week that
the media has overblown the story.
As part of the cable TV reality
show, “Toddlers & Tiaras,” Wendy
Dickey dressed daughter Paisley in
an outfit that mimicked Julia Robert’s
hooker costume in the movie, “Pretty
Woman.”
A firestorm of controversy ensued
and Wendy found herself on national
television and the subject of various
blogs and editorial page comments.
The shows airs on The Learning
Channel.
But the mom said Tuesday that it’s
all been distorted.
“I’m just tired of the media twisting
our story, adding to it and deleting
from it to make it look however they
want,” she said. “Good Morning
America even reported that I told
them that I was getting death threats.
I have never gotten a death threat, nor
have I ever told any reporter that I
had gotten death threats, but I guess it
makes the story seem more dramatic
to tell. “
Dickey also said the TV show itself
distorted the story line.
“I wish that TLC (the cable net
work) had shown the entire skit show
ing how the character turned from a
bad person into a good person, but
they cut that part of the clip out so
you only got half the story,” she said.
“It’s like hearing about the ugly duck
ling that turned into a beautiful swan,
only they did not show the beautiful
swan.”
The Parents Television Council, a
watchdog group that promotes whole
some family values in the media, filed
a complaint against the TLC series
and called for its cancellation, saying,
“We have a serious problem when
The Learning Channel features a tod
dler... dressed as a prostitute showing
off her sexy strut. There’s no question
TV executives are complicit in rob
bing these small kids of their child
hood.
See Pageant on Page 13A
DRESSED UP
Paisley Dickey shown in the con
troversial outfit (left) and other
pageant attire.
In honor, remembrance
REMEMBERING
9/11: 10 YEARS
LATER
(TOP) Boy Scout
members and oth
ers salute during the
Auburn 9/11 remem
brance ceremony,
which also featured
the official burning
of a retired American
flag. (CENTER LEFT)
A Winder Cub Scout
was seen taking in
one of several pieces
of prints displayed
by the Winder Fire
Department during its
10th Anniversary 9/11
Remembrance Day
Service at Winder Fire
Station 1 on Sunday
morning. Cartoonist
Mike Luckovich with
The Atlanta-Joumal
Constitution drew the
original cartoon in
2001, which embod
ies the tragedy of
the terror attacks on
the nation. (BOTTOM
LEFT) A woman
examines a piece
of the World Trade
Center during Sunday
afternoon’s ceremony
in Auburn. See more
coverage on pages
8A, 9A and 16A in
today’s edition.
Photos by
Jessica Brown
and Katie Cofer
New principal hired for
Apalachee High School
BOE vote split 7-2 at Tues. meeting
By Katie Cofer
katie @ barrowjournal. com
Glenn N. Wilson of Lawrenceville, a
former assistant principal of Pickneyville
Middle School in Norcross and Berkmar
High School in Lilbum, was hired by
the Barrow County Board of Education
Monday night as the new principal at
Apalachee High School.
The action followed a closed meeting.
The vote was 7-2 to hire Wilson. Board
members Connie Wehunt and Lynn
Stevens voted against the recommenda
tion, which came from the governance
committee. Wehunt said after the meet
ing, “I was in favor of hiring in-house,
and Lynn [Stevens] feels the same way.”
According to his resume, Wilson taught social studies for a
seven-year span at the high school level.
WILSON
See New Principal on Page 13A
Driver placed on leave
after girl dragged 40 feet
By Katie Cofer
katie @ barrowjournal. com
Barrow County school superintendent Wanda Creel said
Wednesday a bus driver is on paid administrative leave after
last week’s incident in which a five-year-old’s book bag got
caught in a bus door and the child was dragged 40 feet down
the street.
The school system is continuing to investigate what hap
pened in the incident, which involved a student from Auburn
Elementary School. The child, identified by an Atlanta TV sta
tion as Alexis Lovell, was not injured in the incident.
See Bus on Page 3A
Winder paratrooper dies Sat.
By Katie Cofer
katie @ barrowjournal. com
A paratrooper from Winder died Saturday in Afghanistan
while on his third deployment.
According to a press release from the 82nd Airborne Division,
Sgt. Keith F. Rudd, 36, of Winder, died Sept. 10 in Parvan,
Afghanistan after being found unresponsive in his room.
Rudd was a flight medic with Company C, 3rd Battalion,
82nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
See Rudd on Page 13A
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