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devotion to his Christian
beliefs. “Now it is my wife and
my aunt Janet Sims, my
mother’s sister who keep me
together,” he humbly admits.
Lovett confidently speaks of
his family and faith, “My God
is my father. My uncle Darryl
Mack and my grandfather the
Reverend James H. Sims have
had a deep impact on me also.
I see the fruit of my grandfa
ther’s prayers and teaching -all
that was instll in me as a
child. Lovett and his wife are
the proud parents son K-lon,
age 11 and daughter Kynidy,
age eight.
My grandmother, Mrs.
Dorothy Sims always told me
when she was living no marter
how tough things may get
always stay positive. I thought
if one starts with becoming a
Crime
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the murders are linked to drug,
police claim.
“New Orleans has been one
of the safest cities in the world,”
Bryson said. “T know it may not
appear to be, but it was. Once
we get our drug situation under
control and our economic situ
ation under control, we will be
once again.”
The coalition is also urging
people to volunteer as court
monitors and for jury duty.
“Our jury pool is drastically
down,” said Fozell Daniels,
chairman of the Urban League
of Greater New Orleans. "'ll%m
impacts our ability to try crimi
nal cases.”
Gunman’s
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A spokesman would not
claborate on Dumstorf’s time
at the school, citing federal
privacy laws. Postings on the
teen’s MySpace page indicated
he was an honor roll student.
Superintendent Dennis
Brooks of the New Albany-
Floyd County Consolidated
School Corp. pledged to
cooperate with police.
“l do not know why the
student did what he did,”
Brooks said during a brief
news conference Tuesday in
New Albany.
The weapon police say fired
the fatal shot was a relic
known as an M 1 Garand
used mostly by enthusiasts as
a showpiece. Henderson said
the boys father bought the
gun some time ago and that
the two shot it together dur
ing target practice.
“The cause of yesterday’s
tragedy isn't the weapon. It's
the person who fired it,”
Henderson said.
The teens father, James
Dumstorf, and a companion
were arrested- Monday night
on public intoxication
Peacock had ‘preliminary discussions'with fired ‘Grey’s
Anatomy’ star, but was any agreement reached?
EURWEB -Just - days
after ABC gave him the
boot from its hit series
“Grey's Anatomy,” Isaiah
Washington was reportedly
in “preliminary discus
sions” with NBC to either
join a new series or cast
him in a new project, states
the Hollywood Reporter.
But those talks have since
positive boy, one could defi
nitely be positive man. The
nonprofit's mission statement
is “With divine guidance, we
will use our twlents, our
strength, our resourcefulness,
our manhood, and our
empowerment to become suc
cessful and productive in our
school and our community.
As Positive Boys we will
become Positive Men!” He
stated, “Dr. Gilyard and |
were talking about developing
the mission statement. | want
ed a mission statement that
really lets the kids know their
responsibility to themselves,
their parents and their school
and the community. We
drafted something that epito
mizes what I feel we shoufd be
about.”
Behind this great man is an
equally great woman. His
wife, the former Channele
Flowers encouraged Lovett to
DNA: "The defense ultimately hopes to win a new trial Williams
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the burden was sull on
Williams to prove his inno
cence, and the testing on the
animal hairs does not do that.
Both sides are stll awaiting
the results of tests on other evi
dence being conducted by the
FBI. The defense ultimately
hopes to win a new trial for
Williams.
“Essentially we had hoped
that this evidence would be
part of a basis for a new trial,”
defense attorney Jack Martin
said of the animal hair testing,
“Its not. So, we'e looking
toward the other testing to see if
that is helpful.”
In February, a Superior
Court judge ordered the testing
charges. Henderson said the
charges were unrelated to the
shooting and would not elab
orate.
The shooting rattled Dum
storf’s neighborhood, where
dozens of families were evacu
ated undl 2:30 a.m. EDT,
and friends, who posted eulo
gies and messages on Dum
storf’s MySpace page.
One read: “ur never gonna
get this but why did you do
it? when i left, u were still talk
ing about joining the army
and killing terrorists, not
police officers.”
Henderson urged parents
to get involved with their chil
dren.
“As we look at this 15 year
old, other than his minor
scrapes with the law, we don't
see the enemy here,” Hender
son said. “In law enforce
ment, were used to seeing a
clear enemy. Good guys, bad
guys. This is a bigger issue
than law enforcement.
“It's important for us as a
community to look in the
mirror. It’s important for us to
know what our children are
doing.”
stalled, according 1o
sources close to the situa
tion. Neither Washington
nor NBC would provide
further comment.
Washington hinted
around at such a flirtation
with NBC in an Entertain
ment Weekly interview,
stating he and his agent
“are sorting through a ton
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pursue developing the pro
gram. “She arways told me
that I had a special gift from
God for kids and that she
truly felt that I needed to start
my organization for males.
One day we prayed abour it
together and tfic Lord starting
opening up the doors,” Lovett
shared.
Lovett is pursuing new
funding in hopes of having
one hundred-fifg: participants
next summer. Funding so far
has come from only individu
als and several churches. Mr.
Lovett disclosed that he pays
the camps transportation
budget out of his own pocket.
Transportation is the biggest
single item. Walker leases
busses each summer to trans
port the children. Donations
arc considered necessary.
“Whether it is five dollars —
and some individuals have
given just that — we appreciate
at the request of lawyers for
Williams, who was convicted
of killing two people and
blamed for 22 other murders in
the late 1970 s and early 1980 s.
The judge ordered that ani
mal hairs found on some of the
victims be compared to sam
ples of hairs from Williams'
dog,
Also, human hairs admitted
into evidence were to be com
pared to samples of Williams'
DNA, and a car seat admitted
into evidence along with the
clothing from two of the vic
ums was to be analyzed.
Williams also was ordered to
provide swabs of saliva and/or
blood for DNA samples to the
(.;(‘Olgil Bureau of Investiga
tion for testing,
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the press and the public, and
sometimes his peers.
He draws such a dear line
between private and public that
Woods wont reveal his sched
ule unl a week before a given
tournament. He doesnt let
anyone except his friends inside
his home, even before he got
married. The name of his yacht
says it all —“Privacy.”
Ditto for his wife, a one-time
model from Sweden, who will
wrn and walk away from a
conversation when she sees a
group of photographers point
ing cameras at her.
There was one moment in
South Africa at the Presidents
Cup when Woods had just lost
a match and was standing
behind the 17th green at Fan
court with his wife, watching
his teammates. A dozen pho
tographers began wking pic
wres of them, and Woods final
ly stepped in front of his wife
and barked, “You got enough,
already?” \
Imagine how much more
protective he will be of his
daughter, or any other children
who follow.
The great coincidence about
this birch was the timing,
Woods' daughter was bon
of offers in both film and
TV ... There is one net
work in particular that’s
very interested, but I don't
want to say anything spe
cific until it’s a done deal.”
Washington was given
his pink slip at “Grey’s
Anatomy” on June 7 in the
wake of reported anti-gay
slurs directed at fellow cast
any and all donations,” he said
with a smile. The program has
not received any funding from
traditional sources. “The
A Spartans, as well as
Jc;i Keller Century 21 Realty
have been supportive,” he
stated.
“The Richmond County
Board of Education has sup
ported us a lot by getting the
information out to the com
munity. “Commissioner
Calvin Holland has come to
encourage my kids with words
of support and radio personal
ities Minnesota Faz and Cher
are always at the banquet for
the kids and help out in other
ways, he stated. Many of the
coaches in the community
have pitched in with assisting
the program. “Coach Don
Quarles goes out of his way to
help and assists the kids in
attending the Peach Jam.
Coach Spry at Paine invited
The UC lab conducted the
animal hair testing, while the
FBI was involved in the testing
of the other evidence, officials
involved in the case said. The
GBI coordinated the testing,
Howard said Tuesday at a
news conference held at a local
radio station that seven dog
hairs from five of the murder
cases were compared to hairs
from Williams' dog,
“All seven hairs tested are the
same as Shebas, the dog of
Wayne Williams,” Howard
said. “The test was not incon
clusive as some have already
started to spin.”
He added, “This testing
finally setdes the debate over
whether Wayne Williams was
the Adanta child killer, He Is.”
the morning after he finished
second by one shot at the U.S.
Open, needing a 30-foot birdie
putt on the last hole to force an
18-hole playoff Monday. It
might be the one time, in hind
sight, Woods didnt mind set
tling for second.
Eight years ago, Phil Mickel
son was about to become a
father when he missed a 25-
foot birdie putt on the 72nd
hole at Pinchurst No. 2 that
would have forced a playoft
against Payne Stewart. His
daughter was born the next
afternoon.
Everyone knows the Mickel
son children because they are
dressed to the nines when they
run out to the 18th. The excep
tion was The Players Champi
onship, when Amy and the
kids were in San Diego, and
Mickelson had to sette for a
hug from Butch Harmon.
The only dme Elin Woods
was a prominent part of the
picture was last summer at
Hoylake, and only because
Woods was a blubbering mess
of tears having captured his first
victory since the death of his
father.
Elin once talked about wives
and children going out to the
18th green to celebrate victory,
and while she thoughe it was
“very cool,” she had a hard time
mate T.R. Knight. In a
recent interview with the
Houston Chronicle, Wash
ington maintained that his
use of the slur was not
directed at Knight, and
suggested the uproar was
orchestrated by Knight in
an attempt to strengthen
his presence on the show
the kids to his basketball
camp. The program is main
tained through volunteer
counselors and donations.
Lovett is surrounded by vol
unteers who share his vision.
Paine College student, Najee
Tolbert loves what he does
with the children. “I am
young myself. I have a lot to
teach them. I learned from my
father how to be a man. | had
five brothers who always had
my back. Now [ want to give
back. If I had a million, I'd
give it all back,” Tolbert assert
ed.
Jonathan Jones has been
committed since the incep
tion of the mentoring pro
gram. “While I was working
at TW. Josey as a substitute
teacher with students serving
in-school suspension, Coach
Lovett and I were brainstorm
ing how we could help the
kids. When he decided to
However, Wictums report
said the hairs on the bodies
contained the same DNA
sequence as Williams' dog,
which means Sheba cant be
excluded as the source.
Williams™ lawyers believe that
means the tests are inconclusive
as far as a link o Williams' dog,
“It surprises me that youre
trying to do the same thing as
back in 1982, and that is use
incomplete evidence,” another
Williams attorney, Lynn What
ley, told Howard at the news
conference Tuesday. “Justice has
not been done in this case. The
conclusions they are making
are not correct.”
Between 1979 and 1981, 29
blacks, mostly boys, were killed
in the Adanta area, sparking
doing it herself because it just
not my personality.”
For other players, children
are part of their careers, travel
ing to tournaments, caddying
at the Par 3 Tournament at the
Masters.
Emie Els wants his 8-year
old daughter Samantha to
watch him play at least nine
holes during the weekend so
she has an understanding of
what he does for a living. Few
moments were more charming
than the American Express
Championship in Ireland in
2004, when Samantha had a
sketch book, like her mother,
drawing pictures of every hole
Els played.
Els was working his way up
the leaderboard in the third
round, walking up the eighth
fairway, when Samantha
pressed up against the ropes
and waved wildly, as if she were
watching a parade.
Woods is so protective of his
private life, it is difficult to
imagine allowing his child or
children to be at a tournament
lest they feel part of the circus.
Tharts something Nicklaus
never faced. His stardom came
during the era of Sports [llus
trated, not People magazine.
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Palmer, Trevino and Watson.
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one day and said we're ready
to go. | have been with him
ever since. Jones commit
ment is commendable. He is
currently serving in the Army
Reserves and attending med
ical school at the Medical Col
lege of Georgia and will com
plete his studies by December.
Jones expressed that he would
like to stay near the area while
in his medical residency so
that he can stll be available for
the adolescents he mentors. “1
came from a single parent
houschold and my mother
said that she was not going to
lose me to the streets. | have
got to give back,” he ardculat
ed.
1o find out more about the
program or to volunteer time
andor lesSOUICES, /)/c‘d.\‘c’ contact
Neely Lovett at 706-836-0294.
fear throughout the region.
Williams was convicted of
murdering Jimmy Ray Payne,
21, and Nathaniel Cater, 27,
and sentenced to two consecu
uve life terms. Evidence of a
pattern of conduct in 12 of the
murders was used in his trial.
Afterward, officials declared
Williams responsible for 22
other deaths, and those cases
were closed.
Williams has always main
tained his innocence, but has
lost numerous court battles.
Williams' lawyers say the
DNA tests they were seeking
were not available when
Williams went to trial in 1982.
Williams, who is black, has
contended that he was framed.
and Kodak.
[nside the ropes, it is hard to
believe anything will change.
Woods has talked in recent
weeks about not getting as
much sleep and changing his
schedule to accommodate the
needs of fatherhood. That's no
different from a plumber or an
accountant.
Some were curious to e
how marriage would affect his
practice and play, and Woods
entered marital bliss in the fall
of 2004. He won two majors
the next year. Just as many fig
ured the death of his father
would send Woods into a funk,
and it looked as though that
might be the case when he
missed the cut at a major for
the first time. He finished the
season with two more majors
and six straight tour wins.
Will children makg him any
differene?
It was never a problem for
Nicklaus, whose first child was
bomn after he won the 1961
U.S. Amateur.
“You cant practice all day
long,” Nicklaus said earlier this
year. “You get your work done
and prepare. Youve got plenty
of time for a family, and plenty
of time to play golf. That's nota
big deal. Tiger will do just fine.”
He might be even better.