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—GOOD MORNING Thursday, December 31,2020 | gainesvilletimes.com LOTTERY I Drawings for Wednesday, December 30, 2020 CASH 3 Midday: 6-2-2 Evening: 0-6-4 CASH 4 Midday: 9-1 -6-3 Evening: 7-5-4-0 GEORGIA FIVE Midday: 7-9-4-5-3 Evening: 3-3-9-0-3 Previous days’ drawings FANTASY FIVE (12/29) 10-15-24-32-39 POWERBALL (12/26) 10-24-27-35-53 Power Ball: 18 Current jackpot: $363M MEGA MILLIONS (12/29) 1 -31 -35-48-62 Mega Ball: 19 Current jackpot: S401M Lottery numbers are unofficial. The Georgia Lottery Corp.: 404-215-5000. LY\TEST COVID-19 DATA Dec. 30 NGHS data Dec. 30 DPH data for Hall County Total COVID-19 patients: 309 Total cases: 17,233 Gainesville COVID-19 patients: 190 Cases per 100k: 8,351.39 Braselton COVID-19 patients: 72 Confirmed deaths: 217 Total discharged: 4,033 Hospitalizations: 1,630 Total deaths: 556 Percent positive tests in last 2 weeks: 24.1 % CELEBRIS REPORT Clark, who inspired film ‘Lean on Me,’ dies at 82 Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwav ering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me,” died at his Florida home on Tuesday after a long battle with an unspecified illness, his family said. He was 82. At crime- and drug- ridden Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, Clark expelled 300 students in a single day for fighting, vandalism, abusing teachers and drug possession. That lifted the expectations of those who remained, continually challenging them to perform better. Clark’s unorthodox methods, which included roaming the hallways with a bullhorn and a baseball bat, won him both admirers and critics nationwide. President Ronald Reagan offered Clark a White House policy adviser position after his success at the high school. Morgan Freeman starred as Clark in the 1989 film “Lean on Me” that was loosely based on Clark’s tenure at Eastside. After he retired from Eastside in 1989, Clark worked for six years as the director of Essex County Detention House, a juve nile detention center in Newark. He also wrote “Laying Down the Law: Joe Clark’s Strategy for Saving Our Schools,” detailing his methods for turning around Eastside High. Clark’s teaching career started at a Paterson grade school in Passaic County, New Jersey, before he became principal of PS 6 Grammar School. Clark was born in Rochelle, Georgia, on May 8, 1938. His family moved north to Newark, New Jersey, when he was 6 years old. After graduating from Newark Central High School, Clark received his bachelor’s degree from William Paterson College (now William Paterson Univer sity), a master’s degree from Seton Hall University, and an honorary doctorate from the U.S. Sports Academy. Clark also served as a U.S. Army Reserve sergeant and a drill instructor. Clark is survived by his children, Joetta, Hazel and JJ, and grandchildren, Talitha, Jorell and Hazel. His wife, Gloria, pre ceded him in death. Associated Press Host McCain sets ‘View’ return after maternity leave New mom Meghan McCain is getting back to work. The 36-year-old announced Wednesday that she’ll return to “The View” on Monday barely three months after giving birth. “I’m so excited to take my spot as the con servative seat back at the Hot Topics table (virtually),” McCain tweeted. “Did I miss anything while on maternity leave?!?” She’ll rejoin co-hosts Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin and Sara Haines for the first week of 2021, with guests includ ing Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Ken Jeong, Lil Nas X, Ralph Macchio and William Zabka. McCain and husband Ben Domenech welcomed daughter Liberty Sage on Sept. 28, three years after their November 2017 wedding. The daughter of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain, the conservative talk show host has frequently been keeping fans updated on Liberty’s first few months on social media. “I am not a poet nor an artist — so I cannot fully express the ecstasy of motherhood,” she wrote on Instagram on Dec. 15. “How ever, I will say having a daughter answers every existential and ontological question a human being confronts in this wild life. Ben and I have been so indescribably blessed and experienced nothing but an embarrass ment of bliss since having Liberty. ” Tribune News Service Clark ABOUT US AND OUR VALUES The public has a right to know, and The Times is dedicated to that principle and the “continued enlightenment and freedom of the people of North Georgia,” as engraved outside our building. The pursuit of truth is a fundamental principle of journalism. But the truth is not always apparent or known immediately. 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Find us on these platforms or reach out to our newsroom at news@ gainesvilletimes.com or 770-718-3435. /gainesvilletimes « @gtimes @gtimesnews Could I be friends with a guy I’ve fallen in love with? Dear Carolyn: I dated an adorable man for four months. It was quite romantic and passionate in the beginning; he stated his “inten tions were honorable” and he wanted to “woo” me. I willingly obliged to the wooing. So now it’s over and I feel a fool for having fallen so deeply into someone so new. He wants to be friends, but I’m feeling adrift and less than a priority on his not-very-full plate. Is it possible to be friends with someone you’ve fallen in love with? If so, how? — A. If so, why? Even if he’s sincere, he has made you feel only two things: giddy and bad. And the giddy is up. Being “friends” might offer a comforting fiction (“He likes me, the romance just didn’t work out”), but it’ll likely just extend your time chas ing someone who isn’t chasing you back. Dear Carolyn: My mostly wonderful boyfriend has a few habits that irk me, e.g. being late all the time. However, I happen to share many of these habits, so I feel as though I can’t express my frustration when he’s late to the airport because I just did it to him last week. There must be a construc tive, non-finger-pointing way to address this issue but can’t seem to come up with it on my own. Any thoughts? -Va. Yes. Stop being late all the time. Once you’ve kicked all bad habits you resent in other peo ple, you’ll have the insight, not to mention standing, to request the same. Dear Carolyn: I love him but we can’t reach a resolu tion on having kids — he thinks taking time apart will give him clarity. We’ve tried everything else, so we might as well try this. I love him so much, and I don’t want to give up, but I don’t know what else to do. I feel like my heart is breaking into pieces. How do I keep hoping and prepare for the worst at the same time? — Chicago Hopelessness doesn’t get the credit it deserves. Not only is it the antidote both to false hopes and prolonged agony, but also the first step toward constructive thought. Till now, hoping you could have this guy on your terms has shielded you from your own mind. So, ask yourself now: Which matters more, the guy or the terms? Even if he says yes to kids, you’ll be bet ter for the deeper thought. Chat with Carolyn online at noon each Friday at www.washingtonpost.com. CAROLYN HAX tellme@washpost.com TODAY IN HISTORY On this date: In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold at Quebec; Montgomery was killed. In 1857, Britain’s Queen Victoria decided to make Ottawa the capital of Canada. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed an enabling act pav ing the way for Virginia’s western counties to become the state of West Virginia, which took place in June 1863. In 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light by illuminating some 40 bulbs at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. In 1904, New York’s Times Square saw its first New Year’s Eve celebration, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance. In 1951, the Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than $12 billion in foreign aid. In 1972, Major League baseball player Roberto Clemente, 38, was killed when a plane he chartered and was traveling on to bring re lief supplies to earthquake-devastated Nicaragua crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Rico. In 1974, private U.S. citizens were allowed to buy and own gold for the first time in more than 40 years. In 1978, Taiwanese diplomats struck their colors for the final time from the embassy flagpole in Washington, D.C., marking the end of diplomatic relations with the United States. In 1986, 97 people were killed when fire broke out in the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Three hotel workers later pleaded guilty in connection with the blaze.) In 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced his resigna tion (he was succeeded by Vladimir Putin). In 2001, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani spent his final day in office praising police, firefighters, and other city employees in the wake of 9/11, and said he had no regrets about returning to private life. BIRTHDAYS TV producer George Schlatter is 91. Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 83. Actor Tim Considine (TV: “My Three Sons”) is 80. Actor Sarah Miles is 79. Actor Barbara Carrera is 79. Rock musician Andy Summers is 78. Actor Sir Ben Kingsley is 77. Fash ion designer Diane von Furstenberg is 74. Actor Tim Matheson is 73. Ac tor Joe Dallesandro is 72. Rock musician Tom Ham ilton (Aerosmith) is 69. Actor Janies Remar is 67. Actor Bebe Neuwirth is 62. Actor Val Kilmer is 61. Singer Paul Westerberg is 61. Actor Don Diamont is 58. Rock musician Scott Ian (Anthrax) is 57. Ac tor Gong Li is 55. Author Nicholas Sparks is 55. Ac tor Lance Reddick is 51. Pop singer Joe McIntyre is 48. Rock musician Mikko Siren (Apocalyp- tica) is 45. Donald Trump Jr. is 43. Rapper PSY is 43. Rock musician Bob Bryar is 41. Rock musi cian Jason Sechrist (Por tugal. The Man) is 41. Actor Ricky Whittle is 41. Actor/singer Erich Bergen is 35. DJ/vocalist Drew Taggart (The Chainsmok- ers) is 31. Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas is 25. TODAY IN HISTORY PHOTO Associated Press Boyd Dowler (86) of the Green Bay Packers grabs a Bart Starr touchdown pass against Mel Renfro of the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL championship game at Green Bay, Wi., on Dec. 31, 1967. 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For our digital subscription offerings, go to gainesvilletimes.com/subscribe ARIES (March 21 -April 19). Relationships, just like any other endeavor, will roll much easier once momentum kicks in. This never happens from a still position. Things have to be moving to get moving. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The words “I love you” translate nicely, though not directly. Anyway, you know when you’re loved. You could tell them when it happens and that would be a more ac curate and evidence-based approach. GEMINI (May 21-June21). It’s as though, sign of the twins, you are two people, one be ing perpetually surprised at what the other wants and equally impressed by what both are willing to do to get it. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You wanted it to be very beautiful, and so you saw it as very beautiful. And so it was. Perhaps there are objective standards to be met but they are boring compared with the complex metrics your heart searches to satisfy. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll mentally scan through your recent history, which will lead to a broad array of feelings including (but not limited to) pride, satisfaction, gratitude, hunger, compassion, tender heartedness and ambition. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re self-driven. You still have to answer to people, but ultimately, they are getting the sense that this protocol, while you may follow it, means little to you. Your assessment is the only one that matters. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). You may be particularly sensitive to stress triggers, but when you take extra precautions to make yourself feel comfort able and safe, you become quite impervious. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) All this talk about expressing one’s authenticity and yet many don’t realize that each person contains multitudes. You embrace your complex ity, which affords you flexibil ity of expression. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Where you used to have very few choices, you now have options aplenty. So many, in fact, that many are paralyzed by seemingly end less possibilities. Not you. You’ve an uncanny sense for finding your perfect fit. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Maybe you’re not consciously willing to let go of your old way of doing things in the name of trying to form a new bond with someone, and yet that is exactly what will happen. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll make a difference by bringing awareness to issues that matter. Yours is a gentle wake-up call, like an alarm clock that chirps rainfor est sounds at progressively higher volumes. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re serious about getting what you want — once you know what that is. Right now, there’s no way to tell. You haven’t tasted enough of the sample platter yet, but you will in the days to come.
