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WEDNESDAY May 25, 2005 Volume 135, Number 358 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest In BRIEF Gladue enters guilty pleas MACON - Right at press time Tuesday, Staff Sgt. Matthew Wray Gladue entered guilty pleas to a number of charges as his court-mar tial trial got under way in the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Macon. Gladue is accused in a murder-for-hire scheme and is charged with crim inal conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit murder and obstruction of justice. The charges against him carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. “ See Thursday’s HHJ for more on this breaking story. Inside TODAY Georgia Beef Board offers cooking class PERRY - Whether it’s steak on the grill, a roast in the slowcooker, or a quick pasta casserole, beef is a perennial favorite for family meals. Hearth&Home, page 11A Happy BIRTHDAY! Doug Cross Gerry Nall Denise Posey Tahoni Robinson Happy ANNIVERSARY! Paul A. and Ruth Mary Jarrett (Surprise your friends! Let us know when their birthday or anniversary is, and we’ll put their names in the paper that day. Just send the name and date at least a week in advance, and we’ll do the rest. E-mail to hhj@evansnewspapers.com, or mail them to us at the address inside. No phone calls, please. Many happy returns!) Area DEATHS None were reported for today’s edition. INDEX CLASSIFIED 10A CLUB NEWS 5A COMICS 9A CROSSWORD 9A HEARTH&HOME .11A OBITUARIES .. NONE OPINION 4A SPORTS 12A TV LISTINGS 9A WEATHER 2A PERIODICAL tlilf (IflMllfdlf fflV>Blllll>*ffllnvllfllfflfflflf Idflll S' Gecrtaa Neveoa jer Protect Man UOrarv UNiV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DfGIT 306 Serving Houston County Since 1870 Houston Home |( (Him Jlmmtal * LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Houston gets $439,600 in grants ByRAYUGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer ATLANTA - The Houston County Fire Department is getting two grants totaling $439,600 through the U.S. Department of Homeland Farewell to familiar trees m Jr* i&iS&k ■ * ,tf| A l ' '’•‘H m ; S'! w -m. jK ' JHH ** p ijjSSS jSMMMf a •--/ •■' sae On Monday, three large oaks were cut down as part of the restoration project at the former court house building in downtown Perry. The old “Christmas tree,” a magnolia and a large dogwood came down several months ago. The grounds are now bare, and will be landscaped, accord ing to county work ers at the site, with smaller ornamental trees. HHJ/Charlotte Perkins Miller warns of lapsing morality In new book, statesman critical of social mores; also weighs in on BRAG recommendations By MIKE GEORGE HHJ Staff Writer PERRY - A prominent Georgia statesman has a cautionary message to share about shifting morality in this country - and he out lines the problem in his new book “A Deficit of Decency.” Security Office of Domestic Preparedness State Homeland Security Program. Gov. Sonny Perdue announced that 151 local governments will receive $21.38 million through the li®}"•srssjWjjgp 1I1I8! J|F|fg| jwjpl I l I Former U.S. senator and Georgia Gov. Zell Miller made a brief stop in Perry recently to sign copies of the book and visit with support ers at a local car dealership. Miller, a Democrat who garnered national attention last year for his fiery speech www.hhjnews.com at the Republican National Convention, took time to explore many of the themes of his new book and weighed in on the recently-released BRAC recommendations during an exclusive inter view. “I don’t think that the val program. “The program, part of a $1.66 bil lion package announced last December, is designed to fund first responders and support state and local resources necessary to prevent, ues in Georgia have gone as far or are changing as fast as the other parts of the coun try,” Miller said. “But they’re changing more than I would like to see. “We’re getting away from the old traditional values of faith and family and duty ONE SECTION • 14 PAGES respond and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters,” Perdue said. “Homeland security is one of the most important responsibilities of See HCFD, page 2A Perry Planning tables pequest By MIKE GEORGE HHJ Staff Writer PERRY - The Perry Planning Commission tabled a local developer’s plans to build a 236-lot sub division on an 89-acre pecan orchard on Bear Branch Road south of the Somerset subdivision Monday night. Developer Charles McGlamry, who has also worked on the development of the Eagle Springs subdi vision in Centerville, had asked the commission to approve annexing and rezoning the land from a R AG, residential-agricultural district, to a PUD, planned unit development, which allows developers flexibility to design a subdivision to their own specifications, allowing for different lot and yard sizes. But according to Perry Community Planner Mike Beecham, PUD restrictions require developers to set aside parcels of land within the development for parks, greenspaces, landscape buffers, or recreational areas, like playgrounds. McGlamry’s submitted plans did not include space for this requirement, and commissioners asked McGlamry to resubmit his plans. Jim Langley, who lives across the road from the proposed subdivision, ques tioned what type of develop ment McGlamry had in mind. “I’m not going to stick my head in the sand and say there’s anything I can do about a residential neigh borhood coming in across the street,” Langley said. “All I am concerned about is what type.” McGlamry told the com mission he was willing to build buffers around the subdivision and build and maintain a fence to separate the subdivision from its neighbors. Commissioners questioned who would maintain the development’s open spaces. McGlamry See PLANNING, page 2A and religion, and that’s what this book is about.” Miller said his new book, which debuted at #9 on the New York Times’ Bestseller List, is a warning sign for Americans. “I want to say ‘Danger! See MILLER, page 3A an Evans Family Newspaper 50c imiiii 8 *55108*00 001**4