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 Marshall Frank is the author
of five published books. But in
another life, Frank was busy
gathering life experiences from
which to write. Frank is a re-
tired captain from the Miami-
Dade Police Department. He
served for 30 years in all forms
of law enforcement including
internal affairs, as a homicide
detective and as the current fa-
vorite of all TV buffs, CSI
(crime scene investigator).
 According to Frank working
as a CSI is not at all like the TV
show. Real-life CSI do not in-
terview suspects and don't
make arrests. All they do is
process the crime scene and re-
port to detectives working the
case.
 Frank has had some interest-


ing assignments as a result of
being a Miami-Dade homicide
detective and captain. He was
asked to give feedback on the
very first Miami Vice TV show.
 "I told them it was the worst
TV police show I've ever seen,"
Frank said. "I said that show
will never go anywhere."
 Frank has issues with many
TV police shows. "They never
show cops filling out reports,"
Frank said. "That's a large part
ofwhat cops do."
 Frank did come out in favor
of Hill Street.Blues. "Hill Street
Blues was the most realistic po-
lice show I've ever seen," Frank
said.
 Writing all those reports led
Frank to writing a column for
several North Carolina newspa-


pers. Some of these columns
were eventually compiled in a
book called, "Frankly Speak-
ing."
 Frank recently spoke at the
Suwannee River Regional Li-
brary. He held an informal gath-
ering where he spoke candidly
about his life as a law enforce-
ment officer, his writing and his
books.
 Frank's newest work is due to
come out shortly. He was com-
missioned to investigate and
write about Islamic terrorism in
the United States.
 Frank has written several
crime/suspense novels based in
the Miami area. For more infor-
mation about his work check
out his website at www.mar-
shallfrank.com.


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Miami-Dade law enforcement. Frank was a
MARSHALL FRANK VISITS LIVE AK:detective.
Frank, a multi-published author, spoke at
the Suwannee River Regional Library re-
cently about his books and his career in
Miami-Dade law enforcement. Frank was a
captain for the Miami-Dade police, worked
as a CSI and as homicide detective.
Check out his website for information
about his books at
www.marshallfrank.com
 Photo: Janet Schrader


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as a steel worker
for eight years
with Gamble Con-
struction in Live
Oak.
 Funeral mass for
Grant will be con-
ducted at 10 a.m.,
today, Wednesday,
July 26, in St.
Francis Xavier
Catholic Church'in
Live Oak with Fa-
ther Richard Perko.
and Father Mike
Pendergraft offici-
ating. Interment
will follow at
Friendship Baptist
Church Cemetery,


Live Oak.
 Funeral services
for Gaylord will be
conducted at 10
a.m., Thursday,
July 27, in Daniels
Memorial Chapel
in Live Oak with
the Rev. Louis
Berry officiating.
Interment will be
held at 2 p.m. in
Pine Level Ceme-
tery in Oxford.
Visitation will be
held from 6-8 p.m.,
today, Wednesday,
July 26 in the fu-
neral home.
 See Page 9A for
 obituaries on both
 Grant and Gaylord.


FCAT


point for each percent of stu-
dents making learning gains in
reading; one point for each per-
cent of students making leading
gains in mathematics and one
point for each percent of the
lowest performing students mak-
ing learning gains in reading.
 The following is a list of
FCAT school grades of Suwan-
nee, Lafayette, Hamilton, Madi-
son, Columbia and Gilchrist
counties. Also, the averages of
Florida school grades are includ-
ed.


SUWANNEE COUNTY
SBranford Elementary School: A
" Branford High School: B (One point from an A'i.
* Suwannee Middle School: B
* Suwannee Elementary School: C
* Suwannee High School: D

LAFAYETTE COUNTY
* Lafayette Elementary School: B
* Lafayene High School: C

HAMILTON COUNTY
* North Hamilton Elementary School: B
* South Hamilton Elementary School: A
* Central Hamilton Elementary School: C
* Hamilton County High School: D

MADISON COiUNT'--> ,- : '
" Madison County Central School: C
" Madison County High School: D
a Lee Elementary School: B
a Pinetta Elementary School: A
" Greenville Elementary School: C

COLUMBIA COUNTY
m Columbia City Elementarv School: A
" Eastside Elementary School: A
" Five Points Elementary School: A
0 Fort Whiute Elementary School: B
0 Melrose Park Elementary School: C
" Niblack Elementary School: C
a Summers Elementary School: A
m Westside Elementary School: B
m Lake City Middle School: B
m Richardson Middle School: C
" Columbia High School: D
a Fort \White High School: C

GILCHRIST COUNTY
* Bell Elementary School: A
* Trenton Elementary School: A
* Bell High School: A
* Trenton High School: A

FLORIDA SCHOOL AVERAGES
* 53 percent earned an A
a 22 percent earned a B
* 20 percent earned a C
a 5 percent earned a D
* I percent earned an F

Source: The Florida Department of Education


CAT LET OUT OF THE BAG: A man driving a white Ford ranger flipped his truck on CR 252 July 19 all because of his feline passen-
ger A bystander reported the cat leaped on the man and dug its claws Into his shoulder and back, causing him to wreck.
 Photo: Vanessa Fultz

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Continued From Page 1A peared to be without food for
 months and months to get this
trees was bare," she said. bad," Hunter said. Joe lost
 Law enforcement confronted close to half of his Tody weight.
the owner and told him to call And he was extremely rafter
for veterinary attention immedi- hipped," Hunter said.
ately. After the vet realized the -Hunter said usually when
severity of the horses' condi- horses lose 40 percent of their
tion, animal control stepped in, body weight there's not much
HIunter said.., chance of r qpyery, ecapise the
 .,icer.picked up the horses ody begins, to feed on, jitelf.
 April 11. One of the horses, The vet even suggested i ie
 Joe, had been down for four shelter put him down, but they
 days when they were picked up refused because Joe was fight-
'and probably much longer than ing for his life, she said.
that before the situation was re- "As long as he was willing to
ported, Hunter said. Joe was fight, I would not put him
immediately put into a walking down," she said.
sling to get him back on his Hunter explained horses and
feet. other grazing animals don't live
 "He was so bad that when long once they can't get up be-
 we put him in the sling he just cause they develop pneumonia.
 hung. He was in extremely "The species have to be on
 poor condition," Hunter said. their feet. They have to have
 Joe, who is still recovering at room for their lungs to expand
 the shelter, was covered with to breathe properly," she said.
 ulcerations from struggling to Officers treated the horses'
 get on his feet. His groin area wounds, and one adult horse
 was raw from being covered in and the colt recovered quickly
 urine and feces during the time and were adopted. However,
 he was down. Joe had lost so Joe still remains at the shelter.
 much weight his spine was visi- On May 8 Animal Control
 ble and the end of his back had Officer Joe Brown said Joe, the
 a "hump" showing a bone horse, had been out of his sling
 which stuck up a couple of for about a week. "He's actually
 inches. trotting around," Brown said at
 Hunter said that the horse ap- the time. "Sometimes we have


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to chase him down. He's get-
ting really independent."
 Brown said in May although
Joe was gaining weight, the
horse needed to stay at the shel-
ter at least another couple of
months before being adopted.
 "We want him to be filled out
more before he's adopted. We
don't want to run the.risk of
him gerting-back in the shape
he was in," Brown said.
 And filled out he has. Since
that time Joe has made a full re-
covery, and now freely gallops
around displaying his strong
physique.
 "I would say Joe has made a
full recovery," Huntersaid July
25. "He is fat and healthy and
happy and spoiled."
 Hunter said the only wound
Joe is still recovering from is a
small pressure sore he keeps re-
opening as he rolls about while ,
playing.
 Hunter said the staff at the
 shelter has grown quite attached
 to Joe. Before and after pictures
 of his abuse and recovery are
 proudly displayed on the office
 walls at the shelter.
 Hunter said though she has
 seen numerous cases of animal
 cruelty to horses and other ani-
 mals, Joe's condition was about
 the worse she's encountered.

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 She said many people don't
realize the responsibility in-
volved.in caring for animals,
especially larger animals such
as horses.
 "Many people think just be-
cause they have pasture they
can take care of a horse,"
Brown said. "Most people don't
realize hon much attention
horses need." :., ~: i ..
 Hunter said anyone observ-
ing a potential animal abuse or
neglect case should report it to
the animal shelter by calling
208-0072.
 "Also, if you own an animal
Sand find you can't take care of
it, please call us," she said.

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compared to surrounding coun-
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 School grades are calculated
by points assigned based on per-
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level 3 in reading; one point for
each percent of students who
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