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this week in the civil war The Associated Press reports a “great storm at Hatteras Inlet” off North Carolina has drenched Union troops occupying formerly Confederate-held coastal forts in November 1861. After the storm, “Five rebel steamers came near the inlet yesterday, but returned after firing a couple of shots.” The gale is not enough to deter a U.S. Navy fleet and Army force sailing down the coast toward South Carolina on a special mission. The Union force moves into position and opens the Battle of Port Royal Sound, S.C., on Nov. 7, 1861. The federal warships bombard forts on both sides of the sound, sending Confederate gunboats fleeing. Fort Walker is taken, then Fort Beauregard is occupied after Confederates flee. The Union now commands a strategic spot between Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., crucial to enforcing the blockade of Southern seaports.

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cizing each other, Republican leaders in recent days — including Bryant and Barbour — have been saying a GOP win in red-state Mississippi will give the party momentum as it tries to unseat Democratic President Barack Obama in 2012. DuPree has not responded to the tactic, saying he is focusing on telling voters about his own ideas and his record of avoiding tax

NEW YORK — Andy Rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature “60 Minutes” commentaries about life’s large and small absurdities that he kept going until he was 92 years old. Even then, he said he wasn’t retiring. Writers never retire. But his life after the end of “A Few Minutes Andy With Andy Rooney Rooney” was short: He died Friday night, according to CBS, only a month after delivering his 1,097th and final televised commentary. Rooney had gone to the hospital for an undisclosed surgery, but major complications developed and he never recovered. “Andy always said he wanted to work until the day he died, and he managed to do it, save the last few weeks in the hospital,” said his “60 Minutes” colleague, correspondent Steve Kroft. Rooney talked on “60 Minutes” about what was in the news, and his opinions occasionally got him in trouble. But he was just as likely to discuss the old clothes in his closet, why air travel had become unpleasant and why banks needed to have important-sounding names. Rooney won one of his four Emmy Awards for a piece on whether there was a real Mrs. Smith who made Mrs. Smith’s Pies. As it turned out, there was no Mrs. Smith. “I obviously have a knack for getting on paper what a lot of people have thought and didn’t realize they thought,” Rooney once said. “And they say, ‘Hey, yeah!’ And they like that.” Looking for something new to punctuate its weekly broadcast, “60 Minutes” aired its first Rooney commentary on July 2, 1978. He complained about people who keep track of how many

See State, Page A13.

See Rooney, Page A15.

By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com It was a mix of work and play Saturday for 16 candidates seeking every vote from every nook and cranny of Warren County to win countywide office Tuesday. For Sheriff Martin Pace, hugs and handshakes came easy near the department’s mobile command station at Redwood Elementary’s annual Turkey Shoot and Fall Festival. “The (headline) on this day? I’m working,” Pace said, in between calls from deputies in the field and meet-andgreets with sharpshooters at the all-day affair. Campaign talk, though guarded, became irresistible. “We’ve modernized the department, have more college-educated deputies and have the best trained staff we’ve had since I’ve been here,” he said. Standing in the way of a fourth full term for Pace, 53, is retired deputy Bubba Comans, 56, who talked up the future of the jail at a rally at City Park pavilion. “I’m hearing about the jail from people; I’m hearing it’s just time for a change,” he said. “I do think we need a new jail, I just don’t think we need a 650-bed facility.” On Tuesday, polls will be See Campaign, Page A14.

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Bubba Comans, a Democrat seeking to be sheriff, grabs a campaign card for John Evans at City Park pavilion Saturday.

Sheriff Martin Pace, running for a fourth term, shakes hands with Braxton Hartley, 3, the son of Chris and Aimee Hartley, at Saturday’s Redwood Turkey Shoot and Fall Festival.

Governor candidates canvass north Mississippi By Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press JACKSON — Mississippi’s two gubernatorial nominees, Republican Phil Bryant and Democrat Johnny DuPree, spent Saturday traveling the northern part of the state in their final push toward Tuesday’s general election. Bryant, who has outspent DuPree more than 7-to-1, was urging Republicans not to be complacent as he seeks to succeed GOP Gov.

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Inside • Sample ballots — A12 • Precincts — A12 • Governor candidate profiles — A13 Haley Barbour, who’s limited to two terms. DuPree was trying to solidify support among Democrats, emphasizing that he has been outspent in every campaign in which he’s had an opponent.

Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday as voters elect eight statewide officials, including a new governor, treasurer and commissioner of agriculture. Bryant, 56, of Brandon, is finishing one term as lieutenant governor. DuPree, 57, is in his third term as mayor of Hattiesburg. No third-party or independent candidates are running for governor. While the two nominees have largely avoided criti-

End near in civil rights-era prosecutions, FBI says By Allen G. Breed and Holbrook Mohr The Associated Press Every time we think we’ve seen the last of the trials for civil rights-era atrocities, it seems, prosecutors will parade some stooped, whitehaired defendant before the cameras in shackles. Byron de la Beckwith. Sam Bowers. Bobby Frank Cherry. Edgar Ray Killen. James Ford Seale.

There is no statute of limitations on murder, and age and infirmity offer no refuge for the guilty, these cases have proved. But if justice has an enemy, it is time. And now, officials are conceding that the spectacle of juries passing judgment on such aging killers is just about past. The Department of Justice, under its 5-year-old “Cold Case Initiative” and the 2007 Emmett Till Unsolved

Civil Rights Crime Act, has combed through that dark period of American history, seeking any cases that could still be prosecuted. Isolating 111 incidents involving 124 deaths, investigators have sought to determine whether those who died were victims of racially motivated crimes — and then whether there’s anyone left to charge. In about two-thirds of those cases, FBI agents have handdelivered letters to next of

kin, informing them that the government had taken things as far as they could. In some cases, all the suspects are dead; in others, suspect individuals have been acquitted in the past and cannot legally be retried. In a few, the agency can find no evidence that a crime was racially motivated — or even that the death resulted from foul play. See Cold, Page A2.

Byron de la Beckwith, convicted of killing civil rights activist Medgar Evers

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Continued from Page A1. “We regret to inform you that we are unable to proceed further with a federal criminal investigation of this matter ..., “ a DOJ official wrote to the daughter of Harry and Harriette Moore, who died following the dynamiting of their Florida home six decades ago. Roughly three dozen of the reviewed investigations — including the oldest, the Florida lynching of Claude Neal in 1934 — remain open. Although DOJ reported to Congress recently that some state prosecutions are “potentially viable,” the passage of time and other “impediments” make the prospect of trials unlikely. “Few, if any, of these cases will be prosecuted,” the agency acknowledged. Civil rights activist Alvin Sykes, who did as much as anyone to push for this effort, is disappointed. “I said, ‘The American people won’t believe you made a full-faith effort if there wasn’t a manhunt,”’ says the head of the Emmett Till Justice Campaign, named for the 14-year-old black boy whose lynching in Mississippi helped spark the modern civil rights movement. “They made some efforts, but they didn’t make an outreach, a manhunt.” But Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center says it was clear from the outset that “most of the cases that were solvable have been solved.” Even without new prosecutions, he says, a page has been turned. “I think there is some utility in closing cases, if for no better reason than to assure the families that what can be done at this late date has been done,” says Potok, director of the Montgomery, Ala.-based organization’s Intelligence Project. During the darkest days of the civil rights struggle, when all-white juries acquitted obvious perpetrators or Southern state officials flat refused to prosecute racial killings, families could still turn to the federal government for some modicum of justice. A few years in prison for a federal civil rights violation was better than no punishment at all. Decades later, when prosecutors in the “new South” began reopening some of those old cases, the Department of Justice again stepped forward. Although the statutes of limitations on most federal crimes had long since run out, the FBI’s files were filled with yellowed statements from witnesses or informants, some long dead, that might help locals build a case. These collaborations — combined with the work of some dogged reporters, activists and persistent family members — produced some stunning convictions in the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century. The most recent was the June 2007 conviction of Seale, a reputed former Ku Klux Klansman. A federal jury in Jackson, Miss., convicted Seale, then 72, of kidnapping and conspiracy in the torture and drowning of two black youths in 1964. He was sentenced to three life terms and died Aug. 2 in an Indiana prison. The bureau also “lent its assistance” in the case of former Alabama state trooper James Fowler, who last year pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Feb. 18, 1965, shooting death of Jimmie Lee Jackson following a protest march in Marion, Ala. Fowler, 77, was sentenced to six months. After Killen was convicted of manslaughter in 2005 in the so-called “Mississippi Burning” case, activists pushed for charges against a list of what they said were viable prosecution targets remaining; this case of three civil rights workers’ 1964 murder remains technically open. “I HOPE we’re not done,” says John Gibson, executive director of the Arkansas Delta Truth and

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Emmett Till, about six months before he was killed in August 1955 while visiting relatives in Mississippi Justice Center. On the still-open list are a couple of cases that fall into a peculiar category: Ones in which someone was acquitted by an all-white jury but has now admitted to the killing. So the possibility of vigilantism is among considerations in deciding when to close such cases, says FBI Special Agent Cynthia Deitle, who until recently was in charge of the cold-case effort. “How does the Department of Justice write a letter that SAYS that?” she asks. “The person that killed your father is very much alive, still lives in the hometown where you live, and admitted doing it ... and there’s nothing that we can do or the state can do.” In some cases, like the one against Seale, the Department of Justice used noncivil rights statutes — such as kidnapping resulting in death, or involving killings on federal lands — to overcome the statute of limitations challenge. But many of those closed seemed hopelessly cold when the initiative began. The FBI sent an 8,000-page file to Mississippi officials on the August 1955 slaying of Till, the Chicago boy who was tortured and shot for whistling at a white woman. Photos of Till’s mangled corpse lying in an open coffin outraged the nation and galvanized civil rights activists. The admitted killers were long dead, but some thought a case could have been made against others who might have played a role before or after the killing. A local grand jury failed to return any indictments, and the case was officially closed in December 2007. Though the Till act does not require it, the FBI has provided detailed reports to the next of kin in cases that were being closed. Despite a media campaign, the agency has managed to locate relatives for only 95 of the 124 victims. The AP obtained redacted copies of several letters through the Freedom of Information Act. Survivors of some victims agreed to share their letters. Some families are satisfied that the FBI had done all it could do to bring their loved ones’ killers to justice. Others feel violated all over again. James Ware never expected much from the reopening of his brother Virgil’s case. On Sept. 15, 1963, the two were on their bicycle, headed home near Birmingham, Ala. That morning, just a few miles away, four black girls had died when a KKK bomb exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. As they flew down the DocenaSandusky Road, the Ware brothers — 16-year-old James pedaling, Virgil, 13, balanced on the handlebars — had not heard of the bombing and had no idea how dangerous it was to be out that day.

James Ware holds a picture and write-up about his brother, Virgil, who was killed in September 1963. Michael Farley and Larry Joe Sims, 16-year-old white boys, were riding a motorbike down the same road, a miniature Confederate flag flapping behind them, when they came across two friends who said they’d seen a couple of black kids throwing rocks up the way. Farley reportedly opened his jacket to reveal a recently purchased .22-caliber, pearl-handled pistol, saying, “We’ll take care of them.” As they approached the two black boys, Farley handed the pistol to Sims. Sims fired twice, and Virgil fell. At 64, James Ware’s memory is still vivid. “Ware,” Virgil gasped as his older brother leaned over him. “I’m shot.” “No, you’re not,” James said. “Get up.” But his brother never moved. Farley and Sims were arrested and charged with first-degree murder. After a jury convicted Sims of second-degree manslaughter, Farley pleaded guilty to the same charge. Each was sentenced to seven months, suspended. James Ware received his letter in late March. The two men could not be retried in state court (“jeopardy has attached”), and a five-year statute of limitations precluded federal civil rights charges against anyone in the case, the letter said. If nothing else, the renewed investigation rescued Virgil from obscurity, he says. “I don’t see what else could be done. He got full recognition. That’s what I wanted for him — to be known about.” But to some, the FBI’s letters have brought no peace. When lounge manager Jasper Greenwood went missing in Vicksburg, Miss., on June 21, 1964, his family immediately suspected foul play. The FBI was told that Greenwood was allegedly last seen with two white men. By the time his body was found eight days later

on a road outside Vicksburg, it was badly decomposed. A coroner’s inquest failed to identify a cause of death. Linda Galvin, Greenwood’s granddaughter, says it was a cover-up. “The black funeral home told me that he was castrated and he had what looked to be a stab wound in his throat area,” Galvin told the AP. “None of that showed up in the FBI report.” But according to the FBI’s letter to the family, agents had interviewed funeral home director W.H. Jefferson in 1964, and he “denied that he thought the hole had been caused by anything other than ‘nature’ ...” The bureau obtained a copy of the policeeport, which concluded that Greenwood had suffered a fatal heart attack while meeting with a married woman at “lover’s lane.” Family members have suggested that Greenwood might have been targeted for his close association with assassinated NAACP activist Medgar Evers. But the letter noted that Charles Evers, then the NAACP’s Mississippi field director, told the FBI he “was not active in voter registration efforts or the civil rights movement.” None of that satisfies Greenwood’s daughter, Rosemary Domino of Jacksonville, Fla. “If they say it’s closed, then it’s closed. But the FBI can be wrong.” The families of Adlena Hamlett and Birdia Keglar also have lingering doubts. Hamlett, 78, was a retired schoolteacher and one of the first blacks to register to vote in Tallahatchie County, Miss. Keglar, 57, was an NAACP organizer who had sued the sheriff after being prevented from paying her poll tax. The women died on Jan. 11, 1966, as they were returning home from Jackson. Relatives and researchers have insisted that the car was run off the road by the Klan. Keglar’s granddaughter, Nina Zachery, 76, wept as she described seeing the body.

Civil rights-era cases that remain open: • Louis Allen — Amite County, Miss.; Jan. 31, 1964. • Frank Andrews — Lisman, Ala.; Nov. 28, 1964. • Isadore Banks — Marion, Ark.; June 8, 1964. • Benjamin Brown — Jackson, Miss.; May 11, 1967. • Carrie Brumfield — Franklinton, La.; Sept. 12, 1967. • Johnnie Mae Chappell — Jacksonville, Fla.; March 23, 1964. • James Chaney — Philadelphia, Miss.; June 21, 1964. • George Dorsey — Monroe, Ga; July 25, 1946. • Mae Dorsey — Monroe, Ga.; July 25, 1946. • Joseph Edwards — Vidalia, Miss.; July 12, 1964. • Willie Edwards — Montgomery, Ala.; Jan. 23, 1957. • Andrew Goodman — Philadelphia, Miss.; June 21, 1964. • Mattie Greene — Ringgold, Ga.; May 20, 1965. • Jimmie Lee Griffin — Sturgis, Miss.; Sept. 24, 1965. • Paul Guihard — Oxford, Miss.; Sept. 30, 1962. • A.C. Hall — Macon, Ga.; Oct. 11, 1962. • Rogers Hamilton — Lowndes County, Ala.; Oct. 22, 1957. • Samuel Hammond — Orangeburg, S.C.; Feb. 8, 1968. • Isaiah Henry — Greensburg, La.; July 28, 1954. • Wharlest Jackson — Natchez, Miss.; Feb. 27, 1967. • Dorothy Malcom — Monroe, Ga.; July 25, 1946. • Roger Malcom — Monroe, Ga.; July 25, 1946. • Delano Middleton — Orangeburg, S.C.; Feb. 8, 1968. • Booker T. Mixon — Clarksdale, Miss.; Sept. 12, 1959. • Oneal Moore — Varnado, La.; June 2, 1965. • William Moore — Attalla, Ala.; April 23, 1963. • Frank Morris — Ferriday, La.; Dec. 10, 1964. • Claude Neal — Greenwood, Fla.; Oct. 26, 1934. • Samuel O’Quinn — Centreville, Miss.; Aug. 14, 1959. • Mack Charles Parker — Pearl River County, Miss.; May 4, 1959. • Jimmy Powell — New York, N.Y.; July 16, 1964. • William Roy Prather — Corinth, Miss.; Oct. 31, 1959. • Johnny Queen — Fayette, Miss.; Aug. 8, 1965. • Fred Robinson — Edisto Island, S.C.; Aug. 5, 1960. • Willie Joe Sanford — Hawkinsville, Ga.; March 1, 1957. • Michael Schwerner — Philadelphia, Miss; June 21, 1964. • Marshall Scott — New Orleans; January 1965. • Henry Smith — Orangeburg, S.C.; Feb. 8, 1968. • Clifton Walker — Woodville, Miss.; Feb. 29, 1964. Keglar appeared to have been decapitated. Zachery was told the driver of the car, Grafton Gray, supposedly played dead and could hear the women being tortured. “When my family members would try to talk to him, he would not,” she said. The FBI tracked down the wreck’s lone survivor, backseat passenger Richard Simpson, a white activist from Massachusetts, who confirmed the basic details contained in a Mississippi Highway Patrol report, the bureau’s letter said. The accident report said a car on the wrong side of the road struck the activists’ car head-on. “The impact caused the hood of (the) car to break loose and move through the windshield, fatally injuring” Hamlett and Keglar, the FBI determined.

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Dems will go their own way on jobs bill, Biden warns WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says the White House will keep acting on its own to find ways to help the economy if congressional Republicans don’t pass the administration’s jobs bill. Filling in for President Barack Obama in the weekly radio and Internet address, Biden asked listeners to press

Republicans “to step up” and send approve the plan. “Tell them to stop worrying about their jobs and start worrying about yours because we’re all in this together, and together is the way we’re going to bring America back even stronger than it was before,” Biden said. Obama returned to Wash-

ington late Friday after attending an economic summit in France. Biden said as opposition from Republicans continues, the president has used his executive authority to help veterans find jobs, homeowners refinance mortgages, and reduce student loan costs. “If the Republican Congress

won’t join us, we’re going to continue to act on our own to make the changes that we can to bring relief to middle-class families and those aspiring to get in the middle class,” he said. Senate Republicans Thursday rejected a $60 billion bill that would have built and repaired roads and rail lines.

It was the third defeat for Obama’s jobs agenda. Last month, Republicans blocked the $447 billion package and then Democratic efforts to win approval of a $35 billion piece of the legislation intended to prevent layoffs of teachers and firefighters. In the GOP’s weekly address, Massachusetts Sen. Scott

Brown urged Senate passage of legislation that would repeal a 3 percent withholding mandate on payments to many contractors who do business with the federal government. Brown called it “a stealth tax” that will hit small businesses and contractors starting in 2013.

Hearn, 601-529-2499; Battlefield Inn. Lions — Noon Wednesday; Lamar Roberts, speaker; Toney’s. North and South Vicksburg and Warren Central Highs Class of 1972 — 6 p.m. Wednesday; planning meeting; fellowship hall of Pleasant Green Baptist, 809 Bowman St. Omicron Rho Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity — 6 p.m. Thursday; LD’s Kitchen, 1111 Mulberry St. Vicksburg Tea Party — 6:30 p.m. Thursday; monthly meeting, visitors welcome; Shoney’s. Vicksburg-Warren ASU Alumni — Will host National

Alumni Mid-winter Conference, Feb. 23-26, 2012; registration material at 1514 Cherry St.; Walter Sheriff, 601-6387812, or Lakesha Batty, 601638-7225.

community calendar PUBLIC PROGRAMS

River City Rescue Mission — Seeking volunteers and food donations for dinners being served Thanksgiving Day; 601636-6602. Vicksburg Blues Society — 6-9 tonight; Grady Champion concert; Coral Room at The Vicksburg, 801 Clay St.; $15. Senior Center — Monday: 9, curtis bridge; 10, chair exercises; 12:30, AARP safe driving class; 5:30, dance class. File and Folder Management — Rescheduled, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Dec. 1-2; same class each day; $20; Warren County Extension Service, 1100-C Grove St.; 601-6365442. Tuesday Vicksburg AlAnon — Noon Tuesday; second floor, First Presbyterian Church, 1501 Cherry St.; 601634-0152. Christmas at the Y — 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; holiday decorating ideas with Geni Fulcher; admission, one nonperishable food item; Purks Y off East Clay Street; 601-638-1071. Open House — The Ivy Place, 9 a.,m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday; 2451 N. Frontage Road. Public Library — Closed Monday for automation system upgrades. Vicksburg Al-Anon — 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; family, friends of alcoholics and addicts; 502 Dabney Ave.; 601636-1134. Veteran’s Day Breakfast — Thursday: 7:45 a.m., breakfast; 8:20, program; Warren Central

High School. Mixed Nuts! — 5-7 p.m. Thursday; Kit Field, Linda Jackson and Marty Kittrell, featured artists; refreshments; Peterson’s Art & Antiques, 1400 Washington St. Y Thanksgiving Camp — 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 21-23; swimming, basketball, crafts and movies; register at www.vicksburgymca.com or Purks Y off East Clay Street, 601-6381071. MS Fastpitch Elite —Tryouts for 13U, 14U, 15U and 16U in the next two weeks; Dale Reese, 601-572-1606.

Churches Greater Mount Zion Baptist — 113th anniversary: 7 p.m. Friday, Jai Reed, Nedra Smith, Oliver Robinson and Ensemble and other choirs; 6 p.m. Saturday, singing program; 3 p.m. Nov. 13, anniversary; Friday events, the Rev. Hervin Catchings, 601-218-9745; Saturday and Sunday events, Georgia Kemp, 601-608-0051, or Maxine Graham, 601-2188435. Truly Ministries — “Why Do We Think The Way We Do?” seminar; 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday; continental breakfast and lunch for first 130 people; Multipurpose Building at Hinds Community College’s Vicksburg campus; the Rev. Troy D. Truly Sr., 601-2181323, or Joan Truly, 601-2180773.

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Luncheon — 11 a.m. Monday; Mississippi Room at Battlefield Inn; 601-636-8628. Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary — Noon Monday; lunch, $6; members bring items for food pantry and/ or winter clothing, linens and blankets for thrift store; guests welcome; 530 Mission 66. Exchange Club — 12:30 p.m. Monday; Shoney’s. American Legion Post 213 — 6 p.m. Monday, executive committee; 8 p.m. Wednesday, regular meeting; refreshments. 412th Theater Engineer Command — No-host veterans breakfast, 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Rowdy’s; retirees, former

and current members, family and friends welcome. Vicksburg Kiwanis — Noon Tuesday, Jacques’ Cafe; Joe Mac Hudspeth Jr., wildlife photographer. Vicksburg-Warren JSU Alumni — 6 p.m. Tuesday; Dr. Vivian Fuller, JSU athletics director; Jackson Street Center. TIES — 5-7 p.m. Tuesday; Old Southern Tea Room, 801 Clay St.; music, food and beverages; co-sponsored by Robyn Lea, State Farm Insurance, and Candy Palmertree, Old Southern Tea Room. Military Order of the Purple Heart and Ladies Auxiliary — 9 a.m. Wednesday; Charlie Tolliver, 601-636-9487, or Edna

boil water Fisher Ferry Fisher Ferry Water District has lifted a boil water notice for residents from 5500 to 11188 Fisher Ferry Road, including Velton Lane, Yorktown and Hometown roads, Upland Drive, Joyce Lane, Ridgeview Acres and Dudley, Ross, Hennington, Woodham, Drake and Jeff Davis roads.

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It’s a lot easier and lot more productive to treat people the way you’d want to be treated — even if the person you’re dealing with has made a mistake or is in trouble — than it is to get in a verbal or physical confrontation.

Mistakenly, Bryant often underestimated OUR OPINION

Clay Street Before sesquicentennial, let’s clean up the city’s front door In 2005, the city of London, England, beat out Paris to secure the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The sevenyear advanced warning allowed London to strategically plan for a massive influx of visitors. Stadiums had to be built or modernized and the look of the city needed to be enhanced to make every visitor’s experience a memorable one. While the Olympic games have less than a zero percent chance of coming to Vicksburg, the city will have its own influx of tourists. In two months, the calendar will turn to 2012, and the 150th anniversary remembrance of the War Between the States will be almost a year in. Vicksburg’s role in the war began to take shape throughout the second half of 1862. It became one of the most crucial focal points of the war throughout the first seven months of 1863. When Vicksburg’s role in the commemoration begins, tourists will flock here. The war holds a unique role in the lives of Americans, who today find it hard to fathom the country came so close to permanent fracture. Historians, history buffs and just the curious will come to our city. What do we want them to take away from it? How can we make Vicksburg as pristine as can be to leave positive lasting memories? A good start would be Clay Street. Exit off Interstate 20 at Clay Street and it is beautiful. The park on the right, tree-lined medians and modern hotels on the left. A manicured entryway into the park is inviting. But get to Hope Street and all hope is lost. The thoroughfare becomes a maze of overhead wires that traverse four lines of solid concrete. Signs at

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businesses long since having been closed still stretch skyward. The looming former ParkView Regional Medical Center hovers from a nearby hillside, long having been empty. Clay Street is not very appealing to the eyes. Much like Olympic organizers knowing when the crowds will come, so do we. There is plenty of time before the sesquicentennial commemoration has Vicksburg as a focus. Money is tight, so solutions will be accomplished through collaborative efforts. • Cost likely would prohibit moving the maze of overhead wires underground. Instead, have the utilities who own those lines do inspections to make sure all the lines are active. If there are dead lines, take them down. • The city must enforce all sign codes and ordinances. If a business is no longer operating, get the sign down. • Planting trees never hurts, or even

erecting more attractive lighting options, much like what is seen on Clay near the park or in downtown, or on Halls Ferry Road leading into Marcus Bottom. • Landscape the area. First on the list should be at Clay and Fillmore streets, where kudzu is growing rampant and, in some spots, is coming through cracks in the street. • Lean on local businesses in the area to make their presentations as aesthetically pleasing as possible. • Each of us can begin thinking of ways to make that 1.7-mile trip from the military park to downtown as pleasing as possible. We love visitors — but we love repeat visitors even more. Can these or similar steps be accomplished in the next 14 or so months? Indeed. The people will come. We know when they will be here. Now, we must begin preparing for their arrival.

Take the time to vote on Tuesday Polls open on Tuesday morning at 7 and will be open for 12 hours. Take the few moments to plot the county’s course for the next four years. County and statewide offices will be on the ballot, along with three highly contentious ballot initiatives. We do not want to tell you how to vote, but we do want you to be prepared. We urge you to do the homework necessary to make informed decisions. Weigh the pros and cons of each candidate and each issue. We want you to take this responsibility seriously and cast informed ballots accordingly. We want you to read as much as possible — not just campaign signs and literature — but the candidates’ words. Any slogan can be reprinted on yard signs and a candidate has complete control

of the verbage used on those signs. In television or radio soundbites, candidates will highlight their strengths and creatively leave out the weaknesses. Some will use catchy language to secure votes. While state and county offices will be filled for four years before another election cycle, amendments to the state constitution are rare. On those measures, we ask as strongly as possible that you be as educated and informed as possible. Make a mistake on a candidate and in four years there is resolution. Make a mistake on an amendment, however, and turning back the damage becomes more difficult. The three amendments are: • Initiative 26: Personhood — Should the term “person” be defined to include

every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the equivalent thereof? • Initiative 27: Voter ID — Should the Mississippi Constitution be amended to require a person to submit government issued photo ID in order to vote? • Initiative 31: Eminent Domain: Should government be prohibited from taking private property by eminent domain and then transferring it to other persons? We trust that the good voters of Warren County will do their duty on Tuesday. We trust that voters will follow their brains and their hearts and do what is right for the future of this county and this state. See you at the polls.

STARKVILLE – Barring a political miracle, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant will be getting a promotion within the next week to the Mississippi governor’s office. On the Moorhead native’s path to the Governor’s Mansion, more political operatives have made the mistake of underestimating Bryant’s ability, intellect, resolve and survival skills than would care to admit that mistake. That’s apparently okay with Bryant. Like the former Hinds County sheriff’s deputy he is, Bryant handles such misjudgments of his personal and political skills the way he handled burly drunks back when he was standing behind a badge with only 160 pounds, his wits and a service revolver to back his play. Almost a decade ago, I asked Bryant about how he handled confrontation — noting his propensity to handle trouble in those days as state auditor like a goodnatured cop walking a tipsy driver to the squad car — all smiles and a firm hand on your shoulder and an almost steady riff of wisecracks. But his eyes never leave you and his guard rarely goes completely down. He admitted that his law enforcement background influenced his interpersonal skills and the manner in which he approaches confrontation. “When I was a law enforcement officer, I tried to handle people through communications and courtesy. I still operate that way,” said Bryant. Bryant faced tough challenges inside the GOP when seeking the nomination for lieutenant governor and governor. Bryant’s battle with former state Sen. Charlie Ross — a fellow Rankin County Republican — was one of the epic battles in Mississippi politics over the last 25 years. Bryant prevailed with a relentless campaign based primarily on a withering ground game in the state’s key Republican counties. Bryant’s formula in statewide races has worked and worked methodiSID cally since he was the only Republican to win statewide office in 1999. The 2007 Bryant-Ross race for lieutenant governor is a textbook study in why Bryant has been successful in state politics. First and foremost, Bryant understands how to win GOP primaries both from an organizational and issue standpoint. Second, he’s a good speaker and a formidable one-on-one campaigner. Third, in taking on Ross in 2007 and Dave Dennis in 2011 in the GOP gubernatorial primary, Bryant has superior name recognition against lesser known candidates. If the campaign against Ross was a bare-knuckle brawl, Bryant’s 2011 GOP primary race against Dennis was a virtual cakewalk. Dennis never really got out of the blocks and never seriously challenged Bryant’s commanding lead. Now, Bryant is poised to become governor. There is evidence that Mississippi may well shift to the old paradigms of a strong lieutenant governor and a strong House speaker and a more “traditional” governor more in keeping with the scant powers afforded a governor by the 1890 Constitution. But people in the political arena have lost several crops underestimating Phil Bryant over the last two decades. Does Bryant possess Haley Barbour’s “force of nature” political persona? No. But he didn’t just fall off the turnip truck, either, and he will be a formidable force in his own right as governor. •

SALTER

Sid Salter is a syndicated columnist. Contact him at 601507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com

Sunday, November 6, 2011

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WEEK IN Vicksburg Pleasant temps were on tap for the week as highs were steady in the 60s and 70s. Overnight lows were a bit chilly, remaining in the 30s through most of the week. Just over a 10th of an inch of rain was recorded. The Mississippi River inched up on the local gauge, topping out at 12.4 feet before dipping back to 12.1. Forecasters were expecting a reading of 12.4 feet again for today. A reward was being offered for information in a rape reported by a disabled woman at her Drummond Street home. CrimeStoppers put up $2,500 as reward money, but more was expected to be added by the Vicksburg Police Department. Vicksburg High School won the River City Classic, defeating the Warren Central Vikings 28-23 in their 31st annual high-rivalry meeting. Re-creations staged at the Vicksburg National Military Park were part of the firstever Shadows of the Past, an evening walking tour that featured historical personalities. About 150 people attended the event, which hoped to attract “non-traditional” visitors to the park. The St. Aloysius swim team earned the school’s first Class 1 state championship held at Delta State’s Aquatics Center. A school record was broken in the 400-yard freestyle. A new alumni center and commemorative plaque were dedicated at the former All Saints’ Episcopal School campus by the Right Rev. Duncan Gray III, bishop of Mississippi. The event was part of an all-class reunion held at the former private boarding school, which now houses the AmeriCorps NCCC Southern Region. Larry Gawronski, director of the Vicksburg Convention Center and Auditorium, announced he will leave his post at the end of the year to accept a similar position in Iowa. Gawronski has served VCC for 12 years and, with his wife, Diane, was active in numerous civic and community organizations. About 45 people gathered at the third candidates’ forum, the final one before Tuesday’s general election, held at LeTourneau Volunteer Fire Department. The final round of finance reports shows candidates have raised and spent nearly twice as much as candidates four years ago. After slipping into financial straits in 2006, the Battlefield Inn has been sold to Unity Hospitality Inc. and will be managed by Nehal Patel. Renovations are planned for the motel area, though its name and present lounge facility are expected to remain the same. More than 100 people, too much for the WIN Job Center to handle, lined up at the facility after Tyson Foods announced 24 job openings at its Warren County plant. Vicksburg police helped control the chaotic crowd, a sign of a bleak job market, facility officials said. Local deaths during the week were Minnie O. Allen, James I. Robertson Sr., Eula M. Dedmon, Louise W. Laird, Tom Neal Jr. and Jowilla Biedenharn White.

Ultimate gut-check for democracy is shouted down OXFORD — “Historic” is a term often used, but having three citizen initiatives at the bottom of Tuesday’s statewide ballot in Mississippi is, in fact, historic. The state and federal constitutions establish our fundamentals. They define us. They create the core from which all other statutes, rules, regulations and court decisions flow. So it follows that using direct, popular vote to write the words of a constitution is democracy in its purest form. Mississippians got the power to petition and change the 1890 Constitution in 1992. Since then, the only question put to voters has been whether to limit terms of elected officials — and the people said no. By coincidence, this month’s exercise in unfiltered self-government by Mississippians was almost joined by people of Greece — current residents of democracy’s birthplace — taking their own pulse in the most fundamental way. The measures proposed to Mississippians have been serious. Whether voters should be required to present photo IDs, how much eminent domain powers should be limited and whether personhood begins at conception are not trifling matters. Voters in Greece, however, were to face the ultimate gut-check until the pressure on Prime Minister George Papandreou grew to great last week. Greeks are the heirs of Cleisthenes, Ephialtes and Solon, the trio most commonly credited with coming up with the idea of citizens in a community setting the rules by which they would live. Until they came along, rule-makers had been the strongest men, the best hunters, tribal chiefs, commanders of the largest armies. Cleisthenes, Ephialtes and Solon hatched the notion that people had enough sense to develop ideas and practices to work for the common good. Citizens, they figured, could be trusted to create limited systems — called governments — to moni-

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Leaders of other “democracies” went bananas at the notion that the very future of Greece might be decided by the people of Greece.

tor and enforce the rules that members of a community adopted. Democracy has been an on-again, off-again proposition since those glory days in Athens. Self-rule has been usurped time and again by the power-hungry. Democracies are easy prey because they are so messy, so hard to manage. Life is easier when someone just tells us what to do. A partner of democracy is free trade. Economic turmoil has wracked nations in the Eurozone since the near-collapse of the U.S. economy in 2008. Simple math is at the core. If 10 people are working for every retiree, governments can gain favor and perpetuate

themselves with generosity. Big programs, lavish pensions are no stretch. In a contracting economy, things change. Governments are in a vise. Those that have been the most generous get pinched first and hardest. The government of Greece has been “too good,” “too generous” and can no longer come close to paying its bills. In a way, Greeks have fulfilled the prophecy that no government will last once people realize how easy it is to create a system where the many live fairly on the productivity of a few. Anyway, late in October, world markets rallied after it was announced that agreements had

been reached to resolve Greece’s financial imbalance. Lenders would write off a lot of the debt, but the people of Greece would also face more tax increases, more cutbacks in services, more reductions in programs and pensions than those already in place. But Papandreou quickly rankled the finance ministers by saying the agreements would be “put to the people.” There would be no deal unless the people of Greece approved the package in a referendum. Leaders of other “democracies” went bananas at the notion that the very future of Greece might be decided by the people of Greece. Directly. Unfiltered. There was overwhelming apprehension Greeks would not step up and take the medicine, sacrifice more to rebalance their nation. There was also muted cheering. After Papandreou caved and said his government would impose the agreements with no public vote, The Mail, a British publication, had a headline calling the reversal “A damnable contempt for democracy” and saying, “In their sheer contempt for the principles of democracy, Europe’s arrogant leaders are undermining their own enterprise.” Implicit in all this is that there could come a day when the people of the United States face, on a single day, the same question: Will we stop pretending that government outgo can exceed government income indefinitely? Will we accept major changes, self-imposed hardships? The questions span 250 centuries. Greeks invented democracy. Greeks were poised to show us whether people would actually engage in self-denial as part of selfrule. If the referendum had been held, it would have been historic. •

Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at Box 1, University, MS 38677, or e-mail cmitchell43@yahoo.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Redefining personhood on Tuesday Amendment 26 is a ballot measure that, if passed, would alter the state constitution, redefining the word “person” to include every human being from the moment of fertilization. Proponents would like you to believe that this initiative is simply about voting yes or no to abortion, but it is about so much more than that. While this initiative would affect the one — yes one — abortion clinic operating in the State of Mississippi, it would also ban IUDs and many forms of birth control; would limit in vitro fertilization in such a way that it would make it impossible to effectively work; force rape victims, regardless of age, to carry and bear a rapist’s baby, even banning the morning after pill as part of the rape kit that is administered in the hospital; force mothers whose very life might be threatened by pregnancy to carry the child; and cost already overburdened taxpayers millions of dollars in legal battles over the constitutionality of this initiative. This issue is very personal to me. After years of not being able to get pregnant, I sought treatment from an infertility specialist. Through in vitro fertilization I was able to conceive and carry my son, who is the light of my life. I am not willing to support any initiative that would negatively affect in vitro fertilization in any way. Proponents of this Amendment want you to believe that this initiative will not make in vitro fertilization illegal. While no, it will not make the practice itself illegal, it will limit it in such a way to make it impossible to work and will force the wonderful infertility specialists whom this state is lucky enough to have to close their doors and move to another state to practice. Voting for Amendment 26 is voting against the advice of the Mississippi State Medical Association, the Mississippi Nurses Association and the Mississippi Chapter of the American Congress of Obstetrician Gynecologists. Also among those who are publicly against this Amendment are the Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Mississippi and the Bishop of the Mississippi Conference of the United Method-

Voice your opinion Letters to the editor are published under the following guidelines: Expressions from readers on topics of current or general interest are welcomed. • Letters must be original, not copies or letters sent to others, and must include the name, address and signature of the writer. • Letters must avoid defamatory or abusive statements. • Preference will be given to typed letters of 300 or fewer words. • The Vicksburg Post does not print anonymous letters and reserves the right to edit all letters submitted. • Letters in the column do not represent the views of The Vicksburg Post. ist Church. This is not about being pro-life or pro-choice. This is about saying NO to a badly written amendment. Please educate yourself on what you are voting for. Leslie Sadler Vicksburg

Daigre is the best choice For the past 3 1/2 months, I have been canvassing with, and for, Jan Hyland Daigre, candidate for Warren County Circuit Clerk. I have worked with a dedicated group of volunteers who traveled all over Vicksburg and Warren County knocking on doors. We have tried to meet and talk to as many citizens of Warren County as possible to share Jan’s vision of a circuit clerk who works for the people rather than for personal gain. Going door-to-door for more than three months has been hard work with long hours, but your response has made it worth it. Jan’s campaign message made it easy because it is based on straightforward facts and the truth — without the political spin. I have met people throughout the county who recognize and appreciate Jan’s dedication to public service, first as a trustee for the Vicksburg-Warren School Board, and now in her quest to be circuit clerk. As your Warren County tax col-

lector I spent many years serving the people of the county. I understand what it means to be a trustworthy public servant. Integrity is at the top of my list. When it comes time to cast my vote I look for and expect those same qualities in the candidates. I can tell you that Jan fits my idea of a people’s servant. I know that she means what she says and will keep her promises. She will always put you before herself. That is the way she is. Jan will be one of the strongest circuit clerks in the State of Mississippi. I am supporting her with my time, my effort and my shoe leather. Patricia “Pat” Simrall Vicksburg

Not plastered all over town I’ve been asked several times why I haven’t put signs out all over the first district. My answer is this: I’m not in a sign contest, and I’m not trying to see who can spend the most money on signs and ads. I am trying to show that I am willing to try something different. It’s about saving money and this is the same concept that I will use if elected. We don’t have to have new equipment to do a good job. We have to have leaders who are willing to keep up with what’s going on in their districts and make sure that the work is being done in a timely manner, that it’s done right and to make sure that the employees are trained the right way to do a job. It’s time to change the way county business is being done. It’s also time to stop the fly-by-night developers who are out there selling property and building substandard roads, that homeowners will have to pay extra taxes on for the next 20 years to have a nice road to ride on. Reed Birdsong District 1 candidate

Vote no on 31 Today I saw another Farm Bureau sign reading, “Vote for Amendment 31 – HELP stop Eminent Domain abuse.” What abuse? They can’t produce a single victim. Our present laws work. Leave things as they are. Amendment 31 will greatly

hamper — if not kill — our state’s ability to assemble mega sites such as Toyota’s. Amendment 31 is a mega job killer. In Mississippi, we protect property rights now. Our record speaks for itself. Vote no on Amendment 31. Leland R Speed EastGroup Properties

Understanding fiscal responsibility We need someone in the circuit clerk’s office who understands the importance of fiscal responsibility and accountability in handling public funds. We need a circuit clerk with the educational background and business experience to operate the office in a proper and legal manner. We need someone who, in public office, has proved herself responsive to the voters. And we certainly need someone in the circuit clerk’s office who will serve with integrity. Who can do these things? Jan can. Vote for Jan Hylnad Daigre for circuit clerk. Gordon Cotton Yokena

Ask yourself this I know you will choose to vote for, and support, Doug Tanner in this election for Warren County Tax Assessor when you answer the following questions: Is your home worth the same today as it was in 2006 and 2007? Has the Warren County Tax Assessor’s office lowered the assessed value of your property since 2006-07? DO I need to say more? The value of single- and double-family housing has declined about 30 percent in the last five years. More of the same of a fair evaluation? You have a choice on Nov. 8. Pat Ring Vicksburg

Sunday, November 6, 2011

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High court will take 2nd look at grandparents’ rights HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Increasingly, a wrenching dispute is playing out in courts nationwide: balancing parents’ constitutional rights to raise their children without interference against grandparents’ desire to be involved in those youngsters’ lives. Now, a growing number of grandparents are pushing lawmakers around the country to change state standards they say are too restrictive and ignore the unique bonds many grandparents have with their grandchildren. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide this winter whether it will revisit the issue, which it addressed 11 years ago in a landmark case out of Washington state that makes competent parents’ wishes the guiding principle in most disputes. Although all state laws must meet that constitutional threshold, their efforts have resulted in a patchwork of state court rulings and legislation. They now impose such a variety of conditions that the parties’ home states can affect the cases almost as much as the specifics. Connecticut has become a battleground state in the issue for two reasons: its protections for parents are among the nation’s strictest and many of its grandparents are very vocal in their push to change it. A task force will advise the General Assembly this winter on whether to change state law to give grandparents more chance to get into court to argue their cases. “Right now it’s the luck of the draw if you’re some poor family stuck in a state that doesn’t stand behind that grandparent-grandchild bond and attachment,” said Susan Hoffman, 59. She founded Advocates for Grandparent Grandchild Connection after losing her California petition for visitation when her adult son signed away parenting

A growing number of grandparents are pushing lawmakers around the country to change state standards they say are too restrictive and ignore the unique bonds many grandparents have with their grandchildren. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide this winter whether it will revisit the issue, which it addressed 11 years ago in a landmark case out of Washington state that makes competent parents’ wishes the guiding principle in most disputes. rights to her grandson. The growing movement among grandparents’ groups has alarmed many parents and their advocacy groups nationwide, including organizers and participants on the parentsrights.com website. Many say they are being pilloried by those who wrongly accept stereotypes that all grandparents are loving and supportive. And they say they’re being drained financially to defend parenting rights the Supreme Court has already upheld. Polly Tavernia, 41, said her New York case cost her family almost $10,000 even though her estranged mother’s petition was eventually dismissed. “It was one of the worst things I’ve ever been through,” she said. “It’s honestly just horrible to have to worry about someone else making those decisions for you, especially when they don’t know the whole story.” All 50 states have laws governing the conditions for nonparent third parties seeking visitation, but it was only in 2000 that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling said none of those laws can infringe on the rights of competent parents. That includes determining who can spend time with their children, with courts stepping in to order non-parent visitation only under tight circumstances deemed in the child’s best interest. That’s where state laws and court rulings have evolved to include conditions that vary widely from one state to the next. The circumstances also vary, from intact two-parent families being sued by grandparents to situations stem-

ming from thorny divorces and remarriages, disputes with one parent after another dies, and other cases. In some states, grandparents can sue for visitation only if they have been completely cut off by custodial parents. In others, they must show their relationship with the grand-

child was similar to that of a parent. In yet others, they must prove that the child will suffer irreversible harm without the visits. And while some states have a combination of those standards, others have very few and give grandparents far more latitude in their cases.

That can include deposing their adult children, seeking the parents’ medical and financial records and other time-consuming actions. And some state courts have ruled that even if the grandparents lose, the parents can’t get their legal bills reimbursed. Connecticut is not the only

state struggling with the issue. In June, Alabama’s state Supreme Court struck down its law as unconstitutional because it included grandparent visitation rights over competent parents’ objections. Attorneys in the case have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the issue, backed by officials in Ohio, Hawaii, Louisiana, Michigan and Washington. Connecticut, Florida and Arizona are considered among the most parent-friendly. Others are considered more grandparent-friendly, including Utah, Kansas and Oklahoma.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

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Bribery Convict pens book

Gray area in lobbying one of ‘Washington’s dirty little secrets’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack Abramoff can’t say he wasn’t warned. When the now-notorious lobbyist was a rising star as Republicans expanded their power in Washington, a concerned senior partner in his firm warned against his win-atall-costs approach to business. “At the rate you’re going,” the boss said, “you’re either going to be dead, disgraced or in jail in five years.” Abramoff writes in his autobiography, due out Monday, that the line rang in his ears for the next decade, including the 3 1/2 years he spent in a federal penitentiary paying for his bribery of public officials and other crimes before his release last year. The 52-year-old’s name has become a synonym for Washington corruption. The influence-peddling schemes he masterminded ultimately resulted in conviction of 20 people and changed federal lobbying laws. But Abramoff says the reforms aren’t tough enough to keep special-interest power in check and, from his insider perspective, he lays out what more needs to be done. He writes in “Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption from America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist” that there still are plenty of corrupt lobbying practices that are perfectly legal. Abramoff is now out of the lobbying business, but the father of five has returned to the home he shares with his wife in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring, Md., and is promoting the book, including an interview airing tonight on CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Authorities have said in court filings they are looking into using the book proceeds to help repay a $23 million restitution order to his victims. Abramoff became a lobbyist in 1994 after the Republican

takeover of Congress, when firms were eager to hire help with conservative credentials. Abramoff was the former twoterm chairman of the College Republican National Committee and executive director of President Ronald Reagan’s grassroots lobbying organization, Citizens for America, and rode the Republican bandwagon of power in the House. He was especially close to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas. He writes that the two bonded over their adherence to religion; Abramoff is an orthodox Jew, DeLay a born-again Christian. Abramoff got his clients to donate generously to DeLay, helping build the No. 2 House Republican’s power and giving himself an ally in a high office. He built relationships with other congressional offices by collecting campaign cash for those who helped his clients. He charged high fees, but they were his ultimate undoing. He often charged $150,000 a month instead of an industry standard closer to $10,000 a month. It’s a practice he defends in his book because of the results he says he delivered. The Washington Post in 2004 began a Pulitzer Prize-

winning series investigating the tens of millions of dollars that American

Indian tribal clients were paying Abramoff and his business partner, former DeLay spokesman Michael Scanlon, who provided grassroots organizing services. It eventually was revealed that the two men were secretly kicking back profits to one another worth more than $20 million, and the Justice Department pursued felony charges. Both pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with an investigation that would lead to the conviction of other lobbyists on Abramoff’s team, congressional figures including Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney and Bush officials.

Many of the lobbyists were convicted for winning favors for their clients after taking public officials out for meals at fancy restaurants and giving them tickets to sporting events and concerts. He ran his own restaurant on Pennsylvania Ave. between the Capitol and the White House that became a hangout for Ney and other Hill figures. Abramoff had skyboxes at all the Washington area venues and says the firm a c t e d l i ke Ticketmaster to Capitol Hill. The reform law passed in response makes it illegal for lobbyists t o g ive those gifts. But ess r p d e t ia c The asso Abramoff says the reforms are toothless. He says there are more effective ways to get powerbrokers to do a client’s bidding, particularly political contributions that he says should be banned from lobbyists or anyone receiving federal contracts or otherwise

On TV Jack Abramoff will preview his book on “60 Minutes,” which airs at 6 tonight on CBS. benefiting from public funds. “As a lobbyist, I thought it only natural and right that my clients should reward those members who saved them such substantial sums with generous contributions. This quid pro quo became one of the hallmarks of our lobbying efforts,” Abramoff writes. “What I did not consider then, and never considered until I was sitting in prison, was that contributions from parties with an interest in legislation are really nothing but bribes. Sure, it’s legal for the most part. Sure, everyone in Washington does it. Sure, it’s the way the system works. It’s one of Washington’s dirty little secrets — but it’s bribery just the same.” Abramoff says term limits would prevent lawmakers from getting too close to special interests. He also says lawmakers and their staff should be banned for life from working for any lobbying organization. The movement of congressional figures to lobbying is pervasive. The Internet site LegiStorm tracks those who move from the Hill to K Street, where many lobbying firms have offices, and says there have been 493 this year. Abramoff said he would

often get access inside congressional offices by suggesting to key staffers that they come work for him when they were finished with their congressional careers. “Assuming the staffer had any interest in leaving Capitol Hill for K Street — and almost 90 percent of them do — I would own him and, consequentially, the entire office,” Abramoff writes. “No rules had been broken, at least not yet. No one even knew what was happening, but suddenly, every move that staffer made, he made with his future at my firm in mind. His paycheck may have been signed by the Congress, but he was already working for me.” The Abramoff scandal became the subject of congressional hearings. He writes that most of the senators vilifying him were hypocrites. “I stared stone-faced at (former Colorado Republican Sen. Benjamin Nighthorse) Campbell as he hurled invectives at me,” he writes. “I wondered how he’d react if I reminded him about the $25,000 in campaign checks I delivered to him during our breakfast meeting at posh Capitol Hill eatery La Colline the morning of April 23, 2002. I’ll never forget that breakfast. After I handed him the envelope full of campaign contributions, he let me know that my clients would be treated well by his Indian Affairs Committee.”

Sunday, November 6, 2011

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Italy, Greece in turmoil Rome protesters want Greek leader wrestles premier to step down to form new leadership ROME (AP) — Tens of thou- confidence vote on new legsands of opposition activists islation sought by the Eurodemonstrated in central Rome pean Union to shore up Italy’s on Saturday for the ouster of economy. The measures include a plan Premier Silvio Berlusconi. Democratic Party leader to sell government assets, tax Pierluigi Bersani told the breaks to encourage employcrowd that his party is pre- ment for the young, and getpared to work with other ting women back into the opposition groups to lead a work force. The legislation would also new government. “If there is discontinuity liberalize store opening hours and and change, we are ready ‘We are not credible. open closed professions. with the other I am ashamed of how Italy also opposition to agreed at create a new other European countries a s u m m i t government,” see us. It is pitiful. i n Ca n n e s Bersani told to have the the crowd in This man (Premier International Piazza San Giovani. Silvio Berlusconi), this Monetary Fund moniBerlusconi’s marionette, must tor the reform grip on power efforts, a has been go away.’ humbling weakened Mario Puddu step for one by the ongoProtester and retiree of the world’s ing sovereign seventh largdebt crisis est economies and infighting in his coalition that has with the second largest public debt in Europe. prevented clear measures. Italy’s borrowing costs to Six members of his party this week urged him to step service its enormous public aside to allow the formation of debt have been rising since a broader coalition with a cen- the summer, raising concerns of a default if Italy. trist opposition party. While Europe has bailed out The protesters, who arrived on buses and trains from Ireland, Greece and Portugal, throughout Italy, were joined eurozone leaders say Italy is by center-left politicians from too big to bail out. Italy’s fate is crucial to the France and Germany, as well as a group of topless female eurozone, because its econodemonstrators from Ukraine myis the third-largest in the currency union. known as Femen. As markets closed for the “We are not credible. I am ashamed of how other Euro- week Friday, fears mounted. pean countries see us. It is piti- Italy’s benchmark 10-year ful. This man (Berlusconi), this bond yield jumped 0.32 of a marionette, must go away,” percentage point to 6.43 percent, indicating a surge in said Mario Puddu, a retiree. Berlusconi has promised a investor worries about the

The associated press

A protester in Rome today holds a toilet seat with a picture of Italian Premier Sivlio Berlusconi and slogan that says, “Expired.” country’s ability to repay its debts. Berlusconi insisted Italy was on track to rein in its public

debt, which at $2.6 trillion or 120 percent of GDP, is second only to the debt ratio in extremely troubled Greece.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister struggled Saturday to form a temporary coalition government in the near-bankrupt country, extending a political deadlock threatening billions in international rescue funds. In an impassioned plea to parliament late Friday, George Papandreou agreed to step aside as premier if necessary to help hammer out a coalition, offering to include the conservative opposition party — a possibility rejected by its leader. Papandreou said a new coalition government would need four months to secure the new $179 billion rescue agreement and demonstrate the country’s commitment to remaining in the eurozone. “Cooperation is necessary to guarantee — for Greece and for our partners — that we can honor our commitments,” Papandreou said at a meeting Saturday with President Karolos Papoulias, hours after his Socialist government narrowly survived a confidence vote. “I am concerned that a lack of cooperation could trouble how our partners see our will and desire to remain in the central core of the European Union and the euro.” But Papandreou’s plea was snubbed by conservative opposition leader Antonis

Samaras. “We have not asked fo r a ny place in his government. All we wa n t is for Mr. George Papandreou Papandreou to resign, because he has become dangerous for the country,” Samaras said. “We insist on immediate elections.” Samaras was to meet with the president today. Frustrated with Greece’s protracted political disagreements, the country’s creditors have threatened to withhold the next critical $11 billion loan installment until the new debt deal is formally approved in Greece. Greece is surviving on a $150 billion rescue-loan program from eurozone partners and the International Monetary Fund. It is finalizing a second major deal: to receive an additional $179 billion in rescue loans and bank support, with banks agreeing to cancel 50 percent of their Greek debt. Papandreou’s popularity has been battered by two years of punishing austerity, causing crippling strikes, violent protests and sharp drop in living standards for ordinary Greeks who face rounds of tax hikes and cuts in pension and salaries.

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THE VICKSBURG POST

THE SOUTH Karen Gamble, managing editor | E-mail: newsreleases@vicksburgpost.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 137

Veterans Day activities begin Thursday in city By Manivanh Chanprasith mchan@vicksburgpost.com Two days of local Veterans Day celebrations will kick off Thursday. Warren Central High School will host a breakfast and program, with the meal being served at 7:45 and the program beginning at 8:20. On Friday, a wreath-laying ceremony will be at 11 a.m. in the Rose Garden at Monroe and Crawford streets. A

parade is set for 4:30 p.m. along Washington Street. “It’s a day of recognition to honor veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice,” said Willie Glasper, event cocoordinator and commander of the Sons of the American Legion in Vicksburg. “They gave up their lives for the freedoms we share.” This year’s ceremony will feature a presentation by the Vicksburg and Warren Central high school JROTC

members. The master of ceremonies will be retired Col. Bennie Terrell. Louis Hasty, commander of the American Legion Post 3, will recite “In Flanders Field,” a poem that pays tribute to World War I soldiers. Jack Hearn, a World War II veteran, will be recognized Friday at the Rose Garden. Hearn, 90, was awarded last month a Legion of Honor medal, the most prestigious from France. Hearn,

a member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, served in the 81st Chemical Battalion. This year’s guest speaker will be Joe Loviza, a Navy veteran, former Vicksburg mayor and member of the Vicksburg Warren School District board. The 412th Engineer Command will end the ceremony with a 21-gun salute and See Activities, Page A11.

If you go Thursday • 7:45 a.m. — Breakfast at Warren Central High School. Friday • 11 a.m. — Wreath-laying ceremony at Rose Garden, Monroe and Crawford streets. • 12:30 p.m. — Lunch, American Legion Post 3, 1712

Monroe St. • 4:30 p.m. — Parade along Washington Street. Free admission • For all visitors Friday-Nov. 13 at Vicksburg National Military Park. • For veterans Friday at Old Court House Museum and Biedenharn Candy Company and Coca-Cola Museum.

Library will close Tuesday for work

‘This is a good thing’

From staff reports

Volunteers work Saturday at the Waltersville Estates playground.

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Flood-damaged Waltersville playground ready for kids again By John Surratt jsurratt@vicksburgpost.com A chill was in the air and dew still covered the grass as Vicksburg Kiwanis Club members and their equipment converged on the Waltersville Estates playground Saturday morning to begin its transformation. As the morning went on, volunteers leveled mounds of mulch and installed new swings and other playground equipment

on the site, returning the playground to better than its preflood condition. “They’re doing such a great job,” said Vicksburg Housing Authority employee Pam Jackson. “I was at a loss for words when I got here this morning and saw all the people working.” The Waltersville playground was a victim of the 2011 Mississippi River flood, which reached record heights in Vicksburg, cresting at 57.1 feet on May 19,

14.1 feet above flood stage and nine-tenths of a foot above the Great Flood of 1927. The flood spared the apartments, but put the 10,000-square-foot playground, which sits in a depression, under 6 feet of water. When the Vicksburg Kiwanis Club looked for a project after the flood, president Ryan Lee said, rebuilding the 31-year-old playground, which serves about 200 children in the housing complex, was the perfect match.

“We were helping children and the community,” he said. “We couldn’t have had a better project.” Lee said Kiwanis member Donna Osburn spearheaded the project, getting grants and help from area businesses. He said the club received a $5,000 grant from Kiwanis International and $725 from the Kiwanis District Foundation, a grant from See Playground, Page A11.

The Warren CountyVicksburg Public Library will be closed Tuesday while staff work to upgrade its computer system and install new servers. Library director Deb Mitchell said the upgrade will give patrons the ability to use a mobile application for iPhone and Android smartphones to access the library’s catalog. The improvements include an updated look to the catalog interface patrons see on library computers, as well as text messaging for item availability and overdue notices and an autosuggest functionality to make searches quicker and easier. The server replacement and upgrade projects have been made possible through a $20,000 Library Services and Technology Act grant, said Mitchell, with 25 percent of the cost matched from the library’s budget. The library will reopen as usual at 9 a.m. Wednesday. For more information, call the library at 601-6366411.

VHS coach can enter retirement with his head held high Alonzo Stevens stood in the frigid Columbus night 11 long years ago. The then-first year Vicksburg High head football coach had the best team the school had fielded in years, but they were coming off a loss to Warren Central, not a surprise back when Stevens became head coach. Warren Central, it seemed, always beat Vicksburg back in those days. So there was Stevens coaching his first playoff game as the Gators’ head coach against a talented Columbus team and a hostile crowd. The Gators were not ranked and were underdogs, but clawed to a onepoint victory. The road test meant Vicksburg would play at home for the next playoff game against longtime nemesis Madison Central. A victory there would put the Gators into the North State championship game, a win away from playing for it all. A heartbreaking 38-31 loss to Starkville ended the run. It would be the last time the Gators would get so close to playing for a state championship. The team began the 2002 year ranked No. 1 in the state, but a terrible loss to

SEAN MURPHY

POST WEB EDITOR

Eli Baylis•The Vicksburg Post

Coach Alonzo Stevens sits beside a concrete alligator on the front porch of his home. Wayne County in the Red Carpet Bowl sullied the promise of another recordsetting season. They finished it with a first-round playoff loss to Horn Lake. Since the magic of the first season, the Gators have won

seven games twice and nine in 2008. With Friday night’s loss against Clinton, Stevens’ tenure as head coach has ended after 11 seasons. He ends wraps up his career with 63 wins and 65 losses. He announced his retire-

ment before the season started, although the whispers of getting a new coach had become more than whispers, especially after his last two seasons resulting in three wins and 19 losses. The 59-year-old Stevens is

content. He has given his life to Vicksburg. He was a star player at Rosa A. Temple High School and Alcorn State before returning to the sidelines as an assistant coach, head coach, mentor and teacher. He coached the offensive line at Alcorn when a slinger named Steve McNair made the tiny Lorman school a household name. He drove around Houston, Texas, trying to recruit a wide receiver prospect by the name of Donald Driver. Stevens found Driver living in the back of a truck. Driver landed at Alcorn and, later, into National Football League stardom. As McNair and Driver left Alcorn, though, the success of the era could not be maintained. The university’s brass sacked the entire coaching staff. Stevens landed back at

Vicksburg as an assistant. When the Gators’ job came open, he was not the first choice — or the second — but he was tapped as the man anyway. His unwritten, unspoken charge was to return the Gators to winning ways, and finally find out a way to beat Warren Central. In the 19 years before Stevens’ ascension to head coach, the Gators beat Warren Central once — by one point — a 10-9 decision in 1990. In 11 tries, Stevens has guided the Gators to seven wins over their archrival, including the last five in a row. That’s something the previous three VHS head coaches — all with winning records — could not do. His career record is sub-.500 and football junkies love to judge the quality of a coach by wins and losses alone. Numbers do play a part in crafting his influence over a football team. But so does his insistence on the team attending church together, and grieving together. He steadfastly stands by his assistant coaches, and provided this old sports See Coach, Page A11.

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Money trail sought for Ole Miss group

Ready, aim, fire!

JACKSON (AP) — The Secretary of State’s Office has subpoenaed financial records from two men once affiliated with a fan group that sought the ouster of Ole Miss athletics director Pete Boone. The subpoena was served last month on James Harper and David Bridgers, who founded the group Forward Rebels in April. The probe appears to deal with whether Forward Rebels raised more than $25,000, which would require it to register as a charitable organization. Quentin Whitwell of Jackson, an attorney for the two Oxford men, said they have no knowledge of any fundraising

On B3 Ole Miss falls to Kentucky Wildcats since mid-August. The men have severed ties with the group. Harper filed to dissolve the nonprofit on Sept. 27. Since the dissolution, a spokesman for the group has said Forward Rebels will continue operating as a for-profit organization. The for-profit group would not be subject to state rules for nonprofits, but it could be required to disclose financial records and register as a charitable group.

public meetings this week Monday • Warren County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Warren County Courthouse, BOS meeting room, third floor • Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen, 10 a.m., City Hall Annex, 1415 Walnut St. Sam andrews•The Vicksburg Post

Jordan Lee, the daughter of Tom and Shawn Lee, aims at a target Saturday at the Redwood Turkey Shoot and Fall Festival. The event is an annual fundraiser for the school.

Carjacking reported on Wisconsin Avenue A Vicksburg man said his vehicle was taken at gunpoint early Saturday morning at John Allen Street and Wisconsin Avenue, Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart said. Stewart said police were called about 1:15. He said the man told police he had stopped at the intersection, which has a three-way stop sign, when a dark-colored, four-door car pulled up behind him and hit his 2008 maroon Toyota Tundra. When he got out of the pickup to check the damage, he was met by a man pointing a pistol. While the man held him at

crime

from staff reports gunpoint, the Tundra’s driver said, a passenger in the fourdoor car got out, got into the pickup and drove off, with the other car following. The driver of the Tundra was not injured, Stewart said, and no arrests have been made.

Warren burglaries added after arrest A Port Gibson man being held in the Warren County Jail on felony warrants from Copiah and Claiborne coun-

ties has been charged with six counts of burglary in Warren County, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said Saturday. Pace said Lorenzo White, 19, 1009 Ross Lane, was charged Friday with the burglaries of six buildings at the Hills and Hollow hunting camp off Jeff Davis Road. He remained in the Warren County Jail, without bond, Saturday night. Sheriff’s deputies responding to a call about 6 p.m. Thursday about a suspicious vehicle in the area of Hankinson and Jeff Davis roads arrested White after a highspeed chase on U.S. 61 South.

Indoor flood sends workers in Hinds courthouse scurrying JACKSON (AP) — A valve malfunction in the plumbing system at the Hinds County Courthouse sent water cascading from ceilings. Desks in Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn’s office on the basement floor received the most damage in Thursday’s flood. But there was water in other areas. It pooled on the fourth floor near docket books, boxed records and paper files Dunn’s office is required to preserve. Dunn said most were saved from damage. The water sent employees scurrying to unplug com-

puters and other electrical devices. The valve that caused the problem was being replaced Friday. Costs of cleanup and repairs were not available. “I’m mad today,” said Melinda Green, a deputy circuit clerk whose desk, including her computer and 10 years worth of memorabilia, was drenched. “But yesterday, I was scared to death.” “When I walked out there, it looked like Niagara Falls,” Dunn said of the situation that began to unfold about 3:30 p.m. “It was a sheet of water.”

Deputy clerk Lee Myers was helping a customer at the front desk when she told him she saw water flowing from the ceiling. “I looked around, and whoosh! It was coming down. Everyone was scattering,” Myers said. He scrambled toward the electronics in the most flooded area, unplugging computers, printers and scanners as he went — and getting repeatedly shocked in the process. “I was trying to get them unplugged before they shorted out,” Myers said.

Deputies found a crossbow, camouflage backpack, binoculars and other hunting equipment in the car. “We believe the burglaries at the hunting camp occurred just before he was stopped,” Pace said. “They were reported Friday morning and we connected the items found in the car to the burglaries. We have recovered all the items taken.” Deputies initially charged White with traffic offenses related to the chase. He was held for the Copiah charge and a Claiborne burglary after a records check indicated the other warrants.

Tuesday • Vicksburg Board of Archi-

tectural Review, 4 p.m., City Hall Annex, 1415 Walnut St.

Wednesday • Vicksburg Bridge Commission, 9:30 a.m., Warren County Courthouse, BOS meeting room, third floor • Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen, 10 a.m. City Hall Annex, 1415 Walnut St.

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Coach Continued from Page A9. writer the greatest quote ever. When the losses were mounting and Internet chat boards were gaining popularity, the faceless, nameless wonders who gravitate to those sites were berating VHS assistant coaches. Stevens went bonkers. His tirade lasted minutes, and included, “they get on there with these fake names — the

A11 Phantom and John Wilkes Booth — and they can say anything.” He doesn’t say many “bad” words, but in defense of his team and his coaches, a few flew that day. Beyond the wins and losses is an honorable man — a good man. He should be remembered as someone who gave his heart and soul to Vicksburg High School. He hurt more after losses than anyone, and he hurt on Friday night’s season —

make that career — coaching finale. The pain won’t last for long, though. His future is wide open. After almost 60 years of playing, coaching and living in this community, Stevens deserves a chance to be a just another fan, dressed in green and white, cheering on the team he loves. •

Hinds Community College and bachelor’s, master’s and specialist degrees in education from Mississippi State University. He was director of the vocational-technical and adult education program at Hinds’ Vicksburg branch, and was dean of the Mississippi 27 school. Loviza is chairman of TRIAD, and a member of American Legion Post 3, the Veterans of Foreign Affairs, Vicksburg Lions Club, Mississippi Schools Administra-

tors Council and St. Michael Catholic Church. Also this weekend, the Vicksburg National Military Park will offer free admission Friday through Nov. 13. Also, veterans will be admitted free Friday to the Old Court House Museum and the Biedenharn Candy Company and Coca-Cola Museum. Veterans Day falls on Nov. 11 each year and was first celebrated in 1919.

Sean P. Murphy is web editor. He can be reached at smurphy@ vicksburgpost. com

Activities Continued from Page A9.

paul barry•The Vicksburg Post

Vicksburg Kiwanis members, from left, Josue Gutierrez, Heather Middleton, Bob Pitts and Lester Tzotzolas install a swing set.

Waltersville Continued from Page A9. The Home Depot, a $100 gift card from Walmart, donated equipment from Wesley Jones Electric and mulch from Anderson-Tully. “I would say the total of the grants, donations and in-kind donations probably comes to $11,000,” Lee said. Home Depot employee Joanne Brown and store manager Jeff Woods led a crew of five volunteers from the store who were drilling holes for some of the new playground equipment, which they helped assemble. Also helping were about 20 Vicksburg High School Key Club members. “This is what we do, help with community projects,” said club president Hayden Quimby, 17, the son of Billy Joe Quimby and Catherine Hudson. “This is a good project. A lot of our members were at the football game last

night, but they’re here this morning to help out.” The project began in June, when Kiwanis members began cleaning the site and removing damaged equipment and flood debris. “We worked to make the area safe,” Lee said. “The flood removed the wooden border around the playground, and there was exposed rebar sticking up from the ground. The (Vicksburg) fire department helped us. We cleaned the remaining equipment with bleach, and they used their hoses to wash it off.” After delays for new equipment and inspections to ensure that the equipment and the playground met safety standards, the volunteers returned to the site Thursday to spread mulch and prepare it for the new equipment.

“We had 7 to 8 18-wheeler loads of mulch that we had to spread to get to the 9-inch thickness required by the safety codes,” Lee said. “We came out here Thursday afternoon and started spreading it. When the kids started coming home from school, some of them came and helped us.” Two of those helpers were 12-year-old Quinshayla Sturdivant, the daughter of Mekechia Sturdivant, and 13-yearold Timarius Shelby, the son of Gwen Littleton, who also helped spread mulch Saturday morning. “I think this is fine for all the kids,” Quinshayla said. Timarius agreed. “This is a good thing,” he said. “They’re happy to see their playground come back. They’re excited about it,” Lee said. “That makes it all worthwhile.”

“Taps.” Lunch will follow at American Legion Post 3, 1712 Monroe St. Loviza, 71, joined the U.S. Naval Reserve at age 17 and served for 14 years. He was called to active duty with the U.S. Navy in 1961, serving aboard the USS Mitscher until 1963. He received five naval decorations, including the Meritorious Service Award. Loviza is a 1958 graduate of St. Aloysius High School with an associate’s degree from

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Four voting precincts in Warren County changing locations Voters in four of Warren County’s 22 precincts will cast ballots in different places this year. Bovina Baptist Church, 5293 U.S. 80, now houses the Bovina

precinct after Election Day traffic concerns prompted county supervisors to move it from Bovina Elementary. Immanuel Baptist Church, 6949 U.S. 61 South, is the new

home for the Jett precinct in south Vicksburg. About 2,000 voters there had voted at Carpenters Union Hall. Travelers Rest Church, 718 Bowmar Ave., replaces No. 7

Fire Station as one of three polling places in the central part of town. The Washington Street station and the No. 5 Station, at Vicksburg Municipal Airport, are outdoor

For Governor

FOR Lt. Governor

Tate Reeves (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . q Tracella Lou O’Hara Hill (Reform) . . . . . . . . q

FOR Secretary of State

Delbert Hosemann (Republican) . . . . . . . . q

For Attorney General

Jim Hood (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q Steve Simpson (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR State Auditor

Stacey E. Pickering (Republican) . . . . . . . . . q Ashley Norwood (Reform) . . . . . . . . . . . . q

For State Treasurer

Lynn Fitch (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q Connie Moran (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . . q Shawn O’Hara (Reform) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Joel Gill (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican) . . . . . . . . . q Cathy L. Toole (Reform) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . q Louis Fondren (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . . q Barbara Dale Washer (Reform) . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Public Service Commissioner Central District

FOR Warren county Sheriff Martis “Bubba” Comans (Democrat) . . . . . . q Martin Pace (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Warren county Tax Assessor Angela J. Brown (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Caruthers (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Luckett (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas F. Tanner (Independent) . . . . . . . . .

Antonia Flaggs Jones (Democrat) . . . . . . . . q Patty Mekus (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Supervisor District 1 John Arnold (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . q Reed Birdsong (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . . q Gerald “Jerry” Briggs Jr. (Independent) . . . . . q

FOR Supervisor District 2 William H. Banks Jr. (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . q Thomas “Trey” Daniel Smith III (Republican) . q Deborah (De) Reul (Independent) . . . . . . . . q

FOR Supervisor District 3 Charles Selmon (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . q James E. Stirgus Jr. (Independent) . . . . . . . . q

FOR Supervisor District 4

Casey D. Fisher (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . . q Bill Lauderdale Jr. (Independent) . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Supervisor District 5

Addie Green (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q Lynn Posey (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Transportation Commissioner Central District

FOR Justice Court Judge Central District

Marshand Crisler (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . q Dick Hall (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR District Attorney District 9 FOR State Senate District 23 Briggs Hopson (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR State House of Representatives District 54 Alex Monsour (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR State House of Representatives District 55 George Flaggs Jr. (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . q Sam Smith (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR State House of Representatives District 56 Jim Culberson (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . . q Philip Gunn (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR State House of Representatives District 85 America “Chuck” Middleton (Democrat) . . . . q

FOR Warren County Chancery Clerk q q q q

FOR Warren County CIRCUIT Clerk Shelly Ashley-Palmertree (Democrat). . . . . David C. Sharp (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . Jan Hyland Daigre (Independent) . . . . . . . . Robert Terry (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . . .

q q q q

James E. Jefferson Jr. (Democrat) . . . . . . . . q

FOR Justice Court Judge Northern District

Edwin “Eddie” Woods Jr. (Republican) . . . . . q

Richard “Ricky” Smith Jr. (Democrat) . . . . . . q

Donna Farris Hardy (Republican) . . . . . . . . Walter W. Osborne Jr. (Democrat) . . . . . . . . Alecia Ashley (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur Gene Thompson (Independent) . . . .

q q q q

FOR Warren county Tax Collector

John W. Carroll (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . Richard George (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . Ellis Tillotson (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Wooley (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

q q q q

FOR Warren county CORONER Doug Huskey (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Warren county Prosecuting Attorney W. Richard “Ricky” Johnson (Independent) . . q

FOR Justice Court Judge Southern District

Jeffrey Crevitt (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Constable Central DISTRICT

Randy J. Naylor (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Constable Northern DISTRICT

Glenn McKay (Independent) . . . . . . . . . . . q

FOR Constable Southern DISTRICT

John H. Heggins (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . . q

Statewide Initiative Measure No. 26

Should the term “person” be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent thereof? q Yes q No

Statewide Initiative Measure No. 27

Should the Mississippi Constitution be amended to require a person to submit government issued photo identification in order to vote? q Yes q No

Statewide Initiative Measure No. 31

Mission 66. Tight parking and space at the school prompted the switch.

WARREN COUNTY PRECINCTS

SAMPLE BALLOT Phil Bryant (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q Johnny L. DuPree (Democrat) . . . . . . . . . . q

venues and were replaced due to complaints over excessive heat during the primaries. In north Vicksburg, the St. Aloysius precinct will vote at Spring Hill M.B. Church on

Should government be prohibited from taking private property by eminent domain and then transferring it to other persons? q Yes q No

District 1

(Vote at Bovina — Bovina Baptist Church, 5293 U.S. 80; Culkin — Sherman Avenue School, 2147 Sherman Ave.; Oak Ridge — Bradley Chapel United Methodist Church, 13815 Oak Ridge Road; Redwood — Redwood Elementary, 100 Redwood Road)

Precinct name House district Oak Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Redwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Bovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Bovina A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Bovina B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Bovina C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Culkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Culkin A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Culkin B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Culkin C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

District 2

(Vote at 3-61 — International Paper mill, 3737 Mississippi 3; City Auditorium — 901 Monroe St.; Brunswick — Eagle Lake Volunteer Fire Department, 15115 Mississippi 465; Cedar Grove — Rolling Acres Community Center, 131 Elizabeth Circle; Kings — Triumph Ministries Center, 200 R.L. Chase Circle.; St. Aloysius — Spring Hill M.B. Church, 815 Mission 66)

Precinct name House district Cedar Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Cedar Grove A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Cedar Grove B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Kings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Kings A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Kings B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Kings C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 St. Aloysius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 City Auditorium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 3-61 Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 3-61 Store A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

District 3

(Vote at No. 7 Fire Station — Travelers Rest Church, 718 Bowmar Ave.; American Legion Post 3 — 1712 Monroe St.; Vicksburg Junior High School — 1630 Baldwin Ferry Road)

Precinct name House district American Legion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 VJHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 VJHS A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 VJHS B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 VJHS C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 VJHS D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 No. 7 Fire Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 No. 7 Fire Station A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 No. 7 Fire Station B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

District 4

(Vote at Elks Lodge — Elks Lodge # 95, 1366 U.S. 61 South; Goodrum — Goodrum Baptist Church, 4569 Fisher Ferry Road; Jett — Immanuel Baptist Church, 6949 U.S. 61 South; Yokena — Yokena Presbyterian Church, 10660 U.S. 61 South)

Precinct name House district Jett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Jett A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Goodrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Goodrum A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Yokena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Elks Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Elks Lodge A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

District 5

(Vote at Beechwood — Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Old Highway 27; Moose Lodge — Berachah Baptist Church, 2918 Fisher Ferry Road; Plumbers/Pipefitters Union Hall — 3203 N. Frontage Road; Tingleville — The Church of God, 5598 Gibson Road; YMCA — Porters Chapel United Methodist Church, 200 Porters Chapel Road)

Precinct name House district Beechwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Moose Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Moose Lodge A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Tingleville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Tingleville A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Tingleville B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Plumbers/Pipefitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Plumbers/Pipefitters A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 YMCA A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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On the campaign trail

Bryant seeking to step up

DuPree aims for ‘different’

By Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press

JACKSON — Phil Bryant, the Republican nominee for Mississippi governor, was being endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business when he called an 11-year-old spectator up for a photo. Stephen Griffin of Jackson earns money by walking dogs and feeding cats for neighbors while they’re out of town. “This is the future of the state of Mississippi,” Bryant said as he shook hands with the young entrepreneur during the news conference in a Jackson flag store. Bryant, who’s wrapping up one term as lieutenant governor, is the top fundraiser this year in the open race for the governorship. He faces Democrat Johnny DuPree, the thirdterm mayor of Hattiesburg, in the Nov. 8 election. The winner takes office Jan. 10, succeeding two-term Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, who couldn’t run again. Bryant, 56, won the Republican nomination for governor on Aug. 2 by defeating businessman Dave Dennis of Pass Christian, Pearl River County Supervisor Hudson Holliday of Poplarville and businessman Ron Williams of Moss Point. In campaign appearances this year, Bryant has said he opposes increasing taxes on the wealthy or corporations as a way to generate more revenue for a tight state budget. He has said he wants to fight Mississippi’s high school dropout problem by creating dualtrack enrollment to help students who don’t intend to earn four-year college degrees. He said they could take vocational classes at community colleges while finishing their

job teaching American government and politics at the Baptist college in Clinton. He and his wife of 35 years, Deborah, have two grown children — a daughter and a son. Bryant’s first job out of USM was as a Hinds County deputy sheriff. He said he took a job as an insurance investigator once he and Deborah started their family because they needed the extra $400 a month the new job provided. He stayed in the job 16 years. In 1991, Bryant defeated a Democratic incumbent to win a state House seat in Rankin County. In late 1996, when Democrat Steve Patterson stepped down as state auditor, Republican Gov. Kirk Fordice chose Bryant to fill the final three-plus years of the term. Bryant was elected auditor in 1999 and 2003. With no incumbent in the 2007 lieutenant governor’s race, Bryant ran and won. In his Capitol office near the Senate chamber, Bryant displays a portrait of former President Theodore Roosevelt, one of his political heroes. Bryant has been endorsed by the Mississippi Tea Party.

JACKSON — The early rock ’n’ roll hit “Johnny B. Goode” blared as Johnny DuPree stepped onto a small stage at Millsaps College and prepared to address more than 100 supporters at a campaign rally. “If I could dance, I’d do that,” joked DuPree, the Democratic nominee for governor. His self-deprecating remarks brought laughter and applause from the audience made up mostly of Democratic women, including his wife and their two grown daughters. In the Nov. 8 gubernatorial election, DuPree, the thirdterm mayor of Hattiesburg, faces Republican Phil Bryant, the first-term lieutenant governor. It’s been an uphill climb for DuPree, who’s been outspent more than 7-to-1 in a race to succeed Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, who couldn’t seek re-election. Still, DuPree has declined to publicly criticize Bryant — a stance that has pleased some of his supporters and perplexed others. “This is a different campaign,” DuPree said at the Millsaps gathering, where he was supported by the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida. DuPree noted news reports that said some Mississippi Democrats shy away from appearing with national leaders. “The Democratic Party accepts everybody, regardless of who you are,” he said. “That’s what America is. America is a melting pot.” DuPree won the Democratic nomination for governor by defeating Clarksdale attorney and businessman Bill Luckett in an Aug. 23 primary

Candidates in the treasurer’s race are Republican Lynn Fitch of Madison, Democrat Connie Moran of Ocean Springs and the Reform Party’s Shawn O’Hara of Hattiesburg. Fitch, 50, has raised the most money in the race. She has been executive director of the state Personnel Board the past two years, and is on leave during the campaign. She spent five years as deputy director of the state Department of Employment Security. She started her legal career on the staff of then-Attorney General Ed Pittman. As an assistant attorney general, Fitch represented several state entities, including the treasurer’s office and the Bond Commission. She was a staff attorney for the state House of Representatives and has worked as a bond attorney in private practice. “I can start in, day one, be ready to go,” Fitch said this past week. “I understand our finance process. I know how to run an agency, going to be a great team to work with. I’m a team player. I’m excited about working for job creation, for education across

our state and really moving our state forward.” Moran, 55, was elected mayor a few weeks before Hurricane Katrina 2005 and has overseen the city’s recovery. She has been an economist at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, and for five years in the 1990s she was managing director of Mississippi’s European trade office in Frankfurt, Germany. After returning to Mississippi, Moran served three years as economic development director for coastal Jackson County. She also has run a marketing and economic development consulting firm. “I’ve worked to create jobs for Mississippians at the international, state and local levels,” Moran said last week at the Mississippi Economic Council’s Hobnob social gathering. She said that as mayor, she has cut Ocean Springs’ budget 13 percent this year and 15 percent last year, reduced property taxes and maintained the highest bond rating among the state’s Gulf Coast cities. “I know what it means to be CEO of a small town,” Moran said.

The associated press

Gubernatorial candidate Phil Bryant, a Republican

Phil Bryant • Current office — Lieutenant governor • Office sought — Governor • Party — Republican • Age — 56 • Hometown — Brandon • Campaign website — http://www.philbryant. com academic credits to earn their high school diplomas. “That 16- (or) 17-year-old that was in the eighth grade that said, ‘I’m dropping out’ can go and learn a trade,” Bryant told The Associated Press. Bryant is a son of a diesel mechanic and a homemaker. He spent part of his childhood in the small Delta town of Moorhead before his family moved to the Jackson area. He graduated in 1973 from McCluer High School in Jackson, then earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. He later earned a master’s degree from Mississippi College, and since 2001, Bryant has had a part-time

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Gubernatorial candidate Johnny DuPree, a Democrat

Johnny DuPree • Current office — Hattiesburg mayor • Office sought — Governor • Party — Democrat • Age — 57 • Hometown — Hattiesburg • Campaign website — www.johnnydupree.com runoff. The 57-year-old mayor made history as the first black major-party nominee for governor of Mississippi. DuPree is also the first black mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi’s fourth-largest city. The Census Bureau website says Hattiesburg’s population increased from 44,779 in 2000 to an estimated 45,989 in 2010. The city’s is 53 percent black and 42 percent white. DuPree points to his record as Hattiesburg mayor. He said he’s maintained services without raising taxes or furloughing or firing city employees. He says that if he’s elected governor, he wants to increase enforcement of tax collection efforts to pull in more state

revenue from corporations that he said are not paying what they should. He also proposes providing incometax exemptions for teachers with at least three years’ experience. DuPree started working when he was 8 years old, selling copies of the Hattiesburg American newspaper to help supplement the modest income his single mother earned as a domestic worker. DuPree and his wife, Johniece, married when he was 19 and she was 17 and they had two daughters. He started his career working 15 years for Sears, Roebuck & Co., then started a real estate company in 1988. He joined the Hattiesburg School Board in 1987, became a Forrest County supervisor in 1992 and was elected mayor of Hattiesburg in 2001. DuPree graduated in 1972 from what is now Hattiesburg High. He later earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science from the University of Southern Mississippi and a doctorate in urban higher education from Jackson State University.

State Continued from Page A1. increases and attracting private-sector jobs as mayor of what’s now Mississippi’s fourth-largest city. In an e-mail to supporters Friday, DuPree touted three endorsements he has received, from comedian and actor Bill Cosby; from former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, a Democrat who represented Mississippi’s 2nd District in the U.S. House in the late 1980s and early 1990s before joining President Bill Clinton’s Cabinet; and from Ron Williams, a Gulf Coast businessman who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor this year. “I think Ron Williams’ endorsement shows the reach of this campaign,” DuPree wrote. “Our message of restructuring education, creating jobs through small business development and expanding rural access to health care is resonating across the state and across party lines.” Mississippi has had Republican governors four of the past five terms. Kirk Fordice of Vicksburg won the 1991 race, becoming the state’s first Republican governor

since Reconstruction and serving two terms. He was followed by Democrat Ronnie Musgrove of Batesville. Barbour, a Yazoo City native who’d been a top-tier Washington lobbyist, unseated Musgrove in 2003. “There has never been one Republican governor followed into office by another Republican governor,” Bryant said Thursday at a rally in Rankin County. “I don’t know about y’all, but I’m ready to make some history.” DuPree is the first black candidate to win a majorparty nomination for the Mississippi governorship. While he has acknowledged the milestone, he doesn’t dwell on it. He’s been campaigning designed to appeal to a wide swath of voters. Two-term state Treasurer Tate Reeves of Flowood, a 37-year-old Republican, is expected to be elected lieutenant governor on Tuesday. No Democrat is in the race for the state’s second-highest office, and Reeves’ only opponent is the Reform Party’s Tracella Lou O’Hara Hill of Petal, who has spent only $200 on her campaign.

Running in the agriculture race are Republican state Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Brookhaven; Democrat Joel Gill, who’s mayor of Pickens; and the Reform Party’s Cathy Toole of Biloxi. Hyde-Smith, 52, is the top fundraiser in the race. She and her husband, Mike, are cattle farmers and partners in Lincoln County Livestock, where weekly cattle auctions are held. She is a threeterm state senator, serving as chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee the past two terms. She was a Democrat before switching to the Republican Party this past December. “In Mississippi, we produce some of the cheapest, safest food you will ever consume, because that’s what it’s all about,” Hyde-Smith said. Gill, 59, a longtime cattleman, said at Hobnob this past week that global trade agreements have hurt Mississippi agriculture. “The folks at the top, the

globalists, are not interested in helping the small producers,” Gill said this past week at Hobnob. Democrat Jim Hood of Brandon is seeking a third term as attorney general. He’s being challenged by Republican Steve Simpson of Gulfport, a former public safety commissioner. Hood, 49, has raised more campaign cash than Simpson. Hood is campaigning on protecting children from online bullies and predators, prosecuting other cybercrimes and reducing the domestic violence rate with programs to change batterers’ behavior. Simpson, 52, has criticized Hood for not joining several other states in suing to try to block the federal health care overhaul that President Obama signed into law last year. Simpson also says his experience as a former circuit judge prepares him to become attorney general.

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Campaign Continued from Page A1. open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for statewide and county-level offices. In Warren County, voters will decide contested races for five countywide offices, all five seats on the Board of Supervisors and one state House race, in District 55. Circuit Clerk Shelly AshleyPalmertree had to work Saturday — by law. The secondterm clerk took her daughter to Warren Central’s soccer match in Bovina before heading back into town to unpack reams of absentee ballots to be recorded and sent to precincts in time for Tuesday’s election to keep track of who’s already voted. “It’s usually a steady stream,” she said. “My top priority is getting them done.” So far, she said, 709 absentee ballots had come in. Absentees with updated wording on three constitutional initiatives arrived without scannable codes on them, which means they’ll be counted by hand Tuesday night. They’ll appear in the state’s elections database after the poll vote comes in, despite a push in the past few days from the Secretary of State’s Office to have counties report them as they arrive. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Friday he’s trying to cut any chance for fraud. Cruising neighborhoods on foot was the job for others, Ashley-Palmertree said: “I have a lot of people out there helping me.” The 41-year-old faces three opponents Tuesday — independents Jan Hyland Daigre and Robert Terry, and Republican David Sharp. “What I’m wondering now is if it’ll be a fair election,” said Daigre, 50, referring to Hosemann’s rush on absentees. Sharp, 29, has juggled the campaign and work at Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery. He was visible on Washington Street on Saturday — and at the Vicksburg-Clinton high school football game Friday night. The first-time candidate said, as he heads into Tuesday, he’s feeling “really good about it.” Terry, 55, spent the day campaigning and attended a private service, said sister Marilyn Terry. “We’ve run a clean campaign, and we haven’t

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Gwendolyn Brooks, left, chats with Angela Brown, a Democrat running for tax assessor, as she campaigns on Lillye Drive. slammed anybody,” she said. Familiarity was key for Frances Sanders, who remembered one of deputy tax assessor Ben Luckett’s visits as a field appraiser. “I remember you,” she said as Luckett, 39, one of four running to succeed retiring tax assessor Richard Holland, canvassed Bradford Ridge apartments on Cain Ridge Road. “You came to my house when the taxes went real high. You found that mistake.” South of town, Gwendolyn Brooks invited Luckett’s co-worker and opponent, Angela Brown, in for a quick introduction before the Les Soeurs Charmantes Social and Civic Club met. “You have my vote,” Brooks said. “Whatever you need, I’ll be here.” Luckett and Brown, 43, a Democrat, are opposed by Republican Mike Caruthers and Doug Tanner. Luckett and Tanner are independents. Caruthers spent Saturday in the Oak Ridge and Redwood communities. Tanner spent the day “hitting bases,” crossing paths with tax collector hopeful Patty Mekus. “I ran into Doug Tanner and he said people are getting tax collector confused with the tax assessor’s race,” said Mekus, a Republican. “There are so many people in these races.”

Tax Collector Antonia Flaggs Jones, part of a three-way campaign party in Marcus Bottom with her uncle, state Rep. George Flaggs Jr., 58, and District 2 Supervisor William Banks, 61, both Democrats, said the field of challengers has surprised her in more ways than size. “What has surprised me is the number of candidates that don’t know about what they’re running for,” she said. Running for chancery clerk required a little education when visiting voters, along with the usual “my-name-is” speech, Republican Donna Farris Hardy said. “An ad doesn’t talk back with you,” Hardy said of the value of interacting with voters. “For me, it’s comfortable doing that.” Hardy, 57, one of four trying to succeed retiring chancery clerk Dot McGee, appeared to sway Steven Snow on Saturday while knocking on doors in the Camden Place subdivision off Oak Ridge Road. “You educate me on it,” he said. “You’re not out just saying, ‘Vote for me, vote for me.” Alecia Ashley, 36, an independent, had a tent at the turkey shoot Saturday. Ashley said the office, which is the records clearinghouse for chancery courts

Bradford Ridge resident Frances Sanders gives Ben Luckett, an independent running for tax assessor, a pat of encouragement.

and boards of supervisors in the state, often needs clarification. “Whenever I say ‘land records,’ they (voters) tend

to know,” she said. Democrat Walter Osborne Jr., 52, city clerk in Vicksburg, wrapped up visits in Oak Park on Saturday. Gene

Thompson, 70, an independent, checked a campaign sign at the Beechwood intersection.

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Rooney

PRECISION FORECAST BY CHIEF METEOROLOGIST BARBIE BASSSETT

Continued from Page A1. people die in car accidents on holiday weekends. In fact, he said, the Fourth of July is “one of the safest weekends of the year to be going someplace.” More than three decades later, he was railing about how unpleasant air travel had become. “Let’s make a statement to the airlines just to get their attention,” he said. “We’ll pick a week next year and we’ll all agree not to go anywhere for seven days.” In early 2009, as he was about to turn 90, Rooney looked ahead to President Barack Obama’s upcoming inauguration with a look at past inaugurations. He told viewers that Calvin Coolidge’s 1925 swearing-in was the first to be broadcast on radio, adding, “That may have been the most interesting thing Coolidge ever did.” “Words cannot adequately express Andy’s contribution to the world of journalism and the impact he made — as a colleague and a friend — upon everybody at CBS,” said Leslie Moonves, CBS Corp. president and CEO. Jeff Fager, CBS News chairman and “60 Minutes” executive producer, said “it’s hard to imagine not having Andy around. He loved his life and he lived it on his own terms. We will miss him very much.” “60 Minutes” will end its broadcast tonight with a tribute to Rooney by veteran correspondent Morley Safer. For his final essay, Rooney said that he’d live a life luckier than most. “I wish I could do this forever,” he said. “I can’t, though.” He said he probably hadn’t said anything on “60 Minutes” that most of his viewers didn’t already know or hadn’t thought. “That’s what a writer does,” he said. “A writer’s job is to tell the truth.” True to his occasional crotchety nature, though, he complained about being famous or bothered by fans. His last wish from fans: If you see him in a restaurant, just let him eat his dinner. Rooney was a freelance writer in 1949 when he encountered CBS radio star Arthur Godfrey in an elevator and — with the bluntness millions of people learned about later — told him his show could use better writing. Godfrey hired him and by 1953, when he moved to TV, Rooney was his only writer. He wrote for CBS’ Garry Moore during the early 1960s before settling into a partnership with Harry Reasoner at CBS News. Given a challenge to write on any topic, he wrote “An Essay on Doors” in 1964, and continued with contemplations on bridges, chairs and women. “The best work I ever did,”

Patrick C. Heraghty TUCSON, Ariz. — Patrick C. Heraghty, beloved son, brother, husband, father, vetPatrick C. eran and Heraghty friend, lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Born June 9, 1941, in Sligo, Ireland, Patrick immigrated to the United States in 1963. After being drafted into the military, he married his hometown sweetheart, Pamela Callaghan, in 1964 and spent the next 20 years traveling the globe for the U.S. Army. After leaving the

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Andy Rooney in 1978 Rooney said. “But nobody knows I can do it or ever did it. Nobody knows that I’m a writer and producer. They think I’m this guy on television.” He became such a part of the culture that comic Joe Piscopo satirized Rooney’s squeaky voice with the refrain, “Did you ever ...” Rooney never started any of his essays that way. For many years, “60 Minutes” improbably was the most popular program on television and a dose of Rooney was what people came to expect for a knowing smile on the night before they had to go back to work. Rooney left CBS in 1970 when it refused to air his angry essay about the Vietnam War. He went on TV for the first time, reading the essay on PBS and winning a Writers Guild of America award for it. He returned to CBS three years later as a writer and producer of specials. Notable among them was the 1975 “Mr. Rooney Goes to Washington,” whose lighthearted but serious look at government won him a Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting. His words sometimes landed Rooney in hot water. CBS suspended him for three months in 1990 for making racist remarks in an interview, which he denied. Rooney, who was arrested in Florida while in the Army in the 1940s for refusing to leave a seat among blacks on a bus, was hurt deeply by the charge of racism. Gay rights groups were mad, during the AIDS epidemic, when Rooney mentioned homosexual unions in saying “many of the ills which kill us are selfinduced.” Indians protested when Rooney suggested Native Americans who made

Army in 1984, Patrick worked as a defense contractor in Sierra Vista, Ariz.; Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; Vicksburg; and Abingdon, Md. Retiring in 2005, he returned to Arizona with Pam, settling in Tucson. Patrick’s greatest joy was spending time with his family: daughter, Susan (Kevin) Crownhart; son, Patrick Anthony (Anne Bastow); and grandchildren — Elizabeth, Shane, Meghan, Patrick Joseph and Liam. Patrick’s ability to live in the moment and his great sense of humor will be missed by all who knew him. A memorial service was held in Tucson, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Hester Lee Williams LAKE CHARLES, La. — Hester Lee Williams, a former resident of Vicksburg, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, in Lake Charles. She

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Andy Rooney tapes his last “60 Minutes” segment Aug. 23. money from casinos weren’t doing enough to help their own people. The Associated Press learned the danger of getting on Rooney’s cranky side. In 1996, AP Television Writer Frazier Moore wrote a column suggesting it was time for Rooney to leave the broadcast. On Rooney’s next “60 Minutes” appearance, he invited those who disagreed to make their opinions known. The AP switchboard was flooded by some 7,000 phone calls and countless postcards were sent to the AP mail room. “Your piece made me mad,” Rooney told Moore two years later. “One of my major shortcomings — I’m vindictive. I don’t know why that is. Even in petty things in my life I tend to strike back. It’s a lot more pleasurable a sensation than feeling threatened. “He was one of television’s few voices to strongly oppose the war in Iraq after

the George W. Bush administration launched it in 2002. After the fall of Baghdad in April 2003, he said he was chastened by its quick fall but didn’t regret his “60 Minutes” commentaries. “I’m in a position of feeling secure enough so that I can say what I think is right and if so many people think it’s wrong that I get fired, well, I’ve got enough to eat,” Rooney said at the time. Andrew Aitken Rooney was born on Jan. 14, 1919, in Albany, N.Y., and worked as a copy boy on the Albany Knickerbocker News while in high school. College at Colgate University was cut short by World War II, when Rooney worked for Stars and Stripes. With another former Stars and Stripes staffer, Oram C. Hutton, Rooney wrote four books about the war. They included the 1947 book, “Their Conqueror’s Peace: A Report to the American

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Stockholders,” documenting offenses against the Germans by occupying forces. Rooney and his wife, Marguerite, were married for 62 years before she died of heart failure in 2004. They had four children and lived in New York, with homes in Norwalk, Conn., and upstate New York. Daughter Emily Rooney is a former executive producer of ABC’s “World News Tonight.” Brian was a longtime ABC News correspondent, Ellen a photographer and Martha Fishel is chief of the public service division of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Services will be private, and it’s anticipated CBS News will hold a public memorial later, Brian Rooney said Saturday.

Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours.........................N/A This month..............0.16 inches Total/year.............. 33.02 inches Normal/month......0.63 inches Normal/year........ 43.19 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Monday: A.M. Active............................ 1:46 A.M. Most active................. 7:56 P.M. Active............................. 2:07 P.M. Most active.................. 8:17 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 6:09 Sunset tomorrow............... 5:08 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 6:24

RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 12.1 | Change: 0.1 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 16.1 | Change: -0.5 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 12.5 | Change: 0.3 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 15.9 | Change: 0.2 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 2.2 | Change: 0.1 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 6.4 | Change: NC Flood: 28 feet StEELE BAYOU Land....................................69.4 River....................................58.8

MISSISSIPPI RIVER Forecast Cairo, Ill. Monday.................................. 20.3 Tuesday.................................. 20.2 Wednesday........................... 20.1 Memphis Monday.....................................3.8 Tuesday.....................................3.6 Wednesday..............................3.6 Greenville Monday.................................. 18.5 Tuesday.................................. 18.6 Wednesday........................... 18.5 Vicksburg Monday.................................. 12.4 Tuesday.................................. 12.6 Wednesday........................... 12.7

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At least 67 dead in Nigeria attacks LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — military and police vehicles Residents fearfully left their burned by the gunmen with homes Saturday to bury their the burned corpses of the dead in northeast Nigeria fol- drivers who died still in their lowing a series of coordinated seats. Bulama spoke to The Associattacks that killed at least 67 people and left a new police ated Press by telephone Saturheadquarters in ruins, govern- day morning from a common ment offices burned and sym- Muslim burial ground in the bols of state power destroyed. city as his family buried a relA radical Muslim sect known ative and friend, a police offilocally as Boko Haram claimed cer who died after suffering a responsibility for the attacks gunshot wound to the head in in Borno and Yobe states, the fighting. Officials with the worst anticipated damage done a dusk-tillin and around Other attacks this year in dawn curfew the city of Nigeria attributed to the to fall over the Damaturu. radical Muslim sect Boko town, though Th e g r o u p Haram: state officials also promised • Aug. 26 — A sect memrepeatedly to continue declined to its bloody secber detonates a car loadcomment on tarian fight ed with explosives at the the violence. against NigeUnited Nations headThe violence r i a ’s we a k quarters in Nigeria’s capidestroyed fedcentral govtal Abuja, killing 24 and eral offices, ernment, with wounding 116. public buildresidents ner• June 16 — A car loaded ings and an vously moving with explosives detoimmigration through empty nates at the federal police office, said streets, waitheadquarters in Abuja, Aliyu Bafing for the killing at least two. fale Sambo, next attack. • April 9 — Gunmen from an official “There’s the sect set fire to a hotel with Nigethat fear that ria’s National something and kill a politician ahead Emergency might possiof local elections. Management bly happen • April 8 — A bomb allegAgency. again,” Nigeedly planted by the sect Bulama said rian Red Cross explodes at an election Nigerian Red official Ibraoffice, killing 16. Cross statishim Bulama • Jan. 28 — Gunmen shoot tics showed said. and kill the leading canat least 63 In Damaturu, didate for governor along people died the capital of with six others. in and around Yobe state, Damaturu. a car bomb Sambo said exploded Friday afternoon outside a government estimates sugthree-story building used as a gested as many as 70 people military office and barracks, could be dead there. The attacks around Damakilling many uniformed secuturu came after four separate rity agents, Bulama said. Gunmen then went through bombings struck Maiduguri, the town, blowing up a bank about 80 miles east. One blast detonated around and attacking at least three police stations and some noon outside an Islamic colchurches, leaving them in lege. Another bombing alongrubble, he said. Gunfire con- side a road in Maiduguri killed tinued through the night and four people, local police comgunmen raided the village of missioner Simeon Midenda Potiskum near the capital as said. well, witnesses said, leaving at least two people dead there. Two suicide bombers detonated explosives inside vehicles in the nearby city of Maiduguri on Saturday night, but no casualties were reported in the surrounding areas, police said. On Saturday morning, people began hesitantly leaving their homes, seeing the destruction left behind which included

At a glance

The Vicksburg Post

LSU 9, Alabama 6, OT

Oklahoma 41, Texas A&M 25

Florida 26, Vanderbilt 21

Iowa State 13, Kansas 10

Kentucky 30, Ole Miss 13

SMU 45, Tulane 24

Ohio State 34, Indiana 20

Mississippi State 55, Tenn.-Martin 17

Virginia 31, Maryland 13

Northwestern 28, Nebraska 25

college SCOREBOARD

THE VICKSBURG POST

SPORTS sun day, No ve mbe r 6, 2011 • SE C TI O N b PUZZLES B15

Steve Wilson, sports editor | E-mail: sports@vicksburgpost.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 142

college football

Instant classic

Rock bottom Ole Miss loses to Kentucky/B3

Schedule PREP BASKETBALL VHS hosts Wingfield Tuesday, 6 p.m.

WC hosts Port Gibson Tuesday, 6 p.m. St. Al at St. Andrew’s Tuesday, 6 p.m.

On TV 3 p.m. ESPN - The Chase for the Sprint Cup championship hits the home stretch at Texas — and without Kyle Busch. The star driver was parked for today’s race for intentionall wrecking a rival in a Trucks Series event Friday. Busch suspended; Texas 500 preview/B10

Who’s hot LINDSEY BARFIELD Warren Central soccer player scored three goals in a 5-0 win over Forest on Saturday. Prep soccer roundup/B2

Sidelines Hinds AHS ends season with win

Reginald Warnsley, Ledarion Robinson and DeAndre Selmon each rushed for a touchdown and Hinds AHS beat Resurrection 19-7 in the season finale for both teams on Saturday night in Pascagoula. Neither team qualified for the Class 1A playoffs. Hinds AHS (4-7, 3-7 Region 4-1A) held Resurrection (5-5, 4-5) out of the end zone until Devonne Stephenson scored on a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter. The score was set up by a Hinds fumble deep in its own end and made the score 12-7. Hinds answered, though, with a 16-yard run by Selmon to push the lead back to two scores and was not threatened again. Warnsley opened the scoring with a 64-yard TD run in the first quarter and Robinson scored on an 8-yard run in the second.

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Weekly results: B2

East Miss. hammers No. 1 LSU edges No. 2 Alabama in overtime slobberknocker Hinds in playoffs By The Associated Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 1 LSU gained the inside track to the BCS title game, beating No. 2 Alabama 9-6 on Drew Alleman’s 25-yard field goal in overtime after a fierce defensive struggle in which neither team reached the end zone Saturday night. The Crimson Tide missed four field goals, including Cade Foster’s 52-yard attempt after Alabama got the ball first in the extra period. LSU appeared to win the game on Michael Ford’s run around left end after taking a pitch, but he stepped out of bounds at the 7. After two plays gained nothing, LSU (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) sent on Alleman to attempt his third field goal of the game on third down. Alabama (8-1, 5-1) tried to freeze him by calling timeout, but he calmly knocked it through the uprights to set off a wild celebration by the visiting team. The crowd of more than 100,000 at Bryant-Denny Stadium — most of them dressed in crimson — sat in stunned silence as LSU celebrated its victory in only the 23rd regular-season matchup between the top two teams in The Associated Press rankings. LSU still must win its last three regular-season games — No. 8 Arkansas is the toughest test — and then get through the SEC championship game to play for its third national title in nine seasons. But the Tigers are the clear favorite after winning another huge game away from home, emerging with the victory in a matchup between the two teams generally considered the best in

From staff reports

The associated press

LSU head coach Les Miles celebrates with his team after beating Alabama on Saturday night. At left, LSU kicker Drew Alleman (30) celebrates with holder Brad Wing after kicking the game-winning field goal in overtime. Alleman’s kick gave top-ranked LSU a 9-6 victory over No. 2 Alabama.

See LSU, Page B4.

Golden Eagles soar past East Carolina for big win By The Associated Press GREENVILLE, N.C. — A quick strike by East Carolina resulted in an overwhelming response by Southern Miss, which raced to a 48-28 victory over the Pirates on Saturday. East Carolina scored on the second play of the game — a career-long 72-yard pass from quarterback Dominique Davis to Reese Wiggins — and was on the verge of scoring again when Southern Miss snapped into action with the first of four first-half returns for touchdowns. “Our special teams made some really nice plays and some game-changing plays,” Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora said. “The defense scored as much as we did on offense, basically. We got the pick and then blocked a punt.” Southern Miss’s Jamie Collins scored on a schoolrecord 97-yard interception return after he picked off an errant throw by Davis that bounced off the intended

Inside • Ole Miss stumbles again vs. Kentucky/B3 • Bulldogs roll over Tennessee-Martin/B3 • Delta State fends off West Alabama/B3 • SEC roundup/B4 • No. 3 Oklahoma State edges Kansas State/B5 • Former Penn State coach charged with molestation/B6 receiver and a defender. His touchdown made the score 7-7 with 9:19 left in the first quarter. A pair of defensive stands by Southern Miss set up the next two touchdowns off East Carolina punt attempts. First, Tracy Lampley raced 60 yards up the right sideline for a touchdown after fielding a punt at the Golden Eagles’ 40. Another stop resulted in a blocked punt by Southern Miss’ Reggie Hunt See USM, Page B3.

The associated press

East Carolina’s Michael Bowman is tackled by Southern Miss’ Chris Campbell (13) during the first half of Saturday’s game. Southern Miss won, 48-28.

Hinds Community College restored its tradition as a state junior college power this season, but a championship will have to wait. Bo Wallace threw seven touchdown passes — four of them in the second half — to help East Mississippi Community College beat Hinds 55-24 on Saturday in a Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges playoff game. Hinds, which was ranked 14th in the National Junior Colleges Athletic Association poll, finished the season with a 7-3 overall record and went 5-1 in the South Division. In the other MACJC semifinal Saturday, Mississippi Gulf Coast beat Northeast Mississippi 20-17 in overtime to advance to its fifth consecutive state championship game. Gulf Coast’s (9-1) one loss this season was to Wallace and East Mississippi (10-0), and against Hinds the freshman from Pulaski, Tenn., showed why he’s one of the top junior college quarterbacks in the country. Wallace kept third-ranked East Mississippi in the game during a wild first half, then kept slinging as it pulled away in the second. Hinds quarterback Deon Anthony threw for one touchdown and ran for another in the first half. His 33-yard TD pass to Trevon Chatman with 8:26 left in the second quarter gave the Eagles a 21-14 lead. After Wallace threw a 5-yard TD pass to Lacoltan Bester to get East Mississippi within a point, Kyle Williams booted a 45-yard field goal to give Hinds a 24-20 lead. It was short-lived. Wallace answered back with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Hamp Glover with 41 seconds left in the half to put EMCC ahead for good. Wallace added four more touchdowns in the second half while East Mississippi’s defense put the clamps on Hinds’ offense. Hinds had almost 200 yards of offense in the first half, but didn’t score in the second. Anthony finished the game a mediocre 16-of-31 passing for 178 yards, with one touchdown and one interception in his final game for Hinds. Jeremy Palmer rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries for Hinds. Adonis Armstrong had an interception on defense, giving him eight for the season, and former Port Gibson star Mitchell Hoskins had eight solo tackles and three assists. Wallace completed 36 of 56 passes for 360 yards, and his seven touchdowns were caught by six different receivers. He now has 42 touchdown passes for the season and surpassed the 3,700-yard mark.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

on tv

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASCAR 3 p.m. ESPN - Sprint Cup, Texas 500, at Fort Worth, Texas GOLF 4:30 p.m. TGC - Champions Tour, Charles Schwab Cup Championship NFL Noon Fox - Tampa Bay at New Orleans Noon CBS - Buffalo at New York Jets 3:15 p.m. Fox - New York Giants at New England 7:15 p.m. NBC - Baltimore at Pittsburgh RUNNING 2 p.m. NBC - New York City Marathon (tape) SOCCER 9 p.m. ESPN - MLS, playoffs, conference final, teams TBD 4:30 p.m. FSN - College, Big 12 women’s championship, Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M

sidelines

from staff & AP reports

Prep soccer Lady Vikes open with pair of wins

scoreboard college football Top 25 schedule

Nov. 5 No. 21 Southern Cal 42, Colorado 17 Saturday’s Games No. 1 LSU 9, No. 2 Alabama 6, OT No. 3 Oklahoma St. 52, No. 17 Kansas St. 45 No. 4 Stanford 38, Oregon St. 13 No. 5 Boise St. at UNLV, (n) No. 6 Oregon at Washington, (n) No. 7 Oklahoma 41, Texas A&M 25 No. 8 Arkansas 44, No. 12 So. Carolina 28 Northwestern 28, No. 9 Nebraska 25 Iowa 24, No. 13 Michigan 16 No. 14 Houston 56, UAB 13 No. 15 Michigan St. 31, Minnesota 24 No. 18 Georgia 63, New Mexico St. 16 No. 19 Wisconsin 62, Purdue 17 UCLA 29, No. 20 Arizona St. 28 No. 23 Cincinnati 26, Pittsburgh 23 Louisville 38, No. 24 West Virginia 35 ———

Mississippi college schedule

Today’s Games Southern Miss 48, East Carolina 28 Texas Lutheran 36, Mississippi College 16 Belhaven 34, Cumberland Univ. 21 Grambling 26, Jackson St. 23 Alabama A&M 28, Alcorn St. 14 Tarleton St. 44, Millsaps 3 Kentucky 30, Ole Miss 13 Delta St. 36, West Alabama 34 Mississippi St. 55, Tenn.-Martin 14 ———

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE East

Conference W L Georgia..........................5 1 South Carolina..............5 2 Florida............................3 4 Kentucky........................1 4 Vanderbilt......................1 5 Tennessee.....................0 5

All Games W L 7 2 7 2 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 5

West

The Warren Central Lady Vikes got off to a perfect start in the 201112 season. Lindsey Barfield scored three goals, and Kara Martin had a goal and an assist as WC beat Forest 5-0 in a season-opening classic game in Bovina. The Lady Vikes did not allow a shot on goal. Taylor Hanes added another goal, and Kylee Burke had an assist. In the second half of a doubleheader, the Lady Vikes scored twice in the second half to beat Desoto Central 3-1. Lindsey Burris had two goals, including the clincher, and Kelcy McMaster had the go-ahead tally 10 minutes into the second half. Hannah Miller assisted on McMaster’s goal. Warren Central will return to action on Thursday at Terry, then faces Northeast Jones and West Harrison at the Laurel tournament next Saturday.

Conference All Games W L W L LSU................................6 0 9 0 Alabama........................5 1 8 1 Arkansas........................4 1 8 1 Auburn...........................4 2 6 3 Mississippi St..............1 4 5 4 Ole Miss.......................0 6 2 7 Saturday’s Games Florida 26, Vanderbilt 21 Georgia 63, New Mexico St. 16 Kentucky 30, Ole Miss 13 Tennessee 24, Middle Tennessee 0 Arkansas 44, South Carolina 28 Mississippi St. 55, UT-Martin 17 LSU 9, Alabama 6, OT Nov. 12 Auburn at Georgia, TBA Florida at South Carolina, TBA Tennessee at Arkansas, TBA Alabama at Mississippi St., TBA Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 12:20 p.m. W. Kentucky at LSU, 7 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m.

Warren Central nets victory, tie

Conference All Games W L W L Houston.........................5 0 9 0 Tulsa..............................5 0 6 3 SMU...............................4 2 6 3 Rice...............................2 4 3 6 UTEP.............................1 4 4 5 Tulane............................1 5 2 8 Nov. 3 Tulsa 24, Central Florida 17 Saturday’s Games SMU 45, Tulane 24 Rice 41, UTEP 37 Southern Miss 48, East Carolina 28 Houston 56, UAB 13 Thursday’s Game Houston at Tulane, 7 p.m. Nov. 12 Rice at Northwestern, 11 a.m. Marshall at Tulsa, 11 a.m. Navy at SMU, 2:30 p.m. UAB at Memphis, 3:15 p.m. East Carolina at UTEP, 7 p.m. Central Florida at Southern Miss, 7 p.m.

Chandler Bounds scored two goals and assisted on two others as Warren Central routed Forest, 5-1, in its season opener on Saturday. Austin Greer added two goals and an assist for the Vikings, and Charles Cole had the final goal. In Warren Central’s second game of the day, it played Desoto Central to a 1-1 draw. Greer put WC on the board first with a bicycle kick goal late in the first half, but Desoto tied it late in the second and that’s how the game ended. Gray Cordes assisted on Greer’s goal.

St. Aloysius loses two to Terry The St. Aloysius boys and girls soccer teams both opened the season with losses to Terry on Saturday. The Flashes fell 3-1, with their lone goal coming from Blake Hudson off an assist by Steven Cialone. The Lady Flashes also lost 3-1. Their goal came off a free kick by Riley Griffith. St. Al will next face Cathedral at home on Tuesday night.

flashback

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nov. 6 1993 — Evander Holyfield regains the WBA and IBF heavyweight championships from Riddick Bowe in a fight disrupted by a parachutist. During the seventh round at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the chutist tumbles into the ringside seats and stops the fight for 21 minutes. 2004 — David Greene sets an NCAA Division I-A record for most wins by a quarterback as Georgia routs Kentucky 62-17. Greene, 40-9 as a starter, breaks former Tennessee star Peyton Manning’s record. 2010 — Joe Paterno becomes the first major college coach with 400 career wins as Penn State rallies from a 21-0 deficit behind backup quarterback Matt McGloin to defeat Northwestern 35-21. 2010 — Michigan wins the highest scoring game in its 131-year history by stopping a 2-point conversion attempt in the third overtime for a 67-65 victory over Illinois.

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CONFERENCE USA East Division

Conference W L Southern Miss.............4 1 East Carolina.................3 2 Marshall.........................3 2 UCF...............................2 3 Memphis........................1 4 UAB...............................1 5

All Games W L 8 1 4 5 4 5 4 5 2 7 1 8

West Division

SWAC Eastern

Conference W L Alabama St....................7 1 Alabama A&M...............6 1 Jackson St...................5 2 Alcorn St......................1 6 MVSU............................1 7

All Games W L 7 2 7 2 7 2 2 6 1 9

Western

Conference All Games W L W L Grambling......................4 3 5 4 Prairie View...................4 3 4 5 Ark-Pine Bluff................3 4 4 5 Southern U....................3 4 3 6 Texas Southern.............2 5 4 5 Nov. 3 South Alabama 35, Miss. Valley St. 3 Saturday’s Games Alabama A&M 28, Alcorn St. 14 Grambling St. 26, Jackson St. 23 Alabama St. 28, Ark.-Pine Bluff 12 Texas St. 34, Prairie View 26 Texas Southern 29, Southern U. 15 Nov. 12 Southern U. at Alabama St., 1 p.m. Jackson St. at Alabama A&M, 1 p.m. Ark.-Pine Bluff at Miss. Valley St., 1 p.m. Texas Southern at Grambling St., 2 p.m. Prairie View at Alcorn St., 2 p.m.

SOUTHERN MISS 48, EAST CAROLINA 28

Southern Miss East Carolina

21 17 7 3 — 48 7 7 7 7 — 28 First Quarter ECU—Wiggins 72 pass from D.Davis (Barbour kick), 14:08. USM—Collins 97 interception return (Hrapmann kick), 9:19. USM—Lampley 60 punt return (Hrapmann kick), 7:44. USM—E.Johnson 15 blocked punt return (Hrapmann kick), 5:08. Second Quarter USM—Woodyard 8 pass from Davis (Hrapmann kick), 13:42. ECU—D.Davis 3 run (Barbour kick), 7:36. USM—FG Hrapmann 23, 4:25. USM—D.Wilson 79 interception return (Hrapmann kick), 3:27. Third Quarter ECU—Hardy 3 pass from D.Davis (Barbour kick), 8:27. USM—D.Johnson 3 run (Hrapmann kick), :25. Fourth Quarter USM—FG Hrapmann 38, 11:14. ECU—Owah 8 run (Barbour kick), :53. A—50,345. ——— USM ECU First downs................................17........................24 Rushes-yards.....................30-137.................47-111 Passing....................................162......................309 Comp-Att-Int..................... 17-26-0............... 27-42-2

Return Yards...........................292........................14 Punts-Avg............................4-46.0..................6-37.2 Fumbles-Lost............................1-1.......................1-0 Penalties-Yards......................8-65.....................3-35 Time of Possession.............24:15...................35:45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Southern Miss, Woodyard 10-57, D.Johnson 11-47, Davis 4-23, Favor 1-4, Bolden 1-3, Hester 3-3. East Carolina, Hunt 19-53, D.Davis 13-24, Dobson 9-18, Owah 5-14, D.Harris 1-2. PASSING—Southern Miss, Davis 16-24-0-133, Pierce 1-1-0-29, Team 0-1-0-0. East Carolina, D.Davis 22-36-2-262, R.Johnson 5-6-0-47. RECEIVING—Southern Miss, Woodyard 4-26, Bolden 3-45, Balentine 3-28, Sullivan 2-20, D.Johnson 2-9, Briggs 1-27, Pierce 1-6, Lampley 1-1. East Carolina, Hardy 7-64, Bodenheimer 5-60, Wiggins 4-85, D.Harris 4-41, Webster 3-33, Womack 2-15, Owah 1-10, Dobson 1-1.

KENTUCKY 30, OLE MISS 13

Ole Miss Kentucky

6 0 7 0 — 13 0 10 0 20 — 30 First Quarter Miss—FG Rose 31, 11:51. Miss—FG Rose 37, 3:19. Second Quarter Ky—Williams 2 run (McIntosh kick), 14:57. Ky—FG McIntosh 48, :38. Third Quarter Miss—Brassell 21 pass from Mackey (Rose kick), 7:15. Fourth Quarter Ky—King 38 pass from Max.Smith (kick failed), 12:22. Ky—McCaskill 8 pass from Max.Smith (McIntosh kick), 2:49. Ky—Williams 10 run (McIntosh kick), 1:18. A—56,882. ——— Miss Ky First downs................................19........................20 Rushes-yards.....................42-195.................31-115 Passing....................................197......................283 Comp-Att-Int..................... 14-30-1............... 19-36-0 Return Yards...............................4........................25 Punts-Avg............................6-44.7..................6-41.8 Fumbles-Lost............................0-0.......................1-0 Penalties-Yards....................11-93.....................5-52 Time of Possession.............31:37...................28:23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Ole Miss, Brassell 1-56, Bolden 13-56, Davis 6-35, J.Scott 7-31, Mackey 14-23, P.Moore 1-(minus 6). Kentucky, Williams 25-111, Roark 1-7, Warren 1-4, George 1-1, Team 1-0, Max.Smith 2-(minus 8). PASSING—Ole Miss, Mackey 14-29-1-197, Team 0-1-0-0. Kentucky, Max.Smith 19-36-0-283. RECEIVING—Ole Miss, Moncrief 4-68, Bolden 4-29, Brassell 3-40, C.Moore 1-37, P.Moore 1-12, Mosley 1-11. Kentucky, Roark 7-116, King 3-102, McCaskill 3-25, Melillo 3-23, Adams 1-15, T.Robinson 1-4, Williams 1-(minus 2).

GRAMBLING ST. 26, JACKSON ST. 23

Grambling St. Jackson St.

6 6 0 14 — 26 3 3 10 7 — 23 First Quarter Gram—FG Riazzo 48, 9:41. JcSt—FG Ja.Smith 39, 4:45. Gram—FG Riazzo 45, 2:59. Second Quarter JcSt—FG Ja.Smith 21, 2:55. Gram—Louis 73 pass from Rivers (kick failed), :33. Third Quarter JcSt—Richardson 6 pass from Therriault (Ja.Smith kick), 8:25. JcSt—FG Ja.Smith 36, 1:23. Fourth Quarter Gram—D.Roberts 76 run (Riazzo kick), 11:27. JcSt—Richardson 11 pass from Therriault (Ja. Smith kick), 7:08. Gram—D.Roberts 10 run (Riazzo kick), 1:24. A—21,576. ——— Gram JcSt First downs................................16........................30 Rushes-yards.....................40-173...................26-67 Passing....................................151......................400 Comp-Att-Int....................... 6-19-1............... 34-55-0 Return Yards...............................0........................16 Punts-Avg............................6-33.7..................4-36.5 Fumbles-Lost............................2-1.......................1-1 Penalties-Yards......................6-59.....................6-46 Time of Possession.............27:05...................31:00 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Grambling St., D.Roberts 23-201, McGill 3-7, Batiste 5-3, Louis 2-(minus 1), F.Carter 1-(minus 8), D.Williams 2-(minus 11), Rivers 4-(minus 18). Jackson St., Gooden 8-33, Lee 4-13, Sims 3-9, Therriault 10-9, Corley 1-3. PASSING—Grambling St., Rivers 6-17-1-151, D.Williams 0-2-0-0. Jackson St., Therriault 34-550-400. RECEIVING—Grambling St., Sims 2-32, Hamilton 2-31, Louis 1-73, Hernandez 1-15. Jackson St., Wilder 8-75, Perkins 6-86, Drewery 6-77, Gooden 6-53, Rollins 2-39, Richardson 2-17, J.Jones 1-20, Sims 1-18, Tillman 1-17, Lee 1-(minus 2).

nfl AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W Buffalo................ 5 New England...... 5 N.Y. Jets............. 4 Miami.................. 0 W Houston.............. 5 Tennessee.......... 4 Jacksonville........ 2 Indianapolis........ 0 W Pittsburgh........... 6 Cincinnati............ 5 Baltimore............ 5 Cleveland............ 3 W Kansas City........ 4 San Diego.......... 4 Oakland.............. 4 Denver................ 2

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PA 145 145 163 252

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PA 139 123 110 140

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W N.Y. Giants......... 5 Philadelphia........ 3 Dallas.................. 3 Washington......... 3 W New Orleans...... 5 Tampa Bay......... 4 Atlanta................ 4 Carolina.............. 2 W Green Bay.......... 7 Detroit................. 6 Chicago.............. 4 Minnesota........... 2

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PA 189 169 163 207

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PF 230 239 170 172

PA 141 147 150 199

PF 187 109 87 143

PA 107 162 192 183

W L T Pct San Francisco.... 6 1 0 .857 Seattle................ 2 5 0 .286 St. Louis............. 1 6 0 .143 Arizona............... 1 6 0 .143 Today’s Games Seattle at Dallas, Noon Miami at Kansas City, Noon Tampa Bay at New Orleans, Noon Cleveland at Houston, Noon San Francisco at Washington, Noon N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, Noon Atlanta at Indianapolis, Noon

Denver at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m. Green Bay at San Diego, 3:15 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 3:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at New England, 3:15 p.m. Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m. Open date: Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota Monday’s Game Chicago at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

nascar Sprint Cup AAA Texas 500 Lineup

After Friday qualifying; race today At Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 193.736. 2. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 193.729. 3. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 193.659. 4. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 193.437. 5. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 193.257. 6. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 193.181. 7. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 193.071. 8. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 193.023. 9. (4) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 192.947. 10. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 192.892. 11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 192.871. 12. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 192.816. 13. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 192.589. 14. (22) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 192.472. 15. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 192.362. 16. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 192.13. 17. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 192.123. 18. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 192.123. 19. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 191.986. 20. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 191.918. 21. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 191.646. 22. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 191.571. 23. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 191.564. 24. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 191.421. 25. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 191.299. 26. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 191.252. 27. (55) J.J. Yeley, Ford, 191.069. 28. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 190.995. 29. (51) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 190.638. 30. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 190.436. 31. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 190.389. 32. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 190.221. 33. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, 190.221. 34. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 190.02. 35. (66) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 189.74. 36. (35) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 189.64. 37. (32) Mike Bliss, Ford, 188.904. 38. (37) Mike Skinner, Ford, 188.904. 39. (46) Scott Speed, Ford, 188.679. 40. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 188.6. 41. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, Owner Points. 42. (36) Geoffrey Bodine, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 43. (71) Andy Lally, Ford, 188.528.

Sprint Cup Chase for the Championship schedule Sep. 19 — GEICO 400 (Tony Stewart) Sep. 25 — Sylvania 300 (Tony Stewart) Oct. 2 — AAA 400 (Kurt Busch) Oct. 9 — Hollywood Casino 400 (Jimmie Johnson) Oct. 15 — Bank of America 500 (Matt Kenseth) Oct. 23 — Good Sam Club 500 (Clint Bowyer) Oct. 30 — TUMS Fast Relief 500 (Tony Stewart) Nov. 6 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 13 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz. Nov. 20 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.

Sprint Cup standings 1. Carl Edwards............................................... 2,273 2. Tony Stewart................................................ 2,265 3. Kevin Harvick............................................... 2,252 4. Brad Keselowski.......................................... 2,246 5. Matt Kenseth................................................ 2,237 6. Jimmie Johnson........................................... 2,230 7. Kyle Busch................................................... 2,216 8. Kurt Busch................................................... 2,215 9. Dale Earnhardt Jr........................................ 2,200 10. Jeff Gordon................................................ 2,197 11. Denny Hamlin............................................ 2,193 12. Ryan Newman........................................... 2,184

——— Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Results

Saturday At Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (10) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 200 laps, 115.6 rating, 47 points. 2. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 110.8, 0. 3. (8) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, 143.9, 0. 4. (5) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 200, 122.2, 0. 5. (6) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 200, 116.3, 0. 6. (4) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 200, 104.1, 38. 7. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 200, 107.6, 37. 8. (3) Joey Logano, Toyota, 200, 96.3, 0. 9. (1) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 200, 112.6, 36. 10. (21) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 200, 90.7, 0. 11. (11) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 200, 87, 33. 12. (7) Brian Scott, Toyota, 200, 92.2, 32. 13. (18) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, 200, 79.5, 31. 14. (14) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 83.7, 30. 15. (12) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 200, 94.5, 29. 16. (22) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 199, 77.2, 28. 17. (20) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 199, 81.9, 0. 18. (17) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 199, 78.9, 26. 19. (15) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 199, 71.3, 26. 20. (30) Michael Annett, Toyota, 198, 68, 25. 21. (27) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 198, 59.2, 23. 22. (13) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 198, 69.1, 22. 23. (19) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 197, 71, 21. 24. (39) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 196, 43.9, 20. 25. (29) Robert Richardson Jr., 196, 51.5, 19. 26. (37) Jeremy Clements, Chevy, 195, 46.9, 18. 27. (25) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 195, 51.1, 17. 28. (41) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 195, 48, 16. 29. (34) Joey Gase, Ford, 195, 50.3, 15. 30. (40) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 195, 37.1, 14. 31. (38) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 194, 41.7, 0. 32. (26) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 192, 44.6, 12. 33. (31) Timmy Hill, Ford, engine, 142, 47.4, 11. 34. (28) David Stremme, suspension, 116, 57.5, 0. 35. (24) David Ragan, Ford, engine, 114, 58.9, 0. 36. (42) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, engine, 21, 37, 8. 37. (36) Carl Long, Ford, handling, 15, 36.1, 7. 38. (16) J.J. Yeley, Ford, vibration, 13, 43.2, 0. 39. (33) Chase Miller, vibration, 13, 38.7, 5. 40. (23) Tim Andrews, Ford, vibration, 11, 35.5, 4. 41. (32) T.J. Bell, Chevrolet, electrical, 9, 33.8, 0. 42. (43) Jeff Green, Chevy, vibration, 6, 32.4, 2. 43. (35) Scott Speed, Chevy, electrical, 3, 30.9, 1. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 143.464 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 5 minutes, 28 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.142 seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 20 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): C.Edwards, 4 times for 157 laps; E.Sadler, 1 time for 17 laps; C.Bowyer, 3 times for 12 laps; T.Bayne, 1 time for 6 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 4 laps; A.Almirola, 1 time for 2 laps; M.Annett, 1 time for 2 laps. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, LeadLap Finish.

Nationwide Series standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr..................................... 1,138 Elliott Sadler................................................. 1,121 Justin Allgaier.............................................. 1,039 Aric Almirola................................................. 1,039 Reed Sorenson............................................ 1,034 Jason Leffler................................................... 978 Kenny Wallace................................................ 925 Brian Scott...................................................... 909

college basketball 2010-11 schedules Ole Miss Nov. 3................... North Alabama................. 6 p.m. Nov. 11....................... La.-Monroe............ 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14......................... Grambling................. 7 p.m. Nov. 18....................... v-vs. Drake............ 2:30 p.m. Nov. 19.v-vs. Marquette or Winthrop.................TBA Nov. 20.v-vs. Marquette or Winthrop.................TBA Nov. 21..........................v-vs. TBA.....................TBA Nov. 25................................ Miami................. 3 p.m. Dec. 1............................at DePaul................. 8 p.m. Dec. 4......................... at Penn St.................. 5 p.m. Dec. 10................ Miss. Valley St.................. 2 p.m. Dec. 14.....................La.-Lafayette................. 6 p.m. Dec. 17.............. at Southern Miss............ 3:30 p.m. Dec. 21... s-Middle Tennessee St.................. 8 p.m. Dec. 30.......................... at Dayton................. 6 p.m. Jan. 3....................................SMU................. 8 p.m. Jan. 7................................ at LSU.......... 12:30 p.m. Jan. 11...........................Arkansas................. 7 p.m. Jan. 14..........................at Auburn.......... 12:30 p.m. Jan. 18...................Mississippi St.................. 8 p.m. Jan. 21.........................at Georgia................. 3 p.m. Jan. 26...............................Florida................. 6 p.m. Jan. 28..................South Carolina................. 6 p.m. Feb. 4......................... at Alabama................. 7 p.m. Feb. 9................ at Mississippi St.................. 6 p.m. Feb. 11.............................. Auburn................. 6 p.m. Feb. 16..........................Vanderbilt................. 8 p.m. Feb. 18.......................at Kentucky................. 3 p.m. Feb. 22....................at Tennessee................. 6 p.m. Feb. 25...................................LSU.......... 12:30 p.m. Feb. 28...................... at Arkansas................. 6 p.m. March 3...........................Alabama................. 3 p.m. March 8-11.... n-SEC Tournament.....................TBA v-at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands s-at Southaven n-at New Orleans

Mississippi State Nov. 7............... Eastern Kentucky................. 7 p.m. Nov. 9.................................. Akron................. 6 p.m. Nov. 12.................South Alabama.....................TBA Nov. 17..............n-vs. Texas A&M................. 6 p.m. Nov. 18.n-vs. St. John’s or Arizona...................TBA Nov. 21....................... La.-Monroe................. 7 p.m. Nov. 25..................... Tenn.-Martin................. 7 p.m. Nov. 27......................North Texas............ 1:30 p.m. Dec. 3...................... West Virginia................. 8 p.m. Dec. 10...................................Troy................. 3 p.m. Dec. 13..................Florida Atlantic................. 8 p.m. Dec. 17................at Detroit Mercy............... 11 a.m. Dec. 22.......j-vs. Northwestern St.................. 7 p.m. Dec. 28.......................d-vs. baylor................. 7 p.m. Dec. 31............................ Utah St.................. 1 p.m. Jan. 7........................ at Arkansas................. 8 p.m. Jan. 12........................ Tennessee................. 8 p.m. Jan. 14............................Alabama................. 3 p.m. Jan. 18....................... at Ole Miss................. 8 p.m. Jan. 21..................... at Vanderbilt................. 6 p.m. Jan. 25...................................LSU................. 7 p.m. Jan. 28.......................... at Florida.......... 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4................................ Auburn................. 3 p.m. Feb. 9............................. Ole Miss................. 6 p.m. Feb. 11............................. Georgia.......... 12:30 p.m. Feb. 14.............................. at LSU................. 8 p.m. Feb. 18..........................at Auburn................. 7 p.m. Feb. 21........................... Kentucky................. 8 p.m. Feb. 25....................... at Alabama................. 5 p.m. Feb. 29............. at South Carolina................. 7 p.m. March 3..........................Arkansas................. 4 p.m. March 8-11.... n-SEC Tournament.....................TBA n-at New York j-at Jackson d-at Dallas n-at New Orleans

Southern Miss Nov. 12......................... Spring Hill................... Noon Nov. 17..........................at Denver................. 8 p.m. Nov. 19................. at Colorado St.................. 8 p.m. Nov. 24................. a-vs. UC-Irvine.......... 11:30 p.m. Nov. 25.a-vs. Central Michigan or New Mexico St.. TBA Nov. 26..........................a-vs. TBA.....................TBA Dec. 4.................. New Mexico St.................. 1 p.m. Dec. 7.............. at South Alabama............ 7:05 p.m. Dec. 10................. Louisiana Tech................. 7 p.m. Dec. 17........................... Ole Miss............ 3:30 p.m. Dec. 19................... at Arizona St.................. 9 p.m. Dec. 22.................... South Florida................. 7 p.m. Dec. 27...........................Belhaven................. 7 p.m. Dec. 29..........................Alcorn St.................. 7 p.m. Dec. 31................ at McNeese St.................. 1 p.m. Jan. 4......................East Carolina................. 7 p.m. Jan. 7............................ at Tulane................. 7 p.m. Jan. 11.......................at Memphis................. 6 p.m. Jan. 14.................................. UAB................. 1 p.m. Jan. 21............................ Marshall................. 5 p.m. Jan. 25............... at East Carolina................. 6 p.m. Jan. 28............. at Central Florida................. 6 p.m. Feb. 1............................. Memphis................. 7 p.m. Feb. 8................................ at UAB................. 7 p.m. Feb. 11..................Central Florida................. 4 p.m. Feb. 15................................. Tulsa................. 7 p.m. Feb. 22............................at UTEP................. 8 p.m. Feb. 25...................................Rice................. 7 p.m. Feb. 29..................................SMU................. 7 p.m. March 3.......................at Marshall.....................TBA March 7-10........m-C-USA Tournament..............TBA a-at Anchorage, Alaska m-at Memphis, Tenn.

transactions BASEBALL

National League

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with 1B Jim Thome on a one-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed P Chris Jones from the practice squad. Released G Daniel Loper. NEW YORK GIANTS—Activated WR Ramses Barden from the physically-unable-to-perform list. PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Placed P Dan Sepulveda on injured reserve. Signed P Jeremy Kapinos.

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-0-0 La. Pick 4: 4-9-9-8 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-4-1 La. Pick 4: 1-6-5-7 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 8-9-8 La. Pick 4: 9-2-4-0 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-5-6 La. Pick 4: 2-4-0-8 Easy 5: 1-3-18-29-33-34 La. Lotto: 5-7-16-24-29 Powerball: 1-18-21-39-55 Powerball: 6; Power play: 3 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 7-3-0 La. Pick 4: 7-7-1-9 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-6-9 La. Pick 4: 4-2-6-9 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-6-7 La. Pick 4: 2-4-5-1 Easy 5: 3-11-17-22-29 La. Lotto: 7-9-17-24-30-31 Powerball: 2-33-39-40-43 Powerball: 26; Power play: 3

Sunday, November 6, 2011

The Vicksburg Post

college football

Rebels lose battle of SEC doormats LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — After three quarters, Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt felt good about the Rebels’ chances of winning their first Southeastern Conference game of the year. That didn’t last long. The Rebels held a three-point lead early in the fourth quarter but allowed Kentucky to reel off a handful of big plays that led to the Wildcats’ 30-13 win Saturday. Ole Miss (2-7, 0-6) took the lead in the third quarter on a 21-yard pass from Randall Mackey to Nickolas Brassell. The seven points were the first the Rebels had scored in the third quarter of any SEC game this season. They held the lead until Kentucky freshman quarterback Maxwell Smith, making his first career start, hit La’Rod King for a 38-yard touchdown pass with 12:22 left. The Wildcats missed the point-after attempt, keeping Ole Miss within a field goal. But the Rebels’ offense stalled, and Kentucky won going away. “We felt good,” Nutt said. “We felt good about the sideline and everyone involved. We were making plays; we just didn’t make any in the fourth quarter to win this game. And that is what’s really frustrating.” Kentucky (4-5, 1-4) struggled to move the ball early, but held the Rebels to field goals

on both of their first-quarter drives into the red zone. On the first play of the second quarter, Kentucky’s CoShik Williams scored on a 2-yard run to give the Wildcats their first lead in the second quarter or later of a Southeastern Conference game this season. Smith was playing well enough, but failed to put the Wildcats over the top despite plenty of chances. They had four drives in the first half that ended between the Ole Miss 30-yard line and the 50; one ended in a 48-yard field goal, one ended in a missed field goal and two ended in punts. Smith’s starting assignment was forced upon coach Joker Phillips after first-stringer Morgan Newton suffered a high ankle sprain last week against Mississippi State. Newton dressed for Saturday’s game but was only available in case of emergency. Nutt said he knew Smith’s strength was the deep ball, and Kentucky went to it early. On the Wildcats’ first drive after Williams’ second-quarter score, offensive coordinator Randy Sanders had Smith throwing deep on three of four plays. One connected for 28 yards, but the other two fell incomplete and the Wildcats had to punt. Smith’s next deep ball was the 38-yard go-ahead touchdown to King that proved to be the game-winner. Smith also

Delta State survives against West Alabama From staff reports

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Ole Miss’ Donte Moncrief, right, pulls in a pass as Kentucky’s Cartier Rice tries to defend in the third quarter Saturday. Kentucky beat the Rebels, 30-13. had a 55-yarder to King that set up a Williams touchdown in the fourth quarter to put the game out of one-possession reach. “In the beginning of the game, I was a little bit nervous,” Smith said. “But Coach told me we have to get a touchdown so we can relax a bit. Fortunately, we got that touchdown (in the second quarter) and then we started having a lot more fun. That opened it up for me.” The Rebels didn’t help them-

selves Saturday. Among their struggles to move the ball, they had 11 penalties that cost them 93 yards. They also had a touchdown catch called back because of offensive pass interference. “I thought we played really hard,” Nutt said. “I thought we were juiced up and went to another level in the third quarter. Bottom line, nothing is good enough when you don’t win. Everything looks worse.”

the ballard of mississippi state

Micah Davis threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as Delta State hung on to beat West Alabama 36-34 on Saturday. The Statesmen (8-1, 3-0 Gulf South Conference) led 36-7 after Davis threw a 36-yard TD pass to Carlton Ollie with 11 minutes left in the third quarter. West Alabama (7-2, 2-2), however, rallied behind the rushing of former Hinds Community College star Matthew Willis and pulled within two points on Don Smith’s 10-yard TD run with 1:35 left in the game. After a two-point conversion was no good, the Tigers got the ball back at their own 2-yard line with 57 seconds to go. They moved it to midfield before a last-ditch pass fell incomplete. Willis finished with 101 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries.

Grambling 26, JSU 23 Dawrence Roberts scored on a 10-yard run with 1:24 left and Grambling State held on to beat Jackson State. Roberts, who ran for two touchdowns and 201 yards on 23 carries, capped a threeplay, 18-yard drive for the final margin that came after a fumble by Jackson State. Grambling (5-4, 4-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) punted the ball away to Antonio Sutton, who fumbled at the Jackson State 18. Following Roberts’ score, Jackson State (7-2, 5-2) drove into Grambling territory and had first-and-10 on the 14-yard line. With the clock winding down, JSU chose to go for the win rather than a potential tying field goal, and Casey Therriault’s pass went long. Therriault finished with 400 yards and two touchdowns on 34-of-55 passing.

Alabama St. 28, Alcorn St. 14

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Mississippi State running back Vick Ballard (28) runs past Tennessee Martin defensive tackle Ryan Isom in the first quarter Saturday. Ballard scored two touchdowns as Mississippi State won, 55-17.

Bulldogs romp over Tennessee-Martin STARKVILLE (AP) — Mississippi State flexed its offensive muscle on Saturday night and took one more step toward a second-straight bowl berth. The Bulldogs racked up 570 yards and beat TennesseeMartin 55-17 behind a twotouchdown night from senior running back Vick Ballard. Ballard rushed only 11 times for 102 yards and averaged 9.2 yards a carry. It was Ballard’s fourth 100-yard outing of the season, and his first multitouchdown performance since the season opener against Memphis. “It was like a breath of fresh air,” Ballard said. “It doesn’t matter what kind of game it is, I just want to win. But it felt good to be back in the end zone.” The win puts Mississippi State (5-4) only one win away from bowl eligibility with three games remaining. “We’re into November and we have a winning record,” head coach Dan Mullen said. “That’s where we want our

program to be.” The road to bowl eligibility is not easy, though. Two of those games are against nationallyranked SEC West teams Alabama and Arkansas — both of whom are in the Top 10 — and the season finale is against instate rival Ole Miss. Mississippi State averaged 8.3 yards per play and never trailed against their Football Championship Subdivision foe, but also allowed 454 yards against an inferior opponent. “I didn’t like any of it,” Mullen said. “We were giving up yard after yard on defense. I mean, we didn’t adjust. We didn’t do anything. We didn’t make plays.” Tennessee-Martin (5-4) moved the ball all night, but struggled on third down against the Bulldogs’ stiff scoring defense. “I mean, we were outmanned,” head coach Jason Simpson said. Mullen again used both starter Tyler Russell and senior Chris Relf at quar-

terback, and both had some success. Russell completed 9 of 18 passes for 183 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. “I don’t think I played up to the par of this game at all,” Russell said. “We’ve got a lot of stuff to work on.” Relf finished 5-of-6 for 61 yards and threw two touchdowns. “Chris, I thought, was excellent,” Mullen said. Arceto Clark caught five passes for 96 yards and a career-high two touchdowns, while Chad Bumphis caught four passes for 89 yards and a TD. Tennessee-Martin running back Kenny Jones scored both of his team’s touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving. Mississippi native Justin McNair had a game-high 122 yards rushing on 27 carries for the Skyhawks, and quarterback Derek Carr completed 19 of 31 passes for 167 yards and one score.

“Mississippi State has the quickest defense we’ve played against, so we had to hit holes faster,” McNair said. The Skyhawks opened the game with a deep drive into Bulldogs territory, but kicker Cody Sandlin missed a 33-yard field goal. Then Mississippi State marched 80 yards in 13 plays and Ballard scampered in for a 5-yard touchdown, the Bulldogs’ first on an opening drive this season, and from there it was all MSU. Jonathan Banks returned a punt 65 yards for a score on the next possession. Then Russell threw a 78-yard strike to Bumphis to end the first quarter. Relf hit Clark for a 27-yard TD with 4:11 remaining in the first half, and the Bulldogs led 28-3 at the break. In the second half, Ballard broke a 54-yard run for a touchdown early in the third quarter, and Nick Griffin and Dylan Favre both added rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

Deaunte Mason and Kaderius Lacey scored on fourthquarter runs as Alabama A&M defeated Alcorn State (2-6, 1-6 SWAC). Mason’s 1-yard touchdown run capped a 79-yard, 11-play drive at the start of the fourth quarter and put the Bulldogs (7-2, 6-1) ahead to stay. Alabama A&M got the ball back at its 44 when Preston Nelson stopped Alcorn’s Arnold Walker for a 1-yard loss on fourth-and-1. The Bulldogs then drove 55 yards on eight plays, with Lacey scoring from 8 yards out. Two big defensive plays helped the Bulldogs end the first half tied 14-14.

Micah Davis

Justin Gaines

After Rico Porch returned a fumble by Walker 49 yards to tie the game at 7, Clarence Morris intercepted Darius Smith’s pass on the next play and returned it 30 yards to score.

Texas Lutheran 36, Mississippi College 16 Mitchell Bunger threw two touchdown passes, and Texas Lutheran used a pair of quick scores in the third quarter to blow out Mississippi College. Bunger threw a 22-yard TD pass to Ryan Jones with 5:45 left in the third to put Texas Lutheran ahead 20-7. The Bulldogs then recovered an onsides kick, and three plays later Charles Cooper scored on a 10-yard run. Steven Knight had 136 total yards and scored two touchdowns for MC.

Belhaven 34, Cumberland 21 Justin Gaines rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown, and Alex Williams threw two touchdown passes as Belhaven (5-5, 2-3 Mid-South Conference) upset Cumberland University (7-2, 4-1). The Blazers took control of the game by scoring 34 straight points after Cumberland scored a touchdown midway through the first quarter. Kylan Pollard caught a 23-yard TD pass from Williams with 10:38 left in the second to put Belhaven ahead 10-7, and added an 8-yard TD run late in the third quarter to make it 27-7.

Tarleton St. 44, Millsaps 3 Courtney Vaughn rushed for three touchdowns, Nick Stephens threw for 265 yards and two scores, and Tarleton State pummeled Millsaps. Millsaps (4-5) scored first on a 24-yard field goal by Beau Brady, but not again. Vaughn put Tarleton State (5-5) ahead for good on a 17-yard run with 5:57 left in the first quarter and the Texans ripped off 44 unanswered points. Millsaps was held to just 61 rushing yards, while Tarleton State had 447 yards of total offense. Former Warren Central star Cordell Valentine caught three passes for 47 yards for Tarleton State.

USM Continued from Page B1. that Emmanuel Johnson scooped up and returned 15 yards for a 21-7 lead. “They jumped out on us on a quick pass play,” Southern Miss defensive end Cordarro Law said. “But Jamie’s interception bounced us back and we got the momentum. For the defense to get a turnover and go down and score, it pumped us up.” After Southern Miss scored its only offensive touchdown of the first half on an 8-yard pass from quarterback Austin Davis to running back Jamal Woodyard, the Golden Eagles added a 79-yard interception return by Deron Wilson with 3:27 left in the second quarter to make it 38-14. The 38 first-half points were a season high. “The two special teams touchdowns and the two interceptions they returned for touchdowns really hurt us,” East Carolina coach Ruffin McNeill said. “We felt we could move the ball on them and we did. We had the momentum but the interception really hurt us.”

East Carolina outgained Southern Miss 402 yards to 299 and had 24 first downs to 17 for the Golden Eagles. The Pirates also held a 35:45 to 24:14 advantage in time of possession. Those numbers just didn’t result in enough points for the Pirates. Fedora said he was proud of the way his defense played because of the amount of time it spent on the field. “The defense was hurting in the first half,” Fedora said. “You can’t play that many snaps and not expect them not to hurt. Our defense had their backs against the wall and we had guys set up and make plays.” Southern Miss (8-1, 4-1 Conference USA), which is off to its best start since 1996, seized control of C-USA’s East Division with its seventh straight win, while East Carolina (4-5, 3-2) had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Golden Eagles have dominated the series against the Pirates with wins in 16 of their last 19 visits to East Carolina.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

college football

LSU

Arkansas knocks off South Carolina, 44-28

Continued from Page B1. the land. And what if the BCS formula pits LSU against Alabama again in the national championship game? “I’d be honored to face that team again,” Tigers coach Les Miles said. Alabama will long be moaning about how this one got away. Foster missed two first-quarter field goals, and Jeremy Shelley had one blocked before Shelley finally made one from 34 yards. Alleman kicked a 19-yarder on the final play of the first half, leaving the teams tied at 3 even though the Crimson Tide clearly had the upper hand. Interceptions set up both field goals in the second half. Foster made one from 46 yards after Jarrett Lee threw his second pick of the game, then Alleman connected from 30 yards after Alabama’s AJ McCarron made an ill-timed throw. Outside of the kicking woes, Marquis Maze was at the center of two decisive plays in the fourth quarter that helped finish off the Crimson Tide. First, with Alabama threatening at the LSU 28, he took a snap in the wildcat formation and tried to surprise LSU with a pass. Tight end Michael Williams broke into the clear near the goal line, but Eric Reid hustled back to snatch it away as both players tumbled to the ground at the 1. Reid wound up with the ball, the officials ruled it an interception and a replay review upheld the call. LSU failed to pick up a first down, and it looked as though Alabama would get it back in good field position to take another crack at the end zone. But a hobbling Maze, favoring a leg injury, couldn’t catch the long line-drive punt. He turned away from

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LSU quarterback Jarrett Lee (12) looks to throw over Alabama linebacker Dont’a Hightower during Saturday night’s game in Tuscaloosa. Top-ranked LSU beat No. 2 Alabama in overtime, 9-6. it around his own 40 and the ball rolled to the Alabama 19. The Tigers got to midfield on their final possession of regulation, then had to punt it away. Alabama took over with only 52 seconds left and settled for overtime. “Our season was at stake,” LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne said. “We knew where we want to be at the end of the season.” Unlike Notre Dame’s infamous 10-10 tie with Michigan State in another 1-2 matchup in 1966, when the Irish ran out the clock at the end of the fourth quarter, this one could not end that way. “When you get blown out,

you’ve got lots of issues and problems,” Saban said. “I don’t think anybody could watch that game and say Alabama doesn’t have a really good team and didn’t play a really good game. We just didn’t win.” The buildup to the game resembled a Super Bowl, especially with both teams getting a couple of weeks to prepare. More than 100,000 fans squeezed into BryantDenny Stadium. Tens of thousands more converged on Tuscaloosa without tickets, content to just tailgate, soak up the atmosphere and watch the game on televisions outside the stadium.

Demps helps Florida dodge Vandy By The Associated Press Jeff Demps took the pitch, juked a defender and went untouched for a 52-yard touchdown in the closing minutes. It provided a sigh of relief throughout Florida Field. Demps ran for a careerhigh 158 yards and two touchdowns, including a long scoring run with 2:13 remaining, and Florida edged Vanderbilt 26-21 on Saturday. The Gators ended a four-game skid and extended their winning streak over the Commodores to 21 games. Demps, who carried more of the load because of injuries to running back Chris Rainey and quarterback John Brantley, scored on a 5-yard run in the second quarter and saved his best play for last. He made safety Kenny Ladler miss in the open field on a third-and-1 play and went the distance for the winning score. Florida (5-4, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) led 17-0 at halftime and could have been up more had it not been for a missed field goal and a fumble at the goal line. But the Commodores (4-5, 1-5) scored on consecutive drives in the second half, cutting the lead to 20-14, and had a chance to move ahead. It didn’t happen. Florida took advantage of two penalties to keep the winning drive alive.

reason for concern against New Mexico State (3-6). Murray, who played only the first half, completed 18 of 23 passes for 238 yards, five TDs and no interceptions.

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Florida’s Jeff Demps (28) runs past Vanderbilt defensive back Steven Clarke in the first half Saturday. Florida beat Vandy, 26-21.

Georgia 63, NMSU 16 Aaron Murray threw five second-quarter touchdown passes, former walk-on receiver Brandon Harton ran for 98 yards and No. 18 Georgia won its seventh straight game by cruising past New Mexico State. The Bulldogs (7-2) turned to Harton this week after Isaiah Crowell and Carlton Thomas were suspended one game for failing a drug test. Georgia was also without top reserve tailback Richard Samuel, who will miss the next month after undergoing ankle surgery. But with Murray running the offense, Georgia had little

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Tauren Poole ran for two touchdowns as Tennessee shut out Middle Tennessee. The Vols (4-5) cruised to their 26th homecoming victory in 28 seasons after a month that saw them lose four consecutive games to Southeastern Conference opponents. Austin Johnson intercepted Middle Tennessee’s Logan Kilgore and ran the ball to the Blue Raiders 7. Poole had a 1-yard touchdown to give Tennessee a 7-0 lead with 9:05 left in the first quarter. Freshman Justin Worley got his first career touchdown on a 47-yard throw down the middle of the field that hit Da’Rick Rogers in the end zone. Worley was 23-of-32 for 291 yards. Rogers caught nine passes for 137 yards and the one touchdown. The Vols are 26-2 in homecoming games since 1984 and have only lost 12 regular-season games played in November or December since 1990. “It feels good to get a win,” linebacker Austin Johnson said. “It’s always nice to get a ‘W’ no matter the opponent.”

Two ferocious defenses lived up to their billing. Alabama came in allowing just 6.9 points and 44.9 yards rushing per game, leading the nation in both categories, and the second-fewest passing yards. LSU wasn’t far behind. The Crimson Tide finished with 295 yards, while the Tigers won with just 239. “Defense wins ball games,” said Claiborne, who had LSU’s other interception, the one that set up a field goal. “That’s all I’ve got to say about that. You come out and you prepare hard and play like we did tonight, and you come out on top.”

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Tyler Wilson threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns as No. 8 Arkansas held on for a 44-28 win over No. 10 South Carolina on Saturday. Jarius Wright added four catches for 103 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Dennis Johnson had a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown for the Razorbacks, who won their fifth straight. Arkansas (8-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) outgained the Gamecocks (7-2, 5-2) 435-207, but a pair of missed field goals and key dropped passes kept the Razorbacks from securing the win until late. The Razorbacks led 24-14 at halftime, but South Carolina pulled within 30-28 early in the fourth quarter on a touchdown run by quarterback Connor Shaw. Arkansas answered with a pair of late touchdown runs by Ronnie Wingo and Broderick Green to pull away and keep their hopes alive for a return trip to a BCS bowl game. Shaw, playing in his third game since former South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia was dismissed from the team, struggled throughout against a Razorbacks defense that had five sacks. The Gamecocks had scored 14 points in each of their last two games, both wins, and they continued to struggle offensively against the Razorbacks — gaining only 49 yards on 25 plays at halftime. Despite the troubles, South Carolina stayed within striking distance thanks to big plays and Arkansas’ own offensive woes. Devin Taylor had a 48-yard interception return for a touchdown to give the Gamecocks a 14-10 lead early in the second quar-

ter, and Shaw had a pair of second-half touchdown runs. Shaw led South Carolina with 24 yards rushTyler ing on 14 carWilson ries. Freshman running back Brandon Wilds, who had 137 yards last week in his first start following a season-ending injury to Marcus Lattimore, was held to 21 yards on 10 carries. Arkansas moved the ball consistently against the SEC’s third-best defense, but it continually bogged down near the goal line. The Razorbacks were held to five field goal attempts, but kicker Zach Hocker missed a pair in the first half. His second miss was with 4 seconds remaining in the half, and it followed a dropped pass in the end zone by Arkansas’ Cobi Hamilton. Still, after trailing 14-10, the normally slow-starting Razorbacks likely weren’t complaining too much about the 24-14 halftime lead. They had been outscored 87-59 in the first half of their last four games, all wins. Wilson answered Taylor’s interception return with a 68-yard touchdown pass to Wright on Arkansas’ first play following the South Carolina score to go up 17-14. The junior quarterback later found Wright again for a 16-yard touchdown before halftime. It was the second time the Razorbacks answered a Gamecocks’ score on the first play. The first came when Johnson followed Wild’s firstquarter touchdown run with his kickoff return.

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Northwestern upsets No. 9 Nebraska No. 3 Oklahoma State wins in wild shootout

By The Associated Press Starting quarterback Dan Persa was on the sideline in the second half because of a bum shoulder, and Northwestern’s maligned defense was doing all it could to hold off Nebraska. Surely, most fans wearing scarlet and cream at Memorial Stadium were thinking it was just a matter of time before the ninth-ranked Cornhuskers took control of this game. The Wildcats wouldn’t let it happen, hanging on to upset Nebraska 28-25 for their first win over a top-10 opponent in two years. “A great program win for us,” Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “To come on the road and put together our most complete game of the year. ... Not perfect. Not a work of art. There are some things we can correct.” The critiques can wait, though. There was much to celebrate after this one. Second-string quarterback Kain Colter ran for two touchdowns and passed for another as Persa cheered him on from the sideline. Just as important, a defense that had been allowing 32 points and 432 yards a game held up its end. “We got beat. It’s that plain and simple,” Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. “They outplayed us, they outcoached us. What are you going to say? They won the football game. They deserve it. I give Northwestern a lot of credit. We didn’t respond.” The loss to the 17-point underdog Wildcats (4-5, 2-4) dropped Nebraska (7-2, 3-2) into a second-place tie with Iowa and Michigan in the Big Ten’s Legends Division. Michigan State moved into sole possession of first place with its win over Minnesota.

Oklahoma 41, Texas A&M 25 Landry Jones threw two touchdown passes and Roy Finch and Blake Bell added short TD runs on consecutive possessions as No. 7 Oklahoma pulled away from Texas A&M. The Sooners (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) led just 13-10 at halftime, but Texas A&M (5-4, 3-3) had its second-half troubles continue — the Aggies gave up big second-half leads in its previous three losses. The Aggies, headed for the

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Stanford 38, Oregon St. 13 Andrew Luck shook off the rain and the chill to throw for 206 yards and three touchdowns in No. 4 Stanford’s victory over Oregon State (2-7, 2-4 Pac-12). Stanford (9-0, 7-0 Pac-12) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 17 games. The Cardinal have not opened 9-0 since 1952.

Iowa 24, Michigan 16 Marcus Coker ran for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Iowa held off a late Michigan rally to beat the 13th-ranked Wolverines (7-2, 3-2 Big Ten). James Vandenberg added 171 yards passing and a TD

for the Hawkeyes (6-3, 3-2 Big Ten), who’ve won three straight over Michigan for the first time in school history. Michigan drove to Iowa’s 3-yard line with 16 seconds left. But Denard Robinson missed on four straight throws, with Iowa’s B.J. Lowery breaking up Robinson’s final toss to seal the win.

Wisconsin 62, Purdue 17 Montee Ball rushed for a career-high 223 yards with three touchdowns and Wisconsin rebounded from backto-back losses with a rout of Purdue (4-5, 2-3 Big Ten). Russell Wilson threw two touchdowns and scored on a scramble for the Badgers (7-2, 3-2 Big Ten). The lopsided victory was a boost to the Badgers after their late collapses at Michigan State and Ohio State the past two weeks.

Houston 56, UAB 13 Case Keenum threw for 407 yards to become the most prolific passer in NCAA history and he added his first two rushing touchdowns of the season to lead No. 14 Houston past UAB. Keenum passed Timmy

Chang’s career record of 17,072 yards passing for Hawaii from 2000-04. Keenum finished the game with 17,212 yards passing. Houston (9-0, 5-0 Conference USA) has won its first nine games for the first time in school history. It also was 8-0 in 1979 and 1990. Keenum completed 39 of 44 passes for 407 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The senior completed a 16-yard pass to Justin Johnson in the third quarter to pass Chang’s mark. Keenum, who threw nine touchdown passes against Rice last week, completed his first 11 passes against UAB (1-8, 1-5). He began the night 267 yards away from matching Chang’s mark.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Brandon Weeden threw for a school-record 502 yards and four touchdowns, and Joseph Randle scored the final, tiebreaking 23-yard touchdown with 2:16 remaining to lift No. 3 Oklahoma State to a 52-45 victory against No. 17 Kansas State on Saturday night. The Cowboys (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) matched the best start in school history and survived quite a scare from K-State (7-2, 4-2), which had three shots at the end zone in the final 12 seconds. Collin Klein missed on 5-yard passes intended for Tyler Lockett and Chris Harper and then overshot Tramaine Thompson in the end zone as time expired. Oklahoma State’s players rushed on to the field to celebrate, their national championship hopes still intact. All-America receiver Justin Blackmon caught 13 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns, atoning for his twofumble game with a 54-yard touchdown catch with 4:47 remaining that pulled the Cowboys out of a 38-37 deficit. He also caught the 2-point conversion for a 45-38 lead. Kansas State responded right back with Lockett’s 80-yard kickoff return and three straight runs by Klein, who barged in from 12 yards out to tie it up with 3:18 left. It took Oklahoma State’s quick-strike offense just four plays and 62 seconds to respond again. Weeden found Isaiah Anderson for a 33-yard gain, and Randle ran through a big hole on third-and-1 before dodging safety Jordan Zimmerman to waltz in for the game-winner. Klein drove the Wildcats down for a chance to tie — or perhaps go for the win with a 2-point conversion — by converting a fourth-and-4 with a

quarterback keeper and then connecting with Harper for 22 yards to set up first-and-goal at the 5-yard line. With no time to rely on his potent running game, coach Bill Snyder called three straight passing plays but none got the job done. Klein finished with 231 yards passing with one TD and one interception. He also ran for 144 yards and three scores. Minutes after the game ended, the stadium shook from an apparent aftershock from a 4.7-magnitude earthquake earlier in the day. The thrilling finish came after a wild back-and-forth game filled with turnovers and plenty of offense — nothing like what was on display in LSU-Alabama clash in the SEC that ended 9-6 in overtime. While LSU will likely remain first when the BCS standings come out today, Oklahoma State will probably be No. 2. With starting receivers Josh Cooper and Hubert Anyiam out, Tracy Moore set careerhighs with nine catches for 146 yards for Oklahoma State. KSU led 24-14 — the biggest home deficit this season for the Cowboys — then started piling up errors of its own. James Thomas intercepted a pass that Klein threw into coverage and Brodrick Brown tipped. His 47-yard return set up Weeden’s 5-yard TD pass to Moore on the next play. Then, instead of pinning Oklahoma State deep, Ryan Doerr’s punt went out of bounds after only 19 yards and gave OSU good field position to drive for Quinn Sharp’s 29-yard field goal and a 27-24 halftime lead. The Cowboys were 1 yard away from claiming a 41-31 lead late in the third when Blackmon fumbled for the second time and Lyndell Johnson recovered in the end zone for Kansas State.

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Saints trying to regain elite status By Brett Martel The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Whether Drew Brees was merely trying to motivate his team, or whether he in fact has doubts about the Saints’ competitiveness, the star quarterback made it clear this week that he does not currently see New Orleans as an elite team. “Not right now. We haven’t proven it,” Brees said. “I believe we have the ability to be, but we haven’t proven it yet.” There wasn’t much else Brees could say — and still maintain his credibility — after a stunning 31-21 loss to previously winless St. Louis last week. The performance against the Rams virtually canceled out the Saints’ 62-7 demolition of Indianapolis a week earlier and left New Orleans (5-3) with two losses in three games heading into a pivotal NFC South matchup with Tampa Bay (4-3) today. “This game couldn’t get any bigger for being a midseason game,” Brees said. “Here we are at 5-3, sitting atop the division with others and understanding our future and destiny — we control that. That’s right in front of us and it starts this week with Tampa coming here.” The Buccaneers had a week off to regroup from a loss to Chicago in London. Now they look to complete a season sweep of New Orleans and take the lead in the division heading into the second half of the season. “It’s a pretty wide-open race right now. That’s a good thing,” Buccaneers safety Ronde Barber said, adding that the Bucs want to win the division to avoid a repeat of the disappointment they experienced last season, when they won 10 games but still missed the playoffs. Like the Saints, Tampa Bay also has lost two of three, but remains only a half-game behind New Orleans because the Saints were the last opponent they beat. “We haven’t even come close to playing our best football all around,” Bucs quarterback Josh Freeman said. “To be 4-3, it’s kind of a blessing.” One area where both teams hope to improve concerns the number of interceptions their quarterbacks have thrown. Freeman and Brees both have 10 interceptions, which was second only to Phillip Rivers’ 11 heading into this weekend. Freeman spent part of the Bucs’ bye week with quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt, reviewing film and watching all of the interceptions. “I watched all the poor decisions,” Freeman said. “You just can’t turn the ball over. There’s a number of picks on first down in the red zone. That’s completely unacceptable.” Three of Brees’ interceptions came at Tampa Bay three weeks ago in a 26-20

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) hands off to running back Darren Sproles against the St. Louis Rams last week. The Saints will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers today in the Superdome.

NFL on TV Noon Fox - Tampa Bay at New Orleans Noon CBS - Buffalo at New York Jets 3:15 p.m. Fox - N.Y. Giants at New England 7:15 p.m. NBC - Baltimore at Pittsburgh loss. The last one came on a fourth-and-goal play in which New Orleans could have taken a late lead. “Obviously we have that sour taste in our mouths from a few weeks back and we just understand the importance of this week and how it pertains to the rest of the season,” Brees said. Last week, the Saints were dismal in the areas of running the ball and stopping the run. New Orleans managed only 56 yards rushing and gave up 183. First-round draft pick Mark Ingram sat out last week’s game with a bruised right heel and his odds of returning against the Bucs seemed low after he sat out a couple practices in the middle of the

week. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, welcomed back LeGarrette Blount, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards last season and again leads the club in rushing this year, with 328 yards and three touchdowns despite missing the Bucs’ past two games with a left knee sprain. “LeGarrette brings a lot to the table,” Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris said. “He’s one of those guys that comes in there and helps us really be what we want to be on offense. He gives us the ability to give a guy the ball 20 to 25 times a game. He opens up our play-action pass. He opens up some of the things we do, get some more people open downfield.”

Getting receivers open downfield hasn’t been a problem for New Orleans, which leads the NFL in yards passing with 326.8 per game. However, the Saints will have to protect Brees better than they did last week, when the Rams sacked him six times. New Orleans hopes the line will get a boost from the expected return of starting right tackle Zach Strief, who missed five games with a sprained right knee. With good protection, Brees could tie Brett Favre for the second-longest streak of games with a touchdown pass at 36 and also extend his NFL record of consecutive games with 20 or more completions to 29. What Brees really wants, though, is for the entire team to start playing up to its potential, and to let the records take care of themselves. “We know the standard and we know how good we can be and so now it’s a matter of: There are no excuses, no feeling sorry for ourselves, no time for that,” Brees said. “It’s time to go out and prove that you belong and you’re one of the elite teams and you’re going to show up each week.”

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Ex-Penn State assistant charged with molestation STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A former defensive coach who was integral for decades to Penn State’s football success was accused Saturday of molesting eight boys, and two school administrators were charged with failing to tell police when a witness told them he saw a boy being sexually assaulted in the shower. Former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, 67, was arrested Saturday and released on $100,000 bail after being arraigned on 40 criminal counts, according to the office of the state attorney general, Linda Kelly. She called Sandusky “a sexual predator who used his position within the university and community to repeatedly prey on young boys.” Though reports surfaced months ago that Sandusky was being investigated, the case took on an added dimension Saturday when Penn State’s athletic director, Tim Curley, 57, and vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz, 62, were charged with perjury. Both were expected to turn themselves in on Monday in Harrisburg. Longtime head coach Joe Paterno was not charged, authorities said, and the grand jury report did not appear to implicate him in wrongdoing. It said that when Paterno first learned of one report of abuse, he immediately reported it to Curley, but Sandusky was no longer coaching at the time and it’s not clear whether Paterno followed up with Curley. Sandusky, closely identified with the school’s reputation as a defensive powerhouse and a program that produced topquality linebackers, retired in 1999 but continued to work with at-risk children through the nonprofit Second Mile organization he founded in 1977, where authorities say all of the accusers first encountered him. The allegations against Sandusky range from sexual touching to oral and anal sex. The grand jury said eight boys were targets of sexual advances or assaults by Sandusky from 1994 to 2009. The young men testified they were in their early teens when some of the abuse occurred, and there is evidence even younger children may have been victimized. Defense attorney Joe Amendola said Sandusky has been aware of the accusations for about three years and has maintained his innocence. A preliminary hearing scheduled for Wednesday would

college football likely be delayed, Amendola added. Sandusky is charged with multiple counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of a child, indecent assault and unlawful contact with a minor, as well as single counts of aggravated indecent assault and attempted indecent assault. The first case to come to light was a boy who met Sandusky when he was 11 or 12, the grand jury said. The boy received gifts and trips to sports events from Sandusky, and physical contact began during his overnight stays at Sandusky’s home, jurors said. Eventually, the boy’s mother reported the allegations of sexual assault to his high school, and Sandusky was banned from the child’s school district in 2009. That triggered the state investigation that culminated in charges. Another child, known only as a boy about 11 to 13, was seen by a janitor pinned against a wall while Sandusky performed oral sex on him in fall 2000, the jury said. And in 2002, Kelly said, a graduate assistant saw Sandusky sexually assault a naked boy, estimated to be about 10 years old, in a team locker room. The grad student and his father reported what he saw to Paterno, who immediately told Curley, prosecutors said. Curley and Schultz met with the graduate assistant about a week and a half later, Kelly said, but there’s no indication that anyone at the school attempted to find the boy, or follow up with the witness. Curley denied that the assistant reported anything of a sexual nature. But he also testified that he barred Sandusky from bringing children onto campus and that he advised Penn State president Graham Spanier of the matter. The jury said Curley was lying, Kelly said, adding that it also deemed portions of Schultz’s testimony not to be credible. Schultz — whose job includes oversight of the campus police department — did not report the 2002 allegations. Schultz also told jurors he knew of a 1998 investigation involving sexually inappropriate behavior by Sandusky with a boy in the showers the football team used, but jurors found that he never followed up on it.

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Giants, New England meet in rematch of Super Bowl XLII FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Hanging from the steel framework at the home of the New England Patriots is a banner unlike any other in the NFL, one that commemorates their 16-0 record in the 2007 regular season. Perfection. Almost. The Patriots won every game that season and the first two in the playoffs as well, giving them a chance to be the first NFL team to finish the year 19-0. But their quest for perfection disintegrated — along with their hopes for a fourth title in seven years — when they ran into the New York Giants in the Super Bowl . “We’ve won them, we’ve lost them, but they’re all in the past; they’re in the books,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “Whatever happened or didn’t happen, can’t change it, it’s part of history. Right now I’m focused on getting ready for this week’s game. That’s the way it is every week: focus on the week that we’re playing, not what happened in the past.” The Giants and Patriots will play again today — the first time they’ve met in a game that

On TV 3:15 p.m. Fox N.Y. Giants at New England counts since New York won the Super Bowl 17-14 with two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including the one by Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds left set up by David Tyree’s acrobatic catch. Although the teams have different emotions about that game, they agree the 2007 season and the ’08 Super Bowl are too far in the past to help them plan for this weekend. “If we were still living in the shadow of 2007, then that’s one of our greatest downfalls,” Giants defensive lineman Justin Tuck said. “We have to move on. ... Obviously, 2007 was a great year in all of our careers, but that’s not going to help us going there this year. A lot of guys are back from those two teams and a lot of guys are gone. “The better team this year is going to win the football game, not the better team in ‘07.” There are only 14 players left from the Super Bowl on the Giants now; for New England,

it’s just seven. But some of the big names remain, including quarterbacks Tom Brady and Eli Manning. “That’s a distant memory,” Brady said. “This is an entirely different team that we have and that they have. ... We’ve played them in the preseason this year and that probably gives us a little more of an understanding of what they do than the game a few years ago.” The Giants (5-2) and Patriots (5-2) both have impressive records — and still plenty of reason to doubt they are on the right track. The Patriots lost to Pittsburgh last Sunday in a game that further exposed their NFL-worst defense, and showed what happens when the offense isn’t able to carry the team. Brady threw for a season-low 198 yards against a team he had dominated, and he was strip-sacked at the end of the game for a safety that cost the Patriots their remote chance at a comeback. New York barely slipped by winless Miami last week, getting a touchdown pass from Manning to Victor Cruz with just under 6 minutes left to

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New York Giants receiver David Tyree (85) snags the ball for the famous “helmet catch” in Super Bowl XLII against safety Rodney Harrison and the New England Patriots. Neither player is still with their respective teams, which will meet today for the first non-exhibition game against each other since that Super Bowl. take the lead. Two key offensive players, running back Ahmad Bradshaw and wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, are banged-up and might not play. Next up for New York after

Browns’ running back Wedding Invitations Hillis will sit out again CLEVELAND (AP) — Peyton Hillis is out of today’s game in Houston, and the way things are going for the Browns running back, it might not be long before he’s out of Cleveland for good. Hillis was downgraded from questionable to out on the team’s injury report Saturday, one day after the Browns’ beleaguered back reinjured his left hamstring on a running play during the early portion of practice open to reporters. Hillis, who will miss his third straight game with the injury, underwent an MRI. The team has not disclosed results of the test, but when Hillis was dropped off at the training facility following the MRI, his leg was heavily wrapped and he walked with a pronounced limp. If the injury is serious enough, the Browns might choose to place him on injured reserve, ending his circus-like second season and potentially closing his star-crossed career with Cleveland. Hillis, who rushed for 1,177 yards and 11 touchdowns last season, is making $600,000 in the final year of his rookie contract and will be a free agent after the season.

The Browns appear ready to let him go. Although popular with Cleveland fans, Hillis has irritated teammates Peyton w ith his Hillis antics. The problems began when Hillis chose to speak publicly about negotiations for a new contract with the Browns. Next came him missing a Sept. 25 game against Miami with strep throat on the advice of his agent. Hillis then hurt his hamstring on Oct. 16 against Oakland and missed the following game. Last week, Hillis went to Arkansas to get married and missed a rehab session for his injured hamstring. He returned and practiced the next day, but aggravated his injury and sat out last week’s game in San Francisco. Still, he managed to anger his teammates by standing on the field at Candlestick Park during pregame warmups and rifling footballs at the crossbar in a competition with third-string quarterback Thad Lewis.

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New England: San Francisco, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Green Bay, a stretch that is likely to determine whether the Giants make the playoffs for the second time since their Super Bowl win.

“It’s been a few years, so obviously now we’re more focused on trying to get back to those circumstances,” Manning said. “Our focus is on this week’s game and getting ready for the Patriots.”

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Vicksburg High baseball tryouts Tryouts for Vicksburg High’s junior varsity baseball team will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. each day at Showers Field. The tryouts are open to players in grades 7-9. Varsity tryouts will be held Nov. 14 and 15, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. each day at Showers Field. These tryouts are open to players in grades 10-12. There will also be a players’ and parents’ meeting on Monday at the VHS cafeteria. For information, call coach Ryan Grey at 601-218-4547.

Golf tournament at Clear Creek The third annual “Turkey Tournament” for couples will be held at Clear Creek Golf Course on Nov. 19. Checkin is at 9 a.m. and tee time is at 10. The entry fee is $30 per

team, and teams are also responsible for fees in the pro shop. For more information, call Karen Carroll at 601-831-1522, or the Clear Creek pro shop at 601-638-9395.

Clear Creek Ladies Golf Association report On Wednesday the Clear Creek Ladies Golf Association sponsored their annual Turkey Shoot members’ tournament. Linda McHann was the overall winner. Mary May won the low net score and fewest putts awards. Linda McCann and Connie Kegerreis won closest-to-pin awards. Melanie McNeill made the longest drive and Emily Bonelli made the most accurate drive.

YMCA basketball registration open The Vicksburg YMCA is

now accepting registration for its youth basketball program. There are three divisions based on age — junior prep (third- and fourth-graders); senior prep (fifth- and sixth-graders); and junior high (seventh- and eighthgraders). Games will be played at the Purks YMCA. Registration is open until Saturday, and the season starts Nov. 18. To register online, go to vicksburgymca.com or visit the Purks YMCA. For more information, call 601-638-1071.

Junior High, JV basketball report Vicksburg 40, Clinton 34 Tyler Smith scored 16 points, Keyron Turner added eight and Kris Walker chipped in six as Vicksburg High’s ninth-grade team won its season opener. Vicksburg hosts Northwest Rankin on Monday at 5 p.m.

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The Dana Road/Warrenton football team won the YMCA Junior Prep league championship with a perfect 6-0 record. Team members are, front row from left, Taylor Harrigill, Jalen Davenport, Cameron Butler, David Burns, Channing Adams, Stratton Derivaux, Jermichael Adams, James Waites Jr., Quinton

Rowan and Nick Brown. Back row, from left, are Jaylen Hicks, Curtis Ross, Morton Allen, Malik Kilcrest, John Jones, Jaden Williams, Wade Doyle, Benjamin Holmes, Tyler Ivory and Brandon Emory. Also on the team is Ollie Dixon. The team is coached by John Hicks, Derrick Allen and Steven Randle.

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will NASCAR parks Kyle Busch for his antics Patrick make debut FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Busch finally went too far for NASCAR, even in the era of “Boys, have at it.” The often volatile Busch was barred from driving in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide races at Texas this weekend, a rare step taken by NASCAR after he deliberately wrecked championship contender Ron Hornaday Jr. during a caution in the Truck Series race there. NASCAR President Mike Helton announced the decision Saturday after a meeting with Busch and Joe Gibbs, his Sprint Cup and Nationwide car owner. “The responsibility that over the past two or three seasons we’ve given back to the drivers came I think with a very clear understanding that there could be a line that got crossed,” Helton said. “And as annoying as the comments that I’ve made personally in the past about we’ll know it when we see it might have been, we saw it last night.” Busch is the first driver since Robby Gordon in August 2007 to be taken out of a Cup race for actions in another NASCAR race the same weekend. Kevin Harvick, the owner of Hornaday’s truck, was kept out of the Cup race at Martinsville in 2002 after an incident in a truck race there the previous day. “This is a tough situation for us and basically what we’re trying to do is go through it the right way,” Gibbs said. “Everybody here with our race team is trying to meet with everybody that was affected by this and obviously we’ve got a lot of work to do there and a lot of people to see. But we’re going to try to go through this and try to handle everything in the right way.” Michael McDowell will take over in today’s race for Busch, who was seventh in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship standings.

Denny Hamlin, another Gibbs driver, took over Busch’s Nationwide seat Saturday. Helton didn’t rule out more penalties for Busch after the weekend, but said not letting him race shows how serious NASCAR felt about what happened Friday night. “The rarity of those times that we’d make a step like this speak to the uniqueness and the severity of the topic,” Helton said. Gibbs said he hadn’t had time to determine whether Busch would face additional penalties from the team. The owner met with Busch in the driver’s motor home, but didn’t share what was said. “It’s one of those personal conversations you have when a real tough situation like this comes up,” Gibbs said. Harvick said there has to be an end to the retaliation piece of the “Boys, have at it” mantra. “Whether it’s Kyle Busch or anybody else. This is not late model racing. I mean, this is professional stock car racing,” Harvick said Saturday. “We all make mistakes. We all do things sometimes out of character. You know if things continue to progress, we’re going to hurt somebody.” Hornaday was knocked out of Friday night’s truck race on the 14th of 148 laps when Busch retaliated for contact between them by pushing the four-time champion into the wall. The trucks made contact after trying to go threewide around a slower truck and both brushed the wall. Busch, driving a truck he owns, got behind Hornaday and kept pushing until the No. 33 truck wound up in the wall. NASCAR immediately parked Busch then, and officials met with him briefly after that race before telling him to come back Saturday morning. “I lost my cool, no doubt about it. I’ve been wrecked four weeks in a row, and I’ve

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NASCAR driver Kyle Busch signs autographs at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday. Busch was suspended for Saturday’s Nationwide Series race and today’s Sprint Cup race after he intentionally wrecked Ron Hornaday Jr. in a Trucks Series race Friday night. had enough of it, and I retaliated,” Busch said by his hauler after the wreck Friday night. “So it’s certainly my fault for doing that. If everybody wants to say, ‘Hornaday is racing for a championship, roll over,’ that’s not my fashion. That’s not anybody else’s fashion out here.” There were no comments Saturday from Busch after he left the NASCAR hauler through an exit away from the media. Hornaday dropped from third to fourth in points, his deficit increasing from 15 to 48 with only one race left. After the race, Hornaday said he’d be “really upset” if NASCAR didn’t park Busch. He also said he’d be at Busch’s house Monday morning if NASCAR didn’t handle the situation. This wasn’t Busch’s first trouble with NASCAR, even this year, though Helton said earlier issues weren’t a big

Edwards, Stewart set to duel for Cup FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Cousin Carl vs. Smoke. There is a tale of the tape and even lockers complete with boxing gloves and robes for both Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart, the top contenders in the NASCAR Sprint Cup points chase. There is a huge banner featuring boxing promoter Don King with Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage. “I didn’t realize Tony volunteered to do a boxing match,” Edwards said, smiling after entering the media center between the lockers. “I’m actually pretty excited about that part, but I didn’t know that was gonna actually happen.” OK, so this “Texas Title Fight” — as the race is being billed — will be on the track today, and without the often volatile Kyle Busch. Edwards got to Texas with a mere eight-point lead over Stewart, who last week won for the third time in seven Chase races and in Victory Lane said the points leader “better be worried. That’s all I’m saying.” Stewart’s feelings haven’t changed since getting to Texas. “It wasn’t the adrenaline that was saying that. I’ve been racing 31 years and we’ve been a part of a lot of championship battles and I know what that feeling is when you feel that stuff is going right and that you’ve got that shot again,” Stewart said. “He’s making a mistake if he’s counting us out and if he thinks it’s just a mind game deal. ... I’m going to control my destiny and my car.” Busch, who was seventh in points, was barred from driving in the Cup and Nationwide races at Texas, a rare step taken by NASCAR after he deliberately wrecked championship contender Ron Hornaday Jr. during a caution in the Truck Series race Friday night. Michael McDowell will take over today in Joe Gibbs’ No. 18 car.

Sprint Cup today Race: AAA Texas 500 Site: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas (1.5-mile banked oval) Time/TV: 3 p.m., ESPN Polesitter: Greg Biffle Notable: Denny Hamlin swept the 2010 races at Texas, but Sprint Cup points leader Carl Edwards has more Cup wins at the track — three — than any other driver. Stewart, now a driver-owner, is the last person not named Jimmie Johnson to win a Cup championship. That was in 2005 when Stewart won his second title driving for Gibbs. But no driver has won more Cup races at Texas than Edwards — “We couldn’t be coming to a better race track,” he said. Edwards swept both 2008 races and won the fall race there six years ago. “We’ve escaped some of our bad tracks and bad days and still been able to fight and claw and come up with something good,” Edwards said. “Now we’re going to some tracks that we can run well, but I also understand how much can go wrong. I know things that can happen and it’s not over until it’s over.” Edwards finished third in the Nationwide race Saturday after leading 157 of 200 laps on the 1½-mile, highbanked Texas track. He finished behind Roush Fenway teammate Trevor Bayne and Denny Hamlin, who was driving Busch’s Nationwide entry. Stewart qualified fifth for today’s race, while Edwards was seventh, meaning the top two will start nose-to-tail today. Greg Biffle, David Ragan and Matt Kenseth, all Roush Fenway teammates with Edwards, took the top three

Sprint Cup standings 1. Carl Edwards................2,273 2. Tony Stewart................2,265 3. Kevin Harvick..............2,252 4. Brad Keselowski.........2,246 5. Matt Kenseth...............2,237 6. Jimmie Johnson.........2,230 7. Kyle Busch.....................2,216 8. Kurt Busch....................2,215 9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.......2,200 10. Jeff Gordon................2,197 11. Denny Hamlin...........2,193 12. Ryan Newman..........2,184 spots in qualifying. Polesitter Biffle won the 2005 spring race at Texas. The only Cup victory for Edwards this season came eight months ago in Las Vegas, but he has finished outside the top 10 only once in his last 10 races, and that was an 11th-place finish at Talladega. His two wins at Texas in 2008 were among his series-best nine victories that year without winning a championship — he was second in points behind Johnson. Kevin Harvick, who won the Truck Series race Friday night in Texas, is third in Cup points, only 21 behind Edwards. Johnson is sixth in points, 43 back, and knows he needs a lot of help the last three races for any chance to extend his championship streak. Still, he has a chance, as do Brad Keselowski and Kenseth. “I don’t think Tony is the only guy that can be a threat to us,” Edwards said. “I think those other guys are gonna be just as tough, so what I was trying to describe was not focusing in on one guy, but looking at the big picture and with three races left, there are a lot of guys you have to worry about.” After Texas, the resurfaced and reconfigured Phoenix track is next week before the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

factor in the penalty this weekend. “I won’t sit here and tell you that it’s not an influence, but it’s not an overriding influence,” Helton said. “The reaction we’re talking about today came more specifically from the set of circumstances that unfolded last night in the single event.” Busch was on probation earlier this season following a post-race, pit-road confrontation at Darlington with Harvick, a driver for Richard Childress Racing. While driving on a North Carolina street in May, Busch was cited for careless and reckless driving, and speeding after driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone. He later lost his North Carolina driver’s license for 45 days as part of a sentence that included a $1,000 fine, 30 hours of community service and a year of unsupervised probation. After a truck race at Kansas

Speedway in June, there were undenied reports that Childress punched Busch in the garage area. Busch had contact with Elliott Sadler during a Bristol truck race in August, then intentionally wrecked Sadler a few minutes later as retaliation. Sadler drives for Harvick in the Nationwide Series. At Martinsville in 2002, Harvick was already on probation when he tangled with Coy Gibbs during a truck race there and eventually spun out the Gibbs truck. NASCAR kept Harvick out of the Cup race the next day. “It was definitely an eye opener, to say the least,” Harvick said. “Fortunately, I had sponsors that stuck around. It was one of those moments where you know you have to get your stuff together. You realize it’s not just about you driving the car. There’s a professional atmosphere to it.”

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Danica Patrick will make her Sprint Cup debut in the season-opening Daytona 500 in February, her first of 10 races in NASCAR’s highest division for Stewart-Haas Racing next season. Her limited Cup schedule and Patrick’s new green No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet were unveiled Friday at Texas. Team co-owner Tony Stewart said the team is set on eight of Patrick’s 10 races. Her second scheduled race will be May 12 at Darlington, with the other six coming late in the season — at Bristol, Atlanta, Chicagoland, Dover, Texas and Phoenix. Stewart said the particular races were picked as part of the learning curve. The determination on the other two races will be made based on what kind of progress Patrick makes and if there is a particular venue or style of track where more laps would be beneficial. Patrick also will run a full Nationwide Series schedule for JR Motorsports in her transition from IndyCar to NASCAR full time. The plan is for Patrick possibly being ready to run the full Cup schedule in 2013. “I’m excited. There’s a lot I’m worried for, but on the other hand, as I’ve kind of felt with my Nationwide races ... (at) more difficult tracks expectation levels sometimes are not quite as high and you have the ability to make mistakes,” she said. “That’s the plan. There’s going to be mistakes and there’s going to be learning curves, and get that out of the way before we try and do this full time and really try and put it together.”

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Trevor Bayne (16) celebrates in the victory lane after winning the the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.

Bayne gets first Nationwide victory FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Trevor Bayne earned his first career NASCAR Nationwide victory after he passed dominating teammate Carl Edwards following a tremendous restart with seven laps remaining Saturday at Texas. Bayne won the Daytona 500 this year but had never won in his previous 76 Nationwide starts in the series where he is a regular for Roush Fenway Racing. “It’s been a long time coming,” Bayne said. “That ending there was cool to get to go up against Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin. ... Right before that last caution, I didn’t think we were going to have a shot because we were about half a track behind Carl. I thought the car was good, but I just didn’t think we’d have enough time.” Edwards, the Cup points

leader, led 157 of 200 laps at the 1 1⁄2-mile, high-banked track. He was still in front on the final restart, when Bayne was fourth. After helping push Edwards forward, Bayne was able to get around Hamlin, who then passed Edwards as well and finished second while filling in for Kyle Busch. Bayne was confident his car would be strong for a short run after the last restart. “We had gained three or four spots every restart all day,” he said. Bayne’s victory was owner Jack Roush’s 299th NASCAR win and secured Ford’s third manufacturing championship in the series. “I can’t say enough good things about him,” Edwards said. “It’s frustrating to lose this race, but I couldn’t have lost it to a better guy. He’s a

great friend.” Nationwide points leader Ricky Stenhouse finished sixth and has a 17-point lead over Elliott Sadler with two races to go. Sadler, who came in 15 points back, finished ninth after running ahead of Stenhouse for much of the race. Hamlin took over in the Joe Gibbs’ No. 18 Toyota for Busch, and had to start 40th after the unexpected driver change. Busch was barred from driving in the Cup and Nationwide races. NASCAR took that rare step after Busch deliberately wrecked championship contender Ron Hornaday Jr. in the Truck Series race Friday night. By the midpoint of Saturday’s race, Hamlin was already up to third behind Edwards and Clint Bowyer, who finished fourth.

Childress bringing No. 3 back to the track FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Richard Childress is bringing back the No. 3 car full time into the NASCAR Nationwide Series next season with his grandson, Austin Dillon, moving up from trucks. Dillon has used No. 3 in the Camping World Truck Series, where he is the season points leader, but this will be the first time the No. 3 will be regularly used on a car since Cup champion Dale Earnhardt’s death at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500. “Dale made that number famous,” said Childress, who drove the No. 3 himself from 1976-81 before Earnhardt, a seven-time champion. Childress quickly said Friday that there are no intentions now to take the No. 3 back to “Cup with Austin someday.” Dillon could drive some races in NASCAR’s top level next season. Before deciding to use the No. 3 on a car again, Childress spoke with Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won consecutive Nation-

wide championships (199899) in the No. 3 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Inc. Then, Dale Jr. won Nationwide races in Austin the No. 3 for Dillon Childress at Daytona in 2002 and 2010. “Austin is taking the next step in his career by moving to the Nationwide Series,” Earnhardt said. “He has used the 3 predominantly throughout his career, and I for one am excited to know he’ll be running it at the next level. He’s a sharp kid with a lot of potential. The respect he shows the sport and his competitors is a reflection of the family values that has molded him into the person he is today.” When Dillon first got into racing as a kid, he told his grandfather that he wanted to use his number. “How are you going to tell your grandkid no to some-

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thing,” Childress said. “That’s how we got him that.” Childress said there is a picture in his office with Dillon standing on the Daytona 500 trophy in 1998. “He’s holding his fingers up right next to Dale looking,” Childress said. “I know (Earnhardt) would be proud.” The return of the No. 3 was part of an announcement of a sponsorship deal with Richard Childress Racing and AdvoCare, a health and wellness company that will be Dillon’s primary sponsor for 20 races next season. The 21-year-old Dillon made his Nationwide debut in 2008 and has four top-10 finishes in 11 starts. “The way we laid the plan out, we didn’t want to carry him too fast,” Childress said. “I’ve seen so many good young talented drivers come along that would be pushed into a series. ... We’ve watched him, we felt he was ready.”

As much as we could be, what with everything going on this past couple of weeks, we were committed to watching the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals, for personal reasons. Our son-in-law (“Sil”) is from Plano, Texas; our daughter (his wife) went to grad school at Texas Women’s University; and the Rangers recruited our son, a lefty pitcher, when he was in college, but an injury ended his career. So we were pulling for the Rangers, who twice got within one strike of winning the Series. But close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, as the saying goes. However, the Rangers were unnecessarily jinxed at the end. Even the TV commentators commentated on how superstitious many athletes and coaches are, singling out Tony La Russa, the Cardinals manager, as a prime example. I played football at Ole Miss and as noted, my son played college baseball, so I know what they are talking about. For instance, on that fateful Thursday, I was driving into town to check the mail, and within the first block off the highway, a black cat ran across the street in front of me. Here I was fixing to go to prison for four days leading the music for a Kairos Prison Ministry weekend in Rankin County, our town was hosting nearly 200 runners and walkers for the 5K Run the morning of the Great Deer Creek Chili CookOff (third annual) with about 15 chili teams on Saturday, and

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the Rangers were one game up on the Cards although the rainout had delayed the next game until Thursday night. Way too much going on to chance a black cat jinxing things. I glanced in the rearview mirror: no one coming behind me, nor in front of me for over a block. I pulled over, put it in park, got out, turned around three times in the street where the cat had crossed, made an X in the asphalt with my shoe sole, then spat in the middle of the X. A police car was approaching as I got back in my car and started to drive away; he blipped me, so I stopped in the street with the window down as he pulled up next to me and recognized me. “Mr. Neill, are you okay?” he asked. “I’m fine, thanks,” I grinned. “Then what the heck were you just doing, spitting in the street?” “Didn’t you see that black cat cross? I was taking the jinx off.” The cop’s grandmother had never taken the time to teach him how to break the jinx, like my grandmother Ma’am had taught me. He drove away shaking his head, enlightened. Okay, I did my part, but Sil

did not, I later learned. The church had hosted an early Halloween Costume Party that Sunday night, and our two grandboys voted to attend as super heroes: Batman and Spiderman. Naturally, their Dad was dressed as Superman, complete with blue trunks and tights, a Red S on his chest. After the party, they of course returned home to the game in progress, which the Rangers won. Obviously, Sil had to wear his lucky uniform until the Series was over, to insure that the Rangers would be world champions. The fact that he flies airplanes for a living was not a deterrent; matter of fact, Superman flies for his living, too, so it would be a rather natural thing for him to don a pilot’s uniform over the blue tights and Red S on his chest. Then came the rainout. A superstition is not worthy of the name if one is going to wimp out because of a little rain. I am ashamed to say that somewhere in his journey of patrolling the nation’s skies, the Superman kin to me disrobed himself of blue tights and a Red S. The Rangers then lost, of course. A kinsman of the Neill Clan was totally responsible, I’m ashamed to admit. Well, wait till the season starts next year. We’re working on Sil to wear the blue tights and Red S on his chest from April through October. Just don’t be surprised if your airline pilot has a Red S on his chest!

• Robert Hitt Neill is an outdoors writer. He lives in Leland, Miss.

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GASOLINE PRICES Average regular unleaded self-service prices as of Friday: Jackson..............................$3.27 Vicksburg..................$3.34 Tallulah..............................$3.29 Sources: Jackson AAA, Vicksburg and Tallulah, Automotive. com

PORTFOLIO Corps’ Shaw certified in project leadership Tom Shaw, project manager in the Programs and Projects Management Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, has been certified Tom as a projShaw ect management professional. Shaw is a registered professional engineer and a leadership in energy and environmental design accredited professional engineer. He is a native of Lucedale and a graduate of George County High School, and has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from Mississippi State University. He and his wife, the former Becky Emerson, live in Clinton.

St. Dominic’s Sister Dorothea looking ahead By The Associated Press JACKSON — Although she’ll retire at the end of the year from the hospital she’s been associated with for nearly 50 years, St. Dominic Health Services President Sister Mary Dorothea Sondgeroth maintains a near-constant smile when talking about what lies ahead. That’s because Sister Dorothea, as she’s known to her friends and colleagues, plans to stick around Jackson. She’ll continue to serve on the St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital board and

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work closely with the hospital’s fundraising wing. “I don’t know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future,” Sister Dorothea

said. Asked if there’s an accomplishment or moment she’s especially proud of, she said, “Doing the Lord’s work. It’s a ministry for me, not a job.” Sister Dorothea, an Illinois native who has been hospi-

tal president since 1995, said it’s become increasingly difficult for her to be away from her family, who are mainly in the Midwest and on the West Coast. She said she’s “blessed with good health and high energy.” She’ll spend much of 2012 traveling to different parts of the country to visit her family and perhaps swing over to Europe, too. But she said she’ll be in Jackson next spring, when a new chapel is set to open on St. Dominic’s Jackson campus. “I’ve always had on my bucket list to do a retreat”

where she travels the country, she said. A former elementary and secondary education teacher, she said she doesn’t plan to return to the classroom, instead preferring to “teach by example, with a cheerful, positive attitude which I learned from my dear mother.” In a recession that’s affected health care, one of the Jackson area’s economic staples, St. Dominic’s continues to grow and build. The chapel’s opening will be followed in early 2013 by a new behavioral health services building, also on the

Jackson campus. The company also partnered with The Club fitness centers for the new facility at the Township at Colony Park in Ridgeland. St. Dominic’s will continue its push to build a hospital in Madison County despite the state denying the project last year. Sister Dorothea also has high hopes for a proposed medical services corridor that would stretch between Interstates 55 and 220 and involve all of Jackson’s major hospitals. See Sister, Page B13.

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Ameristar sees hike in net revenues Ameristar’s Vicksburg Hotel-Casino registered an 8.2 percent increase in its net revenues over 2010, said the company’s third quarter report. Also, the company has declared a cash dividend of 10.5 cents per share, payable on Dec. 15, to stockholders of record as of Nov. 30. The net revenues for Ameristar’s Vicksburg property totaled $29.58 million during the quarter, compared with $27.33 million for the same period in 2010. The entire company, which operates properties in 11 states, logged a third quarter net income of $18.9 million, compared to $11.9 million for the same period in 2010. Its consolidated net revenues increased by $4.9 million from 2010 to $304.5 million, said the report for the quarter ending Sept. 30. Ameristar’s adjusted earnings per share of 57 cents for the third quarter established a third-quarter record, the company said. The adjusted EPS for the 2010 third quarter was 21 cents. Earnings per share is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. Earnings per share is an indicator of a company’s profitability.

Chamber gathering Thursday evening The Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce’s next Business After Hours event will be Thursday. The gathering will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Cilantro Mexican Grille, located at the Holiday Inn on South Frontage Road. For more information, call the Chamber at 601636-1012 or visit www. vicksburgchamber.org.

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Despite debt deal, Europe might slide into recession By The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Even if Europe dodges a financial meltdown, it might not be able to avoid a recession. The deal European leaders reached last week to defuse the continent’s debt crisis was thrown into turmoil Tuesday by the Greek prime minister’s surprise move to call a referendum on Greece’s latest rescue package. Stock markets plunged around the world, particularly in Europe. Greece’s ruling Socialists were in open revolt against the own prime minister ahead of a confidence vote Friday. Prime Minister George Papandreou on Thursday was forced to abandon his plan to hold a referendum, after markets and EU leaders reacted with hostility to the idea. The U-turn left Papandreou’s two-year-old government teetering. Even if the debt agreement leads to a long-term solution to the crisis, the pact does nothing about other threats to Europe’s economy: deep cuts by over-indebted governments, high unemployment, stingier bank lending and declining exports. Many economists think Europe is nearing a recession that would harm the

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Greek President Karolos Papoulias, right, listens to conservative opposition leader Antonis Samaras in Athens Tuesday. United States, China and other countries whose economies depend on the continent. The problems are illustrated by The Associated Press’ latest quarterly Global Economy Tracker, which monitors data in 30 countries: • Four nations — Italy, Spain, Britain and Norway — reported annualized growth of less 1 percent in the AprilJune quarter. Economies generally must grow at least 2.5 percent a year just to keep unemployment from

rising. • Spain had the highest unemployment among countries the AP tracked: 21.2 percent in August, which rose to 22.6 percent in September. • Greece and Italy were buckling under the weight of government debt. In Greece, those debts equaled 161 percent of national output in the January-March quarter, second to Japan’s 244 percent. Italy’s government debt equaled 113 percent. Financial markets have been spooked by fears that

Greece and perhaps larger countries, like Italy, would default on their debts. Banks would be stuck with huge losses on their government bond holdings. A panic like the one that nearly toppled the U.S. financial system in 2008 could follow. European banks agreed last week to take a 50 percent loss on their Greek bonds. They are also to set aside more money to cushion against future losses. In addition, eurozone leaders hope to strengthen their bail-

out fund to keep the crisis from spreading to bigger countries. Financial markets initially roared their approval. But fears that the debt deal will collapse or fall short of solving the crisis have triggered deep selling since late last week. Analysts noted the paucity of details, wondered how many banks would adopt a voluntary 50 percent write-down on Greek bonds and questioned where the money for the enlarged bailout fund would come from. European leaders last week approached China for financial help. The Greek referendum heightens the doubts. “There is a risk that in this case the politicians might cut off funds to Greece and that the country may even leave the eurozone eventually,” economist Christoph Weil wrote Tuesday. “Uncertainty looks set to surge again in financial markets.” Even without more chaos, some economists think the continent will slip into a mild recession late this year or early next, though its strongest economy, Germany, may escape a downturn. Economic growth in the 17 countries that use the euro will slow to 0.3 percent next year from 1.6 percent this year, the Organization See Europe, Page B13.

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Sister Continued from Page B12. “Our mission is (based) in Jackson, so there’s a lot of opportunity for growth here in the city,” said Paul Arrington, St. Dominic’s vice president of business development. With that amount of growth, it was important for St. Dominic’s next leadership team to already have knowledge and experience of what the hospital is and what it wants to be instead of hiring executives from other hospitals or health care services,

Sister Dorothea said. Thus, she will be succeeded as president of St. Dominic Health Services by Claude W. Harbarger, St. Dominic Hospital’s president for the past 20 years. He’ll be the first non-Dominican leader of the company. Lester K. Diamond will replace Harbarger. Sister Dorothea joined the hospital, once known as Jackson Infirmary, in 1963 as its director of nutrition. She held that post until 1983 and

rose to St. Dominic Health Services’ top spot 12 years later. She said the hospital was operated by a group of five or six fellow Dominican Sisters when she came to Jackson, and it had just 100 patient beds at the time. “Lakeland (Drive) was just a dirt road,” Arrington recalled of the hospital’s beginnings, adding where Lakeland continues through Jackson and into Rankin County was practically all

trees. St. Dominic has grown to an operation with about 3,000 employees at the main campus and satellite operations in Madison and Rankin counties. There are now 535 patient beds. It also operates St. Catherine’s Village, a continuingcare retirement community in Madison. As proud as she is of St. Dominic’s growth, Sister Dorothea said her vast civic work also has been a source

Europe program that’s stalled growth. The debt crisis has shaken the confidence of those whose spending must fuel growth. Business executives and consumers seem less likely to step up purchases for new factories or SUVs. And the prospect of having to absorb huge losses on their bond holdings has caused banks to retrench. The European Central Bank’s October lending survey showed that banks cut net credit to businesses by 16 percent in the July-September quarter. The 124 surveyed banks expected even tighter credit as the year ends. Automaker Daimler AG

said last week that it saw little prospect of significant growth in Western Europe. Its French competitor Peugeot Citroen SA said it would cut 6,000 jobs because of flat demand in Europe. The weakness has already caused pain across the Atlantic. Jeff Fettig, CEO of U.S. appliance maker Whirlpool, said Friday that demand is tumbling in parts of Europe. Whirlpool cut its earnings estimates and said it would lay off 5,000 in North America and Europe. The United States exported $240 billion in goods to the European Union last year — more than twice its export

total to China. U.S. companies have also sunk $2.2 trillion into long-term investments in Europe, such as factories and acquired companies. No other region comes close to drawing so much U.S. investment. Germany has 2,200 American-owned companies. General Motors and Ford Motor Co. have divisions based there. ExxonMobil Corp., ConocoPhillips, GE, IBM, Hewlett-Packard Co., Procter & Gamble Co. and Dow Chemical Co., all generate billions in annual European sales. Exports have accounted for 47 percent of growth since the Great Recession ended in mid2009.

The City of Vicksburg receives 18.5 percent of all sales taxes collected by businesses in the city limits. Revenues to the city lag actu-

al sales tax collections by two months, that is, receipts for April reflect sales taxes collected on sales in February. Here are the latest monthly receipts:

August 2011................$637,673 Fiscal year 2010-11 to date... $6,625,504

August 2010................$582,154 2009-10 fiscal year to date..... $6,657,976

land transfers The following commercial land transfers were recorded in the Chancery Clerk’s Office for the week ending Nov. 4, 2011:

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Vicksburg’s five casinos pay a 3.2 percent revenue tax to the State of Mississippi that is divided — with 10 percent going to schools, 25 percent to Warren County and 65 percent to the city. A second revenue tax is a 0.8 percent share of the state’s 8.8 percent revenue

tax. It is split based on population proportions between Vicksburg and Warren County. Each casino is also required to pay $150 for each gaming device annually to the city. To date, two casinos have paid the gaming device fee. These are the latest receipts:

August 2011 City...................................$467,765 County............................$230,127 Schools..............................$60,686

Fiscal year 2009-10 to date City............................... $6,193,286 County........................ $2,596,319 Schools...........................$704,905

Fiscal year 2010-11 to date City............................... $5,876,516 County........................ $2,443,377 Schools...........................$661,322 August 2010 City...................................$495,541 County............................$233,145 Schools..............................$63,364

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Joshua Shepard, 27, left, a U.S. Navy veteran from San Francisco, Calif., and Kyle Quigley, 27, right, an Army veteran from Harrisburg, Occupy Wall Street movement,” he then declared. Police officers on scooters separated the veterans from the entrance to the stock exchange. On the other side of the marchers was a lineup of NYPD horses carrying officers with nightsticks. “We are marching to express support for our brother, Scott Olsen, who was injured in Oakland,” former Army specialist Jerry Bordeleau told The Associated Press earlier. At the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway, they paused for a moment of silence for the Marine who served two Iraq tours and remains hospitalized. Olsen was honored Wednesday by veterans and other activists at Occupy protests around the nation, from Boston and Philadelphia to Los Angeles and Chicago. James McBride, 20, an Army Reserve veteran, said his military oath was the reason he traveled from Vermont to join the Occupy Boston encampment the day after 141 people were arrested on Oct. 11 trying to expand to an adjacent plot of land. “I swore to defend their freedoms, and they were being taken away. It’s very unconstitutional,” said McBride, who said he was less than honorably discharged for medical reasons. McBride said the Occupy Wall Street protest is exactly the kind of civil disobedience protected under U.S. law. “They wanted to kick us out. This is a peaceful assembly,” he

Pa., lead a march of military veterans past the New York Stock Exchange at Zuccotti Park in New York.

said Thursday. “In the Constitution, the people have the right to peacefully assemble. It’s plain and simple. That’s why I’m here, to defend the Constitution of the United States.” Back in New York, Bordeleau blamed some financial institutions for U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Wall Street corporations have played a big role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said Bordeleau, 24, who served several years in Iraq over two tours ending in 2009 and now attends college in New York. He said private contractors have reaped big profits in those countries “in pursuit of corporate interests that have had a devastating effect on our economy and our country, benefiting only a small number of people.” “The 99 percent have to take a stand,” Bordeleau said, to rectify the biggest income gap between rich and poor since

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‘We are the 99 percent’ NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. military veterans are heeding the rallying cry of Occupy Wall Street, saying corporate contractors in Iraq made big money while the troops defending them came home — and can’t make a living now. “For too long, our voices have been silenced, suppressed and ignored in favor of the voices of Wall Street and the banks and the corporations,” said Joseph Carter, a 27-year-old Iraq war veteran who marched Wednesday to Zuccotti Park, the epicenter of the movement that has spread worldwide. The former Army sergeant from Seattle spoke to fellow Occupy protesters and passersby on Broadway after joining about 100 veterans marching in uniform from the Vietnam Veterans Plaza through Manhattan’s financial district. Their unemployment rate outstrips the national average and is expected to worsen. They worry about preservation of First Amendment rights. And they’re angry. A week before Veterans Day, generations of former U.S. military men and women threw their considerable weight behind the Occupy movement born in mid-September when about 100 protesters also marched in the Wall Street area. “For 10 years, we have been fighting wars that have enriched the wealthiest 1 percent, decimated our economy and left our nation with a generation of traumatized and wounded veterans that will require care for years to come,” said Carter, who leads the national Iraq Veterans Against the War group. Requiring care now in California is a former Marine whose skull was fractured last week when he was injured by a projectile at an Occupy Oakland rally. Police there are now the subject of a formal investigation by the city’s Citizens’ Police Review Board. In New York on Wednesday, police circled the veterans as they stood in formation in front of the New York Stock Exchange, chanting, “We are veterans! We are the 99 percent!” and “Corporate profits on the rise, soldiers have to bleed and die!” By the stock exchange, Josh Shepherd, a former Navy petty officer 2nd class who was next to Olsen when he was injured, read the oath members of the armed forces take to defend the U.S. Constitution. “We are here to support the

The hospital has pledged $340,000 over six years toward rehabilitating the exteriors of at least 56 aging homes in Fondren, McAnally added. “I don’t think anybody can replace Sister Dorothea. She’s an incredible person,” McAnally said. “She saw that we had a vision.”

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Continued from Page B12. for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated Monday. Some European economies might stop growing altogether, the organization of wealthy nations warned. One reason for the pessimism: Smaller countries, particularly Greece, Ireland and Portugal, are slashing spending. The bigger ones are raising taxes and also cutting spending. Italy, Europe’s No. 3 economy, is carrying out a $76 billion package of spending cuts and tax increases to try to convince bond investors it won’t default on its debt. Britain has imposed an austerity

of pride. She points in particular to the hospital donating $1 million toward the revitalization of the Fondren community that borders the main campus. Mary Jo McAnally, associate director of the Fondren Renaissance Foundation, calls Sister Dorothea “the patron saint of Fondren” and said the hospital’s donation inspired other companies to give money toward the community redefining itself.

the Great Depression, fueled by what protesters say is Wall Street’s overblown clout in Washington politics. From the stock exchange, the veterans walked down Broadway to the bronze bull that symbolizes the stock market.

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TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE “Red Planet” — As Earth dies, a team of American astronauts, Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss and Tom Sizemore, tries to colonize Mars to save mankind./5:30 on SYFY n SPORTS NFL — The New Orleans Saints hope to erase the sting of last week’s stunning loss to the previously-winless St. Louis Rams against NFC South rival Tampa Bay./Noon on Fox n PRIMETIME “The Good Wife” — The Treasury Department forces Alicia to report on her latest client; Peter looks into Will’s past transgressions./8 on CBS

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THIS WEEK’S LINEUP n EXPANDED LISTINGS TV TIMES — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost. com

MILESTONES n BIRTHDAYS Mike Nichols, director, 80; Stonewall Jackson, country singer, 79; Sally Field, actress, 65; Glenn Frey, singer-musician, 63; Lori Singer, actress, 54; Lance Kerwin, actor, 51; Peter DeLuise, actor, 45; Ethan Hawke, actor, 41; Thandie Newton, actress, 39; Rebecca Romijn, model-actress, 39; Taryn Manning, actress, 33; Emma Stone, actress, 23. n DEATH Leonard Stone — The man who played the father who accompanied chronic gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde on a tour through a far-out candy palace in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” has died. He was 87. Granddaughter Lindsey Fryman-Borchard said Stone died of cancer Wednesday in Encinitas, Calif., a day before his 88th birthday. He was best known as Leonard fast-talking father Sam Beauregarde in the 1971 Stone film that starred Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Stone watches in horror as his daughter turns into a giant blueberry and utters the famous line “Violet, you’re turning violet, Violet!”

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Royals leaving Wales for digs in the city Prince William and his wife are getting a swanky new London home. William and the Duchess of Cambridge, who are based in remote Wales, have picked an apartment in historic Kensington Palace as their permanent London base, officials said today. Plans are under way to transform the apartPrince ment — currently used for exhibitions and William humble offices — to quarters fit for the newlyweds, said William’s spokesman, Miguel Head. The apartment they will live in was most recently inhabited by Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister, Princess Margaret, who lived there from the 1960s to 2002. Kensington Palace itself also was the residence of the late Princess Diana, William’s mother, and the prince had lived there with his brother Harry when he was younger. Duchess of William now lives with his wife in a rented Cambridge house in Anglesey, north Wales, where he works as a Royal Air Force search and rescue helicopter pilot. When the couple visit London they currently use another, smaller property at Kensington Palace as a temporary home. Palace officials said they expect Prince Harry will move into that property once the couple moves to the new quarters. It added that the couple will continue to divide their time between London and Wales after their new home in the capital becomes ready, which is expected to be in mid-2013.

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BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You’re likely to have the most fun just hanging around with people who mean a lot to you. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Even if others don’t understand what you’re doing, because of the successes you’ve had in the past, the general consensus is still likely to be on your side. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — If you’re prepared to give a lot in order to get a little, your probabilities for accumulation will be much greater than usual. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — If you rush your thinking, some important facts will not be considered. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Unless you can tell the difference between someone who is trying to help you get a better deal and another who is hoping to take advantage of you, you might believe the one with the best sales pitch. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Don’t be judge, jury and prosecutor when engaged in a group endeavor. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Instead of endlessly finding fault with family members who think differently than you, help them see things in another light and then let them decide how to change their ways. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Providing wise counsel to those who need it is one of the best services you can offer. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Not all objectives are achievable, but, many times, substitutes can be found that’ll serve the purpose. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Instead of wallowing in despair, focus on the problem at hand and you’ll find measures that can be taken to rectify what you thought was a bum deal. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — No matter how juicy the news, keep the confidence that another placed in you when he or she told you something that is not for other people’s ears. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Most of the time it is those very things that cost nothing that bring us the greatest pleasure in life.

NEW YORK — When first sighted, Cullen Bohannon is in Washington, D.C. He is a man of few words and piercing, haunted eyes. A Confederate soldier in the just-concluded Civil War, he now has unfinished business of his own: avenging the death of his wife. “Did the war take her?” someone asks Bohannon, to which he tersely acknowledges, “Sump-em li-kat.” So he heads west to work on the transcontinental railroad and settle some scores at the Union Pacific construction camp. That, in a nutshell, describes “Hell on Wheels,” an epic new AMC drama taking its title from the term for the movable community that will accompany the drudgery of laying track through fierce frontier. It is here in this transient world of harsh nature, brute ambition and clashing personalities that much of the action will take place in the series, which premieres tonight at 9. It stars Colm Meaney, Dominique McElligott, Ben Esler, Philip Burke, Eddie Spears and rapper-actor Common, as well as Anson Mount in a role that maybe, just maybe, will launch him into stardom. Or maybe not. Either way, the 38-year-old Mount professes not to care. Raised in a small town in Tennessee, he said he grabbed the role of Bohannon because “it’s hard to find Southern characters that are not stereotyped or vilified or aggrandized. And this managed to escape all those traps. “As a Southerner,” he adds, “you grow up with at least an inkling of what it’s like to come from a conquered culture, and that’s an important part of this character.” Besides, he liked Bohannon’s taciturn style. “I’m an enemy of exposition,” says Mount in his honeyed Southern twang. “I feel

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Anson Mount portrays Cullen Bohannon in “Hell On Wheels.”

On TV “Hell on Wheels” premiers on AMC tonight at 9. there’s no need to overstate.” He likes his characters’ behaviors to speak for them, and when he, as Bohannon, was presented with minimal dialogue in each new “Hell on Wheels” script, “I asked for even less,” he reports with a smile. In the past, Mount starred in the NBC lawyer drama “Conviction” and as an undercover FBI agent in the acclaimed but short-lived ABC series “Line of Fire.” His films include “City by the Sea,” “In Her Shoes” (opposite Cameron Diaz) and the upcoming “Straw Dogs,” as well as the 2002 romantic road picture “Crossroads,” where he co-starred with Britney Spears and was hailed by one teen fanzine as a “knockout newcomer” and “a fresh-toHollywood Tennessee boy.” For whatever reason, Mount did not emerge from “Crossroads” as the Next Big Thing. Nor, he insists, did he expect to.

“At the time I just saw it as a great work opportunity, and a chance to make some money that I could use to go on vacation,” he says. “It was everybody else who put me in this sort of good-looking, next-bigleading man category. “But I spent YEARS listening to people say to me, ‘Are you ready? Get ready! Your life is about to change!’ Oh, really?” he scoffs. “I’ve had a taste of my visibility going upwards and new work opportunities presenting themselves. But life doesn’t change. I learned a long time ago that I’m here because of the work, and if I keep my head down and focus on my work, I’m a happy man. And if I don’t, I’ll be sorely disappointed regardless of the level of success.” In 1998, Mount received the Drama League Award for starring in the off-Broadway production of Terrence McNally’s controversial play about a gay Jesus, “Corpus Christi,” which caught him and the rest of his company between protests by religious groups and First Amendment advocates. Having joined a reporter for a recent lunch at a mid-Manhattan Chinese restaurant, he

recalls that right across 56th Street is the rear door to the theater he and his cast mates would use during the stormy run of “Corpus Christi,” as they tried to come and go unobserved by demonstrators at the theater’s entrance around the corner. “I don’t think I’ve eaten here since then,” he muses. On this day he is still sporting the salt-and-pepper beard of Cullen Bohannon, whose shaggy hair is pulled back in a tight bun on the back of Mount’s head. He explains that a few pickup shots remain before filming for “Hell on Wheels” wraps. “I’ve got a better sense now of what it is I want to get from acting. Part of that was moving back to New York from L.A. a couple of years ago.” New York is where he got a master’s degree from Columbia University, then lived and worked for a spell. “I’ve been ecstatically happy back here.” Since returning, he produced and starred in the indie feature “Cook County.” He has also written plays and landed more theater work.

Wear and tear take toll on family holiday hostess Dear Abby: Over the past five years, family gatherings have become increasingly stressful. When they come here, my nieces don’t control their young children. Last year after everyone left, I sat down and cried! The mess was horrific, and the damage to my house and yard was dumbfounding. What’s worse is they didn’t seem to care. I’m dreading this holiday season. I have refused to host anymore and my husband supports my decision. But I feel bad for my parents. They are in their 70s and have always had pride in their family. As our family has branched out, respect has gone completely out the window. Last Thanksgiving we were all on our own. We always invite my parents, but they decline

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because they don’t want to hurt any feelings. We have told them it doesn’t matter who they’re with, as long as they celebrate with one of us. I feel like I’m being punished for not having the whole family at my house. If it weren’t for my daughter, we would leave during the holidays to avoid the dissension. How do I deal with my feelings and live with myself? I don’t understand the disrespect in the young generation. If you say anything about a child’s behavior, you

are verbally abused and made an outcast. — Giving Up in Texas Dear Giving Up: I’m glad you wrote, because you’re blaming the wrong people. The disrespect you have described is a direct result of children not having been taught how to behave by their ineffective parents, and because there have been no consequences for bad behavior. If you are asked why there will be no celebrations at your house this year, tell the questioner it’s because you can no longer handle the mess and the damage. It’s the truth. And

PLEASE don’t feel guilty for doing so. As to your parents, please understand that staying home is THEIR choice. They may prefer to celebrate — or not — by themselves. It has no reflection on you.

• Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.Dear Abby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Garner opens up in amiable ‘Garner Files’ By Douglass K. Daniel The Associated Press

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“The Garner Files” by James Garner and Jon Winokur

Better not say anything nasty to his face about “The Garner Files” or actor James Garner might just haul off and deck you. Garner has decked a lot of people over the years, from an abusive stepmother to an obnoxious fan. As the star of TV’s “The Rockford Files” explains in his amiable memoir, they deserved it. Once you’ve heard the story — and there are plenty to hear — it’s hard not to agree with him. “Something funny happens as you get older,” writes Garner, now 83. “You don’t hold back so much.” That might explain the many personal revelations in “The Garner Files.” He smoked pot for most of his adult life and even did a little cocaine with John Belushi. He’s a bleedingheart Democrat who considers Adlai Stevenson the most intelligent man to have run for president, with Barack Obama a close second. Garner calls his friend Steve McQueen an insecure poseur and not much of an actor. He labels Charles Bronson,

book review Laid-back charm and a sense of humor fuel such memories, two qualities shared by the characters James Garner often played in a career of 50-plus years. In real life, pessimism and anger stemming from a hardscrabble childhood in Depression-era Oklahoma temper the charm but not the honesty and the humor. another co-star from the 1963 movie “The Great Escape,” bitter and belligerent. Many other people in Garner’s life receive nothing but praise. Laid-back charm and a sense of humor fuel such memories, two qualities shared by the characters Garner often played in a career of 50-plus years. In real life, pessimism and anger stemming from a hardscrabble childhood in Depression-era Oklahoma

new on the shelves The Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library reports on new books regularly. • “Unmeasured Strength” by Lauren Manning is a story of survival. She had a big job on Wall Street, a loving husband, an infant son and a confidence born of intelligence and beauty. But on 9/11, good fortune was no match for catastrophe. When a wall of flame at the World Trade Center burned more than 80 percent of her body, Lauren Manning began a 10-year journey of survival and rebirth that tested her almost beyond human endurance. • “Breaking Night” by Liz Murray is her memoir of forgiveness, survival and a journey from homeless to Harvard. Murray was born to living, but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls’ home. At age 15, she found herself on the streets when her family finally unraveled. She learned to scrape by, foraging for food and riding subways all night to have a warm place to sleep. When Murray’s mother died of AIDS, she decided to take control of her own destiny and go back to high school often completing her assignments in the hallways and subway stations where she slept. While homeless, she squeezed four years of high school into two, won a New York Times scholarship, and made it into the Ivy League. • “When the World Calls” by Stanley Meisler is the inside story of the Peace Corps and its first 50 years. On October 14, 1960, at an impromptu speech at the University of Michigan, John F. Kennedy presented an idea to a crowd of restless students for an organization that would rally American youth in service. Though the speech lasted barely three minutes, his germ of an idea morphed dramatically into Kennedy’s most enduring legacy — the Peace Corps. From this off-hand campaign remark, shaped speedily by President Kennedy’s brother-in-law Sargent Shriver in 1961, the organization ascended with remarkable excitement and publicity attracting the attention of thousands of hopeful young Americans. • “Moby-Duck” by Donovan Hohn is the true story of 28,800 bath toys lost at sea and of the beachcombers, oceanographers, environmentalists, and fools (including the author), who went in search of them. When the writer heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, read up

on Arctic science and geography. “But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away.” Hohn’s accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. • “Blood Work” by Holly Tucker is a tale of medicine and murder in the scientific revolution. On a cold day in 1667, a renegade physician named Jean-Baptiste Denis transfused calf’s blood into one of Paris’ most notorious madmen. In doing so, Denis angered not only the elite scientists who had hoped to perform the first animal-tohuman transfusions themselves but also a host of powerful conservatives who believed that the doctor was toying with forces of nature he did not understand. Just days after the experiment, the madman was dead, and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting account of the first blood transfusion experiments in 17th-century Paris and London, this book gives a vivid glimpse of a particularly fraught period in history — a time of fire and plague, empire building and international distrust, when monsters were believed to inhabit the seas and the boundary between science and superstition was still

in flux. Amid this atmosphere of uncertainty, transfusionists like Denis became embroiled in the hottest cultural debates and fiercest political rivalries of their day. And as revealed, transfusion’s detractors would stop at nothing — not even murdering Denis’ patient — to outlaw a practice that might jeopardize human souls, pave the way for monstrous hybrid creatures, or even provoke divine retribution. • “Life without Oil” by Steve Hallett and John Wright explores why we must shift to a new energy future. The authors first provide a brief history of the world in terms of energy use, describing how the petroleum interval of the last century on which our civilization is based, fits in to the larger history of civilization. They examine how the rise of civilizations has been a story of human access to increasingly powerful sources of energy — but determine that interrupted access to energy and overshooting the limits of natural resources have repeatedly led to social collapse. Widening the lens even further the authors make a compelling case that the key determinant of our global economy perhaps is not so much the invisible hand of the marketplace but rather the inexorable laws of ecology. When it comes to the long term, will nature impose limits beyond the capabilities of our current

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economy? Despite increased emphasis on renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources, our decadeslong obsession with growth might ultimately be our undoing. The authors foresee the coming decades as a time of much disruption and change, but in the end we may learn a wiser, more sustainable stewardship of our natural resources.

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temper the charm but not the honesty and the humor. Odd jobs and a combat stint in Korea marked his early adult years. Good looks, good luck and a friend in Los Angeles landed him in the acting business. The wry Western series “Maverick” made Garner a star in 1957 and, after a long run on the big screen, he won over a new TV audience in the 1970s as private eye Jim Rockford. Garner would just as soon talk about golf or racing as acting. He rates only two of his movies as excellent (“The Americanization of Emily” and “The Notebook”). Some he considers pretty good (“Grand Prix” and “Murphy’s Romance”), but most strike him as average — and a few as downright awful. He’s proud, and rightly so, of made-forTV movies like “Promise” and “My Name Is Bill W.” Full of funny stories and observations, “The Garner Files” offers the kind of clubhouse banter you might expect from a hardworking, successful guy who doesn’t take himself too seriously — and doesn’t want you to, either.

Fox News host O’Reilly writing 2 more books NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News host Bill O’Reilly has signed on to write two more books, including a presidential history. The conservative commentator and best-selling Bill author already O’Reilly has memoir “Bolder and Fresher” due from Henry Holt and Co. His next two books will include a presidential story, the president to be revealed later, the publisher announced last week. The third book is yet to be determined. O’Reilly’s current hit is his first work of history, “Killing Lincoln,” which topped The New York Times nonfiction hardcover list this fall and has sold nearly 1 million copies, Holt said. Stephen Rubin, Holt’s president and publisher, said O’Reilly planned a series of books on presidents “very much in keeping” with “Killing Lincoln.” “They will be history told in a narrative, novelistic fashion,” Rubin said.

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Twitter changes star endorsement business NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Snoop Dogg gave props on Twitter to an ad for the Toyota Sienna minivan. Actress Tori Spelling linked to a website for rental cars. And reality TV star Khloe Kardashian soliloquized about the brand of jeans that accentuates the famous Kardashian derriere. “Want to know how Old Navy makes your butt look scary good? Ask a Kardashian,” the reality TV star wrote, or tweeted, on the social media website. Of course, she capped off the reflection with a smiley face. These celebs aren’t just writing about family cars and fashion choices for the heck of it. Stars can get paid big bucks — sometimes $10,000 or more per post — to pontificate about clothes, cars and movies in the 140 characters or less allowed per tweet. That adds up to about $71 per character. Twitter, which in its five-year existence has reshaped how people shop, vote and start revolutions, is now changing the business of celebrity endorsements. Just as Match. com and eHarmony pair up singles for dates, a growing number of startup firms are

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hooking up companies with stars who get paid to praise products to their thousands — sometimes millions — of Twitter followers. The list of celebs and the things they hawk is long and getting longer all the time. The endorsements range from subtle to blatant; the celeb pairings from sensible to downright odd. Singer Ray J urged his 600,000-plus Twitter followers to see the horror movie “Saw 3D.” Football star Terrell Owens gave a shout-out in front of his more than 1 million followers to a hotel chain giving away sports tickets: “Comfort Inn is hooking up 3 days of it!” Lamar Odom, L.A. Lakers forward, tweeted to his nearly 2 million followers about hip-hop artist and

entrepreneur Jay-Z’s book “Decoded”: “My man Jay-Z ... only rapper to rewrite history without a pen. Until now.” Of course, anything on Twitter is short-lived and reaches only a small, self-selecting audience: Research firm eMarketer estimates that only 11 percent of U.S. adult Internetusers are on the micro-blogging site. And even though some celebs have faithful groups of followers, it can be hard to measure whether their tweets lead people to spend. Still, celeb tweets can be a way to grab an audience at a time when many people skip TV commercials using their digital video recorders. And paying a celeb to tweet is much cheaper than a traditional advertising campaign. Want a tweet from Khloe Kardashian? That will cost about $8,000, according to prices listed by social media marketer Izea. Looking for a cheaper option? Ray J is about $2,300. Companies like Izea, Ad.ly and twtMob usually pair products with celebs through a combination of software algorithms and Hollywood instinct.

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Angel Tree season starts Thursday The Salvation Army of Vicksburg will ring in its annual Angel Tree campaign with a Thursday event at the Vicksburg Mall. The 5 p.m. event will feature entertainment by The Salvation Army Band of Jackson. The drive that aims to bring Christmas to youths in Warren, Claiborne, Sharkey and Issaquena counties will run through Dec. 10, with gift distribution Dec. 11 Angel Trees also will be set up at First Presbyterian Church, Bowmar Baptist Church and Bass Shoe Outlet at the Outlets at Vicksburg. For more information, call 601-636-2706.

Workshops, more on SCHC calendar The Southern Cultural Heritage Center will offer programs this month • From 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Susan Haltom, author of “One Writer’s Garden: Eudora Welty’s Home Place” will present a free lecture and book-signing. • From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-17, a stained glass workshop will be led by the Rev. Mark Bleakley. The fee is $160 for members and $170 for nonmembers. • The SCHC’s annual meeting and luncheon will be from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 18. The guest speaker will be Ward Emling, director of the Mississippi Film Office. The cost for lunch is $12, and reservations must be made by Nov. 16. • From 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 29, a holiday appetizer workshop will be taught by William Furlong, food and beverage manager of DiamondJacks Casino. The cost is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers. • From 8:30 to noon Jan. 14, Teri Taylor Roddy, a master decorative artisan, will teach a workshop called Turn Over a New Leaf, a Gold Leaf. The cost is $90 for SCHc members and $95 for nonmembers. The SCHC is located at 1302 Adams St. Call 601-631-2997, or e-mail info@southernculture.org. Also, visit the center’s webiste, www.southernculture.org, or Facebook page.

Tool demo today at Poverty Point Poverty Point State Historic Site will host a tool demonstration from 1 to 4 p.m. today. Named after a nearby plantation, the site was discovered by archaeologists in the early 20th century. Poverty Point is at Pioneer in West Carroll Parish, east of Monroe off Louisiana 577. Admission is $4, with children younger than 12 and seniors older than 62 admitted free. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call 888-926-5492.

CAP center sets recognition event The Exchange Club of Vicksburg’s Child and Parent Center will recognize its volunteers, founders and board members at a Thursday night event. Offered from 6 to 7:30 at Vicksburg Auditorium will be entertainment, food and a guest speaker. The cost is $20 per person and all proceeds will help fund the center’s annual Christmas party, plus Child Abuse Prevention Month activities. For tickets, call 601-634-0557.

Hoxie twins dig in to restoring rare schoolhouse They were born in Vicksburg 61 years ago on Christmas Day, 5 minutes apart, went to local schools, then to Hinds and Memphis State, but for the past 15 years the Hoxie boys, David and Danny, haven’t gotten past the eighth grade — in a manner of speaking. That’s how long they’ve been working on a one-room schoolhouse where their ancestors were educated. It housed grades one through eight. It’s one of only 13 such structures left in the state. The Stevens School, in the woods off Fisher’s Ferry Road not far from Antioch Cemetery, was built in the 1890s so the children of Sam and Levi Stevens, who were brothers with neighboring farms, could get an education. The Hoxies’ greatgrandfather Stevens made a deal with the county: he donated an acre of land and built the school and the county provided the teacher. The children were too young to walk the long distance to another school. “Miss Annie Head from Yokena was the only teacher the school ever had,” David said. The building had two rooms, “and she lived in the back one. Her dad would bring her in a buggy with enough food and fresh clothes for the week, and on Fridays

Twins Danny, left, and David Hoxie, both 61, sit on the porch of the old Stevens School.

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Jackson Zoo fills November with critters, freebies The Jackson Zoo has announced November events. Offerings include: • A $1 discount through Nov. 23 to visitors who bring a canned or nonperishable food item. • Veterans admitted free from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Veterans Day. • Orangutan Awareness Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. • Critters & Crawlers toddler program from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday. • A teacher training interactive workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 22. • Free admission from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day. The zoo is located at 2918 W. Capitol St., and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission is $9, $6 for ages 2-12, $8.10 for those older than 65 and free for those younger than 2 and Friends of the Zoo. For more information, visit www.jacksonzoo.org.

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Baghdad photos set for exhibit The Arts Center of Mississippi in Jackson will host “Baghdad Beyond the Wire: Faces from the Fair Garden,” a photo exhibit. Sponsored by The Greater Jackson Arts Council, the collection of photos will be on display through Dec. 2. A reception will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. The Arts Center is located at 201 E. Pascagoula St., and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon until 5. For more information, call 601-960-1557, ext. 224, or e-mail tammy@jacksonartscouncil.org.

Bluegrass tunes featured on stage The Lagniappe Theatre Company will present a country gospel comedy at the Coughlin-Sanders Per-

forming Arts Center in Alexandria. “Smoke on the Mountain” will run from Thursday through Nov. 13. The show will feature Bluegrass favorites such as “Leaning On the Everlasting Arms,” “I Love to Tell the Story,” “Unclouded Day” and “Do Lord.” Show times are 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors older than 55, $10 for youths younger than 12 and $10 for groups of 10 or more. Tickets are available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday at Cenla Broadcasting, 1115 Texas Ave. in Alexandria, or by calling 318-487-8243 or visiting www.lagniappetheatre. com. The theatre is located at 1202 3rd St.

Veterans admitted free to museum The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi will offer free admission to all military veterans on Veterans Day, which is Friday. Gallery

hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. It is located at 386 Beach Blvd. Also, on exhibit at other locations, but sponsored by the gallery: • Herman Leonard: Above All, Enjoy the Music through Nov. 26 at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Gallery/Gallery of African American Art. • Brian Nettles: Design in Three Dimensions through Nov.26 at the Mississippi Sound Welcome Center. • William Dunlap: Look At It…Think About It through Dec. 3 at IP Casino Resort Spa Exhibitions Gallery.

State arts school sets open house The Mississippi School of the Arts will host an open house Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Activities will include tours of the Brookhaven campus, performances and the opportunity to meet faculty, staff and students. MSA is a public, residential school for artistically

inclined juniors and seniors. Admission applications are due Feb.1. The campus is located at 355 W. Monticello St. For more information, call 601-823-1300 or visit www. msa.k12.ms.us

Pulitzer winner topic of lecture The Public Policy Center of Mississippi and the Mississippi Humanities Council will sponsor a free lecture on author Richard Ford, a Jackson native and Pulitzer winner. The lecture will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Eudora Welty Library, 300 N. State St., in Jackson. Dr. Huey Guagliardo, professor emeritus of English at Louisiana State University, will be the guest speaker. Ford received a Pulitzer for his 1995 novel “Independence Day.”

Sugar Day Festival Saturday in La. The 18th annual Sugar Day Festival at Kent Plantation

House in Alexandria, La., will be Saturday. Activities will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission is $5, with children younger than 6 admitted free. The Kent Plantation House is located at 3601 Bayou Rapides Road. For more information, call 318-487-5998 or e-mail admin@kenthouse.org.

Sculptors set for Masur show The Masur Museum will feature the works of two sculptors at the Monroe gallery. “Seeing and Believing” by James Surls and “Rate of Exchange” by Michael Manjarris will be on display through Jan. 28. The Masur Museum of Art is located at 1400 S. Grand St., and is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from noon until 5 p.m. Admission is free. Call 318-329-2237 or visit www.masurmuseum.org.

local happenings In town Mixed Nuts! 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Peterson’s Art and Antiques on Washington Street; featured artists: Kit Field, Linda Jackson and Marty Kittrell.

For Foodies Crawford Street United Methodist Church Turkey Dinner and Bake Sale 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday at the church at 900 Crawford St.; $10 per plate in advance only, take-out available; turkey, dressing, corn pudding, green beans, roll, dessert, tea; 601-636-5612.

Book-signings 2 p.m. Nov. 27: Neil White, “Mississippi’s 100 Greatest Football Players of All Time” and “Mississippians”; Lorelei Books, 1103 Washington St.; 601-634-8624, www.loreleibooks.com, also on Facebook.

Vicksburg Loft Tours 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Saturday; $15 day, $25 evening; tickets at Vicksburg Main Street Office, participating downtown stores; 601-634-4527, kimh@vicksburg.org.

The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal, Turkey Dinner and Bake Sale 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the church at 920 South St.; $10 per plate, Thanksgiving fare; 601-636-0542.

For kids FitZone Elite Cheer Fall Schedule

Nov. 14-16 at Vicksburg Convention Center; info@msfruitandveg.com or 601-955-9298

Runs through Dec. 20; Mondays: 4:15-5:15 p.m. for ages 4-8; 5:15-6:15 for 9 and older; and 6:15-7:15 for advanced students 7 and older; Tuesdays: 4:15-5:15 for 9 and older; 5:15-6:15 for ages 4-8; Thursdays: 5:15-6:15 for 9 and older; Fees: $50 per month, $25 registration fee for new members; Location: next to Tan Tastic in Big Lots shopping area on South Frontage Road; Contact: Liz Curtis, 601-638-3778 or www.fitzonegym.com.

Southern Cultural Heritage Center

Safari Slumber Sleepover

Mississippi Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference and Tradeshow

Holiday wreath workshop: 5:30-7 p.m. Monday; Beau Lutz, instructor; $55 members, $60 nonmembers; Contact: 1302 Adams St.; 601-631-2997, info@southernculture.org, www.southernculture.org, also on Facebook.

7 p.m.-9 a.m. Feb. 24-25; Jackson Zoo, 2918 W. Capital St.; $25 members, $30 nonmembers, registration required; 601-3522580, ext. 24, jacksonzoo.org/education/familyPrograms.html, lagrinnan@jacksonzoo.org.

Nightlife

Vicksburg Theatre Guild Auditions: “The Foreigner,” Feb. 11-12 for May 4-6 and 11-13 shows; Tickets for main-stage plays: $12 for adults, $10 for 55 and older, $7 for students and $5 for younger than 12; tickets for “Gold in the Hills,” other shows vary; Contact: Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave.; 601-636-0471 or www.vicksburgtheatreguild.com.

Out of Town Mississippi Museum of Art 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 5; 2011 Mississippi Invitational winner displays; 380 South Lamar St., Jackson; $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for students, free for museum members; 601-960-1515, 866-8439278, www.msmuseumart.org.

Vicksburg Convention Center 1600 Mulberry St., 601-630-2929 • TNA wrestling — 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19; $20 ticket with all-youcan-eat food and drinks; $55 ticket with meet-and-greet at 5:30; Ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000, convention center box office. • Ron White Moral Compass Tour — 7 p.m. Jan. 28; tickets: $40.75, $52.75, $184.75 for VIP pass with meet and greet; ticketmaster.com, VCC box office, 800-745-3000.

Beechwood Restaurant & Lounge 4451 Clay St., 601-636-3761 On stage, with a cover charge, at 9:15 p.m.: • Back 40 — Friday-Saturday. • Evelle — Nov. 18-19.

• Easy Eddie — Nov. 25-26.

Ameristar Casino, 4116 Washington St. 601-638-1000, www.ameristar.com Free at Bottleneck Blues Bar: • Coop D’ Bell — R&B/variety; Friday-Saturday. • Dr. Zarr’s Funkmonster — Nov. 18-19. • The Garry Goin Group — Variety; Nov. 25-26. Free at the Cabaret Lounge: • B.B. Secrist — Oldies; Friday-Saturday. • Ben Shaw — Variety; Nov. 18-19. • Groove Inc. — Variety; Nov. 25-26.

Eddie Monsour’s at the Biscuit Company 1100 Washington St., 601-638-1571 • 8-11 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays — Karaoke. • 8 p.m. Wednesdays — Biscuit & Jam; open mic. • Thursdays — Ladies night.

Jacques’ Cafe at Battlefield Inn 4137 N. Frontage Road, 601-661-6264 • 9 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday — Karaoke.

LD’s Kitchen 1111 Mulberry St., 601-636-9838 • 8:30 p.m. each second and fourth Tuesday — Central Mississippi Blues Society Band, local artists; free. • 8:30 p.m. each first and third Tuesday — Soul Unlimited and Sounds Unlimited; free.

Roca Restaurant & Bar 127 Country Club Drive, 601-638-0800 • 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays — Ben Shaw. • 7-10 p.m. Fridays — Dustin.

The Upper End Lounge 1306 A Washington St., 601-634-8333 With a $3 cover charge: • 7-11 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays — Karaoke. • 7-9 p.m. Thursdays — Ladies night. • 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays — D.J.

TNA Continued from Page C1. show in the city, the last in April 2010. James is one of TNA’s “Knockouts,” the name given to its 16-member women’s division, formed in 2007. TNA’s roster totals 65 wrestlers. The larger World Wrestling Entertainment has 14 women among its 82 active wrestlers. “With the female wrestlers, it’s evolved in the time since I was younger,” said Chad Lail, a TNA wrestler called Gunner. “A lot more women are involved. It’s a lot better. It’s a lot flashier. The women are a lot more athletic than they used to be, and they’re putting on better matches.” Though women have been part of wrestling since its beginnings, their matches were typically brief sideshows. They more often served as managers or valets for their male counterparts. That began to change in the late 1990s, right as James was beginning her career. She attended the wrestling schools of legends such as

Dory Funk Jr., Ricky Morton and Ricky Steamboat. James, 32, made her debut with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2005 and became a five-time women’s champion. She moved over to rival TNA in 2010 and has won its top women’s title three times. She was the first woman to win the top championships in both WWE and TNA. Lail said James has earned plenty of respect. “It comes with the years she’s put in and the stage she’s been on. Everyone knows when Mickie gets in the ring, she’s going to put on a great match.” That’s a welcome compliment for James, who says she has strived to be taken seriously. Sex appeal will always be part of a business whose employees work in speedos and sports bras. James, however, said she tries to downplay that aspect of her character in order to showcase her athleticism and ability. “I try not to do that because

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TNA Wrestling star Mickie James, right, delivers a dropkick to an opponent. James will be one of the featured performers at a show Nov. 19 at the Vicksburg Convention Center. people that have to do that, do it because their wrestling ability doesn’t stand up,” she said. “A lot of times, that’s the easy way to get a reaction. The real reaction is

what you do in the ring, not the scandalous outfits you wear.” Though women have made great strides, James admits they’ll probably never eclipse

the popularity of male wrestlers. “It’s constantly evolving and ever-changing. As females, you have to realize it is a male-dominated industry and you’re going to have

one spot to shine. You have to make the best of it,” James said. “I’m OK with it, because it shows that the cream of the crop is going to shine.”

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Mrs. Dewey Key Arthur The bride is the former Mary Margaret Reeves

April Nicole Glover Engaged to marry John Fredric Farrell Jr.

Lucy Elizabeth Matthews Engaged to marry Justin Trevor Hunt

Arthur, Reeves are Glover to wed Farrell Miss Matthews to married in Louisiana Jan. 14 at B’nai B’rith marry Hunt Nov. 19 Dewey Key Arthur and Mary Margaret Reeves were married at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5, 2011, at Grace Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, La. The Rev. Dennis Malcolm officiated at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Reeves of Lafayette. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adolphus Reeves and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Louis White. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Basil Karon Arthur of Vicksburg. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Denver Leon Rigdon of Union and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Burtis Arthur. Maid of honor was Hannah Renee Malcolm of St. Louis, Mo. Bridesmaid was Alli-

son Lewis Reeves of Baton Rouge. Lucas Leon Arthur of Jackson served as best man. Groomsmen were Charles Edward Reeves Jr. of Baton Rouge and William Whitman Adams III of Jackson. Ring bearer was Daniel Trace Arthur, son of the groom. A reception followed at the City Club at River Ranch. For a wedding trip, the couple traveled to San Pedro, Belize. They will make their home in Clinton. The bride is employed with Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz and Tardy of Jackson, and the groom is employed in the Office of the District Attorney of Rankin County.

The engagement of April Nicole Glover to John Fredric Farrell Jr., both of Vicksburg, is announced today. Vows will be exchanged Jan. 14, 2012, at the B’nai B’rith Literary Club. A reception will follow. Ms. Glover is the daughter of Anna and Oliver Scarbrough and Robert Richardson of Lucedale. She is the granddaughter of Sonja Fulks and David Hall of Lucedale and Lydia McGill of Citronelle, Ala. Mr. Farrell is the son of Kay and Fred Farrell of Vicksburg. He is the grandson of Leola McCorkle of Vicksburg and Frances Farrell of Brinkley, Ark. The bride-elect is a 2000 graduate of George County High School, where she was a member of the Spanish Honor

Society, Art Club and Flags. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, where she graduated with high honors and was on the president’s list. Ms. Glover is a first-grade teacher for the Vicksburg Warren School District at Dana Road Elementary. The prospective groom is a 1991 graduate of St. Aloysius High School, where he was a member of Mu Alpha Theta, Art Club, yearbook staff and golf team. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Millsaps College, where he was a member of Alpha Psi Omega and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Mr. Farrell is plant manager at PolyVulc USA.

Trussell, Kellicut to exchange vows Nov. 11 Autumn Hailey Trussell and Zane Jon-Richlee Kellicut, both of Vicksburg, will be married Nov. 11, 2011, in a private ceremony. Miss Trussell is the daughter of Terri Trussell and Michael Trussell, both of Vicksburg.

She is the granddaughter of Patricia Beausoliel, Dennis Beausoliel and George Grey, all of Vicksburg. Mr. Kellicut is the son of Mardi and Danny Odom of Delta, La. He is the grandson of the late Thomas Middle-

ton and Vicky Middleton of Vicksburg. The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Warren Central High School. She attended Hinds Community College. She is an office assistant at River City Auto Sales.

The prospective groom is a 2003 graduate of Warren Central High School. He attended Hinds Community College. He is a salesman at River City Auto Sales.

The engagement of Lucy Elizabeth Matthews to Justin Trevor Hunt is announced today. Vows will be exchanged Nov. 19, 2011, at First Baptist Church. A reception will follow at the B’nai B’rith Literary Club. Miss Matthews is the daughter of Shellie and Keith Matthews of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Oliver King Batte of Ridgeland and the late Mr. Batte and Mrs. Cornelius Dulaney Matthews of Brandon and the late Mr. Matthews. Mr. Hunt is the son of Rebecca and Richard Hunt of Vicksburg. He is the grandson of the late Erle Metzen and Janie Paine Metzen of Vicksburg and Hazel Knox and the late Billy Knox of Wappapello, Mo. The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of Vicksburg High School. She attended Hinds Commu-

nity College where she was a starter member of the Lady Eagles soccer team and graduated magna cum laude in 2009. She will graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi in May with a bachelor’s degree in English licensure and will pursue a career in secondary education. The prospective groom is a 2001 graduate of Vicksburg High School. He graduated in 2005 from the University of Southern Mississippi, where he received a bachelor’s degree in music performance. In 2009, he received a Master of Music in music theory and a Master of Music in classical guitar performance, also from USM, where he was awarded a graduate teaching assistantship during his study. He is an instructor of music at Pearl River Community College in Poplarville.

upcoming weddings

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nov. 11

• Autumn Hailey Trussell and Zane Jon-Richlee Kellicut Private ceremony

Nov. 12 • Diana Morris and Rodney Thomas 4 p.m. at Baltes Gym Reception to follow Family and friends are invited • Sarah Michele Mitchell and Jimmy Ray Ballinger 5 p.m. at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church Reception at B’nai B’rith Literary Club

Hayley Alison Boyd Engaged to marry Preston Blake McDaniel

Miss Boyd to marry Mr. McDaniel Dec. 17 The engagement of Hayley Alison Boyd of Vicksburg to Preston Blake McDaniel of Houston, Texas, is announced today. Vows will be exchanged at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 17, 2011, at Highland Baptist Church. A reception will follow at the B’nai B’rith Literary Club. All relatives and friends are invited to attend. Miss Boyd is the daughter of Jimmy Boyd and Tracey Boyd, both of Vicksburg. Mr. McDaniel is the son of Larry and Michele McDaniel of Houston.

The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of Vicksburg High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education from the University of Southern Mississippi, where she will graduate in December. The prospective groom is a 2007 graduate of Channelview High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in polymer science from the University of Southern Mississippi and is pursuing a Ph.D. from the University of Delaware.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Matthew Fowler Jr. The bride is the former Rebecca Jayne McClain

Mr. Fowler marries Miss McClain Sept. 18 Edward Matthew “Matt” Fowler Jr. and Rebecca Jayne McClain were married at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 18, 2011, in Seacrest, Fla. Dennis Rader officiated at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Martha McClain of Grand Bay, Ala. She is the granddaughter of the late Woodrow and Onie Lee Price of Mobile and the late Otha and Virginia McClain of Daphne, Ala. The groom is the son of Sue McNamara Fowler and Edward M. Fowler Sr., both of Vicksburg. He is the grandson of Verreen Prewitt McNamara and the late Thomas

Anderson McNamara and the late Abraham Lincoln Fowler and Ina Lillian Beesley, all of Vicksburg. The bride was given in marriage by her children, Konnor, Karoline and Klaire Frost. Her chosen colors were yellow, black and white. A reception followed in Panama City, Fla. Hosts were Mike and Mary Anne Nonnenmacher and Nicole Neese. The couple spent their honeymoon in Seacrest. The bride is an employee health nurse and the groom is a radiologic technologist, both at the University of South Alabama Medical Center.

Are you planning a wedding? The Vicksburg Post will publish an engagement announcement before the wedding date. The Sunday before the wedding, we will list your wedding in a roundup of those planned for the week. The wedding writeup and photo will run, as space allows, as soon as possible after the wedding. Wedding information submitted more than two months after the ceremony is too late for use. There is no charge to publish any of the announcements submitted within our time limits. Brides who submit information past the deadline or who wish to include additional details not requested on our forms (such as dress descriptions or decorations) may do so at a cost of 50 cents per word. A $100 fee will be charged to include a photo if the information is posted after our deadline. Information for engagement and wedding announcements should be submitted on forms provided by The Vicksburg Post. They are available at the newspaper office, 1601 N. Frontage Road, or online at vicksburgpost.com. Forms should be filled out in full, typewritten when possible or legibly written. A phone number on the form is required. Photos of the bride or couple should be close-ups when possible; unfiltered, glossy images in 5-by-7 or 4-by-6 reproduce best. Inferior quality photos will be refused. For more information, call 601-636-4545, ext. 131.

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Mr. Banks, Miss White recite vows Miss Brown Lee Travis Banks and Audrey Elaine White were married at 5 p.m. Sept. 3, 2011, at Cedar Grove M.B. Church in Vicksburg. The Rev. Artis Webber Jr. cousin of the groom, officiated at the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. Mitchell Dent and the Rev. Johnny Williams, cousin of the bride. The bride is the daughter of Lenny and Brenda Smith and Anderson White II, all of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of Pauline Harris, Willie and Betty Smith and Anderson White Sr., all of Vicksburg, and the late Arthur Harris and Helen White. Mr. Banks is the son of Robert and Janice Banks of Blue Springs, Miss. He is the grandson of Sparks Banks of Blue Springs and the late Louise Banks and Learlie Banks. Given in marriage by her father, the bride’s chosen colors were black, platinum and watermelon. Nuptial music was provided by Tamara Myles, pianist; Travanti Hill, pianist; Dr. Jelani Boler, violinist; James Smith Jr., drummer; and Kiana Day Holder, soloist. An ensemble of the bride’s family and close friends — Kristie Anderson, Brittany Brown, Whitney Brown, Dr. Jelani Boler, Dr. Antione Eakins Sr., Trey Fortner and Damian Thomas — serenaded the couple. The bride’s attendant was Shirley Harris, cousin of the bride, of Vicksburg. Maid of honor was Stacey Harris, sister of the bride, of Dallas, Texas. Matrons of honor were Melissa Smith of Vicksburg and Stephanie Parris of Elizabethtown, Ky., both cousins of the bride. Bridesmaids were Dr. Kiya Hamilton of Baltimore, Md.; Latoya Beard of Birmingham, Ala.; Kayla Davis of Bear, Del.; Nneka Burse of Dallas; D. Nichole Kennebrew of New Orleans; Curinetha Hubbard of Jackson; Gladys Peters of Columbia; and Ashley Smith and Denita Smith, both of Vicksburg. Flower girl was Marley Parris of Elizabethtown. Junior Bridesmaids were Cayleigh Bland, goddaughter of the bride, of Jackson and Reezon Eke, niece of the bride, of Dallas. The groom’s brother, Rob Banks of Southaven, served as best man. Rolando Banks and Jason Gambrel, both of Blue Springs, served as distinguished gentlemen. Groomsmen were G. Michael Warren II and Bobby Crudup Jr., both of Madison; Jon Brown of Clinton; Harvey Parris of Elizabethtown; Uzo Eke of Dallas; Jesse McBride of Hattiesburg; and Fabion Clay and Juwan Bowie, both of Jackson. Ushers were Jamison Banks of Ridgeland; Franklin Wilson of Vicksburg; and Devon Fears and Vadale Rucker, both of Blue Springs. Ring bearer was Zion Humphreys of Blue Springs. Bible bearer was Mason Warren of Baton Rouge. Marquis Knight of Vicksburg served as broom bearer. Honorary attendants were Dr. Betty Booker of Los Angeles; Erin Mercer of Nashville, Tenn.; Tangelia Kelly of Brandon; Domenica Graham of

to marry Mr. James on Dec. 10

The engagement of Dora Marie Brown to Gregory Gerard James, both of Vicksburg, is announced today. Vows will be exchanged Dec. 10, 2011, in a private ceremony. A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Battlefield Inn. All relatives and friends are invited to the reception. Miss Brown is the daughter of Willie and Delphine Taylor of Vicksburg and the late Joe C. Brown, all of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of the late Norman and Dora Brown of Vicksburg and Louis Morris of Flint, Mich. Mr. James is the son of Bertha James and the late Clarence James of Vicksburg. He is the grandson of Doretha Jackson and the late Joe Jackson of Fayette. The bride-elect is a 2000 graduate of Warren Central High School, where she was

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Travis Banks The bride is the former Audrey Elaine White Vicksburg; and Kelli Davis of Bear. Tea girls were Murshiva Harris of Vicksburg and Kyeya Jackson, Jennaya Mabry and Jasmine Rucker, all of Blue Springs. Serving as program attendants were Kelli Davis and Whitney Brown, cousins of the bride, of Vicksburg. A reception followed the ceremony at Rainbow Arena. Greeters were Wanda Ashmore, JNitra Brown, Uretka Callon, Pam Elam, Faye Franklin, Faye Harris and Vicki Wilson, all of Vicksburg; Crystal Bradford of Nashville; Shalonda Covington of Branson, Mo.; Christy Banks and Cynthia Banks, both of Blue Springs; and Tunesha Banks, Terri Porche and Judi Wade, all of Houston, Texas. Special wedding assistant was Deborah Cooper of Vicksburg. Special reception assistants were Betty Tyler Carson and Alma Tyler Reed. Guests were entertained with music by DJ Clyde. The couple will make their home in Brandon. The bride is employed with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and the groom is employed with the Mississippi Department of Finance. Meet-and-greet The couple’s parents hosted a family/friends meet-andgreet. Special assistants were Janice Banks and Janice Carstafhnur. The couple chose this time to present gifts to the wedding party. Guests were entertained with music by DJ Glennard Michael Warren II. Barbecue Mr. and Mrs. Avery Harris, uncle and aunt of the bride, honored the bride and groom with a barbecue at their home. Bridesmaids’ luncheon Brenda G. Williams and Melissa W. Smith hosted a

bridesmaids’ luncheon at the Williams home on the afternoon prior to the wedding. Special guests were the bride’s mother, grandmother, aunts, and godmother and the groom’s mother and aunts. Bachelorette party Members of the bride’s wedding party, along with friends, hosted a two-part bachelorette party the night before the wedding. Bachelor party The gentlemen in the wedding party presented the groom with a bachelor party on the eve of the wedding. Engagement party Mr. and Mrs. Glennard Warren Sr., uncle and aunt of the bride, and Mr. and Mrs. Benson Kariuki hosted a wineand-cheese engagement party in honor of the bridal couple at the Warren home. Special guests were the parents of the bride and groom and grandparents of the bride. Showers Shirley Harris, Faye Franklin, Denita Smith, Ashley Smith and Murshiva Harris hosted a bridal shower at the Harris home. Special guests were the bride’s mother, grandmother, aunt and godmother. Curinetha Hubbard, Gladys Peters and Erin Mercer hosted a Jack-and-Jill shower for the couple at the couple’s new home. Betty Tyler Carson, Alma Tyler Reed, Amber Carson, Aisha Carson and Tiffany Reed hosted a formal hatand-glove shower brunch at Vicksburg Family Life Cathedral. Special guests were the bride’s mother, grandmother, aunt and godmother. The bride’s co-workers honored her with a miscellaneous shower. Stephanie Parris and Denita Smith surprised the bride with a spa day the morning before the wedding.

military

released by armed services Air Force Airman Daniel R. Kuchman has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The eight-week program included training in military discipline, core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles. He also earned four credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force. A 2011 graduate of Warren Central High School, he is the son of Diane and David Kuchman of Vicksburg. Army Reserve Pfc. Barry M. Thompson has graduated with honors from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla., and received a Letter of Commendation. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the

Army mission and received instruction in Army history, military courtesy, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, map reading, combat and field maneuvers. He is the son of Shirlene and Barry E. Thompson of Port Gibson and is a 2010 graduate of Port Gibson High School. Air Force Airman Kevin M. Burns has graduated from

basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The eightweek program included training in military discipline, core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles. A 2005 graduate of All Saints’ Episcopal School, he received an associate degree in 2010 from Hinds Community College. He is the son of Jack Burns of Vicksburg.

Hoxie Continued from Page C1. poor man’s wallpaper” — which cut the drafts in the winter. Two stoves — one for cooking — warmed the structure. After the last tenants left, the building was used for storing hay. “Now it’s ours — or what’s left of it,” Danny said. Both agree there wouldn’t be anything left if it hadn’t been for a tin roof with extended eaves. The foundation was about gone and powder post beetles had just about destroyed the sills “which were just like dust.” Most of the windows had rotted or been broken out, and some of the siding was missing. The two-holer outhouse leans but still stands. They used 20-ton jacks to lift the structure and replace the sills with railroad switch ties. They’ve put in some new windows and siding on the porch. They get the material wherever they can, so the work isn’t a restoration — they’re reclaiming the building, “being as practical as we can,” David said. “We’re being as green as we can be, but this place was pretty far gone.” The original windows were six over six lights, but some of the replacements don’t fit that description. They found some windows on the street in Memphis, removed from a house that was being remodeled, “so we grabbed them,” Danny said. “Windows are windows.” Their plans are to bring the schoolhouse up to 20th century standards and be able to live in it, “maybe for a short time, maybe for a long one, depending on what this world is going to be doing. It’s a place to hang my hat,” David said. And then he might build a home over on the hill where the old dogtrot house stood where his great-grandmother, Sultana Luckett Stevens, lived. It’s only natural that they’re working on this project together for, as identical twins, much of their lives have been spent on joint projects. They’re not only identical twins, but they mirror one another, for one is left handed, the other right. The prints on one’s left hand, for example, are mirrored on his brother’s right hand. Danny’s left foot is a half size larger than his right, and David’s is just the opposite, which is why “we’d buy pairs of iden-

Dora Marie Brown Engaged to marry Gregory Gerard James a member of Choices, FTA, prom committee and basketball homecoming court. She pursued a pharmacy tech degree from Virginia College. Miss Brown is a table-game dealer at Riverwalk Casino. The prospective groom is a

1998 graduate of Vicksburg High School, where he was on the football and track teams. He is attending Hinds Community College’s Nursing-Allied Health Center. Mr. James is employed with the Vicksburg Fire Department.

tical shoes, one a half-size larger, then swap.” As children, their father couldn’t tell them apart but their mother could. They would sometimes swap names and even classes in school and really rattle the teachers. “We used to drive baby-sitters to tears,” one of them said. They usually studied together and once “came on strong” in history, destroyed the bell curve which flunked the rest of the class. They usually went to Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church with their grandfather, Jack Warnock, who attended if it wasn’t hunting season because, “if it had fins, fur, or feathers, he was after it,” Danny said. At church, the twins’ job was “to keep the guy in front of us awake.” They agree that being twins has “no minuses, always been pluses,” but one of them said that his grandmother Mary Warnock “scared hell out of my wife when she started telling her how many generations of twins were in the family and how many twins had twins and so on.” Their great-grandfather Burrough had a twin who died, so the parents gave him the names for both boys — Richard Madison Green Gustavus Adolphus Burrough. David and Danny were 5 when they saw a dead person for the first time. It was their great uncle, who was called Toad. It was a home funeral, from an old house in Yazoo County, one with the dogtrot down the middle and the kitchen in a separate building connected by a walkway. The body was in a pine box that sat on some sawhorses in the front room. Uncle Toad was dressed in bib overalls and a red and white checkered shirt and was holding a Red Man chewing tobacco hat on his chest. The boys were very curious, so much so that Aunt Chet decided they were taking undue interest and headed them out to the kitchen. “We opened the door— you know how a screen door creaks,” Danny said. “Well there was a man sitting there with his back to us, but when he heard the noise, he turned around and looked at us and it like to have scared us half to death.” The man was wearing clothing identical to the way Uncle Toad was dressed. That’s when they found out the men were identical twins. Family heritage is special to

David and Danny, and their love of history probably came from their grandmother Molly Stevens Hoxie. Their great-great-great-grandfather John Brown Stevens acquired the land where the old school stands in 1833. For a time it belonged to the Hullums and then came back into the Stevens family through their great-greatgrandmother Sultana, who married William Barnabas Stevens. He gave his life for the Southern Cause on June 26, 1862, at Beaver Dam Creek in Virginia, and his body never was identified. When David and Danny put up stones for William B. and Sultana at Antioch Cemetery several years ago, more than 100 relatives came to the ceremony and, “We didn’t know many of them.” That’s when they heard the story of Sam and Levi Stevens, brothers who had adjoining farms, who had a falling out and didn’t speak for years. They had a common line but “wouldn’t even mend the fence together,” David said. Each put up his own strands of barbed wire. When their mother, who was at Sam’s house, was on her deathbed, Levi went over to say his goodbyes and he and Sam talked for half an hour like nothing was ever wrong, but then the feud resumed. They’re buried at Antioch about 20 feet apart. Though the Hoxies live in Memphis, they grew up here and in Rolling Fork and both look forward to the day when they can really enjoy their Warren County roots. There’s no time limit on restoring the schoolhouse and they get to work on it only a week or two each year. Danny still works and, though David is retired, he says he has time but no money, “and that’s the rub.” They haven’t hunted when they’re here because “time is a premium.” Their wives have been down to the site. Danny said he likes the peace and quiet and wants to get out of Memphis. David’s wife, because it is a glacial process, “has about given up hope.” To the Hoxie twins, the old Stevens School reclamation is R-and-R, a place and time of peace and tranquility, a time to get away from it all. “You can’t go to the woods in Memphis,” one said, and the other agreed. •

Gordon Cotton is an author and historian who lives in Vicksburg.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

The Vicksburg Post

Shedding racist skin

Ink of colored past burned away for clean future By The Associated Press People grabbed their children when Bryon Widner swaggered into a store, lowered their voices when he entered a restaurant, sidled away when he strode up to a bar. He reveled in it — the fear he inspired, the power. It made him feel like Superman. He had symbols of racist violence carved into his face and the letters HATE stamped across the knuckles of his right hand. “Blood & Honour” was tattooed across his neck, “Thug Reich” across his belly, swastikas adorned his shaved scalp. On his forehead, a thick, black, upward-pointing arrow symbolized his willingness to die for his race. • Bryon Widner was a skinhead thug until he found love, and turned away from racism and violence. But how could he build a new life with a face stained by racist tattoos? • For 16 years, Widner was a glowering, strutting, menacing vessel of hate — an “enforcer” for some of America’s most notorious and violent racist skinhead groups. By the time he was 30, Widner had spent four years in jail, accused of murder and other crimes. Then he met Julie Larsen. Like Widner, Larsen’s arms and legs were covered with neo-Nazi symbols — iron crosses, a Totenkopf skull, axes crossed into a swastika, the Nazi salute “sieg heil.” She posted regularly on the Internet forum, Stormfront. Its motto: “White Pride, World Wide.” But by her 30s, the single mother of four was questioning her racist beliefs. She grew tired of telling her children they couldn’t watch certain Walt Disney movies because Hollywood was controlled by Jews, or listen to rap music, or eat Chinese or Mexican food. After struggling to put an abusive marriage to a skinhead behind her, she yearned for something simpler. “I just wanted a normal family life,” she said. And to his great surprise, Widner discovered that was what he wanted, too. But leaving a life of hate would not be easy when his past was tattooed all over his face. • They first met in May 2005 at Nordic Fest, an annual Memorial Day weekend extravaganza hosted by the Imperial Klans of America in Dawson Springs, Ky. It was hardly a romantic setting. Speakers from hardcore skinhead and white power organizations like The American Front, Blood & Honour USA/Combat 18 and The Creativity Movement ranted about racial justice and race war. White power bands thundered fierce anti-Semitic and racist lyrics. Widner, a mean and scrappy brawler with a penchant for slicing victims’ faces with a straight edge razor was living in Sidney, Ohio. He worked construction and other jobs, but mostly he acted as both recruiter and enforcer for the Vinlanders Social Club, which had quickly carved out a reputation as the most thuggish and violent skinhead organization in the country. Their credo was a racist form of Odinism, a Viking religion named after the Norse god Odin which preaches that the path to heaven (Valhalla) is to die fighting for your race. Larsen, was living in Ironwood, Mich., working in a bank and raising her kids. Introduced to the white power movement by her late exhusband, she began actively working for the National Alliance, distributing fliers about racial purity, organizing fundraisers for imprisoned white supremacist leaders and their families. At Nordic Fest, Larsen’s 3-year-old daughter, Isabella,

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Bryon Widner’s transformation clamored to have her photograph taken with the guy with the wildly tattooed face. Larsen thought Widner was cute. Widner thought Larsen, with her smiling green eyes and mane of raven hair, was “one cool chick.” Over the next seven months they poured out their souls in endless, late-night phone conversations. They talked of their dreams for the future — and their doubts about the past and how much they had in common. Raised in broken homes — their parents divorced when they were young — both had become teen runaways. In Albuquerque, Widner discovered that shaving his head, wearing combat boots, and randomly beating people earned him a respect he’d never had before. Larsen, who grew up in Scottsdale, Ariz., started having babies in her teens and then bounced through different jobs and states and men. The white power world is populated by hundreds of different groups, including several thousand skinheads in the United States, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit civil rights organization that tracks hate groups. The numbers are fluid. One night six months after they met, Widner staggered home from a bar brawl, picked up the phone and stammered out a proposal. He was so drunk he had to double check the next day to make sure she had said yes. It was just before Christmas 2005. Friends told her she was crazy. But Larsen didn’t hesitate. She packed up her kids and drove 12 hours to meet him. They were married in Ironwood by a justice of the peace on Jan. 13, 2006. Their witnesses were Larsen’s children and a couple of Vinlanders. Two months later, she was pregnant. • “I am very glad that my mother found the perfect guy ever,” wrote Julie’s eldest daughter, Mercedez, on the inside of a book of tattoos she gave Widner as a Christmas present. “You are the greatest father any kid could ask for. Love always.” Fatherhood transformed Widner. He had a whole new family: Mercedez, then 14, Destiny, 8, and little Isabella. (Julie’s eldest son wanted nothing to do with the world of skinheads or white power, though he eventually grew to respect his stepfather.) Widner found he loved the simple, daily routines — driving the kids to school, helping with homework, sitting around the dinner table. “It was like overnight he went from being a drunk, a skinhead and a fighter, to being this kind, nurturing father and husband,” Julie says. “He was amazing.” Widner was still drinking heavily, but he began cutting back and eventually stopped

completely. He was still spending time with Vinlanders, but things were changing — in his mind and his heart. Julie was changing as well. She had been deeply disturbed by a scene she had witnessed at the Nordic fest — tents where she says men lined up for sex with underage girls. She thought of her own daughters. “These guys weren’t honoring Aryan women or protecting white children,” she says in disgust. “They were just thugs exploiting young girls.” When Julie decided to leave, it was relatively easy. She simply stopped participating. For Widner to leave would be heresy. He would be branded a “race traitor” and become a hunted man. Vinlanders had given their blessing for him to move to Michigan in order to start a new chapter. Now they were pressuring him to be more active, to travel more, recruit more, attend leadership meetings. Julie was begging him to stay home. It all came to a head in the summer of 2007, during a Vinlander day trip to Lake Superior. At the end of the day, the women and children returned home while the men stayed and drank. Julie got a call: Widner had collapsed. She raced to the hospital. Outside, she was met by Eric “The Butcher” Fairburn, a ferocious skinhead with “MURDER” tattooed across his neck. “This is Vinlander business,” he said. “No, it’s not,” she said, angrily pushing past him. “It’s husband-and-wife business.” Larsen told Widner she didn’t want his Vinlander friends in the house anymore. Vinlanders warned him to get his wife under control. Filled with self-loathing, he swallowed a bottle of pills. • Cradling Tyrson, born in November 2006, Widner had never been so sure. He would shield his son from a life of violence and hate. He would give him a safe home, a happy childhood, a devoted dad. And yet, the joy of Tyrson’s birth could not mask his daily struggles. People wouldn’t look at him in the eye, wouldn’t serve him in restaurants, wouldn’t give him a job. He had survived the pills; Julie had rushed him to the hospital. But he was deeply depressed. For the first time, Widner began to see himself as others did: a social freak, an outcast from the society he now so desperately longed to be part of. Potential employers cringed when they met him. When he picked the kids up from school, parents and teachers looked at him in horror. Once, as he cradled a fussing Tyrson while waiting for Julie in a doctor’s office, a woman, a stranger, blurted, “No wonder the baby is crying. He’s probably scared of your face.” “I was a circus freak,”

Widner says. “And the worst part was that I had brought it all on myself.” Sensing his withdrawal, his former crew members began turning against him. They spread vicious postings on the Internet, calling Widner weak, accusing the couple of being race traitors and sexual deviants. Finally, Widner quit the Vinlanders. But he still faced the seemingly insurmountable dilemma of trying to fit into society. How could he ever be a proper father, husband and provider, when he looked like a walking billboard of hate? The answer was painfully clear. He had to find some way to wipe the tattoos from his face. The couple scoured the Internet trying to learn how to safely remove the facial tattoos. But extensive facial tattoos are extremely rare, and few doctors have performed such complicated surgery. Besides, they couldn’t afford it. They had little money and no health insurance. So Widner began investigating homemade recipes, looking at dermal acids and other solutions. He reached the point, he said, where “I was totally prepared to douse my face in acid.” In desperation, Julie did something that once would have been unimaginable. She reached out to a black man whom white supremacists consider their sworn enemy. Daryle Lamont Jenkins runs an anti-hate group called One People’s Project based in Philadelphia. The 43-year-old activist is a huge thorn in the side of white supremacists, posting their names and addresses on his website, alerting people to their rallies and organizing counter protests. In Julie he heard the voice of a woman in trouble. “It didn’t matter who she had once been or what she had once believed,” he said. “Here was a wife and mother prepared to do anything for her family.” Jenkins suggested that Widner contact T.J. Leyden, a former neo-Nazi skinhead Marine who had famously left the movement in 1996, and has promoted tolerance ever since. More than anyone else, Leyden understood the revulsion and self-condemnation that Widner was going through. And the danger. Most importantly, Leyden told him to call the Southern Poverty Law Center. • When Widner called, says Joseph Roy, SPLC chief investigator, “it was like the Osama Bin Laden of the movement calling in.” But over several weeks of conversations with Bryon and Julie, he became convinced. There was something different about this couple — a sincerity, a raw determination to put the past behind them and to seek some sort of redemption.

In March 2007 Roy and an assistant flew to Michigan. Roy still marvels at the memory of the guy with the freakish face walking out to greet them, wearing a “World’s Greatest Dad” sweashirt, holding his baby boy in one arm while a little girl clung to his other one. Over the next few days they got to see the suffering Bryon was going through. They listened in horror when he told them he was considering using acid on his face. “He was in a bad place,” Roy said. Widner shared information about the structure of various skinhead groups and agreed to speak at the SPLC’s annual Skinhead Intelligence Network conference, which draws police from all over the country. For his part, Roy promised to ask his organization to search for a donor to pay for Widner’s tattoos to be surgically removed. When Roy called a couple of months later saying a donor was willing to pay for the surgery, Widner could hardly believe it. The donor, a longtime supporter of the SPLC had been moved by Widner’s story — and shocked by photographs of his face “For him to have any chance in life and do good,” she said, “I knew those tattoos had to come off.” She agreed to fund the surgeries — at a cost of approximately $35,000 — on several conditions. She wanted to remain anonymous. She wanted assurances that Bryon would get his GED, would go into counseling and would pursue either a college education or a trade. It was easy to agree. They were all things he wanted. It would take up to a year to find the right doctors and schedule the operations. Meanwhile, it was clear the family had to leave Michigan. The white power Web forums were wild with chatter about the race traitor couple and their family. Through local

police, the FBI warned that they were in danger. In the spring of 2008 they packed their belongings and moved to Tennessee. The threats subsided. • Dr. Bruce Shack, who chairs the Department of Plastic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, vividly remembers the first time he met Widner. After seeing photographs and talking to the SPLC, he had agreed to do the surgery. But he was unprepared for Widner’s face. Shack saw one of the biggest challenges of his career. Though he was told of the excruciating pain to come, Widner didn’t hesitate. “I am never going to live a normal life unless I do,” he said. On June 22, 2009, Widner underwent the first of 25 operations over the next 16 months. In the end, Shack said, “Anyone who is prepared to put himself through this is bound to do something good with his life.” • Today, after threats from friends they made in their previous lives, only a few trusted friends and family members know where they live — they agreed to be interviewed on condition that the location of their new home not be disclosed. They’ve thrown out everything to do with their racist past. And yet there are reminders all around, and not just the remaining tattoos. Tyrson’s name — inspired by the Norse god of justice, Tyr — troubles them for its connection to the racist brand of Odinism his father practiced with the Vinlanders. But how do they ask a 4-year-old to change his name to Eddie? The child tugs at his daddy’s Spiderman T-shirt, begging him to come play video games. “OK, buddy,” Widner says. “Let’s go shoot a few bad guys.” At the Xbox, Widner is Captain America. The bad guys are Nazis.

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Public Notice Warren County Herbert Lowery will be applying for a full pardon 30 days from this posting for the crime of possession of more than 1 kilogram of marijuana with intent to deliver committed on September 8, 1978, charged in this county and has lived a law abiding life since the crime, forgiveness is sought. If there are objections to the granting of this pardon, please contact the Parole Board by phone at (601)576-3520, or fax at (601)576-3529. Publish: 10/25, 10/26, 10/27, 10/28, 10/29, 10/30, 10/31, 11/1, 11/2, 11/3, 11/4, 11/5, 11/6, 11/7, 11/8, 11/9, 11/10, 11/11, 11/12, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15, 11/16, 11/17, 11/18, 11/19, 11/20, 11/21, 11/22, 11/23, (30t)

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01. Legals Public Notice Warren County Herbert Lowery will be applying for a full pardon 30 days from this posting for the crime of possession of more than 1 kilogram of marijuana with intent to deliver committed on September 8, 1978, charged in this county and has lived a law abiding life since the crime, forgiveness is sought. If there are objections to the granting of this pardon, please contact the Parole Board by phone at (601)576-3520, or fax at (601)576-3529. Publish: 10/25, 10/26, 10/27, 10/28, 10/29, 10/30, 10/31, 11/1, 11/2, 11/3, 11/4, 11/5, 11/6, 11/7, 11/8, 11/9, 11/10, 11/11, 11/12, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15, 11/16, 11/17, 11/18, 11/19, 11/20, 11/21, 11/22, 11/23, (30t)

02. Public Service Don't miss a thing! Subscribe to The Vicksburg Post TODAY!! Call 601-636-4545, Circulation.

05. Notices Center For Pregnancy Choices Free Pregnancy Tests

06. Lost & Found

07. Help Wanted

Missing or Stolen Puppy!

Hotel Sales & Marketing Manager

(non-medical facility)

Âˇ Education on All Options Âˇ Confidential Counseling Call 601-638-2778 for appt www.vicksburgpregnancy.com ENDING HOMELESSNESS. WOMEN with children or without are you in need of shelter? Mountain of Faith Ministries/ Women's Restoration Shelter. Certain restrictions apply, 601-661-8990. Life coaching available by appointment. HEY! NEED CASH NOW? We buy junk cars, vans, SUVs, heavy equipment and more! Call today, we'll come pick them up with money in hand! 1-800826-8104.

Is the one you love hurting you? Call

Haven House Family Shelter 601-638-0555 or 1-800-898-0860 Services available to women & children who are victims of domestic violence and/or homeless: Shelter, counseling, group support. (Counseling available by appt.)

KEEP UP WITH all the local news and sales. Subscribe to The Vicksburg Post Today! Call 601-636-4545, ask for Circulation.

Runaway Are you 12 to 17? Alone? Scared? Call 601-634-0640 anytime or 1-800-793-8266 We can help! One child, one day at a time.

Vicksburg, MS Rainbow Hotel & Casino -------------------------------

Now Hiring: Last seen in 660 Block of Standard Hill Road between 10/20-22/11 Puppy is approx. 11-12 weeks old-small terrier mix, very friendly and playful. If you have ANY information about the whereabouts of this dog, please contact one of the following #'s 601-831-7911 or 770-378-8154.

* Minimum Two Years Exp. * Good Communication Skills * Strong Written & Verbal Communications * Interpersonal Skills To Work With Business Clients * Goal Oriented Person

Applications Can Be Obtained At The Hotel 1350 Warrenton Rd Vicksburg, MS 39180

Home for Sale? Show it to the world at www.vicksburgrealestate.com

HEY! NEED CASH NOW? We buy JUNK CARS, VANS, SUVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S, TRUCKS, SCHOOL BUSES, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS & TRAILERS. Whether your junk is running or not, & PAY YOU CASH NOW. Call today, we'll come pick your junk up with CASH in hand!

MS Prop. Lic. 77#C124 COMPUTER TECHNICIAN- 2 years experience. Must be able to troubleshoot complex computer problems, hardware and software. Intermediate to expert-level knowledge of Windows XP, VISTA and 7. Must have and understanding of network concepts and directory services. Customer service, professional attitude and a work ethic is a must. Clean driving record. Send resume to: Dept. 3767 The Vicksburg Post P.O Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182.

AND PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD TODAY.

11. Business Opportunities

To Place Your Ad.

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1-800-826-8104 LOCAL SALES- Earning potential up to $70,000! 88 year old Monroe based company looking to expand business, need business to business sales professional. Must have good transportation. Base salary plus commission, chance for advancement. Send resume to: Chap at monroeoffice.com or call 318-388-4600 ask for Chap.

07. Help Wanted

RESUMES ARE CURRENTLY being accepted for a pressman. Experience is preferred; mechanical skills are required. Some night, weekend work is required. Position includes benefits. To be considered for this position, please send resume and cover letter to: Dept. 3768, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182.

TO BUY OR SELL

AVON

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VICKSBURG VIDEO has an openings for

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Very nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath home sits on large lot very private back-yard. Large open kitchen with french doors that leads into a spacious family room.

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Beautifully renovated 4 bedroom, 2 bath home. Hardwood floors, new kitchen and baths. Priced to sell at $143,900.

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Alcorn State University is disposing surplus and salvage property/equipment from all departments in this ABSOLUTE auction. Featured items include trucks, cars, vans, large buses, farm tractors and implements, cattle trailer, air chillers, cooling towers, office trailers, computers, printers, scanners, monitors and computer accessories, furniture from offices, dorms and other campus locations, print shop equipment (Heidelberg offset printing press, small and large folding machines, three-hole drill press, stitching machine), Nortal Meridian 1 PBX commercial/business phone system, ID tag machines, drafting tables, table saws, planer, buffers, classroom chalk boards, closet and classroom doors, large air compressor, and much, much more!

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Classified

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07. Help Wanted AVON. NEED EXTRA CASH? Become an Avon Representative today. Call 601-454-8038.

14. Pets & Livestock

17. Wanted To Buy

Vicksburg Warren Humane Society & MS - Span Low Cost Spay & Neuter Program

littlecreekpuppies.com CKC Shih Tzu's, Malti Poos, Yorkies, Poodles, Peek-apoos. $250 and up. 318-2375156.

WANTED: ANYTHING OLD-Money, coins, war relics, books, photos, documents, etcetera. 601-618-2727.

15. Auction

WE BUY ESTATES. Households and quality goods. Best prices. You call, we haul! 601-415-3121, 601-661-6074. www.msauctionservice.com

Hwy 61 S - 601-636-6631

VICKSBURG WARREN HUMANE SOCIETY Hwy 61 S. • 601-636-6631

DON’T SHOP...

Adopt Today! 09. Child Care I BABY SIT in my home. 61 South area. Days, nights and weekends. References available. 601-618-9077.

10. Loans And Investments “WE CAN ERASE your bad credit- 100% guaranteed.” The Federal Trade Commission says the only legitimate credit repair starts and ends with you. It takes time and a conscious effort to pay your debts. Any company that claims to be able to fix your credit legally is lying. Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc.gov/credit A message from The Vicksburg Post and the FTC.

11. Business Opportunities HISTORIC SCENIC DOWNTOWN 14 brick Marie Apartments. Refinished hardwood floors. $325,000. 601-636-7107. trip@msubulldogs.org

Hours: 8a.m. - 5p.m., Mon. - Fri., Closed Saturday & Sunday Call Direct: (601)636-SELL Post Plaza Online Ad Placement: 1601F North Frontage Rd. http://www.vicksburgpost.com Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-636-4545

14. Pets & Livestock

CATS: Male . .$25 Female ........$35 DOGS (UNDER 40 LBS): Male . .$55 Female ........$65 • For the above category of animals, pick up applications at the Humane Society DOGS (OVER 40 LBS): Male . .$70 Female ........$80 • For dogs over 40 lbs, call 866-901-7729 for appt.

OUR ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTION keeps you “plugged” in to all the local news, sports, community events. Call Circulation, 601-636-4545. FIRST ANNUAL ALCORN State University Surplus Property Auction. Thursday, 10a.m. For pictures/ information, visit www.HeadAuctions.com Head Auctions & Realty, 10% BP, MS Lic. #892 SCALLIONS JEWELERS VETERANS Day Auction. Details www.msauctionservice.com

17. Wanted To Buy Call the Shelter for more information.

HAVE A HEART, SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS!

2000- 2004 Toyota truck. 4X4, 4 cylinder, 4/ 5 speed, extended cab. 601-4150088.

Look for us on www.petfinder.com

www.pawsrescuepets.org

If you are feeding a stray or feral cat and need help with spaying or neutering, please call 601-529-1535.

New to Vicksburg...

CHA Certified Riding Instructor and Trainer

HEY! NEED CASH NOW? We buy JUNK CARS, VANS, SUV’S, TRUCKS, SCHOOL BUSES, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS & TRAILERS. Whether your junk is running or not, & PAY YOU CASH NOW. Call today, we'll come pick your junk up with CASH in hand!

1-800-826-8104

Tim Anderson 228-697-2120 Western and English

Finding the pet you want in the Classifieds is easy, but now it’s practically automatic, since we’ve put our listings online.

The Vicksburg Post

WE HAUL OFF old appliances, old batteries, lawn mowers, hot water heaters, junk and abandoned cars, trucks, vans, etcetera. 601940-5075, if no answer, please leave message.

Looking for a new ride? Check our online listings today. Just go to www.vicksburgpost.com

WE PAY CASH for junk. Cars, trucks. Vans, SUVs, and old dump trucks. 601-638-5946 or 601-529-8249. WOULD LIKE TO buy a 16-18 foot duel axle pull trailer. 214-707-5134, 601631-0010.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale 2 ½ YEAR OLD Maytag washer and dryer. Great condition, $350 for both. 601-218-5476. 2 WALKERS, $10 each. Linden bunk beds with desk and chair, $50. 1981 trailer, $2500. 601-636-4081. ALVAREZ ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC guitar. Good condition. Plays great. $175. 601-630-6429.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale

HOME COMPUTER SERVICE and repair. Reasonable prices. Pick up available .601502-5265, 601-636-7376.

2001 YAMAHA 350 Wolverine 4x4 with 5'x8' trailer $3,200. HIGH COUNTRY extreme bow with Hard case and cva eclipse hunter 50 caliber, with Simmons 3-9 scope $350 for both. 601638-1743.

THE PET SHOP “Vicksburg’s Pet Boutique” 3508 South Washington Street Pond fish, Gold fish, Koi, fish food aquarium needs, bird food, designer collars, harnesses & leads, loads of pet supplies! Bring your Baby in for a fitting today!

THE BEST WAY to bargain hunt is to check the Classifieds Daily. We make it easy with our convenient home delivery. For details call 601-636-4545, Circulation. USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call TD's, 601-638-3252.

Call our Circulation Department for CONVENIENT Home Delivery and/ or our On-line Subscription. Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm, 601-636-4545. NEED DUCK LEASE. 1 person, sometimes 1-2 guests. Hunt 2-3 times weekly during duck season. If successful, happy to renew. Respectful of laws and limits. Call 228-826-0055, if no answer leave number, will return call promptly.

BRUNSWICK BILLIARDS POOL table. 8 foot, 4 cues and stand, excellent condition. $650. 601-415-1525. HEY! NEED CASH NOW? We buy junk cars, vans, SUVs, heavy equipment and more! Call today, we'll come pick them up with money in hand! 1-800826-8104.

26. For Rent Or Lease

AFFORDABLE PAINTING. Interior or exterior. Quality work, references. 601-2180263.

D & D TREE CUTTING •Trimming • Lawn Care • Dirt Hauled • Insured For FREE Estimates Call “Big James” 601-218-7782 DIRT AND GRAVEL hauled. 8 yard truck. 601638-6740.

FREE ESTIMATES TREY GORDON ROOFING & RESTORATION •Roof & Home Repair (all types!) •30 yrs exp •1,000’s of ref Licensed • Insured 601-618-0367 • 601-456-4133

REMINGTON 30-06 RIFLE. Bolt action with scope. Very good condition. $350. 601-630-6429.

I-PHONE REPAIR. Buy, sell and repair. Arcue Sanchez - 601-618-9916.

21. Boats, Fishing Supplies

LOVE'S ERRANDS AND Cleaning Services. Dependable and efficient. 601-6382989, 601-415-0498.

19. Garage & Yard Sales

What's going on in Vicksburg? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery, call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

24. Business Services

Ask us how to “Post Size” your ad with some great clip art! Call the Classified Ladies at 601-636-Sell (7355). ATTENTION HAIR STYLISTS! Multi purpose salon chairs (3 to choose from) $125 each. 2 anti-fatigue mats, $40 each. Call 601-527-6474, leave message.

24. Business Services

20. Hunting

Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109

HEY! NEED CASH NOW? We buy junk cars, vans, SUVs, heavy equipment and more! Call today, we'll come pick them up with money in hand! 1-800826-8104. STILL HAVE STUFF after your Garage Sale? Donate your items to The Salvation Army, we pick-up! Call 601-636-2706. What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

• Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 • Social Seurity Disability • No-fault Divorce

LOOKING FOR YOUR DREAM HOME? Check the real estate listings in the classifieds daily.

Fixer-Uppers for people with a plan!

Find the home of your dreams in the Vicksburg Post Classifieds

Quality Service at Competitive Prices #1 Windshield Repair & Replacement

Vans • Cars • Trucks •Insurance Claims Welcome•

AUTO • HOME • BUSINESS Jason Barnes • 601-661-0900

BUFORD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 601-636-4813 State Board of Contractors Approved & Bonded Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt, Rock & Sand All Types of Dozer Work Land Clearing • Demolition Site Development & Preparation Excavation Crane Rental • Mud Jacking

26. For Rent Or Lease ✰✰FOR LEASE✰✰

1911 Mission 66 Suite B-Apprx. 2450 sq. ft. Office or Retail! Great Location!

BRIAN MOORE REALTY Connie - Owner/ Agent

(INCLUDING CORPORATE APARTMENTS) CALL 601-618-5180 caldwell@vicksburg.com MULTI PURPOSE OFFICE/ Warehouse building. 4000 square feet. 5537 Fisher Ferry Road. $800 monthly. 601-638-3211 or 601-831-1921. PLAN YOUR EVENT. County building available for receptions/parties. gatherings, seats around 100 people. 601-262-8200.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE. Great location. Utilities and janitorial service included. $600/ month. 601-638-4050.

28. Furnished Apartments 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT. Furnished, utilities provided. $750- $900 per month. 601-415-9027 or 601-415-7974. SINGLE OCCUPANCYCorporate Apartments, $700 to $900 Utilities/ Cable/ Laundry. Weekly cleaning. On-Site Manager. 601-661-9747.

29. Unfurnished Apartments 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT with fireplace and washer/ dryer connections. Available now. Call Cannongate Apartments, 601-6348422.

318-322-4000 ✰✰FOR LEASE✰✰

1911 Mission 66 Suite B-Apprx. 2450 sq. ft. Office or Retail! Great Location!

BRIAN MOORE REALTY Connie - Owner/ Agent

318-322-4000 Classifieds Really Work!

Do you know exactly what you want in a home? Do you long for unique surroundings that perfectly reflect your style?

Barnes Glass

River City Lawn Care You grow it - we mow it! Affordable and professional. Lawn and landscape maintenance. Cut, bag, trim, edge. 601-529-6168.

RICHARD M. CALDWELL BROKER SPECIALIZING IN RENTALS

29. Unfurnished Apartments

Classified Advertising really brings big results!

NEED AN APARTMENT? Enjoy the convenience of downtown living at

The Vicksburg Apartments UTILITIES PAID! 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Studios & Efficiencies 801 Clay Street 601-630-2921

ROSS

CONSTRUCTION

New Homes

Framing, Remodeling, Cabinets, Flooring, Roofing & Vinyl Siding State Licensed & Bonded

Jon Ross 601-638-7932

SPEEDIPRINT & OFFICE SUPPLY • Business Cards • Letterhead • Envelopes • Invoices • Work Orders • Invitations (601) 638-2900 Fax (601) 636-6711 1601-C North Frontage Road Vicksburg, MS 39180

www.the-vicksburg.com

Simmons Lawn Service

Professional Services & Competitive Prices • Landscaping • Septic Systems • Irrigation: Install & Repair • Commercial & Residential Grass Cutting Licensed • Bonded • Insured 12 years experience Roy Simmons (Owner) 601-218-8341

PATRIOTIC • FLAGS • BANNERS • BUMPER STICKERS • YARD SIGNS

Show Your Colors!

River City Dirt Work, LLC • Dozer / Trackhoe Work • Dump Truck • • Bush Hogging • Box Blade • Demolition • Debris Removal • Hydro Seeding • Deliver Dirt -13 yd. load $85 locally • Gravel • Sand • Rock Res. & Com. • Lic. & Ins. Robert Keyes, Jr. (Owner) 601-529-0894

All Business & Service Directory Ads MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE !

To advertise your business here for as little as $2.83 per day, call our Classified Dept. at 601-636-7355.

The Vicksburg Post

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Classified • S O M E T H I N G N E W E V E R Y D A Y • We accept: e y r w • Call Direct: (601)636-SELL Online Ad Placement: http://www.vicksburgpost.com

We Write Thousands Of Best Sellers Every Year... We’re The Vicksburg Post Classified Advertising Department . . . our job is to help you write effective classified ads so you can have best sellers too! Give us a call . . . we’ll write one for you! Call (601) 636-SELL.

Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, Closed Saturday & Sunday. Post Plaza, 1601-F North Frontage Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 • P. O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182.

Classified Information Line Ad Deadlines Deadlines Ads to appear Deadline Ads to appear Monday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Friday Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday Sunday

Classified Display Deadlines

Deadline 2 p.m., Friday 55p.m., p.m.,Thursday Friday 35p.m., Friday p.m., Monday 3 p.m., Monday p.m.,Tuesday Tuesday 35p.m., 5 p.m., Wednesday 3 p.m., Wednesday 11a.m., a.m.,Thursday Thursday 11 11 11a.m., a.m.,Thursday Thursday

Deadline 5 p.m., Thursday 3 p.m., Friday 3 p.m., Monday 3 p.m., Tuesday 3 p.m., Wednesday 11 a.m., Thursday 11 a.m., Thursday 31. Mobile Homes For Rent

32. Mobile Homes For Sale

DOUBLE WIDE. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, off Highway 80. $700 monthly, water included deposit/ references. 769-203-0379.

16X80 THREE BEDROOM, 2 bath. $9,900. 601-9413733, 601-941-9116.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

30. Houses For Rent

THE COVE

2 BEDROOM. ALL electric includes water $450. With stove and refrigerator. $200 deposit. 601-634-8290.

1455 PARKSIDE, $1350 monthly, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, or sell $150,000. 721 National Street, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, $850. 732-7685743.

Paid cable, water and trash. Washer, Dryer and built-in microwave furnished.

601-638-5587 1-601-686-0635

BEATUIFUL DOWNTOWN LOCATION. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Central air/ heat. Washer and dryer $750 monthly. Deposit and references required. 601529-8002. HOUSE FOR RENT. 2 or 3 bedroom 1 ½ bath. Fenced backyard. Furnished or Unfurnished. Located in Port Gibson, minutes from Grand Gulf.601- 415-5046.

BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE LIVING

• 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts. • Beautifully Landscaped • Lake Surrounds Community

• Pool • Fireplace • Spacious Floor Plans 601-629-6300 www.thelandingsvicksburg.com

501 Fairways Drive Vicksburg

Commodore Apartments 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

601-638-2231

LUCKETT COMPOUND. DOWNTOWN 1 bedroom Central air/ heat, washer and dryer. $625 monthly. References and deposit required. 601-529-8002.

Units Available!!! Shadow Cliff Apartments 9:00am– 4:00pm Must be 62 or older 1 Bedroom Laundry Facilities Community Room On-site Service Coordinator 601-638-1684 2721 Alcorn Drive Vicksburg, MS 39180 Equal Housing Opportunity

3 BEDROOM 1 bath. Nice City location. $695 monthly plus deposit. 601631-4755. 3 BEDROOM 1 bath. Nice neighborhood, good school district. $750 monthly, $600 deposit. 601-738-5373. 3 BEDROOMS 2.5 baths. 4 years old, 2-story, all electric, garage, 2000 square feet, hardwood and ceramic. $1500 monthly, deposit/ references required. 601218-1002. 4 BEDROOM, 2 bath. Formal living/ dining, hardwood floors. Available December 1st.. $1150/ month, 601-831-0066, please leave message. LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage. Close in, nice. $795 monthly. 601-831-4506.

YOU ARE ALWAYS A WINNER... When you advertise in The Vicksburg Post Classifieds!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

SPACIOUS 2 BEDROOM apartment. 61 South area. Meadowbrook Properties, 601-619-9789.

MAGNOLIA MANOR APARTMENTS Elderly & Disabled 3515 Manor Drive Vicksburg, Ms. 601-636-3625 Equal Housing Opportunity

Classified Classified Line Line Das Ads: Starting Startingatat1-4 1-4Lines, Lines, 11 Day Day for for $8.32 $8.28

Ads to appear Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

29. Unfurnished Apartments Stop looking, Start living! $0 deposit for November

Classified Ad Rates

HILLVIEW ESTATES “Vicksburg’s Premier Rental Community” Hillview Estates is a family oriented community featuring an ON SITE MANAGER for 24/7 response to your every need. The grounds are meticulously maintained by our professional staff.

Classified line ads are charged according to the number of lines. For complete pricing information contact a Classified Sales Representative today at 601-636-SELL. Ads cancelled before expiration date ordered are charged at prevailing rate only for days actually run, 44line lineminimum minimumcharge charge.$8.32 $8.28minimum minimumcharge. charge.

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2004 28X60 THREE bedroom, 2 bath. $29,900. 601941-9116, 601-941-3733.

2001 DOUBLE WIDE 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, extra clean. Delivery, set-up and tie down included. $29,995. 662-417-2354, 601-619-1555.

28X70 THREE BEDROOM, 2 bath, stone fireplace. $23,900. 601-941-9116, 601941-3733. BIG FOUR BEDROOM! 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, central air, delivery, set-up and tie down included. ONLY $32,995! Call 662-417-2354, 601-624-3287, 601-619-1555.

WITH ONLY A FEW HOMES AVAILABLE NOW, PLEASE COME TOUR OUR COMMUNITY AND MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBORS.

Please call our resident manager Bobby Allen 601-941-6788

DEER CAMP SPECIAL! 16x80 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Ready to go! Delivery, set-up and tie down included. Only $9,975! Call 662-417-2354, 601-619-1555.

MEADOWBROOK PROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes, south county. Deposit required. 601-619-9789.

Classifieds Really Work!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

FIVE BEDROOMS! 2007 28x80, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, great room, fireplace, like new. Only $57,900! 662417-2354, 601-619-1555.

Bradford Ridge Apartments Live in a Quality Built Apartment for LESS! All brick, concrete floors and double walls provide excellent soundproofing, security, and safety. 601-638-1102 • 601-415-3333

32. Mobile Homes For Sale KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AND SALES... SUBSCRIBE TO THE VICKSBURG POST TODAY! CALL 601-636-4545, ASK FOR CIRCULATION.

LAND AND HOME Lot with 4 bedroom mobile home for sale. Owner Financing. Call 662-417-2354, 601-619-1555. NO CREDIT CHECK/ OWNER FINANCE. 4 bedroom LIKE NEW double wide with land. $5000 refundable deposit, total payments of $750 month. Call Buddy, 601-941-2952.

TRIPLE WIDE! 3 BEDROOMS, 2.5 baths, stone fireplace. Delivery set-up and tie down included. Only $45,863! 662-417-2354, 601-619-1555.

VICKSBURG HOME CENTER, “Mississippi's Largest REPO Dealer!” GUARANTEED Credit Approval! 601-619-1555. CALL 601-636-SELL AND

PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD TODAY.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

S HAMROCK A PA RT M E N T S SUPERIOR QUALITY, CUSTOM CABINETS, EXTRA LARGE MASTER BDRM, & WASHER / DRYER HOOKUPS. SAFE!! SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT

601-661-0765 • 601-415-3333

Internet Place your classified line ad at

http://www.vicksburgpost.com

Errors In the event of errors, please call the very first day your ad appears. The Vicksburg Post will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion.

Mis-Classification No ad will be deliberately mis-classified. The Vicksburg Post classified department is the sole judge of the proper classification for each ad.

33. Commercial Property

34. Houses For Sale

2412 WASHINGTON STREET. Beauty shop. Rent, lease or purchase. Owner financing with $5000 down. Ward Real Estate, 601-634-6898.

812 POLK STREET. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Owner financing $15,000. Ward Real Estate 601-634-6898.

COMMERCIAL BUILDING with 2 lots for sale at Eagle Lake. Call 850-683-1085.

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At Home Last year was the ﬁrst time I ate Thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant. I was initially disappointed when my mom suggested going out. But she had selected a restaurant where I used to cook, so in a sense, it was like going home. I’ll admit, it was nice not to have a pile of dirty dishes to clean up, but cooking Thanksgiving dinner—together as a family—is irreplaceable for me and the kids. We have some great recipes in this issue to help make your holiday dinner great— from crisp fruity salads to savory stuffed turkey breasts to creamy pumpkin pies and nutty chocolately cake. Whether it’s your ﬁrst dinner at home or one of many, be at home wherever you are. —Jill Melton

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Brie-and Basil-Stuffed Turkey Breast (page 8) Carrot Gratin (page 10) Chile Cornbread Stuffing* Red Grape-Grapefruit Salad (page 4)

ADVENTUROUS Tennessee Cheddar Puffs* Butternut Squash Soup* Pomegranate Roasted Lamb* Creamy Feta Potatoes (page 9) Chocolate Walnut Cake (page 12) *Recipes at relish.com

TRY FRESH NUTMEG Fresh nutmeg is worlds apart from its ground

counterpart and almost as easy to use. When picked, the nutmeg seed is surrounded by a lacy membrane that, when dried and ground, becomes mace. You can grind nutmeg in a special grinder or grate it with a small Microplane. Add a dash to eggnog, mashed sweet potatoes, carrot casserole, pumpkin pie and hot cider. A jar of whole nutmeg contains about six seeds and will last a lifetime.

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The soup is a stage. The beans are the star. Plump, tender, wholesome GOYA® Low Sodium Black Beans star in this delicious black bean soup, with help from a supporting cast of chipotle peppers that bring a smoky, slightly spicy undertone. High in ﬁber and protein, our low sodium beans are packed with the same great ﬂavor of our regular beans, but with 70% less sodium. Be ready for a standing ovation!

Chipotle Black Bean Soup

Serves 6

Prep time: 10 min.

Total time: 30 min.

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3 cans (15.5 oz. each) GOYA Low Sodium Black Beans, divided 1 chipotle, plus 2 tsp. sauce from 1 can (7 oz.) GOYA® Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce 1 GOYA® Chicken Bouillon mixed with 2 cups water, or 2 cups chicken stock 2 tbsp. GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped 1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped 1/2 green bell pepper, finely chopped 2 tsp. GOYA® Minced Garlic, or 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/2 tsp. GOYA® Ground Cumin 1/2 cup sour cream 1 small tomato, finely chopped 2 tbsp. roughly chopped fresh cilantro

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1. In bowl of blender, add 1 can black beans, bouillon mixture, chipotle and sauce. Puree until smooth, about 30 seconds; set aside. 2. Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and peppers; cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and cumin; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds more. Add chicken bouillon mixture, reserved black bean puree and remaining black beans; bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat to medium low and cook, stirring occasionally, until soup thickens and ﬂavors come together, about 10 minutes. 3. Divide soup evenly among serving bowls. Top with a dollop of sour cream. Sprinkle with tomatoes and cilantro.

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Winter Fruit Salads Make the most of winter fruits in these bright, nutritious salads that are perfect complements to turkey dinner, soups or sandwiches

Red Grape–Grapefruit Salad

Red Apple Salad with Oranges and Feta

When choosing grapefruit, we like to buy pink or red varieties, which contain beta-carotene, an antioxidant that may reduce the risk of some cancers. When buying citrus fruits, pick the ones that are heavy for their size—a sign of juiciness.

A small serrated knife works well for sectioning the fruit. Work over a large bowl to catch the juices, and save some for the dressing.

7 2 1 3 1 ½ ⅛ 2

cups mesclun or spring mix pink grapefruits, peeled and sectioned, juice reserved cup seedless red grape halves tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil tablespoon honey teaspoon coarse salt teaspoon freshly ground black pepper tablespoons toasted slivered almonds

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seedless oranges cups baby arugula red apple, cored and thinly sliced tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil tablespoon lemon juice teaspoon coarse salt teaspoon freshly ground black pepper cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta or blue cheese

1. Grate rind from 1 orange into a small bowl and set aside. 2. Peel all oranges and section. Reserve juice. Combine arugula,

pepper in a small bowl. Pour over salad and toss gently. Spoon onto individual serving plates and sprinkle with almonds. Serves 8.

orange sections and apple in a large bowl. 3. Whisk 3 tablespoons orange juice, oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper with orange peel. Pour over salad and toss gently. Spoon onto individual serving plates and sprinkle with feta. Serves 8.

Per serving: 113 calories, 6g fat, 0mg chol., 1.5g prot., 16g carbs., 5g ﬁber, 135mg sodium.

Per serving: 110 calories, 6g fat, 10mg chol., 3g prot., 13g carbs., 3g ﬁber, 180mg sodium.

Recipes by Jean Kressy, a food writer in Ashburnham, Mass.

1. Combine mesclun, grapefruit sections and grapes in a large bowl. 2. Whisk 4 tablespoons reserved grapefruit juice, oil, honey, salt and

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Heart healthy goes flavor crazy.

33 great-tasting, heart-healthy soups

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Easy Pieces

Caramel Pumpkin Pie with Cornmeal Butter Crust Making caramel can be tricky. Warming the cream helps it blend more easily into the caramelized sugar mixture. 1 1 ¼ 1½ 1 3 1 1½ ¼

recipe Cornmeal Butter Crust cup sugar cup water cups heavy cream, heated in microwave until warm (15-ounce) can solid pack pumpkin eggs tablespoon vanilla extract teaspoons pumpkin pie spice teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. To prepare the ﬁlling, combine sugar and water in a

heavy-bottomed medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil; gently stir until sugar dissolves. Boil until syrup becomes a deep golden color, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from heat and slowly whisk in warm cream. Let cool slightly. 3. Combine remaining ingredients (pumpkin through salt) in a bowl; whisk until smooth. Slowly whisk in tepid caramel mixture until smooth. Pour into piecrust. Bake on a baking sheet 55 to 60 minutes, until the ﬁlling is just set. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool 1 hour. Chill 3 hours before serving. Serves 10. Per serving: 398 calories, 23g fat, 134mg chol., 5g prot., 44g carbs., 1.5g ﬁber, 155mg sodium.

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A few simple twists with canned pumpkin create new versions of a classic pie.

Pumpkin-Pecan Pie 1 recipe Cornmeal Butter Crust Pumpkin filling: 1 ¼ cups solid pack pumpkin ⅓ cup sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons half-and-half 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ¾ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ¼ teaspoon salt Pecan filling: ½ cup light corn syrup ⅔ cup sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon salt 1 ½ cup pecan halves 1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. To prepare the pumpkin ﬁlling, combine

CORNMEAL BUTTER CRUST

1 ½ 2 ¼ 7

cup all-purpose flour cup yellow cornmeal tablespoons sugar teaspoon salt tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water

1. Mix ﬂour, cornmeal, sugar

and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Add butter and pulse until incorporated. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time while pulsing, until ball forms. Remove and wrap with plastic wrap. Chill at least 30 minutes. 2. Roll dough out on a lightly ﬂoured surface with a lightly ﬂoured rolling pin into a 14inch diameter round. Fit into a 9-inch pie pan, and crimp excess dough around the edges of the pan. Chill at least 15 minutes.

all ingredients in a bowl. Stir until well combined. 3. To prepare the pecan filling, combine corn syrup, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and salt in a bowl; whisk well. Stir in pecans. 4. Pour pumpkin filling into piecrust. Gently spoon pecan filling over pumpkin. Bake on a baking sheet 65 to 70 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool 1 hour. Chill 3 hours before serving. Serves 10. Per serving: 410 calories, 21g fat, 80mg chol., 5g prot., 54g carbs., 4g fiber, 210mg sodium.

Coconut and Sweet Potato Pumpkin Pie with Gingersnap Crust Be sure to toast the coconut before sprinkling on top of the pie. Use your favorite packaged gingersnap cookies for this pie’s crust. 1 recipe Gingersnap Crust or other cookie piecrust 1 (15-ounce) can sweet potatoes in syrup, drained and mashed ¾ cup solid pack pumpkin ⅔ cup sugar 3 eggs ¾ cup coconut milk ½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground allspice ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes, divided 1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. To prepare the ﬁlling, combine mashed sweet potatoes,

pumpkin, sugar, eggs, coconut milk, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt in a bowl; whisk until smooth. Sprinkle ½ cup of the coconut flakes into the bottom of the cooled piecrust. Gently pour pumpkin mixture over coconut. Bake on a baking sheet 60 to 65 minutes, until the filling is just set. 3. While pie bakes, place remaining ½ cup coconut in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool. 4. Remove pie from oven and set on a wire rack. Immediately sprinkle with cooled toasted coconut and let cool 1 hour. Chill at least 3 hours before serving. Serves 10. Per serving: 336 calories, 11g fat, 76mg chol., 5g prot., 45g carbs., 3g fiber, 276mg sodium.

Pear and Cranberry Pumpkin Pie 1 recipe Cornmeal Butter Crust Pears: 3 firm but ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, and sliced ¼ cup red wine or port ½ cup turbinado or brown sugar Juice of 1 lemon ¼ teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg 2 tablespoons dried cranberries ¼ cup water Filling: 1 (15-ounce) can solid pack pumpkin ¾ cup sugar 3 eggs 1 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice ¼ teaspoon salt 7 relish.com

1. To prepare the pear topping, combine pears with wine, sugar, lemon juice and nutmeg in a 9-inch skillet. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, 10 minutes. (Pears will be ﬁrm, but tender.) Remove from heat and set aside. Rehydrate cranberries in ¼ cup water. 2. Preheat oven to 350F. 3. To prepare the ﬁlling, combine pumpkin, sugar, eggs, heavy cream, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a bowl; whisk until smooth. Pour into piecrust. Bake on a baking sheet 55 minutes. Remove from oven and arrange pear topping over top of pie.

Drain cranberries and sprinkle over top. Return pie to oven and bake about 25 minutes, until filling is just set. Transfer pie to a wire rack and let cool 1 hour. Chill 3 hours before serving. Serves 10. Per serving: 400 calories, 18g fat, 100mg chol., 4g prot., 57g carbs., 4g fiber, 160mg sodium. Recipes by David Bonom, a food writer in Tenafly, N.J.

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f you’re looking for a new holiday menu—one that doesn’t have you wrestling a big bird—this is it. Boneless turkey breasts are stuffed with creamy, mild Brie cheese and fragrant basil, wrapped in salty prosciutto and baked for less than an hour. Make a quick “au jus” by deglazing the pan with chicken broth to harness the ﬂavorful juices. Serve with fruity braised greens and creamy feta potatoes (page 10) for an easy festive dinner.

Recipes reprinted with permission from Cooking with Les Dames D’Escoffier (Sasquatch Books, 2008).

A Almost any kind of cheese and fresh herbs will work. Try Gruyère and sage, fontina and oregano, or cheddar and roesmary.

Brie- and Basil-Stuffed Turkey Breast Deglaze the pan with chicken broth for a quick “au jus.”

Braised Greens with Dried Fruit and Nuts ⁄ pound (about 5 cups) fresh greens such as kale, Swiss chard or napa cabbage 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 shallot, finely chopped 1⁄4 cup raisins 1⁄4 cup chopped apricots 1⁄2 cup pine nuts 2 cubes vegetable bouillon 1⁄4 cup dry white wine 1 cup hot water 1 teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper

1. Wash greens in several changes

of water and coarsely chop, removing any thick stems.

2. Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add shallot and sauté until fragrant. Add raisins, apricots and pine nuts. Sauté 5 minutes. Add bouillon cubes, smashing them into mixture. Add white wine. Boil 1 or 2 minutes. Add greens and toss. Add hot water, salt and pepper. Stir and cook over low heat until greens are wilted, and liquid has thickened, about 8 to 10 minutes. The dish will be brothy. Serves 6. Per serving: 170 calories, 11g fat, 0mg chol., 3g prot., 15g carbs., 3g ﬁber, 410mg sodium. Recipe by Jen Karentnick.

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2 boneless, skinless turkey breast halves, each about 1 1⁄2 pounds 1 teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper 1⁄2 pound Brie or Camembert cheese, rind on, cut into 8 slices 20 fresh basil leaves 3 ounces prosciutto, thinly sliced 1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. Make a large pocket-like slit in each turkey breast half. Unfold like a book. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place cheese and basil evenly on half of each breast (A). Fold over ﬁlling. Loosely wrap each breast with half the prosciutto—about 3 slices for each (B). Place turkey in roasting pan. 3. Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until turkey registers 160F on a meat thermometer (C). Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Serves 8. Per serving: 280 calories, 11g fat, 100mg chol., 47g prot., 1g carbs., 0g ﬁber, 840mg sodium. Recipe by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig.

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Creamy Feta Potatoes 2 4 2 8 1 1⁄4 1 1⁄2 2 ⁄

tablespoons unsalted butter cups finely diced yellow onion garlic cloves, minced ounces feta cheese, crumbled cups heavy cream cup whole milk teaspoon salt pounds russet potatoes, peeled and covered with water Freshly ground black pepper cup fresh breadcrumbs

1. Melt butter in a large skillet. Add onions and garlic; sauté 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Stir in cheese. 2. Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. 3. Combine cream, milk and salt in a saucepan. Heat to just under a boil. Remove from heat. 4. Slice 1 potato into 1⁄8 -inch slices. Place in bottom of pan. Season with black pepper. (Do not add salt). Cover with 1 cup of onion mixture. Repeat two more layers, leaving enough sliced potatoes for a top layer. Pour hot cream over top. The cream should reach the top of potatoes but not cover them. Season with pepper. 5. Bake 25 minutes. Remove from oven and use a large spoon or bulb baster to baste top of potatoes with cream from the corners. Return to oven and bake 45 minutes. Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top. Continue baking 15 to 20 minutes, until crumbs are brown, potatoes are tender and cream is nearly absorbed. Let stand up to 20 minutes before serving. Serves 10. Per serving: 320 calories, 19g fat, 70mg chol., 7g prot., 30g carbs., 3g ﬁber, 440mg sodium. Recipe by Ris Lacoste.

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Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harvest

Stored in root cellars, carrots brighten the plates at the Black Cat Farm Table Bistro once the weather turns cold. Here, they star in a simple, do-ahead side dish that is ideal for festive holiday dinners.

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Eric Skokan of Black Cat Farm Table Bistro grows more than 250 varieties of heirloom vegetables and â&#x20AC;&#x153;cellarsâ&#x20AC;? his root vegetables for winter use.

By Sally Stich, a food writer in Denver, Colo. Recipe courtesy of Chef Eric Skokan, Black Cat Farm Table Bistro, Boulder, Colo.

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1. Preheat oven to 400F. 2. Combine carrots, potato, onion, garlic, half-and-half, cream,

nutmeg and salt in a large mixing bowl. Toss well to combine. Transfer to a 6-cup casserole or other ovenproof baking dish. Top carrot mixture with fresh thyme. Â Cover with a tight-ďŹ tting lid or aluminum foil.Â 3. Bake about 1 hour, or until liquid is absorbed.Â Remove lid and continue baking 10 minute to allow the gratin to brown. Gratin is done when the liquid has been absorbed and the top is a golden color. Let stand 10 to 30 minutes and remove thyme sprigs before serving. Serves 6. Per serving: 165 calories, 9g fat, 29mg chol., 3g prot., 20g carbs., 3.5g ďŹ ber, 286mg sodium.

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