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Trump sworn in as 45th president BY JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON — Pledging to empower America’s “forgotten men and women,” Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday, taking command of a deeply divided nation and ushering in an unpredictable era in Washington. His victory

gives Republicans control of the White House for the first time in eight years. Looking out over the crowd sprawled across the National Mall, Trump painted a bleak picture of the nation he now leads, lamenting “American carnage,” shuttered factories and depleted U.S. leadership. President Barack Obama, the

man he replaced, sat behind him stoically. Trump’s address lasted just 16 minutes. While his inauguration did draw crowds to the nation’s capital, the numbers appeared smaller than for past celebrations. Demonstrations unfolded at various security checkpoints near the Capitol as po-

lice helped ticket-holders get through. After the swearing-in, more protesters registered their rage in the streets of Washington. Police in riot gear deployed pepper spray and made numerous arrests after protesters smashed the windows of downtown businesses, denouncing Please see TRUMP | 2

President Donald Trump

Parks shocked by proposed school consolidation bill BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

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Alcorn Central High School football players Jonathan Derrick, Homer Pitts IV, William Ray, Jacob Winters, Kamron Rorie and Jaxson Bailey are among the eight students who are raising funds for an upcoming mission trip to Haiti. Other players participating include Brodie Crum and Payton Harvel (not pictured).

Students plan mission trip BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com

A group of eight Alcorn Central High School football players are raising money for an upcoming mission trip to Haiti.

Their fundraisers, which will begin soon, include a T-shirt sale, silent auction, spaghetti dinner and a punch-out card fundraiser. On June 6 the group that in-

cludes Jonathan Derrick, Homer Pitts IV, William Ray, Jacob Winters, Kamron Rorie, Brodie Crum, Payton Harvel and Jax-

Pianist featured in series frequently as a soloist and a collaborative musician. His “If life was a piano light wide-ranging repertoire inand darkness would be the cludes composers aﬃliated keys. And shadows would be with Tobias Matthay, contemthe melody that creates the porary composers, and Chiharmony.” ― Joe Rodriguez nese music. Kicking oﬀ another An eloquent speakexciting year of Mider and world traveler, Morning Concerts, the McRoberts spent a Corinth Music Club is month in China in the preparing to host its fall of 2011 where he first concert of 2017. lectured, performed, Slated for 11 a.m. taught and studied on Thursday, Jan. 26, Chinese piano music. guests will be enterAs a performer, he has made numerous tained in the chapel of First United Method- McRoberts presentations in the ist Church as Dr. Terry United States, Japan, McRoberts performs during a Brazil, and Haiti for a variety classic piano recital. of audiences and professional A crowd favorite, the accomplished pianist performs Please see MCROBERTS | 2 BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

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A Oxford senator introduced a bill to the Mississippi Legislature this week that would merge North and South Tippah School Districts. Sen. Gray Tollison (R-Lafayette, Panola) filed Senate Bill 2462 which states the North Tippah School District and the South Tippah School District shall be consolidated into one school district to be designated as the Tippah County School District eﬀective July 1, 2019. Sen. Rita Potts Parks (RAlcorn, Tishomingo, Tippah) said she was “shocked” when she first saw Tollison’s proposed legislation. “In the past few years, school districts with small enrollments have been targeted for consolidation. I have expressed my deepest concerns about this to leadership in several conversations,” said Parks. “I believe decisions such as this belong at the lo-

cal level, and I will fight to keep any decisions in Tippah County, not in Jackson.” Parks said a vote that would consolidate the districts would take a long process. “While a bill has been filed in the Senate, it still has to pass the full Education Committee and then a floor vote of the Senate, then pass through the Education Committee again and pass floor of the House, as well,” she said. North Tippah School District includes Chalybeate Elementary School, Falkner elementary and high schools and Walnut elementary and high schools. South Tippah School District includes Ripley elementary, middle and high schools, Blue Mountain School K-12, Pine Grove School K-12 and the Tippah County Career & Technology Center. Recent enrollment numbers for the 2016-17 school year Please see PARKS | 2

People of the Crossroads Bryan Essary, Corinth A veteran actor and director, Farmington Baptist Church Music Minister Bryan Essary enjoys sharing his love of dramatic and performing arts with others. The Corinth native will return as guest director in Corinth Theatre-Arts’ non-musical spring comedy “Lend Me a Tenor.” The 59-year-old is also working on a Valentine’s Day dinner show at FBC titled, “The Trial of the Wicked Witch.” A 1976 Corinth High School graduate, Essary attended Northeast Mississippi Community College and earned his B.S. degree in Music Education from the University of Alabama in 1980. Also, a volunteer office assistant at Corinthian Funeral Home, Bryan has been married to his wife Lavonia for 37 years. He is the father of Alexis and April and a singing dog named Benjie and the grandfather of Greenlee, Rubi, Tanner and Peyton. Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton

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Shay Lindsey, an eighth grader at Kossuth Elementary School, wins the 21st annual Corinth-Alcorn County Spelling Bee by correctly spelling “alfalfa.”

Construction begins on major improvements to Patterson Hall on the Booneville campus of Northeast Mississippi Community College.

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organizations. A resident of Jackson, Tenn., the West Manchester, Ohio native holds degrees from Ball State University, Youngstown State University, and Manchester University where he studied under Robert Hopkins, Donald Hageman, Mitchell Andrews, Genita Speicher, and Dorothy Rice Wisehart. The personable entertainer currently serves as the University Professor of Music at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. where he teaches private piano and related courses. He is also a coordinator of keyboard studies, concerts and recitals and serves as University Organist and Carilloneur. He is a past president of the American Matthay Association for Piano, Tennessee Music Teachers Association and the Southern Chapter of the College Music Society. A former editor of “The Matthay News” and “Tennessee Music Teacher”, Dr. McRoberts wrote an article about Matthay for “Clavíer Companion” and gave a presentation on Matthay principles at the 2009 National Conference of Music Teachers National Association. He is a former governor of Province 15 for Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Prior to moving to Tennessee, he served on the faculty of Blue Mountain College in Mississippi. A church organist for over thirty years, he currently plays at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Tenn. “His most recent research has been on Wil-

TRUMP liam Sterndale Bennett, a British concert pianist, composer, teacher, and conductor. 2016 was the bicentennial of his birth,” explained Music Club Member William McMullin. “Some of his compositions will be featured during the recital.” Selections rendered will include: • Capriccio, Op. 28, No. 3 by William Sterndale Bennett (18161875) • Solfeggietto by Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) • Four-Voiced Fugue for Left Hand Alone by Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785-1849) • Preludes and Lessons, Op. 33 by William Sterndale Bennett B-Flat Minor E-Flat Minor B Minor • Annèes de Pèlerinage II by Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Il Penseroso Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa Sonetto 104 del Petrarca • Sonata in A Minor by Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984) Präludium Fuge Aria Capriccio “It is going to be an exceptional recital and we are so thankful to have Dr. McRoberts return to entertain us,” said McMullin. “He always puts on an excellent show. We hope everyone will join us on the 26th for what is sure to be an excellent performance.” Free and open to the public, all are invited to attend the club’s MidMorning Concerts. Organized in 1922, the Corinth Music Club is a member of the Mississippi Federation of Music Clubs.

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at each district include 1,293 students at North Tippah and 2,785 at South Tippah. Tollison also filed bills to consolidate Houston School District and Chickasaw School District in Chickasaw

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County and the Senatobia School District and Tate County Schools in Tate County. The bills aim to reduce administrative costs in the three counties, according to Tollison. Tollison is also the chairman of the Senate Education Committee.

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capitalism and Trump. The new president’s first words as commander in chief were an unapologetic reprisal of the economic populism and nationalism that fueled his improbable campaign. He vowed to stir “new national pride,” bring jobs back to the United States, and “eradicate completely” Islamic terrorism. “From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it’s going to be only, ‘America First,’” Trump said. In one remarkable passage, Trump ripped into Washington’s longtime leaders as he stood among them at the U.S. Capitol. For too long, he said, “a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.” For Republicans eager to be back in the White House, there was little mention of the party’s bedrock principles: small government, social conservativism and robust American leadership around the world. Trump, who is taking oﬃce as one of the most unpopular incoming presidents

in modern history, made only oblique references to those who may be infuriated and fearful of his presidency. “To all Americans in every city near and far, small and large from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again,” he said. The new president was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts, reciting the 35-word oath with his hand placed upon two Bibles, one used by his family and another during President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration. Trump and wife, Melania, bid Obama and outgoing first lady Michelle Obama farewell as they departed the Capitol grounds in a government helicopter. Trump and Obama’s political paths have been linked in remarkable ways. Before running for the White House, the billionaire businessman led efforts to promote falsehoods about the 44th president’s citizenship and claim on the office. Obama addressed a staff gathering at Joint Base Andrews before departing for a vacation in California. “You proved

the power of hope,” he said. Trump’s journey to the inauguration was as unlikely as any in recent American history. He defied his party’s establishment, befuddled the media and toppled two political dynasties on his way to victory. His message, calling for a resurgence of white, workingclass corners of America, was packaged in defiant stump speeches railing against political correctness. He used social media to dominate the national conversation and challenge conventions about political discourse. After years of Democratic control of the White House and deadlock in Washington, his was a blast of fresh air for millions. But Trump’s call for restrictive immigration measures and his caustic campaign rhetoric about women and minorities angered millions. And Trump’s swearing-in was shadowed by questions about his ties to Russia, which U.S. intelligence agencies have determined worked to tip the 2016 election in his favor. More than 60 House Democrats refused to attend his swearing in ceremony in the shadow of

the Capitol dome. One Democrat who did sit among the dignitaries was Hillary Clinton, Trump’s vanquished campaign rival who was widely expected by both parties to be the one taking the oath of oﬃce. At a post-ceremony luncheon at the Capitol, Trump declared it was an honor to have her attend, and the Republicans and Democrats present rose and applauded. At 70, Trump is the oldest person to be sworn in as president, marking a generational step backward after two terms for Obama, one of the youngest presidents to serve as commander in chief. Trump takes charge of an economy that has recovered from the Great Recession but has nonetheless left millions of Americans feeling left behind. The nation’s longest war is still being waged in Afghanistan and U.S. troops are battling the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The American health care system was expanded to reach millions more Americans during Obama’s tenure, but at considerable financial costs. Trump has vowed to dismantle and rebuild it.

Bailey serves with Happy Kids as a full-time missionary to Haiti, spending 10 to 12 days each month in the country since the 2010 earthquake. The organization operates from a seven-acre mission base in the village of Fond Doux in southern Haiti. Bailey described their work in the country as “anthropological missionaries” who work within the system and culture of the country instead of trying to transform it into America. “We live alongside the Haitians and go from being visitors to neighbors,” said Bailey. “Everything we do is to help them without changing things in the country.” Their work includes running medical clinics and food programs, including eﬀorts in local schools. In a country with 80 percent unemployment — there are few jobs available in Haiti — there is no shortage of opportunities to lend a helping hand. “We try to empower the Haitians and put Haiti in the hands of the Haitians,” the mis-

sionary said. “We’re all about sharing the love of Christ, walking alongside of people the way he did. He chose 12 men to walk alongside of him for three and a half years, and look what came from it.” One of the best things about the upcoming mission trip, Bailey said, is how the eight Alcorn Central students all come from different backgrounds and represent different denominations of Christianity. “You really don’t ever see this happening,” said Bailey. “There’s a church pretty much on every corner in Corinth, and for the most part they don’t really do a lot with each other. You don’t really have people partnering up, churches to churches, to get a lot done.” The eight kids going on this summer’s mission trip represent eight different area churches. “That is big time Kingdom stuff,” said Bailey. “That’s going across denominational lines, going across a lot of different stuff. It’s really a community team going.” The eight young mis-

sionaries will spend their time in Haiti working on discipleship and leadership training. “It’s not just them going over for a mission trip,” Bailey said. “They’re really going to come back with more than just a trip to Haiti. They’re going to come back with learned leadership skills. They’re going to sow and develop a lot of that stuﬀ with the people of Haiti as well. It’s a really cool opportunity.” Bailey expects the mission trip to be a lifechanging event for the eight Alcorn Central students and a summer that will have an ongoing effect on the coming years. “I really believe when these guys come back, they’ll eventually want to take their friends and their churches back to Haiti with them,” said Bailey.

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son Bailey will travel to Haiti to spend approximately 12 days doing missionary work, including building a house. “We need to raise $8,000 just to get the boys over there, and over and beyond that, we need to raise another $4,000 to build the house,” said Farmington resident Alan Bailey, a pastor and missionary whose son, Jaxson, came up with the plan to bring his fellow Alcorn Central students on a missionary trip to Haiti. Jaxson knew he wanted to bring his classmates to Haiti after going on a missionary trip to the beleaguered Caribbean island last year. “He went to Haiti and really felt the vision that he wanted to take his buddies with him,” said Bailey. The mission trip will be organized through Happy Kids International. Founded in 2009, the organization seeks to care for children body, soul and spirit in the poorest places on the planet.

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Across the Region Booneville Alderman Bolen won’t seek new term

Today is Saturday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2017. There are 344 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 21, 1942, pinball machines were banned in New York City by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia after a court ruled they were gambling devices that relied on chance rather than skill (the ban was lifted in 1976).

On this date: In 1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and four other Southerners whose states had seceded from the Union resigned from the U.S. Senate. In 1908, New York City’s Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance prohibiting women from smoking in public establishments (the measure was vetoed by Mayor George B. McClellan Jr., but not before one woman, Katie Mulcahey, was jailed overnight for refusing to pay a fine). In 1968, the Battle of Khe Sanh began during the Vietnam War. In 1977, on his first full day in office, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. One year ago: The Obama administration tightened restrictions on European and other travelers who had visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan in the previous five years.

BOONEVILLE — Booneville Ward 4 Alderman David Bolen has officially withdrawn his name as a candidate for reelection. Bolen, 71, has served as a Booneville alderman five terms. “I’ve enjoyed it. It’s time for somebody else to do it,” said the retired educator. “The people of Booneville have been very good to me and my family. I’ve tried to serve them to the best of my ability.”

Booneville Merit Badge Day scheduled at NEMCC BOONEVILLE — Northeast Mississippi Community College will host a Boy Scout Merit Badge Day today in Holliday Hall on the Booneville campus.

Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. Cost for the full day (8 a.m. until 4 p.m.) is $20 and lunch is included. A partial day (one class) is $15. Any Boy Scout is encouraged to participate. Day long classes are Environmental Science and Personal Management. Other classes include (morning class offerings) Citizenship in the World, Communications, Welding, Surveying, Fish & Wildlife, Citizenship in the Community, Auto-mechanics, Dentistry, (afternoon class offerings) Citizenship in the Nation, Photography, Art, Pets, Digital Technology, Genealogy, Law, Fire Safety, and Sustainability. Requirements for some badges will not be able to be completed during class. Instructions and resources will be given for outside work. Scoutmasters will be given blue cards and worksheets to inform them of what their Scouts

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Legislative session tackles big issues We have had an encouraging start to the 2017 Legislative session, and I am once again reminded of the privilege you have given me to represent you at our State Capitol. One of the first bills passed was a much-needed campaign reform measure (HB 479) that clarifies on what campaign contributions can be spent. It also specifies that a candidate who leaves office with a large campaign war chest cannot keep the money for personal use. There was some discussion about a few terms in the bill, which some Nick members thought should be more Bain specific. I was glad to see the issue brought forward so early. It passed Representative, on a bi-partisan vote and has now District 2 gone to the Senate for their review and action. I have also introduced a bill prohibiting candidates from converting campaign funds to personal use. Perhaps HB 479 will become law, but I do have HB 860 in the wings as back up, if it doesn’t. On Wednesday of this week, we were presented with a measure that would inhibit the Attorney General from taking action against wrongdoers on behalf of the people of Mississippi. House Bill 555 purported to require a “review panel” for proposed litigation and would have even stopped some current litigation in mid-stream for a review. The proposal failed on a close vote, and I think the outcome was wise. On Tuesday, Attorney General Jim Hood presented the state with a check for $26 million as the result of litigation, which will help offset the $50 million budget cut Governor Bryant imposed the week before. Tying the AG office’s hands when they are trying to help all of Mississippi is not good policy, in my opinion. At this writing, it is being held on a motion to reconsider, which means it may be brought back up. We attended the Governor’s State of the State address on Tuesday evening, and we were encouraged by some actions that he proposed. The idea of more Troopers on our highways and protections for our vulnerable children are issues we all agree on. As a matter of fact, I have authored two bills that address child abuse and the correct response of educators when they see a child in distress. Please go to www.legislature.ms.gov and look at HB 259 and HB 261 for more information. We were surprised that the Governor made no mention of the urgent need for highway maintenance and repair funds – with so many of our bridges and roads in perilous condition. Estimates have been as high as 936 state bridges and 24,591 miles of state maintained roads in need of repair. There is certainly a mood in the House to address this issue sooner than later. On Monday of this week, we were presented with the much-anticipated EdBuild report on that group’s proposals for what would be the best funding method for our public schools. Quite frankly, there are still many major pieces of information still lacking before I would either reject or approve the plan, but from what I can tell, the prime effect of the new system would be to push more education expense on local taxpayers. The people of Alcorn County have always stepped up to provide whatever was best for our schoolchildren, but that isn’t the case everywhere in Mississippi. I am encouraged that EdBuild recommends a lengthy phase-in of any changes, which would at least give us room to make needed adjustments. I believe the leadership of both chambers is intent on bringing out major education funding change for this session. As you probably know, the way the contract with EdBuild was handled, along with the shroud of secrecy surrounding the report itself has been a difficult situation for those of us who believe in transparency and openness in government. I am withholding a final opinion on the recommendation because I am hopeful that more and more information will be forthcoming. Any general measure that has not been passed out of the House by Tuesday, January 31, will die for the session. With hundreds of bills filed for our review, we will certainly have a busy week ahead. Please contact me at nbain@house.ms.gov or call me at 662-287-1620 if you have an ideas or concerns. Also, let me know if you’re planning to come to the Capitol so that I can introduce you to our colleagues. Rep. Nick Bain represents House District 2 in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Prayer for today Tender Father, may I not attempt to serve life for my own gratification. May I not interpret love through vanity, but from reality. Make me worth while, that I may be relied upon for my pledges, and needed for my services. Amen.

A verse to share The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. — Proverbs 18:10

Trump’s inauguration not without precedent The United States has just had three consecutive eight-year presidencies, and it’s only the second time in history that that’s happened. The only other such moment came on March 4, 1825, 192 years ago. That’s a bit surprising, given the strong example George Washington’s two terms as president set and the rule established by the 22nd Amendment, adopted after Franklin Roosevelt won third and fourth terms in wartime, imposing a twoterm limit. It owes something to the tragic happenstance that the four presidents who were assassinated might well have completed two terms otherwise. There are some striking contrasts between the 24 years that ended in 1825 and the 24 years ending with the inauguration of Donald Trump. The three eight-year presidents then -- Thomas Jeﬀerson, James Madison and James Monroe -- were Virginians who were, despite some tussles, political allies and members of the same political party. Their houses were just a day’s ride then (an hour’s drive today) from one another. The last years of Monroe’s administration were dubbed by historians as the Era of Good Feelings. The opposition Federalist Party didn’t run a candidate in the 1820 election and held only a handful of seats in Congress. No one would call any large part of the past 24 years an era of good feelings. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama were each succeeded by a president of the other party. Parties opposing the president had majorities in the House of Representatives for 14 years and in the Senate for 111/2 years of the 24-year period. And the presidents were reelected with just 49.2, 50.7 and 51.1 percent of the vote, respectively. Clinton was impeached in his second term. Bush was administered an electoral “thumping” in the mid-

term election during his second term, and Obama received similar treatment in 2010 and 2014. Although Clinton and Bush refrained from blaming Michael their problems on their Barone predecessors, Obama stopped doing so only Columnist as his second term was nearing its end. But there are similarities to the pair of three consecutive eight-year presidencies, as well. The so-called Era of Good Feelings followed a war as divisive and inconclusive as the Iraq War. The War of 1812 inspired threats of secession by New Englanders and is celebrated by Canadians as a victory. Americans took solace only from the treaty negotiated by John Quincy Adams and the victory won in New Orleans by Andrew Jackson after the treaty was signed but before the news crossed the ocean. Congress was also deeply split back then. It was over the issue of slavery in the territories. So there was a compromise in 1820 whereby Missouri was admitted into the union as a slave state and Maine, detached from Massachusetts, was admitted as a free state. The dispute was “like a fire bell in the night,” wrote Thomas Jeﬀerson, “the knell of the Union.” He continued, “It is hushed indeed for the moment, but this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence.” It would ring again, more loudly, four decades later. And the inauguration 192 years ago also evoked cries of illegitimacy, perhaps even more so than this year’s. There were four major candidates, each claiming the mantle of Jeﬀerson’s party. Jackson had won a plurality of popular votes (though legislatures chose electors in six states) and a plurality in the Electoral College, but Adams had been

a close second, while third-place finisher William Crawford had been crippled by a stroke. The House of Representatives, where Henry Clay was the longtime speaker, spurned Jackson and chose Adams, who promptly named Clay secretary of state even though Clay had opposed Adams’ policies when he held that office. “A corrupt bargain!” shouted Jackson backers — not without cause — just as Trump’s opponents keep reminding us that Hillary Clinton won a plurality (not a majority as some say) of the popular vote. But both the sixth and the 45th presidents were chosen in scrupulous accord with the Constitution. Jackson’s supporters kept up the clamor and elected him unambiguously four years later; Adams, as his father had when Jefferson beat him 28 years before, skipped the inauguration. From their conflict sprang the Democratic and the Whig -- and eventually the Republican -- parties. In 1824, Jackson was regarded as a wild man -- impetuous and unfit for the presidency -- by Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. Each surely preferred the scholarly, internationally experienced Adams. And today, all of Trump’s three eight-year predecessors take a similar view of him, though all three accepted invitations to his inauguration. But many other presidents — Abraham Lincoln and both Roosevelts, plus some duds — didn’t have support from living predecessors, either. Donald Trump is not quite so unprecedented as many of those unversed in history think. Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

Time to try a different way Some years ago a friend of mine wrote a book titled “The Seven Last Words of the Church, or, We’ve Never Tried It That Way Before.” It is about what he regarded as the entrenched bureaucracies in his denomination that are reluctant -- even hostile -- to change. The same opposition to change exists in government and the media. As in some denominations, entrenched bureaucracies are reluctant to give up power and influence for something untried, or for something that diﬀers from what they have been doing for years, even when their approach has failed. I thought of my friend’s book in light of Donald Trump’s inauguration and transition to power. Take the media. The White House press corps has its knickers in a twist over suggestions by the incoming administration that reporters might have to vacate their cramped quarters in the West Wing for a larger venue on White House grounds. That the current quarters have become too crowded to accommodate the growing number of reporters covering the White House matters little to those who have occupied that territory for many years. The New York Times and Washington Post have contributed to the overcrowding by assigning six reporters each -- a record -- to cover the Trump administration. Don’t expect them to cut back in deference to others. A sign of changes to come was also contained in Education Secretary-

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personal responsibility been promoted. But personal responsibility and self-reliance are not taught in today’s public schools, which is why too many young people are deficient in these areas. A press release from the oﬃce of the president-elect said about her: “Mrs. DeVos’ most important qualification is that she has the courage of her convictions.” Some may remember when such people were in greater supply. The release continues: “During the 1990s, (DeVos and her husband) patronized a private-school scholarship fund for low-income families and championed Michigan’s first charter school law. In 2000 they helped bankroll a voucher initiative, which was defeated by a union blitz. The DeVoses then turned to expanding charters, which have become Exhibit A in the progressive campaign against her.” Democrats have put DeVos at the top of their hit list. She represents a threat to them and their union supporters. Instead of going in a new direction, Democrats cling to a model that doesn’t work and then have the audacity to resist change. If Trump and DeVos play this right, they will earn the gratitude (and possibly votes) of thousands of parents who yearn for their children to be set free from their unsafe and underperforming public schools. As the song says, “This could be the start of something big.”

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Divided Americans watch inauguration BY MIKE HOUSEHOLDER

clapped enthusiastically during the ceremony.

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‘Reform yes, let’s do it’

ADRIAN, Mich. — In living rooms, cafes and oﬃces, people across America watched Donald Trump become the nation’s 45th president. Among them was a retired autoworker in Michigan who was awe-struck by the inauguration, another retiree from Kentucky who planned to counter protest in support of Trump and a Mexican immigrant in Phoenix worried about the future. Others avoided watching the ceremony altogether, underscoring America’s deep political divide. Here’s what they had to say:

‘What a moment’ Gary Krohn watched the proceedings at a Fraternal Order of Eagles chapter in Adrian, Michigan, an iced tea in front of him. “This is history in the making right here,” the 69-year-old General Motors retiree said as he watched dignitaries walking through the Capitol building with President Barack Obama on a TV aﬃxed to a wall. “These pictures are priceless,” Krohn said. Krohn said Trump wants to make “this country great again, not for himself, but for all Americans.” When Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts shook Trump’s hand following the oath, Krohn slowly shook his head and said: “What a moment.” About a dozen people joined Krohn at the Eagles hall to watch, most of them sitting at the bar. Krohn and a fellow Trump supporter

Luis Padilla immigrated to the United States from Honduras 20 years ago. But the economy, not immigration, was his main reason for supporting Trump. Padilla, who is 50, said he respects Trump’s business background. “When he talks about (how) he’s going to bring jobs, as a worker I like that because people need jobs,” said Padilla, who graduated from college and lives and works as a school counselor in Broadway, Virginia. Padilla said he also expects Trump to push for comprehensive immigration reform that benefits hard-working, law-abiding people. “Reform, yes, let’s do it,” he said. “People who’ve been here for years, with no criminal background, they should be able to have something.”

‘My community is scared’ Claudia Faudoa watched nervously as Trump was sworn in, fidgeting and occasionally commenting on her worries. Faudoa, a 44-year-old immigrant from Mexico who has been living in the United States without legal status for 23 years, is an organizer with the immigration advocacy group Promise Arizona. She watched the inauguration at the group’s office in a Phoenix church. She teared up as she spoke about her concerns over Trump’s immigration positions, including a promise to dismantle the Obama

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Funeral services for James Edward “Ed” Bray, 82, of Corinth are set for 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Shady Grove Cemetery in Burnsville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20 and from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Mr. Bray died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. He was born May, 27, 1934, and was a retired railroad worker Bray for Burlington Northern Railroad. He was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church and a U.S. Army Veteran. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Bray, Randy Bray, James Cooper, Jr., Tony White, Wesley Stacy and Joshua Meyers. Drew Dance will serve as an Honorary Pallbearer. Survivors include his daughters, Susan A. Bray of Corinth; his granddaughter, Amanda Endy (Bryon); his great-granddaughter, Jessica Endy; his brother, Joe Bray of Heartwell, Ga. and sister, Doris Jean Cooper of Glen; special friend, Marie Harp; several stepchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Drucilla Bray; his father, James Robert Bray and mother, Mollie Thompson Bray; his brothers, Jesse Clyde Bray and Donnie Wayne Bray and his sister, Mildred Ruth Matthews. Bro. Warren Jones and Leroy Brown will oﬃciate. In Lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to The National Cancer Association.

administration program that provides protection to young people who lack legal status. As the mother of three U.S.born children, Faudoa said she also worries about a similar program that would have benefited parents like her who lack legal status but have citizen children. “My community is scared. We don’t know what’s going to happen. So we’re going to defend and resist here,” she said.

‘A lot of people will be ignored and hurt’ In an Oakland, California, living room, 42-year-old Melissa Crisp-Cooper watched Trump speak about bringing power back to the people and assuring them they will never be ignored again. “I think a lot of people will be ignored and hurt,” said Crisp-Cooper, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. Crisp-Cooper does not feel like she’s a part of Trump’s America. She said she is “terrified” the country will slide back on progress it has made in rights for women, immigrants, gays and the disabled.

‘I feel good about America again’ Roy Nichols said Trump’s victory has given him a new optimism about the country’s future. “I feel good about America again,” Nichols said outside Union Station in Washington, D.C. The 64-year-old retiree from Paducah, Kentucky, traveled to Washington to be a counter protester supporting Trump and planned to be at today’s women’s march as well.

Lucy Paulette Scruggs

Funeral services for Lucy Paulette Scruggs, 61, of Corinth are set for 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22 at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Wheeler Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Scruggs died on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at St. Clare Health and Rehab in Memphis. She was born Dec. 26, 1955, and was a retired attendant at East Side Laundry. She was a member of Wheeler Grove Baptist Church Survivors include her brothers, Harry Lee Allen (Ellen) of Booneville and

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A Celebration of Life Service for Mrs. Janie Higgins Singleton, 88, is set for 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 22 at Acton Church of Christ with Bro. Malcom George, Bro. Nor Hagy, and Bro. Shawn Weaver oﬃciating. Interment will be in Acton Community Cemetery. Mrs. Singleton was born November 27, 1928, in Walnut to Theo and Lora Street Higgins. She was a faithful and dedicated member of Acton Church of Christ, a lifetime member of the Freed Hardeman Associates. She was a co-owner and vice president of Singleton Mill Supply and a former employee of MooreGray Accounting Firm. Singleton She was a devoted racing mom and she shared her wonderful cooking with all her family, friends, and church family. She was met in heaven by her parents and her loving husband of 68 years, Benjamin “Ben” Singleton. Her memory will be carried on by her children, Nancy Greene; husband William, Stephanie Bauer, and Mark Singleton (Lori Anne), all of Corinth; her grandson, Brandon Bauer (Michelle) of Huntsville, Ala., Benjamin Bauer (Mandy) of Atlanta, Ga., and Hayden Bauer, Jaxon Bauer, Elliette Bauer, and Ashton Bauer; a special cousin, Carolyn Henderson of Memphis; and her caregiver, Anita Bullock of Cario. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. until service time Sunday at the church. Pallbearers will be Benjamin Bauer, Brandon Bauer, Chris Henderson, Paul Garrison, Donnie Shoate and Nor Hagy. Kenneth Allen of Iuka and her sisters, Joann Williams (Robert) of Rienzi; Faye Briminghan (Eulice) of Corinth, Connie Allen of Corinth, and Tammy Dolan (Thurman) of Russellville, Ala. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Scruggs; her father, Lawrence Allen and her mother, Maudie Cook Scruggs Henderson; her brother, Lloyd Allen and sister, Cathy Taylor. Bro. Shane Evetts and Dr. Kara Blackard will oﬃciate.

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Obama exits presidency, voices optimism for future WASHINGTON — Closing out a barrierbreaking chapter in history, former President Barack Obama left the White House on Friday much the way he entered it eight years ago: insisting Americans have reason for optimism despite the national sense of unease. He was gracious to President Donald Trump to the end, warmly welcoming his successor to the home

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where he raised his daughters. Yet to those fearful about Trump’s presidency, Obama suggested it would be a mere blip. Obama leaves the national stage as a widely popular figure, with his poll numbers approaching 60 percent. He’s being replaced by the least popular president in four decades, polls show — a reality on display in Trump’s low-key inauguration.

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