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Man faces aggravated DUI charges BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

An Iuka man has been charged with two counts of Aggravated DUI. Zachary Crum, 28, was charged Monday morning and remains jailed in the Alcorn County Jail awaiting arraign-

ment. Crum was charged by the Mississippi High Patrol after he apparently rear-ended a vehicle around 4 a.m. near Strickland Bridge on U.S. Highway 72 East Saturday, March 6. Crum was traveling west bound in a 2003 GMC Sierra

when he hit a 2006 Mazda Tribute driven by Eva Austin, 72, of Rienzi. The crash caused the Mazda Tribute to leave the road before overturning several times, according to Mississippi Highway Patrol Public Aﬀairs Oﬃcer Ray Hall. Austin and passenger, Al-

ice Thrasher, 74 of Corinth had to both be extricated from the vehicle. The two women were initially transported to Magnolia Regional Health Center and later transferred with life threatening injuries to North Mississippi Medical Center.

Austin and Thrasher were both listed in good condition on Monday afternoon. Troopers collected physical evidence at the crash scene which indicated Crum, who was not injured in the wreck, was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.

Jacinto Foundation wants house gone BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Jacinto Foundation is looking to open up more green space around the Jacinto Courthouse by removing an old neighboring structure commonly known as the Calton house. It sits to the east of the courthouse, and the Jacinto Foundation wants to oﬀer it free to community members who have

See photo on page 2 ties to the house, if they are willing to move it at their expense. In a Feb. 17 letter, the Mississippi Department of Archives & History said it determined that the house is not eligible for designation as a Mississippi LandPlease see HOUSE | 2

Supervisors caught up Kossuth wreck shuts down traffic on board appointments Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Firemen work to free an individual involved in a one-vehicle accident near Kossuth.

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A one-vehicle wreck shut down traﬃc for over an hour on Mississippi Highway 2 Monday. Three males were traveling north on Highway 2 in a red Ford pickup when the vehicle

suﬀered a blowout to a rear tire. The truck left the road and went into a small ditch before hitting a power pole. One of the occupants was airlifted by Air-Evac while it took close to an hour for the driver to be extricated from the

truck. A second passenger was not injured. The accident happened around 2 p.m. on a long stretch of highway between Kossuth and the turnoﬀ to County Please see WRECK | 2

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors caught up on appointments to boards and commissions on Monday, naming almost a dozen to various bodies. The board went through

four motions before reaching consensus on an appointment to the Northeast Mississippi Community College Board of Trustees for the seat that had been held by Tonya Butler Farris Nabors, whose term expired Please see BOARD | 2

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Local emergency leaders share safety information

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Ensuring residents know who to contact in case of an emergency, the Alcorn County Republican Party will hold a special informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 10 at the Corinth Public Library. “When disaster strikes, we want people to know exactly who to contact for help,” said Mike Stewart, chairman of the Republican Party. “While it is understandably easy to panic under stressful situations, we are less likely to do so if we have a game-plan in place beforehand.” Open to everyone regardless of political aﬃliation or creed, the meeting will spotlight lo-

Thirty-six-year-old Andrea Rose lives in a house full of boys. Rose and her husband, Bill, have two sons -- Benjamin, 14, and Alex, 11. “Even our two dogs are male,” she said. “I have learned if I turn Adele on, they run.” The face behind Keep Corinth-Alcorn Beautiful has been nursing a herniated disc for several weeks. “I got this special stand for my computer and it allows me to work while standing,” she added. “It’s a little weird, but definitely less painful than sitting down all the time.” When not picking up litter, Rose enjoys babying her chickens. “Few people know that I’m a hobby chicken farmer,” she added. Originally from Illinois, Rose is also the Community Development Director for The Alliance.

cal emergency officials, their prospective agencies and the vital services they offer to the community. Guest speakers will include Mayor Tommy Irwin, Police Chief Ralph Dance, Sheriff Ben Caldwell, Corinth Fire Chief Lucky Briggs, Magnolia EMS Director Mike Lutz and Director of Emergency Services and Homeland Security Ricky Gibens. Ham radio representatives will also be in attendance. “This trumps political and religious differences,” said a passionate Stewart. “It is about coming together as neighbors and protecting our community and those we love Please see SAFETY | 2

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Corinth’s visitors brochure wins a state award. The publication earns the silver award from the North Mississippi Advertising Federation.

Supervisors approve the extension of a turn lane and closure of one intersection at the busy Five Points crossroads. The board plans to seek an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to fund the work.

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mark. With no historic value, it can be removed. “We will use that as green space,” said Jacinto Foundation Executive Director Beth Whitehurst. “We’re going to move a picnic table onto the property. I can see that being done by Memorial Day.” She also envisions a large tree in the back yard of the house as a good spot for a swing. Whitehurst appeared before the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors Monday requesting their blessing on the project, although board approval is not required for re-

moval of the deteriorating house. She referenced the lease between Alcorn County and the Jacinto Foundation, which gives the group control of the property. “It looks like it’s a fire hazard and a danger to kids getting out messing around in there,” said Supervisor Lowell Hinton. Gary Harden, a neighbor of the Jacinto Courthouse property who does have family ties to the house, said he does not think the people of Jacinto will want the house removed. Supervisor Steve Glidewell said he would like to get a look at the house before giving his blessing.

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Road 685. When emergency responders arrived on the scene, the pole was on fire. A tractor was used to lift the truck as firemen worked to free the driver from the vehicle. The impact with the pole caused the truck to bow in the middle as it landed on

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

The CorinthAlcorn County Special Needs Kids will have a fundraiser tonight at Zaxby’s from 5-8 p.m. “Havis’ Kids” Chris Patterson (from left), Ruby Patterson and Sean Corbin get in some practice serving prior to the event. The group will continue its fundraising efforts on March 10 from 4-8 p.m. at Subway 72 East and on March 22 at McAlister’s from 5-9 p.m. The Easter Bunny along with Mickey and Minnie Mouse will be at the group’s event at Ryan’s on March 26 from 8-11 a.m. Photos can be taken with the characters for a donation.

the passenger’s side. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is in charge of the investigation. ACE Power had two bucket trucks at the scene. Deputies with the Alcorn County Sheriﬀ’s Department, Kossuth Fire Department, Corinth Fire Department, Magnolia EMS and Alcorn County Constables responded to the accident.

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from harm.” “I personally as a Christian believe this world is falling apart. I’m panning for the worst and praying for the best,” he continued. “I want to know that there is a plan in place for our schools, churches, hospital and other places should something bad happen. Big cities are currently taking steps to prepare for natural disasters and attacks, so why shouldn’t we?”

In addition to explaining roles and discussing current issues, oﬃcials will answer questions during a brief Q&A. “It is a wonderful opportunity to meet with and get to know our local law enforcement oﬃcials and emergency first responders,” said Stewart. “Knowledge is power and we need to arm ourselves with as much information as possible in order to be protect ourselves, our families and our friends.”

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in February. A motion to reappoint her failed. Two subsequent motions for other individuals also failed. Finally, the board voted 3-1 to appoint John Anderson, who is principal at Alcorn Central Elementary School. Alcorn County has two seats on the 15-member college board. Supervisors reappointed two to the board of the Hatchie Drainage District — Joe Duncan and Ronnie Hall. Working for the

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benefit of the Hatchie River, it is the oldest continuously operating drainage district in the county. Five will continue on the board of the Northeast Mississippi Planning and Development District — Tim Mitchell, Jimmy Tate Waldon, J.C. Hill, Thomas Coleman and Bobby Roberts. The organization assists the county with public works projects. Supervisors also reappointed Joe Roberts to the board of the Northeast Mississippi Community Action Agency and

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reappointed Tim Mitchell and Lowell Hinton to the board of the TishomingoAlcorn-Prentiss Alliance. In other business: ■ The board agreed to increase the mileage reimbursement for travel from 34.5 cents per mile to 54 cents per mile, which is the current state rate. The county reimbursement had not changed for many years. ■ The board approved use of the courthouse grounds for the National Day of Prayer from 8 a.m. May 2 through noon on May 5. ■ Supervisors authorized travel to the Mississippi Association of Supervisors annual convention June 13-16 in Biloxi.

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Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 8, the 68th day of 2016. There are 298 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 8, 1966, Nelson’s Pillar, a 120-foot-high column in Dublin honoring British naval hero Horatio Nelson, was bombed by the Irish Republican Army.

On this date: In 1702, England’s Queen Anne acceded to the throne upon the death of King William III. In 1854, U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry made his second landing in Japan; within a month, he concluded a treaty with the Japanese. In 1874, the 13th president of the United States, Millard Fillmore, died in Buffalo, New York, at age 74. In 1917, Russia’s “February Revolution” (referring to the Old Style calendar) began in Petrograd; the result was the abdication of the Russian monarchy in favor of a provisional government. The U.S. Senate voted to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. In 1930, the 27th president of the United States, William Howard Taft, died in Washington at age 72. In 1944, two days after an initial strike, U.S. heavy bombers resumed raiding Berlin during World War II. In 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang. In 1979, technology firm Philips demonstrated a prototype compact disc player during a press conference in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In 1983, in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals convention in Orlando, Florida, President Ronald Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an “evil empire.” In 1986, four French television crew members were abducted in west Beirut; a caller claimed Islamic Jihad was responsible. (All four were eventually released.) In 1996, the Coen Brothers’ black comedy “Fargo” was placed in limited release by Gramercy Pictures. In 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board, vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, setting off a massive search. (To date, the fate of the jetliner and its occupants has yet to be determined.)

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Across the Region Habitat Homes gets help from fundraiser SELMER, Tenn. — The 12th Annual Taste of McNairy is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Selmer Community Center. The annual food tasting event has become one of the community’s most attended events. Money raised from this event in previous years has helped to complete six McNairy County Habitat Partner Homes, with #7 in the planning stages at this time. Local businesses, churches and organizations are invited to set up a table and take part in the event.

UNA writer’s series hosts author Cronin FLORENCE, Ala. — The University of North Alabama Department of English will welcome author Justin Cronin as the featured guest of the 2016 Writer’s Series. Cronin, whose works includes best-selling novels The Passage and The Twelve, will read from his works, March 10, at 11 a.m., in the GUC performance Center. A book signing and reception will follow. As mentioned, Cronin has seen much critical success with his two recent novels, with the third, The House of Mirrors, coming in May to complete the trilogy. The Passage debuted at No. 3 on The New York Times best-seller List and has sold over a million copies, while

The New York Times Book Review said The Twelve is a literary super thriller. A worldwide read of The Passage will start March 21. A graduate of Harvard and the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, Cronin is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. He won the Whiting Writer’s Award in 2002, and both the Hemingway Foundation/ PEN Award for First Fiction in 2001 and the Stephen Crane Prize for Mary and O’Neil in 2002. Cronin, who lives with his family in Houston, Texas, taught Creative Writing for many years at Rice University. (For more information: the UNA English Department at 256-765-4238 or https://www.una. edu/english/una-writersseries.html.)

UM Concert Singers to join performance OXFORD — As part of an invitation-only, 175-voice chorus, the University of Mississippi Concert Singers will perform March 10 at the American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Convention. Forty-nine members of the UM ensemble will join singers from three other institutions to perform “Hymnus Paradisi” by Herbert Howells at the Tivoli Theater in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. The combined chorus includes UM, the Louisiana State University A Cappella Choir, the

University of Kentucky Choir and the High Point University Choir. “David Hill, conductor of the BBC Orchestra and Choir and former organist at Westminster and Winchester Cathedrals, will conduct this performance with the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra,” said Donald Trott, UM professor of music and director of choral activities. “The musical work is a multimovement composition that Howells (a prominent British composer) wrote upon the death of this son, Michael. This rarely performed masterwork is a difficult score, a thrilling challenge for the singers.” Members of the concert singers have been rehearsing for several weeks for the convention performance. “I’m looking forward to collaborating with the singers from the other institutions invited to participate,” said Sergio Vergra, a junior music education major from Olive Branch. “I’ve been to one ACDA convention previously, but this is my first time performing there.” Vergra, who sings baritone/bass, said Howells’ work is nothing like the requiems he is familiar with singing. “This is a very large orchestral work with jazz elements,” he said. “Those elements create a unique texture compared to other, more traditional pieces.” Freshman Pablo Frias said he is definitely enjoying being a part of the

UM Concert Singers. “This is all so new to me,” said the vocal performance major from Katy, Texas. “It’s fantastic to come in and be one of the top vocal ensembles in the state.” Although Frias enjoys the frequent travels with the Ole Miss group, the ACDA convention trip somehow is different from the rest. “First of all, not a lot of people are asked to perform there,” he said. “This is a really big deal, especially because I’ve just gotten started in my formal higher education.” While Vergra and Frias each aspire to become featured vocalists, Rachel Dennis said she prefers being out of the spotlight. “Being a soloist would cause me a lot of anxiety,” said the senior vocal music education major from Olive Branch. “I just love choral music. Period. That’s why I’m looking forward to teaching choral music after graduation.” As for Howells’ masterwork, Dennis agreed that preparation for this performance has been different. “This is one large, very difficult work,” she said. “It’s given me a great opportunity to stretch my brain and my voice.”

School system asks for phone numbers SELMER, Tenn. — An enhancement has been made to the McNairy County School System’s contact information and it is important to keep

the phone numbers updated. McNairy County Director of Technology Matt Wood has made it clear that those wanting to receive notifications from the school system needs to make certain their phone numbers are updated with the system. Wood explained the all-call was used by McNairy County Director of Schools John Prince to notify parents/guardians of school cancellations, special announcements, and any emergency calls related to the schools. “If a parent/grandparent has not updated their phone number, they can go to mcnairy. org to update their number,” said Wood. The system is now set up to allow each school to notify the parents of anything specifically related to their school. Wood said the One Call Now is easy to update off a link on the mcnairy.org website. You can register there whether you prefer a call, text, or email notification. The app is a secure tool for the school system to keep your contact information up-todate so you do not miss out on current events, news, and emergency alerts. If you have not been receiving the phone calls from Prince when school has been canceled it is likely that your information has not been updated. Wood said it is vital the school system and the student’s school have the correct numbers.

Deep South may see heavy rain, twisters BY BILL FULLER Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — A large storm system could bring heavy rain and tornadoes to the Deep South this week, National Weather Service meteorologists said Monday. Some areas from Louisiana to Alabama could see up to a foot of rain, said Greg Carbin, a forecaster at the service’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Forecasters also expect to issue flash flood watches and warning, Carbin said. A slow-moving storm

will move out of northern Mexico and Texas into Louisiana on Tuesday. Some showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to develop Tuesday night, but the heaviest rainfall is expected to move into the area Wednesday afternoon through Friday. “We are anticipating the potential for some very heavy rain due to the slow movement of the

front,” said Bob Wagner, a meteorologist at the weather service oﬃce in Slidell, Louisiana. “We expect several waves of showers and thunderstorms to aﬀect the area,” Wagner said. “At this point, we’re looking for a potential of 7 to 10 inches of rain across much of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi” from Wednesday through Saturday.

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Halfway through session, big debates yet to begin JACKSON — Mississippi’s 2016 legislative session may be halfway over, but debate has yet to really begin on three of the biggest issues. Although some officials have staked out positions on Jeff Amy raising more money for roads and bridges, rewriting the Columnist state’s K-12 funding formula or cutting taxes, no real proposals have moved forward yet. Any one of those issues is a heavy-duty fight that would typically be a signature achievement of a legislative session. The question now: Is there enough time and capacity to tackle all three? Observers might begin to see more details soon. The deadline for tax and spending bills to clear their originating chamber is March 16. The House passed a placeholder bill last week to allow lawmakers to revise the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, which determines how much state money flows to public schools, though Democrats fought even that. And the Senate passed Senate Bill 2158, which would switch the method of counting students from average attendance to average enrollment, a change that could bump up the amount demanded by the underfunded formula by about $13 million. Rep. Charles Busby, R-Pascagoula said decisions on MAEP changes might not be hammered out until the bill goes to HouseSenate negotiations, one example of how the biggest decisions could be backloaded to the closing days of the session. Republicans and business leaders have tied together the other two big issues — road money and tax cuts. They say they want tax cuts to offset any tax increases for roads. When House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jeff Smith, R-Columbus, brought out House Bill 1386 to divert some of the BP oil spill settlement to road improvements, observers including former House Transportation Committee Chairman Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, interpreted the move as a sign that Republicans might not have the will to raise taxes on gasoline and diesel. Smith told House members during debate that it was an alternative to raising taxes. But the measure has sparked predictable outrage from Gulf Coast leaders, who say the lion’s share of the cash needs to stay on the coast, and not be spent by the state away from areas impacted by the 2010 disaster. The oil spill money would cover less than one year’s worth of road needs, when the Department of Transportation says Mississippi needs $526 million a year to repair state roads and bridges. Busby, who’s also a player in this drama as well as chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said Smith’s move shouldn’t be interpreted as the House leadership giving up on raising fuel taxes. Any bill raising taxes will require 60 percent of votes, and it seems unlikely that House Speaker Philip Gunn will be able to entice all his GOP members to vote for a tax. That might be one reason House Republican leaders made nice with the minority Democrats after a rupture over redistricting — they may need some Democratic votes to pass a road bill. The House, Senate and Gov. Phil Bryant advanced competing tax cut proposals last year, only to see House Democrats use a blocking minority to shoot down one large plan. All the 2015 tax plans counted on future revenue growth to offset money that would no longer flow into state coffers. With a moderately bad budget outlook, it could be harder to give hundreds of millions in tax relief, or at least to put a substantial amount into the budget beginning July 1. Answers to these questions will come by late April. But in some cases, the answer could be too much, too late, not this year. (Daily Corinthian columnist Jeff Amy is a writer for the Associated Press based in Jackson.)

Prayer for today Eternal God, teach me the way of a complete and unbroken trust. In my disappointments, and in my devotions, may my faith and hope be as immortal as my soul. May I listen for thy voice and answer thy call. Amen.

A verse to share “He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.” Proverbs 21:21

The end of Reagan nostalgia If there’s anything we thought we knew about the GOP, it is that it is the party of Reagan. Paying obeisance to Ronald Reagan – his memory, his accomplishments, his policies – has long been the price of entry to Republican presidential politics. Yet here comes Donald Trump, who gives no indication of caring the slightest about Reagan’s legacy, and he has rampaged to front-runner status anyway. It is like Trump set out to kick down the door of the House of Reagan and the structure teetered to the brink of collapse, more decrepit than anyone had noticed. What Trump has discovered is that many conservatives aren’t as attached to conservative policies as they seemed; that labels don’t mean much to voters; that you can bring new people into the Republican coalition instead of playing by the old rules; and that at least a significant plurality of primary voters don’t care whether you bend your knee to the memory of Ronald Reagan. In fact, Trump is showing how a secular Northeastern moderate can threaten

for the Republican nomination as long as he says he’s pro-life and pro-gun and Rich taps voter Lowry anger and the right’s National hatred of the Review media. It is astonishing that Trump has signaled that everything is negotiable and he will be the consummate deal-maker and yet has gotten cover from elements of the conservative media that, until now, were most hostile to perceived ideological deviations and to Washington deal-making. Ladies and gentlemen, don’t try this at home. For their part, Trump’s rivals are – for understandable reasons – beholden to a Reagan nostalgia that has long been prevalent on the right. Their Reagan references stir the hearts of the old faithful (like me). But with every passing year, they become a little less relevant to everyone else. It isn’t why they are losing, but Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have been fighting back against Trump with mes-

sages that run in well-worn ruts. It’s always a shining city on a hill. And morning again in America. Such is the hold that the morning-again theme has on the Republican imagination that, bizarrely, Rubio ran a “Morning Again in America” ad – about how bad things are in the country. Is it too much to ask that Republican politicians come up with some of their own lines? At times, Cruz sounds like the entire rationale of his candidacy is to reassemble what he calls “the old Reagan coalition.” Meanwhile, Trump is putting together a new coalition by not talking about Reagan at all. Conservatives need to realize that all of America is not the CPAC ballroom. To save Reaganism, conservatives must broaden and deepen our understanding of Reagan. As writer Dan McLaughlin notes, “Reagan didn’t go around on the stump pledging fealty to conservative ideals, but rather explaining why his ideas would work in practice and why they were common-sense positions in line with what the voters already believed in.” A new, updated version of

this approach is imperative, given the new voters identified by Donald Trump and the blue-collar discontent that he has made impossible to ignore. Like Reagan did, conservatives must adopt policies that address the problems of today – and sell them not as the artifacts of an ideological orthodoxy, but as practical solutions. They must reject Trump and his grotesque distortions of conservatism, while paying heed to his voters. At a CPAC speech in 1977, Reagan talked about broadening the party: “If we are to attract more working men and women of this country, we will do so not by simply ‘making room’ for them, but by making certain they have a say in what goes on in the party.” That has to be the attitude of the GOP and of the non-Trump presidential candidates. If they don’t understand that out of selfinterest or basic political horse sense, well, there’s always another compelling reason: It is what Ronald Reagan would do. (Daily Corinthian columnist Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.)

How to reform dysfunctional institutions In the film “Girl, Interrupted,” the character played by Winona Ryder is watching TV in a psychiatric hospital. There is a news report about a demonstration and the narrator says: “We live in troubled times. The institutions we once trusted no longer seem reliable.” As I begin the laborious process of doing my income taxes, I am again reminded – thanks to withholding and other payments I must make to the government – that I am paying for so many things that aren’t working. The D.C. that follows Washington could easily stand for “dysfunctional city.” What other institution, or business, could long survive with such a record of failure? Would a car dealer who consistently sells lemons be in business for long? Would a fast-food chain continue to attract customers if the hamburger meat was tainted and they became ill? Only the federal government endures with no requirement that it function eﬀectively and eﬃciently. As Ronald Reagan quipped, “a government bureau is the nearest thing to eter-

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nal life we’ll ever see on this earth.” He also observed: “No government ever volunCal tarily reducThomas es itself in size.” Columnist Six weeks before the 1994 election, Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) published a “Contract with America.” Among other things it promised voters that if they gave Republicans a House majority for the first time in 40 years, Republicans would “select a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of Congress for waste, fraud or abuse.” Asked about it, Gingrich responded in an email: “We promised to audit the House. We brought in PricewaterhouseCoopers. After a year they reported that they couldn’t audit the House (because) there were no coherent records. We then hired them to build a system that could be audited and since then there has been a transparent audit every year.”

Unfortunately that has not been enough to stem the growth of government under either party. A Nov. 13, 2000, article by Edward H. Crane, president of the libertarian Cato Institute, said, “... the combined budgets of the 95 major programs that the Contract with America promised to eliminate have increased by 13 percent.” Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) noted in 2011, “Since taking oﬃce President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies – an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus. All of this new government spending was sold as ‘investment.’” If the Republican presidential candidates want to capture voters’ attention, they should compose a new contract with voters. Every federal agency and program either has a charter that established it and/or authorizing legislation in which its purpose is stated. Heads of those agencies should periodically be required to come before Con-

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gress and justify, not just their budgets, but their existence. Are they living up to the charter or legislation that created their agency? If not, at least three options present themselves: 1) Downsize the agencies and reduce their budgets to the size commensurate with whatever success they are having; 2) privatize the agencies or 3) eliminate them. Perhaps a good starting point would be to consult the wisdom of Thomas Jefferson, who Democrats like to claim as the first Democrat. In a letter to Thomas Cooper, dated November 29, 1802, Jeﬀerson said: “if we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.” During what has been described as a “revolutionary” campaign season, the pitchfork brigade might consider among their demands chopping oﬀ the heads of a lot of unnecessary and costly government agencies. (Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com.)

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New mysteries, authors highlight library additions With our recent transition from February to March, I’ve been thinking about one of the more beautiful (although somber) q u o t e s from The Lord of the Rings. The auCody thor deDaniel scribes a Corinth c h a r a c Librarian ter, the daughter of an ailing king, as looking “like a morning of pale spring still clinging to winter’s chill.” Brrrr! While I sympathize with the king’s daughter, that line is a perfect description of the last few days. So whether you are planning your spring break or

waiting for the clouds to open just a little bit more, this week’s new book selection has enough variety for anyone. We recently acquired several new murder mysteries, both the fun quick reads as well as the longer, more historical mysteries. Judith Flanders is a completely new author for our library. In her debut novel A Murder of Magpies, quirky book editor Samantha Clair gets plunged into sleuthing on a murder case. Set in modern London, this often hilarious murder series continues with A Bed of Scorpions, also available at the Corinth Library. Mississippi author Miranda James recently released the latest novel

in the “Cat in the Stacks” mystery series entitled No Cats Allowed, featuring sleuth/librarian Charlie Harris and his ever-present cat Diesel. Living in Mississippi, Charlie and Diesel always find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery. This will delight fans of libraries, cats, and Mississippi mysteries. What’s not to love? For fans of darker mysteries and thrillers, check out Ann A. McDonald’s The Oxford Inheritance. In this novel, an American student named Cassandra travels to Oxford to uncover secrets about her mother’s death. However, as she continues her search, she discovers that the truth may come with a price too high to

pay in the ancient, hallowed halls of one of Europe’s oldest universities. This will intrigue fans of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. Other new mysteries include M.C. Beaton’s Death of a Nurse and Rhys Bowen’s Time of Fog and Fire, as well as Joanne Fluke’s Wedding Cake Murder (the book that has the free recipes in it!). I also want to highlight two science fiction novels. From Allen Steele, we have Arkwright, in which the members of the Arkwright Foundation seek to establish a colony on an Earth-like planet several light years away. The odds are stacked against them as they race for survival in a world that is

quickly becoming inhospitable. In Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves, the author takes readers on a journey between two time periods five thousand years apart. In this lengthy science fiction epic, it is not only the human race, but many others that are in danger as well. Stephenson blends science, philosophy, technology, and literature to create a rich, in-depth look at who we are in the universe. Both of these novels will please fans of the movies Gravity and Interstellar. Other new novels include Christian fiction author Terri Blackstock’s If I Run, James Patterson’s NYPD Red 4, and a collection of Peter Straub’s short stories entitled In-

terior Darkness. In new nonfiction, we have Brant Pitre’s The Case for Jesus, which offers a look at Christianity from both the historical and biblical perspectives. Pitre, a professor at New Orleans Seminary, seeks to answer questions on the historicity of the Gospels, the claims of Christ, and the religious and historical context of the day. Fans of Christian theology and textual criticism will be interested in this one, written for both believers and skeptics. Sports fans may enjoy Howard Medgal’s The Cardinals Way, a look at how the St. Louis baseball team found a winning strategy using both traditional models and newer “moneyball” techniques.

New book brings olde England to life BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Bookworm Sez

“How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life” by Ruth Goodman c.2016, Liveright $29.95 / higher in Canada 320 pages You’ve always wanted to live like royalty. Your home shouldn’t be like a castle – it should be a castle, complete with servants, stone floors, and room-sized fireplaces. You should wear a jeweled crown, velvet clothes, and slippers all day. Yep, you could handle living like, say, Henry VIII, so read “How to Be a Tudor” by Ruth Goodman. There’s your chance. Or maybe not. Old Henry usually comes to mind when we think of the Renaissance era, but Goodman says that everyday life during his time and that of his daughter, Elizabeth I, wasn’t about jewels and velvet. It was more straw and linen, strict social hierarchy, hard work, and surprisingly good food. For average British

citizens in the years 14851603, days began at sunrise. Almost no one rose and opened the windows because glass windows were “a luxury”; instead, morning started by opening the curtains around a four-poster bed, which offered warmth and privacy at a time when most families slept all in the same room. Beds, by the way, held mattresses made mostly of rush or straw. After prayers were said, “alone and privately, though preferably aloud,” daily ablutions began. Contrary to popular depiction, cleanliness was important to people in Tudor times. Water baths were rare due to climate and the belief that opening skin pores led to illness, but Goodman says they devised ways to stay clean and “sweet-smelling.” After donning genderappropriate clothing (consisting of, among other things, gowns for both sexes), and working a couple hours doing gender-assigned tasks, breakfast was served: bread and ale, bacon,

eggs, porridge, pancakes, and fruit might be on the menu. Dinner might consist of potatoes or pottage (“stew cooked in a pot”); supper was similar and eaten in late afternoon before work resumed, daylight permitting. Life was hard, but not austere: Henry’s fellow countrymen enjoyed Sundays oﬀ to compete in archery or tennis. Afternoon plays were presented, evenings meant games or dancing, bedtime may’ve included a little Tudor tango. And, like all evenings, prayers at nightfall completed the day. Same meals, same pastimes, okay, so you almost, kinda-sorta live like a Tudor – but here’s the thing: author Ruth Goodman actually did. She explains what happened in “How to Be a Tudor.” As she did in a previous work about Victorian England, Goodman took on every aspect of Tudor life for this book. She went “just over three months” without bathing (“No one noticed!”), kept house without modern

amenities (rushes, she discovered, make dandy flooring), slept in simple beds, and cooked Tudorera meals. She wore period clothing and worked as women did some 500 years ago. Those satisfying first-person findings lend a lot of fun to this book - Goodman is a refreshing writer - but, because she’s also a historian, there’s serious business here, too. And that peek into what’s possible, even comfortable, is easy-toread, pure enjoyment. Readers might even find themselves thinking about the Renaissance Era in a whole new way, which makes “How to Be a Tudor” a book to bring home to your castle. (Terri Schlichenmeyer writes book reviews for the Daily Corinthian.)

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PANOLA — A Mississippi prosecutor says it could be late this year before the 27-year-old man accused of burning a 19-year-old woman to death is returned from Louisiana to face a capital murder charge. Quinton Verdell is charged in the death of Jessica Chambers, whose burning body was found outside her car, which also had been set ablaze, in Courtland on Dec. 6, 2014. Both she and Tellis are from Courtland, in Pa-

nola County, and attended South Panola High School. “I don’t expect to see him here before the end of the year,” District 17 District Attorney John Champion told The Commercial Appeal. Tellis is being held in Monroe, Louisiana, on charges of using a 34-yearold woman’s debit cards after she was stabbed to death, and of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute it. He has not been charged in the death of Meing-Chen Hsaio, but police identified him in

November as a suspect. Champion said he believes Tellis is scheduled for trial May 9 on the two charges against him in Louisiana. “Assuming it goes to trial then, I believe it could be 60 to 90 days before sentencing,” he said. Authorities have not discussed a motive or the relationship between Tellis and Chambers, except to say they knew one another and were introduced by friends. Authorities believe Tellis acted alone.

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GOP hopefuls stump in state BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi was getting attention from Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on Monday just ahead of its presidential primaries, but with many more delegates at stake in Michigan, other campaigns were focused elsewhere. Trump was scheduled to speak Monday evening in the northern Jackson suburb of Madison — his second appearance in Mississippi since early January, when several thousand turned out for his rally in Biloxi. On short notice, Cruz announced an afternoon appearance in a southern Jackson suburb, Florence, at a catfish restaurant with a 110foot cross in the parking lot. He originally had been set to appear in Ellisville, but organizers said he wouldn’t be there because he wasn’t feeling well. Cruz acknowledged in Florence that he was under the weather, but said he wanted to speak to Mississippi supporters, including state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who lost a Republican primary runoﬀ in 2014 to longtime U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in a race that sharply divided the tea party faction backing McDaniel and the GOP establishment, which boosted Cochran by reaching out to black voters who traditionally support Democrats. Standing on a table and speaking to more than 200 people, Cruz took a swipe at Trump’s campaign slogan. “Now, it is easy to talk about making America great again. You can

Deaths Quay Poole

Funeral services for Quay Poole, 91, of Corinth, are set for 2 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home with burial at Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is from noon until the service. Mrs. Poole died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 14, 1925, in Tishomingo County to the late George and Jessie Harris. Mrs. Poole was a longtime member of Booneville Church of Christ and was a homemaker. She enjoyed all kinds of art, painting and spending time with her family. She had a wonderful outlook on life and was a positive influence to those around her. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Poole; sisters Marie Newborn (Clay) and Myra Cotton (Ethridge); and brothers Randal Harris (Lessie), Ralph Harris (Aurola) and Clyne Harris (Peggy). Survivors are her

even print that on a baseball cap,” Cruz said. “But the real question is, do you understand the principles and values that made America great in the first place?” Cruz won rowdy applause by saying he will protect gun owners’ rights, eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and nominate strict constitutionalists to the Supreme Court. Some also responded with “Amen!” as he said the U.S. will stand unequivocally with Israel if he is president. Republican John Kasich has spoken in Mississippi twice in the past month, but Marco Rubio has not personally campaigned in the state. Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders also skipped Mississippi, but former President Bill Clinton campaigned for his wife last week in Jackson. Mississippi will award 40 Republican and 41 Democratic delegates on Tuesday, but Michigan awards 59 Republican and 147 Democratic delegates the same day. “They can only campaign in so many places,” said Marvin King, a University of Mississippi political science professor. “It’s not our politics or our policies or our politicians. ... We only have 3 million (residents) and Michigan has 10.” King said he expects Mississippi’s primary results to be similar to those in neighboring Louisiana, where Clinton and Trump won on Saturday. Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday endorsed Cruz, although Bryant did not appear at the campaign event in Florence.

Jr. of Whiteville, Tenn.; a daughter, Kaylee Paige Johnson of Memphis, Tenn.; and a nephew, Matthew Blaine Johnson of McKinney, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dewey Johnson and Miﬃe Kelley Johnson. Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Rachel Sexton

MICHIE, Tenn. — Scott Alan Logan, 57, died Friday, March 4, 2016. He was born Sept. 23, 1958, to Franklin and Wilma Bishop Logan. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked most recently as a supervisor for Bob’s Salvage. Survivors include two sons, Wesley Logan of Michie, Tenn., and Russell Logan of Pickwick, Tenn.; three brothers, Corey Logan of Tipton County, Tenn., Doug Logan of Little Rock, Ark., and Barry Logan of West Point; and two grandchildren. Corinthian Funeral Home had the arrangements.

Counce, Tenn. — Rachel Sexton, 71, died Saturday March 5, 2016, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis. Arrangements are pending Waters Funeral Home in Baldwyn.

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Herbert M. Smith

BURNSVILLE — Funeral services for Herbert Merrill “Herb” Smith, 81, were h e l d Mond a y graveside at Chapel H i l l Cemetery in BurnsSmith ville. Mr. Smith died Friday, March 4, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo as the result of congestive heart failure and pneumonia complications. Born in Glen on Aug. 5, 1934, and raised in Burnsville, he graduated from Burnsville High School in 1953 and then went on to a distinguished naval career, attaining the rank of

Lora Blakely

RAMER, Tenn. — Funeral services for Lora Pearl Kirk Blakely were held Monday at Ramer Baptist Church in Ramer, Tenn., with burial in the church cemetery. Bro. Frank Spires and Bro. Ray Newcomb oﬃciated. Shackelford Funeral Directors had the arrangements.

In a world where religious groups have wandered away from the beauty of the church as planned by God, many people have begun to think that the church is unimportant and irrelevant. Th is, however is not true concerning the church Jesus built (Matthew 16:18). Its importance can be seen in various ways: • The church must have been important to God, for it was included in His eternal planning. Its existence “according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Ephesians 3:11). • The importance of the church is seen in the purpose that God eternally planned for it. God designed the church so that: (1) His “wisdom might be made known to principalities and powers in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 3:10,11); (2) He might have “glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end” (Ephesians 3:21: see also Matthew 5:16; (3) Its leaders can build up the members to become like Jesus (1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11-13). • The church is important because of Jesus’ relationship to the church as its Builder (Matthew 16:18), Foundation (1 Corinthians 3:11), and Head (Ephesians 5:23). He structured the church, the household of God (1 Timothy 3:15), as prophesied by Isaiah, so that it is at the top of the mountains and exalted above the hills (Isaiah 2:2,3). • The price Jesus paid for the church shows its importance. The significance of something can be seen in the value of what is paid for it. Jesus showed the importance He placed on the church by giving Himself for it (Ephesians 5:25) and purchasing it with His own blood (Acts 20:28), Surely, Jesus would not have died for something that was not important to Him. • The church is so important to Jesus that His love motivates Him to care for it and provide for its needs. He “nourishes and cherishes” the church (Ephesians) 5:25,29). As a result, He is the Savior of His one body (Ephesians 1:33, 23; 5:23) that He reconciles to the Father through His cross (Ephesians 2:16). • The destiny of the church shows its importance. It is made up of those whose names are written in heaven (Hebrews 12:23). Because their names are in the Book of Life, they will enter the heavenly city (Revelation 21:27), while those whose names are not there will be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15). There is no institution on the face of the earth that is important to God as is the church of Christ. The kingdoms and organizations on earth will all pass away, but the church that Jesus built will stand forever. It contains those who, because of their faith in Him, (Johns 8:24) have obeyed Him, (Hebrews 5:9) by repenting (Acts 3:19), confessing (Romans 10:10), and being baptized, are forgiven of their sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16). Through baptism they enter into His one body (1 Corinthians 12:13), the church (Ephesians 1:22,23) that He will present to Himself (Ephesians 5:26,27). Following baptism, the members of the church of Christ must steadfastly (1 Corinthians 15:58) live a new life for Him (Romans 6:4) so that they can realize their hope of eternal life in heaven (1 Peter 1:3,4). Read your Bible. Welcome.

daughter, Janis Honey (Charlie) of Corinth, and a host of other nieces, nephews, family and friends. Jim Estes will oﬃciate the service.

JACKSON, Tenn. — A private memorial service will be held at a later date for Timothy Keith Johnson, 52. M r . Johns o n d i e d Saturd a y , March 5, 2016, at Jacks o n M a d i - Johnson s o n County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. Born Oct. 9, 1963, he was a farmer and laborer, employed at Johnson’s Systems. He was a member of Jackson Pentecostal Church. Survivors include a son, Timothy “TJ” Johnson

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Helen McDonald

Funeral services for Helen Estelle McDonald, 89, of Corinth, are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Corinthian Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rockhill Cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until service time. Mrs. McDonald died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Magnolia Regional

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lieutenant before retiring from the U.S. Navy and returning to Tishomingo County. He became the second appointed port director of Yellow Creek State Inland Port in Iuka and was instrumental in the recruitment and negotiation process which brought Monotech of Mississippi to Iuka, as well as several other industries serviced and supplied by Yellow Creek Port in the mid to late 1980’s. Mr. Smith was a handyman extraordinaire and had many interests in his life. He traveled the world during his naval career, but his biggest passion and true joy was fishing for both saltwater and freshwater species. He was a regular customer at the Goat Island boat ramp for most of the crappie season with his favorite fishing partner, his son. In his later years, as his health declined, Herb spent more time in his adopted hometown of Belmont, where he enjoyed another passion, numismatics. He spent numerous

hours in his coin shop looking through coins. This enabled him to meet and make a lot of new friends, which he enjoyed tremendously. The last year of his life was diﬃcult due to a broken hip which occurred in 2015, but his wife Mildred provided constant care and companionship during this time while Herb was confined to a walker and wheelchair. Survivors include his wife of seven years, Mildred “Millie” Osborne Smith of Belmont; two sons, Steven Smith (Sondra) of Senatobia and Brian Smith of Oxford; one daughter, Kimberly Singhas; and one granddaughter, LeighAnn Elizabeth Smith of Senatobia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert Malcolm and Mamie Booth Smith, and his wife, Joan Gilbert Smith. Bro. Larry Hill oﬃciated the service under the direction of Cutshall Funeral Home in Glen. Online guestbook: cutshallfuneralhome.com

Health Center. She was born March 15, 1926, in Waterloo, Ala., to the late J.P. and Carrie Cox Burney. She was of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include her children, Linda (Wayne) Gilliam of Glen, Diane (Jerry) McMeans of Counce, Tenn., and William Douglas (Rita) McDonald of Corinth; her brothers, Travis Burney and A.W. Burney; her sister, Louise Carroll; eight grandchildren; and 17 great-children. Pastor Larry Ball will oﬃciate.

Clinton; two special nieces, Anita Parker of Clinton, and Janice Cole of Cairo; and several other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Dosha Parsons Phifer, and a brother, Melvin Phifer. Memorial contributions may be made to the Forked Oak Cemetery Fund by calling Cindy Strickland at 662-4625605. Bro. Mike Smith and Bro. Rick Johnson will officiate. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka is in charge of the arrangements.

Annette Mae Olson

SELMER, Tenn. — Annette Mae Olson, 73, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at McNairy Health Care Center. No services are scheduled. She was born May 2, 1942. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Mark Olson of Ramer, Tenn.; a son, Timothy Donald Olson of Corona, Calif.; a daughter, Wendi Ann Williamson of Wailuku, Hawaii; a brother, Ronald Prior of Corinth; a sister, Cherie Massey of Temecula, Calif.; two grandchildren, Lauren Clark and Christian Olson; and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett Prior and Dorothy “Dvorak” Prior. Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Corda Rodgers

SHILOH, Tenn. — Funeral services for Corda Ruth Chambers Rodgers are set for 1 p.m. today at Shiloh United Methodist Church in Shiloh, Tenn., with burial in the Pisgah Cemetery in Shiloh, Tenn. Mrs. Rodgers died Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Jackson, Tenn. She was born to the late James Cleveland and Minnie Bell Chambers on Nov. 15, 1916, in McNairy County, Tenn. She was a devoted Christian for many years. She graduated school in 1936 in Pickwick, Tenn. Survivors include a sister, Dorothy Beckham of Millington, Tenn., and her nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Rodgers; a sister, Rachel Pickens; and a brother, J.C. Chambers. Memorial contributions may be made to Shiloh United Methodist Church. Danny Atkinson and Walt Thompson will officiate. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer is in charge of the arrangements.

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ASHLAND — Funeral services for Elaine Hartley Stacks, 74, are set for 1 p.m. today at Ripley Funeral Home with burial in Ashland Cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until the service. Mrs. Stacks died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Resthaven Health Care in Ripley. A native of Oxford, she was an Ashland resident for the past 48 years and a member of Beech Hill Church of Christ. Survivors are her children, Kim Roberts of Walnut, Eddie Stacks (Janet) of Ripley and Roy Stacks (Christine) of Ashland; her brother, Jerry Hartley (Darlene) of Ashland; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hampton and Floy Smith Hartley.

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Andrews awarded $55 million in suit NASHVILLE, Tenn. â€” A jury has awarded Erin Andrews $55 million in her lawsuit over a secretly recorded nude video that a stalker took of her in a hotel room and posted online. The jury came back with its decision Monday after about a day of deliberations. Andrews works for Fox Sports and co-hosts TVâ€™s â€œDancing with the Stars.â€? She maintained that the stalker and two hotel companies were to blame for the video. She tearfully testified that she was publicly humiliated, shamed and suffers from depression as a result of the videos, which have been viewed by millions of people. Attorneys for the owner and former operator of the Marriott at Vanderbilt argued that while what happened to Andrews was terrible, the convicted stalker, Michael David Barrett, should be solely to blame for the video shot in 2008. Â

No third-party 2016 bid for Bloomberg NEW YORK â€” Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that he will not run for president as an independent, in a move that would have roiled this yearâ€™s already extraordinarily unpredictable presidential campaign. The billionaire, who has spent months mulling an independent campaign, made his decision official through an editorial posted by the Bloomberg View. â€œThere is a good chance that my candidacy could lead to the election of Donald Trump or Sen. Ted Cruz,â€? Bloomberg wrote. â€œThat is not a risk I can take in good conscience.â€? Bloomberg was blistering in his critique of Trump, saying the real estate mogul has run â€œthe most divisive and demagogic presidential campaign I can remember, preying on peopleâ€™s prejudices and fears.â€? He was similarly critical of Cruz, saying the Texas senatorâ€™s â€œpandering on immigration

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Judge supports DC in suit over gun law

NEWARK, Ohio â€” Gunfire at a central Ohio home in the middle of the night spurred a four-hour standoff until officers heard snoring, realized the 75-year-old suspect had fallen asleep in bed and moved in to arrest him, police said Monday. No one was hurt. Gunshots were reported early Monday by a female resident who fled the home in Newark, about 30 miles northeast of Columbus. Itâ€™s not clear why the man fired shots at a bed and wall or why he didnâ€™t respond to attempts to contact him when he appeared to be awake and alone, Newark Sgt. Clint Eskins said. The man is hard of hearing but should have known authorities were there because a police vehicle was outside with its lights on, negotiators tried calling him and using a bullhorn, and police broke a window to send in an electronic surveillance device that they believe he saw, Eskins said. Â

WASHINGTON â€” A federal judge has sided with the District of Columbia in an ongoing dispute over the cityâ€™s strict gun laws. Judge Colleen KollarKotelly ruled Monday that opponents are not entitled to a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of portions of the law while their lawsuit proceeds. Opponents immediately appealed the ruling. Opponents object to portions of the law that require people who want to carry a concealed handgun outside their home to show a â€œgood reason to fear injuryâ€? or another â€œproper reasonâ€? to carry the weapon. Kollar-Kotellyâ€™s ruling follows a lengthy legal back-and-forth. Opponents were initially granted a preliminary injunction by another judge in 2015. That ruling was appealed, and the appeals court ruled late last year that the judge didnâ€™t have the authority to decide the case. Â

Harper Leeâ€™s will sealed from public MONROEVILLE, Ala. â€” Famously private in life, â€œTo Kill a Mockingbirdâ€? author Harper Lee is keeping her secrets even in death. Monroe County Probate Judge Greg Norris signed an order last week to seal Leeâ€™s will from public view, according to court records available Monday. Lawyers for Leeâ€™s personal representative and attorney, Tonja Carter, had asked for the will to remain private and Leeâ€™s heirs and relatives agreed to the request, according to the court filing. â€œAs the Court is no doubt aware, Ms. Lee highly valued her privacy,â€? the lawyers wrote. â€œShe did not wish for her private financial affairs to be matters of public discussion. Ms. Lee left a considerable legacy for the public in her published works; it is not the publicâ€™s business what private

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Navy SEALs claim shortage of rifles WASHINGTON â€” The tip of the spear may be losing its edge. Navy SEAL teams donâ€™t have enough combat rifles to go around, even as these highly trained forces are relied on more than ever to carry out counterterrorism operations and other secretive missions, according to SEALs who have confided in Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif. After SEALs return from a deployment, their rifles are given to other commandos who are shipping out, said Hunter, a former Marine who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. This weapons carousel undercuts the â€œtrain like you fightâ€? ethos of the U.S. special operations forces, they said. Hunter said heâ€™s been contacted by several SEALs, but he declined to provide further information about the weapons they use in order to protect their identities.

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Remains of missing woman in reservoir BRANDON â€” Rankin County authorities say the body of a missing woman has been found in the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Sheriff Bryan Bailey says 78-year-old Hattie L. Moore was reported missing about 8 p.m. Sunday from her daughterâ€™s house in the Bridgepoint subdivision. Bailey says Moore was last seen walking across the causeway on Northshore Parkway toward Spillway Road. WAPT-TV reports a search led to the recovery of Mooreâ€™s purse on the rocks off the parkway, and her body was found in the water later Sunday evening. Bailey says Mooreâ€™s death appears to be an accidental drowning, but an autopsy will be performed to confirm the cause of death. Â

Flags at half-staff in honor of Reagan JACKSON â€” Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has ordered all state flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Nancy Reagan. The former first lady and wife of President Ronald Reagan died Sunday of congestive heart failure. She was 94. Bryant signed an executive order that flags on all state buildings and grounds be flown at half-staff. The flags were lowered Monday morning and will stay at half-staff until sunset on Friday, the day of her interment. Â

Officials say inmate death was homicide NATCHEZ â€” Officials say the death of an inmate, who was found dead in his cell at the Adams County Correctional Facility, has been ruled a homicide. WLBT-TV reports 55-year-old Luis Carrasco-Cortex was found Friday at about 12:43 p.m. It is still unclear what happened to him, but prison officials suspect â€œhe might have had an altercation.â€? Cortexâ€™s autopsy findings show blunt force trauma, lack of oxygen in his lungs, dislocation fracture of his jaw bone, rib fractures and a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Coroner James E. Lee

says he doesnâ€™t understand how someone could get those types of injuries in jail and no one knows how it happened. The Adams County Sheriffâ€™s office and FBI are investigating. Lee said the case will be ruled a homicide until investigators determine differently. Â

Waveland annexation would include casino WAVELAND â€” The city of Waveland will file a petition in Hancock County Chancery Court seeking to annex parts of Clermont Harbor and Lakeshore, including the properties where the Silver Slipper Casino and Bayou Caddy Fishery are located. The petition will be filed Wednesday. Earlier this month, the Waveland Board of Aldermen voted to amend a city ordinance, which defines the cityâ€™s boundaries. Mayor Mike Smith tells The Sea Coast Echo that expanding the cityâ€™s boundaries through annexation was included in the cityâ€™s comprehensive plan from 2009. â€œThis is something that has been talked about for a while,â€? Smith said. In addition to amending the ordinance, the city recently contracted with urban planner Slaughter and Associates. Â

Natchez aldermen to hear hotel appeal NATCHEZ â€” Developers of the former Eola Hotel building are expected to appear before the Natchez Board of Aldermen on Tuesday. Interim City Planner Riccardo Giani and the

Natchez Planning Commission denied renovation plans for the first floor of the hotel last month. The developers, including the buildingâ€™s owner, Robert Lubin, hope to renovate the historic hotel into upscale senior living apartments. Giani tells The Natchez Democrat the previously submitted plans for the first floor did not satisfy the requirements of the city code for the central business district in which the Eola is located. Giani says the historic downtown district zone requires public access to all first floor businesses, and must be pedestrian friendly, and the submitted plans did not include enough public areas on the first floor. Â

Police seek stolen car after man shot VICKSBURG â€” Officials are searching for a vehicle that was stolen from a driver who was found shot. Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong tells media outlets that an officer found 52-year-old John Thomas lying facedown with multiple gunshot wounds in a parking lot in Vicksburg Sunday morning. Armstrong says Thomasâ€™ car had been stolen and police found no evidence at the scene. Thomas was airlifted to Jackson, where he is listed in critical condition. Armstrong says Thomas hasnâ€™t been able to provide a statement to police about whether or not he knows the shooter. The stolen vehicle is a 2014 silver Honda Accord which bears a Warren County tag.

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4 Corporate America has gone on a borrowing binge, and danger signs are flashing. U.S. companies tracked by Bank of America have borrowed $3.6 trillion more in the bond market since the 2008 financial crisis, doubling what they owe to $7 trillion. The cash their businesses generate to pay it off has also increased, but not as fast as the debt. For risky “junk-rated” companies, it would now take six years to pay off their debt, assuming they sent every dollar of operating earnings to their lenders and drained their bank accounts of cash. That is twice as long as it would have taken in 2008. At higher-rated companies, the picture brightens: 2.2 years. Still, that is the longest – meaning worst – in a dozen years. If the economy hums along, many companies will grow their way out of debt. If not, expect trouble. In the previous two U.S. recessions, those operating earnings fell for several quarters and many companies defaulted, or stopped paying interest and principal. Defaults rocketed to more than 13 percent of the total invested in junk bonds versus 2 percent or so in most years, and investors were walloped with losses.

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BNED $11.39 Barnes & Noble Education $20 serves up its latest quarterly 15 results today. The college bookstore 10 operator, which was spun off $14.75 ’16 from bookseller Barnes & 5 est. Noble last year, is expected to Operating $0.69 $0.11 report lower fiscal third-quarEPS ter earnings. Traders will be 2Q ’15 3Q ’15 focused on what managePrice-earnings ratio: 32 ment says about the compabased on past 12-month results ny’s latest sales trends at its Dividend: none college and university campus locations. Source: FactSet

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In the red Restructuring costs, financing fees and other expenses have kept Navistar International in the red. A decline in revenue hasn’t helped the truck and engine maker, either. While Navistar narrowed its loss for its 2015 fiscal year ended in October, Wall Street projects that the company will report today a wider loss and lower revenue for its fiscal first quarter.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

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ABM $31.02 $35 Financial analysts predict that ABM Industries’ latest quarterly results declined from a year earlier. 30 The company, which provides engineer$29.37 ing, landscaping, commercial cleaning ’15 25 and other facility services, reports fiscal est. first-quarter earnings today. ABM closed Operating $0.38 $0.26 out its previous fiscal year in October EPS with improved full-year results. Besides 1Q ’15 1Q ’16 earnings, investors will be listening for an Price-earnings ratio: 29 update on ABM’s pending acquisition of based on past 12-month results United Kingdom-based technical facility Dividend: $1.66 Div. yield: 2.1% services provider Westway Services for Source: FactSet $81 million.

9 • Daily Corinthian

Variety

BEETLE BAILEY

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Crossword Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

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ACROSS 1 Succotash bean 5 Make a decision 8 Within reach 14 Tree of Life garden 15 Like much sushi 16 Set of lines on personal stationery 17 *Motorist’s headache 19 DNA sample source 20 Vietnamese New Year 21 Dutch South African 22 Censor’s coverup 23 *Enjoy, with “in” 26 Counting everything 29 Part of DJIA: Abbr. 30 *Recap on a sports crawl line 34 Phi __ Kappa 38 Took wing 39 Toward the back of the boat 40 Physics class subject 41 Evergreen shrubs 42 *Kids’ introduction to a full school day 44 Religious sch. 45 Wrinkle-resistant synthetic 46 *Red-carpet movie event 53 TV studio sign 54 Either of two Henry VIII wives 55 Lacking light 58 Victimized lieutenant in “Othello” 60 “Chestnuts roasting” spot ... and a hint to a divided word found in the answers to starred clues 62 Election surprises 63 1921 robot play 64 Pennsylvania port 65 Mall directory listings 66 “What was __ do?” 67 Lemon peel

DOWN 1 It’s not right 2 Just hanging around 3 Vegan no-no 4 Wee hill builder 5 Hunter constellation 6 Peeled with a knife 7 Punk 8 Massage responses 9 Lipton packet 10 Concert auditoriums 11 Bordeaux bye 12 Not even once 13 Hang loosely, as on a clothesline 18 Govt. security 23 Character weaknesses 24 “__ Theme”: “Doctor Zhivago” song 25 Three-time Wimbledon champ Chris 26 Up in the air 27 Aswan High Dam river 28 Once again 31 Less dangerous 32 Burglary, for one

33 “The StarSpangled Banner” contraction 34 Ballerina’s rail 35 List-ending abbr. 36 __ list: chores 37 “I’m with you!” 43 “The Elements of Bridge” author Charles 44 7UP rival 46 Sharpen the image in the viewfinder

47 Ill-suited 48 Rodeo rope 49 Penny pincher 50 New Zealand native 51 Data to be entered 52 January, to José 55 Desperate 56 Commonly purple bloom 57 Swimming event 59 ’40s spy org. 61 Shriner’s hat

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Teen questions her current friendships WIZARD OF ID

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Dear Annie: I have three best friends. We are juniors in high school and like sisters. Two weeks ago, “Jessica” and “Lucy” got into a fight because Jessica didn’t like Lucy’s driving. When I suggested that most people don’t take well to criticism, Jessica refused to talk to me. The next day, she sent a long text message to Lucy and me, saying we are “always mean and heartless” to her. She sent me a separate text listing all the little things I do that bother her. I apologized to Jessica, saying it was not intentional and that I would try to be more aware of my responses to her. We are in a lot of classes together and eventually, she started being sugary sweet to me. Meanwhile, Lucy confided that her parents are having horrible problems and then she swore me to secrecy. I felt loyal to Lucy, and didn’t really warm up to Jessica’s overtures. Today, a classmate informed me that Lucy is dating my ex-boyfriend. Lucy claims she didn’t tell me because she thought I’d be angry. Annie, I don’t care about my ex and it doesn’t bother me if they date. What bothers me is that Lucy hid it instead of telling me and asking if it was OK. After the way I’ve tried to be

Annie’s Mailbox loyal to her, this is like a stab in the back. Are these friendships over? — Kylie Dear Kylie: Maybe. You sound like a sensible person with some diﬃcult friends. One seems oversensitive and the other self-involved. But this is not unusual during high school. With the normal ups and downs of adolescence, along with hormonal changes, relationships can be challenging. These changes are indications of personal growth and maturity, and not all friendships survive the transition. We recommend you be as tolerant as possible while Jessica and Lucy sort out their own struggles. Be supportive and kind, but you shouldn’t have to walk on eggshells. And please find people you can count on to be supportive and kind to you, even if it means broadening your circle of friends.

Dear Annie: I thought you offered good advice to “Just Wondering,” who came home after a week away to find that her house sitters had used all her stuff, including food, laundry supplies, shampoo and hand lotion. I have need of a house/ pet sitter from time to time and here is how I adjust my attitude: When someone stays in your home and takes care of your pet, your pet does not have to cope with the stress of being moved to an unfamiliar location. Your pet also doesn’t have to sleep in a crate. Additionally, kennels run around $200 per week for cats, plus additional fees for exercise, treats, etc. It is also much safer to have the house occupied than empty, not only to discourage burglars, but also to catch a burst pipe or broken furnace early enough to save thousands. Next time, she should put most supplies in a locked closet. Leave some food and necessities for the house sitters, but don’t go overboard. Be grateful you have friends so willing to look out for you. Granted, using all of your stuff is weird, but it’s not worth losing a friendship. — A Different Perspective

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