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Sales, tourism tax see modest drop BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth’s sales and tourism taxes saw modest declines in proceeds returned to the city this week. The city’s share of sales tax totaled $617,074.92, slipping 2.2 percent, or about $12,000, from the same month a year ago. The figure

reflects sales activity in local businesses during the month of January. The fiscal year’s total goes to $2.647 million, 0.8 percent less than same point in the prior fiscal year. Collections across the state rose 4 percent for the month compared to a year ago, and eight of a dozen area munici-

palities had increases. The 2 percent tourism tax on restaurant and lodging sales generated $97,762.51, a slight decrease of 1.8 percent from a year earlier. Despite some recent declines, the numbers are considered to remain strong overall as a result of the record growth of the last few

years. Other sales tax results from the region (percentages are rounded): • Booneville — $138,340.64 (+3%) • Burnsville — $12,996.03 (+2%) • Farmington — $2,183.04 (-16%) • Glen — $2,117.47 (+54%)

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Robert Cook is no longer a missing man. “He has just left the area,” Alcorn County Sheriﬀ Ben Caldwell told the Daily Corinthian on Thursday. Cook was stopped by the Louisiana Highway Patrol in Lafayette Parish on Tuesday, March 14, according to the National Criminal Information Center, said the sheriﬀ. “He is not missing,” added Caldwell.

Go-kart racers roll into Crossroads Arena

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“Last year’s karting races were huge. We’re happy to have them back this year with even more races, classes and a bigger purse.”

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The dirt will fly at the Crossroads Arena this weekend as go-kart racers roll into Corinth. More than 250 entries are expected in the 2nd Annual Northeast Mississippi Spring Indoor Nationals set for FridaySunday. Featuring speeds of up to 60 mph, 15 classes of karts including clone lite, medium, heavy, super heavy and over 35 will highlight the three-day event. Weekend payout totals more than $20,000. “Last year’s karting races

Planning for the future. The Alcorn School District Board of Education approved a four-year strategic plan earlier this week. The plan focuses on areas of needed improvement within the district, including goals for academics, technology, security, facilities and bus fleet. “It’s a living document,” said board president Randy Wilbanks. “One we can add to as we move into the future and hopefully accomplish certain goals.” Currently a B-rated school

Tammy Genovese Crossroads Arena General Manager were huge,” said Tammy Genovese, the arena’s general manager. “We’re happy to have them back this year with even more races, classes and a bigger purse.” The schedule of events in-

Law enforcement agencies also know Cook made an ATM cash withdrawl at a casino in Tunica on Saturday, March 4. A Missing Person Report was filed in Alcorn County after the 49-year-old Corinth mechanic and business owner was last scene locally on Thursday, March 2. Cook is owner of Cook’s Auto Repair on U.S. 72 West. Many friends and people who did business with Cook bePlease see MISSING | 5A

School district unfolds ’20 plan

After a successful 2016 event, go-kart racing will return to the Crossroads Arena this weekend for three days of fast action.

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• Iuka — $73,366.52 (+34%) • Kossuth — $3,346.01 (+34%) • Rienzi — $4,678.08 (+43%) • Ripley — $99,273.41 (-2%) • Tishomingo — $11,220.02 (+30%) • Tupelo — $1,462,952.17 (+6%) • Walnut — $16,777.36 (-26%)

cludes a Friday night practice session open to the public. Set to begin at 5 p.m., admission is $5. Saturday’s races begin early Please see G0-KART | 5A

district, the board hopes to be A-rated by the year 2020. Members also hope to keep the graduation rate steady at 90 percent or more. Attendance rate is also on the improvement list. The board wants to increase ADA from 94 to 96 percent. College and Career Ready goals include an average score of 21 or above on the ACT. Currently, juniors average 19.1, while seniors average 18.9. According to the plan, 98 percent of the district’s curPlease see PLAN | 2A

Bake, yard sale combo raises funds to feed hungry kids BY L.A. STORY

“This is all about the kids.”

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The Pinecrest Weekend Snack Pack program needs the help of the community to sustain children with food through the weekends. Pinecrest Baptist Church will host a fundraising yard and bake sale Saturday, March 18, beginning at 7 a.m. at the church’s Life Center. Available for sale will be

R.M. Brooks Weekend Snack Pack Program Founder cakes, cookies, fried pies, hamburgers, hotdogs and sausage and biscuits. Adding to the variety of food available, will be some electronics, small appliances, clothes and furniture.

Weekend Snack Pack program founder R.M. Brooks said all of the money raised from the sale will go toward supporting the snack pack program. “All of the money goes to

feed hungry kids. There are no salaries,” said Brooks, regarding the program which began in spring of 2011. He said they have 317 snack packs that are delivered on Fridays to elementary and middle schools in both Corinth and Alcorn County currently. It takes about $3.50 to make up the distinctive bags. This price is reduced due to assistance from the Mid-South Food Bank.

The cost was over $5 per bag when they had to purchase retail. Further assistance comes from Modern Woodmen of the World. The organization will match up to $1,250 of money raised. The bags are delivered on Fridays to the schools so children who do not receive regular meals through the weekends Please see KIDS | 5A

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Corinth Junior High School students Tony Dewitt and Eddie Boors win the local Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics Tournament.

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Today is Friday, March 17, the 76th day of 2017. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick’s Day.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 17, 1942, six days after departing the Philippines during World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia to become supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater.

On this date: In 1776, the Revolutionary War Siege of Boston ended as British forces evacuated the city. In 1861, Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed the first king of a united Italy. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt first likened crusading journalists to a man with “the muckrake in his hand” in a speech to the Gridiron Club in Washington. In 1912, the Camp Fire Girls organization was incorporated in Washington, D.C., two years to the day after it was founded in Thetford, Vermont. (The group is now known as Camp Fire.) In 1936, Pittsburgh’s Great St. Patrick’s Day Flood began as the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers and their tributaries, swollen by rain and melted snow, started exceeding flood stage; the high water was blamed for more than 60 deaths. In 1941, the National Gallery of Art opened in Washington, D.C. In 1966, a U.S. Navy midget submarine located a missing hydrogen bomb which had fallen from a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber into the Mediterranean off Spain. (It took several more weeks to actually recover the bomb.) In 1969, Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel. In 1970, the United States cast its first veto in the U.N. Security Council, killing a resolution that would have condemned Britain for failing to use force to overthrow the white-ruled government of Rhodesia.

Loose dogs causing issues in neighborhoods IUKA — Loose dogs are causing issues in some Iuka area neighborhoods according to one alderman. James Grisham told city board members during a recent meeting he was nearly attacked by some dogs, and recounted a few cases of loose dogs killing smaller dogs and hunting or killing cats. The city has a leash law ordinance, but no dedicated enforcer. Public Works Officer Josh Clingan normally handles loose dog issues and said he regularly sets out traps to catch loose dogs. If a person is bit, he said the city normally prosecutes the dog owners.

Tippah County Park receives $10,000 donation TIPPAH COUNTY — The Tippah County Veterans Memorial Park received a $10,000 donation recently from Tippah County Farm Bureau offiice. The check with presented to officers and supporters of the memorial park at a special ceremony at the Ripley City Park on Feb. 20.

McNairy County Community granted Foreign Trade Zone MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. — The McNairy County Chamber and Economic Development team announces a new status for industry across the community, according to WBBJ. CEO Eddie Crittendon said the county is now considered a Foreign Trade Zone. “Being in a Foreign Trade Zone and being able to offer that to potential industries coming in puts us up one more level to be competitive,” Crittendon said. Crittendon said the application process began last fall. Being granted an FTZ benefits both current and future manufacturing plants. “Every industry we have operates on a global footprint,” Crittendon said. “Years ago, a lot of companies would make wares and things like that, and whatever they manufactured, they may sell within 2, 3, 400 miles of their plant.” That isn’t the case anymore though, which Crittendon said made applying for this zoning so important. “Our plan is that it will have an immediate effect on a lot Open 10-7 Mon-Sat Home of Hatchie Trading Company Apparel

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Jumpertown Officials await word on election rules JUMPERTOWN — Jumpertown’s 2017 municipal election has a twist this year. Only three candidates qualified for the five aldermen posts. Town officials are contacting the Secretary of State’s office to see how to proceed, said Darlene Duke McMillan, Town Clerk. The three candidates qualifying for aldermen are: Cindy White, incumbent; Susan Smith Bane, incumbent; and Ashley Hurt, the current Jumpertown mayor. Present aldermen David English and Frances Yates are not seeking reelection. Two candidates qualified for Jumpertown mayor: Coy Perrigo, a current alderman; and David Max Yates, a former alderman. Jumpertown’s candidates run as Independents. Jumpertown’s general election will be held Tuesday, June 6 at the Jumpertown Park Community Center. The new term begins July 1.

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Saltillo Department donates smoke detectors SALTILLO — Since the first of the year, the Saltillo Fire Department has installed brand new smoke detectors and fire extinguishers in more than 100 homes, at no cost, reported the Daily Journal. By the end of summer, firefighters hope to have equipped 700 Saltillo homes with up to five of the new, maintenancefree smoke detectors. “When we first announced we had them, the phone was ringing off the hook,” said Saltillo Fire Chief Mark Nowell. “It has slowed down since then but we are still working at a steady pace.” In order to remind people about the free fire safety equipment, the department plans to head out into neighborhoods, going door to door. “We already had some door hangers printed up to help recruit volunteer firemen,” Nowell said. “We made some cards about the smoke detectors and stapled them to the door hangers. We will probably start that this weekend in Wesson Heights.” Thanks to a federal grant, the department was able to purchase 3,500 smoke detectors and 700 fire extinguishers. As part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency grant guidelines, recipients must live within the Saltillo city limits and own their own home. Landlords are required by law to provide smoke detectors in rental properties.

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Body cams bring oversight questions TUPELO — Law enforcement agencies increasingly count body cameras among their toolkits, but the devices pose a plethora of problems over how best to ensure oversight, protect privacy and prevent unfettered public surveillance, reported the Daily Journal. These sometimes thorny issues emerged as Tupelo initiated efforts over a year ago to obtain body cameras for its police department. Often touted as a tool for transparency, many advocates of criminal justice reform now fear that body cameras have instead become potentially invasive systems of evidence

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America’s longest war Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to spend $1.4 billion of New York’s resources to solve the persistent problem of poverty in central Brooklyn. If he wins legislative approval, Cuomo, a Democrat, intends Cal to spend the money on affordThomas able housing, job training, anti-violence programs, recColumnist reational space, even obesity. Some cynics suggest the proposal is targeted at boosting Cuomo’s presidential prospects in 2020, but let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and take his proposals seriously. We have seen this play before, not only in Brooklyn, where the Bedford-Stuyvesant area defied virtually all anti-poverty programs and was an eyesore for decades before gentrification, not government, began its improvement at the beginning of 2000. The modern effort to “cure” poverty was born when President Lyndon Johnson declared in his 1964 State of the Union: “This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America.” How did that work out and what lessons can and should Gov. Cuomo learn from America’s longest war? According to a study conducted by the conservative Heritage Foundation, the government has spent $22 trillion of U.S. taxpayer money fighting poverty. “Adjusted for inflation,” Heritage found, “this spending (which does not include Social Security or Medicare) is three times the cost of all military wars in U.S. history since the American Revolution.” And there’s been little to show for it. The study, conducted by Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield, revealed federal and state governments spend $1 trillion annually on 80 means-tested welfare programs. One-third of all Americans receive benefits from at least one government program that could be defined as welfare, they say. The Heritage study concludes that despite all this spending, despite efforts to trim the welfare budget, the number of people considered below the poverty level remains about the same as when the war began. Today’s “poor,” they note, are much better off than the poor in the mid-’60s. A household receiving $50,000 in welfare benefits today is still considered poor, but only if its pre-welfare income falls below the poverty line. Rector and Sheffield note that among contemporary poor, 80 percent have air conditioning, two-thirds have cable or satellite TV, half own a personal computer and 43 percent can access the internet. In 1964, they might have been called middle class. A Department of Labor evaluation released conveniently on Election Day last year found federal job training programs “ineffective” in raising the earnings of participants and out of touch with the needs of employers. What will happen if and when the $1.4 billion Gov. Cuomo wants to spend fighting poverty in one section of Brooklyn doesn’t produce results? Cuomo’s announced program fails to offer a choice to children trapped in failing public schools. It doesn’t appear to include counseling to put or keep families together with a father in the home. Absent fathers contribute to poverty in families. Failed government programs have never been a reason to stop repeating the cycle, hoping it will produce different results. Isn’t that the definition of insanity? There is one central characteristic to liberalism and it goes like this: No matter how many times an idea has been proved incorrect, or a program has failed to produce promised results, liberals still continue to believe in the rightness, even righteousness, of their cause. It’s like Linus in the pumpkin patch. Each October the “Peanuts” character has faith that the Great Pumpkin will rise from among those other orange spheres and deliver presents. When he doesn’t, Linus is disappointed, sometimes blaming himself for not having enough faith, but he remains undeterred. Gov. Cuomo should learn from the failed record of the War on Poverty and stop behaving like Linus.

Prayer for today Loving Father, search me, and if there be any evil ways in me, correct them, and lead me into the ways everlasting. I pray that I may not be deformed from selfishness, but with a lowly and expectant heart run with patience and triumph the race that is set before me. Amen.

A verse to share The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives. If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner! —Proverbs 11:30-31

The worst argument for Trumpcare Of all the arguments to make for repealing and replacing Obamacare, the very worst is that people don’t need health insurance. Yet this is a Trump administration talking point. White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters last week, “When we get asked the question, ‘How many people are going to get covered?’ that’s not the question that should be asked.” Pressed on the merits of the bill by George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney shot back, “You’re worried about getting people covered.” As if that’s a woeful mistake. This is a strange rhetorical tack for officials in an administration led by a president who pledged to cover everyone. Nor is it substantively or political defensible. Repealing and replacing Obamacare will require every ounce of persuasiveness that Republicans can muster, especially with the Congressional Budget Office now estimating that under Trumpcare, 14 million fewer people will be insured in 2018. The early signs aren’t encouraging.

It is true that health insurance isn’t a panacea. There is an academic debate about Rich w h e t h e r Lowry h a v i n g health insurNational ance leads to Review longer lives, and all sorts of factors besides insurance aﬀect health and the quality of medical care (geography, for instance, can have more of an impact on care than whether someone is insured). Still, there is abundant evidence of the benefits of insurance. Research has found that Romneycare in Massachusetts improved measures of physical and mental health. A Rice University study of the Houston area found that people with insurance report being in better health than those who lack it. If nothing else, insurance is protection against catastrophic health expenses and provides a sense of security. This is true even of Medicaid, an insurance program so inadequate that it is the next best thing to having no insurance at all. A landmark

study of Medicaid in Oregon examined what eﬀect the program had on recipients. The study didn’t find better health outcomes. What it did find is that recipients were less likely to need to skimp on other payments or borrow money due to medical expenses, and had better mental health. These are not small things, and it is foolish to minimize them. Republicans obviously shouldn’t accept the premises of their detractors. By all means, they should hit the dubious methodology of the CBO, which vastly overestimated how many people would be covered on the Obamacare exchanges in the first place. And they should point out Obamacare’s manifest failings, including an overreliance on the deeply flawed Medicaid program and insurance exchanges that are shaky at best (the executive of Aetna recently said they are in a “death spiral”). But the best response to criticisms that Trumpcare doesn’t cover enough people is simple and more fundamental -- to get the coverage numbers up. If the headline-grabbing numbers from the CBO don’t prompt the GOP to realize this,

nothing will. Making the tax credit in the Republican plan more generous further down the income scale would be a start. President Trump’s promises about universal coverage aren’t achievable, but to lurch in the other direction and dismiss the significance of health insurance is politically poisonous. At its best, the Trump phenomenon pointed to a GOP more grounded in the economic realities of working-class life. It is remarkable, then, that the first major legislative priority out of the box is being sold, in part, in stereotypically Republican terms, and by Trump’s own team. The arguments that they are making in public are the kinds of things you might have expected to hear at a private fundraiser of the sort that undid Mitt Romney when he famously dismissed “the 47 percent.” Before going further down this road, they should think about why Trump, with his keen gut-level political instinct, never told audiences or interviewers that he’d be fine with fewer people having insurance, and adjust their rhetoric and their plan accordingly.

Friedman is right man for ambassador I recently had the opportunity to meet, in Washington, D.C., David Friedman, President Trump’s nominee to be America’s next ambassador to Israel. I was impressed by this brilliant and passionate man, an observant Jew, a fluent Hebrew speaker (he read my necklace that has my name, Star, in Hebrew), who has the values crucial to our important Israeli ally. This is critical to re-establish American leadership in the Middle East. Friedman is a successful bankruptcy lawyer, son of a rabbi, with a long relationship to and deep knowledge of Israel. Friedman was just cleared by the Senate Foreign Relations committee by a 12-9 vote, with only one Democrat, Bob Menendez of New Jersey, supporting him. In all likelihood, because of the Republican majority in the Senate, Friedman will get confirmed. But most Democrats will oppose him. Why the partisan politics regarding this good man? Democrats don’t like Friedman’s past positions opposing the creation of a Palestinian state and his support of Israeli settlements. According to Sen-

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ate Foreign Relations committee Democrat Benjamin Cardin, Friedman’s Star p o s i t i o n s Parker undermine his credColumnist ibility to be a “facilitator for a level playing field negotiation for a two-state solution.” The driving distance from the border of the Palestinian state that Cardin wants to Tel Aviv is about the same, around a half hour, as from Capitol Hill to the border of Cardin’s state of Maryland. I wonder if Cardin would be anxious to have a half hour from his border an independent nation with a history of violence and terrorism that as of today still refuses to recognize the legitimate existence of his home. Freedom House in Washington, D.C., a nonpartisan group that rates freedom in countries around the world -- evaluating political rights and civil liberties -- has just issued its 2017 report. It grades countries from 1 to 7, 1 being most free. Israel is among the freest nations in the world, receiving a grade

of 1.5. The Palestinian Authority received the lowest possible grade, 7, dropping from a 6 rating of last year. Not only is the Palestinian Authority an ongoing security threat for Israel, it embodies none of the values Americans cherish. Yet, in a Gallup poll of a few weeks ago, 82 percent of Republicans expressed more sympathy for Israel than for the Palestinians, compared with only 47 percent of Democrats. If most Democrats are not more sympathetic to a nation that shares American values than one that does not, what exactly is the Democratic Party about? More perplexing, Democrats blindly support creating another undemocratic Muslim state to add to the massive problems we already have in that region. After sitting through her first session of the U.N. Security Council, our new U.N. ambassador, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Halley, noted, “The Security Council is supposed to discuss how to maintain international peace and security. But at our meeting on the Middle East, the discussion was not about Hezbollah’s illegal build-up of rockets in

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Lebanon. It was not about the money and weapons that Iran provides to terrorists. It was not about how we defeat ISIS. It was not about how we hold (Syrian president) Bashar al-Assad accountable for the slaughter of hundreds (of) thousands of civilians. No, instead, the meeting focused on criticizing Israel, the one true democracy in the Middle East.” According to U.N. Watch, in 2016 the U.N. General Assembly adopted 20 resolutions against Israel and only six resolutions on the rest of the world combined, with three on Syria, one each on Iran, North Korea and Crimea. American foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, is badly in need of a wake-up call. Our ally Israel, one small and lonely democracy in a hostile Middle East, is badly in need of clear, America support. David Friedman is the right man to represent America in Israel, and I look forward to his confirmation. Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure.org.

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Determination remains vital for success Achieving success is diﬃcult which fuel determination. The greater your desire to without determination. Failure only occurs when you reach a goal, the more intense your determination. give up. Since determinaWhen you want sometion cannot be stopped, thing badly enough, you determined people don’t will do whatever it takes fail. Determination is the drive that keeps you to get it. Conversely, goals with little appeal moving forward regardproduce hardly any deless of any obstacles. Harnessing the power of Bryan termination. In order for a goal to determination is one of Golden be desirable, it must be the secrets of success. The power of deterDare to Live yours. Attempting to obmination is clearly illus- Without Limits tain a goal imposed on you does not generate trated by a young child intent on getting something they high levels of determination. want. They are relentless in their So if you are doing something quest. They don’t take no for an solely because someone else answer. They persist nonstop expects it of you, your drive to succeed is much lower than if until their goal is realized. Conversely, without determi- the objective were your own. Determination is devoid of nation, the smallest challenge will serve as a roadblock. When negative self-talk. Determined you don’t really want to accom- people don’t have any self deplish something, you have little feating concepts such as can’t, or no determination to do so. So won’t, fail, or give up. Their atlet’s explore the various factors titude is that they are willing to

Advocates to officials: Pay for state schools Associated Press

JACKSON — Public school advocates are telling Mississippi legislators they won’t tolerate shortfalls in education funding. At least 300 gathered for a rally Thursday at the Capitol. With the end of the legislative session approaching, a muchdiscussed rewrite of the education funding formu-

la is nowhere to be seen. Protesters are demanding that the Legislature allow more public input. Former Tupelo Mayor Jack Reed says support of public education should be nonpartisan. Mississippi’s current school budget formula was set in 1997 and has been short-funded most years.

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will have something to eat. The bags contain a milk box that does not need to be refrigerated until it is opened, a juice box, raisins, fruit chews, mac and cheese, a granola bar, a can of Beanee Weenees or something similar, cereal, peanut butter and jelly tubes, chips, and a small bag of cookies. Brooks said sometimes fresh fruit is provided, when it is available. “We try to give them enough food for those two days they are out of school,” said Brooks. There is a form filled out to determine eligibility for the children who receive the bags. The program began when Brooks felt spiritually led to do something

for others — to “give back.” He said his wife, Linda Brooks, had been a teacher for 43 years and she had told him about the hungry children. He spoke to his pastor about what he wanted to do. He said his pastor’s wife had heard of a similar program and thus the Weekend Snack Pack program got started. As the need for the bags grows, so will the need for community support. “This is all about the kids,” said Brooks. (Those interested in making a donation to the charity can do so by sending it to the PWSK Fund at Farmers and Merchants on Harper Road or to PWSK, 313 Pinecrest Road, Corinth, Ms. 38834.)

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came concerned about his whereabouts. One friend told the newspaper it was not like Cook to disappear and not tell anyone where he was going. The city of Lafayette is the largest town in the parish where Cook was

stopped. It is located west of Baton Rouge in south Louisiana. Law enforcement agencies had knowledge that Cook has a son in Louisiana. He has no known local address, said Caldwell. Alcorn County Investigator Caleb Marolt was working the case.

do whatever it takes to achieve their objective. To them, it doesn’t matter how long it takes or how many obstacles must be overcome. They have a burning desire to succeed. They get back up whenever they fall. There are no insurmountable obstacles for determined people. To boost your determination, you need to boost your desire. This is accomplished by focusing on the benefits of success. Those people who survive life threatening circumstances understand the power of determination. The benefit of their success is survival, while the cost of failure is death. Fortunately, most people aren’t dealing with such dire circumstances. However, being able to identify exactly what will be gained by success strengthens your determination. Visualize your success. How will you feel? What are the rewards? How will

Determination is powerful, whether it’s directed towards a positive or negative pursuit. There are too many instances of people who are determined to sabotage their lives. This type of person hits bottom and then keeps digging. Their misdirected determination leads them to make one bad decision after another. They will not be dissuaded in their quest for selfdestruction. Utilize determination as a positive force. Use it to make your life more satisfying and rewarding. Make sure you are on a path you consider highly desirable. With determination you cannot be stopped.

you benefit? The more detailed your mental image of the benefits of success the better. Determination is focusing exclusively on ways to succeed. There is no room for excuses for failure. All that matters is what is needed in order to move forward. Determination means finding a solution for each problem. Determination pushes you forward regardless of any barriers. With determination, you find a way to go over, under, or around each obstacle. Giving up is never an option. You are driven to find a way to reach your objective. If your determination is lacking, take a look at your goals. Goals which do not excite you create little determination. You are not really motivated to accomplish something you don’t care about. How long you have had a goal is irrelevant. A goal which isn’t right for you should be changed.

(Daily Corinthian columnist Bryan Golden is a management consultant, motivational speaker, author and adjunct professor. E-mail Bryan at bryan@columnist.com or write him c/o this newspaper.)

Panel rejects 2 proposed casino sites Associated Press

BILOXI — State regulators on Thursday rejected two proposed casino sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast — the second time the same sites have been blocked. The three-member Mississippi Gaming Commission met behind closed doors for about 90 minutes before coming into open session and rejecting the sites, the Sun Herald reported. The commissioners did not explain their

unanimous decision, but the commission’s executive director, Allen Godfrey, had recommended the sites be denied. Mississippi law generally limits state-regulated casinos to sites touching water along the Mississippi River or the Gulf Coast. After Hurricane Katrina caused widespread destruction in 2005, legislators tweaked state law to allow coast casinos to develop slightly inland. Opponents of the

two proposed sites said those sites were outside the allowable development areas. The commission in 2008 denied an application from RW Development for a Biloxi site. In 2014, it denied Jacobs Entertainment’s application for a site in Diamondhead. The developers reapplied for those sites after terms had expired for the commissioners who ruled against their projects.

RW Development issued a statement saying it would appeal the latest ruling. Michael Cavanaugh, attorney for both developers, said he would also meet with Jacobs Entertainment about whether it would appeal. Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes was in the state Senate when legislators changed the law after Katrina. He publicly criticized the two proposed sites, saying they were too far inland.

College Board seeks more financial oversight BY JEFF AMY Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi’s College Board wants to increase oversight over the finances of the state’s eight public universities. The board voted Thursday to spell out expectations for university finances, after Jackson State University ran into financial

trouble because of overspending. The College Board ultimately pressured JSU president Carolyn Meyers into resigning in October, and the university is now looking at budget cuts to reduce spending and rebuild reserves. The board must vote on the policy again before it’s enacted. Higher Education Commis-

sioner Glenn Boyce will be able to recommend financial targets to individual universities as part of budget planning. The policy would also make managing for financial stability part of each university president’s job evaluation and allow trustees to refuse to consider expensive projects sought by a university in financial trouble.

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at 11 a.m. with a $10 general admission. Sunday’s races also begin at 11 a.m. with a $5 admission. Kids ages 6 and under get in free all three days. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Genovese said the kart races bring a lot of new traﬃc into Corinth. “We have racers competing this weekend from 10 diﬀerent states,” she said. “As of Thursday afternoon, two Corinth hotels were sold out, and the others are filling up. We are also working to let area restaurants know about the folks in town and making sure the racers know about all the local options.”

Workers put the final touches on the racetrack inside the Crossroads Arena on Thursday. Go-kart races are set to return this weekend. The weekend events will feature at least three local racers. “Justin Glissen, Kevin Barnes and Brad

Chisler will be racing,” said Genovese. “Those local guys will be rubbing tires along side some of the best kart racers in

this part of the country. “If you’re a race fan, there’s no better place to be this weekend then the Crossroads Arena.”

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Deaths Anita Crawford CHAPMANSBORO, Tenn. — Funeral services for Anita Crawford, 61, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka, with burial at New Prospect Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Crawford died Monday, March 13, 2017, at her residence. Survivors are her husband, Jeﬀ Crawford; her mother, Lucille Seago; her granddaughter, Stephanie Deathridge; her grandsons, Devin Eubanks and Brandon Eubanks, and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Daniel Seago; her son, Scott Eubanks; her sister, Johnnie Hinderliter; and her brother, Michael Seago. Bro. Joseph Glorioso will officiate the service.

Cindy Davis Clement

Funeral services for Cindy Davis Clement, 59, of Corinth, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Visitation will be 5 p.m. until

8 p.m. Saturday, March 18, and from 1 p.m. until service time Sunday, March 19, at the funeral home. Ms. Clement died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at her residence.

Donald Jackson

MIDDLETON, TENN. — Funeral services for Donald Edward Jackson, 78, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday in the Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home. A private family burial is planned at a later date. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at the funeral home. Mr. Jackson died Sunday, March 12, 2017, at his residence in Middleton, Tenn., following an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of the Middleton, Walnut and Pocahontas Communities and a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was born July 26, 1938, in Pocahontas, Tenn. He was the son of the late George Lewis and Pearl Garrett Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a graduate of the Mississippi Public School System and served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Lexington from 1956 until 1960. On November 6, 1965, in Ben-

ton Harbor, Michigan he married the former Judy Newton, his wife of almost 52 years, who survives. In earlier years Mr. Jackson was employed as Utility Manager for the Town of Walnut for 19 years until his retirement. Survivors are his children, Donna Hembree (Kenneth) of Ramer, Tenn., Kim Vaughn (Cliﬀ) of Collierville, Tenn., and Keith Jackson (Holley) of Rienzi; his sisters, Elizabeth Hopper Mauney of Tiplersville, Betty Whisnant of Pocahontas, Tenn., and Linda Ragan of Walnut; his brothers, Johnny Jackson, Howard and Harold Bridges, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Lila Bridges. Memorial contributions may be be directed to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Bro. Ron Mitchell will oﬃciate the service.

Frances McAnally

TISHOMINGO — Funeral services for Mae Frances McAnally, 91, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, March 17, at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in

Iuka and burial at South Crossroads Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. McAnally died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Tishomingo Manor Nursing Home in Iuka. Survivors are her daughter, Judy South (Talmadge); her sister, Hurtleen McAnally; her grandchildren, Mark South (Terri) and Lori South; three great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnie McAnally; her parents, Arthur and Ruth McAnally; her son, Hubert Wayne McAnally; a great-greatgrandson, Michael Holley; four brothers; and four sisters. Ben McAnally will oﬃciate the service.

Jeremy Smith

RIENZI — Funeral services for Jeremy Clayton Smith, 26, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Burial will be at Kemps Chapel Cemetery in Rienzi. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, March 17,

and from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday, at the funeral home. Mr. Smith died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Rienzi. He was born July 14, 1990. He was employed at Refreshments, Inc. for two and Smith a half years. Survivors are his wife, Tabitha Smith of Rienzi; sons, Whitten Hall (Kaitlyn) and Clay Smith; daughter, Alissa Hall (Tyler); father, Mark Kellum of Rienzi; mother, Loretta Kellum of Rienzi; brothers: Mark Kellum II (Katie) of Tupelo, Jon Kellum (C.J.) of Michie, Tenn., and Shawn Smith (Teri) of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; and paternal grandmother: Ruth Kellum of Booneville. He was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, James Kellum; maternal grandfather, Bud Rippie; and maternal grandmother, Honey Rippie. Bro. Danny Huggins and Justin Taylor will oﬃciate the service.

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White House resists pressure, standing by wiretap claim BY EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday stood by President Donald Trump’s unproven accusations that his predecessor wiretapped his New York skyscraper, despite growing bipartisan agreement that there’s no evidence to back up the claim and mounting pressure to retract the statement. Angrily defending the president’s statement, White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters Trump “stands by” the four tweets that sparked a firestorm that has threatened Trump’s credibility with lawmakers. Spicer denounced reporters for taking

the president’s words too literally and suggested lawmakers were basing their assessments on incomplete information. Spicer’s comments were a rebuttal to the top two members of the Senate intelligence committee, who released a statement earlier Thursday declaring there is no indication that Trump Tower was “the subject of surveillance” by the U.S. government before or after the 2016 election. Spicer suggested the statement from Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Mark Warner, D-Va., was made without a full review of the evidence or, incorrectly, a briefing from the Justice Department.

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Health bill short votes, leaders look to Trump BY ERICA WERNER AND ALAN FRAM Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Short of votes for their health care bill, Republican congressional leaders turned to President Donald Trump on Thursday to wrangle support for the divisive legislation they hope to push through Congress before Easter. But Trump sounded more like he was at the start of a negotiation than ready to close the deal. And combined with opposition from Republicans of all stripes, the president’s flexible stance suggested final passage of the bill could be delayed, potentially exposing the legislation to the same kind of extended public back-

lash that undermined former President Barack Obama’s Aﬀordable Care Act from the start. “It’s very preliminary,” the president said of the House GOP bill in a Fox News Channel interview Wednesday, when questioned about reports the legislation would help Democratic voters more than those who elected him. “A lot of things aren’t consistent. But these are going to be negotiated. ... We will take care of our people or I’m not signing it, OK, just so you understand.” The House Budget Committee narrowly voted Thursday to advance the troubled Republican health bill, with defections by three GOP con-

servatives underscoring the obstacles party leaders face in maneuvering to avoid a stinging setback to their showpiece legislation after seven years of promises to repeal and replace “Obamacare.” In another warning signal, four GOP governors wrote congressional leaders saying the beleaguered bill would not work for their states. Govs. John Kasich of Ohio, Rick Snyder of Michigan, Brian Sandoval of Nevada, and Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas said the legislation “provides almost no new flexibility for states,” fails to ensure enough resources to protect vulnerable residents and shifts significant new costs to states. A copy of the letter was provided to The Associated Press. The House GOP bill repeals elements of the Obama law, including the “individual mandate” that penalizes people who don’t have insurance. It sets up a new system of tax credits that is less generous, particularly to older Americans. It eliminates some of Obamacare’s requirements for services health plans need to cover, and it sunsets an expansion of Medicaid over several years, an element causing great consternation with moderate-leaning Republicans but one that conservatives want to move up faster.

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Judges find new ban discriminatory GREENBELT, Md. — Rejecting arguments from the government that President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban was substantially different from the first one, judges in Hawaii and Maryland blocked the executive order from taking effect as scheduled on Thursday, using the president’s own words as evidence that the order discriminates against Muslims. The rulings in Hawaii late Wednesday and in Maryland early Thursday were victories for civil liberties groups and advocates for immigrants and refugees, who argued that a temporary ban on travel from six predominantly Muslim countries violated the First Amendment. The Trump administration argued that the ban was intended to protect the United States from terrorism. In Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang — who was appointed by then-president Barack Obama — called Trump’s own statements about barring Muslims from entering the United States “highly relevant.” The second executive order removed a preference for religious minorities from the affected countries, among other changes that the Justice Department argued would address the legal concerns surrounding the first ban, which was also blocked in court.

Court to determine if chimp is a person NEW YORK — Should a chimpanzee be treated as a person with

legal rights? That’s what attorney Steven Wise tried to convince a state appeals court in Manhattan of on Thursday. Wise, who represents the Florida-based Nonhuman Rights Project animal advocacy group, argued that two chimps named Tommy and Kiko should be freed from cages to live in an outdoor sanctuary. Wise has been trying for years, unsuccessfully, to get courts to grant the chimps habeas corpus in order to, he says, free them from unlawful imprisonment. He says the apes, which didn’t appear in court, deserve a better quality of life. If the court agrees, they would be sent to live with others of their species on one of 13 islands amid a lake in Fort Pierce, Florida, that comprise the Save the Chimps sanctuary. A five-judge panel will issue its ruling in the coming days or weeks. Kiko’s keeper, Carmen Presti, says he’s not giving up the chimp.

Penny resigns amid abuse scandal Steve Penny resigned as president of USA Gymnastics on Thursday following intensified pressure on the organization for its handling of sex abuse cases. The resignation came a week after the United States Olympic Committee’s board recommended to USA Gymnastics chairman Paul Parilla that Penny should step down. Penny offered his resignation during a previously scheduled board meeting on Thursday. “My decision to step aside as CEO is solely to support the best in-

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terests of USA Gymnastics at this time,” Penny said in a statement. USOC chairman Larry Probst said the move “will hopefully allow USA Gymnastics to shift its attention to the future with a secure environment for its athletes and continued success in competition.”

U.S. to confront trade partners FRANKFURT, Germany — U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to get tough on trade partners like China, Mexico and Germany. Now his Treasury chief, Steven Mnuchin, will get his first opportunity to confront them all in one room. The meeting of the most powerful economies’ finance ministers in Germany this week is likely to be dominated by talk about whether to commit to free trade, as previous meetings have — or implicitly accept that some countries may put up barriers, like tariffs, as Trump has promised. The Group of 20 — 19 countries worth most of the global economy, plus the EU — are also due to discuss their longstanding ban on manipulating currencies to gain economic advantage. Weakening a currency can help a country’s exporters, but can also end up dumping its troubles with business costs and competitiveness on its trade partners. The gathering Friday and Saturday in the southern German resort town of Baden-Baden will help set the tone for international commerce and finance and will give Mnuchin a chance to clarify what the U.S. position is.

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Headmaster probed for diploma forging PICAYUNE — Police are investigating the headmaster of an unaccredited school for allegedly forging diplomas. The Sun Herald reports that the head of Christian Academy in Picayune, Miss., admitted in a letter to parents that she forged the signature of the Peal River County superintendent on the diplomas. Police are determining whether to bring criminal charges. District Attorney Hal Kittrell says she could be charged with forgery or false pretense. The Sun Herald reports that the head of the school, Candice Downey, told parents the school was accredited, though the Mississippi Department of Education has no record of it. Downey’s LinkedIn page claims that she has a doctorate from the University of New Orleans. However, an official at the university says there are no records of her at the school.

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the same flag since 1894, and voters kept it in a 2001 election. But all eight public universities, and several cities and counties, have stopped flying it in recent years because of the Confederate emblem that critics see as racist. Shirley has said universities should fly the flag, whatever the design, if they accept state money.

Man charged in hitand-run fatal crash JACKSON — Authorities say a driver accused of killing two volunteer firefighters in a hit-andrun in southern Mississippi has been arrested. Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel told WDAM-TV on Thursday that 31-year-old Chance Eaton is charged with hit-and-run and causing death. He could face more charges in the death of two Sumrall volunteer firefighters who were directing traffic at a dump truck accident before the accident occurred around 6 p.m. Wednesday. Rigel says the firefighters were hit by a driver who then fled the scene. Lamar County Coroner

Cody Creel identified the victims as 80-year-old Clinton Alvin Beasley and 53-year-old Loretta Ann Sykes. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Another volunteer firefighter injured in the accident was taken to Forrest General Hospital. His condition is unknown.

Child-sex trafficking fugitive faces judge PITTSBURGH — A western Pennsylvania man who fled to Mississippi to avoid child-sex trafficking charges now faces sentencing before a federal judge in Pittsburgh. Thirty-six-year-old Mario Grisom, of Homestead, pleaded guilty in February 2016 to prostituting a runaway he knew was only 15. Federal prosecutors say the girl told Grisom she was 17, but he learned otherwise when a friend of the girl’s contacted him about an online sex ad Grisom placed featuring the teen. Grisom told the girl’s friend he could charge even more money if she was 15.

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clear how Tenet gets there. Plus investors don’t know yet how any changes to the Affordable Care Act will affect hospitals. “There’s a lot of uncertainty and risk here,” Skolnick said. Dallas-based Tenet forecasts adjusted 2017 earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization of between $2.5 billion and $2.6 billion. The Wall Street consensus for this key measure of hospital chain performance falls nearly in the middle at $2.55 billion, according to FactSet. Skolnick rates Tenet neutral and doesn’t recommend buying shares.

Tenet Healthcare shares slid recently after the hospital chain released a disappointing first-quarter forecast, but analysts expect earnings to surge in the second half of 2017. Does this create a buying opportunity now? Not so fast, says analyst Sheryl Skolnick of Mizuho Securities USA. Skolnick is concerned about Tenet’s debt level and fallout from the hospital chain’s contract dispute with Humana, a major insurer in key Tenet markets like South Florida. The company also is counting on “really spectacular earnings” in the second half to meet its full-year guidance, said Skolnick, adding that it’s not entirely

Tenet Healthcare (THC)

Bumpy ride:

Avg. EBITDA forecasts $800 mil.

$25

Shares slid after Tenet’s firstquarter outlook fell below analyst expectations, but earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization are expected to climb later this year.

Thursday close: $18.00

2017 600

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Feb.

Avg. broker rating (17 analysts) Sell

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Hold

Buy

Target price: $23.65

Source: FactSet

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+1.15 +109.5 Arotech +2.42 +56.0 PTC Thera +3.44 +37.1 AvidTech +.60 +23.8 Tellurian rs +.85 +20.2 Alphatc rs +.35 +16.3 PFSweb +.94 +16.2 Yirendai n +1.16 +15.8 Patheon n +.34 +15.5 Guess +1.66 +15.0 AXT Inc

NYSE DIARY Advanced Declined Unchanged

1,661 Total issues 1,311 New Highs 105 New Lows Volume

Chg

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-1.05 -2.06 -.90 -2.01 -.51 -.98 -3.64 -3.67 -1.38 -.80

3,268,032,671

1,663 Total issues 1,114 New Highs 235 New Lows Volume

Economic barometer

fourth quarter, but earnings slid.

A measure of the U.S. economy’s future health is expected to show a slightly lower gain for February than the previous month. Economists anticipate that the Conference Board will report today that its index of leading indicators rose 0.5 percent last month after increasing by 0.6 percent in January. The index, derived from data that for the most part have already been reported, is designed to anticipate economic conditions three to six months out.

Source: FactSet

Last

%Chg -25.6 -18.9 -16.8 -15.7 -13.4 -12.8 -12.4 -11.7 -11.3 -10.8

NASDAQ DIARY 3,077 Advanced 172 Declined 13 Unchanged

Not so sparkly

$89.98 TIF Tiffany & Co.’s latest quarterly $100 $70.00 results should provide insight into whether the luxury retailer is making 80 progress reviving sales. 60 The company posted higher ’17 earnings and sales in its fiscal third 40 quarter, snapping a streak of est. Operating $1.46 declines stretching eight quarters. $1.38 EPS Its CEO stepped down last month Q4 ’15 Q4 ’16 amid concerns over Tiffany’s finanPrice-earnings ratio: 25 cial performance. Wall Street prebased on past 12-month results dicts Tiffany will report today that Dividend: $1.80 Div yield: 2.0% sales edged higher in its fiscal

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D ’16

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Coming Up In The Daily Corinthian Watch for a Daily Corinthian special edition coming out on Tuesday, March 21. There will be columns by Sue Bronson (food), Patrick Poindexter (gardening), Josh Webb (outdoors), Tom Parson (Civil War history), Cody Daniel (library), Ryland Bruhwiler (Sox the cat), plus photos and a feature on V Taco, a new downtown Corinth restaurant located in a renovated building.

Widow fears that wearing a wig is false advertising D E A R ABBY: I’m a 57-year-old lady. I have been a widow 23 years and chose not to date Abigail while raising daughter, Van Buren my who is now 26. I would Dear Abby now like to meet a nice man to spend time with, but I suffer from an affliction many older women deal with -- alopecia. My hair is very thin, but with wigs and makeup, I look attractive enough. I’m afraid I’m being deceptive when I meet a man like that. When is the right time to tell a man what he sees is not what he gets? -- EMBARRASSED IN OHIO DEAR EMBARRASSED: The logical time to tell someone would be at the point you are becoming intimate enough that he would be running his hands through your hair. DEAR ABBY: My mother married my father in 1960 when she was barely 16. She was the mother of two children before age 18. My father was older, controlling, abusive and unkind to her.

She wrote to your mother for advice in the 1960s, saying he still carried a photo of his old girlfriend in his wallet and how much it hurt her. Your mother’s advice to her was to “grow up.” In light of how the times have changed, I am wondering what your advice to her would be in 2017? Both parents are now deceased. -- CURIOUS DAUGHTER DEAR CURIOUS: Although there were fewer options available for women in 1960 than there are today, I’m shocked that your mom received the advice she did over my mother’s signature. My response today would be to ask her why she had chosen to stay with a controlling, emotionally abusive man who persisted in carrying around a photo of his ex-girlfriend in spite of the fact that he knew it hurt his wife. And then I’d suggest she ask herself whether she thought the three of you were better off with him or without him. Dear ABBY: I don’t like people. I live alone and hardly leave my apartment. I have one friend I talk to on the phone every day, and sometimes my siblings who live out of town, but not often. The core of my issue may be my secret. I am gay and a foreigner. I like to surf the net, read historical books, and enjoy clas-

sic literature novels. For some reason, I feel like hiding myself away from people is making me miss out. Am I abnormal? Do I need a therapist? I have internal peace in my life and I think I’m happy. -- INTELLECTUAL LONER DEAR INTELLECTUAL LONER: Your status as a gay, foreign loner who is hiding himself away must be troubling you on some level or you wouldn’t have written to me. If you feel you could be getting more out of life than you currently are, then it would be worth your while to schedule some sessions with a licensed mental health professional and do some exploring. CONFIDENTIAL TO MY IRISH FRIENDS: May you always have A sunbeam to warm you Good luck to charm you And a sheltering angel So nothing can harm you. Laughter to cheer you Faithful friends near you And whenever you pray, Heaven to hear you. HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY! Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Horoscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19). There are so many reasons to spend time with the people who make you laugh. First of all, it’s more fun. Secondly, you’ll get the added benefit of sharpening your own sense of humor, which helps many areas of your life. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ve been given the raw goods but not much in the way of instruction. That’s fine. It’s actually better this way. You’ll build it into something that’s all yours and utterly different from what others expected. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Parents fully appreciate what it takes to get other (sometimes unwilling) people dressed, ready and where they need to be at the expected time. You’ll have a similar responsibility today. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Everyone gets lost. This is especially easy to do today regarding the seemingly minor matters of good taste. If you’re attracted to something and you love it, it can’t be all bad. And maybe it’s very right. Start there. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Life is

complicated enough without any help from an overactive mind and imagination. When you feel yourself edging toward unnecessary “what if” scenarios, stop before you start. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It is very important to obey your thirst. The scientists suggest that by the time you realize you are thirsty and go searching for water you are already dehydrated. The same goes for your thirst for certain kinds of attention. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The others may believe that a mystical and elusive force is at your command, but the reality is that you have purposefully trained to increase your capacity to produce brilliant results. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Solitude is not necessarily isolation. Just because you want to be alone doesn’t mean you are alone. Your favorite people will be the ones who understand and honor your need for peace and quiet, which is intensified now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21). In musical terms, when two unharmonious notes are played together and cause tension that goes unresolved, it’s called “dissonance.” Today it happens in nonmusical areas, too, intensifying a craving for resolution. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Don’t take your senses for granted, as exploring the textures and processes of life will amplify your joy. And if there’s a part of your everyday world that’s an eyesore, this is the day to handle it. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). In order to accomplish a lofty aim, you’ll need to solve a problem not just once but perpetually. This will take stamina. There are a few habits and structures in your life that could be fine-tuned to accommodate the goal. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Matters of scale will affect the social swirl. What seems to you to be a small effort could be quite large in the mind of one who endeavored it. Measure not with rulers and scales but with social awareness.

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Scoreboard HS Baseball (Tuesday, March 14) @ Disney (FL) Tournament Corinth 13 Jackson County (KY) 1 JCHS 001 00 - 1 3 5 CHS 606 1x - 13 9 1 (WP) Trevon Knight: Multiple Hits: (CHS) Hayden Scarbrough 3, Alex Trice 2; 2B: (CHS) Will Agnew (Record) Corinth 7-3 Corinth 6 Wilson Central (TN) 5 WCHS 112 010 000 - 5 7 7 CHS 001 022 001 - 6 12 7 (WP) Cooper Frazier; Multiple Hits: (CHS) Kerrigan Manness 2, Avery Davis 2, Trevon Knight 2; 2B: (CHS) Jackson Lancaster, Frazier (Record) Corinth 8-3 (Wednesday, March 15) @ Disney (FL) Tournament Corinth 3 Powell (TN) 2 CHS 010 100 1 - 3 8 2 PHS 000 000 2 - 2 1 2 (WP) Kyle Crigger; Multiple Hits: (CHS) Baylor Frazier 2, Avery Davis 2 *Crigger pitches a complete game one-hitter with 12 strikeouts. (Record) Corinth 9-3 @ Gulf Shores (AL) Tournament Bayside (AL) 3 Tishomingo County 1 TCHS 000 000 1 - 1 5 2 BHS 101 001 x - 3 4 1 (LP) Braeden Maxcy; Multiple Hits: (TCHS) Brady Anglin 2; 2B: (TCHS) Cade Butler (Record) Tishomingo County 7-3 McNairy Central 10 Middleton (TN) 2 MHS 200 000 0 - 2 2 1 MCHS 111 010 x - 10 8 2 (WP) Jacob Jones (Record) McNairy Central 3-0 (Thursday, March 16) Corinth 1 TMI-Episcopal (TX) 0 TMI 000 000 0 - 0 0 2 CHS 000 100 x - 1 4 0 (WP) Jackson Lancaster; Multiple Hits: (CHS) Crigger 2 *Lancaster pitched a complete game no-hitter with 10 strikeouts. (Record) Corinth 10-3 @ Tomahawk Classic, Jackson, TN McNairy Central 4 Trinity Christian Academy (TN) 4 MCHS 000 200 2 - 4 4 2 TCA 100 000 3 - 4 4 1 HR: (MCHS) Sidney Rickman (Record) McNairy Central 3-0-1 McNairy Central 5 Huntingdon 4 MCHS 011 30 - 5 4 1 HHS 103 00 - 4 7 4 (WP) Dylan Parmley (Record) McNairy Central 4-0-1 *Kossuth played a pair of games in the Saltillo Tournament Thursday night but no scoring information was reported as of deadline. HS Softball Booneville 10 Pine Grove 7 PGHS 031 300 0 - 7 12 7 BHS 022 510 x - 10 12 3 (WP) Maddie Tucker, (LP) Maddy Ericksen; Multiple Hits: (PG) Shannon Childers 3, Allie Orman 2, Catelyn Eller 2, Macey Hill 2 (BHS) Abby Pitts 2, Tucker 2, Makaylee Owens 2, Amber Nichols 2; 2B: (BHS) Caleigh Scroggins, Elly Nash, Owens; 3B: (BHS) Nichols (Records) Pine Grove 5-4, Booneville N/A HS Soccer McNairy Central 2 Riverside 0 MCHS 0 2 - 2 RHS 0 0 - 0 (Goals) MC: Palal Fagan, Brian Morales *Morales scored on penalty kick. Jacob Cotner had a shutout on goal. (Record) McNairy Central 2-0 NCAA Basketball (Women’s NIT) Grambling 78 Ole Miss 75

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Friday, March 17, 2017

Elite Gamers capture tourney title BY MICHAEL H MILLER For the Daily Corinthian

North Mississippi’s Elite Gamers, an 11-under traveling baseball team, captured the Sorrell Grand Slam Tournament “Rake Fest in Pontotoc” championship on Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4. The local squad tied a pair of games early in the tournament and saved their best for last, capturing their first two wins of the year during bracket play en route to the

championship. The Gamers tied the Cardinals - a team from Pontotoc- 2-2 to start the tournament on Friday, March 3 before battling through four games to the championship on Saturday, March 4. Elite picked up their second tie of the tournament against the Smashers, a team from Ackerman, in the 9 a.m. game on Saturday before falling to Sandlot Baseball - Caviness 10-1 in the second contest of the day.

Following their defeat, the Elite Gamers had to wait out two more games before learning where they fell in the bracket portion of the tournament. They struck a little revenge back against Sandlot Baseball - Caviness, of Saltillo, in the first round of bracket play as Elite knocked Sandlot from the tournament 7-5 to advance to the championship of the tournament. Elite Gamers broke a

4-all tie late in the contest to capture the tournament title and take home the gold rings. Newton was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, clocking six innings on the mound with over 10 strikeouts and batted in the middle of the Elite Gamers’ lineup. He also qualified for the Grand Slam Tournament’s all-star game at the end of the season due to his selection as tournament MVP.

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Members of the Elite Gamers include (second row l-r) Brayden Smith of Booneville, Laney Mauney of Pine Grove, Skyler Horton of Booneville, Dillon Ruth-Dorsett of Tupelo, Bentley Newton of Corinth, Jabari Shumpert of Dorsey. Front row (l-r) is Corbin White of Booneville, Carson Townsend of Saltillo, J.B. Stacy of Booneville, Jacob Matthews of Booneville, Ethan Hoard of Booneville and Ethan Tice of Booneville. Coaches are (back l-r) Richard Townsend of Saltillo, Rod Williams of Booneville and Print Matthews of Booneville.

SEC favorites have great pitching, still need offense The Associated Press

Nearly every team in the Southeastern Conference has a handful of pitchers who have been unhittable during non-conference play. Finding a consistent lineup has proven much more difficult. The SEC begins conference play on Friday and several of the league’s highly regarded teams, including Florida, South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Mississippi, have had a similar story during the first month of the season: While the arms have been mostly fantastic, it’s been much harder to put runs on the scoreboard. Florida (13-5), which is ranked No. 5 in the most recent d1baseball.com poll, might be the best example.

The Gators have a lockdown weekend rotation with Alex Faedo (3-0, 1.37 ERA), Brady Singer (2-0, 1.50) and Jackson Kowar (3-0, 2.19), but the lineup is dead last in the league with a .247 batting average. Ole Miss (12-5) is in a similar situation. The Rebels’ pitching staﬀ is on an incredible run, throwing five shutouts over the past six games, but the lineup has scored just 14 runs over the same stretch. Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said he’d like his team to score more runs, but the success on the mound bodes well for the future. “If you’re going to be good at something, you need to be good at pitching,” Bianco said. There are a few teams

who have shown the ability to hit and pitch. Going into Wednesday’s game, LSU (135) was third in the league with a .327 batting average and ranks sixth with a 2.82 ERA. Texas A&M (14-4) is hitting .313 and has a 2.98 ERA. Here are a few more things to watch as Southeastern Conference play gets started this weekend: Who’s hot: LSU’s Greg Deichmann leads the SEC with seven homers ... Mississippi State’s Brent Rooker is hitting .431 with five homers and a league-high 27 runs batted in. He also leads the league with 12 stolen bases. Teammate Jake Mangum is batting. 403. ... LSU’s Jared Poche has thrown 29 scoreless innings so far this sea-

son. ... Auburn’s Casey Mize has struck out 38 in 22 2/3 innings and has a 0.40 ERA. Who’s not: Georgia and Mississippi State have both struggled with pitching during non-conference play and are tied for last in the SEC with a 4.55 ERA. Georgia (8-10) is the league’s only team with a sub-.500 record. Mississippi State (12-6) has walked 91 batters, which is easily the most in the league. Missouri, Tennessee impress: Missouri (16-1) and Tennessee (12-2) have struggled during recent seasons, but are both oﬀ to a good start. The Tigers have won 16 straight games after losing their opener. Tennessee has benefited in a maPlease see FAVORITES | 11A

Local Schedule Today HS Baseball Corinth @ Disney (FL) Tournament (Saltillo Tournament) Kossuth vs Ripley, 11 Wheeler @ Alcorn Central (V only), 12 Tremont @ Jumpertown (JV & V) 2 HS Softball Lafayette Co. @ Booneville (JV & V), 3 Falkner @ Pine Grove (JV & V), 3

Saturday, March 18 HS Baseball Jumpertown @ Ashland (JV & V), 12 Alcorn Central @ Adamsville (JV & V), 12 Tishomingo Co. @ Booneville (JV & V), 11 Cherokee (AL) @ New Site, 1:30 Baldwyn @ New Site, 4 Thrasher @ Potts Camp (JV & V), 11 HS Softball Booneville Tournament (@ NorthPlease see SCHEDULE | 10A

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Blue Devils, Braves face off again Booneville first baseman Blake Lindsey watches as Tishomingo County’s Cade Butler dives for the bag on a pick-off attempt during the Booneville Tournament in February. The Braves won the contest 11-1 and head back to Booneville this Saturday for a rematch on the Blue Devils home field.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. New York 15 5 0.750 Seattle 12 8 0.600 Minnesota 10 7 0.588 Oakland 10 7 0.588 Los Angeles 11 8 0.579 Chicago 11 8 0.579 Baltimore 10 8 0.556 Tampa Bay 9 8 0.529 Kansas City 10 10 0.500 Boston 9 10 0.474 Cleveland 9 10 0.474 Houston 6 10 0.375 Detroit 7 12 0.368 Texas 6 12 0.333 Toronto 5 12 0.294 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. St. Louis 12 5 0.706 Pittsburgh 13 6 0.684 Los Angeles 12 9 0.571 Milwaukee 11 9 0.550 Arizona 10 9 0.526 Colorado 10 9 0.526 Philadelphia 9 9 0.500 Washington 8 8 0.500 New York 10 11 0.476 San Francisco 9 11 0.450 Chicago 7 9 0.438 Cincinnati 9 12 0.429 Miami 5 10 0.333 San Diego 6 12 0.333 Atlanta 6 13 0.316

â€¢ There will be a four person golf scramble at Hillandale Golf Course in Corinth on Saturday, April 22 to raise money for the Sikes Lyles Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarship was created in honer of Lyles, the son of Paul and Jennalee Lyles of Walnut. Paul is the head coach of the Wildcat basketball team. Sikes was tragically killed in an automobile accident last August. The tee time is 8 AM and the cost is $40 per person or $160 per team. There will be a trophy awarded to the winning team as well as an award to the person with the longest drive. Entry forms can be picked up Hillandale, on the Booneville and New Albany campuses of Northeast Community College, Walnut High School and at the front desk of the Daily Corinthian. For more information contact Paul Lyles at (256) 627-8142, Penny Dollar at (662) 223-0961 or Mark Franz at (662) 587-2471. â€¢ The Corinth Alcorn Parks & Recreation Department is offering sign-up dates for 2017 Spring/ Summer activities. There will be a sign-up meeting for the Adult Kickball League on April 18 at 6pm. You can also start signing up on April 3-21 for Babe Ruth, ages 13 thru 15, and 14U and 16U Softball for ages 1316; Tennis lessons and tournaments for all ages and abilities (both individual & group). All sign-up meetings will take place at the park. Umpires, referees, and scorekeepers are needed as well. Like us on facebook for more detailed information or call the park office at (662)-2863067. (If you have an item for Sports Shorts please email them in advance of event to sports editor Kent Mohundro at kmohundro@dailycorinthian. com or drop them by or mail them to Daily Corinthian, 1607 South Harper Road, Corinth, Ms. 38834)

Thursdayâ€™s Games Detroit 5, Atlanta 3 St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1 Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 1 N.Y. Yankees 11, Toronto 5 Milwaukee 8, Arizona 5 Chicago Cubs 4, L.A. Dodgers 0 Cleveland 6, Oakland 5 Seattle 9, Kansas City (ss) 2 Kansas City (ss) 13, San Diego 3 L.A. Angels 8, Colorado 7 Philadelphia 2, Baltimore 2 Boston 4, Pittsburgh 3 Todayâ€™s Games Cleveland (ss) vs. Texas at San Antonio, TX, TBD Atlanta vs. Houston (ss) at West Palm Beach, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Houston (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. Arizona (ss) vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Seattle (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 8:05 p.m. Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 8:05 p.m. Seattle (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:10 p.m. Saturdayâ€™s Games Cleveland (ss) vs. Texas at San Antonio, TX, TBD Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Detroit (ss) vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Houston vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Miami vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:07 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. Cleveland (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. TBD vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Texas (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. TBD Pool E vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. San Francisco vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

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jor way from the return of second baseman Jeï¬€ Moberg, who was batting .415 last year when a midMarch knee injury ended his season prematurely. Heâ€™s batting leadoï¬€ for Tennessee now and has a .475 batting average and .537 on-base percentage with five homers and 14 RBIs in 14 games.

Opening weekend: Ole Miss hosts Vanderbilt (12-6) in the only series of the opening weekend matching teams ranked in d1baseball. comâ€™s Top 25. Other series: Florida at Auburn, Kentucky at Texas A&M, South Carolina at Tennessee, Missouri at Alabama, Mississippi State at Arkansas and Georgia at LSU.

SCHEDULE Hamilton (AL), 12:30 McNairy Central vs Batesville (AR), 3 HS Softball Kossuth @ Tishomingo County (JV & V), 5 Mantachie @ Walnut (JV & V), 5 Jr High Baseball Hills Chapel @ Wheeler, 5 Walnut @ Falkner, 4 Tishomingo @ Burnsville (DH), 5 Corinth @ Booneville (DH), 5 Alcorn Central MS @ Ripley (DH), 5

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National Basketball Association x-clinched playoff spot EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 43 25 .632 Toronto 39 28 .582 New York 27 41 .397 Philadelphia 24 43 .358 Brooklyn 12 54 .182 Southeast Division W L Pct Washington 41 26 .612 Atlanta 37 30 .552 Miami 33 35 .485 Charlotte 29 39 .426 Orlando 24 44 .353 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 44 22 .667 Indiana 35 33 .515 Milwaukee 32 34 .485 Detroit 33 35 .485 Chicago 32 35 .478 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct x-San Antonio 52 14 .788 x-Houston 46 21 .687 Memphis 37 30 .552 Dallas 29 38 .433 New Orleans 27 41 .397 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 43 25 .632 Oklahoma City 38 29 .567 Denver 32 35 .478 Portland 29 37 .439 Minnesota 28 39 .418 Pacific Division W L Pct x-Golden State 53 14 .791 L.A. Clippers 40 27 .597 Sacramento 26 41 .388 Phoenix 22 45 .328 L.A. Lakers 20 47 .299

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Wednesdayâ€™s Games Dallas 112, Washington 107 Indiana 98, Charlotte 77 Boston 117, Minnesota 104 Miami 120, New Orleans 112 Utah 97, Detroit 83 Houston 139, L.A. Lakers 100 Memphis 98, Chicago 91 Portland 110, San Antonio 106 Sacramento 107, Phoenix 101 Milwaukee 97, L.A. Clippers 96 Thursdayâ€™s Games Oklahoma City 123, Toronto 102 Cleveland 91, Utah 83 Brooklyn 121, New York 110 Memphis 103, Atlanta 91 L.A. Clippers at Denver (n) Orlando at Golden State (n) Todayâ€™s Games Chicago at Washington, 6 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Boston at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Miami, 7 p.m. Orlando at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Saturdayâ€™s Games Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m. Portland at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Washington at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m. Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m. Houston at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Sundayâ€™s Games Dallas at Brooklyn, 11 a.m. Boston at Philadelphia, Noon Phoenix at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Indiana at Toronto, 5 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Portland at Miami, 5 p.m. Sacramento at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Transactions Thursdayâ€™s Deals BASEBALL COMMISSIONERâ€™S OFFICE â€” Named Roberto Alomar special consultant, focusing on youth baseball development and other league goals in Puerto Rico. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES â€” Released RHP Logan Ondrusek. HOUSTON ASTROS â€” Optioned OF Andrew Aplin, RHP Brady Rodgers and LHPs Reymin Guduan and Ashur Tolliver to Fresno (PCL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS â€” Optioned RHP Daniel Wright to Salt Lake (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES â€” Agreed to terms with RHP Ernesto Frieri on a minor league contract. TAMPA BAY RAYS â€” Optioned INF Willy Adames and RHPs Hunter Wood, Ryne Stanek, Taylor Guerrieri, Chih-Wei Hu, Jose De Leon and Jacob Faria to Durham (IL). National League ATLANTA BRAVES â€” Optioned INF Johan Camargo and RHPs Aaron Blair, Akeel Morris and Lucas Sims to Gwinnett (IL) and LHP Max Fried to Missis-

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BASEBALL 9 p.m. â€” (MLB) 2017 World Baseball Classic, second round, United States vs. Puerto Rico, at San Diego COLLEGE BASEBALL 8 p.m. â€” (FS1) West Virginia at Baylor COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11:15 a.m. â€” (CBS) NCAA Tournament, first round, Michigan vs. Oklahoma St., at Indianapolis 11:40 a.m. â€” (TRU) NCAA Tournament, first round, Baylor vs. New Mexico St., at Tulsa, Okla. 12:30 p.m. â€” (TNT) NCAA Tournament, first round, Arkansas vs. Seton Hall, at Greenville, S.C. 1 p.m. â€” (TBS) NCAA Tournament, first round, Oregon vs. Iona, at Sacramento, Calif. 1:45 p.m. â€” (CBS) NCAA Tournament, first round, Louisville vs. Jacksonville St., at Indianapolis 2:10 p.m. â€” (TRU) NCAA Tournament, first round, SMU vs. Southern Cal, at Tulsa, Okla. 3 p.m. â€” (TNT) NCAA Tournament, first round, North Carolina vs. Texas Southern, at Greenville, S.C. 3:30 p.m. â€” (TBS) NCAA Tournament, first round, Creighton vs. Rhode Island, at Sacramento, Calif. 5:50 p.m. â€” (TNT) NCAA Tournament, first round, Kansas vs. UC Davis, at Tulsa, Okla. 6:10 p.m. â€” (CBS) NCAA Tournament, first round, Dayton vs. Wichita St., at Indianapolis 6:20 p.m. â€” (TBS) NCAA Tournament, first round, Duke vs. Troy, at Greenville, S.C. 6:27 p.m. â€” (TRU) NCAA Tournament, first round, Cincinnati vs. Kansas St., at Sacramento, Calif. 8:20 p.m. â€” (TNT) NCAA Tournament, first round, Miami vs. Michigan St., at Tulsa, Okla. 8:40 p.m. â€” (CBS) NCAA Tournament, first round, Kentucky vs. N. Kentucky, at Indianapolis 8:50 p.m. â€” (TBS) NCAA Tournament, first round, South Carolina vs. Marquette, at Greenville, S.C. 8:57 p.m. â€” (TRU) NCAA Tournament, first round, UCLA vs. Kent St., at Sacramento, Calif. COLLEGE WRESTLING 7 p.m. â€” (ESPN) NCAA Championships, semifinals, at St. Louis DRAG RACING 11 p.m. â€” (FS1) NHRA, Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals, qualifying, at Gainesville, Fla. (same-day tape) GOLF 1 p.m. â€” (GOLF) PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, second round, at Orlando, Fla. 5 p.m. â€” (GOLF) LPGA Tour, Bank of Hope Founders Cup, second round, at Phoenix 8:30 p.m. â€” (GOLF) Champions Tour, Tucson Conquistadores Classic, first round, at Tucson, Ariz. (same-day tape) MLB BASEBALL Noon. â€” (MLB) Spring training, N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit, at Lakeland, Fla. 3 p.m. â€” (MLB) Spring training, Kansas City vs. Milwaukee, at Phoenix NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. â€” (NBA) Minnesota at Miami SKIING 11:30 a.m. â€” (NBCSN) FIS World Cup Finals, Alpine Team Event, at Aspen, Colo. SOCCER 2:20 p.m. â€” (FS2) Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund vs. Ingolstadt TENNIS 2 p.m. â€” (ESPN) ATP World Tour & WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, menâ€™s quarterfinals, at Indian Wells, Calif. 9 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) ATP World Tour & WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, womenâ€™s semifinals, at Indian Wells, Calif. WINTER SPORTS 1 p.m. â€” (NBCSN) Skeleton, IBSF World Cup, Menâ€™s Skeleton, at Pyeongchang, South Korea (same-day tape) WOMENâ€™S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11:05 a.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Bucknell vs. Maryland, at College Park, Md. (regional coverage) 11:10 a.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Auburn vs. NC State, at Austin, Texas (regional coverage) 11:10 a.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Belmont vs. Kentucky, at Lexington, Ky. (regional coverage) 11:15 a.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, N. Iowa vs. DePaul, at Starkville, Miss. (regional coverage) 1:35 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Elon vs. West Virginia, at College Park, Md. (regional coverage) 1:40 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Cent. Arkansas vs. Texas, at Austin, Texas (regional coverage) 1:40 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, W. Kentucky vs. Ohio St., at Lexington, Ky. (regional coverage) 1:45 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Troy vs. Mississippi St., at Starkville, Miss. (regional coverage) 4:05 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Long Beach State vs. Oregon St., at Corvallis, Ore. (regional coverage) 4:10 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, UNC-Asheville vs. South Carolina, at Columbia, S.C. (regional coverage) 4:15 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Purdue vs. Green Bay, at Notre Dame, Ind. (regional coverage) 4:15 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, South Florida vs. Missouri, at Tallahassee, Fla. (regional coverage) 6:35 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Toledo vs. Creighton, at Corvallis, Ore. (regional coverage) 6:40 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Michigan St. vs. Arizona St., at Columbia, S.C. (regional coverage) 6:45 p.m. â€” (ESPN2) NCAA Tournament, first round, Robert Morris vs. Notre Dame, at Notre Dame, Ind. (regional coverage) sippi (SL). Reassigned LHP A.J. Minter and INF Travis Demeritte to minor league camp. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS â€” Optioned OF Magneuris Sierra to Palm Beach (FSL). SAN DIEGO PADRES â€” Agreed to terms with LHP Osvaldo Hernandez on a minor league contract. 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Mythic Irish holiday was popularized in America According to an estimation of my DNA assessment from Ancestry.com, my ethnic background is approximately 29 percent Irish. So, perhaps, it is fitting that I wear green and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, considering my heritage. The day honors St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who died circa 460 A.D. The Irish, who spin numerous stories about St. Patrick, love exaggerated tales, although the reality is that little is truly known about his life. Born in Britain, he was captured at the age of 16 by raiders and taken to Ireland as a captive for six years, slaving as a shepherd in the isolated, frigid mountainside. During this time he experienced a religious conversion, becoming devout and avowing that God had urged him to go back to England. Some versions of the story involve him walking the 200 miles, while others place him

on a pirate ship. Nevertheless, he underwent religious study the next Stacy for 15 years. Jones His mission inThe Downtowner volved a return to Ireland to convert the pagan Irish to Christianity. His familiarity with Irish culture lent itself to his chosen symbolism, including the Celtic cross, St. Patrick’s combination of the sun superimposed onto the traditional Christian cross. Lore surrounding the holiday also utilizes the three-leaf clover, or shamrock, to represent the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. For centuries, the Irish counted the day as a minor religious holiday, celebrating with no more fanfare than a large meal. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in America in New York City in

“St. Patrick’s Day was basically invented in America by Irish-Americans.” Classics professor Philip Freeman Iowa Luther College 1762. For the homesick Irish serving in the British Army during the Revolutionary War, that parade was instrumental in connecting them with their cultural roots, oﬀering them the familiar strains of bagpipes and drums. Later, parades helped connect those scattered among almost a million Irish refugees to New York in the wake of the Great Potato Famine. “It becomes a way to honor the saint but also to confirm ethnic identity and to create bonds of solidarity,” said Timothy Meagher, an expert in IrishAmerican history expert at Washington, D.C.’s Catholic University, Today, the fare associated with St. Patrick’s Day

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So, perhaps you’ve heard: “La La Land” didn’t win best picture at the Oscars. But if every cloud has a silver lining, this one might be called golden: The Emma Stone-Ryan Gosling musical, which did win six Oscars, has been racking up box oﬃce numbers remarkable for a musical — nearly $417 million globally so far, according to comScore — and even more for an original one with no previously known songs or story. Damien Chazelle’s eyepopping, toe-tapping creation ranks third in all live-action film musicals, behind the 2008 “Mamma Mia!” and the 2012 “Les Miserables,” neither of them original. “That’s big-time money,” says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore. “At times, the musical genre has been marginalized or not taken seriously. But this is serious business.” It’s enough to make a musical fan break into sudden, joyful song — and as musical fans know, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that! — perhaps on the way to the multiplex, where this weekend Emma Watson’s “Beauty and the Beast” is expected to have a huge, $120 million-style opening. And if a Disney tale featuring a Harry Potter-caliber array of top British actors isn’t your thing, you need only wait; there’s a slew of other live-action musicals in the works, a combination of originals, sequels and remakes. This Christmas, we’ll have Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum in “The Greatest

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ally meatless sacrifice day during the Lenten season. Be advised, however, that bishops across America, including those in Chicago and Baton Rouge, have given dispensation to partake of the scrumptious, salted delicatessen meat. “Those who choose to accept this dispensation are strongly encouraged to make another act of penance or charity that day,” said Baton Rouge Bishop Robert Muench. I may be part Irish — and I do enjoy corned beef — but I must say that if I were in Baton Rouge, I would be eating oysters instead, washing them down with a green beverage of choice. (Daily Corinthian columnist Stacy Jones teaches English at McNairy Central High School and UT Martin and has served on the board of directors at Corinth Theatre-Arts. She enjoys being a downtown Corinth resident.)

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veers far from something as pedestrian as plain old Irish potatoes. At the top of the list is corned beef and cabbage. Some of the other obligatory menu items include Shepherd’s Pie, a meat concoction with a potato crust; Irish Soda Bread, using sodium bicarbonate for leavening in lieu of yeast; and Colcannon, a traditional Irish dish crafted from mashed potatoes combined with kale or cabbage. The celebration of the holiday in America helped prioritized it in other parts of the world, including its native Ireland. “St. Patrick’s Day was basically invented in America by Irish-Americans,” said classics professor Philip Freeman, of Iowa’s Luther

College. Popular celebrations have also sprung up in cities such as Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia. Chicagoans have honored the day by dyeing the Chicago River green since 1962, when Steve Bailey, parade organizer and executive of a plumbers’ union, noticed the bright green stain of a colleague’s overalls after using a particular dye to discern sources of river pollution. For those who raise environmental concerns, the impact of the dye is negligible when compared to sewage-treatment plant pollution from sewagetreatment plants, Margaret Frisbie, executive director of the advocacy group Friends of the Chicago River noted in 2010. Dyeing the river green may not be the greatest concern, though, for this year’s orthodox Catholics. There’s the desired privilege of consuming the traditional corned beef on the holiday, which falls on a Friday, a tradition-

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think it went away for a while, that style of storytelling, and that style of music, and it’s like anything — bellbottoms were cool, and then they were not cool, and then they were cool again. People throw it away for a while and then come back to it and remember, oh, that was really cool, and why don’t we reinvent it?” To Menken, who composed the music for “Beauty and the Beast” (and many other musicals), the moment for musicals has been happening “for quite a while.” “Look at the box office,” he said in a recent interview, listing “Hamilton” and a slew of other Broadway shows, by him and others. “It’s just an explosion of musicals. And this new generation coming up who were sort of weaned on our influence, and they’re kicking butt.” Platt and Moore, of “La La Land,” also point to the younger creative voices injecting life into musicals in various forms; Chazelle is 32, and Miranda 37. “It’s part of the evolution of the art,” says Platt. “You have new young voices who grew up seeing the world in a certain way, and hearing the world in a certain way. And what’s really interesting is ... they’re all steeped in the history of the genre. Lin-Manuel and Benj and Justin can tell you every piece of musical theater history, the way that Damien can tell you the history of great American and French New Wave musical cinema. And so they’re taking from the past, drawing on what they’ve learned and studied, but putting it through the lens and the filter of their very contemporary world.” “Beauty” director Bill Condon credits animated musical films with getting audiences comfortable with the simple act of a character breaking into song. “And then if you let it happen, it turns out that the audience actually loves that,” Condon says. “There’s a wider audience for it, for just the joy of breaking out into song. It feels like the audience has caught up again.” They may have caught up, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy for future screen musicals to capture the “La La Land” magic, says Dergarabedian of comScore. “It’s not going to happen every year,” he says. “That was lightning in a bottle.”

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Community Calendar (Editor’s Note: We recommend Community Events be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event. Community Events publish on Wednesday, Sunday and when space allows on Friday.)

Bain to speak The Alcorn County Retired Education Personnel of MS meeting, scheduled for Monday, March 20, has been rescheduled for Monday, April 10, at 10 a.m. at the Corinth Public Library. The guest speaker will be State Representative Nick Bain, who will give members and any other interested citizens an update on the recent legislative session.

Lucky Number Days Library card holders will have an opportunity to win a free item from the library’s used book sale during “Lucky Number Days” which will be held throughout March. In order to win, card holders should stop by the library and check the number posted to see if the numbers match those on the back of their library card. If it does, they have won a free item from the library’s used book sale. After selecting the item they want from the offerings, the winner will then take it and their library card to show the person at the front date. Items are limited to one per day. The numbers change daily so patrons should stop in and check often since they may have more than one lucky number on their card. Special priced items are not included in the event.

Genealogy Classes The Alcorn County Genealogical Society will hold another set of classes this spring. The classes are open to anyone interested in starting genealogy research or those who are already researching and need help to continue. Classes will be held from 10 a.m. until 1 or 1:30 p.m. in the Ministry Center of Tate Baptist Church, at the corner of Harper Road and 3rd Street. The cost will be $25 per person payable by mail or at the door. The sessions will be April 1 & 8; April 22 & 29. Participants are encouraged to bring a light lunch since organizers will teach through the lunch time. A couple of short breaks will be offered. Handouts will be given and plenty of time for questions/ answers will be allotted. Those interested should send an email to acgs2@ att.net, or call 662-8080616. To pay in advance, mail a check to: ACGS, P.O. Box 1808,

Corinth MS 388351808.

Bishop Activity Center Activities continue this week at Bishop Activity Center in Corinth with quilting, jigsaw puzzles and table games today. Senior citizens age 60 and above are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Breakfast with Disney Iuka Church of Christ will sponsor Breakfast with Disney from 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, April 1. Cost is $5, and proceeds benefit the Tishomingo County Relay for Life. Characters expected to attend include Elsa, Anna, Mickey, Minnie, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Prince Charming, Buzz Kight Year, Woody, Belle and Pocahontas. Breakfast includes two pancakes, sausage and a drink. For more information call 662-4243086.

The Lenten Luncheons have returned to the Weaver Center. The ladies of First United Methodist Church have planned the following meals. Held at noon each Wednesday until April 5, the event will feature a different speaker at each luncheon. The schedule: • March 22 – The speaker will be the Rev. Dennis Smith of First Baptist Church. Potato casserole and a tossed salad will be served. • March 29 – The speaker will be Father Mario Solarzano of St. James Catholic Church. Mixed beans with ham, coleslaw and cornbread muffins will be served. • April 5 – The speaker will be the Rev. Ann Fraser of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Chicken salad and strawberry congealed salad. Assorted cakes, tea and coffee will be served with each meal. The cost for the lunch is $6 per person with proceeds going to support local and state mission projects.

Bully Buster Class Art exhibits • “Celebrate Black History Every Month,” a collection of work by self-taught Tupelo painter Billy Clifton, is on exhibit through the end of March at the Corinth Library. The medium is acrylic paint, and the exhibit is sponsored by the Corinth Artist Guild. • The Corinth Artist Guild Gallery at 609 N. Fillmore extended Edward Wade Jr.’s “Out of Africa” exhibit through March. It focuses on the elaborate adornments of tribal Africans, depicted in watercolor.

Cruise-In The Magnolia Car Club will begin its Cruise-In at Arby’s restaurant in Corinth from 1-4 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of every month from March until September. Registration is $5. All participants will be entered into a drawing at the end of each Cruise-In to win $20. For more information, call 662-415-2582 or visit www.magnoliacarclub.net.

Walk for Life Oasis Medical Center’s Walk for Life is set for Saturday, April 22 in Crossroads Regional Park. Oasis is a pregnancy medical help center that offers free services to residents of Alcorn C and surrounding counties. Walkers raise funds by obtaining donations on behalf of Oasis. To find out more about the walk and the center, call 662-287-8001.

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A free Bully Buster Class will be held at the Crossroads Martial Arts Family Karate Center in Corinth at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 25. Open to children age 7 and up, participants in the class will learn how to recognize bullying and how to deal with bullies after they’ve tried and failed to talk it out. The A.R.M. (Approachable, Ready and Movement) defense technique will be taught. A Krav Maga class will take place at after the Bully Buster Class at 11:45 a.m. Open to participants 18 and up, the course will teach self-defense techniques for real-world situations. Serious-minded students who are 16 or 17 may be accepted with approval. Space is limited, so those who are interested are asked to call ahead. Crossroads Martial Arts Family Karate Center is at 1407 North Harper Road in Corinth. For more information and to register call 662-286-2904.

Free Medical Clinic The Living Healthy Free Medical Clinic, where residents with no way to pay can get free medical treatment, welcomes adults and children age 12 and up with no income and no health insurance. The clinic, 2668 South Harper Road Suite 3 next to Physicians Urgent Care in the former Oasis Medical Center, reopened Wednesday for regular business hours. It will also be open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. The clinic is always looking for both medi-

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cal and non-medical volunteers. Medical and non-medical volunteers should contact Ann White at eaw3@comcast. net or 662-415-9446.

Fundraising Benefit A benefit will be held for kidney transplant patient Larry Smith on Saturday, March 18 at the Marty in Adamsville, Tenn. Chances will be sold on a Henry rifle. The fundraising event will also feature train rides for kids, a cake walk, a silent auction, finger nail and face painting and live music. Boston Butts, BBQ and chicken plates will be sold. Poker Run leaves the park in Adamsville at 11 a.m. For more information, call Jennifer at 731-6450092 or Sue 731-6460314.

High School Art Competition Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Art Department will host its Annual High School Art Competition through March 23. High school students from the five county district of Northeast will compete in the following categories: Drawing, 2D Design, 3D Design/Ceramics, Painting/Mixed Media and Photography/Printmaking/Computer Graphics. Anderson Hall Art Gallery hours are Monday – Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information contact Terry Anderson at 662-7207336 or tfanderson@ nemcc.edu.

Green Market The ninth annual season of Green Market at the Corinth Depot begins Saturday, April 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crossroads Museum in the C.A.R.E. Garden green space, 221 N. Fillmore St., Corinth. Browse 75 high-quality, handmade only vendors featuring an eclectic mix of regional artisans and craftsmen, handcrafted live music and gourmet eats. Presented by the Daily Corinthian, Magnolia Regional Health Center, CB&S Bank, Coca-Cola and Visit Corinth, the Green Market is the banner fundraiser for the nonprofit Crossroads Museum. Enjoy free admission to the Crossroads Museum during Green Market. Other market dates include May 6, June 3, Sept. 2, Oct. 7 and Nov. 18. For more information, contact 662-2873120 or visit corinthgreenmarket.com.

Community Fellowship Dinners The Easom Outreach Foundation’s Community Fellowship Dinners will return on Sunday, April 2. Set for noon until 2:30 p.m. at the Easom Community Center, 700 South Crater Street in Corinth, the fellowship event is open to the public. The April menu will include: Fried chicken, baked chicken, dressing, meat loaf, candied yams, greens, green beans, peach cobbler, key lime pie, rolls/cornbread, tea and water. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 9 who dine in. All carryout plates are $10. For tickets and more information, contact Ernestine Hollins at 662-643-8024 or Sam Crayton at 404386-3359.

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• VFW Post 3962 will host Lady’s Night from 7 to 11 p.m. every Wednesday. For more information contact Mike or Yogi at 662-287-6106.

• VFW Post 3962 will host live music at 8 p.m. every Friday. Danny Briggs also provides music at the VFW at 8 p.m. every Saturday Dance Night. Country music is played both nights with a great dance floor and great people. All are encouraged to come out and support local veterans. • VFW Post 3962 will hold its monthly meetings at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month with a Fellowship Brunch. The VFW and VFW Auxiliary will have a joint meeting at 7 p.m. The Post is located at 1 Purdy School Road in Corinth. For questions and more information call 662-287-6106.

Sharing Hearts Sharing Hearts is an adult care program offering a one day a week day care for adults suffering from Alzheimer’s or any other form of dementia. Volunteers and participants meet each Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church, located at 501 Main Street in Corinth. For more information, call Melinda Grady at 662-808-2206. The program is designed to offer caregivers a day of rest and their family members a day of caring supervision along with music, games, lunch, exercise and crafts, all designed to entertain and provide social interaction.

Legacy Hospice Legacy Hospice is looking for caring and compassionate volunteers to spend time with patients and families in the surrounding area to provide companionship, friendship, and support to patients and families. Volunteers are also need in our office to place phone calls, file, make gifts for our patients and participate in community event. Volunteering is a great way to enhance resumes and gain community service hours. For more information and to volunteer, contact Sherry Dalton, Volunteer Coordinator, at 662-286-5333 or sherry. dalton@legacyhospice. net.

Exercise Class The Boys and Girls Club is holding an exercise class for women on Monday and Wednesday nights at 6:15 p.m.

Line Dancing Line dancing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday night at the American Legion.

SOAR The Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees “SOAR” will have regular monthly meetings every second Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Union Hall. These are retirees of Intex-MS Polymer Plastic’s Plant.

American Legion Post 6 • American Legion Post 6, located on South Tate St., will have bingo every Friday. Doors will open at 4 p.m. with sales starting at 5:30 p.m. Games will begin at 6:30 p.m. A full concession stand will be available. Senior Bingo will be held at 10 a.m. every Monday for $5. Lunch is provided. • American Legion Post 6 will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m. with a potluck meal on the 2nd Thursday of each month. • American Legion Post 6 has Senior Bingo every Monday at 10 a.m. Cost is $5 for bingo and

lunch with everyone welcome.

Musicians Needed A volunteer opportunity is available for a guitar or banjo musician to play with a band as part of a nursing home ministry during special programs held at 2 p.m. twice a month at Cornerstone and Mississippi Care Center. For more information call 662-2873560.

Cross City Piecemakers Quilt Guild The Cross City Piecemakers Quilt Guild will meet at 1 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday of each month at the Extension Center (next to the Crossroads Arena). All are welcome. For more information, contact Gail at 662-287-7136.

Child Find The Alcorn and Corinth School Districts are participating in an ongoing statewide effort to identify, locate and evaluate children, birth through the age of 21, who have a physical, mental, communicative and/or emotional disability. The Child Find person works with the local head start, human services, health and mental agencies as well as local education agencies, physicians and other individuals to identify and locate children out of school and in school who may be in need of special education services. The information will be used to help determine present and future program needs in the hopes of providing a free appropriate public education to all children with a disability. Contact Stephanie Clausel, Alcorn School District or Christy Welch, Corinth School District if you know of any children who may have a disability by calling or writing to the following telephone number and address: Alcorn School District, Special Services, 31 CR 401, Corinth, Ms. 38834, 662-286-7734; or Corinth School District, Special Services, 1204 North Harper Road, Corinth, MS 38834, 662-287-2425.

Retired Railroaders There will be a meeting for retired railroaders at 8 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Martha’s Menu Restaurant in downtown Corinth. Active railroaders are welcome.

Alliance Hospice Alliance Hospice is looking for volunteers ages 16 to 85, to interact with local senior citizens. Contact Angel Bradley at A662-2869833 or angel@alliancehopice.net.

Food Pantry/Clothes Closet Antioch Baptist Church food pantry and clothes closet is open every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

Checkers players Checkers players are needed, especially Intex retirees, to play from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays at the American Steel Builders Union building across from Ability Works. For more information, call 662728-5498.

Lions Club The Corinth Lions Club meets for breakfast on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 a.m. at Martha’s Menu.

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Worship Call (Editor’s Note: Worship Call announcements should be submitted by noon on Wednesday to ensure placement in Friday’s paper.) Supper and a Sermon The community is invited to “Supper & A Sermon” held every Wednesday in March at West Corinth Church of Christ, located at 45 Quail Run Road. There will be a different speaker each night: March 22 — Jonathan Harston of Jackson, Tenn., and March 29 — James Vansandt of Corinth. Supper is at 6 p.m. and worship is at 7 p.m. Come for good food, friendly conversation, and a challenging look at the Bible. No collections will be taken. For more information or transportation, call 662396-1633.

‘The Singing Echoes’ will perform People’s Tabernacle Church located at 64 Airways Blvd. in Savannah, Tenn. will host “The Singing Echoes” at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 24. The Southern Gospel Music group from Cleveland, Tenn., is one of the most exciting groups to hear, said Josh Franks. Admission is free. However, a free-will love offering will be received. More more information, go to www.joshandashleyfranks.com. Gospel Concert “The Freemens” and Gean Greer will be live in concert at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 at the Church of Acts in New Albany. A love offering will be taken.

Master’s Quartet Performs The Master’s Quartet will be singing at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 19 at Bethel United Methodist Church in Rienzi. Directions: Hwy 45 North from Tupelo, pass Rienzi Crossing, turn right on County Road 410. Hwy 45 South from Corinth, go through Biggersville and turn left on County Road 410. It is the only church on the road. Spring Rally Central Grove M.B. Church will hold its Annual Spring Rally program at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 19. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Isaac Patterson, pastor of the Jones Chapel CME Church in Iuka. He will be joined by his choir and church family.

Wedding dress fundraiser Greater Life United Pentecostal Church is selling brand new wedding dresses that were donated to them when B&J Formals closed its doors. The dresses range in sizes and are available for $100 each. The church also has a selection of veils, boleros and wraps. Proceeds from the sales will go toward a new roof for the church. For more information contact Pastor Tommy Callahan at 662-594-5814. The church is located at 750 Highway 45 in Corinth across from 45 Truck Stop. Community Prayer Group A community prayer group has been started called the “Alcorn County Community Prayer Team”.

The group will meet once on the second Saturday of the month at 9 a.m. at Grace Community Church, located at 1527 Hwy 72 in Corinth (next door to Zaxby’s) The group will meet to pray for the seven areas of influences: government, military, family, media, education, business, along with Alcorn County and the state of Mississippi. For more information email Deana Dildy at djdildy@gmail.com. Prayer Breakfast The American Legion Post 6 is hosting a prayer breakfast every Wednesday at 7 a.m. The menu and speakers will change weekly. The prayer breakfasts are being held at the American Legion Building on Tate St. in Corinth. Post membership is not required to attend. Dona-

tions for breakfast will be accepted. For more information, call 662-462-5815. Bible Study City Road Temple will hold a Bible study each Wednesday at 6 p.m. Living Free Ministries Living Free Ministries will meet at 6 p.m. on Mondays in small groups. There will be a ‘Celebration Night’ at 6 p.m. on Thursdays. There will also be a Men’s Bible Study Group meeting at 7 a.m. on Saturdays. There is no cost to attend and all meetings are open to everyone. Living Free Ministries is located behind Magnolia Funeral Home in the 2 metal buildings at the rear of the parking lot. For more information call Living Free Ministries at 662287-2733.

Christian movement grows in midst of religious decline (EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published on The Conversation. It was compiled by Brad Christerson, Biola University, and Richard Flory, University of Southern CaliforniaDornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.) In August of 2011, more than 30,000 people cheered wildly as then U.S. presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry – now secretary of energy in the Trump administration – came to the center stage at “The Response: A Call to Prayer for a Nation in Crisis” at Reliant Stadium in Houston. Perry quoted from the Bible and preached about the need for salvation that comes from Jesus. He concluded with a prayer for a country he believed to be overwhelmed by problems: “We see discord at home. We see fear in the marketplace. We see anger in the halls of government.” He then proceeded to ask God for forgiveness for forgetting “who made us, who protects us, and who blesses us.” In response, the crowd exploded into cheers and praise to God. Five years later, on April 9, 2016, and 1,500 miles away at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, tens of thousands of people gathered to pray for the supernatural transformation of America. The event consisted of more than 16 hours of healing sessions, worship music and prophecy from some of the most popular Charismatic Christian leaders in the world. While not directly aﬃliated, these two events and the leaders who organized them are central players in a movement that we call “Independent Network Charismatic,” or INC, Christianity in our recently released book, “The Rise of Network Christianity.” Based on our research, we believe that INC Christianity is significantly changing the religious landscape in America – and its politics. Here is what we found about INC INC Christianity is led by a network of popular independent religious entrepreneurs, often referred to as “apostles.” They have close ties, we found, to conservative U.S. politicians, including Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry and more recently President Donald Trump. Charismatic Christians emphasize supernatural miracles and divine interventions, but INC Christianity is diﬀerent from other charismatics – and other Christian denomi-

nations in general – in the following ways: • It is not focused primarily on building congregations but rather on spreading beliefs and practices through media, conferences and ministry schools. • It is not so much about proselytizing to unbelievers as it is about transforming society through placing Christian believers in powerful positions in all sectors of society. • It is organized as a network of independent leaders rather than as formally organized denominations. INC Christianity is the fastest-growing Christian group in America and possibly around the world. Over the 40 years from 1970 to 2010, the number of regular attenders of Protestant churches as a whole shrank by an average of .05 percent per year, while independent neo-charismatic congregations (a category in which INC groups reside) grew by an average of 3.24 percent per year. Its impact, however, is much greater than can be measured in church attendance. This is because INC Christianity is not centrally concerned with building congregations, but spreading beliefs and practices. The influence of INC Christianity can be seen in the millions of hits on manyof theirweb-basedmediasites, large turnouts at stadium rallies and conferences, and millions of dollars in media sales. In our interviews with leaders, we found that Bethel, an INC ministry based in Redding, California, for example, in 2013 had an income of US$8.4 million in media sales (music, books, DVDs, web-based content) and $7 million in tuition to their Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. According to the director of media services at the Kansas City-based International House of Prayer (IHOP), their website receives over 25 million hits every year from all over the world and is one of the top 50 websites in the world in terms of viewed video content (a million hours of watched video content per month).

Appeal of INC As part of our research we conducted in-depth interviews with senior leaders, staﬀ and current and former participants in INC Christian ministries. We also conducted supplementary interviews with Christian leaders and scholars with knowledge of the changing religious landscape and attended conferences, numerous church services, ministry

school sessions, healing sessions and exorcisms. In all, we conducted 41 indepth interviews. Our primary conclusion is that the growth of these groups is largely the result of their network governance structure. When compared to the oversight and accountability of formal congregations and denominations, these structures allow for more experimentation. This includes “extreme” experiences of the supernatural, unorthodox beliefs and practices, and financing as well as marketing techniques that leverage the power of the internet. In our research, we witnessed the appeal of INC Christianity, particularly among young people. We saw the thrill of holding impromptu supernatural healing sessions in the emergency room of a large public hospital, the intrigue of ministry school class sessions devoted to the techniques of casting out demonic spirits and the adventure of teams of young people going out into public places, seeking direct guidance from God as to whom to heal or to relay specific divine messages.

include business, government, media, arts and entertainment, education, family and religion. In this form of “trickle-down Christianity,” they believe if Christians rise to the top of all seven “mountains,” society will be completely transformed. One INC leader we interviewed summed it up this way: “The goal of this new movement is transforming social units like cities, ethnic groups, nations rather than individuals …if Christians permeate each mountain and rise to the top of all seven mountains … society would have biblical morality, people would live in harmony, there would be peace and

not war, there would be no poverty.” We heard these ideas repeatedly in most of our interviews, at events we attended and in INC media materials. Most significantly, since the 2016 presidential election, some INC leaders have released public statements claiming that the Trump presidency is part of fulfilling God’s plan to “bring heaven to Earth” by placing believers in top posts, including Rick Perry, who is currently heading the Energy Department; Betsy DeVos directing the Department of Education; and Ben Carson leading the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Changing the landscape INC Christianity is a movement to watch because we think it will continue to draw adherents in large numbers in the future. It will produce a growing number of Christians who see their goal not just as saving souls but as transforming society by taking control over its institutions. We see the likelihood of INC Christians taking over the “seven mountains of culture” as slim. However, we also believe that this movement is sure to shake up the religious and political landscape for generations to come.

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‘Seven mountains of culture’ In addition to the growth numbers, the importance of INC Christianity lies in the fact that its proponents have a fundamentally diﬀerent view of the relationship between the Christian faith and society than most Christian groups throughout American history. Most Christian groups in America have seen the role of the church as connecting individuals to God through the saving grace of Jesus and building congregations that provide communities of meaning and belonging through worship services. They also believe in serving and providing for the needs their local communities. Such traditional Christian groups believe that although the world can be improved, it will not be restored to God’s original plan (until Jesus comes back again to rule the Earth). INC beliefs, however, are diﬀerent – their leaders are not content simply to connect individuals to God and grow congregations. Most INC Christian groups we studied seek to bring heaven or God’s intended perfect society to Earth by placing “kingdom-minded people” in powerful positions at the top of all sectors of society. INC leaders have labeled them the “seven mountains of culture.” These

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Dear Annie like to ask her what her deal is, but I don’t know how to do so because I’m obviously pretty miﬀed that she is being so publicly passive-aggressive and I am oﬀended. But I also don’t want her to get upset with our other friends, because it will be obvious that they shared the information with me. I am in a bit of a strange pickle here and would love your input. I don’t want there to be any unspoken issues between my best friend and me, but I don’t know how to deal with this rude and immature behavior. — Anti-social Media Dear Anti-social: Rude and immature is right. Passive-aggressive behavior has always been exasperating. Social media have taken it to a new level. The best approach in dealing with such people is to refuse to play their game. Be positive but direct. Tell her that you saw her Twitter page (no need to mention that your mutual friends told you) and were concerned by the tweets. Don’t let her wriggle out of it. Try to get her to admit that she’s upset with you, thus denying her the ability to keep si-

lently sulking. At the end of the day, she should respect you for holding her accountable. Friends don’t let friends get away with passive-aggressive behavior. Dear Annie: This is in response to “Wits’ End,” whose adult daughter has been verbally abusive to her. This poor woman does not need this daughter in her life, period. I, too, have daughters who hold their hands out, lie, are dishonest and rarely ask how they can help or do something for others. Guess what. My husband and I choose to stay away from both of them and all the unpleasant negativity they bring. We own businesses and are busy raising their little brother and my mentally handicapped sister. Are we disappointed that our grown daughters choose to act so self-centeredly and uncaring? Of course. But people do not change unless they want to. “Wits’ End” can make it clear to her daughter: “I deserve happiness, too, and unless you want to be a positive loving force in my life, you are not welcome.” — Happy to Let Go Dear Happy: Good for you and your husband to have made the choice to be happy. I hope one day that your daughters mature, but in the meantime, keep enjoying your dramafree lives.