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Regional jail population could rise BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The regional jail could soon see a population increase. Sheriff Charles Rinehart on Monday told the Board of Supervisors he believes the governor will soon sign a bill that removes the cap on the number of inmates housed in regional jails.

“When he signs it, it will become effective then,” the sheriff said, and “we should receive about 50 more.” Not counting the community work center, state inmates typically number about 297 to 299 at the Alcorn facility. The county has sought to increase the population and, thus, compensation for housing those in-

mates. February regional jail revenue totaled $410,300.84, including reimbursements from MDOC and local agencies housing inmates there, as well as other miscellaneous payments. In other business on a light agenda: ■ Supervisors approved observance of Good Friday as a

county holiday on April 18 in lieu of Confederate Memorial day on April 28. ■ The board approved disposal of old series license plates by recycling. ■ The board was notified the revised Gift Road / Smith Bridge Road project has been approved by the state aid office. ■ The county received

homestead reimbursements of $337,159.10 for 2013 and $13,850 for 2012, with $138,365.47 of those reimbursements going to the Alcorn School District. ■ The board went into executive session to discuss possible settlements with property owners who have right of way in the Five Points intersection project.

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Junior Auxiliary of Corinth is praying for fair skies as they look toward their first ever Charity Ball Four Person Golf Scramble. “We are very excited about the tournament and hope we will have good weather for it,” said Golf Scramble Co-Chair Candace Marlar. The golf tournament will be held on Saturday, March 22 at Shiloh Ridge Golf Course. Registration is at 7 a.m. with shotgun start beginning at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $300 per team and includes a golf t-shirt, a goody bag and a BBQ lunch, provided by Johnson-Dozer for each person. Those wishing to enter the JA Golf Scramble should register as soon as possible in order to reserve their desired t-shirt size. They may do so by email at jagolftournament@yahoo. com. Players should include contact info, team name and a list of t-shirt sizes. Payment may be sent to JA of Corinth at P.O. Box 2625, Corinth, MS 38835-2625. Each hole will be sponsored by a local business or community member. Hole sponsorships are available for $150.

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Recording Secretary Laura Moores; Charity Ball Co-Chair Carmen Leister; JA Life Member Prentiss Butler; JA Life Member Melanie Brose; and Golf Scramble Co-chair Candace Marlar show off the black 2014 Ram Hemi truck which will be awarded to the person who gets the first hole in one on a par 3 at the golf tournament. Mulligans are $5. Cash prizes will be awarded throughout the day. A Yeti cooler donated by Coca-Cola will also be raffled off. Tickets on the cooler are $10 each. The event is sponsored by Brose Autoplex with proceeds going to benefit the children of Alcorn County.

Brose will be holding a hole in one contest at the charity event. They will be giving away a black 2014 Ram Hemi truck valued at over $26,000 to the first hole in one on a par 3. “I was excited when Kacie and Carmen presented me the idea of adding JA’s first golf scramble to replace the selling of draw

down tickets. We have had a great response and it’s not too late to sign up. We will be taking registration until Saturday morning,” said Golf Scramble Co-Chair Allison Albarricin. The women of Junior Auxiliary said they are looking forward to the tournament and hope to see everyone at tee off.

CT-A seeks funding support from community

Local legislators are seeking $500,000 for improvements to Corinth’s infrastructure as work on a bond bill for the 2015 budget year moves forward. Rep. Nick Bain (D-Corinth) with Rep. Lester “Bubba” Carpenter (R-Burnsville) successfully offered an amendment on Tuesday to Senate Bill 2975 that would add the funds for Corinth. The House added more than $60 million to the bill for various projects before passing it Tuesday. The Senate also passed a House bill for state borrowing. Bain said they offered this amendment because infrastructure is one of the top concerns in Corinth. “On the floor, I talked about Please see PROJECTS | 2A

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Corinth Theatre-Arts is imploring the public to aid them in funding their performances for the season. Since its founding in March 1968, Corinth Theatre-Arts has enriched the community and provided an outlet for personal expression, development and creativity. “Corinth Theatre-Arts is proud to be part of northeast Mississippi’s strong and vibrant performing-arts community. And we know that you are, too. As the only community theatre in this section of northeast Mississippi, CT-A takes seriously our responsibility to enrich and enhance the quality of life here,” said Paul Locke, president, Corinth Theatre-Arts board of directors. “Our varied and diverse per-

formances entertain thousands of audience members each season, our educational outreaches bring the magic of theatre to thousands of youngsters and our series of talent showcases, workshops and classes open our theatre to everyone interested in the stage. And we’d be honored to have you join us.” Community support is invaluable to the local theatre as it means they can continue to bring culture, entertainment and intrigue to the Crossroads. “You can be a key element in achieving our mission – and let Corinth know you support the performing arts -- by becoming a CT-A donor. Our upcoming season includes seven productions including musicals, family shows, adult comedies and plays from local authors as well as a summer camp, school shows, workshops, our always

popular monthly Cabarets and other events. Becoming a donor means you’re strengthening our community and making northeast Mississippi a destination for talent and creativity. Thank you so much for joining CT-A in support of local arts. We could not do what we do without you,” said Locke. CT-A has several levels of donorship. Angel Donor $5,000+ ■ You will receive eight season tickets. ■ Your donation qualifies for a tax-deductible donation under IRS code 501(c)3 to the full amount the law provides. ■ You will receive eight season t-shirts. ■ CT-A will mention the donation under our Angel donor listing with any personal dedications in all season playbills. ■ You will be invited to at-

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tend our end-of-season Magnolia Awards, where we will celebrate your donation with season volunteers and season ticket holders. Platinum Donor $1,000$4,999 ■ You will receive six season tickets. ■ Your donation qualifies for a tax deductible donation under IRS code 501(c)3 to the full amount the law provides. ■ You will receive six season t-shirts. ■ CT-A will mention the donation under our Platinum donor listing in all season playbills. ■ You will be invited to attend our end-of-season Magnolia Awards, where we will celebrate your donation with season volunteers and season

The Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau board did some traveling of its own for its regular monthly meeting. In its first of two consecutive meetings away from the tourism office, the seven-person board held its March meeting at the Crossroads Museum. A quartet of funding requests were approved by the board Tuesday. Members granted $6,500 in funding to promote area events. The Kiwanis Club and Corinth Home and Garden Tour each received $2,000 to promote upcoming events. Kiwanis will use the amount of its $3,500 requested to draw interest for its 17th Annual Kiwanis/Leon Frazier Memorial Gospel Singing in June.

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On this day in history 150 years ago General Henry Halleck writes to Major Generals William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas and James B. McPherson, informing them of their promotions to the lesser rank of Brigadier General in the Regular Army.

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JACKSON — Four months after she started work, Carey Wright’s position as Mississippi’s state superintendent of education is official. State senators voted 46-6 to confirm Wright on Tuesday after a brief debate that focused on whether her values are right for Mississippi and whether senators should support her advocacy of Common Core state standards and publicly funded prekindergarten. “I do not take for granted the confidence placed in me to fulfill the duties of this position, and I look forward to working with the state Board of Education, legislators,

school district superintendents, teachers and parents across the state on ways to raise student achievement,” Wright said in a statement. Wright, the first woman to serve permanently as state superintendent in Mississippi, is making $300,000 a year. Senate Education Committee Chairman Gray Tollison, an Oxford Republican, supported Wright, saying she brings experience in high-performing school districts and a “no nonsense” approach to improving student achievement. “One of the things she brings is she is not from Mississippi,” he told sena-

tors. “She doesn’t have any baggage. She comes in with a fresh set of eyes.” A former school administrator in Washington, D.C., and Maryland, Wright was named to lead the Mississippi Department of Education in November. The state Board of Education voted to hire Wright after interviewing her and four other candidates. The debate was relatively subdued after opponents of funding Common Core lost following a longer Senate debate last week. Sens. Angela Hill, R-Picayune, and Michael Watson, R-Pascagoula, were Wright’s leading detractors.

for a tax deductible donation under IRS code 501(c)3 to the full amount the law provides. ■ You will receive two season t-shirts. ■ CT-A will mention the donation under our Silver donor listing in all season playbills. ■ You will be invited to attend our end-of-season Magnolia Awards, where we will celebrate your donation with season volunteers and season ticket holders. Bronze Donor $100-249 ■ You will receive one season ticket. ■ Your donation qualifies for a tax deductible donation under IRS code 501(c)3 to the full amount the law provides. ■ You will receive one season t-shirt. ■ CT-A will mention the

donation under our Bronze donor listing in all season playbills. ■ You will be invited to attend our end-of-season Magnolia Awards, where we will celebrate your donation with season volunteers and season ticket holders. Check or debit is preferred but all forms of donation will be excepted and are appreciated. In kind contributions can also be made. Business office hours are 1-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. (For more information about donating, contact CT-A by phone at 662-2872995, by email at corinth. theatre.arts@gmail, by postal mail at P.O. Box 127, Corinth MS 38835; or fax at 662-287-6272. For a schedule of upcoming shows, visit the website at www.corinththeatrearts.com)

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ticket holders. Gold Donor $500-$999 ■ You will receive three season tickets. ■ Your donation qualifies for a tax deductible donation under IRS code 501(c)3 to the full amount the law provides. ■ You will receive three season t-shirts. ■ CT-A will mention the donation under our Gold donor listing in all season playbills. ■ You will be invited to attend our end-of-season Magnolia Awards, where we will celebrate your donation with season volunteers and season ticket holders. Silver Donor $250-$499 ■ You will receive two season tickets. ■ Your donation qualifies

Correction An error appeared on the Junior Auxiliary 52nd Annual Charity Ball page in Sunday’s edition of the Daily Corinthian. Madeline Smith attends Corinth High School, not Kossuth High School.

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how our city has struggled with flooding and how it has caused lawsuits and caused our citizens to be overwhelmed with flooding problems,” he said. But the funding, if approved, would not be limited to drainage work. Getting past conference negotiations will be the funding’s big test. “They will look at everything in that bond bill and discuss it,” said Bain. “At least we have made them

aware of the problem and get a seat at the table.” If the funding does not survive conference negotiations, he is optimistic that there may be other legislative opportunities to try to get the city some help. Among the items added by the House to the Senate bill are $5 million to revitalize downtowns in cities of 15,000 or fewer population and $20 million to aid Tupelo’s Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. plant. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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“Most of our advertising will be radio,” said event spokesman Jimmy Rich. “We have a lot of interest in North Alabama.” Rich told the board the club is expecting a crowd of 700 to 900 people with close to 600 of them being from out of town. Board member Laura Albright spoke to her fellow members on behalf of the home tour. “The Verandah-Curlee House is a jewel in the community,” she said of the home where proceeds from the tour will be donated. “The home attracts tourists from all over the country.” Over the years of the home tour, organizers have raised $87,000 for the restoration of the VerandahCurlee House. The Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter received $1,500 in funding for its Crossroads Chili Cook-off next month. “Award money is what gets them here,” said the event’s Steve Knight. “Ninety-eight percent who come to the cook-off are coming from outside Mississippi.” The Mississippi State Championship has 26 teams already signed up. “Most of our entries sign up the last two weeks,” added Knight. The annual chili event is slated for April 5 on the grounds of the Crossroads Museum and Care Garden. “This is the place to have it,” said

Knight. “I really believe the event could be bigger than it is.” Rienzi Mayor Walter Williams was granted $1,000 for his town’s Annual Battle of Rienzi. “We have decided to do something a little different this time,” said the mayor. “We are going to add our Spring Festival during the same time as the battle event.” The two events are slated for May 2-4. “I think 2014 is going to a good time for us,” added Williams. The board also heard from Larry Mangus with the Col. W.P. Rogers Sons of Confederate Veterans about a recent Civil War show at the Crossroads Arena. “It was very successful … the attendance was up 15 percent from last year,” said Mangus. “Dealers did very well which means they will be back next year.” Mangus also told the board his group is planning on opening the Verandah-Curlee House, if the contractor in charge of the restoration approves, during the Home and Garden Tour. “We want to impress some people and open it up so they can see what still needs to be done,” he said. In other board business, the group approved a motion to enter in agreement with the city, county and Crossroads Regional Park to set in motion a plan which will see the park expanded. The expansion would take place by refinancing the Crossroads Arena construction bond.

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Today in history Today is Wednesday, March 19, the 78th day of 2014. There are 287 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 19, 1979, the U.S. House of Representatives began televising its floor proceedings; the live feed was carried by C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network), which was making its debut.

On this date: In 1863, the Confederate cruiser Georgianna, on its maiden voyage, was scuttled off Charleston, S.C., to prevent it from falling into Union hands. In 1920, the Senate rejected, for a second time, the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 49 in favor, 35 against, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed for approval. In 1945, Adolf Hitler issued his so-called “Nero Decree,” ordering the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands. In 1965, the wreck of the Confederate cruiser Georgianna was discovered by E. Lee Spence, 102 years to the day after it had been scuttled. In 2003, President George W. Bush ordered the start of war against Iraq. (Because of the time difference, it was early March 20 in Iraq.)

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Women of color State employee $1,000 raise gather at summit proposal rejected by Senate More than 550 women gathered recently at Mississippi State to participate in the university’s 2014 Women of Color Summit: “Changing Lives: Destination Success.” “We had ladies from all regions of the United States to attend: California to Washington, D.C.,” said NaToya Hill, recruitment, retention and program specialist for the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. “We had to close registration approximately three weeks before the actual summit, and I believe we had representation from each county in Mississippi.” With more than 10 sessions held in Colvard Student Union and better than 20 speakers, women at the summit explored a variety of topics, all of which related to the importance of empowering themselves as leaders and graduating from an institution of higher learning. RoSusan D. Bartee, professor and program coordinator of leadership and counselor education at the University of Mississippi, focused on leadership. Whether in classrooms, workplace or homes, leadership can expand the numbers of better educated women of color who are economically competitive with their peers, she said. “As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others,” she

said. “Be awakened to the light and the genius that is in each of you.” Bartee said each of the attendees already posseses the integrity, dignity and courage necessary to achieve success either in classrooms or in workplaces. Pearl Pennington, director of student affairs for Institutions of Higher Learning, the governing body of Mississippi public colleges and universities, discussed data trends related to degree completion, as well as the numbers of women in administrative and faculty positions. Pennington examined the statistics related to women of color’s postsecondary success and emphasized the importance of working hard, even in the face of adversity. “We’re still not reaching the goals that we need to reach for women of color,” she said. “We’re enrolling in record numbers; we’re just not graduating. You can only improve the condition of education if you engage in education.” Like all the other speakers, Pennington emphasized that women of color should be proud of their heritage and reach out to others, no matter what their gender or color of their skin. As leaders who recognize their own value, women of color can make the changes necessary to increase their college graduation rates and entrepreneurial opportunities.

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JACKSON — Mississippi senators on Tuesday rejected a proposal to give a $1,000 pay raise to all state employees, but a top budget writer said legislators still might consider a raise for lower-paid government workers. Sen. Hob Bryan, DAmory, proposed the across-the-board pay raise, saying employees’ paychecks have remained stagnant while their insurance and retirement expenses have increased in recent years. He said caregivers in mental institutions, custodians who clean state buildings and workers who cut grass on public property are making modest salaries and are often overlooked. “It’s so much fun to poke fun at government.... But the folks who are doing these jobs need to be rewarded,” Bryan said. His proposal failed when 27 senators voted against it and 24 voted for it. The split was mostly along party lines, with opposition from Re-

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Eugene “Buck” Clarke, R-Hollandale, said Tuesday 28,785 of the 31,000 workers overseen by the Personnel Board have received some form of pay raise in the past four years. In some cases, they’ve earned a higher academic degree or professional certification that made them eligible for more money. In other cases, legislators gave agency directors the authority to move money around within a budget and the directors used that power to give raises to some workers. Clarke said he’s asking the state Department of Finance and Information for details about workers who haven’t received raises in the past four years. In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Clarke said there’s a chance that as legislators work on a final budget plan in the next two weeks, they could include some money to give raises to workers who have lower salaries.

publicans who hold the majority of Senate seats and support mostly coming from Democrats. When the Republicancontrolled House was considering early versions of budget bills in February, Rep. Johnny Stringer, D-Montrose, tried repeatedly to add a $1,000 state employee pay raise. Those efforts also fell short. The proposals from Bryan and Stringer would not have given raises to legislators. The state Personnel Board oversees about 31,000 government employees for a wide variety of agencies, and when lawmakers discuss state employee pay raises, they are talking about those workers. The Personnel Board does not oversee elementary and secondary teachers, professors and instructors of community colleges and universities or employees of the governor’s office or the legislative branch. Legislators are working on a separate plan to give pay raises to teachers, though details are still not clear.

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A fish on the wall PINE LEVEL, Ala. — A blue marlin in the hand is worth two on the den wall, or so I thought. For decades, at least three, the blue marlin my father caught on a deep-sea fishing trip to Florida has been swimming the faux-paneling of my parents’ ranch house den. My late father loved to tell the story of the day he caught the “monster,” and my mother always shook her head in mock disgust and referred to the Rheta room’s visual centerpiece as Johnson “that fish.” My father knew better than Columnist to interfere with decoration schemes in the living room, where we seldom lived, its painted china and lace tablecloths and dolls from many countries giving off Victorian vibes. He had his say in the den. There is a mounted pheasant, which also came with a story. There are Alaskan photographs from a trip Daddy took with my brother. There are deer prints and a real fireplace to poke. It has been a man’s room, full of evidence of hunting and gathering of a long lifetime. The thing everyone noticed, had to notice, was the marlin, its sharp beak pointing toward Troy, its tailfin swishing in the Montgomery direction. Above the photographs of grandchildren and my father’s World War II troop ship, the fish was a Hemingway short story in three-dimension. “Known for putting up a tremendous fight when hooked, these rare marine monsters are the holy grail for sport fishers,” National Geographic says. Right on the den wall, the holy by-god grail. After my father died, I asked for the fish. As cumbersome a memento as it was, I could think of nothing else I wanted more. It not only spoke to his love of the ocean, it said a lot about his era. I assume it’s politically incorrect these days to hang your catch on the wall for eternity. My mother hesitated, which surprised me. Even after begrudging that fish a wall of a room for so long, to take it down seemed almost sacrilege. I convinced her I had a good place for it, would never part with it, and so Mother obligingly phoned my brother to make sure he didn’t want it. Seems male offspring have first dibs on such treasures. “Not my thing,” he said. I hung a painting she likes in the vacant spot and removed the marlin. Tricky business, walking around with an 8-foot-ish fish, its dorsal fin brittle from age, its spear-shaped jaw threatening to wipe clean the mantel. With the tuna and squid gone from its inside — average blue marlin size is from 200 to 400 pounds, though females can reach 1,985 — the empty fish was more awkward than heavy. Try as I might, I could not fit the big fish into the back of my vehicle, which already was loaded with suitcases and two dogs and their paraphernalia. What the Geographic had called “one of the biggest fish in the world” was too much for an ordinary human and her Hyundai. I reluctantly rehung the fish above a bookcase at my folks’ place, and this time its hollow bulk stretched between two windows, partially covering them. I left instead with a photograph of my father at Bill’s Marina, his cobalt catch eclipsing the rest of the day’s bounty, his cap shadowing the big smile on his face. The photo has faded a bit. Like Hemingway’s old man, I’ll have to return again, and perhaps again, until I can leave with my trophy, or what’s left of it after the fight. (To find out more about Daily Corinthian columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www.rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.)

Prayer for today Creator of all, I do know that if I may hold myself close enough, I can hear restful music through the breeze, and find secrets in the flowers and leaves. I rejoice that thou hast made the woods and rivers that thou dost love, so I too might possess them, and not be a tenant of them only. May I look and study deeper the things which bring me closer to thee. Amen.

A verse to share “The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.” -- Psalms 119:144

Amy Chua’s new ‘tiger’ of a book Professor Amy Chua of the Yale law school is better known as a “Tiger Mom” because of her take-no-prisoners, tough love approach to raising children. She and her husband Jed Rubenfeld (a fellow Yale law professor) have written what may turn out to be the best book of this year. It is titled “The Triple Package” because it argues that three qualities are found in spectacularly successful groups in America. These three qualities, they say, are a superiority complex, insecurity and impulse control. Whether you buy their theory or not, you will be enormously enlightened by their attempts to prove it. In the process they shoot down many of the popular beliefs about upward mobility in America and about the kinds of people who succeed. At a time when so many in academia and the media are proclaiming that the poor are no longer able to rise in America, Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld point out that a major research project on which that conclusion has been based left out immigrants. In their own words, “Although rarely mentioned in media reports, the studies said to show the demise of upward mobility in America

largely exclude immigrants and their children. Indeed, the Pew FounThomas dation study ofSowell most ten cited as Columnist proof of the death of upward mobility in the United States expressly cautions that its findings do not apply to ‘immigrant families,’ for whom ‘the American dream is alive and well.’” Some immigrant groups have risen spectacularly, even when they arrived here with very little money and sometimes with little knowledge of English. “Almost 25 percent of Nigerian households make over $100,000 a year” in America, the authors point out, compared to just 11 percent of black American households. Other groups that have risen dramatically over the years include Mormons, immigrants from India and Iran, and refugees who fled Cuba when Fidel Castro took over there, back in 1958. Those Cubans had to leave most of their wealth behind and, even when they had been doctors or other professionals in Cuba, they had to start out at the bottom in

America. But, by 1990, Cuban American households had middle class incomes twice as often as Anglo Americans. Americans from India have the highest income of any ethnic group the Census keeps track of, “with Chinese, Iranian and Lebanese Americans not far behind.” Despite many who argue that black Americans cannot rise because of racist barriers, black immigrants rise. A majority of the black students at Harvard are from Africa or the Caribbean, and Nigerians “are already markedly overrepresented at Wall Street investment banks and bluechip law firms.” Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld write about America. But similar patterns can be found in England, where the white underclass seems to be stuck at the bottom, while low-income nonwhite immigrant children outperform them in the schools, just as Asian immigrant children outperform black underclass children in America. Those in the media, in politics and in academia who seem determined to blame American society for individuals and groups who do not rise would be hardpressed to explain why im-

migrants of various colors come in at the bottom and proceed to rise -- on both sides of the Atlantic. It would probably never occur to those who are eager to blame “society” that it is they and their welfare state ideology who have, for generations, burdened the underclass with a vision of hopeless victimhood that immigrants have been spared. By the time various immigrant groups have been here for generations, they have already risen, despite the welfare state ideology that says that they cannot rise. That so many in the media and in academia who proclaim the end of social mobility in America leave out the fact that data they cite do not include various immigrant groups tells you all you need to know about them. “The Triple Package” is a book that tells us much that we all need to know about America -- especially if we want to keep the welfare state ideology from destroying the American Dream. (Daily Corinthian columnist Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell. com.)

Democratic strategists resemble French generals in ’40 It is reminiscent of the quandary faced by Gen. Maurice Gamelin on the evening of May 15, 1940. Suddenly he realized that German panzer troops had broken through the supposedly impassable Ardennes. French troops to the north were cut off and rendered useless, troops to the south were falling back in disarray on all sides and no reserves were available between the front and Paris. “Yes,” he told the prime minister, “it means the destruction of the French Army.” Now, analogies between military history and politics are never exact, and no one in American politics remotely resembles the Nazis. But there is some resemblance between the plight of Gen. Gamelin and the plight of Democratic strategists in key Senate and congressional races this year. The general had run out of feasible alternatives. His one hope was that the other side would make a mistake. Alas, the Germans didn’t, and a great nation was lost within a few days. Today’s Democrats face losing an election, not a nation, and the cause is Obamacare. They stand on ground of their own choosing, which

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they suddenly find themselves unable to defend, and they must hope that Michael the opposiBarone tion makes disabling Columnist mistakes. That has been made starkly clear by Republican David Jolly’s defeat of the better-known Democrat Alex Sink in the Florida-13 special election on March 11. The margin wasn’t large, 49 percent to 47 percent, and the dropoff in Democratic vote not huge. What was more significant is that the well-financed, national party-selected Sink was unable to defend her ground. Entirely missing from her campaign was a message along the lines of “hands off my Obamacare.” You would have heard something like that if a Republican had advocated repealing Social Security or Medicare a year or two after these programs were passed. But support for Obamacare has been under 50 percent since before it was passed. Democrats would be running ads showing happy

Obamacare consumers if they could find any. Instead they are fending off backlash from ads showing ordinary people who have lost the coverage they had and wanted to keep. Their spokesmen are getting into arguments with cancer patients — arguments they can’t really win. The Sink campaign, blessed with a non-incumbent candidate who didn’t actually vote for Obamacare, tried the national party’s recommended “fix it” stance. Some polls show “fix it” to be as popular as “repeal.” But Republicans, including Jolly, have already been maneuvering around that, as the panzers maneuvered through the Ardennes, by coming out for “repeal and replace.” Another alternative for a campaign on the defensive is to change the subject. But the Sink campaign did not see fit to stress themes the president has been voicing, addressing “income inequality” by raising the minimum wage or increasing overtime pay. Those policies get wide approval in polls. But there’s little evidence that they’re important enough to voters to swing votes.

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Instead, the Sink campaign trotted out traditional Democratic themes. Republicans would “privatize” Social Security. They would threaten Medicare. But “hands off Social Security and Medicare” doesn’t seem capable of gaining ground, even in Florida with its large elderly population. Looking ahead, Democratic incumbents and candidates in seven states carried by Mitt Romney are running under 50 percent in polls. That’s true also of Democrats in four 2012 presidential target states carried by Obama. Obamacare leaves those Democrats in a position that resembles Gamelin’s: They have no good alternatives. Except to hope for mistakes by Republicans — who have shown quite capable of mistakes in the past. We’ll see how many they make this time. (Daily Corinthian columnist Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)

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Top cancer centers concerned about law WASHINGTON — Some of America’s best cancer hospitals are off-limits to many of the people now signing up for coverage under the nation’s new health care program. Doctors and administrators say they’re concerned. So are some state insurance regulators. An Associated Press survey found examples coast to coast. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance is excluded by five out of eight insurers in Washington’s insurance exchange. MD Anderson Cancer Center says it’s in less than half of the plans in the Houston area. Memorial SloanKettering is included by two of nine insurers in New York City and has out-of-network agreements with two more. In all, only four of 19 nationally recognized comprehensive cancer centers that responded to AP’s survey said patients have access through all the insurance companies in their states’ exchanges.

NTSB: Noises heard from news chopper SEATTLE — A federal official says witnesses reported hearing unusual noises from a KOMO-TV news helicopter before it crashed Tuesday, killing two people on board and injuring a third on the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board’s Dennis Hogenson says investigators are examining all possibilities as they look for what caused the crash. He says witnesses also reported seeing the aircraft rotate before it hit the ground. Hogenson says investigators are working to document the scene and clear the wreckage. A preliminary report is expected in five days, followed by a fuller report with a probable cause in up to a year.

Officials will be looking at mechanical, environmental, pilot and other issues as they investigate the crash.

Jeb Bush considers run for White House MIAMI — Jeb Bush gets the question at just about every public appearance these days: Will you run for president? The former Florida governor gives a well-worn answer: “I can honestly tell you that I don’t know what I’m going to do.” It’s an answer that won’t satisfy the GOP faithful for much longer. The scion of the Bush political dynasty will likely be asked the question many times in the coming weeks as he raises his profile with appearances in Tennessee, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas — where he’ll bump into another possible 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Bush’s “yes” or “no” is one of the most significant factors looming over the 2016 Republican presidential contest. A White House bid by the brother and son of presidents would shake up a wide-open GOP field, attract a legion of big-money donors and set up a showdown with the influential tea party movement. Bush has said he’ll consult with his family this summer and make a decision by the

end of the year. With New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie facing multiple investigations in a political retribution probe, many Republicans see Bush as a potent alternative: a two-term GOP governor who thrived in the nation’s largest swing-voting state and could make the party more inclusive.

Oklahoma resets scheduled executions OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma court on Tuesday rescheduled a pair of executions set for this week and next so state prison officials will have more time to find a supply of drugs for the lethal injections. The decision came in a lawsuit in which two inmates had sought more information about the drugs that would be used to execute them later this month. The inmates had sought a stay of their executions, but the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals said that request was moot because the state Department of Corrections doesn’t have enough drugs on hand to carry out their death sentences. “The attorney general’s attestations give this court no confidence that the state will be able to procure the necessary drugs before the scheduled executions are carried out,” the court wrote.

KiOR puts plant in idle COLUMBUS — Alternative fuel manufacturer KiOR Inc. is putting its $225 million plant in Lowndes County in “idle” state until it can raise money for more research and plant improvements. The disclosure came in the company’s endof-the-year financial filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In that filing, KiOR says an earlier announced second operation for Lowndes County will not occur until late 2015 — if at all. KiOR also says that the SEC subpoenaed information Jan. 28 about the status of the Columbus plant and biofuel projection levels as part of an investigation. KiOR faces several lawsuits claiming it misrepresented its progress at the facility The alternative fuels plant started operating 18 months ago but has been plagued by operational and financial difficulties. The plant stopped production in December.

New trial date in 1993 slaying COLUMBIA — A new trial date has been set for James K. Polk, who is charged with capital murder in the 1993 fatal shooting of a Marion County woman. WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg reports Polk had been scheduled for trial this past week. Circuit Judge Prentiss Harrell granted a prosecution motion to reschedule

the trial due to the unavailability of an expert witness. Harrell set the trial for Aug. 29 and lowered Polk’s bond to $100,000. Polk is accused of the 1993 death of 18-yearold Kimberly Rowell. Rowell’s body was found on the Columbia Primary School playground by a student.

Plane makes emergency landing JACKSON — A United Airlines flight from Chicago to New Orleans made an emergency landing at the JacksonEvers International Airport Monday night after the plane developed a mechanical problem. Bonnie Wilson, spokeswoman for the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, says in a statement that United Flight 1263 landed about 9:30 p.m. She says there were no injuries. United Airlines sent a second plane to Jackson to complete the flight to New Orleans.

Ex-deputy accused of sexual battery GULFPORT — The former deputy warden of the Harrison County jail has been arrested on a charge of sexual battery. Bobby Joe Chandler, 64, of Gulfport, was arrested Saturday on a charge that alleges sexual involvement with a girl who is a juvenile. Sheriff Melvin Brisolara told The Sun Herald Chandler was fired Monday. Chandler was booked at the Hancock

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County jail and held on a $100,000 bond. The sheriff said booking Chandler at a neighboring jail is standard procedure to ensure his safety. Chandler was promoted to deputy warden at the Harrison County jail Feb. 1, 2008. Brisolara said Chandler served in that capacity less than a year and was named maintenance manager of buildings used by the sheriff’s office, including the jail and work center. “He didn’t work in the enforcement part,” Brisolara said, “but ... he was still considered a deputy.” The attorney general’s office is investigating the case.

2 sheriff’s deputies wounded in shooting COLUMBUS — Two deputies were wounded Tuesday in a shooting in a Lowndes County subdivision. Chief Deputy Marc Miley says the shooting happened about 1:15 p.m. in the Drake Hill subdivision in the New Hope area. He says the deputies are being treated at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus. The names of the deputies have not been released. Their conditions were not immediately known. Miley says one person has been taken into custody. He would not release further details.

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Thailand radar may have tracked missing jetliner Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Ten days after a Malaysian jetliner disappeared, Thailand’s military said Tuesday it saw radar blips that might have been from the missing plane but didn’t report it “because we did not pay attention to it.” Search crews from 26 countries, including Thailand, are looking for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished early March 8 with 239 people aboard en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Frustration is growing among relatives of those on the plane at the lack of progress in the search. Aircraft and ships are scouring two giant arcs of territory amounting to the size of Australia — half of it in the remote seas of the southern Indian Ocean. Cmdr. William Marks, a spokesman for the U.S. 7th Fleet, said finding the plane was like trying to locate a few people somewhere between New York and California. Early in the search, Malaysian officials said they suspected the plane backtracked toward the Strait of Malacca, just west of Malaysia. But it took a week for them to confirm Malaysian military radar data suggesting that route. Thai military officials said Tuesday their own radar showed an unidentified plane, possibly Flight 370, flying toward the strait beginning minutes after the Malaysian jet’s transponder signal was lost. Air force spokesman Air Vice Marshal Montol Suchookorn said the Thai military doesn’t know whether the plane it de-

tected was Flight 370. Thailand’s failure to quickly share possible information about the plane may not substantially change what Malaysian officials now know, but it raises questions about the degree to which some countries are sharing their defense data. Flight 370 took off from Kuala Lumpur at 12:40 a.m. March 8 and its transponder, which allows air traffic controllers to identify and track it, ceased communicating at 1:20 a.m. Montol said that at 1:28 a.m., Thai military radar “was able to detect a signal, which was not a normal signal, of a plane flying in the direction opposite from the MH370 plane,” back toward Kuala Lumpur. The plane later turned right, toward Butterworth, a Malaysian city along the Strait of Malacca. The radar signal was infrequent and did not include data such as the flight number. When asked why it took so long to release the information, Montol said, “Because we did not pay any attention to it. The Royal Thai Air Force only looks after any threats against our country.” He said the plane never entered Thai airspace and that Malaysia’s initial request for information in the early days of the search was not specific. “When they asked again and there was new information and assumptions from (Malaysian) Prime Minister Najib Razak, we took a look at our information again,” Montol said. “It didn’t take long for us to figure out, although it did take some experts to find out about it.”

Deaths Newman Allen Funeral services for Claude “Newman” Allen, 62, of Corinth, are set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Allen died Monday, March 17, 2014 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born December 1, 1951, he was a retired woodworker for Gateway Handles with many years of service. He was a member of Wheeler Grove Baptist Church. He loved his family and friends and enjoyed family gatherings, hunting, good gospel music and playing with his grandson, Seth. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Linda Allen of Corinth; a

Vickie Keith Vickie Keith, 43, of Corinth, died Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Patterson Memorial Chapel.

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Funeral services for William L. Davis are set for 1 p.m. Friday at McPeters Inc. Funeral Chapel with burial will in Henry Cemetery. Mr. Davis died Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Tishomingo Manor in Iuka. He was a retired painter and carpenter. He enjoyed cars, trucks and woodwork. He was a member of Tate Baptist Church. Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his parents, B.L. and Eunice Davis; a son, Steve Crumby; and a brother, Robert Davis. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Martha Ann Davis; five sons, Jimmy Dan Crumby (Michele) of South Fulton, Tenn.; Tommy Ray Crumby (Sherry) of Selmer, Tenn.; Michael David Crumby of Corinth; William “Bill” Russell Crumby of Jackson and Leslie Keith Davis of Corinth; two daughters, Martha Jane Musser

son, Andy Allen of Hattiesburg; a daughter, Kelly Allen Isbell and husband Steven of Corinth; a grandchild, Seth Ryan Isbell; a brother, David Allen and wife Faye of Corinth; three sisters, Wanda Allen, Judy Crum and Rhonda Devers and husband Mike all of Corinth; a brother-inlaw, Mike Dees of Corinth; two sisters-in-law, Deborah Carter and Marie Allen both of Corinth; and three special friends, Paul Copeland, Jerry Burcham and Shorty Bearden. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Frank Allen and Daisy Dean Forman Allen; a brother, Willie Charles Allen; two brothers-in-law, Junior Carter and Billy Crum; his father-in-law,

Archie Dees; and his mother-inlaw, Dale Bragg Dees. Dr. Kara Blackard, Bro. Donnie Davis, Charlie Browning and Blake Allen will officiate. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. tonight and from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church. Pallbearers will be Junior Allen, Ricky Allen, Blake Allen, Kevin Switcher, Dustin Devers, Billy Crum, Tiffany Basden, Dana Allen and Joey Dees. Honorary pallbearers are Jake Allen, Slater Allen, Hunter Switcher, Addie Switcher, Daycie Ford, Kylie Gifford, Madison Basden, Brady Basden and Brantley Basden. Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

(Doug) and Mary Ann Roberts (Fred) both of Corinth; two brothers, Erbie Davis (Fay) and Donald Davis (Janice) both of Corinth; three sisters, Oma Jean Roberts (Edwin), Frances Miller of Pickwick, Tenn. and Nell Elsworth of Corinth; 21 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Bro. Mickey Trammel and Bro. Daniel Jones will officiate. Family will receive friends and family Thursday at 5 p.m.

ley, Ainsley Taylor Renfrow, Elena DeeAnn Renfrow, Emma Jo Renfrow all of Corinth, and Riley Lynn Landers of New Albany. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde McDonald Renfrow and Willie Gertrude Ketchum Renfrow; two sisters, Carolyn Renfrow and Jean Robertson; and two brothers, Gary and Kenneth Renfrow. Bro. Joe Street will officiate. Visitation was Tuesday from 4-9 p.m.

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BLUE MOUNTAIN — Funeral services for Charles Ronald Renfrow, 62, are set for 2 p.m. today at McBride Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Blue Mountain Cemetery. Mr. Renfrow died Sunday, March 16, 2014. Born January 7, 1952, he was a diesel mechanic for Cotton Plant Transport in New Albany. He was an United States Army veteran and of the non-denominational faith. Survivors include his wife, Lorrie Irwin Renfrow of Blue Mountain; a son, Ronald Renfrow (Shanna) of Corinth; a daughter, Jessica Ann Matlock of Ripley; a step-daughter, Stephanie Taylor (Brandon) of New Albany; four sisters, Linda Bozeman of Blue Mountain, Maxine Dillard, Hope Gates and Diane Vick (Ronnie) all of Ripley; a brother, Dale Renfrow (Becky) of New Albany; and seven grandchildren, Ayden Landers of New Albany, Kelsey Matlock, Kayle Marie Matlock both of Rip-

FLORENCE, Ala. — Funeral services for Gladys Smith, 96, formerly of Iuka, are set for 11 a.m. today at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Smith died Monday, March 17, 2014 at Mitchell–Hollingsworth Nursing Home. She was a member of the Iuka Church of Christ, being its oldest member until her death. Survivors include a daughter, Diane Sherron of Florence; a son, Jerry Smith (Pat) of Dickson, Tenn.; seven grandchildren, Morgan Smith, Robin McKinney (Clay), Casey Smith (Tabitha), Nathan Smith, John Sherron (Brooke), Katie King (Chris) and Jenny Hyche (Cody); and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul “Bully” Smith. Lance Foster will officiate. Visitation was Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.

Lawyer: DNA used in Cotton murder conviction unreliable Associated Press

JACKSON — The lawyer for a man convicted of killing a woman in Tunica County nearly two decades ago argued Tuesday to the Mississippi Supreme Court that DNA evidence prosecutors used to link him to the crime is unreliable. Fannie Lee Burks was slain in 1995 in her apartment. At that time, the slaying was deemed unsolved, and the case went cold. However, in 2008, the Tuni-

ca County Sheriff’s Office tested biological evidence that was found under Burks’ fingernails at the time of her death. The evidence had been stored in the property room. The DNA profile found under the fingernails of her right hand was consistent with that of Joe Cotton. In 2011, Cotton was charged with Burks’ murder. He was convicted in 2012 and sentenced to life in prison. Cotton’s attorney George Holmes told the court the only

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contact between the two was when Burks gave him a sandwich bag when he stopped at the cafe where she worked. Court records showed Cotton and Burks knew each other and their families. “There is a host of other reasonable hypothesis. As a matter of law, there is no way the state has proven its case without a reasonable doubt. DNA was found under one fingernail and one hand ... this just goes to support the hypothesis that

it was not a violent situation. If there had been violent contact there would have been more material,” said Holmes, with the Office of State Public Defender. Special Assistant Attorney General Billy Gore said the DNA testing found material from Burks and an unknown male, which was eventually found to be Cotton’s. “It’s pretty conclusive that we have his DNA under her fingernails. We know it is his

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Trust in relationship involves more than knowing passwords DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship for two years. We gave each other our phone passwords as soon as we made it official to avoid keeping things from each other. One night I had a sudden urge to go through his phone. I had never done it before, and when I looked at his Facebook messages, I saw he had been exchanging inappropriate pictures with someone. I was shocked and angry, and it almost ended our relationship. He deleted and blocked this person, and I forgave him. We don’t talk about it anymore. I haven’t noticed any other red flags, but now, when he’s asleep or goes somewhere and leaves his phone at home, just looking at it upsets me. I’ll put a pillow or a blanket over it so I can “forget” it’s there. I don’t know if I should take another peek to make sure he’s staying on the straight and narrow, or if ignorance is bliss. What do you think? -- UNSURE GUY IN TEXAS DEAR UNSURE GUY: Ignorance ISN’T bliss. Being able to trust the man you’re with is, and if it turns out you can’t, it’s better that you know sooner rather than later. It appears you still have some unresolved trust issues with him that need to be discussed.

Between you and me, if he was trying to conceal something, he probably wouldn’t be leaving his Abigail phone exVan Buren posed and vulnerable to checking. Dear Abby D E A R ABBY: I’m 39 and have been married for 12 years. My wife is 35. When we first got together, my wife did not want to have kids right away. She said maybe after I graduated from college, or perhaps we could adopt. It took more time because of some surgeries, but I have graduated now and I want to start a family. She now says she thought I was kidding when we were talking about it all those years ago, and that I knew she never wanted kids. I am at a loss. I love this woman, but I do want children, or to adopt a baby if that’s not possible -- but she says she’s unwilling to do either. What am I to do? -- WANTS TO BE A DAD IN CHARLOTTE, N.C. DEAR WANTS TO BE A DAD: You either accept that you will be childless, or talk to an attorney about divorcing a woman who

appears to have deceived you. How sad! DEAR ABBY: I was engaged to my ex-girlfriend for three years. We broke up more than a year ago -- her choice. We reconciled briefly, but are now broken up for good, and she’s dating someone else. My question is about the engagement ring. It didn’t bother me that she kept it until recently. Should I ask for the ring back or let it go? If you think I should ask for it, should I do it face-to-face or through some other messaging? -- MOVING ON IN KENTUCKY DEAR MOVING ON: When your ex-girlfriend broke the engagement, she should have returned the engagement ring. That she didn’t indicates she is either ignorant regarding the rules of etiquette, or that she plans to keep it regardless of what the custom is. (If it’s the latter, you’re fortunate to be rid of her.) I do NOT recommend asking for the ring via text or a phone call out of the blue. Your chances might be better if you ask in person. I wish you luck! (Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.)

Horoscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19). Nice people tend to eat what they are served. You are nice, but you’re too aware of your appetites to unconsciously swallow whatever life dishes up. This is true both metaphorically and actually. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Those who don’t know that there’s a system in place will have a really hard time working that system. Realizing this, you will take the time to be savvy about how things work. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Be careful of what you declare. Chances are, it will be an impulsive and half-baked declaration that you won’t want people to remind you of five years from now. You’re better off doing this: Walk it; don’t talk it. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You feel glad for what others post on social media, write in books and share in emails, while simultaneously having no desire whatsoever to contribute to those media just now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your climb in an organization will be slow and steady. So stop measuring; you’ll only be discouraged. Just trust that if you continue in this way you will one day find yourself at the top. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). After you make a few sacrifices, you can’t help but feel that it’s your turn to be on the receiving end of things. But if you are engaged in a relationship with a narcissist, good luck with that. Seek out the givers. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Life gets easier because you loosen up your rules of friendship. It would be extreme to oust someone just because he or she doesn’t pay the proper attention to the relationship. Instead, adjust the person’s role in your mind. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You don’t have to feel tied to one way (or a handful of ways, for that matter) of being. When it comes to how to do you, there are a multitude of choices, so don’t be

self-limiting. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Those who were once dependent on you now show small signs of being independent. It’s a source of pride, although you should be careful not to draw too much attention to it. Doing so could get in the way of the process. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Just as retailers don’t expect everyone who enters the store to buy, you should not expect to get a “yes” from every person who seems slightly interested in what you have to offer. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s like you’re incapable of a selfish act lately. The thought of doing something exclusively for your own happiness simply doesn’t occur to you -- although now that I bring it up, it might. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). New developments will open up your schedule. There finally will be time for you to get involved with the project or person you’ve been dreaming about.

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