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County opposes labor cuts BY JEBB JOHNSTON The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Monday in opposition to a Mississippi Department of Corrections plan to close the Joint State County Work Program. Alcorn County is one of 30 in the program, which provides state inmates to perform labor such as working on garbage trucks and to work for organizations such as the animal shelter and park. The county typically has 60 to 70 inmates in the program. Their loss would be a financial hit of about $400,000 per year, according to Sheriff Charles Rinehart. In March, the county billed MDOC $32,960 for the housing of joint work program inmates. In a letter sent to sheriffs late last week and in a press release issued on Friday, new MDOC Commissioner Marshall Fisher said the inmates in the work program will shift to MDOC’s community work centers. He said the Joint State County Work Program “is simply not an efficient use of taxpayers’ money, with public safety being of utmost concern.” In Alcorn County, the community work center took on a different role about four years ago. “We were asked to build a work center so MDOC could change the CWC to all alcohol and drug,” said Rinehart. “They would put the workers down in our work center. Now, they’re wanting to pull them. It’s going to cost the county to hire employees to take their place, plus it’s going to leave the county with a debt for this building that we have built.” Those in the CWC alcohol and drug program are not available to be used for labor. It is not clear how the shift will affect the local CWC. Please see LABOR | 2

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JACKSON — Some Mississippi sheriffs have given unauthorized passes to state inmates to temporarily leave custody for unacceptable reasons, the head of the state prison system says. Alcorn County was one of several counties cited. Corrections Commissioner Marshall Fisher told The Clarion-Ledger that a convicted sex offender, 33-year-old Jason Rush, got two rides home from Quitman County deputies in April. One was for an “anniversary party” where a deputy waited in the living room, and the other was for a “birthday

party.” Fisher said corrections investigators received a tip and caught Rush at his home. He says jail staffers told investigators Rush — who was convicted of one count of fondling a child and two counts of aggravated assault — was helping change a tire at the time. “This is a public safety issue,” Fisher said. “It’s disappointing that the staff told investigators the guy was changing a tire when he was at a ‘party.’ That’s wrong.” Quitman County Sheriff Oliver Parker would not comment Friday, and corrections officials said the incidents remain

under investigation. Temporary leave passes cannot be given to any inmate convicted of a crime of violence, but records show they have been given in some parts of the state. In October 2013, the sheriff’s office gave a pass to William “Danny” Whitaker, an inmate at the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility who had been convicted of robbery, burglary and aggravated assault. Whitaker died at his mother’s home of a drug overdose on Oct. 26, 2013. In a Nov. 7, 2013, letter, Please see LEAVE | 2

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Eight-year-old Dakoda Troxell uses a water toy at one of the Kids Get Fit Initiative games of the 34th Annual Corinth Coca-Cola Classic 10K while waiting for runners to finish the event.

Wallace hired to veterans service BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved the hiring of Stephen N. Wallace as a veterans service officer. He will be the successor to Pat Ray, who is moving toward retirement. Following the closed session discussion, Board Attorney Bill Davis said Wallace needed to be hired now in order to go for training next week. He said the law allows the county to have more than one person employed as veterans service officer. Wallace has a background in local law enforcement. In other business: ■ The board approved in a 4-1 vote the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter’s request to erect fencing on the shelter property for a dog run. The fencing is being donated from the old West Corinth Elementary School property. ■ Gary Ross again voted against approval of the claims docket, citing money owed by District 2 to District 4. “My question is do you have the funds to repay from the Second District to the Fourth District,” he said to Dal Nelms, the Second District supervisor. Nelms believes the issue was settled in a previous vote of the board. The debt was a loan made between the districts before he took office. ■ The board heard from former Burnsville resident Nowell “Barney” Cummings, longtime mayor of Hodgkins, Ill., about efforts to lure business and industry to his village.

Fair to encourage healthy habits BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Encouraging healthy habits at an early age, the Alcorn Career and Technology Center’s Health Sciences Core and Healthcare and Clinical Services students will host their 5th Annual Kindergarten Health Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6. The free event will be offered to all Kindergarten students in Alcorn County. “We will be checking students’ height and weight, doing a vision screening and teaching general health-related topics geared toward the kindergartners such as proper hand washing, dental health, safety, nutrition, exercise and anti-bullying,” said Instructor Tila Johnson. “A puppet show will also be presented by Nan Nethery’s Teacher Acad-

emy students.” “Some of our activities will include prizes for participation as well as answering questions correctly. Others will include ‘happies’ and treats,” she added. With activities and exhibits spread throughout the building, the health fair will take a hands-on approach when it comes to education. In addition to invaluable information, kindergartners will also receive a report card with their height, weight and vision screening results for their parents to see. “This is our opportunity to give back to the community and to reinforce the lessons these children may have been taught about their health and safety,”said Johnson, who is in her fifth year of teaching the class. “Education is very important, especially in the Health

care-related fields.” The HST instructor wished to thank her second-year students for devoting a tremendous amount of time and energy to this year’s event. “I also want to thank Nan Nethery’s class for their role this year and the staff at ACTC for letting us spread out, use their rooms or cleaning things up for us, all so we can play and teach the kindergärtners of Alcorn County,” she said. “We could not do this without everyone in the building.” Kindergarten classes will arrive as follows: ■ Alcorn Central, Rienzi and Biggersville – 9 a.m. ■ Glen – 11:30 a.m. ■ Kossuth – 12:30 p.m. (For more information, contact Tila Johnson, RN, HST I & II Instructor at 662-287-7727)

Health Sciences Core and Healthcare and Clinical Services students prepare for their upcoming Health Fair. See related photo on Page 2.

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Corinth Theatre-Arts presents “Brighton Beach Memoirs”, directed by Murray Chase and starring Leland Hendrix, Chase, TJ Alshouse, Jan Pike, Lori Dellinger and Michelle Martin.

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Two small earthquakes hit central Mississippi BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS The Associated Press

JACKSON — State emergency officials said no injuries or major damage were reported Saturday night as two small earthquakes briefly shook central Mississippi — a part of the state where quakes are unusual. The U.S. Geological Survey said both occurred in Madison County, north of Jackson. The first was a 3.2-magnitude quake at 7:39 p.m. CDT about 4 miles southwest of Canton, a city that’s home to a Nissan manufacturing plant. The second was a 3.0-magnitude quake at 8:08 p.m. CDT about 5

miles southwest of Canton. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said that although there were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage, firefighters in Madison County were out checking on reports of minor damage. “We tell our citizens all the time that earthquakes can and do happen here in Mississippi,” MEMA Director Robert Latham said in a news release. “While it is unusual to feel them here in the central part of the state, these were relatively small, shallow quakes and we are fortunate there are no injuries

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Cat of the Week Carburetor is the Daily Corinthian Cat of the Week. A young black and gray striped male kitten, Carburetor is available for adoption. He is currently in foster care, but can be at the shelter to meet those interested in the blink of an eye. To adopt Carburetor or any pet at the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter, call 662284-5800 or visit the shelter at 3825 Proper Street.

or major damage being reported.” Patrice Guilfoyle lives in Gluckstadt, near where the quakes occurred. She said in an interview that she felt both. During the second one, she said, “The house shook really quick for like 2 seconds.” She said it felt slightly stronger than the shaking that occurs when companies use underground blasts to explore for natural gas near her subdivision. Gov. Phil Bryant was in touch with Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker to offer any state assistance that might be needed, the MEMA news release said.

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Tila Johnson’s Health Sciences Core and Healthcare and Clinical Services students make a banner for their health fair. See related story and photo on Page 1.

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Rinehart said he will seek the support of the local legislative delegation and the Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen in opposing the MDOC plan. Fisher said the process will begin Aug. 1. In his letter to sher-

iffs, Fisher said ending the program would allow MDOC to redirect $3.2 million to other budgetary needs. Inmates would shift to the CWCs, which are not at capacity and would be more cost-effective, he wrote. The MDOC plan came about after its 2016 bud-

get was set by the Legislature at $23 million less than requested. After seeing its supply of inmates through the program dry up, the City of Corinth recently moved forward with a plan to hire workers for the street and sanitation department and to raise garbage rates.

who was the jail administrator’s brother in Calhoun County, returned from his pass drunk and fled in a stolen patrol car, wrecked that car, stole a truck and wrecked it, too, before being captured. The investigation concluded that other passes also should not have been given. In 2008, an inmate in Alcorn County escaped in a deputy’s private vehicle that the deputy had left for inmates to repair. The investigation concluded it was the third such vehicle that inmates repaired. “There were also admissions by other inmates indicating they consumed alcohol and narcotics during their work day.” In 2008, investigators confirmed the misuse of inmate labor and an inmate being allowed out of jail in Tippah County. In 2010, investigators found that a work crew supervisor provided narcotics to inmates he supervised. He was fired after testing positive for THC. In 2010, an inmate at the Choctaw County Jail was

arrested for possessing meth and $17,000 in cash. Also in 2010, an inmate was discovered to be living with the Webster County sheriff and using the sheriff’s cellphone. “During the investigation, the sheriff initially refused to return the inmate to MDOC custody and stated to one investigator that he almost drove away with the inmate in order to hide him,” according to records. “When the offender was transferred into MDOC custody, from the sheriff’s marked unit, a pistol was discovered on the seat next to the unrestrained inmate.” According to records, the sheriff believed “the inmate’s life was in danger and felt only he could protect him.” Investigators compared conditions they found at the Joint County State Work Program at Pontotoc County Jail, where an escape took place, to a “deer camp, with a communal kitchen, free-world clothing, a big screen television with a communal viewing area, access to a propane fryer, individual small refrigerators and access to alcohol and other controlled substances. During a search of the facility, several free-world pocket knives were discovered.” In his letter Thursday notifying sheriffs about transferring state inmates from the Joint State County Work Programs to the state-run Community Work Centers on Aug. 1, Fisher cited protecting public safety. He acknowledged that Community Work Centers have had problems, too, such as escapes.

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then-Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps criticized Sheriff Charles Rinehart for releasing Whitaker and five other inmates on passes. “The actions exhibited by you and your staff have jeopardized public safety for the citizens of Alcorn County as well as the state of Mississippi,” Epps wrote. Three other inmates released from the jail had been convicted of armed robbery. Another inmate had been convicted of manslaughter. A final inmate had been convicted of selling drugs. Less than two months later, Epps agreed to let inmates return there because he said Alcorn County “contracted with an experienced prison management company,” Mississippi Correctional Management, headed by former state lawmaker Irb Benjamin. The Clarion-Ledger requested Mississippi Department of Corrections records, which gave details of other cases: In 2006, an inmate,

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 5, the 125th day of 2015. There are 240 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlights in History: On May 5, 1945, in the only fatal attack of its kind during World War II, a Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon, killing Elsie Mitchell, the 26-yearold pregnant wife of a minister, and five children: Dick Patzke, 14; Jay Gifford, 13; Edward Engen, 13; Joan Patzke, 13; and Sherman Shoemaker, 11. Denmark and the Netherlands were liberated as a German surrender went into effect.

On this date: In 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, 51, died in exile on the island of St. Helena. In 1862, Mexican troops defeated French occupying forces in the Battle of Puebla. In 1865, what’s believed to be America’s first train robbery took place as a band of criminals derailed a St. Louis-bound train near North Bend, Ohio; they proceeded to rob the passengers and loot safes on board before getting away. In 1925, schoolteacher John T. Scopes was charged in Tennessee with violating a state law that prohibited teaching the theory of evolution. (Scopes was found guilty, but his conviction was later set aside.) In 1955, West Germany became a fully sovereign state. In 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7. In 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, the first of its Triple Crown victories. In 1981, Irish Republican Army hunger-striker Bobby Sands died at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland in his 66th day without food. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan kept a controversial promise to West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl by leading a wreathlaying ceremony at the military cemetery in Bitburg. In 1994, Singapore caned American teenager Michael Fay for vandalism, a day after the sentence was reduced from six lashes to four in response to an appeal by President Bill Clinton, who considered the punishment too harsh.

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Dodd to serve on camp advisory board HENDERSON, Tenn.—The Mid-South Youth Camp Advisory Board appointed Nick Dodd of Corinth, as a new member of the board at its April meeting. Dodd grew up attending the camp, located on Highway 45 North, as did his parents, brothers and cousins. Dodd is a graduate of FreedHardeman University and the

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NATCHEZ — Company officials say Delta-Energy should start operations in Natchez within a month to five weeks. The company announced plans in February to open a carbon solids and hydrocarbon recapturing facility on 30 acres of the former International Paper property. Delta-Energy’s John Rollins tells The Natchez Democrat the company has moved the equipment from its first plant in North Dakota to Natchez for its first line of products and plans to install seven more. “We have spent or committed to spend $8 million between the purchase of the property from the county and in improvements,” Rollins said. “That will expand to $45 million over the next 24 months, and essentially that (expansion) is increments of production as we go up.”

with MSYC,” Frank Bradford, camp director, said, “John and Marilyn, Nick’s parents, worked for years on the advisory board. I know that Nick will bring excitement and ideas that will help the board in the future.” Freed-Hardeman University has operated Mid-South Youth Camp since the summer of 1957. The camp is open for eight weeks

The plant will run 24 hours a day, so the company is looking for people who will be willing to do shift work, Rollins said. “We are looking for folks that have basic mechanical skills, people that understand machinery and are comfortable working around machinery,” he said. “Most of what we are looking for are characteristics of reliability, discipline, that sort of thing.” Rollins said the company plans to hire approximately 100 people in the first year. “You have schools and training structures in the State of Mississippi that give us the confidence we are going to have a mechanism by which we can hire and train people not only for this operation,” Rollins said. “We are expecting to build a second and third one of these (plants) that will offer job opportunities for people here to pursue.”

The Delta-Energy process makes use of used tires that have been chopped into pieces approximately the size of a pecan, Rollins said. “Other recyclers use heat and pressure and catalysts, but we use heat and vacuum and catalysts,” he said. “All those wonderful combinations and molecules unzip.” When the vapors and the solids from the tire pieces separate, Delta takes the vapors, cools and stores them and sells them to the refining and petrochemical business, Rollins said. “It looks for all intents and purposes like crude oil,” Rollins said. The solids are cooled, ground into beads and sold to rubber compounders, he said, which reduces the dependence of the tire industry on virgin carbon product. The company will use electricity as its source of heat, Rollins said.

Teen aids nursing home residents BY ELLEN CIURCZAK The Hattiesburg American

HATTIESBURG — Sixteen-year-old Zoe Fokakis is not your average teenager. The Presbyterian Christian School junior has plenty of friends her own age and she participates in lots of school activities, but her favorite thing to do just might be playing the piano for elderly nursing home residents. “When I was in seventh grade, I decided I wanted to be a geriatrician,” Fokakis said. “I’ve always had a heart for the elderly. I’ve always wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember. “My grandfather has a debilitating disease similar to Parkinson’s, and I don’t want anyone to go through that. I want to be able to help.” Fokakis had been playing piano off and on at nursing homes during her junior high years, but she felt called to do something more when she was in ninth grade. “A voice in my head said, ‘Why not do something now?’ she said. “I started praying about it, but I couldn’t even drive yet.” Fokakis said she felt the need to make a big difference in elderly people’s

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lives and decided to raise money and start a nonprofit. She came up with a name for her organization — Eleos: Messengers of Mercy. “My dad’s side of the family is Greek and I wanted to tie something that I am into it,” she said. “I came across ‘Eleos,’ which is an ancient Greek word which means ‘compassion’ and ‘keeping our covenant with God.’ Fokakis and her mother put in the long hours of detail-oriented work needed to get Eleos nonprofit status with the state, which was achieved in November 2013. Then in May 2014, they took on

another gigantic project — planning a 5K run to raise money for Eleos. Fokakis’ mother Lisa said they got a lot of help. “The 5K was definitely a big deal,” she said. “Not only are we not runners, we had never even been to one as an observer. A lady from our church sent Zoe a step-by-step list of what to do.” Pastor Dwayne Higgason, with Grace Temple, where Fokakis goes to church, also lent a hand. “She was very organized and on top of things,” he said. “All of us who were helping her knew our jobs, and what she expected of us.”

each summer and is available for retreats year-round. The board meets several times each year to discuss camp operations and to plan fundraisers. Annual events sponsored by the board include a fishing rodeo, a fish fry and a barbecue supper. Many members also participate in service days, working on camp maintenance.

Across the Region Man charged with Belmont burglary TISHOMINGO COUNTY – A man has been charged with burglary following an investigation by the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department. Patrick White, 24, was arrested in Belmont for burglary of several collectible items including coins, knives and arrowheads. Bond was set at $5,000 according to Tishomingo County Sheriff Glenn Whitlock.

Camp Out 5K Color Run/Walk set RIPLEY – The second annual Ripley High School Cheerleaders Camp out 5K Color Run/Walk is set for Saturday, May 9 at the RHS Event Center. Proceeds will go toward cheerleading summer camp fees. Students in grades 4-12 may participate for $20. Preregistration for adults is $30. Race-day registration is $35. (For more information, contact a Ripley High School Cheerleader or call Courtney Gibens at 662-587-3419.)

City Board Agenda The Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet at 5 p.m. today. The agenda includes: ■ Deborah Cooper with Mississippi Action for Progress to discuss vacant East Corinth Elementary School property ■ Concerned citizen Ruby Hatley regarding Crossroads Regional Park ■ Proclamation for Mental Health Month ■ Proclamation for National Music Week ■ Adjudication public hearings for 1807 Maple Drive, 2111 Walnut Drive, former Long John Silver property, 103 Sixth Street and 57 Barnstable Road ■ Schedule public hearing on rezoning of corner of Gaines Road and Jobe Street from R-2 to R-3 ■ Reports of the department heads ■ Quotes for extrication equipment ■ Cook Coggin invoice on sewer rehabilitation ■ Sample Hicks and Associates invoice on CDBG project ■ REV Construction invoices ■ C Spire Wireless voice and data service and equipment agreement ■ Variance application for 2609 Hwy. 72 ■ Variance Application for Well Invested, LLC, at 2 Geisler Lane ■ Conditional use of 714 Franklin Street for C-3 residential use ■ Conditional use of Mitchell building at corner of Wick and Fillmore

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Defining poverty key to understanding STARKVILLE — I wrote recently about the fact that both Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Marco Rubio launched their presidential bids talking about income inequality. Sid Salter Time Magazine listened to Columnist the opening salvos by Clinton and Rubio and declared: “Income inequality is clearly going to be the key economic rallying issue of the 2016 presidential campaign.” The problem is, for many, a chasm of misunderstanding about what exactly the term “income inequality” means. For many, they equate “income inequality” with “poverty” and consider the terms interchangeable. That’s a slippery public policy slope and particularly so in Mississippi – the state with the dubious distinction of the “poorest state in the union.” To understand income inequality as a political issue – “they have more than I do and it’s not fair” – one must first draw some hard and uncomfortable definitions about the definition of poverty. Writing on economics in Forbes as a senior fellow at the Adam Smith Institute in London, Tim Worstall offered this sobering assessment of the difference between “relative poverty” and “absolute poverty” in commenting on debate about the food stamp program in New York: “For, obviously, the people who are receiving food stamps in New York are those we consider to be poor in our own society. And in our own society, they are indeed poor, as Adam Smith pointed out with his linen shirt example. It’s not necessary for a working man to have a linen shirt, he’s not poor because he cannot afford one. But if you live in a society where you are considered to be poor if you cannot afford a linen shirt, and you cannot afford one, then in that society you are of course poor. This is relative poverty, more usefully known not as a measure of poverty but of inequality.” So what exactly is “absolute poverty” by Worstall’s definition? Here’s what he offers: “Our definition of absolute poverty comes from the World Bank. And that definition is actually $1.25 a day. No, it’s not $1.25 a day for food per person either. It’s $1.25 for everything per person per day. Yes, for shelter, clothing, food, education and savings for an old age many won’t see, for everything. This is how most of humanity has lived for almost all of history (things really didn’t change very much until the Industrial Revolution for anyone other than the Kings and Priests) and there’s still at least half a billion of our fellow humans out there living like this today.” So let’s go back to Worstall’s observations on the New York food stamp debate: “The food stamp allocation in New York State appears to be $29 per person per week in a family receiving the full possible allocation. That, on its own, is a yearly income of $1,508 and that’s an amount that puts you, on its own, in the top 50 percent of all income recipients in the world.” Worstall’s points, although jarring, are aimed at driving home the fact that the American and the First World definition of poverty is far different from that of the rest of the world. Does that suggest that the income inequality debate should be as signal for Americans to lower their standards in defining poverty? Absolutely not. But it should focus the coming presidential campaign debate less on the low hanging political fruit of partisan class warfare and more on eradicating “absolute poverty” at home and abroad. Unfortunately, that focus is not one that moves political needles as dramatically as the politics of class warfare. Perhaps the real focus of an income inequality debate should be how it impacts American foreign policy. When the American definition of poverty is viewed by angry Third World residents living on $1.25 a day or less and already consumed by anger over religion, the threat to the U.S. is greatly magnified. (Daily Corinthian columnist Sid Salter is syndicated across the state. Contact him at 601-507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com.)

Prayer for today Almighty God, I bless thee for the privilege of a great life. May I not be satisfied to rest with idle hands in youth and make age regretful because I have lived a useless life: but with a clear eye and an exalted mind may I choose the “durable satisfactions” that may be mine. Amen.

A verse to share “God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.” Job 37:5

The anti-Charlie Hebdo fifth column If there is any group of people on the planet that should feel solidarity with the slain editors of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, it is writers. Appropriately enough, the writers group PEN America is giving its annual Freedom of Expression Courage Award to the French publication now synonymous with martyrdom to free speech. Yet the award has become controversial, attacked by a group of writers who presume to lecture murder victims on not provoking their murderers. These dissenters are an unabashed fifth column undermining PEN America’s devotion to free expression so as to carve out a safe space for Islam from the barbed speech inherent to a free society. They oppose the killing of the Charlie Hebdo journalists – thanks, guys – but otherwise agree with the jihadis that the publication was out-of-bounds. “A hideous crime was committed,” novelist Peter Carey generously concedes, “but was it a freedomof-speech issue for PEN America to be self-righteous about?” This is like saying, to use the example of another PEN awardee, the jailed Azerbai-

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jani journalist Khadija Ismayilova, “Sure, it’s a terrible miscarriage of justice for Ismayilova to be behind bars, but should we really get all huffy about

it?” Obviously, if you are going to have an organization committed to fighting for free speech, you should be “self-righteous,” to use Carey’s phrase, about violations of free speech, especially when journalists are gunned down for things they draw and write. The root of the objection to honoring Charlie Hebdo is that the magazine’s staff was massacred by the wrong kind of terrorists for attacking the wrong religion. If the publication’s equal-opportunity offenders had been assaulted by right-wing extremists for their savage mockery of anti-immigrant politicians, or opponents of gay marriage or Catholicism, surely the dissenting writers would be all for recognizing Charlie Hebdo. As short-story writer Deborah Eisenberg argued

in a long letter to the executive director of PEN, satirizing Catholicism is fine because it “has represented centuries of authoritarian repressiveness and the abuse of power.” Islam in modern Europe, in contrast, “has represented a few decades of powerlessness and disenfranchisement.” This is a version of Garry Trudeau’s argument that Charlie Hebdo was “punching downward” against the defenseless, when satire should punch up against the powerful. This is a bizarre notion of power. The weapon of choice of the Charlie Hebdo’s cartoonists was the pen; the weapon of choice of their assailants was the firearm. Charlie Hebdo was indeed punching up against violent forces who had succeeded in cowing the less courageous. Radical Islam compels fear and forces self-censorship in a way no other religion has done in the West in a very long time. So what if Charlie Hebdo was courageous, Eisenberg asks. Its journalists wasted their courage on “a parochial, irrelevant, misconceived, misdirected, relatively trivial, and more or less obsolete campaign against clericalism.” What they did was like

jumping from a roof, or having sex with a wild boar. These acts, though, are utterly pointless. Charlie Hebdo had a clear, specific rationale – refusing to submit to rules of expression set out by illiberal fanatics. If Charlie Hebdo’s “campaign” were truly so obsolete, all of its journalists would be alive today to hear the morally obtuse scolding from Deborah Eisenberg and her compatriots. Eisenberg has it easy. No one will ever come try to kill her over “The Girl Who Left Her Sock on the Floor,” “Revenge of the Dinosaurs” or any of her other stories. She gets to compare Charlie Hebdo to Der Sturmer from a nice perch at the School of Arts at Columbia University, where the most courage anyone will ever have to demonstrate is reading fiction without the appropriate trigger warnings. The martyred editor of Charlie Hebdo, Stephane Charbonnier, famously said, “I prefer to die standing than live on my knees.” The PEN dissenters believe he belonged on his knees. (Daily Corinthian columnist Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.)

Hillary opposed sanctions for Iran BY DICK MORRIS AND EILEEN MCGANN Columnists

If Hillary is elected, hers’ will be the key voice in determining if Iran is obeying its commitments on nuclear weapons and how to respond if it isn’t. Under Hillary, would sanctions “snap back” almost automatically into place should Iran not keep its word? It will be up to Hillary to decide. But the fact is that Hillary’s State Department opposed almost all of the sanctions that have been voted by Congress. These tough measures were imposed only over her objections. While Hillary, by all accounts, has been effective in enforcing the sanctions and encouraging European and Asian observance of its provisions, she fought tooth and nail against imposing them in the first place. This makes her an unreliable enforcer of the Iran deal should she be elected. Last year, The Daily Beast’s Josh Rogin enumerated Hillary’s long opposition to effective sanctions

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against Iran. His information deserves to be revisited. Rogin notes that Hillary, “in conjunction with the rest of the Obama administration, often worked hard against many of the [sanctions]. Some bills Foggy Bottom slowed down; others, the State Department lobbied to be made less strict; still others were opposed outright by Clinton’s deputies, only to be overruled by large majorities in the House and the Senate.” Illinois Republican Senator Mark Kirk noted that “the Obama administration has opposed sanctions against Iran led by Senator Menendez and me every step of the way, as was thoroughly documented at the time.” Here’s the real story: ■ In late 2011, Hillary and the administration opposed an amendment to sanction the Central Bank of Iran. Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman expressed “strong opposition” because it might anger our allies. Clinton’s number two at State met with key Senators

on an “emergency” basis to urge them to oppose the amendment, which eventually passed unanimously. ■ In 2009, the administration opposed passage of gasoline sanctions on Iran. And when the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 incorporated that provision, Rogin reports, “The administration worked behind the scenes to oppose that legislation.” Despite Hillary’s efforts, the bill passed the Senate unanimously and the House with only eight dissenting votes. ■ In 2012, Hillary and the administration opposed barring Iranian financial institutions from doing business with the SWIFT, the global financial clearinghouse. The Wall Street Journal reported that “the administration was afraid that the SWIFT-related sanctions would cause too much disruption to the system and unnerve [our] allies.” ■ Finally, Obama administration officials negotiated a provision in the Iran Free-

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dom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 that delayed the implementation of new sanctions and updates to existing sanctions for six months. Rogin notes, “In those six months, Iran and Turkey schemed to subvert the sanctions through what is now known as the “gold for oil” scandal, whereby Iran exploited loopholes in the sanctions regime to earn over billions in hard currency. “ Now Hillary lauds the sanctions and claims credit for their success. But Mark Dubowitz, an Iran sanctions expert and executive director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies noted, “There is no doubt that the toughest sanctions were imposed by Congress over the objections of the administration.” (Dick Morris, former advisor to the Clinton administration, is a commentator and writer. He is also a columnist for the New York Post and The Hill. His wife, Eileen McGann is an attorney and consultant.)

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Wife finds woman her husband kissed BOSTON — A Tennessee woman searching for the handsome stranger she kissed while running the Boston Marathon says she finally heard back — from the mystery man’s wife. Barbara Tatge says her daughter had dared her to kiss a random, good-looking man and take a photo of it as she ran her first Boston Marathon on April 20. Then her daughter took to social media to try to find the man. Tatge says The Wellesley Townsman, a Bostonarea news outlet, shared a letter addressed to her Sunday. The unidentified man’s wife said the attention was fun, but the couple wanted to remain anonymous.

Teens still critical following poisoning Two Delaware teenagers are still in critical condition more than six weeks after they were sickened by a banned pesticide that was sprayed at the Caribbean resort where they were staying, their family said Monday. Sean and Ryan Esmond and their parents fell ill after an applicator working for Terminix used methyl bromide at the resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The teens are hospitalized in Philadelphia. Their father and mother, Stephen Esmond and Theresa Devine, continue to undergo therapy, said the statement, which provided the first update on the family’s medical condition in a month. “The Esmond Family thanks the nation for its

outpouring of support and concern for the family’s recovery from this unthinkable tragedy of pesticide poisoning during their family vacation,” the statement said.

Ex-surgeon Carson to seek presidency DETROIT — Retired surgeon Ben Carson declared his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination Monday, resting his longshot bid on his vision of the nation as “a place of dreams” where people can thrive when freed from an overbearing government. Carson, the only African-American in the race, spoke in front of hundreds of people at Detroit Music Hall, a few miles from a high school that bears his name. A choir singing the chorus from Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” set the stage. He told supporters that he’s not anti-government but believes Washington has exceeded its constitutional powers. “It’s time for people to rise up and take the government back,” he said. “The political class won’t like me saying things like that. The political class comes from both parties.”

Goldberg dies after collapsing in gym David Goldberg, the SurveyMonkey CEO who also was Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg’s husband, was exercising at a gym in a Mexican resort when he collapsed before he died Friday, a person close to the family says. The person asked not to identified because they weren’t authorized

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to speak publicly. Efforts to revive Goldberg, who was vacationing with family and friends, were unsuccessful. The source says family is planning a service in California but no other details are available.

Town hires attorney to pursue reforms FERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson is paying an attorney $1,335 an hour to help the St. Louis suburb negotiate and possibly litigate reforms pressed by the Justice Department since Michael Brown’s shooting death by a police officer there last summer, according to a newspaper report. The Ferguson City Council unanimously decided behind closed doors in March to hire Dan K. Webb of suburban Chicago at an hourly rate that Missouri Lawyers Weekly, a legal publication, said is nearly double Missouri’s highest attorney billing rate last year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. That tab doesn’t include the expenses and fees of any lawyers or paralegals in Webb’s firm who may work on the case. Webb, 69, is a former federal prosecutor whose clients in private practice have included Philip Morris, Microsoft and the New York Stock Exchange. Webb prosecuted former National Security Adviser John Poindexter during the Iran-Contra scandal, leading to Poindexter’s conviction of conspiring to mislead Congress, obstructing congressional inquiries and making false statements. That conviction was overturned on appeal.

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2 men admit to role in drug conspiracy GULFPORT — Two Michigan men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilos of cocaine and 1 kilo of heroin in South Mississippi. The Sun Herald reports Clifford Barnette Jones Jr., 25, of Roseville, and Mark Anthony Williams Sr., 45, of Harper Woods, pleaded guilty last week to one count of interstate travel in aid of racketeering. Both are facing a maximum prison sentence of 5 years and a $250,000 fine. A federal grand jury indicted the two on count each of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and interstate travel in aid of racketeering along with two counts each attempt to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

State set to launch Common Core study JACKSON — Mississippi education officials will launch their own voluntary review of the Common Core academic standards, even after Gov. Phil Bryant vetoed a bill that would have created an outside panel to examine the standards. State Superintendent Carey Wright said Monday at a luncheon sponsored by the Stennis Institute of Government and the Capitol press corps that the Mississippi Department of Education will solicit public comments for 90 days on English and math standards. A panel of educators will then examine comments and propose

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Increasing number of animals need aid GAUTIER — The Wildlife Care and Rescue Center in Jackson County says a growing number of wildlife is in need of help. The Sun Herald reports center director Alison Sharpe says most of the animals have lost vital resources, so they’re learning to become urban dwellers and living in closer proximity to people. On Sunday, the center held training for new and experienced volunteers who were taught the best ways to hold, feed, medicate, and house wildlife. For the first time, a newer wildlife organization, Gulf Coast Wild Rehab, asked to sit in on the training with its own volunteers.

Tupelo police get 2 new motorcycles TUPELO — The Tupelo Police Department got such a great deal, it added two new bikes to

its motorcycle unit. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the department was able to trade in two older bikes for two newer ones. Police Sgt. Brett Moyer says trading in a pair of 2009 Road Kings saved the city money. In the past, the city got about $4,000 apiece for older bikes at auction. Moyer says this time they were given $8,400 for each trade.

Covington County replaces old jail COLLINS — Covington County law enforcement officials have opened a new jail facility to help with overcrowding and give officers additional space to work. WDAM-TV reports county officials had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday at the complex on Highway 84, west of Collins. The $3.5 million complex has 100 beds, increased office space and holding areas set aside for both male and female inmates. The complex will replace a decades-old county jail, located downtown.

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THE CITY OF CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI NOTICE OF INTENT TO INCREASE MONTHLY RESIDENTIAL RUBBISH COLLECTION FEE Be it ordained by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Corinth, Mississippi that the Section 14-94(a) of the Ordinances of the City of Corinth be amended to increase the monthly residential rubbish collection fee to $2.75, to read as follows: Sec. 14-94. - Fees (a)As of July 1, 2015 there is hereby fixed and levied against the citizens of the City a garbage and trash collection and disposal monthly charge and/or fixed fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) for residential garbage collection, plus two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) for residential rubbish collection upon each person or family occupying a house or an apartment or house trailer or manufactured home as a residence within the City. Such charge and/or fee is to be added to and billed with the utility bills issued by the gas and water department of the City. In the case of multi-family and/or apartment complexes of nineteen (19) or less units the person to whom the water service meter is registered shall be billed as provided herein. Action will be taken to adopt this amendment at the May 19, 2015 meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen which meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m.in the Boardroom of the Municipal Building at 300 Childs Street.

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Deaths Charles L. Vanderford

Funeral services for Charles L. Vanderford, 77, are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors Chapel with Military Honors and Masonic Rites burial in the Farmington Baptist Church cemetery. Charles died May 4, 2015, peacefully at his home. He was born January 22, 1938, to the late Roy L Vander- Vanderford ford and Vera Roberts Vanderford Lee. He graduated from Farmington High School. He was a member of the UA Local 669 Sprinklefitters, he was retired from National Automatic Sprinkler Industry, formerly employed by General Motors Inc. of Chicago, owned and operated Mobil Catering Service and worked in automobile sales. Charles was a member of Farmington Baptist Church, a mason, Scottish Rite, Shriner and member of Corinth Lodge 116, a veteran of the US Army, 4 years active duty and 2 years reserve being stationed in Hawaii. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-father, C.T. Lee; sister, Ann Burcham; and brother-in-law, Larry Burcham. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sarah De Longe Vanderford of Corinth; brother-in-law, Oliver De Longe of Corinth; niec-

es, Angela Sykes and Kim Cox; nephew, Bryan Burcham; and the Wallace cousins, children of Vance and Eva Wallace. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today at McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors. Condolences can be left at HYPERLINK â€œhttp://www.mcpetersfuneraldirectors.comâ€? www. mcpetersfuneraldirectors.com

Frances Lee (Nichols) Woodruff

TISHOMINGO â€” Frances Lee (Nichols) Woodruff, 89, passed away on Saturday May 2, 2015, in Tishomingo County. She was born on April 19, 1926, in New Site, the daughter of James Russell Nichols and Lillian Ethel (Howell) Nichols. She was an LPN and worked as a nurse for almost 50 years, retiring in 1995 at the age of 70. Frances was a member of the Jackson Camp Missionary Baptist Church, loved going to church, her family and her gardening. She was a kind and generous person, loved by all who knew her, never met a stranger and will be greatly missed. In 1946, Frances married Charles Woodruff from Tishomingo, Mississippi, who preceded her in death in 1986. They had five children. In 1955, she and her family moved to Zion, Illinois, where they resided until 1980, when they returned to Tishomingo County. While in Zion, she worked as a nurse at the Zion Hospital, which later became the Cancer Center.

Survivors include four children, Jo Ann Woodruff of Iuka, Dwight Woodruff of Tucson, Arizona, Ron Woodruff of Tupelo, and Harold Woodruff of Orlando, Florida; one daughter-in-law, Rita (â€œWillardâ€?) Holland of Paris, Wisconsin; seven grandchildren, Bonnie Jo Woodruff of Iuka, Savannah Woodruff of Orlando, Florida, Bruce (Laurie) Woodruff of Goddard, Oklahoma, William Woodruff of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Chad Woodruff Holland of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Darrick (â€œChistineâ€?) Holland of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Diannah Davis of Somers, Wisconsin; thirteen great grandchildren; five greatgreat grandchildren; three brothers, Charles Nichols (Juanita) of Panama City, Florida, J. M. (Von) Nichols of New Albany and Ray (Rose Mary) Nichols of Zion, Illinois: three sisters, Gladys Isbell of Marietta, Glen (Ron) Teofan of Rossville, Tennessee, and Jane (Jerry) Kingsley of College Station, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three brothers, Milford Nichols Melvin Nichols, and baby David Nichols; one sister, Marie Spencer; and one son, Elwood Woodruff. The visitation will be Friday, May 8, 2015, at Ludlam Funeral Home, Iuka, Mississippi, beginning at 5 p.m. The funeral will be Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Jackson Camp Missionary Baptist Church, Tishomingo, Mississippi, at 1 p.m., followed by a reception at the church.

NYPD officer shot in head dies BY MICHAEL BALSAMO The Associated Press

NEW YORK â€” A 25-year-old police officer shot in the head over the weekend while attempting to stop a man suspected of carrying a handgun died Monday from his injuries, the third New York City officer slain on duty in five months, Police Commissioner William Bratton said. Brian Moore, who was in a coma after undergoing brain surgery following the Saturday evening shooting, was pronounced dead at a Queens hospital with his family at his bedside, including a father, uncle and cousin who were police officers. Dozens of uniformed officers stood at attention outside the medical center and lined up down the block to salute the ambulance carrying his body

out. â€œHe proved himself to be an exceptional young officer,â€? Bratton said, noting he had made more than 150 arrests in less than five years on the job and earned meritorious service medals. Moore and his partner were in plainclothes and in an unmarked police car when they approached Demetrius Blackwell in a quiet Queens neighborhood after they saw him adjusting his waistband, a move that made them suspicious he had a handgun, authorities said. The officers pulled up next to Blackwell, 35, and exchanged words before the man suddenly turned, pulled out a weapon and fired at least twice at them, striking Moore in the head and face, according to court documents. Blackwell has been charged with attempted

Discoveries of a Lifetime Some have discovered cures for dreaded diseases. Some have been given credit for discovering countries. Some have changed the world through discovering scientiďŹ c laws. Think of the discoveries relating to transportation and communication. Discoveries in the space program have taken us to new heights. No doubt there will be other discoveries if time continues (James 4:15). You may have made some interesting discoveries, too. You might have found some arrowheads while digging or while walking in a ďŹ eld. You may have found old coins, discovered valuable antiques, or come across an old book, long out of print. These may enrich our lives but none are â€œdiscoveries of a lifetime.â€? These are the discoveries of a lifetime that anyone can ďŹ nd. FINDING THE LORD: Joseph and Mary found Jesus (Luke 2:45-46). Philip told Nathanael that he had â€œfound him, of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazarethâ€? (John 1:45). We sing about â€œďŹ nding a friend in Jesusâ€? and â€œďŹ nding my Lord and He is mine.â€? Jesus is above all (John 3:31). He is the friend of sinners. Never did a man speak or live like Him (John 7:46; Hebrews 4:15). Paul says the Lord can be found and He is not far from any of us (Acts 17:27). Jesus is the discovery of a lifetime! FINDING THE LAW OF GOD: During Josiahâ€™s reign, the book of the law was discovered (2 Kings 22). Of all places, it was found in the house of the Lord! Friend, have you found the law of God? It is a map from earth to heaven. It is Godâ€™s power to save (Romans 1:16). Your life would be greatly blessed by seeking out the law of the Lord. FINDING THE CHURCH OF THE LORD: The Lord compared the kingdom of heaven to ďŹ nding a treasure or a pearl which one would sell all he had to obtain (Matthew 13:44-46). The church was designed by God (Daniel 2:44; Ephesians 3:10), built by Christ (Matthew 16:18), bought by Jesus (Acts 20:28, and will be saved by the Lord (Ephesians 5:23). It is the group for which the Lord will return and present to the Father at the end (I Corinthians 15:24) FINDING HEAVEN: Wise people in ancient times looked for a city which had foundations whose builder and maker is God (Hebrews 11:10). How sad to not ďŹ nd heaven at the end of the way! Friend, these things are lifeâ€™s greatest discoveries. You can anchor your life and soul and hope in these precious things. They will not pass away.

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murder and other crimes. Heâ€™s being held without bail and hasnâ€™t entered a plea. His attorney has denied the charges. Itâ€™s likely that the charges will be upgraded to murder. â€œAs a member of the NYPD, Officer Moore put the safety of his fellow New Yorkers before his own, and we will remember his service with gratitude and pride,â€? Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. â€œI join with all New Yorkers in mourning his passing and send my deepest condolences to his friends and family.â€? Moore, who comes from a family of police officers, had been on the job since July 2010, officials said. He was rushed to the hospital in a patrol car after his partner radioed for help immediately following the shooting. Flags at police headquarters were flying at half-staff Monday to honor Mooreâ€™s slaying. He is the first city officer to be killed on duty since two uniformed police officers were slain in December while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn. Officers Wenjian Liu, 32, and Rafael Ramos, 40, were shot at close range as they were sitting in their patrol car Dec. 20 in Brooklyn. The gunman, 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, then ran into a nearby subway station and fatally shot himself.

Brenda Faye Oaks

Brenda Faye Oaks, 72, of Counce, Tenn. died on Monday, May 4, 2015, at the Hardin County Medical Center in Savannah, Tenn. She was born Oct. 28, 1942. Arrangements are pending with Magnolia Funeral Home.

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Gregory Joe Bowen

Funeral services for Gregory Joe Bowen, 42, are set for 3 p.m. Sunday at the Corinthian Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Whitehouse Cemetery. Mr. Bowen was born in McNairy County, Tenn. on August 19, 1972, to Barry Bowen and Sandra Parker Bowen. He was a electrician by trade, but could most anything. Survivors include his father, Barry Bowen (Brenda) of Michie, Tenn. and mother, Sandra Parker Bowen of Corinth; two sisters, Sedonna Bowen of Corinth and Briann Bowen of Michie, Tenn.; and two brothers, Hubert Newbern of Glen and Tracy Parker of

Austin, Texas. Rev. Keith Driskell will officiate.

Ron Moody FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. â€” A graveside service with full military honors for Ron Moody, 75, of Greers Ferry, Ark. is set for 10 a.m. Friday at Fayetteville National C e m - Moody etery. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Nelson Berna Funeral Home in Fayetteville, Ark.. Mr. Moody died Saturday, May 2, 2015, in Fayetteville. He was born March 10, 1940, in Columbus to Thomas Moody and Ila Autry Moody. He retired from the US Air Force in 1983 with rank of Major after serving 21 years. Survivors include a son, Greg Moody of Fayetteville, Ark.; a sister, Lawanda Burns of Corinth; a brother, Scott Moody of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and a granddaughter, Sophie Moody. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Moody.

One gunman identified in cartoon event attack BY JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press

GARLAND, Texas â€” One of two gunmen who opened fire with assault rifles at a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas has been identified by a law enforcement official as a man who was on the FBIâ€™s radar four years ago during a terrorism investigation. Authorities credited an off-duty officer working security at the event with saving lives by killing the gunmen. At an apartment complex in Phoenix where the FBI says one of the gunmen lived, federal agents spent hours Monday examining a white minivan. They later began inspecting a second vehicle, a silver sedan, and took photographs of papers taken from the trunk. FBI agents canvassed the Autumn Ridge Apartments complex to speak with residents as members of the Phoenix police bomb squad, wearing protective armor and helmets, assisted in the search. Authorities believe the apartment belonged to a man a federal law enforcement official identified as Elton Simpson. The official, who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by

name and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, said investigators were searching Simpsonâ€™s property in connection with the case. A second law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity for the same reason, confirmed that Simpson was the same man named in court documents as convicted in 2011 in federal court in Phoenix of making a false statement by lying to an FBI agent about whether he had discussed traveling to Somalia. According to the documents, Simpson had discussed with an FBI informant a desire to travel to Somalia, but denied to an FBI agent that heâ€™d had any such discussions. According to trial testimony, Simpson is an American Muslim who became the subject of a criminal investigation in 2006 because of his association â€œwith an individual whom the FBI believed was attempting to set up a terrorist cell in Arizona,â€? U.S. District Judge Mary H. Murgia said in her order convicting Simpson. â€œIâ€™m telling you, man, we can make it to the battlefield,â€? Simpson said in May 2009, according to

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a recording of him and an FBI informant disclosed during Simpsonâ€™s trial. â€œItâ€™s time to roll.â€? The FBI said Simpson had reserved a flight to South Africa for Jan. 15, 2010. He was arrested the day before the flight. Prosecutors alleged that the false statement involved terrorism, but Murgiaâ€™s order said prosecutors hadnâ€™t proved that part of the allegation. Another federal judge later sentenced Simpson to three years of probation. Authorities in Texas, meanwhile, described a dramatic confrontation Sunday evening outside the Curtis Culwell Center in the Dallas suburb of Garland. Police spokesman Joe Harn said Monday that two men stopped at a parking lot entrance blocked by a police vehicle. They came out of their car armed with assault weapons and began firing on an off-duty Garland officer and an unarmed security guard who also were getting out of their vehicle to question the men, Harn said. The gunmen were wearing body armor, he said, and one shot the guard in the leg. The officer returned fire and struck both men, killing them. The guard was treated for his injury at a hospital and released. Harn said investigators searched the menâ€™s car and detonated several suspicious items, but no bombs were found in the vehicle. Additional ammunition was found inside. â€œWe were able to stop those men before they were able to penetrate the area and shoot anyone else,â€? Harn said. The unidentified officer, who was not hurt, â€œdid a very good job and probably saved lives,â€? he added. Harn did not directly answer questions Monday as to whether the gunmen were acting in response to Sundayâ€™s event, but said, â€œobviously they were there to shoot people.â€? A resident of the Phoenix apartment complex said two men who lived in the apartment being searched largely kept to themselves but that one was friendly on occasion.

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