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District cracks down on transfers BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

The Alcorn School District is currently losing around $1 million a year in state funds from students who live in the county but attend Corinth city schools.

The student number is 259, given to Alcorn School District Superintendent Larry B. Mitchell by Corinth School District oﬃce staﬀ. “I would say not more than 10 percent of those student trans-

fers to the city were for legit reasons,” said Mitchell. “The other transfers were for convenience.” Some of the 259 students are

“I would say not more than 10 percent of those student transfers to the city were for legit reasons. The other transfers were for convenience.” Larry B. Mitchell Alcorn School District Superintendent

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Festival goers enjoy relaxed holiday BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

JACINTO — Eating homemade hot tamales at the annual Jacinto Fourth of July Festival is a long-standing tradition for one Crossroads area family. “We’ve been coming to this festival on Independence Day for more than 20 years,” said Martha Bray, who lives just a few miles from the historic Jacinto courthouse. Bray and her brother, Elbert Spoon, enjoyed a relaxed non-political year at the Alcorn County event on Monday. “We like it much better on the oﬀ years,” said Burnsville resident Spoon. “It’s less crowed and more laid back. When it’s election year, there’s a crazy amount of people here.” State Sen. Rita Potts Parks agreed with the siblings. “I’m definitely not as stressed as I normally am,” she said, while finishing a hand dipped foot-long corn dog from Tab and JoAnne Walker’s concession stand. “There’s nothing like this place. I really enjoy coming on non-election years. It’s home and I really get to take it all in on years like this.” Parks was among a short list of political speakers on hand for the event. “I had a easy speech this year – mainly I wanted to thank the veterans for serving our coun-

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A change in state law that took eﬀect Friday is designed to help keep telemarketers from calling or texting cellular phone numbers. The law expands the state’s No Call List program to include cell phones. Prior to July 1, only land lines could be added to the list. Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley described it as an important step in protecting privacy. “Because many Mississippians use their cell phones as their only communication device, I am proud that we are now able to extend this program to protect them,” he

mater how many times we come to this festival and no mater how many times I walk through this building, it’s always special and something I look forward to.” With arts and crafts vendors, inflatables for the kids, great food vendor options – including the popular handmade ice

A Corinth man was treated for his injuries and released from the hospital following a shooting on Crater Street Sunday night. About 25 to 30 rounds were fired on Crater Street around midnight, and police were initially concerned that there were potentially multiple victims. Steven Flax was the only person shot, however, and he was released a couple of hours later after being treated at Magnolia Regional Health Center, said Police Chief Ralph Dance. Flax was struck in the side, receiving what Dance described as “a flesh wound, kind of in and out, maybe grazed a rib.” Flax ran from the scene and ended up inside McDonald’s on Cass Street. He was taken from the restaurant to the hospital. “Oﬃcers arrived on scene and found a lot of shell casings,” said Dance. “Nobody saw anything. Nobody heard anything. All he can tell us is it was two subjects wearing masks.” Flax told police the two men

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Jack Kennedy enjoys a relaxed ride around the historic courthouse grounds on Monday at the annual Jacinto Fourth of July Festival. try and our active military for all they do,” Parks added. Other speakers on the day’s schedule included U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly, state Rep. Nick Bain, state Rep. Lester “Bubba” Carpenter and state Rep. Tracy Arnold. Seeking the oﬃce of election commission this year, Sandy Coleman Mitchell and Kim Ratliﬀ were among those who

also took to the stage. It was a rather cool year compared to previous years – around 90 degrees and even though sweat poured oﬀ some people, others found an even cooler spot inside the courthouse built in 1854. “There’s a lot of history here,” said Tim Prewitt, who traveled to Jacinto from Guntown with his wife Cindy. “No

State’s No Call List now includes cell phones BY JEBB JOHNSTON

Dozens of shots fired, 1 injured

People of the Crossroads Lisa Lambert, Corinth Staff photo by Zack Steen

said. About half of American homes have only cellular phones. The No Call List program began in 2003, prohibiting sellers of goods and services from calling the included numbers. It is administered by the PSC. “After 8 years of advocating for cell phone numbers to be included on the No Call list, to say I have been looking forward to this day would be an understatement,” said Presley. It takes 60 days for a number to be added to the list. Residents can sign up by call-

For Lisa Lambert, life got even more interesting four months ago when her bouncing baby boy, Henry Joe, was born. Although her third child, she hasn’t had a baby in her life in almost 22 years. “We are blessed beyond words,” she said, while holding the infant. “After Brad and I got married four years ago, we decided to try to have a baby and here we are with a happy and healthy baby boy.” The office manager at McPeters Funeral Directors, Lambert is a photography buff whose work can often be seen on display inside the Corinth Library. Henry’s mom and dad also share a love of motorcycles. “We’re already grooming him (Henry) to be a motorcycle rider,” said Lambert. “We actually just got him his first, very own little motorcycle.”

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Harold and Betty Palmer are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, July 9 in Rienzi Baptist Church’s new fellowship hall. The celebration is hosted by their daughter, Jennifer Potts and family.

Siblings Martha Bray and Elbert Spoon chow down on Spoon’s homemade hot tamales on Monday at the Jacinto Fourth of July Festival, above.

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licensed real estate agents, motor vehicle dealers, insurance agents and funeral homes; newspapers; and registered charities or callers on their behalf that receive no compensation, among others. Business numbers are not eligible for the no-call program.

There’s nothing like Jacinto’s homemade ice cream, according to Micheal Hoge, a member of the Civil War cannon demonstration crew, right.

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Beth Whitehurst, executive director of the Jacinto Foundation, does a TV interview during Monday’s Jacinto Fourth of July Festival.

FESTIVAL Mark Boeh ler of Corin th recently sto pped for an overnight v isit at Guntersville State Park in Alabama on his way to se e his newest grandchild in Woodstock , Georgia, Rhett Haye s Bradley w as born Sept. 16 in Marietta an d he is his seventh grandchild.

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cream prepared by Jacinto Foundation board members – and music from bands including Lost Cause, there was definitely plenty to do at the small-town festival.

Mississippi Sound a shark nursery BY JEFF CLARK

The Daily Corinthian in the past has been to the top of Pike’s Peak, to the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef.

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But for Bray and Spoon, their favorite activity on Monday was “people watching.” “It’s fun to sit back and see everyone,” Spoon said. “The Jacinto Festival is like a giant family reunion – we love coming here.”

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GULFPORT — The mere mention of sharks is enough for some people to start playing the theme music from the movie “Jaws” inside their heads. “Shark mania” has become a part of summer, from the Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” to new shark movies such as the recently released “The Shallows,” which brought in about $17 million in domestic returns during its first weekend in theaters. The American obsession with sharks entered the pop culture consciousness in 1975 when a young director named Steven Spielberg unleashed the movie “Jaws,” which has made almost

$500 million at theaters and struck a deep fearful chord of “don’t go in the water.” The Mississippi Sound, which extends from Waveland, Mississippi, to Dauphin Island, Alabama, is known in some circles as a “shark nursery.” There are several species of sharks found in the Mississippi Sound north of the barrier islands, with about 10 to 12 commonly found. “The most commonly seen shark in the Mississippi Sound is the Atlantic sharpnose,” said Jill Hendon, assistant director of the Center for Fisheries Research and Development at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs. “We also

have a lot of bull sharks, spinner sharks, and we occasionally get some of the bigger hammerheads in our specific area.” Hendon said the reason the area is known as a “shark nursery” is because of the number of juvenile sharks that live in the Sound before they mature and move to oﬀshore habitats. “We have some of the greatest diversity of sharks here because of the unique system that our barrier islands and river runoﬀ provide,” she said. “This is a very rich area for bait fish and in turn is a great area for juvenile sharks to live.” Paul Mickle, biological coordinator for the MisPlease see SHARKS | 5

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Today in History Today is Tuesday, July 5, the 187th day of 2016. There are 179 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On July 5, 1946, the bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in Paris.

On this date: In 1865, the Secret Service Division of the U.S. Treasury Department was founded in Washington, D.C. with the mission of suppressing counterfeit currency. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act. In 1940, during World War II, Britain and the Vichy government in France broke off diplomatic relations. In 1947, Larry Doby made his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League. In 1948, Britain’s National Health Service Act went into effect, providing publicly-financed medical and dental care. In 1954, Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee; the song he recorded was “That’s All Right.” In 1962, independence took effect in Algeria; the same day, civilians of European descent, mostly French, came under attack by extremists in the port city of Oran. In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors, 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4. In 1984, the Supreme Court weakened the 70-year-old “exclusionary rule,” deciding that evidence seized in good faith with defective court warrants could be used against defendants in criminal trials. In 1991, a worldwide financial scandal erupted as regulators in eight countries shut down the Bank of Credit and Commerce International.

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Across the Region Glen Native becomes new member of association GLEN — Austin Lane Pierce of Glen is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Allen Moczygemba, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo. Junior members of the association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in Associationsponsored shows and other national and regional events. The American Angus Association is the largest beef breed association in the world with more than 25,000 active adult and junior members.

Iuka Three arrested after softball field break-in IUKA — Three Iuka residents were arrested after breaking-in to the Iuka Softball Complex. Brandon Edwards, Amanda Jaradat and Billy Patterson were charged with burglary of a commercial building and accessory after the fact on June 29. Tishomingo County Sheriff’s deputies recovered some of the stolen items, but due to items being perishable, it was determined to be a total loss. Right under $2,000 worth of items and food were taken. All three are awaiting bond to be set. The Iuka Police Department assisted with the investigation.

Selmer District attorney named officer of conference SELMER, Tenn. — McNairy County’s District Attorney General D. Mike Dunavant was elected Vice-President of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference at its annual meeting. As District Attorney for the 25th Judicial District, General Dunavant serves Fayette, Hardeman, Lauderdale, McNairy and Tipton counties. As Vice-President, Dunavant will lead oversight of the Conference administration, which includes budgeting, accounting, payroll, personnel and property management for all District Attorneys’ offices throughout the state. In addition, the Conference is responsible for training new and experienced Assistant District Attorneys General, criminal investigators and victim witness coordinators

and for advising the Tennessee General Assembly on legislative issues related to improving the criminal justice system. “General Dunavant’s experience and common-sense approach are invaluable to all of the efforts of the District Attorneys General to combat criminal activity in the state,” said Executive Director Jerry Estes. “We are fortunate to have Gen. Dunavant in this role as we look for solutions to some of the state’s most difficult problems. We are especially appreciative of Gen. Dunavant’s work with the Justice and Professionalism Committee, which he chairs.” “Prosecutors have a unique role and a high duty to seek justice. Throughout our nation and here in Tennessee we continually face new challenges in that work. We are committed to meeting those challenges, whether it is seeking appropriate punishment for violent criminals or standing up for innocent victims,” said Dunavant. Dunavant was first elected District Attorney for the 25th Judicial District in August, 2006 and was re-elected in 2014. He is a 1992 graduate of The University of Tennessee at Knoxville and a 1995 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law. He and his wife Marianne, who make their home in Atoka, are the parents of Hutch, 13.

Booneville Booneville grad places in pageant’s top 15 BOONEVILLE — Booneville’s Asya Branch scored big in the Miss Mississippi Pageant. The reigning Miss Historic Crossroads placed 11th out of 44 contestants in the annual pageant held in Vicksburg. She brought home more than $4,000 in scholarships from the event. On Thursday night she won the preliminary competition for swimwear. The 2016 honors graduate of Booneville High School was competing in her first Miss Mississippi competition. A talented singer and performer who has performed at numerous area and community events, her platform for the pageant focused on helping those affected by natural disasters.

Booneville Prentiss supervisors approve tax exemptions BOONEVILLE — Prentiss County Supervisors approved several tax exemptions for lo-

cal industries during their most recent meetings. Exemptions approved by the board include ProSouth Logging, Plumrose, North American Pipe, Marathon Cheese, ProVia Products, Southern Motion and SCP. The board tabled discussion of a proposal from American Municipal Services for the collection of unpaid justice court fines. The company provides collection services for municipalities at no cost to the municipality by adding a fee onto the amount the individual must pay. Supervisors had several questions regarding legal and liability issues with the program and wanted time to do more research before making a final decision.

Grenada Rescue saves dogs from slaughterhouse GRENADA — Grenada-based In Defense of Animals says it has rescued five dogs from a South Korean dog meat slaughterhouse, according to WTVA. The dogs were flown to the United States this week and were driven from the airport in Atlanta to the animal organization’s sanctuary in Mississippi. IDA is now seeking patient, experienced owners for the Jindo dogs, described as fiercely loyal and very brave.

Amory Monroe County school district rescinds bond AMORY — The Monroe County School District Board of Education has rescinded its resolutions calling for an intent to issue bonds in an amount of up to $10 million for physical plant construction and improvements, along with the holding of a special election to request such authority. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports, the school board made that decision at a specially called board meeting on June 30 based on recent developments and issues related to a decrease in the overall assessed valuation of the school district property. Superintendent Scott Cantrell said even though the process is completed through a system of estimation, a large selling point of any bond issue message to stakeholders is that of the actual financial burden various individuals and businesses will face should the issue pass. Seeing a downturn in the district’s valuation for FY 2017 does not lend itself to confi-

dence on the district’s part in providing its stakeholders with future year cost estimations, Cantrell said. “There are unknowns in tax assessment from year to year, but the ‘known’ as it pertains to this situation is that the value of the district has consistently increased each year since FY 2012,” he said. “Because of these consistent increases, the district believed this would have been an excellent opportunity to hold a bond issue election. However, with this sudden decrease, the district feels it is in the best interest of the taxpayers, the school district and any future bond holders to determine whether this decrease was simply a one-year downturn or an indication of a future trend.” At present, the district will continue to address facility projects in its traditional manner. As far as future plans go for addressing facility projects through a bond issue, the district will consider options pertaining to bonds as additional assessed valuation information is available.

Tupelo Lawyer files federal lawsuit against city TUPELO — A lawsuit was officially filed in federal court Thursday alleging wrongful death and constitutional violations in the June 18 shooting of a local man by a Tupelo Police Department officer after a foot chase. Grenada attorney Carlos Moore filed the civil lawsuit Thursday afternoon in Aberdeen on behalf of Peggy Shumpert, the widow of Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert, and Charles Foster. The lawsuit asks the city of Tupelo to pay $35 million. Shumpert was shot and killed by a Tupelo Police Department officer on June 18 after a routine traffic stop turned into a foot chase and alleged altercation between the Tupelo man, TPD officer and a K-9 unit. Foster is the owner of the car and was a passenger when the car was stopped. On Monday, Moore demanded that the city fire the officer, whom Moore identified as Tyler Cook, by Thursday at 3 p.m. or he would file suit. Federal court documents show the case was filed in the Northern District of Mississippi at 1:42 p.m., more than an hour before Moore’s deadline. The 11-page complaint lists Mayor Jason Shelton, Police Chief Bart Aguirre, Cook and 10 John Does as defendants.

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Democrats may have to wait to make hay JACKSON — When Democrats made the Mississippi House of Representatives stay an extra day last week, it was time to play the blame game. The question was who was at fault for the $33,000 that Jeff Amy it cost for the House to meet Wednesday. Columnist Republican Gov. Phil Bryant called lawmakers back to Jackson so they could vote to let him withdraw more than the cap of $50 million from the state’s rainy day fund to cover a deficit in the 2016 budget year, which ended Thursday. The Republican leadership’s solution was simple — let Bryant pull as much money as he needed from the $349 million rainy day fund, secure that it would be illegal for Bryant to spend on items lawmakers hadn’t already authorized. Republicans clearly wanted to get out of town in one day, in part because Democrats were using every minute to bash the GOP for not only 2016’s budget problems, but the likelihood that 2017’s budget problems will be worse. Among Republicans, the talking points had clearly gone out that the 2016 shortfall was “not a crisis.” Republicans needed two-thirds votes in both chambers to consider the bill on the same day it emerged from committee. They got the vote in the Senate, but not the House. This was in part the logic of power — Democrats in the House have been run over so many times this year that they’ve begun to resemble speed bumps. Presented with the opportunity to block something, they couldn’t resist. What the Democrats got from the delay was another day to argue about Republican budgeting practices in front of news reporters and the public. But there was the matter of the money. At least among those who spend too much time at the Capitol, people believe that Mississippians are easily infuriated that lawmakers get paid when extra days are tacked onto a legislative session. For example, Sen. Chuck Younger, R-Columbus, told the Commercial Dispatch that House Democrats “wanted an extra day of pay.” House Minority Leader David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, cruised up to reporters just after Tuesday’s House session ended to say it was Republicans’ fault that the House had to stay over. Baria told reporters that he’d told House Rules Committee Chairman Jason White, R-West, that Democrats would be willing to consider a vote Tuesday if Republicans gave Democrats a couple of hours to meet with budget officials. White made two trips to the Capitol press room to deny Baria’s version of the story. He said Baria made no such clear offer, and said that in any case, Baria talked to him after Democrats had blocked immediate consideration of the bill. House rules say such a vote can’t be repeated on the same day after it’s failed, meaning White would have needed unanimous consent to bring the bill forward Tuesday. With senators having ended their special session, the reality was that no changes could be made to the bill in the House, because senators weren’t there to ratify them. The real problem for Democrats, though, is that budget politics are abstract, at least on the front end. The session was overshadowed by a tiff between Rep. Jeffrey Guice, R-Ocean Springs, and a mother seeking help from lawmakers in navigating Mississippi’s Medicaid program to buy supplies for her diabetic daughter. That’s one example of how state spending touches regular people. But with rampant confusion over the 2017 budget, it’s hard to be sure of all its effects. If Democrats want to make real hay over Republican policy, they may have to until people lose services. (Daily Corinthian columnist Jeff Amy is a writer for the Associated Press based in Jackson.)

Prayer for today Gracious Father, may I not feel that it is necessary to wait for certain days and ceremonies to prepare to worship thee, while at every moment thy love is pleading for me. May I through the busiest hours and the most perplexing moments serve thee in reverence and obedience, and ever give praise to thy holy name. Amen.

A verse to share You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. —Revelation 3:17

Political posturing solves nothing STARKVILLE — The actual judicial decision written by U.S. District Carlton Reeves in striking down Mississippi’s House Bill 1523 was eloquent, persuasive, and powerful – and at the same time, the ruling itself was entirely predictable and in keeping with the prevailing federal judicial winds. The ruling is written in such a way as to withstand the scrutiny of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. In many ways, Reeves’ argument is a roadmap for appellate judges to find the path Mississippi lawmakers took to craft a state law that worked around the realities of the prior Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage in the landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision. Clearly, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision in the Obergefell case that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry that is guaranteed by both the Due Process Clause and Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. That decision made same-sex marriage just as legal in Mississippi as it made it in Vermont or California. More to the point, the Obergefell decision created

an impassable legal roadblock for Mississippians seeking to block or bypass Sid Salter the federal Columnist c o n s t i t u tional right to same-sex marriage by denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Reeves reiterated that legal reality in his decision enjoining the new law. So the majority of the Mississippi Legislature enacted HB 1523 and the federal courts have struck it down. The appellate process may or may not continue, but let’s assume for the sake of argument that it will. A reasonable reading of the judicial tea leaves would suggest that Reeves has written a decision that is pretty safe from judicial review – particularly at the level of the Supreme Court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is conservative, yes, but recent high court decisions make the probability of appellate relief for the Legislature highly unlikely. Admittedly, I’m not a fan of HB 1523 and I believe Judge Reeves’ decision was the right one. As I’ve observed before in print, this

law always struck me as a solution in search of a problem that was bad public policy and simply unnecessary. The law seemed to me far more rooted in political party primary politics than in anything else. In the wake of the federal court decision striking down HB 1523, what next? The Reeves decision is no magic wand that immediately retires either the political or legal components of the issue – to say nothing of the religious components. People of faith with the “deeply-held religious beliefs” regarding what they consider the sanctity of marriage and strong ideas about the definition of marriage aren’t going anywhere – nor are their state and national advocates and the organizations that sponsor them. The Human Rights Campaign and other proponents of LGBTQ rights are likewise in this fight for the long haul. They, too, have strong organizational roots. Depending on the side of the philosophical fence one comes down on, the postdecision landscape has either been one that is at best celebratory and at worst a political victory lap or it has been one of finger-pointing, the blame game, and

varying degrees of political threats and saber rattling. None of that is particularly productive as the state tries to move forward from this juncture. Social media has in many ways been a disservice to this debate. Because of the penchant many have on social media for angry, irrational rants, the real issues in HB 1523 often were lost in the heated political shuﬄe. This debate was always, always about the Due Process Clause and Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. This debate was always about real discrimination and real harm as opposed to the fear of potential discrimination or harm. This debate was always about the dual concepts of freedom of religion, which must leave the constitutional door open for freedom from religion as well for those Americans who choose that path. What this debate wasn’t – and shouldn’t have been – was an angry, irrational social media rant from either side, which unfortunately has defined too much of the long discussion of HB 1523 in our state. (Sid Salter is a syndicated columnist. Contact him sidsalter@sidsalter.com.)

Hillary Clinton and identity politics Have you heard that Hillary Clinton is the “first woman” ever to be nominated for president by a major political party? Of course you have. The media have repeated the line so often it is broken news. Hillary Clinton’s nomination and the euphoria in the press (one NPR female reporter said she has seen women weeping over the possibility of Hillary becoming president) eclipses any discussion about the real issues facing the country. To quote Clinton in another context, “what diﬀerence does it make” that she is a woman? A liberal is a liberal, regardless of gender, race or ethnicity. Must we go through an entire list of “firsts” before we get to someone who can solve our collective problems, instead of making them worse? Many of those cheering this supposed progress in American culture, which follows the historic election of the “first African-American president,” are insincere, if not disingenuous. Otherwise, they would have applauded the advancement of African-Americans like Gen. Colin Powell, Justice Clarence Thomas, former one-

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term Rep. Allen West (R-FL), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and conservative women like Cal Sarah Palin, Thomas Rep. Marsha Blackburn Columnist (R-TN), former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) and many others. Immigrants who entered the country legally and became citizens are virtually ignored by the media. They champion instead illegal immigrants and the liberals who support them. The reason for this disparity in attitude and coverage is that conservative blacks, women and Hispanics hold positions anathema to the left. Conservative African-Americans have been called all kinds of derogatory names in an eﬀort to get them to convert to liberal orthodoxy, and they’re ostracized if they don’t convert. If conservative, a female is likely to be labeled a traitor to her gender, or worse. Notice how the term “women’s issues” is used by the media and certain politicians to suggest that there

is only one acceptable position for females on any given topic. To the left, women’s issues appear to mean abortion rights, same-sex marriage, higher taxes, bigger government and electing more women who favor such things. When it comes to accomplished conservative female leaders, one of the greatest and smartest of our time was the late Jeane Kirkpatrick, Ronald Reagan’s consequential U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. As Jay Nordlinger wrote in his review of Peter Collier’s book “Political Woman” for National Review, “In a saner world, Jeane Kirkpatrick would have been lionized by feminists. She had risen from the oil patch to the commanding heights of U.S. foreign policy. But her views were ‘wrong.’” Collier writes that Kirkpatrick, who was a Democrat most of her life, recalled feminist icon Gloria Steinem once referring to her as “a female impersonator.” Author Naomi Wolf called her “a woman without a uterus” and claimed that she had been “unaffected by the experiences of the female body.” Kirkpatrick responded, “I have three kids, while she, when

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she made this comment had none.” The left gets away with these kinds of smears because they largely control the media and the message. No Republican could escape shunning, or worse, if such language were employed against a female Democrat. Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin, born in Philadelphia to Philippine citizens, has written about some of the printable things she’s been called – “race traitor,” “white man’s puppet,” “Tokyo Rose,” “Aunt Tomasina.” As the cliche goes, if liberals didn’t have a double standard, they would have no standards at all. There’s an old joke about a woman with five children who was asked if she had it to do over again would she have five kids. “Yes,” she replied, “just not these five.” As the husband of a successful woman with a master’s degree and accomplished daughters and granddaughters, that’s how we feel about Hillary Clinton. We’re all for a female president, just not this one. (Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com.)

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CT-A hosts kids’ summer theatre camp BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Glimpsing first-hand the fun and excitement of the performing arts, aspiring young thespians ages 10 and up will enjoy a five-day theatre camp at the Crossroads Playhouse on Monday, July 11 – Friday, July 15. Activities will be broken into two sessions: Children ages 10 and up will meet from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ages 6–10 will meet from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

During the camp, attendees will learn the ins and outs of the theatre and the important roles each member plays in making performances possible. The students will also receive introductions to costuming, makeup, improv, voice projection, stage lighting, falls and more. “We will be playing theatre games, doing animal makeup, learning stage directions and accents as well as exploring the playhouse,” said CT-A Board

Member Della Miller will oversee this year’s camp. “It’s a great learning experience for the children, especially those who have never been in a play because it helps them to learn stage presence as well as how to be more open and sociable with others.” “I can’t wait to see how much the kids open up and learn about themselves and theatre,” she continued. “On Friday, we will be presenting a special camp finale show which will

give the kids an opportunity to share the skills they’ve learned with their families and friends.” The cost to attend the camp is $110 per child which includes snacks, drinks and T-shirts. All activities and supplies will be inclusive. In addition to experiencing the roles of volunteers both on stage and oﬀ, the children will enjoy an afternoon of summertime fun as the theatre is planning to hold another water day,

featuring sprinklers, water guns and a slip-and-slide. “We are extremely excited and can’t wait to see everyone there,” said Miller. “It is going to be a blast, so come prepared to learn and have fun!” (For more information and to register for theatre camp, contact Corinth Theatre-Arts at 662-287-2995, The theatre is located at 303 Fulton Drive in Corinth.)

Iuka medical center receives 2016 QUEST Award IUKA — North Mississippi Medical CenterIuka has been recognized with the 2016 QUEST Award for High-Value Healthcare from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, for providing outstanding patient care. Only 14 hospitals received finalist recognition for achieving top performance in any five of the six areas measured in Premier’s QUEST collaborative, including cost and eﬃciency, inpatient and outpatient evidencebased care, mortality, safety, patient experience and appropriate hospital use. Honored during Premier’s annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition on June 21, NMMC-Iuka was the only hospital in Mississippi to receive the award. “NMMC-Iuka’s achievements in QUEST reinforces our commitment to reliably deliver the best care experience to the communities we serve,” said hospital administrator Fred Truesdale. “We’re proud to be the only hospital in Mississippi to receive the QUEST Award as we continue down our path of improving patient outcomes and community health.”

Specifically, NMMC-Iuka is being recognized for: • Obtaining a mortality rate at least 15 percent less than expected; • Reducing the average cost of care to at least less than $6,870 per discharge (depending on size of the facility); • Reliably delivering inpatient and outpatient evidence-based care measures in the areas of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care at least 96 percent of the time; • Improving the hospital experience so that patients and families favorably rate their stay and would recommend the facility to others at least 76 percent of the time; • Reducing preventable harm events; and obtaining a readmissions rate at least 11 percent less than expected. All QUEST hospitals participating in QUEST from October 2014-September 2015 were eligible for the QUEST Award. “QUEST hospitals have set high standards in clinical excellence nationwide,” said Susan DeVore, president and CEO, Premier. “Together, they have worked to outperform in health care. Premier congratulates NMMC-Iuka for their fantastic achievements.”

A recipient of The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum’s 2015 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award, QUEST was launched in 2008 to help health systems reliably deliver the most eﬃcient, eﬀective and caring experience for every patient, every single time. Approximately 350 health systems volunteered to transparently share data and define a common framework with consistent measures that would continually set a top performance goal for both participants and the nation. QUEST participants have prevented more than 176,000 deaths, reduced healthcare spending by more than $15 billion and improved readmission rates by 32 percent. Top performance thresholds were established at the top quartile of performance from a baseline period in all measures except cost of care, which was based top tercile of performance. Top performance methodology for each dimension varied depending on the unique measure calculation and methodology. Premier Inc. is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of approximately

sissippi Department of Marine Resources, said the barrier islands provide an abundance of food to sustain the appetites of young sharks. “The Mississippi Sound is an extremely productive estuary that is unique because our rivers infuse nutrients to the Gulf and our barrier islands hold the nutrient-rich waters in a confined area,” Mickle said. “This allows for high densities of fish, shrimp, crabs and other aquatic life that sharks as well as many other predators benefit from — even humans.” Hendon said the local shark population is the greatest during the summer. “There is definitely a dynamic here in the Mississippi Sound as we see sharks when the water temperatures are warmer, so they start coming in around April,” she said. “When the temperatures start to cool, they go more oﬀshore, so our catch numbers are significantly lower starting around October.” Hendon said sharks can be found near the shore and near the barrier islands during the summer. “The sharks go where

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approached him and started shooting. The police department currently has no suspects. Dance said the situation caused a stir because a number of people apparently thought the shooting happened at the restaurant. To report information about this case, contact Corinth PD at 286-3377.

services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost. Premier, a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, plays a critical role in the rapidly evolving

healthcare industry, collaborating with members to co-develop long-term innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to patients nationwide.

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the food is,” Hendon said. Hendon and her associates at Gulf Coast Research Lab have been tagging sharks in the Sound in an eﬀort to learn more about the predators. “When we catch sharks, we determine the species and sex, measure and weigh them,” she said. “If they are in good condition, we will tag them prior to release.”

About 2,000 sharks are tagged annually, Hendon said. Although sharks sit pretty close to the top of the fish food chain, they do face a huge threat from humans. The dorsal fin of a shark is used in a soup that has become popular in the East. According to stopsharkfinning.net, about 8,000 tons of shark fins are consumed annually.

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The Corinth School District will hold a public hearing on its proposed school district budget for fiscal year 2016-17 on July 7, 2016 at 5:30 p.m., at Corinth School District Administrative Office, 1204 North Harper Road. At this meeting, a proposed ad valorem tax effort will be considered. The Corinth School District is now operating with a projected total budget revenue of $25,072,977. Of that amount, 20 percent or $5,107,537 of such revenue is obtained through ad valorem taxes. For next fiscal year, the proposed budget has total projected revenue of $26,247,294. Of that amount, 21 percent or $5,552,248 is proposed to be financed through a total ad valorem tax levy. For the next fiscal year, the proposed increase in ad valorem tax effort by Corinth School District may result in an increase in the ad valorem tax millage rate. Ad valorem taxes are paid on homes, automobile tags, business fixtures and equipment, and rental real property. Any citizen of Corinth School District is invited to attend this public hearing on the proposed ad valorem tax effort, and will be allowed to speak for a reasonable amount of time and offer tangible evidence before any vote is taken.

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Lawsuit: Utility misled company into building $100M pipeline Associated Press

JACKSON — A company that had planned to buy carbon dioxide from Mississippi Power Co.’s Kemper County power plant has sued, alleging the utility misled it into building a $100 million pipeline. Treetop Midstream Services, an aﬃliate of an oil company that planned to pump carbon dioxide underground to force out oil, sued June 9 in the Atlanta suburb of Gwinnett County, Georgia. Treetop sued Atlanta-based Southern Co. and its Mississippi Power subsidiary after the utility terminated Treetop’s contract to buy carbon dioxide on June 3. Treetop said Mississippi Power lied and concealed delays in Kemper construction. Under terms of its contract, Treetop said it was required to finish a pipeline nine months before Kemper started operating and prepare Mississippi oil fields belonging to Tellus Energy to receive the gas. “After intentionally misrepresenting and concealing the start date for the facility and

forcing Treetop to unnecessarily spend nearly $100 million on a pipeline and other equipment, the Southern Co. defendants have now left Treetop with a pipeline to nowhere that never would have been built but for the fraudulent conduct of the Southern Co. defendants,” the suit states. Treetop wants its money back, plus interest and punitive damages. Mississippi Power spokeswoman Cindy Duvall said Friday that the utility has yet to respond in court. “We believe the suit is without merit,” she wrote in an email. The $6.7 billion Kemper plant is more than two years behind schedule, generating electricity now by burning natural gas. But it’s designed to burn lignite coal, extracting climatewarming carbon dioxide instead of emitting it into the air, and the company says it plans to begin burning lignite by Sept. 30. But Mississippi Power needs a place to bury the

carbon dioxide, which is where Tellus Energy and a larger oil company — Denbury Resources — came in. Both wanted to flood otherwise depleted oil fields with carbon dioxide to force out more oil. Selling byproducts is one way Mississippi Power plans to pay for Kemper, which is $3.8 billion over budget. The company’s 186,000 customers are already paying $126 million a year for the plant, and could be asked to pay as much as $4.3 billion. Southern shareholders have absorbed $2.4 billion in losses. Treetop and Mississippi Power had long been at odds. A Treetop subsidiary had opposed a December electric rate increase granted to Mississippi Power by state regulators, unsuccessfully appealing it to the state Supreme Court. Duvall wrote Mississippi Power terminated the contract “because we believed the ongoing discussions with Treetop yielded no beneficial path forward for the company and our customers.”

Security ordered tightened in Baghdad Associated Press

BAGHDAD — As the death toll from the weekend truck bombing in Baghdad climbed to 157, Iraq’s embattled prime minister ordered new security measures, including abandoning the use of bomb-detection wands that U.S. experts pronounced worthless years ago. Security forces were still using the devices Monday evening, as a string of smaller bombings in the capital killed 16 people and wounded dozens more. Sunday’s suicide attack by the Islamic State group was the single deadliest bombing to hit Baghdad in more than a decade of war and insurgency. Also Monday, five convicted

terrorists were executed in Baghdad, the Ministry of Justice said in an announcement that appeared aimed at restoring faith in Iraq’s security forces in the wake of the devastating attack. Firefighters and medical teams were still uncovering bodies from the city’s Karada neighborhood Monday morning. Oﬃcials said a dozen people were missing and at least 60 of the dead were women and children. At least 190 people were wounded. The blast struck after midnight when the neighborhood was bustling with people breaking their daylight fast during the Muslim holy month

of Ramadan. The attack demonstrated the Islamic State’s ability to strike the capital despite a string of defeats on the battlefield, including the loss of Fallujah just over a week ago. With public anger mounting, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered new security measures Sunday evening, including increased aerial scanning and intelligence-gathering in the capital and the installation of X-ray systems at the entrances of provinces. He also ordered security forces to stop using a handheld electronic device that was widely sold as a bomb detector but has been repeatedly branded bogus by technical experts.

Deaths Parvin Parnell Bendall

SELMER, Tenn. — Funeral services for Parvin Parnell Bendall, 75, of Ramer, Tenn., are set for Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tenn., with burial at Falcon Cemetery in Selmer, Tenn. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. until service time. Mr. Bendall died July 1, 2016 in Corinth. Born May 7, 1941 in McNairy County, Tenn., to the late Demus Wayne and Oda Bell Nixon Bendall, he was a longtime dozer owner and operator and owned rental properties. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Janette Bendall of Ramer, Tenn.; a daughter, Sheila Sue Bendall of Memphis; a son, David Wayne Bendall of Memphis; a grandchild, Austin Parmely of Memphis; four sisters, Joann Westmoreland of Sugarland, Texas, Rose Escoto of Texas, Dorothy Clark of Peru, Ind., and Jewell Shanabarger of Peru, Ind.; and a brother, Marvin Bendall of Los Angeles. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bendall was preceded in death by a sister, Hazel Martin. Bro. Larry Lancaster will officiate the service.

Rebecca Ann Cornelius

Funeral services for Rebecca Ann Cornelius, 69, of Cordova, Tenn., is Thursday at 6 p.m. at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Visitation is Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. Mrs. Cornelius died July 3, 2016 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Born November 5, 1946, she was a sales manager of several advertising companies and a member of Highland Street Church of Christ in Cordova, Tenn. Survivors include sons, Travis Neal Cornelius Jr. (Letitia) of Plantersville and John Alvin Cornelius (April) of Bartlett, Tenn.; four grandchildren, Christine Cornelius,

Catherine Cornelius, Aslin Cornelius and Ruslan Cornelius; one great grandson, Guy Edward Cornelius; brother, Iver Vandiver of Corinth; a niece; three nephews; other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in Death by her father, Gilbert Vandiver and her mother, Birdie Busby Vandiver. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Pine Vale Children’s Home, 1872 CR 700, Corinth, MS., 38834. Brad Dillingham will oﬃciate the service. Online condolences may be left at magnoliafuneralhome. net.

Scally Braxton Mathis

RIPLEY — Funeral services for Scally Braxton Mathis, 99, of Walnut, is Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at McBride Funeral Chapel in Ripley with burial at Camp Ground Cemetery in Walnut. Visitation is Tuesday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Mr. Mathis died July 3, 2016 at his home. Born April 17, 1917, he retired with Memphis Light, Gas and Water after 23 years of service. He also worked with the Ford Motor Company for 15 years and was a member of Camp Ground United Methodist Church in Walnut. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Naomi Amerine Mathis; and a host of nieces and nephews. He is proceeded in death by his parents, L.C. and Ossie Burns Mathis; and siblings, Dalton Calvin Mathis, Lola Glidewell, Dolly Montgomery and Bub Mathis. Rev. Clay Baker will oﬃciate.

Cody Potts

William Franklin Cody Potts died on July 3, 2016 at his residence in Michie, Tenn. Visitation is Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Magnolia Funeral Home. Other arrangements are incomplete.

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currently in pre-k or kindergarten, which means unless those students return to county schools, the Alcorn School District could lose out on $5,300 per student, per school year. “We can multiple that number by 12 or 13 years

and we’re talking major money that this district is losing all because it’s an inconvenience,” he said. For more than three years, county school board members have disagreed on how student transfers should be handled. The five-person board often allows large numbers of students to be re-

I’ve Done Something Terrible. Will God Forgive Me? Paul wrote, “All have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Earlier, he had quoted from the Psalms in saying, “There is none righteous, no, not one” (vs. 10: cf. Psalm 14:3). It is quite easy to say, “Sin is sin.” What we mean when we say that is that every sin is an affront to the perfection and holiness of God, no matter the type of sin. It is another thing, however to come to the place where we are willing to state that all sins are equal. Some are just “bigger” or “darker” in our minds. That is even true among those who do not profess godliness. If you were to walk down the street and take a simple poll, asking people, “which is worse, lying or murder?” I think we know what the answer would be. If the results of the poll were not unanimous, they would be close to it, stating that murder is clearly “worse.” Then, someone who has done one (or more) of these “worse” sins hears the saving message of Jesus Christ. Maybe he has a past filled with drug use or even peddling drugs. Maybe he has murdered or raped another. Maybe she has had a series of abortions. Maybe he was abusive to a spouse or children. Those actions haunt these individuals as they consider the message of Jesus, and that He is a Savior. As is only natural, their thinking turns to a simple question. “Will God actually forgive me?” They know the levels to which they have sunk, and now they think there is no way out. After all, everything else they have tried has failed, so why would God “Work?” Peter, on Pentecost, preached a powerful sermon, showing that Jesus had been the promised one. “Mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him” (vs. 22) showed Him to be the Messiah, but Peter added, “you crucified and killed (Him) by the hands of lawless men” (vs. 23). After further proofs about Jesus’ power and resurrection, Peter gave the powerful statement, “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified” (vs 36). In Acts 2, after Peter made it clear that those in his audience had put Jesus, the Son of God, to death, they asked, “What shall we do?” (vs 37). We need to show people not just Peter’s answer, but what Peter did not say. Peter did not look at those around him and say “You’ve done something too awful. God won’t forgive you.” Thankfully, Peter said, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (vs. 38). That same promise is still available to all, including those who may think God can’t-or won’tforgive. He can and He will. Read Your Bible. Acts 9. Welcome.

leased from the district for non-state mandated reasons. Just last month, the board granted the release of 58 students who left Alcorn County for school districts in Corinth, Booneville, Prentiss and Tishomingo counties. “Bottom line is, this board has for a very long time been divided on the student release issue,” said Mary Coleman, a 10-year veteran member of the board. “I think that’s common knowledge – just how easy it is for most of these parents who are wanting to transfer their kids out of Alcorn County. I think that’s where our biggest problem lies, and unless we get unified, nothing is ever going to change.” The board recently heard ideas from the P16 Parent Advisory Council on the current, but not always enforced, student transfer policy. “We want compromise,” said council chair Jodi Fiveash. “We want our current 3,200 kids who are still in this school district to continue to

have the funds they need to have a good education. That’s why we are asking for changes to be made to the policy and that policy to be enforced.” After a very open and understanding discussion between board members and P16 members, the school board unoﬃcially agreed to accept several draft proposals on student transfer policies from the council. Fiveash said the council recommends the district adopt a step-by-step plan for future student releases. “Parents wanting their child to be released should be required to come to the district oﬃce to request a transfer form. At that time, the parent should meet with Mr. Mitchell or schedule a future meeting in hopes of getting some real causes as to why they are leaving the district. Those who fall into the state mandated reasons for transfer should be allowed just that, while the others should meet with the superintendent and if the problem isn’t solved, they should be made to

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present to the board,” said Fiveash. “Detailed analysis reports from both the student’s current principal and the superintendent should also be given to the board prior to the parent meeting.” Mitchell said he’s already been meeting with parents when they come in to the district oﬃce to request a transfer form. “It’s always some sob story about how they can’t pickup their child or something – which to me, isn’t our problem,” said the superintendent. “They choose to live inside this school district and the state says that is where they are to go to school (unless there is a state mandated reason or the school board allows them to go elsewhere).” Fiveash will also draft proposals on a separate pre-k policy for parents who request student transfer out of the district prior to their child’s pre-k year. The policy would require the parent to reapply for transfer before the child enters kindergarten. Another proposal will look at a separate renewal form Fiveash said will help “keep up with the number of children who live in our district, but do

not currently go to school in our district.” Mitchell, along with board members Coleman, Randy Wilbanks, Laura Studdard and Lamar Walker, agreed they have no intention of moving any student from where they currently go to school. Board member Russ Nash was absent from the meeting. “If they are already there, we don’t have a problem,” said Mitchell. “We just want to know how many are actually not going to a school in our district.” Wilbanks, the board president, said he wants to see less parents who want to transfer their children. “I think we need to work with the parents and find the root of the problem – is it a teacher, a principal, other students – I want to know, so we can fix it before even more students want to leave for the same reason,” he said. “I don’t want to say we are going to completely stop accepting non-state mandated transfers, because that’s not fixing the problem.” Fiveash will present the draft policy changes for possible board approval at the July 11 meeting.

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Doing business with friends can be tricky Annie’s Mailbox

Dear Annie: I am a real estate agent in a wealthy part of Southern California. In my part of town, everyone knows everyone, especially in real estate. I have my group of mom friends. Some of us work. Others do not. All of our kids go to the same school. We see one another multiple times every week. My best friend in the group is a designer. She’s relatively new to the real estate world, but she has a great eye for design. Another friend in the group is a financial adviser. She is a brilliant woman, so I hired her to manage my money, and I’m actually her Realtor. I sold the money manager a house. I referred designer to money manager. Can you guess where this is going? Long story short, money manager and designer had a huge falling out. Money manager claims she fired designer. Designer claims she walked oﬀ the job. Needless to say, they both think they are right. I really don’t care what happened between the two of them. I’m more concerned with my business. Was I stupid to refer designer to money manager? Should I find a diﬀerent money manager so that we don’t have a falling out? I like doing business with friends because I trust them, but I don’t want to lose any friends if business

relationships go south. — Referral Referee Dear Ref: Good real estate agents, designers and financial advisers are a 10-second Yelp search away. Good friends, however, are a lot harder to find. It’s too late to repair the relationship between your two friends, but it’s not too late for you to avoid a falling-out of your own. Hire a new person to manage your money. Explain to your friend it’s precisely because you value your friendship that you want to stop doing business with her. If she’s as smart as you say she is, she’ll get it. Dear Annie: I feel like a cliche. I feel so stupid. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I’m 34. I graduated from one Ivy League university and got a master’s from a diﬀerent one. I don’t look like Scarlett Johansson, but I’m above average in the looks department. I get my hair highlighted. I work out. I dress well. Yet I’m single. I told myself it wouldn’t

bother me. I leaned in to my career. I went on dates, but no guy ever felt like the one. I had a few casual relationships but didn’t do the whole “he’s OK for right now” thing. If I wasn’t super into him, I let him go. And I really haven’t met a guy I’ve been super into. I never did the online dating thing. I just wasn’t focused on it. I have a friend who is obsessed with it. She downloads every app and talks about it nonstop. She talks about dating the way men talk about fantasy football. I was supposed to have it all — to be happily married with children. I don’t want to leave my career, but I am 34 and want a family. I don’t want to settle for some schlub, either. — Cliche Cathy Dear Cliche: You’re not waiting for Mr. Right; you’re waiting for Mr. Perfect. There’s no such thing. Why haven’t you been into the guys you’ve seen in the past? What’s been missing? There’s a diﬀerence between having some basic criteria (e.g., “respectful,” “employed,” “not Norman Bates”) and having an elaborate, Westminster Dog Show-style rubric. Be more open. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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