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Hot weather likely to last BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The oppressive heat wave of the last few days may be settling in for the week. Outside of a chance of a shower tonight and Wednesday, there is little relief in sight. Today’s heat index in the dangerous territory of 106 to 109 could be repeated, particularly toward the weekend. “If this ridge of high pressure strengthens and we don’t see much clouds or rain, we could see a prolonged period of heat,” said Andy Chiuppi, meteorologist at the National Weather Service Memphis Forecast Office. The heat was felt Saturday night at the annual Slugburger Festival as a man passed out from apparent heat exhaustion in the concert area. “We had fans in the tented areas, but there is only so much you can do,” said Main Street

Manager Brent Johnson. Chiuppi expects an approaching weak frontal boundary to at least provide a little relief tonight into early Wednesday with some cloud cover, if not rainfall. Temperatures on Saturday and Sunday in the Corinth area should be around 96 or 97 with perhaps a slim chance of a shower on Saturday, he said. With only about an inch of rain for the month in Corinth and none since July 5, things are beginning to tip toward the dry side. “With these high temperatures and the breeze blowing, it does not take long to evaporate that water that’s in that top layer of soil,” said Patrick Poindexter, MSU extension agent. “It doesn’t take long after that for these row crops and garden crops to start showing signs of Staff photo by Steve Beavers

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Harmony Loncar stays cool by eating a popsicle.

County suffers 2nd ATV-related fatality BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

A Prentiss County man has died following an ATV accident in Alcorn County. John E. Lauderdale, 76, of Jumpertown died Saturday after being transported to North Mississippi Medical Center following the accident in the Pisgah area of Alcorn County near the Prentiss-Alcorn county line. Lauderdale’s death marked the second fatal ATV accident in the county over the week-

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Katie Yontz was among 20 kids who became familiar with the MyPlate program during the “Kids in the Kitchen” event at the Mississippi State Extension Service.

4-H program teaches kids to cook BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The kitchen was full. So were 20 youngsters after helping cook their own lunch. The children, ages 5-9, were part of “Kids in the Kitchen” sponsored by the Alcorn Coun-

ty 4-H Club at the Mississippi State Extension Service. The two-day program, those age 10-18 will don aprons today, introduced those who attended to the kitchen and the tools used there. “It was a good opportunity

for kids to have a hands-on learning experience and at the same time be introduced to 4-H,” said 4-H agent Tammy Parker. Parker, Family Resource Please see COOKING | 2

end. Jerry “Jay” Caldwell III, 19, of North Madison Street in Corinth died early Saturday of injuries sustained when he apparently hit a tree while riding in the Sharp’s Bottom area of eastern Alcorn County. Lauderdale was a retired truck driver and attended Pisgah United Methodist Church. Funeral services are set for today at 11 a.m. at McMillan Funeral Home in Booneville with burial to follow in Pisgah Cemetery.

Schools want single combined handbook BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Corinth School District is in the process of combining the rules and regulations of three separate schools into a single student handbook for the coming year. With the effort to make a more user-friendly guide, the district is sifting through all of the rules to eliminate discrepancies, such as the one dealing

with excuses for absences. “One school said you had to bring your excuse within 24 hours,” said Superintendent Lee Childress. “One school said you had to bring your excuse within three days. One school said you had five days to bring your excuse. That point emphasizes why we need one handbook. At each school, it ought to Please see HANDBOOK | 2

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GULFPORT — Two Florida residents will plead guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to move cocaine and marijuana from Florida to Texas by way of South Mississippi, court records show. Attorneys for Michael Lamar Ricks and Herman McGee Jr., both of Jacksonville, informed the court of the plans to enter the pleas. Ricks is set to enter his plea Monday and McGee’s plea date is July 23. A federal grand jury indicted the two along with Jaylyn Holland and Kerriyae Simmons, also of Jacksonville, on one count each of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance; possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. The Sun Herald reports Holland and Simmons have pleaded guilty to interstate travel in aid of racketeering. In exchange for their pleas, the government dismissed

RAYMOND — Four inmates have escaped from the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond. The Hinds County Sheriff’s Office tells WAPT-TV the inmates escaped about 12:45 a.m. Monday. The inmates have been identified as 25-year-old Montreal Damon Anderson; 19-year-old Jer-

the remaining charges against them. Their sentencings are pending. As part of the plea, Holland admitted she and Kerriyae Simmons served as drug couriers for $500 per trip. Ricks and McGee also face two counts of conspiracy to carry a firearm during a drug-trafficking scheme. McGee, Simmons and Holland were taken into custody after a Jan. 9 traffic stop in Harrison County, when four kilograms of cocaine were seized. Deputies made the arrests after they realized they had stopped McGee in one vehicle, and the women in another, though both vehicles were registered to McGee. Deputies found an empty hidden compartment and a .45-caliber handgun in the trunk of one car, and the cocaine in the back seat. Holland and Simmons later told DEA agents McGee coordinated the trips and packed the vehicles.

maine Wilson; 18-yearold Kevin Holmes and 23-year-old John Rollins. They were discovered missing during a midnight bed check. Wilson is charged with capital murder. He is accused in a 2012 rape and killing of a Jackson woman. Holmes faces three counts of armed robbery,

and Rollins is charged with auto theft and false pretense. Both men also face charges of malicious mischief. Anderson is charged with recovered stolen property and is jailed on a felony hold. “Based on our preliminary investigation we are inclined to believe that this was a prearranged

and preplanned escape,” Hinds County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Othor Cain said. The escapes follow last week’s mistaken release of two prisoners from the Raymond jail. Officials blamed the release of Tyrone Gardner and Raphael Graves on a paperwork error. Both men are back behind bars.

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STONEWALL — A man who had been driving a horse and buggy died after a fight with a Stonewall police officer, says his attorney, Stewart Parish. Michael Street, police chief in the town of 1,100, told The Clarion-Ledger that he asked the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation to look into the death Wednesday night of Jonathan Sanders, 39. Parish, who is acting as the family’s spokesman, and Street both say it is

not clear what led up to the incident Wednesday night with Officer Kevin Herrington. Parish said that as far as he knows, Sanders did not have a weapon and was strangled. He said witnesses have told him Sanders was exercising his horse, stopped to talk to a friend, and at some point called the friend’s brother to tell him that police were harassing the other man at a gas station. Later, according to Parish, Herrington drove

toward Sanders’ buggy, and Sanders pulled into a cousin’s yard, where Herrington got out of his patrol car. Just what started the fight is still being investigated, and the cause of death won’t be known until an autopsy is complete, Street said. MBI spokesman Warren Strain says it’s too early to talk until the autopsy report is in. Clarke County Coroner Greg Fairchild says Sanders’ body has been sent to the State Crime Lab in

Jackson for an autopsy. Sanders had a police record, including a 2003 conviction for selling cocaine, which brought him a five-year sentence and five years on probation. He was free on bond after being arrested in April on a charge of possessing the drug, Circuit Court Clerk Beth Jordan said. Street said Herrington has never been the subject of any written complaint. He is on administrative leave with pay — routine procedure in such investigations.

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Lauren Nellum was among 20 youngsters who made their own popsicle to keep cool from the heat.

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Emma Hicks helps prepare lunch during “Kids in the Kitchen.”

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drought stress.” The summertime weather is causing some issues for gardeners and the agricultural scene. “With the extreme temperatures that we are experiencing this week, people will probably notice some issues with fruit set on their tomatoes, peppers, squash

and watermelons, but especially tomatoes and peppers,” he said. “Typically, when the temperatures get up above the mid 90s, the plants will not set fruit.” And it may not be cooling off enough at night to relieve the plant stress, which can also lead to fruit shedding in garden plants. It is also the time

when armyworms are taking aim on hay. Those small, off-white moths that flutter about the hay fields are laying eggs now, said Poindexter, and hay producers may need to make applications of an insecticide. “We have had them every year for the last several years in sporadic spots,” he said.

Management agent Mary Linda Moore and 4-H volunteer Phyllis KeithYoung covered kitchen topics such as How to Measure, Cooking Terms, Healthy Snacks, How to Prepare a Fiesta Style Lunch, MyPlate Program and Food & Kitchen Safety. “I wanted them to have an understanding of kitchen safety and how to use kitchen tools,” said Parker. Emma Hicks took part on Monday and plans to come back today. “I really like cook-

ing,” said the 11-year-old Hicks. MyPlate is a new generation icon with the intent to prompt consumers to think about building a healthy plate at meal times. The program, designed by First Lady Michelle Obama and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in 2011, emphasizes the fruit, vegetable, grains, protein foods and dairy groups. MyPlate illustrates the five food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet using a familiar image. “The focus was cooking, but we want them to become familiar with My-

Plate,” added Parker. 4-H is the nation’s largest youth development organization. More than six million 4-H youth in urban neighborhoods, suburban schoolyards and rural farming communities stand out among their peers – building revolutionary opportunities and implementing community-wide change at an early age. 4-H offers numerous programs and growth opportunities which put the heads, hearts, hands and health of youth to work learning and applying the essential elements of the 4-H program.

uniforms for elementary and middle school students. Childress said uniforms would have the advantage of taking such questions off the table and potentially save money for parents. However, he did not encourage the board to require uniforms for the 2015-2016 year. Among notable policy changes coming to the handbook are revised requirements for recognition in the high school’s Hall of Fame. Inclusion will require three full semesters of attendance rather than all of grades 9 through 12. It will also require achieving the college readiness benchmark

scores on the ACT: 18 for English, 22 for math and reading and 23 for science. The district is also putting in place a single discipline ladder rather than having a different range of discipline listed under each type of violation. “I think this is a lot clearer,” said Childress. “It’s two pages that a parent or student can look at and see that if I run in the halls, the cafeteria or the classroom, I’m going to be punished with step one or two, and you see exactly what it is.” In other business, the board moved its budget public hearing date to 5:30 p.m. on July 28.

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be uniform.” On Friday, the district presented proposed handbook changes to the board of trustees. They will receive the final document for approval at a later date prior to the new school year. Regarding dress code, trustee Dennis Dilworth said he has been hit with concerns about requirements for leggings and how much coverage a shirt must provide. That is among some points the district will refine in the final document. It also led to a question of whether the district should consider going to

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Today in History Today is Tuesday, July 14, the 195th day of 2015. There are 170 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On July 14, 1865, the Matterhorn, straddling Italy and Switzerland, was summited as a sevenmember rope party led by British climber Edward Whymper reached the peak. (Four members of the party fell to their deaths during their descent; Whymper and two guides survived.)

On this date: In 1789, in an event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside. In 1881, outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias “Billy the Kid,” was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner in present-day New Mexico. In 1913, Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the 38th president of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1921, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Massachusetts, of murdering a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (Sacco and Vanzetti were executed six years later.) In 1933, all German political parties, except the Nazi Party, were outlawed. Cartoon character Popeye the Sailor made his movie debut in the Fleischer Studios animated short, “Popeye the Sailor.” In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure providing funds for a national monument honoring scientist George Washington Carver; the monument was built at Carver’s birthplace near Diamond, Missouri. In 1958, the army of Iraq overthrew the monarchy. In 1965, the American space probe Mariner 4 flew by Mars, sending back photographs of the red planet. United Nations Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson II died in London at age 65. In 1966, eight student nurses were murdered by Richard Speck in a Chicago dormitory. In 1976, Jimmy Carter won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s convention in New York. In 1980, the Republican national convention opened in Detroit, where nominee-apparent Ronald Reagan told a welcoming rally he and his supporters were determined to “make America great again.”

Local/Region Across the Region Traffic stop finds drugs, multiple infractions

Sudafed law several years ago dramatically reduced the numbers of cases of ‘home-made’ or ‘shake and bake’ labs,” said Sheriff Randy Tolar. “I don’t know of any other counter-measure that has effected the drug trade and had such a huge impact.” “ Mississippi should be proud of stepping up and putting this legislation into place,” he added. “Mississippi was only the second state in the United States to pass such Legislation. Sudafed/ephedrine are chemicals absolutely required to manufacture Methamphetamine, without these chemicals being readily available, it made our jobs a whole lot easier.” Pannell was under supervision of the Mississippi Department of Corrections at the time of his arrest and a hold has been placed on him by MDOC.

BOONEVILLE — On Friday, July 10, Prentiss County Deputies and Narcotics Officers arrested Michael Heath Pannell, 37, of 917 HWY 4 in West Booneville after a traffic stop resulted in the discovery of Controlled Substances in his posses- Pannell sion. Officers seized methamphetamine and pharmaceuticals in the arrest as well a $549 cash and a 1991 Ford Mustang. Pannell was charged with two counts of felony possession of controlled substances (crystal meth and pharmaceuticals), three counts of misdemeanor possession of controlled substances, two counts of possession of paraphernalia as well as an expired tag, no insurance and failure to immediately produce identification upon lawful request. “Crystal methamphetamine continues to be a big problem everywhere but the prescription

Local dog trainer gets own TV reality show SELMER, Tenn. — A Hardin County well-known bird dog trainer is getting his own TV show. Bill Moore will be the star of reality-style show debuting this fall on the Hunting Chan-

nel. Moore, who is often called the “Babe Ruth of Bird Dogs,” owns Tricky Dick Kennels in Selmer. Moore has won 12 national bird dog titles, and the Hunting Channel is set to follow the trainer on the road to number 13. The show will air from October-March.

School districts proceed with two bond projects TUPELO — When Tupelo and Lee County School District students return to class next month, they will be greeted with new classroom buildings, cafeterias, computers and secure entrances. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports both school districts have had busy summers spent on projects related to two successful bond referendums. Lee County voters in 2013 allowed the district to issue up to $13.5 million in new bonds, while Tupelo voters in April gave their district permission to sell about $44 million in bonds. Lee County Superintendent Jimmy Weeks says the completion of the projects has to do with having good architects,

construction companies and subcontractors.

‘Frozen’ to take over children’s museum MEMPHIS – It may be hot outside, but it will be freezing at The Children’s Museum of Memphis from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, July 25 as characters from the movie “Frozen” come to visit. Attendees will have the opportunity to take a “cool” photo with their favorite snow sisters, listen to a mini performance, and get an autograph. Activities will include snowman building and scavenger hunting. Photography is encouraged. Those who “let it go” and wear an ice princess costume, will have a chance to win one of three CMOM Family Memberships which will be given out as prizes. The cost for the event is $3 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Members are $3 and non-members are $15. Tickets are available for purchase at the door and include museum admission. (For more information, visit cmom.com or call 901-4582678.)

District in contempt over school prayer BY JEFF AMY Associated Press

JACKSON — A federal judge has found the Rankin County school district in contempt of court for continuing to promote Christianity during school hours after it agreed to stop. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ordered the district Friday to pay $7,500 to the plaintiff as punishment for violating a 2013 order and again ordered it to stop sponsoring prayers at graduations, assemblies, athletic competitions and other school events. The district first got into trouble when a Northwest Rankin High School student represent-

ed by the American Humanist Association sued over having to attend a school assembly that promoted Christianity. The district settled the suit in 2013, agreeing that activities during school hours would not advance, endorse or inhibit any religion. But six months later, the same student attended a districtwide honors assembly at Brandon High School. The program, honoring students who scored above 22 on the ACT college test, was opened with a prayer by the Rev. Rob Gill, pastor of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. Reeves rejected arguments that he shouldn’t sanction the school district because the cer-

emony was voluntary and that school officials should be excused because the law was hard to understand. “The district’s breach did not take very long and it occurred in a very bold way,” Reeves wrote. “Its conduct displays that the district did not make any effort to adhere to the agreed judgment.” Reeves also fined the district for allowing Gideons International to distribute Bibles to fifthgraders at Northwest Rankin Elementary School in October 2014. Reeves said previous court decisions found in-school Bible distributions unconstitutional encouragement of a particular religion. Rankin County argued

that because school employees didn’t hand out the Bibles and taking one was voluntary, it hadn’t broken any laws or the settlement. Reeves again disagreed. “It deliberately went out of its way to entangle Christian indoctrination in the education process,” the judge wrote of the district. Reeves warned the district that it would owe the plaintiff $10,000 per future violation. District lawyer Fred Harrell told The Clarion-Ledger that he plans to meet with the school board to ensure all teachers and principals know and follow district policy and the court order.

Drug testing sends Work to start on boutique hotel court over budget The Associated Press

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BAY ST. LOUIS — Hancock County Youth Court officials are scrambling to cover a $93,000 budget shortfall. Youth Court Judge Elise Deano said the cost ordered drug testing accounts for most the shortfall. Deano said 75 percent of the Department of Human Services cases that come before her are drug related. Often times, reuniting parents with their children hinges on a parent’s sobriety. “When you have someone doing what I would call higher end drugs, when I say higher end I mean more hardcore drugs, that’s a horrible thing to fight.

“The only way to maintain compliance and make sure they’re not using anymore, and I know how hard it is and relapse is part of recovery, so we need to know so we can keep them on the right track,” Deano told WLOX-TV of Biloxi. Deano said sometimes a parent will be required to take a drug test twice a month for several months at the parent’s expense, but when a parent doesn’t have the money, the youth court bears the cost. “If a parent or individual goes there and can’t afford a drug test, it’s then billed to the county, which is a major concern of mine,” said Hancock County Supervisor Tony Wayne Ladner.

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JACKSON — Construction is scheduled to start this year on a 100room boutique hotel in Jackson’s historic and popular Fondren neighborhood. Developer Roy Decker of Eldon Development Group tells The ClarionLedger that the hotel should open in mid-2017. Decker says it will have meeting and conference space, lobby and rooftop bars, an amphitheater and festival space. In the meantime, Decker said the development team is still gathering input from Fondren residents and business owners, in an effort to ensure the hotel properly blends with the historic neighborhood that has become one of Jackson’s most popular areas

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Sorry, Trump has a point You are hardly a name-brand company if you haven’t dumped Donald Trump during the past seven days. NBC, Univision and Macy’s all have thrown The Donald under the bus, in the heaviest blow to schlock culture in this country since the cancellation of “Jersey Shore.” The carnage ranges across media, encompassing reality Rich TV (“Celebrity Apprentice”), Lowry entertainment properties (the Miss USA Pageant), fashion National (the Donald J. Trump SignaReview ture Collection) and even fragrance (Success by Trump). The shunning of Trump is in response to his, uh, memorable presidential announcement that included comments about the alleged rampant criminality of Mexican immigrants – they’re drug runners, rapists, etc. – that were typically crude. Trump could make a statement about arcane tax policy – and still make you want to take a shower afterward. Although this isn’t anything new. The companies fleeing him are acting on what has become one of the foremost principles of American public life: It’s not enough to be offended; you must punish the offender. As it happens, Trump’s new enemies are doing him an enormous political favor, at least in the short term. There are few things that benefit a Republican candidate in the current environment of left-wing bullying more than getting fired and boycotted for something he’s said. Trump’s instantly notorious Mexico comments did more to insult than to illuminate, yet a kernel in them hit on an important truth that typical politicians either don’t know or simply fear to speak. “When Mexico sends its people,” Trump said, “they’re not sending their best.” This is obviously correct. We aren’t raiding the top 1 percent of Mexicans and importing them to this country. Instead, we are getting representative Mexicans, who – through no fault of their own – come from a poorly educated country at a time when education is essential to success in an advanced economy. Trump’s comments made it sound as though Mexico is sending us moral defectives. But immigrants are willing to work. Immigrant men ages 18-65 are in the labor force at a higher rate than native men. It’s just that a lack of education hampers even hard-working people. Immigrants here from Mexico – which has sent more immigrants than any other country for decades – have the lowest levels of education. Nearly 60 percent of them haven’t graduated from high school. This puts Mexican immigrants at a disadvantage, and it shows. Nearly 35 percent of immigrants from Mexico and their U.S.-born children are in poverty; nearly 68 percent are in or near poverty. This is the highest level for immigrants from any country. Fifty-four percent of immigrants from Mexico lack health insurance. A higher proportion of Mexican immigrants uses meanstested government programs than immigrants from any other country – more than 57 percent. Immigrants make progress on almost every indicator over time, but are still far behind natives after two decades. For all its crassness, Trump’s rant on immigration is closer to reality than the gauzy cliches of immigration romantics, who are unwilling to acknowledge that there might be an issue welcoming large numbers of highschool dropouts into a 21st-century economy. If we don’t want to add to the ranks of the poor, the uninsured and the welfare-dependent, we should have fewer low-skilled immigrants – assuming saying that is not yet officially considered a hate crime. The point could be made much more deftly and accurately by anyone not named Donald J. Trump. In the meantime, he fills the vacuum, and enjoys the whirlwind. (Daily Corinthian columnist Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.)

Prayer for today Lord Jehovah, help me to learn how to be strong and brave, that I may not remain in fear and weakness. Help me to conquer unworthiness, and to overcome discouragements, that I may be spared the needless battles that are brought on through impatience and selfishness. Keep my soul in repose, that I may add to my conquering strength. Amen.

A verse to share Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10

Evangelicals should return to core beliefs In the matter of the “culture wars,” evangelical Christians are asking, “what do we do now?” The question is being raised in the aftermath of the Supreme Cal Court’s deciThomas sion striking down state Columnist laws reserving marriage for heterosexual couples. The “culture wars,” while well-intentioned, were a mistake from the beginning. Evangelical Christians, whose Leader said, “My Kingdom is not of this world,” thought they could organize people of like mind and like faith and create a voting bloc to elect people who would impose something resembling that other kingdom on people who do not see themselves as members of that kingdom. Given the number of politicians who seem to have difficulty imposing a moral code of any sort on themselves, such a strategy was doomed from the start. Why didn’t they learn from

previous “moral improvement” movements that if one wants to change culture, one must first change individuals? For evangelical Christians that can only be done by the transformation of the heart, soul and mind, something that is beyond the power of secular – or even religious – politicians. Conservative Christians wanted to be liked and respected by the world. Republican politicians saw them as a reliable voting bloc and were happy to have them in the party, but party leaders and elected officials did little to advance their agenda. Leaders gave them lip service, saying what Christians wanted to hear and in some cases even quoted a Bible verse, but in reality most party leaders were embarrassed, even offended, by people many regarded as throwbacks, if not to the Dark Ages, then to the rural South. As a longtime fan of Broadway musicals and plays, I believe that the original cast is always better than the touring company. Evangelicals should return to the “original cast,” whose mem-

bers include Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Peter, James and Timothy. Consider their lives and tactics as they faced a hostile political and religious environment that brought persecution, even death. These men – and their followers – had little interest in an earthly kingdom. Instead, they focused on that other kingdom, and billions of lives have been transformed in the centuries that followed. Those transformed lives have, in many cases, transformed cultures. A recent letter to the editor posted on TwinCities. com got it right: “If the Supreme Court, in its June 26 ruling to redefine the meaning of marriage, has made things less comfortable for believers, we must ask ourselves why we were so comfortable to begin with. “The Apostle Peter pleaded with the church, ‘Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.’ Those who have resisted the acceptance of sin have done well in living out Peter’s admonition, but acceptance of

our standing as outsiders remains a point of struggle. “Christians, as aliens and strangers in this world, should not be surprised when a world separated from God lives out its faith. It is, however, our duty to act in unity with God by sacrificing our time and risking friendships, academic performance and professional standing – all idols in this world – to display the unrivaled confidence and hope we have in Christ. “We cannot change a fallen world, but we can be God’s instrument in saving people from it. Eternally speaking, there is nothing to lose and everything to gain.” – Jack Wheeler, Hudson, Wis.” Lest someone misinterpret what Mr. Wheeler and I are saying, this isn’t about surrender; it is about enlisting in a different “army,” using more powerful nonpolitical weapons. Google “Beatitudes” and see what I mean. Practice them and observe the impact they have on the culture. (Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com.)

A legacy of cliches Discussions of racial problems almost invariably bring out the cliche of “a legacy of slavery.” But anyone who is being serious, as distinguished from being political, would surely want to know if whatever he is talkabout Thomas ing -whether faSowell therless chilColumnist dren, crime or whatever -- is in fact a legacy of slavery or of some of the many other things that have been done in the century and a half since slavery ended. Another cliche that has come into vogue is that slavery is “America’s original sin.” The great Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said that a good catch phrase could stop thinking for fifty years. Catch phrases about slavery have stopped people from thinking, even longer than that. Today the moral horror of slavery is so widely condemned that it is hard to realize that there were thousands of years when slavery was practiced around the world by people of virtually every race. Even the leading moral and religious thinkers in different societies accepted slavery as just a fact

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of life. No one wanted to be a slave. But their rejection of slavery as a fate for themselves in no way meant that they were unwilling to enslave others. It was just not an issue -- until the 18th century, and then it became an issue only in Western civilization. Neither Africans, Asians, Polynesians nor the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere saw anything wrong with slavery, even after small segments of British and American societies began to condemn slavery as morally wrong in the 18th century. What was special about America was not that it had slavery, which existed all over the world, but that Americans were among the very few peoples who began to question the morality of holding human beings in bondage. That was not yet a majority view among Americans in the 18th century, but it was not even a serious minority view in non-Western societies at that time. What happened in the rest of the world was that all of Western civilization eventually turned against slavery in the 19th century. This meant the end of slavery in European empires around the world, usually over the bitter opposition of

non-Western peoples. But the West happened to be militarily dominant at the time. Turning back to the “legacy of slavery” as an explanation of social problems in black American communities today, anyone who was serious about the truth -- as distinguished from talking points -- would want to check out the facts. Were children raised with only one parent as common at any time during the first 100 years after slavery as in the first 30 years after the great expansion of the welfare state in the 1960s? As of 1960, 22 percent of black children were raised with only one parent, usually the mother. Thirty years later, two-thirds of black children were being raised without a father present. What about ghetto riots, crimes in general and murder in particular? What about low levels of labor force participation and high levels of welfare dependency? None of those things was as bad in the first 100 years after slavery as they became in the wake of the policies and notions of the 1960s. To many on the left, the 1960s were the glory days of their movements, and for some the days of their youth as well. They have a heavy

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emotional investment and ego investment in the ideas, aspirations and policies of the 1960s. It might never occur to many of them to check their beliefs against some hard facts about what actually happened after their ideas and policies were put into effect. It certainly would not be pleasant to admit, even to yourself, that after promising progress toward “social justice,” what you actually delivered was a retrogression toward barbarism. The principal victims of these retrogressions are the decent, law-abiding members of black communities across the country who are prey to hoodlums and criminals. Back in the 19th century Frederick Douglass saw the dangers from well-meaning whites. He said: “Everybody has asked the question, ‘What shall we do with the Negro?’ I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! Your doing with us has already played the mischief with us.” Amen. (Daily Corinthian columnist Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com.)

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Woman in costume takes down thief LARKSPUR, Colo. â€” A man is facing theft and assault charges after authorities say he crashed a jousting performance at the Colorado Renaissance Festival in Larkspur and tried to make off with a sword. A witness told The Denver Post the man was chased down by a woman dressed as a wench. Steve Chapman said the woman held the would-be thief in a headlock until Douglas County sheriffâ€™s deputies could arrive. Sheriffâ€™s office spokeswoman Deborah Sherman says according to a police report on the incident, one of 22-yearold Connor Wardâ€™s friends stopped him. Â

Beach blastâ€™s cause may never be known PROVIDENCE, R.I. â€” Investigators have found no physical evidence of an explosion on the ground after a woman on a Rhode Island beach was thrown into a rock jetty, and officials said Monday there may never be an explanation as to what exactly happened. â€œIt could be a lot of different things,â€? state police Col. Steven G. Oâ€™Donnell said. â€œWe may not have a definitive answer.â€? Police and the stateâ€™s fire marshal are investigating whether there was an aerial explosion or an explosion below ground at Salty Brine beach in Narragansett, Oâ€™Donnell said. Investigators are also looking into rock shifts and seismic events, he said. â€œYou could have an aerial explosion that could create a boom. Anything on ground, weâ€™ve ruled that out,â€? Oâ€™Donnell said. Kathleen Danise, 60, of Waterbury, Connecticut, was thrown 10 feet from her beach chair into the rock jetty on Saturday, according to Daniseâ€™s family members. Witnesses told police they heard a loud bang. Danise suffered two fractured ribs and bruising, her family said. She was released from the hospital on Sunday. Police never theorized that the event was

caused by a grenade or another explosive device, Oâ€™Donnell said. â€œYou never rule anything out, but you go where the evidence takes you,â€? Oâ€™Donnell said. â€œWe donâ€™t have evidence that it was anything on the ground at this point.â€? Â

Colorado man sets Appalachian record MILLINOCKET, Maine â€” An ultramarathoner says heâ€™s completed the Appalachian Trail in record time. Colorado resident Scott Jurek reached the summit of Mount Katahdin on Sunday afternoon to complete the 2,189-mile run from Georgia to Maine in 46 days, eight hours. That bests the previous record held by Jennifer Pharr Davis by three hours. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, says thereâ€™s no organization that tracks or verifies trail records. A spokesman says all record-keeping is on the â€œhonor system.â€? The 41-year-old Jurek has won several elite ultramarathon races. He launched his extreme run May 27 at Springer Mountain, Georgia. Â

Little Pluto bigger than first thought CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. â€” Little Pluto is a little bigger than anyone imagined. On the eve of NASAâ€™s historic flyby of Pluto, scientists announced Monday the New Horizons spacecraft has nailed the size of the faraway icy world. Measurements by the spacecraft set to sweep past Pluto on Tuesday indicate the radius of the dwarf planet spans 736 miles, plus or minus six miles. Thatâ€™s 20 miles to 30 miles bigger than previous estimates. The diameter would be twice that. Principal scientist Alan Stern says this means Pluto has a lower density than thought, which could mean an icier interior. New Horizonsâ€™ 3 billion-mile, 9 1/2-year journey culminates Tuesday morning when the spacecraft zooms within 7,767 miles of Pluto. Managers say

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Name of shooting victim made public BIG CREEKS â€” Authorities say a 26-yearold man found dead in a Calhoun County ditch has been identified. Sheriff Greg Pollan tells WTVA TV the victim is Billy Covington, of Big Creek. Pollan says Covingtonâ€™s body was found in a ditch on County Road 308 by two people Saturday around 10:30 a.m. Investigators say he died from at least one gunshot wound, but right now, theyâ€™re not sure how many times he was shot. Â

Victim considered leaving her husband SALT LAKE CITY â€” Police say a Utah woman considered leaving her husband before he fatally shot her, their two children and himself on Fatherâ€™s Day. Search warrant documents released Monday show that a relative immediately suspected Russell Smith was involved and called police when she discovered his 6-year-old daughter dead in the living room. The warrants say officers found Shawna Smithâ€™s body in the bathroom. Russell Smith and their 2-year-old son were found dead in the childâ€™s bedroom. Police in Roy, about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City, say there were no previous reports of problems, and theyâ€™re investigating what happened before the deaths. The records show family members told authorities that Russell and Shawna Smith had been having marital troubles and that Shawna Smith had talked about moving out. Â

Candle maker to add 100 Starkville jobs STARKVILLE â€” A maker of scented candles plans to expand in Starkville, nearly doubling its employment. DPM Fragrance will invest $5 million to build a 100,000 square-foot building in the Cornerstone industrial park on the western edge of Starkville, consolidating five current locations. The company plans to add 100 workers to its current 135. Construction is supposed to begin late this year. Starkville-based DPM will get more than $3.5 million worth of incentives and tax breaks as part of the expansion. After seven years, the Oktibbeha County Economic Development Association will also give DPM the 25-acre site where the new building will be constructed. Â

69 players remain in pokerâ€™s big event LAS VEGAS â€” The World Series of Poker main event is down to 69 players with their eyes on a $7.7 million prize and a coveted gold bracelet. Organizers of the nolimit Texas Hold â€˜em main event expect the field to shrink to a final nine by late Tuesday, with each player guaranteed at least $1 million and a return trip to Las Vegas in November to battle for the top prize. The â€œNovember Nineâ€? will have outlasted a field of 6,420 card players who began playing July 5 and wagered $10,000 each for the chance to be pokerâ€™s next champion. Poker pro Daniel Negreanu remains in the running at 22nd in chips. Just behind is Amar Anand, a chip leader for two days. 72-year-old Pierre Neuville leads the pack when gameplay restarts on Monday.

Students to move into 8 new dorms CLINTON â€” Mississippi College officials expect students will move into the eight new residence halls in midAugust. Jim Turcotte, vice president for enrollment services and dean of students, says in a news release that the modern apartment-style units represent the first new residence halls at Mississippi College in two decades. The bulk of the construction activity will be wrapped up in late July. They were built on the former site of Clinton Junior High School. MC spent $16 million on the project.

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Jury indicts woman in drug conspiracy GULFPORT â€” A federal grand jury in Mississippi has indicted a Texas woman in a conspiracy to distribute meth. The Sun Herald reports 50-year-old Rachel Esparza Saenz, of Channelview, Texas, is accused of providing meth to 38-year-old Joseph Moran Jr. and 51-year-old James Byrd, who were stopped in May in Harrison County. Sheriffâ€™s deputies had stopped Moran and Byrd for littering and another unspecified violation when they searched their vehicles and seized 485 grams of meth stored in a black bag in the console of the vehicle. Records say a flashlight in the car also contained a glass stained pipe and another small bag of meth. Â

Five people charged with mail, ID theft GULFPORT â€” Five people have been indicted for allegedly stealing checks from mail depositories and using fake personal financial information to reproduce bogus checks that were used at Wal-Mart stores. The Sun Herald reports Megan Murley, David Burney, Greg Anderson, Joe Gonzales and Charles â€œCody Blueâ€? Slaton were indicted on one charge each of conspiracy to commit mail theft and identity theft. Federal prosecutors the suspects used the fake checks to buy

food, clothing, electronics, toys, gift cards and prepaid credit cards at Wal-Mart stores in Pass Christian and Biloxi. One of the checks was cashed at a Wal-Mart in Crowley, Texas. Â

Teenager killed in 2-vehicle wreck SAUCIER â€” Harrison County authorities say a teenager died when he was ejected from his vehicle in a two-car collision near Saucier. Coroner Gary Hargrove tells The Sun Herald deputies responded to the crash around 6:15 p.m. Saturday and found two vehicles in a wooded area. Hargrove says deputies couldnâ€™t find the driver of one of the vehicles. He says authorities soon found the driver, 18-year-old Branden Harvey. He had been ejected as his vehicle rolled several times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Hargrove says the two other people involved in the crash were taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Â

Gulfport shooting leaves man dead GULFPORT -- Gulfport police are investigating a homicide after officers discovered a man dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Sgt. Damon McDaniel tells The Sun Herald patrol officers responded to a shots fired call at 12:57 a.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of 36th Street. Upon arrival, police found the man inside a home. McDaniel says he was pronounced dead on scene.

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Funeral services for Jerry Sidney “Jay” Caldwell III, 19, are set for 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. Visitation begins at 3 p.m. M r . Caldwell died in the early m o r n i n g hours of July 11, 2015 after an ATV accident. He is the Caldwell beloved son of Jerry Sidney Caldwell Jr. and Alicia Smith Caldwell of Corinth. He was born on Nov. 20, 1995, in Corinth. He attended elementary and junior high at Michie Elementary School in Michie, Tenn., and graduated from Corinth High School in 2014. He was a student at Northeast Mississippi Community College and currently worked at Coca Cola in Corinth. He attended First Baptist Church of Corinth. Jay was full of energy and love. He loved hunting, fishing, working on trucks, and spending time with his family and friends. Jay was always willing to help others and was loved by many. Jay touched many lives and he will be truly missed. Survivors include his loving parents, Sid and Alicia, and his devoted “papa,” Jerry Caldwell,

all of Corinth, as well as his grandmother, Jean McAdams Smith of Selmer, Tenn. He also leaves behind his aunts, Jo Ellen Caldwell of Phoenix and Lee Ann Betts and her husband, Greg, of Columbia, Tenn., Jeanie Smith Cartwright of Mt. Dora, Fla., and his uncle, Brown Smith, and his wife, Jane, of Jackson, Tenn. Surviving cousins are Hannah Betts of Columbia, Tenn., David Betts and his wife, Nikki, of Spring Hill, Tenn., Kirby Cartwright and his wife, Kara, of Eustis, Fla., Sarah Smith Nielsen and her husband, Chris, of Spring Hill, Tenn., and Carrie Brown Smith Campbell, and her husband, Nick, of Jackson, Tenn. He also leaves his girlfriend, Courtney Settlemires, of Corinth. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Jerry Brown Smith, and his paternal grandmother, Joyce Ann Caldwell. Memorial contributions may be made to powerpaws.org, a charitable organization that provides medical service dogs for children, or a charity of choice. The Caldwell family has been involved with powerpaws.org for a number of years. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. For online condolences: memorialcorinth.com

Leon Fields

VICKSBURG — Services for Leon Fields, formerly of Corinth, are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Visitation is Wednesday from 11 a.m. until the service. Mr. Fields died Monday, July 13, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospice in Vicksburg.

Ralph Hurley

Ralph Hurley, 85, of Corinth, died Monday, July 13, 2015, at his residence. Memorial Funeral Home will have the arrangements.

Dorothy McClung

IUKA — Dorothy McClung, 67, died Monday, July 13, 2015, at her home. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka will have the arrangements.

Frances Wilson

IUKA — Frances Wilson, 77, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at her home. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka will have the arrangements.

Margie Forsythe

IUKA — Funeral services for Margie Nell Forsythe, 63, were held Monday at Gospel Lighthouse Church with burial at Mt. Moriah Cemtery. Mrs. Forsythe died Satur-

day, July 11, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - East in Memphis, Tenn. Born in Tishomingo on Nov. 30, 1951, she was a member of Gospel Lighthouse Church and a graduate of Iuka High School. She worked as a cosmetologist. Survivors include one brother, James Feltman (Betty) of Bartlett, Tenn.; two sisters, Bobby Jourdan (Randal) of Tishomingo and Virginia Walker (Joe) of Iuka; and two stepchildren, Mark Forsythe of Collierville, Tenn., and Nicole Parsons of Millington, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Randy Forsythe; her parents, Duggar and Nellie Luttrell Feltman; one sister, Shirley Feltman Parker; and two brothers, Dugger Eugene Feltman and William David Feltman. The Revs. William Burcham, Randy Jourdan and Tim Hisaw will officiate the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Ronnie Lee Whitehead

BOONEVILLE — Funeral services for Ronnie Lee Whitehead, 60, are set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at New Lebanon Freewill Baptist Church

in Cairo with burial at New Lebanon Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday at the church from 1 pm. until service time. M r . Whitehead died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at Whitehead North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born Feb. 25, 1955, he was a self-employed IT tech and a member of Charity Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Ronald Whitehead of Tishomingo; a brother, Jim Whitehead (Lanna) of Cairo; a sister, Betty Sims (Kenneth) of Cairo; and three grandchildren, David Whitehead, Jamie Whitehead and Jeremiah Whitehead. He was preceded in death by a son, James Tracy Whitehead; his parents, James Sidney Whitehead and Ocene Lambert Whitehead; and two sisters, Eloise McAnally and Lynn Stephens. Bro. Jack Whitley and Bro. Gary Redd will officiate the service under the direction of Magnolia Funeral Home.

Officials acknowledge error Obama commutes 46 in church shooting gun buy offenders’ sentences The Associated Press

LEXINGTON, S.C. — A jail clerk made a mistake when entering information about the location of a drug arrest for church shooting suspect Dylann Roof, the first in a series of missteps that allowed Roof to purchase a gun he shouldn’t have been able to buy two months before the attack, authorities said. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon told The Associated Press in a statement that the jail discovered mistakes two days after Roof’s drug arrest, but the change wasn’t corrected in the state police database of arrests. So when a FBI examiner pulled Roof’s records in April, she called the wrong agency, and Roof was eventually allowed to buy the .45-caliber handgun that would

be used in the June 17 shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, authorities said. FBI Director James Comey on Friday promised a full review when he said Roof should have never been allowed to buy the gun. The sheriff on Monday also promised he was making changes that would flag discrepancies like the one that appeared to let Roof slip through the cracks. He didn’t name the employee who made the error or say if the worker faced any discipline. The FBI allows a gun sale if it can’t give a definitive answer about whether someone can buy the gun after three days, which is what happened in Roof’s case. The FBI examiner knew Roof had an arrest record, but couldn’t find

Speaking The Truth There’s wonderful value in the truth. I have read that there is an inscription on a New York public library which says, “But above all things truth beareth away the victory.” Truth is so important that the Bible counsels us to buy it, and refuse to sell it. And Jesus reminds us that it is through the agency of truth that we are made free. Christians should always speak the truth. Teachers should teach the truth. And preachers should preach the truth. But how? In the words of the apostle Paul, we should speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). Truth plus love is an unbeatable combination. We are living in a society that believes and has been irreparably affected by a philosophy that asserts, “If you say it long enough and loud enough, it will be accepted as truth.” It doesn’t matter what “it” is, either. “It” can be some far-out contemptible idea, but (remember the philosophy) just say it “long enough and loud enough” and people will accept it. Darwinian evolution is being taught to our children. Less than 200 years ago, a man began to claim that the complex human body was nothing more than the product of a multi-million year evolution from a single-celled amoeba. Oh, and to support his claim, he did not have a single shred of evidence. But, he said it long enough and loud enough, and he got others to say it with him, so now that damnable heresy is being taught as truth to our children. Who would have ever thought that to be possible? Homosexual relations are being presented as normal and even “the latest, coolest trend.” In 1987, two gay men published an article entitled, “The Overhauling of Straight America,” in which they stated, “The ﬁrst order of business is desensitization of the American public concerning gays and gay rights.” Think about that word, “desensitization.” If you talk about “gay rights” long enough and loud enough, and then if you promote “gay marriage” long enough and loud enough, people will become “desensitized” to it and will just begin to accept it. Now, we live in a society where this “vile,” “unnatural,” “shameful” “error” (all words from Romans 1:26-28) is praised, gloriﬁed, venerated and recommended whole-heartedly to our children. Who would have ever thought that to be possible? Just go down the list of things that are bringing down our society today- murdering unwanted babies, drinking parties, college campus orgies, denigration of marriage, fatherless homes, marijuana, etc., etc. At some point in our past history, sinful behaviors and lifestyles were seen as sinful. But, over time, just parade these things in front of people over and over, do it long enough and loud enough, and people will be convinced to accept whatever is being sold! When error and unrighteousness is the only voice that is being heard, it won’t take long until error and unrighteousness are “the norm” and “the truth” that everyone accepts. You may think that God’s truth doesn’t have much of a chance today, but what would happen if we all spoke the truth and stood for the truth “long enough and loud enough” for people to hear it over and over? Do you think that truth could win? Let us say: “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for IT is the power of God!”

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the documents. In 2014, the FBI reported about 2 percent of background checks end with the FBI not getting enough information and failing to give an answer. Officials said they do about 58,000 checks on a typical day, handled by about 500 people at a call center. There were a couple of mistakes that ended up in the criminal records database. State police records of Roof’s drug arrest pulled by AP after he was identified as the church shooting suspect had the drug charge listed as a felony with the arresting agency as Lexington County Sheriff’s Office. They have since been corrected. The charge is a misdemeanor and the arresting agency was the Columbia police department. Koon, the sheriff, said that when the FBI examiner called his deputies, they pointed out the arrest was by Columbia Police. But the woman doing the FBI background check checked a spreadsheet of law enforcement agencies in Lexington County and it did not include Columbia because it is mostly in neighboring Richland County.

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WASHINGTON — Calling America “a nation of second chances,” President Barack Obama cut the prison sentences of 46 non-violent drug offenders on Monday in what the White House hopes will be just one prong of a broader push to make the criminal justice system fairer while saving the government money. Fourteen of those whose sentences were commuted had been sentenced to life in prison and the vast majority to at least 20 years, the president said in a video released by the White House, adding that “their punishments didn’t fit the crime.” “These men and women were not hardened criminals,” he said, promising to lay out more ideas on criminal justice changes during a speech to the NAACP on Tuesday in Philadelphia. Since Congress enacted mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes in the 1980s, the federal prison population has grown from 24,000 to more than 214,000, according to

Families Against Mandatory Minimums, a group seeking sentencing changes. And the costs, said Obama, are over $80 billion a year to incarcerate people who often “have only been engaged in nonviolent drug offenses.” While Obama has spoken off and on during his presidency about the need for smarter sentencing and other justice reforms, prospects for significant structural change have improved recently with growing interest among Republicans in Congress. “Congress simply can’t act fast enough,” said Julie Stewart, president and founder of Families Against Mandatory Minimums. She said that while Obama’s executive actions have picked off some of the most egregious sentencing inequities, significant legislative action is needed to stop the flow of people “going to prison year in and year out, serving too much time.” Republican support in any such effort is critical, Stewart said, likening it to a Nixon-goes-to-Chi-

na moment. “Nobody’s going to question a Republican’s credibility on being tough on crime,” she said. Obama has issued 89 commutations during his presidency, most of them to non-violent offenders sentenced for drug crimes under nowoutdated sentencing guidelines. A commutation leaves the conviction in place, but reduces the punishment. The sentences of those who received commutations on Monday will expire on Nov. 10, 2015. Obama wrote a personal letter to each of those whose sentence was commuted. In a letter to Jerry Bailey, sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy to violate laws against crack-cocaine, Obama praised Bailey for showing the potential to turn his life around. “Now it is up to you to make the most of this opportunity,” Obama wrote. Obama announced the commutations in a video produced and posted online by the White House, preventing journalists from being able to question him about the move.

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