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Event honors educational excellence BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

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Anzley Newman carries her family’s shopping bag full of back-to-school clothes on Saturday at Belk’s in Corinth. Newman will begin her school career as a pre-k student in Walnut next month.

Crossroads shoppers take advantage of tax holiday BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Crossroads area residents looking to save a buck shopped till they dropped this weekend as Mississippi held ira annual Back to School Sales Tax Holiday. Corinth Commons and South Gate Shopping Center were both crowded during the twoday event. Shoppers had a hard time finding a parking spot in front of Belk’s on Cass Street. Corinth mother Angela Swanson stopped by the department store around noon Saturday to pick up her daughter, Aubrey, some new Yellow Box shoes. “Tax free weekend is nice. It helps quite a bit,” said Swan-

son. “We did some shopping in Tupelo on Friday and it wasn’t as crowded as I thought it would be.” Young Aubrey, who got to pick out a new backpack during the savings weekend, will start the fifth grade at Corinth Middle School next week. “I’m not really looking forward to school starting back,” said Aubrey. “I wish it would stay summer.” Aubrey said she was looking forward to working on her new MacBook Air laptop computer when school kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 7. Corinth School District’s new eMerge technology program will place a MacBook Air laptop computer or Apple

iPad in the hands of every sixthtwelfth grade student. Several Corinth department stores offered special sales and other offers on top of the savings of not paying sales tax. Belk’s was one of a few stores that even extended their open hours to help out their customers. During the statewide twoday Sales Tax Holiday, sales tax wasn’t charged on clothing and footwear items, meant to be worn next to the body and cost less than $100 per item. Shoes, computers, school supplies, jewelry, handbags, wallets, watches and backpacks did not qualify for the Sales Tax Holiday.

The hard work and dedication of Corinth and Alcorn County teachers and educational staff will be honored at the upcoming Celebration of Excellence in Education. The event hosted by the C.A.R.E. Foundation’s Commission of the Future of Alcorn County is set for Monday, Aug. 4 at 8:30 a.m. at the Crossroads Arena. “This event is a great kickoff to the new school year,” said C.A.R.E. Community Foundation Executive Director Mona Lisa Grady. “We are very grateful to be able to bring this caliber of a speaker to our teachers right here at home.” The free event will feature keynote speaker Angela Maiers, who is known as a pioneer in digital literacy and educa-

Angela Maiers tion technologies. “Mrs. Maiers has worked to Please see EDUCATION | 2A

Event salutes senior citizens BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Local seniors will have the opportunity to mingle as they participate in Senior Citizen’s Day at the Mississippi State University Extension Service. The event sponsored by Alliance Hospice will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30. “It’s a day to celebrate the senior citizens of Corinth and Alcorn County,” said Alliance Hospice Volunteer Coordinator Sabrina Hall. “We invite all our seniors to join in on the

fun.” Corinth Mayor Tommy Irwin will welcome everyone and introduce Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, who will serve as the guest speaker. Presley will make seniors aware of the scams currently circulating in the area, many of which target and pray upon the elderly. Singers Kay Bain and Shelby Pratt will entertain those in attendance. Please see SENIORS | 2A

Bill Avery’s photo of local veteran and Harley Davidson rider Mac Gilmore entitled “Whiskers” won Best of Show in the 2014 Arts in McNairy Photo Contest.

Local photographers win top honors in contest BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

SELMER, Tenn. — Corinth and Alcorn County was well represented by amateur photographers at this year’s Arts in McNairy Photo Contest. The contest held at the McNairy Visitors and Cultural Center (Latta Center) opened in May. The photos were then judged and hung in early July. Eight people entered the contest, submitting a total of 40 photos. The photos will be on display now until

the closing reception on Aug. 15. “Refreshments will be served at the reception which is free to the public,” said Managing Director Paige Holmes. “We invite everyone to come out and see the work.” Corinth’s very own Bill Avery and Lisa Lambert walked away with top honors. Avery’s photo of local veteran and Harley Davidson rider Mac Gilmore entitled “Whiskers” won Best of Show. “I did a salute to the veteran’s exhibit at the American Legion and I

shot him for that exhibit. Later, I asked him to come out to my studio so I could shoot some more photos, which he did. ‘Whiskers’ came out of that session,” said Avery. In addition to winning Best in Show for “Whiskers”, Avery also captured First Place Moment for his photo, “Disagreement.” “It’s a picture I took of two seagulls in Alaska. They say it was a mating dance, but it appears they might have been having a disagreePlease see CONTEST | 13A

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Shelter pets find homes during shopping event BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Allison Harville stopped by Goody’s Family Clothing on Saturday in hopes of finding some special back-to-school deals. The shopper found more than a deal. Harville found love with a new lab-mix puppy. “I definitely did not plan on leaving this store with a puppy. We just came to shop for school clothes,” said Harville, a native of Corinth. “As soon as my daughter saw this one, she was in love.” The Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter joined forces with the department store to host a special adoption day inside the store’s front entrance. “We have been very busy so far,” said Volunteer Coordinator Mary Schafer. “We have already had three adoptions and we’re about to sign up our fourth.” In conjunction with Goody’s popular one-day sale, customers were able to pet or kiss a few special pets on their way into the store, as well as grab a cookie and enjoy a refreshing glass of lemonade while supporting the local animal shelter. “The events where we can setup in front or inside of a busy store always prove to be successful,” said Schafer, who worked the

“I definitely did not plan on leaving this store with a puppy ... As soon as my daughter saw this one, she was in love.” Allison Harville event along with eight other shelter volunteers. Pets were offered for adoption at discounted rates, while monetary donations, pet food, newspaper, cleaning supplies and volunteer pledges were also accepted. Schafer said the shelter’s “Pooch Smooch” was popular with everyone. For only $1, attendees had the option of kissing a puppy during the special event. “Goody’s has always been a great supporter of the shelter,” said the volunteer coordinator. “We appreciate everything they do to help us.” In March, Goody’s customers were given the option to donate $1 to the local shelter on the store’s electric keypad during the check-out process. (For more information, visit alcornpets.com or 662-284-5800.)

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Allison Harville’s new lab-mix puppy gives her a kiss during the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter “Pooch Smooch” event at Goody’s on Saturday.

“This is a chance for a local business or companies to truly help impact teacher and educational staff training in North Mississippi.” Mona Lisa Grady C.A.R.E. Community Foundation executive director

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bring compassion-driven learning into classrooms,” added Grady. “I think our local teachers will learn a great deal from her.” An award-winning educator, author and speaker known for her work in education leadership and innovation, Maiers acts as a social media evangelist and consultant. She helps learners and leaders understand the power of technology with students. The event will also feature an update on the state of the city and county school systems from Lee Childress and Gina Rogers Smith, along with

an update from the Commission on the Future of Alcorn County’s Education Task Force, door prizes and presentation of awards and gifts. Sponsors are still being sought for the event. “Sponsorships are very important for this event to continue,” said Grady. “This is a chance for a local business or companies to truly help impact teacher and educational staff training in North Mississippi.” Six sponsorship levels are available and include wide range of benefits. (For more information, contact 662-284-4858 or email care@corinth.ms.)

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Today in history Today is Sunday, July 27, the 208th day of 2014. There are 157 days left in the year.

State Rep. Nick Bain presents a donation to the local American Legion. Joining in the presentation were Tommy Watson, Commander American Legion Post 6; Tina Hurst, Chaplain-Department of Mississippi American Legion Auxiliary; Legion members Bill Wages, Bill Huff, Warren Jones, John Oldham, James Null, Norm Lademan, Mark Houston and Charlie Hutson.

Today’s Highlight in History: On July 27, 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted 27-11 to adopt the first of three articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon, charging he had personally engaged in a course of conduct designed to obstruct justice in the Watergate case. (In the days that followed, the Committee also adopted articles accusing Nixon of abuse of power and contempt of Congress.)

On this date: In 1214, France prevailed in the Battle of Bouvines over the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and England. In 1789, President George Washington signed a measure establishing the Department of Foreign Affairs, forerunner of the Department of State. In 1861, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan took command of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. In 1909, during the first official test of the U.S. Army’s first airplane, Orville Wright flew himself and a passenger, Lt. Frank Lahm, above Fort Myer, Virginia, for one hour and 12 minutes. In 1921, Canadian researcher Frederick Banting and his assistant, Charles Best, succeeded in isolating the hormone insulin at the University of Toronto. In 1942, during World War II, the First Battle of El Alamein in Egypt ended in a draw as Allied forces stalled the progress of Axis invaders. (The Allies went on to win a clear victory over the Axis in the Second Battle of El Alamein later that year.) In 1953, the Korean War armistice was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting. In 1960, Vice President Richard M. Nixon was nominated for president on the first ballot at the Republican national convention in Chicago. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to assess the causes of urban rioting, the same day black militant H. Rap Brown said in Washington that violence was “as American as cherry pie.” In 1980, on day 267 of the Iranian hostage crisis, the deposed Shah of Iran died at a military hospital outside Cairo, Egypt, at age 60. In 1984, actor James Mason, 75, died in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1996, terror struck the Atlanta Olympics as a pipe bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park, directly killing one person and injuring 111. (Anti-government extremist Eric Rudolph later pleaded guilty to the bombing.)

Ten years ago: Democrats assailed President George W. Bush’s handling of the Iraq war at their convention in Boston and painted a vivid portrait of John Kerry as a decorated Vietnam War hero.

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State gets 179 children from border surge Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi has received fewer than 200 of the unaccompanied immigrant children who crossed the U.S. border and were released to sponsors so far this year, but the war of words over such children continues within the state. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families released data Thursday showing that sponsors in Mississippi received 179 of more than 30,000 such children nationwide from January 1 to July 7. California, Florida, New York and Texas received the most children in the past half year, accounting for 46 percent of the children released to sponsors. Gov. Phil Bryant, a longtime opponent of illegal immigration, said it was “troubling” that the federal government was sending children to Mississippi without consulting him, calling the moves “covert immigration practices conducted

“We have a moral obligation as Americans and as decent human beings to do the right by the kids that have, against the odds, reached our border. Many Mississippians agree on this — you can count me among them.” U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson D-Mississippi by an overreaching federal government.” Bryant, a Republican, wrote to President Barack Obama on Friday demanding that Obama pre-announce plans to send immigrants to Mississippi and saying Mississippi would block transports. “To the extent permitted by law, I intend to prohibit the federal government or its agents from housing large numbers of new illegal immigrants in the state of Mississippi,” Bryant wrote in the July 18 letter. “Illegal

immigration imposes real and substantial costs on the states, and it is unfair to expect the states to bear the costs of a problem created by the federal government’s failure to enforce the law.” Bryant, who accused Obama of having “lax immigration policies and flagrant disregard for federal immigration law” noted a 2012 executive order he signed that’s meant to bar immigrants living in Mississippi illegally from receiving public benefits. On Thursday, he threatened immediate

action against any official who violates that order by giving food stamps, non-emergency medical benefits or welfare payments to the children. The Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance held a news conference Thursday to decry Bryant’s letter, saying Mississippi should welcome children in need and afford them a chance to go through deportation hearings under federal law. “We’re very concerned about the xenophobia in the letter that was put out by the governor,” said alliance Executive Director Bill Chandler. Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, DMiss., sent his own letter to Obama criticizing Bryant’s stance. “We have a moral obligation as Americans and as decent human beings to do the right by the kids that have, against the odds, reached our border,” Thompson wrote. “Many Mississippians agree on this — you can count me among them.” About 57,000 minors,

mostly from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, crossed into the U.S. since October, a surge of arrivals stemming from violence in those countries as well as a belief they’ll be allowed to stay in the U.S. Children are placed in shelters, then released to sponsors while going through deportation proceedings. Sponsors are often parents, other relatives, or a family friend. Sponsors are checked for criminal history, but don’t have to be in the country legally. Officials make sure children are vaccinated and don’t have contagious diseases before being released. Mississippi has no shelters. Greg Patin, executive director of Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Jackson, said the group had considered offering a former school in Yazoo City as a shelter, but has not moved ahead. He said a lack of Spanishspeaking social workers in the state would make it hard for any shelter to operate over the long term.

Nosef urges McDaniel to speed runoff challenge Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef said Friday that Chris McDaniel should hurry up and challenge the June 24 runoff results if McDaniel intends to do so. “Since some have said they believe this election was stolen, every day that goes by without either a challenge or concession is bad for everyone involved, no matter which side of this primary someone happened to be on,” Nosef said in a statement. The state party certified that McDaniel lost to incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran by almost 7,700 votes. McDaniel says he’s trying to prove enough improper votes were cast that a judge will void the runoff and order a new one. On July 16, McDaniel lawyer Mitch Tyner said the campaign would likely file within 10 days. Friday, McDaniel spokesman Noel Fritsch said the state senator from Ellisville might file sometime next week. Fritsch said McDaniel is seeking access to election records in local courts and isn’t ready. “Instead of parroting a Cochran staffer’s stale

talking points, Mr. Nosef should show true leadership and advocate for election integrity by asking all circuit clerks to comply with the McDaniel campaign’s requests for access to election records, as most already have,” Fritsch said in a statement. McDaniel lost a case before the state Supreme Court seeking to require local clerks to give him, without charge, access to voting records that included voters’ birthdates. The court found clerks should redact birth dates and charge McDaniel for doing the work and making copies. There’s no deadline to challenge in Mississippi, but state law urges judges to decide primary challenges before general election ballots are printed. State law says sample ballots must be given to local election officials by Sept. 10, which is 55 days before the Nov. 4 general election. That squeezes the timeline for a lawsuit and a new primary runoff. State law says a court could order a new primary even after the general election. McDaniel has re-

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ter voting in the June 3 Democratic primary. Mississippi voters do not register by party, but state law bans people from voting in one party’s primary and another party’s runoff in the same cycle. Cochran spokesman

Jordan Russell declined comment Friday, saying the campaign is focused on the November general election. The Nov. 4 ballot will also include Democratic former U.S. Rep. Travis Childers and the Reform Party’s Shawn O’Hara.

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Democrats lose big bet on exchanges Words mean what they say. That’s the basis for the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Halbig v. Burwell invalidating the Internal Revenue Service regulation approving subsidies Michael for Obamacare consumers in Barone states with federal health insurance exchanges. Columnist The law passed by Congress, Judge Thomas Griffith explained, provided for subsidies in states with state-created exchanges, but not in states with federal exchanges. “We reach this conclusion,” wrote Judge Griffith, “with reluctance.” Judge Roger Ferguson, writing for the Fourth Circuit whose King v. Burwell decision upholding the IRS was announced the same day, wrote that those challenging the government “have the better of the statutory construction arguments.” One has a certain sympathy with both judges. They’re being asked to overturn a regulation that has paid most of the cost for health insurance for some 4.7 million Americans. But the problem arose not from sloppy legislative draftsmanship. Under previous court decisions, Congress can’t force state governments to administer federal laws. So congressional Democrats, seeking to muscle states into creating their own health insurance exchanges, chose to provide subsidies only for those states. This attempt to muscle the states failed. In August 2011, when the IRS issued its regulation, only 10 states had created their own exchanges, and 17 states explicitly refused to do so. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius kept extending deadlines to force states to create their own exchanges. Congressional Democrats and the Obama administration bet that they could force the states to do their will. When they lost their bet, the administration ignored the Constitution and ordered the spending of monies that Congress never authorized. This was lawless behavior, and reckless as well. It promised to individuals acting in reliance on government regulations money that was subject to being clawed back if a court applied the statute as written. The alternative was, to be sure, politically unpalatable. The administration could have gone back to Congress and asked it to authorize subsidies in states with federal exchanges. House Republicans, now in the majority, would have demanded other changes. So today the strongest argument for upholding the administration’s reckless regulation is that people might be hurt if the law is enforced as written. The irony here is that the Obama Democrats, in passing Obamacare in its present form, and in betting that it could pressure the states into doing their will, have discredited big government generally and have weakened the federal government’s power to commandeer and control the states. On the legal front, it has generally escaped notice that in its NFIB v. Sebelius decision upholding Obamacare, the Supreme Court also invalidated its Medicaid provisions -- and by a 7-2 vote that is unlikely to be overturned by one or two new Democraticappointed justices. Obamacare provided that states must accept new Medicaid provisions requiring higher spending or lose all their federal Medicaid money altogether. Not valid, said the justices. Congress can’t take command of state governments by threatening to cut them off if they don’t spend more. Few legal experts thought this challenge to the statute would prevail. But it did, and it provides a basis for discouraging or challenging any future massive expansion of federal programs that require, as most do, matching spending by the states. The Obama Democrats have succeeded in expanding government, temporarily. But they’ve also discredited it and provided a basis for limiting it in the future. Michael Barone, senior political analyst at the Washington Examiner, (www.washingtonexaminer.com), where this article first appeared, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

Prayer for today My Father, if I choose to be unhappy and miserable, may I not be to myself and friends as “a harp with one string.” Help me to free myself from thinking and anticipating things that keep me from the pleasure that I might receive and give. May I have more trust in my friends and in thee. Amen.

A verse to share “And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.” -- Luke 16:26

History ignored in debate over black vote Reaction to the fact that black voters were either invited or influenced to take part in a Mississippi Republican second primary vote has run the gamut from histrionics to humor, but the fact is that the history of electoral entanglement between blacks and the Mississippi GOP is in great measure coming full circle. The 2014 Mississippi Republican Senate second primary is far from the first time that black voters have been involved in Republican politics in Mississippi. The historical record on that involvement is documented and fairly rich in detail. After the Republican Reconstruction government established in Mississippi in 1865 and led almost exclusively by black public officials was deposed by Mississippi Democrats in the 1875 elections, the GOP fell on hard times. The push was called “the Mississippi Plan” and is defined by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as: “The Mississippi Plan was devised by Mississippi Democrats to overthrow Republican rule through intimidation, violence, and paramilitary groups. Disturbances occurred throughout the state as Democrats

won state elections.” After 1875, the Republican Party in Mississippi faded into Sid Salter irrelevance Columnist for a time. University of Southern Mississippi historian Neil R. McMillen in a 1982 article in The Journal of Southern History entitled “Perry W. Howard: Boss of Blackand-Tan Republicanism in Mississippi, 1924-1960” offered a succinct account of what happened next: “For some two decades thereafter, largely through a peculiar arrangement known as the ‘fusion principle’ – under which white Democrats and black Republicans in a half dozen black-majority counties cooperated to elect biracial and bipartisan slates of candidates – the party remained an active if increasingly minor force in state politics. Following the adoption of the constitution of 1890, under which all but a bare fraction of the state’s Negro citizens were disenfranchised, it virtually ceased to exist as a political party. Thereafter, few Republicans ran for office and none were elected.” But in 1924, enter an am-

bitious young black attorney from Ebenezer, Mississippi, named Perry Howard who would dominate the Mississippi Black-and-Tan Republican Party for the next 35 years. Mississippi authors Jere Nash and Andy Taggart chronicled Howard’s leadership of the state’s GOP in their book “Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2008.” In that account, Nash and Taggart wrote: “Republicans in Mississippi during this time rarely fielded candidates for office, spending more time fight among themselves than in recruiting candidates for public office.” Between 1927 and 1960, Howard’s Mississippi Blackand-Tan Republican Party battled for recognition from the national GOP with socalled “Lily-White Republicans” – a battle eventually won by the Lily-White faction led by Mississippi Republican pioneer Wirt Yerger Jr. While the old Black-and-Tan GOP in Mississippi was about little more than controlling and brokering GOP patronage, Yerger’s group was all about growing a viable, credible alternative to the state’s monolithic Democratic Party. So from the end of the Civil War forward, through

Reconstruction and the early days of the civil rights era almost a century later, black voters have played a consistent and undeniable role in evolution of the Mississippi GOP – despite a marked and precipitous decline in black participation after the 1960 GOP national presidential convention. The “big tent” Republicanism preached by in Mississippi by Ronald Reagan and later by one of his staffers, Haley Barbour, certainly wasn’t a novelty in the 2014 GOP Senate second primary. Neither was the hardball politics that many find distasteful. Republicans, like Democrats in Mississippi, have over our state’s history engaged in more than our share of rough-and-tumble politics in which race and factional interests took center stage. Like it or not, the true history of the state’s GOP reflects that not a lot new happened in this hotly contested 2014 primary. Somewhere, old Perry Howard must be shaking his head at the current fracas that grips Mississippi GOP. (Daily Corinthian columnist Sid Salter is syndicated across the state. Contact him at 601-507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com.)

Is Putin worse than Stalin? In 1933, the Holodomor was playing out in Ukraine. After the “kulaks,” the independent farmers, had been liquidated in the forced collectivization of Soviet agriculture, a genocidal famine was imposed on Ukraine through seizure of her food production. Estimates of the dead range from two to nine million souls. Walter Duranty of the New York Times, who called reports of the famine “malignant propaganda,” won a Pulitzer for his mendacity. In November 1933, during the Holodomor, the greatest liberal of them all, FDR, invited Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov to receive official U.S. recognition of his master Stalin’s murderous regime. On August 1, 1991, just four months before Ukraine declared its independence of Russia, George H. W. Bush warned Kiev’s legislature: “Americans will not support those who seek independence in order to replace a far-off tyranny with a local despotism. They will not aid those who promote a suicidal nationalism based upon ethnic hatred.”

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In short, Ukraine’s independence was never part of America’s agenda. When then Pat did this isBuchanan sue of whose flag flies over Columnist Donetsk or Crimea become so crucial that we would arm Ukrainians to fight Russian-backed rebels and consider giving a NATO war guarantee to Kiev, potentially bringing us to war with a nuclear-armed Russia? Every president from FDR through George H. W. Bush, even after collisions with Moscow far more serious than this clash over Ukraine, sought to re-engage the men in the Kremlin. Whatever we thought of the Soviet dictators who blockaded Berlin, enslaved Eastern Europe, put rockets in Cuba and armed Arabs to attack Israel, Ike, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and Bush 1 all sought to engage Russia’s rulers. Avoidance of a catastrophic war demanded engagement.

How then can we explain the clamor of today’s U.S. foreign policy elite to confront, isolate, and cripple Russia, and make of Putin a moral and political leper with whom honorable statesmen can never deal? What has Putin done to rival the forced famine in Ukraine that starved to death millions, the slaughter of the Hungarian rebels or the Warsaw Pact’s crushing of Czechoslovakia? Though Putin put an army on Ukraine’s border, he did not order it to invade or occupy Luhansk or Donetsk. Does this really look like a drive to reassemble either the Russian Empire of the Romanovs or the Soviet Empire of Stalin that reached to the Elbe? As for the downing of the Malaysian airliner, Putin did not order that. Sen. John Cornyn says U.S. intelligence has not yet provided any “smoking gun” that ties the missile-firing to Russia. Intel intercepts seem to indicate that Ukrainian rebels thought they had hit an Antonov military transport plane. Yet, today, the leading foreign policy voice of the

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Republican Party, Sen. John McCain, calls Obama’s White House “cowardly” for not arming the Ukrainians to fight the Russian-backed separatists. But suppose Putin responded to the arrival of U.S. weapons in Kiev by occupying Eastern Ukraine. What would we do then? John Bolton has the answer: Bring Ukraine into NATO. Translation: The U.S. and NATO should go to war with Russia, if necessary, over Luhansk, Donetsk and Crimea, though no U.S. president has ever thought Ukraine itself was worth a war with Russia. What motivates those on our side who seek every opportunity to restart the Cold War? Is it not a desperate desire to appear once again Churchillian, once again heroic, once again relevant, as they saw themselves in the Cold War that ended so long ago? Who is the real problem here? Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of the new book “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.”

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Lawmakers: Obama aloof with Congress WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s request for billions of dollars to deal with migrant children streaming across the border set off Democrats and Republicans. Lawmakers in both parties complained that the White House — six years in — still doesn’t get it when it comes to working with Congress. Top GOP leaders got no notice of the $3.7 billion emergency request. The administration sent contradictory messages about what it wanted to deal with the border crisis. And as the proposal drew fierce criticism, the White House made few overtures to lawmakers in either party to rally support. House and Senate lawmakers in both parties plus several senior congressional aides said this past week that the handling of the proposal by Obama and the White House is emblematic of the administration’s rocky relationship with Congress: an ad hoc approach that shuns appeals to opponents and doesn’t reward allies.

U.S. evacuates embassy in Libya WASHINGTON — The United States shuttered its embassy in Libya on Saturday and evacuated its diplomats to neighboring Tunisia under U.S. military escort as fighting intensified between rival militias. Secretary of State John Kerry said “free-wheeling militia violence” prompted the move. American personnel at the Tripoli embassy, which had already been operating with limited staffing, left the capital around dawn and traveled by road to neighboring Tunisia, with U.S. fighter jets and other aircraft providing protection, the State Department said. The withdrawal underscored the Obama administration’s concern about the heightened risk to American diplomats abroad, particularly in Libya where memories of the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in the eastern city of Benghazi are still vivid. The evacuation was accompanied by a new State Department travel warning for Libya urging Americans not to go to the country and recommending that those

already there leave immediately. “The Libyan government has not been able to adequately build its military and police forces and improve security,” it said.

Plane rules sought for musical items PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The government should clarify federal rules about bringing musical instruments on to commercial flights as carryon luggage, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said, after a report of problems encountered by a band flying to Rhode Island for the Newport Folk Festival. In a letter sent Friday, the Rhode Island Democrat urged U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to speed implementation of a 2012 law that requires commercial air carriers to allow musical instruments as carry-on items as long as they can be safely stowed in the aircraft cabin. But Reed said the law has not taken effect because the Department of Transportation has yet to adopt the specific rules needed for the provision. Reed cited a report in the Providence Journal that members of the band Deer Tick were delayed while traveling from Nashville. The newspaper reported that U.S. Airways refused to allow the band’s guitarist, John McCauley, board a connecting flight in Philadelphia with his guitar.

Police ID kids killed in carjacking crash PHILADELPHIA — Two carjackers who fled after ramming a stolen SUV into a family selling fruit for their church, killing three young siblings, were still on the run Saturday as the reward for their capture topped $100,000. The children’s 34-year-old mother, Keisha Williams, remained

in critical condition at Temple University Hospital. Her slain children were identified as 15-year-old Keiearra Williams, 10-year-old Thomas Reed and 7-year-old Terrence Moore. The two suspects fled on foot after crashing the stolen car Friday morning at a North Philadelphia intersection. They had first carjacked a real estate agent at gunpoint and later forced her into the back seat of her SUV, authorities said. The 45-year-old agent was also hospitalized afterward, as was a 65-year-old woman helping the family with the fruit stand. Their names weren’t being released, and their conditions weren’t immediately available Saturday.

McCain: Injection in Arizona was torture TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Sen. John McCain says the execution of an Arizona inmate that lasted two hours was torture. The Republican who represents the conservative state told Politico that he supports capital punishment for certain crimes but felt Wednesday’s execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood was a “bollocks-upped situation.” The execution brought new attention to the death penalty debate in the U.S. as opponents said it was proof that lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment. Arizona lawmakers, however, say the debate is not likely to have an impact on practices in the state. It took Wood nearly two hours to die after he received a lethal injection with a combination of the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone. He spent more than 90 minutes gasping for air every five to 12 seconds before he finally stopped breathing.

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Historic Lovelace Drugs store closing OCEAN SPRINGS — Lovelace Drugs — an institution in Ocean Springs for generations — is facing a big change. Current owner Fred’s is selling the pharmacy business to CVS and will close its doors Thursday. CVS spokesman Mike DeAngelis told the Sun Herald that CVS is working on a seamless transfer of Lovelace prescriptions to its store on U.S. Highway 90. He said CVS is interviewing Lovelace employees for possible job openings. The building’s owners are looking for ways to open Lovelace back up. The building is historic and Mayor Connie Moran said the city persuaded Fred’s to leave the Lovelace signs up.

Candidate criticized for military claim TUPELO — A candidate for Congress from Mississippi’s 1st District is drawing harsh criticism for having called himself a “Green Beret veteran.” The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that Democrat Ron Dickey worked as a food service specialist as part of the support staff for special forces during three years of Army active duty ending in 1993. Dickey released a statement Thursday apologizing to anyone he offended. He said he never served in special forces but did wear a green beret as part of his uniform. Retired Sgt. Maj. George Davenport is

among Dickey’s critics. He said that he and many other special forces soldiers make a solid distinction between the elite special forces and the support staff such as cooks and mechanics. “This happened over 21 years ago,” Dickey said in comments published Friday in The Clairon Ledger “At that time, the Army had different standards, the Department of the Army issued me a green beret.”

Greenville in talks with boat company GREENVILLE — Mayor John Cox is talking with American Queen Steamboat Company about adding a stop in Greenville. The Memphis, Tennessee-based American Queen Steamboat Company offers Mississippi River cruises from February through June from its home port to New Orleans. The Delta DemocratTimes reports Cox and American Queen Executive Vice President Greg Brown spoke this week about adding Greenville as a stop. Brown says the company is looking at several communities as potential stops between Memphis and Vicksburg. The company bought the American Queen paddle wheeler from the U.S. Maritime Administration in 2010 and spent a year repairing and renovating it.

Colleges sign deal for credit transfer WESSON — Missis-

sippi University for Women and Copiah-Lincoln Community College have signed a cooperative agreement that will permit graduates of the community college’s culinary studies program to transfer credits to the university. WTVA-TV reports the deal provides that students who achieve associate degrees at the college’s campuses in Wesson and Natchez can earn scholarships to Mississippi University for Women. Copiah-Lincoln instructors also will be able to participate in professional development programs through the university.

2 inmates accused of injuring 3 guards MERIDIAN — Two inmates could face charges after injuring three prison guards in a fight at East Mississippi Correctional Facility. Issa Arnita, a spokesman for prison contractor Management & Training Corp., says three guards were moving a prisoner to solitary confinement Thursday morning when the fight began. After guards told the prisoner to gather his belongings, Arnita said the prisoner stabbed one officer in the back with a homemade knife. Arnita said the stabbed officer “immediately took the offender to the ground.” As the two other officers used pepper spray to subdue that prisoner, another inmate stabbed a second officer in the back and arm. The third officer’s hand received a small cut.

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Father, son work on Shiloh statue BY KATIE WILLIAMSON The Daily Leader

BROOKHAVEN — Kim Sessums and his son Jake Sessums work in a room of giants. Three eightfoot Confederate soldiers tower over the men as they form and shape clay around the giant bodies. Kim and Jake are working to capture the spirit of Mississippians in the Civil War, specifically those who fought in the Battle of Shiloh, a task so monumental it would dwarf many artists. On April 6, 1862, Confederate soldiers stormed federal troops camped around Shiloh hill. The bloody battle, which would lead to the control of the railroad junction in Corinth, lasted two days at the cost of 23,746 men who were killed, wounded or missing; 1,728 of them were Mississippians. This was the largest battle in the Mississippi Valley campaign. In the sculpture, three Confederate soldiers proudly carry their flag into the battle. The color bearer is hit by a bullet and begins to fall as the flanking color guards reach for the flag and offer support to their fallen comrade. Kim Sessums captures the moment of recoil and heroism. “This grouping would seek to be an action composition, the Color representing all that the soldiers are fighting for and thus must not fall or be lost,” he wrote in his artist’s proposal for the project. “At the falling of the Color Bearer, the guards and their comrades are reminded in an instant of their reason to be in the midst of all the death

and destruction around them ... duty and honor to push forward to victory or death.” Kim Sessums begins every sculpture with research. The counters in his studio are lined with Civil War history books and narratives he references with every detail, which results in a sculpture meticulously true to the period. He said each detail will become a conversation piece for Civil War buffs because of the accuracy. Sessums has modeled his three soldiers after sixth Mississippi regiment with a Hardee pattern flag. Every minute detail is historically accurate, from the button on a soldier’s satchel to the bridle pike cutter atop the flagpole. To properly represent the physicality of the figures in a pose, Kim had three men act out the scene as he took photos to study the exact muscular systems of each performer. “All the elements are implemented to give an overall narrative,” Sessums said. He said even though everything is historically accurate, the actual men are fictional and by doing this, the piece does not reflect any individual, it reflects Mississippi Confederate soldiers as a whole. He is representing the anonymous Confederate soldiers, who lost their lives “struggling in the ultimate sacrificial way for a cause.” Unlike the majority of his work, Sessums competed for the chance to erect the monument in honor of Mississippi soldiers at the Shiloh Na-

tional Military Park. Since the founding of the park in 1894 there have been monuments for Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin. Sessums’ sculpture will join as the tribute to Mississippi. “As an artist you go to these national parks to see the great turn of 20th Century figurative sculptures,” he said. “Not everyone can be there; pieces there last forever.” This will be the fifth monumental statue constructed by the artist. Previous ones include a tribute to black troops at the Vicksburg National Military Park and the sixfoot statue of the legendary football coach John Vaught on the University of Mississippi campus. However, this is the first time his son has been involved in the process. “I’ve really enjoyed it, seeing the beginning and seeing it as it comes together,” said Jake. “I never thought about what went into these works. I thought it was something he could just do.” Jake has been doing the majority of the manual labor involved in working with the giants, while also witnessing the process of how his father works in the studio. “I’m giving him the assistance he needs to finish in a timely fashion,” said Jake. “I’m working harder than I normally would because this is part of my history, too, and I want to add to it. I learn as much as I can when I can.” Kim and Jake are about five months into the sculpting process, not including the three months

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Kim spent researching. The deadline for completion is April 6, 2015, when it will be unveiled at Shiloh on the battle’s 153rd anniversary. The preparation includes six months at the bronze foundry. Currently, the two men are adding and sculpting clay around the giant armature. They are using small loop tools, knives and brushes to carve every detail, perfect every fold, crease, and line, and to give a subtle texture to the piece that adds another dimension to the work. “The big projects are more complicated to maintain the integrity of design,” said Kim. “It needs to look like it was created, scored and patina applied by the same artist’s hand. I don’t want an inconsistent design.” He added that it’s a balance to have both personalities in the piece but with the same intentions. Sculpture is not Kim’s only artistic passion. He is also a talented twodimensional artist, who utilizes several different media to create figurative work. Every art piece he creates conveys an emotion or idea, even if they are only understood by him. Nothing is objective. Kim began drawing at an early age. He grew up in a small town in rural Mississippi. His work pays tribute to the Southern people who have in some way made an impact on him throughout his life. Even the smallest of his sketches has a remarkable amount of detail and reality that conveys an intimate connection he has with every subject.

Funeral services for Janice Patrika Gilmore Mitchell of Corinth are set for Monday at 2 p.m., at the Gospel Tabernacle with burial at the Lone Oak Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 5 p.m., until 8 p.m., and from noon till service time on Monday. Mrs. Mitchell died on July 25, 2014, at her residence. She was born in Corinth on August 1, 1955 to Betty Arnold-Gilmore and the late Carrol Gilmore. She loved cooking, studying the Bible, being outdoors and Mitchell spending time with her family. She attended church at Gospel Tabernacle. Survivors include her son, Bobby Mitchell; her daughter, Trika Smith (Ricky); her mother, Betty Gilmore; siblings, Lisa Hastings (Kenny), Debbie Worsham, Greg Gilmore (Vickie) and Joey Gilmore (Barbie); grandchildren, Chloe and Levi Mitchell, Shayla and Rosley Smith; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Along with her father, she was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Wid and Nora Gilmore; maternal grandparents, Vard and Gladys Arnold; and a brother-in-law, Hank Worsham. Jerry Tyson and Bro. Josh Hodum will officiate. Online condolences can be left at memorialcorinth.com Memorial Funeral Home are assisting the family with the arrangements.

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IUKA — Kim Theresa Ryan, 84, died on Friday, July 25, 2014, at her residence in Iuka. Born July 1, 1958, she was an electrician. Survivors include her son, Robert Raymond Taylor; daughter-in-law, Susan Jones; two brothers, Ronald Edward Parlee and Robert Thomas Parlee; two sisters, Debra Lee Brunner and Shelly Jean Tommasi; two nephews, Jeremy Brunner and Joshua Parlee; three nieces, Dawn Marie Dynak, Kelly Dawn Gardner and Rachael Parlee. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Sylvia Parlee and her husband, Paul Richard Ryan. Ludlam Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.

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Airline travel, safety becoming leap of faith for passengers Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Airline travel requires passengers to make a leap of faith, entrusting their lives to pilots, airlines, air traffic controllers and others who regulate air travel. Even after a week of multiple tragedies in worldwide aviation, “There isn’t much that we can do to manipulate how

we fly as passengers. But we also shouldn’t worry too much,” says Phil Derner, founder of the aviation enthusiast website NYC Aviation. With one passenger plane being shot out of the sky and two crashing during storms, aviation experts said there was no pattern suggesting a huge gap in airline safety measures.

“One of things that makes me feel better when we look at these events is that if they all were the same type event or same root cause. Then you would say there’s a systemic problem here, but each event is unique,” said Jon Beatty, president and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation, an airline industry-supported nonprofit in Alexandria,

Virginia, that promotes global aviation safety. Less than 1 in 2 million flights last year ended in an accident that damaged a plane beyond repair, according to the International Air Transport Association. The statistic includes accidents involving cargo and charter airlines in its data as well as scheduled passenger airline flights. This week’s aviation disas-

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Sometimes life’s channel must be changed When you don’t like what’s on TV, you change the channel. You don’t sit there and suffer. You don’t complain about what you are watching and keep Bryan watching. Golden You don’t get mad at Dare to Live Without Limits the TV. You don’t resign yourself to having to watch something unappealing. What happens when you don’t like your thoughts or your thoughts are not getting the desired results? Just as you can change the TV channel, you can change your thoughts. Your thoughts govern

your attitude which controls your actions which in turn affects your results. Therefore, it’s your thoughts that control your life. You attract what you think about. If you think something is possible, you are right. Conversely, if you think something is impossible, you are also right. Your mind prevents you from accomplishing anything you think is impossible. You are never stuck with particular thoughts. It doesn’t matter why you have them, you can change your mental channel. Your past experiences do not have to pollute your future. Problems arise when you don’t change the channel. There are a number of reasons for not

doing so. You may feel there are no other channels. Perhaps you believe you are on the best possible channel. Others may have influenced you with their opinions that other channels aren’t worth switching to because they are unrealistic. You have the power to create whatever channel you want. You come up with the concept and devise the programming. Every aspect is within your control. There is no requirement to ask anyone’s permission. You have total absolute authority. Are you in touch with your thoughts? Do you know exactly what you are thinking about? Are your thoughts positive or negative? How do your thoughts make you feel?

Do your thoughts fill you with self-doubt or spur you into action? If you can’t answer the above questions, then you don’t even know what channel you are watching. This leads to a real disconnect. It’s the same impact as trying to drive down the road with your windshield painted over. It’s impossible to reach your desired destination when you can’t see if you are on course. Inevitably, you are bound to veer off the road. So before you can consider changing the channel, you need complete awareness of what channel you’re on right now. You want to switch to a better channel, not one that is the same or worse. You also must know

what kind of channel you would like to switch to. To do this, an understanding of yourself is required. What do you want? What do you like? What do you dislike? Being in touch with your likes, dislikes, needs, and wants gives you the insight needed to select the channel that best fits you. You don’t want to make excuses as to why you can’t change the channel. The only thing keeping you from changing the channel is you. The opinion of others, your age, or how long you’ve been on your specific channel doesn’t matter. Your objective is to switch to a better channel. Just as when watching TV, you may not find the right channel on the first

attempt. Often you must go through several channels until you finally connect with the right one. Even a channel that at first looks good may wind up being a disappointment. Be aware of and pay attention to your current mental channel. If it’s not what you want playing in your mind, change the channel. If you’re not happy with your thoughts, change the channel. If you are not satisfied with the direction of your life, change the channel. You have the ability to select whatever channel you want. (Daily Corinthian columnist Bryan Golden is a management consultant, motivational speaker, author, and adjunct professor. E-mail Bryan at bryan@columnist.com.)

Obama urging Central American leaders for migrant help Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama met with Central American leaders to urge them to help slow the stream of unaccompanied children from their countries to the U.S., as House Republicans tried to agree on their own proposed solution to the crisis at the Mexican border. GOP lawmakers said they were attempting to unite behind a narrow package of changes including sending National Guard troops to the border, increasing the number of U.S. immigration judges and changing a law so that migrant youths arriving by the tens of thousands could be sent home more quickly. The package would cost less than $1 billion, several lawmakers said, far less than the $3.7 billion Obama requested to deal with the crisis. A number of Republicans exiting a special meeting on the issue

in the Capitol said they had to act before leaving Washington late next week for their annual August recess. “It would be a terrible message; leave town in August without having done anything, knowing that it’s going to create even more of a crisis on the border,” said Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania. “Doing nothing in my view means that these children will be sent from the border back to communities like mine.” Yet some conservative lawmakers remained skeptical about taking any action. “The acceptable spending level is zero,” said Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas. And with Senate Democrats opposed to policy changes to return the children quickly without judicial hearings, it looked highly unlikely that a deal could be struck to send a bill to Obama’s desk before August. Friday’s White House

meeting with the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador came as the administration considered creating a pilot program giving refugee status to young people from Honduras. White House officials said the plan would involve screening youths in their home countries to determine whether they qualify for refugee status. The program would be limited and would start in Honduras but could be expanded to include other Central American countries. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the pilot plan would be among the topics Obama discussed with his visitors. But he also said the program was meant to keep more migrants from coming to the border rather than as a way to address the thousands of migrants already in the U.S. He said the conversations with the leaders

would focus on how to deter Central Americans by convincing them that if they came to the United states “they would not be welcomed with open arms in this country.” He also said the leaders would discuss how to enhance law enforcement cooperation between the U.S. and countries in the region to improve security, and how to ensure that minors who are returned to Central America don’t go back to the violent conditions they were trying to escape. At the same time, a senior Obama adviser said Friday that the White House is taking seriously the possibility that House Republicans could initiate impeachment proceedings against Obama if he acts on his own later this year on a broader immigration measure that could defer deportations for immigrants who have been inside the United States illegally for years. White House adviser

Dan Pfeiffer said that House Speaker John Boehner’s effort to sue Obama over his use of executive authority “has opened the door for Republicans possibly considering impeachment at some point in the future.” “I would not discount that possibility,” he said during a breakfast with reporters. “I think that when the president acts on immigration reform it will certainly up the likelihood that they would contemplate impeachment at some point.” Boehner has said he has ruled out impeachment, but conservative commentators, including former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, have called for Obama to be impeached. “It is telling and sad that a senior White House official is focused on political games, rather than helping these kids and securing the border,” Boehner spokesman Michael

Steel said. Several House Republicans said there was some discussion in Friday’s meeting of holding a vote, in concert with action on the border, to overturn an earlier Obama directive on immigration that deferred deportation for certain immigrants brought here illegally as children. With some critics contending that that Obama directive and other presidential policies triggered the crisis, the president has been eager to demonstrate an aggressive approach to reducing the flow of immigrants and returning those found not to have a legitimate claim to stay here. The U.S. has mounted a communications campaign to inform Central American residents that they won’t be allowed to stay in the U.S., and Obama sent a team to Texas this week to weigh the possibility of dispatching the National Guard to the border.

Charges against FedEx raise concerns with online pharmacies BY PAUL ELIAS Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — FedEx Corp., the latest company accused in a federal probe involving illegal online pharmacies, says it will fight the charges that it knowingly shipped drugs to people who lack valid prescriptions. The company says it would have to invade the privacy of customers to stop such deliveries. By contrast, UPS Inc. paid $40 million last year to resolve similar allega-

tions and vowed to overhaul its procedures and work with investigators to detect suspicious activity. The contrasting responses to the decadelong federal probe of the prescription drug black market underscore the difficulty shippers have in determining how far to go to ferret out illicit online pharmacies among their customers and to alert the government. Wall Street analysts, legal experts, anti-drug crusaders and the companies

themselves are split on the issue. FedEx could face $1.6 billion in penalties after its July 17 indictment on charges that it conspired with illegal online pharmacies to deliver prescription drugs to customers it knew lacked valid prescriptions. The federal investigation of the two shipping giants stems from a blitz against online pharmacies that was launched in 2005. Since then, dozens of arrests have been made, thousands of

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S&P 500 1,978.34

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Name

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AGRICULTURE FUTURES WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CORN 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Sep 14 Dec 14 Mar 15 May 15 Jul 15 Sep 15 Dec 15

369 376.75 390.50 396.75 406.50 413 418

356.50 364.25 376.25 384.50 392.25 399.75 405.75

WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CATTLE 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

363 371.75 383.25 391 398.25 405.25 411.75

-8.25 -6.75 -7.25 -8 -8.25 -7.75 -6.25

Aug 14 Oct 14 Dec 14 Feb 15 Apr 15 Jun 15 Aug 15

159.10 159.80 159.22 157.15 156.97 148.50 147.30

151.25 153.92 154.20 153.55 153.00 145.40 144.50

SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

HOGS-Lean 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Aug 14 Sep 14 Nov 14 Jan 15 Mar 15 May 15 Jul 15

Aug 14 Oct 14 Dec 14 Feb 15 Apr 15 May 15 Jun 15

1232.75 1133.75 1107.25 1113.75 1120 1126.50 1132

1166 1084.25 1055 1063.50 1072 1080 1086.50

1212.25 +35.50 1113.75 +9.50 1083.50 -1.75 1090.25 -3.25 1096.25 -5.25 1102 -7.25 1108.25 -8.25

WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Sep 14 Dec 14 Mar 15 May 15 Jul 15 Sep 15 Dec 15

542.25 564.75 587.25 602.50 616.50 625 644

520.25 544.25 568.75 584 596 608 623.25

127.87 113.80 104.50 100.00 97.15 95.35 97.60

121.65 80.00 97.22 93.00 91.20 92.00 92.90

159.10 159.80 158.77 156.85 156.35 148.15 146.70

+7.48 +5.48 +4.22 +3.08 +2.18 +2.43 +2.30

123.62 107.27 98.15 93.57 93.95 93.00 94.80

-3.45 -6.28 -5.45 -5.70 -3.22 -2.50 -2.50

65.16 65.35 66.03 67.35 68.55 68.84 70.69

-3.47 -2.39 -2.36 -2.25 -2.11 -2.09 -1.86

COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

538 559.75 581.50 596.25 608.25 620.50 636

+5.75 +3.50 +3.75 +3.50 +3.25 +4.25 +5

Oct 14 Dec 14 Mar 15 May 15 Jul 15 Oct 15 Dec 15

69.56 68.54 69.20 70.25 71.11 ... 73.35

64.40 64.53 65.43 66.80 68.39 ... 70.17

Tables show seven most current contracts for each future. Grains traded on Chicago Board of Trade; livestock on Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and cotton on Intercontinental Exchange.

MUTUAL FUNDS Name

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

PIMCO TotRetIs CI Vanguard TotStIdx LB Vanguard 500Adml LB Vanguard TotStIAdm LB Vanguard InstIdxI LB Vanguard InstPlus LB Vanguard TotStIIns LB Fidelity Contra LG American Funds GrthAmA m LG American Funds IncAmerA m MA American Funds CapIncBuA m IH Dodge & Cox IntlStk FB Vanguard WelltnAdm MA Dodge & Cox Stock LV American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS American Funds InvCoAmA m LB FrankTemp-Franklin IncomeA m CA American Funds WAMutInvA m LV Vanguard TotIntl FB American Funds BalA m MA Harbor IntlInstl FB American Funds FnInvA m LB Fidelity Spartan 500IdxAdvtg LB Vanguard TotBdAdml CI T Rowe Price GrowStk LG American Funds NewPerspA m WS Vanguard InstTStPl LB FrankTemp-Templeton GlBondAdv IB Fidelity ContraK LG Vanguard MuIntAdml MI American Funds EurPacGrA m FB Vanguard WndsIIAdm LV Oakmark Intl I FB Fidelity LowPriStk d MV Vanguard Tgtet2025 TG Vanguard STGradeAd CS Vanguard IntlStkIdxIPls FB Vanguard PrmcpAdml LG FrankTemp-Franklin Income C m CA Vanguard HltCrAdml SH

144,452 114,516 105,758 99,159 94,753 80,775 79,888 76,648 72,948 72,321 70,428 62,824 60,210 58,448 58,040 57,990 56,120 51,852 50,844 45,069 43,955 43,390 42,043 40,940 37,962 37,563 36,268 36,071 32,951 32,889 32,578 32,189 32,175 31,697 31,174 31,083 30,957 29,420 29,246 28,691

10.95 49.69 182.69 49.71 181.51 181.52 49.72 100.00 45.60 21.81 61.07 46.96 69.50 180.57 47.45 39.54 2.56 41.79 17.45 25.44 73.22 54.06 70.22 10.83 54.51 38.78 45.09 13.34 99.98 14.16 50.53 69.65 26.53 51.96 16.72 10.75 116.73 106.28 2.59 87.71

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt +0.3 +0.6 +1.1 +0.6 +1.1 +1.1 +0.6 +0.9 +0.3 +0.4 +0.1 +1.1 +0.9 +1.4 +0.1 +0.3 -0.4 +0.4 +0.8 +0.1 -1.1 +0.4 +1.1 +0.4 +1.3 +0.1 +0.6 +0.5 +0.9 +0.5 -0.1 +0.1 -0.9 +0.8 +0.6 +0.1 +0.8 +1.0 -0.4 +1.0

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+6.1/B +17.8/A +17.5/A +17.9/A +17.5/A +17.6/A +17.9/A +17.2/B +15.7/D +14.0/A +11.3/B +13.3/A +13.3/A +18.6/A +12.7/D +15.5/D +13.5/A +17.1/B +9.5/C +13.8/A +11.5/A +15.9/C +17.5/A +4.7/D +18.4/A +13.9/B +18.0/A +7.9/A +17.4/B +5.0/B +9.9/C +16.9/B +14.9/A +18.5/C +12.6/B +3.8/B NA +18.1/A +13.0/A +20.9/C

NL 1,000,000 NL 3,000 NL 10,000 NL 10,000 NL 5,000,000 NL200,000,000 NL 5,000,000 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 50,000 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 4.25 1,000 5.75 250 NL 3,000 5.75 250 NL 50,000 5.75 250 NL 10,000 NL 10,000 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL200,000,000 NL 1,000,000 NL 0 NL 50,000 5.75 250 NL 50,000 NL 1,000 NL 2,500 NL 1,000 NL 50,000 NL100,000,000 NL 50,000 1.00 1,000 NL 50,000

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MI -Muni National Intermediate, TG -Target Date 2021-2025, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar. Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

MISSISSIPPI STATE — Cattle and hog prices are soaring to record highs, causing producers to debate whether to sell their valuable animals or expand their herd sizes for the future. “It’s hard not to sell when prices are this good and the pull of the feedlot is so strong,” said John Michael Riley, an agricultural economist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service. As producers continue to reduce herd sizes nationally, prices should remain strong, but the result will be fewer animals available to sell in the future. “In Mississippi, we are looking at lightweight calf prices approaching $3 per pound. Heavyweight

“The market could shift, but it won’t change directions quickly.” John Michael Riley Agricultural economist feeder cattle are around $2 per pound,” Riley said. “Last year, the lighter calves were $1.50 per pound, and the heavier cattle were in the $1.25 per pound range.” Riley said low prices occurred in 2009 when lightweight cattle were around $1 per pound and heavyweight were around 85-90 cents per pound. Prices started rising even before major cattle-producing states began to experience droughts about three years ago. Current prices are largely supply driven, and very few cattle

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were available after the drought-inspired selloffs. Additionally, economists are describing a “robust demand” for meat at the nation’s grocery stores and restaurants, as well as strong exports overseas. “All major protein sources, including chicken, are selling higher in recent months,” he said. “Eventually, the price of meat protein will become a factor for consumers, and the market could shift, but it won’t change directions quickly.” Riley said consumer demand is a strong positive, but low feed prices are the icing on the cake. “Both corn and soybean prices are down, and they are the two major feed inputs,” he said. Brandi Karisch, an Extension beef specialist, said feed costs have a significant impact on producers’ profits. “Corn prices have gone down compared to this time last year, so it’s more profitable to feed corn right now,” she said. “In the past, producers were actually losing money by feeding it to their cattle.” Karisch said Mississippi has been fortunate not to have a major drought, but the state’s cattle numbers are still down. “With prices so high, producers are not keeping many animals,” she said. “There are two factors

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at play. It’s grilling season, so demand is very high, and there are not a lot of market-ready cattle,” she said. “Additionally, cattle eat less during the hot months, so they don’t put on the weight and finish out as well during the summer, which contributes to the shortage.” Extension swine specialist Mark Crenshaw said the record hog prices are giving producers an opportunity to make up for past losses. In the late 1990s, hogs were selling for as little as 8-10 cents per pound. Cash hog prices now are around 90 cents per pound. “Producers may be able to make up for some of the losses in recent years when feed costs and hog prices were so different,” he said. “Most producers will not be expanding because they are trying to recoup some of the past losses. The resources to expand are just not there yet.” The biggest challenge for hog producers is the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, which has killed millions of piglets nationally in just over a year. First diagnosed in the United States in May 2013, the PED virus affects only swine, primarily those less than 3 weeks old. However, it is important to note that pork remains safe to eat. “PED has contributed to the high prices, but the total pig numbers are down about 5 percent from the previous year, so other factors are at work to reduce hog numbers,” he said. “Without any major event to impact the global economy or fuel costs, hog prices should remain high in the next year.”

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SEATTLE — An Amazon.com employee from out of town was the operator of a drone that buzzed the Seattle Space Needle this week, police said. Witnesses told police they saw the craft fly back into a fifth-floor room of a nearby hotel. Police contacted the man and he admitted operating the drone equipped with a camera Tuesday. He told authorities he wanted to try out the craft he recently purchased at a hobby shop. Police had received reports that the drone had crashed into the landmark of Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair, but they saw no evidence of that. The man showed officers video taken during the drone’s flight, police said. It showed people waving from the Space Needle’s observation deck but no indication that it had struck the tower. The man agreed not to fly his drone in public while in town. Amazon.com Inc. recently asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to use drones as part of plans to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. The FAA allows hobbyists and model aircraft makers to fly drones, but commercial use is mostly banned. Amazon is asking for an exemption so it can test its drones in the U.S.

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